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Continuing her outspoken opposition to New York state’s new teacher and principal evaluation system, which links educator ratings to student test scores, South Side High School Principal Dr. Carol Burris organized a meeting of 100 of her colleagues from the metropolitan area Monday afternoon. The gathering kicked off a campaign to alert the public and legislators to what educators describe as the weaknesses and costs of the Annual Professional Performance Review, which has been championed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state Education Commissioner John King. more
Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano awarded $255,020 in federal Community Development Block Grant money to local organizations and the Village of Rockville Centre last week. more
Class size and staff levels will remain unchanged and the Rockville Centre school district’s proposed 2012-13 budget will stay within the state’s mandated 2 percent tax levy cap under a plan outlined by Schools Superintendent Dr. William Johnson. more
He’s a world-class athlete, a spirited competitor and a photogenic champion — but above all, he’s a beloved household pet. more
Carl Perryman, one of Rockville Centre’s most notorious residents, who police say has been involved in at least four local shootings dating back to 2007, is in jail again, being held without bail as he faces federal charges of attempted murder. more
When school officials unveiled a preliminary 2012-13 spending plan at the first budget workshop on Jan. 31, Board of Education President Liz Dion issued a stark warning: To stay under the state’s new 2 percent tax levy cap, the district will have to cut staff. more
The Confide Counseling and Consultation Center is expanding both its facilities and its services, opening a new inter-generational treatment track for veterans and their families more
Customers of Citibank’s Station Plaza branch, at 41 Front St., learned last week that it will close on April 27 and that their accounts will automatically be transferred to the Citibank branch at 297 Merrick Road. Despite the “seamless process” promised in a letter signed by Angel Benitez, the Station Plaza branch manager, many of the bank’s customers say they are not happy about the news, and they hope to do something about it. more
Nassau County police arrested Bernadette Greenwald of North Forest Avenue on Sunday after she allegedly pointed a gun at a teenager she thought had been ringing her doorbell and running away. more
A trio of thorny issues — the 2012-13 school calendar, linking teacher evaluations to state aid, and the 2 percent tax levy cap — topped the agenda at the Jan. 18 Board of Education meeting more
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