By a margin of 59 to 41 percent, residents of the Rockville Centre Union Free School District defeated a proposed $31.8 million bond in a Dec. 17 vote. The measure would have financed renovations to South Side High School.
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by Judy Rattner
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12/23/09
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Teams from the Nassau County Department of Health fanned out to Rockville Centre’s seven schools on Dec. 18, administering H1N1 vaccinations to staff and students who requested it.
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12/23/09
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Residents of the Rockville Centre school district today defeated a proposed $31.8 million bond that would have financed renovations to South Side High School.
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Judy Rattner
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12/17/09
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Governor David Paterson’s plan to withhold 10 percent of December state aid to schools will have no impact on Rockville Centre schools, Superintendent Dr. William Johnson said on Monday.
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12/16/09
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On behalf of the Rockville Centre Chamber of Commerce and the Rockville Centre Lions Club, chamber officer Paul Cronen, far right, presented a check to Mayor Mary Bossart and Parks and Recreation Superintendent Tony Brunetta for the purchase of food, including turkeys, for needy local families during this holiday season.
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12/16/09
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Discussions between Rockville Centre village and school district representatives have so far failed to produce progress on the renewal of a longstanding agreement to share expenses and avoid duplication of services, and school officials expressed their frustration and disappointment at the Dec. 9 Board of Education meeting.
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Judy Rattner
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12/16/09
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School bond
At the Nov. 17 Board of Education meeting, residents had another opportunity to comment on the proposed $ 31.8 million bond for renovations to South Side High School, scheduled for a …
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11/25/09
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At its Nov. 3 public work session, the Rockville Centre school district said it has ordered doses of the H1N1 flu vaccine but that it has not received any to date. School district administrators have been working with the Nassau County Dept. of Health to develop a protocol to provide vaccinations to students and appropriate personnel if and when the vaccine arrives.
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Judy Rattner
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11/11/09
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The Rockville Centre school district learned last week that it has successfully challenged a lawsuit filed over the winter by Nassau County Legislator Roger Corbin to shift the payment of real estate tax refunds from Nassau County to school districts and other local entities.
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By Judy Ratner
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10/22/09
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Gov. David Paterson’s dire warning last week of a $5 billion deficit in the state budget over the next two years, and his plans to address it, drew a swift — and negative —response from local officials. The governor’s plan calls for a $3 billion reduction in state spending in the current fiscal year, ending March 30, and includes a reduction in state aid to schools by about $690 million.
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by Judy Rattner
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10/22/09
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