Leaders in District 30 want their students to leave school knowing more than just how to read and write, add and subtract. They want children to leave elementary school as good citizens who know how to respect one another.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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4/12/12
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Citing unfunded state mandates, rising pension and health care costs, police retirement expenses and a 5 percent drop in revenue, Lynbrook village officials have unveiled a 2012-13 tentative budget …
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By Brian Croce
bcroce@liherald.com
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4/12/12
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There are lots of dumb mistakes you can make in politics. Among them are offending some big voting group or saying crude things about the opposition party.
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3/22/12
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The Nassau County Legislature voted unanimously on March 19 to approve a police retirement incentive plan that County Executive Edward Mangano said was a key component of the controversial new community policing center plan, which will turn four of the county’s eight police precincts into Community Policing Centers.
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By Aaron Axelson, aaxelson@liherald.com
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3/20/12
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Valley Stream will borrow about $3.4 million this year for a variety of projects and purchases. The village board recently approved bonding for the 2011-12 capital program, which will address street repairs, safety upgrades for Fire Department and renovations to the pool complex, among other items.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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3/14/12
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Q. We can’t seem to get electrical plans for our house. We checked our Building Department, and there’s no record of the lights, circuits, anything.
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Monte Leeper
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3/8/12
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In a contentious meeting on Monday, the Nassau County Legislature voted 10 to 9 along party lines to implement a new Community Policing Plan, in which four of the county’s eight police precincts will be closed over the next seven months and replaced with “community policing centers.”
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By Aaron Axelson and Brian Croce
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3/7/12
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In a contentious meeting on Monday, the Nassau County Legislature voted 10 to 9 along party lines to implement a new Community Policing Plan, in which four of the county’s eight police precincts will be closed over the next seven months and replaced with “community policing centers.”
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By Aaron Axelson, aaxelson@liherald.com
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3/6/12
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Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano is embroiled in yet another bitter battle with one of the county’s most powerful unions, the Nassau County Police Benevolent Association.
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3/1/12
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Amid thunderous applause from hundreds of parents and residents, East Rockaway Superintendent of Schools Roseanne Melucci announced that she would not recommend to the Board of Education that the …
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By Mary Malloy
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2/22/12
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