The Bellmore and North Bellmore school districts said goodbye not only to beloved members of the faculty and staff in various buildings this June, but also to administrators who will officially retire on July 1. North Bellmore bid Superintendent Arnold Goldstein and seven other retirees farewell at a June 13 meeting of the Board of Education. District officials also thanked Trustee Rosemarie Corless for more than seven years of service. Corless will not sit on next year’s board, having lost her re-election bid in May. At Bellmore’s board meeting on June 18, Clifford Molinelli, the principal of the Charles A. Reinhard Early Childhood Center, and three others were recognized. more

While the first draft of the North Bellmore School District’s 2013-14 budget maintains all academic programs, administrators explained that they would have to “eat into” reserve funds to do so in the face of soaring employee benefit costs. more

Arnold Goldstein, superintendent of the North Bellmore Public Schools, announced that he would retire this summer. more

Current students at Gunther Elementary in North Bellmore will enroll at new schools in the fall because their school will close in June, and many parents felt that asking them to also figure out their own transportation was too much. more

Parents of children in Gunther Elementary School’s class of 2013 gathered on Wednesday after the announcement that their school would likely close at the end of this school year. Anger and sadness resonated through the group. Parents said they were particularly upset that their children would lose the chance to graduate with their lifelong friends from the school where they grew up. more

One of six North Bellmore elementary schools will close starting next fall, officials announced at the Oct. 13 North Bellmore Board of Education meeting. more

A special North Bellmore School District committee formed to address a state-mandated property tax cap met for the first time last week. The committee is chaired by Superintendent Arnold Goldstein, and includes administrators, teachers, parents and residents. The North Bellmore School District takes in Park Avenue Elementary School, which is in North Merrick. more

As a state-mandated property-tax cap draws nearer, the North Bellmore School District is searching for ways to keep its budget low, without affecting the education that students receive. The tax cap … more

Both the Bellmore and North Bellmore school districts will hold their annual budget votes next week. Here’s what you need to know about the districts’ spending plans: In Bellmore The … more

The Nassau Legislature's hearing on its 2011 budget became heated on Monday over a proposal to nix the county's longstanding guarantee to pay for property owners' challenges to its tax assessments. If passed, the plan would effectively shift that burden to school districts and towns. more