Explore the budget dilemmas facing Long Beach schools: layoffs, program cuts, and the uncertain fate of East School.
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By Angelina Zingariello
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3/29/24
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Over the past year, North Shore libraries have been there for their patrons, whether offering curbside book pickup, hosting educational and fun virtual programs or promoting a wide selection of …
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By Jennifer Corr
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3/4/21
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Across Nassau County are homes run by the disability care and support agency AHRC Nassau, which is based in Brookville. It allows people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to lead independent and happy lives.
But for over the past decade, providing a good quality of life has become more complicated because the New York state continually cuts funding for agencies like AHRC Nassau.
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By Jennifer Corr
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3/1/21
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The City of Glen Cove, like many other municipalities, is facing extraordinary financial stress this coming year due, in part, to the Covid-19 pandemic. Additionally, we are struggling to recover from years of operational inefficiencies primarily as a result of the prior administration’s mismanagement of funds.
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City of Glen Cove Mayor Tim Tenke
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10/29/20
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New York state lawmakers are growing increasingly concerned about President Donald Trump’s plans to cut funding for the federal Superfund Program, which provides billions of dollars in funding to …
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By Nadya Nataly
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6/1/17
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On Jan. 17, the Nassau Inter-County Express bus system will end service for Elmont riders who use the N2/8 bus. That route, which stops in Valley Stream as well, is being cut, along with 10 others, …
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By Steve Smirti
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1/13/16
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Jacqueline Roth is in her fifth year as a teacher in District 24. She teaches a sixth-grade class at the William L. Buck School, where she was rated highly effective for the past two years. Due to …
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By Micah Danney
mdanney@liherald.com
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4/15/15
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Nassau County’s recent budget problems have affected all of its operations, including its police department, which has, in turn, had an impact on operations at the Lynbrook Police Department as well as in Lynbrook schools.
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By T.J. Brennan and Alex Costello
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6/18/14
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The North Merrick School District was able to sidestep painful cuts to educational and counseling programs next year because of an 11th-hour restoration of state aid dollars at the end of last month.
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By Brian Racow, bracow@liherald.com
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4/18/13
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The North Merrick School District has drawn up a plan for how it will cut school funding if the state budget Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed in January takes effect. The plan would eliminate two classroom …
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By Brian Racow, bracow@liherald.com
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3/29/13
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