The Town of Hempstead Industrial Development Agency’ adjourned their June 30 meeting after only 10 minutes, unable to continue with a vote to break all ties with Macerich, the California-based owner of the Green Acres Mall, because a Nassau County Supreme Court judge halted the IDA’s decision with a temporary restraining order.
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By Melissa Koenig
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7/5/17
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District 30 officials said on Thursday that it was unclear if voters were influenced by false information spread by a poll worker at the Forest Road Elementary School during Tuesday’s Board of Education election, but that it did not occur on a scale that influenced the outcome.
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By Nick Ciccone
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5/18/17
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A joint-boards meeting among the Valley Stream schools on May 4 in the Valley Stream Memorial Junior High School cafeteria had more characteristics of a tense courtroom than of a typical Board of Education meeting, with lawyers offering interpretations of state education law, school officials clicking through slideshows about property taxes and occasional outbursts by residents.
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By Nick Ciccone
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5/10/17
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District 13
Proposed budget: $49,841,963
Total budget change: +$1,595,041
Tax levy: $35,479,114
Tax levy change: +$582,769
Tax impact: The district estimates the average homeowner …
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5/10/17
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The Hempstead Town Industrial Development Agency will decide on Thursday whether to revoke Green Acres Mall tax breaks that took effect in October, according to a meeting agenda on its website.
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By Nick Ciccone
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4/26/17
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If District 30’s $34.8 million budget is passed, every student in the school district will soon have his or her own iPad or Chromebook to help the district replace outdated technologies in the classroom.
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By Melissa Koenig and Nick Ciccone
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3/29/17
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Six water fountains in District 30 were disconnected on June 15, after preliminary tests indicated that the lead content was above the Environmental Protection Agency’s mandated levels.
“As …
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By Nick Ciccone
nciccone@liherald.com
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6/22/16
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New York lawmakers are pushing forward a bill in the last days of the legislative session that would require school districts to be more vigilant in testing drinking water for lead content. Recent tests of Valley Stream schools’ drinking water revealed traces of lead in Districts 13 and 24 and in the Valley Stream Central High School District, and were swiftly addressed, according to school officials, who see no problems with the pending legislation.
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By Nick Ciccone
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6/15/16
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A bright red old-fashioned popcorn machine sat at one end of the Shaw Avenue School gymnasium on June 2 for the school district’s first parent fair.
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By Nick Ciccone
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6/9/16
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The District 30 administration announced on May 23 that Christopher Dillon, of the Plainedge School District, would replace Lisa Rutkoske as assistant superintendent for business at the end of the school year.
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By Nick Ciccone
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6/1/16
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