It was a night of contrasts as three candidates vying for two school board seats took to South Side Middle School's stage on May 5. Under bright lights and with a camera rolling, they responded to audience-submitted questions at the PTA-sponsored Candidates Forum, moderated by a representative from the League of Women Voters. more

Polls will be open at South Side High School on May 18 as residents of the Rockville Centre Union Free school district have the opportunity to vote on school and library budgets and elect trustees for those boards. In this at large election, three district residents are vying for two open seats on the Board of Education. The candidate who receives the second highest vote tally will be sworn in immediately to fill a vacant term that runs through June 30, 2011. The candidate who receives the highest number of votes will be sworn in on July 1, 2010 for a full three-year term as a trustee. The following are answers to questions that the Herald submitted to the three candidates. more

Three residents of the Rockville Centre school district have announced their intention to run for the two open seats on the Board of Education. They returned completed nominating petitions to the district clerk on Monday — which was the deadline for filing. more