The Merrick Board of Education unanimously agreed on March 5 to authorize the school district to spend as much as $200,000 to implement several new security measures in the district’s three schools, based on the recommendations of two private security companies.
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By Brian Racow, bracow@liherald.com
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3/13/13
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An independent security expert has recommended a series of changes to improve safety in District 24 starting at the main entrances of the three elementary schools.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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3/13/13
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Why should we be begging for lawmakers in Washington to work together?
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2/28/13
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School safety has garnered heightened attention since the tragic events at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn. in December. At the Valley Stream Central High School District, administrators and board members are also taking additional measures to make sure their system runs efficiently and smoothly.
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By Brian Croce
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2/28/13
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Thank you, thank you, thank you, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, State Senate majority coalition leaders Dean Skelos and Jeffrey Klein, and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver! You led while others squirmed.
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2/21/13
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The Merrick Board of Education last week approved a measure to hire a security consulting firm to conduct a security audit at the district’s three elementary schools, but fell one vote short of passing a separate measure to hire a firm that would have provided private, unarmed guards at the schools.
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By Brian Racow, bracow@liherald.com
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2/14/13
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County, school and police officials offered anxious south Merrick parents assurances that they are taking steps to enhance school security at a Jan. 29 meeting of the South Merrick Community Civic Association.
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By Brian Racow
bracow@liherald.com
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2/7/13
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Last week, Governor Cuomo gave his third State of the State address, and touched on many of the major issues facing our state — Hurricane Sandy relief and recovery, job creation and economic growth, and gun control.
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1/17/13
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Unless I hear some credible dissenting voices, I’m going to vote for 2012 as one of the worst years in recent history.
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1/3/13
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The holidays can, and should, be a time of bliss. Unfortunately, they are often a time of tragedy, with many dangers at home, on the roads and at the malls.
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12/20/12
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