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Wantagh community members were concerned over the school district’s possible affiliation with Northwell Health at the Wantagh Board of Education Meeting on Thurs., March 24. John McNamara, superintendent of Wantagh schools at addressed the plethora of concerns voiced by parents at the meeting.
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By Maria Cestero
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3/31/22
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The Wantagh Union Free School District’s $82.7 million 2021-22 spending plan overwhelmingly passed Tuesday.Roughly 2,950 residents, or about 70 percent of total voters, cast “yes” …
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By Kate Nalepinski
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6/15/21
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Melanie Volz, 18, is headed to Harvard University. A Wantagh native, she is Wantagh High School’s valedictorian after years of high academic achievement in the district’s schools. Her passion lies in social studies and math, which she has long excelled in.
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By Stephanie Banat
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6/10/21
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After the Wantagh Union Free School District failed to garner a supermajority of 60 percent of voters for its roughly $83.5 million 2021-22 budget, which would have pierced the district’s tax-levy cap with a 3.82 percent increase, the Board of Education held a planning session last Friday to discuss how the district could move forward.
With two main options on the table — moving straight to a contingency budget or putting the proposed budget up for a revote — the Board of Education chose the latter.
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By Jennifer Corr
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5/27/21
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Wantagh school district officials are investigating an incident in which a Wantagh student athlete allegedly directed an anti-Asian remark at a visiting member of the Valley Stream South High School girls varsity tennis team last week.
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By Peter Belfiore
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4/2/21
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The Wantagh community is currently at a crossroad.
The current version of the 2021-2022 Wantagh School District budget presented to the public is valued at about $83.5 million, a 2.82 percent change from last year’s budget. And the estimated tax levy to support this budget is approximately $64.1 million, representing a 4.80 percent change from the current tax levy.
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By Jennifer Corr
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4/2/21
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Turnout was dismal on Oct. 23 as voters came out to approve the use of $800,000 from the Wantagh Union Free School District’s capital reserve fund. The proposition passed by a vote of 249 to 33, and will enable the district to replace the three boilers at Wantagh Middle School.
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By Alexandra Dieckmann
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11/1/18
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John McNamara seems thoroughly comfortable with himself and his role as superintendent of the Wantagh Union Free School District.
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By Timothy Denton
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11/1/18
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The Wantagh School District welcomed incoming ninth-graders for its 2018-2019 academic year during its freshman orientation on Aug. 27.
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By Alexandra Dieckmann
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9/6/18
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About two weeks before the budget vote, McNamara released the results of an internal audit done by an outside firm in January.
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By Eden Laikin
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5/24/18
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