Town after town says yes to school budgets, taxes
Posted
Wednesday,
May 16, 2012
5:06 pm
From East Rockaway to West Hempstead voters went to the polls and with few exceptions they agreed to tax themselves just a bit more to keep the cash flowing to their schools for another year. New faces joined school boards, too. How did your town vote? Click below for town by town results.
Baldwin: budgets pass, O'Hagan, Harrison elected
Bellmore: voters give budgets stamp of approval
East Meadow: budget passes, O'Flaherty Skinner elected
East Rockaway: yes to budget, Gianotti gets the nod
Elmont: voters nix Elmont spending, Sewanhaka passes
Five Towns: Hewlett-Woodmere and Lawrence budgets pass
Franklin Square: school budget passes
Island Park: yes to schools, yes to libraries, yes to Garrity, Paccion
Long Beach: Mininsky wins, budget passes
Lynbrook: three retain seats, budget wins handily
Malverne: voters get behind Taylor, Bottitta and budget
Merrick: worries are over for school officials
Oceanside: A landslide for school, library budgets
Rockville Centre: 2 to 1 margin in favor of schools, libraries
Valley Stream: yes to schools, no to busing plan
West Hempstead: Rilling, Mariano, Brohm and budget win