West Hempstead school district administrators held their first “A Conversation with District Administration” meeting last week with other administrators, faculty, parents and community …
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9/7/11
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For West Hempstead school district officials, it’s not nature versus nurture, it’s nature plus nurture.
Starting in mid-September, the administration will launch its Green Team …
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By Lee Landor
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8/31/11
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Downed trees and power lines were the extent of the damage left in Hurricane Irene’s wake — at least in Malverne and West Hempstead.
While thousands of Long Islanders were ordered to …
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By Lee Landor
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8/31/11
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Malvernites and West Hempstead residents are getting ready for Hurricane Irene, which could hit Long Island on Sunday.
Current projections have the storm hitting the east coast of Maryland by 8 …
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By Lee Landor
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8/26/11
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Standing before a packed board room in the Chestnut Street School last week, Dr. Ross Haber told West Hempstead Board of Education trustees and district administrators to consider creating …
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By Lee Landor
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8/24/11
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The West Hempstead school district may soon want to consider calling Captain Planet and his Fire and Water Planeteers if disasters to its facilities continue to unfold.
First it was fire …
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By Lee Landor
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7/20/11
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A week before the May 17 budget vote, the West Hempstead school board settled the long-stalled teachers' contract and renewed schools Superintendent John Hogan's contract for three years. While …
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By Svenja van den Woldenberg
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5/13/11
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As the West Hempstead community enters the final stretch of a challenging budget season, emotions are running high.
At the West Hempstead Board of Education’s third budget workshop on March …
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By Lee Landor
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4/6/11
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The West Hempstead Board of Education’s second budget workshop of the season, held on March 8, was punctuated by the crying, sniffling and distribution of tissues by students who attended to …
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By Svenja van den Woldenberg
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3/16/11
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The West Hempstead school district released a statement last week taking issue with Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s assertion that school districts have enough money in unrestricted reserves to offset his …
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By Lee Landor
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2/16/11
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