Children at Baldwin’s elementary schools have been eating a lunch that’s been prepared for them outside of school everyday for decades. But for the first time, when elementary school students returned to school on Sept. 3, a hot lunch offer was now on the table.
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By Brian Croce
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9/17/14
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Dr. Shari Camhi got her first teaching job in 1982. Since then she’s held a variety of positions, in this country and abroad, in education and business, working primarily in public and private schools. On Sept. 11 she officially took over as superintendent of Baldwin schools.
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By Brian Croce
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9/17/14
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Ninety-nine percent of Baldwin educators were deemed “effective” or “highly effective” in the 2012-13 school year according to Annual Professional Performance Review results released by the New York State Education Department last week.
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By Brian Croce
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9/10/14
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Local motorists may have noticed a new speed camera outside St. Christopher School on Merrick Road in Baldwin. With classes now back in session, motorists who exceed the speed limit will receive an $80 ticket for speeding in a school zone.
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By Brian Croce
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9/10/14
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hen most new teachers or administrators begin their tenure in the Baldwin School District, it takes some time to learn the community and gauge what their new school is all about. And while there will be some time needed to learn the names of teachers, students and parents for new Brookside Elementary School Principal Jennifer Bumford, she’s already got a handle on the Baldwin community.
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By Brian Croce
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9/3/14
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As you enter the quaint building in the heart of Baldwin, it’s difficult to decide what to look at first. But once you start walking around the Baldwin Historical Museum, you soon realize that …
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By Brian Croce
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9/3/14
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A Wednesday in August is usually a slower time for foot traffic at St. Christopher’s Church in Baldwin, with school still out and weekend Masses a few days away. But that wasn’t the case last week, as cameras, film crews and actors gathered in the large church, off Merrick Road, to film scenes from the upcoming movie “Michael.”
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By Brian Croce
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9/3/14
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State test score rose in most categories in the Baldwin School District during the second round of assessments under the Common Core State Standards.
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By Brian Croce
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8/27/14
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Shortly after the Common Core State Standards went into effect at the beginning of the 2012-13 school year, a ground swelling of criticism came from parents and teachers who were opposed to more testing for students and more pressure on educators, among other issues.
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By Brian Croce
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8/27/14
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A Baldwin man is out on bail after allegedly driving while intoxicated, striking and killing a Lynbrook man with his car and fleeing the scene.
Cosmin V. Florea, 34, of Baldwin had his bail …
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By Brian Croce
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8/27/14
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