By 12:45 a.m. on Dec. 15, a resigned, almost conciliatory atmosphere pervaded the gymnasium at Lenox Elementary. Two of the last commentators of the evening commended the school board on its hard work, but voiced their concerns about the board’s accounting transparency and the timing of its announcements. The 50 or 60 remaining residents shuffled out tired but better informed, and there was a sense of accomplishment as participants packed away their papers.
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Chris Connolly
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12/21/11
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With fiscal shortfalls threatening school programs county- and statewide, a half-dozen or so spectators clustered in a doorway for lack of seating on March 23 as the Baldwin School District Board of Education conducted its third and final public budget work session.
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Chris Connolly
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3/31/11
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We are entering one of the most interesting times of the year: budget season.
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2/11/11
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Last week, 92 percent of Long Island school budgets won public approval. Aware of the public’s anger over rising taxes, most districts held their growth down to between 2 and 4 percent. Thankfully, the voters didn’t punish the children.
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Jerry Kremer
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5/28/10
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On May 18, Baldwin residents will go to the polls to cast their votes on the proposed school district and library budgets, and will choose from six school board candidates vying for two seats. An …
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Mike Russo
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5/12/10
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On New Jersey’s Election Day, April 20, Gov. Chris Christie wanted voters to reject school budget proposals in any districts where the unionized teachers weren’t willing to freeze their salaries for a year.
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4/30/10
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Mary Jo O'Hagan, president of the Baldwin Board of Education, released the following statement regarding some New Jersey school district budgets being voted down on April 20: "The situation in New …
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4/29/10
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The Baldwin Board of Education adopted the 2010-11 proposed district budget on April 14.The $116.52 million spending plan reflects a 2.2 percent increase in total expenditure from the current year …
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Mike Russo
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4/15/10
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Though raising elementary school class sizes and eliminating late high school buses seemed likely at the March 16 budget workshop session, the Baldwin school board announced that, due to some …
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Mike Russo
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3/31/10
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