There are two seats up for grabs on the District 13 Board of Education this year. Joan Gartner, a trustee for the past four years, has decided not to run again. Vying for her spot are PTA leader Patty Farrell and retiring teacher Toni Pomerantz.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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5/9/13
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There will be contested races for Board of Education seats in all three Valley Stream elementary school districts next month. Nominating petitions were due on Monday afternoon.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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4/23/13
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The arrests last week of Malcolm Smith, a leader of the State Senate, and Dan Halloran, a New York City councilman, along with political leaders in Queens and the Bronx, make it tempting to think that corruption dwells west of us; that Nassau County is not tainted by big-city dirty dealings.
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4/11/13
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You’ve probably been reading a lot lately about your local school district’s proposed budget for next year.
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4/4/13
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and many state legislators, view 2011’s tax cap law as one of the crowning achievements of this administration.
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3/28/13
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There are 10 elephants and nine donkeys in a field.
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2/21/13
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If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s a cheater. My rule applies to athletes who take steroids to gain an advantage over their competitors, or my neighbor who calls my tennis shots out of bounds even though he knows the balls were inside the line.
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1/31/13
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If there had been only a presidential election, and no other major news events, in 2012, it still would’ve been a year to remember.
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1/3/13
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Storms of epic proportions are a challenge to everyone near or directly affected by them.
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11/29/12
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In the weeks after the election, it will be easy to Monday-morning quarterback and ask, “What if?” Many people will blame Mitt Romney’s loss on Hurricane Sandy, and others on the candidate himself.
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11/15/12
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