After school board members and district officials spent months trying to plan out their budgets for the 2020 - 21 school year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order on April 3 delaying budget …
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By Melissa Koenig
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4/7/20
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School budget votes have been delayed until at least June 1 because of the coronavirus outbreak, by order of Governor Cuomo.
The votes were to have taken place May 19.
The governor issued …
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By Scott Brinton
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4/3/20
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Sewanhaka Central High School District officials are considering investing $1.8 million from next year’s proposed budget for security enhancements at all five schools, Superintendent James …
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By Melissa Koenig
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3/5/20
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Thirteen Franklin Square residents are helping their elementary school district craft its 2020 - 21 budget as members of the district’s Citizens’ Budget Advisory Committee.
The members work on …
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By Melissa Koenig
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12/12/19
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The candidates for Hempstead town supervisor brought their campaign messages to the debate stage on Oct. 10 at Molloy College in Rockville Centre.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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10/17/19
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Few public policies do more to build strong communities across our region than New York’s prevailing-wage law for public-works projects. It is a job-creating economic engine . . .
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By John R. Durso
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5/23/19
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Every year at this time, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the State Legislature wrestle with the state budget, facing an April 1 deadline to get it done. This year . . .
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3/22/19
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It’s school budget season, and as districts begin laying out their 2019-20 spending plans, it’s a critical time for residents to attend Board of Education meetings.
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2/7/19
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Q. We’re planning a large renovation with an architect, and wondering when to get a contractor for estimates and an interior designer to go over everything? We have a limited budget and . . .
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By Monte Leeper
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11/17/18
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The Republican-majority Hempstead Town Board on Oct. 30 passed its $432.5-million budget by a vote of 6-1.
Town Supervisor Laura Gillen, a Democrat, did not endorse the spending plan, which, she said, relied on uncertain savings to fund an $11-million tax cut.
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By Erik Hawkins
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11/10/18
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