The Freeport School District will likely have to raise its tax levy — after lowering it each of the past five years — because of an inadequate increase in state aid for education, …
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By Ronny Reyes
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3/5/20
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Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy announced during the Nov. 25 Board of Trustees’ meeting that the board will host a public hearing on Dec. 16 at 7:30 p.m. to discuss considering “piercing the tax …
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By Nadya Nataly
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11/29/19
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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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Once again this year, the Freeport Board of Education and school administration found a way to hold the line on the tax levy while maintaining and expanding services for students in the district.
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5/17/19
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When Freeporters head to the polls on May 21, not only will they vote on the Freeport Public Schools budget and two new Board of Education trustees. One of the three propositions on the ballot also …
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By Nadya Nataly
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5/9/19
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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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Freeport village officials unanimously voted to approve a $72.7 million budget for 2019-20 on Jan. 7 at a public meeting led by Mayor Robert Kennedy and the board of trustees.
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By Nadya Nataly
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1/17/19
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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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