North Bellmore’s Committee to Explore Educational Options recommended closing Gunther School at a Nov. 16 meeting. Committee members presented findings to the Board of Education, which will hold a public hearing to review the committee’s recommendation on Thursday, Dec. 8, at Saw Mill Road School at 7 p.m.
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Deirdre Krasula
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11/30/11
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New York state recently imposed a 2 percent tax-levy cap on school districts, forcing them to pare spending by hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dollars, unless they can win 60 percent of the vote to override the cap.
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11/25/11
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North Bellmore School District’s Committee to Explore Educational Options came to the decision to recommend closing Gunther School Wednesday evening. The announcement came at the committee’s public meeting at Saw Mill School. Following a discussion of which of the six elementary schools made the most sense to close, the 21-member committee put the decision up to a vote. Twelve of the board members voted for closing Gunther as the most viable option.
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Deirdre Krasula
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11/16/11
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One of six North Bellmore elementary schools will close starting next fall, officials announced at the Oct. 13 North Bellmore Board of Education meeting.
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By Deirdre Krasula
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10/14/11
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A special North Bellmore School District committee formed to address a state-mandated property tax cap met for the first time last week. The committee is chaired by Superintendent Arnold Goldstein, and includes administrators, teachers, parents and residents.
The North Bellmore School District takes in Park Avenue Elementary School, which is in North Merrick.
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By Deirdre Krasula
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9/22/11
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At a budget workshop at Gunther Elementary School on Wednesday night, North Bellmore officials told residents how the 2010-11 school budget would affect their taxes.
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Deirdre Krasula
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4/29/10
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The baseball season officially opened for the North Bellmore-North Merrick Little League last weekend. The annual kick-off parade was held on Saturday, and started behind Saw Mill Road School and ended at Gunther Field.
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Deirdre Krasula
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4/20/10
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