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Record numbers of Oceanside parents opted their children out of the state English Language Arts (ELA) exam last week. According to Superintendent Phyllis Harrington, 861 out of 2529 students sat out the exam — about 34 percent of the total.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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4/22/15
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Seventh-grader Jamie Behar is a standout — she’s the first middle school athlete to play on an Oceanside varsity team. The 6-foot-1-inch Behar, who will be 13 on April 17, recently finished a successful first season playing with the Oceanside High School girls’ basketball varsity team.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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4/15/15
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Oceanside schools received mostly good news with the long overdue state aid school budget runs. According to the numbers, the district will receive $19.2 million next year, which is more than the almost $18 million it expected. That total includes building aid for construction projects.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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4/8/15
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The Oceanside school district has announced the final details of its nearly $144.4 million budget, which is 1.52 percent larger than the current spending plan.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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4/1/15
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Two retirement incentives will increase costs but save money in the long run in the Oceanside school budget, according to administrators. These retirement incentives, which the board of education approved at the March 17 meeting and at the previous meeting on March 3, will drive the cost of retirement and sick leave payment from a projected $206,360 this school year to $863,515 in the 15-16 school year.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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3/25/15
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They all had different ways to say it, but the message was clear: opt out of Common Core tests. Two teachers, two administrators and a parent told the more than 300 people at Levittown Hall in Hicksville that the only way to send a message to Gov. Andrew Cuomo was to refuse to let their children take the third through eighth grade English language arts and math tests in April.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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3/25/15
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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has announced a plan to remove contamination of perchloroethylene, or PCE, at the former Smart Set Cleaners, at 16 Atlantic Ave., which is now Ivy Nail Salon and Spa. The plan would cost $3 million.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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3/18/15
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The Oceanside School District’s second budget workshop ran into uncertainty as the state’s silence on school aid forced district officials to tentatively cut four assistant coaches from its sports program. The March 3 meeting focused on special education, technology and athletics.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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3/11/15
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On March 5 at 12:25 p.m., a woman, 67, was leaving her 2000 Lexus parked on Henrietta Avenue when a man showed a black handgun to her and demanded the woman’s car keys. The woman screamed, alerting …
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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3/5/15
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Island Park schools announced the proposed tax levy — $31.8 million — for the 2015-2016 school budget at the Board of Education meeting on Feb. 23. This is an increase of $472,001, or 1.50 percent. This is up from a $421,741 increase last year.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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3/4/15
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