Superintendents from the Oceanside, East Rockaway and Baldwin school districts spoke in a virtual forum Aug. 4 about obstacles to opening schools in September.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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8/5/20
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Three members of the Oceanside Board of Education will seek re-election in May, they announced at the monthly board meeting on Jan. 22.
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1/30/20
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Voters in the Island Park School District on Tuesday voted to approve officials' proposed $40.3 million budget for the 2019-20 school year, and also showed support for an incumbent trustee who ran unopposed for the Board of Education.
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By Mike Smollins
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5/21/19
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Voters in the Oceanside School District voted to approve the proposed $157.2 million budget for the 2019-20 school year and supported two Board of Education candidates in an uncontested race.
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By Mike Smollins
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5/21/19
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Polls will open for the school budget votes and school board elections in Oceanside and Island Park on May 21 from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Here’s what you should know before filling out your ballot.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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5/16/19
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Three Board of Education trustees are running unopposed for re-election in the Oceanside and Island Park school districts. Communities will vote for the uncontested school board positions and school budgets on May 21.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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5/9/19
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As the Long Island Power Authority continues to seek a reduction in its property-tax payments on four National Grid-operated power plants — including the E.F. Barrett Generation Station — Island Park residents met with a Northport-based coalition on April 11 to protest the efforts, which would significantly raise taxes in the communities.
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By Mike Smollins
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4/18/19
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Oceanside and Island Park school officials have presented their proposed budgets for the 2019-20 school year, which emphasize facility repairs and security enhancements. Both districts are proposing budgets with tax-levy increases below the state’s 2.67 percent cap.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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4/11/19
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Less than a month after voting against a developer’s payment in lieu of taxes request for a $90 million, 172-unit luxury apartment complex in Island Park, the Town of Hempstead Industrial Development Agency board voted to approve it in a re-vote on Feb. 19.
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By Mike Smollins
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2/28/19
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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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