For the past three months, the Rockville Centre Board of Education and administration have been fine-tuning the 2020-21 school district budget, and were prepared to move forward with a public discussion last week. The budget vote and school board election, however, have been delayed until at least June 1 because of the coronavirus pandemic, by an executive order issued by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. They had been scheduled for May 19.
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By Jill Nossa
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4/8/20
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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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A second budget presentation was given at the Rockville Centre Board of Education meeting on Feb. 25, where the district provided numbers for the proposed 2020-2021 school budget for the first time. This was the second of five budget work sessions that will take place prior to the preliminary budget hearing on April 21.
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By Jill Nossa
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3/5/20
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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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Rockville Centre voters overwhelmingly approved the school district’s 2019-20 budget during the Tuesday election, with 1,513 votes for it and 552 against.
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By Ben Strack
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5/22/19
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The Rockville Centre Board of Education passed the district’s proposed 2019-20 budget, 4-0, on April 16 after a hearing that addressed the board’s previous concerns with the $120 million spending plan. Trustee Susan McNulty was absent during the vote.
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By Ben Strack
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4/25/19
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Eliminating teaching assistants, cutting the frequency of a foreign language program in Rockville Centre’s elementary schools and using existing resources instead of expanding the district’s guidance department raised concerns from the Board of Education at a budget work session on April 4 at South Side High School.
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By Ben Strack
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4/11/19
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The village’s Board of Trustees adopted Rockville Centre’s 2019-20 budget during its meeting on April 1. The $46 million spending plan stayed under the state’s tax cap for the seventh straight year while maintaining all village services, according to village officials.
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4/11/19
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Amid Rockville Centre movement to curb checkout bag pollution, plastic bags to be banned in New York
Under an agreement reached as part of the state budget passed by lawmakers over the weekend, plastic bags will be banned in all New York retail stores starting next March.
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By Anthony O'Reilly and Ben Strack
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4/4/19
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