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Lindell Elementary School is one of the three designated locations for voting next Tuesday.
2024-25 budget and capital plans for Long Beach schools ready for vote
The Long Beach Board of Education finalized its $155.9M 2024-25 budget, including key initiatives and infrastructure improvements. Vote is on May 21 at local schools. more
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Elmont Memorial High School senior Quincy Velez says the Tuition Assistance Program helps him, as someone growing up in a single-parent home, pay for college. He is with Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages, Elmont community leaders and students celebrating the expansion of TAP outside of his alma mater.
State allocates $56M more for TAP
Thanks to a $56 million investment in the state's tuition assistance program, college-bound students are getting a little more help paying for school. more
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Valley Stream business owners expressed either ambivalence or concern over the minimum wage increase, which will be indexed for inflation after 2026.
Minimum wage hits $16. Why Valley Stream businesses have mixed feelings.
The minimum hourly wage on Long Island has climbed from $15 to $16 starting this year thanks to a mandate, brokered by lawmakers in Albany and Gov. Kath Hochul in last year’s budget deal. … more
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How they avoid saying the dirtiest word
In politics, the word “tax” is dirtier than the most graphic four-letter words you can think of. Any politician who plans to last in office longer than his loafers knows that you only say “tax” . . . more
Schools Superintendent Dr. Shari Camhi took questions from the public at a community information session in the district office on Jan. 21.
Public reacts to school bond plan
More than two dozen community members filled the Baldwin School District office’s Professional Learning Lab on Jan. 21 to share their concerns about the district’s proposed multi-year … more
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The city is considering whether to increase residents’ water rates to offset recent and upcoming borrowing related to updates to the troubled water system.
Glen Cove City Council to vote on 35 percent water rate hike
The Glen Cove City Council will vote on whether to raise the city’s water utility rates by 35 percent, following a public hearing at City Hall on the evening of June 26. If the rate is approved, … more
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Residents and officials of the Sea Cliff district of New York American Water visited the Jericho Water District to discuss the feasibility of consolidating services.
Sea Cliff, Glen Head civics talk consolidation with Jericho Water
Last week, water ratepayers from the Sea Cliff district attended a board meeting of the Jericho Water District to plead a case for consolidation. Their purpose was to see if Jericho Water would be … more
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Everybody wants lower taxes, so let’s urbanize
Everybody is against everything everywhere. That seems to be a common theme in Nassau County. Where else can you find people so opposed to . . . more
American Water rate increase debated in Albany
The fate of the rate increase remains unknown for the time being. more
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Payroll and benefits account for most of the $112.7 million budget for 2017-18.
School budget increased by $3.2M
The Rockville Centre Board of Education introduced its 2017-18 school budget at its meeting on Feb. 15. The spending plan, totaling just under $112.7 million, is $3.2 million larger than the current … more
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