The horrific charter bus accident on Orange County’s Interstate 84 on Sept. 21 that claimed the lives of a band director and a retired teacher while injuring 16 members of Farmingdale High School’s marching band should be a wake-up call for change.
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10/5/23
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They called them the most dangerous stretches of road on Long Island. No crosswalks. Speeding cars. Pedestrians literally running for their lives . . .
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9/7/23
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On April 28, the Baumann Bus Company, one of Long Island’s largest school bus companies, filed a notice with the New York Department of Labor that it had ceased operations amid the coronavirus …
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By Peter Belfiore and James Bernstein
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5/7/20
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Three times this month, the bus for Central High School’s cross-country team never came, causing the athletes to miss meets. Two other times, the team was late for meets, its bus failing to arrive …
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By Nicole Alcindor
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10/24/19
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“How would you feel if you had a child who lost his mother and he had no way of getting home?” 50-year Valley Stream resident Karin Longo asked the Central High School District Board of …
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By Nicole Alcindor
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9/6/19
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On Aug. 6, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a law that will allow counties, cities, towns and villages throughout the state to outfit their school buses with cameras to catch motorists illegally driving past them while their stop signs are out.
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9/6/19
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About five months after Lori Lang asked the Valley Stream Central High School District Board of Education to implement a policy that would provide private-school students with after-school transportation, Superintendent Bill Heidenreich said he would not recommend that the board move forward with the request for the next school year.
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2/21/19
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It’s a message we emphasize every year, because it is so important: School is almost back in session, so it’s time for drivers to slow down and use extra caution.
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8/24/16
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It’s a message we emphasize every year, because it is so important: School is back in session, so it’s time for drivers to slow down.
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9/3/14
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Most area schools reopened this week, which means the roads are going to be more hectic on weekday mornings and afternoons.
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9/5/13
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