Local school leaders support a plan by State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli which would allow districts more flexibility with a retirement benefit fund.
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Andrew Hackmack
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2/24/10
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For the last four years, Valley Stream resident Ivy McKee has petitioned the Central High School District Board of Education to form a district fencing team. Her daughter, Erica, 17, has fenced for a decade, while her youngest daughter, Niki, is currently fencing in the Junior Olympics.
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Anthony Bottan
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2/17/10
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Carreras will kick for Marist
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Anthony Carreras, a senior at Valley Stream South High School, recently signed his letter of intent to play soccer next fall at Division 1 Marist College on an athletic scholarship
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2/17/10
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The South High School Parents Club will be holding a raffle next month to raise money for students. The prize is a $5,000 Disney gift card.
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2/17/10
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The Valley Stream Central High School District may lose about $2.5 million in state aid and Superintendent Dr. Marc Bernstein suggested a few scenarios on how to close the gap in the upcoming 2010-11 budget.
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Anthony Bottan
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2/10/10
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Valley Stream’s four school districts stand to lose about $4 million in state aid if Gov. David Paterson’s proposed cuts for next year become reality.
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Andrew Hackmack
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2/3/10
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If there was such a thing as a mercy rule in high school basketball, last Friday’s Conference AA-I game between Valley Stream Central and Carey wouldn’t have lasted the full four quarters.
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Tony Bellissimo
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1/13/10
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The Central High School District’s administrators are recommending few capital projects to the Board of Education for inclusion in the 2010-11 budget, primarily because of the unknown status of state aid. The proposed projects total $206,000 in repairs at its four schools.
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Anthony Bottan
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1/13/10
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Before hitting the mat at the annual Paul Grammatico Tournament, wrestlers from seven schools heard a message about the dangers of drinking and driving, and about the value of becoming an organ donor.
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Andrew Hackmack
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1/6/10
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Around 60 Valley Stream South students brought some holiday cheer to Brooklyn Avenue Elementary kindergartners, first- and second-graders when they performed seven holiday songs in unique fashion on Dec. 17.
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Anthony Bottan
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12/23/09
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