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A Few Clouds Wantagh school budget passes
The Wantagh School District's $91.7 million budget for the 2024-25 academic year was approved on Tuesday. 1,390 voters said yes to the budget, which includes a 2.72% tax levy increase.
Wantagh's Faith Stallone receives prestigious Girl Scout award
Wantagh High School sophomore Faith Stallone educated the community about local food insecurities, which earned her the Girl Scout’s prestigious Gold Award.
Seaford School District focuses on budget plan
Seaford school district superintendents zeroed in on capital projects at a discussion of next week’s budget vote at a hearing on May 9.
'Annie' performance dazzles at Temple B'nai Torah
Temple B’nai Torah's Mainstage Players brought the classic musical "Annie" to life in Wantagh on May 11.
Wantagh schools earn national music distinction
For the first time, Wantagh School District was honored in the NAMM Foundation’s Best Communities for Music Education program.
Levittown's MacArthur High School announces its 2024 top of the class
Levittown’s General Douglas MacArthur High School announced its Class of 2024 valedictorian and salutatorian. Zarif Jamal was named the valedictorian, while Benjamin Campbell was named the …
Seaford High School creates lasting memories with new yearbook class
This school year marks the first time Seaford’s yearbook club has expanded into a full class for students. The goal for the course, according to its teachers, Curtis Tripoli and Melinda McKee, is to create a yearbook for the entire school, not just the seniors.
Wantagh School board adopts budget
The Wantagh School budget, roughly $2.2 million larger than the current spending plan, was finalized at the board’s April 4 meeting. The tax levy will total around $67.1 million, an increase of $1.8 million, or 2.72 percent, which falls below the district’s tax cap.
Volunteers join Levittown Community Council in annual Earth Day cleanup
Students from Levittown Schools and Levittown Community Council members came together on Saturday, April 20, to clean up some of the areas in Levittown that needed Spring sprucing.
Wantagh's Mandalay Peer Buddies Program fosters positivity and understanding among students
The Peer Buddies program at Mandalay Elementary School is a reverse mainstreaming social skills program for students in the 6:1:1 program. Thirteen Buddies from the third and fourth grade were selected among 70 applicants, which was a record-breaking year for the program.
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Finding our side of paradise
As a member of Gen Z, I know as well as anyone how the world views people my age.
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Blakeman enthusiastically follows Trump’s lead
The political similarities between former President Donald Trump and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman are now impossible to miss. Which is probably just what Blakeman intends.
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We must secure our borders, reform immigration now
The Senate's promising bipartisan border deal was dismissed as "disastrous."