West Hempstead school district residents will vote on Tuesday on a proposed $60 million school budget and a $4.1 million budget for West Hempstead Public Library, which calls for a $132,000 increase in funds raised through real estate taxes. The budget vote is divided into two propositions.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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5/11/17
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After nine years as superintendent of the West Hempstead school district, John Hogan will call an end to a 38-year career in education and retire. Hogan spoke with the Herald last week about his career, his life’s work, and what he will miss most about the West Hempstead school district.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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6/20/16
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Sometime in December, without any warning, a school crossing guard who had been stationed at West Hempstead High School for years, at the intersection of Nassau Boulevard and Johnson Lane, was taken away.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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2/3/16
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David Kopstein, a music instructor who taught in the West Hempstead and Port Washington school districts for 38 years, was arrested last week on child pornography charges according to a complaint issued by the Department of Justice.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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7/29/15
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West Hempstead School District administrators and Board of Education trustees held their monthly meeting last week, and discussed an upcoming bond referendum for up to $47 million in capital improvements throughout the school district.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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12/24/14
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At the Board of Education meeting on April 22, West Hempstead district administrators presented their 2014-15 spending plan, which leveled with this year’s 2 percent tax levy cap.
The spending …
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By Emily Webb
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4/29/14
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The West Hempstead school district convened its first meeting of the Strategic Planning Council for the 2014-17 term on March 19 in the West Hempstead Middle School cafeteria, at which 20 community …
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By Emily Webb
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3/25/14
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The West Hempstead district’s sixth annual Family Literacy was held on Thursday, Feb. 28, at West Hempstead High School from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. for all of the community members of the West …
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3/11/14
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The West Hempstead school district held its annual Family Literacy Night on Feb. 27 at West Hempstead High School. Children and parents alike enjoyed a fun-filled evening of playing board games, …
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3/4/14
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The National Geographic Society recently held its 26th annual National Geography Bee for students in fourth through eighth grade in thousands of schools across the United States and in five U.S. …
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1/23/14
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