Astronomer Who Helped Capture First Image Of A Black Hole To Speak For Westhampton Free Library
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Staff Writer on Jun 26, 2019
On April 10, a group of scientists revealed the first-ever image of a black hole—a breakthrough in the science community that drew worldwide attention and praise. Dom Pesce, who grew... more
Eastport-South Manor School District Budget Proposal Proposed Budget: $119,194,650 Spending Increase: 2.93 percent, or $3,391,841 Proposed Tax Levy: $66,667,240 Tax Levy Increase: 2.97 percent, or $1,924,915 Piercing Tax Cap?: No Projected Tax Rate: Not provided Tax Rate Change: Not provided
by Staff Writer
Hampton Bays School District residents will be asked to vote for a $67,495,698 budget for the 2025-26 school year on Tuesday, May 20. The spending plan is a 2.16 percent, or $1,427,298, increase from the current year’s budget of $66,068,400 and comes with a 3.32 percent, or $1,650,194, tax levy increase, from $49,723,021 to $51,373,215, which is compliant with the state’s cap on tax levy increases. It maintains the district’s 18 advanced placement courses, 14 college dual-enrollment courses and lifelong learning programs, along with accelerated coursework and math and science, computer science principals, science research and robotics at the secondary ...
by Desirée Keegan
Eastport-South Manor School District voters will decide on a tax-cap compliant budget on Tuesday, May 20, and also cast votes in the Board of Education race, in which three incumbents are running unopposed. The plan for 2025-26 calls for a 2.93 percent increase in spending overall, bringing the annual budget up to $119,194,650. While administrative and instructional spending will increase by slightly more than 1 percent, capital expenditures are slated to rise 9.07 percent, to $27,935,223. The budget adds a new Spanish teacher to expand the elementary school Spanish language program to grade five and adds a librarian and two ...
by Brendan J. O’Reilly
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Staff Writer on Jun 26, 2019