Thursday, May 17, 2012
District counsel explains options to school board in wake of election recount.
The outcome of the tie between Gina Guma and Darlene Tangney in Long Beach Board of Education election could have come down to the district clerk Carole Butler, but the incumbent candidates ultimately voted to validate the tie. Tangney disputed the validity of one absentee ballot for Guma in Tuesday’s election in which both candidates received 1,618 votes, contending that that it is unclear how the person checked off the ballot, putting the vote in dispute. If Guma was to lose the vote, she would lose the at-large bid, dropping her vote total to 1,617. Neil Block, an attorney for district counsel, said the district clerk has the responsibility to ascertain the results of the election and report those to the school board. “A candidate who …
Candle lighting ceremony highlighted the organization's four ideals.
Family and friends gathered in the auditorium for a solemn ceremony marking the induction of 91 new members into the Long Beach High School Arista Chapter of the National Honor Society. These initiates, taken from the ranks of the sophomore and junior classes, were chosen based on their ability to meet the Society's standards with regard to scholarship, leadership, character and service. They will join their fellow members in upholding these principles by contributing their time and talents to better their school and local community through volunteer activities, civic involvement and adherence to the highest standards of academics, morality and ethics. The festivities began with a musical performance by the Select Choir, conducted by …
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
One vote is currently in question between candidates Tangney and Guma.
It's been nearly 24 hours since Tuesday's election for the Long Beach Board of Education ended, and it appears candidates Darlene Tangney and Gina Guma may be headed to another election. According to District Attorney Neil Block, Tangney and Guma, the two incumbents in the at-large election with three candidates, are currently tied at 1,618 votes apiece, with one vote in question. Tangney is challenging one of the affidavit votes for Guma, which Tangney claims is not clearly a vote for her fellow trustee. According Block, it is unclear how one elderly voter checked off one of the ballots, so who she voted for is in dispute. If Guma were to lose the vote in question, she would drop down to 1,617 votes, losing the race for the last at-large …
Election results to be announced Wednesday to decide winner of second seat.
Newcomer Stewart Mininsky declared himself “sort of speechless” on learning that he pulled the most votes in Long Beach's Board of Education election late Tuesday night, even though official tallies were not released to determine the winner of the second seat in the at-large election. “I’m going to try to fulfill the trust of the people that supported me and had faith in me to do the right thing for the district and the children,” Mininsky managed to tell Patch from his home, where he waited with his family for the results Tuesday. “We will see about fiscal oversight,” added Mininsky, whose campaign struck the theme that the district must do a better job of cutting expenses and reducing wasteful spending. “These are the main things that …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Voters pass school budget.
While newcomer Stewart Mininsky picked up the most votes in the Board of Education election and residents approved the school district’s $122.1 million budget, the vote totals between the two incumbent candidates, Darlene Tangney and Gina Guma, were too close to call Tuesday. District officials refused to release any further details, but stated that Mininsky did receive the most votes. The district added that they would talk to Board of Elections officials Wednesday to validate approximately 18 affidavits ballots in an effort to determine who received the second highest vote total in the at-large election. Mininsky will serve a three-year term on the board starting July 1. The budget passed by a vote of 1841 to 936, according to Newsday. …
Passing district's spending plan is necessary to education students, some say, while others call it a "taxpayer rip-off."
As Long Beach residents head to polls to vote on a proposed $122.1 million school budget Tuesday, many issues loom large: ongoing upgrades to district-wide facilities, contractual negotiations, debates over class sizes and heterogeneous classrooms, transportation costs, as well as a collective 16 percent tax increase in the City of Long Beach’s proposed budget. Voters will cast ballots on the school district’s 2012-13 spending plan representing a 3.7 percent or $3.5 million increase to the tax levy, the cost for paying a long-term bond on a preservation plan that voters approved in 2009. Some residents see these costs as the price for paying their children’s education. Among them is Carolyn Ejnes, who has a 12-year-old child at Long Beach…
Monday, May 14, 2012
A summary of what will be on the ballot for Tuesday's vote.
On Tuesday, Long Beach School District residents will head to the polls and cast votes on the proposed budget and for three candidates running in the Board of Education race. Here’s a breakdown on what voters will decide tomorrow: Proposed Budget Long Beach’s proposed $122.1 million spending plan for 2012-13 represents a 3.7 percent increase from the current spending plan. The approximately $3.5 million hike is to the tax levy, the amount of money to be raised through property taxes, and represents money owed on a $98 million bond to upgrade district-wide facilities that voters approved in 2009. Under a new tax cap law that only permits a 2 percent tax levy increase, exceptions are made for districts that must pay previously approved …
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Long Beach Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center
615 Riverside Blvd, Long Beach, NY
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East Elementary School
456 Neptune Blvd, Long Beach, NY
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Lido Elementary School
273 Lido Blvd, Lido Beach, NY
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West School
91 Maryland Ave, Long Beach, NY
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Lindell School
610 Lindell Blvd, Long Beach, NY
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Thursday, May 10, 2012
For second consecutive year, Long Beach High School students shine at competition in Houston.
For the second consecutive year, a Long Beach High School team took home a grand prize in the International Sustainable World (Engineering, Energy and Environment) Project Olympiad (I-SWEEEP), held in Houston, Texas May 3-6. Competing against more than 450 top projects from 40 states and 68 countries around the world, seniors Arianne Papa and Jane Smyth earned a gold medal in the Environmental category and went on to capture the coveted Grand Award in that category. They followed in the footsteps of Long Beach graduates Jackie Bokor and Hannah Berkowitz, who won both top prizes at the 2011 competition. Arianne and Jane’s research studied water pollution in Reynold’s Channel, as well as the other Long Island bays, and the effect that …
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Competed against 100 students from Nassau and Suffolk counties.
Long Beach High School senior Vincent Pasqua won a first-place award in the Level 2 division of the American Association of Teachers of Italian (AATI) Long Island Poetry Contest, held at SUNY Old Westbury March 23. Junior Ellen Blas won an honorable mention award in the Level 4 division. Vincent recited "Se Questo è un Uomo" by Primo Levi, and Ellen recited “All'Italia” by Giacomo Leopardi. They competed against approximately 100 students from all over Nassau and Suffolk counties. Students prepared for the competition under the direction of Italian teachers Valeria Paz and Anna Carfagno. The AATI is a national organization dedicated to teaching and research in all areas of Italian. The organization was founded in 1924 to promote the study…
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Long Beach High School
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Incumbents Gina Guma and Darlene Tangney and challenger Stewart Mininsky square off in Candidates Forum.
What school programs would they protect from budget cuts? Where do they stand on health and safety issues? What role does mandated state testing play in a child's education? These were some of the more than a dozen questions residents asked three candidates vying for two seats on the Long Beach Board of Education — incumbents Gina Guma and Darlene Tangney and challenger Stewart Mininsky — at the Candidates Forum at City Hall on Monday. The forum was organized by Gerri Maquet and Jackie Miller, co-presidents of Long Beach Central Council PTA, and moderated by Sarah Henris of Nassau Region PTA. Guma and Tangney are campaigning as a team, running primarily on the district’s proposed $122.1 million budget that maintains all programs for …
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City of Long Beach
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Lloyd
5:03 pm on Friday, May 18, 2012
Have a real runoff on the City streets featuring the two candidates. Have them run from the HS to Tutti Frutti. Winner takes all. more ›