Long Island School Board Elections: Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Posted on May 16, 2011 by kwilder

2012 Update: 2012 School Board Election Results (budget pass/fail): here In 2012, HS Senior Josh Lafazan wins in Syosset School Board election. Story and links at onthewilderside: here. _________________ 2011 Update: Some budget vote/election results – You can look at your school district’s website where they may have posted results. Newsday has a chart with […]

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2010 LI School District Vote: Early Returns

Posted on May 18, 2010 by kwilder

Early returns for Long Island school budget votes. As of 11:36pm, Newsday reports that 10 districts have had their budgets fail so far: Westbury, Port Jefferson, W. Hempstead, Elwood, Herricks, Garden City, Levittown, E. Rockaway, West Babylon, Wyandanch.

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Results of 2009 Village Elections in Long Island, NY

Posted on March 19, 2009 by kwilder

Election results for 2009 Village Elections in Long Island, New York. This includes Suffolk County and Nassau County races: Babylon, Amityville, Hempstead, Freeport, Westbury, etc.

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Raids against immigrant communities in Long Island: Rally held

Posted on September 27, 2007 by iwilder

from Newsday.comAdvocates denounce immigration raids BY SUSANA ENRIQUEZ Immigration advocates in Hempstead today denounced immigration authorities for conducting raids in Latino communities in Hempstead, Westbury, Brentwood and Central Islip this week. “This has got to stop,” said Omar Henriquez, board president of the Hempstead-based Workplace Project… About 50 immigrants and advocates attended a morning news […]

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