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Friday, May 15, 2026
Vol. 3, No. 20
THE GATEWAY TO NASSAU COUNTY SERVING FLORAL PARK, BELLEROSE AND STEWART MANOR
FP-B Schools appoint new superintendent
SPRING WEED OUT
Members of the Floral Park Conservation Society, village officials, and students from Sewanhaka High School joined together on May 2nd for the monthly Weed Out at Centennials Gardens and Bird Sanctuary. See page 8.
Town offers native gardening workshops
Supervisor John Ferretti and the Hempstead Town Board invite residents to Native Gardening Workshops this Spring! The Town has partnered with Spadefoot Design & Construction to provide residents free information sessions on the following dates Wednesday May 20th - 6:308:00pm
Wednesday June 17 - 6:30-8:00pm The workshops will be held at the Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area at 500 Slice Drive Oceanside, NY 11572 Learn about the plants that make Long Island, Long Island and take steps to beautify your yard to attract pollinators and wildlife that help our neighborhoods
thrive. Take a special look at the salt marsh community that makes OMNSA so special by seeing it at sunset! Register on the Town website, www.hempsteadny.gov Residents MUST fill out the form below and RSVP to a workshop. Space is limited to 35 residents per workshop.
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Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District has announced that Lauren Fretto is joining the “two schools, one district” community as the new assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, effective July 1. With more than 15 years of experience in education, Ms. Fretto brings a wealth of experience to her new role. She is currently the dedicated principal of Babylon Memorial Grade School, which educates students in grades 3-6. Among her responsibilities, she oversees all instructional programs, promotes a positive school culture that focuses on high academic expectations for all students, plans and facilitates monthly professional development sessions for new staff and participates in curriculum committee meetings that focus on K-12 vertical articulation amongst content areas and support NYS Learning Standards. A former reading specialist, Ms. Fretto utilizes her strong literacy
background knowledge to promote academic growth in reading and writing in the building as well. “I look forward to joining the Floral Park-Bellerose School District,” Ms. Fretto said. “My passion, skillset and experience align with the district's values, which emphasize academic growth and social-emotional learning for students. Through collaboration and communication, I am eager to partner with the school community to contribute meaningfully and help our students succeed.” Ms. Fretto earned a bachelor’s in childhood education grades 1–6 from Molloy College, a master’s in literacy birth-grade 6 from Queens College and a Certificate of Advanced Study in educational leadership from The College of Saint Rose. “On behalf of our entire district, I’m excited to welcome Ms. Fretto to our school community,” Superintendent of Schools Dr. Anthony Lubrano said.
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