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Vol. 32 No. 21
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Voters approve all school-related ballot questions By AINSlEY MARTINEZ amartinez@liherald.com
Courtesy Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre
Jewish center celebrates lag B’omer Ivy Reilly, far left, Rabbi Michel Schlesinger, Margo Melzer and Jason Melzer took part in last Friday’s event. Story, more photos, Page 19.
East Rockaway students build STEAM with award-winning research projects By AINSlEY MARTINEZ amartinez@liherald.com
Students from East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School were recognized for their original research at the Long Island Science Congress, earning awards in categories including behavioral, mental and biological sciences on April 8. The students developed and presented their projects through the school’s science research program, led by teacher Dame Forbes. “I think one of the great things about science research is that the students are able to explore their individual interests,” Forbes said. “It’s like my job as their educator, as a teacher, to bring
out their passion for science.” Andrew Chen received an Achievement Award for his biology project, “Effects of Elevated Concentrations of CO2 on the Yield of Spinach.” Chen said he was inspired by space-themed movies and the challenge of sustaining food supplies during extended space missions. “Currently, one of the issues that they’re having is keeping up with the nutrition, especially when they have extended missions in space,” Chen said. The research explores the relationship between atmospheric carbon dioxide levels and Continued on page 15
Voters in Lynbrook and East Rockaway approved school budgets and Board of Education members in uncontested races in Tuesday’s election. Lynbrook voters approved the district’s $110.2 million budget for the 2025–2026 school year, a 3.53 percent increase from the previous year, with 764 “Yes” votes and 270 “No” votes. Voters approved East Rockaway’s $47 million budget for 2025–26 with a 3.72 percent increase over the prior year. The budget’s vote received 347 “Yes” votes and 155 “No” votes. Voters in East Rockaway approved a proposition authorizing the district to spend an additional $250,000 from the capital reserve fund for Building Improvements and Repairs III,
with 373 “Yes” votes and 115 “No” votes for the high school cupola replacement project. This funding supplements the $313,000 approved by voters in May 2023. In Lynbrook, both propositions passed. One called for the replacement of technological equipment across schools, and passed with 839 votes, overtaking the 193 “No” votes. With the same ratio of votes, the Reauthorization of the Continuous Facilities Improvement Capital Reserve Fund proposition passed. In Lynbrook, Dan Cullen and incumbent Andrew Lewner were elected to the Board of Education. In East Rockaway, incumbent board Trustees Maureen Doyle and Peter McNally were re-elected.
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