Manhasset's five-member board of education will be adopting the Superintendent's Proposed Budget for the 2003-2004 school year at its April 15 board meeting. Janet McCauley, assistant superintendent for business, emphasized that this budget proposal maintains the program excellence for which our district is known, while looking at many cost saving measures also. FULL STORY

The Manhasset Board of Education has adopted a resolution that paves the way for asking voter approval to acquire property to relocate district transportation operations - a move that will improve safety, increase efficiency, and clear the way for facility improvements at the secondary school. The proposition will appear on the May 20 ballot as a separate question. FULL STORY

Will spring ever come? Even though the calendar says it is spring, and daylight savings time brings longer days - the weather just is not cooperating. The weather gods are either confused or just teasing us - again. Wonderfully warm weather with gentle breezes had many of us spending days at the boatyard working on our boats and daydreaming of days of racing on Manhasset Bay, or taking a leisurely day sail on Long Island Sound to watch a beautiful sunset over New York City. But the early part of this week, as the cold northern wind brought unusually severe weather to our area, those thoughts seemed premature, and forced our spring fever to be short-lived. As we slosh through the snow and sleet, and bring out the snow shovel for what we hope is the last time, we'll have to trust that the cold weather can't last much longer, and the warm weather that brought out the daffodils is just around the corner. FULL STORY