- REMINDER: Strong-Healthy-Woman Boot Camp will be running a fitness fundraiser Saturday in Oceanside to help raise money for local hurricane relief on Long Island, namely for communities surrounding Rockville Centre. Click here for details on the fundraiser.
- We're now pushing for 1,000 "likes" on Facebook before the end of the year. That gives us plenty of time, but it's still a large climb, so if you haven't already done so, please click here for the RVC Patch Facebook page and give us a "like."
- In case you missed it, there are a number of great open houses in Rockville Centre this weekend. Click here for a list of dates and times for the open houses. Times can be located in the photo caption for each house.
- The Rockville Centre Village Board of Trustees held its monthly briefing last night. Come back today at 8 a.m. for the full recap.
- In case you missed it, Mercy Medical Center is holding a free lecture on “Emotional First Aid After Disaster Strikes” at the Freeport Memorial Library on Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m. Click here for all of the details.
Nov. 30: Boot Camp, Facebook Push
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nora maresca May 16, 2013 at 09:13 pm
Many companies and municipalities are doing the same, as was predicted when the ACA was debated.…Read More Logical business decision.
beentheredonethat May 19, 2013 at 11:21 pm
The source for the average AP score of 1.8 and the average SAT score of 1618 (Jericho's is 1884) is…Read More the Newsweek rankings. My regents facts are from the NY State report card. For example, only 32% of the students scored 85 or better on the chemistry regents. So now will you answer the question? Where is the concern about our actual academic performance?
Deirdre May 19, 2013 at 10:51 pm
beentheredonethat, none of your facts are true, and so made up statistics are not worth answering.…Read More You seriously use "school digger.com" as a valid source of information? From its own website, it is "a one-person software development shop" based out of Lake Forest Park, Washington State. Glad to hear the Baldwin schools are doing so well, thanks for that update!
beentheredonethat May 19, 2013 at 10:16 pm
That is not an answer to the question. So I will repeat it. Where is the concern that our average AP…Read More scores are 1.8 half of Baldwin's? Where is the concern that our SAT scores are nearly 200 points lower than Jericho's? Did the students "bail" on the SAT's as well?
Fred Stapleman May 17, 2013 at 10:44 am
Hey Matt Hogan, While I don't buy into posts that you are Johnson's press secretary and him having…Read More a hand in running this publication, I do believe myself and many other readers here would appreciate an in depth, unbiased and objective interview w/ him asking the tuff questions your readers asked here. He always seems available to comment on and inflate the slightest bit of positive news, perhaps he would like the opportunity to comment on and explain his take on the latest rankings, etc. Have you or any member of your staff ever directly interviewed him or requested and interview w/ him and would you consider requesting such an interview?
Fred Stapleman May 17, 2013 at 09:57 am
It is nothing short of amazing that people are still rushing to the defense of Johnson/Burris and…Read More their minions at the PTA. What's wrong w/ you people? When the rankings come out positive they do everything they can to publicise them from plaques on the wall to streaming video on the district website and everything in between. Yet not a peep on the latest rankings. 500+ ranking in NYS, people thats based solely on test scores not the # of kids taking the test and how many free lunches the district provides. Do any of you wonder at all why Johnson encouraged kids to "opt out" of NYS testing? If so let me help you out...The scores are going to be awful and would have been worse had all the kids participated. The quality of life in this town and its education system is circling the bowl, we need positive change not the same old go along to get along mentality. Pls think about voting for Ms Rubino, we need some balance and accountability on that board not a bunch of Johnson puppets. Not sure when Johnson's contract is up but he too has got to go, he is slowly destroying this district. We might try to hire Baldwin's superintendant as he really seems to know what he is doing when it comes to AP.
mb May 15, 2013 at 03:33 pm
This is the funniest blog post ever. Someone thinks Patch is run by Johnson, another should have…Read More used the more appropriate pseudonym "know it all" and the most recent thinks the PTA is ruining our neighborhood. Go to a meeting, get involved, educate yourself. If you can't go to a meeting watch the local government and school channel. Then perhaps you would know that the bulk of the school budget is dictated by NY state.
Allison Ramirez May 8, 2013 at 03:56 pm
Beautiful flowers and plants at a great price! Delicious baked goodies and much more!