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🌊North Shore Board Sends $129.4M School Budget to Voters; Farmingdale Weighs Theater Plan

Voters will decide May 19 on a proposal with a 2.3% tax levy increase, while Farmingdale weighs a downtown theater idea.

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May 01, 2026

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đź“š North Shore School Board Approves $129.4M Budget
🎭 Farmingdale Weighs Downtown Theater
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đź“š North Shore School Board Approves $129.4M Budget

North Shore’s school board adopted a $129.4 million proposed budget that goes to voters on May 19. The plan would increase spending by 2.9% and the tax levy by 2.3%, while recent audits found no major financial red flags. Now the real question is how voters respond next month.

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🎭 Farmingdale Weighs Downtown Theater

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Farmingdale is weighing a proposal for a downtown theater that could bring a new performance venue to the village center. The idea is still early, but the key questions are where it would go, who is behind it, and what steps it would need to clear before moving forward.

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