Public Hearing — 10 Cherry Avenue, Bethpage, New York

NASSAU COUNTY

LEGAL NOTICE





NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL MEETING, BUDGET VOTE

AND ELECTION

OF BETHPAGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT

NASSAU COUNTY , NEW YORK

(MAY 19, 2026)




NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Public Budget Hearing of the qualified voters of the Bethpage Union Free School District, Nassau County, Bethpage, New York, will be held in the Auditorium of Bethpage High School in said District, on May 5, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. prevailing time, for the purpose of discussing expenditures contained in the proposed budget for the ensuing school year 2026-2027. Copies of the budget document will be made available to District residents commencing April 28, 2026 upon request, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. prevailing time, in the office of the District Clerk located in the Superintendent’s Office of the Administration Building.




NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting, Budget Vote and Election of the qualified voters of the Bethpage Union Free School District, County of Nassau, State of New York, qualified to vote at School Meetings in said District, will be held in the Main Gymnasium of the Bethpage Senior High School, Cherry Avenue and Stewart Avenues, Bethpage, New York in said District on May 19, 2026, for the purpose of voting by the qualified voters of the District, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. (D.S.T.) on the following separate matters:




1. The estimated expenditures (school budget) for the ensuing school year 2026-2027 and authorizing the levy and collection of necessary taxes thereof. (Proposition 1)




2. Any other questions or propositions as to matters or expenditures or authority to levy taxes that may be presented for a vote under the Education Law.




PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that at the said vote and election to be conducted on May 19, 2026, two (2) members are to be elected to the Board of Education as follows:




ONE (1) member is to be elected for a full three (3) year term to fill the vacancy created by the expiration of the term of Anna Israelton, which term expires June 30, 2026.




ONE (1) member is to be elected for a full three (3) year term to fill the vacancy created by the expiration of the term of Cynthia Krummenacker, which term expires June 30, 2026.




PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that all nominating petitions of candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education, shall be filed with the Clerk of the District Not Later Than April 20, 2026 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (D.S.T .), whose office is located in the Office of the Superintendent of Schools at the District’s Administration Building, 10 Cherry Avenue, (cross street Stewart Avenue) Bethpage, NY 11714. A separate petition, duly signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District, as in accordance with law, and stating the residence of each signer, shall be required to nominate a candidate to each separate office. Petitions for school board members shall describe the specific vacancy on the Board of Education for which the candidate is nominated; said description shall include at least the length of the term of office and the name of the last incumbent, if any.




PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that each person entitled to vote must register. Registration dates, hours, and locations are as follows:




WEEKDAYS , until May 14, 2026, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (D.S.T.) when school is in session in the Office of the District Clerk, located in the Administration Building, 10 Cherry Avenue (cross street Stewart Avenue), Bethpage, New York.




SATURDAY , May 2, 2026 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. (D.S.T.), in the Boardroom at the Administration Building.




The following persons shall be eligible to vote: All persons who shall have presented themselves personally for registration in accordance with section two thousand fourteen of the Education Law and all persons who shall have been previously duly registered for any annual or special meeting or election, who are qualified to vote and who shall have voted at any annual or special meeting or election held or conducted during the four (4) calendar years prior to 2026 (i.e., 2022-2025) and who are not disqualified from voting for any reason set forth in New York State Election Law Section 5-106. In addition, all persons who are registered to vote pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law of the State of New York shall be eligible to vote.




All persons who registered at the Annual Meeting held on May 20, 2025 will not be required to re-register for the purpose of voting on May 19, 2026. Persons whose names appear as eligible voters as of May 20, 2025 on the Voter Registration Books issued and maintained by the Nassau County Board of Elections, shall be eligible to vote at the Annual School District Meeting and Elections to be conducted on May 19, 2026.




Any qualified voter of the District who is in doubt as to whether she/he is registered to vote at the May 19, 2026 Annual Meeting Vote and Election should contact the District Clerk of the Bethpage Union Free School District at 516-644-4002 or email ebecker@bethpage.ws.




The Board of Registration will meet during the election held in the District on May19, 2026 at the place where the Annual Meeting and Election is held for the purpose of preparing a register for meetings and elections held subsequent to such Annual Meetings or Elections.







PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the register will be open for inspection by a qualified voter of the School District on May 14, 2026 up to and including the day of the election, May 19, 2026, Sunday excepted, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., with the exception of Saturday, May 16, 2026, when the hours will be from 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.




PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing school year 2026-2027 for school purposes (budget) and a statement of any expenditure and estimated tax levy for the ensuing year that may be required to fund the school budget appropriation at the above stated Annual Meeting shall be prepared and made available upon request to any District resident at the Office of the District Clerk, which is located in the Superintendent’s Office at the District’s Administration Building, and the offices of the principals of all the schools in the District therein and at the Bethpage Public Library during the period of fourteen (14) days immediately preceding the Annual Meeting between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (D.S.T.), Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays excepted.




Administration Building

Bethpage High School

JFK Middle School

Central Boulevard School

Charles Campagne School

Kramer Lane School

Bethpage Public Library




These documents will also be available on the District’s website at:

http://www.bethpagecommunity.com




PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE pursuant to Real Property Tax Law Section 
495, an exemption report detailing exemptions from real property taxation shall be available and appended to any tentative, preliminary or final budget.




PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that absentee ballots and early mail ballots will be available for the election of School Board Members and the Budget Vote. Applications for absentee ballots and early mail ballots may be received by the District Clerk no earlier than the 30 th day before the election for which it is sought. Applications for absentee ballots and early mail ballots are available in the Office of the District Clerk, which is located in the Superintendent’s Office at the District’s Administration Building. To have an absentee ballot or early mail ballot mailed to your home, an applicable completed and signed application must be in the District Clerk’s Office no later than Tuesday, May 12, 2026. Application for an absentee ballot or early mail ballot may be made in person from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on any school day and up until 5:00 p.m. on Monday, May 18, 2026. Applications can also be downloaded from the District’s website at:

http://www.bethpagecommunity.com




The right to vote by absentee ballot or early mail ballot will be subject to the approval of the Board of Registration, or the District Clerk or designee, as applicable.




A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots and early mail ballots shall have been issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the Office of the District Clerk commencing with the issuance of such ballots and on each of the five days prior to the day of the election (except Sunday), between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on weekdays, and on Saturday, May 16, 2026 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. The list will also be available at the polling place on May 19, 2026. Absentee ballots and early mail ballots will be accepted in the Office of the District Clerk of the District no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 19, 2026. Any ballot received after that