LIVINGSTON MANOR AND ROSCOE SCHOOL DISTRICT — Due to inclement weather, the Livingston Manor-Roscoe Board of Education election, originally scheduled for Thursday, February 13, has been postponed until Thursday, February 20.  A snow date of Friday, February 21 has been set, and absentee ballot applications must be received by 5 p.m. on February 19. 

Completed applications are due by 5 p.m. on the day of the vote.

The election will be held from noon to 8 p.m. in the Livingston Manor gymnasium.

Nineteen people are running for seven seats on the board.

The candidates are, in the order they appear on the ballot: Justin Murphy, Ed Gorr, Dan Johnston, James Buck, Elizabeth Williams, Nicole Park, Tasse Niforatos, Tom Ward, Joe Langan, Kourtni Guzzo, Chris Tuleweit, Amy Leroy, Jill Smith, Gary Dahlman, Roy Rogers, Shawn Dutcher, Dan Smith, Rick Martin and Amanda Krause.

The top three vote-getters will serve through June 30, 2028; the next two will serve through June 30, 2027; and next two will serve through June 30, 2025. After the initial three years, board members will serve full three-year terms starting July 1 following their election.

The organizational meeting of the board will now be held at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 25, in the Livingston Manor auditorium. There will be a public hearing on local tax exemptions before the organizational meeting, starting at 6:15 p.m. All existing local tax exemptions will sunset with the dissolution of the Livingston Manor and Roscoe central school districts. The local tax exemptions must be approved by the new LM-R board and residents must reapply for them by the March 1 deadline. Residents should contact their local assessor for more information on reapplying or to apply for the exemptions once approved.

The new board will determine critical aspects of operations and policies of the new district.  Some of the work to be done before July 1 includes deciding on an official school district name, school colors, mascot, building use and grade configuration, officially appointing attorneys, architects, banks, newspaper, auditors, insurance providers, school officers and approving transportation contracts.

Edited to add information about the snow date and applications.