Long Island's highest-paid schools chief -- whose salary Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo cited as an example of wasteful school spending -- got a raise to $405,244 in base salary before the start of this school year.

Syosset Superintendent Carole Hankin's $18,376 raise, approved last June, was not widely known until it appeared recently on the state Education Department's website, prompting some residents to complain they were misled.

NewsdayTV goes behind the scenes of the day Rex Heuermann was sentenced for the Gilgo killings. Credit: Newsday Staff

'A million years isn't enough' NewsdayTV goes behind the scenes of the day Rex Heuermann was sentenced for the Gilgo killings.

NewsdayTV goes behind the scenes of the day Rex Heuermann was sentenced for the Gilgo killings. Credit: Newsday Staff

'A million years isn't enough' NewsdayTV goes behind the scenes of the day Rex Heuermann was sentenced for the Gilgo killings.

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