Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Budget a success with community; Fusaro and Ciccone say hello to fourth terms.
Elwood residents passed the $54.6 million school budget with 72 percent of the vote on Tuesday, 1267-499. The budget carries a 2.12 percent tax levy and represents a .83 percent increase over the current year. Elwood Board of Education President Joe Fusaro said he expected a positive response from voters. "We stayed within the cap and we didn't cut any programs," Fusaro said. "Music wasn't cut. Athletics wasn't cut. Arts wasn't cut. So I think that we made the community happy." Fusaro and BOE Vice President Dan Ciccone both ran unopposed and will each begin their fourth three-year terms with the board. Fusaro received 1,109 votes, Ciccone received 1,074 votes. Twenty four absentee ballots were cast. Fusaro and Ciccone spoke to Patch about …
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Elwood-John Glenn High School
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Voters approve $153.9 million budget and capital improvement proposition; Badanes and Maloney join Waldenburg on Board.
By a nearly 66 percent margin, Northport voters approved a $153.9 million budget on Tuesday for the 2012-13 school year, which reflects a 1.83 percent budget-to-budget increase over last year. The final tally was 2,826-1,461. The tax levy is 1.68 percent, well under the two percent tax cap. The estimated tax rate for residents is 1.72 percent which translates to $165.24 per $100 of assessed value. By a vote of 3,433-806, residents also approved a proposition to spend a maximum of $845,000 from two capital reserve funds: $202,573 from the Capital Reserve Fund established in 1997 and $642,427 from the Reserve established in 2008 for the replacement of the univents at East Northport and Northport Middle Schools; and the replacement of two …
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
New trustees voted on to Northport BOE; Elwood and Northport pass budgets.
10:30 p.m. Northport ousts McNaughton, newcomers Maloney and Badanes join the BOE; budget passes. Elwood passes budget by 72 percent; Fusaro and Ciccone say hello to three more years. 10 p.m. Elwood polls close. 9 p.m. Polls closed in Northport. Election results expected in minutes. 5 p.m. Bad weather isn't stopping Northporters from getting out the vote at the Brosnan Building (Laurel Avenue School) polling place with roughly 900 paper ballots cast at the time of this reporting. “Right from the start I thought with the rain it would be slowing down, but it hasn't stopped,” said Chief Election Inspector Jim Mahoney, who said voter turnout hasn't been overwhelming, but remains at a solid, steady pace. Patch asked voters who they were voting…
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Northport-East Northport Union Free School District
158 Laurel Ave, Northport, NY
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Monday, May 14, 2012
Incumbent speaks with Patch about his stance on issues facing the Northport-East Northport School District.
Stephen Waldenburg, Jr. spoke to Northport Patch on Friday about his stance on the most important issues facing the Northport-East Northport School District. Waldenburg has served on the Board since 2000. A lifelong resident of Northport, he still volunteers with the Boy Scouts and plays the trombone for the Northport Community Band. He is running against incumbent Donna McNaughton, and newcomers David Badanes and James Maloney for a seat on the Board of Education. Elections are on Tuesday May 15. For more information on the candidates see our past coverage: Northport BOE Candidates Make Their Case Four Candidates Seek Three Northport BOE Seats
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Incumbent candidate speaks with Patch about her stance on issues facing the Northport-East Northport School District.
Donna McNaughton spoke to Northport Patch on Friday about her stance on the most important issues facing the Northport-East Northport School District. McNaughton has served one three-year term, has attended BOE meetings since 2004 and attends BOCES meetings as well. She spends an average of three nights a week on in-district Board business but also has attended budget meetings in Commack, Kings Park, Elwood and Harborfields to "get the perspective on what other districts are doing." Elections are on Tuesday May 15. For more information on the candidates see our past coverage: Northport BOE Candidates Make Their Case Four Candidates Seek Three Northport BOE Seats
Friday, May 11, 2012
The attorney speaks with Patch about his stance on issues facing the Northport-East Northport School District.
David Badanes spoke to Northport Patch on Friday about his stance on the most important issues facing the Northport-East Northport School District. Badanes is an attorney and has two children in the school district. He is running against incumbents Stephen Waldenburg, Jr. and Donna McNaughton, and newcomer James Maloney for a seat on the Board of Education. Elections are on Tuesday May 15. For more information on the candidates see our past coverage: Northport BOE Candidates Make Their Case Four Candidates Seek Three Northport BOE Seats
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Dr. Greg Letica running on a platform of experience and reform.
The first candidate has officially thrown his hat into the ring for Mayor of Asharoken in the upcoming June 15 election. Dr. Greg Letica, 55, a dentist, businessman, and lifetime Asharoken resident, announced his candidacy earlier this week and is running on a reform platform. Among his goals are a more open and transparent village government, the creation of an official Asharoken web site where residents can access important village documents, and a reduction in the scope and salary of the village attorney position, as detailed on his official campaign page, www.leticaformayor.com. "It is time for a change in leadership in the village and a time to return our government to the residents of the village,” he said in a statement. Letica has …
Monday, May 7, 2012
Public participation was minimal at Elwood's budget hearing; 2.12 percent tax levy is within the state's guidelines.
In contrast to last year's contentious budget process, the Elwood Board of Education's May 3 budget hearing was a low-key event. Assistant Superintendent of Business Bill Pastore gave a recap of the $54.6 million budget, which represents a .83 percent increase over 2011-2012. The 2.12 percent tax levy equates to an estimated tax rate of 3.31 percent. A PDF of the budget newsletter is attached to this article. The 2.12 percent levy is within the new state tax cap guidelines. In comparison, 17 districts in Nassau and Suffolk County have chosen to pierce, or exceed, the cap. Approval requires a super vote of 60 percent. The average budget-to-budget increase in Elwood since 2004-2005 was 6.02 percent and the average tax levy increase was 6.39 …
Monday, April 23, 2012
New York has 95 delegates for the taking in Tuesday's Republican Presidential Primary. How will Northport vote?
While the race is all but over, the Republican presidential field casts its eyes to New York with Tuesday's primary and 95 delegates on the line. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is the clear frontrunner, but Ron Paul and Newt Gingrich remain in the race. This is a closed primary, so only registered Republicans can vote. You can look up where to vote on the Board of Elections website. It's also primary day in Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island, meaning 222 delegates are at stake. Romney leads the field with 685 delegates, more than halfway to the 1,144 needed to wrap up the presidential nomination, according to The New York Times. The latest Quinnipiac poll has Romney leading in New York with 54 percent of those …
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Gasoline now topping $4 per gallon in Huntington.
With gas prices now more than $4 per gallon and expected to rise on Long Island, 2nd Congressional District candidates remain at odds on the causes and solutions to the problem. At a Huntington press conference Tuesday, Patch asked Rep. Steve Israel about the skyrocketing gas prices and the reasoning behind his pro-environment, anti-drilling voting record as a member of the House of Representatives. Israel said he is leading the fight to end the practice to subsidize big oil companies when oil companies are making record-breaking profits. The top five oil companies in America made $137 billion in profits, with profits up 75 percent, according to Israel. "Why are House Republicans insisting that Americans keep digging into their pockets to …
Dad of Three
12:07 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
That sounds very intelligent and thoroughly responsible. Mr Fusaro is right to cite the Triborough Amendment as one of the most unnecessary, and cost-creating, impediments for NY school districts, and Mr Ciccone was wise to address the need for greater efficiencies. Albany, over the past few decades, has continued to increase costs for districts, with more and more mandates that are either … more ›