Wednesday, May 16, 2012
West Islip is the top seed for boys; Ward Melville is No. 1 girls team.
Lacrosse is a Long Island state of mind, and nothing showcased that more than the state playoffs a year ago. Three Long Island boys squads played in state title games, which ended with Farmingdale hoisting its first Class A plaque. It could have easily been West Islip instead. The teams played a thrilling Long Island championship game decided in overtime. West Islip, after all, has worn four of the last six state crowns. Perennial girls lacrosse power Northport finally broke through and won its first state Class A championship. In fact, Long Island girls teams have won nine of 10 possible state class titles (A, B, C) since 2009. But the first step is winning Suffolk, which begins with boys and girls lacrosse playoff games this week. The …
Chinese auction fundraiser with more than 200 baskets will be held at Sachem East.
A month after a fire destroyed the Farmingville home of Sachem East head football coach Mark Wojciechowski, the Sachem community continues to step up for the Wojciechowski family. A Chinese auction fundraiser for Coach Wojo, who is also a dean at Sachem North, and his family will be held this coming Saturday, May 19, at East. Doors open at 5 p.m. and admission is $5. There will be more than 200 baskets available.
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Sachem High School East
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Budget approved by slimmest of margins Tuesday.
A proposed $291.36 million Sachem school budget squeaked out approval from voters on Tuesday. The budget passed by 18 votes as it garnered 60.2 percent approval. The budget pierces the state's tax cap, with a 4.2 percent hike in the tax levy, thus it required a 60 percent super-majority to pass. Are you happy with the results of the budget vote? Vote in the poll below and share your thoughts in the comments.
Tamarac was the scene of the highest percentage of vote for the budget.
A $291.36 million proposed 2012/13 school budget passed on Tuesday. The budget received 60.2 percent approval, 5,031 for and 3,323 against. With 8,354 votes cast, the budget needed 5,013 votes (or 60 percent) to pass as the budget exceeded the state's new tax cap. Voting took place at all 12 Sachem elementary schools. The broken down figures from each polling location are below. Every location collected a majority vote for the budget. Tamarac had the highest percentage (67.7) of voters in favor of the budget. Hiawatha had the lowest percentage (53.6) of voters in favor. Official Results By School
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Budget approved on supermajority vote; incumbent Douglas Duncan defeats Jeff Vinci and Jon Siegel for only contested Board of Education seat.
Sachem residents green-lighted a 2012/13 school budget on Tuesday, giving the $291.36 million proposal the 60 percent supermajority it needed to pass. The spending plan, over the state's new tax cap, received 60.2 percent of the vote, 5,031-3,323. With 8,354 votes cast, the budget required 5,013 votes for it to be put into effect. "I mean this, I've been here 30 years and I have never, ever once been disappointed by the people in this community and I can continue to say that," Superintendent James Nolan said after the votes were tabulated. Incumbent Douglas Duncan won the single contested Board of Education seat handily, defeating Jeff Vinci and Jon Siegel for another three-year term. Duncan received 3,406 votes, Vinci tallied 2,159 and …
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Nokomis Elementary School
151 Holbrook Rd, Holbrook, NY
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A list of incidents in the Sachem area last week as reported by the 5th Precinct.
The following information is directly from the Suffolk County Police Department's media incidents list. Holbrook Holtsville Farmingville Ronkonkoma
Polls are open until 9 p.m. Tuesday at all 12 elementary schools.
Sachem residents are at the polls Tuesday casting their ballots on a proposed $291.36 million school budget for next year. The polls will remain open until 9 p.m. at all of the district's elementary schools. If you haven't voted yet, be sure to check out our full voters guide here. We want to hear from you. How did/will you vote on the school budget? Let us know by voting in the poll below and more importantly, share your reasons why you voted the way you did in the comments section. Patch will have the results of both the budget vote and the Board of Education races as they come in Tuesday night. Stay tuned.
North girls track takes part in Loucks Games.
North sophomore Melissa Michels broke the 1000-meter dash record she tied earlier this week in the preliminary round of the 100-meter dash at the 45th annual Loucks Games held at White Plains High School last Friday. Melissa earned a spot in finals with her 7.40 time. Melissa’s work out of the starting blocks over the past several weeks has resulted in a more explosive start, a key element to fast times and competitive races against strong Suffolk County competition. Melissa approached her 90 minute old record time in finals with a 7.46 time and sixth place finish. A restart and a false start gave the finals extra drama. After seven of the remaining eight (following the false start) sprinters settled into their blocks, the starter’s …
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Polls open from 6 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday at all 12 elementary schools.
Sachem residents cast their ballots Tuesday on a 2012/13 school budget, along with selecting members of the Board of Education. Here is what you need to know: Budget The proposed budget is $291.36 million, a 1.2 percent spending increase over the current year. The budget, however, carries a 4.2 percent hike in the school tax levy. That is above the 2.8 percent allowed under the state's new tax cap. If the budget passes, school taxes will rise on average by $256, $224 and $304 for residents in the Towns of Brookhaven, Islip and Smithtown, respectively. Sachem is among 17 out of 124 districts on Long Island to propose a budget over the tax cap, according to Newsday. What does that mean? Local municipalities have the option to override the …
Monday, May 14, 2012
Suffolk Police investigation Monday afternoon at Islip Town facility didn't impede flight operation activities.
A call to Suffolk Police about a possible bomb at Long Island MacArthur Airport at noon on Monday was determined a false alarm, according to Islip Town officials. Suffolk Police officers were dispatched to the town airport, complete with a canine unit and emergency response trucks, and conducted an investigation that lasted a little more than an hour, according to a town spokesperson. "It was deemed not credible. The call received was not very specific in nature," said the spokesperson, who noted that there was no impact to airport services during the investigation. In fact, few leaving or working in the airport realized there was a threat issue. A woman manning a luggage kiosk told Patch she didn't know anything about a threat or why …
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5:51 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
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