The Locust Valley Central School District budget passed on Tuesday, while Matthew Barnes, Holly Gaddy Esteves and Nicholas DellaFera were elected to the board of education, and Lauren Themis was re-elected. The vote came after a tumultuous year for the district, which lost both its superintendent and board president in just two months.
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By Will Sheeline
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5/21/23
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Voters resoundingly approved the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District’s budget of just over $64.4 million on Tuesday, and gave a collective thumbs-up to all of the propositions on the ballot as well. This will help the district move forward with what Superintendent Francesco Ianni described as a mission to continue making Oyster Bay one of the best and most innovative school districts in the nation.
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By Laura Lane
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5/21/23
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From afar, the May 6 baseball game at John Maccarone Memorial City Stadium between the Long Island Bombers and the Sunset Mets looked like any other game played there. The bases were loaded, friends and family filled the stands, and athletes were patiently waiting for their turn to get their hands and bats on the ball. But the players in this baseball game were all visually impaired.
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By Roksana Amid
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5/21/23
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Since Congressman George Santos took office in January, his constituents have demanded his resignation. Santos has drawn deep, bipartisan scrutiny from falsehoods around his work experience, biography, and his financial statements, leaving many feeling misrepresented in the House. For four months his constituents organized protests outside his Queens office with others contacting elected leader’s offices to voice concerns.
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By Roksana Amid
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5/21/23
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A video released on May 11 by former Democratic State Sen. Anna Kaplan was an official kickoff for her candidacy as a challenger in the 3rd Congressional District primary. The video has already had …
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By Laura Lane
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5/21/23
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For a third straight night, Black Lives Matter demonstrators convened in Merrick and Bellmore to protest the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer and the systemic racism that is …
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By Scott Brinton
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6/4/20
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After putting out a fire, a win at the rose show for Paul Long
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Paul Long isn’t your typical firefighter. He’s got the look all right, and more energy for his 52 years then most. But his tough exterior quickly dissolves, and his manner becoming almost …
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By Laura Lane
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6/23/16
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The restoration process is complete on Teddy Roosevelt's beloved Sagamore Hill and it is finally ready for public tours. They won't start until July 12, but as in the first album, we included a history of the restoration of Sagamore Hill including photographs from 2013 and what the house looks like now since Teddy's house has been put back together again.
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Photos by Christina Daly, Anthony Policano and Shane Molinari
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7/10/15
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Putting Teddy's House Back Together - All the Small Things
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A home’s character is personified by more than the color of the paint on the walls or the style of the furniture. It is the little things, the items that we hold dear that offer a window to the …
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Photos by Christina Daly
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6/11/15
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Putting Teddy's House Back Together Again
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More photos of the return of books, furniture, mounts, paintings and more to the Sagamore Hill House.
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Photos by Anthony Policano
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5/10/15
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