Wednesday, May 16, 2012
School budget passes; Joshua Lafazan elected to school board with 82 percent of vote Tuesday.
LONG ISLAND, NY -- In a dramatic and historic statement by voters, an 18-year-old high school senior was elected to the Syosset School District's Board of Education Tuesday night. Calling himself "A fresh voice for the 21st century," teenager Joshua Lafazan earned a seat on the board, joining Christopher DiFilippo and Alan Resnick. Lafazan won with a remarkable tally of 4,739 ballots or 82 percent of the vote. DiFilippo garnered the second-most votes with 2,531, followed by Resnick (2,474). Syosset school officials also announced that the $198 million 2012-13 budget passed by 61 percent, 3,530-2,271. Voters also reelected Robert Glick to the Syosset Public Library board. News crews joined hundreds of Syosset residents, many of them …
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South Woods Middle School
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Monday, April 23, 2012
New York has 95 delegates for the taking in Tuesday's Republican Presidential Primary. How will Syosset 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, March 21, 2012
The newly drawn Congressional District lines could have sweeping implications for many Long Island communities.
If you live in Plainview, your congressman is most likely Steve Israel, D-Dix Hills. If you live in Old Bethpage or Bethpage, your U.S. representative is Peter King, R-Seaford. But new Congressional district lines drawn by a federal panel of judges drastically alter both congressmen's districts. The implications for Long Island's congressional delegation and the people they represent could be significant. Long Island also loses one congressional representative in the process. Patch wants your gut reaction to the changes. Tell us about them in the comment section and let's get the discussion going It's entirely possible that both incumbents have enough political strength and money to carry the day with name recognition and the power of …
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Three Judge panel approves map that will take away northern part of lawmaker's district.
Rep. Peter King, R-Seaford, will see his Congressional district change considerably under a new map that has been approved by a three-judge Federal Court panel. The judges adopted a map drawn by lower court judge Roanne Mann a week ago after state lawmakers did not come up with a redistricting plan that reflects the results of the 2010 census. "Like the census that triggers it, this argument is now raised in federal courts at predictable 10-year intervals," the judges wrote in their decision Monday, addressing the lawsuit by voters who argued that the state was doing harm to their right to participate in upcoming elections. The panel noted in past years New York has implemented a plan at the last minute to avoid having judges draw the map…
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Office of U.S. Rep. Peter King
1003 Park Blvd, Massapequa Park, NY
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Sunday, November 13, 2011
Here are the major headlines from the past week in Syosset.
Two pedestrian deaths, broken apart by election day, dominated the headlines in Syosset this week. Pedestrian Deaths Oleksandr Safronov, a 15-year-old from Bethpage, tragically died Sunday. While skateboarding on the western shoulder of South Oyster Bay Road near Hicks Road, Safronov was struck by a southbound Chevrolet Impala. The impact threw Safronov into a fellow friend and skateboarder, also 15, who suffered a fractured ankle, according to Nassau County Police. Just three days later, a Manorville woman was struck and killed on Jericho Turnpike near Woodland Gate at 9:05 p.m. Wednesday, according to police. Jennifer Jenkins, 26, had stepped into the street on Jericho Turnpike when she was struck by a 2010 Ford SUV traveling eastbound, …
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Syosset Senior High School
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S Oyster Bay Rd & Hicks Ave, Syosset, NY
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Jericho Tpke & Woodland Gate, Syosset, NY
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Robbins Ln & Miller Pl, Syosset, NY
Old Cerro Wire property
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Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Syosset and TOBAY elections are over. Now what?
Elections are over and the Republicans swept almost all seats of government in our district. If your party won, should they keep working in the same direction or adjust for the new term? If your party lost, how will you make sure your views are still represented in government? Do you continue to follow and critique the actions of lawmakers or do you sit back and trust them at the metaphoric wheel? Let us know in the comments!
GOP wins, VFW meets, and
Weather: According to our Patch.com weather widget (top of the screen, all day, everyday for your convenience) Patchy fog in the morning. Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph...becoming south in the afternoon. 1. The GOP maintained their control over the Town of Oyster Bay, with voters turning out in support of most of the incumbents. 2. Library events today: 10 a.m. Baby & Me 1:30 p.m. Preschool Storytime 2:30p.m. Simply Fit 3. The Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 6394 will hold their monthly meeting tonight. 4. Complimentary educational seminars will be held at the NRAD office in Woodbury. This week's seminar is on the mini anterior total hip replacement for arthritis with Dr. Paul Enker. 5. The Oyster Bay …
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Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6394
20 Queens St, Syosset, NY
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Syosset Public Library
225 S Oyster Bay Rd, Syosset, NY
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UPDATE: The popular Woodbury Democrat wins with nearly 60 percent of the vote over Republican challenger Milano.
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Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Incumbent Democrat Judy Jacobs scored another impressive victory Tuesday, defeating Republican challenger James Milano in the race for her long-time seat on the Nassau County Legislature. in Tuesday's election returns, Jacobs, D-Woodbury, who has represented the 16th Nassau County Legislative District for 14 years, was leading Milano with nearly 60 percent of the vote. Jacobs had 6,577 votes to Milano's 4,447. All but one of the 68 precincts in the 16th District had reported at 2 a.m. Milano is a medical doctor whose only previous political experience was in a failed bid for Congress last year against Queens Democrat Gary Ackerman. The result tallies are unofficial. The campaign was marred by charges by Jacobs that her signs were being …
Republicans maintain total domination of town government.
Oyster Bay Republicans will maintain their domination of all aspects of town government, Tuesday's election results show. With more than half the 64 percent of the precincts reporting, three GOP members of the Town Board were holding 2-1 leads over their Democratic opponents. The GOP sweep also includes the two other town-wide positions up for election on Tuesday, receiver of taxes and town clerk. Incumbent GOP board members Joseph Muscarella, Anthony Macagnone and Rebeca Alesia were leading Democrats Ally McNally Terence Kelly and Marc Laykind for the three town board seats up for grabs. At Republican campaign headquarters in Westbury, Alesia said she was thrilled by the victory: "I've said it before and I'll say it again. There's no …
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Town of Oyster Bay
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Longtime Oyster Bay Town Supervisor, easily defeats challenger John Capobianco.
Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto, R-Massapequa, has been elected to an eighth term with a decisive victory over Democratic challenger John Capobianco. With 100 percent of the precincts reporting, Venditto has 72 percent of the vote, with Capobianco, a Farmingdale resident, receiving 28 percent. "Tonight the residents of the county of Nassau spoke and in a very loud and in a very clear voice, they made everyone understand that they want good Republican government to lead this county into the future," Venditto said at a gathering of GOP candidates and supporters in Westbury. "There was a lot of talk out there about an anti-incumbent mode, but if you look at supervisor [Kate] Murray's victory and her team in the Town of Hempstead, …
Long Island Patriot
4:19 pm on Friday, March 23, 2012
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