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Micah Danney (Editor) October 23, 2012 at 04:22 am
Daniel, can you share how you've arrived at that perspective?
Joe Dowd (Editor) September 1, 2012 at 07:20 pm
These are remarkable machines and harken back to another time. I highly recommend you take your…Read More kids. And the people the museum are great about explaining the warbirds in context of their times. I got chills when the B-17 "Flying Fortress" rolled up on the tarmac. We'd love to have your photos; you can upload them directly to this gallery.
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Grifhunter August 20, 2012 at 05:46 pm
"People who live in politically conservative, "red states" are more generous than…Read More those in liberal or "blue states.".
Woah! I thought the conservatives were all about drinking the blood of the poor and kicking granny to the curb? Private sector donations? Can't have that- the government knows best where/how to help the poor and needy of society.
Pandadoll August 8, 2012 at 08:42 pm
All the need to do is ask the people they already know - I know they are waiting
Richard March 28, 2012 at 03:17 pm
After going to so many sport events at public schools ....I noticed huge amounts of trash stuck in…Read More fences and shrubs on the exterior of our public schools.
Maybe we can focus on cleaning up our school grounds.
Wait - doesn't our taxes pay for this already ?
Joe Dowd (Editor) March 28, 2012 at 11:29 pm
Richard: Thank you for the idea. School taxes (not town) do cover school clean-up. But more could be…Read More done all over town. Thoughts?
Dick Blair March 25, 2012 at 01:37 pm
The largest turn out to date...over 1,200 volunteers showed up and planted 230,000 stalks of…Read More American beach grass.
Nice on the spot reporting and interviews in Newsday.com or the Sunday paper by Sarah Crichton and even has a photo.
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/kids-help-shore-up-dunes-at-tobay-beach-1.3621609
Art March 25, 2012 at 02:18 pm
My buddy and I got there just before 10 and were surprised by so many already planting. We each…Read More put in seven bundles and since we surfcast there, are curious to see how the grass thrives. Very impressed with our fellow TOBAYers efforts and bemused that the town must have cleaned the beach prior, as it was pretty littered up back in early December. Kudos to the town for organizing still another well run event. Anyone want to trade a Medium for the Xtra Large I was stuck with ?
Joe Dowd (Editor) March 25, 2012 at 03:24 pm
We're planning a follow-up story on this with more photos. This is a great annual event. If you have…Read More photos of your family involved in the dune planting, send them to us.
John Rennhack March 13, 2012 at 12:06 am
Who pays for all the property tax exemptions? The money has to come from somewhere to offset the…Read More loss due to the exemption. It's the taxpayer who has no exemptions that carries the burden of higher taxes.
Grifhunter March 14, 2012 at 09:04 pm
Lets see, volunteer fireman, war vets, old folks, churches. So lets every year keep adding to the…Read More list of exemptions and pretty soon the only people paying are Mr. Rennhack and myself. ELIMANATE ALL EXEMPTIONS. Lady liberty is blind and so should be the tax laws. Pandering for votes should be beneath this Town Board, seeing as handily they win elections.
John Rennhack March 14, 2012 at 09:25 pm
Who is looking out for the regular middle-class taxpayer? The ones that don't fall into the Special…Read More Citizen Tax Status?
There are exemptions proposed in Albany at least 3-4 times a session. Those keep adding up and adding up.
See this link for a great take on the expemtions.. http://www.lohud.com/article/20080612/NEWS03/806120417/Reassessing-tax-relief
In New York, the state Legislature mandates partial tax exemptions, but local villages, towns, school districts and counties face the impact. In some cases, local municipalities can vote to determine the extent of the discount they want to offer to their property owners.
"This is sort of a self-inflicted wound," Orangetown Assessor Brian Kenney said. "Every year, new exemptions are proposed by the Legislature. The majority of people, who don't qualify for these exemptions, have to pay for them."
"It has become a political giveaway because it doesn't impact their bottom line at all," Clarkstown Assessor Cathy Conklin said."
Thomas Frey, executive secretary of the New York State Assessors' Association, said property taxes in general had reached a tipping point for many people, and that tax exemptions played a role."
""I don't think people understand that when you are giving an exemption to someone, it comes out of somebody else's pocket," Stony Point Assessor John O'Shaughnessy said."
"One of the reasons property tax is so high is because there's a lot of people who don't pay any of it," Frey said.
Franken Harpo February 20, 2012 at 08:27 pm
This is absolutely wonderful.
The astronomical spring begins Tuesday, March 20, 2012...what a great…Read More way to kick off the spring season.
A day at the beach planting stalks of dune grass. If you keep track of the location of your plantings you can go back during the warm summer season and see how your plantings have done.
The Town of Oyster Bay supplies its resident volunteers with the small hand shovels and the plants. We supply the labor.
Wear appropriate attire for walking, kneeling and sitting on beach sand in the dunes.
Bring your camera and take plenty of pictures...bring your family and you will undoubtedly see friends and neighbors there.
The restroom facilites are open for our convenience.
Volunteers can enjoy the free hot chocolate, chowder, and donuts donated by businesses operating within the Town of Oyster Bay border.
See you at the beach!
Joe Dowd (Editor) February 20, 2012 at 09:50 pm
This event drew more than 1,000 people to Tobay beach last year. And I was told by town officials…Read More (I'm not kidding) that the clam chowder is great and worth the effort alone. I'm hoping to be there, as well.
Long Island Hospitality Ball is Monday
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