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Springtime! MEDIA GROUP SPECIAL
APRIL 7 -
13, 2021
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Vol. 61, No. 28
April 7 – 13, 2021
YOUR LOCAL NEWS
Farmingdale School District’s LAC Hosts Virtual Town Hall (Photo courtesy of the
Farmingdale School District)
Farmingdale Legislative Committee Meets With District
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Potluck State legalizes adult-use marijuana (See page 3)
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embers of Farmingdale’s Legislative Action Committee (LAC) met with local legislators in a Town Hall style meeting in early March to present their 2020-21 legislative proposals and to discuss the impact of pending and future legislation on public schools. The Farmingdale LAC committee—made up of students, teachers, administrators, staff, parents and Farmingdale Board of Education trustees Suzanne D’Amico and Kathy Lively—meet with local legislators throughout the year then typically travel to Albany to visit legislators and tour the Capitol. COVID-19 canceled the annual trip to Albany, but the LAC pivoted and organized a Google Meet Town Hall with local legislators and invited 15 high school students to lead the conversation. See the rest of the story on page 25.
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The new law creates a state-level Cannabis Control Board and the Office of Cannabis Management to regulate the industry. (Terre Di Cannabis | Pixabay)
Farmingdale State College baseball team pulls off conference sweep (See page 66)
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