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Friday, May 24, 2024
Vol. 84, No. 21
Syosset Youth Lacrosse collects food for needy
Syosset Youth Lacrosse (SYLAX) held a food drive held on Sunday, May 19th at Syosset Woodbury Park. All youth teams, both boys and girls, brought food and basic necessities to the field before the start of their games. All donations will be delivered to St Edward’s to help fill the pantry shelves which will serve to help over a hundred families of every religion, race and nationality each month.
School district budget vote results
In school district voting on Tuesday, May 21st, voters passed budgets and elected school board members. Jericho Jericho voters passed the school budget 1622 to 417. They also approved library funding 1597 to 496. In a race for two seats, voters elected Samuel Perlman (1192
votes) and Jennifer Vartanov (1182 votes). Syosset Syosset voters approved the school budget 2,864 to 941. In the Board of Education election, four candidates ran for three seats in an at-large election. Sitting trustees Lisa A. Coscia, Brian J. Grieco, and Shany Park were re-elected.
Two arrested in theft of copper wire Nassau County Police arrested two men for allegedly stealing copper wire from a Jericho business on between Wednesday, May 15, 2024, and Thursday, May 16, at
6:00 a.m. According to detectives, officers responded to a report of larceny involving copper wire at
Carlos Hernandez
Hugo Ayala
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Town, PSEG save osprey nest
The Town of Oyster Bay recently collaborated with PSEG Long Island to save the protected osprey species in Oyster Bay. After an osprey nest was destroyed by a fire on a utility pole at Theodore Roosevelt Park, PSEG
Long Island and the Town took swift action to relocate the nest and build a dedicated platform. “I’m so proud to stand with PSEG Long Island today as we save the osprey in Oyster Bay! Ospreys are a protect-
ed species and an important indicator of ecosystem health. They’ve also become beloved symbols of our area, akin to mascots for the community,” Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino said. “After a recent See page 9
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