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Friday, October 6, 2023
Vol. 83, No. 39
Syosset FD dedicates new fire apparatus fleet
In TOB, school bus cameras inactive BY RIKKI MASSAND At the Syosset Central School District board of education meeting held on Monday, September 11, the board heard an update from Superintendent of Schools Dr. Thomas Rogers about the use of cameras on school buses. The short answer is that although the buses are now equipped with cameras for safety and traffic law enforcement reasons, these cameras are not currently in operation during any periods of bus travel within Syosset, Woodbury, Jericho and areas in the Town of Oyster Bay. Rogers noted that in 2022, Nassau County had originally approached school districts about entering
Members of the Syosset Volunteer Fire Department, along with officials from the Town of Oyster Bay, dedicated new fire apparatus during a wetdown ceremony. Officials from the Town of Oyster Bay joined the Syosset Volunteer Fire Department to dedicate a fleet of 6 new firetrucks, including 5 new engines and 1 new rescue. Fire departments from both Nassau and Suffolk Counties participated in the ceremonial wetdown, a fire department tradition to officially
“bless” the new equipment as neighboring firefighters douse the trucks using a fire hose. Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino thanked the members of the Syosset Volunteer Fire Department for putting the lives of others above their own and recognized their outstanding ser-
vice and dedication to the community. Councilwoman Vicki Walsh also recognized the commitment of these first responders and shared how this new equipment will further the department’s goal of answering the call of service in neighbors’ time of need.
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into agreements with county government for the Stop-Arm camera program, as a safety measure and to discourage drivers from passing school buses when the arm is extended – which is illegal. Rogers spoke about the change in the County’s position after that initial outreach to districts, as County Executive Bruce Blakeman defeated the incumbent Laura Curran almost one year ago, and under him the new Nassau County administration decided it did not want to run the program. The Stop-arm camera program was then delegated to Nassau’s three townships: the Town of Oyster Bay, home for Syosset Central See page 12
School board looks at selecting new mascot BY RIKKI MASSAND At the September 11 meeting of the Syosset Board of Education, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Thomas Rogers detailed his research on selecting a new Syosset school district mascot to replace the recently-retired Syosset Braves teams’ name and Native American logo. New York State has required all
school districts which use Native American-themed mascots and team names to change those names by the end of the 2022-23 school year. During the summer the Board directed the superintendent to conduct a survey of other school districts which selected a new school mascot and logo. The administration noted that several districts See page 12
Jericho student earns natl. scholarship PAGE 8 Special recital at Syosset Comm. Church PAGE 2