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Lawmakers fight for fair share of federal $$ By CAROLYN JAMES
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Marc Herbst, executive director of the Long Island Contractors’ Association, speaks on a proposed law to give Long Island autonomy in vying for federal infrastructure dollars. He is flanked by elected officials from Nassau a d Suffolk County and labor leaders who support the measure.
cjames@liherald.com With partisan politics heating up just two weeks before Election Day, Long Island politicians gathered in a bipartisan effort to advocate for increased federal funding for road and infrastructure projects in Nassau and Suffolk counties. “This is a no-brainer,” said Babylon Town Supervisor Richard Schaffer. “Long Island needs a dedicated Metropolitan Planning Organization to secure our fair share of federal funding. I urge Governor [Kathy] Hochul to back this crucial initiative CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
Babylon School Board honors 45 outstanding stu dents Angelina Chevere, John Cloherty, Spencer Fawess, Paul Forthmuller, John Harkins, Muhammed Hussnain, Correspondent The Babylon Board of Education celebrated 45 stu- Christian Lister, Alexander Minicozzi, Ryan Mohr, Maia dents during its October meeting, recognizing theåir Reynolds, Carly Ryan, and Grace Varley. Thirteen students were named AP Scholachievements on Advanced Placement exams. The Class of ars with Honor for achieving an average score “The Class of 2025 is a remarkable group of academically strong and compassionate lead- 2025 is a re- of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken and scores of three or higher on four or more ers,” said Babylon Junior Senior High School Principal Al Cirone, as he called each student markable group exams: Mia Arcuri, Talulah Bishop, Kayla to receive a certificate of achievement. of academically Cloherty, Bretton Coffey, Lorenzo DiNapoli, Tobin Gold, Margaret Hannon, Aidan Kistner, Two students, Jamisyn Cerny and Jackson a n d Caera Larkin, Nathan O’Farrell, Sonia RomaMaurino, were named National Merit Com- s t r o n g mended Students by the College Board for compassionate no, Jake Scheriff, and Yuheng Zheng. Another 16 students were named their excellent performance on the 2022 PreAP Scholars with Distinction, havliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship leaders. ing received a score of at least 3.5 on qualifying test, placing them in the top 50,000 of more than 1.5 million test-takers. BABYLON JSHS all AP exams taken and scores of 3 or higher on five or more exams: Riley Sixteen students were named AP Scholars, PRINCIPAL Altman, Kaitlyn Brodmerkel, Jamihaving scored a three or higher on three or syn Cerny, Kathleen Channing, more AP exams: Lei-onna Arrington, Hayden AL CIRONE Brady Cunneen, Kian Donnelly, Baudille, Hazel Bivona, Charles Bunger, By ALENA BERENBLATT
Chelsea Gersbeck, Emily Love, Jackson Maurino, Owen Morris, Olivia Muller, Charles Murphy, Andrew Ortiz, Ryan Polletta, Karian Stoehrer, and Colleen Weinschenk. Additionally, Superintendent of Schools Carisa Manza recognized the district’s custodial and maintenance staff in honor of National Custodian and Grounds Staff Appreciation Day on October 2. “I want to publicly acknowledge our deep gratitude for our incredible small but mighty custodial and grounds maintenance crew. Their tireless efforts help ensure that our buildings are clean, safe, and welcoming CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 for our students, staff,