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Locust Valley budget fails Oyster Bay approves its spending plan hold another vote on June 16,” Turnow wrote in a statement. “We have come to no concluThe proposed 2026-27 budget sion as to whether we will try for the Locust Valley Central to present the same budget or School District failed Tuesday modify it.” If the district ultimately night, while voters in the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central adopts a contingency budget, it School District approved their would be prohibited from raising taxes, forcing district’s spending reductions to offset plan and a series of rising expenses accompanying such as employee propositions. health insurance In Locust Valley, and retirement convo t e r s re j e c t e d tributions — and Proposition 1, the most likely affectdistrict’s $100.25 ing extracurricular million budget, by a activities, athletics count of 850 to 765. and clubs. T h e p l a n wo u l d In a statement h av e i n c r e a s e d issued Wednesday, spending by 2 perthe Board of Educacent over the curtion thanked resirent year and dents for taking included a 2.1 perpart in the budget c e n t t a x l e v y KrIStEN turNoW vo t e a n d s ch o o l i n c r e a s e, w h i c h Superintendent, board election was below the dis- Locust Valley Central while expressing trict’s allowable tax School District disappointment cap. over the outcome. Under state law, “While the proposed school the district may now either hold a second budget vote or budget was not approved, failadopt a contingency budget by ing by a margin of 85 votes, the July 1. Locust Valley Superin- board remains proud of the tendent Kristen Turnow con- thoughtful and fiscally responfirmed on Wednesday that a sible budget that was presented, which supports educational revote had been scheduled. “The only decision that’s excellence, student opportunibeen made is we’re going to Continued on page 11
By WIll SHEElINE
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the Long island Rail Road strike ended late on Monday, as five railroad unions settled contract negotiations with the Metropolitan transportation authority.
Back on track: LIRR strike ends After three-day disruption, service resumed on Tuesday By BrIAN KACHArABA bkacharaba@lerald
The three-day Long Island Rail Road strike ended late Monday after five unions and the Metropolitan Transpor tation Authority reached a tentative agreement following several days of negotiations, officials announced at an evening news conference. U n i o n a n d M TA r e p r e s e n t a t iv e s announced the deal after negotiations resumed in the afternoon and continued into the night, ending the work stoppage that had halted service and caused widespread travel disruptions across Long Island and in New York City.
“We have good news tonight,” Kevin Sexton, vice president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen and spokesman for the Long Island Railroad Bargaining Coalition, said. “We’re pleased to announce that the parties have reached an agreement.” Although Oyster Bay’s line was one of the many affected, few local businesses or residents who spoke with the Herald expressed concern about the strike, although some expressed their support for the union. One event that did feel the impact of the impact of the short-lived strike was the Gold Coast Book Fair, although hundreds still came out Continued on page 7
e have come to no conclusion as to whether we will try to present the same budget or modify it.