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Auto Racing: Hall of Fame 100 is smooth as Silk
May 21, 2012
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May 19, 2012
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May 19, 2012
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May 17, 2012
Education
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State bill aims to decrease hazing, drinking and drug use at colleges
The state Senate passed legislation Wednesday aimed to decrease hazing, underage drinking and drug use at colleges and universities. Senator Ken LaValle (R-Port Jefferson), the bill’s sponsor, said in a press release that colleges would be required to adopt rules prohibiting those activities and to establish penalties that strengthen existing laws....
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Timothy Hill Children’s Ranch to try for charter school again?
The proposed Timothy Hill Community Charter School was not selected for further evaluation in the State Education Department’s first round of charter school applications. But the school’s application will be resubmitted by June 25, in time for the department’s second round, said Thaddaeus “Thud” Hill, executive director of the nonprofit...
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SCHOOL VOTE: Riverhead, SWR budgets pass amid low voter turnout
Voters approved school budget proposals in both local districts Tuesday. In Riverhead, 61 percent of the 2,790 people who cast a ballot voted in favor of the proposed 2012-13 school budget. Sue Koukounas edged out Tom Carson for the top number of votes for school board, though it was an uncontested race...
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Election Officials: Low turnout so far in school budget votes
Turnout is low for this year's school budget votes, and rain showers in the afternoon are not helping to bring out voters, said election officials from both Riverhead and Shoreham-Wading River school districts Tuesday. "It seems a little less than last year," said Carole Galinsky, a clerk at the Shoreham-Wading River...
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POLL: How did you vote on your local school budget?
The proposed budgets in the Riverhead and Shoreham-Wading River school districts are being voted on until 9 p.m. We want to know how you voted, how you plan to vote or if you voted at all, today. RIVERHEAD: How did you vote on the school budget today? SWR: How did you vote...
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Riverhead’s $112M budget, two board seats up for vote today
Riverhead School District taxpayers will vote on a nearly $111.8 million budget for the 2012-13 school year that keeps the district’s spending plan under the state-mandated tax cap by cutting $3.2 million from what would otherwise be a rollover budget from this school year. Check back on riverheadnewsreview.com for live coverage...
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SWR voters to decide board race, vote on $62M budget
Shoreham-Wading River district residents will vote today on a $62.35 million budget for the 2012-13 school year that leaves district programs fully intact while keeping the district under the state-mandated tax cap. This would be made possible by using reserve funds. Check back on riverheadnewsreview.com for live coverage once the polls close...
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Photos: Student art from all Riverhead schools displayed Friday
Riverhead High School's cafeteria, gymnasium, hallway to the gymnasium and all classrooms in the school's art wing were filled with art Friday evening for the district's annual celebration of art — aptly named "Art in Action." Paintings, drawings, collages, sculptures and masks by nearly all the 5,000 students in Riverhead Central...
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‘Meet the Candidates’ night at Riverhead school board meeting
It was "Meet the Candidates Night" at Tuesday night's Riverhead school board meeting for two candidates running uncontested for two vacant seats on the school board. Susan Koukounas, the first candidate, is a former member of the PTO and co-founder of the Riverhead WAVE Foundation, a non-profit group that will seek...
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Riverhead, SWR to host school budget hearings tonight
The Riverhead and Shoreham-Wading River school boards will hold public hearings tonight to discuss their budget proposals for the 2012-13 school year. The hearings are required by state law, and give residents and taxpayers the opportunity to comment on the spending plans drafted by the districts. The Riverhead school budget, a nearly...
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Fundraising efforts going strong for SWR field project
The Wildcat Athletic Club has raised just over $175,000 toward a three-phase project to renovate the Shoreham-Wading River High School varsity field that will ultimately cost $775,000 if completed. The Athletic Club, a private charity that supports the district’s athletic activities, is sponsoring several fundraising events to get closer toward the...
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Meet Shoreham-Wading River’s kindergarten novelists
Five-year-old Abigail Savona giggled as she read aloud the words she had written on a small booklet in her lap. “Moms do all the work,” she told the crowd of parents and teachers gathered before her as they laughed. “Some moms dust!” Abigail was one of about two dozen Briarcliff Elementary School...
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Local stars shine as 10th Annual Teeny Awards nominees
The nominees for the 10th Annual Teeny Awards were announced Wednesday morning and local schools earned a combined 21 nods. The awards, presented by East End Arts, showcase the best in local high school theater. Nominees in each category are listed alphabetically by school below: DRAMA Lead Actor in a Drama Cristian Candemir,...
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Meet your Riverhead High School Top 15
Riverhead High School announced the top 15 students for the Class of 2012, a prestigious accomplishment for a group of students who will be attending college for engineering, biology and biochemistry among others. The top 15 includes: 1. Daugile Savaneviciute, Harvard University/ Physics 2. Sandra Ruttkayova, Undecided 3. Meyling Zuniga, SUNY Stony Brook/ Biochemistry 4....
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Shoreham-Wading River to give budget presentation tonight
The Shoreham-Wading River superintendent will highlight the "diversity of the rollover budget" during a summary of the district's proposed 2012-13 school budget at a school board meeting Tuesday night. Superintendent Steven Cohen said the administration was told to maintain a "rollover" budget, which preserves programs and district services, while also keeping...
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Shoreham-Wading River board mulls $6K study to predict enrollment
The Shoreham-Wading River school board debated the merits of a proposed new demographic survey for the district at its meeting Tuesday night. The study would look at birthrate data from the towns of Brookhaven and Riverhead, trends in district history and enrollment data to predict how many students would be entering...
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Three candidates to vie for two school board spots in Shoreham-Wading River
Three candidates will run for two available Shoreham-Wading River school board seats this year, school officials said Tuesday. School board vice president Michael Fucito of Wading River is running for re-election, while Anthony DeLouise of Shoreham is running again for a board seat after running an unsuccessful first campaign during last...
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Open Riverhead school board seats to go uncontested
Two local residents are running uncontested for this year's open Riverhead school board seats, school officials said Tuesday. Tom Carson, owner of the Farm Country Kitchen on West Main Street in Riverhead, and Aquebogue resident Susan Koukounas, who previously served on the PTO, will run unopposed at the May 15 vote,...
