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Syosset Supt. says district ‘Maintained our momentum’
BACK TO SCHOOL
BY GEORGE HABER
Jericho Schools welcomed back students this week. Above, Jackson School kindergarten teacher Lisa Izzo works with new student on opening day. See page 8.
Financial management firm delivers Street Fair sponsorship, teamwork BY RIKKI MASSAND
Russell P. Green, a Syosset resident for the past 22 years and the current president of the Syosset Woodbury Chamber of Commerce, is eager to get the local business community in the spotlight as the 2021 Street Fair draws near. The event is set for Sunday, September 19 along Jack-
son Avenue and Cold Spring Road, just north of the Syosset LIRR station. Less than a year after opening his firm RPG Wealth Management, West, Green looked for more ways to be involved locally and with the Syosset Woodbury Chamber. He soon became a committee member for the 2019 Street
Fair, as RPG Wealth was also a premier event sponsor in the last iteration of the Street Fair. “Two years ago (2019) we had a tremendously successful and robust Street Fair. All the signs are pointing to us having such a tremendous turnout and support for the See page 20
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As Syosset Schools Superintendent Dr. Thomas (“Tom”) Rogers reflected on the return to in-person classes for Syosset schools, he said, “This past year [of remote learning] for us was not just a year to hunker down and wait for normality to return. We sustained our momentum. We continued to participate in virtual business competitions. We entered kid-coding contests; we participated in virtual robotics competitions.” Dr. Rogers said he appreciates that the pandemic has taken its toll on some students and Syosset families. “We know people who have suffered losses. It certainly has been a difficult year.” He noted that the district is
working with an outside health care agency to provide support services to students and families that need assistance in coping with mental, emotional and physical issues created by the covid crisis. Dr. Rogers said that like many other districts in Nassau County, Syosset is making mask-wearing mandatory for students and teachers indoors, but optional for outdoor activities. “By now,” he said, “children and their parents have gotten accustomed to wearing masks for safety, so there’s no real problems for them in requiring even small children to wear the masks to assure their safety.” He commented that the staff See page 12
Time capsule to be unveiled, dedicated at Comm Church BY RIKKI MASSAND Keeping memories and community history alive for future generations, the Community Church of Syosset will dedicated a time capsule for 2020-21 during September. The time capsule commemorates the 160th year of the Community Church playing an inte-
gral role in the community since 1860. The time capsule will be concealed beneath the altar and it is to be opened on the occasion of the Church’s 200th anniversary -- in 2061. A special ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. on Sunday, September See page 12
Cultural workshops from Town PAGE 22 Concert, festival at TOBAY Marina PAGE 3