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JMS student honored
TOB budget hearings set for October 13th BY RIKKI MASSAND
Pictured (L-R) are Jericho Superintendent Hank Grishman; Curriculum Associate for Social Studies Business and Libraries Eric Sundberg; Middle School Assistant Principal Sara Ballute; Middle School Teacher Theresa Cantwell; Middle School Teacher Sarah Espinal; Jay Patel; Middle School Librarian Valerie Conklin; Middle School Teacher Matt Silva; Middle School Principal Chad Gleason; Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Ivy Sherman; and Jericho Middle School Teacher Michelle Vevante.
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The Town of Oyster Bay Town Council will hold two budget sessions on Tuesday, October 17 to review the proposed 2024 budget of $338,434,733, which was unanimously accepted at the board’s October 3rd meeting. The budget includes salary expenses totaling $100,225,285; employee benefits of $72,342,800; contracts of $77,287,119 and debt service of $88,157,029. Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino reflected on how far the Town has come in its financial status since he and other Town officials came onto the board in 2017. Saladino said the town has produced six
consecutive budget surpluses in the years of the current Town officials, and the Town has achieved its highest reserve funds ever totaling over $88 million. Supervisor Saladino reported that TOBAY has gone from a $44 million deficit at the time he and fellow officials took office six years ago to now achieving a budget surplus of over $88 million. One of Saladino and Town government’s goals has been set to take the TOBAY credit rating up to a coveted, “perfect” AAA status with a new rating by Moody’s Investor Services. Currently the Town is two levels below that threshold, and has risen from See page 10
Syosset HS named to AP School Honor Roll NCPD: Bank clerk sold check images
The Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes (LMC) has awarded over $20,000 in cash prizes to elementary,
Cricel A. Santamaria
middle and high school students in the 2023 Discovery Award competition. The second project win-
ning the $2,000 Outstanding Middle School Project was submitted by Jay Patel, an eighth grader at Jericho
Nassau County Police arrested a 24-year-old bank employee for allegedly selling images of checks online, leading to losses of $108,000. Police say Cricel A. Santamaria, while an employee of Webster Bank, located at 1 Jericho Plaza, Jericho, fraudulently accessed check
images without any legitimate business purpose. They say she subsequently posted the images for sale on the social media platform Telegram. Santamaria was charged with grand larceny.
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Syosset Central School District has announced that the College Board has recognized Syosset High School with a Gold distinction on the Advanced Placement Program Honor Roll. The AP School Honor Roll recognizes schools whose AP programs are delivering results for students while broadening access. Schools can earn this recognition annually based on criteria that reflect a commitment to increasing college-going culture, providing opportunities for
students to earn college credit, and maximizing college readiness. Syosset High School offers 31 AP courses. Seventy-eight percent of seniors took at least one AP exam during high school, 70% scored a three or higher on at least one exam, and 70% took five or more exams. “We are so grateful for this honor — and that we are able to offer 31 Advanced Placement opportunities for our students to earn See page 10
School gives gift of clean water PAGE 8 Art students featured at museum PAGE 17