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Friday, May 26, 2017
Vol. 77, No. 21
Jericho celebrates school budget approval, elections
A BEAUTIFUL SYOSSET
BY RIKKI N. MASSAND
“We are living in a litigious society,” said Carrozza. “We need to know our legal protections and how to protect our assets against some of these liabilities out there.” She said that one thing people should be aware of is that people are far more likely to be involved
At the Jericho Board of Education meeting held Thursday, May 18, the election results for 2017 with three school board seats at stake were announced and approved. A minor switch will occur for the remainder of the district year, which runs until June 30, as a specially-appointed board member will be on the sidelines for six weeks, set to re-join the board in July after her election night win. Meanwhile a new trustee, Pam Wasserman-Heath, started on Jericho’s school board immediately with a term until June 30, 2019. The 2017-2018 school district budget of $122,669,127 was easily approved by the community on May 16, carrying a 1.25 percent tax levy increase. In Jericho 1,226 people voted for the budget and only 245 voted against it. Returning for another term from 2017 through 2020 is longtime school board trustee Barbara Kreiger, a former board president, who earned 869 votes. Another election night winner in Jericho was Jill Citron, appointed to the school board with a board vote last fall when longtime trustee Joseph Lorintz had to resign. Lorintz won his bid in November’s election to become judge of the Supreme Court 10th Judicial District in New York, and he left the local school board before taking his new post. The board seat won last Tuesday by longtime community leader but a newcomer to the school board, Pam Wasserman-Heath, is technically for the remaining two years of Lorintz’s term. Citron will now begin her new three-year term with the school board’s reorganization meeting on Thursday, July 6. Board of Education president Bill Ferro explained the results and changes at the May 18 meeting. “Jill Citron was sitting in Lorintz’s seat on a temporary basis as she was appointed by the board. That spot (Wasserman-Heath’s) is for the next two years, starting as soon as the board confirms the election. I will also like to congratulate Jill as, it’s a little bit unusual as she and Pam have switched seats tonight, but she has won a three-year term starting in July. Congratulations to both Jill and Pam,” Ferro said. Citron, carrying a strong PTA background, garnered the most votes with a total of 871 last Tuesday. Was-
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Residents for a more beautiful Syosset recently held its annual flower planting at Memorial Park on the corner of Underhill Boulevard and Jackson Avenue in preparation for Memorial Day. Community residents volunteered their time to assist in planting many flats of annual flowers in the garden. Special thanks to Peter Meyer of Meyer’s Farm on Woodbury Road and Susan Sweeney, manager, of Stop & Shop on Jericho Turnpike, Woodbury, who graciously donated all of the flowers. This year’s planting was done in the memory of Legislator Judy Jacobs.
Elder law attorney speaks at Library
The Community meeting room at the Syosset Library was filled last Friday afternoon with people who were there to learn about protecting their home and other assets from financially devastating events and long term medical care expenses. Ann-Margaret Carrozza, a Elder law and Estate planning attorney and former State Assemblywom-
an, gave a presentation on how to legally minimize estate taxes, protect your assets and protect your home and family. Mrs. Carrozza was recently featured as a guest speaker and legal contributor on the Dr. Phil show and has written a book called, ‘Love & Money’ which gives people a crash course on the laws of asset protection.
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