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Kings Park is located at 40.886degrees North and 73.258
degrees West.
The Eastern Region Helicopter Council (ERHC) set up
Kings Park as a, "HOT SPOT" in their, "Fly Neighborly" program. This
was communicated to their member pilots last year. They were asked
to NOT FLY over our town but to divert over the LI Sound. Obviously
a few pilots are not very neighborly. The noise continues with low
flights over hovering over our homes and businesses. The worst times
are Friday nights and Monday mornings; when the Hampton's crowd
commute to the city. In the event you are bothered by their noise or
the vibrations they create, you are urged to voice your concern and
may file your complaints to the people on the following list.
Arlene Feldman
FAA Regional Administrator for the Eastern Region.
JFK Airport. (718) 553-3002
Paul Loudi
FAA Noise Abatement Officer
JFK Airport (718) 553-3365
FAA Noise Hotline
Washington, D.C. (800) 322-7873
M-F 8AM-4PM. Follow the instructions.
Call as often as they fly, and be
as forceful as you can. Maybe we can get this quality of life issue
under control! |
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Playing... A Win Win Opportunity |
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Ms. Sally Ayres (Kings Park High School Lacrosse
Coach), Alyssa and Mr. Michael Quigley, (Kings Park Central
School District Athletic Director) |
Kings Park High
School Senior Student Athlete, Alyssa Harris, has signed a
National Letter of Intent to play Lacrosse at Sacred Heart
University next season at which she will major in Occupational
Therapy. Alyssa will accept a scholarship to play Midfield for the
Pioneers.
Alyssa, a Co-Captain and 4-year varsity lacrosse player for Kings
Park, was 3rd on the team for goals last year and first for ground
balls and
interceptions. Alyssa was an All-Tournament and All-County Honorable
Mention player in 2003. She was a member of the County Championship
Team in both 2001 and 2003. Alyssa also played for the Long Island
Elite Yellow Jacket Travel Lacrosse Club.
Additionally, Alyssa played four years on both the
varsity soccer and varsity basketball teams. She was named to the
All-League Academic Team, All-League and Exceptional Senior team for
soccer and to the All County Academic team for basketball She also
earned the “White K” award in basketball. Alyssa is the daughter of
Laura and Ian Harris of Kings Park.
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Preparing
For The Big Day
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Our local veterans group was caught preparing the plaza for next
week's Memorial Day celebration. The flag poles were being tested
for the big event. Students from our local school will be there to
present the flags on May 31.
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Multi Lingual?
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Great Job! |
This is the time of the
year when the labors of an educational life payoff for everyone.
Kings Park High School is immensely proud of the students who
achieved cum laude status on the National Latin Examination.
Congratulations to Phillip Caroll, Jennifer Aiello, Adena Neglia
and Deanna Fusco who were honored at a recent Board of Education
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Budging the Budget
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By Ken Kraska
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The Kings Park School Board held a special meeting to address the
issues and obtain resident feedback surrounding their defeated
budget. Approximately 200 people attended of which an estimated 60%
were school employees and the balance local residents. An
overwhelming majority of the residents who spoke were supportive of
the board's adopted budget. Many showed true concern and offered a
few ideas on how to package and promote the budget. At the beginning
of the meeting there seemed to be a consensus to reduce the budget
"ever so slightly" so as to demonstrate there was some concession by
the district. At one point, the crowd chuckled and applauded
simultaneously when a resident suggested they cut just $1off the
budget and resubmit. By evening's end the assembly felt secure
enough to recommended the budget be left "as is" and subject it to a
re-vote.
As each person spoke, some confessed they neglected to pull
the lever Tuesday, blaming other commitments and outright apathy. A
point was then raised indicating those who were against the budget
made it their business to get to the polls to post their "no" vote.
Concurring chatter in the audience was heard self certifying this
point. To that end virtually all swore they would and could muster
enough supporters to the polls to pull the "yes" lever allowing the
budget pass the second time around.
Not everyone was happy nor in agreement, there were three
residents in particular who voiced concerns. One of the concerns
involved the format of the budget's presentation and its
readability. Make it "user friendly" and offer some plain-English
explanation for an increase (i.e. the 50% increase in this
particular department's salaries was due to hiring another person
and a blah blha% increase in current salaries). Some other concerns-
Where does the money go?...Why are salaries increased 4% or more
every year?... Why have we been increased so much, so often? How can
we keep up with these substantial increases each year? After a
while it became evident, the concerns raised were not based on the
district's performance, nor academic in nature, but centered on
their economic impact. For the most part these concerns were
reasonably addressed and the answers were acceptable to the
majority.
Closing remarks from board President Hogan indicated
discussions and a decision to take one of the three options -
resubmit as is, reduce and resubmit or default to the contingency,
would be made at the Board's next meeting on June 1. In the event
there is a re-vote it would take place on June 17.
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