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Briefs Save fossil fuels, save money Suffolk County may be one of the first coun- ues to offer a sales tax exemption to homeown- ers who install solar energy systems, if legisla- uon that County Executive Steve Levy planned to propose this week gains support. \Solar energy is one of the best ways to reduce harmful emissions, improve air quality and facilitate energy independence away from fossil fuels and foreign oil sources,\ Levy stat- ed. \We are hopeful that this type of financial incentive will go a long way towards encourag- ing our homeowners to use the cleanest and most renewable source of energy known to man - the sun.\ Levy filed the legislation Monday after Governor George Pataki» (R-NY) signed a bill that grants exemption from the state portion of the sales tax and gives municipalities the option of granting a local exemption. The county exec- utive said he will be reaching out to legislators for their support Under the tax exemption, a Suffolk County homeowner purchasing and installing a 5.000 walt solar energy system would be reheved from over $1,000 in sales tax tbased on a $12,000 net cost after LIPA rebates and New York State credits). The exemption on a 2,000 watt unit would be approximately $272 (based on a $3,160 net cost after LIPA rebates and state tax credits). LIPA officials estumate that 300 solar (photo- voltaic) systems have been installed in Suffolk County. Kyle McKay Golf Classic The first annual Kyle McKay Golf Classic will be held Wednesday, August 17 at Crab Meadow Golf Course. The charitable event. which will raise money to benefit children with cancer, was inspired by Huntington Town spokesman Don McKay's two-year-old son who is recovering from a brain tumor. Those inter- ested in participating or donating a raffle item should call Don at 486-1142. East Northport Festival The East Northport Festival has been sched- uled for September 9. 10 and 11 with major sponsors - including - Rockabilly | Barbers. Commerce Bank. Prudential Insurance, Port Deli, Pool Doctor, and The UPS Store. Businesses interested in reserving a booth should call the chamber office at 261-3573. Space is timted. BOE to interview eight for seat Pool includes some former members, candidates BY ELIZABETH W. SOBEL The Northport-East Northport School District has received eight applications from residents wishing to fill the board of education seat from which Tim Burton resigned last month, and all of the applicants will be interviewed, board President Arlene Munson said. The applicants are: former board members Warren Arthur and Lillian Brueggemann; Frank DeSario and Andrew Greenwood, who were candidates in the May 2005 election; Ely Roll, who sat on the board between 1970 and 1980; and residents Craig Smith, Anthony DeAngelis and James Wess. The names were obtained through interviews with applicants and school officials over the past month. \The applicants are all very interesting and repre- Illiteracy: causes sent a variety of backgrounds,\ Munson said in a tele- phone interview Wednesday moming. \Some howev- er. do not have much strength of experience.\ The decision to appoint someone was made through a 6-2 vote by the school board on July 6. New board members Denise Summers Mumm and Phil Fortuna cast the dissenting votes. During that meeting, Munson announced that candidates would be considered from a pool of community applicants; the five candidates who lost in the last election were eligible to apply. The application deadline was July 29 Upon appointment, the ninth board member would fimsh Burton's term and have the option of running for a full term in the May 2006 election. Contnued on page AS and solutions Long Islanders read better than most, but statistics show that 14 percent of adults in Suffolk have BY MICHAEL OEBONIS Are Long Islanders, generally speaking. able to read and write English above the national average for htera- cy? The answer to this question is undisputedly \yes\ - but the number of Suffolk County adults not able to read or write in our native English tongue remains \deplorable sad Maxine Jurow. executive director of Literacy Suffolk. The U.S. natuonal average for ihiteracy shows that there are approximately 44 milhon people. more than a fifth of the adult population, who cannot read well enough to fill out an application. understand a food label or read a simple story to a child. So even though few Americans are truly ilhterate, there are tens of millions who, in the words of the Natuonal Institute for Literacy, \lack the foundation they need to find and keep decent jobs, support their children's education and participate actively in civic life.\ In Suffolk the illiteracy rate is one in seven,. or ahout 14 percent of the adult population. \This disturbing statistic is very accurate and hased on solid research.\ said Maxine Jurow. the group's exec- utive director. \Long Island is a highly industnalized region, with a very competitive work force and a grow ing economy. The fact that 14 percent of Suffolk's res: dents are illiterate is deplorable.\ Hiiterate or barely hiterate people may be able to tunc- uon in American society. but they usually do so in a very impeded way. and the reason is directly due to their mability to understand the wnitten word. Hhterate people who do excel in American mainstreara society are truly rare and exceptional; they often rely on additional talents and raw tenacity to survive and prosper. more seriously than ever.\ Jurow said. \Or else how are our youth going to fare in the most fierce and diversified job market in history, especially when they lack basic and vital learning skills? They I1 flounder.\ Continued on page A7 Northport Sweet Shop Est. 1929 Pete Panarites, Proprietor LUNCHEONETTE HOME-MADE FRENCH ICE CREAM & CHOCOLATE CANDIES Serving Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Dinner served daily until 8pm 55 Main Street Northport, NY 11768 631.754.9679 MICHELE MARTIN 1028 Fi. SALONGA RD NORTHPORT (631) 261 4200 mchelemarti PS. 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