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soca 6 c mee Gate no Bip hie bave cn n oa n > _The _- of Northport & East Northport - Northport e East Northport e Fort Salonga-West « Asharoken » Baton's Neck » Centerport TIMES arts gommunity. See story page A4. Poet and arborist John \Jay\ Johnson in a photo that he distributed to acquaint people with his website, posttréeman.com. Johnson, who died in a tree-trimming accident last month, was influential in the Northport bes J é; L = Photo courtesy of Laura DeSalvo Spend and save tightrope Hearing resumes January 12; applicant fee code passes ~ By JOSHUA DIAMANT The Northport Village Board of Trustees debated its proposed 2006-07 budget at a lengthy méeting Tuesday night. The hearing on the $10.7 mil- tion spending plan was adjourned without 4 final vote gffef nearly four hours of discussion, --, . As ofginally figzgpéposed on frecember 20, the budget would increase spending by $615,524, or 6.08 percent, from last year's $10.1 imiltion adopted budget. However, to date the village has overspent the 2008-06 adopted | budget | by $661,889; according to figures pre- sented to the mayor and Board of Trustees last week. ‘ The budgét‘firb” wes to increase , or 6.77 percent, ~ {Brainstorm | over -~| over burglaries | of The A# - Matt. mégagaswimgam Aggéa [recant rash of breakelns | created : -== ~~ Page A For Late Breaking News! wwiw.timesofnorthport.com for a total $43.05 per $100 of assessed property value. Revenue raised by tazes would go up 7.26 percent, while revenue from other sources is expect- ed to rise 8.33 percent. However, the board implemented quite a few changes as it scrutinized through the document and, since the budget has not yet been finalized, the effect on the tax rate is not yet possi- ble to determine. The board first solicited public comment and, although about 20 peo- ple attended the meeting, only two residents chose to speak. Betty Koerner made an impas sioned plea to the board to shift grants it was awarding to the Northport Theater, the Northport Arts Council, the librafy and similar enti« a word U «+4. > | Mover & Shaker | Rivals battle TIMES math wiz Gaorge Hart | Tigers' hoops aplit . gmkbaliénd more 1 with Commack \ T T Hpa +p sp hy e .> ties over to the highway and public safety budgets. \Bor heaven's sake, fix the roads,\ she said, adding, \I can't even walk safely to programs at the library I pay for with village money, Keep the money where it belongs. Take care of our needs first Not our wants, our needs.\ She also mentioned that her homeowner's | insurance | provider recently denied her continued cover- age because of the condition of the sidewalks in front of her home. Fire Commissioner Phil Weber requested an additional $10,000 from the board for an advanced life support system and a new motor for the department's boat. The board readily agreed tohis request, although Trustee Continued on page All on the court | Page A12 P u say about all-day K? Regents may issue new kindergarten mandate BY DENISE HARELICK The state Board of Regents may make full-day kindergarten mandatory statewide, with a vote on the measure planned for February. \The whole purpose of this initiative is because we have seen students in first grade who have received pre-K and full-day kindergarten and they have a whole yearover those who don't,\ said Roger Tilles, the regent representing Long Island. \They are a year behind and it only gets worse from there.\ Five hundred eighty-one of New York's 688 school districts already provide full-day kinder- garten, - according to the - state Education Department's coordinator of early education and reading initiatives, Cynthia Gallagher, who gave a s presentation on the subject to the state School Boards Association in November. Most districts on the North Shore offer it, but Northport-East Northport, Kings Park, Mount Sinai and Miller Place do not, although Kings Park has a 3.5-hour extended half-day program. \Research findings indicate that children in full- day kindergarten programs, on average, make greater gains in reading and math achievement scores than their peers who attend half-day programs or who are not enrolled in kindergarten,\ reads the policy the regents are considering. \Full-day kinder- Continued on page A6 20th Century Masters' at Style # 6 nnnnn pie onn. 4 orm £ al
