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A8 « THE LONG-ISLANDER « APRIL 5, 2018 LongislanderNews.com Please mention The Long Islander Newspapers when doing business with our advertisers. STATION Annual Walk Raises $GK For Charities What began as a confirmation project has blos- somed into a 23-year tradition that hits the track out- side Walt Whitman High School each Good Friday. The Good Faith Walk, founded years ago by the seventh grade class of Ginger Hoernig, raises money for local charities. This year's walk drew more than 100 participants and collected nearly $6,000, Hoernig said. \The walk went well on Friday,\ she added. \A bleak weather forecast was held at bay, and we even had a few bursts of sunshine.\ Money raised will be distributed to three local causes. St. Hugh of Lincoln Parish Outreach; Stand Up for Suzanne; and Makenzie Cadmus Special Needs Trust. The parish outreach at St. High, which is lo— cated on East 9th Street in Huntington Station, feeds and clothes the needy within the local com- munity. Meanwhile, Stand Up for Suzanne is a non- profit founded in the memory or Suzanne Shea, a South Huntington mother-of-two who fought a long and courageous battle with breast cancer but succumbed in 2013. Her sisters and friends founded the nonprofit to support breast cancer research at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. For more information, visit Standupforsuzanne.org. The Makenzie Cadmus Special Needs Trust supports Makenzie a 22-year-old who has been di- The crowd at the 23rd annual Good Fait alk, wich rised money for three local causs last Friy. agnosed with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, a disease that makes her skin as fragile as that of a butterfly's wing. For more information, visit Helpmakenzie.com. \Family and friends of Stand Up for Suzanne and Makenzie Cadmus were on hand to talk about their causes and thank everyone for their sup- port,\ Hoernig said, She added, \Mail-in donations are still arriving, and it is not too late for donors to support the char- ity or charities of their choice.\ Check donations can be written to the payee of one's choice and mailed to Hoernig at 4 Chambers Court, Huntington Station, New York 11746. State budget OK'd, includes increased school aid, more (Continued from page A1) percentage-wise belongs to the Huntington school district, which is in line for a 5.03-percent boost from last year. Commack will see the smallest increase at 0.64-percent, or $221,550. \It should give taxpayers a break on the amount of money that the dis- tricts have to raise,\ Marcellino said. Additional figures can be seen in the chart below. Cold Spring Harbor Commack Half Holllow Hills Harborfields Huntington Northport-East Northport South Huntington $3,499,244 l $35,000,145 Elwood $12,429,193 $28,507,959 $14,170,103 $17,583,188 $14,574,046 $34,718 124 Editor's note: These state- provided figures are preliminary. Additional Funding To Combat Gangs, Opioid Addiction State officials also established two means of battling the state's gang and opioid crises. The budget calls for a $16-million plan to give Long Island's youth access to social programs in an effort to reduce recruitment by gangs, including MS-13. A Community Assistance Team from State Police will also be deployed to assist local law enforcement agencies combat §82594 . 242% $221,550 _ 0.6% $387,335 322% $551461 1.97% $573,887 422% $§42110 5.03% $521,583 3.71% $1,426,176 428% gangs on Long Island. \Gang life is not just a law enforce- ment issue; it's a social issue that demands a coordinated effort to reach kids before they become trapped by violent groups like MS-13,\ Suffolk DA Tim Sini said in a statement Monday. \We are encouraged that this issue is being tackled with common- sense measures and the necessary funding to make these programs a reality.\ The state will also enforce fines on opioid manufacturers and distribu- tors that will be put into an Opioid Stewardship Fund. While information from Cuomo's office said an estimated $100 million is expected to be allocated towards that fund, Assemblyman Andrew Raia (R-Northport) said he was told otherwise. Raia said $20 million raised by the fee will go towards solving the opi- oid crisis, while the remaining $80 million will go back into the state's general fund. 'Behind Closed Doors' Process Criticized The budget was passed less than 24 hours before the April 1 deadline, a feat that Cuomo called a \herculean task,\ however some questioned the means by which it was accomplished. State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said the process occurred \behind closed doors, leaving the public in the dark about how taxpay- er money will be spent.\ However, Raia said the negotia- tions were necessary to close a spend- ing deficit without any major cuts. Bellone: Suffolk Scores 'Major Victories' With Budget Suffolk Executive Steve Bellone said the county \scored major vic- tories in this year's state budget by securing funding for the over- whelming majority of our top pri- orities.\ Both Assemblyman Raia and Senator Marcellino said the budget isn't perfect, but that it continues to provide important state aid for Huntington residents. \Additional state aid of almost $1 billion helps Long Island taxpayers every time,\ Raia said. Marcellino said, \It went far enough that we could move ahead and our local municipalities and school districts could do what they have to do.\ Marcellino added that Huntington will also benefit from state aid for roads and infrastructure projects.
