Shoreham-Wading River School District
Vote Approved, 1,742-905
Budget $59,976,799, a 3.47% increase
Tax levy $47,478,560, a 2.06% increase
Average home Assessed at $400,000 increases 2.13% to $7,089
Propositions Approved, 1,705-874, to spend $66,144 from the district's Tax Reduction Reserve Fund to improve storm-water drainage at the entrance of Briarcliff Elementary School; approved, 1,688-874, to spend $825,000 from the reserve fund to replace six underground storage fuel-oil tanks at district schools.
School board Challenger John Zukowski (1,116) and incumbents Jack Costas (1,304) and William McGrath (996) defeated Robert Alcorn (908), Anthony F. Keith Field (830), Anthony DeLouise (779) and Stephen Offutt (614) for three seats with three-year terms.
'His sacrifice made a difference': Gold Star mother honors son's memory Army Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, 22, of Bay Shore, was the first serviceman from Long Island killed in the Iraq War.
'His sacrifice made a difference': Gold Star mother honors son's memory Army Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, 22, of Bay Shore, was the first serviceman from Long Island killed in the Iraq War.
