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Top News Headlines of the Week

Missed a day at Patch? Here's a quick way to catch up.

It was a week of news between Blue Point and West Sayville and featured one of the worst car accidents seen in quite awhile. But there was also heart-warming stories such as how one Bayport-Blue Point graduate has proved to be a caring friend and mentor to a young resident during a cancer battle.

In case you missed a day at Patch this week, here are the top news headlines:

Sayville Crash Driver Held on $300K Bond

Sayville Students Championed for Outstanding Character

Special Circumstances Make for A Special Team Bond

Local Fitness Expert on Ways to Keep the Family Healthy

Tylenol Harder to Find Than Flu Shots at Local Pharmacies

Police: Attias Flea Market Jeweler Had No License

B-BP DECA Team is on the Road to State Competition

Fire Island News: Dredging Project Aimed at Beach Replenishment

ayville Kindergarten Teacher a True Asset to District

Sayville HS Senior is an Intel Semifinalist

Pharmacy Errand Nearly Turns Deadly for Sayville Native

Police: Patchogue Man Arrested Following Fatal Sayville Accident

Man Killed in Sayville Multi-car Accident

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John Thompson May 19, 2013 at 10:26 pm
And so the taxpayer is once again asked to give more to an already out of control and bloatedRead More system. Every year the school districts on Long Island receive increases of millions of dollars to their budgets, and still they want to bleed the taxpayer for more. As two income families struggle to pay exorbitant tax bills, we’re asked to pay even more? We’ll here’s a novel idea, how about if the teachers union’s began demanding less? This early retirement baloney must stop, salaries should be capped, administrators and their staffs must be cut by at least eighty percent. In addition, educators and staff should have to pay for their own medical and retirement plans just as the rest of us must. Here on Long Island, families are suffering and sacrificing, and many are being forced to leave due to taxes which are out of control. It is time for educators to cease hiding behind children with threats of decreased student programs, and to make an honest and realistic observation as to why things are as bad as they are. To blame parents for not paying enough into the system to support the schools is ludicrous. The real problem lies in a system which is self serving, and run by incompetents blind to the harm they are inflicting upon our children and families.