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Top Headlines of the Week: Canine Rescued, Crime Reports, Ambulance Co. Saves a Life

Plenty of news this past week and here is a quick way to catch up.

It can be challenging keeping up with all the news and happenings going on between West Sayville and Blue Point each week so Patch offers up a look back at the top news headlines.

Photo of the Day: Church Sign Wit

Main Street drivers can't miss this message at Sayville United Methodist.

Crime Files: Custodian Due Back in Court on Child Porn Charge

Sayville school district employee has pled not guilty to felony charge.

[VIDEO] B-BP Library's Antique Road Show Draws a Crowd

Dozens of residents brought relics and antiques to find out if they owned a special treasure.

B-BP Students Want You to Go Bald for a Cause

Hair stylists needed for annual St. Baldrick's event set for March 14.

Neglected Canine Recovering at Sayville Animal Medical Facility

The Grady Animal Hospital is helping Queenie recover from weeks of starvation and treating her for kidney failure

Community Ambulance Saves Woman From Heroin Overdose

EMT saves female using Nasal Narcan.

B-BP Serves as Pilot Program for School Security Technology

The online digital program provides up-to-date data and operations knowledge easy and fast.

B-BP Fencing Champ is Tops in his Sport

Bayport-Blue Point senior is one of two top foils in Suffolk County.

Feds Strip Nude Beach From Fire Island; Are You Bummed?

Officials cite public lewdness and diminished dunes for ending Suffolk's only nude beach.

B-BP Crime Report: Road Rage Incident; Tools Stolen

A list of recent police activity in Bayport and Blue Point as reported by the Fifth Precinct.

Will Third Time Be the Charm for Fire Island Cleanup?

Army Corps issues yet another contract award to get debris off barrier beach by end of March.

Petition Seeks Justice for Starved Dog Recuperating in Sayville

Queenie is getting better thanks to Grady Animal Hospital in Sayville but some pet lovers think her owners need to be held accountable.

A list of recent police activity in Sayville and West Sayville as reported by the Fifth Precinct.

Boy Scout Food Drive Kicks Off Next Month

Annual collection effort is aimed at replenishing depleted supplies due to super storm Sandy.

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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.