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Top Stories of the Week & a Look at Next Week's News

Missed a day at Patch? Here's an easy way to find out what was most read.

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To keep readers caught up on what happened this past week Patch offers up the top 10 headlines that caught readers' attention and sparked some interesting debate:

Secrets Your Pastor Can't Share in a Sermon

Sayville Police Blotter: New Year Starts Off With Few Arrests
Business Update: Ms. Michelle's Urban Gourmet

Sayville Police Blotter: Crime Didn't Take the Holiday Week Off
Crimes Nearby: Man Facing Murder Charge; Road Rage Incident
New State Laws For 2013
2012 in Review: Remembering Those We Lost

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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.