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News of the Week: Cops Save 2 Lives, School Fun & Relay for Life is a Passion

Missed a day at Patch? Catch up easy with this news of the week guide.

Here's at quick look at this past week's news headlines:

Suffolk Notebook: Cops Increase DWI Patrols for Super Bowl Sunday

Relay for Life More Than Just a Fundraiser for Sayville Woman

A Welcome Sight: Le Soir With Lights On

Sayville Grad Tapped as Navy Women's LAX Co-Captain

Cops Save Sayville Man After Heroin Overdose

Where to Buy Girl Scout Cookies

Readers Offer Tips on Staying Warm in Frigid Temps

Bayport FD Chief Cited for Community Service

Patch Facebook Features Blue Point Resident's Talent

B-BP Students Get a Little Balance During School Day

Sayville HS Club Hopes to Make History at National Competition

Police Seeking Thief Who Stole Wallet in W. Sayville

Sayville Elementary Hosts World Class World's Fair

Don't Miss: Martime Museum Programs for Kids

Sayville Students Enjoy Read-Aloud Thanks to a Special Guest

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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.