Photo By: Jeffrey Bessen—From left are: Councilman Steve Flotteron, Nancy Flynn, Linda Hart, Assemblywoman Ginny Fields, County Legislator William Lindsay, John Krut and Oakdale Civic Association President Stan Feldman.
 
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Signs, signs everywhere a sign
Story By: JEFFREY BESSEN, Editor
 
 08 May 2008
 Pressing on with work began in 1991 by the Oakdale Improvement Society, several residents seek to make this South Shore community a “sign-free hamlet” by noting the need to enforce town codes already on the books. The signs in question are those t...  

  
 School district seeks addition by subtraction
Story By: EMILY PORTOGHESE, Staff Writer
  
 
 08 May 2008
 The Everyday Math program, taught in kindergarten through fifth grade in the Bayport-Blue Point School District, has been an everyday problem since January. Everyday Math is a controversial program in that is forces the children to think of ways t...  

 All aboard the activity express
Story By: JEFFREY BESSEN, Editor
  
 
 08 May 2008
 Dusting away the reputation that a museum is a place that artifacts just sit around waiting to be viewed, Long Island Maritime Museum (LIMM) Director Karen Gaconnier has begun rolling out several hands on activities and events. On the job since Se...  



  



























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