All Aboard For Reading

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All Aboard For Reading

Friday, 08 March 2013 00:00

“All Aboard for Reading” is the theme of this year’s Parents as Reading Partners (PARP) program at Northside Elementary School. Each student was handed a train ticket where they wrote their name and the titles of their favorite books on it. The school’s lobby was then decorated with all the personalized train tickets. The Northside PTA sponsors the school’s PARP program, a popular reading initiative that is celebrated in elementary schools across the nation. PARP is a program designed to foster the love of reading in children by asking parents to set aside 15 minutes daily to read with their children. Students and parents are asked to hop aboard the reading express this year in support of this exciting event.

News

District Holds Final Meeting Before Vote

Thursday, 23 May 2013 00:00

The Farmingdale School Board held its final public hearing last Tuesday, a week before the scheduled budget vote. The 2013-14 proposed budget was outlined by the schools’ business administrator, Paul Defendini.

“The 2013-14 proposed budget is $153,384,118, with a tax levy increase of 2.35 percent,” said Defendini. “This represents a dollar increase of $2,816,958 compared to the 2012-13 budget, which was a total of $150,567,160.”

Sports

Titans Registration

Thursday, 23 May 2013 07:29

Farmingdale Titans Football and Cheerleading league will hold registration on Friday, May 24 from 7 to 9 p.m. and again on Saturday, May 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Allen Park, in Farmingdale. Children are guaranteed playing time regardless of experience or skill level.

Registration is free for five-year-olds for football and cheer.

For ages six to13, the registration fee is $115. The cheer-only option for ages five through eight is $75. Discounts are available.

For information on football call Bob Thompson, 516-404-4345 or Tina Gangale 516-293-1381; for cheerleading: Laura Cincotta, 631-796-8538 or visit www.farmingdaletitans.org.

Over The Hill Gang Report

Thursday, 23 May 2013 07:28

Zwanger-Pesiri Radiology picked up its first win of the season with a 23-19 victory over McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home. ZP jumped to a quick 4-0 lead in the first, but M&T battled back and took the lead until the third inning. That’s when ZP broke out with 10 hits and 10 runs, its biggest inning of the young season.