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Massapequa Mustang Registration Information

Football Registration

The dates for in-person registration for both flag and tackle football, which will be held on the second level of the Massapequa Mustangs equipment building, located in the rear of John J. Burns Park are Friday May 18, from 7 to 9 p.m. and Saturday May 19, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Cost for registration this season for both in-person and online for flag football, ages 5 and 6 is $75.

For tackle football, ages 7 – 13, registration is also on May 1 and May 31. Cost is $150.

Late registration (June 1 to July 31) cost is $175.

There is a family cap of $300 if you have more than two children to register.

Parents can register online by going to https://www4896.ssldomain.com/dmsecureweb2/mustangs/registration/.

Cheerleading Registration

Registration for cheerleading for the 2012 season will be on Wednesday, May 23, from 6 - 8 p.m. and Thursday, June 7, from 6 - 8 p.m.

Both registration dates will be held at the Marjorie Post Park Community House, located on Unqua Road.

There is no online registration for cheerleading. Parents must register their children during one of the above dates in person.

News

Declining enrollment and

reserve funds are key factors

As voters in the Massapequa Union Free School District approach the Tuesday, May 21, budget vote, the proposed spending plan retains popular educational programs while keeping the rise in spending to 1.49 percent.

Despite what district officials call unprecedented increases in state-mandated employer pension contributions, as well as rising health insurance costs, the overall budget is up just over $2.7 million.

After Massapequa resident Sol Goldstein and several friends helped finish building a house for a family 20 years ago for Habitat for Humanity, they had a question: “What do we do now?” They were all retired, had enjoyed working together and accomplishing something for a family in need, and wanted to do more.

“I was looking for something [to do] hands-on,” said Joe Botkin, of Williston Park, a retired principal, who had worked with Goldstein in building the home.


Sports

Vinny Zanfardino started his coaching career in 1997 when he stepped up to coach his daughter’s Little League team.

What started as a hobby turned into a full-blown obsession for Zanfardino, 48. Coaching became an outlet to do some good for children while staying close to the game he loves: baseball.

On Saturday, May 18, the Town of Oyster Bay will conduct a ceremony to officially re-name its golf course in honor of Joseph Colby, a resident of Massapequa Park who served as the Town of Oyster Bay’s 56th supervisor. The Honorable Joseph Colby was appointed supervisor in 1977 and was elected to that office five times in the following ten years. He was then elected as a New York State Supreme Court Justice in 1988, a post he held through his retirement from public service in 1992. The unveiling will take place at the main entrance of the course off South Woods Road in Woodbury.

“When the sign for Honorable Joseph Colby Town of Oyster Bay Golf Course is unveiled, it will celebrate an outstanding career in public service,” Supervisor John Venditto said. “Joseph Colby has always had the needs of the public as his top priority and has been widely respected for his innovation and responsiveness. This golf course will now forever bear his name as a tribute to his outstanding legacy.”


Calendar

Line Dancing  

Friday, May 17

Library's Board of Trustees Meeting

Wednesday, May 22

America’s Boating Course

Tuesday, May 28



Columns

Building Better Legislators
Written by Michael A. Miller, Millercolumn@optimum.net

Quietly Vindicated
Written by Mike Barry, MFBarry@optonline.net

Health Insurance Crisis Still Here
Written by Michael A. Miller, Millercolumn@optimum.net