Friday, 11 May 2012 00:00

Oyster Bay-East Norwich School District making the effort for greater efficiency

When Mr. Van Cott assumed the position of assistant superintendent for finance and operations for the Oyster Bay-East Norwich School District, the 2007-08 bond had already been approved and the money had been borrowed from the bank. It came on the heels of the adoption of the Energy Performance Contract.

In looking over the paperwork, Mr. Van Cott noticed that the district’s bond rating at the time was “Aa3.” Mr. Van Cott requested a conference call with OB-EN assistant business official, Elisa Pellati and Moody’s.  Moody’s is a company that employs a bond rating scale developed more than 100 years ago by John Moody and is the industry standard for rating the viability of financial systems based on risk.

Friday, 11 May 2012 00:00

Muttontown Horsemen’s Association and Nassau Suffolk Horsemen’s Association host event  

The Muttontown Horsemen’s Association (MHA) and the Nassau Suffolk Horsemen’s Association (NSHA) held their annual open house at the Muttontown Preserve on April 29. It was a perfect day for the event, sunny with a bit of breeze.

Through their care of the equestrian area, they have shown that they are the lead agency involved in the care of the Muttontown Preserve. Recently Nassau County hired Saratoga Associates to come up with a blueprint for caring for all its parks and preserves. There was a need for looking at the future of the parks and preserves because of the daunting economic climate that caused cutbacks in staffing of workers who maintained those open space areas. At the Muttontown Preserve a staff of 10 was reduced to one fulltime and one half-time employees. The recommendation of Saratoga Associates was that Nassau County residents should form “friends of the parks and preserves” groups to support their local open space venues.

Friday, 11 May 2012 00:00

Wrestling coaches Jay Davis and Doug Axman honored by their peers

Wrestling coaches Jay Davis and Doug Axman were both recently honored at the Nassau County Wrestling Coaches Association Annual Awards Dinner.

The dynamic duo were recognized and honored for the second time in three years by their fellow Nassau County coaches.  Coach Davis received the Nassau County Conference Coach of the Year Award.  Coach Axman was the recipient of the Nassau County Ray Downey Sr. Assistant Coach of the Year Award.

Friday, 11 May 2012 00:00

The Sea Cliff Yacht Club has announced dates and registration details for the 36th Annual Around Long Island Regatta (ALIR). The summer classic sailboat race will begin on Thursday, July 26 and conclude by Sunday, July 30 with a beach party awards gala.

The ALIR combines the challenges of open ocean racing and the beauty of coastal cruising, setting a breathtaking 190-mile course from Brooklyn to Montauk, into Gardiners Bay and Long Island Sound. A workout for all the sailing skills, the race is a favorite of veteran racing captains trying to match the blistering 17-hour course record, and is also perfect for weekend cruisers who want to test the racing waters.