Friday, 27 January 2012 00:00
At the Plainview Water District Board of Commissioners public meeting held on Tuesday, Jan. 24, Andrew Bader was inducted as chairman of the Plainview Water District and Edward Shulroff was inducted as secretary. Commissioner Joel Kessler was appointed as treasurer.
“I am honored that my fellow commissioners have selected me as chairman, stated Chairman Bader. “The residents of Plainview-Old Bethpage have entrusted me and my fellow commissioners to represent the community with regard to water-related issues, and we take this responsibility seriously. Protecting the quality of our water supply is the board’s top priority and we will continue to do this by remaining proactive.”
Chairman Bader has many years of experience in leadership positions for various community organizations. He is a member of the Citizens Advisory Board of the Concerned Citizens of Plainview, a member of the Plainview-Old Bethpage Chamber of Commerce and member of the Board of Directors of the Friends of Sagamore Hill. He previously served as a Den Leader and Assistant Cubmaster of Pack 423 and Assistant Scoutmaster of Troop 170.
“I pledge to carry out my responsibilities with the needs and interests of our community residents as my foremost concern,” said Commissioner Shulroff, who was re-elected by the Plainview-Old Bethpage community in December. “I am delighted and honored to continue my service with the Plainview Water District for another term,”Commissioner Shulroff has been an active member in the Plainview-Old Bethpage community for over 46 years. Besides serving multiple terms as Water District Commissioner, Edward Shulroff has previously been a member of several respected organizations including the Jewish War Veterans, the Marine Corps League, the Plainview Jewish Center, past chairman of the Long Island Water Conference and has served as Scoutmaster for Plainview’s Troop #13 for over 20 years.
For more information, please contact the Plainview Water District at 516-931-6469 or visit www.plainviewwater.org.
Thursday, 17 May 2012 12:19
School Budget (Proposition #1)
Yes: 1,736
No: 848
School Board Trustees
Amy Pierno: 1,871
Evy Rothman: 1,794
Library Budget (Proposition #2)
Yes: 1,801
No: 774
Library Board of Trustees
Stefanie Nelkens: 1753
Friday, 18 May 2012 00:00
The Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District announced that eight John F. Kennedy High School (POBJFK) DECA teams were recently named finalists at the International Career Development Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. Over 50 students from POBJFK competed at the conference, which was attended by 12,000 students and advisors from across the world.
In order to be selected for the final round of competition, students had to deliver several presentations over the course of five days. Plainview Old-Bethpage DECA was very successful, with several teams outscoring hundreds of competitors to achieve finalist recognition.
World War II Historical Encampment
Saturday, May 19
All Breed Dog Show
Sunday, May 20
Stroke Awareness Program
Monday, May 24
Frothing
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Payson’s Legacy
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Drilling Down: The Student Loan Crisis
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