Over 60 ... And Getting Younger: February 9, 2012

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Over 60 ... And Getting Younger: February 9, 2012

Written by Stanley Greenberg Friday, 10 February 2012 00:00

Teamwork

Our wonderful NY Giants have defeated the big bad boys from New England under Tom Brady and Bill Belichick on Sunday, Feb. 5, in Indianapolis. When questioned by the media, (television and radio) the Giants all used one word to reply how they accomplished this difficult task. The word they repeated was “teamwork.”

The offensive and defensive players on the Giants kept repeating this phrase. It was certainly a compliment to Tom Coughlin and his staff of coaches that brought this praise.

The game was back and forth with both teams having the lead for short periods. When Mario Manningham made that impossible and miraculous catch and kept both feet in bounds late in the game the Giants fans grew hopeful. A field goal at that point would have resulted in a one point lead. But the passing of Eli Manning and the slashing running of Jacobs and Bradshaw worked for a touchdown and a 21-17 final score.

The defense of the Giants with Tuck, Pierre, Osi, and Chase Blackburn were tenacious in their defense against Tom Brady and his bunch. Even the Giants punter Steve Weatherford and field-goal kicker Tynes were sensational.

As they all said unanimously, “teamwork” was the key to victory.

If you have ever played on a team you can appreciate teamwork. Eleven men on a soccer field, the offense and defense must join together. Five men on a basketball court depend on each other to pass and play defense. Nine baseball players accentuate teamwork. A doubles team in tennis is a collaboration of two individuals striving to win the match.

Teamwork in families is a serious matter and can lead to great victories. Office projects in a corporation or large or small firms rely on cooperation to get the desired result.

We are proud of our Giants and we all admire their working together known as “teamwork.”

News

Election Results

Thursday, 17 May 2012 12:24

Syosset

Budget

Yes: 3,530
No: 2,271

School Board Trustees

Joshua Lafazan: 4,739
Christopher DiFilippo: 2,531
Alan Resnick: 2,474
John Moore: 2,365
Sonia Rutigliano: 2,115

Newcomers DiFilippo, Lafazan elected to the school board in the wake of robocalling scandal

After an eventful and often contentious spring campaign, newcomers Chris DiFilippo and 18-year-old SHS senior class president Josh Lafazan were elected to the Syosset School Board, while incumbent Alan Resnick was re-elected. The arrival of some new faces on the board is newsworthy here, especially since both of the newly-elected trustees have been critical of many district policies. However, a bizarre event the day before the May 15 election threatened to overshadow the results: an accusation of theft levied by the district at Lafazan’s father, Jeffrey Lafazan, the use of the school’s emergency information network to broadcast that accusation, and the counter-accusation by the Lafazan family that the entire thing was a fabricated crime designed in an attempt to discredit Lafazan’s candidacy with a last-minute smear campaign.

Sports

Big Finish For RunNassau Series At Eisenhower Park

Friday, 18 May 2012 00:00

Bradley Raxenberg of Woodbury makes it three for four

Twenty-three-year-old Bradley Raxenberg of Woodbury scored his third overall win over the four-race RunNassau Series, smoking the field at the Eisenhower Park 4-miler with a 22:03 finish, 51 seconds in front of his nearest challenger, 43-year-old John Kane of Levittown, who was the first masters finisher at Eisenhower Park.

New Jersey’s Patricia Brims solidified her hold on the overall women’s series championship with a 25:52 win at Eisenhower, notwithstanding a strong effort by runner-up Cristin Delaney-Guille, and Lesli Hiller of the Nassau Police Running Club who took top honors among the Masters Women with a time of 28:14.