Syosset Central School District Holds Board Meeting

At the Monday, February 8 Syosset Central School District Board of Education meeting, the night belonged to the third grade. Students from every elementary school in the district presented their findings in the third grade Buoyancy Challenge, a district-wide program where students designed and built their own floating objects. The board was also treated to a video montage of the students working on their projects in all of their various stages.

Syosset Chamber Website Offers Free Syosset Book and More

The newly redesigned Syosset Chamber of Commerce website is on its way to becoming Syosset-Woodbury’s premier resource for information about the people, businesses, and events that keep our community on the move.

Man Falls Through Gap at Syosset Train Station

After Improvements,

Dangers Still Exist on Platform

On Tuesday, at approximately 1 p.m., a passenger was exiting the third car from the front of a westbound train that had originated in Huntington when he fell into the gap between the train and the platform and down to the track at Syosset’s Long Island Rail Road station, a LIRR spokesperson said.

While the train remained stopped at the station, LIRR officials cut off the electricity to the third rail until the man was safely brought up onto the platform, according to Sam Zambuto, spokesperson for the LIRR.

Syosset Chamber of Commerce Announces Installation Dinner

The Syosset Chamber of Commerce 2010 Installation Dinner will be held on February 11 from 6:30 - 10:30 p.m. at the North Ritz Club, which is located on Jericho Turnpike in Syosset.

Three Syosset High School Students Named 2010 Intel Semifinalists

Syosset Central School District is proud to announce the three Syosset High School students who were named 2010 Intel Talent Search semifinalists: Dylan Jared Assael, Devi Mehrota and John Joseph Sullivan. These three students have been awarded this prestigious honor for their outstanding research in science.

Jericho School District to Host Bone Marrow Drive Feb. 6

Residents Encouraged to Get Swabbed

When Jericho resident Amanda Zwilling heard her best friend Lindsay Rawot was diagnosed with Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, a type of non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, in November of 2008, she knew she would do everything she could to help her.

Report Shows Jericho Implemented Comptroller's Recommendations

The first 15 school district follow-up reviews conducted across the state found the districts, including Jericho School District, collectively implemented 82 percent of the recommendations the State Comptroller's office included in its audits of the districts, according to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

Jericho Student Accepted Into Page Program

Matthew Weiss, a junior at Jericho High School, was recently selected to serve as a page in the United States House of Representatives. Working as a team, pages assist members of the House of Representatives with their legislative duties, deliver correspondence and small packages within the congressional complex, answer phones in the Member cloakrooms and prepare the House Floor for sessions.

Nassau County Executive Aims to Fix Reassessment System

Says Current System Needs Reform to Ensure Fiscal Health

In an effort to reform a property tax assessment system he feels is broken, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano unveiled his plan to repair the assessment system to lessen the burden property tax refunds have on the county budget.

Stories That Made Headlines in 2009

Continuing with tradition, here are the Syosset-Jericho Tribune’s top stories of 2009, as selected by the editor. They are listed here in no particular order. Due to space constraints, not all information can be included in this list. We encourage residents to write or e-mail in their top stories of the year. E-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or send comments to the Syosset-Jericho Tribune at 132 East Second Street, Mineola, NY 11501.