Editorial: New Deadlines

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Editorial: New Deadlines

Written by Cory Twibell Friday, 12 October 2012 00:00

As noted on the second page of last week’s issue, the new deadline going forward for The Westbury Times will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. for the following week’s paper. This deadline is for all submissions: articles, photos, announcements, letters to the editor, obituaries and calendar items. As always, please consider the deadline on Wednesday morning to be the last-minute deadline, as we prefer to receive submissions earlier rather than later.

In addition, as we are undergoing a few format changes to make a better newspaper for the community, we request that letters to the editor follow the 400-word count limit. If letters go well beyond this limit, we will need to send them back for revision.

We thank you in advance for your respecting our deadlines.

- C.T.

News

Town Rec Employees Face New Vetting

Thursday, 20 June 2013 00:00

From now on, those looking to work in Westbury’s Recreation Department will undergo more rigorous scrutiny.

The village code was amended at a recent board meeting to require that all new village parks and recreation department employees that work closely with children take background and toxicology tests. While new CDL operators underwent background and drug and alcohol testing, no such system was in place for hires at the recreation department.

Sports

Carle Place Field Hockey Wins Tournament

Thursday, 20 June 2013 00:00

Front row: Lydia Rice, Lauren Nagy, Kailin O’Brien, Emily Lutz, Samantha Shaw. Back row: Lauren Smith, Shannon McGuinness, Caroline Smith, Samantha Reed, Kailee Pagnotta.

The Carle Place High School Varsity Field Hockey Team recently won first in the Dowling College Tournament. The team beat Sayville, Harborfields, Comsewogue, and West Islip to get to the Finals vs. Rocky Point. The final game was tied at the end of regulation time, but the team won in overtime on Shannon McGuinness’ goal and the outstanding goal keeping of Lydia Rice.

Athlete Of The Week

Thursday, 13 June 2013 00:00

Deidree Golbourne has been running track and field all four years she has been at Westbury High School. Her passion for the sport comes from knowing that “you can put your all into it. It’s not a team sport where you have to depend on other people. You get out as much as you put into it.”

Golbourne is also seeded fourth in the state for discus throwing. She says that when she initially picked up discus her freshman year, she wasn’t a fan.