Stewart Manor News

"The people I speak to are horrified that this 6.9 percent increase a is three times what the state allotted for, or recommended as, an increase," said a Carlton Terrace resident.

They say there's a time for everything and the time is now for me to say goodbye to the noble citizens of Floral Park as I leave my post to pursue new endeavors.

The board expects to close the 2011-12 fiscal year at or ahead of budget and plans to "carefully monitor expenses and to increase nontax revenue, with the overall objective of complying with the new 2 percent tax cap," village officials said in a prepared budget presentation statement.

Noise consideration is one of the four criteria that air traffic controllers consider when selecting which runways to use for arriving and departing flights.

"It's a tremendous organization a every proceed goes to the soldiers," said SMFD Assistant Chief Thomas Skinner.