New car chargers installed at POB Public Library Enrollment “bubble” seen in two Syosset elementary schools

BY RIKKI MASSAND

The Syosset Central School District Board of Education’s special meeting, on Tuesday July 25th focused on potential upgrades to the district’s aging facilities. But the trends in school district enrollment are an integral part of the discussions involving the future of all ten Syosset school buildings, and Superintendent of Schools Dr. Thomas Rogers expressed the need for flexibility to accommodate higher enrollment. Recent statistics have shown uneven growth among the district’s elementary schools.

The trends for Syosset CSD enrollment are currently noted as “Secondary Growth, Elementary Bubble.” A chart reflecting district enrollment since 2019 outlined the elementary-level bubble, but it is projected to subside with a move of the high enrollment bubble through the middle school-level, eventually reaching the high school.

In discussing the district facili-

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Nassau County Legislator Arnold W. Drucker (D – Plainview) joined with the leaders of the Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library on Wednesday, July 26 to celebrate the grand opening of the facility’s newly installed electric vehicle chargers. The completion of this new public amenity comes at a time when Nassau County residents and drivers across America are embracing electric vehicles at a greater rate than ever before.

“Electric cars are an essential component of ongoing efforts to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and combat climate change, and charging stations like the one at the Plainview-Old Bethpage Library are key to supporting the increased daily reliance upon

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