The Times of Huntington-Northport - July 9, 2015

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The TIMES of Huntington • Northport • East Northport

Cold Spring Harbor • lloyd Harbor • lloyd nECK • HalESitE • HUntington bay • grEEnlawn • CEntErport • aSHaroKEn • Eaton’S nECK • Fort Salonga–wESt Volume 12, No. 13

July 9, 2015

Gallery North Wet Paint Festival

$1.00

‘Cause baby, you’re a firework

also: Motorcycle exhibit in Stony brook, Corn Festival in Setauket, roots and Shoots ambassador arunima roy

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photos by Steve Silverman

asharoken Village held its annual Fourth of July fireworks show last weekend, lighting up the night sky as a finale to a picture-perfect holiday. For photos of the Eaton’s Neck Independence Day Parade, which happened earlier in the day, see page a11.

Keeping tabs on crabs

Experts monitoring horseshoe crabs to help save species

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New leaders of the Tigers pack By Rohma aBBas

Change is in the air at Northport-East Northport schools. School board Trustee Andrew Rapiejko, a five-year incumbent who served as vice president, was sworn in as the board’s president at its reorganizational meeting on Wednesday, following a nomination by departing president, Julia Binger, and an 8-1 vote. Trustee Regina Pisacani was the lone vote against the appointment. Newly re-elected Trustee David Badanes was nominated and voted vice president of the board — but not without an unsuccessful attempt by Pisacani rEorganiZation continued on page a12

For a look at changes on the Huntington school board, see page A2.

Photos by Rohma Abbas

New Northport-East Northport superintendent Robert Banzer is sworn in on July 1. Inset, andrew Rapiejko is the school board’s new president, replacing Julia Binger.


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