Sterling National Bank of Montebello, New York, has announced that it will merge with Webster Bank of Waterbury, Connecticut. Situated on the northwest corner of Jackson Avenue and Merrick Road, Long Island Savings Bank (originally of Centereach) replaced Powell's Hotel. Astoria Savings purchased LISB in 1998, and Sterling bought out Astoria in 2017. Now Webster is in talks to purchase Sterling.
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For a 1976 view, please see HERE.
I recently came across a list of school district PrK-12 enrollments in New York State. The Excel document can be found from this page. I list below some that might be of interest, for comparison sake.
2,186 Seaford
6,548 Massapequa
2,754 Wantagh
5,188 Bellmore-Merrick Central HS District
7,202 Levittown
2,769 Plainedge
On May 18, 2021, the Seaford Library budget passed, 713 to 304, with vote total 1,017.
The Seaford Schools budget also passed, 672 to 399, with vote total 1,071.
The Wantagh Library budget passed, 109 to 46, with a vote total of 155.
It appears that the Seaford NY school budget vote asks merely a yes/no vote on a 2021/2022 budget of $74, 717,812. There is one open seat on the Board of Education, but only one candidate, Andrea Parisi. The term is three years.
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On the same ballot is the Library Budget, $2,185,366, yes/no. There is one open trustee seat with one candidate, Margaret D. Grub. The term is five years.
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Voting is at the elementary schools from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Please click on the photo below to enlarge it.
The annual NY Board of Education budget meeting has sometimes been both illuminating and contentious. On May 5, 2021, it was held in the high school auditorium with admission limited to those who wore approved masks. Livestream on YouTube failed.
Go to the Seaford Board of Education Meeting Channel, linked HERE. Note that the May 5th meeting has one segment lasting 8:43 minutes (mostly a single statement) and another segment of 7:10 minutes.
Apparently the Board of Education cannot publish the appropriate link to an upcoming public meeting until they start the camera.
In 1968, a committee published a commemorative volume," Seaford, Long Island, N. Y., 1643-1968, 325th Anniversary." At the Seaford Public Library, this book is shelved at 974.7247 S. I searched for addresses on Merrick Road and assembled the table below. This is meant to accompany the previous post, Merrick Road, 2021. As posts are in reverse chronological order, the previous post is below this one.
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There seem to be inconsistencies on this list that will require explanations. You may correct me by using the comment section below or by emailing me at cjmcmann(at)msn.com
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Some confusion arises west of Jackson Avenue, where the Long Island Savings Bank assembled a lot that included Powell's Hotel and a house with stores to the west. The banks, now Sterling, use the lowest address number.
Odd numbers are on the north side of Merrick Road. Even numbers are on the south side.
Please make comments and corrections below this post or mail me at cjmcmann(at)msn.com
I distrust my guess work.
The Newsday website of 12.13.2020 has an interactive map for the Election District results in Nassau and Suffolk counties. The map and the numbers may disappear from the website soon as news replaces old news.
In a nutshell, Donald Trump won all the Election Districts of Seaford. Along Sunrise Highway, he won the districts from the closed Olive Garden in Massapequa to Newbridge Road. Along Wantagh Avenue, Trump won from the bay north almost to Hicksville. The vote was around 65% for Trump to Biden's 35% in many Election Districts. Nowhere in Seaford did he cross 70%. Nowhere in Seaford did Biden cross 40%.
At the entrance to the Seaford Public Library, the display case shows a marvelous collection of views of High Hill Beach offered by Fred Roth. I had forgotten that there were so many homes there, and that some survive at West Gilgo. Many thanks!
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In 2007, I reported a presentation by Joshua Soren about High Hill Beach. Please click HERE.
