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AroundLI BABYLONTOWN Advocatesfor seniors to offerassistance Suffolk Countysenior citi- zens’ advocatesplan to visit severallocations in Babylon Town starting today. Theadvocates, from the Suffolk CountyOfficefor the Aging, will be on hand to provide information, to help with completion of eligibility or recertification applications and to offerreferrals to com- munityagencies. Theadvo- cateswill meet with those ages 60 and older.Among the issues theycan help with are food stamps, Medicaresav- ingsprograms, Medicaid and Heating Emergency Assis- tanceProgram applications. Theadvocates’ summer visits begin todayatthe Wyandanch Nutrition Center, 28 Wyandanch Ave. Advo- cateswill be therefrom9:30 Acouple enjoys the sunset on the boardwalk overlooking SmithtownBay in Kings Park. a.m. to 1p.m. today, July 29, Aug. 12, Aug. 26,Sept. 9and Sept. 23. Therest of the schedule Facebook Pic of the Week | By TomReese forBabylon Town is as fol- lows:Deer Park Library,44 Want to seeyour photohereand on Newsday’s Facebook page?Shareyour best shotsofLong Island by LakeAve., July 22,from9 a.m. to 11 a.m.; Lindenhurst sending NewsdayaFacebook messageorvia email at [email protected] Library,1Lee Ave., Aug. 22, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.; North Amityville Nutrition Center, 48-C Cedar Rd., Aug. 2, 10 NassauCountyExecutive legislaturepassed the Housing M. Miller,the district’s assis- a.m. to 1p.m.; RainbowCen- Edward Mangano and Suffolk our HomelessHeroes Act, tant businesssuperintendent, MANORVILLE ter, 293 Buffalo Ave., Linden- CountyExecutive SteveBel- which transferred abandoned as interim superintendent, Game farm to charge hurst, July 6, Aug. 3and Sept. lone,MatthewDoherty, execu- properties seized by the Wagner said in the statement. 7, 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.; Spangle tive director of the U.S. Inter- countyfor unpaid taxes to Thedistrict did not answer 1970sadmission Drive Center,483 Spangle agency Council on Homeless- nonprofit groups to be used to questions aboutthe terms of TheLong Island Game Dr., North Babylon, Aug. 8 ness, said the twocounties house veterans. Tenhomes are its agreements with Carr or Farm in Manorville is turning and Sept. 12, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 “have effectively ended home- being developed under the the interim schools chief. back the clock this weekend a.m.; Tanner Park Nutrition lessnessamong veterans.” firstphase of this bill. Carr,who became superin- to the eraofdisco, pet rocks Center,2Tanner Park,Copi- Mangano and Bellone will — ROBERTBRODSKY tendent in 2008, waspaid and leisuresuits. ague,July20, Aug. 17 and join homelessservice $241,449 as of the 2014-15 Thewildlifeparkand chil- Sept. 21,8:30 a.m. to 1p.m.; providerstodayatanews school year,the most recent dren’s zooplans to roll back and the West Babylon Li- conferenceinAmityville CENTRAL ISLIP figurespubliclyavailable. He admission prices tomorrow to brary,211 Route109,West announcing the milestone. Superintendent presided over the system as the prices it chargedinthe Babylon, July 27 and Sept. 28, Nassauand Suffolk officials, the district’s Ralph G. Reed 1970s, the farm’s firstdecade. noon to 2p.m. working with the Long Island of schools resigns Middle School last year was Admission will be $3.90for

m Formoreinformation call Coalition forthe Homelessand Craig G. Carr,superinten- classified by the state Educa- adults and $1.95for children.

co the Suffolk CountyOfficefor other nonprofits, have pro- dent of the Central Islip dis- tion Department as “strug- Therain date is Sunday. The y.

da the Aging at 631-853-8200. vided homes fornearly 1,000 trict foralmost eight years, has gling,” part of the state’s re- zooisopen from 10 a.m. to 6

ws — DENISE M. BONILLA homelessveterans since2013, resigned, making the announce- ceivership model in monitor- p.m. both days. ne the council said. Those figures ment of his immediate depar- ing schools with lackluster Visitorsalso will find a include homes built on Long tureinalettertostaff. academic performance. station wheretheycan paint 16 ISLANDWIDE

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5, Task forcesaysno receivecounty, stateand fed- said he wasresigning effective good job,maybe so,” Carr Thezoo’s inhabitants include Y1 eral funds. thatday “in an agreement with wroteinhis memo to staff. alligators,alpacas, buffalo, UL vets arehomeless

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AY Afederal task force tion helped create 60 homes at Norman A. Wagner,the greatjob.Withoutyour exper- kangaroos, kinkajous, llamas,

RID chargedwith eradicating Mitchel Field in Garden City school board’s president, said tise,devotion to students and lemurs, ostriches, parrots, pea-

,F homelessnesssaysall military and rehabilitatedfivetwo-bed- in astatement Mondaythat dedication to the Central Islip cocks, ponies and zebras. AY veterans actively seeking a room town houses in Hemp- trustees accepted Carr’s resig- community, the manysuc- Forinformation, call SD home on Long Island now stead, forveterans, active-duty nation “citing health reasons.” cesses would not have been 631-878-6644 or visit longis-

NEW have aplacetolive. military and their families. Carr could not be reached. possible.” landgamefarm.com. In aletterlast month to Last year,the Suffolk County Theboard appointed Kevin — VÍCTORMANUEL RAMOS — CARL MACGOWAN