Mastic Eyesore Co-Owned By Assistant Principal

I was alarmed to read a recent Newsday article about Rob King, the assistant principal at Paca Middle School in the William Floyd School District. The article states Rob King co-owns a Mastic home the Brookhaven Town Supervisor Mark Lesko claimed is "one of the worst properties in the entire Town of Brookhaven. It was unfit for human occupancy."

The house located at 120 N. Titmus Drive, Mastic, was illegally rented to tenants. King, who works in our community but lives in Smithtown, co-owns this Mastic home with a resident of Nesconset since 2003. King claims to be unaware of the situation and thought the co-owner was residing in the home to make renovations for legal rentals.

Since King is present in Mastic Beach everyday for his job, I'm unsure why he never checked the house. The lack of electricity, presence of a generator and outdoor cooking conditions were obvious from a quick perusal. According to King's attorney, his client states he never signed leases or received rental income from the home.

It upsets me a school administrator would be part of the slumlord problem in our community, whether knowingly or unknowingly. What I found even more perturbing were statements made by a few neighbors that one of the tenants was a sex offender. I cannot substantiate this rumor but find it even more disturbing.

It is rather surprising we heard so much about a store proprietor giving a robber a loaf of bread but there was little publicity about this serious problem. Our community has suffered as a result of careless behavior from "investors" for too long. To find them employed by our school district and taking home a salary while living miles away is offensive to me. Why wasn't this home found in the Town of Smithtown, where the co-owners reside? How do you feel?

The Loss of Corey Stark

Posted on the William Floyd School District website:

Tuesday, February 24th 2009
The William Floyd School community is saddened by the sudden loss of one of our students, Corey
Stark, a high school senior, who passed away this afternoon. Counselors will be made available at
the high school for our students. Our thoughts and prayers are with Corey's family and friends
during this difficult time.

Our community is terribly saddened by this tragic loss. Prayers, sympathy and support go out to Corey's family and friends.

Bike A Thon

It's funny how Back to School cool at the Community Library was good for the kids and I. While they made their colorful totes, I read a few magazines and took out a funny novel. The magazines inspired me to write for this blog more. Maybe if I take part in the upcoming William Floyd School District Bike-A-Thon, I'll want to exercise more. It's for charity, so it can't hurt to try.

The Bike-A-Thon is sponsored by SEPTO and fundraising benefits both the Special Education PTO and each building PTO. Ten percent goes to the school PTO and the rest benefits special needs children in our district. There are cool prizes for your sponsored donations - example:

$25 donation (smallest) - $10 Toys R Us gift certificate or $10 Target gift certificate (those holidays are coming)

$60 $25 Game Stop or $25 Best Buy gift certificate

$100 - 16" bike for boy or girl or AM/FM CD boom box

$180 I-Pod 2GB Shuffle

$200 - 14" Flat Tube Television

$1,200 - Laptop, 80 GB HD, 15" widescreen

There are all different prizes at various levels. To sign up mail wfsepto@yahoo.com or call 631-399-6258 or go to th HS Senior Cafeteria on Wed. 9/24 at 6 PM. Checks are made out to William Floyd SEPTO. The ride day is October 18 between 9 am and 12 pm. Ride time is less than 30 minutes. Riders are asked to attempt: 2 times around course for grades K-2, 4 times for grades 3-6 and 6 times for 7th grade and above. There are also cool raffles so get involved and get more fit!