If you want a top school district

[Islip home owner]

I did not see any mention of Islip - And I must say until you experience Islip, South of Montauk Hwy, you can not appreciate it. This is the greatest little town - I can walk to the beach (a great little beach with kiddie playground and concession stand) and I also can walk into the village to get my hair done or a pedicure or to catch a bite to eat or get birthday cards...nice stores with friendly owners that know you by name. So many historic homes - my is over 130 years old which we spent the last 7 years renovating and we could not be happier here, raising 3 small children - there are so many kids in the area and they are all always outside playing together on nice days - it is a great place to live and raise a family.

[Linda in Lindenhurst]

i have 2 kids in the lindenhurst school district and i am more than pleased with the school and the community as a whole. it is a very family oriented community, very centered on family activities. people that live here love it, and love the schools, but for some reason our reputation with surrounding towns doesn't measure up to the reality of life here.

[3d Max]

Can you say correct punctuation?
I can safely assume that you did not attend one of the schools mentioned in this article. By the way, I am sorry that you do not live in a nice home.

Get Ready wrote:

3 days in a row now Newsday has been highlighting Long Island Real Estate. I guess it's desperation time because they know the market is crashing and will only get worse. Feel sorry for you suckers who bought at the top .. can you say FORECLOSURE !!

[3d Max]

The lists Greenlawn to be ahead of Northport. I have a hard time believing that. Half of Greenlawn is in the ghetto.

[3d Max]

I have heard so many nice things about Central Islip too. You can get your hair braided, your teeth plated gold, and buy a 40oz all in the same store.

Islip home owner wrote:

I did not see any mention of Islip - And I must say until you experience Islip, South of Montauk Hwy, you can not appreciate it. This is the greatest little town - I can walk to the beach (a great little beach with kiddie playground and concession stand) and I also can walk into the village to get my hair done or a pedicure or to catch a bite to eat or get birthday cards...nice stores with friendly owners that know you by name. So many historic homes - my is over 130 years old which we spent the last 7 years renovating and we could not be happier here, raising 3 small children - there are so many kids in the area and they are all always outside playing together on nice days - it is a great place to live and raise a family.

[dina little]

There is no school
system good enough anymore.

I home school.

New York school systems
are Nazi fiends to home
schoolers, but it's worth it.

However, We are looking into
moving to a more home school
friendly state, actually...to a family friendly state. No one has children in NY anymore!
You'd think we lived under the Chinese one child rule.

dina

[Bill1154]

LindyTom wrote:

Lindenhurst is also a very nice place to raise a family. It's very diverse and many working-class families with kids. There are many family owned shops on Wellwood Avenue in the heart of the village.

Lindenhurst is diverse?? I think you need to cross Strong Avenue once in a while and get a diversity lesson.

[Orca Winfrey]

dina little wrote:

There is no school
system good enough anymore.
I home school.
New York school systems
are Nazi fiends to home
schoolers, but it's worth it.
However, We are looking into
moving to a more home school
friendly state, actually...to a family friendly state. No one has children in NY anymore!
You'd think we lived under the Chinese one child rule.
dina

Good enough for whom?
If you give me your address, I'll send you some money to help you move out of our state. Go home school your future non-social child(ren) in another state and don't corrupt our moral majority.

Also, by the way.....by your statement above, you admit that you never had a child.

[Theoldcaptain]

3d Max wrote:

I have heard so many nice things about Central Islip too. You can get your hair braided, your teeth plated gold, and buy a 40oz all in the same store.
<quoted text>

My main man

Ilikes yo comments. Wat store is dat were i can find me a 40 oz. Alredy gots mosta my teef plated but had to have my head shaved bfore gettin oudda the Suffolk lockup. Keep on writing yo stories. I likes dem.

[KirkHere]

Whoever at Newday dreamed up this idea of rating the towns against each other has totally insulted the rest of Long Island.

If I didn't think my town was the best place on Long Island for my family I never would have moved here.

I really have to ask who picks a place to live because of "dog parks?"

If anyone else hinted that gays should live in the same area as other gays Newsday would jump all over them as suugesting segregation.

One thing I can see from Newsday's picks is that it's editors believe that one should pick a place to live to gain status. Well I have some news for Newsday's editors and that is "Money Can't Buy You a Good Home." It can buy you a house but it takes people, especially Mothers, to make a good home. SO WHEN CAN WE EXPECT NEWSDAY TO GIVE US A LIST OF LONG ISLAND PLACES WITH THE "BEST MOTHERS." Or should we simply assume the SUGGESTED best places to live has the best Mothers too.

[Jennifer]

Bellmore-Merrick...lol. Heather Kennedy the Wantagh teacher who had sex with the 16 year old is a product of Bellmore-Merrick. That district has a crazy f'd up people...Amy Fisher too!(she wnet to kennedy HS)

[White School]

Well, Newsday finally admits that diversity isn't all that desirable. The best schools on their list are couriously white! Bravo Newsday, it's about time you came around on that one!:)

[Donna from Long Island]

I have found Lindenhurst and West Islip to have the best school districts in Suffolk County.

[The End]

Lisa Lavan wrote:

i am looking to relocate back to Long Island.I am looking for the best Special needs school district. The towns of interest are Huntington,Greenlawn mostly North Shore and possibly farmingdale, Bethpage areas. Thank you for any correspondence.
Lisa Lavan

Huntinghton, Greenlawn and Kings Park have their act together for special needs programs. I know this first hand. Good Luck.

[Our Secret]

Diane wrote:

Lake Ronkonkoma deserves a second look by house-hunters. What makes it a family-friendly place to live?
1. Sachem School District.(Have you seen test scores in today's Newsday 6/13/07?) WOW!
2. Recreation. Millions have recently been spent to revitalize Lake Ronkonkoma County Park. It's beautiful and more work is scheduled to be done. Come and take a look at the baby geese and ducks trailing their mothers all around the Lake! So cute!
3. Access to transportation. The LIE, railroad hub and McArthur Airport.
4. Shopping. Convenient to Smithhaven Mall.
5. Community groups. Check out the Lake Ronkonkoma Civic Organization for one. They are an active group of community members committed to improvement.

Shhh...don't tell everyone. I like my little middle-class village the way it is! I am so thankful my husband and I chose this place almost 20 years ago to raise our family. And that when all our friends were "moving up" to "better" areas/school districts that we stayed put. I may not have the fanciest home, or the largest lot or even a waterfront view...but I can afford where I live and take my family on yearly vacations without going into debt (gotta love Southwest!). Lake Ronkonkoma has turned out to be our family's "American Dream." If everyone else felt the same way, it'd be way too crowded and expensive. So, we'll just keep this centrally located village our little secret...

[KATHY]

I would like opinions on West Babylon High, is it a huge high school, is it predominatly white or mulitcultural?
What do you like or dislike about it. Thanks

Also any thoughts on John Glenn High School would be appreciated

[DWW]

WHAT wrote:

Hey...Where's Sayville?

People go there for the drugs, not school.

[Roger]

Get Ready wrote:

3 days in a row now Newsday has been highlighting Long Island Real Estate. I guess it's desperation time because they know the market is crashing and will only get worse. Feel sorry for you suckers who bought at the top .. can you say FORECLOSURE !!

Newsday is mandated to do these "feel good" stories. The real estate agents and their companies demand it, or they'll pull their advertising dollars. I was in the ad business some years ago, and believe it or not, every day presents a new "quid pro quo". It's got to be one of the sleaziest rackets on the planet.

[Mr Sulu]

Get Ready wrote:

3 days in a row now Newsday has been highlighting Long Island Real Estate. I guess it's desperation time because they know the market is crashing and will only get worse. Feel sorry for you suckers who bought at the top .. can you say FORECLOSURE !!

the reason Newsday is running so many real estate stories is because they have lost HUGE numbers in their classified ads. it used to be the main place, along with the NYT, people would look for houses.

now everyone looks online.

idiotday didn't see this coming, despite the whole digital world predicting this, therefore they are only now trying to update their pathetic web site, which if you ever tried using it is pure torture.

on again Newsday misses the boat!

PS, don't even ask about the car ads, they get about 15 of those a week. lost that one to online also.

[rob]

There are good kids in bad schools and bad kids in good schools. I think a lot has to to with the parents.