By Holly Crocco During a Sept. 29 special meeting of the Southeast Town Board, Supervisor Nick Durante took some heat for presenting a tentative budget that raises the tax levy by almost 11 percent – blowing the state-mandated property tax cap of 4.23 percent for the town out of the water, and adding about $50 more in taxes per household. “You’re proposing a 10.9 percent tax levy increase, which I’m honestly kind of stunned by,” said Councilman Eric Cyprus. “You started off b

My dad was quite the character. For certain after-school activities, there was a pickup line of cars all waiting for their children to emerge at the appointed time. Dad had to be first… always. Not second, not fourth… first. Mom usually dropped me off and split. Her day was done. Dad would time it so that he arrived on scene not long after. With his daily copy of the New York Times or New York Post in hand, he would park and read. This was all fine with me, as I was able to g