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'Everyone Was Family To Him': Community Mourns Long Island Dad, Husband After Sudden Death
Days after the unexpected death of a Long Island man, community members have amassed funds to support his widow and their four-year-old daughter.
“Brian didn’t have acquaintances or friends, he only had family. Everyone was family to him and that’s how he lived and loved.”
On Sunday, Aug. 6, Brian Flaherty died of a heart attack in his sleep, according to his wife Lenora and a GoFundMe set up by her sister, Arianna Zee.
Zee said that, though Lenora attempted to revive him with 911 on the phone, it was too late.
Now, as Lenora and the couple’s four-year-old daughter Francesca navigate l…
School Budgets Pass In All But Four Long Island Districts
School budgets were largely passed - many by wide margins - on Long Island, though several districts may have to revise their spending plans or be forced to adopt contingency budgets.
In total, voters approved 116 school budgets on Long Island on Tuesday, May 18, leaving just four districts - Bridgehampton, Northport-East Northport Three Village, Wantagh - that did not pass.
Of those four, three - Bridgehampton, Three Village, and Wantagh - sought to override the state tax cap. Two other school districts in Sagaponack and Islip also sought to override the tax levy, which requires a 60 perce…
