A memorial service was held for Janet Simpson on October 13 at the Trinity Episcopal Church in Northport. Condolences may be sent to Karin Cohen, 5 Tudor City Place 609, New York, NY 10017. Donations in her memory may be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Society at mssociety.org.
A tribute to Janet has been added to the In Memoriam page of this website.
Verizon is closing down its email service on a rolling basis. They began notifying customers last spring, and as of yet there is not definitive date as to when the entire service will be shuttered. According to the Verizon website:
Over the next several weeks we’ll be notifying all customers who have a Verizon Email address that we’re preparing to leave the email business; however not all customers will be notified at the same time. All customers will be given two options on how to handle their email going forward, including the ability to keep their verizon.net email address. Each customer will be provided their own date and timeline to take action to ensure their access to email is not interrupted. Other than this change, no other Verizon services will be impacted.
If you use Verizon email and have not yet been notified, visit Verizon.com to read about the coming changes and your options. In today’s world email is an important form of communication, and for so many of us having a reliable and secure email account is a necessity. If have a Verizon email address and have not yet been contacted we strongly recommend you take proactive measures. And it you decided to change your email address be sure to email our membership chair, Judy Bensimon with the new address.
R-UTN Member Charlotte Koons wrote the following Haiku in honor of our recently departed members.
For Rosemary Jenkins:
She welcomed students
To her library-classroom
Making reading fun!
For Janet Simpson:
An inspiration
Combining courage and art
Her works will survive!
Janet Simpson’s family has announced that a memorial service and remembrance will be held for JANET SIMPSON on Friday, October 13th at 10 a.m. in the Trinity Episcopal Church, 130 Main Street, Northport. It is requested that mourners wear BLUE if possible – Janet’s favorite color.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to nationalmssociety.org fund in the name of Janet Simpson.
It is vital that the proposal to hold a Constitutional Convention be defeated. Make your vote NO and be counted!
There will be three proposals on the back of the ballot.
Proposal 1 will state “Shall there be a convention to revise the Constitution and amend the same?”
Proposal 2 is an amendment referring to the withholding of public pensions and will state “Allowing the Complete or Partial Forfeiture of a Public Officer’s Pension if He or She is Convicted of a Certain Type of Felony?
Proposal 3 is an amendment referring to the use of forest lands.
All of the proposals are detailed on the ballot. Visit the NYS Election Website for more information.
Please note that if you leave a proposition blank your vote will not count. Vote NO on Proposal number 1!
Holding such a Constitutional Convention could have far-reaching negative effects on working conditions, our retirement security and our members’ ability to provide a sound and basic education, not to mention the waste of millions of dollar it will cost. For more information visit NYSUT’s informational webpage.
Rosemary Jenkins, former teacher at Norwood passed away this morning. She will be waked at Nolan – Taylor Howe on Sunday, October 8th 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. with service on Monday, October 9th at 10 a.m. at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs in Centerport.
Donation in her memory may be made to the Visiting Nurse Service, 505 Main St. Northport, NY 11768