Week In Review: $98.5M Budget for Schools, Teachers Contract Settled

This Sunday, we're taking a look back at a few of the top news stories reported by Hauppauge Patch this week:

Hauppauge Superintendent Patricia Sullivan-Kriss debuted her proposed $98.5 million budget for the 2012-13 school year that includes plans to hire seven full-time teachers and purchase two minibuses for the school district.

Hauppauge Board of Ed. Approves New Teachers Contract
Hauppauge Public Schools board trustees voted in favor of adopting a new contract agreed to by the Hauppauge Teachers Association. The contract calls for 0 percent raise and a full step increase this year, a 1.25 percent salary raise and half-step increase for the next two years.

The Wobbly Olive Gastropub Closes For Renovations
Nearly one year after opening, The Wobbly Olive in Hauppauge's Industrial Park will close its doors on March 3 for renovations and open under a new name - Barringtons.

Smithtown Town Board approved a new electronic waste management contract that could bring in more than $7,500 annually for the town.

6 Trucks Taken Off Roadways for Safety Violations
Suffolk County police and state law officials took six cargo trucks off local roadways for violations of safety and issued 54 summonses during a five-hour commercial trucking sting on Tuesday night.