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Polls will be open on May 18 from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. (Shutterstock)
PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD, NY Residents in the Patchogue-Medford School District will head to the polls next week to cast their ballots for a proposed school budget and to elect school board trustees.
Polls will be open on May 18 from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. at South Ocean Middle School, Medford Elementary School, Saxton Middle School, Tremont Elementary School, and Eagle Elementary School.
The Board of Education is proposing a $198.9 million budget for the 2021-22 school year.
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That represents a 1.93 percent spending increase over the current year and it comes with a 2.56 percent hike in the school tax levy.