Week in Review: School, Business and Sports News Top This Week's Headlines

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SCHOOLS BEAT

• Parents of students at some Three Village elementary schools on Tuesday called for the school district to reverse its decision to cut two elementary school assistant principals, a decision made to help to bring it within the tax cap. for the full story.
• Neil Lederer, Three Village's outgoing interim superintendent, will stay on as a per diem consultant while beginning a new stint at the Bayport-Blue Point school district. for the full story.

BUSINESS BEAT

• Three new retail stores opened in the area, filling once-empty spaces in Stony Brook and Lake Grove: Sur La Table, Michaels, and Staples. for the full story.
• Montreal-based clothing retailer Garage is set to open a location at Smith Haven Mall, which a company spokeswoman said will be one of 18 U.S. stores in operation by the fall. for the full story.
• Pantaleon's Farmstand in Setauket has leased the vacant lot across the street and is planning an expansion. for the story.

CRIME BEAT

• Police on Thursday arrested a Stony Brook woman they say stole several pocketbooks from customers' shopping carts at six different supermarkets in Setauket, Stony Brook, Port Jefferson Station, and Centereach. for the full story.

GOVERNMENT BEAT

• Brookhaven Town could be out of surplus funds as early as 2014 unless officials come up with ways to save the town money, according to an article published Thursday in Times Beacon Record newspapers. for the story.

ARTS BEAT

• Not many 17-year-olds get to say they have performed solo at Carnegie Hall, but Madeleine Vaillancourt is one who can. Vaillancourt, who is just finishing up her junior year at Ward Melville High School, was recently a featured soloist at Carnegie Hall. for the full story.

SPORTS BEAT

• The big sports news in town is of course the Seawolves baseball team, which is playing in the College World Series. Though , they're still alive in an elimination game Sunday at 5 p.m. against Florida State. On the way, they've garnered much media attention – including a of Sports Illustrated's online publication.