May 5: Meet the Candidates Canceled, Patriotism and Cloudy Skies

1. Today will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 60 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.

2. Many of you know Michael Pappas as Levittown's Board of Education president. But did you also know he is a retired member of the NYPD who spent the days after 9/11 working at Ground Zero? Click here to read his story. Also coming up today? Photos of Levittown residents showing their American pride this week after the news broke of Osama bin Laden's death.

3. Did you get a chance to check out any of our brand new blogs yesterday? If not, just scroll down to the "Local Voices" section of our homepage and let us know what you think! Want to join our blogging team? Email nina.ruggiero@patch.com.

4. Correction: Meet the Candidates night for the Levittown School District was cancelled since Mike Pappas, Peter Porrazzo and Frank Ward are running unopposed. You can check out our meeting with the three candidates on video by clicking here. A special meeting was held last night by the Board to discuss budget reductions. Come back to Levittown Patch for the story.

5. What about the Island Trees Board of Education candidates? Our first candidate video profile will run today. Come back to Levittown Patch to find out who it is and to learn a little bit about who you may or may not be voting for on May 17.