Weekly 5.26.16

Upcoming Meetings and Events: Sat 5/28 - Opening Day for Sea Cliff Beach; Mon. 5/30 - Sea Cliff Memorial Day Parade and Observance, Starts at Memorial Park, 9 am; Glen Head/Glenwood Memorial Day Parade and Observance

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Coast and Sea Cliff Library Events)

Thurs. 6/2- North Shore Board of Education Meeting, High School Library 7:30 pm, Sat. 6/4 - Sea Cliff Garage Sale Saturday, 9am - 4 pm; Sea Cliff Fire Department, Music on the Harbor, Sea Cliff Beach, 6 pm

Thursday, May 26, 2016

SEA CLIFF MEMORIAL DAY PARADE 2016

The annual Sea Cliff Memorial Day Parade will take place on Monday, May 30, beginning at 9:00 am at Memorial Park. All village organizations are welcome to participate. The parade route will take marchers east on Sea Cliff Avenue, make a right on Roslyn Avene, a left on Glen and then continue on to Clifton Park. There, a brief program will be observed, honoring those who died in U.S. military service to our country. All village residents and their children are encouraged to line the parade route and participate in the ceremony at Clifton Park.

THE BEACH CAFE - A SEA CLIFF SUMMER FAVORITE RETURNS

The Sea Cliff Beach Cafe is back. After the long winter and the restless anticipation of a Sea Cliff summer one feels each spring - the Beach Cafe, a stop in the daily routine for many residents during our warmest months, will open this Saturday, May 28, and provide service each day this Memorial Day weekend and every weekend through June 26 and then daily until Labor Day. READ MORE

Board of Education - 5.5.16 Meeting

PARENTS CONTINUE TO PRESS DISTRICT TO REMOVE RUBBER MULCH FROM PLAYGROUNDS

Sea Cliff Resident Nick Virgilio addresses the School Board

May 16, 2016 -- On May 5, for the third straight North Shore Board of Education meeting, several parents, citing potential long term health risks, urged the district to remove the rubber mulch that was installed more than a decade ago at the playgrounds at all three elementary schools. . . . The mulch, also known as rubber crumb, is made from recycled tires and contains many known carcinogens. It often leaves a soot-like residue on the hands, skin, and clothing of the children who play in it. . . . READ MORE

ATHLETE’S DISMISSAL RAISES QUESTIONS REGARDING SPORTS ATTENDANCE POLICY

May 19, 2016 -- Although the North Shore School Board did not budge on its decision to uphold the expulsion of a Varsity Softball player from her team for missing three practices, it did indicate at its the May 5 Board of Education public meeting that the District’s Athletics Review Committee would consider changes to the existing athletics attendance policy. . . . The student had missed the three practices when she had competed in the United States Women’s Ice Hockey National Championship Tournament in late March. READ MORE

70 YEARS OF WORKS BY FREDERICK GINER NOW ON EXHIBIT AT THE SC LIBRARY

May 21, 2016 -- The Sea Cliff Arts Council hosted an opening reception for an exhibit featuring the works of Sea Cliff artist Frederick Giner at the Sea Cliff Library last Wednesday evening. The Watercolors, charcoal sketches and pen and ink pieces span 70 years, from a 1945 monochrome of Louis Armstrong trumpeting to vibrantly colorful 21st century seascapes. READ MORE

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
email letters to [email protected]

THANK YOU, NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY

Received from North Shore Schools Superintendent Dr. Edward Melnick
May 17, 2016

To the Editor:

I would like to sincerely thank the North Shore community for coming out on May 17, 2016 to cast your ballots. It is gratifying to work within a community in which quality public education is genuinely valued. It is this level of community support that has resulted in our District’s outstanding reputation for preparing students to think critically and to creatively solve problems, as they continue their passionate pursuit of learning. The North Shore School District is special and we applaud you for keeping our schools and community strong and vital. READ MORE

THANK YOU NORTH SHORE!

Received from Sara Jones,
Sea Cliff

May 18, 2016

To the Editor,

I want to thank all of the many, many community-minded residents of the North Shore School District who turned out on the 17th to vote to support our schools.
As trustee for the next three years, I look forward to finding new ways to continue to move our schools forward despite the fiscal challenges, and I especially look forward to hearing the thoughts of everyone in our community in this regard.
A special thank you to everyone who helped remind and inform the community of the vote. Our schools would not be what they are without you.

Many thanks,
Sara Jones

BLOGS

THE GREAT BOOK GURU

ANN DIPIETRO

THE VANISHING VELAZQUEZ

Dear Great Book Guru, Memorial Day weekend is always a special time for me. I love the annual spirited Village Parade, the bittersweet ceremonies at our parks, and – of course-the breakfast beforehand at the Children’s Library, but I really do need a good book to see me through the weekend. Any thoughts?
- Memorial Day Fan

THE GARDEN'S EDGE 

DONNA KIANKA
Winter’s Edge
Micro Farm
Sea Cliff, N.Y.

GROWING WITH YOUR GARDEN

Your garden should evolve, change and grow, just like we do as humans. Many a newbie starts with an aggressive agenda only to see their newly established beds over run with weeds and fall into ruin. READ MORE

SCHOOLS NEWS

NORTH SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOLER PLACES 2ND AT LONG ISLAND SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR

By Amy DiMeolo

Possessing a strong work ethic, dedication, and a creative mind, Kate Weseley-Jones has excelled as a member of North Shore Middle School’s Science Research Club. Kate has dedicated a great amount of time and effort to her science research project, entitled A Graph is Worth 1,000 (Misleading?) Words, and it has paid off. Kate’s research project entailed several surveys in which she presented graphs to viewers focusing on how truncation of the y-axis on a graph affected how viewers interpreted the results of the graph. This phenomenon is seen often in the media where the aim is to mislead the viewer by misrepresenting the data or statistic being shown. READ MORE

ELIAS MASTAKOURIS OF NORTH SHORE HS NAMED A NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP WINNER

By Shelly Newman

Congratulations to Elias Mastakouris, a senior of at North Shore High School, who was selected as one of the National Merit $2500 Scholarship Winners.
National Merit $2500 Scholarship winners are the Finalists in each state judged to have the strongest combination of accomplishments, skills, and potential for success in rigorous college studies. The number of winners named in each state is proportional to the state’s percentage of the nation’s graduating high school seniors. READ MORE

MACAULAY GRADUATE AND SEA CLIFF RESIDENT WINS FULBRIGHT AWARD

May 13, 2016 New York, NY – Macaulay Honors College at The City University of New York is pleased to announce that alumna Leanne Tory-Murphy ’15 (Hunter College), whose family resides in Sea Cliff, has received a Fulbright award. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers research, study and teaching opportunities in over 140 countries to recent graduates and graduate students. Applicants for study/research awards design their own projects and will typically work with advisers at foreign universities or other institutes of higher education. READ MORE

NORTH SHORE LIONS CLUB HONORS FOUR GLEN COVE HS GRADS

Each spring, the North Shore Lions Club honors four students who will be graduating from Glen Cove High School in June. The honorees receive their awards in recognition of all that they have accomplished during their high school years. READ MORE

FIVE DEMOCRATS VYING FOR LOCAL CONGRESSIONAL SEAT DEBATE AT GREAT NECK FORUM; FAVORITE SON WINS STRAW POLL BY A LANDSLIDE

Photograph by Northwordnews

May 20, 2016 -- With few notable policy differences emerging between four, and the discussion becoming contentious between two, the five candidates seeking the Democratic nomination to be the party’s candidate in the race for the 3rd Congressional District seat being vacated by Representative Steve Israel faced off last Tuesday in a debate sponsored by the Great Neck Democratic Club. READ MORE

NEW VOTING MACHINES QUADRUPLE COST OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS

May 24, 2016 -- The cost to taxpayers for conducting the May 17 North Shore Budget Vote and Trustees Election more than quadrupled over last year's election, said school district officials. The increase is a result of the expiration of an exemption granted to school districts, many municipalities, and some special districts that had allowed those jurisdictions to forgo using the optical scan machines in favor of the lever voting machines that had been used for most of last century. READ MORE

NORTH SHORE SCHOOL BUDGET PASSES EASILY

Marianne Russo, David Ludmar, and Sara Jones

May 17, 2016 – North Shore residents went to the polls on Tuesday and voted overwhelmingly in support of their School District's $99,494,105 spending plan for the 2016-17 school-year. Turn-out was low, with only 1,725 residents casting ballots. 1335 or 76% of voters supported the budget, and 424 (24%) voted "no." As for Proposition #2, 1323 residents voted in favor of creating a capital reserve that can be funded up to $8.5 million over the next ten years for capital projects at each of the district's buildings, while 426 voted no. In the uncontested Board of Trustees election, incumbents Sara Jones and Marianne Russo received 1302 and 1251 votes respectively, and school board newcomer David Ludmar garnered 1212.

HUNDREDS IN SEA CLIFF MARCH AGAINST GARVIES POINT DEVELOPMENT

May 16, 2016 -- Chanting “No Density No Traffic,” “Tell Spinello ‘No,’” and “Don’t Wreck it Rechler,” about 200 residents from Sea Cliff, Glen Head, Glen Cove, and other surrounding communities gathered at Memorial Park in Sea Cliff and marched down Prospect Avenue and Cliff Way to Sea Cliff Beach where they formed a human chain to protest the City of Glen Cove’s approval of a 1.8 million square foot development on the western shore of Glen Cove Creek. READ MORE

COALITION TO SAVE HEMPSTEAD HARBOR CELEBRATES 30 YEARS

May 12, 2016 -- A sellout crowd of community supporters gathered to celebrate the Coalition to Save Hempstead Harbor’s 30 th anniversary at the Sea Cliff Manor on Friday night, May 6.
“We’ve come a long way since those early days in the mid1980s when Hempstead Harbor had the most toxic waste sites of any area on Long Island,” said Karen Papasergiou, President of the Coalition. READ MORE

PARENTS LEARN ABOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL ARTS PROGRAMS
North Shore Arts Angels Sponsors Arts Education Forum

Ask almost any North Shore Middle School parent what advice they’d give to parents of incoming sixth graders and they’d likely say “Ask what students do during the half of the day when they’re not in English, math, social studies or science.” Parents concerned about how the arts fit into the Middle School schedule had a chance recently to meet with arts faculty to learn about the district’s arts programs in grades 6 to 8. READ MORE

UPCOMING EVENTS

LEARN ABOUT A VISIONARY VIOLINMAKER AT MURPHY'S MUSIC

By Elizabeth Winchester

Quincy Whitney is on a national fiddle hunt. Specifically, the author of American Luthier, which was published in April and chronicles the life of pioneering violinmaker Carleen Hutchins (1911-2009), is looking for the nearly 500 violins that Hutchins made. Meet Whitney, and learn more about her search, book, and Hutchins, at Bob Murphy’s Violin Shop at Murphy’s Music (447 Walt Whitman Road, Melville) on Wednesday, June 1, from 3 to 6 p.m. READ MORE

DEATH HAD TO TAKE HIM SLEEPING . . . LECTURE ON THE FUNERAL OF THEODORE ROOSEVELT AT THE NORTH SHORE HISTORICAL MUSEUM

Wednesday, June 8, 2016
The Funeral of President Theodore Roosevelt. John Hammond, Town of Oyster Bay Historian, will lecture on the funeral of 26th President Theodore Roosevelt discussing the event from the requiem mass at Christ Episcopal Church to burial at Youngs Memorial Cemetery on January 8, 1919, in Oyster Bay, N.Y. $10.00. 7:00pm.
North Shore Historical Museum, 140 Glen Street. 516-801-1191. www.northshorehistoricalmuseum.org

NOW IS THE WINTER OF OUR DISCONTENT MADE GLORIOUS SUMMER BY THIS SILLY SHAKESPEARE COMPANY OF SEA CLIFF ON JUNE 11

This year’s local performance of The Silly Shakespeare Company, will open the beach performance season with its production of Richard The Nerd on June 11, 2016, at the Sea Cliff Beach Pavilion, at 7:00pm. Bring a beach chair or blanket for ya bum. This year’s production is a re-written version of Shakespeare’s Richard The Third (a political play) with the concept that Richard, an evil man of power who is in line for the throne, uses his nerdy and conniving smarts to out play his political opponents until a horse fails to save him, recalling the famous line “A horse, a horse, a kingdom for a horse.” READ MORE

NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY CHORUS PERFORMS FREE "FOLKFEST"

If you love folksongs and beautiful harmonies, you’re in luck! The North Shore Community Chorus, under the direction of Stephen Goldstein will present a concert of classic folk music on Saturday, June 11 at 8:00 PM, at the Glenwood Landing Elementary School auditorium, 60 Cody Avenue, Glen Head, NY. READ MORE

**NASSAU ART MUSEUM'S 2016 BALL AN EVENING OF GLAMOROUS GRAFFITI ON JUNE 11**

An Evening of Glamorous Graffiti, Nassau County Museum of Art’s 2016 Ball, will be held on Saturday, June 11 at 7 p.m. Inspired by the two current exhibitions at the Museum, An Evening of Glamorous Graffiti thematically evokes the work of Kenny Scharf and other late-1970’s and early-1980’s artists whose vibrant, edgy urban street art transformed contemporary art. READ MORE

DER YIDDISHER MIKADO AT GLEN COVE'S CONGREGATION TIFERETH ISRAEL

Hear The Mikado Like You’ve Never Heard it Before! Wednesday, June 15 at 7:15 p.m.

“You don’t have to know Yiddish to love it.”American Theater Magazine

The Gilbert and Sullivan Yiddish Light Opera Company performs its acclaimed production ofThe Mikado, Gilbert and Sullivan’s most popular comic opera, on Wednesday, June 15 at 7:15 p.m. at Congregation Tifereth Israel (CTI) in Glen Cove. W. S. Gilbert, the lyricist and book writer, set this hilarious satire in Japan with Japanese characters, a device that allowed him to more freely skewer British officials and institutions. Der Yiddisher Mikado will be performed with Yiddish lyrics and English dialogue. READ MORE

ANNOUNCEMENTS

GLEN COVE DOWNTOWN SOUNDS ANNOUNCES POPULAR FREE
SUMMER 2016 CONCERT SERIES

Article provided by Glen Cove Downtown BID

GLEN COVE, NY, June 1, 2016 – Beginning in July, thousands of music fans will converge on Glen Cove Village Square Plaza to experience nine weekends of fantastic performances by some of the New York area’s hottest performers. READ MORE

This year’s Downtown Sounds schedule will feature:
July 1st:   The Patriot Brass Ensemble – A tribute to our veterans
July 8th:   The Sidemen featuring The Uptown Horns
July 15th:   Desert Highway
July 22nd:   The Stanton Anderson Band
July 29th:   Rock The Cove – A night showcasing local stars
August 5th:   Marvin Floyd & Friends
August 12th:   Richie Cannata and The Lords of 52nd Street
August 19th:   Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra
August 26th:   Soul Sound Revue

TUNE IN: ROCKIN' SUMMER ORCHESTRA OPPORTUNITIES FOR KIDS

By Elizabeth Winchester

The sounds of kids playing their string instruments have become part of summers in Sea Cliff. That is thanks to Matthew Schneider, who beginning June 22, will lead his third annual SummerStrings! Orchestra Festival. READ MORE

ARTS ANGELS SEEKS EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS FOR 2016-2017

North Shore Arts Angels, a non-profit organization that works to enhance arts education in the district’s five schools, invites community members interested in supporting its mission to join its board of directors. READ MORE

NORTH SHORE CLASS OF 1986 REUNION THIS OCTOBER

North Shore Class of 1986! We are looking for you!!!
It's our 30th Reunion!!
Saturday October 1 at Sea Cliff Yacht Club.
Same weekend as Sea Cliff Mini Mart!
Hope you can join us for old friends, laughs, good food and cheer!!!
Contact the committee, if not on social media, at [email protected]. Or like the Facebook event page North Shore HS Class of 1986
https://www.facebook.com/North-Shore-HS-Class-of-1986-1161097207287651/

LOCAL MUSIC

STILL PARTNERS
Sea Cliff, 8 PM

Fri 5/27 - Glass Bottom Soul
Sat 5/28 - Aledort & The Groove Kings
Thurs 6/2 - Cecilia Kirtland, w Mark Newman & Eric Sami & friends
Fri 6/3 - Ransom Pier Band
Sat 6/4 - Reggae Jazz Ensemble

THE OAK ROOM TAVERN Sea Cliff, 8 PM

Fri 5/27 - Livestock
Wed 6/1 - Debut - Lisa Vetrone featuring Jordan Chemtob
Fri 6/3 - Joe Ciampa and Friends