Upcoming Events:  Wed. 9/16 - North Shore High School Open House, 7 pm; GWGHBA Meeting, Glen Head American Legion Hall, 6 pm; Gold Coast Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting, 7 pm; Sea Cliff Landmarks Association, Lecture by Ines Powell at Sea Cliff Yacht Club, 7:30 pm; Sea Cliff Drum Circle, Memorial Park, 6pm
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Sea Cliff Library Events)
Thurs., 9/18 - Sea Cliff School Open House, 7 pm; Fri., 9/18 - Lyra at St. Lukes Church, Sea Cliff, 7 pm; Sat. 9/19 - Sea Cliff Farmers Market, St. Lukes Church, 9am - 1pm; Antigone Rising  concert, Sea Cliff Beach, 5:30 pm; Mon. 9/21 -  Old Brookville Village Board Meeting, Village Hall, 6:30 pm
Wednesday, September 2, 2015 - Friday, September 11, 2015

WE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER

In a solemn observance this past Friday morning, members of the Sea Cliff Fire Department and Mayor Bruce Kennedy stand at attention as the American Flag in front of the Stenson Children's Library is lowered to half staff at precisely 8:46 am - 
14 years to the minute after the first of two passenger planes was flown into the World Trade Center during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.  

HEALING HEADBANDS - EMPOWERING PEOPLE TO BE WELL WITH A HEALTHY DOSE OF LAUGHTER AND CREATIVITY

September 13, 2015 -- Combining the therapeutic power of laughter with that of creating something beautiful and useful, Healing Headbands, a not-for-profit project founded by Sea Cliff residents Barbara Grapstein and Joan Accolla, seeks to offer individuals with illness and their families and friends a means to help themselves heal from within.  Launched about a year and a half ago, the program has been welcomed into children’s hospitals, senior centers, businesses, and schools to offer lessons that encourage people to “LAUGH, CREATE, HEAL." READ MORE

RESIDENTS DEFEAT GOLD COAST LIBRARY BUDGET BY WIDE MARGIN; PAPIRO, HERTLEIN, BENCHIMOL ELECTED TRUSTEES

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With more than 700 voters - six times as many as had cast ballots last year - turning out to the polls, residents in the Gold Coast Library district defeated the proposed $1.6 million budget for the the 2016 calendar year - a 0.74% increase over this year's spending plan that would have raised taxes on the average homeowner by about 27 cents a month.  Additionally, Nancy Benchimol the current president, and a member of the Board of Trustees since 2001 was re-elected and candidates Rudy Hertlein and Anthony Papiro each won positions on the board unseating 4 year incumbent Craig Hennenberger and Miles Sibell, a principal founder of the Gold Coast Library 15 years ago and a board member since 2001. The trustees-elect three year terms of office will begin in January.  READ MORE

ARCHITECT PRESENTS POSSIBLE NEW GOLD COAST LIBRARY DESIGNS 

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September 14, 2015 -- This past Thursday, the Gold Coast Public Library hosted two public informational sessions that allowed community members to view and offer their thoughts regarding potential design concepts for a new library to be built at the Halms Industries site on Glen Head Road should the community, through a bond referendum to be held late this fall, direct the library board to obtain financing for the purchase of the property and construction of the new facility.  Russell Davidson, president of KD&G Architects, the firm that has been hired by the library to develop the initial concepts, led the meeting presenting three designs that were based on feedback offered by dozens of residents who attended two community input sessions this past spring.   Northwordnews attended this past Thursday's evening session.  READ MORE
NORTH SHORE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING, 9.8.15

NS BOE TO OPEN DISTRICT AUDIT COMMITTEE TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS

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September 15, 2015 -- The North Board of Education decided at its regularly scheduled meeting this past Thursday to revise its bylaws so as to open up the District’s Audit Committee to community members.  At its July 7 Annual Organization meeting, Trustee Sara Jones proposed that the Board look into making the change in the Committee’s composition.  Currently the audit committee, which assists the Board of Education with matters related to both internal and external audits, is made up exclusively of the seven board members with most of its meetings being open to public under the New York State Open Meetings law.  READ MORE

RECENTLY ADOPTED TEACHER EVALUATION REGULATIONS UNDERMINE LOCAL CONTROL SAY DISTRICT OFFICIALS

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September 15, 2015 -- At the North Shore Board of Education meeting this past Tuesday evening, Assistant Superintendent for Instruction Robert Chlebicki presented to the Board the new teacher evaluation regulations that were recently adopted by the State Education Department (SED).  The new rules, said Schools Superintendent Dr. Edward Melnick undermine local control over the evaluation process, potentially hampering the district’s ability to hold onto it’s best new teachers. READ MORE
UPCOMING EVENTS

O BRAVE NEW WORLD THAT HAS SUCH PEOPLE IN'T - SILLY SHAKESPEARE COMPANY TO PERFORM THE TEM-PISSED ON SEPTEMBER 26

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On Saturday September 26, 2015, at 5:00 pm (Rain date Sunday, Sunday September 27 at 5:00 pm), The Silly Shakespeare Company of Sea Cliff, sponsored by the Sea Cliff Civic Association,  will perform The Tem-Pissed at the Sea Cliff Art’s Pavilion a FREE SHOW. READ MORE

ATTENTION SEA CLIFF NEWCOMERS - DINNER THIS SUNDAY

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The Sea Cliff Civic Association will hold its annual Newcomers Dinner this Sunday September 20.  The welcoming party, which has now been held each fall for more than 3 decades, offers residents who've moved into Sea Cliff during the past year to meet each other as well as a few of those who help make Sea Cliff Sea Cliff.  If you moved to Sea Cliff anytime after October 2014, and would like to meet others new to the village contact Civic Association President Ann DiPietro at annmdipietro@gmail.com for details.  

FORE!  GOOD OF THE VILLAGE ASSOCIATION TO BRING BACK "GOLFING THROUGH THE VILLAGE" EVENT 

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Yes, that zany, preposterous golf event through the front and back lawns, hidden gardens, parks and passageways of the 132 year old Victorian village is back. The Good of the Village Association will use this delightfully wacky contest as their primary fundraiser for 2015.  Taking place on Saturday, September 19, each participant will get true-flight practice balls, a map, a scorecard and will be assigned a hole to start. There are 24 par three holes for a par score of 72. A foursome is $100 or $25 per player. Anyone can walk the course without golfing for $10. Check-in time is 8:30am and tee-off will be 9:15am. Pre-registration is available at the Daniel Gale Agency on Sea Cliff Avenue in Sea Cliff. The Association is seeking sponsors for this fun event. You or your business can sponsor a hole for $100. Other sponsorship forms are available. For information contact Sheila Wenger at sheilawenger@danielgale.com.

ASSEMBLYMAN LAVINE TO PRESENT ALBANY 101 - PROGRAMS ON ETHICS AND POLICY AT GLEN COVE PUBLIC LIBRARY

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Glen Cove, New York – On September 30th at 7pm, Assemblyman Charles Lavine will be at Glen Cove Public Library at 4 Glen Cove Ave, to give a presentation on lawmaking and ethics in New York State Government. READ MORE

CELBEBRATE AUTUMN'S ARRIVAL AT THE 2nd ANNUAL GHGWBA'S FARMERS MARKET AND SMALL BUSINESS SHOWCASE

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September 15, 2015 -- The Glen Head Glenwood Business Association along with the First National Bank of Long Island will sponsor its second annual Farmer's Market and Local Business Showcase this Sunday September 27, 2015 from 10 am to 3 pm in the bank parking lot at the corner of Roosevelt Street and Glen Head Road in the center of Glen Head. This will truly be a shop local event with the Rottkamp family of Old Brookville, who have for more than 60 years been growing potatoes, tomatoes, corn, leafy greens and a rich variety of other vegetables on their McCoun's Lane farm, selling their fresh produce, and four dozen Business Association members and local community organizations offering  wares for sale as well as information about the services they provide.  READ MORE

THE SEA CLIFF LANDMARKS ASSOCIATION LECTURE SERIES KICKS OFF FALL SEASON

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 Wednesday, September 16, 7:30 pm at the Sea Cliff Yacht Club

The Sea Cliff Landmarks Association kicks off its Fall lectures schedule with Sea Cliff resident, The Metropolitan Museum of Art educator, and popular travel Met lecturer, Inés L. Powell who will give a lecture on the Met’s current exhibit, Sargent: Portraits of Artists and Friends on Wednesday, September 16 at 7:30 pm at the Sea Cliff Yacht Club.  READ MORE

MIRANDA BEST - DARK AND LIGHT AT THE SEA CLIFF LIBRARY THIS FALL

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The Sea Cliff Arts Council will be hosting an opening reception for "Dark and Light," an exhibition of works by Sea Cliff artist Miranda Best.  Ms. Best, who has been an art teacher in Port Washington for the past 20 years, studied in the Vassar College Arts program where she earned a BA before heading off to Teachers College for an MA in Art Education, has been interested in creating paintings and prints inspired by the landscape.  Many of the images included in Dark and Light, she writes, "were created on-site or from sketches made on-site in plances nearby, including Old Westbury Gardens, the Nassau County Museum of Art and Cedarmere.  The play of light and shadow in the landscapes interests me the most."  The opening reception will be from 3 to 5 pm.  Dark and Light will be on exhibition through the end of October. 
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SEA CLIFF TROOP 43 SCOUTS HEADING TO HIGH ADVENTURE CAMP

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The Boy Scouts of Troop 43 in Sea Cliff are preparing for a unique, high adventure experience next Spring - spending a week learning to sail, navigate and crew 50’ sailboats in the Bahamas.  It's all part of the Boy Scouts of America's High Adventure program, in which scouts across the United States can apply to participate in once-in-a-lifetime experiences.  READ MORE
GOLD COAST PUBLIC LIBRARY

A MESSAGE FROM GOLD COAST LIBRARY

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On Wednesday, September 9, residents of the Gold Coast Public Library district voted down the 2016 budget of $1,616,845.00 by a margin of 428 to 310.

Incumbent Nancy Benchimol was re-elected and new comers Anthony Papiro and Rudolph Hertlein will join the Board of Trustees when the new term begins in January, 2016.

With the community's continued support, the Library will continue to work hard to fulfill its mission to provide an environment and opportunities for learning, recreation and personal growth for the residents of the community.
submitted by the Gold Coast Public Library

CARDIOLOGIST AND AUTHOR SANDEEPJAUHAR TO VISIT THE GOLD COAST LIBRARY

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Cardiologist, New York Times contributing opinion writer and author Sandeep Jauhar will visit the Gold Coast Public Library on Tuesday, October 6 at 7pm to discuss his latest book, Doctored: The Disillusionment of an American Physician. This timely industry exposé and memoir calls for a reestablishment of moral practices in patient care while revealing how liability- and profit-driven practices in American healthcare are subjecting patients to unnecessary tests and high fees. READ MORE
Antigone Rising on Saturday September 19 at Sea Cliff Beach, 5:30 pm.  The Beach Cafe will be open during the concert.
SEA CLIFF MINI MART
Sea Cliff's annual autumn street fair, "Mini Mart," will take place on Sunday, October 4, from 10 am until 5 pm.
IN CASE OF RAIN, FARMERS MARKET WILL BE HELD IN PARISH HALL OF ST. LUKES
LOCAL ART 

FRANK OLT: NEW WORKS AT NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART

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Frank Olt’s colorful and dynamic installation of small-scale work occupies Nassau County Museum of Art’s Contemporary Gallery in Frank Olt: New Works, a solo exhibition that is on view through Sunday, November 8, 2015.  On Saturday, September 20, from 3 to 4 p.m., as part of the Artist in the Galleries series, READ MORE

SEPTEMBER AT THE NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART

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THE MODERNS Chagall, Degas, Léger, Miró, Picasso, and more….
This showcase of modernist works, which is presented as two separate exhibitions, spans modernist art traditions from late 19th century impressionism and post-impressionism through twentieth century movements such as cubism, dadaism and surrealism, and features pieces by many prominent modernist masters. 
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LOCAL MUSIC

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STILL PARTNERS 
Sea Cliff, 8 PM
Thurs 9/17 - Titus Canby
Fri 9/18 - Warrior's Odyssey w/ JJMACK
Sat 9/19 - Milagro
Thurs 9/24 - Free Grass Union
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THE OAK ROOM TAVERN, Sea Cliff, 
8 PM

Wed 9/16 -  Livestock Unplugged
Wed 9/23 - Joe Pess Music
Thurs 9/24 - Bob Merrill - CD Release Party
METROPOLITAN BISTRO, Sea               Cliff

Thurs 9/17 - Chris Kinnear
Fri 9/18 - Cuban Trio