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UPCOMING EVENTS: Tues. 5/2 - High School Spring Concert 1, HS Theatre, 7 pm;
Wed. 5/2-- North Shore Schools Meet the Candidates forum, North Shore HS Library, 8 pm; Thurs. 5/3 - North Shore High School School Board Meeting, High School Library, 7:30 pm.

Fri. 5/6 - StagE3 performance, Middle School Cafetorium, 7 pm; Mon. 5/7 - Sea Cliff Village Board Conference, Village Hall, 5:30 pm; Sat. May/12 - Sea Cliff Community Beach Clean-up, Sea Cliff Beach, 9am-3 pm.

Tuesday, April 30, 2018

A MESSAGE TO OUR READERS

WHY WE'RE NOT REPORTING ON THE NORTH SHORE BOE TRUSTEES ELECTION THIS YEAR

Dear Readers:
On May 15th, voters in the North Shore School District will have the opportunity to go to the polls and cast their votes on the 2018-19 budget proposal and two other propositions as well as for two of four candidates who are vying for a trustee position on the Board of Education. Because Tim Madden, the co-founder, co-editor and writer for Northwordnews.com is one of those candidates, we will not be reporting on the trustees’ election or publishing endorsement letters from supporters of any of the four candidates, nor soliciting responses from the candidates to questions regarding district and educational issues as we have done in past elections.
A budget article we initially published last month can be found on this page (to the right), as can information posted or published by the school district regarding the Meet the Candidates forum and the transportation and capital reserve propositions that will appear on this May’s ballot.
Information about the four candidates can be found on the North Shore School District website or through other local media.
We wish the best to the other candidates - Andrea Macari, Anthony Stanco, and Lisa Vizza. And no matter which candidates you choose to support in the trustees’ election, be sure to make your voice heard by casting your vote on May 15. – Northwordnews

BLOGS

THE GREAT BOOK GURU

ANN DIPIETRO

A CHILDREN'S BIBLE

Dear Great Book Guru, With cold nights and chilly days upon us, my thoughts turn to a good read - a novel with a message… Any thoughts?
A Chilled Reader
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DIFFERENT KIND OF MARCH FOR THESE SCOUTS ON ST. PAT'S DAY

Story provided by Boy Scout Troop 195 - At 4 a.m., this past St. Patrick's Day, four Scouts and three adult alumni from Boy Scout Troop 195 in Glen Head began a 5-hour car ride to the High Peaks region of Adirondack Park. The purpose? To summit Mount Marcy, located in Keene, New York, not far from Lake Placid, a town of miracles. Mount Marcy has an elevation of 5,344 feet, making it the highest point in New York State. READ MORE

NS BOE TO HOLD TOWN MEETING AND BUDGET HEARING ON MAY 3

There will be a BOE/Town Meeting on Thursday, May 3, at 7:30 pm in the North Shore High School Library which will include a public reading of the school budget (Proposition 1). Also, on the North Shore Schools ballot on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 will be Proposition 2 - Transportation Distance Limits. Permission to allow the North Shore Central School District to reduce the distance eligibility limit for Grades 9-12 to (1) mile at no additional cost to the District effective at the beginning of the 2018-19 school year. Additionally, Proposition 3: Capital Reserve Fund, will also be on the ballot. This is permission to approve the expenditure of funds from the previously established Capital Reserve Fund, a sum not to exceed $3,443,912, for district-wide projects at no additional cost to our residents. For more information, please visit www.northshoreschools.org. The agenda for the evening will also include Prevention Needs Assessment (Bach Harrison Survey).
The Town Meeting format provides all district residents with the opportunity to engage in direct dialog with Trustees related to any issues pertaining to our schools. The Trustees encourage all interested community members to attend this meeting. (announcement by North Shore Schools)

MEET THE CANDIDATES NIGHT FOR NORTH SHORE SCHOOLS BOARD OF EDUCATION ON WED. 5/2; A CONTESTED ELECTION: FOUR CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR TWO SEATS

Last year's candidates Cheryl Brown, Rich Galati, and Joanna Commander listen to a resident's question at the Meet the Candidates forum conducted by the League of Women Voters (photo by Northwordnews.com)

This year, it is a contested election with four candidates and two seats available. Community members including Tim Madden, Lisa Vizza, Anthony Stanco, and Andrea Macari, are running for the North Shore Schools Board of Education. We thank Toni Labbate and Herman Berliner for their many years of service. Meet the Candidates Night will take place on Wednesday, May 2, in the North Shore High School Library (not cafeteria), at 8 PM. - Story by the North Shore Public Schools

PROPOSED BUDGET INCREASES SPENDING 2.7%; TAX LEVY BELOW CAP; DEBATE OVER CASA FUNDING

Photograph by Shelly Newman

Story by Tim Madden
March 8, 2018 -- On Thursday March 1, the North Shore Schools Board of Education continued its review of its 104,868,519 proposed budget for 2018-19, focusing most of its attention on instructional expenditures including regular education and special education as well as technology. Overall spending for next year is expected to increase $2.75 million or 2.7% over the current year while the proposed tax levy increase is 1.89%.
Should the levy numbers stay the same,with an anticipated 1% shift of the tax burden from class 3 utilities to class 1 residential, the average homeowner can expect to see a $365 increase in her or his taxes. READ MORE

TWO BALLOT QUESTIONS REQUEST APPROVAL FOR CHANGE TO BUSING MILEAGE LIMITS AND CAPITAL RESERVE EXPENDITURE

In addition to the 2018-19 budget proposal, there will be two other propositions on the ballot this May 15. The first seeks approval to reduce transportation mileage limits to one mile for students in grades 9-12. Currently, students in the high school must live 1.5 miles from the high school in order to receive busing. The District has stated that the change will not result in any additional cost.
A second proposition seeks approval to expend $3,443,911.91 of the Capital Reserve Fund for district-wide projects. The creation of the reserve was approved by voters in 2016, and withdrawal of funds likewise requires a permissive referendum. The following projects will be undertaken: installation of air conditioners in the library at Glen Head Elementary School and Glenwood Landing Elementary School; installation of air conditioning in the cafeteria at Glen Head Elementary School, Sea Cliff Elementary School and North Shore Middle School; installation of air conditioning the Glenwood Landing Elementary School auditorium; installation of air conditioning in the North Shore High School gymnasium; replacement of the entire cafeteria ceiling and installation of new LED lights at the North Shore High School. If after the foregoing expenditures, monies remain, they will fund supplemental projects which may include installing exhaust fans in hallways and stairwells at the Sea Cliff Elementary School, and installing windows in second floor hall at the Sea Cliff Elementary School. Costs of the foregoing include labor, materials, equipment, apparatus, and incidental costs.

LOCAL TROOP 43 SCOUT DANNY ROPER HONORED FOR HEROIC ACTIONS

Story provided by Boy Scout Troop 43
- Danny Roper, 12 of Glenwood Landing NY, was out on a boat on Long Island Sound last August with his two friends and the father of one of the boys. When one of his friends jumped in for a swim, the tide quickly pulled him away. The boy removed his life preserver in order to try and swim better and the situation suddenly became life-threatening. Danny assisted in rescuing his friend with a lifesaving ring, but when the boy's father jumped into the water to help his son, he was pulled away as well. Alone on the boat, Danny and his friends called for help and waved down a passing vessel to help rescue the father as well. Both the boy and his father fully recovered from the near-drowning.
The Boy Scouts of America reviewed the incident and voted to award Danny Roper of Troop 43-Sea Cliff the National Certificate of Merit for his heroic actions. Danny was honored by his fellow scouts, Scoutmaster and family at a special troop ceremony.

GLEN COVE HARBOR PATROL NAMES FIRST FEMALE HARBOR MASTER

April 25, 2018, Glen Cove, NY…With unanimous approval from Mayor Tenke and the Glen Cove City Council, the Glen Cove Harbor Patrol named Anne L. Lamorte the City’s first female Harbor Master. “Ms. LaMorte, an avid sportswoman, pilot and CFO of Glen Cove’s Industrial Development Agency, will be an outstanding addition to our Harbor Patrol team,” said Mayor Tim Tenke. In presenting Ms. Lamorte with her Harbor Patrol badge Harbor Patrol Chief John Testa said, “Congratulations Anne and we wish you much success in helping us to keep Glen Cove’s waterways safe and secure for the enjoyment of all.”
The Glen Cove Harbor Patrol are peace officers who work seasonally from late spring to fall to locate, maintain, and assign mooring spaces as well as to maintain navigable channels to ensure the safe and orderly flow of boating traffic in Hempstead Harbor and the Glen Cove Creek.

LOCAL EXHIBITIONS

NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART THIS MAY