Weekly - 10.14-10.20 - northwordnews

Mon. 10/21 - Old Brookville Village Board Meeting, 6 pm.
Tues. 10/22 - Arts Angels with Schools Superintendent, High School 7:30 pm

Thurs. 10/24 - NS Legislative Action Committee Meeting, HS 6:30 pm.
NS Board of Education Town Hall Meeting, High School, 7:30 pm

Monday, October 14 - Sunday, October 20

SEA CLIFF RESIDENTS QUESTION FAIRNESS OF ZBA DECISION

October 20 -- At last Tuesday's Sea Cliff Village Board meeting, long time residents Karin and Doug Barnaby expressed their frustration, and questioned the fairness of a recent zoning board of appeals decision denying their application to subdivide their two acre property. The basement courtroom in Village Hall was filled to capacity, as the Barnaby's made their case to the Village Board during the Public Comment portion of the meeting.
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Letter to the Editor from Karin Barnaby,
Sea Cliff, October 21

Democracy, the Rule of Law and Due Process in Sea Cliff
I was born in war-ravaged, deeply traumatized Europe in 1944. While I have no memory of WWII, I have postwar memories . . . of my brother and me exploring the rubble of bombed out buildings . . . of my father saving up cigarettes to barter for a piece of smelly mutton that he proudly lugged home in a suitcase . . . of my mother soaking our lice-infested scalps with stinging kerosene rags.
By far my favorite memory is of a package that arrived one day from America, filled with unimaginably sweet and fragrant oranges, my first oranges. READ MORE

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NS WELL REPRESENTED AT MEETING WITH STATE ED COMMISSIONER; PARENTS, EDUCATORS URGE TESTING AND COMMON CORE REFORMS

October 16 -- In a forum held at Oyster Bay High School on Tuesday afternoon, New York State Education Commissioner John King, Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch, Regent Roger Tilles, and the organizer and emcee of the event, State Senator Carl Marcellino, were on hand to listen to the concerns of superintendents, administrators, teachers, school board members, and parents regarding the recent reforms that have upended public education in New York State.
North Shore Schools Superintendent Ed Melnick, BOE Trustees Toni Labbate and Tom Knierim, teachers, parents and representatives from the North Shore Parents Action Committee (NSPAC) were in attendance to listen and offer their views on the Common Core, state assessments and the new teacher evaluation system - the Annual Professional Performance Review (APPR). READ MORE

NS SUPERINTENDENT'S COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL LAUNCHES

October 17 -- On Tuesday evening, scores of residents, teachers, administrators and school board members gathered at North Shore High School for the launching of the Superintendent's Community Advisory Council. . . . The Council, Dr. Melnick said, "is charged with reviewing pertinent issues and documentation, and drafting recommendations for the Superintendent for consideration in planning for the future of our schools." READ MORE

**RUSSIAN VOCAL ENSEMBLE LYRA PERFORMS AT ST. LUKE'S IN SEA CLIFF**

October 21 -- On Sunday evening, four members of the Russian vocal ensemble Lyra visited St. Luke's Church in Sea Cliff, for what has become an annual event, to perform Sacred Chants of the Russian Orthodox Church and traditional Russian (and one Belorussian) folk songs. READ MORE

SEA CLIFF METHODIST CHURCH HOLDS ITS ANNUAL PUMPKIN PATCH FESTIVAL

October 20 -- On Saturday, the pumpkin patch at the corner of Carpenter and Downing Avenues was the site of an assortment of autumnal activities as the Sea Cliff Methodist Church hosted its annual Fall Festival.
The event was both educational and fun as attendees could learn about Native American culture from the Explorers Club of Hicksville, who created their own Native-American wardrobes, or watch a professional pumpkin carver sculpt the orange squash into a life-like human face. READ MORE