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 Sat. 12/13 - Introduction to the Nutcracker at the Sea Cliff Children's Library, 10 am; Russian Holiday Boutique, Our Lady of Kazan Parish Hall, Sea Cliff, 12 - 4 pm; Blessing of the Creche and Christmas Tree Lighting, St. Boniface Church 6:15 pm
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Sea Cliff Library Events)
Sun 12/14 - Breakfast With Santa at the SC Firehouse,  Mon. 12/15: OB Board of Trustees Meeting, OB Village Hall, 6:30; SC Landmarks Meeting, Village Hall, 7:45 pm;  Tues  12/16: Hannukah Happening, SC Fire House 6:30-8 pm, SC Zoning Board Meeting, Village Hall, 8 pm

Wednesday December 3 - Tuesday, December 9, 2014

DROP IN PENSION COSTS TO SAVE NORTH SHORE NEARLY $1.4 MILLION NEXT YEAR 

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December 9, 2014 (updated Dec. 12) -- In what is great news for both school districts and taxpayers, the New York State Teachers Retirement System announced in an administrative bulletin last month that the required contribution rate to the teacher pension system for school districts will be at least 23% less in 2015-16 than it is in the current school year. For the North Shore School District, "the projected decrease in the TRS liability," said Assistant Superintendent for Business Olivia Buatsi, "is just about $1.4 million dollars."  READ MORE

SEA CLIFF VILLAGE BOARD MEETING 12.8 - HIGHLIGHTS

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Vincent La Manna with Trustee Carol Vogt following Mr. La Manna's swearing in at Monday's Village Board meeting as an alternate member to the Sea Cliff Planning Board for a term to expire April 2016.  CLICK HERE FOR MORE ON MONDAY'S VILLAGE BOARD MEETING

NS SCHOOL BOARD HIGHLIGHTS - 12.4 MEETING

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MIDDLE SCHOOL PTO PROBLEMS AND CALENDAR CHANGES DISCUSSED AT NORTH SHORE BOE MEETING

At his past Thursday’s North Shore Board of Education meeting, following the scheduled agenda presentations during which the five building principals each spoke for five minutes on their respective school’s “shared value outcomes,” the Superintendent and Board President addressed two issues raised by residents during the public comment period and in an earlier correspondence to the Board.  The first related to last month’s resignation of a majority of the Middle School PTO board; and the other –a request to hold a voter referendum on whether or not to indicate holidays, religious holy days, and “days of remembrance” on the district calendar. READ MORE



EDITORIAL

CIVICS 101

Original Post - December 7, 2014 -- In a democratic society there is no tradition more important than on election night a candidate who has fallen short in his goal, congratulating the winner.  Many of us stay up late to hear the loser courageously offer a concession speech – an awkward moment and one filled with tears and disappointment but perhaps our greatest tradition as it  sends the message that democracy only works when those in the minority, however grudgingly, accept the choice of the majority.  Without that, democracy collapses – a truth that Lincoln articulated better than anyone when he said, three years after 11 states did not accept the legitimacy of his election, that the Civil War was a “great test of whether that nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated can long endure.”  That is why there is no matter more serious than a person acting on his or her own belief that the result of an election is illegitimate – in this case, by petitioning a single appointed official to have the most recent North Shore Board of Education trustees election, in which 2436 citizens participated, overturned.  And those taking such action must have the courage to say who they are and that they are doing so – to be open, honest, and forthright about it, to answer questions and defend their position publicly. For those citizens who took the time to research and learn about the candidates in this past May’s School Board election, and made it to the polls no matter how busy or tired, and cast votes – legitimate votes, honest votes, well-thought-out votes  - they deserve no less. That is basic, it’s Civics 101.  (T. Madden)

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LOCAL ART 

FOUR EXPERTS' PERSPECTIVES ON CHINESE ART AND COLLECTING AT THE NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM 

In conjunction with the exhibition, China Then and Now, on view through March 8, Nassau County Museum is offering four talks by internationally recognized experts in various aspects of Chinese art and art collecting. Each of the talks will be held on Saturday at 3 p.m. Admission for each lecture is $15 (museum members, $5) and includes museum admission. Advance registration is required as space is limited. Register at nassaumuseum.og/events.  READ MORE

NOAH BARKER'S ALL FROZEN ROADS LEAD NORTH AT THE SEA CLIFF LIBRARY

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 Runs through the end of January.  Click here for article on the exhibition and its opening reception.

SEA CLIFF WELCOMES THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF YEAR WITH ANNUAL TREE LIGHTING 

Hundreds of holiday season merrymakers packed the John Burns Village Green for Sea Cliff's annual Christmas Tree Lighting  this past Sunday evening.  Village emcee John Canning officially  kicked the festivities off with an introduction and an a cappella version of “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of Year,”  while local guitarist and songstress Kris Rice entertained the crowd with an assortment of holiday classics.  READ MORE

GLENWOOD LANDING SCHOOL CELEBRATES NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON AWARD

Photographs by Lisa Aselmo
This week Glenwood Landing School held ceremonies over two days celebrating its designation as a U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon School, an honor bestowed on only three elementary schools island-wide this year and 341 nationally. The award said principal Bridget Finder, "is not based just on test scores." "Schools must prove," she explained, "that they are a place where children thrive and excel and have opportunities that are different from other schools."  READ MORE

SIXTH GRADERS BRING DOWN THE HOUSE WITH PERFORMANCE OF ALADDIN


"Wow" "Unbelievable!" "A tour de Force!" Those were only a few of the comments heard last weekend from audience members as they filed out of the Middle School Cafetorium after having just seen Aladdin Kids.    The musical was a break with tradition, as for the first time, sixth graders put on their own performance, separate from a single Middle School production.  READ MORE

NORTH SHORE CHILDREN'S CHOIRS AND COMMUNITY CHORUS TO PERFORM IN JOINT HOLIDAY CONCERT ON DECEMBER 13 

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by Karin Barnaby

Students of all three North Shore Elementary schools and the Middle School, will blend their voices with the North Shore Community Chorus (NSCC), under the direction of Stephen Goldstein, in a richly inspiring holiday concert onSaturday, December 13, 8:00 p.m., at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Glen Cove. Organist, Timothy Carl, and the Island Chamber Symphony, directed by Jeremy Kempton will accompany the combined choirs.  READ MORE

SC BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE MARKS END OF ANOTHER YEAR OF SERVICE TO THE VILLAGE

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Members of the Sea Cliff Beautification Committee gathered this past Thursday to celebrate the holidays and an end to another year of service to the village - maintaining and beautifying Sea Cliff's public spaces. 

NS KIWANIS AND KEY CLUB SERVING THE COMMUNITY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON

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By Julia Salat
North Shore Schools

The North Shore K Family with the North Shore Key Club and Kiwanis Club  always welcomes in the holidays by ringing the bell for the Salvation Army Organization at Waldbaums in Glen Head  and Stop & Shop Store in Glen Cove.  The event begins on November 29th and continues every weekend until December 24.  READ MORE  

JUST SIXTIES BENEFIT CONCERT FOR ARTS ANGELS COMING THIS JANUARY

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On Saturday night, January 10, 2015, at 7:30 PM, North Shore High School is having a benefit for the North Shore Arts Angels. The show, “Just Sixties…The Stories…The Songs!” is a narrated, interactive show featuring the country’s longest running Sixties tribute band, Just Sixties, which was founded by North Shore High School math teacher Dr. Rob Gerver in 1982.  READ MORE

TEEN COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITY AT THE GOLD COAST PUBLIC LIBRARY

Teens in Grades 6-12 can earn community service hours by teaching adults how to use their own electronic devices at the Gold Coast Public Library. Here’s how it works: Teens complete an application and signed parental permission form and drop it off at the Library or email it to Young Adult Librarian Dina Schuldner at dschuldner@goldcoastlibrary.org by January 7; then they attend a mandatory training teen-only training on Thursday, January 8 from 4:30-5:30pm. On Thursdays January 22, 29 and February 5 from 6:30-7:30pm they teach adults how to use their laptops, tablets, digital cameras, iPads, iPods, iPhones, Trackphones and any other digital device they own. Teens may attend any or all of the adult training sessions.

Applications and parental permission forms are available at the Library and online at www.goldcoastlibrary.org/departments/young-adults.

Questions?  Contact Young Adult Librarian Dina Schuldner by phone at 516-759-8300 x4 or by email at dschuldner@goldcoastlibrary.org.
UPCOMING HOLIDAY EVENTS

INTRODUCTION TO THE NUTCRACKER DEC. 13
At the Sea Cliff Children's Library (temporarily located on the second floor of Village Hall).  Saturday, December 13 at 10 am 
LOCAL MUSIC

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STILL PARTNERS 
Sea Cliff, 8 PM
Fri 12/12 - Joe Pess & Absalom
Sat 12/13 - Kerry Kearny
Sat 12/13 - Kerry Kearny
Mon 12/15 - Jason Crosby Band
Thurs 12/18 - Tiberius
Fri 12/19 - Crash My Party
Sat 12/20 - Dave Diamond Band
Tues 12/23 - The Other Sho


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THE OAK ROOM TAVERN, Sea Cliff, 8 PM
Wed 12/10 - Ian Petillo Band
 Fri 12/12 - Joe Ciampa
Wed 12/17 - Roger Friedman
Fri 12/19 - David Berg and Friends
Fri 12/26 - Matt Pinto Jazz Trio
Wed 12/31 - New Years Eve Party

METROPOLITAN BISTRO, Sea Cliff

Fri. 12/12 - Live Stock