Upcoming Events:  Mon. 9/7 - From Rivers to Sky Labor Day Concert at Cedarmere, Roslyn Harbor, 4 pm;  Tues. 9/8 - North Shore BOE Meeting, High School Library, 7:30 pm; Sea Cliff Village Board Conference, SC Village Hall, 7 pm Wed. 9/9 - Gold Coast Public Library Budget Vote and Board of Trustees Election, 9 am to 9 pm; 
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Sea Cliff Library Events)
Thurs., 9/10 - Gold Coast Public Library, Board of Trustees Meeting, Annex, 7 pm; Fri. 9/11 - Lyra at St. Lukes Church, Sea Cliff, 7 pm; Sat. 9/12 - Sea Cliff Farmers Market, St. Lukes Church, 9am - 1pm; Sea Cliff Fire Department Music on the Harbor, starts at 6 pm; Su
Monday, August 24, 2015 - Tuesday, September 1, 2015

CANDIDATES AGREE THAT COMMUNITY NEEDS NEW LIBRARY; DISAGREE OVER WHERE AND HOW

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September 5, 2015 -- The five candidates competing for the three seats up for grabs on the Gold Coast Library Board of Trustees introduced themselves and responded to community members’ questions at a Meet the Candidates forum held this past Thursday evening.  Incumbents Nancy Benchimol, Craig Henneberger and Miles Sibell are each seeking re-election, and Rudolph Hertlein and Anthony Papiro, both long time residents of the Todd Estates section of Glen Head, are running for the first time. . . . While there was disagreement over whether the Halm property was the most desirable site for a new library, all five candidates stated that they believed the current library facility is too small to meet the community's needs, and that a larger space is required. READ MORE

FACT CHECK
DO FACTS SUPPORT CLAIMS IN FLYER CIRCULATING COMMUNITY?

With six bullet points of claims, figures, and highlighted “power words,” a flyer, that for the past week has been circulated around the community and posted on social media groups and in public areas, charges that the “Gold Coast Library Budget is being mismanaged.” It encourages residents to reject the proposed 2016 budget, that represents a 0.74% increase over the current spending plan and a 27 cents a month increase in the average homeowner’s library taxes, that is being put up to a community vote on September 9, and to support two candidates seeking positions on the library’s board of trustees. . . . According to information obtained by Northwordnews this past week through interviews as well as through library records that are easily accessible through a visit to the library or on its website, the flyer contains significant inaccuracies, misrepresentations, and unsupported claims. READ MORE

GOLD COAST LIBRARY BUDGET VOTE AND TRUSTEES ELECTION THIS WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 9

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   The Gold Coast Library Board of Trustees election and budget vote will be held on September 9.  The $1.6 million budget for 2016, adopted at the July 15th meeting, and which must be approved by voters, represents an increase of 0.74% over the current year's spending plan, and a tax levy increase of  1.4% - a rise of about 27 cents per month for the average residential taxpayer. There are five candidates running for three positions on the Board of Trustees.  They are Nancy Benchimol, Craig Hennenberger, Rudy Hertlein, Anthony Papiro, and Miles Sibell. Click here for link to July 17 article on budget adoption.

FROM RIVERS TO SKY: Labor Day Concert & Picnic at Cedarmere

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On Labor Day--Monday, September 7, at 4 pm—the Friends of Cedarmere will host a special concert of American music in the Great Room at Historic Cedarmere House, in Roslyn Harbor, followed by a community pot-luck picnic on the beautifully restored and maintained grounds.

“From Rivers to Sky” commemorates the 150th Anniversary of the end of the Civil War, and marks the name centennial of Samuel Barber’s famous Knoxville: Summer of 1915.  The program grew out of a Civil War Reading Group hosted by The Friends last spring at Cedarmere. READ MORE 

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

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

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
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 With the school year beginning unusually early this year, Sea Cliff Beach was closed to swimming this past week, and then re-opened for Labor Day weekend.  Monday will the final day for swimming until Memorial Day weekend 2016.

MUPPETS, MUSIC, AND MORE CAPS OFF
A SEA CLIFF CIVIC ASSOCIATION SUMMER

About 150 residents turned out for the latest in Sea Cliff Civic Association summertime events that, like its Ice Cream Social, Four of July Celebration and Sunset Serenade concert series, will likely become a village tradition - the end of summer Movie Night and Social.  Held the night before the last morning that kids have the opportunity to sleep in before the start of the school year, the event featured music by the Bittersweets and the family friendly film, "The Muppets Take Manhattan.   "A huge success!" declared Civic Association President Anne DiPietro. "What a way to end the summer!" She gave a special thanks to Sea Cliff resident  Charlie Weinstein of Design Audio Visual who lent the audio-visual equipment for the evening, and returned repeatedly to monitor it throughout the night.    Organizing the event were Movie Night Committee members Petrice and Walter Kaider, Sarah and Henry Beaudin, Justin and  Jenna DiPietro , Jen O'Hare,  and Laura Parker Russo.  This fall, look for more Civic Association events including Silly Shakespeare's September 26 Performance, the Cider Social, Headless Turkey Hunt, and the Progressive Dinner. 

AFTER TWO MONTH DEADLOCK, NORTH SHORE BOE DESIGNATES OFFICIAL NEWSPAPERS

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September 4, 2015 -- At its regularly scheduled meeting this past August 28, the North Shore Board of Education voted 4 to 2 to designate the Glen Cove Record Pilot and the Gold Coast Gazette the “official” school district newspapers for the 2015-16 school year - two months after a 3-3 split vote at the Board’s annual organizational meeting in July left the district temporarily without an official broadsheet.  Trustee Sara Jones who had voted “no” in July, was not present last Thursday, and Board President Herman Berliner, who voted “yes” last Thursday, was not present for the July vote. . . .  At the more recent meeting, Trustees Gonzalez and Commander once again expressed their concerns about the practice of publishing anonymous ads that make unsubstantiated claims against individuals.  READ MORE

CYCLING WITHOUT AGE VISITS SEA CLIFF; RICKSHAWS THAT LIBERATE AND CONNECT

September 4, 2015 -- The founders  of the Danish not for profit organization Cycling Without Age paid a visit to Sea Cliff last last Friday morning, and with a bicycle rickshaw that was made available to resident “pilots” and passengers for test runs, discussed the benefits of bringing the program to this community. READ MORE

THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN - DIFFERENT NIGHT, SAME TIME - NS BOE TO MEET ON TUESDAY 9/8

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The North Shore Board of Education will meet on Tuesday, September 8, 2015 (not 9/10) at 7:30 PM, in the North Shore High School Library to discuss the following agenda items: New APPR and Audit Committee.
It is anticipated that the North Shore Schools Board of Education will meet in Executive Session prior (not open to the public), and then meet at 7:30 PM for the regularly scheduled Board Meeting where the public is welcome.
Upcoming meetings will take place on the following dates at 7:30 p.m. (unless noted otherwise): Thursdays, 10/1 (not 9/24), 10/8 (Glenwood Landing School),  10/22 (BOE/Town Meeting), 11/19 (Glen Head School), and 12/10 (Sea Cliff School). If you would like to contact the North Shore Board of Education, please email nsboe@northshoreschools.org. If you would like to be added to the district email list, please contact the Superintendent at melnicke@northshoreschools.orgor subscribe at the top right of the district website at www.northshoreschools.org. 

MORE SCHOOL NEWS

WELCOME NORTH SHORE NEW TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS AND STAFF

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Article and Photo by Shelly Newman, North Shore Schools


We are proud to welcome the following teachers, administrators, staff, and teacher aides to the North Shore School District. They include Mitchell Abramowitz, Molly (Arabov) Mordechai, Rachel Axelrod, Victoria Bader, Benjamin Benfield, Harrison Berglin, Samantha Boniberger, Rachel Brooker, Suzan Carola, Eileen Carter, Mary Catelli, Kevin Cherry, Meredith Cherry, Jodi Cirella, Shari Collins, Philip (PJ) Como, Megan Corrao, Lauren Craig, Kevin Dahill, Alana De Stefano, Jason Domingo, Kelly Doran, Anthony Facchini, Julia Glickman, Kelly Gorman, Michelle Hagan, Mary Louise Iuvara, Kimberly Kampe, Elizabeth Kelly, Diana Leifsson, Heather Liberman, Sophia Loudaros, Emily Machida, Megan McCormack, Carolyn McIntyre, Madhavi Neveroski, Deborah Novick, Kim O’Keefe, Krista Pitman, Paula Pourakis, Denise Prezzano, Brooke Rogala, Dahlia Rosen, Allison Roth, Ashley Sagistano, Frances Tloczkowski, Kimberly Trava, Christopher Vitucci, Christine Volk, Jin Wang, and Marie Zilinski. The Hofstra student interns include Christina Davis, Samantha De Angelis, Christian Dottin, Charlotte Felter, Maggie Fetta, Julie Lewis, Jill Lowenfels, Allyson Schwartzman, Audra Rizzo, Laurie Rup, Lauren Wolfin, and Matthew Woo.

In addition, the school district welcomes new administrators Dalia Rodriguez, Director of Fine & Performing Arts, and Devra Small, Director of Elementary Humanities.

Best of luck in the 2015-16 school year!

INCOMING 9TH GRADERS WELCOMED AT NS HIGH SCHOOL

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On August 26th, Principal Albert Cousins and the high school administration team including Assistant Principal Jennifer Imperiale and Assistant Principal Kevin Kurrus warmly welcomed the Freshman Class of 2015-16 to North Shore High School.

The incoming freshman were also greeted by older students in the Peer Educators Club (Peer Leaders) who led group tours of the school and classrooms, assisted the ninth graders with their lockers, and answered any questions or concerns to help make their transition to high school easier. The incoming freshman class was excited to reunite with their friends from the middle school and enjoy a class BBQ! READ MORE

SEA CLIFF KINDERGARTENERS WELCOMED AT PLAYGROUND & POPSICLES MEET AND GREET!

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On September 2nd, Sea Cliff Principal Chris Zublionis along with the SC PCA welcomed the new kindergarteners and their families to the Annual Playground and Popsicles event held in the Sea Cliff School Kindergarten playground. The children happily played on the jungle gym and swings, ate popsicles, and sang songs led by Kris Rice; while their parents mingled with one another.  READ MORE

GLEN HEAD SCHOOL KINDERGARTEN PLAYDATE!

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On a sunny September day, Principal Lori Nimmo along with members of the Glen Head PTO warmly welcomed the new kindergarteners and their families to the “Kindergarten Playdate” event held at the Boys and Girls Club in Glen Head. Many new families to the district were in attendance! READ MORE.

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.
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Sat 9/12 - "Elvis" The Legend Continues . . . starring Paul Monroe. James Norton Council Knights of Columbus, 6:30 pm. - 9:30 pm, $45 per person includes buffet, beer, wine and soda. Proceeds to local charities, including St. Boniface Outreach and Mutual Concerns.  For tickets call Angie 516-759-7870 or Carol 516-671-0037.
IN CASE OF RAIN, FARMERS MARKET WILL BE HELD IN PARISH HALL OF ST. LUKES
SILLY SHAKESPEARE'S THE TEM-PISSED ON SATURDAY SEPT. 26
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The Silly Shakespeare Company of Sea Cliff will perform The Tem-Pissed at the Sea Cliff Beach on Saturday September 26 at 5:00pm. Rain date, Sunday, September 27 at 5:00pm
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, Olt will greet museum visitors in the Contemporary Gallery and answer questions about his work and career. This event is free with museum admission; reservations are not needed. 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
Tues 9/8 - Massive Team Trivia
Thurs 9/10 - Jason Liebman
Fri 9/11 - The Rolling Stoned
Sat 9/12 - Cactus Life
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THE OAK ROOM TAVERN, Sea Cliff, 8 PM
 
Wed 9/9 - Mike DeMeo and Tanya Holt
Fri 9/11 -  The Joni Project
Wed 9/16 -  Livestock Unplugged
METROPOLITAN BISTRO, Sea Cliff

Thurs 9/10 -Jenn Gerrity
Fri 9/11 - Joe Pess Band

JACK'S SHACK, Glen Head,   6 -9 PM

LIVE MUSIC EVERY WEDNESDAY EVENING