Thursday, February 9, 2012
Happenings around Port Washington.
1. Winners of the Port Washington Business Improvement District's Shop Port 2011 Student Holiday Essay Contest will be honored at the Port Washington Public Library. 5-6:30 p.m. 2. Beverly Munter, seniors life coach and motivational speaker, addresses single seniors about love, friendship and intimacy at the Manhasset Public Library, 30 Onderdonk Avenue, Manhasset. 7:30 p.m. Learn more. 3. See "Incendies," the 2010 French film. John Bosco, a film expert, will screen the movie and lead the discussion. Learn more. Port Washington Public Library. 7:30 p.m. 4. If you own a local business, claim your listing on Patch. See the benefits. 5. 4. Check back with Patch throughout the day for news and information, and follow us on Facebook and …
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Programs needn't be cut, and could be restored, the author says.
"Daddy, please try to get our library time back." Those were the words spoken to me by my eight year-old daughter right before I left to attend the Port Washington Board of Education budget hearing last night. The funny (or tragic) thing is, neither the 100+ residents who attended the meeting nor I had any intention of trying to restore the librarian funding that was cut from the budget last year. We only hoped to save new programs on the chopping block this year, such as clubs, sports, art, and the PEP gifted and talented program. A year and a half ago, my family moved to this town from New York City. We wanted a great place to raise our two young daughters. For the most part, we have found an amazing town, filled with culture, art, and …
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Port Washington Public Schools
100 Campus Dr, Port Washington, NY
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Student programs, clubs and supplies may be reduced in 2012-13 budget.
The Port Washington School District continues to face fiscal stress from both inside and outside the district. As the district grapples with complex issues posed by new state mandates and a tax increase cap of 2 percent – unless a supermajority of at least 60 percent approve a higher tax levy. Legally, the district could also arrive at a number below the 2 percent tax cap by gaining concessions from existing contracts, without losing student programs or excessing staff, according to the a presentation by Dr. Geoffrey Gordon, superintendant of schools. In its latest iteration of the budget presented at the Port Washington School Board meeting on Tuesday at Schreiber High School, the district is now looking at a maximum budget of $133,039…
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Schreiber High School
101 Campus Dr, Port Washington, NY
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Third grade girls at St. Peter's collect shoes until Feb. 15.
St. Peter's Brownie Troop 446 along with the help of St. Peter's Cadette Troop 432 are sponsoring a gently used Footwear Drive to send to the St. Peter's Mission in Guatemala. The shoes will be picked up by Feb. 15. On Feb. 6, parishioner Alberta Mellert met with the girls to speak about her recent trip to a poor community in Guatemala. "We have so much and they have so little," she told the girls, according to a troop leader. The Brownies where inspired by a photo of a girl about their age who was dancing and happy. Her shoes did not match and both shoes were for the left foot. With the help of Cadette troop 432, the girls created and posted posters to publicize the collection. The girls also decorated boxes to store and ship the …
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St. Peter of Alcantara School
1321 Port Washington Blvd, Port Washington, NY
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Happenings in Port Washington.
1. Mark you calendars to dine local on Thursday, and support the restaurants who are giving 10 percent of their proceeds to the Port Washington Education Foundation. Learn more. 2. Did you know Sunday is Darwin Day? Port resident Calvin Dame, the director of Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island in Garden City. Dame, spoke with Patch about the event. Learn more. 3. The Photography Club of Long Island meets at the Port Washington Public Library 8 p.m. 4. If you own a local business, claim your listing on Patch. See the benefits. 5. 4. Check back with Patch throughout the day for news and information, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
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Port Washington Public Library
1 Library Dr, Port Washington, NY
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Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Flower Hill residents want board member compensation stopped.
The Village of Flower Hill Board of Trustees anticipated addressing new restaurants and finish up old business. What they weren't expecting was to talk about something that wasn't on the adgenda: member compensation. Village residents thought trustee benefits would be on the agenda but Mayor Weiss granted them limited time at the end to voice their concerns.
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Village of Flower Hill
1 Bonnie Heights Rd, Manhasset, NY
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Calvin Dame talks about Darwin, the importance of science, and Port Washington.
Sunday is Darwin Day, the birthday of British scientist Charles Darwin, who was born in 1809. Port Washington resident Calvin Dame is looking forward to Darwin Day, where it will be celebrated at the Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island in Garden City. Dame, the director of the society and also an ordained Unitarian Universalist minister, spoke with Patch about the event. Does Darwin Day usually get a good turnout? Who attends - and why? This is the fourth year that the Ethical Humanist Society in Garden City has celeberated Darwin Day and it has become one of our best attended events of the year. While celebrations of Darwin Day have tended to be at colleges, our program is geared toward families that are looking to help to help their …
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38 Old Country Rd, Garden City, NY
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The event raised money to help fund research on rare cancer.
Port Washington residents Councilwoman Dina De Giorgio, Betty Ann Caravella, Josie Bishop and Sam DeMarino did their part to help fight cancer by participating in the Cycle for Survival fundraiser on Saturday at Equinox Fitness Club in Roslyn. Cycle for Survival is the annual, indoor relay-style team cycling event at Equinox Fitness Clubs and satellite locations worldwide that funds research on rare cancers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. In the past five years, Cycle has raised more than $9 million and directly funded 25 clinical trials and research studies. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, based in New York City, is the nation's preeminent center for research and treatment devoted exclusively to cancer. The innovation…
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90 Northern Blvd Unit 6, Greenvale, NY
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Police activity on Long Island.
Mineola A Mineola man was sentenced to 7 years in federal prison Friday on charges of trading child pornography over the internet. Michael Hopkins, 25, pleaded guilty to the charges in U.S. District Court in Central Islip and still faces charges of allegedly raping a 14-year-old Suffolk girl he met on the internet. While Hopkins allegedly did not coerce the girl to have sex with him, she is legally under the age of consent of 15. Hopkins has pleaded not guilty. Prosecutors said that Hopkins had been trading the images online for the past 8 years. According to authorities, Hopkins was originally arrested in 2010 on the pornography charges which led to the discovery of the alleged rape by both FBI and Suffolk police. Sea Cliff Two teens were…
The show runs Friday through Sunday.
This Friday through the Weber Middle School drama club will proudly present their annual musical production of: “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” The musical, which is told in a high-energy rock opera style (yes, that means hardly any speaking lines) was the first musical written by the dynamic team of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. “Joseph” is based on the biblical story of “Joseph and his multicolored coat,” from the book of Genesis. The show shares the tale of how Joseph, Jacob’s favorite son, is blessed with prophetic dreams. He is then sold into slavery by his conniving and jealous brothers, but is able to overcome his odds and achieve greatness. Joseph continually shares with the audience that dreams really can …
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Carrie Palmer Weber Middle School
52 Campus Dr, Port Washington, NY
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Adina Genn
9:37 am on Thursday, February 9, 2012
According to the Nassau BOCES study posted on the District's web site, per pupil expense in Port is $25,106 per child. Of the 12 top North Shore schools, Port ranks 10th in terms of expense. more ›