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Spreading holiday love and cheer Student volunteers from local food pantry Nosh Delivers! organized its first Holiday Party for the children and family members of Nosh recipients. Story, more photos, Page 3.
proposed,” East Norwich resident Matthew Meng said. “But I would ask, if it does proceed, Residents of East Norwich that we can work collaborativeexpressed staunch opposition to ly in making sure that we can the proposed construction of a engineer a solution for the traf7-Eleven and gas station at the fic through the residential area that’s in the southDec. 10 Town of west corner.” Oyster Bay board Meng highlightmeeting, raising ed longstanding concer ns about issues with traffic environmental volume on Northimpact, traffic and ern Boulevard and potential violations safety in the area, of the proposed urging cooperation operational restricamong the town, tions. local businesses The application and the community for the project, subto develop solu mitted by 6261 tions. Nor ther n BouleOther residents vard Corporation raised alarms in September, has about potential sparked significant JOSEPH SALADINO environmental hazdebate. While the Supervisor, ards associated a p p l i c a n t h a s Town of Oyster Bay with the site’s hisag reed to limit tory. Daniela Croco p e r at i n g h o u r s from 6:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., after chiola, who has been outspoken its initial proposal to operate 24 on this issue in previous board hours a day, residents voiced meetings, cited past industrial skepticism about the enforce- activity there, including autoability of those restrictions and motive work, oil disposal and the potential for a future expan- spray painting, which she claimed had led to environmension of hours. “I’m appreciative, as the tal contamination. “There’s a huge oil spill community knows, of the reduced hours that have been CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
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O.B.-East Norwich school board reviews fall semester initiatives By WILL SHEELINE wsheeline@liherald.com
The Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District Board of Education met on Dec. 10, focusing on updates from the district’s counseling department and progress on its 21st-century bond construction projects. The board heard a detailed presentation from Superintendent Francesco Ianni on the district’s counseling team, outlining its work with students on social-emotional learning and college readiness programs. “Our foundation is empowering all students to achieve excellence,” Joy-Anne D’Anca, the dis-
trict’s supervisor of guidance, said. “We seek to educate the whole student in mind, heart and body.” At the elementary level, programs led by district counselors and social workers include classroom lessons on emotional regulation and inclusion. A districtwide Unity Day on Oct. 16 emphasized kindness and collaboration, with students creating a symbolic kindness chain that was displayed at Vernon School. The middle school counseling program continues the focus on social-emotional development while introducing students to Naviance, a college and career readiness tool. Upcoming events CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
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