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Mill Neck School opens new facility lished a STEAM lab at the New York School for the Deaf, said that he recognized the need for The Mill Neck Manor School such a facility at Mill Neck. “When I came here to Mill for the Deaf recently announced the near-completion Neck, I realized that our stuits new Learning Commons, a dents needed access to the same state-of-the-art STEAM (sci- kinds of resources that stuence, technolo g y, dents in public engineering, ar t, s c h o o l s h ave, ” and mathematics) Porche, who is deaf, facility designed to said through sign offer students a language with the m o re i n t e r a c t ive assistance of and technolog yDonna Gualberti, a driven educational staff interpreter for experience. the school. “We’ve The project, a lw ay s p rov i d e d which began roughequal access, but ly a year and a half the idea was to ago, was driven by expand the knowlthe school’s commitedge and skills our ment to providing students could its deaf and hard-ofacquire, especially hearing students DR. BRADLEY as STEAM educawith access to the PORCHE tion can be applied same resources and Executive director, to all different jobs opportunities avail- Mill Neck Manor in real life.” able in other public The Lear ning School for the Deaf schools. Commons occupies The Lear ning what was formerly Commons was developed under the school’s library, which the leadership of Dr. Bradley Toula Ramey, director of develPorche, the executive director opment and communications and superintendent of the Mill for the Mill Neck Family of Neck Manor School for the Organizations, said has been Deaf. Porche, who has a back- c o m p l e t e ly re i m a g i n e d t o ground in technology adminisCONTINUED ON PAGE 5 tration and previously estab-
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Carrying art in their hands Jillian Lautib-Machover, left, and her son Miles, 4, had the opportunity to take part in ‘Follies: A Botanical Backstory’ at Planting Fields Arboretum. More photos, Page 10.
Digitizing the ticketing process Sea Cliff begins transitioning to digital payments By WILL SHEELINE wsheeline@liherald.com
The Village of Sea Cliff is taking significant strides toward modernizing its administrative processes by transitioning to a digital ticket payment system. The initiative, discussed during the Aug. 5 village board meeting, aims to make paying fines and taxes more convenient for residents. Village Clerk Sarah Beaudin outlined the details of the transition, highlighting both the immediate and long-term changes that residents can expect. “We’re trying to come out of the stone ages,” Beaudin said. “This isn’t just for the court; we’re
working on bringing electronic payments to the building and tax departments as well.” Beaudin explained that the digital transition will occur in phases, starting with the village’s court system. Currently, credit card or check payments are accepted only in person, but the village plans to soon allow online payments for parking tickets and other fines. Beaudin emphasized that this change is driven by growing resident demand for more accessible payment options. “Residents have been asking for this for a long time,” she said. “It’s the way of the world now.” The new system will enable residents to visit the village’s website, enter their ticket informaCONTINUED ON PAGE 4
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he students are) already talking about what they want to build and what they want to learn.