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North Shore plans upgrades to district “Our board and the district has been so forward thinking over the last eight years in Over the past several years, ter ms of preparing for the the North Shore Board of Edu- future, in thinking about what cation has undertaken many our schools need,” Zublionis said. “We are going projects in an attempt to try and to speak to you address residential about the next concerns and phase and our improve the overthoughts on all quality of life improving our for students buildings and throughout the disg rounds for the trict. During the students in the most recent board North Shore meeting on Oct. 24, schools, and we members were prec a l l t h i s wh e re sented with new they lear n, play proposals outlinand grow.” ing the next steps T he presentafor further tion started with improvements Zublionis highthroughout the dislighting the projtrict. ects that the disChris Zublionis, trict has been able The Superintento complete in the CHRIS ZUBLIONIS dent of the North p a s t . H e t a l ke d Shore School Dis- Superintendent, North about the brand trict, came togeth- Shore Schools new turf field, the er with James Papnew gym floor, the pas, Assistant Superintendent work on the middle school of Business, and John Hall, lobby, and the latest work on the Director of Facilities, to pres- high school entrance, before ent the board with the next transitioning into the need for phase for improving the build- this new phase of projects. ings and grounds throughout “So the question is, why the district.

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Costumed kids on the march Members of Brownie Troop 222 proudly participated in the Sea Cliff Civic Association’s annual Halloween Parade on Oct. 26. Story, more photos, Page 10.

Oyster Bay’s eco-friendly shell program Town’s goal is restoring local shellfish habitats By BRIAN NORMAN bnorman@liherald.com

This year’s Oyster Fest made history by featuring New York oysters, a first for the event. And, continuing a project first recommended by Friends of the Bay three years ago, the Town of Oyster Bay built on, the Shell Recycling Program, an initiative aimed at harbor sustainability, to collect and recycle oyster shells from the festival. The shells will be redistributed in the harbor to help restore local shellfish habitats, extending their environmental benefit well into the future. At the festival, Oct. 19 and Oct. 20, more than

80 volunteers for the town made their way among the crowds, encouraging attendees to recycle their shells, and there were strategically placed pails and bins as well. “This is something that we participate in with local restaurants throughout the town of Oyster Bay, and it’s been very successful for us,” Town Clerk Rich LaMarca said. “It’s a program that really started to foster the restoration process for the harbor. We seed millions of baby shellfish throughout the course of the year, and this is designed to help speed up that process.” This was the third year of the shell-recycling program, and by many accounts the most sucCONTINUED ON PAGE 4

ur board and the district has been so forwardthinking over the last eight years in terms of preparing for the future, in thinking about what our schools need.

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