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$14 million project will reshape roads times with the community to ensure the public is a true partner, and to explain each phase One of Nassau County’s of the project.” She praised resmost ambitious infrastructure idents for their “input, as well projects is poised to reshape as patience,” and said the longShore Road and Prospect Ave- awaited work is expected to nue into a safer, greener, and move from the planning stage more accessible waterfront cor- to construction in 2027. Accordridor connecting Glen Cove, ing to DeRiggi-Whitton, the Sea Cliff, and Glencounty will begin wood Landing. with drainage Stretching nearly improvements, four miles and with addressing some of a projected cost of the most floodmore than $14 milprone locations lion, the project along the shoreline. includes redesigned T h e s l i d e s h ow intersections, desigdemonstrated how nated bike lanes, aging and disjointnew sidewalks and ed stormwater sysmajor stormwater tems have contribupgrades that local loRA CuSuMANo uted to street floodl e a d e r s s ay w i l l Glen Cove ing and tidal backhelp the community flow for decades, thrive long into the future. The especially around Scudders improvements were detailed in Pond, near Tappen Beach, 14 new design renderings and The Blvd. in Sea Cliff and the engineering updates that coun- stretch of Shore Road between ty officials presented in a com- Carpenter Avenue and Hamprehensive slideshow last week mond Road in Glen Cove. To at Glen Cove City Hall. correct these conditions, the “This project is one of the county will replace comprolargest street-improvement mised outfall pipes — including projects that Nassau has had,” one undersized 24-inch line that County Legislator Delia DeRig- will be rebuilt at twice the gi-Whitton told the Herald. diameter — and install storm“Our traffic engineers and civic water treatment systems to capengineers have met multiple Continued on page 2
By RoKSANA AMID
ramid@liherald.com
Luke Feeney/Herald
A life leading up to the Revolution Dozens of residents visited Raynham Hall Museum on Oct. 22 for the opening of its next exhibit, “Road to Revolution,” focusing on Samuel Townsend, a father, public servant, revolutionary — and slave owner. Story, more photos, Page 3.
Oyster Bay-East Norwich board approves Booster Club donation By WIll SHEElINE wsheeline@liherald.com
A $36,800 donation from the Oyster Bay Athletic Booster Club to paint the high school gymnasium drew debate during Tuesday’s meeting of the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District Board of Education, with some residents questioning whether the project was an appropriate use of the club’s funds. Former board Trustee Norah Windhausen, speaking during public comment, said the project should have been paid for using the district’s general fund rather than money raised by the nonprofit Booster Club, which she claimed is
intended to support students directly. “Painting the gym is a capital improvement and should be paid for out of the general fund or from the reserves,” Windhausen, an Oyster Bay resident, said. “This is $36,000 that could potentially be used toward scholarships and make a difference in some of our students’ lives, but you would rather use it to paint the gym.” Windhausen, who stepped down from the board last year, added that athletes in the district are often asked to send fundraising links to family and friends to raise money for the Booster Club, with the understanding that donations will go toward scholarships, equipment and team Continued on page 7
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t’s going to make our area more like a residential community.