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Foundation gala honors veterans Annual awards dinner on Feb. 7 it’s kind of a young history, but it’s still a milestone for the foundation, being that we just Planning is underway for began back in 2021.” Founded as a g rassroots the fifth annual Tribute & Honor Awards Ceremony, with nonprofit, the Tribute & Honor organizers encouraging com- Foundation works year-round munity members, businesses to celebrate and support veterand organizations to support ans and military families. the event through ticket pur- Locally, the organization is chases and sponsorships ahead known for co-sponsoring the of the celebration at the Cres- Glen Cove Salutes Military cent Beach Club in Tribute Banner Bayville. Program at Morgan Hosted by the M e m o r i a l P a rk , Tribute & Honor helping install the Fo u n d a t i o n , t h e veterans monuannual ceremony ment on Vinnie’s has become a North Island, and adminS h o re t r a d i t i o n , istering the Ben drawing supporters Fa r n a n S ch o l a rfrom Glen Cove and ship Program for across Long Island g r a d u at i n g h i g h to recognize veterschool seniors ans and those who entering the U.S. serve military fam- PHIl CoMo, military. ilies. This year’s Veteran, United States “We began as a event on Feb. 7 car- Marine Corps ve r y g r a s s r o o t s ries added signifiorganization. We cance, marking both the foun- had no idea that we would be dation’s fifth anniversary and where we are now,” Stevensonthe nation’s 250th birthday. Mathews said. “The response “It is a significant year in of the community has emboldthat it is our fifth year of the ened us to move forward, and celebration of our awards cere- we feel so fortunate to be able mony, and it is also the 250th to grow and serve not only anniversary of our nation,” Glen Cove, but Long Island in a s a i d G a i t l e y S t e v e n s o n - significant way.” Mathews, co-founder and presiThis year’s honorees repredent of the Tribute & Honor sent multiple generations of Foundation. “Granted, for us Continued on page 9
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Honoring North Shore’s veterans Community members from the North Shore School District gathered on Friday to raise awareness for veterans during a ceremony at the high school gymnasium. Story, more photos, Page 3.
“Work in progress”: S.C. board is reviewing chicken ownership rules By JUlIA CAPITEllI jcapitelli@liherald.com
How, exactly, Sea Cliff residents are permitted to have chickens on their property could soon become much clearer. Legislation governing chicken ownership in the village is being drafted in an effort to modernize this part of its code. Part Two, Article One, Section 36 of the village code states that in order to own chickens, a resident must obtain the permission of 75 percent of the adults living within 200 feet of the applicant’s property. It is not defined in the code who qualifies as an adult. Resident Peter Ruff submitted an application to the village board of trustees on Nov. 10 to keep chickens on his property, at 11 Carpenter Place. The application was denied at the village meeting on Monday because, the board ruled, Ruff
did not meet the 75 percent requirement. There are no other open applications for chicken ownership. In an interview in which she touched on some of the issues with how the regulations are written, Mayor Elena Villafane said that part of the goal of devising a new process for obtaining a chicken permit is to avoid pitting neighbors against one another, a potential risk with the system now in place. “The current legislation is poorly drafted, inelegant,” Villafane said, “and it creates an unnecessary tension in the neighborhood.” Village Administrator Bruce Kennedy echoed Villafane’s concerns after Monday’s meeting, saying that the law may have made sense in the 1960s, but is no longer practical. “Back then, most residents were generational Continued on page 7
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