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Friday, August 28, 2020
Vol. 8, No. 35
HEALTH, WELLNESS EX-SANDS PT. RESIDENT CUOMO EASES PROMINENT IN SENATE REPORT VOTING RULES AND BEAUTY PAGE 25-32
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Districts unveil official plans for reopenings Roslyn, N. Shore to offer five-day in-person for elementary schools BY R O S E W E L D ON Two school districts serving the Roslyn area have announced plans for reopening schools in the fall that address the effects and potential spread of the coronavirus. ROSLYN PUBLIC SCHOOLS Parents of elementary-age students who attend the Heights School, East Hills School or Harbor Hill School will be able to choose between their child attending classes in person five days a week, having a fully remote schedule or a hybrid of the two. As for parents whose children are attending Roslyn Middle School and Roslyn High School, they will have a choice of a fully remote schedule or a hybrid plan. Students in kindergarten through 10th grade will receive a Google Chromebook from the district, while students in grades 11 and 12 will receive iPads. Families who need access to high-speed internet will be provided with wire-
less hot spots. NORTH SHORE SCHOOL DISTRICT Superintendent of Schools Peter Giarrizzo has announced that he will recommend to the school board that the first day of classes be pushed back from Tuesday, Sept. 8, to Sept. 10. “Sept. 10 and 11 will be half days for elementary students only, Middle School and High School students will have full days,” Giarrizzo said in a letter published on the school’s website. “Pending approval, Sept. 8 and 9 will be utilized as days of on-site professional development for our faculty, staff, and administration. The plan is that if we go a touch slower than we had initially anticipated, we can ultimately move faster.” Parents of elementary-age students will be able to choose between their child attending classes in person five days a week, having a fully remote schedule or a hybrid Continued on Page 44
PHOTO VIA INSTAGRAM, COURTESY OF THE ROSLYN LANDMARK SOCIETY
After a five-month halt due to the coronavirus, construction has resumed on the Roslyn Grist Mill, with scaffolding in place for the next phase of restoration. The Grist Mill is just one of a number of projects that will be helped by a grant the society recently received.
Landmark Society lands grant to continue work BY R O S E W E L D ON
VID-19 pandemic shutdown, according to organization diThe Roslyn Landmark Soci- rector Jennifer Lister. The Reimbursement Operety has received a $2,000 grant from the Robert D.L. Gardiner ating Support 2020 fund was Foundation for operating ex- created by the East Hamptonpenses incurred during the CO- based Gardiner Foundation
to help counter the negative financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Long Island’s historic stewards. Grants were available to all eligible Long Island’s historic Continued on Page 8
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