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N SUMMtoER CELEBRATIO Cedamarmere host day of the arts CelebraThe 3rd annual Summer the fortion of the Arts at Cedarmere, Bryant mer estate of William Cullen be held on in Roslyn on Saturday, will pm (rain June 8 from 4:30 to 7:00 date, Sunday, June 9th). The event will feature contempomusic, art rary dance, live world beat word, installations, paintings, spoken in the jam and an interactive dance by the sunken garden, all inspired theme “Water”. come Pack a picnic supper and grounds enjoy the beautiful historic and landscape of Cedarmere. and Explore the pond, gardens, over sunset trails, and take in the year’s event Hempstead Harbor. This nature-inspired new will premiere Nancy Brier, works choreographed by by set to a new musical composition Mills Edgar “Bass Monk” Patterson written by poetry original new and senior residents of Sea Cliff. by New site-specific sculptures art John Cino and a water-inspired of Northexhibit by Firefly Studios port will also be on display. Carl Safina, an author, eco-activthe event. ist, and drummer, will host repreTecumseh Ceasar, a cultural will sentative of the Montauketts,wamsing a water song and display pum carvings. and reBring a picnic supper trash as no member to carry out all be available. garbage facilities will Some chairs will be provided. is This family-friendly event from funds made possible with the New York State Council on the Arts and additional support from the Chris Crosby Foundation.
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W.P. eyes county for generator
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To ask for help at Village Hall BY TAY L O R H E R Z L I C H The Village of Williston Park board agreed to ask the county for help funding the cost of a generator for Village Hall and discussed some other small projects during a meeting Monday night. “I’d like to put a generator in this building so if we ever have an outage, we have this building running,” Mayor Paul Ehrbar said. The board said a generator would be a good use of county funds and agreed to ask Legislators Scott Strauss of District 9 and Samantha Goetz of District 18 for county funding. The board also discussed resident complaints, including one from a village resident who said drivers are speeding down residential Sheridan Avenue. While the mayor said there are cars parked on both sides of the street and a bend in the road on Sheridan Avenue, which prevent drivers from gaining too much speed, the board approved the installation of two children-at-play road signs. Board members also discussed the importance of delaying possible road work to coincide with an upcoming $3.2 billion electricity transmission project to prevent the same roads from being ripped up multiple times. The multiyear project proposal includes 66 miles of electrical transmission lines to be installed across Long Island, with some lines cutting through Williston Park.
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Jackson Avenue students, faculty and officials celebrate the opening of a new outdoor classroom with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Ravens to fly at Sewanhaka High To replace Indians mascot under state Education Deptartment mandate BY TAY L O R H E R Z L I C H Sewanhaka High School officials announced May 28 the mascot will be changing from Indians to Ravens to comply with a New York State mandate that requires schools to replace Native American mascot imagery by next June. The announcement follows a
yearlong process involving a committee of 34 alumni, students, faculty and community members tasked with deciding on a new school mascot. “I know this is an announcement that everyone’s been waiting for. I’ve received many, many texts and emails and phone calls,” Principal Nichole Allen said. “The desire of the
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committee was to honor the traditions of Sewanhaka and pay homage to the Native American culture for which we are named.” The raven was chosen from a large group of community suggestions, which included Aviators and Wolves, because of its ties to native culture, Allen said. The raven was often invoked during healing ritu-
als and it represents metamorphosis, transformation, clarity, health and harmony, the principal said. The committee first met in August 2023 with a marketing representative who sent a survey to community members asking for mascot suggestions. The initial survey received more than 500 responses. Continued on Page 34
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