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Bayille Library expected to open soon relocating the village Water Department, which required redoing the Scout Rooms. UnexAfter years of work, the end pected structural problems is finally in sight for the reno- were discovered under the vations and updates of the Bay- flooring, forcing a crucial delay. The village, which ville Free Library. responsible for the A project that building’s maintebegan in 2017 has nance, had to culminated in a address the conrevitalized space cer ns, but the w h o s e i m p r o ve result is a structurments not only ally sound space addressed safety now serving both concerns, but also the Water Departenhanced library ment and Bayville’s p at ro n s ’ ove r a l l Boy and Girl Scout experience. troops. One of the most “We found strucremarkable aspects tural changes that of the project was were not obvious — the source of fundthey were under ing. Thanks to a the flooring,” generous bequest Birbal said. “That from s uppor ters ASHLEY BIRBAL was a big delay, Lauren Sparer and Director, because we had to her late husband, Bayville Free Library have an engineer Steve, the renovacome in and evalutions were fully ate that. We had to funded, sparing taxpayers and the village any have that done, and because the financial burden and allowing building belongs to the village, the library to undertake a the village had to take care of phased project without compro- that issue.” She added that the Water mising on quality or safety, according to its director, Ash- Department’s new space, once plagued by leaks and evidence ley Birbal. The first phase involved CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
By WILL SHEELINE
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He made it a ‘bully’ inauguration Tweed Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt’s great-grandson, shared his good wishes at the inauguration of new Town of Oyster Bay leaders on Jan. 4. More photos, Page 6.
Gen. David Petraeus to discuss new book on war on Monday By WILL SHEELINE wsheeline@liherald.com
He spent nearly four decades serving his country with the U.S. Army, rising to the rank of general and leading U.S. Central Command. And if that wasn’t enough, he would lead the CIA. David Petraeus has certainly made a difference and sparked conversation. And now he’s sharing some of that military expertise with his latest book, “Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1915 to Ukraine,” that he wrote with British historian Andrew Roberts. Petraeus joins former congressman Steve Israel — now owner of Theodore’s Books in Oyster Bay — as part of the “In Conversation With Steve Israel” series on Monday, Jan. 15 at 7 p.m.,
at Congregation L’Dor V’Dor, 11 Temple Lane, Oyster Bay, cosponsored by the congregation and by Raynham Hall Museum in Oyster Bay. The series allows Israel to sit down with various authors and discuss the writing process, inspirations and lessons that can be gleaned from their work. The idea for the series came to Israel following his departure from Congress in 2017, viewing it as a way to bridge the political divide and provide relevant, unbiased information to patrons of Theodore’s. “When I left Congress, I was so frustrated with a political environment that is reduced to soundbites and tweets, and wanted the bookstore’s mission to be deep conversations about CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
he role of libraries has changed so much over the last 10, to 15 years. It really became a community center.