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On a day as bright as their futures, 646 Massapequa High School students transitioned from seniors to graduates as they walked across the stage at Hofstra University’s David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex to receive their diplomas on Sunday, June 22. Donning Massapequa blue caps and gowns, students filed into the brightly lit arena to the traditional tune of “Pomp and Circumstance” as proud family members and friends watched from the stands. The ceremony opened with a flag salute and the Class of 2014

transparency and organic nature of it and I like the layer and movement the water color gives. A lot of times when you paint a watercolor painting you don’t know what it is going to look like until it dries.” Artist Bess Rappel displayed an unusual piece called “Mikvah,” which is about rebirth and renewal. “Everyone goes through life changes and ‘Mikvah’ is a ritual bath

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Members of the Massapequa High School Class of 2014 beam with excitement before the ceremony.

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Rain poured down outside as artists made waves inside a Massapequa art studio. Lori Horowitz, artist and owner of Studio 5404, hosted many locals at the opening night of the new exhibition running until July 6. “The show is called Making Waves and it is a water based summer show,” she said. “We are showcasing nine

different artists all with water themes in their work. We have some installation pieces, some paintings, a lot of photography and mostly people who are recent graduates, younger artists this time, and Long Island artists.” Massapequa artist Amanda Hawthorne displayed her piece called “Engulfed.” “It represents overwhelming emotions using the ocean as the subject. It is a watercolor. I like to use watercolor as my medium because of the

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Lockhart Elementary School students learned new strategies to stand up to bullying from Oceanside’s Boardman Elementary School sixth-graders and their principal Dr. Karen Siris, co-author of the book Stand Up! with Lisa Roth, which teaches children ways to stand up for their peers. Siris created and implemented several anti-bullying programs at Boardman, which helped change the school’s dynamic and make the building a more welcoming, accepting and safe environment for learning. She continually presents workshops to teachers, administrators and parents about bullying prevention and intervention, and her impacts are considered to have great potential to be long-lasting. As part of the program she created, sixth-grade ambassadors are carefully chosen each year to represent a Caring Majority. These students act as role models for their younger peers, and learn how to go from being bystanders — people who watch bullying happen without taking action — to upstanders — those who will speak out against it. In their efforts to tackle bullying behaviors, these ambassadors unite to create educational

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GRADUATION from page 1 Chordette Singers performing “The Star Spangled Banner.” Inspiring words were delivered by Valedictorian Joseph Fiola and Salutatorian Brian O’Sullivan, as well as class president Jacqueline Finston and general organization president Jenna Petrungaro, who urged their classmates to thank those who helped them get where they are today and to use their diverse talents to benefit others. They also encouraged their classmates to take risks and to not be afraid of failure, because “without failure one cannot truly experience success.” Spotlighting excellence in each subject area, Board of Education vice president Jane Ryan and Massapequa High School principal Dr. Barbara Williams presented Honor Awards to deserving students. Winners and their awards included Joseph Fiola, Valedictorian and Math Awards; Brian O’Sullivan, Salutatorian and Social Studies Awards; Christiane Flanders, English Award; Meghana Rao, Science Award; Casey Devenish, World Languages Award; Nicholas DiGuiseppi, Business Education Award; Alyssa Brower, Family and Consumer Sciences Award; Catherine Vedilago, Music Award; Christian DeSandis, Technology Award; Gabrielle Lequerique, Art Award; Robert Maini, Boys Physical Education Award; and Erin Koehler, Girls Physical Education Award. The Class of 2014 was awarded a total of $32.1 million in scholarships and will attend 169 different colleges and universities across 26 states and Washington, D.C. Class members were accepted to 335 institutions including, Berklee

General Organization President Jenna Petrungaro delivers her speech. College of Music, Brown University, Columbia University, Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, Cornell University, Duke University, Georgetown University, Johns Hopkins University, New York University, Northwestern University, University of Chicago, University of Notre Dame, University of Pennsylvania, and the United States Naval Academy. Some graduates will head to one of four Ivy League colleges — Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University or the University of Pennsylvania. An additional 12 students will attend Marist College where a Massapequa High School graduate was recently honored as its Class of 2014 valedictorian. Congratulations and good luck to the Class of 2014.

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Valedictorian Joseph Fiola, right, and Salutatorian Brian O’Sullivan get ready to address their classmates.

The Class of 2014 Chordette Singers perform “The Star Spangled Banner.”

Graduates smile with pride as they display their diplomas.

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Massapequan Graduates From Columbia Law School By OBSERVER STAFF

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Nicole M. Zito of Massapequa Park received her J.D. from Columbia Law School in a commencement ceremony held at Columbia University recently. Zito’s outstanding academic performance earned her recognition as a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Zito is also a two-time recipient of the C. Bainbridge Smith Scholarship from the NYC Bar Association. During her time at Columbia Law School, Zito became passionate about workplace redistributive justice. In advocacy of public service, she provided pro bono assistance to MYF Legal Service’s Workplace Justice Project where she helped prepare documents for a wage theft litigation. Likewise, she participated in the New York Lawyers for Public Interest Summer Associate

Exchange, wherein she dedicated her services to the National Center for Law and Economic Justice. At NCLEJ she assisted in drafting a complaint alleging government non-compliance with the procedural requirements of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. While at Columbia, Zito also externed for the Honorable James C. Francis IV (United States District Court, Southern District of New York), she was a staff member of the Environmental Law Journal, a member of the Columbia Women’s Law Association, and the Court Liaison for Columbia’s Chapter of the ACLU. Zito plans to join the New York labor and employment litigation group of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius. A 2011 honors graduate of Fordham University, Zito is the daughter of James & Josephine Zito of Massapequa Park.

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BULLYING from page 1 and motivating presentations for their assigned grade level. They even collaborate with each classroom’s students in making and committing to a class pledge, which outlines the way each student should act in order to feel respected while in school.

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“After seeing one of these presentations by the Boardman sixth-graders, Lockhart students and staff left feeling inspired,” said Lockhart social worker Samantha Romano. “The Lockhart community is enthusiastic about putting this program into action and making even more positive changes to their school in the year ahead.”

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Susan Maxwell, director of the Nassau County Empire Games for the Physically Challenged, Gordon Ryan, founder, along with the 30 year volunteers who have been of service to the games were recently commended. With the support of private-sector donations, County Executive Mangano began saving the Games in 2011 after New York State eliminated funding for them. The games take place at Mitchel Athletic Complex and Nassau

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WATER from page 1 that Jewish people do,” she said. “It is basically about life changing and going with the flow and being ok with your life changes.” Meanwhile, Berges Alvarez had several landscape and seascape pieces that were photographs on a canvas. “I produced this material using recycled material using different bags, plastic and this is all of a refection through the material,” said Alvarez. “This is a repurposing of the actual material from our throwaway society. I capture the beauty in these throw away materials.” Anthony Ingoglia stood before his piece called “Waves of Emotion,” which was a series of nails in different forms. “This is s piece that came from a conflict time in my life with lots of different phases of depression and excitement and this represents the gentle flow I decided to get into instead of the spikes and valleys,” he said. Julie Gordonson and Nikki Horowitz, cousins, completed a photoshoot for the exhibition. “We decided to get Nikki in this great costume and put her in a hot tub to see how this blue velvet jumpsuit meshed with the waves of the water,” said Gordonson. Kristie Hirten, an art teacher and life guard at Jones Beach, had eight pieces on display. “I paint pictures and images of people under water from a photograph,” she said. “I have spent so much time as a swimmer that I started to see people under water less as my friends or other people but more as shapes and lines and reflections and that is how I break down my paintings. I use acrylic based house paint and the way I title my work is from the swatches

you get at home depot. The paintings all have very funny names such as pool party, ocean abyss, diving deep and I thought it was a great way to name my pieces.” Melissa Maiello had four pieces of charcoal on torn paper. “Basically what I do is I work from my own photographs I have taken, mostly from Long Island,” said Maiello. “It is a reflection of my memory and the photograph. I use charcoal because I like the dramatic effects you can get from it and it also reminds me of things that are old and from the past. These are memories for me so I think it reflects that.” As wine was being poured by Matt from the Vine Wine Celler in Massapequa, guests raved about the liquid libations as well as the art show. Dodging the heavy rain Legislator Michael Venditto, a new dad, popped in for a visit and mingled with the artists admiring their work.

Kristie Hirten shows an underwater vision.

Melissa Maiello used charcoal for her work.

Anthony Ingolia with his work

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Bess Rappel displays her piece called “Mikvah.”

Berges Alvarez had work on display “I was here at this studio when it opened a year ago and I noticed then as I do now that the studio does wonderful things in promoting our wonderful culture here in Massapequa,” he said. “We have a

wonderful culture to share and hosting events like this gives people the ability to socialize and get to know one another. This is just another of the wonderful things that makes our community so great.”

Nikki Horowitz and Julie Gordonson put forth a collaberative effort. (Photos by Cynthia Paulis)

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| GARDENERS CALENDAR Summer School For Gardeners Hofstra University’s School of Continuing Education offers several one-evening summer seminars on topics horticultural. Sign up now for a 10 percent early registration discount on tuition. All courses are taught by Vincent Simeone, Director of Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park in Oyster Bay, New York. Simeone He received an AAS degree in ornamental horticulture from SUNY Farmingdale and a BS in ornamental horticulture from the University of Georgia, Athens, GA. Since 2005 Simeone has published four books: Great Flowering Landscape Shrubs, Great Flowering Landscape Trees, Great Landscape Evergreens and The Wonders of the Winter Landscape. The prolific lecturer gives an average of 50 horticultural presentations a year to garden clubs, plant societies, professional landscape, nursery and arboricultural trade associations and academic institutions, and he has appeared on garden shows including Martha Stewart Living and HGTV. In 2010, the Long Island Nursery and Landscape Association named him its Man of the Year. For more information on Hofstra’s summer gardening or other courses, email ce@hofstra.edu or call 516-463-7200. • July 15 Grow More With Less: Creating a Sustainable Landscape With limited natural resources and other

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Ankle sprains are the most common sports injury. It is estimated that more than 30,000 Americans suffer an ankle sprain each day. Moreover, it isn’t unusual for this injury to happen more than once to an individual. A recent report that reviewed current research on ankle sprain rehabilitation provides us with the “best practices” for this common injury. Early intervention typically focuses on pain relief, restoration of range of motion, recovery of proprioception (the ability to sense joint position, acceleration, and deceleration), and return to functional activities.

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Phase I: This phase should start immediately. This phase involves rest, ice, compression, and elevation with casting for only the most severe cases. Physical therapy often includes ultrasound and LASER to facilitate healing and electrical stimulation to control pain and swelling. Phase II: recovery of range of motion and return to full weight bearing as soon as possible. Physical therapists often use joint mobilization techniques to help recover in this phase. Phase III: This phase begins when the patient can tolerate full weight bearing. Muscle strengthening and proprioceptive training are the focus of this phase. Proprioception is one’s ability to sense position, acceleration, and/or deceleration of the joints of the body. Phase IV: Functional training including jumping, cutting, sprinting, and endurance training. Physical therapists often assist patients with the controlled and progressive return to sport. Bracing is often recommended (especially taping) to decrease the chance of re-injury. To summarize, early intervention and proprioception exercises are critical components of the rehabilitation process. Exercise variety and training of patients on disks and balance boards along with taping seem to be practical methods of restoring ROM and return to activities.

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Five Massapequa High School seniors graduated from Nassau BOCES Long Island High School for the Arts on June 11. Jennifer Enochs, a Massapequa High School senior who studied theater at LIHSA, will attend SUNY at Fredonia. Enochs was awarded the President’s Award for Outstanding Student Achievement, which is presented to students who have maintained an average of 90 and have been on the Principal’s Honor Roll for each quarter of the school year. She also received a Certificate of Appreciation, which is presented to students who have given their time, energy, talent and enthusiasm in order to help their fellow classmates and teachers make LIHSA the

wonderful place it is each day. Graduate Marissa Heselton, a Massapequa High School senior, who studied art at LIHSA and will attend Nassau Community College. Hunter Krasnow, a Massapequa High School senior, studied music at LIHSA and will attend Full Sail University. In addition, Krasnow was also awarded a Certificate of Appreciation. Rebecca Martin, a Massapequa High School senior, studied theater at LIHSA and will attend SUNY at Fredonia where she received a $20,000 scholarship. Martin was also awarded the President’s Award for Outstanding Student Achievement and a certificate of appreciation. Gianna Raimi, a Massapequa High School senior, studied dance at LIHSA and will attend The Joffrey Ballet, Pre-Professional Trainee Program where she received an

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| EDITORIAL Summer Starts When The Sky Is Lit While June 21 is considered the official start of summer, the real fun doesn’t kick off until bottle rockets, firecrackers, roman candles, sparklers and jumping jacks are lighting the night sky on July 4th, honoring the adoption of the Declaration of Independence 238 years ago. Rarely does it rain on July 4th (we’re having a hard time remembering when it did), which makes the night that much more sweet. You can step out your door and find a fireworks celebration almost anywhere in Nassau County. Sitting in a lawn chair at John J. Burns Park in Massapequa for the

concert series and fireworks show (this year it’s on July 12) marks a time-honored tradition of lounging around, forgetting about the work week ahead. The cotton candy and toy cart makes its way around the perimeter of the park, while the Good Humor and Mister Softee trucks sit nearby, giving the kids a bridge between the music and firework-filled sky. The Nassau Pops put on quite a show each year. From kid smiles to adult “aaahhs,” Independence Day pushes families towards the heart of summer, one pop and sizzle at a time.

Charcoal, Lighting Fluid And ’60s Memories As a child growing up on Long Island in the late ‘60s, many memories come to mind. The most vivid ones, those that make me feel best and cause me to smile, all seem to revolve around summertime. School was out. The weather was great. It was light till nine at night. After playing all day, we would come home for dinner. Two or three times a week, we would barbeque. These days, it is called “grilling.” Meat on the fire, hot and fast. As we have come to understand now from celebrity chefs and carping foodies, barbeque is cooked “low and slow” with the flame never touching the meat. Totally different process. But back then, if it burned in the backyard, it was a barbecue.

Creating the perfect barbeque was an art form, a technique mastered by father and handed down to son. We had our barbeque pit in the backyard. It was made of brick and slate, with two built-in metal grates. They were identical, the top grate was about 10 inches above the bottom grate. The

charcoals went on the bottom grate, the top was used for food. Before lining the bottom grate with charcoal, a layer of paper had to be put down. We used newspaper. Next came coals. After layering them perfectly, they had to be doused with the right amount of lighter fluid. If too little fluid was applied, the charcoal would not burn and massive amounts of fluid had to be added. Too much fluid would not only make the food taste like lighter fluid, but also might cost you eyebrows if the fire roared and you were not quick enough to jump back. When everything was set correctly, you lit the match. First, the corners of the newspaper were lit. Next, you threw the match in the charcoal. The

fire grew as it consumed the lighter fluid and newspaper. As it subsided, it had to be fanned, usually with a folded newspaper. When the embers started to glow, it was time. First the burgers, then the dogs. Lastly the buns. Everything tasted better on the grill. There were no health concerns, no worries if the burgers were rare in the middle. Ultimately, we all survived. Our most pressing need was then finding the right stick to put the marshmallows on, sticking them right on top of the charcoal. They were hot and delicious. We couldn’t wait to do it again. Local resident Fred Steinberg was born and raised on Long Island. Email: Editorial@antonnews.com

disability. It’s bad enough that she’s only asking him to pay back $700 a month; but this is on top of her recent sentencing of another LIRR fraudster to pay back the $300,000 he stole at a mere $25 a month — meaning that it would theoretically take him 982(!) years (even though, according to the

Bible, Methusaleh himself only made it to 969-years-old). This “sentence” would be funny if it wasn’t so sad for society and the rule of law. I’d like to point out to Judge Woods (whom I’d like to sentence for judicial malpractice in my own Court of Common Sense) that the dictionary defines

a “judge” as “someone capable of making rational and wise decisions.” These recent decisions of hers could make even the famous iron statue of Lady Justice cry tears of shame underneath her blindfold. — Richard Siegelman

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| LETTER TO THE EDITOR A Real Court Jester Is Kimba Woods a Judge — or a joke? Queen Kimba recently gave a convicted 60-year-old thief 39 years to pay back the $300,567 in disability pension benefits that he virtually stole by faking a Long Island Rail Road

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My Grandfather’s Last Thoughts Editor’s note: Michael Pevsner of Massapequa Park recently earned first place in Anton Community Newspapers and Cockpit USA’s essay contest about military heroes. Pevsner submitted the following essay about his grandfather, Private First Class Harold Hibler, who served in WWII, in the Army’s 101st Infantry. Hibler was a survivor of the Battle of the Bulge and received a Purple Heart for his actions. Hibler was discharged in 1945. He passed away on Aug. 23, 2008. My grandfather’s last thoughts could have been...of shrieking bullets overhead and seeing his young comrades so alive one moment, covered in blood the next during the Battle of the Bulge. It could have been leaving school at so early an age, taking any job to earn what wages he could to support his family during the Great Depression. It could have been of his private war with heart disease, finally succumbing after a valiant struggle. I hope, however, that my grandfather’s last thoughts were of the family he created and the loving legacy he left us all. Harold Hibler, PFC, was a man of integrity, hard work, and thrift. A decorated war hero who survived the Battle of the Bulge, went on to work his entire life, and still found time for his family. A man whose biggest desire in the world was to see his children and grandchildren receive the education that he did not have the chance to get, and to see them benefit from his lifetime of dedicated work. One who is remembered as a role model, a man whom I am proud to call my grandfather. One of my grandfather’s core values was hard work. As a child of the Depression, and a man who constantly worked from the age of 18, until he was 83, at jobs ranging from selling papers in the streets of Brooklyn, to owning a gas station supply shop in Queens. He held a serious work ethic in the highest regard, and that was not lost on me. He encouraged me to challenge myself and not waste a moment, goals I am reaching now by maintaining grades in four AP classes, working two jobs, and devoting countless hours of my time to my school’s Key Club; organizing events, collecting money for UNICEF, ringing the Salvation Army bell in December and running my

school’s Key Club website. All of these things gave my grandfather pride in me, and continue to give me pride in myself. My grandfather took me to work with him in Queens all of the time; more recently, he congratulated me on my first official job, at Massapequa News. Shortly after that, he called me from the hospital, while he had his own matters to deal with, to congratulate me on getting yet another job, at CVS. The last material object I showed my grandfather was my first pay stub from CVS. Never have I seen anyone smile as brightly. Another virtue my grandfather bestowed upon me was that of prudence. Again, as he was a child of the Depression-era, waste was not tolerable in his house. He firmly believed that one man’s refuse was another’s treasure, and on my own scavenger hunts through his basement, I have found vintage designer clothes, license plates, car parts, tools and even a portable record player, most of which he saved from the misfortune of spending eternity in a landfill. He was more resourceful than a Hollywood spy, and I inherited that sense. I have always followed after him in being careful not to throw away something that can be useful a second time, especially if that something can bring back memories or be resold as a collectible. One of my hobbies is collecting sneakers; my grandfather always wanted to see me sell a pair of rare sneakers for more than what I paid. Looking now at the values of some sneakers that I have accumulated, if I had the heart to part with a pair, I could do just that, turn my sneaker collection into an investment. Beyond that, among my most treasured possessions are random little journals and notebooks that my grandfather got as souvenirs from stores, business contacts, and promotions, each signed “love always”, that now house both memories of him and my written words spanning from the moment I was able to write, to present day. My grandfather was, and still is, a role model. The things I hold closest to my heart are the wealth of memories I have of him and the lessons and characteristics he passed on to me.

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Museum Of American Armor On The Fourth Of July The Museum of American Armor at Old Bethpage Village Restoration will roll out of its new $5 million home and present selected vehicles for operational display on Friday, July 4. Armor experiences will be offered to a number of D-Day veterans and new members of the museum while living historians provide visitors with a glimpse of what their

grandfathers experienced some 70 years ago while FDR is heard over vintage loudspeakers. The Museum of American Armor, at 1303 Round Swamp Road, in Old Bethpage, will be open on the Fourth between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Its collection includes World War II tanks, artillery, armored cars and weapons that broke the back of the Axis powers during World War II.

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Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano was recently joined by Bob Chiappone, Commander Chapter 417 of Military Order of the Purple Heart; Connie Steers, Past Department Commander of Military Order of the Purple Heart; members of the Nassau County Veterans Service Agency; and local Purple Heart veterans as he officially designated Nassau County a Purple Heart County.

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| VETERANS | WALL OF HONOR At left: Rinaldo “Len” Aloisio, Army, Corporal, Fort Bliss, Texas, circa November 1951.

At right: Jim Ansel, Army, served in Vietnam with 2/9 Artillery, 3rd Brigade of the 25th Infantry Division. Photo at Camp Enari the Brigade HQ, circa 1966.

Matthew J. Giametta, USMC, Lance Corporal, pictured with his sisters Lisa and Aprill. At left: Thomas C Costa, Air Force Reserves, Captain, Chaplain, served 1982-88, of Levittown, currently pastor at Our Lady of Mercy Church in Hicksville.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Your fantasy life is strong, and you could spend a good deal of energy building castles in the air. You can’t live in them, but some of the ideas are practical enough to apply once you touch back down to Earth. A healthy balance means allowing yourself to dream but commanding yourself to take practical steps, as well. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). This week shows you in an ambitious mood, and you’ll require much of yourself. Of course, it’s difficult to make big things happen if you are distracted by every enticement along the way. Because you’re after the larger experiences of life, you feel the need to bring your lower appetites into control. CANCER (June 22-July 22). This week you have something that really needs to be accomplished and a message to match the task. There will be no such thing as over-communicating it. To keep yourself and everyone around you on purpose, repeat yourself often. Find new ways to say it. With constant communication, you will get there.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Empowering talk leads to exciting developments in a relationship. Things really are getting better. Practice describing your experience, feelings and needs. Avoid claiming that another person is “driving you crazy” or “making you mad.” The more responsibility you can take for your own state the better off you’ll be. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The mightiest warrior knows that battling isn’t the only way to victory. Some of the best victories are handed over. Negotiation would be better in this week’s case, but if you must go to the mat, offer your opponent nothing to resist, and there won’t be much of a fight. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You’ll gladly deliver good news. As for the bad news, you might leave it for someone else to tell — or not — hoping that by ignoring it, depriving it of your breath and attention, it will somehow disappear. Sometimes this method works! At least if you focus yourself on the positive there will be far less room for the negative. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’ll have a knack for speaking in the vernacular most appropriate to your company this week, and you’ll be around many types. There is a Malayan proverb that goes, “Trumpet in a herd of elephants; crow in the company of cocks; bleat in a flock of goats.” You’ll do it all! CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). The way you feel about a loved one is similar to the way you feel about music. You know there is meaning there, but the meaning is beyond words. Go ahead and try putting it into words anyway. Your loved one will benefit from knowing that your affections run deep. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’re on the fast track. Creativity is flowing, and your social network is growing. Pretty soon you won’t be able to tell the difference between your business relationships and your social relationships. Pool resources with family, colleagues and friends. You’ll get there faster getting there together. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You may feel somewhat depleted at the start of the week, but don’t worry. The well of joy inside you hasn’t dried up; it’s just that you can’t reach it with a broken rope. New tools are needed. Where will you find them? Almost anywhere you look. Your intention to be happy will lead to many fortuitous discoveries.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You are devoted and true, and yet there is something inside you that is weary from doing the right thing. Being good doesn’t always feel good. You’ll start to wonder whether there’s such a thing as being too good. The malaise you feel is a sign that you need a break. Demand less of yourself this week.

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A fellow in his late 50s, a successful salesman in the medical-equipment field, stopped by my office recently to discuss addiction. He has been reading my columns on the topic, and wanted to share some thoughts. He is an alcoholic who has been sober for several decades, and now works with others trying to beat addictions, most commonly, heroin. “The story is always the same,” he said, nodding his head knowingly. “Always the same.” By that, he means how people become addicts to substances ranging from alcohol to opiates and what they do to deny it, hide it and ultimately get in deeper and deeper. Listen to the stories of addicts, he said, and whether it’s a Hollywood star who gulps Grey Goose from a water bottle or a suburban kid copping oxycontin out of medicine cabinets, the trajectory of the tragedy is always the same. Then, there comes a point where some addicts get clean and many don’t. Here, all of the stories aren’t the same. Sometimes, with luck, the parents can step in, and after trying everything, try yet something else. And it works. Add in support from people like my sober salesman, and the story doesn’t have to end in tears. Here’s one such story from a local mom: As a parent of a heroin addict, I have been following with great interest your series on addiction. The disease of addiction is very insidious. It starts out slowly and then takes over every facet of the addict’s life and the family’s life as well. Our family went through many years of pain and suffering. I don’t think that words can describe the helplessness that one feels as they watch a loved one self-destruct. As a family unit we went to all of the family components of every rehab that my child was involved in—the words can be helpful, but if the actions of the addict don’t change, you still have that feeling of helplessness. Unfortunately, our society looks at addiction as if it should be controlled by the addict—as if they can willingly just turn off that switch that makes them use and become healed. People you think of as friends don’t give you the same comfort they would were your child suffering from cancer, diabetes or any other disease. “You, the addict, should fix it yourself.” Our insurance companies think that patients should be cured after

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JOHN OWENS three or four days of detox. They won’t pay for extended care, and unless the family has thousands and thousands of dollars to pay for their loved one’s care, with no guarantee of a cure, you are on your own. There is a twofold problem with most of the rehab facilities in the New York: They all seem primarily concerned about the financial aspect of the case, and most of the programs are rather punitive in nature. After a particularly bad run, I took my son to a facility in North Palm Beach, Fla. Their whole approach to the addict is so different from anything I have seen in New York. They are genuinely concerned with the addict’s recovery. The clients live in an apartment and are responsible for taking care of cooking, cleaning and such. In addition to therapy sessions, they go to outside Narcotics Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, and are encouraged to get a sponsor. They have an opportunity to meet many sober people. They also do extracurricular activities, such as going to the gym, movies and bowling. They get to see and live a sober life. This can only be accomplished with the client’s willingness to do step work and participate in these groups. After 90 days there, my son came home a changed person. He is actively involved in AA, this includes working the steps. He has made many new sober friends. He is now clean almost eight months. I applaud your efforts to bring attention to this terrible disease. I want to let people know that there can be a light at the end of the tunnel. Thank you. This is a story worth sharing. Any other readers who have a story to share, please email it to me. Your insights and experiences are important. And your anonymity is assured. John Owens is editor in chief of Anton Community Newspapers. Email: jowens@antonnews.com

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Leaf Blower Flap Isn’t Just About Noise For over 40 years, gas-powered leaf blowers have been a focal point for irritation and frustration over neighborhood noise. The issue is percolating up all over the country again, and now it’s also about swallowing doody. Gas-powered leaf blowers aren’t the only gardening and landscaping apparatus that use loud two-stroke engines (it takes two piston movements to complete one cycle of combustion), but it’s pretty easy to understand what lawn mowers and chainsaws do and why they are used. The purpose, efficiency and effectiveness as a gardening tool of using powerful blowers on a typical 50by-100-foot property is more mysterious. Even the phrase “leaf blowers” is a misnomer. They don’t blow just leaves. They blow everything that’s on and in and around your lawn into the air, where it lingers for hours until it settles onto the neighbor’s car and their kids’ faces. Mold, pollen, seeds, little rocks, dead bugs, live ticks, it’s all launched at high speed. The polite word for it is “fugitive dust,” but on the street we call it “rodent feces,” and worse. In two-stroke engines, fuel is mixed with oil for lubrication, and about 30 percent of the mixture goes unburned and gets spewed out. That smell in the air after the gardener leaves is a mix of

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MICHAEL A. MILLER carbon monoxide, nitrous oxides and various carcinogenic hydrocarbons. In late 2011, a study by Edmunds. com, the auto information site, found that the hydrocarbon emissions from half an hour of yard work with a two-stroke Echo leaf blower generated about the same carbon monoxide and non-methane hydrocarbon emissions as driving the 3,900 miles from Texas to Alaska in a 6,200-pound Ford Raptor. We know a lot more now than we did 10 and 20 years ago about allergies, asthma and the dangers of extended exposure to very fine particulate matter, which can penetrate deep into lungs, enter the bloodstream and harm the heart and other organs. This isn’t a joke. The noise is a problem, especially for people with limited mobility who

taught to gun up the throttle to maximum, always. Perhaps some business owners are trying to make a point. One East End landscaper told the East Hampton Star that banning or regulating blowers was “the stupidest idea…If they don’t like the noise and people making a living…people should leave town and go somewhere where they don’t have leaves or people to bother.” The Washington State Capitol in can’t easily escape, or for the mother Olympia sits in a 290-acre park, from who finally got an infant to sleep. which work crews clear 80 tons (180 Leaf blower noise seems particularly dump truck loads) of leaves annually. jarring, especially throttling up, and It’s a big space. Nassau County has 14 seems to carry unusually longer incorporated villages that are smaller distances and penetrate walls and than 290 acres. Earlier this year, in closed windows. But while most response to legislators fed-up with gas people perceive gas-powered blowers blower noise and smells, testing deterto be much louder than other machin- mined that using electric tools or rakes ery, it doesn’t always measure out in would require seven extra workers. as convincingly, creating doubt about In this century, information travels action and enforcement. faster than sound, and a lot of old claims Even louder than a 115-decibel blow- about imposing hardships on businesses er is the sound of a little kid coughing. aren’t going to hold up. Opposing Some landscapers in my neighreasonable standards and precautions borhood have been buying even will grow support for a total ban. louder, larger and more inappropriate Mike Miller has worked in state machinery. I frequently see workers and local government. Email: mmiller sent out with no hearing protection, column.gmail.com

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MIKE BARRY Recognizing a strike which impacted commuters effective Sunday, July 20, would inflict insufficient mayhem, the Long Island Rail Road’s (LIRR) union leaders want their prospective work stoppage pushed back to September. This comes as no surprise. But I was astonished to see the four U.S. House Members who represent Nassau County — Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford), Rep. Steve Israel (D-Huntington), Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-Mineola) and Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-St. Albans) — agreed with the LIRR’s union leaders while invoking an absurd cover story: the fate of Long Island’s summer tourism industry. “We encourage the MTA [Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the LIRR’s parent] to accept a proposal from the involved employee labor unions to extend the current ‘cooling

off’ period for an additional 60 days,” stated a June 19 letter to MTA chairman and CEO Thomas Prendergast, which was signed by the aforementioned U.S. House Members, and six others, from downstate New York. The correspondence is posted at www.smartunionlirr.com, and goes on to say “we are concerned about the

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effect that any potential work stoppage [in July 2014] could have on Long Island tourism, as the LIRR is a vital means of transportation to the East End and other destinations during the peak tourism season in the summer months.” True enough. Yet if you asked typical LIRR daily commuters whether they could more easily withstand a July LIRR strike, as compared to one in September, I daresay 90-plus percent of commuters would want a LIRR strike to occur in July. It is an easier time of year to take vacation, their children are on summer break, and the roadways are less clogged because neither school buses nor teachers are making the trips they take between September and June. To its credit, the LIRR’s Commuter Council, an entity created by the state legislature, began distributing pamphlets to LIRR riders at Penn Station in late June, offering guidance on how to prepare for a July strike. Meanwhile, the LIRR’s unions have the downstate Congressional delegation and two separate Obama administration-appointed panels backing them, even though the recommendations of those presidential nominees were non-binding, whereas the MTA’s labor negotiators are fending for themselves at the moment. The MTA has remained too silent throughout these proceedings, and could learn something from The Metropolitan Opera, which is currently in the midst of contract negotiations with 15 of the 16 unions representing employees that work at the Met. In a full-page New York Times advertisement (June 20), the Met’s executive committee explained how work rules forged in a different era are today financially unsustainable, and draining the institution’s resources. One example the Met

LIRR brass at a recent event promoting summer travel. If a strike comes, would it be better now, or in September? cited in its ad: the orchestra receives 16 weeks (yes, 16) of annual paid vacation. I’m sure comparable, unjustifiable expenditures are set into motion by the LIRR’s work rules. The MTA should take a full-page advertisement in a major daily newspaper and explain clearly some of the LIRR’s antiquated work rules to the public. LIRR commuters do, however, have weapons in 2014 that were not at their disposal in 1994, the last time the LIRR’s unions walked off the job. The first are the dramatic technological advances that have been made in the workplace. Given a laptop and an iPhone, most people can conduct business almost anywhere and, while they may miss face-to-face contact with colleagues and customers, a LIRR strike in 2014 is a major inconvenience as opposed to an event that can cripple the economy. The last 20 years have also brought widespread business continuity improvements made in the wake of 9-11, and Superstorm Sandy, times when New York City offices were either closed or inaccessible for extended periods of time. Should a LIRR strike occur, and continue for weeks, or even months, you’ll see city-based businesses rent space in either Nassau or Suffolk to accommodate their Long Island employees. Indeed, rather than shutting down the Island, a prolonged LIRR strike could boost to its commercial real estate market. Mike Barry, vice president of media relations for an insurance industry trade group, has worked in government and journalism. Email: MFBarry@optonline.net

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Nassau’s Invisible Immigrant Community Most Long Islanders don’t think about Belmont Park beyond the annual Belmont Stakes. But look closely, and you will see that year in year out, the track is a very active and important economic force. Belmont Park has been part of the Long Island community since 1905. The grounds reside partially within Floral Park and Elmont, overlapping slightly into Queens. It typically holds nine or 10 races each day, Wednesday through Sunday. It’s a major part of the economy not just for those towns, but also for Long Island as a whole. Its economic contribution rests largely on the shoulders of an invisible group of men and women — nearly all of whom are immigrants. In racing parlance they are known as “backstretch” employees. These people perform essential jobs related to the care of the horses, including grooming, feeding and exercising. At Belmont Park, there are approximately 2,000 backstretch workers, most of whom live on the park grounds, according to Paul Ruchames, executive director for Backstretch Employee Service Team (BEST) of New York, a non-profit that provides health care and other services to the workers. “The horse racing world, which generates hundreds of millions of dollars, would not exist or it would be very tiny in New York without these workers,” said Ruchames. Despite their critical role in Long Island’s economy, there is little integration between the backstretch workers and the local community. Part of the reason is that the vast majority of workers live in dormitories on the grounds. Some have children who go to the local schools. Some take second jobs at the car wash or deli nearby. Most, according to Ruchames, “keep a low profile.” Life on the backstretch starts at 4 a.m. and ends around 11 a.m. Nearly all of the jobs these workers perform are physically demanding. “One is called a hot walker, who walks the horse before and after exercise,” said Ruchames. “Then there is an exercise rider.” There’s also the groom, who Ruchames said is the secret behind each horse. It is the groom who has the best gauge of the horse’s health and condition. “The groom bandages and takes care of the horse,” he said. “The groom knows the psychology of the horse. He knows his eating habits and sleeping habits.” All of these jobs require the men and women to be outside and exposed

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MARYANN SLUTSKY to the elements for hours at a time. And there’s always the risk of being kicked or thrown by animals weighing well over a thousand pounds. “There’s a lot of shoveling,” said Ruchames, “and restraining the horse takes a lot of strength.” The immigrants performing these jobs accept these risks. Most come from rural villages in Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala — many from the same village or neighborhood. A good portion has had exposure to, if not hands-on experience, working with farm animals. For some, it’s a family tradition. Despite the hard labor, one thing is clear to Ruchames: The backstretch workers have a tremendous work ethic and truly love what they do. “They come to have relationships with the horses,” he said. Think of the bond people have with their pet, he said, “Now imagine that it’s your job, eight hours a day, working with your pet. Your pet runs a race — and wins!” Love or not, these are the proverbial jobs Americans simply won’t do. Ruchames said when trainers advertise openings, they get few, if any, responses from American-born workers. In the past, backstretch workers were African-Americans. Now, the role falls mainly to immigrants. Today’s backstretch workers are hired by the horse trainers, and brought to the U.S. on H2-B visas, like farmworkers. BEST was established in 1989 by people who had these working conditions in mind. “It was originally started just to handle drug and alcohol problems,” said Ruchames. “About seven years ago, it expanded the mission to include health care.” Largely funded by New York Racing Association (NYRA) and the New York Thoroughbred Horseman’s Association, BEST helps subsidize the workers’ health care costs, as well as provides alcohol and substance abuse counseling, psychological counseling and prescription medical assistance. It also established an on-site medical facility that offers primary care, chiropractic services, acupuncture and other treatments.

Dr. Fred Cogan, primary physician at the BEST Backstretch Clinic, said that he sees ailments related to the grueling outdoor work, and notices similarities with those in law enforcement, where long-term exposure to the elements is common. Cogan tries to ensure basic preventative care, such as routine blood tests and annual physicals, as well as immunizations. Planned Parenthood comes by once a month to offer their services. The benefit of the program goes beyond the backstretch. Over a five-year period, Ruchames said, “We saved the local community over $2 million in health care costs by what we are doing here. People who are going to our medical facility are not going to the emergency room.” Backstretch workers also receive childcare through the Belmont Child Care Association, popularly known as Anna House in honor of Anna Cordero, the late wife of Hall-of-Fame jockey Angel Cordero. Anna House is open from 5 a.m. to 1 p.m. to accommodate the workers’ schedule.

Top: Paul Ruchames, executive director for Backstretch Employee Service Team (BEST) of New York Bottom: A mural vividly portrays track — and backstretch — life. There’s also an on-site chaplaincy run by a separate non-profit called the Racetrack Chaplaincy of America N.Y. But non-profit organizations can do only so much. The passing of comprehensive immigration reform would be a game-changer for backstretch workers. For example, they would be able to reap the benefits of taxes they pay. The workers pay into Social Security, but rarely see the benefit because many ultimately move back to their country. We’re ready to wager that immigration reform would bring a better future for these workers — and for Long Island. Maryann Sinclair Slutsky is the executive director of Long Island Wins, a communications organization promoting commonsense immigration policy solutions that work for all Long Islanders. Email: mslutsky@longislandwins.com

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One concept that addresses many of Long Island’s economic and social needs is “transit-oriented development.” It should become a prominent focal point in this election season, as Long Islanders discuss our future ambitions. Transit-oriented development (TOD) refers to any development — housing, office, retail or any combination of them — located adjacent to transit stations (for us, the Long Island Rail Road). What’s especially impressive is the number of priority needs it addresses on Long Island. From an economic standpoint, we need to grow job opportunities, and TOD provides settings for office and retail jobs, as well as housing. We need to increase our population, in order to expand our economy and reduce the individual tax burden, and TOD enables higher-density growth without impacting less commercial areas. We need to provide more varieties of housing — smaller units and more rental options that appeal to young people as well as those looking to down-size from larger homes — and TOD can accommodate those varieties as well. From an environmental standpoint, we need to preserve our open space and the suburban lifestyle for which Long Island is renowned; we need to reduce our reliance on cars, and we need to be more creative in how we address our parking needs, so that we eliminate the growing blight of cars spreading out from transit stations in all directions. Transit-oriented development can accomplish all of that and more. For a look at innovative approaches to parking, for instance, see the Long Island Index’s ParkingPlus Design Challenge. From the standpoint of increasing innovation, we need to better link our centers of innovation — our universities, research centers and business incubators — and the people who work at them. We need to provide enhanced downtowns offering the mix of housing, entertainment, workspace and transit access that young people seek. We need to provide more options for reverse-commuting so that the talent and businesses we want to attract will move to Long Island rather than to Westchester County, southern Connecticut or northern

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The Cradle of Aviation Museum, Charles Lindbergh Blvd., Garden City, is turning back time and celebrating the Summer of 1969 on Friday, July 11 and Saturday, July 12 On July 20, 1969 Apollo Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin became the first human beings in history to walk on the moon. On Friday astronauts Walter Cunningham (Apollo 7) and Fred Haise (Apollo 13) will give a lecture about the first moon exploration from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $20. To purchase tickets, visit www.cradleofaviation.org and click on the events link. On Saturday the Summer of ‘69 Exhibit opens, and it will run through September. The exhibit features over 50 photographs of the Apollo missions, 35 Woodstock photographs and artifacts, Mets memorabilia and more. The exhibit is free with museum admission. A Lunar Module worker reunion takes place from noon to 4 p.m. The reunion is open to all of those who worked on the Apollo program. Admission is free, but reservations

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Benefiting the north Shore Land aLLiance to Save our Land & Water!

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The art exhibit Trees brings the outdoors inside at LIU Post’s Steinberg Museum of Art at Hillwood, 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. through Friday, July 11. Featuring watercolors, hanging sculptures and paintings on canvas, the exhibit contains 30 works by local artists.

JuLy 12 & 13 - 10am to 4pm the green VaLe SchooL 250 VaLentineS Lane, oLd BrookViLLe, nY $5 per perSon entrY fee to Be heLd at

Artist John Day contributed a sculpture created from more than 500 branches collected from Leeds Pond Preserve in Plandome Manor and the LIU Post forest. Elizabeth Kolligs, inspired by the changing season of Shu Swamp on the North Shore of Long Island in Mill Neck, contributed large paintings focused on changing seasons. The exhibit is free and open to all. For details, call 516-299-4073 or visit www.liu.edu/museum.

Journey in Stone & Wood BY ANTON NEWS STAFF

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The art exhibit Journey in Stone & Wood opens at the Art League of Long Island’s Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery, 107 East Deer Park Road, Dix Hills, on Sunday, July 20. Working in marble, limestone, alabaster and wood, 12 sculptors studying with Thom Janusz will exhibit work done in his Stone and Wood Carving programs. Participants in the exhibit include Rose Burke, Temi Cain, Alex Fuchs, Riva Gelman, Angela Goldman, John Lemmerman, Michael McDyer, Paul Moreno, Bruce Rosenzweig, Bette Rubin, Dorothy Schwartz and Jan Shulman. An artist’s reception takes place from 3 to 5 p.m. on opening night. The gallery is open free of charge Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and

Art by Thom Janusz weekends from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The phone number is 631-462-5400. For details, visit www.artleagueli.org.

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| SPECIAL EVENTS Summer Splash

and 11:30 a.m. and evening sessions begin at 7 and 8:30 p.m. Beginners should bring one skein of light-colored yarn in a worsted weight and a pair of size 8 knitting needles. Students who are already knitters should bring their patterns, needles and yarn. Advance and in-person registration must be accompanied by a check for $80 payable to the Cold Spring Harbor Library. To register, call 631-692-6820.

Thursday, July 3 Children can enjoy summer craft stations, scavenger hunts and exploration tables at the Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum, 301 Main St., from 2 to 5 p.m. The activity is free with museum admission (members, free). The phone number is 631-367-3418.

Green Teens Thursday, July 3 The Long Island Children’s Museum, 11 Davis Ave., Garden City, hosts science and nature related activities with students from the Green Teens program from 2 to 4 p.m. The program engages students from neighboring high schools to develop and teach interactive nature and environmental education programs. The activity is free with museum admission.

Firework Cruise Friday, July 4 And Saturday, July 5 Freeport Water Taxi at Richmond St. hosts a firework cruise from 9 to 11 p.m.

Mood Indigo

Attendees will enjoy free tastings from wineries, distilleries and breweries. Admission is $30 per person. For details, call 516-521-7744. The website is www.freeportwatertaxi.com.

Blood Drive Tuesday, July 8 The Athletes for Life Blood Drive takes place at Long Island Blood

Thursday, July 10 Mood Indigo plays at Great Neck’s Bow Squire Cinemas, 115 Middle Neck Road, at 7:30 p.m. The film is about Colin, a bachelor, whose hobbies include developing a “pianocktail” (a cocktail-making Services, 905 Walt Whitman Road, piano) and devouring worldly dishes Melville, from 2:30 to 8:30 p.m. prepared by his trusty chef. When For details, call 516-655-2299. he learns that his best friend has a new American girlfriend, his lifestlye changes. Knitting Classes Tickets are $15 (students, $10); Wednesdays, July 9, 16, 23, and 30 They cost $20 at the door. To buy Beginners and intermediate knitters tickets, call 516-829-2570 or visit can learn how to improve their www.goldcoastfilmfestival.org/ techniques with experts at the Cold furman#mood. Spring Harbor Library, 95 Harbor Road. Morning sessions begin at 10 see EVENTS on page 24A

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T W O G R E AT E V E NTS. O N E D E L I C I O U S W E E K E N D. Ten evenings of the best in new independent films from the U.S. and around the world. Enjoy film premieres, Q&As with filmmakers and receptions.

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Midsummer Night Dance Thursday, July 10 Learn how to dance in the Celebration Tent at the Vanderbilt Museum, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Lessons will be held from 6:30 to 7 p.m. Dances will feature ballroom and others. Admission is $30 at door and $25 in advance. Sessions will also be held on Thursdays, Aug. 7, 21 and 28 and Sept. 4. Dance classes for the whole season cost $160 ($20 per dance). Tickets can be purchased at www.bit. ly/1qaLmoq.

Wings and Beer Saturday, July 12 The Summer Wings and Beer Festival takes place from 2 to 7:30 p.m. at Cannon’s Blackthorn, 49 North Village Ave., Rockville Centre. Patrons will receive a total of 16 wings and 42 ounces of craft beer divided between eight Long Island restaurants and four local breweries. Tickets are $35. They can be purchased in advance at www. bestwingsli.com. • NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART Closed for show change on Monday, July 7 through Friday, July 18

Garden Party Through Sunday, July 6 Garden Party, an art exhibit inspired by flowers, is on display at the Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn. Artists include Louis Comfort Tiffany, Marc Chagall, Larry Rivers, James Rosenquist, Maurice Prendergast, David Hockney, Janet Fish, Jane Freilicher, Robert Mapplethorpe and Georgia O’Keeffe. The exhibit is free with museum admission. Call 516-484-9338, ext. 12 to inquire about group tours.

AftermondernisM Through Sunday, July 6 The exhibit AftermondernisM is on display at the Nassau County Museum of Art. The exhibit, which focuses on the work of Michael Bevilacqua, James Busby and Ridley Howard, broadens the concept of fractured asymmetry. This exhibition illustrates the broad range of styles spanning non-objective abstraction through sharp focused realism.

Outdoor Life

It explores man’s relationship to the countryside through the art pieces “Large Winter Scene,” “Clear Weather in the Valley,” “Luncheon of the Boating Party,” “La Grande Jatte” and “Max Schmitt in a Single Scull.”

Nassau County Museum Gardens Ongoing View the flowers and the greenery at the Nassau County Museum of Art. The museum’s large garden contains quiet nooks, a beautiful view and horticulture. The grounds are free and open to all.

Sculpture Park  Ongoing Visit the Nassau County Museum of Art and view more than 40 sculptures, many of them monumental in size, by artists including Fernando Botero, George Rickey and Mark DiSuvero are set up to interact with nature on the museum’s property. The grounds are free and open to all.

Walking Trails

Through Sunday, July 6 The film Outdoor Life plays at the Nassau County Museum at 11 a.m., noon, 1 and 3 p.m.

Ongoing Walk the trails of the Nassau County Museum of Art. The museum’s 145 acres include many marked nature trails through the woods, perfect for family hikes or independent exploration. The grounds are free and open to all.

Family Sundays Ongoing Each Sunday, the Nassau County Museum of Art offers a 1 p.m., docent-led family walk-through of the exhibition and supervised art activities for the whole family beginning at 1:30 p.m. Special family guides of the main exhibition are available in the galleries. Family Sundays at the Museum are free with museum admission, reservations are not needed. • ONGOING EVENTS

Equine Art Show

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Through Wednesday, July 30 Equine Extravaganza & Other Things, an art exhibit inspired by horses and farm life, showcases at the Cold Spring Harbor Library and Environmental Center, 95 Harbor Road. The exhibit will include equine-inspired watercolor, acrylic paintings and a sampling of artist Diana Berthold’s traditional, non-traditional, pictorial, and ribbon quilts.

The art is presented for viewing, but it is also available to buy. To view Berthold’s art, visit www. distinctivedesignsbydiana. The phone number is 631-692-6820.

Rhythm & Repetition Through August 10 The exhibit Rhythm & Repetition in 20th Century Art is on display at the Heckscher Museum of Art, 2 Prime Ave., Huntington. The exhibit focuses on artists who use repeated shapes as a method to organize their compositions. Drawn entirely from the museum’s permanent collection, the exhibition features work by Berenice Abbott, Richard Anuskiewicz, Oscar Bluemner, Arthur Dove, Childe Hassam, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Richenburg, Emilio Sanchez and Friedrich Stowasser (Friedensreich Hundertwasser), among others. Museum hours are Wednesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the weekend. The phone number is 631-351-3250.

Don Resnick: Essence of Place Through August 15 The art exhibit Don Resnick: Essence of Place is on display at Hofstra University Museum’s Emily Lowe Gallery. Curated by Karen T. Albert, the Museum’s associate director of exhibitions and collections, the exhibit features the essential and eloquent beauty of the land, sea and sky on Long Island and the Resnick family enclave in Maine. An interactive touch-screen kiosk in the gallery will provide supplemental material on the artist’s process as well as his artistic training. The phone number is 516-463-5672. The museum website is www.hofstra. edu/museum. For a map and directions, visit www.hofstra.edu/map.

Shakespeare Festival Through Sunday, August 24 The Arena Players Repertory Theater group will present their 26th annual Shakespeare Festival at the Vanderbilt Museum, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport. Performances are given on Wednesdays and Fridays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 7 p.m. Actors in full Elizabethan costume perform on the Vanderbilt Courtyard stage against the backdrop of the historic mansion and Bell Tower. Tickets are $15. For reservations, call 516-293-0674. Performances are cancelled on Friday, July 4 and Sunday, July 27.

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Tai Chi Classes

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Melanesian Works Through August 28 Hofstra University’s museum showcases artwork created by communities of the South Pacific. The art is located in the Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, Ninth Floor, South Campus. For directions and a map, visit www.hofstra.edu/ campusmap/.

Wednesdays and Sundays Take a tai chi class at the Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Rd., at 10:30 a.m. Tai chi, a unique form of moving meditation, calms the mind, relaxes the body, and strengthens the spirit. Professional instructor Linda Cafiero designs classes with all experience levels in mind. Classes are $15 per session (members, $5). The phone number is 516-333-0048.

Alice’s Wonderland

Yoga at the Gardens

Through August 31 Journey down the rabbit hole at the Long Island Children’s Museum, 11 Davis Ave, Garden City. The exhibit inspires curiosity, encourages exploration and helps make the unknown more familiar. Children will enjoy activities such as experimenting at a mad tea party and a game of croquet.

Thursdays and Saturdays Relax at the Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Road, by taking a

yoga class at 11:15 a.m. Lorili Henry, professional kripalu instructor will lead students through a dynamic, yet gentle flow of postures and conscious breathing in a beautiful and relaxing setting. Classes are $15 per session (members, $5). The phone number is 516-333-0048.

Vanderbilt Observatory Fridays The Vanderbilt Museum’s planetarium, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport, hosts night-sky viewings from 9 to 10 p.m. (weather permitting). Observation is free to visitors with a planetarium show ticket. Admission is $3 for those without a show ticket.

Sculpture Art Exploration Ongoing Adults and children can explore the outdoor sculpture collection at Hofstra University with activity-filled animal, shapes or people-themed exploration backpacks. Activity materials and backpacks are located in the Emily Lowe Gallery. Participants return the backpacks, but they can bring their completed art projects home. The activity is free. Hofstra University is at 1000 Fulton Ave., Hempstead. For directions and a map, visit www.hofstra.edu/ campusmap/.

Fabulous Interiors Through September 30 Explore interior designs and artworks by Elsie de Wolfe and Charles Duveen, 1915-45, at the Planting Fields Arboretum Historic State Park, 1395 Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay. Wolfe designed the Planting Fields’ vibrantly colored Tea House, and Duveen designed Tudor-inspired interiors for the country house, Coe Hall. The exhibit in Coe Hall is open from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily. The entrance fee is $4 for non-members. The Tea House is open from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Entrance is free with park admission.

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Tuesdays and Thursdays Every Tuesday and Thursday, the Long Island Children’s Museum hosts a story time and arts session at 11:30 a.m. to noon. Bring your child to listen to both new and classic stories.

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Wednesdays and Fridays Every day, people in the community are helping to make our lives easier. Join the Long Island Children’s Museum, 11 Davis Ave., Garden City, every Wednesday and Friday from 10:30 to 11 a.m., and explore the lives and daily routines of a different community helper. Children ages 3 to 5 will build on their vocabulary as they are introduced to job-specific words through songs and activities. Each class will include a hands-on, themed activity. Admission is $3 with museum admission ($2 for members).

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• Service Directory • Employment

2014 SUPER SUMMER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT THE PARK AT EAST HILLS!

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LIFEGUARDS REQUIREMENTS: • At least 16 years of age • Lifeguards must be Nassau County Certified • Available to work through Labor Day weekend

Route Sales in Boroughs & Long Island

THE VILLAGE OF EAST HILLS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

DONATE YOUR CAR

Metro New York

Call: (631) 317-2014

With 15 yrs. Experience is available to care for Sick or Elderly. Days, Nights, Weekends. Own car. Excellent References. 516-353-1626.

Candidates must possess strong communication skills, have successful outside sales experience and enjoy participating in a collaborative work environment. Guaranteed draw, benefits & paid vacation.

Drivers License, Excellent References. 631-449-1176. 118997

Employment ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Responsibilities: Financial Reporting, Special Projects,Budgets & Forecasts, Reconciliations, Capital Projects and Debt Management. Requirements: 5+ Years of Accounting experience (Municipal Accounting experience a plus) Strong Excel skills, strong knowledge of all aspects of Accounting and reporting, Strong written and verbal skills and ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously. Applicants should send a letter of interest and résumé (in confidence) to careers@ northhempsteadny.gov

FREE CLASSES IF YOU QUALIFY Call 718-263-0750 Solar Tech BA, QA, SAP, A+, Video Production, Medical Assistant PCT (C.N.A./EKG/Phleb) ... etc.

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AIRLINE CAREERS BEGIN HERE Get FAA approved Aviation Maintenance Technician training. Financial aid for qualified students - Housing available. Job placement assistance. Call AIM 866-296-7093.

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Port Washington based General Contractor is seeking Administrative Assistant to perform administrative duties as well as support activities for Project Managers. Duties may include fielding telephone calls, word processing and creating spreadsheets. Extensive skills required with MS Word, Excel and Outlook, as well as Internet research abilities and strong communication skills. Prior experience in construction related office a plus. Email résumé to gkcindustriesinc@gmail.com

The Town of North Hempstead is seeking Experienced CPAs

CAREER-DRIVEN! Route Sales Openings Metro NY Area.

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Sales & Delivery. Energetic & Friendly. Must be at least 21 with acceptable MVR & HS/GED. To apply contact Betty Bartos at betty.bartos@flocorp.com 207.783.9161 ext 339

THE ANTON CLASSIFIEDS CAN HELP YOU

Reach The People You Need To Rent Or Buy Your Home, Sell Your Car, Or Babysit Your Children. Call Us Today 516-403-5182 or Email to CLASSIFIEDS@ANTONNEWS.COM

ACCESS INSTITUTE

Local printer seeks College Student to sell advertising for Every Door Direct Mailing in the Glen Cove area. Must be motivated self-starter with great people skills. 516-676-7718 mmpgc@aol.com

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CPAs - Part Time

NANNY & HOUSEKEEPER JOBS Immediate Employment • Long Island & New York City Full Time/Part Time/Live-in/Live-out Jobs Available Experience required. NO FEE. High $$$

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Home Services

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Want A Career Operating Heavy Equipment? Bulldozers, Backhoes, Excavators. “Hands On Training” & Certifications Offered. National Average 18-22 Hourly! Lifetime Job Placement. Assistance. VA Benefits Eligible! 1-866-362-6497

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Basement, Bathroom & Kitchen Remodeling, Carpentry, Crown Molding, Closets, Doors, Sheetrock, Painting, Dry Wall, Repairs, Spackling & Wall Paper Removal & Installation Decks- Power Washed, Stained, Repaired & Built GEM-BASEMENT DOCTOR

516-623-9822 www.Gem-Home.com Smith Brothers Handyman Services General Clean-ups, Landscaping, Painting, Organizing Call (516) 944-6875

PART-TIME MAIL CLERK Westbury Location

Monday thru Friday – 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. HELP WANTED PARTS DEPARTMENT 20 hours per week Full Time, Benefits. Precision Clover MillWork, Associates MailInc room experience preferred. 75 Harbor Road, P.W., is looking Distribute and pick-up interoffice mail. Post any mail or 337person Merrick Suite 3UPS packages. Knowledge of for an organized to packRoad,outgoing copy machines a plus. Occasional heavy lifting. & ship parts. Some heavy lifting. Retirees welcome Lynbrook NY 11563 Operate fork lift. Call Annette Contact Human Resources Department at: chunt@mssny.org or Carol @ 516-883-2002. 516-568-1800 FAX 516-872-1398

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Chimney Cleaning & Masonry Service Done By Firefighters That Care

absolute best care

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*Free Vehicle/Boat Pickup ANYWHERE *We Accept All Vehicles Running or Not *100% Tax Deductible

Dutton@mainestaff.com call Dutton at 1-888-786-0791

Nassau County Newspaper Group with paid circulation plus NYC and aggressive newsstand presence seeks results-driven local & major accounts salespeople to join our team. We offer one of the finest portfolios of special sections and niche products in the market.

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To apply, contact The Park at East Hills at 516-484-9800, email us at gcox@villageofeasthills.org, or simply visit Village Hall on a business day from 9am-4:30pm. We are located at 209 Harbor Hill Road, East Hills, NY 11576. Ask for Gerica Cox to get an application.

Career Opportunity - position entails delivery of bakery products by box truck, no special license - early morning start, excellent customer service skills - this may be your chance to be associated with one of the regions finest, Lepage, distributors of Wonder Bread, Barowsky Organic, and Natures Own - deliver, display and sell company product lines on your assigned sales route - Lepage is looking for self-motivated individuals to operate routes in Nassau County, Long Island, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx and Elmsford, NY which may lead to the purchase of your own route. Forward résumé to

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Online Only 2-Day Auction, Furniture Liquidation including Rugs, Tables, Household Items, Furniture & More. Jamestown, NC Guilford Co. 7/11 at 8am to 7/18 & 7/21 at 1pm. Iron Horse Auction Co., Inc. 800-997-2248. NCAL3936. www.ironhorseauction.com

The Park Director is currently interviewing candidates for:

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1. Are you looking for an exciting summer job with competitive pay and upbeat work environment? 2. Would you like to spend the summer at the finest park facilities with the largest municipal leisure pool on Long Island? 3. Do you like the outdoors? Then our positions are a perfect fit for you!

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Receptionist

Immediate Opening - Long Island Alzheimer’s Foundation seeks organized and detail oriented individual for front desk. Duties include: answering multi-line switchboard, greeting visitors, data entry and correspondence, ordering supplies, and general office duties. Knowledge of Microsoft Office required. Knowledge of DonorPerfect and QuickBooks a plus. Hours Mon.-Fri 8:45am-4:45pm. Cover letter and résumé to: fjenny@liaf.org

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Sweeney Painting of Garden City

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North Hills Townhouse Condo in Acorn Ponds 2 BR, 2.5 Bth, Corner, New EIK, Asking $719K 516-551-2888 No Brokers Pls 118694

Sebastian, Florida - Affordable custom factory constructed homes $45,900+, Friendly Community, No Real Estate or State Income Taxes, Minutes to Atlantic Ocean. 771-581-0080, www.beach-cove.com. Limited seasonal rentals.

Ready to buy a home? We are ready to help. The State of NY Mortgage Agency offers up to $15,000 down payment assistance. www.sonyma.org. 1-800-382-HOME (4663).

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Equal Housing Opportunity Federal, New York State and local laws prohibit discrimination because of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, familial status, age, marital status, sexual orientation or disability in connection with the rental, sale or financing of real estate. Nassau also prohibits source of income discrimination. Anton Community Newspapers does not knowingly accept advertising in violation of these laws. When you suspect housing discrimination, call Long Island Housing Services’ Discrimination Complaint Line at 800-660-6920. (Long Island Housing Services is the Fair Housing Agency of Nasasau and Suffolk Counties.)

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| COMMUNITY CALENDAR Wednesday, July 2 Art Worksop The Massapequa Public Library presents a workshop from 10 a.m. to noon for painters with some prior experience using oils and acrylics. Beginners can paint using oil pastels, regular pastels or colored pencils. Mixed media also included for consideraton. Workshop may include portraits, still life, teacher’s reference materials or photographs. Class size is limited, $55 due at registration. Additional $5 per person for each model sitting may be required. No refunds unless the class is canceled. Bring a table easel and your own supplies. For more information, call Jody Brower at 516-799-0770 ext. 316. Civil Rights Lecture The lecture, “The Near Death, Life & Legacy of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,” outlines the tradition of civil rights in the U.S and the difficulties presented in getting the legislation passed during the turbulent sixties. LIU Hutton House, Brookville. 10 a.m.-noon.

Thursday, July 3 Movie: Philomena The Massapequa library presents two showings, 1:30 and 6:30 p.m., of Philomena, starring Judi Dench, Steve Coogan and Sophie Kennedy Clark. When Philomena became pregnant as a teenager in Ireland in 1952, the church took her baby from her and sold him to America for adoption. Coerced into signing a document promising never to attempt to

book discussion in the Bar Harbour Auditorium, This month’s selection is Gods of Guilt by Michael Connelly. Event is from 12:30 to 4 p.m. No registration necessary. For more information, call Jody Brower at 516-799-0770 ext. 316.

Happy 4th Of July The Massapequa Observer wishes all of its readers a happy and safe 4th of July. see her child again, she nonetheless spent the next 50 years searching for him, unaware that he was searching for her from across the Atlantic. Writing Our Stories The Massapequa Bar Harbour Public Library presents Writing Our Stories, a writing workshop for senior citizens. It is a perennial favorite and will be led by writing instructor Mary Haughey. Massapequa seniors are encourged to come down and write about their life experiences in any and all topics. This is a great way for the older generation to tell their story and leave a legacy for their family members. The group meets at 1 p.m. For more information, call Jody Brower at 516-799-0770 ext. 316.

Window Painting Join the teen advisory board at the Massapequa library as they paint many of the windows at the Central Avenue building with the children’s and young adult summer reading themes. There is no fee and pizza will be served. All materials will be provided and community service hours will be given. For more information, call Peter Cirona at 516-799-0770 ext. 305.

Cross-Training Exercise Program The Massapequa PAL Complex hosts the Levittown Police Athletics League, which will be offering a four week training program, beginning July 7, The training promises to be a safe and effective way to make fitness fun, for boys and girls ages 10 to 18. Using natural exercise movements that can be scaled and adjusted for any strength or ability, everyone looks forward to an enjoyable workout that is tailored to their individual level. Participants will learn skills and conditioning that apply as much to sports as they do to everyday activities. Classes run each Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 1011 a.m. at the Massapequa PAL Complex, 510 Parkside Blvd. Cost is $50 to participate.

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certified instructor MaryClare Chiafalo for a no-fee, one-hour, four-session workship. Bring a mat if possible. Parents must attend the first session with their child. Parents must fill out and sign a permission slip and survey at the time of registration. Register in-person at the Bar Harbor adult reference desk. Class will be held in the Central Avenue children’s room from 7 to 8 p.m. For more information, call Peter Cirona at 516-799-0770 ext. 305.

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Book Buddies Under The Stars The Massapequa library hosts the Book Buddies Under the Stars teen reader training program with Sue Bazzicalupo for a onehour session. Teens will learn techniques for reading to very young children. Required for those teen readers who have not trained in previous years. One hour of community service credit will be awarded. For more information, call Peter Cirona at 516-799-0770 ext. 305.

Wednesday, July 9 Fun Run On July 9, the Wantagh Memorial Congregational Church, Pixie Nursery School and Boy Scout Troop 96 will sponsor a fun run to support the Freeport Emergency Food Pantry. The run will take place at Eisenhower Park, 1878 Hempstead Tpke., East Meadow, at 6 p.m. sharp. There will also be a 1k run for children 12 and under that will begin at 6:30 p.m. The adult 5K run for entrants 13 and older will start prompty at 7 p.m. All children 12 and under will receive a ribbon. Cost for children 12 and under is $5; 13 and older $10 (non-refundable). Price includes a t-shirt for the first 50 to sign-up. Training session to be held by Donna Morandi of Fit Coach NY. For more info or to sign up, please call the church at 516-785-1829.

Friday, July 11 NYS Mandated Reporter Classes YES Community Counseling Center is approved by the state Education Department to provide the 2-hour certification training for mandated reporters of child abuse and neglect. The next training program will be held on July 12 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at 75 Grand Ave. in Massapequa. The cost is $25 per person, payable in advance. For information and registration, contact YES at 516-799-3203.

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English Council Lauds Massapequa High School Charity By OBSERVER STAFF

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Surrounded by a prop used in the “Catch a Wave for Winthrop” event, Massapequa students and staff will be honored for merging philanthropy with curricula in its three-part “Trilogy of Charity” program.

The New York State English Council (NYSEC) named Massapequa High School’s “Trilogy of Charity” program a 2014 Program of Excellence. The three-year program, involving many teachers, students, families and community members, was a marriage of community service benefitting Winthrop University Hospital’s Cancer Center for Kids, led by students Ryan Schulte, Natalie Gramegna and Brandon Lawrence; and curricula from the English, art and music and technology departments. In the first year, “The Storybook Project” created a larger-than-life story book that housed an interactive compilation of students’ stories, poems and illustrations for Winthrop’s cancer patients to read and enjoy; the second project, called “Pitches, Pics and Poems” consisted of a student-created poetry and art exhibit, musical recital and raffles, which

raised more than $500 for the cancer center. This year’s project, “Catch a Wave for Winthrop,” featured a beach theme that incorporated musical performances, a showcase of clubs along the “boardwalk,” and postcards with poems and illustrations that were printed and sold as admission to the event. The postcards were also hand-delivered to the cancer patients at Winthrop, along with a $4,000 donation generated from the event. The program was chosen from numerous high-quality submissions, because it was “found to be clearly of exceptional merit and innovation. The nature of the program touches the lives of many and contributes to a lifetime of learning,” Christine Zandstra, president elect of NYSEC wrote in her letter notifying the district about the award. Ryan, Natalie and Brandon, as well as, English teachers Bob Hempel and Christine Starr will accept the award and present a workshop highlighting their work at the 2014 NYSEC conference in Albany in October.

Student Delivers Donation Drive For Soldiers By OBSERVER STAFF

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Massapequa High School recent graduate Grant Neville, a former member of the district’s Life Skills program called “Community Career Connections,” gained a new life lesson during his senior year when he worked with his special education teachers Grace Hussey and Tomia Smith to run a donation drive for soldiers stationed abroad. While job training at the McKenna Senior Center, Grant and his teachers noticed a collection box set up for Adopt-a-Battalion Inc., a program established to collect and send care packages of toiletries and other necessary items to members of the U.S. Armed Forces stationed overseas. Grant worked with his teachers to bring this initiative to Massapequa High School and collected items for a month. He brought the items to the senior center for transport to the Knights of Columbus in Massapequa Park where they were then sent to soldiers through the Adopt-a-Battalion program Grant’s efforts led to a collection of more than 3,000 items donated by Massapequa High School faculty,

Recent Massapequa High School graduate Grant Neville led a donation drive that sent more than 3,000 items to soldiers overseas. students and staff, and generated an interesting competition between teachers Gail Hayes and Teresa Colgan’s classes when Grant went in personally to appeal to them. The two

classes alone raised more than 1,100 items. “The most important lesson Grant may have gotten out of the experience was bridging the three communities

together...school, senior center and soldiers,” Hussey said. “This was a great, meaningful project for him to engage in and a nice way to complete his senior year.”

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Local Pros Pick Top Plants BY ANTON NEWS STAFF

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For the 15th year in a row, Cornell Cooperative Extension has named the plants worthy of Long Island Gold Medals—the “Oscars” of Long Island horticulture. Each year, a selection committee of volunteers representing a wide cross-section of the local nursery and landscape industry chooses four plants — they may be trees, shrubs, perennials, vines, groundcovers or grasses — that are both underutilized and exceptionally well-suited to growing in the Long Island soil and climate. The criteria for the award include: proven performance in Long Island gardens; pest-free with multi-season ornamental appeal; adaptable to challenging landscape conditions; easily grown by gardeners of all skill levels; and widely available at local outlets. And the winners are: • Camellia japonica April Series and C. x Winter Series (Spring and Fall/Winter Blooming Hardy Camellias) These durable, colorful evergreens offer exquisite, glossy, dark green leaves year round and colorful flowers ranging from pure white to deep pink and red. at select times of the year. The April Series offers flowers in April and May while the Winter Series blooms from late October until the onset of cold weather in December. Camellias are best planted in spring and prefer rich, acidic, well-drained soil and partial shade. When siting, avoid planting on a southern exposure. Camellias are heat, drought and pest resistant and offer great texture and color throughout the year. ‘Winter’s Star’, ‘Winter’s Joy’, ‘Winter’s Darling’, ‘April Kiss’, ‘April Rose’ and ‘April Tryst’ are among some of the best new cultivars available. These new selections are hardy from zones 6-9. • Cornus florida Flowering Dogwood This classic American native displays pure white or pink showy bracts in spring, rich shades of red and maroon foliage in fall as well as glossy red berries and a rough, alligator skin like bark all year round. Although susceptible to diseases such as dogwood anthracnose and powdery mildew,

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drought, heat and pest resistant making it a low maintenance and durable alternative to boxwood, Wintercreeper (Euonymus fortunei) and other garden favorites. Hardy from zones 5-8. • Nepeta ‘Blue Wonder’ Blue Wonder Catmint The gray-green, aromatic foliage of Blue Wonder Catmint along with the

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• Ilex crenata ‘Soft Touch’ Soft Touch Japanese Holly This semi-dwarf Japanese holly has fine, glossy foliage that is softer to the touch than most other cultivars. The dense habit to 2-3’ tall and wide and dark foliage make it a suitable replacement to boxwood as hedges, foundation plantings and low screens. Well-drained soil is preferred and full sun or partial shade is best for growing dense plants. Soft Touch Holly is

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specific siting in the garden will help to alleviate disease problems. Flowering dogwood should be sited in full sun or partial shade on an eastern exposure where there is good air circulation. Avoid aboveground watering in the afternoon or evening hours. Rich, organic, well-drained soil is preferred along with 1-2” of mulch around new plants. Avoid watering your dogwoods in the afternoon or evening hours to reduce wet foliage late in the day. ‘Cherokee Princess’, ‘Cherokee Brave’ and ‘Appalachian Spring’ are excellent cultivars with good vigor and pest resistance. Hardy from zones 5-9.

profusion of lavender-blue flowers in early to mid summer make this a mid season favorite. The low, spreading growth habit to 12” high makes it a good plant for the front of a border, along a walkway. Catmint is a great plant for hot, dry locations and prefers sun to partial shade and well-drained soil. After blooming in late summer, plants can be cut back to encourage another flush of flowers in fall. This plant is also deer and rabbit resistant. Hardy from zones 3-8.

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Great Summer Events In Nassau County Parks Nassau County Executive

EDWARD MANGANO I am so very proud of our parks system and all we have to offer in our great county. This summer, we have an action-packed lineup. With a combination of quality entertainment and fun activities for the whole family, we look forward to seeing you out and about. Alongside my continued dedication to creating tourism, the incredible support we have received from local business sponsors has made bringing top-notch events to our residents at no additional cost, a great reality. Here’s a look at some upcoming happenings. Pack your lawn chair and mark your calendar, because we have some good old-fashioned entertainment in store. The month of July is going to be full. Beginning with a musical performance by Swingtime Big Band on Wednesday, July 2, we are kicking off quite a busy time. The following day, again stop by the Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre in Eisenhower Park to enjoy Mike DelGuidice and the Billy Joel Band. Both acts will hit the stage at 7 p.m. If it’s up to us, this Fourth of July is going to be one you are sure to remember. Starting at 10 a.m., the 1864 Independence Day Celebration will

The Cole Brothers Circus comes to Eisenhower Park on Friday, July 11, through Sunday, July 13. be flowing with music, dancing, trade demonstrations, speeches, a parade and so much more to enjoy. We hope to see you all at Old Bethpage Village Restoration for the fun. If Friday’s festivities aren’t enough, grab the family and head to Lakeside Theatre on Saturday, July 5, for Neil Berg’s much-anticipated “100 Years of Broadway.” Like most of our musical performances, this must-see production is free of charge and will start at 7 p.m. The International Music Nights Concert Series is a great Nassau County tradition, with nearly two-dozen nights dedicated to music and culture that honor a range of ethnic groups. Be sure to stop by and enjoy the park, music and culture all summer long. Help us to continue the celebration of each and every one of our Nassau County residents with

Punjabi American Night on Sunday, July 6, German American Night on Monday, July 7 and Armenian American Night on Sunday, July 13, all beginning at 7 p.m. at Lakeside. Our busy calendar continues to unfold with a number of incredible music shows. On Tuesday, July 8, see Jersey 4—a Tribute to Frankie Valli— and on Friday, July 11, check out Oldies Night with Jay Siegel’s Tokens. Both concerts will begin at 7 p.m. at Lakeside Theatre. On Wednesday, July 9, South Bound will be entertaining audiences at Eisenhower Park’s Parking Field 6A beginning at noon, before Five Towns College Pops hit the stage at Muttontown Preserve’s Chelsea Mansion at 7 p.m. The Long Island International Film Expo (LIFE) will be taking place from

Wednesday, July 9 through Thursday, July 17. Please contact Bellmore movies at 516-783-3199 or the Nassau County Film Office at 516-571-3168 for more information. In the meantime, to help you get in the spirit, grab some popcorn and get comfy at Lakeside Theatre, on Thursday, July 10, for a showing of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2. The film is set to start at dusk. Also, remember to clear your schedule the second weekend in July because the Cole Brothers Circus is coming to town. Shows will take place at Parking Field 6A of Eisenhower Park on Friday, July 11 at 5 and 8 p.m., as well as 2, 5 and 8 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Please visit www.nassaucountyny. gov/summer for more information on any of our summer events.

Midsummer Weekend For Massapequans Massapequa residents Sophia and Angela Pepe (right) celebrated the first day of summer at the Old Westbury Garden’s Midsummer Weekend on Saturday, June 21. Dancers from the Lori Belilove and The Isadora Duncan Dance Company dressed in Greek, Roman

and Renaissance-themed tunics and danced to relaxing music around the gardens including the Reflecting Pool and Rose Garden. With the gardens in full bloom and decorated in lanterns and fairies, they enjoyed an enchanted evening under the stars. — Observer Staff

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Another Week Of Massapequa Home Sales By STEVE MOSCO

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The Massapequas are loaded with quaint neighborhoods that are all great places to live, with plenty of shopping, restaurants, parks and great schools. With all these amenities, it’s no surprise that Massapequa has become a highly desirable place to raise a family. Here is a listing of some houses in Massapequa sold within the last month. Homes shown here represent closed sales, selected for their interest to readers by the Massapequa Observer editor. Except where noted, data and photos are provided courtesy of Multiple Listing Service of Long Island, Inc.

This split-level home at 251 Park Lane in the Massapequa school district recently sold for $535,000 and features three bedrooms, three full bathrooms and eight total rooms on a 6,960-square-foot lot. Built in 1955, this vinyl-sided home features an eat-in kitchen, formal dining room, fully finished basement with office space, a first-floor living room with a den and a rear deck with patio space. Homeowners pay $11,714 in taxes.

This farm ranch style home at 100 Fairview Rd. in the Massapequa school district recently sold for $680,000 and features five bedrooms, three and a half baths and nine total rooms on a 14,984-square-foot lot. Built in 1956, this vinyl-sided home features an eat-in kitchen, formal dining room, large living room with a fireplace, a covered rear deck and an in-ground pool with brick patio. Homeowners pay $16,807 in taxes.

This tudor-style home at 12 Bayview Ave. in the Biltmore Shores section of the Massapequa school district recently sold for $360,000 and features three bedrooms, one and a half baths and six total rooms on a 6,000-square-foot lot. Built in 1928, this stucco home features an eat-in kitchen, formal dining room, partially finished basement, a family room with a fireplace and a rear deck in a private backyard. Homeowners pay $11,441 in taxes.

This split-level home at 24 W. Ford Dr. in the Amityville school district recently sold for $262,500 and features four bedrooms, two bathrooms, one half bath and eight total rooms on a 6,600-square-foot lot. Built in 1956, this vinyl-sided home features an eat-in kitchen, a dining room, an unfinished basement with a den, a half bath and a laundry room and a large backyard with patio space. Homeowners pay $10,085 in taxes.

| NEWS BRIEF DEC Warns Homeowners The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) urges residents to use caution when contractors offer to provide free fill materials for use in leveling or grading of their residential properties to avoid being victimized by illegal solid waste dumping Homeowners should be skeptical and ask tough questions when

a contractor offers to provide fill material at no charge. The ‘clean fill’ often ends up being solid waste and homeowners could find their properties burdened with contaminated material. DEC suggests homeowners seeking to obtain suitable fill to do the following: Notify the DEC Regional Office and the local town clerk in writing, in accordance with the regulation

6NYCRR Section 360-8.6(b), at least 30 days prior to undertaking any grade adjustment project; Identify where the materials are coming from; Ensure that the contractor is licensed by a government authority; Ensure that the materials are free of any regulated wastes such as asbestos, drywall, plaster, roofing materials, wood, metal, tiles, paint chips, ash, slag, coal, pieces of particle boards,

carpet, petroleum-contaminated soil and other contaminated materials. The most effective way homeowners can protect themselves is by taking steps to prevent being victimized. Once contaminated soil is placed on a property and graded, the process of removal becomes costly and difficult. For details, contact DEC’s Office of Materials Management at 631-444-0375.

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LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. FLORENCE RISMAN, Pltf. vs. NS REALTY INVESTORS GROUP LLC, et al, Defts. Index #13005726. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale dated May 2, 2014, I will sell at public auction on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Dr., Mineola, NY, prem. k/a Section 53, Block 163, Lot 2. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. JOHN BOKLAK, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. For Pltf., 12 Tulip Dr., Great Neck, NY. #84346 7-18-11-4; 6-27-20141T-#118524-MASS LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the fiscal affairs of the Massapequa Water District for the period January 1 through December 31, 2013, have been examined by the Office of the New York State Comptroller and that the report of examination performed by the office of the state comptroller has been filed in my office where it is available as a public record for inspection by all interested persons. Pursuant to section thirty-five of the general municipal law, the governing board of the Massapequa Water District may, in its discretion, prepare a written response to the report of examination performed by the office of the state comptroller and file any such response in my office as a public record for inspection by all interested persons not later than Friday, September 12, 2014. 7-4-2014-1T-#118801-MASS LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING BY THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 246, Article III, Section 246-18-E of the Code of the Town of Oyster Bay, notice is hereby given that the Zoning Board of Appeals has scheduled a public meeting, which will take place in the Town Hall Meeting Room, Audrey Avenue, Oyster Bay, New York, on JULY 10, 2014, at 7:00 P. M., to consider the following appeals: BY ORDER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS APPEAL NO. 93-235 AMENDMENT MASSAPEQUA FRANCINE RUVO: (A) Amend Decision of Zoning Board of Appeals, dated July 2, 1993 in order to Amend the Declaration of Restrictive Covenants to indicate a change ownership and occupancy while still maintaining a Parent/Child relationship. (B) Extend the Special Use Permit to maintain an existing second kitchen in a one-family dwelling for use as a Parent/Child residence. N/s/o Lakeview Ave., 188.44 ft. W/o Massapequa Ave.,

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a/k/a 1 Lakeview Ave., Massapequa, NY APPEAL NO. 14-224 MASSAPEQUA CHRISTINE IADEVIA: (A) Variance to construct one story rear addition and roofedover front porch having less side yard setback and exceeding maximum building coverage than permitted by Ordinance; also encroachment of eaves and gutters. (B) Amend Specific Plan as presented for Appeal No. 13-89 and granted by Decision of the Zoning Board of Appeals, dated May 2, 2013. E/s/o Riverside Ave., 200 ft. N/o Chestnut St., a/k/a 79 Riverside Avenue, Massapequa, NY APPEAL NO. 14-225 MASSAPEQUA KEVIN HAVERBUSCH: (A) Variance to construct portico and steps and landing having less average front yard setback than permitted by Ordinance. (B) Variance to construct second story addition having less side yard setback, aggregate side yards, roof pitch and exceeding maximum gross floor area than permitted by Ordinance; also encroachment of eaves and gutters. (C) Variance to construct portico exceeding maximum building coverage than permitted by Ordinance. (D) Amend Specific Plan as presented for Appeal No. 11-344 and granted by Decision of the Zoning Board of Appeals, dated September 15, 2011. S/s/o McKinley Pl., 116.67 ft. E/o Seaford Ave., a/k/a 36 McKinley Place, Massapequa, NY APPEAL NO. 14-226 MASSAPEQUA STEVEN SALVO: Variance to construct second floor addition exceeding maximum lot coverage and having less side yard setback than permitted by Ordinance; also encroachment of eaves and gutters. W/s/o Tidewater Ave., 190.08 ft. N/o S. Bay Dr., a/k/a 15 Tidewater Avenue, Massapequa, NY APPEAL NO. 14-227 MASSAPEQUA ANGELA RINALDO: (A) Variance to allow existing roofed over masonry platform with steps to grade having less average front yard setback than permitted by Ordinance. (B) Variance to allow existing barbeque, cook top and sink having less side yard setback than permitted by Ordinance. S/s/o Anchor Dr., 830 ft. W/o S. Bay Ave., a/k/a 25 Anchor Drive, Massapequa, NY APPEAL NO. 14-228 MASSAPEQUA SUSAN COLLIGAN: Variance to construct one story addition having less side yard setback and aggregate side yards than permitted by Ordinance; also encroachment of eaves and gutters. S/s/o Toronto Ave., 106.35 ft. E/o Franklin Ave., a/k/a 144 Toronto Avenue, Massapequa, NY APPEAL NO. 14-229 MASSAPEQUA

FRANCESCO VIRZI: (A) Variance to construct two story addition having less average front yard setback, side yard setback and aggregate side yards than permitted by Ordinance. (B) Variance to construct two story addition, front portico, roofed over patio and second floor balcony exceeding maximum gross floor area and building coverage than permitted by Ordinance. W/s/o Harvard St., 497.22 ft. S/o Argyle Pl., a/k/a 11 Harvard Street, Massapequa, NY APPEAL NO. 14-230 MASSAPEQUA ANDREW & LINDA FASANO: Variance to allow an existing natural gas generator having less side yard setback than permitted by Ordinance. E/s/o Harbour View Dr., 700 ft. S/o Sunset Blvd., a/k/a 129 Harbour View Drive, Massapequa, NY APPEAL NO. 14-130 MASSAPEQUA MARY KELIAN: Variance for the reduction of off-street parking stalls. N/s/o Grand Ave., W/o Central Ave., a/k/a 67B Grand Avenue, Massapequa, NY JUNE 30, 2014 BY ORDER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS TOWN OF OYSTER BAY, OYSTER BAY, NEW YORK 7-4-2014-1T#118807-MASS LEGAL NOTICE TO THE TAXPAYERS OF THE MASSAPEQUA FIRE DISTRICT: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a resolution was duly adopted by the Board of Fire Commissioners of the MASSAPEQUA FIRE DISTRICT, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau, State of New York, on the 23rd day of June, 2014, subject to permissive referendum as provided for by the General Municipal law. An extract of the resolution is as follows: THE MASSAPEQUA FIRE DISTRICT SHALL PURCHASE 80 SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS CYLINDERS AT A COST, INCLUDING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH TRANSACTION NOT TO EXCEED FIFTY THREE THOUSAND ($53,000.00) DOLLARS WITH FUNDS FROM THE FIRE APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT CAPITAL RESERVE FUND. This resolution shall not take effect until thirty (30) days; unless in the meanwhile a permissive referendum as provided by the General Municipal Law is required to be held. Dated: June 23, 2014 BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS MASSAPEQUA FIRE DISTRICT TOWN OF OYSTER BAY ATTEST: Joanne Riggio Secretary 7-4-2014-1T-#118797-MASS

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Massapequa@antonnews.com More than 80 athletes from Massapequa School District competed in the Empire State Games for the Physically Challenged at Mitchel Field, showing those who attended just how the human spirit, through will and determination, can soar no matter what setbacks one endures. Close to 50 staff members oversaw the games as more than 400 student

supporters from schools throughout the district cheered on the athletes, assisted them during events, and gained knowledge and compassion for what can be achieved by witnessing the thrill and excitement of the athletes as they competed. Massapequa’s participation in the event is organized each year by Alfred G. Berner Middle School Physical Education Chairperson Ed Hoffman and physical education teachers Kerry Regan and Tom Fiorentine.

Above: Massapequa students run in a race as spectators cheer them on. Right; Massapequa High School-Ames Campus students were out in full force to assist with the games.

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The opening session of the 10 week Run Start Program, co-hosted by Nassau County and the Greater Long Island Running Club, attracted close to 200 novice and would-be runners to the track at Bethpage High School on Wednesday evening, June 25. The Run Start Program is designed for folks who want to get started with

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