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Apartments proposed at Mt. olive site Developer requests zoning change for senior residences BY B I LL SAN ANTONIO A developer seeking to convert more than three acres of the shuttered Mt. Olive Baptist Church property in Manhasset into a 72unit housing complex has requested a change in the site’s zoning to market the proposed apartments strictly to senior tenants. Representatives with G&G Acquisitions Group, LLC, which has an office in Jericho, presented plans before the North Hempstead Town Council on Tuesday that would rid the 3.19-acre property along Community Drive of various contaminants that have deemed it a “brownfield” site by state environmental agencies to allow for the construction of the apartments. The town council tabled a vote on the proposed zoning change until after a future public hearing that it did not schedule on Tuesday.

Public comments submitted in writing will be accepted through the end of the month, officials said. Linda Shaw, a partner with the environmental law firm Knauf Shaw LLP, said the property’s condition – contaminated with metals lead and arsenic, among other undisclosed toxins – exceed the requirements needed to qualify for the state Department of Environmental Conservation’s Brownfield Cleanup Program. The program provides conditional tax incentives in exchange for the remediation and subsequent redevelopment of brownfield sites. The site, she said, has become contaminated with metals like lead and arsenic as well as other undisclosed toxins due in part to occasional illegal dumping there. An Environmental Impact Statement has been drafted for the project. The church, which currently owns the site, has a tax exemption Continued on Page 48

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Aerial nurses and other personnel remove a stretcher from the North Shore-LIJ Health System’s new SkyHealth helicopter, which was unveiled during a press event on Thursday.

Health system unveils new ambulatory helicopter, pad BY B I LL SAN ANTONIO The North Shore-LIJ Health System introduced its new ambulatory helicopter service on Thursday, an initiative that officials said would provide for

a quicker transport of patients to hospitals throughout the Downstate area. During a press conference at North Shore University Hospital, officials said the helicopter would be equipped similarly to an intensive care unit

and travel an average of 130 miles per hour, allowing travel from Southside Hospital in Bay Shore to the health system’s helipad atop the Manhasset medical center in less than 10 minutes. Continued on Page 48

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Addicts aid addicts 4 St. Mary’s girls to launch new biz commit to hoops Flower Hill resident’s gifts mark sobriety milestones Sign National Letters of Intent BY B I LL SAN ANTONIO

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In the 12 years she has been in recovery for drug and alcohol addiction, Village of Flower Hill resident Kerri Kahn had never come across heartfelt gifts for friends who reached sobriety milestones. That is, until she decided to start making them. Kahn is the founder of 24ave, a line of T-shirts, jewelry and accessories that can be custom designed to include the date of one’s sobriety, a sponsor’s name and the common inspirational phrases and acronyms practiced in recovery programs. “I want to redefine sobriety for the 21st century. That’s what I want this company to do,” she said. “I want people to know. I don’t want people [in recovery] to live in the shadows and be afraid. I want to show them I got to have a do-over with my life.” The idea first came to Kahn, who prior to succumbing to her addictions designed women’s accessories, four years ago, she said, but she didn’t have an opportunity to bring her creations to life until experiencing two chance encounters late last year. The first took place when Kahn walked into Uptown Artworks in Port Washington to find a oneyear sobriety gift for a friend and, with the help of the store’s owner, Lori Blum, customized a tray with phrases common of recovery programs. “We talked about the 12 and 12 – the 12 traditions and 12 steps we follow in recovery – and ODAAT, ‘one day at a time,” Kahn said. “I made up this gift for my friend and I loved it and everyone loved it. From there, [Blum] became my business partner.” Added Blum, a Kings Point resident: “I’m actually a social worker by training, so I definitely am emphatic to any kind of suffering or people’s problems, so I un-

Two years ago, Jordan Agustus, Mei-Lyn Bautista, McKayla Hernandez and Charlotte Renker transferred to St. Mary’s High School to play basketball under head coach Tom Flynn. Last Wednesday, they announced where they’ll be taking their talents in college. Agustus (St. John’s University), Bautista (George Washington University), Hernandez (Binghamton University) and Renker (Assumption College) signed National Letters of Intent and donned T-shirts emblazoned with their college’s colors at a press conference in the St. Mary’s gymnasium. “I was pretty choked up because it was such a big day and I know how much work they’ve put in, really since they were in the 6th and 7th grade. From then on, they’re playing to get to the next level,” Flynn said. “At the same time, it just brings to life that this chapter for them is coming to an end, that this senior class is coming to a close,” he said. A fifth senior, Elizabeth Limonta, also plans to play college basketball and has received several offers but was not ready to announce her commitment Wednesday, Flynn said.

From left: Francine Aulicino, Lori Blum and Kerri Khan, the founders of 24ave. derstood it. I thought it was a great niche population. I also did some research and found there’s nothing really like it out there and I love designing new projects. I was excited to be on board.” The second happened while Kahn was leading a recovery meeting and was approached by Albertson resident Francine Aulicino, who had just completed addiction treatment at the Betty Ford Center, about becoming her sponsor. “The more I talked to [Aulicino], I learned she had a social media background,” Kahn said. “Here I have a woman who can make gift items and a girl who asked me to be her sponsor with a huge social media background. The light bulb went off in my head.” Over the next eight months, the trio designed their product line, website and social media pages. The company launched earlier this year. Trunk shows displaying the company’s line are scheduled

for Dec. 4 at Uptown Artworks. “We’ve had a lot of activity on Facebook. We’ve gotten orders. People seem to love the products,” Blum said. “We’ve had some very nice customer feedback already, so I believe we’re just going to grow and grow. Fingers crossed, right?” As the company expands, Kahn said more products will be added. “This may sound a bit hokey, but I think this is a gift from above,” Kahn said. “I never had the right time and the right people, and all the puzzle pieces have kind of come together. I won’t forget that.” “It’s taken a lot of work to put this together, and every single thing that we’ve done has been very deliberate,” she said. “I don’t regret being a drug addict and an alcoholic, because it’s enabled me to do this. It’s like taking whatever was left of me and putting it together with the new me. There’s no telling what we’re going to do now.”

St. Mary’s went 22-4 last year and won the Nassau-Suffolk Catholic High School Athletic Association league championship before falling to St. Anthony’s High School in the Class AA state semifinal round. Agustus, who had 15 points against St. Anthony’s, said she received offers from the University of South Carolina, the University of Miami and Rutgers University before committing to St. John’s. “It’s a tremendous opportunity to represent my city,” said Agustus, of the Bronx. “[St. John’s] showed me a couple things about the city, the players who’ve come before me from the city. They really look up to you here because you stayed home. That’s a big deal to them.” Bautista said George Washington gave her the best opportunity to balance a basketball career with academics. She was also courted by Seton Hall University and the University of Central Florida. “It could really open some doors for me in the future,” Bautista said. “It also felt like the right fit with the coaching staff they have, the team.” Hernandez said she wanted to attend college locally. She was recruited by Hofstra University, Stony Brook University and St. Francis College.

St. Mary’s High School senior Jordan Agustus holds up a shirt emblazoned with the colors of St. John’s University, where she will play basketball.

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Former legislator stokes M-LWFD race Lisanne Altmann, a Democrat, challenges Republican Mark Sauvigne for open seat BY B I LL S A N A N TON I O Former Nassau County Legislator Lisanne Altmann was preparing to run for a Manhasset-Lakeville Fire and Water District commissioner’s position last year when her Great Neck home caught fire, requiring the department’s assistance. “If not for the expertise and quick response of the Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department and other surrounding departments, my house probably would have burned down and I would have lost one of my dogs to the fire that night,” Altmann said in an e-mail. The incident, she said, only made her even more determined to seek a position this year, to potentially fill the position that will be vacated by North Hempstead Public Safety Commissioner Andrew DeMartin at the conclusion of his second full term this December. Altmann, who is now an account executive for PSEG Long Island, will be running as a Democrat against current Manhasset Park District Commissioner and Village of Munsey Park resident Mark Sauvigne, who said last month he would serve in both roles if elected. The Manhasset-Lakeville Fire and Water District covers Manhasset and portions of Great Neck and north New Hyde Park.

Lisanne Altmann “I think it’s important that there be a balance on the board so that the interests of the Great Neck portion of the district be adequately represented,” Altmann said. Altmann said DeMartin, also a Great Neck resident, asked her last year if she would consider running for the position if he were to step down from the board. Having served as a Manhasset-Lakeville commissioner since his appointment by the Town of North Hempstead in 2008, DeMartin told Blank Slate Media last month that “there are other avenues in

have some background and experience in issues related to the preservation of our natural resources and also a working knowledge of public safety issues and budgeting,” she said. Sauvigne, a federal bond trader on Wall Street for the last 28 years, said in mid October that he considers himself a fiscal conservative, but would support district spending to replace equipment. He added that the fire district would also benefit from constant recruiting and he would explore tuition-assistance programs at the county and state levels for volunteers. “There is no reason someone can’t do a summer internship at the fire or water district and not be able to get college credit for that,” Sauvigne said. “Is this not Mark Sauvigne as important as doing an internship on my life that I want to explore.” Wall Street?” In preparation for her campaign, AltSauvigne said he was approached mann began attending the water district’s about running for a commissioner’s posibi-weekly meetings and toured the dis- tion last year, but “wasn’t sure the timing trict to get a better understanding of its was right.” equipment and operations. It was only after the water district She was a member of the first Nassau erected a 190-foot communications anCounty Legislature in 1995 and served six tenna atop its elevated water tower withterms, until 2007. Previously, she was an in the Village of Munsey Park - a project assistant to former U.S. Rep. Gary Acker- that cost more than $200,000 – and the man (D-Queens). two sides later became embroiled in liti“It is clear to me that whoever rep- gation over the replacement of the water resents citizens on this board should Continued on Page 47

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Munsey considers refinancing bonds

The board during its monthly meeting last Wednesday authorized a search for outside counsel The Munsey Park village to assist in the refinancing. A firm will be selected and apboard is considering a plan to refinance $1.5 million in outstand- proved during the board’s Deceming bonds to free up funds for an ber meeting, trustees said. Munsey Park currently has a additional bond that trustees said would be put toward improving $200,000 bond payment due in May, which would reduce its outthe village’s infrastructure.

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standing balance to $1.3 million. The bond has a 4.1 percent interest rate. Trustee John Lippmann said the village would be able to extend its current bond for a maximum of two years at lower interest rates, which he said would reduce its debt and make it easier to approve an additional bond.

Town receives $131K in post-Sandy dredging funds BY B I LL SAN ANTONIO The Town of North Hempstead has received more than $130,000 in reimbursement funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for consultant services on postSuperstorm Sandy dredging projects at ponds in Roslyn and Manhasset, officials said Friday. The town has been repaid $131,947.50 in direct administrative charges from FEMA for expenses it incurred from DMS

Disaster Consultants toward financing sand-removal work at Roslyn’s Gerry Pond Park and Grist Mill ponds, as well as for the re-contouring of ponds and streams at Whitney Pond and Manhasset Valley parks. DMS Disaster Consultants, which the town uses to assist in the acquisition of FEMA funding, had helped attain $3 million from the agency for sand removal projects slated to begin next year, officials said. “Our ponds, streams and waterways are such an important

part of the beauty of our town and provide wonderful passive and recreational opportunities,” North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth said in a statement. “By receiving more funding for aquatic sand removal we are able to provide a hospitable habitat for fish and wildlife as well as adding to the aesthetic appeal to our waterways.” The dredging projects were each included within the town’s $48 million five-year capital plan.

He said the village has met with several firms but has not yet decided on which one it will select. Sean Haggerty, the Village of Munsey Park’s deputy mayor, said the board would like to determine whether it could refinance its bonds without incurring additional annual expenses. He said a second bond would total approximately $1 million for road repairs. If a second bond were to be issued, trustees said repaving Innes Place would be a priority. “I know some people want to see results, results, results right away, but we want to make sure we’re making the right decisions and using the funds efficiently,” said Trustee Jennifer Noone, whose responsibilities include overseeing road work and signage within the village. Noone said she would also continue to monitor the effectiveness of parking restrictions at sections of Abbey Road, Hunt Lane, Revere Road and Remington Road to ease traffic congestion near Munsey Park Elementary School. She said the village would look to condense some of the signs, which permit parking on one side of the street or limit parking or standing, and place them in areas where

trustees determine necessary. “I think it’s been effective,” Noone said. “Our hope is that everyone understands that this is for the greater good.” Lippmann added the village would look to purchase 10 mounts for speed signs to place throughout the village. Speed signs and mounts cost between $3,000 and $5,000, he said. In other developments: • The board passed a resolution referring a Manhasset-Lakeville Water District project to replace an 85-year-old water tower located within Munsey Park to the village’s board of zoning and appeals, to determine whether the project falls within village code. Village Counsel Robert Morici said the village would seek to set a public hearing around Nov. 20. • The board introduced two local laws, one that would tack on a $30 “driver responsibility” fee to traffic violation tickets and another that would give the board the ability to override the state’s 2 percent tax cap to formulate its 2015-16 budget. Trustees said they plan to hold public hearings for the proposed laws in December and January, respectively.

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Manor to learn fate of town’s culvert study BY B I LL S A N A N TON I O Village of Plandome Manor Mayor Barbara Donno said Tuesday she plans to meet with North Hempstead town officials in early December to discuss a study conducted by the engineering firm Sideny B. Bowne & Son, LLP about the feasibility of a proposal to repair the Leeds Pond culvert. The North Hempstead Town Council during its Sept. 9 meeting approved $25,000 for Sidney Bowne to complete its engineering study on the culvert, which was built in 1954 to separate fresh and salt water bodies from a lake that formed as Manhasset Bay overflowed, but in recent years has begun to crack due to the severity of the overflow.

The village is also conducting its own engineering investigation Port Washington-based firm SDG Engineering to determine the maximum weight of pedestrians and vehicles that could safely cross the culvert, which is located beneath North Plandome Road. Plandome Manor has proposed the installation of a sleeve-like structure at the culvert to collect overflowed storm water. If the culvert requires a weight restriction, the village plans to erect a corresponding sign notifying motorists and pedestrians. In other developments: • The board of trustees set a public hearing for its Jan. 20 meeting on the 2015-16 Port Washington Fire Department contract.

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Bond needed for 21st Century learning Vote YES for Facilities Bond: A Science Teacher’s Perspective If we want our students to be 21st century learners, we need to provide them with the best possible facilities, especially in the sciences. This will enable them to thrive and compete in the global market, primarily in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), where the United States has significantly fallen behind Europe and Asia. Science is the most rapidly evolving academic discipline; therefore our rooms need to evolve as well. Trust me when I say that updating our science facilities will allow our students to hypothesize, inquire and investigate more than they did before. They will begin to acquire, through specific and concrete lab experiences, an affinity to be great scientists. Gone are the days of “chalk

and talk” teacher-centered lessons. In science, students learn by partaking in laboratory activities. For example, it is extremely difficult to teach the concept of an acid-base titration on the whiteboard, even if you jazz it up with a Smart Board animation. And if one attempts such a task, they are doing a disservice to our kids. You can only learn by doing! Simply put! Imagine what more the Manhasset science department could accomplish for our kids with enhanced facilities and equipment. I was fortunate to be a part of the Long Term Facilities Planning Committee because I wanted to represent the Manhasset community in addressing science. Believe me when I tell you that our facilities are obsolete! Currently, I have been teaching honors chemistry and AP Biology for 11 years in the Bellmore-Mer-

rick Central High School District. When I began my career in science education 11 years ago, I taught in an outdated classroom that did not support scientific inquiry. The desks were all cluttered, the lab tables were falling apart, and half the cabinets were broken. Not only was it difficult to conduct a lesson, but even more challenging to execute a lab. Furthermore, student safety was a major obstacle since my lab room was not equipped to handle chemicals safely and drive scientific investigations. Consequently, I felt inhibited by my archaic classroom and couldn’t give my students the proper science skills they deserved. When my classroom was renovated, it was transformed from a teacher-centered classroom to a student-centered laboratory. The lab desks were large with

sinks and gas jets that worked, and gas jets that weren’t leak each lab station was easily accessible, and students were able to transport themselves at ease. My room was converted into a larger, more efficient room. Instantly, it was transformed from a teacher-centered classroom to a student-centered laboratory. At the beginning of the year, I noticed an immediate change in me and in my students. Instead of me showing a chemistry demonstration in the front of the room, I had the kids do it at their stations. I was no longer afraid of having the students perform staple chemistry experiments. I created new lab activities that were engaging and safe, enabling my students to further “think outside the box.” I witnessed their curiosity grow and their inquisitiveness flourish. And amidst all of this, my Regents

and AP results skyrocketed! I asked, “Why were my students demonstrating such scientific aptitude?” While I would love to take the credit, as any teacher would, it was my renovated science lab that allowed me to teach to my fullest potential. Don’t our kids in Manhasset deserve the same opportunities as my students in Bellmore-Merrick? I say yes they do. So I ask the Manhasset community, “Are we ready, as a community, to invest in our facilities? Are we ready to invest in our kids’ future?” I know I’m ready to invest in my kids and their future. Are you ready to invest in yours? Join me Manhasset, on Dec. 3rd, and vote yes. Nick Pappas Manhasset

SCA endorses Manhasset school bond proposal Dear Parents and Guardians, I hope the new school year has gotten off to a great start for you and your family. As December approaches, I want to take this opportunity to check in to be sure you are aware of the proposed school district bond referendum that community members will be asked to consider on Wednesday, Dec. 3. This proposal includes science classroom and lab renovations, music and art room relocation and reconfigurations, food service and cafeteria upgrades, Memorial Field renovations and district wide infrastructure repairs and updates. I encourage you to take the time to see the scope of these projects by par-

ticipating on one of the “walking tours” or reviewing the facts provided by the district (enclosed). In the spring, community members were invited to participate on a Long Term Facilities Planning Committee to identify and prioritize capital projects to meet the long-term needs of the district and its students. This independent group spent many hours identifying the scope of projects that they determined would most benefit our students. I understand that some of you may never have walked the halls of our school buildings and these walking tours will provide an opportunity to for you to see where the children spend so

much of their day and to understand how the committee came to determine the projects proposed. I feel that our public schools are the centerpiece of our community. The Long Term Facilities Planning Committee determined that the current available space limits educational opportunities for our students, and as voting members of this community, I implore you to evaluate the proposal to determine whether the proposed capital improvements are worthy of your support. I was a teacher in New York City and have had to deal with budget constraints determined by an administration that had

never even entered our school district. We are so fortunate that we as a community get an opportunity to have our voice count. It is our responsibility to educate ourselves and to make informed decisions. To sign up online for a walking tour of the facilities, please go to the SCA website, www. manhassetsca.org and find the link or go to www.signupgenius. com/go/20f0945a8aa28a75walking. Upcoming tours are scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m., Friday, November 21st at 12:00 p.m. and Tuesday, Dec. 2 at 11:15 am. The Manhasset SCA encourages all eligible voters to get to

the polls located in the High School Gym on Wednesday, Dec. 3 between 6:30 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. If you have any questions, Superintendent Charlie Cardillo is available at ccardillo@ manhasset.k12.ny.us or you can contact the SCA Community Education Committee chairpersons, Shauna Devardo (sdevardo@me.com) or Evan Mandery (ejmandery@gmail.com). Thank you in advance for taking the time to learn about the proposal and for voting on Dec. 3. Tricia Cash SCA Executive President triciacash@manhassetsca.org

Faceless group should not undermine bond It’s a lot harder to educate people than to scare people. There is a negative, destructive, faceless group at work here in Manhasset whose intent is to poison the well of education in our school district. This faceless force will grasp for anything to generate airtime and attention. To grab attention, it deliberately and wrongly twists words and intentions of those who mean well and speak based on widely available facts. It is telling that this anonymous group regularly chooses to avoid substantive facts regarding school issues, currently the facts regarding the Dec. 3

bond vote, and rather chooses to attack individually and focus on perceived insults. Anonymous attacks are bullying and are deplorable, despicable and disappointing. Naming members of our community who have the courage to own and voice their opinions and sign their names in writing to constructive thoughts is cowardly. Attacking while choosing to operate behind a veil of anonymity is low, deceitful and disgraceful. That this minuscule subset of our community strives to undermine and dismantle constructive and substantive

debate and the exchange of ideas regarding our high performing and highly respected public schools is disturbing. Whatever their intent I can assure you it’s not for the benefit or interest of our children. I refuse to let an anonymous group scare our community and hijack constructive discussions regarding what is best for our public schools! Informed debate and constructive dialogue are fundamental to our strong democracy and the continued excellence of our fine schools. Collaborative and constructive teamwork have accomplished and built

so much and will continue to accomplish and build great things for our community. Let’s work constructively together using facts to keep our schools great. Let’s work together to educate our neighbors with the facts. Let’s show our community that we care about future excellence for our schools and appropriate spaces for student learning. Let’s pass this bond on Wednesday, Dec. 3! Dino Moshova P.A.S.S. – Parent Aligned to Support our Schools

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Manhasset bond promotes the arts Why the arts matter... and why I’m voting yes for the Manhasset school bond. A lot of people are aware that Steve Jobs had a passion for the arts, and credited Apple’s design to a calligraphy class in college. But how many people know that J.P. Morgan was an art history major? Or that Beethoven relied on visual mapping to work out his musical ideas. Or that we owe an entire 100 year period of design, the Empire Style, to Napoleon? And not to pooh-pooh the arts as some French thing America’s first interior designer was none other than our country’s founding father, Thomas Jefferson. So how is it that no one makes this connection, today? The arts teach visual and spatial thinking. The capacity to architect one’s thoughts beyond simple linear causation - perhaps

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to architect an idea as grand as the idea of America itself. And yet despite all this, we continue relegate the arts to secondary status, as a frivolous luxury. In a recent article in the Harvard Business Review (“The Importance of Spatial Thinking Now”), the magazine points out an interesting piece in the university’s history which is that in its nearly 400 years, Harvard has only once removed a major from its academic offerings - geography. But what does geography have to do with the arts? For that, let’s go back to the time of Napoleon and Jefferson, and when geography mattered. Why? Well, the same reasons that Napoleon and Jefferson studied the arts - because it was the capacity to See. See what? Geography for one - the maps, cartography, military strategy and boundaries of empire being pushed into the dis-

tant horizon. And speaking of distant horizons, J.P. Morgan once said “go as far as you can see, when you get there, you will see farther.” It is probably no coincidence that a significant portion of the collection at the Pierpont Morgan Library, is maps. So back to Harvard (and all the other colleges that then followed suit). Can we take a guess when geography was taken off the syllabus - and wiped off the collective mental map of America? It was the 1940s when millions of soldiers would return home from battle. A post-war America, eager to move on - but not to distant horizons, but back to America itself. An America that would be built on the comforts of the 3 Rs, and the sturdy principles of industrial self-reliance. And yet here are in 2014, a world defined not by near-horizon boundaries but global ones,

and they are shifting all the time - new landscapes and terrains (and modes of warfare thereof). An entirely new set of rules for an entirely new game, and as Americans, I fear that we are completely unprepared - for the simple fact that we have not trained ourselves to See. And so it comes down to our definition of a world-class education. To me, it’s one that cultivates the ability to see, specifically, what is coming down the pike. Without this, no amount of preparation will matter if we don’t even know what we are preparing for. And isn’t this the very purpose of education - to prepare our children for the world ahead? Not the world circa 1945. And perhaps the final litmus test is this - China. A country of 1.3 billion people trained daily in one thing: visuals. Because unlike the English language, the Chinese language is based not

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Small Business Saturday set for Nov. 29 Town of North Hempstead officials and leaders of several of the local chambers of commerce and other community leaders on Nov. 5 in order to kick off the promotion of this year’s Small Business Saturday. The Town is a proud sponsor of Small Business Saturday which takes place Nov. 29 and is a joint partnership between Women Impacting Public Policy and the Small Business Saturday Coalition. This is a national effort to drive consumers to shop at local independently owned businesses on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. In 2013, 317 city and town officials joined together to support Small Business Saturday, and this year the Town of North Hempstead will be one of those municipalities.

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“It is a priority of mine and of this administration to support our local businesses in any way we can,” said Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth. “I expect this year’s Small Business Saturday to act as the kickoff to a successful and profitable holiday season for our businesses. I encourage all of our residents to shop locally this season and build our local economy.” Town officials were joined by community representatives from the chambers of commerce from Mineola, Manhasset, Greater New Hyde Park, the Willistons, Port Washington, and Great Neck. For more information on Small Business Saturday log on to www.northhempsteadny. gov or go to http://www.wipp. org/resource/resmgr/SB S/ SBS_2014_Fact_Sheet.pdf.

WARMBED New timetables in effect: LIRR shelter program beings Nov. 26 With cold weather approaching, Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano this week announced that WARMBED, Nassau County’s Emergency Shelter Relief Program for homeless individuals and families during the winter months, will be activated Wednesday, Nov. 26, beginning at 6 p.m. “No resident should have to spend nights in the freezing cold when they can call the Nassau County Hotline and be placed in a warm shelter right away,” Mangano said. “Homeless residents calling the hotline will be connected immediately to a person who can help them get out of the cold and obtain the services they need to restart their lives. Help is really just a phone call away,” he added. The Nassau County Winter Homeless Hotline, WARMBED (1-866- WARMBED), will operate seven days a week and run through March 31. If winter conditions persist beyond March 31, the program will continue until warmer weather arrives. Between the hours of 6 p.m. and 8 a.m. Monday thru Thursday, and Friday from 6 p.m. thru Monday at 8 a.m., employees from WARMBED and the Department of Social Services will make appropriate referrals and provide shelter placement. Once placed, the staff at DSS and the Office of Housing & Community Development will contact those who are homeless in order to access resources for permanent housing. Mangano also urges Nassau’s homeless veterans to take advantage of the WARMBED program, where they will be assisted by the Nassau County Veterans Services Agency. During the 2013/2014 season, a total of 192 individuals were housed by the WARMBED program. These referrals included 75 single adults and 40 families comprised of 44 adults and 73 children.

New Long Island Rail Road timetables went into effect this week and will be in force until Dec. 14 with the restoration of weekend/holiday service on the West Hempstead Branch, special Thanksgiving holiday service and the start of extra weekend service for the holiday season among the highlights. There will also be schedule changes to accommodate track work on several branches and a new departure time for an early morning Long Beach to Penn Station. Customers can pick up copies of the new timetables, which will remain in effect through Sunday, Dec. 14, at stations and terminals and view them anytime at www.mta/info/lirr. West Hempstead Branch – Restoration of Weekend Service As part of its service investments, the LIRR is restoring weekend and holiday train service on the West Hempstead Branch, effective Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014. Weekend/ holiday service would operate every two hours between West Hempstead and Penn Station/Atlantic Terminal, with connecting service at Valley Stream and Jamaica Station.

Long Beach Branch – Attention Early Morning Commuters Starting on Monday, Nov. 17, the current 3:13 a.m. weekday train from Long Beach will be adjusted to depart later at 3:59 a.m. in order to provide a more convenient early morning alternative for customers who start work in the 5 a.m. to 5:30 a.m. timeframe. With a transfer at Jamaica Station, the rescheduled train will get Long Beach Branch customers to Penn Station at 4:50 a.m.

Thanksgiving Eve Extra Service: Wednesday, Nov. 26 The LIRR will operate a regular weekday schedule with 11 extra trains added to the eastbound afternoon schedule for those leaving work early. There will be four extra to Babylon trains, two extra Huntington trains, one extra Hicksville train, one extra Great Neck train, one extra Far Rockaway train, one extra Ronkonkoma train and one extra Montauk train.

additional eastbound trains will operate between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. providing Long Beach customers with half-hourly service during these peak weekend travel hours. In addition, two overnight trains from Penn Station – one to Huntington and one to Babylon - will be added to the scheduled to accommodate customers taking in late night events.

Track Work Programs Track work on the following branches will have some impact on Thanksgiving Day Extra train schedules. The LIRR tries to schedule the work during off-peak Service: Thursday, Nov. 27 On Thanksgiving Day, the LIRR’s periods to minimize the impact on weekend/holiday schedule will be customers. supplemented by six extra westPort Washington Branch – bound trains in the morning to accommodate customers heading to Weekdays Nov. 17 to Dec. 12 One of two main tracks will be the city for the Thanksgiving Day Parade and 11 extra afternoon east- out of service midday weekdays bound trains to get those folks back between Woodside and Bayside for to Long Island. The extra morning switch replacement work in the Shea westbound trains will include two Train Yard. from Babylon, two from RonkonkoPort Jefferson Branch – Satma, one from Speonk and one from Port Jefferson. The eastbound extra urday & Sunday, Nov. 22-23; service from Penn Station will fea- Dec. 6-7; Dec. 13-14 One of two main tracks will be ture four trains to Babylon, three to Ronkonkoma and one each to Spe- out of service between Hicksville and onk, Farmingdale, Huntington and Syosset over the weekend of Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 22-23, for prep Port Jefferson. work for the installation of continuExtra Weekend Service for ous welded rail. Holiday Season Starts Nov. 29 West Hempstead Branch – Starting the weekend of Nov. 29-30 and continuing through the Weekdays Dec. 1-12 On the West Hempstead Branch, weekend of Jan. 3-4, the LIRR will add extra trains on the Long Beach mechanized tie installation and reBranch to accommodate greater de- surfacing midday weekdays between mand during the holiday season. On Valley Stream and West Hempstead Saturdays and Sundays, four addi- will mean busing and extra travel tional trains will operate westbound time from Monday, Dec. 1 to Friday, between 9 p.m. and 1 p.m. and four Dec. 12.

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Feinstein Institute to award Oxford doc The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research and Molecular Medicine announced this week that the third Anthony Cerami Award in Translational Medicine will be conferred to Dr. David J. Weatherall, founder of the Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine at Oxford University in England. The award is in recognition of his discoveries in inherited disorders of hemoglobin. Headquartered in Manhasset, The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research is home to international scientific leaders in many areas including Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, psychiatric disorders, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, sepsis, human genetics, pulmonary hypertension, leukemia, neuroimmunology, and medicinal chemistry. The Feinstein Institute, part of the North Shore-LIJ Health System, ranks in the top 6th percentile of all National Institutes of Health grants awarded to research centers. The Cerami award, which includes a $20,000 prize, is conferred semi-annually by the peerreviewed, open-access journal Molecular Medicine published

by the Feinstein Institute Press. A monograph authored by Professor Sir David Weatherall, entitled “A Journey in Science: Early Lessons from the Hemoglobin Field,” will be published online in November in Molecular Medicine. “The Anthony Cerami Award in Translational Medicine was created to recognize investigators who provided the crucial, early insight and ideas that are the essence of discovery, creating new fields and research trajectories followed by the persistent clinical investigation that ultimately changes how disease is prevented, diagnosed and treated,” said Dr. Kevin J. Tracey, president of the Feinstein Institute, editor emeritus of Molecular Medicine and Cerami Award committee member. “Professor Sir David Weatherall’s research over the last 50 years has improved clinical treatment worldwide for disorders relates to hemoglobin. His monograph is a fascinating story encompassing a career in military service in Singapore, schooling in the US, and developing the Institute of Molecular Medicine in England.”

the field,” he said. “In addition, because the hemoglobin disorders are particularly common in some of the poorer tropical countries, it has been equally important to develop partnerships with these countries, not just for carrying out research, but also to help with capacity building for improving programs for the prevention and treatment of these conditions.” He also offered this advice to aspiring scientists: “It is still important for young people to spend some time after receiving their first degree to gain furProfessor Sir David ther experience before deciding Weatherall which particular aspect of the In the monograph, Weather- field they wish to pursue and, all describes his experience in the once they have decided, to follow early days of studying inherited their line of research intensely disorders of hemoglobin and how and with single-minded enthumany of the lessons learned from siasm, and not to be put off by this field continue to have impli- ill-directed advice by ill-informed cations in molecular medicine. mentors.” “Any success that the author “It has been a particular pleaof this review has had in the sure to receive the Cerami Award field is based on developing a in Translational Medicine,” stable team of a few senior sci- Weatherall added. “Particularly entists with backgrounds both in because it is linked to the name clinical medicine or molecular of Tony Cerami, whose work I biology, together with a constant have admired over many years.” throughput of excellent young The Feinstein Institute is people wishing to be trained in committed to celebrating the

stewardship of the scientific process and imparting that perspective to young scientists. The Feinstein Institute also recognizes that the story behind making a discovery in medicine and healthcare is cherished and should be documented. The goal of the Cerami Award and its associated monographs is to document such innovations and discoveries, so that they can endure and inspire future generations of investigators. The Anthony Cerami Award in Translational Medicine was made possible made possible by the generosity of the Anthony Cerami and Ann Dunne Foundation for World Health. Dr. Cerami’s breakthrough translational work includes the identification of anti-TNF’s potential to treat a number of inflammatory diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, and the development of the HbA1c Diagnostic Test, currently the gold standard for the diagnosis and control of diabetes. He is currently working on a potential treatment of diabetes as CEO of Araim Pharmaceuticals. For more information, visit www.FeinsteinInstitute.org.

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Herricks pianists perform at Tilles

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Herricks students Chloe Chang (Denton Avenue Elementary School) and Julia Feldman (Herricks Middle School) participated in the Lang Lang 101 Pianists Program at Tilles Center for the Performing Arts which took place on Sunday, Oct. 26. The Lang Lang Foundation developed 101 Pianists program, an opportunity for young piano students to learn from and perform with Lang Lang for audiences around the world. The students were selected through a rigorous application and audition process and were chosen among over 200 applicants in New York State.

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After many hours of rehearsal with prominent conductors, students in grades 8-12 from Herricks Middle School and High School performed in the Long Island String Festival Association, held Nov. 14 and 15 at Plainview Old Bethpage Middle School. They were: (Middle School) Grace Kang, violin; Austin Kim, cello; Christina Kim, violin; Daniel Louie, viola; Nicole Park, viola; Darren Yang, bass; Hanna Yen, viola; (High School) Joshua Chee, violin; Jordan Chee, violin; Jane Chen, violin; Justin Kim, viola; Kyra Koe, violin; Nora Koe, violin; Rache Louie, viola; Natalie Tan, violin; Ashwin Viswanathan, viola; Kelly Yu, violin; Mikayla Chan, viola; Esme Chen, violin; Irene Jung, cello; Kelly Kim, violin.

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Women Voters to host brunch lecture The League of Women Voters of Port Washington-Manhasset invites all to an elegant mansion and brunch to hear constitutional scholar James Coll discuss “The Constitution in America Today – Does It Still Matter?” The occasion will be the LWV’s Fall Brunch fundraiser and the venue will be the Mansion at the Village Club of Sands Point on Sunday, Nov. 23, starting at 12 p.m. The guest speaker will be James

Coll, adjunct professor of American and Constitutional History at both Hofstra University and Nassau Community College, an NYPD detective and founder of ChangeNYS.org, a not-for-profit organization formed to educate New Yorkers about the need for non-partisan civic understanding and political reform in our state. Coll speaks and writes often about these topics and is acclaimed for his ability to engage audiences.

The $70 fee for brunch includes a $22 tax-deductible donation to the League of Women Voters NYS Education Foundation to support future LWV education programs and voting materials. To reserve, mail a check to the LWV NYS Education Foundation, M. Bellon, 20 Briarcliff Drive, Port Washington, NY 11050. To confirm and/or ask questions, contact Anne Stokvis at stokvisa@ gmail.com or (516) 627-5011. The Mansion is located at One Thay-

er Lane (off Middle Neck Road Road, Port Washington Boulevard, Route 101) in Sands Point. The League of Women Voters of Port Washington-Manhasset is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization open to both men and women, which encourages citizens to participate in government and to influence policy through education and advocacy. lwvofportwashinton-manhasset.org

Daniel Gale promotes North Shore Hospital general sales manager uses new drug balloon A native of the Daniel Gale SotheNorth Fork and longby’s International Realty, time Manhasset resident, one of the nation’s leadO’Connell first joined ing realtors, has given forces with DGSIR in General Sales Manager 2007, when the real esDeirdre O’Connell adtate firm she founded ditional regional responunder her name was acsibility for the organiquired as part of Daniel zation’s Queens, Carle Gale Sotheby’s expanPlace, Garden City, and sion in Manhasset and Americana Manhasset subsequent entry into offices, announced Pathe North Fork market. tricia J. Petersen, presiAt that time, dent and Chief Executive O’Connell was made Officer of Daniel Gale a vice president and Sotheby’s International Deidre O’Connell teamed with SVP’s Carol Realty. “Deirdre has demonstrated extraordinary leadership Tintle and Dougall Fraser to build Daniel skills and a can do attitude in every sales Gale Sotheby’s East End market presence. In addition, she assumed sales managemanagement position at Daniel Gale Sotheby’s,” Petersen said. “As part of our strategic ment responsibilities at the newly expanded planning group, Deirdre’s contributions and Manhasset office, which continues to be one leadership have been evident, and we are of the organization’s top producing offices, confident that under her tutelage these of- and was named General Sales Manager in 2013. Deirdre reports directly to Petersen. fices will realize their full potential.”

The North Shore-LIJ Health System announced this week that North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset is the first on Long Island using a new, U.S. Food & Drug Administration-approved drugcoated balloon to treat peripheral arterial disease. This disease involves the buildup of plaque in arteries, which can hinder the distribution of blood throughout the body. Prior to this new drug-coated balloon, stents were the common treatment for peripheral arterial disease. But with stents, particularly if they are in areas such as the legs, knees and hips, twisting and bending motions can potentially break down the devices and plaque can more easily develop on them, prompting the need for

more procedures, explained Dr. Mitchell Weinberg, director of the peripheral vascular intervention at NSUH and Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan. The Lutonix 035 Drug Coated Balloon PTA Catheter, which NSUH began using recently, includes a therapeutic dose of Paclitaxel, which can help increase blood flow and prevent plaque from forming. “Using this drug-coated balloon gives us another option to offer our patients and one that would potentially require fewer hospitalizations in the future,” Dr. Weinberg said. For more information about this device and treatment of PAD at North Shore University Hospital, call (516) 562-4100.

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Spotlight Gala Senator Jack M. Martins (R-Mineola) recently visited with members of the Manhasset Men’s Club at the Congregational Church of Manhasset to give them an update on state legislative issues. Martins talked about the progress New York State has been making; cutting taxes, controlling state spending, creating jobs, and making smart investments in infrastructure and education. Martins is pictured speaking with members of the Manhasset Men’s Club at the Congregational Church of Manhasset.

North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth and Town Clerk Wayne Wink attended the Landmark on Main Street’s Annual Spotlight Gala on Nov. 8. The Town awarded the night’s honorees, Bruce W. Migatz of Albanese & Albanese LLP, and Steven Katz and Jeffrey Schor of PM Pediatrics, with proclamations declaring a day of special recognition in the Town in their names. This is the largest fundraising event of the year for the Landmark which is a not-for-profit community center that hosts an assortment of musical and theatrical performances throughout the year. Pictured from left: Wink, Migatz, Bosworth and former Town Supervisor Jon Kaiman.

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District honors ‘Blue Ribbon’ accolade

The Manhasset Board of Education recognized Munsey Park School students and staff for receiving the 2014 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence Award at their Nov. 6 meeting. The process for this honor started when the State of New York Education offices sent an

email to Dr. Kendall, principal of Munsey Park School, inviting the School to apply for this prestigious award. Dr. Kendall shared the invitation with Superintendent Charlie Cardillo, who was in full support, and began to get input to complete the 35-page application.

Months later, on Sept. 30, Arne Duncan, secretary of Education in Washington DC, announced Munsey Park School as one of 337 schools recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School for 2014 based on overall academic excellence or progress in closing achievement gaps among

student subgroups. Munsey Park was awarded under the “overall academic excellence” category. On Nov.10-11, Dr. Kendall, along with teacher Kim Viscovich, and central office administrator Dr. Charles Leone, represented Munsey Park School in Washington DC at the 2014

National Blue Ribbon Schools Award Ceremony. The student assembly was held on Friday, Nov. 14 when Dr. Kendall presented a large 2014 Blue Ribbon flag and plaque to the students and faculty/staff.

Herricks High to enter ‘Apprentice Challenge’ A team of business students representing Herricks High School will compete against groups from 18 other high schools from across Long Island on Nov. 21 in Adelphi University’s annual student marketing contest, the “Adelphi Apprentice Challenge,” inspired by Donald Trump’s popular reality television program. The Adelphi Apprentice Challenge gives 120 Long Island high school business “majors” a hands-on taste of the highly competitive, take no prisoners realities of designing and presenting marketing strategies that

create breakthrough brands. Teams are provided with a business case study and are given 60 minutes to develop an effective marketing strategy that they then present to a panel of judges comprised of a dozen professional marketers. Judges for the competition will include top executives from cutting-edge companies like Atlantic Records, Pandora, Combs Entertainment/Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment Group and iHeartMedia. “The annual Apprentice Challenge exemplifies Adelphi’s engagement with Long Island

high schools in a range of areas, including business education, fine arts, health care, athletics and others,” said Brian Rothschild, assistant dean of the Robert B. Willumstad School of Business. “We’re excited to play a role in training tomorrow’s business leaders with this unique experiential learning event, where we bring together ambitious students to learn from the insight and mentoring of top Adelphi faculty and marketing leaders from top companies.” Faculty from Adelphi’s Robert B. Willumstad School of Business organize the event and

provide guidance and support to students. This year, Adelphi alumnus Dan Casale, vice president of LiveNation, will give the keynote address on his experiences in the business world. The winning team will receive a trophy and coveted title of 2014 “Adelphi Apprentice.” The event is hosted annually by the University’s Robert B. Willumstad School of Business, an institution dedicated to educating tomorrow’s business leaders using relevant, innovative and experiential learning opportunities. Graduates include some of

the region’s top marketing leaders, serving a variety of exciting brands and companies. The Adelphi Apprentice Challenge has been bringing talented and ambitious business students together from high schools across Long Island for eight years. Started in 2006, more than 1400 “apprentices” have participated, including a number who have studied marketing at the Robert B. Willumstad School of Business and were real-life apprentices in the New York City marketing shark tank.

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SWAT cops make dream come true BY B R YA N A H R E N S

Police officers David Brown (left) and Mario Mastropierro (right) with Zachary.

Zachary Cote, a 5-year-old boy battling brain cancer, had his dreams come true on Friday when three Nassau County Police Officers visited him at Cohen Children’s Medical Center in New Hyde Park. Lt. Tara Comiskey, and police officers David Brown and Mario Mastropierro of the Bureau of Special Operations gave Zachary the opportunity to see one of the bureau’s armored trucks. The three also gave Zachary a Special Operations hat, sweatshirt and patch. “I haven’t seen my son smile like that in a long time,” Zachary’s mother Renee said. Comiskey, who is Renee’s lifelong friend, came up with the idea to visit Zachary after Renee told her that Zachary had dressed up as a SWAT officer for Halloween. She said Zachary has an strong interest in police officers. “It just blew my mind,” Renee said. Renee said that the Cohen Children’s Medical Center’s treatment of Zachery in both treating him and setting up the event has been good for them. “I’m very thankful that we landed here,” Renee said. “From the littlest

thing to the biggest thing, this is the place to go to.” Renee said that Zachery was first diagnosed with stage-four medulloblastoma, a highly malignant primary brain tumor that originates in the part of the brain, in June when they made the trip from their Sound Shore home to the Medical Center. “We kept hearing it was allergies,” Renee said. Zachery went in for surgery on June 5, where Renee said the surgeons believe they completely removed the cancer. Zachary started Chemotherapy on Sept. 9., Renee said. Renee says the cycles of therapy have been a stress on her and her husband, which have been compounded by Renee’s own medical problem. She is on disability due to being diagnosed with porphyria in 2002. “This family couldn’t be in more need of help right now,” said Jennifer Hoffman, a family friend who started a gofundme page to support the Cotes. Since being created five months ago the page has raised $12,675 of its $20,000 goal. “Thank you doesn’t even seem enough for what people have contributed,” Renee said.

Herricks researchers Doctors named eye Intel competition ‘Rising Stars’

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After being named Siemen Foundation semifinalists on Oct. 16, five Herricks High School seniors have now set their sights on the Intel Science Talent Search competition filing applications for the national contest. The five - Byeongho Jung, Raphael Kim, Jacqueline Lee, Lopa Shah and Jim Tse - were among six Herricks students named as semifinalists in Siemen Foundation competition, tying a New York City school for the most semifinalists in the state. “It’s a testament to their hard work,” Herricks science teacher Renee Barcia said. “They do great things and they should be proud.” The sixth Siemen semifinalist - sophomore Bongseok Jung - was not eligible to compete in the Intel competition, which is restricted to seniors. Bongseok Jung, who’s research involved the causes of autoimmune diseases in the body, was the only sophomore of the six and said he had worked in previous years with his older brother, Byeongho. “This year I went without him, so I’m honored,” he said.

The five seniors of the group have submitted the same research projects to the Intel Science Talent Search competition that they had submitted to the Siemen Foundation competition. Bongseok’s older brother Byeongho submitted research involving multi-purpose drugs for cancer patients and says his inspiration came to him after seeing a list of the drugs a patient would have to take. “I thought, that’s a lot of drugs,” he said. Byeongho said that each of those drugs carries with it a separate side-effect and that using a multi-purpose drug consisting of salicin and nitric oxide would reduce these side-effects. Shah’s research involved increased bone formation and ways of dealing with bone loss from surgical procedures, such as hip implants, and bone loss due to osteoporosis. “After I read one of my mentor’s papers I found it interesting that it could actually treat the disease,” Shah said. Kim’s project involved the discovery of new particles through the colliding of other particles at high

speeds. Kim created an algorithm to help better analyze the particles at the moment of collision. “They’re very unstable and you only have a moment to see them,” he said. Lee’s research involved the study of electronic cigarettes over traditional cigarettes and their effects on the blood. Lee said she chose this research due to the timeliness of it. “People are always looking for alternatives,” she said. Lee said that through short term tests she has found electronic cigarettes to be identical in how they affect the blood. Tse said he became interested in his research on prosthetic knee braces through his interest in sports. “Biomedicines are used for sports injuries,” he said. Tse’s research explored deviations in knee braces and the prevention of Osteoarthritis. Barcia said that the Intel Science Talent Search is one of the oldest competitions offering students money for college and expects her seniors to hear back in January of their placement in the competition.

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Two North Shore-area doctors have been deemed “Rising Stars” by a communications firm that annually publishes directories listing the region’s top health care professionals. MSP Communications named Dr. Lee Tessler, a neurosurgeon, and Dr. Jai Grewal, a neuro oncologist, among the 2.5 percent of physicians in the New York metropolitan area to receive the distinction, according to a news release. It was the second consecutive year that Tessler, of Port Washington, has received the designation and the first for Grewal, of Roslyn. Both doctors, who hold director positions with the Long Island Brain Turmor Center at Neurlogical Surgery, P.C., which has an office in Lake Success, were also recipients of the Robert Bernstein Humanitarian Award through Voices Against Brain Cancer, a national research non-profit. “Our Long Island Brain Tumor Center at NSPC is among the nation’s best, so it is only fitting that both Dr. Tessler and Dr. Grewal have been given this elite honor,” said Dr. Michael H. Brisman,

chief executive officer of NSPC. “We congratulate them on being named to this highly selective list, which is based on peer recognition and professional achievement.” Tessler, the center’s executive director and co-surgical director, specializes in the treatment of primary brain tumors, metastatic tumors and meningiomas. In 2008, he was appointed assistant professor of neurosurgery at NYU Langone Medical Center, and Tessler is currently the chief of neurotrauma and chairman of Winthrop-University Hospital’s Neurosurgery Quality Improvement Committee. He also sits on the medical advisory boards of Voices Against Brain Cancer and VirtualTrials. org. Grewal, the center’s co-medical director, specializes in the management of primary brain and spine tumors, central nervous system metastases and neurological complications from cancer. He is the principal investigator of several clinical trials and is a board member of the American Cancer Society’s Nassau County division.

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Santa’s Mailboxes return to County sites The children of Nassau County will once again be able to send their holiday lists directly to Old St. Nick at the North Pole via a special network of Santa’s Mailboxes at Nassau County Parks, beginning Friday, Nov. 21 through Monday, Dec. 15. The Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation and Museums will forward letters to Santa at the North Pole. Letters received by Monday, Dec. 15

with a legible name and return address will be answered by Santa before the holiday. There is no postage necessary. Colorful red and green mailboxes will be accessible from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily at the administration buildings of the following parks: Cantiague Park in Hicksville, (516) 571-7056

Christopher Morley Park in RoslynNorth Hills, (516) 571-8113 Grant Park in Hewlett, (516) 5717821 Rev. Arthur Mackey, Sr. Park in Roosevelt, (516) 571-8692 Wantagh Park in Wantagh, (516) 5717460 *Eisenhower Park: Lannin House at Parking Field No. 6, (516) 572-0348)

Nassau Aquatic Center at Parking Field No. 1A, (516) 572-0501 Eisenhower Park Administration Building: Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., (516) 572-0200 For more information about Santa’s mailboxes, please call (516) 572-0200 weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., or visit Park’s Department website at: www. nassaucountyny.gov/parks.

Town seeks art for ‘Trashion Show’ North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth and the Town Board are proud to announce the return of the popular “Trashion Show” on Jan. 15 at 7 p.m. The 3rd Annual event will be hosted at the Platinum-LEED certified “Yes We Can” Community Center in Westbury, one of the most environmentally friendly and energy efficient buildings in New York State. The “Trashion Show” challenges students to create pieces designed and made completely from recycled materials or items that would have ordinarily ended up in a landfill. The event will feature apparel and accessories created by students in the nine school districts participating in the School Recycling Partnership Program. Students will then model these creations on the runway. “The ‘Trashion Show’ provides such a unique opportunity for students to express their creativity and imagination while also teaching them the importance of preserving our environment,” Bosworth said. “This event is another innovative way that the Town of North Hemp-

stead educates students to become protectors of the environment while encouraging them to pass along the habit to the generation after them.” The Recycled Art Contest, the School Recycling Partnership Program and the Pharmaceutical take-back program are some of the countless Town programs that each year teach students at a young age to be environmental stewards. To participate in this year’s Trashion Show, all artwork should be delivered by Jan. 9, 2015 directly to 802 West Shore Road, Port Washington (just south of Harbor Links Golf Course) and all entries (unless prior arrangements are made) become the property of The Town of North Hempstead. The winning designs will then be displayed at an exhibit in February 2015 at the New York State Capitol Building in Albany, thanks to the efforts of state Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel. For more information on the “Trashion Show,” visit www. northhempsteadny.gov or call 311.

Marines deliver 2,400 turkeys to L.I. charities U.S. Marines who served in Iraq and Afghanistan unloaded 2,400 Thanksgiving Turkeys that Stop & Shop donated to Long Island Cares and Island Harvest to battle hunger on Long Island. Stop & Shop’s Turkey Express program will deliver nearly 21,000 turkeys to hunger relief organizations in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island this holiday season. More than 316,000 Long Islanders face the risk of hunger each day. Nearly one-third of Long Islanders who receive supplemental food assistance are under 18 years old. Children faced with chronic hunger are more likely to experience behavioral is-

sues, have reduced ability to learn social skills and suffer from impaired cognitive learning skills. Approximately 70,000 individuals seek food assistance in Nassau and Suffolk counties each week through soup kitchens, food pantries and other feeding programs. Most Long Islanders accessing emergency feeding programs are forced to choose between paying for housing, utilities, transportation, medical care and putting food on the table. Nearly 36 percent of people receiving food assistance report an income higher than 130 percent of poverty – the income eligibility threshold for SNAP assistance.

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Supervisor Judi Bosworth and Councilwoman Anna Kaplan with participants in last year’s Trashion Show.

The enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act health insurance is now open until Feb. 15, 2015. Residents or small businesses that would like to renew their health insurance plan, change plans, or join the program for the first time can learn about their options at the Nassau County Bar Association free seminar, “An Update on the Affordable Care Act”, to be held Thursday, Dec. 4,

from 7 to 8:30 p.m., at the NCBA building, 15th Street on the corner of West Street, Mineola, just three blocks from the bus and train station. The program speakers will include an official from NYStateofHealth, The Official Health Plan Marketplace from the state Department of Health. Please call to reserve your seat for this free program by calling (516) 747-4070 or emailing ckatz@nassaubar.org.

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School nurses attend county workshop The Nassau County Council of School Superintendent co-sponsored a workshop for school nurses providing accurate and factual information on current health issues. The event was hosted by the Bellmore School District and facilitated by Superintendent of Schools Dr. Joseph S. Famularo. More than 200 school nurses from Nassau County attended the workshop, which featured keynote speaker Dr. Lawrence E. Eisenstein, commissioner of health for the Nassau County Department of Health. Dr. Eisenstein provided important information on communicable diseases including Enterovirus D68, Ebola, the upcoming flu season and other general health concerns. Those in attendance also received valuable information on available resources, including a 24-hour hotline, how to properly communicate important health information to their school community and the importance of teaching students proper hygiene practices. Dr. Eisenstein also addressed questions from the audience.

Commissioner of Health for the Nassau County Department of Health Dr. Lawrence E. Eisenstein was the keynote speaker at the NCCSS co-sponsored health issues workshop.

School nurses throughout Nassau County attended an informative workshop cosponsored by the NCCSS on current health issues.

NS-LIJ program employs vets

Pictured from left: AMT Stephen Kahl, Blaine Aronovitch, Michael Fredericksen, Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, Gary and Katherine Ferrarini, Frank Guerriero, Town of Hempstead Councilman Edward Ambrosino, AMT Christina Cosentino and Ryan Walsh.

Mangano honors good Samaritans Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano welcomed Gary Ferrarini of Babylon to the Ceremonial Chambers of the Theodore Roosevelt Executive & Legislative Building where the two of them officially thanked all of those involved with saving Ferrarini’s life. On Saturday Oct. 25th, Ferrarini was playing paddleball at Cantiague Park in Hicksville when he suffered a heart attack. Quick thinking paddleball players Michael Fredericksen of Great Neck and Frank Guerriero of Glen Head administered CPR while others alerted park staff. Nassau County employees Blaine Aronovitch of Great Neck and Ryan Walsh of Bethpage responded and gave aid while awaiting the arrival of a Nassau County Police Ambulance. Nassau County Ambulance Medical Technicians Stephen Kahl and Christina Cosentino both of Syosset arrived on the scene, stabilized Ferrarini, and then transported him to the hospital where doctors were able to save his life. Mangano noted that the combined efforts of quick thinking residents, park staff and AMT have resulted in a positive outcome for Ferrarini.

The North Shore-LIJ Health System’s effort to help military veterans transition back into civilian life has included the hiring of nearly 200 veterans so far this year. The health system’s talent acquisition and workforce readiness divisions have been hosting workshops to help veterans better translate their military experience into a civilian career path. North Shore-LIJ has also created a guide called “From Barracks to Business: Translating Military Skills to Career Success” to help veterans better navigate the job market and has been holding recruitment sessions specifically for veterans,

including one on Oct. 30 where approximately 60 veterans were interviewed for various positions throughout the health system. Last year, the workforce readiness division also created the Veteran College Network, which includes several Long Island and New York City colleges, to help those returning veterans find jobs. “Our veterans have done so much for our country and we want to give back to them as much as we can,” said Cheryl Davidson, North Shore-LIJ’s director of workforce readiness. For North Shore-LIJ employees who are active service members, the health system pays

them the difference between their military and health system salaries while they are on military leave. In addition, North Shore-LIJ’s office of diversity, inclusion and health literacy created a business employee resource group last year so that veterans, military service members, their families and those interested in veterans’ affairs could gain more of a sense of community. This group is called Veterans and Allies: Liaisons of Reintegration. To learn more about veteran hiring opportunities within the North Shore-LIJ Health System, contact the Office of Military and Veterans’ Services at (516) 5623235.

County spotlights pain syndrome Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano declared the week of Nov. 3, through Nov. 10, “Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Awareness Week” with the dome of the Theodore Roosevelt Courthouse being lit orange for “Color the World Orange Day.” Kristen Haunss of Syosset accepted the Proclamation along with her parents Patricia and Richard Haunss as the family has been working diligently to get information on CRPS out to the public. Haunss is afflicted with CRPS and knows only too

well that more needs to be done to create a movement in the hopes of helping others discover information and support for the illness. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, also known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystroph, is a nerve

disorder that causes chronic pain throughout the body. First identified during the Civil War, it remains a poorly understood condition with no cure. Initial diagnosis is often difficult because of the obscurity of the condition and how the malady presents to primary caregivers unfamiliar with the condition. For more information, visit the National Institute of Health website http://www.ninds.nih. gov/disorders/reflex_sympathetic_dystrophy/reflex_sympathetic_dystrophy.htm

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Manhasset Library Friday, Nov. 21 9 a.m. - Exercise with Mary Lou* For Manhasset Residents. Details TBA. Location: Community Room. The registration period has not begun. 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Gobble, Gobble Turkey Time Contact: Children’s Room at (516) 627-2300, ext. 301 or mplkids@gmail. com. You and your little one can experience a fun pre-Thanksgiving activity including a craft, songs, and other fun activities. Ages 2 1/2-5 years (with caregiver). 1 - 3:30 p.m. - Bridge for Advanced Beginners* Registration began Oct. 17. Fee: $75 - ten 2-hr.

classes Instructor: Sue Weiss. Location: Community Room Monday, Nov. 24 9 a.m. - YOGA with Beth* For Manhasset Residents. Details TBA Location: Community Room 10:15 - 11 a.m. - Mommy & Me Yoga Contact: Children’s Room. Monday, Nov. 24, Dec. 1, 8, and 15 Ages 2-3 years (with caregiver). Licensed instructor Beth Lipset will lead children and their caregivers through a series of one-on-one simple yoga poses. Come relax, bond with your child, and have fun! This program will

be held in the Community Room. Location: Community Room 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. NEEDLE ARTS Contact: Helen Beall at htbeall@gmail.com. Please register at the Circulation Desk. Detailed flyers available in the lobby. Location: Community Room 6 - 9 p.m. - Manhasset-GN Camera Club Program Open to all. Contact: Haig Hachadoorian, President Haig1@optonline. net. Location: Community Room Tuesday, Nov. 25 11 a.m. - EXERCISE with Mary Lou* For Manhasset Residents.

Details TBA. Location: Community Room 2 p.m. - FRENCH GRAND OPERA with Dr. Kolb Though used as early as the 17th Century, the term “grand opera” came to define a gigantic form of opera characteristic of the Romantic age at the Paris Opéra from the 1830s onward. Usually in five acts with massive choruses and important ballet presentations, composers such as Giacomo Meyerbeer, Jacques Halévy, Gioachino Rossini and Hector Berlioz defined and refined the style in works such as Les Huguenots, L’Africaine, La Juive, Guillaume Tell and

Les Troyens. The style also influenced the later work of Richard Wagner and Giuseppe Verdi. Dr. James Kolb is Hofstra University Professor of Drama and Dance. 7 p.m. - North Shore Audubon Presents: FOUR SEASONS OF NEW YORK BIRDS Come join us as Lloyd Spitalnik, an experienced nature photographer, invites us to join him a in a photographic show on “Four Seasons of NY Birds.” Lloyd knows where all the “good” spots are for sighting and photographing these sometimes elusive characters of flight and will share these insights as well as bird photography

ethics and just what goes into taking a good nature photograph. Location: Community Room Wednesday, Nov. 26 9 .m. - ZUMBA with Michele* For Manhasset Residents. Details TBA. Location: Community Room 5:30 p.m. - LIBRARY CLOSES AT 5:30 PM FOR THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY Thursday, Nov. 27 LIBRARY CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY Friday, Nov. 28 1 p.m. - NO BRIDGE Location: Community Room

Manhasset Community Calendar SEPTA GIFTED/TALENTED CHALLENGE ISLAND Four week enrichment program running that promotes creative and critical thinking skills in children while reinforcing science, technology, engineering and math. This free program is open to all elementary aged students. Held on Dec. 5 in the Manhasset Public Library’s Garden Room (3fl). Registration is required by emailing ManhassetSEPTA@

gmail.com. NORTH SHORE AUDUBON SOCIETY Tuesday, Nov. 25, at 7 p.m. at Manhasset Public Library, 30 Onderdonk Ave, Manhasset. “Four Seasons of New York Birds” with Lloyd Spitalnik. Come join us as Lloyd Spitalnik, an experienced nature photographer, invites us to join him in a photographic show on “Four Seasons of NY Birds.” This program is sponsored by the North

Shore Audubon Society. For more information on this organization, see web site www.northshoreaudubon.org. DOLPHIN BOOK CLUB The Dolphin Bookshop & Cafe, 299 Main St., Port Washington, hosts a booksigning event featuring authors Patrick P. Astre, Bob Battersby, Rebecca Eisenberg, Pedro Luis Fonseca and S.T. Young on Saturday, Nov. 29 from 2 to 4 p.m.

WINTER DREAMS The Women’s Club of The Congregational Church of Manhasset, 1845 Northern Boulevard, Manhasset, will hold its Christmas Program Monday, Dec. 1 at 1 p.m. in the church’s North Lounge. In “Winter Dreams,” historian author Monica Randall, through commentary and slides, will bring to life the magic and enchantment of the winter season as it was celebrated in a by-gone era, including some of the most renowned man-

sions of Long Island’s North Shore garlanded in snow and displaying the exquisite Christmas decorations that adorned these magnificent homes. Refreshments served. All areas are handicapped accessible. Call (516) 627-4911 for additional information. PROJECT INDEPENDENCE BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP Are you grieving the loss of a spouse? Are you feeling overwhelmed with

sadness and not knowing how to cope with your feelings? Learn more about the grief process and coping skills with other supportive people who are sharing the same experience. Meetings take place the first and third Friday of each month from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Located at 80 Manorhaven Blvd. Port Washington. ( For those 60 and over). Registration required. Please call 311 or (516) 869-6311 to register or for more information.

Former legislator stokes M-LWFD race Continued from Page 3 tower that Sauvigne said he was inspired to seek the position this year. “It sounds to me as if they need a voice of reason to get involved,” he said. Altmann said that based on her understanding of the project, attained through attending Manhasset-Lakeville meetings, the district came to the decision that best balanced its financial needs with those of its infrastructure and residents living in the area. But she added that communication between the water district and the Village of Munsey Park could have been more frequent in conceiving the project. “If you take a look at Long Island, we have so much aging infrastructure and so much government,” she said. “There has to be a point where municipalities

have to communicate with each other and come up with the most mutually-beneficial solutions to these issues, and it’s better if you don’t have to do that in court.” “Whether [Munsey Park] has the legal right to stop this,” she said, “we’re waiting to find out what the answer’s going to be on that.” DeMartin said the litigation did not play in a role in his decision not to seek re-election. He said he decided against seeking a third term in June. “I enjoy situations like that. Controversy and hard government are not things I shy away from in any way shape or form. I like that type of situation,” DeMartin said. “As far as I’m concerned though, [the Munsey Park tank] has been put to rest. We prevailed legally and we’ll go forward with the elevated tank.” “The second elevated tank is an exclamation point on my

career,” he added. “It kind of brings my time with the district full circle for me.” Sauvigne said he is running on a platform in which “accountability and transparency equals trust.” If elected, he said he would increase transparency by listing minutes of public commissioner meetings on the district’s website and push back meetings from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. so more residents would be able to attend. He’d also seek to prioritize spending by designating potential capital projects as “needs,” “wants” or “desires.” “I am not running for this office for the compensation or benefits but rather to make a difference,” he said. “I believe it is time for a change. We could use a breath of fresh air in the district.” Altmann said she would also

advocate for increased transparency between Manhasset-Lakeville and the villages it serves. She said she plans on reaching out to each of the village mayors in the next few weeks to

discuss the issues she thinks face the district. “To me, the more public participation, the better,” Altmann said. “That’s just how I operate.”

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Health system unveils new helipad, chopper Continued from Page 1 “This helicopter could mean the difference between life and death for critically ill trauma patients,” said Michael Dowling, the health system’s president and chief executive officer. “This helicopter enables us to avoid congested highways and provide the fastest hospital-tohospital transfers for our most vulnerable patients.” The $7 million helicopter and $6.5 million helipad are part of the health system’s SkyHealth initiative, in partnership with the Yale New-Haven Health System in Connecticut. SkyHealth, which took effect on Friday, will provide helicopter transport for patients of major trauma, heart attack, stroke and life-threatening brain injuries, officials said. Up to 400 patients are expected to be transported using the SkyHealth program in the program’s first year, officials said. Officials said construction to the helipad, located atop North Shore University Hospital, is expected to be completed in early December. “Trauma care is based on the right patient, the right care and the right time,” said Dr. Matthew Bank, North Shore University Hospital’s trauma director. “Although this is a simple concept, the unexpected and time-dependent nature of trauma care make it a difficult goal to achieve.” Added Dowling: “The ability to get someone here quicker and save lives, that’s why we’re here doing this.” Hospitals throughout the North Shore-LIJ Health System, which stretches from Westchester to Suffolk counties,

The health system’s SkyHealth helicopter (above) cost $7 million. are equipped to accommodate helicopter landings, officials said. Officials said the Nassau County Police Department, which has transported patients to hospitals by air since the 1930s, will also utilize the health system’s SkyHealth program.

“The upgrade will save lives, not just with the inter-hospital transport they’re talking about but also having this flight pad available,” said Acting Nassau County Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter, who added the system would be used to bring patients from New York City to

North Shore University Hospital. SkyHealth’s announcement comes on the heels of the American College of Surgeons’ announcement of North Shore University Hospital as a Level I trauma center, the first hospital in the area to receive the designation.

Developer proposes senior apartment complex Continued from Page 1 on the property and is not required by law to remediate the contaminants. “You can’t take every drop of contaminated soil out, but we’re going to try and clean up as much as we can,” Shaw said. David Gallo, G&G’s representative at the hearing, said the project would not move forward without acceptance for the Brownfield Cleanup Program. The proposal includes the construction of 48 one-bedroom and 24 two-bedroom rental apartments for tenants age 55 and older, Gallo said, as well as 98 parking spaces for residents, visitors and staff. School-aged children, which Gallo defined as children up to 18 years old, will not be permitted to live in the proposed complex due to stipulations included in state housing grants that G&G will seek to help finance the development. The total project cost was

not disclosed during Tuesday’s hearing. Tenants would be selected after an application process that Gallo said would include a criminal background check and income status. He did not define how much each unit would cost but said applicants that make between $25,000 and $65,000 would be selected. “We want this to be successful not just for the current residents that would be there but for the future residents there years from now,” Gallo said. The apartment complex is expected to have minimal impact on traffic in the area, which includes Community Drive and neighboring residential roadways, said engineer Sean Mulryan, of the Garden City firm Mulryan Engineering, P.C. The proposal received the support of several members of the nearby Spinney Hill community as well as former con-

gregants of Mt. Olive Church and North Hempstead Town Councilwoman Anna Kaplan (DGreat Neck), whose 4th district includes Manhasset. “We have an opportunity here to go ahead and address property that is deemed as brownfield while we have a developer coming in trying to clean it up not just for the Spinney Hill area but for the Manhasset community and the Great Neck community,” Kaplan said. She added: “By looking at this change in zoning, we’re also addressing some of the concerns brought to us by our seniors, seniors who have lived in this town, raised their families, supported the schools, the parks, and now it’s our turn to give back and try to help them out and keep this place as their residence.” Opposition to the proposal came from Manhasset resident Martin Dekom, who lives along the nearby High Street.

He said neighboring residents do not support the construction of an affordable housing unit there and accused the town of trying “to rezone Spinney Hill out of existence.” “There is no guarantee the remediation will even be successful,” he said. North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth denied Dekom’s allegation. Gallo said he has met with community organizations and residents whose homes border the site and incorporated their suggestions into the plans. In other developments: • The council approved a special-use permit for Cumberland Farms to construct a 2,719 square-foot convenience store at the Mobil gas station at 1111 Northern Blvd. in Manhasset. • The council tabled a decision on whether to approve the installation of underground diesel storage tanks at a gas station at 80 Horace Harding Blvd.

in Great Neck and a special-use permit for the conversion of the gas pumps to self-service and the construction of an overhead canopy. The property, owned by Gray Bros. Enterprises, LTD., has operated as a gas station for more than four decades, but shifted to vehicle repair in 2012 after previous underground gas tanks were removed. Residents on Tuesday who opposed the proposal said the property has become an eyesore in the community because of the high number of vehicles that remain on site, and that the presence of diesel fuel would lead to health hazards. Residents who supported the proposal said the property owner should have the opportunity to once again run a gas station there and that fewer vehicles would be serviced in the future. The council scheduled a second hearing on Dec. 9.

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Legal Notice Notice of Formation of Aim High Consulting, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/15/2014. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 81 Gaynor Ave., Manhasset, NY 11030. Purpose: any lawful purpose. MT 140680 6x 11/07, 14, 21, 28, 12/05, 12, 2014 #140680

Notice of formation of EAST WEST TOWER LLC. Art. Of Org. filed w. Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/30/2013. Office loc: Nassau County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: EAST WEST TOWER LLC, 25 Aldgate Drive East, Manhasset, NY 11030. Purpose: Any lawful activity. MT 140744 6x 11/21, 28, 12/05, 12, 19, 26, 2014 #140744

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St. Mary’s tips off basketball season More than 300 boys on 26 teams opened up the 2014 – 2015 Church of St. Mary CYO Boys Travel Basketball season this past weekend. The 4th grade team (Noone/Petersen) played to a win against St. Vincent DePaul. The entire team played great defense and made many fantastic passes. Team members are Patrick Albanese, Gabriel Alcaraz, Aidan Haggerty, Tommy Higgins, Brian Noone, Jack Petersen, Alexander Robson, Grant Valentine, Matthew Varela and Theo Vorillas. It was a great team effort and fun was had by all. St. Mary’s Grade 5 (Karcic/B. McLaughlin) fell to a strong St. Aloysius team, 26-14. St. Mary’s played an excellent game but ended up on the wrong end of the final score. Ante, Scott and Giancarlo were particularly strong on the boards while Danny, Jack and Quinn fought hard through picks and disrupting the opposing offense. Dylan, Alex, and Jack pushed the offensive attack towards the end, but caught fire a little too late to alter the outcome. Mark led the scoring with four points. St. Mary’s 5th grade team (Kolin/Conniff/ Leder/Mastando) team beat St. Edwards Sunday night, 30-12. The team had outstanding play on both sides of the ball, showing offensive and defensive tenacity and hustle. St. Mary’s was led in scoring by Charles Balsamo and Brendan Sargent followed by Ryan Kolin, Donovan Barcelona, William Carguilo and Michael Mastando. Outstanding defensive effort was put forth by Patrick Leder, Brendan Conniff, Christian Alacqua and Nicolas Ras. St. Mary’s 6th grade team (Motroni) lost a tough game in OT to St. Gertrude, 21-18. Down by 10 points in the third quarter, St. Mary’s came back and tied the game with one minute left in the fourth quarter on two clutch free throws by Max Schwenk. James Allen led St. Mary’s with nine points and was a monster on the boards. Alec Turkmen, Alex Giacobbe and Marco Motroni also scored. St. Mary’s 7th Grade (Selby) beat St. Boniface, Sea Cliff by a score of 38-16. It was an

extremely fast-paced and exciting game. St. Mary’s 8th Grade (Saville) opened up the 2014-15 season with a 59-28 victory over neighboring St. Peter’s. Thomas Santella led the offensive charge with 23 points, hitting 9-of-12 from the free throw line. John Mastando added 17 points to spark the team’s 46 first half point explosion. Tough defense and rebounding by Nick Quinn (seven points), Will Allen (five points), Thomas Blaney (four points) and Ross Tortora (three points) helped the team’s strong effort.

In the opening game of their CYO season, the 4th Grade CYO Byrne/Pidherny team defeated St. Edwards of Syosset. St. Mary’s played disciplined defense and moved the ball well on offense. The players did a skillful job distributing the ball and it was a complete team effort, with every St. Mary’s player scoring. St. Mary’s also won the battle under the boards on both the offensive and defensive sides of the court. St. Mary’s 4 (Pasquale/Sweeney) suffered a close-fought defeat to St. Dominic, 24-20.

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The Manhasset Raptors played an intersquad game before a crowd St. John’s University’s Carnesseca Arena in Queens on Saturday, Nov. 8. Brian Reilly, Padge O’Connor, Daniel Kolin and Kyle Melkonian ran the offense from the point, Ronan Miller, Owen Magee, Parker Madden and Kevin Magee played lock down defense. Timmy Murphy, Johnny Hogan, Matthew Infranco and Luke Egan were the outside sharpshooters. Kevin Magee led all scorers in double digits.

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Manhasset’s Isabella Marrale (left) and Plandome’s Katherine Stackler

Michael Bellion

Buckley Country Day School recently handed out its fall awards, honoring the school’s top student-athletes for the fall season. Three of those standouts are Isabella Marrale of Manhasset, Katherine Stackler of Plandome and Michael Bellion of Searingtown. “It is always great to celebrate and honor our wonderful student-athletes and coaches who work so hard during the season,” said Roney Eford, Buckley Country Day School’s director of athletics. “All of our student-athletes

should be extremely proud of their accomplishments.” Isabelle Marrale, daughter of Michael and Kristine Marrale, was named as the Most Improved Player for the girls 5/6 Blue soccer team. Katherine Stackler, daughter of Walter and Lesley Stackler, was given the Buckley Bulldog Award for the undefeated 5/6 co-ed cross-country team. Michael Bellion, son of Michael and Patricia Bellion, was given the Buckley Bulldog Award for the undefeated 7/8 co-ed cross-country team.

Sports

The Manhasset Times, Friday, November 21, 2014

Pioneers crush AIC in title game, 58-25 B y T homas S caveta

Leading by two possessions, the visitors kept their foot on the gas, as they took a 44-25 lead after Laurino found Palmer for a third score on a 72-yard completion. A surprise onside kick followed, as the Pioneers jumped on top of the loose ball at the AIC 21-yard line. Three plays later, LIU Post sophomore running back Mike Williams ran the ball in from 10 yards out to seal the victory. Laurino continued to shine down the stretch of his collegiate career, completing 30-of-57 passes for a season-high 413 yards and five touchdowns. He scrambled for 61 yards and a score as well. White and Williams also pitched in with touchdowns on the ground. Hubbard hauled in 10 catches for a career-high 172 yards and a touchdown, while Palmer had five receptions for 118 yards and three scores. The Pioneers’ defense saw senior linebacker Anthony Brunetti lead the charge with 10 tackles, while sophomore defensive back Jared Chester and freshman defensive back Richard Wright had nine tackles apiece. Junior defensive back Jahleel Oswald recorded eight stops, forced a fumble and a broke up a pass. Head football coach Bryan Collins and the Pioneers earned a bid to the NCAA Division II championship. Ranked No. 6 in Super Regional One, they will be traveling to Petersburg, Va. this weekend to take on the No. 3 ranked Virginia State University. Kickoff is set for 12 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 22.

The LIU Post Football team (8-3) captured its first Northeast-10 Conference Championship since 2006 on Saturday, Nov. 15, with a 58-25 rout of American International (8-3) at Ronald J. Abdow Field in Springfield, Mass. After a scoreless opening quarter, the Pioneers capitalized on an interception from sophomore defensive back Ryan Renfroe in AIC territory. Five snaps later, LIU Post senior quarterback and Manhasset native Steven Laurino completed a screen pass to sophomore running back David White, which resulted in a 20-yard dash into the end-zone for the opening score of the contest. The Yellow Jackets responded with 16 unanswered points to grab a nine-point cushion late in the second quarter. A late second quarter drive by the Pioneers set up senior kicker Karsten Viste, who nailed a 22-yard field goal to reduce the gap to 16-10 at the break. LIU Post owned the second half, outscoring the hosts by an overwhelming 48-9 margin. Following an AIC three-and-out, the visitors put together a quick drive culminating with a Laurino scamper into the end-zone for a two-yard score. American International responded with a touchdown of their own to go back in front 23-17, but the Pioneers would not be denied the championship trophy. LIU Post went on to score three consecutive touchdowns to grab a commanding 37-25 advantage. The This article was originally published in the Pioneer, run was book-ended by 25- and five-yard passes from Laurino to Pioneer senior wideout Kamron Palmer, sand- the award-winning student newspaper of LIU Post, www. wiching a 28-yard strike from the signal caller to Pioneer liupostpioneer.com, and is republished here by Blank Slate Media with the permission of the Pioneer. sophomore receiver Shane Hubbard.

Steven Laurino in action.

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LIU Post men’s soccer completes comeback B y M ichael O tero The LIU Post men’s soccer team (154-2) took on the No. 1 ranked Penmen from Southern New Hampshire University (17-1-2) on Saturday, Nov. 15 in the second round of the 2014 NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer Championship. The Pioneers, who showed perseverance during the entire match, came up clutch in the closing minutes of the contest. The Penmen came out of the gate strong, and capitalized in the 13th minute when junior back Dominic Samuel scored off a free kick. With momentum on their side, SNHU scaled up the aggression and put another shot in the back of the net. The Penmen took a two-goal lead into halftime. Well into the second half and still down by two goals, the Pioneers needed a spark. They got one in the 89th minute; when senior forward Eivind Austboe notched his 16th goal of the season off a scramble in front of the net to keep hopes of a win alive. With less than 30 seconds before the final whistle, Forgaard fired a shot that hit the crossbar, but freshman

Photo by Kimberly Toledo

No. 23 Alex Billington delivers a pass. forward and ECC Rookie of the Year Jason Lampkin cleaned up the mess and tied the match with a one-timer that beat junior goalie Dom DiMaggio. The two teams took a brief break and hit the field again for overtime. Both teams had their opportunities in the extra periods, but neither team was able to come through with a goal, so penalty kicks were going to decide the winner. After Austboe gave LIU a 1-0 lead, Malmstrom stopped junior back Jonathon Lupinelli’s attempt. Over the next two

rounds, the Penmen took a 2-1 lead as DiMaggio stopped back-to-back attempts. After both squads converted in the fourth round, junior midfielder Alex Billington tied the shootout at three. With the match on the line on the ensuing kick, Malmstrom stood strong and came up with the save to keep the shootout going and the Pioneer season alive. The Pioneers led off each of the next three rounds with successful chances, and clinched the hard fought victory when graduate back Callium Williams clanked his shot off the crossbar in the eighth round. Earlier in the week, Pioneers took on the NYIT Bears (14-3-1) in the first round on Thursday, Nov. 13, in Manchester, New Hampshire. The Pioneers were looking for revenge against the Bears, who ended the Pioneers’ winning streak a week ago, rebounded with an impressive 2-0 win. The fifth-seeded Pioneers got the scoring started in the 13th minute of the contest. Junior midfielder Per Forgaard sent a cross to fellow junior midfielder Matias Ruiz, and the combination worked perfectly. Ruiz was able to find the back

of the net to give the Pioneers the one goal advantage. The Pioneers went into halftime with the 1-0 lead, as both sides picked up the defensive intensity. Early in the second half, it was clear that the Pioneers were the clear aggressors, outshooting the Bears and being more accurate on their shots. LIU had six shots on goal to just one for the Bears. In 74th minute, the duo of Ruiz and Forgaard teamed up again. This time, Ruiz sent the cross to Forgaard, and he connected for the goal with a beautiful bicycle kick. That was all the offense the Pioneers needed, as LIU Post closed out the 2-0 victor behind Junior goal keeper Jesper Malmstrom, who kept the opposition off the scoreboard for another shutout. Head soccer coach Andreas Lindberg and the Pioneers will face off against Merrimack College in the East Regional Final. This article was originally published in the Pioneer, the award-winning student newspaper of LIU Post, www.liupostpioneer. com, and is republished here by Blank Slate Media with the permission of the Pioneer.

60 The Manhasset Times, Friday, November 21, 2014

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