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Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett:
Forever Tending The Garden
BY CHRISTY HINKO
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Resting peacefully in a grove at Roslyn Cemetery is the author of The Secret Garden (1911), one of the most famous children’s books of all time. Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett was a British-born American novelist and playwright, born on November 24, 1849 in Cheetham, Manchester, England.
British copyright law in 1911. The appraiser of Wilt’s presented item, associated with the lawsuit, ex‑ plained, “Because this becomes one of the most important precedents in copyright law, you not only have an archive that’s significant for its literature, but the whole collection is also important as an archive for establishing copyright law between media. In the 19th century, it was very difficult for authors to protect their work. Because of this lawsuit, they establish a precedent where authors were to receive royalties for other kinds of works.” The Manhasset Press had a chance to chat with Wilt (daughter of Verity, Vivian’s daughter) who is also a writer and a motivational speaker in Texas. She shared some things about her great‑great‑grandmother, her writing and her life on Long Island. In a transcribed letter from Burnett to author friends, she tells of building her new home in Plandome. “There is a Stairmaker hammer‑ ing away about four feet from me. “Where you tend a rose...a thistle cannot grow.” He is one of the occult problems I find myself trying with sweet ‑ The Secret Garden patience to solve. It is certainly three months—or four—since Vivian first began to search the dictionary er family emigrated to the United Island, having built a home in for language sufficiently powerful States in 1865, settling near Plandome, which was completed to employ with a view to inducing Knoxville, TN, initially. It is here in 1908. It was here, in 1911 that she them to “get a move on”, but nothing where she began, at a teenager, published The Secret Garden, that had has transpired. (He is now whistling to write for magazine publications to been inspired several years earlier sweetly some gem from a popular help the family financially. while she was living back in England at opera.) He comes and spends four She married Dr. Swan Burnett in Great Maytham Hall. or five happy, peaceful house with approximately 1872 and had two “Her writing was well‑loved while us, cheering us b his bright presence sons, Lionel (1874) and Vivian (1875). she was alive,” said Keri Wilt, Burnett’s and then, having put in one balus‑ Lionel died from illness at age 15 in great‑great‑granddaughter. “The only trade, I think he goes abroad for a 1890, naturally causing a relapse in exception to that rule was The Secret few weeks. He returns, refreshed, her depression, which she reportedly Garden, which was a commercial fail‑ and after a joyous day spent with struggled with her whole life. ure during her lifetime; it wasn’t even another balustrade, take to his yacht Burnett made her reputation as mentioned in her NY Times obituary.” again. I think he must to in a yacht. a novelist in 1877 with That Lass She adds, “It wasn’t until the years “...When you come to spend the O’Lowrie’s, but it wasn’t until 1885 that after her death that it began to rise in summer with me in the far off years she delved into children’s literature popularity.” when the work is completed, you with Little Lord Flauntleroy. In an episode of PBS’s Antiques will say the place is lovely and you She divorced Swan in 1898 and Roadshow (season 13), Wilt explained will like the house and the terrace remarried Stephen Townsend a year that as a result of an author publishing and the big piazzas and the view— later. The press was not kind to her a theatrical piece based on Burnett’s but let no one speak to me again of during her divorce proceedings or in book, Little Lord Fauntleroy, the lawsuit the pleasure of building one’s own her decision to take on a new husband which ensued inspired copyright law as house... who was 10 years her junior. The press we know today. In 1888 she won a law‑ “This will end—and after it is over had once called her a “new woman,” a suit in England over the dramatic rights the lovely Manhasset Bay will still definite insult at the time. to Little Lord Fauntleroy, establishing lie smiling at the foot of the law and In 1907, Burnett moved to Long a precedent that was incorporated into will shall go in the scented evenings
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Manhasset’s Quaker History BY DAVE GIL DE RUBIO
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Founded in 17th century in England by George Fox, the Religious Society of Friends, also referred to as the Quaker Movement, is a religious denomination whose followers were persecuted for their beliefs, which included the idea that the presence of God exists in every person. Simple living, humility and pacifism were, and continue to be, the tenets of the religion to this day. “Quaker” emerged as a derisive nickname for Fox and others who shared his belief in the biblical passage that people should “tremble at the Word of the Lord.” The group eventually embraced the term, although their official name became Religious Society of Friends. Members are referred to as Friends or Quakers.
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of its intersection with the present he movement carried over Northern Boulevard. In 1812, it was from England to the American colonies when Quaker mission‑ concluded to erect a new building on the old ground, northeast of the aries arrived in North America original structure. The old building in the mid‑1650s. By the early 1660s, was torn down and the present more than 50 other Quakers had Meeting House, erected from both old followed early missionary Elizabeth and new materials. The old benches, Harris across the pond. The with some new ones, were used persecution that began in in the building with the cost Great Britain followed coming out to $1547.25, Quakers to the colo‑ $297.25 above the esti‑ nies, where places like mated cost. Some of the Puritan‑dominated unused old material was Massachusetts sold for $24.98, which left executed Friends a deficit of $272.27 and during the 1650s a committee was imme‑ and 1660s. When diately appointed to clear King Charles II gave William Penn (Getty Images) up this indebtedness. At William Penn, a wealthy the Monthly Meeting held at English Quaker, a large Westbury on January 20, 1813, the land grant in America to pay off a debt owed to his family, Penn founded Pennsylvania as a sanctuary for religious freedom and tolerance. The Quakers’ presence on Long Among the beliefs Quakers were Island dates back to 1702, when persecuted for were the idea that English Quaker Thomas Story orga‑ women and men were spiritual nized a Friends meeting at the home of William Mott in Great Neck, as part equals, women could speak out during worship and members refused to take of the Flushing Monthly meeting. By legal oaths. Quakers didn’t have offi‑ 1719, the decision was made to build cial ministers or religious rituals, they a Meeting House at Cow Neck on a opted not to use honorific titles such piece of property that measured one as “Your Lordship” and “My Lady” and half acre and 19 square rods. The first based on their interpretation of the Meeting House stood about 100 feet Bible, Quakers were pacifists whose southwest of the present building beliefs played a key role in both the and was completed in 1720. In 1809 future abolitionist and women’s rights it was proposed to erect a new and movements. Quakers took up the more centralized Meeting House on cause of protecting Native Americans’ Thomas Appleby’s land on Middle rights, creating schools and adoption Neck Road, east side, 100 yards north
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Religious Society of Friends founder George Fox (Image by
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building committee reported that the Cow Neck Meeting House was completed, making it evident that the present‑day Meeting House was completed in 1812.
What Are Quaker Beliefs? centers. Relations between the two groups weren’t always friendly, as many Quakers insisted upon Native American assimilation into Western culture. The Friends embraced the anti‑slavery movement early, ordering Quakers in Philadelphia to stop buy‑ ing and selling slaves in 1758. By the 1780s, all Quakers were barred from owning slaves. As the women’s 19th century suffrage movement gained traction, a number of leaders were Quakers including Lucretia Mott, Alice Paul and Susan B. Anthony.
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QUAKERS from page 4A
Quaker Religion Today
Today, there are more than 300,000 Quakers around the world, by some estimates, with the highest percentage in Africa. There are different branches of Quakerism; some have “programmed” worship services that are led by pastors, while others practice “unprogrammed” worship, which is done in silence (those who are inspired can speak) without the guidance of a pastor. Unprogrammed Friends refer to their congregations as “meetings,” while programmed Quakers use the term meeting as well as “church” to refer to their congregations. Many, but not all, Quakers consider themselves Christians. The Manhasset meeting takes place weekly from 10 to 11 a.m. on Sundays. Congregants and guests can sit anyplace they wish. Worshiping is done simply with no ceremony, minister, religious sym‑ bols or pre‑arranged service. Creeds
are not recited, hymns are not sung and set prayers are not repeated. A Quaker meeting is based on silent waiting, in expectation that God will speak to those in attendance. The idea is that most people want to find God at some time in their lives— perhaps because of some personal experience or a particular problem. Whatever is on a person’s mind at the moment, it should be brought with them into the silence. Silence is broken when someone rises to speak. Anyone may speak, provided it is a response to the prompting of the Spirit. This breaks— but doesn’t interrupt—the meeting’s silence. Two designated members of the meeting will signal the end of the worship period by shaking hands. All present then exchange handshakes and greetings with those around them. Newcomers are invited to introduce themselves and to join in for a time of hospitality.
Famous Quakers People who were raised or participated in the religion. Richard M. Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) 37th President of the United States
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HODGSON BURNETT from page 3A down the wise stone steps (which are not being built) down the rose ban to the little curving beach and get into the pretty boat—which I can see from my window as I write—lying like a white dove on the water—and we shall float about, tinkling guitars and things, or merely being quiet, and we shall be sure to say, ‘How lovely! How adorable!’ But in the meantime, let each man, woman and child who loves me at all understand that I do not write because I cannot. “...We came in on May 25th in the mad hope that by doing so we might push the workmen out—but we had not counted with the Stairmaker—the Terrace lawyers—the Painters, and the Builders of the garage. I could have endured these better if I had not simply revelled [sic] in neuritis.” This transcrip‑ tion also appeared in the biography, Waiting for the Party: The Life of Frances Hodgson Burnett 1849-1924 by Ann Thwaite. She maintained the Plandome home for summers and spent the winters in Bermuda. “She was civic‑minded and support‑ ed many charities,” Wilt said. “She was very famous and a prominent member of the community.”
Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett and her greatgreat-granddaughter, Kerri Wilt
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A memorial to Lionel looks over his mother’s grave in Roslyn. Photo by Christy Hinko
Burnett lived the final 17 years of her life in her Plandome home. She died at the aged of 74 at her home in Plandome in 1924. Her son, Vivian, who died in 1937, is buried with her. A life‑sized effigy of her son, Lionel, was erected several feet away and looks after her final resting place. “Frances herself, by name alone, is no longer a household name, except with true fans,” said Wilt. “But the popularity of her best‑selling [novels] show no signs of fading quietly into history.”
great‑great‑grandmother’s classic book The Secret Garden unearthed How has Frances Hodgson this “Well‑Tended Life” truth, that Burnett’s legacy as an author every locked‑up, weed‑filled, with‑ imprinted on you, generations ering life can bloom and grow again later? with the help of a little magic. Today, I’m a speaker, writer and Now I am not talking about the heart cultivator with a soul full kind of magic that needs a wand of sunshine who’s on a mission to and a trick top hat. I am talking help others flourish. about a dig in, make room, prune That’s because not long ago, I away, work on, water well, weed and looked down and discovered that feed your soul kind of life‑tending my life had become an over‑plant‑ magic that I love sharing with my ed mess that was choking out my audiences and friends. relationships, creativity and pur‑ Keri Wilt, great-great-grandpose. I was irritable, exhausted and daughter of Frances Eliza Hodgson watering everything but myself. Burnett, is an motivational speaker, That’s when some soul‑search‑ writer and co-gardener. Visit her ing journaling time and a website www.keriwilt.com to read late‑night rereading of my more.
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Another Long Island Pioneer
A view of the grandstand area on Jericho Turnpike during the 1904 race. The grandstand was located between Hitchcock Lane and Powells Lane. (Photo courtesy of Howard Kroplick)
Vanderbilt Cup Races blazed new trails BY FRANK RIZZO
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Nassau County’s reputation as the “Cradle of Aviation” partially eclipses another pioneering transportation breakthrough. The emergence of the competitive road racing car got a major boost in the early 1900s, thanks to the vision (and fortune) of William K. Vanderbilt Jr.
William K. Vanderbilt Jr. refereed at the start-finish line. (Photo courtesy of Howard Kroplick)
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he great-grandson of Cornelius “The Commodore” Vanderbilt, who built the family fortune in shipping and railroads, “Willie K” was an early enthusiast of what was then called the “horseless carriage,” powered by the internal combustion engine that emerged in the late 19th century. Former Town of North Hempstead historian Howard Kroplick has written books and maintains a website devoted to the races, www. vanderbiltcupraces.com. Asked about the importance of the races, he answered, “It was the Super Bowl of its day. The first time that people actually saw automobiles racing. They did it right here on Long Island. It was the first international road race that was ever held in the United States. In the 1906 race almost 200,000 people came out and watched the race.” He added, “The races themselves were front page news. Kind of like the Indy 500 before it ever got to Indianapolis. It was a pretty big deal.” Concerned that American automobiles were falling behind their European counterparts, the heir conceived the inaugural William K. Vanderbilt Jr. Cup Race in 1904. It was partially a way to spur American manufacturers to do better. “Vanderbilt drove European cars because he felt they were better built and more durable and had better
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engines,” Kroplick said. “And he felt the United States was missing the boat when it came to automobile manufacturing and he was right.” According to Kroplick’s account, “His enthusiasm for automobiles drew him to the fastest machines available, competing in Europe’s biggest early road races just after the turn of the century. In Newport, Rhode Island, and Lake Success, New York, he earned the scorn of his neighbors and police with his wild rides on dusty roads that most people still thought of as paths for horses and foot traffic. His dream of a confrontation between teams from the major automobile-producing nations was realized on October 8, 1904 with the release at dawn of a red Mercedes as the first starter in an international field of 18 machines. The countries represented included the USA (5), France (6), Germany (5) and Italy (2).” The course described a rough triangle formed by Jericho Turnpike, Massapequa-Hicksville Road, and the then-new Hempstead-Bethpage, per Kroplick. The start and finish was on Jericho Turnpike in Westbury, near the site of the present Westbury High School. Kroplick calculated the first race distance as 284.4 miles. George Heath’s French Panhard was the first car over the finish line, averaging 52.2 mph.” Controversy marked the early races. The use of publicly-funded roads for racing drew the ire of the largely farming population. However, Kroplick wrote, “The lure of an economic boon from thousands of free-spending visitors to the Long Island community proved incentive enough for Nassau County supervisors to approve the use of public roads for auto racing when they met
on August 23, 1904. Unconvinced, however, were many farmers who still relied on horses for transportation and saw automobiles as playthings of the idle rich. Despite several legal attempts to stop the race, Nassau County supervisors and judges gave their approval a few days before the Saturday race date.” The end result was that the Vanderbilt Cup “was recognized even by the European elite as an established road race on the world’s sports calendar.” In 1906, a spectator was killed on Jericho Turnpike, and this spurred Vanderbilt to begin building a private toll road that eventually ran from Queens to Lake Ronkonkoma, a distance of 44 miles. It was named the Long Island Motor Parkway. The controversy led to the suspension of the race in 1907. “There are sections still existing throughout Long Island and we track it on the website,” Kroplick said of the Motorway. The 1908 race was the first to use the 12-mile completed paved portion of the parkway. But it was also contested on public roads and George Robertson became the first American to win the Cup after three victories by Frenchmen. He averaged a record of 64.3 mph for 258 miles. The 1909 and 1910 races were the last on Long Island, and according to an article on Kroplick’s website were dominated by stock cars. The specialized racing vehicle had become a thing of the past. Kroplick owns the Alco that won the 1909 and 1910 races, nicknamed the “Black Beast.” “It traveled around the county,” Kroplick said of the Vanderbilt Cup. “Once it left Long Island, it was never the same.”
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An eight-week science-filled summer camp will begin in July.
Museum Continues To Wow Curious Science Minds BY CHRISTY HINKO
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Founded in 1962 and chartered by the New York State Board of Regents in 1963, the SMLI was conceived by a group of women from Sands Point, Great Neck and Port Washington who knew the importance of forming a science learning center for young minds. In the first three years, the group held supplemental science classes wherever they could find a temporary space, in storefronts and even at a Glen Cove estate. The museum had operated on the Sands Point Preserve for a while, but has been at Leeds Pond Preserve since the early 1970s. Pre-COVID, the museum had typically seen more than 10,000 children each year, nursery through high school, including home-schooled students, through the on-campus and off-campus programming. “We’re still limiting capacity and group sizes and we have waitlists for many things,” Kristen Laird, executive director said. “We are almost close to having the same participation numbers as pre-COVID; it has made us realize that we have such a
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A Fitting Memorial For A Namesake
BY FRANK RIZZO
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Local parks are usually named for retired (or deceased) politicians and community leaders, or those who fell in battle, or emergency responders who were victims of the September 11 attacks.
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ut naming one for a “gadfly”? That was the adjective attached to Manhasset’s Mary Jane Davies. And if her spirit haunts the 1.4‑acre park on Plandome Road named in her honor, then it has a good vantage point: situated diagonally across from the Town Hall, the place she haunted for decades. Davies was a constant presence at the Town of North Hempstead Town Board meetings, and on at least two occasions, ran for a town council seat on the Conservative line. One newspaper account described her as a “Town Hall gadfly with legendary knowledge of the zoning code.” “Longtime board watcher” was another appellation that frequently preceded her name in newspaper archives. She had been a registered Republican, but in a campaign statement published in a 1977 issue of the Manhasset Press she stated, “I left the Republican Party in Nassau because it is totally ruled by Joseph Margiotta and his patronage fed robots.” A civic activist, Davies was president of the Norgate
Civic Association and zoning chairman of the Council of Greater Manhasset Civic Associations, among other associations.
Oasis On A Main Street
Centrally located—indeed, it is the only park in the hamlet proper—the Green features lots of trees, walk‑ ing trails, a gazebo and a large children’s playground with a water spray pad. It is a center of activities, with the gazebo serving as a popular spot for wedding photos and an annual town‑sponsored Christmas tree lighting ceremony. The gazebo also serves as the stage for a popular summer concert series. Visit www.northhempstead‑ ny.gov for updates on the lineup. Dogs are allowed, though of course they must be leashed and cleaned up after. Bounded by Manhasset Avenue on the north and Memorial Place on the south, the property was once home to the Plandome Road School, a large brick structure erected in 1915 and torn down decades later to make way for the Manhasset Village Green. (Photo by Alex Nuñez)
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A Guide To Manhasset A local directory to schools, services and government officials in the town of Manhasset
SCHOOLS Manhasset High School 200 Memorial Place Manhasset, NY 11030 516-267-7600 www.manhassetschools.org Manhasset Middle School 200 Memorial Place Manhasset, NY 11030 516-267-7500 www.manhassetschools.org Shelter Rock Elementary School 27A Shelter Rock Road Manhasset, NY 11030 516-267-7450 www.manhassetschools.org Munsey Park Elementary School 1 Hunt Lane Manhasset, NY 11030 516-267-7400 www.manhassetschools.org St. Mary’s High School 51 Clapham Avenue Manhasset, NY 11030 516-627-2711 www.saintmaryshs.org St. Mary’s Elementary School 1340 Northern Boulevard Manhasset, NY 11030 516-627-0184 www.stmary11030.org Our Lady of Grace Montessori School 29 Shelter Rock Road Manhasset, NY 11030 516-365-9832 www.olgmanhasset.com
VILLAGE HALLS Village of Plandome 65 South Drive Plandome, NY 11030 516-627-1748 www.villageofplandome.org Incorporated Village of Plandome Manor 55 Manhasset Avenue Manhasset, NY 11030 516-627-3701 www.plandomemanor.com Plandome Heights Village Office 37 Orchard Street Manhasset, NY 11030 516-627-1136 www.plandomeheights-ny.gov Village of Munsey Park 1777 Northern Boulevard Manhasset, NY 11030 516-365-7790 www.munseypark.org Village of Flower Hill 1 Bonnie Heights Road Manhasset, NY 11030 516-627-5000 www.villageflowerhill.org North Hempstead Town Hall 220 Plandome Road Manhasset, NY 11030 516-869-6311 www.northhempsteadny.gov
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FIRE DEPARTMENT Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department 170 E. Shore Road Great Neck, NY 11023 516-466-4416 www.mlfd.com
VILLAGE BOARDS THE VILLAGE OF PLANDOME Mayor: Thomas S. Minutillo Deputy Mayor/Trustee: Don Richardson Trustee: Dr. Robert Broderick Trustee: James Corcoran, Esq. Trustee: John “Jake” Kurkjian Village Clerk/Treasurer: Barbara Peebles Deputy Village Clerk/Court Clerk: Kim Femminella Highway/Water Department Foreman: Steven Flynn Building Inspector, Code Enforcement Officer: David DeRienzis Village Justice: James D. Kiley Acting Village Justice: Edward Henderson Zoning Board Chairman: Scott Wilson Planning Board Chairman: Richard Lombard Design Review Board Chair: Dee Conway
WATER DISTRICT Manhasset-Lakeville Water District 170 E. Shore Road Great Neck, NY 11023 516-466-4416 www.mlwd.net
Emergency Management Coordinator: Don Richardson Village Historian: Scott Wilson Prosecuting Attorneys (Court): Heidi McNamara and Kimberly McConville Plandome Fire Department: Tom Carroll, Chief THE VILLAGE OF PLANDOME MANOR Mayor: Barbara Donno Deputy Mayor: Matthew Clinton Trustees: Tony DeSousa, Patricia O’Neill and James Baydar Village Clerk/Court Clerk: Randi Malma Treasurer: Marie DePalo Building Inspector: Edward P. Butt, AIA Village Attorneys: John Farrell, Esq. and Sahn Ward Coshignano Village Justice: Saul Kobrick Village Prosecutor:
CHAMBER Manhasset Chamber of Commerce P.O. Box 754 Manhasset, NY 11030 www.manhassetny.org
LIBRARY Manhasset Public Library 30 Onderdonk Avenue Manhasset, NY 11030 516-627-2300 www.manhassetlibrary.org
Richard Prisco, Esq. (Acting) Code Enforcement Officer Deputy Road Commissioner: Robert Rockelein Associate Justice: Susan Katz Richman Village Arborist: Ann Frankel Auditors: Cullen & Danowski, LLP Liaison To Manhasset Bay Protection: Jed Siegel Liaison To North Shore Cable Commission: Kevin Dunn
Officer: Edward P. Butt, AIA Village Attorney: Christopher Prior, Esq. Village Prosecutor: Mary Corrigan, Esq. Emergency Management Coordinator: Bart Giusto Assistant Emergency Management Coordinator: Alvin Solomon Medical Emergency Management Liaison: Dr. Sanjivan Patel Flagmaster: Michael Riscica
INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF PLANDOME HEIGHTS Mayor: Kenneth C. Riscica Trustees: Daniel Cataldo, Silva Ferman, Gus Panopoulos, Alvin Solomon, Dianne Sheehan and Norman Taylor Clerk-Treasurer: Arlene Drucker Deputy Clerk: Lisa Fanuka Court Clerk: Katherine Hannon Building Inspector: Edward P. Butt, AIA Storm Water Management
INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF MUNSEY PARK Mayor: Lawrence A. Ceriello Deputy Mayor: Antonio D’Angelo Trustees: Regina Im, Gregory LiCalzi Jr. and Joseph Williams Clerk/Treasurer: Tara Gibbons Deputy Clerk/Court Clerk: Maureen P. Mclean Village Justice: John B. Turano
Associate Justice: Patricia Miller Village Attorney: Robert Morici Prosecuting Attorney: Maimie Fulgieri Building Inspector: Anthony S. DiProperzio Village Engineer: James Antonelli Village Architect: Peter Albinski, AIA Code Enforcement Official: Anthony DiProperzio Labor Supervisor: Ted Boutzalis Utility Worker: Larry Staiano Utility Worker: Kevin Staiano Tree Committee Chair: Gregory LiCalzi, Jr. Ethics Committee: Blaine Klusky, Richard Susi and Joseph Williams VILLAGE OF FLOWER HILL Mayor: Brian Herrington Trustees: Frank Genese, Randall Rosenbaum, Gary Lewandowski, Mary Jo Collins, Jay Beber and Claire Dorfman
Village Administrator: Ronnie Shatzkamer Village Treasurer: Suzanne Tangredi Court Clerk: Susan Williams Building Department Assistant: Heather Lanci Building Inspector: Peter Albinski Code Enforcer: Robert Rockelein Superintendent of Highways: Richard Falcones TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD BOARD Supervisor: Judi Bosworth Councilmembers: • Viviana L. Russell (District 1) • Peter J. Zuckerman (District 2) • Angelo P. Ferrara (District 3) • Veronica Lurvey (District 4) • Lee R. Seeman (District 5) • Mariann Dalimonte (District 6) Receiver of Taxes: Charles Berman Town Clerk: Wayne H. Wink, Jr.
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St. Mary’s eyes the end of a successful in-person academic year despite the Pandemic
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aint Mary’s Elementary and High School decided to zig while everyone else zagged this past September. Their 2020-21 reopening plan consisted of having every student back in school on a full-time basis for synchronous learning.
6 feet apart as mandated by the State. “There has been an increase in enrollment at St. Mary’s. Families are confident in the safety measures we put in place and value the Catholic Liberal Arts Education we can provide for our students,” Griffin said. “Our elementary school saw the largest increase, and a fair number of students joined the high school as well.”
The architects of the master plan were high school Principal Gerard Buckley and elementary school Principal Sarah Griffin, along with a task force. St. Mary’s hired Perotta Consulting last summer, a firm specializing in threat mitigation and emergency operation planning, to help create and form their reopening plan for the school year. “Our first move was to identify key personnel who would make up our ‘task force’ in collaborating on important reopening decisions,” Buckley said. “Our joint task force included members of the administration, facilities management, and our health staff. When we explored reopening, we discussed everything from an alternate day schedule, a hybrid model, to shortened days removing lunch and large gatherings, to full remote and then the current plan: in-person instruction for all who requested such. A survey of our community further solidified this need for full, in-person learning. We extensively evaluated our facilities and realized we could safely manage the entire N-12 student population on our campus. It was at this point that we also hired a consulting company specializing in pandemic threat mitigation to
do a building survey and assist in the writing of our reopening plan.” When St. Mary’s finalized their plan to reopen, they communicated with parents through email and YouTube Live sessions that provided a way for parents to ask direct questions to administrators. They also appointed a COVID coordinator, so parents knew who to contact if they had any questions. St. Mary’s experienced an increase in enrollment this academic year due to two Diocese of Rockville Centre schools shutting down and also the attraction of providing in-person learning for all students. The increase in population within the same physical footprint presented challenges while also trying to keep students
With their smallest cohort being seven students and the largest being 19, St. Mary’s hired 12 new staff members to deal with reduced class sizes and the increased enrollment. They also enlarged their substitute teacher pool. Students had the option of going fully remote, with the flexibility to change each marking period. “In both the high school and elementary school, the class size was based upon maintaining proper distancing,” Buckley said. “The high school utilized larger spaces such as the gym and auditorium, and even the 224502 S
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turf field. The elementary school converted unused space into classrooms to open up more sections and reduce normal class sizes.”
“Each day that we are in school together is truly a blessing considering the extended closure we all experienced last spring,” Griffin said. “Teachers and students alike are enjoying being together and learning while embracing the challenges and remaining hopeful for the future. We look forward to celebrating the end of a trying yet successful academic year. We continue praying for all who were impacted by the virus and especially those we lost.” ORIGINAL STORY BY MARCO SCHADEN
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St. Mary’s made it mandatory for all students and staff to wear a mask while on campus. In fact, they became part of their school uniform, and students received a St. Mary’s edition face mask. Mask breaks occur throughout the day at the teachers’ discretion, during lunch breaks and scheduled outdoor time for the students.
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”All students remove their mask for lunch where the tables are spaced at least 6 feet apart. In N-5 classrooms, students eat in their rooms, again spaced 6 feet apart,” Griffin said. In classrooms, the teachers provide breaks, alternating rows, and setting timers for students to switch. Whenever an in-class mask break occurs, the distance from the person removing the mask in addition to those keeping the mask on must remain 6 feet away.” While none of this is normal, changes and compromises were needed to get students fully back into school. St. Mary’s athletes experienced their fall and spring sports seasons with safety precautions in place, and they look forward to a full return to normality in September.
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Manhasset Legion:
Weathering The Storm BY CHRISTY HINKO
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Over the past decade, it has been no secret that veterans’ organizations like the Veterans of Foreign Wars, AMVETS and the American Legions across the nation are dwindling, disbanding and closing their doors permanently. The Manhasset American Legion Post #304 is not immune to the effects of a shrinking membership base and financial stability.
Legion members, local officials and community members at library for the Legion’s 90th anniversary celebration.
lthough the veteran members’ service to God and country in the Manhasset community is alive and well, the pandemic over the past 15 months has only accelerated the realities for the Manhasset veterans. “The American Legion, nationally, began in 1919; Manhasset Post #304 was chartered 10 years later in 1929,” said Donald O’Brien, Manhasset Post #304 adjutant. “The Post relocated to its present-day building in the 1950s.” “In the old days, membership was definitely in the 300s,” said O’Brien.
said O’Brien. “A lot of the active mem‑ bers are from the Vietnam War era.” The Manhasset Post remains active in the community and for veterans’ causes across the state and Long Island. One of the earliest service commitments of the Manhasset Post is to the Northport VA and continues to be high on the list for its veteran members and auxiliaries (the American Legion Manhasset Auxiliary, Junior Auxiliary and Sons of the American Legion). Service to Beacon House remains a high priority for the Manhasset members, provid‑ ing monetary, clothing and household
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“I’ve been involved for about 10 years; we were at approximately 200 members when I began, but are down to about 84 members.” This is the present state for all veterans’ organizations. “It’s a trend, not only on Long Island and in New York, but across the country, it’s a big problem,” said O’Brien. “So many members, especially the World War II and Korean War, are passing away at a pretty high number.” He said the Manhasset Post still has one member who is 96 years old. “It’s hard to recruit new members,”
donations, as well as gifts for Long Island veterans’ children during the holidays. Some of the other prominent service projects which the Post and its members are committed to are: Boys State (sending four candidates through the program each year), Empire Girls State, Americanism and flag etiquette with the elementary schools, sponsoring two community Little League teams, scholarships to St. Mary’s and Manhasset high schools and hosting Boy Scout Troop 97. One of the Post’s major annual programs is called “Law and Order”
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Legion members and Scouts flag graves at Christ Episcopal Church
1944 Memorial Day Parade and is part of a National American Legion program. Each year at the March meeting the Post recognizes members of the Manhasset-Lakeville and Plandome fire departments, the Nassau County Police, the Nassau County EMT, and the New York State Police for their outstanding service to the community. A description of some of their outstanding acts is given and the individual or team is presented with a plaque. “It is our most highly attended meeting of the year by both members and outside groups,” said O’Brien. “Those being recognized are
supported by their supervisors, family and co-workers or co-volunteers.” This year’s Manhasset American Legion Post #304 officer slate is: Commander Peter J. Killian Vice Commanders: James T. Brooks and Anthony W. Buzzitta Adjutant: Donald T. O’brien Treasurer: William P. Urig Sgt-at-arms Thomas J. Buzzitta Historian Peter Cogan Chaplain Lionel Mailloux Service Officer: John M. Iacono This year’s Manhasset American Legion Auxiliary Unit 304 Officers: President: Patricia M. O’Brien
First Vice President and Treasurer: Elizabeth A. Parrella Second Vice President: Susan Neville Secretary: Diane Klein Chaplain: Florence Parrella
Memorial Day Parade “We are having our parade on May 31,” said O’Brien. “We will march down Plandome Road, just like we have done since I was a little kid here.” He said the procession will lay a wreath at Mary Jane Davies Park in memory of Manhasset’s war dead,
before disbanding for safety protocols. This year’s ceremonies will not continue to the high school for awards and its usual memorial service. The public is still asked to be masked and maintain social distancing. “Everyone is gratified that we are going ahead with this and that the town granted the permit for the parade,” said O’Brien. The Manhasset Post, in con‑ junction with other American Legion posts across Nassau County, will have a memorial service at Eisenhower Park within a couple of weeks in order to memorialize those who have passed away during the past year. The members also flag graves with the Scouts at Christ Episcopal Church at Plandome Road and Northern Boulevard and at Long Island National Cemetery in Farmingdale. The Manhasset American Legion Post #304 is located at 27 Bayview Ave., just off Plandome Road. Call 516-627-0501 for membership details and hall rental information. Also, visit www.manhassetala.org to learn more about the Manhasset American Legion Auxiliary.
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Olive Duntley:
Making Dreams Happen BY CHRISTY HINKO
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For more than 75 years, Olive Duntley Florist has been a staple in Manhasset. The shop, which opened in 1945 has evolved into a full-fledged florist where customers can get anything from a beautiful floral arrangement in high quality vases to gardening advice from Heidi Martinez, the store’s third owner.
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artinez first began in the business at Numa’s Florist in Wantagh, more than 18 years ago, after arriving in the United States. “When I came to this country, I had a dream,” Martinez said. “I knew that I would own my own business one day and it finally came true.” She arrived from Honduras nearly 20 years ago. “The owner always took the time to teach,” Martinez said. Numa’s owner, Miguel Hernandez, mentored and taught not only the flo‑ ral aspect, but about being a business owner as well. “I still cannot believe that I am here,” she said excitedly. Martinez bought Olive Duntley from Lillian Lindergren three years ago, in Nov. 2008. “Lillian still comes in and checks me out and supports me,” Martinez said. “In fact, she came in to help me on Mother’s Day.” Martinez said every holiday is special and especially busy for Olive Duntley. “You would not believe it, but Christmas is the biggest floral event here, as well as Mother’s Day,” Martinez said. “Everybody loves flowers for Christmas and you also have to take care of mom for Mother’s Day.” Olive Duntley sold the business to Lillian Lindergren. In 2008, Lindergren retired after 52 years,
selling the business to, now Heidi Martinez. Lindergren moved Olive Duntley to 103 Plandome Rd. from another location further down the road in 1971. Lindergren, previously told the Manhasset Press that the floral shop has a lot of history and she chose to keep its original name. “Olive Duntley was a sweet spinster school teacher, and she wanted me to keep her name, so I honored that,” Lindergren said. Martinez likes making all of her customers happy and making every‑ thing she sells and puts together look top‑notch. “Everybody knows Olive Duntley,” Martinez said. “The people in the community are very supportive.” Decorating the town around the holidays, giving advice, creating focus gardens, potting plants, decorating store windows or doors and creating arrangements for special occasions are only some of the many floral tasks that Martinez does. “Manhasset is a beautiful place to be,” Martinez said. “The community is great and the people living in it are even greater; they often stop in and ask how we are doing.” She takes pride in selling healthy plants and flow‑ ers and making her customers happy. For more information about Olive Duntley at 103 Plandome Rd., call 516‑627‑1451 or visit, www.oliveduntleyflorist.com.
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Spinney Hill:
A Place, A State Of Mind decision, “The Valley School has 166 pupils, almost all of whom are Negroes. There are no Negroes in Glance at Google Maps near where Northern Boulevard meets the district’s two other schools— Plandome Road, which has 600 Community Drive and you’ll find a place labeled “Spinney pupils, and Munsey Park, which has Hill.” It is a little-known black enclave between Great Neck and 574. The NAACP charged that the Manhasset. It still exists as a mainly African American residential Negro pupils received an inferior ed‑ area, but according to the historical record and those who lived ucation and cited test scores to show there, its soul was ripped up thanks to developers and urban that they were two or three grades renewal financed by the federal government. The most prominent behind pupils in other Manhasset schools and a year behind the victims were a clutch of black-owned businesses. national average.” Residents also talked about a ormer residents still dote on its early 1960s parents were dissatisfied community center that did great with the quality of education. memory, and gather annually things, especially for the young. It In the documentary, former just after Independence Day at provided tutoring and training and Manhasset High School math teacher Manhasset Valley Park. field trips, organized sports and Dr. Olga Jenkins stated that “when the The area has been mostly cultivated musical and performing segregated since it was settled in the students got to the integrated junior talent. 1820s by freed slaves. There is some high school, they were behind [their “It kept the community together,” peers].” debate over how it got its name, Another parent, Ruth Robinson, said Robinson said. with a New York Times article in Another former resident, Karnell the books and teaching materials at 1972 stating that it was named after Oliphant, said, “It saddens me that Valley school were different from the New York City merchant Joseph F. something like that doesn’t exist other elementary schools in the dis‑ Spinney. According to the paper, in 1872 he “bought two acres of land on trict, again putting the black students at anymore. That should have grown throughout the years....Instead, it a disadvantage. the high ground near the Cow Neck dissipated.” Also appearing in the film was Lilly Peninsula, had a church built for Reverend Edward Corley, pastor of Blocker-Knox, whose son Ralph, with $21,000 and presented it as a gift to Mount Olive Baptist Church, said, “I the Great Neck Methodist Episcopal the help of the NAACP, was one of was saturated with sports,” and went a number of plaintiffs who sued the Church. Neighbors referred to it on to observe that he and his cohorts Manhasset district in federal court, as the Spinney Hill Church. Soon played all day and it kept them out of seeking integration. In 1964, the court the area nearby, touching on the trouble. Corley accepted the trophy ordered the district to desegregate communities now known as Great for one-time Manhasset classmate Neck, Manhasset and Lake Success, Valley School. The students were Jim Brown at the 2016 Nassau County moved to Munsey Park School and came to be called Spinney Hill, as it building was soon shuttered. Afterward Athletic Hall of Fame ceremony, The is today.” NFL legend was part of the Spinney it became and remains the Equal The “Great Migration” in the Hill community and in the documen‑ Opportunity Center, offering Head early decades of the 20th century tary, several teammates spoke of his Start and other programs for young saw a mass movement of African towering athletic prowess. Americans from the southern states students. There were places like the Hotel According to a front page article to northern cities, and families made James and Gibson’s, part of the “Chitlin in the New York Times regarding the their way to Spinney Hill. Many wound up as housekeepers and workers for the great estates that sprung up on the Gold Coast. The 2011 documentary “Spinney Hill, The African American History of Manhasset & Great Neck,” co-pro‑ duced by Lloyd Means and Dedrick Johnson, is a nearly two-hour homage to the area. Available on YouTube, it alternates interviews with period photographs. Its several sections focus on education, sports, businesses, the community center and finally, its downfall. The enclave was part of two school districts, Great Neck and Manhasset. In 1929, the Manhasset district built the Valley School to serve the Supervisor Judi Bosworth, Town Clerk Wayne Wink and Councilmember Spinney Hill children in grades K-6. Veronica Lurvey are pictured with the key contributors of the Spinney Hill It was mostly segregated, and by the Historic Quilt project in 2020. (Photo courtesy of the Town of North Hempstead) BY FRANK RIZZO
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This documentary, available on YouTube, helps to preserve memories of Spinney Hill. (Screen capture) Circuit” drawing some of the top names in Black music. They were part of numerous black-owned businesses that lined Northern Boulevard. But according to the documentary, redevelopment and urban renewal put an end to this aspect of Spinney Hill life. Press accounts told of how the businesses were moved into trailers and were promised that they could rent space at a discount in the new commercial buildings that were erected. This never happened, said several people in the documentary. Resident Dennis Irby said, “I don’t think there was a plan to put back black-owned businesses once they moved out. That was already prime real estate and [developers] wanted it.” Added Olga Jenkins, “There was no way that black businesses could afford to move in.” Robinson said residents were aware of what was going on, and the implications of urban renewal. “We had many meetings and discussed the sadness of what was taking place. We felt then that it was the downfall of the community.” In 2020, in a bid to preserve the past, a group of residents created a 85-by-65-inch quilt with 20 panels showing scenes from Spinney Hill’s history. It appropriately hangs at the EOC building, formerly the Valley School that played a key role in the enclave’s history.
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A New Take On Greek Cuisine
Herb & Olive Marketa opens in Manhasset BY FARRAH SALAZAR
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A Greek cuisine market and restaurant newly opened in Manhasset that features a market-cafe experience. Owner Julia Petropoulos and business partner George Vatakis teamed up to bring to life, Herb & Olive Marketa located on 172 Plandome Rd.
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ulia was born in the age of five, Julia’s grand‑ Philadelphia and shortly ma taught her how to cook, after moved to Greece which sparked her love for with her family to live. the kitchen. She was involved After Julia and her family in many tasks at the pizzeria moved back to America, she and began to understand how was involved in her family’s see HERB & OLIVE on page 30A small pizzeria business. At
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HERB & OLIVE from page 28A the business worked. When Julia was 18 years old, she was dropping her sister and her friend off where she met a young man there. Four years later, Julia met her husband, Gus Petropoulos, who was also Greek, in the city which turned out to be the same young man from years ago. Gus’ heritage is part of a place in Greece owned at various points and influenced by Serbs, Venetians, Catalans and Turks; it’s also the place the Spanish writer Cervantes was injured in the Battle of Lepanto before writing Don Quixote. The couple then moved to Greece because of work‑related endeavors and had a daughter. The family returned to Manhasset because of a transfer to America after Greece was undergoing financial turmoil. Julia felt inspired to have a market eatery because Greece had many of those, but she hadn’t seen any in Manhasset. Although her background consists of teaching, Julia always knew she would end up starting a business. “My end goal was always to open up my own place and living in Greece allowed me to keep learning about the cuisine, the different spices and everything,” Julia said. Finding the perfect name for the establishment consisted of a lot of thought and inspiration. “It really is pronounced like urban olives, which means we want to bring an urban experience to the town of Manhasset in a modern way,” Gus said. “We are not trying to be any‑ thing that we aren’t, we have elevated products that you would not typically find in a suburban area.” Herb & Olive Marketa’s kitchen chef is Michael Giannakis. Giannakis was the opening chef for Platia in
Syosset in 2016. He was also the corporate chef for the New York Islanders and the Barclays Center. Giannakis is from the island of Cephalonia in Greece. Herb & Olive Marketa serves breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner. The menu is mainly inspired by Greek and Mediterranean cuisine, but also features valuable contributions from the Middle East and Spanish culture. Some dishes include, Shakshouka, a dish of eggs poached in tomato sauce accompanied with a mixture of spices and Spanish tortilla, an omelet made with eggs, potatoes and onion are some of the items featured on the menu. Herb & Olive also feature Intelligentsia coffee and craft beers. “We both always had Greek food growing up but our backgrounds have Middle Eastern and Persian influences,” Gus said. Horiatiki, a traditional Greek salad consisting of cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, olives and feta cheese is another specialty served at Herb & Olive Marketa. The majority of dishes are served on a small plate and are well under $20. “Greece and its cuisine is more complicated than souvlaki and fish by the pound,” Gus said. Herb & Olive Marketa is open seven days a week, Sunday to Wednesday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., Thursday from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m and Friday to Saturday from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Farrah Salazar is a contributing writer at Anton Media Group
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