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Great Neck High Schools Nationally Ranked U.S. News and World Reports released their 2022 rankings of Best High Schools in America

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ast month U.S. News and World Report released their rankings of the Best High Schools in America for 2022. Both North High School and South High School are featured on the list.

The list ranks the top public high schools in the nation, including traditional public schools, charter schools and magnet schools. The 18,000 public high schools are rated on six factors based on their performance on state assessments and how well they prepare students for college. More specifically, U.S. News assesses the school’s college readiness, reading and math proficiency, reading and math performance, underserved student performance, college curriculum breadth, and graduation rate.

On the nationwide list of Best High Schools, South High ranked #195 and North High Ranked #503.

“I continue to feel proud and privileged to be the principal of such a great school,”

On the left, Great Neck South High School. On the right, Great Neck North High School.

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said South High Principal Dr. Christopher Gitz. “Our faculty, staff, students and community work tirelessly, together, to provide all of our students with the best opportunity for success.”

According to the U.S News and World Report, South High School has 1,225 ninth through twelfth-graders enrolled in their school. It was determined that South High has a 97 percent graduation rate and scored 80.4 out of 100 on the college

readiness index.

North High School has 1,137 ninth through twelfth-graders enrolled in their school. North High has a 93 percent graduation rate and scored 66.8 out of 100 on the college readiness index.

U.S. News and World Reports took their rankings a step further and analyzed the top 1,000 schools to determine the best 250 high schools in the nation for science, technology, engineering and math

(STEM). The STEM list rankings are determined by student participation and performance on math and science Advanced Placement (AP) exams.

North High ranked #119, and South High ranked #152 on the STEM list.

“We are proud of the leadership and caliber of our STEM teaching,” said North High Principal Dr. Daniel Holtzman. “Each year, we see student growth and increased interest in this area of study.”

Both North High School and South High School consistently receive high rankings in National high schools and STEM high schools. Based on the U.S. News and World Report’s analysis, teachers’ and students’ commitment to education and enthusiasm to succeed are evident.

“Our schools are consistently ranked among the best in the nation, and this honor is a direct result of the accomplishments of our students, the quality of our educational programs, and the commitment of our dedicated educators who help every student achieve their personal best,” says Superintendent Dr. Teresa Prendergast. “I thank our Board of Education and our entire school community for supporting our programs and our students.”

Visit usnews.com to learn more about the rankings of your local high schools.

Shed The Meds Event

GNWPCD collects more than 400 pounds of unused pharmaceuticals and medical sharps The Great Neck Water Pollution Control District (GNWPCD) held its ninth biannual Shed the Meds event at the District headquarters on May 1. Traffic steadily made its way through the contactless drive-thru site—amounting to 179 cars that collectively dropped off more than 320 pounds of unused or expired pharmaceuticals as well as 91 pounds of medical sharps.

Since the event began six years ago, the district has now collected over three and a half tons of unused pharmaceuticals and medical sharps. The district’s Shed the Meds event is also one of the only places where residents can safely dispose of medical sharps on Long Island, as most local police precincts, healthcare locations and other pharmaceutical take back day events do not accept these materials.

“Our Shed the Meds event is one of the most valuable programs we offer to the Great Neck community, as we provide residents with the opportunity to quickly and safely dispose of their unused pharmaceuticals

From the left; GNWPCD Chairwoman Patty Katz, Secretary to the Board Pamela Patterson, Commissioner Steve Reiter, Commissioner Jerry Landsberg, Superintendent Christopher Murphy, State Assemblywoman Gina Sillitti, Town of North Hempstead Councilwoman Veronica Lurvey and Nassau County Police Activity League Officer Sean Gaddy. (Contributed photo)

and medical sharps, something which can be difficult to find elsewhere in our area,” said GNWPCD Chairwoman Patty Katz. “It is encouraging to see so many of our neighbors come out every six months to participate in this program, which always reaffirms our belief that Great Neck residents have as much care and respect for our environment as any other community on Long Island.”

The biannual event, hosted in partnership with Reach Out America, Great Neck Breast Cancer Coalition, Nassau County Police, and the Key Club at Great Neck North High School, aims at protecting local water sources and raising awareness of the dangers of flushing pharmaceuticals down the toilet.

“The GNWPCD’s role in the community centers around the protection of our natural environment,” said GNWPCD Commissioner Steve Reiter. “Shed the Meds not only helps us do this to an even greater degree, but it also allows our residents to play a part as well. We are so proud of our community for consistently showing such enthusiasm

for this event and working alongside us in preserving the health of our waterways.”

Elected officials including Assemblywoman Gina Sillitti and Town of North Hempstead Councilwoman Veronica Lurvey were on hand during the event to show their support and assist District officials in collecting materials from residents.

“Seeing such support from residents and elected officials shows us that our community believes in our mission and everything we do here at the GNWPCD,” said GNWPCD Commissioner Jerry Landsberg. “The Shed the Meds event’s continued success is a major point of pride in our community, and we are excited to see our residents come out and protect their environment once again in the fall.”

For additional information and updates about the Great Neck Water Pollution Control District, visit the website at www. gnwpcd.net to sign up for email newsletters or call the office at 516-482-0238.

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Seasons In The Garden Workshops At Clark Botanic Garden

orth Hempstead’s Clark Botanic Garden has announced its Seasons in the Garden offering for 2022.

Participants are encouraged to sign up for one of many lectures and hands-on demonstrations that are open to the public each month.

Upcoming workshops include: • Sunday, May 15, 2022-Planting a Bog Garden with Anthony Marinello, principal of Dropseed Native Landscapes and board member of Long Island Native Plant Initiative. This hands-on workshop will allow participants to create a container bog garden using suitable medium and appropriate plants such as purple pitcher plant, Meadow Beauty and Cranberry. (A separate materials fee of $50, made payable to Dropseed Native Landscapes, should be included with registration fee) • Sunday, June 12, 2022-Planting for Nature with Nassau CCE Master Garden Volunteers, Cheryl Bennett and Nancy Youngfert. Two passionate native plant enthusiasts will explore the types of garden planting and practices that are beneficial to pollinators and other wildlife in your garden.

Volunteers Susan Dittman and Kathy DiDonato. Susan and Kathy manage the volunteer cutting garden at the CCE Farm in East Meadow and make the natural bouquets and arrangements that are used for events at the farm. They will show you how to use all types of floral material, including grasses and branches to fashion gorgeous and easy bouquets.

• Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022-The Beauty of the Fall Garden with Vinnie Simeone, noted garden writer and lecturer, currently Director of Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park. Vinnie will lead participants around the garden, highlighting the many wonders of the fall garden on Long Island.

Clark Garden Tulips. (Contributed photo) • Sunday, July 17, 2022-Native Plants in Your that a front yard can be both beautiful and Garden Planning with Meagan Fastuca, beneficial, come to this workshop and TNH Environmental Specialist and Rusty consider the option of replacing grass with Schmidt, landscape ecologist at Waterdrop native plants.

Design. Meagan recently removed her lawn and replaced it with native plants, with the • Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022-Planting a Cutting Garden with Nassau CCE Master Garden assistance of Rusty. If you need convincing

All workshops are $10 per person, with proceeds going toward the Fanny Dwight Clark Memorial Garden Inc., which works to help preserve the Clark legacy as a thriving botanic garden for the community.

For more information about the Fanny Dwight Clark Memorial Garden Inc. or to learn more about the upcoming workshops, please visit: www.clarkbotanic.org —Submitted by the Town of North Hmpstead

Town Announces System for Accepting Online Tax Payments Town of North Hempstead Receiver of Taxes Charles Berman announces beginning June 1, 2022 residents of the Town paying their School and General taxes online, will be using a new system hosted

by CSG Forte.

The Office of the Receiver of Taxes will continue to accept E-Checks and major credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover). Additionally, we will also be accepting Master Card and Visa debit card payments.

conjunction with the Town’s Purchasing Department, developed a detailed listing of requirements needed to better service our taxpayers. Multiple proposals from qualified Electronic Payment Processors were received. After careful consideration and review, it was determined that CSG Forte offered the best solution.

With over 20 years of experience, CSG Forte offers the platform and expertise to assist in accepting and managing payments more efficiently. Their platform seamlessly adapts to meet evolving needs, The new fees for online payments are as while reducing complexity and cutting follows: • E-Checks with a flat fee of $1.75 (reduced costs. With their experience, world-class technology, and vast ecosystem of partfrom a flat fee of $2.00) * • Major credit cards with a fee of 2.30% of the ners, they have the capacity to process the level of transactions needed by our office total transaction (reduced from 2.35%) * and the taxpayers. CSG Forte’s Payments • Debit cards with a fee of $3.95 per Platform-as-a-Service is used by more than transaction * 81,000 merchants and organizations across The Town’s vendor of 15 years is exiting a variety of industries and government the credit card processing business to operations. concentrate on other areas of business.

The Town of North Hempstead is already They will continue to support the transition a client of CSG Forte. They are currently to a new electronic payment processor. being used by the Town Clerk’s office, the The Office of the Receiver of Taxes, in Building Department, the Animal Shelter

and Parks and Recreation. This will assist with a smooth transition.

New York General Municipal Law requires people paying their property taxes by credit card to also pay the fees associated with the payment transaction. The fees go directly to the company managing our online payments, not to The Town of North Hempstead. The vendor keeps a fraction of

the fees, with the remainder split between the credit card companies and payment processors. The Town does not profit from this service.

For more information, please visit www. northhempsteadny.gov or call 311 or 516-869-6311.

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Great Neck Teens Walk So Soldiers Can Fly Local Teens Raised Funds to Honor IDF Soldiers

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t a time when the security of Israel is more critical than ever, young supporters of Friends of the IDF (FIDF), an organization dedicated to providing support for the well-being of the soldiers of the IDF, took steps to give back to the brave heroes who made the selfless decision to protect the Jewish Homeland.

On the anniversary of Israel’s Independence, more than 100 local teens and families rallied together for a “Yom Haatzmaut Walk-a-Thon” to benefit Israel’s Lone Soldiers-the 7,000-plus volunteers, many from foreign lands-who choose to serve in the IDF. Specifically, the funds will go towards flights home for these selfless young men and women who left the comforts of home for the greater good of the Jewish community.

FIDF is committed to making sure that the thousands of lone soldiers who do not have immediate family in Israel never feel alone, by providing warm homes,

Orly and Shouly Maslavi with lone soldier Alya Shor.

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FIDF Long Island Teen Committee proudly supports local lone soldier, Alya Shor. (Contributed photo)

Teen Committee promoting FIDF’s Family Fun Day at Saddle Rock Park on May 15. (Contributed photo)

holiday packages, holiday food vouchers and flights back home.

FIDF has committed to sponsoring six homes and the Long Island Chapter will cover the cost of one of the homes as well as at least 20 of the 1,000 flights home that FIDF will provide in 2022 for lone soldiers.

“We are so proud of the BJC Chesed program participants, as every year they step up in many ways to support the IDF soldiers,” said Pninit Cole, Long Island Director. “We are so grateful to Orly Maslavi and other BJC congregants who are staunch supporters of FIDF, and it is an honor to provide their children with opportunities to create meaningful ways to support the IDF.” The event began at the Babylonian Jewish Center in Great Neck and continued throughout the neighborhood, where walkers waved Israeli flags and sang songs in celebration. In attendance were Ronny Ben-Josef, Long Island Chairman, Orly Maslavi, Vice

President of BJC and Youth Group Coordinator and Alya Shor, local lone soldier.

For more information or to make a donation, please visit www. fidf.org/donate or email Zoey.

Rosenfeld@fidf.org About FIDF: FIDF was established in 1981 by a group of Holocaust survivors as a 501(C) (3) not-for-profit organization with the mission of offering educational, cultural, recreational, and social programs and facilities that provide hope, purpose, and life-changing support for the soldiers who protect Israel and Jews worldwide. Today, FIDF has 24 chapters throughout the United States. FIDF supports IDF soldiers, families of fallen soldiers, and wounded veterans through a variety of programs that reinforce the vital bond between the communities in the U.S. and the soldiers of the IDF. For more information, please visit: www.fidf.org —Submitted by Friends of the IDF

BJC Community joined the walkathon to raise money for lone soldiers. (Contributed photo)

Grease Receiving Station Is The First In Nassau County GNWPCD Wins ACEC Award for Grease Receiving Station

The Great Neck Water Pollution Control District (GNWPCD) is proud to announce that it has received an award from the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) for its groundbreaking work in constructing its new Grease Receiving Station.

The station, the first of its kind in Nassau County, was completed last year and will benefit the Great Neck community environmentally

as well as provide income to the GNWPCD annually for years to come.

“My fellow commissioners and I are exceptionally proud of the work done by Superintendent Christopher Murphy and the rest of our incredible team in making the Grease Receiving Station a reality,” said GNWPCD Chairwoman Patty Katz. “We are honored to receive this award from the ACEC,

as it shows us that our groundbreaking work at the district is being recognized by some of the best minds in our industry.”

The Grease Receiving Station collects brown grease from local restaurants and commercial kitchens. The fees paid to the district by grease haulers are estimated to generate over $100,000 annually. The grease is used to enhance production of biogas at

the district’s facility, increasing the amount of sustainable electricity and heat generated by the districts onsite microturbines. It is the final piece of the improvements at the district which came as a result of a $12.2 million state grant awarded to the district in 2018.

The environmental benefits of the station are significant as well, as it provides restaurants and

commercial kitchens with a safe and convenient way of disposing grease that has the potential to harm the area’s water supply and ecosystem. This is a win-win situation, cutting down the carbon footprint of haulers as well as having the option to transport to a local facility instead of transporting to waste facilities much farther away.

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11 a.m.-12 p.m. (Virtual) Fun for the whole family Adults, Kids, teens but recommended for ages eight and older. Star Wars Day was May 4th but in the STEM Lab we are still celebrating! Learn about the history of how the Star Wars films have redefined the special effects industry since the very first film in this online lecture. Visit greatnecklibrary. org to register.

Paul & Linda McCartney, Ike & Tina Turner, and many more. Contact Adam Hinz at 516466-8055 or ahinz@greatnecklibrary.org to learn more. Registration required.

Join us and hear the latest news and surprises in the college application process, as well as discuss how to create a list of colleges that are a good fit, testing options and more! Presented by Debbie Lindell, a college counselor and former school guidance counselor who has worked with teens for over 20 years. She is a member of Higher Educational Consultants Association. Visit greatnecklibrary.org for Zoom information.

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Library Community Room) Stop by the Home Composting Parkville Branch to get help with basic 7 p.m.-7:45 p.m. (Station Branch Comtech questions about your tablet, smartSUNDAY, MAY 15 munity Room) Learn Home Composting phone, laptop, and more. Assistance will be Two for the Road: from a Presentation created by the Cornell provided on a first come, first served basis.

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Contact Kat Baumgartner at 516-466-8055 Topics that will be discussed include: what 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m. (Parkville Branch Library or kbaumgartner@greatnecklibrary.org for to compost; how the process works; the Community Room) Love has long been more information. importance of heat, oxygen and moisture; the inspiration for great songs and musical performances. Add a musical couple at the composting systems; uses of compost and BenAnna Bunch helm, and sparks can really fly! Sometimes its benefits. All patrons must wear a mask 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m. (Virtual) You and your for the duration of this program. these collaborations grow into, and endure little one will go bananas for this fun muas, a brilliant flame. As a couple of almost 20 sical duo! Join the BenAnna Band to sing, years, Kirsten Thien and Erik Boyd relate to Changing Trends in College dance, and play along to some great music! the unique power of creating music together Admissions: Getting Ready To Apply! as a couple. In this 60-minute program, 7 p.m.-8 p.m. (Virtual) The world of college This program is for children ages 0-4 with an adult caregiver, and will take place via Kirsten and Erik share some of their favorite admissions has changed drastically over songs from musical couples such as: Stevie the last two years. Get the most up to date Zoom. Please use your child’s library card to register.

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2022 Nassau County Games For The Physically Challenged Announced

More than 1,000 athletes to compete at Mitchel Field Athletic Complex

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assau County Executive Bruce A. Blakeman and student athletes from the Henry Viscardi Center recently announced plans for the 2022 Nassau County Games for the Physically Challenged, which will be taking place June 2 through June 4 at the Mitchel Field Athletic Complex and Nassau Community College.

Competitors will travel throughout New York State to Nassau County to participate in a weekend of fun athletic events alongside friends and family. There is great excitement surrounding the 36th Nassau County Games for the Physically Challenged, especially since this is the first year back after two years because of COVID-19.

New York State funding was eliminated for the Games several years ago and the office of the Nassau County Executive, with the help of private sector sponsors, has kept the Games alive.

County Executive Blakeman stated, “The student athletes who participate in the Nassau County Games for the Physically Challenged are truly inspirational to watch.”

Blakeman continued, “I encourage all residents to come down to Mitchel Field June 2-4, to see the student athletes in action and join in on the fun. I would also like to extend thanks and gratitude to the generous sponsors that have allowed us to keep the Games alive here in Nassau County.”

With the general support of corporations such as Elias Properties, PSEG Long Island, the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, The Theresa Foundation, UBS, Bethpage Federal Credit Union, the New York Yankees and the Dee Foundation, athletes will compete in track, field, slalom, archery, swimming, wheelchair basketball and table tennis.

Participants, ranging from ages 5 to 21, face disabilities including blindness, visually impaired, deaf, hearing impaired, spinal cord injured, amputees and those who have cerebral palsy, dwarfism and other physical

More than 1,000 athletes will be participating in the 2022 Nassau County Games for the Physically Challenged,

Nassau County Executive Bruce A. Blakeman announced plans for the 2022 Nassau County Games for the Physically Challenged, which will be taking place June 2 through June 4 at the Mitchel Field Athletic Complex and Nassau Community College.

(Photos courtesy of the office of County Executive Bruce Blakeman)

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In its 36th year, the Games will take place in part due to contributions from King Kullen—America’ First Supermarket—who has been a long-time sponsor helping to feed the athletes, while Hofstra University has committed to housing the athletes with only minimal costs for maintenance.

Nassau Community College is the venue hosting swimming, wheelchair basketball and table

tennis events as well as the closing ceremonies. The Nassau County Department of Health and Medical Reserve Corps volunteers will once again work to provide on-site medical care and response during the games. In addition, NICE Bus will provide shuttle bus service for participants and has also generously donated $5,000 toward the Opening Ceremonies.

The cost of participation is

Wheelchair basketball is one of the events that athletes will be participating in during the 2022 Nassau County Games for the Physically Challenged free and the numbers of athletes increase each year, boasting more than 1,000. The dedication brought forth by the parents, families, teachers, coaches and volunteers is critical to the success of the Games.

Operating with a small staff, the Games are facilitated by those who return year after year to a program they love.

“We are so excited to be back after a two-year pause and thank County Executive Blakeman for

his support of this unique program,” Games for the Physically Challenged Director Susan Maxwell said. “The athletes are ready to return to the thrill of the competition, the excitement of winning a medal and the comradery of the Games.”

Visit www.nassaucountypc games.com for more information about the Nassau County Games for the Physically Challenged.

—Submitted by the office of County Executive Bruce Blakeman

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DEC Announces $750,000 In Second Round Of ‘Regenerate NY’ Forestry Grants Funding now available for eligible private forest landowners

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ew York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos recently commemorated Arbor Day by announcing $750,000 in funding now available for the second round of the state’s “Regenerate NY” Forestry Cost Share Grant Program.

The grant program is designed to assist private landowners in growing the next generation of forests, which are crucial for mitigating climate change, providing wildlife habitat, protecting air and water quality, and supplying an important renewable resource. A third of the total available funds ($250,000) is specifically earmarked for tree planting projects that will establish new forests or supplement the regeneration of existing ones.

“Arbor Day is an inspiration for all New Yorkers to celebrate the importance of trees to our health, environment, and economy and to take actions collectively to preserve our forests for future generations,” Seggos said. “While climate change, invasive species and white-tailed deer are threatening the health of our trees and forests, I’m proud of the work our expert foresters are doing to advance programs, like Regenerate NY, that help forest landowners protect and sustainably manage our essential forest resources and the many benefits they provide. DEC encourages more New Yorkers to take advantage of these programs and help advance our forest conservation efforts across the state.”

With nearly 75 percent of New York’s 18.7 million acres of forestland being privately owned, the grants help support landowners in growing healthy forests.

Regenerate NY is funded by New York State’s Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) and managed by DEC’s Division of Lands and Forests. Private landowners who own between 10 and 1,000 acres of forest land in New York State may apply for grant awards ranging from a minimum of $10,000 to a maximum of $50,000, with a required 25 percent match. Eligible projects include, but are not limited to, planting trees, soil scarification, removing competing vegetation that would interfere with seedling establishment and growth, and installation of deer fence. Applicants must work with a private forester to develop their project. Up to two applications may be submitted per applicant, provided the applications are for separate properties.

In the first year of the grant program in 2021, DEC awarded nearly $450,000 for 16 projects covering 503 practice acres. More

The Regenerate NY Forestry Cost Share Grant Program is making $750,000 available to assist private landowners in growing the next generation of forests.

(Photo by Mark Daniel Lecciones/ ArborDayGrant_051322_MarkDanielLecciones)

than 12,000 tree seedlings are being planted across New York State thanks to the funding provided by that round of grants.

Through these plantings, private landowners are ensuring the next generation of forests and all the benefits they provide by fostering existing forestland regeneration and establishing new forested areas. The sizes of projects varied, with the largest project covering 78 acres and the smallest involving half an acre. Contracts were executed to reforest a total of nearly 100 acres, restore 105 acres of forest stands, manage competing vegetation on 176 acres, and install deer fencing on 127 acres, among other projects.

“Forests are one of our best tools in the fight against climate change,” New York

State Forester and Division of Lands and Forests Director Robert Davies said. “Not only do trees absorb and store carbon as they grow, but products made from wood require significantly less energy to make than their carbon dioxide-intense counterparts like aluminum and plastic, and solid wood products continue to store carbon well beyond a tree’s lifetime.

New York’s private forests remove enough carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in one year to negate the emissions of two million gasoline-powered automobiles over the same time period, underscoring the importance of investing in the regeneration of forests.”

“The New York Forest Owner’s Association applauds the Regenerate NY

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Forestry Cost Share Grant Program,” organization president Stacey Kazacos said.

“Funding stewardship and regeneration efforts will help ensure our forests continue to support New York’s rural economy, protect our water and air quality, and sequester carbon for generations to come.

We look forward to the long-term improvements this initiative will contribute to our communities throughout the state.”

“In order to foster successful regeneration, forest landowners must actively manage and implement costly measures to ensure the next generation of forests, which in turn provide carbon sequestration benefits, as well as habitat and other ecosystem benefits for biodiversity,” John Bartow of the Empire State Forest Products Association said. “Regenerate NY is a critical financial assistance package for New York forest owners to actively manage and steward forests for the future, and we applaud DEC, the State Legislature and Governor Hochul for the continued support for Regenerate NY in the Environmental Protection Fund.”

Applications may be submitted through the New York State Grants Gateway and will be accepted until 3 p.m. on Oct. 7, or until funds are depleted, whichever comes first. Grants will be awarded on a rolling basis. Applicants need to establish an account in the Grants Gateway System.

Once registered, applicants can search the Grants Gateway for “Regenerate NY.” Arbor Day is a nationally celebrated observance held on the last Friday of April each year. It was originally established in 1872 to encourage farmers and homesteaders to plant trees for shade, fuel and beauty in open areas. Today, it is an opportunity to promote tree planting and care while we celebrate everything trees do for us.

From a several hundred-acre rural forest to the street trees of an urban forest, all trees are important for providing invaluable ecosystem services and societal benefits that affect our everyday lives. Visit DEC’s website to learn more about Arbor Day. —Submitted by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

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Recycling Bikes And Sewing Machines Collection Drive Set May 14

t’s time to put those old bicycles and sewing machines to good use. Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Long Island, in partnership with the Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island, is collecting used bicycles and sewing machines on Saturday, May 14 (rain or shine) from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m, at the Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island, 38 Old Country Rd. in Garden City (at the western end of Old Country Road). Items collected will be refurbished by the international projects Pedals for Progress and Sewing Peace and sent to Belize in Central America.

Anyone with an adult or child’s bicycle in repairable condition or a working portable sewing machine is urged to donate the item. The program does not accept “bikes for parts,” disassembled bikes or tricycles.

Since it costs $40 to collect, process, ship, rebuild and distribute each bicycle, a donation toward shipping costs is necessary (suggested minimum $20 per item).

All cash and material donations are fully deductible and a receipt will be provided on site.

This is the 18th bike/sewing machine collection organized by Returned Peace

Bike and sewing machine collection at the Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island in 2020.

(Photos courtesy of the Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island)

Corps Volunteers of Long. Since beginning this collection, RPCV of LI has collected 1,668 bicycles and 261 sewing machines

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that have been distributed to Rwanda, Tanzania, Togo, Guatemala, Albania and Kosovo amongst others.

Pedals for Progress collects bicycles and sewing machines annually and transfers this material wealth to those more needy.

To date, more than 163,785 bikes and 5,523 sewing machines have been shipped to developing countries in Latin America, Africa, Eastern Europe and the Caribbean. In these countries the bikes are reconditioned by partner agencies and distributed at low cost to poor working adults and children.

These bikes provide reliable transportation for commuting to school, work, transporting product to market and accessing health care and other services.

Sewing machine shipments help initiate educational programs and generate income opportunities that may otherwise remain out of reach for many people.

Steady employment for adults is vital to the development and success of struggling communities. Alan Schultz, the in-coming director of Pedals for Progress and Sewing Peace, says that the first container of bikes and sewing machines will be sent to their partners in Belize and a second shipment is expected to be sent in June to Tanzania.

Bette Bass of Massapequa, who was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ethiopia from 1955-89, said, “Members of the RPCVs of Long Island see as their mission both to serve in the communities where we live and to support programs in developing countries as well as to support the Peace Corps and its goals.”

For more information, contact Bette Bass at 516-606-1400 (email bettembass@ gmail.com or Kathy Williams-Ging at

Rachel in Tanzania is a seamstress and store owner in her local marketplace who received a sewing machine through Sewing Peace. She primarily makes dresses but also sells sewing equipment, thread and fabric. She has been running her business for five years and has been able to provide for herself and her daughter through her small business.

631-549-4873 (email ktsging@optonline. net).

—Submitted by the Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island

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Nassau County Legislature Announces Electric NICE Bus Initiative New electric fleet will be eco-friendly and cut back on county gas usage

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ith gas prices surging nation-wide, and increased environmental concerns being raised by many, there has been a push to use more public transportation to both save money and ease our carbon footprint.

The Nassau County Legislature recently held a press conference at the NICE bus yard on Commercial Avenue in East Garden City to announce the purchase of six new battery electric-powered NICE Buses.

“Nassau County has a reputation for being one of the most environmentally responsible counties in the State,” Presiding Officer Richard Nicolello said. “By adding zero-emission buses to our fleet, we will immediately reduce emissions and improve air quality here in Nassau County, while saving hundreds of thousands of dollars in maintenance and fuel.”

The six vehicles purchased are New Flyer Xcelsior CHARGE NG 40-foot transit buses, model XE40. They come with 525KWh lithium-ion batteries and have a range of approximately 180 to 200 miles on a single charge. The cost is approximately $1.1 million per vehicle. The county’s funding has been supplemented by funding from New York State and the federal government for greener transportation. It is estimated that each electric bus will save up to $125,000 in maintenance and up to $400,000 in fuel savings over its 12-year lifespan.

These six buses will initially service the Nassau County HUB area with service

originating from the Rosa Parks Bus Depot in the Village of Hempstead and serving the greater Hempstead, Nassau Community College, Hofstra University and Roosevelt Field areas. Usage will then expand throughout the county.

“Nassau Inter-County Express has selected New Flyer as our new battery-electric bus vendor,” NICE Chief Executive Officer Jack Khzouz said. “We plan on deploying these energy-efficient vehicles for the launch of our new bus rapid transit (BRT) system, which will provide Nassau County with zero emissions travel between Rosa Parks Hempstead Transit Center to the Nassau Hub/NCC locations. They will help NICE improve accessibility and connectivity within Nassau County.”

The charging equipment that will be purchased for the buses include ABB HVC Power cabinets and depot charge boxes.

The primary charging station site will be the decommissioned water purification plant on the corner of Oak Street and Commercial Avenue in East Garden City. Legislation for the purchase of this new fleet as well as the construction of the charging stations passed through the full legislature. It had previously passed through Committees on March 7.

The buses are expected in the Fall of 2022. They will be the first electric public transport buses in use on Long Island.

—Submitted by the Nassau County Legislature

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From left in front of demo electric bus: Legislator Steve Rhoads; Legislator John Giuffré; Legislator Tom McKevitt; NICE Chief Executive Officer Jack Khzouz; Presiding Officer Richard Nicolello; Legislator Rose Marie Walker; Legislator John Ferretti; Legislator Laura Schaefer; and Legislator Mazi Melesa Pilip.

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‘New York City In 6’ Transportation Plan Lacks Substance Former New York City Comptroller and Mayoral candidate Scott Stringer and New York City Transit Riders Alliance’s “The NYC in 6” plan calls for investment in transportation to support around-the-clock transit service.

Under this plan, trains and buses would arrive at least every six minutes all day, every day.

It sounds great on paper. Riders would never have to wait more than six minutes for the next bus or subway train, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The plan also promises to reduce the cost for anyone boarding a Long Island or Metro North Rail Road train at any of the 41 stations within New York City for the same cost of a Metro card or OMNY (One Metro New York) card. Advocates failed to provide any details to explain the capital and operating costs, funding sources or implementation time table for this proposal.

Farebox recovery rates vary based upon the trip, route and time of day. Any rush hour New York City Transit local or express bus, subway, Staten Island Railway, Long Island or Metro North Rail Road trip carries more riders than midday, evening, overnight or weekends. The same holds true for the New York City Economic Development Corporation Private Ferry Operator program.

Rush hour trips have a better fare box recovery rate and require less subsidy than other times of day and night. There is always a fixed cost per hour for any mode of transportation. This includes equipment (bus, subway car, train or ferry purchase) straight line depreciation of equipment over time and mileage, driver,

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engineer or ferry boat captain’s salary, conductors, ticket takers, deck hands, fuel or power and maintenance of equipment.

The costs for all of the above to any promised six minute service intervals could easily add up to the hundreds of millions, if not a billion or more annually. This is based upon the need to purchase more equipment, replace existing equipment sooner as it is used more frequently, expand maintenance and storage capacity at existing bus depots and rail yards, staffing, maintenance and cost for fueling buses along with powering commuter rail and subway trains while in transit service.

If you follow the logic of this proposal, it would also be extended to those boarding New York City Transit and MTA Bus Express buses from two fare zones (known as “transit deserts”) in Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Staten Island, as well. Thousands of those riders will want equivalent increased services. Ditto for the 66,000 daily pre-COVID-19 Staten Island Ferry and thousands more New York City Economic

Development Corporations private ferry operators riders. They also will want to see significant increased services even if not every six minutes. Express bus riders pay a premium $6.75 fare.

They will want to see the same discounted equivalent $2.75 Metro Card or OMNY fare as LIRR or Metro North city based riders. How do proposal advocates propose to find funding, which could run into the tens of millions, to make up for this lost revenue?

Thousands of current Long Island and Metro North New York City resident customers currently pay a premium single, weekly Former New York City Comptroller or monthly price for a ticket. If and Mayoral candidate Scott you also reduce their fares to Stringer (CC BY 2.0) equal the Metro Card or OMNY, the MTA will lose millions in Where is the financial plan revenue. How does the MTA fund outlining the detailed capital, opthis new deficit? erating, maintenance costs and The number 7 New York timetable for implementation City Transit subway rush hour express requires 25 minutes from of “NYC In 6” plan TANSTAFL? There ain’t no such thing as a free Main Street Flushing to Grand lunch or in this case cheap bus, Central Terminal or 30 minutes subway or commuter rail ride. to Hudson Yards. Current LIRR Someone will have to pick up the service from Flushing to Penn tab. It will end up as higher fares, Station requires 17 minutes. tolls, increased future congestion Initiation of LIRR service for East side access to Grand Central pricing and taxes.

Terminal will require 20 minutes.

Larry Penner is a transportaHow many of the pre COVID-19 tion advocate, historian and writFlushing number 7 subway er, who previously worked for the 66,000 riders offered the same Federal Transit Administration price on the LIRR, would switch Region 2 New York Office. This to save time? People will be standing in the aisles. With a free included the development, review, approval and oversight OMNY or Metro Card transfer from bus to subway, imagine how for billions in capital projects and programs for the MTA, NYC many thousands of new LIRR riders will attempt to board trains Transit, Long Island Rail Road, at Jamaica Station for trips to Metro North Rail Road, MTA Penn Station, Atlantic Terminal, Bus along with 30 other transit Hunters Point, Long Island City agencies in NY & NJ. or Grand Central Terminal.

THE SPIRIT OF OUR TOWN

Fr. Ralph Sommer

that made their presence known over a month ago are still trumpeting springtime splendor and the flowering cherry trees are only beginning to drop their petals onto our cars. Cold is the trade-off for a prolonged festive springtime.

For Christians, what is happening in nature fits in with the spiritual movement of this time of year. While most folks know about the 12 days of Christmas, not everyone still knows about the 50 days of Easter. Of course

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The Long Cold Spring As much as I long for warmer weather, I have been secretly enjoying hidden benefits of the long cold spring we’ve been having. You see, the cold nights and cool days have preserved the beauty of the spring flowering trees and plants for longer than usual. In past years we’d get a week or so of glory and then an especially hot day would cause the blooms to fade or drop and we’d then wait for summer green to fully leaf out.

But not this year. Daffodils

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we acknowledge the birth of Jesus of Nazareth in December, but being born is something that happens to everyone. But rising from the dead? That’s something to get excited about. A dozen days won’t do to celebrate God’s promise of everlasting life.

One of things that happens each year in the Catholic parishes during the Easter season is the celebration of bringing children to receive communion for the first time. If you look out

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The Popularity Of Fake According to the mighty Google, thief of personal information, the most popular vehicle is the US right now is the Ford F-150 truck. One of the most popular shows is Better Call Saul.

When it comes to movies, The Batman’s popularity is off the charts. But what buries them all is the popularity of fake. Fake is the rage. Fake news, fake “breaking news,” fake statistics, fake polls, fake faces. The world of fake is escalating. Not surprisingly, history shows us this phenomenon is nothing new.

Fake has been around since the Roman Empire. Nero wasn’t playing a violin while Rome burned.

He wasn’t even there. The fake news was put out by his political enemies. This is true blue history. What’s not true is Trump declaring he coined the phrase.

Because of the vast number of fake situations, I’ll highlight the most popular implemented by myself and the general public.

Fake conversations, or phantom conversations, have been escalating, but once again originated years ago. The history of the phantom phone conversation goes back to the ‘40s, at least in the movies. Take the PI who shadows a suspect, careful not make any abrupt movements that may blow his cover. He stays back a safe distance as he follows the suspect through the crowded big city streets. Suddenly, the suspect

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darts into a hotel and sits down in the lobby. The PI nonchalantly walks to the other end of the lobby and ducks into a phone booth. While keeping an eye on his suspect, he starts to mouth the fake dialogue.

Out of reverence for old movies, I recently put a modern spin on this ruse and tweaked the dramatics for use as a salesperson repellent. First, I have nothing against salespeople.

That is their livelihood, and they need to be, let’s say aggressive, in order to meet quotas. Anyway, my strategy is designed so I can enjoy browsing the merchandise.

And then take pictures so I can order the item later online. Now, even though I have keen sense of when a salesperson is ready to pounce, the maneuver does not take much skill. As the salesperson approaches, yank out that cell phone and raise it to your

CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE understand the belief that the your window at the neighbors who are headed off for church, you see boys dressed in suits and girls in white dresses. Countless photos are taken in front of the flowering shrubs and parking spots on the block are in short supply as all sorts of relatives arrive for the day.

So what is this all about? Each Sunday, when Catholics come to church they have the opportunity to receive communion, a tradition that goes back to the night before Jesus died when he took bread and said, “Take this and eat: this is my body.” When parents bring their very little children to church, the young ones look on as their parents receive communion. Sometimes the kids say out loud what they are thinking: “I want one!” But until they are old enough to

host is really the way Jesus is present in this food, they are not yet able to receive communion.

When they are old enough to understand and after two years of participation in a religious formation program, they can join the rest of the community in receiving communion each week. “First” communion is just that—the first time they are fed with communion. This of course is followed by second communion, third communion, etc. as the children now join their parents in receiving communion each week.

Years ago it was prescribed what children had to wear for their first communion. It often involved white suits for the boys and white dresses with veils for the girls. These days it is up to each family to decide what special outfit to wear and many

ear. Start the fake call employing everyday dialogue for realism and not to raise any suspicion.

“Yeah, hey Dave what’s going on? You what? No kidding, you bowled three perfect games and got signed to do television commercials? That’s wild.”

No salesperson will walk up to you and say, “when you get off that call, can I help you?” The fake call is wildly popular because once you learn the routine, it can be used to hide from others seeking to borrow your car, money and valuable time. I teach classes starting next week.

The next situation is taken from personal experience and what I’ll call the forced fake.

My girlfriend and I went on an incredible vacation to Barcelona a few years back. This past year we a booked a vacation in Tennessee during Christmas when everything is closed. Great idea. She then asked me one evening if I’m excited about the upcoming trip.

My mind immediately positioned the Barcelona vacation as a reference for what I consider exciting. Tennessee is a music capital but isn’t exactly over-thetop excitement. But in the name of relationship respectability, I faked it beautifully.

“Absolutely. Can’t wait to step into an actual honky-tonk and tour Dolly Parton’s dressing room.” Wish we could leave today.” Unfortunately, sarcasm parents and grandparents recall their own first communion day and want to recreate something of that experience as they dress their children for the day. Why dress up? It’s like any other first experience. For example, parents take care to dress their children for their first day of school in a new school outfit.

Yet communion is ultimately not about what a child wears, but how a child grows in faith.

The saying, “you are what you eat” holds true here. Parents are concerned about feeding their children a healthy diet each day. Spiritually, Catholics feed on a weekly diet of the Divine. I know for myself, each time I receive communion, I have to seriously consider how I care for others and how loving I am. Ultimately this is why parents receive communion each week and why they are so

suffocated the beauty of the fake.

But you get the point.

In my opinion, the most overused implementation of fake is fake news. The reason is obvious.

It’s easy to lie. Not only that, look at the hundreds of outlets that fake uses to blanket the earth: news reporters faking they are at the front lines of a war, sexy weather ladies faking they know what they’re talking about, and television reality shows faking they are real.

Then there is the Saturday night get together at a neighbors’ house for dinner and debate. If you’re looking for the best way to ruin a weekend, this is it. Friends suddenly become enemies by debating world issues based on what they heard on some talk show. Ironically, they would all agree that these days, you really don’t know what is real or fake.

Turns out that the debate is a game of Twister. Whether you’re

are on the right or left with your politics, the other guy is always is the courier of the fake news.

Sometimes, you can get faked out by clinging to your opinion that was based on fake facts you heard on your trusted news source. Happens to the best of us.

The bottom line is that engaging in fake situations may seem unhealthy or underhanded.

But as you can see, on most occasions, it avoids a more compelling and complicated scene.

Finally, I applaud the lifting of mandates for many obvious reasons, but one in particular.

The price for the fake vaccine card had skyrocketed out of my price range.

What did you think of this story? Email tfiction@hotmail.com to share it with Tom Kuntzmann.

He is an outdoorsman with main interests in hiking and golf. His column focuses on local outdoor events and suburban stories.

Communion is the service of Christian worship at which bread and wine are consecrated and shared. (Photo by John Snyder/CC BY-SA 3.0) thrilled to bring their children to the Eucharistic table. More care.

More love. Just what the world needs these days.

Just as this year’s springtime has preserved the flowering beauty all around us, may

the ongoing beauty of people praying together each week fill us with joy.

Father Ralph Sommer is the pastor of St. Bernard’s Church in Levittown and is an Anton Media Group columnist.

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Felix Cavaliere’s Fave Masters Of The ‘88s Cavaliere as he relives a bucolic childhood learning classical music before getting bit by f Felix Cavaliere decided to the rock and roll bug. The retire tomorrow, the blueNashville resident is frank eyed soul singing organ player about his struggles to please and founding member of The his parents, who expected him Rascals could do that on the to become a doctor while he back of a boatload of accomharbored dreams of becoming plishments. Membership in a a professional musician, even number of halls of fame (Rock while he went off to Syracuse & Roll, Songwriter, Vocal Group, University, where he counted Grammy and Musicians), three Lou Reed among his classnumber one hits, seven Top mates. Cavaliere shares the 10 hits and 20 Top 40 hits. And pain of losing his mother at the that doesn’t even touch on the age of 13 and the eventual path enormous influence Cavaliere to spiritual enlightenment he had on a generation of musifound when he met his guru. cians that include Billy Joel, It’s a relationship he’s credited Bruce Springsteen and Little with steadying a life that found Steven Van Zandt. But instead, him navigating fatherhood, the 77-year-old Pelham native is divorce, the dissolution of not only on the road with fellow The Rascals and the ‘60s survivor and Monkee Micky passing of his exDolenz, but promoting his new wife and a child. autobiography, Felix Cavaliere: “In the book, Memoir Of a Rascal. It’s a projI mention how ect that took four years to take much a help my and proved to be a rewarding guru was in my experience despite the extended career and life,” he length of time it took to pen. said. “This man put “I have a new appreciation me on a path that for Stephen King because this I never left and I’m was a lot of work,” he said. “I so grateful for that. did this because I’m in my I’m still on that seventh decade and I was only path, still a Rascal for five or six years of my life. What about the other years? I thought people might find that interesting. In the end, I’m happy to have relived the memories of my family, kids, grandkids and guru Swami Paramahansa Yogananda.”

The flow of Memoir of a Felix Cavaliere Rascal is one that sounds as (Photo courtesy of Felix Cavaliere) if you’re kicking back with

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healthy, still able to work and sing because of a lot of the tenets he taught me. It’s pretty simple—you take care of your mind, soul and your body and you’re going to be alright.”

With another album under his belt that’s he’s aiming to release later in 2022, Cavaliere is being driven by a clean life, love of family and an insatiable appetite for making music that’s keeping him youthful and on the road.

“Having done this book, my biggest takeaway is ‘How lucky am I?,’” he said. “Not only have I had an unbelievable career,’ but an unbelievable life. It’s not perfect. I lost a daughter. I lost a band. I’ve been divorced.

I lost a wife. But you know what? I’m very thankful because when you get to the end of the book, I’m still going.”

Given how much music continues to feed Cavalieri, he was more than happy to share who some of his favorite keyboard/ organ players are.

with his right hand.

The way he played bass—he obviously studied bass because he wasn’t just tapping the roots of the chord.

He was playing lines (Public domain) and those lines now are like classical training for the Hammond organ. His sounds were brilliant. They weren’t kid sounds— they were funk sounds.”

Billy Joel

(May 9, 1949 to the present)

Ray Charles (September 23, 1930 to June 10, 2004)

“I was a little white kid growing up in Westchester County listening to classical music the first time I heard him, which was on a little transistor (Public domain) radio tuned to WINS playing ‘What’d I Say.’ It was really influential. You could hear the soul and depth of him through his music.

I couldn’t figure out how he tapped into that depth and crying. Later on I realized it came through a lot of grief and pain.”

Jimmy Smith (December 8, 1925 to February 8, 2005)

“You haver to realize that like most organ players, he played the bass with his feet and hands. The melody was played

“He’s got amazing chops. The first time I met him was in the early days when he was this young Long Island prodigy who loved and (Photo by David admired The Rascals. Shankbone/CC Musically, he speaks BY 3.0) for himself. He’s got a gift for emulating other people’s music with class, like Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. The other thing I admire about him is that he’s a fighter. He had a financial problem with a manager where he was financially bleeding. But he picked himself up, didn’t cry about it, didn’t disappear and slide into drugs. I never heard him bitch about it. He’s a survivor who’s back on his feet again who came back and kicked ass.”

Felix Cavaliere will be appearing with Micky Dolenz on May 14 at the Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts, 71 East Main St., Patchogue. For more information, visit www.patchoguetheatre.com or call 631-207-1313.

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HOME & DESIGN Don’t Spring Into Garden Cleanup Too Soon

HOMES

Recently Sold

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This immaculate expanded ranch situated on quiet block in the heart of Hicksville at 128 Burns Ave. sold on April 29 for $625,000. This home has great curb appeal with newer vinyl siding, a brick walkway, bluestone stoop and steps. The living room is extended and has a brick fireplace, skylight and sliding doors to the backyard. The dining room is suitable for a banquet. The floors are hardwood. The kitchen has oak cabinets and a skylight. The first floor has three bedrooms and two bathrooms. The attic has pull-down stairs. The home has central air conditioning and all of the windows have been replaced. The garage fits one and a half cars and has an attached shed. The driveway has new blacktop and brick. The home has solar panels which help for a low electric bill. The backyard is fenced and there is a new brick patio. The property has in-ground sprinklers. The home is near shopping and transporation.

This beautiful, totally renovated home at 67 Friendly Rd. in Hicksville sold on April 29 for $735,000. It has a large open floorplan with engineered hardwood floors throughout on both levels.

The designer kitchen is fabulous and has white wood cabinetry including a gorgeous seven-foot center island, stainless appliances and quartz countertops. This home boasts four large bedrooms, a study/den with lovely glass doors and two full bathrooms. The home has central air conditioning, forced air heat and a utility room for the boiler and storage. There is a designated closet for a washer and dryer. The backyard is fully fenced with a large patio; lovely landscaping provides privacy. The home has upgraded 200amp electric service, in-ground sprinklers and low taxes.

socks and long underwear—it’s too early.

pring is here. A time Have I paid my taxes? when warmer weather In mid-late April should naturally turns a be the earliest you consider winter-weary homeowner’s cutting back perennials and thoughts towards tackling clearing garden debris. Keep in outdoor chores. The first warm mind that some bees don’t weather of the season emerge until late May, may coax us out so the longer you into the yard, but can tolerate your pollinators in “messy” garden your garden the better. aren’t ready to take a chance on Would I the first warm You may have plant day. Chrysalides seen a bumble bee tomatoes still cling to last already. now? season’s dried standing Any gardener will tell you plant material. While you may it’s not a good idea to plant your begin to see bumble bees and tomatoes outdoors until evening ground-nesting bees emerge as temperatures are in the 50s. flowering trees and shrubs burst into bloom, they still need cover Is it time to mow? during chilly nights and when If it’s time to regularly mow “April brings the sweet spring your lawn, it’s probably a safe showers, on and on for hours bet that most pollinators have and hours.” While carpenter emerged. bees and bumble bees may be It’s tough to turn a blind eye out and about by early April, to the “messy” garden, especialother species such as sweat ly when gardening magazines, bees are still hiding out, waiting catalogs and TV ads provide for the warmer days that arrive temptation daily. Each spring in May. Last year’s leaf litter is we beg gardeners and homestill providing protection for owners to press pause and both plants and invertebrates find other ways to occupy their against late-season frosts. weekends. While you may be eager to get outside and play in Have I put away the the garden—there will be time snow shovel? enough to toil in the soil before If you haven’t tempted fate you know it. yet by relegating the snow —Justin Wheeler writes for shovel to the back of the garage Xerces Society (xerces.org) and if you’re still wearing wool

Homes shown here represent closed sales, sold by a variety of agencies and are selected for their interest to readers by the Anton Media Group editor.

Except where noted, data and photos are provided courtesy of Multiple Listing Service of Long Island, Inc. and Zillow.

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Nassau County D.A. Counterfeit Jacket Donation Project Winds Down Final 1,000 jackets distributed; 600 jackets donated to humanitarian relief efforts in Ukraine

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assau County District Attorney (NCDA) Anne T. Donnelly recently announced the completion of a six-year long effort to donate nearly 100,000 counterfeit jackets—seized during multiple investigations—to more than 160 charities across Long Island and the greater New York area.

During three investigations between 2015 and 2017, the NCDA and its law enforcement partners in the Nassau County Police Department, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Homeland Security Investigations, seized nearly 100,000 counterfeit jackets from warehouses in Hicksville, Westbury and Old Bethpage, intended for sale with a street value that— at the time—exceeded $3 million.

The NCDA has distributed the jackets to more than 160 nonprofits, charities and volunteer groups for individuals in need.

The final 1,000 jackets were recently distributed to charities, including 600 jackets that have been donated to St. Finbar Roman Catholic Church, which will be sent to Ukraine as part of humanitarian relief efforts in the region.

“After three seizures netted us nearly 100,000 counterfeit jackets, we were faced with a tough choice: send them to the incinerator to be destroyed like most counterfeit goods, or get creative, and find a way to put these jackets into the hands of people who needed them most,” Donnelly said. “With the help of our extraordinary partners, the jackets were given new life and donated to charities across Long Island and New York. Now, at the end of this journey with one final donation, we are glad to be able to provide some small measure of relief to the people of Ukraine.”

“After a lengthy multi-agency investigation was conducted, the most advantageous way for the counterfeit goods to be dispersed was to ensure that the deserving in our communities are taken care of,” Nassau County Police Department (NCDP) Commissioner Patrick J. Ryder said. “Not only will these jackets keep them warm, it will bring smiles to their faces knowing that their law enforcement agencies care. With many of the jackets also being shipped to the Ukraine, it’s a great way for Nassau County to show our support.”

“In supporting neuro-diverse inclusion and employment opportunities through this donation, the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office has strengthened the fabric of the entire county,” AHRC (Association for the Help of Retarded Children) Nassau CEO Stanfort J. Perry said. “These machines

District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly (center), Nassau County Police Department Commissioner Patrick J. Ryder (third from right), AHRC Nassau CEO Stanfort J. Perry (third from left) and partners pose with donated counterfeit jackets.

District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly (at the podium) announces the completion of a six-year long effort to donate nearly 100,000 seized counterfeit jackets to upwards of 160 charities across Long Island and the greater New York area, along with an outgoing shipment to the Ukraine.

(Photos courtesy of the office of the Nassau County District Attorney)

provide a pathway for men and women with developmental disabilities to become meaningfully employed while supplying needed resources in our local Long Island economy.”

Seized counterfeit clothing was once destroyed by law, but in 2015, state forfeiture laws were amended to allow for counterfeit items, like clothing or jackets, to be donated to charity with proper safety testing and the permission of the victim.

In 2015, NCDA, NCPD, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Homeland Security Investigations seized more than 50,000 counterfeit jackets in a Hicksville warehouse, with a street value at the time in excess of $2 million.

State law requires not-for-profit recipients of donated counterfeit clothing to

inspect or pay for inspection of the clothing to ensure it is safe for consumers. The defendant was ordered, as part of his plea, to pay for the expense of the independent testing and the storage of the jackets earmarked for donation.

Two additional seizures, in Westbury and Old Bethpage in 2016 and 2017, respectively, brought the total number of seized counterfeit jackets to 98,000.

With the permission of the victim manufacturer, a project was initiated to alter the jackets to remove the fraudulent labels using embroidery machines that were also seized during the investigations.

NCDA donated four seized machines to AHRC Nassau and Spectrum Designs, who trained their clients with intellectual and developmental disabilities to operate

Seized embroidery machines at AHRC Nassau used to embroider over the counterfeit labels of more than 13,000 of the donated jackets. the embroidery machines and remove the counterfeit labels, ensuring the jackets were ready for charitable donation, while providing their clients with valuable, transferable, occupational skills.

All jackets were safety tested and counterfeit trademarks were removed before donation to charitable organizations.

The NCDA thanks the many organizations that have assisted in these efforts, including its law enforcement partners, AHRC Nassau, Spectrum Designs, the recipient charities, veterans’ associations, local business owners and manufacturers and NCDA staff who participated in the project.

—Submitted by the Nassau County District Attorney’s office

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Albany’s Energy Plan Could Cost You Big Time.

State lawmakers are finalizing the details for an energy plan that most New Yorkers haven’t heard much about. It includes a ban on gas appliances in your home – including stoves, furnaces and water heaters – which could cost the average New Yorker about $30,000 to replace. Some lawmakers in Albany even want to completely eliminate natural gas use. Today, more than 60% of New Yorkers use gas in their homes, and without it, our utility bills could skyrocket.

Tell Albany: Long Island Can’t Afford Their Energy Plan.

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That Seventies Novel

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he novelist Jonathan Franzen is a bird watcher, so much so that he published a book on his passion, The End of the End of The Earth. While celebrating bird life, he proclaimed that we humans should stop having children. Second thoughts? His latest novel, Crossroads, is about a postwar couple, Russ and Marion Hildebrandt who are right in step with that fecund era, raising now a family of three boys and girls.

The novel is a story of liberal Protestantism, early 1970s-style. Russ Hildebrandt, a reverend at a suburban Chicago parish, holds the usual amount of nostalgia for the antiwar, pro-civil rights era of the 1960s. That decade is over. The war in Vietnam is winding down. In the Sixties, the country ran off track. What would the new decade bring? Would the country go back on track or continue to indulge in the liberation ideology of the previous decade?

Set in suburbia, the novel takes the predicable journey into John Updike territory.

Russ is bored with his “joyless” marriage.

He takes up with a female parishioner. His wife, in turn, travels to California, ostensibly to meet relatives but with the real objective to countering Russ’s adultery with an affair with an old flame. Her former lover is now old and flabby and balding. In his life, Russ has only been with one woman. Marion has been with two. He wants to catch up. The couple’s middle-aged angst is predictably boorish. Do we need more novels on this worn-out subject?

The drama comes from the couple’s children. Clem, the oldest, feels guilty about his college deferment that allows him to avoid Vietnam. His girlfriend has an older brother in southeast Asia, plus Clem’s father was one of those rare conscientious objectors during World War II. To his girlfriend’s dismay, he wants to enlist.

Becky Hildebrandt is the All-American girl, a popular cheerleader all with an admiring folk musician boyfriend in tow. Judson is too young to be part of the family drama, but his older brother, Perry, upsets the entire apple cart. A bright high school student, he also deals in narcotics. On a church trip to an Indian reservation in Arizona, he discovers peyote and dreams of creating his own peyote empire selling the drug to ChicagoLand’s hippie population. Along the way, Perry gets in trouble with the law and then tries to hang himself in a jail cell. That shocker pulls his parents back together. The legal bills to bail

out of the young man also take a bite of the Becky’s college tuition savings. Her life, too, is off track.

Crossroads is a solid portrait of early 1970s America. In a time of great restlessness, young people did not necessarily take the high school-to-college route. College dropouts were numerous. Middle class youth hit the road, joining the ranks of the working-class. Which way, America? Well, the country couldn’t make up its mind. The lure of Sixties-style liberation ideology, then and now, proved irresistible.

Clem and Becky confront adulthood. The older brother leaves a heartbroken girlfriend.

However, the draft board rejects his enlistment idea and so the young man travels south to work with peasants in Peru before finishing college and joining the middle class.

Bereft of tuition money, Becky joins her musician boyfriend on a European tour, where she promptly gets pregnant and happily married. Clem achieves adulthood not through the service, but instead through hard labor in the fields.

The children are more admirable than their parents. Becky’s private prayer sessions are both intense and believable. Being a Christian gentlelady is her goal in life. The reader roots for her and for Clem to redeem their parents’ behavior. Crossroads is being advertised as the first novel in a planned trilogy. It is also a happy-ending novel, full of hard-fought victories. Russ and Marion escape suburbia for a parish in rural Indiana.

Becky’s Christianity is sincere. Clem’s breakup with his girlfriend, Sharon, makes him a less attractive figure. Perry’s health problems apparently will set up plots for coming volumes.

Franzen’s project is off to a good start. The major characters confront their dilemmas and seek to overcome them, proving again that all good fiction is a highly moral enterprise.

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Guest Organist Peter Richard Conte In Recital

n organ concert featuring Peter Richard Conte will take place on Friday, May 13, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Agnes Cathedral located at 29 Quealy Pl. in Rockville Centre. He is a Nassau County native.

Conte’s nearly-unparalleled technical facility, brilliant ear for lush tonal color and innovative programming style have made him one of the most sought-after orchestral organists of this era. In 1989, he was appointed Wanamaker Grand Court Organist at what is now the Macy’s Department Store in downtown Philadelphia, the fourth person to hold that title since the organ first played in 1911.

He performs a majority of twice-daily recitals on the largest (29,000+ pipes) fully-functioning musical instrument in the world. Conte is also principal organist of Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA, organist choirmaster of St. Clement’s Church in Philadelphia and a frequent collaborator and soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Philly Pops.

Conte is high regarded as a mind-bogglingly masterful performer and arranger of organ transcriptions. He has been regularly featured on National Public Radio and on ABC television’s Good Morning America and World News Tonight. For 13 years he was heard on The Wanamaker Organ Hour radio program

Peter Richard Conte (Photo courtesy of Charles Miller, Philip Truckenbrod Concert Artists)

on the Internet at WRTI.ORG. He has been a featured artist at several American Guild of Organists national and regional conventions and has performed as soloist with numerous orchestras across the U.S. Conte has served as Adjunct Assistant

Professor of Organ at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, NJ, where he taught organ improvisation. He is the 2008 recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Indiana University School of Music in Bloomington. In 2013, the Philadelphia

Music Alliance honored him with a bronze plaque on the Avenue of the Arts’ Walk of Fame. His numerous recordings appear on the Gothic, JAV, Pro Organo, Dorian, Raven and DTR labels. His most recent solo CD, Virgil Fox Remembered, was released in May 2016 on the Raven Label.

All are welcome to attend this concert. It will be followed by a reception at which the Nassau Chapter of the American Guild of Organists will celebrate its 90th anniversary.

Suggested donation to the concert is $20 for general admission and $15 for AGO members. The reception is free.

—Submitted by the Nassau Chapter of the American Guild of Organists

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Eat See Do Check out these great places in New Hyde Park Eat at Original Umberto’s of New Hyde Park

The Original Umberto’s of New Hyde Park Family Restaurant opened in 1965 by Umberto Corteo, his brother Joe, and eventually his brother Carlo. The small pizzeria has grown into a two-story full-service cafe, four-star dining room and a world-class banquet facility, now including an outdoor, tented patio. The family-run business has also opened locations in Bellmore, Lake Grove, Massapequa and Manhasset. At the very least, if you cannot decide from the dozens of appetizingly delicious menu items, try either a Sicilian slice (rated best Sicilian pie in New York) or a Grandma slice (once featured on the Food Network).

Located at 633 Jericho Tpke., west of Lakeville Road.

Open weekdays and Saturdays from 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. and on Sundays from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Visit www.umbertosfamily.com or call 516-437-7698 to place an order or to make a reservation.

McDonald’s at the Joseph Denton House

The Joseph Denton House is a historic building in New Hyde Park within the Town of North Hempstead. It was built in 1795 as a farmhouse, then it was converted in the

Bobb Howard’s General Store candy (Christy Hinko)

Bobb Howard’s General Store

McDonald’s of New Hyde Park at Denton House

Umberto’s of New Hyde Park 1860s to a Georgian-style mansion. After WWII, the home was sold before becoming a funeral home and then a series of restaurants.

McDonald’s acquired the dilapidated property in 1985, intending to demolish it and build a standard structure. North Hempstead and residents of the New Hyde

Park community successfully sought historic designation after a three-year battle. An agreement was reached with McDonald’s to allow a single-story addition to the back for a drive-thru if the front exterior was restored to its 1926 appearance. After an extensive renovation which included installing a series of windows for the veranda, and restoration of the ornamentation, window shutters and brick chimneys, McDonald’s opened in the historic building in 1991. The inside of the building was gutted in the process, including exposed rafters. A grand staircase leads to a dining area on the second floor.

Located at 2045 Jericho Tpke., east from New Hyde Park Road.

This year marks a milestone year for Eileen Caplin Wysel and her husband, Ronnie, owners of Bobb Howard’s General Store in New Hyde Park, its 75th anniversary to be exact. With oldtime candy, some of the favorites that we still love today date back to the early 1900s, like Bit-O-Honey, Dum Dums, Good and Plenty, gumdrops, jelly beans, PEZ, Raisinets, rock candy, Sixlets, Slo Pokes, Tootsie Rolls and Twizzlers. And all of these can still be found at Bobb Howard’s General Store.

Located at 581 Lakeville Rd., just north of Jericho Turnpike.

The store is open Monday through Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Visit www.bobbhowardsgeneralstore. com to learn more about old-time candies, the history of the general store or to place a special order.

—Compiled by Christy Hinko

Northwell Opens Sandra Atlas Bass Otolaryngology Center New center offers state-of-the-art exam, testing and procedure space thanks to generous donation Northwell Health recently announced the opening of the Sandra Atlas Bass Otolaryngology Center, an 18,000-squarefoot, state-of-the-art, comprehensive care facility featuring top otolaryngologists and head and neck tumor experts, on the campus of Long Island Jewish Medical Center.

The Otolaryngology Center, located at 444 Lakeville Rd. in New Hyde Park, was funded through a generous $12.15 million donation from longtime Northwell Health benefactor Sandra Atlas Bass. The center will offer head and neck ambulatory procedures; adult laryngology, rhinology and skull base surgery; facial plastic surgery; general otolaryngology; adult speech language pathology; and audiology testing.

“Northwell Health is eternally grateful for the friendship and support of Sandra Atlas Bass,” Northwell president and CEO Michael Dowling said. “It’s been a threedecade-long philanthropic partnership that’s had a truly profound impact on the communities that we serve. Northwell is

able to deliver world-class care because of selfless supporters like Ms. Bass. And we thank her very, very much.”

Bass is a leading philanthropist and her commitment to Northwell has changed the lives of thousands of patients through her extraordinary generosity. Her giving for this project supports Northwell’s “Outpacing the Impossible” campaign, which Northwell Health announced in 2018 with the ambitious goal of raising $1 billion to advance care throughout the Metro New York region.

“This new center is so important to the health and wellbeing of our communities because it will play a critical role in our ability to communicate and connect with others,” Bass said. “I’m thankful that I can help advance the science of head and

neck conditions and make a difference in people’s lives.”

Her latest gift expands and modernizes Northwell’s flagship otolaryngology practice. The new clinical space features 22 exam and four procedure rooms, testing facilities and conference rooms.

“This incredible gift from Ms. Bass allows us to care for patients with many forms of communication disabilities,” said Andrea Vambutas, MD, senior vice president and executive director of Northwell’s Head and Neck Services. “Our goal is to provide advanced, state-of-the-art treatment for many complicated otolaryngologic diseases that affect our ability to hear, smell, swallow or talk.”

The center is staffed by recognized specialists in head and neck surgery,

laryngology, sinus surgery, sleep medicine, plastic surgery and reconstructive surgery and general otolaryngology.

“The Sandra Atlas Bass Otolaryngology Center broadens our ambulatory abilities to treat adult otolaryngology patients with routine and complex disease,” said Allan Abramson, MD, chair emeritus of the Department of Otolaryngology at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. “In addition, this beautiful facility will help enable us to recruit and train outstanding otolaryngology residents and fellows.”

Bass also supports a long-running program that provides hearing aids for children and adolescents from underserved communities. Life-changing hearing aids have been shown to improve communication skills, academic performance, and the ability to socialize.

Call 888-321-3627 or go to www.north well.edu/otolaryngology for more information or to book an appointment, —Submitted by Northwell Health

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Give A Man A Salmon And He’ll Poach It

here are many different methods to cooking. Each one impacts the flavor and texture of the food. Examples include roasting, grilling, sautéing, boiling, frying, braising, poaching, sous vide, steaming and even microwaving, which I must admit is not a technique I recommend.

The degree to which we choose to use these methods also follows habitual ways of cooking. We most frequently roast our turkeys, grill our steaks, sauté our vegetables and boil our eggs. Or we fry our bacon and sometimes poach our fish and steam our vegetables. Sous vide is my newest favorite, and it is only 40 years old and it cooks by temperature alone. Poaching is similar to sous vide, however, poaching imparts flavor through the liquid itself.

For many people, Asian takeout is the only experience they have with poaching.

In the Far East, this technique is as common as burgers on the grill. In contrast, Western-style eaters choose to fry, grill, roast or braise. But we sell ourselves short not to give other methods a try. Poaching is one of the easiest, quickest and most satisfying cooking methods available.

However, poaching is among the most nutritious and healthiest methods ever devised in that it does not use any fat in the cooking process to carry heat to the food and it is as flexible as the flavoring you add to the liquid.

How Long Do We Poach?

Poaching is ideally done on top of your oven on a burner with liquid reaching temperatures between 160 and 180 Fahrenheit.

This will take about 8 minutes in the bath at desired temperature confirmed by a food thermometer. If the liquid is bubbling at the top, turn it down until you only see the liquid moving or simmering slightly at the bottom. If your vegetables are smaller than a couple of inches square, poach less time—3 to 4 minutes.

ZOX’s KITCHEN Chef Alan Zox

What Liquid Is Used And How Much Do We Use?

The liquid you poach in will significantly determine the taste of the food.

Try water, milk, wine, broth, lemon juice, vinegar or puréed vegetables in a liquid of your choice, an approach made popular by author and Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten. Not very much liquid is needed—2 to 4 inches high—or approximately 2 quarts of liquid in a large pan dependent upon the thickness of items to be poached. We place the items half in and half out of the liquid.

What Holds The Food To Be Poached?

As you can see from the above

procedure, no special equipment is needed for poaching other than a medium to large-size sauté pan as long as it will hold the proper amount of liquid and the items to be poached. If a larger pan is needed, use a large hotel pan to hold whatever you are poaching with another pan that sits inside with holes. This second pan must be low enough so that the poaching items are partly in the liquid and partly out. Cover the entire poaching container with a metal top or a piece of aluminum foil. This works perfectly fine and is less expensive than poachers sold at William Sonoma or an online company you can Google. Here’s a simple recipe for poached salmon. This is a dish that is divine with a freshly tossed salad and a lemon, fennel vinaigrette and some brown rice and bulgur wheat on the side.

Fennel Dipping Sauce

Combine ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil with 1 tbsp sweet tamari sauce, 1 tbsp mirin, juice of ½ lemon and 1 teaspoon toasted and crushed fennel seeds. Whisk all together. This sauce can also be used on the salad. Buon Appetito.

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Poached Salmon Recipe With Fennel Dipping Sauce Serves 4 to 6

2 lbs salmon cut into 4 to 6 pieces.

(Also try any white fish like halibut, flounder or fluke. Squid or shrimp poached for 3 to 4 minutes each are wonderful.)

1 ½ cups pinot grigio 1 ½ cups water 1 large poblano chile pepper, diced 1 large Italian red pepper, diced ½ cup chopped cilantro 1 quartered yellow onion 1 chopped celery stalk 1 large chopped carrot 1 quartered lemon 1. Pour poaching liquid that includes pinot grigio and water into a medium-size skillet with sides. Add one rough chopped poblano chile and one rough chopped Italian pepper, loosely packed cilantro, quartered yellow onion, 1 chopped celery stalk and one large chopped carrot.

2. Place the salmon in simmering liquid using medium heat and poach for 7 to 8 minutes. Remove and carefully place on a sheet tray. Cover with aluminum foil and hold on top of the stove until ready to eat within 10 minutes. If longer, put in oven at 225F still covered until ready to eat, within 10 minutes.

How Do You Know If The Food Is Done?

Place the item to be poached into a poaching bath at least half-covered until the internal temperature of chicken or fish has reached about 160F, which takes about 8 to 10 minutes—confirmed by a food thermometer. Vegetables take less time—3 to 4 minutes—and tend to retain their color. Fish develops a slightly white color or pink with salmon; chicken or other birds will also become slightly pale in color as will pork. Don’t expect your food to be brown or crispy but rather moist and plump. You will also have the knowledge of eating virtually no fat nor dairy.

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ill New York have congressional districts approved before the now-August primary? Will they have it done before the November elections? Does it take a resident of Pittsburgh to draw a legislative map for all of New York State? Or as Casey Stengel once put it, “Can’t anybody here play this game?”

Once again, the process of drawing up congressional districts for the decade of the 2020’s has been stalled. Last week, the New York State Court of Appeals struck down maps the Democratic Party-dominated State Assembly and State Senate had approved. The court is comprised of eight members, all appointed by the governor of New York. Voting to reject the latest map were Judges Janet DiFiore, Michael Garcia, Madeline Singas and Anthony Cannataro. Judges Rowan D. Wilson and Shirley Troutman partially agreed with the majority opinion. One judge, Jenny Rivera dissented.

“Upon careful review of the plain language of the Constitution and the history pertaining to the adoption of the 2014 reforms, it is evident that the legislature and the Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) deviated from the constitutionally-mandated procedure,” wrote Chief Judge Janet DiFiore. The majority decision also claimed that the maps were “...drawn with an unconstitutional partisan intent.”

The failed process throws the primary season into turmoil. The June primaries for congressional seats and State Senate seats have been canceled. Instead, those primaries will have to wait until Aug. 23.

The June 28 primary for the governor’s race and State Assembly races remains intact.

As expected, reaction was swift.

Nicole Malliotakis, a Republican congresswoman from Staten Island, was pleased by the ruling.

“The will of the people prevailed over the corrupt Albany Machine in a tremendous victory for democracy, fair elections and the Constitution!,” she tweeted. The rejected map would have put Malliotakis’ seat in play.

Former Nassau County District Attorney Madeleine Singas Meanwhile, Representative Sean Patrick Maloney, who represents a district in the lower Hudson Valley, now has his seat in some jeopardy. Maloney, however, was defiant. His response: “Two words: Bring it.”

The ruling demonstrates the chaos that the restricting process has become. The IRC came into being in 2014 through a voter-approved constitutional amendment. In recent months, the IRC drew up a map that was rejected by state legislators. The IRC refused to draw up a new map and so the State Assembly and State Senate submitted their own maps, one that has been rejected by the state’s highest court.

Democrats hold significant majorities on both chambers. Its map, consisting of 26 districts, gave an advantage to the Republicans in only four districts.

Political experts predicted that such a map could result in a net gain of three seats for the Democrats, a crucial number since their nationwide majority has a 223-212 margin. It also matters greatly for Long Island. Of the island’s four incumbents, only Andrew Garbarino (R–Massapequa) is running for re-election. The other three— Kathleen Rice (D-Garden City), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-Glen Cove) and Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) have either retired (Rice) or are running for their respective parties’ gubernatorial nomination (Suozzi and Zeldin).

Where does the ruling leave New York?

Meet one Jonathan Cervas, a Carnegie Mellon University post-doctorate fellow.

Carnegie Mellon is located in western

Pennsylvania. However, this resident of Pittsburgh is now charged with drawing a new map for both congressional districts and State Senate districts in New York. As part of the ongoing dysfunction, Patrick McAllister, the acting Chief Justice in Steuben County, appointed Cervas to his new role. McAllister did so after also striking down the most recent map. McAllister set Aug. 23 as the new primary date. According to published reports, Cervas has assisted in drawing up maps in Georgia, Virginia and Utah.

Cervas is scheduled to release a draft of the two maps by May 16, with a final map set for May 24. On May 6, a public meeting was held in the little town of Bath. That’s one public meeting.

After the 2020 census, New York lost a single congressional seat, continuing a pattern that has been in motion since 1950. That year marked the zenith of the Empire State. It had 45 congressional seats as New York was by far the most populous state in the union. Today, New York has dropped to fourth in population size and has 26 seats. In 1950, Florida had only six congressional districts, less than, say, Alabama or Mississippi. Today it has 29 seats. Where have all the New Yorkers gone?

In 1970, New York had 41 congressional seats. By 1990, that was down to 31.

Since 1950, New York has lost 19 congressional seats. It’s not as if anyone has noticed, but that’s a pretty large number.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 21). It would be easy to assume that everyone around you sees the same thing, but even those closest have a drastically different view.

This week, it is most notable in your appreciation of beauty that is not so obvious to others. The influence of unusual loveliness seeps into your work, lending an irresistible quality.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). There’s no wrong outlook on life, but there are ways of seeing things that make it easier or harder to get to your goals. The influence of lighthearted people will help you maintain a spirit of optimism. Emotional and intellectual flexibility keeps you moving forward past obstacles and limits.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You may not be able to control when you feel afraid, but you can work on bringing more awareness to the emotion, and you can talk to yourself in a way that helps you get through it or even rise above it. You’ll make progress this week because you decide that no matter how you feel, you’re not going to stop.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Bottom line, winners fail more times. Those who decide to succeed are agreeing to fail. Success is essentially a commitment to the recovery process. This week, you’ll fall, get up, try it a different way and probably fall again. You’ll be willing to keep adjusting until you figure out how to fly.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). If you could peak inside the mind of another, you might be surprised by what they take away from their charming interactions with you. Suffice it to say, you’ll spark imaginations in ways you may never know, though you’re likely to at least have a general sense that something magical is occurring.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). As a rule, you’re kinder than is necessary.

Occasionally, it has happened that someone takes advantage of your kindness, and it won’t be the last time. And while you may be temporarily disappointed by this evidence of misplaced energy, you’ll never regret your choice to be a generous person.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Doing what’s right isn’t always obvious. Sometimes it takes research. It would be most efficient if you didn’t have to concern yourself with moral judgments because every option before you was vetted and deemed wholesome. This week, it will be the case, as you participate in groups of kindred thinkers.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). The stable aspects of your world depend on steadfast mechanics to produce predictable outcomes at an efficient rate. And while that part operates well, you can’t help but notice other parts of your life in which you ache for change. You’ll be willing to gamble a little stability for a chance at exciting transformation.

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Growth of any kind is fascinating, but exponential growth is particularly amazing to witness. Many will delight in watching you rocket to meet goals that were once barely imaginable to you. Supporters will rally for you, but it’s the opposition that brings out your best. Be grateful for worthy opponents, as they give you purpose and motivation to get stronger. Consider learning a new language, code or culture, as it will round out the foundation of your intellectual and emotional expansion.

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NORTH ♠ 10 8 5 3 ♥A J 7 6 5 ♦K2 ♣6 4 WEST EAST ♠K74 ♠QJ962 ♥Q 9 4 2 ♥ K 10 8 3 ♦7 ♦854 ♣ Q J 10 9 3 ♣7 SOUTH ♠A ♥— ♦ A Q J 10 9 6 3 ♣A K 8 5 2 The bidding: South West North East 2 ♣* Pass 2♥ Pass 3♦ Pass 4♦ Pass 6♦ *strong, artificial Opening lead — queen of clubs.

When declarer is confronted with what appears to be a laydown contract, he must first ask himself, “What can defeat me?” The failure to ask this one simple question has been responsible for the demise of many a makable hand.

Consider today’s deal where South was in six diamonds and West led the queen of clubs.

Declarer won with the ace and promptly played the king, ruffed by East. East returned a trump, and South found himself fighting a los-

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He won the trump in his hand, ruffed a club with the diamond king and discarded another club on the heart ace. But South had no place to put his remaining small club, and he ended down one.

Declarer was very unlucky to run into a 5-1 club division, but if he had taken this possibility into account and sought a means to deal with it, he might have found the way to assure the contract.

South can see that the slam is sure to make if the adverse clubs are divided 3-3 or 4-2. He can ruff a club with the diamond king in either case, guaranteeing at least 12 tricks.

However, he should also think about the possibility of a 5-1 club split. Should that exist, the contract is in danger. If South tries to cash a second high club prior to ruffing a club in dummy, an opponent might ruff, as in the actual deal.

To cater to this possibility, as well as the normal 3-3 and 4-2 breaks, declarer should invoke a safety play. Rather than try to cash his second high club, he should lead a low one instead!

West wins the trick but cannot do anything to stop the contract.

South has only two small clubs left, one of which can be trumped with dummy’s king while the other can be discarded on the ace of hearts.

Tomorrow: Standard procedure.

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Empathy is always a worthy endeavor, though. It allows you to live more lives inside your current lifetime.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Things have been so up in the air for you lately, you would appreciate if at least one area of life felt settled. Alas, all seems designed to keep you on your toes. At least you make the dance look good! And this week, those watching will agree. You’ll even get a round of applause.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20). A series of natural and spontaneous changes will prompt your gentle response. Why are you so chill now? Perhaps you sense the futility in creating friction or offering resistance. Or maybe you simply feel that after this initial adjustment period, your life will get better. And you’re so right about that.

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n lieu of its Annual Wine Tasting Soirée, Adventures in Learning’s second virtual fundraiser was a huge success! The outpouring of continued and enthusiastic support by donors for Adventures’ mission as a superb afterschool mentoring and teaching program for underserved children in the Manhasset and Great Neck school districts was amazing.

This year’s winners of the always popular Kash for Kids raffle were: • First Prize $2500: Becky and John Donahue • Second Prize $1000: Becky and John Donahue • Third Prize $500: Richard and Michelle Itri “Even though the pandemic was still present, the community responded knowing full well that this support for Adventures was highly critical, especially for our children,” said Diana Holden, Executive Director of Adventures. “Tutoring and

right up to the plate to also help. Note their passionate responses as follows.

Teresa Weston of Publicans remarked that “donating meals was a way for Publicans to give back.” Amy Keogh of Schout Bay Tavern stated that “it was very tough to receive emails about local families in dire need of food and meals.” Don Bekteshi of Villa Milano said that “it was priceless for us to help and to see that these kids would know that the community cares.” Louie LaRocca of Gino’s remarked that “it was mentoring continued. Extensive precauwonderful to see the community come tions were taken to reduce exposure to together to help these families.” the virus. All students and staff complied.

The Manhasset elementary schools, from On behalf of everyone at Adventures, we administrators to faculty to social workers are most thankful to the heartfelt support and others, provided fantastic support by local residents and businesses. It was while working alongside Adventures as incredible.” they prepared elementary students for The Shelter Rock Food Pantry through its middle school. strong volunteer efforts kept its pantry going Recently Adventures established its first for families while Adventures in Learning’s Adventures in Learning Associate Board, Restaurant Community Partners stepped consisting of a group of young emerging

leaders who dedicate their own time, talents, networks and resources to raise awareness and support for Adventures’ work and mission. The Associate Board’s objectives are to promote Adventures’ programs and accomplishments, to secure individual and organizational financial resources via fundraising activities, to facilitate pro bono support and program involvement, as well as contributing the professional talents and skills of its members.

Founded 53 years ago by the Congregational Church of Manhasset, Adventures in Learning is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. It is an after-school education and enrichment program, located in the Hagedorn Community Center at the Manhasset/ Great Neck EOC building at 65 High Street, Manhasset, dedicated to improving the lives of children in Manhasset and Great Neck in need of after school care and instruction.

—Submitted by Adventures in Learning

Annual “RED Day” Partners Up With The Safe Center LI Join us for a car wash to raise donations for The Safe Center LI

On Thursday, May 12 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Keller Williams associates may be taking the day off, but it will hardly be a day of rest. Associates with the KW Gold Coast have chosen to use its sphere of influence to assist and empower victims of abuse as part of RED Day, the company’s annual day of service, dedicated to renewing, energizing, and donating to their local communities and shelters.

As part of the RED Day effort, Keller Williams Gold Coast has chosen to spend the day with the The Safe Center LI, accepting donations at Temple Emanuel of Great Neck, located at 150 Hicks Ln., Great Neck, NY 11024. Keller Williams will also be hosting a car wash at the address above, to raise monetary donations for The Safe Center LI. All proceeds will be donated to the victims and go towards preventative education and training.

“RED Day is built on the belief that people can and should come together to achieve extraordinary things to help others,” said Operating Principal Andrea Levine. “We all know that filling all the gaps in our communities can’t be accomplished by serving just once a year. RED Day just happens to be the one-day expression of the constant state of the Keller Williams culture. We see a need, discover who can meet it and get it done.”

Since the first RED Day in 2009, Keller Williams associates have given almost a half million hours of community service-

through activities ranging from food and blood drives to cleaning up trash in public parks, revamping gardens at nursing homes and rebuilding homes and schools for community members in need. To this day, it is one of the largest events in the real estate industry.

Items to donate: • Kids’ games, crafts and books • Diapers, pull-ups and wipes (all sizes) • Electronics (Flatscreen T.V’s, printers and computer monitors) • Furniture (undamaged/good condition) • General housewares • Gift cards (any kind) • Prepaid call cards • Small kitchen appliances • Tickets to an Event • Feminine hygiene products • Cosmetics & beauty supplies • Arts & craft items • Bras, underwear & socks • New car seats, and more For more information about RED Day, visit RedDayKWGC.com. The Keller Williams Realty Gold Coast Market Center, located at 1129 Northern Blvd. Suite 410, Manhasset NY 11030 is a full-service real estate firm with 150 sales associates and growing!

About Keller Williams Realty, Inc.: Keller Williams Realty, Inc. is the largest real estate franchise company in North America, with approximately 700 offices and almost 100,000 associates in more than

a dozen countries around the world. The company has grown exponentially since the opening of the first Keller Williams Realty office in 1983, and continues to cultivate an agent-centric, education-based, technology-driven culture that rewards associates as stakeholders. The company also provides specialized agents in luxury homes and commercial real estate properties. For more information or to search for homes for sale visit Keller Williams Realty online at www.kwgoldcoast.com. For more information about KW Worldwide, please visit kwworldwide.com.

About The Safe Center LI: The Safe Center LI works to restore hope in victims of abuse. The Safe Center LI is committed to protecting, assisting and empowering victims of family violence

and sexual assault while challenging and changing social systems that tolerate and perpetuate abuse. The Safe Center LI provides confidential and specialized, costfree services including: a Child Advocacy Center, Children’s Mental Health services, Domestic Violence services, Human Trafficking services, Legal services and Rape & Sexual Assault services to women and children. They also provide services to victims of dating violence.

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Assemblywoman Sillitti & Senator Kaplan Deliver $5 Million For Manhasset Sewer Project Funding delivers long-overdue improvements to local infrastructure

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n Thursday, April 28, 2022, Assemblywoman Gina L. Sillitti (D-Port Washington) and Senator Anna M. Kaplan (D-North Hills) announced that they had secured $5 million for the Great Neck Water Pollution Control District to help transform the private septic tanks of dozens of businesses along Plandome Road in Manhasset into a public sewer system. The lawmakers secured the $5 million grant in the recently passed 2022-23 state budget.

“For years, many small business and building owners in our community have struggled with the high costs of maintaining septic tanks, cutting into their bottom line and making it harder to make ends meet,” said Assemblywoman Sillitti. “I made this issue a top priority during budget negotiations – not only to support local business, but also to protect our bays and the Long Island Sound from environmental harm.”

Senator Anna M. Kaplan said “for too long, the lack of sewers on Plandome Road has held back our downtown in Manhasset, forcing small businesses to pay through the nose for private septic tanks that pollute our environment and threaten our drinking water. I’m proud to have fought alongside Assemblywoman Gina Sillitti to secure $5 million in this year’s State budget so that we can invest in this critical infrastructure that will protect our natural resources and allow our downtown and our small businesses to thrive.”

In recent years, Long Island has grappled with the impact of pollution caused by outdated septic systems that allow excess nitrogen and dangerous bacteria into our groundwater, bays, and the Long

FRom left, Great Neck Water Pollution Control District (GNWPCD) Commissioner Steve Reiter, Councilmember Mariann Dalimonte, Manhasset-Lakeville Water District Commissioner Mark Sauvigne, GNWPCD Commissioner Patty Katz, Manhasset Chamber Co-President Bill Hannan, Senator Kaplan, Councilmember Veronica Lurvey, Assemblywoman Sillitti, Manhasset Chamber Co-President Matt Donno, Supervisor Jen DeSenna and GNWPCD Commissioner Jerry Landsberg. (Contributed Photo) Island Sound, making our water dangerous for swimmers, and destroying natural buffers in our local ecosystems that once protected coastal areas from storm surge.

By replacing these outdated systems with sewers that remove harmful pollution, we can reverse the damage done to our local environment and begin restoring our beneficial coastal ecosystems.

In addition to the negative impact on our environment, the existing septic systems in

the area cost local small business owners thousands of dollars a month to maintain, hurting their bottom lines, and preventing new small businesses from opening in the community.

Assemblywoman Sillitti and Senator Kaplan fought to include the $5 million grant for the Manhasset sewer project in the state Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) capital projects budget, and it was ultimately included

in the final, enacted State Budget that passed in April, 2022. Their fight for funding came on the heels of a push by local residents and business leaders to advance the project because of its benefit to the environment and its impact on local small businesses and Manhasset’s downtown, an effort that resulted in an online petition that garnered nearly 1,500 signatures.

“On behalf of the Town, I want to sincerely thank Assemblywoman Sillitti and Senator Kaplan for securing a grant to connect Plandome Road to a sewer system,” said Council Member Veronica Lurvey. “Moving to sewers makes clear sense. It helps alleviate the burden on residents and commercial establishments and will be a help to Manhasset’s downtown. It is also better for the environment. We look forward to continuing to work with the stakeholders as this project advances.”

“We are grateful for all of Assemblywoman Sillitti’s hard work on behalf of the district,” said Commissioner Steve Reiter of the Great Neck Water Pollution Control District. “This is a win-win situation. Good for commerce in Manhasset and good for the environment.”

“The Manhasset Chamber of Commerce has been working diligently to bring sewers in Manhasset to help clean Manhasset Bay and to relieve the business community from the high cost of cesspools,” said Chamber Committee Member Robert Donno. “Assemblywoman Sillitti’s initiative to get $5 million will make this effort a reality —Submitted by the office of Senator Anna M. Kaplan

Nomination Deadline Extended For 2022 Women’s Roll Of Honor North Hempstead Town Supervisor Jennifer DeSena, Town Clerk Ragini Srivastava, and the Town Board have announced that nominations for the 2022 Women’s Roll of Honor has been extended to Monday, May 16, 2022.

“The Town of North Hempstead is so lucky to have an abundance of outstanding women who continue to be champions for

their communities,” Supervisor DeSena said. “I encourage all residents to nominate a deserving individual for Women’s Roll of Honor while there is still time left, so we can celebrate their incredible accomplishments and thank them for helping to make our communities great.”

Town Clerk Srivastava asked that “Now more than ever, we must take a moment to

recognize our post pandemic heroes as we emerge to a more normal version of our lives.

There are women who exhibited extraordinary service. We need to thank them.”

Anyone interested in submitting a name for consideration can call North Hempstead’s 311 Call Center by dialing 311 or download the application form on the Town’s website: www.northhempsteadny.gov/roll-of-honor.

The annual breakfast celebration will be held at the Clubhouse at Harbor Links on Friday, June 24, 2022 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

The event continues to be free for all participants. Seat and table reservations are available after May 20 and will be on a first come, first serve basis.

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total of 57 high school students from the Great Neck Public Schools have been recognized for their outstanding scores on the National French Exam (Le Grand Concours), Nassau County Level. This annual competition is sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of French.

Winners are awarded platinum, gold, silver, bronze or honorable mention based on their performance as compared to other students in the same grade and course level.

Joanna Asvestas is the French teacher at North High, and Geraldine Finazzo is the French teacher at South High.

Level 2A North High award winners: Katherine Zhao, platinum; Daliah Segal, silver; Nassoma Alberto, bronze. Honorable mention: Talia Elyaho, Valerie Lan, Maya Salim, and Rafaella Sarraf.

South High award winners: William Tsang, silver; Jolene Chang, silver; Jinah Kwak, silver; Marisa Lim, bronze; Adreen Hossain, bronze.

Level 3A North High award winners: Kattie Huang, gold; Anna Beauchesne, silver; Ningfeng (Tony) Xiong, silver; Stephany Barbu, bronze. Honorable mention: Gabrielle Feder, Vian Hwang, Matthew Matalon, Brandon

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South High award winners: Eleanor Gau, gold; Brian Liu, silver; Jared Korn, silver; Audrey Huang, bronze; Xinyi (Angela) Wu, bronze. Honorable mention: Helen Tang, Kairi Weisbrot, Joanne Lee, and Rachel An. Level 4A North High award winners: Ava Assaraf, gold; Yo-Jia Hu (Anjelica Wu) Tang, bronze.

Honorable mention: Michaela Damaghi, Brielle Nassi, Joshua Schoenman, and Alex Zhuang.

South High award winners: Amber Sun, gold; Amy Susnea, silver; Amanda Roth, bronze; Sophia Liu, bronze; Samantha Zeltser, bronze; Kan Heng Lin, bronze; Joshua Rabbani, bronze; Brayden Chien, bronze.

Honorable mention: Xinyi (Zoe) Zhang, Deena Weber, Thomas Lo, and Amanda Putter.

Level 5A North High award winners: Natasha Khazzam, gold; Rudy Beauchesne, silver; Julia Huang, silver.

Level 5AP South High award winners: David Feuer, platinum. Honorable mention: Emma Maliar, Alexander Voses, Ella Li, and Dana Siong Sin. —Submitted by the Great Neck Public School District

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Felisha Fret of Great Neck was among the 48 University of Scranton students inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma, the business honor society. Fret is a doctoral student pursuing a Doctor of Business Administration degree at the Jesuit university.

To be considered for induction, students must rank in the upper seven percent of

the junior class, upper 10 percent of the senior class or upper 20 percent of the graduating master’s class. The University’s chapter of the honor society was established in 1997.

The University of Scranton is a Jesuit university located in Northeastern Pennsylvania.

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t the Board of Education meeting on April 26, board trustees voted unanimously to appoint John J. O’Keefe as the district’s new Assistant Superintendent for Business following the retirement of John T. Powell this summer.

Mr. Powell previously announced his retirement, effective July 1, following 16 years of dedicated service to the Great Neck Public Schools.

Mr. O’Keefe comes to Great Neck from the Sachem Central School District, where he currently serves as Deputy Superintendent. His current job responsibilities include all aspects of budgeting and business operations, as well as overseeing transportation, food services, facilities, and instructional technology.

“I am greatly looking forward to becoming a member of the administrative team in the Great Neck Public Schools. It is truly humbling, and I certainly appreciate the trust that has been placed in me,” says Mr. O’Keefe. “I am honored to be joining this outstanding educational community.”

John O’Keefe. (Contributed photo) Mr. O’Keefe started in Sachem as the Assistant Superintendent for Business and Operations in July 2016, and he was promoted to Deputy Superintendent just two

years later. Prior to Sachem, his experience in school business and finance included two years as Assistant Superintendent for Business and Operations in the West Hempstead Union Free School District, two years as School Business Administrator for the Sag Harbor Union Free School District, and three years as Director of Business Operations for the Cleary School for the Deaf. His career in public education follows 20 years of experience in operations management in the private sector.

Mr. O’Keefe earned an Executive Masters in Business Administration from St. Joseph’s College, a Masters in Educational Leadership from Long Island University-C.W. Post, and a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Management from St. Joseph’s College. He holds Advanced Certificates in School District Leadership and School District Business Leadership from LIU-C.W. Post. In 2013, he was the recipient of the School District Business Leader Award, presented by the New York State Association of School Business Officials.

Mr. O’Keefe was appointed by the Great Neck Board of Education following an extensive selection process, which included multiple rounds of interviews with a selection committee comprised of parents, faculty, staff, and administrators.

“Our District prides itself on our intensive hiring practices, which ensure that only the most qualified candidates are selected to uphold our District’s tradition of excellence,” explains Dr. Teresa Prendergast, Superintendent of Schools.

“On behalf of the entire District, I’d like to express my sincere appreciation and gratitude for Mr. Powell’s many years of dedicated service to our school community, during which time our District has maintained a strong financial position and earned the highest ratings from Moody’s Investors Service,” praised Dr. Prendergast.

“I am confident that Mr. O’Keefe will carry on Great Neck’s long-standing reputation for sound business operations.”

—Submitted by the Great Neck Public School District

Tri-M Chapter Welcomes New Members North High School Chapter 2605 of the Tri-M Music Honor Society inducted 19 new members who demonstrate scholarship, musicianship, and leadership. Distinguished guests, administrators, music faculty, students, and parents gathered together on April 25 for the first in-person Tri-M induction ceremony since 2019.

The 2022 inductees to Tri-M Chapter 2605 are: Serena Askari, Stephany Barbu, Jack Brenner, Stanley Chan, Anna Goldman, Clara Goldman, Leila Hawa, Zachary Hyman, Justine Khadavi, Amitha Kumar, Hwi-On Lee, William Okin, Joshua Rafaeil, Tamas Smulovics, Daliah Segal, Shuyuan Julie Sun, Maverick Williams, Terra Wu and Alex Zhuang.

Student officers of Chapter 2605 extended Honorary Lifetime Memberships to four individuals for their support and outstanding contributions to the school’s music programs: music booster parent Nancy Notar Francesco, music booster parent/ North Middle teacher Patti Crisafulli, music booster parent Maria Margiloff and Francine Greenberg of the Great Neck Music Conservatory.

The ceremony also included performances by violinist Tiantian Emily Wei; baritone Maverick Williams accompanied by teacher Dr. Pamela Levy on piano; and a duet by student teacher Raffi Froundjian on guitar with teacher Joseph Rutkowski on clarinet.

Mr. Rutkowski’s retirement at the end of this school year.

North High School Chapter 2605 and North Middle Junior Chapter 5695 encourage participation in music programs and service to the Great Neck community through a variety of endeavors, including performances at local nursing homes, children’s hospitals, and seasonal events.

Chapter 2605 at North High boasts more than 25 years of outstanding service, including recognition as the National Association for Music Educators (NAfME) Chapter of the Year for the 2016–17 school year. The Chapter initiated several Skype sessions with students at the Afghanistan National Institute of Music (ANIM) in 2017, as well as weekly chamber music performances for the school community via Zoom throughout the pandemic.

From the left (Standing); Performing and Fine Arts Department Chair Dr. Pamela Levy, About Tri-M: Tri-M advisor Joseph Rutkowski, current Tri-M chapter presidents David Zeng and The Tri-M Music Honor Society, a Jonathan Kim, North High Principal Dr. Dan Holtzman, and North Middle Principal Dr. Gerald Cozine congratulate this year’s Honorary Lifetime Membership recipients program of NAfME, recognizes students (from the left seated) Nancy Notar Francesco, Patti Crisafulli, Maria Margiloff, and for their efforts and accomplishments Francine Greenberg. (Contributed photo) in music on the basis of musicianship, scholarship, character, leadership, and At the conclusion of this year’s induction service to their school and community.

Distinguished guests, including Board The organization’s high standards serve President Rebecca Sassouni, Superintendent ceremony, Chapter 2605 faculty advisor/ to challenge students to greater efforts Dr. Teresa Prendergast, North High Principal instrumental music teacher Joseph Rutand achievements and to encourage the Dr. Dan Holtzman, and North Middle Princi- kowski passed the advisorship on to Dr. pal Dr. Gerald Cozine, congratulated the new Pamela Levy, fine and performing arts de- pursuit of excellence.

—Submitted by the Great Neck Public inductees and thanked the music faculty for partment chair/vocal music teacher, who School District imparting a love of music to all their students. will serve as the chapter advisor following

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Memorial Day Commemoration And Fireworks At North Hempstead Beach Park T own of North Hempstead Supervisor Jennifer DeSena and the Town Board are pleased to announce that the Memorial Day Commemoration and Fireworks Extravaganza will be held at North Hempstead Beach Park on Saturday, May 28, with the program beginning at 6:30 p.m.

“The Town is so pleased to announce that the annual Memorial Day Commemoration and Fireworks show will return for an in-person experience this year,” Supervisor DeSena said. “Memorial Day serves as an opportunity to honor the members of our Armed Forces who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms. I urge all who attend to take the opportunity to reflect on the sacrifices made by these brave men and women for our country. Additionally, the Town will offer free parking for veterans and active-duty military on the night of the event as a gesture of appreciation for all that the men and women currently enlisted in the military, as well as our veterans, have done in service to our country.”

This year, the Memorial Day Commemoration and Fireworks Extravaganza will feature a fireworks display by Santore Fireworks and musical entertainment from BonJourney, a BonJovi and Journey tribute

band. The Vietnam Veterans of America Nassau County Chapter will assist during the opening ceremony.

The Town is pleased to offer FREE parking for veterans and active duty military on May 28 for the Annual Memorial Day Commemoration and Fireworks Extravaganza at North Hempstead Beach Park. Parking

Lock City Locksmith Changes Name To ‘Lock City NY’ Great Neck business changes name to reflect more services offered

Lock City, launched in 2014, offers full-service locksmith services to residential homes and commercial business in the NY Metro area and Long Island. As the company’s solid reputation grew, they evolved, and are now offering installation and repair of security systems, interior and exterior doors, garage doors and ironworks.

According to Lee Baruch, owner of Lock City NY, “we felt the need to change our name as it did not adequately describe all our services. Our new name and positioning will go a long way as we grow and offer more services in the future.”

The company now offers commercial and residential locksmith services, plus installation and repair of security cameras, intercom systems, access control systems and alarm systems. In addition, Lock City NY installs interior and exterior doors, garage doors, automatic doors and roll up gates.

As the company grew, so too was the need for more space and additional employees. They added more in-field technicians to handle the increased volume of projects, and in-house administrative staff.

Company owner, Lee Baruch.

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Lock City recently moved to 825 Northern Blvd, Ste 202, Great Neck, 11021. Their office number is 855-295-4613.

For more information, visit www.LockCity. nyc —Submitted by Lock City NY

passes will be available at various facilities throughout the Town with a proof of ID. The free parking passes for active military members and veterans will be issued now at the following locations: • Clinton G. Martin Park–1601 Marcus Ave., New Hyde Park • Office of the Town Clerk–200 Plandome

Rd., Manhasset • North Hempstead “Yes We Can” Community Center–141 Garden St., Westbury • Michael J. Tully Park–1801 Evergreen Ave., New Hyde Park Qualifying residents will need to show their government-issued VA card or an active military ID. This parking pass applies only when the main lot at North Hempstead Beach Park is still open. When the lot is full, overflow parking is available for free with shuttle bus transportation.

Gates open at 3:30 p.m., and the program will start at 6:30 p.m. Fireworks will begin at 9:15 p.m. The rain date will be on Sunday, May 29.

The event is free, but vehicles will be charged a $10 parking fee (cash only). When the lot is full free overflow parking will be available with free shuttle bus transportation. No drop-offs or walk-ins allowed.

Attendees are urged to leave dogs at home due noise sensitivity; however, service dogs are welcome.

For more information, please visit www. northhempsteadny.gov or call 311 or (516) 869-6311.

—Submitted by the Town of North Hempstead

Sophie Williams Inducted Into The Honor Society Of Phi Kappa Phi Sophie Williams of Great Neck, New York, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society.

Williams was initiated at University of Florida.

Williams is among approximately 25,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.

Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1897 under the leadership of undergraduate student Marcus L. Urann who had a desire to create a different kind of honor society: one that recognized excellence in all academic disciplines. Today, the Society

has chapters on more than 325 campuses in the United States, its territories and the Philippines. Its mission is “To recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and to engage the community of scholars in service to others.”

More About Phi Kappa Phi: Since its founding, more than 1.5 million members have been initiated into Phi Kappa Phi. Some of the organization’s notable members include former President Jimmy Carter, NASA astronaut Wendy Lawrence, novelist John Grisham and YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley. Each year, Phi Kappa Phi awards more than $1 million to outstanding students and members through graduate and dissertation fellowships, undergraduate study abroad grants, funding for post-baccalaureate development, and grants for local, national and international literacy initiatives. For more information about Phi Kappa Phi, visit www.phikappaphi.org.

—Submitted by The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

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