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PYA Golf outing to be held next month (See page 10)

Schreiber High School student creates charitable foundation, Love S.A. (See page 3)

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A photo of Josh Roth in South Africa.

(Photos courtesy of Josh Roth)

Love S.A.

Charitable foundation seeks to help those across the globe

BY CAROLINE RYAN

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hen Schreiber High School student Josh Roth was 13 years old and approaching his bar mitzvah, his parents asked him how he wanted to celebrate this important milestone. It was then that Roth decided he wanted to take a trip to South Africa to learn about how people from other countries lived.

The Roth family spent a year mapping out their African travel experience, ultimately visiting three countries—Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa. During their last stop, the Roth’s visited a small township in Cape Town known as Khayelitsha—it was here that Roth saw the true poverty that existed in the world.

“I will never forget what I witnessed in this township,” Roth said. “There were thousands of homes that were practically on top of each other, built of broken materials and scraps. I had so many questions. I wanted to know everything. How did these residents live? Where did they eat? Where did the children go to school? Did they have jobs? Did they have doctors to care for the sick? I was curious about it all. I learned that anywhere from four to eight people live in these makeshift homes. They also share a community toilet hole with several other people in the community. Jobs were scarce and food was hard to come by. They didn’t have affordable access to basic healthcare and necessities. This did not seem fair to me. People across the entire world should have access to the same opportunities that most, including myself, take for granted.”

It was then that Roth decided he wanted to help others and so the

A typical classroom in South Africa.

charitable foundation, Love S.A. was raised numerous donations in all the born. Creating a charitable foundacategories listed on their website, with tion that focuses on helping another 100 percent of all contributions going country was very challenging, Roth directly to Love S.A.’s mission. explained. He ran into some difficulties “Since Love S.A.’s recent launch, we including registering to become a have been able to raise a considerable nonprofit organization, building new amount of money for South African connections with local South African children and families,” Roth said. people and determining the logistics “In such a short time, we have been for how the money could be transable to raise money for school uniferred. In total, the process took forms for many of the African about three years. township children. We’ve “Although the journey raised money to provide was a difficult one, financial assistance for my main focus has certain children whose always been to make families cannot afford a change,” Roth, to send their children now 16 years old, to school. We’ve also said. “No matter how raised money for the tough and impossible teachers and support objectives were, I always staff at the schools thought of the children to help provide more Josh Roth and families. However, I did resources. In addition, we not want this change to simply have raised money for all of be a handout that doesn’t benefit the different food groups, which have locals in the long term. All of these benefited and will continue to benefit children and families deserve the same many families in need.” opportunity we have, which is why The creation of the nonprofit has Love S.A.’s mission focuses on growing been hard at times, but Roth stated that rather than giving. Love S.A. provides helping those in need has been the a helping hand to those in need, rather most meaningful to him. than simply giving them handouts.”

“Love S.A. has taught me things Since the soft launch in July 2021, about myself, the world and the Roth’s charitable foundation has importance of helping others,” he said.

“I have spent so much time developing the foundation in order for it to be an extremely useful enterprise in aiding many children and families’ lives.

From thinking of this idea on the plane ride home from Africa, to clicking the launch button on the website, I have witnessed the most spectacular thing that has ever come into my life.

My dream became a reality, and I am proud of every step I took along the way. Sadly, our world contains a lot of hatred and division which harms the younger generations tremendously.

People tend to focus on keeping to themselves, or their inner-circles.

However, we are all connected in a way. We are all human. We as a society need to do a better job in helping our fellow neighbors through good deeds.

If I am able to do my small part in this regard through Love S.A., then it will all be worth it.”

The pandemic has also brought many hardships to the children and families in South Africa; with tourism drastically depleting over the past 18 months due to COVID, many are struggling.

“I’m learning that raising money is no easy task, whether it’s during COVID or during any other time,” Roth said. “It’s difficult. People need to rightfully believe in a cause before they are willing to open up their wallets and pocketbooks. In this regard, nothing has changed. However, the children and families in Africa continue to face educational and economic hardships.

It is more important than ever to help the children and families there.”

Roth hopes that with the support of individuals, institutions and companies, Love S.A. will be a meaningful and long-lasting endeavor.

“I want to continue to help bring awareness to Love S.A. and, importantly, to the plight of the children and families in the African townships, with the aim of encouraging people who may come from vastly different cultures to recognize that we are more alike than different,” Roth said.

He hopes that through partnerships, corporate sponsorships, publicity and contributions, he will be able to continue his mission.

To learn more about the foundation’s mission and Roth’s personal story, visit www.lovesafoundation.org. To keep up with Roth’s charitable foundation follow their Instagram: @lovesafoundation or Facebook: Love S.A. Foundation. For questions or additional information, contact lovesa. inquiries@gmail.com.

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News Landmark On Main Street Announces New Executive Director

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Richard Mayer to succeed retiring Laura Mogul

he Board of Directors of Landmark on Main Street is pleased to announce that Richard Mayer will join the nonprofit community center as executive director on Aug. 30. His arrival is designed to overlap with retiring Executive Director Laura Mogul.

Mayer is an experienced live theater producer and artistic director. Much of his theater work has been in New Orleans, serving either as artistic director, associate producer or executive director. He is experienced at bringing together the community and government to support and encourage artistic expression.

“Richard brings a wide array of talents which will benefit Landmark and

our community,” Executive Director Search Committee Chair Marlene Munnelly, said. “We are excited for this next chapter.”

Mayer coordinated the annual gala for Music in the Mountains Festival in Durango, CO, working with a team of volunteers, staff and board members throughout the season.

As associate producer for the Faux/Real Festival of the Arts in New Orleans, he supervised teams at three venues simultaneously, executing 40 events over five days.

While at the Shadowbox Theatre/Old Marquer Theatre, Mayer was awarded the Times-Picayune Theatre Person of the Year for community leadership. An award-winning actor, he has won and

been nominated for his work in drama, ensemble and comedy.

A May 2021 graduate of Columbia University’s graduate program in Arts Administration, Mayer received his bachelors degree in Theatre and Dance at Tulane University in New Orleans.

His graduate thesis analyzed audience development practices at major performing arts organizations in the United States.

“Landmark has such a strong reputation for live performance,” Mayer said. “I’m really looking forward to getting to know the people of Port Washington and surrounding communities.”

—Submitted by the Landmark on Main Street

Richard Mayer is the new executive director of the Landmark on Main Street. (Photo by Ashton Akridge)

Residents Forward Unveils Unity & Diversity Mural In Port Residents Forward, in partnership with The Art Guild of Port Washington and local artist Michelle Shain, held their Gen Z mural contest prior to the pandemic. Thirteen high school students submitted their artwork for the mural with the theme of Unity and Diversity. A winner was selected after careful consideration by a panel of judges. Rising Schreiber High School senior Olivia Platt’s artwork will now grace the School District Campus Drive Administration Building.

“With all the difficulties that students experienced during this pandemic I wanted to create a piece of artwork that would bring light and inspiration to the Port Washington community now and in the future,” Platt said.

This mural is the fifth in a series

created by Residents Forward. Four other murals have been installed in and around Main Street and at the LIRR Train Station.

“As a local artist, I am proud to be a part of the PW Mural Project. With this fifth mural, we are revealing all the wonderful facets of Port Washington (our mission)—one wall at a time.”

Shain said.

Residents Forward thanked artist Olivia Platt, mural painter Lori Lee, Greg Panullo from All American Painting who prepped the wall, The Port Washington Union Free School District, especially Dr. Michael Hynes, Lisa Grossman from The Art Guild, and their other mural sponsors; the Sager Platt family, Kim and John Keiserman, Michelle and Randy Shain, Deborah

The mural is located at the School District Campus Drive Administration Building. (Photo courtesy of Residents Forward) and David Shapiro, Kara and Andrew For more information or to make a Small, Karen and Roy Smitheimer, The donation to help Residents Forward Gibbons family, The Rejwan family and continue their work email Luria Design & Style for making this info@pwresidents.org. mural a success.

—Submitted by Residents Forward

North Hempstead To Host Boat-In Movie

North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth and the Town Board are proud to be hosting a boat-in movie experience featuring Aquaman on Friday, Sept. 17 at 8 p.m. off the shores of North Hempstead Beach Park. This new and innovative way of hosting a screening is the first of its kind in Nassau County.

The event will feature a screen located at North Hempstead Beach Park

and invite the community of boaters to take part in this one-of-a-kind cinematic experience. Boats can anchor in Hempstead Harbor. Movie audio is being provided with a localized FM radio broadcast on 89.3 FM. “North Hempstead is proud to host this boat-in movie for residents to enjoy a night out on Hempstead Harbor,” Bosworth said. “Building on the success of our popular drive-in

movie series, we are testing the waters with this new innovative concept. Pack a picnic and enjoy a film under the stars.”

Boaters are encouraged to show up with friends and family. No advance registration is required. For more information, call 311.

—Submitted by the Town of North Hempstead

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News Elected Officials Celebrate Port Police Department’s 100th Anniversary Town of North Hempstead Council Member Mariann Dalimonte and Town Clerk Wayne Wink joined with the Port Washington Police Department to celebrate their 100th anniversary at the LIRR Park-

ing Lot in Port Washington. The festivities included of recognition honoring their 100th anniversary and carnival games, face painting, live music, kids’ to celebrate their commitment to the community activities and more. The town presented the Port and local residents.

Washington Police Department with a proclamation —Submitted by Town of North Hempstead

Standing from left: Mayor of Port Washington North Robert Weitzner; Town Clerk Wayne Wink; Port Washington Police Department Commissioner Frank Scobbo; Port Washington Police Department Commissioner Brian Staley Sr.; Megan McCarty; JeanMarie Posner, Peter & Jeri Dejana Family Foundation Grant Administrator; Port Washington Police Department Chief Robert DelMuro; Peter Dejana; Port Washington Police Department Commissioner Angela Lawlor Mullins; Retired Port Washington Police Department Chief William Kilfoill, New York State Senator Anna Kaplan; and Nassau County Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton. From left: Port Washington Police Department Sergeant Nicholas Dello-Iacono; Port Washington Police Department Deputy Chief William Zwerlein; New York State Assemblywoman Gina Sillitti; North Hempstead Council Member Mariann Dalimonte; Village of Baxter Estates Trustee Chris Ficalora.

(Photos courtesy of the Town of North Hempstead)

From left: Town Clerk Wayne Wink, Port Washington Police Department Commissioner Frank Scobbo, Port Washington Police Department Commissioner Angela Lawlor Mullins, Port Washington Police Department Commissioner Brian Staley Sr., Port Washington Police Department Chief Robert DelMuro and Council Member Mariann Dalimonte present a proclamation to celebrate the Port Washington Police Department’s 100th anniversary.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR A LETTER TO DR. HYNES: CONTINUING EDUCATION CLASSES As a 40-year resident of Port Washington, and a former BOE member (1989-1997), I take great pride in our schools and the services they provide to our community. One of those services is our Continuing Education program, which has a long history of offering classes that help fill the athletic and

enrichment needs of our residents.

Among the health and wellness offerings this year, however, is one that I was quite surprised to see: “COVID-19: Nutrients and Herbs for Prevention and Treatment”.

I am not a medical professional, but am well versed in the problems and

issues surrounding COVID-19 and how it has impacted on our educational system, our businesses and our communities.

That the PWUFSD is offering a class that suggests that “there are some nutrients and herbs (neutraceuticals) that can help prevent COVID-19”

simply amazes me.

I am disappointed that this offering was allowed, as, by its inclusion, it simply adds legitimacy to the confusion and misinformation that is spread by irresponsible individuals in social media.

—Kenneth J. Buettner

CONTINUING EDUCATION LEADERS OFFER IRRESPONSIBLE COURSE Continuing Education leaders have added a new course for the Fall that gives voice to a local physician who claims to offer nutritional cures and preventive measures for COVID-19.

How incredibly irresponsible to give someone that platform and legitimacy.

Doesn’t the new leadership of the

WHEN MORE EQUALS LESS A single family house was just demolished. A two family will be constructed in its place. That’s the more.

Here’s the less. The neighborhood will

lose two more spaces to park on the street. It’s time new village leadership walks their talk. What’s the plan for mitigating the lack of on-street

EYESORES ON PORT WASHINGTON BLVD. The site of the former Dairy Barn on Port Washington Blvd. is a dreadful eyesore and has been so for about a decade. The old Chester Towing Company site a few blocks south on the Boulevard at Beechwood Ave., while not vacant

quite as long, is both larger and even more unseemly. These two vacant lots are located at our town’s virtual front door. These two eyesores are among the very first things seen by most people entering Port Washington. As a town resident for close to

school board owe us more than shams and scams?

Vaccinations, masking and distancing remain our best defense, along with other approved therapies - not the garbage the doctor (I won’t give him a platform by mentioning his name, but he’s a psychiatrist dabbling in the

pandemic realm) is peddling.

And if COVID ‘cures’ aren’t enough, he’s also leading a course offering false hope to relieve dementia.

Time for the Board of Education to show some leadership and cancel this unproven quackery.

—Chris Ward

parking being swallowed by the new two-family residence? Was this just another campaign talking point or do you have a plan? If the latter, let’s

hear it, because our neighborhood is running out of space and patience.

—Dan Garcia Manorhaven

50 years, I am personally ashamed.

While I recognize that both locations are privately owned commercial properties, the owners are, in my opinion, displaying a great deal of disrespect for Port Washington. If these locations are

to remain vacant indefinitely, they must be made to look respectable. Perhaps these unpleasant sites can be turned into vest-pocket parks, transforming them from eyesores into sights for sore eyes.

—Stephen M. Plotkin

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PYA Golf Outing To Take Place Next Month O

n Monday, Oct. 11, (Columbus Day), Port Washington Youth Activities (PYA) will hold its 24th annual Marty Rybecky Memorial Golf Outing at the Village Club of Sands Point on Middle Neck Road in Port Washington. Finn MacCool’s and Connie O’Reilly have returned as the primary sponsor of the event.

The Village Club is again enthusiastic about hosting PYA’s largest fundraiser of the fall, and all are Finn MacCool’s team at last year’s outing: Kealan O’Reilly, Chuck O’Connor ensured that in the COVID-19 era, and Connie O’Reilly. (Photo courtesy of the PYA) proper precautions will be pararunning this fall as planned. the outing chairman Nick DeMeo mount to a good time, and a good, Further information on the golf at 516-944-6573, or PYA Executive fun round of golf. This is consistent outing is available at Arena Sports Director Brandon Kurz at 516-944with PYA keeping all if its outdoor Store at 52 Main St., or by calling PYA1 (7921). Visit www.pyasports. youth sports programs up and

org/golfclassic to register a foursome and pay by credit card. Additional sponsorships and tee signs are still available.

PYA, established in 1963, is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote the sportsmanship and character development in children through participation in its sports programs. PYA is the only Better Business Bureau-Accredited sports-related charitable organization in Port Washington. With its topnotch facilities located at the end of Glen Lane in Port Washington, PYA has one of the finest youth sports complexes on Long Island.

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Owner Of Legendary Ghost Motorcycles Of Port Washington Dies Founder of Ghost Motorcycles, celebrated WWII veteran, grand marshal, great great grandfather, entrepreneur and stoic family man through-andthrough, Salvatore DeFeo was a pillar of the Port Washington community.

He was drafted into the U.S. Army in August of 1945 during World War II. After basic training with the 35th Infantry Battalion in South Carolina, he was transported via ship to Europe as part of the U.S. Occupancy Forces.

He was stationed in France, Belgium and Germany. Because of his prior experience in civilian U.S. Postal Service work, he was involved in keeping mail going to and from Troops, Rifleman MKM, Victory Medal and rose to the rank of Tech Five. He was Honorably discharged in April of 1947, and returned to his lifelong home of Port Washington. His dedication, strength and resolve never faded, only transformed as he turned his focus to a building family, in a post-war, civilian life.

He started repairing and selling motorcycles as a teenager from his own garage in 1942, After the war he opened a shop on Davis Ave., and eventually moved to Main Street, later founded the iconic Ghost Motorcycles shop on 194 Main St. in 1960. Always passionate about motorcycles, the business would grow to the largest East-Coast Motorcycle Dealership.

Sponsored road racing, scrambles, and motocross racers worldwide, bicycle motocross programs for neighborhood kids, and providing a fixture for bikers,

Salvatore DeFeo motorcycle enthusiasts, mechanic historians and people from all walks of life. Celebrities from Billy Joel to Alan Jackson would frequent the shop just for a chance to rub elbows with DeFeo and enjoy the array of new, vintage and unique motorcycles on display.

DeFeo was blessed with five children, and almost 30 combined grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. DeFeo lived life on his own terms, dreamed big, never stopped riding his Harley sidecar. He had unwavering dedication to his family, a formidable work ethic, dedication to his craft, integrity in his relationships and a willingness to take chances. Although the legendary “GHOST” has passed, his legacy will live on in the hearts of all that knew him.

—Submitted by the DeFeo family

Salvatore DeFeo was the founder of Ghost Motorcycles in Port Washington.

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End Of Pandemic Aid Could Cause Problems For Unemployed

BY TIM SEEBERGER

the pandemic.

In its 2019-20 fiscal year, n Sept. 5, all federal Island Harvest distributed pandemic unem13.2 million pounds of food ployment aid ended, across 8.2 million meals on leaving thousands of Long Long Island. In fiscal year Islanders who relied on the 2020-21, it distributed nearly COVID-era benefits without a 18.4 million pounds of food reliable source of income. across 15.3 million meals.

Residents will no longer During the pandemic, receive an extra $300 payment Puglia said that many people on top of unemployment came to collect food for the benefits, as well as extended first time due to a lack of inbenefits to workers who come. For some, she said, the previously have never been choice is between buying food eligible for the program. and paying rent, electricity or The Pandemic basic necessities.

Unemployment Assistance She said that in a two-in(PUA) program extended reg- come household, if at least ular unemployment benefits one person’s income drops, to 900,415 New Yorkers as “that’s a make or break of of Aug. 14, according to the whether you can pay the bills.”

U.S. Department of Labor.

And with school starting This program was offered up again, parents that have to workers who are self-emlost this income may have to ployed (such as Uber drivers,) choose between buying food partially employed or unable and sending their children to to work due to COVID-19. school with supplies.

An additional 667,775 New “All of those things are Yorkers benefitted from two putting stressors on our extensions of unemployment families that are going to need benefits, giving them up to to seek out food assistance,” 53 weeks of payments. Both Puglia said. parties have lost all pandemic-related benefits as of Sept. 5.

They join the nearly 8.9 million Americans who will also lose benefits. In Nassau At $300 extra, that County, the July unemploycould easily be threement rate was at 5.4 percent according to the New York fourths of someone’s State Department of Labor. rent in a low-income With the lack of income community. flow, it could prove worrisome —Alison Puglia for residents who relied on the chief programs officer, extra cash on top of unemIsland Harvest ployment benefits.

“At $300 extra, that could One group of those uneasily be three-fourths of employed that could feel the someone’s rent in a low-ineffects are gig workers, such come community,” said Uber drivers and freelancers.

Alison Puglia, chief programs Under PUA, that population of officer at Island Harvest. workers were offered unemThe food distribution ployment benefits, a first for non-profit has seen a major the federal government. increase in the amount of “They are in real danger families it serves and the of their businesses closing,” amount of food being distrib- said Nia Adams, community uted in the last year during organizer at the Long Island tseeberger@antonmediagroup.com

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Pictured: Nassau County Department of Labor building. Coronavirus-related unemployment benefits ended on Sept. 5, a lifeline for some residents. (Photo: Google maps screenshot) Progressive Coalition, a grassroots activist group.

Adams pointed out that although benefits are ending, infection rates on Long Island are still rising. On Sept. 8 , Nassau County reported 313 new cases of the virus.

“The ramifications could be really devastating,” she said.

Mariano Torres, chair of the Department of Finance and Economics at Adelphi University, said the Treasury Department should be continue these benefits for workers.

“It’s crucial,” Torres said.

“It’s been a lifeline for tens of thousands of residents.”

And while critics of unemployment payments have said that it increases inflation, Torres said that scarcity of products during the pandemic has made it increase. Instead, long-term economic stagnation has created inflation.

“The assistance should be for the common people and not the banks,” Torres said.

The number of private sector jobs on Long Island increased over the year by 51,200, or 5.1 percent, to 1,054,400 in July 2021, according to the DOL. Jobs have increased, but Torres said that people are

still afraid of contracting the virus.

“There are still many who feel differently,” he said.

Although benefits are ending at the federal level, Nassau County and the state are looking to assist Long Islanders financially, and also by helping them re-enter the workforce.

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran has proposed sending a one-time direct payment of $375 to up to 400,000 households in Nassau County. The proposed Household Assistance Program will be voted on by county legislators on Sept. 13.

“I believe this assistance will not only help those who continue to struggle, but also provide a boost to our local economy,” Curran said in a Sept. 8 statement.

At the state level, the DOL is offering free help with career exploration like online job boards, résumé assistance and interview insight.

The department has also partnered with other state agencies such as the Department of Transportation to host virtual recruitment events for opportunities within state government.

“As we navigate this

pandemic and move our State forward, we want to help connect every job seeker in New York with the right job opportunity,” Governor Kathy Hochul said in a Sept. 5 statement. “I encourage both businesses in need of workers and New Yorkers in need of a job to take advantage of these crucial resources.”

New Yorkers who are out of work and looking to explore other career paths can also learn new skills through New York State’s online learning platform.

The DOL has also enacted emergency measures for its Shared Work Program, which enables workers to receive partial unemployment benefits while working reduced hours. It also changed its partial unemployment benefits system, which now bases payments on the number of hours actually worked over the course of a week, instead of the number of days worked.

The state says there are around 20,000 part-time jobs available on its job board.

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cting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce A. Smith announced that a barred investment broker from Glen Cove was arraigned on Aug. 31 on charges he stole more than $80,000 from victims who believed they were investing in shares of DoorDash, Airbnb and Petco.

This is the defendant’s second arrest this year for investment fraud crimes.

Peter Quartararo, 56, of Glen Cove, was arraigned before Judge David Levine and charged with grand larceny in the second degree, a C felony, and grand larceny in the third degree. If convicted on the top count, the maximum sentence is five to 15 years in prison. Quartararo is due back in court on Oct. 20.

“This defendant has now been arrested twice this year for allegedly defrauding multiple victims with the same empty elevator pitch, stealing more than $500,000 in total from his victims and never delivering on his promises,” Smith said. “This case further highlights the need for investors to diligently review the credentials and licenses of the financial professionals they work with to ensure they are credible and operating with integrity.”

Smith said that in August 2020,

Quartararo introduced himself to Quartararo never delivered any his first victim at a tenants-only shares to the victims, nor did he barbecue at the complex he lived in provide any financial statements that and claimed that he was an investor indicated that the victims owned and a financial advisor. Quartararo shares of stock in DoorDash, Airbnb or allegedly told the victim that Petco. An NCDA investigation he possessed pre-initial revealed that Quartararo public offering shares never purchased any of DoorDash and shares on behalf of Airbnb at $2 a This case further highlights the victims. share and that Quartararo the need for investors to dilihe would sell and a co-congently review the credentials spirator were the victim some and licenses of the financial of his shares. both charged in professionals they work with April 2021 with The individual to ensure they are credible gave Quartararo grand larceny and and operating with integrity. other charges for $11,500 in cash and later wired him allegedly stealing —Joyce A. Smith Acting Nassau County an additional $58,000 $436,000 from District Attorney in exchange for what four investors who the victim believed to be believed they were investing pre-IPO shares of Airbnb. in pre-IPO stock for several high-proAnother alleged victim also met file companies, including Airbnb, Quartararo at their Glen Cove apartWeWork and Peloton. ment building in June 2020. Quartararo NCDA’s investigation revealed allegedly introduced himself as being that the defendants never purchased an investor and stated that he could get any shares of stock in the pre-IPO the victim stocks “on the ground floor” companies on the victims’ behalf, at $1.65 a share. In January 2021, the and instead allegedly used the funds second victim gave Quartararo $14,000 deposited in accounts that they conin cash in exchange for what he believed trolled to purchase food, travel, and were shares of Petco at $1.65 each. vehicles, including a 2020 Mercedes

Benz SUV, and as the down payment on Quartararo’s Maserati automobile.

The SEC has confirmed that no shares of IPO stock in Peloton, WeWork, and Airbnb were ever purchased by the defendants.

Quartararo was previously barred from operating as a stock broker in March 2013 by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FinRA).

Both cases are being prosecuted by Senior Investigative Counsel Richard Sikes of the Financial Crimes Bureau.

The NCDA Civil Forfeiture Bureau has assisted in identifying any available assets. Quartararo is represented by Gerard Donnelly, Esq. The Nassau County District Attorney wishes to thank the United States Securities and Exchange Commission for their continued assistance with this investigation.

For those who believe they were the victim of an investment fraud perpetrated by Peter Quartararo, contact the Nassau County DA’s Office Financial Crimes Bureau at 516-571-2149.

The charges are merely accusations and the defendants are presumed innocent until and unless found guilty.

—Submitted by the Nassau County District Attorney

Culinary Delights Is Rescheduled Until Spring The Glen Cove Chamber of Commerce has decided to reschedule “Culinary Delights” until the spring and will now be held on Monday, April 25 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Glen Cove Chamber of Commerce said in a statement that being cautious regarding large gatherings at this time, is in the best interest of the community and local businesses.

The safety of guests and participants, the statement read, is of the utmost importance to the chamber and mitigating any response that could lead to additional restrictions is the responsible path forward.

It is of the expectation that the economy and community will be in great shape next spring. The Glen Cove Chamber of Commerce has been hosting this event for 24 years in promotion of local businesses while graciously catering to our community.

“Culinary Delights” is evolving and will grow bigger and better and the chamber says it looks forward to hosting a safe and grand event next spring.

Ticket sales and sponsorship opportunities will remain live on the chamber’s website in preparation for this event:

Paula Valle with her dad, chef Moris Valle of Glen Cove (Photo by Tab Hauser)

• Purchase tickets—www.glencove chamber.org/culinary • Gourmet sponsor—www.glen covechamber.org/event-4442869 • Foodie sponsor—www.glencove chamber.org/event-4442910 • Raffle promotion—www.glen covechamber.org/event-4442952

• Official Facebook event page - https://fb.me/e/3ZOCc1OFV For any questions, contact the Glen Cove Chamber of Commerce office at 516-676-6666 or email info@ glencovechamber.org.

—Submitted by the Glen Cove Chamber of Commerce

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Great Neck Library Welcomes Back Denise Corcoran As Library Director

he Great Neck Library Board of Trustees, administration, staff and community are delighted to welcome back Denise Corcoran to the Library family, upon her return as Library Director.

At the Aug. 24 Board of Trustees meeting, the Board unanimously voted to have Corcoran return as Director of the Library, the same position to which she was originally appointed in January 2018.

Corcoran brings to the Great Neck Library a strong background in community library services. She has worn many hats in the various positions she has held in the Queens Library system.

As the Director of Community Library Services, beginning in 2014, she managed and supervised performance and services for twenty community libraries including two teen centers within the Queens

Library system. This entailed allocating, overseeing and directing personnel resources, supervising budgets and expenditures, as well as promoting the library through interaction with elected officials, community groups and schools. When working on staff and customer engagement, she was a leader in creating a successful Professional Development series and developing a new Onboarding program.

Prior to this, Corcoran served in the capacity of Community Library Manager for the Cambria Heights Library where she managed all operations including building, staff, budgets, collections and programs. During her career in library services, she also served as a Young Adult Librarian at the Cambria Heights Library where she did collection development, reference services, programs and community outreach.

Corcoran has a Master of Library Science from St. John’s University and Master of Business Administration from Stony Brook University.

She holds a New York State Public Librarian’s Professional Certificate and has a Permanent New York State Teaching Certification in Secondary Education, English for grades 7 to 12.

Her awards include two Congressional Achievement Awards for Outstanding and Invaluable Service to the Community.

We look forward to working with Denise Corcoran as she shares her expertise to guide the Library forward.

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Boy Scout Troop 10 Spends One Week At Scout Reservation Camp

BY DR. DWIGHT ROSENSTEIN

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Troop 10 had a very successful week at summer camp at Onteora Scout Reservation in Livingston Manor, New York.

31 scouts spent a week in the Catskills, in platform tents, eating at the dining hall, and walking probably at least a mile every day to visit various program areas. Adult leaders accompanied the scouts and at all times there were four adults at camp. The weather was remarkable for Sullivan County, because for six days there was no rain. Younger scouts received training in basic outdoor and camping skills. The scouts were particularly interested in the safe use of knife, ax and saw, and fire building skills. All of the scouts partook of the merit

Campfire at Orchard Lake.

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badge program in which over 85 merit badges were offered.

Merit badges earned by the scouts included the following. Swimming, kayaking, rifle shooting, astronomy,

sculpture, engineering, animation, moviemaking, wilderness survival, cooking, wood carving, backpacking, camping, hiking, athletics, emergency preparedness,

inventing, environmental science, home repairs, geocaching, and automotive maintenance, to name just a few. The scouts also had the opportunity to spend time at

the rifle range, and at archery, as well as going fishing and boating on the lake. They even took showers. One of the adult leaders accomplished the mile swim. The members of Troop 10 met scouts from troops from all over Nassau County and friendships were made.

No one was eaten by a bear and there were almost no mosquitoes. The boys had a special treat in that one of our recent Eagle Scouts was at camp as a counselor in training.

Troop 10 meets at the Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department, 25 Prospect St. on Mondays at 7:30 to 9 p.m. on school days. If you are interested in joining Troop 10, contact Dr. Dwight J Rosenstein at djrosenstein@ gmail.com.

Dr. Dwight Rosenstein is the Scoutmaster for Troop 10

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Islamophobia Comes To Hicksville Local mosque subjected to vandalism and threats

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ccording to a May 2021 report by the American Civil Liberties Union, anti-mosque incidents have spiked since 2005 with New York State being among the leaders with 11 or more. Hicksville’s Faizan-e-Aisha, located on Heitz Place, is the latest name added to this list coming off multiple incidents of vandalism perpetuated against this house of worship in the last month. An Aug. 13 video showed a man with a shovel dumping garbage and human waste all over the front door where congregants place their shoes before entering the mosque. The Nassau County Police Department (NCPD), which is treating this as a bias crime, was not alerted to the incident until Aug. 26 because mosque members of the mosque said the same man returned and threatened people outside who came to the mosque to pray.

Since Faizan-e-Aisha opened a year ago, the nonprofit religious organization has been serving hundreds of individuals every month and offers a wide variety of services to the

community. Last year saw the Sunni Masjid and Muslim Center expanding its services and activities to include weekly academic religious programs, Islamic Studies, Arabic classes and free meals every Friday night from 8:30 to 10 p.m.

Elected officials were quick to express their disgust over the situation shortly after the mosque filed its complaint with the NCPD. “I am outraged over the recent act of hate against the Faizan-eAisha Masjid in Hicksville earlier this month,” said Assemblymember Charles Lavine (D-Glen Cove) in a released statement. “The despicable act of throwing trash mixed with human

waste is an attack against us all. I have full faith in our law enforcement and their abilities as they investigate this painful incident. Left unchallenged, hatred will continue to metastasize.

We will not stand idly by when confronted by acts of hate against anyone in our community regardless of race or religion. We will all stand together to defeat the primitive impulse that impels violence. As Americans and as New Yorkers, that is our obligation and our responsibility.”

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran jumped on her Twitter account asking anyone with information regarding the incident to alert police investigators.

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Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) Executive Director Afaf Nasher also weighed in with a statement decrying this recent act of vandalism.

“This type of apparently bias-motivated attack on a house of worship is absolutely unacceptable and should be condemned by political and religious leaders of all backgrounds,’ Nasher said. “As we approach the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks, we must all stress national unity and mutual understanding, not division and hatred.”

The investigation is ongoing.

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A Day For The Jacks Of All Trades Long Island Fair returns for 179th year

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ow running for 179 years, the Long Island Fair took both kids and parents alike back to Long Island’s roots to learn about the farming history of the fertile land over Labor Day weekend.

The fair, held every year at the Old Bethpage Village Restoration and hosted by Nassau County and the Agricultural Society of Queens, Nassau and Suffolk, is one of the oldest festivals in New York State.

“It’s about bringing kids to see what Long Island was like,” said Agricultural Society Board of Directors member James Rucck. “It’s about getting kids to know how important agriculture was to Long Island.”

The fair, originally held in Mineola, featured old-time rides, games for kids, animal exhibits, circus acts, demonstrations and old-time buildings to explore on the grounds. This year, attendance at the fair was up from 0 last year, as the 2020 rendition of the festival was canceled due to COVID-19.

A steady stream of guests flowed in over the three days, flocking to the many activities the fair had to offer such as a petting zoo, camel rides and a variety of performances.

“For a year where there was virtually nothing, it’s a breath of fresh air,” said Robert Brady of New Hyde Park. He was at the fair on Saturday with his wife, Loretta.

The two have been attending the fair for the last 30 years, and they remember the days of bringing their children to the grounds.

“It makes history fun, especially when you have little kids,” Loretta said. “It’s not only enjoyment, but it’s learning too.”

One way guests could learn about the many skills and crafts taken up by Long Islanders was by taking a step into the ground’s restored exhibition hall to view the fair’s blue ribbon contest. Basket making, painting, baking, plants, jewelry and photography were some of the many categories on display in the hall where entrants submitted their work.

Gina Mars, a potter and an art teacher at the Spirit of Huntington Center at Huntington Station, was inside the exhibition hall displaying her original pottery. She said that despite the pandemic, she was able to continue teaching pottery from a safe distance, and art in a time like this was how many got through such an unprecedented time.

“I just feel that the Long Island Fair in general is just a wonderful fair,” Mars said. “Not only do you get

Jonathan Offi’s “Canines In The Clouds” show aims for the sky. Photo by Jennifer Corr beautiful that she brought in.”

Jonathan Offi, who travels cross country with his 11 dogs to put on a show called “Canines In The Clouds” said at the fair that even though he was not able to perform for 18 months, he was able to dedicate more time to training his dogs, who do all kinds of stunts like jumping, walking across a ladder and impressive dives into a pool.

Now that Offi is back to traveling with his dogs, who are all from shelters, he said they are happy to feed off the energy of the crowd again. Part of Offi’s mission is to promote getting the right dog for one’s lifestyle.

Tim Commerford, who was operating the camel rides at the fair, said that his The petting zoo at the LI Fair had many guests, including a very friendly animals, too, missed interacting with the camel. Photo by Jennifer Corr people during the lockdown months. At the fair, Commerford had with him four Poet Laureate,” Savino said. to meet people, but you get to share dromedary camels; three of them for Also part of the tradition of comyour craft. You meet people who rides and one of them for the petting zoo. peting was produce. Not too far away do quilting, not just ceramics, but “It was a little different during the painting... so many different mediums from the exhibition hall, produce of all pandemic,” Commerford said. “We’ve and it call comes together once a year. kinds were on display. done a lot of special home and private Lorraine Anderson, dressed in hisIt’s just very important to remember stuff, lot of petting zoos. But we still, this torical garb, explained that competicraft in society.” year, actually see that the events are on, tors from Nassau, Suffolk and Queens just a few restrictions like maintaining a By remembering craft in society, grew all the vegetables and herbs that distance. But all in all, everybody wants Mars added, it will allow future generations to carry on skills like quilting, fairgoers were eying that Labor Day to get out.” And get out families did, as a weekend. painting, pottery making and baking. steady stream of people enjoyed a taste When asked if the pandemic Taking up a corner space of the exof normalcy at the Long Island Fair. impacted these local farmers and garhibition was the poetry competition.

To learn more about the Long deners represented in the competition Island Fair and their future dates, visit One of the judges at the competition, here, Anderson explained that some former Suffolk County Poet Laureate www.lifair.org. have been able to dedicate even more Robert Savino of West Islip, said he What did you think of time to their gardening hobby. “One read through dozens of poems in this article? Share your lady said that she has actually been different categories and age groups. thoughts by email at: able to give more time to her garden Children and adults could enter in jcorr@antonmediagroup.com because of COVID,” Anderson said.

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he Roslyn School District is pleased to announce two administrative appointments at Harbor Hill Elementary School for the 2021-22 school year.

Michelle Hazen, who had been the assistant principal, now leads the school as principal. A veteran educator with 25 years of experience at the district, Hazen is well known to the school community. Prior to her appointment to Harbor Hill, she was a first grade teacher and assistant principal at Heights.

Hazen earned her Master of Elementary Education and Master of Special Education from Adelphi University, her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Wisconsin and holds an Advanced Certificate in Educational Leadership from LIU

Post. She was instrumental in the planning and implementation of last year’s reopening plan, designed and launched a school-wide STEAM program and created a school-wide kindness initiative. In 2001, she was awarded the PTA Jenkins award for exceptional teaching.

Justin Gabrus will fill Hazen’s previous role at Harbor Hill. Formerly an assistant principal in the Merrick School District, Gabrus was a reading specialist in the Malverne School District, and a third grade teacher at the Freeport School District.

Gabrus earned his Bachelor of Arts in Childhood Education from SUNY Old Westbury, and his Master of Science at Touro College. He also holds several certifications, including, School Building Leadership,

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Principal Michelle Hazen and Assistant Principal Justin Gabrus.

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Childhood Education and Literacy.

“The Roslyn Board of Education unanimously agreed that Ms. Hazen and Mr. Gabrus were by far the best candidates for these positions and I look forward to seeing them strengthen and build meaningful relationships

with the students and families of Harbor Hill,” Superintendent Allison Brown said. “I’m very excited to see what innovations and ideas they bring to the district in the years to come.”

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This notable Sands Point estate at 235 Middle Neck Rd. sold for $11,100,000 on Aug. 31. It celebrates the best of waterfront living for the 21st century. The art of living well is evident nowhere more than on the water and this home is as enchanting, seductive and sublime as its surroundings.

Recalling the past while paving the way for new memories, this is not just a house, it’s a gateway to the way things should be. It’s the promise of home. Finding the right balance of luxury and practicality was key to the masterful renovation. The mandate for the house: a feeling of cool serenity, of modern elegance and an almost ethereal lightness tethered to the qualities of the site. The rooms, including 14 bedrooms and nine bathrooms, while expansive, embrace a human scale. Indoor and outdoor spaces manage to be both private and social. This incomparable offering also features 391 feet of sandy beach, a sea-side guest cottage, tennis court, garages and guest quarters.

This luxurious residence at 163 Middle Neck Rd. in Sands Point, with the utmost attention to functionality and detail, sold on Sept. 1 for $2,900,000. The secluded lush landscaping is perfect host to the exquisite gunite, saltwater and heated pool with water slide and hot tub. There is custom millwork throughout the open-floor plan of the first floor. The home’s 6,700 square-feet of space, includes a walkout basement. There are fireplaces and skylights throughout. A chef’s kitchen has an enormous island. There are six bedrooms and five-and-a-half bathrooms in total. The enormous master bedroom on the main level has his-and-her closets and a spa-like bath ensuite. The second floor has three bedrooms and two bathrooms. The finished walkout basement has two full bathrooms, two bedrooms, a play room, theater, gym and storage. The home is zoned for Port Washington Schools and train line. It is an ideal Sands Point location with complete tranquility, privacy and close to town amenities.

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Glen Cove Hospital Earns Recognition to manage their illness upon discharge from the hospital,” Bodner said.

The goals of the hospital’s heart failure program include decreasing hospitalizations and emergency care visits as well as reducing symptoms or maintaining stabilization.

More than 6.5 million adults in the United States are living with heart failure, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Heart failure is a condition in which the heart cannot pump enough oxygenated blood to meet the needs of the body’s other organs. Common symptoms include: Shortness of breath during daily activities, trouble breathing when Glen Cove Hospital leaders celebrate their recent clinical achievements lying down, weight gain with swelling in stroke and heart failure care. From left: Maureen Wallace RN, director in the feet, ankles or stomach, and feelquality management & performance improvement; Scott Bodner, MD, co-diing tired or weak. Many heart failure rector of hospital medicine and chair of Glen Cove’s stroke committee; patients can lead a full, enjoyable life Rose Graziosi, RN, clinical quality improvement specialist; and Kerri Anne when their condition is managed with Scanlon, RN, executive director. (Northwell Health) proper medications or devices and visit and other care interventions. cause of death in the United States and with healthy lifestyle changes.

“Patient care is our top priority at “Taking care of stroke patients is a major source of serious disability for Glen Cove Hospital,” Scanlon said. “We is a collaborative effort,” said Scott adults. About 795,000 people nationBodner, MD, chair of Glen Cove’s wide have a stroke each year, according are continually improving the quality of care for patients in our community with stroke committee and co-director of to the American Heart Association/ stroke and heart failure by implementthe hospitalists program. “Our highly American Stroke Association. trained physicians are focused on “Glen Cove’s recognition for manag- ing the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines initiatives.” quickly and efficiently treating stroke ing heart failure in patients focuses on For more information, call patients and saving lives.” improving quality of life and preventing 516-674-7300.

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len Cove Hospital has earned the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With the Guidelines (GWTG) Stroke Gold Plus with Honor Roll Elite and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll Achievement Award. The hospital also received GWTG’s Heart Failure Silver Achievement Award.

“These two prestigious honors from the American Heart Association reflect our staff’s extraordinary commitment to providing high-quality, evidence-based care in treating patients with stroke and heart failure both in the hospital and in an outpatient setting,” said Kerri Anne Scanlon, RN, executive director of Glen Cove Hospital. The hospital is a New York State Department of Healthdesignated stroke center. It also has an acute rehabilitation unit providing specialized stroke care.

The hospital earned the award by meeting specific quality achievement measures for stroke patients. These indicators include evaluating the proper use of medications and other stroke treatments aligned with the most upto-date guidelines of speeding recovery and reducing death and disability for stroke patients. Before discharge, patients are educated about managing their health, scheduling a follow-up

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Not Just Shrubbery Identifying non-native, invasive plants at the Garvies Point Preserve

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here’s more than meets the eye in a sea of green plants and weeds, especially at the Garvies Point Museum and Preserve in Glen Cove.

Some may call Dimitria Patrikis an expert on this stuff, as she can identify the difference between a fox grape vine, a native plant, and a porcelain berry vine, an invasive plant. In a preserve that consists of 62 acres with five miles of marked trails, Patrikis knows of the friends and many of the foes - the friends being native plants and the foes being non-native and invasive plants. “[Invasive plants] do impact [the preserve] quote a lot actually,” Patrikis said. “They impact Long Island as a whole, but as a focus on the preserve here, they do impact the species because invasive plants are bullies. They bully out the native plants and they don’t give the native plants the chance to grow, and the native plants are what the species that live here depend on.”

In a land that is maintained by the staff at the Garvies Point Museum and Preserve, while remaining practically untouched as no one is allowed to leave or take anything inside of the preserve, many critters like foxes, birds and squirrels depend on the plants here for food. A fun fact, Patrikis remarked, is that poison ivy, a native plant, is one of the many plants the animals like to munch on. While humans are often allergic to poison ivy, it’s not a bother to the birds and the squirrels. “Yes we do try to get it away from the edges of the trail so that people don’t get itchy with it, but it’s actually a very valuable food source.”

But some may wonder what exactly an invasive plant is. They do not typically stand out, in fact, they typically blend in. If left alone, however, they can wipe out the plants that people want to keep around. English ivy, asiatic day flowers, porcelain berry and night shade are just some examples.

These invasive species can spread via wind, seed or can travel through their roots. Even birds can spread invasive plants from place to place.

Some may unknowingly plant an invasive species because they believe it would make a good ground cover or because it’s aesthetically pleasing.

Invasive plants can choke the life out of the plants nature lovers like Patrikis do want, like New York iron weed, highbush cranberry, black locust and blue mistflower. Patrikis, as she pointed out a bushel of the highbush cranberry and the bluemist flower, gave the plants a sympathetic gaze. “They’re trying,” she said.

Dimitria Patrikis pulled the invasive shameplant from the ground.

a butterfly bush, they’re pretty and they’re lovely,” Patrikis said. “And the butterflies do come to them. But you want to also provide something they can plant their eggs in. Common milkweed for monarch and then there’s other things like pipevine and the pipevine swallowtail likes that one.”

Just a short walk away from the Bird Friendly Garden is the Butterfly Friendly Garden, busy with small winged creatures like honeybees.

While plants are relatively self sufficient, Patrikis does enjoy helping them along. Patrikis set her attention on a common milkweed pod bustling open with seeds. The seeds are white, fluffy and are lighter than a feather.

She took a couple seedlings in her hand and let them free into the air, and they floated towards the sky until they could no longer be seen.

Perhaps one day, those seedlings will become another milkweed plant, adding to the balance of life here in Glen Cove.

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Examples Of Invasive Plants On Long Island The seeds of the common milkweed are soft and lighter then a feather. The common milkweed is the only plant a monarch butterfly will lay its eggs on.

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“They’re doing what they can.”

As she walked through the Bird Friendly Garden located next to the museum, she set her sight on a garden that was in danger of being ravaged by the English ivy. Seeing a small hole in the ground, she filled it with dirt. “Someone was digging for lunch,” she remarked.

“You can see the English ivy trying to get back in here,” Patrikis said. “We pull it out, it comes right back. It’s nasty, nasty, nasty stuff. It’s all inside in there. You can see how it’s vested on the ground there. It’s all English ivy. It chokes out all the other plants. It’s not that I have

a personal aversion to English ivy, although I sort of do, but the fact is that it doesn’t peacefully co-exist.”

Co-existing and balance is among the cornerstones of Patrikis’ philosophy when it comes to the grounds of Garvies Point. For example: the popular butterfly bush that pollinators like the monarch butterfly enjoy drinking the nectar from. If one wants to plant one of those, Patrikis said, they should consider also planting common milkweed or a pipevine.

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Retired Plainview Teacher Pays It Forward With Proceeds Of Original Children’s Book

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uring COVID, retired teacher Joel Rauch started writing lyrics for a friend to arrange into songs. What started as an activity to pass time, turned into publishing What Would I Be?, a children’s book about making right choices and learning good morals.

Now, he’s paying it forward into the community with the proceeds of the 500 books sold while teaching kids self-esteem, self-worth and making good choices.

Since releasing the book, Rauch has donated a portion of the proceeds to the Mid Island Y JCC in Plainview.

And on Aug. 19, his efforts were recognized by Nassau County.

Rauch was presented a citation from Legislator Arnold Drucker for his work and dedicating a portion of its proceeds toward supporting the Mid Island Y JCC. “Not only will Joel’s book deliver key resources to the Mid Island Y JCC, I am hopeful that the message contained within its pages will positively impact our community by

“I feel like I owe the Y for giving me a second chance,” he said.

The book started out as writing lyrics for a friend who was writing an album. As the writing progressed, Rauch’s friend pointed out that his lyrics might work for a book.

Rauch said he’s always wanted to write a children’s book, but “life got in the way” as he said (which also happens to be the name of the album his friend made.)

After encouragement from his wife, Rauch began writing. But he didn’t do it all on his own.

In need of an illustrator, Rauch reached out to a local Facebook group asking for help. Coincidentally, he connected with Bridget Bick, a local illustrator who had a dream of drawing for a children’s book as someone who is legally blind.

Retired Plainview teacher and children’s book author Joel Rauch stands “I wear two hearing aids, so we beside Nassau County Legislator Arnold Drucker after receiving a citation made a great team,” Rauch said, for donating proceeds of his new book to the Mid Island Y JCC. adding that the project gave Bick a touching the hearts of young readers,” efforts to bring his positive message to boost by fulfilling her dream.

With 500 copies sold and a five-star Legislator Drucker said. “It was a the next generation.” rating on Amazon, the message is pleasure to have this opportunity to When Rauch found out the news, resonating with kids and parents. recognize Joel and thank him for his he was shocked and surprised of his Rauch has been invited to read recognition. the book at schools in the local area.

“It’s very humbling,” Rauch said. “I His daughter, who teaches in Port can’t explain it. I didn’t expect it.”

Washington, read the book to her The book, released on Feb. 28, is class. The response was so enthusiasa tale of teaching kids to make good choices, taught through brightly-illus- tic that he received thank you notes from the students. trated animals.

Now, he’s working on a new book, Rauch said he used animals to convey his message because he found What Do You Get?, that pushes that, as a teacher, it was a great combi- children to flex their creative muscles nation to use giraffes and pigs to teach by combining animals and objects.

Working with Bick again, Rauch lessons rather than adults. gave an example of a “shipanzee,” a “I was thrilled that it was even cross between a monkey and a boat. published,” Rauch said.

He hopes that parents and children Rauch chose to donate to the Mid alike will use the book as a bonding Island Y JCC because of the opportuopportunity to come up with inventive nities the facility has given him as a pickleball instructor two days a week. ideas that spur imagination.

Teaching the sport became an outlet for Rauch after he retired from What did you think of this his job as a teacher. article? Share your thoughts For him, “it’s not about the money.” with me by email at: tseeberger@antonmediagroup.com Rather, it’s about paying it forward.

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long lost cousin, walked through it. I am grateful that due to their efforts I n May 29, 1947, a baby boy now have knowledge of my biological was born in Brooklyn to Anne family and the stability associated Smith. Six days later, she gave with it. I am a missing him up for adoption. His given name link entering into a was Donald Smith and the mother new family which has listed herself as unwed on the birth always existed and certificate. His adoptive parents, Louis who have accepted and Eileen Liotti, named him Thomas me with love.”

Francis, after their respective fathers.

Louis and Eileen Sixty years later, Thomas F. Liotti, died within months Village of Westbury justice and of each other in prominent criminal defense attorney, 2008 and soon after found out from his ailing father that he Liotti successfully had been adopted. The search for his filed a motion biological parents led him on a 10-year to unseal his journey of discovery and resulted in adoption file for two books, The Secret Adoption and medical reasons Memoirs of an Adopted Child. In 2017, and hired an Liotti and wife Wendy met his second investigator. cousin Mary Sirchia, and the rest of his Liotti eventually blood relatives, including first cousin discovered that Eileen King of Lynbrook. His biological his parents were mother had lived with King, her niece. Jack and Anne Smith. His siblings Liotti credited his daughter were no longer living.

Francesca Eileen, “who gave me He speculates on what could have more than a birthday gift of Ancestry made his mother give him up, and but assisted in the discovery of my what his father’s responsibility was. roots which were unknown to me.

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Ultimately, he gives much credit to his adoptive parents for giving him a new lease on life.

Of Louis and Eileen he writes, “I regret not having embraced them and not tearfully telling them of how grateful I am for their total devotion to me throughout their lives. They truly gave me their all. They sacrificed their entire lives for me. If not for them I would have been a ward of the state; a homeless person or in jail. I recognize that some of us are luckier than others. I was very lucky.”

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Liotti wrote, “As far as I know, she made no effort during her lifetime to reach out to me or to advise family members of what happened to me, the lost baby of the family.”

He wrote his second book in part to tell his new family about himself, chronicling an eventful life that saw him go from the 1968 Olympic swimming trials (he held several state swimming records) to a successful career in the law.

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Summer Drive To Stave Off Hunger Food drives key to Power to Feed Long Island initiative

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s if picking up the pieces from the aftermath of natural disasters like Hurricane Ida were not enough, PSEG Long Island has teamed up with Island Harvest Food Bank to conduct a summer food drive dubbed Power to Feed Long Island. The goal is to collect the equivalent of 21,000 meals for local families struggling to put food on their tables. a glaring issue in the aftermath of the ongoing pandemic.

There have already been four food drives centered on contactless drive-thru areas and collection bins held at Stop & Shop locations in Islandia and Massapequa along with one at the Stew Leonard’s in East Meadow and the King Kullen in Shirley. The next two food drives are scheduled on Friday, Sept. 17 (Stop & Shop in Huntington Station) and Friday, Sept. 24 (King Kullen in Garden City Park).

And whereas the times for these other events ran from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sept. 17 is Hunger Action Day and as a result, PSEG Long Island will be setting up the Huntington Station drop to have more of a carnival atmosphere with music, a guess how many pounds of food game and extended hours that run from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Helping out with the heavy lifting are PSEG Long Island employees who volunteer to become Ambassadors for this initiative. Farmingdale’s Christine Restani is grateful to be able to do something charitable through her employer.

“It’s a pillar of our organization to give back to our communities and our employees are all very dedicated and enjoy giving back to the communities where we live and work,” she said. “We really care about our customers and it’s really important to us that we get out and help others.”

The Power to Feed Long Island initiative is being held during this time of the year due to how challenging a

Farmingdale’s Christine Restani, who is also a PSEG Long Island employee and ambassador, pitching in at the Aug. 6 food drive held at the Massapequa Stop & Shop location (Photos courtesy of PSEG Long Island)

time this season can be for food banks, local pantries and other supplemental feeding programs for people at risk of food insecurity. Children who may normally receive reduced-cost breakfast and lunch at school don’t have that resource during the summer months. Likewise, giving to charity at a time when many people are on vacation isn’t as pressing a thought as it may be during the holidays.

Over the past year and a half, the pandemic and its after-effects put a significant strain on the supplemental food supply chain, with Island Harvest Food Bank helping feed 600,000 families challenged with food insecurity in 2020, double the number of the previous year. Island Harvest Food Bank President/ CEO Randi Shubin Dresner was adamant in emphasizing how much worse food scarcity became once COVID-19 arrived.

“Before the pandemic, Island Harvest Food Bank provided supplemental,

regular food support to approximately 300,000 food-insecure Long Islanders,” Shubin Dresner explained.

“Last year, that number expanded two-fold, which is why keeping a steady supply of healthy food to our neighbors in need is so important.

We are grateful to PSEG Long Island and our supermarket partners King Kullen, Stew Leonard’s and Stop & Shop for their continued caring and generosity in helping us make sure that no one on Long Island goes hungry.”

PSEG Long Island employee Diane Finocchio of Massapequa is gearing up to be an ambassador at one of the remaining events.

The idea of someone going hungry in this day and age is a troubling notion for her.

“When I think about food insecurity, I try to imagine how difficult it must be for people who don’t know when their next meal will be,” she said. “I think it’s an important cause, and with the pandemic it got more difficult. Loss of

Massapequa’s Diane Finocchio is also a PSEG Long Island employee and ambassador income means lower donations, so I think this initiative is great to draw awareness to the need for donations.”

At all these upcoming events and locations, representatives from PSEG Long Island and Island Harvest Food Bank will be available to provide information on low-income programs and money-saving energy efficiency options.

They will also help coordinate contactless drop-offs through a drive-thru donation area.

Additionally, information will be available from PSEG Long Island on electric service payment plans and programs and ways to save money through energy efficiency options.

Visit www.psegliny.com/ feedLI [psegliny.com] for additional information on Power to Feed Long Island.

Visit www.psegliny.com/ myaccount/customersupport/financialassistance [psegliny.com] for more information on PSEG Long Island’s assistance and payment programs for customers experiencing financial hardship, For information about Island Harvest and for help with food insecurity issues, call 631-873-4775.

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HOME OFFICE from page 3A hybrid work-home spaces were increasingly popular as craftsmen and merchants set up store fronts and had personal living space at the back of their houses. The public office space did not come back to popularity until the Industrial Revolution, and the 20th century ushered in the idea of the modern office space, requiring work be done outside the home and doing a daily commute.

With many people continuing to take advantage of work-from-home options, there is an increased need for practical and organized home office space.

Location, Location, Location

One of the most important things to consider when setting up a home office is its location. Comfort comes in many shapes and forms. Where your office is located is going to affect not only your productivity but the family dynamics. If you can set up a home office in a separate room, that’s ideal. But not everyone has that option. Choose the quietest part of your house, whether that is the living room, family room, guest room, and sometimes even the bedroom. Stay away from doors and heavy trafficked areas. Use the space you have wisely.

Look around. Do you see the large chair in the corner of your living room and you don’t remember when was the last time you sat in it? Move it and use that corner to set up a workspace.

We do not want to be reminded of our workday when we sit down at the end of the day with family to relax and have dinner. One way to avoid that is to try and set up the home office in a way that it blends in with the rest of the room. If possible, avoid having the workspace take central stage in the room. A quiet corner of the living room will do. Try to have the desk mimic the style and color of the rest of the furniture in the room. Keep the workspace clean and organized.

Nothing screams work and office more than a bundle of cables dangling from a home computer. Invest in a wireless mouse and screen.

Keep It Simple

Try not to over decorate. You may be tempted to recreate the beautifully styled home offices that you see on Pinterest. There are the desks with flower arrangements and tons of books, the inspirational quotes and family photos. But it is just that, a beautifully styled desk but likely not a practical workspace. Keep your workspace simple, clean and organized, especially if your desk is in one of the main living spaces. Ideally, use a desk with drawers where you can store all

Natural light brings an elevated mood and more energy to your work. pens, pencils and Post-It notes. Focus when hanging your pictures, you can more on streamlining your workspace use adhesive strips, magnetic paint or rather than on the décor. wire displays.

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Those inspirational quotes and family pictures can still be around you.

Hang them on the wall above your desk. Floating shelves are a great way not only to use to store office items but also serve as display space. They also help define your workspace and break up the space around it. If you are concerned with damaging the walls

Let The Light In

Quiet and calm are important for a productive day in the home office.

So is light. Natural light brings an elevated mood and more energy to your work. If possible, situate your desk next to a window. Open the curtains and roll up the shades. Use task lights and adjustable desk lights to compensate for lack of natural light

or work in the evening. Most of our home offices have limited space so wisely choose your light fixture. If your space isn’t big or close to a window, bring in a mirror to reflect available light to your workspace.

The home office should, above all, be a comfortable space where you feel inspired, productive and motivated. If you haven’t created this special place yet, it is never too late to do so now.

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The leaves are changing colors and the temperatures have cooled enough that it actually feels quite nice to spend time outdoors.

Take this opportunity to beautify your home and garden with plants that love fall as much as you do.

One of the most beloved plants for fall is the Chrysanthemum or “mum.”

Available in a myriad of colors, mums produce small daisy-like flowers for several weeks during the fall months. Mums look great planted in a garden bed or try them in a planter by your entryway. You will not be disappointed.

Another favorite is ornamental cabbage, which comes in several shades of purple and white. Although called cabbage, ornamental cabbage is not edible—it’s just beautiful.

Cabbage typically holds its color until the first hard frost in winter and looks gorgeous when planted along a walkway or in flower beds and window boxes.

One of my personal favorites for fall is ornamental peppers. Just like ornamental cabbage, the peppers are not edible but sure look really interesting.

If you are looking for a dash of bright, fun color ornamental peppers are the plant for you.

Ornamental grasses provide height and texture to a garden and are a favorite among birds and other wildlife throughout the fall and winter months. Millet, reed grass and fountain grass varieties are favorites here on Long Island.

Consider mixing the plants mentioned above—mums, ornamental cabbage, peppers and grasses into large planters along your patio and entryway to provide a colorful display throughout autumn.

Fall is also a great time to landscape

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Fall Into Your Garden with trees and shrubs. The air temperatures are cooler but the soil is still plenty warm, creating the perfect conditions for plant roots to grow until the ground freezes. Whether you need to screen out unsightly views, add a new foundation planting to the front of your house or redesign the areas around your pool, now is great time to begin the process.

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your lawn is also a great “plant” to focus on during fall. Plentiful rainfall, cooler temperatures and the lack of competition from weeds combine to make fall the absolute best time for seeding. Visit your local garden center to choose the grass seed mixture that best suits your conditions (sun, shade, high traffic, etc.) Also, water regularly and fertilize the entire lawn with an organic lawn fertilizer.

Ornamental peppers

Colorful cabbage and mums Gardening does not end with summer. Get out there now while the temperatures are cool. Enjoy your garden while also checking a few tasks off your list for next spring. Just like summer, your fall and winter gardens can provide vivid colors, shapes and textures. Don’t miss this opportunity to enjoy all it has to offer.

—Karen Musgrave works for Hicks Nurseries in Westbury.

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Every digging project, no matter how small, requires a call to 811 at least two and not more than 10 business days before work begins. 811 is the designated national dialing code to have underground lines located and marked out before any excavation work begins around the home or business.

When you call 811, you are automatically connected to the 811 Call Center, which collects information about your upcoming digging project.

The information is provided to utility

companies, who send representatives to mark the locations of underground lines with flags, paint or both. Once lines have been properly marked, you will be notified and the digging can begin.

“A free call to 811 before digging keeps our customers safe and protects underground lines, which helps ensure excellent reliability across Long Island and the Rockaways,” Michael Sullivan, senior director of Transmission and Distribution at PSEG Long Island said.

“It’s the smart thing to do, and it’s also the law. I’m pleased to say that we have had more than 130,000 calls for electric markouts to 811 in our area so far this year, which is about 10 percent more than last year and a sign that our educational campaigns are working.”

PSEG Long Island continues to practice safe social distancing protocols.

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If an underground facility is struck resulting in an electric or gas emergency:

• Leave the area immediately and keep others away.

• Call 811 at least two and not more • Once you are at a safe location, call than 10 business days before each job 911 to report the incident. to have underground pipes, wires and • If electrical equipment is damaged, equipment located and marked. call PSEG Long Island’s electric ser• Before work begins, confirm that a call vice emergency line at 800-490-0075. to 811 has been made and the mark• If gas piping is damaged or you smell out was completed. By law, all digging gas when excavating, stop immeprojects require a call to 811. diately and call National Grid’s gas • Both property owners and contractors emergency line at 800-490-0045. must maintain and respect the marks. PSEG Long Island has more than 5,000 Always hand dig within two feet of circuit miles of underground electric marked lines, or the area known distribution and transmission lines across Long Island and the Rockaways. as the Tolerance Zone, to find the In addition to the electric service lines, existing facility.

• Various colors are used when marking buried utilities can include communications cables and natural gas, water lines; to learn what each color and sewer lines. represents, visit www.call811.com.

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It’s Not Your Grandparents’ Ailment Arthritis affects all ages

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ailments.

“Myself and a lot of surgeons throughout the country are making the tiff joints and muscle shift over to robotic knee replacement,” weakness are not only ailing Levitz said. “It’s a game-changer; I’ve your aging grandparents; gone exclusively to the robot. The robot in fact most people with has the ability to perfectly balance the arthritis are under 65 years old and knee. You have to put the knee back so in some cases affecting kids in their it has the same exact tension as all of teens. According to Orlin & Cohen the ligaments.”

Orthopedic Group Chief of Sports Levitz said arthritis operations are Medicine, Craig Levitz, M.D., osteonot more prevelent in older patients, arthritis onset usually occurs after the in fact he has operated on 10-year-olds age of 40, but rheumatoid arthritis, and the whole span of older patients, an autoimmune inflammatory type of noting also that arthritis is not always arthritis, can develop at any age. sports-related.

“We are treating young patients “It’s actually not really the athletes with arthritis and young patients with who take care of themselves that get diseases that are going to develop into arthritis. Most of our treatments allow arthritis if we don’t intervene,” Levitz us to restore them to normal; if they said. “At Orlin & Cohen, we have a get injured they don’t get arthritis,” full-spectrum approach where we are Levitz said. “There are athletes that trying to prevent arthritis in 15-yearMedical advances have advanced treatment. ignore their injuries and don’t go see olds with cartilage transplantation the doctor and that generates a lot of and meniscus-sparing surgeries, arthritis, but a lot of it today is unforturepairing things that normally would nately genetic.” otherwise have been removed by Joint cartilage is similar to hair using biologics or whatever we can to follicles and wrinkles. avoid arthritis in the future.”

“Just the same way that people age at Levitz is a board-certified and different rates, their cartilage deterifellowship-trained sports medicine orates at different rates, Levitz said. specialist who is known for his use “Certainly, injury accelerates that if you of minimally invasive arthroscopic don’t treat it aggressively.” procedures for knee and shoulder He said one of the biggest reasons repair. people develop arthritis is following “Knee replacement used to be a a torn meniscus and then opting for conversation we had with the 70- to physical therapy in lieu of surgery.

80-year-old population,” Levitz said.

“The meniscus is a shock absorber,” “Now we are having that conversation Levitz said. “It would be like the with the 55- to 60-year-old popushocks blowing out in your car and lation, who, despite becoming the Aggressive treatment you keep driving it. One day you go increasing number of knee-replacecan prevent arthritis. to the mechanic when it does start ment recipients, tend to do poorly compared to older patients. The older having problems and he tells you that better to the intervention of having said. “Better MRIs now have the ability you need a new car because the car is you are in knee replacement, in fact some new plastic and metal in the to image cartilage and detect arthritis destroyed. The same thing happens the better you will feel.” body. They tend to have less pain, less early; we now have treatments for that with the knee.”

Levitz said knee replacement scar tissue and put a lower demand on early arthritis like cartilage transplant traditionally was designed for retireSurgery can prevent arthritis. and drug modulation.” ment-age people. It was not designed the knee. People in their 80s do their If you work hard and play hard, best.”

Twenty years ago, doctors used to for people who are on-the-job doing chances are you have tweaked your There are a variety of surgical and give patients narcotics to deal with physical labor for eight hours a day, knee or elbow or shoulder. How do five days a week. As you get older, the nonsurgical treatments, medications, arthritis. you know when to seek treatment?

“In today’s world, we know it is a physical pounding that you put on the mostly injectables and minimally Ibuprofen is the best initial approach if invasive surgery. Levitz said as the age horrible thing,” Levitz said. “That was you have an injury, from say, weekend knee decreases. of the patient progresses, treatment what people did back then. If you “We are placing metal and plastic warrior stuff. shifts more toward modulation. weren’t a candidate for knee replaceforeign bodies in people. As we get “Ibuprofen is a good initial approach “When we did not have a lot of ment, there was nothing we could do older, our immune system weakens. because it doesn’t mask anything,” treatment for arthritis years ago, it about it.”

It’s responsible for the scarring Levitz said. “If it’s not better in three was not worth hunting it down in 30Medical advancement and reresponse when we do surgery. Older to five of taking Advil and icing the search has catapulted treatment and people, while having a slightly higher and 40-year olds because there was injury, it is likely you have done some prevention options for many modern risk of complication, also react much nothing we could do about it,” Levitz damage.”

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Patients Make Splash With Adaptive Surfing

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ospital for Special Surgery (HSS) made a splash with a surfing trip for young patients in August. Giving new meaning to patient care, the hospital’s Adaptive Sports Academy at Lerner Children’s Pavilion treated 10 young people and their siblings to a surfing lesson, followed by a chance to ride the waves in Long Beach.

The academy organizes the annual excursion and other activities for young people with cerebral palsy or another physical challenge. Cancelled last year due to the pandemic, patients and their families were thrilled to hear that surfing was back on the calendar this year. The trips are offered without cost thanks to the generosity of donors.

“Our adaptive sports trips encourage young people with physical disabilities to challenge themselves by trying new sports, while building their self-confidence and encouraging independence,” said Peyton Katz, pediatric patient and family care coordinator at HSS. “Some of the kids are not sure at first how well they’ll do, but they almost always exceed their own expectations.”

Adaptive sports are competitive or crutches or a walker to get around, recreational activities for people with and they needed a beach wheelchair differing abilities. Sometimes rules or to get to the water. But that didn’t stop equipment are modified to meet the them from climbing on the surfboard. needs of participants. The kids who Balancing on a surfboard while in the went surfing were five to 15 years old, water would be a challenge for any most with cerebral palsy or another beginner, but with help from their condition affecting body movement, instructors, the patients experienced muscle control, posture and balance. the thrill of hanging ten.

Many have had multiple surgeries Twelve-year-old Alex by pediatric orthopedic Nowakowski had surgery at surgeons at HSS and have HSS just two months before been patients for years. the trip and was excited “For many of the when Dr. Scher kids, it was a chance cleared him to go surfThey rode a to experience moving ing. “It was cool, there their bodies and were a lot of waves,” wave all the way using their muscles down, and the smile he explained. On land, in ways they’ve never Nowakowski uses a on Alex’s face was experienced before,” walker or a cane, but just pure joy. explained David M. it was a different story Scher, MD, a pediatric when riding a wave Magdalena Nowakowski orthopedic surgeon with his instructor, who has performed Will Skudin. “I feel like many of the surgeries to improve the instructors understood me really movement, posture, balance and well,” Alex explained, “and the good mobility. “It was also a wonderful part was that Will was able to stand me opportunity for them to go outside and up on the surfboard.” enjoy the fresh air. Over the past year, Nowakowski’s mother, Magdalena such opportunities have been limited Nowakowski, was awestruck as she for many of the kids.” watched from the shore, recording Some of the young people use video of a day she says her son will

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always remember. “I couldn’t believe it when the instructor lifted him up on the surfboard. I thought they would just sit him down,” she said. “It was amazing. They rode a wave all the way down, and the smile on Alex’s face was just pure joy.”

The young people learned to surf from the best of the best. World-class surfers Will and Cliff Skudin, wellknown and admired among surfing enthusiasts, provided the lessons, along with their specially trained staff at Skudin Surf in Long Beach.

“It was wonderful. Kids got to be kids without limitation,” said Jessica Parise, child life supervisor at HSS. “Seeing the patients’ siblings and parents surf with them was amazing.

Everyone was full of joy! Safe to say those watching had tears in their eyes. I know I did.”

Lerner Children’s Pavilion is located at the HSS main campus on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. For residents of Nassau and Suffolk counties, HSS Long Island in Uniondale offers care by more than 25 orthopedic surgeons in a variety of subspecialities, serving adult and pediatric patients.

—Robin Frank writes for Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS)

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“This is Cathy. Your dad fell, and he’s in the hospital.” Who is Cathy? Oh yes, your dad’s stepdaughter—whom you’ve never met, as your dad and her mom only recently married.

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Your stepmother, who helped raise you, needs help as she recovers from a stroke, and you have plenty of room in your home. But she and your mother don’t get along very well, and Mom comes over often.

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Your husband has Alzheimer’s disease. His adult children from a former marriage want to come along to his doctor appointments, where they sometimes disagree with your decisions about care.

Elder care experts tell us these are common situations. Today’s families come in many configurations and many have been shaped by remarriage. According to Pew Research Center, 41 percent of American adults have at least one step-relative in their family; almost 20 percent have a stepparent, and 13 percent have at least one stepchild. Experts predict these percentages will continue to rise as people live longer and if the divorce rate remains high.

“Blended families come in all shapes and sizes,” Gregg Balbera, president of Right at Home Nassau Suffolk said. “There’s the classic ‘Brady Bunch’ scenario, where each spouse brings children to the marriage. There’s the ‘yours/mine/ours’ situation, where the new couple goes on to have more children together. In early-blended families, the children might fully consider one another siblings, with little distinction in the ‘who’s whose’ department.”

But some stepfamilies never fully blend and stepsiblings may not be close. And with the increase in “gray divorce”—later-life marital dissolutions—there are more late-life remarriages. Quite often in this case, the new stepsiblings hardly know one another.

“Stepfamilies can experience conflicts— squabbles about where to spend the holidays, conflicted parental loyalties, and friction between stepparents, stepchildren and stepsiblings,” Balbera said.

The challenges can escalate when parents grow older and need care support. Planning for elder care is plenty complicated on its own, and stepfamily issues can add to the complexity.

“Sometimes remarried partners and adult stepchildren come to consider each other ‘family,’ and sometimes they don’t,” Carey Wexler Sherman of the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research said. “Often you hear people talk about ‘my father’s wife’ or ‘my husband’s children,’ which can be a sign that a family hasn’t really blended. Ambivalent feelings among family members may carry over in all kinds of ways when a stepparent needs help providing care for an aging parent.”

It’s said that when older parents need care, their adult children are more engaged.

Caregiving In The Blended Family Six steps to better “step-caregiving” Balbera said that when older parents need care support, adult children often become much more engaged in their lives, participating in financial and medical decisions and practical tasks. This is also a time when siblings might have more contact, and that includes stepsiblings.

Have discussions early on.

Planning for elder care can reduce touchy situations and ambiguity—for example, about whether adult children or the new spouse will be in charge of care decisions, and the role of stepchildren. The Pew study shows that while stepfamily relationships can be close, only 56 percent of stepchildren feel a sense of obligation to care for stepparents, compared with 83 percent of biological children.

If a parent remarries later in life, get to know your stepparent’s family.

Yes, this might feel awkward, especially if the new couple lives at a distance and you don’t have much of a relationship with your parent’s new partner. Yet even if caregiving seems far into the future, time sneaks up on us.

Suddenly the couple might need help, and it’s a lot easier to work together with people you know.

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Balbera said everyone should exchange contact information early on, and make a point to be in touch.

Set aside old business.

Forming a stepfamily can be fraught with emotions and resentments. Acrimonious divorces, rivalries, conflicted loyalties and estrangements might be part of the family constellation.

“When planning for caregiving, set all that aside as best you can,” Balbera said. “Having a close relationship with your step-kin would be lovely, but right now the goal is to ensure that older loved ones are cared for. Set ground rules if you need to.”

Learn about support services.

In stepfamilies, there might be more adult children to share in caregiving—but many times, resources are spread thin because there are more older parents who might need care. An only child may be scrambling to help their father, stepmother, mother and stepfather at the same time. Look into senior services available in your community.

Bring in experts.

Financial advisers can help a couple navigate

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complicated situations in paying for care. An attorney might be needed for inheritance and property issues and creating a power of attorney for health care. If the family is having trouble getting on the same page, bring in a counselor to help. Consider the services of an aging life care professional (geriatric care manager). These experts can help mediate the discussion, as well as locate services and resources and can work with family on a fair division of labor and financial contribution.

Professional in-home care can help.

In some situations, older parents need more assistance than family can provide. Perhaps family dynamics make it more desirable to bring in professional care. Many families engage a professional caregiver to keep older loved ones safe and well cared for. Professional caregivers can provide assistance with personal care, such as bathing and dressing. They can support a loved one’s well-being at home and help manage health care.

“This can increase peace of mind and reduce stress for everyone,” Balbera said. “And that’s good news, no matter what your family structure.”

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Celiac Disease And Your Liver Many people have heard of celiac disease and a surprisingly high number of people believe they suffer from this condition without getting the proper medical evaluation. Celiac disease is a common condition which can cause abdominal discomfort, diarrhea, weight loss, fatigue, anemia and liver test abnormalities. Over the past two decades, celiac disease is being recognized more frequently.

Celiac disease commonly causes liver test abnormalities, which may be present before other symptoms are present. Therefore, celiac disease should always be considered in people with unexplained, abnormal liver tests, especially in young and middle-aged people.

Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder that is induced by the intake of the protein gluten. Its cause is unknown but it may be caused by genetic or environmental factors. It has been linked to previous childhood infections with certain gastrointestinal and respiratory viruses. These viruses may increase gastrointestinal permeability to increase the passage of gluten across the mucosa of the small intestine. Gluten is derived from wheat, barley and rye and the intake

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Celiac disease is common, affecting approximately one percent of Americans (three million people).

Unlike many other autoimmune conditions, it shows no predilection for any particular group of people and it can be diagnosed at any age. It is commonly seen in people whose ancestry hails from Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Australia, North America, South America and North Africa.

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their age. Adults typically complain of diarrhea with or without the presence of abdominal pain or bloating, although these symptoms may be present in less than half of patients with the disease. In adults, women are more commonly affected. Celiac disease is also associated with lymphocytic colitis, a disease

of the colon which can cause diarrhea, abdominal pain and weight loss.

In addition to complaints related to the gastrointestinal tract, celiac disease may also cause symptoms and signs related to other organ

systems. Common presentations in adults include anemia, osteoporosis, neurological complaints, rash and abnormal liver tests. Many patients with celiac disease were previously diagnosed with the irritable bowel syndrome and therefore the correct diagnosis was often delayed. Celiac disease is more common with people with diabetes and thyroid disease.

Proper diagnosis of celiac disease is important as there is a significant difference between celiac disease and presumed gluten intolerance.

The first step in diagnosis is to obtain blood tests for specific antibodies associated with celiac disease. The definitive diagnosis is made by endoscopy and biopsy of the small intestine.

There are features seen on biopsy which are characteristic but not definitive for celiac disease. If typical endoscopic features are not seen, it may be a good idea to perform a capsule endoscopy to evaluate more of the small intestine. Ultimately, diagnosis of disease depends upon response to a gluten free diet and in those patients with classic symptoms but a normal endoscopy, a gluten-free diet

should be recommended.

Following a gluten-free diet is the treatment for celiac disease. The majority of people will respond to this diet. In years past, a gluten-free diet was very difficult to follow but nowadays, most supermarkets have entire sections of tasty gluten-free products. The most common reason for recurrence of celiac symptoms is dietary indiscretion. Untreated disease or prolonged dietary indiscretion places patients at risk for developing small intestinal cancer, small intestinal lymphoma and

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A recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine by Schuppan et al. reported positive results in decreasing mucosal damage in celiac disease.

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ohen Children’s Medical Center is the top-rated children’s hospital in New York State and has earned top national rankings for exceptional care in nine pediatric specialties, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2021-2022 Best Children’s Hospitals. As the largest provider of pediatric health services in the state, Cohen Children’s has been ranked among the nation’s top children’s hospitals by U.S. News for 15 consecutive years.

U.S. News expanded its rankings this year to include state and regional children’s hospital ratings.

Cohen Children’s received high marks there as well. In addition to earning the top spot in New York, it was ranked fifth in the mid-Atlantic region, which includes Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.

Cohen Children’s landed in the top 30 nationally in six disciplines: pediatric urology (ranking 18th), neurology/neurosurgery (21st), pulmonology/lung surgery (tied for

24th), orthopedics (26th), diabetes/ endocrinology (27th) and cancer (tied for 30th). The children’s hospital also serves as New York’s largest Level 1 pediatric trauma center and a primary destination for emergency care.

“We are proud to be recognized as the No. 1 children’s hospital in New York and ranked as one of the best hospitals in the nation,” said Michael Dowling, president and CEO of Northwell Health, which operates Cohen Children’s. “This exceptional achievement reflects the unwavering dedication of the staff at Cohen Children’s Medical Center in providing world class care across a broad spectrum of clinical areas to our youngest and most precious patients.”

Coordinated, complex care is a hallmark of Cohen Children’s, which was put to the test during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The children’s hospital was a leader in treating children with COVID-19 and helped identify and treat Kawasaki-like disease, the multisystem inflammatory

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Ranks No.1 syndrome of childhood (MIS-C), a late-stage response to COVID-19.

“For the past 15 years, our hospital has been ranked among our country’s top children’s hospitals and all of us are very proud of this ongoing achievement,” said Charles Schleien, MD, MBA, senior vice president and chair of pediatric services at Northwell Health. “The excellence of every member of our staff—from the surgeons and doctors, nurses and therapists, environmental and food service workers—was put to the test this year as they diligently worked, each in their own way, to care for our patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. In spite of their own personal or family issues, the Cohen Children’s staff cared for these very vulnerable patients in ways that can only be described as heroic.”

Visit https://health.usnews. com/best-hospitals/pediatric-rankings to view U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospital’s” edition.

—Submitted by Cohen Children’s Medical Center

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Scholarship has been Constance awarded since 1994 and Torre is majoring in Torre commemorates the late healthcare administration. She aspires to vice president for govadvance her career in nursing ernment and public affairs at the management and she aims to Hospital Council. Brown served increase her knowledge of integra- in this role from 1983 to 1993. The tion of new health care delivery scholarship is offered to a college systems, restructuring of work and junior, senior or post-graduate budgets and the increased focus student who is both a resident of on preventative care through her Long Island and studies commueducation. nications/marketing, journalism Torre earned her B.S. in technol- or health care administration. For ogy and society from Farmingdale more specific information, go to State College, before going on www.nshc.org.

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assau County Legislature Deputy Presiding Officer Howard Kopel and Legislator Bill Gaylor presented more than 1,800 COVID-19 service pins to the doctors, nurses and staff of Catholic Health’s Mercy Hospital in Rockville Centre for their hard work and sacrifice during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“This pin is to recognize the outstanding contributions that each one of you make to this community and the residents of Nassau County. And it’s not just Nassau; anyone who walks in those doors, you take care of the same and provide the best care imaginable.

You ensure their recovery,” Gaylor said. “You were asked to do way more than you ever expected to do when you signed on and we want to personally thank each and every one of you. We just want to say thank you.”

Last year, the Nassau County Legislature created this recognition to thank all the first responders and medical professionals who put their lives

More than 1,800 COVID-19 service pins were awarded to the doctors, nurses and staff of Catholic Health’s Mercy Hospital. on the line to keep Nassau residents safe. More than 10,000 pins have been given out to police officers, correction officers, volunteer firefighters, health department officials and others.

“Thank you to each one of you for doing critical invaluable work and risking your lives during the COVID pandemic.

It is very important that we recognize your sacrifices,” Kopel said. “Every

one of you has done a service to this community and for that we are eternally grateful and appreciative. Thank you.”

—Submitted by Nassau County Legislature

Emergency Departments Recognized With Lantern Award Four Northwell Health emergency departments have been recognized by the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) with a 2021 Lantern Award for demonstrating exceptional and innovative performance in leadership, practice, education, advocacy and research.

North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, Cohen Children’s Medical Center, New Hyde Park, South Shore University Hospital, Bay Shore and Phelps Hospital, Sleepy Hollow are four of only 33 hospital emergency departments to receive the distinction.

Consisting of more than 50,000 members worldwide, the ENA is the premier professional nursing organization dedicated to defining the future of emergency nursing.

“The ENA Lantern Award showcases an emergency department’s accomplishments in incorporating evidence-based practice and innovation into emergency care—a symbol of Northwell Health’s commitment to quality, safety and a healthy work environment,” said John D’Angelo, senior vice president and executive director

UCP Of Long Island Welcomes New Director Of Nursing Northwell Health ER nurses of Emergency Medicine Services at Northwell Health.

This year’s recipients were recognized for many accomplishments, including efforts to improve patient mortality from severe sepsis and septic shock, better clinical outcomes and quality of life for stroke patients and developing efficiencies for the triage process during high patient volume times.

North Shore University Hospital was ranked fifth in the metro area and state and is Long Island’s top hospital while Cohen Children’s Medical Center was ranked the best children’s hospital in New York State, according to U.S. News and World Report.

—Submitted by Northwell Health

UCP of Long Island is pleased background in the nursing industry. to announce the appointment of We believe she is well equipped to Alisa Charles as the new director work with our team and lead us in our of nursing. efforts to provide the highest quality In this role, Charles will have of care to the individuals we support”, responsibility for the said Colleen Crispino, supervision of 31 intermepresident and CEO. diate care facilities and Charles has more than individualized residential 15 years of experience; she alternatives and all-day is a dedicated professional program nursing staff. with a demonstrated reCharles joins UCP of cord of strong leadership Alisa LI from Lifespire, INC. skills including superCharles where she held the vision of nursing staff, director of nursing position. Prior oversight of continuity of individual to joining Lifespire, INC. she held a care, training and communication. director of medical services role with “I am truly humbled to join UCP the Jewish Board. of Long Island and I look forward “We are delighted to have someone to working closely with the agency with Alisa’s experience join the leadto further our mission to create a ership team here at UCP-LI. She is a life without limits for those in our seasoned professional with a strong care”, said Charles. —UCP

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Northwell Health Appoints Regional Director Of Urology

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ay T. Bishoff, MD, has been named director of urology for Northwell Health’s Central Region, with oversight of urology sites in Nassau County and parts of eastern Queens. He also is a professor of urology at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. His appointment is effective August 2, 2021.

Based at Northwell’s The Smith Institute of Urology, with affiliations at North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Dr. Bishoff treats urological cancer patients using the latest, least invasive robotic and laparoscopic techniques available. He is an expert in developing programs for quality improvement to increase better health outcomes. His areas of research and interest include cancer of the prostate, kidney, adrenal gland and testis.

“We are very fortunate to have recruited Dr. Bishoff to help lead our prostate cancer efforts in the central region,” said Louis Kavoussi, MD, chair of urology for Northwell Health.

“He has an outstanding international reputation and his technical skills are unparalleled. His addition to our faculty will allow Northwell to offer an unrivaled program for patients diagnosed with prostate cancer.”

Bishoff is an innovator in his field with more than 30 years of urological surgery experience, a sought-after course instructor, lecturer and researcher. He was a United States Air Force surgeon, where he served from 1998 to 2006, including during Operation Iraqi Freedom. There he treated patients at Balad, Iraq, then the busiest trauma hospital in the world. Dr. Bishoff went on to serve in the U.S. Air Force Reserves as a Lieutenant Colonel from 2006 to 2011.

Prior to joining Northwell, Dr. Bishoff was director of Intermountain Urological Institute at Intermountain Health Care in Salt Lake City, UT, where he also held other clinical leadership positions over a 15-year span. Dr. Bishoff earned his medical

Jay T. Bishoff, MD degree from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, MD; and completed his residency in urology at the Wilford Hall Medical Center in San Antonio, TX, and fellowship in endourology at Johns Hopkins Medical Center in Baltimore.

Bishoff is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons; American Urology Association; Western Section AUA; Endourology Society; and Society of Government Service Urologists. He also is the recipient of numerous honors and awards including, Outstanding Faculty Award for Air Force Faculty, Air Force Commendation Medal Meritorious Service and medalist, Smithsonian Computer World Permanent Collection International Telesurgery.

Bishoff is the author or co-author of numerous peer reviewed publications, book chapters, and surgical text books focusing on topics such as laparoscopic and robotic surgery, adrenal imaging, minimally invasive urology, diagnostic imaging, laparoscopic kidney surgery, among others.

He is also the author of Boots of War: Unforgettable Experiences from a Front Line Surgeon During Operation Iraqi Freedom.

—Submitted by Northwell Health

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UPPER EAST SIDE CARDIOLOGY Offers Personalized Patient Services One of New York’s leading cardiovascular disease specialists, Satjit Bhusri, MD, FACC, recently announced the opening of his New York City practice, Upper East Side Cardiology (The Practice). The state-of-the-art Practice is located at 45 East End Avenue, #1S New York, NY 10028 in the Upper East Side neighborhood of Manhattan.

The Practice’s mission is to deliver cutting-edge healthcare through a personalized approach to patients with cardiovascular conditions, offering them access to top-of-the-line diagnostic tools like an echocardiogram and stress testing.

Dr. Bhusri’s passion for quality patient care came about after he suffered from Cardiac Shock in 2015 and was hospitalized for a month in Intensive Care, given only a 20% chance of survival. This life-threatening experience became the cornerstone of his life and made him a more mindful and healthier person and it’s his hope to share this experience with his patients as he helps them change their lifestyles for the better.

“Going from treating patients every day to then being the patient you understand what approaches work and don’t and realize what you’re patients really need,” Dr. Bhusri said. “At Upper East Side Cardiology, we have the opportunity to not only provide relief to patients, but to also give them tools to change their overall lifestyle and support what they need most at that time.”

As a cardiologist, Dr. Bhusri is also helping to shed light on the importance of women’s heart health.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in women, with 1 in 5 women dying from heart disease annually. Heart disease risk factors vary between men and women.

“While heart disease can be deadly in women, roughly 80% of cases are preventable,” Dr. Bhusri said. “That’s why preventive cardiology is the most important step women can take to protect their heart health. At Upper East Side Cardiology, we’ve made it our mission to use today’s advanced technology to support women’s cardiac care.”

As a board-certified physician and cardiovascular disease specialist, Dr. Bhusri brings nearly 15 years of intensive study and training in medicine to his patients. He provides his patients with customized and comprehensive treatment plans – incorporating lifestyle changes, advanced therapies and medications when necessary – for a variety of cardiovascular problems, including chest pain, heart failure, hypertension, palpitation and varicose veins. In addition to providing treatment services, Dr. Bhusri specializes in preventive cardiology to help identify patients’ risks of developing cardiovascular disease before symptoms arise.

Upper East Side Cardiology also recently launched The Vein Institute - The Premier Varicose Vein Treatment Center on the Upper East Side.

Nearly 1 in 4 Americans live with varicose veins - the thick, ropey, purple or blue veins that form when blood pools in a weak section of the vein, causing swelling and bulging against the skin. In addition to their appearance, varicose veins can cause uncomfortable symptoms such as itching, burning, cramping, and aches and can potentially be a sign of deeper cardiovascular health issues.

The Vein Institute offers several personalized treatment options for varicose veins, most of which are covered by insurance including: • • • • •

VenaSeal™ – an advanced technique that quickly and safely eliminates the veins using a specially formulated adhesive.

Dr. Bhusri is one of the only physicians on the Upper East Side to utilize this leading technology for the treatment of varicose veins.

ClosureFast™ – a minimally invasive treatment for varicose veins and the condition that causes them, venous insufficiency.

The procedure uses radiofrequency energy or heat to close the diseased vein, which redirects blood flow to healthy veins, relieving symptoms.

Interject™ Sclerotherapy Needle – Schlerotherapy is a medical procedure helping to eliminate varicose veins and spider veins which involves an injection of a solution directly into the vein.

VeinGoghan – an innovative treatment for spider veins that uses ohmic thermolysis. This process uses microbursts of heat to seal and close spider veins, so they eventually fade away, leaving your skin smooth and flawless Varithena® – an FDA-approved microfoam sclerosant medication. The procedure uses ultrasound guidance to locate the specific veins that need treatment and ensure the medication is injected into the correct vein.

“It’s important to speak with your doctor if you have varicose veins as they can be an indicator of vascular health problems and can lead to blood clots, bleeding veins, and leg ulcers” Dr. Bhusri said. “Vein disease is generally progressive and symptoms are likely to worsen over time. That’s why The Vein Institute is so dedicated to creating customized treatment plans for our patients to restore both their vascular health and comfort.”

For more information on these treatments,

The Vein Institute and Upper East Side Cardiology visit www.bhusriheart.com

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Your skin might also change texture or colors. Varicose veins are an indicator of vascular health problems and can lead to blood clots, bleeding veins, and leg ulcers.

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ver consider how you might gain safe exit from your home’s basement if there was a fire or other emergency situation? Most homes on Long Island only have the single staircase entry/exit design and were not built with livable space in mind. Most windows in these basements, only measuring 32-by-14 inches, are not suitable for safe exit in case of an emergency. How will you get out safely, even if you were only in the basement temporarily to put Christmas decorations away or put the laundry in the dryer? Egress (exit) window systems are becoming an increasingly popular choice for home renovation, expanding livable space in our Long Island homes and general peace of mind for keeping our families safe.

Glen Dauman and Randy Goldbaum, owners of Long Island Egress Pros are leading the way with this critical home improvement transformation, installing, not only egress window systems in basements across Long Island, but basement walk-outs, Bilco doors, window wells and doggy doors.

Especially during the past two years, people have been spending a lot of time at home, reassessing their living space, making room for everyone to live and play comfortably within the livable space.

“Homeowners are already utilizing as much living space as we can,” Goldbaum said. “They aren’t making more property, so people are expanding into their basements.”

Federal and state codes say your basement must have two areas of egress.

Why should I get an Egress Window?

An egress opening is designed to be large enough for a firefighter to climb in or a person to climb out of in an emergency. U.S. building codes require each bedroom of a home to have an emergency exit window, with minimum sizes specified.

“We are the only company in New York where all we do is egress,” Goldbaum said. “Other companies do something else who also do egress; one competitor is a waterproofer who also does egress; another does cesspools, but also does egress.”

Installing an egress opening is not a job for your handyman; it is a job for an expert in the field who knows what to do to and how to do it. Long Island

A basement entry (walkout) also serves as egress

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More natural light Before egress windows, most basements had little access to natural light.

An egress window can allow much more light into this space. This in turn can save you in power bills during the day and will make the entire feel of your basement change. Many of our clients state that they feel like they are on any other floor of the home. The light changes the entire feel of a dark, sub-level room.

Safety More than 6,000 Americans die in fires annually and this should be a major cause for concern for any homeowner or basement living tenants.

“We really care; we really want to make sure your family is safe and that you have a window system that you can enjoy, getting the most out of your living space,” Goldbaum said. “The number one reason people buy egress is safety.”

By adding an egress window, you will be protecting your family by ensuring they can get out in case of a fire or any other emergency.

Property Value Homeowners are always looking for additional features before buying.

Egress windows are often sough after by new home buyers and required by code. Homes with egress windows have a higher value according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR).

“Most people are re-doing their basements so their children have a play area,” Goldbaum said.

Egress windows make your square footage value increase too. More livable square footage equals more value to your home.

“Our team shows up; we hand-dig the (window) well,” Goldbaum said.

Code says the windowsill cannot be lower than 18 inches from the interior floor and cannot exceed 44 inches.

“We dig down by hand to sand and take away all of the waste. We install

Yes, this is a basement. a dry well, waterproof the area; it is sealed tight,” Goldbaum said. “The whole process is done within one day.”

Visit www.egresspros.com to learn more about egress solutions for your home or business or stop by their showroom at 21A Edison Ave., in West Babylon on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. or on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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• More than a third of respondents regret taking on a DIY home improvement project because they didn’t have the skills to do it right.

“There is so much competition for homebuyers right now that many people are skipping the home inspection,” Window World Chairman and CEO Tammy Whitworth said. “This may give eager buyers first dibs on a house for sale, but they could end up with expensive problems once they own the home. Window World’s 11 Red Flags of a Nightmare House campaign aims to help buyers spot problems immediately, so they don’t waste time or money with a home sale.”

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Ask when the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) units were last replaced. They may be less energy efficient—which means a bigger electricity bill—if they are nearing their expiration dates. A heat pump or air conditioner should be replaced after 10 years and a furnace or boiler should be replaced after 15 years.

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If there are doors that don’t shut all the way, there could be a problem with the home’s structural framing. hiding a problem (like a patch of mold or mildew).

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A musty smell may mean moisture and (you guessed it) mold.

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Hold your hand near the edge of a window. Do you feel air blowing through? Drafty windows mean high electric bills. Look out for windows that have fog in between the panes, don’t

close properly, or have worn weatherstripping. Older windows are less energy efficient, and problems here may be a window to deeper issues.

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Look up. If you see water stains on the ceiling, there may be plumbing issues on an upper floor. Water stains can indicate a leaky roof or window, which may mean rotting wood or mold.

It makes sense for a house on the market to have some fresh coats of paint...but if you notice fresh paint on just one wall of a room, it could be

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Open the garage door and listen for unusual sounds, like squealing or rattling. Squealing may indicate the door is out of balance, and rattling may signify a loose chain or support rails.

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Did the previous owners take a crack at large-scale DIY projects?

Unless they are experts, this may mean costly repairs down the road. Look for signs like gaps in fixtures or uneven tile work.

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Small problems

If a leaky faucet or a dead light bulb doesn’t seem like a big deal to you, it definitely isn’t a big deal to the current homeowner. What other (bigger) problems have gone unnoticed?

Treston Dunn writes for Window World.

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oom & Board, the modern home furnishings company synonymous with American craftsmanship and sustainability, is making a splash in the bath segment debuting an extensive line of modern bath vanities, accessories and decor.

The 2021 Bath Collection will bring together the best of contemporary design with a seamless business service model adapted from the brand’s commercial arm, Room & Board Business Interiors.

“We are excited to mark our entrance into the bath market this Spring,” President and COO Bruce Champeau said. “For more than 40 years, we have been committed to perfecting products and services for an unparalleled customer experience.

Our bath collection is a reflection of that devotion, combining those trusted elements of our brand that our customers have always valued with Room & Board’s trademark timeless, modern aesthetic.”

Fusing the brand’s signature style, sustainable practices and artisan roots with Room & Board Business Interiors’ tailored services, the Bath Collection caters to architects and designers with a plethora of original vanities with multiple finishes, sizes,

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Holding true to company ethos, the Bath Collection keeps sustainability at the forefront. Using sustainably sourced American woods and modern steel, more than 90 percent of products are made in the U.S. by trusted craftspeople to provide the utmost combination of quality and price—and the fastest delivery—with the least amount of environmental impact. As a founding member of the Sustainable Furnishings Council (SFC) and one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, the brand has received accolades for its commitment to upholding conservation values, proper forest management and responsible wood sourcing.

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The anchor of the bath collection, Room & Board’s vanities are inspired by classic design styles of the past, including arts and crafts, Japanese and modern minimal design and finished with sustainable, eco-friendly quartz tops. Using responsibly harvested American maple, cherry, walnut, ash and corrosion-resistant steel, U.S. artisans make each bathroom vanity to the same exacting standard as all of the brand’s storage collections, with special construction details like dovetail joinery and hand-applied stains.

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Room & Board’s carefully crafted mirrors and lighting are designed to effortlessly coordinate with the brand’s vanities. Refined mirrors are customizable by the inch and made with high-quality glass to provide accurate reflection, while LED sconces

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Athletes Swim, Bike And Run In Town of Oyster Bay Triathlon

ll throughout Oyster Bay on Aug. 29, athletes toughed it out in the 33rd annual 2021 Runner’s Edge Town of Oyster Bay Triathlon.

The event started and finished in Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park and consisted of a half mile swim in Oyster Bay harbor, a 12-kilometer bike tour of Oyster Bay and Oyster Bay Cove, and a 5-kilometer run through Oyster Bay, Old Brookville and Mill Neck.

32-year-old Tom Eickelberg of New Paltz, the 2021 USA Triathlon Off-Road National Champion, took first in the men’s division with a time of 50 minutes and 18 seconds. Jodie Robertson of Melville won the women’s division in 54 minutes and 19 seconds.

Notably, 80-year-old Steve Schloss of Syosset, completed the course in 2 hours, 14 minutes and 34 seconds for first place in the 80 plus age group.

Oldest Tri finisher Steve Schloss is congratulated by Mindy Davidson, Scott Burman of sponsor Engel Burman, Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino, Oyster Bay Town Councilman Lou Imbroto, and sponsor Runner’s Edge proprietor Bob Cook

Other top finishers from Nassau include: David Pattison of Syosset (9th male overall), Kelly Pickard of Oyster Bay (8th woman overall), Jill Loveland of Hicksville (9th woman overall), Bryan Jonas of Syosset (3rd Clydesdale division, age 0-39), John Paul Kopacz of East Norwich (2nd Clydesdale, age 40 plus), Nicholas Cuddy of Oyster Bay (3rd Clydesdale, age 40 plus), Liam Gagliano of Oyster Bay (3rd in the age 25-29 division), Jacob Gidich of Syosset (third, age 35-39), Ryan Kitzen of Syosset (third, age 40-44) and Maria Ehlinger of Oyster Bay (third, age 60-64).

Proceeds made from the race were donated to the Life Enrichment Center at Oyster Bay, the Waterfront Center of Oyster Bay, and the Gerald Kaufman Memorial Fund.

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Town Of Oyster Bay To Honor Armed Forces Members With Sept. 17 Celebration

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lthough the women’s club officially ended their club year in June, members have been busy throughout the summer collecting professional clothing, including work suits, shoes and accessories, to support the local chapter of “Dress for Success” on Long Island. The Women’s Club is always looking for new ways to give back to the community and this project fit the criteria. Organized by member, Diane Getzelman, the club collected more than 25 bags for this cause and delivered them, together with club President Tina Diamond, to their warehouse storage site. This organization is a global, nonprofit organization that empowers women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire and the developmental tools to help women thrive in work and in life. Recipients will go on interviews or start new jobs “dressed for success.”

As the goods were handed to the volunteers at the warehouse, they explained that the ladies come into a “boutique” with a mentor who helps them choose the best outfit and accessories to make their best presentation to a future employer. More than 200 local non-profit organizations refer these job-ready women, including domestic violence agencies, homeless

PSKO Gift Card Donations from left: Judy Vilas, Diane Getzelman, Father Gus (St. Kilian’s Church), Rosemary Emigholz, Cheryl Parisi, Fran Rotondo and a SKO volunteer shelters and veteran organizations. If a job is secured, the ladies can return to receive a week’s worth of work clothes.

This includes accessories, shoes and a coat if necessary. Aside from clothing, these women also get career counseling. Dress for Success offers support and assistance to women identifying and striving towards their professional and personal goals. Visit www.dressforsuccess.org/suitstogo for more information.

One of the club’s long-standing community projects is “Back-toSchool Backpacks” which are filled with much needed school supplies and donated to local students through St. Kilian’s Outreach Program. Thanks to the generosity of members and friends, a total of $720 in Walmart/Target gift cards was donated to St. Kilian’s Outreach in August to be used for school supplies for middle and high school

Dress for Success from left: Dress For Success Chair Diane Getzelman and Club President Tina Diamond (Photos courtesy of the Women’s Club of Farmingdale)

students. The Outreach Program specified that there exists a greater need for school supplies for older students and suggested the gift cards.

This has been a very successful and rewarding project thanks to Welfare Committee Chair Rosemary Emigholz and committee members Judy Vilas. Rosemary Trudden and Maria Ortolani.

—Submitted by Maria Ortolani

More MS-13 Convictions For Massapequa Preserve Murder Samuel Ponce took part in the machete killing of 18-year old Bryan Lemus Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce A. Smith recently announced a Hempstead MS-13 member was sentenced to nine years to life in prison for his role in the murder of a Uniondale teenager in Massapequa Park Preserve in 2016.

Twenty-year-old Samuel Ponce, a.k.a. Little Chickie of Hempstead, pled guilty on June 28, 2021 before Judge Helene Gugerty to murder in the second degree (an A-I felony). The defendant was recently sentenced to nine years to life in prison. The NCDA had recommended a sentence of 11 years to life in prison. The maximum sentence for the defendant was 15 years to life in

prison because at the time of the crime he was 15 years old.

“Bryan Lemus’ life was violently cut short when he was ambushed and murdered with machetes by Samuel Ponce and other members of MS-13,” Smith said. “[The] NCDA continues its work to rid Nassau County of this ruthless gang violence and ensure that these dangerous individuals are taken off our streets. I thank our partners at the Nassau County Police Department, Drug Enforcement Administration, Homeland Security Investigations and

FBI Long Island Gang Task Force for their assistance in this case.”

Smith said that on August 23, 2016, victim Bryan Steven Cho Lemus, a perceived enemy of MS-13, was walking his dog on Arthur Street in Uniondale when he was lured into the Massapequa Preserve.

While inside the park, Lemus was allegedly killed with machetes by Ponce and other members of MS-13.

Lemus’ body was found on May 24, 2019, in a shallow grave inside the Massapequa Preserve by members of

the Nassau County Police Department’s Homicide Bureau during a canvass of the area.

Ponce was arrested by the NCPD on September 17, 2019 following the investigation.

Jared Rosenblatt, chief of the Homicide Bureau, prosecuted the case with assistance from Katie Zizza, Deputy Chief of the Vehicular Crimes Bureau and Patrick Brand, Senior Investigative Counsel in the Major Crimes Bureau. The defendant is represented by Dennis Lemke, Esq. —Submitted by the office of the Nassau County District Attorney

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his is part two of the four-part series of articles by the Garden City Police Department addressing Back-to-School Safety Issues. In last week’s paper, we addressed safe driving practices. If you missed last week’s article, a copy was placed on the village website.

This week’s article will cover school bus safety. Parents, grandparents, guardians and teachers are encouraged to use this article to help teach children about school bus safety.

School Bus Safety

Bus Stops: • Hold your child’s hand and walk together to the bus stop in the morning. Research has shown that until your child is at least 8 years old, you should hold their hand on the sidewalk and in after school. Never wait If you cannot stay with your child, parking lots. Furthermore, until on the opposite side of the street. arrange for another trusted adult to they are 10 years old you should Talk to your child about what they accompany them. hold their hand while crossing the • When waiting for the school bus, should do if you are delayed and street. cannot meet them as usual. have the children wait in an orderly • Ensure your child follows all • Discuss with your children what manner and standing well back current COVID-19 protocols. they should do if they accidentally from the curb.

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• When children get off the bus they should use the handrail and look out the door to the rear of the bus before stepping off the bottom step. Research by the Pupil Transportation Safety Institute tells us that more and more vehicles are passing stopped school buses on the right shoulder—where the door is located.

• Remember clothing can get caught.

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• Children should take five giant steps straight out from the school bus door and out of the danger zone.

• Teach your child to make eye contact with the bus driver, and wait for the driver to signal them before they cross in front of the bus.

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Getting Ready To Learn The Garden City Public Schools helped students become familiar with their new buildings and administrators prior to opening day.

The middle school, and Stewart and Stratford schools held visiting days in August, during which students and parents toured the school buildings and got to know their principals and assistant principals.

The high school welcomed freshmen with an orientation program and

Locust School held a meet and greet with Principal Eileen Vota. All three primary buildings hosted “Chalk the Walk” events on Aug. 31 and invited families to decorate the sidewalks with principals and staff members just in time for the first day of school on Sept. 1. The district looks forward to much excitement in the upcoming weeks.

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• Once again, ensure your child follows all current COVID-19 protocols.

• Speak quietly and politely to the other children near you.

• Do not jump up and down, fight or tease other passengers, or be unruly.

These activities can distract the bus driver and he or she may not be able to give proper attention to driving.

• Keep aisles clear.

• Keep heads, hands, arms, feet, and other objects inside the bus at all times.

• Never run or throw items inside the bus.

• Help keep the bus clean and in good condition. Report any unsafe or unsanitary conditions to the bus

• Remind your children to look both ways for traffic before crossing the street. Never assume cars will stop for the bus.

• Never go back for anything you left on the bus and never bend down near or under the bus.

• School Bus Behavior: • Enter and exit school buses in an orderly manner, using handrails where provided.

• After getting on the bus, go directly to your seat and remain seated, facing forward.

• It is important for students to listen to the bus driver for special instructions or information.

Stratford School Principal Christopher Hartigan welcomed families during visiting day. (Contributed photo) driver.

• Motorist Reminders: • Remember if you are approaching a school bus either from the front or behind and its yellow lights are flashing, the bus is preparing to stop.

• It is illegal—and very dangerous—to pass or overtake a stopped school bus when the large red lights located on the top of the bus are flashing. These flashing lights mean the bus is either picking up or discharging students.

• If the bus’s red lights are flashing, you must stop, and remain stopped until red warning lights are off. This includes school buses that are on the opposite sides of

divided highways, on multiple lane roadways, in parking lots and on school grounds.

• The first time fine for illegally passing a school bus ranges from $250 to $400, 5 points on your license and/ or 30 days in jail; subsequent violations carry fines ranging from $600 to $1,000, 5 points on your license and/or up to 180 days in jail.

The Garden City Police Department encourages residents to incorporate these safe practices into their lives to make this school year a safe one. Remember to read part three of the Back-to-School Series, “Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety,” next week.

—Submitted by the Village of Garden City

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assau County Executive Laura Curran was joined by Commissioner of Police Patrick Ryder, Department of Public Works (DPW) leadership, LI Contractors’ Association Executive Director Marc Herbst and other public officials to announce a crackdown on reckless driving in work zones throughout the county. The crackdown comes following a series of recent accidents near the Bay Park Conveyance project on Sunrise Highway resulting from speeding and distracted driving, despite the project’s safety measures exceeding federal requirements.

At the press conference, the County Executive announced a work zone safety awareness campaign: “Drive like your family works here,” aimed at protecting workers and drivers as the county continues aggressive roadway and infrastructure improvements. As part of the campaign, the county will be launching a new text message service to alert residents of daily lane/road closures and changes to traffic patterns due to county construction and traffic

accidents.

“We are keeping our foot on the gas in Nassau, driving forward the most ambitious road repaving campaign in decades and getting residents back to work with large scale infrastructure projects across our county,” Curran said. “I am urging residents to drive through these work zones like your loved one works there because for many residents, they do. Our dedicated crews have a right to safety and our residents have a right to smooth roads and solid infrastructure—we can have it both ways. With our new text service, we are making it easier than ever to be notified of roadwork so residents can plan ahead.”

Commissioner of Police Patrick Ryder added, “I would like to remind all drivers to obey the law and slow down when approaching all construction areas. These men and women working at these sites watch out for us by improving our roadways, in turn, we should watch out for them by slowing down and paying attention. By doing this, we can ultimately reduce needless

injuries and deaths. Our police officers will be intensifying their patrols around all roadway construction sites and will have a zero-tolerance approach toward anyone who violates the law.”

NCPD Stepping Up Patrols & Enforcement Near Work Zones The crackdown on reckless driving will include an increase in police patrols and enforcement near roadwork sites throughout the county.

The County Executive and Police Commissioner reminded motorists that fines are doubled for speeding in a work zone and convictions of two or more speeding violations in a work zone could result in the suspension of a driver’s license.

The county helps ensure all contractors pursuing jobs that impact county roads follow the U.S. Department of Transportation & Federal Highway Administration’s safety requirements, which include guidance on protective measures—signage, lane width, taper lengths - based on the roadway dimensions, volume of traffic, and other factors.

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Reckless Driving In Work Zones interactive map on www.nassaucountyny.gov/roadwork has been updated to show which county roads were resurfaced in 2018-21 and what projects are next. The site, initially launched

by Curran’s administration in 2019, is aimed at increasing transparency, allowing residents to see their tax dollars at work.

Increasing Awareness for Safety The County Executive used the opportunity to acknowledge all the dedicated county employees, contractors, state, and local workers improving county infrastructure. The county’s new work zone safety awareness campaign will honor their roles in our community and highlight importance of cautious driving near work sites. The county will utilize social media, email blasts, the text service, and other platforms to get the message out and feature members of our work force—putting a face to the crews working alongside the traffic whose lives depend on drivers being alert, patient and cautious.

—Submitted by the office of Nassau County Executive Laura Curran

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The County Executive announced a crackdown on reckless driving in work zones throughout the county. (Contributed photo)

To enhance existing efforts, county DPW and county PD will be working to identify locations where more signage or digital speed indicators may be needed and help allocate resources.

Increasing Awareness of Roadwork The county’s new text message service was activated on Sept. 13. To sign up, residents can text “roadwork” to “888777.” The service will include a 6 a.m. recap via text message of daily road or lane closures due to county roadwork as well as real time updates on changes to traffic patterns throughout the day due to accidents or emergency roadwork. Residents can also sign up for daily email updates on www.nassaucountyny.gov/trafficmanagement.

“We want to take this opportunity to urge contractors and utility companies to renew their commitment to alerting the County of planned work impacting our roads so we can make sure these alerts are as up to date as possible,” Curran said.

Furthering her efforts to make residents aware of roadwork the County Executive also announced that the

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR AFTERMATH OF FIRE - SUPPORT THE VFW On the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 24, I received a text message from my friend Joe Moores, “I just heard there is smoke at the VFW. FD is there.”

Of course, my heart sank.

As most know, the post was built more than 100 years ago by veterans returning home from WWI. While not an official historic landmark, it is such an integral part of our historic landscape and, even more importantly, a place of pride for our veterans and our community. It has also been the home for countless celebrations, picnics, and tributes and a place to assist all of our

veterans from WWI through our more recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

While I am not a veteran, I come from a military family and I am especially honored to lend a hand from time to time in helping the post.

Interestingly, while my friendship with Joe, who is a veteran and a member of the post, began thanks to our shared interest in history, especially as it relates to those who have served, it is through Joe’s commitment to serving the community as a volunteer for NOSH, a program of the North Shore Soup Kitchen, that I have gotten to know him over the past year. Since

July of last year, Joe has been helping me make deliveries of food to 18 families in need in the Landing area every Thursday. With the same regimental commitment that I am sure he brought to his job as a soldier, he continues to bring it as a driver for NOSH. And, the thing with Joe’s story, is that as remarkable and important as it is, it is not unique. Our veterans, who served valiantly in war and peace, continue to serve our communities in countless ways. I feel it is our turn to give back.

As I understand from Joe, insurance will not completely cover repairs from

Karl V. Anton, Jr., Publisher, Anton Community Newspapers, 1984-2000

the recent fire and the post has set a goal of $20,000 to help meet the shortfall and make some improvements to the hall. My hope is that the people of Glen Cove and beyond will triple that goal in our giving.

Checks can be mailed to James E. Donahue Post 347, 15 Hill St., Glen Cove, NY 11542. Please make checks payable to VFW Post 347.

Let’s pay tribute to our veterans and our VFW members by supporting them as they continue to support us.

—Glen Cove City Councilman Gaitley Stevenson-Mathews

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There are three quotes that we, representing the American Jewish Congress (AJC) of Long Island, take issue with: “I don’t think the Jewish people have a cause here.”

“They (the Arabs) are the victims of the Jews.”

“The Arabs are the victims and the Jews the aggressors.”

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What we do object to, however, is the demonization of a religion.

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Fearing Friday The 13th Millions of people have a fear of Friday the 13th.

The good news for them is that Friday the 13th came only once this year, in August.

The even better news is that between now and January of 2023, they only have to worry about one more Friday the 13th, in May of 2022. Of course, they suffered through three of them in 2015, but that trifecta won’t happen again until 2026.

Like any other fear, this one has a name that would make you a winner in almost any Scrabble game. If you have a fear of Friday the 13th, you suffer from friggatriskaidekaphobia or paraskevidekatriaphobia, your choice.

There is nothing irrational when it comes to fearing something. I’m a grown man, and I still have a fear of bugs.

To this day, when I shut off the basement light, I go up the stairs just a little bit quicker than when I went down them.

If you feel uncomfortable on Friday the 13th, so be it. Any Friday is always a good day to stay home, and what better excuse can you use?

Thanks to the friggatriskaidekaphobists, many businesses, especially airlines, suffer severe losses when Friday the 13th rolls around. If you don’t fear Friday the 13th,

after Jesus and his 12 Disciples attended The Last Supper. In Italy, the number 13 is deemed to be lucky. It’s Friday the 17th, they fear. If you live in Greece or most Spanish-speaking countries, Tuesday the 13th is a day of misfortune, not Friday the 13th.

Ahh, but what about you?

You may poo-poo those that suffer from friggatriskaidekaphoba, but we Paul DiSclafani pdisco23@aol.com all do plenty of irrational things to avoid bad luck. You maybe that would be a good can call them superstitions day to book your next flight? or fears, but I’ll bet you My Jewish friends have told wouldn’t purposely walk me the best day to go to the under a ladder. There are movies is Christmas. not a lot of folks are openMany more people suffer ing an umbrella indoors, from the fear of just the numright? My Italian mother ber 13 (Triskaidekaphobia), so constantly yells at me if I much so that you’d be hardput a pair of shoes on the pressed to find any high-rise table. After watching the movie building with a 13th floor. Have The Omen, I get the willies you ever been to an airport if I see the number “666” on with a Gate 13? Probably not. anything. I’ve added a word or Personally, I never undertwo in many of my columns stood not having a 13th floor in if I notice the word count at a building. I worked on the 14th exactly “666.” There is no need floor in a Manhattan building to tempt fate, is there? for many years. Regardless of Go ask anyone from the the number displayed on the 1969 Chicago Cubs. They elevator button, it’s still the 13th had a 10-game lead on the floor from the street.

New York Mets until a black In many countries, having cat walked in front of their 13 people at the dinner table is dugout at Shea Stadium. The considered unlucky. Just look rest is sports history. I’ve seen at what happened on Friday plenty of seemingly rational

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Take heed all you friggatriskaidekaphobists. people throw salt over their Stay home if you must and right shoulder if they spill a salt don’t let the naysayers influshaker. The list is endless. ence you. Just know you can Unlike when there is a full breathe a sigh of relief until moon, virtually no evidence May of 2022. shows Friday the 13th to be an unlucky day. Accidents, hospiPaul DiSclafani’s new book, tal visits and natural disasters A View From The Bench, have nothing in common with is a collection of his favorite Friday the 13th. However, ask Long Island Living columns. any Emergency Room worker It’s available wherever about what happens when books are sold. there is a full moon, though.

The Power Of Open-Ended Questions For Meaningful Conversation After years in the front of a classroom, I realized the best way to get students to ask questions about the material being taught was to ask open-ended questions. “What questions do you have for me?” worked much better than “Do you have any questions?”

The former assumes there are questions and there usually are. This question also communicates that any questions are warranted and welcomed (which hopefully is the case in any classroom). Additionally, the former is open, while the latter question is closed.

A close-ended question can be answered with a simple yes, no or short definitive answer.

On the other hand, an open question requires a person

respondent to provide details or information to support their answer.

LOVE LESSONS Marisa T. Cohen PhD

to expand on their thoughts.

Below are some benefits of open-ended questions.

Open-ended questions allow our partner to expand on what they are thinking.

These questions are expansive in nature and require the

your question and what it conveys. Moving from “Do?” to “What?” is often a helpful first step. In addition, try to Open-ended questions are answer your question first. often more objective.

If you can come up with a With these questions, we response that consists of a few aren’t requiring our conversa- words, contemplate adjusting tion partner(s) to either agree the question. If you slip up or disagree with a statement, and wind up with a closed but instead to offer their question, the addition of feedback.

“Tell me more” can help you correct course and keep the Open-ended questions conversation going. communicate that we are Below are some helpful curious about our partner’s open-ended questions to thoughts.

These questions often invite deepen a conversation you clarification and depth, rather might have with your partner about the level of connection than requiring a quick and in your relationship. simple answer/decision.

Simply changing the 1. What are our biggest phrasing can make all the strengths as a couple? difference when it comes to 2. What are the biggest

obstacles we face as a couple?

3. How can we best handle any difficulties we face as a couple?

4. In what ways can we better support one another?

5. What are you most thankful for in our relationship?

6. What makes you feel loved?

7. How do you best like to express your love for me?

8. How can we enhance our connection?

9. What goals do you have for our relationship?

10. What fears do you have in achieving those relationship goals?

Dr. Marisa Cohen is a relationship scientist and coach, and teaches psychology at the college level.

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The Ghost Of Katrina Lingers I love to celebrate anniversaries of any kind. The more anniversaries the better. When my wife and I celebrate our anniversary, we always take a look back and see what we have experienced in the previous year and what lessons we have learned. One anniversary that needs a lot of reflection occurred on Aug. 31, when we marked the sixteenth year since Hurricane Katrina.

What made the Katrina event more significant was the recent Hurricane Ida, which caused massive destruction in the states of Louisiana and Mississippi. While this disaster is many miles away from our region, it forces all of us to take a serious look as to whether we have learned something from Katrina whose massive national destruction hit Long Island especially hard.

Have our local officials learned anything from that disastrous storm? Do we have better disaster plans than we had in August 2005? We have been told that there are now comprehensive emergency plans in place that never

homeowners from rebuilding their houses in floodprone areas, many towns and villages have allowed people to just rebuild and take their chances. That is the equivalent of Russian roulette.

The City of Long Beach, which was badly battered by Katrina, has taken some positive steps, by requiring many homeowners in the West End to raise their homes to a height that will avoid their destruction, should there be another historic storm. But there are Jerry Kremer still many other houses that have been repaired and are at street level, which makes them existed before. Many of the vulnerable again. plans that have been develUtility companies such as oped have been shared with federal and state officials who PSEG-Long Island, have taken have approved them. Our hope aggressive steps to avoid future blackouts in the midst of a is that they are more efficient hurricane. Over the past three and effective when the next years, the company has spent storm hits. millions of dollars having trees While having better trimmed so that they can’t emergency plans is comfortinterfere with power transing, there is one area where mission during a storm. This many local governments have failed and that is zoning process may help thousands of homeowners keep their and land use in shoreline lights on at the height of the areas that were impacted by Katrina. Instead of prohibiting next hurricane. In addition,

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The devastation caused by hurricanes like Katrina and Ida have hopefully taught lessons to municipalities looking to prevent this kind of damage from future storms.

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the company has also spent comes our way. large amounts of money Former State Assemblyman making their sub-stations less Jerry Kremer is a columnist vulnerable to local flooding. for Anton Media Group and Whether the lessons of partner at Ruskin Moscou Hurricane Katrina have been Faltischek in Uniondale. The views expressed are not necesfully learned is yet to be sarily those of the publisher or decided. We will only know the Anton Media Group. answer when the next storm

Jones Beach Pencil During travel, landmarks are a helpful way to ensure that one is headed in the right direction, especially if one is in unfamiliar territory. “Take a left at the light by the Home Depot and if you pass the diner, you have gone too far” are examples of directions from others that have helped many of us from straying off the path and arriving at our destinations without getting lost.

As a child, I always knew that we were close to home when we passed the neon “Henshaw’s Furniture” sign on Hempstead Turnpike in Levittown. That landmark always told me that our “long journey” from Islip had almost drawn to a close, especially as I yawned and longed for the comfort of my bed. Another familiar sighting was the North Village Green, which Dad often cut through on our way back to our house. As we passed the deli, the drug store, the supermarket and

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the bowling alley, I anxiously awaited our next stop, which was our own driveway.

One sighting that always held a lot of charm for my sister and I was the tall water tower that stands at the crossroads of Wantagh and Ocean parkways. Most of our friends called the water tower “the Needle” or “the Pencil.”

My sister and I referred to it as “The Eyes and Nose and Mouth”. To our young minds, the top of the water tower

looked a lot like a face.

Last year, the “Needle in the Sky” or “Pencil in the Sky” celebrated its 90th year at that spot. The landmark, which is a functioning water tower, is more than 230 feet high and more than 20 feet wide.

It supplies water to the entire park with a tank capacity of 320,000 gallons. The wells have a combined capacity of 1300 gallons of water per minute, which is treated before it reaches the park. The water is tested twice weekly for contaminants. There are about 200 steps on a steel ladder that workers must ascend to reach the top of the tower for inspection. The design was originally inspired by the bell tower of St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice, Italy and was erected in 1930. It also extends more than 1,000 feet into the ground. The top of the “pencil” has flashing red lights that serve as a warning for aircraft in the area.

The Needle, Pencil or Jones

the Island’s most beautiful shorelines. Several years ago, I covered the Bethpage Federal Credit Union’s Air Show. I was able to snag a few pictures of the Blue Angels as they rounded that water tower, which was a beautifully patriotic sight.

While the Jones Beach water tower is closed to the public for tours, there are several videos online by News12 Long Island that offer a quick peek When Robert Moses was inside. The tower underwent a creating Jones Beach, he $6.2 million renovation about ordered the construction 10 years ago, which included of an Italianate-style water tower to serve as a central replacing brickwork and steel feature of the park. beams inside the structure.

(Photo by by Alex Nuñez) Landmarks are an important part of our landscape. The Beach Water Tower is a friendly next time you take a drive to Jones Beach and pass “The welcome to Long Island beachgoers everywhere. While Pencil,” you should now have a better understanding of the Hubby and I approach the traffic circle that surrounds the fully functional building that stands as a welcoming beacon landmark with extreme caution, we are always happy to see to beach lovers everywhere on this beautiful island. the bookended anchors and Patty Servidio is an Anton the “eyes and nose and mouth” Media Group columnist. upon our approach to one of

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SCHOOL NEWS STUDENTS FILL SEAFORD SCHOOLS AGAIN With freshly waxed floors, sparkling clean desks and newly decorated bulletin boards, Seaford’s four schools were in pristine shape for the return of students on Sept. 1.

When the high school opened a little after 7 a.m., it officially marked the beginning of the 2021-22 school year.

Within the next two hours, students at the middle school and Harbor and Manor elementary schools were also back, reuniting with friends and meeting their new teachers.

While several health and safety protocols remain in the place, the new year marks the return to some level of normalcy. At the middle school, students will once again change classes and use their lockers. Elementary students will eat lunch in the cafeteria and high school students will have sports and extracurricular activities right from the start.

To celebrate their last year of high school, seniors wore their Class of 2022 shirts and snapped pictures at a “Last First Day” photo station on the high school lawn.

Senior A.J. Arguello said he is glad that students are back to full-time in-person learning, after last year featured a hybrid schedule until April. Greg Laurent noted that having completed most of his graduation requirements allowed him to create a schedule for this year with lots of electives, including criminal justice, marine biology and psychology, so he could explore some different interests. Alysia LoVerde is excited to start applying to colleges, and hopes to plan some visits in the coming months.

Alexandra Leggio, who is taking on a leadership role in the school this year as the co-president of Best Buddies, spoke of the great responsibilities that seniors have.

“I’m excited to be among the leaders of the school,” she said, “and to set an example for the kids coming up, so they can be role models when they’re in our position.”

—Submitted by the Seaford School District

Adriana Hom was excited for her first day of kindergarten at Manor.

NORTH SHORE KINDERGARTNERS PARTICIPATE IN FUN PLAYGROUND PLAYDATE Principal Jeanette Wojcik of Sea Cliff School, principal Bridget Finder of Glenwood Landing School and principal Peter Rufa, along with their respective parent organizations, welcomed new kindergartners and their families to the annual Playground Playdate event.

WELCOME BACK DALERS Students from Farmingdale School District head back to school

It was a fun afternoon as each kindergarten class came together separately throughout the afternoon at their schools to happily play outside and meet their principals and new friends, while their parents mingled with one another.

Some even ate Popsicles.

After playing in the playground, each principal then took the different classes inside their schools to visit their classrooms and/or tour the building to welcome all of the North Shore kindergartners and their families to the North Shore schools.

Additionally, school officials thanked each of the parent organizations including the SC PCA, GWL SCA, and GH PTO for organizing this wonderful event at the elementary schools.

—Submitted by Shelly Newman

Some of the 5,500 Farmingdale School District students that showed up for the first day of class. (Photo courtesy of the Farmingdale School District) The Farmingdale school district opened for the start of the 2021-22 school year on Sept. 2.

Administrators, teachers and staff welcomed 5,500 students at Farmingdale high school, Weldon E. Howitt middle school, Albany Avenue, Northside, Saltzman East Memorial and Woodward Parkway elementary schools.

“The start of a new school year fills us with hope,” Superintendent

Paul Defendini said. “We are committed to working together to provide the best environment for our students.”

For more information about the Farmingdale Union Free School District, visit the district’s website at www.farmingdaleschools.org and like the Facebook page: @ FarmingdaleSchoolDistrict.

—Submitted by the Farmingdale Union School District

Sea Cliff School principal Jeanette Wojcik greets her new kindergartners.

Photo courtesy Shelly Newman

HICKSVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS WELCOME BACK STUDENTS

Seaford High School Principal Nicole Schnabel (center) with seniors Greg Laurent, A.J. Arguello, Alexandra Leggio and Alysia LoVerde. (Photos

courtesy of the Seaford School District)

Hicksville Public Schools welcomed back students for the 2021-22 school year on Sept. 1.

Students arrived at their buildings, eager to meet their new teachers and classmates. The excitement of being back in the classroom was apparent, even behind face masks.

The district wishes all of its students and staff a successful school year.

Students at Burns Avenue School —Submitted by the Hicksville returned to the classroom for the School District first day on Sept. 1.

Dutch Lane students colored first day of school photos.

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NEIGHBORS IN THE NEWS Westbury Arts invites all to come celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with the juried exhibit of “Latinx Thriving” at its new Westbury Arts building located at 255 Schenck Ave. in Westbury. The exhibit seeks to celebrate the wide variety of artistic expression and cultural contributions of Hispanic artists on Long Island and runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, 2021.

It includes the works of Tom Cabrera, Anahi DeCanio, Jenri Gonzalez, Rosalba Henao, Chris Hobbs, Magno Ramirez, Silvia Maria Rey, Paul Rodriguez, Kimberly Zambrano and Ren Zelaya.

The exhibit will kick off with a special opening night reception on Wednesday, Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. Space is limited for this celebration and you must regTom Cabrera’s “Number 290,” painted in 2019, will be part of ister via www.westburyarts.org. the exhibit. (Westbury Arts) Due to the crisis in Haiti caused by the recent hurricane, the Episcopal Church of the Advent in Westbury will be hosting a fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 18, to relieve the suffering of the people of Haiti. The event will be a bazaar, housed at the fellowship hall (Winthrop Hall) from “We are so happy to have you here,” Unqua Elementary School Principal Deanna Catapano said over the loudspeaker, her first address to students just minutes after they arrived in the raindrops and settled into their classrooms on Sept. 9.

Unqua and the other eight buildings in the Massapequa School District opened up for the 2021-22 school year after almost 11 weeks of summer vacation. More than 6,000 students in grades 1-12 arrived at school with their new backpacks and school supplies, eager to learn and reunite with friends. As is a Massapequa tradition, kindergartners were scheduled to begin the following day.

At the elementary schools, students made their way to their classrooms and were warmly greeted by their teachers, while at the secondary level, middle and high school students were able to go to their lockers for the first time since before

11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sale items will include new donated Pottery Barn merchandise on sale at 50 percent discount or greater from the original store listed prices. All proceeds from the event will go to the Haiti Relief Fund sponsored through the church and Episcopal Diocese of L.I. Participation will be

greatly appreciated in this outreach to help our brothers and sisters in need. Monetary donations will be accepted as well as payment by check and Zelle. The Church of the Advent is located at 470 Walden St., Westbury. Contact the church at 516-333-0081 for more information.

Oyster Bay-East Norwich Schools Welcomes Back Students, New Teachers Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central Schools welcomed students back into its buildings for the first day of school on Sept. 1. Students arrived at their schools as they were greeted by teachers, their principals and Superintendent of Schools Dr. Francesco Ianni. Excitement was evident among students, even behind their face masks.

The district also welcomed nine new teachers to the district during an orientation on Aug. 30. The new teachers gathered at the Oyster Bay High School library to meet with their mentors, colleagues and department leaders to discuss the upcoming academic year.

—Submitted by the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District

Superintendent of Schools Dr. Ianni greeted students, sending them well wishes on the first day.

Photo courtesy: Oyster Bay-East Norwich School District

Lockhart Elementary School Principal Dr. Michael Yannucci and Assistant Principal Louisa Vecchione welcomed back students for the start of the 2021-22 school year in Massapequa on Sept. 9. (Photos courtesy of the Massapequa School District) the pandemic.

“In education, there is not much that tops the energy and enthusiasm of a new school year,” Superintendent Lucille Iconis said. “The first day of school is filled with so much hope, promise and joy, and I am excited to welcome back our students and staff.”

Unqua Elementary School Assistant Principal Laura Hulsaver —Submitted by the (left) and Principal Deanna Catapano greeted first-graders Massapequa School District before they entered the building.

Unqua fifth-grader Antonio Borresen didn’t let the rain dampen his enthusiasm for the new school year.

Unqua fifth-graders had their final first day of elementary school.

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High School Football Preview

BY JAMES ROWAN

levittown@antonmediagroup.com

T

he MacArthur Generals return a host of seniors that give this year’s team plenty of depth. The Generals reached the Nassau County championship game in each of the last two seasons, only to be defeated by Garden City.

Coach Bobby Fehrenbach led MacArthur to a 6-2 record last season and has three Newsday Top 100 players returning to his roster. Each of them are seniors and two-way players for the Generals. They are Finn Duffy (53 tackles LB/FB), James Napoli (four rushing TDs RB/DB) and Matt Papach (four receiving TDs WR/DB).

The rest of the seniors who will make an impact are Anthony Tufano (OL), Ryan Muller (QB), Jack Butler (QB), Vin Fundaro, Steven Weber, James Clarkson (OL), Matt Clarkson (OL), Connor Cullen (DL), Ryan Larkin (DL) and Matt Sarni (DB).

Juniors Rocco Hogan, Joey Forchelli and Mario Guzman are also expected to contribute for the Generals.

Fehrenbach said the key to his team’s success will be, “A deep senior class that returns many players who gained valuable experience last year.” Coach also added that any team in Conference II is dangerous. The Generals play Garden City on Saturday, Oct. 3.

Over at Island Trees, coach Ryan Vinberg is hoping to move into playoff contention with a strong mix of very athletic veterans and newcomers to the Bulldogs lineup.

The Bulldogs were 3-2 last season and the top returning player is two-way star Ryan Mastropaolo, recognized as a Top 100 player at fullback and linebacker. Mastropaolo had eight rushing TDs last season. Blocking for him is an offensive line that is anchored by seniors Dimitri Noulas, Chris Antonelli and Daniel Stanchfield.

Juniors Michael Coppeto (RB/ DB) and Nick Saragossi (QB/DB) will help pace the offense. A trio of sophomores—multi-sport athletes and two-way players—will also be key for the Bulldogs this season. They are Kian McCoy (RB/DB) JC Echezuria (QB/DB) and Nick Filocamo (RB/LB).

“We are a young talented team with experience at key positions, fullback and quarterback,” said coach Vinberg.

“We are looking to finish higher than the 8th seed and make the playoffs.”

At Division, coach Robert McNamara returns some key players

The seniors of the MacArthur High School football team. from a team that went 3-2 last season.

None stands taller than dual-threat senior quarterback Chris Stancarone.

Stancarone rushed for seven touchdowns and also threw for seven

(Photo courtesy of Colleen Napoli)

scores. He was identified as a Top 100 player.

Seniors Ethan Bonnachi (OL/DT) and Bobby Siemsen (WR/FS) will be counted on to move the Dragons’

offense while juniors Jack Pendergrass (RB/LB) and Nicholas Barrera (OL/ DL) will contribute on both sides of the ball.

—James Rowan is a Levittown resident

College-Bound Athletes Herricks High School recently congratulated its collegiate athletes and wished them well in their future endeavors. Standing from left: Athletic Director Jim Petricca, Joshua Ethan Cabahug (soccer), Marcus Osieczkowski (football), Dylan Haase (lacrosse). Seated from left: Justin Chin (lacrosse), Isabella Schneiderman (cheerleading), Sheila O’Mara (soccer/basketball), Jen Schmidt (cross country/track) and Jay Chung (lacrosse).

—Submitted by Herricks Public Schools

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SATURDAY, SEPT. 18 Dahlia Exhibition The Mid Island Dahlia Society will present its 55th Annual Dahlia Exhibition at Planting Fields. Also on Sept. 19. Celebrate the colorful perennial with the display of a multitude of dahlia varieties all grown here on Long Island. On Sunday afternoon flowers will be available to purchase. Hours are 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday. Free with park admission, no

The Road To Victory The Museum of American Armor’s “The Road to Victory” program will be held at Old Bethpage Village Restoration, 1303 Round Swamp Rd., Old Bethpage Storybook Stroll on Sept. 18-19. Featuring many of the Old Westbury Gardens presents operational military vehicles in the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by museum’s collection. Gates will be open Judi Barrett from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with last ticket Stroll in the gardens while enjoying a sales at 2:30 p.m. Admission is $15 for story along the way and then creating adults, $12 for seniors and children a unique take-home craft. For ages (5-12), under 5 is free. Veterans and 3-5. Included with admission. Located active duty personnel are free. Visit at 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. www.museumofamericanarmor.org to Face coverings are required regardless learn more. of vaccination status. Admission is $14/adults, $12/seniors 62-plus, SUNDAY, SEPT. 19 $8/children ages 7-17 and $12/full time students. Visit www.oldwestThe Great Marques burygardens.org or call 516-333-0048. Old Westbury Gardens will host the annual Great Marques Concours d’Elegance annual car event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche Club of America will participate and display classic cars. There will reservation required. Planting Fields is at 1395 Planting Fields Rd., Oyster Bay. Visit www.plantingfields.org or call 516-922-9210.

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The Eighth Squad reports the arrest of an Elmont man for unlawful surveillance that occurred on Aug. 31 at 2:30 p.m. in Levittown.

According to deShehzad Asif tectives, a 39-year-old (Photo courtesy female employee en- of NCPD) tered the bathroom at Hunter Business School located at 3601 Hempstead Tpke. She noticed what appeared to be a cell phone charging cube plugged into the wall next to the toilet. As she was exiting, the victim inspected the device and noticed there was a camera lens and a slot for a storage card.

A thorough investigation was conducted and 37-year-old Shehzad Asif was arrested. Asif is charged with 13 counts of second-degree unlawful surveillance and was arraigned on Sept. 3 at First District Court in Hempstead.

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The teller complied and the subject received an undetermined amount of currency before fleeing in an unknown direction. The subject is described as a black male, approximately 6’0” tall, average build, wearing a white hooded sweatshirt, dark sunglasses, a mask and gloves.

There were eight employees and three customers inside the bank at the time of the robbery. There were no reported injuries.

Detectives request anyone with information regarding this crime to contact the Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-8477. All callers will remain anonymous.

Hostage Negotiators Help Veteran In Massapequa Park

The Public Information Office reports the details of a police investigation that occurred on Sept. 5 at 8:43 p.m.

According to detectives, information was received that there was a 42-yearold Iraqi-Afghan war veteran that needed medical attention. Officers Police Investigate Bank in the Seventh Precinct responded to Robbery In Carle Place The Major Case Bureau is investigat- the home in Massapequa Park and contacted the individual. At that time ing a robbery that occurred on Sept. 4 the veteran barricaded himself inside at 1:24 p.m. in Carle Place.

According to Robbery Squad detec- the house and refused to speak with police. Additional units were requesttives, an unknown male entered the Chase Bank located at 400 Old Country ed, and personnel from patrol, detectives division, Hostage Negotiations, Rd. The male subject approached the teller and verbally demanded money. Emergency Services, Bureau of

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Hostage negotiators were able to contact the veteran and during these conversations he made threats against the officers. Neighboring residences were evacuated and a perimeter was established to safeguard the surrounding homes.

Negotiations continued throughout the night, and after 19 hours of communicating with the aided, he finally agreed to come out and be transported to a nearby hospital for evaluation.

During this time there were no injuries to officers, residents and the veteran.

Man Arrested For Boating While Intoxicated In Bayville

The Public Information Office reports the arrest of a Bayville man for operating a vessel while intoxicated on Sept. 6 at 6:13 p.m. in Bayville.

Marine Bureau officers aboard Marine 11 responded to the shoreline at 18 Greenwich Ave. to assist the Town of Oyster Bay Constable with a male operating a 1990 Sea Ray Boat, who had been narrowly missing moored vessels and recklessly operating at irregular speeds. Upon arrival, officers observed the Town of Oyster Bay Constable with the male and docked vessel. After a subsequent investigation, Marine Bureau officers arrested 58-year-old defendant Kerry Herschlein without further

incident. No injuries were reported.

Herschlein is charged with operating a vessel while intoxicated and reckless operation of a vessel. He was issued multiple navigation law and vehicle and traffic law violations. He was arraigned on Sept. 7 at First District Court in Hempstead.

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The Third Squad reports the arrest of a Hempstead man on Sept. 6 in Mineola at 3 a.m. for criminal possession of stolen property.

According to detectives, a 31-year-old Shawn Harvey (Photo courtesy adult female victim of NCPD) parked her vehicle on Pennsylvania Avenue and upon her return noticed that several items were missing from inside, including an iPhone and pink Dior bag. Officers responded and after an investigation, 22-year-old defendant Shawn Harvey was located near the intersection of Linden Road and Willis Avenue.

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GLEN COVE Frederick Sebastiano, of Glen Cove died on July 7. Beloved husband of Lynn. Devoted father of Steven (Claudia), Lori (Tim), Jenna (Joey), loving grandfather of Gianna, Joey, Julianna, James and Olivia. Dear brother of John, Carmen, Dolly, Michael, Joseph, Roseann, Eugene, Robert, Joan and Carol. Mass at the Church of St. Rocco. Entombment Holy Rood Cemetery.

Alice E. Savage, of Glen Cove and Palmetto Fl., died on Aug. 31, peacefully at home.

Beloved wife of the late Thomas for more than 60 years. Loving mother of Thomas, Susan Dionian and Brian. Cherished grandmother of Robert (Angelica), Megan (Sean) and the late Timothy (Stephanie) and great-grandmother of Erik and Olivia. Dear sister of Carolyn Potts, Martha Grill, Nancy Evans, the late Sarah Knibb, Linda Greene and Douglas Greene.

Visiting was held at Mclaughlin Kramer Megiel Funeral Home. Funeral mass was held at the Church of St. Patrick Glen Cove. Interment St. Patrick’s Cemetery Brookville.

LOCUST VALLEY John W. Beckhard, 88, of Locust Valley, died on Aug. 31, with Dori, his cherished wife of 66 years, at his side. In addition to Dori, John is survived by his three daughters Robin Beckhard (Bryan Shelby), Sharon Beckhard and Marina

Beckhard (Alan Luberda); his six grandchildren Claire James (Ethan Ravetch), Alex James (Alex Peyser), Sarah Gzesh, Benjamin Luberda (Lauren), Joshua Luberda and Daniel Luberda; and his three great-grandchildren Kermit, Theodore and Clementine Ravetch. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.

Contributions in John’s memory may be made to the ACLU or Doctors Without Borders.

Arrangements by Dodge-Thomas.

ROSLYN Terence Maurice McCann, 93, formerly from Northport, passed away in his home on Aug. 29 with his loving family close by. Terence met his wife Marian Hansen and they wed in 1968. They went on to combine their families that include Richard Johnson, Michael Johnson, Coleen Clark, Jeanne Anne Brune, Eileen Lynn McCann and Terence Kelly McCann. Terrence was one of 11 siblings and is survived by his loving sisters, Derryl Pohalski and Laurel Widmyer. Terence cherished his time with his beloved 13 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Terence was a proud member of the United States Army serving in the Korean War. Donations may be made to Alzheimer’s Association in Terence’s name. Visitation was held at Nolan Funeral Home, Northport. Mass was held at St. Phiip Neri Church in Northport.

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KEYSPAN GAS EAST CORPORATION d/b/a NATIONAL GRID NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by KeySpan Gas East Corporation d/b/a National Grid (“Company”) that it has filed with the New York State Public Service Commission (“Commission”) proposed tariff revisions to its Schedule for Gas Service, PSC No.1 – GAS, to become effective, on a temporary basis, September 1, 2021.

These revisions have been filed in compliance with the Commission’s Order issued August 12, 2021 in Case 19-G-0310. The table below compares the Company’s current rates (prior to September 1, 2021) to rates effective September 1, 2021 by service classification. Effective September 1, 2021 $2.5 million has been removed from base delivery rates to be collected through the ‘Rate Adjustment Clause’. The Rate Adjustment Clause is a separate surcharge that will be included in the Delivery Rate Adjustment line on customers’ bills.

S.C. No. 1A, 5-1A – Residential Non-Heating Service S.C. No. 1AR, 5-1AR – Residential Non-Heating Service Monthly usage Current Rates 09/01/21 First 3 therms or less $19.75 $19.75 Next 47 therms, per therm $1.4354 $1.5459 Over 50 therms, per therm $0.3407 $0.3670

S.C. No. 1B, 5-1B – Residential Heating Service S.C. No. 1BR, 5-1BR – Residential Heating Service Monthly usage Current Rates 09/01/21 First 3 therms or less $21.66 $21.66 Next 47 therms, per therm $1.2839 $1.2939 Over 50 therms, per therm $0.2938 $0.3046

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S.C. No. 1B-DG, 5-1B-DG – Distributed Generation Monthly usage Current Rates 09/01/21 First 3 therms or less $33.04 $33.04 Over 3 therms, per therm $0.1260 $0.1772

S.C. No. 2-A, 5-2A – Non-Residential Non-Heating Service Monthly usage Current Rates 09/01/21 First 3 therms or less $37.66 $37.66 Next 87 therms, per therm $1.7282 $1.8007 Next 2,910 therms, per therm $0.3553 $0.3651 Over 3,000 therms, per therm $0.2132 $0.2346 S.C. No. 3, 5-3 – Multi-Family Service Monthly usage Current Rates First 3 therms or less $74.66 Next 997 therms, per therm $0.4855 Over 1,000 therms, per therm $0.2685

S.C. No. 2-B, 5-2B – Non-Residential Heating Service Monthly usage Current Rates 09/01/21 First 3 therms or less $37.66 $37.66 Next 87 therms, per therm $1.7716 $1.7779 Next 2,910 therms, per therm $0.4370 $0.4464 Over 3,000 therms, per therm $0.2914 $0.3082 S.C. 9, 5-9 – Uncompressed Natural Gas Vehicle Service Monthly usage Current Rates 09/01/21 First 3 therms or less $38.00 $38.00 Over 3 therms, per therm $0.6422 $0.5645

S.C No. 15, 5-15 – High Load Factor Service Monthly usage Current Rates First 10 therms or less $153.35 Over 10 therms, per therm $0.1954

S.C. No. 16, 5-16 – Year-Round Space Conditioning Service Monthly usage Current Rates 09/01/21 First 3 therms or less $230.43 $230.43 Next 497 therms, per therm $1.6650 $1.6932 Over 500 therms, per therm $0.2833 $0.2903

S.C. 17 – Baseload Distributed Generation Rate 1 – Less than 1MW Monthly usage Current Rates First 10 therms or less $180.61 Over 10 therms, per therm $0.1330 (Apr – Oct) Over 10 therms, per therm $0.1710 (Nov – Mar)

09/01/21 $74.66 $0.4921 $0.2906

09/01/21 $153.35 $0.2247

09/01/21 $180.61 $0.1506 $0.1935

S.C. 17 – Baseload Distributed Generation – Rate 2 Equal to or greater than 1 MW but less than 5 MW Monthly usage Current Rates 09/01/21 First 10 therms or less $328.22 $328.22 Over 10 therms, per therm $0.1330 $0.1506 (Apr – Oct) Over 10 therms, per therm $0.1710 $0.1935 (Nov – Mar)

S.C. 17 – Baseload Distributed Generation – Rate 3 Equal to or greater than 5 MW but less than 50 MW Monthly usage Current Rates 09/01/21 First 10 therms or less $949.35 $949.35 Over 10 therms, per therm $0.033 $0.0373 (Apr – Oct) Over 10 therms, per therm $0.045 $0.0509 (Nov – Mar) Demand charge per therm $6,252.00 $6,252.00 of MPDQ

S.C. 18 / 19 – Non-Firm Demand Response Sales Service Tier 1 Monthly usage Current Rates 09/01/21 First 10 therms or less $375.00 $375.00 Over 10 therms, per therm $0.2914 $0.0749

S.C. 18 / 19 – Non-Firm Demand Response Sales Service Tier 2 Monthly usage Current Rates 09/01/21 First 10 therms or less $375.00 $375.00 Over 10 therms, per therm $0.2914 $0.0600

These revisions have been filed in compliance with the Commission’s Order issued August 12, 2021 in Case 19-G-0310.

Copies of the proposed revisions are available for public inspection and can be obtained on the Company’s website a https://www.nationalgridus.com/Long-Island-NY-Home/Bills-Meters-and-Rates/ or the PSC’s website (dps.ny.gov).

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MANHASSET LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Special Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of North Hempstead will be held on October 6, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. in the Town Board Room located at Town Hall, 220 Plandome Road, Manhasset, New York, to conduct a work session relating to the Town’s 2022 budget and to consider any other matters that may come before the Board.

Dated: Manhasset, New York September 2, 2021

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD WAYNE H. WINK, JR. TOWN CLERK 9-15-2021-1T-#226739-MAN LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held by the Town Board of the Town of North Hempstead on the 30th day of September, 2021, at 7:00 o’clock in the evening for the purpose of considering the adoption of the following ordinance:

MILL SPRING ROAD, MANHASSET, NEW YORK l. All motor or other vehicles of any kind shall comply with the following: PROPOSAL: ADOPT: 1. MILL SPRING ROAD – COUNTY CLUB DRIVE – FULL STOP All Traffic southwest bound on Mill Spring Road shall come to a Full Stop at its intersection with County Club Drive.

Section 2. All ordinances or regulations heretofore adopted in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.

Section 3. PENALTIES: “A violation of this ordinance shall be punishable by a fine not in excess of Thirty ($30.00) Dollars, plus any surcharge payable to other governmental entities.”

Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect ten days from the date of its publication and posting pursuant to Section 133 of the Town Law of the State of New York.

Section 5. This ordinance shall be incorporated in the Uniform Traffic Code of the Town of North Hempstead.

Dated: September 2, 2021 Manhasset, New York

BY ORDER OF T THE TOWN OF

NORTH HEMPSTEAD WAYNE H. WINK, JR. TOWN CLERK 9-15-2021-1T-#226746-MAN

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice is hereby given that SEALED PROPOSALS for: Wellhead Treatment for PFAS Removal at I.U. Willets Plant - Phase II H2M Project No.: MLWD2003 will be received by the Board of Commissioners of the Manhasset-Lakeville Water District (Owner) at the office of the Water District, 170 East Shore Road, Great Neck, New York 11023, until 4:00 p.m., Prevailing Time on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, and will be publicly opened and read aloud at 4:00 p.m.

Complete sets of Hard Copy Bidding Documents may be obtained from REV, 330 Route 17A, Suite #2, Goshen, New York 10924, Tel: 1-877-272-0216, upon depositing the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each combined set of documents. Checks or money orders shall be made payable to H2M architects + engineers.

Plan deposit is refundable in accordance with the terms in the Information for Bidders to all submitting bids. Any bid-

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der requiring documents to be shipped shall make arrangements with the printer and pay for all packaging and shipping costs.

As a convenience to the Contractor, Digital Bidding Documents may be obtained from the following website: www. h2mprojects.com as an online download for a non-refundable fee of Forty-Nine Dollars ($49.00), paid by credit card.

Please note REV and www. h2mprojects.com are the designated locations and means for distributing and obtaining all bid package information.

All bidders are urged to register to ensure receipt of all necessary information, including bid addenda. All bid addenda will be transmitted to registered plan holders via email and will be available at www.h2mprojects.com. Plan holders who have paid for hard copies of the bid documents will need to make the determination if hard copies of the addenda are required for their use, and coordinate directly with REV for hard copies of addenda to be issued. There will be no charge for registered plan holders to obtain hard copies of the bid addenda.

Each proposal submitted must be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond, made pay-

County, New York, at the Village Hall, 65 South Drive, in the Village on Thursday, September 30, 2021 at 7:00 P.M.: 1. The hearing will be on the application of Christopher J. St. Jeanos, owner of a parcel of land located at 27 The Terrace in the Village, designated as Section 3, Block 235, Lot 34 on the Land and Tax Map of Nassau County and located within the Village’s Residence A zoning district.

The Appellant seeks a variance to permit the construction of an approximate 290 square foot pavilion in the rear yard, which pursuant to §175-2 is part of the “swimming pool” and requires a 20’ setback in accordance with §175-27(D) (2); whereas a setback of 10 feet is proposed.

2. The hearing will be on the application of Constantine Petropoulis, owner of a parcel of land located at 11 North Drive in the VilLEGAL NOTICE lage, designated as Section VILLAGE OF PLANDOME 3, Block 9, Lot 157 on BOARD OF the Land and Tax Map of ZONING APPEALS Nassau County and located PUBLIC NOTICE within the Village’s ResiA public hearing and meetdence C zoning district. ing on the following appliThe Appellant seeks a cations will be held by and variance to permit the conbefore the Board of Zoning struction of a 2-story addiAppeals of the Incorporated continued on page 49 Village of Plandome, Nassau able to the Manhasset-Lakeville Water District , in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid, as a commitment by the bidder that, if its bid is accepted, it will enter into a contract to perform the work and will execute such further security as may be required for the faithful performance of the contract.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids, waive any informalities and to accept such bid which, in the opinion of the Owner, is in the best interests of the Owner.

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MANHASSET-LAKEVILLE WATER DISTRICT Brian J. Morris, Chairman Mark S. Sauvigne, Treasurer Steve Flynn, Secretary DATED: SEPTEMBER 16, 2021 9-15-2021-1T-#226802-MAN

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF PLANDOME MANOR ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Inc. Village of Plandome Manor will hold a public hearing on Thursday, September 30, 2021, at 8:00 p.m. at Village Hall Located at 55 Manhasset Avenue, Manhasset, New York 11030.

Please take further notice that on or more of the member of the Zoning Board of Appeals, may attend this meeting by video conference.

The following application will be reviewed at the meeting.

This is a continued case from the July 15, 2021 BZA meeting: Application of Stefanos Kilis, 1 Gulls Cove, Plandome Manor, NY 11030 seeking the following variance relief: (1) a variance of §225 Attachment 1 of the Village Code of the Incorporated Village of Plandome Manor to construct a new home with a substandard front yard setback of 28.33 feet, where the Village Code states that a minimum setback of 45 feet is required; (2) a variance of §225 Attachment 1 of the Village Code of the Incorporated Village of Plandome Manor to construct a new home with a substandard rear yard setback of 24.93 feet, where the Village Code states that a minimum setback of 45 feet is required; (3) a variance of Village Code §225-7 Sky Exposure Plane and §225 Attachments 3 & 4 where the sky exposure plane is interrupted in the front and rear yard. Applicant also seeks a determination from the Board regarding the Building Superintendent’s identification of the front of the property. All in connection with the construct of a new 2 story single family home. Property located at 1 Gulls Cove, Plandome Manor, NY 11030. Nassau County Tax Map No. Section 5, Block E, Lot 32. Property is zoned in R-22 Zoning District.

BY ORDER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MARIO HARRIS, CHAIRMAN RANDI I. MALMAN, VILLAGE CLERK Dated: September 1, 2021 9-15-2021-1T-#226826-MAN

fice of the Attorney General, and any and all unknown tion to the residence, with persons whose names or an attached garage on the parts of whose names and easternly side of the dwellwhose place or places of ing, which will require the residence are unknown and following variances: cannot after diligent inquiry - A variance for a probe ascertained, distributees, posed side-yard setback heirs-at-law and next-of-kin of 15.25 feet, rather than of the said Mary Richardthe required 20 feet, in son, deceased, and if any of accordance with Section the said distributees named §175-15(A), Table I; specifically or as a class be - A variance for a prodead, their legal represenposed Height Setback tatives, their husbands or Ratio (HSR; a/k/a ‘sky wives, if any, distributees exposure plane’) of 6’ and successors in interest 9”, as measured from whose names and/or places the peak along the ridge, of residence and post office in excess of the 4’ aladdresses are unknown and lowable encroachment cannot after diligent inquiry pursuant to §175-15(A), be ascertained Table IV, of the Village A petition having been duly Code. filed by Public Adminis3. The hearing will be on trator of Nassau County, the application of Andy who is domiciled at 240 Old and Yi-Tien Chang, owner Country Road, Mineola, of a parcel of land located New York 11501, United at 17 Willets Lane in the States.

Village, designated as SecYOU ARE HEREBY CITtion 3, Block 235, Lot 6 on ED TO SHOW CAUSE bethe Land and Tax Map of fore the Surrogate’s Court, Nassau County and located Nassau County, at 262 Old within the Village’s ResiCountry Road, Mineola, New dence C zoning district.

York, on October 13, 2021, The Appellant seeks a at 9:30 o’clock in the forevariance to permit the connoon of that day, why the struction of an approximate account of Public Adminis400 square foot detached trator of Nassau County, a garage, which will require summary of which has been a variance for a proposed served herewith, as Adminfloor area ratio (FAR) of istrator CTA of the estate 4,389.64 square feet, which of MARY RICHARDSON, is 153.49 square feet in exshould not be judicially setcess of the allowable ratio tled. pursuant to § 175.15(A), [X] Further relief sought (if Table II, of the Village any): Code; 1. Releasing and dischargThe applications are on file ing the Petitioner from all in the Village Office, at the liability, responsibility and aforementioned address, and accountability as to all matmay be examined during busiters set forth in the account ness hours by appointment. of proceedings; All interested parties may 2. Allowing the commisattend at the aforementioned sions of the Petitioner in the time and place or send a writamount of $27,061.59 pursuten communication to the Vilant to SCPA 2307(1) and the lage Office to be heard. Any reasonable and necessary individual requiring special expenses of the office in the assistance to attend should amount of $ 7,702.20 pursunotify the Village Clerk at ant to SCPA 1207(4); least 48 hours in advance of 3. Fixing and determining the hearing. the attorney’s fees of MaThis hearing will be conhon, Mahon, Kerins & ducted following all required O’Brien, LLC attorney for social distancing protocols. petitioner in the amount Face masks are required to be of $45,183.33, of which worn for entry into Village $20,365.21 has been paid Hall and must be worn conand $24,818.12 is unpaid, totinuously while inside the Vilgether with disbursements lage Hall. totaling $139.79 all of which

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD have been paid; OF ZONING APPEALS 4. Fixing and determinAndrew Bartels, Chairman ing the accounting fees of Barbara Peebles, Grassi & Co, CPA’s, PC in Clerk/Treasurer the amount of $6,252.00, of 9-15-2021-1T-#226808-MAN which $3,252.00 has been paid and $3,000.00 is unLEGAL NOTICE paid; Notice is hereby given that 5. Directing the net estate PORT a license, number “Pending” be paid to the WELLS for beer, cider, liquor and/or COLLEGE pursuant to WASHINGTON wine, has been applied for by ARTICLE THIRD of the the undersigned* to sell beer, Last Will and Testament of cider, liquor and/or wine, at LEGAL NOTICE MARY RICHARDSON datretail in a other type of estabFile No. 2017-2146/D ed April 16, 1984 which was lishment, under the Alcoholic CITATION admitted to probate by the Beverage Control Law at 430 SURROGATE’S COURT, Nassau County Surrogate’s Plandome Rd. Manhasset, NY NASSAU COUNTY Court on June 2, 2020.

11030 for on premises conTHE PEOPLE OF THE 6. Granting such other and sumption.

STATE OF NEW YORK, further relief as to the Court GMC Plandome Inc. d/b/a By the Grace of God Free is just and proper.

Manhasset Cinema. and Independent Dated, Attested, and Sealed, 9-22-15-2021-2T- TO: Grassi & Co., Wells August 24, 2021 #226797-MAN College, New York State Of- Seal

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LEGAL NOTICES HON. ___________________ Margaret C. Reilly, Surrogate s/ __________________ Debra Keller Leimbach, Chief Clerk Richard T. Kerins, Esq. Attorney Name (516) 538-1111 Telephone Mahon, Mahon, Kerins & O’Brien, LLC Firm 254 Nassau Blvd. , Garden City South, New York 11530 Address NOTE: NOTICE: THIS CITATION IS SERVED UPON YOU IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT’S ORDER DIRECTING ALTERNATIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS. NO IN-PERSON APPEARANCES SHALL BE HELD ON THE RETURN DATE OF THE CITATION. IF YOU WISH TO APPEAR TO ANSWER OR OBJECT TO THIS PROCEEDING, YOU MAY DO SO IN WRITING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ANNEXED NOTICE TO CITED PARTIES. NOTE: 22 NYCRR 207.7(C): PROOF OF SERVICE SHALL BE FILED ON OR BEFORE THE SECOND DAY PRECEEDING THE RETURN DATE. 9-22-15-8-1-20214T-#226564-PORT LEGAL NOTICE INC. VILLAGE OF MANORHAVEN PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Manorhaven will hold its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. at the Village Hall, 33 Manorhaven Boulevard, Port Washington, New York 11050.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE These meetings are open to the public. All those wishing to attend are invited to do so. Persons in need of special assistance should notify the Village Clerk-Treasurer in sufficient time to permit arrangements to be made to enable such persons to participate. Meeting can also be accessed via ZOOM teleconference. Login details will be available on the Village website: www.manorhaven.org.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES VILLAGE OF MANORHAVEN Joanie Corbo. Hanna, Esq. September 3rd, 2021 9-15-2021-1T#226731-PORT

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comply with the following: PROPOSAL: ADOPT: 1. CHARLES STREET – CARLTON AVENUE – FULL STOP All Traffic westbound on Charles Street shall come to a Full Stop at its intersection with Carlton Avenue.

Section 2. All ordinances or regulations heretofore adopted in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.

Section 3. PENALTIES: “A violation of this ordinance shall be punishable by a fine not in excess of Thirty ($30.00) Dollars, plus any surcharge payable to other governmental entities.”

Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect ten days from the date of its publication and posting pursuant to Section 133 of the Town Law of the State of New York.

Section 5. This ordinance shall be incorporated in the Uniform Traffic Code of the Town of North Hempstead.

Dated: September 2, 2021 Manhasset, New York

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD WAYNE H. WINK, JR. TOWN CLERK 9-15-2021-1T#226744-PORT

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held by the Town Board of the Town of North Hempstead on the 30th day of September, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. in Town Hall, 220 Plandome Road, Manhasset, New York, to consider the application of R-5 Associates for a waiver from zoning requirements pursuant to Section 70-164 of the Code of the Town of North Hempstead to install a 100 KW back-up generator above-ground on a three (3) acre site located at 13 Harbor Park Drive, Port Washington, New York, and to hear all interested persons concerning the application.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the property that is the subject of this application is located on real property located at 13 Harbor Park Drive, Port Washington, New York, identified on the Nassau County Land and Tax Map as Section LEGAL NOTICE 6, Block 86, Lot 7.

NOTICE OF HEARING Dated: Manhasset, New York PLEASE TAKE NOTICE August 5, 2021 that a public hearing will be

BY ORDER OF THE held by the Town Board of TOWN BOARD OF the Town of North HempTHE TOWN OF stead on the 30th day of NORTH HEMPSTEAD September, 2021, at 7:00 WAYNE H. WINK, JR. o’clock in the evening for TOWN CLERK the purpose of considering 9-15-2021-1Tthe adoption of the follow#226745-PORT ing ordinance: CHARLES STREET, LEGAL NOTICE PORT WASHINGTON, NOTICE OF SPECIAL NEW YORK MEETING l. All motor or other vePLEASE TAKE NOhicles of any kind shall TICE that a Special Meet-

ing of the Town Board of the Town of North Hempstead will be held on October 6, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. in the Town Board Room located at Town Hall, 220 Plandome Road, Manhasset, New York, to conduct a work session relating to the Town’s 2022 budget and to consider any other matters that may come before the Board.

Dated: Manhasset, New York September 2, 2021

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD WAYNE H. WINK, JR. TOWN CLERK 9-15-2021-1T#226737-PORT LEGAL NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF SANDS POINT NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Sands Point will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. in the evening at Village Hall, 26 Tibbits Lane, Sands Point, New York to consider towards adoption the following: Proposed 2022 Schedule Establishing Categories of Membership, Annual Membership Fees, Guest Privileges and other Fees and Charges Relative to the Use of the Recreational Facilities at The Village Club of Sands Point.

Copies of the 2018 Village Club Fees Schedule will be available at the Village Office, 26 Tibbits Lane, Sands Point, NY during business hours, Mondays through Fridays between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF SANDS POINT Peter A. Forman, Mayor Liz Gaynor, Village Clerk 9-15-2021-1T#226764-PORT LEGAL NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF SANDS POINT NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Sands Point will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. in the evening at Village Hall, 26 Tibbits Lane, Sands Point, New York to consider the adoption of the following: A Proposed Local Law Amending Chapter 121 of the Code of the Inc. Village of Sands Point entitled, “Private Roads, Maintenance of” PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that at said time and place of Public Hearing all interested persons who wish to be heard will be heard. A copy of the proposed local

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law is available to the public at the Village Office during business hours, Mondays through Fridays between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES INC. VILLAGE OF SANDS POINT PETER A. FORMAN, MAYOR LIZ GAYNOR, VILLAGE CLERK 9-15-2021-1T#226765-PORT LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Baxter Estates will hold a public hearing at 7:30 PM on Wednesday, October 6, 2021, at the Village Hall, 315 Main Street, Port Washington, New York 11050, with respect to: Bill No. 6 of 2021, A local law extending a temporary moratorium on the development of any parcel of real property within Business A District of the Village of Baxter Estates intended for residential use of any kind or capacity.

Section 1. Legislative Findings and Intent. The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Village of Baxter Estates (the “Village”), in adopting Local Law No. 1 of 2021 (the

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“Temporary Moratorium”), found that A. Economic conditions in recent years have adversely impacted the viability of local businesses catering to the local community, evidenced by a consistent presence of vacant storefronts in the Business A Zoning District of the Village, as well as in the commercial districts in the surrounding community of which the Village is a part. The difficulties experienced by local businesses in the Village and surrounding community pre-date the COVID-19 pandemic’s onset in March 2020, but have been compounded by the pandemic’s economic impacts.

B. Recently, several owners of parcels of real property in Business A District have expressed an interest in developing their properties for multi-residential use, without any commercial or business use, apparently reflecting the sense of the property owners that commercial and business uses may not offer a reasonable return on their investments in property in the Business A District.

C. The Board notes that, in addition to the 23 enumerated commercial, business or other non-residential permitted uses in the Business A District, under Village Code Section 175-21

of Chapter 175, “Zoning,” of the Village Code (the “Zoning Code”), permitted uses presently also include a single-family or two-family detached dwelling, or a multiple dwelling, in each case satisfying the zoning code provisions applicable under Article III, “Residence F Districts,” of the Zoning Code.

D. The Board notes that the vast majority of properties in the Business A District of the Village along the Village’s primary commercial district, abutting Main Street, Port Washington, contain (or most recently contained) commercial or business uses, some of which also contain some residential use.

E. The Board notes that the provisions of Article IV of the Zoning Code have not been modified or amended in more than 2 decades, and that the provisions applicable to residential development in the Business A District, contained in Article III of the Zoning Code and made applicable by cross-reference to residential development in the Business A District, have not been meaningfully reviewed in many decades.

F. The Superintendent of Buildings has advised the Board that it appears that significant zoning variances would be required for possible residential devel-

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LEGAL NOTICES opment projects in the Village’s Business A District that have been the subject of recent informal submissions to the Village. The Board notes that most residential development in the Business A District would likely not satisfy relevant restrictions contained in Article III, in light of the size and contours of existing parcels, as improved, in the Business A District.

G. The Board finds that the best interests, health, safety and welfare of the Village residents and property owners will be promoted through a study and evaluation of the Village Zoning Code provisions applicable to residential development in the Business A District before any new proposed development comprised partly or entirely of residential uses in the Business A District is processed, reviewed or considered by the appropriate Village Boards, departments and officials.

H. The purpose of such study and evaluation will be to enable the Board to explore whether existing regulation of such uses is appropriate to permit property owners to develop, own and operate properties in a reasonable and cost-effective manner, while protecting the health, safety and welfare of all Village residents and property owners, in light of current conditions in the Village and surrounding communities.

I. For the foregoing reasons, the Board determines that the best interests, health, safety and welfare of the Village, its residents and its property owners are served by the establishment of a moratorium for a period of six (6) months on (i) the development of all parcels of real property in Business A District for any residential use, in whole or in part, and (ii) the review, processing, consideration and determination as to any submissions or applications of any kind relating thereto, by or on behalf of any owner of property within the Business A District, to the Village, or any Board, department, officer or official of the Village.

Since enactment of the Temporary Moratorium, the Board has met with and retained land use and planning consultants, who have advised the Board that they are continuing with their study in preparation for a report and recommendations to address with the Board, which should be available to the Board and the public prior to November of this year. In order to enable that study and report to be completed, presented and considered, and to enable the Board to consider same, and, if the Board so determines, to prepare and adopt amendments to its Zoning Code in response thereto, the Board

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finds that the best interests of the Village are served by extending the Temporary Moratorium through June 30, 2022.

Section 2. Scope of Moratorium.

Except as provided in Sections 3 and 4 below, during the period from and after the effective date of this law until June 30, 2022: A. No new building or other structure shall be constructed, and no existing building or other structure shall be altered, extended or expanded, on any parcel of real property within any Business A District of the Village for any residential use of any kind or capacity, whether in whole or in part.

B. No building permits shall be issued for any new building or other structure, or for the alteration, extension or expansion of any existing building or other structure, on any parcel of real property within any Business A District of the Village for any residential use of any kind or capacity, whether in whole or in part.

C. No new application shall be accepted, and no pending application shall be processed by the Village, or by any Board, department, official or officer of the Village, with respect to any new building or other structure, or with respect to any existing building or other structure, on any parcel of real property within any Business A District of the Village for any residential use of any kind or capacity, whether in whole or in part.

Section 3. Exceptions.

A. This moratorium shall not apply to the acceptance or processing of applications, the issuance of building permits, or any construction which relates only to the alteration, repair, replacement, or maintenance of existing buildings and other structures, so long as the proposed work that is the subject thereof complies in all respects with the Village Zoning Code.

B. This moratorium shall not apply to any municipal use on property which is owned by either a municipality or a special district of a municipality.

Section 4. Variances.

In the event of unnecessary hardship, an application for relief from this local law may be made to the Village’s Zoning Board of Appeals pursuant to the provisions of

Village Law §7-712-b(2) for a “use variance.”

Section 5. Effective Date.

This local law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State.

Persons who may suffer from a disability which would prevent them from participating in said hearing should notify Chrissy Kiernan, Village Clerk-Treasurer, at (516) 7670096 in sufficient time to permit such arrangements to be made to enable such persons to participate in said hearing.

Dated: Port Washington, New York September 7, 2021

By Order of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Baxter Estates Chrissy Kiernan, Village Clerk-Treasurer 9-15-2021-1T#226767-PORT LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS SNOW PLOWING, SANDING, AND SALTING CONTRACT PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Village of Baxter Estates invites submission of sealed bids for Snow Plowing, Sanding, and Salting of Village Roads for one season, for a term expiring May 1, 2022, (ii) two seasons for a term expiring May 1, 2023, and (iii) three seasons, for a term expiring May 1, 2024 in which the Village retains the right to reject all bids, or to accept a proposal for either one, two or three seasons.

Bids will be received until 11AM on Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at the Village Office, 315 Main Street, Port Washington, NY, at which time bids will be publicly opened and read. Specifications, bid forms and contracts may be obtained at the Village Office during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, 9AM to 4PM. The Board of Trustees reserves the right to waive any informalities in the bids or to reject or to accept any bid, which in the opinion of the Board of Trustees will be in the best interest of the Village.

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Adoption And Shopping Event Benefits North Shore Animal League America

atiana McNeil, along with some of her fellow NY Mets Wives, recently teamed up with Ralph Lauren Manhasset at the Americana to host a shopping event at their retail location in Manhasset. Ten percent of every sale at the store during the event benefitted North Shore Animal League America’s no-kill mission and animal welfare work. Guests visited with adorable, adoptable puppies on Animal League America’s Mobile Unit on site.

Tatiana and her husband, NY Mets’ All Star Jeff McNeil, adopted their dog Willow from North Shore Animal League America in 2019 and have been advocates of the importance of animal rescue and adoption as well as supporters of the organization’s ongoing mission to save animal lives.

Animal League America has saved more than 1.1 million lives. As the world’s largest no-kill rescue and adoption organization, we understand that a rescue isn’t complete until each animal is placed into a loving home.

Our innovative programs provide education to reduce animal cruelty and advance standards in animal welfare.

We reach across the country to rescue animals from overcrowded shelters, unwanted litters, puppy mills, natural disasters and other emergencies and find them permanent, loving homes. For more information, visit www.animalleague.org.

—Submitted by North Shore Animal League

Leighann Loup and Amanda Pillar pose with adoptable puppies. (Photos courtesy of North

Shore Animal League America)

More Than 50 Animals Rescued Prior To Hurricane Ida North Shore Animal League America’s Emergency Rescue Team returned from Shreveport, Louisiana with more than 50 dogs and puppies rescued from shelter partners prior to Hurricane Ida to make room for displaced animals.

North Shore Animal League America’s Mobile Unit distributed and donated animal and cleaning supplies with our Shreveport-based shelter partner Paws4Life to shelters and rescue organizations affected by Ida. The groups then filled the unit with more than 50 animals for the trip to Long Island.

North Shore Animal League America will return to Shreveport to bring additional supplies and will return with more animals.

The animals being transported were waiting to be adopted prior to the storm. By transporting them north, we’re creating space so local organizations can continue their life-saving rescue work and shelter pets displaced

by Hurricane Ida. North Shore Animal League America, who pioneered the nation’s first humane relocation program, began working with groups in this region

during Hurricane Katrina and has continued ever since.

For more information about our Hurricane Ida relief efforts, visit our website www.animalleague.org.

Paws 4 life is a volunteer base group that is deeply committed to

helping save the lives of abandoned and neglected animals in Louisiana. Paws 4 Life partners with cat and dog rescues and high kill shelters by networking, coordinating and transporting adoptable dogs to rescues in the Midwest and northeast, where rescue dogs are in

high demand because overpopulation is less prevalent due to strictly enforced spay and neuter laws. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/ paws4lifecaddo.

—Submitted by North Shore Animal League

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This is a theme puzzle with the subject stated below. Find the listed words in the grid. (They may run in any direction but always in a straight line. Some letters are used more than once.) Ring each word as you find it and when you have completed the puzzle, there will be 20 letters left over. They spell out the alternative theme of the puzzle.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Fellow Aries Leonardo da Vinci was a genius for the ages who spent his last years wondering whether he’d made a difference with his life. While you’re not alone in your feelings of self-doubt, there’s no time to indulge them. Your contributions matter to those around you, and those who come after will build on them.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Talk to your future self; that’s the person who knows the most about this path you’re on. If you’ve never discussed things with future you before, don’t worry; the door is always open. You’re future you’s favorite person. As far as logistics go, just use the same channels you use to talk to past you.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 21). If you don’t approach it right, being too careful with your pennies will make you feel poor. But frugality can also make you feel rich if you know what you’re saving for -- especially if it’s for an investment with the potential to pay you and yours for years to come. Any investment in your skills is doubly lucky this week.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). It is the nature of sacred objects, appointments and relationships to move to the top of the list. All competition for attention clears out to make room for the consecrated energy to flow past and give its euphoric touch. If your life is lacking sacredness, decide what to make sacred; then imbue it with hallowed energy.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The river of life is rife with whirlpools of sadness that draw a person down. This week, build up an arsenal that will help you actively fight against vortexes of suffering. Included in your armory: events you’re looking forward to, a list of things that make you happy, sweet relationship highlights and plans for your bright future.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You’ll spend a longer than expected amount of time on planning, but it’s a worthy use of your energy. Carefully orchestrated plans are like musical arrangements that will add elements of excitement, drama and comedy to your life. Bonus: This is true whether or not things actually do go to plan.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Your behavior centers around the simple desire to leave things better than you found them. You strive to lift the mood. You give smiles, compliments and a good quality of attention; you want people to be a bit happier because they interacted with you. You stir good vibes into every new situation you enter.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Even hardened criminals believe they are good people. How do you know you’re really good? That you care about this at all is one indication. Your ability to question your own actions and judgment -- and strive for objectivity in the matter -- also counts. This week brings more evidence of your benevolence.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). The hungrier people are, the better food tastes. Therefore, anticipation is the must-have ingredient. Those moments between the idea of the meal and the meal itself should be drawn out enough for the arrival of course one to come as a sweet relief. Apply the principle to your non-food-related plans this week.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Feelings must be self-generated. It is as impossible to make another person feel any certain way as it is to exercise for another person. Creating the atmosphere to invite feeling is the most you can do and this you’ll do very well. You’ll set the tones to proliferate particular feelings and thrive they will.

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You’ll bring people together. However casually it happens, it will be fateful in ways you won’t know, the effects being too far-reaching. For this reason and more, there’s no room for modesty on your trip around the sun. Celebrate yourself big and allow yourself to be celebrated by others, too. It’s a year of group efforts, team bonding and building entities that are far greater than the sum of their parts. Your imagination will reach into places it’s never been, and your realities will echo.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). “Keep your chin up” is the standard advice to the downtrodden, which, if enacted literally, works like a charm. To access the physicality of feeling better is to feel better. It can be accomplished in the position of the chin; the curve of the lips; an open chest filled with fresh air; and the sturdiness of a forward stride.

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& Young, Joe Cocker, Mose Allison, The Who, The Beatles, Sly Stone and hen it comes to bands that everyone in-between. So it’s kind of have a deep appreciation cool that we worked our way through and reverence for rock and all of our musical influences to land roll history, The Black Crowes have back on this place where we felt always been unabashed about their where our platform of expression passion and devotion to the genre. truly was what the original idea of Founded by brothers Chris and Rich rock and roll was, which was incredRobinson, the band emerged out of ibly broad. It was pre-over-genrethe late ‘80s Atlanta music scene as fication for commercial purposes. unabashed fans of alternative rock To me, rock and roll is Joni Mitchell acts like fellow Georgians R.E.M., The to Bob Marley to the Rolling Stones Cramps, X, The Dead Kennedys and to Dylan to Neil Young. It covered as Rich Robinson put it, “...everything anything and everything. Sly Stone in-between.” But there came a point was as rock and roll as anything.” when the Robinson siblings, who were This devotion to homage can playing in Mr. Crowe’s Garden (which be heard on the 30th Anniversary evolved into The Black Crowes), multi-format Shake Your Money returned to their roots and the sweet Maker reissue that is packed with spot of rock music that fell between a trove of previously unreleased 1970 and 1975. With the duo resurcuts that includes covers of John recting the band to commemorate Lennon’s “Jealous Guy” and the 30th anniversary of the band’s Humble Pie’s “30 Days in the Hole.”

1990 debut Shake Your Money Maker, Throughout the band’s existence, the that musical shift is one the younger Crowes have made a habit of trotting Robinson looks back on fondly. out a number of well-loved and “In a sense, from Day One, we made eclectic covers. The following are five Shake Your Money Maker, loved the of Rich Robinson’s favorites to dust record and kind of been through our off for fans. musical cycles to land back on where Bob Dylan’s “Meet Me In the we came from,” he said.

Morning” from 1975’s Blood On the “{That would be] going back to Tracks some of my earliest musical memo“Dylan is why I love doing this song.” ries, listening to Crosby, Stills, Nash dgilderubio@antonmediagroup.com

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The driving creative force behind The Black Crowes has always been Chris and Rich Robinson. Acts driven by brothers date back to vocal groups like The Ames and Mills Brothers right through the early rock & roll duo of Don and Phil Everly. Chris Robinson has a further connection via ex-fatherin-law Bill Hudson, a member of ‘70s act The Hudson Brothers with siblings Brett and Mark. The following list is incomplete due to space limitations, but is a round-up of some other notable acts driven by brothers.

The Kinks Dave and Ray Davies Oasis Liam and Noel Gallagher The Allman Brothers Band Duane and Gregg Allman

Guitarist Rich Robinson of The Black Crowes (Photo by Tim Ellis/CC BY-NC 2.0) The Velvet Underground’s “Oh! Sweet Nuthin’” from 1970’s Loaded “I love the Velvet Underground and I think we do this song justice.”

Eric Clapton’s “Don’t Know Why” from 1970’s Eric Clapton “Beautiful song. I think it suits Chris’ voice.”

Fleetwood Mac’s “Oh Well” from the 1969 U.S. release of Then Play On “So much fun to play. Always reminds me of playing with Jimmy Page.”

The Rolling Stones’ “Torn and Frayed” from 1972’s Exile on Main St. “Love the Stones, love Exile on Main St. and love to harmonize on this song.”

The Black Crowes will be playing on September 17 at Northwell at Jones Beach Theater, 1000 Ocean Pkwy, Wantagh.

Visit www.jonesbeach.com or call 800-745-3000 for more information.

AC/DC Angus and Malcolm Young Stone Temple Pilots Dean and Robert DeLeo The Beach Boys Brian, Carl and Dennis Wilson The Blasters Dave and Phil Alvin Creedence Clearwater Revival John and Tom Fogerty INXS Andrew, Jon and Tim Farriss The Stooges Ron and Scott Asheton Van Halen Alex and Eddie Van Halen The Psychedelic Furs Richard and Tim Butler Kings of Leon Caleb, Jared and Nathan Followill —Dave Gil de Rubio

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