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Farm Fresh Stew Leonard’s concept spreads on the island

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tractor at Stew Leonard’s. Eighty percent of the products sold in store are fresh—that is, brought in daily or prepared directly in-store by the close-knit employees who stock produce, supply fresh dairy, bake bread, butcher meat, pull fresh mozzarella, prepare restaurant-quality food and deliver a generally gregarious and specifically knowledgeable attitude.

Be sure to check out Stew Leonard’s Naked brand line, which includes beef, chicken, seafood and selected Naked Grass-Fed meat products—it’s the store’s way of providing customers with high-quality, yet affordable options that contain no antibiotics, added hormones or preservatives, and are also raised and harvested humanely.

Stew Leonard’s also has a charitable streak, with Stew’s Wishing Well waiting for customers to hit the bullseye with coins, all of which are donated to a local charity of the month.

It’s an approach to grocery that germinated with the first Stew Leonard’s in Norwalk, CT—a 17,000-square foot store that carried a mere eight items when it opened in 1969. Those small-scale industry ideals stuck through generations of Leonard’s, with sons and daughters following the mantra etched into a three-town granite rock placed at the entrance of each store—the message that reads, “Rule no. 1—The Customer is Always Right;” Rule no. 2—If the Customer is Ever Wrong,

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Stew Leonard’s East Meadow is located at 1897 Front St. Regular store hours are Monday through Sunday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. The store can be reached directly at 516-394-9001 or by visiting www.stew leonards.com.

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rips to the supermarket are often a frenetic rush to pile every conceivable item into a cart in one shopping mission—all while making the absolute minimum in eye contact.

That’s the shopping experience most Long Islanders face daily. That is, until Stew Leonard’s opened its doors on the island, first in Farmingdale in 2015 and last summer at the newest store in East Meadow. This is not the place to get all of the items on your list—it is the place to get a handful of specialty needs, while allowing the store to entice you to buy a loaf of fresh cinnamon swirl bread, a jar of local honey, a few dozen sticky-sweet donuts or a rack of St. Louis-style ribs.

And on a recent tour of the East Meadow location, all of it—the bright colors of the produce, the aroma of hearth-baked bread, the singing of the butchers as they sliced meat and, yes, the clamor of the animatronic farm animals, dairy products and avocados—all coalesced into a shopping adventure that was most certainly a cow of a different color.

The store’s one-way aisle leads customers through the open-concept floor plan, with views of all the different team members at work. Rather than overwhelm the senses with tens of thousands of items, Stew Leonard’s keeps its shelves stocked at a tight 2,200 items at the 70,000-square foot East Meadow location, with a focus on freshness, quality and value.

This means only a handful of cereals to choose from or a fraction of the amount of sodas one might expect—but those items are not what drives the

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DINING

Eat At Stew’s

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t shines near the end of Stew Leonard’s one-way aisle like a beacon of alluring savoriness.

Mrs. Leonard’s Kitchen—the heart of the store’s East Meadow location—is a mammoth prepared-food department with full dinners perfect to reheat at home, hot meals on multiple buffet bars waiting to be piled on a tray and eaten post-haste, a fully realized pizza oven, a sushi department, rows of rotisserie chickens, perfectly al dente pasta, real-deal low-and-slow barbecue and even a Mongolian grill.

Led by executive chef John Nordin, who cut his teeth at renowned restaurants in Las Vegas, New York City and the east end of Long Island, the kitchen boasts a 50-person culinary team preparing 100-plus foods to-go.

Nordin has more than two decades of culinary experience as a professional chef, a fact that is obvious upon tasting any of the creations—this food is high-end restaurant quality—and that is not a hyperbole.

The food at Stew Leonard’s is restaurant quality because they employ restaurant-quality chefs. (Photos by Steve Mosco) An array of barbecue meats featured brisket, spare ribs, beef ribs, smoked sausage and pulled pork.

The brisket is spoon-cut tender, with the perfect fat-to-meat ratio, while the ribs bite clean off the bone with a strikingly smoky flavor that engulfs the palette. The beef ribs were Flintstone-sized, with bold beefiness, while the pulled pork features sweet heat flavor that entices the eater to go

back for a half-dozen more forkfuls.

As for pasta sauces, the pomodoro is a simple pleasure, while the bolognese is deep, rich and certainly speaks to years of recipe refinement and the carbonara is creamy and comforting, with a touch of sweetness and smokiness. There is also a full assortment of Asian preparations, including Chinese, Japanese and Thai, with standouts including udon

noodles and a sesame chicken that could easily make its way onto Long Island’s best Chinese menus.

Even though the kitchen is led by an executive chef, there is certainly a homemade warmness to the meals at Stew’s. The store that was once dubbed “the Disneyland of dairy stores” has made the turn into foodie heaven—and it demands exploration and multiple tastes.

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Local Officials Respond To Latest School Shooting

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Superintendent Flatley shows off the Rave Alert, which connects school districts to police at the touch of a button. [parents] to be reassured our school districts and police departments are communicating and we are going to make sure our cops have the resources they need to handle this sort of event and they are working with our school districts.”

According to Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder, there are 56 school districts in the county and 450 school buildings—in 109 of those buildings,

County Executive Laura Curran, Superintendent Dave Flatley and Commissioner of the Nassau County Police Department Patrick Ryder after the Feb. 15 press conference.

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situation appropriately.” and 19 more this week, there is a In recent years, schools across the system in place called Rave Alert, a island have altered safety drills beyond mass notification system that directly the standard fire evacuations, to inconnects school districts with local clude lockdown drills. Administrators law enforcement in the event of an meet monthly and all staff are trained emergency.

“We’re moving in the right direction in safety and security protocols.

In a letter mailed to parents followto better protect our schools,” said ing the Florida shooting, Garden City Ryder, who explained that with Rave, Public Schools said, “Administrators the touch of a button alerts police to an active shooter situation and imme- hold monthly meetings to ensure that all schools are diately dispatches following proper cars to the scene. safety and security “As schools sign procedures. Each up for Rave, many building holds sign up to give us unannounced access to school evacuation and cameras and IP lockdown drills at addresses. We preregular intervals so pare for the worst. students and staff Every situation is are well-practiced different. Because —Nassau County Police in emergencies on of the school Commissioner Patrick Ryder school grounds, districts’ involveas well as on our ment, the children buses.” are much safer.”

As for the bigger picture of preventThe shooting in Florida involved a ing a shooting entirely rather than student that according to published reports had disciplinary problems and reacting to one after it has begun, New York State PTA president who other students predicted would Gracemarie Rozea called for increased probably show up at the school one mental health services for students, day with a gun. The shooter, Nikolas while supporting Governor Andrew Cruz, was reportedly adopted by a Cuomo’s allocation of $250,000 couple originally from Farmingdale. for school-based mental health Both parents are deceased. programs.

Flatley said that preventing such “We support increased mental incidents involves developing relationhealth services and programs for ships between students, parents, the improving school culture, climate and police and the community at large.

“All those relationships are primarily safety,” she said. “Our mission has there to help us be safe,” he said. “And never been clearer—to support every child, with one voice, to ensure every secondarily, should there be some unfortunate incident when students or child is safe in school and home.” faculty members get hurt, they’re there What did you think of school to help us put plans in action we’ve worked on for years. We’ve worked on safety? Share your thoughts with me by email at: those plans together to keep everysmosco@antonmediagroup.com body safe and respond to a difficult

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With the fatal shooting of at least 17 victims at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, this past Valentine’s Day—the country’s 18th such incident thus far in 2018—officials are busy assuring parents of safety and security measures in place at local school districts.

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran led a press conference the day after the incident at Carle Place High School along with Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder and Carle Place Superintendent of Schools David Flatley, who is also President of the Nassau County Council of School Superintendents.

“Yesterday [Feb. 14] was a stark reminder of what our schools and communities are up against. I’m confident our police departments are working with school districts to do what they have to do to make sure our kids are safe,” said Curran, while assuring parents that Long Island schools are a safe place. “I want them

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BOOK REVIEW

George Washington: A Man In Full Reviews of: Riding With George: Sportsmanship & Chivalry in the Making of America’s First President.

Philip G. Smucker. Chicago Review Press. 384 pages; George Washington: A Life In Books. Kevin J. Hayes. Oxford University Press, 408 pages; George Washington: Wonder Of The Age. John Rhodehamel. Yale University Press, 368 pages and Washington’s Farewell Address: The Founding Father’s Warning to Future Generations. John Avlon. Simon & Schuster, 368 pages.

President’s Day wasn’t always President’s Day. The holiday only came into being in 1971, all with the stroke of Richard Nixon’s pen. From 1843 to 1968, Feb. 22, no matter what day it fell on, was a national holiday. Here was a man once truly beloved by his fellow citizens. Nowadays, the day comes and goes without notice. Every Feb. 22, a hapless member of the United States Senate is charged with reading Washington’s Farewell Address. Last year, Sen. Ben Sasse received the honors. Afterwards, Sasse complained

that he gave his recital to an empty chamber, when in truth, it was given to an empty nation.

Still, books on Washington continue to tumble out of the presses. The big books, multi-volume work by Douglas Southhall Freeman and James Flexner, have long been published and so the times remain ripe for more specialized studies of the man’s life.

As Phillip G. Smucker, a distant relative of the man observes, that was enough for any man. The gentleman was expected to perform with excellence in both times of war and times of peace. He was expected to be a soldier and statesman, a horseman and a scholar. Smucker’s entertaining narrative focuses on Washington as the man of action, with the author retracing the man’s footsteps at famous battlefields from both the French and Indian and the Revolutionary War. On these pages, Washington comes off as the larger-than-life figure he certainly was: surveyor, hunter, swordsman, soldier and dancing man, Washington shot straight to the top of Virginia society. Smucker all too often succumbs to political correctness, stepping all over

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Kevin J. Hayes’s more somber study examines Washington’s life as a bibliophile. Again, to be a gentleman was to be a scholar and the young Washington worked just as assiduously to develop a library as he did to earn a reputation on the battlefield. He read books on history, certain novels and plays and especially delighted on books about plant life and crop growing. Hayes is unique also in that he gives Washington some slack on the slavery issue. After wrestling with the subject for years, Washington dutifully freed his slaves and as importantly, provided for their well-being. Utterly free of cant, A Life In Books is for the most serious reader.

The Wall Street Journal declared George Washington: The Wonder Of The Age to be “the only Washington biography you need.” That may be too sweeping, but John Rhodehamel has written a compact volume, emphasizing Washington’s contribution to the cause of republican-style governance.

“This is the story of the most famous American speech you’ve never read.”

So begins John Avlon’s Washington’s Farewell Address.

Such wasn’t always the case. From the 19th century well into the 1950s, the speech was required reading for any American schoolboy. With America’s entry into World War II and the formation of the NATO Alliance following the appeasement at Yalta, Washington’s warnings about “entangling alliances” with European powers were now deemed obsolete. Still, Avlon gives it a go, finding wisdom in the address for its emphasis on prudent governance, the need for public education, plus, its warnings against factionalism in politics and imperial overstretch in foreign affairs.

The book, however, is highly

partisan. Avlon seems to feel guilty for saying so many nice things about Washington. And so, he takes this out on Thomas Jefferson. The author sneers at Jefferson at every turn, even accusing the third president of treasonous behavior. If you are a fan of both Washington and Jefferson, then this book is not for you.

Soldier, statesman, surveyor, author, orator, planter, husband, stepfather and step-grandfather, founder of the first republic of the modern world, Washington was the most remarkable man the United States has produced.

Will history remember him? Will Americans know—or care—who the man was? The volumes by Hayes and Rhodehamel are strong bids to keep Washington’s memory alive for future generations to discover.

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Figuring Out The IDA’s Tax Breaks Comptroller initiates audit of agency, fulfilling campaign promise

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On the first day of his tenure, Nassau County Comptroller Jack Schnirman began the process of fulfilling a campaign pledge: an audit of the county’s oft-criticized Industrial Development Agency (IDA).

His office submitted an official entrance letter to the IDA on Friday, Feb. 9. According to a press release, “The audit will evaluate finances and revenue; examine internal financial controls and governance; verify compliance; and review the project assessment process, future projects, and new business concepts.”

Schnirman said the review will cover the years 2015 through 2017.

“IDAs are intended to be job-creating economic engines,” Schnirman said. “This isn’t meant to be an adversarial process. An audit can help the IDA identify areas of weakness and develop substantive solutions to get better returns moving forward.”

In 2011, Schnirman’s predecessor, George Maragos, undertook the last financial examination of the IDA. During a Feb. 13 press conference at

At a Feb. 13 press conference, Comptroller Jack Schnirman discussed the audit of the IDA. At right is Kim Brandeau, his deputy comptroller, who will lead a team of auditors. (Photo by Frank Rizzo) the Office of the Comptroller, Deputy success?” Schnirman was asked.

Controller Kim Brandeau noted that in He replied, “Jobs created. Jobs the previous audit, one of the findings retained. Additional tax revenues was that the IDA wasn’t doing an added to the tax rolls. I think those are independent cost-benefit analysis. some of the measures we’ll be looking In addition, the 2011 audit “reported at. [Also,] we’ll be looking at how [the that the IDA lacked many proper IDA is] measuring success.”

Schnirman brought up the familiar controls, guidelines, and procedures.

This new audit will follow-up on those criticism of the agency giving breaks to previous findings to determine if issues auto dealers and self-storage facilities, have been correctly remedied.” dubious job-creating entities.

“What specifically are you going “There’s been a lot of questions to be measuring and what will be about whether the IDA is creating the your starting point for determining level of local jobs that is necessary

and is warranted by the investments that they’ve made. There’s been a lot of questions around whether there’s real follow-up with projects and asking, ‘Are we creating the kind of jobs and meeting the metrics that the tax abatements called for?’ Those are things we’ll be looking at.”

Asked how the IDA might react—or even if it would follow—his department’s recommendations, Schnirman replied, “We’ll just see what we can find and...recommend.

And then let that drive the discussion of the next steps and how that gets effectuated. A lot of the folks who raised some of the questions are legislators. We’ll provide them the information and recommendations and will let the facts speak for themselves. We’ll let what we find dictate the discussion that we have on the other end of the audit.”

“A goal we all share is real economic development that creates or retains jobs, that grows our tax base so that we can keep taxes down overall,” Schnirman said.

Nassau County IDA Executive Director Joseph Kearneyy did not return an emailed request for comment.

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Bipartisan Support For EMS Bill

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Senators and assemblymen came together with fire service leaders in Port Washington on Feb. 15 to make a stand for a bill introduced by Senator Betty Little and Assemblyman Billy Jones that would ease both the taxpayers’ burden and the severe strain on providing emergency medical services provided by fire departments.

The bills would allow volunteer fire departments that provide emergency medical services to charge for ambulance transports at no cost to the taxpayers.

Much of the ambulance coverage in New York State is provided by fire departments, many of which are staffed with volunteers. These fire departments are responding to an ever-growing volume of medical calls, with many now handling more EMS than fire runs. Staffing an ambulance requires a significant investment in personnel, equipment, training, and time, and this investment is causing an affordability crisis in the fire service.

The legislation provides a simple solution. It allows fire departments to recover the costs of running EMS

New York State Senator Elaine Phillips speaks to supporters of the EMS bill. calls without raising any taxes. One source of untapped funds is patients’ already-existing healthcare policies.

The money recovered would be used to ensure that ambulances can continue to operate with sufficient staffing and be available whenever they are needed, while also enhancing the level of emergency medical services available in the community.

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They do not deny our call for help, so let’s not deny theirs.”

“Volunteer firefighters and EMTs go above and beyond to protect their community and answer their neighbors’ calls for help 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” said State Senator John E. Brooks of Seaford, a former ex-fire chief.“ Removing the restriction on volunteer-based EMS to bill insurance companies will help alleviate the financial burden our taxpayers now absorb when our volunteers provide care to individuals in need of help. We must continue to ensure that all residents have access to fire and ambulance services in emergency situations, and I urge all of my colleagues to join me in supporting

this crucial legislation.”

According to Tom McDonough of the Fireman’s Association of the State of New York, there are 72 EMT services available in Nassau County. Of those agencies, 58 of those are volunteer EMT through fire services.

With the decline in volunteers and the increase in calls, areas in New York are resorting to making special districts which hire full-time EMTs and increase taxes.

“Under the present law, the emergency medical services provided by the fire department ambulance cannot charge the incurred cost,” said Assemblyman Anthony D’Urso. “This is creating a fiscal problem for the fire department, especially now with the ever-escalating costs. However, every other provider of the same emergency medical services is allowed to charge.

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Catholic Schools Get The Band Back Together The 2018 Catholic Schools Honor Band Concert, an invitation-only event featuring standout musicians from every Catholic school, took place recently in the big auditorium at St. Anthony’s High School in South Huntington.

The group of musicians were summoned to practice together, then perform in one of two concerts in the 36th annual event on Feb. 10. Made up of students from 42 of 43 of the island’s Catholic elementary schools, the group performed in afternoon and evening shows, hosted by Paul Effman Music and led by teachers from the Effman Music School.

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This investment and efforts to increase the use of electric vehicles support Cuomo’s nation-leading goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 40 percent by 2030.

“Clean cars are the way of the future, and with a tremendous increase in the number of electric vehicles sold this year, it is clear New Yorkers support efforts to combat climate change,” Cuomo said. “Innovation is what drives New York and we are proud to incentivize the development of improved technologies that will create a cleaner, greener and more sustainable future for all.”

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority will administer the solicitation, which is seeking proposals for research projects that show the potential impact of electric

vehicles on job growth, technical advances, and the overall economy.

“New York’s funding commitment for research and development will help expand electric vehicle use and provide consumers with vehicle options that are both economically and environmentally conscious,” said Lieutenant Governor Hochul.

“The increased use of electric cars will play a critical role in helping New York achieve Governor Cuomo’s goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.”

An area of particular interest includes proposals for innovative business models and technologies to better manage the relationship between electric vehicles and the electric grid. For example, proposals could focus on: • How to reduce the impact of charging vehicles on the grid; • How vehicles can be integrated into buildings to provide backup power; or • How to remotely manage electric vehicle charging at peak times.

Currently, electric vehicles use power from the grid to charge. However, fully charged vehicles can also return power to the grid, which can help provide resiliency during power outages or during

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“More and more New Yorkers are seeing the economic and climate benefits of electric vehicles,” said New York State Energy and Finance Chairman Richard Kauffman. “Under Governor Cuomo’s nation-leading clean energy policies, we’re seeing even more consumer interest in these automobiles which will help us meet our emissions reduction goals.”

The transportation sector is responsible for 40 percent of energy related greenhouse gas emissions in New York State.

Compared to gasoline-powered cars, electric cars are more energy efficient and cost about 50 to 70 percent less to operate per mile. As a result, New York is taking a broad approach to accelerating electric vehicle market growth.

Earlier this year, Governor Cuomo announced the Drive Clean Rebate, a $70 million rebate and outreach initiative to encourage the growth of clean and non-polluting electric car use in New York and promote the reduction of carbon emissions in the transportation sector. The initiative has already provided more than $3 million in rebates to New

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Long Island Auto Dealers Generate $48.5 Billion To Area Economy The 2017 Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association (GNYADA) Economic Impact Report recently revealed the enormous impact that Long Island auto dealers have on jobs, tax revenues and philanthropic endeavors in communities across metro New York.

According to the comprehensive research study on the economic impact of franchised new car dealerships, Long Island, New York City, Westchester and Rockland auto retailers pumped an astounding $48.5 billion into the economy, provided 68,600 direct and indirect jobs and collected $2.4 billion in state and local taxes.

In addition to illustrating the importance franchised new car dealers have on metro New York’s economic health, the study also showed the tremendous investments dealers have in their local communities. Dealers invested $265 million in

schools and hospitals, the investment in infrastructure, and the charitable giving that new car dealers provide every day.”

This report clearly proves franchised new car dealerships provide a robust marketplace. Dealers have created a record numbers of jobs, generated opportunity and economic growth in communities across metro New York and returned tax dollars to help support the localities in which they operate. The Association will use the results of this report to educate legislators and the media that this business model is worth protecting.

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by Auto Outlook, an independent nity organizations. to communities across greater New automotive market research firm pro“These figures demonstrate that York,” said GNYADA President Mark franchised new car dealerships Schienberg. “If you have a dealership viding a comprehensive collection of are more critical than ever to the in your neighborhood, think about the market analysis services for automohealth of our economy and are to be jobs, the tax dollars that go to support tive trade associations and dealers.

Students Excel At Automotive Competition Students from the Sewanhaka Central High School District’s Career Technical Education Automotive Technology Program were successful at the Greater New York Automobile Dealer Association’s Long Island Regional Diagnostic Competition on Jan. 11.

H. Frank Carey’s Patrick Byrne and New Hyde Park’s Nicholas

Kern captured first place, while Elmont Memorial’s Horace Mitchell and Sewanhaka’s Demetri Clarke placed fifth, qualifying for the New York State Finals against 26 other teams from across Long Island. The students won scholarships to several automotive postsecondary institutions, as well as tools for the automotive program at Sewanhaka.

Students Nicholas Kern and Patrick Byrne are pictured with teacher John Reagan and a representative from the Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association. Sewanhaka Central High School District

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Cont’d from page 15A Yorkers for the purchase or lease of electric vehicles. For the first three months following the launch of the Drive Clean Rebate, New York saw electric vehicle sales increase 61 percent over the same time period last year. The state also launched a new electric vehicle campaign that includes the installation of charging stations and incentives for employers to encourage employees to drive electric vehicles, as well as the installation of charging stations along the New York State Thruway.

In addition, the governor announced the availability of $2.2 million from the Environmental

Protection Fund in rebates for municipalities to purchase or lease electric, (plug-in hybrid or battery) or hydrogen fuel cell vehicles for municipal fleet use, and for installation of public charging or fuel cell refueling infrastructure. The state also revised regulations to clarify charging station ownership rules and supported research and demonstration projects on new plug-in electric car technologies and policies.

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ThoughtGallery Consider these recommendations for upcoming talks, readings and more in and around New York City:

Brainwave: The Future is Fluid series at the Rubin ($30).

Just Announced | Andrew Lloyd Webber: Unmasked Monday, March 5, at 8 p.m.

The Town Hall 123 W. 43rd St. 212-997-1003 www.thetownhall.org Andrew Lloyd Webber opens up the creative process with the release of his memoir Unmasked. In it, he describes collaborations with a long

series of luminaries, including Glenn Close, who serves as guest host for this special town hall evening ($47-$57; ticket purchase includes a hardcover copy of Unmasked, which will also be available for sale on the night of the show).

Visit www.thoughtgallery. org for information about lectures, readings and other intellectual events or to sign up for the weekly newsletter.

An Evening with Former World Bank Group Chief Financial Officer Bertrand Badré Thursday, Feb. 22, at 7 p.m.

Albertine 972 Fifth Ave. 212-650–0070 www.albertine.com In the global financial meltdown of 2007-’08, finance was not exactly a force for good. Bertrand Badré, the former managing director of the World Bank, argues in his new book that finance used right can help us solve humanity’s pressing issues, from climate change to rebuilding infrastructure and addressing poverty (free).

Tony Antonelli + Gal Zauberman | How Space Warps Time Friday, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m.

Rubin Museum of Art 150 W. 17th St. 212-620-5000 www.rubinmuseum.org NASA astronaut Tony Antonelli shares a perspective of Earth from space with Yale marketing professor Gal Zauberman, an expert in the role of time in judgment and decision-making. It’s part of the

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). You don’t need everyone to like you, and that’s usually a big part of why they do. You’re not afraid to say what’s on your mind. You don’t concern yourself with how to please people. You set out to make yourself happy and share that happiness -- an intention that will serve you well this week.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20). It may seem that others aren’t as complex as you, though if you could witness the inner workings of their brains you might be surprised at the similarities you share on the inside. Even so, you’ll be dealing with people who think nothing like you do. With compassion and clarity, you’ll manage. Assume nothing.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). There were times when you flitted from one distraction to another to avoid your own mind. Now you’re curious, ready to get to the bottom of things and prepared to look for the answers inside yourself instead. As your interior world gets sorted out, so will your exterior world.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). It’s not that there’s a ticking clock on your decision-making process -- no hard deadline, late fee or major consequence for indecision. However, you can be sure that if you don’t make a choice, one will be made for you. This happens both in obvious and subtle ways. So get in the driver’s seat and choose.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Many people you’ll come across will not have the time management skills, social graces or natural gift for prioritizing tasks that you have. Some of these people will be children trying to act older, or adults trying to fit in. Instead of assuming people are immature or irresponsible, assume they need help.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). On the plus side, this week will include a fair amount of magic, dreams and good madness if you let it in. On the minus side, you’re really after a particular result, and you could get tense when that certain thing isn’t happening. You’ll have to keep reminding yourself to relax and let the bigger picture reveal itself to you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’ve been loyal and you’ve invested time and energy into another person’s dream. It’s appropriate for you to now ask for help from this person. Whether or not the other person helps is out of your hands, but you can be certain that you’ve earned the right to ask.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You know how in the movies what’s going on in the scene is almost never what’s really going on? Enemies banter back and forth with wit and civility ... until the crime scene. The lovers hide their feelings like they don’t care ... until the kiss. Life comes with a toned-down version of cinematic tension this week.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Emotional pain is a message. Just like physical pain tells you, “Don’t move that way, don’t touch that, turn back,” emotional pain also indicates that life will be happier and healthier for you when you take things in a different direction. This week brings wisdom in both your comfort and your discomfort.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). On the subject of work, there are usually many people who could do a job. No one is irreplaceable. Some people would be very difficult to replace though. You aim to be one of those people.

You’ll bring the new ideas, improvements, relationships and personal touches that make you one in a million.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). This week’s cosmic gift is the return of something that was yours all along. You might think of this as the equivalent to loose change under the sofa -- valuable tender you lost at a time you were focused on something else, though you probably didn’t even realize it was gone from your pocket. Finding it now is a treat.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). In walking and in life, trust is what makes forward movement possible. Stand up, lean forward and then count on the other parts to kick in support. That’s the way it goes this week. You have to stay loose enough to be flexible and make the necessary corrections. You have to stay firm enough to stay up.

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Your original work will finally get a well-deserved highlight this year.

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AROUND LONG ISLAND Great family events happening this month around the Island

Wednesday, Feb. 21

Farmy Flicks Bring your little ones to catch a mooo-vie in the Queens County Farm Museum Barn on Feb. 21 at 2 p.m. To add to the fun, purchase hot popcorn and visit with farm animals before the show. Movie screening will be Maya the Bee. (89 mins; rated G).

Queens Farm is located at 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, in Floral Park. Visit www.queensfarm.org for details.

Health Seminar Join the National Alliance for Mental Illness for a free presentation, “Improving Relationships and Behavior through Motivational Communication,” on Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. at The Zucker Hillside Hospital, Sloman Auditorium, 266th St. & 76th Ave., Glen Oaks. Sharing & Caring support group will begin at 5 p.m.

Get an overview on the topic and answers from an expert in the field.

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Andy Warhol Hofstra University presents an original exhibition of works by Andy Warhol including screen prints and photos. Open Tuesdays through

Fridays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 4 p.m. through March 11. The David Filderman Gallery is on the south campus of Hofstra University, on the 9th floor of Axinn Library. Visit events.hofstra.edu or call 516-4635672 for details.

Marina Lottery The Wantagh Park Marina docking lottery is open. Drawing will be held on March 10 at 10 a.m. Lottery applications must be submitted in-person by March 9 at 3 p.m. For more information call 516-571-7460.

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Family Farm Crafts Help your little farmers create works of art with materials found in nature on Feb. 22 from noon to 3 p.m. at Queens Farm. Crafts are for children ages 4-10 years old. Come dressed ready to work with glue, scissors and paint. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Program for families (not school groups or organizations). Cost: $5 per child (ages 2 & up); adults free. Queens Farm is located at 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, in Floral Park. Visit www. queensfarm.org for details.

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For more information or to make an appointment, call 516-747-4070.

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Firewood Available Firewood is available at Long Island State Parks, daily from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Building Q in East Meadow. Call 516-572-6565 for details.

Back To The Drawing Board Have you ever seen a map that has ink blots, dinosaurs, squares, rectangles, giraffes and many other odd species?

The only people who have seen that map are elected officials at the federal, state, county and town levels.

That strange map with all the weird characters is called a redistricting map.

The average voter wouldn’t have a clue about the subject of the abuse of legislative reapportionment, which history books call “gerrymandering.”

That process was not named after me, but rather is connected to Massachusetts Governor Elbridge Gerry, who in 1812 signed the first map drawing district lines that favored one political party over another.

Since that time Mr. Gerry has been the symbol of how political parties create legislative districts that in many cases rob the voters of any real choice when they go to the polls.

Once every 10 years, when the U.S. Census is completed, various legislatures are required to draw up new districts for candidates to run for office, but very often there is little

INSIDE POLITICS Jerry Kremer

A 2013 Nassau County redistricting Map.

or no competition. If you looked at a typical map of an election district in your community, its shape would resemble a flying fish, a dinosaur or any of the different forms that I had described.

The odd shapes exist in order to make sure that one party’s candidate has a vast advantage over a challenger.

Perhaps the best example of how a map can be turned into an odd shape is the Congressional district once represented by Congressmen Gary Ackerman and now the home district of Congressman Tom Suozzi.

The district snakes along the Long Island Sound and from time to time jumps over parts of the Sound and eventually ends up in eastern Queens.

That district was the product of a bipartisan deal to protect the Democratic and Republican House members on Long Island.

If you live in the towns of Hempstead or North Hempstead, your Council members that represent legislative districts that were drawn to protect the candidates of the majority party.

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Republicans have the majority of the districts.

Only one is held by a Democrat and that district is drawn to capture as many Democratic minority voters as possible.

Up to now that has been the system for drawing districts all over America, but that may not be the case for too long. The U.S. Supreme Court has two cases before them involving challenges to legislative maps in Pennsylvania and Texas.

The lower courts have told both states that their legislative maps are so biased against certain voting groups that they must be redrawn completely to give various communities a better chance to elect an official that reflects the demographics of their areas.

If the Supreme Court decides that gerrymandering is illegal, sometime after 2020, the maps will be drawn by independent panels who will ignore the wishes of the political parties in power.

That means that you the voters, in the rigged districts, might get better and fairer choices on Election Day. I guess that is what democracy is supposed to be about.

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or us fans, the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang are already winding down. But for athletes, the Olympics are never truly over.

It’s never too early to think about training for the 2022 Beijing winter games. Whether you have real Olympic-sized ambitions or just want to pretend for a day or two, there are plenty of spots both on and off Long Island to master your event of choice.

It’s not around the block (about three hours from the island), but Hunter Mountain is one of New York’s most popular ski and snowboard resorts, and one its main draws are its competition teams, which place skiers/snowboarders into age- and skill-appropriate races that go a long way towards strengthening fundamentals. Though their season ends in March, fear not; the sharp focus and consistency of each competitive session ensures that when alpine season starts up again, athletes will have no trouble getting back into the groove. Visit www.huntermtn.com for more information.

Cantiague Figure Skating Club

A fixture on Long Island for the past 50 years, Cantiague Figure Skating Club offers instruction in a wide range of figure skating events, including pair skating, ice dancing and free skating.

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Thanks to dazzling spectacle sports like figure skating and snowboarding, curling often sweeps by unnoticed. But the sport’s fostering of strategy and teamwork has made it a cult favorite, and it’s found a home at the Long Island Curling Club. Located at 165 Eileen Way, Syosset, the club offers open house sessions, Learn To Curl sessions and competitive leagues, all of which help prepare prospective curlers for local, national or international competitions.

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