The third of eight 2017 Household Hazardous Waste Disposal (S.T.O.P.Stop Throwing Out Pollutants) and E-Waste (Electronic Waste) Collection day for Oyster Bay Town residents is scheduled for Saturday, June 10, and will be held at the Old Bethpage Solid Waste Disposal Complex, located at 101 Bethpage-Sweet Hollow Road, in Old Bethpage according to Town Councilman Thomas P. Hand.
“Residents can take the opportunity to use the Town’s hazardous waste collection dates to discard potentially
harmful materials in a guaranteed safe manner,” Councilman Hand said. “One of the top priorities for the Oyster Bay Town Board is the protection of our environment, a vital component to our water supply. Each year, the S.T.O.P program makes significant progress towards ensuring that goal.”
The Councilman noted that hours for hazardous waste collection are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Town’s Solid Waste Complex. For more information on the S.T.O.P. program, call 677-5943 or visit www.oysterbaytown.com.
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MacArthur HS artwork exhibited in Advanced Visions
The artwork of MacArthur High School seniors Emily Angley and Dipti Sharma was on display at the Advanced Visions 13: High School Artists of Excellence exhibit held at LIU Post. Emily’s and Dipti’s artwork was chosen for display along with 70 students enrolled in Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and portfo-
lio preparation programs from 30 Long Island school districts.
Emily’s work in colored pencil is titled “Navpreet” and Dipti’s work in pencil is titled “Parivar.”
The Levittown School District congratulates both students for being chosen to display artwork at this prestigious venue.
Chinese Auction
The Captain Kathy Mazza Lodge #2163A (formerly the Aida Lodge) Order Sons of Italy in America, will have a Chinese Auction on Friday, June 16 at Bethpage Community Center, 103 Grumman Rd. W., Bethpage. Doors open at 7 p.m.
Price $10 per person, includes admis-
sion, auction tickets (20), refreshments. Extra envelopes will be $2 for an additional 20 auction tickets
Bring your friends, family, and neighbors!
For more information call: Co/ Chairs: Frances Valenti 516-681-0807 or Dorothea Yarcel 516-822-8423
Levittown MacArthur High School student–artists Emily Angley and Dipti Sharma are pictured with artwork, which was on display at LIU Post’s Advanced Visions 13: High School Artists of Excellence exhibit.
Photo courtesy of the Levittown School District
Entry deadline extended for “Battle of the Bands”
Oyster Bay Town Councilman Louis B. Imbroto announced that the deadline has been extended to June 14th for those wishing to participate in the Town of Oyster Bay’s “Battle of the Bands” competition. The program, which is orchestrated through the Town of Oyster Bay’s Cultural & Performing Arts Division of the Town’s Department of Community & Youth Services, is a unique opportunity showcase some of the Town’s young musical talent.
Councilman Imbroto said the deadline was extended to make sure that every band wishing to participate will have ample time to apply. “We want as many band as possible to a part of this special program,” Councilman Imbroto said. “Selected bands will be given an incredible opportunity to compete live at the Town of Oyster Bay’s Music Under the Stars Concert Series on Saturday, August 5, 2017 at John J. Burns Town Park in Massapequa.”
If you’re under 21 years of age and at least one member of your band lives in the Town of Oyster Bay, you are eligible to compete in this exciting contest.
“The Town of Oyster Bay’s “Battle of the Bands” provides an awesome oppor-
tunity for rising musical stars to experience playing before a large audience and garner exposure for their band” Councilman Imbroto said.
To be part of the contest, interested bands simply need to record their best original song and a cover song and e-mail it to Sharon Betz of the Town’s Cultural and Performing Arts Division at sbetz@oysterbay-ny.gov. They can also be mailed to: The Town of Oyster Bay Department of Community & Youth Services, Attn: Cultural & Performing Arts Division, 977 Hicksville Road, Massapequa, New York 11758.
“Please include with your submission a brief biography of your band and a list of members’ names, addresses, phone numbers, ages and instruments,” Councilman Imbroto said. “I am sure that this will be the catalyst for a truly great experience for each and every participant of our contest.”
Councilman Imbroto noted that as a result of the extension, all submissions for the “Battle of the Bands” contest must now be received by June 14, 2017 to be considered. For further information, please contact the Cultural & Performing Arts Division office at (516) 797-7925.
Fun and relaxation are the order of the day at Levittown Community Council’s Lazy Days of Summer event.
Annual Lazy Days of Summer event
Levittown Community Council will hold its 20th Annual Lazy Days of Summer event on Saturday, July 8, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the East Village Green Park. The event is free and all are welcome.
The Lazy Days of Summer is a day of
relaxation with entertainment, games and activities for the family. Bring a picnic lunch and your family, neighbors and friends.
The park is located at Jerusalem Ave. at Meridien Road, Levittown.
Inspiration and recognition for Regal Eagles
The Bethpage High School Robotics Team, the Regal Eagles, completed a bustling stretch that saw them compete in three competitions in six weeks.
The team competed at the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Regional
Competition at Hofstra University where they were recipients of the Chairman’s Award, which is the most prestigious award presented to the team that best represents a model for other teams. That qualified them for the FIRST World Championships in St. Louis, Missouri. More than
15,000 students and over 400 teams from across the United States and more than 30 other countries gathered for the competition.
The district congratulates all of the Regal Eagles and team advisers, Mr. Daniel Zabell and Mr. Eric Kay on an outstanding season.
The Regal Eagles
Photo courtesy of Bethpage Union Free School District
The Bethpage High School Robotics Team, the Regal Eagles, at the FIRST World Championships in St. Louis
Beloved Hicksville resident passes away from 9/11 related cancer
BY GARY SIMEONE
A funeral service was held last Friday at the Holy Family Church for beloved Hicksville resident, Ray Pfeifer who lost his battle with a 9/11 Cancer he contracted while performing clean up operations at Ground Zero. Pfeifer, a former New York City firefighter, died last Sunday at age 59 and was remembered by thousands of mourners at the service including New York City Mayor, Bill DeBlasio and comedian, Jon Stewart.
Pfeifer was diagnosed in 2007 with cancer and put up a decade long fight battling the disease while also becoming one of the biggest proponents in Washington DC, lobbying for better healthcare for 9/11 first responders.
“Ray lived his life with true class and dignity and that’s how he’d want to be remembered,” said close friend, John Feal, who founded the non-profit organization, the FealGood Foundation, to help survivors of 9/11 related illnesses. “Because of the way he lived his life, people just gravitated towards him.”
Feal said that he met Ray in 2009 at a fundraiser in his honor and that the two of them became best friends over the years.
“We spent a lot of time together and to watch my friend deteriorate over the last eight years was one of the hardest things for me bear witness to. Other then to have both my mom and sister pass away from cancer, I have never taken a loss of another life so hard.”
Pfeifer spent eight months at
Ground Zero, digging through the endless amount of debris to find the remains of his lost NYFD brothers.
In the years that followed the 9/11 attacks he was one of the leading activists for healthcare compensation for survivors of the tragedy. He and a team of former police officers, firefighters, EMS workers and Corrections officers, lobbied in Washington to help pass an extension of a Bill that would provide health insurance coverage for first responders.
“He was truly the face of our plight,” said Feal, who lost half of his left foot in an accident while cleaning up the Ground Zero site. “If it wasn’t for Ray, we would have never left Washington without the passing of that Bill.”
The Bill, called the Jame Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, helps provide health monitoring and financial aid to first responders, responder volunteers and survivors of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. It was named after a former NYPD officer whose death was linked to exposure to toxins from the Ground Zero site.
Federal benefits from the Bill were set to expire in 2015 but Pfeifer and his compatriots in Washington were able to get a multi year extension thanks to their lobbying efforts. As a result Congress extended the Bill’s compensation provisions to 2020 and health care measures to 2090.
Pfeifer is survived by his wife, Caryn, his son Terrance, an EMT for the NYFD and his daughter, Taylor, an awaiting officer in the Suffolk County Police Department.
“Green” public parking and beach permits
If you are an Oyster Bay Town resident who drives a hybrid or alternative fuel vehicle, you are eligible for no cost “green” public parking and beach permits, according to Oyster Bay Town Clerk James Altadonna Jr.
“As a way of rewarding those who already have chosen ‘green energy’ vehicles, and to further encourage others to do so, the Town offers free ‘green’ permits for parking at the railroad stations and free ‘green’ permits for the Town beaches,” Town Clerk Altadonna said. “Our environment is one of our most precious resources, and I am proud to continue to offer this incentive to Town residents who continue to choose to ‘live green.’”
The Town Clerk went on to say that residents are required to provide docu-
mentation, including proof of residency, vehicle registration and vehicle bill of sale. The “green” public parking sticker is valid for two years. The “green” beach permit entitles a resident to get a “green” seasonal beach sticker, which can be obtained at any of the Town’s beaches.
Town Clerk Altadonna further stated that, for its part, the Town has been using biodiesel fuel in Town vehicles and has also been using small electric vehicles where appropriate. Other vehicles have been converted to hybrid electric/diesel, in order to help lessen our dependence on fossil fuels.
To obtain an application for a “green” public parking permit or beach permit, and for further information, contact the Town Clerk’s Office at 624-6324.
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Incidents that have occurred recently in the local area include: On Northern Parkway in Uniondale, a victim has reported that unknown subjects broke the door of her fence between 9 and 10:50 a.m. on May 17.
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At Hofstra University, located on Hempstead Turnpike in Uniondale, a victim reports that her vehicle had been keyed sometime between 3 a.m. and 1 p.m. on May 17.
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At the intersection of Old Country Road and 12th Avenue in Mineola, a 50-year-old man from Valley Stream was arrested and was charged with Driving While Intoxicated at 5:53 p.m. on May 17.
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A victim has reported that unknown subjects keyed his vehicle on Macon Place in Uniondale at 12:05 a.m. on May 18.
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At the Nassau University Medical Center Parking Field #3 on Hempstead Turnpike in East Meadow, a victim’s vehicle was found to have been keyed between 7 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. on May 18.
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On Barnyard Lane in Levittown, the front driver’s side window of a victim’s vehicle was damaged at 8 a.m. on May 18.
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was broken and assorted personal property was stolen from a vehicle between 10:30 p.m. on May 19 and 12:33 a.m. the following morning.
n A 28-year-old man from Dix Hills was arrested and was charged with Driving While Intoxicated on Carman Avenue at Lake Lane in Westbury at 11:08 p.m. on May 19.
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Unknown subjects broke a window at a location on Prospect Avenue in New Cassel at 11 a.m. on May 20.
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On Front Street in Uniondale, the front left and rear tires of a victim’s vehicle were slashed at 1:45 a.m. on May 20.
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A victim has reported that the rear window of his vehicle had been damaged sometime between 7 p.m. on May 20 and 9 a.m. the next morning on Park Place in Uniondale.
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A 20-year-old man from Jamaica was arrested at 10:50 p.m. on Transverse Drive in Westbury at 10:50 p.m. on May 20. He was charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana.
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A laptop was stolen from a vehicle on Raymond Street in Hicksville between 5 p.m. on May 9 and 11 p.m. on May 21.
The rear window of a vehicle was broken between 9 to 11 a.m. on May 18 on Maple Drive in Roosevelt.
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At the intersection of Hempstead Turnpike and Meadowbrook State Park in Uniondale, a 39-year-old woman from Elmont was arrested and was charged with Driving While Intoxicated at 3:25 a.m. on May 19.
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On Sugar Maple Road in Levittown, unknown subjects punctured the left front tire of a victim’s vehicle between 7 p.m. on May 19 and 8 a.m. the next morning.
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On Union Avenue in Westbury, a 20-year-old man from Westbury was arrested and was charged with Driving While Intoxicated on May 19 at 9:12 p.m.
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Assorted personal property was stolen from a vehicle at Buffalo Wild Wings in Westbury. The items were taken between 10 & 11 p.m. on May 19.
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At TGI Friday’s parking lot, located on Merrick Avenue in Westbury, a 19-year-old woman from Uniondale was arrested and was charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana on May 19 at 10:15 p.m.
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At the United Artist Theatre in Westbury, a rear passenger window
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At Bed Bath & Beyond in Westbury, an unattended cell phone was stolen from a shopping cart at 1:10 p.m. on May 21.
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An 18-year-old man from Westbury was arrested at 2 p.m. on May 21 and charged with Shoplifting from Macy’s in Hicksville.
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On May 21, at 4:50 p.m., a 32-year-old man from Oreland was arrested and was charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana at the parking lot of the Nassau Coliseum on Hempstead Turnpike in Uniondale.
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A pair of cuff links and ear protectors were stolen from a vehicle on Fireplace Lane in Hicksville between 3 a.m. and 3 p.m. on May 22.
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A 34-year-old man from Rego Park was arrested at 4 p.m. on May 24 and charged with Shoplifting from Century 21 in Westbury.
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The
York Consitutional Convention Proposal
BY BOB MORGAN, JR.
While the topic is definitely not a front burner issue, the vote in New York State this November relating to a constitutional convention will be an important one.
If you haven't focused on the convention, don't be embarrassed. In a recent Siena College poll, twothirds of respondents declared that they had heard "nothing at all" concerning the convention, while only 13 percent reported hearing a great deal or something about it. For what it's worth, the convention idea was favored by a 62-22 percent margin.
cess aptly labeled "three (or four) men in a room" excludes important voices. Voter participation in New York is lower than in almost every state. Arcane rules prevent many independent minded voters from participating in primaries.
As a brief recap, every state including New York has its own constitution, which is distinct from the federal constitution. The current New York State constitution dates from 1894, although it was substantially amended by constitutional convention in 1938. Specific portions of the constitution have been amended since 1938 following referendums placed on the ballot, but there has not been a general overhaul. The last actual convention was in 1967 (a specially constituted convention), but changes proposed by that convention were rejected by the voters. In 1997, voters turned down the proposal to have a convention.
The current constitution requires a referendum every 20 years as to the formation of a convention to review and propose amendments to the constitution, and this referendum is thus back on the ballot in 2017. There are no limitations on the subject matters that can be considered by convention. If the referendum passes, delegates will be elected in 2018, the actual convention will occur in 2019, and the voters will ratify or reject the proposals of the convention in November 2019.
The New York political system has issues. As the Citizen Union points out, legislative districts drawn by both parties are heavily tilted to favor incumbents, with a 98 percent reelection rate. This lack of competition is surely related to the high level of corruption and questionable conduct in Albany. (A raise in legislative pay, which was last increased in 1999, might be helpful as well.) A legislative pro-
The stated concern of many opponents of a constitutional convention, both this year and in the past, is that it creates a potential Pandora's box situation, where a variety of undesirable (at least from some points of view) changes to the constitution could be made. One frequently used example of such negative change would be repeal of the constitutional provision that requires that the Adirondack and Catskill park region be "forever wild". It is impossible to rule out the possibility that a runaway convention could come up with controversial or downright dangerous proposals. Nevertheless, this all seems a little far fetched. There is, for example, little political appetite for turning the state nature reserves into parking lots or theme parks.
It is hard to escape the suspicion that most of the opposition to the convention proposals is based on a desire to protect vested interests. State labor unions, for example, do not want any weakening of constitutional protections of pension benefits. Incumbent legislators do not favor term limits. Politicians of both parties do not want district lines unfavorable to incumbents and many officials are skeptical of election law changes.
On balance, the idea of at least holding the convention seems to make sense. New Yorkers deserve a better government structure than we have now. It is of course possible that some of the proposals adopted by the convention will be undesirable, or that the convention will delve into areas that may be unsuitable for the fundamental law of the state (a marijuana legalization provision comes to mind). But the electorate will have an opportunity to select qualified delegates, and most fundamentally, to vote down any provisions that they dislike. In sum, the convention should get a fair chance.
Environmental group to perform unified water study
waterways.
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“Twice a month we’d be sampling for both elevated chlorophyll A levels and dissolved oxygen levels which is an indication of excess nitrogen in the water,” said Deorsay.
According to Deorsay the main reason for the elevated nitrogen levels comes from on-site septic systems that leak sewage into the bays of Long Island Sound.
He said that if he had to take an educated guess that Nassau County alone had a total of 350,000 on-site sep-
tic systems.
“They are probably the biggest contributor but nitrogen can come from our atmosphere and from runoff into the bays from fertilizers and other things.”
The tests will be conducted in the warmer months from May to September and will be focused on seasonal changes and long term trends in the Sound.
“This is not about taking a snapshot in time and drawing conclusions,” said Deorsay. “It’s about the long term trends and the bigger picture.”
Residents offer ideas at Hicksville rezoning meeting
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“No final decisions have been made regarding the future of downtown Hicksville, as we will be taking all perspectives into account in developing a final zoning proposal,” said Alesia.
“That proposal will be submitted to the Town Board for consideration.”
She said the next step in the equation would be an environmental impact study to determine the project’s effects on the surrounding area.
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Levittown students awarded in Walt Whitman poetry contest
Wisdom Lane Middle School sixthgrade student Muskan Kumar was a grand champion winner in the 31st annual Walt Whitman Student Poetry Contest, sponsored by the Walt Whitman Birthplace Association. Caleigh Bradley and Jack Pendergrass were also winners in their category among this year’s 2,700 entries.
Participants were instructed to write a poem based on Whitman’s poem
themed “I Dream’d in a Dream.” Muskan’s winning entry depicted his dream for a new peaceful world.
Muskan has been invited to read his winning entry during the Walt Whitman Birthday Celebration, held on June 4 at the Walt Whitman Birthplace in Huntington, New York.
The Levittown School District congratulates the students on this outstanding accomplishment.
Wisdom Lane Middle School students Caleigh Bradley, Jack Pendergrass and Muskan Kumar (grand champion winner) were winners in the 31st annual Walt Whitman Student Poetry Contest.
Photo courtesy of the Levittown School District
East Broadway memorializes a student-superhero
Dressed in superhero T-shirts, East Broadway Elementary School students and faculty in Levittown held a memorial for fifth-grade student Michael Martinez, who died in November 2016.
The solemn, but upbeat event included reflections about Michael from his closest school friends and teachers Ann Marie Goldberg and Joanne Edelman, who described him as someone who has taught the school community some of life’s most important lessons. The tone was also punctuated with performances by the community
service chorus, who sang Carrie Underwood’s “Till I See You Again” and Charlie Puth’s “See You Again,” as well as the community service band’s playing of the “Star Wars” theme.
Principal Jeanmarie Wink also noted, “Michael showed great modeling behavior, which are traits of a superhero.”
In addition, sisters Ella Martinez and Emily Martinez assisted in the unveiling of a painting titled “The Force is Strong” by teacher Danielle Saverese, which will hang in the school library in memory of Michael.
Under the direction of teachers Ann Marie Goldberg and Joanne Edelman, East Broadway Elementary School friends revealed the letters of Michael Martinez’s name on superhero capes.
Photos courtesy of the Levittown School District
East Broadway Elementary School Principal Jeanmarie Wink (left) and students with the Martinez family (right) during the unveiling of a painting commemorating deceased student Michael Martinez.
Upgrades at Town of Oyster Bay pools open this summer
Oyster Bay Town residents can expect some upgrades at Town pools this summer, according to Town Councilwoman Michele M. Johnson.
“As a mother with young children, I appreciate the opportunity our pools bring for our children to recreate and keep cool all summer long,” Councilwoman Johnson said. “Spending a day at one of our Town pools provides a wonderful way to connect with family and friends while enjoying the amenities provided at our top-rate facilities.”
Residents visiting our community pools, including Marjorie R. Post in Massapequa, Syosset-Woodbury, Bethpage, and Plainview-Old Bethpage, will see some enhancements as we prepare for the swimming season,” Councilwoman Johnson said. “Upgrades will include new chairs
throughout all facilities, both lounge chairs and stackable dining chairs.”
The Councilwoman further noted that all community pool locations will be receiving new accessories to assist those looking to shield from the sun.
“All pool decks will be receiving 50x20 foot cantilever sun shades, which will allow those looking for a break from the sun to enjoy some relaxing time in one of our new lounge chairs,” Councilwoman Johnson said.
Councilwoman Johnson noted that pools will be open from June 24 through Labor Day. Registration for season memberships is currently underway.
Starting June 24, registration will take place during normal hours of operation.
For more information, visit the Town’s website, www.oysterbaytown. com, or find the Town on Facebook (facebook.com/OysterBayTown).
Registration for Learn to Skate series
Town residents are invited to “Learn to Skate” by registering for skating lessons at the Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center, located at Bethpage Community Park, 1001 Stewart Ave, Bethpage, according to Oyster Bay Town Councilwoman Rebecca M. Alesia.
“The Town’s indoor ice skating center offers residents looking to cool off and learn some new skills a great way to beat the heat this summer,” Councilwoman Alesia said. “Lessons are available throughout the year, and the next series gets underway this summer.”
Councilwoman Alesia noted that summer lessons take place from July 1 to August 20. The Learn to Skate program offers group skating lessons to beginners through advanced levels. Skaters are paired based on age and skill, ranging from pre-school and basic skills through advanced levels.
Registration costs include admission into the session for which you are registered on the day of the lesson.
Membership in the United States Figure Skating (USFS) Basic Skills Program; USFS record book for new members, and stickers and USFS Badges upon mastering of each level. There will be no refunds or makeups and skate rental is not included in price. Helmets, gloves or mittens and warm layers are recommended for all skaters, particularly beginners.
“Students enrolled in the Rinx’s Skating School are guided by qualified professionals governed by US Figure Skating, USA Hockey and Professional Skaters Association. This group of professional instructors focuses on educating and learning the fundamentals of ice skating while placing a major emphasis on having fun,” Councilwoman Alesia said. “The Town is happy to provide excellent skating programs that are enjoyable for skaters of all ages.”
For more information, visit www. oysterbaytown.com, www.TheRinx. com, or call the Rinx Office at the Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center at (516) 797-4126.
Hicksville Historical Society views “Plane News” on Grumman History
At the Hicksville Historical Society’s May 23 meeting at the Hicksville Public Library, Hicksville Historian James Janis presented the program “Plane News: Grumman and Hicksville during World War II.” To a crowd of fifty attendees, Janis shared the fruits of his Grumman research, revealing
much heretofore unknown knowledge about Hicksville and its residents from 1942-1945. He also shared the secrets of historical research, which was discovering an archive of the Grumman newspaper, Plane News.
For more news on upcoming events, write hickshistsoc@aol.com
James Janis with Society president Derek Stadler and Grumman Employees
James janis presents tonight’s Meeting on Grumman History.
Photos by Bob Koenig and Mike Christodoulo
The Hicksville Historical Society Board.
June 9, 2017
Yosemite National Park: Best Valley Hikes for First Time Visitors
BY KAREN RUBIN, ERIC LEIBERMAN, SARAH FALTER
Yosemite National Park has been on my bucket list for years, so I am beyond excited when we arrive at the Tenaya Lodge, in Fish Camp, just two miles from the South Gate, and immediately start planning for how we will tackle the park the next day (see 5/26). I am intimidated at first by how vast Yosemite is - the size of Rhode Island, I am told – and how to organize the logistics if I am going to see for myself the places that are etched in the images in my mind in only two days.
We spend a lot of time with the Tenaya Lodge concierge to get suggestions of where to go, which trails to hike, where to park (there is a bus shuttle system but during our visit, at the very beginning of spring, it wasn’t operating very well).
Because it is so early in the season, some of the areas (like Glacier Point) aren’t even open yet. But it also means that the waterfalls are at near maximum of their cascading flow: all the sound and the fury, the feel of the cool spray, the moist smell. On the other hand, as it happens, we are here on the weekend of National Parks Week, when admission is free, coinciding with Easter, so the park is likely to be especially crowded.
We pick out the trail for the day: Mist Trail – which is also one of the most popular (we discover) for good reason, especially this early in the season. In one trail, it seems to encapsulate the entire Yosemite experience of a reasonably vigorous hike over a good distance (3 miles roundtrip to Vernal Fall, with 1,000 foot elevation gain, taking about 3 hours), sensational views, proximity to a fantastic waterfall (Vernal) with views of the Nevada Fall (which would be a further 1.3 miles up Mist Trail from Vernal Fall).
Indeed, it is a shock to learn that though the Tenaya Lodge is a mere two miles from the South Gate entrance into Yosemite National Park, it is another 45 minutes drive (30 miles) just to get to the famous Tunnel View, then another 45 minutes drive to get to Curry Village where we will fnd parking for the Mist Trail.
The concierge prepares us well. We know that just outside of the mile long tunnel, to look for the parking lot for the iconic Tunnel View. “Take the first spot” she has advised.
The Tunnel View lookout place, in one image, offers a spectacular view of the quintessential Yosemite sites: Bridalveil Fall, Half Dome, Clouds Rest, El Capitan.
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Indeed, the biggest surprise for me is how accessible the iconic features of Yosemite National Park are from the road – I expected them to be more remote, reached only after long, difficult hikes through the wilderness.
And so I shouldn’t have been surprised by the steady stream – wall to wall in some spots – of people, just like us, seeking out the solace and majesty or our natural, national heritage. Indeed,
last year saw a record - 331 million visitors to America’s 417 National Park Service sites (contributing $34.9 billion to the U.S. economy in 2016), 5 million alone to Yosemite (Grand Canyon got 6 million).
Just a half mile beyond Tunnel View, you come to Bridalveil Fall – which has to be the second most visited place in Yosemite - and it is just a quarter-mile walk to the waterfall (a key reason it gets MASSIVE crowds that converge in this small spot; I even meet someone who had just been at a wedding right
there). The famous Yosemite Falls, also, is visible from the road (we see it on our way out, when it is already getting dark), and the Lower fall is an easy one-mile loop (half of it is wheelchair accessible).
But we are here to hike! And the trails we have picked out are perfect for the level of physical exertion (and satisfaction), photographic opportunities, and the general appreciation of Yosemite that we are seeking today.
We have set our sights today on the
Mist Trail which takes us alongside the Vernal Fall. The trail is both moderately challenging and an ideal distance (not too short, not too long), and unbelievably gorgeous, especially this early in the season, with the fall at maximum flow (especially after a winter where they had twice the normal snowfall; prepare to be sprayed). It is a steep hike beside the waterfall on a series of stone steps – narrow and very crowded, with most people walking up but some people trying to come down this way. (It is better to continue down
on the John Muir Trail, which is not as steep or crowded and has fantastic views).
The trail starts off with an .8 mile hike up to the Vernal Falls footbridge (there are restrooms and water fountains here which you should definitely take advantage of before continuing on); and then another mile hike up to the top of Vernal Falls. Along the way, we see a rainbow in the spray at the bottom of the falls.
The Vernal Fall lookout – a series of relatively flat slabs - is about 1000 feet above where we started and is extremely popular spot for picnicking, relaxing and taking selfies. We do the same.
From here it is a short walk up to Emerald Pool which, so early in the season is a rushing torrent rather than the calm pool it will become by late summer.
It is so scenic and seems so benign, but there are warnings signs not to be so foolhardy as to go near the water or (perish the thought) swim. People are warned to watch out for their children.
The rocks are slippery and this has been the scene of many accidents. I learn that in the summer of 2005, a hiker walked out into the water a bit to fill his water bottle, slipped, got caught in the deceptively strong current and was swept over the falls.
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At this point, you can continue to hike another two miles to the top of the Nevada Fall, but we decide to hike down 3.5 miles along the less-steep John Muir Trail (versus coming back down on the Mist Trail). The John Muir Trail gives us a marvelous view of the Nevada Fall and Half Dome; much of the trail follows along a ridge that opens up to purple mountain majesty.
It’s still early enough in the afternoon when we get back down to the base – delighted with how perfect the Vernal Fall hike was (altogether, we’ve hiked six miles, and climbed 1885 ft. in elevation) that we are excited to try another. We look over the list we have been given for a shorter, easy hike and set out for Mirror Lake.
The Mirror Lake hike is supposed to be two miles round trip (taking one hour), but this is apparently if you just walk along the road. Instead, we take the trail that is apparently part of a fivemile loop around the lake which has more obstacles than I had bargained for. But there are some dazzling scenes along the way, and a stunning scene of the lake, so flat and still that it is literally a mirror reflecting back the stunning backdrop, and affords a closer view of the face of Half Dome.
To walk back by the road, Eric and Sarah scurry on a log across a narrow point which they imagine is a short cut
to a road (the option is to hike around the lake). I’m not the scurrying-acrossa-fallen-tree type, so I opt to backtrack along the same trial, which turns out to be fun, now that I know what the obstacles are (and that I can do them).
Finally meeting up with everybody in the car (after a MUCH longer walk back from the trailhead toward the parking lot, without seeing a single
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shuttle bus), which turns out to be a feat because cars are restricted, we set out to return to the Tenaya Lodge.
On the way out of Yosemite, we find ourselves crossing Sentinel Bridge which is supposed to be one of the best photo spots to capture Half Dome over the Merced River (the dusky
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Over two years ago (2/2015), I wrote an article titled “On Great Eats.” Since then, the newsletter has addressed topics concerned with economics, Hofstra Basketball, my book Basketball Coaching 101, Obama, Trump, school teachers, budget votes, random rantings, dieting, etc. There has been feedback with some of the more controversial articles. But the one that garnered the most interest was the “Great Eats” write-up; in fact, I’ve been bugged to write another piece on this topic.
After much deliberation, it was decided to follow-up on the first article that reviewed restaurants that I categorized as breakfast, Chinese, delicatessens, diners, fast food, Greek, hamburgers and Italian. However, based on requests from my readers, this article would primarily be on Italian restaurants. What follows is my take on Italian restaurants in Nassau County, but in particular with those in the Willistons, Mineola, Albertson, Carle Place, Roslyn, and Garden City areas. Here is my review on over two dozen of these restaurants (in alphabetical order).
1. Angelina’s (Williston Park): Noah never offers specials or coupons and
yet is a popular local restaurant. Kidfriendly and reasonably priced. The bar area is small but comfortable. A party room is available. The menu features some tasty dishes. Absolutely the best Caesar’s salad and Bolognese.
2. Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza (Carle Place): Reasonably priced. The pizza is OK. Other features are also OK.
3. Barosa Pizzeria and Restaurant (Mineola): Very informal. Tiny nondescript bar. Lacks the atmosphere of the original on Woodhaven Blvd but the food is above average and the price is right. Some decent specials and coupons.
4. Cafe Baci (Westbury): Reasonably priced. A host of pasta dishes, some of which are really good. Lunch there on two occasions was a pleasant surprise.
5. Café Formaggio (Carle Place): Upscale. Good food but pricey. Comfortable bar. Try the lasagnanobody makes it better.
6. California Pizza Kitchen: I got introduced to “California” in Las Vegas. Very reasonably priced but the food is average at best.
7. Da-Angelo - Pizzeria and Restaurant (Albertson): One of my favorites. A local gem. Very informal. Very reasonably priced. Home of the original and best Grandma pizza.
A few weeks ago, I wrote a column about something called the “government pension offset.” It is a law that essentials says this: If you get a pension from a job that was not covered by Social Security, that pension will be treated just like a Social Security retirement pension, and it will be used to offset any benefits you might be due on a spouse’s Social Security record.
There is a companion law called the “windfall elimination provision,” more commonly known by its acronym, WEP, which usually reduces any Social Security retirement benefits earned at side jobs by folks who spent the bulk of their life working at a job that was not covered by Social Security. Most folks impacted by WEP despise the law, until they understand why it exists.
To explain the reason for the law, I’ve got to start out telling you a true story. It’s the story of my neighbor Frank and his maid, Maria. They are both 66 years old. Frank is a retired mid-level manager with our local utility company. He gets a high Social Security benefit -about $2,400. Maria is divorced and has worked all of her life at low-paying jobs. She continues to work to supplement her meager $1,150 per month Social Security check.
Even though Maria gets a much smaller Social Security benefit than Frank, she might find some comfort knowing that she is getting a better deal out of the program than he is. Or to put that another way, Maria’s Social Security check represents a higher percentage of her lifetime earnings than Frank’s monthly benefit.
And that has always been one of the basic tenets of the Social Security program: to raise the standard of living of lower-income workers in retirement. That is accomplished via a benefit formula structured to give poor people a better deal than their wealthier counterparts. They don’t get higher benefits. After all, Frank’s monthly Social Security check is much higher than Maria’s. But when comparing the rates of return they get based on their past incomes and the taxes they paid into the system, Maria comes out ahead.
I don’t have the space to get into the nitty gritty of the Social Security benefit computation formula in this column today. (I’ve done it in many past columns.) But in a nutshell, I can tell you that Maria’s $1,150 benefit represents about 90 percent of her average lifetime monthly wage. Whereas Frank’s $2,400 Social Security check is probably about 40 percent of his average monthly pre-retirement income.
So poor people get a rate of return that can be up to 90 percent. Averageincome people get a return rate in the 40 percent range. People with very high incomes might get around a 30 percent rate of return. And knowing that, I can now move on to a further clarification of
the windfall elimination provision.
To do so, I will use myself as an example. I spent the bulk of my life working for the federal government. People hired by the government after 1982 pay into Social Security just like most other people. But folks such as myself, who were hired before then, were covered by the civil service retirement system, not Social Security. And now that I am retired, I get a monthly civil-service pension. But I spent some time at jobs where I did pay into Social Security -- a few years before I got hired by the feds and some more years after I retired. And that includes the compensation I get for writing this column, for which I pay Social Security self-employment taxes.
I currently have about 15 years of Social Security covered employment. And that’s enough to get me a small Social Security check. (Ten years of Social Security work is the minimum.) My Social Security check isn’t breaking the government’s bank; it’s only about $175 per month. And that includes a WEP reduction, which I will explain.
Had my benefit been figured using the regular Social Security formula, I would have received the same 90 percent rate of return that my neighbor’s maid is getting. Why? Because I look like a poor person to the Social Security Administration’s computers. I’ve got only 15 years of covered earnings. The Social Security benefit formula uses a 35-year base. In other words, there are 20 years of “zero” earnings on my Social Security record. That makes me look as poor as Maria, and that’s why I’d normally get the same 90 percent return rate.
But let’s be honest: I’m not poor. I had a decent-paying government job most of my life that isn’t reflected in my Social Security earnings history. So I shouldn’t get the same rate of return that the system set up for lower income people. Instead, my earnings pattern is much more like my neighbor Frank’s. I should get the same rate of return (about 40 percent) as Frank gets, and for that matter, as all other average-income Americans get.
And that’s what the windfall elimination provision does. When that WEP formula is applied to my Social Security computation, it gives me the roughly 40 percent return rate rather than the 90 percent rate intended for the very poorest of our citizens.
It’s a law that makes perfect sense. Yet it has many teachers, police officers and other public employees who spent most of their working lives in jobs not covered by Social Security -- but who, like me, paid into Social Security in side jobs -- up in arms. They think they have been singled out for Social Security benefit reductions that just aren’t fair.
But almost all of these folks are not lifetime low-income workers like my neighbor’s maid, Maria. She deserves
the 90 percent return rate that she is getting. But if you are someone who spent your lifetime as a teacher or a police officer, or a federal government employee like me, you are simply not in the same boat as Maria. And you shouldn’t get a poor person’s Social Security return rate. You should get a rate similar to all average-income Americans -- about 40 percent. And that’s what the windfall elimination provision is all about.
One final note on this topic: There are some people who divided their careers between Social Security-covered jobs and non-Social Security-covered jobs. And the WEP law recognizes that. The more years of Social Security earnings
you have, the less the WEP reduction. To learn more about that, you need to read a fact sheet produced by SSA titled “Windfall Elimination Provision.” If you are reading this column online, here is a link to it: https://www.ssa. gov/pubs/EN-05-10045.pdf. Otherwise, you can find it at http://www.socialsecurity.gov. At the bottom of the home page, click the “Publications” link. You will find the fact sheet in the “Retirement” section under “Topics.” If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has the answer. Contact him at thomas.margenau@comcast.net.
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light doesn’t cooperate, but that’s the element of serendipity that comes with every visit).
Then, the one-way road back to the South Gate passes by Yosemite Falls, agonizingly close (just a quarter of a mile), but it is too late to hike up to it in the fading light. We get a fleeting shot – I am surprised that it is so “exposed”
Luxury Lodging Resort Experience at Gateway to Yosemite National Park Next: Hiking Chilnualna Falls Trail, Wawona, Yosemite National Park
to the access road – I imagined it was tucked inside.
See https://www.nps.gov/yose/ planyourvisit/valleyhikes.htm
Preparation: bring enough water (2 water bottles) and prepare for changes in weather: bring rain poncho and plastic bags to cover cameras from rain or mist; rain poncho; snacks, moleskin for blisters, hat, sunglasses and sunscreen, camera, extra memory card and battery, cell phone, an extra layer in case it gets cool. I have also found hiking sticks extremely helpful.
For non-hikers, non-DIYers, Tenaya Lodge offers a Yosemite Tour Package, via mini-bus, that includes lunch and narration, and guarantees waterfalls and wildlife and seeing the most popular sights of Yosemite. (Offered May 1-Nov. 30; from $575 spring, $685 summer, $555 fall; call 888-514-2167 or Tenaya Reservations directly at 559-692-8916).
Tenaya Lodge, 1122 Highway 41, Fish Camp, CA 93623, 800-722-8584, tenayalodge.com.
To plan your visit to Yosemite National Park, https://www.nps.gov/ yose/planyourvisit/basicinfo.htm , https://www.nps.gov/yose/index.htm
Even more helpful to plan your hike is this site: http://yosemiteexplorer.com/ trails.
See also: Tenaya Lodge Provides
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This Father’s Day, Tap into His Bucket List & Give a Once-in-a-Lifetime Adventure
This Father’s Day, instead of the run-of-the-mill, treat Dad to once-in-alifetime: from shooting sporting clays in Montana to fishing in Russia, hiking in Ethiopia, cycling in South America and driving Land Rovers in Mongolia, tap into Dad’s bucket list.
1. Fish the Remote Russian Wilderness: Ryabaga Camp on the Ponoi River is located above the Arctic Circle and accessed via a two-hour Mi-8 helicopter ride across remote Russian tundra. There, an entirely wild Atlantic salmon population thrives, and Dad will enjoy a single-occupancy cabin, gourmet food and fine wine. Frontiers International Travel arranges it all, including flights, activities and visas.
2. Trek the Roof of Africa: Dad will spend four days hiking and camping in Ethiopia’s Simien Mountains – part of the Roof of Africa – on this trip with Adventure Life. The range has more than a dozen peaks over 12,000 feet and is home to the gelada baboon, Ethiopian wolf, walia ibex and birds of prey such as the lammergeyer. Dad will also start and end at the Simien Mountain Lodge, set on the edge of an escarpment at 10,700 feet and claiming the highest bar on the continent.
3. Play Cowboy at a Working Ranch: Did your Dad grow up idolizing John Wayne and Clint Eastwood? At the 25,000-acre Red Reflet Ranch in Ten Sleep, Wyoming, he can ride horses, fish, shoot guns, ATV and play cowboy like his heroes. Additional activities include guided hikes, dirt bike rides
and mountain biking. Gourmet dining includes ingredients from the ranch’s butcher shop, organic greenhouse and gardens. From cattle drives to branding, the true western lifestyle thrives at Red Reflet.
4. Ride South America From Top to Tip: On TDA Global Cycling’s 8,400mile South American Epic tour, Dad can bike from the shores of the Caribbean across the equator and south to the Beagle Channel, or one of nine shorter sections. Highlights include Colombian coffee, Volcano Alley in Ecuador, the Incan highlands of Peru, the Bolivian salt flat, Argentina’s wine country and the trans-Patagonian Carretera Austral, while rest days offer the opportunity to fly over the incredible Nazca Lines, explore Macha Picchu and more.
5. Drive Land Rovers on the Silk Road: Since MIR Corporation’s inception in 1986, it has been creating custom overland adventures. On a self-drive tour, Dad and his friends can get behind the wheel of Land Rovers, motorcycles or even vintage automobiles and cross the rolling steppe of Mongolia, pass through the charming towns and villages of Siberia, or even travel the Silk Road. These journeys are momentous, unforgettable and limited only by one’s own imagination.
6. Golf, Shoot and Sip Under the Big Sky: A stay-and-play package at Montana’s Moonlight Basin will give Dad and his friends a taste of life in Big Sky Country. They’ll play rounds of golf on the Jack Nicklaus-signature
course at Moonlight Basin – named one of the best new courses in the country – and the Tom Weiskopf course at the Spanish Peaks Mountain Club, then shoot sporting clays with Moonlight Outfitters. And in the evening, they can retire to a spacious mountain home beneath 11,166-foot Lone Peak and sip whiskey at a private, curated tasting.
7. See the Northern Lights in Alaska: Dad will get a dose of local culture by day and photograph the
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and dinner menu is ok. Reasonably priced.
16. Matteo’s Restaurant (Roslyn Heights): Upscale and expensive. Family style. Recent price increase have taken this restaurant off my radar screen.
17. Olive Garden: Only for those who don’t know a good Italian dish. Very reasonably priced.
18. Papa John’s Pizza: Don’t even think of going there.
19. Piccolo Bussola (Mineola): Some good specials. Upscale. A bit on the expensive side but food is good.
20. Pizza Hut: Not for me but one of the better “fast food” places.
21. Positano Pizzeria Ristorante (Williston Park): My wife’s favorite spot. Excellent pizza. Reasonably priced. Claustrophobic environment and poor service.
22. Pompei Restaurant (West
Hempstead): I haven’t been there in years. Once a premiere restaurant with excellent service.
23. Stella Ristorante (Floral Park): Our favorite restaurant decades ago. I haven’t been there in years but I remember the food and service were excellent.
24. Umberto Pizzeria & Restaurant (New Hyde Park): Perhaps the best. Prices reasonable. Pizza very good. The chicken rollatini is to die for. Service is significantly sub-par.
25. Vincent’s Clam Bar (Carle Place): Consistently voted the best restaurant. Jammed on weekends and some weeknights. Try the meatball appetizer (free with coupon) and the Caesar’s salad. Their $35 takeout family meal (M – Th) is the bargain of all bargains. Reasonably priced. Excellent $10 luncheon. Numerous coupons add to its “glamour.” However, it is much too noisy and the tight seating is not to my liking.
26. Vincent’s Pizzeria & Restaurant
(Albertson): Absolutely the best pizza anywhere; no other pizza compares to theirs. Pricier than others but well worth it. I’m not a fan of their standard restaurant menu. Hopefully, Silvio and Ray will change that in the future.
Relative to the other categories of restaurants, everything else is pretty much the same. Jade King remains the King of the Chinese list (and still grossly overpriced) and the Old Westbury
Highlights of
adventure include dogsledding through snowy forests, hiking alongside a family of reindeer taking curling lessons from locals in Fairbanks soaking in the geothermal Chena Hot Springs learning to photograph the Aurora Borealis from a professional photographer snowshoeing on private land and exploring the Ice Sculpture Museum.
Diner - run by the Dimas family - is in a class by itself. IHOP is still the place for breakfast. The only positive addition to the old list would be Chipotle (Mexican).
I hope the above helps. Happy Eating!
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Aurora Borealis under the massive Alaskan sky by night.
this Gondwana Eoctours
Moonlight Basin Golf (photo by Tony Demin)
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I Love New York, Israel, El Al Launch Global Path Through History Partnership
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on Shimon Peres Day, June 4, announced that I Love New York, the Israel Ministry of Tourism and EL AL Airlines are launching the New YorkIsrael Global Path Through History initiative to promote heritage tourism in both places. This new partnership is an opportunity for New York and Israel to jointly promote cultural and historic destinations and attractions that will appeal to each other’s respective travelers. In New York State, heritage tourism is an important driver of economic development, generating more than $5 billion for New York’s economy annually.
peace across the world. More information is available here
The New York State itinerary includes the following sites:
• NYC: Ellis Island / Statue of Liberty; Eldridge Street Museum and Synagogue; 9/11 Museum; and Lower East Side Tenement Museum
• Hudson Valley: Franklin D. and Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Sites
• Capital-Saratoga: New York State Capitol and New York State Museum
• Old Jaffa
• Mahane Yehuda Market
• Independence Hall
• Tachana & Sarona Tel Aviv
• Tel Dan Nature Reserve
Mount of Olives.”
• Thousand Islands-Seaway: Safe Haven Holocaust Refugee Shelter Museum
• Adirondacks: Adirondack
“Tourism is a key driver of both New York and Israel’s economies, and by working together we will showcase our most treasured landmarks to new audiences and increase visitation,” Governor Cuomo said. “This partnership will help strengthen our tourism industries, creating jobs and generating new economic opportunities both at home and abroad.”
The Global Path Through History program includes itineraries with mustsee heritage tourism destinations in Israel and New York promoted through a digital advertising campaign, press familiarization tours, social media and in-flight co-promotional opportunities.
While in Jerusalem in March, Governor Cuomo proclaimed the first Sunday in June “Shimon Peres Day” as a tribute to his legacy of extraordinary leadership and dedication to promoting
Museum
• Finger Lakes: Women’s Rights National Historic Park
• Greater Niagara: Niagara Falls State Park
• Chautauqua-Allegheny: Chautauqua Institution and Robert H. Jackson Center
The Israel itinerary includes the following sites:
• Western Wall
• Via Dolorosa and Church of the Holy Sepulcher
• 9/11 Memorial
• Yad Vashem
• Shrine of the Book – Dead Sea Scrolls (Israel Museum)
• Sea of Galilee
• Masada & The Dead Sea
“Under Governor Cuomo’s leadership, New York State’s tourism industry has experienced tremendous growth and the number of visitors, including international tourists from countries around the globe, has reached an all-time high,” Empire State Development President, CEO & Commissioner Howard Zemsky said, A tourism partnership with Israel would bolster these efforts given the strong link between the Empire State and Israel, with iconic destinations from Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty to the Garden of Gethsemane and the
“Israel’s government is excited to explore tourism promotion opportunities with New York State,” Ambassador Dani Dayan, Consul General of Israel to New York, said. “We believe tourism can not only serve as a great cultural bridge but also as a source of pride and cause for celebration of the partnership between the great state of New York and the State of Israel. Israelis and Americans share a history and a friendship that enriches all of our lives. New Yorkers who visit Israel can experience a time more than 2000 years old when visiting the Wailing Wall, or they can connect with something as current as the 9/11 Living Memorial Plaza in Arazim Valley of Ramot, Jerusalem.”
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Every Tuesday: 10% Senior Citizen Discount. All proceeds benefit The Garden City Historical Society 109 Eleventh Street Garden City 11530 516-746-8900 email: store@atstewartexchange.org www.gardencityhistoricalsociety. org
PETS
PET SERVICES
A GARDEN CITY ANIMAL LOVER doesn’t want to leave your precious pooch or fantastic feline alone all day. I’m reliable, dependable and will walk and feed your pet while you work or travel. Please call Cheryl at 516-505-9717
DO YOU HATE KENNELS? OR STRANGERS IN YOUR HOUSE?
HOME AWAY FROM HOME will care for your dog in my Garden City home while you are away.
Dog walking also available. Pet CPR & first Aid Certified. Numerous referrals and references. Limited availability. Book early! Annmarie 516-775-4256
LOOKING TO BUY!
Oriental items, clothing, art, old & modern furniture, estates, jewelry, silver, glassware, dishes, old photos, coins & stamps, flatware. Call George 718-3861104 or 917-775-3048
OLD TOOLS, toys, trains, coins, antiques, sterling, costume jewelry, clocks, watches. Pleasant and courteous treatment. In business over 54 years. Immediate payment. Immediate removal. 347-256-7981
TOP CASH PAID: JEWELRY, Furniture, Art, etc. Please call 718-598-3045 or 516-270-2128. www.iBuyAntiquesNYC.com
AVITAL GALLERY: Paintings, Royal Copenhagen, Rosenthal and more. Hours Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday 12-5 or by appointment. 770 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck, NY 11024. 5 16-304-5640 Free parking in back.
INVITED SALES BY TRACY JORDAN Monday, June 12 10:00 am 149 Raymond St Rockville Centre, NY 11570 Basement packed, tons of crafts and floral arrangements and gift items, books, kitchen and furniture...Visit www.invitedsales. com for pictures and details !
MYA’S K9 CAMP Full Service Pet Care Professional Dog Grooming Training Boarding Walking EFT Pet Therapy Therapeutic Healing GC Resident 516-382-5553
PET CARE
GARDEN CITY PET SITTER: Pet lover and dog owner available to care for your pets. I am available weekday and weekend evenings as well as school vacations. References upon request! Please call: 516-713-0896
CLASSIFIEDS Call 294.8900
AUTOMOTIVE
AUTO SERVICES
DETTAGLIO DETAILING:
Anthony Masia, Owner/Operator. Dependable, professional detailer, SUVs, vans, pick-ups also detailed at a higher price. We specialize in imports/Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, Jaguar & Maserati. $10 off complete detail. Spring Wash & Wax Special $95/cars only. Coupons not to be combined. 631-612-7152. Check us out on Facebook.
AUTOS WANTED
DONATE YOUR CAR to Wheels For Wishes, benefitting Make-a-Wish. We offer free towing and your donation is 100% tax deductible. Call 631-317-2014 Today!
ESTATE FOR RENT
FOR RENT
GARDEN CITY
“June Specials”
3 Rooms, 1 Bed $2,100
3.5 Rooms, 1 Bed $2,300
4 Rooms, 2 Bed $3,000
Garden City Properties (516)746-1563 / (516)313-8504
GARDEN CITY BORDER
APARTMENT: Huge bright
2 bedroom, 2 bath with large dining area, gated parking, laundry, A/C, hardwood floors, NO BROKER FEE, near LIRR. $1,970+ electric. Available approx. June 1 www.gcbapts.com or 516-742-1101
OFFICE SPACE
WILLISTON PARK
1300sf. office space avail on Hillside Ave. Prof building, parking lot, close to RR & parkways. Full commission paid. Call Tony 516248-4080.
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
CONDO/CO-OP FOR SALE
GARDEN CITY
DOUBLEDAY CONDO FSBO
3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Bathrooms, 2,200 sf. 2015 new luxury construction. Open floorplan. 2 deeded garage, 24/7 concierge-security, gym, pool, lounge. Zillow listing: https: / / goo.gl / ybe836 Email: doubledaycondo@gmail. com Call: 347-871-4643
HOMES FOR SALE
GARDEN CITY
Western Section Custom Split over 2,200’. Living Room, Dining Room and Eat In Kitchen on first level, 3 Bedrooms and 2 Baths on second level with access to attic. Street level has Family Room and Office/Bedroom with 1/2 Bath plus Porch, Patio and Garage. Rec Room and Laundry on lower level. Much room for expansion on 1/3 acre. $839,000 Principals. Call 516-782-7148
OUT OF TOWN REAL ESTATE
SCRANTON, PA :
AUCTION 6/17 10am
2310 Ash Street
2-3 BR, 1.5 BA, Deck, Wooded Backyard. Second Kitchen. AS IS.
Minimum bid $17,500
Cowleyl.com for Pics/Terms 570-499-8883 #AU002923L
SULLIVAN COUNTY REAL PROPERTY TAX FORECLOSURE AUCTION
350+/- properties June 14 & 15 at 10am. Held at “Ramada Rock Hill” Route 17 Exit 109. 800-2430061 AAR, Inc. & HAR, Inc. Free brochure: www.NYSAuctions. com
SERVICES
COLLEGE STUDENT AVAILABLE to do any “odd jobs” around your home. Yard work, planting, party help, pet sitting, basement / attic cleaning, etc. Available days, evenings and weekends. Please call Drew at 516-712-5361
FIX’N FLIPS, HARD MONEY
/BRIDGE LOANS, No Documents Stated Income Loans, up to 90% PP, 100% Rehab, Purchase Refinance, One-Four Units, Mixed Use, Commercial Building, 888-565-9477
Call Phil at Aspect Networking 516-830-3366 OR email: support@aspectnetworking. com
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
AMBIANCE
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
*Handyman & Remodeling
*Kitchen Installations
*Furniture Assembly
*Finish Carpentry
*Minor Electrical & Plumbing 23year GC Resident Lic & Ins H18E2170000 Call BOB 516-741-2154
GUTTERS, WINDOWS, CARPET CLEANING! GENERAL HOME REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE: “Handyman Services” Plumbing, electrical is my specialty. Most gutters $30-$40. Powerwashing & painting available. Clean ups in/out. Lawn mowing. All odd jobs.... you name it. I will do it. All work guaranteed!!! Fully insured. Free estimate. Senior discount. Call 516-534-9518
LAMPS FIXED $65
In home service. Handy Howard. 646-996-7628
RAFTER ONE CARPENTRY:
SERVICES
SKY CLEAR WINDOW and Restorations Inc. Window Restorations, Outdated Hardware, skylights, Andersen Sashes, new storm windows, wood windows, chain/rope repairs, falling windows, fogged panes, mechanical repairs, wood repairs, restorations, all brands. Call Mr. Fagan, 32 years experience. 631-385-7975 www.skyclearwindow.com
HANDYMAN SERVICES Interior-Exterior Specialist Painting, Wallpapering, Plastering, Spackling, Staining, Power Washing. Nassau Lic#H3814310000 fully Insured Call John 516-741-5378
PARTY
HELP
LADIES & GENTLEMEN RELAX & ENJOY Your Next Party! Catering and Experienced Professional Services for Assisting with Preparation, Serving and Clean Up Before, During and After Your Party Bartenders Available. Call Kate at 516-248-1545
TUTORING
2 BR, 1 BTH, 6 Wks $6500
1 Wk $1850 (2wk min)
2 BR, 1 BTH, 6 Wks $6350
1 Wk $1800 (2wk min)
3 BR, 1 BTH, 1950/Wk
Straight run to track / 5mi (9P to Union Ave)
GARDEN CITY PROFESSIONAL COUPLE downsizing seeks to purchase Ranch or Cape Cod for all cash. Can go to contract immediately and close at your convenience. Principals: 516-747-1024
Kitchens & Baths, Windows & Doors, Wainscoting & Molding, all general home repairs. References. License #H010478/Insured. Bill Ryan 516-491-6222
Our Service Directory is sure to bring results. Call 294-8900 for rates and information.
AP MATH SCHOLAR: Available to tutor your child at reasonable rates. Can tutor in all mathematical subjects. Flexible scheduling. Please call 516-7757883 Grandparents: Send in your grandchildren’s photos and enter our “World’s Most Beautiful Grandchildren” contest. Just send a photo and a brief description of the child (or children) along with your name and address to: editor@gcnews.com 518-664-5421
CLASSIFIEDS Call 294.8900
SERVICES
TUTORING
CHEMISTRY TUTOR: Call Jonathan, Ivy League Ph.D. AP, SAT II, Regents. I also tutor Biology, Physics, Earth & Environmental Science. itutorchem@gmail.com or 516-669-0587
ELEMENTARY TUTOR:
Elementary teacher dual certified in general and special education (Birth-6th grade) available to work with your student to support, enhance and reinforce important skills in Math & Literacy. Call Jeanine 516-225-1044
ENGLISH TUTOR:
Diane Gottlieb M.Ed., M.S.W. SAT/ACT, College Essays, AP, Regents, ELA Test Prep, Reading comprehension and writing proficiency. 917-599-8007 or email: dianegot@gmail.com
LongIslandEnglishTutor.com
Providing one-on-one professional support to build confidence, knowledge and skills in every student.
MATH, SAT, ACT TUTOR: Algebra, Geometry, Algebra 2 plus Trig, Pre-Calc, AP Calculus. Norm 625-3314
ENGLISH, ACT, SAT TUTOR: 25+ year experience Critical Reading, Writing, Grammar, Essays. Lynne 625-3314
ONE ON ONE TUTORING
I am a special ed/literary specialist with over 5 years of experience. MA COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY TEACHERS COLLEGE. Please contact me at 516633-7442 and view my webpage at www.nickyreadingspecialist. com
SERVICES
TUTORING
SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS
WANTED! Leona Handelman, Half Hollow Hills Math Teacher. Empowering students K-12. Common Core and enrichment, PSAT, SAT, ACT, Regents/test prep, professional licensing exams. Free evaluation and personalized tutoring programs. 516-652-9851 or 516-627-0024
INSTRUCTION
PIANO LESSONS
By Ira Baslow. Experience the joy of playing the piano. Private lessons in your home, free no-obligation piano lesson, all levels, all styles, all ages. Beginners a specialty. 516-312-1054 www.iwantmypianolessons. com
CLEANING
CLEANING SERVICES
AVAILABLE:
For homes and offices. Many years experience and good recommendations. Responsible and trustworthy. If interested, please call Elizabeth: 516-787-7527 OR 516-360-4269
HOUSE CLEANER:
Experienced service, great references, reliable. English speaking. Please call Mirian at 516642-6624
SERVICES
CLEANING
MARIA’S CLEANING SERVICE
Our excellent cleaning team will get your home or office spotless! Available Monday thru Friday 7am to 6pm Supplies provided if needed Own transportation Excellent references provided CALL 516-849-2026
SHINY & LUXURY, INC CLEANING COMPANY
Commercial & Residential
After Party, Construction, Remodeling Cleanup Free Estimates! Call Mayra or Gabriela at: 516-225-1612 OR 516-444-8798
Email: mayra@shilux.com
SPRING INTO ACTION
LET US CLEAN YOUR HOUSE WINDOWS GARDEN CITY WINDOW CLEANING
Home Window Cleaning Service by Owner Free Estimates Inside & Out
Fully Insured 25 Years Experience 631-220-1851 516-764-5686
STRONG ARM CLEANING:
Residential and commercial cleaning specialist, post construction clean ups, shipping and waxing floors, move ins and move outs. Free estimates. Bonded and insured. 516-5381125 www.strongarmcleaningny.com
SERVICES
1-866-We Junk It: All phases of rubbish removal & demolition. Residential, commercial, construction sites, kitchens, bathrooms, clean-ups, attics, basements, floods, fires. All size dumpsters. Same day service. Fully insured. Bob Cat Service. www.1866wejunkit.com 516-5411557
A & J MOVING & STORAGE:
Established 1971. Long Island and New York State specialists. Residential, Commercial, Piano & Organ experts. Boxes available. Free estimates. www. ajmoving.com 516-741-2657 114 Jericho Tpk, Mineola NYDOT# 10405
SERVICES
COLLEGE ARTS ADMISSIONS: College Counseling in the Visual and Performing Arts. Dance, Musical Theatre & Drama. Film, Instrumental & Vocal Music. Audio Recording & Production. Theatre Technology & Production. Visual & Graphic Arts. Resume, Essays, Repertoire Lists. Michele Zimmerman. 516-353-6255 CollegeArtsAdmissions@gmail.com www.CollegeArtsAdmissions. com
COMPLETE JUNK REMOVAL/DEMOLITION SERVICE: Strong Arm Contracting Inc. We haul anything and everything. Entire contents of home or office. We clean it up and take it away. Residential/Commercial. Bonded/Insured. Free estimates. 516-538-1125
DECLUTTER & ORGANIZE your home / office. We do it all. Create a life you love to look at. Free Consultation. Neat Freaks Lisa Marx and Randi Yerman 917-751-0395 www.neatfreaks1976.com instagram: organizethisnthat
OLD VILLAGE TREE SERVICE: Owner operated since 1989. 24 hour emergency service. Licensed / insured. Free estimates, member LI Arborist Assoc. Please call 516-466-9220
PROFESSIONAL LETTER
WRITER: Will write your letters of: Complaint, Regret, Applications, Correspondence, Thank You’s, Speeches, Reports, Cover Letters, Newsletters, Editing and more. Your letters will get results! Ron Goldberg 516567-8434 ron.e.goldberg@gmail. com
PSYCHOTHERAPY: Efrat Fridman, LCSW. Individual, couple and family therapy. effiefrid@gmail.com 2 Pinetree Lane, Old Westbury, NY 11568. 516-224-7670 or 225 West 35th Street, NY 10001 718-887-4400
WISE GUY BABYSITTING/ TUTOR
15 yr old GC Regis student available to babysit, play sports / games and tutor K-5 in Math. Have GC Pool membership. Please contact tbrennan20@ regis.org or 516-359-3296
SPORTS
LACROSSE TRAINING by 2 Brothers. Both play at GCHS One Offense / One Defense. They will use their knowledge of both ends of the field to train your son. Individuals and small groups welcome. For more info and pricing, email: lacrosse1722@gmail.com
Last Hope plans Supermarket Bingo
Tickets are now on sale for Last Hope Animal Rescue’s Supermarket Bingo which will be held on Saturday, June 10th. Doors open at 6 p.m. and game play will take place from 7-10 p.m. at Levittown Hall, 201 Levittown Parkway in Hicksville.
All proceeds from this supermarket bingo will benefit Last Hope’s Animal Rescue & Rehabilitation efforts.
Admission: $15 per personAdmission includes one Bingo card (set of 4 games), cake and coffee at intermission.
Tickets: Online via Paypal at: www. lasthopeanimalrescue.org
Contact Linda at 516-455-5370 for more info, or if you wish to pay by check.
Additional cards, daubers and hot dogs/snacks/beverages can be purchased separately.
Prizes to include an assortment of supermarket & grocery store $25 gift cards- like Costco, Stop n’ Shop, BJs, Stew Leonards.
There will also be a Chinese Auction, 50/50 raffle and Lotto Tree raffle.
This event usually sells out so reserve your spot today!
Levittown showcases the high schools’ best artworks
Hundreds of works featuring Division Avenue and MacArthur high schools’ most dedicated and talented artists were on display during each school’s annual Art Show on May 17 and May 31, respectively. Not only was the community able to take an up-close look of the best and brightest talents, peers were encouraged to explore their creative sides.
Levittown Curriculum
Associate for Art Frank Creter noted the shows are a culmination of a year’s worth of work and collaboration between talented students and their
teachers. “Students inevitably learned that art communicates, evokes emotions and can serve as an outlet for otherwise ineffable ideas,” Mr. Creter said.
Many of the photographs, sculptures, drawings and paintings were selected for exhibitions and scholarships across the region, including the All-County exhibit, Long Island’s Best, PTSA Reflections, Advanced Visions 11: High School Artists of Excellence and New York State Sen. Kemp Hannon’s Best in Town exhibits.
MacArthur High School graphic design student Julia DeVincentis created a sticker for her guitar, which was displayed during the school’s annual art show.
MacArthur High School student Dublin Brook was one of the many student-artists featured during the school’s annual art show.
Division Avenue High School student Camille Martinez was a featured artist at the school’s annual art show.
Levittown Curriculum Associate for Art Frank Creter is pictured with Division Avenue High School student-artist Star Pendergrass during the school’s annual art show.
Photos courtesy of the Levittown School District
LEGAL NOTICE
“Articles of Organization of Bina Properties LLC filed with Secy. of State of New York (SSNY) on 2/27/2012. Office location: 118 Orleans Lane Jericho, NY 11753 in Nassau County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Bina Properties LLC at 118 Orleans Lane Jericho, NY 11753 Purpose: Any lawful activities.” MIT 5529
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NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY, Plaintiff, vs. LEE BAM RUBENSTEIN, ET AL., Defendant(s).
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on March 29, 2017, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the CCP (Calendar Control Part Courtroom) in the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on June 20, 2017 at 11:30 a.m., premises known as 54 Southern Parkway, Plainview, NY, 11803.
All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Plainview, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 12., Block 80 and Lot 54. Approximate amount of judgment is $639,395.20 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 14-003379. Leonard B. Symons, Esq., Referee
Schiller, Knapp, Lefkowitz & Hertzel, LLP, 1412 Sweet Home Road, Suite 12, Amherst, New York 14228, Attorneys for Plaintiff MIT 5530 4X 05/19,26,06/02,09 NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, DOING BUSINESS AS CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR BCAT 2015-13BTT, Plaintiff, vs. EFRAIN SAUNE, ET AL., Defendant(s).
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on October 14, 2016, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the CCP (Calendar Control Part Courtroom) in the
Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on June 27, 2017 at 11:30 a.m., premises known as 12 Mayfair Lane, Hicksville, NY. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 11, Block 345 and Lot 6.
Approximate amount of judgment is $485,218.52 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 19206/10.
Melvyn Roth, Esq., Referee Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Ste. 590, Elmsford, NY 10523, Attorneys for Plaintiff MIT 5532
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LEGAL NOTICE
Circuit Court Summons To: William Manuel Almeida
11 8th St Hicksville, NY 11801
Case No.: 17-849843-DO
State of Michigan 6th Circuit Oakland County Circuit Court
You are being sued by CHERYL ANN CHUBY for divorce.
You have 28 days to file a written answer with the court and serve a copy on the other party or take other lawful action with the court.
Failure to respond may result in a Judgment of Divorce being entered against you.
The court has allowed Plaintiff to serve you with notice by publication by running this ad once per week for three weeks.
Dated: May 11, 2017
Trevor M. Stratton P65124
Attorney for Plaintiff PO Box 489 Farmington, MI 48332 248-565-5899
MIT 5534
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LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of (The Law Office of Bilal M. Malik, PLLC). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on (May 23, 2017). Office located in (Nassau). SSNY is designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC (100 Duffy Avenue, Suite 510 Hicksville, NY 11810). Purpose: any lawful purpose. MIT 5538
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NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY
U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS
LEGAL NOTICES
TRUSTEE FOR LSF8 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST , Plaintiff against THO NGUYEN ,et al Defendants Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein, Such & Crane LLP, 1400 Old Country Road, Suite C103, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorney(s) for Plaintiff(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale Entered MARCH 22, 2017
I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at the CCP (CALENDAR CONTROL PART COURTROOM) IN THE NASSAU SUPREME COURT, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501 on JULY 11, 2017 at 11:30 A.M.. Premises known as 38 VIOLET AVENUE, HICKSVILLE, NY 11801. Sec 12 Block 291 Lot 15. ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in Hicksville, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $413,017.66 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 007184/11 .
JANE SHRENKEL, ESQ. , Referee File# VERNY294 MIT 5539
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LEGAL NOTICE
REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE
SUPREME COURT –COUNTY OF NASSAU BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff – against – GRACE D. VIDRO, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on April 20, 2017. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction, in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York 11501 on the 11th Day of July, 2017 at 11:30 a.m. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Hicksville, Township of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York.
Premises known as 2 Lottie Avenue, Hicksville, (Township of Oyster Bay) NY 11801.
(Section: 12, Block: 183, Lot: 23, 24 & 25)
Approximate amount of lien $348,384.37 plus interest and costs.
Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.
Index No. 15-4779. David Zeidman, Esq., Referee. Davidson Fink LLP
Attorney(s) for Plaintiff
28 East Main Street, Suite 1700
Rochester, NY 14614-1990
Tel. 585/760-8218
Dated: May 10, 2017
MIT 5540
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Notice of formation of (Empire Professional Engineering, PLLC), a domestic LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on (2/16/2017.). Office location: (Nassau). SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, (14 Martin Road South, Bethpage, NY 11714). Purpose: Any lawful purpose.
BN 7231 6X 06/02,09,16,23,30,07/07
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE is hereby given, pursuant to law, that a public hearing will be held by the Town Board of the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, on Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at 7:00 p.m., prevailing time, or as soon thereafter as may be practicable, in the Hearing Room, Town Hall, East Building, Audrey Avenue, Oyster Bay, New York, for the purpose of considering an application from BEECHWOOD CBW LLC, fee owner, for modification of existing Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions for premises located at the southwest corner of Old Country Road and Round Swamp Road. Plainview, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau, State of New York and described as Section 47, Block E, Lots 752A and 752B, on the Land and Tax Map of Nassau County. The abovementioned application is on file and may be viewed daily (except Saturday, Sunday and Holidays) between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:45 p.m., prevailing time, at the Office of the Town Clerk at Oyster Bay and Massapequa. Any person interested in the subject matter of said hearing will be given an opportunity to be heard with reference thereto, at the time and place above designated. TOWN BOARD OF TOWN OF OYSTER BAY. JOSEPH S. SALADINO, Supervisor. JAMES ALTADONNA, JR., Town Clerk. Dated: June 6, 2017, Oyster Bay, New York. BN 7232 1X 06/09
NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION; Plaintiff(s) vs. BARBARA TEDESCO FKA BARBARA MONAHAN AKA M. MONAHAN FKA BARBARA M. PELERITO; et al; Defendant(s)
Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s): ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 2 Summit Court, Suite 301, Fishkill, New York, 12524, 845.897.1600 Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale granted herein on or about October 5, 2016, I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501.
On July 11, 2017 at 11:30 am. Premises known as 4150 GLORIA ROAD, BETHPAGE, NY 11714
Section: 52 Block: 317 Lot: 15 ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being at Plainedge, Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County New York, known as and by Lot 15 in Block 317 on a certain map entitled, “Map of Thrifty Homes, located at Plainedge Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, Surveyed February 1950 by William H. DeBruin, CE Hempstead, New York, New York State, PE and LS 12117 and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau on May 1, 1950 under file #4931. As more particularly described in the judgment of foreclosure and sale.
Sold subject to all of the terms and conditions contained in said judgment and terms of sale.
Approximate amount of judgment $358,698.36 plus interest and costs.
INDEX NO. 689/10
Scott F. Guardino, Esq., Referee BN 7233
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Levittown students plant a field of honor
Levittown students from Division Avenue and MacArthur high schools, as well as Gardiners Avenue Elementary School fourth-graders, collaborated in the planting of American flags to prepare the district’s second annual Field of Honor.
The Field of Honor ceremony, which recognized veterans for their service and sacrifice in defense of the country, took place at Gardiners Avenue Elementary School on May 20.
For the past several months, members of the community purchased flags on the district’s
website from the Colonial Flag Company based in Utah. The proceeds from the flag purchases were then donated to the Hope for the Warriors organization.
The students worked for several hours securing the flags to poles and then driving the flags into the ground. Social studies director and event organizer Steve Costello said the students worked hard to provide this service to the community.
“It was wonderful to see students who were willing to take the time out of their day for such an important event,” Mr. Costello said.
Dylan
collaborated on the
Revolutionary War encampment & battlefield reenactment
Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano has announced that Old Bethpage Village Restoration will host the Huntington Militia Revolutionary War Encampment and Battlefield Reenactment on Sunday, June 25th from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Set in 1775, the Huntington Militia
will set up camp beside the home of local Town Clerk Martin Schenck. Visitors can experience military drills including Marching and Manual of Arms, Musket Firing and Flintlock Forearms, and camp life demonstrations.
Old Bethpage Village Restoration
provides visitors with a unique and wonderful opportunity to step back in time and experience life in a recreated mid-19th Century American village set on more than 200 acres. Hours are Wednesday through Sunday from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Last admission is at 3:00 p.m. Entrance fees are: $12 for adults,
$8 for children (5 – 12), seniors and volunteer firefighters.
Old Bethpage Village Restoration is located at 1303 Round Swamp Road in Old Bethpage (Exit 48 of the Long Island Expressway). For further information please call Old Bethpage Village Restoration at: (516) 572-8400.
From left, Gardiners Avenue Elementary School students James Colella, Lika Garcia and Gavin Marciano assisted in planting flags for the Levittown School District’s Field of Honor.
Photos courtesy of the Levittown School District
Levittown social studies director Steve Costello, left, instructed students Jennifer Mulane, Jake Furnari and Andrew Zabatta on how to secure American flags to the pole while planting the district’s Field of Honor.
From Left, MacArthur High School students Ali Morali and Kimberly Mestizo and Division Avenue High School stu-
dent
Chase
securing of American flags on poles for the district’s Field of Honor.
Roundtable discussion on Bethpage pollution plume
Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph S. Saladino (second from left), Oyster Bay Town Councilman Louis B. Imbroto (left), and U.S. Congressman Thomas Suozzi (sixth from right), joined officials from the Bethpage Water District, the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, the United States Navy, and Northrop Grumman, at the Bethpage Firehouse and discussed the remediation of the Grumman Navy Plume. For thirteen years now, Supervisor Saladino has held the remediation of the plume as one of his highest priorities and has worked diligently in Albany with the D.E.C., Bethpage residents, the Bethpage Water District and the impacted surrounding communities, to accelerate the State’s role in cleaning up the contamination in our groundwater.
Learning about DNA at Old Country Road School
As part of its celebration of National DNA Day, fourth-graders at Old Country Road Elementary School in the Hicksville Public School District participated in a variety of fun and educational activities designed to teach them about genetics and genomics. Activities included extracting DNA
from a kiwi, creating heredity trees that display learned and inherited traits, determining which blood types are compatible with each other and generating genetically-coded names. Students worked in groups and rotated to the different workshops to supplement their exploration of DNA.
Students watch an experiment.
Students collaborate on science experiment.
Old Country Road held lessons on National DNA Day.
Photos courtesy of Hicksville Public Schools
Nassau County Police Activity League
Recreational BaseBall
For Boys & Girls
• Summer Baseball Starts After July 4th
• 10 Game Minimum Per Team
• Games Played on Weekdays
• All Games Start After 6:15pm
• Registration Fee is $125 (includes Jersey and Hat)
• Kids Play In A Fun & Positive Environment Open Divisions
• Kindergarten thru 2nd Grade CLINICS
• 3rd / 4th Grade
• 5th / 6th Grade
• Middle School
• High School For
We are now forming Inter-League teams for your local PAL Unit:
• Baldwin PAL • Hicksville PAL
• Levittown PAL • Wantagh / Seaford PAL
• Merrick PAL • Massapequa PAL
• Bellmore PAL • Franklin Square PAL
• Farmingdale PAL
*Field locations will vary - depending on permits & availability within each participating unit
PAL is a volunteer based program, made successful by the parents of your community. We need volunteer coaches, assistant coaches, and team parents for every division. Come join us and be part of your child’s baseball experience.
June 9
“Inferno”, starring Tom Hanks, will be shown at the Bethpage Public Library at 2 p.m. and again at 7:30 p.m. Rated PG-13, 115 minutes long.
June 12
“ La La Land”, starring Emma Stone, will be shown at 1:30 p.m. at the Hicksville Public Library. Running 128 minutes, the film is rated PG-13.
“Music Through the Ages” with Dan Lupo, Musician & Music Teacher, will discuss how music has reflected the history of each era. The program will be held at 2 p.m.
The Hicksville Public Library will begin a two-session program on “Country Line Dancing” at 7:30 p.m. Please register in advance for both this class and the second, held on June 19 at 7:30 p.m.
June 13
From 1 to 3 p.m. at the Hicksville Public Library, Aaron Futterman, CPA ESQ of Futterman & Lanza, LLP and Grace Rowan, RN will train on “How to Be Smarter About Elder Law and Safety In and Around the Home”.
At 2:30 p.m. at the Bethpage Public Library, the TechTime program will present “Introduction to Windows 10”.
At 4 p.m. at the Hicksville Public Library, a craft program for children in grades Kindergarten through 5th will be held to make a “Father’s Day Faux Hamburger”.
June 14
At 7:30 p.m. at the Bethpage Public Library, the TechTime program will present “Introduction to Windows 10”.
June 15
The Bethpage Public Library will host “Simply Summer” with Chef Rob Scott for an overview of summer party foods at 2 p.m.
Seniorobics, held at 1 p.m. and Simply Stronger, held at 2 p.m. begins their summer series today.
Chef Rob Scott will be at the
What’s Happening
Hicksville Public Library at 6:30 p.m to present a food preparation class on “Summer Party Foods”.
The Bethpage Public Library will host the “21st Annual Art Exhibit and Reception” from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Gallery.
June 16
Dev Patel stars in the film “Lion”, being shown at the Bethpage Public Library at 2 p.m. and again at 7:30 p.m. This film runs 118 minutes long and is rated PG-13.
June 19
Matt Damon stars in the film “The Great Wall”, being shown at the Hicksville Public Library at 1:30 p.m. The movie is 103 minutes long and rated PG-13.
June 20
The summer program of Yoga, with Joe Cilmi, begins at 5:30 p.m.
The Baking Coach will be at the Hicksville Public Library in two sessions to demonstrate how to make “Whoopie Pies”. Please register in advance to attend either the Tuesday, June 20 class at 7:15 p.m. or the Tuesday, June 27 at 1 p.m.
June 21
At 2 p.m. at the Hicksville Public Library, “The History of the Broadway Playbill” will be the topic of discussion.
June 22
Sal St. George, Pop Culture Historian, will be at the Bethpage Public Library at 2 p.m. to discuss the work of Mary Tyler Moore and how she broke from stereotypical images.
June 23
The film “Hidden Figures”, starring Octavia Spencer, is PG-rated film that runs 126 minutes. It will be shown at the Bethpage Public Library at 2 p.m. and again at 7:30 p.m.
June 26
“American Pastoral”, starring Ewan McGregor, is rated R and will be
shown at the Hicksville Public Library at 1:30 p.m. after a “Book to Film” discussion with Fran Cohen, being held at 12 noon.
June 27
The Baking Coach will be at the Hicksville Public Library to demonstrate how to make “Whoopie Pies” at 1 p.m. Please register in advance to attend.
The film “Sing” will be shown at the Bethpage Public Library at 2 p.m. for children and their families. Advanced registration is recommended.
Laura Binder-Hines, a registered Dietitian, will be at the Hicksville Public Library at 7:15 p.m. to present information on “Nutritional Supplements”.
The Teen Corner of the Hicksville Public Library will offer a craft program on how to make “Pop Colorerd Sun Hats” at 7:15 p.m.
At 7:30 p.m. at the Bethpage Public Library, Brian Stoll will present “Broadway! From Back Row to Back Stage”.
The children’s summer reading club begins today at 7 p.m. with a program on “Build A Better World”, presented by “Mad Science”.
June 28
At 2 p.m. at the Bethpage Public
Library, the “Spectacular Magic Show” will be held for children ages 4+, with their caregivers. Advanced registration is required.
June 29
“Pre-School Storytime” begins today at 10:30a.m., at the Bethpage Library for children ages 3½ to 5.
The Bethpage Public Library will hold a session of “Let’s Book Out! Young Adult Reading Club” from 7 to 9 p.m. The topic of discussion will be Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher.
“STEAM Art”, will be held at the Hicksville Public Library at 7 p.m. for teens. The program is led by Tina Geller and advanced registration is recommended.
June 30
Children in grades Kindergarten through 5th are invited to join a program to create a “4th of July Flag” at the Hicksville Public Library. The program requires pre-registration and begins at 9:15 a.m.
“Miss Sloane”, starring Jessica Chastain, is rated R and will be shown at the Bethpage Public Library at 2 p.m. and again at 7:30 p.m. It is 132 minutes long.
Compiled by Meg Meyer
Nominations sought for town’s
“Salute
to America” ceremony
Nominations are currently being sought for the Town of Oyster Bay’s Veterans Volunteer Awards, which will take place prior to the Town’s Annual “Salute to America” on Tuesday, July 11th, at John J. Burns Town Park in Massapequa, according to Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino.
“If you know of a veteran who deserves special recognition for their continuing advocacy or exemplary community service, or an individual who has staunchly supported veterans, please submit a completed nomination form to the Town of Oyster Bay’s Department of Community & Youth Services no later than June 20, 2017,” Supervisor Saladino said. “Forms are available by calling the Town of Oyster Bay’s Department of Community and Youth Services at (516) 797-7925 or downloaded on the homepage of the Town’s Website at www.oysterbaytown.com.”
Nominations are being accepted in
three different recognitions, a Lifetime Achievement Award, a Volunteer of the Year Award and the Non-Veteran (Friend of Veterans) Volunteer of the Year Award.
Supervisor Saladino noted that “Salute to America,” a patriotic evening of top flight musical talent and fireworks, is a thank you to all of our veterans and active military for protecting the freedoms we enjoy each and every day as Americans.
“The program stands as an important reminder that their sacrifices are remembered and greatly appreciated,” Supervisor Saladino said. “It also provides the ideal backdrop to recognize veterans and individuals who continue to actively serve in the community and advocate for issues and concerns relative to veterans. I hope you will consider submitting a nomination of an individual who deserves special recognition for their continued exemplary efforts in the veteran community.”
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