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Friday, September 9, 2016

Vol. 76, No. 35

NEW TEACHERS WELCOMED

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The Bethpage School District welcomed new members of its educational community with a detailed orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into their new positions. The Bethpage School District welcomed new members of its educational community with a detailed orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into their new positions. The day was designed to familiarize these new individuals with the Bethpage tradition of excellence and demonstrate ways to

put that tradition into practice. The daylong orientation featured breakfast, welcoming remarks from central administrators and district directors, and a bus tour of the community (including a stop at local supporter Altice, which was formerly Cablevision). The incoming staff also had time to get acquainted with their new princi-

pal and school. Congratulations and welcome to the following new teachers: Christina Becker, Dayna Brent, Emily Duca, Joseph Gallagher, Allison Giambrone, Karissa McGrory, Maggie Meehan, Deborah Ann Murphy, Heather Oslen-Noonan, Marissa Candela Rolliero, Allison Schmitt and Neil Sklar.

Hicksville FD plans 9/11 Memorial service The Hicksville Volunteer Fire Department Chief Richard Diaz has announced the final plans to commemorate the fifteenth anniversary of September 11th. The Hicksville Fire Department will commemorate the somber anniversary on Sunday, September 11th starting at 11AM, at the Strong Street Fire Station memorial. The memorial was erected in memory of Ex Chief Terrence Farrell and Honorary Chief George Howard, both who lost their lives while performing rescue efforts on September 11, 2001. “As I reflect on this day it is with a heavy heart that we honor those lost on Sept. 11, 2001. It is a day that forever changed our nation. Friends and families were left weakened by missing loved ones, yet the spirit and resolve of America grew strong,” said Chief Diaz. “Now is the time to remember those that were taken from us, and to thank those whose memory kept us from falling down. It’s been a long, hard road since 9/11, and it will continue for many years, but, as one nation, we will continue to prevail. The nearly 3,000 innocent men, women, and children who died that day at the hands of the terrorists make 9/11 a day of infamy that should never to be forgotten.” Ex Chief Farrell, a member of Citizens Engine Company 3 and elite member of the New York City Fire Department, Rescue 4 and Honorary Chief Howard was an Ex Captain of Emergency Company 5 and member of the Port Authority Police Department working out of JFK Airport in the Emergency Services Bureau. This year, as in years past, Chief Diaz will lead his members, invited guests and members of our community with solemn thoughts and distinct honors by paying tribute to Terry and George. The ceremonies start promptly at 11AM with a presentation of colors under the American Flag detail by its Hook and Ladder apparatus and feature remembrances and prayers offered for the departed, by Pastor Rev. Jamie Aquilera. The ceremonies generally last about an hour and again this year the department will feature a special remembrance in memory of those Hicksville residents that perished that fateful day. The Hicksville Fire Department invites the families of those who once called Hicksville home to participate in the program. If any family members are interested they should contact Karl Schweitzer at 933-6445.

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Homeowners cleanup planned Getting the word out about the

Friday, September 9, 2016

The sixth of eight Oyster Bay Town Homeowners Cleanup Program dates for 2016 will take place on Saturday, September 17, according to Town Councilman Anthony D. Macagnone. “The Homeowners Cleanup & Paper Shredding Program allows residents within the Town’s Solid Waste Disposal District to clean up any unwanted, non-hazardous trash in a safe and orderly manner by taking it to the Town’s Solid Waste Disposal Complex, located at 101 Bethpage-Sweet Hollow Road, Old Bethpage, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.,” Councilman Macagnone said. The Councilman noted that proof of district residency must be shown. Additionally, anyone planning to dispose of any campers, boats or boat trailers, must show proof of ownership and

must sign over the vehicles to the Town. The boats must be drained of all oil, gas and other fluids, and all batteries must be removed. Bushes, tree limbs, fence posts and similar items will be accepted as is and need not be broken into smaller pieces. Used tires, large metal items in excess of four feet, clean fill, and clean broken concrete will also be accepted. Passenger cars, vans, pickup trucks and small trailers are admitted to the program. Six-wheel or larger vehicles are not permitted. Councilman Macagnone noted that the next Homeowners Cleanup Date will be Saturday, October 22. For more information, residents can call 516-677-5943 or visit the Town’s website at www.oysterbaytown.com.

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History presentation at Hicksville library A presentation, “The American Revolution on Long Island” will be presented by Dr. Joanne S. Grasso on Tuesday, September 27 at 7:30 p.m. at the Hicksville Public Library. In her presentation Dr. Grasso will explore the story of Long Island at war during the American Revolution. Using

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Hicksville welcomes new teachers

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Hicksville Public School District’s 2016-2017 new teachers are pictured with Superintendent of Schools Dr. Carl Bonuso (right) and Assistant Superintendent for Personnel Rosemarie Coletti (left). Hicksville Public School District welcomed its newest faculty members during its annual New Teacher Orientation prior

to the start of the 2016-2017 school year. The program served as a forum for the new educators to review effective teach-

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Property tax exemption workshop

If you live in and are the owner of a home, condominium or cooperative apartment (co-op), you may qualify for hundreds of dollars in property tax savings each year. “I’m partnering with Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano to bring the Department of Assessment office operations to the Levittown VFW Post 9592 (located at 55 Hickory Lane, Levittown) on Friday, September 9th, from 1:00 to 2:30 pm,” said Senator Kemp Hannon. Equipped with specially configured computers linked to the County’s database, the Department of Assessment will be able to process property tax exemption applications for the following: • Veterans Property Tax Exemption • Senior Citizens Property Tax Exemption • Cold War Veterans Property Tax Exemption • Volunteer Firefighters & Ambulance Workers Property Tax Exemption • Limited Income Disability Property Tax Exemption

• Home Improvement Tax Exemption In addition, Nassau County home, condominium and cooperative owners are eligible for two types of STAR (School Tax Relief) exemptions – Basic STAR (for residents who own and live in their home, condo or co-op with an annual household income of $500,000 or less) and Enhanced STAR (for senior citizens aged 65 years and older with annual adjusted gross incomes of $86,000 or less). If you’re eligible, you must bring copies of all the necessary documentation to the workshop and you can file for your tax exemption on the spot! Applications and specific documentation requirements are available on the Department of Assessment website at www.mynassauproperty.com. If you have any specific questions about any of these programs, please call Senator Hannon’s Community Office at 516-739-1700 or the Nassau County Department of Assessment at 516-571-1500.

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COLLEGE NOTES The following local residents have received their degree from Western Governors University (WGU). The university held its 31st semi-annual commencement ceremony in Salt Lake City on July 16 and celebrated the graduation of more than 8,000 graduates. • Michele Morano of Bethpage has

received her Master of Arts in English Language Learning (PreK-12) degree. • Jacob John of Hicksville has received his MBA in Healthcare Management degree. • Michael Margulis of Levittown has received his Masters of Business Administration degree.

“Estate Planning and Medicad Basics” program

Senator Kemp Hannon (R-Nassau) is pleased to present a free “Estate Planning and Medicaid Basics” Program. The program takes place on Thursday, September 15, from 7 - 8 pm at the Plainview/Old Bethpage Public Library (located at 999 Old Country Road, Plainview). Senator Hannon’s guest speaker, Melissa Negrin-Weiner, Esq, will discuss the importance of estate planning and advance directives such as Power

of Attorney, Health Care Proxies, and Living Wills. She will also review asset protection planning and Medicaid eligibility for both home care and nursing home care, as well as crisis planning and Veterans benefits. The event is free and open to all, but reservations are required. Please contact Senator Hannon’s Community office at 516-739-1700 or visit his website, www.kemphannon.com, to make your reservation.

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WHAT’S HAPPENING September 9

The first session of “Preschool Storycraft” begins today at 11 a.m. at the Hicksville Public Library for children 3 to 5 years old. Advance registration is required. A food preparation class for adults, to prepare Apple Pie Bread, will be held at the Hicksville Public Library at 1 p.m. Advanced registration is recommended. The Hicksville Library Writing Club will meet at 1:30 p.m. No experience is required and all are invited to attend.

September 12

A fitness program, “ActiveFit”, will begin today and run for a total of eight sessions at the Bethpage Public Library, meeting each week from either 9:45 to 10:30 a.m. or 10:45 to 11:30 a.m. Designed for those 55 years old and older, the program is led by Mindy Vasta. Advanced registration is required. The Bethpage Public Library will also offer “Simply Stronger”, held each Monday from 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., beginning today and running through November 14. Please register in advance. The film “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2” will be shown at the Hicksville Public Library at 1:30 p.m. Rated PG-13, the film runs 94 minutes long. At 1:30 p.m. at the Hicksville Public Library, the first “Simply Stretch” class of the season will begin for those who have pre-registered. Literacy Nassau ESL will meet at the Hicksville Public Library at 5:30 p.m. At 7 p.m. at the Hicksville Public Library, Laura Binder-Hines will present “Nutrition and Meal Planning”. No registration is required.

September 13

“Current Events With Jim Coll” will be held at the Hicksville Public Library at 1 p.m. All are invited to attend. A computer class on “Getting Started” will be held at 2:30 p.m. at the Hicksville Public Library. Preregistration is required. A “Defensive Driving” class, taught by Emplre Safety Council, will be offered at the Hicksville Public Library from 6 to 9 p.m. today and Thursday, September 15. Please register in advance at the Library. The Hicksville Historical Society will meet at the Hicksville Public Library at 7 p.m. Children ages 5 to 8 are invited to attend a two-session “Creative Art” class at the Hicksville Public Library at 7:15 p.m. The program will allow the children to create an animal painting, using collage and decoupage tech-

niques. The second session will be run on Tuesday, September 20.

September 14

A book discussion and author visit by Kerriann Flanagan Brosky at 1 p.m. at the Hicksville Public Library. Ms Flanagan Brosky’s latest book is Historical Haunts of Long Island. Literacy Nassau ESL will meet at the Hicksville Public Library at 5:45 p.m. At 7:15 p.m. at the Hicksville Public Library, “Jump For Joy” will be held for ages 1 1/2 through 4 years old with their caregivers. A two-session “Studio Art” class will be offered at the Hicksville Public Library at 7:15 today and Wednesday, September 21. The topic will be creating a monochromatic collage. Please register in advance.

September 15

“Family Fun Time” at the Hicksville Public Library, for preschoolers ages 1 1/2 through 5 and their caregivers, will be held today at 10 a.m. This is a three-session program, completing with classes on September 22 and 29. Advanced registration is required. “Seniorobics” begins today at 1 p.m. and will run each Thursday at the Hicksville Public Library through the middle of November. Please register in advance. Chef Barbara Sheridan will be at the Bethpage Public Library from 2 to 4 p.m. to demonstrate “Oktoberfest Tea”. Please sign up in advance. “Simply Stronger” begins today at the Hicksville Public Library at 2 p.m. and will run through November 17 at the same weekly day and time. Advanced registration is required. At 2:30 p.m. at the Hicksville Public Library, “Basic Computer” class will be held at the Computer & Resource Center. Registration is required in advance. New English speakers are encouraged to sign up today, at 6 p.m. at the Reference Desk, for an eight-part class series that will be held at the Hicksville Public Library from October 1 through November 19. A poetry reading will be held at the Hicksville Public Library at 6:30 p.m. No registration is required and an open mic session will be part of the event.

September 16

The Bethpage Public Library will host a bus trip to Atlantic City & Tropicana Casino, leaving the Library at 9 a.m. and returning approximately 9:15 p.m. for those patrons who have pre-registered. A Girl Scouts meeting will be held at the Hicksville Public Library at 9:30 a.m.

“Playhooray”, for children ages 6 to 18 months of age with their caregivers, will be held at the Hicksville Public Library at 10 a.m.

September 17

At 9:30 a.m. at the Hicksville Public Library, “AARP Smart Driver” class will be held. This is a single-session program. Please register and pay in advance to attend by visiting the Reference Desk of the Library.

September 19

The movie, “The Boss”, starring Melissa McCarthy, will be shown at the Hicksville Public Library at 1:30 p.m. Rated R, the film runs 99 minutes long. The “Ballroom Dancing” classes will begin today at 7:30 p.m. and will continue through November 7 at the Hicksville Public Library. Advanced registration is required.

September 20

“Memory Screening” with the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America will be held at the Hicksville Public Library from 10 a.m. through 1 p.m. Appointments are approximately 10 minutes long and can help define whether a full evaluation is required by your doctor. A Nassau County Property Tax Exemption Workshop will be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Bethpage Public Library’s Auditorium to help homeowners. “Surfing The Web” is a computer class, held at 2:30 p.m. at the Hicksville Public Library, which is a hands-on training on using the internet browser. Barbara Lewin will be teaching a three-session series of “Painting Workshop” classes at the Hicksville Public Library at 7 p.m. The program continues through October 4. Advanced registration is recommended.

September 21

“Decorating the White House” is a topic of the discussion with Frank Lazarro, former White House Floral Decorator during the Ford, Carter and Reagan Administrations that will be held at the Hicksville Public Library at 2 p.m. No registration is required. “Zumba” classes begin for the fall this evening at 6 p.m. at the Hicksville Public Library for those who have registered in advance. The Board Meeting of the Hicksville Public Library will meet at the Administration Building of the Library, located at 120 Second Street.

September 22

A second session of “Octoberfest Tea” will be held at the Bethpage Public Library from 2 to 4 p.m. with Chef Barbara Sheridan. Please register in

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advance to attend. At 2:30 p.m. at the Hicksville Public Library, a computer class in “File Management” will be held at the Computer & Resource Center. “Intermediate Yoga” classes will begin today at the Hicksville Public Library at 5:30 p.m. for the fall program. Advanced registration is required. From 6 to 8 p.m. at the Hicksville Public Library, Celicia will be leading a group “Paint Party”. Participants will be instructed on how to paint a unique painting. Advanced registration is required.

September 24

Keith Munslow, musician and storyteller, will be at the Hicksville Public Library to perform a family-friendly show at 2 p.m. No registration is required and tickets will be available in the Children’s Room before the show begins.

September 26

At 12 noon, a “Book To Film Discussion” will be held on the novel Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot, and how it was brought to the screen. A showing of the movie, starring Tina Fey, will be held at 1:30 p.m. The film is rated R and runs 112 minutes long. The Hicksville Public Library will hold a food preparation class on “Ravioli” at 6:30 p.m. Please register in advance.

September 27

The Bethpage Public Library will “Celebrate The San Gennaro Feast” from 2 to 4 p.m. with Chef Rob Scott. Advanced registration is required. The Hicksville Public Library’s computer classes continue with “Microsoft Word”, held at 6:30 p.m. at the Computer & Resource Center. The Hicksville Historical Society meets at the Hicksville Public Library at 7:15 p.m.

September 28

A representative from the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline and Support Group will be at the Hicksville Public Library from 4 to 6 p.m. to pass out information and to answer questions.

September 29

Portraits Series continues at the Bethpage Public Library with Marilyn Carmino discussing the public and private lives of Jackie Kennedy-Onassis. The program begins at 2 p.m. A computer class on “Microsoft Word” will be held at the Hicksville Public Library at the Computer & Resource Center at 6:30 p.m. Compiled by Meg Meyer

THE POLICE BLOTTER

Incidents that have occurred recently in the local area include: At the Nassau County Jail, located on Carman Avenue in East Meadow, unknown subjects removed a victim’s license from her backpack. The theft occurred in an examination room, while the victim was working between 12 noon and 8:30 p.m. on August 4. n

At the Home Depot in Westbury, a wallet and a backpack were stolen from a vehicle between 10 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. on August 11. n

At the Gloria Francis School of Makeup Design, located on Nelson Avenue in Hicksville, the front glass door of the building was damaged between 4 pm. on August 10 and 9 a.m. on August 11. n

On August 11 at 8:25 p.m., a 31-yearold man from New Hyde Park was arrested and was charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana at the Fairway Supermarket located on Corporate Drive in Westbury. n

A cell phone and money were stolen from a vehicle on Acre Lane in Hicksville between 4 and 6 a.m. on August 12.

object was thrown at a victim’s vehicle on Nassau Road in Uniondale. n

Sometime between 2 p.m. on August 14 and 3 a.m. the next morning, the front window of the Bagel Craft Bakery & Deli on Hempstead Turnpike in West Hempstead was damaged. n

Assorted personal property was stolen from a vehicle on South Broadway in Hicksville between 8 p.m. on August 14 and 6 a.m. the following morning. n

On Shepherd Lane in Levittown, the hood of a parked vehicle was damaged between 12:01 a.m. and 6 a.m. on August 15. n

A victim has reported damage to the fence of her home on South Oyster Bay Road in Bethpage. The damage occurred between 1 and 5 p.m. on August 15. n

A digital camera and cash were stolen from a vehicle on South Fulton Street in Westbury between 9:30 p.m. on August 15 and 6 a.m. the next morning. n

At LA Fitness in Levittown, a wallet was stolen from a locker between 11:15 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on August 16.

On August 12, between 7 a.m. and 2 p.m., $1,400 cash was stolen from a vehicle at Advantage Care in Hicksville.

A 23-year-old man from Levittown was arrested at 1 p.m. on August 16 and charged with Shoplifting from the Sprint store in Levittown.

A parked car on Mallard Road in Carle Place was damaged while it was parked between 5 p.m. on August 12 and 7 a.m. the next day. The roof and hood of the car was damaged.

At 5:45 p.m. on August 15, a 21-yearold woman from Plainview was arrested and charged with Shoplifting from Target in Westbury.

At the Red Roof Inn on Dibblee Drive in Westbury, a 52-year-old woman from Lindenhurst was arrested and was charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana on August 12 at 9:25 p.m.

Sometime between 9 p.m. on August 16 and 8:30 a.m. the next morning, unknown subjects smashed the front windshield of a victim’s vehicle while it was parked on a street in Mineola.

At 9:50 p.m. on August 12, a metal

Compiled by Kate and Meg Meyer

Huge indoor garage sale A huge indoor garage sale hosted by St. Ignatius Loyola Parish, Hicksville will be held on September 24 and September 25 at the St. Ignatius Loyola Old School, East Nicholai Street, Hicksville. The event will be handicap accessible. It will take place from 10 am to 7 pm This enormous sale features an eclectic mix of items… truly something for everyone…and priced to sell! Call (516) 931-0056 for more information.

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Winthrop Hospital holds Walk to Remember

Friday, September 9, 2016

Winthrop-University Hospital’s Perinatal Bereavement Team invites you to join in support of family and friends whose lives have been touched by the tragic loss of an unborn or newborn child at the 13th Annual Walk to Remember on Saturday, October 1, 2016 at Field 5 of Eisenhower Park in East Meadow at 9:00 a.m. Held in recognition of National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness month, which aims to increase the community’s understanding of the grief associated with the loss of an unborn or newborn child, The Walk to Remember is just under one mile. This annual memorial event, the only walk of its kind on Long Island, enables parents, relatives and friends who have lost a child due to pregnancy complications, stillbirth, early infant loss or fetal abnormalities to walk in remembrance of their loved one. In addition to the walk, the day includes a light breakfast, a memorial service, and an opportunity for parents to share their memories through a personal page for inclusion in the Walk to Remember Scrap Book, displayed at the walk. In

addition, big brothers and big sisters are invited to make their own scrap book page for inclusion in a separate memory book. Any individuals who wish to create a personal memory page are asked to bring it with them the day of the walk. The maximum page size is 12” x 12”. At the conclusion of the walk, special certificates of remembered are given to each family. A donation of $15 per person is requested by September 23, 2016; children under 12 years of age may participate for free. Checks should be made payable to “WinthropUniversity Hospital.” All proceeds benefit Winthrop’s Perinatal Bereavement Team, which is dedicated to providing education, comfort and support to help families cope with the loss of a child. To download a registration brochure for Winthrop’s 13th Annual Walk to Remember, visit www.winthrop.org/ events. For additional information about the walk or to make a donation, contact Eileen P. Magri, PhD, RN, NE-BC, Vice President, Nursing at (516) 663-2984 or via email at: emagri@ winthrop.org.

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Labor Day has traditionally been regarded as the real kickoff of the presidential campaign, so let’s see how Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are doing. Ms. Clinton is likely a narrow favorite at this point in the race. Despite a CNN poll this week showing a slight advantage for Mr. Trump, Ms. Clinton is leading in the Real Clear Politics average of national polls by 3.3 percent in head to head to head matchups and by 2.4 percent in 4-way to head matchups including Gary Johnson and Jill Stein. While this certainly is not an insurmountable lead, it is similar to the margin enjoyed by President Obama at a number of points in September in his two successful races against John McCain and Mitt Romney. Other factors also cut slightly in Clinton’s favor. Swing state polls, while subject to considerable fluctuation, tend at this point to be consistent with a narrow lead for Ms. Clinton, as demonstrated by a comparison of the results with the actual Obama-Romney vote in 2012. Indeed, it is possible that Democrats, who have won the popular vote in five of the last six presidential elections, and who have won states with 242 electoral votes in every election over that period, have a narrow but usually decisive advantage in both the popular vote and the electoral college with the broad presidential year electorate. In addition, because of the increasing percentage of minority voters in the electorate, Republicans, whose support largely comes from white voters, may be at an increasing disadvantage. Finally, the betting markets, as reflected in the PredictWise website, favor Ms. Clinton, projecting something like a 75% chance of victory. Still, I would have to think that there is much cause for concern in the Clinton camp. Despite a controversy-filled August for Mr. Trump and an overwhelming advertising edge for Ms. Clinton, the numbers are currently going the wrong way for her. She pretty clearly has lost

her post-convention bounce and her lead has at least been cut in half. In addition, she seems to have had a great deal of difficulty in putting two issues, the handling of her emails and her relation to the Clinton Foundation, behind her. While the media has focused on gaffes by Mr. Trump, Ms. Clinton’s campaign seems a bit low-energy so far. Mr. Trump has gained headlines by traveling to Louisiana to see flooding, going to Mexico to speak with the president of that country and then speaking about immigration in Arizona and visiting with African American pastors in Detroit. In contrast, there have not been comparable events by the Clinton campaign. Indeed, as The New York Times noted recently, she seems to spend much of her time in the company of the ultrarich, raising funds. Money never hurts in a campaign, but a candidate’s presence means quite a bit also. Although Mr. Trump has well chronicled problems with minority and college educated voters, Ms. Clinton has some problems of her own. As the Times reported in the last few days, she is having trouble closing the deal with young African American voters, very much a part of her expected coalition and she still has some issues wooing Bernie Sanders supporters. If either group were to stay home on election day, or vote for third party candidates, this would be very damaging. Ms. Clinton’s supporters would also do well not to rely on winning the electoralcollege in the absence of a popular vote majority. First, this is rare, happening once (in 2000) since 1888. Also, as analyst Nate Silver has pointed out, while a superior swing state voter turnout operation could help Ms. Clinton, her swing state polling performance has ebbed and flowed with her national numbers. In any event, although Ms. Clinton can probably claim a slight advantage, there is a long way to go in this race (not least of all three presidential debates) and confident predictions seem foolhardy indeed.

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Friday, September 9, 2016

Civil War Weekend at Old Bethpage Village Restoration

On Saturday and Sunday, September 10th & 11th Company H, 119th N.Y. Volunteer Historical Association will host a Civil War Weekend Event at Old Bethpage Village Restoration highlighting the history of Hempstead Town’s Company H, 119th New York Infantry Regiment from its enlistment on the streets of Hempstead in 1862, through

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their service at Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Chattanooga and Atlanta to the end of the Civil War and return of soldiers to their Long Island homes in 1865. The event will be an interactive weekend focused on the first to final days of service of Willis Company, men from Long Island who enlisted in 1862 and fought the war to its end in 1865. The weekend’s activities will present the history of the 119th New York Infantry along with its link to Long Island history. Presentations will include several scenarios each day, including a recruitment rally, military drills and camp life demonstrations, including mail call and musket firing, and the men’s triumphant return to Hempstead in the summer of 1865. Company H of the 119th New York Volunteer Infantry was an entirely Long Island raised company of infantry during the Civil War. Organized and recruited by Roslyn native Captain Benjamin A. Willis in the summer of 1862, the 100 men from communities in the Towns of Hempstead, North Hempstead and Oyster Bay endured the hardships and boredom of camp life and fought in the defense of Washington DC, at the Battles of Chancellorsville, Gettysburg and Chattanooga through

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Last year a parent called my studio to register their 3 year old little girl. I answered all of her questions and addressed all the common concerns of a preschool mom. The mom on the phone then asked the very common question. “What if my child won’t go in?” I reassured her that I have been teaching for a long time. She shocked me with her reply. The mom on the phone said, “I know you have, you taught me!” Wow I have been doing this a long time….Kim Leary, Director of Glen Dance Studio for 20 years Glen Dance Studio’s Ideology Twenty years ago director Kim Leary founded Glen Dance Studio, Ltd. on the idea that classes at a dance studio should be both educational and FUN! She noticed that while many studios focus on a single dance routine for the majority of the school year, the teachers at Glen Dance teach technique and stage presence. Students at Glen Dance Studio learn how to dance, not a single dance routine. Beautiful Location Glen Dance Studio started 20 years ago in one shabby room on Glen St. in

Glen Cove. Since then the studio has moved two times. Glen Dance is now located in a beautiful space in the Park Plaza Shopping Center in Old Brookville. This convenient location is located in the Holiday Farm’s Center between Glen Head Rd. and Glen Cove Rd. The location has LOTS of parking and plenty of shopping for the parents. Glen Dance has grown from one small room to 4 large dance rooms each with observation TVs which allow parents to watch without disrupting the class. The studios all have professional sprung dance floors to prevent injuries and stress on the body. The space has a large waiting room with vending machines and a dancewear boutique. The studio’s repertoire of classes Two decades ago Glen Dance Studio only had three instructors. Today the staff of fifteen professional teachers at Glen Dance Studio teach the traditional dance arts such as Ballet, Tap, and Jazz as well as the trendy styles such as Contemporary and Hip-Hop. The studio also has specialized classes in Pointe, Lyrical, and Acrobatics. The beginner through

advanced students can find something they will love in Glen Dance Studio’s small personalized classes (12-18 students). The studio runs classes 6 days a week to accommodate busy schedules. With so many classes and teachers, students are sure to find something they love. The pride of the studio is the Pre-School Dance Program. This 3-4 year old program offers 45-minute classes geared towards pre-school students. It is one thing about Glen Dance Studio that has remained unchanged! The class is part ballet and part tap. The length of the class and the mix of dance styles are designed to hold the attention of young children. The primary goal of this program is to foster a love of movement. The creative component is very important. Scarves, ribbons, and other props facilitate the dancer’s physical expression. Taking part in a dancing narrative helps children understand that dancing is an expression of feelings and actions. Although these students are young, the teachers at Glen Dance studio teach the

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children the correct terminology for the steps. These adorable dancers are featured in the special matinee recital. The matinee is shorter and held in the afternoon. Entertainment and security are hired to keep the children happy and safe backstage. Some of the original preschool dancers are now TEACHERS at Glen Dance Studio. What a difference 20 years makes! Contact Glen Dance Studio: Due to high interest and small class sizes, the studio’s classes fill up quickly. Call the studio for more information or to register at (516) 674-0082. E-Mail at GlenDanceStudio@optonline.net" GlenDanceStudio@optonline.net or visit GlenDanceStudio.com.

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With the recent finding of a rabid raccoon in Hicksville, this vaccination opportunity serves as a reminder of the importance of ensuring that pets are vaccinated against rabies. New York State law requires all dogs, cats and domesticated ferrets to be vaccinated against rabies. If an unvaccinated pet or one that’s overdue for its vaccination comes in contact with a rabid or suspected rabid animal, the pet must either be euthanized or strictly quarantined for six months. However, if a vaccinated animal comes into contact with a wild animal, it needs only a booster vaccination which must be administered within five days of exposure. To protect your family and your pet, it is absolutely essential that your animals have up-to-date rabies inoculations. In order to visit one of these free clinics in Nassau County, all dogs are required to be on leashes and cats and ferrets must be in enclosed carriers. For additional information on rabies, contact the Nassau County Department of Health at (516) 227-9663.

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Biking Albania: Touring Centuries Old City of Gjirokaster By Karen Rubin (I travel to Albania with BikeTours. com’s President Jim Johnson on a specially constructed “President’s Tour” itinerary that modifies the regular “Albania’s UNESCO Sites with Rivers, Valleys, and Gorges” trip. See columns 8/12, 8/19, 8/26, 9/2) Our ride today, thea sixth day of cycling (seventh of the tour), will bring us into the historic city of Gjirokaster – a centuries-old Ottoman-era city carved into the hillside overlooking a spectacular river valley. Today’s 46 km ride is one of the easiest – almost steadily downhill or flat – for a total elevation gain of just 200 meters and a loss of 360 meters. We follow the Vjoca River to Kelcyra Gorge. We stop on the road in a small village (I note the bridal shop) and Junid, our guide on this biking journey across the southern part of Albania, picks up ice cream for 50 Leke (that’s about 50 cents for an ice cream that would be $2.50 in the US) and we fill our water bottles by a natural spring – fresh and cool. Our lunch is in a delightful restaurant which literally has a stream running over it, like a waterfall. We sit upstairs on a terrace, and the water runs down as we eat, making it look like a sunshower. After a most delightful lunch, we drive in the van 24 km along a highway and then up a steep, twisting road into the old city of Gjirokaster (also spelled Gjirokastra or Girocastro) built on a hill 300 meters high, overlooking a lush valley beside the mountains Mali Gjerë and the Drinos river. This means we only biked 46 km

The view from the castle of Gjirokaster, a UNESCO-protected living history city in Albania, overlooks a lush valley © 2016 Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com instead of 70 km, but that saves our legs and lungs (which would have been brutal to go up the hill to the village). The biking trip is not designed to be a brutal test of endurance; it is designed so that we can really enjoy the scenery and get a sense of place. So driving us into Gjirokaster also gives us more time (and energy) to explore “the city of 1000 steps”, with its narrow cobblestone streets, that is dominated by a formidable castle. Old City of Gjirokaster I quickly drop my things at the Hotel Cajupi, right below the Castle which looms from above, and go off to explore on my own before we are scheduled to meet for Junid to take us on a walking tour.

Gjirokaster is one of the oldest cities of Albania, its name means Silver Fortress and the city clearly shows the confluence of Greek, Roman, Turkish and Albanian cultures. The historic district is a protected UNESCO World Heritage Site. Gjirokaster is a very popular tourist attraction (they are cultivating cultural tourism) and it is understandable why we see (wonderful) souvenir shops, English signs, historic markers with English translation, a fantastic tourist map. In fact, these are the best (actually only) tourist shops we encounter on our trip. That’s not because of American tourists, who are scant in number

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(though I do come upon a few), but because of Scandinavians, Swiss, Germans and Poles who come for whom English is the most common language. I explore a bit on my own and enjoy discovering the 18-19th century houses with their distinct architectural features. The “city of a thousand steps” which is also known as the “city of stone” is distinguished by hundreds of Ottoman-style tower houses with distinctive shapes, stone roofs, wooden balconies and whitewashed stone walls. Gjirokaster has gone “from feudal See page D2

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Biking Albania: Touring Centuries Old City of Gjirokaster Continued from page D1 stronghold to Ottoman jewel to Italian colony, the city has known many rulers and has inspired poets, authors and artists,” Europa Travel & Tours, an Albanian travel company, notes. The network of cobblestone streets climb steeply out of a bazaar at the center of the old town. You walk ever higher to the 13th century castle. The village is perched on the steep side of the Drino Valley overlooking a stunning landscape framed by snowcapped mountains. In 1336, the city was known by its Greek name, Argyrokastro and was part of the Byzantine Empire. It later became the center of the local principality under the Albanian lord, Gjon Zenebishi before falling under Ottoman Empire rule for the next five centuries. It was occupied by the Greek Army during the Balkan Wars because of its large Greek population (street signs are in both Albanian and Greek and the Greek minority still speaks Greek instead of Albanian). It was eventually incorporated into Albania in 1913, when Albania won its independence from the Ottoman Empire, and the Council of Ambassadors (Western powers) put the area within its borders. Gjirokaster owes its preservation to the fact it is the birthplace of the former Albanian Communist dictator Enver Hoxha, who ordered that the city remain untouched (except for destroying the mosques; the city, Junid says, once had 15 mosques but today has only one). It has been under UNESCO protection since 2005. This is a city that honors three important writers including Ismail Kadare, most famous for “Chronicle in

Enjoying dinner in Gjirokaster, Albania © 2016 Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear. com Stone” which is set in Gjirokaster, tells the history of the city during the Italian and Greek occupation in World War I and II. Kadare, who lives between Paris and Albania, was nominated five times for the Nobel Prize in Literature and was awarded a gold medal from French President Hollande. You can visit his house in Gjirokaster. Gjirokaster Castle Gjrokaster has an abundance of fascinating attractions but the two standouts are the oldest, grandest house, and the Castle that lords over the town and the valley below. According to some notes I am able to find, the castle dates back to the 12th century, the earliest parts built by the Despots of Epirus, an off-shoot

of the Byzantine government. It was reconstructed and adapted to modern war techniques during the reign of Ali Pasha of Tepelene, 1812-1821. The magnificent clock tower and an aqueduct were added in the 1800s. But it was Zog, the self-proclaimed King of the Albanians, who, in the 1920s, converted the fortress into a garrison and political prison. Zog also forged an alliance with Mussolini, who provided funds to Albania to modernize its army, but, in 1930, sent 30,000 Italian soldiers to occupy Albania. As Junid relates, Mussolini modernized Albania’s army believing that Albania would provide a barrier for Italy’s own defense. “But then the King made a new connection with

Mussolini’s enemy – so Mussolini invaded and occupied and used castle for defense,” Junid tells us. He says that there would have been as many as 5000 soldiers living in the castle (hard to imagine). It was operated as a prison until 1968 when the castle was turned into a military museum paying tribute to Albanian independence. Inside the stone walls, we find World War I and World War II Italian tanks and cannon (including a tiny Panzer with a Fiat engine) on display. Outside, there is a US fighter plane that they claim was a spy plane that was shot down (actually the plane had crashed landed near Tirana) and is shown off as a kind of trophy. From this perch, we gaze out to a spectacular view of the valley. Greece is very close by; indeed, until 1914, this area was part of Greece, but was assigned to Albania by the Council of Ambassadors (the Western European powers). There is still a large Greek minority near here – signs are in both Greek and Albanian, the TV is Greek, and there are Albanians in the area who only speak Greek. The castle is also the venue for the Balkan Festival, held every five years, a music and cultural festival involving some 30 countries. (Admission to the castle is 200 Leke, or about $2). Skendulate House A second attraction we visit, the Skendulate House, is spectacular in its own way because it provides a human connection to quite literally centuries of history. As luck would have it, we are escorted around the house by the 9th generation owner, the last to occupy

The grand room of Skendulate House where weddings were held © 2016 Karen Skendulate House, one of the grandest and oldest in historic Gjirokaster, Albania © Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com 2016 Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com

the house before it was taken over by the Communists and turned into an “enthnographic” museum (and after Communism fell, tried to block the owner from filing his claim of title, offering a pittance, the equivalent of a few hundred dollars, to maintain it as a national museum.) Before Communism, a feudal system prevailed and a handful of rich families owned the land. Then the Communist regime nationalized all the property and took over the house. Since the fall of Communism, in 1992, property ownership was restored, but there are still unresolved issues about who actually owns the land: The original feudal families? The workers who labored on the land. Until ownership is resolved, investment and development has simply ceased – as we travel around the country, we see numerous buildings

left unfinished – the owners purposely started building in order to establish their claim. This grand house of Skendulate dates from 1833 (according to one document I see; he says it dates from the 17th century, which could mean that his family owned the property from then). He is the 9th generation and the last to live in the house before it was nationalized by the Communist regime and turned into an ethnographic museum. You get an idea of what the conditions were like when this great house – which would have been one of the richest and most splendid in the region (though he says it wasn’t the richest or most splendid) – was built. Junid translates as he points out 10 openings to protect the house; there would have been 10 guards to control the courtyard; two

entrances (one for people and the other for animals). It has 64 windows, 44 doors, a cellar to preserve food for winter, a cistern to store water captured from the rain. He points out how the house was built with layers of natural chestnut wood, because it would be flexible. The house had a bunker “in case of war or barbarity” and was constructed with two cupolas – so that cannon fire would hang from the first cupola and not penetrate deeper. The house was built with a cellar for natural refrigeration (milk could be kept fresh for 3-4 days), they captured rainwater and had a water cistern that held 130 cubic meters of water so they could be pretty much self-sufficient for a period of time. The house was built for cooler rooms in summer and warmer rooms for winter with a wood fireplace. It

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had six indoor bathrooms (the waste was pumped out) and 9 fireplaces (the more fireplaces, the greater the wealth). There would have been 20 people – 3-5 families - living in the house at one time. The house was constructed so that men and women were kept separate. In one room where men would gather, women could look down and count the men in order to know how much coffee and Rakia (a liquor) to prepare and serve, giving it to a male who would serve the rest. We visit the kitchens where children and women would eat first, then the men; and poke into the various bedrooms one by one (the grandmother’s room was the smallest). The family lived in the house until 1981, when the Communist regime See page D5

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Some Old-Time Brooklyn Memories BY CLAIRE LYNCH Over the years I have spoken with many different Long Islanders about where they hail from, and so many times they come from Brooklyn, which just so happens to be the New York City borough of my birth. My mom told me that I was born at Carson Peck Memorial Hospital in Brooklyn at about 2 a.m. one July day many decades ago which always seems kind of laughable to me because neither my mom nor I are exactly “night” people. We’ve always tended to get up shortly after the sun rises and make a full day of it so this reversal of roles is funny but when Mother Nature is involved, anything can happen. Babies can arrive at any time. All of my parents were born in Flatbush and so were my parents. They married in 1942 and my dad was stationed at Camp Lee in Va. during World War II. After the war ended, my parents returned to Brooklyn, saved their money and bought a modest house that was close to their parents’ apartments and two blocks away from my Aunt Laura and Uncle Stephen’s house. Soon six children came along so my parents decided that they had outgrown the 3-bedroom, 1-bath house on E. 31 St. They moved the family east to Nassau County where most houses were larger, the back yards were greener and perfect for a bunch of kids to play in, and the schools had excellent reputations. So many people are what I call “one city transplants, people who have grown up urban and suburban,” and those of us who have experienced both worlds have had some different experiences and often have a different outlook on life. We left Flatbush for Rockville Centre when I was six so I was a city resi-

dent for a short time compared to my four older siblings and older cousins. I remember walking hand in hand from home to my public school a few blocks away with my dad and at other times, with my Grandpa Richie to kindergarten and the first grade. They would hold my hand tightly whenever we crossed a busy intersection but once safely inside the school I was free to roam around, free to play. Outside my home in Flatbush I rode my bicycle, a hand-me-down from my older sister, Michelle, and my mom always told me to stay on the sidewalk because of so many cars passing by. She was strict about that and I listened to her. Once I lived on Long Island I was told to be cautious when riding my bike but I felt freer in the great outdoors and was more interested in exploring the suburban world around me. I spoke with my friend, John, recently, who is several years older than I and in Brooklyn he remembers having to act slightly tough whenever he stepped outside his home so the bigger kids wouldn’t pick on him. He’d put on his black leather jacket in the fall and adopt a certain stance that he normally didn’t have but John added that once his family moved to Long Island, when he was 14, he didn’t have to put the swagger on anymore. My cousin, Donna, liked going shopping at the A&S department store on Fulton St. whenever she could - whenever she had the time to take the bus there and look around for the things she needed for whatever special family occasion was coming up. Christenings, First Holy Communions, weddings, etc. were good reasons for our large extended family to get together in Brooklyn and when I was six Donna was 20 so I remember

her getting dressed up, getting a good matching pocketbook to go with her outfit and doing her eye makeup just so. Donna’s sister, Peg, who is five years younger than Donna, eventually started heading to the department store for whatever she wanted to get and I remember admiring their sense of fashion at the time. Peg used to show me how to put on makeup so it looked flattering and not too over the top. She also showed me how to dress up an outfit with a belt, jewelry and other accessories so it maximized its look. Many Sundays my family would go to Aunt Laura and Uncle Stephen’s house for dinner – a carefully-cooked dinner that smelled delicious and was sure to whet everyone’s appetite – and afterwards, when the adults sat in the living room talking about politics, Johnny Carson and the current events of the day, Donna or Peg would crank up the radio in the dining room to an oldies station and we kids would dance to Jerry Lee Lewis’ “Great Balls of Fire,” to Elvis Presley’s “Hound Dog” and to “Shake, Rattle & Roll” by Joe Turner. We’d laugh and have a rockin’ good time in Brooklyn. My Grandma Katie’s baby grand piano sat in their living room in Brooklyn and the only person brave enough to play it was Donna who had taken piano lessons longer than she wanted to back in grammar school. Donna would sit straight up on the piano bench looking all serious, check the sheet music then play something heavy like Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” while the adults applauded and we kids looked on admiringly – but we couldn’t wait to go back to dancing around to some rock ‘n roll. The adults would look over at us from the other room with these amused looks on their faces.

They knew we were happy. After we moved to Rockville Centre in 1961, I remember settling in and taking in all of the people and things around me. Landscaping was a big thing. Sure the borough of Brooklyn has its plants and foliage since “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” after all, but at home in Rockville Centre I liked sitting under the big trees and looking up as high as I could. Then I’d measure the width of the tree trunks and try to figure out how old they were. I liked watching my mom and dad as they gardened. Mom tended her rose bushes and trained them to grow up a large white trellis in the back yard and in the front yard she always planted impatiens. Purple plants, red, orange and white impatiens decorated our yard and lit up our landscaping. They don’t grow tall but impatiens have a way of making a beautifully unique statement. Each fall on Long Island I’d look for the first signs of pyracantha, those orange-colored clusters of berries with their broadleaf evergreen that I always associate with the cooler weather and Halloween time and I knew that soon my friends and I would be making or picking out our Halloween costumes. Every spring I’d watch for the first forsythia bushes to bloom and add some cheerfulness to the landscape. My dad was fond of planting marigold seeds in the spring and watching for them to come up in the summer months around the large concrete patio we had just outside our back door. Their orange-colored flowers always added some liveliness to the ambiance of our back yard. Our neighbor had a huge clothes line in her back yard so a few times a See page D7

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The So-Called ‘Notch’ Still Upsets the Very Old BY TOM MARGENAU

I recently got an email from a reader that made me think about my mom. She died about 15 years ago. And sadly, she went to her grave with a huge Social Security chip on her shoulder. Despite my constant reassurances to the contrary, she was convinced that the government was short-changing her -- cheating her out of Social Security benefits she felt she was due. For you see, she was one of the so-called “notch babies.” My mom, and millions of other seniors in her age group, had been misled -- by a rather sophisticated lobbying campaign -- into believing that they were getting smaller Social Security checks than anyone else. Frankly, most of the notch babies, like my mom, have long since passed away. But the email I mentioned came from a reader who reminds me that some of these folks are still alive and kicking, and they are still carrying a grudge! He wrote, “My mom, who is 95, was one of the notch babies. To say she is ticked off at the government is putting it mildly! Is there any chance Social Security will ever give back the money they stole from her?” For those readers who don’t have a clue what I am talking about, the “notch” refers to a time period when corrections were made to the Social Security benefit formula -- corrections that were necessary to ensure that all Social Security recipients were paid properly, but corrections that were misconstrued by many to be a way of cheating them out of benefits they felt they were due. Here’s the story. In 1972, Congress passed a law mandating automatic annual cost-of-living adjustments -- or COLAs -- to Social Security checks. Those COLAs were to be based on increases in the government’s official inflation measuring stick: the consumer price index. (Before 1972, COLAs were not automatic. They were sporadic and happened only if Congress specifically authorized a yearly increase.) As part of the new process, the Social Security Administration had to come up with a formula for calculating increases to people’s Social Security checks -- which they did. But after COLAs were paid for a couple of years, someone noticed the formula was wrong. Social Security beneficiaries were getting increases that were slightly higher than intended. Once the mistake was discovered and SSA notified Congress, several decisions had to be made. For one, they had to figure out what to do about all of the Social Security beneficiaries who received the overly generous COLA adjustments. Congress decided to let them keep the money. (It would have been political suicide to send “overpayment” letters to every senior citizen in the country demanding repayment of the incorrectly paid funds.)

The second choice Congress had to make was to decide where to draw the line -- to figure out which people would have their benefits figured using the proper COLA formula. And they drew that line at 1917. In other words, they said everyone born in 1917 and later would have his or her Social Security benefit figured using the corrected formula. Sounds simple enough, doesn’t it? But sometimes Congress can’t leave well enough alone. In this case, they bowed to pressure from senior citizen groups who demanded a transition period from the old (incorrect) formula to the new (proper) formula. After lots of haggling, they eventually decided that everyone born between 1917 and 1921 would have his or her benefit figured using a special formula. Thus: People born after 1921 had their benefits figured using the proper (and lower) COLA formula; people born before 1917 had their benefits figured using the incorrect (and higher) formula; and people born between 1917 and 1921 had their benefits figured with a special formula not quite as generous as the one used for the pre-1917 crowd but more generous than the one used for the post-1921 crowd. You’d think everyone would be happy, right? Well, what happened next was pretty bizarre. Social Security recipients born in 1917 and later started to complain that they weren’t getting quite as much as folks born 1916 and earlier. Someone should have splashed some cold water in their faces and said, “Stop your griping! You are being paid correctly. It’s the folks born before 1917 who are getting overly generous benefits.” Instead, mobs of angry senior citizens around the country started to form into groups demanding justice. Even Ann Landers got into the fray, labeling people born between 1917 and 1921 “notch babies.” They mistakenly thought they were singled out for lower benefit adjustments than everyone else. To repeat the facts: They were getting slightly lower benefits than people born 1916 and earlier, but they were getting higher benefits than everyone born from 1922 on. Then lobbying groups got into the mix and really muddied things. They sent letters to folks born in the so-called “notch years” telling them they were being cheated out of Social Security benefits and asking for donations to “fight this injustice.” And to help fill their coffers even more, the lobbyists craftily expanded the definition of those notch years to include everyone born through1926. Some inexplicably even pushed the notch cutoff into 1930s dates of birth! So senior citizens of all ages started sending in tens of millions of dollars -- money that paid for many overpriced lobbyists and some pretty nice office space on K Street in Washington,

D.C. -- but money that accomplished nothing else. After all, there really was no “injustice” to fight. Sadly, millions of seniors born between 1917 and 1926 or even later went to their graves bitter and disappointed -- including my own mother! Those still alive believe to this day that they are being cheated out of Social

Security benefits. Shame on all those folks who created this myth! And my sympathies go out to those people who bought into it. If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has the answer. Contact him at thomas.margenau@comcast.net. COPYRIGHT 2016 CREATORS.COM

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C ontinued from page D3 turned it into an Ethnographic Museum The family got the house back in 1993 (as well as their landholdings), after a year of filing claims and the state trying to keep it as a museum. But it was unlivable (in fact, it would not be allowed to be opened to the public in the US in its condition), so he has continued showing it as a private, cultural museum. It is odd to sit in the grandest room, lined with banquettes. He says it is the room where weddings would be held – in fact, it was the very room where he was married.

there are several stunning buildings in the historic district in 19th century Italian style, like the hotel “Royal”, the former “Banco di Napoli”, the former shopping center Ziga, the High School (labeled the “gymnasium”), Villa “Kokalari” and Villa “Papavangjeli”. There’s also an intriguingly named Cold War Tunnel, which Junid dismisses and I don’t have time to discover on my own. We get a little time to shop (this is the only place we find where there are actually shops to buy crafts and such, and meet up at a delightful restaurant for dinner, where I watch as entire lambs are roasted on a spit.

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Gjirokaster is dubbed, “city of 1000 steps” © 2016 Karen Rubin/ goingplacesfarandnear.com The decoration of the woodwork, the ceiling, the painted fireplace, is magnificent. The fireplace is painted with pomegranates – a symbol of his family. He says that the only time a bride would be in the same room as men is at her wedding. It would be an arranged marriage, performed by the family. There would be two days of receptions – one day for the bride’s family (Saturday), Sunday for the groom’s family. Women would look down through a screen from a mezzanine. “They might see their future husband” among the gathering. He seems to get wistful as he relates that his was the last generation to live in the house; he had lived here for 33 years, was married in this very room, but, his son was 3 years old, they all were kicked out when the Communists took it over. (200 Leke entry fee, about $2). There are many other attractions of Gjirokaster, most that can be appreciated just by walking around. You can also visit Ismail Kadare’s house, historic houses such as Zekate House (1812), Angone, Babameto and Kabilate. the Ethnographic Museum. Besides the buildings in Ottoman style,

We then go off to a tavern in the square just outside our hotel, where big-screen TVs are outside, and people have gathered to watch the European football (soccer) matches. There are still some scheduled departures left this year for “Albania’s UNESCO Sites with Rivers, Valleys, and Gorges,” 9 nights, Level 4, averaging 37 See page D6

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miles/day (950E or about $1050) (www.biketours.com/ albania/albania-UNESCO-tour). BikeTours.com 1-877a-462-2423 or 423-756-8907, 1222 Tremont St., Suite 100, Chattanooga, TN 37405, biketours. com. Next: Biking Albania: Greco-Roman City of Butrint _______________________________________________ © 2016 Travel Features Syndicate, a division of Workstyles, Inc. All rights reserved. Visit goingplacesfarandnear.com and travelwritersmagazine. com/TravelFeaturesSyndicate/. Blogging at goingplacesnearandfar.wordpress. com and moralcompasstravel.info. Send comments or questions to FamTravLtr@aol.com. Tweet @ TravelFeatures. ‘Like’ us at facebook.com/ NewsPhotoFeatures

The 9th generation owner relates the history of Skendulate House, one of the grandest and oldest in The bazaar in Gjirokaster’s old city © 2016 Karen historic Gjirokaster, Albania © 2016 Karen Rubin/ Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com goingplacesfarandnear.com

The clocktower at Gjirokaster Castle © 2016 Karen Historic Gjirokaster’s cobblestone streets © 2016 Historic Gjirokaster’s distinctive architecture © 2016 Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com

Gold Coast Arts Center, Great Neck, Long Island, Exhibition Explores “Interiors”; Opening Reception Sept. 18 Great Neck, Long Island, NY -- “Interiors,” an art exhibition of painting, sculpture and photography by artists Laini Nemett, Orestes Gonzalez, and Maxi Cohen opens at the Gold Coast Arts Center on September 18, with a reception from 4-7 pm, and runs through November 20. Interiors is an exhibition that explores the artist’s relationship with familiar places and how they connect to interior landscapes of personal history, memory and association. The painter Laini Nemett comments that she wants the composite imagery to conjure memory but also to emulate an experience of place. Orestes Gonzalez’s photographs of interior spaces captures moments of loneliness, happiness and a time of innocence. Photographer/videographer, Maxi Cohen captures moments in the ladies room, “as a space of sanctuary and solitude”. As the exhibit’s title suggests, their work serves as portals to interior spaces that are in plain sight, not to be missed. Laini Nemett studied at The Hoffberger School of Painting at the Maryland Institute College of Art and has participated in solo and group exhibitions all over the world-including New York, Italy, China, Africa, and Spain. She has an intriguing technique of constructing three-dimensional models which she then depicts in largescale two-dimensional paintings. She has won multiple awards, including the Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant as well as a Fulbright Grant. She

currently teaches at Union College in Schenectady, NY. Orestes Gonzalez has been taking photographs for over 25 years. His photography style is not a literal representation, but rather symbolic in spirit. “To convey a feeling of loneliness, innocence, happiness or history is what moves me to take pictures” Gonzalez stated of his work. His portfolio includes landscapes, interior design, architecture, portraits, and more. Maxi Cohen is an award-winning artist and filmmaker based in New York City. Her films, photographs and multimedia installations have been exhibited internationally and are in the permanent collections of numerous museums, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Whitney Museum for American Art in New York, the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, and the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Cohen’s television work includes short films produced for Saturday Night Live, the Comedy Channel, MTV Networks, PBS, Children’s Television Workshop, and Fox Broadcasting. She has independently produced and directed shorts and feature-length documentaries, fiction and animation that have been broadcast on network, cable, public, and foreign television. The Gold Coast Arts Center is located at 113 Middle Neck Road (entrance from the Maple Avenue parking lot), 516-8292570, goldcoastarts.org.

Painting by Laini Nemett, one of the featured artists in the exhibit, “Interiors,” at the Gold Coast Arts Center, Great Neck, Long Island, Sept. 18-Nov. 20.

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Some Old-Time Brooklyn Memories C ontinued from page D3 week I’d watch as Mrs. Murphy hung the family’s sheets, shirts and jeans and waited for them to dry in the warm breezes and the hot sun. I never knew how long they would take to dry if it was a hot, humid summer’s day but if it was fall, the crisp air would dry them pretty quickly. Watching Mrs. Murphy hanging the clothes with the clothespins and then undoing them at the end always reminded me of watching our old next-door neighbor in Brooklyn, Mrs. Spence, who not only made a fuss over her laundry but over us, too. There were plenty of kids on my block on Long Island growing up in the 1960s and 1970s and all we had to do was step outside and we could get a game of baseball, dodgeball, touch football,

Spud or ring-a-levio going in no time at all. Michelle usually took charge and told everyone where to stand and what to do and we’d get a good game going. On rainy days, eight or nine of us took turns playing ping pong in our finished basement and enjoyed some snacks that mom brought downstairs. Sometimes my friend, Nicole, would complain that she was bored with nothing to do on some of those long summer days when the weather wasn’t cooperating, but I’d look at her like she was crazy because with so many kids around, there was always something we could do. We were experts at inventing fun things because our time was our own and we wanted to enjoy every minute of it. On February 9, 1964, Michelle spread the word among the kids that The Beatles were going to be appearing for the first time on the Ed Sullivan

Show and sure enough, after dinner several kids came over and with my family members we all watched as the Mopheads sang and played their hearts out. They started off with “All My Loving,” then sang “Till There Was You,” and ended up with “I Saw Her Standing There” and “I Want to Hold Your Hand.” The in-studio audience went wild and people watching from home loved The Beatles just as much. Their slow songs were good, their fast songs were great, Paul McCartney was dreamy looking and we liked this new rock ‘n roll group. I remember it was on a Sunday night so we all had time to relax and just watch the show, watch these newly-introduced singers to America. When we went back to Brooklyn to visit our relatives I remember going seamlessly between Long Island and

Brooklyn because we were essentially at home in both worlds. We knew the Brooklyn of our youth and we had come to love the people and the place that was Long Island. As an urban resident and as a suburban resident I’ve had the best of both worlds. I’ve felt the thrill of living in New York City and had the chance to see many of its landmarks up close. I may be “one city transplant,” someone plucked from my first-grade class in Brooklyn at six and moved to a new school in Rockville Centre but I quickly adjusted, made new friends and got to enjoy not only more space but the fresh air and outdoors of Long Island. On lazy summer days I got to kick back, relax and spend afternoons at the pool or at the beach with my family and friends. What could be better than that?

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PART TIME SECRETARY: to the Board of Trustees/Zoning. Applicant must be well organized and dependable, have excellent computer skills, good communication skills and able interact well with the public. 19.5 hours per week, which includes approximately 3 night meetings a month. Interested parties should email their resume to: jkain@villageofwillistonpark.or g Salary $15/hour

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RECEPTIONIST NEEDED GARDEN CITY: Monday-Friday 9am-2pm. Seeking a reliable and motivated individual to take care of a busy/friendly investment office. Responsibilities include: accepting deliveries, greeting guests, filing, coding invoices (will train), ordering and maintaining office supplies, ordering daily lunch, weekly groceries, light maintenance of kitchen and conference rooms and occasional errands. Please call 516-222-2874 ext 519 TEACHER ASSISTANTS: Full time and part time. Fast hire. Will train. Growth potential for warm, loving, creative individuals. Expanding established prestigious Nassau County Preschool. Email resume to J10291@aol.com or call 516-625-9080

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PERSONAL ASSISTANT NEEDED URGENTLY: I am in need of a Personal Assistant. Remuneration: $500 weekly. For more details kindly contact me at ericsimons102@gmail.com

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Last Hope Animal Rescue will be holding a free rabies vaccination clinic for cats and dogs on Sunday, September 25 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free rabies vaccines. Vaccine for canine or feline distemper $12; vaccine for Bordatella (kennel cough) $12. No appointment necessary. All dogs must be on leashes and cats must be in carriers. Open to all Long Island pet owners. For information please call 631-671+2588

It’s Supermarket Bingo time again! All proceeds benefit Last Hope’s rescue and rehabilitation efforts. Join Last Hope at Levittown Hall, 201 Levittown Parkway in Hicksville on Friday, September 23rd. Doors open at 6PM, Bingo is from 7PM-10PM. Admission includes one set of bingo cards (set of 4 games) and coffee/cake at intermission. There will be Chinese Auctions, 50/50 and Lotto Tree. Bingo daubers, additional bingo cards, snacks and drinks will be available for sale separately. Bingo events usually sell out, so be sure and register today using the Paypal link or flyer which can be found at http://lasthopeanimalrescue.org/supermarket-bingofriday-september-23rd/ All tickets must be purchased in advance. No walk-ins. For more information, contact Terri Rizzi at montauk1219@yahoo.com or 631-2226606

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Hicksville School District’s Classes of 2020 and 2023 participated in orientations prior to beginning the 2016-2017 year at the high school and middle school, respectively. The high school’s orientation was comprised of various activities for the students to prepare for their freshman years. The incoming students reviewed the Code of Conduct with school administrators and upperclassmen, participated in workshops, had their photos taken for identification cards, and were

also led on a tour through the building. At the middle school orientation, sixth-graders and their parents were introduced to policies and procedures by school administrators. The students were also assigned their lockers, received their schedules and agendas, and were led on a tour through the building. The 2016-2017 Hicksville high- and middle-school orientations served as informative precursors to another successful school year.

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Local center pairs dogs with people in need BY GARY SIMEONE This past Friday the DogAbility Center in Hicksville had one of their many fundraisers to help raise funds for the not for profit business located at 153 Broadway. The Center held a chocolate tasting event sponsored by Dove Chocolates that was well attended by the public and it also let people know just how vital the Center is to the community. “We specialize in canine assisted therapy,” said Founder and Executive Director of DogAbility, Sass Levine. “We have many programs here at the

facility and if there is a crisis in your space the dogs can come and visit you or your group at a particular location.” The Center uses certified activity therapy dogs with skilled handlers to better the lives of children and adults in the community. They have a multitude of programs that focus on dog education, recreation, socialization, inspiration and comfort levels around the animals. Some of the programs include behavioral, nutrition, veterinary care, a dog obstacle course and a ‘DogSmart’ program for Elementary school children. There are over 50 dogs of all differ-

ent breeds at the Center. “The whole idea with DogSmart is that we work with the kids teaching them about the different breeds of dogs with trained, certified dog instructors,” said Levine. “It’s neat in that the the kids can go up level by level in the program, achieving a certificate and being able to assist in the veterinary office.” Levine said she originally started her business with a HorseAbility program in Old Westbury and than started working under the roof of the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County in Plainview. She came to Hicksville over two years ago opening the location at

153 Broadway. The Center offers individual and group sessions for children and seniors and people with special needs. Activity sessions which are by appointment only include Doggie & Me for children under five years old, Dog Training, Fear of dogs, a Family Workshop and camp and school field trips for kids from Elementary to the High School level. They also offer a Literacy Program with the dogs present to help kids with reading disabilities. More information on the Center can be found on their website, www. dogabilitycenter.org.

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LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF FORMATION OF East Islip Development LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/14/16. Office location: NASSAU County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served against LLC to principal business address 120 Hicksville Road, Bethpage, NY 11714 Purpose: any lawful act. BN 7162 6X 8/12, 19, 26; 9/2, 9, 16 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF NASSAU CIT BANK, N.A. F/K/A ONEWEST BANK N.A. F/K/A ONEWEST BANK, FSB Plaintiff -againstNASSAU COUNTY PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF CAROLINE H. CALDWELL A/K/A CAROLINE CALDWELL, DECEASED, ROBERT CALDWELL A/K/A ROBERT J. CALDWELL AS HEIR AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF CAROLINE H. CALDWELL A/K/A CAROLINE CALDWELL, DECEASED, THOMAS CALDWELL AS HEIR AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF CAROLINE H. CALDWELL A/K/A CAROLINE CALDWELL, DECEASED, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, EAST NECK NURSING AND REHABILITAION CENTER LLC, PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCETAX COMPLIANCE DIVISIONC.O.-ATC, INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE-UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, JOHN DOE Defendant(s) Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly dated JUNE 13, 2016 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at IN THE CALENDAR CONTROL PART (CCP) COURTROOM OF THE SUPREME COURT, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NEW YORK 11501 on September 20, 2016 at 11:30 AM premises known as 142 HARRISON AVENUE, BETHPAGE, NY 11714.

ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Bethpage, Town of Oyster Bay, County of NASSAU and State of New York. Section: 46 Block: 627 Lot: 23 Approximate amount of lien $225,878.78 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment Index # 12-6487 PAMELA SHARPE, ESQ., REFEREE STEIN, WIENER AND ROTH, L.L.P., ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFF ONE OLD COUNTRY ROAD, SUITE 113 CARLE PLACE, NY 11514 DATED: August 16, 2016 FILE #: INDY FF 57368 B.N. 7163 4X 8/19,26,9/2,9 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County Of Nassau REO Properties Corporation, Plaintiff AGAINST Vijay Dadlani, Praveena Dadlani, et al, Defendant Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated 10/18/2007 and entered on 10/22/2007, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the Courtroom of the Supreme Court Mineola, 100 Supreme Court Drive, The Calendar Control Part (CCP), Mineola, NY on September 20, 2016 at 11:30 AM premises known as 3165 Dorset Lane, Levittown a/k/a Hempstead, NY 11756. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Nassau, State of New York, SECTION: 51, BLOCK: 261, LOT: 8. Approximate amount of judgment is $416,333.25 plus interests and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 11816/2006. Lisa Siano, Referee FRENKEL LAMBERT WEISS WEISMAN & GORDON LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 MIT 5455 4X 8/19,26,9/2,9 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST

TO BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET INVESTMENT LOAN TRUST MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 20047, Plaintiff AGAINST LAURA MANNO, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated November 19, 2014 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, on September 27, 2016 at 11:30AM, premises known as 38 Irving Street, Bethpage, NY 11714. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Bethpage, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 46, Block 316, Lot 60. Approximate amount of judgment $213,238.79 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index #14-001994. George P. Esernio, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 B.N. 7164 4X 8/26,9/2,9,16 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY CITIMORTGAGE, INC.; Plaintiff(s) vs. GEORGE BAGGIO; PAUL J. BAGGIO; DEANA BAGGIO et al; Defendant(s) Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s): ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C., Two Summit Court, Suite 301, Fishkill, NY 12524, (845) 8971600 Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale granted herein on or about September 22, 2014, 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 September 27, 2016 at 11:30 am. Premises known as 27 EDWARDS STREET, BETHPAGE, NY 11714 Section: 46 Block: 590 Lot: 24 All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying

and being Bethpage, part in the Town of Oyster Bay and partly in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, as shown and designated on a map entitled, “Map of Brenner Estates situated at Central Park, New York surveyed January 1928 by Baldwin & Cornelius Co., Inc., Engineers, Freeport, New York” and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau on February 23, 1928 as Map No. 651, Case No. 771. 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 $388,076.64 plus interest and costs. INDEX NO. 935-14 Bernard Mirotznik, Esq.; REFEREE B.N. 7165 4X 8/26,9/2,9,16 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP.,Pltf. vs. MARGAUX INTERNATIONAL, INC, et al, Defts. Index #16-000982.† Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale dated Aug. 3, 2016, I will sell at public auction in Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on Oct. 11, 2016 at 11:30 a.m., prem. k/a Section 46, Block 487, Lot 14. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. KATHLEEN WRIGHT, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Drive, Great Neck, NY. #89279 B.N. 7167 4X 9/9,16,23,30 LEGAL NOTICE Index No.: 15-004234. Date Filed: 8/26/2016. SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS WITH NOTICE MORTGAGED PREMISES: 35 MARBOURNE ROAD, BETHPAGE, N.Y. 11714. SBL #: 49 ñ 203 ñ 52. Plaintiff designates NASSAU County as the place of trial; venue is based upon the county in which the mortgaged premises is situate. SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK: COUNTY OF NASSAU REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC., Plaintiff,

-againstUNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF ROSEMARIE MUGNO A/K/A ROSEMARIE T. MUGNO, if living, and if dead, the respective heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignors, lienors, creditors and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and their respective husbands, wives or window, if any, and each and every person not specifically named who may be entitled to or claim to have any right, title or interest in the property described in the verified complaint; all of whom and whose names and places of residence unknown, and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained by the Plaintiff, ETAL, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the attorneys for the Plaintiff within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE MORTGAGE COMPANY WHO FILED THIS FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT, A DEFAULT JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED AND YOU CAN LOSE YOUR HOME. SPEAK TO AN ATTORNEY OR GO TO THE COURT WHERE YOUR Continued on page 19

Continued from page 18 CASE IS PENDING FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON HOW TO ANSWER THE SUMMONS AND PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY. SENDING A PAYMENT TO YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY WILL NOT STOP THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $697,500.00 and interest, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Nassau on July 16, 2010, in Liber M34985 Page Number 383, covering premises known as 35 Marbourne Road, Bethpage, N.Y. 11714 ñ SECTION 49; BLOCK 203; LOT 52. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. The Plaintiff also seeks a deficiency judgment against the Defendant and for any debt secured by said Mortgage which is not satisfied by the proceeds of the sale of said premises. TO the Defendant(s) UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF ROSEMARIE MUGNO A/K/A ROSEMARIE T. MUGNO, the foregoing Supplemental Summons with Notice is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Julianne T. Capetola J.S.C. of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, dated August 1, 2016. Dated: New Rochelle, NY August 22, 2016 MCCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, P.C. /s/_________________ Sonia J. Baez, Esq. Attorneys for Plaintiff 145 Huguenot Street, Suite 210 New Rochelle, New York 10801 p. 914-636-8900 HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE NEW YORK STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE SEND YOU THIS NOTICE ABOUT THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT

YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. IF YOU FAIL TO RESPOND TO THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION, YOU MAY LOSE YOUR HOME. PLEASE READ THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT CAREFULLY. YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACT AN ATTORNEY OR YOUR LOCAL LEGAL AID OFFICE TO OBTAIN ADVICE ON HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE. The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the tollfree helpline maintained by the New York State Department of Financial Services at 1-800-342-3736 or visit the Department’s website at www.dfs.ny.gov. FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services. B.N. 7166 4X 9/9,16,23,30

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Fall events at the Nassau County Museum of Art Main Galleries

July 30 – November 6, 2016 Feast for the Eyes Feast for the Eyes, guest curated by Franklin Hill Perrell, explores how food has always inspired artists. Drawn from a wide variety of media, the exhibition offers viewers eclectic portrayals of food, restaurants, cafés, shops, parties and table decorations. Included are luscious depictions of food by artists such as Ben Schonzeit and Wayne Thiebaud, Berenice Abbott’s photographs of food-related sights in New York; Judith Leiber’s fabulous jeweled evening bags in fruit and vegetable shapes; as well as Al Hirschfeld’s famed Broadway restaurant and celebrity drawings and humorous cartoons on food and eating by The New Yorker’s Roz Chast. Other major artists in the exhibition are William Merritt Chase, Andy Warhol, Audrey Flack, Henri Matisse, George Grosz, Claes Oldenberg, Roy Lichtenstein and Cindy Sherman, among others. Among the Long Island artists represented in Feast for the Eyes are Frank Olt, Susan Cushing, Richard Gachot, Bruce Lieberman, Christian White and Joe Szabo.

Contemporary Gallery

July 30 – November 6, 2016 Ben Schonzeit: Abstract Figuration Work by Ben Schonzeit, previously seen at the Museum in the exhibitions, Still Life: 1970s Photorealism and Garden Party, is featured in a solo exhibition that reveals an entirely different aspect of the career of this artist, who is a central figure in the American Photorealist movement. This is very different from the realist work seen in the concurrent Feast For The Eyes exhibition. The Contemporary Gallery exhibition showcases Schonzeit’s collage and sculptural work -abstract figurations of human forms or portraits that give new life to his materials. Work by Ben Schonzeit has been seen in solo and group exhibitions throughout the U.S. and Europe and is widely included in public collections. A native of Brooklyn, he now lives and works in SoHo.

Ongoing

Sculpture Park Approximately 40 works, many of them monumental in size, by renowned artists including Fernando Botero, Tom Otterness, George Rickey and Mark DiSuvero among others, are situated to interact with nature on the museum’s magnificent 145-acre property.

Walking Trails

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Gardens

From restored formal gardens of historic importance to quiet little nooks for dreaming away an afternoon, the museum’s 145 acre property features many lush examples of horticultural arts. Come view our expanded gardens and beautiful new path to the museum.

Film Screening

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2014, 53 minutes Screening Tues.-Fri.* 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m. Screening Saturday* 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m. Screening Sunday* 11 a.m. & 12 p.m. Apples, Pears, and Paint: How to Make a Still Life Painting This richly detailed film journeys through the epic history of still life painting, from the earliest existing mural paintings discovered at Pompeii to the cubist masterpieces by Picasso. Awash with rich imagery of fruits and flowers as well as humble domestic objects, this lively take on the story of still life encompasses the work of some of the genre’s greatest artists. Free with Museum admission; reservations not needed; first come, first seated. *with exceptions for special programs

Film Screening

Saturdays at 3 p.m.• July 30-November 5 2004, 58-minute film Monet’s Palate This charming film, a BBC production, walks the footsteps of Monet—his gardens, his art and his love of food and drink. Meryl Streep narrates this culinary tour through Monet’s beloved Normandy, the region that inspired the artist’s passion for art and for fine cuisine. See Monet’s famed gardens at Giverny and his beloved kitchen garden. Free with Museum admission, reservations not needed. First come, first seated. •with exceptions for special programs

For the Family

Sundays, 1-4 p.m. Family Tour at 1 p.m. Art Activities at 1:30 p.m. September 4, 11, 18 October 2, 9, 16, 23

Neiman Marcus Family Sundays at the Museum

Sponsored by Neiman Marcus Converse, collaborate and create at Neiman Marcus Family Sundays at the Museum. Be inspired by the works in the galleries, explore new art materials. Neiman Marcus Family Sundays at the Museum allow children and the adults in their lives to take time to reconnect while talking about and making art together. During the showing of Feast for the Eyes family art projects will draw inspiration from the exhibition’s many works showing food and feasting, restaurants and dining. New projects featured every week. Reservations not needed. Free with Museum admission. Note: not offered on September 25 or October 30. Please plan to attend our Super Family Specials on those days.

Exhibition Talks

Sundays, 3-4 p.m. Susan Cushing, September 18 Christian White, September 25 Frank Olt, October 9 Continued on page 23

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Friday, September 9, 2016

Levittown sixth-graders embark on a new beginning

In preparation for the 2016-2017 school year, Levittown sixth-grade students attended orientation assemblies at Jonas E. Salk and Wisdom Lane middle schools to assist the incoming students to become familiar with the school and its policies and procedures. Jonas Salk Middle School Principal John Zampaglione and Assistant Principal Patrick Mulligan advised the sixth-graders to be organized, work hard and ask questions. The school’s junior leaders also assisted the newcomers with opening their locks, many

for the first time, and locating their lockers and classrooms. At the end of the program, the students were taken on a tour of the building. Wisdom Lane sixth-graders attended orientation with their parents, who were greeted by Principal John Avena, Assistant Principal Craig Arvelo-Shaw and other members of the administration and faculty. They learned about a typical day schedule, classroom transitions, key policies and the parent portal. After the assembly, the students were invited to find their homerooms and to practice opening their lockers.

Incoming Jonas E. Salk Middle School students learned how to open their locks during the school’s annual sixth-grade orientation.

Wisdom Lane Middle School principal got acquainted with incoming students during the school’s annual sixth-grade orientation.

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Friends Sydney Cho and Katherine Chen entered middle school at Wisdom Lane.

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Salk Middle School peer leader Cameron Thompson helped incoming sixth-grader Michael Mennette with opening his lock during the school’s sixth-grade orientation.

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Richard Gachot, October 16 Bruce Lieberman, October 23 Artist in the Gallery Meet and greet some of the artists whose works are currently on view in Feast for the Eyes, take the opportunity to ask about their art, inspirations and artistic process. Appearing in this informal series are Susan Cushing, Christian White, Frank Olt, Richard Gachot and Bruce Lieberman. Free with Museum admission, reservations not needed. Consult front desk to learn which gallery to visit.

New Program

Tuesdays, 1-2 p.m. September 20, October 18 Sketching in the Galleries You don’t have to be able to draw to enjoy this program! This is not about the final result but rather about taking time to look closely at works of art to get a better understanding of how the artist created them. Led by Museum educators, this program encourages visitors to slow down as they engage in a variety of drawing assignments that focus on the artists’ use of line, proportion, texture and value. Paper, pencils will be provided (participants are welcome to bring their own sketch books). Each session is limited to 10 people per session. Admission is $5 (members), $15 (nonmembers) and includes Museum

admission. Register at nassaumuseum. org/events.

Outdoors at the Museum

Thursday, September 22 at 5:30 p.m. (rain date is September 29) Autumn Sculpture Stroll Laura Lynch, and Katie Hillman of the Museum’s Education Department, lead a walk through the Sculpture Park, one of the largest sculpture parks in the region. The Park includes large-scale installations, many in the Museum’s permanent collection, others are on loan from prestigious museums and galleries. The event is limited to 50 people. Meet on the front terrace of the Museum. Admission is $5; register at nassaumuseum.org/events.

Film / Book Signing

Saturday, September 24, 12:2:30 p.m. Monet’s Palate Cookbook: The Artist & His Kitchen Garden at Giverny Aileen Bordman, the creator and president of Monet’s Palate, an organization dedicated to exploring Monet’s world of art, gardens and fine cuisine, hosts a special screening of the film she wrote, Monet’s Palate. She will be signing copies of Monet’s Palate Cookbook: The Artist & His Kitchen Garden at Giverny which she coauthored with Derek Fell. The book brings Monet’s

kitchen garden back to life with 60 farmto-table recipes. Books will be available for sale in the Museum Store (signing only for books purchased at the Museum). Free with Museum admission, reservations not needed.

Outdoors at the Museum

Saturday, September 24, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, September 25, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Craft and Fine Art Festival Fun for the whole family as the American Concern for Art and Craftsmanship returns for its 19th annual art festival. Approximately 90 carefully-selected craftspeople will be displaying pottery, leather goods, jewelry, blown and stained glass, home furnishings, wearable art in silk and other natural fibers, paintings, sculpture, photography and more. The two-day festival features child-friendly entertainment with wholesome and popular foods at moderate prices. Admission is $9 for adults, children 12 and under are admitted free. On Saturday only, there is a $1 senior discount. Festival admission does not include Museum admission. Parking is free.

For the Family

Sunday, September 25, 1-4 p.m. Super Family Sunday A Taste for Art

Friday, September 9, 2016

Fall events at the Nassau County Museum of Art

New York City Children’s Theater Sunday, September 25, 1-4 p.m. Performances at 1:30-2:15 p.m. & 2:453:30 p.m. Come to the Museum for an afternoon of theatre and art inspired by Feast for the Eyes, an exhibition all about food and dining. Along with members of the New York City Children’s Theater company, enjoy participating in theater, movement and songwriting activities. Then collect your own artmaking ingredients to create largerthan-life sculptures and design an artwork using pizza boxes! Performances are at 1:30 p.m. and 2:45 p.m. (space is limited, come early!). Museum admission plus $10 per family materials fee, reservations not needed. Please note: This event is in place of Neiman Marcus Family Sundays.

Exhibition Lecture

Thursdays, 1-2 p.m. September 29, October 20 Brown Bag Lectures Riva Ettus Bring a sandwich and enjoy lunch with friends as Museum Docent Riva Ettus presents an informative talk on the artists and works currently on view in Feast for the Eyes. Afterward, join the 2 p.m. public exhibition tour. Free with museum admission. Reservations not needed; first come, first seated.

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