Bethpage Newsgram (1/12/18)

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Pictured at the donation box brimming with toys are fifth-graders (left to right) Dylan Koch, Collin Finn, Christopher Miller, and Anthony Porcasi holding donated games and toys.

Northside Elementary School students, families and staff recently participated in their annual “Toys for Children” holiday drive organized by John Theissen of the John Theissen Children’s Foundation and coordinated by the school PTA. More than 800 new toys and games were donated for distribution to children in local hospitals.

Toddler Arts

Photo courtesy of the Levittown Public Schools

In addition, a “Giving Tree” was placed in the school’s lobby, adorned with paper cutouts of snowman snow globes as ornaments.

Each ornament represented a donated gift.

Both the holiday drive and the Giving Tree were part of the students’ focus on generosity during the month of December.

& Crafts Program

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino announced today that the Town will offer a Toddler Arts & Crafts Program throughout this winter. This 6-week program will be held at the Town’s Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center Community Room, and is open to two, three, and four year old boys and girls. Registration begins January 25, from 9 am to 3:30 pm, at the Town’s Parks Department Recreation Office in Town Hall South, 977 Hicksville Rd, in Massapequa.

The Toddler Arts & Crafts Program is 6 weeks in duration, and residents who sign their toddler up for the program must choose

one class per week, per child. Classes will take place on Wednesdays at 10 am (two year olds only) or 11 am (three and four year olds) from February 21 through March 28. Classes will also take place on Thursdays at 10 am (two year olds only) or 11 am (three and four year olds) from February 22 through March 29. Each class is about 45 minutes to an hour long. The cost of the program is $20 per child. Space is limited and upon registration, the child’s birth certificate and a tax or utility bill will be required to validate age and proof of residency. For further information, please call (516) 797-4125, and hit prompt ‘4’.

Sears announces closing of Hicksville store in April

Sears has announced that it will close its Hicksville store on Broadway in April. The closure is part of a broader decision to reduce the number of retail locations by Sears throughout the country.

The owner of the Hicksville property, Seritage Growth Properties, has proposed a mixed use development that would include 596 units of apartment housing, retail and office space at the 26 acre site.

The Town of Oyster Bay has been considering various plans for redesigning downtown Hicksville, including housing and retail developments.

The next meeting of the Town of Oyster Bay’s Local Planning Committee is scheduled for Thursday, January 18th from 7 to 9 p.m. at the William P. Bennett Community Center, 28 W. Carl Street, Hicksville. The meeting is open to the public.

Town approves new Inspector General

The Town of Oyster Bay has approved the hiring of an Inspector General who will be charged with standardizing the Town’s procurement and contract administration, and monitoring compliance with state and federal laws.

The Inspector General will have the authority to review the records of all Town departments as he or she may deem to be for the best financial interest of the Town, of the accounts, financial methods and financial activities of each department, office or agency of the Town and report to the Supervisor and Town Board.

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino said, “To restore the public’s trust in government, the Town Board and I took swift action to install a new, independent Board of Ethics with real and meaningful oversight. We have instituted disclosure requirements for contractors, vendors and high level employees to prevent conflicts of interest and improprieties. A former Federal prosecutor was appointed to serve as Town Attorney and employees – as well as elected officials - have been mandated to attend an ethics training seminar.”

“Building upon these initiatives to restore ethics, honesty, integrity and transparency, the Town will hire an Inspector General to administer all aspects of the Town’s contracting processes,” he added.

P.R.I.D.E. shines at Summit Lane School

Second-grade students at Summit Lane Elementary School in Christine Pase’s and Michelle Matos’ class recently celebrated the start of the school’s new P.R.I.D.E. program by participating in stations that focused on the P.R.I.D.E. letters, which represent Patience, Respect, Integrity, Determination, and Excellence.

The school-wide P.R.I.D.E. program is a positive behavior incentive plan that gives each student an opportunity to earn P.R.I.D.E. prize coupons anytime during the school day that they are observed demonstrating positive character traits and P.R.I.D.E.

The second graders rotated to five different stations where they read teacher created stories focusing on each particular trait. They then completed “turn and talk” activities about the characteristic. As a culminating activity, each

student was assigned a “P.R.I.D.E.” letter and completed a writing activity about how they show that trait in their own life. They were engaged and excited move around the classroom to each station and were even more excited to earn their P.R.I.D.E. prize coupons.

The official school kickoff for the program was on Dec. 21, where students and staff wore matching orange P.R.I.D.E. shirts and spoke about the importance of the program and what it entails.

“The holiday season is a wonderful time to remember to treat others kindly, but with the help of this new program, Summit Lane students will continue practicing their P.R.I.D.E. character traits all year round,” said Pase.

Summit Lane Elementary School students in Christine Pase’s class showed their P.R.I.D.E. by participating in a station activity to reinforce positive behavioral traits.

Hicksville resident joins

New York Army National Guard

Major General Anthony P. German, the Adjutant General of New York, announces the recent service accomplishment of members of the New York Army National Guard in recognition of their initial commitment to serve community, state and nation.

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The newest Citizen Soldiers to complete Army basic combat training and advanced individual training were welcomed to their units during a New York Army National Guard battle handoff ceremony November 19, 2017.

Pfc. Brandon Rivera from Hicksville was formally welcomed into the Company D, 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry during a transition ceremony at the Lexington Avenue Armory in New York.

The ceremony marks their completion of the National Guard Recruit Sustainment Program, a preparatory training program that provides new

recruits with training, lessons and skills to excel at their initial military training.

The soldiers will now embark on their traditional National Guard service to state and nation as part-time Citizen Soldiers.

“The handoff ceremony marks the introduction of our new Soldiers to their unit and receiving new shoulder insignia, highlighting the start of their military service here in New York to serve state and nation,” German said.

“I congratulate these Soldiers for their initial accomplishments in training as their first milestone of a career as a Citizen Soldier.”

“Every Soldier or Airman in every unit across our state plays an important role in defending our homeland and serving our nation. We welcome these newest Citizen Soldiers as part of our New York National Guard family.”

Photo courtesy of the Levittown Public Schools

Eight students recognized for excellent character

Eight Division Avenue High School students were recently honored with the DRAGON Pride Award for being role models within Levittown and their school community. Recipients included freshmen Emily Antos and Philip Buhse,

sophomores Daniel Cisotto and Deanna Tomaselli, juniors Mikaela Domingo and Thomas Heslin, and seniors Paul Englander and Ashley Mamys.

The award, which stands for Dignity, Respect, Accountability, Generosity,

Open-mindedness, and Nobility, was given to the students for embodying these attributes in the first quarter of the school year.

The students were nominated by a member of the high school faculty and

were reviewed by a selection committee. Each student received a certificate for a job well done.

The BODY SHOP aT

Left to right: Principal John Coscia, Blue Dragon Award winners Philip Buhse, Daniel Cisotto, Paul Englander, Thomas Heslin, Deanna Tomaselli, Ashley Mamys, Emily Antos, Mikaela Domingo, guidance counselor Elizabeth Thompson, and Assistant Principal Terence Rusch.

Photo courtesy of the Levittown Public Schools

It was cold outside

BY BOB MORGAN, JR.

So that this column does not seem like a weekly chronicle of President Donald Trump and his enemies, I’m going to change up and lighten a little bit. In this connection, I haven’t read Michael Wolff’s controversial book about Mr. Trump, Fire and Fury (I am certainly not impressed by Mr. Wolff’s defense of the accuracy of his work, “if it rings true, it is true”). I also don’t think readers are quite ready for extended analysis of a 2020 presidential race between Mr. Trump and Oprah Winfrey.

So I will turn my attention to a subject that was of considerable interest in these parts for a number of days, the extreme cold weather. Hopefully, the great cold snap in this region has finally departed, following an extended stretch that lasted from just after Christmas, through a memorably frigid New Year’s Eve and then a full week of extended cold.

Even people like me who are usually pretty oblivious to weather conditions had a problem with the unrelenting cold. I spent three days of the freeze out of town, but even with this respite, this was a miserably nasty patch. I dug out old sweaters and scarves from the closet, but I still did not want to venture out for much. The only thing that was helpful in avoiding cabin fever was the NFL’s fine judgment in scheduling the opening round of the football playoffs last weekend, even making sure that most of the TV games were played in relatively warm weather sites.

Snaps like this, which seem only to occur every few years around here, do have the effect of making us understand that for all our technological progress, we are often at the mercy of nature.

Somewhat oddly, for all their unpleasantness, none of the recent cold days in this area were anywhere near the coldest days of my life, which occurred in, of all places, Nashville, Tennessee, on January 20-21, 1985. You may not think of Nashville as

a venue for Arctic-like temperatures (and indeed, typical January high temperatures in Nashville are around 48 degrees), but Music City, as it calls itself, is actually due south of Chicago. So, just about every year, icy Midwestern blasts come hurtling into town, producing below zero temperatures.

In any event, I was clerking for a federal judge in downtown Nashville that year after graduating law school at Vanderbilt, and for some reason I decided to go into work at the courthouse on Sunday, January 20, which also was the day of the Super Bowl that year. (It was also the day that President Ronald Reagan was formally sworn in as President for a second term.) I guess there must have been some matter before the court that the judge was eager to get some input from his clerks.

In any event, the air temperature hit 13 below zero that day. It didn’t seem that bad when I took the bus from my apartment to the courthouse, but, in addition to the frigid temperatures, as the afternoon progressed there were increasingly heavy wind and icy blasts of something that felt like sleet, so the wind chill must have been far colder than that. When I went back out, I can say I have never experienced anything like it, before or since. Buses were only running sporadically at that point, so I tried to get a cab home. The local cabbies more or less on their own changed the rules to allow ride sharing, so I remember jumping into a mercifully warm vehicle and being dropped off to a Super Bowl party. The next day was even colder (it hit minus 16), but at least the sleet subsided and it didn’t seem as miserable.

In any event, now that temperatures are back in the relatively balmy 30’s and 40’s we can look back at memories of the recent cold snap and other ones, without particularly wishing a recurrence anytime soon.

What’s Happening

January 12

Children ages 1 ½ through 5 years of age, with their caregivers, can join the “Family Fun Time” event at the Hicksville Public Library at 10 a.m. The series of three Friday classes begins today and runs through January 26.

January 15

“Scribble Art Animal Drawing”, for children in grades Kindergarten through 5th, will be held at 11:30 a.m. at the Hicksville Public Library. Please register in advance.

January 16

A computer class on “Surfing the Web” will be held at the Hicksville Public Library at 2:30 p.m.

Children ages 9 through 12 can join Tina Geller at a “Studio Art” class at the Hicksville Public Library at 7:15 p.m.

January 17

Literacy Nassau ESL will be held at the Hicksville Public Library at 5:45 p.m.

January 18

“File Management” computer class will be held at the Hicksville Public Library at 2:30 p.m.

Between 6 and 8:30 p.m., an “Intermediate / Advanced ESL” class will be held at the Hicksville Public Library.

January 22

A class in Meditation, led by Linda Cafiero, will be offered at the Hicksville Public Library at 7 p.m.

January 23

The Hicksville Public Library will hold a computer class in “Microsoft Excel” at 6 p.m. Advanced registration

is required.

A Studio Art class will be held, for children ages 9 through 12, today and on January 23 at 7:15 p.m. for those who have pre-registered.

January 24

Literacy Nassau will offer an ESL program at the Hicksville Public Library at 5:45 p.m.

January 25

“Creative Art”, a program for children ages 5 through 8, will be offered at the Hicksville Public Library at 4 p.m. There will be a second session to this program, held the same time on February 1.

At 6 p.m. at the Hicksville Public Library, a computer class in Microsoft Excel will be held.

January 27

“Jedi Training with David Engel” is a special program to be held at the Hicksville Public Library at 2 p.m. Panniken Moonjumper, a master of intergalactic fun, will be entertaining children and their families during this performance.

January 29

Literacy Nassau will be at the Hicksville Public Library to hold an ESL class at 5:45 p.m.

January 30

A Studio Art class will be held at the Hicksville Public Library at 5:45 p.m.

January 31

Literacy Nassau will be at the Hicksville Public Library to hold an ESL class at 5:45 p.m.

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by Meg Meyer

Buses replace trains between Hicksville and

Ronkonkoma

January 13–14, 20–21, 27–28

The construction of a second track related to the Long Island Rail Road’s Double Track Project will shut down LIRR train service between Hicksville and Ronkonkoma all day on the weekends of January 13–14, January 20–21 and January 27–28.

If you are traveling along the Ronkonkoma Branch on these weekends, please make note of the following:

• Westbound customers from Ronkonkoma will board buses departing up to 44 minutes earlier than normal train times in order to connect with trains at Hicksville.

• Eastbound customers will board buses at Hicksville for travel to Ronkonkoma and can expect 44 minutes of additional travel time.

Please plan ahead. Look for special weekend timetables dated January 13–14, January 20–21 and January 27–28, or visit mta.info/lirr for complete details and project updates.

Crazy for cray f ish at Abbey Lane School

Fifth-graders at Abbey Lane Elementary School participated in their annual crayfish races on Oct. 25 as a fun culminating activity to their invertebrates and crayfish unit.

Since the start of the school year, students studied, fed and observed live crayfish in their classrooms. They made observations about how crayfish breathe, see, and hear and studied their parts.

To end the unit on a positive note, classes assembled in the gymnasium where they were placed into teams for a bracket competition on how fast their crayfish could move. Each team sat by a bullseye on the floor, picked up their crayfish and placed it in the center. The winning crayfish was the first to get out of the circle.

The energy in the room ran high as several rounds took place. Students cheered on their crayfish to make it out of the center of the bullseye the fastest. Fifth-graders Grace Bertram, Ariel Fierro, Emre Onbasi, and Mayur Pande were ultimately named the 2017 champions.

Abbey Lane fifth-grader Alex Betista proudly showed off his team’s crayfish.

Fifth graders at Abbey Lane Elementary School cheered on their crayfish during their crayfish race on Oct. 25.

Left to right: 2017 crayfish race champions Emre Onbasi, Ariel Fierro, Grace Bertram, and Mayur Pande.

Photos courtesy of the Levittown School District

Town supports Toys for Tots

Thomas P. Hand (back row, left), Town Clerk James Altadonna Jr. (back row, right), and Receiver of Taxes James J. Stefanich (back row, center) were recently on hand to display toys that were collected at the Town of Oyster Bay’s town-wide Toys for Tots drive. Pictured with the town officials are Emma Rosasco, assistant to Councilwoman Rebecca M. Alesia (front row, left), Mary Diglio, assistant to Councilman Anthony D. Macagnone (front row, center), Major Chuck Kilbride (front row, second from left), and Staff Sgt. J.D. Quinton (front row, third from right), who gathered the toys for distribution. The United States Marine Corp’s (USMC) Toys for Tots Program’s ongoing mission is to help ensure that needy children in our area have a toy to bring them happiness this holiday season.

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino (front row, second from right), Councilman Joseph D. Muscarella (back row, second from right), Councilman Anthony D. Macagnone (back row second from left), Councilwoman Michele M. Johnson (front row, third from left), Councilman Louis B. Imbroto (front row, right), Councilman

Indoor Play & Learning at the Long Island Children’s Museum

It’s blustery and cold outside, but things are heating up at Long Island Children’s Museum in January. Visitors can enjoy musical performances in the LICM Theater, meet STEM professionals and learn about their jobs, create abstract art and explore the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Bonus Monday: LICM will be open on Monday, January 15.

Bundle-Up, Bears!

Tuesday, January 9 through Friday, January 12 from 2:30-4 p.m.

Tuesday, January 16 through Friday, January 19 from 2:30-4 p.m.

Hibernation is a survival instinct for many animals. Bears prepare their dens for winter and store their energy until spring. Stop by the Inner Lobby this month and create a cup and stick puppet of a cozy den to help your own little bear hibernate!

All ages. Free with museum admission.

stART (Story + Art)

Tuesday, January 9 and Thursday, January 11 from 11:30 a.m. - noon.

Tuesday, January 16 and Thursday, January 18 from 11:30 a.m. - noon.

Join us each week as we read childhood classics and introduce new favorites, followed by a take-home, book-inspired craft.

Ages: 3 to 5. Fee: $3 with museum admission ($2 LICM members).

Music and Movement

Wednesdays, January 10 and 17 from 11:30 a.m. – noon

Enjoy creative movement exercises and interactive sing-alongs that get little bodies moving to the rhythm.

Ages: 5 and under. Fee: $3 with muse-

um admission ($2 LICM members). Kids in the Kitchen

Fridays, January 12 and 19 from 11:30 a.m. – noon

Little chefs use real cooking tools (with some help from adults) as we make easy, yummy, kid-friendly snacks from start to finish. As they make their treat, kids gain experience measuring ingredients, following directions and building their vocabulary. January 12: Lasagna cupcakes

January 19: Cheesy spinach crescent rolls

Ages: 3-5. Fee: $5 with museum admission ($4 LICM members).

Green Teens: Surrounded by STEM

Saturday, January 13 and Sunday, January 14 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Put on your thinking cap and investigate the worlds of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math! Join the Green Teens in a weekend filled with hands-on activities and demonstrations by STEM professionals. This program is made possible with the support of National Grid (use logo).

Ages: 3 and up. Free with museum admission.

Happy as Clams –The Musical Music and Book by Lena Pennino Smith

Musical arrangements by Brian Smith

Sunday, January 14 at 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Saturday, January 20 at 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Join us for a live musical adventure set in Long Island’s Great South Bay. Meet Clammy the Clam who confesses she is not “happy as a clam,” and sets

Winner at LICM – The LICM Theater welcomes another GRAMMY winner to its stage when singer/songwriter Andrés visits on Monday, January 15.

out to find happiness by wishing on a star. Clammy and her best friend Grabby the fiddler crab, learn about creating friendships when they befriend a love-struck fluke, float with a jelly, and stumble upon a hungry sea star. Written by award-winning family performer/journalist and Long Islander Lena Pennino Smith, this STEAM-filled show gets everyone singing, dancing and clamoring for more (while sneaking in some local environmental science and geography).

Presented with permission of Songs By Lena

Ages: 3 and up. Fee: $9 with museum Admission ($7 LICM members), $13 theater only.

Dreaming with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Monday, January 15 at 11 a.m. 1 and 3 p.m.

Celebrate the incredible legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and learn about his life and teachings. Then take up your brushes to create a canvas painting to commemorate him, inspired by Dr. King’s visions for peace, love and unity.

Ages: 5 and up. Fee: $4 with museum admission ($3 LICM members).

LICM Theater presents 123 Andrés Monday, January 15 at 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Meet 2016 Latin GRAMMY-winning singer/songwriter 123 Andrés, whose music promotes learning and cultural connections. He inspires everyone to sing and dance while learning about geography, language and Latino culture. 123 Andrés has been seen at the Kennedy Center, Smithsonian Institution’s Discovery Theatre, Wolf Trap Children’s Theatre in the Woods, the National Theatre and World Café Live.

Ages: 3 and up. Fee: $9 with museum Admission ($7 LICM

members), $13 theater only. admission ($4 LICM members).

Still Life with Stuart: Abstract Artist Series

Saturday, January 20 at 1 & 3 p.m.

What do an egg beater, rubber glove, and electric fan have to do with art? Find out when we learn about Stuart Davis’ funky still lifes. Listen to jazz music as we create an abstract masterpiece of your own using a mixture of colorful materials! Join us as we discover how still lifes and abstraction can go together! This workshop is funded by The Willem de Kooning Foundation.

Ages: 3 and up. Fee: $4 with museum admission ($3 LICM members).

Messy Af ternoon

Saturday and Sunday, 3:30-5 p.m.

We’ll be up to our elbows in oobleck, clean mud, and slime … and we hope you’ll join us for the type of artistic activities that everyone loves, but not one likes to clean-up after. Except us! Ages: 18 months – 4 years. Free with museum admission.

About Long Island Children’s Museum

All activities are held at the Long Island Children’s Museum, 11 Davis Avenue, East Garden City. For the safety of our visitors, Adults are not permitted in the Museum without children; Museum visitors under 18 years of age must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

Museum Hours: Tuesday-Sunday from 10 am.-5 p.m. and most school holidays. Museum admission: $13 for adults and children over 1 year old, $12 seniors, FREE to museum members and children under 1 year old. Additional fees for theater and special programs may apply. For additional information, contact 516-224-5800.

Great South Bay Musical – “Happy as Clams,” a musical set in Long Island’s own Great South Bay returns for its final performances of the season at Long Island Children’s Museum.

GRAMMY

New York’s Olympic Regional Development Authority Makes Major Improvements at Whiteface, Gore, Belleayre Mountains

BY KAREN RUBIN

Believe it or not, New York State, with more than 50 ski areas, has more ski areas than any other state in the country and the biggest vertical ski drop east of the Mississippi; New York is the 4th in the number of skier visits, after Colorado, California and Vermont. The ski areas range from pleasant family-friendly nearby areas that are ideal to learn to ski or ride, to the two-time Olympic mountain, Whiteface.

The three ski areas owned and under the aegis of New York State’s Olympic Regional Development Agency (ORDA) - Whiteface,

Gore and Belleayre – are continuing to implement significant improvements and programs like SkiNY3 and Parallel from the Start programs, along with state-wideprograms like free skiing programs for 3rd and 4th graders, to entice new skiers.

The three ORDA areas have multi-lesson packages and lift tickets that allow the flexibility of using them on nonconsecutive days and at the different areas.

Already this season, major competitions have been held to decide who the athletes to

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Nestled in the Adirondacks, Gore Mountain offers expansive views of a real wilderness © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com

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represent the United States at the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, including five major international events at Whiteface – in bob sled and skeleton, figure skating, luge, freestyle aerial.

Whiteface Mountain, Lake Placid

Whiteface is New York State’s Olympic Mountain, with actual Olympic facilities all around Lake Placid that you can take part in, as well as special attractions that altogether make for a unique winter experience: skating on the Olympic Speedskating Oval, plunging down the Olympic Bobsled Track where you can try bobsled or skeleton (truly thrilling); touring the Ski Jumping Complex; Nordic skiing on the Olympic course, and testing your own mettle at the biathlon, a sport that combines cross-country skiing with riflery (lessons available), and visiting the Lake Placid Olympic Museum.

Whiteface offers the greatest vertical (3,430 ft. of any lift-serviced mountain in the Northeast, mile after mile of groomed cruising trails with 98% snowmaking coverage.

This is a serious mountain, with more expert terrain, more long, rolling groomers (including the longest single intermediate run in the Northeast,

the 2.1 mile-long Wilmington Trail).

Whiteface summit is a 4,867 ft.; Lookout Mountain tops at 4,000 ft.; Little Whiteface at 3,676 ft.. Whiteface offers the highest skiable terrain, The Slides, at 4,650 ft. elevation. In all, explore 288 skiable acres including 35 inbounds, offpiste double-black diamond wilderness terrain (“The Sliders”, conditions permitting) and 58 acres of tree skiing. There is terrain for everyone: 38% rated expert; 42% intermediate and 20% beginner. Among the lifts is an eightpassenger gondola and a high-speed detachable quad.

There have been extensive improvements on the mountain over the past three years.

There’s so much to do in and around Lake Placid (even a slide onto the lake once it freezes over), that it actually competes for time on the mountain, but richly fills the time after the lifts close down; an all-access Olympic Sites Passport is $35 (provides discounts on attractions and experiences): the Lake Placid Olympic Museum; speed skating oval, Olympic Jumping Complex, Snow Tubing, Bobsled and skeleton experiences, cross country skiing, biathalon.

Save up to 50% on lift tickets by purchasing in advance online at whiteface.com; Frequent skier cards,

valid at Whiteface, Gore and Belleayre give you the first day free, 50% off nonholiday weekday skiing, 25% off weekends and holidays and every 6th day free ($99 for ages 20+, $79 for students 13-19; $59 for ages 7-12).

There is no lodging on the mountain (it’s a wilderness area, after all), but many lovely inns, bnbs, hotels and resorts nearby, including the Whiteface Lodge Resort & Spa, Mirror Lake Inn Resort & Spa. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort, conveniently located in Lake Placid village, walking distance to everything, and accessible to a convenient shuttle bus to the mountain (www.golden-arrow.com).

Whiteface Lake Placid, 800-462-6236, 518-946-2223; Olympic Center, 518-5231655; vacation planning assistance at whitefacenewyork.com, lakeplacid.com, whiteface.com.

Gore Mountain

Gore Mountain is one of my favorite places to ski. Nestled in the Adirondacks, it offers expansive views of a real wilderness. You actually feel as if you were in the Rockies.

This season, guests will benefit from major renovations to three lodges.

At the base area there are two two large additions which will streamline the rental process and facilitate getting

back on the mountain.

Last season, Gore introduced Nordic skiing, turning its old tubing park into a cross-country ski area –– which will have snowmaking on 3.7 km of its 5 km trails. The new area was so successful last year (even opening by Thanksgiving) that Gore is hosting the NYS Nordic Championships. The Ski Bowl where the Nordic area is also has a half pipe, border skier cross and twilight skiing (til 9 pm)

Gore participates in the I Ski NY Free Passport for 3rd graders; also, kids under 19 ski free with an adult.

Gore Mountain is 30 miles away from Lake George and the magnificent grand, historic Sagamore Resort & Spa, Bolton Landing (www.thesagamore.com).

We loved our stay at the delightful Copperfield Inn in North Creek (www. copperfieldinn.com/), a truly charming village that is just outside the entrance to Gore Mountain, with lovely bistro restaurants and shops. A shuttle bus operates from North Creek and the surrounding properties to the mountain, as well as the train station.

Gore Mountain, 793 Peaceful Valley Road, North Creek, NY 12853, Snow Phone: 518-251-5026, info 518-251-2411, goremountain.com.

Belleayre Mountain

Belleayre, one of our favorite places for family skiing, especially learn-toski (not only for ease of access, but for the natural separation of the mountain and long beginner trails), boasts a new gondola this season (part of an $8 million investment in the mountain), the first one in the Catskills (third in New York State). The 60-car gondola whisks guests from the lower lodge to the summit, bottom to top in just 7 minutes.

A new trail was opened in conjunction with the new gondola: the Deer Run extension trail starts just to the right of Tomahawk Lift parking lot, crosses under the access road via a skier tunnel, and winds down to the lower area popping out just above Running Bear into Iroquois. The mid-section of Deer Run, just above the shale bank, is widened to create a more natural fall line, while on the upper sections, the natural rollers are filled in, creating less of a pitch for easier intermediate skiing from the summit.

The new “Catskill Thunder” gondola will operate year-round – and open up the mountain for mountain biking (now you have to hike up) as well as for wedding and party rentals at the summit. In the next five years, there are plans to open cross-country skiing on the summit’s plateau with snowmaking – which will make for a fairly unique experience.

Belleayre is bigger than people realize but what is especially wonderful about Belleayre, particularly for families, is the natural separation between the beginner area on the lower mountain, and the intermediate and advanced trails at the top. It’s snowmaking and grooming is highly rated. This year, beginner terrain has been doubled in area, and separates snowsports lessons from the general public. Also, gladed

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terrain is being expanded.

Belleayre is a very family-friendly, comfortable mountain, all the more popular because of its close proximity to New York City – just about 2 ½ hours away.

Belleayre offers a Learn to Ski package at $79 that includes a lift ticket for the lower mountain, rental, twohour lesson; a three-day package is $169 (it doesn’t have to be consecutive

Golden Arrow lodge at Lake Placid, ideally situated for skiing Whiteface. Many lodges are participating in I Ski NY ski & stay packages. © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com

days, you can split them up), and even take the lessons among the three ORDA mountains, Gore and Whiteface.

You can save up to 40% on the price of a lift ticket by purchasing in advance online.

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up to 50% on lift tickets.)

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Remembering the Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

BY CLAIRE LYNCH

Ever since 1986, when the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. became a federal holiday on the third Monday in January, schools have stopped, the federal government has stopped and our nation has come to a halt as we have paid homage to perhaps the greatest leader in the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s.

This year we celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King on January 15 and it is a good day to remember the man who during the 1950s and 1960s advocated equality and nonviolence.

He always knew and preached that if change was to come in America, it had to be through nonviolent means.

Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in Atlanta, Ga., on January 15, 1929. He went to Booker T. Washington High School. He skipped two grades in high school and started his college education at Morehouse College at the age of 15. (duckers.com)

After getting his degree in sociology from Morehouse at the age of 19, King got a divinity degree from Crozer Theological Seminary in Chester, Pa. He then got his doctoral degree in theology from Boston University.

King’s father was a preacher which inspired him to pursue the ministry. He had a younger brother and an older sister. In 1953 he married Coretta Scott. They had four children including Yolanda, Martin, Dexter and Bernice.

In his first major civil rights action, Martin Luther King, Jr. led the Montgomery Bus Boycott in Alabama. Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man. She was arrested and spent the night in jail.

King then helped to organize a boycott of the public transportation system in Montgomery. The boycott lasted for over a year and when it was over, segregation on the Montgomery buses came

to an end.

In 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. helped to organize the famous “March on Washington.” More than 250,000 peo-

ple attended this march in an effort to show the importance of civil rights

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Some Facts About King*

• At the Atlanta, Ga., premier of the movie “Gone with the Wind,” M. L. King, Jr. sang with his church choir.

• There are more than 730 streets in the U.S. named after Martin Luther King, Jr.

• One of his main influences was Mohandas Gandhi who taught people to protest in a non-violent manner.

• He was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

• The civil rights leader was born Michael King Jr. on January 15, 1929. In 1934, however, his father, a pastor at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, traveled to Germany and became inspired by the Protestant Reformation leader Martin Luther. As a result, King Sr. changed his own name as well as that of his 5-year-old son.

• Although King today is often remembered as being an amazing public speaker, he got a C in public speaking during his first year at the seminary. This likely isn’t because he was actually bad at public speaking at this point. His father noted that even before going to the seminary, King Jr. was one of the best public speakers he had seen. Whatever caused his professor to give him a C, by his final year King had straight As, was the valedictorian of his class and was the student body president.

• In 1983, U.S. President Ronald Reagan signed a bill that created a federal holiday to honor King. The holiday, first commemorated in 1986, is celebrated on the third Monday in January, which is close to and sometimes on the civil rights leader’s January 15 birthday.

*ducksters.com

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Turning 66 in 2018? Consider Filing for Benefits This Month

BY TOM MARGENAU

I write a column similar to this one every January. But I don’t mind plagiarizing myself because it contains a very important message for people planning to retire in 2018.

January is a critical month for the hundreds of thousands of potential Social Security beneficiaries who are reaching 66, their so-called full retirement age, in 2018. The important message: All of them should at least consider filing for their benefits this month, even though they may not be reaching their retirement age until later in the year.

Please note: This technique should not be employed by folks who plan to use the soon-to-disappear maximizing strategy called “file and restrict” (still available to people turning 66 in 2018) because that procedure requires you to wait until age 66 or later before filing for benefits. Also, if you want to delay filing for your own Social Security benefits until 70 to get a 32 percent delayed retirement bonus, then you also should forgo the procedure discussed in this column.

But if you are not interested in either of those strategies, and you plan to start your benefits at 66 in 2018, then, as I said, you may want to consider filing for benefits in January.

The reason for this early filing timeframe has to do with some quirky and complicated features of Social Security’s earnings penalty provisions. Those provisions generally keep seniors who are still working off of Social Security’s rolls until they reach that magic “full retirement age.”

The law essentially says if you are over 62 but under your full retirement age and are still working full time, you are not eligible for Social Security. Specifically, the rules require that the SSA deduct $1 from any retirement benefits you might be due for every $2 you earn over $17,040 in 2018.

However, the rules say that once you reach your full retirement age, you are due full Social Security benefits even if you are still working and no matter how much money you are making.

Let’s follow an example. Let’s say Ed was born in July 1952, which means he’ll reach his full retirement age of 66 in July 2018. And let’s further say Ed generally makes about $80,000 per year and he plans to continue working indefinitely. Based on the earnings penalty rules I briefly outlined above, Ed figures he must wait until July (his full retirement age) to begin collecting his Social Security benefits. As I said, at that magical point the earnings penalty rules no longer apply and he can get his Social Security. And prior to that, he’s making way more than the $17,040 income threshold.

But here is why Ed should check into applying for Social Security in January. Congress set up a more lenient earnings threshold for the year you reach your full retirement age. Specifically, it says you can earn up to $45,360 between January and the month you reach your full retirement age and still get Social Security benefits. And even if you earn more than $45,360, you lose only $1 from your benefits for every $3 you exceed that threshold.

Ed is going to make $40,000 between January and June (i.e., before he reaches the magic age of 66). And that’s under the $45,360 threshold for 2018, which means Ed is due benefits beginning in January. He does NOT have to wait until July to apply for his Social Security checks.

There is a bit of a catch. By starting his benefits in January, Ed will be accepting a slightly reduced amount. (Benefits are reduced roughly one-half of one percent for each month they are taken before full retirement age.)

If Ed’s Social Security benefit at full retirement age is $2,000 per month, let’s look at his options.

Ed’s first option is to wait until July (his full retirement age) to start his Social Security benefits. He’ll get $2,000 per month for six months or $12,000 for the year 2018.

Ed’s second option is to file for Social Security in January. Starting his benefits slightly early, his monthly rate is reduced to $1,940. That comes out to $23,280 in total benefits for the year 2018. The downside to option two is his ongoing monthly benefit rate will be $1,940, $60 less than what he would have been getting in option one. But because he’d be getting about $11,000 less in total 2018 benefits in option one, it would take Ed a long time to make up that loss with his extra $60 per month in ongoing benefits. If I were Ed, I’d choose the second option.

Even if Ed was going to make more than the $45,360 income threshold between January and June, he only loses one dollar in Social Security benefits for each three dollars he exceeds that amount. So he probably still comes out ahead by filing in January.

Here is a quick example using that scenario. Let’s say Ed will make $50,000 between January and June. That’s $4,640 over the $45,360 limit. And one third of that excess, or about $1,546 must be deducted from his 2018 benefits. But he would still get $21,734 in benefits for the year. That’s still way better than the $12,000 he would be due by waiting until July to file for his Social Security.

I know these rules are complicated and the math in the examples above might be difficult to follow. But my overall message is easy to follow: If you’re reaching age 66 in 2018, talk to a Social Security representative some-

time this month to find out if it’s to your advantage to file for those benefits in January.

If you have a Social Security question,

Tom Margenau has the answer. Contact him at thomas.margenau@comcast.net. COPYRIGHT 2018 CREATORS.COM

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legislation.

Some of the issues the march hoped to accomplish included an end to segregation in public schools, protection from police abuse and to pass laws that would prevent discrimination in employment.

It was at this march in Washington, D.C., where King stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and gave his “I Have a Dream” speech. In that speech he said lots of great things but two quotes in particular come to mind. They are:

“I say to you today, my friends, that in

spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment, I still have a dream.”

And: “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.”

This speech has become one of the most famous speeches in history. The March on Washington was a great success. The Civil Rights Act was passed a year later in 1964.

Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tenn. While standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel, talking to friends in the parking lot below, King was shot by

Robert F. Kennedy Spoke

About MLK’s Message

The day Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, Robert F. Kennedy was campaigning for the presidency in Indianapolis, Indiana. Kennedy made this speech in remembrance of Dr. King’s tireless efforts. Just two months later, Robert Kennedy was killed by an assassin in Los Angeles.

“I have bad news for you, for all of our fellow citizens, and people who love peace all over the world, and that is that Martin Luther King was shot and killed tonight.

Martin Luther King dedicated his life to love and to justice for his fellow human beings, and he died because of that effort.

In this difficult day, in this difficult time for the United States, it is perhaps well to ask what kind of a nation we are and what direction we want to move in. For those of you who are black - considering the evidence there evidently is that there were white people who were responsible - you can be filled with bitterness, with hatred, and a desire for revenge. We can move in that direction as a country, in great polarization - black people amongst black, white people amongst white, filled with hatred toward one another.

Or we can make an effort, as Martin Luther King did, to understand and to comprehend, and to replace that violence, that stain of bloodshed that has spread across our land, with an effort to understand with compassion and love.

For those of you who are black and are tempted to be filled with hatred and distrust at the injustice of such an act, against all white people, I can only say that I feel in my own heart the same kind of feeling. I had a member of my family killed, but he was killed by a white man. But we have to make an effort in the United States, we have to make an effort to understand, to go beyond these rather difficult times …

What we need in the United States is not division; what we need in the United States is not hatred; what we need in the United States is not violence or lawlessness; but love and wisdom, and compassion toward one another, and a feeling of justice toward those who still suffer within our country, whether they be white or they be black.

So I shall ask you tonight to return home, to say a prayer for the family of Martin Luther King, that’s true, but more importantly to say a prayer for our own country, which all of us love - a prayer for understanding and that compassion of which I spoke.

We can do well in this country. We will have difficult times; we’ve had difficult times in the past; we will have difficult times in the future. It is not the end of violence; it is not the end of lawlessness; it is not the end of disorder.

But the vast majority of white people and the vast majority of black people in this country want to live together, want to improve the quality of our life, and want justice for all human beings who abide in our land.

Let us dedicate to ourselves to what the Greeks wrote so many years ago: to tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world.

Let us dedicate ourselves to that, and say a prayer for our country and for our people.”

James Earl Ray.

The civil rights leader was in Memphis to support a sanitation workers’ strike and was on his way to dinner when a bullet struck him. King was pronounced dead after his arrival at a Memphis hospital. He was 39 years old.

King is considered to be one of the great orators of modern times and his speeches inspire many people to this day.

Coretta Scott King died in 2006 and Yolanda Denise King, the oldest child, died in 2007. The three surviving King children have each taken up a part of their father’s message and mission.

Bernice Albertine King, the youngest, became a minister. Martin Luther King III has been a social activist. Dexter Scott King, who looks the most like his father and served as the family spokesman after his mother’s death, has stepped back from public life.

A few years ago Martin Luther King III said about his mission and his famous father: “If I woke up every day attempting to be my father, I would fail miserably. I think he was anointed. He was chosen by God, and there are few men or women in our world that will be chosen by God to make the kind of impact that he made.” (washingtonpost. com, 8/24/11)

M. L. King III added, “I try to focus on the blessing of having been in this kind of a family. This is the only life I’ve ever known.”

MLK, Jr.’s three surviving children are in possession of their father’s 1964 Nobel Peace Prize medal (he was the youngest person at the time to be awarded that prize at the age of 35) and a Bible their father traveled with that was later used by U.S. President Barack Obama during his second inauguration.

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INVITED ESTATE SALES BY TRACY JORDAN

Tuesday, January 16 10:00 a.m.

3 Printer Court

Huntington Station, NY 11746

Mid century furniture, collectibles, dining room and bedroom furniture, books, records, bamboo style furniture.....Visit www.invitedsales.com for pictures and details !

INVITED ESTATE SALES BY TRACY JORDAN

Wednesday, January 17 9:30 a.m.

21 Highland Avenue Glenwood Landing, NY 11547 Packed basement and house, mid century pieces, tools, furniture, shed, books, records, decorative items.....Visit www. invitedsales.com for pictures and details !

PETS

PET SERVICES

A GARDEN CITY ANIMAL LOVER doesn’t want to leave your precious pooch or fantastic feline alone all day. I’m reliable, dependable and will walk and feed your pet while you work or travel. Please call Cheryl at 516-971-3242

PETS

PET SERVICES

DO YOU HATE KENNELS? OR STRANGERS IN YOUR HOUSE?

HOME AWAY FROM HOME will care for your dog in my Garden City home while you are away.

Dog walking also available. Pet CPR & first Aid Certified. Numerous referrals and references. Limited availability. Book early!

Annmarie 516-775-4256

K9 Monk, LLC

Full Service Pet Care

Professional Dog Grooming Boarding, Training, Healing Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) Meridian Tapping Integrated Energy Therapy (IET) Angelic Healing Acutonics Tuning Forks Sound Therapy

Aromatherapy

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to Wheels For Wishes, benefitting Make-a-Wish. We offer free towing and your donation is 100% tax deductible. Call 631-317-2014 Today!

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SERVICES

SNOW REMOVAL

Residential & Commercial

APARTMENT FOR RENT

RENTALS

Jr. Three Rooms. 1 Bed. Freshly painted.

$1,400

Three Rooms. 1 Bed. EIK. March 15, $2,600

Five rooms. 2 Bed, 2 Baths, FDR, Wood Floors, Parking.

$3,000

Garden City Properties (516)746-1563 / (516)313-8504

ROSLYN-GREENVALE:

1 bedroom apartment, living room, new EIK, high ceiling, near Wheatley Plaza shops, LIRR, asking $1,775 includes heat, hot water. Contact owner 516-285-2100

OFFICE SPACE

GARDEN CITY

1565 FRANKLIN AVE

Large Windowed Offices in newly built professional suite. Conference room, reception, copier, pantry included. Ample parking available. Call 516-248-3048

Free Estimates

Fully licensed & insured

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BOCESKI

Lou 516-850-4886

TAX & ACCOUNTING: Winnie Malone, CPA, MBA. Smart Allied Accounting & Tax Services. Individual & Business Taxes, Tax Problems Resolved, Financial Statements, YearRound Accounting, Bookkeeping & Payroll. 516-626-0711

www.smartallied.com, winnie@smartallied.com

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

AMBIANCE

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

*Handyman & Remodeling

*Kitchen Installations

*Furniture Assembly

*Finish Carpentry

*Minor Electrical & Plumbing

25year GC Resident

Lic & Ins H18E2170000

Call BOB 516-741-2154

LAMPS FIXED $65

In home service. Handy Howard. 646-996-7628

MASONRY

All types of stonework

Pavers, Retaining Walls, Belgium Block Patios, Foundations, Seal coating, Concrete and Asphalt driveways, Sidewalks, Steps.

Free Estimates

Fully Licensed & Insured

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CONDO/CO-OP FOR SALE

GARDEN CITY

Large One Bedroom Condo in the heart of downtown Garden City. This 875 sq ft Condo boasts newly finished Hardwood Floors, Dining Room, brand new Bathroom & Kitchen with d/w. Low maintenance & taxes.

By owner no broker. $579,000 Call: 646-499-1684 For additional info visit:

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Boceski Masonry

Louie 516-850-4886

SKY CLEAR WINDOW and Restorations Inc. Window Restorations, Outdated Hardware, skylights, Andersen Sashes, new storm windows, wood windows, chain/rope repairs, falling windows, fogged panes, mechanical repairs, wood repairs, restorations, all brands. Call Mr. Fagan, 32 years experience. 631-385-7975 www.skyclearwindow.com

SERVICES

PAINTING & PAPERHANGING

INTERIOR & EXTERIOR PAINTING

Plastering, Taping, Sheetrock

Skim Cutting, Old Wood Refinish, Staining, Wallpaper Removal & Hanging, Paint Removal, Power Washing, Wood Replacement

JOHN MIGLIACCIO

Licensed & Insured #80422100000

Call John anytime: 516-901-9398 (Cell) 516-483-3669 (Office)

PAINTING PAINTING PAINTING: Interior/Exterior. Fall Specials! Call Steve cell 972998-8573

PARTY HELP

LADIES & GENTLEMEN

RELAX & ENJOY

Your Next Party! Catering and Experienced Professional Services for Assisting with Preparation, Serving and Clean Up Before, During and After Your Party Bartenders Available. Call Kate at 516-248-1545

TUTORING

MATH, PHYSICS, SAT/ACT

TUTOR, adjunct professor Calculus I,II, Algebra, trig, AP & Pre-Calc, IB, NYS Certified, highly experienced. Raj 516-7871026

MATH, SAT, ACT TUTOR:

Algebra, Geometry, Algebra 2 plus Trig, Pre-Calc, AP Calculus. Norm 625-3314

ENGLISH, ACT, SAT TUTOR: 25+ year experience Critical Reading, Writing, Grammar, Essays. Lynne 625-3314

SERVICES INSTRUCTION

PIANO LESSONS

By Ira Baslow. Experience the joy of playing the piano. Private lessons in your home, free no-obligation piano lesson, all levels, all styles, all ages. Beginners a specialty. 516-312-1054 www.iwantmypianolessons. com

CLEANING

HOUSE CLEANER

Excellent service with great references. Own transportation. Please call Mirian at 516-6426624

HOUSE CLEANING SERVICES

Hard working and reliable person to clean your home weekly or bi-weekly. Experienced, references available. Call Alba 516-353-2422

STRONG ARM CLEANING:

Residential and commercial cleaning specialist, post construction clean ups, shipping and waxing floors, move ins and move outs. Free estimates. Bonded and insured. 516-5381125 www.strongarmcleaningny.com

SERVICES

A & J MOVING & STORAGE: Established 1971. Long Island and New York State specialists. Residential, Commercial, Piano & Organ experts. Boxes available. Free estimates. www. ajmoving.com 516-741-2657 114 Jericho Tpk, Mineola NYDOT# 10405

SERVICES

APPLIANCE REPAIR

Insinkerator

Garbage Disposals, Instant Hot Water Dispensers & Filtration Systems only. Marty’s Appliance Repair Call 516-532-0385

COLLEGE ARTS ADMISSIONS: College Counseling in the Visual and Performing Arts. Dance, Musical Theatre & Drama. Film, Instrumental & Vocal Music. Audio Recording & Production. Theatre Technology & Production. Visual & Graphic Arts. Resume, Essays, Repertoire Lists. Michele Zimmerman. 516-353-6255 CollegeArtsAdmissions@gmail.com www.CollegeArtsAdmissions. com

COMPLETE JUNK REMOVAL/DEMOLITION SERVICE:

Strong Arm Contracting Inc. We haul anything and everything. Entire contents of home or office. We clean it up and take it away. Residential/Commercial. Bonded/Insured. Free estimates. 516-538-1125

OLD VILLAGE TREE SERVICE: Owner operated since 1989. 24 hour emergency service. Licensed / insured. Free estimates, member LI Arborist Assoc. Please call 516-466-9220

Catch of the Day fundraiser

This year marks the 15th anniversary of Last Hope’s Fix a Feral Program which started in 2003 and has provided the public with financial assistance to spay and neuter feral cats in their Long Island neighborhoods. To date, Last Hope has subsidized the spay and neuter of more than 20,000 feral cats.

Please join Last Hope Sunday, January 28th for a fun afternoon to support the much needed program at our “Catch of the Day” fundraiser luncheon The event will also feature a basket raffles with a feral cat trapping theme and 50/50 raffle. Sponsorships of cat spay/neuters are also available.

The luncheon will be held at Popei’s, 760 Grand Boulevard, Deer Park, from 1 PM – 5PM. Luncheon is $55 per person (seated is limited) which includes salad, appetizer, entree, dessert, coffee/tea, soda.

Payment by PayPal on the Last Hope website, or by check to: Last Hope, PO Box 7025, Wantagh, NY 11793. For more information, please call 631-445-2326.

To learn about Last Hope Animal Rescue, about adopting one of our cats or dogs at our Wantagh Adoption Center, 3300 Beltagh Avenue, or to use PayPal for the luncheon, visit www.lasthopeanimalrescue.org.

Advertising Sales Executive Blank Slate Media

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Join the Last Hope cat rescue and adoption team!

Volunteer orientations are held at our Wantagh adoption center the second Sunday of each month at 3:00 PM.

Reservations not needed, but please fill out and fax a volunteer application in advance to 516-765-9181. You can download the application from our website: http://lasthopeanimalrescue.org. Click on “How to Help”, then “Become a Volunteer!”. Our adoption center is located at 3300 Beltagh Avenue in Wantagh. We look forward to having you on our team.

Blank Slate Media, a fast-growing chain of 6 award-winning weekly newspapers and website, is looking for an energetic, service-oriented professional with good communications skills to sell display, web and email advertising.

Earn up to $60,000 in the first-year representing the 6 Blank Slate Media publications and website as well the 5 publications and 1 website owned by Blank Slate’s sales partner, Litmor Publications.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and service-oriented sales professional with good communication skills.

Requirements: Minimum of 2 years outside sales experience. Newspaper sales experience a plus. Must have your own car.

• Opportunity to sell both print and online programs

• A collegial, supportive sales team

• Award-winning editorial coverage

• Aseparate newspaper for each community allowing advertisers to target their markets, and you to provide the most cost-effective way to advertise

• Represent media that produce superior response for clients Compensation

• Salary plus commission • Health insurance

• Paid vacation, sick days & holiday

To apply, e-mail your resume and cover letter to sblank@theislandnow.com or call Steve at 516-307-1045 x201 for more information.

Friday, January 12,

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU

Index No. 605838/2017

Date Filed: 6/20/2017

SUMMONS

L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Plaintiff, -againstDOUGLAS VALLEY, OSCAR

ALFRED VALLEY and DOUGLAS VALLEY, OSCAR

ALFRED VALLEY and HELEN VALLEY, if they be living, if they be dead, their respective heirs-at-law, next of kin, distributes, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors and all persons having or claiming under, by or through DOUGLAS VALLEY, OSCAR ALFRED VALLEY and HELEN VALLEY, if they be dead, whether by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, including any right, title or interest in and to the real property described in the complaint herein, all of who and whose names and places of residence are unknown to the plaintiff, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER, “JOHN DOE “ through “JOHN DOE #12”, the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants.

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action, to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with the summons, to serve notice of appearance, on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the date of service (or within thirty (30) days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York), and in case of failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint.

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursu-

ant to an Order of the Hon. Julianne Capetola, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, dated December 6, 2017 and filed with the complaint and other papers in the Nassau County Clerk’s Office. THE OBJECT OF THE ACTION is to foreclose a tax lien and to recover the amount of the tax lien and all of the interest, penalties, additions and expenses thereon to premises k/a District 17, Section 11, Block 331, Lot 36.

Plaintiff designates Nassau County as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the subject property.

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 tax lien holder 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 case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property.

Sending a payment to the tax lien holder will not stop this foreclosure action.

YOU MUST RESPOND BY

SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (TAX LIEN HOLDER) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT.

Dated: June 19, 2017

LEVY & LEVY

Attorneys for Plaintiff 12 Tulip Drive Great Neck, NY 10021 (516)487-6655

BY: JOSHUA LEVY, ESQ. 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

LEGAL NOTICES

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 toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Department of Financial Services at 1-800-3423736 or visit the Department’s website at www.dfs.ny.gov. Rights and Obligations YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO LEAVE YOUR HOME AT THIS TIME. You have the right to stay in your home during the foreclosure process. You are not required to leave your home unless and until your property is sold at auction pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale. Regardless of whether you choose to remain in your home, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR PROPERTY and pay property taxes in accordance with state and local law. 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.

MIT 5604 4X 12/22,29,01/05,12

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT

NASSAU COUNTY

U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF9 Master Participation Trust, Plaintiff against Ellen Levine, et al Defendants Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein Such & Crane, LLP 1400 Old Country Road, Suite C103, Westbury, NY 11590 Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale Entered July 5, 2017 I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder

at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York, 11501 on January 23, 2018 at 11:30 AM. Premises known as 6 North Thumberland Road, a/k/a 6 Northumberland Road, Jericho, NY 11753. Sec 12 Block 520 Lot 3. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Hicksville in the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $567,836.92 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 000202/13.

John Della Ratta, Esq., Referee VERNY687 MIT 5605 4X 12/22,29,01/05,12

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF FORMATION of KZ Capital, LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/27/2017. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY designated agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to principal business address: 16 Byron Place, Hicksville, NY 11801. Purpose: any lawful act.

MIT 5608

6X 12/29,01/05,12,19,26,02/02

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU

CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC., Plaintiff, AGAINST BON KWANG KU AKA BON KU, et al. Defendant(s) Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered October 11, 2017

I the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the CCP (Calendar Control Part Courtroom) in the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on January 30, 2018 at 11:30 AM premises known as 131 ROXTON RD, PLAINVIEW, NY 11803

All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York. Section 12, Block 452 and Lot 15 Approximate amount of judgment $453,629.14 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment. Index #15-004502 If the sale is set aside for any

reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Nicole A. Palumbo, Esq., Referee, Aldridge Pite, LLP - Attorneys for Plaintiff – 40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747 MIT 5609

4X 12/29,01/05,12,19

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. SHAO HO TAN, et al, Defts. Index #604675/2017. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale dated Dec. 12, 2017, I will sell at public auction at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Dr., Mineola, NY on Feb. 6, 2018 at 11:30 a.m. prem. k/a School District 17, Section 45, Block 493, Lot 16. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. JANIS M. NOTO, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Dr., Great Neck, NY. #93767

MIT 5610

4X 01/05,12,19,26

SUPREME COURT –COUNTY OF NASSAU WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS TRUSTEE OF UPLAND MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST A, Plaintiff against HONG FU, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on October 25, 2017. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. on the 6th day of February, 2018 at 11:30 a.m. premises described as follows: All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in or near Hicksville, in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York.

Said premises known as 92 14th Street, Hicksville, N.Y. 11801. (Section: 11, Block: 399, Lot: 67). Approximate amount of lien $ 544,881.26 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.

Index No. 236-09. Arthur I.

LEGAL NOTICES

Shaw, Esq., Referee. McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C.

Attorney(s) for Plaintiff

145 Huguenot Street - Suite 210 New Rochelle, New York 10801 (914) 636-8900 MIT 5611

4X 01/05,12,19,26

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, EMIGRANT MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC., Plaintiff, vs. ALLEN ANDERSEN, SUE ANN ANDERSEN, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on December 19, 2017, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the CCP (Calendar Control Part Courtroom) in the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on February 13, 2018 at 11:30 a.m., premises known as 9 Frances Lane, Hicksville, NY. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 12, Block 326 and Lot 24. Approximate amount of judgment is $548,304.12 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 14106/09.

Luigi Devito, Esq., Referee Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Ste. 590, Elmsford, NY 10523, Attorneys for Plaintiff MIT 5612

01/12,19,26,02/02

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY

HSBC Bank USA, N.A., Plaintiff against Joseph A. Winsky, et al Defendants

Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein Such & Crane, LLP 1400 Old Country Road, Suite C103, Westbury, NY 11590 Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale Entered May 19, 2017 I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York, 11501 on January 30, 2018 at 11:30 AM. Premises known as 20 Marlon Avenue, Bethpage, NY 11714. Sec 49 Block 212 Lot 10. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improve-

ments thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Bethpage in the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $257,763.59 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 001976/15.

Mark Ricciardi, Esq., Referee VERN821 BN 7271

4X 12/29,01/05,12,19

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. MARGAUX INTERNATIONAL, INC., et al, Defts. Index #17-000424. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale dated Dec. 6, 2017, I will sell at public auction on Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at 11:30 a.m. in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Dr., Mineola, NY prem. k/a District 26, Section 46, Block 487, Lot 14. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. CRAIG A. SIRLIN, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. For Pltf., 12 Tulip Dr., Great Neck, NY. #93765 BN 7272

4X 01/05,12,19,26

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY

Federal National Mortgage Association, Plaintiff against Min Yeong Yun, et al Defendants

Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein Such & Crane, LLP 1400 Old Country Road, Suite C103, Westbury, NY 11590 Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale Entered October 18, 2016 I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York, 11501 on February 6, 2018 at 11:30 AM. Premises known as 39 Jackson Avenue, Bethpage, NY 11714. Sec 46 Block 108 Lot 711-713. All that tract or parcel of land, situate and being at Central Park, unincorporated area in the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $379,715.12 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 011842/12.

Ernest Bartol, Esq., Referee VERNY700 BN 7273

01/05,12,19,26

Nor thside students get mov ing

Northside Elementary School students recently participated in the world of iGame4, a fitness program that uses active video games to improve endurance, flexibility, balance and the overall health of children.

During the course of a week, students throughout the school took part in the program during their physical

education class periods. The students rotated through various active video game stations in the gymnasium where they followed the game on the screen. Through a combination of movements, the students played along with their peers and accomplished challenges.

Photos courtesy of the Levittown Public Schools

Northside Elementary School students rotated through game stations while participating in iGame4.

First-graders Justin Frisa, Matthew DiBella, Richard Martin III, and Francesco Blumhagen participated in the iGame4 program together during physical education class.

THE POLICE BLOTTER

Incidents that have occurred recently in the local area include:

A bicycle was stolen from a driveway on West Nicholai Street in Hicksville between 4:45 p.m. on December 17 and 9:25 a.m. the following day.

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A 21-year-old woman from Elmont was arrested at 3:54 p.m. on December 21 and charged with Shoplifting from Target in Westbury.

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At the Long Island Railroad station in Bethpage, a vehicle’s windows were broken and a North face vest was stolen at 5 p.m. on December 21.

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On December 21, between 6 and 10 p.m., assorted personal property was stolen from a vehicle at Applebee’s in Westbury.

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A 33-year-old man from Uniondale was arrested and was charged with Driving While Intoxicated at 11:05 p.m. on December 21 at the intersection of Greenwich Street and Martin Avenue in Hempstead.

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A 26-year-old man from North Baldwin was arrested on December 22 at 12:46 a.m. on Weir Street in Hempstead. He was charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana.

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Assorted tools were stolen from a garage on Surrey Lane in Levittown between 4 p.m. on December 22 and 8 a.m. the next morning.

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On Old Country Road in Westbury, a 49-year-old man from Westbury was arrested on Old Country Road in that town and was charged with Driving While Intoxicated at 12:40 a.m. on December 23.

n At the corner of West Greenwich Avenue and Nassau Road in Roosevelt, a 43-year-old man from Hempstead was arrested on December 23 at 12:50 a.m. He was charged with Driving While Intoxicated.

n A 24-year-old woman from Hicksville was arrested and was charged with Driving While Intoxicated on Prospect Avenue in Westbury at 1:20 a.m. on December 23.

n Driving While Intoxicated was the charge brought against a 47-year-old woman at 3:50 a.m. on December 23 when she was arrested on Conti Square Boulevard and Hempstead Turnpike in East Meadow.

n Sometime between 9 p.m. on December 23 and 7 a.m. the next morning, a victim’s vehicle was damaged while parked on Carol Rod in East Meadow.

n A 33-year-old man from the Bronx was arrested and was charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana at 9:45 p.m. on December 23. The arrest occurred on Merchants Concourse and Transverse Drive in Westbury.

n On December 24, between 6 and 9:20 p.m., unknown subjects shattered the front windshield of a vehicle that was parked on 1st Avenue in New Cassel.

n At Walgreens on Surrey Lane in Westbury, a 57-year-old man from Far Rockaway was arrested at 4:40 p.m. on December 27. He was charged with Shoplifting.

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by Kate and Meg Meyer

Summit Lane celebrates kickof f of unity prog ram

Students and staff at Summit Lane Elementary School recently donned matching orange t-shirts to officially kicked off their Unity and P.R.I.D.E. program. The program, which stands for Patience, Respect, Integrity, Determination and Excellence, allows students to focus on these positive attributes throughout the school year in a fun and engaging way.

Members of the district’s central administration were present for the celebration where Principal Keith Squillacioti welcomed everyone and discussed what the Unity and P.R.I.D.E. Program is.

“At Summit Lane our Unity Program is a continuation of the P.R.I.D.E. Program we’ve had here and our ‘Get a

Voice Program’,” he said. “With this Unity Program, we’re making Summit Lane orange.”

Following the welcome, a video about the program was shown by teacher Jennifer O’Brien. The video featured student liaisons and student council members who showcased the meaning of the program in a news station format. They conducted interviews with staff members about how students can represent P.R.I.D.E. each and every day.

To show the school’s appreciation for the support of the district’s central administration, student council representatives presented Assistant Superintendent of Business and Finance William Pastore, Assistant

Superintendent of Human Resources

Debbie Rifkin, Assistant Superintendent of Instruction Todd Winch and Assistant Superintendent of Pupil Services Dr. Donald Sturz with orange unity t-shirts as a thank you.

In addition, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Tonie McDonald received a special shadowbox with the orange t-shirt inside. Enclosed was a P.R.I.D.E. coupon, photos of students and the words “Summit Lane has P.R.I.D.E. and We Are Proud.”

With the help of student council members, students and staff were educated on how the reward system works within the program. Students will have the opportunity to earn P.R.I.D.E. Prize Coupons anytime during the school day

for demonstrating good character and P.R.I.D.E. Every two weeks each student will have the opportunity to cash in their coupons for a reward including assorted prizes from the P.R.I.D.E. Prize Center or an experience such as being named teacher’s helper for the day. Staff members will implement the program characteristics into their instructional lessons and each Friday, students and staff members will be encouraged to wear their orange t-shirt to symbolize the school’s unity. At the conclusion of the kickoff, the students and staff recited the school’s pledge of kindness as a promise to show their excellent character.

Photos courtesy of the Levittown Public Schools

Fourth-grader Camren Fassett presented Assistant Superintendent of Pupil Services Dr. Donald Sturz with a unity t-shirt as a thank you.

Left to right: Fifth-grader Danny Lang and his fourth-grade sister Victoria Lang proudly display what it means to show P.R.I.D.E.

Summit Lane student council members showed off some of the prizes.

Back row, left to right: Assistant Superintendent of Pupil Services Dr. Donald Sturz, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Tonie McDonald, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Debbie Rifkin, Assistant Superintendent of Instruction Todd Winch, and Principal Keith Squillacioti with students during the Unity and P.R.I.D.E. Program kickoff.

Fourth-graders proudly wore their orange unity t-shirts.

A celebration of Div ision’s high achievers

Forty Division Avenue High School students from the Class of 2018 were honored during the school’s annual Blue and Silver Luncheon on Nov. 30. (Not pictured: Sonia Inderjit)

Division Avenue High School’s Class of 2018 top achievers attended the school’s annual Blue and Silver Luncheon on Nov. 30 to celebrate their hard work and dedication throughout their high school careers. The seniors were joined by members of the board of education, Superintendent of Schools Tonie McDonald, Central Office administrators, as well as Division Avenue High School administration and guidance counselors.

Prior to a delicious meal, each table was challenged to a friendly icebreaker competition to see who could guess the names of the 20 colleges that students

are applying to from a photo slideshow. The two winning tables won admission tickets to the school’s upcoming Spirit Night.

Following the activity, the seniors heard praises from Principal John Coscia and Dr. McDonald on their remarkable high school careers.

“They will move on from Division Avenue High School in June to attend the best colleges and universities that this country has to offer and will continue to make a profound impact on the world around them,” said Coscia. “I am proud to have watched them grow from ninth grade all the way through their

senior year and they have become the finest students at Division Avenue High School.”

Each student shared a PowerPoint slide that they created and revealed the colleges they have applied to, their intended majors, most memorable moments in high school and what they will miss most upon graduating.

The district congratulates the following top students: Laiba Ahmed, Bhargava Arunachalam, Heather Bonsignore, Alexandra Cannava, Gloria Chang, Dylan Chase, Khushi Desai, Caroline Doglio, Brandon Hagen, Dylan Harrigan, Jason Holt, Michelle

Huynh, Eileen Hyland, Sonia Inderjit, Cielo Jimenez, Sean Kennedy, Ruchika Khindri, Joy Kim, Elizabeth Lai, Sarah Mack, Vicky Marinakos, Charles Mauro, Alexa McCall, Erin McCall, Joseph Migliorino, Natalie Mojica, Michael Mulqueen, Amrita Parmar, James Rasmussen, Alicia Renda, Daniel Russo, Sara Schonmann, Alisha Sharma, Kelsey Skillman, Jack Stanley, Brianna Sullivan, Isabella Tamburello, Ryan Thompson, Matthew Trentacosta, and Jacqueline Vargas.

Free children’s shows planned for local libraries

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and Councilman Joseph Muscarella announce that the Town’s Children’s Magical Music & More program will kick off the 2018 season this January at local libraries throughout the Town.

“The Town’s Children’s Magical Music & More program provides free entertainment to families and children around the Town of Oyster Bay, and has proven to be an extremely popular monthly event throughout the

year for parents who are looking for free family fun and entertainment,” said Supervisor Saladino. “This year’s slate kicks off in January, and features some truly exciting programming in the upcoming months.”

This year’s scheduled performances include:

• Jedi Training Academy on Saturday, January 27, 2018 at 2:00 pm at the Hicksville Public Library

• The National Circus Project on Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 2:30 pm

at the Locust Valley Library

• The Jester Jim Show on Sunday, February 18, 2018 at 3:00 pm at the Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library

• Rolie Polie Guacamole on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at 2:00 pm at the Bethpage Public Library

• Ballet Long Island presents Peter & the Wolf on Saturday, March 10, 2018 at 2:00 pm at the Hicksville Public Library

• Grins and Grins: Catchy Comedy on Saturday, March 24, 2018 at 2:30 pm at the Locust Valley Public Library

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• Ernie Sites the Singing Cowboy on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at 2:00 pm at the Bethpage Public Library

The Children’s Magical Music & More series is sponsored by the Cultural and Performing Arts (CAPA) Division of the Town of Oyster Bay’s Department of Community & Youth Services. For further information, please call (516) 797-7900 or visit www.oysterbaytown. com.

Photo courtesy of the Levittown School District