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Students from The Division Avenue Show People presented a sneak peek of their production “Thoroughly Modern Millie” during a recent Levittown School Board meeting. See page 17.

Armed Forces Appreciation Day

The Town veterans and active United States military personnel are invited to the Town of Oyster Bay’s Armed Forces Appreciation Day Celebration slated for Friday, May 17, from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm at Syosset-Woodbury Community Park, located at 7800 Jericho Turnpike in Woodbury.

“The Town of Oyster Bay is committed to serving veterans and ensuring they have access to important benefits in which they are entitled to,” said Supervisor Saladino. “This is an important

way of thanking our brave hometown heroes for protecting the freedoms we enjoy each and every day as Americans.”

President Harry S. Truman established Armed Forces Appreciation Day in 1950 as a day to pay special tribute to the men and women of the United States Armed Forces.  This single holiday provides an opportunity for citizens to come together and thank our military members for their patriotic service in support of our country.  The Town’s celebration

includes a patriotic musical salute to our hometown heroes, including a special performance by the “American Bombshells,” and a free barbeque.

To accommodate as many hometown heroes as possible, veterans and active military personnel are invited to bring one guest.  There is no charge to attend and a rain date is scheduled for Friday, May 24.  To RSVP, please call the Town of Oyster Bay at (516) 7974121.

Long time Hicksville bakery damaged by fire

BY GARY SIMEONE

It was a sad day on Sunday, April 28th as a long-standing Hicksville business was severely damaged by fire. Francesco’s Bakery, which has been in the community for over thirty years, suffered structural damage to its roof, interior and exterior.

“Everything was destroyed. Nothing was salvageable,” said Francesco Guerrieri, the bakery’s owner. “It’s heartbreaking. We’ll do what we have to do.”

Guerrieri said he was alerted to the fire from one of his workers, who texted him a picture of the building going up in flames.

“I just thank God that my nighttime Baker was not inside at the time.” said Guerrieri. “Things could have been a lot worse if someone was injured or had lost their life.”

100 firefighters from nine different departments were called to the scene around 11:30 pm on Sunday night. “The cause of the fire is listed as undetermined but not suspicious,” said Michael Uttaro, the Nassau County assistant fire chief.

Guerrieri said that all of the bakery’s operations have moved to its North Massapequa location as a result of the fire. “A lot of my workers have been with me for twenty-five, thirty years. We are all coming together and staying strong and will pull through this.”

He said that the workers put together 90 wedding cakes that were set to go out and that everything is in good shape.

As far as rebuilding, Guerrieri said that he hopes the business will be up and running in its original location in 6-8 months. In the meantime, he and his staff are looking for a temporary rental in the Hicksville area, so he can hold onto his local customer base.

Antonio Guerrieri, the son of Francesco, said that it was heartbreaking to see his family’s business burned to the ground in a matter of hours.

“It’s heartbreaking to see 33 years of work gone in three hours,” said Antonio. “But Francesco’s will be back. We will rebuild and be better than ever.”

Donate now to parish garage sale

St. Ignatius Loyola Parish will be hosting a garage sale on July 20 and 21 and July 27 and 28.

Save the dates… and your treasures!

If you are clearing out now and have items to donate, we will be collecting at the Old School train side parking lot on the following dates and times: May 13 from 1 pm — 4 pm; May 31 from 4 pm — 7 pm; June 15 from 10 am — 1 pm; and June 21 from

2 pm — 5 pm

Acceptable items include: furniture, household items, collectables, jewelry and accessories (e.g. handbags, scarves), bric-a-brac, toys and baby items, tools, electronics, garden items, books, only unused clothing with store tags, etc. Sorry, no used clothing or shoes.

For more information, please call Barbara @ 516-935-5576 or Karen @ 516-937-5527

Trained golden retriever provides a comforting influence

BY GARY SIMEONE

There is a new member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Hicksville. He is about three feet tall, full of hair and his tail wags when he sees parishioners during the Saturday mass. His name is Abraham, a golden retriever from the K9 Comfort Dog Ministry, who was given to the church as part of the Lutheran Church Charities organization.

“ Abraham is a fourteen-month-old golden retriever who was given to us in early April as part of a bridge to help people," said Donna Haines, a council member at the church and the animal ’ s primary caregiver. "He is one of 130 comfort dogs to be placed in churches across the country, and the first comfort dog in New York. ”

The Lutheran Church Charities started the comfort dog program in 2008 as a national human-care

ministry embracing the unique, calming nature and skills of Golden Retrievers.

“ These golden retrievers are trained to provide comfort and be petted, ” said Haines. “ It is a proven scientific fact that petting a dog can bring a person ’ s stress level and heart rate down. ”

Abraham has a busy work schedule, going on an array of visitations to nursing homes, senior centers, Veteran Associations and specialized schools for children. During his visits, he always wears his service dog vest to let people know he is there in a working capacity.

He makes regular visits at the Alzheimer's Association in Westbury and just recently spent time with a group of kids at the Mill neck Manor School for the Deaf in Mill Neck. He also has “ classroom appointments, ” where he goes to Holy Trinity school next door to let the kids pet him and read books to him.

“ He ’ s been in training since he was eight weeks old so he knows about 30 different commands, ” said Haines. “ He usually spends about two hours at a location before he starts to lose his attention span, which is common with puppies. On his visits, he will always have one of fourteen handlers there with him. ”

Current pastor of the church John Hopkins was instrumental in bringing Abraham to the church, filling out the necessary paperwork and application process. He also set up the interview process that enabled Trinity Lutheran to be a front-runner for a service dog.

“ If the church is going to get a dog, they must use it for outreach ministry, ” said Pastor Hopkins. “ That ’ s the main focus of the dog, to get outside the walls of the church and go out and help people who are in need of comfort. ”

Abraham, a golden retriever from the K9 Comfort Dog Ministry

Hicksville Memorial Day Parade planned

On Monday, May 27, the United Veterans of Hicksville will be holding its annual Memorial Day Parade and ceremonies.  The United Veterans of Hicksville is comprised of the American Legion, Jewish War Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Nassau County Chapter 82 of the Vietnam Veterans of America, and the British War Veterans of America.  This year’s parade is being hosted by the Nassau County Chapter 82 of the Vietnam Veterans of America under the direction of President Steve Bonom.  This year’s grand marshall will be Hicksville Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3211 Commander William Walden.

The parade will step off, once again, at 9:00 am from the old Sears parking lot, behind the auto center building.  It will turn left and head south along Broadway (rte. 107) to Old Country Road.  At Old Country Road, it will turn

west until it reaches Jerusalem Avenue.  At Jerusalem Avenue it will turn south and proceed to 4th Street where it will end by the Hicksville Middle School.  At approximately 10:30 am, the Memorial Day Ceremonies will take place at the Middle School’s Veterans Memorial Park.

Invitations to community and veteran organizations that have participated in previous parades have been sent out.  Any other Hicksville organizations that would like to participate in the parade are asked to contact VVA President Steve Bonom at bonomsupp@optonline. net or 1st Vice President Rich Guevara at rguevara1945@gmail.com.

The United Veterans of Hicksville look forward to another successful parade and ceremony.  They would also like to thank Seritage Growth Properties for allowing the parade to assemble in the old Sears parking lot.

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Nassau County Police arrested a Farmingdale man for burglary on Sunday, May 5 after a business owner allegedly observed him inside her business on surveillance cameras at 3 am.

According to detectives, the owner of Glamorous Events Planners, located at 250 West Old Country Road, Hicksville, was notified by her business partner, who was monitoring live surveillance footage from her home, that an unknown person was inside their store without permission. The victim, who also had access to the surveillance from her home, logged on and allegedly observed a white male, wearing a black sweater, black pants, a white mask and gloves walking throughout the store. The victim notified police, who responded and say they found the defendant, Edward McGuire, 23, of Farmingdale, standing in the rear of the store. After a police investigation, police arrested McGuire for burglary.

According to police,  McGuire was also responsible for a burglary and an attempted burglary that occurred earlier the same night at two other businesses in the area.

Edward McGuire is charged with two counts of Burglary 3rd degree, one count of Attempted Burglary, and Possession of Burglar’s Tools.

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MacArthur baseball coach hits 500th victory

MacArthur High School baseball coach

Steve Costello earned his 500th career victory during the team’s game against Valley Stream Central High School.

Photo courtesy of the Levittown Public Schools

Steve Costello, Levittown Public Schools’ director of social studies and world languages, is not only a talented administrator, but also a stand-out coach on the baseball field. Mr. Costello, who is currently in his 27th year as General Douglas MacArthur High School’s varsity baseball coach, received his 500th career win during the team’s game against Valley Stream Central High School on April 29.

As a valuable member of the district for the past 30 years, he started out playing baseball as a student at Levittown Memorial High School. Serving as a coach has allowed Mr. Costello to build relationships with his players over the years, one of his favorite parts about the role.

“The coach-player relationship is a very strong bond and many of my former players have also gone into teaching and coaching,” he said. “Reaching this milestone gave me a chance to reflect on the many wonderful people who influenced my coaching career and most importantly, the outstanding young men who really won these games on the field and how much I owe to their commitment.”

Summer Youth Ice Hockey Program

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino today announced that registration for the Town’s 2019 Summer Youth Ice Hockey Program and House League will take place on Monday, May 13 (6:00 pm to 9 pm), Thursday, May 16 (6:00 pm to 9 pm), Sunday, May 19 (8:30 am to 12:30 pm) and Monday, May 20 (6:00 pm to 9 pm) at the Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center, located at 1001 Stewart Avenue in Bethpage.

“The Town of Oyster Bay’s Youth Ice Hockey Program is one of the best games around, and features many respected coaches dedicated to teaching this outstanding sport to the many boys and girls enrolled in the program,” Supervisor Saladino said. “Children who attend the Town’s pro-

gram get the unique opportunity to hone their skating and hockey skills as part of a program that has earned recognition by the National Hockey League for its high level of quality. So come down and register early to make sure your child has a spot in our nationally renowned program.”

Individuals interested in registering for the 2019 Summer Youth Ice Hockey Program must bring a copy of their birth certificate, proof of Town of Oyster Bay residency (tax or utility bill) as well as payment.  Check, money order, MasterCard or Visa will be accepted.  All registrants must bring these items, even if they have participated in the past.  A parent or legal guardian must be present at registration.

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Vocabulary Parade at Summit Lane brings words to life

Summit Lane Elementary School students and staff from the Levittown Public Schools recently held the school’s first Vocabulary Parade outside the school building. Coordinated by Summit Lane’s reading teachers, the special event allowed students to get creative with costumes while learning the definition of various words.

Leading up to the parade, all the classes received a list of vocabulary

words. The students were asked to define a word from the list, use it in a sentence and create a costume at home that fit their designated word. Family members were invited to the parade and gathered around the track outside the school as students walked, wearing homemade T-shirts, cardboard signs, creative hats and more to showcase their words.

Photos courtesy of the Levittown Public Schools

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Lane Elementary School students and staff walked the track during the school’s first Vocabulary Parade.

Attention students!

Summit Lane Elementary School celebrated their Vocabulary Parade.

Left to right: Teachers Sheri Cammarata, Debra Tommasulo, Barbara Dougherty and Robyn Genovese led the Vocabulary Parade at Summit Lane Elementary School.

Summit Lane students wore creative costumes with their vocabulary word on it.

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students Paige Muterspaw (left) and Samantha Castora (right) were greeted by the school’s mascot during the parade.

Students walked with their classes during the Vocabulary Parade.

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Levittown Kiwanis Terrif ic Kids Summer fun at the Boys and Girls Club

Hempstead Town Councilman Dennis Dunne attended the Levittown Kiwanis Terrific Kids Ceremony on April 11, 2019 at Stokes Elementary School in Levittown. Councilman Dunne was joined by Levittown Kiwanis members Eleanor Walsh, Donna Ryan and Michael Pappas; Island Trees Superintendent Dr. Charles Murphy; Stokes Elementary School Principal Allison Ackerman; and Terrific Kids Tallula Sherman, Julian Carias, Violet McFarland, Hannah Hernandez, Isabella Puglisi, Bella Lin, Deshon Morris, Ella Pearson, Merlo Reyes, Amulya Bhandare, Ada Zappavigna, Wareesha Kabir and Jose Santos Alas.

Make it an unforgettable summer at the Boys & Girls Club of Oyster Bay –East Norwich. The Club’s new and exciting 8-week summer day camp offers more flexible scheduling options and helpful ways to save including a reduced fee schedule, membership perks, renewal rate discounts and sibling discounts. The Club also offers an array of scheduling options to include full day, half day, morning or afternoon programs and the opportunity to enroll day by day or week by week. Children and teens can have fun all summer long in a safe, welcoming, air-conditioned facility, open rain or shine, offering multiple game rooms, an art room, computer lab, a kitchen, a gymnasium and an outdoor area.

Campers will be divided into grade-specific sub groups to include mini campers, ages 3 years old and toilet trained to 5 years old and not yet in kindergarten, Monday–Friday, 9 am to 12 noon. The full-day options are offered for grades K–7, Monday–Friday, 9 am to 3 pm. Extended

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With a vast abundance of programs and options to choose from, every family can find something that fits their summer budget and youth’s interest, and the new flexible scheduling makes it easier. So open the door and come take a tour of the Boys & Girls Club of Oyster Bay-East Norwich.

Registration material and more detailed information regarding the programs are available at the Club’s website, www.bgcoben.org, or may be picked up at the Club, located at One Pine Hollow Road, Oyster Bay. Campers will be placed in our programs on a first come, first served basis, based on availability. So don’t delay, spots are filing up fast.

For more information, please contact the Boys & Girls Club at 516-922-9285, find us them Facebook or follow them on Instagram.

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“Car Show Long Island”

This premiere car show will take place on Sunday, May 19 from 11 am to 4 pm at TOBAY Beach.  The event was previously scheduled for April 28, but cancelled due to rain.  Car Show Long Island’s 2019 Spring Classic will feature hundreds of automobiles, trucks, military vehicles, and emergency service vehicles.  A live concert performed by The Mystic will take place during the day, followed by trophy presentations.  The event is free for spectators.

Supervisor Saladino stated, “Whether you’re a proud classic car owner or you want to see the best cars in the region, the Car Show Long Island is the place to be!

This free family-fun event is a perfect way to spend the day, all with the beautiful backdrop of TOBAY Beach. Spectators can check out cool cars, vendors, exhibits and enjoy live music while surrounded by Long Island’s most classic, muscle, antique and exotic cars.”

Trophies will be awarded in ten categories, including best-of-the-best, and children will have a say when deeming which rides are their favorites in the Kids’ Choice Award. Car Show Long Island’s 2019 Spring

Classic is made possible through our presenting sponsors:  Bethpage Federal Credit Union, MSG Network, and Trinity Solar.  Additional sponsors include:  PSEG-LI, Zorn’s of Bethpage, Movin’ On Sounds, Parts Authority, Nassau Financial Federal Credit Union, Zabbia Insurance Agency, Hagerty, Insurance, Paul’s Rods and Restos, RPM Raceway, Turf Tek USA, Modell’s Sporting Goods, MotorMouth Radio, 7-Eleven and WBAB 102.3.

Enthusiasts and spectators can also grab a bite to eat from one of the many food trucks participating in Car Show Long Island’s 2019 Spring Classic.

Car owners can pre-register their vehicles at www.carshowli.com for $15 per car or register the day of for $25 per car. The rain date for the event is May 19, 2019.  The event is free to spectators, who are asked to bring two cans of food to donate to Island Harvest, the largest hunger relief organization on Long Island.  For more information or to become a sponsor of the event, call (516) 797-4121 or e-mail carshowli@oysterbay-ny.gov.

New café welcomed to Plainview

Nassau County Legislator Arnold W. Drucker (D - Plainview) welcomed Vitality Bowls to the Plainview business community during a ribbon cutting and grand-opening celebration on Thursday, March 28. The fast-casual superfood café features a menu including açai bowls, smoothies, fresh juices, soups, salads and panini. Vitality Bowls began in California in 2011 and has since expanded nationwide. “Plainview’s diverse business community gained yet another unique component when Vitality Bowls opened its doors. I wish our newest neighbors good luck and great success in this new venture,” Legislator Drucker said.

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Bikers Against Heroin Awareness Day Event

The Town of Oyster Bay is partnering with Drug Free Long Island, Bikers Against Heroin and Nassau County to host a Health and Awareness Day event on Saturday, May 11 from 12 pm – 3 pm at TOBAY Beach. Prior to the Health and Awareness Day event official start, motorcyclists are invited to join Bikers Against Heroin and ride to TOBAY Beach from SyossetWoodbury Community Park.

Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino stated, “It is so important that we gather at events like this to strengthen awareness, advocacy and empowerment in our local communities in the fight to transform Long Island into a drug free environment. I am proud to partner with Drug Free LI and Bikers Against Heroin for this amazing

event, and encourage residents to come down to TOBAY beach for a day of informative fun for parents and children alike!”

Motorcyclists are invited to gather at 12:00 pm at Syosset-Woodbury Community Park, from where they will ride down Route 135 and Ocean Parkway, ending at TOBAY Beach for the event official kickoff at 1 pm. The Health and Awareness Day event will feature 20+ vendors, kids’ games, food, and information tables on the importance of public awareness, education, empowerment and advocacy to promote safe and healthy communities throughout Long Island.

For more information, please call Drug Free Long Island at (516) 203-7486 or email info@drugfreeli.org.

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Hicksville NJHS promotes literacy with generosity

Members of the Hicksville Middle School NJHS with adviser Sara Smith as they sort and box books they collected for donation to the Book Fairies organization, a nonprofit that distributes books to those less fortunate. Photo courtesy of the Hicksville School District

Once again, the Hicksville Middle School National Junior Honor Society is promoting reading through its charitable efforts. The NJHS recently organized a book drive to benefit the Book Fairies, a Freeport-based nonprofit organization that collects books for all age groups to distribute to students, families and individuals in need throughout the tristate area.

This year, Hicksville Middle School collected 18 boxes of gently-used books for donation. NJHS students, along with their adviser Sara Smith, recently sorted and boxed these books for delivery to the Book Fairies.

“Book Fairies is a very worthwhile organization, and I am grateful to the entire middle school community for reaching into their home libraries and sending in books to share with those who may not be in a position to purchase books of their own,” said Hicksville Middle School Principal Mara Jorisch. “I commend Ms. Smith and the NJHS for organizing this drive, year after year, and spreading the joy of reading beyond Hicksville.”

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Setting Out on 8-Day Self-Guided BikeTour from Venice Bound for Croatia

BY KAREN RUBIN & ERIC LEIBERMAN TRAVEL FEATURES SYNDICATE

We hadn’t biked far from the Hotel Alexander on the mainland of Venice in Mestre on the first morning of a week-long self-guided bike tour that would take us some 300 miles following the seacoast to Porec, Croatia, before I imagined: had I done this by myself as I had originally planned, I would have been found weeks later wandering in a wilderness. I was so grateful that my son could come along – his tech prowess (and insistence on

getting an app of our route) made all the difference, not to mention his companionship.

Each morning, he would unfurl the day’s Stage map and have his smart phone tucked into the plastic case on the handlebars. Once underway (after a delightful breakfast in the pre-arranged inns), I would be trying in vain to follow the cue sheets and do mathematical gymnastics with the kilometers, and was so consumed with these and watching for Eric ahead, and being enrapt by the scenery and taking photos, that I

Setting Out on 8-Day Self-Guided BikeTour from Venice Bound for Croatia

Picturesque Caorle, Day 2 of our eightday biketour from Venice to Croatia © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear. com

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would miss the mark the tour operator left on sign posts for each turn.

“It’s simple,” Eric says. If you don’t see a mark, you go straight.” But what if you have missed the mark that told you to turn? You could find yourself kilometers ahead before you even have a clue you missed the turn and have no idea where to go back. At one point, Eric installs the hang-out app on my phone so he can find me on his map and I can see where he is, that comes in really handy when I miss a turn altogether in the middle of Trieste. Typically, though, even though he rides faster and is ahead, he waits for me at key turns.

But all of it becomes part of the adventure – the excitement of doing, not just seeing, of becoming immersed in a place or not knowing what will beyond the next turn. And having no window between you and what is around you. Biking lets you travel at a pace to really see things, and yet cover a reasonable distance, and most importantly, gives you the ability and freedom to simply stop and look around.

The day before we set out from Venice for the first stage ride, Anthony, the guide from FunActive, the local tour operator that Biketours.com selected to coordinate the tour, had come to the hotel in the afternoon to deliver and fit our rental bikes, the vouchers and maps and sit with us for an orientation reviewing each day’s trip. He arrived specially, as we requested, shortly after Eric arrived by plane, and we rushed him through so we could have the afternoon and evening in Venice. Anthony

sat patiently with us in the hotel’s lounge trying to review the route for each of the six days of riding (he would have to repeat the entire thing for the four other self-guided cyclists later that afternoon). He reviewed the particularities of the route – the recommended “options” for sightseeing and the route “variants”. He tried to give us a sense of the road, and the highlights. I took notes but we rushed him and I think we missed a few things.

Each day has alternatives of a shorter, easier ride (usually with some ferry or train) and the longer one. But one day stands out in Eric’s mind in particular when he is determined to take “the hinterland” route.

Stage 1: Venice mainland/Mestre – Jesolo/Caorle (22 or 50 miles/35 or 80 km)

I thought the thunder storm that hit during the night would mean fair weather for our first day’s ride, Venice to Jesolo, a distance of 51 km (30 miles, though there is an option to take a shorter ride, 22 miles). No luck. It is raining when we leave and surprisingly cold - about 20 degrees cooler from the day before. We set out anyway because the rain is part of our adventure, after all.

I had thought we would mainly be riding on roads with traffic but am surprised and relieved that most of our ride for the next few days are along bikeways – often paved but sometimes gravel or pebbles, but nonetheless a bikeway – or else some country roads with very little traffic. And for the next few days, our ride is flat, taking us through farm-

land and along the coast.

This first day of cycling is designed by FunActive to be easy (and would be but for the rain and head wind). Our destination is Jesolo, a seaside beach town. Many of the days offer options to cut off some of the biking (or the climbing or the traffic) by taking a ferry from the lagoon in Venice to Punta Sabbioni, which would have cut the day’s ride to 22 miles). We opt to take the “hinterland” route, cycling along the river Sile, 30 miles to Jesolo, passing the ruins of Torre Caligo, a tower from the Middle Ages which is situated near the canal “Caligo.”

FunActive has given us excellent background material – a guidebook in fact (I wish I had paid more attention to it before we set out) that includes background on the landscape, history and culture of the regions we travel through, plus recommendations for attractions and restaurants in each place, along with local maps. The route map, broken up into each day’s Stage, is well marked with places to stop for food, photos, attractions.

We ride through countryside – farms and villages – we can even see the snowcapped mountain peaks of the Dolomites in the distance.

This first day is really an orientation to learn “the rules of the road” – for me, figuring out how to correlate the cue sheets and look for the trail markings. At first, I am very disoriented, but Eric manages to get us to our destination.

Jesolo is utterly charming seaside beach resort that attracts local families and despite its proximity to Venice,

doesn’t seem to have attracted any foreign tourists at all (another delight of a bike tour, that brings you into local places well off the beaten tourist track).

I am amazed how fine the sand is. The weather has cleared but it is rather cold and there is a red flag on the lifeguard stand, so no one is in the water this late in the afternoon. We enjoy walking along the beach, sticking our feet in the water, and taking in all the color.

The town has a ferris wheel, amusement park, water park, go karts, arcade, lovely shops and restaurants, is loaded with surreys and bikes, and in the evening, closes the street to cars altogether. What we notice is there are few (if any) bars. This is really a family place. We love our hotel, the Marco Polo which is right on the main street, a block off the beach. The scenes evoke flashbacks to my own childhood, when our family would take trips in February to Atlantic City, normally a beach resort, and enjoy the boardwalk.

There are a plethora of restaurants – many are full and one in particular, Atmosphera, has people (including many families), lining up in the street. Lucky for us, they have a table for two. This place is a revelation – and we can soon see why it is probably the most popular restaurant in Jesolo –it has a sensational menu (pages and pages of pizza offerings, meat and fish

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selections), wonderfully prepared with fresh, flavorful ingredients in open kitchens, large portions beautifully presented and modest prices.

Our hotel, the Marco Polo, is most charming, and right on the main street which at night is closed to cars.

Stage 2: Jesolo/Caorle to Concordia Sagittaria/Portogruaro (19 or 31 miles).

Today’s ride, 31 miles from Jesolo to Concordia Sagittaria/Portogruaro, is easy, cycling along the coast and it’s sunny! which dramatically adds to my sunny mood and puts metal to my pedal. We ride through scenic farmland and countryside. We take a slight detour into Caorle, which the FunActive guide, Anthony, has heartily recommended we do, and this proves one of the pure gems of the tour.

As we enter the town, the colorful buildings around a plaza makes me think of Sausalito over the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco, or, then again, of Seaside, Florida, that idyllic village in the “Truman Show,” and as soon as we make the turn into the Old District, with the warm sun streaming down, I think what a fantastic movie set this would make. It seems that all the property owners by choice or decree paint their buildings before each season, according to a certain gorgeous palette of colors.

The colors are stirring, surreal almost, especially because of the narrow alleys and the angles. A riot of color. Think Nanny McPhee. I can’t get enough of it- the scenes make my heart race, especially the narrow, angled alleys. As we walk, each new vista is like a new painting.

We discover Carole in layers – first wandering through the streets. Eric has zoned in on a restaurant for lunch. We eat outside but this clever place, inside, actually has a model train set that delivers your food to the table.

Caorle has been settled for about 2000 years. Wandering around, we come upon the Cathedral San Stefano Protomartire Caorle, built in 1038.

Then we walk back and hone in on the Madonna dell’Angelo Church, perched on a cliff overlooking the water and the beach at the end of the stone promenade, wrapping around on two sides. Across the way, there are a gazillion beach umbrellas set up, but where we are, there are like random, ad hoc DIY blankets and umbrellas. Eric swims in the Adriatic while I take photos.

We are so delighted with Caorle, we buy refrigerator magnets with the scene of the colorful buildings.

We leave this enchanting town and find ourselves in absolutely gorgeous countryside – with what I presume are

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the Dolomite Mountains as a backdrop. At one point, we ride along a berm that elevates us over the farmland on either side.

Anthony had strongly recommended that once we arrive at Concordia Sagittaria where our inn is, we ride the few extra kilometers into Portogruaro, and when I see the photo of the Town Hall on our hotel’s card, we race out to take advantage of the warm, late afternoon light.

It is a delightful ride on a bike path along a river into Portogruaro, aglow in golden light. The town, founded in the 12th century as a port on the river Lemene, is surprisingly big and bustling, and we dash to try to capture that scene from the photo before the sun sets. We find our way to the Old City and the Plaza della Republica with its grand Gothic Town Hall, A concert is going on and we are drawn in but pull away in order not to miss the fading sunlight.

The setting is absolutely magnificent – this 12th century Town Hall with ancient watermills (one still spinning), is very Venetian in its look. I realize that the shot I want is across the river, and cross the bridge beside working water wheels to a small park adjacent to a monastery. I get there just in time before the light fades.

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Text Slang for Mother’s Day

BY MARJORIE GOTTLIEB WOLFE

It’s Mother’s Day! A study in The Journal of Pediatrics found that a mother’s recorded voice will wake a child and get him out of the bedroom much faster than a standard smoke alarm. The tone alarm woke the children in about half the time; it took them an average of nearly 5 minutes to get out of the room. With the mother’s voice, almost 90 percent of the children awoke and are out of the room in an average of 30 seconds.

So, what’s next? Off to a playdate? School? Baseball practice? Or, texting.

Shown below is a not-so-serious alphabetical list of Text Slang for Moms: Ahhh

Memorable smoke smell wafting from kids’ rooms (William Sorensen)

BALAB = Baleboostagator

Marnie Winton-Macauley term for the mom who is stronger than a Super Swiffer, morepowerful than a Bissell Power Brush, and more courageous than a Clorox pellet.

BT = BIG Trouble

Andy Horowitz wrote, “Whenever Mom called me by my full name, I knew

I was in BIG trouble…”

CPM = Cell Phone Mom

Abbie Hoffman returns from a trip to Nicaragua. He calls his mom from Miami.

She says, “Where are you?”

He says, “Miami. I just got back from Nicaragua.”

“That’s nice. Aunt Rose is in the hospital. Her feet hurt.”

“Bye, Ma. I’ll call you soon.”

CGM = Crunchy Granola Mom

Her story of home birth with all six of her kids will make most moms feel inferior…or grateful for epidurals.

CM = Celebrity Mom

Freddie Roman said, “My mother couldn’t be here tonight - she’s in the manager’s office where they’re explaining to her that coffee and a refill is not a two-drink minimum.”

Robert Klein’s mother went to the dressmaker and said, “I’m Robert Klein’s mother,” and she said, “That’s nice. I like Buddy Hackett.” (She never went back there.)

CM = Computing Mom

Mom who can compute the Maximum Allowable Distance, or M.A.D. for children who want to leave home.

Distance = M.P.H. X Lamb Chop

Defrosting Time (Dan Greenberg)

CSG = Club Sandwich Generation Mothers (and dads) who provide care for their parents, children and grandchildren

d:-) = Smile with a baseball cap

DPBP = Don’t Play Beer Pong (with childrens’ friends)

GFM = Guilta-Fish Mom (not a typo)

You never write, You never call. For all I knew you were smoked, fileted and lying on a bagel. Would it kill you to keep in touch!? (designer greeting card)

HMM = Hot Mess Mom

Frazzled mom, and not 100% sure of the location of her children. As long as everyone is alive, she calls it a good day.

HP = Helicopter parent

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Gloom, But No Doom, for Social Security

BY TOM MARGENAU

In the spring each year, flowers and trees bloom. And so do gloom and doom stories about the future of Social Security. And that’s because in April of each year, the Social Security board of trustees is required to issue a report on the status of the Social Security trust funds. (They also issue a status report on Medicare. But this is a column about Social Security, so that is the only report I will cover today.) And although there is some gloom associated with the trustee’s report, there is no reason for doom.

This year, the report says Social Security will go belly up in 2035. Well, that’s what the headlines say. An in-depth reading of the trustees’ findings show that if no changes are made to Social Security by 2035, the trust funds will be depleted, and the incoming payroll taxes will only be enough to cover about 75 percent of promised benefits. So Social Security would not be bankrupt in 2035, but the system would certainly be in some serious doo-doo! (That’s the gloomy part of the story.)

So why am I not concerned? Because we’ve been down this road before. If you are a typical baby boomer, you were into “sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll” in the ‘60s and ‘70s. But in those same years, I was a nerd, recently hired by the Social Security Administration. And I very quickly became interested in the history of Social Security legislation. I learned then what I still know today: Social Security has been reformed many times in its long history. And more often than not, major reforms don’t happen until politicians’ backs are up against the wall.

Why does Congress wait so long to do anything? Because though Social Security reform choices are rather obvious, they are politically difficult to implement. To be more precise, Social Security reform almost always means two things are going to happen: Somebody’s tax is going to go up, and somebody’s benefit is going to get cut. Congress just doesn’t like to do either. Still, they inevitably act responsibly and do the right thing.

For example, back in the late 1970s, Social Security was in much more dire straits than it is in today. At that time, the trustee’s report was predicting that the system was just five years away from meltdown. One of the first major things Ronald Reagan did after he was elected president was to appoint a bipartisan National Commission on Social Security Reform. The commission had 15 members: eight Republicans and seven Democrats. Some were members of Congress. Some were private citizens. A couple of the more recognizable politicians on the commission were Senators Bob Dole and Daniel Patrick Moynihan. The private citizens included bankers, insurance company executives and management consultants. Alan Greenspan, the noted economist and chairman of the Federal Reserve, served as the commission’s chairman.

The commission members met nine times, on approximately a monthly basis. In January 1983, they issued their report with a number of recommendations for reform. The report and their reform proposals filled a 150-page book, which I have on my desk. Though I can’t summarize all of it in this short column, I can share some of the major legislative changes that grew out of the report. Surprise, surprise: Those changes resulted in some people’s taxes going up, and some people’s benefits being cut.

The tax increase was a slight and graduated rise in the Social Security payroll tax. It went up from 5.7 percent, where it was in 1984, to 6.2 percent by 1989. (As always, those rates are doubled for self-employed people.) And that’s where we still are today.

The major benefit reduction involved making people wait longer to collect full retirement benefits. The full retirement age was increased in gradual steps -- from 65 to 67. In fact, we still haven’t reached the full extent of that legislative change. The FRA won’t hit 67 until people born in 1960 and later start retiring.

There were some relatively minor benefit cuts, too. As just one example, survivor benefits to college students were eliminated.

Those changes, implemented just a few years before the system was scheduled to go into the red, have kept Social Security in the black for almost four decades. Now we are approaching another crunch point. And some president will appoint another bipartisan commission, and they will come up with another set of reform proposals that will keep Social Security chugging along for another 50 years or so.

What will those reforms be? Personally, I think the Social Security tax rate ought to be bumped up a few percentage points. Again, it’s been locked in at 6.2 percent since 1989. Gradually increasing it to 6.5 percent over a number of years could be justified. However, the commission may take the slightly easier and more popular approach of suggesting an increase in the wage base: the amount of earnings subject to the payroll tax. That base is currently $132,900. I know from the emails I get from readers that many people think the base should simply be eliminated. In the current conservative political climate, that will never happen. But we might see the base raised to something like $250,000, with graduated increases after that.

On the other side of the ledger (the cut benefits side), the commission could recommend bumping up the retirement age another year or two over the next several decades. In other words, my current preteen and teen grandkids might have to wait until age 68 or 69 before they could collect full Social Security benefits.

The commission also might suggest increasing the number of years used to figure a Social Security retirement benefit. Currently, benefits are computed us-

ing a 35-year base of earnings. That same formula has been used for about 40 years. They could bump up those base years to 38. This would have the effect of lowering future benefits because the more years used to figure a retirement rate, the lower the benefit would be. If that doesn’t make sense to you, think of it this way. Basing a person’s Social Security retirement benefits on his or her highest 3 years of earnings would result in a much higher monthly benefit than using 35 years. So

using 38 or more years would slightly lower future benefits.

These are just a few examples of changes that could come out of the next commission on Social Security reform -whenever a president and Congress get gutsy enough to form one. Let’s just hope it’s sooner rather than later.

If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has the answer. Contact him at thomas.margenau@comcast.net.

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Setting Out on 8-Day Self-Guided BikeTour from Venice Bound for Croatia

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We bike back to Concordia Sagittaria, a delightful village well off the tourist “beaten track,” which is why I love bike tours so much. The village sits in what was a Roman colony on the River Lemene.

By now we’re famished. It’s a Monday night and some restaurants are closed. But Eric finds a marvelous one (which turns out to be listed in the FunActiv guide): Pizzeria Al Solito Posto. All the tables have been reserved (notably, by locals), but we notice two people just finishing their meal at a table outside. There are something like four pages of pizza to choose from and I have the best pizza I’ve had in my life: cheese, olives, capers and anchovies with the freshest tomato and thinnest of crust done to perfection.

Our inn, The Julia, is right on the river and in the middle of the square, towered over by the 10th century Byzantine Cathedrale di Santo Stefano Protomartire, dedicated to the first Christian martyr. (Inside, our notes say, is a holy water stoup in Greek marble from the 1st century and 13th century paintings). Just across the square, we discover an archeological dig with sarcophagus,. The excavations of what was the first basilica have also uncovered ruins of a Roman street. Next to the church is a Roman-style bell tower from 1150. There is also a Bishop’s Palace (1450) and town hall from the year 1523.

This day has been the most magnificent. And the most interesting thing of all is we would never have seen or experienced any of it except for riding our bikes.

Setting out on an 8-day, 300-mile self-guided bike tour from Venice to Trieste to Istria in Croatia: Jesolo, Caorle, Concordia Sagittaria, Portogruaro.

There are four other riders following the same self-guided FunActive itinerary as we who have started on the same day, and we meet up with them periodically in the inns and even on the trail and delight in sharing stories and comparing notes of our travels.

Next: Discovering Ancient Christian Cite of Aquilea, Roman City of Grado

(We booked our 8-day self-guided “Venice-Trieste-Istria” self-guided bike tour through BikeTours.com, a broker which has an excellent catalog of well-priced guided and self-guided bike and bike/boat trips, mostly in Europe, and has very attentive coun-

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IMSTM = I’m still their mother

“When I tell them that e-mail thankyou notes aren’t thank-you notes.” (Judith Viorst)

IV-NV

My kid’s going to big name college, neighbors jealous. (William Sorensen)

IWHTFW = It will heal in time for the wedding. Told even to a child when he/she gets hurt. Implication: marriage is a cure-all.

JAM = Jewish Acupuncture Mom

Jackie Mason’s description of a Jewish mother who has become expert in the art of needling their children and they have honorary degrees in Jewish Acupuncture.

KSKALAM = “Kishkila” Mom

Fran Drescher referred to her mother as “The Kishkila,” which she defines

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as “someone who really enjoys their food.”

LM

= Lawnmower mother

This mother doesn’t just hover. She steps out in front of her kids to clear the path, smoothing over any rough patches before the children even encounter them. (AKA “curling parents”)

LTYM = Listen To Your Mom

Mayor Bloomberg said, “Don’t make fun at mama. Let me tell you some of the things that people have said—‘He never listens!” (That last put down came from his mother.) Work hard, play hard and ignore your critics. As for career advice, “LISTEN TO YOUR MOTHER.”

MA= Motherly Advice

Wendy Wasserstein shared this advice from mom, Lola Wasserstein: “You can wear diamonds from Tiffany’s and look like Klein’s basement, or you can wear junk, real chazerai (literally translated: pig food) “from Klein’s basement, and if you carry yourself with confidence, then you’ll always look like you’re wearing diamonds from

Tiffany’s.”

“If you never go out, how do you expect to meet anyone?”

MINAT = Motherhood is not a test.

“You want a kitchen sink full of pans and flour spread all over the counter from making cookies, and memories.

And who cares how the cookies turned out.” (Anna Quindlen)

MNIE = My Nest Isn’t Empty

MAM = Mom’s Answering Machine

Judy Gold wrote, “My mother just got an answering machine for her house: ‘You have reached 478 -. I live at 310 Gibson Boulevard.

On Tuesdays from 8-11:30 I go to Bingo at the synagogue to help out. The money is in the top drawer of my dresser in the bedroom; the key is under the mat…’”

MAW = Mom At Work

Golda Meir said, “At work, you think of the children you have left at home. At home, you think of the work you’ve left unfinished.”

MISMS = Mom-isms

Do you think your socks are going to pick themselves up?

When I was young, I had to walk ten miles through the snow, uphill, by myself, to go to school.

Always wear clean underwear in case you get into an accident.

MP = Mother’s Prayer

Mike Nichols and Elaine May wrote, “Hello, Arthur. This is your mother. Do you remember me?…Someday you’ll get married and have children of your own and honey, when you do, I only pray they’ll make you suffer the way you’re making me. That’s a mother’s prayer.”

MYM = Mayn Yiddishe Mama

(sung in Yiddish by Sophie Tucker and actually made it to the top five of the Hit Parade.)

NM = Nursing Mom

Studies show that children who nurse may be healthier and happier and, if they breast feed for longer than seven months, have a higher IQ.

PPD = Picky Play Dater

Mom hand picks meeker, young-

er kids as companions for her child. Anyone taller or older than her kid is a potential bully. (Judy Dutton)

PTAV = PTA Volunteer

RYPR = “Remember Your Permanent Record”

Advice to child, as in, “This is going on your permanent record.”

SAPV

Slightly Awkward Parental Visit (to college)

SWM = Shameful Waste Mother

Throwing out a teabag after using it only once

SM = Soccer Mom

TM = Tiger Mom

TN2WMP

Trying not to wet my pants (William Sorensen)

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YM = Yiddishe Mama

Packs for her son, the astronaut, a thermos of hot chicken soup. (Ruth & Bob Grossman)

Every time Eddie Fisher’s mother heard him sing “My Yiddishe Mama,” she said, “When he sings it, I know he’s singing it for me.”

Marjorie Gottlieb Wolfe is the mother of three sons and grandmother of seven. Her favorite story in celebration of Mother’s Day:

Gerald came home from work. As usual, he dropped his jacket on the chair in the living room. As usual, his wife, Bessy picked it up. As she was about to hang it up in the closet, she noticed something on the jacket.

“Gerald!” she yelled. “There’s a long gray hair on your jacket. You’ve been to your mother’s to get sympathy again, haven’t you?”

(“A Little Joy, A Little Oy” calendar)

Why is there a lack of homes on the market?

BY PHILIP A. RAICES

Our inventory is still at historic lows (<4 months) and normal inventory is 6-7 months. The demand is still there, but the S.A.L.T. tax has truly cooled off the higher end market, especially in those states with high real estate taxes e.g. the blue states: New York, Connecticut, New Jersey and California.

We can thank our current President for this situation, causing many to leave the states they were brought up in to lower cost and taxed locations throughout the U.S. Although demand for homes less than one million dollars is still doing fairly well, that inventory is extremely tight. There is one specific reason why: seventy six million baby boomers, aged 55-75 years of age and the twenty million silent generation born between 1925-1942 and with aged 70-80 years of age and staying and living in place and not moving. Four out of ten baby boomers or forty percent own a vacation or second home and fifty seven percent have ownership of all the vacation homes as well as 58 percent of all rental properties as per the National Association of Realtors statistics. Because of this, a majority of baby boomers are staying place for this reason, they have choices six months here and six months in their second domicile in warmer weather.

As of 2019, the breakdown by age looks like this: (statistics from the National Association of Realtors)

Here are some additional brackets, hopefully to initially and further clarify the various groups:

Baby Boomers: Born 1946-1964 (54-72 years old) Generation X: Born 1965-1980 (38-53 years old) Millennials: Born 1981-1996 (22-37 years old) PostMillennials:Born 1997-Present (0-21 years old)

• Baby Boomers: Baby boomers were born between 1944 and 1964. They’re current between 55-75 years old (76 million in U.S.)

• Gen X: Gen X was born between 1964 -1979 and are currently between 40-54 years old (82 million people in U.S.)

• Gen Y: Gen Y, or Millennials, were born between 1980 and 1994. They are currently between 25-39 years old.

o Gen Y.1 = 25-29 years old (31 million people in U.S.)

o Gen Y.2 = 29-39 (42 million people in U.S.)

• Gen Z: Gen Z is the newest generation to be named and were born between 1995 and 2015. They are currently between 4-24 years old (nearly 74 million in U.S.)

The term “Millennial” has become the popular way to reference both segments of Gen Y (more on Y.1 and Y.2 below).

Realistically, the name Generation Z is a place-holder for the youngest people on the planet. It is likely to morph as they leave childhood and mature into their adolescent and adult identities.

Generation Y - Born Between 1980-1995

The largest U.S. age group since the baby boom will make an unbelievable impact on the housing market. Here’s what you need to know to tap into this powerful market segment. Life without Google, communication without text messaging and Real Estate without virtual tours are hard to imagine for the millions of people who fall into Generation Y. As children of the baby boomers, this group is predicted to make up the bulk of U.S. population within 20 years.

That’s why it’s essential for Realtors to understand what makes Gen Y tick. After all, it won’t be long before Gen Yers are a dominant segment of home buyers. If you want to have a future in the real estate business, you must think about the customer of tomorrow. To get a better feel for Gen Y, here are some quick facts:

Becoming a majority. Experts say Gen Y ranges in size from 72 million to 78 million people nationwide and 2 billion worldwide.

The Web is their playground. They track down their friends on MySpace and Facebook, they download their songs from iTunes, and they send e-mails from their phones while waiting in line at Starbucks. And you had

better pay attention to their e-mails, because they expect a fast response They buy young. On average, Gen Yers buy homes at age 26, three years earlier than most Generation Xers, according to a Real Estate study. Gen Y is not just some kid out of college. They are kids with parents who want to see them get off to the right start and are willing to put 10 percent down on a house and have the kid pay the mortgage every month.

They have hectic schedules. Their lives are a lot busier than their parents were at their age, they’re always moving. They do their research. Don’t try to pull one over on this age group. You’d better know what you’re talking about, because they will have done the research.

The Importance of Technology

It’s critical to embrace technology when working with young buyers. Â Nine out of ten Gen Yers have a home, lap-top computer or iPad. Almost all 97 percent have a cell phone or iphone that is more advanced than your laptop, and 68 percent send text messages from their phone. Fifty percent listed instant messaging as their preferred form of communication.

It’s important to have a well-designed and informative web site in order to appeal to this age group. It’s a given that young buyers will search for homes online, so make sure your site can be accessed through major search engines like Google, Yahoo, Bing even accessible through facebook.

If they don’t get what they want right away from the person who promised it, it’s just a phone call, e-mail, or text message away to recruit another Realtor to do the work.

Is Younger Better?

While Gen Yers want a Realtor who’s comfortable with technology, they also value the expertise of a veteran. They feel safer dealing with someone around their parents’ age. If you identify your experience and show that you’re tech savvy, that’s a nice combination for young buyers and sellers. Older agents

have the advantage already, as long as they don’t get out-communicated by not having the right tools like a Blackberry, or iPhone. Even the most experienced and tech-savvy Realtors will fail to win over Gen Yers if they don’t treat their clients like adults.

Ideas for Reaching Out to Gen Y

With Gen Y becoming a more powerful segment of the real estate market, there’s huge potential in catering your business directly to this demographic.

• Advertise listings on Craigslist... This online classifieds Web site is hugely popular with all buyers and sellers, but especially with the Web-savvy Gen Y set.

• Do not try to up-sell... find the home they want within their price range. They will love you.

• Know what they like... Younger buyers tend to want a home that’s close to work; near a park (to walk the dog); and within walking distance to shopping, the gym, and local bars and restaurants. Easy home maintenance is also high on their list.

So the future challenges will be available inventory, keeping up with the possible greatest demand to ever be realized in the U.S. as well as a more moderate price point and satisfying the specific changing “needs, wants and tastes of each group compared with the groups before them.

Philip A. Raices is the owner/Broker of Turn Key Real Estate at 3 Grace Ave Suite 180 Great Neck. He has earned designations as a Graduate of the Realtor Institute and a Certified International Property Specialist. Receive regular “free” updates of sold homes in your area and a “free” Comparative Market Analysis” of what your home would sell for in today’s market or search on: WWW.Li-RealEstate.Com If you would like to receive a digital copy or a printed copy of “Unlocking the Secrets of Real Estate’s New Market Reality

Or “Our Seller’s Guide for “Things to Consider When Selling Your Home” just email or snail me (regular mail) with your name, email and cell number. He can be reached by email, at:Phil@ TurnKeyRealEstate.Com, or by cell: (516) 647-4289.

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EMPLOYMENT

HELP WANTED

FULL OR PART TIME LEGAL SUPPORT company

seeking detail-oriented individual for office assistant, flexible hours. Computer knowledge a must. Will train. Williston Park. Email resume to: LRadler@courtsupportinc.com

GARDEN CITY REAL ESTATE OFFICE seeking Front Desk Receptionist available to work 9am-5pm Saturdays and/or Sundays. Please call 516-307-9406

JOB OPPORTUNITY:

$18.50 P/H NYC $15 P/H LI $14.50 P/H UPSTATE NYH.

If you currently care for your relatives or friends who have Medicaid or Medicare, you may be eligible to start working for them as a personal assistant. No Certificates needed. 347-462-2610 or 347-565-6200

PART-TIME BOOKKEEPER

8-10 hours per week for growing CPA firm. A/P, Payroll and knowledge of Quickbooks software required. Email resume to: Jen@avmdemars.com Fax resume to: 516-248-2515

EMPLOYMENT HELP WANTED

SUMMER HELP NEEDED !

Garden City family seeking Garden City college or H.S. student for May/June through Aug/Sept M-T-Th-Fr to drive 2 children (middle school/high school age) to and from activities/local camp and have fun! Car available for use. Call or text 516-241-5368 for details

THE YMCA OF GLEN COVE HIRING PART TIME POSITIONS IN NEW HYDE

PARK-GARDEN CITY PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT & VALLEY STREAM SCHOOL DISTRICT 30. Hours are: 2:306:30pm Monday-Friday. Now hiring Site Directors, Assistant directors, Counselors. Please email your resume to: Christine.conlon@ymcali.org

EMPLOYMENT

SITUATION WANTED

A HOME HEALTH CARE

AIDE Woman with 10 years experience and excellent checkable references available. Honest and reliable. Licensed driver with own transportation. Please call 516-383-7150

BABYSITTER AVAILABLE

Need a Babysitter? Hi. My name is Kaitlyn. I am a Senior Honors student at Sacred Heart Academy. I live in Stewart Manor and I drive. I am great with kids and have had a lot of experience caring for them. I am free nights and weekends and tutor as well. I look forward to hearing from you! I can provide you with references. If you are interested please call or text me at 516-519-1475

CAREGIVER AVAILABLE

Experienced woman seeks full time position to care for your sick or elderly loved one. Live in. Very reliable, non driver, references available. Call May 516-292-2662

SALES - MGT POTENTIAL

$45,000/$50,000 To Start Westy Self Storage Lake Success

Westy is America’s Finest Self Storage, upscale in every way. We own 15 centers in Long Island, New Jersey, Connecticut and Westchester. We are a 58 year old family owned company which develops management from within. Our average employee is with us for 9 years; over 20% have been with us more than 20 years. Our company is defined by our core values:

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We guarantee $45,000 your first year and $50,000 your second year. After that, your salary is based on merit with plenty of management potential, benefits, medical and 401K.

We require 2 years of sales experience and good communication skills.

To apply please email your resume to susan@arredondoco.com.

EMPLOYMENT

SITUATION WANTED

CERTIFIED HHA, PCA seeks weekday position Monday through Friday, or weekends, live in or live out. 17 years experience with Parkinsons, Alzheimers, dementia, cancer patients. References available upon request. Call Doreen 516-302-7564

CERTIFIED HOME CAREGIVER AVAILABLE: Full time or part time, Live out. Will also do light cleaning, meal preparation for patient. Happy to assist! Excellent references. Licensed driver w/own car. Call Maritza 516-472-8057

EMPLOYMENT

SITUATION WANTED

COMPANION AVAILABLE

Available full time / part time. Looking for someone to take care of your elderly parents in the comfort of your own home for peace and tranquility? 18 yrs. experience, references, driver w/ reliable vehicle. Please call 516-410-1892 or 917-244-3714

ELDER CARE

Experienced Woman seeking position to care for the elderly (live out only) Certified HHA & Certified in Child Care. Excellent references. Please call 516-688-4322

CLASSIFIEDS Call 294.8900

Blank Slate media/ Litmor Publications

Blank Slate Media, the publisher of 6 award-winning weekly newspapers and website, is seeking one or more people to assist our reporting staff in covering government meetings and community events.

• Good writing skills and a car a must.

• Newspaper experience preferred.

• The government meetings to be covered take place at night. Story deadlines are the next day by noon.

Excellent opportunity to learn by working with editors with many years of weekly and daily newspaper experience.

Please send cover letter, resume and writing samples to Steven Blank at sblank@theislandnow.com

EMPLOYMENT

SITUATION WANTED

ELDER CARE HOUSE CLEANING

Experienced woman w/ excellent references seeking a Full Time position to take care of the elderly. House Cleaning also available. Contact: 516-489-6242 or 516-348-5573

HEALTH AIDE:

Certified Aide seeking to provide private duty care to Garden City or local area resident. Available Monday through Friday, part time or full time, flexible hours, e xceptional references. Call Annmarie 917-586-7433

HOME ASSISITANT FOR ELDERLY OR BUSY PROFESSIONAL

Errands, Cooking, Misc. 20 years experience. Former employee of North Shore LIJ Call 516-581-6387

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

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LUNG CANCER? And Age 60+? You and your family may be entitled to significant cash award. Call 866-951-9073 for information. No risk. No money out of pocket.

MARKETPLACE

*BROWSE *SHOP

*CONSIGN A.T. STEWART EXCHANGE CONSIGNMENT SHOP China, Silver, Crystal, Jewelry, Artwork, Furniture, Antiques, Collectibles Tues-Fri 10-4 Sat 12-4

Every Tuesday: 10% Senior Citizen Discount. All proceeds benefit The Garden City Historical Society 109 Eleventh Street Garden City 11530 516-746-8900

email: store@atstewartexchange.org www.gardencityhistoricalsociety. org

Join a winning team! multimedia account

Blank Slate Media, an award-winning group of weekly newspapers and websites, is seeking an account executive to sell display, web and email advertising as well as event and contest sponsorships.

Must have:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• A drive to succeed

• A passion for customer service

• Good computer skills and be internet savvy

• 2 years of outside sales experience. Previous media sales experience a plus

• Minimum of two years college

• A car Benefits:

• Salary plus commission

• Uncapped earnings

• Protected territory

• Contact management system

• Advertising agency quality ads

• Health insurance

• Paid holidays and vacation

email

CLASSIFIEDS Call 294.8900

MARKETPLACE

ANTIQUE LOVERS TAKE

NOTEBRIMFIELD’S Famous Outdoor Antique / Collectibles Show, 4,000 Dealers, starts Tuesday May 14th. Info on 20 individual show openings www.brimfield.com. May 14-19, 2019

INVITED ESTATE SALES BY TRACY

JORDAN

Looking to sell items from your home?

Consider doing an Online Auction!

Online Auctions reach more interested buyers than tag sales and can often sell for more than what you would make at an estate or tag sale.

Invited Estate Sales by Tracy Jordan can do both! You can sell your items online reaching potential buyers locally or globally as well as hosting a private sale from your home! Let us guide you on what items to put in auction including furniture, housewares, decorative items, jewelry, collectibles, coins, artwork and anything else you may no longer want or need. Our services can help you to maximize your selling experience whether you are selling 1 item or 500 items. We are a one stop service for all your needs when you are moving or selling a property! Selling, donating, discarding and cleaning out services can be done to meet your time frame with minimal stress.

Estate and Tag Sales

Online Auctions

Cleanout and Moving Services Home Staging Services Appraisals

Contact for more info: info@invitedsales.com or Call: 516-279-6378 to schedule a consultation or receive more information. www.invitedsales.com

KILL BED BUGS!!

Buy Harris Sprays, Traps, Kits, Mattress Covers. DETECT, KILL, PREVENT. Available at hardware stores, Home Depot, homedepot.com

WANTED TO BUY

LOOKING TO BUY!

Oriental items, clothing, art, old & modern furniture, estates, jewelry, silver, glassware, dishes, old photos, coins & stamps, flatware. Call George 718-3861104 or 917-775-3048

MARKETPLACE

TOP CASH PAID: JEWELRY, Furniture, Art, etc. Please call 718-598-3045 or 516-270-2128. www.iBuyAntiquesNYC.com

TAG SALE

INVITED ESTATE SALES BY TRACY JORDAN

TAG SALE IN NEW HAVEN, CT!

Wednesday, May 15, 2019 9:30 a.m. 123 Ogden St. New Haven, CT 06511

Beautifully decorated home selling designer items including: Tiffany, Cartier, Prada, Chanel, Fendi, Gucci, designer shoes & clothing, jewelry, custom furniture, rugs and home decor!

Also selling bronzes, Limoge, LaLique, TVs, outdoor furniture and more!

MUST SEE EVENT Visit www.invitedsales.com for pictures and details !

GARAGE SALE

FRANKLIN SQUARE MOVING SALE

Saturday 5/11 10am to 5pm 746 Barbara Blvd

Household items, kitchen items, furniture, decor, books & costume jewelry

WILLISTON PARK

Saturday May 11 8am-1pm 181 Park Ave

No Early Birds!

Misc household items, lamps, linens, computer desk, garden and much more!

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

AUTOMOTIVE

AUTOS WANTED

AUTO BUYERS! We visit you. Highest cash paid. Or donate, tax deduct+ cash. DMV#1303199. Please call Luke. 516-VAN-CARS or 516-297-2277

AUTOMOTIVE

AUTOS WANTED

DONATE YOUR CAR to Wheels For Wishes, benefitting Make-a-Wish. We offer free towing and your donation is 100% tax deductible. Call 631317-2014 Today!

REAL ESTATE FOR RENT

APARTMENT

FOR RENT

FOREST HILLS

Brick Colonial house has the following space for rent: Whole first floor: Three rooms all with Parquet and hardwood foors, large windows, spacious kitchen w/eat in area, two bathrooms (1 full, 1 half), large driveway.

Rent $2,500/monthly. Rent incl electricity, heat, gas, water and Wi-Fi. Close to all: shopping centers, businesses, banks, restaurants, gyms, houses of worship, airports, expressways & public transportation (bus/subway), LIRR, E, F, R, M trains. Ideal for professional/ business person relocating to NYC. No smoking, no pets. Call owner Delia: 718-793-2517 for appt.

GARDEN CITY BORDER

APARTMENT: Spacious, Bright 1 BR Apt

$1635.00 + Electric. Gated Parking / Garage Available, Laundry Room, Air Conditioning, Hardwood Floors, LIRR, NO BROKER FEE.

www.gcbapts.com Voice or text: 516-524-6965

PORT WASHINGTON

2 BEDROOM APT, Lg EIK with granite counters, marble bath, a/c, tile/wood floors, washer/ dryer, off street parking, front porch. Walk to LIRR. $2,250 By owner 516-767-4663

REAL ESTATE FOR RENT

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

GARDEN CITY

Prime 7th Street Garden City location. Small second floor office space available. $750.00 per month includes all. Owner, 516-510-9452

GARDEN CITY

Windowed offices (2) and oversized workstations (2) available in suite of newly renovated and professionally designed offices of law firm located at 1305 Franklin Avenue, Garden City. Use of conference rooms, kitchen, copy, fax and receptionist services included. 5-10 minute walk to LIRR Mineola station and all courts and government buildings. Contact Connie Curatolo 516-739-1462

ESTATE FOR SALE

WORCESTER, N.Y.

Historic Hotel 30 minutes from Cooperstown. Restaurant, Catering facilities and a Cafe. 19 rooms, 4 of which are Luxury Suites. Inquire: Jbuelow@theworcesterinn. com web: www.theworcesterinn.com

LOTS FOR SALE

VIRGINIA SEASIDE LOTS

Build the home of your dreams! South of Ocean City near state line, spectacular lots in exclusive development near NASA facing Chincoteague Island. New development with paved roads, utilities, pool and dock. Great climate, low taxes and Assateague National Seashore beaches nearby. Priced $29,900 to $79,900 with financing. Call 757-824-6289 or website: oldemillpointe.com

CLASSIFIEDS Call 294.8900

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

OPEN HOUSE

AQUEBOGUE

Saturday 5/11

11:00am-1:00pm

31 Lovers Lane

Baywoods! Deeded Bay Beach & Deeded Boat Slip! Landscaped Cape for Privacy.

4 BRs, 2 Baths, LR, Formal DR, Family Rm/Fireplace & EIK.

IG Pool w/new deck around it. Full Basement & 2.5 Car Garage. $695,000. Colony Realty, Carll Austin 516-658-2623

RIVERHEAD

Saturday 5/11

1:00pm-3:00pm 77 Sandy Ct.

Waterview Custom Home on Cul De Sac

4 BRs, 3 Baths, LR, Family Rm /Gas Fireplace, Granite EIK w/ Island, Master BR Suite w/Jacuzzi Tub & Separate Shower.

Full Basement, 2 Car Garage, Wrap Around Deck. Nicely Landscaped Shy of an Acre.

$639,000 Colony Realty, Carll Austin 516-658-2623

OUT OF TOWN REAL ESTATE

LAUREL

Country Cottage with Beach Rights on Landscaped 1/2 Acre. LR / Stone Fireplace, Dining Room, 3 BRS, 2 Baths. Enclosed Front Porch & Large Enclosed Rear Porch. Detached Garage with Studio. $599,000 Colony Realty, Carll Austin 516-658-2623

SERVICES

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INTERNET as low as $14.95/ month (for the first 3 months).

Reliable High Speed Fiber Optic Technology. Stream Videos, Music and More! Call Earthlink today 1-855-970-1623.

PRIVACY HEDGES

SPRING BLOWOUT SALE

5ft Leyland Cypress or Green Giant Arborvitae, now only $49 each (6ft only $89)

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ATTORNEY

STEPHANIE A. D’ANGELO, ESQ.

Elder Law, Wills & Trusts

Asset Preservation, Estate Planning, Probate & Estate Administration/Litigation 901 Stewart Ave, Ste 230 Garden City, NY 11530

516-222-1122 www.dangelolawassociates.com

BABYSITTER

CARE PROVIDER

Experienced skilled professional babysitter, care provider, available some daytime hours, afternoon, evenings. Weekends by appointment Call Maureen: 516-458-3972

SERVICES

COMPUTERS

COMPUTER ISSUES? FREE DIAGNOSIS by GEEKS ON SITE! Virus removal, data recovery! 24/7 Emergency Service, in home repair/on line solutions. $20 off any service! 844-892-3990

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

AFFORDABLE NEW SIDING! Beautify you home! Save on monthly energy bills with beautiful NEW SIDING from 1800 Remodel! Up to 18 months no interest. Restrictions apply 855-773-1675

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

AQUATEC

LAWN SPRINKLERS

SPRING TURN ONS Backflow Device Tests

Free Estimates Installation Service/Repairs Joe Barbato 516-775-1199

BATHROOM RENOVATIONS

EASY, ONE DAY updates! We specialize in safe bathing. Grab bars, no slip flooring & seated showers. Call for a free in home consultation: 888-657-9488

SERVICES

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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

#H2219010000

Boceski Masonry

Louie 516-850-4886

HEALTH SERVICES

FAMILY CARE

CONNECTIONS, LLC

Dr. Ann Marie D’Angelo

PMHCNS-BC

Doctor of Nursing Practice

Advanced Practice Nurse Care Manager

Assistance with Aging at Home /Care Coordintion

Nursing Home & Assisted Living Placement

PRI / Screens / Mini Mental Status Exams

Medicaid Eligibility and Apllications

516-248-9323

www.drannmariedangelo.com

901 Stewart Ave, Ste 230 Garden City, NY 11530

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)

MICHELANGELO

PAINTING & WALLPAPER

Interior, Exterior, Plaster / Spackle, Light Carpentry, Decorative Moldings & Power Washing. Call: 516-328-7499

STRONG ARM PAINTING: Interior & Exterior Tape, Spackle, Sheetrock, Molding.

Residential & Commercial Bonded & Insured FREE ESTIMATES 516-538-1125 www.strongarmcleaningnny. com

WANTED TO PURCHASE GARDEN CITY

Young couple who grew up in Garden City looking to purchase

3 or 4 bedroom home near Stratford School. Principals Only Call or Text Lindsey: 516-993-0882

SERVICES

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, 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

PRIVATE TUTORING FOR GRADES K-6

Give your child a helping hand! Licensed NYC / NYS Dept of Education teacher available to tutor students grades K-6. Contact Audrey Sullivan, M.S.Ed 347-628-8872 (voice/text) seguenow@aol.com

CLEANING

CLEANING AVAILABLE

EXPERIENCED POLISH HOUSE CLEANER

Good references, ability. Very honest, reliable, responsible and hard working. Own transportation. English speaking. Flexible days and hours. Reasonable rates. I will do a good job. Call or text 516-589-5640

CLEANING AVAILABLE

Houses and Apartments. Flexible days and hours. Experienced, reasonable prices. Very good references. Own transportation. Please call 516-272-5154

GARDEN CITY

WINDOW CLEANING HOME WINDOW CLEANING INTERIOR/EXTERIOR

SERVICE BY OWNER

Fully Insured/25 yrs experience

516-764-5686

631-220-1851

SERVICES

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

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

SERVICES

SERVICES

DISH TV

$59.99 for 190 Channels + $14.95

High Speed Internet. Free Installation, Smart HD DVR Included, Free Voice Remote. Some restrictions apply. Call 1-800-943-0838

ELDER HOME CARE

Respect, Compassion, Empathy Experienced Caregivers offer Companionship, Bathing, Dressing, Meal Prep, Walks, Transportation for Errands, Shopping, Pet Care. Specializing in Parkison’s, Dementia & Alzheimer’s. 516-405-5910 www.nyaide.com

Leaving a thoughtful mark at Central Blvd. School

The “Thoughtful Thursday” series at the Bethpage Union Free School District’s Central Boulevard Elementary School continued on March 28 as students created bookmarks in honor of National Library Week. Held from April 7-13, this initiative recognizes the value libraries provide every day as valuable tools and resources for all ages.

Students colored and decorated

bookmarks that will be displayed and distributed to children at local libraries including the Bethpage Public Library. Additional bookmarks are also being sent to the Book Fairies in Freeport, which helps to connect less fortunate schools and organizations with donated books and accessories to foster a love of reading in children.

Photos courtesy of the Bethpage Union Free School District

Bookmarks were colored and decorated by students at Central Boulevard Elementary School during March’s “Thoughtful Thursday” lesson.

Students at Central Boulevard Elementary School created bookmarks as part of March’s “Thoughtful Thursday” activity.

It was an evening of recognition by the Levittown Public Schools’ Board of Education and administration at its March 13 board meeting. The festivities began with a preview of three songs from Division Avenue High School’s annual musical production. The Division Avenue Show People presented “Thoroughly Modern Millie” on April 4, 5 and 6 and had the opportunity to showcase their talents for the audience with a special sneak peek.

Fifth-graders from Northside Elementary School, along with their teachers and Principal Frank Mortillaro, then gave an interactive presentation on departmentalization and flexible seating. A pilot program this year at the elementary level, students shared how much they loved the new whiteboard desks, as well as the advantages to being able to move your desks and chairs so easi -

An evening of excellence

ly. Teachers echoed the sentiments, saying that it really changed the way they were able to structure a lesson.

Recognitions for the evening included MacArthur High School Principal Joseph Sheehan and District Athletic Director Keith Snyder honoring this year’s MacArthur varsity cheerleading team for placing third in the nation and first in Nassau County. The Board of Education and administration also recognized this year’s PTA Leaders, including those who served on the Budget Committee, the Food Services Committee and as council board and presidents.

Following all the recognitions, a small reception was held for all students, parents, PTA members and their families. All food at the reception was made by students in the district’s culinary arts program.

Photos courtesy of the Levittown Public Schools

As Nassau County Champions, the varsity cheerleaders from MacArthur High School were coached this year by Jacqueline Day and Shannon Pratt. Pictured with Principal Joseph Sheehan (left), Superintendent of Schools Dr. Tonie McDonald, board members and student liaisons.

during their presentation.

Free sunscreen at town pools, beaches

The Town of Oyster Bay will place sunscreen dispensers at local pool and beach facilities in advance of the summer season. This are being provided free-of-charge for Town residents.

“Skin cancer is a national health issue, and prolonged exposure to ultraviolet light from the son is the leading preventable cause of skin cancer,” Town Councilman Steve Labriola said. “Through the introduction of 16 dispensers at various beach and pool locations, the Town will help residents find a convenient way to help prevent this chronic disease.” Dispensers will be set up in cooperation with Syosset Hospital/ Plainview Hospital-Northwell Health. In addition to 16 dispensers, the Town will work with the health group to set up an awareness program for residents to help promote a mindfulness of the potential dangers of increased sun exposure.

Advertise in our papers!

For more information on Town beach and pool locations, visit www.oysterbaytown.com.

If you own a business or have a service to provide, we’ll create professional advertisements to promote it and help you be seen by thousands of local readers! Call 1-516-294-8900 to inquire!

The Division Avenue Show People presented a sneak peek of their production, “Thoroughly Modern Millie.”

Northside Elementary School Principal Frank Mortillaro, along with select fifthgrade students and teachers, brought a whiteboard desk for the board members to sit at

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION OF THE HICKSVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT

Hicksville, Nassau County New York

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Public Hearing of the qualified voters of the Hicksville Union Free School District, Nassau County, New York, will be held in the Board Room of the Administration Building, located at 200 Division Avenue, Hicksville, New York, in said School District on May 8, 2019 at 8:30 PM, prevailing time, for the transaction of business as authorized by the Education Law, including the following items:

1. To present to the voters a detailed statement (proposed budget) of the amount of money which will be required for the 2019-20 fiscal year.

2. To discuss all the items hereinafter set forth to be voted upon by voting machines at the Budget Vote and Election to be held on May 21, 2019.

3. To transact such other business as may appropriately come before the meeting pursuant to the Education Law of the State of New York and acts amendatory thereto.

A copy of the proposed budget shall be made available, upon request, to residents of the school district during business hours beginning May 1, 2019 at the Administration Office, located at 200 Division Avenue, Hicksville, Nassau County, New York, and at each of the schoolhouses in the School District, to wit, Hicksville High School, Hicksville Middle School, Burns Avenue School, Dutch Lane School, East Street School, Fork Lane School, Lee Avenue School, Old Country Road School and Woodland School.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, Pursuant to Chapter 258 of the Laws of 2008, Section 495 was added to the Real Property Tax Law and requires the School District to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how the total assessed value of the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted by statutory authority, and show the cumulative impact of each type of exemption, the cumulative

amount expected to be received as payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. In addition, said exemption report shall be posted on any bulletin board maintained by the District for public notices and on any website maintained by the District.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that said Budget Vote and Election will be held on May 21, 2019 between the hours of 7:00AM and 9:00PM, prevailing time, in the seven (7) Election Districts, stated below, at which time the polls will be opened to vote by voting machines upon the following items:

1. To consider the following proposition:

Shall the School District Budget, in the amount of $139,348,682 pursuant to Education Law Section 1716, be approved, and a tax on the taxable property of the District in the amount of such Budget, less State and Federal Aid and revenues from other sources, be levied?

2. To consider the following proposition: Shall the Board of Education be authorized to establish the Phase III HVAC Capital Reserve Fund (“Fund”) effective June 30, 2019, in the ultimate amount of $1,559,180 with a probable term of three (3) years for the purpose of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (“HVAC”) system projects at various District buildings as well as architect and project management fees, ancillary or related work required in connection therewith, funded by a transfer of $1,559,180 from the 2018-19 District retirement contribution reserve, and to expend from the Fund commencing with the 2019-2020 school year the estimated amount of $1,559,180 for District-wide heating, ventilation, and air conditioning projects, including, but not limited to, replacement of unit ventilation systems, installation of air conditioners, and/or upgrades, repairs, reconstruction, and/ or rehabilitation of HVAC systems with related duct work, plumbing, and control systems plus architect and project management fees, ancillary or related work and site work required in connection therewith, provided that the details and costs of the components of the capital improvements may be reallocated among such components as the Board of Education shall determine to be in the best

interest of the District?

PROPOSITION NO. 2 is contingent upon approval of the voters of PROPOSITION NO. 1.”

3. To consider the following proposition:

In the event the voters approve the District Budget contained at PROPOSITION NO. 1 above, shall the sum of $60,000 be appropriated to the Hicksville Gregory Museum for educational services associated with its programs and a tax be levied on the taxable property of the District in that amount? PROPOSITION NO. 3 is contingent upon approval of the voters of PROPOSITION NO. 1.

a. To elect one (1) member of the Board of Education for a three (3) year term commencing July 1, 2019, and expiring on June 30, 2022, to succeed incumbent Carla Hoene whose term expires on June 30, 2019.

b. To elect one (1) member of the Board of Education for a three (3) year term commencing July 1, 2019, and expiring on June 30, 2022, to succeed incumbent Lynda Parmely whose term expires on June 30, 2019.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required to fund the School District’s Budget for 2019-20, exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any resident of the School District, during business hours beginning on Wednesday, May 1, 2019, except Saturday, Sunday or holidays, at the Administration Office, located at 200 Division Avenue, Hicksville, Nassau County, New York, and at each of the schoolhouses in the School District, to wit, Hicksville High School, Hicksville Middle School, Burns Avenue School, Dutch Lane School, East Street School, Fork Lane School, Lee Avenue School, Old Country Road School and Woodland School.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education shall be filed with the Clerk of said School District at the Administration Office, located at 200 Division Avenue, Hicksville, Nassau County, New York, on regular business days, Monday through Friday, (holidays excepted), between the hours of 8:30AM and 4:30PM, prevailing time, but not later than April 22, 2019. Petitions

may be filed by mail but in such event must be sent registered mail addressed to the District Clerk, Hicksville Union Free School District, Administration Building, 200 Division Avenue, Hicksville, New York 11801, and will not be considered to have been filed until actually and physically received by the said Clerk. Mail petitions received after 5:00 PM, prevailing time, on any day will be deemed to have been received on the next regular business day. Each nominating petition shall be signed by at least twenty-eight (28) qualified voters of the School District (representing 2% of the number of voters in the previous annual election); and shall describe the specific vacancy for which the candidate is being nominated. Each vacancy to be filled upon the Board of Education shall be considered a separate, specific office. No person will be nominated by petition for more than one (1) separate, specific office. The nominating petition shall also describe at least the length of the term of office and contain the name of the last incumbent, shall state the name and residence of each signer, and shall state the name and residence of the candidate. Forms for nominating petitions to fill vacancies on the Board of Education may be obtained on request from the Office of the District Clerk. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to Education Law Section 2014 or Article 5 of the Election Law. If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to Education Law Section 2014 and has voted at an annual or special district meeting within the last four (4) calendar years, he or she is eligible to vote at this Budget Vote and Election. If a voter is registered and eligible to vote under Article 5 of the Election Law, he or she is also eligible to vote at this Budget Vote and Election. All other persons who wish to vote must register. The Board of Registration will meet for the purposes of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law at each of the seven (7) separate Election Districts on May 7, 2019 between the hours of 3:00PM and 8:00PM, prevailing time, to add any additional names to the Register to be used at the aforesaid Budget

Vote and Election, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of said Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such Budget Vote and Election for which the Register is prepared. The Register so prepared pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law will be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the School District in the Administration Building, located at 200 Division Avenue, Hicksville, New York, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District beginning on May 16, 2019 between the hours of 8:30AM and 4:30PM, prevailing time, on weekdays, and each day prior to the day set for the Budget Vote and Election, except Sunday or holidays and between 9:00AM and 12 Noon on Saturday, May 18, 2019, and at the polling places on the day of the Budget Vote and Election.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law of the State of New York, the Board of Registration will meet on May 21, 2019 between the hours of 7:00AM and 9:00PM, prevailing time, at each of the seven (7) separate Election Districts to prepare the Register of the School District to be used at the Budget Vote and Election to be held in 2020 and any special district meetings that may be held after the preparation of said Register, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register provided that at such meeting of said Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the Budget Vote and Election for which said Register is prepared, or any special district meeting held after May 21, 2019.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that applications for absentee ballots may be obtained during school business hours from the District Clerk beginning on Monday, April 8, 2019. Completed applications must be received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 PM, prevailing time, on

Tuesday, May 13, 2019, if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or not later than 4:30 PM, prevailing time, on Monday, May 20, 2019, if the ballot is to be given personally to the voter. Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 PM, prevailing time, on Tuesday, May 21, 2019.

A list of persons to whom absentee ballots are issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the School District in the office of the District Clerk on and after Thursday, May 16, 2019, between the hours of 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM, prevailing time, on weekdays prior to the day set for the Budget Vote and Election and on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, the day set for the Budget Vote and Election, and said list will be posted at the polling places at the Budget Vote and Election. Any qualified voter then present in the polling places may object to the voting of the ballot upon appropriate grounds by making his or her challenge and the reasons therefor known to the Inspector of Election before the close of the polls.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that any referenda or propositions to amend the budget, or otherwise to be submitted for voting at said Budget Vote and Election, must be submitted pursuant to Board Policy No. 2120, a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with Section 2035 of the Education Law. A separate petition will be required for each referenda or proposition submitted. Such petition will be addressed to the Board of Education substantially in the form set forth in Board Policy No. 2120, complete in all respects and containing all the notices and information specified or requested in such form. Copies of Board Policy No. 2120 and blank forms may be obtained on request from the Office of the District Clerk. The question or proposition submitted will be stated affirmatively. For purposes of clarity or to prevent misunderstanding, the Board of Education may cause the question or proposition to be reworded; and for purposes of placement on the ballot, it may cause same to be summarized. Copies of the full text thereof will be readily available and displayed at each polling place on the date on which

the vote thereon is taken. The Board of Education will have full discretion with reference to the order and placement of questions and propositions on the ballot. Where feasible, propositions and questions submitted pursuant to Board Policy No. 2120E-2 will be grouped on the ballot separately from those presented by the Board of Education, and in any event will be marked clearly in bold type with the legend “ON BALLOT BY PETITION.” Such petition must be signed by at least seventy (70) qualified voters of the School District (representing 5% of the number of voters who voted in the previous Budget Vote and Election). To be valid and counted, a signature must be affixed to the petition not earlier than the thirtieth (30th) day preceding the earliest date on which the petition may be filed under these rules; and the signer must at the time of signing note the date thereof on the petition in his or her own handwriting; and the signer must be a qualified voter both at the time of signing and at the time the petition is filed. The surname of any signer whose name is not reasonably legible will be printed above his or her address in the space provided for such address on the petition and before the petition is filed. Petitions containing or concerned with questions or propositions, notice of which is required by law to be included in the meeting notice, will be filed not earlier than the seventieth (70th) nor later than the sixtieth (60th) day preceding the date of the district meeting at which the vote thereon is sought in such petition. All other petitions filed hereunder will be filed not later than the thirtieth (30th) day preceding the date of the district meeting at which a vote thereon is sought. Petitions will be timely filed with or in the Office of the District Clerk, Hicksville Union Free School District, Administration Building, 200 Division Avenue, Hicksville, New York 11801, between the hours of 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM, prevailing time, on any regular business day, Monday through Friday, (holidays excepted) during the appropriate period specified above. Petitions may be filed by mail but in such

event must be sent registered mail addressed to the District Clerk, Hicksville Union Free School District, Administration Building, 200 Division Avenue, Hicksville, New York 11801, and will not be considered to have been filed until actually and physically received by the said Clerk. Petitions filed by mail which are received after 4:30 PM, prevailing time, on any day will be deemed to have been received on the next regular business day. The Board of Education, in its sole and absolute discretion, may waive technical defects or irregularities in any petition submitted under Board Policy No. 2120, and direct that the same be accepted and filed as complete. However, the Board of Education will not entertain any petition to place before the voters any proposition the purpose of which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, which is unlawful or any proposition which fails to include a specific appropriation where the expenditure of money is required by the proposition, or where other valid reason exists for excluding the proposition from the ballot.

SCHOOL ELECTION DISTRICTS

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that Election Districts have been established in the School District. The boundaries of the Election Districts, as adopted by resolution of the Board of Education, and the place in each Election District for registration and voting shall be as follows:

ELECTION DISTRICT NO. 1BURNS AVENUE SCHOOL

On the East: Broadway, from the District’s North Line, to the intersection Jerusalem Avenue and Broadway, continuing South along Jerusalem Avenue to the intersection of Jerusalem Avenue and the Long Island Railroad.

On the South: The Long Island Railroad, from Jerusalem Avenue to the District’s West Line.

On the West: The District’s West Line from the Long Island Railroad to the District’s North Line.

On the North: The District’s North Line from the District’s West Line to Broadway.

ELECTION DISTRICT NO. 2EAST STREET SCHOOL

On the East and North: Miller Road as projected to the District’s North Line, South along said Miller Road to Ronald Avenue, then East along Ronald Avenue to Woodbury Road, then Northeast along Woodbury Road to Ardsley Gate, then Southeast through Ardsley Gate to Dartmouth Drive, then Southwest and South through Dartmouth Drive to its intersection with Haverford Road, then East to the intersection of Haverford Road and Berkshire Road, then East along Berkshire Road to its intersection with Columbia Road, then East along Columbia Road to the District’s East Line, then South along the District’s East Line to the Long Island Railroad.

On the South and Southwest:

Along the Long Island Railroad, from the District’s East Line southerly point, to the intersection of the Long Island Railroad and Jerusalem Avenue.

On the West: Broadway from Jerusalem Avenue to the District’s North Line.

On the North: the District’s North Line from Broadway to Miller Road, as projected to said line.

ELECTION DISTRICT NO. 3WOODLAND SCHOOL

On the North, Northeast and East along the District’s North Line, from Miller Road, as projected to the District’s North Line, to the District’s East Line.

On the East: South along the District’s East Line, from the District’s North Line, to Columbia Road.

On the South and West: Columbia Road, from the District’s East Line, West to Berkshire Road, then West along Berkshire Road into Haverford Road, and continuing West on Haverford Road to Dartmouth Drive then North and Northeast along Dartmouth Drive to Ardsley Gate; then Northwest through Ardsley Gate to Woodbury Road, then Southwest along Woodbury Road to Ronald Avenue, then West along Ronald Avenue to Miller Road, then North along Miller Road and continuing thereon as it is projected, to the District’s North Line.

ELECTION DISTRICT

NO.

4LEE AVENUE SCHOOL

On the East-Northeast: the Long Island Railroad, from its intersection with Old Country Road, to the Southerly point of the District’s East Line.

On the South: the District’s

South Line, from the Long Island Railroad, Southwesterly into Michigan Drive, then South along said District Line to the Hempstead Township Line, then Northwesterly along the District’s South Line to Jerusalem Avenue.

On the West and North: Along Jerusalem Avenue, from the District’s South Line, to Salem Gate, then West along Salem Gate to Salem Road, then North to Harkin Lane, then Northwest along Harkin Lane to Division, then North along Division Avenue to Glenbrook Road, then Northwest along Glenbrook Road to Newbridge Road, then Northwest along Newbridge Road to Old Country Road, then East along Old Country Road to the Long Island Railroad.

ELECTION DISTRICT NO. 5FORK LANE SCHOOL

On the East: Jerusalem Avenue from Salem Gate, to the District’s South Line.

On the North: Salem Gate, West from Jerusalem Avenue, to Salem Road, then North along Salem Road to Harkin Lane, then Northwest along Harkin Lane to Division Avenue, then Northwesterly along Division Avenue to Glenbrook Road then West along Glenbrook Road to Newbridge Road.

On the West: Newbridge Road, from Glenbrook Road on the North, to the District’s South Line.

On the South: the District’s South Line, from Newbridge Road, on the West, to Jerusalem Avenue on the East.

ELECTION DISTRICT NO. 6DUTCH LANE SCHOOL

On the East: Newbridge Road, from Elmira Street, to the District’s South Line.

On the South: The District’s South Line, from Newbridge Road, on the East, to the District’s West Line.

On the West: The District’s West Line, from the District’s South Line to Arrow Lane, as said Lane is projected West to the District’s West Line.

On the North: From Arrow Lane, as projected to the District’s West Line, East and along said Arrow Lane, to Levittown Parkway, then South along Levittown Parkway to Beech Lane, then East along Beech Lane to Blueberry Lane, then South along Blueberry Lane to Elmira Street, then East along Elmira Street to

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Newbridge Road.

ELECTION DISTRICT NO. 7 - OLD COUNTRY ROAD SCHOOL

On the North and Northeast: the Long Island Railroad from the District’s West Line to the intersection of the Railroad with Old Country Road.

On the South and East: Old Country Road from its intersection with the Long Island Railroad, Westerly to Newbridge Road, then Southwest along Newbridge Road to Elmira Street, then West along Elmira Street to Blueberry Lane, then North along Blueberry Lane to Beech Lane, then West along Beech Lane to Levittown Parkway, then North along Levittown Parkway to Arrow Lane, then West along Arrow Lane, and as projected to the District’s West Line.

Hicksville Union Free School District

Hicksville, Nassau County

John O’Brien, District Clerk

MIT 5801 REV 3X 04/26,05/03,10

NOTICE OF HICKSVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY ELECTION AND VOTE ON APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS

Hicksville Union Free School District

Hicksville, New York

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing of the qualified voters of the Hicksville Public Library, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau, State of New York, will be held in the Hicksville Public Library Computer Resource Center at 101 Jerusalem Ave, Hicksville, New York on Wednesday, May 8 2019 at 7:00PM prevailing time, for the presentation of the budget document. Copies of the estimated expenses for the Hicksville Public Library for the year 2019-20, and any other propositions to be voted upon, are available for inspection during business hours by any district resident at the Hicksville Public Library, Burns Avenue School, Dutch Lane School, East Street School, Fork Lane School, Lee Avenue School, Old Country Road School, Woodland School, Hicksville Middle School and Hicksville High School daily except Saturday and Sunday

on and after April 22, 2019. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to the resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Hicksville Public Library of Hicksville Union Free School District, Hicksville, New York, adopted July 16, 2008, the Special District Election of the qualified voters of this School District for the Hicksville Public Library Election and Vote will be held on May 21, 2019, between the hours of 7:00 AM and 9:00 PM, prevailing time, in the seven Election Districts, stated below, for the purpose of voting upon the appropriation of necessary funds to meet the expenditures of the Hicksville Public Library for the year 2019-2020 and to elect one (1) member of the Board of Trustees to fill the following vacancy: The term of Harry Loomis for a new term commencing July 1, 2019 and expiring on June 30, 2024.

PROPOSITION NO. 1

Shall the Library Budget for the school year 2019-2020 adopted by the Library Board be approved and a tax be levied on the taxable property of the District in the amount of $5,166,400, less sums received in the form of State and Federal Aid and from any other sources, all pursuant to the pertinent provisions of the Education Law?

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that nominating petitions for the office of member of the Board of Trustees of the Library must be filed with the Clerk of the School District at the Administration Office located at 200 Division Avenue, Hicksville, Nassau County, New York, on regular business days, Monday through Friday, (holidays excepted), between the hours of 8:30AM and 4:30PM, prevailing time, but not later than Monday, April 22, 2019. Separate petitions shall be required to nominate a candidate. Each petition shall be directed to the Clerk of the School District, shall be signed by at least 28 qualified voters of the District (the same being at least 25 qualified voters of the District or two percent (2%) of the number of voters who voted in the previous library election, whichever is greater), shall state the residence of each signer, the name and residence of the candidate, and the specific vacancy on the

Board for which the candidate is nominated, which description shall include at least the length of term of office and the name of the last incumbent, if any. Forms for nominating petitions for Library Trustee may be obtained from the Clerk of the School District and at the Hicksville Public Library.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that Personal Registration and Election Districts have been established in the School District, that no person shall be entitled to vote at the Special District Election whose name does not appear on the register of the School District, unless such person is registered under the provisions of Section 5-612 of the Election Law and that those qualified to register and vote shall do so in the School Election District in which they reside.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that copies of the estimated expenses for the Library for the year 2019-2020 may be obtained by any district resident at the Burns Avenue School, Dutch Lane School, East Street School, Fork Lane School, Lee Avenue School, Old Country Road School, Woodland School, Hicksville Middle School and Hicksville High School daily except Saturday and Sunday on and after Wednesday, April 22, 2019, between 9:00 AM and 3:00PM, and that copies of such estimated expenses and any other propositions to be voted upon are available for inspection by any district resident at the Hicksville Public Library daily except Saturday and Sunday on and after Wednesday, April 22, 2019, between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Board of Registration shall meet for the purposes of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law at each of the seven (7) separate Election Districts on Tuesday, May 7, 2019, between the hours of 3:00PM and 8:00PM, prevailing time. Any person shall be entitled to have his name placed upon such register provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration he proves to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the school meeting or election for which such register is prepared. The Register so

prepared pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law will be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the School District in the Administration Building, located at 200 Division Avenue, Hicksville, New York, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District beginning on Thursday, May 16, 2019, between the hours of 8:30AM and 4:30PM, prevailing time, on weekdays, and each day prior to the day set for the Budget Vote and Election, except Sunday or holidays and between 9:00AM and 12 Noon on Saturday, May 18, 2019, and at the polling places on the day of the Budget Vote and Election. Residents who voted at an Annual or Special Meeting of the District within four years prior to the date of the current Special Meeting or who registered within that time need not register to be eligible to vote at the Special Meeting. Residents otherwise qualified to vote who are registered under the provision of Section 5-612 of the Election Law need not register to be eligible to vote at the Meeting.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that during the voting hours on May 21, 2019, the Board of Registration will meet at each of the seven (7) separate election Districts to receive registration for the ensuing year.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN THAT applications for absentee ballots may be applied for at the office of the Clerk of the District. Completed applications must be received by the District Clerk a minimum of 7 days before the election if ballot is to be mailed to voter and minimum of 1 day before the election if ballot is to be personally delivered to voter. Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00PM, prevailing time, on, Tuesday, May 21, 2019. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots are issued will be available daily 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, weekdays on and after May 16, 2019 through May 21, 2019; and between 9:00AM and Noon on Saturday, May 18, 2019.

HICKSVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

ELECTION DISTRICTS

The boundaries of the school election districts, as adopted by resolution of the Board of Education are as follows:

ELECTION DISTRICT NO. 1 - BURNS AVENUE SCHOOL

On the East: Broadway, from the District’s North Line, to the intersection Jerusalem Avenue and Broadway, continuing South along Jerusalem Avenue to the intersection of Jerusalem Avenue and the Long Island Railroad.

On the South: The Long Island Railroad, from Jerusalem Avenue to the District’s West Line.

On the West: The District’s West Line from the Long Island Railroad to the District’s North Line.

On the North: The District’s North Line from the District’s West Line to Broadway.

ELECTION DISTRICT NO. 2 - EAST

STREET SCHOOL

On the East and North: Miller Road as projected to the District’s North Line, South along said Miller Road to Ronald Avenue, then East along Ronald Avenue to Woodbury Road, then Northeast along Woodbury Road to Ardsley Gate, then Southeast through Ardsley Gate to Dartmouth Drive, then Southwest and South through Dartmouth Drive to its intersection with Haverford Road, then East to the intersection of Haverford Road and Berkshire Road, then East along Berkshire Road to its intersection with Columbia Road, then East along Columbia Road to the District’s East Line, then South along the District’s East Line to the Long Island Railroad.

On the South and Southwest: Along the Long Island Railroad, from the District’s East Line southerly point, to the intersection of the Long Island Railroad and Jerusalem Avenue.

On the West: Broadway from Jerusalem Avenue to the District’s North Line.

On the North: the District’s North Line from Broadway to Miller Road, as projected to said line.

ELECTION DISTRICT NO. 3 - WOODLAND AVENUE SCHOOL

On the North: Northeast and East along the District’s North Line, from Miller Road, as projected to the District’s North Line, to the District’s East Line. On the East: South along the District’s East Line, from the District’s North Line, to Columbia Road.

On the South and West: Columbia Road, from the District’s East Line, West to Berkshire Road, then West along Berkshire Road into

Haverford Road, and continuing West on Haverford Road to Dartmouth Drive then North and Northeast along Dartmouth Drive to Ardsley Gate; then Northwest through Ardsley Gate to Woodbury Road, then Southwest along Woodbury Road to Ronald Avenue, then West along Ronald Avenue to Miller Road, then North along Miller Road and continuing thereon as it is projected, to the District’s North Line.

ELECTION DISTRICT NO. 4 - LEE AVENUE SCHOOL

On the East-Northeast: the Long Island Railroad, from its intersection with Old Country Road, to the Southerly point of the District’s East Line.

On the South: the District’s South Line, from the Long Island Railroad, Southwesterly into Michigan Drive, then South along said District Line to the Hempstead Township Line, then Northwesterly along the District’s South Line to Jerusalem Avenue.

On the West and North: Along Jerusalem Avenue, from the District’s South Line, to Salem Gate, then West along Salem Gate to Salem Road, then North to Harkin Lane, then Northwest along Harkin Lane to Division, then North along Division Avenue to Glenbrook Road, then Northwest along Glenbrook Road to Newbridge Road, then Northwest along Newbridge Road to Old Country Road, then East along Old Country Road to the Long Island Railroad.

ELECTION DISTRICT NO. 5 - FORK LANE SCHOOL

On the East: Jerusalem Avenue from Salem Gate, to the District’s South Line.

On the North: Salem Gate, West from Jerusalem Avenue, to Salem Road, then North along Salem Road to Harkin Lane, then Northwest along Harkin Lane to Division Avenue, then Northwesterly along Division Avenue to Glenbrook Road then West along Glenbrook Road to Newbridge Road.

On the West: Newbridge Road, from Glenbrook Road on the North, to the District’s South Line.

On the South: the District’s South Line, from Newbridge Road, on the West, to Jerusalem Avenue on the East.

ELECTION DISTRICT NO. 6 - DUTCH LANE SCHOOL

On the East: Newbridge Road, from Elmira Street, to the District’s South Line.

On the South: The District’s South Line, from Newbridge Road, on the East, to the District’s West Line

On the West: The District’s West Line, from the District’s South Line to Arrow Lane, as said Lane is projected West to the District’s West Line.

On the North: From Arrow Lane, as projected to the District’s West Line, East and along said Arrow Lane, to Levittown Parkway, then South along Levittown Parkway to Beech Lane, then East along Beech Lane to Blueberry Lane, then South along Blueberry Lane to Elmira Street, then East along Elmira Street to Newbridge Road.

ELECTION DISTRICT NO. 7 - OLD COUNTRY ROAD SCHOOL

On the North and Northeast: the Long Island Railroad from the District’s West Line to the intersection of the Railroad with Old Country Road.

On the South and East: Old Country Road from its intersection with the Long Island Railroad, Westerly to Newbridge Road, then Southwest along Newbridge Road to Elmira Street, then West along Elmira Street to Blueberry Lane, then North along Blueberry Lane to Beech Lane, then West along Beech Lane to Levittown Parkway, then North along Levittown Parkway to Arrow Lane, then West along Arrow Lane, and as projected to the District’s West Line.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Hicksville Public Library Hicksville, Town of Oyster Bay, N.Y. John O’Brien District Clerk

MIT 5803

4X 04/05,26, 05/03,10

NOTICE OF SALE

Supreme Court

Nassau County

MTGLQ INVESTORS, L.P., Plaintiff against HUSSAM HANIF, et al

Defendants

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered January 22, 2019, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at the Calendar Control Part (CCP), Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York on May 21, 2019 at 11:30

LEGAL NOTICES

AM. Premises known as 58 Genesee St, Hicksville, NY 11801. Sec 45 Block 71 Lot 84. 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, County of Nassau and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $743,415.78 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 5562/2013. Cash will not be accepted at the sale.

Ralph Madalena, Esq., Referee 3000-000398

Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523

Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s).

MIT 5804 4X 04/19,26,05/03,10

NOTICE OF SALE

Supreme Court Nassau County WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT AS TRUSTEE FOR PRETIUM MORTGAGE ACQUISITION TRUST, Plaintiff, Against SURESH B. KATTAYAM, RADHA KATTAYAM, Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 3/5/2019, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, in the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Dr., Mineola, NY 11501, on 5/21/2019 at 11:30 am, premises known as 5 Cedar Street, Plainview NY 11803, and described as follows: ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in Plainview, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, and designated on the tax maps of the Nassau County Treasurer as Section 46, Block 149 and Lot 82. The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $688,989.39 plus interest and costs. The premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 2312/2017.

Ralph Madalena, Esq., Referee. Attorneys for Plaintiff

SHELDON MAY & ASSOCIATES

Attorneys at Law, 255 Merrick Road, Rockville Centre, NY 11570

Dated: 3/21/2019

File Number: 32001

MNB

MIT 5805

4X 04/19,26,05/03,10

NOTICE OF SALE

Supreme Court

Nassau County PENNYMAC CORP., Plaintiff against ISIDOROS STAMATINOS, et al Defendants

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered July 24, 2018, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at the CCP Courtroom in the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY, 11501 on June 4, 2019 at 11:30 AM. Premises known as 32 Sleepy Lane, Hicksville, NY 11801. Sec 45 Block 299 Lot 11.

All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Levittown, Hicksville, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $519,831.95 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 9906/10.

Anthony Rattoballi, Esq., Referee STBN019

Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein Such & Crane, LLP, 1400 Old Country Road, Suite C103, Westbury, NY 11590 MIT 5806 4X 05/03,10,17,24

NOTICE OF SALE

State of New York Supreme Court Nassau County 21st Mortgage Corporation, Plaintiff AGAINST Shari Stalter, Brian Stalter, et al, Defendant(s).

In pursuance and by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure and sale in the amount of $520,835.60 plus interest and costs duly granted by this Court and entered in the Nassau County Clerk’s Office on the 25th day of

June, 2018, I, the undersigned Referee, duly appointed in this action for such purpose, will expose for sale and sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder therefor at The Supreme Court of Nassau County, Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York 11501, the 11th day of JUNE, 2019 at 11:30 a.m., the real estate and mortgaged premises directed in and by said judgment to be sold and in said judgment described as follows: All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being at Levittown, Hicksville, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York and designated as Section 45 Block 373 Lot 27. Said premises known as 11 Beacon Lane, Hicksville, NY 11801. Premises sold subject to provisions of the filed judgment and terms of sale. SUBJECT TO restrictions, covenants, etc. of record, prior lien(s), if any, and an easement, if any, contained in Deed recorded April 13, 2004 in Liber 11766 Page 298. Index No. 8830/13.

CHARLES CASOLARO, ESQ., Referee

Bradshaw Law Group P.C., Attorney(s) for Plaintiff, 321 Broadway, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10007 212-327-1524

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PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE is hereby given, pursuant to law, that a public hearing will be held by the Town Board of the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, on Tuesday, May 21, 2018, at 10:00 a.m., prevailing time, or as soon thereafter as may be practicable, in the Hearing Room, Town Hall, East Building, Audrey Avenue, Oyster Bay, New York, for the purpose of considering an application from 550 HICKSVILLE REALTY CORP. and GRAMARCY POINT REALTY CORP., fee owners, and LSC DEVELOPMENT, LLC, contract vendee, for a Special Use Permit to allow for construction and operation of a self-storage facility, on premises located at 550 West Old Country Road, Hicksville,

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Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau, State of New York and described as Section 11, Block 484, Lots 42 and 43, on the Land and Tax Map of Nassau County. The abovementioned application is on file and may be viewed daily (except Saturday, Sunday and Holidays) between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:45 p.m., prevailing time, at the Office of the Town Clerk at Oyster Bay and Massapequa. Any person interested in the subject matter of said hearing will be given an opportunity to be heard with reference thereto, at the time and place above designated.

TOWN BOARD OF TOWN OF OYSTER BAY. JOSEPH S. SALADINO, Supervisor. JAMES ALTADONNA, JR., Town Clerk.

Dated: May 7, 2019, Oyster Bay, New York.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF PRO STRIPING LLC.

Filed 3/28/2019

Office: Nassau Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 339 Hicksville Rd. #943 Bethpage, NY 11714

Purpose: General

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF DEVOE 277 LLC.

Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of state of New York SSNY on February 13, 2013. Office located in Nassau county. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to 58 Barnyard Lane, Roslyn Heights, NY 11577. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF RICHARDSON 1A LLC.

Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of state of New York SSNY on November 28, 2016. Office located in Nassau county. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to 58 Barnyard Lane, Roslyn Heights, NY 11577. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF RICHARDSON 2A LLC.

Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of state of New York SSNY on November 28, 2016. Office located in Nassau county. SSNY has been des-

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU

INDEX NO. 608152/2017

Plaintiff designates NASSAU as the place of trial situs of the real property

SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS

Mortgaged Premises:

15 NORTH BUTE HORN STREET

BETHPAGE, NY 11714

Section: 46

Block: 264

Lot: 12

BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, Plaintiff, vs.

MICHELINA MIGNONE, HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF MICHAEL MIGNONE; any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; NICHOLAS MIGNONE, HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF MICHAEL MIGNONE AND HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF LOUIS J. MIGNONE; any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; THOMAS MIGNONE, HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF MICHAEL MIGNONE AND HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF LOUIS J. MIGNONE; JOHN TEDESCO JR., HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF LOUIS J. MIGNONE; MICHAEL TEDESCO, HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF LOUIS J. MIGNONE; LOUIS W. MIGNONE, HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF LOUIS J. MIGNONE; KATHLEEN MIGNONE, HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF LOUIS J. MIGNONE; JOSEPH MAZIARZ, HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF LOUIS J. MIGNONE; GARY MAZIARZ, HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF LOUIS J. MIGNONE; VENUS MAZIARZ, HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF LOUIS J. MIGNONE; DAVID MAZIARZ, HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF LOUIS J. MIGNONE; JEFFREY BYRNES, HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF LOUIS J. MIGNONE; BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

"JOHN DOE #1" 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 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 Plaintiff’s Attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York) in the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until (60) days after service of the Summons; and 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 OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT

THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $250,000.00 and interest, recorded on November 29, 1988, at Liber 12904 Page 719, of the Public Records of NASSAU County, New York, covering premises known as 15 NORTH BUTE HORN STREET BETHPAGE, NY 11714.

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.

NASSAU County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county.

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

Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the 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.

RAS BORISKIN, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff

BY: Julia Krukowski, Esq.

900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310 Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675

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ignated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to 58 Barnyard Lane, Roslyn Heights, NY 11577. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF RICHARDSON 2B LLC.

Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of state of New York SSNY on November 29, 2016. Office located in Nassau county. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to 58 Barnyard Lane, Roslyn Heights, NY 11577. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court Nassau County

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff against MIN YEONG YUN, et al Defendants

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered October 17, 2016, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at the Calendar Control Part (CCP), Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York on May 21, 2019 at 11:30 AM. Premises known as 39 Jackson Avenue, Bethpage, NY 11714. Sec 46 Block 108 Lot 711-713. ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying 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 T. Bartol, Esq., Referee VERNY700

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

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NOTICE OF SALE

Supreme Court Nassau County USBANK CUST / EMP V, Plaintiff, vs. FRANCIS CAMERLENGO, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on October 9, 2018, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the CCP (Calendar Control Part Courtroom) in the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on June 11, 2019 at 11:30 a.m., premises known as 6 Stewart Avenue, Bethpage, 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 46, Block 5 and Lot 75. Approximate amount of judgment is $11,223.74 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 4021/16.

Francis Moroney, Esq., Referee

Attorneys for Plaintiff Bronster, LLP, 156 West 56th Street, Suite 1801,

New York, New York 10019

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Bethpage Union Free School District

Bethpage, New York 11714

SPECIFICATIONS: BID # 006-1920 REFUSE AND TRASH COLLECTION SERVICES

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE sealed bids will be received by the Board of Education of the Bethpage Union Free School District, Town of Oyster Bay, Bethpage, New York. BID # 006-1920. Bids will be publicly opened and read on the June 7, 2019 at 11:00 AM in the Administration Building, 10 Cherry Avenue, Bethpage, New York.

Sealed bids are to be addressed to the attention of Scott Harrington, Assistant Superintendent for Business, Bethpage Union Free School District, Administration Building, 10 Cherry Avenue, Bethpage, New York, 11714.

The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids which in its discretion are not in the best interest of the school district, and to waive any informality as to non-material errors or omissions in the submissions. Specifications are available for pick-up weekdays, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. in the Business Office. Contact: SMinieri@Bethpageeagles.ws

By Order of the Board of Education

Bethpage Union Free School District Administration Building 10 Cherry Avenue Bethpage, New York 11714

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Town seeks honorees for Veterans Volunteer Awards

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino today announced that nominations are currently being sought for the Town’s Veterans Volunteer Awards, which will take place prior to the Annual “Salute to America” program on Tuesday, July 9 at John J. Burns Town Park in Massapequa at 7:30 pm.  Residents are invited to nominate extraordinary individuals who have made a difference in our veteran communities.

“The ‘Salute to America’ concert provides the ideal backdrop to recognize veterans and individuals who continue to actively serve in the community and advocate for issues and concerns relative to veterans. The Town is proud to recognize and honor amazing individuals who have helped to shape our communities for the better through their continuing advocacy and exemplary community service each year,” Supervisor Saladino said. “I hope residents will consider submitting a nomination of an individual who deserves special recognition for their continued efforts on behalf of the veteran’s community. I look forward to recognizing the

efforts of outstanding individuals who have impacted the lives of our veterans in an extraordinary way yet again this year.”

Nominations are being accepted in three different categories of recognition: Veterans Volunteer of the Year (awarded to a veteran), Friend of Veterans Volunteer of the Year (awarded to a non-veteran), and Lifetime Achievement Award (awarded to a veteran or a non-veteran).  All entries must include a supporting narrative describing the nominee’s on-going veterans related activities, and all nominees must be Town residents.

Winners will be recognized as part of a special program during the Town’s “Salute to America” concert, a patriotic evening of top flight musical talent and fireworks, which serves as a thank you to all of our veterans and active military for protecting the freedoms we enjoy each and every day as Americans.

To submit a nomination for the Veterans Awards, please visit www.oysterbaytown.com or call (516) 797-7925 for an application.  All nominations must be postmarked no later than June 14, 2019.

Irish Family History Forum

The Irish Family History Forum will hold a meeting on Saturday, May 25th at 10 am at the Bethpage Public Library.

On the agenda will be a presentation by Mike Carragher on “ Missing Boyles of Drumcrew”

What do you do when a great-grandfather disappears, his siblings abandon their farm and emigrate for destinations unknown, and the paper trail turns up no firm answers?

Michael Carragher, past president of the Forum and of the DNA Genealogy Group of LI, will explain how DNA matches and genetic genealogy can provide the clues to solve the riddle.

The meeting's agenda will be:

10:00 am: Kathleen McGee: Genealogy Tips and Tricks 10:45 am: Refreshment Break

Meet and socialize with other members.

Ask the Experts: This is an opportunity to meet one-onone with an experienced genealogist to ask a basic genealogy question.

11:15 am: Featured Speaker: Joan Koster-Morales Meetings are free and open to the public.

Light refreshments are served.

The meeting will take place at the Bethpage Public Library, 47 Powell Avenue, Bethpage.

For information: contact Pat at programs@ifhf.org or website: www.ifhf.org