Bethpage Newsgram (5/11/18)

T HE R EGAL E AGLES

Bethpage man convicted of murdering wife in 2016

Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Bethpage man who killed his wife, attacked his daughter with a knife and led cops on a high-speed car chase that culminated in a fiery crash at a gas station and assault on a police officer in November 2016, was convicted of murder and other charges.

Robert Crumb, 45, was convicted on May 7th by a jury of murder, as well as assault and reckless endangerment and resisting arrest. The trial started on April 16 and the jury deliberated for approximately four hours. Crumb was remanded and is due back for sentencing before Acting Supreme Court Justice Terence Murphy on June 14th. He faces a sentence of up to 25 years to life in prison.

“This defendant brutally murdered the mother of his children, assaulted his daughter, and endangered the lives of police and the public in a reckless high-speed chase,” said DA Singas. “My heart goes out to the victim’s family and while no conviction can erase their pain, I hope this verdict gives them some comfort.”

DA Singas said on November 4th, 2016 at approximately 12:30AM, the defendant and victim were arguing in the bedroom of their Seitz Drive home in Bethpage. During the argument over their pending divorce, Robert Crumb stabbed and slashed his wife, Maria Crumb, multiple times in her back. Upon hearing the commotion, the couple’s then 12-year-old son attempted to stop the stabbing by jumping onto his father’s back, but was thrown off. The defendant then attacked his

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Photo courtesy of Bethpage Union Free School District

Bethpage High School’s Regal Eagles Robotics Team recently finished a highly successful 10th season. After earning several awards at the Long Island Regional FIRST Robotics Competition at Hofstra University – including team captain Smiti Shah being voted as MVP by the judges and teammate Morgan Heller receiving the Dean’s List Award – the team earned the opportunity to attend the World Championships in Detroit this April. At the competition, the team placed first in their division and third in a round robin tournament. Above, the team with advisors Eric Kay and Dan Zabell.

Bank robbed in Levittown

An unknown man robbed the Bethpage Federal Credit Union inside the King Kullen supermarket on Hempstead Turnpike on May 2nd.

According to Nassau County Police, at 11:03AM, an unknown man entered the Bethpage Federal Credit Union located at 3284 Hempstead Turnpike within the King Kullen Supermarket.

The subject approached the teller, displayed a firearm, and passed a note demanding money. The teller complied with an undetermined amount of US currency. The subject fled the scene on foot in an unknown direction.

The robber is described as a white male in his 30’s wearing a baseball cap, dark colored pants, and a dark colored jacket.

There were four employees and one customer inside the bank at the time of the robbery. There were no reported injuries.

Detectives request anyone with information regarding this crime to contact the Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.

Mom and pop store makes move to bigger location

BY GARY SIMEONE

The Trio Hardware and Paint store has been a staple in the Plainview community for over thirty years. Last month, the mom and pop store, owned by Todd and Ritsa Kirschner, made the move to a bigger location to accommodate their facilities and customer base.

“We opened for business a few weeks ago and I couldn’t be happier with the way things turned out,” said Todd Kirschner. “Just to let all of our customers know, we haven’t left the area. We’re still here in Plainview.”

Trio moved 1.5 miles east from 1032 Old Country Road to their new location in the Shoppes at Country Pointe Plainview shopping center.

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Author visit at Kramer L ane

Kramer Lane students present Living Wax Museum

Students at Kramer Lane Elementary School in the Bethpage School District recently received a visit from children’s illustrator and author John Steven Gurney as part of the school’s Pick a Reading Partner celebration.

During the PTA-sponsored visit, Gurney described how he began his career as a children’s book illustrator, collaborating with his editor to figure out what he would draw for the cover of the stories and refining his work through the editing process. He shared

some of the techniques and tools he used to add color to his drawings, which were often modeled after his children and friends. He also showed students samples of his artwork and read his famous book Dinosaur Train, which was inspired by his son.

At the conclusion of the visit, all students received autographed copies of Gurney’s books, courtesy of the PTA.

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Bethpage School District breakfast program sur vey

The Bethpage Union Free School District is in the process of conducting a survey of parents of registered incoming kindergarten students for September 2018, and current students in kindergarten through fourth grade who attend the Bethpage elementary schools. This survey is to determine if there is any interest in a school breakfast program. If lack of interest is determined, an

exemption to participate in this program will be requested by the Bethpage Union Free School District to the New York State Education Department.

Those parents who have concerns regarding the survey or the breakfast program, please contact Mr. Scott M. Harrington, Assistant Superintendent for Business at 644-4030.

Kramer Lane Elementary School second-graders participated in the school’s Living Wax Museum.

John McCarthy, 7, has his own telescope at home and enjoys marveling at starry nights and learning about space.

So when it came time for the second-grader in Julie Schmidlapp’s class to select a historical American subject for the Kramer Lane Elementary School Living Wax Museum, it was a no-brainer for him. He chose famous astronomer and NASA contributor Carl Sagan.

“I’m very interested in astronomy and enjoy reading books about him,” McCarthy said.

The museum culminated a second-grade project at the school that enforced students’ skills in research, writing, history, and creativity. Once they had selected their historical figures, the students researched them in the school library and online.

“They had to complete an independent report and create a timeline of their

subject’s life,” explained second-grade teacher Andrea Morelli. “They also had to write out a first-person summary for the presentation, where they dressed up and delivered a monologue for visitors.”

At the press of a button, museum-goers received an informative monologue from the students about their researched figures. Several dug far back in history for their subject, such as Pahal Sheth, who conducted in-depth research on Harriet Tubman.

“I am even going to be on the $20 bill,” Sheth told visitors.

The event ended on a sweet note for passersby as Milton Hershey – portrayed by Sean Caputo – handed out his beloved Hershey’s Kisses after his monologue.

Photo courtesy of the Bethpage Union Free School District

Kramer Lane Elementary School students received a visit from children’s illustrator and author John Steven Gurney as part of the school’s Pick a Reading Partner celebration.

Photos courtesy

the Bethpage Union Free School District

Town honors Hicksville Fire Chief

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino proudly recognized Chief William Sarnelli for 50 years of service with the Hicksville Fire Department. William Sarnelli was bestowed Honorary Chief status in recognition of his long and distinguished tenure with the Department. Supervisor Saladino is pictured with Councilman Thomas P. Hand (right) and Nassau County Legislator Rose Walker (left) in presenting William Sarnelli with a citation and honoring him for his 50 years of active service to both the fire department and to the community, as well as his continuing contributions in the years ahead.

Special Olympics at Bethpage High School on May 19th

The Town of Oyster Bay has partnered with Special Olympics New York to host the prestigious Spring Games North of the Special Olympics at Bethpage High School on Saturday, May 19th. The opening ceremony will take place at 9:30AM, followed by a full day of competitive events featuring 600 athletes and supported by 300 coaches as well as hundreds of volunteers. The games represent the culmination of months-long training for an Olympicstyle competition by individuals with intellectual disabilities.

“Special Olympics are an opportunity to showcase the talents and achievements of the athletes, while also breaking down social barriers and stereotypes,” said Supervisor Joseph Saladino. “The Town of Oyster Bay is very proud to be a partner with Special Olympics New York and the Bethpage School District in making this important event a reality. Join us in witnessing the joy, courage, and determination

of these inspirational athletes.”

Special Olympics New York provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympicstyle sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, providing individuals a continuing opportunity to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, make friends, and experience the joy of competition.

“We thank the Town of Oyster Bay and the Bethpage School District for their commitment to Special Olympics,” said Tim Flynn, Director of Program for Special Olympics New York – Long Island Region. “The impression our athletes engrave in a host community is one of pride, unity, and acceptance. We can’t wait for the games to begin.”

To volunteer or support the event, residents may call Special Olympics New York Director of Program Lindsey Coyle at (631) 254-1465 ext. 4202 or send an e-mail to lcoyle@nyso.org.

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Town honors local women for National Women’s History Month

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Pictured above: Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino (front row left), Councilman Joseph D. Muscarella (back row left), Councilman Anthony D. Macagnone (back row second from left), Councilwoman Rebecca M. Alesia (front row second from left), Councilwoman Michele M. Johnson (front row third from left), Councilman Louis B. Imbroto (back row center), Councilman Thomas P. Hand (right), Town Clerk James Altadonna Jr. (back row right), and Receiver of Taxes James J. Stefanich (back row second from right).

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino (front row left) recently joined with his colleagues on the Town Board in recognizing National Women’s History Month honorees. In 1987, the US Congress designated March as National Women’s History Month, an important event which celebrates women of character, courage, commitment, and achievement.

The Town of Oyster Bay honored several local women who have become leaders in their fields and excelled to incredible heights, becoming true role models in our community. Supervisor Saladino and Town Board members proudly presented these honorees with citations for their exemplary actions and community contributions.

The honorees included:

• Angela Ferrara of North

Massapequa (front row, far right), who is a decorated Suffolk County police officer and a captain with the North Massapequa Fire Department

• Carol Gordon of Massapequa (front row, third from right), vice president of the Breezy Point Civic Association, a highly regarded civic activist

• Angela Duncan of Plainview (front row, fourth from left), a U.S. Army veteran who served with the 101st Airborne,

• Francesca Carlow of Plainview (front row, second from right), President of the Nassau Council Chambers of Commerce

• Indu Jaiswal (front row, fourth from right), Chairwoman and Founder of the Hicksville-based Indian American Forum Founder.

Photos: Exterior Rendering, The Bristal at Garden City; Lobby, The Bristal at North Hills; Living Room, The Bristal at West Babylon; Dining Room, The Bristal at Lake Grove

Free Stroke Risk Assessment & Stroke Awareness Fair

In recognition of National Stroke Awareness month in May, NYU Winthrop Hospital’s Department of Neuroscience will host a free Stroke Risk Assessment and Stroke Awareness Fair for the community on Wednesday, May 23rd, from 6 to 8:30PM. The program will be held at the Winthrop Research & Academic Center, located at 101 Mineola Boulevard at the corner of Second Street in Mineola. It will offer individual stroke risk assessments and an informational fair at 6PM, followed by a lecture at 7PM. The assessment will consist of a blood pressure check and risk factor review. A light dinner will be included.

Husain Rizvi, MD, Attending Vascular Neurologist at NYU Winthrop Hospital, will discuss risk factors, prevention, and the different types of strokes. Dr. Rizvi will also explain how to recognize the signs of a stroke and why you need to act fast, as well as discuss the latest information about available treatments. A question and answer period will follow the lecture.

The Stroke Awareness Fair will feature representatives from Winthrop’s Department of Neuroscience and other departments, who will answer questions and provide information about important stroke-related prevention and recovery issues, such as SpeechLanguage Services, Occupational and Physical Therapy, Home Care, Social Work, and more. Representatives from various community resources will also be available to answer questions.

Parking is available across the street from the Research & Academic Center in the garage behind the 120 Mineola Blvd. building. Entrance to the garage is on First Avenue. Parking is also available at the commuter lot on the corner of First St. and Third Avenue. Please note that public parking fees apply.

Admission is free, but seating is limited and reservations are required. To register, please call (516) 663-3916. For information on other free community education programs at the Hospital, please call 1-866-WINTHROP.

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During National Stroke Awareness Month, attend our Stroke Awareness Fair, get a free risk assessment, and learn how to spot a stroke FAST.

Following the assessments, Husain Rizvi, MD Attending Vascular Neurologist at NYU Winthrop Hospital, will explain risk factors, prevention, the different types of stroke, and advances in treatment.

Representatives from hospital and community resources will be available to provide information about a variety of services.

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

6 pm Assessments - 7 pm Seminar

NYU Winthrop’s Research & Academic Center 101 Mineola Blvd. (corner of Second Street in Mineola)

A light meal will be provided

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Please call (516) 663-3916 for reservations.

The Investigations: Is the public getting weary

BY BOB MORGAN, JR.

Is the political tide turning a bit in the continuing investigations of President Trump?

A view shared by a number of commentators across the political spectrum is that President Trump may be gaining rather than losing ground during the continuing probes of his campaign, administration and personal conduct. This is especially true as the probes now seem to go on without resolution -- or solid evidence of collusion with Russia -- and focus as much on Stormy Daniels and Michael Cohen as on Vladimir Putin and Russian intelligence, and as special prosecutor Robert Mueller meets some resistance in the federal courts.

President Trump’s job approval ratings, while still underwater, have been slowly but steadily improving. For example, on May 8, the day this is written, Mr. Trump scored a 43.2 percent favorable job approval rating in the Real Clear Politics (RCP) average of lately released polls. Six months ago, on November 8, this number was 38.2 percent. The job disapproval numbers have gone down correspondingly from 56.8 to 52.7 percent.

While some of Mr. Trump’s approval boost may be related to good economic conditions, another part is likely triggered by growing skepticism of the continuing investigations. As RCP political analyst Caitlin Huey-Burns, generally a pretty centrist writer, points out, the wide ranging questions prepared by the office of Mr. Mueller appear to bolster complaints from Trump supporters and allies that the probe has metastasized. These voters are inclined to agree with Mr. Trump that the continuing investigations are a “witch hunt” and to cheer Mr. Trump’s newly more aggressive stance against Mr. Mueller. As Ms. Huey-Burns puts it, these voters “see themselves as fellow soldiers in [Mr. Trump’s] battle with an overreaching prosecutor”.

But, as Ms. Huey-Burns also point out, recent polls show not only an increasing partisan divide in views about the special counsel but also an overall decline in the general public’s views of the Mueller probe, and not just among committed

Republicans. Surveys show growing (but not majority) support for ending the investigation and increasing disapproval of Mr. Mueller among both Republicans and independents. The perception of bias by the FBI is also growing. Most recently, a CBS News poll shows that 53 percent of respondents now believe that the Russia probe is politically motivated.

While diehard opponents of Mr. Trump and some elements of the media cannot seem to get enough of the Stormy Daniels hush money affair (her lawyer appeared on three Sunday talk shows last weekend, with Ms. Daniels herself making a cameo appearance on Saturday Night Live), Democrats will have to consider the danger of overplaying their hand on this matter as Republicans did during the Monica Lewinsky scandal twenty years ago. No one elected either Donald Trump or Bill Clinton as paragons of personal virtue. Even taking into account theories of criminal liability that might be asserted against President Trump (Republicans had plenty of such theories against President Clinton as well), many voters may decide, as they did in the late nineties, that it is time to move on.

The belief that the fixation on investigations is not particularly helping Mr. Trump’s opponents has found support on the political left. In an article in Vox called “Stormy Daniels Is Crowding Out Democrats’ 2018 Message”, liberal writer Matt Yglesias states that “in concrete terms, the problem with the Daniels issue for Democrats is it doesn’t really add anything to what everyone already thinks about Trump.” He argues that the Daniels’ story “domination of the media landscape is probably neutral at worst for [President Trump] relative to other possible issues.”

A number of Democratic politicians like Congressman Adam Schiff have urged caution on impeachment talk. Of course, the continuing Trump investigations conceivably could uncover some smoking gun that will lead to widespread demand for impeachment and removal. For the moment, however, there seems to be a growing belief that the lengthy investigations have run their course.

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May 12–13 and May 19–20

Track and signal work will affect Long Island Rail Road train service on the Huntington/Port Jefferson Branch between Penn Station and Port Jefferson over the weekends of May 12–13 and May 19–20.

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Mom and pop store makes move to bigger location

move to a newer location.

The move was put together by the Long Island real estate development company The Beechwood Organization, who brokered the Country Pointe Plainview lifestyle community deal.

“Steven Dubb (principal of the Beechwood Organization,) approached us last year about moving down the road and we were apprehensive about the deal at first,” said Kirschner. “We knew, however, that we needed to expand our facility, so we went over a list with him and made the move.”

Kirschner added that the lease at the old location was up in July and that their previous landlord wouldn’t renegotiate, so that was another reason to

The new store is nearly 3000 square feet bigger than the old location which will allow for more customer services and assortment of merchandise.

“We were able to add more living and outdoor supplies, power tools and power cleaning services with the additional space. Basically, we’re able to offer a greater assortment of everything a hardware store has to offer,” said Kirschner.

Trio Hardware first opened their doors in 1963 with Bernie Carlow and his family being the original owners.

In 2012, the Kirschners became partners with the family at the location, and in 2017, they took over full ownership of the store.

Bethpage man convicted of murdering wife in 2016

teenage daughter and later returned to the bedroom to stab his wife again in the neck.

The couple’s son called 911 and members of the Nassau County Police Department responded to the home. Maria Crumb was pronounced dead in the house by responding medical technicians from the NCPD.

The defendant fled the house, leading five Nassau County Police cars on a high-speed chase westbound on the Southern State Parkway and later the Belt Parkway into Brooklyn. At times,

the defendant was driving at 90 miles an hour. The chase ended when the defendant crashed his car into a Citgo Gas Station at the intersection of Pennsylvania and Flatlands Avenue, causing the car to burst into flames.

After the crash, Crumb charged at one of the officers, knocking him to the ground, causing him to lose consciousness. Multiple officers then jumped onto the defendant and he was arrested.

The defendant was acquitted of one count of Assault in the 2nd Degree and one count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the 2nd Degree.

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Students create communit y connections

Occupational therapists Danielle Travers & Heather Imbriani spoke to second grade students at Central Boulevard Elementary School about their profession.

Community came alive for second-grade students at Central Boulevard Elementary School in the Bethpage Union Free School District as they enjoyed a number of enriching presentations led by community members of multiple professions during Community Helper Day.

The annual event introduced students to the various positions held by community members within the district,

many of whom were parents of students and local volunteers. Students attended presentations by dental hygienists, the local fire department, nurses, pediatricians, police officers, and a veterinarian, among others.

The all-day event served as an excellent connection to the curriculum unit on communities.

Denson, event director for the National Basketball Association, discussed her career with students at Central Boulevard Elementary School.

Chiropractor and gym trainer Joseph Galetti shared information about his profession with second-grade students from Central Boulevard Elementary School.

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Earth Day at Holy Family School

Holy Family School Early Childhood classes had a terrific time taking good care of our Earth and celebrating Earth Day! Students planted vegetables and participated in a school recycling project.

Rec ycling Poster Contest Winner

Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillen presents an official Town of Hempstead Certificate of Recognition to Santino Colucci of Gardiners Avenue School in Levittown. Colucci was the winner of this year’s Covanta Recycling Poster Contest, and his hard work was honored at the contest’s award ceremony held at the Merrick Road Golf Clubhouse located in Merrick. Pictured also is Covanta Facility Manager Ed Sandkuhl.

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Little League season opens

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino (third right), Town Councilman Thomas P. Hand (right), Town Receiver of Taxes James J. Stefanich (second from right), and Nassau County Legislator Rose Marie Walker (sixth from left) recently joined with coaches, players, and parents for the opening day ceremony of the Hicksville Baseball Association. The organization was established in 1952 by the parents in Hicksville to pass on their passion for the game by teaching the baseball to the next generation of young players. The Hicksville Baseball Association (HBA) is the only Little League Baseball organization in Hicksville recognized by the International Williamsport Little League World Series Tournament each year.

Legion unveils statue of Marine

Hempstead Town Councilman Dennis Dunne, Sr. (3rd right) attends the Statue Unveiling of 1st Lt. Stephen Karopczyc held at the American Legion Post #1711 located in Levittown. Pictured left to right are Assemblyman Tom McKevitt, Chaminade High School President Bro. Thomas Cleary, Walter Karopczyc, Councilman Dunne, Sr., Island Trees Library Board President John Mikulin, and Post #1711 Commander J.J. Brady.

Levittown hosts 22nd Annual Community Recognition Dinner

The Levittown School District hosted the 22nd Annual Community Recognition Dinner at the Levittown Memorial Education Center on Thursday, March 1, 2018. One person is recognized from each community organization for his or her support and help in our community. An awesome night was had by all as these very important people were honored. Legislator Ferretti is pictured here on the far left with (from left to right) Nassau Community College Vice President for Institutional Advancement Kate Murray and Town of Hempstead Councilman Dennis Dunne, Sr. honored for being the first class of Levittown inducted into the Hall of Fame, and with President of Island Trees Library John Mikulin

Terrif ic Kids at Wisdom Lane School

Hempstead Town Councilman Dennis Dunne, Sr. (back row, 2nd left) presents certificates to students recognized by the Levittown Kiwanis Club as Terrific Kids at Wisdom Lane Middle School. Councilman Dunne was joined by Principal John Avena, Assistant Principal Craig Arvelo-Shaw, Michael Pappas, and Kiwanians Donna Ryan and Eleanor Walsh. Terrific Kids are Thomas Bonsignore, Victoria Gluszczyszyn, Amelia Johnson, Hannah Moore, Ava Naeff, Ryan Williams, and Agnes Wilson.

BY KAREN RUBIN TRAVEL FEATURES SYNDICATE  GOINGPLACESFARANDNEAR.COM

Lockport is the best place of all to appreciate the engineering marvel of the Erie Canal and what the Canal meant to propelling the Industrial Revolution and the economy, ultimately establishing the United States as a global industrial power. And it is our first stop on our first day of our eight-day, 400-mile Cycle the Erie journey, an annual hosted ride offered by Parks & Trails NY, that takes us across New York State, from Buffalo to Albany, and with it, through 400 years of American history.

Here in Lockport, you not only see the only original part of the canal that is left – the famous “Flight of Five” locks in a short sequence - but they are literally adjacent to the modern Barge Canal and its only double-locks - two locks, one immediately after the another.

The 200-year old Flight of Five consecutive locks is the engineering marvel for its time which made the entire canal possible – finishing the distance to Lake Erie. Here at Lockport, the planners had the critical challenge of navigating the 60-foot elevation in the Niagara Escarpment. In these days before steel and electric motors, the wooden gates could

only hold back the volume of water of a 12-foot drop.

“There were no civil engineers at that time. They had to invent their way across the state,” we are told in one of the evening lectures. (The telling of this story reminds me of the line in “Shakespeare in Love” to describe how everything would somehow work out: “It’s a mystery.”)

By 1822, 300 miles of the Erie Canal had already been dug. But to the west, the canal builders faced their most difficult challenge: the Niagara Escarpment was a

Amazingly, they didn’t figure out the solution before they committed to building the Canal and started digging in Rome, on July 4, 1817. This was deliberate: Rome is right at the center of the state where it is the flattest, where the Oneida Indians already had a crossing through the Appalachian Mountains. What is more, since the federal government had refused to provide any funding, New York State was funding the project on its own; Governor Dewitt Clinton felt there would be more likelihood of getting more funding from the state legislature if they had already started building). New York ultimately spent $7.7 million, the equivalent of $18 billion in today’s dollars.

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GOING PLACES, NEAR & FAR....

In Lockport, See Erie Canal Engineering Marvel, ‘Flight of Five’,

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Thru Double Locks, and Go Underground to Fathom Rise of Industrial Revolution

70-foot natural solid rock obstacle, the same mountain ridge over which Niagara Falls joins Lake Erie to Lake Ontario.

Nathan Roberts, who had no formal engineering training but had been working on the canal, came up with an innovative solution - still one of the most staggeringly unusual designs for its time: a series of five locks, each one raising or dropping a boat 12 feet. And because he knew it would consume a tremendous amount of time, he built two parallel steps of locks, so boats could go in both directions - an advancement in canal

engineering.

“They had to build five levels of locks because each one could only go 12 feet. In the 1820s and 1840s, they didn’t have structural steel. The lock gates are wooden. “

Even today, the “Flight of Five” locks are admired as among the most extraordinary in the world. (We get to visit Nathan Roberts’ hometown, Canastota, much further down on the canal where there is a marvelous museum).

Indeed, like the 20th century space program, what was invented for the purpose of digging the canal became new techniques that could be applied elsewhere. The Erie Canal led to the

founding of America’s first engineering school, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in 1824, in Troy.

Here at Lockport, we get to see how the lock system worked. New York State has restored two of the original 19th century locks, and you can see how the wooden doors (a design that Leonardo Da Vinci had used) were opened manually using a large wood oar (they demonstrate this frequently during the day); the goal is to restore all five locks. The Buffalo Maritime Club built a replica wooden boat that is now in the lock. Here, you can see just how narrow the locks were. (New York State has funded the restoration of the other three locks.)

Indeed, this is the only place along the canal where you see the original and the modern canal locks, side by side, in operation. And this is also the only set of modern double-locks on the Erie Canal, where boaters consecutively go from one to another.

Erie Canal Cruises

You especially appreciate this on the canal cruise that NY Parks & Trails, has arranged for the 750 cyclists who have joined the Cycle the Erie ride (a record number) on Erie Canal Cruises (210 Market St, 716-433-6155). I race through Lockport to get to the marina just in time for the 11 am cruise. It takes about an hour and is really fun, especially as you go through the first lock and are spilled directly into the second.

The first Erie Canal was 40 feet wide and just four feet deep, stretching 363 miles, from Albany-Buffalo, with 83 locks to take a boat the 565 feet in elevation. There were no motors involved, so a towpath was constructed along side and mules, led by young boys known as “hoggies,” who walked 15 miles a day, pulled the canal boats along. One of these hoggies grew up to become president: James Garfield, Ben

Willis of the Erie Canal Museum in Syracuse tells us at one of the evening lectures.

“The effect of the Canal was both immediate and dramatic, and settlers poured west. The explosion of trade prophesied by Governor Clinton began, spurred by freight rates from Buffalo to New York of $10 per ton by Canal, compared with $100 per ton by road. In 1829, there were 3,640 bushels of wheat transported down the Canal from Buffalo. By 1837 this figure had increased to 500,000 bushels; four years later it reached one million. In nine years, Canal tolls more than recouped the entire cost of construction. Within 15 years of the Canal’s opening, New York was the busiest port in America, moving tonnages greater than Boston, Baltimore and New Orleans combined,” according to the state’s canals website (www. canals.ny.gov/history/history.html)

In order to keep pace with the growing demands of traffic, the Erie Canal was enlarged between 1836 and 1862. The “Enlarged Erie Canal” was 70 feet wide and 7 feet deep, and could handle boats carrying 240 tons. The number of locks was reduced to 72.

In 1898 Theodore Roosevelt, as Governor of New York, pushed to enlarge the canal again and straighten its route - in many cases relocating the canal altogether - to a width of 125 feet and minimum depth of twelve feet. The “modern” Barge Canal - the one we see todaywas opened in 1918 and the motors which still open and close the lock doors are a century old, as well.

The cruise gives us a wonderful side-byside view of the “modern” canal and locks (they still use the original GE motors which are 100 years old to open the large steel gates) against the original Clinton’s Ditch lock system, a town that was one of many along the route literally birthed by the Erie Canal. Only the gates are

motorized; the rest is gravity.

Lockport offers insights into more than the extraordinary engineering of the Erie Canal: it is here where you get the clearest understanding of how the canal spurred the Industrial Revolution, and made the United States a manufacturing and global power. By 1830, Lockport had grown to the size of Buffalo and Rochester but was eclipsed after Civil War.

Lockport Cave & Underground Boat Ride

You really appreciate this when you take the Lockport Cave & Underground Boat Ride, which I did on my first Cycle the Erie trip (absolutely fascinating and I have to believe is fairly unique; Cycle the Erie riders get a discount with our wristband).

Up on the hill above the canal were a string of factories. Before Tesla and Edison, engines used water power which was abundant in Lockport. Birdsell Holly, who had a threestory factory, Holly Manufacturing Company, devised a water “raceway” to power the factory –which involved digging a tunnel to capture the seemingly unlimited flow of water.

The walking tour starts on the canal, where the tour guide, relates the history. Then you walk down a slope to where the hillside means the canal, passed where there would have been three factories.

You walk passed where there would have been a three-story factory, the Holly Manufacturing Company.

“Birdsill Holly, the owner, was famous in his day. He had 150 patents, second-most to Thomas Edison” who was a friend and who

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asked Holly to join him at his lab in Menlo Park, but Holly wanted to stay on his own. He was a genius at mechanical engineering and specialized in hydro-mechanical systems.” He also created the system of using the rushing water through tunnel (a hydraulic “raceway”) to power turbines.

Among Holly’s inventions (he reminds me a lot of Ben Franklin): the rotary water pump, the Silsby steam fire engine, the fire hydrant. Holly had the idea to build a 19-story skyscraper with a view of Niagara Falls which he rightly expected to become a popular tourist attraction, but never raised the financing.

Holly was born in 1820 and came to Lockport from Seneca Falls in 1851. He opened the Holly Manufacturing Company in 1859 to produce sewing machines, cistern pumps and rotary pumps. Holly built the Lockport Fire Protection and Water System in 1863, which used pumps powered by water-turbines and steam-engines to bring water to hydrants in the city. He patented a fire hydrant in 1869, manufactured in his factory.

At its peak, the factory employed 500 people. Ironically, his factory was destroyed by fire in 1909 (there is a photo of the fire hanging in the tour office).

Next, the walk takes you passed where the Richmond Factory, founded in 1868, would have been – portions of gatehouse can still be seen. It utilized Holly’s hydromechanical system. But in 1993, it too, was destroyed by fire.

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On Mother’s Day Grandma Also No’s Best

BY MARJORIE GOTTLIEB WOLFE

In a recent Mike Lickovich cartoon, a mom says to her high-school-age son, “You’re the best, kindest son ever.

Always remember I love you…” The young man replies, “Mom, I’m just going to school…”

In recent years, many grandmothers are helping to raise their grandchild/ grandchildren. I am one of these lucky people. I’m helping to raise a 7-year-old grandson. Yes, I’ve been RECALLED to duty!

One needs a good sense of humor to be a combination mother/grandmother. We often have to begin a sentence with the word “NO.”

This Mother’s Day I recall those times:

No, you cannot swim in the ocean until 45 minutes after lunch. You’ll get a cramp.

No, I didn’t say, “I’m not going to vacuum ’til Sears makes one you can ride on.” (Roseanne Barr said that!)

No, I’m not going to buy one of those self-driving cars! I don’t care what those 125,000 seniors in The Villages,

Florida community are doing.

No, I don’t need a new dining room table for Thanksgiving.

Didn’t you read about Dr. Ben Carson— HUD secretary—who wanted to spend $31,000 for a table? And then he blamed his wife for the future purchase!

No, I didn’t say that your report card was a “dumpster fire”—a complete disaster, something very difficult that nobody wants to deal with.

No, I never said that “If you spread it out, your brain would be almost the size of an infant’s crib sheet. Your SCIENCE TEACHER said that!”

No, I never read the late Joan Rivers’ book, “Having A Baby Can Be A Scream.” Yes, I know what she said when

Melissa “came back from the first day of school she seemed different. She WAS different. The bus driver dropped off the wrong kid.”

No, I’ve never told the Waffle House, IHop, or Au Bon Pain that it was my birthday—twice in one year—in order to get a FREE meal.

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Sometimes the Government Giveth and Then Taketh Away

BY TOM MARGENAU

Q: I am 66 years old, and I get my own small Social Security retirement benefit. Because it is so small, I get some additional spousal benefits off my husband’s record. I am still working. I just got a letter from the Social Security Administration telling me that my retirement benefit is being increased by $20 per month because of my most recent earnings. But at the same time, the letter said my spousal benefit is being reduced by $20. I don’t get this. Why is the SSA giving me extra money but then turning around and asking for it back?

A: Wow! It’s as if the government slipped a $20 bill into your right pocket and then sneaked its hand into your left pocket and took out 20 bucks! What’s going on? It just doesn’t seem fair, does it? But I think that when you read my explanation, it will make sense to you.

You said you are getting Social Security benefits off two accounts -your own and your husband’s. You didn’t give me dollar amounts, and it will be easier to explain what is going on by using an example, so I will make them up. Let’s say you are getting $300 per month from your own record. And let’s further say you are due $550 per month in spousal benefits.

As a general principle, when you are due two benefits, you get the one that pays the higher rate. So normally, you would just get the $550 spousal benefit on your husband’s account.

But there is a rule that says that if you are due anything on your own account, it has to be paid to you first. Then the SSA makes up the difference with whatever extra you are due as a spouse.

So using my example, the SSA would pay you your $300-per-month retirement benefit, and then you would get an extra $250 from your husband to take you up to the $550 level.

You said that you are still working and that your extra earnings boosted your own retirement benefit by $20. So, back to my example, that means your own monthly rate went up to $320.

But your extra earnings had nothing to do with your husband’s Social Security check or with your share of that check. So you are still due $550 in spousal benefits. That means the SSA now pays you your own $320 first and then gives you an extra $230 in spousal benefits rather than the $250 spousal rate you were due when your own benefit was just $300, to take you up to the same $550 level you were due with or without your additional retirement benefits.

Q: I’m 68 years old. I started collecting Social Security when I was 66, but I’m still working. Admittedly,

I’m not making as much as I was just a few years ago, but I am making much more than I did when I was younger. My earnings last year were about $40,000. Shouldn’t my current earnings increase my Social Security check? And if not, do I have to continue having Social Security taxes withheld from my paychecks?

A: I’ll answer your second question first because it’s easier. If you are working, whether you are 18 years old or 68 years old or, for that matter, even 108 years old, you will always have Social Security taxes withheld from your earnings.

But then the issue is this: Will those extra taxes you are paying into the system increase your Social Security retirement benefit? And the answer is “maybe.” You would get an increase if your current yearly earnings are more than the lowest year used in your original benefit computation. If they are, the new, higher year will be substituted for that low year, and your benefit will be refigured.

But here is the kicker: Those earnings from past years used in your benefit computation were adjusted for inflation. The amount of the inflation indexing factor depends on your year of birth and varies from one year to the next.

For example, it sounds as if you were born in 1950. And let’s say the lowest year of earnings used in your retirement computation was 1970, when you made, say, $7,000. The indexing factor for 1970 earnings for people born in 1950 is 6.74. That means that when the SSA figured your retirement benefit, it used $47,180 ($7,000 times 6.74) instead of just $7,000 as your 1970 earnings.

You said you made $40,000 last year. Using my example of $7,000 as your lowest yearly earnings, you are right that your current earnings greatly exceed that level. But the more important question is this: Do they exceed the inflation-adjusted amount that was used in your retirement computation? Back to my example, $40,000 is less than $47,180. So that means your benefit will not be refigured because you are currently making less than the lowest inflation-indexed yearly earnings in your benefit computation.

Now let’s turn the tables a bit. If you were currently making $60,000 per year, that would higher than the amount in the inflation-adjusted low year in your original benefit computation. Then you would be due an increase. And when you are due an increase, there are two things you should know. First, the increase is automatically calculated by the Social Security Administration. There is nothing you need to do. Second, the amount of the increase depends on how much higher your current earnings are than your lowest year of past earnings. But you can generally count

on about an extra $10 to $20 per month in your retirement check.

One more point for other readers. Because there are thousands of inflation factors -- depending on your date of birth and the year in question -- I simply cannot list them here. The SSA produces a pamphlet for each year of birth (for near-term retirees), listing these infla-

tion factors. If you’re interested, go to https://www.ssa.gov/pubs and search for “Your Retirement Benefit: How It Is Figured.” Click on PDF, and then click on your birth year.

If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has the answer. Contact him at thomas.margenau@comcast.net. COPYRIGHT 2018 CREATORS.COM

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In Lockport, See Erie Canal Engineering Marvel,

low wages.” At one point, they went on a labor strike.

The third was the Lockport Pulp factory, which operated from1880-1941, when it went out of business after the invention of galvanized steel. “Their lease ran out in 1941 and they lost the use of the water.”

Boys as young as five years old would be the ones to plant the dynamite because they were small and fast. Each charge would blast a hole the size of a basketball. There are no statistics

You come to a great outflow pipe which is used as to enter the cave, which once would have been the “raceway” for the rushing water.

This is the system devised by the privately owned Hydraulic Raceway Company (Birdsill Holly was a major investor) to serve his factory and the others.

It is quite an interesting sight - pitch black except for the artificial light.

The tunnel was cut by Irish and Italian workers. The guide points out what would have been involved in digging out this tunnel and creating the cave, using the technology they had - sledgehammers and black powder. “They worked long hours doing dangerous work for

as to how many boys or men died building these tunnels. Clearly this was an age before labor laws and environmental regulations.

Holly built his tunnel first, in 1858. It took 1 1/2 years to dig 750 feet. Richer opened his factory in 1868. A third section was opened eight years later, taking three years, until 1880 to finish. The factories would have paid $200 year for access to water.

Now the walk takes you to a wooden boat, built inside the cavern. It is very “Phantom of the Opera”-ish, but here, you really appreciate

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No, I’ve never asked Alexa the meaning of Shaquille O’Neal’s new title, CFO of Carnival Cruise Line. (FYI, it means “Chief Fun Officer.”)

No, I didn’t say you have “Neck Tech”—sore neck, numbness and tingling—THE DOCTOR DID! Stop spending the whole evening watching Netflix in bed!

No 12-year-old in THIS family will watch re-runs of “Two and a Half Men.”

No, grandpa and I never had a prenup. Neither of us had any assets accumulated.

No, you can’t smoke! No ifs, ands or butts.”

No, I wasn’t aware that the word “panties” was on the 2018 list of words not used. Why just a few years ago Victoria’s Secret mailed me a glossy coupon for a “Free panty! No purchase necessary.”

No, Google your date BEFORE you go out with him. Cover your bases pretty early. You don’t want to date someone who believes that your dogs

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shouldn’t sleep on the bed with you!

No, you don’t have cellulite-stricken thighs…and a woman cannot be judged on her cellulite alone.”

No, you can’t see the movie, “American Dramz.” It has two “f” words and they aren’t “feh” and “flanken.”

No, Justice Ruth Bader-Ginsberg never played with Barbie dolls.

No, I don’t love your brother more than you. All children are equally dear to their parents and grandparents.

No, there’s no dish fairy our home! Get a towel!

No, I don’t need to check with your guidance counselor.

I KNOW that an actuary is NOT a home for birds!

No, just because you resemble one of those saucer-eyed children in a Keane painting, you’re well enough to go to your S.A.T. prep course.

No, I didn’t call you a ‘fossil’—even though you have been enrolled at SUNY Albany much longer than expected.

No, I never went belly-whopping of my Flexible Flyer. Well, maybe once

or twice.

No, you can’t change your name to Nutella. Yes, I know that George Foreman named all five of his sons after himself.

No, I never attended the Money Management for Seniors lecture. Yes, I know that the leading cause of death in South Florida is exhaustion caused by house guests from the north.

No, I never said that “Sonya’s got a new fella. She moves downtown and the next thing you know, she’s involved with IRWIN RENEWAL.”

No, I’ve never heard of Wawa, the popular chain of stores. Sounds like a convenience store on steroids.

I never told you, “Okay! Alright! So don’t name the baby after grandpa Irving, may he rest in peace.” (She named him Luke Picard Lipshitz.)

No, what we put into our stomachs and consume should have killed most of us sitting here, years ago. Red meat is horrible. Fizzy drinks eat your stomach lining. Chinese food is loaded with MSG. And don’t fill up on Ugly Naked Guy Nacho Chips, like Joey and

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Lockport, See

Chandler ate on “Friends.”

No, in order to encourage you to move out, I didn’t give your name to the Marines, the Jehovah’s Witnesses, Amway and Tupperware.

No, I never told you, “Time to buy you some new jeans. You want them torn, faded or stained? Drainpipe jeans, cigarette jeans, or pencil pants? Distressed jeans or low-rise jeans?”

No, I NEVER said that ATM means “abstinence till marriage.”

No, I NEVER went to the family doctor dressed in a Chanel suit, Hermes bag, shoes by Walter Steiger and Brian Atwood, a Loro Plana scarf and said, “How come you don’t take my medical insurance?”

And, NO, I never served grandpa the drink called, “Alter Kaker.” (It consists of an ounce and a half of Old Granddad whiskey and half an ounce of prune juice—on the rocks, of course.) Source: Michael Wex term.

Marjorie Gottlieb Wolfe is the mother of three sons and the grandmother of six.

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the physical labor that was involved in cutting through rock to create these mechanisms that made the Industrial Revolution factories

possible.

It is really a delightful boat-ride, full of atmosphere, that takes you through the oldest section of the tunnel. You can see some differences in how it was constructed. ($13 plus

Concert at Medina’s canalside park by the Traveling Troubadours © Karen Rubin/

tax, but $9 for Erie Canal riders. Lockport Cave & Underground Boat Ride on the Erie Canal, (5 Gooding St., 716-438-0174, www.lockportcave. com).

There is a lot to see in Lockport, including the Erie Canal Discovery Center, a small museum right at the base of the original five locks which I visited on my first Cycle the Erie ride; also, Tiffany windows at the First Presbyterian Church, the Historic Palace Theater, and delightful eateries (www. discoverlockport.com).

I am anxious to get to Medina, though, which I remember from my first Cycle the Erie ride as being a really charming town (they even have a concert planned for the afternoon, and swimming at our campsite), and last time, I didn’t get there early enough to enjoy it.

We ride through a sequence of quaint canaltowns, Gasport, Middleport - on our way to Medina.

Medina is famous for its sandstone, a 19th century building material that was used for the base of the Brooklyn Bridge, the State House in Albany, St. Paul’s Episcopal in Albany and in the foundation of Buckingham Palace. The stones, discovered during the building of the canal, were prized because they were so hard, they were the best for fireproof building material.

Much of Medina is built of the stone. You see it at one of America’s oldest Opera Houses

(it is being restored) - a tribute to the wealth that the stone and the Erie Canal brought.

I arrive in Medina, our destination for the day, at around 2:30 pm, in time to catch a delightful folk concert at the canalside park. The band, Traveling Troubadours, perform on the roof of a rented houseboat. Wearing tie-die, the aging hippies will be spending 6 days, going canaltown to canaltown to perform.

I must have had a tailwind because the 54 miles didn’t feel like much at all.

The architecture is absolutely magnificent - and our ride to the campground takes us through neighborhoods with gorgeous, but fading, Victorian houses.

On the way into the campsite, I stop at Medina Railroad Museum – housed in the former New York Central Freight Depot. Built in 1905-6, and 300 feet long, it is the longest wood frame freight house ever built by NYC Systems. There are over 7,000 artifacts on display covering the history of railroads from the early steam era up to the modern age. Exhibits feature vintage toy trains from Lionel, Marx and American Flyer, as well as extensive firefighting exhibit with 460 fire helmets. The HO model train layout is one of the longest on one floor in the country, measuring 204 feet long by 14 feet wide, and featuring lifelike scenery of Western New York. The museum also offers excursions on vintage trains. (530 West Ave.,

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Homesickness is not unusual, especially for newcampers. All our staffare specially trained in what to do when acamper gets homesick and howtohelpyour child adjust to camp life. If campers cannot adjust to camp life, we will give you acall. If not, you can assume your camper is having agreat time!

Canmychild bring his/her cell phone?

We are ascreen-free camp here at DPF 4-H, and thus do not allowcampers to bring their phones or anyelectronics. While this may be alittle scary for some kids (and parents!) this is achance for your camper to connect with nature and newfriends, not the Internet.

How can Icommunicate with my camper?

Tryour BunkNote system! Parents can send emails to their campers, which the camp office will print out and delivertoyour child. However, since we are ascreen free camp, this system is only one-way.The best way for your camper to contact you is the postal system.

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Yes! Our busruns to and from Hicksville to Riverheadtotransport campers. Youcan register your camper for the buswhen you sign up for camp.

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Besides registering and paying for your child’sencampment, there are several medical forms that must be filled out before your child can attend camp. Forms can be found on our website.

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All campers are required to haveaphysical examination and health history forms

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Entertaining ways to prevent summer learning loss

Summer vacation presents an opportunity for students to enjoy an extended break from the classroom. While this respite from routine may be a welcome change to youngsters, teachers frequently lament that valuable educational lessons seem to be forgotten each summer. Educators then face tougher hurdles when students return to school in the fall.

Such a phenomenon is dubbed “summer learning loss,” but it can occur during any extended break from school. Scholars have realized for some time that students’ rate of academic development declines during summer vacation. Oxford Learning, a tutoring and education training group, offers these eye-opening statistics.

• Over the summer, students tend to lose 2.6 months of math skills and two months of reading skills.

• Summer learning loss can be seen in students as young as six.

• It can take up to two months from the first day of school to get students’ brain development back on course. Summer learning loss, sometimes called “brain drain,” can be prevented. Proponents of year-round schooling at The National Association for YearRound Education recommend a more balanced school year, where summer vacation lasts only 30 days and other

school breaks are lengthened. In this scenario, the school year would still last about 180 days, but without the lengthy breaks.

Parents may prefer the status quo, and those who do can take several steps to prevent summer learning loss from affecting their children.

• Encourage more reading. Schools recommend summer reading lists, but students should also learn to read for pleasure. Research from the National Literary Trust indicates reading for pleasure can improve reading attainment and writing, as well as one’s general knowledge. Children can bring books to the beach that they can read between frolicking sessions in the waves.

• Enjoy family game nights. Games can be customized to highlight certain skills that require reinforcement. For example, math-centered games that require counting or addition can strengthen generalized math skills. Problem-solving board games may help children become better critical thinkers.

• Make vacations educational. Add travel to historical sites or other places of interest to help history come alive. When visiting new towns and cities, read the placards that explain important moments in history that took place in each town or city, making sure to include some thought-provoking areas of

Reading is one of the best ways to keep young minds fresh during summer vacations.

interest on your itinerary.

• Look for science moments. Trips to the seaside, parks and much more present myriad opportunities to learn about science. Children can stage their own experiments with items they find in nature, such as learning about tides, wind and water flow by sailing homemade boats.

• Teach kids through daily tasks.

Barbecuing, making a cake, building a raised garden bed, seeding the lawn — each of these moments present educational opportunities for parents who want to keep their kids’ minds sharp during summer.

Children need not fall victim to summer learning loss when their days are filled with educational but fun activities.

Productive ways to spend the summer after graduation

Graduation is a momentous day in the lives of college students. After years of schooling that dates all the way back to preschool or kindergarten, newly minted college graduates are finally ready to begin their professional lives.

That can be a scary prospect for some students, especially those who graduate without jobs lined up. The summer after graduating from college can be a time like no other in the lives of new graduates. It can be easy to grow dejected as weeks or months go by without receiving a job offer. But spending the summer after graduation as productively as possible can help graduates overcome any dejection they might feel and increase their chances of landing a job.

• Contact career services offices at your alma mater. Career services offices can help recent graduates as they look for their first jobs out of college. Such offices may have access to job and internship opportunities that grads do not. In addition, they may coach grads on interviewing techniques and on ways to stand out in crowded job markets.

• Seek internships. If part- or full-time employment is proving elusive, don’t be afraid to seek and ultimately accept internships, which can provide a way for grads to get their foot in the doors in certain industries. Summer internships may already be filled, so scour job boards for fall or winter internships.

• Start networking. Students who interned can

get in touch with their past supervisors or mentors and find out if the company is hiring. Such people may be more inclined to bring someone with direct experience onboard — even if that experience was brief and unpaid. In addition, grads can connect with adjunct professors who work in their desired fields.

• When job hunting, don’t get pigeon-holed by your major. Just because a student graduates with a particular degree does not mean he or she needs to look for work in that field. In fact, many companies may prefer entry-level applicants with degrees that are not specific to their industries so their new hires are blank slates who can be easily trained.

• Attend job fairs. While other graduates may be taking the summer off, enterprising grads looking for work should attend as many job fairs as possible. Graduates likely won’t leave job fairs with employment offers in hand, but job fairs are a great way for grads to meet hiring managers and submit their résumés to potential employers.

• Customize a résumé for every job. Be sure the curriculum vitae is not static. Write and refine résumés for each job you apply for, mildly tweaking the wording or accomplishments to address the key phrases used in the job listing.

It can be tempting for recent college grads to spend the summers after graduation relaxing, but those who spend that time productively may lands jobs more quickly than those who do not.

3 techniques to help kids concentrate

Classrooms are now vastly different from the ones today’s parents were accustomed to when they were children. Technology has changed the face of classrooms, and while digital classrooms have revolutionized the ways kids learn, they also can make it more difficult for students to concentrate.

While computers, tablets and smartphones can be a invaluable resources for teachers and students parents may need to embrace various techniques aimed at improving kids’ ability to concentrate.

1. Discourage personal devices in the classroom.

Computers and tablets can expand learning opportunities in the classroom, but parents who want their kids to focus on lessons can discourage the use of personal devices, such as smartphones or personal tablets, in the classroom. As noted by the Child Mind® Institute, apps and web content are designed to be user-friendly and addictive. In addition, modern youngsters socialize through their smartphones. Alerts or messages from social media apps or friends can distract kids from their lessons, which may adversely affect their academic performance. Unless teachers ask students to bring their personal devices to class, parents can discourage, if not restrict, their children to bring their smartphones or tablets with them to class.

2. Limit multitasking.

A 2009 study from researchers at Stanford University found that heavy media multitaskers were more susceptible to interference from irrelevant environmental stimuli and from irrelevant representations in memory than light media multitaskers. Students who try to do too much at once may think they’re getting a lot done, but dividing their attention among several subjects may make it harder for them to fully understand or learn their class lessons. When studying, students who concentrate on one subject or task may understand materials more fluently than those who divide their attention among subjects or those who focus on studying while also performing other tasks.

3. Encourage strategic breaks.

The Academic Success Center at Oregon State University notes that taking breaks can improve concentration and make studying more efficient and effective. When taking study breaks, students should set time limits on their breaks and change their scenery. Walking away from a book, device or computer screen for 10 minutes can help students avoid fatigue that can develop when they study for too long without a break. That fatigue can affect students’ ability to absorb the lessons they’re trying to learn, so parents can encourage students to take strategic breaks. Once per hour might be enough, but some students may benefit from more frequent breaks.

EglevskyBallet: WhoWeAre

Bringing over 35 years of experience as adancer,choreographer, director,and arts executive,MAURICE BRANDON CURRYisthe seventh Artistic Director in the history of EglevskyBallet.

Founded by legendary NewYork City ballet principal dancer Andre Eglevsky, this institution has been bringing balletic artistry of the highest caliber to Long Island for over 50 years. Eglevskyballethas long been recognized as aprominent, professional school and company.

Eglevskyballetoffers afull-time professional training program in its state-of-the-art facility.Additionally, twos class

complete the dancer’straining. An annual professional production of “The Nutcracker”, aspring production, outreach performances, and arts-ineducation program allowthe company and its dancers to bring the art of dance alive and to the Long Island community

Eglevskyballetprovides professional training for students of all ages and abilities. Classes are offered in ballet, pointe, modern, jazz and contemporary.Anaccredited preschool program designed for ages three through five,focuses on introducing the youngest dancers to the art in an environment tailored specifically to their level. Adult classes in ballet, jazz and yogacomplete the program.

How to help kids learn to love reading

Reading is a passion for many people. But even avid readers may not know just how far back their love of reading stretches.

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, children who find pleasure in reading have the potential to become lifelong readers. In addition, studies have shown that reading to children can help kids become familiar with sounds, words and language, helping them in their earliest stages of cognitive development. So adults who love books might be able to trace their passion for page-turners to those times their mothers and fathers read aloud to them as youngsters.

Parents who want to their children to learn to love reading can rely on various techniques to accomplish that goal.

• Make reading a routine. Routine is a necessity for parents, helping children learn when it’s time to eat, play and go to sleep, among other things. Parents can include reading to their children as part of their daily routines. As noted, doing so will promote language skills and cognitive development while also acclimating children to books and providing valuable time

for them to bond with their parents.

• Create a distraction-free reading environment. When reading to children, parents can create an environment with little to no distractions. This allows kids to focus on their parents’ voices as well as the story they’re being told. Parents can turn off the television and the radio when reading to their kids. In addition, moms and dads should leave smartphones or tablets in another room so they aren’t distracted by alerts or tempted to check for incoming messages or emails.

• Read aloud together. Some children may shy away from reading if they struggle in their initial efforts to read. That does not mean kids won’t ultimately enjoy reading, it just means a little more effort may be required on parents’ part to help kids overcome any issues they have. Reading aloud to children can help little ones learn how to become good readers, as they will learn how to pronounce words and form sentences. Kids who know how to read can be encouraged to read to their parents, which can instill self-esteem. If kids struggle with certain words or sentences when reading aloud, parents can read those words and/or sentences

reading if they’re allowed to choose their own books and stories.

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• Let kids pick their own books. When reading to youngsters, whether they’re babies, toddlers or already in school, parents can let sons and daughters choose their own books. Children might be especially enthusiastic about

Reading can benefit children from the earliest stages of their lives all the way through adulthood. Parents can take various steps to foster a love of reading in their children.

Court reporters create word-for-word transcriptions at trials, depositions, administrative hearings, and other legal proceedings. Some court reporters provide captioning for television and real-time translation for deaf or hard-of-hearing people at public events, at business meetings, and in classrooms.

Communication Access Real-Time Translation providers or CART providers, are court reporters who work primarily with deaf or hard-of-hearing people in a variety of settings turning speech into text so that the deaf or hard of hearing can interact with the world around them. For example, CART providers who use a stenography machine may caption high school and college classes and provide an immediate transcript to students who are hard-of-hearing or learning English as a second language.

Computer-aided transcription, or “CAT,” is technology that utilizes highly specialized software to interpret the strokes made by a court reporter on a stenography machine. As the court reporter presses applicable keyboard combinations, the software immediately translates the machine shorthand into English. Realtime writing refers to computer-aided transcription which is performed by court reporters and can be instantly read on a monitor

Growth of the elderly population also will increase the demand for court reporters who are Communication Access Real-Time Translation (CART) providers or who can accompany their clients to doctor ’s appointments, town hall meetings, and religious services. In addition, theaters and sports stadiums will provide closed captioning for deaf or hard-of-hearing customers.

If you would like to gain the knowledge and skills required of a Court Reporter contact Long Island Business Institute (www.libi.edu) (631-499-7100).

aloud to them and ask them to repeat the phrases back.

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As I set up my tent at the beautiful grounds of the Clifford H. Wise Middle School, I think how we have gone from an urban to a pastoral setting. They have arranged for us to swim in the school’s pool, as well as stretching class and yoga and there is a massage therapist as well. This evening after dinner, there is a talk about canal history by Tom Grasso, president of the NYS Canal Society.

The 20th Annual Cycle the Erie Canal ride is scheduled July 8 – 15, 2018 (www.ptny.org/

GOING PLACES, NEAR & FAR....

canaltour). In the meantime, you can cycle the trail on your own - detailed info and interactive map is at the ptny.org site (www.ptny.org/ bikecanal), including suggested lodgings. For more information on Cycle the Erie Canal, contact Parks & Trails New York at 518-4341583 or visit www.ptny.org

Information is also available from the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor, Waterford, NY 12188, 518-237-7000, www. eriecanalway.org

More information about traveling on the

Erie Canal is available from New York State Canal Corporation, www.canals.ny.gov

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Grand Opening: Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center

Niagara Falls, NY – The muchanticipated Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center, an experiential museum that reveals authentic stories of Underground Railroad freedom seekers and abolitionists in Niagara Falls, has just opened, May 4. A project of the Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Commission in cooperation with the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area, a program of the National Park Service, the Heritage Center inspires visitors to recognize modern injustices that stem from slavery and to take action toward an equitable society. It is located in the former 1863 U.S. Custom House attached to the new Niagara Falls Amtrak Station.

“As the first new cultural attraction in the City of Niagara Falls in over 35 years, opening the Underground Railroad Heritage Center is an incredibly significant event, both to the people of Niagara Falls, and throughout the world,” said Bill Bradberry, President and Chair, Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Commission

The Heritage Center’s permanent exhibition, One More River to Cross, features the rich stories of the Underground Railroad in Niagara Falls, the crucial role played by its location and geography, and the actions of its residents – particularly its African American residents. The Heritage Center’s immersive exhibits and cutting-edge interpretation affirmatively align with the principles of the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience, whose mission is to connect the past to modern social justice issues – “to turn memory to action.”

Through painstaking research, the exhibition presents engaging digital media, graphics, scenic built environments and facilitated dialogic programming as part of the visitor experience. Scenic exhibit components include a recreation of the Cataract House – a premier international hotel that employed an entirely African American wait staff, who helped

uncounted numbers of freedom seekers to freedom in Canada, just across the Niagara River. Also included is a recreation of the International Suspension Bridge, built in 1848, and rebuilt in 1855 to incorporate rail traffic, where Harriet Tubman and other freedom seekers crossed the imaginary line from slavery to freedom. Stories are brought to life with powerful images by award winning illustrator and fine artist E.B. Lewis and voiceovers by Emmy Award winning actor Keith David.

“From the very beginning, the objective for the Heritage Center was to create an immersive experience that brings to life the stories of ordinary individuals who fought for freedom,” said Ally Spongr, Director and Curator, Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center.

The new Heritage Center focuses on stories of courageous self-emancipation by freedom seekers. Throughout the exhibition visitors experience these stories and hear from individuals past and present with the hope that these stories and connections will allow for deeper engagement, consideration of new or different perspectives, and motivation to action.

“The Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center will not only shine a light on the significant role Niagara played at this critical time in our nation’s history but the stories of the brave men and women whose contributions to this movement we must never forget. I want to commend the Heritage Commission for their painstaking efforts to bring this educational and interactive experience to life for generations to come,” said Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster.

This project is led by the Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Commission, chaired by Bill Bradberry, directed and curated by Ally Spongr, and based on research by lead historian Dr. Judith Wellman. The Heritage Center’s design-build teams include Studio Tectonic of Boulder, Colorado, Richard Lewis Media Group of Boston,

The much-anticipated Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center, an experiential museum that reveals authentic stories of Underground Railroad freedom seekers and abolitionists in Niagara Falls, has just opened, May 4. John Morrison and James Patterson © E.B. Lewis.

Massachusetts, and Universal Services Associates, Inc., of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Incidents that have occurred recently in the local area include:

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Criminal Mischief to Auto has been reported to have occurred at 11:30PM on April 19th on Latham Road in Mineola. Unknown subjects damaged a victim’s vehicle while it was parked.

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During the early morning hours of April 20th, a 17-year-old man from Westbury was arrested at the corner of Oliver Avenue and Hilton Street in New Cassel. He was charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana.

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At 4:05AM on April 20th, a 31-yearold man from Roosevelt was arrested and was charged with Driving While Intoxicated at the intersection of Grove Street and Madison Avenue in Hempstead.

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At the corner of Glen Cove Road and Dow Avenue in Carle Place, a victim

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has reported that unknown subjects damaged the rear mirror of his vehicle while parked at 4:55PM on April 20th.

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At 6:45PM on April 20th, a 30-year-old man from West Hempstead was arrested and was charged with Unlawful Possession of Marijuana on Pinebrook Avenue in West Hempstead.

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On April 20th at 6:50PM, an 18-yearold man from New Cassel was arrested and was charged with Unlawful Possession of Marijuana on Broadway in that town.

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At 3:15AM on April 21st, three subjects were arrested on Franklin Avenue at Russell Street in Franklin Square.

Two 24-year-old men from Malverne and a 23-year-old man from Flanders were all charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana.

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On Newton Street in Westbury, a 19-year-old man from that town

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Emily Katz from Bethpage, Class of 2020, has been named to the President’s List for the Fall 2017 semester at Bryant University in Smithfield, RI.

The President’s List is an academic distinction reserved for Bryant’s highest achievers who earn a GPA of 4.0 or better for at least 12 semester hours of work.

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Priya Patel from Hicksville, Class of 2021, has been named to Bryant University’s Deans’ List for the Fall 2017 semester.

Students who have a GPA of 3.4 or better for at least 12 semester hours of work are named to the Deans’ List.

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Robert Hefferon of Bethpage, who attends Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Florham Campus in Madison, NJ, has been named to the Dean’s List for the Spring 2017 semester.

To qualify for the Dean’s List, a student must carry a 3.2 or better grade point average out of a possible 4.0 and be enrolled in a minimum of 12 letter-graded hours (four courses).

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Keley Abbriano of Hicksville and Anna Lin of Plainview were among more than 50 outstanding students who were honored by SUNY Oneonta during an Academic Achievement Awards reception on May 3rd. One to three students were chosen from each of the college’s academic departments and programs to receive the 2018 Academic Achievement Awards.

was arrested and was charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana at 10:15AM on April 21st.

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In another arrest for Criminal Possession of Marijuana on Newton Street in Westbury on April 21st, a 17-year-old man from Westbury was arrested at 3:40PM.

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On Elmwood Avenue in Hempstead, a 20-year-old woman from that town was arrested at 1:30AM on April 22nd. She was charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana.

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On Old Country Road in Westbury, a 27-year-old woman from that town was arrested at 4:08AM on April 22nd. She was charged with Driving While Intoxicated.

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At 6:10PM on April 22nd, a 36-yearold man from Hempstead was arrested and was charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana at the corner or Hempstead Turnpike and Coolidge Drive in East Meadow.

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In addition to their excellent work in the classroom, students were honored for distinguishing themselves in many different ways, including research, activism, mentoring, athletics, involvement in campus activities, and volunteerism.

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On April 29th, Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA held its annual Honors Convocation designed to honor and celebrate leadership and scholarly excellence and achievement. The awards recognize select members of the faculty and student body for their contributions to the College, to their peers, and to their disciplines.

Gregory Kantor, Class of 2018, received The Tara Demarzo Dedication Award. This is awarded for outstanding contributions to the Campus Life Community.

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The SUNY Oneonta athletics department held its 29th annual awards ceremony on Tuesday, May 1 and honored 16 student athletes as major award recipients.

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The University at Albany School of Business 33rd Annual Ceremony in Recognition of Academic Excellence and Service presented 87 students with 58 endowed scholarships. Among them was Thomas Mkrtichian of Bethpage, who was awarded the Milton & Mary M. Danko Golden Rule Award.

a tag was stolen from a vehicle on Old Country Road in Westbury.

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At the Long Island Railroad parking lot at the Mineola Station, a 39-yearold man from Freeport and a 59-yearold man from Herricks were arrested on April 23rd at 6:20PM. Both were charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana.

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Two subjects were arrested and were charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana on April 23rd at approximately 8PM The arrests of a 32-yearold man Elmhurst and a 23-year-old woman from East Elmhurst occurred on Cherry Lane at Wright Avenue in Carle Place.

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At 10:45PM on April 23rd, a 26-yearold man from Hempstead was arrested on Main Street in that town. He was charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana.

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On Bellmore Avenue in East Meadow, unknown subjects damaged a victim’s garage door at 2PM on April 22nd.

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A 25-year-old man from Valley Stream was arrested and was charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana at a parking lot on Old Country Road in Westbury on April 22nd at 7:55PM.

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At 12:45PM on April 23rd, a 34-yearold woman from Rosedale was arrested and charged with Shoplifting from Target in Westbury.

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On April 23rd, between 4 and 4:35PM,

At the corner of Hempstead Turnpike and Cherry Valley in West Hempstead, five subjects were arrested at 3:40PM on April 24th. Arrested were a 17-year-old man from Rockaway Beach, an 18-year-old woman from Far Rockaway, a 25-year-old woman from Jamaica, an 18-year-old from the Bronx, and a 20-year-old man from Jamaica. All five were charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana.

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Three individuals were arrested at a parking lot on Old Country Road in Westbury at 10:30PM on April 25th and were charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana. A 25-year-old man from Massapequa Park, a 27-year-old man, and a 23-year-old, both from Franklin Square, were arrested.

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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 2, 2018 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 2018-19 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 15, 2018.

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 April 25, 2018 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 15, 2018 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 Budget approved by the Board of Education for the fiscal year 2018-19, 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:

“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.”

3. a. To elect one (1) member of the Board of Education for a three (3) year term commencing July 1, 2018, and expiring on June 30, 2021, to succeed incumbent Phil Heckler whose term expires on June 30, 2018.

b. To elect one (1) member of the Board of Education for a three (3) year term commencing July 1, 2018, and expiring on June 30, 2021, to succeed incumbent Brenda Judson whose term expires on June 30, 2018.

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 2018-19, exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any resident of the School

LEGAL NOTICES

District, during business hours beginning on Wednesday, April 25, 2018, 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 16, 2018. 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 thirty-two (32) 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 1, 2018 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 10, 2018 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 13, 2018, 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 15, 2018 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 2018 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 15, 2018.

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 2, 2018. Completed applications must be received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 PM, prevailing time, on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or not later than 4:30 PM, prevailing time, on Monday, May 14, 2018, if the ballot is to be given personally to the voter. Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than 4:30 PM, prevailing time, on Tuesday, May 15, 2018.

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 10, 2018, 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 15, 2018, 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

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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 eighty (80) 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. 3 -

WOODLAND 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 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.

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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 2 2018 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 2018-19, 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 25, 2018. 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 15, 2018, 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 2018-2019 and to elect one (1) member of the Board of Trustees to fill the following vacancy: The term of Harry Single for a new term commencing July 1, 2018 and expiring on June 30, 2023.

PROPOSITION NO. 1

Shall the Library Budget for the school year 2018-2019 adopted by the Library Board be approved and a tax be levied on the taxable property of the

District in the amount of such Budget, 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 16, 2018. 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 32 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 2018-2019 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,

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Hicksville Middle School and Hicksville High School daily except Saturday and Sunday on and after Wednesday, April 25, 2018, 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 25, 2018, 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 1, 2018, 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 10, 2018, 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 12, 2018, 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 15, 2018, 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 15, 2018. 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 10, 2018 through May 15, 2018; and between 9:00AM and Noon on Saturday, May 12, 2018.

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. 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. 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. 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

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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 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 5646 4X 03/30,04/27,05/04,05/11

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT

COUNTY OF NASSAU

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (“FANNIE MAE”), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff AGAINST Maniza Alam, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated December 22, 2017 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, on May 29, 2018 at 11:30AM, premises known as 33 MICHIGAN DRIVE, HICKSVILLE, NY 11801. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION 46, BLOCK 523, LOT 2. Approximate amount of judgment $330,955.75 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 17-001690.

JOHN G. KENNEDY, ESQ., Referee

Gross Polowy, LLC

Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221

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NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT OF SUFFOLK COUNTY

PMT NPL FINANCING 2015-1, Plaintiff against CARL J. KENDRICK A/K/A

LEGAL NOTICES

CARL J. KENDRICK, SR., et al

Defendants

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

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale Entered March 14, 2018 I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville NY 11738 on June 6, 2018 at 9:15 AM. Premises known as 226 Highview Drive, Calverton, NY 11933. District 0200 Sec 300.00 Block 03.00 Lot 004.001. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $404,850.80 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 20003/13.

Christopher Hahn, Esq., Referee PHLJN001 MIT 5658 4X 05/04,11,18,25 NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT OF NASSAU COUNTY

DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC., ASSET-BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-R5, Plaintiff, Against MADELYN SCHATTEN, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 1/31/2016, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Dr., Mineola, NY 11501, on 6/5/2018 at 11:30 am, premises known as 3 Whitlock 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 at 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 13 Block 48 Lot 2. The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is

$868,534.26 plus interest and costs. The premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 3151/14

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Jennifer B. Ettenger, Esq., Referee.

Leopold & Associates, PLLC, 80 Business Park Drive, Suite 110, Armonk, NY 10504

Dated: 4/18/2018

GNS MIT 5659

4X 05/04,11,18,25 NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT OF NASSAU COUNTY WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS TRUSTEE OF UPLAND MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST A, Plaintiff(s), Against GURBACHAN SINGH SIKKA A/K/A GURBACHAN SINGHSIKKA, AMARJIT KAUR, HARMEET SINGH, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered in the Nassau County Clerk’s Office on 3/12/2018, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100

Supreme Court Dr., Mineola, NY 11501, on 6/5/2018 at 11:30 am, premises known as 96 Willfred Blvd., Hicksville, NY 11801, 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 Hicksville, 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 12, Block 152, and Lot 0075.

The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $630,928.19 plus interest and costs. The premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 11340/11.

Michael B. Mirotznik, Esq., Referee. McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, P.C., 145 Huguenot Street, Suite 210, New Rochelle, NY 10801 Dated: 4/23/2018 MIT 5661 4X 05/04,11,18,25

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT OF NASSAU COUNTY Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, Plaintiff AGAINST Stewart Peretzman; Janice Peretzam; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of

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Foreclosure and Sale duly dated April 13, 2018 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Nassau County Supreme Court, Calendar Control Part (CCP) 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York, 11501 on June 12, 2018 at 11:30AM, premises known as 157 Rim Lane, Hicksville, NY 11801. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau, State of NY, Section 45 Block 334 Lot 14. Approximate amount of judgment $521,075.01 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 16-005064.

Charles Casolaro, Esq., Referee Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 759-1835

Dated: May 1, 2018 MIT 5662 4X 05/11,18,25,06/01

Index Number 004184/2016.

GEORGE

ESERNIO, ESQ., Referee

KRISS & FEUERSTEIN LLP

Attorney(s) for Plaintiff

360 Lexington Avenue, Suite 1200, New York, NY 10017 MIT 5663 4X 05/11,18,25,06/01

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Notice is hereby given that SEALED PROPOSALS for: New Emergency Generator at Plant No. 5 will be received by the BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS of the HICKSVILLE WATER DISTRICT, at the office of the Board, 4 Dean Street, Hicksville, New York, until 2:00 p.m. Prevailing Time, on Friday, June 1, 2018, and will be publicly opened and read aloud at 2:30 p.m.

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT OF NASSAU COUNTY WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL I INC. TRUST 2005-WMC2, MORGAN PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-WMC2, Plaintiff, AGAINST ANN MARIE NEARY, ANN MARIE NEARY AKA ANN M. NEARY AKA ANN NEARY, PATRICK NEARY and PATRICK NEARY, et al. Defendant(s)

be made available to District residents commencing April 24, 2018 upon request, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. prevailing time, in the office of the District Clerk located in the Superintendent’s Office of the Administration Building.

of the Bethpage Union Free School District be authorized to expend two million nine hundred and fifty four thousand dollars ($2,954,000) out of the District’s Building Capital Reserve Fund, which was established on May 20, 2008 pursuant to Education Law 3651, which monies shall be for the purpose of safety measures to enhance physical and electronic security for doors and entryways, software, wiring upgrades, WiFi upgrades, server and switch upgrades and lighting at Kramer Lane Elementary School, Charles Campagne Elementary School, Central Blvd. Elementary School, John F. Kennedy Middle School, Bethpage High School and the Bethpage School Administration Building, installing HVAC in the cafeterias of Bethpage High School and lighting for the parking lot of John F. Kennedy Middle School.  If this proposition is approved, the monies will be drawn from the District’s existing funds in the Building Capital Reserve Continued from page 20

SUPREME COURT OF NASSAU COUNTY VALLEY NATIONAL BANK, Plaintiff -against- RONDA LEWIS, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated April 11, 2018 and entered on April 12, 2018, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at (CCP) Calendar Control Part Court Room of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Dr., Mineola, NY on June 12, 2018 at 11:30 a.m. premises situate, lying and being at Hicksville, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the southerly side of Blue Grass Lane, distant 248.32 feet westerly from the corner formed by the intersection of the southerly side of Blue Grass Lane with the westerly side of Center Lane; being a plot 100.00 feet by 60.00 feet by 100 feet by 60 feet.

Section: 51 Block: 105 Lot: 15

Said premises known as 56 BLUEGRASS LANE, LEVITTOWN, NY

Approximate amount of lien $294,874.35 plus interest & costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale.

Information for Bidders, Proposal, Specifications and Contract Forms may be obtained in electronic format at the office of the District Engineer, H2M architects + engineers, 538 Broad Hollow Road, New York, 11747, upon deposit of Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00). Make deposit check payable to HICKSVILLE WATER DISTRICT. Bidder’s deposit will be refunded when the original disc is returned in good condition within ten (10) days after the bids have been opened. Other deposits will be partially or not refunded. Only plan holders who have registered and paid their deposit are eligible to submit bids. Each proposal submitted must be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond, payable to the Hicksville Water District, in a sum equivalent to five percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid, as a commitment by the bidder that, if his bid is accepted, he will enter into a contract to perform the work and will execute such further security as may be required for the faithful performance of the contract.

The Board of Commissioners of the Hicksville Water District reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any informalities therein and to accept the bid which, in its opinion, is in the best interests of the Water District.

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

HICKSVILLE WATER DISTRICT

DATED: MAY 9, 2018

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Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered on November 16, 2017 I the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the CCP (Calendar Control Part) Courtroom IN THE NASSAU SUPREME COURT, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on June 12, 2018 at 11:30 AM premises known as 18 BELFRY LN, HICKSVILLE, NY 11801

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 45, Block 381 and Lot 6

Approximate amount of judgment $530,143.52 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment. Index #14-005567. Paul Guttenberg, Esq., Referee, Aldridge Pite, LLP - Attorneys for Plaintiff - 40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747

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LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL MEETING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION OF BETHPAGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK

(MAY 15, 2018)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Public Budget Hearing of the qualified voters of the Bethpage Union Free School District, Nassau County, Bethpage, New York, will be held in the Little Theatre of Bethpage High School in said District, on May 1, 2018, at 8:00 p.m. prevailing time, for the purpose of discussing expenditures contained in the proposed budget for the ensuing school year 2018-2019. Copies of the budget document will

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting, Budget Vote and Election of the Bethpage Union Free School District, County of Nassau, State of New York, qualified to vote at School Meetings in said District, will be held in the Main Gymnasium of the Bethpage Senior High School, Cherry Avenue and Stewart Avenues, Bethpage, New York in said District on May 15, 2018, for the purpose of voting by the qualified voters of the District, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. (D.S.T.) on the following separate matters:

1. The estimated expenditures (school budget) for the ensuing school year 2018-2019 and authorizing the levy and collection of necessary taxes thereof. (Proposition 1)

2. Shall the Board of Education

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Fund and, thus, will not result in an increase to the tax levy.

(Proposition 2)

3 Any other questions or propositions as to matters or expenditures or authority to levy taxes that may be presented for a vote under the Education Law.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER

NOTICE that at the said vote and election to be conducted on May 15, 2018, three (3) members are to be elected to the Board of Education as follows:

ONE (1) member is to be elected for a full three (3) year term to fill the vacancy created by the expiration of the term of James McGlynn, which term expires June 30, 2018.

ONE (1) member is to be elected for a full three (3) year term to fill the vacancy created by the expiration of the term of Sandra Watson which term expires June 30, 2018.

ONE (1) member is to be elected for the unexpired term of Kurt Spears, which remaining unexpired term commences May 15, 2018 through June 30, 2019. (Mr. Spears’ seat was initially filled by the appointment of Christina Scelta, whose appointment expires on May 15, 2018.)

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER

NOTICE that all nominating petitions of candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education, shall be filed with the Clerk of the District Not Later Than April 16, 2018 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (D.S.T.), whose office is located in the Office of the Superintendent of Schools at the Administration Building. A separate petition, duly signed by at least 35 qualified voters of the district, said number constituting 2% of the total number of voters who voted at the Annual Meeting of May 16, 2017, stating the residence of each signer, shall be required to nominate a candidate to each separate office. Petitions for school board members shall describe the specific vacancy on the Board of Education for which the candidate is nominated; said description shall include at least the length of the term of office and the name of the last incumbent, if any.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that each person entitled to vote must register. Registration dates, hours, and locations are as follows:

WEEKDAYS, until May 10,

2018, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (D.S.T.) when school is in session in the Office of the District Clerk, located in the Administration Building, Cherry and Stewart Avenues, Bethpage, New York.

SATURDAY, April 28, 2018, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. (D.S.T.), in the Boardroom at the Administration Building, Cherry and Stewart Avenues, Bethpage, New York.

The following persons shall be eligible to vote: All persons who shall have presented themselves personally for registration in accordance with section two thousand fourteen of the Education Law and all persons who shall have been previously duly registered for any annual or special meeting or election, who are qualified to vote and who shall have voted at any annual or special meeting or election held or conducted during the four (4) calendar years prior to 2018 (i.e., 2014-2017). In addition, all persons who are registered to vote pursuant to the provision of section three hundred fiftytwo of the Election Law of the State of New York shall be eligible to vote.

All persons who registered at the Annual Meeting and Election held on May 16, 2017, will not be required to reregister for the purpose of voting on May 15, 2018. Persons whose names appear as eligible voters as of May 16, 2017 on the Voter Registration Books issued and maintained by the Nassau County Board of Elections, shall be eligible to vote at the Annual School District Meeting and Elections to be conducted on May 15, 2018. (Exception to the School District Registration requirement.)

Any qualified voter of the District who is in doubt as to whether she/he is registered to vote at the May 15, 2018 Annual Meeting Vote and Election should contact the District Clerk of the Bethpage Union Free School District.

The Board of Registration will meet during the election held in the District on May 15, 2018 at the place where the Annual Meeting and Election is held for the purpose of preparing a register for meetings and elections held subsequent to such Annual Meetings or Elections.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER

NOTICE that the register will

LEGAL NOTICES

be open for inspection by a qualified voter of the School District on May 10, 2018, up to and including the day of the election, May 15, 2018, Sunday excepted, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., with the exception of Saturday, May 12, 2018, when the hours will be from 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

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NOTICE that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing school year 2018-2019 for school purposes (budget) and a statement of any expenditure and estimated tax levy for the ensuing year that may be required to fund the school budget appropriation at the above stated Annual Meeting shall be prepared and made available upon request to any district resident at the Office of the District Clerk, which is located in the Superintendent’s Office at the Administration Building, Cherry and Stewart Avenues, Bethpage, New York and the offices of the principals of all the schools in the District therein and at the Bethpage Public Library during the period of fourteen (14) days immediately preceding the Annual Meeting between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (D.S.T.), Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays excepted.

Administration Building

Bethpage High School

JFK Middle School

Central Boulevard School

Charles Campagne School

Kramer Lane School

Bethpage Public Library

These documents will also be available on the district’s website at: http://www. bethpagecommunity.com

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER

NOTICE pursuant to Real Property Tax Law Section 495, an exemption report detailing exemptions from real property taxation shall be available and appended to any tentative, preliminary or final budget.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER

NOTICE that absentee ballots will be available for the election of School Board Members and the Budget Vote. Applications for absentee ballots are available in the Office of the District Clerk, which is located in the Superintendent’s Office at the Administration Building, Cherry and Stewart Avenues, Bethpage. To have an absentee ballot mailed to

your home, a completed and signed application must be in the District Clerk’s Office no later than Tuesday, May 8, 2018. Application for an absentee ballot may be made in person from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on any school day and up until 5:00 p.m. on Monday, May 14, 2018. Applications can also be downloaded from the district’s website at: http://www. bethpagecommunity.com

The right to vote by absentee ballot will be subject to the approval of the Board of Registration.

A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the Office of the District Clerk on each of the five days prior to the day of the election (except Sunday), between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on weekdays, and on Saturday, May 12, 2018, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. The list will also be available at the polling place on May 15, 2018. Absentee ballots will be accepted in the Office of the District Clerk of the school district no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 15, 2018. Any ballot received after that time will not be counted.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER

NOTICE that any propositions or questions to be placed upon the voting machines shall be submitted in writing by petition subscribed by at least 89 qualified voters of the District and filed in the office of the District Clerk at least thirty (30) days prior to the annual meeting, except for petitions relating to a proposition which must be included in the notice of the annual meeting. Petitions relating to a proposition which must be included in the notice of the annual meeting must be submitted sixty (60) days in advance of the annual meeting. Any proposition may be rejected by the Trustees or Board of Education if the purpose of the proposition is not within the power of the voters, or where the expenditure of monies is required by the proposition, if the proposition fails to include the necessary specific appropriation.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR VOTING:

A person shall be a citizen of the United States. Eighteen or more years of age.

A resident of the District for a period of thirty days or more

next preceding the election at which he or she offers to vote. Must be registered to vote. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the vote on all propositions and the election of candidates of the aforesaid Annual Meeting Vote and Elections on May 15, 2018 will be conducted by ballot on voting machines.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

BETHPAGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT

ELENA BECKER

District Clerk Administration Building Cherry and Stewart Avenues Bethpage, New York 11714 BN 7295

4X 03/30,04/13,04/27,05/11

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF MID ISLAND DIGITAL LLC

Arts. of Org. filed with NY Secy. of State (SSNY) 3/1/18. Location: Nassau County. SSNY designated for service of process and shall mail copy of process served against the LLC to Registered Agent: c/o MID ISLAND DIGITAL LLC, 22 Foxwood Rd, Old Bethpage, NY 11804.

Purpose: Any lawful activity. BN 7297

6X 04/06,13,20,27,05/04,11

LEGAL NOTICE CITATION

File No. 2018-856/A

SURROGATE’S COURT, NASSAU COUNTY

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, By the Grace of God Free and Independent

To: “John Doe” and “Jane Doe”, said names being fictitious, if living, being the issue of Victoria Russo, the predeceased sister of the decedent; or if dead having survived decedent, their distributees, heirs in law, and next of kin, if any be living; and if any be dead, their respective distributees, heirs in law, next of kin, legatees, devisees, executors, administrators, assigns and successors in interest, all of whose names, whereabouts and addresses are unknown and cannot be ascertained with due diligence, being any persons interested in the Estate of Emanuel E. Quaremba, as distributees or otherwise.

A petition having been duly filed by Laura Kim Dooley f/k/a Laura Kim Sabatello who is/are domiciled at 20 North Railroad Avenue, Jamesport, See page 23

Continued from page 22

New York 11947

YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Nassau County, at 262 Old Country Road, Mineola, New York, on June 20, 2018, at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of Emanuel E. Quaremba lately domiciled at 56 Parkview Circle, Old Bethpage, New York 11714, United States admitting to probate a Will dated August 18, 2001 (and Codicil(s), if any, dated ), a copy of which is attached, as the Will of Emanuel E. Quaremba deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that: Letters Testamentary issue to Laura Kim Dooley f/k/a Laura Kim Sabatello. Further relief sought (if any): Any requirement for the posting of bond be dispensed with. Dated, Attested and Sealed, 4/23/2018

Hon. Margaret C. Reilly, Surrogate

Debra Keller Leimbach, Chief Clerk

Ronald S. Lanza, Esq. Attorney (631) 979-4300 Futterman & Lanza, LLP 222 East Main Street, Suite 314 Smithtown, NY 11787 BN 7303

4X5/4, 11, 18, 25 SUPREME COURT OF NASSAU COUNTY

U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST, Plaintiff against MARIO LOUKAS; ALEXANDER LOUKAS; ROSALIE LOUKAS, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on Mar 12, 2018.

I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. on the 12th day of June, 2018 at 11:30 a.m. premises described as follows: All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in Plainedge, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York.

Said premises known as 10 Marbourne Road, Bethpage (Town of Oyster Bay) N.Y. 11714.

(Section: 49, Block: 236, Lot: 15). Approximate amount of lien $ 484,664.18 plus interest and costs.

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

Index No. 002607-17. George Esernio, Esq., Referee. Stern & Eisenberg, PC

Attorney(s) for Plaintiff

Woodbridge Corporate Plaza

485 B Route 1 South – Suite 330 Iselin, NJ 08830 (732) 582-6344

For sale information, please visit www.auction.com or call (800) 280-2832

BN 7305

4X 05/11,18,25,06/01

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

In accordance with the provision of Section 103 of the General Municipal Law, the Boards of Education of the Southeast Nassau Transportation Co-Operative, consisting of Bethpage UFSD, Farmingdale UFSD, Island Trees UFSD, Levittown UFSD, Massapequa UFSD, Plainedge UFSD, Seaford UFSD, Wantagh UFSD and Plainview-Old-Bethpage

CSD, hereby invites the submission of sealed bids for: Summer and School Year Transportation

On behalf of the Southeast Nassau Transportation Co-Operative, the Farmingdale UFSD hereby gives public notice that SEALED BIDS will be received until 10:00 AM prevailing time on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at the Farmingdale Union Free School District, Administration Office located at 50 Van Cott Ave, Farmingdale, NY 11735 at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. Sealed bids are to be addressed to the attention of Judy Sorrentino, Purchasing Agent, Farmingdale Union Free School District.

Bid Specifications and all applicable terms and conditions forms are available for pick-up at the Farmingdale Union Free School District, Administration Office located at 50 Van Cott Ave, Farmingdale, NY 11735, between the hours of 8:30 AM and 3:00 PM daily, except Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays on or after Wednesday, May 9, 2018.

The Boards of Education reserve the right to waive any informality in or to reject in whole or in part all bids or to accept any bid, which in its judgment is in the best interest

LEGAL NOTICES

of the school district.

All proposals received after the time stated in the Notice to Bidders will not be considered and will be returned unopened to the bidder. The bidder assumes the risk of any delay in the mail or in the handling of the mail by employees of the School District. Whether sent by mail or by means of personal delivery, the bidder assumes responsibility for having his bid deposited on time at the place specified.

Bids must be in a SEALED ENVELOPE bearing on the outside, the name & address of the bidder and SENTCO located on the lower left-hand corner.

Each Bidder shall agree to hold his/her bid price for forty five (45) days after the formal bid opening.

Date: May 9, 2018

By order:

BOARDS OF EDUCATION

Bethpage

Farmingdale

Island Trees

Levittown

U.F.S.D.

U.F.S.D.

U.F.S.D.

U.F.S.D.

Massapequa

U.F.S.D.

Plainedge U.F.S.D

Plainview-Old Bethpage C.S.D.

Seaford U.F.S.D.

Wantagh U.F.S.D.

BN 7306

1X 05/11

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Notice is hereby given that separate bids, submitted in sealed envelopes for BID # 004-1819 will be received and publicly read by the Board of Education, Bethpage Union Free School District, Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York on May 22nd, 2018 at 11 a.m. in the Boardroom of the Administration Building, 10 Cherry Avenue, Bethpage, New York.

Nassau County Directors of School Facilities

Purchasing Consortium

Cooperative Bid for CUSTODIAL EQUIPMENT

PURCHASE, SERVICE & REPAIR

COOPERATIVE BID

PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICTS

Amityville Union Free School

District

Bethpage Union Free School

District

Baldwin Union Free School

District

Bellmore Union Free School

District

Bellmore–Merrick Central

High School District

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District

East Meadow Union Free

School District

East Rockaway Union Free School District

East Williston Union Free

School District

Elmont Union Free School

District

Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District

Freeport Union Free School

District

Garden City Union Free School

District

Glen Cove City School District

Great Neck Union Free School

District

Hempstead Union Free School

District

Herricks Union Free School

District

Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District

Hicksville Union Free School

District

Island Trees Union Free School

District

Jericho Union Free School

District

Lawrence Union Free School

District

Levittown Union Free School

District

Long Beach Central School

District

Lynbrook Union Free School

District

Malverne Union Free School

District

Manhasset Union Free School

District

Massapequa Union Free School

District

Merrick Union Free School

District

Mineola Union Free School

District

New Hyde Park Union Free School District

North Bellmore Union Free School District

North Merrick Union Free School District

North Shore Central School

District

Oceanside Union Free School

District

Plainedge Union Free School

District

Plainview-Old Bethpage

Central School District

Port Washington Union Free

School District

Rockville Centre Union Free

School District

Roosevelt Union Free School

District

Seaford Union Free School

District

Syosset Central School District

Uniondale Union Free School

District

Valley Stream #30 Union Free School District

Valley Stream CHSD

Wantagh Union Free School

District

West Hempstead Union Free School District

Westbury Union Free School District

Sealed bids are to be addressed to the attention of Purchasing Office - Bethpage Union Free School District, Administration Building, 10 Cherry Avenue, Bethpage, New York 11714. All bids must be delivered to the Purchasing Office no later than 10 a.m. on the date of opening in sealed envelopes, bearing on the outside BID #004-1819, the name and address of the bidder and the title of the bid in the lower left-hand corner.

Bid specifications and all applicable terms and conditions may be obtained at the above address weekdays between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. at the Purchasing Office, located in the Central Administration Building at 10 Cherry Avenue, Bethpage, New York. Contact the Bethpage Purchasing Office with any questions regarding this bid.

The Board of Education reserves the right to award all or a part of this bid or to reject all bids or any part of any bid and to make awards which are in the best interest of the school district and to waive any informality as to non-material errors or omissions in the submissions.

Date: May 11, 2018

By Order of the Board of Education

Bethpage Union Free School District

BN 7307 1X 05/11

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