Bethpage Newsgram (8/2/2019)

“Oysters For The Bay”

Elected officials from representing the North Shore and community members holding one of the oyster cages used as part of the “Community Shellfish Gardening” program. Left to Right: Assemblyman Charles Lavine, Rob Crafa, Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino, State Senator Jim Gaughran, Heather Johnson, Jeff Miritello, Barry Udelson, Mayor Dan DeVita, Mayor Charles Goulding, Community gardener Deborah Perrone, Mayor Bob DeNatale.

BY RIKKI MASSAND

At the Oyster Bay Town Board meeting held Tuesday morning, July 30, the Board unanimously approved a resolution aimed at positive impacts for water quality and environmental stewardship of Oyster Bay’s Long Island Sound and North Shore bays and coastal waterways. The Town has approved designations of three Bay Management Areas: (AREA 1) Oyster Bay Harbor adjacent to West Shore Road, south of the Bayville Bridge, 25

acres; (AREA 2) East of and Adjacent to Laurel Hollow Beach, 20 acres, and (AREA 3) Oyster Bay Cove west of and adjacent to Lloyd Neck Beach, 10 acres. The Town’s resolution approved July 30, 2019, stipulates “Town Board may set aside underground lands as management area for the conservation, preservation, seeding, and rehabilitation of shellfish….. No person shall take, interfere with or otherwise disturb shellfish within an area designated as management area, and authorizes the Commissioner of the

Department of Environmental Resources to prohibit and restrict the removal of shellfish from a management area.”

The resolution noted the careful selection of the three management areas were planned with input from Deputy Commissioner George Baptista, Jr. of the Department of Environmental Resources, “after study that included examination of the bottom types, water currents, and commercial impacts of creating

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Former town supervisor pleads guilty to misconduct

Former Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto pleaded guilty to two public corruption indictment charges on July 26. The charges stem from a 2008 incident in which former Town Commissioner of Planning and Development Frederick Ippolito accepted $1.6 million from a developer. Venditto pleaded guilty to one count of Corrupt Use of Position or Authority because he knew about the payment but allowed Ippolito to exert control over the developer’s application.

According to Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas, Ippolito pleaded guilty to tax evasion for not reporting the payment from Cantiague Commons, a proposed $150 million residential housing complex for seniors. The project needed the approval of the Town of Oyster Bay Town Board to rezone the property for residential use.

“Our investigation uncovered pervasive corruption in the Town of Oyster Bay where the powerful and connected used the government to benefit themselves at the expense of the taxpayers they were sworn to serve,”  Singas said.

“This felony plea by former Town Supervisor Venditto sends a strong message that

corruption will not be tolerated in Nassau County and my office will pursue these cases aggressively without fear or favor.”

According to Singas, as the commissioner of planning and development, Ippolito had substantial influence over any potential real estate developments within the Town. Singas said Venditto allowed Ippolito to exert control over the developer’s rezoning application and site plan approval, even though he was aware of Ippolito’s impermissible conflict of interest. Ippolito’s financial stake in Cantiague Commons was not disclosed to the public or the other Town Board members who voted to approve the project and relied on the representations of Venditto and Ippolito.

Ippolito failed to report the payments from the developers to the Internal Revenue Service and he was indicted in March 2015 for Tax Evasion. He pleaded guilty on January 26, 2016 to one count of Tax Evasion in federal court for tax year 2008 and was sentenced to 27 months’ imprisonment on September 28, 2016.

Ippolito was indicted by a Nassau County grand jury for his alleged actions but passed

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National Night Out coming to Bethpage

Legislator Laura Schaefer and Legislator Rose Marie Walker are teaming up with the Nassau County Police Department’s 8th Precinct to bring the National Night Out to Bethpage on August 6. The event, which is meant to increase community-police awareness, will run from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at JFK Middle School at 500 Broadway in

Bethpage. The events will feature an outdoor screening of the movie “The Secret Lives of Pets,” raffles and more family fun.

National Night Out was started in 1984, and is held in communities across America. Police and community watches use the event to help promote their awareness programs and create a better relationship with the community.

Unique sports cars getting new lives in Hicksville

BY GARY SIMEONE

Thirty-six Chevrolet Corvettes, ranging from 1953 to 1989 models, are currently undergoing a restoration process in Hicksville. The cars, which were once part of visual pop artist Peter Max's collection, will be auctioned off in a National Sweepstakes later this year. The cars are being restored back to their original condition at the Dream Car Restoration Auto Shop.

The whole process of finding the unique automobiles and bringing them back to life started in an underground garage somewhere in upper Manhattan.

Chris Mazzilli, owner of Dream Car Restoration and Gotham Comedy Club, was at an auto show on Long Island in 2014. While showing off one of his automobiles at the show, he began speaking with a gentleman about a rare series of 1953 through 1955 Corvettes. The cars supposedly belonged to the artist Peter Max, and the guy said that his family was trying to acquire them.

"The guy had an idea where the cars were located so I agreed to go and take a look at this underground garage in Manhattan," said Mazzilli.  I walked into this place and the hair just kind of stood up on my arms because I couldn't believe what I was seeing."

He said that underneath the dimly lit light of the garage, there were 36 older model Corvettes in their original condition.

"They were extremely dirty, covered in dirt, grime and dust, but we were able to go over every detail of the car and verify their authenticity," said Mazzilli.

With most of the cars already restored and a few left to work on, Mazzilli, who has connections in the television industry, said that he knew a TV series could be made out of the

restoration of the unique automobiles. He began the process of pitching his idea to different production companies in New York and tried to align himself with companies that seemed to be keen on the idea of the history of corvettes. His idea resonated with Bobby Friedman, the owner of Bungalow Media, who is charge of the History Channel, Travel Channel, Cooking Chanel, and EPIX TV.

"I pitched the idea to them about the one year, 1983, that a Corvette was never made," said Mazzilli. "I thought it was a unique way to tell the Corvette story, especially after finding treasure that I did, and they bought the idea."

The episode which was entitled, 'The Lost Corvette,' aired on July 8 on the History Channel, about the only year that Chevrolet did not produce a Corvette to be sold.

Starting in September, the History Channel and FYI Network will air six episodes about six  different corvette models built in 1953, 1956, 1957, 1966, 1967 and 1969.

"The cool thing about these cars is that even though they were not really taken care of through the years, they stayed together without any missing parts or pieces. The television series will kind of follow the whole restoration process of the corvettes."

Mazzilli added that his group, ‘Corvette Heroes,’ has put together a National Sweepstakes, where all 36 of the cars will be given away to 36 different winners. Proceeds from the sweepstakes will be given to the National Guard Education Foundation, which benefits U.S. military veterans.

Sweepstakes winners will be announced later this year or sometime in 2020.

To find out more information on the sweepstakes, visit the website corvetteheroes.com.

Adopt-a-Spot program comes to TOB parks

The Town of Oyster Bay has announced the launch of a new ‘AdoptA-Spot’ program through which volunteer organizations interested in enriching local parks, parklets or other town property can leave their personal touch for the world to enjoy.

“Volunteer organizations regularly approach our town with ideas to enrich local parks in their neighborhood and leave their mark on our society,” said Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino. “From the planting of flowers and trees to rock gardens and dedication benches, this program provides volunteer organizations an opportunity to get involved, give back and help enhance our community through improvements and cleanups.”

Volunteer organizations can ‘adopt’ any of the 200 parklets located through-

out the Town, as well as traffic islands and other town properties.  Groups that do not have a specific location in mind can receive assistance from the town in identifying an appropriate location.

Interested parties will be asked to submit a proposal and plan, with input from parks personnel, for their project.

“This program provides a great opportunity for community groups to leave their individual mark on a local park and further beautify our community,” said Councilman Steve Labriola.

“Groups will be recognized for their efforts with a sign at their location thanking them for their efforts in keeping our communities beautiful.”

For more information on the ‘AdoptA-Spot’ program, or to fill out an application for consideration, visit www.oysterbaytown.com or call (516) 797-4128.

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Town Councilman Dennis Dunne (second left) and Receiver of Taxes Don Clavin (right) attended the Levittown Fire Department Engine Company #7 Wet Down Ceremony on July 7, 2019. Also attending were Levittown Fire Commissioner Joseph A. Bentivegna, Captain David Barroca and Honorary Chief William Youngs.

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Creating and innovating in Levittown

Muskan Kumar, an incoming freshman at Division Avenue High School, worked with elementary school students on building a boat at Levittown’s Camp Invention.

Working on their hay launcher in the Farm Tech room were (from left) Jake Senra, Landon Pacheco and Alexa Misuraca.

More than 100 children from the Levittown School District discovered the wonders of the world at Camp Invention, a two-week summer science program that promoted learning through hands-on inquiry.

The camp, which ran from July 15-26 at Wisdom Lane Middle School, was open to students entering third, fourth and fifth grades. Program coordinator Siobhan Schneider said that the activities were designed to help children develop their critical thinking and problem-solving skills, work as a team and think strategically.

In Deep Sea Mystery, each group had to create a seaworthy vessel using

In the Innovation Force room, children invented a device that could grab objects from a distance.

Children hopped like kangaroos while protecting their bucket full of water balloons at Camp Invention Games.

only supplied materials. At the end, the boats were placed into a pool of water and weight was added to see how long they could stay afloat. Students also participated in a fossil dig and navigation-based activities.

Children became inventors in the Innovation Force workshop. Each group had to make a device that could grab objects from a distance. They learned about the invention process from coming up with an idea, to building a prototype, to securing a patent. DYI Orbot was a robotics-based course with different challenges. Students designed bridges and tunnels to have their robots pass over and under and built tow-

ers to knock over. A favorite activity was when students attached markers to their robots and moved them over a piece of paper to create art.

Farm Tech allowed students to create a high-tech farm with machines that prepared soil, pollinated crops and launch bales of hay. Children accomplished these missions using programmable robots. The outdoor Camp Invention Games station featured activities that had scientific themes, such as animals, space and the weather. There were plenty of water games to keep cool, like Kangaroo, in which children had to hop across the field with a bucket of water balloons and keep them from falling out.

The stations were led by Levittown teachers, with support from high school counselors. The program totaled 35 hours of fun and education during the 10 days.

Fifth-grader Paul Siegel, from Gardiners Avenue School, attended Camp Invention for the first time and said it was a worthwhile experience.

“It’s very exciting and I’m glad all of my friends are here,” he said. “I like making stuff and playing games. Everything that we do is so creative, and I love it.”

Photos courtesy of the Levittown School District

Cajun restaurant in Hicksville is a first for Long Island

BY GARY SIMEONE

Seafood is on the menu at the Broadway Commons Mall in Hicksville, after the Maryland-based restaurant chain Hook & Reel opened in early July. It is the restaurant’s first location on Long Island.

“We had a very good soft opening reception on July 10th and have been receiving rave reviews from our customers thus far,” said David Darity, general manager of the Hicksville location. “They are coming in by the droves for our specialty items like our black and New Zealand mussels.”

Darity said the restaurant, which offers Cajun fare, plans to have a grand opening ceremony on Tuesday, August 6.

Seafood choices at the restaurant include crawfish, crab, shrimp, calamari, scallops, lobster, mussels and clams. Crab meat fries are a popular choice to go along with the main dish. Customers can choose from a variety of original sauces including Cajun, Old Bay, garlic butter and lemon pepper sauce.

“One of the things that makes Hook & Reel so original is that the level of flavor

or spicing can be moderated based on the customers choosing,” said Darity. “They can choose a plain flavoring or mild, spicy or fire if they’re feeling bold.”

Another original aspect of the restaurant is its decor, which features life-sized models of sharks, crabs, and lobsters and other fish hanging from the ceiling.

Upon entering the establishment, customers will be escorted to their table by a pirate wielding both a sword and a gun.

Hook & Reel first started their operations in Maryland in 2011, and have branched out to other states including North Carolina, South Carolina, California, New Jersey and Washington DC. They have recently opened a location in the five boroughs in Staten Island.

Darity said he was uncertain why it took so long for the restaurant chain to come to Long Island, but now that it’s here, customers will love it.

“The food is original, it has a nice sit-down family atmosphere and there really is nothing else like it,” said Darity.

The chain plans to open two more locations on the Island, in Valley Stream and Bay Shore, by the end of this year.

To find out more information on the restaurant, visit the website hookandreel.com

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District elects BOE officers and appoints new faculty

During the Levittown Public Schools’ annual Board of Education reorganization meeting on July 1, returning board members Peggy Marenghi and Christina Lang were sworn in for another term, along with Superintendent of Schools Dr. Tonie McDonald. Marenghi was reelected as board president, Dillon Cain was elected as board vice president and Elizabeth Appelbaum was reappointed as district clerk for the 2019-20 school year.

Following the reorganization meeting, the district’s regular Board of Education meeting was called to order. Three new staff members were appointed into the district and were welcomed by Dr. McDonald and the board. This included new Assistant Director of Elementary Education Andrea Ferrari, Abbey Lane special education teacher Alissa Mione and MacArthur High School English teacher Laurie Bocca.

Photos courtesy of the Levittown Public Schools

Superintendent of Schools Dr. Tonie McDonald was sworn in during the Levittown Public Schools reorganization meeting.

The Levittown Public Schools appointed Abbey Lane special education teacher Alissa Mione, MacArthur High School English teacher Laurie Bocca and new Assistant Director of Elementary Education Andrea Ferrari.

Peggy Marenghi was sworn in as the 2019-2020 board president.

Christina Lang was sworn in for another term on the board.

Dillon Cain was sworn in as the 2019-2020 board vice president.

Bethpage Board of Education completes reorganization meeting

Bethpage Union Free School District Superintendent of Schools David Schneider was sworn in for his second year in the position during the annual reorganization meeting on July 9.

The Bethpage Union Free School District held its annual reorganization meeting on July 9. Superintendent of Schools David Schneider was sworn in for his second year, and reelected board members John Lonardo, Christina Scelta and Marie Swierkowski took oaths of office for three-year terms through June 30, 2022. Behind nominations and unanimous elections, Michael Kelly and Sandra Watson were elected as board president and vice president, respectively. This will be Kelly’s ninth straight term as president and 10th consecutive year that Watson will serve as vice president.

John Lonardo was sworn in as a member of the Bethpage Union Free School District Board of Education on July 9 during the reorganization meeting following re-election in May.

Sandra Watson took the oath as vice president for the Bethpage Union Free School District Board of Education for the 10th consecutive year during the annual reorganization meeting on July 9.

Michael Kelly was elected as president of the Bethpage Union Free School District Board of Education for the ninth straight year during the annual reorganization meeting on July 9.

Bethpage Union Free School District Board of Education reelected trustee Christina Scelta was sworn in during the annual reorganization meeting on July 9.

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Kelly Cembrale of Bethpage has been named to the Spring 2019 Dean’s List at Albright College. A graduate of Island Trees High School, Cembrale studied molecular psychobiology with a minor in evolutionary studies during the spring semester.

To be eligible for the Dean’s List, Albright students must earn a GPA of 3.75 or better while taking a minimum of three graded courses during a semester.

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Widener University congratulates students who achieved Dean’s List status for spring 2019. The Dean’s List recognizes full-time students who earned a grade point average of 3.50 and above for the semester. Students included:

Stephanie Pollino of Plainview, majoring in nursing.

Anish Sharan of Hicksville, majoring in hospitality management.

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Loyola University Maryland has announced the members of its spring 2019 Dean’s List. In order to qualify for the Dean’s List at Loyola, a student must achieve a minimum QPA of at least 3.500 for the term, provided that, in the term they have successfully completed courses totaling a minimum of 15 credits.

Hicksville students included: Kristen Elder and Tyler Zorn.

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Samantha Petry of Bethpage spent a week of their 2019 summer break working on the Bethlehem Farm in Alderson, West Virginia, through Alvernia University’s Alternative Break program. Petry is studying nursing at the university.

On the Bethlehem Farm, Petry experienced living simply in a prayer community while learning about sustainable practices and working on different projects such as home repair and gardening.

n Purchase College announced that more than 1,300 students were named to the Dean’s List for the spring semester. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher and taken a minimum of 12 credits. For BA and BS programs a semester GPA of 3.50 is required. For BFA and MusB programs a semester GPA of 3.75 is required.

Local students include:

Chelsea Baltazar, a media, society and the arts, anthropology major from Levittown

Jason Keichline, a graphic design major from Plainview

Melanie Popescu, a graphic design major from Hicksville

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Molly Tyburczy, a visual arts major from Levittown

Max Vera, a economics major from Plainview

Gregory Walsh, a economics major from Bethpage

Martin Lee of Bethpage was named to Kennesaw State University’s Dean’s List for the Spring 2019 semester.

Students named to the Dean’s List were enrolled in at least 9 credit hours of courses and earned a grade point average of at least a 3.5.

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Hofstra University and the Department of Athletics are excited to announce the creation of the Hofstra Athletic Director Scholars Academic Honor Roll, recognizing the incredible work of Pride student-athletes in the classroom.

A total of 159 Hofstra student-athletes, including the following area student-athletes, were named to the list for the spring semester. Local students include:

Brian Cameron of Plainview

Brenda Quinn of Hicksville

Emily Rose of Levittown

Storm Strongin of Hicksville

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Kennesaw State University recently welcomed its newest class of graduates.

Hannah Ko-Fernandez of Levittown graduated with a MED in ESL.

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Domonique Nacovsky of Bethpage has been named to the Dean’s List at SUNY Delhi for the Spring 2019 semester. The Dean’s List is a recognition of academic achievement for students who earn at least a 3.5 grade-point average for the semester. Nacovsky is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice at the college.

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SUNY Delhi announces its Dean’s List for the Spring 2019 semester, a recognition of academic achievement for students who earn at least a 3.5 grade-point average for the semester. The following local students have been named to the spring 2019 list: Elizabeth Hernandez of Levittown, pursuing a bachelor’s degree in nursing.

Garret Montanez of Hicksville, pursuing an associate degree in electrical construction & instrumentation.

Hera Shapiro of Levittown, pursuing a bachelor’s degree in information technology management.

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On May 19, New York Institute of Technology celebrated its 58th annual commencement in Old Westbury, The

ceremony honored 2,769 candidates, including the following local graduates:

Bandar Alharbi of Hicksville

Sara Bendig of Plainview

Yuanzhong Bi of Hicksville

Devashree Hitesh Buch of Hicksville

Nicholas Cariello of Levittown

Sabrina Carracino of Levittown

Wesley Chan of Hicksville

Nicholas D’Agostino of Plainview

Claudia Finkle of Plainview

Lajja Gajjar of Hicksville

Tanmay Gandhi of Hicksville

Rebecca Gofter of Levittown

Shelly Gupta of Hicksville

Christopher Harran of Hicksville

Brian Johnson of Levittown

Saileela Kaka of Hicksville

Saamrth Kalia of Hicksville

Adhithya Krishnaswamy Selvakumar of Hicksville

Mounica Kunta of Hicksville

Daniel Lembo of Hicksville

Tiana Lezaja of Hicksville

Song Liang of Hicksville

Akshay Likhitkar of Hicksville

Nicole Mark of Hicksville

Joseph Marvel of Plainview

Eric Morra of Levittown

Prachiben Jayeshbhai Nayak of Hicksville

Kenneth Ng of Plainview

Yesha Hitesh Pandya of Hicksville

Mansi Parikh of Levittown

Mihirkumar Sunilbhai Patel of Hicksville

Pooja Patel of Hicksville

Chandanpreet Punia of Hicksville

Mihir Rege of Hicksville

Kawah Roshangar of Hicksville

Ankit Sharad Sawant of Hicksville

Steven Sculco of Levittown

Raveena Sharma of Hicksville

Fareeha Sial of Hicksville

Paramjeet Singh of Hicksville

Julie Skeggs of Levittown

Aditi Sridhar of Levittown

Abrar Hussain Syed of Hicksville

Kazi Tabassum of Hicksville

Michael Vangi of Plainview

Kyle Walsh of Levittown

Chuxuan Wang of Hicksville

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Justin Law of Bethpage graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology in May 2019 with a BS in mechanical engineering.

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Bikash Mainali of Hicksville graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology in May 2019 with a BS in computer science.

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Justin Law of Bethpage graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology in May 2019 with a BS in mechanical engineering.

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Thomas Ensmenger of Old Bethpage earned a degree from Drew University

at its 2019 Commencement.

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SUNY New Paltz announces the conferral of graduate & undergraduate degrees at Commencement 2019.

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At the annual May graduation ceremonies, the College celebrates new alumni who completed their degrees in the Fall 2018, Winter 2019 and Spring 2019 terms.

Among this year’s degree recipients were the following students:

Austin Hale of Plainview, who earned a Bachelor of Arts in psychology

Lindsay Haley of Hicksville, who earned a Bachelor of Arts in sociology

Carly Hariton of Plainview, who earned a Bachelor of Arts in French

Elizabeth Mercado of Levittown, who earned a Bachelor of Arts in communication disorders

Shannon Downey of Levittown, who earned a Bachelor of Science in marketing

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The following area students have been named to the University of Delaware’s Dean’s List for the Spring 2019 semester.

Michael Arrow of Plainview

Brianna Bellino of Plainview

Hailey Benowitz of Plainview

Jessica Birns of Plainview

Kayla Bjelke of Levittown

Caitlin Bobis of Plainview

Erin Curran of Old Bethpage

Sarah Einbinder of Plainview

Amy Elbogen of Plainview

Jenna Emanuele of Hicksville

Matthew Federbusch of Plainview

Rachel Goerke of Plainview

Amanda Goldstein of Plainview

Rachel Gurtman of Plainview

Zachary Herman of Plainview

Gavin Hulser of Plainview

Ira Kohler of Plainview

Emily Kolsky of Old Bethpage

Arianna Marks of Plainview

Nora Montera of Hicksville

Alexa Pepe of Plainview

Amanda Press of Plainview

Angelina Raver of Plainview

Michael Rubin of Plainview

Laura Russo of Plainview

Amanda Schain of Plainview

Claire Seeley of Hicksville

Samantha Shapiro of Plainview

Nicole Silvestro of Plainview

Stephanie Stern of Plainview

Taylor Vaca of Plainview

Jennifer Wallach of Plainview

Milissa Williams of Levittown

Brenna Wynne of Plainview

To meet eligibility requirements for the Dean’s List, a student must be enrolled full-time and earn a GPA of 3.33 or above (on a 4.0 scale) for the semester.

BY KAREN RUBIN

(Saigon is the second leg of nine during a 23-day, around-the-world Global Scavenger Hunt, “A Blind Date with the World,” where we don’t know where we are going until we are given 4-hour notice. Under the Global Scavenger Hunt rules, you are not allowed to use a phone or computer for information or reservations, hire a private guide, or even use a taxi for more than 2 scavenges at a time, since the object is to force you to interact with locals. Though we were not officially competing for “World’s Best Travelers,” my teammate, Margo (who I only met on this trip) and I basically followed the rules in Vancouver and during our first day in Vietnam, but we had to deviate on the second day.

It is shortly before 4 pm in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam, by the time we have received our book of scavenges from Bill Chalmers, the Global Scavenger Hunt ringmaster (as he likes to be called), who has ranked Vietnam a “Par 3” in difficulty (on a scale of 1-6), strategized what scavenges we will undertake, and after a swim in the hotel’s pool (so hot even the pool was like a bathtub), we head out of the Majestic Hotel, a five-star historic property, toward Ben Thank Market, one of the scavenges on the list.

Built in 1870 by the French who colonized Vietnam for 100 years, it is where then and now, you can find locals and tourists alike, with

row after row after row chock-ablock full of almost everything imaginable. (Be prepared to bargain aggressively; the shopkeepers are even more aggressive). I come away with a few things I can’t bear to pass up, when Margo realizes a second scavenge we can accomplish: tasting three separate fruits (there is heavy emphasis on “experience” scavenges that involve food, and Vietnam, Bill says, is one of the great food places in the world).

We find a fruit stand and sure enough, there are fruits I have never seen before, including one, called dragon fruit, which looks like it was divined by JK Rowling for Harry Potter; the others we sample: rambutan, mangosteen, longan. We are standing around these ladies, asking them to cut open the various fruits so we can sample them to complete the scavenge, taking the photos we need to document.

Among the other scavenges on the list here in the market: to find a cobra in jar of alcohol; the tackiest souvenir in market; and a wet market (which befuddles most of us and turns out to be the meat market which is hosed down).

We ask locals for directions to our next stop: the Water Puppet Show of Vietnam at the Golden Dragon Water Puppet Theater. It seems walkable but we get lost along the way (technically we can’t use the GPS on the phone, but we aren’t competing – we still get lost) and are simply amazed at the rush and

GOING PLACES, NEAR & FAR....

Global Scavenger Hunt, Leg 2: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: Traditions Survive in Modern City, as Does Reckoning with Past

crush of mopeds (mainly) and cars in this city of 9 million where there are an estimated 7 million scooters, and the range of what people carry on them without a second thought. I literally stand in a traffic island to get the full view.

We are also amazed we are able to function having departed Vancouver, Canada, for Vietnam at 2 am for a 14-hour flight to Taipei, followed by an hour lag time before a 3-hour connection to Saigon. Time has become a very fluid, meta thing.

But we forge on (the secret to avoiding being taken down by jet lag is to stay up until bedtime). This is also on the scavenger list and as it turns out, we meet several other teams from our group.

The performance proves fabulous and unexpected – the puppets actually emerge out of water; water is their platform. There is musical accompaniment on traditional instruments and the musicians also become the characters and narra-

tors and sing. This is quite an outstanding cultural performance – the artistry and imaginativeness of the puppets (who swim, fish, plant rice which then grows, race boats, dance, catch frogs and do all sorts of things with incredible choreographed precision, is incredible. These seem to be folk stories, and the music is traditional. It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand Vietnamese. It confounds me how they do such precise choreography from the water (the puppeteers are behind a gauze curtain; controlling with bubble wands horizontally). The artistry is magnificent and the experience an utter delight. (Golden Dragon Water Puppet Theatre, 558 Ngyuyen Thi Minh Kahi Street, Dist.1, HCMC, www.goldendragonwaterpuppet.com).

From there, we take a taxi to hit another scavenge, going to the Saigon Skydeck on the 49th floor of the Bitesco Financial Tower, which affords beautiful scenes of Saigon. From here, all you see is a very

modern city. Many of the buildings below are decorated in colored lights. This is an example of modern Saigon that is rising. (Skydeck senior rate $5; some places have senor rates, others don’t, so ask)

Back at the Hotel Majestic, we go up to the 8th floor M Club, a delightful rooftop bar, where there is a band playing. The open-air views of the Saigon River and the skyline are just magnificent. Margo orders a “Majestic 1925” which is Bourbon, infused orange, sweet vermouth, Campari, orange bitter, orange zest, and smoked – the whole process done on a table brought to us, as a crowd gathers to watch the mixocologist light a torch to generate the smoke. Quite a scene.

Day 2 in Vietnam: Confronting the Horrors of War

Whereas my first afternoon and evening in Ho Chi Minh City was devoted to seeing the city as it is today – albeit dotted with centuries old buildings, markets and heritage - the second day is a somber, soul-searching journey back in time. Indeed, as I wander around the city, you don’t see any obvious scars of the Vietnam War.

One of the signature sights of a visit to Ho Chi Minh City is the Cu Chi Tunnels. My teammate Margo has already been there and doesn’t want to return, but I feel duty-bound to see it for myself. I wake up early and go down to the hotel concierge to see if I can get on the 7:30 am half-day trip to the Cu Chi Tunnels.

The concierge calls the tour company and says there is room on the bus and that they pick up right at the hotel. I am off. (545,000 Dong, about $25, www.saigontourist.net, www.e-travelvietnam.com)

As we travel outside through the city, the guide points out sights and gives us a history of Vietnam, going back to the Chinese who came in the 1600s, the French who came later, the Vietnam War

and the aftermath, while hardly disguising resentment of the North Vietnamese who have flooded into the city since the war. Ho Chi Minh City has grown from a city of 2 million to 9 million today, with 7 million scooters (here, instead of Uber car, you summon a Grab scooter).

It’s an opportunity to see more of the city and soon we are in the countryside, traveling through small villages and farms where we see cemeteries, markets, houses, a few animals, rubber plantations. We see new agricultural techniques being used on farms and pass an agricultural research center. It is about an hour’s drive.

The Cu Chi Tunnels are an immense network of connecting tunnels located in the Củ Chi District of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), which the Viet Cong used to launch guerrilla warfare against the Americans during the Vietnam War. The site has over 120 km of underground tunnels with trapdoors, living areas, storage facilities, armory, hospitals, and command centers, and were used going back to 1948 against the French, and later against the Americans.

The visit is profound, and though the script is written by the victors, is appropriate to represent the side that wanted to push out colonists (though in retrospect, I realized that there was no real mention of the fact that the South Vietnamese leadership didn’t want the Communist North Korean leadership to take over, either – nothing is simple, especially not in the world of geopolitics).

You have to appreciate the commitment and courage and sacrifice of the Viet Cong in living the way they did – creating a virtually self-sufficient underground community, planting booby traps for the Americans, repurposing unexploded bombs into weapons and old tires into sandals, cooking only at night and channeling the smoke to come up in a different

place (where it would look like morning steam, so not to give away the location of the tunnels).

We get to climb into a tunnel, and can go 20, 40, 60, 80 up to 160 meters, seeing just how tiny they were – you have to crouch all the way through and sometimes even crawl. It is hot, uncomfortable, you feel claustrophobic and it is a bit ternc c mmmrm rifying.

Our tour guide leads us through – he is incredibly kind and considerate. He gives special attention to the children who are visiting – grabs them when they want to go down into a tunnel where he fears there could be scorpions (he shows us carcasses), snakes or rats.

There is also a shooting range where you can shoot an AK 47 or M16 (extra charge), but the constant sound of gunfire gives you some sense of what the people were living through. There was a hospital, a sewing area where they would make uniforms, there is a trap door to

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escape. We see where they would have made sandals from old tires. We watch a woman demonstrate making rice paper; another at a sewing machine where she would be making uniforms, a rifle hung close by on the wall.

All of these things which we see above ground are recreated from what they would have looked like underground.

There were also constant bombings –B-52s could fly from the base in just two minutes time.

We get a sense of that in documentary-style films that are presented at the end. The film uses grainy black-andwhite imagery with a narration that spoke of the commitment to save the Fatherland from US aggression, which basically depicts much of what we have visited in the tunnels, but as these places were used during the war. I must say that as gruesome as the film is, the only “propaganda” element is that it does not discuss the civil war between North and

South Vietnam, only that the war was perpetrated by the Imperialist United States.

Many of the scenes show women and girls as soldiers. “They took unexploded bombs and turned them into their own weapons; they took from the Americans the new guns but never stopped using traditional weapons – the traps devised to hunt animals were used against the American enemy... Every person can be a hero. They had to live in poverty but wouldn’t retreat. A rifle in one hand, a plow in the other. Attacked in the morning, they farmed at night so they had enough food to win the war. The Americans wanted to turn Cu Chi into a dead zone, but they lived underground.”

But what we see in the film looks exactly like what was put on view here. We see people climbing through tunnels to the sound of gunfire.

“Male and female enrolled to kill enemy..Cu Chi guerrillas would rath-

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er die and become hero for killing Americans... never afraid of hardship to kill Americans. In hardship, they came together.”

Believe it or not, they actually make the experience as pleasant and as comfortable as possible, which somehow masks the terror of the place. Children smile and laugh as they get to descend through the camouflaged openings in the ground.

We leave the tunnels after spending about two hours here.

On the way back, the guide asks if we would like to make a detour to visit a factory, created by the government to employ people who were handicapped because of coming upon unexploded ordinance, or who had birth defects as a result of the chemical weapons used against the Vietnamese. Originally the factory, 27-7 HCMC.Co.Ltd, produced cigarettes, but

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Right after college, returning to home sweet home

BY CLAIRE LYNCH

Like many people, after college I chose to stay at home in my parents’ house. Well in my case I went away to college in Connecticut for two years then transferred to Hofstra University.

So in a way I was already living back home. But after college graduation living in my parents’ home in Rockville Centre was comfortable, convenient and practical.

It was comfortable because I had my own bedroom and I certainly knew where everything was located. I knew where the kitchen and the laundry room were and definitely knew where the hammock was in the back yard. I had tried it out on more than one occasion.

My mom and I took turns cooking dinner so that actually worked out well for her and for me. For a number of reasons living at home after graduating from college was very convenient.

Geographically their home was convenient to lots of things - to the shops on Sunrise Highway and Merrick Road, to exit 19 on the Southern State Parkway and to Peninsula Boulevard if I wanted to head to Hewlett or Woodmere. It was also pretty convenient to the bridges whenever I headed up to Westchester or went upstate.

Being at home also meant that I didn’t have to go apartment hunting, deal with a real estate broker or sign a lease - those types of things. I didn’t have to search all over Nassau County for an apartment that was just rightnot too large and not too small.

Living back with mom and dad was also convenient in the sense that I could slip right back into the house I knew so well. My younger sister, Susan, was

still living at home when I graduated from college and she and I always had lots to chat about.

Susan went to college on Long Island so at the end of some long days we would compare notes. I’d tell Susan and my parents all about my job and Susan would tell us how her day at college had gone.

I was lucky in that right after graduating from college I landed a full-time job in Rockville Centre. As a public relations employee my supervisor kept me hopping with interviewing people about new developments, writing up the stories and taking photos to go along with them.

The job was just a short ride from home and that worked out great. It didn’t give me any incentive to go searching for apartments. For the first few years after college I was content to stay at home.

It turned out that Susan would help mom and me cook dinner occasionally but we knew all along that she had two major strong points. Her fortes were baking cakes and having a green thumb in the garden.

Whenever we needed a special cake to be baked for someone’s birthday, anniversary or any other occasion, Susan always volunteered to do it. She enjoyed baking and she had a flair for decorating them beautifully so that worked out well.

When it came time to planting flowers and taking care of the shrubs Susan was masterful. My parents and I couldn’t get over it and we are not sure where she got her creative talents from but we let her do her thing and watched in awe whenever the gardens in the front yard and back yard were in full bloom.

The flowers looked perfect and the rhododendrons and azalea bushes lit up vast displays of pink, red and lilac. They liked the eastern sun. The other bushes we had were full and well-shaped but not overbearing.

Susan’s favorite thing to do was have some red roses run up the trellis my parents had outside the back door of the house. Training the roses to grow

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SUMMER CONCERT

Stephen Michael Smith Conductor

Sunday, August 4, 2019 1:00 pm

CLAUDE DEBUSSY La Mer

BENJAMIN BRITTEN Sea Interludes from “Peter Grimes"

EDWARD ELGAR Sea Pictures, op 37 BLYTHE GAISSERT mezzo-soprano

BY TOM MARGENAU

Most women have a different relationship with Social Security than men do. Why is that? After all, almost no Social Security rules are gendered. For example, retirement benefits are figured the same way for men and women. Spousal benefits are also gender-neutral. In other words, a woman can qualify for benefits as a wife or widow in the same way that a man can qualify for benefits as a husband or widower.

But even though Social Security’s rules treat men and women equally, society and history have not. Men tend to work longer and have more years of earnings on their Social Security records. In part, that’s because women bear more of the burden of child rearing and spend more years out of the paid workforce. And statistically, men tend to earn more than women, giving them higher earnings on their Social Security records.

Those and other factors are why men usually end up with higher monthly Social Security retirement benefits than women. And because women have lower retirement benefits, they are more likely to qualify for supplemental benefits as a spouse on their husband’s or ex-husband’s Social Security record. And that is the primary reason for today’s column: to help women (and their husbands) understand the basic rules associated with eligibility for benefits as a wife, a divorced wife, a widow or a divorced widow. Here are the basic rules.

--Your own Social Security benefit:

If you have worked enough to qualify for your own Social Security benefit, you will usually be paid that benefit first. After paying your own benefit, the Social Security Administration will then look to your husband’s (or ex-husband’s) Social Security record to see if you qualify for any supplemental spousal benefits on that record.

--Most Social Security applications are open-ended (see exceptions below):

SSA has a rule that says an application for one Social Security benefit is automatically considered an application for all other Social Security benefits you are due. What that means is that you generally cannot apply for benefits as a wife on your husband’s Social Security record at age 62, and then later switch to your own benefits at age 66. Your application for wife’s benefits is automatically considered an application for your own Social Security benefits -- and vice versa. But there are two big exceptions to that rule.

Exception 1: If you turn 66 before 2020 and if you wait until age 66 (or later) to file for Social Security, then you can restrict your application to one benefit or another. For example, you could file for wife’s benefits (or divorced wife’s benefits) at 66, and then at age 70, switch to full benefits on your own record. And

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those retirement benefits would come with a delayed retirement bonus of about 32%. In other words, at age 70, you would start getting about 132% of your own Social Security benefit.

Exception 2: This exception applies to widows (or divorced widows). A widow has the choice of taking reduced benefits on one record and later switching to full benefits on another record. For example, a widow could take reduced retirement benefits at age 62 and then, at age 66, switch to full widow’s benefits.

--Dependency:

This is an important eligibility factor for spousal benefits. Simply put, you do not qualify for wife’s or widow’s benefits just because you are or were married to your husband. Instead, you qualify for those benefits if you are/were married AND if you are/were financially dependent on your husband. To keep matters simple, the law assumes that if your Social Security benefit is less than your husband’s benefit, then you are deemed financially dependent on him. This does NOT mean that you automatically qualify for benefits on his record just because your Social Security rate is less than your husband’s rate. All it means is that you meet the dependency test -one of several entitlement factors.

And the corollary to that dependency assumption is that if you get a higher Social Security benefit than your husband does, or if you get a higher non-Social Security retirement pension (such as a teacher’s pension), then you are not financially dependent on your husband and you cannot get wife’s or widow’s benefits on his record.

--Duration of marriage:

As a general rule, you must have been married to your husband for at least one year to qualify for benefits as a wife on his record. To qualify for widow’s benefits, the duration of marriage rule is only nine months. However, if you are divorced, the marriage must have lasted at least 10 years before you can get divorced wife’s or divorced widow’s benefits.

--Multiple Marriages:

If you have been married to more than one man, you are potentially due benefits on either husband’s Social Security record (assuming you meet the eligibility requirements such as duration of marriage or age). You won’t collect benefits on both records. You will get benefits from the husband on whose record you are due the higher benefit.

And if you are currently married to one man, you cannot collect benefits on another man’s Social Security record. The primary exception to this rule applies to widows who remarry after age 60. A woman over age 60 can get married and still be eligible for benefits from a deceased husband’s (or ex-husband’s) Social Security record.

If your ex remarries, this generally

will not impact you. Assuming his second wife is also eligible for benefits on his record, both of you will get whatever benefits you are due. Benefits paid to a current wife do not offset those paid to a

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

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today, Handicapped Handicrafts produce really beautiful handicrafts – mainly lacquered and inlaid items.

After returning to Saigon, I go off to continue my theme – visiting the buildings that the French built, starting with the magnificent Post Office (where I wind up spending close to an hour choosing from a stunning array of post cards, buying stamps and writing the cards, the sweat streaming down my face and stinging my eyes so that a nice lady hands me a tissue). Then onto the Reunification Palace (which I thought was open until 5 but closed entrance at 4), so I go on to the War Remnants Museum.

I have trouble following the map, so when I ask directions of a young man, he leads me through back alleys to the entrance of the museum, which I visit until it closes at 6 pm, because there is so much to see and take in.

You should begin on the third level, which provides the “historic truths” (actually the background) for the Vietnam War, which more or less accurately presents the facts. On this level is a most fascinating exhibit that presents the work of the multinational brigade of war correspondents and photographers, along with a display of the dozens who were killed in the war. The photos are presented in an extraordinary way: showing the photo, then providing notes about the background, the context of the image, and the photographer. Here too, the language (which was probably produced by the news organizations that put on the exhibit), was accurate. Among them is the famous, Pulitzer-prize winning photo of “Napalm Girl” where, for the first time, I notice the soldiers walking along as this young girl is coming down the road in terror, their demeanor in such jarring contrast to these fleeing Vietnamese. The photos then and now are chilling, but today, they properly evoke shame and wonder why there has never been accountability for war crimes.

It only gets worse on the second level, where the atrocities committed during war are provided in the sense of artifacts, and details that could have, should have properly been used at war crimes trials. But none took place. Another exhibit documents the effects of Agent Orange. The first floor, which should be visited last, addresses the Hanoi Hilton, the place where American prisoners of war, including Senator John McCain, were kept. Here, though, is where it can be said the propaganda offensive takes place – there are photos showing a female nurse bandaging an American’s head wounds, the caption noting how she had put down her gun in order to care for him. This exhibit brings things up to date, with the visits of President Clinton in 1994; in another sec-

tion, it notes that Clinton’s visit brought the end of economic sanctions, and with the country’s shift to market economy, produced revitalization, as measured by the boom in mopeds.

But on the bottom floor, they show photos of Obama’s visit and most recently of Trump in Vietnam.

This floor also has an exhibit devoted to the peace movement in the US and around the world, with some famous incidents, such as the shooting of the Kent State four. There is a photo of John Kerry, who went on to be a Senator, Secretary of State and candidate for president, testifying to Congress in his military uniform, on the necessity of immediate and unilateral. “how do you ask a man to be the last man to dies in Vietnam? How do ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake?

A special exhibition, “Finding Memories” attempts to recreate the struggle of the people of Hanoi and Haiphong to overcome the pain and loss of war. “It helps those who haven’t experienced wars to learn more through remarkable and humane wartime stories, especially the stories about American pilots in the ‘Hilton-HaNoi’. Finding Memories is an opportunity for Vietnamese people to develop greater pride for their victory – a 20th century miracle; for American pilots to recall a serene period of their lives; as well as for each and every visitor to understand the severe destruction and painfully grim nature of war, in order to call for all people to work together and dedicate our efforts to build a world of peace and love.”

Outside are displays of captured American plane, tanks, and other items.

I look around for an American who might have served in Vietnam to get an impression, but did not find anyone, and saw a few Vietnamese (most of the visitors were Americans or Europeans), but only one or two who might have been alive during that time and wondered what they thought. Clearly the conclusion of the displays was in favor of recon-

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ciliation when just as easily, and using a heavier-handed propagandist language, could have stoked hatred. The exhibit is careful not to paint all Americans and not even all American soldiers as monsters but one photo caption is particularly tell-

ing: it shows an American hauling off an ethnic minority, noting “American troops sent to the battlefield by conscription knew nothing about Vietnam, thought the Cambodia people of ethnic minorities

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a certain way took a certain knack but Susan definitely had the touch. When we stepped outside and looked back, those “climbing roses” always were spectacular.

Many times I caught Susan digging in the garden and when I asked what she liked about gardening she quickly responded, “Besides being in the fresh air, you mean? There’s something that always strikes me as getting back to the basics, back to Mother Earth, when I dig in the garden and help make the end result something pretty. Mother Nature does the real work but I also help things along. I keep things organized. Besides,” she added, “I use gloves so I always protect my hands. The dirt doesn’t bother me.”

I applauded all of her efforts but gardening wasn’t tops on my list. I had lots of other interests but I gave her credit for keeping the gardens looking so pretty.

When it was time for me to get my own place I was hesitant. As mentioned, I had all of the creature comforts of home. I liked being at home and I liked being in my home town. Once in a while I ran into some of my old high school buddies and that was fun.

Still, eventually my parents wanted to downsize so I figured that I should look around and branch out on my own. I definitely got the hint whenever I saw my dad clearing out the basement a little at a time and discarding living room and dining room furniture that was nicked or mismatched.

Besides getting subtle hints from my parents I knew that it was time to spread my wings and set out on my own. I wanted to be independent in many ways yet looking for a place of my own was daunting.

Yes, finding the perfect place entailed looking all over Nassau County for something that was appealing, for something that wasn’t too far from my job and that I could see myself living in for a few years. Enlisting the help of a real estate broker, she helped me in my search and eventually she showed me

something ideal.

Before that point she and I trudged in and out of a lot of apartment buildings and people’s houses. If the place wasn’t just right I didn’t want it. Then I struck gold.

My very first apartment was a mother/daughter house in East Rockaway which ticked off all of the boxes on my requirements list. Some very important requirements were location, ambiance, a friendly landlord, etc.

I sorted through my things at home and got super organized about my move. I made list after list and I found that sticking to it really helped.

Moving day arrived, I packed up all of my belongings and in time I settled in. my apartment got a “homey look” about it. My job changed which gave me lots of new challenges and I started commuting to Manhattan. Living right across the street from the East Rockaway L.I.R.R. station was a good thing because I could roll out of bed, shower, get dressed and hop on the train.

At work in Manhattan I’d get talking with co-workers about where they were from. When they asked me where I lived I’d reply, “In East Rockaway.”

They would say, “How’s Queens these days?”

I guess I gave them quizzical looks because East Rockaway is in Nassau County not Queens. The two counties are very different. Main Street in Flushing is very different than Main Street in East Rockaway. Lots of things are different.

Still, I would patiently explain that East Rockaway is near Lynbrook, Oceanside and Hewlett not near Atlantic Beach and Lawrence. My co-workers would nod agreeably and go back to doing whatever they were doing but I don’t think they really got the distinction between East Rockaway and Far Rockaway.

During the eight years that I lived there I noticed that my East Rockaway neighbors seemed to like keeping their village under wraps. This little part of suburbia, this part of the American dream, was pretty nice. It was quiet. A

lot of traffic doesn’t rumble through the streets of East Rockaway.

I liked the fact that I could walk two blocks and be standing at the dock overlooking the water. I’d watch the water and the boats, watch little children being led along by their mothers and fathers, grandmothers and grandfathers. I’d see teenaged boys casting a reel hoping for a catch.

In the middle of the summer the dock was a busy, bustling place. I know that in the midst of a cold, snowy winter the dock was usually deserted. Under the gray skies of winter the dock was a cold, foreboding place.

In nice weather I would take a threemile walk through East Rockaway. Walking along Main Street and Atlantic Avenue I’d pass the florist, the barber shop, the supermarket and the public library. I’d pass St. Raymond’s Catholic Church and its grammar school.

If I headed north on Atlantic Avenue and started approaching Sunrise Highway I knew I’d reached Lynbrook and gone just a little too far. Turning around on my heels, I’d head back south toward home. Reaching there I’d settle in, relax and feel good about the exercise I had just gotten.

It’s been reported that today a lot of millennials choose to stay at home or move back home into their parent’s place after college and I can see what’s good about that. It can be comfortable, convenient and practical - just as it was for me.

According to a forbes.com report on June 6, 2019, about 50% of millennials planned to move back home with their parents after graduating from college when the sheepskins were given out in May. That percentage sounds like a lot of people but it’s really not surprising. Financially it makes sense and of course living at home can be convenient and practical. As long as mom and dad have room in their house it can work.

After getting my own apartment Susan stayed at home for another few months. After graduating from college she obtained a job in her field in Manhattan and after a few months of commuting she moved into an apart-

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ment of her own not too far from her office. A year after that she became engaged and two years later she was married.

With all of the changes going on in the family we would kid my mom and dad about being “empty nesters.” They didn’t particularly like the term “empty nesters” but they guessed that term described them pretty well.

That’s what it was. They had had six children - four were older than Iand one by one each one of us either got married or simply moved out on our own. Eventually the grandchildren started coming along but they didn’t live with my parents so they were still empty nesters.

I’d have my brothers, sisters and parents over for dinner on Sundays - at my own place - and my parents would be delighted about being “guests” in their daughter’s apartment. All went well as long as I didn’t ask them how they felt about being two empty nesters.

As we talked over dessert one Sunday my brother, Gregory, reminded my parents that they fit the criteria of being empty nesters. They were over age 55 and they had six children who had all “flown the coop.” They didn’t hear the pitter patter of little feet - or big feetrunning up and down the stairs of their split-level house anymore.

My dad said, “I don’t want to hear all about whether or not Mom and I meet the ‘criteria of being empty nesters.’ There is something about that term I just don’t like.”

Then he quickly changed the subject to sports, asking if any of us knew offhand when the Yankees would be taking on the Red Sox.

A few of us shrugged and during that hesitation Greg brought the discussion back to the empty nest syndrome. He just never knew when to drop a subject.

“It’s nothing to be ashamed of,” Greg said, smirking. “It’s just the reality of the situation.”

Not one to back down, Dad said, “You can use the words ‘empty nest syndrome’ or whatever term you like, Greg. All I know is I kind of like having the house all to ourselves.”

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were living near Cambodia were collaborators for the enemy.”

I leave feeling that the experience is close to what you feel visiting a Holocaust Museum. And it is pain and remorse that is deserved.

We meet at 8:30 pm to hand in our score

sheets and share stories – one team got up at 5 am in order to get to the floating market; a team was able to get on the street market food tour, where they take you around by scooter (they only take 8 and it was closed out); another took a cooking class.

We get our notice of where we are going next: be up at 6 am for 7 am bus to airport for 9:35 flight.... to Myanmar!

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Are lower interest rates the answer?

BY PHILIP A. RAICES

Is Jerome Powell, the Fed Chair thought of lowering interest rates a smart decision or is there a better way to succeed in homeownership?

The other week, out of Washington, the Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s thought was to lower the interest rate soon; however, my question is why? Is the economy not moving fast enough, aren’t companies now doing well, especially since this will not necessarily create and fast track to more employment.

Will companies borrow more money to expand and will demand be there to purchase more products, even though the tariffs that have been imposed have actually hurt businesses that import products and merchandise and we have been paying for those extra costs anyway or have we decided to pull back on our purchases?

My thought is will lowering rates a quarter-point allow more families and individuals to purchase a primary residence? And if so, will that quarter-point truly make that much of a difference, or will the reduction in rates allow those “borderline borrowers” to sneak through the buying process, even though later on, depending upon what type of mortgage they secure, put them in a precarious position to truly be able to afford their home?

As it is, housing inventory is still at a five-month level (normal inventory is six to seven months), although in many areas price appreciation has slowed to half of what it was previously the last twelve to eighteen months.

However, prices are still historically high and have surpassed 2007-2008 highs, and real estate taxes are definitely higher in most regions, putting the cost of housing that much higher. Families and individual’s salary increases have not moved that much or in most situations have been flat or less than what they were forty years ago as per the Pew Research Center: https://www.pewresearch.org/facttank/2018/08/07/for-most-us-workersreal-wages-have-barely-budged-for-decades/ as related to the purchasing power of the dollar when factoring in inflation.

Most of the money went to the higher end of most major companies, to the

CEO’s, (chief executor officers) CFO’s (chief financial officers) COO’s (chief operating officer) and the upper management. In recent years the information has shown that these officer’s salaries were thousands of times greater than the average workers’ wages or salaries! However, just the top ten percent of wage earners showed a 15.7% increase over the bottom ten percent which had increases of just 3%. My thoughts of the outsourcing of jobs and the one theory (from The Pew Research article of 8/7/18 by Drew Silver) is that rising benefit costs – particularly employer-provided health insurance – may be constraining employers’ ability or willingness to raise cash wages.

According to BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics)-generated compensation cost indices, total benefit costs for all civilian workers have risen an inflation-adjusted 22.5% since 2001 (when the data series began), versus 5.3% for wage and salary costs. That doesn’t bode well for those seeking the “American Dream” of homeownership and the discrepancies of wages and salaries continue.

However, the potential reduction in interest rates will mostly assist in those refinancing as well as the purchasing of more properties, because those that have the capital, will jump into this hot market! I do not envision housing inventory to truly become “normal” for the foreseeable future, due to the continuing demand and those millennial, generation X and Y’s and future individuals and families continually entering the housing market. The types of housing needed on the lower end are not being constructed fast enough to keep pace with the current and future demands of the market.

Even though in some states the minimum wage has increased to fifteen dollars per hour, can a family or individual even afford to purchase their first primary residence? When you add all the costs of ownership, I don’t think so! More important, is that a down payment of even three and one-half per-

cent, can be cumbersome and a burden to many, when most can’t save even that amount! If you take the average price of a home in the U.S. of $252,000(absolutely not in our areas of Long Island and the north shore!), one would need to save $8,820, just as a down payment and then add whatever additional closing costs, legal and transfer and mortgage fees, etc. it becomes pretty much impossible. Translate that into what a home costs in our area, then you understand what the younger generation is up against! Come on parents and relatives, help them out so they can stay instead of exiting Long Island and NYS. I am currently engaged in a sale to a veteran who had done several tours in Iraq and Syria and is afforded excellent benefits via the V.A., such as qualifying for a hundred percent loan, (although the individual is putting down three and one half percent on contract), free attorney services, sixty five percent reduction in real estate taxes plus the star exemption which once applied for will kick in 2020, etc.; But then again she has put her life on the line for all of us and is much deserving of whatever benefits that are afforded to her by the Veterans Administration. Unfortunately, most aren’t Veterans and are not receiving these benefits.

Again, lowering the rates, will not truly benefit the majority of those looking to purchase their first homes, but may just cause the potential of future short sales and foreclosures for those just getting in under the “wire of affordability.” Maybe grants that I elaborated about in my column the other week could be expanded to assist those individuals and families seeking ownership.

But my thoughts are to have as much education and programs offered by the local, state of federal government to assist those to increase their incomes by starting a side business or just getting a second job, as needed. I have seen the programs out there, but most are not aware of them, due to the lack of marketing and advertising. I think Governor Cuomo should consider spending less on trying to attract

companies to relocate to NYS with ten year “no tax” incentives, which don’t seem to be successful at all and then spend more dollars on getting all those individuals who are leaving NYS to other less costly states with better opportunities; to stay put, by making them aware of the other sources of education to either increase their salaries and wages are ways to start their own side businesses.

Here is a link to a government site that just might assist those who are looking to earn more money: https:// www.usa.gov/start-business What I have found is that people that I have come across, especially in my industry (and I am sure it occurs in all industries) aren’t always entrepreneurial, but lazy and lack the drive, diligence, perseverance, and skill sets to succeed and need that weekly pay check.

However, if one can just push one self and stick it out, success can be yours, but at a price, learning, absorbing and applying the knowledge gained, that has helped others succeed. This is the path to take for one to earn that additional or greater income to maybe purchase that first home, hoa, Condo, Coop. Do you have what it takes?

Philip A. Raices is the owner/Broker of Turn Key Real Estate at 3 Grace Ave Suite 180 in Great Neck. He has earned designations as a Graduate of the Realtor Institute (G.R.I.) and also as a Certified International Property Specialist (C.I.P.S.). He will provide you with “free” regular updates of sold and new homes in your town via the Multiple Listing Service of Long Island (MLSLI)or go to WWW.Li-REalEstate. Com as well as a “free” value analysis of what your home might sell for in today’s market without any “strings” attached. He can also provide a copy of “Unlocking the Secrets of Real Estate’s New Market Reality or Our Seller’s or Buyer’s Guides for “Things to Consider when Selling or Purchasing your Home. Just email or snail mail (regular mail) him with your request with your name, email and cell number and he will send it out ASAP. For a consultation, he can be reached by cell: (516) 647-4289 or by email: Phil@TurnKeyRealEstate. Com to answer any of your questions or concerns.

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Types of Plant Problems A GREENER VIEW

BY JEFF RUGG

Are you a plant-watcher? It may sound boring, but it can be interesting -- especially when something begins to harm your plants. If you pay attention to how your plants are growing on a regular basis, you will notice plant problems as they begin to develop. You will also have a better idea of how the plant is supposed to look when it is healthy and doesn’t have any problems.

Insects come in three major plant-damaging groups based on the way they eat. There are the chewers, the suckers and the borers.

Chewing insects damage plants by eating leaves or stems. The leaves can be eaten whole, or holes can be chewed in the leaves. Some eat the leaves and leave all the veins. The chewers, commonly including caterpillars or beetles, cause the most visible damage and are often very visible themselves. They are usually easy to get rid of and can be stomped on or sprayed with soap or other insecticides.

The sucking insects leave small brown dots on leaves and stems. They suck the sap out of the plant and leave the droppings of sticky sap on lower areas, including cars or whatever else is under the plant. The sap may turn black, with sooty mold growing on it. Aphids, scale insects, leafhoppers, plant bugs and whiteflies are the most common of these pests. Besides the usual pesticides, systemic pesticides -- which are soaked into the plant -- are very effective.

Borers are the hardest group to identify and treat. They can bore into an individual leaf or kill an entire tree. They make an entrance hole and often leave sawdust at the entrance so water and predators do not follow. Systemic insecticides applied at the proper time are a good control.

Fungal diseases are the most common ones. Use a magnifying glass to see the fine, threadlike growths on the surface of a leaf. Fungal growth inside a leaf may produce pimple-like structures on the leaf surface, where spores are produced. Some plants naturally produce white powder on the leaves or stem. Powdery mildew also forms a white powder but only during certain seasons.

Leaves infected by fungus will often have black or brown spots, or just turn yellow and fall off. Sometimes whole branches wilt and die. Fungicides applied at the proper time are effective but, oftentimes, so is creating more sunlight and air circulation by doing some pruning. Reducing the water that sits on the leaves in the evening -- when the water does not dry off quickly -- will help to slow the spread of fungi.

Many bacterial diseases look like fungal diseases. Knowing the most common problems for a particular plant will help speed the diagnosis. Some bacterial diseases grow quickly and produce a wound on the plant that bleeds or oozes a stinky slime.

Once you begin to recognize insect- and disease-related problems, you will be quicker to notice when something does not fit the pattern. By the time most people notice a disease, there will be a dead area on the leaf or plant; next to

it, a discolored, sick area; then a just-getting-infected area; and then outside of that, healthy tissue remains. This leaves a bull’s-eye pattern. Environmental problems tend to affect the whole plant or even the whole landscape. If more than one species growing next to one another is affected in the same way, it is often an environmental or man-made problem. If the plants are of the same family, they can get the same diseases, but different families of plants usually get different problems. First, look for physical damage. Did a rabbit, deer or string trimmer nibble on the plant? Did something recently change in the area? Was there digging or spraying done? Was a tree that shaded the area cut down?

After you figure out what might be the cause, you must ask yourself how much harm it will do. Is the problem occurring at the beginning of the season when it will stunt the plant, or is it late in the season and will go away on its own?

Is the whole plant or only one part affected? Is the problem worth treating for only a few leaves or branches? Is the plant a major part of the landscape? Sometimes the problems are merely cosmetic and do no real harm to the plant. Sometimes the pest goes away after only a short time on the plant, and other times, it will take major effort to get rid of it. Starting early will help get rid of serious pests.

Plant-watching can be a fun activity if you stop to smell the roses, lilacs, lilies, honeysuckles and other many beautiful plants in the landscape.

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Talented student-artists honored in cover contest

Sophia Zaharakis, Riley Cunningham, Payton Maietta, Zuzanna Bodys and Brianna Rosario from Northside Elementary School were selected as winners in the Music K-8 Magazine cover contest. Photo courtesy of the Levittown Public Schools

Three students from Northside Elementary School in the Levittown Public Schools were selected as finalists and two more were chosen as honorable mention recipients in the Music K-8 Magazine cover contest. Finalists included second-grader Payton Maietta, fourth-grader Sophia Zaharakis and fifth-grader Brianna Rosario. Fifth-graders Riley Cunningham and Zuzanna Bodys received honorable mention for their creative submissions. The five student winners had their names published in the May/June Music K-8 issue.

The magazine had 5,498 contest submissions of various artwork suitable for the magazine cover. Students from all across the United States and Canada submitted artwork and 416 were selected as winners. Facilitated by vocal and classroom music teacher Isabella McClancy, 87 Northside students in grades 2-5 submitted entries into the contest for the first time. McClancy utilizes the magazine extensively, teaching the songs to her chorus and discussing the articles and exercises in the classroom.

The Acchords Live in Concert

The Joseph Barry Knights of Columbus will host "The Acchords Live in Concert" on Saturday, August 24 from 7:30–11:30 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m.

Enjoy hits from the 50s, 60s and 70s.

Open bar, sandwiches, wraps, salads, desserts, coffee.

Raffles available. Cost is $35 per person.

Please make checks payable to: Joseph Barry Knights of Columbus, 45 Heitz Place, Hicksville NY 11801. Proceeds from this event will be used for charities.

Reservations are required. No money will be accepted at the door.

Please call Brian at 516-457-6190 for more information.

‘Oysters for the Bay’ as Town, environmental groups collaborate

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13 Friday, August 2, 2019 these areas.”

A memo from Baptista acknowledges the primary intended use of the three management areas as “facilitating transfers of shellfish from New York State Department of Environmental Conservation designated uncertified waters to certified waters.”

“These transfers will significantly increase the shellfish stock to replenish and restore depleted stocks from certified waters in Oyster Bay Harbor. In addition the Laurel Hollow Bay Management Area (No. 2) will be used as a Shellfish Spawner Sanctuary in conjunction with the Oyster Bay/Cold Spring Harbor Protection Committee. The sanctuary, utilizing a portion of the Bay Management Area, will create an area where shellfish (primarily oysters) may naturally establish a vibrant, self-sustaining oyster and clam population in public waters,” Deputy Commissioner Baptista wrote in his July 8, 2019, Town of Oyster Bay interdepartmental memo.

On Monday morning July 29, State Senator James (Jim) Gaughran and Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Saladino joined local oyster gardeners at Laurel Hollow Beach to call for an expansion of a crucial water quality program, “Community Oyster Gardening.” The oyster gardening program is an initiative that supports the local bays using oysters’ natural water-filtering qualities, which helps to restore unfarmable water back to its original, healthy state. The program is a collaboration between Town and local elected officials, Friends of the Bay, the Oyster Bay/Cold Spring Harbor Protection Committee, academics, shellfish experts, local officials, and area residents. Community Shellfish Gardening is described as “a proven outreach tool to connect residents to their local waterways and raise awareness for the condition of local waterways.” The Town Board acknowledged that shellfish enhance the marine habitat, and oysters’ natural water-filtering qualities have potential to help improve water quality in the Long Island Sound.

At the Town Board meeting held Tuesday morning, Village of Laurel Hollow Mayor Dan DeVita spoke during public comments after he and Heather Johnson, Friends of the Bay Executive Director and Chair of the Oyster Bay/ Cold Spring Harbor Protection Committee, were welcomed by Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino. DeVita is also Vice Chair of the Oyster Bay/Cold Spring Harbor Protection Committee, and he told Town councilmembers the new program involves residents, volunteers and environmental organizations working collaboratively to maintain cages filled with oysters along North Shore communities, “from their seedling stage until they mature, with the idea being that these little creatures have these miracu-

lous water-cleaning and water-filtering properties.”

During the meeting, both DeVita and Supervisor Saladino recognized the importance of water and natural resources in the Town of Oyster Bay, which stretches from the Long Island Sound at the North Shore to the Atlantic Ocean at the south shore. This week DeVita noted how proud Laurel Hollow is to have been the first North Shore Village to have an Oyster Garden Program.

“We have wonderful water resources and issues that go along with it, and the Town has been great in helping us address this. We are here in support of the Bay Area management resolution which the Town Board will be taking up. I want to thank Supervisor Saladino and the Town Board for the amazing support the Town has given us in our Oyster Gardening Project. The passage of the Bay Area Management resolution outlining three sections, which is supported by various and many groups, will be a further continuation of utilizing these little creatures to help filter and improve water quality in the Long Island Sound ...This started as a thought three years ago within the Oyster Bay/ Cold Spring Harbor Protection Committee. In conjunction with the Village of Laurel Hollow -- our small community of 600 families -- our surrounding neighbors and the Town, the extent of local involvement and enthusiasm is incredible and remarkable! This soon spread to the Village of Bayville and to Oyster Bay Cove, which is starting their own program. It could not have gotten going without Town Board support,” Mayor DeVita said.

Supervisor Saladino thanked DeVita and said he does a phenomenal job as mayor of Laurel Hollow. “You really are the bar that all of us should be striving for, and you’re a fabulous partner on environmental issues that are so important to us and to the progress of government. You’re a pleasure to work with,” he said.

Heather Johnson commented that the Protection Committee and Friends of the Bay are very grateful to the Town of Oyster Bay “for considering a very important step forward” with the establishment of the three Bay management areas.

“The Community Shellfish Gardening Program is a great example of a project that not only benefits our environment but brings together residents in the community for an educational and fun activity. There are many who have worked hard to make this a successful program, and we are grateful for the support it has received. Thanks to the Village of Laurel Hollow, the Oyster Bay/ Cold Spring Harbor Protection Committee and our partners in creating this program. Special thanks to all of our gardeners for their enthusiastic participation in making it the success it is. Speaking for Friends of the Bay,

who has been involved from the beginning, we are grateful to be part of this. We look forward to working together to keep the Town green,” Johnson said.

On Monday, New York State Senator Jim Gaughran said his support for this program is part of his commitment to address pressing environmental issues, improve local water quality, and restore Long Island’s bays -- a commitment he’s carried over from his prior position as Chair of the Suffolk County Water Authority.

“Long Island is at a critical junction time for water quality and community programs like these play a vital role in improving water quality, supporting the environment, and restoring the shellfish population. Local volunteers who organize and run this program support an ecologically, economically and culturally important local resource. Protecting our beautiful bays is important for our environment and our water quality, but also for our sustainability as a region,” he said.

Oyster Bay/Cold Spring Harbor Protection Committee Coordinator Rob Crafa explained how this year, thousands of our oysters will be put into spawner sanctuaries being established by the Town of Oyster Bay. The program is engineered to allow oysters “to thrive, reproduce and enhance the water quality and marine habitat for years to come.”

At Laurel Hollow Beach on Monday, Nassau County Legislator Josh Lafazan, Syosset native (SHS Class of 2012) and a former Syosset district school board trustee, said “No generation has more at stake when it comes to protecting our environment than my generation. As a

millennial Long Islander, I am so grateful for the efforts of Senator Gaughran, Mayor DeVita, and all of our local elected officials gathered here today. Environmental protection should be at the top of everyone’s agenda, and here on the north shore, we are putting plans into action and actively making a difference for the long term health of our ecosystem and our planet.”

Supervisor Saladino thanked Johnson for attending the July 29 press conference at Laurel Hollow Beach as well as the July 30 Board meeting, and for her continuing leadership and hard work as a volunteer.

“To work with people who have as much passion as I do for protecting our estuaries, the Sound, our many bays on the North Shore, our bay on the South Shore and the Atlantic Ocean is phenomenal. That passion is shared by my colleagues on Town Board -- we really live in a gem here, and it’s so important to protect what we have, make it the best we can now, and to protect these important marine resources for future generations. Working with you is getting that done,” he said.

Twenty-four hours prior at Laurel Hollow Beach, the supervisor spoke of the far-reaching impacts he envisions: “Initiatives like the Community Shellfish Gardening Program help bolster the local economy and improve the resiliency of our coastal communities by restoring shellfish populations to our beautiful harbor. This program demonstrates our joined commitment to helping our environment, and working together to protect our most precious resource – our water supply.”

Former town supervisor pleads guilty to misconduct

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away before he was arraigned on the charges.

In his allocution in his plea of guilty to the charge Official Misconduct, Venditto acknowledged that during the period of time when he advocated and voted for the approval of a re-zoning application to permit the construction of Cantiague Commons, he knew that Ippolito had a financial interest in the re-zoning application’s approval and nevertheless allowed him to supervise the Cantiague Commons re-zoning application on the Town’s behalf despite that conflict of interest.

According to the indictment, after the federal conviction of Town of Oyster Bay Commissioner of Planning Development Frederick Ippolito on Tax Evasion, Ippolito continued to exercise influence over Town matters. Supervisor Vendit-

to directed the Parks Commissioner to hire an unnamed individual (“Indivdual B”) to work in the town Parks Department at the behest of Ippolito, who wanted to marry Individual B’s mother. Venditto directed the hiring of Individual B, even though the town was not hiring new employees and was openly discussing laying off existing employees because of a financial crisis.

The indictment said Individual B was paid more than double the rate that similar employees received and was instructed not to discuss his terms of employment. Months later, after Ippolito’s relationship with Individual B’s mother ended, Ippolito directed that Individual B be fired. Venditto agreed to fire Individual B and that the Town of Oyster Bay would fire other employees to divert attention from the firing of Individual B.

NOTICE OF SALE

Supreme Court

County of Nassau

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO WELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA, N.A., AS TRUSTEE F/K/A NORWEST

BANK MINNESOTA, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR DELTA FUNDING HOME EQUITY

LOAN ASSET-BACKED

CERTIFICATES SERIES 20012, V.

ELLEN VOORHIES; ET AL.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated April 04, 2019, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO WELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA, N.A., AS TRUSTEE F/K/A NORWEST BANK MINNESOTA, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR DELTA FUNDING HOME EQUITY

LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES SERIES

2001-2 is the Plaintiff and ELLEN VOORHIES; ET AL. are the Defendants. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the CALENDAR CONTROL PART (CCP) COURTROOM OF THE SUPREME COURT, FIRST FLOOR, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on August 13, 2019 at 11:30AM, premises known as 4 RHODES LANE, HICKSVILLE, NY 11801: District 17, Section 45, Block 363, Lot 35: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN HICKSVILLE, TOWN OF OYSTER BAY, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 4942/2015. Francis P. Alleva, Esq. - Referee. RAS Boriskin, LLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff.

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NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County of Nassau

THE BANK OF NEW YORK

MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS, CWABS, INC., ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-6, Plaintiff – against –

MARY DONOVAN, et al

Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on September 10, 2018. 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, New York 11501, Nassau County, New York on the 13th Day of August, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Hicksville, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau, and State of New York. Premises known as 14 Lee Place, Hicksville, (Town of Oyster Bay) NY 11801. (Section: 11, Block: 352, Lot: 0003)

Approximate amount of lien $594,791.27 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 15-6569.

Michael Wolkow, Esq., Referee. Davidson Fink LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 28 East Main Street, Suite 1700 Rochester, NY 14614-1990 Tel. 585/760-8218

For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www. Auction.com or call (800) 2802832

Dated: May 31, 2019 MIT 5825

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NOTICE OF SALE

Supreme Court County of Nassau

VALLEY NATIONAL BANK, Plaintiff -againstRONDA LEWIS, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated October 23, 2018 and entered on October 24, 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 August 20 2019 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 wester-

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ly 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 $335,444.80 plus interest & costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale.

Index Number 004184/2016.

GEORGE ESERNIO, ESQ., Referee

KRISS & FEUERSTEIN LLP

Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 360 Lexington Avenue, Suite 1200, New York, NY 10017

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NOTICE OF SALE

Supreme Court County of Nassau THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS, INC., ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-16, Plaintiff AGAINST LISANN BOMBARDIERE, MICHAEL BOMBARDIERE, et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated June 10, 2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, on September 03, 2019 at 11:30AM, premises known as 43 MOELLER STREET, 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 12, BLOCK 157, LOT 23-24. Approximate amount of judgment $101,430.43 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 614064/2018.

CHRISTINE M. GRILLO, ESQ., Referee

Gross Polowy, LLC

Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 MIT 5828

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NOTICE OF SALE

Supreme Court County of Nassau

USBANK CUST/EMP V, Plaintiff -againstFRANCIS CAMERLENGO, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated October 1, 2018 and entered on October 9, 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 August 13, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. premises situate, lying and being in Bethpage, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point formed by the intersection of the Southerly side of Grant Avenue with the Westerly side of Stewart Avenue; being a plot 70 feet by 100 feet by 70 feet by 100 feet.

Said premises known as 6 STEWART AVENUE, OYSTER BAY, NY

Approximate amount of lien $11,946.38 plus interest & costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale. Index Number 4022/2016.

LISA SEGAL POCZIK, ESQ., Referee Bronster, LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 156 West 56th Street, Suite 1801, New York, NY 10019

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NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County of Nassau

U.S. BANK N.A., IN ITS CAPACITY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF MASTR ASSET BACKED SECURITIES TRUST 2005WMC1, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, V.

FRANK J. DIGIORGIO, ET AL.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated October 16, 2018, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein U.S. BANK N.A., IN IT’S CAPACITY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF MASTR ASSET BACKED SECURITIES TRUST 2005WMC1, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES is the Plaintiff and FRANK J.

DIGIORGIO, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the SUPREME COURT, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, CALENDAR CONTROL PART (CCP) COURTROOM, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on August 20, 2019 at 11:30 AM, premises known as 35 BARBARA STREET, BETHPAGE, NY 11714: Section 46, Block 135, Lot 83, 84, and 85: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT CENTRAL PARK, TOWN OF OYSTER BAY, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 607026/2017.

Maria Sideris, Esq. - Referee. RAS Boriskin, LLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. BN 7408 4X 07/19,26,08/02,09

NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County of Nassau U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST, V. HOWARD M. NORRIS; ET. AL. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated December 13, 2018, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST is the Plaintiff and HOWARD M. NORRIS; ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the SUPREME COURT, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE CALENDAR CONTROL PART (CCP) COURTROOM, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on August 27, 2019 at 11:30AM, premises known as 12 MARILYN BOULEVARD, PLAINVIEW, NY 11803: Section 12, Block 442, Lot 4: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT HICKSVILLE, TOWN OF OYSTER BAY, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 014242/2012.

KEITH C. JEWELL, Esq.Referee.

RAS Boriskin, LLC

900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff.

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ACCOUNTING CITATION

SURROGATE’S COURT, NASSAU COUNTY

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK,

By the Grace of God Free and Independent

TO: Ellen Viarengo

Jasper Surety, Attorneyin-Fact, Suretec Insurance Company

Grassi & Co.

Attorney General of the State of New York

and any and all unknown persons whose names or parts of whose names and whose place or places of residence are unknown and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained, distributees, heirs-at-law and next-of-kin of the said Harmon Rubin, deceased, and if any of the said distributees named specifically or as a class be dead, their legal representatives, their husbands or wives, if any, distributees and successors in interest whose names and/or places of residence and post office addresses are unknown and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained

A petition having been duly filed by Public Administrator of Nassau County, who is domi-

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ciled at 240 Old Country Road, Mineola, New York 11501, United States.

YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Nassau County, at 262 Old Country Road, Mineola, New York, on September 25, 2019, at 9:30 o’clock in the fore noon of that day, why the account of Public Administrator of Nassau County, a summary of which has been served herewith, as Administrator of the estate of Harmon Rubin, should not be judicially settled.

[X] Further relief sought (if any):

1. Releasing and discharging the Petitioner from all liability, responsibility and accountability as to all matters set forth in the account of proceedings;

2. Allowing the commissions of the Petitioner in the amount of $ 95,480.58 pursuant to SCPA 2307(1) and the reasonable and necessary expenses of the office in the amount of $ 35,604.65 pursuant to SCPA 1207(4);

3. Fixing and determining the attorney’s fees of Mahon, Mahon, Kerins & O’Brien, LLC attorney for petitioner in the amount of $ 134,100.00 of which $ 8,200.00 has been paid and $125,900.00 is unpaid, and disbursements in the amount of $ 109.27 which has been paid;

4. Fixing and determining the accounting fees of Grassi & Co, CPA’s, PC in the amount of $ 4,600.00, of which $ 1,600.00 has been paid and $ 3,000.00 is unpaid;

5. Releasing and discharging the surety;

6. And why each of you claiming to be a distributee of the decedent should not establish proof of your kinship; and why the balance of said funds should not be paid to said alleged distributees upon proof of kinship, or deposited with the New York State Comptroller on account for the unknown next of kin of Harmon Rubin, decedent should said alleged distributees default herein, or fail to establish proof of kinship;

7. Granting such other and further relief as to the Court is just and proper.

Dated, Attested, and Sealed, July 22, 2019

Seal

HON. Margaret C. Reilly, Surrogate

Debra Keller Leimbach, Chief Clerk

Richard T. Kerins, Esq. Mahon, Mahon, Kerins & O’Brien, LLC (516) 538-1111 254 Nassau Blvd., Garden City South, New York 11530

NOTE: This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not required to appear. If you fail to appear it will be assumed that you do not object to the relief requested. You have a right to have an attorney appear for you, and you or your attorney may request a copy of the full account from the petitioner or petitioner’s attorney.

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Register now for fall, winter hockey program

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino today announced that registration for the Town’s 2019-2020 Fall/Winter Youth Ice Hockey Program and House League will take place on Sunday, September 15 (8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.), Monday, September 16 (6 p.m. to 9 p.m.), Wednesday, September 18 (6 p.m. to 9 p.m.) and Sunday, September 22 (8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.) at the Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center, located at 1001 Stewart Avenue in Bethpage.

“The Town of Oyster Bay’s Youth Ice Hockey Program is one of the best games in town, and features many respected coaches dedicated to teaching this outstanding sport to the many boys and girls enrolled in the program,” said Supervisor Saladino.  “As a hockey enthusiast myself, I am proud to announce that the children who attend the program get the unique opportunity to hone their skating and hockey skills as part of a program that has earned recognition by the National Hockey League for its high level of quality.”

Boys and girls, ages 3 – 15, interested in registering for the 2019-2020 Fall/Winter Youth Ice Hockey Program must bring a copy of their birth certificate, proof of Town of Oyster Bay residency (tax or utility bill) as well as payment.  Check,

money order, MasterCard or Visa will be accepted.  All registrants must bring these items, even if they have participated in the past.  A parent or legal guardian must be present at registration.

Participants should be able to stand up and get around on skates.  8U, 10U, 12U, and 15U will play/practice twothree times a week.  5U will continue with skills and drills throughout the entire program.  Registration fees are as follows:

5U: $200 for one child being registered ($300 for non-residents)

8U: $325 for one child being registered ($425 for non-residents)

10U: $325 for one child being registered ($425 for non-residents)

12U: $325 for one child being registered ($425 for non-residents)

15U: $325 for one child being registered ($425 for non-residents

All participants must provide their own equipment. Games will be played at all three Town rinks, with game schedules being distributed after team assignment by the designated coach.  If you are unable to make these registration dates and would like to sign up for the program, please call Buzz Deschamps at (516) 433-7465, x8233.

Mercy League seeks bowlers

The Mercy League is looking for bowlers for its (non-money) Ladies League. The ladies bowl on Fridays at 9:45 a.m. at Syosset Bowl, Jericho Tpk.,Syosset. Come out and join the fun. For more information, please call Dolores Sartor at 516-9314106.