Hempstead Town Councilman Dennis Dunne (rear, center) and Receiver of Taxes Don Clavin (rear, right) attended the Island Trees Soccer Opening Day Ceremony on September 8, at Stokes School in Levittown. Councilman Dunne and Receiver of Taxes Clavin were joined by members of the I.T. Storm, including Coach Kelly and players Taryn, Sophia, Haddie, Ryla, McKayla, Adriana and Quincey. Also attending were Deputy County Clerk Kate Murray and community leader Jeanine Driscoll.
BY GARY SIMEONE
Hicksville is one of the many communities in Nassau County that seems to be having an issue with increased rodent activity near our homes and businesses. As a result of the increased activity of these unwanted pests, the Nassau County Department of Health and local legislators have sent out mailers to residents, informing them of how to prevent and control the rodent population.
“We’ve been getting more calls about rodent complaints from people throughout the County,” said Mary Ellen Laurain, spokeswoman for the county’s Department of Health. “It is not just specific to the community of Hicksville. There is not one area that is more affected than another.”
Nassau County Legislator Rose Walker, who is a Hicksville resident, said that her office has received two phone calls from Hicksville residents about the problem and that they’re addressing every single case that comes in.
“I am finishing up my sixteenth year in office here in Nassau County, and this is the first year I’ve received an inordinate number of phone calls about this problem,” said Walker. “We are trying to stay on top of the problem as best as we can and address each case on an individual basis. Unfortunately it looks like this is a county-wide issue.”
She said that one of the complaints her office received was from a resident down the block from her house, who was being inundated with rodents from a neighboring yard.
“The Town’s Music Under the Stars summertime concert series is far and away one of the most popular programs in our Town, and I am delighted that my administration can offer residents the chance to enjoy one additional date, and one last chance to enjoy the summer season before as we transition into fall,” Town of Oyster Bay Super-
The Town of Oyster Bay has announced that the Lords of 52nd Street will play ‘one last summer blast’ concert at Ellsworth Allen Park in Farmingdale on Saturday, September 21 at 7:30 p.m. This free concert will offer Town residents one last chance to soak up summertime fun before the fall season arrives. The Lords of 52nd Street features the legends of The Billy Joel Band, including Richie Cannata, Liberty DeVitto, and Russell Javors.
visor Joseph Saladino said. The Lords of 52nd Street will perform at Ellsworth Allen Park on Saturday, September 21 at 7:30 p.m. No seating will be allowed prior to 4:00 p.m. for the concert. For your comfort, please bring blankets or chairs. The event will be held outdoors, weather permitting. For further information, please call t (516) 797-7900 or visit www.oysterbaytown. com.
Laurain said that her agency has been sending out fliers to residents throughout the County, with preventative measures on how to deal with the increased rodent activity.
“They are just common sense measures that people should be taking to prevent rodents on their properties or from entering their homes,” said Laurain. “Measures include making sure no food sources are available and cleaning up after your dogs and cats.”
Other preventative measures include clearing rotten vegetables from ones property, not letting birdseed fall to the ground and trimming shrubs and bushes so that the lowest branches are at least a foot off the
“The neighboring yard was not in such good condition and she was getting rodents on her property as a result of this. We were able to send inspectors to the site and rectify the situation.”
She added that one of the biggest areas affected seems to be in the North Massapequa residential area.
“I don’t know why the rodent problem is more prevalent in that particular area,” said Walker. “It could be the demolition of homes in order to build larger houses. Maybe that’s uprooting these nests and causing rodents to spread out over the area.
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The Mercy League of Glen Cove, Hicksville and Syosset is seeking bowlers to participate in its Ladies League.
The group bowls on Fridays at
9:45 a.m. at Syosset Bowl, Jericho Tpke., Syosset.
Come and join the fun!
The Bethpage Harvest Festival and Street Fair will be held on Sunday, October 6 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Broadway in Bethpage.
Enjoy shopping, food trucks, live music with The Electric Dudes and
bounce houses for the kids.
The fair will be produced in association with Nassau County Craft and Street Fairs, the Bethpage Chamber of Commerce and Bethpage Kiwanis.
Our Professional Guide is sure to bring results. Call 294-8900 for rates and information.
MacArthur High School senior Caroline Johnson (middle right) and Division Avenue High School senior Emily Fuchs (middle left) were welcomed by their building principal, central administrators and the board as 2019-2020 student liaisons.
During the Levittown Public Schools Board of Education meeting on Sept. 11, two seniors from Division Avenue High School and General Douglas MacArthur High School were introduced to the community as the 2019-2020 student liaisons. Emily Fuchs from Division Avenue High School and Caroline Johnson from MacArthur High School will update the community and board on upcoming events and news from their high school at each board of education meeting during the school year.
Division Avenue High School Principal John Coscia and MacArthur High School Principal Joseph Sheehan proudly spoke during the meeting about their deserving student. This is Fuchs’ second year serving as Division
Photo courtesy of the Levittown Public Schools
Avenue’s student liaison. The exceptional senior has been recognized as an Advanced Placement Scholar with Distinction and will be receiving the AP Capstone Diploma in June. She is also president of Student Council, president of the Science Olympiad Team, an active member of the School Development Committee and has artwork displayed at the Heckscher Museum of Art.
A dedicated member of the MacArthur family, Johnson is enrolled in a college preparatory program which includes several AP and college credit courses. She is also heavily involved in student council, MacArthur’s athletics program, school clubs, outside employment and community service initiatives.
Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby and her staff congratulated longtime Hempstead Town Public Safety Officer Jack Fiorvanti of Levittown on the occasion of his retirement. The celebration took place on September 9 at Hempstead Town Hall.
Nassau County Police are investigating a sex abuse incident that occurred on Thursday, September 12 at 10:20 p.m.
According to Special Victim’s Squad detectives, an unknown man approached a 43-year-old female victim as she entered into her Tallow Lane residence, grabbing her inappropriately. The victim screamed causing the male subject to run away and leave in a dark-colored Chrysler 300 he had left
running a short distance away. There were no injuries reported.
The male subject is described as being male, white, possibly Hispanic, 5’11” tall, thin build, 20–25 years of age, white t shirt, and dark colored jeans.
Detectives request that if anyone has knowledge of the above crime to contact the Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.
Nassau County Police responded to Bethpage High School on Saturday, September 14 after a 15-year-old boy was injured playing football. According to police, the victim, a student at Division
High School, fell on his neck and head, causing a back injury. He was transported to a nearby hospital by police helicopter. The extent of his injuries was not released.
Hicksville Public Schools Superintendent Marianne Litzman, Mr. Modi of Rotary Club of Hicksville South, Superintendent of Freeport Dr. Kishore Kuncham and Superintendent of Amityville Dr. Mary T. Kelly at the “Backpacks Filled with Hopes and Love” ceremony for this year’s students in need.
John Comer, Ed.D., principal of Burns Avenue School, and Dr. Mary T. Kelly, Superintendent of the Amityville School District (back left), are joined by Mr. Modi of Rotary Club of Hicksville South (center) at the Rotary’s backpack distribution on August 29.
On Thursday, August 29, the Rotary Club of Hicksville South held a ceremony for their annual backpack distribution.
“Backpacks Filled with Hopes and Love” was this year’s message.
The Rotary distributed 1,000 backpacks filled with school supplies to local school districts and community organizations. Hicksville Public Schools received
100 backpacks to distribute to needy students. Mrs. Marianne Litzman, superintendent of schools, attended with Dr. John Comer, principal of Burns Avenue. Mrs. Litzman thanked the Rotary for their generosity and the opportunity for students to begin their new school year filled with hope and a “tool box” necessary for success!
Students throughout the Levittown Public Schools completed a commitment to ser vice pledge on Sept. 11. Pictured are East Broadway Elementary School first-graders who proudly held up their pledges with teachers (back, left to right) Lisa Zappalla, Jeannine Denning and Kim Kost. Photo courtesy of the Levittown Public Schools
The Levittown Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual Fall Festival on Saturday, September 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the gym at St. Bernard's School, 3100 Hempstead Tpke, Levittown.
Enjoy great food and quality crafts from vendors and meet and greet local businesses. Great shopping, arts and crafts for the kids, raffles and fun.
No admission fee. Vendors wanted: Vendor opportunities available. Application online at www.levittownchamber.com.
For more information: Levittown Chamber of Commerce at 516-520-8000; or Louise Cassano, Chairperson, at 516735-5901.
The Joseph Barry Knights of Columbus will hold a comedy night on Saturday, October 12 from 7–11 p.m.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Enjoy the comedy of three comedians, a floor show and a DJ.
The evening will include an open bar, food, dessert and coffee and tea. Cost is $40 per person.
Please make checks payable to "Joseph Barry Knights of Columbus". Reservations are required. No money will be accepted at the door.
The Knights of Columbus are located at 45 Heitz Place, Hicksville.
For more information, please call Don at 516-433-0360.
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The Town of Oyster Bay's Department of Community and Youth Services, Cultural and Performing Arts Division (CAPA) will be once again offering exciting cultural enrichment programs for the fall 2019 season, and registration for all applications is now open.
“I am pleased to announce that the Town’s Cultural Enrichment Program will return once again this fall, as these enrichment programs offer residents the opportunity to develop a new skill while having fun in the process,” Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino said. “Whether you’re an emerging artist or writer looking to sharpen your skills or a resident looking for a new hobby, these classes offer a wonderful opportunity to broaden your horizons, and provide not only education but enjoyment as well.”
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All of the classes will be held at the Syosset-Woodbury Community Center, located at 7800 Jericho Turnpike in Woodbury, except for the Astrology and Meditation and Spiritual Awakening workshops, which will be held at North Massapequa Community Center, 214 N. Albany Avenue in Massapequa. Classes fill up quickly and are available on a first come, first served basis. Workshop schedules are as follows:
• Memories into Memoirs- 10 weekly sessions on Mondays, 10 a.m.-11 a.m. at the Syosset-Woodbury Community Center, beginning on September 23.
• Watercolor- 10 weekly sessions on Wednesdays, 12:30 p.m.-3 p.m. at the Syosset-Woodbury Community Center, beginning on October 2.
• Painting in Oils – Beginners10 weekly sessions on Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m.-12pm at the Syosset-Woodbury Community Center, beginning on October 1.
• Painting in Oils – Intermediate10 weekly sessions on Tuesdays, 12:30 p.m.-3 p.m. at the Syosset-Woodbury Community Center, beginning on October 1.
• Drawing Fundamentals - 10 weekly sessions on Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m. at the Syosset-Woodbury Community Center, beginning on October 2.
• Sumi-E Painting - 10 weekly sessions on Thursdays from 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Syosset-Woodbury Community Center, beginning on October 3.
• Abstract Painting - 10 weekly sessions on Fridays, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Syosset-Woodbury Community Center, beginning on October 4.
• Let’s Make Beautiful Jewelry10 weekly sessions on Tuesdays, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. at the Syosset-Woodbury Community Center, beginning on October 1.
• Astrology- 4 weekly sessions on Tuesdays, 7 p.m.-9 p.m. at the North Massapequa Community Center, beginning on October 29.
• Meditation and Spiritual Awakening - 4 weekly sessions on Thursdays, 7 p.m.-9 p.m. at the North Massapequa Community Center, beginning on October 17.
• Psychic Development- 4 weekly sessions on Thursdays, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. at the Syosset-Woodbury Community Center, beginning on September 26.
To obtain an Enrichment Program Brochure or obtain additional information on classes and registration, please visit www.oysterbaytown. com or call the Town’s Department of Community and Youth Services at (516) 797-7925.
The Town of Oyster Bay’s Annual Walk for Autism, held to benefit the Advantage Care Health Center’s Fay J. Linder Center for Autism & Developmental Disabilities. The Walk, now in its 12th year, will take place on Saturday, September 21, at John J. Burns Town Park in Massapequa.
“Autism can present itself in a wide range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication, as well as by unique strengths and differences,” Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino stated. “It is estimated that the condition effects 1 in every 68 people in the United States, and the earlier it is diagnosed, the greater
the ability to help with intervention services.”
Registration for the event begins at 10 a.m., with the walk commencing at 11 a.m. A post-walk tailgate party is also held rain or shine.
Councilman Steve Labriola said, “We are pleased to once again host this event to benefit the Fay J. Linder Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities, which the highest quality state-of-the-art clinical services to people with Autism Spectrum disorders.”
For more information, contact the Town of Oyster Bay Parks Department, Recreation Division, at (516) 797-4125 ext. 2 or visit www. advantagecaredtc.org/TOBwalk.
BY KAREN RUBIN TRAVEL FEATURES SYNDICATE GOINGPLACESFARANDNEAR.COM
Athens is a relatively easy Par 2 on the Global Scavenger Hunt, now midway through the 23-day around-the-world mystery tour. We have just 30 hours here, but our visit will largely be shaped by the celebration of the Greek Orthodox Easter (we seem to be hitting all the destinations on a religious/national holiday). We arrive on the Greek Orthodox Good Friday and one of the challenges is to experience the distinctive celebration. It’s hard to miss. Every church has a similar ritual. I walk down from the Grand Hyatt Hotel where we have arrived from Jordan in the midday, to the Plaka, stopping to reflect on Hadrian’s Arch before I take the narrow street that leads me to the 11th century Byzantine church, where devotees are coming.
It is particularly interesting, since so far on the Global Scavenger Hunt we have been immersed in Buddhist culture, then Islamic. Athens is Christian, but it is also the birthplace of democracy and Western Civilization, as it is known, and the entranceway to Europe.
I feel very at ease, comfortable here – partly because this is my third visit to Athens and I have spent a relatively lot of time here, but also because it is, well, European, modern, hip, artful – even with its ongoing economic and political problems (though it seems to me the economy has much improved since my last visit).
As I am waiting and watching, another of our GSH teams, Transformed Travel Goddesses (a name particularly apt in Athens), comes up the street and we watch
together. It turns out to be quite a long wait. I had been told that at 7 pm, the priest comes out and the faithful ring the church. The service is underway at 7 pm that we
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comes out, leading a procession. People light candles and follow the procession of the cross and funerary flowers through the streets.
We join the crowd as they wind their way through the narrow streets below the Acropolis, and when we turn to a different direction, we meet the procession again. All the streets are flooded with similar processions – candles moving like ripples of water through the narrow streets. People jam the outdoor restaurants as well. We visit another small Byzantine church where the frescoes are absolutely stunning.
The next day, I immerse myself in Athens (some of the scavenges lead teams out to the Peloponnese and the Theater of Epidaurus which I visited on a bike/boat tour a few years ago, and to accomplish them in the brief timeframe, rent
a car). I just want to soak in Athens. I have a list of four major places to visit, starting with the Acropolis, then the historic Agora, the flea market at Monasteraki (originally the Jewish quarter), and the National Archeological Museum.
I walk from the Grand Hyatt to the Acropolis – the best way to immerse in a place. I don’t have the luxury this time of organizing my visit for the end of the day when the sunlight is golden and the crowds are less, so fold myself into the crush of people, satisfied that so many appreciate history and heritage.
You can see the historic Agora from the Acropolis that commands Athens’ hilltop, and I walk down the stone promenade.
Historic Agora
The historic Agora is one of the most fascinating archaeological sites and museums anywhere. Here you see the ruins of what is
in essence the “downtown” and Main Street of ancient Athens. The Agora was the political center for Athens, and because it was a gathering place, also became a commercial center. Courts were held here, though, interestingly, not capital crimes which were tried outside its boundary, so the blood on a murderers’ hands not pollute the public space.
Arrayed along the street grid are the important institutions including what might be called the first “parliament,” the Bouleuterion, where those participating in the Assembly of the Five Hundred sat. I actually find it more intriguing and interesting to explore this place than the Acropolis. Here in this one site, is the essence of the Greek Republic that birthed democracy.
I walk down the boulevard lined with statues of Giants (in Greek tradition, Titans were first, then the Giants, then the Olympian gods), to a headless torso of the Roman Emperor Hadrian, who respected and admired Athenian culture and enhanced it with his Library and other institutions, but threw Christians to the lions (and wasn’t so great for Jews, either).
The homage Athenians paid to Hadrian is indicated by the decoration on his breastplate depicting the goddess Athena standing on a wolf suckling the twins, Romulus and Remus, the mythical founders of Rome. But the headless statue was contemptuously thrown into the sewage ditch by early Christians (who also defiled the Parthenon and most of the statues denoting devotion to paganism), and only discovered in the sewer when they excavated. The Hadrian Statue stands near the Bouleuterion, or Council House, where the 500 representatives of the 10 tribes met, would have been - in essence, the first House of Parliament.
Above, on a hillside, is the beautiful Temple of Hephaistos (5th C BC) but just to the side is believed to have been a synagogue, serving a Jewish community that had existed in Athens at least since 3rd C BC and possibly as early as 6th C BC. This is based on finding etched
marble - in essence, a sign for the synagogue, a word derived from the Greek words “synagein,” which means “to bring together” and the same root word as “agora” which means “a place of assembly.” (I learned this on my previous trip, during a Context walking tour, which then led me to The Jewish Museum of Greece, where you learn about Europe’s oldest Jewish settlement, 39 Nikis St., 105 57 Athens, Greece, info@jewishmuseum.gr, www.jewishmuseum. gr).
You should allocate at least an hour or two at the Ancient Agora in order to have time to visit a superb museum, housed in the reconstructed Stoa of Attalos, a 2nd C BC building that was restored in1952-56 by the American School of Classical Studies to exhibit the artifacts collected at the site.
Artifacts on display show how citizens (a minimum of 6000 were necessary) could vote to “ostracize” a politician accused of corruption. You also see the lottery system used to pick jurors (they paid 1/3 drachma to buy a strip in which to write their names, and if selected, would receive a drachma pay), and the devices used to record their verdict. There is an intriguing collection of small cups that were used by prisoners sentenced to death to take hemlock, considered a more merciful end; one of these cups could well have been used by Socrates, who was sentenced to death for teaching the heresy of denying 12 gods at a time when paganism was the official religion (he supported the idea of a single spirit, which makes me think he might have been influenced by the Jewish community that was already established in Athens).
(Combination tickets are available that provide access to the Acropolis, Acropolis Museum, Ancient Angora and several other important sites.)
National Archaeological Museum I walk through the flea market at Monasteraki (which, I realize, like the market
next to the synagogue in Yangon, Myanmar, was originally Athens’ Jewish Quarter), and through neighborhoods and shopping districts to reach the National Archaeological Museum. The museum (which closes early at 4 pm because of Easter Saturday, forcing me to rush through) has the most magnificent collection of gold from Mycenae; important statues and bronzes. I also come upon a special exhibit examining the concept of “Beauty.”
Here you see the Golden Mask of King Agamemnon, excavated by Heinrich Schliemann at Mycenae in 1876 (which I learned from my last visit’s tour with a docent is actually centuries older than Agamemnon’s reign, but they keep the name for “marketing” purposes), and spectacular gold ornaments and funeral objects that suggest a belief in an afterlife.
There are two of only five full-scale bronzes left in the world and they are on display: one, a national symbol of a standing god (Zeus or Poseidon, it isn’t clear because the tool he would have held, a lightning bolt or a trident, has been lost) was saved because the boat sank that was carrying it to Rome to be melted down for weapons, and was found in 1926 by fisherman; the other is a magnificent bronze statue, 1000 years old, of an African boy on a racing horse made during the time of Alexander the Great, when the expansion of Greek’s empire brought exotic themes into the art, that was saved by being shipwrecked – it is so graceful, so elegant, so charged with energy, it looks like it could run away.
There is also a vase with the first sentence
(or rather, the oldest known sentence) written in Greek language: “Now I belong to the man who is the best dancer.” (I think to myself, what pressure on a person to write the first sentence to go down in history! Or, for that matter, the inventor of the “space” between words, which had not existed in Greek.).
I stay in the museum until they literally kick me out, fascinated to read the descriptions, which I find enlightening and surprisingly relevant, with lessons for today in the interplay between trade, migration, economic development, innovation, science and social and political movements:
“In the 6th C BC, the Greeks dominated the Mediterranean and the Black Sea....The impressive dispersion of the Greeks and the founding of new Greek colonies and trading posts were the result of long processes of migration..
“The nature of the economy underwent a radical change as a result of the growth of trade. A new class of citizens emerged who were conscious of liberty and its potential and now demanded the right to play an active role in the running of public affairs. The 6th C BC saw the consolidation, after major social upheavals and political changes, of the distinct personality of the Greek city-state. Intense social disturbances set most of the cities on the road to democratic constitutions, making an important stop along the way at the institution of the tyranny.
“The liberty that was characteristic of the Greek way of life and which governed their thinking finds eloquent expression in their artistic creations...Works of art and artists moved freely along the trade routes. The wealth and
power of the city-states were expressed in the erection of monumental, lavishly adorned temples and impressive public welfare works.
“Greeks turned their attention to the natural world and to phenomena that gave rise to philosophical speculation, formulative ideas such as those of matter, the atom, force, space and time, and laying the foundations of science. Flourishing Ionia was the region in which
philosophy and science first evolved. By the end of the century, the thriving Greek cities of Southern Italy and Sicily, known as Magna Graecia, were sharing in these astounding intellectual achievements. At the same time, the first prose works were written, taking the form of local histories or geographies containing an abundance of mythological elements and con-
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BY CLAIRE LYNCH
I was talking with friends and various relatives recently about the whole topic of family trees and finding someone’s family roots. The subject is very interesting to me because whenever I come across an old letter in a box or an album it piques my curiosity and makes me want to find out more information. Finding out my family roots and my DNA makeup by sending away for a report isn’t the path I want to take. I like asking my relatives - in my immediate family and in my extended family - about the people they remember and about any details that pertain to our family history.
Sometimes I have to choose a good time to speak about these things. Socializing at a wedding reception when the music is cranked up and people are dancing all around is not the best time to talk about our family roots but there are opportunities. When we meet for lunch or dinner is a good time to chat and find out things I never knew.
Over the years I’ve noticed that my older brothers and sisters as well as my older cousins remember certain people and occasions differently than I do. I am #5 of our 6 kids so my oldest cousin is 14 years older and my oldest brother,
Peter, is 12 years older than I.
Many times our family histories are stored in their brains. Some people would rather tell me about the details they remember rather than write them down and that is fine. Whatever works.
Sometimes going to a specific city opens up new details. My family and I were in Syracuse three years ago for a week and during the 5½-hour drive up there I told my sister, Susan, and her husband, Don, that I would be doing a little investigating.
Curious about what I would be up to, Susan’s eyebrows peaked and she asked what I would be doing.
I said, “Remember how Grandma always said that her father, Charles, was from East Syracuse and he had been a gentleman farmer there?”
Susan said, “Yes,” not knowing exactly where this conversation was going.
“As kids we didn’t know what a gentleman farmer was but we just went with it,” I added.
“Right, I remember that part,” she responded.
“Well, I looked up several of her relatives and I hope that maybe I can connect with one or more of them this week.”
“Oh, that should be interesting,” was
all she said at first.
A moment later she asked how I knew that some of them still lived in East Syracuse.
“I looked them up online,” I said, “and they are there.”
Pulling out the telephone book upon our arrival and getting settled in the hotel I looked up my great-grandfather’s last name and sure enough several people by the same last name were listed. They all lived in East Syracuse.
I was amazed at what I found because many of the names listed were recognizable family names. There was a Charles, a Robert, a Christine, a Frank, a Dorothy, a Gregory, a Gary and a few others listed.
I dialed Charles, who even had the same middle initial of my great-grandfather and I got lucky. He answered the phone right away. Explaining who I was and how I thought we were related, although it was somewhat distantly, I asked if we could meet at a local diner.
Charlie said yes - he prefers being called that nickname, he said - and the next morning we met for breakfast.
Charlie said that he was surprised by my phone call but not totally because he had heard over the years that his great-grandfather’s brother had gone down to New York City - to Brooklyn
- to live more than 100 years ago. He hadn’t heard much more about that part of the family after that.
That would confirm that my father’s mother’s father did for a fact arrive in Brooklyn from East Syracuse but it didn’t explain why the names were the same.
My great-grandfather was Charles E. so and so and the Charlie who sat before me, who at 68 was eight years older than I, had the same name.
“It happens a lot in families,” he said. “Your great-grandfather was Charles E. and my great-grandfather was Robert but many times family names will be passed down. My nephew is also named Charles E. and his great-great-grandfather wasn’t named Charles.”
Charlie said that he was glad I had looked him up and I laughingly explained that I had a sister and brother-in-law, Susan and Don, who were with me on the same trip to Syracuse but didn’t want to come along because they thought looking him up and talking to him might be a wild goose chase.
He laughed and said he didn’t blame them. “But it sounds like we are relat-
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BY TOM MARGENAU
I recently came across a Facebook page dedicated to Social Security Administration retirees. I decided not to join it because one of its tenets was this: “Never criticize the work being done by current SSA employees.” I really don’t like writing columns that are critical of my former colleagues who work in local SSA field offices or telephone centers. But doggone it! I hear from readers every week who have been misled or misinformed by agency representatives. And I would be remiss if I didn’t point out the errors and set the record straight. Here are a few examples from just this week’s mailbag.
Q: I will be 66 in October. I continue to work and make about $140,000 per year. I wanted to start my Social Security in October. And you told me that I could do it. You said even though I make well over the $46,920 earnings limit, that limit no longer applies when I turn 66. So I went to my local Social Security office to file, and I was told by a nice young man that I am not due any benefits this year because I make too much money. He told me that I must wait until January 2020 to file, which is what I now plan to do. When I asked to see the rules in writing, he told me they cannot share that information, but he assured me that he was right. So I’m sorry, but you are giving out incorrect information. But still, I really wish I could see something in writing.
A: Well, I’ll take your word for it that the SSA rep you talked to was a “nice young man.” But sadly, he was not a well-informed young man. And I will show you something in writing that will prove that I am right and he is wrong. (And, by the way, shame on him for saying he could not share the written information with you. All Social Security rules and regulations are public knowledge. In fact, they are all published on SSA’s website, https://www.socialsecurity.gov.)
And those rules clearly state that earnings penalties go away the month you turn 66. Beginning Oct. 1, you could make a million dollars per day, and you would still be due Social Security benefits.
I cut and pasted a section from SSA’s website that explained the rules and sent it to this reader. It was too detailed to include in this short column, but it contained the following points verbatim:
“In the year you reach your full retirement age, we deduct $1 in benefits for every $3 you earn above a limit. In 2019, the limit on your earnings is $46,920, but we only count earnings before the month you reach your full retirement age.
“Beginning with the month you
reach your full retirement age, your earnings no longer reduce your benefits, no matter how much you earn.”
Q: I just got a letter from Social Security telling me I was overpaid because I made too much money last year. The letter said they were going to withhold my next several Social Security checks until they get all their money back. I immediately called SSA to explain that the excess money I made last year was accumulated vacation and sick pay I received after I retired. When I asked you about this last year at the time I retired, you told me this income wouldn’t count against me. Well, the SSA phone rep told me that was wrong, and that I was overpaid and that the money would be withheld from my future checks. I asked if I had any recourse, and she said no. What can I do about this?
A: Shame on that SSA phone representative. At the very least, she should have offered you the opportunity to file a written appeal of the overpayment decision.
She should have also checked the rulebook. Or she simply could have looked at the agency’s fact sheet. It is called “Special Payments After Retirement,” and it includes this subtitle: “Learn how special payments for work done before retirement, such as bonuses, vacation pay, and commissions, do not count toward the Social Security earnings limit.”
I mean, gosh, she didn’t even have to read the fact sheet. The answer is right there in the title!
What you need to do is get back in touch with SSA. I suggest making a visit to your local Social Security office. Tell them you want to file an appeal of the overpayment decision. Bring along any proof you have that shows the extra money you made was, indeed, vacation and sick pay. And I believe SSA’s rules say they will not withhold any of your upcoming Social Security checks until they make a decision on your appeal request.
Q: My wife took her Social Security benefits last year when she was 62. I am still working and I will be 66 in November. I wanted to file for spousal benefits on my wife’s record and save my own until I am 70. I read about this strategy in your columns. But when I went to the Social Security office to do this, I was told that the “file and suspend” strategy was no longer available. I had brought along a copy of your column. He just glanced at it and handed it back to me saying, “I know the law and this knucklehead columnist obviously doesn’t!” Is it true? Have the rules changed?
A: The guy you talked to is wrong.
And this knucklehead columnist is right. The SSA clerk is mixing up his filing strategies.
It is true that the file and suspend strategy was eliminated a few years ago. (I won’t bother explaining what it was because it’s gone.) But you want to use the file and restrict strategy. And that is still around -- at least for a couple more months.
Here is what the file and restrict strategy means: If you turn 66 before January 2020, you can file for spousal benefits at age 66, and then at 70, switch
to your own retirement benefits and get a 32% bonus added to your monthly checks.
So march back into your local Social Security office and tell that representative you talked to that it turns out the “knucklehead” was right. If he still won’t believe you, ask to speak to a supervisor.
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ed,” he added. “We must be cousins a few times removed.”
I showed him the family tree my aunt and I had diligently put together several years ago. It had both sides of my family listed, including recent marriages and births of babies, and naturally he honed in on my father’s relatives.
It only went back so far, however, because my great-grandfather and great-grandmother were all I remembered hearing about as a kid from my grandmother.
Sure I caught various stories and pieces of information whenever my grandmother and grandfather talked about their childhoods and their families but usually we were heading off to go on the rides at Coney Island or hopping the bus to go to the Prospect Park Zoo.
There were six of us kids so people were always coming and going and there was always lots of current news to talk about.
I remember hearing my grandmother talk about her mother and father and what it was like growing up in Brooklyn in the early 1900s. I knew what her maiden name was because she mentioned it often then told us how she was the oldest of seven children.
As I got older I jotted down certain things they said - and certain things my parents said about their childhoodsand I was glad I did that because it took away a lot of the guesswork.
While sitting in the diner Charlie apologized for not having a family tree of his own but he said that his sister was interested in doing those things and he would ask her to put one together. He would be happy to give her any information he had.
He was going to tell all of his relatives about our visit and about how far back we had traced our ancestors.
Charlie also told me who his brothers and sisters were and what types of jobs they’d had over the years. He said that he had worked as an electrician for 45 years. He and his wife, Beth, had four children and three grandchildren. Beth had worked as an art teacher for 22 years and enjoyed every minute of it “because she is so creative,” Charlie said.
“The family keeps growing and growing,” I said laughingly, “but it’s nice to be able to trace things back to my great-grandfather and his brother, who is your great-grandfather.”
Charlie agreed and told me a few other stories. One of his grandsons played electric guitar in a band and another one became a chef. A granddaughter had just graduated from law school. Many of them went off to college in different parts of New York
State but they all seemed to come back to East Syracuse or neighboring towns and settled down.
During our visit I looked closely at Charlie to see if there was any family resemblance. I can’t say there was but I can’t say there wasn’t. As far as I was concerned there was enough proof that Charlie and I - plus his brothers and sisters - were distantly related. Still, I would welcome any additional details.
Later on I kept thanking my lucky stars that my grandmother had always mentioned her father’s name when she spoke about him and she even included his middle initial.
I specifically remembered that because she always said that it stood for Edward. Charles Edward. I liked the sound of that. It has a nice ring to it.
As a kid I remember that she liked telling us stories about her dad because she was “the apple of his eye,” as she put it and could do no wrong. We always laughed at that part then she would add that she wasn’t always good about finishing her homework on time or sticking to curfews.
I also was glad that most of the relatives stayed in the same place, East Syracuse, because if they had all spread out it would have made my search much harder.
Charlie and I chatted for a couple of hours, lingering over our second cups of coffee long after the waitress had handed us our check, so eventually we paid our bill and headed out.
He thanked me again for looking him up and we both promised to keep in touch by social media.
We have kept in touch these past three years and I’ve also connected with several of his brothers, sisters, children and cousins. I told my other brothers and sisters about meeting up with Charlie in East Syracuse and how much fun it was chatting with a distant relative. My “investigating” had paid off.
Everyone seems to be interested in
genealogy these days so that made it easy. I could still send away for a detailed report about my heritage and ancestry but I prefer talking to each other.
I think doing some research into a person’s family history is important for the adults involved and also for the children and grandchildren who will grow up sooner or later and will have something tangible to look at. Not just to look at but to add someone’s name to when a new baby comes along. The great thing about family trees is they keep on growing.
Doing the family research, i.e., going back in time and digging around for someone’s name, date of birth and where they lived can be challenging
but whenever I’ve gotten lucky and made an accurate discovery - identified a relative who can be verified - it’s a good feeling plus it fills in another piece of the puzzle.
I’ve found some Brooklyn newspapers online that go back more than 100 years. That particular site is bklyn. newspapers.com and I was amazed at what I found when I typed in specific names. There are wonderful pictures and write-ups of my various relatives on their wedding days and for other special events.
Typing up the family roots information is great and sometimes I just write the information down with a pen
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because one of the keys to doing research is to jot it down before the paper you wrote it on disappears. Whenever I pull my family tree out or my other family history stories and notes, I love reading all of the material and either seeing new things or just getting lost in the memories. It’s interesting and it’s great fun.
My niece came over yesterday and I asked her if she wanted to see the family tree. She said yes so I pulled it out and actually started at the bottom knowing that she would recognize all of those people. Then we went backwards and I explained who the various people were, where they met, when they were married and so on.
My niece was very surprised that it was all written down so concisely and said that she would be sure to
show it to her brothers and sisters. She wants to add the details of her husband’s side of the family. She hopes that her brothers and sisters who are married will do the same. This family tree is really branching out!
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tinuing the brilliant tradition of 7th century poetry.”
(Because of the Easter holiday, and our limited time, and the fact that I have visited twice before, I miss an otherwise not-to-
be-missed Athens attraction, the New Acropolis Museum.)
The walk through Athens is fabulous, taking me through neighborhoods, and I get to see Athens’ gallery of street art, with its political and social messaging. Indeed, taking photos of at least five street art murals is one of the scavenges (you have to explain where you found them, 25 points).
Walking back through the Plaka, I bump into Bill Chalmers, the ringmaster of our 23-day Global Scavenger Hunt, Pamela and their son Luka – it turns out to be a team challenge to photograph them (whichever team sends in the photo first wins the points).
It’s been a challenge to “see” Athens in just 30-hours, let alone venture out to the Peloponnese. But our quick visits, one country, one culture, after the next, paints the rarest of pictures of our common humanity in our mind’s eye. We are becoming global citizens. (Take note: September 27, 2019 is World Tourism Day; tourism accounts for 1 in 10 jobs in the world, see http:// wtd.unwto.org)
Chalmers helps us along with the design of his scavenges, and in each location, he provides language sampler (for Athens, he offers “I am sorry”, “What is your name,” “Can you speak more slowly,” as well as icebreakers to start conversations with a local and questions to ponder.
I walk back to the hotel to meet several of us who are sharing a van to get back to the airport. Our deadline and meeting place is 8:30 pm at the airport.
Onward to Marrakech, Morocco.
Excellent visitor planning tools of Athens are at www.thisisathens.org. Also, the Athens Visitor Bureau offers a wonderful program that matches visitors with a local Athenian volunteer who goes beyond the traditional guidebook sights to take you to local neighborhoods, http://myathens.thisisathens.org/
The Global Scavenger Hunt is an annual travel program that has been operated for the past 15 years by Bill and Pamela Chalmers, GreatEscape Adventures, 310-281-7809, GlobalScavengerHunt.com.
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Attention buyers: Do you know what to do in the Process of purchasing a home, a HOA, condo or co-op?
It is a bit surprising and perplexing, that there is still a good percentage of individuals and couples who are waiting to find the perfect home before they sit down with a lender to see what they qualify for.
One wonders if they are serious in their search or just are not cognizant of the fact, they are not the only ones searching for a “place to call home”, but are not necessarily prepared to make a proper offer with all the documentation that is required today. Having that piece of paper eventually signifies to the seller that they are well prepared to move ahead and buy their property. Many of us watch HGTV and may think that all the buyers are qualified. But the shows are scripted to show the simplicity as well as some of the challenges of buying; but there is rarely talk about pre-qualification letters, credit, inspections etc. It appears that everyone is always qualified and ready to buy, no matter where they are searching whether in the U.S. or abroad.
It may seem that they look at three places, make an offer and that’s it. I guess within a thirty-minute plus show, things have to progress very quickly, without the least amount of details or concerns. The average buyer visits at least ten homes before making a decision, as per the National Association of Realtors research team
and this process may be over several weeks or months! We as Realtors know that sometimes it’s a grinding and tedious process from the get-go to the finish. But those in the business know that everyone’s time is valuable and that those who have their minds and hearts into it and work diligently and efficiently, will always enable them to earn their commissions when all is said and done. Patience is a virtue and buyers, as well as Realtors, have to have fairly thick skin to make sales happen while at the same time minimize the glitches and issues that constantly pop up during the process. Scheduling an inspection prior to signing a contract is always a safe way to approach your purchase. In this fashion, any issues not known may be discovered by your inspector and then it can be determined how to address them with the sellers. Are all the added rooms legal and do they all have the certificates of occupancy in place? Is the property in foreclosure and is it being sold in “as is the condition.”? Can an inspection even be accomplished if the utilities (water, gas and electric been turned off) having previously been winterized?
property, but if they fail to move ahead then they would have to re-winterize the property, but providing upfront monies in escrow to accomplished this. If they do go ahead then those monies would go towards the closing costs. Only our government politicians can make these necessary but, I believe advantageous changes to allow more end-users to purchase foreclosures, instead of speculators.
are times when nerves can be rattled and things happen that appear to be insurmountable and you want to bail out of a sale.
I have suggested in a previous column that during the warmer months from May-October, that if the buyer gets an agreed and accepted, then they should be allowed to inspect the
There are those who were brought up in rental and don’t know exactly how to proceed with buying their first home. It is important to seek out a Realtor that will guide you through your journey in finding your first home. Your Realtor should provide you the necessary guidance and education while spending valuable time searching for your first home. He or she should be capable and able to answer all the questions that may arise during the process or at least seek out answers. For a first time home buyer, it can be very stressful, since it most likely will be the most valuable asset that one may own during their lifetime. A top-notch Realtor will address issues and concerns to hopefully make your journey easier and more simplified. However, situations occur that sometimes can’t always be rectified immediately, but your agent will try to do what is needed to fix what is wrong, but patience is a requirement. There
But if you had that special feeling in the beginning and you knew that was the home you wanted, then stick it out, because there will generally be ways to solve the problems and issues and that the parties involved will address them. The light at the end of the tunnel is there but people have to work at it to make it happen. Sellers know if there are issues, they won’t go away and if they lose one buyer, they will probably lose others going forward, unless a solution is determined and that is where negotiations occur after the inspection. Lastly, there are plenty of publications that can be provided to “lightened the load” and minimize the “worries” that can go along with purchasing your first home.
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Money a little tight these days?
You might assume it’s due to rising costs, tightening credit and the fact you haven’t gotten a raise in, like, forever. But truthfully, if your basic needs are being met, problems you’re having are more likely a result of bad money habits you’ve picked up -- behaviors you’ve repeated so often they’ve become almost automatic.
Don’t despair. In the same way you picked them up, you can replace them with good ones: Stop the old behavior, and consciously repeat new behavior so often that it becomes an almost automatic response.
Spending money without a plan has to be the mother of all bad money habits. It’s like driving blindfolded. You don’t know where you are and can’t see where you’re going, so you don’t know when to stop. Pre-spending your paycheck on paper (also known as a budget) is the way to remove the blindfold so you can see what’s going on.
Depending on plastic -- and I’m talking about both debit and credit cards -- to cover your dayto-day spending might be very convenient, but it creates a bad habit. You stop noticing how
BY MARY HUNT
much you’re spending, and that opens the door to overspending. Break this habit by figuring out how much cash you’ll need for the day and putting that much in your wallet. Leave your plastic at home, or put it in a less convenient place in your handbag or wallet.
Credit card issuers know that once they can get you to cross the threshold where you owe more on your credit card than you can pay in a single month, they’ve got you where they want you -- paying them interest month after month. If you cannot pay the entire balance in a single month, you’re living way beyond your means. To break this bad habit, make it impossible to use it anymore until that balance is paid in full. Don’t close the account, but put that plastic far from you. Hand it off to a trusted friend, or freeze it in a block of ice! Anything to help you break this bad money habit by replacing it with a good one. Then start paying down the balance as rapidly as possible.
WAITING TO SAVE
It might make sense to pay your bills first and then see how much you have left to put in savings, but that’s a really dumb idea. It will lead to a very bad result also
known as no savings, because you will keep doing this same dumb thing month after month, year after year.
To break this habit, pay yourself first before you pay any of your bills. In fact, treat yourself as your most important creditor. Make up payment coupons like you have for your mortgage or car payment. Or set up an auto bill payment to “Myself.” Now move “Myself” to the front of the line so the very first bill you pay each month is to You.
Even if it’s only $25 -- or even $10 -- to start, do it. Over and over again. It won’t take long for that to become an almost automatic response and a very good habit!
Mary invites questions, comments and tips at EverydayCheapskate.com, “Ask Mary a Question.” This column will answer questions of general interest, but letters cannot be answered individually. Mary Hunt is the founder of Debt-Proof Living, a personal finance member website and the author of the book DebtProof Living, Revell 2014. To find out more about Mary visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.
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Left to right & then sitting: Beth Dalton-Costello – Dalton Funeral Homes; Jon Probstein, Esquire & President of the Levittown Chamber of Commerce; William J. Powell – William J. Powell Associates; Don Patane - Main Street Financial Group; Matt DeGregorio - VFW Post 9592; Louise Cassano - LuCas Communications; Robert L. Ryan, Esquire; John Filipe – Managing Partner, Costello’s Ace Hardware; Clara Abel – Owner of Mama’s Cuban Kitchen; and Edward D. Friedman –Founding Partner at Friedman & Simon L.L.P
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The Levittown Chamber of Commerce Officers and Board of Directors welcomed new members Clara Abel owner of Mama’s Cuban Kitchen, John Filipe from Costello’s Ace Hardware, and Edward D. Friedman, a founding partner at Friedman & Simon L.L.P.
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NOTICE OF SALE
Supreme Court
County of Nassau
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A, Plaintiff, vs.
IRMA ACHKHANIAN, JONATHAN ACHKHANIAN, WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO WACHOVIA MORTGAGE CORPORATION FORMERLY
KNOWN AS WORLD SAVINGS BANK, FSB, DCFS TRUST, AMERICAN EXPRESS BANK, FSB, CITIBANK SOUTH DAKOTA, NA, LONG ISLAND TAX REDUCTIONS, INC, JANE DOE(REFUSED NAME), Defendants
In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the office of the County Clerk of Nassau County on November 6, 2017, I, Peter Rubin, Esq., the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on October 1, 2019 at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, County of Nassau, State of New York, at 11:30 A.M., the premises described as follows: 258 Woodbury Rd Hicksville, NY 11801
SBL No.: 12-171-61
ALL THAT TRACT OF PARCEL OF LAND situate in Hicksville, Township of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York
The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 15-007093 in the amount of $536,680.73 plus interest and costs.
Richard S. Mullen, Esq. Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP Plaintiff’s Attorney 500 Bausch & Lomb Place Rochester, NY 14604 Tel.: 855-227-5072 MIT 5838
4X 08/30,09/06,13,20
NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County of Nassau ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pitf. vs.
DOUGLAS VALLEY, et al, Defts.
Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale dated Aug. 19, 2019, I will sell at public auction on Tuesday, Oct. 8 2019 at 11:30 a.m. in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Dr., Mineola, NY prem. k/a District
17, Section 11, Block 331, Lot 36.
Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale and the right of the United States of America to redeem within 120 days from the date of sale as provided by law.
Index #602812/2019.
RONALD S. ZIMMER, Referee.
LEVY & LEVY, Attys. For Pitf., 12 Tulip Dr., Great Neck, NY. #97547 MIT 5839 4X 09/06,13,20,27
NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County of Nassau
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff against GINA M. FLORIO, et al Defendant(s).
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on October 24, 2017. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. on the 8th day of October, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. premises described as follows: All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being at Hicksville, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York. Said premises known as 11 Belfry Lane, Hicksville, N.Y. 11801.
(Section: 45, Block: 380, Lot: 12). Approximate amount of lien $ 204,905.81 plus interest and costs.
Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 6143-16.
Mark Ricciardi, Esq., Referee. Stern & Eisenberg, PC Attorney(s) for Plaintiff Woodbridge Corporate Plaza 485 B Route 1 South – Suite 330 Iselin, NJ 08830 (732) 582-6344
*For sale information, please visit, www.auction,com or call 800-280-2832* MIT 5840
4X 09/06,13,20,27
NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County of Nassau HUDSON CITY SAVINGS BANK, Plaintiff, vs. THEODOROS DOUMAZIOS
A/K/A TED DOUMAZIOS, KERRI DOUMAZIOS, et al., Defendants
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the office of the County Clerk of Nassau County on November 5, 2018, I, Jane Shrenkel, Esq., the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on October 15, 2019 at Nassau County Supreme Court, CCP (Calendar Control Part Courtroom) 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, at 11:30 A.M., the premises described as follows 20 Milford Drive Plainview, NY 11803
SBL No.: 13-44-76 and 85
ALL THAT TRACT OF PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and the State of New York. The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 13-1936 in the amount of $1,118,151.59 plus interest and costs.
Richard S. Mullen, Esq. Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP Plaintiff’s Attorney 500 Bausch & Lomb Place, Rochester, New York 14604 Tel.: 855-227-5072
MIT 5841
4X 09/13,20,27,10/04
NOTICE OF SALE
Supreme Court County of Nassau
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
CITIGROUP MORTGAGE
LOAN TRUST INC. ASSETBACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007AHL3, Plaintiff against DEBORAH BRIGANDI, et al Defendant(s).
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on July 2, 2019.
I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. on the 15th day of October, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. premises described as follows: All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, lying and being at Hicksville, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the Westerly side of West Avenue (40 feet wide) distant 254.00 feet southerly from the corner formed by the intersection of the southerly side of Malone Street (Second Street) and the said westerly side of West Avenue;
Running thence westerly at right angles to the westerly side of West Avenue, 100.74 feet;
Thence northwesterly on a line forming an exterior angle of 118 degrees 20 minutes 39 seconds with the last mentioned course, 40.34 feet;
Thence westerly on a line forming an interior angle 118 degrees 20 minutes 39 seconds with the last mentioned course, 108.41 feet;
Thence southerly at right angles to the last mentioned course, 53.20 feet;
Thence easterly at right angles to the last mentioned course, 228.30 feet to the westerly side of West Avenue;
Thence northerly along the westerly side of West Avenue, 18 feet to the point or place of beginning.
Said premises known as 121B West Avenue, Hicksville, N.Y. 11801.
(Section: 45, Block: 46, Lot: 291) Approximate amount of lien $ 1,127,211.18 plus interest and costs.
Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.
Index No. 11256-10.
Charles Kovit, Esq., Referee. Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC
Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 10 Bank Street, Suite – 700 White Plains, N.Y. 10606 (914) 949-2574
MIT 5842 4X 09/13,20,27,10/04
NOTICE OF SALE
Supreme Court County of Nassau
MTGLQ INVESTORS LP, Plaintiff AGAINST PATRICK SCHMITH AKA PATRICK F. SCHMITH, ET AL., Defendant(s)
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated December 18, 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, NY 11501, on October 22, 2019 at 11:30AM, premises known as 10 PINE 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 Village of Hicksville, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION 12, BLOCK 254, LOT 59-61. Approximate amount of judgment $423,390.49 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 16-002425.
MARK S. RICCIARDI, ESQ., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 MIT 5843 4X 09/20,27,10/04,11
NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County of Nassau THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY NA, FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY NA AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO JP MORGAN CHASE BANK NA, AS TRUSTEE FOR NOMURA ASSET ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004AR3, Plaintiff, AGAINST ASHOK KUMAR, ANJU KUMAR, et al. Defendant(s) Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered on August 16, 2019. I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the CCP (Calendar Control Part Courtroom) in the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on October 22, 2019 at 11:30 AM premises known as 38 Bloomingdale Rd, Hicksville, NY 11801. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Bethpage, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York. Section 46, Block 519 and Lot 10. Approximate amount of judgment $487,160.92 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment. Index #16-005358. Russell S. Berman, Esq., Referee, Aldridge Pite, LLP
Attorneys for Plaintiff
40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747
MIT 5844
4X 09/20,27,10/04,11
NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County of Nassau
WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT AS TRUSTEE FOR CARLSBAD FUNDING MORTGAGE
TRUST, Plaintiff, Against
AFSHAN MALIK A/K/A
AFSHAN G. MALIK, Defendant(s)
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 8/6/2019, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, in the CCP (Calendar Control Part) Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Dr., Mineola, NY 11501, on 10/1/2019 at 11:30 am, premises known as 548 Adele Place, Bethpage, NY 11714 and described as follows: ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Plainview, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York designated on the tax maps of the Nassau County Treasurer as Section 46 Block 487 Lot 10
The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $428,265.32 plus interest and costs. The premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 08404/2015.
If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney.
Jane Shrenkel, Esq., Referee. Leopold & Associates, PLLC, 80 Business Park Drive, Suite 110, Armonk, NY 10504
Dated: 8/14/19 YW
BN 7418
4X 08/30,09/06,13,20
NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County of Nassau
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR HSI ASSET SECURITIZATION CORPORATION TRUST 2006OPT1 MORTGAGE-PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-OPT1, V. WALTER J. RODRIGUEZ, ET AL.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated February 05, 2019, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR HSI ASSET SECURITIZATION
CORPORATION TRUST 2006OPT1 MORTGAGE-PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-OPT1 is the Plaintiff and WALTER J. RODRIGUEZ, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the CALENDAR CONTROL PART (CCP), FIRST FLOOR, COURTROOM OF THE SUPREME COURT, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on October 08, 2019 at 11:30AM, premises known as 36 RAILROAD AVENUE, BETHPAGE, NY 11714: Section 46, Block 002, Lot 33-35: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT,
PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT BETHPAGE, IN THE TOWN OF OYSTER BAY, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK
Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 008027/2015.
Geoffrey Prime, Esq. - Referee. RAS Boriskin, LLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff.
BN 7419
4X 09/06,13,20,27
NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County of Nassau FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Plaintiff AGAINST RICHARD GREIG, et al., Defendant(s)
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated November 21, 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, NY 11501, on October 08, 2019 at 11:30AM, premises known as 54 SOUTH 1ST STREET, BETHPAGE, NY 11714. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of BETHPAGE and County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION 46, BLOCK 5, LOT 46-48. Approximate amount of judgment $407,811.10 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 16-003518.
ROBERT G. LITT, ESQ.,
Referee
Gross Polowy, LLC
Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 BN 7420
4X 09/06,13,20,27
NOTICE OF SALE
Supreme Court County of Nassau NATIONSTAR HECM ACQUISITION TRUST 20172, WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT INDIVIDUALLY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE, Plaintiff AGAINST LORI ANNE SEUS AS EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF MARCY SEUS, WHO WAS SURVIVING SPOUSE OF ROBERT D. SEUS, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated July 29, 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 October 22, 2019 at 11:30AM, premises known as 9 MOZART LANE, BETHPAGE, NY 11714.
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 49, BLOCK 190, LOT 5. Approximate amount of judgment $0.00 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 602946/2018.
STEPHEN G. FROMMER, ESQ., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100
Williamsville, NY 14221 BN 7423
4X 09/20,27,10/04,11
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 CWABS, INC. ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-5, Plaintiff against MARK JOHNEAS, et al Defendants
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered September 25, 2018, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at Calendar Control Part (CCP), Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York 11501 on October 22, 2019 at 11:30 AM. Premises known as 244 N 5th St, Bethpage, (Town of Oyster Bay) NY 11714. Sec 46 Block 78 Lot 47. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Bethpage, in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau, State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $818,888.89 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 13-9787. For sale information, please visit www.Auction. com or call (800) 280-2832.
Gennaro Pasquale, Esq., Referee 38495 Druckman Law Group PLLC, Attorney for Plaintiff(s) 242 Drexel Avenue, Westbury, NY 11590 BN 7424 09/20,09/27,10/04,11
Parents crowded the hallways and classrooms on Thursday evening, September 12, for Hicksville Public School’s Elementary Open Houses. Teachers welcomed parents into their classrooms to learn about school procedures from homework to lunch to specials.
Each student’s work was on display at his or her desk, while students’ posters and autobiographical projects lined the hallways. The schools’ beautifully renovated libraries, sporting new floors, technology, furniture and bookshelves, were a favorite stop for parents and students.
Lane Principal
listened as kindergarten teacher Mrs.
spoke to parents. Each parent sat in his/her child’s seat and viewed sample work as they learned of school and classroom procedures.
Third-grade parents met Mrs. Sommerhalter in her classroom at Lee Avenue where she explained school and classroom procedures and answered parents’ questions.
At Old Country Road Elementary School, third-grade teacher Mrs. Kobilca (left) welcomed parents into her classroom during the school’s Open House.
Town of Oyster Bay will offer a Toddler Arts & Crafts Program throughout the months of October, November, and December. This 8-week program will be held at the Town’s Hicksville Athletic Center and Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center Community Room, and is open to children ages 2 through 4. Registration begins September 18, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Town’s Parks Department Recreation Office in Town Hall South, 977 Hicksville Rd, in Massapequa.
“The Town’s Toddler Arts & Crafts program has proven to be an extremely popular one here in the Town, as it is a wonderful way to help support your toddler’s development through nurturing their artistic expression,” Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino said. “I urge those who wish for their toddler to participate to come down and register beginning Wednesday, September 18, as this 8-week program fills quickly on a first come first serve basis”
Each class is about 30 minutes to an hour long. The cost of the program is $25 per child who is a Town resident, and $30 per child whose caregiver is a
Town resident but not the child. Space is limited and upon registration, the child’s birth certificate and a tax or utility bill will be required to validate age and proof of residency. A guardian must be present during the class. A smock and supplies will be provided with enrollment. Toddler arts and crafts projects for this program can include season/holiday cards, ceramics, masks, and headpieces.
The Toddler Arts & Crafts Program is 8 weeks in duration, and residents who sign their toddler up for the program must choose one class per week, per child. Classes will take place on Tuesdays at the Hicksville Athletic Center at 10 a.m. (two-year-olds only) and 11 a.m. (three and four-year-olds) beginning on Tuesday, October 8. Classes will also take place on Wednesdays at the Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center Community Room at 10 a.m. (two-year-olds only), 11 a.m. (three and four-year-olds), or 1:30 p.m. (three and four-year-olds) beginning Wednesday, October 8.
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Walker reiterated what the DOH said to do in order control and prevent pests from entering your property.
“If you have a garden, make sure to pick all ripe fruit and vegetables and don’t let rotting fruit fall to the ground. Pick up all dog waste and don’t feed cats because cat food is a food source for rodents. Also make sure not to leave
Mrs. Farrell (left), kindergarten teacher at East Street, spoke with parents in her classroom as a Smartboard at the front of the room announced “The Class of 2023.”
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Long Island’s premier car show will take place on Sunday, September 22 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at TOBAY Beach (rain date October 13). Car Show Long Island’s 2019 TOBAY BEACH Fall Classic will feature hundreds of automobiles, trucks, military vehicles, and emergency service vehicles. A live concert performed by The Mystic will take place during the day, followed by trophy presentations. The event is free for spectators.
Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino stated, “Whether you’re a proud classic car owner or you want to see the best cars in the region, the Car Show Long Island is the place to be! This free family-fun event is a perfect way to spend the day, all with the beautiful backdrop of TOBAY Beach. Spectators can check out cool cars, vendors, exhibits and enjoy live music while surrounded by Long Island’s best classic, muscle, antique and exotic cars.”
Trophies will be awarded in 10 categories including best-of-the-best, and children will have a say when deeming which rides are their favorites in the Kids’ Choice Award. Car Show Long Island’s 2019 TOBAY BEACH Fall Classic is made possible through our presenting sponsors: Ambassador Home
Improvement, Bethpage Federal Credit Union, MSG Networks, and Trinity Solar.
Additional sponsors include: Signarama of Huntington Station, Modell’s Sporting Goods, Hagerty Insurance, Zorn’s of Bethpage, Zabbia Insurance Agency, Tint World, Turf Tek USA, The Law Offices of Siben & Siben, Parts Authority, Nassau Financial Federal Credit Union, MotorMouth Radio, PSEG-LI, AutoMat, Movin’ On Sounds, Paul’s Rods and Restos, 7-Eleven, Long Island Car Club Council, The Boat Yard, Surf Shack, Apple Air Conditioning and Heating, WBAB 102.3 WBLI 106.1. Enthusiasts and spectators can also grab a bite to eat from one of the many food trucks participating in Car Show Long Island’s 2019 TOBAY Beach Fall Classic. Car owners can pre-register their vehicles at www.carshowli.com for $15 per car or register the day-of for $25 per car. The event is free to spectators who are asked to bring two cans of food to donate to Island Harvest, the largest hunger relief organization on Long Island. For more information or to become a sponsor or vendor at the event, call (516) 797-4121 or e-mail carshowli@oysterbay-ny.gov.
full garbage pails on your property for long periods and store them curbside in rodent-proof covered containers.”
Other tips she offered include removing accumulated trash and debris from around your property and monitoring and maintaining plants and trees and firewood piles.
Any questions and concerns should be forwarded to rosewalker@ nassaucountyny.gov
One of the Nation’s Best Hospitals ... right here on Long Island.
The 2019-2020 U.S. News & World Report hospital rankings make it clear that one of the finest hospitals in America is right here in our community: NYU Winthrop Hospital. We were rated one of the nation’s best in 9 specialties, including 3 national rankings for our Children’s Hospital. NYU Winthrop also ranked as one of the top Regional Hospitals in NY. To learn more, or for a physician referral, call 1-866 -WINTHROP or go to nyuwinthrop.org.