Wisdom Lane Middle School students in the school’s Peer Buddies club enjoyed an afternoon of making friends and playing board games on Nov. 27. Sixth-grader Angelina Figgs (left), sixth-grader Annalise Cortes (middle) and seventh-grader Gabriel Barthelemy (right) played Guess Who? Mix’ n Match together.
Town secures federal funds for job training
The Town of Oyster Bay has announced the availability of over $50,000 in federal grant funds through the On-The-Job Training (OJT) Program for local businesses looking to expand their workforce, train employees, and return jobs to the community. Under this program, the Town may partner with an eligible business and help defray costs (through wage reimbursement of up to 75% of the trainees salary) needed to help bring a candidate up to speed in a job where a skills gap exists.
“Through this On-the-Job Training Program, the Town will
help put people to work while assisting employers in growing their businesses,” said Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino.
The OJT Program is designed to reimburse a business for the additional expenses needed to bring a job candidate up to speed in a position where they do not meet all the minimum qualifications normally required in the position. OJT will help bridge the skills gap by providing funds to help train a prospective employee. Under the OJT program, employers must present employment
opportunities that will last at least 1 month and no more than 6 months in length.
Last year, the Oyster Bay Brewing Company was the first business to participate in this On-TheJob Training Program, ultimately helping train and employ two residents in product sales and manufacturing, which ultimately led to permanent positions within the company.
For more information about this program please contact (516) 797-4560 or business@oysterbayny.gov.
BY GARY SIMEONE
Beginning in January 2019, the Town of Oyster Bay’s Recycling Collection Program, will be modified as a result of greater import restrictions from China. In the last decade, China has been on the receiving end of industrialized nations’ recycled goods, but that has changed as the country has begun enforcing stricter policies on recyclables entering their country.
“Due to new import restrictions placed on recyclables by the Chinese government, the Town must part ways with its current recycling vendor,” said Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino. “We will continue with our single stream recycling initiative but will no longer recycle glass or certain types of plastics.”
In a meeting earlier this month, the Town Board entered into an IMA (Inter-Municipal Agreement) with Hempstead Sanitation District 1, to help minimize costs in hauling away recyclables. The Board agreed to pay $69.75 per ton of recyclables to the district, and Omni Recycling Inc. of Westbury will work under contract with the district.
“This IMA, approved by the Town Board, will allow the Town to continue picking up recyclables weekly,” said Saladino. “While the adoption of a single-stream recycling initiative a year ago resulted in the Town earning a positive revenue stream, restrictions from China have changed the market and these changes will financially impact the Town.”
He added that the Town would end up absorbing the costs with little impact to the 2019 budget.
Other municipalities on Long Island are also dealing with the economic burden of having to transfer their recyclables to local carting operations. The communities of Brookhaven and Southold in Suffolk County made news in late November, as some of the first communities to make cutbacks to their recycling programs.
“While surrounding municipalities are transitioning from single-stream to dual-stream recycling and asking residents to hold onto to recyclables up to two weeks at a time, we sought an option that least impacts residents,” said Saladino.
The change in recycling collections is slated to take place beginning January 2nd.
Photo courtesy of the Levittown Public Schools
“Adopt A Hydrant” this winter
Please clear snow from fire hydrants this winter.
Before the brunt of the winter hits, the Plainview Water District (PWD) is reminding residents of an important responsibility and civic duty: keeping fire hydrants clear. Ensuring hydrants remain free of snow and other winter debris at all times will save first responders precious moments when responding to an emergency situation.
“Winter is upon us, so we are taking this opportunity to remind our residents and business owners to pitch-in and help keep our community safe by making sure our first responders have access to fire hydrants at all times,” said PWD Chairman Marc Laykind. “Ensuring the fire department has uncompromised access to each fire hydrant will go a long way in helping to protect you and your neighbors from the potential hazards associated with any fire emergency.”
Residents can “adopt” a nearby fire hydrant and pledge responsibility for reporting issues and making sure it's kept clear during snowstorms, providing firefighters and water district staff easy access in case of an emergency. Adopting a hydrant in most
cases will take little effort to maintain and can really make a difference in keeping the community safe. Clearing approximately three feet around the hydrants will give firefighters plenty of room in case of a fire and help them to locate it in inclement weather conditions.
“When responding to an emergency situation, every second matters. Any delay can have a dramatic impact on the outcome of the response,” said PWD Commissioner Andrew Bader.
In addition, the Plainview Water District asks residents to also consider assisting neighbors, family members and friends who are unable to clear their own fire hydrants without assistance. Residents who leave their homes for the winter season are asked to notify a neighbor who can make sure the hydrant is cleared.
“The safety of our community is paramount. Please help to lend a hand this winter and make sure the firefighters that are here to protect us have uninterrupted access to our fire hydrants,” said PWD Commissioner Amanda Field.
Levittown Chamber hosts model train club
Left to right: Louise Cassano, LuCas Communications; Don Patane, Main Street Financial Group; Joan Lynch, Levittown Chamber of Commerce president and executive director of LI Center for Independent Living Inc.; Bob Trnka, president of Nassau Lionel Operating Engineers; Jon Probstein, Esquire & The Killing Kompany; Cathy Villanueva, Convar LLC
The Levittown Chamber of Commerce welcomed the Nassau Lionel Operating Engineers to a recent meeting.
The Nassau Lionel Operating Engineers, Inc. have been an established member of the community since 1983. The club averages about ten open house days a year and takes their portable modular layout to four community events annually, benefiting local community organizations and veteran groups.
Each holiday season, the members
of NLOE construct static displays in at least four public libraries featuring Lion trains – ranging from pre-war to modern era. NLOE is located in the basement at 2953 Hempstead Tpke, in Levittown.
The Levittown Chamber of Commerce meets monthly, alternating between a lunch and a dinner meeting. All are welcome to attend. For more information please call 516-520-8000 or visit levittownchamber.com for a list of meetings.
Hicksville HS announces its academic top 10
Hicksville High School Prinicpal Ray WIlliams with the Class of 2019's top 10 academic students, who were bestowed with the honor for having the highest individual GPAs out of their graduating class.
Hicksville High School is proud to announce the top 10 academic students for the Class of 2019. These lucky students have the 10 highest GPAs within their graduating class.
Congratulations to Hicksville seniors Rohil Agarwal, Kate Cimino, Catherine Chen, Michal Lewkowicz, Asghar Shah, Cindy Cheng, Snehadri Das, Daniel Varghese, Divya Dommaraju, and Anjali Ranu, who were informed of this
honor last month.
“These 10 students are some of the hardest working scholars we have seen, and each one of them should be applauded,” said Hicksville High School Principal Ray Williams. “Not only are they high academic achievers, but each possesses great character, work ethic, citizenship, and leadership qualities that make us proud to have them as our ambassadors to the Class of 2019.”
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Little League Baseball awards ceremony
Legislator Ferretti was happy to attend The Levittown West Little League Baseball Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, November 13, 2018.
Pictured with Legislator Ferretti are Michael Roy - Levittown West Little League, Ray Wiedlein - Levittown West Little League director, Dennis Dunne - Town of Hempstead councilman, Ralph Diaz - president of Levittown Little League West, Thomas Tuttle, "Man of The Year" (standing in the middle with his family), Steve Robbins - Levittown West Little League, John Mikulin - NYS assemblyman, Father Ralph of St Bernards RC Church, Dennis Dancy - Levittown West Little League.
Students show their enthusiasm for robotics
Approximately 20 fifth graders in the Gardiners Avenue School Robotics Club started their morning by collaborating with each other to building and coding robots on Dec. 11. With the guidance of club adviser John Bencivenga, students meet every Tuesday morning in the school library for 10 sessions. Due to the club’s high demand, the Robotics Club will host another 10 sessions for about 20 more fifth graders during the school year.
During the club, the fifth graders work in small groups on the Lego Mindstorms kit to build and code their own robotic creatures, vehicles, and machines. The club strengthens students team-working abilities and critical thinking skills as they follow
instructions together and learn to program their robots to move and complete various tasks. Gardiners Avenue School also hosts a Robotics Club for third and fourth graders, which tackles similar concepts with a different Lego Robotics kit fit for their grade level.
This is the second year that the fifth-grade club has worked with the Lego Mindstorm kits and the students have enjoyed the challenges.
“I think my favorite part about the club is being able to code the robot and actually be able to see what we have accomplished when we work together,” said fifth grader Sabrina Logozzo.
Fifth graders Caileigh O’Shea (right), Emily Scanlon (left), and Kaitlyn Dallojacono (middle) worked together on building their robot.
Robotics Club adviser John Bencivenga helped fifth graders Michael Hernandez (left) and Eric Gopaulsammy with programming their robot.
Fifth graders Adriel LaMantia (right) and Vincent Silvestri followed the instructions to assemble their robotic vehicle.
Fifth grader Lia Generazio with her robot.
Photos courtesy of the Levittown Public Schools
Christmas & New Year’s Services
ST. IGNATIUS LOYOLA CHURCH
129 Broadway, Hicksville, NY 11801 • (516) 931-0056
Dear Parishioners,
If only this Christmas the world would see the joy of the season isn’t under a tree –a big costly present no one can afford, but only in worship of You, O Lord.
Worship Warms The Heart
If only this Christmas the world would hear not jingling sleigh bells or noisy reindeer, but, rather, the voices of people in prayer, giving their thanks for Your loving care.
If only this Christmas the world would feel the thrill that can come from giving that’s real-like offering gifts, which through their simplicity, leave room for a glimpse of the Holy Nativity.
Sunday, December 23rd 10:30 am - Traditional Christmas Service Monday, December 24th 7:00 pm - Candlelight Service
Mass in English Church 4:00 p.m. & 5:30 p.m. Mass in Spanish in Church 7:30 p.m. Mass in English in Church 12:00 Midnight
Christmas Day
Tuesday, December 25
All Masses in Church
7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:00 am and 12:30 p.m.
NO EVENING MASS 2:30 pm Mass in Spanish (Church)
NEW YEAR’S SCHEDULE
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Saturday December 29th - 4:00 - 4:45 p.m.
New Year’s Eve Mass
Monday December 31st - Mass in Church 5:00 pm Mass in Spanish - 7:00 p.m.
New Year’s Day
Tuesday, January 1 - Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God 9:30 am, 11:00 & 12:30 pm
Sincerely yours in Christ, Fr. Jim, Fr. Andres, Fr. Frank, Fr. Benjamin And the Sisters and Staff of St. Ignatius Loyola Parish.
MacArthur High School dazzles in Hello, Dolly!
MacArthur High School presented their production of Hello, Dolly! to the Levittown community.
MacArthur High School students charmed audiences in Hello, Dolly!
Barnaby Tucker (Kenny Gallo), Horace Vandergelder (Lyle Greene) and Cornelius
(Jake Schauder) in Hello, Dolly!
The auditorium of General Douglas MacArthur High School was transformed into 1890 New York City as the Generals opened the curtains to its musical production of Hello, Dolly! Senior citizens in the Levittown community enjoyed a matinee performance on Dec. 5, while the public experienced the show in the evenings from Dec. 6-8.
The musical was a collaborative effort. With the guidance of director Lisa Levenberg, producers Carisa Wellenreuther and Mallory Oboikovitz, pit orchestra director Iris Winter, assistant director Helen Papayannakos, choreographers Ryan Nolin and Jennifer Malin, and lighting and sound advisers Chris Brown and Lisa Cristallo, the talented cast, crew and musicians shined.
The classic musical spotlights widow and matchmaker Dolly Levi (Isabella Vasile-Cozzo). Among her clients is wealthy Horace Vandergelder (Lyle
Greene). While helping him find a woman to marry, she secretly schemes to have him marry her. Dolly’s scheming also involves Horace’s employees, Barnaby Tucker (Kenny Galo) and Cornelius Hackl (Jake Schauder) as well as New York hatmaker Irene Molloy (Nikolette Dempsey), as she tries to cover up her own secret romantic designs.
Members of the pit orchestra provided the music throughout the production while the production, stage, lighting and sound crews made the story come to life. The cast charmed audience members with their acting, singing and dancing abilities as they performed songs such as “Call on Dolly,” “Put on Your Sunday Clothes,” “Before the Parade Passes By,” and “Hello Dolly” in an evening to remember.
Horace Vandergelder (Lyle Greene) and Dolly Levi (Isabella Vasile-Cozzo) spoke about possible love interests for Horace.
Pit orchestra director Iris Winter (left) and members of the talented pit orchestra during the production.
Hackl
Photos courtesy of the Levittown Public Schools
Constructing holiday homes
First-grade students at Charles Campagne Elementary School welcomed a special adult for a gingerbread house-making activity on Dec. 14.
First-grade students at Charles Campagne Elementary School joined an invited adult to make gingerbread houses on Dec. 14.
]First-grade students at Bethpage Union Free School District’s Charles Campagne Elementary School welcomed special guests on Dec. 14 during a gingerbread house-making activity. Each student had the opportunity to invite an adult in their life to join them for the seasonal gathering. The pairs were given their own gingerbread house kit along with glue, scissors and decorations. Superintendent
of Schools David Schneider, Director of Technology Andrew Choi, and Principal Erin Lindsay-DiFiglia were all on hand to see the holiday-themed creations and welcome the visitors to Charles Campagne.
This holiday activity also served as a lesson in architecture and engineering for the students.
Bethpage Superintendent of Schools David Schneider visited Charles Campagne Elementary School on Dec. 14 during a gingerbread house-making activity.
Bethpage Director of Technology Andrew Choi greeted students and adults at the Charles Campagne during a gingerbread house-making activity on Dec. 14.
Free girls youth hockey clinics
The Town of Oyster Bay will run two free girls youth hockey clinics this winter as part of the Town’s Youth Ice Hockey program. The clinics will take place at the Town’s Ice Skating Center in Bethpage, located at 1001 Stewart Avenue, and will take place on January 17th and February 7th, from 7 pm to 8 pm.
“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 Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino. “For the first time, the Town will be offering a free youth clinic dedicated solely to girls who are looking to sharpen their skating and hockey skills. These are great clinics for our youth!”
Girls who attend the clinics will 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. Clinics will be coached by the Town’s Youth Hockey House League coaches. All ages are welcome. All participants must be wearing standard hockey equipment, and should have some skating ability. No prior experience with hockey is necessary for attendance.
No registration is necessary for either clinic. For more information about the clinics and the Town’s Youth Hockey program, please call Buzz Deschamps at (516) 433-7466, x8233.
Photos courtesy of Bethpage Union Free School District
A knack for nature at Wisdom Lane Middle School
Art expression group for individuals with Parkinson’s
NYU Winthrop Hospital will offer an art expression group for people with Parkinson’s disease on the first and third Friday of the month, at the NYU Winthrop Wellness Pavilion, located at 1300 Franklin Avenue, Suite ML-5 in Garden City. The group will begin on January 4 and continue on the following dates: January 18; February 1 & 15; March 1 & 15; April 5 & 19; Mary 3 & 17, and June 7 & 21.
Members of Wisdom Lane Middle School’s Garden Club have showcased their continued love of the environment and ecology into the winter months as the students have been watering their geraniums inside the classroom and taking trips outside to the school’s greenhouse. Here, pots of lettuce, snow peas, and beans are grown during the fall and winter months.
With the help of advisers Carol Ferrentino and Marilyn Krantz, the Garden Club was established at Wisdom Lane Middle School about three years ago. Since its formation, the club has expanded. The students now work with a greenhouse, rain barrels, and compost bins, generously donated by the Town of Hempstead last year.
The club meets approximately 22 times a year and strives to contin -
ue to not only beautify the school but help others in their gardening efforts. During the fall, club members grow vegetables in the school’s courtyard which they have donated to the school’s food pantry. They have also worked on activities such as building birdhouses, have created fundraisers with their fresh produce, and have donated food to the culinary teachers in the building for their lessons.
The members learn how to maintain the plants as they grow food products such as broccoli, carrots, rosemary, parsley and peas. Among their many activities in the warmer months, the club works on beautifying the 9/11 and memorial gardens for staff and students at the front of the building.
Sixth-grader Ashley Wilson watered geraniums.
Support group for caregivers of people with brain tumors
Groups will be facilitated by Lucia Jamaluddin, LMSW, Neuroscience Social Worker at NYUY Winthrop. Sessions are free and open to the community, but reservations are required. For further information or to reserve your place, please call (516) 663-4593.
For information on other support groups at Winthrop, please visit https:// www.nyuwinthrop.org/support-groups
NYU Winthrop Hospital will offer a support group for caregivers of individuals with brain tumors on the first Thursday of each month beginning January 3, 2019, and continuing on the following dates: February 7, March 7, April 4, May 2, and June 6, 2019. Sessions will be held at 200 Old Country Road in Mineola, Suite 370, from 3:30 to 4:30 pm.
Groups will be facilitated by Lucia Jamaluddin, LMSW, Neuroscience Social Worker at NYUY Winthrop. Sessions are free and open to the community, but reservations are required. For further information or to reserve your place, please call (516) 663-4593. For information on other support groups at Winthrop, please visit https:// www.nyuwinthrop.org/support-groups
Seventh-grader Jason Pak watered the plants in the garden club’s greenhouse.
Members of Wisdom Lane Middle School’s garden club visited the courtyard.
Pictured left to right: (Back row) Sydnee Bartkus, Jason Pak, November Burke, Nicole Clune and (front row) Ashley Wilson and Kayla Belson.
Photos courtesy of the Levittown Public Schools
December 21, 2018
Skiers Converge on Vermont to Experience “Winter in its Original State”
BY KAREN RUBIN TRAVEL FEATURES SYNDICATE GOINGPLACESFARANDNEAR.COM
I love Ski Vermont’s slogan: “Winter in its Original State”. It captures perfectly Vermont’s heritage and character that make coming to ski, snowboard, crosscountry and enjoy all the other winter pursuits amid these Green Mountains and rolling hills, so special.
The biggest change, though, is the entry by the industry powerhouses – Vail Resorts, Alterra Mountain Company, Peak Resorts, Powdr), linking many of its major resorts through marketing, loyalty programs and seasonal passes (EpicPass, IkonPass, Mountain Collective, Peak Pass) to networks spanning the continent, even the globe that will inspire people to experience skiing in Vermont from all over the world. Importantly,
though, their contribution has been to enhance facilities and guest experience while preserving the special personality of the resorts.
Here’s a taste of what Vermontbound travelers will experience: Killington Resort
New investments totaling $25 million revolutionize the guest experience at Killington, including a new 6-person high speed bubble chairlift, new lift service at South Ridge, significant upgrades to the
K-1 Express Gondola, additional availability and improvements of intermediate trails and resort-wide infrastructure upgrades including the addition of hands-free lift access validation with RFID technology at both Killington and its sister resort, Pico.
Besides a jam-packed schedule of bands, festivals, and competitions such as the Audi FIS
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Ski World Cup (you can watch for free), Rails 2 Riches and the FOX US Open of Mountain Biking, there’s plenty to do including a mountain coaster, ski biking, tubing, snowmobile tours, sleigh rides, snowshoeing, dinner excursions to the Ledgewood Yurt, spa treatments, shopping and more than 100 restaurants and bars in the region.
The “Beast of the East,” Killington is the biggest ski resort in New England and has the longest season. A Powdr resort, Killington and its sister resort Pico are both partnering in the IkonPass
Killington is all about four seasons of beastly activities, and now the Beast 365 All-Seasons Pass gives guests access to everything at Killington, all year long. It starts in summer with unlimited lift and trail access for mountain biking, plus golf course greens fees and access to the Adventure Center including the new WreckTangle. And of course, unlimited winter access to the longest season in the East. (skivermont.com/killington-resort)
Pico has a very different feel from its sister resort, Killington, just next door. A self-contained resort with slopeside lodging, Pico has 57 trails serviced by
seven lifts, including two high-speed detachable quads, Its more intimate scale, gentle learning terrain, smooth cruisers and classically narrow New England steeps, that all that funnel to a single base make it ideal for families. Even the most selective skiers and riders will be impressed by Pico’s vertical drop of 1,967’ – taller than 80% of Vermont ski areas. (skivermont.com/ pico-mountain)
Mount Snow
Mount Snow has a new $22 million Carinthia Base Lodge that helps mark Carinthia’s 10-year anniversary of
becoming a 100-acre all-terrain-park mountain face. Conveniently located right at the base of Carinthia Terrain Park, the new 42,000sq/ft lodge is five times the size of the old and features a coffee bar, sit-down restaurant, two bars, large multi-station cafeteria, along with retail, rentals, ski school, ski patrol. The resort had a major upgrade to its snowmaking system last year and has been voted “Best Snow in the East” by Ski Magazine.
There is also snow tubing and snowmobiling. You can book a leisurely sunset tour to the summit of Mount
Snow, or a trek across Somerset Reservoir through Snowmobile Vermont (book in advance, mountsnow. com/snowmobile). Unwind at Mount Snow’s Naturespa, located in the Grand Summit Resort Hotel, offering pure, natural and organic spa treatments, guided mountain treks, holistic health, and fitness specialties.
Mount Snow is part of Peak Resorts (Hunter Mountain in New York and Attitash in New Hampshire are others, and included in its Peak Pass. skivermont.com/mount-snow-resort
Okemo Mountain Resort
Okemo is now an Epic resort. Vail Resorts, Inc. purchased Triple Peaks, LLC, the parent company of Okemo Mountain Resort in Vermont, Mount Sunapee Resort in New Hampshire, and Crested Butte Mountain Resort in Colorado, plus, in a separate transaction, Stevens Pass, in Washington. Vail Resorts plans to invest $35 million, over the next two years, across the four resorts to continue to elevate the guest experience. But most immediately, Okemo is now part of the 2018-19 Epic Pass (Vail is honoring previously sold 2018-19 season passes for Okemo.)
One of our favorite ski mountains with its long, scenic cruisers, Okemo also offers an assortment of alternative activities for families to enjoy together. For a thrill, try Okemo’s Timber Ripper Mountain Coaster or go snow
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tubing down a specially groomed chute in the Jackson Gore courtyard; skate at Okemo’s ice skating pavilion; rent a fat bike for riding on snow; go snowshoeing; cross country skiing; work on your golf game at Okemo’s indoor golf facility. Chill out with an after-hours snowcat excursion to the top of the mountain, take a swim or soak in a hot tub at Okemo’s Spring House Pool & Fitness Center. Enjoy a massage or a facial at the spa.
The Adventure Zone located in Okemo’s Jackson Gore area offers year-round activities soar through the treetops on Sawyer’s Sweep Zipline Tour or go off-roading on a Segway PT Tour; launch yourself into the Amp Energy Big Air Bag; climb the climbing wall; putt Cal’s Miniature Golf Course or challenge yourself on the 18-hole Disc Golf course.
A wide variety of trailside and mountainside lodging options delivers great ski-in/ski-out convenience, but our favorite is Jackson Gore. (skivermont.com/okemo-mountainresort)
Smugglers’ Notch
Famously family-friendly (and now hyping that it also is still “family-owned, operated, focused”), Smuggs’ continues to grow in what appeals to families with the resort’s free Kids’ Club whereby all kids 12 and under get a free “treasure chest” of goodies. During the
weeks of 12/16-12/21, 1/13-1/18, 2/3-2/8, and 3/3-3/8, Smugglers’ will offer all guests staying on any Club Smugglers’ package free lessons and rentals for kids 12 and under. Smuggs’ banked slalom course on Madonna Mountain will open new doors for intermediates and experts both in and out of lessons and host various events this season. Fat Bikes give winter access to Smuggs’ expansive cross-country MTB terrain. Smugglers’ claim to fame is the total experience the resort offers. There is probably no other ski resort that is so focused on family togetherness, with a vast array of activities families enjoy together as Smugglers Notch. Families can vary their vacation days by joining craft sessions, broomball challenges, scavenger hunts, Snow Cat tours, story times, and pool games (included in their Smugglers’ vacation package). Among the most popular activities: weekly torchlight parade and fireworks, belting out tunes in family karaoke and building a sled to launch from a jump in I-Did-A-Sled. Smuggs has also introduced S.T.E.A.M. activities tjat bring fun ways to explore science, technology, engineering, arts, and math.
FunZone 2.0 offers 26,000 square feet of indoor fun: an adventure center (laser tag, climbing tower, giant slide), a café serving beer and wine, so parents can relax while kids play. Outdoor
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activities include snowmobile tours through the historic Smugglers’ Notch pass, and CatTrax heated-cabin snow cat rides to the summits of Smugglers’ most popular peaks.
There’s so much to do, this is the ski resort you want to stay longer at – not just ski and stay – 43 pages of activities in 7 day period. Everybody has something even if they don’t ski. There are even activity packages that don’t include skiing.
The condo-style accommodations provide plenty of space for families to spread out, have meals and snacks in the condo (every condo has a crock pot; there is a country store on the mountain with the essentials and a grocery store 15 minutes away that you can shop at on the drive up).
Apart from its reputation as the most family-friendly ski resort anywhere, there is serious skiing to be had on three mountains: Morse (all green, so there is a natural separation of ability) while Madonna and Sterling are big, steep and deep; Sterling has a great variety of cruisers (great for intermediates) to bump up skill on short black. Madonna is the toughest, with some of the steepest trails (even a double-black) in the East, but there are also a couple of blues from top (Chilcoot and Drifter). (skivermont.
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The day my Christmas dream came true!
BY CLAIRE LYNCH
The best Christmas present that I ever received was when I was eight years old.
I had asked for it a few months before Christmas when my mother was trying to be inconspicuous about asking my five siblings and me what we might like Santa Claus to bring that year.
My three older brothers asked for brand-new bicycles. I remember that clearly because it was the first and only time that the three of them wanted the same thing. That was unusual.
My older sister, Michelle, wanted a new electric hair dryer, the kind that sits on top of your head, you plug into an electric outlet and you turn it on.
She had seen it in the store and had her heart set on it. To each her own, I thought, but I knew that my sister always liked to look nice when we went to Mass each Sunday as a family – and on other occasions, too – so I couldn’t begrudge her that.
She also wanted a set of brand-new curlers to go with it. At the age of 11, my older sister was pretty decisive – and specific.
My younger sister, Susan, wasn’t sure what she wanted that year. She
was only five so it was hard for her to decide. She would think of something then change her mind five minutes later.
Still, Susan was a happy go lucky child and she actually was easy to get gifts for. She was always pleased and content with kid’s jewelry, beading sets, drawing pencils, easels, and anything arts and craftsy.
I had made up my mind early in the holiday season that year. I wanted a chemistry set. I had just spent months reading as many biographies as I could get my hands on from the library about Madame Curie and her husband, Pierre Curie, who was an accomplished physicist. I could spend all day reading about the life and work of Marie Curie.
Born Maria Sklodowska on November 7, 1867, in Warsaw, Poland, Marie Curie later studied in France and upon her marriage to Pierre Curie she became a naturalized French citizen.
Marie Curie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only woman to win the award twice. Curie’s efforts, along with her husband Pierre Curie, led to the discovery of polonium and radium and, after Pierre’s death, the further development of X-rays.
Later called “Madame Curie,” she
did her research at a time when the opportunities for women were few and far between.
On that particular Christmas I wanted to break open a brand new chemistry set, one that was all mine, and try concocting things. I wanted to experiment just like Madame Curie had. I wanted to create something new, to invent something the world had never seen before and maybe, if it was in the field of medicine, I could help people.
My mind was always boggled by how much of an impact Madame Curie had had on the world. I always stood in awe when I thought about how many people she helped, not just in her lifetime, but in the years since.
My mom and dad knew that I was fascinated with science and my teacher knew it, too. The adults in my life wondered if my interest in science would last through high school and into my college years.
It did last, although I never did become a science major. I ended up majoring in English and minoring in psychology.
I took my share of biology, chemistry and physics classes over the years, however, and learned a lot. To this day the first thing I read whenever I pick up
“The New York Times,” “Newsweek” or “Time Magazine” is the science page.
Of all of the sections, I have always found that the most interesting. I like reading about new discoveries, new advances in medicine and more.
Part of me hoped beyond hope that Santa Claus would put that sparkling new chemistry set under the Christmas tree for me the year that I was eight. Another part of me said that it might not happen because, as good as my mother was, and as much as she loved everything about the Christmas holiday, she had six children, a husband and a house to take care of.
She also had asked us about our Christmas wishes in October which to me seemed pretty far in advance. I was afraid she might forget about it. I was afraid that with so many gifts to juggle, mine might get lost somehow.
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BY TOM MARGENAU
I got to chatting with someone about 30 years younger than me the other day at our local library. We were sharing stories about our lives and careers and families. He expressed surprise at two elements of my life that I just thought of as sort of normal. I told him I had worked for the Social Security Administration for about 33 years. And I also mentioned that my wife and I recently celebrated our 45th wedding anniversary. He told me that younger people no longer work at the same job for more than five years. And he said he didn’t know anyone who had been married to the same person for more than 15 years.
Of course those are just one person’s observations. I have no idea if they are indicative of today’s lifestyles. But when I got home and opened up my email folder, just coincidentally, the first batch of mail I read came from folks who were married more than once and had questions about how that impacted their Social Security. Here they are.
Q: I am 62 years old, and I am thinking about retiring. I will have my own Social Security. But it’s not much, only about $1,100. I was married four times. I was married to husband one for only two years before we divorced. My second husband and I were married for 15 years until he died. My children got survivor’s benefits on his record until they were in college. I was married to a third man for 11 years and then we got a divorce. I married my fourth husband in 2009, and he died three years ago. What are my chances of getting Social Security from any of these husbands?
A: Well, you certainly have some potential Social Security choices, especially with husbands two and four. You can forget about husband one. You weren’t married to him long enough. And as long as husband number three is alive, you won’t get anything from his Social Security because the benefit rate payable to a wife (or ex-wife) is much less than the rate payable to a widow. So that brings us to your second and fourth husbands. In a nutshell, you’d be due widow’s benefits off the account of whichever one of these guys had the higher Social Security benefit. (You can’t get both. Just the one that pays the most.) But then we mix in your own Social Security retirement and that opens up even more possibilities. You could employ the “take one now and save the other for later” option that widows have. For example, if you think you could live on that $1,100 reduced retirement benefit for a few years, then at age 66 you could switch to a 100 percent widow’s benefit from either husband two or four. You’ll need to talk to the Social Security people about all these choices.
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Q: My wife and I are both turning 62 and thinking about Social Security. She and I are both on our second marriages. We have been married for 21 years. Her first husband died. I am divorced from my first wife after a 15-year marriage. We are just curious: Can either of us claim any Social Security benefits from our first spouses?
A: Not at this time. As long as you are married to each other, neither of you are due any Social Security benefits from an ex-spouse’s account. But if your marriage ends, through death or divorce, then there is a decent chance your wife might be due widow’s benefits from her first husband. She would get those benefits if they exceed whatever she is due on her own record or what she might be due on your account. And as far as your ex-wife is concerned, as long as she is alive, it is highly unlikely you’d ever be due any of her Social Security.
Q: I am 68 years old. I am getting widow’s benefits from my husband’s Social Security. He died in 2010. I have been living with a nice elderly gentleman. He wants to get married because he thinks it is the proper thing to do. But I told him that I would lose my widow’s benefits if we went through with this. Am I right?
A: Normally you’d be right because the law generally says if you are married to a second husband, you can’t get any of your first husband’s benefits. But the rules are different for widows who remarry after age 60. A woman who does that can keep the widow’s benefits she is getting from a prior husband’s Social Security account. So start making those wedding plans.
Q: I am living with a woman who has been divorced three times. She is 68. I was married twice before myself. I am 70. I am getting $2,600 in my own retirement benefit. She is getting about $600 per month from one of her ex-husbands. (FYI: All of her ex-husbands are still alive and all have remarried.) She won’t marry me because she said she will lose her Social Security. I told her that a woman who remarries after age 60 won’t lose her benefits. She wants to see this in writing. So if you put this in the newspaper, I can show her I’m right.
A: Well then, you might not want to show her this because you are wrong. Your wife would indeed lose the benefits she is getting from her ex-husband if she marries you. The difference between your case and the situation described in the prior question and answer is that woman was getting widow’s benefits. And again, the law says a widow who remarries after age 60 can keep her survivor benefits. But your significant oth-
er’s husband is still alive. She is getting benefits as his supposedly dependent ex-wife. If she marries you, she would no longer be her ex-husband’s dependent spouse so those benefits would stop effective with the month you get married.
Q: I’ve been married three times. Two of those exes are getting benefits on my account. Can I turn around and claim Social Security from their accounts?
A: No, you can’t. The only way they
could be getting spousal benefits on your record is because their own Social Security benefits are significantly smaller than yours. In other words, because your Social Security amount is so much higher than what they are getting on their own accounts, you just aren’t due anything from them.
If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has the answer. Contact him at thomas.margenau@comcast.net. .
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areas and freestyle terrain purposebuilt for learning progression. Stowe, which is now owned by Vail Resorts, now offers Epic Mix, which enables skiers and riders to track their days and vertical feet skied, earn digital pins, share photos, race against the pros and check real-time lift line wait time using their RFID chip-embedded season pass or lift ticket. As part of Vail Resorts, Stowe is also included on the EpicPass.
Stowe has an inter-mountain transfer gondola connecting its two mountain peaks, Mt. Mansfield and Spruce Peak. There are new high-speed lifts on Spruce, new base facilities, gourmet restaurants. The Stowe Mountain Lodge, a 312 room hotel and spa, is recognized as one of the greenest and most luxurious mountainside lodgings anywhere. There’s also a new state-of-the-art Performing Arts Center at Spruce Peak. (www.stowe.com)
Stratton Mountain Resort
Stratton’s new Snow Bowl highspeed quad, the major project in this year’s $10 million-capital plan, is positioned to minimize wind impact and, traveling at 1,000 ft./minute, reduce ride time from 14 to five minutes. Plus, the top ramp provides smoother access to Mike’s Way, a beginner run from the summit of southern Vermont’s highest peak.
and summer events and activities. There’s lift-served snow tubing, moonlight snowshoe tours, and 12km of cross country trails for skiing and fat biking. Unwind with a massage from the Village Day Spa or enjoy a dog sled ride through Vermont’s wooded terrain. Stratton’s Training and Fitness Center offers Olympic-sized, salt-water swimming pool, cardio and weight room and the Cliff Drysdale Tennis Center. Stroll through the Village to enjoy cafes and shops or venture 20
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Whenever I thought about it, I hoped against hope that my wish would come true. I tried to figure my odds. Maybe, maybe not.
Imagine my surprise when, early on Christmas morning, I woke Susan and we both pulled on our bathrobes and slippers.
Together we crept down the stairs of our split-level home into the living room. Despite the darkness we saw lots of presents looking all shiny and pretty under the multicolored Christmas tree lights.
I remember walking around bike after bike after bike – there were three rather large bicycles, that’s for sure –and each one had a big blue bow tied onto the handlebars.
Suddenly Susan grabbed my hand and shouted, “Look, Claire, that might be just what you are hoping for!”
Staring down at a brightly-wrapped box, I thought maybe that is a chemistry set. Lifting it up, I shook it around and smiled confidently. “Yes!” I shouted then caught myself.
We didn’t want to be discovered checking out all of Santa’s presents before everyone else had a chance to see them under the pretty Christmas tree.
Breathing out a sigh of relief, I knew that my wish had been granted. I placed the box back gently under our Christmas tree and pointed out a couple of gifts that were for Susan.
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The day my Christmas dream came true!
I could see the labels on the boxes clearly. It was tempting to open a gift right then and there but I knew that we couldn’t.
Susan and I tiptoed back up to our room, hopped into our beds and waited for the others to get up.
We didn’t fall back asleep that morning, I remember that because we were so busy chatting about all of the various possibilities. The ideas in our heads were just too exciting to sleep through.
Susan and I shared a bedroom with bunk beds so we whispered back and forth for a little while about how great that Christmas Day was turning out to be. We were wide awake and chatting, chatting, chatting.
She wondered what Santa Claus may have brought her and I remember she said that she hoped our mom liked the big poinsettia she got her.
At some point I heard my mom and dad calling out for everyone to wake up and gather around the Christmas tree.
“It’s time,” my mom shouted. “Let’s go see what Santa Claus brought!”
I remember that Susan and I didn’t have to be told twice. We went downstairs and watched as everyone else assembled in the living room in the midst of all of our holiday decorations.
My brother, Phil, ran over to the record player and put on some festive Christmas carols. The first song was Brenda Lee talking about “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree.” some of the words go:
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That was a hopping Christmas song that definitely kept everyone in a happy, jolly mood.
My dad asked Michelle to grab a package or two to hand out and just then I heard my oldest brother, Peter, say, “Wow, look at this bike! It’s perfect!”
My two other brothers said that their bicycles were perfect, too, and I was barely able to contain myself as I walked up to the Christmas tree. I picked up some gifts to give to my mom, my dad and to some others.
Sure enough, when the right time came, Susan handed me my gift, giving me a quick wink as she did so.
Tearing off the wrapping paper, I saw that it was a chemistry set and jumped for joy. As I danced around the Christmas tree my parents laughed at my spontaneous outburst but they both knew how much it meant to me.
Later that day and in the days that followed I looked at the instructions and did different experiments. I mixed acids and bases, I started growing crystals, and I dumped some vinegar into a small bowl of baking soda and watched it bubble up in a cool chemical reaction.
When we went back to school after
the holiday break I excitedly told my teacher about the special present that I had been given.
My teacher said, “See that, sometimes dreams and wishes do come true!”
I agreed and walked to my seat with a great, big smile on my face.
Christmas was different that year surrounded by three large bicycles inside the house and by a smaller box that I had had my heart set on.
Surrounded by my whole family and a houseful of decorations, that holiday turned out to be just perfect!
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minutes down Route 100 to Manchester for shopping at 40 designer outlets. Stratton has a learn-to-ski package at $99. It also offers a Jitney from New York City. Another feature is the Winter Wondergrass, a blue grass festival. Now part of the Alterra Mountain Company, Stratton is included on its IkonPass, now offering access to nearly 82,000 acres at 38 premier mountain destinations across the globe. (Stratton.com)
Sugarbush Resort
In honor of its 60th anniversary since Damon and Sara Gadd and Jack Murphy opened the resort in 1958, Sugarbush is hosting anniversary celebrations throughout the season. Sugarbush has also joined the Ikon Pass, connecting some of the most iconic mountains in North America (Killington, Pico, Stratton in Vermont, Loon Mountain in New Hampshire, Sugarloaf and Sunday River in Maine). On-mountain improvements this season include snowmaking upgrades, lift upgrades, and relocating the beginner First Time
lift for more convenient access.
The resort offers 111 trails across two mountains - Lincoln Peak and Mt. Ellen—connected by a chairlift (so fun!) and shuttle bus. Mt. Ellen is the thirdhighest peak in Vermont, with steeps, wide-open cruisers and some great intermediate terrain, the Riemergasse Terrain Park designed with rails, tables, and jumps for all levels, and home to a series of events and competitions; and 28 marked areas for beginner to advanced tree skiing. The 2,000-acre Slide Brook Basin, tucked in between Lincoln Peak and Mt. Ellen, is an adventurer’s paradise. Guided trips are available with the legendary skier John Egan and the staff of the Adventure Learning Center’s Ski & Ride School.
Sugarbush offers free uphill travel passes for skinning up designated routes at the resort before and after liftserved operating hours, including an uphill travel option for Allyn’s Lodge Fireside Dining. There is also selfguided snowshoeing access and guided tours, including photography tours, twilight tours, and the more endurance-
based outback tours in the Slide Brook Basin.
Cabin Cat Adventures also offer a great way to experience the mountain, whether it’s Allyn’s Lodge Fireside Dining at the top of Gadd Peak, Cabin Cat First Tracks on a powder day or Sunset Groomer Rides to the top of Lincoln Peak. Other activities available in Mad River Valley include ice-skating, an Icelandic horse farm, a locally owned movie theater and cross country skiing. (sugarbush.com)
Bolton Valley
What’s old is new again! Bolton Valley, a self-contained resort where you walk from slopeside lodging directly to the lifts, is once again owned by its original family founders, the DesLauriers who opened the resort in 1966.
Besides being one of the few places in New England offering night skiing, last year Bolton opened an in-house backcountry-specific guiding and instructional program, complete with top-of-the-line rental and demo fleets of alpine touring and splitboarding
equipment. Building on its reputation for having some of the best and most accessible backcountry terrain in the Eastern U.S., this program makes Bolton Valley a premiere destination for skiers and riders looking to move beyond lift service, as well as cross country skiers looking to access more aggressive terrain. Explore 1,200 acres of high-mountain wilderness terrain while learning the ins and outs of alpine touring, backcountry safety, and selfreliance.
“It’s unique in the East for a backcountry experience to be so accessible,” said Josh Arneson, V.P. of Sales and Marketing.
How good do you have to be? “At least strong intermediate –we take it slow. People are surprised when they can do it. It is scary to attempt if you do it alone, but a mind-opening experience when you realize you can do it.” A group lesson is $75 plus rental.
Bolton Valley also has back country huts which can be rented through the Green Mountain Club, the organization that runs the Long Trail, but accessed
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Christmas morning is an exciting and joyous time for families. Children are anxious to rush downstairs and see what Santa has left under the tree, and parents are eager to see the looks on youngsters’ happy faces.
Having a fast and easy breakfast at the ready on Christmas morning allows families to jump right into the festivities rather than spending too much time in the kitchen.
Combine yogurt and water in mixing bowl. Whisk until blended. Set aside. Add spices to dry muffin mix in a large bowl. Add yogurt and water mixture to the muffin mixture. Mix until just blended. Don’t overmix. Using a scoop, portion into greased or lined muffin pans. Bake at 350 F for 24 minutes, or 17 to 20 minutes in a convection oven, until the tops are golden brown. Christmas Is Right Around The
This recipe for “Spiced Yogurt Muffins,” courtesy of the National Dairy Council, Dannon and McCormick, can be made in advance and then enjoyed while peeking into Christmas stockings or watching holiday parades on television. This big-batch recipe is ideal for feeding a houseful of overnight holiday guests. Or it can be prepared in advance and doled out as needed throughout the week. The muffins also can be made as a treat for holiday office luncheons. Cut the recipe in half for smaller yields.
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Holiday giving for reluctant recipients
Quite a number of people take pleasure from finding gifts under the tree and then having the opportunity to tear open the wrapping paper and see which treasures are inside. But there also is a category of people who claim they have all they could ever need and want and insist that gifts are not necessary. In such instances, what are gift-givers to do?
Some people prefer to eschew gifts because they simply do not have the funds to reciprocate the generosity. Seniors may be reticent to accept gifts because they’ve already obtained many things throughout their lives and could be at a point where they’re downsizing and simply do not need any more material things. Others could be overwhelmed with clutter and have decided that a minimalist approach is the way to go. A little investigation may be necessary to get to the root of the no-gift mindset and then gift-givers can decide whether they should buy a loved one a gift or find another way to show how much they car.
• Offer something handmade. Gifts come in all shapes and forms, and handmade gifts — particularly the consumable kind — won’t take up space and can show just how much you care. Craft a personalized batch of wine, bake a cherished family recipe, develop a uniquely scented bath fizzy, or harness another creative talent
you may have. If the gift is handmade, there is a bigger chance it will be received with grace, even from someone who is reluctant to receive gifts.
• Give new life to a cherished item. Think about an item that may be a loved one’s most prized possession. Perhaps it is a porcelain doll from childhood or a photograph that can use reframing? Offer to have such an item repaired or restored if it’s starting to show its age.
• Offer an experience as a gift. Research from Harris says three-quarters of millennials prefer experiences over material items, and are spending more on travel, cultural events and dining out than objects. Even people who are reluctant to receive gifts may appreciate the gift of an experience that can broaden their horizons.
• Explore useful gifts. These types of gifts may include gift cards to a frequently used supermarket, membership to a fitness center or even enrollment in a roadside assistance club. A subscription to a streaming movie service also is a great and useful gift.
• Gift of company. Sometimes the best present is the gift of one’s presence. If a recipient really wants nothing, perhaps an evening spent together in one another’s company will make a great gift.
Enjoy a fun New Year’s Eve out on the town
New Year’s Eve is traditionally a night to go out on the town to celebrate with family and friends. Such celebrations tend to be rowdy, as millions of people across the globe say so long to one year while welcoming in the next.
Because New Year’s Eve is such a popular night to paint the town red, prospective revelers may want to begin planning their celebrations early to ensure they have the safest and most enjoyable night possible.
• Book dinner reservations early. According to the National Restaurant Association, New Year’s Eve is one of the five most popular nights of the year to dine out. Restaurants can book up quickly and early for New Year’s Eve, so book reservations as early as possible. Try to get as accurate a potential headcount as possible before booking a reservation, erring on the side of an extra person or two if necessary. Once a reservation has been made, call the restaurant if the party size changes. If choosing a favorite restaurant, keep in mind that the typical menu might not be available, as many establishments offer limited prix fixe offerings on nights as busy as New Year’s Eve.
of your party, ideally deciding on a spot well ahead of New Year’s Eve.
• Utilize mass transportation. Because New Year’s Eve is such a popular night to go out, roads can become crowded in and around city centers or downtown areas. If possible, use mass transportation when going out on New Year’s Eve. Doing so can help revelers avoid traffic jams and keep the focus on fun.
• Choose a celebration spot well in advance as well.
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Restaurants book up quickly on New Year’s Eve, and so do bars hosting festivities. Some establishments sell limited numbers of wristbands to celebrants, and once those wristbands are sold out, they may not allow additional celebrants to enter the premises. Discuss potential post-dinner spots with all the members
• Choose a designated driver or utilize a taxi or ridesharing service. In areas where mass transportation is unavailable or unreliable, celebrants should choose a designated driver or drivers from their group, or arrange for rides home via a taxi or ridesharing service. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety notes that, between 2010 and 2014, there were an average of 118.2 crash deaths on January 1. Many of those were likely New Year’s Eve revelers on their way home after midnight. Designated drivers, cabbies or ridesharing services prevent potentially impaired celebrants from getting behind the wheel.
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Cannoli, a quintessential confectiont (gluten free)
Confections are a staple of the Holiday table, when couples afford themselves a little indulgence at the dessert table. Couples who adhere to gluten-free diets may worry that the
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Cannoli
Makes about 20 cannoli
Cannoli shells
11⁄2 cups Jeanne’s Gluten-Free All-Purpose Flour (see below)
1⁄4 teaspoon salt
1⁄4 cup granulated sugar
1⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1⁄4 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
1 extra-large egg plus 1 extra-large egg beaten with 1 tablespoon water, for egg wash
2 tablespoons cold marsala or white wine
2 to 3 tablespoons cold water Tapioca flour for dusting Neutral-flavored oil, such as rice bran or canola, for frying
Filling
1 pound fresh sheep’s or cow’s milk ricotta cheese, drained
1⁄2 cup granulated sugar
3 tablespoons grated orange zest 1⁄3 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Confectioners’ sugar for dusting (optional)
Mini semisweet chocolate chips for decorating (optional)
To make the cannoli shells, in a medium bowl, mix together the flour, salt, cinnamon, and granulated sugar. With a pastry cutter or your fingers, cut or squish the butter pieces into the dry ingredients until the mixture resembles sand with pebbles. Add the whole egg and mix with a fork until completely combined. Add the marsala and use your hands to combine. The dough should come together but not quite hold together. Add the water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the dough just holds together. You may not need all the water or you may need more — the humidity of your kitchen will determine the amount. Knead the dough in the bowl for 1 minute or make it smooth and ensure that everything is evenly distributed.
Shape the dough into a disk, wrap tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour. This will allow the liquid
to distribute throughout the dough, as well as let the dough firm up a bit.
Dust your rolling surface with tapioca flour. Remove the dough from the refrigerator. Place it on the floured surface and dust with tapioca flour. Roll out to a 1⁄8-inch thick. Using a 31⁄2-inch cookie cutter, cut out as many rounds as you can. Place the rounds on a small plate, one on top of the other. Roll out the scraps and cut more dough rounds. Cover the stack of dough rounds with plastic wrap so they don’t dry out.
Pour 3 to 4 inches of oil into a deep, heavy-bottomed 2-quart saucepan. Heat over medium-high heat until the oil reaches 325 F on a candy thermometer.
Working with one dough round at a time, brush off the tapioca flour with a pastry brush. Put the round on another plate — this will be your working plate. Place a metal cannoli tube in the middle of the dough round. Bring one side of the dough round up and over the tube, then bring the other side up and over the tube. Dip a finger in the egg wash and use it to seal the edges, pressing them together gently. You will want to feather the top edge over the bottom edge a bit to make sure that the edges are firmly sealed. If they aren’t, the tubes of dough will unwrap in the hot oil.
Have ready a cookie sheet lined with two layers of paper towels for draining the cannoli shells. Line a large plate with paper towels. Using tongs, carefully lower the dough-wrapped cannoli tubes into the hot oil. As you place the tubes in the oil, the oil will start to foam — this means that the dough is cooking. Cook only as many tubes as will fit comfortably in your pan, allowing some space between them so that they can fry all the way around. Fry, turning the tubes a few times so they don’t burn on the bottom, until they are golden brown, about 3 minutes. Using the tongs, remove the tubes to the lined cooking sheet to drain. Be sure to monitor the oil so that the temperature remains between 320 F and 325 F.
When the tubes have cooled enough that they can be handled but are still hot, gently remove the shells from the tubes and place on the lined plate to cool completely. If a shell sticks to the metal tube, place a layer or two of paper towels on the counter, then hit the end of the metal tube on the lined counter while holding the cooked shell. This should dislodge the shell.
Let the metal tubes stand until they are cool to the touch. Repeat the process until all the dough rounds are fried. Allow the oil to return to 325 F between batches.
To make the filling, place the drained ricotta in a medium bowl. Discard the liquid. Add the granulated sugar, orange zest, chocolate chips, and cinnamon (if using) and stir until combined.
Spoon the filling into a pastry bag fitted with a wide round tip. Pipe the filling into one end of each shell, then turn the shell and pipe the filling into the other end. Dust confectioners’ sugar (if using) over each cannoli. Dip the ends of the cannoli into a bowl of mini chocolate chips (if using). The cannoli should be served soon after filling, or they become soggy.
Store unfilled cannoli shells in an airtight container fitted with a paper towel (to absorb moisture) at room temperature for up to 7 days.
Jeanne’s Gluten-Free
All-Purpose Flour
Makes 41/2 cups
11/4 cups brown rice flour
11/4 cups white rice flour
1 cup sweet rice flour
1 cup tapioca flour
Scat 2 teaspoons xanthan gum
In a large bowl, whisk together the brown and white rice flours, sweet rice flour, tapioca flour, and xanthan gum thoroughly. Transfer the mix to an airtight container. Store in a cool, dark place for up to 6 weeks or in the refrigerator for up to 4 months.
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Giving the gift of an experience is a rising trend, particularly among millennials. Harris research has determined that millennials (defined as people born between 1980 and 1996) highly value experiences, and they are increasingly spending time and money on them. Types of experiences include athletic pursuits, cultural visits, concerts, social events, and various travel. The research goes on to say that more than three out of four millennials choose to spend money on a desirable experience instead of buying a product. And it’s not just millennials. Overall, consumer spending has shifted in the last 10 to 15 years. HSBC bank chief economist Kevin Logan has said consumer spending on recreation, travel and eating out has been trending upward for more than a decade, while purchases of clothing and shoes as a share of discretionary spending has dropped. These trends can help drive purchases during holiday gift-giving. Gifts that are more experience-oriented may be more appreciated by their recipients
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through Bolton. “It’s a unique camping experience, just one mile from the base. You wake up to fresh tracks, and get to do winter camping. It’s accessible, but feels like being deep in woods.”
Bolton Valley sits high in the Green Mountains of Vermont. The high mountain alpine village is surrounded by 5,000 acres of wilderness. Bolton Valley offers 71 trails and glades for Alpine skiing and riding and 100 km of Nordic and backcountry trails. Each year Bolton Valley receives an average of 312 inches of snow.
All the lodging, including hotel rooms, suites and condominiums are either ski in/ski out or within a short walking distance of the lifts. Two restaurants, a cafeteria, deli and general store are located within the village. After a day on the slopes, walk over to the Sports Center, where there is an indoor pool, hot tub and sauna, skateboard bowl and mini ramps, arcade games as well as an open floor for basketball and other games. The Indoor Amusement Center offers bouncy houses for kids who just want to keep moving. (skivermont.com/boltonvalley)
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Mad River Glen, the only cooperatively owned mountain open to the public is dedicated to maintaining and preserving the “pure Vermont” ski experience. Mad River Glen offers the most challenging and diverse terrain in New England with an uphill capacity that guarantees low skier density on the trails even on the busiest days. You can also experience the mountain on snowshoes: join one of MRG’s staff Naturalists for a guided snowshoe trek tailored to your interest in the ecology and wildlife of Stark Mountain (Naturalist Programs). (skivermont. com/mad-river-glen).
Magic Mountain: After winning Liftopia’s award for best ski area in North America for the second year in a row, Ski Magic LLC, the new ownership of Magic Mountain, continues to invest in its counter-cultural ski and ride experience. Magic has 50 trails including glades; 1,500 vertical feet, “some of the steepest, most challenging terrain in the East, certainly in southern Vermont.” This year, there is a new base-to-mid-mountain double chair (the “Green Lift”) which makes Magic’s classic terrain accessible to novice and intermediate level skiers. In combination with more snowmaking, this new lift allows Magic to open far earlier in the season. Last year, Magic opened a new beginner area accessed with a magic carpet.
Magic has introduced one of the first alpine touring centers in partnership with Salomon with AT rental gear for first-timers, along with lessons and tours. Long known for its extensive and challenging lift-served tree skiing, Magic will have guided backcountry
tours this coming season with shuttle van pick-ups, which must be reserved in advance through the Snowsports Learning Center. Snowshoeing trails have also been marked this season (rentals available). (skivermont.com/ magic-mountain)
Nordic Skiing Favorites
More famous for Nordic skiing, but providing a uniquely cozy country atmosphere as well as nearby access to major downhill ski areas:
Situated on 2,500 acres in Stowe, Vermont, Trapp Family Lodge (yes, that Trapp Family of “Sound of Music fame”) is a mountain resort that combines Austrian-inspired architecture and European-style accommodations with the best of Vermont. The Lodge offers stunning mountain views, old-world comforts, and impeccable service, along with activities for every season, but it boasts being one of the first American resorts built around cross-country skiing. Its cross-country center celebrated its 50th anniversary last winter and offers one of the most extensive trail systems –a whopping 160 km of terrain. (The Trapp Family Lodge is hosting the NCAA Nordic championships, March 6-9.) Snowshoeing is also popular (rentals available). Take a horse-drawn sleigh ride through the meadows with stunning views into the valley. Enjoy any number of tours to learn about the history of the von Trapp family and lodge; how maple sugar is made; tour the von Trapp Brewing’s stateof-the-art brewery on site; dine in the Bierhall to sample the lagers and enjoy the authentic Austrian experience and cuisine. There’s also ice/rock climbing, spa, pool, hot tub and three restaurants. When you get the urge for downhill skiing, Stowe is nearby. (www.trappfamily.com)
Mountain Top Inn & Resort, set on 350 acres ringed by the Green Mountain
National Forest, is breathtakingly enchanting, offers 60 km of groomed cross-country ski trails (snowmaking on a 2 km loop insuring optimal conditions); horse-drawn sleigh rides; a small old-fashioned (natural) skating pond; snowshoeing (twilight tours available); snowmobiling; spa; hot tub; fire pits; and the coziest fireplaces. It’s also a 30 minute drive to Killington Mountain for downhill skiing (shuttle transportation available, 8:30 am, returning 4:30 pm; reserve in advance). The most charming of inns offers 32 rooms plus 23 individual guest houses; dining at The Mountain Top Tavern (with 12 Vermont Craft Brews on tap) and fireside dining in the dining room. Downhill skiing at Killington and Pico is a short drive away. www. MountainTopInn.com.
Ski Vermont offers a Take 3 Pass program whereby beginner skiers and riders can take three lessons for a package price of $129 and choose to redeem all three lessons at the same participating resort or at a different participating resort for each lesson. Each pass will include rental equipment for the day plus a group lesson with a professional instructor and a lift ticket to access beginner terrain. Visit skivermont.com for more information.
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Invited Estate Sales by Tracy Jordan can do both! You can sell your items online reaching potential buyers locally or globally as well as hosting a private sale from your home! Let us guide you on what items to put in auction including furniture, housewares, decorative items, jewelry, collectibles, coins, artwork and anything else you may no longer want or need. Our services can help you to maximize your selling experience whether you are selling 1 item or 500 items. We are a one stop service for all your needs when you are moving or selling a property! Selling, donating, discarding and cleaning out services can be done to meet your time frame with minimal stress.
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The Blank Slate Media/Litmor Publications Advertising Group, a fast-growing chain of 11 weekly newspapers and two websites on the North Shore of Long Island, is currently looking for an aggressive, “go-getter” with a proven ability to close business.
Responsibilities:
• Contact existing and potential customers about advertising in our 11 newspapers and on our website as well as sponsoring company events
• Document and update customer records based on interactions
• Develop and maintain a knowledge of the evolving products and services
Qualifications:
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• A drive to succeed
• A passion for customer service
• Good computer skills and be internet savvy
• 2 years of outside sales experience. Previous media sales experience a plus
• Minimum of two years college
• A car
Benefits:
• Salary plus commission
• Contact management system
• Advertising agency quality ads
• Health insurance
• Paid holidays and vacation
To apply, email a resume and cover letter to sblank@theislandnow.com. Or call Steven Blank from Mon. to Fri. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at 516.307.1045 ext. 201
Blank Slate media/ Litmor Publications
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multimedia account
Blank Slate Media, an award-winning group of weekly newspapers and websites, is seeking an account executive to sell display, web and email advertising as well as event and contest sponsorships.
Must have:
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• A drive to succeed
• A passion for customer service
• Good computer skills and be internet savvy
• 2 years of outside sales experience. Previous media sales experience a plus
• Minimum of two years college
• A car Benefits:
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• Uncapped earnings
• Protected territory
• Contact management system
• Advertising agency quality ads
• Health insurance
• Paid holidays and vacation
To apply, email a resume and cover letter to sblank@theislandnow.com. Or call Steven Blank from Mon. to Fri. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at 516.307.1045 ext. 201
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GERMAN SHEPARD PUPPIES FOR SALE:
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Please call Karen: 631-678-3379
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A GARDEN CITY ANIMAL
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DO YOU HATE KENNELS? OR STRANGERS IN YOUR HOUSE?
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Dog walking also available. Pet CPR & first Aid Certified. Numerous referrals and references. Limited availability. Book early!
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1565 FRANKLIN AVE
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HOMES FOR SALE
FOR SALE BY OWNER:
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NORTH FORK UNIQUE NORTH FORK HOME FOR SALE. One of a kind custom built home located in private Mattituck/ Cutchogue neighborhood. 4 BR, 4.5 Baths. Two Master Suites, custom built-ins and mouldings, Brazilian cherry floors throughout, three car garage, full basement, custom gunite pool with bluestone / granite patio. Magnificent view of the Hamptons. $1.625.
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ENGLISH, ACT, SAT TUTOR: 25+ year experience Critical Reading, Writing, Grammar, Essays. Lynne 625-3314
PRIVATE TUTORING FOR GRADES K-6
Give your child a helping hand! Licensed NYC / NYS Dept of Education teacher available to tutor students grades K-6. Contact Audrey Sullivan, M.S.Ed 347-628-8872 (voice/text) seguenow@aol.com
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STRONG ARM CLEANING: Residential and commercial cleaning specialist, post construction clean ups, shipping and waxing floors, move ins and move outs. Free estimates. Bonded and insured. 516-5381125 www.strongarmcleaningny.com
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A & J MOVING & STORAGE: Established 1971. Long Island and New York State specialists. Residential, Commercial, Piano & Organ experts. Boxes available. Free estimates. www. ajmoving.com 516-741-2657 114 Jericho Tpk, Mineola NYDOT# 10405
COLLEGE ARTS ADMISSIONS: College Counseling in the Visual and Performing Arts. Dance, Musical Theatre & Drama. Film, Instrumental & Vocal Music. Audio Recording & Production. Theatre Technology & Production. Visual & Graphic Arts. Resume, Essays, Repertoire Lists. Michele Zimmerman. 516-353-6255 CollegeArtsAdmissions@gmail.com www.CollegeArtsAdmissions. com
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COMPLETE JUNK REMOVAL/DEMOLITION SERVICE: Strong Arm Contracting Inc. We haul anything and everything. Entire contents of home or office. We clean it up and take it away. Residential/Commercial. Bonded/Insured. Free estimates. 516-538-1125
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Hope Part of the
If you haven’t tried Chewy.com yet for your pet food and supply purchases, this is a great time to check them out. Last Hope is now part of their rescue program. For each new customer that makes a purchase, Last Hope will receive a $20 donation. Click on the ad below or go directly to the Last Hope page at https:// www.chewy.com/ rp/5941
SHOPPING FOR SUPPORT
Clipping pet item coupons for Last Hope is a great and easy way to give your support. Every coupon we receive helps to defray our costs, particularly for dog and cat food. They can either be dropped off at our adoption center at 3300 Beltagh Avenue in Wantagh, or mailed to Last Hope, PO Box 7025, Wantagh 11793. Please share our need with your friends and family. Thank you! Visit http:// lasthopeanimalrescue.org to read about Last Hope’s programs and to see the fabulous array of fantastic felines eagerly awaiting adoption into their forever homes!
Student athletes make college commitments
Bethpage High School hosted a national letter of intent ceremony on Dec. 11 for eight seniors.
On Dec. 11, eight Bethpage High School seniors declared their commitments for fall 2019 by signing national letters of content to continue athletic careers at the collegiate level.
Joined by Superintendent of School
David Schneider, Director of Athletics
John Franchi and Principal Nicholas Jantz as well as their coaches, parents and siblings, the seniors made their future paths in college athletics official.
• Madison Buttice – SUNY Purchase, women’s lacrosse
• Richard Gennero – Molloy College,
baseball
• Alex Keener – St. Joseph’s University, men’s lacrosse
• Kevin Leon – SUNY Geneseo, men’s lacrosse
• Nicholas Leung – SUNY Old Westbury, men’s lacrosse
• Amanda O’Neill – Long Island University, women’s lacrosse
• Peter Schimmel – St. Thomas Aquinas, baseball
“We are super proud of our student-athletes as these eight seniors sign their national letter of intent to continue athletic careers in college,” said Mr. Schneider.
Eight seniors from Bethpage High School signed their national letters of intent on Dec. 11 joined by Superintendent of School David Schneider, Director of Athletics John Franchi, and Principal Nicholas Jantz.
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The First Step Act - A Holiday Story
BY BOB MORGAN, JR.
In general, recent political news may not get everyone in the holiday spirit, whether stories of a possible partial government shutdown over the border wall or of some incoming Democrats with visions, not of sugar plums, but of impeachment of President Trump.
Believe it or not, though, there is what many of us would regard as an actual good news story in Washington during this festive season – the likely passage of the bipartisan First Step Act.
In general the proposed act is aimed at shortening the sentences of federal prisoners under a number of circumstances. The legislation makes the reduction in disparities between sentences for crack and powdered cocaine retroactive, grants judges more latitude from mandatory-minimum sentences, and expands the time credits that prisoners can earn and put toward reducing their sentences or qualifying for release into transitional programs. In addition, the law reaffirms that prisoners should be housed in facilities within 500 driving miles of their families or homes and be matched with appropriate rehabilitative services, education and training. An estimated four thousand prisoners could immediately qualify for early release once the bill takes effect.
According to a story about the bill in USA Today, one of the bill’s leading sponsors, Senator Mike Lee, a conservative Republican from Utah, was a federal prosecutor in 2004, when he heard about Weldon Angelos, an aspiring rap singer. Mr. Angelos was arrested for selling $350 worth of marijuana three times while in possession of a firearm. He was sentenced to 55 years in prison. The sentencing judge wrote a strong opinion complaining about the sentence, but said that he was bound by rigid federal guidelines.
When Mr. Lee got to the Senate, he started looking for allies who might be interested in joining him on sentencing reform and he joined up six years ago with Senator Richard Durbin, a liberal Democrat from Illinois. Eventually, Mr. Lee and Mr. Durbin recruited some other key allies including Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey and Rand Paul of
Kentucky and Judiciary Committee
Chairman Senator Charles Grassley of Iowa. Nevertheless, despite support from the Obama Administration, the legislation never progressed in Congress.
The most important factor in moving the legislation, as Senator Durbin points out, was President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, coming to town. Mr. Kushner’s father spent just over a year in 2005 in federal prison on tax evasion and other charges. Mr. Kushner started to work both legislative chambers working, recruiting support in the House from Rep. Doug Collins, a Georgia conservative and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, chairman of the House Democratic caucus. Eventually, Senator Grassley, after meeting with a released prisoner and his family, decided to push his colleagues hard for a comprehensive bill.
But even with the support of Senator Grassley and other bipartisan leaders, including Vice President Mike Pence, the measure’s fate was in doubt, with significant conservative opposition and some grousing from liberals that the bill was a half measure. It was not at all clear that House Majority Leader Mitch McConnell would move the measure to the floor before the end of the current session of the Senate at the end of the year.
Finally, however, President Trump came to the rescue of the bill. After discussing the matter with Senator Grassley, Mr. Trump issued a Tweet: “Hopefully Mitch McConnell will ask for a VOTE on Criminal Justice Reform. It is extremely popular and has strong bipartisan support…Go for it Mitch!” The bill got on the Senate calendar and is likely to pass this week.
The point here isn’t that the First Step Act is perfect or that there are no competing concerns relating to crime victims’ rights. But the Act does stand as a testament that at it is least possible for people on both sides of the political divide to recognize a problem – here unreasonable sentences – and actually work to get a resolution. And for that we can be grateful this holiday season.
Local resident honored by ACLD
Representing one of the local employers honored at ACLD’s 2018 Employment Recognition Breakfast is Jay Rosenbaum (right) from Rosenbaum Design Group Architecture, who was named ACLD’s Employer of the Year. Mr. Rosenbaum is pictured with Russell Neustadt (left), a mail clerk at Rosenbaum Design Group Architecture. Mr. Neustadt received the ACLD’s PACE Award.
Adults and Children with Learning and Developmental Disabilities (ACLD) recently held its 33rd annual Employment Recognition Breakfast at The Heritage in Bethpage, where several people with disabilities, as well as employers that support their employment, were honored with different awards. Among those honored was Russell Neustadt of Plainview, a mail clerk at Rosenbaum Design Group Architecture in New Hyde Park, who was honored with the PACE Award (Partnership for Advancement and Choices in Employment).
Nearly 150 people attended the event, representing many of the more than 100 Long Island companies that partner with ACLD’s Vocational Program.
ACLD, a leading Long Island based not-for-profit agency supporting people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities, hosts its Employment Recognition Breakfast each year as part of National Disability Employment Awareness Month. The event honors employees with special needs who have made notable achievements on the job and salutes businesses that are committed to hiring people with disabilities while encouraging other businesses to hire individuals with disabilities. Jeanie Shelton-Clyne, ACLD’s assistant director of vocational services, commented during the event, “Work is not just a job for the people we support. For most, this is a dream come true.” Getting
the news shouldn’t mean breaking the bank.
NOTICE OF SALE
Supreme Court
County Of Nassau
U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST, V.
ROBERT HETNER JR. A/K/A
ROBERT L. HERNER, JR.; ET. AL.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated August 03, 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 ROBERT HETNER JR. A/K/A ROBERT L. HERNER, JR.; ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Calendar Control Part, Mineola, NY 11501, on January 8, 2019 at 11:30AM, premises known as 93 BRITTLE LN, HICKSVILLE, NY 11801: Section 0045, Block 00279-00, Lot 00015: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE 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 # 023346/2010.
ROBERT F. HARPER, Esq.Referee. RAS Boriskin, LLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. For sale information, please visit www.auction.com or call (800) 280-2832.
MIT 5750 4X 12/07,14,21,28
NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County Of Nassau
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Plaintiff AGAINST DEANNA SAMUELS, et al., Defendant(s)
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated October 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 January 08, 2019 at 11:30AM, premises known as 74 HAVEN LANE, LEVITTOWN, NY 11756. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION 51, BLOCK 166, LOT 8. Approximate amount of judgment $321,751.36 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 16-007652.
PAUL R. KING, ESQ., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC
Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 MIT 5751 4X 12/07,14,21,28
NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County Of Nassau HUDSON CITY SAVINGS BANK, Pltf. vs.
ATIQULLAH WAZIRI, FARIBA WAZIRI, Defts. Index #10267/14. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered Dec. 8, 2016, I will sell at public auction in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019 at 11:30 a.m., prem. k/a 100 Princess St., Hicksville, NY. Said Property located at a point on the northerly side of Princess Avenue distant 1118 ft. westerly when measured along the northerly side of Princess Avenue from the corner formed by the intersection of the northerly side of Princess Avenue with the new westerly side of HicksvilleJericho Road (Broadway) as now laid out and widened; being a plot 59 ft. x 100 ft. Approx. amt. of judgment is $331,773,25 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale.
JENNIFER B. ETTENGER, Referee.
COHN & ROTH, Attys. for Pltf., 100 East Old Country Road, Ste. 28, Mineola, NY. #96043 MIT 5752
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NOTICE
OF
SALE
Supreme Court County Of Nassau QUICKEN LOANS INC.,
Plaintiff AGAINST LAWRENCE COSTA, STEPHANIE COSTA, ANDREW COSTA, JARED COSTA, LOREN COSTA, BRENDA COSTA, et al
Defendant(s).
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on October 18, 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 15th day of January, 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 5 Washington Avenue, Hicksville, N.Y. 11801. (Section: 12, Block: 321, Lot: 6). Approximate amount of lien $ 348,971.62 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 004170-15.
David H. Sloan, Esq., Referee. McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC
Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 145 Huguenot Street – Suite 210 New Rochelle, New York 10801 (914) 636-8900
MIT 5753
4X 12/14,21,28,01/04
NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County Of Nassau CitiMortgage, Inc., Plaintiff AGAINST
Regina F. Perrotta a/k/a Regina F. Brandt, et al, Defendant Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated 4/27/2018 and entered on 4/30/2018, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the Courtroom of the Supreme Court Mineola, 100 Supreme Court Drive, The Calendar Control Part (CCP), Mineola, NY on January 15, 2019 at 11:30 AM premises known as 77 Prairie Lane, Levittown, NY 11756. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the County
of Nassau, State of New York, SECTION: 51., BLOCK: 154, LOT: 15. Approximate amount of judgment is $371,567.48 plus interests and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 6475/2016.
For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www. Auction.com or call (800) 2802832.
Karen C. Grant, Referee FRENKEL LAMBERT WEISS WEISMAN & GORDON LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 MIT 5754 4X 12/14,21,28,01/04
NOTICE OF SALE
Supreme Court County Of Nassau Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Plaintiff AGAINST Eunjung Kim a/k/a Eun Jung Kim, Hieoak Kim a/k/a Hie Oak Kim, et al, Defendant Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated 4/18/18 and entered on 4/19/18, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the Courtroom of the Supreme Court Mineola, 100 Supreme Court Drive, The Calendar Control Part (CCP), Mineola, NY on January 15, 2019 at 11:30 AM premises known as 28 Chestnut 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 County of Nassau, State of New York, SECTION: 12, BLOCK: 250, LOT: 39, 40, 41, 42, 43. Approximate amount of judgment is $491,703.40 plus interests and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 2055/2013.
David H. Rosen, Referee
FRENKEL LAMBERT WEISS WEISMAN & GORDON LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 MIT 5755 4X 12/14,21,28,01/04
NOTICE OF SALE
Supreme Court County Of Nassau DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2006OPT2, ASSET-BACKED
CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006OPT2, Plaintiff, Against ELISA INDIK, ET AL., Defendant(s).
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 10/18/2018, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, in the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Dr., Mineola, NY 11501, on 1/15/2019 at 11:30 am, premises known as 28 Joyce Road, Plainview, NY 11803-3912, 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 Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 0012 Block 00477-00 Lot 00002
The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $819,900.87 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 612428/2017. 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. Index No.: 612428/2017
Charles Casolaro, Esq., Referee. Leopold & Associates, PLLC, 80 Business Park Drive, Suite 110, Armonk, NY 10504 Dated: 11/14/2018 PB
MIT 5756 4X 12/14,21,28,01/04
NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County Of Nassau U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Specialty Underwriting and Residential Finance Trust Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006, Plaintiff, AGAINST
Gurinder Singh a/k/a Gurinder Kaur, Mangaljit Kaur a/k/a Mangaljit Singh, United States of America - Internal Revenue Service, Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC APO Capital One NA, Sutphin Drugs Inc.
DBA Briarwood Pharmacy, CACH LLC, General Utilities, Global Express NYCORP, Citifinancial Inc., Capital One Bank (USA), NA, Arrow Financial Services, LLC. its successors and assigns, Midland Funding LLC, Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC, Discover Bank, People of the State of New York, Defendants.
Index #: 607633/2017
Filed: 8/1/2017
SUMMONS
Plaintiff designates Nassau County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is situated.
TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S):
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your Answer or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the attorneys for the plaintiff within twenty (20) days after service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service; or within thirty (30) days after service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York; or within sixty (60) days if it is the United States of America. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
NOTICE
YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME
If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.
Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property.
Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action.
YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF
(MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT.
Dated: August 1, 2017
Bay Shore, New York BY: Todd Falasco
FRENKEL, LAMBERT, WEISS, WEISMAN & GORDON, LLP
Attorneys for Plaintiff 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, New York 11706 (631) 969-3100
Our File No.: 01-079260-F01
MIT 5757
4X 12/14,21,28,01/04
NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County Of Nassau CAPITAL ONE, NA, Plaintiff, vs.
THOMAS SABBAGH A/K/A
THOMAS J. SABBAGH, DARLENE SABBAGH A/K/A
DARLENE PORCELLI A/K/A
DARLENE M. SABBAGH A/K/A
DARLENE M. PORCELLI A/K/A
DARLENE MARIE SABBAGH, RALPH PORCELLI, Defendants.
NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE
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 April 13, 2018, I, Teresa Butler, Esq., the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on January 15, 2019 at Calendar Control Part Courtroom, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, County of Nassau, State of New York, at 11:30 A.M., the premises described as follows:
149 Haven Lane Levittown, NY 11756
SBL No.: 51.-167-35
ALL THAT TRACT OF PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 16-003156 in the amount of $149,847.10 plus interest and costs.
Tammy L. Garcia-Klipfel, Esq. Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP
Plaintiff’s Attorney 700 Crossroads Building, 2 State St. Rochester, New York 14614 Tel.: 855-227-5072
MIT 5758 4X 12/14,21,28,01/04
NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court
County Of Nassau WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE UNDER THE INDENTURE RELATING TO IMPAC CMB TRUST SERIES 2004-6, Plaintiff Against DANIELE DILEO, MARIA DILEO, et al Defendant(s).
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on May 16, 2018. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. on the 22nd day of January, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. premises described as follows: 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. Said premises known as 50 Heitz Place, Hicksville, N.Y. 11801. (Section: 0012, Block: 00234-00, Lot: 00023 & 00024). Approximate amount of lien $ 310,193.47 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 1241-16.
Lawrence M. Schaeffer, Esq., Referee. McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC
Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 145 Huguenot Street – Suite 210 New Rochelle, New York 10801 (914) 636-8900
MIT 5759
4X 12/21,28,01/04,11
NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County Of Nassau Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, d/b/a Christiana Trust, not individually but as trustee for Hilldale Trust, Plaintiff AGAINST
Martin A. Lang; Meagan A. Lang; Elaine Becker;, et al, Defendant
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated 10/25/18 and entered on 10/26/18, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the Courtroom of the Supreme Court Mineola, 100 Supreme Court Drive, The Calendar Control Part (CCP), Mineola, NY on January 22, 2019 at 11:30 AM premises known as 557 Woodbury Road, Plainview, NY 11803. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the
buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the County of Nassau, State of New York, SECTION: 0012, BLOCK: 00414-00, LOT: 00001. Approximate amount of judgment is $908,520.65 plus interests and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 21797/2008.
For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www. Auction.com or call (800) 2802832.
Judith L. Powell, Referee FRENKEL LAMBERT WEISS WEISMAN & GORDON LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706
MIT 5760
4X 12/21,28,01/04,11
NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County Of Nassau VALLEY NATIONAL BANK, Plaintiff AGAINST RONDA 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 January 22, 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 westerly from the corner formed by the intersection of the southerly side of Blue Grass Lane with the westerly side of Center Lane; being a plot 100.00 feet by 60.00 feet by 100 feet by 60 feet. (Section: 51 Block: 105 Lot: 15) Said premises known as 56 BLUEGRASS LANE, LEVITTOWN, NY. Approximate amount of lien $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 MIT 5761 4X 12/21,28,01/04,11
NOTICE OF SALE
Supreme Court County Of Nassau JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Plaintiff AGAINST
Mario Autorino; Franca Autorino; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated October 17, 2018 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Nassau County Supreme Court, Calendar Control Part (CCP) 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York, 11501 on January 22, 2019 at 11:30AM, premises known as 31 Myers Avenue, Hicksville, NY 11801. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau, State of NY, Section: 11 Block: 279 Lot: 23-24. Approximate amount of judgment $442,407.28 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 614110/2017. Carl Rosner, Esq., Referee Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792
Dated: October 25, 2018 For sale information, please visit www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832 MIT 5762 4X 12/21,28,01/04,11
NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County Of Nassau SRP 2013-4, LLC, Plaintiff, AGAINST
VASILIOS NOULAS, KELLY NOULAS, et al., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered on 11/1/2018, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, in the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Dr., Mineola, NY 11501, on 1/8/2019 at 11:30 am, premises known as 2 Corona Drive, Bethpage, NY 11714, and described as follows: ALL that certain plot, piece
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or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Bethpage, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 46, Block 461 and Lot 33.
The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $175,507.45 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 613790/2017.
Jennifer B. Ettenger, Esq., Referee.
Richland & Falkowski, PLLC, 35-37 36th Street, 2nd Floor, ASTORIA, NY 11106
Dated: 11/8/2018 PB BN 7351
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE is hereby given, pursuant to law, that a public hearing will be held by the Town Board of the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, on Tuesday, January 8, 2019, at 10:00 a.m., prevailing time, or as soon thereafter as may be practicable, in the Hearing Room, Town Hall, East Building, 54 Audrey Avenue, Oyster Bay, New York, for the purpose of considering an application from AMERCO REAL ESTATE COMPANY,
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fee owner, for Modification of an existing Special Use Permit, granted under Resolution No. 790-1984, to permit the renovation of a three story building on the premises to operate and maintain the premises for the rental of trucks, storage units, and portable pods, and the rental and sale of related items, and the open/outside storage and display of trucks, trailers, recreational vehicles and related items on the premises located at 1000 Hicksville Road, Bethpage, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau, State of New York and described as Section 46, Block 629, Lot 63, on the Land and Tax Map of Nassau County. The abovementioned application is on file and may be viewed daily (except Saturday, Sunday and Holidays) between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:45 p.m., prevailing time, at the Office of the Town Clerk at Oyster Bay and Massapequa. Any person interested in the subject matter of said hearing will be given an opportunity to be heard with reference thereto, at the time and place above designated.
TOWN BOARD OF TOWN OF OYSTER BAY.
JOSEPH S. SALADINO, Supervisor.
JAMES ALTADONNA, JR., Town Clerk.
Dated: December 11, 2018, Oyster Bay, New York. BN 7352 1X 12/21
Kicking to first place
The Bethpage High School Varsity Golden Girls and Company Kickline earned first place at the season’s first Scholastic Kickline Championship competition on Dec. 9.
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The Bethpage High School Varsity Golden Girls and Company Kickline competed at the season’s first Scholastic Kickline Championship competition on Dec. 9 and earned first place.
Kicking off the year on the right foot, the Bethpage High School Varsity Golden Girls and Company Kickline earned first place at the 2018-19 season’s first Scholastic Kickline Championship competition. The event was held on Dec. 9 at Nassau Community College. Dancing in four categories and earing placement in each, the team was first in both team
performance and pom, second in kick, and third in jazz.
The district congratulates the entire team and extends special recognition to seniors Gracie Carney, Giavanna Novelli, and Madeline Schmidt.
Photos courtesy of the Bethpage Union Free School District
Back-To-Sleep, Plagiocephaly and Cranial Helmets
Since 1992, when the American Academy of Pediatrics issued a change to infant sleeping position, the incidence of Plagiocephaly (flat head syndrome) has increased exponentially. The reason for the change in sleep position was based on research in preventing SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) related deaths. While the research showed a 40% decrease in SIDS deaths when infants were placed on their back to sleep, the incidence of Deformational Plagiocephaly (flat head syndrome) increased just as dramatically.
While cranial molding dates back as far as Hippocrates, using such materials as birch bark to bind the skull, today we utilize sophisti-
cated equipment such as 3-dimensional surface scanning devices to capture the infant skull shape, CAD-CAM (computer aided design-computer aided manufacturing) foam carvers to produce a symmetrical foam model which is used to fabricate the corrective helmet.
Plaster of Paris casting of infants is a thing of the past. The use of a 3-dimensional surface scanner allows the Orthotist to produce digital model of your baby’s head in about 3 minutes. The surface scanner basically takes pictures of the baby’s head and assembles them into a digital image which can be manipulated, modified in shape and emailed. In addition, this scanning
technology permits before and after comparisons, thus tracking your baby’s progress is fast and accurate.
Cranial molding is best initiated between the ages of 3 and 6 months. To be effective, the CRO must be used during the period of rapid brain growth, normally between birth and 8 months of age. Daily wearing time is between 22 and 23 hours, with time off for cleaning and hygiene.
The total treatment time is dependent on several factors. Starting age probably plays the greatest role due to the need for rapid brain growth. The older the child starts the longer the treatment time and the greater the chance full
correction will not be achieved. Severity of the asymmetry and compliance with wearing are other important factors when calculating treatment time length.
The best thing to do is discuss your concerns with your physician and call us for an appointment.
The NiC BAND Program provides a no fee consultation assessment. We will perform a complete evaluation of your child, calculate all the variables to determine severity and offer an estimate of treatment time. We have offices located in Mineola and Queens. Please call toll free 833-NiCBAND to schedule your consultation
Anthony J. Cappa, BS, CPO has over 25 years of experience in cranial remolding. He has worked closely with the leading neurosurgeons, craniofacial surgeons and plastic surgeons in New York City, the five boroughs, Nassau and Suffolk. He has lectured physicians, allied health professionals, case workers and insurance companies on the treatment of Plagiocephaly and post-operative craniosynostosis. Founded in 1996, the FDAapproved (Non-invasive Cranioplasty Band) N i.C. BAND™Program established 11 standards of care for the treatment of infants with cranial asymmetry. The Program utilizes the latest 3-dimensional Class 1(safe for the eyes) structured light scanner to capture the outer contour of an infant’s head. This device is portable so it may be used in hospitals for post-operative cranial care. Please call for a free brochure outlining all 11 standards and more detailed information on Plagiocephaly and cranial remolding.
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS
From your friends at Douglas Elliman to the communities we know, love, and live in, we wish you a joyous and happy holiday season. We are so grateful for the opportunity to serve you and we look forward to working with you in the upcoming year!
