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Man arrested in gas station robbery
Nassau County Police have arrested a Huntington Station man for allegedly robbing the Speedway gas station located at 60 Jericho Tpke. in Jericho.
According to detectives, Barry Costa, 63, entered the gas station, approached the teller and placed his hand in his pocket as if he had a gun.
Police say that Costa then allegedly went behind the counter and took lottery tick-
ets, cigarettes and currency from the register. The defendant then fled the scene on foot.
After an investigation, Barry Costa was placed under arrest without incident at Jericho Motel on Monday, May 11, at 1:30 p.m. Costa was charged with Robbery 3rd degree. He was arraigned on Tuesday, May 12th in Mineola.
BY GARY SIMEONE
A state report issued last week, provided a shockingly high number of nursing home residents on Long Island who have succumbed to the COVID-19 disease. The report stated that 1,050 residents have died from the disease, which was 70% more than previously reported in official state documents.
Jeremy Lieberman, a Plainview resident, said that his 97 year old grandmother, was a longtime resident at the Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Commack. She ended up passing away from the coronavirus on April 16th, weeks before her 98th birthday.
“Without any type of warning, Gurwin started accepting patients who were tested positive for the Coronavirus,” said Lieberman. “Our family didn’t receive any phone calls about the situation until we got the call that my grandmother was experiencing a high fever and respiratory issues.”
He said the facility didn’t test her for the disease and followed a standard protocol for patients who are infected with COVID-19.
“On April 12th her condition worsened and she progressed to pneumonia in both lungs. Four days later she died and the official cause was listed as COVID-19,” said Lieberman.
Over 500 nursing home residents have died from the disease in Nassau County and over 600 in Suffolk County.
“The state is blaming the nursing homes for not taking the proper measures to care for patients and the nursing homes are blaming the state for transferring people with the disease to their facilities,” said Lieberman. “It’s like setting a brush fire in the middle of a dry forest. I blame everybody for this reprehensible and negligent behavior to not look after this vulnerable population.”
As of May 10th, Gurwin had listed 34 patient deaths due to the coronavirus, according to the website, www.health.ny.gov.
This statistic is considered middle of the road compared to other nursing home facilities on Long Island which have averaged over 50 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.
“What these statistics don’t show is that these facilities are permanent homes for these people, and the only job for employees is to take care of them as best they can,” said Lieberman. “My grandmother, Faye, was a resident there for five years and for the last few months our family was banned from seeing her. She ended up dying alone, like many of the patients afflicted with this virus, and that is the saddest part.”
Division Avenue High School's building administrators and staff, central administrators and school board members participated in a parade around Levittown on May 4th to celebrate the graduating class of 2020. See page 6
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Partnership presents Zoom seminar to fight sexual abuse
Nassau County Legislator Arnold W. Drucker (D - Plainview), in partnership with the Mid Island Y JCC and The Safe Center LI, presented a special Zoom version of the “Enough Abuse: Strategies for your Family and Community to Fight Child Sexual Abuse” workshop on
Thursday, April 30.
This session was hosted in accordance with April’s designation as Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Child Abuse Prevention Month.
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The Safe Center’s “Enough Abuse” workshop series is designed to teach participants what they need to know to keep children safe from sexual abuse, including: the scope of child sex abuse in families and communities; impacts of child sexual abuse on survivors and communities; warning signs of child sexual abuse; who sexually abuses children and how to recognize their behaviors and tactics; and strategies to prevent and protect against sexual abuse.
Keith Scott, The Safe Center’s Director of Education, and Diane Harvey, Associate Director of Education, facilitated the workshop. Their presentation included a focus on the unique challenges facing social workers, Child Protective Services (CPS) workers and other mandated child abuse reporters in identifying, reporting and addressing abuse – especially during a period of time in which in-person visitations and encounters with mandated reporters have been disrupted.
“It is important that we remain vigilant about combating abuse during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our children are vulnerable without access to their peers and other trusted adults, and we must be prepared to recognize warning signs of abuse once our communities reopen,” Scott said. “We applaud Legislator Drucker’s tireless efforts in raising awareness about child sexual abuse – a silent epidemic that affects all of our communities.”
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Town opens walk-up windows for tax payment
The Town of Oyster Bay has opened outdoor walk-up windows for tax payments for those who wish to make their tax payments in-person ahead of the June 1st deadline for school property tax payments. The walk-up windows are available at Town Hall North in Oyster Bay and Town Hall South in Massapequa.
Residents can visit these sites from 10am to 2pm daily, Monday through Friday and pay their second half school taxes by check or money order. With the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic having a negative effect on residents throughout the state, most local governments have restricted or fully suspended in-person interactions at their facilities, and these new walkup windows will offer residents a safe option within which to make their payments in-person during this public health crisis.
Oyster Bay Town Receiver of Taxes Jeffrey Pravato stated, “Since this public health crisis began, I am proud that my office has steadfastly remained fully operational as we as a nation have continued to combat a pandemic the likes of which we have not seen for a century. The safety and well-being of our resi-
dents has been the Town’s top priority throughout all this, and that is why my office will be offering a safe option to make in-person tax payments with our new walk-up windows, where strict social distancing will be enforced. For those who wish to avoid making an in-person payment, I remind residents to take advantage of the ability to pay online by eCheck for a reduced fee, which my office negotiated to help mitigate in-person interaction during this pandemic.”
Residents looking to mitigate in-person interactions are encouraged to make payments online at www.oysterbaytown.com/departments/receiver-of-taxes/, where Receiver Pravato arranged for taxpayers to remit payment via eCheck at a reduced fee. The fee for eCheck is now only 75 cents, reduced from a previous high of $6. Additionally, residents can alternatively pay via credit card online, where a third-party vendor charges a much larger processing fee as authorized by New York State, or mail their payments (made payable to Jeffrey P. Pravato, Receiver of Taxes) to 74 Audrey Avenue, Oyster Bay, NY 11771. The office can be reached by phone at (516) 624-6400.
POB students fight against food insecurity from COVID-19
The Student Government at Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School (POBJFKHS) has recently partnered with Island Harvest, Long Island’s largest hunger relief organization, to help combat food insecurity within the community. As the nation’s economic challenges continue along with the ongoing medical crisis, the volunteer work undertaken by these remarkable students has never been so crucial in the fight against COVID-19.
The students created an online-fundraising campaign to support Long Island families struggling with food insecurity in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Student Government then decided to team up with the POBJFKHS National Honor Society Chapter to shed even more light on the issue of hunger. The students are currently working on putting together a virtual talent show to help continue their fundraising efforts.
As of May 11, the students have managed to raise $4,801 out of their $5,000 goal.
“This is an outstanding act of selflessness these students are making to help those in need during such a difficult time for so many” said Dr. Lorna Lewis, Superintendent of the Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District. “Our students continue to make us proud, especially during these unprecedented times. Their acts are a direct representation of our District’s core values.”
Island Harvest is a food bank for Long Island communities that heavily relies on donations and volunteers for their organization. They seek ways to provide Long Island families with healthy and nutritious meals. The POBJFKHS Student Government is kindly asking for the word to be spread about their online campaign to raise money for families struggling with food insecurity.
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Coder School pivots to online only summer camps
BY RIKKI MASSAND
The Coder School will be offering 100% online summer camps and continuous coding classes for children ages 8 through 18 this year due to the pandemic, adhering to “Safer at Home” physical distancing while social and educational dynamics will be established and integrated.
With online learning prevalent Coder School is leveraging students’ computer and web skills and talents. A potential six-month gap period in classroom instruction, perhaps longer due to COVID-19, would be mitigated with the continued learning environment this summer through a Coder School program.
In virtual programming a live Code Coach will work with each child enrolled, allowing for 1:1 instruction with questions answered ‘on the spot.’ And while having fun kids emulate a professional learning environment with new programs, game development and group dynamics. Students typically present their creations to classmates at the end of a summer camp week.
The Coder School was started in 2013 by Bay Area entrepreneurs Hansel Lynn and Wayne Teng, two graduates of Washington University in St. Louis. Several West Coast locations of Coder School piloted three weeks of online
camp programs during pandemic shutdowns there over March spring breaks.
The brand is in a unique position to pivot as the social distancing and closures are now mandated through June 7 at the earliest in downstate New York, and nationally the online summer programming remains viable and feasible for Code Coaches to instruct students remotely, as they have continued coding classes on regular afternoons, generally with a ratio of 2 students per coach.
In October 2017 downtown Syosset welcomed the brand’s first New York metro area location, with the opening of the inviting coding lounge and learning studio at 45 Ira Road next to Krafty Hands and New York Sports Club. The Coder School of Syosset is owned and operated by local momtrepreneurs and sisters-in-law Noreen Kazi (owner) and Nisha Bhalla (senior advisor); Bhalla is married to Zubair Kazi and they live in Albertson. Noreen Kazi is a member and volunteer in both the Syosset Woodbury Chamber of Commerce and the Plainview-Old Bethpage Chamber and in 2018 she was co-chair for the Syosset Street Fair organizing committee.
Camp days this summer will run Monday through Friday, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with a 1-hour lunch break at home from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. And for a limited time Coder School is offer-
ing a $50 discount to families that enroll.
“Code coaches walk kids through fundamentals as they model and build a project. Online camp is very similar to what campers do in person -- they’d spend the morning time getting to understand new concepts, then applying them in the afternoon. Camps are social; kids make friends and enjoy games, scavenger hunts and sharing ideas with other kids. Our afternoon/evening classes, structured with 1:1 instruction, are also provided year-long,” Noreen explained.
For children who have reached intermediate coding experience, the Coder School offers HTML5 3D Game Engine Code Camp; an advanced Python startup camp; “Mobile Madness” for mobile app development as well as an advanced camp to design and develop games in Unity.
“This year we actually expanded the ages of which campers are able to participate, to focus on different areas of coding. For tween to teen age groups (middle schoolers to high school) we have more technically-driven, hands-on camp for them offering a bridge into true coding -- Roblox and Minecraft Code World camps, a great springboard into traditional coding,” Zubair explained.
He explains many applications on smartphones that have games on them are built on Unity. “It’s an open source gaming engine that allows you to put physics onto objects. If an object is thrown into the air you can tell what planet that is on and it will create the gravitational force for that -- Unity is a great tool for games that require gravity and physics,” he said.
Coder School offers a new camp that directly prepares high school students for an AP Computer Science “A” curriculum, through its Java Workshop summer session. “Java will help prepare students for college-level CompSci with concepts covered in high schools’ AP CompSci -- this is a great workshop for them,” Zubair noted.
An Artificial Intelligence camp has
also been added to the mix, intended for ages over 12. The varied interests of students in upper grades, particularly those in school-based technology and Robotics clubs, helps shape central themes for the creative outlet of coding. Kazi explains the popular Fortnite was built in a way for users to collaborate with other folks. “Unity and other programs are what helps drive that innovation,” he said.
Gearing several sessions towards younger kids, a camp for ages 8 through 11 “Makey Makey Electrical Engineering Code Camp” introduces electrical concepts through Makey Makey kits, as children will design their own simple electrical circuit and Code Coaches will teach them to control them using Scratch.
There’s also a focus on 3-D printing and exploring how face shields, masks and other equipment have been produced by 3-D printing during the COVID-19 pandemic. 3-D printing design can help younger learners think in a more visual way.
“Overall there’s a great opportunity for our students to learn how to develop 3-D printed material. There are lots of resources we can teach them about the right ways to model 3-D components, and kids can use their creativity to build something unique and their own,” Zubair said.
Some Coder School campers will be focusing on scout group work through the program, “Calling all Scouts - Get your CS Badges” for Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts.
In the two and a half years since opening in Syosset, the Coder School took off in popularity among area families. It now has locations from Bell Boulevard in Bayside, Queens to 17 Lumber Road in Roslyn; a Millburn/ Short Hills New Jersey location opened last fall. In mid-March a grand opening for the Commack Coder School was planned, but it had to be postponed indefinitely due to Coronavirus.
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A motorcade of love for Division Avenue's Class of 2020
Division Avenue High School staff members participated in a parade around Levittown to celebrate the graduating class on May 4.
Division Avenue High School’s building administrators and staff, along with central administrators and board members, filled the streets of Levittown with Blue Dragon pride to honor Division Avenue High School’s Class of 2020 on May 4. The staff organized a senior celebration parade, making it their mission to drive by each soon-to-be graduate’s house to cheer them on. Staff members decorated their vehicles with uplifting signs, balloons and more to show how much they care about the graduating class.
Seniors and their families were encouraged to stand outside their houses as the cars passed. Some members
of the Class of 2020 decorated the outside of their houses with graduation signs and wore attire representing their post-graduation plans, whether it be college, joining the military or pursuing a specific career.
“The senior celebration parade was a spectacular display of the strength of our community,” said Principal John Coscia. “It was an uplifting and unifying experience that boosted the spirits of our seniors and our entire Division Family. We know that the end of their senior year isn’t typical, but it doesn't mean that we can’t show our love for them. We will do whatever it takes for them.”
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top awards in writing contest
Eight General Douglas MacArthur High School students from Michael O’Shea’s English classes were recently recognized by the Irish Cultural Society of the Garden City Area as first and second place winners in the 2020 Martin J. Kelly Writing Contest. The contest was sponsored by the H.W. Wilson Foundation.
Senior Anna Conway and freshman Kaylee Mann were among ten first place winners who received a prize of $100 for their excellent writing submissions.
Freshmen Bramm Cassidy Chio, Ana Compton, Gabriel Genna and Justin Williams, sophomore Ariana Zanelli
and senior Breanna Occhiogrosso were recognized as six out of 25 second place winners. They each received a prize of $25.
Open to all Nassau County students in grades 9-12, the writing contest challenged high schoolers to rewrite three contemporary rules or regulations in the language style of the Statutes of Kilkenny, laws made by the English in 1367. Participants were provided with the Statutes of Kilkenny found on the Irish Cultural Society’s website. Students were judged for their great or most clever use of the language.
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Chamber plans promotion blitz, virtual networking
BY RIKKI MASSAND
While the start of the baseball season is being discussed by MLB, across Long Island the Syosset Woodbury Chamber of Commerce continues ‘going to bat’ and stepping up for its membership with a new social media and print media marketing “campaign blitz.”
The Chamber plans offer sponsorships and put participating businesses front and center through platforms on Zoom, Facebook, Instagram, other social media and in the pages of Litmor Publishing Co. newspapers.
Chamber Membership Chairman and Networking Committee Co-Chair Alan I. Goldberg, president of Water Solutions of Long Island and director of Business Development for Syossetbased Cardworks Merchant Services, explains that a new initiative compensates for the lost opportunities to hold meetings and networking nights at Chamber member business locations because of pandemic shutdowns. In April networking meetings via Zoom were held April 16 and 29. Each week, an advertising sheet with information on special offers, promotions, and makeshift operations of over 40 Chamber member businesses is sent to the listserv including community groups.
Goldberg notes that Chamber business have generously donated their time, efforts and resources to supporting the initiatives of Syosset’s native son, SHS Class of 2012 grad, former school board trustee and current Nassau County Legislator Joshua Lafazan, starting with a PPE drive held Saturday, March 28. Lafazan continued his efforts by partnering with Town of Oyster Bay Councilwoman Vicki Walsh, the Woodbury Jewish Center, the Interfaith
Clergy Council of Syosset/Woodbury and Island Harvest for a COVID-19 Food Drive held Friday May 1. The Chamber of Commerce has also participated in County Legislator Arnold Drucker’s recent community events.
In the last several months the Chamber had seen record numbers at its gatherings at Excel at Woodbury, BNB Bank (former Bridgehampton National Bank) and Hurricane Grill & Wings all on Jericho Turnpike plus Syosset Public Library and Faith Lutheran Church on Jackson Avenue, the latter two being the host venues for January and February Chamber general meetings -- always held the third Thursday of the month at 5:30 p.m. For March the Chamber general meeting was going to be at OneRiver School of Art + Design at 150 Woodbury Road and hosted by its director, Cassandra Basile. That event, scheduled for March 19, and all other gatherings since then have been canceled and a new Zoom meeting schedule for Chamber meetings and information sessions was created.
For May the Chamber of Commerce planned its first two Zoom meetings on Tuesday, May 12 and Thursday, May 21, both beginning at 5:30 p.m. Details on how to participate are available on the Chamber’s website, SyossetChamber. com.
Through social media in particular with a wide range of users ‘plugged in’ in the community, Goldberg envisions sharing messaging and promotions with such groups ast Syosset Moms and Dads, and Syosset Central School District affiliated pages including the PTA.
“We want to present connections and outlets for our member businesses and local organizations through social
core group. We put this out to 130 people so far with great feedback that women want to do this, and we’re hopeful for a positive, strong launch,” she said,
Chamber member Laura Venogopalan of Careful Books, LLC bookkeeping and financial management said she would consider the Women in Business group viable if a virtual start for meetings did happen in 2020. “I find the virtual meetings very useful and helpful if we’re really stuck in the pandemic shutdowns longer than we would hope,” she said.
Goldberg is enthused by this branch of the Chamber’s connectivity, and he says Palladino has “been huge” in her role co-chairing the Membership Committee and reaching out and welcoming new Chamber members over the last three years. He sees this as an excellent subset for women entrepreneurs and professionals and a new way of supporting people in local business and to target some programming the Chamber provides.
media. Instead of one monthly networking night we have a Zoom networking meeting once every two weeks plus the virtual regular Chamber meeting. We are finding Instagram ads that our members are pushing out there and we flip them to promote on Facebook, and vice versa. The Chamber will do as much as we can to put our member businesses in front of the public and we are including new ways of participating with local businesses. I have made an effort to just keep reaching out and touching base with our members. In each Zoom meeting we have had about 20 members commenting and speaking on their challenges and any tips that they can share to overcome what they face on a daily basis,” he said.
New Women in Business Committee Goldberg’s co-chair on the Chamber Membership Committee is Carolyn Palladino, community liaison for Excel at Woodbury. During the April 15 Chamber networking session on Zoom, Palladino announced that she and Chamber volunteer Tricia Shannon of Douglas Elliman Real Estate Syosset will be chairpersons of the new Syosset Woodbury Women In Business Committee. The W.I.B. Committee is slated to begin in-person networking meetings this fall, if and when social distancing and group gathering guidelines are eased. The Committee is starting small within the chamber and a virtual start is not expected this summer.
“We are going to do some training sessions, fun activities, dining events. We are going to collaborate and we’re building up to a buzz this fall. The Chamber will send out emails and notifications of the Women In Business group and we want to meet our amazing local professionals first to get a good
The Chamber of Commerce’s 2020 Syosset Street Fair was originally scheduled for Sunday, October 4, but the marquee event which attracted dozens of vendors and over 8,000 attendees for its September 15, 2019 date will probably not take place this year. In the first week of May the Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors made this difficult decision not to move forward with the extensive planning and coordination the event requires.
A message on the right time for taking care of your health, “first and foremost” was shared by G2 Training co-owners Gregoria Myer and George Mifsud, whose workout and fitness studios are located in the heart of downtown Syosset just south of the LIRR station at 95 Jackson Avenue. Since midMarch virtual training from G2 instructors has remained in demand, and Zoom of FaceTime sessions for 1-on-1 training are available. In addition G2 offers live online (remote) fitness classes, and the Chamber’s e-blasts are actively promoting such offers to its listserv.
“The more that a lot of our clients realized they will be staying at home longer and longer, the more they started to pick up with training. People are participating in lots of sessions and now is the most important time ever to be taking care of our health, to get stronger, to build our immune system and think more about what we are eating. I think clients and everyone are realizing this now and we’re helping people jump on board with classes. At the same time we’re missing having the in-person interactions and seeing our clients at the studio but the remote classes are what we need to do right now to keep our business running,” Myer said.
The Chamber of Commerce has been utilizing video services for meetings and social gatherings.
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Top of their classes at Levittown's high schools
Seniors Emily Fuchs and Jackie Testamark from Division Avenue High School and Evan Peters and Jason Maynard from General Douglas MacArthur High School have been selected as valedictorians and salutatorians, respectively, for the Class of 2020. All four seniors from the Levittown Public Schools have achieved high academic achievements during their high school careers and have been positive members of their school communities.
Emily Fuchs
EmilyFuchs, Division Avenue High School’s valedictorian, was recognized as a Commended Student in the National Merit Scholarship Program, is an Advanced Placement Scholar with Distinction and will be graduating with the AP Capstone Diploma. She has also served as a student liaison for the past two years, representing Division Avenue High School at the district’s board of education meetings and has been involved in various organizations. These include being the presi-
dent of the Math Honor Society, Student Council and Science Olympiad team. She is also a member of the Art Honor Society, National Honor Society, World Language Honor Society, Social Studies Honor Society, and mathletes team, and is a peer leader and a student-athlete on Division Avenue’s soccer and track teams. After graduation, Fuchs will attend the University of Notre Dame where she plans on studying architecture.
Jackie Testamark
Jackie Testamark, Division Avenue High School’s salutatorian, is an AP Scholar with Distinction who is not only academically gifted but is also musically talented. She received the lead role in Division Avenue’s musical production of Mamma Mia, is part of the school choir and brought her singing talents to the All-State Music Festival in 2018. Testamark is also a member of the Tri-M Music Honor Society and is the vice-president of the Thespian Honor Society. She is a varsity soccer player
and is a student council representative. Testamark will attend Yale University where she will double major in political science and history.
Evan Peters
Evan Peters, MacArthur High School’s valedictorian, is a National AP Scholar who is extremely active in his school community. Among his many extracurriculars, Peters is a member of the school’s mathletes team, the school development committee, Science Olympiad and the World Language Honor Society. He served as a member of the homecoming court, was the student government class president, co-captain of the quiz bowl team, president of the Math Honor Society and vice-president of the National Honor Society. He was also a valued member of the school’s track team and enjoys giving back to the Levittown community. Peters is an Eagle Scout, the highest honor you can receive in the Boy Scouts of America and has been a camp counselor in the district’s Camp
Invention program since its inception. After graduation, he plans on attending Georgetown University McDonough School of Business to study operations and information management.
Jason Maynard
Jason Maynard, MacArthur High School’s salutatorian, is an AP Scholar with Distinction and an exceptional student-athlete on the school’s cross country track team where he served as captain for three years. Among his many athletic accolades, he has earned AllCounty recognition for cross country and track and qualified for the New York State championships. Maynard is also a member of the school’s National Honor Society, Tri-M Music Honor Society, Math Honor Society, World Language Honor Society, key club, environmental club and was the student government’s corresponding secretary. Maynard will attend Stoney Brook University where he plans on studying biochemistry.
Senior Jackie Testamark was selected as Division Avenue High School’s 2020 salutatorian.
Senior Emily Fuchs was selected as Division Avenue High School’s 2020 valedictorian.
Senior Jason Maynard was selected as MacArthur High School’s 2020 salutatorian. Photos courtesy of the Levittown Public Schools
Senior Evan Peters was selected as MacArthur High School’s 2020 valedictorian.
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Bethpage Regal Eagles win prestigious robotics award
Bethpage High School’s Robotics Team the Regal Eagles received the FIRST Robotics Competition Regional Chairman’s Award. They are pictured receiving a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition on behalf of Congressman Tom Suozzi.
Bethpage High School’s Robotics Team, the Regal Eagles, received the FIRST Robotics Competition Regional Chairman's Award. The Chairman’s Award is presented to the team that best represents a model for other teams and best embodies the cornerstones of FIRST.
This is the second time that the Regal Eagles have earned the Chairman's Award, the first being in 2017. Under normal circumstances, the recipient of the Regional Chairman's Award would have had the opportunity to participate at FIRST Robotics Competition World Championships.
While the season was cut short due to the coronavirus outbreak, the Regal Eagles had a memorable season. They participated in the Half Hollows Hills Offseason Competition, Bethpage High School's Safe Halloween and hosted the third annual Regal Eagle Rampage: Week 0 Event.
The team also prototyped and built a robot to meet the challenges of FIRST Robotics Infinite Recharge.
Congratulations to the Regal Eagles as well as to their mentors, Mr. Daniel Zabell and Mr. Leon LaSpina.
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REVISED NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION OF THE HICKSVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, HAMLET OF HICKSVILLE, COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK, AND THE HICKSVILLE PUBLIC LIBARY
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to the Governor of the State of New York’s Executive Order 202.26 (hereinafter, “Executive Order”), a Public Hearing of the qualified voters of the Hicksville Union Free School District, Nassau County, New York, will be held remotely on May 26, 2020 at 7:00 PM prevailing time, for the transaction of business as authorized by the Education Law, including the following items:
1. To present to the voters a detailed statement (proposed budget) of the amount of money which will be required for the 2020-2021 fiscal year.
2. To discuss all the items hereinafter set forth to be voted upon by absentee ballot pursuant to Executive Order 202.26 for the Budget Vote and Election to be held on Tuesday, June 9, 2020.
3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting pursuant to Education Law of the State of New York and acts amendatory thereto.
Information regarding participation in the public hearing of the School District Budget will be available on the School District’s website at www. hicksvillepublicschools.org.
A copy of the proposed budget for the School District shall be made available to residents of the School District beginning on May 19, 2020 on the School District’s website at www.hicksvillepublicschools. org. While Education Law §1716(2) requires the budget also be made available at School District offices, any public library/free association library within the District, and the polling place, this year that will not be possible due to Executive Order 202.26 and the prevalence of the COVID-19 virus and potential for spread through our personal interaction.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Executive Order 202.26, the Budget Vote and Election of Board of Education mem-
bers, and the election of one (1) Trustee to the Library Board of Trustees, will be held on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. The Executive Order directs that the budget vote and election be conducted by an absentee ballot process in lieu of in-person voting, and permits the Library Election to be conducted in conjunction with the School Budget Vote and Election. Therefore, there will be no voting at the polls for this year’s annual School Budget Vote and Election or Library Election. The District will mail absentee ballots with a postage paid return envelope to qualified voters. In order to be counted, absentee ballots must be received in the office of the District Clerk by 5:00 p.m. on June 9, 2020. Thus, every qualified voter shall vote by absentee ballot on the following items:
1. To adopt the annual budget of the school district for the fiscal year 2020-2021 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District.
2. To consider the following proposition: “In the event the voters approve the District Budget contained at PROPOSITION NO. 1 above, shall the sum of $60,000 be appropriated to the Hicksville Gregory Museum for educational services associated with its programs and a tax be levied on the taxable property of the District in that amount?
PROPOSITION NO. 2 is contingent upon approval of the voters of PROPOSITION NO. 1.”
3. a. To elect one (1) member of the Board of Education for a three (3) year term commencing July 1, 2020, and expiring on June 30, 2023, to succeed incumbent Kevin Carroll whose term expires on June 30, 2020.
b. To elect one (1) member of the Board of Education for a three (3) year term commencing July 1, 2020, and expiring on June 30, 2023, to succeed incumbent Sunita Manjrekar whose term expires on June 30, 2020.
c. To elect one (1) member of the Board of Education for a three (3) year term commencing July 1, 2020, and expiring on June 30, 2023, to succeed incumbent Christopher Amato whose term expires on June 30, 2020.
4. To elect one (1) trustee of
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the Library Board of Trustees for a five (5) year term commencing on July 1, 2020, and expiring on June 30, 2025, to succeed incumbent Mary D’Antonio.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to Section 2014 of the New York State Education Law or pursuant to Article 5 of the New York State Election Law. If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to Section 2014 of the New York State Education Law and has voted at any annual or special district meeting within the past four (4) calendar years, such voter is eligible to vote at this election; if a voter is registered and eligible to vote pursuant to Article 5 of the New York State Election Law, such voter is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register online no later than May 26, 2020. There is no provision for in-person registration for this election. Those wishing to register to vote should visit https://www.dmv.ny.gov/ more-info/electronic-voter-registration-application in order to do so online.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to Chapter 258 of the Laws of Section 2008, Section 495 was added to the Real Property Tax Law and requires the School District to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how much the total assessed value on the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted, identify by statutory authority, and show: (a) the cumulative impact of each type of exemption expressed either as a dollar amount of assessed value or as a percentage of the total assessed value on the roll; (b) the cumulative amount expected to be received from recipients of each type of exemption as payments in lieu of taxes or other payments for municipal services; and (c) the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. The exemption report shall be posted on any bulletin board maintained by the District for public notices and on any website maintained by the District.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursu-
ant to Executive Order 202.26, petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education and member of the Library Board of Trustees shall be filed with and received by the District Clerk at Hicksville Union Free School District, Administration Building, 200 Division Avenue, Hicksville, New York 11801, not later than Monday, May 11, 2020 at 5:00 p.m., prevailing time. The petition may be filed by mailing the petition to the District Clerk at his office at Hicksville Public Schools, Administrative Building, 200 Division Avenue, Hicksville, NY 11801, and/or scanning the petition and emailing it to the District Clerk at jobrien@ hicksvillepublicschools.org, and/or delivering the petition and placing it in a secure lock box that will be available at the office of the District Clerk at the Administrative Building’s front door at 200 Division Avenue, Hicksville, NY 11801 between the hours of 9 AM to 4 PM on weekdays. The petition must be received by the District Clerk no later than Monday, May 11, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. Each petition shall be directed to the Clerk of the School District and shall state the name and residence of the candidate, and shall describe the specific vacancy for which the candidate is nominated. As per Executive Order 202.26, there is no minimum number of signatures required on the petition for the June 9, 2020 Budget Vote and Election. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are qualified voters of the Hicksville Union Free School District may request an application for a military ballot from the District Clerk by mail to the Office of the District Clerk, Hicksville Public Schools, Administration Building, 200 Division Avenue, Hicksville, New York 11801, or by email to the District Clerk at jobrien@hicksvillepublicschools.org, or fax sent to 516733-6584. In such request, the military voter may indicate their preference for receiving the application by mail, fax or email. A military voter must return the original military ballot application by mail to the Office of the District Clerk at Hicksville Public Schools, Administration Building, 200 Division Avenue, Hicksville, New York 11801. In order for a military voter to be issued
a military ballot, a valid military ballot application must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 14, 2020. Military ballot applications received in accordance with the foregoing will be processed in the same manner as a non-military ballot application under §2018-a of the Education Law. The application for military ballots may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the military ballot by mail, fax or email.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, a military voter’s original military ballot must be returned by mail to the office of the District Clerk at Administration Building, 200 Division Avenue, Hicksville, New York 11801. Military ballots shall be canvassed if they are received by the District Clerk before 5:00 p.m. on June 9, 2020 showing a cancellation mark of the United States Postal Service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States Government; or received not later than 5:00 p.m. on June 9, 2020 and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is ascertained to be not later than the day before the election.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with §2035 of the Education Law, any referenda or propositions to change the number of Board of Education members, or a bond issue for capital improvements, or any other petition required by law to be stated in the Notice of Annual Meeting and Election must be filed with the District Clerk at Hicksville Public Schools, Administration Building, 200 Division Avenue, Hicksville, New York 11801, not later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on Friday, April 10, 2020. Any other petition, except those petitions required by law to be stated in the Notice of Annual Meeting and Election, must be filed with the District Clerk at the at Hicksville Public Schools, Administration Building, 200 Division Avenue, Hicksville, New York 11801, no later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time on Monday, May 11, 2020. All such petitions must be
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Syosset Schools to livestream board, budget meetings
Budget Information Meeting and Monthly Board of Education Meeting
May 19 at 7:45 p.m.
Annual Budget Hearing
May 27 at 8:00 p.m.
The Budget Information Meeting and Monthly Board of Education Meeting scheduled for May 11th are postponed to May 19th at 7:45 p.m. The meeting will take place by videoconference on the district website, www.syossetschools.org
The Board may immediately entertain a motion to convene an Executive Session for the purpose of discussing matters regarding collective bargaining negotiations, school security, the medical, financial, credit or employment history of a particular person and to obtain legal advice regarding proposed, pending or current litigation.
If that occurs, following the Executive Session, the Board of Education will reconvene by videoconference for the Budget Information Session at 7:45 p.m. immediately followed by the Monthly Meeting of the Board of Education.
The Board of Education recognizes the value of community participation. As such, the public may offer comment or ques-
tions by emailing the Board of Education at districtclerk@ syossetschools.org by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, May 15. Comments and questions may be addressed by the Board of Education and/ or Administration at the May 19, 2020 Board of Education Meeting.
The Annual Budget Hearing is scheduled for May 27 at 8:00 p.m.
Please note: Pursuant to an Executive Order, the Open Meetings Law requirements for school board meetings have been temporarily modified, as such: “Article 7 of the Public Officers Law, to the extent necessary to permit any public body to meet and take such actions authorized by the law without permitting in public in-person access to meetings and authorizing such meetings to be held remotely by conference call or similar service, provided that the public has the ability to view or listen to such proceeding and that such meetings are recorded and later transcribed.” Accordingly, the Syosset Board of Education and Administration welcome you to join the meeting via livestream broadcast only on the District website.
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typed or printed in the English language; must be directed to the Clerk of the School District; must be signed by at least 61 qualified voters of the District (representing the greater of 25 or 5% of the number of voters who voted in the previous annual election); and must legibly state the name of each signer. However, the School Board will not entertain any petition to place before the voters any proposition the purpose of which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, which is unlawful or any proposition which fails to include a specific appropriation where the expenditure of monies is required by the proposition, or where other valid reason exists for excluding the proposition from the ballot.
Jericho teen writes book to address children's fears
BY GARY SIMEONE
John O’Brien, District Clerk May 6, 2020
Hicksville Union Free School District
Town of Hicksville, County of Nassau, New York
MIT 5896 2 X 5/15, 29
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Notice of formation of Tranquility Base Therapeutics Massage Therapy PLLC. Articles of Organization filed with NY Secretary of State (NYSS) on 3/24/2020. Office location: Nassau County. NYSS is designated agent for service of process. NYSS shall mail copy of process served to Jaclyn Johnn, 28 Brooks Street, Hicksville, NY 11801. Purpose is any lawful purpose.
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When Jericho High School junior, Brandon Cohen, was a little kid, his father used to tell him bedtime stories to help put him to sleep at night. The stories were always a positive spin on how scary things in the dark weren’t really that scary after all.
“I had a tough time falling asleep when I was a kid and my dad told me these stories that helped me relax and fall asleep,” said Cohen. “I was always thinking about monsters under my bed or in my closet and he helped make them less threatening and actually good things.”
Fast forward a few years to his sophomore year in high school and Brandon spent a lot of his time doodling characters on the sides of his class notes and papers.
“I liked to draw on my papers and tests in class and it used to drive my teachers crazy,” said Cohen. “I remember one time in geometry class I was drawing on the side of a test and this character just appeared to me.”
The character was a throw-
back and remembrance to the stories his father used to tell him as a kid.
“Looking at the character I created this idea of writing a book about bad dreams that kids have and things they are afraid of. I wanted to turn it around so that kids can see these monsters differently. Instead of being afraid of the monster under the bed or in the closet, these imaginary creatures were actually there to help kids.”
With the help of a small financial budget from his parents, Brandon used the self-publishing platform, KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) on Amazon to help publish his book.
“It was actually a hard process writing the book and learning to navigate the whole self-publishing process,” said Cohen. “From writing the first draft to seeing how the book actually turned out in the end was such a long and educational journey.”
The title of the book is The Dream Teams, and it revolves around two teams of monsters who capture bad dreams and
turn them into good ones.
“There are two teams of monsters who work together to capture sad dreams and scary ones and turn them into good and exciting dreams,” said Cohen. “One team consists of the monster under the bed and in the closet, and the other team is the monster in the attic and the thing that goes bump in the night.”
He said the book is meant for the 5 to 10 year old age group. There are a little over twenty pages and the book is filled with a lot of big and colorful pictures.
“I have reached out to the elementary school’s in Jericho, to see if teachers might want to read this virtually to their classes. I am also working on putting together a YouTube read along for kids so parents can get a timeout for themselves.”
Cohen said that he plans to donate a portion of the proceeds from book sales to the Pet Peeves charity foundation. The organization raises funds and awareness for Long Island’s struggling pet shelters and animal groups.
Cover of “The Dream Teams” by Brandon Cohen
