Jericho-Syosset News Journal (7/1/22)

Town announces winners of bike safety poster contest

Allison Lee of Syosset (front row, center right), Elisa Tan of Locust Valley (front row, center left) and Veer Jaggi of Hicksville (front row, second from right) were honored by the Town of Oyster Bay.

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and his colleagues on the Town Board recently honored the three winners of the 2022 Bike Safety Poster Contest. The competition was open to 5th grade students in the Town of Oyster Bay and held during the month of May in recognition of

Bike Safety Awareness Month.

Honored was Allison Lee of Syosset (front row, center right), Elisa Tan of Locust Valley (front row, center left) and Veer Jaggi of Hicksville (front row, second from right).

“Congratulations to these three bright and talented students. Your artwork is sure to help raise awareness of the safe biking practices in our community, and inspire your classmates to make safe choices while enjoying a bike ride,” said Supervisor Saladino. “Wherever the road of life leads, may you be successful in all your future endeavors!”

Fireworks

The Town of Oyster Bay will be hosting a “Salute to America,” the Town’s upcoming free Grucci Fireworks Show and Concert scheduled for Tuesday, July 12, at the special start time of 7:30 p.m. at TOBAY Beach.

“Salute to America” will feature a performance by Alex Shillo’s Tribute to Bruce Springsteen and will conclude with a spectacular firework show by Grucci. This event honors veterans and members of the United States Armed Forces. Concertgoers are urged to bring folding chairs and pack a cooler, as no formal seating exists. Reserved parking and easily accessible restrooms will be

available for disabled residents. If inclement weather arises, the rain date for the firework show will be July 13th.

Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Saladino stated, “Salute to America is a great opportunity for families and seniors to enjoy a free evening of music and entertainment while celebrating our freedoms in America and the veterans and active duty military who secured our freedoms. Please bring your family, and friends, along with some lawn chairs and coolers to TOBAY Beach for a wonderful night.”

If doubtful weather conditions arise, please call (516) 797-7925.

Police officers injured during arrest

Two Nassau County Police were injured during an altercation as they were arresting a suspect on June 21st.

According to police, Nassau County Police were summoned to the Kohl's department store at 1:26 p.m. when store employees said that a male subject currently in the store, was responsible for an incident that occurred on Monday, May 16, 2022. Police say that when they attempted to conduct an investigation, the man attempted to flee the store. According to police, when

they stopped the man a struggle ensued. They say he refused to comply with officers’ commands and continued to resist arrest. Additional officers responded and the subject was subdued. Julius White, 35, of, Roosevelt was arrested.

Police say one officer suffered injuries to his neck, left knee and right middle finger. A second officer suffered injuries to his knees and was spit on.

Both officers were transported to an area hospital for treatment and evaluation.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Successful year, despite some...

To the Editor:

We are writing this letter in response to Mr. Perlman’s letter in the June 23, 2022 paper regarding the Jericho School District. While we would not normally write a letter like this, we do not want the many inaccuracies that his letter contained to circulate throughout the community.

For decades, the Jericho School District has been highly regarded and ranked and has been a place where students develop and thrive in an environment of support and love. This was attained through a collaborative effort between the Board, administration, staff, parents, students, and community, all of whom worked together for the betterment of our students. This is not something that was created over the last year. Unfortunately, quite to the contrary - the tone of the board meetings this school year is creating districtwide angst among the community, including students and staff.

The district has completed tens of millions of dollars of capital projects districtwide, prior to the turf field, and they were completed on time and on budget.

As we know, the district has become more diverse in the last decade.  The Board of Education, on a split vote, supported by only the three of us, adopted the first reading of the district’s first Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policy. This policy reinforces the district’s long standing tradition of upholding the philosophy that all are welcome and

supported in the Jericho school community. This policy was revised based on feedback from community members and we are very proud of it.

Being a successful board is not measured by intensity, in the length of meetings, or by micromanaging. It is measured by civilized debate, collaboration, and coming to consensus on important issues affecting the Jericho community. Further, while using buzz words like “transparency” sparks people’s attention, the Board and administration are transparent and work hard to provide the community with information that is accurate and timely. We are not any more transparent or informative this year than we have been in the past.

We are all in favor of healthy, civilized debate. However, this year, a board trustee created an environment that is disrespectful and antagonistic, making us and others in the community feel bullied. Clearly, this does not convey a healthy, productive environment and is detrimental to our district and our community. Furthermore, we teach our students about anti-bullying and respect and the Board of Education should set the right tone and be an example for the students.

It is disheartening to know that one, loud, and disrespectful voice can do so much harm in dividing this community.  All of the things listed in his letter didn’t happen because of this board trustee, they happened despite this board trustee.

Divya Balachandar, Jill Citron, and Pam Wasserman-Heath

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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How to measure success

To the Editor:

It was with bewilderment that I read Jericho School Board Trustee, Sam Pearlman’s recent letter to the editor, titled “A Successful Year.” Most readers will wisely dismiss Mr. Pearlman’s letter as a form of mistaken self-affirmation,  however I believe his issues are far more deep rooted.

As a member of the Board of Education for 12 years, I sat on the Board with many different colleagues, from many different backgrounds and with many different perspectives. The one constant year after year, despite our sometimes considerable disagreement, was the way we treated each other, the staff and the administration. Respect was always imperative and never wavering when dealing with one another. To the contrary, I have witnessed via Zoom meeting, Mr. Pearlman, berate and ridicule fellow trustees, ignore or disallow Board President, Jill Citron to maintain decorum at a public meeting, bark at the administration, particularly the Superintendent and question legal counsel, in a condescending fashion. I have sat as Board President while Mr. Pearlman was in the audience and quite frankly he was much more effective asking questions from the public gallery than he has trying to shape Board meetings in to the image he desires. The new “tone” as he references is not fostering healthy debate but rather creating public discord within the district. He is correct that the meetings this year were more interesting than the “monotonous” Boards that preceded school year 2021-2022, but in my humble opinion, far less productive and  lacking in the class and respect Jericho strives to maintain in all we do.

The accomplishments he speaks of are in fact what a school board has and does on an annual basis. Kudos to the accomplishments of a Board which was so clearly divided. However, the accomplishments and accolades are probably better saved for the Administration, who despite the turmoil witnessed monthly by all, never wavered in their commitment to deliver the Gold Star standards Jericho has been known for. As Mr. Pearlman fails to mention, the turf field was planned, designed, presented publicly, voted on and approved prior to his being elected to the Board. That being said,  I would be remiss to not mention

his point both in his letter and publicly that it was delivered on time and on budget. This administration, under the leadership of Superintendent Grishman, together with Assistant Superintendent for Business, Victor Manuel, Director of Buildings and Grounds, Michael Hahn, our engineers and architects and the Board of Education, have been delivering capital projects on time and many times below budget year after year.

Finally, at the June Board of Education meeting, we shockingly witnessed another first year Board of Education trustee, Jennifer Vartanov, publicly question an extra credit assignment given by an esteemed member of our faculty. The attempt at censorship of a teacher for a lesson that was totally consistent with the guidelines and curriculum approved by the New York State Board of Regents was and is a black eye on the district and community. Our teachers and the education they deliver year after year, is the cornerstone of what makes Jericho great. The strong working relationship between the Board of Education and the Jericho Teachers Association, while sometimes necessarily adversarial has always been one that we are all proud of. I fear that relationship has been broken as teachers will no longer be confident that the Board of Education is fully supportive of their efforts. This attempt at censorship and the outcry resulting from it was what caused the meeting to end at midnight not because the meeting was productive. If the June meeting and its obvious dysfunctionality, including the late hour discussion on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, in which Mr. Pearlman did raise reasonable points about drafting the best and most unique policy possible, is indeed a true indicator of how this Board functioned throughout the year, I for one have no interest in “seeing how the sausage gets made.”. Despite Mr. Pearlman’s attempts at bestowing credit upon himself through his letter to the editor, the public meeting and the resultant damage it caused will be the legacy of the Board of Education for the 2021-2022 school year.

It is my fervent wish that the Board of Education can move forward in the coming year and work together in the best interest of our children and community.

William V. Ferro

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Officials distribute lifejackets for children

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino, Councilwoman Laura Maier, Receiver of Taxes Jeff Pravato and Nassau County Legislator Steven Rhoads joined with the NYS Police Chiefs Association to distribute more than 200 free lifejackets to children so they may enjoy the water safely this summer.

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino, Councilwoman Laura Maier, and Receiver of Taxes Jeff Pravato joined with Nassau County Legislator Steven Rhoads and the NYS Police Chiefs Association to distribute over 200 free lifejackets to children aged infant through 12 as summer kicks off and families spend more time on the water.

“In addition to being the law of the land for all children under 12 years of age in New York State, the decision to wear a lifejacket is one that can save a life,” Supervisor Saladino

said. “Even the strongest of swimmers can be compromised or unable to find a life vest during a dangerous situation, which is why this event is so critical.”

The free lifejackets distributed at this event were made possible thanks to the New York State Police Chiefs Association and charitable funds they derive from South Shore Marine Supply, Guardian Bus, Chapey & Sons Funeral Home, EXIT Realty Dreams, Jersey Mike’s Subs and local author Gary Slavin.

Casino bus trip

The Catholic Daughters of America at St. Ignatius Church will be hosting a Casino Bus Trip to Wind Creek Casino in Bethlehem, PA on Tuesday, July 26. The cost will be$45 per person, which includes the driver’s tip, and also includes $35 giveback for slots play.

Please arrive at 8:30 a.m.  Return at approx. 8:30 pm.

Justin Chan named Natl. Merit Scholarship winner

Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School senior Justin Chan has been named a 2022 National Merit Scholarship winner. The prestigious accolade earned him a $2,500 scholarship.

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation seeks to identify academically talented students throughout the United States. Of the roughly 1.5 million students to apply for the program each year, only 16,000 move on to become semifinalists. To become a finalist, Justin had to fulfill numerous requirements, including maintaining an outstanding record of academic performance and completing an extensive scholarship application. He was one of 7,500 students nationwide chosen for the National Merit Scholarship.

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Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School senior Justin Chan.

Salute to the Military Expo

Nassau County Legislator John Ferretti was honored, along with New York State Assemblyman John Mikulin, Nassau County Legislator Steve Rhoads, Veteran Jimmy Tomei, Jim Coll and Members of the Levittown Historical Society and Levittown Community Council Bob Koenig, Louise Cassano, Tom Kohlman, Pat Patane and Mary Kay Ross, to participate in the Levittown Public Library and Levittown 75th Anniversary Celebration Event "Salute To The Military Expo" on Saturday, May 21.

Summer “Movies by Moonlight” in Town parks

The Town of Oyster Bay has announced that free “ Movies by Moonlight ” x will be offered in local parks on Thursday evenings this summer, beginning July 7 and concluding on August 11.  Residents are welcome to bring blankets and chairs when attending these family-friendly movies.

Seating and pre-movie activities will begin at 6:00 p.m. including character meet and greets at select movies, inflatables, free popcorn, food trucks and games. All movies begin at sundown and are subject to change. They will be held weather permitting. For additional information, please call (516) 797-7925 or visit the Town’s website at www.oysterbaytown.com.

Programming is made possible through the generous support of sponsors, including Extreme Auto Body, Steel Equities, Gold Coast Studios, Action Auto Wreckers, Complete Basement Systems, David Lerner Associates, Webster Bank, Ridgewood Savings Bank, Contour Mortgage, Zorn’s of Bethpage, Northwell Health Plainview and Syosset Hospital, Long Island Suffolk Center for Speech, The Coder School, Ultimate Ninja Warrior, Soccer Stars, Royal Events Princess Parties, News 12, KJOY98.3, 103.1MAXFM, 104.7FM

WHLI, Friends of the Community Service Department.

Summer Movies:

Thursday, July 7, 2022

“The Little Mermaid”

*Performance by the Little Mermaid Harry Tappen Beach, Glenwood Landing

Thursday, July 14, 2022

“Encanto”

*Performance by the Miracle Sisters

Marjorie R. Post Community Park, Massapequa

Thursday, July 21, 2022

“Frozen II”

*Performance by the Winter Sisters

Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park & Beach, Oyster Bay

Thursday, July 28, 2022

“Luca”

Ellsworth W. Allen Park, Farmingdale

Thursday, August 4, 2022

“Clifford the Big Red Dog”

*Presentation by DogVinci Plainview-Old Bethpage Community Park, Plainview

Thursday, August 11, 2022

“Sing 2”

Syosset-Woodbury Community Park, Woodbury

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Syosset resident debuts his first novel

BY GARY SIMEONE

Jason Mandel, a financial analyst from Syosset, has just released his first fiction novel; entitled “Wading In The Mirage.” After releasing his first book, “Having Maddie,” in 2020, the author decided to go the fiction route, detailing a story about a man who wakes up into an alternate reality.

“After writing my first book about my wife and I many struggles in conceiving our first child, I wanted to delve into the fiction realm,” said Mandel. “I had a lot of ideas in my head that were swirling around for a few months and I think the hardest part was flushing out the outline for this new book.”

He eventually settled on a story that

tells an interesting quasi-psychological experiment about a person living in a categorically different life than the one he had previously known.

“This man, Jordan Barrows, wakes up from this years-long mysterious illness into this alternate mental reality and he tries to regain the life he thought he had,” said Mandel. “His wife is now his estranged ex wife, and he goes about the process of rebuilding their relationship and putting his life back together better than it was before.”

Mandel said he has always enjoyed writing stories and that fiction-writing is an interesting extension of the writing process.

“It’s an enjoyable process to have all these ideas in your mind and a vision of what you want to write about and than putting pen to paper. I definitely see myself writing more fiction work in the future.”

Mandel said he was very proud of his debut book, ‘Having Maddie-Our True Story.’

“It was a very personal tale about the struggles my wife and I had with our first pregnancy. There were many twists and turns throughout the whole process, some positive and some negative. I’m happy to say everything worked out and Madelyn is now a healthy girl who just graduated high school and is a competitive dancer.”

Mandel also has a son named Carter, a junior at Syosset High School and a varsity football player.

“Wading In The Mirage” is a self-published novel that can be purchased on Amazon in kindle-form, hardcover and paperback.

Syosset bodybuilder, 67, wins competition first place

BY GEORGE HABER

For the second year in a row, Syosset bodybuilder Bill Leonello has won first place in the over-60 category at the NPC Atlantic States Bodybuilding Championship competition in Teaneck, NJ.

Leonello, 67, will next compete in “The Universe” bodybuilding competition in July. If he wins that, he will join the “Pro” category which is the pinnacle for bodybuilders who want to become “professional” and compete for cash prizes.

Leonello trains at Bev Francis’ Powerhouse Gym on Robbins Lane in Syosset, widely regarded as the top training center for bodybuilders on the east coast.

Leonello, who trains weekly at the gym, credits his championship victories in large part to Francis and husband Steve Weinberger, who counsel him on

posing, training, and diet, and Dave Palumbo, who advises Leonello on diet and nutrition.

Bodybuilding since he was a teenager, Leonello works as personal training director with the Sid Jacobson JCC in East Hills, and he also maintains a full schedule of personal training for clients in Nassau and Suffolk counties. Despite his busy schedule, he maintains his own training schedule at Powerhouse Gym.

“My whole family has taken fitness and athletic activity seriously,” he says, noting that his two grown sons have always played baseball, and his daughter has played softball.

“I don't play ball,” Leonello says,with a smile, “but my family is still proud of my accomplishments!”

Over the past 35 years, Leonello has won first or second place awards in more than fifteen major bodybuilding competitions.

Syosset HS Interact Club brings sunshine to camp

BY JULIA COHEN

Sunday, June 12th was raining but that didn't stop Syosset and all campers and parents to support Sunrise Day Camp - the only summer day camp in the world for children with cancer and their siblings, where they get to go completely free of charge. The annual walk on Long Island brought in over $826,000!

Syosset High School's Interact Club raised $16,000 for the walk, not including the numerous events and fundraisers we’ve hosted to raise money for sunrise. We hosted fundraisers at Ralph's Ices

and Chipotle, led a Zumba event at the high school where they raised $950, sold bagels and donuts from Doughology, tie dyed bandanas to be donated to each camper at Sunrise, participated in a video contest raising $1500, and countless more efforts to support Sunrise.

I'm so excited to be the leader of Sunrise Day Camp fundraising as an Interact board member again next year and am so proud of all of our efforts this year! The rain did not stop us and we made it an amazing day supporting our favorite place!

Jason Mandel.

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Hicksville holds Memorial Day Parade

Members of the Hicksville Historical Society, walking in the Memorial Day Parade, on Jerusalem Avenue, between the 1st Street and the 2nd Street.

All ages of Hicksville residents enjoyed the Memorial Day Parade to honor those who sacrificed their lives for our freedom and democracy.

This year, in Hicksville the Memorial Day Parade was hosted by the American Legion. The parade started from the former Sears parking lot and marched toward to Middle School Veterans’ Memorial Park.

The marching groups were representing Hicksville’s Community organizations such as veterans, churches, schools, the Hicksville Fire Department, the Hicksville Historical Society, the Hicksville Gardens Civic Association, the Hicksville American Soccer Club and others.

Elected officials in attendance included: Joseph Saladino - Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor, and Rose Marie Walker

- Nassau County Legislator.

At the Middle School Memorial Park, the program started by the Master of Ceremonies and American Legion Commander Thomas Basacchi who welcomed everyone and thanked all the participants, organizers, and supporters.

The principal speaker of the day was Rose Marie Walker - Nassau County Legislator. Superintendent of Hicksville Public Schools Dr. Marianne Litzman introduced this year’s Hicksville High School speakers, Pratiksha Malayil and Alex Rosentein, who each read an essay emphasizing the efforts and hardships of the soldiers during wartime. “God Bless America” was performed by the Hicksville High School and Middle School Bands.

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Syosset 10U Girls Softball wins championship game

Syosset’s 10U had an unbelievable undefeated season and won their championship game 8-2 at

Woodbury park. The girls were led by coach Fernando DaSilva, coach Nick

coach Seth Bloom and coach Ben

Cheerleading Champions

Legislator Ferretti was honored, along with Town Clerk Kate Murray, and Nassau County Legislator Steve Rhoads, to present Island Trees Superintendent Charles Murphy, Athletic Director Sean Burns and Cheerleaders with a congratulatory sign for their achievement this year as Nassau County Co-Ed Cheerleading Champions.

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Krimitsos,

Rodriguez.

Local residents were among than 1,700 students named to The University of Scranton’s Dean’s List for the 2022 spring semester. The Dean’s List recognizes students for academic excellence. A student must have a grade point average of 3.5 or better with a minimum number of credit hours during the semester to make the Dean’s List.

The students are:

Bethpage

Megan G. Zabrouski, a sophomore English major in the University’s College of Arts and Sciences.

Levittown

Isabella R. Barberio, a junior advertising/public relations major in the University’s College of Arts and Sciences.

Molly O. Lennon, a senior physiology major in the University’s College of Arts and Sciences.

Tara L Renda, a sophomore occupational therapy major in the University’s Panuska College of Professional Studies. Plainview

Jillian C. Lambdin, a senior early and primary teacher education major in the University’s Panuska College of Professional Studies.

Julianna Lunt, a senior occupational therapy major in the University’s Panuska College of Professional Studies.

Matthew J. Duffy, a junior business analytics major in the University’s Kania School of Management.

n Faith Adorno of Levittown, a 2024 Pre-Nursing major at York College of Pennsylvania, was named to the Spring 2022 Dean’s List.

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The State University of New York at Potsdam recently named 828 students to the President’s List, in recognition of their academic excellence in the Spring 2022 semester.

The students included: Hicksville

Jason Flay of Hicksville, whose major is Music Performance

Christopher Kim of Hicksville, whose major is Music Education Levittown

Kathleen Avery of Levittown, whose major is Psychology

Shawn Berman of Levittown, whose major is Music Education

Syosset

Gianna Magrino whose major is Music Education

To achieve the honor of being on the President’s List, each student must have satisfactorily completed 12 numerically-graded semester hours, with a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.

n Siena College names students to the Dean’s List for the Spring 2022 semester.

Allison Thorschmidt of Jericho

Timothy McCaffery of Plainview

Isabella Muha of Hicksville

Hannah Muller of Levittown

College Notes

William Stouges of Hicksville

To be named to the Dean’s List, a student’s grade point average for the semester must be between 3.5 and 3.89.

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Nancy Rasmussen was named to the Siena College President’s List for the Spring 2022 Semester. Nancy is from Jericho.

The President’s List requires a 3.9 grade point average or higher.

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Amanda Amodeo, daughter of Robert Amodeo of Huntiington, and Jeannine Amodeo of Syosset, graduated from Dickinson College on May 22 with a BS in educational studies and neuroscience. Amodeo is a graduate of Cold Spring Harbor Jr./Sr. High School.

During New York Institute of Technology’s commencement celebrations, the institution’s College of Engineering and Computing Sciences recognized 55 students from the Class of 2022, including:

Nicholas LaRocca from Levittown, who received the Electrical and Computer Engineering Graduate Achievement Award

Mustapha Gharib from Hicksville, who received the Mechanical Engineering Graduate Achievement Award

Gurpreet Singh from Hicksville, who received the B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Faculty Gottlieb Koenig Achievement Award

Robert Doxey from Syosset, who received the College of Engineering and Computing Sciences Dean’s Graduate Innovator of the Year Award.

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The University of Rhode Island is pleased to announce the Spring 2022 Dean’s List.

To be included on the Dean’s List, full-time students must have completed 12 or more credits for letter grades which are GPA applicable during a semester and achieved at least a 3.30 quality point average.

Ryan Norton of Syosset

Jessica Samuel of Syosset

Alyssa Inglese of Plainview

Brad Kammerman of Plainview

Kristi Ryu of Levittown

Ava Stanley of Hicksville

Brianna Valenza of Plainview

Samantha Salerno of Bethpage n

Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society, welcomed 320 new initiates from 15 universities during May 2022.

Students initiated into the Society must be sophomores, juniors, seniors, or graduate/professional students in the top 35% of their class, demonstrate leadership experience in at least one of the five pillars, and embrace the ODK ideals.

Local students so honored included:

Renee DeLorenzo, Brianna Kelly, Ayushi Bhanot of Plainview

Miura Traficante of Levittown

Connor Klein, Stephanie Cutrone of Levittown

Kristina D’Arpa of Levittown n

The following students have been named to the University of Delaware Dean’s List for the Spring 2022 semester:

Bethpage

Emma Cohen, Devin Flynn, Jason Seiter

Hicksville

Reese Brusini, Matthew Malerba, Rebecca Sloan Levittown

Kate Ecker, Madison Nocerino Old Bethpage

Jessica Abelow, Sofia Kachianos, Emma Levine Plainview

Madison Barber, Joseph Beck, Hailey Benowitz, Jessica Birns, Sarah Einbinder, Jenna Fabiano, Rachel Gurtman, Gavin Hulser, Kayla Kirchenberg, Amanda Press, Stephanie Shayne, Adam Tabak, Jessica Rosenfeld, Dean Weintraub, Jenna Wolff

Syosset

Dylan Berkowitz, Stephanie Emanuel, Hannah Lewitas, Alexis Lichten, Tyler Rodriguez Woodbury

Kelly Cirella, Ava Farkash, Anthony Hubbard, Ella Lund, Lauren Schechter, Kaylee Uzbay, Chloe Wolfson

To meet eligibility requirements for the Dean’s List, a student must be enrolled full-time and earn a GPA of 3.5 or above (on a 4.0 scale) for the semester.

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Rachel Dobkin of Hicksville, was one of 12 SUNY Oneonta students inducted into Iota Iota Iota (Triota), the academic honor society for the field of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.

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The following local students at Worchester Polytechnic Institute recently completed intensive research projects:

Plainview resident Harrison Kyriacou, class of 2023, majoring in Computer Science (BS), completed the project titled Doughboyz: Cooking up a Sustainable Plan for Community Event

Plainview resident Jonathan Lopez, class of 2023, majoring in Electrical & Computer Engineering, completed the project titled Developing a BYOD Pilot Application for Tower Bridge

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The following local residents were recently named to the Dean’s List at the College of William & Mary for the spring 2022 semester:

Old Bethpage: Aaron Gardos

Syosset: Daniel Pellerito

In order to achieve Dean’s List status, a full-time degree seeking undergraduate student must take at least 12 credit hours and earn a 3.6 Quality Point Average during the semester.

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The following local students at the University of Alabama were named to the dean’s list with an academic record of 3.5 (or above) or the president’s list with an academic record of 4.0 (all A’s).

Paul Englander of Levittown

Haley Singer of Levittown

Jake Knoll of Old Bethpage

Anthony Honnold of Plainview

Russell Smith of Plainview

Nicole Tollefsen of Plainview

Luke Andersen of Bethpage (11714)

Valarie Bracken of Bethpage (11714)

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Jonathan Swift from Levittown, achieved Dean’s List honors for the spring 2022 semester at Nichols College.

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The following local residents recently graduated from the College of William & Mary:

Plainview: Jordan Stewart, Bachelor of Arts

Syosset: Daniel Pellerito, Bachelors of Business Administration

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Mary O’Hara of Syosset was named to the College of the Holy Cross Spring 2022 Dean’s List.

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Hannah Vogt of Levittown, graduated from York College of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice.

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Thanos Boulukos of Old Bethpage, has been named to the Plymouth State University President’s List for the Spring 2022 semester. To be named to the President’s List, a student must achieve a grade point average of 3.7 or better for the Spring 2022 semester and must have attempted at least 12 credit hours during the semester. Boulukos is a Communication Studies major at Plymouth State.

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Dominick Tumminello of Syosset graduated from the University of Hartford in May of 2022.

Dominick earned their Bachelor of Sci Business in Management.

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Nearly 1,000 students earned a spot on the President’s List for the Spring 2022 semester at Coastal Carolina University. Students who made the President’s List have achieved a 4.0 grade point average during the semester. Recognized students included:

Samantha Luskin, a Psychology, Early Childhood Educ Pre-Major major of Plainview

Nicolette Picone, a Psychology major of Bethpage

Friday, July 1, 2022

Bethpage High School’s Class of 2022 soar to new heights

The sun shone on the Bethpage Athletic Complex on the evening of June 24 as Bethpage High School honored the Class of 2022 with the 67th annual commencement ceremony.

The sun shined on the Bethpage Athletic Complex on the evening of June 24 as Bethpage High School honored the Class of 2022 with the 67th annual commencement ceremony.

The evening began with the graduates processing onto the field to the sound of “Pomp and Circumstance,”

performed by the Bethpage High School band. The students were joined by members of central and building administration, the board of education and faculty and staff.

Twin sisters Suchitha Channapatna and Ruchitha Channapatna, the valedictorian and salutatorian for the Class of 2022, respectively, addressed their fellow graduates.

“With all of the new things going on in our lives, it’s going to be important to focus on the things that matter to us the most,” Ruchitha said. “Now as we start the next chapter of our lives, we will be pushing the world to be a better place.”

“We have a responsibility to contribute to our communities, the same way that this community has shaped us,” Suchitha said. “As we go our separate ways, let’s remember to continue considering the bigger picture and sharing our knowledge in a way that impacts others positively.”

An excited graduate.

Superintendent of Schools Dave Schneider delivered commencement remarks to the graduates and their families.

Bethpage High School salutatorian Ruchitha Channapatna delivered her address at gradation on June 24.

Bethpage High School valedictorian Suchitha Channapatna delivered her address at gradation on June 24.

Members of Bethpage High School’s Class of 2022 were proud to receive their diplomas.

Another happy graduate!

Happy friends at graduation.

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Class of 2022 soar to new heights

Next, Superintendent of Schools Dave Schneider delivered commencement remarks to the graduates and their families.

“Today, our graduates will join the ranks of a very special group of people known as Golden Eagle alumni,” Mr. Schneider said. “I ask you to be bold, be courageous, be your best, and wherever you go, go with all of your heart. We know that you will carry on the great legacy that is Bethpage.”

Principal Nicholas Jantz reflected on how his time in Bethpage began with the graduates at John F. Kennedy Middle School. He reflected on the years of memories, successes and challenges

he faced alongside the Class of 2022, commenting on their dedication to perseverance.

“From the beginning, there was always something special about this class,” Mr. Jantz said. “I can proudly say that the Class of 2022 represents the very best of Bethpage.”

Following the presentation of diplomas, Principal Nicholas Jantz officially pronounced the Class of 2022 graduates. The ceremonial cap toss put a perfect ending on not only the evening, but the years of education for the graduates in Bethpage.

Photos courtesy of the Bethpage Union Free School District

Town opens new baby formula collection sites

After an outpouring of support at the Town’s weekly Baby Formula Collection Drives, the Town of Oyster Bay has announced the opening of daily formula collection sites in Massapequa and Oyster Bay. Residents are invited to drop off unexpired, unused baby formula at Town Hall North (54 Audrey Ave, Oyster Bay) and Town Hall South (977 Hicksville Road, Massapequa) from June 15 to July 15, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. All donations will benefit families who are experiencing difficulty in finding formula as the nationwide storage continues.

Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino stated, “We’re proud to partner with local moms to collect unopened baby formula and safely distribute it to local families who can’t find these important products on the shelves at local stores. While the nationwide shortage has been dreadful for families of newborns, we’re very fortunate to have goodhearted community volunteers who stepped up to make a positive difference in the community.”

“The nationwide baby formula shortage is causing a crisis for many families throughout Long Island,” said Councilman Steve Labriola. “We all know that once little ones move onto

food, families are often left with extra formula in their pantries. We ask that you open your hearts and cupboards by donating unexpired, unused formula for families facing shortages and empty store shelves.”

At the start of the pandemic, Massapequa resident Carmela Shimansky launched a Facebook page ‘One Parent to Another,’ to help mothers in need of baby formula and other childcare necessities. Working with neighbors and friends in the community, Carmela connected with local moms who had items they no longer needed and asked them to pay it forward by donating them to others. This network has grown to over 7,000 members, and the Town of Oyster Bay is proud to support these efforts.

“The goal here is really to help those families who can’t get to the stores, who can’t go from place to place trying to find what they need,” Ms. Shimansky said. “We hope to reach as many people as possible so that they can provide for their families.”

For more information on this and other upcoming events helping local families, visit Carmela’s page on Facebook, One Parent to Another, or www.oysterbaytown.com.

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Bethpage HS senior wins music scholarship

Kayla An, a multi-talented graduating senior at Bethpage High School, was recently announced as the winner of the 2022 Marguerite Suozzi Scholarship for Excellence in Music at the Morgan Park Summer Music Festival.

Kayla is proficient in voice, violin, viola, piano and euphonium. In her piano audition for the New York State School Music Association she received a 4+  rating at Level 6. Kayla’s public performances have been at Carnegie Hall, with the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra and the World Milal Missionary Choir. For three years, Kayla has been a member of Bethpage High School’s Jazz Ensemble, Marching and Concert bands

and has played violin in its Chamber Orchestra. The violin duets she creates with another student are a feature of the school’s Cabaret Nite.

In addition to her music studies, Kayla has made Honor Roll every quarter for four years, has won a Merit Achievement for Writing, and been a varsity swimmer and a badminton player. The Bethpage Music Coordinator calls Kayla “an exemplary musician-scholar.”  In the fall, Kayla will attend Westminster Conservatory at Rider College, where she plans to study Music Education and Composition.

Morgan Park Summer Music Festival is an all-volunteer not-for-profit organization now in its 63rd year of presenting high-quality free concerts at Glen Cove’s Morgan Memorial Park on Sunday evenings of July and August. The concerts and all activities of MPSMF are funded entirely through donations from individuals and businesses; no taxpayer money is requested or accepted. Named for Marguerite Suozzi, the longtime chairwoman of MPSMF, the Young Performer scholarship is open to Nassau County graduating seniors who plan a career in music. The award is administered by the Nassau Music Educators Association, and has been awarded by MPSMF for more than 50 years, reflecting the commitments of Mrs. Suozzi and the MPSMF committee to further music education on Long Island.

First place in Italian poetry contest

Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK High School Junior Paula Andrade has won first place in the American Association of Teachers of Italian (AATI) Long Island Chapter Italian Poetry Contest. Paula won the contest with her recitation of the poem “Il Colore de Mestieri” (“The Color of Professions”) by the famed children’s author, Gianna Rodari.

Each year, Italian language students at POBJFKHS take part in the AATI competition, which requires them to memorize an Italian poem by heart and perform it in front of a judging committee. Their performances are judged against those of Italian language students from across Long Island.

“Il Colore de Mestieri” highlights the important roles the various professions play in society.

Paula Andrade (left) with her Italian teacher Teresa Clausi.

Bethpage High School senior Kayla An.

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River Cruising on CroisiEurope’s Elbe Princess: Konigstein Fortress, Dresden, Meissen

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Konigstein Fortress: Dramatic and Impregnable

We get our first glimpse of Konigstein Fortress, perched on a 24-acre rock plateau high on a hilltop, 240 meters above the river, as our ship, CroisiEurope’s Elbe Princess, sails past. It is formidable. Known as the “Saxon Bastille,” it is Germany’s largest fortifications and one of the largest hilltop fortifications in Europe. It was never conquered and never invaded (though our guide tells the story of a local teenager who managed to “invade” the fortress by scaling the walls; he was initially taken into custody but released after they could not find a law to charge him with breaking, and he became a local hero).

The fortress is a complex of more than 50 buildings, some more than 400 years old, including a dramatic medieval castle, with ramparts that run 1,800 meters and walls up to 42 meters high, which for centuries was used as a state prison (political prison). The fortress has been an open-air, military history museum since May 29, 1955, and is now one of Saxony’s foremost tourist attractions, visited by 700,000 a year. ((I keep thinking it should have been used in a James Bond movie).

Originally, there was a monastery here, which was closed after Luther’s Reformation. It took 40 years to build the fortress, beginning 1580 until 1620, just after the start of the Thirty Years War (half of all Saxony people died in that war). The fortress was built to be invincible, though in fact, it was

not built for defense, but as a refuge for the townspeople, scientists, and government.

It was designed as a refuge (Dresden is 28 km away) to accommodate as many as 4000 people (the fewest number of full time residents is 40, the present number of permanent occupants). Peak occupation was during the Seven Years War, in 1756.

What I find most fascinating is how they solved all the problems –water, food and sanitation - to make this place totally self-sufficient (not just impenetrable). The secret to its steady supply of water is a 152.5 meter deep well, which is the deepest in Saxony and second deepest well in Europe – and the key to how this fortress was made to withstand any kind of siege. We get to see how it was built by local miners over a four-year period. The well is fed by rain that filters through the soil over a period of 6 to 7 months (they calculated) and naturally refills and could not be

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poisoned by an enemy. They devised a system to a 130-liter barrel into the well to collect the water.

Also, every household had a patch of land and was expected to cultivate their own food. The fort has a selfsufficient town with its own butcher, bakery, brewery, hospital and treasury. Even today, young children attend school at the fortress and older ones are picked up by bus.

The fortress was used to protect the Saxon state reserves and secret archives during times of war. In 1756 and 1813 and during World War II, Dresden’s art treasures were also stored at the Königstein.

Königstein was never bombed during World War II, even though nearby Dresden was famously destroyed, That is because it was known not to be a military base but rather, American, French and Polish POWs (mainly officers) were kept here. “They were kept in very humane conditions – one day a week

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they could leave to hike,” our guide, Gerold Jahn, tells us.

The fortress was considered impregnable - “The only way prisoners left was when their dead bodies were thrown over the wall” - but there is a famous legend of the daring escape of a French general Henri Giraud, who was kept here 1940-1942. “We never knew how it happened,” Gerold says.

In May 1945, the 20 soldiers (more like police) here waved a white flag to welcome the Russians. “They came with art experts. The Soviets confiscated the art, but when Stalin died in 1953 and Khruschev wanted to have détente, they and gave back the art.”

“It is a masterpiece of engineering, of architecture,” Gerold, who has a background in civil engineering, tells us.

I am grateful that we have about 40 minutes to explore on our own, and I go into a marvelous exhibit about the history of this place and this area housed within the castle (a treat to see inside).

We walk down from castle the through the four gates (coming up, we used the modern elevator). Really wonderful.

Dresden

Rises Like a Phoenix

We sail on to Meissen and in the morning, we are bussed to Dresden. Our excursion is first by bus for an overview and then walking, and between the two, we get to appreciate – from the outside at least –Dresden’s highlights and a sense of its history, but this is certainly a city that deserves more time.

Most of Dresden’s city center was July 1, 2022

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destroyed in World War II, but the “suburbs” survived the so-called “moral bombing” in which 25,000 out of a population of 650,000 died. But you would hardly realize it – except that our guide pulls out black-and-white photos of the destruction so we can compare.

It’s fairly amazing, then, that the bombing could not stamp out Dresden’s extraordinarily rich history, heritage and culture, which in so many instances, have risen literally from ashes.They have restored and reconstructed the architecture, saving the facades where possible and in many cases reusing the stones;.

It was here, August 26-27,1813 at the Battle of Dresden that Napoleon had his last big victory in Germany. Alas, victory was short lived - a week later, Napoleon was defeated at Leipzig.

Dresden is a “green city’ boasting more trees (600,000) than humans (550,0000), and we drive through an enormous park – like Central Park –where among the sites is the intriguingly named German Hygiene Museum, Europe’s only science museum to focus on the human being and body within the context of the environment and society, culture and science.

We drive by the New Synagogue, built in 2002 to replace the 1840 synagogue designed by Gottfried Semper, destroyed on Kristalnacht, Nov. 9-10, 1938. At its peak, Dresden had 5000 Jews; today there are 700. The New Synagogue has a Star of David finial from the old synagogue. “A fireman who put out the fire in 1938 saved it, then gave it to survi-

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Q: I thought it would be a fun project for my elementary-school-age kids to start some terrariums over the summer. Do you have any suggestions?

A: The simple terrarium is a clear container that allows for the growth of plants. It can be sealed or open to the air. Sealed terrariums allow light and heat to enter, but water and humidity are recycled within the container. Like all other houseplants and outdoor plants, a successful terrarium requires matching the plants to the environment.

Decide what kind of container you want to use. Inexpensive glass jars and bowls are often available at thrift stores and garage sales. Old aquariums work very well too. A leaky aquarium can still make a good terrarium. Missing or broken glass can be replaced with plastic or screens. The aquarium may even have a matching light fixture that you can install a grow light bulb in.

Once you have your container, go shopping with the kids at your local green-

vors after the war.”

Dresden also shows its history under Soviet occupation. There is probably no sight that better encapsulates the Soviet era than “The Red Flag” mural and wall fresco, “Our Socialist Life” on the exterior of the Dresden Kulturpalast. It was the pride of GDR architecture when it opened in 1969 as a “House of Socialist Culture”. Today it is the home of the Dresden Philharmonic.

“The revolution against Soviet rule started in Dresden and Leipzig churches in 1989. It was the only successful revolution in German history. Then the Berlin Wall came down a year later.”

We get off the bus and start a delightful walking tour through this beautiful city.

We start at Frauenkirche. Completed in 1743, the Baroque church was considered one of the most beautiful in Europe. After it was destroyed by Allied bombing in 1945, the ruins were catalogued and stored for its reconstruction. 4,000 of the original stones were used in the rebuilding, which began after Germany’s reunification, in 1990, and reopened in 2005. Great Britain, which was responsible for the bomb that had caused so much of the devastation, sent a gold cross to place at the top.

Our guide, Alexandr Klein, points out Taschenberg Palace, built in the 18th century by the Saxon King, Augustus the Strong for his mistress. There is a bridge, reminiscent of the Bridge of Sighs in Venice, connecting it to the Royal Palace. The original building burned down and was faithfully restored

in 1995 and transformed into the luxurious Hotel Taschenbergpalais Kempinski Dresden, owned by the Thai royal family, a member of Historic Hotels Worldwide.

Along a Tuscan-style arcade with 22 rounded arches leading to the Court Stables, is the famous Fürstenzug - the Procession of Princes - a 102-meter-long portrait of the Dukes, Electors, and Kings of the house of Wettin, together with leading German figures from the arts and sciences. Commissioned in 1870, it consists of 25,000 Meissen Porcelain tiles.

One of my favorite parts of this delightful walking tour is strolling along a half-mile long promenade built on the old city ramparts, Brühl’s Terrace, also known as the “Balcony of Europe.” It gives the best view of the city and from here you feel transported in time.

Klein leads us to the Zwinger, a magnificent early 18th-century palace and a stunning example of Baroque architecture, which houses The Old Masters Picture Gallery.

Also worth visiting (we don’t have time) is the Royal Palace, which houses some of Dresden’s most important museums. You can also visit the State Apartment, a suite of rooms that have been faithfully restored to their original condition.

The tour gives us an overview, but I wish we had the afternoon to explore on our own.

Meissen: World Famous for Porcelain

We are returned to the ship for lunch, and in the afternoon have a walking tour of Meissen.

Making a Terrarium

house. The staff will be able to help you with choosing plants appropriate for the container based on the size of the container and whether it has a lid or is open to the air. Young and small plants of all kinds can be planted in a terrarium, but to maintain a long-lasting terrarium, use plants that mature as small plants.

Larger containers are easier to maintain. If the opening is too small to allow a hand into the container, it will be difficult to install and maintain, which is fine for some people who like a challenge. A closed terrarium will have high humidity that tropical plants will thrive in, but you need to watch out for disease problems that can develop rapidly in high humidity.

The type of plants used will determine the type of soil in the terrarium. A cactus and succulent terrarium will require sandy soil and an open-topped terrarium. For most tropical plants, a peat moss and perlite soil mix works well. Tillandsias don’t require soil for roots while Venus flytraps require very wet soil.

Since there are no drainage holes in a

We ride an elevator to the hilltop, and have a brief walking tour with our guide, Brigetta, to see its major sights: the Cathedral, a three-nave Gothic hall church built between 1260 and 1410 and preserved in its near-original medieval state (we buy a ticket to see inside where there are paintings by the renowned Lucas Cranach., and stained glass windows from the 13th century; and Albrechsburg, a palace built between 1471 and 1500 by Duke Albrecht of Saxony that dominates the city; and the beautiful historic square.

Then we are taken by bus to the Meissen “manufactory,” where you go room by room to see demonstrations of the remarkable artistry and craftsmanship that goes into making these porcelain treasures. It is remarkable to realize that they have been doing this very same thing for over 300 years, the oldest porcelain manufactory in Europe, founded in 1710 by King Augustus the Strong, who put together a team of physicists, alchemists and metallurgists to come up with the new technology. There’s also a museum with some 2,000 Meissen items.

Back on the ship, we sail from Meissen through the late afternoon and overnight to Wittenburg.

Dinner this evening is spectacular, beginning with an olive paste on toast, salmon with cheese, filet mignon, goat cheese with salad, raspberry/cream pie.

Next: Wittenburg and Magdeburg

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terrarium, water circulation and drainage must be considered. In a closed system, the water evaporates and is transpired by plants into the air. It then condenses on the container and drains back into the reservoir. In an open system, the drainage system keeps the roots from drowning.

We build the terrarium in layers. The bottom area is the reservoir layer that will be large gravel or marbles to allow the water to accumulate in the reservoir. The reservoir needs to be deep enough to hold the water necessary to create the humidity and water circulation for the plants being used. A dry soil terrarium will have a smaller reservoir than a wet soil one. We then place a screen to keep soil particles from clogging the reservoir. The next layer up is a layer of activated charcoal that filters the water going into the reservoir. Place another screen on the charcoal to keep it from getting clogged. Next is the soil mix for the type of plant we are growing. It can be a sandy mix for succulents, a peat moss mix for tropical plants or an orchid mix for some kinds of orchids.

Finally, on top of the soil mix, we can install decorative items including pretty sand, pebbles, crushed glass, rocks, crystals, shells and assorted knickknacks.

Sealed terrariums need to stay out of direct sunlight, or they may overheat and cook the plants. Even open terrariums

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BY CLAIRE LYNCH

My friend, Amanda, was telling me about the family reunion she was going to in Louisville, Kentucky, in June and she was so excited about it that her excitement was contagious.

She didn’t want to drive all the way there - she preferred to fly and I said I’m game so after making reservations to Louisville Airport we hopped on our flight and landed there safely. After getting our luggage we stepped outside and there was Uncle Danny along with his wife, Tina, to greet us. I recognized both of them from their visits to Long Island and although Amanda was related to them and I was a family friend, they immediately welcomed me.

Arriving in Kentucky on a Thursday, the family reunion was on a Saturday so the timing was great. Driving south for about 25 minutes, Uncle Danny parked the car then showed us inside their house and into two spare bedrooms. After dropping our luggage, we had a relaxed dinner and Amanda and I both peppered Danny and Tina with questions about the family reunion.

The event’s coordinator, Danny had planned the family reunion for the summer when school was out and the kids and grandchildren could go. A retiree, Danny had 11 children and 15 grandchildren. Danny has four siblings and they had kids and grandkids so we’re talking a lot of people.

They were expecting 80 people, Danny said, and they were having it in a big park. That would give people the flexibility to leisurely come and go. Upon arriving, I noticed it was a beautiful park with trails and picnic tables. Danny had asked a friend to bring some folding tables and several people set them up quickly. Looking around, I saw tablecloths, coolers of food, sodas and ice, and in no time at all the family reunion was in full swing.

Someone named Nick turned on the music and looking at the sky, I noticed that it was a perfect day weather-wise for a party.

Using a small microphone, Danny

What a fun family reunion!

welcomed everyone to the family reunion since many people hadn’t gotten together since before the pandemic started. He introduced me as Amanda’s friend and I felt like part of this great, big extended family. Tina told everyone to dig into lunch. I tasted some recipes that were true to Louisville and also some of Uncle Danny’s family recipes. The fried chicken, potato salad, cole slaw, corn on the cob and barbecued ribs were great. My favorite was the beef brisket that had been slow cooked earlier that morning. It melted in my mouth.

Amanda’s Aunt Patty brought some slow cooked “burgoo” which I sampled. Turns out it comes from the French, as in bourguignon, but no one is sure. This stew includes beef and poultry, along with several vegetables. Burgoo was mentioned in print as early as 1830 although it wasn’t associated with Kentucky until 1941. Since then, burgoo has been a Kentucky tradition, found at political rallies, potlucks and barbecues. I liked it.

Dessert included some other Kentucky favorites - frozen custard, the Kentucky butter cake which tastes like pound cake and Kentucky bread pudding. Frozen ices were especially popular with the kids.

Over lunch Amanda’s aunt explained that these relatives were on Amanda’s father’s side of the family. German American, their ancestors had settled in the Louisville area 100+ years ago. Amanda’s father, Joe, was a sergeant in the U.S. Army during World War II. One day while in Manhattan he went to church with some of his buddies. A parishioner invited them to a church social that night in the parish hall. Little did Joe know that he’d meet his future bride, Sally. After asking her to dance they hit it off and exchanged phone numbers, promising to keep in touch.

That same night Joe asked Sally out. She said yes but knew Joe was only on leave for the weekend. When Joe was discharged they met again and dated for several months. After marrying and

settling on Long Island they had three children - middle child Amanda was the most interested in family reunions. Her brother and sister were busy with other things but Amanda wanted to meet the many relatives she hadn’t met before plus reunite with the ones she’d already met. Too many years had passed.

On Monday we toured Lexington one day with Amanda’s Uncle Steve and his wife, Judy. Lexington is about 90 minutes from Louisville and we talked as we rode. Steve said Kentucky is called the “Bluegrass State” because in the spring bluegrass produces bluish-purple buds that give a rich blue cast to the grass when seen in large fields. Early pioneers found bluegrass growing on Kentucky’s rich limestone soil and traders began asking for the seed of the “blue grass from Kentucky.”

On Thursday Danny and Tina drove us to the Kentucky Horse Park and we saw the Parade of Breeds Show which included a beautiful Palomino, the American Morgan and an American

Mustang horse. I was amazed at how different each breed is. We took our time looking around then had lunch at the Iron Works Café.

Going to U.S. President Abraham Lincoln’s birthplace in Hodgenville was another highlight of our trip. Amanda is a big history buff so I figured sometime during our time in Kentucky we’d stop there. Our 16th president was born on February 12, 1809, in a one-room log cabin. A symbolic cabin is preserved within a 1911 memorial building on site.

To stay connected with her Louisville relatives Amanda didn’t need to do any research. She had her family tree and she’d phoned them over the years plus social media worked great.

During dinner outside on the deck we had even more questions for Danny and Tina after meeting many of Amanda’s relatives. They answered them patiently and I could see that Amanda was happy with her choice - she was glad she’d attended the family reunion and I was happy to go visit Kentucky.

BY TOM MARGENAU

I’m submitting this column to the newspapers on my birthday. I was born June 22, 1949. That makes me 73 years old. And I’m kind of surprised I made it this far. Why? Because I didn’t inherit the best of genes. My dad died at the age of 47. He had six brothers. And of those six uncles of mine, only one of them lived past the age of 60. So again, I was thrown into the shallow end of the longevity gene pool.

Of course, the reason I’m still here has as much to do with lifestyle choices as it does with genes. My dad smoked heavily all his life, and he drank more than a little. I never once saw my dad take a hike or a bike ride or do any kind of physical activity -- other than his job. (He was a janitor at a church and school complex.) On the other hand, I’ve never had a cigarette, I drink just an occasional glass of wine, and my wife and I try to take a bike ride every day. So anyway, here I am still kicking at 73. And before I end this column, I’ll tie this into something to do with Social Security. But it being birthday number 73, I’m in a bit of a nostalgic mood, and I want to share a couple stories with you.

I mentioned that I never saw my dad (and my mom, too, for that matter) do any kind of physical activity, except for their jobs -- and of course, chores around the house. But that’s not to say they never did anything. My dad served in World War II in the Army Air Corps as an airplane mechanic on various islands in the Pacific, getting B-24s and B-25s ready for their bombing runs. And my mom was the number one player on her high school tennis team. So, they had active lives before jobs and kids and bills and mortgages got in the way.

Speaking of jobs. I mentioned my dad was a janitor, and some people might say he was “just” a janitor. But I remember as a kid thinking he was about the most important person in the world. He was the custodian at the Catholic church and school that we attended in Sheboygan, Wisconsin -- Saints Cyril and Methodius. After the parish priest and the nuns, he was just about the most respected and admired and crucial member of the church/ school community. And as his oldest son, and helpmate, I wasn’t far behind.

So, because of my dad’s status, I was a “BBOC” (big boy on campus) within our elementary school. And my BBOC status had a lot to do with keys! Yes, keys! Let me explain. My dad had a keyholder gadget attached to his belt. I bet there were 50 keys attached to that key holder that would get him into just about any room in the whole complex. And as the No. 1 son and assistant custodian, I had a duplicate set of keys. And that really impressed my 1st through 8th grade classmates. I mean, if you wanted to get into the locked teacher’s lounge after hours to see what treasures were hidden there, you could come see me. If you wanted to sneak into the usher’s office in the church to search

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for lost collection-basket quarters on the floor, I could get you in. And if you were a nasty little boy and wanted to see what mysteries were behind the doors of the girls’ bathroom, I had a key. Gosh, I relished those days as the janitor’s son and the kid with the keys!

Adding to our status was the fact that we lived on the grounds of the church/ school complex. The church had built a new convent for the nuns, and they let my dad and his family move into the old convent. How many kids grew up in a house that had a painted relief of the last supper etched into one of the walls of the dining room? And how many kids had a rec room that was a former chapel, complete with an altar that we used as a play table?

I think I shared a story in a past column about the new convent they built for our school and parish nuns. It came complete with a swimming pool, which was something I could never figure out as a kid. I mean, why in the world did nuns need a swimming pool? They certainly could never use it. Gosh, if they jumped in, they would get those big, black head-to-toe habits all wet, wouldn’t they?

Well, one day, my brother and I were determined to solve this mystery. We were helping my dad by cutting the grass around the nun’s convent. There was a big, high fence surrounding the backyard swimming pool. But I found a tiny hole in one of the wooden slats of the fence. We peered through. And, my goodness, there were Sister Rose and Sister Irma sitting at the pool, in swimsuits! To be sure, they were extremely modest (and black) swimsuits. But still, they were swimsuits! And these were our 2nd and 5th grade teacher nuns wearing not much at all! OMG! They had hair! They had legs! And most shocking of all -- they had breasts! We couldn’t believe our eyes. These heavenly creatures that we had grown up believing were only one level below angels turned out to be just women! My brother and I couldn’t wait to share this news with our classmates. I’m surprised we didn’t start a rebellion of disillusioned little Catholic boys and girls!

One more quick story. Earlier, I mentioned I had the key to the girls’ bathroom. It actually was the key to a janitor’s closet that was within the bathroom. Well, one day after school, I was helping my dad by cleaning the bathroom. While doing so, I heard the unmistakable sound of a nun approaching. (They wore rosary beads around their waist that made a distinctive jingle as they walked.) What I should have done is say, “Excuse me sister, I was cleaning in here. Let me leave and give you some privacy.”

But instead, I panicked. I slipped into the janitor’s closet and closed the door. I was just barely breathing! I heard the nun enter one of the stalls and proceed to do what people do in there. And once again, little 10-year-old me was shocked! I just didn’t think that angels/nuns did

those kinds of things! The nun finished her “business” and left. But I don’t think I came out of that closet for an hour afterward. I was so traumatized! Combine that incident with my swimming pool discovery, and I’m surprised I didn’t try to report my findings to the Pope!

OK. Back to me and Social Security. I just turned 73. And my wife is 78. (I still can’t believe I married an older woman 48

years ago!) Anyway, we’ve now reached the turnaround point in our Social Security lives. I mentioned before that we both bucked tradition and the advice of financial planners and took our Social Security benefits at age 62. So, for many years, we’ve been living on the gravy train of early benefits. But now we’ve reached the

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As the price per kWh (kilowatt-hour) increases in relation to the price of fuels, what does one do to keep their utility costs either more stable, reduced drastically or to zero? Well, the one method that thousands of homeowners have opted in to do was solar panels. This has assisted them in considerably reducing their electric bills by capturing the sun’s “free energy” rays and converting them to electricity. This will make their electric meters go in reverse and potentially store electric credits for future use, especially when their CAC/ACs are being in use during the summer months.

There are various types of solar panels from the standard rectangular types to Elon Musk’s Solar City’s small square-styled panels. One must due their due diligence to determine which style will best fit and function on their specific roof. What are the total costs? Is the home situated in the most advantageous location with adequate sunlight to produce the necessary and desired results to make the investment? If not, can trees be pruned or cut down with the approval of the local municipality to enable the installation and investment to increase the value of the home? Should one lease or purchase? Are there any state and federal tax credits are there available to homeowners?

There was a study done by Zillow and Berkeley National Laboratory revealed that solar panels increase the value of a home by $5,911 for each kilowatt of solar panels installed and another estimated an increase of 4.1% of the home’s value. New York City had one of the highest at a 5.4%. Zillow notes that selling prices are 1.4% more than those homes without them. This is based on owning the system and not leasing it which generally is not the most beneficial path to take.

Geographic location, (the higher the local electric costs the greater the savings) local solar installation prices, (new systems installed might make the value a bit less than a home with a system already installed) sys-

tem output, and system age (older systems will have been depreciated the most and whatever repairs and replacement parts will cost the new buyer this will not add as much increase in value as a new system) will all contribute to the actual greater or lesser increase in value of your home.

BY PHILIP A. RAICES

Federal and State tax credits are extremely lucrative for the homeowner who installs a solar panel system. The Federal ITC (investment tax credit) is currently 26% (was 30% up until 2020 and will be reduced to 22% in 2023 and will end in 2024 unless Congress extends the benefit) of the total cost of materials and labor until December 2022. ITC credits have been available since 2006 when Congress initially adapted it as the solar industry has grown by 10,000% and solar capacity has increased by 42% in the last decade. In 2021, solar energy accounted for 46% of all new electricity-generating capacity added in the U.S. State tax credits are currently 25% of the total cost of materials and labor, with a maximum credit of $5000 based on a total cost of a $20,000 installation. A form IT-255 for the State and IRS Form 5695 for the Federal must be filed. These tax credits are a direct dollar per dollar reduction on your actual income taxes that would be owed.

There are specific terms that must be met to qualify for all the Federal and State tax credits:

1.) One must own the system and not lease it

2.) Primary, secondary or off-site community project must be located in the U.S.

3.) Date of installation must have been from January 1, 2006-December 31, 2023.

4.) Tax credit can only be claimed on the original or new system and not the repurposing or reuse of an existing system.

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Happy Birthday to Me

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times where we might have been ahead to wait until a later age to start our benefits. In other words, we’re now starting to be on the losing end of the Social Security gamble (of when to start your benefits). But you know what? We don’t care. We’ve had fun for the past decade or more spending our reduced Social Security benefits. And we’ll continue to have fun spending those

Also, there is no sales tax on a new system. For battery storage systems, the owner will receive $250 per kWh. As an example installing a Tesla Powerwall Battery with a capacity of 13.5 kWh, a rebate of $3,375 is provided in addition to the Federal and State ITCs. The benefit of installing a system, providing that your location is more than adequate for the necessary savings to minimize or potentially eliminate your electric bill can be a huge benefit to adding value to your current or future home. Moreover, the tax benefits will go a long way in reducing your taxable income during the year of installation (speak with your CPA for more details). Lastly, because buyers are much more environmentally conscious, would prefer a smaller carbon footprint if possible, and look at saving money high on their list. When you are ready to consider selling, It will attract more purchasers and the time it will take to sell will be faster.

Commercially installed solar panels or energy cells also are a very smart investment for most commercial properties. Not only do you receive ITCs but you can sell the more economically produced electricity to your tenants at a lower cost than what they are paying now. Lastly, the payback period can be as little as 2-6 years depending on a multitude of variables. As the commercial property owner your common area electrical costs will be zero and then you can have another stream of income if any excess electricity is created, earning additional income and at the same time saving your tenant’s money, a win-win situation.

So do your homework and determine the added value and benefit to your home and/or commercial properties by installing solar panels and/ or energy cells and live almost or completely free and send your utility company walking.

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benefits for whatever time we have left on this earth -- and before I face eternal damnation for sneaking a peek at those nuns in swimsuits!

If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has a book with all the answers. It’s called “Social Security: Simple and Smart.” You can find the book at www.creators.com/books, or look for it on Amazon or other book outlets.

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need to be watched carefully for a while to see how they react to the overall environment.

Terrariums are a nice way to create a pretty centerpiece. They do require some maintenance and occasionally they may need to be rebuilt, but that is part of the fun of terrariums.

I have added a video on the basics of making a terrarium that is now available

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STARGAZERS

Well, That’s a Star of a Different Color!

BY DENNIS MAMMANA

Week of July 3-10, 2022

I’ve been gazing skyward now for nearly six decades, and I’m still amazed at all we can see if we just take the time to look up into a dark sky. Add to that a small backyard telescope and the celestial sights become even more remarkable.

Take star colors, for example. Most folks aren’t even aware that stars display a variety of hues. Those appearing white are hotter than those that are orange or red, and bluish stars are the hottest of all.

Now it’s true that these colors are often quite subtle and seeing them can be challenging since our eye’s color receptors don’t respond well to faint light. You know this is true if you’ve ever looked around outdoors after dark; shades of gray appear everywhere but colors are virtually nonexistent.

The same is true with stars. Anyone with the slightest colorblindness might miss their colors completely. But there is a place in the heavens where two dramatically tinted stars appear sideby-side and, when viewed through a small telescope, always elicit “oohs” and “aahs.” Astronomers know this “double star” as Beta Cygni, but most of us just call it Albireo.

Look for Albireo near the center of the Summer Triangle -- formed by

BY TRACY BECKERMAN

“Hey there,” I called to a supermarket employee who had just appeared in the paper goods aisle. “Can you help me with something?”

“Sure,” he said.

I pointed to the miles of paper towel above my head.

“If I want a better deal, should I buy 6 = 18 or 8 = 20 rolls of paper towel?” I asked. “And does it change the equation if I get 8 rolls of select-a-size? And also, what if I only use the paper towel on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, during high tide, and for messes that only begin with the letter “m,” like milk?”

He stared at me with his mouth agape. I couldn’t tell if he thought I was merely a lunatic or if he was as befuddled as I was by the confusing marketing campaign known as “paper towel math.”

“2 = 5,” said one label.

“6 = 18,” said another

the three bright stars Deneb, Vega and Altair -- midway up in the eastern sky just after dark this week. It marks the head of Cygnus, the swan, which stargazers can also recognize as the Northern Cross.

With our unaided eyes, we see Albireo as a single star, no matter how good our vision, but aim a small telescope in its direction you’ll discover it’s actually two separate stars. In 1905, the astronomy writer Agnes Clerke wrote that the tints “golden and azure” gave perhaps “the most lovely effect of color in the heavens.” Anyone peering at Albireo for the first time will surely agree.

While viewing this beautiful stellar pair, it’s fun to contemplate what we’re seeing. Albireo’s stars not only represent stunning colors but a fundamental property of stars as well: their temperatures. One of its components is a yellow giant star (about 7,500 degrees F) and the other a bluish star (23,000 F).

The stars of Albireo lie between 400 and 430 light years from us. They may orbit a common center of gravity, but don’t expect to see them move while you’re watching: One orbital cycle could take 100,000 years to complete. And if we could transport our planetary family out to this distant pair, we would find that at least 51 solar systems could be lined up edge-to-edge between the two stars.

As is often the case in astronomy, the

name Albireo has its roots in misunderstandings and mistranslations. Arabic texts originally called it “al-Minhar al-Dajajah” -- meaning “the hen’s beak” -- certainly understandable from the location of the star within the celestial bird’s body. But Latin scholars misunderstood that the name had come from a kind of herb and translated it as “ab ireo” (meaning “from ireus”).

Eventually, people considered this a misprint and transcribed it as “al-bireo”.

Whatever you call it -- al Minhar al-Dajajah, Beta Cygni or Albireo -don’t miss this colorful summertime celestial showpiece!

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t stunning colors but a fundamental property of stars as well: their temperatures. One of its components is a yellow giant star -- about 7,500 degrees F -- and the other a bluish star about 23,000 F.

“8 = 20,” said one more.

I shook my head. It made no sense. If 2 equaled 6 and 6 equaled 18, I could see a trend. But there was no trend. It was almost like someone was just throwing out random numbers: 10 = 100! 12 = 15,000! Of course, I wasn’t going to unroll the sheets and count them to check. I had better things to do... like figure out if I need “ultra-soft” or “ultra-strong” toilet paper.

Now, I’m no math dummy, but... wait, check that. I am a math dummy. I passed high school math, barely. But apparently even knowing algebra and trigonometry wasn’t enough to help me figure out paper towel math. Sadly, not much math has stuck with me through the years, and whatever I did retain was in the brain cells I lost in childbirth, which is why I had to stop helping my kids with their math after they finished 3rd grade because I had no idea what they were doing. But even so, I don’t recall 2 = 5 as any formula I was ever taught in any class, in any grade, in my

school, or probably any other school on this planet, or any other planet in the universe. Of course, it could have been taught in my kids’ 4th grade math class, but I’ll never know because I didn’t get that far.

As if all this weren’t confusing enough, the paper towels also came in half sizes and thirds so that instead of using a whole sheet, you could select a smaller sheet for a smaller mess. That being the case, if you routinely only used half a sheet, did 2 actually equal 7? And when I say 7, I randomly chose a number because as I mentioned before, I’m a math dummy and it seemed that now we were getting into fractions, which I definitely forgot while in labor with my second child.

Meanwhile, back in the paper towel aisle of hell, I still had no idea how many rolls of paper towel to buy to get the best deal. I was pretty sure the paper towel math might make my head explode -- which wouldn’t have been a total tragedy because we had all this

paper towel around to clean it up -- and I wasn’t confident the store employee could figure it out either.

He stared up at the skyscraper of paper towels and scratched his head, then finally spoke.

“How many rolls do you want?” he asked.

“Six.”

“Then buy six.”

“If I buy six, it says it’s more like 18, which is definitely too many,” I said. “But if I buy 2 = 5, that’s almost six rolls, even if it’s actually only two, right?”

“Sounds right; I think you should get two,” he said.

“Why?” I replied,

He smiled. “Because clearly you’re on a roll.”

Tracy Beckerman is the author of the Amazon Bestseller, “Barking at the Moon: A Story of Life, Love, and Kibble,” available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble online! You can visit her at www. tracybeckerman.com.

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Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale June 14, 2017, I will sell at public auction on the north side steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Dr., Mineola, NY on July 13, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. prem. k/a 101 Autumn Drive, Plainview, NY 11803 a/k/a Section 13, Block 117, Lot 42. The Condominium Unit known as Unit No. 101 in the condominium k/a The Seasons at Plainview Condominium I located at Plainview, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau, State of New York, such Unit being designated and described as such in that certain declaration, dated December 8, 2006, made by Engel Burman Beidler Senior Housing at Plainview LLC, pursuant to Article 9-B of the Real Property Law of the State of New York establishing a plan for condominium ownership of the buildings and the land described below upon which buildings are situate, which declaration was recorded in the office of the clerk of the County of Nassau on March 30, 2007, in liber 12249 of conveyances at page 843, and shown on the plans of a condominium prepared by Sidney B. Bowne & son, LLP, certified by Zabdiel A. Blackman, L.S. and filed in the Clerk’s Office on March 30, 2007 as Map No. CA-231. Together with an undivided 1/134m fractional interest in the Common Elements of the Condominium. Approx. amt. of judgment is $199,651.10 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Foreclosure auction will be held “Rain or Shine.” If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the foreclosure auction.

KEITH LAVALLEE, Referee. THE MARGOLIN & WEINREB LAW GROUP, LLP,

Attys. For Pltf., 1 65 Eileen Way, Ste. 101, Syosset, NY. #99383 MIT 5941

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NOTICE OF SALE

Supreme Court County of Nassau DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2006-1, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 20061, Plaintiff, AGAINST KAYA KEYKURUN, et al.

Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered on October 2, 2019. I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on July 13, 2022 at 2:30 PM premises known as 74 Manetto Hill Road, Plainview, NY 11803. Please take notice that this foreclosure auction shall be conducted in compliance with the Foreclosure Auction Rules for Nassau County and the COVID 19 Health Emergency Rules, including proper use of masks and social distancing. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York. Section 12, Block 476 and Lot 49.

Approximate amount of judgment $551,926.09 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment. Index #020797/2009. Michael Alpert, Esq., Referee, Aldridge Pite, LLP

Attorneys for Plaintiff 40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747

MIT 5942

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NOTICE OF SALE

Supreme Court County of Nassau

WILMINGTON SAVINGS

FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A

LEGAL NOTICES

CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT AS TRUSTEE FOR PRETIUM MORTGAGE ACQUISITION TRUST, Plaintiff, vs.

SUSAN BLEZOW, Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on February 4, 2020, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on July 21, 2022 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 114 Morton Boulevard, Plainview, NY 11803. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 47, Block 19 and Lot 35. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 8744/13. This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale.

Michael Venditto, Esq., Referee Berkman, Henoch, Peterson, & Peddy, P.C., 100 Garden City Plaza, Garden City, NY 11530, Attorneys for Plaintiff MIT 5943 4X 06/17,24,07/01,08

NOTICE OF SALE

Supreme Court County of Nassau U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS

CITIGROUP MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC. ASSETBACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007AHL3, Plaintiff, vs. DEBORAH BRIGANDI, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on July 2, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the

Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on July 27, 2022 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 121 West Avenue, Hicksville, NY 11801. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Hicksville, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 45, Block 46 and Lot 291. Approximate amount of judgment is $1,127,211.18 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #11256/2010. This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale.

Charles Kovit, Esq., Referee Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, 10 Bank Street, Suite 700, White Plains, New York 10606, Attorneys for Plaintiff MIT 5944 4X 06/24,07/01,08,15

NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County of Nassau

DITECH FINANCIAL LLC, F/K/A GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC, Plaintiff against MUKRAJ SINGH A/K/A MUKHRAJ SINGH, et al Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered May 30, 2018, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on July 27, 2022 at 2:30 PM. Premises known as 15 Cornwall Lane, Hicksville, NY 11801. Sec 0011 Block 00337-0 Lot 00008. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being at Hicksville, in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $678,849.39 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 016677/2008.

The foreclosure sale will be conducted in accordance with 10th Judicial District’s Covid19 Policies and foreclosure auction rules. The Referee shall enforce any rules in place regarding facial coverings and social distancing. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Richard Kerins, Esq., Referee Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein Such & Crane, LLP, 1400 Old Country Road, Suite 103N, Westbury, NY 11590.

AYSJN023

MIT 5945 4X 06/24,07/01,08,15

NOTICE OF LOCATION CHANGE FOR REGULAR MEETINGS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2022 Board of Commissioners Hicksville Water District Town of Oyster Bay Town of Hempstead Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of the Hicksville Water District, Town of Oyster Bay and Town of Hempstead shall hold, unless otherwise notified, its regular meetings in 2022 at 5:00 p.m. at the offices of the Hicksville Water District, located at 4 Dean Street in Hicksville, New York. Meetings are held every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month thereafter at the same location and held the same time, unless otherwise posted. This notice is being publicized and posted in accordance with the provisions of Section 104 of the Public Officers Law of the State of New York.

Dated: June 24, 2022

Karl M. Schweitzer, Secretary Hicksville Water District Town of Oyster Bay Town of Hempstead MIT 5946 1X 07/01

NOTICE OF FORMATION GRIGGS MEDICAL PLLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secy. Of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/16/22 under Section 1203(c) (1) of the Limited Liability Company Law. The county within this state in which this office will be located is NASSAU. Office location: 1936 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow, New York 11554. SSNY designated

as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against PLLC to: 1936 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow, NY 11554. Purpose: any lawful act. BN 7541

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NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court

County of Nassau

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Plaintiff AGAINST

Danielle Barone a/k/a Danielle BaroneAquilano; et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated June 17, 2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on July 12, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 31 Moore Drive, Bethpage, NY 11714. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Bethpage, in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section: 46 Block: 208 Lots: 14-18. Approximate amount of judgment $144,914.12 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 615628/2018. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Ralph J. Madalena, Esq., Referee

LOGS Legal Group LLP

f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC

Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792

Dated: April 18, 2022

BN 7542

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NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court

County of Nassau

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR BLUEWATER INVESTMENT TRUST 2018-1, Plaintiff, vs. EVE ROCKFELD, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on November 21, 2019 and an Order Appointing Successor Referee and Other Relief duly entered on December 22, 2021, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on July 18, 2022 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 12 Cindy Drive, Old Bethpage, NY 11804. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 47, Block 110 and Lot 3. Approximate amount of judgment is $322,816.59 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #602744/2018. This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale.

William Boccio, Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No. 181106-1

BN 7544

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NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County of Nassau

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH

CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004FF7, Plaintiff, vs. DANIEL BOVE A/K/A DANIEL R. BOVE, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on June 3, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on July 27, 2022 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 535 Central Avenue, Bethpage, NY 11714. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 46, Block 590 and Lot 59. Approximate amount of judgment is $360,848.25 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 004335/2015. This foreclosure sale will be held on the North Side Steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale.

Lynn Botwinik, Esq., Referee Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, 10 Bank Street, Suite 700, White Plains, New York 10606, Attorneys for Plaintiff

BN 7545

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NOTICE OF SALE

Supreme Court County of Nassau

U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST, Plaintiff against WILLIAM S. SOBEL, et al Defendant(s)

Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein Such & Crane, LLP, 1400 Old Country Road, Suite 103N, Westbury, NY 11590.

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered March 12, 2020, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on August 4, 2022 at 2:30 PM. Premises known as 3 Point Of Woods Road, Old Bethpage, NY 11804. Sec 47 Block 113 Lot 18. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Bethpage, in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $525,828.27 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 012405/2010.

The foreclosure sale will be conducted in accordance with 10th Judicial District’s Covid19 Policies and foreclosure auction rules. The Referee shall enforce any rules in place regarding facial coverings and social distancing. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Mark Ricciardi, Esq., Referee AYSN395 BN 7546 4X 07/01,08,15,22

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING BY THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 246, Section 246-12 of the Code of the Town of Oyster Bay, notice is hereby given that the Zoning Board of Appeals has scheduled a public meeting, which will take place in the Town Hall Meeting Room, Audrey Avenue, Oyster Bay, New York, on JULY 7, 2022, at 7:00 P. M., to consider the following appeals:

BY ORDER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

APPEAL NO. 22-283

SYOSSET

BENJAMIN BALLER:

Variance to construct detached garage exceeding maximum building height and allowable building coverage than permitted by Ordinance.

W/s/o Split Rock Road, N/o Belvedere Drive, a/k/a 345 Split Rock Road, Syosset, NY

APPEAL NO. 22-284

SYOSSET

DANIELLE STERN: Variance to erect 6 ft. high fence exceeding maximum height than permitted by Ordinance.

S/s/o Chelsea Drive, E/s/o Wilshire Drive, a/k/a 1 Wilshire Drive, Syosset, NY

APPEAL NO. 22-285

SYOSSET

ANDREW RUBENSTEIN: Variance to erect 10 ft. high gate exceeding maximum height than permitted by Ordinance. W/s/o Split Rock Rd., NW/o Belvedere Drive, a/k/a 365 Split Rock Rd., Syosset, NY

APPEAL NO. 22-238

SYOSSET

CALOGERO MANNINO

GIFT TRUST: (A) Variance to construct second story addition having less side yard setback than permitted by Ordinance; also encroachment of eaves and gutters. (B) Variance to construct rear addition, front portico and walk out bay exceeding maximum building coverage than permitted by Ordinance. (C) Variance to construct second story addition, rear addition and walk out bay exceeding maximum gross floor area than permitted by Ordinance. (D) Amend Specific Plan as presented for Appeal No. 64-299 and granted by Decision of the Zoning Board of Appeals, dated June 3, 1964.

S/s/o Birchwood Park Dr., 164.09 ft. W/o Ketchams Rd., a/k/a 35 Birchwood Park Drive, Syosset, NY

JUNE 27, 2022

BY ORDER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

TOWN OF OYSTER BAY, OYSTER BAY, NEW YORK

SYO 4428 1x 07/01

July 1, 2022

Syosset HS celebrates the Class of 2022

Students march into the arena with proud smiles.

During the 64th Syosset High School Annual Commencement, held on June 22 at Hofstra University, over 590 seniors stepped up to the podium and accepted their high school diplomas.

Students marched into the Davis S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex as “Pomp and Circumstance” played in the

backgroud, after which the senior members of The Adelettes performed a stunning rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

This year’s class was highlighted with a U.S. Presidential Scholar, 12 National Merit Finalists, 46 National Merit Commended students; as well as

Student Government President Caroline Zhu (left) and Senior Class President Christopher Zandieh present the class gift.

A student celebrates after receiving his diploma.

four Regeneron Talent Search Scholars and two Finalists.

Syosset High School Assistant Principal David Steinberg delivered the welcoming remarks, commending the students on their success throughout their four years at the high school. “You will be leaving Syosset High School

with a foundation of knowledge that has well prepared you for the future,” he remarked. “This will provide you with a repository of cherished memories that you will draw upon for the rest of your life.”

Interim Deputy Superintendent Mr. Charlie Cardillo delivered an address

Students pose just prior to the

U.S. Presidential Scholar Ethan Chiu accepts an award.

Valedictorian Sabrina Chen addresses the audience.

The Adelettes perform “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

Salutatorian David Wang (left) and valedictorian Sabrina Chen pose before the ceremony.

ceremony.

Syosset HS celebrates the Class of 2022

from Superintendent Dr. Thomas Rogers, who was unable to attend the ceremony. In his prepared remarks, Dr. Rogers commented on the strength shown by the students throughout the pandemic. “No one could have possibly predicted your success given all of the headwinds you faced for most of your high school career,” he wrote to the students, “…you have shown resilience and perseverance far beyond any expectations we might have had.”

Board of Education President Tracy Frankel then addressed the graduates. “You have lived and learned and achieved through unthinkable times in the last few years,” she remarked. “But you did more than just get through it. You made the choice to make the best of the hand that you were dealt.”

Board of Education Vice President Rob Gershon and Board Trustees Susan Falkove and Shany Park also delivered inspirational messages to the students.

Class of 2022 Student Government President Caroline Zhu and Senior Class President Christopher Zandieh presented the class gift, a fountain for

the redesigned courtyard at the high school. And while addressing the audience, class speaker Chloe Zelenitz remarked on the perseverance of the class throughout the challenges of the pandemic and stated “We are the teens who have the power to take the lessons we’ve learned throughout this pandemic and have an impact on a larger scale.”

The salutatorian of the Class of 2022, David Wang, addressed the audience and spoke about the importance of happiness, and valedictorian Sabrina Chen reflected on the four distinct years of high school and the unique experiences the classmates shared.

The recipient of the Elisabeth T. Babcock Award, the U.S. Presidential Scholar, the National Merit Finalists National Merit Commended students, and Regeneron Science Talent Search Scholars and Finalists were recognized during the ceremony. Also honored were students choosing to serve our country.

The commencement culminated with each student receiving their diploma and the traditional cap toss.

This Week at the Syosset Public Library

Tuesday, July 5, at 6:15 p.m.

Yoga for Relaxation (IN PERSON)

Instructor: Laurie Ahleman

Learn basic yoga postures and relaxation techniques that will enable you to develop your own daily practice. Fee $20. 5 classes. Bring a yoga mat. To register go to syossetlibrary.org.

Thursday, July 7, at 2:00 p.m.

Supreme Court in Review: 1969 (IN PERSON & ONLINE)

Presenter: James Coll, adjunct professor of American Constitutional history, Nassau Community College and Hofstra University, and retired NYPD detective

This lecture will analyze a snapshot of the U.S. Supreme Court in 1969. From the appointment of a new chief justice

to important decisions that still impact our lives 50 years later, the closing year of this decade heralded transformative change in our constitutional law and those who framed it. No registration needed for in-person or virtual. For zoom link go to syossetlibrary.org.

Friday, July 8, at 11:00 a.m.

Summertime Cooking (ONLINE)

Instructor: Chef Ron Fan

Enjoy a cooking class from your home!  Chef Ron will show you how to cook food from the season. Recipes will be determined closer to the class date using fresh produce of the season. Once you register, you will receive a Zoom link, ingredient list and recipes. . To register go to syossetlibrary.org.

Levittown students prepared for summer of reading

East Broadway Elementary School students who are entering middle school recently launched a summer of reading with excitement for the chance to win various prizes. The students will read “Restart” before author Gordon Korman visits the district at the start of the next school year.

Students will get prepared for middle school by promoting literacy throughout the Levittown community as they read through the book, which tells the story of a bully who has the opportunity for a clean start after being diagnosed with amnesia. Links regarding summer reading can be found on the Jonas E. Salk and Wisdom Lane Middle School websites.

The Levittown Public Library will support the initiative by hosting three book discussions with Director of

English Language Arts Kerin Slattery and middle school teachers. The discussions will take place on July 20 and Aug. 10 and Aug. 29 from 7–8:30 p.m. Students who visit the library during the summer months can add their names to a raffle box for a chance to win lunch with Mr. Korman. Students can also earn raffle tickets by submitting artwork or writing inspired by the book, signing up for the summer reading program at the public library, participating in the blog on the summer reading website and by visiting the public library and checking out a book from the reada-likes display. Thirty students from each middle school will be chosen for the prize.

Mr. Korman will also visit the middle schools to speak to students on Oct. 20 and 21.

Mercy League bowlers needed

The Glen Cove-Hicksville-Syosset League of Mercy Hospital is looking for bowlers for its Ladies Bowling Team starting in September 2022. Games are held on Fridays at 9:45 a.m. at Syosset Lanes, 111 Eileen Way, Syosset.

Attention students!

$15 per week for three games. Fee includes shoes, ball and end of session luncheon.

Come out and have some fun. For information, please call Dolores Sartor at 516-931-4106.

Graduated from school? Have an outstanding GPA? Made the honor roll or Dean’s List? Scored an internship or study abroad opportunity? We invite you to send details of any of these things and more, along with your name and contact info, to editor@gcnews.com for a chance to be seen in our paper!

Teachers got students excited for a summer of reading during the East Broadway summer literacy launch.

Photos courtesy of Levittown Public Schools

July events at the Jericho Public Library

Tuesday, July 5

10:00 a.m.: ( IN-PERSON) English Language Learners (ELL) with Literacy Nassau Registratio n - BY APPOINTMENT ONLY www.literacynassau.org/appointment, or call: 516-867-3580, or email: jdaprile@literacynassau.org Classes begin the week of July 11 through the week of August 29.

Wednesday, July 6

10:30 a.m.: (CHILDREN) ( IN-PERSON) : Snapology (Ages 3 to 7) - These are interactive STEAM/ STEM programs where children learn while having fun.

Thursday, July 7

10:00 a.m.: (HYBRID) Chair Yoga with Jolie Bosnjak - During this chair yoga class you will move from head to toe, using the chair as a prop for support. This practice is for all levels...including those nursing an injury or coping with a chronic problem. The results will surprise you! Cost: $42 (7 sessions)

1:00 p.m.: (ADULTS) (HYBRID): A Booktastic Discussion: “The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post” with Lisa Jones, JPL Librarian - This historical novel is a powerful story of one woman falling in love with her own voice and embracing her own power while shaping history in the process. Marjorie Merriweather Post lived an epic life few could imagine. Listeners are welcome!

5:30 p.m.: (ADULTS) (HYBRID)

Yoga with Joe - You will learn yoga poses that include standing, sitting, twists, leg stretches, chair poses, and breathing exercises. Mindfulness and living in the moment are woven into the practice. Have a sticky mat, chair, yoga blanket, block and belt. Cost: $42 (7 sessions)

7:00 p.m: (TWEENS) ( IN-PERSON) Snapology–Game Bots - We will incorporate STEM into our development of game bots to combine fun and learning. Game on!

Saturday, July 9

10:30 a.m.: (CHILDREN) ( IN-PERSON) Songs for Baby’s Day (Ages Birth to 30 Months)

“ Songs of the Sea ” ~ Join Miss Dara for a fun filled story time with music, rhymes, stories, and movement.

Monday, July 11

4:00 p.m.: (ADULTS) ( VIRTUAL )

Flex & Tone with Mindy VastaThis is a low impact strength training class. It utilizes weights, balls and bands. Exercises are performed in a safe and controlled manner (sitting and standing) to help increase bone mass, improve strength, promote proper alignment and enhance overall fitness. Cost: $36 (6 sessions)

7:00 p.m: (CHILDREN) (VIRTUAL) Elementary Science (Pre-K to Grade 2) - With just a few common household materials we will become scientists conducting an experiment! Make fireworks in water and learn how different liquids react with each other!

7:00 p.m: (ADULTS) ( VIRTUAL )

Fit & Feeling Great with Linda RayLook and feel better than you have in years as fitness specialist Linda Ray guides you through her unique techniques that will stretch you out as you relax neck, shoulders and back tension, strengthen and create sleek muscles, improve balance and firm up abdominal muscles without potential for injury. Cost: $42 (7 sessions)

Tuesday, July 12

10:30 a.m.: (CHILDREN)

( IN-PERSON) : Sing ‘n Swing (Ages 2 to 5 Yyears ) - This is a program of stories, songs, rhymes, fingerplays & more. A parade will follow!

11:00 a.m.: (ADULTS) (VIRTUAL) Guided Meditation for Self-Healing with Patricia Anderson - Join Pat for one or all of the meditation sessions to bring harmony and balance into your life. Learn the beautiful practice of Jin Shin Jyutsu to help your body heal and keep you relaxed.

2:00 p.m.: (ADULTS) (VIRTUAL)

Profiles with Dr. William Thierfelder: Never Too Early, Never Too Late - Part 2 - Join Dr. Bill for the second part of the series as he profiles the inspiring lives and contributions of older creative minds. It proves that it’s never too early nor too late to make a difference. You did not need to see part 1 to fully enjoy this program!

7:00 p.m: (ADULTS) (VIRTUAL): Talk About Books with Fran Cohen: “ The Lincoln Highway ” by Amor Towles - Jump in the car and hang on for an exhilarating cross-country adventure with four boys traveling from Nebraska to New York City in 1950’s America. Think Huck Finn and The Odyssey. Listeners are welcome!

7:00 p.m: (CHILDREN, TWEENS, TEENS ) (VIRTUAL): Evergreen Earth Team (Grades 3–6) - Join EET for topics concerning our environment and what we can do to help. Let’s try to make an impact! Audubon photographer will present his work on film of the natural world and as a photographer as well as sharing his conservation of nature.

7:00 p.m: ( ALL AGES ) Board of Trustees Meeting - The public is invited to attend the monthly Jericho Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting.

Wednesday, July 13

10:30 a.m.: (CHILDREN) ( IN-PERSON) Snapology (Ages 3 to 7) - These are interactive STEAM/ STEM programs where children learn while having fun.

7:00 p.m: (CHILDREN) ( IN-PERSON) Art Workshop with the Village Artist - Pastel Pet Portrait (Grades 3–6) - During this workshop you will be instructed to observe and reproduce the subject shown. No prior art experience necessary!

Thursday, July 14

10:00 a.m.: (ADULTS) (HYBRID) Chair Yoga with Jolie Bosnjak - During this chair yoga class you will move from head to toe, using the chair as a prop for support. This practice is for all levels...including those nursing an injury or coping with a chronic problem. The results will surprise you! Cost: $42 (7 sessions)

1:00 p.m.: (ADULTS)

( IN-PERSON) Adult Game TimeWe’re setting up the Meeting Room with tables and chairs. Bring a game to play along with your friends for an afternoon of fun and relaxation. Play canasta, mahjongg, Scrabble or any other game of your choice.

5:30 p.m.: (ADULTS) (HYBRID)

Yoga with Joe - You will learn yoga poses that include standing, sitting, twists, leg stretches, chair poses, and breathing exercises. Mindfulness and living in the moment are woven into the practice. Have a sticky mat, chair, yoga blanket, block and belt. Cost: $42 (7 sessions)

7:00 p.m: (CHILDREN)

( IN-PERSON) Thursday Evening Storytime (Ages 3 Years to K)Children will enjoy stories and make a craft.

Friday, July 15

11:00 a.m.: (CHILDREN)

( IN-PERSON) Musical Storytime in the Park (Pre-K to Grade 2 With a Caregiver) - Join musician Adam King for this delightful and engaging fun musical storytime. Bring a blanket or chair to the park next to the library. In case of rain we will meet in inside the library.

2:00 p.m.: (ADULTS) (HYBRID): Great Performers with Marc Courtade: Unforgettable Nat King Cole - Nat King Cole recorded over 100 songs which were hits on the pop charts. He acted in films and television and was the first Black man to host an American TV series. He passed away at age 45 in 1965 yet his fame continues partially due to daughter Natalie Cole’s 1991 duet with him of “ Unforgettable, ” made using modern technology. Cole’s musical performances remains as

enjoyable today as they were in his prime.

Saturday, July 16

2:00 p.m.: (CHILDREN) ( IN-PERSON) Hooray for Ice Cream (Grades 1 to 3) - July is National Ice Cream Month. It’s the law! Ronald Reagan signed the bill in 1984. Come and learn ice cream facts, how to make it and best of all, how to eat it at this program.

Monday, July 18

2:00 p.m.: (ADULTS) (HYBRID) Art Lecture: The Art of Milan with Mary Maguire - Milan is one of those rare cities where you can view the works of all three members of the Holy Trinity of Renaissance Art. For Leonardo, we will admire his iconic Last Supper and then go over to the Ambrosian Library to take a peek inside his notebooks. There we will also admire the cartoon Raphael made for the School of Athens, before heading off to see another of his masterpieces at the Pinacoteca di Brera. To view Michelangelo’s Rondanini Pieta we will make a stop at the Sforza Castle. And to top it all off — how about a walk on the roof of Milan’s incredible Duomo?

4:00 p.m.: (ADULTS) ( VIRTUAL ) Flex & Tone with Mindy VastaThis is a low impact strength training class. It utilizes weights, balls and bands. Exercises are performed in a safe and controlled manner (sitting and standing) to help increase bone mass, improve strength, promote proper alignment and enhance overall fitness. Cost: $36 (6 sessions) 7:00 p.m: (ADULTS) ( VIRTUAL ) Fit & Feeling Great with Linda RayLook and feel better than you have in years as fitness specialist Linda Ray guides you through her unique techniques that will stretch you out as you relax neck, shoulders and back tension, strengthen and create sleek muscles, improve balance and firm up abdominal muscles without potential for injury. Cost: $42 (7 sessions)

7:00 p.m: (CHILDREN, TWEENS) ( IN-PERSON) Friendship Bracelet (Grades 2 to 5) - Crafting and friendship go hand in hand. Learn how to make friendship bracelets.

Tuesday, July 19

10:30 a.m.: (CHILDREN) (IN-PERSON) Sing ‘n Swing (Ages 2 to 5 Years) - This is a program of stories, songs, rhymes, fingerplays & more. A parade will follow!

11:00 a.m.: (ADULTS) (VIRTUAL) Guided Meditation for Self-Healing with Patricia Anderson - Join Pat for one or all of the meditation sessions to bring harmony and balance into your life. Learn the beautiful practice of Jin Shin Jyutsu to help your body heal and

July events at the Jericho Public Library

keep you relaxed.

2:00 p.m.: (ADULTS) (VIRTUAL):

The History of TV Comedy with Brian Rose - From the earliest days of television, making people laugh was one the central goals of TV programmers. Successful radio formats like the sitcom and the comedy/variety show moved to television in the late 1940s, joined a few years later by the late night comedy talk show. For the next seven decades, these three formats dominated the airwaves, led by brilliant comedians such as Sid Caesar, Jackie Gleason, Johnny Carson, Carol Burnett, Gilda Radner, and Jerry Seinfeld. This presentation will look at how American TV comedy changed from the vaudeville shtick of Milton Berle and the slapstick artistry of Lucille Ball to the social satire of “Saturday Night Live” and the self-reflexive absurdities of “David Letterman” and “The Simpsons.”

6:30 p.m.: (CHILDREN) (IN-PERSON) : Tots Night Out (Ages 18 Months to 5 Years) - What’s more fun than a night at the library! Come for this engaging musical storytime program. Pajamas are allowed!

Wednesday, July 20

10:30 a.m.: (CHILDREN) ( IN-PERSON) : 1,2,3 Full S.T.E.A.M Ahead (18 Months–5 Years) - These preschool STEAM programs include music movement, fine and gross motor development and storytelling followed by a craft!

7:00 p.m: (CHILDREN, TWEENS) ( IN-PERSON) Chess (Grades 1–6)Whether you’re new to the game or an avid player, this program will help improve your game and develop new strategies and skills.

Thursday, July 21

10:00 a.m.: (ADULTS) (HYBRID) Chair Yoga with Jolie BosnjakDuring this chair yoga class you will move from head to toe, using the chair as a prop for support. This practice is for all levels...including those nursing an injury or coping with a chronic problem. The results will surprise you!

Cost: $42 (7 sessions)

1:00 p.m.: (ADULTS) (IN-PERSON) Adult Game Time - We’re setting up the Meeting Room with tables and chairs. Bring a game to play along with your friends for an afternoon of

fun and relaxation. Play canasta, mahjongg, Scrabble or any other game of your choice.

2:00 p.m.: (ADULTS) (HYBRID):

Enrico Fermi: Voyage to a New World with Edward A. SierraEnrico Fermi, born in 1901, was an Italian born, American naturalized physicist. He was a husband, father and one of the world’s most brilliant and productive scientists. In 1938, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his demonstrations of the existence of new radioactive elements produced by neutron irradiation, and for his related discovery of nuclear reactions brought about by slow neutrons. In January 1939, after receiving the Nobel Prize, he moved to Columbia University and eventually the University of Chicago where he led the first controlled nuclear chain reaction. Join Edward Sierra when he offers this engaging and informative presentation on the life and work of this world changing physicist.

5:00 p.m.: (CHILDREN, TWEENS) ( IN-PERSON) Reader’s Theater (Grades 3 to 6) - Share stories and stimulate your imagination while bringing characters to life through your voice and gestures.

5:30 p.m.: (ADULTS) (HYBRID)

Yoga with Joe - You will learn yoga poses that include standing, sitting, twists, leg stretches, chair poses, and breathing exercises. Mindfulness and living in the moment are woven into the practice. Have a sticky mat, chair, yoga blanket, block and belt. Cost: $42 (7 sessions)

Saturday, July 23

9:30 a.m.: (ADULTS) ( IN-PERSON) Defensive Driving Class - Completion of this program entitles you to a NYS insurance discount and point reduction. Bring your NY State Driver License and a pen to class. Masks are required. Temperature fluctuates... bring a sweater or jacket! Bring your lunch. This course is for all ages. Jericho cardholders may register immediately. Registration opens to all July 9th. Cost: $30 No Refunds unless class is cancelled. In person registration ONLY. Make your check payable to “Empire Safety Council”

10:30 a.m.: (CHILDREN) ( IN-PERSON) Saturday Morning

Storytime (Ages Birth to 30 Months)This is an interactive program of rhymes, songs, stories and more.

Monday, July 25

4:00 p.m.: (ADULTS) (VIRTUAL)

Flex & Tone with Mindy VastaThis is a low impact strength training class. It utilizes weights, balls and bands. Exercises are performed in a safe and controlled manner (sitting and standing) to help increase bone mass, improve strength, promote proper alignment and enhance overall fitness. Cost: $36 (6 sessions)

7:00 p.m: (ADULTS) (VIRTUAL)

Fit & Feeling Great with Linda RayLook and feel better than you have in years as fitness specialist Linda Ray guides you through her unique techniques that will stretch you out as you relax neck, shoulders and back tension, strengthen and create sleek muscles, improve balance and firm up abdominal muscles without potential for injury. Cost: $42 (7 sessions)

Tuesday, July 26

10:30 a.m.: (CHILDREN)

(IN-PERSON) : Sing ‘n Swing (Ages 2 to 5 years) This is a program of stories, songs, rhymes, fingerplays & more. A parade will follow!

11:00 a.m.: (ADULTS) (VIRTUAL)

Guided Meditation for Self-Healing with Patricia Anderson - Join Pat for one or all of the meditation sessions to bring harmony and balance into your life. Learn the beautiful practice of Jin Shin Jyutsu to help your body heal and keep you relaxed.

2:00 p.m.: (ADULTS) (HYBRID)

News Currents with Elinor HaberJoin Elinor for an opportunity to participate in an informal exchange about the topics of the day – the international, national and local scene. We’ll focus on trends that affect us now and in the future. Bring your thoughts, issues and ask a friend to join in the discussion here or from the comfort of your home.

7:00 p.m: (CHILDREN) ( IN-PERSON) Maker Hour with Stemtastic: Deep Sea Terrariums (Ages 8 and Up) - We’ll build an underwater hydrothermal vent ecosystem.

Wednesday, July 27

10:30 a.m.: (CHILDREN) ( IN-PERSON) Snapology (Ages 3 to 7) -

These are interactive STEAM/STEM programs where children learn while having fun.

2:00 p.m.: (CHILDREN, TWEENS) (VIRTUAL): Magic Tricks with Abby (Ages 7 to 12) - Learn how to perform some magic tricks from one of the greatest magicians.

Thursday, July 28

10:00 a.m.: (ADULTS) (HYBRID) Chair Yoga with Jolie BosnjakDuring this chair yoga class you will move from head to toe, using the chair as a prop for support. This practice is for all levels...including those nursing an injury or coping with a chronic problem. The results will surprise you! Cost: $42 (7 sessions)

1:00 p.m.: (ADULTS) ( IN-PERSON) Adult Game TimeWe’re setting up the Meeting Room with tables and chairs. Bring a game to play along with your friends for an afternoon of fun and relaxation. Play canasta, mahjongg, Scrabble or any other game of your choice.

5:00 p.m.: (CHILDREN, TWEENS) ( IN-PERSON) Reader’s Theater (Grades 3 to 6) - Share stories and stimulate your imagination while bringing characters to life through your voice and gestures.

5:30 p.m.: (ADULTS) (HYBRID) Yoga with Joe - You will learn yoga poses that include standing, sitting, twists, leg stretches, chair poses, and breathing exercises. Mindfulness and living in the moment are woven into the practice. Have a sticky mat, chair, yoga blanket, block and belt. Cost: $42 (7 sessions)

Saturday, July 30

9:30 a.m.: ( ALL AGES ) ( IN-PERSON) : Book Sale - Come to the library for our book sale of discarded books and other items. In case of inclement weather, it will be in the Meeting Room. Items must be paid for in cash.

10:30 a.m.: (CHILDREN) ( IN-PERSON) : Sing & Swing (Ages 2 to 5 Years) - Come and enjoy stories, rhymes and fingerplays.

Register for all events at https:// www.jericholibrary.org/events/month Non-residents may register beginning 2 weeks before each program.