New Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and new Councilman Thomas P. Hand recently honored nine Town employees from the Department of Public Works Division of Sanitation and the Department of Environmental Resources Solid Waste Disposal Complex who went above and beyond the call of duty to help a Hicksville resident locate his wife’s wallet and cell phone at the Town’s garbage landfill. The resident accidentally threw them out the items with the morning trash. Although it was certainly an unpleasant job, the employees understood the importance of the task and did not hesitate in sorting through mounds of garbage in searching for the lost valuables. Ultimately, much to the happiness of the resident, the search was successful and the wallet and cell phone were recovered. Supervisor Saladino and Councilman Hand proudly presented citations to the employees for their good deeds and for serving as important role models to others.
Town to host September 11th ceremony
With the 16th Anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on America approaching, new Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino announced today that the Town will honor the memory of all those who lost their lives that day by hosting a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony on Wednesday, September 6th, beginning at 7 p.m. at TOBAY Beach. Supervisor Saladino invites all residents, families and friends to attend.
“As we prepare to observe a
national day of remembrance on September 11th, it is important that we commemorate this day, as the passage of time does not diminish the tragedy that our nation suffered 16 years ago,” Supervisor Saladino stated.
“Together, we will pay tribute to those we lost that tragic morning and honor the bravery and heroism demonstrated by first responders.”
The Town’s 9/11 Memorial is inscribed with the names of Town of Oyster Bay residents lost on
September 11, 2001. The Memorial features a steel beam recovered from the World Trade Center. The September 6th ceremony includes a candlelight vigil, vocal performances, bagpipe music and religious readings. In addition, the names of those lost, who are inscribed on the wall, will be read.
For more information, please contact the Town’s Department of Community & Youth Services at (516) 797-7900.
Town to save money with single stream recycling measure
BY GARY SIMEONE
Since taking over the Oyster Bay Town Supervisor position earlier this year, Joseph Saladino has made a point of being involved in everything related to the Town and has set out to establish cost saving initiatives to help alleviate the burden on local taxpayers.
Since taking over the position on January 31st, the Supervisor has managed to merge services between villages in the Town through inter-municipal agreements, established a new Same-Day-Permit program within the Town’s Building Department and helped to put together the application to help Hicksville win $10 million for its downtown revitalization.
He has set out to help save the Town and its taxpayers money by consolidating Town Departments including combining the DPW, Highway, Sanitation and Engineering departments. He has removed take home vehicles for high level employees in the Town to save on fuel and maintenance costs and has sold off multiple Town vehicles including a rarely used boat that was given to an upstate municipality.
In his most recent initiative, he and Town Councilman, Lou Imbroto, have launched the Town’s recycling program from a dual-stream to a single-stream operation.
“The hauling away of recycled materials costs taxpayers significant money in each year, when it could, and should be generating money for our efforts to hold the line on taxes,” said Saladino. “This new single-stream initiative is estimated to generate $2 million for residents which is a win-win for taxpayers.”
He said the new recycling program would make it easier for residents to stack all their recyclables in one bin instead of having to go through and separate each item. They can dispose of diversified items including glass, plastics, paper and all types of cardboard and place it it one container on normal recycling days. The program is slated to begin in mid-October.
The Town also plans to sell 22 recycling trucks which will no longer be needed due to the single-stream recycling initiative. The sale of these vehicles will generate an additional $1 million in revenue for taxpayers.
Saladino said he has a lot more initiatives and press conferences planned in the future to help the Town recover from years of financial deficits and political corruption.
Long Island Fair needs volunteers
The Long Island Fair is seeking volunteers for the 2017 Long Island Fair in order to continue a tradition of a volunteer-run fair that began 175 years ago. The fair will be held at the Old Bethpage Village Restoration Saturday and Sunday, September 16th and 17th, and Saturday and Sunday September 23rd and 24th.
Volunteers are needed to welcome visitors, bring water to thirsty farm animals; sell doughnuts, peanuts, pumpkins, gourds and apples; judge corn-husking contests, help with children’s races and games of skill; work at
the Flying Horses Carousel; sell chances for the annual quilt raffle and largest pumpkin contest; set up and oversee displays of prize-winning crafts, fruits and vegetables, flowers and culinary entries; or help visitors at the information booth.
Prospective volunteers must be at least 14 years of age and willing to serve one or more days. Attendance at an orientation meeting one week prior to the fair is recommended. For more information please call the Volunteer Coordinator at: (516) 572-8416, or visit the website at: www.lifair.org.
Town offers summer heat safety tips
Supervisor Joseph Saladino and the Town Board remind residents that summer brings hot and humid conditions which can cause safety concerns for young children and the elderly. To keep residents safe and healthy, the Town of Oyster Bay reminds residents of the signs and symptoms of heat related medical conditions, as well as advice for prevention:
Heat Exhaustion
• Severe thirst
• Fatigue
• Muscle cramps
• Aches
• Muscle weakness
• Nausea and/or vomiting
• Fast, shallow breathing
• Irritability
• Headache
• Increased sweating
• Cool, clammy skin
• Elevation of body temperature to 105 degrees Fahrenheit or higher
Heat Stroke
• Severe throbbing headache
• Dizziness
• Disorientation, agitation or confusion
• Sluggishness or fatigue
• Seizure
• Hot, dry skin that is flushed but not sweaty
• A high body temperature
• Loss of consciousness
• Rapid heart beat
• Hallucinations
• Thirst
Dehydration
• Less-frequent urination
• Dry skin
• Fatigue
• Light-headedness
• Dizziness
• Confusion
• Dry mouth and mucous membranes
• Increased heart rate & breathing
• In children, additional symptoms may include dry mouth and tongue; no tears when crying; no wet diapers for more than 3 hours; sunken abdomen, eyes or cheeks; high fever; listlessness; irritability; skin that does not flatten when pinched and released.
How Heatstroke Can Be Prevented
• Drink plenty of fluids during out door activities; water and sports drinks are preferred; tea, coffee, soda and alcohol should be avoided
• Wear lightweight, tightly woven, loose-fitting clothing in light colors
• Schedule vigorous activity and sports for cooler times of the day
• Protect yourself from the sun by wearing a hat, sunglasses and using an umbrella
• Increase time spent outdoors gradually get your body used to the heat
• During outdoor activities, take frequent drink breaks and mist your self with a spray bottle to avoid becoming overheated
• Try to spend as much time indoors as possible on very hot humid days
How Dehydration Can Be Prevented
• Drink plenty of fluids, especially when working or playing in the sun
• Make sure you are taking in more fluid than you are losing
• Drink appropriate sports drinks to help maintain electrolyte balance
• Infants and children should be given Pedialyte to maintain their electrolyte balance
How to treat Heatstroke and Heat Exhaustion
• Bring the person indoors, or into the shade immediately
• Remove their clothing, and gently apply cool water to the skin followed by fanning to stimulate sweating
• Apply ice packs to the groin and armpits
• Have the person lie down in a cool area with their feet slightly elevated
Nassau Kings Team Dinner
Hempstead Town Councilman Dennis Dunne, Sr. (back row, 2nd left) attends the Nassau King Wheelchair Basketball Team Dinner held at Levittown Hall located in Hicksville.
Pictured along with Councilman Dunne, Sr. are Manager Thea Lopez of Elmont, Jack Lopez, Les St. Louis, Chris St. Remy, Edy Lopez, Quinn Morgan, Breanna Clark, Mike Kelly, Bobby Kranz, Rodger Shelton, Jr., Ralphie DeJesus and Rodger Shelton, Sr.
Exploring the Earth and beyond in Levittown
Nearly 100 children spent two weeks studying science as the Levittown School District hosted Camp Invention at Wisdom Lane Middle School. The program was open to students entering third through fifth grade and led by teachers from the district’s elementary and high schools.
The young scientists participated in four workshops. In Duct Tape Billionaire, they designed products to design and sell, and also completed engineering challenges by building structures that could withstand the weight of rolls of duct tape. Students launched water rockets, made air cannons and flung rubber chickens in Have a Blast and designed their own planets and grew crystals in Mission Space Maker.
Operation Keep Out featured a mix of demolition and creation. In learning
about circuits, students took apart old household electronics and used the pieces to make alarm boxes that would be activated by a light sensor. Each day, the youngsters also participated in Camp Invention Games featuring team-building activities.
“The feedback was really great,” said Camp Invention Director Siobhan Schneider. “The children were engaged in creative and innovative activities. They had a ton of fun while learning, and this really fit in perfectly with our elementary science program.”
It was the first time Levittown has hosted Camp Invention and Schneider said it was a tremendous success. Children enjoyed the hands-on activities and the opportunity to interact with their peers from other elementary schools.
“I wanted to learn about science and
do experiments,” said Abbey Lane School fifth-grader Matthew Hartmann. “It was a lot of fun and I learned stuff I didn’t know before.”
“Every day we did something different,” added Gardiners Avenue School fifth-grader Antonio Vargas. “Now, when I get into the higher grades and we’re going to be doing these projects, I’ll be better prepared.”
Middle school and high school stu-
dents from the district also served as volunteer counselors. They supported the teachers and helped bring the children to the different centers.
“I loved the fact that the kids looked up to us,” said volunteer Meghan Yodice, an eighth-grader at Wisdom Lane who wants to be a teacher. “They were so excited to learn and I was happy to be a part of this.”
Volunteer counselor Meghan Yodice helped Steven Tiemer, left, and Daniel Lang learn about circuits.
Levittown elementary school students watched as science teacher Eric Tompkins launched a water bottle rocket during Camp Invention at Wisdom Lane Middle School.
In Camp, the youngsters participated in various team-building activities.
Teacher Jessica Mills stacked rolls of duct tape to test the durability of a paper structure made by students.
Photo credits: Levittown School District
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Sons of Italy Scholarship Award Presentation
Hempstead Town Councilman Dennis Dunne, Sr. (left) presents official Town of Hempstead Certificates of Recognition during the Marco Polo Lodge #32214 Order of Sons of Italy in America annual Scholarship Award Presentations held at the lodge located on Hempstead Turnpike in Levittown. Pictured (L-R) are Councilman Dunne, Sr., Division High School Senior Carmela Zampini, Island Trees High School Senior Domenique Masi, MacArthur High School Senior Victoria Piscitelli, President John Simonetti, Financial Secretary Mary De Rosa and John Ferretti.
Levittown man arrested for submitting falsified Army deployment orders
Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Levittown man was arrested today for allegedly submitting falsified Army deployment orders to the Levittown Fire Department, where he was a volunteer firefighter.
Raymond Nicholson III, 34, has been charged with two counts of Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the Second Degree (a D felony) and two counts of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree (an E felony). The defendant was released on his own recognizance and is due back in court September 25. If convicted, the defendant faces a maximum of 2-1/3 years to seven years in prison.
Raymond Nicholson III
“This defendant allegedly fabricated military orders so he could receive pension credits afforded to volunteer firemen without putting in the required work,” DA Singas said. “Falsifying government documents to receive unearned benefits is a serious crime that victimizes taxpayers, and I am grateful to the Levittown Fire Department for bringing this matter to our office for prosecution.”
DA Singas said in February 2016 and February 2017, the defendant, who was a volunteer firefighter with the Levittown Fire Department, alleged-
ly submitted two falsified orders to the department which said he had been called to active duty with the Army.
The first set of falsified orders, dated February 17, 2016, stated that he was to report to Andrews Air Force Base on February 25, 2016 for 364 days. The second set of falsified orders were dated February 26, 2017, and the orders stated that he was to report to the World Trade Center for 180 days on March 1, 2017.
As a result of an active duty order, Nicholson was exempt from meeting his fire call quota with the fire department but was still credited with time toward his pension.
A routine audit from the fire department brought attention to Nicholson’s military orders. Fire officials then contacted the Army, which confirmed that the defendant was not called to active duty on those dates.
An investigation by the NCDA was started on May 12 after an attorney for the Levittown Fire Department filed a complaint.
The defendant was honorably discharged from the Army in September of 2006 and then joined the Levittown Fire Department. He has resigned from the fire department and is currently employed as a Homeland Security/ Customs & Border Patrol Agent at JFK Airport.
Incidents that have occurred recently in the local area include:
n At the 7 Eleven in Westbury, a driver’s license and credit cards were stolen from a vehicle at 1 a.m. on June 21.
n On Hempstead Gardens Drive in West Hempstead, a victim has reported that unknown subjects entered his shed and removed tools and marine life jackets sometime between 6 p.m. on July 26 and 9:30 a.m. the next morning.
n On 3rd Street in Franklin Square, a victim has reported that unknown subjects scratched her vehicle between 12:01 and 8 a.m. on July 27.
n Between 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. on July 27, a victim’s vehicle as keyed while parked on Hempstead Turnpike in West Hempstead.
n On Grant Avenue in Bethpage, a television was stolen from a detached garage at 8 p.m. on July 27
-At 10:45 p.m. on July 27, a 27-yearold man from New Hyde Park was arrested at the corner of Glen Cove Road and Old Country Road in Carle Place. He was charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana.
n At the All Island Yellow Cab Company, located on Wolcott Road in Levittown, a victim has reported that her vehicle was damaged while it was parked in the company’s lot. The damage occurred between 11 p.m. on July 27 and 6:13 a.m. the next morning.
n At 12:05 a.m. on July 29, an 18-yearold man from Jamaica was arrested and was charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana on Banbury Road at Willis Avenue in Mineola.
n A wallet and its contents were stolen from a vehicle on Woodbury Road in Plainview between 12:30 a.m. and 12 p.m. on July 29.
n On Rosegold Street in Franklin Square, the right side rear passenger window of a victim’s vehicle was shattered. The damage occurred between 1 and 2:55 p.m. on July 29.
n At CVS Pharmacy on Old Country Road in Plainview, a victim’s vehicle was damaged while parked between 2 p.m. and 10:28 p.m. on July 29.
n On July 29, between 5 and 9 p.m., assorted personal property was stolen from a vehicle on Evelyn Drive in Bethpage.
n Between 12:01 and 10 a.m. on July 30,
the windshields of a victim’s two vehicles were damaged while parked at the Home Depot Express on Hempstead Turnpike in Levittown.
n A handicap parking permit and garage door opener were stolen from a vehicle on Briarwood Lane in Plainview between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. on July 30.
n On Willis Avenue in Mineola, a 23-year-old man from that town was arrested at 6:40 p.m. on July 30. He was charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana.
n At Walgreen’s in Bethpage, a 46-yearold man from Newark was arrested and charged with Shoplifting at 7 p.m. on July 30.
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A 19-year-old man from Franklin Square was arrested at 7:25 p.m. on July 30 at the corner of Hewlett Avenue and Davis Street in that town. He was charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana.
n Unknown subjects removed bicycles from a location on Hempstead Turnpike in West Hempstead sometime between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. on July 31.
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Between 11:15 a.m. and 1:50 p.m. on July 31, a victim has reported that her son’s bicycle was removed from outside of their home on Adams Place in West Hempstead.
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A GPS and assorted CDs were stolen from a vehicle on Rope Lane in Levittown between 5:30 p.m. on July 31 and 9 a.m. the following morning.
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Assorted personal property was stolen from a vehicle on Rope Lane in Levittown between 7 p.m. on July 31 and 11 a.m. the next day.
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A pocketbook was stolen from a shopping cart at Costco in Westbury at 6:30 p.m. on August 1.
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Assorted personal property was stolen from a vehicle on Acre Lane in Hicksville between 7 p.m. on August 1 and 8 a.m. the following morning.
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On August 2, between 1 and 8 a.m., assorted personal property was stolen from a vehicle on Old Farm Road in Levittown.
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At Macy’s in Hicksville, a 22-yearold woman from Flushing was arrested and charged with Shoplifting at 6:14 p.m. on August 2.
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• Compiled by Kate and Meg Meyer
Student physical examination tips
School time requires having all of the necessary supplies, clothing and gear ready for the year. In addition, preparing for a new school year often involves providing updated physical health information to the school administration.
The requirements for health screenings and reporting may vary between school districts. Some physical examinations need to be conducted annually, while others may only need updating at certain intervals, such as when kids transition from elementary school to middle school or middle school to high school. Updated physical forms also may be required at the start of a sports season.
Health screenings are intended to detect problems that may interfere with learning. Physical exams may indicate issues that can hamper progress or shed light on undiagnosed problems that may require further assessment and necessitate customized learning plans to help students succeed. Physical exams are also a way to ensure students’ immunizations are up to date.
mitted to a Canadian university may be required to get a medical exam, according to the Government of Canada.
tion information. Some providers even make it possible for patients to directly access their health information through a secure login, helping save time.
• Make appointments during school hours. After-school appointments are peak times for pediatric offices and medical clinics. Sign students out of school early to visit the doctor for medical exams. The staff likely will be less harried, and you can spend more time asking questions and completing forms. Schools may not count the absence if a doctor’s note is provided.
• Don’t forget the forms. Bring the right paperwork so that the staff can fill out what is necessary for the school, camp or sports league.
• Know your insurance guidelines. Physical exams may be part of routine well visits. Insurance companies institute their own policies regarding how frequently physicals can be conducted (usually annually). Be sure to schedule the appointment accordingly.
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Health, physical exams typically are completed by students’ primary care providers. Some school districts offer free or low-cost health assessments through school providers as well.
Students who will be traveling for school may be required to meet the health requirements of their destination country. For example, medical students ad-
Visiting the doctor, nurse practitioner or a school-provided medical professional may not make school-aged children too happy. To make the process go smoothly, consider these suggestions.
• Work with physicians who have access to electronic health records. EHRs are secure technology that provides easy access to vaccination records, health history, appointment reminders, and even prescrip-
Physical examinations are on many parents’ backto-school to-do lists. Certain strategies can make physicals easier for adults and children alike.
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Members of the Hicksville Tech Squad
Hicksville Tech Squad’s STEM Tutorials
As part of a pilot summer learning program, students from Hicksville High School have been conducting STEMrelated (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) lessons for middle school students at the Hicksville Public Library.
The collaboration is designed to provide the younger students with the opportunity to foster interest in STEM fields and to supplement their lessons during the school year. Lessons are comprised of interactive activities,
workshops and presentations encompassing a wide variety of areas, such as coding, robotics, programming, physics and geometry.
The Hicksville Tech Squad, comprised of seniors Navneet Lingala (co-founder), Adithya Ajith (co-founder), Priyansh Raval, Amith Anugu and Avik Gomes, and high school alumnus Adil Ansari, has volunteered its time to conduct the lessons throughout the summer.
An interesting experiment
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The Tech Squad experimented with geometry
Historic Inn at Saratoga Captures Sense of Place, Gracious Victorian Style
BY KAREN RUBIN
Saratoga Springs, one of America’s first tourist towns, has been drawing visitors since the 14th century when Native Americans discovered the mineral springs which still draw visitors today.
But it is also where formal horse racing began, and over the years, has also developed an amazingly rich cultural menu of offerings, especially in summer, when its Performing Arts Center is home to the New York City Ballet and
Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra. It is fitting that among its key attractions are the National Museum of Dance (who knew there was such a thing?) as well as the National Racing Museum (fascinating), historic racetrack, lively live-music
venues, stunning boutiques (you know a top-notch town by its olive oil shop and haberdashery).
It doesn’t take long, as you walk among the giant painted horses and ballet shoes to recognize this unbelievably charming town is a combination of Louisville, Kentucky and Lenox, Massachusetts, with a touch of a spa-wellness destination thrown in. And totally enchanting.
But walking around and taking in the breathtaking Victorian architecture, you also realize that Saratoga Springs has had its upsand-downs. Indeed, the celebrated historic Racetrack even closed down in 1896 because of financial hardship, and historic markers on Broadway point to whole historic streets that were torn down in the 1960s until a preservation movement took root.
This makes you appreciate all the more the work underway ($30 million worth) on the historic Adelphi Hotel, where the colorful Irish-born prize-fighter, horseracing impresario, gambling entrepreneur, New York State Senator and Tammany Hall enforcer John Morrissey, a regular of the hotel, died in 1878.
You get to live Saratoga Springs’ history at the Inn at Saratoga, which has basically “seen” it all. Built
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around 1843, it is the oldest continuously operating hotel in Saratoga Springs, and its own history mirrors that of the village.
Anyone who appreciates as I do how a historic hotel is like a direct line to a place – putting you on the inside track rather than being an outsider merely passing through – seeks out historic hotels wherever possible. They have presence, and give you a sense of place.
These historic hotels immerse you into the collective memory and heritage of a place – like being inserted into the scene of the village as it might have been 150 years ago. They are so much more than brick and mortar - they have personality, character, even soul (not for nothing that many also harbor a ghost or two).
It is also about providing the gracious hospitality we associate with times past – the personal attention, the tranquil pace, a quiet calm.
So, coming to Saratoga Springs, I do what I always do when I plan a trip: seek out Historic Hotels of America website (historichotels.org, 800-678-8946), a membership program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation with nearly 290 historic hotels that have faithfully maintained their authenticity, sense of place and architectural integrity. I discover the Inn at Saratoga, which turns out to be the oldest continuously operating inn in Saratoga Springs, dating back to 1843.
Over the years, the inn’s fortunes have had its ups and downs along with the city (now decidedly up in its fortunes) and, like the city and hospitality industry, has gone through many incarnations – a physician tapped Saratoga Springs’ legendary mineral waters for his patients and operated the inn as an early version of a spa hotel; a Cuban owner had a travel pipeline for visitors from Cuba; a rabbi catered to Jewish vacationers escaping New York City’s oppressive summers.
Fortunately, it is now in the loving hands of the Israel family, who acquired the inn in 2003, and who bring a deep appreciation for historic preservation and their role as stewards.
Indeed, when you experience such places, you cannot take their existence for granted – rather, they are to be celebrated as survivors against long odds – surviving wrecking balls, economic and natural disasters, and new owners’ predilections to go “modern.”
Owners of these historic properties take on their stewardship with a sense of obligation and humility, recognizing they are links in a chain, without which, these places will simply cease to exist.
The Israel family, who are active in the Preservation Society for Saratoga Springs, has spent considerable resources removing the “modern” that previous owners had installed, and restoring the hotel’s period features and charm, while providing the amenities that guests crave today,
including spacious bathrooms, in-room coffee maker, flat-screen TV, voicemail, dataports, complimentary wired and wireless high-speed Internet access and such. As they say it is “the perfect marriage of past and present.”
I joke about the hotel having an elevator (which has an exquisite pastel painting of Saratoga Springs as it might have been 150 years ago that spreads across three sides) and the receptionist says, this place didn’t even have running water in 1843. But to install the elevator, Liz Israel, who has the role of General Manager, tells me, the previous owners removed a formal staircase.
The inn once had around 100 rooms, more than twice the number, 42 rooms and suites, as today – because traditional hostelries had tiny rooms with a washbasin and guests shared a bathroom.
Big band music plays in the hallway as I make my way to my room (you can’t hear it when you are in the room) but you use a modern key-card to enter. It is pure pleasure to sink into a four-poster bed so high you need a step ladder, and of course a spacious modern bathroom. Each room is different and appointed with period furnishings.
Robert Israel, a tax attorney who first came to Saratoga Springs in the 1960s when it was in decline (and property was cheap) bought the hotel in 2003, has meticulously gone about acquiring period furnishings at auction – a stunning bookcase that adorns the
dining room; wood paneling that as a young man in his 20s, he salvaged from a hotel in Newburgh that he kept for 40 years before finding just the right place, in the inn’s lobby; the side board we take our coffee cup from for breakfast came from the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel.
The walls are graced with stunning oil paintings (purchased at auction) as well as prints that Israel collected from the Grand Union Hall, which when it was built, was the largest in the world (it burned down). He acquired a shuttered railway ticket cottage which he reassembled and repurposed in the inn’s garden to serve as a bar for special events. The ballroom has an intricately “carved” fireplace which came from a movie set. And the dining room has a specially made red velvet banquette that captures the Victorian ambiance perfectly.
One feature of the Inn at Saratoga is the complimentary full buffet breakfast that is included – a lavish affair that reminds you more of a bed-and-breakfast inn where the host seeks to really out do themselves with memorable meals. One breakfast consisted of delectable scrambled eggs seasoned with herbs, served on a fresh croissant, along with bacon, potatoes, selections of fresh fruit, cereals, bagels, pastries and muffins, perfectly delectable coffee, served on beautiful china.
Liz Israel was 18 years old when her father bought the property. She grew up waiting tables, handling the reception
desk, and went on to get a degree in hospitality management in Ireland, where she worked at the Shelburne Hotel in Dublin before returning to the Inn at Saratoga with her Irish husband.
Liz takes me on a walking tour of the hotel, recognizing how much I appreciate the restoration.
Once an open porch, The Tavern bar has big picture windows that overlook the street bustle on Broadway, Saratoga Springs’ main street, and where there is live music five nights a week, Wednesday through Saturday.
Primo’s Restaurant, where you enjoy breakfast and which serves dinner, is a Victorian confection. Liz says that they lifted up the carpet and removed a cement layer to expose the original hardwood floors.
There is a beautiful ballroom that opens to a garden where a tent has been erected for a wedding reception; there is also an old railroad ticket cottage that Israel acquired and repurposed for a bar.
The inn has a few vintage Roadmaster bikes available for guests’ use (two hours at a time). Guests also enjoy complimentary access to Victoria Swimming Pool located in Saratoga Spa State Park and the nearby YMCA. Complimentary parking in its on-site lot is a significant amenity as well.
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(The inn offers a spa package with the historic Roosevelt Baths & Spa in the park.)
In addition to the hotel, there is a separate Brownell Cottage (which was purchased along with the hotel)
which now offers four luxurious suites, accommodating up to four people depending on the suite. Beautifully appointed, the cottage offers an array of modern amenities: whirlpool tub, heated bathroom floors, steam shower
with multi-head massage shower, authentic Franklin Stove fireplaces, cable TV, coffee/tea maker, speaker phones with data port, voice mail and See page D5
Q: I was in my local Social Security office recently. While I was sitting in the waiting room, I noticed a pamphlet on a table that was titled, “What Prisoners Need to Know about Social Security.” If we are handing out Social Security checks to deadbeats sitting in prison who already get free room and board supplied by taxpayers, no wonder the system is going broke!
A: I’m not really sure why that specialized Social Security Administration publication was lying around in an office waiting room. Still, had you bothered to pick it up and skim it, you would have learned that Social Security benefits are NOT payable to people who are in jail or prison after being convicted of a crime.
Before I explain the rules in more detail, I’m going to give a short history lesson. Also, I must stress that for much of this column, I will be referring to money paid by the Social Security program, usually either retirement or disability benefits. Near the end of this column, I will briefly mention the rules for the Supplemental Security Income program. Now for that history lesson.
For the first half-century or more of the program, people who were getting Social Security benefits who ended up in prison still got their checks while they were incarcerated. I’m sure the thinking was this: These people worked and paid taxes and earned their Social Security benefit, so they should get that earned benefit no matter where they lived -- even if that was behind bars.
I remember early in my career with the Social Security Administration, I worked for a while in a Social Security office in a Midwestern town that was also home to the state prison. Part of my job had me paying a once-a-week visit to that facility to handle any Social Security business for the inmates. That sometimes included routine matters like helping a convict replace a lost or stolen Social Security card, or helping an older con with a minor Social Security issue. But most of my time during those prison visits involved taking claims for Social Security disability benefits from young men who had heard through the prison grapevine that the government was handing out free money (in the form of Social Security disability checks) to inmates. That got me frustrated. I knew all the paperwork I was filling out was for naught, as all of those claims were going to be denied.
But the kind of thinking that allowed incarcerated people to take their Social Security checks to jail, or apply for Social Security disability benefits while in jail, changed in the 1980s and 1990s as the country, and Congress, got more conservative. I recall newspaper stories and other media reports highlighting
prisoners who were supposedly “living the good life” with their Social Security checks, having far more disposable income than your average convict. Voters started clamoring for change, and Congress couldn’t act quickly enough to stop paying Social Security benefits to people behind bars.
Since then, the rules have said that Social Security benefits cannot be paid for months that a person is confined to a jail, prison or certain other public institutions for committing a crime. Or to be more precise, benefits are suspended if someone is convicted of a criminal offense and sent to jail or prison for more than 30 continuous days. Notice that conviction is the key. Lots of people end up in jails while they are awaiting trial or pleas. But until there is a conviction with prison time involved, benefits will continue.
It’s also important to note that while the convict’s benefits are suspended, if he or she has a spouse or child getting monthly Social Security dependent checks on his or her record, those benefits will continue.
Of course, most people don’t spend the rest of their lives in prison. When they are released, Social Security benefits will be reinstated the month following the month they get out.
Speaking of getting out, I’ve heard there is a sort of underground information network in many prisons that would have younger convicts believe that as soon as they are released, they can waltz into their nearest Social Security office and sign up for Social Security disability benefits and have those checks start flowing into their bank accounts. There simply is no truth to that rumor. Of course, anyone has the right to apply for Social Security disability benefits. But no one will get those benefits unless he or she meets all of the rather stringent qualifying criteria. For example, they must have worked and paid Social Security taxes in five out of the last 10 years. And they must have a disability that is so severe it is expected to keep them from being able to work for at least a year.
So far, I’ve just been talking about Social Security benefits. But SSA runs another program for the federal government called Supplemental Security Income. SSI pays a small monthly welfare stipend (usually around $700) to low-income elderly people and to people under age 65 with disabilities who are down on their luck. (And every time I mention SSI in this column, I am quick to point out that SSI payments come out of general tax revenues, NOT out of the Social Security trust funds.)
Anyway, SSI payment rates have always depended on a person’s living arrangements. And if you are living in a place where the government foots the bill for your expenses (like in a jail or prison), then you don’t qualify for SSI
while you are there. In other words, Congress didn’t have to change the law to ban SSI checks from going to prisoners. The law has always made sure that didn’t happen.
But once a person who was previously on SSI gets out, his or her federal welfare checks can be reinstated.
However, if that person has been in jail for a year or more, he or she must file a whole new application for SSI.
If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has the answer. Contact him at thomas.margenau@comcast.net. COPYRIGHT 2017 CREATORS.COM
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in-room safes and free high-speed wireless Internet.
The Inn at Saratoga is an ideal venue for wedding or family function or meeting because of its scale, the
pent-up demand for pleasure created the greatest boom Saratoga had ever seen.”
It isn’t a coincidence that organized horse racing, brought by casino operator and future congressman, the prize-fighter John Morrissey, had
charming ambiance, and facilities, not to mention the prime location of Saratoga Springs.
Inn Follows Fortunes of Saratoga Springs
I love the back story to the inn: it was built as a large boarding house in 1843 by Isaac Hall, a carpenter from New Hampshire, 11 years after the railroad provided easy access to Saratoga’s spa for tourists.
In 1846, Hall sold the property to Thomas Smith of Virginia, who turned over the management to Dr. Richard L. Allen, who, like other physicians of the time, operated boarding houses to treat “chronic cases” – an early version of a health spa. That lasted until 1853, when the property was sold to Hervey P. Hall (Dr. Allen remained in Saratoga Springs and published a popular guide for health seekers in Saratoga).
The hotel passed through three other owners until 1865 when it was acquired by Benjamin V. Frasier, brother-in-law of Thomas Marvin, the proprietor of the huge United States Hotel (largest hotel at the time). “The wealth created by the Civil War and the
begun in Saratoga Springs.
Frasier significantly expanded the hotel, building the three-story wing in 1866 and added a brick veneer, and re-named the hotel Everett House.
Frasier gave up the hotel in 1875 (the same year as the first Kentucky Derby was run at Churchill Downs in
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Historic Inn at Saratoga Captures Sense of Place, Gracious Victorian Style
Louisville, Kentucky) and it was sold to Nathaniel Waterbury, a prominent Saratogan, who made improvements but quickly went into foreclosure. The US was in the midst of a major economic Depression. The property was purchased at an 1878 sheriff’s sale by Thomas Marvin’s daughters, Mary Louise Sackett and Virginia Perry. By 1882, they had leased it to Primo M. Suarez, who catered to Cuban
vacationers for 35 years; he rebuilt the front of the hotel in 1887 in the High Victorian style that was fashionable at the time.
After World War I, Saratoga’s old clientele was slipping away; and instead of two-week sojourns, auto touring was the newest fad. But there was a growing audience of Jewish New Yorkers who sought to escape the city’s summer heat and could afford a country retreat. In 1919, Nathaniel Heller took over Everett House and by the 1924 season,
renamed it Hotel Brenner, operated by Rabbi Charles Brenner and his extended family. That continued until 1973 when the hotel was purchased by Dom Nardelli of Saratoga Springs who “updated” the facility and renamed it the Coachman Motor Inn.
That was a fairly dark time for Saratoga Springs, when many of its historic buildings were taken down. A historic preservation movement took hold in the 1980s, and when Nardelli put the hotel on the market in 1987, it was sold to four businessmen who sought to recreate the graciousness of a Victorian hotel.
In 2003, the hotel was acquired by the current owners, Robert Israel of Franklin Square Associates, a historic preservation professional who has sought to restore the hotel’s historic quality and enhance the guest experience.
Liz tells me her father uses the inn as an excuse to shadow auctions and indulge his passion for antiques.
The Inn at Saratoga offers several package options, including:
GirlFriends Getaway Package , featuring dinner, wine, mineral baths and massage treatments at the historic Roosevelt Baths & Spa in Saratoga Spring State Park.
(The Roosevelt Baths & Spa Saratoga
experience, most Brownell Cottage suites have a whirlpool tub, heated bathroom floors, steam showers and a Franklin stove fireplace.
The Israel family also owns another boutique hotel, in St. Thomas in the Caribbean.
Centrally located, The Inn at Saratoga is conveniently near center of the village and its attractions including Congress Park, Skidmore College, Saratoga Performing Arts Center (summer home of the New York City Ballet), the famous Saratoga Thoroughbred Racetrack, the Saratoga Harness Track, the Saratoga National Museum of Dance, the National Museum of Racing, and the Saratoga Spa State Park.
On the Friday night that I am in town, I can choose from seeing the New York City Ballet, see a polo match or a live folk performance at Café Lina, among many other options.
Besides the nearby attractions of Saratoga Springs, The Inn at Saratoga is well situated to year-round attractions, including Lake George (half hour); Gore Mountain (hour), and the Revolutionary War-era Saratoga National Historical Park (20 minutes).
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After our summer break, the next Last Hope Flea Market and Jewelry Sale will be on Saturday, September 9th from 10am-2pm at The Church of the Advent (Winthrop Hall) in Westbury, 555 Advent Street, just off Jericho Turnpike. Items for donation will be accepted on Friday, September 8th from 2:30pm to 7pm at the church. Things we don’t accept since they don’t sell: books, VCR/cassette tapes, toys, gym equipment, furniture, picture frames and clothing. Our customers are interested in knick-knacks and household items. Jewelry is a big seller for us–all kinds. All proceeds benefit the special needs animal fund at Last Hope.
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Free adoptions at Town of Oyster Bay Animal Shelter
In recognition of the International Homeless Animals Day, new Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and Councilwoman Michele M. Johnson announced that the Town’s Animal Shelter will waive adoption fees from Monday, August 14th through Saturday, August 19th.
Supervisor Saladino stated, “In recognition of International Homeless Animal Day, we invite residents to come make a new ‘furever’ friend at the Town’s Animal Shelter. Our dedicated staff is happy to assist you in selecting the right furry friend for your family.”
During the week of August 14th –19th, the shelter will waive the general adoption fees of $80 per dog and $84 per cat. All usual adoption services will be provided, including the spaying or neu-
tering of the animal, vaccination and microchipping.
“Our animal shelter has a wonderful reputation of providing great care to the pets temporarily housed there while waiting for their new homes,” added Councilwoman Johnson. “I encourage anyone looking for a new pet to visit the Town’s shelter when looking for a new companion.”
The Town of Oyster Bay Animal Shelter is located at 150 Miller Place in Syosset. The shelter is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. To view photos of some of the animals available for adoption, or to link to the shelter’s Facebook page, visit the Town’s website, www.oysterbaytown. com or call (516) 677-5784 for more information.
Supervisor Saladino, center, with Town Councilmembers Louis B. Imbroto, Thomas P. Hand and Michele M. Johnson kick off Homeless Animal Adoption Week at the Town’s Animal Shelter.
Supervisor Saladino with Foxy, who is available for adoption at the Town’s Animal Shelter.
Charlottesville
BY BOB MORGAN, JR.
A few thoughts on the hate-filled Charlottesville weekend.
To be absolutely clear, let me say upfront that I find the white supremacist movement completely abhorrent and I completely and utterly reject its contention that one race is superior to any other. And after the evil effects of Nazi rule in Germany and much of Europe, which required a world war to suppress, it is inconceivable to me how anyone could possibly support or honor any part of such a hate filled ideology. Nor is there any place for glorification of slavery or Jim Crow laws in the United States.
As for the individual alleged to have intentionally run over protesters, he deserves a fair trial, but he should be punished severely (I would not rule out the death penalty) if these charges are proven.
And yes, President Trump did himself and his supporters no favors by not quickly and specifically condemning white racists, whether or not some elements of the so-called alt right have been supportive of him. Eventually, Mr. Trump got his messaging right, but it took far too long.
Having said all of this, there is much else to be said about the Charlottesville disorders.
First, this matter seemed very oddly handled. Even white supremacists have a legally protected right to express their warped ideology. Indeed, the American Civil Liberties Union went to court to uphold that right. It was thus very surprising that the local authorities made little or no effort to keep the peace by separating the white supremacists from antifa and related counterprotesters. The antifa groups have their own history of violent actions in many places, for example during a riot in Berkeley. It is hard to believe that the police, aided by the national guard if necessary, could not have created separate areas for the dueling protest groups.
Second, and more fundamentally, I think that consideration must be given to the proposition, as suggested this week on the Wall Street Journal editorial pages, that there is a relationship between the rise of
identity politics and the ugliness we have witnessed.
As the Journal editorial board sees it, identity politics abandons the language of equal opportunity and color blind justice for a new politics based on race, ethnicity, gender and even religion, with “diversity” as the all-purpose justification. The Journal explains that “identity obsessives want to boil down everything in American life to these categories… this means allocating political power, contracts, jobs and now even salaries in the private economy based on the politics of skin color or gender rather than merit or performance. Down the road lies political tribalism”.
And related to identity politics is the idea that people must “check their privilege” before being allowed to speak out on controversial subjects. In a column this week called “I’m a White Man, Hear Me Out”, liberal New York Times columnist Frank Bruni, who is both white and gay, astutely rejected “the assumptions — otherwise known as prejudices — that certain life circumstances prohibit sensitivity and sound judgment while other conditions guarantee them.”
Again, the rise of identity politics on the left, or an insistence that only some groups of people have the right to speak out, in no way justifies racists and their weak-minded followers to attempt to revive the Ku Klux Klan or to march around with swastikas. And it is not completely fair to complain about identity politics on the left without noting, as Journal editorial page editor Paul Gigot does, that there is a form of it on the right among politicians who focus on subjects like immigration.
The concern here, however, is that identity politics and related manifestations can have a corrosive effect on the system. Dividing the economic, political or free speech pie in favor of favored identity groups will create losers as well as winners. The last thing our country needs is a movement of disaffected people trying to remedy perceived unfairness by spewing hate in the streets.
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Friday, August 18,
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF M4 Ventures LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/08/17. Office location: NASSAU COUNTY. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The Post Office address and principal business address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is: 14 Ingram Dr., Hicksville, NY 11801
Purpose: any lawful act.
MIT 5550
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NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, WILMINGTON
SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, DOING BUSINESS AS CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR BCAT 2015-13BTT, Plaintiff, vs. BRUCE TOPOL; CELINA TOPOL, ET AL., Defendant(s).
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on October 25, 2016, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the CCP (Calendar Control Part Courtroom) in the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on August 29, 2017 at 11:30 a.m., premises known as 63 Carriage Lane, Plainview, NY. 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 13, Block 119, Lot 140 and Unit 226 together with an undivided 0.75 percent interest in the Common Elements. Approximate amount of judgment is $392,627.83 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 8827/2013. Anthony Iovino, Esq., Referee Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Ste. 590, Elmsford, NY 10523, Attorneys for Plaintiff MIT 5552
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NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, MTGLQ INVESTORS, L.P., Plaintiff, vs. ANGELO RECCHIA; JEANNETTE RECCHIA, ET AL., Defendant(s).
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on June 16, 2017, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at pub-
lic auction at the CCP (Calendar Control Part Courtroom) in the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on September 05, 2017 at 11:30 a.m., premises known as 346 Woodbury Road, Hicksville, NY. 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 105 and Lot 5. Approximate amount of judgment is $275,823.43 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 1227/14. Kenneth Robinson, Esq., Referee
Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Ste. 590, Elmsford, NY 10523, Attorneys for Plaintiff MIT 5555 4X 08/04,11,18,25
LEGAL NOTICE
SUPREME COURT –COUNTY OF NASSAU
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED AS OF AUGUST 1, 2005 PARK PLACE SECURITIES, INC. ASSETBACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2005WHQ4, Plaintiff against PHYLLIS BARRAVECHIA; DENISE BARRAVECHIA, et al
Defendant(s).
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on November 9, 2016. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. on the 5th day of September, 2017 at 11:30 a.m. premises described as follows: 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. Said premises known as 215 Marie Street, Hicksville, N.Y. 11801.
(Section: 11, Block: 323, Lot: 484 & 485).
Approximate amount of lien $ 399,990.68 plus interest and costs.
Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.
Index No. 11651-14. Luigi Devito, Esq., Referee. McCabe, Weisberg & Conway,
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P.C.
Attorney(s) for Plaintiff
145 Huguenot Street – Suite 210 New Rochelle, New York 10801 (914) 636-8900 MIT 5556 08/04,11,18,25
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. MARGARET
RANIERI, PLACIDO AMENDOLIA, NATALE TURSI, ROBERT N. SWETNICK, EACH AS TO AN UNDIVIDED 25% INTEREST, Pltf. v. NEAL SULTZER, et al, Defts. Index No. 010700/15. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale June 14, 2017, I will sell at public auction on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017 at 11:30 a.m. in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Dr., Mineola, NY prem. k/a 101 Autumn Drive, Plainview, NY 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. KEITH LAVALLEE, Referee. THE MARGOLIN & WEINREB LAW GROUP, LLP, Attys. For Pltf., 165 Eileen Way,
Ste. 101, Syosset, NY. #92330
MIT 5557 4X 08/11,18,25,09/01
NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY
THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS CWALT INC., ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2006-23CB, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 200623CB; Plaintiff(s) vs. NACHHATTAR SINGH; et al; Defendant(s) Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s): ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 2 Summit Court, Suite 301, Fishkill, New York, 12524, 845.897.1600
Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale granted herein on or about October 11, 2016, I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501.
On September 5, 2017 at 11:30 am.
Premises known as 7 Sebree Place, Plainview, NY 11803 Section: 0047 Block: 00016-00 Lot: 00018
ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Plainview, in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, known and designated as and by lot number 18 in Block No. 16 on a certain map entitled “Map of Morton Village, Section No. 4 situated at Plainview, Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, surveyed by Teas & Steinbrenner, Civil Engineers and Surveyors, Malverne, New York, on February 17, 1953 and filed in the Nassau County Clerk`s Office on April 1, 1953 under Map No. 5763.
As more particularly described in the judgment of foreclosure and sale.
Sold subject to all of the terms and conditions contained in said judgment and terms of sale.
Approximate amount of judgment $678,647.87 plus interest and costs.
INDEX NO. 7366/08
Mark S. Ricciardi, Esq., Referee MIT 5559 4X 08/04,11,18,25
NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION,
Plaintiff against HAL P. MELTZER, et al Defendants
Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein Such & Crane, LLP 1400 Old Country Road, Suite C103, Westbury, NY 11590 Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s).
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale Entered March 22, 2017 I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York, 11501. on September 5, 2017 at 11:30 AM. Premises known as 24 Bunker Lane, Hicksville, NY 11801. Sec 46 Block 471 Lot 11. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Levittown, Hicksville, in the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $491,952.85 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 011262/11. Mark Ricciardi, Esq., Referee YSETN263 MIT 5561
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NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU SRP 2015-1, LLC, Plaintiff, Against Index No.: 2983/2016
JAMES R. BUONAGURA, a/k/a JAMES BUONAGURA a/k/a JAMES BUONAGARA a/k/a JIM BUONAGURA, et al., Defendant(s).
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered in the Nassau County Clerk’s Office on 6/20/2017, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Dr., Mineola, NY 11501 on 9/12/2017 at 11:30 am, premises known as 34 Bloomingdale Road, Hicksville, NY 11801, and described as follows: ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Bethpage, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, and designated on the tax maps of the Nassau County Treasurer as Section 46, Block 519 and Lot 2.
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The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $541,308.44 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 2983/2016.
Lisa Segal Poczik, Esq., Referee. Richland & Falkowski, PLLC, 35-37 36th Street, 2nd Floor, ASTORIA, NY 11106
Dated: 7/18/2017 PB MIT 5562 8/11, 18, 25; 9/1
LEGAL NOTICE
SUPREME COURT –COUNTY OF NASSAU NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY, Plaintiff against WARREN SCAGLIONE, et al Defendant(s).
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on February 01, 2017.
I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. on the 12th day of September, 2017 at 11:30 a.m. premises described as follows: All certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Plainview, in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York. Said premises known as 25 Stauber Drive, Plainview, N.Y. 11803.
(Section: 12, Block: 406, Lot: 3). Approximate amount of lien $ 466,080.93 plus interest and costs.
Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.
Index No. 008373-15. Michael B. Mirotznik, Esq., Referee. McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, P.C.
Attorney(s) for Plaintiff
145 Huguenot Street – Suite 210 New Rochelle, New York 10801 (914) 636-8900
MIT 5563
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LEGAL NOTICE
SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU
DEUTSCHE BANK
NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR INDYMAC INDX
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST
2005-AR2, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2005-AR2 UNDER THE
POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, V.
GERALDINE R. GEREMIA, et al.
NOTICE OF SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated March 27, 2017, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR INDYMAC INDX MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2005-AR2, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2005-AR2 UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT is the Plaintiff and GERALDINE R. GEREMIA, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive Calendar Control Part, Mineola, NY 11501, on September 12, 2017 at 11:30AM, premises known as 15 HOFSTRA DR, PLAINVIEW, NY 11803: Section 13 Block 92 Lot 13:
ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT PLAINVIEW, TOWN OF OYSTER BAY, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK
Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 14537/2009. Anthony Capetola - Referee. RAS Boriskin, LLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 106, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff MIT 5564 4X 8/11, 18, 25; 9/1 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE
Supreme Court County Of Nassau
Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Plaintiff AGAINST Benjamin Cortes, et al, Defendant Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated 6/5/2017and entered on 6/16/2017, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the Courtroom of the Supreme Court Mineola, 100 Supreme Court Drive, The Calendar Control Part (CCP), Mineola, NY on September 12, 2017 at 11:30 AM premises known as 5 Kenneth Court, Hicksville, NY 11801. All that certain plot piece or parcel of
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land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Nassau, State of New York, SECTION: 12, BLOCK: A, LOT: 1107. Approximate amount of judgment is $581,286.16 plus interests and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 12047/2012. Dominic A. Villoni, Referee FRENKEL LAMBERT WEISS WEISMAN & GORDON LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 MIT 5567 4X 8/11, 18, 25; 9/1
NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, Plaintiff against MICHAEL J. SCHMATZ III, et al Defendants
Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein Such & Crane, LLP 1400 Old Country Road, Suite C103, Westbury, NY 11590 Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s).
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale Entered May 30, 2017 I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York, 11501 on September 19, 2017 at 11:30 AM. Premises known as 13 Violet Avenue, Hicksville, NY 11801. Sec 12 Block 288 Lot 21. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Hicksville, in the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $467,457.04 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 010155/14.
Luigi Devito, Esq., Referee YNFNY010 MIT 5568 4X 8/18, 25; 9/1, 8 NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU
US Bank National Association as Trustee for the MLMI SURF Trust Series 2006-BC5, Plaintiff AGAINST
Melanie Artoglou; Christoduola Artoglou; Harry Artoglou; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated October 26, 2016 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) at
the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York, 11501. on September 19, 2017 at 11:30AM, premises known as 8 Clarissa Drive, Hicksville, NY 11801. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in Hicksville, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of NY, Section 45 Block 363 Lot 34. Approximate amount of judgment $542,671.67 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 8875/07. Scott F Guardino, Esq., Referee Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 759-1835
Dated: July 27, 2017 MIT 5569 4X 8/18, 25; 9/1, 8
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION, 47 Armon LLC. Articles of Organization Filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 5/12/17. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY shall mail process to: 47 Armon Dr, Bethpage NY 11714. Purpose: Real Estate Management BN 7239 6x 07/14,21,28,08/04,11,18
LEGAL NOTICE
SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF NASSAU NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC, Plaintiff against LORRAINE CASIANO, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on February 6, 2017.
I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. on the 29th day of August, 2017 at 11:30 a.m. premises described as follows: All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being at Bethpage, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York. Said premises known as 5 Martin Road South, Bethpage, N.Y. 11714.
(Section: 46, Block: 495, Lot: 14). Approximate amount of lien $ 307,533.69 plus interest and costs.
Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 005274-15. Luigi Devito, Esq., Referee.
Buckley Madole, P.C. Attorney(s) for Plaintiff
420 Lexington Avenue – Suite 840
New York, N.Y. 10170 (347) 286-7409
BN 7240
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NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE
STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF NASSAU
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO WACHOVIA MORTGAGE, FSB, FORMERLY KNOWN AS WORLD SAVINGS BANK, FSB, Plaintiff,
LILLIAN VIVIANA CASTILLA
A/K/A LILLIAN VIVIANA CASTILLA-COLLADO A/K/A LILLIAN V. CASTILLA
A/K/A LILLIAN V. COLLADO A/K/A LILLIAN CASTILLACOLLADO A/K/A VIVIANA
CASTILLA, et al., Defendants
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the office of the County Clerk of Nassau County on June 13, 2017, I, Arnold Michael Bottalico, Esq., the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on September 12, 2017 at the Nassau County Supreme Court Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, County of Nassau, State of New York, at 11:30 A.M., the premises described as follows: 104 Plainview Road Woodbury, NY 11797
SBL No.: 13-D-132
ALL THAT TRACT OF PARCEL OF LAND situate in Manetto Hills, partly in the Town of Huntington, County of Suffolk and State of New York. The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 004217/14 in the amount of $1,535,463.16 plus interest and costs.
Richard S. Mullen, Esq. Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP
Plaintiff’s Attorney 700 Crossroads Building, 2 State St. Rochester, New York 14614 Tel.: 855-227-5072
BN 7243
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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY
U.S.BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER
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PARTICIPATION TRUST,
Plaintiff against TERESA HELFRICH, et al
Defendants
Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein Such & Crane, LLP 1400 Old Country Road, Suite C103, Westbury, NY 11590 Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s).
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale Entered March 17, 2017 I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York, 11501 on September 19, 2017 at 11:30 AM. Premises known as 29 Hayden Drive, Bethpage, NY 11714. Sec 46. Block 602 Lot 1. 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, Nassau County, State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $563,557.65 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 001015/13.
Scott L Braziller, Esq., Referee VERNY355
BN 7244
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Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated March 08, 2017 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, on August 15, 2017 at 11:30AM, premises known as 4033 JEAN AVENUE, BETHPAGE, NY 11714. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Bethpage, Town of Oyster Bay and County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION 46, BLOCK 483, LOT 23. Approximate amount of judgment $358,559.88 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 16-004476.
Peter V. Christiansen, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC
Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221
BN 4245
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LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation: Photo Booth Paparazzi LLC. Filed 6/02/2017. Office: Nassau co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 339 Hicksville Rd. #943, Bethpage NY 11714. Purpose: General BN 7246
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Program on pediatric, adolescent diabetes
Northwell Health will host a community lecture by Margaret Pellizzari on Pediatric & Adolescent Diabetes at the Levittown Library on August 24, at 10:00 a.m. Admission is free.
Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases in children and adolescents; about 151,000 individuals below the age of 20 years have diabetes. Each year, more than 13,000 young people are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes; the prevalence of type 1diabetes for U.S. residents aged 0-19 years is 1.7 per 1000. Type 1 diabetes is usually a progressive autoimmune disease, in which the beta cells that produce insulin are slowly destroyed by the body’s own immune system. It is unknown what first starts this cascade of immune events, but evidence suggests that both a genetic predisposition and environmental factors, such as a viral infection, are involved. Three quarters of all cases of type 1 diabetes are diagnosed in individuals less than age 18.
Children with diabetes differ from adults in many respects, including changes in insulin sensitivity during puberty and physical growth, ability to provide self-care, supervision in child-care and school, and unique vulnerability to DKA as well as hypoglycemia for those <5 years.
Type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents already appears to be a sizable and growing problem among U.S. children and adolescents. Type 2 diabetes begins when the body develops a resistance to insulin and no longer uses the insulin properly. As the need for insulin rises, the pancreas gradually loses its ability to produce sufficient amounts of insulin to regulate blood sugar. Children and adolescents diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are generally between 10 and 19 years old, obese, have a strong family history for type 2 diabetes, and have insulin resistance. Until recently, diabetes in children was almost always type 1 diabetes. Of major con-
What’s
August 18
Debbie DeLouise, Hicksville librarian and author, will be at the Hicksville Public Library at 1:30 p.m. to discuss her latest Cobble Cove Mystery, Written In Stone and answer questions regarding publishing.
“The Sense of An Ending”, a film starring Jim Broadbent and Charlotte Rampling, will be shown at the Bethpage Public Library at 2 p.m. and again at 7:30 p.m. Rated PG-13, 108 minutes long.
August 21
Morgan Freeman stars in “Going In Style”, shown at the Hicksville Public Library at 1:30 p.m. 96 minutes long, the film is rated PG-13.
At 2 p.m. at the Bethpage Public Library, Marilyn Carminio will lecture on “The Good Old Days: Popular Culture in the Roaring 20’s”.
August 22
Teens and tweens are invited to join a program to “Make & Donate Dog Biscuits” at the
cern, however, are estimates that 8 - 45% of new diabetes cases in children are now type 2, most likely because of the increase in childhood obesity. Ideally, the care of a child or adolescent with diabetes should be provided by a multidisciplinary team of specialists trained in the care of children with pediatric diabetes. The health care providers on the diabetes team here at the Steven and Alexandra Cohen’s Children’s Medical Center of New York (CCMC) consist of pediatric endocrinologists, registered dieticians who are also certified diabetes educators, certified diabetes nurse educators and a social worker. The Pediatric Endocrinology Division of CCMC is a certified ADA Education Recognition Program, promoting quality in diabetes education and meeting standards. For more information on this seminar, please refer to: www.northwell.edu/supportand-resources/find-an-event
Happening
Bethpage Public Library at 7 p.m. with The Baking Coach. There will be two sessions offered of a cooking demonstration on “How To Make Homemade Donuts” at the Hicksville Public Library. The first session will be held today at 7:15 p.m., with a second session on Tuesday, August 29 at 1 p.m. Please register in advance.
August 23
From 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Celicia Cargill will instruct participants in a “Paint Party”, held at the Hicksville Public Library. Limited registration will be of 20 adults.
At 7:30 p.m. at the Bethpage Public Library, a “Carpenters Tribute Concert” will be held with The Karpenteers.
August 24
T he Conversations With Music series will continue at the Bethpage Public Library with “Name That Opera”, led by Tanisha Mitchell, music Librarian & Archivist at 2 p.m.
August 25
“Wilson”, starring Woody Harrelson, will be shown at the Bethpage Public Library at 2 p.m. and again at 7:30 p.m. Rated R, the film is 108 minutes long.
August 28
A “Book-To-Film Discussion” will be held at the Hicksville Public Library at 12 noon with Fran Cohen, following by a showing of “The Sense of An Ending”, starring Jim Broadbent. The movie is 108 minutes long and is rated PG-13.
August 30
The fall series of “Zumba with Cathy Cromer” will begin this evening at 6 p.m. and will continue each Wednesday through November 8. Please pre-register. At 7:30 p.m. at the Bethpage Public Library, Elaine Langsam, craft specialist, will present a session of “Scrapbooking”.
Compiled by Meg Meyer
Squeezing last drops of summer fun at L.I. Children’s Museum
School bells will be ringing soon – too soon for most of us. But there’s still time to squeeze out some last minute fun. Our last week of summer programing includes popular favorite Lena & the Happy Clam Band in the LICM Theater while wrapping up summer programs devoted to creativity and innovation. A perfect end to a wonderful summer.
Note: Long Island Children’s Museum will be closed from Monday, September 4 through Friday, September 15 for LICM’s annual “Fall Fix Up.” The Museum will re-open to the public on Saturday, September 16 and resume its Tuesday –Sunday, 10a.m. - 5p.m. schedule.
The Puppet Project
Monday, Aug 28-Friday, September 1 from 1 to 3 p.m.
Have you made a puppet friend at LICM the summer! Join in the fun as you design and engineer your own stick and rod puppet. Use exciting materials to build your own character as you learn how to create and operate your new creation. Develop your puppet’s character and learn how to perform for family and friends. To ensure that visitors have ample time to create their puppets, timed tickets will be issued.
Ages: 3 and up. Fee: $5 with museum admission ($4 LICM members).
Lena and the Happy Clam Band presents “Shiver Me, Patterns”
Tuesdays, August 29 at 11:30 a.m.
Join “Lena and the Happy Clam Band” in this interactive, pirate-themed musical adventure to discover patterns in our world -- and find treasure! Patterns are everywhere -- in nature, music, and even in us! Come hear new music by award-winning songwriter by Lena Pennino-Smith, especially written to accompany our new exhibit, Pattern Wizardry. Her previous shows at LICM include “Happy as Clams: the Musical,” “The Princess Frog” and “Full Circle.”
Ages: 4 and up. Fee: $9 with museum admission ($7 LICM members), $12 theater only.
stART (Story + Art)
Tuesday, August 29 and Thursday, August 31 from 1-1:30 p.m.
Join us each week as we read
childhood classics and introduce new favorites; followed by a take-home, book-inspired craft. This week in stART we will be reading “Maisy Goes Camping” by Lucy Cousins. After the story, create a picture of a starry campsite for Maisy!
Ages: 3-5. Fee: $3 with museum admission ($2 LICM members).
Music and Movement
Wednesday, Aug 30 from 11:30 a.m. – noon
Enjoy creative movement exercises and interactive singalongs that get little bodies moving to the rhythm.
Ages: 5 and under. Fee: $3 with museum admission ($2 LICM members).
Kids in the Kitchen Family Series
Friday, September 1 from 1:30 to 2 p.m.
LICM’s popular Early Childhood program expands in the summer to welcome older siblings who enjoy time in the kitchen. Have fun creating simple dishes that will inspire kids and adults to get cooking together. Create tasty treats and enjoy your yummy creations at the end of each class. This week’s treat: Apple Pie Cookie.
Ages: 3-8. Material fee: $5 with museum admission ($4 LICM members).
Messy Afternoons
Saturday, September 2 and Sunday, September 3 from 3:30 - 5 p.m.
We’ll be up to our elbows in oobleck, clean mud and slime … and we hope you’ll join us for the type of artistic activities that everyone loves, but not one likes to clean-up after. Except us!
Ages: 18 months – 4 years. Free with museum admission.
Traveling Exhibit: Pattern Wizardry
Through Sunday, September 3
Pattern Wizardry is a wildly whimsical sensory experience presented entirely in rhyme that features four interactive areas, each focusing on a specific type of of pattern: Spiral Spells, Tessellation Station, Branch, Branch and Linear Lab. The exhibition also features a Wizard Library, a computer pattern station where kids can create their own patterns and Symmetry Sorcery, where children investigate how we use symmetry
to organize patterns.
In this trilingual (English/ Spanish/French) exhibit, children are introduced to the fundamentals of patterns as the building blocks of our natural and man-made world. Patterns teach children how to:
• Use patterns to organize and enrich our lives;
• Be creative by using their imaginations;
• Build awareness & appre ciation for mathematics, nature and world customs;
• Work cooperatively;
• Gain skills in research and critical thinking
This exhibit is made possible with the support of Astoria Bank.
All ages. Free with museum admission.
Seasonal Exhibit: Our Backyard
Through September 3, 2017
Visit LICM’s award-winning outdoor exhibit; explore the sensory garden and play and experiment with the properties of water as you connect with your inner naturalist. Create summer showers “on demand” using a hand pump and showerhead. Try racing boats down two rills and splash in the streambed. Make evaporation art or take the helm of our
weather boat.
All ages. Free with museum admission.
About LI Children’s Museum
All activities are held at the Long Island Children’s Museum, 11 Davis Avenue, Garden City, NY. For the safety of our visitors, Adults are not permitted in the Museum without children; all Museum visitors under 18 years of age
must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
Museum Hours: Daily from 10 am.-5 p.m. Museum admission: $13 for adults and children over 1 year old, $12 seniors, FREE to museum members and children under 1 year old. Additional fees for theater and special programs may apply. For additional information, contact 516-224-5800.
Pirates & Patterns – Lena & the Happy Clam Band bring a musical performance about patterns and pirates to the LICM Stage for their final summer concert.
Patterns, Patterns Everywhere - Children discover that patterns are all around them in the Pattern Wizardry exhibit at LICM.
