Mid-Island Times (1/24/20)

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Police seek leads in drive-by murder

Justin Gottlieb

Nassau County Police are asking the public's help in identifying the person who shot and killed a 27-year-old Plainview man on Tuesday, January 14 at 5 p.m.

According to police, Justin Gottlieb left his place of employment in Jericho around 5 p.m. to go to his home. Gottlieb was driving his 2002 red Ford Explorer, and may have been involved in an altercation with another driver. He was followed by a light colored four door sedan, possibly white, to Margaret Drive East, in Plainview, where he was shot and killed by an occupant of that vehicle at approximately 5:30 p.m.

Crime Stoppers is asking anyone who can identify the subject, vehicle or with any information about this crime to call 1-800-244-8477.

Town

Photos courtesy of the Levittown Public Schools

Abbey Lane kindergarteners recently developed an appreciation for marine life during an in-school "Seashore Safari" which introduced them to local marine animals. See page 10.

awarded NHL grant for youth ice hockey program

The Town of Oyster Bay has received a grant from the National Hockey League to acquire ice rink dividers which will be used in instructional and game settings to split the ice rink surface at the Town's Ice Skating Center in Bethpage.

Currently, the ice rink dividers, which were pur-

chased utilizing a grant from the National Hockey League, are being solely employed in the 8 year old youth ice hockey division, but will be utilized more thoroughly as time progresses.

“The Town’s Youth Ice Hockey program has consistently been recognized as one of the best

on Long Island, as kids who are enrolled are given the great opportunity to improve their skating and hockey skills as part of a program that has earned recognition by the National Hockey League for its high level of quality,” said Town Councilman Tom

See page 9

Child endangerment arrest at mall

Nassau County Police arrested a Woodbury man on Monday, January 20 for child endangerment after an incident at the Broadway Mall.

According to detectives,  Hector Castro, 52, of Woodbury  approached a seven-year-old boy at the Broadway Mall,  and grabbed his leg inappropriately.  The boy’s mother confronted Castro after witnessing this occur and he walked away.   A short time later, Castro allegedly approached an eleven-year-old girl and touched her inap-

propriately.  Police say Castro fled the scene and was located by responding officers at a nearby location and arrested him

Hector Castro is charged with two counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child.

Detectives request if anyone believes they may have been a victim of the above defendant, you are requested to contact Second Squad Detectives at (516) 573-6352.

Blood drive

Manetto Hill Jewish Center will be hosting a blood drive on Sunday, February 2 from 8:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.

The Jewish Center is located at 244 Manetto Hill Road, Plainview.

Eligibility criteria:

Bring donor card or ID with you

Minimum weight 110 lbs

Age 16-75 (16-year-olds must have parental permission. Age 76 and over need doctor's note.)

Eat well (low fat) and drink fluids

No tattoos for the past 12 months. For information,  please call 516-9355454.

Casino trip planned

The Catholic Daughters of the Americas of Hicksville will be hosting a bus trip to the Wind Creek Bethlehem casino (formerly Sands) on Tuesday, January 28.

The cost will be $43 per person, which includes the driver’s tip. There will be a $35 give back for slots play.

Please arrive at 8:30 a.m.  Return will

be approximately 8:30 p.m.

Parking: # 999 So. Oyster Bay Road (on the street in the dead end)

Reservations: Call Barbara at (516) 935-5576

Please make checks payable to “CDA”.

The first to pay is the first on the bus, etc.

Bank grand opening

Flushing Bank recently held a grand opening of its new Hicksville branch, located at 268 North Broadway, Hicksville.

John R. Buran, president and CEO of Flushing Bank, stated, “Our Grand Opening reception was well attended by community leaders, real estate developers, business owners, and professionals from Hicksville and the surrounding communities. This new Hicksville location is a natural extension of our busi-

ness footprint and expands our presence on Long Island. We are excited to introduce our customer-centric Universal Banker model with Assisted Service Kiosk (ASK) and Video Banker services to the Hicksville community. This highly-efficient model gives customers the flexibility to choose a self-service option for everyday transactions or to interact with a Universal Banker for more complex financial transactions or problem resolution.”

JFK Middle School students compete in NatGeo GeoBee

JFK Middle School students (from left) Zoe Chinda, Chris Jenal and Lucas Ferri, pictured with social studies chairperson Dan Fazio, were the top three competitors in the school’s National Geographic GeoBee on Jan. 7. Photo courtesy of the Bethpage Union Free School District

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Students at JFK Middle School in the Bethpage Union Free School District competed in the National Geographic GeoBee on Jan. 7. Sixthgrader Chris Jenal took first place, with Zoe Chinda, grade 8, placing second and Lucas Ferri, grade 7, finishing third.

The GeoBee is an annual competition designed to inspire and reward students’ curiosity about the world. Questions cover geography, ancient and world civilizations, and cultures. More than 120 million students have learned about the world through participation in the GeoBee since its

inception in 1989.

JFK’s school competition is the first of three rounds. As the winner, Chris received a medal and a special certificate. He will take a proctored online qualifying test in attempt to qualify for the New York State GeoBee competition, which will take place in March.

The district congratulates Chris and all participants on their achievements. To learn more about the National Geographic Society and the GeoBee, visit www.nationalgeographic.org.

Couples invited to renew wedding vows at Town Hall

The Town of Oyster Bay invites residents to renew their wedding vows at a group ceremony scheduled for this Valentine’s Day, Friday, February 14, at Oyster Bay Town Hall. The special ceremony will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will include free photography and wedding cake for all guests.

“Valentine’s Day is recognized as the most romantic day of the year, and many couples celebrate their wedding anniversaries on this special day,” said Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino. “We look forward to sharing in this special occasion for our residents looking to renew their marriage vows and declare their endless love for one another.”

The ceremony will take place at Oyster Bay Town Hall, 54 Audrey Avenue in Oyster Bay hamlet. The event is offered free of charge to Town residents, but reservations are required. Residents interested in renewing their wedding vows should contact the Town’s Public Information Office at

(516) 624-6380.

Town Clerk Richard LaMarca also invites residents interested in getting married this Valentine’s Day to have their special ceremony at Town Hall.

“Couples often select Valentine’s Day to celebrate their relationship,” said Town Clerk LaMarca. “It may be a sentimental choice for couples who had their first date, first kiss, or even engagement on Valentine’s Day. Whatever the reason, this romantic holiday is a popular day for many couples and certainly deserves to be celebrated. We are proud to offer this great alternative to host your wedding ceremony at Town Hall.”

Those looking to have a civil ceremony performed on Valentine’s Day at Town Hall should contact the Town Clerk’s Office at (516) 624-6333. Couples must obtain a New York State Marriage License prior to being married. For more information on obtaining a license, contact the Town Clerk’s Office at (516) 6246335 or visit www.oysterbaytown.com.

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Levittown newlyweds

Town Clerk Kate Murray (right) officiated the wedding of Kenneth Anthony Badalucco of Levittown and Jaclyn Marie Torres on January 9, at the Hempstead Town Hall Chapel.

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New Year. New You!

Take One Day in 2020 to Renew— with a Focus on You!

We know caregivers seldom concentrate on their own day-to-day needs, so Village Green is giving you a good excuse to do just that. And we virtually guarantee it will be precious time well-spent.

What’s on Our Caregiving Seminar Agenda?

More than just a basic panel discussion, you’ll enjoy tasty food and drinks and smart strategies for taking care of yourself— from diet and exercise to laugh therapy. We’ll also touch on when it makes sense to turn to the experts—from chiropractic care to a professional organizer. Join us!

• New Year’s Resolutions for Caregivers

• Organizing Your Home

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• Comedy Skit on Aging

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Registration: 5:15 p.m. I Events: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Village Green Welcome Center 100 Schoolhouse Road | Levittown, NY 11756

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Division Avenue senior selected as Coca-Cola Semifinalist

Division Avenue High School senior Jacquelyn Devaney was selected as a semifinalist in the 2020 Coca-Cola Scholars Program. Photo courtesy of the Levittown Public Schools

Jacquelyn Devaney, a senior from Division Avenue High School in the Levittown Public Schools, was recently recognized as one of 1,928 students to be selected as a semifinalist in the 2020 Coca-Cola Scholars Program. This year, more than 93,000 high school seniors from throughout the country applied to program with the hopes of being named a Coca-Cola Scholar and receiving a $20,000 scholarship.

To be selected, seniors must demonstrate their ability to lead and serve, and their drive to make a positive impact on their school and community. Devaney has been an active member of the Division Avenue High School community since her freshman year. She joined DECA during her first year of high school and is now the school’s DECA president. Devaney is also the

president of the school’s Peer Pals club and is a member of the National Honor Society and Business Honor Society. She proudly gives back to the Levittown community by lending a hand at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church where she has organized the food pantry during the holiday season and helped with food drives. In addition, Devaney is a Girl Scout who is working towards earning her Gold Award, the highest honor in the Girl Scout organization. She is planning on redoing a playroom at a local hospital.

After submitting her semifinalist application in the Coca-Cola Scholars Program, Devaney will wait to hear if she will advance to become one of 250 finalists and then ultimately, one of 150 select Coca-Cola Scholars.

Miltary Bridge

The Catholic Daughters of the Americas, St. Ignatius Parish of Hicksville will be hosting a Military Bridge on Sunday, January 26 at 1:30 p.m.

The event will take place at Msgr. Tarrant Hall in the St. Ignatius Old School on East Nicholai Street. (The hall is handicapped accessible.)

Walk-ins are welcome. No experience is necessary to play. Everyone will go home with a prize.

Cost: $10 per person. Cake and coffee or tea are included.

For more information, please call Margaret at 516-822-6087 or email cda869@gmail.com

COME EXPERIENCE PORTLEDGE SCHOOL

a Day of Play

Pre-Nursery through 5 th Grade

The Reggio Way Saturday, January 25, 2020

Portledge Lower School

11:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.

Join us for a free winter Day of Play on Saturday, January 25th from 11:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M., located in the Portledge Lower School. Children entering Pre-Nursery through fifth grade and their families will be able to engage in a variety of activities inspired by the Reggio Emilia and Portledge Lower School Program including sensory and art activities for young children and STEAM activities for elementary ages. The playground will be open, weather permitting.

Families may also learn more about the Portledge Lower School, meet select teachers, and tour the classrooms.

355 Duck Pond Road, Locust Valley, NY 11560 516.750.3100 EXPLORE CREATE EXCEL

*Alternate snow date is Saturday, February 1, 2020

To RSVP visit www.portledge.org/dayofplay or contact Leigh DeMaria at ldemaria@portledge.org or 516.750.3224

Friday, January 24,

NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court

Nassau County

DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR SAXON ASSET SECURITIES TRUST 2006-2 MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-2, V.

ERIC P. MILGRIM, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR OF NASSAU COUNTY, AS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF GLORIA R GORCEY, ET AL.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated October 12, 2018, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR SAXON ASSET

SECURITIES TRUST 2006-2 MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-2 is the Plaintiff and ERIC P. MILGRIM, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR OF NASSAU COUNTY, AS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF GLORIA R GORCEY, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the CALENDAR CONTROL PART (CCP) COURTROOM OF THE SUPREME COURT, FIRST FLOOR, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on February 04, 2020 at 11:30AM, premises known as 131 DEAN STREET, HICKSVILLE, NY 11801: Section 46, Block 377, Lot 36: ALL THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND SITUATE AT HICKSVILLE, TOWN OF OYSTER BAY, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 0006249/2015. No cash will be accepted at the sale.

Ellen Savino, Esq. - Referee. RAS Boriskin, LLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. MIT 5866 4X 01/03,10,17,24

NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court Nassau County U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS

INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE NRZ PASS-THROUGH TRUST X, V.

ROSEMARIE CASEY AKA ROSEMARIE RUGGIERO, ET. AL.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated June 03, 2019, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE NRZ PASSTHROUGH TRUST X is the Plaintiff and ROSEMARIE CASEY AKA ROSEMARIE RUGGIERO, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the CALENDAR CONTROL PART (CCP), FIRST FLOOR, COURTROOM OF THE SUPREME COURT, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on February 11, 2020 at 11:30AM, premises known as 11 GARDEN BOULEVARD, HICKSVILLE, NY 11801: Section 0046, Block 00365-00, Lot 00035: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT HICKSVILLE, TOWN OF OYSTER BAY, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 005842/2016.

Janine T. Lynam, Esq.Referee.

RAS Boriskin, LLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff.

MIT 5867

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF SILVIASHOUSECLEANING NY LLC.

Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/04/2019. Office located in Nassau. SSNY is designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to 72 W. John St., Hicksville, NY 11801. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

MIT 5868 6X 01/10,17,24,31,02/07,14

NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court Nassau County

DITECH FINANCIAL LLC, F/K/A GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC, Plaintiff against MUKRAJ SINGH A/K/A MUKHRAJ SINGH, et al Defendants

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered May 30, 2018, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at the Calendar Control Part (CCP), Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York 11501 on February 11, 2020 at 11:30 AM. Premises known as 15 Cornwall Lane, Hicksville, NY 11801. Sec 11 Block 337 Lot 8. 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 16677/08.

Richard Kerins, Esq., Referee Fein Such & Crane, LLP, 1400 Old Country Road, Suite C103, Westbury, NY 11590 Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s).

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MIT 5869

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REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE Supreme Court Nassau County THE BANK OF NEW YORK

MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS, CWABS, INC., ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-6, Plaintiff - against -

MARY DONOVAN, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on September 10, 2018. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York 11501, Nassau County, New York on the 18th day of February, 2020 at 11:30 a.m. 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.

Premises known as 14 Lee Place, Hicksville, (Town of Oyster Bay) NY 11801

(Section: 11, Block: 352, Lot: 0003)

Approximate amount of lien $594,791.27 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 15-6569. Michael Wolkow, Esq., Referee.

Davidson Fink LLP

Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 28 East Main Street, Suite 1700 Rochester, NY 14614-1990 Tel. 585/760-8218

For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www. Auction.com or call (800) 2802832

Dated: December 20, 2019 MIT 5871 4X 01/17,24,31,02/07

NOTICE OF SALE

Supreme Court Nassau County U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR J.P. MORGAN

MORTGAGE ACQUISITION TRUST 2006-CW2, Plaintiff AGAINST WILLIAM C. GORMAN, LIONELLA LABONI AKA LIONELLA IABONI, ET AL.,

Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated March 20, 2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, on February 25, 2020 at 11:30AM, premises known as 79 WINTER LANE, HICKSVILLE, NY 11801. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION 45, BLOCK 305, LOT 2. Approximate amount of judgment $560,045.27 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 611569/2018.

GEORGE P. ESERNIO, ESQ., Referee.

Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100

Williamsville, NY 14221

MIT 5872 4X 01/24,31,02/07,14

NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court Nassau County SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, CASCADE FUNDING MORTGAGE TRUST 2017-1, Plaintiff, vs.

MIRNA BENITEZ, OSCAR BENITEZ, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on April 11, 2019, and an Order for Extension of Time to Conduct Foreclosure Sale filed November 27, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the CCP (Calendar Control Part Courtroom) in the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on February 25, 2020 at 11:30 a.m., premises known as 141 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 in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 45, Block 46 and Lot 289. Approximate amount of judgment is $907,661.64 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 5314/2015. Barton Slavin, Esq., Referee Greenspoon Marder, LLP 590 Madison Avenue, Suite 1800, New York, NY 10022, Attorneys for Plaintiff MIT 5873 4X 01/24,31,02/07,14

NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court Nassau County U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS CITIGROUP MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC. ASSETBACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007AHL3, Plaintiff against DEBORAH BRIGANDI, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on July 2, 2019.

I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. on the 25th day of February, 2020 at 11:30 a.m. premises described as follows: All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, lying and being at Hicksville, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, bounded and described as follows:

Beginning at a point on the Westerly side of West Avenue (40 feet wide) distant 254.00 feet southerly from the corner formed by the intersection of the southerly side of Malone Street (Second Street) and the said westerly side of West Avenue;

Running thence westerly at right angles to the westerly side of West Avenue, 100.74 feet;

Thence northwesterly on a line forming an exterior angle of 118 degrees 20 minutes 39 seconds with the last mentioned course, 40.34 feet;

Thence westerly on a line forming an interior angle 118 degrees 20 minutes 39 seconds with the last mentioned course, 108.41 feet;

Thence southerly at right angles to the last mentioned course, 53.20 feet;

Thence easterly at right angles to the last mentioned course, 228.30 feet to the westerly side of West Avenue;

Thence northerly along the westerly side of West Avenue, 18 feet to the point or place of beginning.

Said premises known as 121B West Avenue, Hicksville, N.Y. 11801.

(Section: 45, Block: 46, Lot: 291)

Approximate amount of lien $ 1,127,211.18 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.

Index No. 11256-10.

Charles Kovit, Esq., Referee. Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC

Attorney(s) for Plaintiff

10 Bank Street, Suite – 700 White Plains, N.Y. 10606 (914) 949-2574

MIT 5874

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NOTICE OF SALE

Supreme Court

Nassau County

DBW TL HOLDCO 2013 LLC, Plaintiff, vs.

GIOVANNA PUNZI A/K/A

GIOUANNA PUNZI, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on August 8, 2016, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the CCP (Calendar Control Part Courtroom) in the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on February 25, 2020 at 11:30 a.m., premises known as 22 Audrey Avenue, 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 12, Block 19 and Lot 52. Approximate amount of judgment is $29,086.27 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 4835/15. James McGahan, Esq., Referee Bronster, LLP, 6 West 56th Street, Suite 1801, New York, New York 10019, Attorneys for Plaintiff MIT 5875

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PUBLIC NOTICE OF NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER’S SALE OF TAX LIENS ON REAL ESTATE

Notice is hereby given that commencing on February 18th, 2020, will sell at public on-line auction the tax liens on certain real estate, unless the owner, mortgagee, occupant of or any other party in interest in such real estate shall have paid to the County Treasurer by February 13th, 2020 the total amount of such unpaid taxes or assessments with the interest, penalties and other expenses and charges against the property.

Such tax liens will be sold at the lowest rate of interest, not exceeding 10 percent per sixmonth period, for which any person or persons shall offer to take the total amount of such unpaid taxes as defined in Section 5-37.0 of the Nassau County Administrative Code. Effective with the February 2019 lien sale Ordinance No.

LEGAL NOTICES

175-2015 requires a $175.00 per day registration fee for each person who intends to bid at the tax lien sale. Ordinance No. 175-2015 also requires that upon the issuance of the Lien Certificate there is due from the lien buyer a Tax Certificate Issue Fee of $20.00 per lien purchased. Pursuant to the provisions of the Nassau County Administrative Code at the discretion of the Nassau County Treasurer the auction will be conducted online. Further information concerning the procedures for the auction is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at: https://www.nassaucountyny. gov/526/County-Treasurer

Should the Treasurer determine that an in-person auction shall be held, same will commence on the 18th day of February 2020 at the Office of The County Treasurer 1 West Street, Mineola or at some other location to be determined by the Treasurer.

A list of all real estate in Nassau County on which tax liens are to be sold is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at: http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/DocumentCenter/ View/17674

A list of local properties upon which tax liens are to be sold will be advertised in this publication on or before February 05, 2020.

Nassau County does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission to or access to, or treatment or employment in, its services, programs, or activities. Upon request, accommodations such as those required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) will be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to participate in all services, programs, activities and public hearings and events conducted by the Treasurer’s Office. Upon request, information can be made available in Braille, large print, audio-tape or other alternative formats. For additional information, please call (516) 571-2090 ext. 1-3715.

Dated: January 17, 2020

THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER

Mineola, New York TERMS OF SALE

Such tax liens shall be sold subject to any and all superior tax liens of sovereignties and other municipalities and to all claims of record which the County

may have thereon and subject to the provisions of the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts.

However, such tax liens shall have priority over the County’s Differential Interest Lien, representing the excess, if any, of the interest and penalty borne at the maximum rate over the interest and penalty borne at the rate at which the lien is purchased.

The Purchaser acknowledges that the tax lien(s) sold pursuant to these Terms of Sale may be subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/ or may become subject to such proceedings which may be commenced during the period in which a tax lien is held by a successful bidder or the assignee of same, which may modify a Purchaser’s rights with respect to the lien(s) and the property securing same. Such bankruptcy proceedings shall not affect the validity of the tax lien. In addition to being subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/or the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts, said purchaser’s right of foreclosure may be affected by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act(FIRREA),12 U.S.C. ss 1811 et.seq., with regard to real property under Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation(FDIC) receivership.

The County Treasurer reserves the right, without further notice and at any time, to withdraw from sale any of the parcels of land or premises herein listed. The Nassau County Treasurer reserves the right to intervene in any bankruptcy case/litigation where the property affected by the tax liens sold by the Treasurer is part of the bankruptcy estate. However, it is the sole responsibility of all tax lien purchasers to protect their legal interests in any bankruptcy case affecting their purchased tax lien, including but not limited to the filing of a proof of claim on their behalf, covering their investment in said tax lien. The Nassau County Treasurer and Nassau County and its agencies, assumes no responsibility for any legal representation of any tax lien purchaser in any legal proceeding including but not limited to a bankruptcy case where the purchased tax lien is at risk.

The rate of interest and penalty at which any person purchases the tax lien shall be established by his bid. Each purchaser, immediately after the sale thereof, shall pay to the County Treasurer ten per cent of the amount for which the tax liens have been sold and the remaining ninety per cent within thirty days after such sale. If the purchaser at the tax sale shall fail to pay the remaining ninety per cent within ten days after he has been notified by the County Treasurer that the certificates of sale are ready for delivery, then all amounts deposited with the County Treasurer including but not limited to the ten per cent theretofore paid by him shall, without further notice or demand, be irrevocably forfeited by the purchaser and shall be retained by the County Treasurer as liquidated damages and the agreement to purchase shall be of no further effect. Time is of the essence in this sale. This sale is held pursuant to the Nassau County Administrative Code and interested parties are referred to such Code for additional information as to terms of the sale, rights of purchasers, maximum rates of interest and other legal incidents of the sale.

Furthermore, as to the bidding, 1. The bidder(s) agree that they will not work with any other bidder(s) to increase, maintain or stabilize interest rates or collaborate with any other bidder(s) to gain an unfair competitive advantage in the random number generator in the event of a tie bid(s) on a tax certificate. Bidder(s) further agree not to employ any bidding strategy designed to create an unfair competitive advantage in the tiebreaking process in the upcoming tax sale nor work with any other bidder(s) to engage in any bidding strategy that will result in a rotational award of tax certificates.

2. The tax certificate(s) the Bidder will bid upon, and the interest rate(s) bid, will be arrived at independently and without direct or indirect consultation, communication or agreement with any other bidder and that the tax certificate(s) the Bidder will bid upon, and the interest rate(s) to be bid, have not been disclosed, directly or indirectly,

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Superintendent of Schools Dave Schneider accepted a donation on behalf of the Bethpage School District for $10,000 to from the Bethpage Educational Foundation. He is pictured here with (left to right) Board of Education Vice President Sandy Watson, Bethpage Education Foundation Treasurer John McTigue, former Board of Education member Tom Frost and Board of Education trustee James McGlynn. Photo courtesy of the Bethpage Union Free School District

The Bethpage Educational Foundation donated $10,000 to support enhancing the drama program within the Bethpage School District at all levels. John McTigue, treasurer of the foundation, presented the check to Superintendent of Schools Dave Schneider at the Dec. 17 Board of Education meeting. The money will be used to improve and add microphone infrastructure in order to accommodate the growing drama programs.

The Bethpage Education Foundation has provided grants and funding for various programs in the district, including STEM courses.

Town awarded NHL grant for youth ice hockey program

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Hand. “I want to thank the NHL, who serve an important role in fostering the sport of ice hockey in our Town through the ‘Try Hockey for Free’ program, for their generous grant which made the acquisition of these new ice rink dividers possible, and has led to a much more enjoyable experience for both the kids and instructors!”

Under the grant provided by the NHL, the Town received $3,500 towards the purchase of this equipment, which covered most of the cost. The ice rink dividers have currently been used extensively in the 8 year old ice hockey division, and have proven to be a huge hit with players, coaches, and parents alike, as these dividers greatly enhance the experience for all involved.

Registration for the Town’s 2020 Spring Youth Ice Hockey Program and House League began, and continues in person through Sunday, January 26 at

the Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center, located at 1001 Stewart Avenue in Bethpage. The program is open to girls and boys ages 3-16. Individuals interested in registering for the 2020 Spring Youth Ice Hockey Program must bring a copy of their birth certificate, proof of Town of Oyster Bay residency (tax or utility bill) as well as payment. Check, money order, MasterCard or Visa will be accepted. All registrants must bring these items, even if they have participated in the past. A parent or legal guardian must be present at registration.

Anyone unable to make in-person registration dates who would like to sign up for the program should please call Buzz Deschamps at (516) 433-7465, x8233. For more information regarding the Town’s Youth Ice Hockey and House League Program, contact the Department of Parks at (516) 797-4136.

Men’s Summer Softball Night League

The Town of Oyster Bay has announced that registration is currently ongoing for the Town’s Men’s Summer Softball Night League, with games scheduled to begin in May 2020. Games will be held at four parks throughout the Town, and residents and non-residents alike are welcome to sign up for the softball league.

“The Town’s Men’s Summer Softball Night League is a fun and competitive softball league that promotes teamwork, friendship, physical fitness and provides a great opportunity for both residents and non-residents to enjoy their love of the game, and take advantage of our wonderful Town parks and facilities,” said Councilman Imbroto. “So get your team together, and make sure to register early, as our summer softball league is a popular program that is sure to fill up fast!”

Games will begin in May 2020 and will be held at 4 different locations:

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Theodore Roosevelt Park, located on West Avenue in Oyster Bay John J. Burns Park, located at 4990 Merrick Road in Massapequa Ellsworth Allen Park, located at 45 Motor Avenue in Farmingdale Plainview-Old Bethpage Community Park, located at 175 Washington Avenue in Plainview

Registration is currently ongoing but will close on Friday, April 3, 2020. The Men’s Summer Softball Night League features 20 regular season games (two games per night once a week), with a fee for registration of $700 per team. Only a check or money order will be accepted, made payable to “Town of Oyster Bay.” Teams interested in more information or looking to receive a registration packet should contact the Town of Oyster Bay’s Parks Department, Recreation Division, at (516) 797-4125, x. 4

Abbey Lane students go on Seashore Safari

Abbey Lane students Maya Alia Ibanez (right) and Nishaan Baryana (left) had fun looking at the marine life in their tray

Kindergarten students from Abbey Lane Elementary School in the Levittown Public Schools developed an appreciation for local marine life with an in-school Seashore Safari workshop on Jan. 16 and 17. Provided by the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County, the workshop was led by Tracy Marcus, marine educator and Sea Explorers Marine Camp director. The students were split into small groups and received a tray with water. Marcus introduced different marine animals such as clams, blue and ribbed

mussels, oysters, different types of sea snails and crabs. The kindergartners watched in amazement while the animals came to life right in front of them. After discussing each creature, the kindergartners were able to hold and touch the marine life. Students had a great time exploring and asked questions along the way. Marcus encouraged all of the students to keep an eye out for these creatures the next time they are by the water and to educate their family and friends on what they learned.

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Abbey Lane kindergartners were able to touch a spider crab during the Seashore Safari workshop.

Kindergartner Killian Gorman picked up a sea snail.

Kindergarten student Piper Lee picked up a blue mussel.

Tracy Marcus, marine educator and Sea Explorers Marine Camp director (right), educated Abbey Lane kindergartners on oysters.

MacArthur’s top Generals honored

Seventy-five of General Douglas MacArthur High School’s top seniors from the Levittown Public Schools were recognized for their exceptional academic accomplishments during the school’s annual Generals Breakfast on Jan. 3. Central and building administrators, board members and members of MacArthur High School’s guidance department were all present for the special event.

Students were invited to the breakfast for achieving a cumulative GPA of 95 or above. Principal Joseph Sheehan welcomed everyone and commended the seniors for their impressive academic achievements and outstanding character.

“As I look out over this impressive

group of young adults, I’m confident that we can all agree that our future looks very bright and we will be in excellent hands,” he said. “You have proven that hard work, determination and dedication pays off and you have represented General Nation with the traits and characteristics that make us all so proud of you.”

The students were welcomed to a delicious buffet style breakfast, served by members of MacArthur High School’s guidance department. Guidance chairperson Elizabeth Hammer spoke about the students’ rigorous coursework, numerous extracurricular activities and noteworthy volunteer work. Each senior was then invited to the podium to share their intended major of study,

the colleges they applied to and their favorite high school memory.

Congratulations to the following seniors who were recognized: Krystal Aguinaga, Gurninder Kaur Ahluwalia, Ryan Bray, Scott Brown, Olivia-Alexis Calderon, Amanda Cannella, Taylor Capicchioni, Michael Casey, Stephanie Cassella, Antonia Castillo, Tin Lon Chiu, Macedonio Cicala, Brett Ciranni, Victoria Coloma, Ryan Conway, James Davie, Jade Diaz, Sage Diaz, Jason Dinh, Olivia Eden, Mikayla Fiber, Christopher Flick, Christina Galiatsatos, Sarah Garcia, Alexandra Gately, Declan Gillespie, Mairead Gillespie, Paul Giorlando, Timothy Giorlando, Julia Gizzo, Christine Grandon, John Hanna, Gabriel Hilaire, Gregory Holmes,

Benjamin Horowitz, Hugh Kelleher, Shannon Kilian, Skyla Looney, Rebecca Luebke, Christopher Mallozzi, Conner Maurer, Jason Maynard, Thomas John McDermott, Alexandra Mercaldo, Jacqueline Meyerback, Ava Michielini, Elizabeth Mintz, Isabella Molina, Kayla Myles, Rory Myles, Emily Nicolich, Ayah Nimir, Tyler Noboa, Theresa Patrey, Nathaneal Paulino, Christina Perota, Evan Peters, Brady Peterson, Jamie Race, Jason Razzo, Crystal Ren, Gina Rosa, Taylor Ryan, Nicholas Seier, Jillian Smith, Hannah Stevens, Jennifer Taggart, Valerie Thomas, Brendan Travers, Sara Veith, Mia Verdi, Justin Viders, Daniel Volpe, Jin Guo Yuan Li and Jing Ying Yuan Li.

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Seventy-five top students from MacArthur High School’s Class of 2020 were honored during the Generals Breakfast.

MacArthur High School seniors enjoyed a delicious breakfast as they celebrated their high school achievements.

Assistant Superintendent for Instruction Todd Winch (second from right) and Assistant Superintendent for Business Dr. Christopher Dillon (right) enjoyed breakfast with some of the high achieving seniors.

Senior Taylor Capicchioni shared her favorite high school memory during the breakfast.

Biking through the Badlands is Voyage of Discovery Millions of Years in the Making

BY KAREN RUBIN TRAVEL FEATURES SYNDICATE GOINGPLACESFARANDNEAR.COM

My first look at Badlands National Park is not anything I expected or visualized. The Pinnacles entrance to the national park, where the Wilderness Voyageurs guides have taken us for our first ride of the sixday “Badlands and Black Hills” bike tour of South Dakota, is aptly named for the spires that form this otherworldly landscape.

Badlands National Park is 244,000 acres of sharply eroded buttes, pinnacles and spires and the largest, protected mixed grass prairie in the United States. The Badlands Wilderness Area covers 64,000 acres, where they are reintroducing the black-footed ferret, the most endangered land mammal in North America. Just beyond is The Stronghold Unit, co-managed with the Oglala Sioux Tribe where there are sites of the 1890s Ghost Dances. But as I soon learn, Badlands National Park contains the world’s richest Oligocene epoch fossil beds, dating 23 to 35 million years old, a period between dinosaurs and hominids.

The name “Badlands” was intentional, for the earliest inhabitants

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Badlands National Park is 244,000 acres of sharply eroded buttes, pinnacles and spires and the largest, protected mixed grass prairie in the United States © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com

Biking through the Badlands is Voyage of Discovery Millions of Years in the Making

and settlers found the extremes of climate and landscape extremely harsh. The American Lakota called this place “mako sica,” or “land bad” and early French trappers called it “les mauvaises terres a traverser,” both meaning “badlands.” Those very same French trappers would be the first of many Europeans who would, in time, supplant the indigenous people, as they were soon followed by soldiers, miners looking to strike it rich with gold, cattlemen, farmers, and homesteaders recruited from as far away as Europe.

We get our bikes which our guides – James Oerding and John Buehlhornmake sure are properly fitted, and outfit us with helmet, water bottle, Garmin. They orient us to the day’s ride – essentially biking through the national park on the road (“Don’t stop riding as you go over the cattle guards”; when the van comes up alongside, tap your helmet if you need help). We will meet up at the 8.2 mile mark where there is a nature walk and the van will be set up for lunch.

And then we are off at our own pace down an exquisite road (the cars are

not a problem). That is a mercy because the vistas are so breathtaking, I keep stopping for photos. And then there are unexpected sightings – like bighorn sheep.

At the 8.2 mile mark, we gather at the van where James has set out a gourmet lunch.

There is a boardwalk nature trail (I note the sign that warns against rattlesnakes and wonder about the kids who are climbing the mounds with abandon). I realize I am in time for a talk with Ranger Mark Fadrowski, who has with him original fossils and casts of fossils collected from the Badlands for us to look at and touch. We can see more – and even scientists working at the Fossil Prep Lab – at the Visitor Center further along our route.

“There are no dinosaurs here,” Ranger Fadrowski explains. “This area was underwater when dinosaurs lived.” But these fossils – gathered from 75 million years ago and from through 34 to 37 million years ago (there is a 30-million year gap in the fossil record), fill in an important fossil record between dinosaurs and hominids (that is, early man). Teeth, we learn, provide important information about the animal – what it ate, how it lived - and the environment of the time.

The Pierre Shale, the oldest layer when this area was under a shallow sea, is yielding fossils from 67-75 million years ago. He shows us a fossil of a Mosasaur, giant marine lizards, an ancestor of the Komodo dragon, and one of the biggest sea animals.

“We don’t have fossils from the

30-million year gap – either the sediment was not deposited or it eroded.” Indeed, we learn that these tall spires of rock with their gorgeous striations, are eroding at the rate of one inch each year, and will be completely gone in another 100,000 to 500,000 years. But the erosion also exposes the fossils.

The environment changed from a sea to a swamp during the Chadron Formation, 34-37 million years ago. “That was caused when the Rocky Mountains formed, with a shift in Teutonic plates. That pushed up and angled the surface so water drained into the Gulf of Mexico.” It was formed by sediments carried by streams and rivers flowing from the Black Hills, deposited in a hot and humid forest flood plain.

Alligators lived during this time. The alligator fossils found here show that the animal hasn’t changed in 30 million years. The alligators migrated when the environment changed, so survived.

During the Brule Formation, 30-34 million years ago, this area was open woodlands, drier and cooler than during the Chadron Formation; in some areas, water was hard to find. Animals that lived here then include the Nimravid, called “a false cat” because it seems to resemble a cat but is not related. The specimen he shows was found by a 7-year old girl just 15 feet from the visitor center and is the most complete skull found to date (imagine that!); there are two holes in the skull that show it was killed by another Nimravid. Also a three-toed horse (now extinct); and a dog.

In fact, it turns out it is not at all

unusual for visitors to the park to come upon important fossils (there is a whole wall of photos of people and their finds just from this year). In fact, one visitor, Jim Carney, a photographer from Iowa, found two bones sticking up and reported the location. “They thought it would be a single afternoon. It turned out to be a tennis-court sized field, now known as the Pig Dig; the dig lasted 15 summers and yielded 19,000 specimens, including the “Big Pig.”

It was found at the beginning of the Brule Formation, when the area was drying out. “We believe it was watering hole drying up. Animals caught in the mud were prey for other animals.”

This is a place of Archaeotherium, Oredonts, Mesohippus, Subhyracodon, Hoplophoneus, Metamynodon, Cricid and Paleolagus.

The Sharps Formation, 28-30 million years ago, is where they have found Oreodont fossils. “The name means ‘mountain teeth’ because of the shape of its teeth, not the environment.” Fossils are identified mostly because of teeth which are most common to survive and reveal clues about behavior and what the animal ate, which speaks to the environment.

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He shows us the fossil of an Oviodon. “It is weird, there isn’t anything alive like it. The closest relative is camel – like the weird cousin that no one knows how related. It is the most commonly found fossil – which means it was probably a herd animal.” And a Merycoidodon (“ruminating teeth”), which he describes as “a sheep camel pig deer”.

“The Badlands are eroding, so will reveal more fossils. Fossils are harder than rock, so won’t erode as fast.” Interestingly, only 1% of all life is fossilized. “We have to assume there are missing specimens.”

The Badlands “is particularly lush for fossils – because of the types of sediment that preserves them well.– 600,000 specimens have been collected from the Badlands since paleontologists first started coming here in the 1840s. Just about every major institution in the world has specimens that were originally found here, including the American Museum of Natural History in New York.

They provide clues to the “Golden Age of mammals – half-way between when dinosaurs ended and today – horses, camels, deer.”

Badlands National Park is 244,000 acres of sharply eroded buttes, pinnacles and spires and the largest, protected mixed grass prairie in the United States © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com

I had no idea.

I’m so grateful that John (elected the sweeper for today’s ride) has not rushed me away and, in fact, waited patiently

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without me even realizing he was there. I continue on, stopping often to take photos of the extraordinary landscape

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Black History Month: recognizing Denzel Washington

BY CLAIRE LYNCH

February is Black History Month and in honor of that I am highlighting Denzel Washington who most people know as an actor. He is also a director and a producer.

Denzel Washington has received two Golden Globe awards, one Tony Award, and two Academy Awards but first here is some information about where and how he grew up.

Denzel Washington was born in Mount Vernon, N.Y., on December 28, 1954. He is the middle of three children. His mother, Lennis “Lynne,” was a beauty parlor owner who was born in Georgia and partly raised in Harlem. His father, Denzel Hayes Washington Sr., was a native of Buckingham County, Va. He was an ordained Pentecostal minister and an employee of the N.Y.C. Water Department.

Denzel Washington attended Pennington-Grimes Elementary School in Mount Vernon until 1968. When he was 14, his parents divorced, and his mother sent him to a private preparatory school, Oakland Military Academy in New Windsor, N.Y.

He later said, “That decision changed my life, because I wouldn’t have survived in the direction I was going. The guys I was hanging out with at the time, my running buddies, have now done maybe 40 years combined in the penitentiary. They were nice guys, but the streets got them.”

After Oakland, he attended Mainland High School, a public high school in Daytona Beach, Florida, from 1970 to 1971. He was interested in attending Texas Tech University: “I grew up in the Boys Club in Mount Vernon, and we were the Red Raiders. So when I was in high school, I wanted to go to Texas Tech University in Lubbock just because they were called the Red Raiders and their uniforms looked like ours.”

In 1977 Washington earned a bachelor’s degree in Drama and Journalism from Fordham University. At Fordham he played collegiate basketball as a guard under Coach P.J. Carlesimo. He wasn’t sure about what to major in so he decided to take a semester off from college.

Washington worked as creative arts director at an overnight summer camp called Camp Sloane YMCA in Lakeville, Ct. He participated in a staff talent show for the campers and a colleague was so impressed by Denzel Washington that he suggested he try acting.

Returning to Fordham that fall feeling surer about what he wanted to do, Denzel Washington enrolled at the Lincoln Center campus to study acting, where he was given the title roles in Eugene O’Neill’s “The Emperor Jones” and Shakespeare’s “Othello.”

He attended graduate school at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, Calif., where he stayed for one year before returning to New York

to begin a professional acting career. Shortly after graduating from Fordham, Washington made his screen acting debut in the 1977 made-for-TV film “Wilma” and his first Hollywood appearance in the 1981 film “Carbon Copy.” He shared a 1982 Distinguished Ensemble Performance Obie Award for playing Private First Class Melvin Peterson in the Off-Broadway Negro Ensemble Company production “A Soldier’s Play” which premiered November 20, 1981.

Washington got a major break in his career when he starred as Dr. Phillip Chandler in the hospital drama “St. Elsewhere” which ran on TV on NBC from 1982 to 1988. He was one of only a few African-American actors to appear on the series for its entire six-year run.

He also appeared in several TV, film and stage roles, such as the movies “A Soldier’s Story” in 1984, “Hard Lessons” in 1986 and “Power” also in 1986. In 1987, he starred as South African activist Steven Biko in Richard Attenborough’s “Cry Freedom.” For his part Washington received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

In 1989, Denzel Washington won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of a defiant, ex-slave soldier in the film “Glory.” It was in that same year that he appeared in the film “The Mighty Quinn” plus in “For Queen and Country” where he played the part of Reuben James,

a British soldier who, despite a distinguished military career, returns to a civilian life where racism and inner city life lead to vigilantism.

During the early and mid-1990s, Washington starred in several successful thrillers, including “The Pelican Brief” with Julia Roberts in 1993 and “Crimson Tide” with Gene Hackman in 1995.

In 1996, he played a U.S. Army officer who, upset about a deadly mistake he made, investigates a female chopper commander’s worthiness for the Medal of Honor in “Courage Under Fire” with Meg Ryan. It was also in 1996 that he appeared with Whitney Houston in “The Preacher’s Wife” which was a romantic comedy.

In 1998, Washington starred in Spike Lee’s film “He Got Game.” In 2000, Washington appeared in “Remember the Titans” which was a very popular Disney hit. At the 57th Golden Globe Awards, Washington won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama for his work in “The Hurricane.” He was the first AfricanAmerican actor to win the award since Sidney Poitier in 1963.

Denzel Washington won an Academy Award for Best Actor for the 2001 cop thriller “Training Day” where he played Detective Alonzo Harris, a cor-

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Readers Question AARP Article About Spousal Benefits

BY TOM MARGENAU

I’ve gotten quite a few emails from readers who have questions about an article on Social Security benefits for spouses that recently ran in an issue of the AARP Bulletin. Some of you thought the answers they gave were incorrect. But they were not. Let’s review some of them in today’s column.

And one caveat before I go on: In order to avoid a lot of awkward “he/she” or “him/her” pronouns, I am going to assume the person applying for spousal benefits is a woman. Even though Social Security rules are gender neutral, statistics show that 95% of all spousal benefits are paid to women. Having said that, if you happen to be part of a married couple in which the wife earned more money than the husband, just reverse gender references as you read this column.

Anyway, one of the AARP questions asked: “Will I get a smaller spousal benefit because my husband retired early?” AARP answered: “No.” But this comment from one reader echoed the thoughts of several others. He said, “I thought if I took reduced retirement benefits, my wife’s spousal benefit also would be reduced.”

But the fact is a wife’s spousal rate is always based on her husband’s full retirement age benefit, even if he took a reduced early retirement rate. And the percentage she gets depends only on her age when she files.

However, the rules are different for widows, and maybe AARP should have pointed that out. If a guy takes reduced retirement benefits, that reduction will carry over to his widow.

Let’s follow this example. Jack’s full retirement age rate is $2,000. But he files at age 62 and starts getting a reduced rate of 75%, or $1,500. His wife, Jill, files for spousal benefits a couple of years later when she turns 62. At 62, the spousal rate is about 35%. And she is going to get around 35% of Jack’s $2,000 full retirement age rate. So she is going to get about $700.

Then, 20 years later, at age 82, Jack dies. (To keep my math and the example simple, I’m not going to adjust the rates for inflation or cost of living increases.)

As I said, a widow’s rate IS affected by whether or not her husband took reduced retirement benefits. So now Jill’s widows rate is based on Jack’s reduced retirement benefit of $1,500. Because she is over age 66, her widows rate is 100%. But again, it is not 100% of Jack’s full retirement age benefit. It is 100% of his reduced retirement rate of $1,500. So, normally, I would tell you that Jill would get 100% of Jack’s $1,500 benefit. But there is one more little twist. There is a rule that says a widow over age 66 can’t get less than 82% of her husband’s

full retirement age rate. So instead of getting $1,500, she is going to get $1,640.

Another of the AARP questions asked this: “I’m divorced. Can I get spousal benefits even though my ex has not retired?” And they answered: “Yes. If you are single and at least age 62, you can get benefits as long as your ex also is 62, but he does not have to be getting benefits.”

Many readers wrote to tell me that they were sure that a wife could not get spousal benefits on her husband’s record until he had actually filed for Social Security himself.

And that is true if the couple is currently married. But that rule does NOT apply to divorced couples. And I’m sure many of you may wonder why that is. Let me explain.

To grasp the thinking behind these laws, you have to understand that benefits to spouses have always been classified as “dependent” benefits. In other words, a wife must be considered financially dependent on her husband in order to qualify for spousal benefits on his record. Once you get that in your head -- that dependency is the key to eligibility for spousal benefits -- you will understand why the rules are different for divorced women.

If a couple is currently married, the law assumes that a husband, whose wife is potentially due spousal benefits on his record, is financially supporting that wife. In other words, if he is still working and not yet getting Social Security benefits, the law assumes she doesn’t need Social Security benefits on his account until he is also getting such benefits. But the law can’t make that assumption for divorced couples. So the rules allow a divorced woman to access her ex’s Social Security account even if he hasn’t yet filed for benefits himself.

That covers readers’ questions about the recent AARP article. I still have room to answer another question from a reader about spousal benefits -- more specifically, survivor benefits for spouses.

Q: I know you’ve covered this topic before, but I’m still confused about what each of us might get if the other one dies. Here are the particulars. We are both in our 80s. We both started our Social Security at 65. I get $2,150. My wife gets $1,875. If I die first, what will my wife get? And if she dies first, what will I get?

A: If you die first, your wife will keep getting her own $1,875, and she will get an extra $275 in widows benefits to take her up to your $2,150 level. If your wife dies first, you won’t get anything extra. You’ll just keep getting your $2,150 retirement check.

The reason why you don’t get any widower’s benefits goes back to that “dependency” business I mentioned earlier. To collect spousal or widow(er)

s benefits, the law says you must prove that you were financially dependent on your wife. SSA planners knew that it would be a logistical nightmare to make members of a married couple bring in evidence to prove dependency (pay stubs, bank statements, etc.) So they decided to just make this assumption: The spouse with the lower Social Security benefit is automatically considered to be financially dependent on the spouse

with the higher benefit. Thus, your wife is deemed to be financially dependent on you, so she gets widows benefits. Conversely, you cannot be deemed to be financially dependent on her, so you can’t get widowers benefits.

If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has the answer. Contact him at thomas.margenau@comcast.net.

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Black History Month: recognizing Denzel Washington

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rupt Los Angeles cop. He was the second African-American actor to win the category after Sidney Poitier, who was presented with an Honorary Academy Award the same night.

In 2002, Washington made his debut as a film director with the biographical film “Antwone Fisher.” Antwone Fisher is a volatile young sailor in the Navy who gets into trouble for his constant fighting. His second effort as a director was “The Great Debaters” in 2007. This is the true story about professor Melvin B. Tolson who formed a debate team at a small African-American college in the 1930s. The team went on to beat Harvard in the national debate championships.

In 2016, Washington directed his third film, “Fences.” He starred in it along with Viola Davis. Set in 1950s Pittsburgh, Washington plays a former Negro league baseball player working as a garbage collector who struggles to provide for his family and come to terms with the events of his life. The film was released on December 16, 2016, by Paramount Pictures. For his performance, Washington was nominated in the Best Actor category for a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award for Best Picture.

During the 2000s Denzel Washington appeared in a number of thrillers including Tony Scott’s 2009 film “The Taking of Pelham 123” which was a remake of the 1974 thriller of the same name. He played New York City subway security chief Walter Garber opposite John Travolta’s villain. He has starred in Broadway shows as well as on the Big Screen.

In 1983, Denzel Washington married Pauletta Pearson. They met on the set of his first screen work, the TV film “Wilma.” The couple has four children - John David, who is also an actor and a former football player with the United Football League’s Sacramento Mountain Lions, Katia who graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in 2010 and twins Olivia and Malcolm. Malcolm graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in film studies, and Olivia played a role in Lee Daniels’ film “The Butler.”

Denzel Washington is a devout Christian and has considered becoming a preacher. He stated in 1999, “A part of me still says, ‘Maybe, Denzel, you’re supposed to preach. Maybe you’re still compromising.’ I’ve had an opportunity to play great men and, through their words, to preach. I take what talent I’ve been given seriously, and I want to use it for good.”

Denzel Washington has served as the national spokesperson for Boys & Girls Clubs of America since 1993 and has appeared in public service announcements and awareness campaigns for the

organization. Since 1995 he has served as a board member for Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

Because of his philanthropic work with the Boys & Girls Club, PS 17X, a Bronx elementary school, officially named their school after Denzel Washington.

In 1991, Washington was awarded an honorary doctorate from his alma mater, Fordham University, for having “impressively succeeded in exploring the edge of his multifaceted talent.”

He received an honorary Doctorate of Humanities from Morehouse College in 2007 and in 2011 he received an honorary Doctor of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

In 2016, Washington received the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards. He lives in Los Angeles, Calif., with Pauletta and their four children.

Denzel Washington has been quoted in various newspapers and magazines about his childhood and about his multi-faceted career. He has said:

“I wasn’t allowed to go to movies when I was kid; my father was a minister. ‘101 Dalmatians’ and ‘King of Kings’ (a 1961 movie that was a reenactment of the life of Jesus Christ). That was the extent of it.”

Denzel Washington fondly remembers his acting debut at a young age at the Boys & Girls Club in Mount Vernon, N.Y. He noted, “My first ever performance was in a talent show there, we were probably nine years old. We played the Beatles. We wore Beatles wigs and had cheap guitars. So that was my acting debut. I was one of the leaders … I was John... the left-handed guitar player.”

About the Boys & Girls Club he added, “When I was in kindergarten I remember them building this club and hearing about what was going on in there. At first, it was just a place to go and have some fun. You know, I didn’t realize I was being taught a lesson for my life. I just thought I was going to play some basketball, but I’ve been a member in heart and mind for 58 years now … We were just having fun. I didn’t think about the future at all. I thought I was going to be an NFL player, but it didn’t work out that way.”

“It’s simple: You get a part. You play a part. You play it well. You do your work and you go home. And what is wonderful about movies is that once they’re done, they belong to the people. Once you make it, it’s what they see.”

“I’ve found that nothing in life is worthwhile unless you take risks. Nothing.”

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Biking through the Badlands is Voyage of Discovery Millions of Years in the Making

with its shapes and textures and striations. I barely miss a dead rattlesnake on the road (I think it was dead) and am too rattled to stop and take a photo.

I get to the Visitor Center which has superb displays and an outstanding film (must see). Again, no one is rushing me away, so I stay for the film, “The Land of Stone & Light”.

Native Americans have been in this area for 12,000 years; the Lakota came from the east around 1701 following buffalo, their culture was so dependent on buffalo. “They would pray for the buffalos’ well being” rather than their own.”

Treaties were signed that defined the borders, but they were broken. The white settlers demanded more and more of the Indian land, especially after gold was discovered in the Black Hills. (I later learn it was William Custer, the famous General of Custer’s Last Stand, who discovered the gold.)

The buffalo – so precious to the Lakota - were hunted nearly to extinction. The white men put up fences for their ranches and farms, preventing the buffalo from migrating.

tologists came here 150 years ago.” The layered landscape of the Badlands told the story of geologic change, of climate change, that is still continuing. The Badlands are eroding fast – at the rate of one inch per year, “so in 100,000 to 500,000 years, all will be gone. The earth is a dynamic and changing system.”

The ecology is complex. This is a mixed grass prairie – it may look dry, but the tangled roots store nutrients. Animals help sustain it –the bison churn up the soil, mixing the moisture and scattering seeds; prairie dogs are critical to the ecosystem, too - they also stir up the soil, and the burrows they dig are used by other animals like owl and ground squirrel. The black footed ferret lives in abandoned burrows and also eats prairie dogs.

The farmers’ attempt to eliminate prairie dogs resulted in the near-extinction of black-foot ferret. They have been reintroduced; also swift fox, bighorn sheep.

“What happens to the buffalo, happens to Lakota” – they were forced to cease their traditional life, settle down and farm or ranch. Resistance led to tragedy

(Battle of Wounded Knee). (There is a photo of the Wounded Knee Massacre at the Trading Post.)

By the turn of the 20th century, the federal government was inviting homesteaders to come out and settle the West - they would get 160 acres if they could last five years on the land. They advertised abroad, enticing immigrants to “the luscious plains in the Dakotas.”

Lumber and stone was rare in the Badlands, so the settlers built their shanties of sod, called “sodbusters.”

“Living was hard; small-scale farming couldn’t succeed. They endured blistering summers, cruel winters, extreme wind. Many left” especially in the Great Depression. I think how ironic.

“Before the Lakota, before the dreams of homesteaders ended, paleon-

“The mission of National Parks is to preserve and restore – but we can’t restore the biggest animals that once were here – the prairie wolf and grizzly bear.”

I’m about to leave when I stumble upon the Paleontology Lab, which is open to the public, where we can watch as two paleontologists painstakingly work to remove sediment from bone –their efforts magnified on a TV screen.

“I am working on a Merycoidodon, an oreodont, which is a group of hoofed mammals native to North America,” the sign says in response to what must be the zillionth time a visitor asks. “Although they have no living relatives in modern times, oreodonts are related to another native North American mammal: the camel. Oreodonts are sheepsized and may have resembled pigs, but with a longer body, short limbs and with teeth adapted for grinding tough vegetation. The skulls of Merycoidon have pits in front of the eyes, similar to those found in modern deer which contain scent glands used for marking territory. Oreodonts lived in herds and may at one point have been as plentiful in South Dakota as zebras are in the African Serengeti.”

But the paleontologists are happy to answer questions, too. One tells me she has part of an ear canal (very unusual) and ear bones. “It’s unusual to have the upper teeth. This is a sub-adult –I can see wisdom teeth and unerupted teeth.” She is working on a Leptomerycid – relative of mouse deer – an animal the size of house cat.

It has taken her 170 hours to extract teeth from rock.

“This is the second time anyone got an upper row of teeth for this species. It may change scientists’ understanding. We’re not sure if it is a separate species – it has a different type of tooth crown. But having a second fossil means we can compare.”

Just then, the senior paleontologist, Ed Welch comes in and tells me that because teeth are used to determine species, the work being done could prove or disprove whether this animal is a separate species.

Welch says it so far looks like a species that was named in 2010 based on the lower teeth. “Now we have upper teeth and part of the skull. The difference could be variation by ecology (for example, what it ate). It was found at same site so would have been contemporary. We looked at several hundred jaws. This one could be an ‘ecomorph’ - just different because of what it ate.”

The Badlands have some of the oldest dogs ever found, and the most diversity. In the display case is one of only eight specimens ever found – the other seven are at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City but they are not displayed; this is only specimen that can be viewed.“It is the oldest one of its kind,” 33-32 million years old -

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and was found by a college student from Missouri.

He says the seven-year old girl who found the saber cat fossil that the Ranger showed, came back this year, now 16 years old.

“We ask visitors to leave the fossil where it is and report to us, give us photos, a GPS, so we can locate. Some of the fossils were found right on the trail, not even in remote areas.

Probably the most famous – a hero around the lab - is photographer Jim Carney of Iowa who found two bones that ended up being a big bone bed that so far has yielded 19,000 specimens.

Judging by wall of photos of visitors and their finds just in 2019 it would seem that people have great odds and probability of finding important fossil. Add fossil hunting to the hiking or biking adventure.

The fossils collected here since the 1840s are in every major institution. While fossils of dinosaurs and early man might get everyone excited, these fossils – the middle of the Age of Mammals –are important to fill out that story of ecological and evolutionary change.

“The Badlands is in the middle of the earth’s transition from Greenhouse to

Ice House – and the fossils found here show how animals responded to the ecological change: “adapt, migrate or go extinct.”

Welch made the decision to open the paleontology lab so people can see scientists at work. “We decided to do more than a fishbowl, to make it a great education tool.”

The Fossil Preparation Lab in the Ben Reifel Visitor Center is typically open from 9 am - 4:30 pm daily from the second week in June through the third week in September. The national park is open year-round.

(More information on Badlands National Park at www.nps.gov/badl/ index.htm , www.nps.gov/badl/planyourvisit/events.htm)

During our ride through the Badlands National Park, I spot the major animals that are resident here: bighorn sheep; American bison, pronghorn (also called antelope), mule deer and black-tail prairie dog. The one I miss is a coyote (yet to come).

We have 12 miles further to bike to our accommodation for the night, the Circle View Guest Ranch, which proves to be an amazing experience in itself.

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9 Easy Ways to Slash the Grocery Bill

BY MARY HUNT

Have you ever noticed how easy it is to cruise up and down the grocery store aisle, filling your basket with everything that looks good? Sure, it’s kinda fun -- but oh, so expensive! Worse, you get home with absolutely nothing to fix for dinner. I hate when that happens!

But not to worry. Check out these 10 easy ways to keep food costs in check from my friends, fans and followers! Then join us at EverydayCheapskate. com, where you can join in the fun!

SHOP AT HOME FIRST

Before you head to the grocery store, take a quick tour of your pantry, freezer and fridge. It’s maddening to buy more of what you already have but simply forgot!

DON’T SHOW UP HUNGRY

If you walk into any food store absolutely starving to death, there is no end to the bad choices you will make! Everything will look good. But what if you’re on your way home from work and didn’t have time to eat lunch? Head for the bakery or produce section to get a cookie or banana. That should be enough to put your out-of-control impulses back in check.

TRY GROCERY

PICK UP

Most major grocery stores now offer pickup service -- sometimes for no fee at all. What a great option! You can

“shop” at home on stores’ websites, taking your time and getting the exact brand and size you need. You can use coupons, see exactly what’s on sale, save your cart and change your mind before you finally check out. Picking up groceries precludes all of those impulsive buys we make while wandering up and down aisles and standing in line to check out.

SHOP SOLO

It’s easy enough to get distracted and off track at the supermarket without adding children to the shopping trip. You’ll be more focused and make better choices if you shop solo and get in and out in the shortest time possible.

BUY

THE SALES

Grocery stores are notorious for their weekly sales, and some of the best sales are always in the meat department. Stop paying full price for meat, poultry or fish. Buy what’s on sale! Make it a rule and watch your food bill plummet.

LEARN THE SALES CYCLES

Let your inner detective have some fun by learning the supermarket’s sales cycles. Hint: Every food store works on a 12-week cycle. That means that once every three months, something in every category in the store is on sale. Start paying attention to when your favorite items go on sale and how much the price drops. Keep track in a price

book you carry with you. It won’t take long to get really good at predicting when things you buy regularly will be on sale.

GROW YOUR OWN

A sunny windowsill is all you need to grow your own herbs year round, no matter where you live. You can stop paying a fortune to buy fresh herbs like basil, chives, rosemary and thyme in the produce department.

BUY IN SEASON

Walk into any supermarket produce department and you can know exactly what’s in season. Look at the signs and prices. If the price is low, you can be sure it’s in season. It makes sense, right? Pay attention; load up on apples in the fall, stone fruit in the summer. And so on.

SHOP WITH CASH

You’ve created a food budget; now take only that amount of cash to the supermarket -- no checkbook, debit or credit cards; no Apple Pay or other stand-in for real money. Only cash. It’s not easy, but, boy, will you save money! You will study every price, calculating and recalculating what you have in your basket. The reward for your diligence will be slashing your grocery bill. You’ll skip impulse items. You’ll be more willing to try generic brands. You’ll get really good at not overbuying, too.

Mary Hunt is the founder of EverydayCheapskate.com, a lifestyle blog, and the author of the book “Debt-Proof Living.”

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Here are some fun things you can do in 2020 to create a healthier lifestyle. Forget the resolutions; just focus on healthier habits -and not just in the kitchen.

-- Spend more time with your family and friends. When was the last time you had someone over or met at a restaurant? Don’t worry about the dust bunnies; your friends want to be with you.

-- Read more. Replace the television with a good book. You’ll find yourself more relaxed and learning something new.

-- Move more. You choose whether it’s an at-home workout or an at-the-gym workout. The important thing is to just move more.

-- Drink more water. Skip the soda, and opt for good old H2O. How much? Divide your weight in half, and drink that many ounces per day.

-- Take a vitamin, especially if you’re pregnant or immunocompromised. It’s good insurance for all of us to combat those not-sohealthy eating days.

-- Try a new hobby, venture or volunteer opportunity. Focusing on an activity that brings pleasure helps our entire outlook on life. Here are a few to consider: gardening, painting, helping at the local food bank or taking a trip somewhere new.

-- Get better sleep. A consistent

bedtime is important, as is putting away your phone or iPad. Try for eight hours of sleep a night. Good rest equals improved focus, more energy and better eating habits.

-- Limit calories. Share a meal with a friend if you eat out. Pack a healthy lunch -- with plenty of cutup fruits and veggies -- to take to work. Skip the sweets and sweet drinks.

-- If you smoke, stop. If you drink alcohol, drink less.

-- Get organized. It’s amazing how much more productive you can be in an organized area.

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Q: What is the difference between extra-virgin olive oil and pure olive oil?

A: Olive oil is made from pressed olives. Extra-virgin olive oil is done using only the first pressing, while pure, or regular, olive oil contains a combination of virgin (or pressed) oil and refined (heated or chemically extracted) olive oil. Although extra-virgin olive oil is often more expensive than regular olive oil, it is considered healthier because it is less refined.

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4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

3 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided

1/4 cup finely chopped onion

3 cloves garlic, minced

1 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth

2 teaspoons flour

2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill, divided

1 tablespoon lemon juice

Season chicken breasts on both sides with salt and pepper. Heat 1 1/2 teaspoons oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken, and sear until well browned on both sides, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to a plate, and tent with foil. Reduce heat to medium. Add the remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons oil to the pan. Add onion and garlic, and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Whisk together broth, flour, 1 tablespoon dill and lemon juice, and add to pan. Cook, whisking, until slightly thickened, about 3 minutes. Return the chicken and any accumulated juices to the pan; reduce heat to low, and simmer until the chicken is cooked through, about 4 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a warmed plat-

ter. Season sauce with salt and pepper, and spoon over the chicken. Garnish with the remaining 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill. Serves 4.

Per serving: 170 calories; 24.1 grams protein; 3.3 grams carbohydrates; 1 grams sugar; 6.2 grams total fat; 1.3 grams saturated fat; 63 milligrams cholesterol; 0.3 grams fiber; 339 milligrams sodium.

Charlyn Fargo is a registered dietitian at Hy-Vee in Springfield,

Illinois, and the media representative for the Illinois Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. For comments or questions, contact her at charfarg@aol.com or follow her on Twitter @NutritionRD. To find out more about Charlyn Fargo and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com

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EVERYDAY CHEAPSKATE

Mary Answers Readers’ Credit Card Questions

Every day, I open my inbox to find questions from you, my dear readers. Today I found two on the same subject: credit cards.

LEAVE ‘EM ALONE, AND THEY’LL GO HOME

Dear Mary: Should I cancel old credit cards that I no longer use? -- Stephanie

Dear Stephanie: No. It seems like the logical thing to do, but if you close old accounts, you may lower your credit score. Two of the factors used to calculate that score are history (how long you’ve had credit) and debt-to-limit ratio (how much of your available credit is being used at any given time).

Closing an old account can shorten your credit history and increase your debt-to-limit ratio. Both will hurt your credit score. Leave them alone unless there is a compelling reason to keep them, like an annual fee or a child who is a co-signer and might go on a spending spree.

Here’s an important tip: For ac-

counts you want to keep active, use them three or four times a year for even a very small purchase. Then pay the balance in full immediately. Banks don’t want inactive accounts, and they are aggressively closing them.

THE RISKS OF REWARDS

Dear Mary: Friends tell us that we should be using a credit card that rewards us in some way, instead of our plain old Visa card that does nothing for us. What type of credit card should we be using that is accepted at nearly all gas stations and most hotels and restaurants? -- Angela

Dear Angela: You left out a very important morsel of information. Are you carrying credit card debt from one month to the next? If you are, you have, in my opinion, forfeited the privilege to play the rewards game. You need to stop using your credit cards until that glorious day that you are not carrying a balance.

BY MARY HUNT

Let’s go ahead and assume you have no credit card debt. Even then, reward cards can be tricky. Most of them charge an annual fee. You have to do a lot of charging over a year’s time to earn enough rewards to offset that annual fee.

And there are other limitations and conditions one should always consider before jumping onto the rewards wagon.

Credit card offers change like the wind. I could list a couple of reward cards you might want to consider right here, and they could be obsolete by the time you read it.

So instead, I will direct you to http://IndexCreditCards.com, one of several sites that keeps tabs on current credit card offers with their terms and conditions. You will find credit cards organized by what they offer. Look for one with no annual fee.

One word of caution: You could easily shoot yourself in the foot if you get hooked on earning re-

wards. Running up big balances every month to earn the maximum rewards can be quite risky.

Of course, you will intend to pay the balance off in full during the grace period (which you have only if you start the billing cycle with a zero balance owing), but just one slip-up resulting in a late fee or a couple of months paying interest on a big balance will wipe out your rewards in a big hurry.

Never forget that credit card companies exist to get as much of your money as they can. They are not outreach ministries in search of ways to make your life better. They do not care about you, nor are they anxious for you to come out as the winner when they come up with these marketing campaigns that give cash back or some other reward.

You have to get up pretty early in the morning to win at that game.

Would you like more information? Go to EverydayCheapskate.

com for links and resources for recommended products and services in this column. Mary invites questions, comments and tips at EverydayCheapskate.com, “Ask Mary.” This column will answer questions of general interest, but letters cannot be answered individually. Mary Hunt is the founder of EverydayCheapskate.com, a lifestyle blog, and the author of the book “Debt-Proof Living.”

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A STEM-filled morning at East Broadway School

(left to right) Rosalie Fulham, Amelia Kalb and Joslyn Iafrate were eager to test their Apple Annihilator.

Tyler Rodriguez

and Melissa Licona

worked hard on adding to their group’s paper chain.

Third-graders at East Broadway Elementary School in the Levittown Public Schools put their teamwork and problem-solving skills to the test with engaging science, technology, engineering and mathematics activities on Jan. 17. Each of the four third-grade classes were assigned a different STEM challenge to solve in the school’s cafeteria. The classes will rotate each month so that all third graders can experience the four challenges during the school year.

Students in Madeleine Hayes’ class took on the Apple Annihilator Challenge.

While in their small groups, the students were given an apple, markers, masking tape, paper, pencils, pipe cleaners and yarn. They were tasked to create a structure that could hold an apple that swings and knocks down standing markers all at once like bowling.

In Valerie Kovel’s class, students were challenged to create a tower of newspapers that could support a basketball for at least 20 seconds. They could only use newspapers and masking tape to build their creations. Many of the groups not only built a tower that could hold the

and stick tower with their group.

weight of a basketball but tried to create the tallest tower possible.

Students in Nicole Nulty’s class also participated in a tower challenge. The class was asked to build the tallest tower possible using only paper cups and craft sticks. Together, they tried different design ideas to build their structure. Some were successful while others were challenged to try again.

Third-graders in Elizabeth Schneider’s class raced against the clock to make the longest paper chain. Each group received one piece of 18 x 25” construction paper,

About to hit a milestone?

a glue stick and scissors. Throughout the crafting process, the students could use a ruler and pencil to measure the length. At the end of the challenge, the groups placed their paper chains on the floor next to each other to determine a winner. During each of the four design activities, East Broadway third graders were challenged to think outside of the box. They practiced trial and error and learned that collaboration and teamwork is an important part of problem solving.

Photos courtesy of the Levittown Public Schools

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Third-graders

Students

(left)

(right)

Third-graders James Bobe (right) and Cameron Bruce (left) tried to build the tallest cup

East Broadway third-graders used newspapers to create basketball towers.

Approximately 25 Hicksville High School alumni returned to the school on Nov. 27 to share their experiences of adapting to college life with current students during the school’s annual Alumni Day event.

Groups met informally in the school library, where alumni spoke about their respective schools to interested Hicksville students. They later met in the school’s Little Theater, where each alum introduced themselves and fielded questions about topics ranging from the college application process to campus life. Some of the major challenges identified by the alumni includ-

ed changing study habits, self-starting and maintaining self-discipline in light of their new independence, and adapting to the college workload and pace.

Sponsored by the Hicksville High School guidance department, Alumni Day was a fun and productive experience for both parties. It provided current students with valuable information about college and insight into their possible futures while allowing alumni to reconnect with their old school and further sharpen their public-speaking skills.

Photos courtesy of the Hicksville School District

alumni and current students met informally in the school library where alumni spoke about their respective schools.

Alumni return to Hicksville HS to share their wisdom Winter Toddler Arts and Crafts program

The Town of Oyster Bay has announced that a Toddler Arts & Crafts Program will be offered during the months of February and March. This 6-week program offers classes at the Town’s Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center Community Room and Hicksville Athletic Center, and is open to children ages 2 through 4. Registration is now, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Town’s Parks Department Recreation Office in Town Hall South, 977 Hicksville Rd, in Massapequa.

“The Town’s Toddler Arts & Crafts program is a wonderful way to help support your toddler’s development through nurturing their artistic expression,” said Town Councilwoman Michele Johnson. “Classes fill up quickly on a firstcome, first-serve basis, so register

at college.

today!”

The Toddler Arts & Crafts Program is 6 weeks in duration, beginning February 11, and residents who sign their toddler up for the program must choose one class per week, per child. Classes will take place on Tuesdays at 10 a.m. (two year olds only); Tuesdays at 11 a.m. (three and four year olds); Wednesdays at 10 a.m. (two year olds only); Wednesdays at 11 a.m. or 1:30 p.m. (three and four year olds); Thursdays at 10 a.m. (two year olds only); and Thursday at 11 a.m. (three and four year olds).

Each class is approximately 30 minutes to an hour long. The cost of the program is $25 per child who is a Town resident, and $30 per child whose care giver is a Town resident but not the child. Space is limited and upon registration, the child’s

birth certificate and a tax or utility bill will be required to validate age and proof of residency. A guardian must be present during the class. A smock and supplies will be provided with enrollment.

The Toddler’s Arts & Crafts Program is run by the Town’s Parks Department, Recreation Division. For further information, please call (516) 797-4125, and hit prompt ‘4’.

Hicksville HS alumni visited their old school on November 27 to share their experiences

HHS alumni fielded questions from guidance counselors and students about college life.

HHS

to any other bidder, and will not be disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder prior to the close of bidding. No attempt has been made or will be made to, directly or indirectly, induce any other bidder to refrain from bidding on any tax certificate, to submit complementary bids, or to submit bids at specific interest rates.

3. The bids to be placed by the Bidder will be made in good faith and not pursuant to any direct or indirect, agreement or discussion with, or inducement from, any other bidder to submit a complementary or other noncompetitive bid.

4. If it is determined that the bidder(s) have violated any of these bid requirements then their bid shall be voided and if they were the successful bidder the lien and any deposits made in connection with said bid shall be forfeited.

Dated: January 17, 2020

THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER

Mineola, New York MIT 5876

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NOTICE OF SALE

Supreme Court

Nassau County

THE BANK OF NEW YORK

MELLON, FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWMBS, INC., CHL MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH TRUST 2006-11, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 200611, Plaintiff against DAVID PIGOTT A/K/A DAVID J. PIGOTT, et al Defendants

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered September 24, 2019, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at CCP (Calendar Control Part Courtroom), in the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 on February 4, 2020 at 11:30 AM. Premises known as 134 Windhorst Avenue a/k/a 134 North Windhorst Avenue, Bethpage, NY 11714. Sec 49 Block 007 Lot 534 & 536. 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. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $457,457.05 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 605930/2018.

IBNY132

Jennifer Ettenger, Esq., Referee.

Fein Such & Crane, LLP, 1400 Old Country Road, Suite C103, Westbury, NY 11590 Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s).

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NOTICE OF SALE

Supreme Court

Nassau County

WELLS FARGO BANK N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR CARRINGTON MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2006-NC4 ASSET BACKED PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES, Plaintiff, vs. ANTHONY G. ALBERGO, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated December 12, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the CCP (Calendar Control Part Courtroom) in the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on February 11, 2020 at 11:30 a.m., premises known as 8 Normandy Drive, Bethpage, 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 49, Block 193 and Lot 15. Approximate amount of judgment is $994,431.45 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 24620/2009.

Ronald Scott Zimmer, Esq., Referee Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523, Attorneys for Plaintiff Cash will not be accepted.

BN 7447

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NOTICE OF SALE

Supreme Court Nassau County

U.S. BANK N.A., IN IT’S CAPACITY AS TRUSTEE FOR

LEGAL NOTICES

THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF MASTR ASSET BACKED SECURITIES TRUST 2005WMC1, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, V. FRANK J. DIGIORGIO, ET. AL. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated October 16, 2018, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein U.S. BANK N.A., IN IT’S CAPACITY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF MASTR ASSET BACKED SECURITIES TRUST 2005WMC1, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES is the Plaintiff and FRANK J. DIGIORGIO, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the CALENDAR CONTROL PART (CCP), FIRST FLOOR, COURTROOM OF THE SUPREME COURT, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on February 25, 2020 at 11:30AM, premises known as 35 BARBARA STREET, BETHPAGE, NY 11714: Section 46, Block 135, Lot 83, 84, and 85: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT CENTRAL PARK, TOWN OF OYSTER BAY, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 607026/2017.

Maria Sideris, Esq. - Referee. RAS Boriskin, LLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. BN 7448 4X 01/24,31,02/07,14

NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court Nassau County WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT AS TRUSTEE FOR PRETIUM MORTGAGE ACQUISITION TRUST, Plaintiff, vs. ANNE MANNING AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF JAMES HOPKINS, ET AL.,

Defendant(s).

Pursuant to an Order Granting Nunc Pro Tunc Relief, Discharging the Guardian Ad Litem and Military Attorney, Amending the Caption, Default Judgment and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on November 6, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the CCP (Calendar Control Part Courtroom) in the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on February 25, 2020 at 11:30 a.m., premises known as 89 Sherman Avenue, Bethpage, 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 46, Block 9 and Lot 1,2. Approximate amount of judgment is $358,584.87 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 323/2015.

John J. Marshall, Esq., Referee Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523, Attorneys for Plaintiff Cash will not be accepted.

BN 7449

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PUBLIC NOTICE OF NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER’S SALE OF TAX LIENS ON REAL ESTATE

Notice is hereby given that commencing on February 18th, 2020, will sell at public on-line auction the tax liens on certain real estate, unless the owner, mortgagee, occupant of or any other party in interest in such real estate shall have paid to the County Treasurer by February 13th, 2020 the total amount of such unpaid taxes or assessments with the interest, penalties and other expenses and charges against the property.

Such tax liens will be sold at the lowest rate of interest, not exceeding 10 percent per sixmonth period, for which any person or persons shall offer to take the total amount of such unpaid taxes as defined in Section 5-37.0 of the Nassau County Administrative Code.

Effective with the February 2019 lien sale Ordinance No. 175-2015 requires a $175.00 per day registration fee for each person who intends to bid at the tax lien sale. Ordinance No. 175-2015 also requires that upon the issuance of the Lien Certificate there is due from the lien buyer a Tax Certificate Issue Fee of $20.00 per lien purchased. Pursuant to the provisions of the Nassau County Administrative Code at the discretion of the Nassau County Treasurer the auction will be conducted online. Further information concerning the procedures for the auction is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at: https://www.nassaucountyny. gov/526/County-Treasurer Should the Treasurer determine that an in-person auction shall be held, same will commence on the 18th day of February 2020 at the Office of The County Treasurer 1 West Street, Mineola or at some other location to be determined by the Treasurer.

A list of all real estate in Nassau County on which tax liens are to be sold is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at: http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/DocumentCenter/ View/17674

A list of local properties upon which tax liens are to be sold will be advertised in this publication on or before February 05, 2020.

Nassau County does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission to or access to, or treatment or employment in, its services, programs, or activities. Upon request, accommodations such as those required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) will be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to participate in all services, programs, activities and public hearings and events conducted by the Treasurer’s Office. Upon request, information can be made available in Braille, large print, audio-tape or other alternative formats. For additional information, please call (516) 571-2090 ext. 1-3715.

Dated: January 17, 2020

THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER Mineola, New York

TERMS OF SALE

Such tax liens shall be sold subject to any and all superior tax liens of sovereignties and other municipalities and to all claims of record which the County may have thereon and subject to the provisions of the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts.

However, such tax liens shall have priority over the County’s Differential Interest Lien, representing the excess, if any, of the interest and penalty borne at the maximum rate over the interest and penalty borne at the rate at which the lien is purchased.

The Purchaser acknowledges that the tax lien(s) sold pursuant to these Terms of Sale may be subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/ or may become subject to such proceedings which may be commenced during the period in which a tax lien is held by a successful bidder or the assignee of same, which may modify a Purchaser’s rights with respect to the lien(s) and the property securing same. Such bankruptcy proceedings shall not affect the validity of the tax lien. In addition to being subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/or the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts, said purchaser’s right of foreclosure may be affected by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act(FIRREA),12 U.S.C. ss 1811 et.seq., with regard to real property under Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation(FDIC) receivership.

The County Treasurer reserves the right, without further notice and at any time, to withdraw from sale any of the parcels of land or premises herein listed. The Nassau County Treasurer reserves the right to intervene in any bankruptcy case/litigation where the property affected by the tax liens sold by the Treasurer is part of the bankruptcy estate. However, it is the sole responsibility of all tax lien purchasers to protect their legal interests in any bankruptcy case affecting their purchased tax lien, including but not limited to the filing of a proof of claim on their behalf, covering their investment in said tax lien. The Nassau County Treasurer and

Nassau County and its agencies, assumes no responsibility for any legal representation of any tax lien purchaser in any legal proceeding including but not limited to a bankruptcy case where the purchased tax lien is at risk.

The rate of interest and penalty at which any person purchases the tax lien shall be established by his bid. Each purchaser, immediately after the sale thereof, shall pay to the County Treasurer ten per cent of the amount for which the tax liens have been sold and the remaining ninety per cent within thirty days after such sale. If the purchaser at the tax sale shall fail to pay the remaining ninety per cent within ten days after he has been notified by the County Treasurer that the certificates of sale are ready for delivery, then all amounts deposited with the County Treasurer including but not limited to the ten per cent theretofore paid by him shall, without further notice or demand, be irrevocably forfeited by the purchaser and shall be retained by the County Treasurer as liquidated damages and the agreement to purchase shall be of no further effect. Time is of the essence in this sale. This sale is held pursuant to the Nassau County Administrative Code and interested parties are referred to such Code for additional information as to terms of the sale, rights of purchasers, maximum rates of interest and other legal incidents of the sale.

Furthermore, as to the bidding, 1. The bidder(s) agree that they will not work with any other bidder(s) to increase, maintain or stabilize interest rates or collaborate with any other bidder(s) to gain an unfair competitive advantage in the random number generator in the event of a tie bid(s) on a tax certificate. Bidder(s) further agree not to employ any bidding strategy designed to create an unfair competitive advantage in the tiebreaking process in the upcoming tax sale nor work with any other bidder(s) to engage in any bidding strategy that will result in a rotational award of tax certificates.

2. The tax certificate(s) the Bidder will bid upon, and the interest rate(s) bid, will be arrived at independently and

LEGAL NOTICES

without direct or indirect consultation, communication or agreement with any other bidder and that the tax certificate(s) the Bidder will bid upon, and the interest rate(s) to be bid, have not been disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder, and will not be disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder prior to the close of bidding. No attempt has been made or will be made to, directly or indirectly, induce any other bidder to refrain from bidding on any tax certificate, to submit complementary bids, or to submit bids at specific interest rates.

3. The bids to be placed by the Bidder will be made in good faith and not pursuant to any direct or indirect, agreement or discussion with, or inducement from, any other bidder to submit a complementary or other noncompetitive bid.

4. If it is determined that the bidder(s) have violated any of these bid requirements then their bid shall be voided and if they were the successful bidder the lien and any deposits made in connection with said bid shall be forfeited.

Dated: January 17, 2020

THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER Mineola, New York BN 7450 2X 01/24,31

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Public Notice is hereby given that separate sealed BIDS for the 2018/2019 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

-REBID will be received until 11:00 a.m. prevailing time on February 10, 2020 at the Business Office of Bethpage UFSD, located at 10 Cherry Avenue, Bethpage, New York 11714, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud.

The work shall be as follows:

REBID CONTRACT #1 –INSTALLATION OF NEW GYM WINDOW OPERATORS

BETHPAGE HIGH SCHOOL

SED # 28-05-21-03-0-001-045

Plans and specifications may be examined and obtained at the Office of the Architect, John A. Grillo Architect P.C., (631-476-2161) located at 1213 Main Street, Port Jefferson,

NY 11777, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. daily, except Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays on or after January 27,2020.

Any person or corporation desiring a copy of such plans and specifications shall make a deposit of $100.00 in the form of a business check (no cash accepted) made payable to the BETHPAGE UFSD, and upon making such deposit shall be furnished with one copy of the plans and specifications.

Any person or corporation duly submitting a proposal accompanied by the bid security required in this Notice to Bidders and in the Instructions to Bidders is entitled to the return of the full amount of the deposit provided the copy of the plans and specification used by such person or corporation is returned in good condition within thirty days following the award of the contract covered by such plans and specifications or the rejection of the bid of such person or corporation. Partial reimbursement, in an amount equal to the full amount of such deposit for one set of plans and specifications per any non-bidder or unsuccessful bidder not submitting the required bid security less ($100.00), shall be made for the return of all other copies of the plans and specifications in good condition within thirty days following the award of the contract or the rejection of the bids covered by such plans and specifications.

All deposits shall be forfeited to the School District if the plans and specifications are not returned in good condition with the (30) day period following the award of the contract or rejection of the bids.

Each Bidder must deposit, with their sealed bid, security in an amount not less than 10% of the base bid and all Alternate Bids in the proper form subject to the conditions set forth in the Instructions to Bidders (Page 3).

Attention of the Bidders is specifically directed to the minimum wage rates to be paid under the contract, as well as to other provisions set forth in the bidding documents.

Bidder will also be required to show, to the satisfaction of the Board of Education that they are carrying Workers’ Compensation Insurance as required by law and all other Insurance in amounts not less

than that specified under the General Conditions.

Performance Bonds and Labor/ Material Bonds, as called for in the General Conditions are a requirement of each contract.

The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all bids submitted, to waive any informality or irregularity in any bid, and/ or to accept any bid in whole or in part and/ or to award or not award the contract, if in the opinion of the Board of Education, the best interest of the School district will thereby be served. This invitation is an offer to receive bids for a contract. The successful Bidder will be required to execute a formal contract in the form contained in the Contract Documents. All bids received after the time stated in the Notice to Bidders will not be considered and will be returned unopened to the bidder. The bidder assumes the risk of any delay in the mail or in the handling of the mail by employees of the School District. Whether sent by mail or by means of personal delivery, the bidder assumes responsibility for having its bid deposited on time at the place specified.

Each Bidder shall agree to hold their bid price for (45) days after the formal bid opening. Per Article 8, Section 220 of the New York State Labor Law, every contractor and sub-contractor shall submit to the School District within (30) days after issuance of its first payroll, and every thirty (30) days thereafter, a transcript of the original payroll record, as provided by this article, subscribed and affirmed as true under penalties of perjury. The School District shall be required to receive and maintain such payroll records. The original payrolls or transcripts shall be preserved for (5) years from the completion of the work on the project.

BY ORDER OF:

Board of Education

Bethpage Unioin Free School District Administration Building 10 Cherry Lane

Bethpage, New York 11714

ELENA BECKER DISTRICT CLERK

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Catholic Schools Week

January 26th – February 1st, 2020

What is Catholic Schools Week?

Catholic Schools Week is the annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States. It starts the last Sunday in January, which in 2020 is January 26th, and runs through February 1st. The theme for the Catholic Schools Week 2020 is “Learn. Serve. Lead. Succeed.” Schools typically observe the annual celebration week with Masses, open houses and other activities for students, families, parishioners and community members. Through these events, schools focus on the value Catholic education provides to young people and its contributions to our church, our communities and our nation.

On Long Island, Catholic Elementary Schools celebrate the week with Masses and open houses to thank parishioners, to welcome visitors and to introduce new families to the benefits of a Catholic education. These frequently kick off with a Mass and open house on the first Sunday (the 26th), and a series of events designed to recognize the contributions of students, parents and faculty during the course of the week. Many schools offer additional open houses and opportunities to visit during the week as well. For more information, Calendars of Events and links to the schools, visit LICatholicElementarySchools.org.

Camp Marist

Camp Marist

Camp Marist is an overnight summer camp for boys and girls, ages 6-16. The camp is on beautiful Lake Ossipee in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Campers come from all over the world to enjoy sports, water activities, adventure and make friendships. Campers live in cabins, supervised by staff members and can participate in over 40 different activities. For more information: www.campmarist.org

Saint Anne’s School

CELEBRATING

OVER 65 YEARS OF CATHOLIC EDUCATION

St. Anne’s School, located in Garden City, New York, offers a Family Oriented Catholic Education to all of its students. St. Anne’s is committed to preparing our children for high school, college and career readiness by working in partnership with our students and their families while teaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ through word and deed.

Offering an excellent academic program, St. Anne’s follows the New York State Standards. In all curriculum areas, students are encouraged to think critically, independently and honestly. They are given the opportunity to make choices and assume responsibility within a loving, disciplined, well maintained and safe environment.

As a Catholic Faith Community, St. Anne’s is dedicated to helping each child feel God’s presence and love. Children are encouraged

to demonstrate Catholic Virtues through the celebration of Mass, Sacrament Preparation, and service to those in need. These tenets are essential to our children’s academic, spiritual and moral growth.

Students at St. Anne’s are also offered unique

academic opportunities by our caring and motivated teachers and staff. In addition to the core curriculum, there are opportunities to participate in Spanish, Accelerated Math, Music, Technology and Art classes. The school has interactive whiteboards in all classes, a science lab, a technology room and a music center.

St. Anne’s School is proud that 100% of our students are accepted to Catholic High Schools. The school is a strong part of the St. Anne’s Parish Family where the children benefit from the partnership of faculty, staff, parents, students and the entire Parish Community working together to educate our children in an educational atmosphere of mutual respect for all and an understanding that Jesus Christ is the reason for this school.

Dartmouth Street, Garden City, NY 11530

25 Dartmouth St. Garden City, NY 11530

Catholic Schools Week Celebration 2020

Innovative students take on space challenge

East Broadway Elementary School fifth-graders from the Levittown Public Schools participated in an interactive science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics lesson on Nov. 8. Fifth-grade classes gathered for a collaborative design challenge relating to their unit on gravity and space.

The students first watched a video about the lunar module landing on Mars. They brainstormed what a successful space lander would look like and then together with their groups, sketched their designs. Students received limited building materials including a paper cup, tape, straws, an index card and two marshmallows. The goal was to design an effective space lander that would hold the marshmallows without them falling out.

“The hardest part about the project was figuring out what we were going to make,” said fifth-grader Nicholas Dowdeswell. After creating their landers, a member from each group went on stage and tested out their designs with the help of their teachers. Among the tests, space landers were dropped from a ladder to see how it would withstand the force of gravity and thrown to test its strength against the “Earth’s atmosphere.” Anticipation filled the room before each lander was tested and students cheered when their designs made the cut. The final two groups standing that still had their marshmallows shared with the rest of the grade how they thought of their design and what they did to make it come to fruition.

Fifth-grade teacher Tom Carriero (left) tested the students’ creations against gravity.

East Broadway fifth-graders Brianny Peña (right) and Isabel Delgado with their projects.

Teacher Tom Carriero (middle) and some of the East Broadway fifth-graders with their STEAM projects.

Photos courtesy of the Levittown Public Schools

Feeding families for the holiday at Hicksville’s Woodland School

their families contributed to these baskets with food donations throughout the months of October and November.

Students and families from Woodland Elementary School in Hicksville recently spent their Saturday assembling baskets of food donations to ensure that some local families can enjoy a proper Thanksgiving feast. Approximately 16 baskets were created and are being donated to Woodland families who will benefit the most from this special contribution.

Students have been bringing food donations to school for more than a month. According to Principal Beth

Swanson, they were asked to bring in a different food item every week to accommodate these special Thanksgiving baskets. For every food donation, students received a feather to hang on turkeys in the hallway. Those that helped to create the baskets were able to see their contributions come together for the benefit of Woodland families.

“It was a huge success,” Swanson said. “It’s extra special to see the entire project through from start to finish.”

Photos submitted by the Hicksville School District

Woodland School students and parents who volunteered to assemble food baskets that will be donated to local families. Students and their families contributed to these baskets with food donations throughout the months of October and November.

Long Island Blues Winter Hockey special tournament

The Town of Oyster Bay has announced that the 10th Annual Town of Oyster Bay Long Island Blues Winter Classic will take place on Saturday, January 25.  This special event showcases LI Blues hockey players with special needs enjoying a game they love verse three other teams from the tri-state area.  The public is welcome to attend and admission is FREE. The tournament will consist of six games that will take place throughout the day between the four teams.

“The LI Blues is an inspiring hockey program in which children

and young adults with developmental disabilities play ice hockey in a wonderful setting,” said Supervisor Saladino. “This LI Blues organization brings all the fun of playing ice hockey to athletes with special needs, and this Winter Classic Tournament is the perfect way to highlight their inspirational stories. Three other teams, the Connecticut Storm, the New Jersey Dare Devils and the Nova Cool Cats will be participating and the Town welcomes these teams to the Town of Oyster Bay.  We invite residents to come to this event and cheer on the LI Blues.

Their commitment and dedication to the sport is uplifting.”

“The LI Blues organization is pleased to again be partnering with the Town of Oyster Bay to present the LI Blues Winter Classic,” Skip Theiss of LI Blues Special Hockey said.  “We are very proud of our program which adapts the game of hockey to make it fun for players with special needs.  The LI Blues Winter Classic is an outstanding piece of that program and we are thrilled to have it at the state-of-the-art Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center.”

The LI Blues Winter Classic is

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just one of the many special events held at the Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center.  The facility offers public skating sessions, and serves as home to hockey clubs, figure skaters and special events throughout the year.  The Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center is located at 1001 Stewart Avenue, adjacent to Bethpage Community Park.

For more information about the LI Blues Winter Classic and other programs at the Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center, please visit www. oysterbaytown.com or call (516) 433RINK.

Woodland Principal Beth Swanson with students who volunteered to assemble food baskets that will be donated to local families. Students and

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