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Police: OB man stabbed parents

Nassau County Police have arrested an Old Bethpage man for allegedly stabbing his parents during a domestic dispute on January 26.

According to detectives, Myron Mycio, 24, became involved in a domestic dispute with his parents, a 62-year-old man and a 61-year-old woman. Police say that during the disturbance, Mycio stabbed both of his parents with a knife.

Upon police arrival, Mycio was located in the home and placed under arrest. Both victims were transported to an area hospital where they were treated for non-life threatening wounds.

Mycio is charged with two  counts of Assault 2nd Degree and Criminal Possession of a Weapon 4th Degree.

Water District gets grant to remove contaminant

BY GARY SIMEONE

The Hicksville Water District received good news this month after the district was awarded a $14 million grant from the state. The grant money will go towards the construction of two new treatment facilities to help remove toxins from the water.

Paul Granger, Superintendent of the Hicksville Water District, said the new state-of-the-art treatment facilities, are being specifically designed to combat the man made chemical and likely carcinogen, 1,4 dioxane.

“This grant money will allow us to take immediate action with the new treatment system,” said Granger. “It will help our ratepayers in the long run by helping to combat this contamination that was caused by the result of others.”

The total investment for the project is estimated at $23.4 million.

Granger said that the grant would help to cover 60% of the total capital costs associated with the installation process which include an advance oxidation process (AOP) and granular activated carbon (GAC) treatment systems.

“Construction is currently ongoing at the two sites which are located at Newbridge Road and at Bethpage Road."

The well at Newbridge Road was shutdown for a period in 2016 because of concerns of elevated levels of chemicals at the site.

"Even though at the time it was found that the levels were below regulatory limits, the well was taken

offline to be on the safe side," said Granger.

He said that the grant money will be beneficial in three key areas. They include the purchasing costs of the treatment equipment, modifications to the infrastructure and the physical construction of the well head and treatment system apparatuses.

The new regulations that have been proposed by the state to reduce the levels of chemicals such as 1,4 Dioxane and other emerging compounds have been estimated at $60 million in capital improvements needed to complete the necessary upgrades at the district's 10 impacted wells.

Nicholas Brigandi, Hicksville Water District Commissioner, said that he was appreciative of the funding offered by the state to offset the costs of building the new treatment facilities.

"We are appreciative of this significant level of funding, but we don't want our residents to lose sight of the fact that much more funding is needed to offset the necessity of future water rate increases, " said Brigandi. "As we have been doing for the last couple of years, we will seek out all potential avenues for more funding and will continue our legal pursuits to hold the polluters accountable for the treatment related expenses."

The grant was announced in early January and it will become available in the next 30 to 60 days which lines up with the current construction of the new treatment facilities.

Myron Mycio

The East Street School is celebrated in this week's installment of "Telling Our Story" on page 22. Above, a third grade student learns bowing techniques in music class at East Street.

Woman dies in Plainview house fire

A 65-year-old Plainview woman died in a house fire at her Audrey Avenue home on Saturday, January 25.

According to detectives, at 12:35 p.m., a 911 call was dispatched for a house fire at an Audrey Avenue home. The Plainview Fire Department, with the assistance of Jericho, Syosset and Bethpage Fire Departments extin-

guished the fire. Upon further inspection of the home, the body of a 65 year old female resident was found deceased in an upstairs bedroom.

Police say that the cause of the fire has yet to be determined, but it appears to non-criminal in nature at this time. The investigation is continuing.

A musical evening in Bethpage

Bethpage High School students performed at the Tri-M Music Honor Society Cabaret Night on Jan. 16. They are pictured with Choral Director Michelle Kovacs (far left) and Director of Music Dr. Eric Kay (far right). Photo courtesy of the Bethpage Union Free School District

The Bethpage High School Tri-M Music Honor Society presented their Cabaret Night on Jan. 16. Eight students performed a variety of songs, from top hits to Broadway tunes.

Katelyn Harold, a senior at Bethpage High School, served as the master of ceremonies for the musical occasion. The singers were accompanied by Choral Director Michelle Kovacs on the piano, while Director of Music Dr. Eric Kay was there to offer support.

The participants were: Alexa Fylstra, Abby Immediato, Julia Maggio, Callie Maino, Jaclyn Matheos, Gianna Mirabelli, Athanasia Panagos, Gaetano Re, Bonnie Stern, Jessica Tusa and Isabelle Yoon.

Levittown Community Council Winterfest

On Saturday, February 8, the Levittown Community Council will host its 20th annual Winterfest.

The event, which will be held at Levittown Hall, will feature free arts and crafts for the kids, free entertainment, Nassau Lionel Train Display, featuring the Royal Princesses, hourly free raffles for adults, food available for purchase.

Donations of food and toiletries gladly accepted to help local families in need.

Admission is free. Levittown Hall is located at 201 Levittown Parkway, Hicksville.

For more information, contact levittowncouncil@yahoo.com

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 of 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.

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Free musical performances at Libraries

The Town of Oyster Bay’s Department of Community and Youth Services will be offering free musical performances during the month of February 2020 at local libraries throughout the Town to continue the 2019-2020 Distinguished Artists Concert Series, which will continue to run monthly through May 2020.

Town Councilwoman Vicki Walsh stated, “The Town is proud to offer these free musical performances, which are held monthly throughout the year. I invite residents to take advantage of these entertainment opportunities as they truly represent a diverse selection. These concerts are presented without charge, there is no better bargain in town!”

Upcoming performances for February 2020 include:

• Broken Reed Sax Quartet –Works for Saxophone Quartet Based on Doo-Wop Selections Redone in a Creative Jazz Idiom on Sunday, February 2, 2020 at 2 p.m. in the Locust Valley Public Library.

• Simply Diamond – A Tribute

to the Music of Neil Diamond on Sunday, February 9, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at the Locust Valley Public Library.

• Boston Burglars – A Unique, Upbeat Blend of American & Irish Music on Sunday, February 16, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. in the Massapequa Public Library. Ricardo Rosa & Friends – Popular Song Selections Mixed with Favorite Arias & Duets from Operas by Famous Composers onSunday, February 23, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. in the Jericho Public Library (tickets required for performances at Jericho Public Library as space is limited, tickets available at the library beginning on January 23, 2020, for more information call 516-935-6790.)

The Distinguished Artists Concert Series is sponsored by the Cultural and Performing Arts (CAPA) Division of the Town of Oyster Bay’s Department of Community & Youth Services. For further information, please call (516) 797-7900 or visit www.oysterbaytown.com.

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PSEG LONG ISLAND IS STRENGTHENING AND MAINTAINING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE.

A commitment to bring safe reliable energy to its customers all year round will bring more PSEG Long Island utility workers to Long Island towns in the weeks and months ahead.

• Chief among its initiatives, is deploying smart technology capable of quickly and safely isolating problems in order to keep power flowing.

• The company has also adopted an enhanced program focused on inspecting aging utility poles and replacing them with new, stronger poles when necessary.

• An island-wide Circuit Improvement Program will see the inspections and upgrades of equipment along power lines, responsible for distributing power to PSEG Long Island’s 1.1 million customers.

State of the art eye center opens in Bethpage

BY GARY SIMEONE

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held this past Monday night for the official grand opening of the Northwell Health Eye Institute in Bethpage. Over fifty people attended the event, including Town of Hempstead Councilman Dennis Dunne Jr.

The new comprehensive eye facility replaces a former urgent care center with a 5,200 square foot state-ofthe-art complex with 12 exam rooms and the latest diagnostic equipment.

“We are the newest opthalmologic practice within the Northwell Group on Long Island,” said Richard Braunstein, an ophthalmologist at the center. “This is a brand new state-of-the-art center, with our main focus being in comprehensive eye examinations and diseases of the eye, such as glaucoma, corneal disease and age-related macular degeneration.”

Braunstein said the five ophthalmologists and one optometrist who will be working at the facility will treat people who suffer from sight-threatening conditions with the most advanced diagnostic tools in eye care.

“All of our physicians have participated in our residency education program are specialty trained and have operated locally at our Northwell Health facility in Syosset,” said Braunstein. “On a broader spectrum,

Northwell Health brings together outstanding physicians regionally and on a national level, providing eye care in many locations.”

He said that more staff would be added to the location within the next few years.

Teri Black, president of the Bethpage Chamber of Commerce, said that the new facility is state-of-the-art and will fulfill all of its patients needs in a convenient Bethpage location.

“There really is nowhere else to go for your eye care needs but this new beautiful state-of-the-art location,” said Black. “It provides services for the diagnosis and treatment and management of comprehensive eye conditions.”

Steve Bello, regional executive director of Northwell Health’s eastern division, said the integrated healthcare network is New York state’s largest healthcare provider and currently has 31 sites across the region.

“We are extremely excited to build this great center here in this great region,” said Bello. “This will be our third major investment in this area, with our first being our International Distribution Center, our central sterile services and now this new facility, which we feel is in a perfect location.”

To find out more about the Northwell Health Eye Institute, you can visit their website at Northwell. edu

Officials, physicians and staff members gathered for the grand opening of the Northwell Eye Institute in Bethpage on January 27. Photo by Bill Moseley, BBA Photography Corp.

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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 4X 01/10,17,24,31

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).

VERJN257 MIT 5869

4X 01/10,17,24,31

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 - againstMARY 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

LEGAL NOTICES

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

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

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

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

LEGAL NOTICES

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, 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 2X 01/24,31

NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court Nassau County U.S. BANK NA, SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO BANK OF AMERICA, NA, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO LASALLE BANK NA, AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE WASHINGTON MUTUAL MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, WMALT SERIES 2006-1, Plaintiff against CHOUDHRY SALEEM A/K/A CHOUDHRY M. SALEEM, et al Defendants

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered December 6, 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, NY 11501 on March 3, 2020 at 11:30 AM. Premises known as 11 Crescent Street, Hicksville, NY 11801. Sec 12 Block 159 Lot

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Jonas E. Salk Middle School sixth grader Mya Melendez (left) and seventh grader Dana Scimecca were selected to have their short stories published by Young Writers for the Survival Stories: Mission Contamination Mini Saga Contest.

Two talented young writers from Jonas E. Salk Middle School in the Levittown Public Schools were recently selected to have their short stories published by Young Writers for its Survival Stories: Mission Contamination Mini Saga Contest. Sixth-grader Mya Melendez and seventh-grader Dana Scimecca had their 100-word stories selected out of approximately 10,000 applicants. All creative writing submissions had to fit the contamination theme.

Melendez was inspired to write her

Mercy

Photo courtesy of the Levittown Public Schools

mini saga, “The Savior,” after author Gordon Korman visited Jonas E. Salk Middle School to speak with students about his own ways to find story inspiration. She told her teacher Renee Essex about her story, who then encouraged Melendez to submit it to the contest. Scimecca was also determined to showcase her creative writing after hearing about the contest from her teacher Emilia Dakis. She was selected for her piece, “The End of Humanity.”

Both students received a certificate and a copy of their printed mini sagas.

League Military Bridge

The Glen Cove -  Hicksville - Syosset chapter of the Mercy League will be holding a Military Bridge on Sunday, March 8 from 2–5 p.m. (doors open at 1:30 p.m.)

Knowledge of bridge is not necessary. This is a fun game which can be learned quickly as you play along.

The event will take place at St.

Ignatius Loyola Parish in Hicksville. The gym entrance is on Nicolai Street. Admission is $10. Refreshments: coffee, tea and desserts will be served.

Cash prizes for the top three teams. $100 lottery board ($50 guaranteed), 50/50, raffle prizes.

For more information, please contact Arleen Bergin at 516-935-7294.

Bethpage students selected for All County, LISFA

Eight Bethpage High School students were selected to perform in the Nassau Music Educators Association’s All-County ensembles. They are pictured with Bethpage High School Principal Nicholas Jantz (right) and Coordinator of Music Eric Kay.

Eight Bethpage High School students and 16 JFK Middle School students have been chosen to perform in the Nassau Music Educators Association’s AllCounty ensembles. Several concerts are planned throughout January to showcase the student-musicians.

The Bethpage High School AllCounty students are: Madison Cross, Doreen Dong, Isabella Fylstra, Ashley Garnar, Sophia Gianfrancesco, Kaitlyn O'Connell, Naomi Rufian and Nicole Zacchia, JFK Middle School students who were selected for All-County are: Joseph Bashker, Adrienne Blonder, Kylie Cetain, Lauren Como, John Dong, Winrunpat Hattakitkosol, Alivia Ippolito, Leia Jarvis, Ava Morgan, Payton Morgan, Ryan O’Connell, Daniella Palmeri, Sahana Passaro,

Katherine Sfeir, Matthew Schniedier and Julia Steele.

All-County selection represents one of the highest achievements in music for students. Performers are chosen based on their scores at the New York State School Music Association Solo Evaluation Festival and teacher recommendations.

In addition, three Bethpage High School students and four JFK Middle School students were chosen to perform in the Long Island String Festival Association’s Nassau Secondary Festival. The Bethpage High School students are Ruchitha Channapatna, Doreen Dong and Nicole Zacchia. The LISFA selections from JFK are John Dong, Winrunpat Hattakitkosol, Sarah Oh and Katherine Sfeir.

Photos courtesy of the Bethpage Union Free School District

Three Bethpage High School students were selected to perform in the Long Island String Festival Association’s Nassau Secondary Festival. They are pictured with Coordinator of Music Eric Kay (right) and Bethpage High School Principal Nicholas Jantz.

Seventeen JFK Middle School students were selected to perform in the Nassau Music Educators Association’s All-County and LISFA ensembles. They are pictured here with their teachers Michelle Cooper, Veronica Underhill and Ms. Kristen Warnokowski.

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:

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

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.

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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) 624-6335 or visit www. oysterbaytown.com.

Place an ad in our Classifieds for reasonable rates and prompt results. Call our Garden City office at 516-294-8900 for more information.

Students bring fairy tales to life with “Into the Woods Jr.”

Levittown community members, friends and families packed the auditorium at Wisdom Lane Middle School for the school’s drama club production of Into the Woods Jr. on Jan. 10 and 11. The musical comedy was directed by Carol Spainer and produced by Melisa Baker. Barry Spainer served as the stage crew director, Glen Davis provided the lighting and sound and Sophie Nocera and Amani Rodriguez served as stage managers.

Into the Woods Jr. tells the story of a baker and his wife who wish

to have a child but are unable to due to a witch’s curse. They set out on a journey to try and break the curse while encountering familiar faces from fairy tales. Wisdom Lane students portrayed characters such as Cinderella, Jack from Jack in the Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel and many more. Through song and choreographed dances, audience members laughed and enjoyed watching the students bring the story to life.

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Some of the Wisdom Lane Middle School cast members at their Into the Woods Jr. performance.

The Wisdom Lane Middle School drama club performed its production of Into the Woods Jr. for family and friends.

Seventh-grader Tyler Persampire (left) played the baker and eighth grader Patricia Reetz (right) played the baker’s wife during Wisdom Lane Middle School’s Into the Woods Jr. production.

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 six-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 today!”

The Toddler Arts & Crafts Program is six 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 fouryear-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’.

Badlands, Black Hills & Mickelson Trail Bike Tour Offers Unexpected Experience on Guest Ranch

BY KAREN RUBIN TRAVEL FEATURES SYNDICATE GOINGPLACESFARANDNEAR.COM

The steep gravel road to the Circle View Guest Ranch proves too much as I slip and slide with my hybrid bike and I wind up walking the bike a short distance (only one of us managed to ride it), at the end of our 28 mile ride through the Badlands National Park, South Dakota, on this first day of our six-day Wilderness Voyageurs bike tour. The guest ranch, set on a mesa surrounded by 3,000 acres, with beautiful views, is delightful. I drop my bags in my room, wonderfully decorated in a Western motif, and go out just in time to see 11-year old Katie Kruse feeding chickens and her brother, 10-year old Jacob, being chased by an aggressive calf anxious to get at the bottle he is using to feed it.

A stay on a guest ranch in South Dakota, just beyond the entrance to Badlands National Park and adjacent to Indian lands, is an unexpected bonus experience of our six-day “Mickelson Trail and the Badlands” bike tour of South Dakota.

Philip Kruse was born and raised on the ranch and opened it to guests in 2000 to give visitors “a glimpse into life on a real, family run cattle

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ranch.” It is very much all of that.

Katie shows me where 17 eggs have been “hidden” by the hens to prevent them from being taken by the farmer so they can hatch. The secret nest had been hidden by high grass and only revealed when the grass was cut. The hen had apparently walked off to get some water, revealing the eggs. Katie lifts up one of the eggs – I can still feel the warmth.

“Sometimes they hide an egg in a tree and abandon it. Sometimes you will see one chicken with 10 chicks following. They sneak in to lay eggs that won’t be collected.” On the other hand,

the hens that do hatch the chicks aren’t necessarily maternal. “They don’t show the young ones where the water is.”

I am amazed to contemplate the strategy and teamwork that these hens, which we assume are just dumb creatures, to create a collective nest, hide it from the farmer, and designate one of the hens to sit on it.

Now the farmer uses his wits to outwit the hens. “We don’t want the chickens to hatch their own because we will not have control over whether they have roosters or infertile chickens. So in the night when they sleep, we will steal an egg and replace it with a hatched chick so she will think it is hers.”

There’s a pecking order, she tells

me. The older, bigger hens sleep on top; younger ones on the floor. She says that young chicks lay one egg a day; older ones lay fewer and fewer, maybe one in two or three days.

“Here, we don’t kill the hen when gets old but another lady butchers them – after she chops off the head, they can still run around for 5 minutes – she has machine that spins to take off feathers.”

I find all of this utterly fascinating.

I watch how aggressive the calf is chasing after Jacob who is trying to bottle feed it. The calf was born prematurely and would have been abandoned by its mother. There are a slew of chicks and peacocks all about, as well. And burros.

We enjoy a sensational dinner prepared by Amy Kruse, served family style along long tables inside and outside on the porch. Tonight’s menu is Mexican tacos, prepared with such fresh ingredients including cherry tomatoes from the garden as sweet as candy.

The next morning before breakfast, I walk out to see if the hen is sitting on the nest. Sure enough. But as I walk back, my head in my notepad, I look up to see a crowd of kids frantically gesticulating at me and yelling, pointing to my right. As I move, they stop, so I keep moving in that direction. I assume they are directing me to watch them feed the chickens. No, they are warning me not to walk up the path because there is a rattlesnake that had been discovered by their dog. “That’s why we wear cowboy boots,” 10-year old Jacob tells me. “Rattlesnakes can’t bite through.”

Later at breakfast, Philip Kruse, shows me his jar two-thirds filled with rattlesnake rattles (they are only about

an inch long and quarter inch wide) collected over two generations on the ranch.

The breakfast that Amy Kruse prepares is a triumph: fresh eggs from the farm (of course), whole wheat blueberry pancakes, tater tots with bacon, white chocolate and raspberry scones (sensational), granola made of sour cherry, pistachios, vanilla yogurt.

We get to experience much of what the Circle View Guest Ranch offers –free wifi, beautifully appointed rooms, seeing the various animals, feeding chickens, including burros, enjoying scrumptious breakfast (included) and dinner, access to the guest kitchen, and the game room. But we don’t have the time to really experience all it offers longer staying guests: horseback rides, bon fires, hunting rocks and fossils, and exploring the 3,000 acres. There are also cabins including an original 1880 Homestead cabin.

But even with this short stay, it gives us a first-hand glimpse at family life on a ranch.

The ranch is open year-round, as is Badlands National Park.

Circle View Guest Ranch, 20055 E. Highway 44, Interior, South Dakota 57780, 605-433-5582, www.circleviewranch.com , cvgrphil@gwtc.net .

Biking the George S. Mickelson Trail

It’s just the second day of our six-day “Mickelson Trail and the Badlands” bike tour. We pile into the van and are shuttled from Badlands National Park to the George S. Mickelson Trail. Over the course of our trip, we will ride

the whole 109 miles of the rail-trail. Today, instead of starting at mile “0” in Edgemont and riding uphill to Custer, we start at the Harbach Park Trailhead in Custer (mile 44.5) and bike mostly down a slope to Edgemont (mile 0), where we are picked up and shuttled back to Custer for the night.

Such different landscape today from biking the Badlands – we ride through a pine forest with the smell of pine.

Minnekahta, where we have an amazing lunch that our guide, James Oerding, pulls out of the van and sets up under a lean-to (28 miles into the ride) at the rest stop, is just off the highway that looks just like the country road in Alfred Hitchcock’s classic film, “North by Northwest” - that famous scene of Cary Grant running from the crop duster that is trying to kill him. There is even the same sound of silence broken by the wind and growing scream of a truck as it comes out of the distance and barrels down road. There is that long view of the road disappearing into the horizon, white clouds in blue sky, hay bales in the fields on either side (in the movie, they were corn fields). Surreal. I still wonder if this is the very location where Hitchcock filmed that scene.

The trail is wonderfully maintained – mostly crushed limestone – with rest facilities and water cisterns along the way and great signage. On this first day, we are immersed in ranch land with broad vistas, dramatic cloud formations, hay bales, cows.

From Edgemont, we are shuttled back to Custer, a pleasant, modest Western town, with art of decorated

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bison on many corners. We will be here for two nights at the Holiday Inn Express. Tonight we are on our own for dinner, but tomorrow we will be hosted at a fine-dining restaurant.

The next morning, Day 3 of our trip, we ride out from the hotel directly onto the Mickelson Trail at Harbach Park Trailhead (thankfully, our guide, John Buehlhorn, has caught me again going onto a wrong spur and bringing me back to the trail).

We are now in the Black Hills National Forest – a lot of trees with black bark, which I presume gives the forest its name.

From Custer, we bike along the Mickelson Trail, 8 miles up a gentle grade (one of the advantages of a rail trail versus a road which can have much steeper slopes and corkscrew turns), with lovely scenery, beautiful rock formations, grassy plain and pine trees, when all of a sudden, the Crazy Horse Memorial comes into view. I am entranced by it when John, the guide, again catches me missing the turnoff for us to ride to the Memorial for our visit. (Biking up the very steep hill proves the most challenging part of the day, and I am delighted with myself that I make it.)

Visiting the Crazy Horse Memorial is a revelation.

Wilderness Voyageurs started out as a rafting adventures company 50 years ago, but has developed into a wide-ranging outdoors company with an extensive catalog of biking, rafting, fishing and outdoor adventures throughout the US and even Cuba, many guided

Note the slope at the end of the gravel road up to the Circle View Guest Ranch © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com

and self-guided bike itineraries built around rail trails like the Eric Canal in New York, Great Allegheny Passage in Pennsylvania, and Katy Trail in Missouri.

There are still a few spots left on Wilderness Voyageurs’ Quintessential West Cuba Bike Tour departing on March 21 (yes, Americans can still visit Cuba).

Wilderness Voyageurs, 103 Garrett St., Ohiopyle, PA 15470, 800-272-4141, bike@Wilderness-Voyageurs.com ,

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You know you’re hitting the golden years when ...

BY CLAIRE LYNCH

When you start seeing descriptions of senior discounts at restaurants, fast food places, etc. and you key into them because you are interested, that’s scary. It tells me often that I’m no longer in my 40s or 50s but that I’ve hit a certain milestone.

Then you start getting notices about applying for Social Security. You may be approaching that magical age of 62 but that doesn’t mean you have to file for it then. You can wait.

As you approach 65, you start getting notices about filing for Medicare. It’s good to be reminded that it’s time to sign up but these reminders are definitely overdone. I often feel bombarded with them.

These pamphlets and letters arrive along with the bills and other pieces of mail and one I saw recently said, “It’s almost time for Medicare. Get up to speed and back to life in about 10 pages.” That one, which was sent by AARP, took me off guard. I had to read that little slogan about “getting back to

life” twice.

There is the basic Medicare coverage to look into plus the supplemental plans to investigate so basically there is a lot of homework ahead for anyone who is nearing age 65.

I start reading but then I seem to go off on certain tangents and it always takes me longer to look into it than I’d planned. “Glancing through the literature” seems to take a few hours instead of just a few minutes.

For many people that dreaded age is 65 - yes, 65 - and there’s no way around it. If the calendar says you are turning 65 then that’s it.

The days of looking forward to turning 18 then 30 then 40 and so on are long over. Turning 65 these days is so much better than it was 25 years ago. Many Americans are in good shape and live a lot longer. By living a healthy lifestyle - by watching those extra calories, exercising regularly, quitting smoking if you ever did smoke, reducing stress, etc., many people live to a good old age. Still, I frequently get a lot of emails

and literature in the U.S. Mail that remind me that I’m approaching a certain age. I realize that many things are computerized so the pamphlets and applications automatically show up in my mailbox but … that’s not what I want to hear or read about!

I can’t deny, however, that these things come up often when I’m talking with the younger generation - with friends, relatives and neighbors who are less than 40. Most of them have never heard of “The Match Game,” “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet” and “Car 54, Where Are You?”

Not wanting to be rude, I usually am patient and explain that these TV shows were well known when I was a kid growing up in the 1960s.

My sister, Michelle, however, usually bursts out laughing and asks, “You never heard of ‘The Match Game?’ or ‘What’s My Line?’” She can be very un-diplomatic at times.

Of course the reruns of a lot of popular TV shows from the 60s can still be seen on TV. When flipping

through the channels I often see “The Beverly Hillbillies,” “Gilligan’s Island,” “Bewitched” and “Bonanza.”

I enjoyed watching them a lot as a child with my friends or my brothers and sisters but 50 years later I find myself getting bored very easily at the plight of the various Clampett family members. Granny was feisty and funny in the 1960s but ok, seeing that once was enough.

“Who’s Arlene Francis?” my niece, Kylie, will ask. “Who’s George Burns? And Gracie Allen?” Those of us in the 50+ crowd laugh and roll our eyes - a lot. It’s amusing and often makes us wonder what planet we’re living on.

“What’s My Line?” just happens to be one of the longest-running game shows in the history of prime-time network TV. Boston native Arlene Francis joined the set of the show on its second telecast and stayed with it for the next

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Do Earnings After Retirement Increase Your Social Security Check?

BY TOM MARGENAU

Conventional wisdom has it that old folks are supposed to spend their retirement years sitting in a rocking chair and occasionally playing a game of Scrabble. But if my emails are any indication, that’s not what’s happening with today’s seniors. I constantly hear from people in their 70s and 80s who are still working. And they wonder if their additional earnings will have any effect on their Social Security check.

To understand whether or not the earnings you have and the taxes you pay after you start getting Social Security will increase your benefits, you have to understand how Social Security retirement benefits are figured in the first place.

Simply stated, your Social Security retirement benefit is based on your average monthly income, indexed for inflation, using a 35-year base of earnings. So, when you initially filed for benefits, the Social Security Administration looked at your entire earnings history. Then they adjusted each year of earnings for inflation. The inflation adjustment factor depends on your year of birth and varies from one year to the next.

Here is just one example. Let’s say Mike was born in 1949. And let’s say that he made $7,000 in 1970. When figuring his Social Security benefit, the SSA multiplied that $7,000 by an inflation adjustment factor of 6.58. In other words, instead of $7,000, they actually used $46,060 as his 1970 earnings when figuring his Social Security benefit.

Because there are literally thousands of these inflation factors -- depending on your date of birth and the year in question -- I simply cannot list them here. The SSA produces a fact sheet for each year of birth (for recent retirees) that lists these inflation factors. If you’re interested, go to https://www.ssa.gov/ pubs, and click on “Retirement.” Then find the publication labeled “Your Retirement Benefit: How It Is Figured” for your year of birth, and open it up.

And now, back to our retirement calculation. After the SSA indexes each year of earnings for inflation, they pull out your highest 35 years and add them up. Then they divide the total by 420 -- that’s the number of months in 35 years -- to get your average monthly inflation-adjusted income. Your Social Security benefit is a percentage of that amount. The percentage used depends on a variety of factors (explained in the publication referred to in the prior paragraph). But for the purposes of this fact sheet, we don’t need to know the precise percentage. Suffice it to say that for most people, their Social Security retirement benefit represents roughly 40% of their average inflation-adjusted monthly income.

So when you are working and paying Social Security taxes after you start receiving Social Security benefits, those additional taxes you are paying will increase your monthly Social Security check IF your current earnings increase your average monthly income. In other words, if your current annual income is higher than the lowest inflation-adjusted year of earnings used in your most recent Social Security computation, the SSA will drop out that low year, add in the new higher year, recalculate your average monthly income and then refigure your Social Security benefit.

Here is a quick example of what I mean. Let’s go back to Mike’s case cited above. Let’s say that the $7,000 he made in 1970 was the lowest year in his current Social Security computation. And let’s further say that he is still working and made $35,000 last year. Mike assumes that because $35,000 is much higher than $7,000, he should get an increase in his Social Security checks. But remember, the SSA didn’t use $7,000 in his benefit calculation. They used the inflation-adjusted amount of $46,060. Because his current earnings of $35,000 are lower than the low year of $46,060 used in his Social Security retirement computation, the additional earnings do NOT increase his average monthly income, so his Social Security benefit will not go up.

On the other hand, had Mike’s current earnings been $70,000, for example, that would increase his benefit. The SSA would replace this low year of $46,060 with the new higher year of $70,000, recompute his average monthly wage and refigure his benefit.

So, how much will he get? It depends entirely on Mike’s past earnings and his current income. Monthly benefit increases can be as little as $5, or as much as $50 or more. But on average, a year of earnings will increase your Social Security benefit by about $10 to $20 per month.

Now let’s say you are in a situation like that. You’re working, you’ve had a good year of earnings, and you are pretty sure it should increase your Social Security check. So, what do you have to do to make that happen? The answer is: nothing.

The SSA has a software program that automatically tracks the earnings of working Social Security beneficiaries and refigures their benefits to see if any increase is due. It’s called the Automated Earnings Reappraisal Operation, or AERO. It generally happens between May and October of each year.

In other words, if you are getting Social Security benefits (SET ITAL) and(END ITAL) you are working (SET ITAL)and(END ITAL) your latest earnings increase your average monthly wage and thus your Social Security

benefit, you will see that increase by October of the following year. For example, you would get an increase for your 2019 earnings by October 2020. The SSA sends you a notice indicating the increase in your monthly benefit, which is retroactive to January of the year you get the notice.

If you don’t get an increase, that probably means your earnings were simply not high enough to raise your average monthly income and thus your Social Security benefit. The SSA has

a very high percentage of accuracy (about 99%) when computing these increases. However, if you are convinced you should have received an increase but didn’t get one, you can take your most recent W-2 form to your local Social Security office and ask them to do a manual computation.

If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has the answer. Contact him at thomas.margenau@comcast.net. COPYRIGHT 2020 CREATORS.COM

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17 years. It ran on TV from 1950 until 1967.

This particular game used celebrity panelists to question contestants in order to determine their occupation or “their line of work,” with the panelists being called on to question and identify a weekly celebrity “mystery guest” while blindfolded.

Those conversations about who’s who? And what’s that show? give us some real-life examples of what the generation gap is all about. We don’t have to go to a dictionary - online or an actual paper one - to look up the definition of the term, we just have to talk to some of the younger kids many of whom are now in their 30s and 40s.

We start to tell them that we remember life before the Walkman. It was released in 1979, was a portable cassette player that changed listening habits by allowing people to listen to music of their choice on the move. It was devised by Sony founders Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita, who felt that Sony’s existing portable player was too bulky and too expensive.

And life before VCRs became popular. Those machines were invented in the late 1950s, and were a way for people to record things on TV. For people my age, VCRs were a breakthrough. Looking back on VCRs, they seem awfully old-fashioned compared to today’s technology. I used themalong with lots of other people - because they were convenient, handy devices.

I call them “handy” because prior to the invention of the VCR we couldn’t record a favorite movie and play it back at our own convenience. Those opened up a whole new world to home entertainment.

We also remember life before the advent of the JumboTron. Sony creative director Yasuo Kuroki, who previously helped create the Walkman, is credited with the development of the JumboTron. It was introduced at the Expo ‘85 held in May 1985 at Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. It had a display resolution of 450,000 pixels. That electronic billboard has become popular in Times Square and in sports arenas all over. And the remote control for the TV. When I was younger we actually had to get up, walk over to the TV - which was in the living room so everyone could watch it at the same time - and change the channel. My six-year-old niece, Elle, can’t imagine that that’s how it used to be but we laugh and tell her again that it used to be that way. We’re not telling her any tall tales.

At a recent family get together we had dinner then played some board games. “Blank Slate” was a lot of fun. Every man and woman fights for their own points. When you reach 25 points,

you’re the winner of that particular game.

You want to predict what others are going to write on their boards but you don’t want to pick a really obvious word. You want to be unique but not too unique.

How it works: Everyone secretly writes a word that completes a phrase on the cue card, but you have to choose your word carefully because you score the most points for matching words with only one other person. You get three points when you and another person have a match.

If you and two or more other people wrote the same word then you only get one point each.

This board game makes you think outside the box, but you don’t want to think too far outside the box or you won’t match words with anyone.

My brother, Phil, was playing with us last week and the word prompt was “night _____”. People wrote “light,” “time” and so on. Another clue was “______ game.” Four people wrote “board” so each person only got one point.

The second game we played was the “5 Second Rule.” In this game whoever’s turn it is has to name three breeds of dogs, for example, in 5 seconds. Or they may have to say three finger foods. Some people draw a blank and others get tongue tied, but if you can name whatever is called for in 5 seconds, you earn points.

A 5-second timer is used and that’s it, time’s up. We would have preferred to have 10 seconds in which to answer but that’s not how this game works.

My niece, Shannon, came waltzing in when we were playing these board games and she stopped short when she heard the 1960s rock ‘n roll music playing on the radio and when she saw how ridiculous we were being.

My relatives and I get very competitive when we play board games - or any game for that matter - and trying to outdo each other becomes our #1 priority.

Michelle won the first game of “Blank Slate” and Susan won the second game. Phil won the first game of the “5 Second Rule” and I won the second. We all had fun getting together on a Saturday night so that was the main thing.

My sister-in-law, Kathy, is a real “Trivial Pursuit” fan - the original version, not later versions - and she was hoping that we would get around to playing that game at our last get together but we ran out of time. Plus “Trivial Pursuit” is a lot more serious than either “Blank Slate” or the “5 Second Rule.”

We didn’t want to think about Geography, Entertainment, History, Arts & Literature, Science & Nature, or Sports & Leisure. Playing that game is like taking an IQ test. It can be fun, don’t get me wrong, just not at the end of the night.

We were too busy enjoying ourselves and didn’t want to ponder such “Trivial Pursuit” questions as: “Which Renaissance artist liked to pump iron by lifting weights, and was strong enough to bend an iron horseshoe with his bare hands?” The answer is Leonardo da Vinci but who knew that offhand? I’ve learned more about him painting the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper but didn’t realize how physically strong he was, also.

I’m still a “Clue” board game fan but

I know that for many of my relatives that ship has sailed. We’ve played it so many times as a group and we’ve also seen the “Clue” movie so often that we know all of the lines of dialog.

In the board game, players gather information to successfully figure out ‘who’ ‘where’ and ‘how’ the crime was committed. A mansion is the setting for the board and players move around rooms, hallways, and secret spaces as they figure out who to suspect, which weapon was used and where the crime was committed.

It could have been Mrs. Peacock in the Conservatory with the lead pipe, for example. I like having to deduce who did what. My relatives are good about playing it with the six-, sevenand eight-year-old nieces and nephews so that’s when I happily join in. Other than that they like playing more current board games.

We invited Shannon to play some board games but she said no, that she had to check something on her smart phone. We joked among ourselves that we also remembered life before smart phones - it wasn’t that long ago - and told ourselves to quit bringing up the “golden years” subjects like Social Security and Medicare. We knew that she really wouldn’t want to hear about that!

Top Trends for Biking Vacations in 2020

BY KAREN RUBIN TRAVEL FEATURES SYNDICATE GOINGPLACESFARANDNEAR.COM

Increased interest in e-bikes, women-only groups and multigenerational travel are among the top trends in biking vacations for 2020, according to VBT Bicycling Vacations, a leader in active vacations since 1971. Here is a look at what will be big in biking vacations in the year ahead:E-bikes are having a moment. 2020 is shaping up to be a banner year in the use of e-bikes on cycling tours, with the technology becoming an essential component of active vacations and a game changer for cyclists of all abilities, fitness levels and ages. Over the past year, VBT saw a 55 percent increase in guests selecting e-bikes over any other style, with 22 percent of men and 32 percent of women choosing this mode of transportation. VBT now offers complimentary e-bikes on more than 50 itineraries worldwide, providing guests with an added boost whenever they want (or need) it, whether riding uphill, extending their range at the end of a long day, or to keep up with riding partners of different abilities. Popular itineraries for e-bikes in 2019 included Spain: Andalusia, Cordoba and Granada; Scandinavia: Denmark & Sweden; Portugal: Lisbon, Évora & the Algarve;  Italy: Southern Tuscany & Giglio Island; and Croatia: The Dalmation Islands. On the Croatia tour alone more than 50 percent of guests selected an e-bike.

More women are traveling togeth-

er. VBT Bicycling Vacations saw a nearly a doubling year-over-year in all-women groups traveling together, reflecting a trend resonating throughout the industry as more women prefer the camaraderie of an all-female group trip based on a sense of empowerment, connection and the freedom to experience new things. Itineraries such as Scandinavia: Denmark & Sweden; Massachusetts: Cape Cod & Martha’s Vineyard; Croatia: The Dalmatian Islands; Spain: Andalusia, Cordoba & Granada; Italy: Puglia, Alberobello & Lecce; and South Carolina & Georgia: Charleston to Savannah offer countless opportunities to pedal among some of the world’s most stunning landscapes, explore cultural treasures and history, learn about local customs, dine on the freshest cuisine, and make friendships that will last a lifetime.

Multigenerational travel will become more popular. 2020 will be grand for grandparents taking trips with their children and grandchildren, as the multigenerational travel trend continues to grow. VBT saw an eight percent increase in boomers traveling with their families over the past year, and the company expects the trend to continue and increase as mature travelers remain healthier and fitter, more adventurous, and keen on staying younger and more active than ever before. Top itineraries for multigenerational families to create memories to last a lifetime include Croatia: The Dalmatian Islands; Italy: Southern Tuscany & Giglio Island; Italy: Puglia’s

Undiscovered Coast; Italy: Valley of the Dolomites; Slovenia, Austria & Italy: Alpine Valleys; Italy: Coastal Villages of Tuscany; Scandinavia: Denmark & Sweden; Czech Republic, Germany & Austria: Český Krumlov & Wachau Valley; and Ireland: Galway and Connemara Coast.

For additional details and travel inspiration, visit vbt.com or call 800245-3868.

7 Top Cycling Tours You Can Do With Electric Bikes

Always popular, cycling tours have gotten an extra charge in recent years with the addition of electric bikes, allowing guests to ride hills with ease or get a boost to keep up with others. E-bikes are now available as an option on tours around the globe, from the Green Mountains of Vermont to the Tuscan countryside and Taiwan’s coastline. They are even making their way off road and onto trails on e-mountain bike tours among the dunes of Namibia and the Alps in Switzerland. E-bikes mean there are no excuses for not taking a tour because you are afraid you can’t do the hills, the knees aren’t what they used to be.

Here are seven bike tours where you can find an electric ride:

E-MTB Safari in Namibia: Pedal across vast plains and seas of sand dunes, along dry streambeds and rocky jeep tracks, and past shipwrecks and surf on the Skeleton Coast on H+I Adventures’ new E-MTB Safari in Namibia. From the saddle of an e-mountain bike, watch for elephants, giraffes, zebras and oryx,

and connecting with local communities along the way. (www.mountainbikeworldwide.com/e-mtb-tours/e-mtb-safari-namibia)

Natchez Trace Path: Biking the Natchez Trace is a cyclist’s dream come true, and why Cycle of Life Adventures offers it four times a year. The ancient path through Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi began as a wildlife and Native American trail, and has a rich history of use by explorers, trappers and traders, post men and Civil War soldiers. An e-bike will ease the few days where the mileage may seem overwhelming. (https://cycleoflifeadventures.com/natcheztrace)

Tuscan Countryside:  On Tourissimo’s cycling tour of Tuscany, Italy, visit some of the region’s most iconic destinations, from Cortona, the delightful hill town made famous by Frances Mayes in her bestselling novel “Under the Tuscan Sun,” to the abbeys, thermal springs and wineries in the countryside outside Pienza. Upgrade to an e-bike capable of covering 70 miles on a charge to go the distance. (www.tourissimo.travel/tuscany-chianti-val-dorcia) Alps by E-MTB: Climb mountain passes and descend to lush valleys on H+I Adventures new E-MTB Tour of Switzerland. Riders will put the country’s seamless transport system to use accessing backcountry singletrack and perfectly built flow trails as they traverse the beautiful Graubünden region by e-mountain bike. Refuel with midride rösti, then unwind with a glass of wine and dinner made with local flavors. (www.mountainbikeworldwide.com/emtb-tours/e-mtb-tour-switzerland) Mediterranean Islands Ride: E-bikes are a great option on Ride & Seek Bicycle Adventures epic cycling tour across Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily. Split into three week-long stages, the tour explores the Mediterranean islands’ history, food, architecture and traditions, as well as their strikingly rugged interiors, white beaches and emerald waters. (www.rideandseek. com/tour/3-islands-corsica-sardinia-and-sicily/)

Vermont Covered Bridges: Ride through more than a dozen covered bridges on a tour of Vermont with Cycle of Life Adventures. This iconic ride passes through Montpelier, Stowe, Middlebury and Woodstock, climbing from river valleys over the Green Mountains. The optional e-bike rental will help flatten out the roads. (https://cycleoflifeadventures.com/vermont-covered-bridges)

E-Bike Taiwan: On Grasshopper Adventures’ Bike Taiwan tour, guests cycle the length of the country from the northern capital, Taipei, to the southern tip. Along the way, they take in the beauty of east Taiwan’s rugged Pacific coast, exotic hot springs and valleys like the stunning Taroko Gorge. Grasshopper is the first tour operator to offer e-bikes to

cyclists in Southeast Asia. (www.grasshopperadventures.com/multi-day-cycling-tours/bike-taiwan-tour/)

See UNESCO Sites by Bike

For their cultural, historical, or scientific significance on the world, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has named more than one thousand spots across the globe as World Heritage Sites.

From sprawling architectural wonders to stunning natural beauty, UNESCO sites around the world are something to behold. And what better way to see them than by bike?

BikeTours.com offers a variety of tour options featuring UNESCO site stops.

South of France: If UNESCO sites are what you want, UNESCO sites are what you’ll get on this tour in the South of France. With stunning sites through Languedoc, this six-night tour goes to the St Guilhem le Desert, a UNESCO world heritage site famous for its cloister and declared as one of the “Most beautiful villages of France;” the Canal du Midi, an UNESCO waterway site that

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links the Mediterranean to the Atlantic; and the castle in Carcassonne, another UNESCO site, restored by Viollet le Duc in the 19th century.

Baltic Capitals: Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn: Explore the Baltic Coast and the National Parks of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. The 10-night tour includes the three capital cities of the region –Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn – each with Old Towns designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Experience charming villages and countrysides for an authentic introduction to these unique countries.

Albania ’s UNESCO Sites with Rivers, Valleys, Gorges: Four UNESCO sites, snow-capped mountains, inviting beaches on the Albanian Riviera, a genuine untouched subsistence culture, and exceptionally friendly people fill this 9-night tour. Some say that visiting Albania is as close as you’ll get to traveling back in time.

A Taste of Italy: Emilia RomagnaTry your UNESCO viewing with a side of delicious Italian cuisine! This six-night tour takes you through Italy’s premier pasta region. Get a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Parmesan cheese

and balsamic vinegar, and explore stunning sites full of art, history, and culture.

Cycling and Cooking Through Portugal by E-Bike: This is the perfect tour for cyclists wanting a good mix of nature, culture, and tasty food! The tour explores the Natural Park of Serra d’Aire e Candeeiros and the beautiful region of Évora, a city classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Then, you’ll tour the gorgeous natural park of SW Alentejano e Costa Vicentina.

(BikeTours.com, 3712 Ringgold Road #310, Chattanooga  TN  37412, 877-4622423)

Cycle the Erie Canal 2020 Parks & Trails New York has opened up registration for the 22nd annual  Cycle the Erie Canal tour, taking place July 12-19, 2020.

This year, Cycle the Erie Canal is offering the option of the full 8-day, 400-mile trip and four-day options. The trip offers fully supported camping (they pick up your gear and ferry it to the next stop; provide breakfast and some dinners, plus lectures and activities; indoor camping available as well, or you can hire Comfy Campers to set up a comfy

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Shuttles from Albany to Buffalo (where the tour starts) or from Albany back to Buffalo will be provided. PKNY will also be offering return shuttles from Syracuse to Buffalo and Albany to Syracuse for the convenience of the 4-day riders.

For information on Cycle the Erie Canal, call Parks & Trails New York, 518-434-1583, email  eriecanaltour@ptny. org or visit www.ptny.org/cycle-the-eriecanal

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Will going “green” create more value for your property?

A building that I manage is potentially going “green” after everything is finalized, which to the benefit of all the unit owners, will assuredly earn their condo hundreds of thousands of dollars over a period of years and will eliminate the electricity bill for all their common areas, boiler, surveillance cameras, alarms and anything else that is contributing to wasting their “hard earned dollars” that can be saved and now deposited to our reserve “rainy day” fund. We will also be able to have several major tenants buying their electricity at slightly below market cost and paying the condominium instead of PSEG. This additional substantial revenue will also be deposited into our reserve fund too! We have predicted that assessments will possibly be much lower and if we are in an excellent financial position, possibly eliminated, altogether!

Fortunately, since I have taken over the managing aspect, we haven’t had an increase in common charges going on twelve years, due to watching and cutting expenses the best way and to the benefit of our building. Also, I believe we were the only building in our area that had no reductions in sale prices from the “calamity and horrendous crashing of our real estate market in 2008! Now we will be in an even more secure, stable and very strong financial position for years to come, all things being equal and no

one blows the earth out into space! Otherwise we will all be playing cards together upstairs and nothing will matter anyway, right?

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Some, however, will be going down below in the opposite direction and need I say who? There will be many if the end is near, who will be going down without many good memories to take with them; just memories of their possessions, that’s all, because their won’t be any U-Hauls behind their hearses!! NO WAY, RAY!

Back to business! So what do you think will be the value of a condo, co-op, home or even a commercial building if and when you owners decide to go “green”? Most important, that I failed to mention, is that we all need to think environmentally, so we will not have to take SpaceX, Elon Musk’s space enterprise or Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic Space ships to cultivate another planet called “Mars” or any other intergalactic space journeys to existing or new planets to be discovered. So everyone should gain knowledge and become informed by integrating new cutting edge information and being open to new ideas. By seeking out estimates for any renewable energy technologies to not only reduce

and conserve our priceless resources (Solar panels, energy cells, combined heat and power, tri-generation, thermal or any other green technology or future technologies that are coming down the pike).

There is no doubt in my “professional mind” that values of all properties with the usage of these various forms of technologies will be much more valuable going forward; as we save energy, reduce our carbon footprint and emissions, save our environment and our planet, especially our “one of a kind” ozone layer that is hurting all of us on our “one and only” earth!

Greta Thunberg, the youngest environmental activist in history at 16 years old, who has single handedly with assistance, spear-headed this incredible awareness about our polluting the Globe, in all sorts of ways, surely has deserved her alternative Nobel prize for climate change activism! She has made everyone who cares, aware of what the heck is going on by succeeding in making millions of people turn anxieties about our planet into a worldwide massive movement towards global change!

Moreover, the commercial real estate sector needs to become much more aware and cognizant of recycling

and conserving their enormous usage of our world’s energy supplies! Local towns need to consider having all their commercial tenants and unit owners to begin recycling and consider installing and using renewable energy technologies in whatever fashion enables them to save and increase their profitability. Also keep in mind there are trillions of plastic materials that have been continually dumped in all our oceans, that you can be sure and know that all our fish are consuming and so are we!! By changing our inconsiderate and selfish ways and behaviors, this in turn will result in a healthier eco-system, for all of us as well as for everyone’s future generations. In addition, this will bode well for greater increases in our property values now and going forward and a greater opportunity for our properties whether residential or commercial to decrease our energy use. We will all be in a more beneficial position in being more progressive in thoughts and actions in saving our wonderful and miraculous planet!

Philip A. Raices is the owner/Broker of Turn Key Real Estate at 3 Grace Ave Suite 180 Great Neck. He has earned designations as a Graduate of the Realtor Institute and a Certified International Property Specialist. If you have any questions or concerns or ideas for his column, he can be reached by email, at:Phil@TurnKeyRealEstate.Com, or by cell: (516) 647-4289.

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

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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.

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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.

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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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Levittown Board of Ed praises student-athletes

The Levittown Public Schools Board of Education honored several outstanding high school football players and a coach during its meeting on Jan. 22. The meeting also featured a high-energy presentation from Northside Elementary School students and staff, who spotlighted the school’s new character education program, A.C.T.I.O.N. (Acceptance, Compassion, Trustworthiness, Integrity, Optimism and Nice).

Surrounded by proud coaches, family members, high school principals John Coscia (Division Avenue High School) and Joseph Sheehan (MacArthur High School), Physical Education Chairperson of Division Avenue High School Sean Smith and Director of Physical Education, Health and Athletics J. Keith Snyder, 11 student-athletes were recognized by the board for their outstanding athletic achievements on the football field. The district congratulated the following students:

Division Avenue High School

• Kyle Fabre – National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Scholar Athlete Award

• Jason Lemieux – Unsung Hero Award

• James Nadolny – National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Scholar Athlete Award

• Peter Stanley – All-County and Academic All-Conference

MacArthur High School

• Andrew Calderon – All-County

• Dan Calderon – All-County

• Mike Esposito – All-County

• Ryan Isom – All-County

• Hugh Kelleher – All-County

• Joe Manfredo – All-County

• Sean Tierney – All-County

MacArthur High School head football coach Bobby Fehrenbach was also recognized by the board for being the Lou Rettino High School Coach of the Week recipient for week eight of the 2019 season. The New York Giants and Gatorade selected him based on his commitment to promoting youth football, developing motivated student-athletes and his overall community involvement.

During Northside Elementary School’s presentation to the board, Principal Frank Mortillaro and Assistant Principal Dyanne Case, along with staff members and nine students presented on the school’s A.C.T.I.O.N. program. The goal is to instill kindness in the building and help students develop positive character traits. Social worker Samantha Romano discussed the program’s daily A.C.T.I.O.N. challenges and

the positive ticketing system that the school has in place. In addition, three A.C.T.I.O.N. All-Star students who were nominated in January for embodying the meaning of the acronym spoke about why they were nominated. At the end of the presentation, members of the Board of Education and central administration received A.C.T.I.O.N. T-shirts, courtesy of the school.

Photos courtesy of the Levittown Public Schools

Northside Elementary School students and staff presented on the school’s new character education program, A.C.T.I.O.N., during Levittown’s Board of Education meeting.

Bobby Fehrenbach, MacArthur High School head football coach (middle) was honored by the Levittown Board of Education and Superintendent of Schools Dr. Tonie McDonald (right).

Football players from Division Avenue High School and MacArthur High School were recognized by the Levittown Board of Education. Not pictured: student-athlete Jason Lemieux.

A Bright Light in Bethpage

Michelle Phillips was awarded the Bright Light Award for Bethpage on Jan. 9. She is pictured, from left, with Director of Technology Andrew Choi, Assistant Superintendent for Instruction Mike Spence, Superintendent of Schools Dave Schneider and John F. Kennedy Middle School Principal Kevin Fullerton.

Michelle Phillips, a library media specialist from John F. Kennedy Middle School, was honored as a Bright Light Award recipient for Bethpage School District. The award is sponsored by the Association of Suffolk Supervisors for Educational Technologies. She was recognized at an ASSET luncheon on Jan. 9 at the Timber Point Country Club.

Michelle has been the library media specialist at John F. Kennedy

for nine years. She was recognized for her work in creatively integrating instructional technology tools to support teaching and learning. Michelle enhances teaching and learning by working collaboratively with administration and instructional staff to promote the resources of the library media center.

“When I first met Michelle during my time as principal at John F. Kennedy, I knew we had some -

Michelle Phillips was awarded the Bright Light Award for Bethpage on Jan. 9. She is pictured with ASSET President Kelly Urraro.

body very special on staff,” said Superintendent of Schools Dave Schneider. “She became a go-to person for innovation, making the library incredibly inviting and engaging to students.”

Ms. Phillips’s contributions include creating a special reading lounge area in the library, managing the school’s Chromebook initiative and coordinating an inquiry-based Makerspace for students. She also

introduced Wellness Wednesdays, in which she leads a breathing exercise or meditation for students in the library.

“I am very honored to be the Bethpage recipient of the Bright Light Award,” said Ms. Phillips. “I love finding ways to help students connect their curriculum and explore their own personal interest through technology.”

Photos courtesy of the Bethpage Union Free School District

Night fishing permits for non-residents available

The Town of Oyster Bay has announced that the Parks Department will begin to offer a night fishing parking permit to non-residents, effective January 1, 2020.  In order to obtain the permit, a non-resident must be sponsored by a current Town resident who has already obtained a night fishing permit.

Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino stated, “As the popularity of night fishing on Long Island has continued to flourish, the Town’s will begin to offer a new, non-resident night fishing parking permit.  This parking pass, which must be displayed on dashboards while parking in Town lots where night fishing is permitted, will allow non-residents to night fish at four different locations in the Town of Oyster Bay throughout the year.”

Non-residents will be able to obtain a night fishing parking pass by sub -

mitting a $50 fee and being sponsored by a current Town resident who has obtained a night fishing permit.

Each resident with a current night fishing permit will be able to sponsor one non-resident, and will be held responsible for the non-resident’s decorum while using Town facilities. Permits are available through the Town’s Parks Department, located at 977 Hicksville Road in Massapequa. Night fishing hours are 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. at select facilities.

Night fishing is permitted at the following locations throughout the Town, during the following dates:

• January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020

• Harry Tappen Beach in Glenwood Landing

• Theodore Roosevelt Beach in Oyster Bay

• Centre Island Beach in Bayville

• April 2020 through December

Night fishing parking permit does not substitute any additional requirements of New York State in

regards to night fishing. Parking pass must be displayed on dashboard and fisherman must carry corresponding wallet identification card. For further information, contact the Town’s Parks Department at (516) 797-4128.

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1 & 2. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Hicksville, (not an incorporated village), Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $467,420.51 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 004492/16.

Joseph Ra, Esq., Referee SPSJN197

Fein Such & Crane, LLP, 1400 Old Country Road, Suite C103, Westbury, NY 11590

Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s). MIT 5877 4X 01/31,02/07,14,21

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.

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NOTICE OF SALE

Supreme Court

Nassau County

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, 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

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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.

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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 addi-

tional 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 inter-

ests 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

LEGAL NOTICES

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, 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 OF SALE Supreme Court

Nassau County

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR CITIGROUP MORTGAGE

LOAN TRUST 2006-WFHE2, ASSET-BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-WFHE2, Plaintiff AGAINST

DOUGLAS PATRICK PFEIFER, DEBORAH CLAIRE PFEIFER, et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated December 18, 2018 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, on March 03, 2020 at 11:30AM, premises known as 22 EMMA STREET, BETHPAGE, NY 11714. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Oyster, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION 49, BLOCK 64, LOT 92 & 93. Approximate amount of judgment $726,611.33 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 16-007648.

DAVID N ALTMAN, ESQ., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221

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Water District: Help needed to secure funding

The Hicksville Water District is soliciting the support of its residents to help send a message about the significant level of funding needed to treat for emerging contaminants. To ensure community influencers have accurate information about the cost of treating for emerging contaminants and the financial burden it will ultimately place on residents, the District posted a letter on its websites for residents to sign digitally. This initiative will send copies of each signed letter to the area’s regulators showing the Hicksville community’s unity on this ever-important issue.

“Residents have been consistently expressing their concerns over the sharp increases in water rates and water tax rates being considered to pay for treating emerging contaminants,” said William Schuckmann, chairman of the Hicksville Water District.

“This letter is our attempt to help unify their message and get the point across that it is unfair for our community to solely pick up the tab to fix a problem none of us created.”

New state standards regulating 1,4-dioxane and other emerging compounds will cost the District more than $72 million in capital improvements to construct the required treatment facilities at the District’s 10 impacted wells. Furthermore, the District’s budget is expected to increase by at least $4.7 million, or approximately 40 percent due to the capital and increased maintenance and operation costs associated with the new treatment technology.

The District has determined through its research that these measures will cause residents to see a more than 50 percent increase in the tax rate and a nearly 70 percent increase in water rates. While the District recently received a $14 million grant for 1,4-dioxane treatment from New York State, a more than $58 million gap in funding still needs to be rectified.

“Hicksville residents are

not the ones responsible for polluting our precious water source with 1,4-dioxane, and they shouldn’t be the ones paying for the entire clean up,” said Hicksville Water District Commissioner Nicholas Brigandi. “The effort we are coordinating purposely requires less than five minutes from each resident. A quick read of the letter and a signature if you agree with our position will go a long way in helping to provide results.”

The Hicksville Water District is taking steps to offset the costs associated with new treatment methods. The District, for example, is taking those responsible for polluting our water source with 1,4-dioxane to court. However, any financial compensation accrued through litigation will take years and will likely not be enough to cover the expense of correcting the damage caused by the defendants. Additionally, the Hicksville Water District is calling for the State to consider a reallocation of an environmental bond that could be used to support treatments costs throughout Long Island. The District does not support, however, a drastic increase in Nassau County taxes, a county already burdened with some of the highest costs of living in the nation.

“We are not going to sugar coat it, the financial commitment needed to treat at the required levels is significant and will lead to sizable increases in customers’ water bills unless additional avenues of monetary assistance are established,” said Karl M. Schweitzer, secretary of the Hicksville Water District.

“While the State of New York has been more generous than ever with regards to funding water infrastructure projects, our elected officials must take a real close look at the impacts here in our community and see if the overall pot of money can be made a little bit bigger to help us and our surrounding water districts.”

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Registration for 2nd NSPC Health Science Competition Opens

Registration for the second Neurological Surgery P.C. Health Science Competition (NSPC HSC), a program of the Center for Science Teaching & Learning (CSTL), is now open at www.cstl.org/nspc. Last year the competition drew teams from 38 Long Island high schools and 50 prize winners shared $80,000 in score-based awards.

Created to foster interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) programs, applications for the 2020 competition must be received by no later than 12:00 p.m. (EST) on April 30, 2020. A$25 non-refundable registration fee per team applies to all entries. The NSPC HSC is available exclusively to Nassau and Suffolk County high school student teams, the competition’s finals will be held on Wednesday, May 27, 2020.

Health and science careers are in high demand. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported that healthcare related occupations are expected to generate 2.3 million new jobs through 2024, representing faster employment growth than any other industry.

“As leaders in the medical

profession,” notes Michael H. Brisman, M.D., an attending neurosurgeon and chief executive officer of Neurological Surgery, P.C. (NSPC), “we must focus on inspiring and motivating young people to take interest in STEM education and pursue careers in health and science. This is especially important with the high demand for healthcare and medical science positions, locally and nationally.”

Student teams will be judged in one of five categories: Behavioral Sciences; Biology –Medicine/Health; Biology – Microbiology/Genetics; Health Related Biochemistry/Biophysics, and Bioengineering and Computational Biology. The five first place winners in last year’s competi-

Last year, Michael H. Brisman, M.D., CEO, Neurological Surgery, P.C. (NSPC), at right, received an award from Kevin Sanders, Center for Science, Teaching & Learning (CSTL), acknowledging NSPC’s sponsorship of the nation’s first competition for high school students to focus on STEM/health science. The 2019 competition finals were held at LIU/Post in Greenvale.

tion were: Feyi Rufai of Roslyn High School in the “Behavioral Sciences” category, Alessi Demir of Manhasset High School in the “Biology – Medicine/ Health” category, Michael Lawes of Elmont Memorial High School in the “Biology Microbiology/Genetics” category, Jason Sitt of Lynbrook Senior High School in the “Health Related Biochemistry & Biophysics” category, and Christopher Lu of John L. Miller Great Neck North High School in the “Bioengineering and Computational Biology” category Each winner received a $5,500 prize. The exact breakdown of prizes can be found at www.cstl.org/nspc/hscprizes/.

“The young people who

were part of the first competition,” observes Dr. Brisman, “were brilliant and inspiring. Their understanding of medicine and health-related subjects was impressive. These students are exactly what we need to address the high demand to STEM, health science, and healthcarerelated jobs here on Long Island and across the nation. The first NSPC Health Science Competition exceeded our goals in terms of the number of schools and students who competed. I believe the 2020 competition will further motivate both those who participate and others, who observed these innovative young people, to pursue their interest and careers in healthcare and related sciences.”

For more information about the NSPC Health Science Competition (NSPC HSC), competition rules, and deadlines, please visit www.cstl.org/nspc or call (516) 764-0045

WE’RE ALL IN! THE EMPIRE PLAN NETWORK

NSPC is proud to announce that all of our world-class physicians are now in-network, participating providers with the New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP).

We’re available for expert treatment of all brain and spine conditions.

Telling our story: East Street Elementary

“East Street is rich in history,” explained Principal Serra. “Today’s students learn in the same, but now very updated, classrooms as these East Street first graders did in 1935.”

“East Street is rich in history,” explained Principal Serra. “Today’s students learn in the same, but now very updated, classrooms as these East Street first graders did in 1935.”

As points of the compass go, East is the direction of first light. Looking east at sunrise guides us as we prepare for the day ahead – so too, does its namesake elementary school in Hicksville as its students look to the future. “This is a wonderful school with a long and important history in Hicksville,” explained Principal JeanMarie Serra, now in her 22nd year as East Street’s educational leader. “There is a cer-

tain sparkle to this place. Its façade seems to open its arms to welcome everyone.”

East Street was the third public school built in Hicksville, opening its doors to students in 1927. As students aged out of the elementary grades, the current middle school opened classrooms to older students in 1924. “By a vote of 90 to 6 on September 10, 1926, the people of Hicksville voted to build a new grammar school, so that, by September of the following year, the overcrowding at Nicholai School, the only public elementary school in town, would be alleviated.” These comments were written by Mrs. Betty Banys, a retired SpeechLanguage Therapist at East Street. In 1951, the school “was modernized, and new wings were added to each end affording much needed space,” wrote Mrs. Banys in her recap of the school’s history. “During the 1953-1954 school year, East Street had 35 classes which contained 15 sets of twins. On September 30, 1959 there was a total of 12,929 pupils enrolled in Hicksville Public Schools. East Street held 1,089 children.”

While overcrowding was a serious issue at East Street for many years, enrollments declined in the 1980s. Budgets tightened to the point where the Board of Education recommended closing both East Street and the Willet Avenue schools for the 1990-1991

school year. In March of 1993, the Board approved a five-year lease of East Street to the Solomon Schecter Day School of Nassau County.

By 1998, populations rebounded in Hicksville and East Street was reopened in a special Rededication Ceremony held on September 13th. “We had a lot to do before we could reopen for elementary children,” said Principal Jean-Marie Serra. “Solomon Schecter was a high school so we had to remove all the lockers and science labs and make the entire building suitable and safe for young children.”

Now approaching its centennial as the District’s second oldest, still-standing school (the Nicholai Street School opened in 1892 but was demolished in 1968; Hicksville Middle School opened in 1924), East Street sits on the smallest parcel – a little over four acres - of any of the District’s schools. “Parents know that our school is a staple in the community. Generations of the same family have attended East Street. We promote a strong academic background in a happy, safe, and nurturing environment. Our children still watch butterflies grow and duck eggs hatch each spring.”

Today, East Street holds 385 students who speak 14 different languages. After her two-decades plus leadership at the school,

In Mrs. Manning’s fifth-grade class, students made predictions about the results of their science experiment involving salt solutions and evaporation rates.

Principal Serra still delights in each new day. “I still feel as I did on my first day at East Street – that excitement, the newness – I feel it.”

Mrs. Serra has family roots in education, being raised with two sisters who are teachers and parents who stressed the importance of education as they raised their four children. Queens College is Mrs. Serra’s alma mater, achieving her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees there as well as her Administrative Certification. She spent 15 years working as a classroom and reading teacher, and seven years as an Assistant Principal in NYC schools before becoming East Street’s Principal. “Academically, East Street’s main focus is books, books, and more books. Reading is a stepping stone for all learning. Early reading success builds children’s self-esteem and turns them into lifelong learners.”

But there remains an intangible quality about East Street Elementary. “As Mrs. Banys eloquently stated in her remarks, ‘East Street has always been different, . . . there was a special quality, something immeasurable, but nevertheless, very real about this school’.”

Principal Serra smiled as she said, “I just want every student to look forward to coming to school each day.”

Fourth-grade students shared the work they were doing on their Chromebooks. “This is the world our kids are growing up in – we need to meet their needs,” commented teacher Lara Bodt (far right) about the school’s focus on technology.

Mrs. Serra recently spent time with East Street’s kindergartners reading a story about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Third-grade strings students practiced bowing techniques in music class at East Street.

Central Boulevard sends Valentines wishes to senior citizens

Kindergarten students from Kristen Ghison’s class at Central Boulevard Elementary School in the Bethpage School District made valentines for senior citizens as part of their monthly Thoughtful Thursday activity on Jan. 23. The cards will be sent to nurs-

ing homes to with recipients a happy Valentine’s Day.

Thoughtful Thursday is a monthly activity at Central Boulevard in which students partake in acts of kindness for others.

Photos courtesy of the Bethpage Union Free School District

Kindergarten students Jake Waldron, Grace Renneisen and Travis Kenney sent Valentine’s Day wishes to senior citizens in the community during their Thoughtful Thursday activity on Jan. 23.

Kindergartener Zeta Garcias was all smiles creating valentines for senior citizens for Thoughtful Thursday at Central Boulevard on Jan. 23.

Sofia Puman from Kristen Ghison’s kindergarten class at Central Boulevard created valentines for senior citizens as part of Thoughtful Thursday on Jan. 23.

Kristen Ghison’s kindergarten class at Central Boulevard created valentines for senior citizens as part of Thoughtful Thursday on Jan. 23. They are pictured here with school social worker Christine Kennedy.