Mid-Island Times (6/28/19)

SERVING PLAINVIEW, HICKSVILLE, AND LEVIT TOWN

“ D ESTINATION” W EDDINGS

The Town of Hempstead is now offering “destination” beach weddings at its beautiful scenic shoreline locations. Town Clerk Sylvia Cabana will officiate at civil wedding vows at one of the specially selected Town of Hempstead Beaches. Every Saturday, from 5 pm–7 pm, residents can choose to tie the knot at one of the following locations; Point Lookout Town Park, Lido Beach, or Hewlett Point Park.

“Destination weddings are a popular option anytime of the year. For those

residents that choose to stay close to home, I am proud to offer a “summer destination wedding,” said Clerk Sylvia Cabana. “I look forward to making your special day very memorable as we create a unique ceremony at one of the town’s beautiful beaches.”

Levittown residents Adam Villano and Elizabeth Rincon exchanged their vows on June 8 on Lido Beach. The couple, who had been together for seven years, met when they worked together and got engaged on Christmas Eve,

2018. The couple said they had wanted to do something different and said the beach wedding was a great experience for them.

To get you started on your summer destination wedding, you will need a marriage license from the Hempstead Town Clerk’s office at least 24 hours before your ceremony. Call the Town Clerk’s Marriage Department at 516-8123014 to discuss the “where and when” of one of the most important days of your life.

Nephew arrested in stabbing death

Nassau County Police arrested the nephew of a Levittown man who was found stabbed in his home in January.

According to police, David Cahoon, Jr., 40, of Melville, stabbed his uncle, William Cahoon, 70, to death in the bedroom of the uncle's home on Shepard Lane, Levittown. The uncle's body was found on January 4 when police went to his residence for a welfare check. According to police, William Cahoon had been dead about a month.

Police say the uncle had refused to give money to his nephew, who then stabbed him more than ten times.According to police, David Cahoon had tried to evade police since the killing. He was charged with second degree murder.

Bethpage HS teacher arrested for sexual abuse

Nassau County Police arrested a Bethpage High School teacher on June 19 for allegedly having sexual contact with a juvenile female victim.

According to detectives, Joseph Gallagher of Smithtown engaged in sexual contact with an underage girl while employed as a teacher at Bethpage High School.

The school was notified of a possible incident and contacted police who continued to conduct a thorough investigation.  Galla -

gher was arrested without incident.

The Special Victims Squad requests anyone who may have been a victim of the above listed defendant or has any additional information; please contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS or Special Victims Squad at (516) 573-4022.

Joseph Gallagher is charged with two (2) counts of Sexual Abuse 3rd Degree and Endangering the Welfare of a Child.

Elizabeth Rincon and Adam Villano were married on Lido Beach on June 8th by Hempstead Town Clerk Sylvia Cabana.

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Arrests made at local “spas”

Two Queens women were arrested by Nassau County Police on Thursday, June 20 and charged with Unauthorized Practice of a Profession in Hicksville.

According to Nassau County Police Narcotics Vice Squad Detectives, an undercover investigation at Blue Spa located at 100 Newbridge Road, led to the arrests of Wen Ping Wei, 40,  and Jun Run Sun, 50.  Both women allegedly performed unauthorized massages.

The location was secured by the Town of Oyster Bay Building Department.

Wei and Sun were charged with Unauthorized Practice of a Profession and Prostitution.

Also last week, Nassau County

Police arrested four individuals on Wednesday, June 19, at other spas.

Police said that due to several community complaints, two undercover investigations yielded four arrests from the D S Spa located at 1A W Village Green and the Oasis Massage and Spa located at 535 S Broadway in Hicksville.

Queens residents Delan Shan, 56,  and Jinling Ma, 40, were arrested at the D S Spa and Jianqun Feng, 45,  and Jun Fu, 48,  were arrested at the Oasis Massage and Spa.

Police say they performed unauthorized massages.

All defendants are each charged with Unauthorized Practice of a Profession and Prostitution

Donate to the Levittown Plaque Fund

The Levittown Historical Society & Museum is seeking to erect a 3ft x 3ft plaque (public location to be determined at a future date) to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Levittown's founding. The plaque will feature a likeness of Abraham, William, and Alfred Levitt and the following text: LEVITT & SONS.

Levittown: Prototypical suburban development erected on Long Island between 1947 and 1951 for homecoming veterans on agricultural lands previously known as Jerusalem and Island Trees. The builder, Levitt & Sons, functioned as an independent corporate entity between 1929 and 1968 under the leadership of Abraham, William, and Alfred Levitt. Inspired by the manufacturing methods and business model of Henry Ford and other pioneers in industry, the Company built 17,447 units, landscaping, pools, parks, and community

facilities at unmatched rates of speed and output. The process allowed working class families who'd known only the poverty the of Great Depression and the hardships of World War Two to rent or own clean, modern,efficient, and affordable homes in stable neighborhoods and was assisted by the Federal Housing Administration, GI Bill, and Housing & Rent Act. The mass-production, civil engineering, marketing, purchasing, labor, and management techniques revolutionized here were employed in subsequent Levitt & Sons developments and came to be emulated throughout the globe.

Erected by the Levittown Historical Society & Museum and dedicated to the people of Levittown.

Donations can be sent to Levittown Plaque Fund, Levittown Historical Society & Museum, P.O. Box 57 Levittown, N.Y. 11756

Arrest for weapon possession

Nassau County Police arrested a Hempstead man on Saturday, June 22 at 7:23 pm for alleged illegal possession of a handgun in Hicksville.

According to detectives, while on routine patrol, police noticed a gray 2008 Nissan Ultima traveling at a high rate of speed south bound through Cantiague Park. Officers conducted a traffic stop on W. John St. at Charlotte Ave. Upon approaching the vehicle, police say they detected a strong odor of marijuana

emanating from the vehicle. The driver of the vehicle, Andrew Goulbourne, 24, was removed from the vehicle and an investigation was conducted. Officers recovered a loaded .22 caliber Derringer hand gun from the Goulbourne's right pocket. Andrew Goulbourne is charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon 2nd Degree and Unlawful Possession of Marijuana as well as multiple VTL violations.

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Town unveils free sunscreen dispensers at pools, beaches

Supervisor Joseph Saladino (third from left) and Councilman Steve Labriola (left) join with Town officials and representatives from Northwell Health in announcing new free sunscreen dispensers at Town facilities. Officials also announced free pool admission at all Town pools in celebration of the first day of summer, and were joined by members of Town of Oyster Bay lifeguard fleet.

The Town of Oyster Bay recently unveiled new sunscreen dispensers that will be available to residents this summer free-of-charge at all Town pools and beaches, as well as the golf course.

“We’ve taken on many improvements at the golf course, beaches and at pool facilities throughout the Town, and with a fun time outdoors comes the responsibility to look out for our family’s health and well-being,” said Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino.

“We’re so proud to partner with Northwell Health this year to provide our residents with quality, SPF 30 sunscreen at all Town pools and beaches, as well as at the Town’s golf course. Best of all, thanks to the generosity of the good folks at Northwell Health, the sunscreen is free of charge.”

Dispensers have been installed at 29 various locations, including 10 at TOBAY Beach.  Dispensers can also be found at Syosset-Woodbury, Plainview-Old Bethpage and Marjorie Post Community

Park Pools, Tappen Beach and Pool, and Theodore Roosevelt, Florence Avenue, Centre Island and Stehli Beaches, in addition to the Honorable Joseph Colby Golf Course.

“In addition to these dispensers, Northwell with also work with the Town to set up an awareness program to further promote a mindfulness of the potential dangers of increased sun exposure,” Supervisor Saladino said.

Councilman Labriola added, “Sunscreen is so important as skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States. It is estimated that approximately 9,500 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with skin cancer every day. We are pleased to assist in helping our residents remember to apply sunscreen each time and thank Northwell Health for their commitment to helping us protect our residents from the dangers of skin cancer.”

For more information on Town beach and pool locations, visit www.oysterbaytown.com or call (516) 797-4128.

Kings Point Capital Management LLC is pleased to announce that Andres Fernandez, Vice President, Investment Advisor has joined our firm.

Prior to joining us, Andres served as Vice President and Financial Consultant at a large financial institution. Andres will be working out of our Great Neck office. (afernandez@kingspt.com)

Abbey Lane Terrific Kids

Hempstead Town Councilman Dennis Dunne (fourth right) attended the Levittown Kiwanis Terrific Kids Ceremony on April 17, 2019 at Abbey Lane Elementary School in Levittown. Councilman Dunne was joined by Levittown Kiwanis members Eleanor Walsh, Donna Ryan and Michael Pappas; Abbey Lane Elementary School Principal Dr. George Maurer; Terrific Kids Rick Bradish, Maiytri Dubey, Xavier Myers, Ashley Agatap, Manav Dubey, Emily Huang, Ava Brush, Matthew Marmo, Rodolfo dela Pena III, Jordan Paladino; and Deputy County Clerk Kate Murray.

Plainview resident will fight for a good cause

BY GARY SIMEONE

Plainview resident Asher Allweiss is getting ready to put up his dukes to help fight for a good cause on Long Island. The 29-year-old, who will be known as the "Berkshire Basher," will box in the 16th annual Long Island Fight For Charity event, which will take place in November at the Hilton Long Island in Melville.

"This is my first time getting involved in this event after me and a couple of friends went to see the boxing matches last year," said Allweiss, who is a real estate agent at Berkshire, Hathaway, Laffey in Woodbury. "It looked like a lot of fun with the food, drinks and whole atmosphere and I said hey I need to get in shape and participate in this."

The Long Island Fight For Charity invites people from communities all across the Island to come participate in the amateur boxing event. The participants, most of whom have no experience in the ring, work in a wide variety of industries including real estate, business management, catering, law, marketing and non-profit foundations. All of the proceeds from the event go to the Long Island Community Chest, a charity that helps aid Long Islanders in need.

Allweiss, who is on the Plainview Chamber of Commerce Board, said that Matthew Silver, also a Board member, encouraged him to come participate in the charity event.

"I signed up for it and they announced

the names of all the volunteer boxers who will take place in the main event last Tuesday," said Allweiss. "Now I have to spend the next six months getting in the best shape of my life so I can go out there and compete for a few rounds."

He said that he has lost twenty pounds since April and is now down to a decent fighting weight at 220 pounds.

"That is my usual weight, but I sprained my MCL last year and was off my feet for a while, so I ended up putting on a few pounds. A real estate agent is also a 24/7 gig, so I really don't have a lot of time to commit to exercise."

He said that since April, he has been cutting back on sugar, processed foods and has even has done some intermittent fasting.

"Five days out of the week, I have a strict policy of no eating until 12 pm and I'll only have meals between the hours of 12 pm and 8 pm," said Allweiss. "Maybe I'll have a little coffee, tea or a protein shake but no real food outside of those hours."

He said that he has done some light sparring at gyms in the past but that there is nothing that will compare to an actual boxing match.

"I have been training at Academy Boxing in Huntington one to two times per week with the owner and a friend who is and MMA fighter and Golden Gloves boxer. He has really been helping me with my fighting technique and with my nutrition."

All of the boxers will be fighting to raise a minimum of $10,000 for the Long Island Community Chest and will also have their own charities they will try to raise money for.

Allweiss said that the charity he will be representing is the New Ground foundation, based in Levittown,  which helps families and veterans break the cycle of poverty and homelessness.

"Fifty percent of whatever I raise above $10,000 will go to New Ground," said Allweiss. "My personal goal is to raise close to $100,000, which is something I think can be done."

The Long Island Fight For Charity event will take place on November 25th at the Hilton Long Island in Melville. For more information, you can check out their website at lifightforcharity.org

Asher Allweiss

CONGRATULATES OUR CLASS OF 2019

Cole Balacek

Christopher Bell

Nathan Biblowitz

Sam Borg

Alexa Bracco

Kyle Chang

Brian Chasanoff

Yi Nuo Chen

Chelsea Chetram

Katherine Elizabeth Comstock

Victoria Dam

Ashby Bennett Deane

Erica Desmond

Brianna DiCamillo

Troy Douglas

Jonathan Escobar

Siyan Feng

Siyi Gu

Nicole Guarino

Spencer Hall

Cameron Hallaian

Spencer Hazen

Xiaoxiao Jin

Kenneth Katz

Luke Kellan

Elizabeth Kunkov

Zekai Liu

Christopher Alexander Lupenko

Angelina Laurette Magin

Charlotte Matthews

Tyler Medina-Minerva

Zoe Meshel

Willets Meyer

Joshua Miller

Michael Napoli

Lawrence A. Narotsky

Jason Parker Newman

Nicholas Paradysz

Sarah Pascucci

OUR 2019 GRADUATES WILL ATTEND THESE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

American University

Barnard College

Berklee College of Music

Boston University

Bucknell University

University of California, Irvine

College of Charleston

Colorado State University

Columbia University

University of Delaware

Drew University

Emory University

Fairfield University

Fordham University

Franklin & Marshall College

The George Washington University

High Point University

Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Ithaca College

Lafayette College

Lehigh University

Marist College

University of Miami

New York University

Northeastern University

University of Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania State University

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

University of Richmond

University of Rochester

Rochester Institute of Technology

University of Southern California

St John’s University

Gabriella Rabito

Blair Nur Raees

John Reddington

Evan Rubinstein

Olivia Joely Rush

Vincent Salgado

Maxwell Scalamandre

Jack Shapiro

Lili Silverstein

Kamila Sukhov

Michelle Tawfik

Brandon Vella

St. Lawrence University

SUNY at New Paltz

Syracuse University

The University of Tampa

The University of Texas at Austin

Trinity College

Tulane University

Virginia State University

Washington University in St. Louis

Wesleyan University

Michael Venuti

Aaron Vinsky

Riley Walrath

Paris Winston

Laura Yardeni

Zihao Zhang

An independent, co-educational, college preparatory day school, pre-nursery through 12th grade, Portledge School salutes the members of the Class of 2019 who will forever be regarded as valuable contributors to our school community.

These outstanding young men and women have demonstrated the academic skills, moral courage, and global citizenship of future leaders, and we encourage them to pursue their goals and dreams actively in college and beyond.

For information about Portledge, please contact the Admissions Office at 516.750.3203 or visit www.portledge.org.

Tamara Pilson

Replacing your central air with a new high efficiency system can save you hundreds in energy costs during the warmer months.

Adding heat pump technology to your ducted AC system or ductless mini-splits can also save energy when the weather turns cool.

Levittown Chamber welcomes new member

Joan Lynch- LI Center for Independent Living; Michael Levy – Minuteman Press; Amy Rose-Huston – AAA Northeast; Kathy Krawiec – AAA Northeast; Jon Probstein, Esq., President of the Levittown Chamber of Commerce; Beth DaltonCostello – Dalton Funeral Homes; Donna Callegari – Bethpage FCU; Tom DiIorio – Island Smart Inspection; Frank Mormando – Levittown Lanes andDon PataneMain Street Financial Group

The Levittown Chamber of Commerce Officers and Board of Directors welcomed new member Amy Rose-Huston from AAA Northeast, located at 2411-B Hempstead Tpke in East Meadow.

AAA Northeast opened the East Meadow Branch last year, providing members with a new convenient location. Members may have originally joined AAA for the world-class roadside

assistance, but each membership offers access to so much more! Call 516-3465173 for more information.

Please visit levittownchamber.com chamber membership information & for information on meetings and events. The chamber’s next meeting is on Wednesday, August 21 at Domenico’s in Levittown. All are welcome to attend.

Lazy Days of Summer Picnic

Bring a picnic lunch, blankets, and chairs for a day of free fun and activities.

The Levittown Community Council will be hosting its 22nd annual Lazy Days of Summer Picnic on Saturday, July 13 at the East Village Green Park, Jerusalem Avenue and Meriden Road. Free admission, free activities, free entertainment from 11 am to 4 pm.

For information, please contact event chair Louise Cassano at 516-735-5901 or email levittowncouncil@yahoo.com

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Pictured are William J. Powell – William J. Powell Associates; Matt DeGregorioVFW Post 9592; Robert L. Ryan, Esquire; Louise Cassano - LuCas Communications;

East Broadway students turn into ballroom stars

Fifth-graders from East Broadway Elementary School in the Levittown Public Schools recently participated in Dancing Classrooms Long Island’s Nassau Spring Colors of the Rainbow Team Match. With the support of Dancing Classrooms Teaching Artist Eileen Clarke and fifth grade teachers Katie Winkelman and Brittany Neligan, the students took home the gold during the competition.

The event featured seven schools from Nassau County and encouraged students who participated in the tenweek, 20 lesson residency program during the school year to put their newfound skills to test. Each school was represented with a color as students danced with partners and were judged on dances such as the merengue, tango, foxtrot, rumba and more.

earned

Broadway Principal Jeanmarie

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East Broadway Elementary School fifth-graders

gold during Dancing Classrooms Long Island’s Nassau Spring Colors of the Rainbow Team Match.

Pictured left to right with the students: teachers Brittany Neligan and Katie Winkelman, teaching artist Eileen Clarke and East

Wink.

Photo courtesy of Dancing Classrooms Long Island

Kristen Collins of Hicksville competed on the 2019 SUNY Oneonta softball team during the recently completed spring season.

The team finished with an overall record of 16-21-1 and 11-7 in the SUNYAC. The Red Dragons finished fourth in the conference Kristen played in 12 games for the Red Dragons this spring collecting eight hits while scoring seven runs.

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Kristie Najdek of Bethpage was named to the Dean’s List at Wilkes University for the 2019 spring semester. To be named to the Dean’s List, students must obtain a minimum 3.5 grade-point average and carry at least 12 credits.

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Jordan Berson of Old Bethpage competed on the 2019 SUNY Oneonta men’s lacrosse team during the recently completed spring season.

The Red Dragons finished with an overall record of 5-9 this spring while completing a 2-4 season record in the SUNYAC.

Berson played in five games this season for Oneonta.

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Madalyn Fernbach of Plainview, a member of the Class of 2019, has been named to the Spring 2019 Dean’s List at Stonehill College.

To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must have a semester grade point average of 3.50 or better and must have completed successfully all courses for which they were registered.

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The University of Rhode Island is pleased to announce the Spring 2019 Dean’s List.

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

Local students included: Danielle Dimino of Plainview; Vincent Falkowski of Hicksville; Suzy Gungor of Plainview; Alyssa Inglese of Plainview; Shannon McNamee of Hicksville; Lauren Newman of Plainview; Taylor Sammis of Plainview; Alexandra Sauer of Plainview; Toni Sullo of Plainview; Alexa Belmonte of Bethpage and Danielle Cuozzo of Bethpage.

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A graduate of Island Trees High School, Kelly B. Cembrale of Bethpage, has earned a Bachelor of Science degree in psychobiology: molecular track while minoring in evolutionary studies, cum laude.

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Jenna Leavitt, a special education/ elem-middle level major from Bethpage, was among the East Stroudsburg Universtiy students named to the Spring

College Notes

2019 Dean’s List.

Danielle Choisez, an aquarium and zoo science major from Bethpage, was named to the Dean’s List at Saint Francis University. Choisez was among the more than 750 students who earned a spot on the Honors Lists for the Spring 2019 semester.

To be named to the Dean’s List, a student must earn a minimum quality point average of 3.500 on 12 or more credits during a single semester, with no continuing or incomplete grades.

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The State University of New York at Geneseo has announced its Dean’s List for the Spring 2019 semester. To be on the list, a student must have achieved at least a 3.5-grade point average while taking a minimum of 12 credit hours.

Local students on the Dean’s List included:

Michael Bertlesman of Plainview

Robert DeDona of Plainview

Samantha Harris of Plainview

Rachel Heym of Plainview

Berlin Jacob of Plainview

Jonathan Kalman of Plainview

Amanda Sheps of Plainview

Matthew Orobona of Old Bethpage

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Kaitlyn Remhild of Plainview has been named to Alvernia University’s Dean’s List for the Spring 2019 semester. As a freshman in the spring, Remhild studied occupational therapy at Alvernia and is a graduate of Kellenberg Memorial HS.

To be eligible for the Dean’s List, students must carry a semester GPA of 3.5 or better and take a minimum of 12 credits.

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Dean College is pleased to announce that Lauren Pereira of Levittown has earned a place on the Dean’s List for the Spring 2019 semester.

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The College of St. Rose has named the following students to the Dean’s List for Spring 2019:

Leanne Demartino of Levittown, Thea Mundy of Levittown

Full-time undergraduate students who complete a minimum of 12 graded credit hours, and who achieve a semester average of 3.5 with no D, F, or Incomplete grade, are eligible for the Dean’s List.

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Casey Collette of Bethpage was one of 26 SUNY Oneonta students who traveled to Guilin, China at the end of May to learn all about cities and architecture in the region and study the history of urbanization and modernization in China and the impact of tourism on Guilin.

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Faisal Khan of Hicksville was recent-

ly inducted into the Delta Mu Delta International Honor Society during a ceremony at Monroe College’s School of Business & Accounting.

Undergraduate inductees to Delta Mu Delta must have a minimum of 3.5 GPA and be part of the top 10% of their class; graduate inductees must have a minimum of 3.8 GPA and be part of the top 10% of their class.

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Hicksville resident Richard Faria has been named to Husson University’s President’s List for the Spring 2019 semester.

Faria is a sophomore who is currently enrolled in Husson’s Bachelor of Science in Communications Technology with a concentration in video production program.

Students who make the President’s List must carry at least 12 graded credit hours during the semester and earn a grade point average of 3.80 to 4.0 during the period.

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Curry College is proud to announce that the following students have been named to the Dean’s List for the Spring 2019 semester.

Gabriella Lucas of Levittown Grant Micari of Plainview

To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must earn a 3.30 GPA, have no incompletes, and have no grade lower than a “C” for the semester.

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Curry College is pleased to announce that Grant Micari of Plainview received a BA degree at Commencement Excercises that took place at the Xfinity Center in Mansfield, Massachusetts on Sunday May 19.

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Matthew Luftschein of Plainview graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history during commencement ceremonies on May 19, 2019, at the University of Vermont.

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Ayman Khan of Hicksville, a student at New York Institute of Technology, was a finalist in a competition to create technology that supports one of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Khan’s team, “Ambrosia,” created a soy-based water purification system within a specially designed drinking bottle and took fourth place in the challenge.

Khan is pursuing a B.S. in computer science as part of NYIT’s Class of 2020.

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SUNY Canton recognizes Dylan Santiago for earning President’s List Honors during the spring 2019 semester. Santiago is a SUNY Canton game design and development major from Bethpage.

President’s List recognizes full-time students who achieve a GPA of between 3.75 and 4.0.

n Students at Lehigh University attained Dean’s List in Spring 2019. This status is granted to students who earned a scholastic average of 3.6 or better while carrying at least 12 hours of regularly graded courses.

Mitchell Birns of Plainview

David Geyer of Plainview

Emre Soybas of Bethpage

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Siena College has named the following area students to the Dean’s List for the Spring 2019 semester.

Michaela Flatley of Levittown

Hannah Muller of Levittown

Jennifer Renter of Hicksville

William Stouges of Hicksville

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Akil Boby of Hicksville is among New York Institute of Technology’s (NYIT) student orientation leaders who are gearing up to welcome new students ahead of the fall semester.

Boby will be an orientation leader at the Long Island campus in Old Westbury. Orientation leaders serve as the main point of contact for new students and their families during New Student Orientation. In addition to leading several large-group sessions, they also facilitate small-group discussions with new students on campus resources, academic success, and life as an NYIT student.

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Local residents were among more than 1,650 students named to The University of Scranton’s Dean’s List for the 2019 spring semester. The Dean’s List recognizes students for academic excellence. A student must have a grade point average of 3.5 or better with a minimum number of credit hours during the semester to make the Dean’s List.

The students are:

Kayla M. Marsac of Levittown, a junior biology major in the University’s College of Arts and Sciences

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

Marissa F. Lembo of Plainview, a junior health administration major in the University’s Panuska College of Professional Studies

Kelly A. Reilly of Hicksville, a senior community health education major in the University’s Panuska College of Professional Studies

The University of Scranton is a Jesuit university located in Northeastern Pennsylvania.

Caves, Castle Among Astonishing Sights

Visited on Guided Bike Tour of Slovenia

BY KAREN RUBIN TRAVEL FEATURES SYNDICATE GOINGPLACESFARANDNEAR.COM

When I signed up for Biketours. com’s guided eight-day “Emerald Tour of Slovenia’s Gems” bike tour, I was expecting sprawling landscapes and quaint villages. What I wasn’t expecting was to be surprised each day by some unique attraction.

Postjana caves, Predjama Castle, Škocjan Caves, the most phenomenal parts of the trip prove not to be above ground, but underground, as we experience what Slovenia’s karst (limestone) geology really means.

Day 3: Vrhnika – Postojna (20 miles/32 km or 27 miles/44 km with side trip)

Our second day of biking is a bit more demanding as we cycle 36 km up and down over hills, forest roads and a “typical” karst polje (field) with intermittent rain showers. We leave the main tourist routes and ride through the Slovenian countryside, cycling passed the beautiful Slivnica Mountain and the “disappearing” lake of Planina. And if there is a theme for the day, it is about Slovenia’s remarkable natural wonders.

We stop in the Rakov Škocjan nature reserve where the Rak River has carved out a beautiful gorge with interesting formations including two natural bridges. This proves just a teaser for what we

Predjama Castle, improbably built into a crevasse halfway up a 123-meter cliff-face, and connecting to a cave system © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com

will experience later.

Indeed, the spectacular highlight comes after we check in to our hotel, Hotel Kras. We quickly drop our things and walk up to Slovenia’s justifiably most popular tourist attraction, the Postojna Caves.

Spectacular is an understatement. Colossal only begins to describe it. Stupendous is probably closer.

The jaw-dropping  Postojna Cave, the most extensive cave system in Slovenia, is a series of caverns, halls and passages some 24

GOING PLACES NEAR AND FAR

km long and two million years old. The visit begins with a spectacularly thrilling train ride that Disney would envy (but there is no warning to “keep your hands inside the car, your head down and hold

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Caves, Castle Among Astonishing Sights Visited on Guided Bike Tour of Slovenia

on to your kids!” just a brief whistle and we’re off). The open railway car speeds us through the narrow, twisting opening more than a mile into the cave, some 120 meters below the surface and I swear, unless you were mindful to keep your head down, you might lose it on a protruding rock face. Rather than a Disney ride, the image that comes to mind (no less surreal) is the frantic train ride Harry Potter takes to escape Gringots.

Then we take a guided walk 1.5 km through this fantastic cave system of massive halls, stunning rock formations, stalagmites, stalactites that have been carved by the Pivka River. It is impossible to imagine how the first people explored these caves – it was discovered 1818 and first opened to visitors in 1819. We walk over what is known as the “Russian Bridge,” built by World War I Russian POWs, for tourists. The scale of the halls is not to be believed.

They manage to move some 1,500 people through the caves each day on the 1 1/2-hour tour, that ends with a

peek at an aquarium containing the proteus they call a “human fish”, a mysterious creature that lives in dark pools inside the caves – just one of some 100 species that live in this netherworld.

Another thrilling rail ride whisks us 2.5 km out of the caves to the surface. (Wear a jacket, the cave is about 10 degrees Celsius, and you need appropriate foot gear.)

Day 4:  Postojna – Štanjel / Kodreti (26 miles/42 km or 30 miles/48 km with side trip)

It is hard to imagine anything as thrilling as the Postojna caves, but this day’s attraction is also breathtaking and extraordinary.

It is foggy when we set out on what will be a 48 km biking day, but becomes sunny and cool. We take a short detour, riding 11 km (much of it uphill), before we arrive at the incredible sight of Predjama Castle, improbably built into a crevasse halfway up a 123-meter cliffface.

The impenetrable fortress, first built in 1274 by the Patriarch of Aquileia (I was there! just a week before on the

Venice-Trieste-Istria self-guided bike tour! See bit.ly/2JnF8Su) that looks down at the valley protrudes dramatically into the surrounding basin. It is claimed to be the biggest castle in the world built into a cave.

We are enthralled by the story of the vivacious and daring knight, Erasmus, the “Slovenian Robin Hood” who lived here. Erasmus of Lueg, son of the imperial governor of Trieste, Nikolaj Lueger, was lord of the castle in the 15th century and a renowned “robber baron.”

As legend has it, Erasmus riled the Habsburg Monarchy when he killed the commander of the imperial army, Marshall Pappenheim, for offending the honor of Erasmus’s deceased friend. He took refuge in the family fortress of Predjama and allying himself with King Mattias Corvinus, attacked Habsburg estates and towns in Carniola. This angered Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III (a Habsburg) who ordered the governor of Trieste, Andrej Ravbar, to capture or kill Erasmus.

The enemy’s strategy was to blockade the castle and starve Erasmus out, but they didn’t realize that the castle was actually built at the mouth of a cave, linked to a network of tunnels that provided “a secret path to freedom”.

Erasmus had steady access to supplies. He would acquire freshly picked cherries which he would throw at his adversaries to taunt them.

Erasmus is revered as a hero for keeping the Austrian army at bay for a year and a day.

The self-guided audio tour you listen to as you climb through the warren of rooms is fascinating and learning how Erasmus met his untimely demise (literally caught with his pants down), is worthy of Greek mythology or Hollywood.

Apparently, the weak link to Erasmus’ defenses was the lavatory: Someone in the castle was bribed to sig-

nal when Erasmus went to the lavatory, and they launched a cannonball that killed him. (There are stone cannonballs laid out so you can get the picture)

“It was never a pleasant place to live in – cold, dark, damp but safe. There was safety but little comfort. In the Middle Ages, safety was most important.”

It is fascinating to see how the castle and the cave intertwined the natural and manmade. What you appreciate, as the audio guide notes, is “the inventiveness of Middle Ages people.”

For example, a channel chiseled into the rock provided fresh water, which was directed to lower floors.

The ruler’s bedroom had the brightest light, and was the most pleasant and the warmest part of the castle.

We see the 16th century coat of arms of the family who lived here for 250 years.

We visit the castle chapel and the vestry and see how it overlooked the torture chamber (there are sound effects to add atmosphere).

The ceiling of the medieval Knight’s Hall was painted with ox blood and there is a small secret room where the family documents were kept safe.

I subsequently learn that after the siege and destruction of the original castle, its ruins were acquired by the Oberburg family. In 1511, the second castle, built by the Purgstall family was destroyed in an earthquake. In 1567, Archduke Charles of Austria leased the castle to Baron Philipp von Cobenzl, The castle we see today was built in 1570 in the Renaissance style, pressed up against the cliff under the original Medieval fortification. The castle has remained in this form, virtually unchanged, to the present day.

In the 18th century, it became one of the favorite summer residences of the Cobenzl family, among them the Austrian statesman and famous

The real question is: To golf or not to golf?

BY CLAIRE LYNCH

I’ve spent the past few months watching golfers tool around the various good courses and as an observer of these duffers I’ve come up with a few conclusions. Each golfer approaches his or her game differently. Each golfer seems to bring a certain perspective to their game.

I like taking leisurely drives in my car, like just getting away from it all for a while, and what’s prettier than a beautifully manicured golf course? Recently I drove around aimlessly then pulled over and stopped when I saw some foursomes come along on the links.

Certain golfers seemed to have spread the dress code among themselves - what works for them is colorful solid shirts, khaki or dark brown shorts and practical golfers’ shoes. A comfortable golf shoe is a must.

Other foursomes looked a little more haphazard in their dress approaches but they surprised me with their technical skills at golf so I looked beyond any “fashion faux pas.”

Watching them swing their golf clubs effortlessly was a dream come true for me. I like the beauty of the sport. I like watching golf best when the golfers make it look like fun.

Don’t get me wrong. I’ve been known to play a round or two of miniature golf but I recognize the fact that there’s a big difference between miniature golf and real golf. Playing 18 holes of real golf takes stamina, endurance and a lot more patience that I have on a typical day. So instead I enjoy watching the seri-

ous duffers - those people who go out in their golf carts in all sorts of weather, those people who want to enjoy their rounds of golf then pack it up and have a companionable lunch afterwards with their fellow golfers.

That makes me an observer. Many times I stepped out of my car and leaned against it, relaxing as I watched them swing away then follow the little ball around the golf course. Observing the golfers while I felt the wind in my hair and the sun on my face was a good way to spend a morning.

When the drivers swung their golf clubs clumsily or stood off balance on the greens I cringed and hung my head. It was hard to watch. It didn’t look too good. At other times some of the golfers hacked away at the green and left some ugly divots for the greens crew to repair later that day. It seemed unconscionable to me but I guess divots are often part of the sport.

Watching a golfer chase his ball into the forest wasn’t much fun either. These things happen, however. They’re all part of the game.

Playing well may be subjective to some people but there is a certain finesse that goes with the sport. There should be anyway. When standing on the green and driving the golf ball the golfers should plant their feet, hold the golf club firmly but not too tightly, relax their shoulders and hips, then concentrate and swing.

When the ball takes off and goes sailing along like a bluebird in flight that’s a good sign. It’s a sight to behold.

Tiger Woods is one of the best golfers

A “Duffer” Is Actually Defined As …

In general golfers have gotten the nickname of duffers but I’ve discovered that the word has a few different connotations. The word “duffer” is probably from the Scottish word “duffer” meaning a “dull person.”

A “bad golfer” became known as a duffer. In 1842 it was recorded as such. Words change, however. Over the years the word has evolved and every so often I’ll see a sign for “Duffer’s Grill” or some such place.

Some golf misnomers: Anything doesn’t go in golf. It’s not a free for all, not a careless game of swinging the club and hoping for the best. Not a wish and a prayer that the ball doesn’t end up in the pond. It should land as close to the hole as possible.

Golfers have two, three or four tries to get the ball in the hole. Whatever the par is. If it’s par 3 and they get it in the hole in 2 shots that’s a birdie. If it’s par 4 and they get it in the hole in 2 shots that’s an eagle.

If it’s par 4 and they get the golf ball in the hole in 5 swings that’s a bogey. Bogeys aren’t good but they happen.

There’s a certain intelligence, discipline and grace that golfers should bring to the game.

Many experts agree that the dividing line between a golfer and a duffer has traditionally been and still is a score of 90 or above. If you’re more than 90, you’re a duffer, according to americangolf.com. A player who shoots above 90 is probably making half those shots on the green - so spending 75% of your time practicing your drive isn’t going to improve your game dramatically.

Learning the fundamentals of the game including stance, grip, posture and alignment are key. Some players who want to improve take lessons. The professionals say that you can significantly improve your game by working on the shots that matter the most, which is concentrating specifically on your short game.

and over the course of the past 35 years we’ve all had a chance to watch him play. Born in California in 1975, Tiger’s real name is Eldrick Tont Woods. His father gave him the nickname Tiger. Tiger is the child of an AfricanAmerican father, Earl, and a Thai mother, Kultida “Tida.” The athletic Earl was his teacher and mentor for years. Earl was a single-digit handicap amateur golfer who also was one of the earliest African-American college baseball players at Kansas State University.

Tiger’s father was a member of the military and had playing privileges at the Navy golf course beside the Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos which allowed Tiger to play there. Tiger also played at the par 3 Heartwell golf course in Long Beach, Calif., as well as some of the municipals golf courses in Long Beach.

A naturally gifted player, he took up golfing at a very young age and soon became a prodigy in the truest sense of the word. Tiger was taking swings with his golf club on a TV program when he was two years old.

He shot a 48 over nine holes at age three. At five he appeared in “Golf Digest” and on ABC’s “That’s Incredible!” A few years later he

showed off his golfing skills on the TV show “Good Morning America.”

At the age of 15, in 1991, he became the youngest winner of the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship. He also captured the 1992 and 1993 Junior Amateur titles. In 1994 he came from six holes behind to win the first of his three consecutive U.S. Amateur Championships.

Tiger enrolled at Stanford University in 1994 and won the collegiate title in 1996. He spent two years at Stanford as an economics major.

After claiming his third U.S. Amateur title, Tiger left college and turned professional in August 1996. Playing as a pro in eight PGA events in 1996, he won two titles and was named the PGA Tour’s Rookie of the Year.

In 1997, Tiger Woods won the Masters Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. It was his first major championship and he won it 12 strokes ahead of runner-up Tom Kite.

He won back-to-back Masters titles in 2001 and 2002. In 2001 he began with a bogey on the difficult, par-4 first hole, but quickly bounced back with a birdie on #3 and then didn’t see the wrong side of par the rest of the tournament.

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German Pensioner Thinks She’s Being Cheated By US Social Security

BY TOM MARGENAU

Q: I am 66 years old. Even though I am now a U.S. citizen, I spent the first 30 years of my adult life living and working in Germany. But I have lived and worked in the U.S. for the past 15 years. I get a generous retirement pension from the German Social Security system. And I was shocked to learn that my U.S. Social Security benefit will be reduced by an unfair law called the “windfall elimination provision.” I have paid taxes in this country for 15 years. So I earned every penny of my already small Social Security retirement pension. How dare they reduce it even further! Where is the windfall I am supposedly getting? I see that there is a bill in Congress that has bipartisan support to repeal this unjust law. If that doesn’t work, I plan to file a class action lawsuit to get what is rightfully mine. In the meantime, at least I should be able to get some of my husband’s Social Security.

A: I don’t think you are being treated unfairly. And I hope that after I explain the windfall elimination provision law, you will agree. Also, I will comment on your class action lawsuit plans and on the possibility of you collecting spousal benefits on your husband’s record.

To understand WEP, I’ll first familiarize you with one of the tenets of our Social Security system. One key goal of that program is to give a financial boost to low-income retirees. How that is accomplished is with a retirement benefit formula that is skewed to give poor people a higher rate of return when comparing their income and the taxes they pay with the Social Security check they receive.

The retirement formula is too complicated to explain in a short newspaper column. Here is a simplified version. The average middle-class worker in this country will get a Social Security benefit that represents about 40% of his or her average pre-retirement earnings. A very poor person could get up to a 90% return rate.

That doesn’t mean that a poor person gets a higher Social Security benefit. But it does mean he or she will get a better rate of return comparing the taxes they paid with the benefit they will receive.

And here’s the deal. You look like one of these poor people to the Social Security Administration computers. Why? Because you have only 15 years of earnings on your Social Security record. As far as the system knows, you spent the rest of your life unemployed or not working. So when your Social Security retirement benefit is initially calculated, you get that 90% return rate intended for a the very lowest income workers in this country. That’s the “windfall.”

But the fact is, you’re not poor. You’ve worked all your life and you get a nice pension from the German Social Security system. I bet you could be considered a comfortably middle-class person in this country. So you should get the same U.S.

Social Security return rate that all other middle-class people get. And that’s what the WEP formula does. In a nutshell, it takes you from that 90% poor person’s rate to the 40% middle-class rate. I hope you can see that your benefit is not being unjustly cut. The WEP formula merely gives you the same benefit rate as all other middle-class people.

You mentioned that there is a bill in Congress to eliminate the WEP. Actually, bills to eliminate the WEP have been introduced in every Congress since the law was passed in the mid 1980s. And every single time, the bill is defeated. Why? Because when the law is analyzed and explained (as I just did in this column), lawmakers recognize the WEP is fair and decide not to repeal it.

You may wonder why new bills are introduced every year to eliminate WEP. Well, I don’t want to get too cynical, but let’s just say there are more than a few lawmakers who are looking to gain votes from those affected by the WEP law. That includes some foreign pensioners like you, but primarily involves about 10% of all retired public employees in this country. Like me. As a retired federal employee who gets a nice civil service pension, I also get a small Social Security benefit that has been reduced by the windfall elimination provision.

So, good luck with the civil lawsuit. Because in the extremely remote chance that you win your case, not only will you get a few extra bucks from Social Security, but guys like me, with generous public retirement pensions, will get an increased Social Security check with a return rate intended for the poorest people in this country.

Finally, let me bring up the point you made about possibly being able to collect spousal benefits on your husband’s Social Security record. There is a chance that might happen. And if it does, you can count yourself lucky. You will be getting benefits almost no one else in this country can get. So let me explain that.

If you have worked and get your own Social Security retirement check, that monthly benefit offsets (dollar for dollar) any spousal benefits you might be due on a husbands or wife’s Social Security account. And if you think about it, that offset makes sense. Spousal benefits are classified as “dependent’s” benefits. In other words, you normally need to be financially dependent on your husband or wife to get spousal benefits from him or her. If you’ve worked and earned your own Social Security retirement pension, you generally won’t get spousal benefits.

In the past, people who have worked and paid into a non-Social Security retirement system (for example, old federal employees like me and public employees and teachers in some states), were able to collect our own public retirement benefit and get a “dependent” spousal benefit from our husband’s or wife’s Social Security account. But a law called the “government pension offset” prevents that from happening -- and rightfully so.

But for some reason I can’t explain, Congress did not include foreign pensioners in the GPO law. So I can’t get a husband’s benefit on my wife’s Social Security record because of my civil service retirement benefit offsets it. And a retired teacher in Texas can’t get a wife’s benefit on her husband’s Social Security record because her Texas teacher’s retirement pension offsets it. But you will be able to get what you

yourself called a “generous” retirement benefit from Germany, AND you will be able to get a “dependent” spousal benefit from your husband’s Social Security. Frankly, I just don’t think that is fair!

If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has the answer. Contact him at thomas.margenau@comcast.net. COPYRIGHT 2019 CREATORS.COM

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The real question is: To golf or not to golf?

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In 2002, Woods joined Jack Nicklaus and Nick Faldo as the only players in Masters history to win the tournament in back-to-back years.

Tiger typically hits drives of more than 300 yards. He is well known for his long game. His expert putting and chipping have made him famous and just as importantly, he has a reputation for mental toughness.

In 2007, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife, Maria Shriver, announced that Woods would be inducted into the California Hall of Fame. He was inducted December 5, 2007, at The California Museum for History, Women and the Arts in Sacramento.

In December 2009, Woods was named “Athlete of the Decade” by the Associated Press. He was named Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year a record-tying four times, and is one of only two people to be named “Sports Illustrated” Magazine’s Sportsman of the Year more than once. The second person is LeBron James.

(wikipedia.org)

Since Tiger Woods’ record-breaking win at the 1997 Masters, he has been the biggest name in golf and his presence in tournaments has drawn a huge fan following. He is credited with promoting interest in new PGA tournament audiences and for drawing the largest TV ratings in golf history.

In May 2019, following his 2019 Masters Tournament win, Woods was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Donald Trump.

About the sport Tiger Woods has said, “I love to play golf, and that’s my arena. And you can characterize it and describe it however you want, but I have a love and a passion for getting that ball in the hole and beating those guys.”

I was reading an article in “Golf Magazine” recently where the interviewer asked Dennis Quaid about his favorite sport.

When he’s not making a movie or appearing in a commercial on TV, Quaid, a Texas native, likes to unwind

with a round of golf. Quaid is a five handicap golfer.

When asked who the best actor he has ever played golf with, he immediately replied Jack Wagner - a famous character on “General Hospital,” “The Bold and the Beautiful,” “Santa Barbara” and “Melrose Place.”

Jack Wagner has said that he likes to golf because “it is challenging every day.” Wagner is a two-time champion of the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship.

And when Dennis Quaid was asked about the best professional golfer he’s seen? “Freddy Couples,” Quaid quickly replied. “He’s got the most beautiful, fluid swing” of any golfer he’s ever seen.

In his prime, Fred Couples, a native of Seattle, Wash., could drive that golf ball a long ways off the tee - and make it look as easy as could be. Fred Couples has said, “I caddied for a guy who was a very good player, and he gave me a set of clubs, just a starter set: 5-iron, 7-iron, 9-iron, putter and driver. I just loved it. How I developed my swing was to just

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grab a club and start banging balls.” He adds that he doesn’t try to think too much about golf. When he plays, he just plays.

Everyone likes being outside on some beautiful sunny days and golfing with friends is a nice way to spend some time on a morning or an afternoon. Whenever a sudden downpour of rain showers came I watched the foursomes pull over on the greens, sit two to each cart and pop open their large, brightly-colored umbrellas. Those umbrellas formed a practical barrier between them and Mother Nature.

The golfers always seemed to wait patiently for the rain to stop - more patiently than I ever would. I’d be stretched out comfortably in my car listening to the radio and singing along to the songs. If I was hungry I’d have a little snack and a cold drink while waiting for the golfers to resume their games.

After a while the sun would emerge again and I’d see the golfers fold up their umbrellas, grab some golf clubs and start playing again. That’s what it’s all about.

Caves, Castle Among Astonishing Sights Visited on Guided Bike Tour of Slovenia

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Medieval fortification. The castle has remained in this form, virtually unchanged, to the present day.

In the 18th century, it became one of the favorite summer residences of the Cobenzl family, among them the Austrian statesman and famous art collector Philipp von Cobenzi and the diplomat Count Ludwig von Cobenzi.

Count Michael Coronini von Cronberg inherited the castle in 1810; it was sold to the Windischgratz family in 1846, who remained its owners until the end of World War II, when it was nationalized by the Yugoslav Communist government and turned into a museum.

The 37E for a combo ticket (with the Postojna cave park and castle) is definitely worth it.

We bike in the countryside through small villages (“Slovenian flat “ - rolling terrain- as our guide Vlasta calls it). Quaint homes are decorated with flowers. Vlasta says that locals are in competition with each other for the best floral decorations.

Stopping for a picture of flowers that decorate houses, we find ourselves in front of a World War II memorial. Vlasta uses it as a teaching moment to explain some of the history of Slovenia and Tito: “Slovenians were against Hitler after Hitler invaded Czechoslovakia,” she tells us. “Tito later broke with Stalin – allowed freer movement (things were never as bad as in Soviet Union). People

could move freely, could go to Trieste to buy Western goods. There was some self-management.”

She adds, “People always wanted democracy but some say things were better under Communism. Today, there is free enterprise but there is also rising income inequality, unemployment, young people can’t get jobs or afford houses,” she says, sounding a familiar refrain. “Slovenians used to like to own their own house but mortgages were affordable; now too much. Now, you may have three generations living in the same house.”

We stop in front of one of the oldest houses to appreciate the architecture, and again, the use of flowers as decoration. At another stop, she points to a flag hoisted on top of a tree pole to signify a marriage in the village.

We stop for lunch at a delightful restaurant, where we eat at tables outside, under a walnut tree – Vlasta says women used to take the black for hair dye and to make schnapps (“Of course, Slovenians make everything into schnapps”). The restaurant has page after page of items with truffles; I enjoy the fish soup immensely.

Riding through vineyards, we meet a woman biking with her two children whose family owns these 500 Riesling vines. She tells us that the family comes together to pick the grapes – it takes 4 hours – and produce 600 liters of wine.

We arrive at a charming guest house, Hisa posebne sorte, in Stanjel,

at 4 pm, having biked 48 km for the day.

The guest house was built in 1991, a modern representation of karst architecture using old stones. The cellar, which serves as the restaurant, is a large open arch, absolutely gorgeous, decorated with their daughter’s sculpture (Teacurksorta.com), which I learn also was part of the “dragon” exhibition at the castle museum I visited on my arrival in Ljubljana.

The guesthouse offers a set dinner menu which this evening consists of zucchini soup, fresh baked bread, a pork dish, and a delectable dessert using the juice from forest fruits.

Along the way, we have seen vineyards, farms, orchards of apples, pears, plums, figs.

The attractions along the Emerald tour of Slovenia are what make this 8-day bike tour so special. The climbs - the ups and downs of Slovenian hillsmake the ride a bit physical but certainly manageable without an e-bike. There is not a lot of English spoken (except in the facilities that accommodate tourists) and it is hard to read the language, but that just makes Slovenia more exotic, more interesting, and you find other ways to connect, but it makes Slovenia a biking destination better suited to guided than self-guided tour.

(I booked this 8-day “Emerald Tour of Slovenia’s Gems” guided bike tour through BikeTours.com, a broker which has an excellent catalog of well-priced guided and self-guided bike and bike/

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‘Fiddler on the Roof’ in Yiddish is Not-to-be-Missed Theater Experience; Off-Broadway Run Extended to Jan. 5

BY KAREN RUBIN, DAVID LEIBERMAN & LAINI MIRANDA, TRAVEL FEATURES SYNDICATE GOINGPLACESFARANDNEAR.COM

So often, when reviving a theater icon like Fiddler on the Roof, there is the need to find a new, unique, creative way to make it their own, to reinterpret, re-envision to give new audiences a different entry way. And too often, that manipulation warps or distorts what made the theatrical experience so precious to begin with. But you don’t have to insert modern inventions into Fiddler for its moral, both universal and specific, to be relevant to today’s audiences. In fact, it is much more profound to be transported back to that time, 1904, for its truth to be fully realized.

Fiddler on the Roof has that most important aspect of a true classic, to touch every emotion, make you see things more insightfully, to have a real moral to the story, and leave you a better, more understanding person afterward – and be entertained.

Directed by Oscar and Tony Awardwinner Joel Grey, Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish (in Yiddish, A Fidler Afn Dakh) adds new depth and dimension to this heartwrenching story of a community struggling to balance traditions against the forces and threats of a changing world. The little town of Anatevka reverberates with the sounds of mame-loshn (ancestral language).

Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish, brings you closer, more engaged, immerses you.  The experience seems even more authentic, more intimate.

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Partly this is because the Yiddish language, is so expressive – some of the earliest musicals in New York were in Yiddish (Yiddish theater thrived in New York between 1888 and the 1920s; there is even a Museum of Yiddish Theater, www. museumofyiddishtheater.org) – and in a surprising way even familiar. There are words we New Yorkers know very well (meshuganah comes up a lot), and it seems every so often the Yiddish word is similar to English. But you can follow along, operastyle, with titles (in English and Russian!).

But it is also because Yiddish is the mame-loshn, the ancestral language. It

played by Steven Skybell (who won the 2019 Lucille Lortel Award for Best Lead Actor) is more sensitive, loving, nuanced than the character is usually played.

The Jews of Anatevka are clad all in grey, white and black – as if looking back in time at old photos or film, or perhaps as letters out of a book – only the Russians have a touch of red and Fiadkah’s outfit is sufficiently differentiated from his erstwhile comrades.

The set is sparse, but you don’t even realize it – long strips of what looks like parchment of Torah scrolls with one with the only world, in Hebrew lettering, Torah that binds the community throughout the

gives the story more authenticity. You are there, in this place so far away. Perhaps you even understand the challenge when the inhabitants of this village, indeed all the Jews from all the villages, are driven from their homes on three days notice to a strange place where they will understand no one and no one will understand them.

One of the most celebrated musicals of all time, Fiddler on The Roof, based on Sholem Aleichem’s Tevye the Dairyman stories, features the sensational music by Jerry Bock, meaningful lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and smart book by Joseph Stein, with original New York stage production directed and choreographed by the great Jerome Robbins. This production, brilliantly directed by Joel Grey, has staging and new choreography by Stas Kimec, and is presented in a marvelously intimate theater, Stage 42 – you are at the wedding, in the saloon, in Tevye and Golde’s bedroom for his nightmare; the orchestra is behind the actors on stage, behind the curtain, not between the audience and the actors.

We noticed just small deviations from the original book, and a new song that emerges from Pertshik’s biblical lesson, that enhance the experience (not too smart or gimmicky), but otherwise, it is gloriously faithful to one of the best musical theater works ever created.

The direction by Joel Grey is exquisite – just the right timing, emphasis, emotion. These characters seem more approachable, especially without distractions of a complicated set. The Tevye character,

ages and is the underpinning to tradition. That hones the message but also focuses attention on the people.

The staging and choreography is fabulous – there are all our favorites: the bottle dance at the wedding; the Russian dance. I loved the way the dream sequence is staged. The voices and acting of a brilliant company are sensational.

And most importantly, a timeless tale more important than ever that needs to be told in these times.

The original Broadway production of Fiddler on the Roof, which opened in 1964, was the first musical theater production in history to surpass 3,000 performances, won the 1965 Tony Award for Best Musical in addition to eight other Tony Awards that year and has performed in every metropolitan city in the world from Paris to Beijing.

The Yiddish translation, so artfully crafted by Israeli actor/director Shraga Friedman, was originally performed in Israel in 1965 just one year after its Broadway debut. Born in Warsaw, Friedman was a native Yiddish speaker who escaped wartorn Europe with his family and made their way to Tel Aviv in 1941. “Well acquainted with the works of Sholem Aleichem, Friedman used his translation to infuse Fiddler with rich literary references to the original Yiddish stories.”

The NYTF production, which was originally staged at the Museum of Jewish

A standing ovation for the cast of Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish, now playing at Stage 42, offBroadway in New York City through Jan. 5, 2020 © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com

Heritage, marks the first time the Yiddish version has been performed in the United States.

There is no problem following what is going on – much like opera, there are supertitles in English and Russian on both sides of the stage throughout the entire performance that translate what is being said or sung on stage in real time. The show is so familiar that it isn’t even necessary, but I enjoyed reading the nuances of difference. And the great surprise is how familiar some of the words are, either because Yiddish expressions have entered the vernacular (at least in New York), or because of the connection to English.

This production of Fiddler on the Roof  is the winner of the 2019 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical Revival, a 2019 New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award Special

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Citation, and star Steven Skybell is the winner of the 2019 Lucille Lortel Award for Best Lead Actor in a Musical, as well as numerous nominations for Joel Grey as director, for orchestration, Lucille Lortel nominee for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical Jackie Hoffman.

Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish, a production of the remarkable National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene (NYTF), began its life with a celebrated run at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, where it had been extended multiple times and played its final performance on December 30, 2018. This production at the Stage 42 Theater has been extended multiple times as well, and now is extended again, through January 5, 2020.

NYTF has its own remarkable history: founded in 1915 the award-winning NYTF is the longest continuously producing

Yiddish theater company in the world and offers regular productions. The company is presenting a season of four mainstage productions, concerts and readings curated to accompany the exhibit Auschwitz: Not long ago. Not far away. now on view at the Museum of Jewish Heritage through Jan. 3, 2020 (https://mjhnyc.org/exhibitions/ auschwitz/).

Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish is a theater experience not to be missed.

Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish is at Stage 42, 422 West 42nd Street (between 9th and 10th Avenues), New York, NY, 10036. For the most current performance schedule and tickets, see http://fiddlernyc.com. Tickets are on sale for performances through Jan. 5, 2020. (https://nytf.org/fiddler-on-the-roof/

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Do you have the proper insurance coverage on your home & cars?

BY PHILIP A. RAICES

Watching the deluge of rainfall, lightning and thunder around 11pm the other night made me think of my homeowner insurance policies and did I have enough to cover damages from the environment, eg. rain, water and floods, tornadoes, trees falling on my home and even someone tripping and hurting themselves on my property; or even a seller’s home that is on the market for sale.

I recall 43 years ago, when I was selling my first home (my wife reminded me about it in the past) that a real estate agent broke her toe, on the bricks supporting my wood burning stove in our living room. The insurance company did cover whatever had to be paid. But it was a wakeup call to make sure our policies going forward had the necessary coverage and/ or umbrella policy to keep us in a safe zone without paying for coverages that we didn’t need. I will not go in depth on specifics in this column about what may or may not be covered, since I am not a licensed insurance broker (but you can talk to my insurance agent for a consult, if looking for a new policy or if you have any questions about your current coverage).

Coverages can vary from policy to policy and what may or may not be covered has many variables and exceptions. My thoughts have always been to have the proper coverages up to a certain point of what we and our insurance broker, deemed necessary and beneficial. Sometimes homeowner insurance might not been sufficient enough to cover those things that occur in todays’ crazy weather and with climate change, more frequent tornadoes and flooding, (mostly outside our immediate area), one must be cog-

nizant of what their real needs might be; and to check and price policies once a year, just to see if there might be some savings.

You might be paying more than necessary on certain insurance that you may or may not really require, under your specific circumstance and situation of homeownership. There obviously is differences in coverage if you have a single family, multi-family, condominium, home owner association or co-op.

Even if you are a tenant, you should consider spending a few hundred dollars per year to cover your personal possessions in the event of loss or theft, since your landlord’s coverage will not cover your stuff. I am amazed at the number of people who do not have the proper coverage based on what my and other insurance brokers have conveyed to me. Many older homeowners are over insured, because some policies have had a built-in percentage increase each year, besides other increases that may occur.

When you bought your home way back when, the price of a home was much, much less and the bank required a certain amount of coverage. However, land will never burn, just your home will; so you may have excess coverage, due to the increases, that you currently do not need. It’s the replacement cost of the structure that needs to be insured, beside liability and whatever other coverages you may need to protect you from being sued. Even your auto insurance can be excessive and you should know the amounts of coverage you have and

need. I will not advise you on how much you really should have, again, since I am not licensed to provide that information. Every situation is different and what you have in assets and what your business or job is, may have an integral effect on the coverage you will need to carry. However, my suggestion, as explained to me by insurance brokers, is to review your policies each and every year to make adjustments, as needed, to make sure you are more than adequately covered on your home and auto insurance policies. I personally happen to have high deductibility on my policies, to keep my policy premiums as low as possible without sacrificing my necessary limits of liability and replacement costs. I don’t say this is for everyone; but if you have had no claims in the last 3 years, you might want to check your policies and see if higher deductibles would work for you, assuming you feel comfortable doing that and the savings can be excellent. It all depends on your risk tolerance, claims history and other variables with respect to your homeowner’s policies. Auto insurance is not much different and will depend on how many moving violation tickets and damage claims you have over 1-3 years and how close together they were to have a minor or major effect your premiums. You have to decide how much coverage is needed and necessary based on your particular situations as well as the age of your children who are of driving age living at home. Lastly, homeowners insurance is so critical to have the proper coverage and amounts; so if in the event some-

one sues you (as they did me years ago), you will be covered. Especially when selling and having many buyers visit your home, is when your exposure can be the greatest! So check your policy before putting your home on the market. Most important, this is where your insurance broker should be contacted yearly to go over all your policies, whether it’s your primary residence or any investment properties, because tenants can sue you too; that is why you should always require all your tenants to have their own policies with you as a person of interest or your corporation as an additional insured with your corporate name; so in the event they cause damage that can be proved, their insurance policy will most likely cover the damage. However, always discuss with your insurance broker for more details and information. Better to be safe than sorry!

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. Receive regular “free” updates of sold homes in your area and a “free” Comparative Market Analysis” of what your home would sell for in today’s market or search on: WWW.Li-RealEstate.Com If you would like to receive a digital copy or a printed copy of “Unlocking the Secrets of Real Estate’s New Market Reality Or “Our Seller’s Guide for “Things to Consider When Selling Your Home” just email or snail me (regular mail) with your name, email and cell number. He can be reached by email, at:Phil@ TurnKeyRealEstate.Com, or by cell: (516) 647-4289.

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HOW CAN 1 PERSON SAVE 100 CATS? EASY - SPAY-JUST ONE.

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Kitten Season is Just About to Begin……

At times, the overflowing feral cat population on Long Island seems an insurmountable problem to animal advocates.

But, when we remember feral cats are really “Community Cats”, we can see a compassionate way to alleviate the problem.

The Feral Cat Surplus creates suffering….Suffering initially caused by callous people abandoning tame cats into the community.

But when kind people in the community work TOGETHER, we can decrease the feral population by preventing more kittens from being born.

Each breeding feral represents a future family tree of at least 100 more ferals- when you consider a female can get pregnant before 5 months old; a cat can get pregnant again while nursing; a cat can have 2 to 3 litters a year and within months the Mom’s kittens begin reproducing.

It costs Last Hope about $40 to spay/neuter each feral for Trap/Neuter/Return (TNR).

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Last Hope will do the “leg work” and take care of the vetting.

We’ll be updating a Cat Counter of the current total # of “Just One” Spay /Neuters.

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Many areas have continued to experience heavy rains recently, and a number of places are still flooded from previous storms. This will lead to the next natural phenomenon: mosquitoes. Of course, mosquitoes occur every summer, but there are some things you can do about them.

There are about 200 species of mosquitoes in North America. The biggest problem is not that they are annoying, but they can transmit many deadly, viral diseases and parasites to people, pets and livestock. Great strides have been made to reduce some diseases such as malaria. Other ones like the West Nile virus have moved from Africa to the United States. Mosquitoes also transmit several varieties of encephalitis and the nematode that causes heartworms in dogs.

Container-breeding mosquitoes lay their eggs in stagnant water. Anything that will hold water for more than a week can produce mosquitoes. Eggs are laid on or near the water surface and hatch within a few days. A couple hundred of them together look like a quarter-inch speck of dust floating on the water.

The adults hatch from a pupa stage that lasts one to four days, and they live for a week or two. The male mosquito drinks nectar from flowers and does not bother people. The female must drink some blood before she can produce any eggs. Some species prefer mammals while some prefer birds, but they will take what comes their way. Most species prefer feeding in low light levels, such as at night, during the late evening or early morning, or in the shade.

Controlling mosquitoes needs to begin with making sure they do not hatch. Do you or your neighbors have any of the following potential mosquito nurseries? These can include old tires; buckets; a swimming pool (even a tiny one); rain gutters; a flat roof; leaking faucets; an air conditioner unit puddle; a birdbath; a fountain; a pond with no fish; puddles; tree holes; a low area flooded by sump pump water or a septic tank; animal water bowls; irrigation water that puddles; flowerpots with saucers; or any other thing left outside that collects water.

Flood Mosquitoes A

BY JEFF RUGG

The easy way to fix the problem is to drain every one of these locations at least weekly. Any puddle that lasts for more than four days could produce mosquitoes.

In locations that cannot be drained, the best way to kill mosquitoes is at the larval stage.

A safe, nontoxic way to control mosquitoes is to use a product containing a biological larvicide called Bti (Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies israelensis). There are several brands that use Bti, and some of them have a slow-release method of dispersal. Mosquito Dunks by Summit Chemical Co. have been around the longest, and I have found these work very well. They look like small, compressed, sawdust doughnuts that float on water and kill mosquito larvae before they become flying, biting, disease-spreading adults.

The bacteria are ingested by

the larvae as they feed, and the larvae then get sick and die. The bacteria do not affect fish, mammals, birds or bees. Some other varieties of Bt do affect caterpillars, moths and butterflies.

Treating at the larval stage is the most effective way to control mosquitoes. Adult insecticide sprays may look good to the onlooker but are not as effective at controlling mosquitoes.

Email questions to Jeff Rugg at info@greenerview.com. To find out more about Jeff Rugg and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.

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Nassau County FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff against GINA M. FLORIO, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on October 24, 2017.

I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. on the 9th day of July, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. premises described as follows: 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. Said premises known as 11 Belfry Lane, Hicksville, N.Y. 11801.

(Section: 45, Block: 380, Lot: 12). Approximate amount of lien $ 204,905.81 plus interest and costs.

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

Index No. 6143-16.

Mark Ricciardi, Esq., Referee. Stern & Eisenberg, PC Attorney(s) for Plaintiff Woodbridge Corporate Plaza 485 B Route 1 South – Suite 330 Iselin, NJ 08830 (732) 582-6344

*For sale information, please visit, www.auction,com or call 800-280-2832* MIT 5815

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NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court Nassau County

DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR NEW CENTURY HOME

EQUITY LOAN TRUST 2005-2, Plaintiff against RAMON COREAS, et al

Defendants

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered May 17, 2018, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at Calendar Control Part (CCP), Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York 11501 on July 16, 2019 at

11:30 AM. Premises known as 8 Sherwood Road, Levittown, NY 11756. Sec 45 Block 124 Lot 25. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at East Meadow, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $894,166.83 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 8276/2012. Cash will not be accepted at the sale.

Janine Lynam, Esq., Referee 11120

Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523 MIT 5816 4X 06/14,21,28,07/05

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, 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 on July 23, 2019 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 VERJN257

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

MIT 5817

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NOTICE OF SALE

Supreme Court Nassau County

LEGAL NOTICES

DITECH FINANCIAL, LLC FKA GREEN TREE

SERVICING LLC, Plaintiff, vs. LUCY T. MAHLER, SCOTT L. MAHLER, et al., Defendants

NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the office of the County Clerk of Nassau County on March 6, 2019, I, John Brickman, Esq., the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on July 23, 2019 at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, County of Nassau, State of New York, at 11:30 A.M., the premises described as follows:

16 Balsam Lane Hicksville, NY 11801

SBL No.: 46-413-1

ALL THAT TRACT OF PARCEL OF LAND situate at Hicksville, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York

The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 2437/2015 in the amount of $667,051.14 plus interest and costs.

Kathryn E. Assini, Esq. Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP

Plaintiff’s Attorney 700 Crossroads Building, 2 State St. Rochester, New York 14614 Tel.: 855-227-5072

MIT 5818

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SUMMONS IN TAX LIEN FORECLOSURE Supreme Court Nassau County

CAZENOVIA CREEK FUNDING I LLC, Plaintiffs, against SAMUEL ZARETSKY, if living, et al., Defendants.

To the above named Defendants –YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action within twenty days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service or within thirty days after service is completed if the summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. Plaintiffs designate Nassau County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the

county in which the property a lien upon which is being foreclosed is situated. The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Julianne T. Capetola J.S.C., dated June 10, 2019. The object of this action is to foreclose a Nassau County Tax Lien covering the premises located at Section: 51 Block 108 Lot 31 on the Tax Map of Nassau County and is also known 93 Shelter Lane, Levittown, New York. Index No. 613333/2018. Dated: June 17, 2019

BRONSTER LLP, Attorney for Plaintiffs, CAZENOVIA CREEK FUNDING I LLC, By: Nina Khaimova, Esq. 156 West 56th Street, Suite 1801 New York, NY 10019 (347) 246-4889 MIT 5819 4X 06/21,28,07/05,12

NOTICE OF SALE

Supreme Court Nassau County FGMC IN LIEU OF TRUE CORPORATE NAME FIRST GUARANTY MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Plaintiff against BRYAN HIGGINS; JESSICA HIGGINS; ALEXA HIGGINS; LAUREN HIGGINS, Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on August 3, 2018.

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 30th day of July, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. premises described as follows: 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. Said premises known as 35 Libby Avenue, Hicksville, N.Y. 11801.

(Section: 12, Block: 291, Lot: 22).

Approximate amount of lien $ 331,676.57 plus interest and costs.

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

Index No. 601530-18.

Kathleen Wright, Esq., Referee.

Stern & Eisenberg, PC

Attorney(s) for Plaintiff Woodbridge Corporate Plaza 485 B Route 1 South – Suite 330 Iselin, NJ 08830

(732) 582-6344

MIT 5820

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF FLIPPING LEAF LLC.

Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/3/19. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to: 12 Crest Road E, Merrick, NY 11566.

Purpose: any lawful purpose. BN 7397

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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 FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2016-CTT, Plaintiff, -againstTHE UNKNOWN HEIRSAT-LAW, NEXT-OF-KIN, DISTRIBUTEES, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, TRUSTEES, DEVISEES, LEGATEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST, AND GENERALLY ALL PERSONS HAVING OR CLAIMING, UNDER, BY OR THROUGH THE DECEDENT CATHERINE CARTER BY PURCHASE, INHERITANCE, LIEN OR OTHERWISE, ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN AND TO THE PREMISES DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT HEREIN; CHARLES W. CARTER; SALLY GANGI; MARY C. STEWART; PATRICK W. ENNIS; JAMES M. ENNIS; THOMAS C. ENNIS; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; CAPITAL ONE BANK; NORTH STAR CAPITAL ACQUISITIONS LLC; SLOMIN’S INC.; THOMAS J. LUCAS DBA STAR TAX REDUCTION CONSULTANT; MIDLAND FUNDING LLC; PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (EASTERN DISTRICT); STATE OF NEW YORK; “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #10” inclusive the names of the ten

last name Defendants being fictitious, real names unknown to the Plaintiff, the parties intended being persons or corporations having an interest in, or tenants or persons in possession of, portions of the mortgaged premises described in the Complaint, Defendants.

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your Answer or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance upon the Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the date of service or within thirty (30) days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York. If you fail to so appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

DATED: Elmsford, New York June 7, 2019 NOTICE

YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME

If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.

Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property.

Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY

FOR THE PLAINTIFF

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2016-CTT AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT.

Alex Zamenhof Esq., Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, Attorneys for Plaintiff 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523 Phone: (914) 345-3020

NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS:

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2016-CTT IS FORECLOSING AGAINST THE OWNER OF THIS PREMISES. IF YOU LIVE HERE, THIS LAWSUIT MAY RESULT IN YOUR EVICTION. YOU MAY WISH TO CONTACT A LAWYER TO DISCUSS ANY RIGHTS AND POSSIBLE DEFENSES YOU MAY HAVE.

NOTICE OF OBJECT OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT

THE OBJECT of the above-entitled action is to foreclose a reverse mortgage bearing date March 21, 1996 given by Catherine Carter (deceased) to Hartford Funding Ltd. to secure the sum of $130,000.00 and recorded in Liber 17297 at Page 254 in the office of the County Clerk/City Register of Nassau County on April 12, 1996 and which reverse mortgage was ultimately assigned to the Plaintiff as evidenced by written instrument dated July 14, 2017 and recorded in Liber 42282 at Page 62 in the office of the County Clerk/City Register of Nassau County on August 2, 2017 covering the premises described as follows: 20 Stewart Avenue, Bethpage, New York 11714

The relief sought in the within action is final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the reverse mortgage described above.

The Plaintiff makes no personal claim against any Defendants in this action.

The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Honorable Anna R. Anzalone, J.S.C. dated May 29, 2019 and filed May 30 2019

Help for Homeowners in Foreclosure

New York State Law requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully.

Summons and Complaint

You are in danger of losing your home. If you fail to respond to the summons and complaint in this foreclosure action, you may lose your home. Please read the summons and complaint carefully. You should immediately contact an attorney or your local legal aid office to obtain advice on how to protect yourself.

Sources of Information and Assistance

The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process.

To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Department of Financial Services at (800) 3423736 or visit the Department’s website at http://www.dfs. ny.gov.

Rights and Obligations YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO LEAVE YOUR HOME AT

THIS TIME. You have the right to stay in your home during the foreclosure process. You are not required to leave your home unless and until your property is sold at auction pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale.

Regardless of whether you choose to remain in your home, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR PROPERTY and pay property taxes in accordance with state and local law.

Foreclosure Rescue Scams

Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services.

Index No. 603303/2018

Plaintiff designates NASSAU County as place of trial Venue is based upon County in which premises are being situate

SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS WITH NOTICE ACTION TO FORECLOSE A MORTGAGE

BN 7399

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NOTICE OF SALE

Supreme Court Nassau County

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS

SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007AQ2, Plaintiff AGAINST Roxana Villanueva, et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated May 02, 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 July 30, 2019 at 11:30AM, premises known as 7 MORRIS ROAD, 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 Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION 49, BLOCK 244, LOT 19. Approximate amount of judgment $530,334.74 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 17-001466.

Michael A. Montesano, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221

BN 7402

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF FIRST LIBERTY CONSULTING LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/19/19. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY designated agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC 8 Amby Ave Plainview, NY 11803. Purpose: any lawful act.

BN 7403

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Hats off to MacArthur’s Class of 2019

MacArthur High School’s Class of 2019 with their diplomas.

MacArthur High School seniors prepared to graduate.

Two hundred and seventy-two members of General Douglas MacArthur High School’s Class of 2019 from the Levittown Public Schools marked a milestone in their lives as they successfully completed their high school careers during MacArthur’s 58th commencement ceremony on June 22. Held at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Center at Hofstra University, the graduates were supported by family and friends, building and central administrators, including Superintendent of Schools Dr. Tonie McDonald, along with the Levittown Board of Education, staff and distinguished guests.

The proud graduates entered the ceremony to “Pomp and Circumstance” as loved ones cheered. Assistant Principal Anne Rao welcomed everyone to the celebratory event and introduced Class

President Richard Neri III and Alyssa Amatulli to the podium for the Pledge of Allegiance. Senior choir members followed with the national anthem and a moving performance of “I Lived” by OneRepublic.

MacArthur High School Principal Joseph Sheehan addressed the graduates, who he noted entered the high school when he first became principal.

“Members of the Class of 2019, you are armed with all the necessary skills, traits and characteristics that are paramount for success at the next level,” he said. “To say it has been an honor to have started our journeys at MacArthur High School together four years ago and be able to witness you develop into the high quality, well-rounded, respected young adults you have become would be an understatement. General Nation is a

better place because of you.”

Superintendent Dr. McDonald also praised the graduates on all that they have achieved and encouraged the students to “continue to care about the people around you.”

James Chenevey Jr., keynote speaker, Levittown Memorial High School graduate and CEO of Earthlite, Inc., spoke to the graduates about his experience as a Levittown student and offered advice on how to achieve happiness in life. He encouraged the students to practice being patient, be open to other ideas and cultures, always look to help others, express gratitude every day, seek leadership opportunities, network and more.

Salutatorian Hannah Kilmetis, Class President Richard Neri III and valedictorian Saajid Chowdhury also spoke

to their fellow peers. They praised the Class of 2019, emphasized their support systems and shared lessons that they have learned.

Under the direction of Joseph Romano, the MacArthur High School band performed, along with senior band members during the ceremony. The graduates then watched a commemorative video presentation of footage from throughout their senior year as they reminisced on the memories made. Board President Peggy Marenghi proudly presented the Class of 2019 before the conferring of diplomas. Loved ones cheered as students were recognized one by one on stage. After tossing their blue caps high, the graduates exited the ceremony ready to take on the next chapter of their lives.

Members of MacArthur High School’s Class of 2019.

Superintendent of Schools Dr. Tonie McDonald (second left) and Principal Joseph Sheehan (right) with Valedictorian Saajid Chowdhury (left) and Salutatorian Hannah Kilmetis (second right).

Photos courtesy of the Levittown Public Schools

Valedictorian

thanked his family for all their love and support and encouraged his peers to fully appreciate their support systems.

Saajid Chowdhury proudly

Left to right: Jordan Waitkus, Samantha Collins and Joseph Gagnon graduated from MacArthur High School.

MacArthur High School graduate Sara Marcano with her decorated cap.

Graduate Robert Bottone (left) received his diploma from Principal Joseph Sheehan (right).

Senior choir members performed “I Lived” by OneRepublic.

MacArthur High School graduates Kristi Ryu (left) and Ashley LoFaso (right).

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