Mid-Island Times (8/9/19)

SERVING PLAINVIEW, HICKSVILLE, AND LEVIT TOWN

Local business gives girl new outlook NYS grant for water treatment

The New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) recently issued the Plainview Water District (PWD) an additional $1.73 million in funding made available through the New York State Water Infrastructure Improvement Act (WIIA). A recent change to the EFC’s criteria awarded the District these additional funds above and beyond the $373,000 initially secured by the District for installing state-of-the-art treatment of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC). This latest award brings the total grant funding the District has secured to more than $5 million in the past two and half years.

“We are pleased and thankful that Governor Cuomo heard Long Island water providers’ requests to change the grant program to allow more funding to be made available to each District for necessary treatment upgrades,” said Marc Laykind, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners. “The District works tirelessly to provide high-quality drinking water to every corner of our service territory and the presence of emerging contaminants is making this mission much more costly.

With more than $2.1 million received in grant funding for this project, plus additional reserve funds, the Plainview Water District has fast tracked plans to build a Granular Activated Carbon filtration system and begin pumping water from a well that has remained offline since October 2017. This planned treatment system is currently needed to address the increasing levels of vol-

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BY GARY SIMEONE

It was a dream come true last Friday at A Step Ahead Prosthetics service in Hicksville. An eightyear-old girl from upstate New York was at the facility to receive a final fitting for her brand new prosthetic leg.

“Her name is Myleanna Siedlecky, and she was at our facility to receive a new adaptive sports prosthesis for the lower half of her left leg,” said Eric Schaffer, CEO of A Step Ahead and a certified prosthetist. “She is one of many kids we’ve seen here at A Step Ahead, whose life is made better after receiving a new prosthetic device.”

Myleanna, who is from Windsor, New York, was at the facility with her mother and grandmother to receive the new prosthetic device, which is known as a blade. Blades are specialized devices meant to replace legs and feet amputated below the knee. She lost the lower half of her leg after an unfortunate lawnmower riding accident in 2017.

Schaffer said that she ended up at the facility after the charity organization, One2one Foundation, contacted them, looking for candidates to be outfitted with an adaptive sports prostheses.

“We do a lot of work with One2one, and ended up choosing Myleanna’s profile from a pool of other candidates,” said Schaffer. “She was chosen primarily for monetary reasons, as these types of prosthetics are not typically covered by insurance and because she was in the market for an adaptive sports blade.”

He added that when she came to the facility, she was still in a conventional walking prosthesis, which made it hard for her to run and jump and do other things kids her age normally do.

“Sometimes in life you just need the right set of tools to experience the satisfaction and advantages that other people might take for granted. With this new device, she can look forward to playing basketball, soccer and other activities unimpeded.”

Gardenia Cucci, executive director at One2one Foundation, said that many donors were instrumental in helping to raise funds for the little girls new prostheses.

“The causes are originated by our donors and many of them feel strongly about our youth in need of prosthetics program,” said Cucci.

Gardenia Cucci (left), executive director at the One 2 One Foundation with Jessica Bixby (Myleanna’s mom), Myleanna and Eric Schaffer, CEO of A Step Ahead.

Bethpage intern plants seeds of community service

A group of PSEG Long Island interns, including Kyra Bella of Bethpage, recently volunteered at the Island Harvest Giving Garden. Bella, an intern in the Corporate Communications department, watered and weeded the crops at the Brentwood farm.

More than three dozen PSEG Long Island interns, including Kyra Bella of Bethpage, recently stepped away from their roles in engineering, finance, corporate communications, legal and other departments to support the company’s volunteer efforts. The interns joined President and COO Daniel Eichhorn in planting seeds, watering saplings, weeding, mulching and tending Island Harvest Food Bank’s Giving Garden in Brentwood. Last year, Island Harvest’s two dozen gardens produced 600,000 pounds of

fresh vegetables and fruits that was distributed to Long Islanders through its food bank.

“Volunteering with Island Harvest through PSEG Long Island has really come full circle for me,” said Kyra Bella, PSEG Long Island intern and Bethpage resident. “Being able to work with an organization that has such a positive impact on our community is such a privilege, and I’m so thankful that PSEG Long Island has given me so many opportunities to give back.”

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A feeding collaboration in Bethpage

A group of first and fourth-grade students from Central Boulevard Elementary School created various bird feeders during a STEM lab activity on June 14.

First and fourth grade Central Boulevard Elementary School students hard at work building their bird feeders .

First and fourth-grade students at the Bethpage Union Free School District’s Central Boulevard Elementary School worked together in the building’s STEM lab to create bird feeders for the surrounding environment.

During the week of June 10, firstgrade classes studied bird feeders and their importance, then were joined by fourth-grade classes to create homemade bird feeders from several household and purchased products. Under the instruction of STEM teacher Mara Karfinkel, the students

Legislator gives out free helmets

It was a beautiful day in Levittown on Saturday, July 13, as Legislator Ferretti joined The Levittown Community Council for Lazy Days of Summer. Legislator Ferretti had a free bike helmet giveaway for anyone under 18 years old who completed a bike safety questionnaire that day. Parents helped their children understand the safety of bike riding as they answered the questionnaire together. Legislator Ferretti was happy to give away so many helmets to help keep the young people in our community safe. Pictured are three of the bike helmet winners –Brianna, Kaitlyn and Sophia Dallojacono.

used milk cartons, food containers, donut boxes, tape and tree branches to manufacture feeders.

The design for each feeder was illustrated by a first-grade student. Fourth-graders helped in bringing the sketches to life, using the materials offered in the STEM lab to construct functional bird feeders to bring home.

“Thank you to the fourth-graders for coming to assist the first-grade classes in creating their bird feeders,” said Ms. Karfinkel.

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Students design to inspire at Hicksville Middle School

Hicksville Middle School students John Ryan Chaplin and Amelia Masterlerz model the front of the school’s new T-shirt, which bears the logo Amelia designed.

Hicksville Middle School students John Ryan Chaplin and Amelia Masterlerz model the back of the school’s new T-shirt, which bears John’s design of the school motto, “Heart + Motivation = Success.”

Hicksville Middle School celebrated its motto of “Heart + Motivation = Success” by unveiling two new logo designs and a T-shirt.

Earlier in the school year, HMS students were invited to submit designs that reflected this motto. Congratulations to eighth-grade student Amelia Masterlerz, who designed the logo that appears on the front of the shirt, and sixth-grader

John Ryan Chaplin, who designed the back. Amelia’s design shows the acronym HMS with a heart in the background, while John’s design shows the words “Heart + Motivation = Success” with the letters “HMS” highlighted in different colors and the entire motto replicating an addition table.

Photos courtesy of Hicksville School District

Bilingual Authors’ Tea at OCR School

English language learners display the books of poetry published by the first, second and third-grade English language learners.

bilingual teacher Johanna Mauro with a first-grader reciting her poem during the school’s Bilingual Authors’ Tea.

a bilingual performance

Hicksville’s Old Country Road Elementary School hosted a Bilingual Authors’ Tea in which English language learners in kindergarten and first and second grades recited their original poems, following the theme “All About Me.”

Proud parents filled the OCR all-purpose room, as one by one, students made their way to the microphone to share their personal stories in a creative manner. The tea also allowed these young authors to show how far they have come in learning

their new language. Each of the three grade levels also published its own book, featuring the students’ poems.

Following their presentations, the students took to the risers for a bilingual choral performance of Marc Anthony’s “Vivir Mi Vida.” Each participant also received a creative writing award. Refreshments were served as the school officially opened its poetry exhibit with a special walkthrough.

OCR bilingual teacher Nancy Valasquez with a student reciting his poem during the school’s Bilingual Authors’ Tea.

OCR bilingual teacher Suzanne Caceres with a second-grade student reciting his poem during the school’s Bilingual Authors’ Tea.

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OCR English language learners give

of Marc Anthony’s “Vivir Mi Vida.”

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Local runners score in Marcum Workplace Challenge

Jossi Fritz-Mauer Tom Primrose

Jossi Fritz-Mauer of Old Bethpage was the eighth fastest runner in Tuesday evening’s Marcum Workplace Challenge. With a time of 19:26, he was the fastest of his PSEG Long Island teammates. The second fastest PSEG Long Island runner was Tom Primrose, who crossed the finish line at 25:35.

With their bright blue PSEG Long Island running shirts, Fritz-Mauer, his wife Lena (who placed fifth among the female runners) and Primrose joined thousands of exercise enthusiasts crossing the finish line last Tuesday night at Jones Beach in the Marcum Workplace Challenge.

The Marcum Challenge is a 3.5-mile charity run at Jones Beach State Park that PSEG Long Island supported this year with more than 1,000 participants, who raised more than $31,500 for four Long Island charities: The Long lsland Children's Museum; Children's Medical Fund of New York; Long Island Cares, Inc. – The Harry Chapin Food Bank; and the Nassau County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

“I am so proud of our employees’ commitment to this wonderful event where we can raise money for four great local charities while spending some time together outside the office,” said Daniel Eichhorn, president and COO, PSEG Long Island. “Whether relaxing

under the tent, walking the course with co-workers or running it competitively – we all supported our community here tonight.”

Both Fritz-Mauer and Primrose are first-time runners in this event, though both say running is a big part of their lives.

“I’ve been running for more than half my life because it centers me and makes me a better person and a better worker,” said Fritz-Mauer. “By running with my wife to support PSEG Long Island at the Marcum Workplace Challenge, we are showing our kids how we can do something good for ourselves while doing something good for others.”

“Running is a great way to de-stress,” said Primrose. “And the Marcum Workplace Challenge provides a great opportunity to relax, have fun with my colleagues and support four great charities on Long Island – all at the same time.”

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Global Scavenger Hunt, Leg 3: Myanmar, the Golden Land, Comes from Darkness into Light

BY KAREN RUBIN TRAVEL FEATURES SYNDICATE

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I am surprised by the fact it is in only a two-hour flight from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to Yangon (formerly known as Rangoon), Myanmar, the third leg of the Global Scavenger Hunt, a 23-day around-the-world mystery tour, arriving at our five-star hotel, the Sule Shangri-la, around noon. We will have our meeting at 2:30 pm when we will get our booklets, spelling out the challenge we will face.

After 60 years closed to the world, Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, was only reopened to the outside world in 2011, so I am most intrigued to see it for myself. The country has also received horrible press over the persecution of the Rohingya people, which raises controversy for Bill Chalmers, who meticulously organizes the Global Scavenger Hunt. But it encapsulates his philosophy, bordering on religion, that appreciates travel as a way of forging understanding, bringing people together and yes, fostering progress and change.

Throughout this Global Scavenger Hunt, “A Blind Date With the World” – where we don’t know where we are going next until

Sule Pagoda at the end of a modern boulevard © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com

we are told when to go to the airport or get ourselves there, and along the way, complete scavenges and challenges – we are encour-

guage. (Towards this end, using cell phones or computers to research, August 9, 2019

aged, even forced, to “rely on the kindness of strangers,” to interact with local people even when we can’t understand each other’s lan-

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Global Scavenger Hunt, Leg 3: Myanmar, the Golden Land, Comes from Darkness into Light

access maps or GPS is not allowed.)

Though it is a conceit to think we can parachute into places and understand the nuances of complex issues, travel is about seeing for yourself, but also gaining an understanding of one another, disabusing stereotypes or caricatures, and most significantly, not seeing others as “other”, which works both ways.

“I don’t like the idea of a boycott. Travelers are serving as ambassadors, doing fact-finding. This country is emerging from decades of isolation –there are problems, humanitarian problems on a large scale. It is a troubled

country with great suffering.

“Bear witness for yourself. Enjoy the rich culture, the people, play journalist, bea reporter, have conversations, learn and gain perspective. Parachuting in can’t give you full expertise. All acquire more accurate idea, local perception. Talk with locals, see for yourself.

“The issue with not coming is you paint a broad picture about everyone. When we travel, a lot of people disagree with our government but don’t take it out against us as individuals. We practice diplomacy of engagement. Not coming won’t change minds but possibly, coming can help change minds.”

“Myanmar is breathtakingly beautiful,” Bill tells us. “Say yes to things. There are extraordinary sights.” But he isn’t naïve - anticipating the problems, frustrations we will have, the Global Scavenger Hunt, he gives us a list of to-do’s and don’ts (buy food and water before getting on a train, ferry or bus; Myanmar roads are among the most dangerous; have a safe word between teammates that is code for “danger.” Travel, he says, is about “conquering fears, heat, holidays.” Indeed, the fact it is Myanmar’s New Year’s Day and many services are closed becomes a major factor for me.

The Global Scavenger Hunt is also about teamwork, and one of the rules is that you can’t separate from your teammate (Chalmers actually feels very guilty about the possible friction the competition can foment in couples). So I go along with my teammate, Margo, who wants to travel to Mandalay instead of Inle Lake, which I became extremely excited about, after Bagan.

We learn that the Myanmar leg is designated a Par 5 (very tough, the highest is Park 6). The challenge we are given is to spend the next two nights on our own, that we have to go to two of the three cities (Yangon, Bagan, Mandalay and Inle Lake), but can only take two flights (necessitating ground transportation between two cities of the triangle), and have to be back to The Sule Shangri-la in Yangon by 6 pm on Saturday. Chalmers spends much of the time spelling out the special rules for this leg of the contest, the winning team of which is designated “World’s

Greatest Travelers”.

We spend the next 3 1//2 hours organizing where and how we will travel to Bagan, Mandalay and back to Yangon. By the time we finish, I only have time to walk down a modern boulevard to the Sule Pagoda, which sits at the center of the city as well as the city’s political and economic life.

According to legend, the stupa was built even before the more famous Shwedagon Pagoda during the time of the Buddha, which would make it more than 2,600 years old. The Sule Pagoda served as a rallying point in both the 1988 uprisings and the 2007 Saffron Revolution.

It’s the last day of the New Year celebration and place is packed with people bringing offerings, lighting candles and spilling water at their Weekday shrine. It is dusk when I arrive, and I watch the moon rise and the sky deepen in color to azure blue, the brilliant gold of the pagoda a blazing contrast. A guide comes up to me and checks his book to see exactly what day of the week I was born, so I know which is my shrine (Thursday; the mouse is my animal); he shows me a photo of President Obama striking one of the bell during his visit here.

On the way back, I walk across a bridge that spans the boulevard for a sensational photo of the pagoda.

I have yet to see the famous Shwedagon Pagoda. Fortunately, I will have more time to explore Yangon when we return.

We are up at 4 am to leave at 5 am for the airport for a 7 am fllght to Bagan on Golden Airlines. The hotel has very

kindly packed a to-go breakfast. It turns out several of the 10 Global Scavenger Hunt teams are taking the same flight.

This morning in clearer light, having become entranced by the description of Inle Lake, a villages built on stilts and only accessible by boat, and hearing one team discuss the overnight bus they will take from Bagan to Inle Lake, I decide to go on my own to Inle Lake instead of to Mandalay. But that depends on whether I can get seat on all-night bus, a hotel in Inle Lake and a flight from Inle Lake on Saturday morning to be back in time for the 6 pm meeting/deadline.

Bagan, City of Temples, Newly Named UNESCO World Heritage Site

We arrive at Bagan airport; before we leave the airport at Bagan we have to buy an archeological sites ticket (15,000 Kyat or about $12).

Moments after arriving at the Bagan airport in Myanmar (and paying the mandatory ticket to the archeological zone, 15,000 Kyat, or $12), we see why Bagan only this July has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site: known as the city of Temples, Bagan has more than 2,000 Buddhist temples and pagodas within 16 square miles, its ancient ruins, some dating back almost 1000 years, rival Angkor Wat in Cambodia, though in Cambodia, the prevailing colors seem grey and green, while here, they are the red, orange and beige of sandstone. Temples here are as common

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as skyscrapers in Manhattan, dotting the plain.

Considering that Myanmar was shut off from the world for 60 years, only reopening since 2011, Bagan is still relatively unknown and draws fewer tourists, so you have the feeling of discovery and authenticity. Here, local worshippers vastly outnumber Western visitors and you can be immersed in the rituals.

The profusion of temples is astonishing. The stunning architecture and the fact that they are centuries old is mind-boggling. On top of that, you realize they have survived earthquakes as recent as 2016 when nearly 200 temples were damaged by a 6.8 magnitude quake.

There are so many temples, some are just out in overgrowth that makes you think of fairy tales with the castle buried by a forest. Some of the most breathtakingly beautiful architecture comes immediately as we set out. We stop the taxi to explore.

Luen, the taxi driver who picks us up at the airport, is a delightful man who speaks English very well, and expresses appreciation for us coming to visit his country. On our way to the hotel, he stops where we ask to take pictures. We hire him to take us around and make an appointment for him to come back at a certain time (had we been competing, we wouldn’t be allowed to hire a taxi for a whole day or use the driver as a guide).

The hotel, Aye Yar River View Resort in Old Bagan, inside the city walls, is absolutely lovely – walking distance to several of the places I want to visit (such as the Archeological Museum) and some of the temples, with an absolutely lovely pool (so welcome in the heat that exceeds 100 degrees), and open-air restaurant.

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It takes a frustrating couple of hours to try to make my travel arrangements to Inle Lake -the bus reservation to Inle Lake (actually that was easy, on JJ Bus site), the hotel which I select from the list Bill Chalmers has provided, which I book on hotels.com, but the flight is the real problem. Because of the national See page D5

The History of Diapers: A Work in Progress

BY MARJORIE GOTTLIEB WOLFE

The year was 1964. My husband and I were adopting a baby. Unlike Al Roker, who tore through Macy’s, Sears, and Saks buying up everything he could in 6-to-12 month sizes, my mother, Jeanette Gottlieb, accompanied me to a small mom and pop baby store in Brooklyn to buy the layette. We ordered onesies, bibs, blankets and a few dozen cloth diapers.

Al Roker says (“Don’t Make Me Stop This Car!”), “Courtney made her presence known via her diaper. She could produce a scent that wasn’t exactly jasmine wafting over the Holy River. Have you ever tried to change a baby in the backseat of a car during a snow- storm? Take it from me, it ain’t easy.”

No, I didn’t order a T-shirt which read, “Real Men Change Diapers.” Today the shirt would read, “Alexa, Change My Diaper.”

Barbara Ehrenreich said, “Like many other women, I could not understand why every man who changed a diaper has felt impelled, in recent years, to write a book about it.”

Ivana Trump said, “You really don’t need to study how to change a diaper. As a new mom, you learn pretty darn quickly.”

Shown below is a short history of diapers:

2019

Most parents end up changing between 5,000 - 8,000 diapers per baby. On average, one diaper (newborn size) costs about 25 to 26 cents.

Over a lifetime of using cloth diapers, parents could see savings anywhere from $1,000 to $1,200…and way, way more for twins.

Pampers has introduced “Lumi,” a device that tracks babies’ activities using a sensor that attaches to the diaper. The app tracks all changes, which can eliminate the whole “how long ago was the baby’s last wet diaper?” dilemma new parents know too well.

A survey shows that 90% of dads have gone into a men’s public restroom that has not had a baby changing table. Pampers, as part of its “LovetheChange” campaign, will be providing 5,000 changing tables for public restrooms across North America so more dads can change their child’s diaper. (see 2018))

A recent Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis study noted that some parents miss work because they can’t send their child to childcare with an adequate supply of diapers. Diaper banks give out millions of

diapers to families who can’t afford the $80 a month it costs to change 8-12 diapers each day per child. A headline read: “In California, Food Banks Aim to Address Diaper Needs.” (Diapers aren’t covered under subsidized programs.)

2018

Changing table inequality was placed front and center this year. During the next two years, Pampers—in partnership with Koala Kare—will will identify high-need locations, and solve the problem for many dads.

2017

todaysparent.com says that on-themove toddlers aren’t too keen on sitting still ever—let alone for a diaper change. There’s no rule that says a kid has to be lying down to change his diaper.

2013

texasdiaperbank.org says that one in 3 families don’t have access to an adequate supply of diapers.

2011

Kelly Weis wrote a book titled, “Changing Diapers: The Hip Mom’s Guide to Modern Cloth Diapering.”

2010

daycare.com discusses “Kids Who

2008

Elizabeth Verdick writes, “Diapers Are Not Forever.”

2003

nickisdiapers.com says, “Swim diapers” are meant to fit snugly and hold in poop ONLY. They are not meant be absorbent because if they absorbed water from a pool or lake they would become a weight and pull your baby down.

2000

Al Roker (“Don’t Make Me Stop This Car”) writes, “There are dads out there who wouldn’t know the business end of a diaper even if it came with labels. But there are moms like that, too. That’s no reason to tar the rest of us dads wth the same dirty diaper.”

1988

Paul Dickson includes the following term in his book, “Family Words”: “Zib” = The sound of an acetate tab being pulled from the tape of a disposible diaper. (Minnesota Public Radio)

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Kick During Diaper Changes.”

Showing off lacquerware in a small village in Bagan © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com

BY TOM MARGENAU

Q: I am doing a school report on plans to privatize Social Security. What can you tell me about this?

A: That’s a topic that used to be all the rage back in the 1980s and 1990s. But ever since the almost catastrophic financial crash in the late 2000s, saying you want to turn Social Security over to Wall Street brokers (i.e., to “privatize” Social Security in the traditional sense of the term) is like saying you want some monkeys with a dart board to make financial decisions about our nation’s primary means of supporting older folks, people with disabilities and surviving widows, widowers and children.

Still, some persist in claiming that Social Security should be managed more like other public pension funds. Most of those funds have a diversified portfolio, with a variety of investments. On the other hand, every nickel of Social Security assets are invested, by law, in U.S. treasury notes, considered by everyone the safest of all places to stash your cash. What most folks who advocate putting Social Security funds into private markets can’t comprehend is the immense size of the Social Security trust funds. If a large public pension fund (like many teacher’s retirement funds or police and firefighter funds) are piggy banks, then Social Security is Fort Knox. Many public funds have billions of dollars in assets. Social Security has trillions. You simply can’t compare them.

To put it another way, Social Security makes up about one-fourth of the entire federal budget. You simply don’t take a quarter of our country’s budget and put it on Wall Street. After all, would you want the federal government, via the Social Security trust fund, to be the major owner of Apple stock or the primary investor in Phillip Morris?

A more reasonable approach to “privatizing” Social Security would allow individual taxpayers to use private or managed accounts to supplement future Social Security benefits. And when you hear talk of such proposals, please remember to ask this question: Is it a carve-out plan or an add-on plan? There is a huge difference.

Both plans involve requiring younger workers to contribute money to an IRA-type account that would offer several investment options. The worker could choose a safe but generally low-yielding account or a riskier but potentially more rewarding one. The investments from this account would then be used to augment Social Security retirement benefits.

But the difference lies in the funding details. In a carve-out plan (these are usually the plans touted by Republicans), the worker’s IRA investment would be funded with a portion of his or

Privatizing Social Security

her Social Security payroll tax. For example, currently 6.2% of a worker’s salary is deducted for Social Security taxes. A carve-out plan might specify that 4.2% continue to be used to fund Social Security, while 2% would be funneled into the private account. In other words, this plan gets its funding by carving it out of the current Social Security system.

On the other hand, an add-on plan (the plans usually touted by Democrats) would require a worker to contribute an extra amount to fund the private account investments. So, 6.2% of his or her salary would still be deducted to finance Social Security benefits. But in addition, that worker would be required to chip in an extra percentage point or two of salary to fund the Social Security supplement. So this plan gets its funding by adding to the current Social Security system.

Each plan has its plusses and minuses. The downside to an add-on plan is that more out-of-paycheck spending would be required from workers to fund their retirement portfolio. But the advantage to the plan is its greater rewards. Most add-on proposals are modeled after the highly successful “Thrift Savings Plan,” an add-on IRA that has been available to federal government workers for years and has given many of them the kind of financial security in retirement not usually associated with middle-class civil servants.

The upside to carve-out proposals is that no extra financial burden would be placed on young workers to finance the supplemental benefits. But the often unexplained downside is that huge reductions would be necessary in future Social Security benefits. It’s just simple math. If you are going to carve out about onethird of the Social Security payroll tax to fund a worker’s private supplement, then future Social Security benefits for that same worker are going to have to be cut by at least one-third. Apparently, the hope is that a well-managed private account will more than make up the difference. Also, carve-out plans come with huge transitional costs. Remember: Social Security is a “pay-as-you-go” program, meaning the money deducted from today’s worker’s paychecks is used to fund benefits to current retirees. So if you cut the amount of money going into the system, you must get funding from other sources to pay promised benefits to current retirees.

But here is the most important point I need to make about proposals for private accounts -- whether carve-out or add-on. Although they are often mentioned in the same breath as other proposals to “save Social Security,” they do nothing of the sort. Social Security’s long-range financing problems are the result of baby boomers quickly turning into senior boomers. For years, Social

Security has been working extremely well with a ratio of three workers supporting one retiree. But by the time all the boomers retire (and that will be happening at a quickening pace over the next 15 years), there will be only two workers supporting each retiree. The system simply cannot work as it’s currently structured at a two-to-one ratio.

As I’ve pointed out many times to my readers, there are many relatively modest proposals for reform that will keep the system running for generations.

All of those possible solutions involve either slight tax increases or moderate cuts in benefits. None of them involves the creation of private accounts for Social Security beneficiaries. I am not saying the private accounts are a bad idea. I am saying that they have nothing to do with the future financial health of the program.

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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1979

Erma Bombeck (“Aunt Erma’s Cope Book”) discusses her neighbor, Mildred, whose children were born with capped teeth, snooze alarms, and who were weaned off the bottle at one year. And they were toilet trained at nine months.

1974

Joan Rivers writes, “Having A Baby Can Be A Scream.” This conversation takes place between her and her doctor:

Joan: This morning on the radio I heard a golden oldie: “Every Little Movement Has a Meaning.” Do you suppose some baby inspired that song?

Doctor: As far as your baby is concerned, every little movement means things are okay Don’t get uptight about any changes in color or frequency. But, if the consistency of the stool changes drastically, you should tell the doctor.

Joan: In other words, I’ll have be a stool pigeon for my own kid!

1970s & 80’s

Cloth diapers made a huge comeback due to the concern of environmental issues. The large number of disposable

diapers in the landfills caused many parents to return to cloth diapers, which were reusable, and more eco-friendly than their non-biodegradable cousins.

1961

Pampers would come to dominate the baby diaper landscape. Parents had to keep tape handy, until they implemented the idea of the self-clinging diaper.

Late 1960s

Pampers had competition with Huggies. Other improvements included hourglass shape for better fit between the legs and elastic in the legs and waist for a better fit.

1950

Disposable cellulose wadding inside of a knitted mesh came in a long roll. Parents would cut the material to fit the baby. During this time, disposable diapers were a luxury item, used mainly for special occasions like flying across the country or going on a long car trip.

Cloth diapers were improved again when diapers were packaged already prefolded.

1950s

Rubber pants changed to plastic pants because plastic was cheaper, eas-

ier to produce, and didn’t irritate a baby’s skin like rubber.

1949

Eastern Airlines developed a disposable diaper, which became known as CHUX.

1947

George M. Schroder was asked to create a disposable diaper out of nonwoven fabric.

1946

Marion Donovan used a shower curtain from her bathroom to create the “Boater,” a diaper cover made from Army surplus nylon parachute cloth. It sold in 1949 at Saks fifth Avenue’s flagship store, but was unsuccessful in marketing it.

1942

The first disposable diaper was created in Sweden.

The pads were made from unbleached creped cellulose tissue, because cotton was a war material that was difficult to come by, and every spare scrap was donated to help in the war effort.

1920s

Rubber pants was commonplace.

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Latex rubber was available to the public at large. Adding rubber pants kept cloth diapers from leaking onto clothes and furniture.

Early 1900s

Washing diapers became common. Diapers were boiled—washed in steel pots of boiling water and then hung to dry in the sun.

1887

The first man-made cloth diapers in the U. S. were produced by Maria Allen.

Late 1800s

Infants in Europe and the U. S. were all wearing cloth diapers that resemble today’s diapers. They were made of linen or flannel, were folded into a rectangular shape, and held onto the baby with safety pins.

Marjorie Gottlieb Wolfe recalls when diaper service would bring fresh, clean diapers directly to your door. It took off during W.W. II, when more mothers began working outside the home, holding down 9-5 jobs that their husbands had left to fight in Europe and the Pacific.

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holiday, I can’t get through to the airline itself, not even the hotel manager who does her best, in order to change my booking from Mandalay. Finally, I am through.

While the others are having lunch, I only have to stroll out the front gate of the hotel to come upon temples and archeological sites. I wander over to the Shwe-gu-gyi Hpaya (temple), which the sign (in English) notes was built by King Alaungsithu in 1141. The temple is built on a high platform, topped by a sikhara, or curvilinear square-based dome and has a projected porch, or vestibule.. A stone inscription describes the merit of King Bayinnaung in 1551.

Also in this immediate vicinity, walking distance from the hotel: Mahabodhia Pagoda (1215 AD); Shwe Hti Saung Pagoda (11th C), Saw Hlawhan Pagoda (598 AD), and the Lacquerware Museum.

I take note of a tourism school and a sign that says, “Warmly Welcome & Take Care of Tourists.”

Finally, we set out with our taxi driver, San Luen, to visit some of the notable temples (there are 2,000 in Bagan) –we only have a day. It’s 108 degrees (116 with heat index). We set out initially

following some of the scavenges, which also tend to bring us to prime places and experiences.

Our first stop is Dhammayangyi Temple, one of the most massive structures in Bagan and one of the most popular for visitors. It was built by King Narathu (1167-70), who was also known as Kalagya Min, the ‘king killed by Indians’. Luen drives us to a side entrance so we will have a shorter distance to walk over the extremely hot ground in bare feet (not even socks are allowed in Bagan).

Luen calls it “the Temple of the Evil King. I later learn that Narathu ascended the Bagan throne by murdering his father, the king, and built this temple as penance. “It is said that Narathu oversaw the construction himself and that masons were executed if a needle could be pushed between bricks they had laid. But he never completed the construction because he was assassinated before the completion.” Apparently he was assassinated in this very temple in revenge by the father of an Indian princess who Narathu had executed because he was displeased by her performance of Hindu rituals.

I guess thanks to Narathu, the interlocking, mortarless brickwork at Dhammayangyi, is said to rank as the

finest in Bagan.

We wander about what feels like a labyrinth of narrow hallways to discover the art inside. The interior floor plan has two ambulatories. Almost all the innermost passage, though, was filled with brick rubble centuries ago. Three of the four Buddha sanctums also were filled with bricks. What we see in the remaining western shrine features two original side-by-side images of Gautama and Maitreya, the historical and future Buddhas – they are magnificent.

A short distance away is another temple, Sulamani Phaya, “The Ruby of Bagan”, which dates from 1183 AD. Considered the most frequently visited temple in Bagan, the Sulamani was built by King Narapatisihu, who found a small ruby on the ground on the Bagan Plains and built a temple in its place. A description notes, “The word Sulamani means ‘small ruby’ and is a fitting name for this sand-orange and elegant ‘crowning jewel’.The temple is surrounded by a high wall; its layers of terraces and spires give the structure a mystical fairytale appearance. Inside, intricately carved stucco embellishments adorn the doors and windows.”

We drive passed the Ananda Temple, known as the “Westminster Abbey of Burma” for its elegant and

symmetrical design, intending to return to visit. The golden spire on top can be seen from miles across the Bagan Plain and is lit up at night by spotlights, creating an impressive beacon in the sky. The temple is known for its four gold-leaf Buddha statues, each standing an impressive 30 feet tall. Built in 1090 AD, Ananda Temple is one of the largest and best-preserved temples in Bagan and is still very important to local people. The temple was damaged in the

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earthquake of 1975, but has been fully restored and is well maintained. In 1990, on the occasion of the 900th anniversary of its construction, the temple spires were gilded.

Also recommended.

Shwesandaw Pagoda is considered one of the most impressive temples in Bagan. Standing at 328 feet high, it is visible from a great distaqnce. You can climb to the top for a wonderful view of the plain. It also is an excellent place for interacting with locals as they come to worship. One of the first to be built with what has become a classical golden bell shape, it became the model for Myanmar’s pagodas. The pagoda has survived invasions and natural disasters but has undergone various renovations.

Thatbyinnyu Temple is distinctive because it is one of the earliest twostory Buddhist temples and, unlike many other temples in Myanmar, is not symmetrical. At over 120 feet tall, Thatbyinnyu towers above nearby monuments. The area around it is picturesque and offers a panoramic view of Bagan.

Gubyaukgyi Temple is known for having the oldest original paintings in Bagan, according to notes. “The interior walls and ceilings of the temple are covered with ancient murals that tell stories from the previous lives of Buddha. The murals have been wellpreserved because the temple is lit with natural lighting from large perforated stone walls. Each mural is paired with a caption written in old Mon. These captions are the earliest examples of Old Mon in Myanmar making it an important site for the study of the ancient language. No photography is allowed inside the temple, in order

to preserve the murals for future generations.”

The heat (over 108 degrees) has gotten to Margo who wants to go back to the hotel. After a swim in the gorgeous pool at the hotel, I set out again with Luen at 4 pm to take me to a nearby village known for crafting the lovely lacquerware. I wander around – seeing the crude living conditions (they don’t have running water but they have electricity), and am invited in to watch people as they craft. At the entrance to the village, there is a large retail shop and workshop of master artisans.

I’m on my way back from the village, about 5 pm, when I see a message on my phone from the online booking agent that the airline booking from Inle to Yangon did not go through – I basically would be stranded. The booking app gives me a California 24/7 help number to call.

That interferes with my plan to see the sun set and watch the golden light take over the dramatic landscape.

The setting of the temples on the Bagan Plain make for expansive views – one of the reasons you should look for opportunities to get to a height, preferably at sunrise, or late afternoon toward sunset, when the light and the colors are most dramatic.

For this reason, one of the popular ways to see Bagan is taking a hotair balloon ride is an incomparable experience to see the thousands of temples scattered across the Plains of Bagan, Balloon tours normally begin at 6:30 am, just a few minutes after sunrise. They offer a bird’s-eye view of the monuments in the misty orange morning light. The picturesque spectacle of the temples at sunrise from red balloons above, has become iconic for travelers in Myanmar. Hot-

air balloon flights in Bagan normally cost around $330 per person and are seasonal (from October to March; book in advance).

Another is to drive about 1 ½ hours outside of Bagan to Mount Popa, an extinct volcano, climb to the top and see down at the whole plain laid out in front and visit the sacred Popa Taungkalat monastery at the top. Several of our group did that, literally racing by taxi from the airport so not to lose valuable time for our all-too-brief stop here on our Global Scavenger Hunt.

There are also river cruises, an archeological museum, crafts like cotton weaving and lacquerware, oil processing, palm sugar production. Almost none of it am I able to take advantage of because I have abbreviated my time here and frankly, my experience in Bagan proves a lesson in the frustration of poor planning, but a learning experience, none the less.

Many of the scavenges bring us to these important sites, but also to experiences. Among the mandatory experiences in Bagan is to try toddy juice or Black Bamboo; finding the “Rosetta stone of Myanmar” in the Bagan Archeological Museum; rent a horse cart for half a day to compete 3 scavenges.

Back at the Aye Yar River View Resort, the manager again tries heroically and fruitlessly to reach the airline directly but says the office has already closed. (I highly recommend the Aye Yar River View Resort, located Near Bu Pagoda, Old Bagan, Nyaung-U, MM).

Even though Bagan is surprisingly compact and it doesn’t take long to travel from one incredible sight to another, seeing Bagan properly would require planning and sufficient time. I don’t

have either but I chalk up my visit to a preview for a future visit. You should spend at least two or three days here.

I meet up with Paula and Tom who are also going to Inle Lake on the overnight bus and we go together to one of the two restaurants listed in the scavenger hunt (more points!). The first is closed; the second is a lot of fun.

Luen, the taxi driver, picks us up to go to the bus station.

As I ride on the night-bus to Inle, at 10 pm, bouncing and rolling on the roads that quickly turn into mountain passes, I text my son in New York to call the airline in California. The texts go back and forth. “There’s no ticket, no seat... We got you a seat, Yay! No seat, Drat. A seat, Yay! On the same airplane as I originally booked! Yay!).

The adventure continues as I bounce along the overnight bus on twisting, winding roads through the hills to Inle Lake.

For planning information visit Myanmar Tourism Organization, www.myanmar.travel , info.mtm@ tourismmyanmar.com

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What professional burglars don’t want you to know

BY PHILIP A. RAICES

Are you an educated homeowner about what professional burglars don’t want you to know? This is the time of the year when many of us vacation, especially with the great weather we have been experiencing. This is when the pros are out there trying to figure out whose home and who is not. Burglaries occur every twenty seconds in the U.S. (shown in 2017 and occur most often during the summer months as per the Department of Justice (D.O.J.) who did a study from 1993-2010, and you can read the entire report here: https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/ pdf/spcvt.pdf The National Council for home safety and security whose website and information can be found by going to: https://www.alarms.org/ burglary-statistics/ and provides very specific information to keep your home safer and more secure from burglars.

Daytime burglaries

Most robberies occur between 10 and 3pm, while most families are working and out of their home. They don’t prefer to confront people when they are home and there is more avoidance during evening hours. Also, all your deliveries should cease (don’t order anything online, when you know that you will be away). Have your neighbors take all packages into their home, in the event of a delivery, when you are not home.

This is most important when and if you are selling on your own or even when you may have hired an agent to handle the sale. There are those that try to figure out when you are not home by either calling you, if you are selling on your own to determine the best time to view your place by asking pertinent questions as to when you are home. Never disclose when you are not home, but just say you have appointments to

show and are all booked up on those days that you aren’t home. Those that have alarms, which is always recommended, have a bit less to worry about or concern themselves with unless a real professional burglar knows how to shut your system off without having it notify your central dispatch service, which is not the norm.

Also, there are those fantastic doorbells that have cameras and speakers within the mechanism and when someone rings your bell it can be programmed to go to your cell, which can scare off potential burglars, who may see that your home, when you may not be. All these devices that control your lights, heat (you can set your heat externally when you are in another location), water (can send a signal to you if there is a leak) and alarms are technological wonders that will keep you safe and sound and also minimize losses.

Keep it offline

When going on a short or extended vacation, never post any photos online to Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, etc. until you are back home, since many devious individuals will scroll through social media sites to determine who might not be around so they can rob your home. We all are so conditioned to to show everyone what a great time you are having, but it’s a negative for your home allowing burglars to know where you (the are very good about finding your address) are and enabling them to get in with the least amount of deterrence, again, unless you have a fully alarmed home.

There are some amazing, cost effec-

tive and simple systems today that will provide you the security that you may be looking for. You and your family are less likely to be burglarized when a security system is installed. They look for the path of least resistance and alarms are surely not welcomed by burglars. If you do not have a system, then make sure you have dead bolt locks on all doors, lock all windows when away and have timers on lights and TV’s and will be an excellent deterrent as long as they can’t see into your home. Also, make sure your blinds and curtains are closed so no one can see in.

One of my friends ordered a strobe light online and placed it by his living room window behind the curtains, which made it appear to look as if a TV was on because the colors changed, similar to watching a program. Motion sensor lights around your home is another way to gain greater protection. A car parked in the driveway is another method to make your property safer, by making others believe someone is home.

Most important, if you are a gun owner, never advertise this anywhere, especially bumper stickers, letting everyone know you probably own a gun or are a NRA member, since every few minutes a gun is stolen in the U.S. as per the D.O.J. Keep your shrubbery below the window level, so burglars will not consider hiding there. Keep all things very viewable from the street so burglars will not have anywhere to hide to plot and plan their break-in to your home. Don’t leave any valuable computer equipment or valuables, etc near any windows that anyone could see by looking in your window, which

again, should be covered by curtains or blinds. Even labeled keys hung up somewhere in your kitchen should be hidden somewhere safe and not visible by any window. Make sure when going away your mail is held at your local post office, instead of accumulating in your home, so no one will know that you are away. Some of you may have a neighbor that you have known for years that you absolutely trust, providing them a contact number when you are away to keep in touch in the event of any issues. No one wants their home vandalized or have precious items and keepsakes stolen, but as they say “ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”

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EVERYDAY CHEAPSKATE

How to Manage Money for College Freshmen and Others

All around the country, newly minted high school graduates will soon be heading off to college. They’ll be taking a lot of things with them, but statistics tell us that financial literacy is not likely to be one of them. If I could spend a little time with these awesome students, I’d attempt to cram the basics of money management into their heads and then pray that they penetrate their hearts.

A budget is your friend. That means ...

1. You have a written plan for how you are going to spend and manage money. 2. You use that written plan like you would a road map, consulting it often.

3. You use a site like Mint.com or a pencil and paper to record how you spend every nickel.

Sallie Mae has a monthly budget worksheet you can print out to help you estimate your costs and keep expenses under control.

LIVE WITH CASH

I don’t have the time or space to get into a long dissertation on

the subject. Just believe me when I tell you that using cash -- currency, greenbacks, dollars, coins -- will simplify your life and keep you from overspending.

GET A FREE CHECKING AC-

COUNT

These days, it’s not easy to find free checking accounts with no strings attached -- no monthly fee, no minimum balance requirement and no minimum deposit. But many banks, such as U.S. Bank, offer free student accounts that fit these criteria.

CREDIT CARD DEBT

Don’t be ridiculous. Credit card debt -- a balance owed that you roll over from one month to the next, paying only the minimum required plus interest -- has the potential to sink your ship. Think of it like cancer. At first, it’s just a tiny thing that’s not that big of a deal. But then it starts to multiply, and if not dealt with swiftly, it will do horrible things in your life.

Never use a credit card to pay for things because you don’t

BY MARY HUNT

have enough money. If you don’t have the money this month, what makes you think you’ll have it next month? Any amount of credit card debt will put you on the fast track to financial trouble.

When you do use a credit card, make sure you pay the statement balance in full -- right down to zero dollars every single month, without fail.

CREDIT LIMIT

It’s super easy to see your credit limit on your credit card statement as your money -- like it’s there and it’s yours to spend. It’s not your money. It’s the bank’s money that it cannot wait to lend to you at a ridiculously high interest rate.

EAT YOUR FOOD PLAN

If you or your parents have paid for the school meal plan, you need to know how many meals are covered and then do something remarkable: actually eat those meals.

If you’re eating pizza in your dorm room or driving through

Burger King instead, you’re just throwing away money. It might feel cool to spend your money like that now, but you will regret it later.

DON’T BECOME A STARBUCKS REGULAR

I want to say never, but I’ll compromise a bit on this one. Seriously, the coffee at Starbucks or Coffee Bean or any other trendy coffee house is so expensive it brings tears to my eyes.

Let your grandparents and others know how much you love Starbucks gift cards. They are anxious to know what they can send to you while you’re away. Then use the gift cards instead of your cash. Or buy an inexpensive coffee maker and make coffee in your room instead.

BUY OR RENT USED TEXTBOOKS

The cost of new textbooks is going to be so shocking it will make you want to chew your hair. You can cut that cost in half at least by buying used books on-

line or even renting them. Take good care of them so that when you’re done, you don’t get charged a damage fee on rentals, and so if you purchased them, you can sell them back.

Take these basic money principles and apply them to your life now. Take money management seriously. You will never regret it. And have a great year!

Mary invites questions, comments and tips at EverydayCheapskate.com, “Ask Mary a Question.” This column will answer questions of general interest, but letters cannot be answered individually. Mary Hunt is the founder of Debt-Proof Living, a personal finance member website and the author of the book DebtProof Living, Revell 2014. To find out more about Mary visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.

COPYRIGHT 2019 CREATORS. COM

New York State grant for water treatment

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atile organic compounds (VOCs) being detected at this specific well site and ensure their efficient removal from the groundwater. In addition, the treatment facility the grant funding is supporting is also being designed to install a treatment method known as Advanced Oxidation Process (AOP) that has proven to be the most effective method for treating 1,4-dioxane.

“We are looking forward to getting shovels in the ground this fall and getting this well back online to improve the resiliency of our water system,” said Commissioner Andrew Bader. “This vital support from New York State and its willingness to invest in our community is significant. We appreciate the attention being paid to improving our drinking water.”

Explore bones, bees and butterflies at Children’s

Visitors to LICM this week can investigate the food chain through an owl pellet dissection, hear about butterflies during story time and then view them in our milkweed garden and get the buzz on honey bees.

Mash-up Banks

Monday, August 12 through Friday, August 16 at 1, 1:40, 2:20 and 3 p.m.

Join us in the inner lobby for some animal mash-up fun as you create your own coin bank. Save your coins in a oneof-kind animal mash up creation. Use paint, foam and a variety of materials to make the ultimate creative creature!

Ages: 3 and up. Fee: $5 with Museum admission ($4 LICM members).

Calling Young Scientists:

Dissect the Food Chain

Monday, August 12 at 1:30 and 3 p.m.

Calling Young Scientists! Do you ever wonder how animals get their energy? Learn about carnivores, herbivores and omnivores as you explore the food chain. Dissect an owl pellet to discover what they eat and take home your very own bone sorting guide.

Ages: 5 and up. Fee: $4 with Museum admission ($3 LICM members).

Green Teens

Tuesday, August 13 and Thursday, August 15 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Explore the worlds of science and nature with the Green Teens this summer in Our Backyard! Each week, dig deeper into the unknown through hands-on learning experiences on alternative energy, water, habitats, and more. This program is made possible with the support of National Grid.

Ages: 3 and up. Free with Museum admission.

stART (Story + Art)

Tuesday, August 13 and Thursday, August 15 from 1-1:30 p.m.

Museum

Join us each week as we read childhood classics and introduce new favorites; followed by a take-home, book-inspired craft. This week we’re reading “Goodnight Sweet Butterflies” by Dawn Bentley. After the story use paint to create your own colorful, glittering butterfly to take home!

Ages: 3-5. Fee: $3 with museum admission ($2 LICM members).

Music and Movement

Wednesday, August 14 from 11:30 a.m. – noon

Enjoy creative movement exercises and interactive sing-alongs that get little bodies moving to the rhythm.

Ages: 5 and under. Fee: $3 with museum admission ($2 LICM members).

Whimsical Wind Chimes

Wednesday, August 14 at 3 p.m.

Come learn about the history of wind chimes and the concepts of balance and movement. Experiment with patterns and make your own beaded wind chime to add to your garden.

Ages: 5 and up. Material fee: $5 with Museum admission ($4 LICM members).

Kids in the Kitchen Family Series

Friday, August 16 at 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

LICM’s popular Early Childhood program expands in the summer to welcome older siblings who enjoy time in the kitchen. Little chefs use real cooking tools (with some help from adults) as we make easy, yummy, kid-friendly snacks from start to finish. Learn about healthy eating and fun ways to stay active with a new exercise activity every week! This week’s treat: Turkey Meatball and Spinach Stuffed Shells. This program made possible with the support of Cohen Children’s Medical Center/Kohl’s Care.

Ages: 3-8. Material fee: $5 with museum admission ($4 LICM members).

Jefferson’s Ferry Lifecare Retirement Community

As a 62 and up Life Plan Community in South Setauket, Jefferson’s Ferry offers its residents an exceptional lifestyle without the worry of home maintenance or the uncertainty of navigating changing health care needs. A not-for-profit community sponsored by the Mather Health System, Jefferson’s Ferry boasts three levels of premier living all centrally located on one campus: 248 Independent Living units of varying sizes; 60 private Assisted Living apartments and 60 private Skilled Nursing suites, along with a full complement of Rehabilitative Services in the Vincent Bove Health Center at Jefferson’s Ferry

The Life Care model offers unmatched peace of mind as we contemplate our futures. With a guarantee of care for the rest of your life, and exceptional services and amenities at your fingertips, your estate is guarded against the potential high cost of assisted living and long-term care.

Jefferson’s Ferry is a Life Care community that emphasizes the whole individual and all of their multi-faceted needs; from healthcare to social activities, cultural programs to learning new skills; many of our residents find that this new chapter of life is more exciting than they had imagined. Our vision of

successful aging informs all that we do in what we consider to be the key elements of healthy living: good nutrition, physical health, safety and security, and socialization.

To continue to meet the enhanced needs of its population, Jefferson’s Ferry is embarking on an ambitious expansion to its residential living plan that includes 75 spacious one, two, and two-bedroom plus den apartment homes with open floor plans. 20 secured memory care rooms are also planned. New dining options will include a bistro and destination dining, which will complement the existing café, fine dining restaurant and outdoor grille.

The community’s new Healthy Living Center and Fitness Center, will give residents unlimited access to the resources and professionals they need to get and stay healthy and fit, including offerings ranging from Pilates to aqua exercise. Jefferson’s Ferry features unique active pursuits like a weekly folk dancing classes as well as courses designed to enhance strength and balance, such as chair yoga and Tai Chi.

For residents recovering from an injury or hospital stay, an upgraded, state-of-the-art rehabilitation center will offer Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy,

and Occupational Therapy to help them get back on their feet. The convenience of having these services under one roof, just steps away from home, means better adherence to protocol and less time spent in travel.

For the artistically-inclined, classes take place daily at the Claire Selden Smith Creative Arts Center onsite, while intellectual pursuits are encouraged through engaging lectures and presentation from local and-nationally-renowned experts. Just feeling like a friendly game? There’s almost always a round of billiards, Mah Johngg, or cards on offer. Also popular are the frequent blockbuster and art-house movies in the theater, happy hours, book clubs, and visits to area cultural and retail attractions including the unrivaled appeals of New York City, only 55 miles away.

In addition to the desired level of independence and privacy our residents maintain at Jefferson’s Ferry, they also have the peace of mind that comes with living in a life plan community. Included in the monthly fee are the following services:

• Interior and exterior maintenance

• Bi-Weekly housekeeping

• Landscaping and grounds keeping including snow removal

• 24 hour security

• Regularly scheduled transportation to local shopping, events and sponsored tours

• Medical Transportation within a 10 mile radius

• Dining program

• All utilities including wireless internet, except telephone and TV

• Prescription delivery

• Valet service

We’d love for you to get to know us at one of Jefferson’s Ferry’s priority events, or contact us for a personal tour and a meal with your family or a resident. You can view our apartments and cottages to decide which is best for your lifestyle, and learn more about the Jefferson’s Ferry way of life. We’re with you every step of the way – our move-in coordinator can assist you in finding the right services you need for a smooth transition, including local realtors and movers. Your new lifestyle awaits.

For more information about Jefferson’s Ferry, please call 631-6502600, visit our website at www.jeffersonsferry.org, or follow us on Facebook.

NOTICE OF SALE

Supreme Court

County of Nassau

VALLEY NATIONAL BANK, Plaintiff -againstRONDA LEWIS, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated October 23, 2018 and entered on October 24, 2018, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at (CCP) Calendar Control Part Court Room of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Dr., Mineola, NY on August 20 2019 at 11:30 a.m. premises situate, lying and being at Hicksville, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the southerly side of Blue Grass Lane, distant 248.32 feet westerly from the corner formed by the intersection of the southerly side of Blue Grass Lane with the westerly side of Center Lane; being a plot 100.00 feet by 60.00 feet by 100 feet by 60 feet. Section: 51 Block: 105 Lot: 15 Said premises known as 56 BLUEGRASS LANE, LEVITTOWN, NY

Approximate amount of lien $335,444.80 plus interest & costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale.

Index Number 004184/2016.

GEORGE ESERNIO, ESQ., Referee KRISS & FEUERSTEIN LLP

Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 360 Lexington Avenue, Suite 1200, New York, NY 10017 MIT 5826

4X 07/19,26,08/02,09

NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County of Nassau

THE BANK OF NEW YORK

MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS, INC., ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-16, Plaintiff AGAINST

LISANN BOMBARDIERE, MICHAEL BOMBARDIERE, et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated June 10, 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 September 03, 2019 at 11:30AM, premises known as 43 MOELLER STREET, HICKSVILLE, NY 11801. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION 12, BLOCK 157, LOT 23-24. Approximate amount of judgment $101,430.43 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 614064/2018.

CHRISTINE M. GRILLO, ESQ., Referee

Gross Polowy, LLC

Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 MIT 5828

4X 08/02,09,16,23

NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County of Nassau NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC, Plaintiff AGAINST BEATRIZ E. ACOSTA AKA

BEATRIZ ACOSTA, et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated February 05, 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 September 10, 2019 at 11:30AM, premises known as 14 LILY LANE, LEVITTOWN, NY 11756. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Levittown, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION 45, BLOCK 201, LOT 6. Approximate amount of judgment $441,323.72 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 17-002691.

ANTHONY FRANCIS ALTIMARI, ESQ, Referee Gross Polowy, LLC

Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221

MIT 5829

4X 08/09,16,23,30

NOTICE OF SALE

Supreme Court

County of Nassau

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE,

LEGAL NOTICES

FOR THE BENEFIT OF CITIGROUP MORTGAGE

LOAN TRUST, ASSETBACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007AHL2, Plaintiff, Against CARLOS REYES; ESTHER REYES; ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered on 4/17/2018, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction in the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Dr., Mineola, NY 11501, on 9/10/2019 at 11:30 am , premises known as 8 Laurel Street, Plainview, NY 11803 aka Hicksville, NY 11801, and described as follows: ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Hicksville, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, and designated on the tax maps of the Nassau County Treasurer as Section 11, Block 186 and Lot 229.

The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $750,242.61 plus interest and costs. The premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 9410/2014.

Evette Ennis, Esq., Referee. SHELDON MAY & ASSOCIATES

Attorneys at Law, 255 Merrick Road, Rockville Centre, NY 11570

Dated: 7/2/2019

File Number: 28849 MNB

MIT 5830

4X 08/09,16,23,30

NOTICE OF SALE

Supreme Court

County of Nassau

U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, successor in interest to LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee for Lehman XS Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-2, Plaintiff AGAINST Ana D. Salmeron, et al, Defendant

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated 5/31/2019 and entered on 6/3/2019, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the Courtroom of the Supreme Court Mineola, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on September

10, 2019 at 11:30 AM premises known as 72 East Avenue, Hicksville, NY 11801. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the County of Nassau, State of New York, SECTION: 45, BLOCK: 64, LOT: 244. Approximate amount of judgment is $552,770.84 plus interests and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 004593/2016.

Kathleen Wright, Referee

FRENKEL LAMBERT WEISS WEISMAN & GORDON LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 MIT 5831 4X 08/09,16,23,30

NOTICE OF SALE

Supreme Court Nassau County USROF IV LEGAL TITLE TRUST 2015-1, BY U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS LEGAL TITLE TRUSTEE, Plaintiff, Against LUZ D. MENSING A/K/A LUZ MENSING, ET AL, Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 9/21/2018, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, CCP Calendar Control Part Courtroom in the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Dr., Mineola, NY 11501, on 9/10/2019 at 11:30AM, premises known as 187 Princess Street Hicksville, NY 11801 described as follows; ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Hicksville, not an Incorporated Village, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York and designated on the tax maps of the Nassau County Treasurer as Section 11 Block 250 Lot 37. The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $435,499.99 plus interest and costs. The premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 12637/13.

Jennifer B. Ettenger, Esq., Referee.

STIENE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. (Attorneys for Plaintiff), 167 Main Street, Northport, NY 11768

Dated: 7/3/19

File Number: 201101293-03

YW MIT 5832

4X 08/09,16,23,30

REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE Supreme Court County of Nassau J.P. MORGAN ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2006-S3, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, Plaintiff – against –EUN SOOK CHOI KIM, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on December 5, 2018. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction, at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York 11501, Nassau County, New York on the 10th Day of September, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Plainview, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York.

Premises known as 543 Woodbury Road, Plainview, (Town of Oyster Bay) NY 11803. (Section: 12., Block: 537, Lot: 27) Approximate amount of lien $696,895.43 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 15-002339.

Joseph N. Armao, Esq., Referee. Davidson Fink LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 28 East Main Street, Suite 1700 Rochester, NY 14614-1990 Tel. 585/760-8218

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

Dated: June 28, 2019 MIT 5833 4X 08/09,16,23,30

NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County of Nassau USBANK CUST/EMP V, Plaintiff -againstFRANCIS CAMERLENGO, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated October 1, 2018 and entered on

October 9, 2018, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at (CCP) Calendar Control Part Court Room of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Dr., Mineola, NY on August 13, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. premises situate, lying and being in Bethpage, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point formed by the intersection of the Southerly side of Grant Avenue with the Westerly side of Stewart Avenue; being a plot 70 feet by 100 feet by 70 feet by 100 feet.

Said premises known as 6 STEWART AVENUE, OYSTER BAY, NY

Approximate amount of lien $11,946.38 plus interest & costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale.

Index Number 4022/2016.

LISA SEGAL POCZIK, ESQ., Referee Bronster, LLP

Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 156 West 56th Street, Suite 1801, New York, NY 10019 BN 7407

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NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County of Nassau U.S. BANK N.A., IN ITS CAPACITY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF MASTR ASSET BACKED SECURITIES TRUST 2005WMC1, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, V. FRANK J. DIGIORGIO, ET AL.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated October 16, 2018, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein U.S. BANK N.A., IN IT’S CAPACITY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF MASTR ASSET BACKED SECURITIES TRUST 2005WMC1, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES is the Plaintiff and FRANK J. DIGIORGIO, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the SUPREME COURT, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, CALENDAR CONTROL PART (CCP) COURTROOM, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on August 20, 2019 at 11:30 AM, premises known as 35 BARBARA STREET,

BETHPAGE, NY 11714: Section 46, Block 135, Lot 83, 84, and 85: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT CENTRAL PARK, TOWN OF OYSTER BAY, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 607026/2017.

Maria Sideris, Esq. - Referee. RAS Boriskin, LLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff.

BN 7408 4X 07/19,26,08/02,09

ACCOUNTING CITATION

SURROGATE’S COURT, NASSAU COUNTY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, By the Grace of God Free and Independent TO: Ellen Viarengo Jasper Surety, Attorneyin-Fact, Suretec Insurance Company

Grassi & Co.

Attorney General of the State of New York and any and all unknown persons whose names or parts of whose names and whose place or places of residence are unknown and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained, distributees, heirs-at-law and next-of-kin of the said Harmon Rubin, deceased, and if any of the said distributees named specifically or as a class be dead, their legal representatives, their husbands or wives, if any, distributees and successors in interest whose names and/or places of residence and post office addresses are unknown and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained A petition having been duly filed by Public Administrator of Nassau County, who is domiciled at 240 Old Country Road, Mineola, New York 11501, United States.

YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Nassau County, at 262 Old Country Road, Mineola, New York, on September 25, 2019, at 9:30 o’clock in the fore noon of that day, why the account of Public Administrator of Nassau County, a summary of which has been served herewith, as

LEGAL NOTICES

Administrator of the estate of Harmon Rubin, should not be judicially settled.

[X] Further relief sought (if any):

1. Releasing and discharging the Petitioner from all liability, responsibility and accountability as to all matters set forth in the account of proceedings;

2. Allowing the commissions of the Petitioner in the amount of $ 95,480.58 pursuant to SCPA 2307(1) and the reasonable and necessary expenses of the office in the amount of $ 35,604.65 pursuant to SCPA 1207(4);

3. Fixing and determining the attorney’s fees of Mahon, Mahon, Kerins & O’Brien, LLC attorney for petitioner in the amount of $ 134,100.00 of which $ 8,200.00 has been paid and $125,900.00 is unpaid, and disbursements in the amount of $ 109.27 which has been paid;

4. Fixing and determining the accounting fees of Grassi & Co, CPA’s, PC in the amount of $ 4,600.00, of which $ 1,600.00 has been paid and $ 3,000.00 is unpaid;

5. Releasing and discharging the surety;

6. And why each of you claiming to be a distributee of the decedent should not establish proof of your kinship; and why the balance of said funds should not be paid to said alleged distributees upon proof of kinship, or deposited with the New York State Comptroller on account for the unknown next of kin of Harmon Rubin, decedent should said alleged distributees default herein, or fail to establish proof of kinship;

7. Granting such other and further relief as to the Court is just and proper.

Dated, Attested, and Sealed, July 22, 2019

Seal

HON. Margaret C. Reilly, Surrogate

Debra Keller Leimbach, Chief Clerk

Richard T. Kerins, Esq. Mahon, Mahon, Kerins & O’Brien, LLC (516) 538-1111 254 Nassau Blvd., Garden City South, New York 11530

NOTE: This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not required to appear. If you fail to appear it will be assumed that you do not object to the relief requested. You have a right to have an attor-

ney appear for you, and you or your attorney may request a copy of the full account from the petitioner or petitioner’s attorney. BN 7410 4X 08/02,09,16,23

NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court Nassau County U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF BANC OF AMERICA FUNDING CORPORATION 2009-FT1 TRUST, MORTGAGE PASSSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2009-FT1, V. PATRICIA MORRONE, ET AL. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated December 14, 2018, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF BANC OF AMERICA FUNDING CORPORATION 2009-FT1 TRUST, MORTGAGE PASSSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2009-FT1 is the Plaintiff and PATRICIA MORRONE, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the SUPREME COURT, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, CALENDAR CONTROL PART COURTROOM, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on September 10, 2019 at 11:30 AM, premises known as 29 MEADE AVENUE, BETHPAGE, NY 11714: Section 46, Block 25, Lot 49: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE, OR PARCEL OF LAND WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT BETHPAGE, TOWN OF OYSTER BAY, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 010598/2014.

Gerard M. Bambrick, Esq.Referee.

RAS Boriskin, LLC

900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. BN 7411

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NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court Nassau County

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Plaintiff AGAINST

Danielle Barone a/k/a Danielle BaroneAquilano a/k/a Danielle Barone Aquilano a/k/a

Danielle AquilanoBarone a/k/a Danielle Aquilano Barone a/k/a Danielle Aquilano a/k/a Danielle Barone-Aquilano a/k/a Danielle AquilanoBarone; et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated June 17, 2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Nassau County Supreme Court, Calendar Control Part (CCP) 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York, 11501 on September 10, 2019 at 11:30AM, premises known as 31 Moore Drive, Bethpage, NY 11714. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau, State of NY, Section: 46 Block: 208 Lots: 14-18. Approximate amount of judgment $144,914.12 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 615628/2018.

Ralph J. Madalena, Esq., Referee

Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC

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

Dated: July 18, 2019 BN 7412

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