Mid-Island Times (9/27/19)

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REMEMBERING 9/11

Social studies classes at Hicksville Middle School participated in a variety of creative lessons and activities on Sept. 11 to remember the 9/11 attacks and to understand the impact that they left — and continue to have — on society. Joseph Hartig’s seventh-graders participated in a virtual activity walk on Sept. 11 that covered various aspects of the 9/11 attack.

Town eliminates repair permit fee

The Town Board of the Town of Oyster Bay on September 18 unanimously approved the elimination of sidewalk repair permit fees for homeowners.  In addition to the cost of actual repair, property owners previously paid the Town of Oyster Bay a permitting fee of $100 per 100 linear feet.  The permitting fee will no longer be collected.

Councilman Labriola stated, “We recognize that

sidewalk maintenance provides significant benefits to the community while maintaining a safe and useable infrastructure throughout our communities.  To remove barriers and financial burdens placed on property owners, the Town Board voted unanimously to eliminate the permit fee related to repairing damaged residential sidewalks.  This fee waiver will help enhance the quality of our

communities through proper sidewalk maintenance while no longer burdening residents.”

The law approved by the Town Board still requires a permit for work but waives fees if the applicant is an individual who owns or resides at the residential premises for which a permit for the construction or repair of sidewalks is being sought.

JFK High School’s POBots teach tech, coding

BY RIKKI MASSAND

Ten students from the Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School “POBots” F.I.R.S.T. Team Competition 353 Robotics team delivered a stellar presentation featuring lessons in technology and teamwork at theCoder School of Syosset, 45 Ira Road, on Saturday afternoon, September 21.

Over the summer, high school senior Cameron Robinson from Team 353 worked at three weeklong Coder School camps for students, with two weeks in Syosset and one week at the Roslyn location at 17 Lumber Road. At the September open house in Syosset, he introduced himself as a software engineer “who likes to build through computer programming.”

Robinson explained how F.I.R.S.T. -- For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology -- is an international organization with programs spread out in over 103 countries. It was begun by Dean Kamen, inventor of segway two-wheel transportation and Coca-Cola ‘freestyle’ soft drink fountains.

“F.I.R.S.T. team Robotics was founded under the idea that building inventions is about helping people, and that teaching the next generation to do that is an amazing thing. Our POBots team is one of many that believes in mentoring the next generation because there is something

amazing in creating things to help other people…...while engineering and programming is something that’s very cool, it’s also a process and ability that changes the world for the better. This is why organizations like theCoder School and other organizations that teach young people to code, design and build carry forward such an important mission,” he said.

Amanda Futterman the F.I.R.S.T. Team 353 POBots’ vice president. She said the Robotics experience goes beyond coding and S.T.E.M. activities into a team-building and collaborative atmosphere with assigned roles, similar to high school sports.

Futterman worked for theCoder School over the summer as a ‘coding coach’ for Python classes and a WebRox summer camp, where students utilized base web technologies like HTML/CSS and Javascript.

“What our team does is design, build and fabricate a new robot every single year based on the F.I.R.S.T. challenge that is released in January. The program really develops team skills among kids, everyone is being collaborative and assertive. Another big aspect is our community service with this program,” she said.

Teaching and mentoring the next generation of younger students in Engineering and Programming became an essential part of the First

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Bethpage Harvest Festival

The Bethpage Harvest Festival and Street Fair will be held on Sunday, October 6 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Broadway in Bethpage.

Enjoy shopping, food trucks, live music with The Electric Dudes and bounce houses for the kids.

The fair will be produced in association with Nassau County Craft and Street Fairs, the Bethpage Chamber of Commerce and Bethpage Kiwanis.

Community Council to meet

The Hicksville Community Council will meet on Thursday, October 3 at 7 p.m. at the Hicksville Community Center, 28 West Carl Street, Hicksville.

The agenda will include a talk by Nassau County legislators about matters concerning Hicksville.

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Fire chief recognized for service

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor (second from left) and Town Councilman Tom Hand (far left) proudly recognized Honorary Chief Joseph Milito for 50 years of service with the Hicksville Fire Department. Joseph Milito originally joined Hose Company 4 of the Hicksville Fire Department in 1969, and throughout his 50-year career, earned the respect of his fellow firefighters through his dedication, professionalism and expertise. Joseph was bestowed Honorary Chief status in recognition of his long and distinguished tenure with the Department. Supervisor Saladino is pictured Councilman Hand and Nassau County Judge Rhonda Fischer (right) in presenting Joseph Milito with a citation, honoring him for his 50 years of active service to the fire department and to the community, and his continuing contributions in the years ahead.

Supermarket Bingo supports animal rescue

On Sunday, October 6, Last Hope Animal Rescue will host a Supermarket Bingo at Levittown Hall.

Doors open at 3 p.m. Bingo played from 4 p.m.–8 p.m. at Levittown Hall, 201 Levittown Parkway in Hicksville. All proceeds benefit Last Hope Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation programs.

Prizes will include a variety of supermarket gift cards including BJ’s, Costco, Stew Leonard and more. Admission includes one Bingo card (set of 4 games), dessert and coffee/tea at intermission.

There will be Basket (Chinese) Auctions, Lotto Board and 50/50 raffles. Additional cards, daubers, snacks and hot dogs can be purchased separately at the event.

Admission is $15 with limited seating.

To register, please click on the PayPal in Bingo blurb on the homepage at www. lasthopeanimalrescue.org. Or, you can mail in your registration & check to Last Hope, P.O. Box 7025, Wantagh, NY 11793. You will not receive a paper ticket. Your name will be on a prepaid list when you check in at the door on Oct. 6.

Mercy League seeks bowlers

The Mercy League of Glen Cove, Hicksville and Syosset is seeking bowlers to participate in its Ladies League. The group bowls on Fridays at 9:45 a.m. at Syosset Bowl, Jericho Tpke., Syosset.

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Plainview man arrested in sexual assaults

Nassau County Police have arrested a Plainview man for allegedly committing a sexual assault on a 43-year-old

Levittown woman on September 12th.

According to police, Onel JiminezMaradiaga, 20, of  Plainview, approached a 43-year-old female victim as she entered her residence and grabbed her inappropriately. The victim screamed, causing the assailant to run away, police said.

According to police, JiminezMaradiaga is also responsible for two other recent incidents. They say that on September 9, at 5:30 p.m. in Plainview, he approached a 27-year-old female victim as she was jogging and violently grabbed her inappropriately. They also say that on September 19 at 9:05 a.m. in Garden City Plaza, he followed a 27-year-old female victim and violently grabbed her inappropriately.

Onel Jiminez-Maradiaga was charged with three  counts of Sexual Abuse 1st Degree.

Detectives request anyone that feels they are a victim of the above defendant contact the Special Victims Squad at 516-573-4022.

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Hicksville students learn important lessons on 9/11

Joseph Hartig’s seventh-graders participated in a virtual activity walk on Sept. 11 that covered various aspects of the 9/11 tragedy.

the Freedom Tower lights beaming on the screen, Ellen Nietsch shared accounts of 9/11 with her sixth-grade students, who spoke with their families about the tragedy prior to the classroom discussion. Photos courtesy of the Hicksville School District

Social studies classes at Hicksville Middle School participated in a variety of creative lessons and activities on Sept. 11 to remember the 9/11 attacks and to understand the impact that they left — and continue to have — on society.

Students viewed webinars, shared personal family stories about the day, reviewed others’ accounts of 9/11 and learned about the acts of kindness shown toward those directly affected by the attacks. Some interviewed their parents about 9/11 and held discussions in class. Others conducted their lessons to the backdrop of patriotic music, while

still others colored an American flag as a show of unity.

In Joseph Hartig’s seventh-grade class, students worked in groups, moving between virtual stations that provided content on different effects of 9/11, such as loss of life and damage, the impact on the economy, the invasion of Afghanistan, increased security measures worldwide and tensions between the Muslim people and people of other faiths. The students were asked to answer specific questions and write about the impacts of 9/11. Hartig also gave every student a commemorative 9/11 pin.

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Town offers toddler arts and crafts

Town of Oyster Bay will offer a Toddler Arts & Crafts Program throughout the months of October, November, and December. This 8-week program will be held at the Town’s Hicksville Athletic Center and Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center Community Room, and is open to children ages 2 through 4.  Registration begAN September 18, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Town’s Parks Department Recreation Office in Town Hall South, 977 Hicksville Rd, in Massapequa.

“The Town’s Toddler Arts & Crafts program has proven to be an extremely popular one here in the Town, as it is a wonderful way to help support your toddler’s development through nurturing their artistic expression,” Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino said. “I urge those who wish for their toddler to participate to come down and register beginning Wednesday, September 18, as this 8-week program fills quickly on a first come first serve basis”

Each class is about 30 minutes to an hour long. The cost of the program is $25 per child who is a Town resident,

and $30 per child whose caregiver is a Town resident but not the child. Space is limited and upon registration, the child’s birth certificate and a tax or utility bill will be required to validate age and proof of residency. A guardian must be present during the class. A smock and supplies will be provided with enrollment. Toddler arts and crafts projects for this program can include season/holiday cards, ceramics, masks, and headpieces.

The Toddler Arts & Crafts Program is 8 weeks in duration, and residents who sign their toddler up for the program must choose one class per week, per child. Classes will take place on Tuesdays at the Hicksville Athletic Center at 10 a.m. (two-year-olds only) and 11 a.m. (three and four-year-olds) beginning on Tuesday, October 8. Classes will also take place on Wednesdays at the Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center Community Room at 10 a.m. (two-year-olds only), 11 a.m. (three and four-year-olds), or 1:30 p.m. (three and four-year-olds) beginning Wednesday, October 8.

POB students selected as Natl. Merit Semifinalists

Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School (POBJFKHS): Principal James Murray, school counselor Dom DiDomenico, Elizabeth Korn, Gregory Kies, Ziho Kim, Cameron Robinson, school counselor Dan Jarmon, Kristen Dong, school counselor Sara Egosi and Director of Guidance Laurie Lynn.

The Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District has announced that five students at Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School have been recognized as semifinalists in the 65th National Merit Scholarship competition.

The students—Elizabeth Korn, Gregory Kies, Ziho Kim, Cameron Robinson and Kristen Dong—are among just 16,000 students in the nation being considered for approximately 7,600 awards worth a total of more than $31 million. Approximately 90 percent of students recognized as semifinalists are expected to achieve finalist standing.

“We are incredibly proud of Elizabeth,

Gregory, Ziho, Cameron, and Kristen for their pursuit of excellence,” said Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District Superintendent Dr. Lorna Lewis. “We are thrilled to celebrate this exciting achievement with them.”

The National Merit Scholarship Program was established in 1955 as a not-for-profit organization to provide educational opportunities for academically talented high school students throughout the nation. The National Merit Scholarship Committee has allocated over 423,000 scholarships valued at nearly $1.7 billion to more than three million students nationwide.

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POBots teach tech, coding

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Team 353 Robotics activities. Outreach by every POBots team member has led to coding affiliates in both of the district middle schools, Howard B. Mattlin and Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School, and even at the elementary school level.

“We are all about sharing and teaching others and being professionals just like within the real world -- in the real world there’s going to be people who you will have to work with other teams from your industry. If you don’t know how to not only work with others, but collaborate with others you are potentially going to compete against, then you are not going to thrive in the real world,” Robinson said.

F.I.R.S.T. Team 353 POBots were introduced as an ensemble of budding engineers and talented young designers. The Plainview-Old Bethpage contingent has the number 353 because when the program started over two decades ago, the high school’s Robotics team was number 353 in the world to sign up for F.I.R.S.T.

Dara Neumann is a sophomore on the POBots team and head of CAD (computer-aided design). She plans to take what she’s learned on the technical side with the Robotics experience and one day become a neurosurgeon.

“Before we make a robot, we need to plan out what we are going to do using CAD. We use software to make a 3-D rendering of the robot so we can visualize what the design is going to be. Once we get more individual robot parts we make technical drawings so our mechanical team can then machine them,” Neumann said.

Students said every year companies release a F.I.R.S.T. Competition designed to be a Robotics challenge incorporating real-world problems.

Rebecca Ramhap, a senior at P.O.B. JFK High School, is president of F.I.R.S.T. Team 353 POBots. She explained the roles Robotics ‘engineers’ down to fundraising for parts and equipment as well as media and capturing images.

“When given the challenge we have to come up with a design -- before you start anything you have to design, and for that we have CAD. Then we have the programming division, similar to what theCoder School instructs young coders on. The backbone to everything is programming and with the robots we create, they need to be programmed in order to move. For the build we also have mechanical engineers on the team. Third we have the electrical team which essentially connects the programming and mechanical aspects,” she said.

Other POBots this year include junior Jared Garfinkel, treasurer; junior Rachel Fener, secretary and public relations lead; senior Allison Taub, mechanical lead; junior Rachel Koppelman, head of analytics, and two other

sophomores; Brandon Sackstein and Nadav Elkavam, one of Team 353’s electrical leads. Competitive events were described as similar to tournament matches, or more akin to NASCAR races where in the heat of the action a machine needs to be pulling aside to patch things up, “as the team winds up doing a lot of high energy, fast-paced activities during competitions,” Ramhap said.

She tied the process together for the younger students in the audience and said Dara makes the technical drawings and takes that to mechanical lead Allison Taub, “who will actually use machines to make the drawings happen on a robot.”

Coder School owner Noreen Kazi is a Plainview resident and member of the Plainview-Old Bethpage and Syosset Woodbury Chambers of Commerce. On September 7 she opened a third location in Bayside, Queens.

Last weekend Kazi and her team of Geri Lyn Clark, general manager of the Coder School in Syosset and Marah Peresechensky, general manager of the Coder School in Roslyn welcomed in the POBots. In its first year in Syosset, 20172018, over 600 area students participated in Coder School programs including 2:1 Code Coaching programs, affiliations with various clubs and groups including Long Island Academy. Like the Team 353 participants, several students who have attended Coder School go on to compete in national coding competitions and Hackathons.

Tech learning continues for high schoolers at their Robotics competitions. Team 353 said they enjoy going to local roundtable events “to swap notes and spend time talking about projects.” The POBots are organized and led by two talented Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK teachers, Steven Kunz and Phil Caputo.

The Robotics team is open to any high school student to join. Project meetings during the Robotics ‘build season’ in winter and early spring mean that students may continue collaborating on projects after school, generally from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. on weeknights and also over the weekends, with students taking shifts if needed. Futterman said all throughout the school year the team holds general and executive meetings twice a week.

On Tuesday, November 19 JFK high school’s F.I.R.S.T. Team 353 POBots will host the 12th Annual Engineering Awareness night in the district, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at their school, 50 Kennedy Drive in Plainview. At the event students of every age will able to see team 353’s championship robot, learn the fundamentals and logic behind coding, make circuits with Play-Doh, and participate in new S.T.E.M.-themed activities.

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Students pursue their passion for research during summer months

Sophomore Jordan Flores from MacArthur High School presented his research while at Brookhaven National Laboratory’s STEM Prep Summer Institute this summer.

This summer was a busy one for two science research students from General Douglas MacArthur High School. Sophomore Jordan Flores and senior Isabella Molina conducted research at the Brookhaven National Laboratory. Flores spent four weeks at BNL participating in the STEM Prep Summer Institute. The program consisted of four one-week modules covering topics in biology, chemistry, environmental science, physics and scientific computing. Experienced educators engaged the participants in hands-on activities relating to the different types of research con-

ducted at BNL.

With a strong interest in particle science, Flores enjoyed physics week during the program. He had a fantastic instructor, John Hirdt who introduced the students to the physics behind particle accelerators and accelerator science.

“I was able to visit the National Synchrotron Light Source-II and the Tandem Van de Graff, meet the incredible scientists that work here and learn about what they do,” Flores said. “Along with meeting scientists that work with accelerators, there were

Senior Isabella Molina from MacArthur High School researched protein crystallization techniques at Brookhaven National Laboratory this summer.

three guest speakers who all work with accelerators: Dr. Lee Hammons, Silvia Verdu Andres and Bruce Ravel. They all shared insight on their careers and information about what they do here at BNL. I am so grateful to have been given the opportunity to participate in this program and it truly was an unforgettable experience.”

Molina also carried out her own research at BNL where she worked on improving protein crystallization techniques. The findings of her team provided information that will assist in improving crystallography methods,

specifically in regard to drug discovery.

“It was an amazing summer,” she said about the experience. “My research skills were enhanced over the course of the program and I learned how to solve complex problems by applying various skills and collaborating with others. In addition to its academic benefits, the program has helped me gain important life skills. I learned how to network, choose a career path that suits my interests and how to communicate with others in a job-like setting.”

Photos courtesy of the Levittown Public Schools

Town launches collection drive for soldiers

Councilman Anthony D. Macagnone and Supervisor Joseph Saladino today announced that the Town of Oyster Bay is participating in a 2019 Soldier Collection Drive in an effort to gather needed supplies to be sent to the brave men and women of the United States Armed Forces serving in the homeland and around the globe.  The drive will take place Tuesday, August 1st through Monday, September 30th.

“The Town of Oyster Bay is proud to support our hometown heroes by collecting supplies for those stationed around the globe,” said Councilman Macagnone. “Each year, residents and Town employees open their hearts and wallets to purchase much-needed supplies for those protecting the freedoms we hold dear.  This program serves

as an important reminder to our uniformed service personnel that their daily sacrifices are not forgotten.”

Individuals interested in donating to the Solider Collection Drive may dropoff items at:

• Town Hall North in Oyster Bay;

• Town of Oyster Bay Department of Public Works (CSEA entrance) in Syosset;

• Town Hall South in Massapequa; and

• Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center in Bethpage.

Items needed include:

• Non-Perishable Snacks:  Cookies, Gum, Mints, Beef Jerky, Power Bars, Granola Bars, Trail Mix, Nuts, Powdered Drink Mixes, Peanut Butter, Jelly and any other non-perishable snack you can imagine.

• Toiletries:  Band-Aids, Neosporin, Tylenol, Motrin, Soap, Body Wash, Shampoo, Conditioner, Toothpaste, Dental Floss, Toothbrushes, Mouthwash, Brushes, Hair Ties, Razors, Shaving Cream, Sun Screen, Chapstick, etc. (no aerosol cans or glass).

• Letters and notes to soldiers are also welcome.

For more information on the Solider Collection Drive, please contact Councilman Macagnone’s office at (516) 624-6619.

Central Boulevard School kicks off Thoughtful Thursdays

class colored their pictures and posi-

With the theme of #ChooseKind, Central Boulevard Elementary School in the Bethpage Union Free School District kicked off its first Thoughtful Thursday for the new school year on Sept. 19. Every month, classes are asked to focus on a designated act of kindness to benefit the greater Bethpage community. This month, CBS students were asked to color posters for preschoolers in nearby schools, welcoming them to the school year and sending them positive messages.

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attended a meeting of the Ancient Order of Hibernians Monsignor Michael L. McLaughlin Division 7 on September 4, at the Levittown American Legion Hall.

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Mrs. Tierney and Mrs. Giurici’s second-grade

tive messages. Photos courtesy of Bethpage Union Free School District

POB Schools fight back against heart attack, stroke

Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School cheerleaders, National Honor Society members and administration pose together at the American Heart Association’s Long Island Heart Walk.

Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School cheerleaders receive lessons in CPR training at the American Heart Association’s Long Island Walk.

The Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District (POBCSD) has accepted the challenge to help fight heart disease and stroke. District members recently participated in the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Long Island Heart Walk. Students, parents, board members, and administration participated to raise approximately $1,500 to benefit the research and prevention of heart disease across Long Island.

The effort was a districtwide initiative put in place by POBCSD’s Parent-Teacher Association, school administrators, local community and Superintendent and AHA board member Dr. Lorna R. Lewis. “As a District, we are committed to supporting our

Knights to hold Comedy Night

The Joseph Barry Knights of Columbus will hold a comedy night on Saturday, October 12 from 7-11 p.m.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Enjoy the comedy of three comedians, a floor show and a DJ.

The evening will include an open bar, food, dessert and coffee and tea. Cost is $40 per person.

Please make checks payable to "Joseph Barry Knights of Columbus". Reservations are required. No money will be accepted at the door. The Knights of Columbus are located at 45 Heitz Place, Hicksville. For more information, please call Don at 516-433-0360.

Town offers special programs for adults

The Town of Oyster Bay's Department of Community and Youth Services, Cultural and Performing Arts Division (CAPA) will be once again offering exciting cultural enrichment programs for the fall 2019 season, and registration for all applications is now open.

“I am pleased to announce that the Town’s Cultural Enrichment Program will return once again this fall, as these enrichment programs offer residents the opportunity to develop a new skill while having fun in the process,” Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino said. “Whether you’re an emerging artist or writer looking to sharpen your skills or a resident looking for a new hobby, these classes offer a wonderful opportunity to broaden your horizons, and provide not only education but enjoyment as well.”

All of the classes will be held at the Syosset-Woodbury Community Center, located at 7800 Jericho Turnpike in Woodbury, except for the Astrology and Meditation and Spiritual Awakening workshops, which will be held at North Massapequa Community Center, 214 N. Albany Avenue in Massapequa. Classes fill up quickly and are available on a first come, first served basis. Workshop schedules are as follows:

• Memories into Memoirs- 10 weekly sessions on Mondays, 10 a.m.–11 a.m. at the Syosset-Woodbury Community Center, beginning on September 23.

• Painting in Oils – Intermediate10 weekly sessions on Tuesdays, 12:30 p.m.–3 p.m. at the SyossetWoodbury Community Center, beginning on October 1.

• Drawing Fundamentals - 10 weekly sessions on Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m.–12 p.m. at the SyossetWoodbury Community Center, beginning on October 2.

• Sumi-E Painting - 10 weekly sessions on Thursdays from 10:30 a.m.–1 p.m. at the SyossetWoodbury Community Center, beginning on October 3.

• Abstract Painting- 10 weekly sessions on Fridays, 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at the Syosset-Woodbury Community Center, beginning on October 4.

• Let’s Make Beautiful Jewelry10 weekly sessions on Tuesdays, 7 p.m.–8:30 p.m. at the SyossetWoodbury Community Center, beginning on October 1.

• Astrology- 4 weekly sessions on Tuesdays, 7 p.m.–9 p.m. at the North Massapequa Community Center, beginning on October 29.

• Meditation and Spiritual Awakening - 4 weekly sessions on Thursdays, 7 p.m.–9 p.m. at the North Massapequa Community Center, beginning on October 17.

community in any way that we can,” said Dr. Lewis. “The American Heart Association has worked for decades to research and fight heart disease across Long Island and our nation, and we are proud to support this worthy cause.”

The non-competitive, 3-mile walk took place at Jones Beach in Wantagh. In total, Long Island participants raised approximately 70 percent of the AHA’s $650,000 goal for the region. POBJFKHS Honor Society members and cheerlead ers greeted participants near the start ing line and cheered on the team. Team Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District also received basic CPR train ing following the walk.

• Watercolor- 10 weekly sessions on Wednesdays, 12:30 p.m.–3 p.m. at the Syosset-Woodbury Community Center, beginning on October 2.

• Painting in Oils – Beginners10 weekly sessions on Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m.–12pm at the Syosset-Woodbury Community Center, beginning on October 1.

• Psychic Development- 4 weekly sessions on Thursdays, 7 p.m.–8:30 p.m. at the Syosset-Woodbury Community Center, beginning on September 26.

To obtain an Enrichment Program Brochure or obtain additional information on classes and registration, please visit www.oysterbaytown.com or call the Town’s Department of Community and Youth Services at (516) 797-7925.

Unraveling the Maze of Marrakesh’s

Old City Before Tackling

the Global Scavenger Hunt 4-Country Challenge

BY KAREN RUBIN TRAVEL FEATURES SYNDICATE

Bill Chalmers, the “ringmaster” and CEO (Chief Experience Officer) of the Global Scavenger Hunt, launches us our biggest, most ambitious and difficult leg of the 23-day, around-the-world mystery tour: a Par 6, in which our challenge is to get from Marrakesh through four countries – Morocco, Gibraltar, Spain and Portugal with scavenges in each to win points – in five days, meeting at 11:30 am in Porto, Portugal, when we will fly out to New York, our final destination and the final and decisive leg of the competition to be crowned “World’s Best Traveler”.

“Now for your final exam, when all the skills you have learned come together while your situational awareness is peaking and the Travel IQ ready for action,” Chalmers tells us as we gather together in the lobby of the Savoy Le Grand in Marrakesh, Morocco. “The Big multi-country adventure of the Par 6 North Africa/Iberian Peninsula leg.

“There are over 150 scavenges with 19 Bonuses, 3 Team Challenges and a whole lotta good eating; six exciting days of buses, trains, ferries, camels, trams, bikes and funiculars; four diverse country stops over 1,400 km (870 miles) lay between here in Marrakesh and there in Porto. Oh yea, did I mention May Day!?”

Teams are handled $300 to cover their bestguess transportation costs and told we are required to secure our own lodgings for three nights (we are given an allowance of $200 per team per night) “all depending on your risk/

reward course of action. We will see you Friday at 11:30AM in the lobby of our Porto, Portugal hotel. Good luck to everyone, be safe, be smart.”

Chalmers allows these rule changes for this climatic leg:

1) Teaming up allowed,  but only in Morocco!

2) Car rentals allowed, but only once, and only within one single country where the rental must be both picked-up & returned.

3) Use of smartphones allowed.

4) Airbnb & Uber allowed.

There are some 150 scavenges in this leg (a challenge is to figure which ones to do for points and logistics), including mandatory ones like #51 (“Within the bowels of Fes el-Bali, visit the Baab Bou Jeloud gate”). It is also mandatory to complete at least one scavenge in all four primary countries: Morocco, Gibraltar, Spain and Portugal. Other mandatory challenges have to do with eating, since food is such a window to culture and tradition, and also brings people together.

There are scavenges that earn bonuses. In Morocco: either camp out in the desert one night or stay in traditional riad; venture to the Atlas mountains to visit Berber villages, Ait Souka/ Kasbah Dutoubkal, or Aghmat/Oureka; visit the blue city of Chefchaouen; visit Volubilis to see something old & Roman; visit nearby sacred village Moulay Idriss.

We have arrived at Savoy Le Grand - a massive modern resort-style hotel that makes you think of the Concord in the Catskills, with multiple pools, sandwiched between a major modern mall and a casino, about a half-mile from the gate

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The minaret of the Koutoubia grand mosque dominates the Marrakesh © Karen Rubin/

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Unraveling the Maze of Marrakesh’s Old City Before Tackling the Global Scavenger Hunt 4-Country Challenge

to Marrakesh’s Old City - at midnight local time, about 2 am for us having come from Athens. Bill recognizes the need for a break so essentially gives us the morning off, so we can meet at 11:30 am in the lobby to launch us on the challenge he has termed “our final exam.”

The hotel is garish but actually quite nice, still Bill actually apologizes that he couldn’t get us into something more “authentic”. Because of the wedding between British actor Idris Elba and model Sabrina Dhowre (former Miss Vancouver), they had to look over 50

properties before they could get us into Savoy Le Grand Hotel for two nights.

My teammate, Margo, and I are not competing so have the advantage of being able to get advice from the concierge and use hotels.com to book hotels in the places we want to overnight. Even so, it takes from noon to about 5:30 pm to work out an outline for how we will cover the distance – set up the first train ticket from Marrakesh to Fez (we give the concierge the money to buy the ticket) and book hotels in Fez and Gibraltar (another team has gotten names for a traditional riad in Fez and a hotel in Gibraltar which three teams

decide to book).

Margo decides to spend an extra day in Porto, Portugal, but I set my sights on Seville, and organize a hotel there and a flight from Seville to Porto (which wouldn’t be allowed if I were competing), so we will travel together from Marrakesh to Fez to Gibraltar and then travel independently until Porto (if we were competing, we would have to do everything as a team).

By 5:30 pm, I still haven’t figured out how to get from Fez to Gibraltar and Gibraltar to Seville, but I am frustrated and angry not actually seeing Marrakesh, and drop everything so we go into the Old City. The other two teams which are following much the same itinerary are content to just wing it once we get to Fez.

Right at the gate to the old city is the famous, five-star La Mamounia Palace hotel – a hotel since 1923, but with a history that extends back to the 12th century. Its magnificent gardens were a wedding gift to Prince Al Mamoun in the 18th century.

Margo and I walk to the famous Koutoubia grand mosque that so dominates the city (It turns out that everything we do could earn scavenge points).  The largest mosque in Marrakesh, the Koutoubia is not only its spiritual center but an architectural trend-setter. that was adopted in buildings in Spain (Giralda of Seville) and Rabat (Hassan Tower), which were built in the same period.

The mosque is ornamented with curved windows, a band of ceramic inlay, pointed  merlons, and decorative

arches; it has a large plaza with gardens, and is floodlit at night. The  minaret tower, standing 253 feet high, has a spire and orbs. The mosque was completed under the reign of the Berber Almohad Caliph Yaqub al-Mansur (1184 to 1199).

Founded in 1062, Marrakesh was once the capital of a vast trading empire that stretched from Toledo to Senegal. You get a sense of this at Marrakesh’s main square, Jemaa el Fna, which I learn, was once a medieval trading square where public executions took place (why it is called the Assembly of the Dead).

As soon as we enter the massive square, there is a cacophony of sounds, a blur of motion and color. And activity – snake charmers, acrobats, henna artists, Berbers, musicians (who demand money for photo even if you only look at them), merchants hawking every kind of item - snake-oil salesman selling men’s fertility.

There are scores of “restaurants” – stalls, really, with long tables under canvas like picnics, with their representatives with numbered signs identifying their location, recruiting new customers – when one sits down, they serenade in triumph.

The souks radiate off the square with tiny alleyways.

Before it gets too dark, we make our way through the souks to find the Jewish Quarter and the synagogue (which happens also to be one of the scavenges).

We weave through the maze – asking people who point us in a direction (just

as we are supposed to do under the Global Scavenger Hunt) – a kindly fellow leaves his stall to lead us down narrow alleyway to Laazama Synagogue, which is still a functioning synagogue

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Marrakesh. He became president of the court and head of the “deportee” community in Marrakesh and founded the “Tzlat Laazama,” Synagogue of Deportees”, shortly after his arrival.

but also serves as the city’s Jewish Museum.

After Jews were expelled from Spain by Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand in 1492, Rabbi Yitzhag Daloya came to

But the Moroccan Jewish community is much older – dating back to King Solomon and the Roman period. Marrakesh was founded in 1062 by Joseph Ibn Tasifin, ruler of the

Halmorabidim, who allowed Jewish settlement in the city. The Jewish community was “renewed” in 1269, headed by Rabbi Yahuda Jian, originally from southern Spain. The Atlas Jews remained the majority of the community even after the Jews from Spain and Portugal settled in Marrakesh. The situation changed in the 16th century when Marrakesh became a major center for Marranos (secret

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Jews) who wished to practice Judaism openly. Spanish and Portuguese Marrakesh Jews lived in their own neighborhoods until all local Jews, some 35,000, were collected by order of the King, in 1557, and resettled in the Mellah (a walled community). In the 19th century, the population increased in the Mellah after refugees from the

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Changes abound for the Indianapolis Colts

BY CLAIRE LYNCH

I guess Andrew Luck’s luck ran out on August 23 because on August 24 he announced that he would be retiring from the National Football League. Luck made the announcement after the Indianapolis Colts’ preseason game.

His announcement was a disappointment to many Indianapolis Colts fans because Andrew Luck was their star quarterback for six years. It was an announcement that took many by surprise because of the timing of Luck’s announcement. The regular season of the NFL was just weeks away from starting.

He missed the entire 2017 because of a shoulder injury but he returned for the 2018 season and he played well. Luck retired at 29, which is pretty young to retire in the NFL, but he cited a persistent problem in his throwing shoulder, calf and ankle injuries, etc.

During the 2016 season, Luck suffered an injury to his throwing shoulder but continued to play. That offseason he had surgery on the shoulder, forcing him to miss the entire 2017 season. The next year he returned to playing, finishing second in the league in touchdown passes and setting careerhighs in several categories.

He also led the Colts to 10 wins and their first playoff appearance since 2014. For his play he was voted to the fourth Pro Bowl of his career and was named the Comeback Player of the Year. He is known for his passing and running abilities so a persistent shoulder injury is not a good thing.

At 6 feet 4 inches, Andrew Luck saw the whole football field, threw the football well on the move and was a talented passer in the pocket. He was mobile enough to avoid sacks and to pick up tough yards on the ground whenever needed.

The Washington, D.C.-born Andrew Luck is the son of Oliver Luck who is an American business executive and former football quarterback. He is currently the CEO and Commissioner of the XFL.

Prior to that Oliver Luck was the Director of Intercollegiate Athletes at West Virginia University which is his alma mater, and an executive with the National Collegiate Athletic Association in Indianapolis in charge of the organization’s regulatory functions.

A retired football player, Oliver Luck spent five seasons in the NFL as a quarterback for the Houston Oilers. That was from 1982 to 1986. He was also the

first president and general manager of the Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer. Under his watch, the Dynamo won the MLS Cup in 2006 and 2007.

Oliver Luck never pushed his children into sports. He is the son of two chemists and he never received any guidance about football when he grew up. Kathy and Oliver Luck exposed their children to many different things and let them find their own interests.

Andrew didn’t seriously pursue football until after the family had left Europe and moved to Houston.

Andrew Luck married his longtime girlfriend, Nicole Pechanec, in March in Prague in the Czech Republic. Nicole’s parents are Czechoslovakian. She was a Stanford University gymnast. In fact Nicole has said that she spent the first 20 years of her life traveling to gymnastics events.

Nicole Pechanec and Andrew Luck met at Stanford University in California where they were both students. Pechanec has an architectural design degree from Stanford’s School of Engineering - the same degree Luck has - and earned an MBA in Business Analytics, Entrepreneurship & Innovation from Indiana University. They are expecting their first child - the

exciting news was made public on June 15.

A Newark, N.J., native, Pechanec has been a field producer since February 2014, working on broadcasts of gymnastics events with NBC Sports and ESPN. In 2016 Nicole Pechanec worked as a gymnastics statistician with NBC during the Rio Olympics.

Andrew Austen Luck had a different and interesting childhood. He was born in Washington, D.C., on September 12, 1989 to Kathy and Oliver Luck who both have law degrees.

In fact it was while attending law school at the University of Texas at Austin that Oliver Luck met fellow law student Kathy Wilson. Luck graduated in 1987, and in ’88 he and Kathy Wilson were married. Wilson graduated from law school and she also received a master’s degree from UT-Austin.

Andrew Luck spent his early childhood in London and Frankfurt, Germany, because Oliver Luck was the general manager of two World League of American Football teams before becoming president of the league. Andrew attended the Frankfurt International

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The Laazama Synagogue, founded in the 16th century, in the Jewish Quarter of Marrakesh © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com

The Laazama Synagogue, founded in the 16th century, in the Jewish Quarter of Marrakesh © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com

Can Senior Citizens Get Social Security Disability Insurance?

BY TOM MARGENAU

Maybe it’s the sign of the times, but I’ve been getting a lot of emails recently from senior citizens asking if they can get Social Security disability benefits. The answer depends on a variety of factors. It can get a little complicated.

But I can begin with some relatively easy answers. If you are over your full retirement age (66 for most people reading this column), you can forget it. Once you reach that age, disability benefits are no longer payable. Or to put that another way, once you are full retirement age or older, a disability benefit pays the same rate as a retirement benefit.

And here is another easy one. If you are under age 62 (the minimum Social Security retirement age) and you become disabled, you should definitely apply for Social Security disability benefits. To be considered disabled, you must have worked and paid Social Security taxes in five out of the last 10 years, and you must have a physical or mental impairment that is expected to last at least 12 months. If your claim is approved, you get a disability benefit that is essentially equal to your full retirement benefit rate.

Now here are some recent questions I got from disabled seniors that demonstrate how things can get a little more complicated if you are between 62 and 66.

Q: I just turned 64 years old. I filed for Social Security retirement on my 62nd birthday. I’ve had some major health problems lately. Is it too late to file for disability benefits?

A: It’s not too late. But don’t expect a big boost in your monthly Social Security checks if your disability claim is approved.

Because you took reduced retirement at age 62, you are currently getting 75% of your full rate. As stated above, a disability benefit normally pays an amount equal to your age 66 full retirement rate. But from that amount, they must deduct roughly one-half of 1% for every month you’ve already received a Social Security retirement check.

It sounds like you’ve gotten about 24 monthly Social Security checks -meaning your disability benefit must be reduced by 12%. So, if your disability claim is approved, instead of getting the full retirement rate of 100%, you would get about 88%. Still, that is better than the 75% reduced retirement rate that you are currently getting.

Q: I have been getting Social Security since age 62. I am now three months shy of turning 66. I recently had open-heart surgery. Can I switch to disability benefits?

A: In your case, it would do little good. Assuming your disability claim would be approved, they would take your 100% disability rate and subtract

roughly one-half of 1% for all the retirement benefits you’ve received so far. My calculations show you’ve gotten 44 retirement checks. So that means a 22% reduction must be applied to your disability benefit, leaving you with a 78% rate. You are already getting a 75% reduced retirement benefit. You’d have to decide if it is worth all the hassle of filing a disability claim to get the extra 3% per month.

Q: I am 62 and a half and was planning to file for my Social Security soon. But I’m in rather poor health. Should I file for disability instead?

A: You should file for both retirement and disability benefits at the same time. Your retirement claim will be processed in a week or two and you will start getting benefits soon after. But disability claims usually take a minimum of three months to complete. If your disability claim is approved, you will be switched from reduced retirement benefits to full disability benefits (with a very slight reduction for the few months’ worth of retirement checks you will have already received). If your disability claim is rejected, you will simply keep getting your reduced retirement benefits.

Q: I am getting Supplemental Security Income disability benefits because they said I didn’t work enough to get Social Security disability benefits. I am about to turn 62. I got a letter from Social Security telling me they are going to force me to file for my retirement benefits and that will cut me off of SSI and Medicaid. Can they do that?

A: Yes, they can. And I will explain to my other readers what is going on.

To qualify for Social Security disability benefits, you must have worked and paid taxes for five out of the last 10 years. So when you were told you “didn’t work enough to get Social Security disability,” what they meant is that you didn’t have enough recent work to meet that disability eligibility factor.

But the eligibility rules for retirement don’t include that “recent work” requirement. To get retirement benefits, you simply need to have worked and paid Social Security taxes for a total of 10 years anytime during your lifetime.

And because the SSI program is welfare, it works like any welfare program in that it is supposed to be a payment of last resort. In other words, you must file for any other benefits you are due before they can pay you an SSI check. That is why you must file for your retirement benefits. And if those benefits exceed your SSI rate, you will lose your SSI payments. But you may be able to keep your Medicaid benefits. You will have to check with your local welfare or social services offices about that. (They are the folks who run the Medicaid program.)

Q: I have been getting Social Security disability benefits since I was 58. I’m about to turn 66. Do I have to file for Social Security retirement? Will the benefit amount change?

A: At age 66, you will be automatically switched from the disability program to the retirement program. But your

benefit payment rate will remain the same, so the conversion will essentially be transparent to you.

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

Unraveling the Maze of Marrakesh’s Old City Before Tackling the Global Scavenger Hunt 4-Country Challenge

Atlas Mountains arrived, becoming the largest Jewish community in Morocco. At one time, there were 40 synagogues here.

The synagogue is beautifully decorated with tile, a courtyard ringed with study rooms, a music room, living quarters. There is a video about history of Jewish community in Marrakesh. The photos on the walls are interesting – the faces of the Moroccan Jews are indistinguishable from the Arab Moroccans.

Moroccan Jews have also left the country - the Moroccan Jewish Diaspora counts more than 1 million members in four corners of the world, “a diaspora that continues to cultivate ties to their homeland, Morocco.” Indeed, we come upon a woman with her sister-in-law and mother who left Marrakesh first for Casablanca and now lives in Paris; her brother is still a member of the synagogue’s leadership – she shows us his chair. Her grandfather is buried in the nearby Jewish cemetery.

From the synagogue, we walk to the Jewish cemetery, Beth Mo’ed Le’kol Chai, which should have been closed, but the guard lets us in.

Founded in 1537, the cemetery spans 52 hectares and is the largest Jewish burial site in Morocco, with some 20,000 tombs including tombs of 60 “saints” and devotees who taught Torah to the communities of Marrakesh and throughout Morocco.

The arrangement of the graves is “unique” to the city of Marrakesh. There is a children’s section, where 7000 children who died of Typhus are buried; a separate men’s section and a woman’s section while around the perimeter are graves of the pious, the judges and

scholars of the city who are believed to provide protection for all those buried.

Margo hails a taxi to head back to the hotel, and I walk back to the main square through the markets (the tricky part is less about getting lost than avoiding the scooters that speed through the narrow alleyways), and get the real flavor of this exotic place and dusk turns to darkness and the neon-colored lights come on.

Here you can see a huge variety of Moroccan craftsmen and tradesmen, organized by profession, under a roof of reeds, hawking leather goods, fabrics,

kettles, pottery. The Dyers’ Souk, has colorful skeins of wool hanging out to dry on its walls, while the Blacksmiths’ Souk (souk Haddadine) displays a wide variety of metalwork.

Back in the bustling square, I see a crowd of men gathered around one fellow with a lizard, selling a miracle curewhen I ask a fellow what it is about, he grins and I get the idea. No different than the snake-oil salesmen of old.

It’s dinner time, neon lights have come on, and I go to the section of the square where there are dozens of outdoor restaurants. Guys wave a placard with their stall number which are their ID and do a sales pitch (“Remember #1, Remember 35”, “Air-Conditioned!” they say with a grin). Then when you stop, fellows come by and sing to draw in customers. It is all very good natured. I find a stall to have dinner – seated on a bench with others who have come here from around the world and local neighborhoods.

It should be noted that Marrakesh has bike share, bike lanes, pedestrian crossings, is clean, with lots of police and auxiliary, striking new buildings, and the people are very helpful and hospitable.

Marrakesh, a thousand-year old city, has just been designated African Capital of Culture 2020, a a showcase of today’s urban Africa, highlighting the diversity of African culture.

The next day we are up at 4:30 am, breakfast is delivered at 5 am, and we take a five-minute cab ride to a gorgeous train station, to catch the 6 am train, riding in a first-class compart-

ment for a wonderful 6 ½ hour trip to Fez.

The Global Scavenger Hunt is an annual travel program that has been operated for the past 15 years by Bill and Pamela Chalmers, GreatEscape Adventures, 310-281-7809, GlobalScavengerHunt.com.

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Changes abound for the Indianapolis Colts

School. He is the oldest of four children, including sisters Mary Ellen and Emily and brother Addison.

Mary Ellen is a Stanford graduate who played volleyball there, Emily is a current Stanford graduate. She finished college in 2016 with a degree in international relations.

Andrew’s brother, Addison, was named Gatorade Boy’s Soccer Player of the Year for West Virginia. As a junior, Addison finished his season with 18 goals and 5 assists, all while maintaining a 4.10 GPA. In 2016 Addison committed to playing collegiate soccer at Yale.

In London, Andrew Luck attended The American School in London. As a result of his childhood in London, he is a big soccer fan both in the U.S. and across the pond.

The Luck family returned to Texas when Oliver Luck was named CEO of the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority. In Houston, Andrew attended Stratford High School, where he threw for 7,139 yards and 53 touchdowns in his high school career, and rushed for another 2,085 yards. Luck was also the co-valedictorian of his graduating class in 2008.

I am a longtime N.Y. Jets fan - and also a longtime N.Y. Giants fan. I like the Mets and the Yankees. I also like the Islanders and the Rangers - but those last four teams are totally different stories!

In terms of football, my third favorite team is the Indianapolis Colts. I’ve been following the Colts for 30 years or more. In 2007 the Indianapolis Colts beat the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI. The score was 29-17 and they played at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fl. The winning quarterback was Peyton Manning. CBS TV broadcast the game which was watched by about 93.2 million people.

Peyton Manning was the Colts’ star quarterback from to 1998 to 2011 then Andrew Luck arrived in 2012 and began doing his own magic with the team. Manning left Indianapolis for the Denver Broncos. He played with them from 2012 to 2015. In 2016 Peyton manning retired from football.

Andrew Luck signed a four-year contract with the Indianapolis Colts in 2012. He was a talented football player, he was a promising quarterback and the rest is history.

Many critics have said that football is a demanding sport and that if Andrew Luck knew that he couldn’t give his job 100%, both physically and mentally, then retirement was the right thing to do.

Indianapolis-based John Green is an author who has interviewed Andrew Luck on various occasions. When he was asked about Luck’s decision to retire Green said, “He’s 29, and he’s put his body through a lot, and he felt like it was the right time to retire. And I gotta say I have so much admiration

for that decision, and I’m just really grateful for everything that he’s done for Indianapolis in the many years that he has been here.

“He’s going to do lots of other things because he’s such a fascinating, intellectually curious person.” John Green added that Andrew Luck will probably end up transitioning to another career. (indystar.com)

Jim Harbaugh recruited and signed Luck when he was the head coach at Stanford. Then he developed Luck into one of college football’s top quarterbacks.

Jim Harbaugh always liked Andrew Luck. They took different paths, however, when Harbaugh left Stanford for the NFL and Luck was later drafted No. 1 overall by the Indianapolis Colts.

After Luck’s retirement announcement Harbaugh said, “He is one of my all-time favorite players that I’ve ever coached.” Like many people Jim Harbaugh was surprised to see Andrew Luck go but he didn’t question his decision.

Clyde Christensen said he knew that Andrew Luck’s retirement was always a possibility, but it still shocked the former Colts quarterbacks coach.

“I stay in touch with him and kind of knew that he was contemplating it,’’ said Christensen, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ quarterback coach. “But I learned like everybody. I was watching the Florida-Miami game and it came across the bottom. All of a sudden, I had

15 texts in 30 seconds.

“Like everyone, the reality of it was shocking. It was a blow. It knocked the wind out of me.” (tampabay.com)

Bruce Arians, the interim head coach of the Colts in 2012 when Andrew Luck was a rookie quarterback and led them to a 11-5 record and playoff berth, had trouble believing the news shortly after the announcement was made.

“I know he’s been struggling with this latest injury but the last time I talked to him, he was still fired up about the year and the team,’’ Arians said. “Knowing his toughness, and his mental toughness, this does surprise me. Something has got to be wrong somewhere because I know he loves the game so much. I broadcast two of his games last year for CBS and he was running off the bus to come say hi and tell me how the team was doing and the young receivers and how excited he was. To see it, that was very disheartening.’’

Jacoby Brissett is the Indianapolis Colts’ starting quarterback now. He’s got his chance.

After seven years of being in the NFL, Andrew Luck has said goodbye to playing professional football. He and his wife have a new baby coming and so Andrew Luck has started a new chapter in his life.

How to Clean Where No Vacuum has Gone Before

BY MARY HUNT

It’s been several years now since one of my awesome readers told me about an inexpensive, super effective tool I could attach to my vacuum cleaner hose that would let me vacuum places no vacuum had ever gone before. Every time I use it, I wonder how I had lived so long without VaccuFlex.

VACCUFLEX

That’s it. Just a multipiece kit that attaches to any vacuum cleaner that has a hose -- like my Shark -- which then allows the vacuum cleaner to get into even the tiniest crevice, corner or space.

What’s so ingenious about a VaccuFlex kit is that within those seven pieces -- which are food-grade, so they’re safe to use in the kitchen -- is the perfect combination to fit any size vacuum cleaner hose and to get into any size space. And this is not like some little battery-powered mini vac. I have all of the power of my Shark behind VaccuFlex.

KITCHEN

I use VaccuFlex to vacuum all the

crumbs and bits out of my kitchen drawers in a flash, because there is no need to remove flatware, utensils and so forth. And that area around my coffee grinder? That machine is messy and throws fine coffee grounds into cracks, crevices and drawer guides. VaccuFlex to the rescue for that and for reaching under the refrigerator, too.

AUTOMOBILE

To me, car vacs are troublesome. They’re either too wimpy and powerless or the cord is too short. If they’re cordless, they usually lack in run time. Using a full-power vacuum cleaner with VaccuFlex is the way to detail the inside of a car.

Its tiny hose can get into the tightest spots to super-suction out all of the stuff that accumulates on and in car seats, floors, door compartments, center consoles and dashboards.

DOOR AND WINDOW TRACKS

What is it about door and window tracks that make them so hard to clean? It’s the corners and that area right next to the track that seem absolutely impossible! The solution is to make sure those

areas are perfectly dry and then put VaccuFlex on the job. I’ve discovered it’s a lot easier if I loosen the dirt and debris with a good brush first.

CLOTHES DRYER

My first clue that things were not quite right with my clothes dryer: Suddenly, it was taking forever to get anything dry! I’d check and recheck the lint trap, so that wasn’t the problem. Turns out it was all kinds of lint that had gotten stuck behind the trap farther inside the machine. And in the dryer vent line.

My laundry appliances are stacked, so pulling the dryer down to get into those areas from the back was not at all practical. And that’s when, in desperation, I ordered a VaccuFlex kit. I removed the lint trap and stuck that hose all the way into that area. It was amazing. My Shark nearly filled itself before I stopped pulling out lint balls. Then I went outdoors to vacuum through the outside of the dryer vent. And that fixed the problem.

CLOGGED SINK

Warning: You must attach VaccuFlex to a wet/dry vacuum to perform

this household rescue. Shark vacuums are NOT wet/dry!

If you have a hopelessly clogged sink, you could quickly clear that clog with VaccuFlex attached to a wet/dry vacuum.

There are so many other ways VaccuFlex has made my life easier -- cleaning out air returns, condensate lines, plumbing traps and HVAC systems, to name a few.

Such a great invention! For more information and resources including where to view a video demonstration, go to https://www.everydaycheapskate.com/vflex.

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 DebtProof Living, a personal finance member website and the author of the book DebtProof Living, Revell 2014. .

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Can Millenials afford Long Island communities?

BY PHILIP A. RAICES

Is a lifestyle or buying into a community still attainable on Long Island?

I have met and assisted many buyers and sellers over the last thirty-eight years of being in the real estate business. Everyone has had their particular reasons for purchasing for the first time as well as those sellers that move out of their current home to relocate somewhere locally or out of the area.

After reading the column in the August 23 edition of Blank Slate Media’s publication by Rose Weldon about what is going on with millennials, they obviously are moving out of Long Island to other states due to affordability with respect to the price of housing, as well be able to locate viable jobs to enable them to stay put. It reminds me of my column on August 2 about “where have the millennials gone” (https://theislandnow. com/blog-112/where-have-the-millennials-wholeft-long-island-gone/), and all the reasons why.

After conversing with many millennial buyers, the majority of them want to stay and initially rent because of the high cost of purchasing, down payments, closing costs, and yes, their student loan debt.

Unfortunately, New York City’s rents are way too costly for them to even consider, even though they may work there; so they opt for something local and then work hard, and hope and pray that they can pay down their debts and save for that “white picket fence” home or condo or co-op.

But for most, especially if single, there isn’t a sufficient lifestyle like being in New York City, but financially they must stay put living at home

as the only viable option for a majority of millennials. So there is really no choice for either a lifestyle or community environment, especially for those living on Long Island, where there really isn’t anything comparable to New York City, where they feel more comfortable with the active seen within their group. Many do travel to the city to work and hang out after hours and on the weekends too!

I can see in many cases some are not the happiest and it’s probably affecting their outlook on their future, eventually getting married or if already married as to where to plant themselves and “grow their roots in a community.”

Leaving their home base from where they were brought up, and relocating, can be a major jolt mentally and a serious life change, which I am quite sure, can be very traumatic. But what are their options when affordability and lifestyle are at stake?

Most of the time neither is attainable locally but easier to attain out of New York. For other groups who can afford it, there is a choice for buying into a community for that grassroots friendly feel or possibly a lifestyle as in a homeowner association that those types of gated and open communities, with clubhouses, pools, tennis, and safety can provide.

When a decision is made to buy a home, families will generally search out a town that has the

best schools within their budget. This will be crucial if married with children and expecting to stay long term. Also important is very good transportation, (as the Long Island Railroad is trying to accomplish upgrades in adding a third track in the middle of Long Island especially for those working in New York City) as well as what may be offered in the town, enough things for the kids to do, cultural events, concerts in the summer and safe places to hang out. The local neighborhood and neighbors are also important, so they come away with a good feeling of the area. The north shore and its towns boast superior parks, (Great Neck has had a state-sanctioned Park District for as long as I can remember, which comprises twenty-one active and passive parks) summer concerts, community pools and superb school districts (dining and shopping as well) making the area a major draw for families excepting above-average education for their children.

It’s also a major contributing factor to higher prices within those towns. However, I have always said as I believe most would agree, when you become a homeowner, that your home is where you live and bring up your children and make friends and build relationships, but at the same time create your own specific lifestyle, whatever that may mean to you. Why are home prices higher in Nassau than in other areas? The reasons are all of the above as mentioned.

However, Long Island’s demographics have been evolving over the years, whereby the “graying of Long Island” is continuing. But who will be replacing that group when they are gone? Unfortunately, it’s about affordability and the money necessary to become a homeowner and to buy into a community and/or create that special lifestyle! It will be predicated on what our local and state governments as well as businesses do to stem the tide of losing our millennial population as well as gaining more people from outside New York State. We must begin to do something now, by stepping up to the plate and begin figuring it all out and making some hard decisions. Only time will tell to determine our success in this major endeavor.

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Sometimes it is fun to look at the differences that gardeners in the northern and southern parts of the country face. As we head into fall, what should gardeners be doing?

Depending on how much protection a northern vegetable garden has from the weather, it may not suffer much damage from a light frost. Crops that grow best in cool weather such as broccoli, cabbage, spinach and radishes can be harvested even after several frosts.

Warm season plants such as tomatoes, beans, peppers and the vine crops die in frosts, and the plants are headed for the compost pile. Harvest any green fruits that are going to be frosted, and bring them inside to let them ripen indoors. Don’t bother with fruit that has soft spots because it will continue to rot. Ripening can be sped up by putting fruit in a paper sack and adding a ripe apple. The apple releases ethylene gas that helps other fruit ripen.

The fall is the best time to rototill the garden because the soil usually isn’t too wet. Add organic matter, leave the soil in large chunks, and let the freezing and thawing action of winter weather break them apart.

As northern gardeners try to salvage green tomatoes from the frost, southern gardeners are planting tomatoes and other warm season vegetables for a winter crop. Hot southern areas have better vegetable gardens in the fall, winter and spring than in the summer. Strawberries can be planted in beds or containers.

After the first frost, northern gardeners dig up summer flowering bulbs like cannas, dahlias and gladioluses. Wash off the soil, sprinkle fungicide on any wounds, and let them dry. Store them in a loose bag in a dry, cool, dark place until spring. If the location is too warm, they will shrivel up, and if it is too moist, they will rot.

Plant tulips, daffodils and other spring flowering bulbs in the garden after you have had the first frost. Until next spring, northern gardens will look bleak.

As the cool weather arrives, southern gardeners can divide summer flowering bulbs like caladiums, cannas, dahlias, el-

Fall Gardens A GREENER VIEW

BY JEFF RUGG

ephant ears and gladioluses. Or, just leave them in place and cover them with several inches of mulch. This is the time of year to plant agapanthuses, amaryllises, calla lilies and elephant ear bulbs.

Cool weather may mean switching out the southern flower bed. Cool-season annual flowers that give color all winter include carnations, foxgloves, pansies, petunias and snapdragons.

In all areas, many perennials can be divided and replanted as they go dormant. To ease the transplant shock, just dig out half the plant. Add organic matter where the plant was removed. Move or give away the extra plants. It is easier to see where they should go now, before everything starts growing, than in the spring.

Northern gardeners need to remove fallen tree leaves from lawns. Grass plants that are shaded can’t produce and store the carbohydrates necessary

for surviving the winter. Sod can be planted until the ground freezes, but you are taking a chance that it won’t survive the longer you wait to install it. It is becoming too late to plant grass seed with the guarantee of a successful crop

Keep mowing southern, warm-season grass as long as it remains green. Many winter weeds sprout in the fall, so apply preemergent herbicides. Make sure to adjust the irrigation system, as cooler weather means the grass and flower beds don’t need as much water as they did in the summer.

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Free pet adoption month

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and Councilman Steve Labriola remind residents that the Town’s Animal Shelter will waive adoption fees throughout the month of September.

The Town of Oyster Bay’s Animal Shelter will waive adoption fees throughout the month of September.

Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino stated, “We invite residents looking for a new pet to come down to the Town’s Animal Shelter during the month of September.  Our animal shelter has a wonderful reputation for providing great care to the pets housed there, and has a long history of uniting those looking for the perfect new furry companion!”

During the month of September, the

shelter will waive the general adoption fees of $80 per dog and $84 per cat.  All usual adoption services will be provided, including the spaying or neutering of the animal, vaccination and microchipping.

The Town of Oyster Bay Animal Shelter is located at 150 Miller Place in Syosset. The shelter is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday.  To view photos of animals available for adoption, follow the Town of Oyster Bay on Facebook, visit www.oysterbaytown.com or call (516) 677-5784 for more information.

Town to host ‘Shed the Meds’ program

The Town of Oyster Bay, in partnership with Drug Free Long Island and the Nassau County Police Department (NCPD), will be hosting a ‘Shed the Meds’ event at Marjorie Post Park, in Massapequa.  The event will be held on Sunday, September 29 and will take place from 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino stated, “I’m proud that the Town will once again partner with Drug Free LI and the Nassau County Police on this important initiative. It’s critical to ensure medications are properly secured and appropriately discarded to prevent prescription drug abuse. Unfortunately, setting aside the time to properly dispose of old medications is not usually high on the priority list for most people, and that’s why ‘Shed the Meds’ events are so important.  These events provide ample opportunity for safe disposal of unwanted medications.  Safe disposal helps protect the environment and keeps medications out of the hands of young children or others who would use them improperly.”

In cooperation with Drug Free Long Island, and the Nassau County Police Department, the Town will host this event at Marjorie Post Park in Massapequa, in the parking lot near the community center. This program is anonymous. Additionally, for those who cannot make it to the event, the Nassau County Police Department would like to remind residents that disposal containers are located at all Police Precincts throughout the county for safe deposit.

For those looking to turn in unused or expired medication, be sure to make sure of the following:

• If left in original container, please remove all personal information from label.

• Liquid medication will not be accepted

• Intra-venous solutions, injectables, and syringes are not accepted.

• Illicit substances are also not part of this initiative.

• Pet medications are accepted.

For more information about the ‘Shed the Meds’ program, call (516) 203-7486 or visit www.drugfreeli.org

Runners Edge Triathalon at Teddy Roosevelt Park

35-year-old Yean Jimenez of Union City, New Jersey scored another impressive triumph in this year’s 32nd  annual Runner’s Edge-Town of Oyster Bay Triathlon on August 25th.   It was the third consecutive win for Jiminez, who was battling it out with runner-up Tim Steiskal before he took firm command with a 16:52 in the Run. Jiminez’ overall winning time was 48 minutes, 22 seconds.

16-year-old Meghan Lynch of Cos Cob Connecticut, who was third woman overall in 2018, was the women’s overall winner this year, coming out of the water in first place and surviving a very strong effort by runner-up Olivia Ebenstein on the bike to finish the race with a 58 second margin ahead of Ebenstein. Lynch's winning time was 56 minutes 44 seconds.

The Triathlon started and finished at Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park in Oyster Bay, with the 700-meter swim leg being held in Oyster Bay Harbor, the 7.3 mile bike leg taking place on the roads of Oyster Bay Cove, Laurel Hollow and Oyster Bay hamlet, and the 5 kilometer run leg heading up from the Park to Planting Fields Arboretum and returning to the finish line in the Park.

The host Greater Long Island Running Club was especially pleased to

welcome four blind athletes and their Guides to the event, led by blind athlete Francesco Magisano, who scored second in the 20-24 age group.

Triathlon award winners from the local area included Glen Mailings of Syosset, who was the fifth Male Masters (age 40 plus) finisher, David Pattinson of Syosset, who scored fourth in the 25–29 age group, Joseph Gorczya of Syosset, who earned the fourth place award in the 35–39 age group, Wendy Bruno of Jericho, who took home fifth place honors in the women’s 40–44 age group, Daniel Katz of Syosset, who was the third place finisher in the 55–59 age group, and Steve Schloss of Syosset, who was the oldest finisher in the race and earned the second place award in the 80 and over age group.

The main charitable beneficiary of the 2019 Runner’s Edge Town of Oyster Bay Triathlon is the Life Enrichment Center at Oyster Bay. Other portions of the proceeds go to the Waterfront Center of Oyster Bay, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and the fight against blood cancers and the Gerald Kaufman Memorial Fund dedicated to providing assistance to Long Island runners and multisport athletes in times of sudden financial need.

Yean Jiminez wins the Triathlon for the third consecutive year

82-year-old Steve Schloss of Syosset is presented with his award by Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino

Megan Lynch scores as the women’s winner

Neurosurgeons Alexandros D. Zouzias, M.D. and Xavier P.J. Gaudin, D.O.,

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Alexandros D. Zouzias, M.D, and Xavier P.J. Gaudin, D.O., both neurosurgeons specializing in spine surgery, have joined Neurological Surgery, P.C. (NSPC). With six offices on Long Island, and 20 neurosurgeons available to see patients, NSPC is one of the country’s largest private brain and spine surgery practices.

“Dr. Zouzias and Dr. Gaudin are outstanding additions to our practice,” says Michael H. Brisman, M.D., Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and a senior partner at NSPC. “They’re both qualified as neurosurgeons and have additional orthopedic spinal surgical training. This gives them exceptional insight into how to best treat patients with neck or back conditions. Their arrival,” he notes, “further enhances our group’s ability to provide highly-specialized, university-level care in a community setting.”

Dr. Zouzias is a boardcertified neurosurgeon specializing in complex and minimally invasive spinal surgery. He performs advanced neurological and spinal procedures using the most advanced techniques, such as lateral access procedures for spinal fusion, cervical artificial

tumors. In addition, he’s able to address a variety of other neurosurgical disorders, including brain tumors, craniocervical trauma, and peripheral nerve pathologies.

Dr Zouzias received his medical degree from the New York University

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NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County of Nassau ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pitf. vs.

DOUGLAS VALLEY, et al, Defts.

Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale dated Aug. 19, 2019, I will sell at public auction on Tuesday, Oct. 8 2019 at 11:30 a.m. in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Dr., Mineola, NY prem. k/a District 17, Section 11, Block 331, Lot 36. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale and the right of the United States of America to redeem within 120 days from the date of sale as provided by law.

Index #602812/2019.

RONALD S. ZIMMER, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. For Pitf., 12 Tulip Dr., Great Neck, NY. #97547 MIT 5839

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NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County of Nassau 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 8th day of October, 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

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MIT 5840

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NOTICE OF SALE

Supreme Court County of Nassau

HUDSON CITY SAVINGS BANK, Plaintiff, vs.

THEODOROS DOUMAZIOS

A/K/A TED DOUMAZIOS, KERRI DOUMAZIOS, et al., Defendants

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the office of the County Clerk of Nassau County on November 5, 2018, I, Jane Shrenkel, Esq., the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on October 15, 2019 at Nassau County Supreme Court, CCP (Calendar Control Part Courtroom) 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, at 11:30 A.M., the premises described as follows 20 Milford Drive Plainview, NY 11803 SBL No.: 13-44-76 and 85

ALL THAT TRACT OF PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and the State of New York. The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 13-1936 in the amount of $1,118,151.59 plus interest and costs.

Richard S. Mullen, Esq. Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP

Plaintiff’s Attorney 500 Bausch & Lomb Place, Rochester, New York 14604 Tel.: 855-227-5072 MIT 5841 4X 09/13,20,27,10/04

NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County of Nassau U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS CITIGROUP MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC. ASSETBACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007AHL3, Plaintiff against DEBORAH BRIGANDI, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of

LEGAL NOTICES

Foreclosure and Sale entered on July 2, 2019.

I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. on the 15th day of October, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. premises described as follows: All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, lying and being at Hicksville, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, bounded and described as follows:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Index No. 11256-10.

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

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

MIT 5842 4X 09/13,20,27,10/04

NOTICE OF SALE

Supreme Court County of Nassau MTGLQ INVESTORS LP,

Plaintiff AGAINST PATRICK SCHMITH AKA

PATRICK F. SCHMITH, ET AL., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated December 18, 2018 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, on October 22, 2019 at 11:30AM, premises known as 10 PINE 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 Village of Hicksville, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION 12, BLOCK 254, LOT 59-61. Approximate amount of judgment $423,390.49 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 16-002425.

MARK S. RICCIARDI, ESQ., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC

Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 MIT 5843 4X 09/20,27,10/04,11

NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County of Nassau THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY NA, FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY NA AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO JP MORGAN CHASE BANK NA, AS TRUSTEE FOR NOMURA ASSET ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004AR3, Plaintiff, AGAINST ASHOK KUMAR, ANJU KUMAR, et al. Defendant(s) Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered on August 16, 2019. I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the CCP (Calendar Control Part Courtroom) in the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on October 22, 2019 at 11:30 AM premises known as 38 Bloomingdale Rd, Hicksville, NY 11801. 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. Section 46, Block 519 and Lot 10. Approximate amount of judgment $487,160.92 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment. Index #16-005358.

Russell S. Berman, Esq., Referee, Aldridge Pite, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747

MIT 5844 4X 09/20,27,10/04,11

NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County of Nassau US BANK TRUST, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST, V.

ROBERT HETNER JR A/K/A ROBERT L. HERNER, JR, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated August 03, 2018, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein US BANK TRUST, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST is the Plaintiff and ROBERT HETNER JR A/K/A ROBERT L. HERNER, JR is the Defendant. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the CALENDAR CONTROL PART (CCP), FIRST FLOOR, COURTROOM OF THE SUPREME COURT, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on October 29, 2019 at 11:30 AM, premises known as 93 BRITTLE LN, HICKSVILLE, NY 11801: Section 0045, Block 00279-00, Lot 00015: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE AT HICKSVILLE, TOWN OF OYSTER BAY, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 023346/2010.

ROBERT F. HARPER, ESQ.Referee. RAS Boriskin, LLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. MIT 5845 4X 09/27,10/04,11,18

NOTICE OF SALE

Supreme Court

County of Nassau

DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR HSI ASSET SECURITIZATION CORPORATION TRUST 2006OPT1 MORTGAGE-PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-OPT1, V. WALTER J. RODRIGUEZ, ET AL.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated February 05, 2019, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR HSI ASSET SECURITIZATION CORPORATION TRUST 2006OPT1 MORTGAGE-PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-OPT1 is the Plaintiff and WALTER J. RODRIGUEZ, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the CALENDAR CONTROL PART (CCP), FIRST FLOOR, COURTROOM OF THE SUPREME COURT, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on October 08, 2019 at 11:30AM, premises known as 36 RAILROAD AVENUE, BETHPAGE, NY 11714: Section 46, Block 002, Lot 33-35: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT BETHPAGE, IN THE TOWN OF OYSTER BAY, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 008027/2015.

Geoffrey Prime, Esq. - Referee. RAS Boriskin, LLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. BN 7419

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NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County of Nassau FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Plaintiff AGAINST RICHARD GREIG, et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated November 21, 2018 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Calendar

Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, on October 08, 2019 at 11:30AM, premises known as 54 SOUTH 1ST STREET, BETHPAGE, NY 11714. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of BETHPAGE and County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION 46, BLOCK 5, LOT 46-48. Approximate amount of judgment $407,811.10 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 16-003518.

ROBERT G. LITT, ESQ., Referee

Gross Polowy, LLC

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

BN 7420

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NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County of Nassau

NATIONSTAR HECM ACQUISITION TRUST 20172, WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT INDIVIDUALLY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE, Plaintiff AGAINST

LORI ANNE SEUS AS EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF MARCY SEUS, WHO WAS SURVIVING SPOUSE OF ROBERT D. SEUS, et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated July 29, 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 October 22, 2019 at 11:30AM, premises known as 9 MOZART LANE, 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 190, LOT 5. Approximate amount of judgment $0.00 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 602946/2018.

STEPHEN G. FROMMER, ESQ., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100

LEGAL NOTICES

Williamsville, NY 14221

BN 7423

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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 CWABS, INC. ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-5, Plaintiff against MARK JOHNEAS, et al

Defendants

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered September 25, 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 October 22, 2019 at 11:30 AM. Premises known as 244 N 5th St, Bethpage, (Town of Oyster Bay) NY 11714. Sec 46 Block 78 Lot 47. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Bethpage, in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau, State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $818,888.89 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 13-9787. For sale information, please visit www.Auction. com or call (800) 280-2832.

Gennaro Pasquale, Esq., Referee 38495 Druckman Law Group PLLC, Attorney for Plaintiff(s) 242 Drexel Avenue, Westbury, NY 11590

BN 7424

09/20,09/27,10/04,11

LEGAL POSTPONEMENT NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County of Nassau 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 CALENDAR CONTROL PART COURTROOM (CCP) OF THE SUPREME COURT, FIRST FLOOR, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on October 8, 2019 at 11:30AM, 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 7425 1X 09/27

NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County of Nassau FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff against MIN YEONG YUN, et al Defendants

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered October 17, 2016, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at CCP (Calendar Control Part Courtroom), in the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 on October 29, 2019 at 11:30 AM. Premises known as 39 Jackson Avenue, Bethpage, NY 11714. Sec 46 Block 108 Lot 711-713. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being at Central Park, unincorporated area, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $379,715.12 plus interest and costs. Premises

will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 011842/12.

Ernest T. Bartol, Esq., Referee VERNY700 Fein Such & Crane, LLP, 1400 Old Country Road, Suite C103, Westbury, NY 11590

Attorney for Plaintiff(s) BN 7426

4X 09/27,10/04,11,18

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Public Notice is hereby given that separate 1:00pm prevailing time on October 16, 2019 at the Administrative Offices at the BETHPAGE PUBLIC LIBRARY, located at 47 Powell Avenue, Bethpage, NY 11714 at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. The work shall be as follows:

CONTRACT #1 –GENERAL CONSTRUCTION SED # 28-05-21-03-6-011-011

Plans and specifications may be examined and obtained at the Office of the Architect, John A. Grillo, P.C., (631-476-2161) located at 1213 Main Street, Port Jefferson, NY 11777, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. daily, except Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays on or after September 27, 2019 A plan deposit of $100 is required, in the form of a business check (no cash accepted) made payable to BETHPAGE PUBLIC LIBRARY. This deposit shall be refunded to each Bidder only if the plans and specifications are returned, in good condition, within (30) calendar days after the bid opening date. All deposits shall be forfeited to the Public Library after the (30) days have elapsed. ANY PERSON OR CORPORATION WHO FAILS TO SUBMIT A BID SHALL FORFEIT THEIR PLAN DEPOSIT IN ITS ENTIRETY. Each Bidder must deposit, with their sealed bid, security in an amount not less than 10% of the base bid and all Alternate Bids in the proper form subject to the conditions set forth in the Instructions to Bidders (Page 3).

Attention of the Bidders is specifically directed to the minimum wage rates to be paid under the contract, as well as to other provisions set forth in the bidding documents. A pre-bid walk thru is schedContinued on page 22

uled for October 8, 2019 Bidder will also be required to show, to the satisfaction of the BETHPAGE PUBLIC LIBRARY that they are carrying Workers’ Compensation Insurance as required by law and all other Insurance in amounts not less than that specified under the General Conditions.

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

The BETHPAGE PUBLIC LIBRARY reserves the right to reject any or all bids submitted, to waive any informality or irregularity in any bid, and/ or to accept any bid in whole or in part and/ or to award or not award the contract, if in the opinion of the BETHPAGE PUBLIC LIBRARY, the best interest of the Public Library will thereby be served. This invitation is an offer to receive bids for a contract. The successful Bidder will be required to execute a formal contract in the form contained in the Contract Documents.

All bids received after the time stated in the Notice to Bidders will not be considered and will be returned unopened to the bidder. The bidder assumes the risk of any delay in the mail or in the handling of the mail by employees of the LIBRARY. Whether sent by mail or by means of personal delivery, the bidder assumes responsibility for having its bid deposited on time at the place specified.

Each Bidder shall agree to hold their bid price for (45) days after the formal bid opening. Per Article 8, Section 220 of the New York State Labor Law,

every contractor and sub-contractor shall submit to the PUBLIC LIBRARY within (30) days after issuance of its first payroll, and every (30) days thereafter, a transcript of the original payroll record, as provided by this article, subscribed and affirmed as true under penalties of perjury. The PUBLIC LIBRARY shall be required to receive and maintain such payroll records. The original payrolls or transcripts shall be preserved for (5) years from the completion of the work on the project.

BY ORDER OF:

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

BETHPAGE PUBLIC LIBRARY

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES

47 POWELL AVENUE

BETHPAGE, NY 11714

ROB SPORING DIRECTOR

BN 7427

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Public Notice is hereby given that separate sealed BIDS for the 2016/2017 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

REBID will be received until 11:00 a.m. prevailing time on OCTOBER 10,2019 at the Business Office of Bethpage UFSD, located at 10 Cherry Avenue, Bethpage, New York 11714, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud.

The work shall be as follows:

CONTRACT #1 –MASONRY RECONSTRUCTION

BETHPAGE HIGH SCHOOL

28-05-21-03-0-001-040

Plans and specifications may

be examined and obtained at the Office of the Architect, John A. Grillo Architect P.C., (631-476-2161) located at 1213 Main Street, Port Jefferson, NY 11777, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. daily, except Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays on or after SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Any person or corporation desiring a copy of such plans and specifications shall make a deposit of $100.00 in the form of a business check (no cash accepted) made payable to the BETHPAGE UFSD, and upon making such deposit shall be furnished with one copy of the plans and specifications. Any person or corporation duly submitting a proposal accompanied by the bid security required in this Notice to Bidders and in the Instructions to Bidders is entitled to the return of the full amount of the deposit provided the copy of the plans and specification used by such person or corporation is returned in good condition within thirty days following the award of the contract covered by such plans and specifications or the rejection of the bid of such person or corporation. Partial reimbursement, in an amount equal to the full amount of such deposit for one set of plans and specifications per any non-bidder or unsuccessful bidder not submitting the required bid security less ($100.00), shall be made for the return of all other copies of the plans and specifications in good condition within thirty days following the award of the contract or the rejection of the bids covered by such plans and specifications.

All deposits shall be forfeit-

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

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

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

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

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

The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all bids submitted, to waive any informality or irregularity in any bid, and/ or to accept any bid in whole or in part and/ or to award or not award the contract, if in the opinion of the Board of Education, the best interest of the School district will thereby be served. This invitation is an offer to receive bids for a contract. The successful Bidder will be required to execute a formal contract in the form contained in the Contract Documents.

All bids received after the time

stated in the Notice to Bidders will not be considered and will be returned unopened to the bidder. The bidder assumes the risk of any delay in the mail or in the handling of the mail by employees of the School District. Whether sent by mail or by means of personal delivery, the bidder assumes responsibility for having its bid deposited on time at the place specified.

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

BY ORDER OF:

BOARD OF EDUCATION BETHPAGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

10 CHERRY LANE BETHPAGE, NEW YORK 11714

ELENA BECKER DISTRICT CLERK

BN 7428

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