Mid-Island TImes (10/18/19)

SERVING PLAINVIEW, HICKSVILLE, AND LEVIT TOWN

LEARNING ABOUT HEROES Water district to hear resident concerns on contaminants

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Above, students work together to find words to describe a hero. See page 15. Photo courtesy of the Levittown Public Schools.

Mega Job fair at Skating Center

A Mega Job Fair will take place on Wednesday, October 30 at the Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center, located at 1001 Stewart Avenue in Bethpage.  There is no charge for admission and parking is free. Veterans’ admission begins an hour earlier, at 9:00 a.m., while doors for General Admission open at 10:00 a.m. The event runs until 2:00 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Town of Oyster Bay and the Workforce Partnership.

Employers from across Long Island will be seeking candidates for positions including entry and middle management level, licensed professional, hospitality and food service industries, banking, staffing and individuals with technical and IT experience.

Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino stated, “The Workforce Partnership and Town of Oyster Bay are committed to helping residents find

meaningful employment opportunities as well as assisting local businesses in recruiting qualified employees.  This Mega Job Fair will connect private and public sector employers with job seekers, while also providing attendees with employability workshops onsite.”

The Town of Oyster Bay serves as administrator of The Workforce Partnership, a con-

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The Hicksville Water District (HWD) is holding a community meeting to keep residents informed about plans to address emerging contaminants, as well as address any concerns surrounding water quality within the community.

The event—which will be held at the Hicksville Community Center, located at 28 W. Carl St. off Route 107, on October 22—will enable members of the Hicksville community to ask questions and learn about water quality, water conservation, new programs, infrastructure upgrades, emerging contaminants, and .

“It’s long been a priority of this board and the entire Hicksville Water District community to be fully transparent and foster an open and easy line of communication,” said Hicksville Water District Chairman Nicholas Brigandi. “This community meeting is a wonderful opportunity for residents to learn essential information about the water they drink and the efforts we are undertaking to protect it.”

The meeting will include a detailed presentation regarding HWD’s ongoing pilot programs, state-of-the-art treatment technology, ongoing District operations and facilities, infrastructure and water conservation needs. Furthermore,

the community meeting will address concerns and mitigation plans regarding emerging contaminants, specifically 1,4-dioxane, which in recent months has been the subject of much discussion. Following the presentation, residents will have an opportunity to ask questions and have their concerns addressed by the District’s experts.

“Water providers across Long Island are facing some serious issues with regards to implementing treatment for 1,4-dioxane and unfortunately we are one of them,” said the Hicksville Water District Chairman Nicholas Brigandi.

The board of commissioners is asking residents to message them on Facebook or send an email to info@hicksvillewater.org with any comments they may have.

“We want to do everything we can to guarantee that all Hicksville residents have their voices heard and have their questions answered,” said HWD Treasurer William Schuckman. “If you can’t attend this meeting, send us an email or a Facebook message. We want everyone in Hicksville to learn all they can about our most precious natural resource.”

Fifth graders

Gardiner’s Avenue School participated in thoughtful discussions about the events of September 11th, 2001.

Family Fall & Halloween Festival

Town of Oyster Bay’s Family Fall & Halloween Festival will be held on Saturday, October 26th, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Marjorie R. Post Community Park, located at 451 Unqua Road in Massapequa.

“This festival is a great opportunity for residents to celebrate Halloween and the fall season with activities that are fun for residents of all ages,” stated Town of Oyster Bay Joseph Supervisor Saladino. “From picking pumpkins to our popular Halloween hayride and inflatables, families are sure to enjoy all that the festival has to offer.”

The Family Fall & Halloween Festival will feature a ‘U-Pick’ pumpkin patch for children to pick their own pumpkins (while supplies last), bring a decorated pumpkin contest, Halloween games and giveaways, a hay maze, hay ride, inflatables, photo opportunities, and refreshments.  Costumes for those attending are encouraged!

The Family Fall & Halloween Festival will be held rain or shine.  For more information, please call the Town’s Department of Community and Youth Services at (516) 797-7925 or visit www. oysterbaytown.com.

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Abbey Lane teacher honored with Real Men We ar Pink award

Fifth-grade teacher Richard Schwartz from Abbey Lane Elementary School in the Levittown Public Schools was recognized with the Real Men Wear Pink Award. Photo courtesy of the Levittown Public Schools

Richard Schwartz, a fifth-grade teacher at Abbey Lane Elementary School in the Levittown Public Schools was recently recognized with the Real Men Wear Pink Award from the American Cancer Society. Mr. Schwartz joins a select group of community leaders who are determined to raise money and awareness to support the American Cancer Society’s mission and save lives from breast cancer.

He was nominated for the award by multiple people after establishing The Schwartzville Project with his

fifth-grade class last school year. The Schwartzville Project is a letter writing campaign that strives to spread smiles around the world to cancer patients, survivors and loved ones affected by cancer. After talking to his class last year about what they could do for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the project was born.

Last October, Mr. Schwartz’s class wrote approximately 100 heartfelt letters to those affected by breast cancer. They hosted a special event at the end of the month for letter recipients where guests were warmly greeted by students and served pink refreshments. The class also presented a video during the event which highlighted the breast cancer research that they conducted while writing their letters.

As a Real Men Wear Pink award recipient, Mr. Schwartz has made it his mission to be a liaison for the breast cancer awareness movement and help schools around the world get involved. Being a part of this new community of leaders has helped Mr. Schwartz reach more people through The Schwartzville Project, which his current fifth-grade class is continuing this year.

“It touched my heart to be nominated,” said Mr. Schwartz. “Last year, we really did our best efforts to reach as many people as we could who have been affected by cancer. Any time we have a chance to see how our efforts affected somebody, it really helps validate what it means to ‘do good’ in the world. This is an award given to me, but to me, there are 22 faces behind this award and they were the young hearts making it all possible.”

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Youth hockey program with NY Islanders alumni

The Future Islanders Learn to Play Program for boys and girls ages 5-8 will begin on December 3, at the Town of Oyster Bay’s outdoor rinks in Marjorie R. Post Community Park and at SyossetWoodbury Community Park.

“The New York Islanders, the National Hockey League, the National Hockey League Players Association and the Town of Oyster Bay have teamed up once again this year to provide an exciting opportunity for the youth in our community with the ‘Future Islanders Learn to Play Program’,” Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino said.  “Local children are invited to join this amazing experience as it offers a unique opportunity to develop basic skating and hockey skills under the guidance of experienced former NHL players.”

The ‘Future Islanders Learn to Play Program’ includes eight on-ice train-

ing sessions led by the Town of Oyster Bay coaching staff with appearances by Islanders alumni Arron Asham and Radek Martinek.  Asham, a forward, played for 15 seasons and six different teams in the National Hockey League, and Martinek, a defenseman, played for 12 seasons and 486 games in the National Hockey League.  The program fee is $200.  All registrants will receive a CCM equipment package that includes a jersey, helmet, shoulder pads, gloves, skates, sticks, elbow pads, pants, socks, shin pads and an equipment bag.

Individuals interested in registering for the ‘Future Islanders Learn to Play Program’ can sign up at www.learntoplay.nhl.com/islanders.  For additional information, please contact Jocelyne Cummings at Jocelyne.Cummings@ NewYorkIslanders.com or call (516) 5016764.

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Driver arrested for DWI with children in car

Nassau County Police arrested a Brooklyn man on October 12 for allegedly driving while intoxicated with children in the vehicle.

According to police, they observed Jose Simon Cuzco Remache, 28,  operating a 2017 Dodge Caravan on North Broadway and was following another vehicle too closely and failing to maintain a lane repeatedly.

The officers stopped the vehicle Bella Sonia Court and Route 106. During the investigation they said that the driver had bloodshot and glassy eyes, and there was a strong odor of alcohol emanating from the vehicle. He was placed under arrest without incident. The defendant’s two children, ages 5 and 7, and four other adults were in the vehicle, one of whom was the children’s mother. The children were released to the mother at scene. No injuries were reported.

Jose Simon Cuzco Remache is charged with two counts of Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated (Child under 16 – Leandra’s Law), two counts of Endangering the Welfare

Jose Simon Cuzco Remache

of a Child and two  counts of Driving While Intoxicated and numerous VTL Infractions.

Class continues to make others smile with Schwartzville Project

Fifth-graders in Richard Schwartz’s class at Abbey Lane Elementary School in the Levittown Public Schools recently began their annual Schwartzville Project, a letter writing campaign to share kindness, hope and encouragement to those affected by cancer.

The project was born last year when Mr. Schwartz asked his former fifth-graders what they should do for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

From there, the project took off as students wrote approximately 100 letters to breast cancer survivors and affected family members. At the end of October, the class hosted a Breast Cancer Awareness Event where they invited some of their letter recipients and had their letters on display.

This year, Mr. Schwartz’s 28 fifth-graders are continuing the project with the goal to bring even more smiles to people. Each day, the stu -

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dents write and decorate personalized and heartfelt letters to people across the country and world who have been shaped by cancer in some way.

“I hope when they receive the letter that they feel special and that they feel like they deserve it,” said fifth-grader Kayla Camacho, who has already written six letters to people around the country and world.

The class has been successful thus far, already receiving more than 350 names within 16 countries and 42 states. The list continues to grow rapidly each day as they collect addresses. At the end of the month, Mr. Schwartz’s class will host

another culminating Breast Cancer Awareness Event at the school to celebrate the amazing letter recipients who have demonstrated their strength and courage.

If you or anyone you know has been affected by cancer and would like to receive a letter, please email schwartzvilleproject@gmail. com with your name, address and a description of your hobbies. To learn more about the project, please visit www.schwartzvilleproject.com and The_Schwartzville_Project on Instagram.

Photos courtesy of the Levittown Public Schools

Fifth-grader Harry Benitez wrote his eleventh letter.

Fifth-graders Molly Leary, Kayla Camacho, Keira Panick, Paige Murphy and Audrey LoPinto with some of the many letters ready to be mailed out.

Abbey Lane teacher Richard Schwartz (left) and his students (left to right) Paige Murphy, Kayla Camacho, Lindsay Miranda, Keira Panick, Leo Penkovsky and Jack Harrington with their letters.

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Rosary Night at St. Ignatius Church

Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court Queen of Angels #869 and the Saint Anne Mother’s Prayer Group will be hosting a Rosary Night for the

Sanctity of Life and for Healing of the Church on 7:30 p.m. on Friday, October 18, at Saint Ignatius Loyola Church 129 Broadway, Hicksville. All are welcome.

Toys for Tots collection begins

The Town of Oyster Bay has kickedoff this year’s “Toys for Tots” Collection Drive, which will run through December 12, in an effort to collect new, unwrapped toys to be used as gifts for children throughout the community.

“Under the direction of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, the Toys for Tots Drive follows a mission to help ensure that disadvantaged children within our community do not have to go the holiday season without something to bring them happiness,” Town Councilman Thomwas Hand said.

“By helping those in need experience the wonderful embrace of the holiday season, contributor’s will get to play an active role in bringing happiness to one of our nation’s most valuable resources for the future, our children,” Town Councilman Anthony Macagnone said.

For those who wish to donate to “Toys for Tots”, collection boxes can be found in the following Town facilities:

• Oyster Bay Town Hall North (54 Audrey Avenue, Oyster Bay);

• Town Hall South (977 Hicksville Road, Massapequa);

• Department of Public Works Facility (150 Miller Place, Syosset);

• The Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center (at Bethpage Community Park - 1001 Stewart Avenue, Bethpage);

• Syosset-Woodbury Community Park Community Center (Jericho Turnpike, Woodbury).

For more information, please contact the Councilmembers, Co-chairs of the Collection Drive, at (516) 624-6619 or (516) 624-6305; or visit www.oysterbaytown.com.

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Town recognizes National Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino joined with his colleagues on the Town Board and representatives from The Safe Center of Long Island to recognize National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The Safe Center Long Island is a not-for-profit agency located in Bethpage whose mission is to protect, assist, and empower victims of family violence and sexual assault while challenging and changing social systems that tolerate and perpetuate abuse. The Town Board joined recently with the Safe Center at to highlight the importance of these issues, and their work, as well as spread their message throughout the month of October for all those who may be in need. For further information or to contact The Safe Center Long Island, please call (516) 542-0404.

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October 18, 2019

BY KAREN RUBIN TRAVEL FEATURES SYNDICATE GOINGPLACESFARANDNEAR.COM

I am overwhelmed by the beauty of Seville, Spain. The bus ride from Le Leigne de la Conception in southernmost point of Spain (the closest bus stop to Gibraltar) as I continue on this leg on the Global Scavenger Hunt that began in Marrakesh, Morocco, has been absolutely beautiful, providing glimpses of farms and villages and wind turbines. As the bus turns into the city, the exquisite architecture, the vast green parks, the bike lanes, the atmosphere is just breathtaking. Even the bus station is magnificently decorated.

I have booked Apartements Hom Sevilla through hotels.com, choosing a place that seemed closest to the city center (0.2 miles) and The Cathedral which seemed the major landmark (0.2 miles) that also was within the budget allotted by the Global Scavenger Hunt (under $100 since my teammate, Margo, went directly to Porto from Gibraltar instead). It is a delightful 15 minute walk from the bus station that literally transports me.

It is the late afternoon and the Cathedral that takes up much of Avenida de la Constitution is bathed in golden light. A tram moves smoothly, virtually noiselessly down the boulevard; cyclists stream by, pedestrians meander by. The hotel is right in the midst of this historic district. The manager, who has been texting me while I was on the bus asking when I expected to arrive and giving me walking directions, is (thankfully) still on duty when I arrive. He shows me how to use the espresso coffee maker

The gorgeous fountains and gardens of the Alcazar © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com

in their lounge/lobby (the hotel is self-service after hours) and offers suggestions on how to get around, gives me a map of the city and suggests places to go to restaurants that are less touristic, more typical, and where to get the bus to the airport the next day.

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The hotel is absolutely lovely – a modern, chic boutique apartment hotel. I am beyond delighted and think how clever I am to have chosen this ideal place. (Apartamentos Hom

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Sevilla, Calle Fernández y González 13B, Sevilla, 41001, Spain)

I rush out to catch the remaining light and am treated to an amazing, flaming sunset. I find myself drawn to the historic Torre Del Oro (Tower of Gold), built in the 13th century (12201221) during the reign of the Taifa Kings, a time when Spain was invaded by the Moors, to prevent attacks from Christians. Restored in 2005, it apparently got its name because it was covered in lime and straw mortar which would have given it a golden reflection. Over the centuries, the tower has been used

as a fortress, a chapel, a warehouse, a prison and even as the Guadalquivir River Company main office. Today it is the Naval Museum and an iconic symbol of Seville.

I wander along the river and across the San Telmo Bridge over the Gualdelquivir, which I learn is the only navigatable river in Spain and “has played a leading role in many of the city’s historic moments: sieges, defenses and conquests have been fought on its waters, and exploits and crossings have been forged from its shores.”

I had not realized that the first trip to circumnavigate the world originated

from Seville: that in 1519, Ferdinand Magellan began his voyage here; crossing the San Telmo bridge, you can see the armillary sphere that commemorates mile zero of that voyage.

“Seville in the 16th century was the mercantile center of the western world, and its river was the main maritime route for Atlantic traffic for more than 200 years...Seville was known as ‘the city where the world’s heart beats’. Its maritime activity permeated commerce, population, culture, and its own urban development, making it unique,” the visitor bureau notes (www.visitasevilla. es/en/history/guadalquivir-river).

The lights of the city come on, reflected in the cobblestone streets; there are couples along the river bank enjoying the scene. Seville is one of the most beautiful cities I have ever seen. It is a dream.

I delight in just walking around, taking in the exquisite architecture, the colors and textures and shapes, the peace of this place. There is such a wonderful feeling that even a fellow riding his bike is singing.

Unfortunately, under the Global Scavenger Hunt challenge, I am only here through early afternoon the next day – having elected to fly out to Porto, rather than take a nine-hour bus ride through Faro and Lisbon to Porto, in order to arrive by the deadline on Friday, 11:30 am. The deadline is pretty firm because we are taking the 3:55 pm flight to New York City, our final stop of the 23-day around-the-world

mystery tour. (Those teams that are still in contention are not allowed to fly to Porto; instead, they have to take bus and/or train, a 9-hour proposition from Seville, with stops along the way to do scavenges.)

I plan the morning carefully – getting up extra early to arrange my bags (to avoid paying baggage fees on Iberia Airlines) – and stroll over to the Parque de María Luisa – one of the prettiest parks I have ever seen. It is comparable to Central Park in New York City, the Golden Gate Park in San Francisco and the Ueno Park in Tokyo, in that in addition to being an urban oasis, also contains important cultural sites.

Among them is Plaza de España, the most extravagant of the building projects completed for the 1929 Exposición Iberoamericana (this is reminiscent of Palace of Fine Arts, built for San Francisco’s 1915 PanamaPacific exhibition). This is a vast brickand-tile structure features fountains, mini-canals, and a series of tile pictures depicting historical scenes from each Spanish province (one of our Global Scavenger Hunt travelers found her family’s province). Archeological Museum and the Museum of Folk Arts and Traditions. There are row boats and bikes to rent.

At some point, I find myself in front of a gate with a sign on the wall that says “Juderia,” which, I later learn, turns out to have been the old Jewish Quarter (before Spain evicted Jews, in 1492, known as the Inquisition). It

has been converted into a hotel, Las Casas de la Juderia, comprised of a vast complex of interwoven dwellings, a city within a city, a sprawling maze of 27 houses and two palaces, restored to their 15th century glory, literally in the shadow of the Cathedral and the Alcázar ( https://www. lascasasdelajuderiasevilla.com/en/).

“Unmistakably Spanish, the family-run hotel is an alluring retreat hidden right in the heart of the city,” writes Trafalgar, a tour company which features this “accommodation with a story” in its Seville program.

“At Las Casas de la Juderia, you‘ll tread in the footsteps of nobility and even royalty. Over the centuries, Christopher Columbus, The Duke of Bejar and The Count of Villamanrique have all stayed here. In fact, after returning from America, Columbus’s men all resided in these houses. Perhaps most compelling of all is the network of subterranean tunnels connecting houses commissioned by former owner, the Duke of Segorbe. You can wander through these today; in fact, breakfast is taken in the captivating underground Hall of Mirrors.” (https://blog.trafalgar.com/2018/02/26/stays-stories-sevilles-las-casas-de-la-juderia/)

I get lost walking to the Real Alcázar, the major attraction in Seville and for my limited time here, which costs me dearly. By the time I arrive at 9:38 am (it opens at 9:30 am) there are what seems 1000 people ahead of me on the line for people (like me) without pre-purchased tickets, and a guard who only lets in a handful of people every 20 minutes. At first, I don’t understand the sign that says (“Limited access, 4-5

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hours wait”) for those without pre-purchased tickets (recommended to purchase online, they give you a time to come, or visit in the afternoon, https:// realAlcázarsevilla.sacatuentrada.es/ en) who go in on a separate line. As it turns out, my wait is 3 ½ hours, but It is touch-and-go as to whether I would get in with enough time to see the Alcázar before having to get back to the hotel, pick up my luggage, and get to the bus to go to the airport.

Finally, at 1 pm, just at my absolute deadline, the guard lets me in to the Alcázar and I take advantage of the senior rate (3E versus 11E, so even the limited time is well worth it; Mondays offer free admission). I have to be out by 2:30 pm.

Though you take loads of photos, none can do the Alcázar justice because the beauty is in the exquisite details of architecture, pattern in the decoration, the symmetry, the delicacy and grace, the ambiance, how you are constantly surprised by beautiful images and scale. You look up at magnificent ceilings, at the gorgeous archways, the passages that lead on and on. I think I have seen it all in about 45 minutes, only to discover two other palaces and gardens. (A separate ticket is required to visit the personal apartments still used by the royal family when they visit Seville).

The Alcázar royal palace complex that was originally developed as a fort in 913 was built for the Christian king Peter of Castile by Castilian Christians on the site of an Abbadid Muslim fortress, destroyed after the Christian conquest of Seville and reflects the mix of the different architectural cultures. The palace is a preeminent example

of Mudéjar architecture in the Iberian Peninsula and renowned as one of the most beautiful.

It has been built and rebuilt and modified many times in the last 1000 years, most spectacularly in the 14th century when King Pedro added the Palacio de Don Pedro. I wonder how many people waiting with me on the long, long line have been intrigued to visit because the Alcázar was featured as a location for the  Game of Thrones TV series. The Alcázar has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1987.

A guided tour would be helpful here, especially since there do not seem to be any notes or guided material, and I have to go quickly through, just taking in the

WRITER’S CORNER

Hello, Robot Stevie

BY MARJORIE GOTTLIEB WOLFE

Robots are not new. Leonardo da Vinci sketched plans for a humanoid robot in the late 1400s. By the 1960s, the GM plant in N. J. used a robot for moving car parts around. Fiction writers have found great success writing about robots. Toyota has a violin-playing robot. (Music has been proven to be very beneficial for the elderly.) And Watson, a robot with artificial intelligence from IBM, defeated the human players in an episode of Jeopardy.

Perhaps you’re familiar with this quote by Phyllis Diller: “Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like shoveling the walk before it stops snowing.” The iRobot Roomba 675 is used in many homes today. It’s even compatible with Amazon Alexa and the Google Assistant.

And now say “hello” to Stevie, a petite, social and personable robot

living in a retirement community in Washington D.C. He is designed to assist the elderly and disabled. Watch him as he stretches his peg-like arms and grins on its LED-screen face.

“People 65 and older make up the fastest-growing demographic in the U.S. By 2030, there will be an estimated shortfall of 151,000 paid care workers in the U.S. By 2040, that gap is projected to rise to 335,000.” (Source: “Stop Me if You’ve Heard This One: A Robot and a Team of Irish Scientists Walk Into a Senior Living Home” by Corinne Purtill, Time Magazine, Oct. 4, 2019)

So imagine having a cost-effective robot who attends to the social, emotional, and physical needs of aging people in a way that respects their dignity and privacy.

Today we have robots which help staff lift patients safely. There are delivery robots that zip around hospital

hallways. There are doll-like therapy robots that comfort patients agitated by dementia. What next—Robot Redford—a robot for theater-loving seniors?

Stevie is a 4-foot, 7-inch robot. He’s no “shtarker” (Yiddish word for a tough guy, a roughneck, a strong-arm character or bully.) You activate him similar to the way you activate “Alexa.” Tell the robot you’re sick (“krank”) and he slumps forward with a sorrowful frown. It says, “I’m sorry to hear that.”

If you pay Stevie a compliment, you’ll see a smile on the screen. He has a “haimish ponim”—a friendly face.

- Andy Rooney Some

The robot can recognize commands such as “help me” and can alert staff to a resident in distress. It can respond to 100 common questions like, “How are you?” He sings songs like “Danny Boy” and everyone wants to tell Stevie a story about their grandparents.

stunning visual images and details. I reconstruct the details later from various sources (See www.lonelyplanet. com/spain/seville/attractions/real-alcazar/a/poi-sig/411802/360736)

We enter through the  Puerta del León (Lion Gate) on Plaza del Triunfo, to the Patio del León (Lion Patio), which was the garrison yard of the original Al-Muwarak palace. The  Sala de la Justicia (Hall of Justice), with beautiful Mudéjar plasterwork and an  artesonado (ceiling of interlaced beams with decorative insertions) was built in the 1340s by the Christian King Alfonso XI. It leads to the  Patio del See page D5

(Everyone loves a “Bobbeh meiseh”—a grandmother’s story!)

Having had the pleasure of speaking to residents at Brandywine Senior Living, The Bristal, Allegro, Glen Cove Senior Center, and The Carlise Palm Beach, I’ve come to appreciate the fact that we live in a throw-away society that often values youth and skinny jeans over wisdom and seasoned godliness…Is it possible that we operate in a “why should we care” frame of mind more often than we should?

Let’s examine some wonderful quotes about our senior citizens:

• The best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person.

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BY TOM MARGENAU

I could write a book called “The Top 100 Social Security Myths.” And that book would be divided into two main sections: 50 political myths and 50 program myths.

The political myths deal mostly with the history and financing of Social Security. Many people, usually with an ax to grind or a chip on their shoulder, publish very biased screeds on the internet that are full of lies and half-truths about the program. They will say things like: “The government has stolen Social Security funds” (it hasn’t); “Illegal immigrants collect Social Security benefits” (they don’t); or “Social Security sends monthly checks to welfare recipients who never worked and paid into the system” (it doesn’t). And then uninformed or naive people pass these missives around from one to another, and soon they go viral and are assumed to be true by millions of Americans.

Because I wrote a couple of columns not too long ago addressing some of the most egregious of these political rumors, today and next week I will take on the other half of the Social Security rumor mill: the program myths that confuse people about how Social Security works. I simply won’t have the space to address 50 -- or even 10 -- myths. But over my next two columns, I’ll squeeze in as many as I can.

In today’s column, I will address myths and rumors surrounding Social Security retirement benefits. In next week’s column, I will do the same for dependent and survivor benefits.

Myth: My Social Security retirement benefit is based on my highest five years of earnings (or maybe it’s my last 10 years), so if I stop working early, or work part time for a few years before I retire, I am really messing up my Social Security check.

All Social Security retirement benefits are based on a person’s highest 35 years of inflation-adjusted earnings. So, a few years of lower earnings, or even no earnings, just before you retire will have a minimal affect on your future Social Security benefits.

If you are thinking of retiring early, or if you are planning to work part time for a few years before you sign up for Social Security, there is a way you can find out what affect your reduced earnings might have on your eventual retirement benefits. Go to https://www.socialsecurity.gov, and at the homepage, click on “Retirement Estimator.” This will lead you to a series of online calculators you can use to get an estimate of your future Social Security checks.

Myth: I am missing out on hundreds of thousands of dollars in Social Security benefits because I don’t know all the secrets.

Social Security Program Myths

There are dozens of such come-ons polluting the internet that would lead you to believe that if you just knew all the so-called secrets to the program (which they will sell you for a fee), you will come out many thousands of dollars ahead in your Social Security investment. And if you pursue these leads, here is the big “secret” you will learn: Wait until you are 70 to collect your Social Security retirement benefits. The theory is, assuming you live to a ripe old age, you will come out ahead of the game by waiting to get the 32% delayed retirement bonus that is payable at 70.

I have discussed this issue countless times in my column. For some people, it does make sense to wait until you are 70. For others, starting your Social Security at 66 is the best choice. And for some, taking benefits at 62 is a wise move. When to start your Social Security depends on so many factors: your health, your job, your marital status and your tax situation, to name just a few. You just need to gather all the facts and make a decision.

There is another alleged “secret” peddled on the internet that is tied into the argument to wait until age 70. And that is the loophole in the law that allows someone who is 66 years old to claim benefits on a spouse’s Social Security record and, at 70, switch to 132% of their own retirement benefit. Over the past two years, I don’t think there is any Social Security topic I’ve discussed more than this so-called “file-and-restrict” procedure. So it certainly is no secret to my readers. BUT, that loophole closes in January 2020. Or, to be more precise, only people who turn 66 before January 2020 can make use of this oftentimes lucrative loophole.

Myth: We all know the government can’t do anything right. So I better sign up for Social Security at least six months ahead of time.

You can blame the government for ineptitude in handling some things, but Social Security claims development isn’t one of them. The Social Security Administration processes most retirement claims in a matter of a few days -maybe a week or two. But still, just to be on the safe side, you should file for Social Security about two months before you want your benefits to begin.

Myth: Social Security employees can’t be trusted to process my claim correctly.

Regular readers of my column know that I certainly have taken my former colleagues at SSA to task for misinformation they have given out to their customers. But folks should know that those instances are the exception to the rule. Some of you may recall a survey of my readers I took not too long ago, following a spate of negative comments I received about SSA service. Hundreds of you responded to that survey. And I was

pleased to learn that the overwhelming majority of people reading my column (something like 90%) told me that their dealings with SSA were professional and courteous, and they were satisfied with the service they received and the information they were given. What I gathered from the survey was this: SSA employees handle routine inquiries and claims with a remarkable degree of knowledge and efficiency. And the good news is that almost all of us have rather routine interactions with

Social Security. Where SSA employees sometime slip up is in nonroutine situations, such as the aforementioned file-and-restrict procedure. If you are dealing with SSA and have an unusual situation, and the representative assigned to you seems confused, ask to speak to a supervisor.

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

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• To forget the elderly is to ignore the wisdom of the years.

- Donald Laird

• Wrinkles mean you laughed, grey hair means you cared, and scars mean you lived.

- Unknown

• Those who respect the elderly pave their own road toward success.

- African proverb

• You get old and you realize there are no answers, just stories.

Hello, Robot Stevie

- Garrison Keillor

• Respect the old when you are young. Help the weak when you are strong. Confess the fact when you are wrong. Because one day in life you will be old, weak and wrong.

• A “zayde” (grandfather) is a man who performs lame tricks like finding a quarter in one’s ear, or pretending to pull one’s nose off.

• Old age is not a disease - it is strength and survivorship, triumph over all kinds of vicissitudes and dis

appointments, trials and illnesses. - Maggie Kuhn

• Do not regret growing older. It’s a privilege denied to many. Unknown

• You know you’re elderly when you turn out the lights for economic reasons rather than romantic.

• TUBA LOONS greeting card [conversation between two elderly women sitting on a bench]: “Have you heard? Sonya’s got a new fella. She

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moves downtown and the next thing you now she’s involved with IRWIN RENEWAL.”

• Respect old people. They graduated school without Google or Wikipedia. - Unknown

MARJORIE GOTTLIEB WOLFE loves the words of Claude Pepper: A stockbroker urged me to buy a stock that would triple its value every year. I told him, “At my age, I don’t even buy green bananas.”

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Yeso, part of the 12th-century Almohad palace reconstructed in the 19th century.

You wind through what seems a maze of rooms and courtyards and porticos:

The Hunting Courtyard was where hunters would meet before hunts with King Pedro. The  Casa de la Contratación  (Contracting House) dates from 1503 to control trade with Spain’s American colonies. The  Salón del Almirante (Admiral’s Hall) houses 19th- and 20th-century paintings showing historical events and people. The  Sala de Audiencias  (Chapter House) is notable for its tapestries.

Palacio de Don Pedro, also known as the Palacio Mudéjar, “is considered Seville’s single most stunning architectural feature. King Pedro, had an alliance with the Muslim emir of Granada, Mohammed V, who was responsible for much of the decoration at the Alhambra. When Pedro decided to build a new palace in the Alcázar in 1364, Mohammed sent many of his top artisans, who were joined by others from Seville and Toledo. Drawing on the Islamic traditions of the Almohads and caliphal Córdoba, the result is a synthesis of Iberian Islamic art.”

The  Patio de las Doncellas (Patio of the Maidens) is surrounded by beautiful arches, plasterwork and tiling. A sunken garden was discovered by archaeologists in 2004 from under a 16th-century marble covering.

The most spectacular room in the Palacio is the  Salón de Embajadores (Hall of Ambassadors) which originally was Pedro I’s throne room.

I come upon the breathtaking formal gardens with pools and fountains. From one, the  Jardín de la Danza (Garden of the Dance), a passage runs beneath the Salones de Carlos V to the Baños de Doña María de Padilla (María de Padilla Baths). I find myself in the vaults beneath the Patio del Crucero with a grotto that replaced the patio’s original pool.

Above the gardens is the  Galeria de Grutesco, a raised gallery with porticoes fashioned in the 16th century out of an old Islamic-era wall. There is also a hedge maze that adds to the romance and mystery of the Alcázar.

The Alcázar is still a royal palace. In 1995 it hosted the wedding feast of Infanta Elena, daughter of King Juan Carlos I, after her marriage in Seville’s cathedral (another magnificent structure to visit which was too crowded for me to fit into my too brief visit). The  Cuarto Real Alto (Upper Royal Quarters), the rooms used by the Spanish royal family on their visits to Seville, are open for guided tours (€4.50; half hourly 10am to 1.30pm). Highlights of the tours include the 14th-century Salón de Audiencias, still the monarch’s reception room, and Pedro I’s bedroom, with Mudéjar tiles and plasterwork. Unfortunately, I don’t have the time to visit myself.

Mindful of the time, I walk back to the hotel along the beautiful prome-

nades, get a coffee gelato as my lunch, and get myself to the bus station for the airport.

(More information at www.visitasevilla.es)

Porto, Portugal I arrive in Porto at about 8 pm after changing planes in Madrid (by now I am second-guessing whether I should have instead taken the nine-hour bus from Seville to Porto). Coincidentally, I meet up with two other teams from the Global Scavenger Hunt at the airport who are following the same route.

They take an Uber from the Porto airport to the Sheraton Porto Hotel; I hop on the Metro, amazed at the convenience and speed of the service and low cost (just about $3 to get into town about 20 minutes from the airport). The hardest part is figuring which way to walk from the station which happens to be quite dark, but a kindly person points me in the right direction. It’s about a 15 minute walk to the hotel.

I get up early to hop on the Metro again for the 12 minute ride to Center City. I just want to absorb the gorgeous ambiance and color of Porto before having to meet the deadline of 11:30 am for the Global Scavenger Hunt. We will be taking the 3:55 pm flight to New York City, our final leg of our 23-day, around-the-world mystery tour, and the crowning of the World’s Greatest Traveler.

Porto, which I visited much more extensively years ago (the Lello Bookshop and Majestic Café which J.K. Rowling frequented when she was

writing the “Harry Potter” books are now overrun with tourists who queue up and pay admission), is absolutely lovely. I just want to immerse myself in the ambiance, wandering around the boulevards to take in the gorgeous “exuberant Baroque style with some Rococo touches” of the buildings, the colorful tiles facades.

I wander to the port where the Port wineries are located (popular for tours and tastings) and a cable car, walk across the bridge, before getting back to meet the group.

Visitor information is available from Porto & Northern Portugal Tourism Association, portocvb@ portocvb.com, www.portocvb.com, www. visitportoandnorth.travel.

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to Porto to

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Toughest Leg and on to NYC to Crown Winner

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When we meet in the hotel lobby, we hear the results for this most difficult leg of the Global Scavenger Hunt (our “final exam” as world travelers), that took us to four countries (Morocco, Gibraltar, Spain and Portugal) in just five days

In third place having completed 92 scavenges, 5 bonuses and amassing 5310 points, Order & Chaos (the doctors from San Francisco).

In second place with 102 scavenges (that’s 20 a day), 7 bonuses and accumulating 5680 points, Lazy Monday. In first place with 105 scavenges, 7 bonuses, and 6110 points, Lawyers Without Borders, putting Zoe and Rainey Littlepage of Houston, in great position to win the competition for “World’s Best Traveler.” (See Zoe Littlepage’s blog,  https://zoeandraineygreatescape. blogspot.com/2019/05/gsh-2019-rockseville-in-spain-and.html).

We’re off to New York City, the last leg of the Global Scavenger Hunt, when we will learn who will be crowned the 2019 “World’s Greatest Travelers.”

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, 310-2817809, GlobalScavengerHunt.com

Dates have just been set for the 16th annual edition of The Global Scavenger Hunt, April 17-May 9,

2020, Applications for the around-theworld travel adventure competition that crowns The World’s Greatest Travelers are now being accepted at  GlobalScavengerHunt.com

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Picturesque Porto © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com

Are

Are you concerned about a potential recession in 2020 and it’s effect on real estate?

Well, we are continuing along into the longest economic expansion in U.S. history! But when will it end? No one really can predict exactly when it will happen and the Presidential outcome in 2020, just might have an effect on whether this will happen.

It’s not a matter of if it will happen, but when. Most important, it will not be like the crash of 2008 due to easy lending and excessive inventory.

Some of the policies that are in effect may not be the most beneficial to our economy down the line and have had a profound impact on other country’s economies, especially China. Will it be survival of the fittest as to who wins this senseless tariff fight? Are we doing a “tit for tat”, when tariffs in the last hundred years never had a clear cut winner in the end? Are our farmers better off right now or are the tariffs forcing many into bankruptcy, since China has stopped purchasing soybeans and other produce? Is that right?

Yes, China has stolen some of our intellectual property and industrial secrets, but are tariffs the answer in providing the proper punishment, when our farmers and business entrepreneurs are suffering more than China? They may be able to hold out longer than we can. “It is potentially a self-inflicted-wound type of recession,” said Tara Sinclair, an economist who studies business cycles at George Washington University. “But how deep that gash goes depends on many other characteristics of the economy and the policy response thereafter.”

Fortunately, real estate has done very well in the last three out of five past recessions. As per CoreLogic, is a leading provider of consumer,

concerned about a potential recession?

financial and property data, analytics and services to business and government. Here is how price appreciation faired in the past five recessions.

1.) 1980 +6.1%

2.) 1981 +3.1%

3.) 1991 -1.9%

4.) 2001 +6.6%

5.) 2008 -19.7% (due the collapse of the mortgage industry their sub-prime toxic loans)

BY PHILIP A. RAICES

The next recession may be a soft one and the predictions are that home prices will increase this year and in 2020.

As per Keeping Current Matters, of six major housing sources, shows that a home price appreciation survey will be approximately 4.1% in 2019 and 2.8% in 2020. The mortgage bankers association predicts 4.7% in 2019 and 3.5% in 2020. Zelman and Associates predict 3.5% in 2019 and 3.2% in 2020. Freddie Mac predicts 3.4% 2019 and 2.5% in 2020. National Association of Realtors says 3.4% in 2019 and 3.3% in 2020. Fannie Mae predicts 5.4% in 2019 and 3.7% in 2020.

As you can see, no source is predicting a downturn in price appreciation. Although the increases are much less than in past years, it still shows an upward trend.

Due to uncertainty, some consumers may be waiting for prices to decrease, which based on the survey, doesn’t appear likely, so waiting will only cost more for the first time or move up purchaser. However, the luxury and higher-end market has seen a much more softening, due to excess inventory (and the S.A.L.T tax maximums

of $10,000), due to overbuilding especially in New York City. Consumer spending is still doing well (but not as hot as a few years ago) and accounts for two-thirds of our economy.

Business spending and investment accounts for about fourteen percent of our economy and spending has slowed from the effect of the tariffs making imported goods more expensive. Unless there are major layoffs hiring freezes, cuts of overtime, a reduction in wages and incomes homeownership should still be a strong sector.

The uncertainty as to when these tariffs might be eliminated or adjusted makes businesses become more conservative in their future outlook. Business debt is at historic highs again, but luckily with lower borrowing rates (but if rates were to go up that would be a real major issue). Due to a slower economy interest rates were lowered, but I believe lowering rates again may not be the answer.

Housing inventory is still not up to the normal six to seven-month levels. So having more people be able to afford a home may not help if there is not enough inventory to satisfy their demand and this could possibly cause home price appreciation to potentially increase beyond the previously predicted statistics. It’s the basic supply and demand economics. If the inventory is low and demand is higher, prices go up and if demand is reduced and supply increases then prices go lower. Builders are trying to catch up with demand, but only time will tell where the

inventory will be.

Although some negative sentiment and feelings might be festering out there about a recession, my professional opinion is to stop worrying and buy something, (especially with lower rates than in 2018, making it more affordable), for your family and/or grow your roots within your community and over the long run, your real estate investment will be safer. Leaving your money in the bank or in the stock market, I believe will be more unpredictable, especially if you are not a very savvy investor. However, perception can turn into reality if we focus too much on the worrisome news!

Philip A. Raices is the owner/Broker of Turn Key Real Estate at 3 Grace Ave Suite 180 Great Neck. He has earned designations as a Graduate of the Realtor Institute and a Certified International Property Specialist. Receive regular “free” updates of sold homes in your area and a “free” Comparative Market Analysis” of what your home would sell for in today’s market or search on: WWW.Li-RealEstate.Com If you would like to receive a digital copy or a printed copy of “Unlocking the Secrets of Real Estate’s New Market Reality Or “Our Seller’s Guide for “Things to Consider When Selling Your Home” just email or snail me (regular mail) with your name, email and cell number. He can be reached by email, at:Phil@ TurnKeyRealEstate.Com, or by cell: (516) 647-4289.

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Skim Cutting, Old Wood Refinish, Staining, Wallpaper Removal & Hanging, Paint Removal, Power Washing, Wood Replacement

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Interior, Exterior, Plaster / Spackle, Light Carpentry, Decorative Moldings & Power Washing. Call: 516-328-7499

PARTY HELP

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Your Next Party! Catering and Experienced Professional Services for Assisting with Preparation, Serving and Clean Up Before, During and After Your Party Bartenders Available. Call Kate at 516-248-1545

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HOUSE CLEANING: Excellent service, with great references, reliable, own transportation, English speaking. Call Selma 516-690-3550

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EVERYDAY CHEAPSKATE

Preventive Maintenance Is Cheap Insurance

It was a Sunday night, and the house felt cold. The Doloski family’s furnace was clearly not working. Within minutes of arriving, the service technician diagnosed the problem: They needed a new igniter. At least the problem was one they could not have resolved themselves.

Then the technician opened the side panel of the furnace. Filthy. Neglected. He said the igniter failed because the furnace filter hadn’t been cleaned. What would have taken five minutes to vacuum or replace cost hundreds in fees, parts and labor. They know the furnace filter needs to be changed regularly, and, usually, they do. But this year, they simply forgot.

When it comes to forgetting about routine maintenance issues, the Doloskis are not alone. Take automobiles, for example. According to the Auto Care Factbook 2020 and IMR Inc., a survey of over 100,000 American households (driving more than 170,000 vehicles) reported that they know repairs or maintenance need to be performed on their car but have chosen to delay the work.

If you own a home, a car or simply a human body, the words “routine maintenance” should be part of your vocabulary. Safety and good health are, of course, the most important reasons to keep what we’ve got in good working order. But the financial benefits are significant, too.

AUTOMOBILES

A regularly scheduled $25.95 oil change -- or slightly higher for all-synthetic oil -- could save hundreds or even thousands of dollars in engine work. Find the recommended timetable for oil changes, and the inspection and maintenance of other systems, in the owners manual. Read it, figure out what you’re supposed to do, and follow those directions religiously.

Have your tires rotated and balanced regularly to extend their useful life and to comply with terms of the warranty. If you’re responsible enough to drive a vehicle, you can also be responsible enough to maintain it properly. Predictive maintenance planning is cheap insurance.

FURNACE

AND AIR CONDITIONER

BY MARY HUNT

Replace furnace filters regularly. Most manufacturers suggest cleaning or replacing filters at least every other month. It’s cheap insurance. Bonus: Clean heating, ventilation and air conditioning filters will eliminate the ugly dark shadows around the edge of carpeting, known as filtration soil.

ELECTRONICS

Everyone has the potential to lose data at some point in their lives. Your computer’s hard drive could fail tomorrow, ransomware could hold your files hostage, or a software bug could delete your important files. Failure to regularly back up your computer means you could lose those files and photos forever.

While it may seem like a waste of money, a can of compressed air can safely blow dust and dirt out of your keyboard and away from all the nooks and crannies in your printer and central processing unit. A VaccuFlex attachment for your vacuum cleaner will do a great job on all of those tiny crevices as well. Learn more about required maintenance in the instruction manual or from the computer manufacturer’s technical

support department or website. HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES

Don’t ignore seemingly minor issues, as they may signal a larger problem. One reader recently reported that two weeks before her washing machine warranty expiration date, she called to complain about a minor squeak during spin cycles.

The technician replaced the motor, which was covered under the warranty. Had she waited until the squeak gave way to full motor failure (as it likely would have done the day after the warranty expired, of course), the cost of replacing that part could have sent her shopping for a new machine.

SELF

According to the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a leading cause of death in the U.S. of people from the ages of 18 to 70 is malignant neoplasms -- in short, cancerous tumors. Routine maintenance for women should include monthly self-examination for any suspicious breast lumps. Get an annual physical that includes a breast exam and mammograms as recommended.

Unlike many other forms of cancer, colorectal cancer in both men and women typically grows for years before spreading. If caught early, it can be cured. The American Cancer Society says men starting at age 50 should talk to their doctors about the benefits, risks and limitations of prostate cancer screening.

The cost of these exams and procedures should be seen as preventive maintenance, if not life insurance.

Time and money spent on preventive maintenance is always a good investment.

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

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Program: Vanderbilt Cup races through Bethpage

images of the Vanderbilt Cup Races and the Long Island Motor Parkway as well as an extensive collection of racing memorabilia. Kroplick’s first book, Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island, was published in February 2008. His second book The Long Island Motor Parkway was published in September 2008 and co-authored with Al Velocci.

This August, the two local nonprofit organizations, the Long Island Motor

Parkway Preservation Society and the Central Park Historical Society got together for a Motor Parkway field trip, exploring the Bethpage section of the Motor Parkway that exists today. There, Bethpage memories and tales were told by Ann Albertson, Lenny Mulqueen, Paul Mering and Arthur Mauriello during a group stroll. Membership in the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society is free and registration is available online.

Job fair at Skating Center

sortium of local governments funded by the Federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act that provides free, valuable resources to both employers and job seekers at Career Centers in Hicksville and Massapequa.  These centers help train employees to meet the needs of the private sector, connecting qualified job seekers with employers, and by assisting applicants in accessing job opportunities.  The Centers offer Resource Rooms, which are equipped with state-of-the-art computer workstations, complete with Microsoft software and internet access.  Additionally, these

Centers offer residents access to job listings, resource materials, photocopiers, fax machines and telephones.  The Centers provide employability and computer workshops, as well as career counselors who will guide residents through their job search. Computer workshops are taught on-site in modern computer labs. Residents can increase their marketability by updating or acquiring new computer skills at the Centers.

For more information about this program and the many other great services that the Town’s Workforce Partnership program offers, contact (516) 797-4560 or email business@oysterbay-ny.gov.

Irish History Forum meeting

On Saturday, November 16,  the Irish Family History Forum will present: Maureen Taylor, who will give a webinar on “Identifying and Dating Family Photographs.”

Maureen Taylor, a.k.a. the Photo Detective, is an internationally renowned expert in historic photo identification, preservation, and genealogical research. First, participants will see her webinar on identifying and dating family photos, and then via Skype Maureen will analyze a few old photos and answer any questions.

The schedule for the day will be:

10:00 AM: Kathleen McGee: Tips on Researching Irish Civil Registration 10:30 AM: Refreshment Break : Meet and socialize with other members.

Ask the Experts: This is an opportunity to meet one-on-one with an experienced genealogist to ask a basic genealogy question.

11:00 AM: Featured Speaker: Maureen Taylor

The Irish Family History Forum (IFHF) is a Long Island based Genealogy Organization with members throughout New York, and in over twenty other states and countries.

The meeting will take place at the Bethpage Public Library, 47 Powell Ave., Bethpage. Meetings are free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.

For more information contact Pat at programs@ifhf.org. Website: www. ifhf.org

Bowlers needed

Bus trip to Wind Creek Casino

The Mercy Medical Center Council of Leagues will host a trip to Wind Creek Bethlehem (formerly Sands) Casino on Tuesday, November 26.

The bus will leave from 999 South Oyster Bay Road (on the street with the dead end) at 8:30 a.m. and return at approximately 8:30 p.m.

Cost is $43 per person, which includes the driver's tip. Give back: $35 slot play. For reservations, please call Barbara at 516-935-5576 or Karen at 516-937-5527. Please make checks payable to "Mercy Leagues".

The first to pay is the first on the bus.

“Christopher Columbus: Misconceptions Debunked”

The Captain Kathy Mazza Lodge #2163A Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America will be holding a special evening featuring speaker Lou Gallo, who will be in costume as Christopher Columbus. He is the immediate past chairman for the Commission of Social Justice, and will present "Christopher

Columbus: Misconceptions Debunked." The event will take place on Wednesday, October 23 at 7:30 p.m. at the Bethpage Senior Community Center, 103 Grumman Road, West Bethpage. Please RSVP to Adele Balsamo at 516448-4378 or Rose Mazza at 516-798-6756. Refreshments will be served.

For more information, please call Dolores Sartor at 516-931-4106.

The Mercy League of Glen CoveHicksville - Syosset is looking for bowlers for its (non-money) Ladies League. The League bowls on Fridays at 9:45 a.m. at Syosset Bowl, Jericho Tpk.,Syosset. Come out and join the fun.

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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 Attorneys for Plaintiff 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, MIT 5845 4X 09/27,10/04,11,18

NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court Nassau County WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT AS TRUSTEE FOR PRETIUM MORTGAGE ACQUISITION TRUST, V. LAWRENCE B. PROSONO; ET AL.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated March 28, 2018, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT AS

TRUSTEE FOR PRETIUM MORTGAGE ACQUISITION TRUST is the Plaintiff and LAWRENCE B. PROSONO; ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the CALENDAR CONTROL PART (CCP) COURTROOM OF THE SUPREME COURT, FIRST FLOOR, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on November 12, 2019 at 11:30 am, premises known as 93 STIRRUP LANE, LEVITTOWN, NY 11756: Section 51, Block 381, Lot 42: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT LEVITTOWN, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK, Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 012390/2009.

Matthew J. Zangwill, Esq.Referee.

RAS Boriskin, LLC

Attorneys for Plaintiff 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, MIT 5846

4X 10/11,18,25,11/01

NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court Nassau County WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Plaintiff - againstALEXANDER AGUERA, et al

Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on April 13, 2018. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on the 12th day of November, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Plainview, in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York. Premises known as 15 Main Parkway, Plainview, NY 118032127.

(Section: 12, Block: 379, Lot: 15) Approximate amount of lien $208,118.13 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 8442-2015.

Richard D. Lorge, Esq., Referee. Davidson Fink LLP

Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 28 East Main Street, Suite 1700

LEGAL NOTICES

Rochester, NY 14614-1990 Tel. 585/760-8218

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

Dated: August 29, 2019 MIT 5847 4X 10/11,18,25,11/01

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. VERNY700

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

BN 7426

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

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

BN 7429

6X 10/04,11,18,25,11/01,08

NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court Nassau County

WELLS FARGO BANK N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004FF7, Plaintiff against DANIEL BOVE A/K/A DANIEL R. BOVE, CAROL

BOVE A/K/A CAROL D. BOVE, TINA BOVE, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on June 3, 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 12th day of November, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. premises described as follows: All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Bethpage, New York, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau, State of New York, bounded and described as follows:

BEGINNING at a point on the Southerly side of Central Avenue (as widened) which point is distant 152.28 feet when measured along the southerly side of Central Avenue (as widened) from the corner formed by the intersection of the southerly side of Central Avenue (as widened) with the westerly side of Perry Avenue and from said point of beginning; RUNNING THENCE; along the southerly side of Central Avenue (as widened) north 76 degrees 58 minutes 30 seconds west 49.91 feet to a point; RUNNING THENCE south 07 degrees 29 minutes 00 seconds west 89.4 feet to a point; RUNNING THENCE south 81 degrees 41 minutes 20 seconds east 49.68 to a point; RUNNING THENCE north 07 degrees 29 minutes 00 seconds east 85.3 feet to the southerly side of Central Avenue (as winded) at the point or place of beginning.

Said premises known as 535 Central Avenue, Bethpage, N.Y. 11714.

(Section: 46, Block: 590, Lot: 59). Approximate amount of lien $ 360,848.25 plus interest and costs.

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

Index No. 004335-15.

Lynn Botwinik, Esq., Referee. Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC

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

BN 7430 4X 10/11,18,25,11/01

NOTICE OF SALE

Supreme Court

Nassau County

WELLS FARGO BANK N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE

PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004FF7, Plaintiff against DANIEL BOVE A/K/A DANIEL R. BOVE, CAROL BOVE A/K/A CAROL D. BOVE, TINA BOVE, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on June 3, 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 12th day of November, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. premises described as follows: All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Bethpage, New York, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau, State of New York, bounded and described as follows:

BEGINNING at a point on the Southerly side of Central Avenue (as widened) which point is distant 152.28 feet when measured along the southerly side of Central Avenue (as widened) from the corner formed by the intersection of the southerly side of Central Avenue (as widened) with the westerly side of Perry Avenue and from said point of beginning; RUNNING THENCE; along the southerly side of Central Avenue (as widened) north 76 degrees 58 minutes 30 seconds west 49.91 feet to a point; RUNNING THENCE south 07 degrees 29 minutes 00 seconds west 89.4 feet to a point; RUNNING THENCE south 81 degrees 41 minutes 20 seconds east 49.68 to a point; RUNNING THENCE north 07 degrees 29 minutes 00 seconds east 85.3 feet to the southerly side of Central Avenue (as winded) at the point or place of beginning.

Said premises known as 535 Central Avenue, Bethpage, N.Y. 11714.

(Section: 46, Block: 590, Lot: 59). Approximate amount of lien $ 360,848.25 plus interest and costs.

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

Index No. 004335-15.

Lynn Botwinik, Esq., Referee. Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC

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

BN 7430

4X 10/11,18,25,11/01

Levittown students commemorate Patriot Day

(Clockwise) Fifth-graders Dev Patel, Natalie Wan, Angel Marroquin Velasquez, Sofia DiPasquale and David Bein worked together to find words that describe a hero.

In honor of Patriot Day, Gardiners Avenue fifth-graders in Melissa Garibaldi’s class participated in an important lesson about Sept. 11. After having a thoughtful discussion on the events that took place 18 years ago, Garibaldi broke the students up into small groups for an activity about heroes.

The students worked together to brainstorm words that describe a hero. After writing down their adjectives,

one student from each group shared their thoughts with the rest of the class. Following the group activity, each student received a worksheet and in their own words, described what a hero is to them. They then wrote about who their hero is and why. The lesson allowed students to better understand the men and women who risked their lives on Sept. 11.

Town of fers preschool programs for 3, 4-year-olds

Town of Oyster Bay residents who are interested in enrolling their children in a pre-school program are invited to attend an Open House at one of the Town’s two pre-schools, located in Syosset-Woodbury and Marjorie Post Parks. Town Councilman Steve Labriola invites parents to the facilities to learn about the popular program available to three- and four-

year-olds in the Town of Oyster Bay.

“As the father of two children, I know how important the early years of a child’s life can be in their development for the future,” said Councilman Labriola. “The Town’s Pre-School Program offers a positive environment for each student to help and encourage their love of learning. Teachers focus on making learning

and the social experience of the PreSchool Program fun for all children in an effort to make the first years of their education all the more enjoyable.”

Open Houses at Town Pre-School facilities are scheduled as follows:

• Syosset-Woodbury Community Park, 7800 Jericho Turnpike, Woodbury: Wednesday, November 6,

from 6 p.m to 8 p.m.

• Marjorie Post Community Park, 451 Unqua Road, Massapequa: Thursday, November 14, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

For more information on the Town of Oyster Bay Pre-School Program, contact the Department of Community & Youth Services at (516) 797-7900.

With current events, announcements, restaurant reviews, puzzles, and much more, there’s always something for everybody to enjoy!

Gardiners Avenue fifth-grader Santino Colucci defined what a hero is.

Fifth-graders Dominic DeSena (right) and Julia Nappo wrote about their own hero.

Photos courtesy of the Levittown Public Schools

PORTLEDGE .

The Portledge School educational philosophy addresses a child’s personal, emotional, social, physical, and intellectual development. This integrative approach empowers students to develop self-awareness through reflection and introspection while recognizing the vital role of guidance and instruction provided by the teacher. A careful balance of support and challenge encourages students to engage with rigorous academics while developing a love of learning and appreciation for knowledge. Students are expected to be self-motivated and collaborative in the learning process, inside and outside the classroom. We aspire for students to develop the ability to think critically about themselves, what they are learning, and the world around them.

OPEN HOUSE DATES

Grades 6th - 12th 12:00 - 1:30 P.M.

Pre-Nursery - 12th Grade 9:30 - 11:00 A.M.

October 20TH December 5TH April 4TH

Pre-Nursery - 12th Grade 12:00 - 1:30 P.M.