Mid-Island Times (11/9/18)

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Sears mural finds a new home at Hicksville Athletic Center

BY GARY SIMEONE

The Sears mural that depicts an old map of Long Island and important figures in Long Island’s history has found a new home in Hicksville. The mural was debuted in an unveiling ceremony at the Hicksville Athletic Center on Friday, November 2nd. Local politicians, including Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino, State Assemblyman Michael Montesano, and Town Councilman Lou Imbroto, attended the ceremony, along with other County officials.

“We are thrilled to have the mural back in Hicksville, because this preserves an important part of our history and also promotes education,” said Saladino. “I know that many members of our community are overjoyed knowing that this priceless piece of art will be preserved forever.”

The 9 by 16 foot painting, was displayed in Sears for more than fifty years before the store closed for good earlier this year, citing deteriorating sales and a lack of finances.

Many people had contacted the Town requesting that the mural, which was painted by artist G. Hunter Jones in the 1960s, be preserved and moved to a safer location.

“When Sears closed, social media lit up with concerns and questions about what was going to happen to the mural,” said County Legislator Rose Walker. “We are happy to say that the mural will always have a home here in Hicksville.”

Seritage Growth Properties, a real estate investment trust, helped to incur the costs of preserving and moving the mural to its new location at the Athletic Center.

Larry Rose, a representative of Seritage Growth Properties, said that he knew it was important to residents to house the mural in a safe and secure location.

“We at Seritage are happy to be part of saving this historic Mural and preserving it for the community,” said Rose. “We had received a lot of calls and letters about it, and are glad that we can keep this priceless piece of art here in Hicksville.”

He added that the mural would be encased in plexiglass and protected with a specialized shock-absorbing foam material.

“The mural will be protected with a foam backing and a specialized coating to protect it from any type of damage,” said Rose.

Joseph Saladino (third from right), Councilwoman Michele Johnson (far left), Councilman Lou Imbroto (second from left), State Assemblyman Michael Montesano (center), and County Legislator Rose Marie Walker (third from left) joined with Lionel Chitty, executive director of the Hicksville Chamber of Commerce (far right) and Larry Rose (second from right), representing Seritage, the future developer of the former Sears property in Hicksville, to welcome home the famed G. Hunter Jones mural to Hicksville.

Town of Oyster Bay Chabad’s Chanukah Spectacular

All are invited to attend the annual TOB Chabad Chanukah celebration, a yearly family event, this year starring David Darwin, which will be held on Sunday, December 2nd from 4-5:30PM at the Plainview Shopping Center.

Dave from Pennsylvania presents a laugh-a-minute show of juggling, sideshow, and comedy. He will keep you riveted with amazing feats to keep you talking for years. Imagine being entertained with the silliness of juggling three

balls while playing the harmonica, the danger of eating and manipulating real fire, or the bizarre sounds of bare feet walking across broken glass!

Dave’s act will thrill you with whip cracking, plate spinning, lasso, ball spinning, unicycling, and more! And be prepared to laugh yourself out of your seat as Dave juggles, dances and sings with both legs behind his head in an act that earned him an appearance on NBC’s America’s Got Talent

Also featured will be music, drinks, donuts, and pizza, celebrating the joy of Chanukah will be an experience to be remembered.

The highlight of the event will be the Grand Menorah lighting near Shoprite, where a great prize will be raffled off for all attendees of the lighting ceremony. All children will receive Chanukah Gelt of one crisp dollar bill.

Please note that the show will take place in a heated tent near The Chil-

drens Place in the Plainview Shopping Center. The lighting will take place in the walkway between Shoprite and the shopping center.

The program is free; however, only online RSVP’s will be admitted - no exception. Visit www.JewishTOB.org to RSVP. For more information, visit the website or call TOB Chabad at 516-682-0404.

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Wisdom Lane named a top NYS middle school

Wisdom Lane Middle School in the Levittown Public Schools was recognized as no. 77 in Niche.com’s top 100 public middle school’s in New York State.

For the second consecutive year, Wisdom Lane Middle School in the Levittown Public Schools was selected as one of the top 100 public middle schools in New York. The school was ranked no. 77 on Niche.com’s list of best public middle schools in New York.

Niche.com provides educational reviews and insights based on data produced by the U.S. Department of Education. The review rates schools on academic and student life data from the Department of Education, along with millions of reviews from students and parents.

Annual craft market

St. Bernard's Church will hold its annual craft market on Saturday, November 24th from 9AM to 4PM.

More than 70 vendors will exhibit quality merchandise and handmade crafts, including fresh cut wreathes,

jewelry, sports memorabilia, and painted glassware.

The market will be held at St. Bernard's School Gymnasium, 3100 Hempstead Tpke., Levittown.

Free admission

Supermarket Bingo

The Joseph Barry Columbiettes will hold a Supermarket Bingo on Friday, November 9th.

Admission will include one set of cards, desserts, coffee and tea. Additional cards, specials, 50/50, raffles, lottery board will be available.

Wheelchair accessible.

Doors open at 6:30PM, games start at 7PM. $8 in advance, $10 at the door.

For reservations, please call Louise at 516-938-0963, or Ronnie at 516-796-3551

“Wisdom Lane is honored and proud to be named by Niche.com as one of the top 100 middle schools in the state for the second year in a row,” said Wisdom Lane Principal John Avena. “The recognition is most rewarding knowing that parents and students voiced excitement about their Wisdom Lane experience. The culture created here is attributed to all its Stakeholders.”

Photo courtesy of the Levittown Public Schools

Home improvement workshops empower women

BY GARY SIMEONE

Carpentry and plumbing have traditionally been thought of as men's lines of work. One Levittown resident is trying to change that perception through a series of workshops designed to help women overcome their fears of taking on major household projects.

Barbara Pesce started the Women’s Workshops in August after a friend of hers posted on her Facebook page that she had a hole in the vinyl siding of her house.

“She was overcome by the prospect of having to fix the hole, and was considering hiring a contractor for the job,” said Pesce. “I had this idea that I could teach her how

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to do the job herself and save a lot of money in the process by not hiring an outside contractor.”

She said that she has a lot of single women friends who have told her in the past that they wish they could accomplish remodeling projects in their homes.

“The whole idea behind the workshops is to empower women and teach them not to be afraid of these types of jobs. My feeling is why pay a plumber to come in and turn a screw at a cost of $250 when you can do the job yourself and save money?”

Pesce has held two workshops so far at the Bethpage Community Center. The first one was held in August, with the topic being repairing holes and spackling jobs. The second one was held on October 19th, and was entitled, “Plumbing 101 - Toilet Repair.”

The workshops start at 6:30PM, and at each one, there is a licensed and qualified expert on hand to teach the women about the basics of carpentry, plumbing and other topics. A catered dinner along with dessert and coffee is served, and each woman receives a gift bag of all the workshop materials involved.

“They each get a makeshift toolbox with things like putty knives and screwdrivers to help them with household projects,” said Pesce. “They also receive a certificate saying they’d mastered a particular skill and a bracelet with a skill charm attached to it.”

Pesce said she’s always been a do-it-yourself type of woman, and that gave her the incentive to start these workshops.

“I grew up in a house with me, my mom and two sisters and we always did things ourselves. My ex-husband was a carpenter by trade, so that also helped me become handy around the house.”

In 2016, as a single parent with two children, she bought a fixer-upper in Levittown, where she said everything needed to be redone in the house.

“We had no kitchen in the house for a whole year, but I was able to do things like refinish the stairs, redo the floors, and paint the walls. I did hire a carpenter for outside help, but he was decent enough to let me do a lot of projects by myself.”

As she completed each project, she posted the before and after photos on her Facebook page, entitled ‘Barb’s Tiny House.’

“It was an original Levitt house that needed a lot of maintenance, just like a lot of other houses in the area,” said Pesce. “I did get a good reception, though, as I went through different stages of each project.”

The next Women’s Workshop is scheduled for December 6th. The topic is still being decided on, but will likely focus on automotive repairs.

For more information on the workshops, people can go on the Women’s Workshops page on Facebook.

Workshops in home repairs and improvement help empower women.

Irish Family History Forum to meet

The Irish Family History Forum will hold its next meeting on Saturday, November 17th at the Bethpage Library.

The featured speaker will be Tom Reilly, who will speak on The Orphan Train.

Reilly was researching a book about the orphanage he grew up in when he happened upon 26 boxes of Americana hidden in a hayloft. Material within the boxes was dated from 1832 to 1929, and told the story of the 273,000 children who were transported out of New York City by rail across America for 75 years. It was the largest mass relocation of children in American history. About one in four were Irish. Two of the Orphan Train riders became governors. Tom Reilly has done his lecture/video in over 200 venues.

The schedule for the meeting will be

as follows:

10:00 AM: Genealogy Tips and Tricks with Kathleen McGee

10:45 AM: Ask the Experts. This is an opportunity to meet one-on-one to with an experienced genealogist to ask a basic genealogy question.

Refreshment Break. Meet and socialize with other members.

11:15 AM: Featured Speaker, Tom Reilly

Meetings are free and open to the public.

Light refreshments are served.

Bethpage Public Library is located at 47 Powell Avenue, Bethpage.

Information: contact Mary Ann: Email: press@ifhf.org or Phone: (631) 335-2462

Website: ifhf.org

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Fire Prevention Open House

Hempstead Town Councilman Dennis Dunne (center) attended the Gardiners Avenue Firehouse Fire Prevention Open House on October 12th, 2018. Councilman Dunne was joined by Levittown Fire Chiefs Mike Herold and Steve Hervan, Commissioner Joel Bearman, John Rottkamp and New York State Assemblyman John Mikulin.

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Bethpage Turkey Drive to be held on November 16th

Bethpage's Engine Company 7 helped out at last year's turkey drive.

This lecture is co-sponsored by the Institute for the Study of Democracy and Liberalism and LIU Post Learning Communities.

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The Bethpage Turkey Drive benefitting Island Harvest Food Bank, which has grown to become the largest food drive event on Long Island, is celebrating a milestone this year. For 10 years, Bethpage has encouraged Long Islanders to support one another during the holidays, a time when community residents experiencing food insecurity, just like their neighbors, deserve to enjoy a holiday meal with family and friends.

“Long Island is home to many charitable people and organizations. When our neighbors express a need, we support and assist them as best we can,” said Linda Armyn, senior vice president, Bethpage Federal Credit Union. “Bethpage is pleased to head up this vital yearly initiative for Island Harvest for the past 10 years. Island Harvest is a devoted organization, which with the help of the community, supports 70,000 households per month. I am confident that this year’s anniversary turkey drive will be our best one yet.”

The 10th Anniversary Bethpage Turkey Drive will take place on Friday, November 16th, 2018 from 7AM to 6:30PM at Bethpage Federal Credit Union’s headquarters, located at 899 South Oyster Bay Road in Bethpage.

Long Islanders are asked to drop off frozen turkeys, non-perishable food items (except those in glass containers), supermarket gift cards or cash dona-

tions. These donations will go directly to Island Harvest Food Bank which will then help supply Thanksgiving holiday meals to the more than 300,000 food-insecure Long Islanders through its distribution network of 500 food pantries, soup kitchens, and other feeding programs on Long Island.

“Most unique to the Bethpage Food Drive is that donors don’t have to get out of their cars to make a donation. Instead, we create a donation drivethrough where an army of enthusiastic volunteers greet donors in their cars to collect the food,” shared Armyn.

“Each year, Bethpage Federal Credit Union hosts one of Island Harvest’s most important fundraising efforts, the Bethpage Turkey Drive. On this day alone, more food donations are made to Island Harvest than any other single day of the year,” said Randi Shubin Dresner, president and CEO, Island Harvest Food Bank. “Bethpage’s dedication over the last ten years has been far-reaching and has not gone unnoticed by thousands of grateful food recipients.”

For those unable to travel to Bethpage’s main branch on November 16th, Nassau and Suffolk County residents can visit any of Bethpage’s 34 branch locations to drop off any monetary donations you may have. For a complete list of Bethpage branches, go to www.lovebethpage.com.

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Levittown Historical Society Celebration

Hempstead Town Councilman Dennis Dunne (2nd right) attended the Levittown Historical Society and Museum’s 30th anniversary celebration at the Memorial Education Center in Levittown. The event was held on October 15th, 2018. Councilman Dunne was joined by Tonie McDonald, superintendent of schools for the Levittown School District; Bob Manton, president of the Levittown Historical Society and Museum; and Bob Koenig, vice president of the Levittown Historical Society and Museum.

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Spreading smiles one letter at a time

Richard Schwartz’s fifth-grade class at Abbey Lane Elementary School wanted to give back in a big way during Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October. What started out as a small idea quickly sparked into something even more significant. Students decided to write letters to those affected by breast cancer during the month of October. They named their letter writing campaign “The Schwartzville Project,” and by the end of the month, hit their goal of writing 100 letters to people not only just in the United States, but also in England and Ireland.

Schwartz’s class hosted a pink bagel breakfast on October 30th to honor some of the letter recipients. Dressed in light pink T-shirts, the students handed out roses to approximately 20 breast cancer survivors and those affected by the disease who attended the event. The breakfast allowed some of the students to meet the person they wrote their letters to. Letters were displayed around the school gymnasium, and the space was decorated with pink balloons and Breast Cancer Awareness ribbons. Principal Dr. George Maurer opened the event by welcoming the honorary guests and their loved ones.

“With the project that you are about to see, we are teaching kids things that are so important and so needed in our world today: compassion, kindness, and empathy,” he said. “We are so proud of our students and Mr.

Schwartz because under his direction, a very small seed of an idea has really blossomed into a very special project.”

Schwartz presented a video the students created which highlighted the breast cancer research that the class conducted while they wrote their letters. Attendees were invited to enjoy pink bagels, baked goods, pink lemonade, and coffee during the event as they walked around with their letter writer. Many of the survivors were touched by the students’ words and gracious hearts.

“It is an amazing program that they are doing,” said breast cancer survivor and Abbey Lane graduate Karen Guerra, who received a letter from fifth grader Kelsey Defreitas. “Kelsey’s letter makes me feel so very special and I think it’s great that they are learning about this.”

The class is hoping that The Schwartzville Project will expand into other classrooms and schools to help bring a smile to those affected by breast cancer.

“We want everyone to do it because breast cancer awareness is really important. People are battling and some are survivors,” said fifth grader Iverson Aquino. “They are role models for others.”

To learn more about The Schwartzville Project and how you can get involved, please visit www.schwartzvilleproject.com.

Breast cancer survivor Gina Samet (left) with her letter writer, fifth grader Aki Georgatos.

From left: Abbey Lane Elementary School fifth graders Ciana Russo, Carlos Contreras and Nicolas Batista during the event.

Richard Schwartz’s fifth-grade class at Abbey Lane Elementary School hosted a pink breakfast with those affected by breast cancer as part of The Schwartzville Project.

Abbey Lane fifth grader Kelsey Defreitas (left) met breast cancer survivor Karen Guerra, the recipient of her letter.

Fifth grader Emily Oropeza (left) showed breast cancer survivor Eileen Barry the letter the she wrote to her.

Photos courtesy of the Levittown Public Schools

Bethpage dresses in Halloween best

Elementary schools in the Bethpage Union Free School District celebrated Halloween by hosting costume parades on October 31st at their respective buildings.

Charles Campagne celebrated Halloween with theme of Book Character Dress Up Day.” Students paraded through the hallways and outside the school dressed as their favorite characters, and third, fourth, and fifthgrade students visited kindergarten, first, and second-grade classrooms to read various books throughout the day. The older students selected books that they shared with their younger peers.

Each grade at Central Boulevard paraded out of the main entrance to display their Halloween costumes while taking class pictures. Individual classes also took part in various Halloween activities throughout the day to celebrate the holiday.

Kramer Lane held its Halloween parade in the afternoon. Students showed off their unique costumers and styles, and many dressed in group costumes such as the Three Blind Mice.

The staff at each school also came

together on Halloween to dress in group costumes. Those at Charles Campagne banded together as a football team, sporting Eagles shirts, eye paint, and athletic wear, while Central Boulevard’s staff represented The Incredibles and Kramer Lane’s dressed as superheroes.

Photos courtesy of the Bethpage Union Free School District

Staff at Central Boulevard Elementary School got into the Halloween spirit by dressing as The Incredibles on October 31st.

Fourth-grade students at Kramer Lane Elementary School dressed in costumes during the school’s Halloween parade on October 31st.

Fifth-grade students at Charles Campagne Elementary School read to a second-grade class prior to the school’s Character Costume parade on October 31st.

A safe Halloween for kids at Hicksville High School

Once again, Hicksville High School opened its doors after school to the district’s elementary students for a Safe Halloween celebration before October 31st filled with crafts, games, music, and plenty of treats!

Students from all seven of the district’s elementary schools were invited to walk the hallways of Hicksville High School to trick-or-treat and enjoy the many fun activities taking place in the classrooms and around the school, organized by student clubs. Youngsters could hunt for bones to assemble a skeleton, toss a spider

onto a web, decorate cupcakes, bowl with pumpkins, put together spooky math puzzles, play Halloween Hopscotch, and more. The hallways were decorated with cobwebs, spiderwebs, haystacks, pumpkins and other signature fall and Halloween favorites. Some classrooms were even set up as not-too-spooky mazes, including a Wizard of Oz-themed walk. The student and staff hosts also dressed for the occasion, sporting some of the latest, as well as more traditional, Halloween costumes.

Trick-or-treating in the halls at Safe Halloween.

Haystacks, spiderwebs, and plenty of kids at Safe Halloween.

Halloween Hopscotch at Safe Halloween.

Cupcake decorating at Safe Halloween. Young Dorothy accepts a treat from the Wizard at Safe Halloween's Wizard of Oz-themed walk.

Photos courtesy of the Hicksville Public Schools

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy To Focus on TrailNation Advocacy for New Biking/Walking Trails

BY KAREN RUBIN TRAVEL FEATURES SYNDICATE GOINGPLACESFARANDNEAR.COM

On the fifth and last day of our 160-mile Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Sojourn on the Delaware-Lehigh Trail, the 37-mile bike ride back to the Hugh Moore Park in Easton along the Pennsylvania side of the river, is absolutely beautiful.

After spending our layover day exploring Washington Crossing State Park, our last night together was a true banquet (grilled steaks! beer!) served under a gorgeous pavilion at Bowman Hill, followed by a talent show by some of the more intrepid Sojourners which is surprisingly great in addition to being pure fun.

Biking back along the Delaware Canal State Park section of the D&L Trail, with its historic locks and bridges, I savor these views of bucolic villages and landscape.

On Day 3 of our Sojourn, we also got to experience part of another of my favorite greenways, the Delaware-Raritan Canal trail on the New Jersey side. Rails-to-Trails Conservancy’s TrailNation website offers an itinerary, but you can do a fabulous daytrip, starting on the trail just across from Princeton University, and biking north. You can ride 20 miles to the end, at Edison, NJ (or turn back when you feel you want to). I find this portion of the trail, which follows the canal, to be the most picturesque, particularly

New York State’s Empire State Trail will eventually connect 750 miles of biking/walking trails and make it possible to ride from the tip of Manhattan, on the Hudson River Conservancy greenway, up to the Canadian border © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com

in fall. There are also places to rent a kayak or a canoe and you may even see the university crew team.

This Sojourn on the DelawareLehigh is a sentimental favorite for Rails-to-Trails Conservancy –returning to the trail that was the focus of the very first Sojourn, in 2002.

For the past 12 years, the annual Sojourn has been RTC’s way of

celebrating accomplishments in repurposing disused rail lines and canal towpaths for biking, walking and recreation, as well as to showcase gaps in trails that its advocacy works to fill. This year’s Sojourn was a major celebration of the opening of a new bridge across the river at the village of Jim Thorpe in Pennsylvania, helping to

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complete the 160-mile long along the Delaware-Lehigh Trail.

“Way back in 2002, the Railsto-Trails Conservancy helped draw attention to our burgeoning efforts to build the D&L Trail from Wilkes Barre to Bristol, Pennsylvania.  Today, as we welcome Sojourners back, the D&L Trail is about 92 percent complete and we hope to be fully connected by 2022,” Elissa Garofalo, the executive director of the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, wrote the Sojourners.

“While we are still a work in progress, the route of the D&L is one that celebrates the legacy of innovation, risk, resilience and beauty of America’s 19th century Industrial Revolution.  As you travel our mine-to-market path, I hope you will revel in the wonders that my co-workers and I are fortunate to help celebrate, preserve and inspire connections every day.” ( http:// delawareandlehigh.org/).

But the 300 Sojourners – so many who have done multiple trips (I’ve done three, including two on the Great Allegheny Gap) – were disheartened to learn this year’s fully supported five-day bike/ camping tour was Rail-to-Trails Conservancy’s last, at least for now.  (It is hoped local trail groups or biketour companies would host similar annual supported tours). The reason? So the nonprofit

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Rails-to-Trails Conservancy To Focus on TrailNation Advocacy for New Biking/Walking Trails

Buttermilk Falls, along the DelawareLehigh Trail. Converting disused rail lines and towpaths into biking and walking trails helps preserve the environment © Karen Rubin/ goingplacesfarandnear.com

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organization can concentrate/focus on advocacy of preserving and repurposing trails – TrailNation –some 10,000 miles of multi-use trails, already. (You can find these trails on Rails-to-Trails Conservancy’s site, traillink.com.)

The urgency has come because the Trump Administration has pulled funding that had been available for more than a decade to help communities take back these resources for their own benefit – including local economic revitalization as well as improving the quality of life and healthful outdoor recreation – and changed regulations to make it harder for communities to take back these trails.

For example, an important tool for advocates seeking to acquire and repurpose abandoned rail corridors has been Railbanking, a federal statute which provided the mechanism for communities across the country to convert former railways into thriving rail-trails that boost local economies and create healthier, more vibrant communities while protecting rail corridors for generations to come. The process requires complicated agreements between the railroad owners of the corridor and local trail managers and necessitates multiple extensions beyond the sixmonth period provided in the law. Now the Trump Administration’s Surface Transportation Board (STB) is proposing to significantly restrict the timeframe for these negotiations.

Rails to Trails Conservancy has its work cut out for it – no wonder the non-profit organization, advocates for  its 160,000 members and supporters, 31,000 miles of rail-trails and multi-use

Rails-to-Trails Sojourners bike under a covered bridge along the Delaware-Lehigh Trail © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com

trails, and more than 8,000 miles of potential trails waiting to be built,  is focusing on advocacy and activism. The Trump Administration has done everything possible to reverse course on repurposing obsolete railways and canalways to multi-purposed trails that provide alternatives to climate-choking cars and already strapped public transportation (largely in response to donors with a stake in fossil fuels like the Kochs who are spending their lobbying dollars to kill transit projects, see New York Times).

It is ironic because, as we see as we bike, these communities were originally built in the service of a fossil-fueled economy and have collapsed largely because of changing technology. The Trump Administration is desperately trying to rekindle that economy and quite literally, force society back a century instead of propel us forward into the 21st century.

But as Rails-to-Trails Conservancy points out, promoting biking and walking infrastructure can be an answer to so many of the ills facing communities today. According to the Rails-to-Trails’ website:

Traffic Congestion: Biking and walking infrastructure can be a solution to local traffic congestion. Pilot studies have proven that people will choose biking and walking over driving for daily trips if the infrastructure is in place. Indeed, building more highways and roads has failed to stem the rise in congestion: Between 1982 and 2011, the number of hours of vehicle delay in urban areas rose 360%, even as the number of highway and road miles increased by 61%.

Economic Development: Trails

boost the desirability and value of the homes and neighborhoods they connect to. Prospective homebuyers in Ohio, for example, were willing to pay an additional $9,000 to be located 1,000 feet closer to a trail, according to a 2012 study by the University of Cincinnati School of Planning..

Trails and pathways have been proven to increase activity in downtown business areas by making it easier for people to get to stores without having to worry about parking and traffic. A study found the business occupancy rate in downtown Dunedin, Fla. increased from 30% to 95% with the opening of the nearby Fred Marquis Pinellas Trail. (Investing in Trails).

Transportation Patterns: Americans are already beginning to shift away from cars for daily transportation in favor of biking, walking and transit systems. This generation of young Americans is the first since the invention of the automobile to be less likely to get a driver’s license than their parents. (See: Transportation and the New Generation, 2012).

More than one-quarter of all trips we make are less than a mile—an easy walking distance—and nearly onehalf are within three miles—an easy biking distance. Trail networks create the infrastructure that encourage and enable people to walk and bike as part of their daily lives.

Biking and walking is not just “an urban trend.” RTC’s 2012 report, Beyond Urban Centers showed that the share of work trips made by bicycle in small towns is nearly double that of urban centers.

Social Equity: Comprehensive trail systems can bridge gaps within and

Organized bike tours which afford supported camping add an extra dimension to the experience: the sense of community. Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Sojourners camp out at Hugh Moore Park, Easton; more than half used the “glamping” service of Comfy Campers © Karen Rubin/ goingplacesfarandnear.com

between communities, creating new access to jobs, physical activity and outdoor recreation-offering connected active transportation options to the more than 90 million Americans without a car.

Health: Obesity is the most pressing public health crisis of our age, particularly among children. Obesity costs America more than $190 billion in reactive healthcare spending each year. Making walking and biking a regular part of daily activities by providing convenient pathways is one of the most cost-effective ways to combat physical inactivity – something we cyclists on the Sojourns saw constantly.

When people have safe places to walk within 10 minutes of their home, they are one and a half times more likely to meet recommended activity levels than those who don’t. Comprehensive trail systems can give people new access to outdoor recreation opportunities.

Protecting the Environment : The environmental benefits of green infrastructure are strongest when open spaces are connected. Trail networks contribute to a healthy environment by protecting precious open space while encouraging active modes of transportation that reduce air pollution, traffic congestion and climate change.

The Beauty of Bike Tours

Bike tours are my favorite way to travel these days. Biking gives you a sense of place – you travel at a speed to see a lot, but also slow enough, with no barriers to really focus on small and big

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details. You can stop and literally smell roses (or photograph wild flowers), or chat with the fellows in period dress at the historic lockmasters house in Freemansburg, take time to review a poster showing migration patterns of birds. Camping makes a big difference in the experience.

There are private bike tour companies that service many of these trails apart from these organized rides, notably Wilderness Voyageurs (which operated Rails to Trails Conservancy’s Sojourns in the past, and is offering fiveday trips on the Erie Canal and offers trips on the Katy Trail in Missouri, www.wilderness-voyageurs.com) that offer these itineraries as supported rides, most typically with inn-to-inn accommodations. Road Scholar offers all-inclusive bike trips geared to seniors (www.roadscholar.org)

There are also outfitters, like Pocono Bike, that provide shuttle service to take you back to a starting point for huband-spoke kind of itineraries (which works well at Washington’s Crossing and the Jim Thorpe, where there are lovely inns in a most charming town). Pocono Bike offers full day, half-day, as well an overnight stay in historic downtown Jim Thorpe. Convenient access points allow for one way rides up to 36 miles, while two and four day overnight getaways feature up to 138 miles of trail through the D&L National Heritage Corridor (stunning in the fall foliage). (A four-day inn-to-inn bike trip goes from Jim Thorpe to Washington’s Crossing; the company also offers

whitewater rafting trips and “pedal & paddle” trips. https://poconobiking. com/the-trail/ 800-whitewater.)

But these large-scale programs, organized around groups like Rails-toTrails Conservancy and Parks & Trails NY, which bring together hundreds of people from all over the country, even the world, add a new and marvelous dimension to the experience – a sense of community, especially because of  the opportunity to do supported camping. And these group programs are also organized with so many other features – special activities like entertainment

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and tours, museums and attractions stay open for us, put on special guides, and whole communities who come out onto the trail to welcome us.  Not to mention putting the trip in reach of many more people because they tend to have a modest per diem cost (about $125 per day including most meals).

Rails to Trails Conservancy is holding out the possibility that the local trail alliances will host their own trips, either as day trips, hub-andspoke or multi-day. Indeed, there are

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BY LOU THEODORE

As noted in earlier articles, I was baptized Elias Theodorakos since it is the Greek custom to name the first son after the paternal Papou (grandfather). Within a few years, the name Elias (our first grandson is also named Elias) was displaced by Louis, its American counterpart. Three weeks ago at Grandparents Day at the Foote School in New Haven, CT, 13 year old Elias spoke before an audience of approximately 500 grandparents. He talked about his grandfather or Papou (that’s me), my grandfather, my grandfather’s grandfather, etc. He also noted how proud he was of his name and his Greek heritage. I teared up.

In second grade, my immigrant parents were told by several public school teachers that it would be in the best interest of the family to Americanize the last name. The name was soon legally changed to Theodore. About that time, my Uncle Jimmy who came to America with my father changed his name to Theodore while Uncle John

chose Theros. My Aunt Stavroula also chose to change her married name from Apostolakos to Lake. I know our children and grandchildren would have preferred that our last name had not been changed. They are also disappointed – along with Mary (who is not Greek) – that I did not insist that they go to Greek school. But, such were those times. Although I am an American first, I remain proud of my Hellenic roots. And, it is for this reason that another OHI article was written.

On to the theme of the article. The 79th anniversary of the repulsion of fascist forces by the Greek Armed Forces was recently celebrated several weeks ago on October 28. (The day came and went without a whimper here in the United States.) The Greeks refer to this as the OHI (an emphatic No!) Day. OHI was Prime Minister Metaxas’s response to Hitler’s order to peacefully surrender. What followed Metaxas’s response was 219 days of fierce battles. That in turn was followed by intense guerrilla warfare that resulted in a brutal occupational that included executions,

sufferings, famine, and sever inflation. The rest is now history for some people and all Greeks.

For comparison purposes, the days of resistance of the various combatants to the Nazi-Fascist invasions are listed below:

1. Belgium: 18

2. Czechoslovakia 0

3. Denmark 0

4. France (the supposed superpow er of that time) 43

5. Greece (13,696 Greek soldiers died) 219

6. Luxembourg 0 7. Norway 7 8. Poland 30 9. The Netherlands 4 10. Yugoslavia 3

The total number of human losses in percentage of total population are also listed below. 1. Belgium

France

Greece

(750,000)

Poland

5. Soviet Union

The Netherlands

Yugoslavia

Here is what four of the more important players of that time had to say (citations available on request) about the heroic Greek accomplishments against the armies of not only Germany but also the armies of Italy, Bulgaria and Albania.

1. Adolph Hitler: “As a matter of historical truth, I must ascertain that only the Hellenes, of all the adversaries that confronted me, fought with daring courage and the highest disregard for death... “

2. Sir Winston Churchill: “The word heroism, I’m afraid, does not reflect in the least the Hellenes’ acts of self-sacrifice that were the defining factor of the victorious ending of all the nations’ common struggle during the 2nd WW for human freedom and dignity. If it were not for the bravery of the Hellenes and their courageous hearts, the ending of the 2nd WW would not have been

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YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY

Older Seniors Trying to Help Their ‘Kids’ With Social Security

BY TOM MARGENAU

I am always amazed by the emails I get from older senior citizens trying to help their children deal with Social Security issues. I am talking about parents in their late 80s and beyond who are asking Social Security-related questions on behalf of their 60-something “kids.”

Gosh! I sometimes feel out of place offering advice to my 42-year-old son and 40-year-old daughter, both of whom have spouses and children of their own. I can’t even imagine doing the same when I’m in a nursing home and they are pushing Social Security age! Oh, well. I guess the urge to want to help your offspring lasts as long as you are alive.

So anyway, here are questions from senior citizen parents trying to help their young senior citizen children with Social Security.

Q: Our son is about to turn 60. He is bound and determined to “maximize” his Social Security. He is going to wait until he is 70 before he starts his benefits. This concept is foreign to us. Both my husband and I took our benefits at age 62. We didn’t give this a second thought. But our son is agonizing over this. Can you help us advise our son?

A: I’ve written about this phenomenon before. People of your generation usually didn’t think about trying to maximize their Social Security benefits. They simply filed for retirement benefits at 62. Some waited until their full retirement age (which was 65 back then). And a very few -- and I mean very few -- waited until age 70 to sign up for Social Security.

But all of that has turned completely around. Today, it is rare for someone to start his or her Social Security at 62. In fact, the majority of seniors are delaying filing until age 70 to get the 32 percent bonus added to their monthly Social Security checks. Why are they doing this? Because they are bombarded with mailers and internet postings telling them that this is the way they will get the most out of their Social Security nest egg.

Are they being advised correctly? Or are they being led, like lemmings, to the Social Security cliff where most of them will die before reaping these so-called maximized benefits?

Q: My son is about to turn 65. He said that he does not plan to sign up for Medicare because he is working and has coverage through his employer. I told him that if he doesn’t take Medicare now, he would pay a big fine later. Please help me make sure my son doesn’t make a mistake.

A: Your son should be OK. With very few exceptions, as long as he is working and getting full health coverage from

his employer, he doesn’t need to sign up for Part B Medicare. (That covers doctor’s visits and lab costs and is paid for by monthly premiums.) When he retires and loses his employer’s active health coverage, he can apply for Part B and he won’t pay any premium penalties. Your son probably should sign up for Part A hospital coverage of Medicare now because it’s free. Although, if he has a Health Saving Account, he may not want to take Part A now. (That is a topic for a whole other column.)

Q: We have a 59-year-old daughter. She has been married for 30 years. But now she is talking about divorce. We really like our son-inlaw. And they have three wonderful teenage children. So we are doing what we can to keep their family together. One of our arguments against divorce involves Social Security. We are telling her that if she gets a divorce now, she will lose any rights to spousal and widow’s benefits she would be due from our son-in-law. She wants to see this in writing. Can you help us prove our point?

A: I’m afraid you are going to have to find other reasons to keep your daughter and son-in-law together; your Social Security argument won’t work. And that’s because, assuming she doesn’t remarry, she will be due the same benefits as a divorced wife (and maybe someday, a divorced widow) as she would be due as a married woman.

Q: My son is about to turn 62 years old. He suffers from mental illness. He has worked on and off over the years. But I am his primary means of support. I’d like to help him get disability benefits. How do I do this?

A: At age 62, your son will be eligible for Social Security retirement benefits -- assuming he has earned 40 credits of Social Security coverage during his lifetime. If he is capable of doing so, he should apply for those benefits. If he can’t do these things himself, then you have to do it for him. You would apply for his Social Security benefits and, at the same time, file to be what is called his “representative payee.” That means his monthly benefits, and all correspondence from the Social Security Administration, will come in your name for him.

He, or you on his behalf, should look into Social Security disability benefits as well. He would be eligible for such benefits if he has worked and paid Social Security taxes in five out of the last 10 years. If he has, and if his disability claim is approved, he would get higher monthly benefits. At age 62, his retirement check would be 75 percent of his full benefit rate. But if he gets disability, he would be paid his full retirement age amount, or 100 percent.

If your son has not worked in five

out of the last 10 years, then he would not be eligible for any Social Security disability benefits and would only get his reduced retirement check.

If he can’t get Social Security disability benefits, and if his retirement check is less than about $750 per month, he possibly might be due Supplemental Security Income disability, which is

like a welfare program. Talk to your local Social Security people about this.

If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has the answer. Contact him at thomas.margenau@comcast.net. COPYRIGHT 2018 CREATORS.COM

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Biking/Walking Trails

C ontinued from page D3

organizations that do annual cross-state itineraries (not necessarily on trails but on roads):  in Maine (Bike Maine is taking reservations for its Sept . 7-14, 2019 ride, 207-623-4511, ride@bikemaine. org, ride.bikemaine.org), or agencies such as Missouri State Parks which offers an annual supported ride along

miles and 400 years of history”).

TrailNation

Giving up operating the annual Sojourn, however, will allow Rails-toTrails to concentrate on its TrailNation work so that many more communities have access to trails. These TrailNation projects take an innovative approach to how trails and active transportation

The Sojourners show off their talent at the last night’s fun-filled banquet © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com

the Katy Trail. New York State’s Parks & Trails NY (518-434-1583,  www.ptny. org) does the sensational eight-day, 400-mile Cycle the Erie biketour from Buffalo to Albany, which to my mind, offers the best panorama to tell the story of how America came to be (“400

systems are built—from concept to implementation— by demonstrating the power of trails to create healthy, thriving communities. Rails-to-Trails works with local advocacy groups,

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It: On the

Ohi Day

clear. Until now we were saying that Hellenes fight like heroes. Now we will say: Heroes fight like Hellenes. The Hellenes in fighting against the common enemy will share with us in the prosperity of peace.”

3. Josef Stalin: “I’m sad because I’m getting old and I will not live much longer to express my gratitude to the Hellenic people whose resistance determined the 2nd WW. You fought without weapons and you won, being small before the great ones. We owe you gratitude, because you bought time and, thus, we could arm ourselves. As Russians and as fellow humans, we thank you.”

4. Franklin Roosevelt: “For Hellas there was granted a delay of 3 hours on the 28th of October 1940 so that she can decide on war or peace, but, even if a delay of 3 days or 3 weeks or 3 years was granted, the answer would have been the same. The Hellenes have taught dignity throughout the centuries (history). When the entire world had lost all hope, the Hellenic people dared to doubt the German monster’s invincibility fighting back with the proud

spirit of freedom. The heroic struggle of the Hellenic people against the German attack, having so thunderously won the Italian attempt to invade the Hellenic soil, filled the American hearts with enthusiasm and won their sympathy. A century and a half earlier during the Greek War of Independence, our nation expressed its sympathy for the Hellenes and was hoping for the Hellenic victory.”

Yep, I still get that special feeling when someone refers to me as a GreekAmerican.

Note: Thanks are due my first cousins Helen Lake Anton and Harry Lake, aka Apostolakos, for providing some of the background material for this article. Helen was stationed in Greece during part of her CIA career. Harry served on the National Board of Directors and was Finance Chairman of AHEPA (American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association).”

Visit the author at: www.theodorenewsletter.com or on his Facebook page at Basketball Coaching 101

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy To Focus on TrailNation/Advocacy for New Biking/Walking Trails

bay-area-trails-collaborative/).

offering political, financial and technical expertise. For example (from RTC’s website):

Baltimore Greenway Trails Coalition: A game-changing urban trail network that will link three existing Baltimore City trails to form a 35-mile loop connecting the city’s diverse neighborhoods and natural features with the downtown core. When complete, this project—a partnership between RTC and Bikemore—will transform the public realm by opening up bike and pedestrian access to major civic institutions and destinations around the city, and provide equitable, low-stress access to open space, transportation and recreation. Only 10 additional miles are needed to close critical gaps (https://www.railstotrails. org/our-work/trailnation/baltimore-

Capital Trails Coalition is working to create a 676-mile network of multiuse trails throughout the Washington DC metropolitan region. RTC is a founding partner in this coalition, which was initiated by the Washington Area Bicyclist Association (https://www. railstotrails.org/our-work/trailnation/ capital-trails-coalition/)

The Circuit Trails is an innovative, regional urban trail network that is connecting people of all ages to jobs, communities and parks in the ninecounty Greater Philadelphia-Camden, NJ, region. It will encompass 800 miles of trails on both sides of the Delaware River when completed in 2040 and more than half the region’s population—over 3.1 million people—will live within a mile of the trail network.

Industrial Heartland Trails Coalition , comprising more than

Rails-to-Trails Sojourners were among the first to cross over the new Mansion House Bridge, closing the gap on the Delaware-Lehigh Trail at Jim Thorpe © Karen Rubin/ goingplacesfarandnear.com

greenway-trails-coalition/).

Bay Area Trails Collaborative, consisting of some 36 organizations, agencies and businesses, is working to develop an ambitious 2,700-mile regional trail network that will connect the San Francisco Bay Area—its trails, people and places—in innovative new ways. The regional trail network  the Collaborative is working to create will provide safe biking and walking routes for millions of people across nine counties to get to jobs, parks, shopping areas, educational institutions and cultural and civic sites (https://www. railstotrails.org/our-work/trailnation/

100 organizations, and led by the Pennsylvania Environmental Council, the National Park Service and RTC, is working to establish the Industrial Heartland as a premier destination with a 1,500-miles-plus multiuse trail network experience stretching  across 48 counties in four states—Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio and New York. A key undertaking is the 238-mile Parkersburg to Pittsburgh (P2P) trail corridor, a game-changing project that will stimulate economic development and small-business investment for the dozens of small Appalachian towns it connects, creating benefits that will

help transform the entire project footprint (https://www.railstotrails. org/our-work/trailnation/industrialheartland-trails-coalition/)

The Lower Rio Grande Valley Active Plan is a blueprint for a 428mile trail network that will link the rich natural, cultural and historical resources the area is known

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for.  Sponsored by the Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation, University of Texas School of Public Health, RTC and 10 communities in Cameron County, the Active Plan will support job creation, tourism spending and economic development and serve as a “catalyst” for healthier lifestyles in one of the most underserved areas of

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the country (https://www.railstotrails. org/our-work/trailnation/lower-riogrande-valley-active-plan/)

The Miami Loop is a plan for a 225-mile trail to expand transportation options, make biking and walking safer and more equitable, strengthen the regional economy, reduce the area’s carbon footprint, and improve health and wellness across Miami-Dade County. (https://www.railstotrails.org/ our-work/trailnation/miami-loop/)

Route of the Badger. a partnership of RTC and the Wisconsin Bike Fed, would be a world-class, 500-plusmile regional trail system that connects people towns and counties, providing opportunities for physical activity, tourism, connections to nature, recreation and stronger businesses along the route (https://www. railstotrails.org/our-work/trailnation/ route-of-the-badger/)

Empire State Trail: Notably, Parks & Trails NY, another organization which is committed to developing multipurpose trails, has been active over the years in completing the 353-mile Erie Canalway. Now New York State is taking that initiative even further, spending $200 million to develop and connect 750 miles of multi-purpose trails (including 350 miles of new trails) of the east-west Erie Canalway Trail and the north-south Hudson River Valley Greenway. The Empire State

Trail will enable someone to bike from the tip of lower Manhattan up to the Canadian border, and across the state, from Buffalo to Albany; it is targeted for completion in 2020 (https://www. ny.gov/programs/empire-state-trail) Rails-to-Trails Conservancy is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a nationwide network of trails from former rail lines and connecting corridors; with a goal of creating more walkable, bikeable communities in America. RTC offers TrailLink, a free service that lets you access RTC’s 30,000 miles of trail maps and itineraries and downloadable mobile app. Rails-toTrails Conservancy, 2121 Ward Court, NW, Washington, DC 20037, 866-2029788, railstotrails.org, TrailLink.com

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Election Day Thoughts

BY BOB MORGAN, JR.

This written on Election Day, 2018 before the voting results are in. I will, of course, attempt to make sense of what happened at the polls (and there are numerous possibilities) in the next piece. I note from all reports that the turnout is quite heavy.

What follows are a few thoughts about the process this year.

One major difference between this election and most prior midterms is that challengers, particularly Democratic ones, were far better funded than usual. There have been many examples of this, but perhaps most notable was the $70 million raised by photogenic Texas Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke running against Ted Cruz. Mr. O’Rourke is the underdog at this writing, but certainly has gained a high profile both in Texas and nationally.

But the wave of Democratic cash was not confined to well-publicized candidates like Mr. O’Rourke. Numerous Democrat House challengers around the country are running extremely well financed races, with donors large and small, frequently outpacing the efforts of incumbents, something that is quite unusual. To give a few examples from an article in MarketWatch, Democratic candidate Scott Wallace has already spent $11.8 million so far in a House race in Bucks, County, Pennsylvania, significantly ahead of GOP incumbent Brian Fitzpatrick’s outlay of $2.8 million. In a House race in the northern suburbs of Austin, Texas, Democratic challenger M.J. Hegar has paid $3.7 million for ads and other campaign efforts to date, exceeding Republican incumbent John Carter’s spending total of $2.2 million.

My favorite example of heavy spending, however, goes to the many very expensive commercials on New York City television for Democrat Antonio Delgado, who according to polls is locked in a tight race with incumbent John Faso in the upstate 19th Congressional district. This district basically goes from Poughkeepsie north to Rensselaer County, just east of Albany. Not only

are the vast majority of voters in the New York television market unable to vote for Mr. Delgado (there must be 30 other Congressional districts in the market), much of the 19th district is located in the much less expensive Albany television market, not in the New York City one. But there were wall to wall New York City commercials for Mr. Delgado. Money must be no object.

Of course, President Trump won despite being outspent by Hillary Clinton in 2016, but he was already a celebrity. Presumably, more cash helps to introduce a challenger and answer attacks by the opponent, but it will be interesting to see how much it makes a difference.

One real wild card this year is the huge number of early votes. According to a report by NBC News, over 38 million votes were counted as of Election Day, compared with 21 million in the last off-year election, 2014. Indeed, the total early vote was not far behind the 46 million level in the 2016 presidential election. For what it is worth, the report indicated that as of the day before the election , 42 percent of the votes were cast by Republicans and 41 percent by Democrats. That could be a good omen for Republicans or it could just show that voters of the two parties have different timing.

Of course, New York, among other states, does not have early voting, although the rules for casting absentee ballots were recently liberalized. There are arguments against early voting (early voters cannot take late breaking developments into account, voting is an important civic ritual best accomplished on a single day). On the other hand, it may be that the public has spoken and large numbers of people simply prefers the convenience of dropping a ballot in the mail or not having to wait in line on a Tuesday in November. In addition, the availability of early voting could help to take weather out of the equation, given that it is raining today in New York State. Maybe our legislators should take a look at this.

More next week.

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Bethpage welcomes newest Hall of Fame members

The Bethpage Union Free School District welcomed six individuals and one athletic team into its Hall of Fame with an induction ceremony sponsored by the Bethpage Educational Foundation in the high school’s gymnasium on October 27th.

This year’s individual inductees included Steve Furrey, Class of 1973 and current Central Boulevard Elementary School principal; Brian McGrath, Class of 1992; Robert Sarli, retired educator; Bernard Schutz, Class of 1964; Michael Trotter, Class of 1990; and Sandra Watson, Board of Education trustee since 1986. Additionally, the 2013 high school girls gymnastics team, along with Coach Vicki Vitale and Coach Kim Rhatigan, were honored with inductions.

The evening opened with remarks from Superintendent of School David Schneider along with former Superintendent Terry Clark,

Bethpage Middle School Principal Kevin Fullerton, and Bethpage High School Principal Nicholas Jantz. All four administrators celebrated the theme of Bethpage being a wonderfully unique district and community, which all of the inductees symbolize as great examples. James McGlynn, Board of Education trustee and Bethpage Educational Foundation secretary, also addressed the audience and thanked all those who helped create this year’s event while congratulating all of the honorees.

Nassau County Legislators Rose Walker and Laura Schaefer were on hand as well to honor the inductees. Following a few remarks, the two county legislatures presented citations to the new Hall of Famers and congratulations from the county office.

Photos courtesy of the Bethpage Union Free School District

Bethpage High School Principal Nicholas Jantz (middle) congratulated 2013 girls gymnastics coaches Vicki Vitale (left) and Kim Rhatigan (right) for their induction into the district’s Hall of Fame on October 27th.

Nassau County Legislators Rose Walker and Laura Schaefer presented citations to the newest individual members of the Bethpage Hall of Fame during an induction ceremony on October 27th.

Bethpage Superintendent of Schools David Schneider addressed the audience and congratulated this year’s Hall of Fame inductees during a ceremony in the high school on October 27th.

The Bethpage High School 2013 girls gymnastics team was presented with citations by Nassau County Legislators Rose Walker and Laura Schaefer during a hall of fame induction ceremony at the high school on October 27th.

Bethpage Assistant Superintendent Michael Spence (left) congratulated Board of Education trustee Sandra Watson for her induction into the district’s Hall of Fame on October 27th.

Members of Central Boulevard Elementary School staff were on hand to congratulate Principal Steve Furrey for his induction into the Bethpage Hall of Fame on October 27th.

Friday, November 9,

NOTICE OF FORMATION: ROGERS ASSOCIATES LLC

Articles of Organization filed with the Sec. of State of NY (“SSNY”) on 09/27/2018. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY may mail a copy of any process to the LLC, 299 Duffy Avenue, Hicksville, NY 11801. Purpose or character: To engage in any lawful act or activity. #95824

MIT 5729

6X 10/19,26,11/02,09,16,23

NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County Of Nassau

Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, doing business as Christiana Trust, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee for BCAT 2015-13BTT, Plaintiff, VS.

Bruce Topol; Celina Topol, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on October 25, 2016, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the CCP (Calendar Control Part Courtroom) in the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on November 20, 2018 at 11:30 a.m., premises known as 63 Carriage Lane, Plainview, NY. 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, Section 13, Block 119 and Lot 140U, Condo CA0202, Unit 226, together with an undivided .75 percent interest in the Common Elements. Approximate amount of judgment is $392,627.83 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 8827/13.

Anthony Iovino, Esq., Referee Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Ste. 590, Elmsford, NY 10523, Attorneys for Plaintiff Cash will not be accepted.

MIT 5730 4X 10/19,26,11/02,09

NOTICE OF FORMATION: PERFECT SITUATION LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of

New York SSNY on 8/14/18. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY is designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC 18 Pal St., Plainview NY 11803. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

MIT 5731

6X 10/19,26,11/02,09,16,23

NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County Of Nassau

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Plaintiff AGAINST

Stephen G. Moeller and Christina J. Moeller, et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated August 24, 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 November 27, 2018 at 11:30AM, premises known as 470 WHITTIER AVENUE, LEVITTOWN, NY 11756. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION 51, BLOCK 437, LOT 19. Approximate amount of judgment $431,581.57 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 16-007983.

Jon A. Ward, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC

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

MIT 5732

4X 10/26,11/02,09,16

NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County Of Nassau Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as Trustee for GSAA Home Equity Trust 2006-7, Plaintiff AGAINST

Lisa Erkus a/k/a Lisa J. Erkus; Craig Erkus a/k/a Craig M. Erkus; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated September 6, 2017 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Nassau

LEGAL NOTICES

County Supreme Court, Calendar Control Part (CCP) 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York, 11501 on November 27, 2018 at 11:30AM, premises known as 30 Ruby Lane, Plainview, NY 11803. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau, State of NY, Section 12. Block 413 Lot 8. Approximate amount of judgment $798,005.63 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 11-017902.

Leo McGinity, Esq., Referee Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC

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

Dated: October 11, 2018

MIT 5733 4X 10/26,11/02,09,16

NOTICE OF SALE

Supreme Court County Of Nassau L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. VS.

DOUGLAS VALLEY, et al, Defts.

Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale dated June 26, 2018, I will sell at public auction at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Dr., Mineola, NY on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018 at 11:30 a.m. prem. k/a School 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 #605838/2017.

DALIA ZAZA, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Dr., Great Neck, NY. #95560

MIT 5734 4X 11/02,09,16,23

NOTICE OF SALE

Supreme Court County Of Nassau DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS

TRUSTEE FOR HASCO MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006HE2, Plaintiff, AGAINST MIRTHA LLERENA, et al. Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered on August 15, 2018. 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 December 4, 2018 at 11:30 AM premises known as 29 Kingston Ave, Hicksville, NY 11801. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Hicksville, now an incorporated Village in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York. Section 45, Block 65, and Lot 177. Approximate amount of judgment $651,667.19 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment. Index #0002795/2016.

RALPH MADALENA, ESQ., Referee, Aldridge Pite, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200 Melville, NY 11747 MIT 5737 4X 11/02,09,16,23

NOTICE OF SALE

Supreme Court County Of Nassau

Ditech Financial LLC, f/k/a Green Tree Servicing LLC, Plaintiff, VS. Mukraj Singh a/k/a Mukhraj Singh, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on May 30, 2018, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on December 11, 2018 at 11:30 a.m., premises known as 15 Cornwall Lane, Hicksville, NY. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Hicksville, in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 11, Block 337 and Lot 8. Premises will be

sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 16677/08. Richard Kerins, Esq., Referee Berkman, Henoch, Peterson, Peddy & Fenchel, P.C., 100 Garden City Plaza, Garden City, NY 11530, Attorneys for Plaintiff MIT 5738 4X 11/09,16,23,30

NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County Of Nassau HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR WELLS FARGO ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 200714, Plaintiff, VS.

SUANNY JOO, GUI JOO

A/K/A GRACE GUINAM PYUN A/K/A GRACE G. PYUN, et al., Defendants

NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the office of the County Clerk of Nassau County on September 21, 2018, I, Eun C. Thornsen, Esq., the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on December 11, 2018 at Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, County of Nassau, State of New York, at 11:30 A.M., the premises described as follows: 9 Virginia Ave Plainview, NY 11803 SBL No.: 12-30-39, 40 and 41

ALL THAT TRACT OF PARCEL OF LAND situated in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York

The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 15-001793 in the amount of $478,435.47 plus interest and costs.

Todd Z. Marks, Esq., Referee Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP Plaintiff’s Attorney 700 Crossroads Building, 2 State St. Rochester, New York 14614 Tel.: 855-227-5072

MIT 5739 4X 11/09,16,23,30

PUBLIC NOTICE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE That the Town Board did heretofore adopt Resolution No. 702A-2018,

finalizing the Annual Budget for 2019, for Town Funds, and special districts, for the fiscal year commencing on January 1, 2019. Revenues, as estimated from tax levies and other various sources, will equal and provide funds for the following expenditures: General Fund (Full Town) - $129,210,080.00; General Fund (Part Town)$12,666,472.00; Highway Fund - $54,134,567.00; Drainage District Fund - $2,785,082.00; Fire Protection Fund$8,245,291.00; Lighting District Fund – $3,684,389.00; Park Districts Fund - $44,838,177.00; Garbage Districts Fund$62,062,900.00; Public Parking Fund - $8,348,698.00; Water Districts Fund - $230,000.00; Solid Waste Disposal District Fund - $25,016,543.00. Pursuant to the provisions of Town Law, the salaries of the following Town Officers are hereby specified as follows: Supervisor - $140,000.00; Town Board Members (6) - $57,500.00 each; Town Clerk $102,000.00. The Town Budget for the fiscal year 2019, as duly adopted by the Town Board, and summary of the enacted Budget with supporting information and data are available for public inspection during normal business hours, commencing November 15, 2018 at the Office of the Town Clerk in Oyster Bay.

TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF OYSTER BAY, JOSEPH SALADINO, Town Supervisor, JAMES ALTADONNA, JR., Town Clerk.

DATED: October 30, 2018, Oyster Bay, New York. MIT 5740 1X 11/09

PUBLIC NOTICE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE That the Town Board did heretofore adopt Resolution No. 702B-2018, finalizing the Annual Budget for 2019, for the various commissioner run special improvement districts within the Town of Oyster Bay, for the fiscal year commencing on January 1, 2019. Revenues, as estimated from tax levies and other various sources, will equal and provide funds for the following expenditures: Garbage Districts Fund - $1,778,950.00; Sewer Districts Fund$3,778,835.00; Water Districts Fund - $24,233,249.00; Fire

Districts Fund - $36,995,839.00; Library Districts Fund$839,808.00; Park Districts Fund - $675,000.00. Pursuant to the provisions of Town Law the salaries of the following Town Officers are hereby specified as follows: Supervisor - $140,000.00; Town Board Members (6) - $57,500.00 each; Town Clerk $102,000.00. The Town Budget for the fiscal year 2019 as duly adopted by the Town Board and summary of the enacted Budget with supporting information and data are available for public inspection during normal business hours, commencing November 15, 2018 at the Office of the Town Clerk in Oyster Bay.

TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF OYSTER BAY, JOSEPH SALADINO, Town Supervisor, JAMES ALTADONNA, JR., Town Clerk.

DATED: October 30, 2018, Oyster Bay, New York. MIT 5741 1X 11/09

NOTICE OF SALE

Supreme Court County Of Nassau WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL I INC. TRUST 2005-WMC2, MORGAN PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-WMC2, Plaintiff, AGAINST ANN MARIE NEARY AKA ANN M. NEARY AKA ANN NEARY, PATRICK NEARY, et al. Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered on November 17, 2017. 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 December 11, 2018 at 11:30 AM premises known as 18 Belfry Ln, Hicksville, NY 11801. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Levittown, Hicksville, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York. Section 45, Block 381 and Lot 6. Approximate amount of judgment $530,143.52 plus interest

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and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment. Index #14-005567. Paul Guttenberg, Esq., Referee Aldridge Pite, LLP

Attorneys for Plaintiff 40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200 Melville, NY 11747

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NOTICE OF FORMATION: GOLDSTAR REAL ESTATE SOLUTIONS, LLC

Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on August 9, 2018. Office located in Nassau County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC located at 118 South First Street, Bethpage, NY. 11714. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County Of Nassau BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, Plaintiff AGAINST MARY MCCAFFERTY, et al Defendants

Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Zeichner Ellman & Krause LLP, 1211 Avenue of the Americas, 40th Floor, New York, New York 10036, Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale Entered September 1, 2017 I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York, 11501 on November 20, 2018 at 11:30 AM. Premises known as 3888 Avoca Avenue, Bethpage, NY 11714. Sec 46 Block 465 Lot 7. 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, Nassau County, State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $268,272.49 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 011960/14.

Richard M. Langone, Esq., Referee

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NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court

County Of Nassau WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Plaintiff AGAINST YOUNG HYUN KWON, SUN AE KWON, et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated September 24, 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 December 04, 2018 at 11:30AM, premises known as 156 RADCLIFFE ROAD, PLAINVIEW, NY 11803. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION 12, BLOCK 601, LOT 24. Approximate amount of judgment $332,792.73 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 608007/2017.

RALPH J. MADALENA, ESQ., Referee

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

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PUBLIC NOTICE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE That the Town Board did heretofore adopt Resolution No. 702A-2018, finalizing the Annual Budget for 2019, for Town Funds, and special districts, for the fiscal year commencing on January 1, 2019. Revenues, as estimated from tax levies and other various sources, will equal and provide funds for the following expenditures: General Fund (Full Town) - $129,210,080.00; General Fund (Part Town)$12,666,472.00; Highway Fund - $54,134,567.00; Drainage District Fund - $2,785,082.00; Fire Protection Fund$8,245,291.00; Lighting District Fund – $3,684,389.00; Park Districts Fund - $44,838,177.00; Garbage Districts Fund$62,062,900.00; Public Parking Fund - $8,348,698.00; Water Districts Fund - $230,000.00; Solid Waste Disposal District Fund - $25,016,543.00. Pursuant to the provisions of Town Law, the salaries of the following

Town Officers are hereby specified as follows: Supervisor - $140,000.00; Town Board Members (6) - $57,500.00 each; Town Clerk $102,000.00. The Town Budget for the fiscal year 2019, as duly adopted by the Town Board, and summary of the enacted Budget with supporting information and data are available for public inspection during normal business hours, commencing November 15, 2018 at the Office of the Town Clerk in Oyster Bay.

TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF OYSTER BAY, JOSEPH SALADINO, Town Supervisor, JAMES ALTADONNA, JR., Town Clerk.

TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF OYSTER BAY, JOSEPH SALADINO, Town Supervisor, JAMES ALTADONNA, JR., Town Clerk.

DATED: October 30, 2018, Oyster Bay, New York. BN 7338 1X 11/09

PUBLIC NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE That the Town Board did heretofore adopt Resolution No. 702B-2018, finalizing the Annual Budget for 2019, for the various commissioner run special improvement districts within the Town of Oyster Bay, for the fiscal year commencing on January 1, 2019. Revenues, as estimated from tax levies and other various sources, will equal and provide funds for the following expenditures: Garbage Districts Fund - $1,778,950.00; Sewer Districts Fund - $3,778,835.00; Water Districts Fund$24,233,249.00; Fire Districts Fund - $36,995,839.00; Library Districts Fund - $839,808.00; Park Districts Fund - $675,000.00. Pursuant to the provisions of Town Law the salaries of the following Town Officers are hereby specified as follows: Supervisor - $140,000.00; Town Board Members (6)$57,500.00 each; Town Clerk $102,000.00. The Town Budget for the fiscal year 2019 as duly adopted by the Town Board and summary of the enacted Budget with supporting information and data are available for public inspection during normal business hours, commencing November 15, 2018 at the Office of the Town Clerk in Oyster Bay.

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TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF OYSTER BAY, JOSEPH SALADINO, Town Supervisor, JAMES ALTADONNA, JR., Town Clerk.

DATED: October 30, 2018, Oyster Bay, New York.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION:

MASPETH 1A, LLC.

Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on October 01, 2018. Office located in Nassau County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC located at 58 Barnyard Lane, Roslyn Heights, NY 11577. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION: MASPETH 1B, LLC.

Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on October 01, 2018. Office located in Nassau County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC located at 58 Barnyard Lane, Roslyn Heights, NY 11577. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION: MASPETH 2A, LLC.

Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York

SSNY on October 01, 2018. Office located in Nassau County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC located at 58 Barnyard Lane, Roslyn Heights, NY 11577. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION: MASPETH 3, LLC.

Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on October 01, 2018. Office located in Nassau County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC located at 58 Barnyard Lane, Roslyn Heights, NY 11577. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION: MASPETH 4B, LLC.

Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on October 01, 2018. Office located in Nassau County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC located at 58 Barnyard Lane, Roslyn Heights, NY 11577. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION: MASPETH 5A, LLC.

Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on October 01,

2018. Office located in Nassau County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC located at 58 Barnyard Lane, Roslyn Heights, NY 11577. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION: MASPETH 5B, LLC.

Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on October 01, 2018. Office located in Nassau County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC located at 58 Barnyard Lane, Roslyn Heights, NY 11577. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION: MOUNT ARLINGTON VILLAS, LLC.

Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on October 01, 2018. Office located in Nassau County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC located at 58 Barnyard Lane, Roslyn Heights, NY 11577.

Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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"Got

support? Who's on your diabetes team?"

Diabetes self-management can be demanding. It is not easy trying to balance food choices, medication timing, physical activity, blood glucose monitoring, and doctor’s appointments with the stress of daily living. Yet research shows that when a person with diabetes has support, blood glucose management improves.

To learn more, the community is invited to join the Diabetes Education Center Team at NYU Winthrop Hospital for a free program on Thursday, November 15th, 2018: “Got Support? Who’s on Your Diabetes Team?” The program will begin with a Products Fair at 6:30PM, followed by the presentation at 7:15PM. It will be held at the Hospital’s Research & Academic Center, located at 101 Mineola Boulevard, at the corner of Second Street in Mineola.

Individuals living with diabetes are invited to attend alone or with a family member or friend, to learn prac-

tical strategies and resources to support their diabetes self-management. A question and answer period is included with the program.

Admission is free, but seating is limited and reservations are required. To reserve your space, please call (516) 663-3916. Limited parking is available at the Research and Academic Center. Metered parking may be available on the street; please note parking fees are applicable until 9PM. Free parking is available across the street at the 120 Mineola Blvd. garage (entrance on First Street). Please drive up to the third level, enter the building through the walkway and take the elevator down to the first level. Exit the building and cross the street to the Research & Academic Center.

For information about other programs at the Hospital, learn more at www.nyuwinthrop. org/community-programs or call 1-866-WINTHROP.

Seminar on challenges of youth

The Town of Oyster Bay will partner with Drug Free Long Island to host a special seminar focusing on preparing for the challenges and temptations in today’s world on Monday, November 19th, at Marjorie Post Park in Massapequa. The seminar, run by guest speaker Kym Laube, director of HUGS (Human Understanding & Growth Services) will serve as a primer course for participants to learn and be prepared for the conversation, challenges, and temptations faced by today’s youth when it comes to things like smoking, vap-

ing, alcohol abuse, and abuse of controlled substances, and how to recognize signs and symptoms that can lead to addiction. Admission to the seminar is free, with pre-registration requested through info@drugfreeli.org (attendance is still possible even if you do not register). Doors open at 7:15PM, with the program beginning at 7:30PM on Monday, November 19th. Parents and children are welcome, as this seminar is a means to learn about awareness, advocacy, and empowerment. For further information, call (516) 203-7486.

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Levittown teachers provide the gift of reading

Students, families, administrators, Board of Education members, and faculty members of the Levittown Public Schools headed to the Levittown Memorial Education Center after school on October 30th for a chance to pick up new books for free, courtesy of the Levittown United Teachers and First Book. This was the first time that the event was held in the district.

During the book fair, thousands of books were stacked in piles around the gymnasium in which families were welcomed to take. Each child could choose five books which ranged in reading lev-

els from pre-k through age 18. Students enjoyed going through the selection and received bags from high school volunteers to carry their new books home.

The Levittown United Teachers helps support the educators of the Levittown Public Schools and its students, while First Book is a nonprofit that provides new books and other educational resources for children in need. The book fair was facilitated with the help of New York State United Teachers. First Book-organized book fairs are open to schools receiving Title I funding.

courtesy of the Levittown Public Schools

Northside Elementary School third grader Abigail Lahn browsed the book selection.

From left: Superintendent of Schools Dr. Tonie McDonald, with Levittown United teachers Donna DiPalo, John Caulfield, Lynn Dionisio, Heidi Savino, and Sue Graham.

Levittown Board member Christina Lang (left) and Board President Peggy Marenghi attended the book fair.

Abbey Lane second grader Paige Teti picked up a new Star Wars book.

Wisdom Lane Middle School sixth graders November Burke (left) and Adrianna Rivera found some great books at the fair.

Brothers fourth grader Gavin Lucchi (left) and sixth grader Nick Lucchi picked up some new books at the book fair.

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