Mid-Island Times & Levittown News (12/22/17)

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New Parent Center unveiled in Hicksville school district

MERRY CHRISTMAS

BY GARY SIMEONE

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino (second from left), Town Councilman Louis B. Imbroto (left),ww and Town Community and Youth Services Deputy Commissioner Patricia Beckerle (third from left) recently joined with the Cusumanos (second from right) and the O’Briens, who came together for a wonderful party and to celebrate the holiday season at the Town of Oyster Bay’s Senior Citizen Holiday Party held at the Crest Hollow Country Club. The Town offers a wide variety of social and recreational programs for seniors. To learn more about the Town’s senior services please call the Senior Citizen Services Division at (516) 797-7916 or visit www.oysterbaytown.com.

Last Wednesday, members of Hicksville’s school administration, including Superintendent Dr Carl Bonuso, unveiled the new Parent Center with a ribbon cutting ceremony.

Nassau County Legislator Rose Walker, was on hand to officially open the Center, which is located in the district’s Administration building.

“The Parent Center is an exciting initiative, which offers more ways for us to form a partnership between home and school,” said Dr Bonuso. “It is another way for our district to meet the needs of the community.”

He said that the Center will provide parents with the necessary materials, technical support, and human resources to assist them in their child’s scholastic careers.

“Inside the Center, there are technical resources for parents such as various online websites in multiple languages and printed materials for both adults and children. There will also be workshop presentations and various seminars throughout the school year offered to parents.”

The idea behind the Center was first presented at a school board meet-

ing and was a collaboration between multiple administrators in the district.

Dr Bonuso said that he and Director of Special Education Claire Hochheiser initially formed a Parent Center committee, which was made up of school board members, parent representatives and members of the PTA council. The committee bounced ideas off of principals, supervisors, and directors in the district before deciding to open the Center inside the administration building.

Hochheiser said that a psychologist and social worker will be on hand at the Center to offer support to anyone in need.

“They will be available a few hours per week to offer emotional and social support to anyone who is in need of their services,” said Hochheiser. “We will also bring in outside resources to the Center for additional education and mommy time classes.”

The Parent Center will be open on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday during the week and will offer day and evening hours for community members. The Center will be open 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday and 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesday.

Town announces Christmas tree drop-off locations

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino today announced that the Town will have two drop-off locations for safe disposal of discarded Christmas trees after the holiday season concludes. The drop-off locations, which will be located at John J. Burns Park in Massapequa and William Bennett Community Center in Hicksville, offer residents a safe and environmentally-friendly manner of dis-

posal for those who do not wish to wait for their next yard waste collection date.

“We all love the beauty of Christmas lights and trees during the holiday season. After the celebrations are over, it is important to discard the tree in a timely manner, as Christmas trees can pose as a fire hazard, especially after drying out,” Supervisor Saladino said. “I recently partnered with the Massapequa Fire

Department and the Nassau County Fire Marshall’s office to educate residents on the dangers Christmas trees can pose when not cared for properly. Proper and prompt disposal of a dried out tree is very important, and I’m glad to be able to establish these drop-off locations for residents who wish to immediately dispose of their tree instead of waiting for their next scheduled yard waste col-

lection day.”

Roll-off containers will be placed at both John J. Burns Park in Massapequa and William Bennett Community Center in Hicksville immediately following Christmas Day. For additional questions, residents can contact the Town’s Sanitation Division at (516) 677-5848.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Email: Editor@GCNews.com

Town of Oyster Bay Social Media

To the Editor: At the same time we are still dealing with the stigma, lawsuits, and increased taxes resulting from the corruption of last Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto, Supervisor Joseph Saladino is already up to no good. He already has changed budget figures quickly after the Election, and now he has taken full control of the Town’s social media accounts in quite an Orwellian way.

While some people may chalk this up as a nonissue, shutting down the Town FB page and YouTube page is important. Now all information flows through Saladino’s FB page, promoting Saladino alone, and any shot at transparency or a free public dialogue with Town

Government has been cut off. I, like many, have been blocked from posting on the Supervisor’s page. Not only have courts declared this illegal, but it completely prohibits me and others from expressing our views publicly.

I insist that Supervisor Saladino unblock me and the other constituents on his FB page, which he has now made the TOB official social media account.

It is time that he and the Town Council listen to the voices of all of the constituents, not just those who agree with them. First the President tries to stymie the people’s voices. Then Congressman King blocks many of his constituents and refuses to hold town halls. And now Saladino. Enough is enough.

Karen Higgins

Kindergarten registration If you have a child/children residing in the Levittown School District and was born between Dec. 2, 2012 and Dec. 1, 2013, they will be eligible for kindergarten for the 2018-2019 school year.

Please contact Arlene Mege at 516-

THE POLICE BLOTTER

Incidents that have occurred recently in the local area include: A complainant has reported that unknown subjects spray-painted graffiti on PODS containers that were stored on Franklin Avenue in Franklin Square. The damage occurred between 11 p.m. on November 29 and 11 a.m. the next morning. n

At the intersection of Crestline Avenue and Stewart Avenue in Bethpage, a vehicle that was parked between 1 and 7 a.m. on December 1 was found to have been damaged. n

At 1:15 a.m. on December 1, a 27-yearold man from Garden City was arrested and was charged with Driving While Intoxicated on Old Country Road in Westbury. n

434-7058, Central Registration, at Levittown Memorial Education Center to place your name on the list to receive a kindergarten package for registration.

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On Sherman Street in Westbury, a victim has reported that the front driver’s side window of his parked vehicle was damaged between 4:30 p.m. on December 1 and 7:30 a.m. the next day. n

At the Pines Motor Lodge on Taylor Avenue in Westbury, a 42-year-old man from Roosevelt was arrested and was charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana at 11:20 p.m. on December 1. n

On December 2, between 10 a.m. and 4:20 p.m., a vehicle window was broken and a briefcase was stolen in the Broadway Mall parking lot in Hicksville. n

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On West Cabot Lane in Westbury, a victim has reported that the rear door of his home was damaged at 5 p.m. on December 2. n

Sometime between 10:30 p.m. on December 2 and 7:30 a.m. the next morning, unknown subjects damaged a victim’s vehicle while it was parked on Pepperidge Road in Westbury. The damage was a result of paint thinner or

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On Carman Avenue in Westbury, a 46-year-old man from Lindenhurst was arrested and was charged with Driving While Intoxicated at 1:30 a.m. on December 3. n

A 38-year-old man from Brentwood was arrested and was charged with Driving While Intoxicated on December 3 at 2:28 a.m. on Old Country Road in Westbury. n

A package delivered by UPS was stolen from a location on Gables Road in Hicksville between 3:24 and 3:45 p.m. on December 4. n

Criminal Possession of Marijuana was the charge brought against a 24-year-old man from the Bronx, when he was arrested in a parking lot on Corporate Drive in Westbury on December 4 at 9:55 p.m. n

A 20-year-old man from Westbury was arrested on Flower Street in that town. He was charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana at 8 p.m. on December 5. n

On December 6 at 12 a.m., a vehicle that was parked on Nevada Street in Hicksville was damaged. n

At Lot # 6 in Eisenhower Park, located on Park Boulevard in East Meadow, a 26-year-old man from Uniondale was arrested on December 6 at 4:45 p.m. and was charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana. n

At 8 p.m. on December 6, two subjects were arrested and were charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana.

A 26-year-old woman from Brooklyn and a 27-year-old man from Charlotte were arrested on Westbury Avenue in Carle Place.

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Hicksville Public School District Parent Center grand opening ribbon-cutting ceremony.

The Hicksville Public School District hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the grand opening of its Parent Center on Dec. 13. Located in the administration building, the space will be used to provide material, technical, and human resources in order to inform, support, and assist the families, parents, and community members of Hicksville. Nassau County Legislator Rose Marie Walker, who was also in attendance for the ceremony, presented a citation of appreciation to Board of Education President

Phil Heckler, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Carl Bonuso, and Chairperson of the Parent Center District Committee Claire Hochheiser.

Beginning in January, the Parent Center will be open from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and from 3 p.m.-9 p.m. on Wednesdays. Additional information is available on the district’s website at hicksvillepublicschools.org, under the “For Parents” tab.

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What’s Happening December 22

The movie The Glass Castle, featuring Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson, and Naomi Watts, will be shown at the Bethpage Public Library from 2 to 4 p.m. and again from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. The film is rated PG-13.

December 26

The Board Game Group will meet at the Bethpage Public Library from 6 to 9 p.m.

December 27

An Art Workshop will be held at the Bethpage Public Library from 1 to 3 p.m.

December 29

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, starring Johnny Depp and Javier Bardem, will be shown at the Bethpage Public Library at 2 p.m. and again at 7:30 p.m. Rated PG-13, the film run 129 minutes long.

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Ribbon cutting at Hicksville Schools Parent Center

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Hicksville Water District re-elects commissioner

Hicksville Water District Commissioner, William Schuckmann William Schuckmann was re-elected as a Commissioner of the Hicksville Water District (HWD) during a public election on Tuesday, December 12. As a member of the Board of Commissioners since 2014, Schuckmann has been vital in creating more efficient practices throughout the District and establishing more effective two-way communication between HWD and its constituents.

“I am so grateful for the privilege to continue serving the Hicksville community,” said Commissioner William Schuckmann. “I would like to thank all of the community members who took the time to cast their ballots and exercise their right to vote. I am excited to continue collaborating with my fel-

low commissioners and the dedicated public servants of the Hicksville Water District.”

A public servant in the Hicksville community for more than 45 years, Schuckmann has served as fire chief of the Hicksville Fire District and held multiple positions within the Hicksville Water District, from a Water Treatment Plant Operator to Superintendent for 12 years before being elected Commissioner in 2014.

During Schuckmann’s tenure, HWD has made substantial strides to renovate and modernize aging infrastructure; most recently with the acquisition of a $3 million grant from New York State for essential infrastructure upgrades. Schuckmann proved pivotal in helping consolidate the District’s budget, allowing for more expendable funds on future projects.

“In my 37 years serving the Hicksville Water District, I have worked to provide a consistent high level of service to my community,” Schuckmann continued.

“I look forward to continue our excellence in water quality, create programs to help save the District money and to also develop strategic plans for the District’s future.”

Schuckmann will be inducted onto the Board during the public meeting in January 2018. For more information, please contact the Hicksville Water District at 516-931-0184 or visit www. hicksvillewater.org.

Knights of Columbus New Years Eve The Joseph Barry Knights of Columbus will hold its New Year’s Eve Party on Sunday, December 31st from 8:00 pm to 1:00 am. Doors open 7:30 pm Cost $35 per person - $70 per couple Music: New DJ Enjoy an open bar, hot dinner, dessert, and coffee. Bring your own snacks and noisemakers. Casual attire.

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Absolutely no money will be accepted at the door.

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by Dec 23rd. Call Brian 516-457-6190 The Knights of Columbus Hall is located at 45 Heitz Place, Hicksville, NY 11801.

THE VIEW FROM HERE

A Georgia Christmas in 1962

BY BOB MORGAN, JR. I usually try to write a holiday oriented column at this time of the year. In some years I have told stories of Christmases past. For example, I once recounted our holiday family vacation by train to Daytona Beach, Florida in December 1959, which included my father’s parents. Another year, I wrote about the enduring holiday songs that become part of our lives at this season. Sometimes I just will resort to overall feelgood sentiments, trying to express the fellowship that comes with the season, at least at its best.

I don’t believe, however, I have ever recounted another holiday trip we took when I was a kid, to Jekyll Island, Georgia in December 1962, also with my father’s relatives. I was ten years old. Four of the kids went on the trip, all but my one year old brother, George, who stayed with my mother’s parents. My “little” sister, Meg, our newspaper editor, had not yet arrived. I’m not sure why Jekyll Island was selected, but my father at that time was able to barter newspaper advertising for hotel lodging, so I strongly suspect that was the reason.

I had a minor ear infection, so the decision was made to have me and my mother and my three year old brother, Stephen, take the train, while the rest of the party drove down. The plan was for us to get off the train in a place called Nahunta, Georgia, where we would be met by the car and be driven the 50 miles to Jekyll Island.

The train ride itself was pretty uneventful and I remember enjoying the dining car. My three year old brother was kept entertained by walks through the train. My mother gave me my first transistor radio, which became a treasured possession, but on the train we were unable to get it working because we didn’t know about battery polarities and the plus and minus ends. I slept fairly well in my seat and remember waking up to the red Georgia clay.

We got to Nahunta, a very sleepy town of 952 people at the time (just looked it up) and were greeted with a large sign for the Knox Hotel, featuring rooms for $2 a night, very cheap even then. (Oddly, the Knox still exists.)

Unfortunately, however, things did not go well for my poor mother once we got off the train. No car was there for us and, in the world years before cellphones, there was no good way to get in touch. My mother was having difficulty understanding the thick Southern accents of the Nahunta locals. I remember at one point she was told that a place with a phone was “over yonder behind the pecan tree”, but she had no idea what a pecan tree looked like. The only consolation for me was that we found a guy in a hardware store who was able to arrange the radio batteries correctly and my transistor radio actually played.

We waited for a number of hours and munched on peanut butter and crackers from the general store. My mother was seriously wondering whether the $2 rooms at the Knox were in our future.

But eventually, after maybe 4 or 5 hours, the car arrived, we crammed in and got to Jekyll Island. As it happened, there had been severe snowstorms in Virginia and huge traffic delays.

The Jekyll Island vacation was fun, even if the weather was cloudy most of the time. I remember touring Ofekenokee swamp, which featured moonshine stills that were closed by the authorities.

But in many ways my best Christmas memory of that year was the wait at Nahunta, and not just because we got the radio to work. My mother appreciated my helping with my younger brother and just being around to discuss the situation. I felt a little more confident about myself and closer to my family. And that was a Christmas gift in itself.

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Our warm and personal greetings for a holy and Happy Christmas and a Blessed New Year.

We are sending you our Christmas schedule with the hope that some of our parish family who have been away for a while might be encouraged to take advantage of this special season of grace.

We want you to know that you will be welcomed with love and understanding. It would be nice if each of you would bring a friend or relative to share the spiritual benefits offered in the Sacrament of Penance and at our Christmas Masses.

We who serve you thank you for your talents freely given, your cooperation, your financial support and most of all your prayers.

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Saturday - December 23 ~ 3:30 - 4:45 a.m.

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CHRISTMAS MASSES

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Mass in Msgr. Tarrant Auditorium 5:00 p.m.

Mass in Spanish in Church 7:00 p.m.

Mass in Church 12:00 Midnight

Christmas Day

Monday, December 25 All Masses in Church 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:00 am and 12:30 p.m.

NO EVENING MASS 2:30 pm Mass in Spanish (Church)

NEW YEAR’S SCHEDULE

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

December 30 - 4:00 - 4:45 p.m.

New Year’s Eve Mass Sunday, December 31 - Mass in Church 5:15 pm Mass in Spanish - 7:00 p.m.

New Year’s Day Monday, January 1 - Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God 9:30 am, & 12:30 pm

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Fruits and vegetables may lower risk of PAD

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Pain in the lower extremities may be indicative of a condition called peripheral artery disease, or PAD. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute says PAD occurs when plaque builds up in the arteries that carry blood to the limbs, head and organs, contributing to atherosclerosis, or a hardening of the arteries. Blocked blood flow and eventual limited oxygen supply to these areas can cause pain and numbness. When severe enough, PAD may lead to tissue death.

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The association between fruit and vegetable consumption and lower PAD risk remained even after accounting for age, gender, race, smoking status, and various cardiovascular risk factors.

Saturated fats, trans-fats and sodium can contribute to the formation of plaques that lead to PAD. Replacing these foods with more vegetables and fruits that are naturally lower in saturated fats can help, as can increasing dietary fiber consumption. One way to incorporate these types of foods is to adhere to a Mediterranean diet, which offers high proportions of legumes, fruits, vegetables; moderate amounts of fish and dairy; and limited meat and meat products.

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The hospital has expanded its outpatient capabilities with a state-of-the-art infusion center. The Catholic Health Services Cancer Center at St. Joseph Hospital, a six-chair infusion unit, provides intravenous therapy in a comfortable and controlled environment. Chemotherapy administration in a community hospital is safe and allows the patient the convenience of remaining close to home.

Designed for patient satisfaction and comfort, the treatment unit delivers specialized, high quality, individualized care. Under the supervision of Bhoomi Mehrotra, MD, chair of Catholic Health Services Oncology Service Line and director of oncology for St. Francis Hospital and Natalya Krichmar, MD, chief of hematology/oncology at St. Joseph, the unit offers: • A staff of certified infusion and chemotherapy nurses • Nurse practitioners board certified in oncology • Treatment available six days a week • Convenient morning to early evening hours Physician referrals are required For more information call (516) 520-2500

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Lee Road students embrace a mindful lifestyle

Third and fourth grade students in Lee Road Elementary School’s new Mindfulness Club gathered on the morning of Dec. 8 to learn the importance of mindful eating. Under the guidance of teacher Melanie Anderson, the students discussed the importance of mindfulness or the psychological process of bringing one’s attention to experiences occurring in the present moment.

Through the Mindfulness Club, students learn how to channel their emotions and observe their feelings. They also practice breathing techniques, discuss what being mindful does to an individual’s brain and find healthy ways to manage stress. During the meeting, Anderson read the book “No Ordinary Apple: A Story About Eating Mindfully”

by Sara Marlowe. Following the book, each student was given an apple and for ten minutes, learned that slowly eating and connecting with their food makes a difference. Using their senses, the students discussed how it felt to not eat the apple quickly and reflected on living in the moment.

“Next time I’m going to do this because I also have an apple for snack,” said third-grader Kristos Kovoros.

This is the second year that mindfulness has been embraced at Lee Road. In addition to the weekly club, Anderson created monthly Mindfulness Parent Workshops which kicked off in October. As a teacher at Lee Road for 22 years, Anderson is passionate about living mindfully and is currently

enrolled in the Mindful Schools YearLong Certification Program. She has also participated in silent retreats, completed several courses in Mindfulness Meditation and the eight-week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Program.

The Mindfulness Parent Workshops, which Anderson will facilitate through March 2018, covers a variety of different topics on how to live in the present moment. Previous sessions included practicing mindfulness meditation and mindful eating. The program has been a success, with over 50 family members participating in the meditation

workshop. The next parent workshop, “Mindfulness & ADHD” will be held at Lee Road on Jan. 17 at 7 p.m.

“Research has shown that a significant predictor of students’ future success is their ability to self-control,” said Anderson. “It trumps any kind of social-economics status or even academic ability. Being aware in the present moment is a great way for them to learn how to bring self-awareness to everyday experiences and turn reactions into responses.”

Photos courtesy of the Levittown Public Schools

Lee Road teacher Melanie Anderson read “No Ordinary Apple: A Story About Eating Mindfully” by Sara Marlowe during the Mindfulness Club’s meeting on Dec. 8.

Fourth grader Steve Mavrommatis learned how to mindfully eat an apple.

Lee Road teacher Melanie Anderson discussed mindful eating with students.

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Members of Lee Road Elementary School’s Mindfulness Club with advisor Melanie Anderson (back left) and assistant teacher Arlene Zabatta (back right).

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December 22, 2017

Holidays in the City

BY KAREN RUBIN

The holidays are a special time to be in the heart of New York City.

Take the walk to see the animated windows and the holiday lights at Rockefeller Center (it’s best after 5 pm in the dark): My route typically starts at Macy’s on 34th Street, then up to Fifth Avenue to visit Lord & Taylor’s (both of these have nostalgic New York City themes this year), then up to Saks Fifth Avenue (celebrating the 80th anniversary of Snow White, with a light show that covers the entire building with Disney music) and Rockefeller Center, then up to Bergdorf Goodman (stunning displays that pay homage to New York City’s iconic institutions including the New-York Historical Society and the American Museum of Natural History.

Indeed, these places are ideal

to visit during the holidays, with special displays.

American Museum of Natural History: Our Senses: An Immersive Experience

The smell of chestnuts roasting, the twinkling lights on a holiday tree, the taste of hot chocolate, the feel of snow flakes falling on your face, and was that Santa in his sleigh flying across the moon? Our senses are particularly acute in this season.

And how that happens is the subject of the new exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History, which also has its traditional holiday displays.

You are in a room. There’s a mural on the wall with drawings of animals. There is red light and you see a set of animals; then the light turns blue and you see a different set of animals.

In another room, you try to build

blocks looking through glasses that turn them upside down. It’s disorienting, and that’s the point.

In another room, you are tricked into thinking two squares on a checkerboard are different shades of grey, when in fact, they are the same.

In another room, you feel off balance by the swiggles of black lines on the walls that don’t equate with the flat floor you are standing on.

In another, you push a button to see the vivid, fluorescent colors of a flower as a bee would see them.

The new, highly experiential exhibition Our Senses: An Immersive Experience is a series of 11 funhouse-like galleries that dare visitors to rely on their senses—and then reveal how and why what we perceive is not all, or exactly, what’s actually occurring around us. Inspired by

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extraordinary diversity of sensory “super powers” in various species including humans, Our Senses takes experiential exhibition to a new level.

“Our senses are essential to how we live and make sense of the world around us. They provide pleasure, warn us of danger, and allow us to interact with one another,” said Ellen V. Futter, President of the American Museum of Natural History. “But how exactly do they work, why did they evolve the way they did, and what things are we not able to sense or perceive accurately? In a kind of ‘sequel’ to our 2010 exhibition about the brain, Our Senses: An Immersive Experience will explore the intriguing power of our sensory perceptions, offering our visitors not only highly enjoyable learning experiences, but an enriched See page D2

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perspective on what makes us human.”

She adds, “Spoiler alert: we have way more than five senses.”

“In a way, this exhibit is a sequel and extension of the 2010 exhibit about The Brain and cognition [both curated

by Rob Desalle]. While senses gather information and are highly evolved capacities, we can’t make sense of our world without the brain.” That is the role of prior learning, prior experience, culture, which prime our senses, focus our attention, and trigger the brain to interpret and perceive and combine the different stimuli into a message, idea, concept, action.

Human senses and human brains, adapted over millennia to help our ancestors survive by shaping and enhancing their perceptions of everyday encounters. Our Senses reveals how until recently in our evolutionary history, humans have been oblivious to some of nature’s ubiquitous signals, including UV and infrared light, very high- and very low-frequency sounds, and electric fields. With the advent of new technologies, scientists now know those signals are all around us—whether or not perceptible to us through our senses alone. But detecting things is not enough, because our ears and eyes alone cannot create a conscious perception— that requires a human brain. Human sensory perceptions may seem like windows into the outside world, but actual perceptions are created in the brain.

You walk through 11 interactive galleries designed to test perceptions and illuminate the complex relationships between sensing and perceiving. A

musical soundtrack customized for each space enhances the immersive experience.

The exhibit is laid out in a way that will particularly appeal to younger people – they will particularly love the puzzles and illusions – providing an understanding of how they perceive the world that will be foundational to learning. But adults, giving more intense look, will find some up-to-theminute research: for example, that birds can regenerate the cilia in the ear that if humans lose it, lose their hearing, so scientists are studying if cilia can also be regenerated in humans; that male peacocks don’t just use their stunning plumage to visually attract a mate, they move it so it produces a sound, imperceptible to humans, but that is attractive to females.

There is a 20-minute live presentation that really brings home the message: we have more than five senses, the ones that we use to navigate the outer world and let us know where we are in space. We also have inner senses that monitor when we are hungry, thirsty, tired, oxygen-deprived and need to breathe. Every animal – even single-cell animals – have some senses and many animals have senses that are superior to humans, humans are the only animal (that we know of) that can imagine and communicate.

“No other animal can conjure up whole scene using complex signals.

Only humans can create imaginary sensory perception and share through language. For example, only humans can make up a story and share it,” the presenter tells us.

“Humans don’t just take information into the brain, we can send information

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out. We can imagine a sensory experience and make it real: create food, fashion, art, architecture, machines, melody and manuscripts. Most sensory experiences we have are products of our imagination. We don’t just experience what is – we create what we imagine, then share it with others.”

“Nothing makes sense in the absence of evolution,” DeSalle says. He points to the fact that single-cell animals have a primordial sense of touch, they can determine where they are in space.

“Our senses go back 3.5 billion years, to the origin of life.”

“Our brain and senses have evolved so that the brain can process what the senses take in with rapid response,” he says. “Because of the way brain evolved, we have some wild ways of dealing with information… Sometimes there is conflict between the brain and signals the senses receive (there are examples in the exhibit) – where we are primed to see something else, but interpret based on what we already sense. That is Evolution: to deal with rapid response.”

For example, the exhibit shows how we are primed to focus – based on internal needs, experience or habit or prompts– in order to break through the clutter of sights and sounds.

Senses are our source of information about the world, without which, we wouldn’t be able to survive. Take the sense of smell, for example, which helps us determine which food is edible, and which is rotten and could cause disease.

There is an incredible spectrum of the capabilities of senses – many animals’ senses exceed our own; humans have a particular space on the spectrum. For example, humans see only a narrow

range of light compared to other animals and do not have very sensitive touch.

But humans build machines that allow us to sense beyond our range – think of microscopes, telescopes, night-vision glasses, hearing aids, cochlea implants.

You need at least 1 ½ hours to go through – even more if you want to do the immersive activities. And it is helpful to go through once, but then go back and spend more time reading the explanations.

Entrance is by a timed ticket (free with admission), which you can obtain online before you come, or when you arrive at the museum. Our Senses is on view through January 6, 2019.

There’s still time to take in the extraordinary “Mummies” exhibit, on view until Jan. 7, 2018 (admission by timed ticket; need the General Admission Plus 1).

American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, is open daily (except Thanksgiving and Christmas), 10 am–5:45 pm. For additional information, call 212-769-5100 or visit the Museum’s website at amnh. org. Become a fan of the American Museum of Natural History on Facebook at facebook.com/naturalhistory, follow on Instagram at @AMNH, Tumblr at amnhnyc, or Twitter at twitter.com/ AMNH.

New York-Historical Society Has Score of Exhibits for Holidays into New Year

The New York-Historical Society is presenting its traditional holiday display of toys and trains. But the holidays also offer a last-chance to view an exhibit about John F. Kennedy, and Arthur Szyk, Soldier in Art. The museum has a

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huge range of exhibits as well as special programming and events, including: Holiday Express: Toys and Trains from the Jerni Collection, now on view through February 25, 2018 A magical wonderland awaits visitors with the return of this holiday tradition. Featuring hundreds of toy trains, figurines, and miniature models from the renowned Jerni Collection, the exhibition’s immersive scenes and displays transport young and old alike to a bygone era. Holiday Express begins at the West 77th Street entrance, where trains appear to roar through the Museum with the help of four largescale multimedia screens, and extends through large swaths of the first floor.

Arthur Szyk: Soldier in Art, on view through January 21, 2018. Arthur Szyk, the great 20th-century activist in art, confronted the threats that filled the years around World War II—Nazism, the escalating plight of European Jews, Fascism, Japanese militarism, and racism—with forceful artistic depictions caricaturing Hitler, Mussolini, and Hirohito as the evil architects of their regimes’ destructive and inhumane policies. More than 40 politically incisive works on view

underscore the Polish-born artist’s role as a “one man army” fighting odious policies and protagonists and advocating for civil and human rights.

American Visionary: John F. Kennedy’s Life and Times, on view through January 7, 2018.

Commemorating the 100th anniversary of his birth, American Visionary: John F. Kennedy’s Life and Times brings together more than 75 images that capture the dramatic scope of Kennedy’s life culled from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, Getty Images, private collections, and the Kennedy family archives. No single politician was photographed more than Kennedy—from his first congressional bid as a decorated war hero in 1946 and his fairy-tale wedding to Jacqueline Bouvier in 1953 to his run for the White House in 1960, his subsequent role as commander-in-chief, and his tragic death in Dallas in 1963.

Mapping America’s Road from Revolution to Independence, now on view through March 11, 2018, showcases hand-drawn and engraved maps from See page D5

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Christmas lights to a beat: If I build it, they will come

BY BILL SCHLATTER

It was 2007. We had just moved to Garden City. We came from a few blocks away in New Hyde Park, looking to get a larger house and a highly-ranked school district for our three children.

We landed on Lincoln street, in a lovely house with great neighbors.

In New Hyde Park I developed what I called a “smart home.” I had lights that came on when you walked into a room, outside lights that came on at sunset, and all sorts of other fun lighting equipment. The problem was that it didn’t always work properly, and as a result my wife often called it a “dumb home.”

It took several months to get my smart home toys up and running in Garden City. As the holidays approached in 2007, I wondered if it would be possible to control my Christmas lights in the same way I could control my house lights. I designed something so that 16 different Christmas light strings could go on and off to the beat of music. It wasn’t easy, but it worked! I created a small transmitter and broadcast the music on FM radio so people could hear the music in their cars. I loved it! Sadly, I was the only person who would sit in a car in front of the house and watch the show.

Then came Christmas 2008. I doubled my output to 32 light strings, and programmed some really cool music.

My wife would roll her eyes at the amount of time I spent designing this

light show. I told her, “If I build it, they will come.” I kept telling myself that as I noticed a few cars stop each night to see the unusual Christmas display that I had fashioned. This was enough to keep me going.

The next year 32 light strings became 64, and my creative juices kicked into high gear. I added various props and makeshift trees for our animated display. More people came to see the show that year. It seemed as though we were cultivating a base of followers. It made me somewhat neurotic about building something better the following year.

Each year I built more and more interesting props and we soon changed our theme from “Christmas music to lights” to “Christmas lights to music.”

Some people were appalled that we played pop music synchronized to Christmas lights. But the younger generation loved it, so we stayed the course.

Our light show grew more and more complex each year, and the crowds continued to build. Then two transformative things happened: LED lights and social media.

I started playing with LED lights - not the lights you buy at the store - LED lights that I could make any color I wanted. These are called RGB (red green blue) LEDs, meaning I could adjust the intensity of each bulb’s red, green and blue components to make any color of the rainbow. The possibilities were endless, and these lights

became the foundation of the show.

Social media kicked in around 2010, and word started to spread fast. We created a website (www.lightstoabeat. com), and Facebook, Instagram and Twitter pages. People started to follow us, and share our videos and pictures.

As the cars lined up on our street, we decided to start accepting donations.

We tried various charities and eventually focused solely on the Make-A-Wish foundation, a wonderful organization that helps terminally ill children. I was amazed as hundreds of dollars flowed into our donation box.

By 2012 we had been featured in Newsday and had various appearances on News12. Traffic was heavy. At this point we did what we could to keep the media away, for we knew it was only a matter of time before the show would be shut down.

Each year thereafter, I became better and better at controlling our fancy lights, and in 2016 had built what appeared to be an 8 foot by 4 foot TV screen. It was simply 1,012 individually controllable RGB LED lights in a matrix pattern that I brought to life.

Our 15 foot tall “mega tree” could also display whimsical images and words, also similar to a TV. I would walk home from the train at night and love seeing the smiling children behind the car windows, all lined up to see the show. We’d often see kids sitting on top of their cars’ sunroofs, or dancing on our grass. Parents would

stop and tell me that they weren’t stalking us, but their kids made them come each night before they went to bed.

It was at this moment I realized, just as Kevin Costner did after building his baseball field in The Field of Dreams, that they had come.

All this warmed my heart beyond belief. And the thousands of dollars that flowed into our donation box for Make-A-Wish made it even better.

As the 2016 holiday season came to a close, we realized the toll our show was taking on our community. Our neighbors had trouble getting into and out of their driveways, and cigarette butts and beer bottles often littered their lawns. The time had come. It was over.

The show could not go on.

In early 2017 we started looking for other venues, and had several great offers. We decided to light up a house in Hicksville (85 Cedar Street), and the show is as bright as ever! We’re gaining a new base of followers, the feedback has been great, and the donations to Make-A-Wish continue. We hope you’ll go see the show!

Thank you, Garden City, for supporting our “smart home” throughout the years. As one of our neighbors said, “It was a great run!”

Contact Bill Schlatter at bill@lightstoabeat.com

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An Open Letter to President Trump With a Christmas Gift Idea

BY TOM MARGENAU

Dear Mr. President, I hear that your presidency is off to a rocky start. That swamp you said you’d drain seems to be getting muddier and murkier. On the other hand, you have appeased your base of government-bashing supporters by ordering federal agencies to slash their funding by 15 percent, including the Social Security Administration. I wrote a column a couple months ago questioning whether that is a good idea for SSA. After all, there are 10,000 people retiring every day and signing up for Social Security. And there are thousands more filing for Social Security disability benefits, and even thousands more filing for survivor benefits.

So with such a growing customer base, do you really think it’s a good idea to cut SSA’s staff? Let me put this in relatable terms. Let’s say your steak business was growing by 15,000 new customers every day. Would you cut funding and staff to all your producers and suppliers? I doubt it. I am pretty sure you would increase the resources.

So maybe you should think about doing the same for SSA. That’s why I’m writing you today.

I’ve got an idea that I think will score big points with senior citizens in this country. Think of it as a Christmas present for them. I suggest you recommend that Congress raise the Social Security death benefit from the current $255 limit to something more reasonable -- let’s say $2,500. To understand where I am coming from with this proposal, here’s a little history lesson.

The miserly $255 one-time payment didn’t start out as a death benefit -- at least not in the context it is thought of today. And it was never meant to be a “burial benefit,” as many people call it.

As part of the original Social Security Act passed in 1935, Congress realized that many of the new Social Security taxpayers would die before they ever had a chance to collect benefits. Or they would die without having earned enough “quarters of coverage” to insure survivor benefits for their dependents. So Congress decided to compensate the families of the deceased with some form of reimbursement for the Social Security taxes that they had paid into the system. They set up a one-time benefit they called the “lump-sum death payment” and it was originally intended to reimburse the family with an amount equal to a small percentage of the tax money the deceased had paid into the system.

It was supposed to be a temporary benefit, because Congress knew that as time passed, most workers would be paying a sufficient amount of money into Social Security that they would be insured for retirement or survivor benefits. In other words, when a taxpayer

retired, he or she would get checks. Or upon death, the widow or widower (and any minor children) would get monthly survivor benefits. So this lump-sum payout would no longer be needed.

But as often happens with government programs, once you start paying a benefit, it’s hard to take it away. (I guess you are learning that the hard way by trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act!) Anyway, back to the Social Security death benefit. Over the years, there have been many proposals to eliminate it. But as miserly as the benefit is, it’s a popular feature of the Social Security program. When it’s been on the chopping block, AARP and other senior citizen advocacy groups have fought to save it. And politicians soon learned that to tamper with it meant an automatic loss in the next election. So the “temporary benefit” never went away.

But there have been some relatively minor adjustments to the original law.

In 1954, they capped the benefit at $255 -- and it’s remained at that level since.

And in 1983, when President Reagan and Congress were looking for ways to save money in the Social Security system, they restricted the payment of the one-time death benefit to a spouse, and only if she was living with the deceased at the time of death.

And that’s where we are today. We have an essentially meaningless “death benefit” paid only to a widow or widower. Perhaps 50 years ago, $255 paid the cost of a funeral. Today, it barely covers the price of the flowers.

On the one hand, if you were looking for a federal benefit to get rid of, then I think you should simply eliminate it.

On the other hand, if you wanted to do something that the vast majority of Americans would like, then propose raising the death benefit to something meaningful and useful -- like $2,500. And let’s pay it to any surviving family member who is the executor of the estate (not just to widows or widowers).

Obviously, increasing the death benefit will cost the government more money. But here is an idea to help pay for it. Just lop an inch or two off the top of that border wall you want to build. I think that should more than cover the costs of helping millions of Americans in a time of need. And your wall will still be high enough to keep “those people” out of the country.

Oh, and I went to the trouble of writing a tweet you can send out when you do this: “Government bad. But Soc Sec good. I luv old people. Except Hillary. So sad when grandma dies. But good news!

I’ll give you $2500. MAGA!” If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has the answer. Contact him at thomas.margenau@comcast.net COPYRIGHT 2017 CREATORS.COM

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Continued from page D3 the 18th and early 19th centuries that illuminate the tremendous changes— geographic, political, and economic— that occurred before, during, and just after the Revolutionary War. The exhibition features rarely displayed manuscripts and printed maps from New-York Historical’s own premier collection, including the original manuscript surveys of Robert Erskine, Geographer and Surveyor General of the Continental Army, and his successor Simeon De Witt. Also on display is John Jay’s personal copy of John Mitchell’s Map of the British and French Dominions in North America (1755) to which red lines representing proposed boundaries were

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added during the negotiations of the Treaty of Paris, 1782–83. This exhibition was organized by the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library as We Are One: Mapping America’s Road from Revolution to Independence .

Hotbed, on view through March 25, 2018. In the early 20th century, Greenwich Village was a hotbed of political activism and social change— where men and women joined forces across the boundaries of class and race to fight for a better world. At the heart of the downtown radicals’ crusade lay women’s rights: to control their own bodies, to do meaningful work, and above all, to vote. Celebrating the centennial of women’s right to vote in New York and on view in the

Looks like a flat 2-dimensional image but the image is made up of separate three-dimensional blocks, one of the illusions at “Our Senses: An Immersive Experience” at American Museum of Natural History © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com

The new exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History is constructed so you learn about our senses through various immersive experiences © 2017 Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com

Joyce B. Cowin Women’s History Gallery, Hotbed features immersive installations and more than 100 artifacts and images—drawn from New-York Historical’s archives and several private collections—that bring to life the neighborhood’s bohemian scene and energetic activist spirit.

The Vietnam War: 1945 – 1975, on view through April 22, 2018. A groundbreaking look at one of the most controversial events of the 20th century.

Featuring interpretive displays, digital media, artwork, artifacts, photographs, and documents, The Vietnam War: 1945 – 1975 provides an enlightening account of the causes, progression, and impact of the war. Spanning the duration of U.S. involvement in Indochina, the narrative incorporates perspectives covering both the home and the war fronts. Displays touch upon the Cold War, the draft, military campaigns initiated by both sides, the growth of the antiwar movement, the role of the president, and the loss of political consensus. Throughout the exhibition, visitors explore themes of patriotism, duty, and citizenship. Key objects include a troopship berthing unit, interactive murals, vibrant antiwar posters, artwork by Vietnam vets, a Viet Cong bicycle, the Pentagon Papers, and news and film clips.

Audubon’s Birds of America Focus Gallery. In this intimate gallery, visitors see first-hand John James Audubon’s spectacular watercolor models for the 435 plates of The Birds of America (1827–38) with their corresponding plates from the double-elephant-folio series, engraved

by Robert Havell Jr. Each month, the exhibition rotates to highlight new species—featured in the order they appear in Audubon’s publication—

which showcase the artist’s creative process and his contributions to ornithological illustration. Other works from New-York Historical’s collection, the world’s largest repository of Auduboniana, illuminate Audubon’s process, and bird calls, courtesy of The Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, echoing through the gallery animate the environment. In December, we welcome the Yellow-billed Cuckoo, and in January, Prothonotary Warbler will be on display (ongoing).

New Fourth Floor: Objects Tell Stories, the Gallery of Tiffany Lamps, and More. Explore American history through stunning exhibitions and captivating interactive media on our transformed fourth floor. Themed displays in the North Gallery present a variety of topics—such as slavery, war, infrastructure, childhood, recreation, and 9/11—offering unexpected and surprising perspectives on collection highlights.

Touchscreens and interactive kiosks allow visitors to explore American history and engage with objects like never before. As the centerpiece of the fourth floor, the Gallery of Tiffany Lamps features 100 illuminated Tiffany lampshades from our spectacular collection displayed within a dramatically lit jewel-like space. Within our new Center for Women’s History, visitors discover the hidden connections among exceptional and unknown women who left their mark on New York and the nation with the multimedia digital installation, Women’s Voices, and through rotating exhibitions in the Joyce B. Cowin Women’s History Gallery.

Objects from the Billie Jean King Archive are also on view (ongoing).

Holiday Express: Toys and Trains from the Jerni Collection is a highlight of the holidays at the New-York Historical Society © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com”

Collector’s Choice: Highlights from the Permanent Collection. Since 1804, the New-York Historical Society has been welcoming to its collection some of the most esteemed artworks of the modern world. Collector’s Choice: Highlights from the Permanent Collection showcases a selection of paintings that reflect the individual tastes of several New York City collectors who donated their holdings to New-York Historical. Joining Picasso’s Le Tricorne ballet curtain are featured American and European masterpieces spanning the 14th through the 21st centuries from Luman Reed, Thomas Jefferson Bryan, and Robert L. Stuart, including colonial portraits of children, marine and maritime subjects, and an installation showcasing recently collected contemporary works (ongoing).

The Museum will be closed on Monday, December 25 and will close at 3 pm on December 24 and 31. The Museum will be open on Monday,

January 1 and on Monday, January 15, 2018. The Museum will open at 3 pm on Saturday, January 20.

Admission: Adults: $21; Teachers and Seniors: $16; Students: $13; Children (5–13): $6; Children (4 and under): Free; Pay-as-you-wish Fridays from 6 pm – 8 pm.

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Mistakes Teach Us What Doesn’t Work

BY MARY HUNT

Have you made any mistakes lately?

Want to talk about it? Most people don’t.

Can’t say that I blame them. It’s embarrassing.

And when it’s a really dumb mistake, well, that’s something you hope to never have to think about again. But doing that’s a mistake.

Mistakes are useful because they teach us what doesn’t work. But making the same mistake over and over again while expecting different results, well, that’s the definition of insanity!

I’ve accumulated a list of mistakes over many years. It’s like a trophy now -- a specific compilation of things that I do not have to do again because I’ve proved they do not work.

It doesn’t work to be in a supermarket without a plan.

Walking into the grocery store without a plan (written list, coupons and cash) is a terrible mistake. I know me.

Without my crutches, I am a $200 mistake just waiting to happen. And if I’m hungry? Make that $300.

It doesn’t work to buy extended warranties on appliances.

Statistically, if an appliance is going to fail, it will do so in the first 90 days (the product comes with a warranty to cover this time frame) or after five years (extended warranties aren’t that extended). For the record, a laptop computer is an exception to this mistake. Laptops fail routinely. Trust me.

It doesn’t work to lease a car.

And it really doesn’t work to roll the shortfall and extra charges at the end of one auto lease into a new auto lease.

To have repeated this mistake over and again for no less than 22 years straight (yes, me in my dark financial past) was to come dangerously close to insanity.

It doesn’t work to buy a 7,000-gallon

blow-up swimming pool.

Actually, I didn’t know such a thing existed, so I can’t even argue it was something we needed. Standing there in the middle of the Home Show I managed to pull off the impulse purchase of the century (thankfully, this was in the last century). That was a mistake that just kept on giving lessons to be learned until the day several years later we begged Goodwill to just take it away. Please.

It doesn’t work to carry more than $100 cash.

Carrying a single $100 bill, which I keep tucked into a secret place in my wallet, is for me a great deterrent for overspending. I don’t feel broke, but it’s a bill I hate to break. It is also the tipping point. Carrying more than $100 creates a feeling of excess that burns a hole in my wallet. The overage simply disappears.

It doesn’t work to pay for Christmas with credit.

When it comes to mistakes, depending on credit to bridge the gap between what you earn and what you spend is a big one. Debt is a terrible liar, insisting that while you don’t have the money today, you’ll have it next month. Or the next. Debt keeps you stuck in the past, always stealing from the future.

Thankfully, debt is reversible -- provided you don’t do it over and over expecting that eventually you will somehow get different results.

That would be insane.

Mary invites questions, comments and tips at mary@everydaycheapskate.com, or c/o Everyday Cheapskate, 12340 Seal Beach Blvd., Suite B-416, Seal Beach, CA 90740. This column will answer questions of general interest, but letters cannot be answered individually.

Mary Hunt is the founder of www.

DebtProofLiving.com, a personal finance member website and the author of “DebtProof Living,” released in 2014.

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PART TIME EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT wanted for Strocchia Iron Works, a structural steel fabricator satellite office located in Albertson. Responsible for day to day activities such as mail, phones, errands, vendor bills, filing and general office work. Downloading files from websites, making wide format prints, ordering and receiving office supplies. Some property management activities also required. 9am-3pm Monday thru Friday, with some flexibility. Call 516-625-8800 or email: ralph@strocchia.com

CERTIFIED NURSES AIDE Experienced 20 years. Honest and reliable seeking home care position. Available Full Time, Part Time, Evening, Weekends And Overnight. Licensed driver w/car. Please contact Barbara 516-303-4501

DEADLINE FOR CLASSIFIED ADS IS TUESDAY AT 1:00PM. 3 EASY WAYS TO PLACE ADS: 1) Directly on website: gcnews.com & click on “Classified Order” 2) Email Nancy@gcnews.com 3) Fax 516-294-8924 Please include your name, daytime phone number, address and ad copy.

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SITUATION WANTED CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH AIDE: Full time or weekends.

20+ year experience, light housekeeping, shopping, activities, etc. Own transportation.

Please call 516-236-1711 CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH AIDE. Seeking job taking care of elderly loved one. Efficient, reliable, trust worthy, dedicated. Experience with elderly.

Excellent references with local families. Own car. Please contact Caroline 516-468-5513

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CLEANING AVAILABLE Houses and Apartments. Flexible days and hours. Experienced, reasonable prices. Very good references. Own transportation. Please call 516-272-5154 or 516-385-5547

COLLEGE STUDENT HOME FOR BREAK! Available for cleaning, party help, errands, driving children​/​ adults to appointments, babysitting, odd jobs, etc. Please call Andrew 516-712-5361 COMPANION AVAILABLE Available full time.

Looking for someone to take care of your elderly parents in the comfort of your own home for peace and tranquility? 18 yrs. experience, references, driver w/ reliable vehicle.

Please call 516-410-1892 or 516-967-1130

EMPLOYMENT SITUATION

HOME HEALTH AIDE will take care of your loved one in their home. Experienced & honest. Licensed driver with own transportation.

Call Flo 352-262-6970

CAREER TRAINING AIRLINE CAREERS Start here. Get trained as FAA certified Aviation Technician. Financial aid for qualified students.

Job placement assistance. Call AIM for free information 866296-7094

ANNOUNCEMENTS GOT LAND? Our Hunters will pay top $$$ to hunt your land.

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TEACHERS

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• Immediate openings.

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F/T or P/T Seasonal Tax Clerk - Processor For Floral Park Tax Firm February - April

Must be able to work weekends as well as some evenings. Interpersonal and communication skills a must!

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ANNOUNCEMENTS LOST & FOUND

LOST BEAUTIFUL BLACK ROSARY on Sunday, November 11 Vicinity of St. Joseph’s Church and Key Food, 7th Street.

REWARD! Please call 516-747-0258 PEACOCK FOUND PEACOCK found on Caroline Avenue Garden City South on November 21 Information call: 516-481-1612

MARKETPLACE FOR SALE GARDEN CITY Multiple Household ​ / ​ O ffice Items: Pottery Barn Twin Bed with underneath storage drawers both sides of bed. Excellent Condition.

HON Lateral Filing Cabinet, 5 drawers. Excellent condition.

Misc Items: Printer, fax, scanner.

Please call for details​/​pricing: 516-779-8788

MARKETPLACE

INVITED ESTATE SALES

BY TRACY JORDAN Estate & Tag Sales Online & Live Auctions Cleanout & Moving Services Home Staging Services Appraisals 516-279-6378 www.invitedsales.com Email: tracyjordan@invitedsales.com STEEL BUILDINGS END OF YEAR SALE Discontinued Colors Save 30% off panel price Limited Inventory Available www.sunwardsteel.com 845-206-4297

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GREAT PRICES PAID Bronzes, Paintings, Sterling Silver, Rugs & All Contents

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PETS

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PET SERVICES

ALWAYS BUYING

DO YOU HATE KENNELS? OR STRANGERS IN YOUR HOUSE? HOME AWAY FROM HOME will care for your dog in my Garden City home while you are away.

Dog walking also available.

Pet CPR & first Aid Certified.

Numerous referrals and references. Limited availability.

Book early!

Annmarie 516-775-4256

Old Mirrors, Lamps, Clocks, Watches, Furniture, Glass-Ware, Military Items, China, Anything Old or Unusal.

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TOP CASH PAID: JEWELRY, Furniture, Art, etc. Please call 718-598-3045 or 516-270-2128. www.iBuyAntiquesNYC.com

TAG SALE *BROWSE *SHOP *CONSIGN A.T. STEWART EXCHANGE CONSIGNMENT SHOP China, Silver, Crystal, Jewelry, Artwork, Furniture, Antiques, Collectibles Tues-Fri 10-4 Sat 12-4 Every Tuesday: 10% Senior Citizen Discount.

All proceeds benefit The Garden City Historical Society 109 Eleventh Street Garden City 11530 516-746-8900 email: store@atstewartexchange.org www.gardencityhistoricalsociety. org AVITAL GALLERY 336: Paintings, Royal Copenhagen, Rosenthal and more. Hours Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday 12-5, Friday 10-1 or by appointment. 770 Middle Neck road, Great Neck, NY 11024. 516-3045640 or call 516-528-9765. Free parking in back

PETS PET SERVICES

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A GARDEN CITY ANIMAL LOVER doesn’t want to leave your precious pooch or fantastic feline alone all day. I’m reliable, dependable and will walk and feed your pet while you work or travel. Please call Cheryl at 516-971-3242

K9 Monk, LLC Full Service Pet Care Professional Dog Grooming Boarding, Training, Healing Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) Meridian Tapping Integrated Energy Therapy (IET) Angelic Healing Acutonics Tuning Forks Sound Therapy GC Resident 516-382-5553 thek9monk@gmail.com www.k9monk.com WALKS FOR LIFE PET SERVICES, LLC. I live in Garden City and specialize in walking high-energy dogs. Visit my website: www.walksforlife.com or call Eddie 347-248-1445

AUTOMOTIVE AUTOS WANTED DONATE YOUR CAR to Wheels For Wishes, benefitting Make-a-Wish. We offer free towing and your donation is 100% tax deductible. Call 631-317-2014 Today!

REAL ESTATE FOR RENT HOMES FOR RENT FRANKLIN SQUARE HOUSES FOR RENT: $2,000 and up; 2, 3 & 4 Bedrooms; use of yard, driveway & garage; Credit check required.

LISA DP REAL ESTATE INC Text or call: 516-319-3647

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REAL ESTATE FOR RENT ROOM FOR RENT MINEOLA: Large furnished room, private entrance, share bath, own TV, microwave and fridge, A/C. No pets​ /​ smoking. $735 month all utilities included plus 1 month security. References required. 516-747-5799

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OFFICE SPACE GARDEN CITY 1565 FRANKLIN AVE Large Windowed Offices in newly built professional suite.

Conference room, reception, copier, pantry included. Ample parking available.

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SERVICES HOME IMPROVEMENTS AMBIANCE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES *Handyman & Remodeling *Kitchen Installations *Furniture Assembly *Finish Carpentry *Minor Electrical & Plumbing 25year GC Resident Lic & Ins H18E2170000 Call BOB 516-741-2154 LAMPS FIXED $65 In home service. Handy Howard. 646-996-7628 MASONRY All types of stonework Pavers, Retaining Walls, Belgium Block Patios, Foundations, Seal coating, Concrete and Asphalt driveways, Sidewalks, Steps.

Free Estimates Fully Licensed & Insured #H2219010000 Boceski Masonry Louie 516-850-4886 ROOF LEAKS REPAIRED Slate Roof Specialist. Copper Flashings. Snow Guards. Aluminum Trim & Siding. No Sub-Contractors. Nassau Lic# H1859520000.

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STRONG ARM CLEANING: Residential and commercial cleaning specialist, post construction clean ups, shipping and waxing floors, move ins and move outs. Free estimates.

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INTERIOR & EXTERIOR PAINTING Plastering, Taping, Sheetrock Skim Cutting, Old Wood Refinish, Staining, Wallpaper Removal & Hanging, Paint Removal, Power Washing, Wood Replacement JOHN MIGLIACCIO Licensed & Insured #80422100000 Call John anytime: 516-901-9398 (Cell) 516-483-3669 (Office) PAINTING PAINTING PAINTING: Interior​/​Exterior. Fall Specials! Call Steve cell 972-998-8573

PARTY HELP LADIES & GENTLEMEN RELAX & ENJOY Your Next Party!

Catering and Experienced Professional Services for Assisting with Preparation, Serving and Clean Up Before, During and After Your Party Bartenders Available.

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TUTORING MATH, PHYSICS, SAT​/​ACT TUTOR, adjunct professor Calculus I,II, Algebra, trig, AP & Pre-Calc, IB, NYS Certified, highly experienced. Raj 516-7871026

ENGLISH, ACT, SAT TUTOR: 25+ year experience Critical Reading, Writing, Grammar, Essays. Lynne 625-3314

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By Ira Baslow. Experience the joy of playing the piano. Private lessons in your home, free no-obligation piano lesson, all levels, all styles, all ages. Beginners a specialty. 516-312-1054 www.iwantmypianolessons. com

SERVICES A & J MOVING & STORAGE: Established 1971. Long Island and New York State specialists. Residential, Commercial, Piano & Organ experts. Boxes available. Free estimates. www. ajmoving.com 516-741-2657 114 Jericho Tpk, Mineola NYDOT# 1040

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COLLEGE ARTS ADMISSIONS: College Counseling in the Visual and Performing Arts. Dance, Musical Theatre & Drama. Film, Instrumental & Vocal Music. Audio Recording & Production. Theatre Technology & Production. Visual & Graphic Arts. Resume, Essays, Repertoire Lists. Michele Zimmerman. 516-353-6255 CollegeArtsAdmissions@gmail.com www.CollegeArtsAdmissions. com

COMPLETE JUNK REMOVAL​/​DEMOLITION SERVICE: Strong Arm Contracting Inc. We haul anything and everything. Entire contents of home or office. We clean it up and take it away. Residential​/​Commercial. Bonded​/​Insured. Free estimates. 516-538-1125 OLD VILLAGE TREE SERVICE: Owner operated since 1989. 24 hour emergency service. Licensed​/​insured. Free estimates, member LI Arborist Assoc. Please call 516-466-9220

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Join the Last Hope cat rescue and adoption team!

Volunteer orientations are held at our Wantagh adoption center the second Sunday of each month at 3:00 PM.

Reservations not needed, but please fill out and fax a volunteer application in advance to 516-765-9181. You can download the application from our website: http://lasthopeanimalrescue.org. Click on “How to Help”, then “Become a Volunteer!”. Our adoption center is located at 3300 Beltagh Avenue in Wantagh. We look forward to having you on our team.

Let us help you promote your local business. We’ll personally create an advertising campaign which will help boost your business.

Call our GC office for 294-8900 or visit us online www.gcnews.com for more info & questions

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* Car Donation Foundation d/b/a Wheels For Wishes. To learn more about our programs or financial information, visit www.wheelsforwishes.org.

Grandparents: Send in your grandchildren’s photos and enter our “World’s Most

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Earn up to $60,000 in the first-year representing the 6 Blank Slate Media publications and website as well the 5 publications and 1 website owned by Blank Slate’s sales partner, Litmor Publications.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and service-oriented sales professional with good communication skills.

Requirements: Minimum of 2 years outside sales experience.

Newspaper sales experience a plus. Must have your own car.

• Opportunity to sell both print and online programs • A collegial, supportive sales team • Award-winning editorial coverage • A separate newspaper for each community allowing advertisers to target their markets, and you to provide the most cost-effective way to advertise • Represent media that produce superior response for clients Compensation • Salary plus commission • Health insurance • Paid vacation, sick days & holiday

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Trees of Love Ceremony at Last Hope On Saturday, December 16th from 4-7 pm Last Hope Animal Rescue will be continuing a holiday tradition begun in 1998. It will be hosting “Trees of Love” at the Last Hope Adoption Center located at 3300 Beltagh Avenue in Wantagh.

Refreshments will be served after the tree illumination ceremony.

Previous to the lighting of two decorated trees, participants purchase ribbons for $10 each. Gold ribbons honor living pets and red ribbons memorialize late pets. Pets’ names are written on the ribbons. A third tree is decorated in green ribbons only, but these are to remember the countless discarded pets throughout the country euthanized each year at overcrowded shelters.

Supporters can also purchase these symbolic ribbons.

All “Trees of Love” proceeds benefit Last Hope’s rescued dogs and cats plus our community outreach programs such as Fix-A-Feral. For more information or to request a form to purchase ribbons in advance, visit www. lasthopeanimalrescue.org.

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12 LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF NASSAU QUICKEN LOANS INC., Plaintiff against LAWRENCE COSTA, STEPHANIE COSTA, ANDREW COSTA, JARED COSTA, LOREN COSTA, BRENDA COSTA, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on October 18, 2017.

I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. on the 9th day of January, 2018 at 11:30 a.m. premises described as follows: All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being at Hicksville, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York.

Said premises known as 5 Washington Avenue, Hicksville, N.Y. 11801.

(Section: 12, Block: 321, Lot: 6).

Approximate amount of lien $ 348,971.62 plus interest and costs.

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

Index No. 004170-15. David H. Sloan, Esq., Referee.

McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, P.C. Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 145 Huguenot Street – Suite 210 New Rochelle, New York 10801 (914) 636-8900 MIT 5596 4X 12/08,15,22,29 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY Federal National Mortgage Association, Plaintiff against Hal. P. Meltzer, et al Defendants Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein Such & Crane, LLP 1400 Old Country Road, Suite C103, Westbury, NY 11590 Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale Entered March 22, 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 January 9, 2018 at 11:30 AM. Premises known as 24 Bunker Lane, Hicksville, NY 11801. Sec 46 Block 471 Lot 11.

All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Levittown, Hicksville,

LEGAL NOTICES in the Town of Oyster Bay, Pursuant to a Judgment of Nassau County, State of New Foreclosure and Sale duly York. Approximate Amount of dated October 26, 2016 I, the Judgment is $491,952.85 plus undersigned Referee will interest and costs. Premises sell at public auction in the will be sold subject to provi- Calendar Control Part (CCP) at sions of filed Judgment the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Index No 011262/11.

Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, Mark Ricciardi, Esq., Referee New York, 11501. on January YSETN263 16, 2018 at 11:30AM, premisMIT 5597 es known as 8 Clarissa Drive, 4X 12/08,15,2,29 Hicksville, NY 11801. All that NOTICE OF SALE certain plot piece or parcel of SUPREME COURT - COUNTY land, with the buildings and OF NASSAU improvements erected, situate, U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS lying and being in Hicksville, TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER Town of Oyster Bay, County PARTICIPATION TRUST, of Nassau and State of NY, Plaintiff, Section 45 Block 363 Lot 34.

Against Approximate amount of judgIndex No.: 6597/13 ment $542,671.67 plus interest SANGEETA KUMAR, ET AL., and costs. Premises will be Defendant(s). sold subject to provisions of Pursuant to a Judgment of filed Judgment Index# 8875/07.

Foreclosure and Sale, duly Scott F Guardino, Esq., Referee recorded in the Nassau County Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Clerk’s Office on 10/4/2017, I, Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff the undersigned Referee, will 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard sell at public auction in the Rochester, New York 14624 Calendar Control Part (CCP) (877) 759-1835 Courtroom of the Nassau Dated: November 16, 2017\ County Supreme Court, 100 MIT 5599 Supreme Court Dr., Mineola, 4X 12/15,22,29,01/05 NY 11501 on 1/9/2018 at 11:30 NOTICE OF SALE am, premises known as 1 SUPREME COURT NASSAU Edgewood Drive, Hicksville, COUNTY NY 11801, and described as: Navy Federal Credit Union, ALL that certain plot piece or Plaintiff against Michael J. parcel of land, with the build- Schmatz III, et al Defendants ings and improvements there- Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein on erected, situate, lying and Such & Crane, LLP 1400 Old being at Hicksville, Town of Country Road, Suite C103, Oyster Bay, County of Nassau Westbury, NY 11590 Attorney and State of New York, and des- (s) for Plaintiff (s). ignated in the tax maps of the Pursuant to a Judgment of Nassau County Treasurer as Foreclosure and Sale Entered Section 45, Block 510 and Lot 1. May 30, 2017 I will sell at Public The approximate amount of Auction to the highest bidder the current Judgment lien is at the Calendar Control Part $777,893.87 plus interest and (CCP) 100 Supreme Court costs. The Premises will be Drive, Mineola, New York, sold subject to provisions of 11501 on January 16, 2018 at the aforesaid Judgment of 11:30 AM. Premises known as Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 13 Violet Avenue , Hicksville, 6597/13.

NY 11801. Sec 12 Block 288 SUBSTITUTE REFEREE AT Lot 21. All that certain plot, SALE. piece or parcel of land, with STIENE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. the buildings and improve(Attorneys for Plaintiff), 167 ments thereon erected, situate, Main Street, Northport, NY lying and being at Hicksville 11768 in the Town of Oyster Bay, Dated: 11/1/2017 File Number: Nassau County, State of New 201000956 TKS York. Approximate Amount of MIT 5598 Judgment is $467,457.04 plus 4X 12/08,15,22,29 interest and costs. Premises NOTICE OF SALE will be sold subject to proviSUPREME COURT COUNTY sions of filed Judgment Index OF NASSAU No 010155/14.

US Bank National Association Luigi Devito, Esq., Referee as Trustee for the MLMI SURF YNFNY010 Trust Series 2006-BC5, Plaintiff MIT 5600 AGAINST 4X 12/15,22,29,01/05 Melanie Artoglou; Christoduola NOTICE OF SALE Artoglou; Harry Artoglou; et SUPREME COURT al., Defendant(s) COUNTY OF NASSAU

U.S. BANK NATIONAL Courtroom) in the Nassau ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS Supreme Court, 100 Supreme INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE on January 16, 2018 at 11:30 AM FOR THE MAROON PLAINS premises known as 4 FOX PL, TRUST, HICKSVILLE, NY 11801 Plaintiff(s), All that certain plot piece or Against parcel of land, with the buildIndex No.: 13/002457 ings and improvements therePAMELA S. PASCUAL A/K/A on erected, situate, lying and PAMELA PASCUAL, JULIO being in the Town of Oyster B. PASCUAL A/K/A JULIO Bay, County of Nassau and PASCUAL, ET AL., State of New York. Section 45, Defendant(s).

Block 302 and Lot 16 Pursuant to a Judgment of Approximate amount of judgForeclosure and Sale, duly ment $694,617.39 plus interest entered in the Nassau County and costs. Premises will be sold Clerk’s Office on 10/24/2017, I, subject to provisions of filed the undersigned Referee, will Judgment. Index #4470/09 sell at public auction in the Michael A. Montesano, Esq., Calendar Control Part (CCP) Referee, Courtroom of the Supreme Aldridge Pite, LLP - Attorneys Court, 100 Supreme Court Dr., for Plaintiff – 40 Marcus Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on 1/16/2018 Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747 at 11:30 am, premises known as MIT 5602 7 Shari Court, Hicksville, NY 4X 12/15,22,29,01/05 11801, and described as follows: NOTICE OF SALE ALL that certain plot, piece or SUPREME COURT parcel of land, with the buildCOUNTY OF NASSAU ings and improvements there- SRP 2015-1, LLC, on erected, situate, lying and Plaintiff, being in Highsville, Town of Against Oyster Bay, County of Nassau Index No.: 2983/2016 and State of New York, and JAMES R. BUONAGURA, designated on the tax maps of a/k/a JAMES BUONAGURA the Nassau County Treasurer a/k/a JAMES BUONAGARA as Section 12, Block 323, and a/k/a JIM BUONAGURA, et al., Lot 27.

The approximate amount of Defendant(s). the current Judgment lien is Pursuant to a Judgment of $661,966.18 plus interest and Foreclosure and Sale, duly costs. The Premises will be entered in the Nassau County sold subject to provisions of Clerk’s Office on 6/20/2017, I, the aforesaid Judgment of the undersigned Referee, will Foreclosure and Sale; Index # sell at public auction, in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) 13/002457.

Michael Montesano, Esq., Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Referee.

McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, Dr., Mineola, NY 11501 on P.C., 145 Huguenot Street, Suite 1/16/2018 at 11:30 am, premises known as 34 Bloomingdale 210, New Rochelle, NY 10801 Dated: 11/20/2017 File Road, Hicksville, NY 11801, and described as follows: Number: 154-0592 BGM ALL that certain plot, piece or MIT 5601 parcel of land, with the build4X 12/15,22,29,01/05 ings and improvements thereNOTICE OF SALE on erected, situate, lying and SUPREME COURTbeing at Bethpage, Town of COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK NATIONAL Oyster Bay, County of Nassau ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, and State of New York, and desFOR RESIDENTIAL ASSET ignated on the tax maps of the SECURITIES CORPORATION, Nassau County Treasurer as HOME EQUITY MORTGAGE Section 46, Block 519 and Lot 2.

ASSET-BACKED PASS- The approximate amount of THROUGH CERTIFICATES, the current Judgment lien is $541,308.44 plus interest and SERIES 2006-EMX8, Plaintiff, costs. The Premises will be AGAINST JOHN MEERDINK, et al. sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Defendant(s) Pursuant to a judgment of fore- Foreclosure and Sale; Index # closure and sale duly entered 2983/2016.

Lisa Segal Poczik, Esq., Referee.

January 6, 2017 I the undersigned Referee will Richland & Falkowski, PLLC, sell at public auction at the 35-37 36th Street, 2nd Floor, CCP (Calendar Control Part ASTORIA, NY 11106

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LEGAL NOTICES Dated: 11/10/2017

PB MIT 5603 4X 12/15,22,29,01/05 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU Index No. 605838/2017 Date Filed: 6/20/2017 SUMMONS L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Plaintiff, -againstDOUGLAS VALLEY, OSCAR ALFRED VALLEY and DOUGLAS VALLEY, OSCAR ALFRED VALLEY and HELEN VALLEY, if they be living, if they be dead, their respective heirs-at-law, next of kin, distributes, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors and all persons having or claiming under, by or through DOUGLAS VALLEY, OSCAR ALFRED VALLEY and HELEN VALLEY, if they be dead, whether by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, including any right, title or interest in and to the real property described in the complaint herein, all of who and whose names and places of residence are unknown to the plaintiff, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER, “JOHN DOE “ through “JOHN DOE #12”, the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants.

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action, to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with the summons, to serve notice of appearance, on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the date of service (or within thirty (30) days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York), and in case of failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint.

TO THE ABOVE NAMED

DEFENDANTS: The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Julianne Capetola, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, dated December 6, 2017 and filed with the complaint and other papers in the Nassau County Clerk’s Office.

THE OBJECT OF THE ACTION is to foreclose a tax lien and to recover the amount of the tax lien and all of the interest, penalties, additions and expenses thereon to premises k/a District 17, Section 11, Block 331, Lot 36.

Plaintiff designates Nassau County as the place of trial.

The basis of venue is the location of the subject property.

NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the tax lien holder who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.

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

Sending a payment to the tax lien holder will not stop this foreclosure action.

YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (TAX LIEN HOLDER) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: June 19, 2017 LEVY & LEVY Attorneys for Plaintiff 12 Tulip Drive Great Neck, NY 10021 (516)487-6655 BY: JOSHUA LEVY, ESQ. HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE New York State Law requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process.

Please read it carefully.

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

to protect yourself.

Sources of Information and Assistance The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies, and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Department of Financial Services at 1-800-3423736 or visit the Department’s website at www.dfs.ny.gov.

Rights and Obligations YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO LEAVE YOUR HOME AT THIS TIME. You have the right to stay in your home during the foreclosure process. You are not required to leave your home unless and until your property is sold at auction pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale. Regardless of whether you choose to remain in your home, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR PROPERTY and pay property taxes in accordance with state and local law.

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

MIT 5604 4X 12/22,29,01/05,12 NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF9 Master Participation Trust, Plaintiff against Ellen Levine, et al Defendants Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein Such & Crane, LLP 1400 Old Country Road, Suite C103, Westbury, NY 11590 Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale Entered

July 5, 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 January 23, 2018 at 11:30 AM. Premises known as 6 North Thumberland Road, a/k/a 6 Northumberland Road, Jericho, NY 11753. Sec 12 Block 520 Lot 3. 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, Nassau County, State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $567,836.92 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 000202/13.

John Della Ratta, Esq., Referee VERNY687 MIT 5605 4X 12/22,29,01/05,12 LEGAL NOTICE The bond resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, has been adopted on December 13, 2017, and the validity of the obligations authorized by such bond resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the HICKSVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, in the County of Nassau, New York, is not authorized to expend money or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this Notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the publication of this Notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution.

John O’Brien District Clerk BOND RESOLUTION OF THE HICKSVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, NEW YORK, ADOPTED DECEMBER 13, 2017, AUTHORIZING THE CONSTRUCTION OF ALTERATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO VARIOUS DISTRICT BUILDINGS, AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN AQUATIC CENTER AT THE HIGH SCHOOL; STATING THE ESTIMATED TOTAL COST THEREOF IS NOT TO EXCEED $41,625,000; APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT THEREFOR, INCLUDING THE

EXPENDITURE OF $5,500,000 FROM THE DISTRICT’S “20172018 CAPITAL RESERVE FUND B,” AND $750,000 IN DISTRICT FUNDS AVAILABLE THEREFOR; AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $35,375,000 SERIAL BONDS OF SAID DISTRICT TO FINANCE THE BALANCE OF SAID APPROPRIATION. Objects or Purposes:

to construct alterations and improvements to District buildings, and to construct an aquatic center at the High School Amount of Obligations to be Issued

not to exceed $35,375,000 Period of Probable Usefulness:

thirty (30) years A complete copy of the bond resolution summarized above shall be available for public inspection during normal business hours at the office of the District Clerk, Hicksville Union Free School District, 200 Division Avenue, Hicksville, New York Dated: December 13, 2017

Hicksville, New York MIT 5606 1X 12/22 Legal Notice Public Notice Hicksville Water District Please take notice: The regular scheduled meetings of the Board of Water Commissioners of the Hicksville Water District for the year 2018 will be held on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month beginning at 5:00 PM, unless otherwise announced. The meeting will be held at the Water District’s office, located at 4 Dean St, Hicksville, New York Board of Water Commissioners Hicksville Water District Karl M Schweitzer Nicholas J Brigandi William Schuckmann MIT 5607 1X 12/22 LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Formation: Positive Plates Nutrition LLC. Art. Of Org. filed w/SSNY 10/23/2017, Nassau County. SSNY designated for service of process SSNY shall mail copies of process served against LLC to : 11 Serpentine Lane Old Bethpage NY 11804. Purpose: any lawful. purpose or activity.

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Continued from page 13 NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as trustee for LSF9 Master Participation Trust, Plaintiff against Teresa Helfrich, et al Defendants Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein Such & Crane, LLP 1400 Old Country Road, Suite C103, Westbury, NY 11590 Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale Entered March 17, 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 January 9, 2018 at 11:30 AM. Premises known as 29 Hayden Drive, Bethpage, NY 11714. Sec 46. Block 602 Lot 1.

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 $563,557.65 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 001015/13.

Scott L Braziller, Esq., Referee VERNY355 BN 7266 4X 12/08,15,22,29 NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU Nationstar Mortgage, LLC, Plaintiff AGAINST Maryann C. Reitschlin; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated June 12, 2017 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Nassau County Supreme Court, Calendar Control Part (CCP) 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York, 11501 on January 16, 2018 at 11:30AM, premises known as 653 Plainview Road, Bethpage, NY 11714. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of NY, Section 47 Block 127 lot 17. Approximate amount of judgment $708,594.49 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 09-018842.

Rudy Hirschheimer, Esq., Referee Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 759-1835 Dated: November 30, 2017 BN 7267 4X 12/15,22,29,01/05 NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY, Plaintiff AGAINST TINA MONTANARO, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated March 08, 2017 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 January 16, 2018 at 11:30AM, premises known as 4033 JEAN AVENUE, BETHPAGE, NY 11714. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Bethpage,

Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 46, Block 483, Lot 23.

Approximate amount of judgment $358,559.88 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index #16-004476.

Peter V. Christiansen, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 BN 7268 4X 12/15,22,29,01/05 PUBLIC NOTICE ON PROPOSED CONTRACT FOR FIRE HYDRANT RENTAL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE That a Public Hearing will be held by the Town Board of the Town of Oyster Bay in the Hearing Room, Town Hall, East Building, Oyster Bay, New York, on Tuesday, January 9, 2018, at 10:00 o’clock a.m., prevailing time, at which Hearing residents and parties interested will have an opportunity to be heard on the proposed Contract between the Town of Oyster Bay, acting on behalf of the Plainview Fire Protection District and the

Plainview Water District for the rental of One Thousand Two Hundred Forty (1,240) hydrants at an agreed per annum rental fee of $111,600 for the period from January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018, for the benefit of the Plainview Fire Protection District; the Contract shall provide in general that any recognized and established fire company, or department, which, from time to time, may furnish fire protection to the inhabitants within the Plainview Water District, or to persons having property located therein, shall be allowed to use said fire hydrants, and all necessary water which can be drawn therefrom, for the fighting and control of fires and such other purposes as are generally customarily used for fire fighting and control. BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF OYSTER BAY. JOSEPH S. SALADINO, Supervisor.

JAMES ALTADONNA, JR., Town Clerk.

Dated: December 12, 2017 Oyster Bay, New York.

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Under the guidance of Nassau BOCES instructors, second graders at Charles Campagne Elementary School in the Bethpage School District learned about the history and craftsmanship of early American settlers during the Colonial Era by making their own cornhusk dolls.

Naturalists Bette Bass and Mary Watros explained how early settlers utilized resources from the land to survive, describing how they made cloth-

ing, fashioned pots and utensils, and built their homes.

Working in pairs, the students created cornhusk dolls, a common toy from the era. After tying string around layers of cornhusk to construct a head, body and limbs, they dressed the dolls in fabric, creating ponchos, shirts, and dresses.

Levittown student-musicians headed to All-County festivals A total of 89 students from grades 5-12 in the Levittown Public Schools were recently selected to perform in the Nassau Music Educators’ Association All-County festivals across Nassau County in Jan. 2018.

Selection was based on the students’ individual New York State School Music Association evaluation scores and teacher recommendations.

In addition, the district recently

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had seven fourth graders from Summit Lane Elementary School perform in the NMEA’s Parent Educators And Kids Festival.

For a complete list of students who will attend the NMEA All-County festivals, log onto the district website at www.levittownschools.com.

Photos courtesy of the Levittown Public Schools

Photos courtesy of the Bethpage Union Free School District

From left: MacArthur High School Principal Joseph Sheehan, NMEA participants (top row) Michael Beck, Daniel Purcell, Paul Giorlando, Luoxian He, Joseph Novello, Joseph Calvo, Jake Schauder, Brendan Travers, (bottom row) Jelissa Montesdeoca, Kaylee Boerner, Helen Zhang, Benjamin Rosen, and Curriculum Associate for Music Vincent D’Ulisse with teachers Lisa Levenberg and Iris Winter.

(Not pictured: Emily Zhang)

Charles Campagne Elementary School second-graders learned about the history and craftsmanship of early American settlers by making their own cornhusk dolls.

From left: Division Avenue High School music teachers Mark Martufi and Alison Sellars, NMEA participants Jacqueline Testamark, Alex Byrne, Leah Draluck, Joanne Chun, Nicole Leshinsky, Jason Eccles, Eileen Cha, Jeffrey Luong, music teacher Michael Bastone, and Curriculum Associate for Music Vincent D’Ulisse.

(Not pictured: Natalie Chua and Joy Kim)

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