Syosset Advance (1/12/18)

Syosset Forensics Society ranked 49th in the nation

School Forensics Society display a sampling of trophies won in 2016-17. Adviser and NSDA Hall of Fame member Lydia Esslinger joins the group in the back row. Photo courtesy of the Syosset School District

The Syosset High School Forensics Society has done it again! Keeping with tradition, the team has been ranked among the best in the country by the National Speech and Debate Association. They are presently

ranked 49th in the country in member strength for the 2016-17 school year out of more than 3,000 participating schools in the United States.

Every year NSDA ranks teams based on points

and degrees earned in competitive and service-based activities. Year after year, the organization recognizes Syosset as one of the top teams in the country.

Syosset Forensics Society coach and high school English teacher Lydia Esslinger, who is a member of the NSDA Coaches Hall of Fame, credits the team’s consistent success to motivated students who know that “focus, determination, and effort pay off. Yes, trophies and scholarships are nice rewards, but knowing how to research, to write, to think deeply, and communicate effectively are skills that return their investment over an entire lifetime.”

Currently comprised of over 150 students, Syosset Forensics has a long tradition as a standout co-curricular, interscholastic activity at Syosset High School, with multiple Long Island and New York State championships among its successes. Students participate in competitions to demonstrate their public speaking, acting, debating, and writing skills, as well as their knowledge of philosophy and ethics, government and current events. They are constantly researching, seeking out new material to use and practicing to stay sharp.

Syosset Forensics scored big at last year’s New York State Forensic League Championship Tournament held at Hofstra University, as the team won first place in the Speech events division, placed second in both the Debate events and Student Congress divisions, and won the award for Best Overall team in the state. The team produced four individual state champions as well: Ronit Dhulia (Lincoln/Douglas debate- novice level), Jahnavi Arora and Aram Moghaddassi (co-champions in Lincoln/Douglas debate- varsity level), and Iree Mann (Oral Interpretation- varsity level).

Town approves new Inspector General

The Town of Oyster Bay has approved the hiring of an Inspector General who will be charged with standardizing the Town’s procurement and contract administration, and monitoring compliance with state and federal laws.

The Inspector General will have the authority to review the records of all Town departments as he or she may deem to be for the best financial interest of the Town, of the accounts, financial methods and financial

activities of each department, office or agency of the Town and report to the Supervisor and Town Board.

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino said, “To restore the public’s trust in government, the Town Board and I took swift action to install a new, independent Board of Ethics with real and meaningful oversight. We have instituted disclosure requirements for contractors, vendors and high level employees to prevent conflicts of interest and improprieties. A

former Federal prosecutor was appointed to serve as Town Attorney and employees – as well as elected officials - have been mandated to attend an ethics training seminar.”

“Building upon these initiatives to restore ethics, honesty, integrity and transparency, the Town will hire an Inspector General to administer all aspects of the Town’s contracting processes,” he added.

Officers of this year’s Syosset High

Lecture on “When the Brain Becomes Ill: Alzheimer’s Disease”

Northwell Health will host a community lecture by Dr. Penny Stern on “When the Brain Becomes Ill: Alzheimer’s Disease” at the Syosset Public Library on February 16 at 11:00 a.m. Admission is free.

The words “dementia” and “Alzheimer’s” strike fear into every heart. To address those fears, it’s important to know as much as possible about these conditions and what steps can be taken that may help to prevent them.

What’s Happening

January 12

Learn how to download free ebooks and audiobooks using your Library Card at the Syosset Public Library at 11 a.m.

The “Great American Songbook –Part I” will be held at 2 p.m. at the Syosset Public Library. Richard Knox will lecture on songs composed and recorded prior to 1930.

The Syosset Public Library will host “Electricity with Mad Science” from 4 to 5 p.m.

January 13

An AARP “Smart Driving” classes will be held in a single session, from 10 a.m. through the afternoon at the Jericho Public Library at 10 a.m.

Revolution Prep will be at the Syosset Public Library from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to hold an “ACT Practice Test”. Please register in advance.

January 15

The film Cars 2 will be shown as part of the Syosset Public Library’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Special at 2:30 p.m. Rated G, the film is 102 minutes long.

From 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Syosset Public Library, Theresa Maritato will introduce “Clay-Mojis” for teens to create an emoji and make it into a charm.

January 19

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The Syosset Public Library will hold a “Gadgets Workshop: iPads and iPhones” for beginners, from 10:30 a.m. through 12 noon.

At 2 p.m. at the Syosset Public

Library, Dr. Harvey Kushner will discuss “The State of Cyber Security”.

January 26

The film Wonder Woman will be shown at the Syosset Public Library at 2 p.m. Rated G-13, the film is 141 minutes long.

January 27

“Elvis Time with Steve Mitchell” will be performed at the Syosset Public Library at 7:30 p.m. Tickets will be available in advance of the show.

January 29

A special program connecting teen volunteers with children 3 ½ years of age through kindergarten will be held at the Syosset Public Library from 7 to 7:45 p.m.

An evening of book recommendations will be held at the Syosset Public Library at 7:30 p.m. for the 20 & 30-Something Discussion Group.

January 30

The Afternoon Book Discussion Group of the Syosset Public Library will meet at 1:30 p.m. to discuss The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict.

January 31

“Femcho & Bro-Cho” will be held at the Syosset Public Library from 7 to 8 p.m. Consisting of dance, fitness and peer discussion, this session will help to build character, confidence and compassion.

Compiled by Meg Meyer

Incidents that have occurred recently in the local area include:

A 21-year-old woman from Elmont was arrested at 3:54 p.m. on December 21 and charged with Shoplifting from Target in Westbury.

n On December 21, between 6 and 10 p.m., assorted personal property was stolen from a vehicle at Applebee’s in Westbury.

n A 26-year-old woman from Fresh Meadows was arrested and was charged with Driving While Intoxicated on Northern Boulevard and Melbourne Road in Great Neck at 12:25 a.m. on December 22.

n At 11:30 p.m. on December 22, a 60-year-old woman from Roslyn Heights was arrested on Eileen Way and West Jericho Turnpike in Syosset. She was charged with Driving While Intoxicated.

n On Old Country Road in Westbury, a 49-year-old man from Westbury was arrested on Old Country Road in that town and was charged with Driving

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While Intoxicated at 12:40 a.m. on December 23.

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A 24-year-old woman from Hicksville was arrested and was charged with Driving While Intoxicated on Prospect Avenue in Westbury at 1:20 a.m. on December 23.

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At 1:55 a.m. on December 23, a 52-year-old man from Manhasset was arrested on Plandome Road and Colonial Parkway in Manhasset. He was charged with Driving While Intoxicated.

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Sometime between 2:30 and 7 a.m. on December 23, unknown subjects broke the front passenger window of a victim’s vehicle while it was parked on Fir Drive in New Hyde Park.

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Driving While Intoxicated was the charge brought against a 47-year-old woman at 3:50 a.m. on December 23 when she was arrested on Conti Square Boulevard and Hempstead Turnpike in East Meadow.

n A 24-year-old man from Freeport

was arrested at 3:40 p.m. on December 23 and charged with Shoplifting from JC Penney in East Garden City.

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At 5:48 p.m. on December 23, two 18-year-old women from New Hyde Park were arrested and charged with Shoplifting from Sephora in East Garden City.

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Sometime between 9 p.m. on December 23 and 7 a.m. the next morning, a victim’s vehicle was damaged while parked on Carol Rod in East Meadow.

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A 33-year-old man from the Bronx was arrested and was charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana at 9:45 p.m. on December 23. The arrest occurred on Merchants Concourse and Transverse Drive in Westbury.

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At the intersection of Northern Boulevard and Lakeville Road in Great Neck, a 40-year-old man from Roslyn was arrested at 12:10 a.m. on December 24 and was charged with Driving While Intoxicated.

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On December 24 at 1:30 a.m., a 28-year-old man from Manhasset was arrested and was charged with Driving While Intoxicated at the corner of Northern Boulevard and Plandome Road in that town.

n Driving While Intoxicated was the charge brought against a 25-year-old woman from Hicksville, when she was arrested on the Long Island Expressway at Exit 34 in North Hills on December 24 at 4:53 a.m.

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On December 26 at 7:03 p.m., a 31-year-old woman from Roslyn was arrested at Shoprite on New Hyde Park Road in North New Hyde Park. She was charged with Shoplifting.

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At Walgreens on Surrey Lane in Westbury, a 57-year-old man from Far Rockaway was arrested at 4:40 p.m. on December 27. He was charged with Shoplifting.

Compiled by Kate and Meg Meyer

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Holiday Light Spectacular

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino (third from right), Town Councilwoman Michele M. Johnson (second from left), Councilman Louis B. Imbroto (right), Town Councilman Thomas P. Hand (third from left), and Town Receiver of Taxes James J. Stefanich (second from right) recently attended the Syosset Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Holiday Lighting Spectacular held at the Sterling Bank Plaza. Each year hundreds of residents attend the tree lighting ceremony, which features a holiday concert, the lighting of the community Christmas tree and menorah, and a visit from Santa. Supervisor Saladino wishes everyone a Merry Christmas, a Happy Hanukah, and a Happy New Year.

This Week at the Jericho Public Library

Friday, January 12th at 2:00 PM

Movie: Paris Can Wait (Comedy/ Drama/Romance) - When her inattentive producer husband is occupied with work in Paris, an American woman takes a car trip with his business associate. Starring Diane Lane, Arnaud Viard, Alec Baldwin. Rated PG. 2 hours, 32 minutes.

Saturday, January 13th from 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM

AARP Smart Driving - Completion of this program entitles you to a NYS insurance discount and point reduction.

Bring your NY State Driver License and a pen to class. Must bring your valid AARP membership card when registering AND to class to receive the member price.

Cost: $20/AARP Members, $25/Nonmembers. No Refunds. In person registration ONLY.

One person per check payable to “AARP” must be submitted when signing up. This course is geared towards the mature driver. Coffee and tea will be available. Bring your lunch.

Monday, January 15th at 2:00 PM

Hamilton: The Man, The Musical,

The Cultural Phenomenon with John Kenrick - Come find out how the story of a penniless immigrant who became a founding father was turned into a best-selling biography and Broadway’s landmark rap musical.

Wednesday, January 17th at 2:00 PM

The Art of David Hockney with Professor Thomas Germano - David Hockney is an English painter, draftsman, printmaker, stage designer and photographer. He was an important contributor to the pop art movement of the 1960s before moving into figurative and landscape painting. He is considered one of the most influential British artists of the 20th century and he continues to push boundaries in his art today. Professor Thomas Germano will present the art of David Hockney in this visual lecture. An exhibit observing his 80th birthday is at the Metropolitan Museum of Art through February 25, 2018.

Thursday, January 18th at 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Movie: Victoria and Abdul (Biography/Drama/History) - Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim. Starring Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Tim Pigott-Smith.

Rated PG-13. 1 hour, 51 minutes.

Friday, January 19th at 2:00 PM

Great Performers with Marc Courtade: Patti LuPone, Broadway Diva - Long Island born Patti LuPone is an actress and singer best known for her work in musicals. She is the winner of two Grammy and two Tony Awards. She remains one of the few internationally recognized stars of Broadway musicals. Join Marc to learn about Ms. LuPone and hear some of the songs for which she is most famous.

Free children’s shows planned for local libraries

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and Councilman Joseph Muscarella announce that the Town’s Children’s Magical Music & More program will kick off the 2018 season this January at local libraries throughout the Town.

“The Town’s Children’s Magical Music & More program provides free entertainment to families and children around the Town of Oyster Bay, and has proven to be an extremely popular monthly event throughout the year for parents who are looking for free family fun and entertainment,” said Supervisor Saladino. “This year’s slate kicks off in January, and features some truly exciting programming in the upcoming months.”

This year’s scheduled performances include:

• Jedi Training Academy on Saturday, January 27, 2018 at 2:00 pm at the Hicksville Public Library

• The National Circus Project on

Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 2:30 pm at the Locust Valley Library

• The Jester Jim Show on Sunday, February 18, 2018 at 3:00 pm at the Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library

• Rolie Polie Guacamole on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at 2:00 pm at the Bethpage Public Library

• Ballet Long Island presents Peter & the Wolf on Saturday, March 10, 2018 at 2:00 pm at the Hicksville Public Library

• Grins and Grins: Catchy Comedy on Saturday, March 24, 2018 at 2:30 pm at the Locust Valley Public Library

• Ernie Sites the Singing Cowboy on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at 2:00 pm at the Bethpage Public Library

The Children’s Magical Music & More series is sponsored by the Cultural and Performing Arts (CAPA) Division of the Town of Oyster Bay’s Department of Community & Youth Services. For further information, please call (516) 797-7900 or visit www.oysterbaytown. com.

Syosset students share ideas w ith the superintendent

Syosset School District

Superintendent of Schools Dr. Thomas Rogers hosted a series of Superintendent’s Student Cabinet sessions for representatives from all 10 schools throughout the district. During each session, the Dr. Rogers and the Syosset central administration team met for cookies and conversation with the thoughtful students.

“We’re going to have a chat, because our job ultimately is to make sure you have the best education that you can possibly have,” Rogers told the students to kick off each roundtable session, held in his conference room.

Each session allowed the students to engage the administrators, discuss what’s going in the schools and express ideas for changes. The elemen-

tary students offered their opinions on topics such as elementary scheduling, the impact of technology, the use of Chromebooks and learning to write code with kidOYO.

Middle and high school students spoke about their experiences balancing academics by participating in extracurricular activities and joining sports teams. They provided positive feedback about what the district currently does to prepare students as they advance through the district and postgraduation. Students also expressed that they would like to discuss current national news and enroll in classes that teach valuable life skills such as paying taxes, leasing or buying a car, and purchasing homes.

Superintendent of Schools Dr. Thomas Rogers discussed the use of instructional technology with the representatives from each elementary school who participated in the Student Cabinet meeting.

Superintendent of Schools Dr. Thomas Rogers thanked high school Student Cabinet members

Kosher Gospel Music at North Shore Synagogue

North Shore Synagoge will host a special Shabbat Service to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Friday, January 12th at 7:30 p.m.

The Shabbat will feature a performance by Joshua Nelson and the Freedom Singers who will perform

Come and join Rabbi Shalhevet, Rabbi Maimin and Cantor Cotler for this wonderful performance. Free of charge, bring your friends and family. Call or email today to reserve your spot 516-921-2282 extension 120 or email registration@northshoresynagogue.org

THE VIEW FROM HERE It was cold outside

BY BOB MORGAN, JR.

So that this column does not seem like a weekly chronicle of President Donald Trump and his enemies, I’m going to change up and lighten a little bit. In this connection, I haven’t read Michael Wolff’s controversial book about Mr. Trump, Fire and Fury (I am certainly not impressed by Mr. Wolff’s defense of the accuracy of his work, “if it rings true, it is true”). I also don’t think readers are quite ready for extended analysis of a 2020 presidential race between Mr. Trump and Oprah Winfrey.

So I will turn my attention to a subject that was of considerable interest in these parts for a number of days, the extreme cold weather. Hopefully, the great cold snap in this region has finally departed, following an extended stretch that lasted from just after Christmas, through a memorably frigid New Year’s Eve and then a full week of extended cold.

Even people like me who are usually pretty oblivious to weather conditions had a problem with the unrelenting cold. I spent three days of the freeze out of town, but even with this respite, this was a miserably nasty patch. I dug out old sweaters and scarves from the closet, but I still did not want to venture out for much. The only thing that was helpful in avoiding cabin fever was the NFL’s fine judgment in scheduling the opening round of the football playoffs last weekend, even making sure that most of the TV games were played in relatively warm weather sites.

Snaps like this, which seem only to occur every few years around here, do have the effect of making us understand that for all our technological progress, we are often at the mercy of nature.

Somewhat oddly, for all their unpleasantness, none of the recent cold days in this area were anywhere near the coldest days of my life, which occurred in, of all places, Nashville, Tennessee, on January 20-21, 1985. You may not think of

Nashville as a venue for Arctic-like temperatures (and indeed, typical January high temperatures in Nashville are around 48 degrees), but Music City, as it calls itself, is actually due south of Chicago. So, just about every year, icy Midwestern blasts come hurtling into town, producing below zero temperatures.

In any event, I was clerking for a federal judge in downtown Nashville that year after graduating law school at Vanderbilt, and for some reason I decided to go into work at the courthouse on Sunday, January 20, which also was the day of the Super Bowl that year. (It was also the day that President Ronald Reagan was formally sworn in as President for a second term.) I guess there must have been some matter before the court that the judge was eager to get some input from his clerks.

In any event, the air temperature hit 13 below zero that day. It didn’t seem that bad when I took the bus from my apartment to the courthouse, but, in addition to the frigid temperatures, as the afternoon progressed there were increasingly heavy wind and icy blasts of something that felt like sleet, so the wind chill must have been far colder than that. When I went back out, I can say I have never experienced anything like it, before or since. Buses were only running sporadically at that point, so I tried to get a cab home. The local cabbies more or less on their own changed the rules to allow ride sharing, so I remember jumping into a mercifully warm vehicle and being dropped off to a Super Bowl party. The next day was even colder (it hit minus 16), but at least the sleet subsided and it didn’t seem as miserable.

In any event, now that temperatures are back in the relatively balmy 30’s and 40’s we can look back at memories of the recent cold snap and other ones, without particularly wishing a recurrence anytime soon.

Joshua Nelson and the Freedom Singers will perform at the Shabbat

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New York’s Olympic Regional Development Authority Makes Major Improvements at Whiteface, Gore, Belleayre Mountains

BY KAREN RUBIN

Believe it or not, New York State, with more than 50 ski areas, has more ski areas than any other state in the country and the biggest vertical ski drop east of the Mississippi; New York is the 4th in the number of skier visits, after Colorado, California and Vermont. The ski areas range from pleasant family-friendly nearby areas that are ideal to learn to ski or ride, to the two-time Olympic mountain, Whiteface.

The three ski areas owned and under the aegis of New York State’s Olympic Regional Development Agency (ORDA) - Whiteface,

Gore and Belleayre – are continuing to implement significant improvements and programs like SkiNY3 and Parallel from the Start programs, along with state-wideprograms like free skiing programs for 3rd and 4th graders, to entice new skiers.

The three ORDA areas have multi-lesson packages and lift tickets that allow the flexibility of using them on nonconsecutive days and at the different areas.

Already this season, major competitions have been held to decide who the athletes to

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Nestled in the Adirondacks, Gore Mountain offers expansive views of a real wilderness © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com

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New York’s Olympic Regional Development Authority Makes Major Improvements at Whiteface, Gore, Belleayre Mountains

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represent the United States at the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, including five major international events at Whiteface – in bob sled and skeleton, figure skating, luge, freestyle aerial.

Whiteface Mountain, Lake Placid

Whiteface is New York State’s Olympic Mountain, with actual Olympic facilities all around Lake Placid that you can take part in, as well as special attractions that altogether make for a unique winter experience: skating on the Olympic Speedskating Oval, plunging down the Olympic Bobsled Track where you can try bobsled or skeleton (truly thrilling); touring the Ski Jumping Complex; Nordic skiing on the Olympic course, and testing your own mettle at the biathlon, a sport that combines cross-country skiing with riflery (lessons available), and visiting the Lake Placid Olympic Museum.

Whiteface offers the greatest vertical (3,430 ft. of any lift-serviced mountain in the Northeast, mile after mile of groomed cruising trails with 98% snowmaking coverage.

This is a serious mountain, with more expert terrain, more long, rolling groomers (including the longest single intermediate run in the Northeast,

the 2.1 mile-long Wilmington Trail).

Whiteface summit is a 4,867 ft.; Lookout Mountain tops at 4,000 ft.; Little Whiteface at 3,676 ft.. Whiteface offers the highest skiable terrain, The Slides, at 4,650 ft. elevation. In all, explore 288 skiable acres including 35 inbounds, offpiste double-black diamond wilderness terrain (“The Sliders”, conditions permitting) and 58 acres of tree skiing. There is terrain for everyone: 38% rated expert; 42% intermediate and 20% beginner. Among the lifts is an eightpassenger gondola and a high-speed detachable quad.

There have been extensive improvements on the mountain over the past three years.

There’s so much to do in and around Lake Placid (even a slide onto the lake once it freezes over), that it actually competes for time on the mountain, but richly fills the time after the lifts close down; an all-access Olympic Sites Passport is $35 (provides discounts on attractions and experiences): the Lake Placid Olympic Museum; speed skating oval, Olympic Jumping Complex, Snow Tubing, Bobsled and skeleton experiences, cross country skiing, biathalon.

Save up to 50% on lift tickets by purchasing in advance online at whiteface.com; Frequent skier cards,

valid at Whiteface, Gore and Belleayre give you the first day free, 50% off nonholiday weekday skiing, 25% off weekends and holidays and every 6th day free ($99 for ages 20+, $79 for students 13-19; $59 for ages 7-12).

There is no lodging on the mountain (it’s a wilderness area, after all), but many lovely inns, bnbs, hotels and resorts nearby, including the Whiteface Lodge Resort & Spa, Mirror Lake Inn Resort & Spa. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort, conveniently located in Lake Placid village, walking distance to everything, and accessible to a convenient shuttle bus to the mountain (www.golden-arrow.com).

Whiteface Lake Placid, 800-462-6236, 518-946-2223; Olympic Center, 518-5231655; vacation planning assistance at whitefacenewyork.com, lakeplacid.com, whiteface.com.

Gore Mountain

Gore Mountain is one of my favorite places to ski. Nestled in the Adirondacks, it offers expansive views of a real wilderness. You actually feel as if you were in the Rockies.

This season, guests will benefit from major renovations to three lodges.

At the base area there are two two large additions which will streamline the rental process and facilitate getting

back on the mountain.

Last season, Gore introduced Nordic skiing, turning its old tubing park into a cross-country ski area –– which will have snowmaking on 3.7 km of its 5 km trails. The new area was so successful last year (even opening by Thanksgiving) that Gore is hosting the NYS Nordic Championships. The Ski Bowl where the Nordic area is also has a half pipe, border skier cross and twilight skiing (til 9 pm)

Gore participates in the I Ski NY Free Passport for 3rd graders; also, kids under 19 ski free with an adult.

Gore Mountain is 30 miles away from Lake George and the magnificent grand, historic Sagamore Resort & Spa, Bolton Landing (www.thesagamore.com).

We loved our stay at the delightful Copperfield Inn in North Creek (www. copperfieldinn.com/), a truly charming village that is just outside the entrance to Gore Mountain, with lovely bistro restaurants and shops. A shuttle bus operates from North Creek and the surrounding properties to the mountain, as well as the train station.

Gore Mountain, 793 Peaceful Valley Road, North Creek, NY 12853, Snow Phone: 518-251-5026, info 518-251-2411, goremountain.com.

Belleayre Mountain

Belleayre, one of our favorite places for family skiing, especially learn-toski (not only for ease of access, but for the natural separation of the mountain and long beginner trails), boasts a new gondola this season (part of an $8 million investment in the mountain), the first one in the Catskills (third in New York State). The 60-car gondola whisks guests from the lower lodge to the summit, bottom to top in just 7 minutes.

A new trail was opened in conjunction with the new gondola: the Deer Run extension trail starts just to the right of Tomahawk Lift parking lot, crosses under the access road via a skier tunnel, and winds down to the lower area popping out just above Running Bear into Iroquois. The mid-section of Deer Run, just above the shale bank, is widened to create a more natural fall line, while on the upper sections, the natural rollers are filled in, creating less of a pitch for easier intermediate skiing from the summit.

The new “Catskill Thunder” gondola will operate year-round – and open up the mountain for mountain biking (now you have to hike up) as well as for wedding and party rentals at the summit. In the next five years, there are plans to open cross-country skiing on the summit’s plateau with snowmaking – which will make for a fairly unique experience.

Belleayre is bigger than people realize but what is especially wonderful about Belleayre, particularly for families, is the natural separation between the beginner area on the lower mountain, and the intermediate and advanced trails at the top. It’s snowmaking and grooming is highly rated. This year, beginner terrain has been doubled in area, and separates snowsports lessons from the general public. Also, gladed

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terrain is being expanded.

Belleayre is a very family-friendly, comfortable mountain, all the more popular because of its close proximity to New York City – just about 2 ½ hours away.

Belleayre offers a Learn to Ski package at $79 that includes a lift ticket for the lower mountain, rental, twohour lesson; a three-day package is $169 (it doesn’t have to be consecutive

Golden Arrow lodge at Lake Placid, ideally situated for skiing Whiteface. Many lodges are participating in I Ski NY ski & stay packages. © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com

days, you can split them up), and even take the lessons among the three ORDA mountains, Gore and Whiteface.

You can save up to 40% on the price of a lift ticket by purchasing in advance online.

Belleayre does not have lodging at the mountain but there are delightful BnBs, lodges and inns close by (check the website for lodges that offer Ski & Stay packages which provide savings

up to 50% on lift tickets.)

Belleayre Mountain is located off of State Route 28 in Highmount, NY, just hours from New York City. (Belleayre, Highmount, NY 12441, 800942-6904, 845-254,5600, www.belleayre. com).

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Whiteface, Lake Placid, is where you can experience Olympic sports such as bobsled on an Olympic track © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com

WRITER’S CORNER

Remembering the Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

BY CLAIRE LYNCH

Ever since 1986, when the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. became a federal holiday on the third Monday in January, schools have stopped, the federal government has stopped and our nation has come to a halt as we have paid homage to perhaps the greatest leader in the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s.

This year we celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King on January 15 and it is a good day to remember the man who during the 1950s and 1960s advocated equality and nonviolence.

He always knew and preached that if change was to come in America, it had to be through nonviolent means.

Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in Atlanta, Ga., on January 15, 1929. He went to Booker T. Washington High School. He skipped two grades in high school and started his college education at Morehouse College at the age of 15. (duckers.com)

After getting his degree in sociology from Morehouse at the age of 19, King got a divinity degree from Crozer Theological Seminary in Chester, Pa. He then got his doctoral degree in theology from Boston University.

King’s father was a preacher which inspired him to pursue the ministry. He had a younger brother and an older sister. In 1953 he married Coretta Scott. They had four children including Yolanda, Martin, Dexter and Bernice.

In his first major civil rights action, Martin Luther King, Jr. led the Montgomery Bus Boycott in Alabama. Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man. She was arrested and spent the night in jail.

King then helped to organize a boycott of the public transportation system in Montgomery. The boycott lasted for over a year and when it was over, segregation on the Montgomery buses came

to an end.

In 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. helped to organize the famous “March on Washington.” More than 250,000 peo-

ple attended this march in an effort to show the importance of civil rights

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Some Facts About King*

• At the Atlanta, Ga., premier of the movie “Gone with the Wind,” M. L. King, Jr. sang with his church choir.

• There are more than 730 streets in the U.S. named after Martin Luther King, Jr.

• One of his main influences was Mohandas Gandhi who taught people to protest in a non-violent manner.

• He was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

• The civil rights leader was born Michael King Jr. on January 15, 1929. In 1934, however, his father, a pastor at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, traveled to Germany and became inspired by the Protestant Reformation leader Martin Luther. As a result, King Sr. changed his own name as well as that of his 5-year-old son.

• Although King today is often remembered as being an amazing public speaker, he got a C in public speaking during his first year at the seminary. This likely isn’t because he was actually bad at public speaking at this point. His father noted that even before going to the seminary, King Jr. was one of the best public speakers he had seen. Whatever caused his professor to give him a C, by his final year King had straight As, was the valedictorian of his class and was the student body president.

• In 1983, U.S. President Ronald Reagan signed a bill that created a federal holiday to honor King. The holiday, first commemorated in 1986, is celebrated on the third Monday in January, which is close to and sometimes on the civil rights leader’s January 15 birthday.

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Turning 66 in 2018? Consider Filing for Benefits This Month

BY TOM MARGENAU

I write a column similar to this one every January. But I don’t mind plagiarizing myself because it contains a very important message for people planning to retire in 2018.

January is a critical month for the hundreds of thousands of potential Social Security beneficiaries who are reaching 66, their so-called full retirement age, in 2018. The important message: All of them should at least consider filing for their benefits this month, even though they may not be reaching their retirement age until later in the year.

Please note: This technique should not be employed by folks who plan to use the soon-to-disappear maximizing strategy called “file and restrict” (still available to people turning 66 in 2018) because that procedure requires you to wait until age 66 or later before filing for benefits. Also, if you want to delay filing for your own Social Security benefits until 70 to get a 32 percent delayed retirement bonus, then you also should forgo the procedure discussed in this column.

But if you are not interested in either of those strategies, and you plan to start your benefits at 66 in 2018, then, as I said, you may want to consider filing for benefits in January.

The reason for this early filing timeframe has to do with some quirky and complicated features of Social Security’s earnings penalty provisions. Those provisions generally keep seniors who are still working off of Social Security’s rolls until they reach that magic “full retirement age.”

The law essentially says if you are over 62 but under your full retirement age and are still working full time, you are not eligible for Social Security. Specifically, the rules require that the SSA deduct $1 from any retirement benefits you might be due for every $2 you earn over $17,040 in 2018.

However, the rules say that once you reach your full retirement age, you are due full Social Security benefits even if you are still working and no matter how much money you are making.

Let’s follow an example. Let’s say Ed was born in July 1952, which means he’ll reach his full retirement age of 66 in July 2018. And let’s further say Ed generally makes about $80,000 per year and he plans to continue working indefinitely. Based on the earnings penalty rules I briefly outlined above, Ed figures he must wait until July (his full retirement age) to begin collecting his Social Security benefits. As I said, at that magical point the earnings penalty rules no longer apply and he can get his Social Security. And prior to that, he’s making way more than the $17,040 income threshold.

But here is why Ed should check into applying for Social Security in January. Congress set up a more lenient earnings threshold for the year you reach your full retirement age. Specifically, it says you can earn up to $45,360 between January and the month you reach your full retirement age and still get Social Security benefits. And even if you earn more than $45,360, you lose only $1 from your benefits for every $3 you exceed that threshold.

Ed is going to make $40,000 between January and June (i.e., before he reaches the magic age of 66). And that’s under the $45,360 threshold for 2018, which means Ed is due benefits beginning in January. He does NOT have to wait until July to apply for his Social Security checks.

There is a bit of a catch. By starting his benefits in January, Ed will be accepting a slightly reduced amount. (Benefits are reduced roughly one-half of one percent for each month they are taken before full retirement age.)

If Ed’s Social Security benefit at full retirement age is $2,000 per month, let’s look at his options.

Ed’s first option is to wait until July (his full retirement age) to start his Social Security benefits. He’ll get $2,000 per month for six months or $12,000 for the year 2018.

Ed’s second option is to file for Social Security in January. Starting his benefits slightly early, his monthly rate is reduced to $1,940. That comes out to $23,280 in total benefits for the year 2018. The downside to option two is his ongoing monthly benefit rate will be $1,940, $60 less than what he would have been getting in option one. But because he’d be getting about $11,000 less in total 2018 benefits in option one, it would take Ed a long time to make up that loss with his extra $60 per month in ongoing benefits. If I were Ed, I’d choose the second option.

Even if Ed was going to make more than the $45,360 income threshold between January and June, he only loses one dollar in Social Security benefits for each three dollars he exceeds that amount. So he probably still comes out ahead by filing in January.

Here is a quick example using that scenario. Let’s say Ed will make $50,000 between January and June. That’s $4,640 over the $45,360 limit. And one third of that excess, or about $1,546 must be deducted from his 2018 benefits. But he would still get $21,734 in benefits for the year. That’s still way better than the $12,000 he would be due by waiting until July to file for his Social Security.

I know these rules are complicated and the math in the examples above might be difficult to follow. But my overall message is easy to follow: If you’re reaching age 66 in 2018, talk to a Social Security representative some-

time this month to find out if it’s to your advantage to file for those benefits in January.

If you have a Social Security question,

Tom Margenau has the answer. Contact him at thomas.margenau@comcast.net. COPYRIGHT 2018 CREATORS.COM

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legislation.

Some of the issues the march hoped to accomplish included an end to segregation in public schools, protection from police abuse and to pass laws that would prevent discrimination in employment.

It was at this march in Washington, D.C., where King stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and gave his “I Have a Dream” speech. In that speech he said lots of great things but two quotes in particular come to mind. They are:

“I say to you today, my friends, that in

spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment, I still have a dream.”

And: “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.”

This speech has become one of the most famous speeches in history. The March on Washington was a great success. The Civil Rights Act was passed a year later in 1964.

Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tenn. While standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel, talking to friends in the parking lot below, King was shot by

Robert F. Kennedy Spoke

About MLK’s Message

The day Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, Robert F. Kennedy was campaigning for the presidency in Indianapolis, Indiana. Kennedy made this speech in remembrance of Dr. King’s tireless efforts. Just two months later, Robert Kennedy was killed by an assassin in Los Angeles.

“I have bad news for you, for all of our fellow citizens, and people who love peace all over the world, and that is that Martin Luther King was shot and killed tonight.

Martin Luther King dedicated his life to love and to justice for his fellow human beings, and he died because of that effort.

In this difficult day, in this difficult time for the United States, it is perhaps well to ask what kind of a nation we are and what direction we want to move in. For those of you who are black - considering the evidence there evidently is that there were white people who were responsible - you can be filled with bitterness, with hatred, and a desire for revenge. We can move in that direction as a country, in great polarization - black people amongst black, white people amongst white, filled with hatred toward one another.

Or we can make an effort, as Martin Luther King did, to understand and to comprehend, and to replace that violence, that stain of bloodshed that has spread across our land, with an effort to understand with compassion and love.

For those of you who are black and are tempted to be filled with hatred and distrust at the injustice of such an act, against all white people, I can only say that I feel in my own heart the same kind of feeling. I had a member of my family killed, but he was killed by a white man. But we have to make an effort in the United States, we have to make an effort to understand, to go beyond these rather difficult times …

What we need in the United States is not division; what we need in the United States is not hatred; what we need in the United States is not violence or lawlessness; but love and wisdom, and compassion toward one another, and a feeling of justice toward those who still suffer within our country, whether they be white or they be black.

So I shall ask you tonight to return home, to say a prayer for the family of Martin Luther King, that’s true, but more importantly to say a prayer for our own country, which all of us love - a prayer for understanding and that compassion of which I spoke.

We can do well in this country. We will have difficult times; we’ve had difficult times in the past; we will have difficult times in the future. It is not the end of violence; it is not the end of lawlessness; it is not the end of disorder.

But the vast majority of white people and the vast majority of black people in this country want to live together, want to improve the quality of our life, and want justice for all human beings who abide in our land.

Let us dedicate to ourselves to what the Greeks wrote so many years ago: to tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world.

Let us dedicate ourselves to that, and say a prayer for our country and for our people.”

James Earl Ray.

The civil rights leader was in Memphis to support a sanitation workers’ strike and was on his way to dinner when a bullet struck him. King was pronounced dead after his arrival at a Memphis hospital. He was 39 years old.

King is considered to be one of the great orators of modern times and his speeches inspire many people to this day.

Coretta Scott King died in 2006 and Yolanda Denise King, the oldest child, died in 2007. The three surviving King children have each taken up a part of their father’s message and mission.

Bernice Albertine King, the youngest, became a minister. Martin Luther King III has been a social activist. Dexter Scott King, who looks the most like his father and served as the family spokesman after his mother’s death, has stepped back from public life.

A few years ago Martin Luther King III said about his mission and his famous father: “If I woke up every day attempting to be my father, I would fail miserably. I think he was anointed. He was chosen by God, and there are few men or women in our world that will be chosen by God to make the kind of impact that he made.” (washingtonpost. com, 8/24/11)

M. L. King III added, “I try to focus on the blessing of having been in this kind of a family. This is the only life I’ve ever known.”

MLK, Jr.’s three surviving children are in possession of their father’s 1964 Nobel Peace Prize medal (he was the youngest person at the time to be awarded that prize at the age of 35) and a Bible their father traveled with that was later used by U.S. President Barack Obama during his second inauguration.

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1 bedroom apartment, living room, new EIK, high ceiling, near Wheatley Plaza shops, LIRR, asking $1,775 includes heat, hot water. Contact owner 516-285-2100

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Large One Bedroom Condo in the heart of downtown Garden City. This 875 sq ft Condo boasts newly finished Hardwood Floors, Dining Room, brand new Bathroom & Kitchen with d/w. Low maintenance & taxes.

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

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Excellent service with great references. Own transportation. Please call Mirian at 516-6426624

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SIONS: 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

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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

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Catch of the Day fundraiser

This year marks the 15th anniversary of Last Hope’s Fix a Feral Program which started in 2003 and has provided the public with financial assistance to spay and neuter feral cats in their Long Island neighborhoods. To date, Last Hope has subsidized the spay and neuter of more than 20,000 feral cats.

Please join Last Hope Sunday, January 28th for a fun afternoon to support the much needed program at our “Catch of the Day” fundraiser luncheon The event will also feature a basket raffles with a feral cat trapping theme and 50/50 raffle. Sponsorships of cat spay/neuters are also available.

The luncheon will be held at Popei’s, 760 Grand Boulevard, Deer Park, from 1 PM – 5PM. Luncheon is $55 per person (seated is limited) which includes salad, appetizer, entree, dessert, coffee/tea, soda.

Payment by PayPal on the Last Hope website, or by check to: Last Hope, PO Box 7025, Wantagh, NY 11793. For more information, please call 631-445-2326.

To learn about Last Hope Animal Rescue, about adopting one of our cats or dogs at our Wantagh Adoption Center, 3300 Beltagh Avenue, or to use PayPal for the luncheon, visit www.lasthopeanimalrescue.org.

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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.

Blank Slate Media, a fast-growing chain of 6 award-winning weekly newspapers and website, is looking for an energetic, service-oriented professional with good communications skills to sell display, web and email advertising.

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

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• Aseparate newspaper for each community allowing advertisers to target their markets, and you to provide the most cost-effective way to advertise

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• Salary plus commission • Health insurance

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To apply, e-mail your resume and cover letter to sblank@theislandnow.com or call Steve at 516-307-1045 x201 for more information.

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU

PHH Mortgage Corporation, Plaintiff AGAINST

Kathleen Maloney Pertew

a/k/a Kathleen M. Pertew

a/k/a Kathleen Pertew, Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated September 6, 2017 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Nassau County Supreme Court, Calendar Control Part (CCP) 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York, 11501 on January 23, 2018 at 11:30AM, premises known as 106 Susan Cove, East Norwich, NY 11732. 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 24 Block 8 Lot 15.

Approximate amount of judgment $410,738.61 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 10/016171. John P. Clarke, Esq., Referee Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC

Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 759-1835

Dated: November 16, 2017 SYO 4118

4X 12/22,29,01/05,12

NOTICE OF SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT MEETING PERSONAL REGISTRATION AND ABSENTEE BALLOTS

Syosset Central School District Nassau County, New York

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Special School District Meeting of the Syosset Central School District, Nassau County, New York, will be held on February 13th, 2018 (the “Special School District Meeting Date”) at 6:00 o’clock A.M., at the three voting sites as hereinafter specified, in Syosset, New York, at which the polls will be kept open between the hours of 6:00 o’clock A.M. and 9:00 o’clock P.M., Prevailing Time, for the purpose of voting by voting machine upon the following propositions: PROPOSITION NO. 1:

BOND PROPOSITION FOR MULTI-BUILDING

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

Shall the following resolution be adopted, to wit:

RESOLVED, the Syosset Central School District, Nassau County, New York, shall be authorized (i) to construct improvements to and reconstruct various School District buildings and facilities, substantially as described, in a document titled “Capital Improvement Projects - Phase II” prepared with the assistance of H2M Architect + Engineers (the “Plan”), which is on file and available for public inspection at the office of the District Clerk and includes, but is not limited to roof replacements, masonry and exterior renovations, ceiling and floor renovations, chimney reconstruction, electrical, plumbing and mechanical and HVAC upgrades, fire alarm system upgrades, site work (athletic field renovation) parking lot and traffic improvements, instructional space alterations and addition, and miscellaneous exterior and interior reconstruction, original furnishings, equipment, machinery, apparatus, appurtenances, and incidental improvements and expenses in connection therewith, at a maximum estimated cost of $45,810,000, and (ii) to expend $11,464,500 Capital Reserve Fund monies therefore and that the remaining $34,345,500 or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be raised by the levy of a tax upon the taxable property of said School District and collected in annual installments as provided by Section 416 of the Education Law; and in anticipation of such tax, obligations of said School District shall be issued.

PROPOSITION NO. 2:

PROPOSITION FOR ENERGY PERFORMANCE CONTRACT IMPROVEMENTS

Shall the following resolution be adopted, to wit: RESOLVED, the Syosset Central School District, Nassau County, New York, shall be authorized to make energy efficiency improvements to various School District buildings and facilities, including but not limited to boiler and burner replacements and heating and ventilation system upgrades; lighting upgrades and replacements; energy management systems; renewable energy-photovoltaic electric generation, co-generation, ceiling replacements, and other appropriate energy conservation measures

LEGAL NOTICES

as authorized by Article 9 of the Energy Law and Regulations of the Commissioner of Education §155.20 including original furnishings, equipment, machinery, apparatus, appurtenances, and incidental improvements and expenses in connection therewith, at a maximum estimated cost of $19,989,248, and the School District shall be authorized to enter into an energy performance contract therefor and a lease purchase financing therefor or, alternatively, said amount or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be raised by the levy of a tax upon the taxable property of said School District and collected in annual installments as provided by Section 416 of the Education Law; and in anticipation of such tax, obligations of said School District shall be issued.

SEQRA DETERMINATION:

The School District has acted as lead agency under the State Environmental Quality Review Act regulations of the State of New York. The capital projects herein authorized have been determined to be a “Type II Action” pursuant to the regulations of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation promulgated pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act (“SEQRA”), the implementation of which as proposed, as such an action as provided in said regulations, it have been determined will not result in any significant adverse environmental impact. The SEQRA compliance materials are on file in the Office of the School District Clerk and are available for public inspection during regular business hours.

PERSONAL REGISTRATION:

NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law, personal registration of voters is required for said Special District Meeting and no person shall be entitled to vote thereafter whose name does not appear upon the register of the School District or on the permanent personal registration lists of the County of Nassau. Persons otherwise qualified to vote, who have been previously registered for School District voting and who have voted at any annual or special election during the four (4) calendar years prior hereto, need not personally

register for this Special School District Meeting. Persons who have registered to vote in town, county, or national elections pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law need not personally register for this Special School District Meeting. All other persons who wish to vote must register. Any person eighteen years of age or over, and a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the District for thirty (30) days next preceding the day for voting (and not otherwise prohibited from voting (i.e. mentally incompetent or convicted felon) is entitled to register and vote.

The Board of Registration will meet for the purpose of registering qualified voters of the District pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law at the sites and at the dates as follows:

Date Time Location

Wednesday, December 20, 2017

4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

H.B. Thompson Middle School Monday, January 22, 2018 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. South Woods Middle School

Monday, February 5, 2018

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon Syosset High School to add any additional names to the register to be used at the aforesaid Special School District Meeting, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of said Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such Special School District Meeting for which the register is prepared. Voter registration forms are available on the School District website. However, forms cannot be accepted by mail. Each prospective voter must personally deliver his or her registration form to one of the locations on the date and time indicated. The register so prepared pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law will be filed in the Office of the District Clerk, South Woods Middle School, 99 Pell Lane, Syosset, New York and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District beginning on February 8th, 2018, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, each day prior to the day set for the Special

School District Meeting, except Saturday, February 10, 2018 will be 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., and closed on Sunday, and at the polling place(s) on the day of the vote.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law of the State of New York, the Board of Registration will meet on Tuesday, February 13th, 2018, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, at each of the three (3) separate election districts to prepare the register of the School District to be used at said School District Meeting, and any special district meetings that may be held after the preparation of said register (not including the Special School District Meeting of February 13th, 2018), at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such register provided that at such meeting of said Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the Special School District Meeting for which said register is prepared, or any special district meeting held after February 13th, 2018.

ABSENTEE BALLOTS: NOTICE IS ALSO HEREBY GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots may be applied for during school business hours at the office of the School District Clerk at South Woods Middle School, 99 Pell Lane, Syosset, New York, beginning December 12th, 2017. An absentee ballot application is available on the School District website and may be picked up in person in the main office of any of the School District school buildings. Any such application must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the date of the aforesaid Special District Meeting if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before such Special District Meeting, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. Absentee ballots must be received by 5:00 P.M. on date of Special School District Meeting in the office of the School District Clerk at South Woods Middle School, 99 Pell Lane, in Syosset, New York. A list of all persons to whom absentee voter’s ballots shall have been issued shall be available for public inspec-

tion in the office of the School District Clerk not less than five days prior to the date of the Special District Meeting (i.e. on or after Thursday, February 8th, 2018) during regular office hours, of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. and on the date of the Special District Meeting, except the hours for inspection on Saturday, February 10, 2018 will be between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. and closed on Sunday. In addition, such list shall also be posted conspicuously at the places of voting during the hours of such Special District Meeting. Any qualified voter may, upon examination of such list, file a written challenge of the qualifications as a voter of any person whose name appears on such list, stating the reason for such challenge before the close of the polls. In addition, any qualified voter may challenge the acceptance of the absentee voter’s ballot of any person on such list by making his/her reasons known to the election inspector before the close of the polls.

SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT MEETING VOTING SITES: FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that Election Districts have been established in the School District. The boundaries of the Election Districts by Attendance Zone, as adopted by resolution of the Board of Education, and the place in each Election District for voting shall be as follows: Elementary School Attendance Zone Voting Sites Robbins Lane and South Grove Robbins Lane Elementary School

A.P. Willits and Baylis H.B. Thompson Middle School Walt Whitman, Berry Hill and Village Syosset High School

If you are unsure of where to vote, the link to Poll Place Finder can be found on the School District website, where a map of the Election Districts and polling places is provided. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that in the event of a weather or other emergency which necessitates cancellation of the February 13th, 2018 meeting, said Special District Meeting shall be held on February 27th, 2018 at the aforementioned time and places.

Dated: Syosset, New York, December 11th, 2017 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD

OF EDUCATION OF THE SYOSSET CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK.

Francine Benjamin School District Clerk SYO 4121 4X 12/29,01/12,01/26,02/09

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU ONEWEST BANK, FSB, Plaintiff AGAINST

Sofia Kitras AKA Sophia Kitras, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated June 20, 2017 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, on January 30, 2018 at 11:30AM, premises known as 8 VALERIE AVENUE, JERICHO, NY 11753. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION 11, BLOCK 236, LOT 5 & 6. Approximate amount of judgment $760,443.73 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 11-007395.

Graham W. Kistler, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 SYO 4122 4X 12/29,01/05,12,19

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company., N.A., F/K/A The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., As Trustee, In Trust For and For the Benefit of the Certificateholders of the Multi-Class Mortgage PassThrough Certificates Chaseflex Trust Series 2007-3, Plaintiff against Angelica Gomez, 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 September 12, 2016 I will sell at

LEGAL NOTICES

Public Auction to the highest bidder at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York, 11501 on February 6, 2018 at 11:30 AM. Premises known as 380 Woodbury Rd, Woodbury, NY 11797. Sec 14 Block 39 Lot 11. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Woodbury in the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $1,206,261.08 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 1539-13.

Ellen Durst, Esq., Referee

SPSJN373

SYO 4124

01/05,12,19,26

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF NASSAU Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Plaintiff -againstKimberly Ott a/k/a Kimberly A. Ott, Seth Ott a/k/a Seth L. Ott, People of the State of New York, Citibank, N.A., Kleet Lumber Co. Inc. Jordan Ott Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale entered on November 14, 2017 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at IN THE CALENDAR CONTROL PART (CCP) COURTROOM OF THE SUPREME COURT, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NEW YORK 11501 on February 6, 2018 at 11:30 AM premises known as 39 Joyce Lane, Woodbury, NY 11797-2124.

ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Woodbury, in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of NASSAU and State of New York.

Section: 15 Block: 175 Lot: 30 & 106

Approximate amount of lien $ 509,151.32 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment Index # 008310/2013

Luigi De Vito, Esq., REFEREE STEIN, WIENER AND ROTH, L.L.P., ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFF ONE OLD COUNTRY ROAD, SUITE 113 CARLE PLACE, NY

11514

DATED: December 29, 2017

FILE #: WELLS 69944

SYO 4125

4X 01/05,12,19,26

LEGAL NOTICE

REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE

SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF NASSAU NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE

LLC, Plaintiff – against –SUNITA JIT A/K/A SUNITA BAGGA, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on September 14, 2016. 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, New York 11501 on the 13th Day of February, 2018 at 11:30 a.m.

All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Village of Syosset, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York. Premises known as 92 Muttontown Rd AKA 92 Muttontown Eastwoods Rd, Syosset, (Town of Oyster Bay) NY 11791.

(Section: 25, Block: 59 F/K/A

Part of Block: A, Lot: 81 F/K/A 25-59 (F/K/A Part of Block A) Part of Lot 37) Approximate amount of lien $761,571.35 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 14-003091. Lynn Botwinik Almeleh, Esq., Referee.

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

Dated: November 15, 2017 SYO 4126 01/12,19,26,02/02 NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, DOING BUSINESS AS CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR BCAT 2014-12TT, Plaintiff, vs. PAUL DONNELLY, Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on November 30, 2017, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the CCP (Calendar Control

Part Courtroom) in the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on February 13, 2018 at 11:30 a.m., premises known as 43 Clifford Place, East Norwich, NY. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 27, Block 8 and Lot 5. Approximate amount of judgment is $606,926.10 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 011055/2015. No Cash will be Accepted.

Jane Shrenkel, Esq., Referee Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Ste. 590, Elmsford, NY 10523, Attorneys for Plaintiff SYO 4127

01/12,19,26,02/02

PUBLIC HEARING CALENDAR

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING BY THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 246, Article III, Section 246-18-E of the Code of the Town of Oyster Bay, notice is hereby given that the Zoning Board of Appeals has scheduled a public meeting, which will take place in the Town Hall Meeting Room, Audrey Avenue, Oyster Bay, New York, on JANUARY 18, 2018, at 7:00 P. M., to consider the following appeals: BY ORDER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

APPEAL NO. 18-43

SYOSSET

WILLIAM MILLER: Variance to construct second story addition and covered patio having less side yard setback than permitted by Ordinance; also encroachment of eaves and gutters.

N/s/o Meadowbrook Rd., 500.16 ft. E/o Split Rock Rd., a/k/a 72 Meadowbrook Rd., Syosset, NY JANUARY 8, 2018 BY ORDER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

TOWN OF OYSTER BAY, OYSTER BAY, NEW YORK SYO 4128

1X 01/12

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU

THE BANK OF NEW YORK

MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWMBS, INC., CHL MORTGAGE PASS-

page 14

THROUGH TRUST 2006-18, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 200618, Plaintiff AGAINST

Sun Kyung Lim and Seok Ki Min, et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated November 15, 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 February 13, 2018 at 11:30AM, premises known as 49 COLONY LANE, SYOSSET, NY 11791. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION 15., BLOCK 134, LOT 48. Approximate amount of judgment $766,778.21 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 16-001657. Wayne Henry Wink Jr., Esq., Referee

Gross Polowy, LLC

Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 SYO 4129

01/12,19,26,02/02

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Plaintiff against Chris D. Matchton, 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 November 30, 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 February 13, 2018 at 11:30 AM. Premises known as 54 Meadowood Drive Unit 54, Jericho, NY 11753. Sec 17 Block 15 Lot 29. All that certain plot or parcel of Real Property situate, and being a part of a condominium in the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, State of New

York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $721,264.55 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 010928/2010. Henry Wysocki, Esq., Referee RSHN503

SYO 4130

01/12,19,26,02/02

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Syosset Central School District, Syosset, New York, will receive bids as follows:

REVISED BID OPENING

DUE TO SCHOOL CLOSURE

BID #33-17.18 – LACROSSE HELMETS AND THROAT GUARDS

Revised Bid Opening:

January 22, 2018 11:00 am at the District Business Office, South Woods Middle School, 99 Pell Lane, Syosset, New York at which time and place such bids will be publicly opened and read.

Bids delivered by the United States Postal Service should be addressed to Syosset Central School District, Business

Office, P.O. Box 9029, Syosset, NY 11791-9029. Bids delivered in person or by courier service should be addressed to Syosset Central School District, Business Office, South Woods Middle School, 99 Pell Lane, Syosset, NY 11791.

Specifications and Bid Forms may be obtained by emailing the District at Bids@ Syossetschools.org or by calling the Purchasing Office at (516) 837-8954 during normal business hours

The Board of Education reserves the right in its discretion to reject all or any part of any bid and to readvertise for new bids in accordance with Section 103 of the General Municipal Law.

Gail Knoph Purchasing Agent SYO 4131 1X 01/12

PUBLIC HEARING CALENDAR NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING BY THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 246, Article III, Section

246-18-E of the Code of the Town of Oyster Bay, notice is hereby given that the Zoning Board of Appeals has scheduled a public meeting, which will take place in the Town Hall Meeting Room, Audrey Avenue, Oyster Bay, New York, on JANUARY 18, 2018, at 7:00 P. M., to consider the following appeals: BY ORDER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

APPEAL NO. 18-42

JERICHO

RUBY LIU: Variance to construct new dwelling having less rear yard setback and exceeding maximum building coverage than permitted by Ordinance; also encroachment of eaves and gutters.

N/s/o Cedar Swamp Rd., 140.93 ft. E/o State of N.Y. Recharge Basin, a/k/a 149 Cedar Swamp Rd., Jericho, NY JANUARY 8, 2018 BY ORDER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

TOWN OF OYSTER BAY, OYSTER BAY, NEW YORK JNJ 7861 1X 01/12

Cluttered?

9 Fox Lane, Jericho

Sold Price: $710,000

Date: 12/01/2017

5 beds, 3 Full baths

Style: Hi Ranch

# of Families: 1 Lot Size: .29 acres Schools: Syosset Total Taxes: $22,050

7 Erie Court, Jericho

Sold Price: $1,030,000

Date: 11/20/2017

5 beds, 3 Full/1 Half baths

Style: Splanch # of Families: 1

Lot Size: 48x118

Schools: Jericho

Total Taxes: $20,949

MLS# 2974841

25 Patricia Lane, Syosset

Sold Price: $690,000

Date: 12/11/2017

3 beds, 2 Full baths

Style: Split # of Families: 1

Lot Size: 65x100

Schools: Syosset

Total Taxes: $14,889

MLS# 2975433

65 N Kathleen Drive, Syosset

Sold Price: $645,888 Date: 10/31/2017

4 beds, 2 Full/1 Half baths

Style: Cape # of Families: 1

Lot Size: 65x100

Schools: Syosset

Total Taxes: $14,115

MLS# 2965109