These students from Jericho High School’s National Art honor Society made over 200 Valentines for Veterans. They will be delivered to the town of Oyster bay to be distributed to veterans.
Special guests visit Syosset Curling Club
BY GARY SIMEONE
It was four days of camaraderie and competition last week, as the Long Island Curling Club of Syosset hosted the Windsor Club of Nova Scotia. Sixteen members of the Nova Scotia based Club visited the area on a sightseeing tour and partook in friendly games of curling last Friday and Saturday night at the Long Island Sports Hub.
“We played three slates or a total of twelve games with
them,” said LI Curling Club President, Bobby Iadanza. “It was more than just competition, we established a comradery and friendship with their group and I think we made some friends for life.”
Iadanza helped establish the Curling Club in 2008, hoping to spread the word about the benefits of the traditionally Canadian sport.
“At the Sports Hub, which is our home base, we hold games, have established curling leagues and also do private and charity
events. Our main goals are to promote and foster competition in the sport, attract athletes who may be interested in curling and provide programs designed to educate interested persons on both an adult and youth level.”
He said that he worked and coordinated with the Windsor Curling Club for over ten months to make this event happen.
“It was a very social event where their group came down and had drinks with us on a
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After heated meeting BCA pulls hotel support
BY RIKKI N. MASSAND
On January 15 a crowd of 100 Jericho residents, most of whom were outraged at the proposal to build a 93-room Marriott Residence Inn hotel on the Milleridge Inn’s property and adjacent to residential blocks, the library, the Jericho Atrium and the Jericho Commons shopping complex, turned the tide against developers and New Hyde Park-based Kimco Realty, which owns the shopping center and purchased the Milleridge property in 2015.
The East Birchwood Civic Association hosted an informational meeting at Jackson Elementary School but the event turned from a presentation by Kimco Vice President of Development Nick Brown into finger-pointing, accusations and frustrations at the Town of Oyster Bay administration, the civic organization, Kimco, and even Marriott as a corporation.
A Town Board public hearing on the Marriott Residence Inn project for Jericho was deferred from mid-December to Tuesday night, January 29 at 7pm at Town Hall, 54 Audrey Avenue in Oyster Bay. That schedule is now in jeopardy as Kimco may need to go back to the drawing board or bear the wrath of an infuriated community.
An update posted on the East Birchwood Civic Association’s website a day after the community gathered, on Wednesday January 16, presented a new “Statement by the Board of the Directors of the BCA.” It contains the following:
“Based on current information available about the proposed construction of a hotel adjacent to the Milleridge Cottage site and the objections and concerns expressed by community residents at our January 15, 2019 meeting, the board of directors of the Birchwood Civic Association cannot support the hotel project at this time.”
At the January 15 meeting East Birchwood Civic Association President Roy Chipkin was challenged by Kevin McKenna, an outspoken Syosset resident who advocates for transparency in government. McKenna posed several facts about the Town of Oyster Bay’s recent history with development and deals, and he topped that with several statements about Chipkin’s commercial real estate career in front of the audience of 100 people and Kimco representatives. Two years ago, in January 2017 Chipkin was promoted to senior vice president of the CBRE Group, Inc.’s Long Island office. McKenna said there is a clear conflict of interest involved with the civic association’s stated support of the project, with Chipkin representing the BCA but having professional ties to Kimco and prime Long Island real estate. That issue appears
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This Week at the Syosset P ublic Library
Thursday, Januar y 31st at 2:00PM
The Story of the Lusitania
Presenter: Professors Howard Erhlich and Harvey Sackowitz, St. John's University
Join Howard Erhlich and Harvey Sackowitz and hear the story of the doomed Lusitania. You will hear the story from the English captain who
commanded her and the German submarine commander who caused her demise.
This event is free.
Programs will take place at the Syosset Public Library. 225 South Oyster Bay Rd. Syosset.
For more information, go to www. syossetlibrary.org
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Email: Editor@GCNews.com
Assault on our neighborhood To the Editor:
For many years, the Town of Oyster Bay officials—led by their Supervisor— have fought to preserve the quality of life and resident-friendly communities in the Town of Oyster Bay. A long campaign against establishing a giant mall on the Cereo Wire property was successfully waged and won because of our Town’s responsive and forward-thinking leadership.
Now we in Jericho are faced with yet another assault on our neighborhood in the form of an attempt to push through a hotel right next to a quiet, residential community—East Birchwood—and threaten the quality of life, safety and property values of homeowners.
I appeal to you and the Town leaders to lead the effort to push back the effort by aggressive developers to try to adversely impact a neighborhood in the name of profit.
Please take charge of leading the overwhelming majority of East Birchwood and Jericho residents who are calling on, and relying on, their government
officials to say “No hotel here!”
A hotel in East Birchwood is unnecessary. Ample hotel space is available for visitors and families within a 2-mile distance: Hampton Inn, Viana in Westbury, the former Fairfield Inn in Syosset, the Fox Hollow Inn in Woodbury, and other smaller hotels along Jericho Turnpike are readily available and seldom fully occupied.
The claim by the Milleridge Inn executives that a closer hotel is needed to maintain the Inn’s profitability is ridiculous. How has the Inn survived so many decades without such an accommodation?
The community does not need a hotel in Jericho.
The community does not want a hotel in Jericho.
There should be no hotel built in Jericho.
I hope you will make your position clear at the Town Board meeting on January 29th and show the attendees and the Jericho community that you continue to be worthy of their support!
Jay Roberts
Mercy League Military Bridge
The Glen Cove-Hicksville-Syosset Chapter of the Mercy League will be hosting a Military Bridge on Sunday, March 10, from 2-5 P.M. (Doors open at 1:30)
The event will be held at St. Ignatius Loyola Parish, Hicksville. (Gym entrance on Nicolai St.)
Admission: $10
Contact: Roseann Nicotra @516-3205567 or Sherry Abt @ 516-721-2629 for more information.
The Mercy League is a volunteer organization that raises money for enrichment activities and equipment at Mercy Medical Center.
Burglar caught in lewd act
Nassau County Police arrested a East Northport man and charged him with burglary after they found him engaged
in a "lewd act" in his vehicle on January 22 at 3:25 pm.
According to detectives, officers observed a suspicious vehicle in the rear of 86 Jericho Turnpike. The occupant of the vehicle, Anthony Tomeo, 59, of East Northport., was found to be alone in his vehicle performing a lewd act when officers approached the vehicle. Police say Tomeo then fled in his vehicle westbound on Jericho Turnpike. Officers conducted a traffic stop on the defendant’s vehicle and Tomeo was placed under arrest without incident.
During the investigation, police say Tomeo was found to be in possession of stolen property from Home Depot. Officers also recovered an I.D. that had allegedly been stolen from an automobile in East Northport on December 15, 2018.
Anthony Tomeo is charged with Burglary 3rd Degree, Petit Larceny, Public Lewdness, Criminal Possession of Stolen Property as well as multiple VTL violations.
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Jericho supermarket is a haven for tea lovers
BY GARY SIMEONE
If you’re a tea lover or have a craving for a unique offbeat flavor, the H Mart supermarket in Jericho is the place to be. The Asian-American grocery store chain, which opened in 2016, sells a variety of green tea flavors, mixed teas and medicinal teas.
“H Mart works hard each and everyday to serve our customers and go above and beyond expectations,” said H Mart Jericho manager Ena Singh. “We are proud of all the products we sell including our distinctive tea selection.”
Some of the unique tea flavors sold at the store include Adlai teas, which are South Korean teas made with whole grains, a tapioca pearl bubble tea, and dozens of green tea flavors like jasmine, sencha, and kukicha.
Many of the Asian-infused teas that line the shelves can only be found at H Mart supermarkets.
Some of those products include an Oriental Raisin Tree Tea, where the leaves
come from a fruit-bearing tree in Asia and a corn silk tea, a medicinal variety that is good for ridding the body of toxins.
A Jericho resident, who is a loyal customer at the store, said the tea aisle is one of her favorite places to frequent.
“I absolutely love their wide selection of teas, especially the ones that warm me up during the cold winter months,” she said. “I’m more of a green tea drinker myself, and I don’t think I’ve ever been to a store that offered more in the way of teas.”
H Mart officially opened in August of 2016, taking over the site of the former Waldbaum’s grocery store at 336 N Broadway.
According to the company website, hmart.com, the store has 54 locations nationwide including two more on Long Island, in the communities of Williston Park and Great Neck.
Aside from their tea selection, the grocery store chain sells traditional American and international food, produce, meat, poultry, seafood and ready-to-eat items.
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Syosset Chamber offers free local history book
Street scene in early Syosset
The Syosset-Woodbury Chamber of Commerce, in celebration of its 20th anniversary, invites Syosset Advance readers to enjoy a complimentary copy of Early Merchants of Downtown Syosset, the fourth book by local historian Tom Montalbano, which recalls the “olden days and golden days” of Jackson Avenue’s commercial district during the 19th and 20th centuries.
This nostalgic and entertaining keepsake, available for a limited time as a gift from the Chamber, spotlights the era that began with the 1854 arrival of the LIRR in Syosset - which sparked the opening of hotels, stage coach services, and general stores - and continues into the mid 1900’s, when defense factories, car dealerships, and restaurants brought swarms of customers and workers to this small community.
Complimentary copies are now available at the businesses listed below, while supplies last. For more information about the Syosset-Woodbury Chamber of Commerce, please visit www.syossetchamber.com.
Pick up your copy at:
Abalene Plumbing and Heating, 15 Railroad Ave., Syosset
Brightstar Home Care , 136 Woodbury Rd. Ste 203, Woodbury
The Bristal, Jericho, 310 Jericho Tpke, Jericho
William J. Chabina Company Insurance, 30 Whitney Ave., Syosset
Cold Spring Hills Center for Nursing and Rehab , 378 Syosset-
Woodbury Rd., Woodbury
Douglas Elliman Real Estate (Tricia Shannon) 317 Jackson Ave, Syosset
Eye and Vision Care Associates, 140 Jackson Ave., Syosset
Ezdrin & Woods, PC, 93 Jackson Ave., Syosset
G2 Training , 95 Jackson Ave., Syosset
Homes by Mara, 30 Berry Hill Rd., Syosset
Kamco Supply Corp., 301 Robbins Lane, Syosset
Mara's Homemade, 236 W. Jericho Tpke., Syosset
Minuteman Press, 14 Berry Hill Rd., Syosset
Roslyn Savings Bank (Danielle Delgrosso), 2 Muttontown Eastwoods Rd., Syosset
Scissors Salon & Day Spa, 20 Cold Spring Rd., Syosset
Signature Premiere Properties (Debra Parisi), 33 Jackson Ave, Syosset
Syosset American Legion, 68 Berry Hill Rd., Syosset
Village Pharmacy of Syosset, 38 Cold Spring Rd., Syosset
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Photos: Lobby, The Bristal at North Hills | Exterior, The Bristal at Garden City | Country Kitchen, The Bristal at Westbury
Syosset Girl Scout earns Gold Award
Emma Van Dorn
Emma Van Dorn, a sophomore honors student at Syosset High School is earning her Girl Scout Gold Award. The Gold Award is the highest and most prestigious award a Girl Scout can earn. It is awarded to Girl Scouts who complete a project that will make a lasting difference in the world. The Gold Award requires the completion of 80 hours or more of an individual leadership take action project that makes a sustainable and measurable impact on an important issue or need in the community,
and that serves to educate and inspire others in the community. Less than five percent of Girl Scouts throughout the nation earn this esteemed award. The Gold Award recognizes Girl Scouts for excellence and leadership and it is the pinnacle of achievement and recognition.
Emma Van Dorn has been a Girl Scout for eight years in the Jericho-Syosset Association of Girl Scouts of Nassau County. Emma’s Gold Award Project, entitled “Brush Up on Healthy Teeth,”
involves educating young children about the importance of proper dental health, the consequences associated with poor oral hygiene, and tips and strategies to implement to achieve excellent lifelong dental health. Research shows that tooth decay is the number one chronic infectious disease among children in the United States, affecting 42% of children aged two to eleven years old. According to the Centers for Disease Control, nearly one in four children under the age of five already has cavities. Tooth decay is four times more common than asthma among adolescents aged 14 to 17 years old. The impact of untreated tooth decay goes far beyond oral health. Children with untreated decay and associated toothaches have more school absences, cannot pay attention in school or keep up with their peers academically, and have lower standardized test scores. They also suffer from pain and infections, which lead to problems eating, speaking, playing and concentrating. Lack of proper pediatric dental health is a serious epidemic facing our society today.
Emma’s Gold Award Project focuses on increasing knowledge and awareness about this important issue. Many parents are unaware that tooth decay is preventable. Emma has been working hard to teach young children and their caregivers that early checkups, fluoride varnish, dental sealants, drinking fluoridated tap water and brushing teeth daily with fluoride toothpaste, together with a healthy diet, are easy ways to ensure excellent oral healthcare for children. Emma hopes the knowledge she provides to children will be carried with them through adulthood and enable them to live happier and healthier lives.
This year, Emma designed an informative brochure which she distributed to children at her local library, hospital, dentist’s and pediatrician’s offices. She hosted an activity table at a health fair and wrote a public service announcement which she aired during her weekly radio show on Syosset High School’s radio station, WKWZ 88.5 FM. Emma also held several workshops on proper pediatric dental health at Syosset High School’s Child Study Lab,
for various Girl Scout troops, and at Anna House, a childcare and early childhood education facility at Belmont Park in Elmont, NY for the children of backstretch families employed by Belmont and Aqueduct Racetracks. Emma further published articles in several local newspapers and on various community blog sites to educate as many people as possible in her community and around the world about this important issue.
On February 1, Emma will participate in the Nassau County Dental Society’s 16th Annual “Give Kids A Smile Day” at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City. This national children's dental access day is part of an initiative of the American Dental Association Foundation. Its goal is to enhance the oral health of large numbers of underserved children. Emma will be a “Dental Ambassador” and educate children while professional dentists provide free pediatric dental care, including dental screenings and fluoride varnish, to more than 1,200 children ages four to seven years old. Emma is thrilled to participate because she is passionate about helping underserved children receive necessary dental treatment.
Emma Van Dorn is excited to become a dentist, orthodontist or oral surgeon in the future. She loves helping others and is extremely active in her community. In addition to being a Girl Scout, Emma volunteers at the Syosset Public Library and she is a junior volunteer at NYU Winthrop Hospital as well as a Project Volunteer at NYU Winthrop Hospital Center for Family Dental Medicine. Emma shadows regularly with many different dentists, orthodontists and oral surgeons in her community. At Syosset High School, Emma is the co-captain of the sailing team, club secretary and team treasurer of the Robotics Club, secretary of the Girls Who Code Club, and secretary of the symphony orchestra. Emma is also a member of the Syosset High School Mock Trial Team, Pre-Medical Society, Women’s Leadership Committee and Radio Club. She is a member of Sea Scouts Ship 12 and plays both the piano and viola. Emma is honored to receive her Girl Scout Gold Award this year.
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Berry Hill PTABowling in their "spare" time
Fourth-grade girls were getting competitive
On January 6, Berry Hill’s PTA hosted its annual bowling event where all Berry Hill students and families were invited to come out and bowl together at AMF Syosset Lanes.
Alyce Panico and Tara Levine, co-chairs of the event, planned a great day filled with
bowling, snacks and arcade games.
Each grade had designated lanes which allowed the children to socialize with their classmates outside of the classroom. All students were winners and took home a bowling themed pencils.
First-grade girls waiting their turn
First-grade boys enjoying the arcade
Fourth and fifth graders sharing a lane
Second-grade girls were all smiles
Parents, students, and siblings were all invited
Kindergarten boys trying for strikes and spares
Co-Chairs Alyce Panico and Tara Levine with VP Samara Slade
Syosset teen named Student of the Quarter by Nassau BOCES Toddler Arts and Crafts Program
Ryan Collins from the Syosset CSD was named Student of the Quarter at Nassau BOCES Barry Tech career and technical education high school, where he is studying construction trades. Ryan was honored for his grades, attendance, work ethic, and preparedness. Students of the Quarter have taken the initiative on class projects and are role models for their fellow students, in both the classroom and the workplace.
The Town of Oyster Bay will offer a Toddler Arts & Crafts Program throughout the months of January and February. This 6-week program will be held at the Town’s Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center Community Room, and is open to children ages 2 through 4. Registration begins January 8th, from 9 am to 3 pm, at the Town’s Parks Department Recreation Office in Town Hall South, 977 Hicksville Rd, in Massapequa.
“The Town’s Toddler Arts & Crafts program has proven to be an extremely popular one here in the Town, as it is a wonderful way to help support your toddler’s development through nurturing their artistic expression,” Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino said. “I urge those who wish for their toddler to participate to come down and register beginning Tuesday, January 8, as this 6-week program fills quickly on a first come first serve basis”
The Toddler Arts & Crafts Program is 6 weeks in duration, and residents who sign their toddler up for the pro-
gram must choose one class per week, per child. Classes will take place on Wednesdays at 10 am (two year olds only), 11 am (three and four year olds), or 1:30 pm (three and four year olds) from Wednesday, January 30 through March 6. Classes will also take place on Thursdays at 10 am (two year olds only) or 11 am (three and four year olds) from January 31 through March 7.
Each class is about 30 minutes to an hour long. The cost of the program is $25 per child who is a Town resident, and $30 per child whose care giver is a Town resident but not the child. Space is limited and upon registration, the child’s birth certificate and a tax or utility bill will be required to validate age and proof of residency. A guardian must be present during the class. A smock and supplies will be provided with enrollment.
The Toddler Arts & Crafts Program is run by the Town’s Parks Department, Recreation Division. For further information, please call (516) 797-4125, and hit prompt ‘4’.
Stone Soup warms up Berry Hill
Grades K-2 enjoying the show
All smiles after a great show!
BY GINA JAMES
Berry Hill's PTA Cultural Arts Committee arranged for students of all ages to enjoy Pushcart Players' Stone Soup and Other Stories production.
This show supports the joy of reading. The performance blended together folk tales from around the world. Students were entertained and enjoyed the participatory and dynamic assembly.
Fifth-grade boys were entertained
Fourth-grade girls excited for the assembly
Folk tales were fun to listen to
Second graders were ready to be learn new tales
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The Pushcart Players' performance
4 Days Adventure from Marrakech to the Sahara
BY DAVE E. LEIBERMAN AND LAINI MIRAND TRAVEL FEATURES SYNDICATE GOINGPLACESFARANDNEAR.COM
Everything about a trip from Marrakech to the Sahara is epic. We didn’t know if we would drive ourselves or hire a tour, so from finding the right desert guide, then traveling the 8+ hours through roads filled with switchbacks and harrowing drivers, to the climactic landscape of red-hot sand dunes reaching literally as far as your eyes could follow, this was an adventure we could never have anticipated.
There are several ways to do this trip. You can book a trip online through Tripadvisor, Getyourguide, Viator, or any of the other aggregator sites with real reviews. The average price we found was around $250/person. Or, you can wait until you arrive in the country and try to haggle a better deal through your riad/ guesthouse, or any of the endless storefronts advertising excursions to the desert.
With four days or more, you will be able to experience more of the desert landscape and not feel quite as rushed. Since we knew we wanted to spend a night in Aït Benhaddou, we made our own way there by bus and had our riad host arrange our desert excursion from that point.
Our main advice is to budget at least 4 days. Anything less and you won’t really experience the heart of the Moroccan Sahara. All standard 3-day desert tours offer the same basic itinerary: Day 1: Leave Marrakech early AM, arrive in Aït Benhaddou
in time for lunch, quick tour of the Kasbah then back on the bus, pass through Ourzazate for a brief visit, then overnight at a hotel or riad in Dades Valley. Day 2: Full day drive to Merzouga, stopping in the old town of Tinghir (a guided tour will probably take you to a berber carpet showroom). Arrive in Merzouga just before sunset, Berber guides will escort you on camels into the desert sand dunes, have dinner in the camp, sleep overnight in a tent or on a wool
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blanket on the sand. Day 3: Leave just before dawn to return to Merzouga where you’ll meet your driver for the 9 hour ride back to Marrakech. Some trips will give you a little more time in the morning to experience the dunes in the daylight for an extra fee. Absolutely do this if you have the offer. Here is what we did, what we learned, and tips that we wished we’d had before we went...
Day 1 - Aït Benhaddou
This fortified ancient village, currently home to only five families, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and also the set of Game of Thrones, Gladiator, Lawrence of Arabia, and other epic dramas. We took the CTM bus from Marrakech to the village of Wade Melah, where the host of our riad met us to drive us to the old town of Aït Benhaddou. No one knows exactly how old the town is, but they estimate that it dates back at least 500 years, and looks much older. It was once a hub of Jewish and Berber people who lived harmoniously in the town. In fact, if you stay in the Riad Dar El Haja, you will be staying in the former home of the old village’s Rabbi and his family, which we were told is one of only two guesthouses in
the Kasbah. Today this riad features several well-appointed rooms with comfortable beds, ensuite bathrooms with hot water, 2 terraces to enjoy dinner or breakfast al fresco, and an original natural cave that makes a magical setting for a tagine dinner cooked on premise (breakfast is included in the stay, 3-course dinner was about 13 Euros/ person).
Getting There:
Luxury: In Marrakech you can find several private taxis or tour companies that will take you directly to Aït Benhaddou. We were quoted prices between 1500-4000 MAD, haggling mandatory.
Budget: Take the CMT bus from Marrakech to Ouarzazate (100 MAD), then a taxi to Aït Benhaddou (~90 MAD). Or you can try to convince your bus driver to drop you off in Wade Melah as we did, to meet someone from your riad willing to pick you up.
Adventure: Rent a car in Marrakech. You can drop the car off in Ouarzazate if you decide to join a tour to the desert, or go rogue and try it all on your own. The road from Marrakech to ABH is insane with about 2 hours of tight switchbacks as you pass the Tizi n’Tichka, but if you’re a (very) comfortable stick driver it seemed like it would be a lot of fun to drive, IN THE DAYLIGHT. The
roads between Tinghir and Merzouga are more harrowing and we were happy we opted for the tour.
Our tips:
• Stay the night: Most tour buses arrive at the Kasbah around noon and leave around 3 or 4, so spending the night before means you have the old town virtually to yourselves in the morning, and you can see the Kasbah before the stalls open for the day.
• Break up the drive to the desert: Make Aït Benhaddou a onenight stop on a longer desert tour to break up your first or last day of the 8+ hour drive (more on this below).
• Catch the sunrise: Most tourists seemed to hike to the top of the Kasbah for the sunrise. For an even wilder 360-degree view, walk out of the Kasbah toward the big hill at the base of the east part of the town (right next to the famous filming spot of Gladiator and Game of Thrones), and watch the sunrise to the east with a movie-perfect view of the Kasbah to your west.
• Lunch away from the main bus pick-up area: Most people meeting their tour groups seemed to be directed to the main large hotel/
restaurant complex, which all had long waits and apparently mediocre food. We had an excellent lunch of lamb and prune tagine and Merguez sausage at Riad Maktoub, just down the road. This is also a highly-rated riad, if you decide to stay across the river from the Kasbah.
• Day 2
Rashid, our riad host, referred us to a 3-day small group tour with Nature Dream, that we were able to join in Aït Benhaddou (they had started in Marrakech at 7am that same morning, arrived at noon for lunch and had 2 hours to tour the Kasbah before getting back on the bus). We joined 4 other young travelers in an old van and drove to Boumalne Dades, an area of dramatic mountains and breathtaking views at every turn.
Our Tips:
• If you do go with a tour, ask ahead of time about your accommodations. Once we entered Boumalne Dades we saw many cool-looking riads with incredible views. The one arranged by our tour company was not one of these, although it ended up being all we needed for a quick night’s sleep with the typical chicken and vegetable tagine dinner.
• If you drive here on your own, make sure you arrive before sunset because the views are really worth seeing in sunlight.
Day 3
We left our riad at 8 am and drove to Tinghir, where we met a lovely guide named Rachid. He showed us around the Kasbah and informed us about its history as a Jewish and Berber community until 1948 when the Jewish people left for Israel or larger Moroccan cities. Now the Kasbah is mostly abandoned, inhabited by nomads helped by those in the village who give them jobs in the farms and share their food. There are now only about 15 families living in the Kasbah, with close to 1 million people occupying the greater city of Tinghir.
While in the Kasbah we were taken to a home of several families that specialized in Berber rugs. We were given the classic “Berber Whiskey” (mint tea), and learned about traditional rug-making, from the way the wool is cleaned and spun, to the pigments used to tint it, and the meanings beyond different typical Berber rug designs.
Rachid then took us to Todra Gorge, and then to a nice lunch spot nearby. We would recommend contacting Rachid even if you do not do a tour, as he was one of the sweeter, more gentle people we encountered in our 3 days, and his English is excellent (Spanish is even better). He lives in the greater village of Tinghir and often takes groups hiking and climbing in Todra Gorge, and if you have a few days he’ll take you to visit the nomadic families living
deeper in the caves. (Rachid Haddi: +212629460239 whatsapp).
Our tip:
• The range for rugs in each of the small villages we visited fluctuated from 6000MAD (1000 MAD equals $104) down to 2000MAD for a 4 x 6 ft rug. The general rule of thumb seemed to be to suggest at most 1/3
of the first asking price, and walk away until they meet you close to your price.
Day 3 Continued:
After lunch we left Rachid and continued to Merzouga. We had learned from Rachid that wet season is August to October, and we definitely experienced this first hand during this part of the drive. There are 3 roads to Tinghir.
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Eufy and Me
BY JON MULFORD
I hate housekeeping.
Particularly cleaning. Yes, outside help is available for the big jobs but it’s the day to day stuff that’s irritating. Although I’m no Oscar Madison of the “Odd Couple” (I think), my new bachelor flat needs attention - but how to clean without spending time cleaning?
Son Peter posed a solution: his robotic vacuum cleaner, he said, scoots around sucking up debris and returns home to its charging station when the battery runs low. What’s not to like about that? May as well give it a try.
Eufy robovac arrived a few days ago. It’s the size of a small pizza, a couple of inches thick. Setup was ok once you realized that the Quick Start Guide didn’t tell you how actually to start the thing. The Owner’s Manual did say “Download the Eufy home app and follow the instructions to complete the wifi connection.” Wifi connection? For a vacuum? I should’ve been suspicious since many online purchasers simulta-
neously bought an Amazon Dot. Great to assuage cleanliness angst while you’re in, say, Bangalore?
I didn’t download the app, nor did I feel the need to command Eufy via the Dot or Google Assistant or - whatever - despite its incessantly flashing blue wifi light telling me it’s “awaiting connection.” Why, since its remote control can tell Eufy to start or return home, go where you tell it to go, clean only edges, or pirouette over a single spot? Or you can send it to work by simply touching it.
Eufy doesn’t like rug tassels or objects less than 5/8 inches high. Its charging station, back against the wall, wants a clear area with a 6 ft. radius in front - a bit extravagant for a 1 - bedroom flat. But Eufy knows its shortcomings and thoughtfully provides tiebacks for its electrical wires, and boundary strips to divert it from undesirable neighborhoods.
So, let’s try it out. Once charged and touched - Eureka - Eufy started scuttling around, bouncing off solid objects,
rotor brushes whirring. I then went for a walk anticipating, smugly, returning to a cleaner place. But upon my return all was quiet and Eufy hadn’t returned to its charger. Where was Eufy? Not in sight, for sure - must be under something.
I tried calling: Yoo Hoo, Eufy, where are you? Wo bist du? Donde esta? Nothing. But - aha - Mr. Remote has a button that tells Eufy to go home. Diogenes had his lantern; I had my remote: both of us walked around seeking; neither of us found what we were looking for.
Searched, now on hands and knees (think this was easy?) under couches, chairs, beds, and anything that Eufy might have been able to creep under. Yes, there was Eufy stuck under the couch in the bedroom.
In subsequent expeditions Eufy got trapped under a recliner and hung up on a cocktail table leg - by which time I coveted getting hung over with multiple cocktails. Eufy never made it home on its own.
We took the most direct route in the middle, which passes through many small towns on little maintained roads. Because of recent storms, many roads were completely flooded and may have been unpassable in standard cars. Even with a driver from the Sahara with 20+ years experience driving tour groups, See page D5
Should I Eufy - proof the flat to make it happy? Or, revert to relying on two Dust Busters, one Shark sweeper, and an ancient Sears canister vac. (no wifi required)? Gritting my teeth, I opted for Eufy - proofing. After all, if I could years ago baby - proof a house to protect my tiny kids from themselves, surely I could handle a vacuum cleaner?
And, so far, so good. Eufy really does clean although it occasionally misbehaves. When stuck it gives ten plaintive beeps which make it easier to rescue if you’re within hearing range. But, like a small child running around, best not to leave it home alone.
Still, the larger contemporary issue is - Wifi for a vacuum cleaner - that otherwise can be controlled manually, or with (gasp) a remote? Is wifi control of vacuuming a wonder of our digital age? An unintended consequence? Or just plain silly?
Maybe I’ll just give in to my inner Oscar Madison.
YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY
SSA Shortchanged Some Widows
BY TOM MARGENAU
Last year, the Social Security Administration’s Office of the Inspector General completed an audit and issued a report critical of how the agency handled claims from widows. It said that SSA clerks were doing a poor job of informing widows that they had the option of taking widow’s benefits at 66 and delaying starting their own benefits until 70 -- at which point they would get a 32 percent “delayed retirement credit” added to their checks.
Based on a rather small sample of 50 beneficiaries, OIG estimated that about 9,000 women nationwide would have been eligible for a higher monthly benefit amount had they delayed their retirement application for their own benefits until age 70.
SSA officials essentially agreed with the report. The inspector general recommended the agency fix the situation for those 50 beneficiaries used as examples in the report, remind employees to discuss the option of delaying benefits with widows and widowers, and determine whether it should develop additional controls to ensure employees inform people of their options.
Before I go on, I want to make something crystal clear. Even though the numbers in the OIG report sound big, there are about 6 million women getting widow’s benefits, and almost all of them are being paid correctly. For example, the report is not talking about the vast majority of women who become widows later in life -- in their late 60s or 70s or beyond. Whatever widow’s benefits they might be getting are rather simply figured (simple for SSA’s computers, I mean) and there are no decisions about their own retirement benefits that need to be made. The report is talking about women who become widows generally before age 66 and who have a high enough benefit on their own work record so that the possibility of delaying their retirement benefits until age 70 becomes attractive.
Here’s an example. Mary is 62 years old. Her 68-year-old husband just died. He was getting a full retirement age benefit of $1,750 from Social Security. Mary is retired and wants to start drawing Social Security. And her own full retirement rate is $2,150. Her reduced benefit at 62 would be 75 percent of that or about $1,612. Her reduced widow’s rate would be about 82 percent of her husband’s benefit, $1,435. So initially Mary might think it would be best to go with the higher $1,612 benefit on her own record. But she also has the option of taking her widow’s rate now. She would start out getting the $1,435 amount. Then at 66, she could switch to her full retirement rate of $2,150. Or if she can continue to live on the $1,435 widow’s benefit, she could wait until age
70 and get 132 percent of her full retirement rate, or $2,838.
Today’s question comes from a woman whose situation doesn’t quite follow the kind highlighted in the OIG report. But it still is an example of a widow who was steered in the wrong direction by an SSA representative.
Q: I am a 78-year-old widow. My husband died when he was 42 and I was 40. I never remarried. Even though I was still working, I went to the Social Security office when I was 66. I wanted to file for widow’s benefits. The Social Security agent told me that because my husband had been dead for so long, they no longer had his records. He advised me to file on my own record, which I did. This has bothered me for years. Recently, I saw a column you wrote telling a widow to do just what I was told I couldn’t do. Now I wonder if I can get my widow’s benefits added to my own retirement. Could I get your thoughts on this?
A: I am afraid you were sadly and regrettably misled by that Social Security clerk 12 years ago. The Social Security Administration has records for everyone in the country going back to 1935. So to be told that your husband’s records no longer existed was not only wrong but downright shameful.
This would be a good time to re-emphasize a point I’ve made hundreds of times in this column. If you ever have any doubt about your possible eligibility for some kind of Social Security benefit, or if you just don’t feel comfortable with the information an SSA representative is giving you, (SET ITAL) always insist on filing a claim (END ITAL). You have every right to do so. And by filing an actual claim, you will get a formal and legal decision about your eligibility. You will not have to settle for some clerk’s opinion on the matter.
It’s just too bad you probably weren’t reading my column 12 years ago. Had you insisted on filing a widow’s claim, you would have received those benefits until you were 70, and when you could have switched to 132 percent of your own retirement benefit. But I’m afraid that is all water under the bridge.
You asked if you could now get your widow’s benefits added to your own retirement checks. And I’m sorry, but the answer is no. When you are due two benefits, you get the one that pays the higher rate, not both. And because you worked until past age 70, I’m sure your own benefit exceeds what you would be due as a widow.
So what can you do now? Normally, I would just tell you that it’s too late. Appeal rights usually end two months after a decision is rendered. In other words, when your retirement benefits were granted to you back at age 66, you would have had 60 days to challenge
that decision.
But you were ripped off to the tune of probably tens of thousands of dollars due to negligence. I suggest you go to your local SSA office. Demand to speak to the manager. Tell him or her your story. And mention that you heard that SSA’s inspector general recently issued a report chastising the agency for shortchanging widows like you. Ask him or
her if the agency has any plans to take care of women like you, and not just the 50 or so women who were identified in the study. I’m pretty sure there is nothing they can do. But I still think you should ruffle their feathers a bit!
If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has the answer. Contact him at thomas.margenau@comcast.net. COPYRIGHT 2019 CREATORS.COM
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
Answers on page D5
GOING PLACES, NEAR & FAR....
4 Days Adventure from Marrakech to the Sahara
Continued from page D3
we were still worried we wouldn’t make it several times and on one occasion our driver was harassed by a swarm of 20+ teenage boys trying to get 50 MAD for them to push his car across the road with the motor off. We saw a rental car with foreigners turn around at this point and I guess attempt a different way. We don’t have experience with the north and south routes, but by the look of the map they seemed like bigger roads if slightly less direct.
Finally around sunset we arrived at a riad in Merzouga, where we waited for our camels with about 30 other travelers who had been dropped off from similar tours. About half hour later, all of us were escorted on camels through the dunes of Merzouga to our camp in the middle of it all. We were surprised to be on the camels for an hour and a half (7 km)! Once at the camp we were assigned beds in 4 or 5 person tents, and had the expected chicken tagine dinner. The camp itself was very bare-bones, with no sheets or pillowcases, just one
wool blanket on top of a mattress and another for warmth in the night. We found the tents to be quite stuffy at night, and sleeping under the stars was in all ways the better alternative. The stars at night were spectacular. The air was crisp and cool, but not freezing, and if not for the scratchy wool blankets, it would have been a pretty magical night’s sleep.
Desert camps:
Luxury: We were quoted prices for a private driver for just the 2 of us, “stopping anywhere we wanted to”, with 3 days and 2 nights (1 in the desert), with luxury accommodations for 4000MAD/ person (1000 MAD equals $104). We got this driver down to 3000 MAD for more budget accommodations and private driver. Luxury accommodations seemed to have beautiful glamping-style beds with sheets in large private tents.
Standard: Just about every 3 day/2 night tour seems to spend one night at a hotel or riad in the Dades Valley (Boumalne Dades), stop on day 2 at Todra Gorge followed by a sunset camel ride out to the desert, camp overnight,
and drive 8hr 30min back to Marrakech on day 3, leaving the camp just after sunrise. These tours all include 2 night accommodations and breakfast and dinner, with lunch spots determined by the driver and paid individually by the travelers. Standard tours ranged from 1250 - 2500 MAD/person.
Budget: Since we joined a tour in Aït Benhaddou, we paid 900 MAD/person in a 6-person van and budget accommodations. Right as we arrived at the camp, our camp hosts told us we had the option to ride the camels back to
Merzouga at 4:30am (before sunrise!), or be driven in their SUV over the dunes after sunset for 10 Euro/person. Of course opt for the latter or else you’ll miss the most spectacular time in the dunes. Or better yet, opt for a tour that has the van-ride back their default and doesn’t try to charge you for it.
Our tips:
• BYO Sheets: If you do go on a standard tour, this is a MUST: bring a cocoon travel sheet or sleepsack. We were really jealous of our tour friends who had heard this tip before-hand and enjoyed a full night’s sleep.
• Don’t bring food unless it’s sealed in an air-tight container. We saw a
• Head-wrap: Bring a thin scarf for the night and morning as it can get quite chilly and is nice to wrap around your head if sleeping out under the stars (you can pick this up for 30-40 MAD at every single stop along the way, or at any stall in any medina. Beware that the really cheap ones will bleed and stain your other clothes in the laundry). It also looks cool wrapped as a turban as you’re riding your camel.
• Sandboarding: If you’re comfortable on a snowboard and want the exercise (and amazing photos), rent a snowboard from Merzouga town before heading into the desert. Our camp hosts rented one to Dave for 200 MAD and brought it out in their truck while we rode the camels. Of course there are no
mouse in our tent earlier in the evening and woke up to see the plastic bag of our trail mix nibbled into, and one of our thin linen sweaters destroyed (still can’t imagine what was appetizing about that!).
ski lifts so you’ll have to trek up the highest dune with it yourself in order to get the best ride down.
After catching the sunrise over Algeria and sandboarding a bit, we took the SUVs back to the riad where we were given the classic breakfast of Moroccan pancakes and bread with jams and honey, and had a chance to wash up in their WCs before the long haul back to Marrakech. They don’t supply towels, but if you bring your own you can even have a shower. The last day is a full driving day, stopping every 2-3 hours for our driver to have a coffee and take a quick break. As with most of the stops we had lunch at a random place on the route where other drivers brought their tours. Expect about 100 MAD/person for an app, entree, and dessert at each of the lunch spots (a la carte is not offered, but can be an option if you ask nicely).
We arrived back in Marrakech around 8:30pm, just enough time to settle at the riad where we had a relaxing dinner, and a much needed shower.
Our lodging tips:
• Riad Al Nour: In the Marrakech medina, Youssef and Younes will take great care of you while stay-
ing at their riad. They know the best street food spots and will even run out to pick something up for you if you want a relaxing dinner in their courtyard after your long trip back from the desert. The riad is gorgeous, beds are big and comfortable, showers are hot, and AC works! Book directly with the Riad to avoid booking fees
• Riad Dar El Haja: One of the few riads in Aït Benhaddou, enjoy a hot shower, big comfortable bed, great food, and epic location, on the actual set of Game of Thrones!
Catholic Schools Week January 27th – February 2nd, 2019
What is Catholic Schools Week?
Catholic Schools Week is the annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States. It starts the last Sunday in January, which in 2019 is January 27th, and runs through February 2nd. The theme for the Catholic Schools Week 2019 is “Learn. Serve. Lead. Succeed.” Schools typically observe the annual celebration week with Masses, open houses and other activities for students, families, parishioners and community members. Through these events, schools focus on the value Catholic education provides to young people and its contributions to our church, our communities and our nation.
For more information, Calendars of Events and links to the schools, visit LICatholicElementarySchools.org.
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St. Anne’s School - Garden City
25 Dartmouth St , Garden City , NY 11530 • (516) 352-1205
Open House Sunday, January 27th from 1 pm3 pm following the 11:45 am Catholic Schools Week Opening Mass
St. Joseph School - Garden City
450 Franklin Ave , Garden City , NY 11530 • (516) 747-2730
Open House Sunday, January 27th from 10 am - 12 noon following the 9 am Catholic Schools Week Opening Mass
St. Brigid/Our Lady of Hope Regional School - Westbury
101 Maple Ave , Westbury , NY 11590 • (516) 333-0580
Open House Sunday, January 27th beginning at 2 pm
Our Lady of Mercy School - Hicksville
520 S Oyster Bay Rd , Hicksville , NY 11801 • (516) 433-7040
Open House Sunday, January 27th from 11:45 am - 2:00 pm following the 10:30 Catholic Schools Week Opening Mass / Wednesday, January 30th 9:30 - 10:30 am or 1:15 - 2 pm
Open House Sunday, January 27th from 11:30 am - 2:00 pm following the 10:30 am Catholic Schools Week Opening Mass
St. Edward The Confessor School - Syosset 2 Teibrook Ave , Syosset , NY 11791
• (516) 921-7767
Open House Sunday, January 27th from 10:30 am - 1:30 pm following the 9:30 Catholic Schools Week Opening Mass
St. Aidan School - Williston Park 510 Willis Ave , Williston Park , NY 11596 • (516) 746-6585
Open House Sunday, January 27th from 10 am - 12:30 pm following the 9 am Family Mass
Notre Dame School - New Hyde Park
25 Mayfair Rd , New Hyde Park , NY 11040 • (516) 354-5618
Open House Sunday, January 27th from 10 am - 1 pm following the 9 am Family Mass / Monday, January 28th 9:30 - 10:10 am or 1 - 2 pm / Tuesday, January 29th 9:30 - 10:30 am
Holy Child Academy*
25 Store Hill Road, Old Westbury, NY11568 • 516-626-9300
Open House Sunday, January 27th from 12 - 2 pm. RSVP to admissions@hcali.org
Janine Stiene, Speech-Language Pathologist, is owner and operator of the Suffolk Center for Speech And Myofunctional Therapy and Long Island Speech. Along with her exceptional group of therapists, she supports families and children across Long Island and Queens, specializing in: PROMPT, Myofunctional Therapy, Voice Disorders, Fluency, Augmentative Communications, Articulation, Auditory Processing Disorders and Expressive/Receptive Language Disorders (adults and children). Also offered is Feeding Therapy for individuals who suffer from texture and consistency aversions.
There are seven affiliated offices across Long Island, with the Lake Success office being conveniently located on Lakeville Road. All offices offer flexible hours and scheduling including evenings as well as Saturdays. It is also one of the only private practices that participates with most major health insurance companies.
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Holy Cross High School
Educating the Hearts and Minds of Young Men and Women
Holy Cross High School is dedicated to providing a challenging college preparatory education aligned with state and national criteria through various academic programs. A Holy Cross education is supported by the Four Pillars of Faith, Community, Service, and Wisdom. With over 50 electives and 25 advanced placement and honors courses, Holy Cross High School offers an inspiring selection of courses to spark new interests and allow students to carve a personalized career path.
Our graduates have a competitive edge in regards to scholarships and programs with colleges and universities throughout the country including the University of Notre Dame, Stonehill College, King’s College, Holy Cross College, St. Edward’s University, and the University of Portland.
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Saint Anne’s School
CELEBRATING OVER 65 YEARS OF CATHOLIC EDUCATION
St. Anne’s School, located in Garden City, New York, offers a Family Oriented Catholic Education to all of its students. St. Anne’s is committed to preparing our children for high school, college and career readiness by working in partnership with our students and their families while teaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ through word and deed.
Offering an excellent academic program, St. Anne’s follows the New York State Standards. In all curriculum areas, students are encouraged to think critically, independently and honestly. They are given the opportunity to make choices and assume responsibility within a loving, disciplined, well maintained and safe environment.
As a Catholic Faith Community, St. Anne’s is dedicated to helping each child feel God’s presence and love. Children are encouraged
to demonstrate Catholic Virtues through the celebration of Mass, Sacrament Preparation, and service to those in need. These tenets are essential to our children’s academic, spiritual and moral growth.
Students at St. Anne’s are also offered unique
academic opportunities by our caring and motivated teachers and staff. In addition to the core curriculum, there are opportunities to participate in Spanish, Accelerated Math, Music, Technology and Art classes. The school has interactive whiteboards in all classes, a science lab, a technology room and a music center.
St. Anne’s School is proud that 100% of our students are accepted to Catholic High Schools. The school is a strong part of the St. Anne’s Parish Family where the children benefit from the partnership of faculty, staff, parents, students and the entire Parish Community working together to educate our children in an educational atmosphere of mutual respect for all and an understanding that Jesus Christ is the reason for this school.
25 Dartmouth Street, Garden City, NY 11530
Saint Anne’s School
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Catholic Schools Week Celebration 2019
Gravity and Creativity Prolong Products’ Useful Life
BY MARY HUNT
If you were to take a peek inside my refrigerator, you’d have to stand on your head to read labels. Food seems to last longer when stored upside-down in a container with a tightly fitting lid. It’s something about the food sealing itself. All I know is it works. I can’t remember the last time I had to toss out sour cream, cottage cheese, etc. due to spoiling. Our first reader tip has the same idea but for different reasons. Genius!
NO-MESS PEANUT BUTTER MIXING
Dear Mary: Natural peanut butter separates and must be stirred thoroughly before the first use. That can make a big mess. To avoid this, I store the jar upside-down so that the oil is at the bottom of the jar. When I stir, the oil doesn’t run over. It also ensures that there won’t be peanut butter at the bottom of the jar that didn’t get thoroughly mixed. -- Jill
PUT FLEECE SCRAPS TO USE
Dear Mary: I have found many uses for fleece fabric scraps. They are the best dust cloths for my wood blinds and my floors. I have an old Swiffer that I never used because I didn’t want to purchase the wipes that go with it. Instead, I attach a piece of fleece. It works great for what I need. -- Meg
USING THIS FOR THAT
Dear Mary: I love it when household items can be used in multiple ways. The sticky labels on my new dishes came off with cooking spray, and the ballpoint ink stains on my kitchen cabinet laminate came off with hand sanitizer. -- Carolyn
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Dear Mary: Instead of looking in furniture stores for a dining room table, try checking office supply stores or Craigslist for conference tables. Dining room tables of the size I need ran $1,200 and up, but when I looked for conference tables in the same style, I was able to find them for around $300. -- Harvey
A HOMEMADE SOLUTION\ FOR DRY HAIR
Dear Mary: Add extra shine,
volume and strength to your hair with liquid fruit pectin. I add one 3-ounce package of liquid fruit pectin to my shampoo and another to the conditioner. Stir and shake to mix the contents. It’s also a remedy for split ends. -- Gina
LEFTOVER SPECIAL OCCASION CEREAL
Dear Mary: I buy cereal whenever my grandkids come for a visit. After they leave, I take what’s left and put it through my blender. I put the crumbs in plastic bags to use as breading or fillers. You can do the same with crackers of all flavors, chips, pretzels and other snack foods. -- Donna
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. COPYRIGHT 2019 CREATORS.COM
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Last Hope Bowlathon – Saturday, Feb. 2nd
Join us for a fun afternoon of bowling where all proceeds benefit the rescue efforts of Last Hope. Registration is $25 ($20 for children 7 and under) and includes two hours of bowling, bowling shoes, pizza and
Tickets can be purchased via Paypal at http://lasthopeanimalrescue.org/last-hope-bowlathon-sunday-feb-2nd/, or you can print and mail your registration with the event flyer available on our website http://lasthopeanimalrescue.org/. Ask your friends, family and co-workers to sponsor your bowling for even more impact with your participation.
This Week at the Jericho Public Library
Sunday, Januar y 27th at 2:00PM
A Tribute to Billy Joel presented by Lee Glantz
Nicknamed The Piano Man, American singer/songwriter, composer and pianist Billy Joel has been making music since the 1960s. He continued to release popular albums throughout the 70s, 80s, and 90s. Enjoy stories and songs of an American icon with pianist/vocalist Lee Glantz in his tribute to the piano man! Tickets are required & available for JPL cardholders immediately.
No more tickets are available.
Non-ticket holders will be seated as space allows.
Monday, Januar y 28th at 2:00 and 7:00PM
]Special Movie Showing: Science Fair
Nine high school students from disparate corners of the globe navigate rivalries, setbacks, and hormones on their quest to win the international science
fair. Only one can be named "Best in Fair." A group of Jericho High School students took part in this prestigious competition and should be at the 7 pm showing.
Thursday, Januar y 31st at 5:00PM
Teen Community Service Event: Reason to Smile
Join us for this wonderful community service activity. Make your own one-of-a-kind bracelet with paper beads handcrafted by locals in Kenya. By making this bracelet you are helping to fund education for children in the town of Mtwapa, Africa. One hour of community service will be earned for attending. For Jericho teens in grades 6-12. Registration required: (516) 9356790 ext. 29.
Friday, February 1st at 2:00PM
Art Lecture:
Another Look at Frida Kahlo: Her Life – Her Work
With Louise Cella Caruso.
Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo
Calderon was born in the Blue House in the Coyoacán district of Mexico City to a Jewish Hungarian father and a Mexican mother in 1907. Frida Kahlo fascinates – her art is exotic, intriguing, potent and eerie. This lecture is a visual journey tracing Kahlo’s artistic personality from her art as an ambitious beginner
to the excruciating, provocative art at the close of her life.
Programs will take place at the Jericho Public Library: 1 Merry Lane, Jericho. For more information, go to www. syossetlibrary.org
Free musical performances
The Town of Oyster Bay's Distinguished Artists Concert Series will host multiple performances throughout the month of February 2019 at local libraries throughout the Town. Scheduled performances for February 2019 include:
• Vinny St. Marten & The Seeing Eye Dog Band on Sunday, February 3, 2019 at 2 pm in the Locust Valley Library – A Tribute to Ray Charles.
• Sugar & Spice Soul Band on Saturday, February 9, 2019 at 8pm in the Plainview- Old Bethpage Public Library
– A Tribute to Motown and R&B.
• Breakdown on Sunday, February 10, 2019 at 2:30pm in the Farmingdale Public Library – A Tribute to Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers.
• Di Napoli on Sunday, February 17, 2019 at 1pm in the Massapequa Public Library – Italian and American songs.
• Rave On! on Sunday, February 24, 2019 at 2pm in the Jericho Public Library – A Tribute to Roy Orbison, Buddy Holly and the Legends of Rock n’ Roll.
Writers converge at Syosset Library during National Novel Writing Month
Syosset Library Readers’ Services librarian Stacey Mencher and community engagement specialist librarian Jessikah Chautin with Laura Cerrone, National Novel Writing Month municipal coordinator for Nassau County.
If you visited Syosset Library in November, you may have noticed an unusual number of writers throughout the building collaborating, journaling, or typing the first draft of a new science fiction novel, thriller, fan fiction, or short story.
The writers were part of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), an international program for established and aspiring writers that began in 1999. This year, some 4,000 Nassau County residents signed up for NaNoWriMo. Syosset Library was a designated Come Write In location.
The goal for each author was to write 50,000 words during the month. “It’s meant to be a first draft. There’ll be plenty of time for editing later,” said Laura Cerrone, the NaNoWriMo municipal coordinator for Nassau. “Come Write In locations like the library provide friendly, comfortable spots to work toward the goal away from the many distractions that writers frequently encounter at home.”
Some participants work on continuing projects or projects they started last year, while others begin new
ones. Several critically acclaimed novels began as NaNoWriMo projects, including Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen and The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern.
In addition to a quiet place to write, NaNoWriMo authors found support and shared experiences at two library programs held especially for them. “It was interesting to hear how the authors approached their work and solved the problems they encountered in their writing,” said Jessikah Chautin, Syosset Library community engagement specialist librarian.
For more information about NaNoWriMo, tune into the library’s podcast Turn the Page, where Ms. Chautin interviews Ms. Cerrone about the challenges of writing and how the NaNoWriMo program can help. The episode will be available beginning January 31 at http://turnthepage.blubrry.net or through the podcast link on the library’s home page (www.syossetlibrary.org). Turn the Page episodes can also be streamed or downloaded with popular podcast apps and followed on Twitter (@SP:TurnThePage).
Syosset-Woodbury Rotary welcomes guest speakers
Lynn Iseppon, Rotary President Moira Patterson, Rachel Koutrouby
Rachel Koutrouby and Lynn Iseppon, representatives from the Jericho Bristal Assisted Living Community, were guest speakers at a recent meeting of the Syosset-Woodbury Rotary Club. The first Bristal Assisted Living facility was constructed in 2000. At present, there are 16 communities on Long Island, Westchester, Manhattan, and New Jersey. These communities offer one- or two-room apartments, three meals a day, housekeeping, laundry, recreational activities, and physical therapy for its
residents. If needed, residents may also get assistance with bathing and medication. This facility also offers services for people who need memory care. The new Jericho facility also offers apartments for people 55+ who do not wish to continue to deal with the daily concerns of keeping up their home. The Bristal Assisted Living facility in Jericho will hold its grand opening in April 2019. The Syosset-Woodbury Rotary meets at the Lisbon Cafe, Jericho Turnpike, Jericho on Tuesday afternoon.
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NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County Of Nassau
U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NA AS TRUSTEE FOR WASHINGTON MUTUAL MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES WMALT SERIES 2006-8 TRUST, Plaintiff Against SETH OTT, et al Defendants
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered November 30, 2018, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at Calendar Control Part (CCP) 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York, 11501 on February 19, 2019 at 11:30 AM. Premises known as 4 Rodeo Circle, Syosset, NY 11791. Sec 25 Block C01 Lot 1080. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in Nassau County, State of New York in the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $2,279,816.35 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 9687/09.
Richard Kerins, Esq., Referee SPSNY296
Fein Such & Crane, LLP, 1400 Old Country Road, Suite C103,
Westbury, NY 11590
Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s).
SYO 4240
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NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County Of Nassau
WILMINGTON SAVINGS
FUND SOCIETY, FSB, DBA, CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT AS TRUSTEE FOR CARLSBAD FUNDING MORTGAGE TRUST, Plaintiff Against DONALD H. GABIS, et al Defendant(s).
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered herein and dated August 21, 2018, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at (CCP) Calendar Control Part Court Room of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Dr., Mineola, NY on February 19, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. premises situate, lying and being at Syosset, Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the Westerly side of Humphrey Drive, distant 200 feet Southerly from the corner formed by the intersection of the Westerly side of Humphrey Drive and the Southerly side of Edward Drive; being a plot
50 feet by 193.77 feet by 50.12 feet by 190.35 feet. Section: 15 Block: E Lots: 14 and 15
Said premises known as 15 HUMPHREY DRIVE, SYOSSET, NY
Approximate amount of lien
$378,945.94 plus interest & costs. Premises will be sold subject
to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale.
If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Index Number 002012/2014.
CHARLES CASOLARO, ESQ., Referee
David A. Gallo & Associates LLP
Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 99 Powerhouse Road, First Floor, Roslyn Heights, NY 11577
File# 7254.8525
SYO 4242
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NOTICE OF SALE
Supreme Court County Of Nassau
WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE BROUGHAM FUND I TRUST, Plaintiff against DAVID GELBARD A/K/A DAVID J. GELBARD; ANNABELLA GELBARD, et al Defendant(s).
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on November 26, 2018. 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 26th day of February, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. premises described as follows:
All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Upper Brookville, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York. Said premises known as 5 Carol Lane, Upper Brookville, N.Y. 11545. (Section: 18. Block: A, Lot: 980).
Approximate amount of lien $ 811,278.51 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 008014-12.
Leland Green, Esq., Referee.
Stern & Eisenberg, PC Attorney(s) for Plaintiff Woodbridge Corporate Plaza 485 B Route 1 South – Suite 330 Iselin, NJ 08830 (732) 582-6344
JNJ 7903
4X 01/25,02/01,08,15
NOTICE OF SALE
Supreme Court County Of Nassau MTGLQ INVESTORS, L.P., Plaintiff(s), Against JONATHON LEIGH, JAMIE LEIGH, ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 7/18/2018, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction in the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Dr., Mineola, NY 11501, on 2/26/2019 at 11:30 am, premises known as 6 Chemung Place, Jericho, NY 11753, and described as follows: ALL that certain plot, piece
or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Jericho, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, and designated on the tax maps of the Nassau County Treasurer as Section 11 Block 472 Lot 0005
The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $535,908.30 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 872-14.
If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagees attorney. Index No.: 872-14
Gerald Chiariello, Esq., Referee. Leopold & Associates, PLLC, 80 Business Park Drive, Suite 110, Armonk, NY 10504
RMR Dated: 11/16/2018
JNJ 7904
4X 01/25,02/01,08,15
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF ROMEL ENTERPRISES LLC
Arts of org filed SSNY 1/9/2019. Office Nassau County SSNY designated agent if LLC upon whom process may be served and mail to: 1 Andera Court, Syosset, NY 11791. General purpose.
SYO 4244
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Tax grievance workshop, pet food drive
Legislator Arnold W. Drucker with pet food collected at the annual legislative pet food drive.
Nassau County Legislator Arnold W. Drucker (D - Plainview) hosted his first tax grievance workshop of 2019 at the Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library on Thursday, Jan. 10, and at the same time, supported a regional food bank’s pet food drive in the process.
Not only did scores of residents learn how to grieve their taxes during a presentation by the Assessment Review Commission, attendees donated more than 100 pounds of pet food and supplies for Baxter’s Pet Pantry as part of Long Island Cares’ eighth annual Legislative Pet Food Drive. The community’s generosity will be especially impactful as federal employees on Long Island grapple with working without pay or being furloughed during a weeks-long partial shutdown of the federal govern -
ment.
“For many of us, pets are an integral part of our families. When financial difficulties arise, every member of the household struggles,” Legislator Drucker said. “Long Island Cares’ Legislative Pet Food Drive has always benefitted families facing hard times, but it is more impactful than ever due to the government shutdown. That is why I am especially proud to once again support this worthwhile campaign.”
Contact Legislator Drucker’s office at 516-571-6216 or adrucker@nassaucountyny.gov for additional grievance workshop dates and information about how to support the Legislative Pet Food Drive. For additional details about Baxter’s Pet Pantry, visit www. licares.org.
"Try-Hockey-For-Free"
The Town of Oyster Bay has announced that the Town, in conjunction with the National Hockey League’s New York Rangers, will host a special “Try-Hockey-for-Free Program” on Sunday, February 17, from 9:30 am to 11:45 am, at the state-ofthe-art Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center in Bethpage. The event will allow children, ages 5 through 9, a unique opportunity to explore the sport of ice hockey. In addition, time will be set aside for photo opportunities and autographs.
Try-Hockey-for-Free is designed for children with little or no prior skating experience. New York Rangers alumni and Junior Rangers staff will lead the one-day session, which includes free skate rentals and loaner equipment, a free Rangers hockey stick for children to take home and a post-skate meet-and-greet with former professional hockey players. The program is limited to 75 participants and space is filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. For additional dates, locations and registration, parents can visit https:// www.nhl.com/rangers/community/ junior-rangers-rookie-series.
“Children, under the watchful eye of professional staff, will be introduced to the exciting sport of ice hockey,” said Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino. “This free session provides
program
parents the opportunity to assess if the sport of ice hockey is a good fit for their child, without making an initial financial commitment.”
“This is a wonderful opportunity for kids to get the chance to play the greatest game on Earth,” said New York Rangers legend Adam Graves. “These are kids that might not otherwise be able to experience the game of hockey. They are sure to love it and hopefully this ignites a lifelong passion for the sport.”
The Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center is a year-round indoor recreational facility located at Bethpage Community Park, 1001 Stewart Avenue in Bethpage. The facility features an NHL-size rink, professional-grade dasher boards, locker rooms with showers, a four-paneled electronic scoreboard, elevated bleacher seating with excellent sight lines, a modern food concession, a brick fireplace and seating area, and a fully stocked pro and skate shop. Year-round beginner/ advanced hockey programs are available, including the Town’s own House League for ice hockey, as well as figure skating programs and public skate sessions. For more information about the Try-Hockey-for-Free program and other activities at the facility, please visit www.oysterbaytown.com or call (516) 433-RINK.
Spring Youth Ice Hockey Program
The Town of Oyster Bay has announced that registration for the Town’s 2019 Spring Youth Ice Hockey Program and House League will take place on Sunday, January 13 (7:30 am to 10 am), Monday, January 14 (6:30 pm to 9 pm), Sunday, January 27 (7:30 am to 10 am), and Monday, January 28 (6:30 pm to 9 pm) at the Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center, located at 1001 Stewart Avenue in Bethpage.
Program must bring a copy of their birth certificate, proof of Town of Oyster Bay residency (tax or utility bill) as well as payment. Check, money order, MasterCard or Visa will be accepted. All registrants must bring these items, even if they have participated in the past. A parent or legal guardian must be present at registration.
“Children who attend the Town’s program get the unique opportunity to hone their skating and hockey skills as part of a program that has earned recognition by the National Hockey League for its high level of quality,” said Town of Oyster Bay Councilman Louis Imbroto. “The Town of Oyster Bay’s Youth Ice Hockey Program is one of the best games around, and features many respected coaches dedicated to teaching this outstanding sport to the many boys and girls enrolled in the program. So come down and register early to make sure you child has a spot in our nationally renowned program.”
Individuals interested in registering for the 2019 Spring Youth Ice Hockey
The program is held on Sunday mornings, and Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings. Registration fees are as follows:
5U: $200 for one child being registered, $150 for each additional child from same family ($300 for non-residents)
8U, 10U, 12U, & 15 U: $325 for one child being registered, $275 for each additional child from same family ($425 for non-resident
All participants must provide their own equipment, and should have some skating ability. Games will be played at all three Town rinks, with game schedules being distributed in February. If you are unable to make these registration dates and would like to sign up for the program, please call Buzz Deschamps at (516) 433-7465, x8233.
After heated meeting BCA pulls hotel support
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to have cleared after Tuesday’s meeting after sparks flew and several people shouted to BCA leadership.
Community members at the January 15 meeting brought forward hundreds of copies of a document “Why Hotel Owner’s (Kimco Realty Corp.) Claims are False” and another for attendees to sign and get notarized by an attorney who was set up in the hallway of Jackson School. The informational handout alerted residents that”parking in the lot is all filled up even without a hotel” and the hotel will have a negative impact to the Jericho community with regards to traffic, safety, privacy and overall quality of life….due to close distance of adjacent (residential) properties landscape buffering would not help. Hotel windows would look directly into the backyards of residential houses, resulting in no privacy for adjacent properties.”
The document asked as an end result, “why is the hotel needed here and how does this benefit anyone other than Kimco?”
Kimco’s VP Brown said when executives ran through the different redevelopment scenarios there was less interest in creating 80,000 sq. feet of retail as an extension to Jericho Commons, and 45,000 sq. feet of retail with residential multi-family units would have been another option:
“When you take a look at those impacts on the community and what that would be relative to the hotel use, you will see the hotel having significantly less impacts. Clearly if this included any residential component built at Jericho Commons -- which is allowed as a use of the land, per Town of Oyster Bay code -- that would certainly on the Jericho School District. The use we are proposing certainly will not have any impact on the school district. The other chief impact we looked into was traffic, as there is not a development project that goes on on Long Island where people are not acutely concerned about traffic impacts and over here is no different. The peak traffic hours for a hotel like this happen aside from rush hour, in late morning and early afternoons when people look to check-in or checkout, so there is a complimentary benefit to the traffic along Routes 106/107 right there. Also peak parking hours for any hotel are overnight hours,” Brown stated.
A few times last Tuesday night, Chipkin announced the meeting would end abruptly if the audience did not settle down at once and speak in a civil manner, as he declared “this is an informative meeting and not an adversarial gathering.” Kimco’s Nick Brown has previously visited with the BCA at Jackson School in 2015, when the ownership of the Milleridge Inn changed hands from Owen Smith to Kimco and thou-
sands of people signed online petitions and took to Facebook, with a “Save the Milleridge Inn” page widely spread.
The civic association’s website contains the following mission statement: “Founded in 1956, the BCA is comprised of active residents who care about our neighborhood and who want to learn about Jericho news, potential issues, and proposed solutions. Our members attend town meetings and rallies, and contact local officials or the police or fire department in support of our community’s interests.”
Quality of life issues
Several statements on the handouts given to attendees raised doubt over neighborhood quality of life prevailing if the Residence Inn is built. One comment on security read “we all know how easy it is to check into a hotel room -- all you need is an ID and credit card. It (Marriott Residence Inn) could easily become an hourly rate hotel as long as the hotel can make a buck, or even a criminal’s residence since the hotel has no duty to check a guest’s background. Again why is a hotel needed here and how does it benefit anyone other than Kimco?”
Brown commented that Marriott Residence Inn would aim to service the needs of businesspeople in town for mid-week meetings and events; people visiting their Jericho/Syosset/Hicksville and other local relatives and needing a convenient place to stay, and those attending various functions that will be hosted at the Milleridge Inn from weddings, anniversaries and Sweet 16 celebrations to corporate gatherings and industry expos.
The Marriott project was previously submitted to the Town of Oyster Bay Planning Department, but the context was unveiled as it was prior to the indictment of former Town Supervisor John Venditto in late 2016 and related to the influence of the former Town of Oyster Bay Planning and Development Commissioner Frederick Ippolito, who died in federal prison at age 78 in June 2017 while serving a sentence for tax evasion. Ippolito had faced charges of corruption in connection with the cases against Venditto and former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano connecting them to restaurateur Harendra Singh.
McKenna said the proposal submitted to TOBAY Planning under Ippolito was irrelevant because the whole department has since changed. He also challenged the traffic impact analysis for the project done prior to relevant projects impacting the 106/107 corridor such as the Hicksville downtown revitalization plan, the Bristal at Jericho Assisted Living facility (Jericho Turnpike & Rt. 107) and well before the proposed future development at the former Hicksville Sears parcel with the
Seritage project, as a public hearing was hosted by the Town Board on that on April 10, 2018. A traffic consultant spoke about the three-year long process in submitting proposals for the Residence Inn to the Town of Oyster Bay, as those projects McKenna brought up were not in the works during that period. Representatives said that in light of the new projects, close coordination with the Town of Oyster Bay’s Planning Department, specifically Julia Schneider of Oyster Bay’s Town Environmental Quality Review (TEQR) Division was a new focus for the developers.
“The entire deal (with Nassau County) was made under the Mangano administration and he is going on trial next week -- do your homework!” McKenna said, bringing on applause.
Questions about IDA
Another resident followed by asking Kimco direct questions about its IDA assistance for the project. “I would like to know about the tax abatements you have received for this project, and for what amount and over what period of time. How will that alleviate my tax burden when Nassau County reassessment may double my taxes -- how will you help this community pay for the taxes under new assessments?” she asked. Brown attempted to explain the IDA process
“There is a preliminary agreement made with the IDA for this project as this project would be generating an additional $12 million in tax income for the Town of Oyster Bay and Nassau County. If there is no project developed here then the (local governments) would just receive the regular $90,000 in taxes for the portion of the lot adjacent to Milleridge Inn,” Brown said. McKenna said that there was an IDA meeting that took place close to Jericho in December 2018, and it was not publicized much as two members of the public attended it. Another resident then interjected to ask what Marriott would earn “as a rent-roll” for homeless people who
could occupy a room at the hotel, “don’t tell me $8,000 a month” he said.
In September 2017, then-County Executive Mangano heralded the applications for two new Marriott Residence Inn hotels -- one going up on Ring Road in Garden City, adjacent to Roosevelt Field, and the other being the Jericho project at Kimco’s property. A September 28, 2017 press release from the county executive’s office lauded the two building projects as both received the backing from the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) board through its ‘compacts.’ Mangano commented at the time: “These are important hotel projects for Nassau County at a time when there is heavy demand for hotel rooms. They will create new jobs for our residents, provide convenient places to stay for business people and visitors on extended stays and will generate millions in economic benefit for the community.”
The press release also stated “The projects, proposed by separate developers, together would create 200 full-time-equivalent construction industry jobs, 75 full-time equivalent permanent jobs, generate total economic benefits of $64 million and $19.5 million in new tax revenues for the affected taxing jurisdictions.” Nassau IDA Executive Director Joseph Kearney commented, “these hotels will bring in new tax revenues as they are being developed on vacant sites.”
In the fall of 2017 the Jericho project was described by Mangano’s press release as “a 127-suite, 85,102-squarefoot, four-story Residence Inn by Marriott at 410 Jericho Tpke., Jericho, proposed by Twenty Six Sunset, LLC, owned by the family of Long Island hotel developer John Danzi. The site, a part of the parking lot of the well-known restaurant and catering complex, is less than one-quarter mile from the Long Island Expressway and Northern State Parkway. Construction is expected to take approximately 14 months.”
Special guests visit Syosset Curling Club
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Wednesday, attended a Rangers hockey game on Thursday, and curled with us on Friday and Saturday night, “ said Iadanza.
It was a close contest on the ice, but the Long Island Club ended up winning eight out of twelve games played.
The group received a handcrafted plaque placed on a wooden backing in the shape of Long Island. The plaque read “Long Island CC/ Windsor CC International Friendly Caraidean Plaque.”
Iadanza said the most memorable part of the experience was a quote from the Windsor president, Rick Kitchen, on their final night of competition.
“We were at the Inn Between bar in Syosset, toasting each other, when Rick said, boy did we ever pick the right club to come to,” said Iadanza. “I couldn’t be happier that they did.”
To find out more information on the Long Island Curling Club, you can visit their website, licurling.org
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