Nassau County Legislator Joshua Lafazan (Woodbury) with volunteers at the back to school clothing and supply drive
Nassau County Legislator Joshua Lafazan (Woodbury) and a team of community partners joined forces to gather hundreds of donations for the Youth and Family Counseling Agency (YFCA) of Oyster Bay-East
Norwich during a successful back-to-school clothing and supply drive on Saturday, Aug. 7.
Organizers gathered new and unused backpacks, sneakers, socks, school supplies, clothing and other
back-to-school essentials.
The drive was hosted in partnership with New York State Senator Jim Gaughran; the Long Island Coalition Against Bullying (LICAB), the Alliance
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No shades of gray for Amazon warehouse, renderings show
BY GEORGE HABER
Architect renderings of the Amazon warehouse being built on Robbins Lane in Syosset show that the exterior will be a stucco fac-
ing in taupe and blue colors, a review of the plans reveals.
Local residents have expressed concern that the large gray concrete slabs erected on the 40 acre site
would be the exterior look of the new 204,000 sq. ft. building.
"Definitely not," said Tim Zike, Deputy Commissioner
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“Barbara provided us with her expert opinions and was incredibly professional. She is
Syosset resident organizes 200-mile ride for Parkinson’s
BY RIKKI MASSAND
C. Fred Weil, a Syosset resident of close to 30 years and a practicing attorney with his law office in town, is once again organizing a 200-mile bicycle ride event from Tavern on the Green in Manhattan’s Central Park up to Schenectady, known as the “Park to Nott Ride to Fight Parkinson’s.”
The ride, set for its sixth year in 2021, will take place this year over Labor Day weekend, from Friday morning September 3, ending on Sunday September 5. Labor Day Monday is not part of the event.
Former Syosset Woodbury Chamber of Commerce President Kenneth Robinson shares office space with attorney C. Fred Weil.
Weil is an alumnus of Union College in Schenectady and the Park to Nott Ride has the locations of Central Park in New York City, as the starting point, with the ending point being the Nott Memorial at Union College’s Schenectady campus.
Weil explains that as the original route for the annual charitable ride was planned, “in plotting the route I considered not only the distance, but also safety and scenery - with an emphasis on minimizing hills.”
He noted that the spectacular ride includes portions of the Hudson River Greenway, the John Kiernan Nature Trail, the South and the North Country Trailways, the Dutchess County
Rail Trail, and the Mohawk Hudson Bikeway. Bike riders and travel companions of theirs can have two Labor Day weekend overnight stays in hotels that can be booked; the first night’s stop (Friday) being in Fishkill, Dutchess County, and the second on Saturday in Catskill, Greene County. Originally, in 2016, Fred Weil and his friend took this 200-mile bicycle journey upstate “intended to be a single event.” But in that first year, the total fundraising reached $12,000 for Parkinson’s research and the Michael J. Fox Foundation, as the Back to the Future series and Family Ties actor Fox has served as an outspoken Parkinson’s patient in the last three decades.
“We had so much fun with the initial ride Park to Nott Ride in 2016 and we decided to make it an annual event. So far we have raised about $70,000 and the event has evolved into over a dozen riders participating. The giving back involved is hand-inhand with meeting interesting people along the route. It happens to be just a beautiful, scenic ride and we will end up at the Union campus. The Nott Memorial is a landmark, beautiful building,” Weil said in an early August interview.
In 2020, due to the pandemic, the event was adjusted to be a “century” bike ride of 100 miles instead of the usual 200-mile journey.
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Children’s Cancer Awareness Month Town offers emergency rental assistance
Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and the Town Board joined with Philip Renna of the Christina Renna Foundation to recognize September 2021 as “National Children’s Cancer Awareness Month” in the Town of Oyster Bay. The Christina Renna Foundation was established in memory of Philip and Rene Renna’s daughter Christina, a Long Island teenager who died in January 2007 from a rare soft tissue cancer. The Foundation is dedicated to supporting children’s cancer research and furthering awareness and education through the support of cancer groups and outreach programs for those in need. After her diagnosis, Christina dreamt of a world entirely free of cancer, and the Christina Renna Foundation established in her name celebrates her life, her vision, and her lasting legacy. To learn more about the Christina Renna Foundation, please visit www.crf4acure.org.
Webinar on “The Basics of Medicare”
On Tuesday, August 24, Nassau County Legislator Joshua Lafazan (Woodbury) and Joy Poupko, independent senior health insurance agent from Senior Services of North America, will present their latest installment of “The Basics of Medicare: Medicare Made Clear,” a Zoom webinar.
The seminar is designed to help participants choose the right Medicare plan for them by providing guidance
The Town of Hempstead and the Long Island Housing Partnership, Inc. (LIHP), are reminding residents they still have an opportunity to apply for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP), as the second round is set to begin on August 17. ERAP is a program directed to tenants and landlords who are facing housing insecurity because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Town of Hempstead and LIHP officials announced that the application phase will run from August 17 through September 28, and that they will work together to ensure all residents facing housing uncertainty have an opportunity to apply for this funding.
“This is one of various initiatives that have been possible thanks to the advocacy of Senator Schumer in securing the extension of last year’s funding,” said Town of Hempstead Supervisor Donald Clavin. “The COVID-19 pandemic continues to present unprecedented challenges to families in our community, and using these funds to help alleviate concerns with housing insecurity is one of our top priorities. We implore any Town of Hempstead resident facing challenges in keeping a roof over their heads as a result of the pandemic to apply as soon as possible to ensure they can take advantage of this assistance.”
The program can assist with current and prospective rent, arrears for utilities and home energy costs, and other expenses related to housing such as rental security deposits to ensure housing stability. Assistance under this program, can be provided for up to 18 months of payments,
subject to program restrictions and will cover arrears and costs accrued on or after March 13, 2020. There is no cap on the amount, and amounts may include the full amount of both rental and utility payments.
Town residents interested in the program who meet the criteria outlined below, are asked to fill out a short intake form at www.lihp.org/herapintake.html
This assistance program will work solely on a first-come, first-served basis; however, priority will be given to applicants that have a household member who has been unemployed for more than 90 days prior to the submission of the Intake Form; or have household incomes at or below 50 percent of the area median income as established by HUD.
The Town of Hempstead and the Long Island Housing Partnership are committed that anyone in need, who qualifies, has the ability to apply” said Peter Elkowitz, president and CEO of LIHP.
Should residents need help filling out the intake form online, there will be resources available to assist. This includes other satellite locations in the Town of Hempstead, such as the Family and Children’s Association (FCA), where representatives are available to assist residents on the intake form process. Interested residents can also call the LIHP’s established Call Center at (844) 2607536. Furthermore, there are informational videos for both tenants and landlords on the LIHP website www.lihp.org also in different languages to help respond to any questions should these arise.
about what Medicare covers, the cost of Medicare, options for enrollees, when to enroll, and more. It will take place from 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Visit www.nassaucountyny.gov/ LD18 to register (under upcoming events). Participants will receive Zoom login information upon successfully registering. For additional information, contact Legislator Lafazan’s office at 516-5716218 or rthomas@nassaucountyny.gov.
Town to hold 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony
The Town of Oyster Bay will hold a Remembrance Ceremony for the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks on America on Thursday, September 9 at 7 p.m. at TOBAY Beach. A 9/11 Light Tribute will illuminate the skies along the shoreline in memory of those lost that tragic September morning. At the ceremony, the Town will unveil new names inscribed on to the Walls of Honor that recently lost their battle with 9/11 illness caused by exposure at Ground Zero. The September 9th cere-
mony includes bagpipe music, religious readings and remarks by family members of the victims.
The Town’s 9/11 Memorial—featuring a steel beam recovered from the World Trade Center—is inscribed with the names of residents lost on September 11, 2001. The Walls of Honor monument expands each year with newly inscribed names of those who lost their battle with 9/11 illness caused by exposure at Ground Zero.
Casino bus trip
The Catholic Daughters of the Americas will be hosting a bus trip to Wind Creek Bethlehem (formerly Sands) Casino in Bethlehem, PA on Tuesday, September 28.
Cost of $44 per person includes the driver’s tip and a $35 give back for slots play.
Please arrive at 8:30 a.m. Return at approximately 8:30 p.m. Parking is at 999 South Oyster Bay Road (dead end).
For reservations, please call Barbara at 516-935-5576. Please make checks payable to CDA.
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Our Service Directory is sure to bring results. Call 516-294-8900 for rates and information.
Teaming up to help those in need
Syosset couple Michael and Noelle Rogers organized local Allstate agents to team up with Island Harvest. The Allstate team sorted through donated clothes, jackets, backpacks and sneakers to distribute to those in need on Long Island.
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Plainview sophomore goes for gold
Michael D’Ambrosio, sophomore at Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School.
(POBJFKHS) sophomore Michael D’Ambrosio. The rising baseball superstar recently made the roster for the 15U Team USA Baseball Team for the South Region of the NTIS (National Team Identification Search) for Team USA. Michael first began tossing the baseball around with his father at the age of 2, and joined t-ball two years later at the age of 4. Since then, he hasn’t put his glove down. He attended Parkway Elementary School, H.B. Mattlin Middle School, and is now an incoming sophomore at POBJFKHS, where he is on the baseball team. He has played for the Merrick Express, Merrick Vipers, Team Francisco Notorious 9, Beast Black and now currently plays for Vendetta Baseball in Texas and New York.
While many students are spending their summer vacations at the beach or working a summer job, things look a little different for Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School
While he can also play a mean third base, Michael’s primary position is as a first baseman with his secondary being pitcher. At bat, Michael is just as impressive. He recently returned from a tournament in Georgia where he batted with a .450 average over seven games competing against some of the top teams in the country. Michael hopes to play baseball at the collegiate level for the University of Houston, University of Tennessee, or University of South Carolina. His dream is to play baseball in the major leagues, and he is determined to make this a reality.
Child Safety Day at the Syosset Fire Department
On Saturday, August 28, Nassau County Legislator Joshua Lafazan (Woodbury) will be partnering with the Syosset Fire Department to host a day of family-friendly day of fun, festivities and safety tips at the firehouse. The event, which will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. is sponsored by Melville-based New York Life Insurance Stephanie Fisch. Children will receive a free identification card with their photo, fingerprints and other vital information. To receive a free ID, children must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
“It’s especially important to work with families so that they can begin the new school year with peace of mind,” Legislator Lafazan said. “I’m delighted to partner with New York Life and the Syosset Fire Department to host a fun community event that will also provide families with important resources to keep children safe.”
The Syosset Fire Department is located at 50 Cold Spring Road, Syosset. For additional information, contact Legislator Lafazan’s office at 516-571-6218 or email rthomas@nassaucountyny.gov.
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Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino joined the Central Park (Bethpage) Historical Society and the family of Bob Albertson to unveil a historical marker celebrating the immigrant community of Swedetown in Bethpage. Placed at the corner of Flamingo Lane and Caffrey Avenue, it marks the heart of what was once Swedetown Village, a community of Scandinavian immigrants who formed a strong, active civic organization in the early 1900s. In addition to promoting social activities and quality of life, the group fundraised for projects like road paving, street lighting and public water service for residents.
“The growth of ‘Swedetown’ truly is a classic American success story right here in the Town of Oyster Bay,” Supervisor Saladino said. “Its earliest residents were instrumental in establishing and maintaining Central Park/ Bethpage, which, in many ways, became typical of suburban communities here in the Town of Oyster Bay. These pioneers laid the foundation for the quality of life we all enjoy today, and we all owe them a debt of gratitude.”
The historical marker was sanctioned by the Central Park (Bethpage) Historical Society and donated by the Albertson Family to both honor the memory of the late Bob Albertson and to educate the greater community about the hometown he loved so much. A former volunteer Bethpage firefighter, Company 1 Captain, and active resident of Bethpage for 84 years, Bob Albertson was deeply involved in his community and passionate about sharing its history.
“I thank the Albertson family for all their service to the Town of Oyster Bay and for their efforts to ensure the next generation of Bethpage residents is aware of the area’s compelling history,” Supervisor Saladino said. “It is so important that all in our community are reminded of the roots put down by the residents of Swedetown, which is why I proclaimed August 11, 2021 as ‘Swedetown Day’ in the Town of Oyster Bay. With the passion of families like the Albertsons, we will continue to share our rich history, promote community awareness, and educate the public about our local heritage.”
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Syosset resident organizes 200-mile ride for Parkinson’s
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Weil and fellow organizers of the Park to Nott Ride explained the goals for 2021 on the official website, Park2NottRide.com -- “There are more than five million people, worldwide, who are living with Parkinson’s Disease - a chronic, degenerative neurological disorder. There is no known cure.”
“With your help and support of Team Fox and Team Union this year, we hope to creep closer to this year’s goal of $15,000 and our overall goal of $100,000, and make a difference in the fight against this debilitating disease.”
Fred Weil was considering riding the LIRR into Manhattan from the Syosset station at Jackson Avenue and Underhill Boulevard, then go from Penn Station to Central Park to begin the official ride. He has met Michael J. Fox in person through Fox Foundation events for supporting Parkinson’s research.
“There is a Michael J. Fox Foundation ride the weekend after our event in September, a ‘century ride’ (100-mile trip) taking place in Maine, and there is over $1 million per year raised through that with easily over 1,000 riders participating. Our event which is 200 miles is small because not every rider can give up the three days. And not everybody will ride the full 200 miles, some riders can join us in our efforts for half of a day or one day, but we have a total number of participants of close to 20 people -likely 8 to 10 of them complete the entire ride,” Weil explained.
For Weil, Parkinson’s was a battle he witnessed firsthand and ultimately he lost his father Otto Weil to the disease. His father suffered from Parkinson’s Disease for more than 25 years, and died from complications of it in 1989. Weil wishes he began the ride when his father was alive.
“I participated in a bike ride for another cause -- a century (100-mile) charitable ride for leukemia, which I rode with my wife. Then I considered how we can do the same type of event for Parkinson’s and I found the Michael J. Fox Foundation. I do it through them and the Foundation gets all the donations we collect. I wish the Michael J. Fox Foundation was around when my father had the disease as it provides a great deal of support for not just the patients but their families and caregivers who are all affected,” Weil explained.
His father Otto Weil lived an inspiring life, born in Freiburg, Germany, in 1907 and immigrating to the U.S. during World War II.
C. Fred Weil, the adopted son of Otto Weil, followed in a line of lawyers in the Weil family. Otto followed in his father’s footsteps and graduated from the law school in Heidelberg in early 1933. Then the Third Reich impacted his career and future, as Otto was stripped of his profession in Germany because he was
Jewish.
“After only a couple of months, on June 15, 1933, he was stripped of his law degree under the Nazi’s Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service, a law which forced Jews out of the judicial system. He and one of his two brothers fled to the Alsace Lorraine region of France. In January 1940, he joined the French Foreign Legion, probably in anticipation of Germany’s imminent invasion of France. He served in Morocco and was honorably discharged in October, 1940. He made his way to Nice, France, where he stayed until July, 1941. In August of that year, he managed to get to Spain, where he boarded a cargo ship (the S.S. Navemar), crammed in the cargo holds with more than 2,000 other refugees, for his escape from Europe, and reunification with his two brothers who were already in the U.S.,” Weil explained in an online ‘Tribute’ post for Otto Weil on the Fox Foundation’s website.
Otto Weil’s seven-week journey across the Atlantic paved the way for him to settle in America. There he pursued higher education and found his true passion in engineering. After immigrating to New York Otto Weil earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from N.Y.U. and then, a PhD.
“He did this while working for defense firms that worked on airplane instrumentation for the war effort, even though he was labeled as an “enemy alien” by the government. From the 50’s until 1970, Otto Weil worked his way up the ladder at Sperry Rand Corp. in Lake Success,” Fred explained.
In 1963 Otto and his wife Hilde adopted a nine-year-old boy from Uruguay, born to German and Austrian parents -- Syosset’s C. Fred Weil. His biological parents had passed away in South America. Despite Otto Weil already having been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease the family adopted Fred, raised him in Manhasset, and watched him grow in his education through completing his bachelor’s at Union College in 1975. Otto would live another 14 years, spending time with his son Fred, who transitioned from his undergraduate degree at Union College in Biology/ Psychology to attending New York Law School for his JD program.
In 1993 Fred Weil and his wife Aggie moved to Syosset, and their daughter Elora attended the local school district, attending Berry Hill Elementary School on Cold Spring Road, followed by South Woods Middle School. She graduated from Syosset High School, Class of 2012, and like her father, Elora graduated from Union College.
Fred’s wife Aggie Romanella Weil was born in Italy. She works as a nurse at Northwell Health’s Syosset hospital and also works at Plainview Hospital.
Donations and ridership are being actively sought from any persons within the Jericho, Syosset, Woodbury and
Plainview communities or people living anywhere, and Weil advised that this cause has grown in prominence because Parkinson’s Disease impacts a lot of people. There have also been several corporate donations to the Park to Nott Ride for the past years’ iterations.
“It is for a good cause, and Parkinson’s has hit a lot of people. It is tough to fundraise but I always explain to
people we are hoping to have at least 100 contributors, whether someone ends up donating $5 or $500 to the cause. Whether it is by joining our Park 2 Nott bike ride this Labor Day weekend, donating or getting others to donate, please help us with the fine research which is undertaken by the Michael J. Fox Foundation to find treatments and a cure for Parkinson’s Disease,” Weil said.
No shades of gray for Amazon warehouse, renderings show
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of Oyster Bay Planning and Development.
The elevation diagrams include taupe and blue color schemes for the various sides of the proposed structure.
Zike said inspectors from his depart-
ment visit the site every week to review progress with the project. As of now, he said, he is unable to say when work will be completed or what stage of the project has been completed.
Requests for updates from the construction company and Amazon have not been answered.
Current look of building in progress shows drab gray slabs.
Community collects school supplies, clothing for kids
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of Youth Leaders in the United States (AYLUS); Long Island Laboring Against COVID-19 (LILAC); Girl Pride International; Students Combat Corona and Sunrise Syosset. The drive was further boosted by a generous donation of more than 50 backpacks and 25 lunch boxes from Fast Forward, a manufacturer of backpacks, lunch kits, handbags and more.
“Thanks to this outpouring of support from community stakeholders, local businesses and residents, YFCA will have the necessary resources to ensure their students return to the classroom with the tools they need to
thrive and excel,” Legislator Lafazan said. “It’s always a pleasure to work with an organization that does so much to support our youth, and I applaud all of the donors who made this supply drive such a great success.”
“We are so grateful to the office of Josh Lafazan and the array of sponsors who supported this wonderfully successful school supply and clothing drive,” Youth and Family Counseling Agency Executive Director Barbara Rakusin, LCSW, ACSW, said “The generosity of our community has allowed us to provide a great start to the new school year for approximately 90 children from preschool up through high school.”
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Mill Falls Emerges as Destination Resort on New Hampshire’s Famed Lake Winnipesaukee
BY KAREN RUBIN
Lake Winnipesaukee, “The Smile of the Great Spirit,” gets its name from a charming and romantic legend of the Abenaki Native American tribe who lived in this New Hampshire Lakes region for 11,000 years. The tranquil setting here indeed, immediately brings smiles to generations of visitors.
And Mill Falls at the Lake, in Meredith, proves a fabulous base for immersing yourself in the pleasures of New Hampshire’s Lakes Region.
With a most picturesque setting on Lake Winnipesaukee, Mill Falls is a most unusual sort of lakeside resort complex, with four distinct inns –Bay Point and Church Landing on the water, connected by a lakefront boardwalk, and The Inn at Mill Falls and Chase House across a busy boulevard. Mill Falls also offers a fullservice Cascade Spa, EKAL Activity Center, five restaurants, 12 shops in a four-story Marketplace housed in the historic mill with a 40-foot waterfall, and a vibrant Main Street community to complete the experience.
Mill Falls’ name pays homage to its heritage - the story told in historic photographs that grace the walls. Meredith started as a mill town powered by the flow of water.
In 1983 Meredith Bay Corporation bought the mill property, raising most of the buildings, but reconstructing the historic old mill into a four-floor “Marketplace” shopping experience and the 54 room Inn with swimming pool and incorporating the waterfall.
The opening of the Inn at Mill Falls
and the Mill Falls Marketplace was the end of the industrial chapter for Meredith, but the beginning of a new era for the town.
In 1993, the company acquired an office building on the lake, which was reconstructed into the Inn at Bay Point. In 2003, the company acquired a vacated church and its waterfront property, turning it into Church Landing, in the style of the great shingled camps of the 1880s, built a boardwalk to create a three-quarter mile public walkway along the lake, and opened a full-service spa.
Yet another incarnation has taken place with the acquisition of Mill Falls at the Lake in 2019 by Procaccianti Companies, a New England-based, second generation privately-held real estate investment and hospitality services organization. The property is managed by its hospitality management affiliate, TPG Hotels & Resorts.
The new owners acquired the activities center, EKAL (lake spelled backwards), so has control and access to the rental bikes, kayaks, paddleboards, aquacycles, canoes that are now incorporated into a new daily schedule of programs, including both free activities as well as fee-based ones.
The new General Manager Nick Squire and new activities director, Sharon Wells, are turning this lakeside gem into a full-fledged destination resort, and even a wellness retreat.
“Everything I do is sharing wellness,” the aptly named Sharon Wells (her motto, ‘Sharing wellness”) tells me during the ice cream social she is hosting on the Boathouse patio on a Saturday afternoon.
She organizes a schedule of daily activities that are provided at no extra charge to guests – like pilates, yoga, cardio kick boxing, or medita-
tion on the boathouse lawn; paddleboard yoga, a fun ice cream social on the boathouse patio, jump rope, water balloon toss on the boathouse lawn, Art at the Lake (paint in plein air), a campfire or a fire spinning demonstration.
A score of activities are available to guests at extra fee – guided hikes, guided bike rides, guided kayaking trips, a sunset cruise on the Mill Falls’ pontoon boat (also available for charter) and in winter, skiing at nearby Gunstock Mountain – that take in the spectacular nearby preserves, mountains and lakes.
Sharon is developing weekend programs organized around wellness, hiking, leaf-peeping and the like, and plans to add Winter Wonderland activities, ice skating for when the lake freezes, snow shoeing, micro-spiking, Nordic skiing, winter hiking (check the website for dates). A group can request customized programs.
After leaving the ice cream social, following Sharon’s suggested route, I take my bike for a 10-mile ride following the lakeshore to get a taste of these neighborhoods.
The setting is incomparable: crystal clear waters of the spring-fed Lake Winnipesaukee at the foothills of the White Mountains, surrounded by three mountain ranges and a the wooded shoreline.
Lake Winnipesaukee is the largest lake in New Hampshire–25 miles long, 15 miles wide at its widest point, it has 72 square miles of surface, 182 miles to circumvent the lake, and contains some 244 islands.
It’s a haven for boaters – and if you don’t have your own, there are many
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GOING PLACES, NEAR & FAR....
Mill Falls Emerges as Destination Resort
places to rent any manner of boat or watercraft. There are ports all around the lake where you can just tie up and go ashore to enjoy restaurants, go to shops, buy ice cream.
Mount Washington Cruises, a New Hampshire tradition since 1872, offers scenic and sunset dinner dance cruises on the 230-ft. M/S Mount Washington and two smaller vessels, the US mail boat, Sophie C., and M/V Doris E.
It is a special experience to cruise along on the M/V Sophie C – the oldest and one of only two floating United States Postal Service post offices still operating – as it makes its deliveries to eight of the lake’s islands.
There are any number of places nearby for hiking, biking, mountain biking: Belknap Mountain, Mt. Major, Chamberlain-Reynolds Memorial Forest, West Rattlesnake Mountain, Red Hill, Gunstock Recreation Area, Abenaki Tower, Cotton Valley Trail and Russell C. Chase Bridge Falls Path.
BY MARY HUNT
Whether your goal is to purge your home of stuff you no longer need, or you want to raise some cash -- or both -- you have options.
You can sell your items on an auction website like eBay.com, list them in the classified in a local newspaper or on craigslist.org. You can unload unwanted clutter on social platforms like Nextdoor and Facebook Marketplace. But some things never change. There’s just nothing like a well-organized, killer garage sale to turn your castoffs into cold, hard cash. Depending on where you live, you may call it a “yard sale,” “garage sale” or “tag sale,” but all of its monikers mean the same: We’re ready to negotiate because everything must go!
PLAN AHEAD
Give yourself more than a few weeks to get ready. Check local laws regarding signage, restrictions and a requirement, if any, to get a permit. Make sure you consider what else is happening on the weekend you have in mind. You don’t want to go up against major competing events, such as your town’s high school graduation or the opening date of the fair. You do want to time your sale to coincide with complementary events, such as arts festivals that bring lots of foot traffic to your neighborhood or seasonal “yard sale days” sanctioned by your local community.
CLEAN UP
Assume that nobody wants to buy dirty, dusty or broken items. That means
Wakefield, which prides itself on being a bicycle-friendly community, offers six loops ranging from 11 to 52 miles long.
(More information from the New Hampshire Lakes Region Tourism Association 603-286-8008, lakesregion.org.)
Gunstock Mountain offers hiking trails, treetop adventures, mountaintop yoga classes, and electric biking; ski lifts, which in winter, access 217 acres of skiable mountains, are open year-round.
Hermit Woods Winery offers wine tastings and tours (Food & Wine Magazine included it in its 2017 “500 Best Wineries in America”).
The Waukewan Golf Club course, designed by Dr. Melvyn Hale, who opened the 18-hole course in 1958, is a few minutes away from Mill Falls.
Funspot, founded in 1952 by Bob Lawton (it was named the largest arcade in the world by the Guinness Book of World Records in 2008) offers 600 games including 300 classic arcade games, a 20-lane ten-pin and candlepin bowling center, indoor mini-golf, restaurant and tavern.
The timeless all-seasons resort on Lake Winnipesaukee, Mill Falls offers 171 rooms across the four inns, each with its own special ambiance – Church Landing, Bay Point, Chase House, and The Inn at Mill Falls – with all the elements for a family gatherings, destination wedding, corporate event or wellness retreat.
Church Landing (which includes the Boathouse where I stay) is a luxurious lakefront lodge with an Adirondack rustic elegance, offering 70 rooms and is the best choice for a family or resort stay. It has two indoor/outdoor pools, the full-service Cascade Spa and Salon, stunning grounds and landscaping that just invite you to sit with a book or just gaze out to the lake, a small beach from which you can swim to a dock.
There are delightful restaurants in each of the lodging buildings – Camp, Lago, Lakehouse Grill, Waterfall Café, Giuseppe’s Pizzeria and Ristorante - are run by The Common Man company. There is also the Town Docks restaurant – a bustling place each evening, with
outdoor lakefront seating.
Mill Falls is very much a four-seasons resort – I see how marvelous it is in summer, I can only imagine how magnificent fall foliage is here, when the colors turn to crimson and gold, then winter white with the lake frozen enough to skate, and then, the pastel colors of spring’s renewal.
Mill Falls at the Lake, 312 Daniel Webster Highway, Meredith, NH 03253, 800-622-6455, 844-745-2931, info@millfalls. com, www.millfalls.com.
everything you are selling needs to be cleaned prior to the sale. Don’t go overboard; just make sure everything in your sale is as attractive as possible.
GET ORGANIZED
It pays to put your stuff in order. Designate your sale area. If there are items in close proximity that are not for sale, cover or clearly mark them “not for sale.” Take the time to repair and clean your sale items, and your sale area, too. Dirt, grime, chaos and clutter will repel shoppers. A nicely-ordered space will draw people who are ready, willing and able to buy.
PRICING
The majority of people who pass through your sale are merely looking for something they can use, without having to pay full price for it. The goal is to get rid of your stuff while simultaneously recouping some of the money you spent to buy it in the first place. Research the price of similar items on eBay or Craigslist.
ADVERTISE
At the very least, put a sign at the end of your street. If you really want to attract motivated buyers, get serious about the advertising. Consider an ad in a local newspaper. Join NextDoor, where you can interact with neighbors and get the word out about your sale. You can advertise your garage sale for free on dozens of reputable websites, such as GarageSaleFinder.com. Put some time and effort into this because you want your ad to stand out.
SETTING UP
Make your layout deliberate. Group
things in sections. For example, put all kitchen items together in one area, and toys and games in another. Make sure all of your clothes are hung. Rig up makeshift hanging clothes racks with two ladders or hooks from the ceiling. Do not pile clothes on a table or in boxes.
POINT OF PURCHASE
This is the checkout area where you will collect money. This is a great place to sell cookies, coffee, sticky buns and bottles of water. If you have lots of small random items like small toys, jewelry and other items that don’t go with anything else, divvy them up into small lunch bags, tape them closed and mark as “grab bags!” Add a reasonable price and place them right at the checkout. Sit back and watch them fly off the table.
GET SET TO ACCEPT PAYMENTS
While mobile payment technology like Venmo and Cash App is often expected these days, some garage sale buyers still prefer good old cash! That means you’ll need plenty of change in your cash box to break $20 and $50 bills early in the day. Visit the bank a few days before your sale and pick up at least $100 in change. While at the bank, pick up a reusable cash envelope (or repurpose an envelope from your house) to ferry cash to a secure location inside the house. You don’t want random people eyeing the hundreds in cash you’re likely to have on hand at the end of a busy sale.
GET HELP
If you want to knock your sale out of the park, get some expert help. If you want to learn from the best, and send
your profits through the roof, read “The Garage Sale How-To Guide: Everything You Need To Know To Hold A Successful Garage Sale” by Cindy Sabulis. This guide is absolutely worth its weight in gold!
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BY ROB ALVEY
I admit that my brain no longer functions as quickly or sharply now that I’m retired in Florida. I miss the hectic and active life I had in New York when I was fully employed in 2 separate places as a skilled geologist for the U.S. Environmental Agency and also had an equally demanding career as a college professor. Now that I’m fully retired, my primary responsibilities are to throw out the garbage, check for the daily mail, and food shopping. Food shopping was one of my primary responsibilities back in New York and I’ve got some calluses on my hands to show I’m a veteran at it. Instead of King Kullen, Pathmark, or the old A&P supermarkets I shopped at in New York, the main supermarkets near our Fort Lauderdale condominium are Publix and Winn Dixie. I grab a cart, get out my shopping list and proceed up and down the aisles of cans, bottles, fruit, meat, dairy products, and paper goods looking for items on display that match those on my list. Sometimes, I get inspired and buy something new or sweet. Regardless, I’m used to checking the prices and looking for sales. It is always frustrating when I notice prices have gone up. If the increase is too much, I’ll decline to buy that item, and search for an alternate.
I went food shopping again this week. I started checking the prices for selected items, but I noticed something seemed wrong in the breakfast cereal aisle. There was a long, full aisle of shelving at the local Publix, and I’ve been witnessing a near world war for coveted “shelf space” waged by cereal manufacturers. I simply wanted to buy a box of either plain, regular, ordinary Cheerios or Rice Krispies. This seemed logical to my slowly clouding Floridian mind. I regularly eat a bowl of cereal for breakfast and there are some varieties I like. I don’t need the cereal to be fully coated with sugar, cinnamon, or honey to be convinced to eat that particular cereal (Kellog’s Frosted Flakes are a minor exception). I can add a teaspoon of sugar (or whatever amount I’m inclined to add) to the bowl, and usually after I add my routine banana slices. To prevent getting bored with the taste of a cereal, I try to have three different types in my pantry. Three varieties are sufficient, and I have shelf space to store that amount without
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displacing the space formally allocated for oatmeal or crackers. If I want to indulge in a sweeter breakfast, I can always have some waffles.
The Publix cereal shelf offerings did not look familiar anymore. I was surprised to see the entire top shelf was stacked high with huge boxes of a near infinite variety. The boxes were each labeled in huge letters advertising the new FAMILY size. They each appeared to be almost 4-feet tall, and I was concerned if I’d kill myself if I dared try to lift any of them off the shelf. The varieties mostly seemed familiar; however, I began to wonder how much actual cereal composed the new FAMILY size. Was it 12 pounds? Was it 100 ounces? What was the definition of “new family”? Would I get arrested if I bought the new FAMILY size even though I was currently part of a mere 2-person family household? I gave up and looked down to the next shelf instead.
To my horror, each of these boxes was now prominently labeled the LARGE size and the cereal boxes could barely fit standing up on the limited shelf height. The assemblage resembled a solid brick wall, and the top shelf was even buckled a bit by the tops of the cereal boxes. I was disappointed not to see any cereal box labeled REGULAR size, or why General Mills didn’t even offer a SMALL size. I began to concentrate on what appeared to be an alien invasion of many varieties of what I assumed to be Cheerios. I share what I learned but I suggest you don’t share this information with young children. Let them enjoy what remains of their innocent childhood.
There were three basic cereal box sizes of Cheerios for sale; ‘No’ size –which I consider as a size I used to refer as ‘Medium’ size, ‘Large’ size, and ‘Family’ size – which I assume might be considered ‘Extra Large’ size.
The various “No size” varieties and weights were as follows:
Variety
Cheerios
Multigrain Cheerios
This distribution of weights seemed logical with the simple, plain Cheerios box weighing a bit less than the other styles offered. I was surprised to notice the Pumpkin Spice flavored Cheerios had almost two full ounces of Pumpkin
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Spice added in each box. I don’t personally like ‘pumpkin spice’ and I’m certain I’m not alone. I was only comforted by the fact that all the boxes of Pumpkin Spice Cheerios were carefully stored in isolation separately on a shelf rack near the cereal shelves.
The various ‘Large’ size varieties and weights were as follows:
Variety Weight
Cinnamon Cheerios with Happy Heart Shapes 14.3 oz
Oat Crunch Cheerios with Almonds 18.2 oz
Apple Cinnamon Cheerios 14.2 oz
Frosted Cheerios 13.5 oz*
Honey Nut Medley Crunch Cheerios 16.7 oz*
Oat Crunch Cheerios with Honey 15.4 oz
Multigrain Cheerios with Real Strawberries 11.5 oz
Multigrain Cheerios 12.0 oz
Cheerios 12.0 oz
*I’ll explain this near the end. You try to figure it out.
This inventory revealed a much more extensive range of both box weights and varieties, and I thanked the Lord there were no ‘large’ sized boxes of Pumpkin Spice Cheerios for sale. The “large”
Cheerios size included 9 varieties with weights ranging from 12.0 ounces to a whopping 18.2 ounces. Again, I assumed the weights reflected the different densities of the added ingredients such as “real” strawberries, honey, or almonds. I was slightly discomforted in reading that the ‘large’ size plain Cheerios and Multigrain Cheerios both were listed at 12.0 ounces each, while the ‘no size’ box of Multigrain Cheerios was listed as 0.1 ounce heavier than its comparable plain Cheerios box. OK, I admit I hate math, but this didn’t add up right. I proceeded to the next comparison inspection.
The various ‘Family’ size varieties and weights were as follows:
I looked at my list wondering why there was no ‘Family’ size plain Cheerios. Looking again at the shelves I didn’t see any empty area or price sign indicating where the Family size plain Cheerios would be displayed, while wondering if
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BY TOM MARGENAU
You Misunderstood What I Wrote
I’ve been explaining Social Security rules to people for almost half a century now, and I’ve been writing this column for almost a quarter century. I think I do a pretty good job of helping people understand Social Security rules and regulations, and I do it in simple and easy-to-understand language.
So I’m always surprised when I get questions from readers who have misinterpreted something fairly straightforward from a past column. For example, I can’t tell you how many times I have written that a woman will get a benefit as a spouse on her husband’s record only if it pays a higher rate than her own retirement benefit. And then I get dozens of emails from readers who say something like: “In your recent column, you said all wives should get spousal benefits on their husband’s record.” That’s just one example. Here are some more. (And you will notice that each of my answers is going to start off with the phrase: “You misunderstood what I wrote.”)
Q: I am 66 and get my own Social Security. I get $1560 per month. My husband is about to retire and file for Social Security. He will get $2,400 monthly. In one recent column, you said that there is no marriage penalty with Social Security. But in a past column, you said that I can only get an amount equal to half my husband’s Social Security. So when my husband files for Social Security, my benefit will be cut to $1,200 per month, or half of his $2,400 rate. That sure sounds like a penalty to me!
A: You misunderstood what I wrote. I did NOT say that your benefit will be cut to an amount equal to one-half of your husband’s rate. What I said is that you either get your own Social Security retirement benefit or between one-third and one-half of your husband’s rate, whichever pays more. In your case, your own benefit is much higher than 33 to 50% of your husband’s benefit, so you just keep getting your own Social Security check.
Q: In a recent column, you said a wife can take part of her husband’s Social Security, and then at 70, switch to her own benefits. I thought that was a good idea, so I called the Social Security toll-free number to set that up, and they said I could not do that. What’s going on?
A: You misunderstood what I wrote. If you go back and re-read that column, you’ll see that I was referring to widows. A widow can take reduced benefits on one record and later switch to higher benefits on another record. For example, if she is not working, she could take about a 70% widow’s rate at age 60, and at her full retirement age, switch to 100% of her own benefit, or wait until 70 and switch to 132%. Or she might be ahead to do it the other way around. She
could take a 75% reduced retirement benefit on her own record at age 62 (the earliest you can get retirement benefits) and switch to a 100% widow’s rate at her full retirement age. Note that there is no extra bonus for delaying widow’s benefits until 70.
So again, a widow can do that. But a woman whose husband is still alive can’t do that. She must always file for her own Social Security benefit first.
Q: In a past column, you said that a woman who remarries after age 60 can still get her ex-husband’s Social Security. I waited until after I was 60 to remarry. My first husband is a retired doctor, and he gets about $3,500 per month from Social Security. That is way more than my own meager Social Security check. When I tried to get his Social Security, I was told that as long as I’m married to my second husband, I can’t get anything from my doctor first husband. So please retract what you wrote.
A: You misunderstood what I wrote. And there is nothing to retract. You made the same mistake the person as the prior questioner did. In that past column, I wrote that a widow who remarries after age 60 can continue to receive benefits from her first husband’s record. You’re not a widow.
Q: In a past column, you said that a wife can get benefits on her husband’s Social Security record even if he isn’t yet claiming Social Security himself. I am 62 and have never worked outside the home. My husband is also 62. He plans to wait until 70 to file for Social Security. I called Social Security, and they said I can’t file for benefits until he files. I told them what you wrote, and they said you are wrong. How can you mislead your readers like that?
A: You misunderstood what I wrote. And I didn’t mislead anyone. Please go back and check that past column. You will note that column was about divorced spouses and what they are due from Social Security. A woman who is divorced can claim benefits on her ex-husband’s record even if he hasn’t filed for Social Security. He has to be at least 62 years old, but he need not have applied for benefits yet. But for reasons too messy to explain in today’s column, a woman who is currently married to her husband, as you are, must wait until he is collecting Social Security before she can file for benefits on his record. And by the way, your potential eligibility for spousal benefits might be an incentive for your husband to consider signing up for benefits before age 70.
Q: In a past column, you said that the full retirement age is 66 years old and two months. But my full retirement age is 66 years old and four months. Please explain the discrepancy.
A: You misunderstood what I wrote. I said that the full retirement age for someone born in 1955 is 66 and two months. If you were born in a different year, you have a different full retirement age. There is a chart listing the various FRAs in my Social Security guidebook (see ordering instructions below).
If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has a book with all the answers. It’s called “Social Security -- Simple and Smart.” You can find the book at www.creators.com/books. Or look for it on Amazon or other book outlets.
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Should I purchase a home now or wait until prices come down?
This is a question that more and more people have been asking me and for most situations, the answer is, “it all depends on your specific and particular financial, life or family situation. But for some, the answer might be emphatically and a resounding “NO.”
The number one reason is that there is a correlation between the prices you will pay for a property and the interest on your mortgage at the time you will be purchasing. However, this will be determined by your monthly PITI (principle, interest, taxes and insurance) costs; not including any sudden repairs or emergency situations.
Because our housing inventory and interest rates are @ 50-year lows and demand is @ a 50-year high, prices have escalated @ rates not ever experienced by the purchasing consumer. Although there are those that are still seeking homes to buy, there is a segment of those that have dropped out due to those price increases that have pushed and forced them out of the qualifying range or that they are becoming more concerned and worried that they may be getting in too late at the top of the market.
Here are my thoughts on these very disturbing and as some may think precarious, uncertain, and challenging times and as such in many ways they are for some. It all depends on how you perceive and approach your individual and personal situation with a plan. You know that you always hear me note, “if you fail to plan, then you most assuredly plan to fail.”
Waiting for the market, as some are
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the mythical average ‘Families’ might be forbidden to purchase a ‘Family’ size of plain Cheerios lest they bond together in a new religious cult. I saw a completely new variety named ‘Cheerioats’ which I have never seen before. Seeing this did not make me cheery. I wonder if this variety had possibly gotten contaminated by being accidentally stored too close to the isolated ‘Pumpkin Spice’ poison variety and the original plain Cheerios had committed ‘cherriocide’.
The ‘Family’ size offerings were also more limited than the other 2 sizes and I sensed something in particular that made no sense whatsoever to my slowly decaying scientific brain. Did you observe that there are 2 separate listings of ‘Family’ size Honey Nut Cheerios in my summary table? One box has 18.8
BY PHILIP A. RAICES
saying and prognosticating for prices to go down or worst case scenario to crash, is in my opinion, no different than what some are saying about the pros and cons about our vaccines and we all know about that without taking sides in this column. But keep in mind polio wouldn’t have been eradicated if it weren’t for vaccines and everyone getting inoculated! So for those that are waiting, considering dropping out, or have already dropped out, my professional opinion is to get back in!!! Here are my reasons and my thoughts about this market. All one has to do is calculate at current interest rates what your maximum P.I.T.I. is with whatever cushion you find necessary to add for repairs or sudden emergencies and then come up with your monthly “nut” of costs. So that is the amount that you feel comfortable sticking with as your maximum outlay. But I have always told my clients to go a bit higher as some sellers just might be ready to reduce their asking price because they have been overpriced for several weeks or even months. Listen, timing=luck and you just might be in the right zone at the right time to score your first or second home, maybe? It’s far better to try and fail than to succeed at nothing, right?
es come down to; let’s say anywhere from 5% to 10% or more, which I seriously doubt for 2021 and possibly into 2022. So let’s just say that interest rates go up anywhere from ¼-1% or more over time, reducing our current demand and causing the reduction in asking prices. Then figure out what your costs would be with the higher rates and then you can make a determination as to whether or not waiting would be the most advantageous and prudent path to pursue. For some it just might make a lot of sense in waiting for different reasons as for your job or business might not be doing as well now and might not even exist in a few years for a multitude of reasons, due to layoffs, salary cuts, and technology eliminating your position as well as company buyouts and paring down on duplication of jobs, reducing labor costs and of course, separation or divorce just might, unfortunately, be in the cards too, etc.
call for a 15 “FREE” consultation. Here are some links to articles that will provide more insight as to market trends, things to know, and business information:
https://www.investopedia.com/ articles/mortgages-real-estate/08/ home-seller-mistakes-selling-house. asp
Philip A. Raices is the owner/Broker of Turn Key Real Estate @ 3 Grace Ave Suite 180 in Great Neck. He has 40 years of experience in the Real Estate industry and has earned designations as a Graduate of the Realtor Institute (G.R.I.) and also as a Certified International Property Specialist (C.I.P.S).
Now calculate the number that you might anticipate and would like and hope and pray that the market pric-
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But on the other hand, it just might be way more expensive to wait, even at today’s higher prices and of course, the increase in real estate taxes coming down the pike in the next 5 years, because of the higher interest rates over time will cost you much more over a 15-30 year period than the “supposed” reduction in prices due to higher interest rates, lowering the demand. If you want to know the different scenarios then I am only as far away as a phone
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ounces while the exact same variety and size has 19.5 ounces! Both are prominently displayed next to each other on the same shelf. The advertised price of $5.99 per box was exactly the same. I went back to the shelf and took a photo.
The 18.8-ounce box was taller than the 19.5-ounce box. Both were advertised as ‘naturally flavored’ gluten free, and both noted they were made with real honey, but the 18.8-ounce box had only a tiny advertisement that it ‘can help LOWER CHOLESTEROL as part of a heart healthy diet’. My first assumption was that this deletion must have resulted from a court settlement somewhere. Perhaps General Mills had sold advertising space to Space Jam to offset the cost of cereal box manufacturing. The lighter box was taller and thinner than the heavier box. Was this done on purpose to reflect the generally taller height of bas-
ketball players? I considered it an affront to shorter rounder humans everywhere. The taller, thinner box was valued at 32.20 cents per ounce. The shorter, wider box was valued at a significantly less 30.74 cents per ounce. Both boxes were being sold for exactly the same price of $5.99 which clearly shows a General Mills prejudice that shorter and heavier people don’t have as much value as taller and lighter people!
None of these observations and facts helped me determine how a “Large” or “Family” size box is calculated or measured. The examination became even more confusing when I carefully read a small disclaimer on two “Large” sized Cheerios’ boxes. The Large Frosted Cheerios box stated “25% more cereal than the previous 10.6 oz size” box and the Large Honey Nut Medley Crunch Cheerios box stated “25% more cereal
For a “FREE” 15 minute consultation, a value analysis of your home, or to answer any of your questions or concerns he can be reached by cell: (516) 647-4289 or by email: Phil@TurnKeyRealEstate. Com Just email or snail mail (regular mail) him with your ideas or suggestions on future columns with your name, email and cell number and he will call or email you back.
than the previous 13.1 oz size” box. WHO IS MAKING THIS STUFF UP???
I gave up. I needed some cereal and noticed the Large sized box of plain Cheerios also had a sticker advertising “Buy 1 get 1 FREE”. My fossilizing brain recognized this as a more economic choice and left the aisle with 2 LARGE sized boxes of plain Cheerios in my cart, hoping one box didn’t become stale waiting patiently in my food cupboard for its turn to be eaten. As I continued towards the orange juice aisle, I noticed a Kelloggs cereal box on a shelf proclaiming it was a FAMILY size box of Rice Krispees weighing 24.0 ounces. This weight was over 5 full ounces heavier than any of the General Mills similar sized products. I simply fled the store.
Long
Island’s American Airpower Museum Hosts Labor Day Weekend ‘Warbirds, Wings & Wheels Show’
American Airpower Museum, Long Island’s only flying military aviation museum, will host its Warbirds, Wings and Wheels Show on Labor Day Weekend, Saturday, September 4 and Sunday, September 5, from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Hangar 3, 1230 New Highway, Farmingdale, New York. Come to the Museum’s two day spectacular celebrating the history of aviation and automobiles! Get up close and personal with vintage Biplanes, Model A and T Fords, plus the Museum’s fleet of World War II aircraft. There will be flights available on vintage aircraft, contests, and raffles.
On Saturday, vintage Biplanes from the Bayport Aerodrome Society will land on the tarmac and taxi up to park on AAM’s ramp at Hangar 3. On display with the Biplanes will be vintage cars from the Model A Ford Club of Long Island (Model A and T Fords, plus others). The Museum’s sponsor, Cockpit USA, will donate one flight jacket to the winner of the best
car and one flight jacket for the winner of the best airplane contests.
Be there Sunday as the Museum’s WWII squadron fires up their mighty engines and lifts off to perform exciting flight maneuvers over Republic Airport. Aerial demonstrations will feature several flybys by AAM’s vintage military aircraft that played pivotal roles in America’s WWII victories.
An added attraction on both Saturday and Sunday: AAM’s 1939 Red Waco UPF-7 Biplane and North American AT-6D Texans will be available to give living history flight experiences, weather permitting. Admission: $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and veterans, $10 for children 5 to 12. Don’t miss this one!
American Airpower Museum, Hangar 3, 1230 New Highway, Farmingdale, NY 11735 , 631-2936398, info@americanairpowermuseum. org, www.americanairpowermuseum. org
Dear Readers: It’s the rare person who doesn’t occasionally fall into some poor financial habits that can lead to potentially scary results. This fall, make sure you’re not tricking yourself into a financial bind. Rather, treat yourself to greater security by reviewing these 10 personal finance “gotchas” and making any necessary changes. The results can be better than chocolate!
1) Trick: Assuming your money is going where you want it to go
You’re making ends meets, so you’re on top of your money, right? Maybe not. Money has a sneaky way of slipping away if you’re not careful.
Treat: Instead of making assumptions, make a budget. Start with two lists: your necessary monthly expenses and your nice-to-haves. Can you cover both with your income? If not, get out the red pen and start crossing off some of the extras. You don’t have to give them up completely, just save in advance. Then when you want to treat yourself, you’ll enjoy it even more knowing you’ve got it covered.
2) Trick: Thinking a financial emergency won’t happen to you
Unexpected expenses can creep up on you even if you’re young and healthy. A job loss? An accident? It may not happen, but it could, and it could cost you big time if you’re not prepared.
Treat: Build an emergency fund. Aim to cover three to six months of essential
living expenses by setting aside cash in an easily accessible savings or money market account. You don’t have to do it all at once. Just make your emergency fund a line item on your budget and save what you can each month until you reach your goal.
3) Trick: Confusing good & bad debt
Debt like a mortgage or a student loan that’s low-interest, possibly tax-deductible and is used for a potentially appreciating asset can actually work in your favor. That’s the good kind. Credit cards and other high-interest, nondeductible consumer debt? Even though it’s convenient, that definitely falls into the “bad” category.
Treat: Don’t charge more on your credit cards than you can pay off each month. Create a plan to tackle any balances. Start by paying as much as you can on the highest-interest debt while always making at least minimum payments on the others. Work your way down until your credit card balances are paid off -- and stay that way.
4) Trick: Not checking your credit score
A low credit score can have serious repercussions, from higher interest rates and points on a loan to impacting your ability to rent an apartment -- or even get a job.
Treat: Go to the Annual Credit Report website once a year to get a free credit report from each of the three major credit bureaus (Equifax, Experian and Transunion). If you’re in the low zone,
there are positive steps you can take: pay your bills on time, keep your credit card balances low, establish a long credit history, minimize new credit requests, use different types of credit.
5) Trick: Losing track of bank fees ATM fees, account fees, foreign transaction fees -- they can definitely catch you unawares. And they can add up quickly.
Treat: Review your statements so you know exactly what you’re being charged. If you’re unpleasantly surprised by the fees you’re paying, talk to your bank. Still unhappy? Change banks. There are many no-fee options out there.
6) Trick: Being complacent about retirement savings
Don’t assume you’re OK just because you’re putting some money aside. With more people living into their 90s, there’s a real risk of outliving your money if you’re not prepared.
Treat: Crunch the numbers so you’re sure you’ll have the nest egg you want. If you’re contributing to a 401(k), great, but it may not be enough. Use an online retirement calculator to help you figure out timing and how much to save each month. Get started early. And give yourself an extra edge by putting all your contributions on automatic. Need more help with number crunching? Consider working with a professional adviser to develop a personalized plan.
7) Trick: Under- or over-insuring Saving on premiums may seem smart now, but what’s the ultimate cost if you
don’t have enough insurance when you need it? On the other hand, if you’re paying for insurance you don’t need, you’re also losing out.
Treat: Check to make sure your coverage and plans for medical, auto, homeowners/rental or disability insurance are still right for you. Be sure to take full advantage of all your employee benefits. And don’t be lured into buying unnecessary insurance for risks that you can handle more cost-effectively on your own (for example, pet insurance with lots of exclusions and high deductibles).
8) Trick: Confusing saving and investing
Just because you have money in a 401(k) doesn’t mean it’s invested. You have to take action to make your money grow.
Treat: Long-term investing in the stock market is one of the best ways to grow your savings. The key is to invest in a diversified mix of stocks, bonds and cash that are appropriate for your time frame and feelings about risk -- and never try to time the market or bet on a single stock. A 401(k) that offers target date retirement funds is one easy way to get started.
9) Trick: Taking Social Security too early
You can file for Social Security as early as age 62, but that doesn’t mean it’s the best choice for you. In fact, it could mean you’ll collect considerably less over time.
Treat: Don’t jump to collect Social Se-
curity benefits earlier than you have to. If you file before what the SSA considers your full retirement age, your benefits will be permanently reduced. And for every year you wait past your FRA until age 70, you’ll get an 8% increase. That can make a huge difference, especially if you enjoy a long life.
10) Trick: Ignoring your estate plan
You may have an estate plan in place,
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but when was the last time you looked at it? And if you don’t have one already, the trick could be not only on you but also on your heirs.
Treat: Set up at least a basic estate plan, including naming a guardian for any minor children and an advance health care directive. Once you have a plan in place, be sure to review and update it periodically to reflect any significant life changes such as marriage,
divorce or additions to the family.
Unlike Halloween candy, these financial treats aren’t just a one-time indulgence. They can set you up with a sweet financial situation to savor for years to come!
Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz, Certified Financial Planner, is president of the Charles Schwab Foundation and author of “The Charles Schwab Guide to Finances After Fifty.” Read more at
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August Virtual Events at the Jericho Public Library
Monday, August 23
2:00 p.m.: Virtual Art Lecture: Little Gems of Holland with Mary Maguire - Join Mary as she takes us by river boat on the Alma Dolci. We begin at the Mauritshuis at the Hague, then on to the Kröller Muller Museum to see their amazing collection of Van Goghs. Next we’ll make a quick stop at Haarlem to visit the Frans Hals Museum and soon we will be travelling down the enchanting canals of Amsterdam. Oops! Did she forget to mention an April visit to delightful Keukenhof Gardens, and the city of Delft for a little bit of pottery shopping? There will be tulips and windmills and cheese — plus lots of art to explore!
7:00 p.m.: Virtual Fit & Fabulous with Linda Ray - Spend the evening exercising with Linda!
Tuesday, August 17
10:30 a.m.: Virtual Stories with
Miss Liz (Ages 2–5) - This is a Mommy and Me program of stories, songs, rhymes, and fingerplays.
11:00 a.m.: Virtual Guided Meditation for Self-Healing with Patricia Anderson - Join Pat for one or all of the meditation sessions to bring harmony and balance into your life. Learn the beautiful practice of Jin Shin Jyutsu to help your body heal and keep you relaxed.
2:00 p.m.: Virtual Art Lecture: Women Sculptors in NYC with Sylvia Laudien-Meo, Museum Educator, Tour Guide, College Professor - Until August 2020, NYC had only five public art works that represented historic women. There are, however, many sculptures which were created by female artists, starting with Emma Stebbins’ “Angel of the Waters” in Central Park. During the nineteenth century mostly upper class
women received artistic training and won public commissions. Female artists were recruited for the World’s Fairs and gained visibility in modern times, adding important figurative and abstract works to our urban fabric. Some of these artists include Anne Huntington, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, Marisol and Louise Nevelson. Sylvia will show us many sculptures hidden in New York City.
Wednesday, August 25
1:00 p.m.: Virtual Watercolor Demonstration with Chuck Van Horn - Chuck will give descriptive instruction as he paints each week. There will be time for questions and critique of your work at the end of the demo
Thursday, August 26
10:00 a.m.: Virtual Chair Yoga with Jolie Bosnjak - This class will
begin with a breath practice to calm the mind and meld with the poses. You will move from head to toe, using the chair as a prop for support. This practice is for all levels...including those nursing an injury or coping with a chronic problem. The results will surprise you!
1:00 p.m.: Virtual End of Summer Reading Finale - Participants of the Summer Reading Program will be invited to attend this virtual event. Our raffle winners will be announced at that time.
5:30 p.m.: Virtual Yoga with JoeJoe Cilmi is a certified Iyengar Hatha Yoga instructor. Join him for this yoga class geared for all levels and reduce the stress in your life while keeping fit!
For all events, go to www.jerichopubliclibrary.org/events/month to register.
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More than 1,500 undergraduate and graduate students recently awarded degrees at Adelphi University, including those who completed degree requirements in December 2020 and May 2021.
Bethpage
Ashley Maderich, Nursing, Bachelor of Science, Magna Cum Laude, Sigma Theta Tau (Nursing Honorary) and School Honors
Ana Guerriero, criminal justice, Bachelor of Science
Elizabeth Cobb, economics, Bachelor of Arts, Summa Cum Laude, Beta Gamma Sigma and School Honors
Holly Solomon, studio art, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Summa Cum Laude
Hicksville
Dana Shyne, social sciences, Bachelor of Arts
Terence Wong, computer science, Bachelor of Science, Magna Cum Laude and Departmental Honors
Garfield Forbes, emergency services admin, Bachelor of Science, Summa Cum Laude and David Newton Award For Academic Excellence
Harleen Anand, nursing, Bachelor of Science, Summa Cum Laude, Sigma Theta Tau (Nursing Honorary) and School Honors
Naveed Shah, biology, Bachelor of Science, Summa Cum Laude and Panayotis Agelarakis Award
Gabriela Vidad, physics, Bachelor of Science, Magna Cum Laude and Sigma Pi Sigma (Physics Honorary)
Simranjit Kaur, neuroscience, Bachelor of Science, Magna Cum Laude
Matthew Koprowski, Marketing, Bachelor of Science
Jessica Corrado, nursing, Bachelor of Science, Summa Cum Laude, Linda (Rodwin) Tenenbaum Oncology Award and School Honors
Anthony Rolston, accounting, Bachelor of Business Administration, Cum Laude
Dionisia Livanos, history, Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude, Departmental Honors, Phi Alpha Theta (History Honorary) and Thucydides Award (History)
Sean Deady, information systems, Bachelor of Science, Magna Cum Laude and Departmental Honors
Levittown
Jessica Petry, management, Bachelor of Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude and School Honors
Kelly Hogan, accounting, Bachelor of Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude and School Honors
Carissa Giuliano, physics, Bachelor of Arts, Summa Cum Laude and Sigma Pi Sigma (Physics Honorary)
Evelyn Turcios, social work, Bachelor of Social Work
Kevin Granger, nursing, Bachelor of Science, Magna Cum Laude and School Honors
College Notes
Siara Louie, nursing, Bachelor of Science, Magna Cum Laude and School Honors
Jessica Mannarino, nursing, Bachelor of Science, Cum Laude and School Honors
Sebastian Rosales, nursing, Bachelor of Science, Cum Laude
Adrienne McAuliffe, communication disorders, Bachelor of Science, Magna Cum Laude
Syosset
Michael Chite, exercise science, Bachelor of Science
Steven Kueper, accounting/ management, Bachelor of Business Administration, Cum Laude and School Honors
Eric Meirs, management, Bachelor of Business Administration, Summa Cum Laude, Beta Gamma Sigma and School Honors
Osama Asghar, biology, Bachelor of Science, Magna Cum Laude
John Rotolo, psychology, Bachelor of Arts
Plainview
Paul Golombek, history, Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude and Phi Alpha Theta (History Honorary)
Jason Rosen, economics, Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude and School Honors
Paul Golombek, history, Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude and Phi Alpha Theta (History Honorary)
Jason Rosen, economics, Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude and School Honors n
Hofstra University is proud to announce the Spring 2021 Provost’s List, which recognizes students who have earned a perfect 4.0 grade point average.
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Samantha Doerner, Julie Grzybowski, Jillian Kane, Victoria Kane Hicksville
Cesar Adames, Graziella Flynn, Rahul Jaggi, Moiez Latif, Tyler LaVorgna, Saddaf Menhaji, Stephanie Minutillo, Trisha Shah Levittown
Molly Botros, Matthew Conforti, Kelly Elkowitz, Ruchika Khindri, Erin McCall, Pritpaul Minhas, Isabella Molina, Charlize Rojas, Jaclyn Spector, Shayna Trachten
Lovleen Aujla, Livia Futterman, Mitchell Goren, Anna John, Stacy Kappe, Megan Mazza, Gia Romano, Katlyn Tanenbaum, Prince Vathappallil
Syosset
Chloe Chan, Rozitta Moradi, Kevin Kuliner n
SUNY Oswego recently recognized Nassau County residents as high academic achievers on its President’s List and Deans’ List for the spring 2021 semester.
President’s List students are those attaining semester grade-point averages of 3.8 or higher while carrying required academic credits. Students on the President’s List include:
Alexa Cordeiro, Bethpage, human development
Benjamin L. Diamond, Plainview, journalism
Mia A. Dircks, Bethpage, broadcasting and mass communication
Jessica G. Silver, Levittown, human development
Deans’ List students are those attaining semester grade-point averages between 3.3 and 3.79 while carrying required academic credits. Students on the Deans’ List include:
Anthony J. Battista, Plainview, broadcasting and mass communication
Stephanie Carroll, Plainview, psychology
Juliana R. Diaz, Old Bethpage, zoology
Sarah M. Doscher, Plainview, human development
Nicole A. Drebsky, Plainview, communication and social interaction
Julian M. Drew, Jericho, marketing
Zachary G. Elicks, Syosset, technology education
Alaina H. Herman, Plainview, adolescence education, physics
Zachary J. Hilbert, Plainview, technology education
Sydney E. Jacobs, Woodbury, psychology
Joshua R. Koplitz, Plainview, graphic design
Kathryn M. Lotito, Bethpage, communication and social interaction
Zachary S. Malamud, Plainview, broadcasting and mass communication
Deeba Rustemi, Hicksville, adolescence education, English
Brian E. Saccone, Plainview, broadcasting and mass communication
Cristian T. Sanford, Hicksville, broadcasting and mass communication
Zachary B. Stromberg, Plainview, business administration n
Over 500 students graduated from SUNY Delhi in the Spring of 2021. Commencement was held virtually on May 15, 2021 where certificates, associate, bachelor’s, and master’s degrees were conferred upon the classes of Fall 2020 and Spring 2021.
Jesse Siegall of Plainview graduated from SUNY Delhi in May 2021 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in human resource management.
Samuel Blanket of Old Bethpage
graduated from SUNY Delhi in May 2021 with an Associate in Applied Science degree in culinary arts.
Anu John of Plainview graduated from SUNY Delhi in May 2021 with a Bachelor of Science in nursing degree.
Sarah Ladha of Levittown graduated from SUNY Delhi in May 2021 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in event management.
Nicholas Scarpa of Hicksville graduated from SUNY Delhi in May 2021 with an Associate in Applied Science degree in welding technology.
Matthew Peritz of Levittown graduated from SUNY Delhi in May 2021 with an Associate in Applied Science degree in electrical construction and instrumentation.
Alecia Ogeer of Levittown graduated from SUNY Delhi in May 2021 with a Bachelor of Science in nursing degree.
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Tufts University awarded approximately 1,500 undergraduate students degrees in disciplines ranging from the sciences and engineering to the humanities and fine arts during its online degree conferral ceremony commemorating the accomplishments of the Class of 2021.
The graduates from the School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering included Jason Getzler of Plainview, with a degree in biology (BS), Summa Cum Laude.
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Tufts University recently announced the Dean’s List for the Spring 2021 semester.
Among those students are:
Caleb Deitch of Woodbury, Class of 2024
Julia Klimberg of Syosset, Class of 2024
Annie Li of Syosset, Class of 2024
Cole Menchel of Woodbury, Class of 2024
Laurelle Sum of Syosset, Class of 2024
Anthony Merolla of Syosset, Class of 2022
Matthew Cashin of Syosset, Class of 2023
Rebecca Geiger of Syosset, Class of 2023
Dhanush Sivasankaran of Hicksville, Class of 2024
Zach Ferretti of Old Bethpage, Class of 2023
Amanda Ganz of Plainview, Class of 2023
Colin Wu of Levittown, Class of 2023
Zach Ferretti of Old Bethpage, Class of 2023
Olivia Landau of Jericho, Class of 2024
Keertti Sinnan of Jericho, Class of 2024
Michelle Lu of Jericho, Class of 2022
Dean’s List honors at Tufts University require a semester grade point average of 3.4 or greater.
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The Bristal Assisted Living has been serving seniors and their families in the tri-state area since 2000, offering independent and assisted living, as well as state-of-the-art memory care programs. We are committed to helping residents remain independent, while providing peace of mind that expert care is available, if needed. Designed with seniors in mind, each of our communities feature exquisitely appointed apartments and beautiful common areas that are perfect for entertaining. On-site services and amenities include daily housekeeping, gourmet meals, a cinema, salon, plus so much more. Discover a vibrant community, countless social events with new friends, and a luxurious lifestyle that you will only find at The Bristal.
“This is my second time having Catherine as my realtor. The first time was seven years ago for purchasing a home and now this past spring for selling my home. Both times Catherine was extremely professional, knowledgeable and responsive. She also has a way of putting you at ease and makes the very stressful process of purchasing or selling your home as smooth and worry free as possible! What I think puts Cathy above the rest is the sense that you can really trust that she wants to support you throughout the process and has your best interest in mind. She also comes with a wealth of experience and expertise so you can trust her suggestions and judgments.” -Sold a home in Jericho NY
