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A NEW ADVENTURE

BY GARY SIMEONE

As if the Bounce! Trampoline Sports kids venue in Syosset can’t get any more exciting, the amusement center has recently opened up their new Adventure Zone. The elevated play area, which is meant for kids of all ages, features a 90-foot zip line, 11 rock climbing walls and a junior  ropes course.

“It is a 36 different element obstacle course that glows in the dark. How cool is that,” said Rachel Fain, managing partner of Bounce! Trampoline Sports. “It features a continuous tracking system and there is no path on it, so kids can go wherever they want.”

Fain said that the Adventure Zone, which was officially

opened last Friday, will help add diversity to the location.

“We wanted to add a little more diversity to our activities here at Bounce because diversification helps us stay competitive. As time goes on, we will continue to add more elements to it.”

She added that the Zone will also aid kids in their development, helping them with their balance and coordination and working on their core muscles and stability.

Bounce! Trampoline Sports  is part of the BounceU franchise, which came to life in 2003. The principle behind Bounce was to host an indoor location for kids birthday parties and let them enjoy their most special day of the year.

The Syosset location opened in 2013, and according to Fain, it is one of the ten biggest venues in the country.

“I was one of the first employees hired here and in that time, we’ve added a lot of new elements to this location,” said Fain.

The Adventure Zone has the capacity to hold 60 children, and also features an interactive component so parents can communicate with their children while they’re scaling and climbing.

The location is open Tuesday through Friday from 4PM to 8PM and on Saturday and Sunday from 10AM to 8PM. The glow in the dark lights are turned on Friday and Saturday nights from 8PM to 10PM.

3 arrested for string of Nassau burglaries

Nassau County Police have arrested three men for allegedly burglarizing numerous locations between May and September.

According to police, the men entered residences through rear doors or windows and removed jewelry, currency and other items on the following dates:

• May 12th at 8:37PM - 24 Laurel Ln., Old Westbury

• May 12th at 9:19PM - 33 Kensington Circle, Manhasset

• May 18th at 8:28PM - 5 Laurel Ln., Old Westbury

• June 1st at 8:30PM - 2 Stone

Hill Dr., Manhasset

• June 23rd at 8:31PM - 33

Holiday Pond Rd., Woodbury

• August 10th at 9:00PM - 24

Stone Hill Dr., Manhasset

• September 21st at 8:49PM8 Annette Pl., Jericho

Extensive investigation by the Burglary Pattern team as well as the Electronics Squad and Asset Forfeiture Intelligence Unit led to the arrest of the following individuals: Brayan Castano, 30, of Queens; Andres Zapata, 20, of  Queens; Oscar Vera, 27, of  San Bernadino, California.

Meet the Candidates Nights at Temple

The community is invited to attend Meet the Candidate evenings at Temple Chaverim (1050 Washington Avenue, Plainview) on Monday, October 8th and Monday, October 22nd at 7:30PM. Republican candidates will be featured on October 8th and Democratic candidates on October 22nd. These separate but equal informational gatherings will feature the candidates running for US Congress, NYS Senate, NYS Assembly and District Court Judgeships in the Plainview, Old Bethpage, Bethpage, Syos-

set, Jericho and Hicksville districts. Hear them tell you who they are and why they want your vote.

These are not debates, each will feature an attendee question and answer session.

This event is open to the entire community. To ensure enough seating,  please call or email with the names and number of those attending. No other information will be needed. For information or to make a reservation please call 516-349-8224 or email Sburton292@optonline.net

Part of the play area at Adventure Zone, a new kids venue in Syosset.

Free Family

Fall & Halloween Festival

The Town of Oyster Bay’s Family Fall & Halloween Festival will be held on Saturday, October 20th, from 1PM to 4PM at Marjorie R. Post Community Park, located at 451 Unqua Road in Massapequa.

“This festival is a great opportunity for residents to celebrate the arrival of fall and Halloween with activities that are fun for residents of all ages,” stated Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino. “From picking pumpkins to inflatables and our popular hayride, families are sure to enjoy all that the festival has to offer.”

The Family Fall & Halloween Festival will feature a ‘U-Pick’ pumpkin patch for children to pick their own pumpkin, inflatables, a hay maze, games and refreshments.  Costumes for those attending are encouraged and residents can bring their already carved pumpkins to be judged in this year’s Carved Pumpkin Contest.

The Family Fall & Halloween Festival will be held rain or shine.  For more information, please call (516) 797-7925 or visit www.oysterbaytown. com.

National Merit Semifinalist at OLMA

Our Lady of Mercy Academy’s Principal, Ms. Sandra Betters, announced senior Amelia Medved has been named a Semifinalist in the 64th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Amelia is among approximately 16,000 students nationwide who will have the opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $32 million that will be offered next spring.

To be considered for a Merit Scholarship award, Semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the Finalist level of the competition. About 90 percent of the Semifinalists are expected to attain Finalist standing, and about half of the Finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar title.

Adult ESL classes offered this fall

Adult ESL classes will resume this Fall for parents of Jericho students. Federal funding offsets all costs for this program. The goal of this program is to improve communication between school and home. This is one of many steps that the district hopes will make all members of the community feel welcome in our schools.

2018-2019 Adult ESL classes will be scheduled three times this school year during the months of October, January, and March. Each class will run for 4 weeks per session. There are 2 Day Sessions planned for the Fall – Level 1 from 9:00AM – 10:30AM and Level 2 from 10:30AM – Noon.

The Fall Adult ESL classes are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning October 9th, 2018 in the Middle School Conference Room B, and will run until

November 1st, 2018. During the month of December 2018, information will be posted on the Jericho website for the 2019 Winter and Spring Adult ESL Classes. Parents that completed the Fall session may want to resume their ESL studies by registering for the Level 1 or Level 2 Winter Session (4 weeks per session). During the month of December 2018, new registrations will also be accepted for the Winter sessions on a first come, first served basis.

To register, please e-mail caragoncillo@jerichoschools.org and provide: your name, class you want to attend (Level 1 or 2), email address, phone number, and your child's(ren's) name(s)/school. You must live in the Jericho School district, and priority is given to those who have children currently in the elementary, middle, and high schools.

Amelia Medved

With new Woodbury location, ‘The Cosmedoctor Is In’

BY RIKKI N. MASSAND

Members of the Syosset and Woodbury community welcomed a new full-service “Botox boutique” into its new home on Jericho Turnpike, backed by leading Huntington plastic surgeons and area business professionals. Daryl Katz, owner of Cosmedoctor Prescription Beauty, introduced herself and her new business to the Syosset Woodbury Chamber of Commerce by hosting “Networking Night” in late August and again at the September 23 Syosset Street Fair, where she set up a vendor table in view of the main stage. Since 2000 Katz has been an involved business leader in and around Syosset, including in her previous role as chief operating officer of the North Shore Cosmetic Medical Center, located at 239 Jericho Turnpike.

“I started out working for the major cosmetic companies like Estee Lauder in New York, where I became their youngest cosmetics manager. I entered the field of beauty and cosmetics learning from the large corporations leading the industry in New York. When I got married I moved to Long Island and began a transition to the clinical end of beauty running his cosmetic and plastic surgery practice, learning about injectables and how to resolve clients’ concerns from the inside-out as

opposed to using those topical products the Manhattan companies such as Estee Lauder feature,” Katz explained.

In her years here, Katz recognized Woodbury and the immediate area along Jericho Turnpike as a high-profile, easily accessible location.

Cosmedoctor’s medical director, Dr. John Layliev, has been in the cosmetic surgery practice for just over one year. The native of Jamaica Estates attended Townsend Harris for high school and Cornell University, with a major in biological science. Dr. Layliev then went on to NYU School of Medicine, where he completed a fellowship at the Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery.

Dr. James N. Romanelli is the chief of staff of Northwell Health’s Huntington Hospital, as well as proprietor of Romanelli Cosmetic Surgery at 110 East Main Street in Huntington. The graduate of Baylor University College of Medicine, where he completed residency in plastic and reconstructive surgery, has been a board-certified plastic surgeon in practice for over 25 years. He joined Daryl Katz and Dr. Layliev on August 23 and said the beautiful new Cosmedoctor location at 7954 Jericho Turnpike will serve the Syosset and Woodbury community well:

“This is a welcoming, wonderful location right next to many high-end places and the community itself is so

InspIrIng Women ™ a free community health education program Breast CanCer:

What You Can Do to reDuCe Your rIsk

NYU Winthrop speakers Gina DeLuca, RD, CDN, Center for Cancer Care; Shubhada Dhage, MD, Director of the Breast Health Center and Associate Director of the Breast Health Program; and Carole Filangieri, Department of Behavioral Health will discuss the following:

• Nutritional tips to help reduce breast cancer risk

• How stress & anxiety affect you & how to reduce stress

• Lifestyle choices that impact your overall risk of cancer

• How to incorporate healthy lifestyle choices

Thursday, October 25, 2018

Sign in: 6:45 PM Program: 7:00 PM

NYU Winthrop Research & Academic Center 101 Mineola Blvd. (Corner of Second Street in Mineola) Treiber Family Conference Center

Admission is free, but seating is limited

For reservations: Please call (516) 663-3916 or email: inspiringwomen@nyulangone.org

Inclement weather & parking information call: (516) 663-9761

vibrant. The population pays attention to being fit, staying healthy and looking their best, so I think we will see this business have a successful operation here for a very long time. We are very excited about this collaboration with a high-quality professional in Daryl and the thriving business community in Syosset/Woodbury,” Dr. Romanelli said.

A week before her hosting of the Chamber’s networking night on August 23, Katz attended the August general meeting of the Chamber of Commerce at Puzzle Break on Michael Drive. There she participated in a group escape-room activity after networking with Chamber members and directors. One director commented on the great teamwork on August 16 that led to a very quick “break out” of the escape room.

At Cosmedoctor’s welcoming event, Syosset Woodbury Chamber of Commerce President Charo Ezdrin thanked Daryl Katz for bringing such a gorgeous, well-appointed office and professional practice to Syosset and Woodbury. She commented on the great display inside, the positive feedback from fellow Chamber members at the August 23 event, and the terrific sushi and appetizers, catered from Katz’s new neighbors at MoCA Asian Bistro right across from Cosmedoctor, at 7967 Jericho Turnpike. To compliment the

great array of food, Chamber members toasted with white wine and blueberry champagne courtesy of an independent New York City label.

“I have gotten used to saying this at every Chamber meeting, but this is we are growing and growing. We have new, exciting businesses coming in as our Chamber is alive and so many events are lined up. We continue networking and getting our names out there. As president of this Chamber of Commerce, I am so proud of our work and our business community and how far we have come since just last year,” Ezdrin said. Ezdrin also looked forward to Syosset Woodbury Chamber grand opening ceremonies and networking nights, including Thursday, September 13 at G2 Training and Spin studio, 95 Jackson Avenue (next to her own office, law firm Ezdrin & Woods P.C.) The Chamber of Commerce is holding its monthly general meeting Thursday evening, October 18 at Allstate Insurance, 333 Jackson Avenue in Syosset at 5;30 p.m. Five days later on Tuesday October 23 the Chamber will be at the Woodbury Village shopping center to celebrate the one-year anniversary of Naot retail and footwear, at the flagship store, 7965 Jericho Turnpike. The event at Naot begins at 5 p.m.

T his Week at the Jericho Public Library

Friday, October 5th at 1:30PM Taproot Workshops

Taproot is a not-for-profit organization that encourages amateur writers aged fifty and older to write their memoirs. 10 sessions through December 14th. Pick up your Taproot form at the Circulation Desk and mail it directly to Taproot with your $70.00 check.

Sunday, October 7th at 2:00PM Works of the Masters with Veselin Ninov

Pianist Veselin Ninov will present a breathtaking concert featuring major solo piano and orchestra works by W. A. Mozart, George Gershwin and Astor Piazzolla. He will be accompanied by the exceptional musicians of the New York Virtuosos, an ensemble established by MUZIKA Foundation for the Future. Tickets are required. Non-ticket holders will be seated as space allows.

Monday, October 8th at 2:00PM Profiles with Dr. William Thierfelder

When we Homo sapiens made our first appearance on the African plains around three hundred thousand years ago, we were content to stay put. We had plenty of food, we apparently mingled somewhat peacefully with other hominins like Homo erectus, and we enjoyed a fairly contented life. Around one-hundred-thousand years ago, things began to change. The climate began to shift, food supplies became more scarce and our numbers dwindled. We began to trek out of our homelands in small clan groups into the Middle East, Europe, Asia and eventually the Americas. In this program, Dr. Thierfelder takes a look at that remarkable odyssey across the planet.

Tuesday, October 9th at 2:00PM

Movie: Won’t You Be My Neighbor (Documentary/Biography)

An exploration of the life, lessons, and legacy of iconic children’s television host, Fred Rogers. Starring Joanne Rogers, Betty Aberlin, David Bianculli. Rated PG-13. 1 hour, 34 minutes.

Tuesday, October 9th at 7:00PM

Talk About Books with Fran Cohen

Join Fran for a discussion of Pachinko by Min Jin Lee, an elegantly written story of several generations of a Korean family in Japan. This epic saga is a powerful meditation on what immigrants sacrifice to achieve a home in the world. Listeners are welcome! Refreshments will be available.

Tuesday, October 9th at 7:30PM Board of Trustees Meeting

The public is invited to attend the monthly meeting of the Library Board of Trustees.

Thursday, October 11th at 2:00PM

Stop Chronic Worrying Welcome Designated Worriers! Are your significant others relaxed because you are doing their worrying for them? Are you worried when you are not worried enough? If you answered yes, join Carol Cott Gross when she presents this self-help program to stop the worrying... with humor. You will learn how to develop positive imagery, self talk and relaxation meditation techniques. And don’t forget the humor! Learn how to use it to cut down stress as well as how to help significant others decrease their worrying.

Friday, October 12th from 10:00AM to 2:00PM FREE Health Screenings: St. Francis Hospital Community Outreach Program

The screenings include a brief cardiac history, blood pressure, a simple blood test for cholesterol and diabetes, height, weight and body mass index. Flu shots will be available. No appointment necessary. You MUST be 18 or older.

Friday, October 12th at 2:00PM

Movie: Hotel Salvation(Comedy/Drama)

Faced with his father’s untimely and bizarre demand to go and die in the holy city of Varanasi and attain Salvation, a son is left with no choice but to embark on this journey. Starring Adil Hussain, Lalit Behl, Geetanjali Kulkarni. (India) Subtitles. Not Rated. 1 hour, 42 minutes.

Saturday, October 13th from 10:30AM to 12:30PM

Take a Walk Through Jericho’s History with Betsey Murphy, Local History Librarian

Mark your calendar for a tour of Jericho’s little known Historic Preserve. Bring the family and join Betsey for an interesting walk through history. Start at the Ketcham House followed by Elias Hicks’ home, pass by the former Maine Maid Inn and more. Come back to the library for refreshments, a fun family craft and raffle. Rain date: Saturday, October 20th. Register online or at the Circulation Desk.

All events are held at the Syosset Public Library, 1 Merry Lane, Jericho, NY, 11753.

Photos: Exterior Rendering, The Bristal at Garden City; Lobby, The Bristal at North Hills; Living Room, The Bristal at West Babylon; Dining Room, The Bristal at Lake Grove

Town honors Employee of the Month

Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino (left) presented a citation to Pat White (right) of Hicksville, who works for the Town of Oyster Bay’s Central Vehicle Maintenance Division, in the Department of Public Works and who was recognized as the Town of Oyster Bay’s September Employee of the Month. The recognition program was designed by Supervisor Saladino to honor outstanding members of the Town’s workforce. The Town says Pat performs an exceptional job for his department and constantly goes above and beyond the call of duty, and that he has established a distinguished record of excellence working diligently and has demonstrated a selfless commitment to the Town’s residents which warrants attention and gratitude.

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This Week at the Syosset Public Library

Friday, October 5th

from 10:30AM to 12:30PM

Let's Chat

Presenter: Beth Matlin, M.A.

Senior peer group discussion for facing some of the challenges of growing older. No registration required.

This event is free.

Friday, October 5th at 2:00PM

The James Bond Legacy Presenter: Ralph Guiteau, Head of Media Services

Ralph Guiteau will present an overview of the Bond legacy and then show a James Bond movie.

This event is free.

Thursday, October 11th at 2:00PM

Genealogy - DNA 101

Presenter: Susan Murphy, professional genealogy, Board Member of the DNA Genealogy Group of L.I.,

Librarian of the Irish Family History Forum

The availability of affordable DNA testing kits has had a tremendous impact on amateur genealogy. Susan Murphy will discuss the use of DNA Testing for genealogy. Refreshments will be served.

This event is free.

Friday, October 12th at 2:00PM

Views From the Bench

Presenter: United States

District Judge Joseph F. Bianco

Judge Bianco will explain the selection process for federal judges, discuss the cases and issues that are litigated in federal court on Long Island and explore the challenges facing our criminal justice system.

This event is free.

All events are held at the Syosset Public Library, 225 South Oyster Bay Road, Syosset.

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Take a walk through Jericho's history

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Take a walk through Jericho’s history with Betsey Murphy, local history librarian!

Mark your calendar on Saturday, October 13th from 10:30AM through 12:30PM for a tour of Jericho’s little-known Historic Preserve. Bring the family and join Betsey for an interesting walk through history. Start at the Ketcham House followed by Elias Hicks’ home, pass by the former Maine Maid Inn and more. Come back to the library for refreshments, a fun family craft and raffle.

Rain date: Saturday, October 20th. Register online or at the Circulation Desk at Jericho Public Library.

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The Festival of Sukkot at North Shore Synagogue

was out early building the sukkah for use throughout the Sukkot holiday.

Before parents and congregants arrived for the BBQ, Religious School students learned songs and prayers led by Rabbi Rachel Maimin and Cantor Kyle Cotler (standing on right.)

BY SCOTT FISHER

An eagerly anticipated sign of the upcoming autumn season at North Shore Synagogue is the annual building of the temple sukkah by the synagogue’s Brotherhood. A sukkah is a temporary open-walled structure used for eating, entertaining and sometimes even sleeping, built in celebration of the seven day harvest festival of Sukkot. Fortified by copious amounts of robust coffee, Brotherhood members rose with the sun on the morning of Sunday, September 23, putting its expertise, honed over many years of practice, to work assembling the framework that supports the sukkah’s open walls and roof.   The sukkah roof is covered with symbolic loose branches to allow the sun in during the day and the stars at night. The structure represents both the temporary shelter used during the harvest season and shelters lived in by the Jewish people during their 40 years of wandering in the desert.

When completed, temple children and their parents got an opportunity to decorate the walls and roof of the sukkah with designs and pictures specially created for the occasion. Rabbi Rachel Maimin and Cantor Kyle Cotler offered music and traditional Sukkot blessings.

Children also got a chance to learn more about two other symbols of the holiday: the etrog, a fruit representing the heart which when scratched offers a strong lemon-like fragrance, and the lulav, a combination of a palm, willow and myrtle branches, held together by a woven palm branch, representing the spine, eyes and the mouth. The lulav is waved in six directions (east, south, west, north, up and down) symbolizing the fact that God is omnipresent.

As Sunday’s Religious School classes were finishing up, the Brotherhood fired up their barbecue grill, preparing a luncheon of hot dogs, hamburgers and beverages for the well over one hundred congregants and children who participated in the day’s activities. It was a wonderful day to celebrate the Sukkot festival and for congregants to engage socially, building not only the sukkah but longer lasting relationships within North Shore Synagogue community.   For a list of upcoming other family fun events, please visit our website at northshoresynagogue.org.

North Shore Synagogue is a Reform Jewish Congregation and member of the Union for Reform Judaism. For more information, go to www.northshoresynagogue.org and facebook.com/ northshoresynagogue.

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On View at the Syosset Public Library Art Gallery

Photo by Gary Warren

Gar y Warren, Photographer:

“ The Best of College Soccer ” October 7th – October 28th, 2018

Gary Warren’s photos will be exhibited in the library’s art gallery from October 7th through October 28th. Open to the public.

Gary has coached and refereed high school and college soccer from the sixties to the eighties. Now, for the past ten years he has extended his love of the game through the lens of a camera. The exhibit shows his best shots of several local colleges over the years.

Town holds lottery for free holiday concert tickets

With the holiday season fast approaching, the Town of Oyster Bay will be holding a  ticket lottery for this year’s Town Holiday Concerts, being held in early December at the Tilles Center at LIU Post in Brookville.

“Due to the overwhelming popularly of these amazing shows, the Town hosts a lottery for residents interested in attending,” Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino stated. “This provides a fair and impartial system that has proven to be successful, and gives all residents an equal opportunity to attend one of our wonderful performances. As always, this outstanding holiday entertainment is provided free of charge for our residents.”

This year’s Holiday Concerts are scheduled for three evenings: Monday, December 3rd; Tuesday, December 4th; and Wednesday, December 5th, all at 7:30PM, as well as a matinee performance on Wednesday, December

5th at 2PM.

Applications are available on the Town’s website, www.oysterbaytown. com, or can be received by calling (516) 797-7925. Completed lottery applications can be dropped off at the following locations:

• Oyster Bay Town Hall North, Town Clerk’s Office, 54 Audrey Avenue, Oyster Bay

• Oyster Bay Town Hall South, Parks Department (1st Floor) or Community & Youth Services (2nd Floor), 977 Hicksville Road, Massapequa

Residents may receive up to four tickets per household. All entries must be received by Friday, October 26th at 4:45PM. Residents selected will receive their tickets in the mail the week of November 19th. Ticket distribution will be based on availability. For more information, visit www.oysterbaytown.com or call (516) 797-7925.

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Jericho Syosset Girl Scouts kick off year

Jericho Syosset Girl Scouts kicked off their 2018-2019 year with an empowering afternoon. The girls played active games and learned how dancing helps their fitness. They worked as teams to solve problems and lead each other to solutions. And they definitely made new friends while keeping old friends. The girls extend a big thank you to GAALS (gaalsusa.com) and FEMCHO (femcho.com) for teaming up to facilitate this rewarding experience.

Ski Titans’ Epic, Ikon Season Passes Battle for Skier Loyalty

BY KAREN RUBIN

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The leaves have hardly started to fall here in the Northeast, let alone the first snowflakes, but eager skiers need to start planning for the upcoming season. Fall is the battle of the season passes, made much more interesting with the consolidation of ski resorts around two major titans: Vail Resorts and Alterra Mountain Company, a new company that emerged from the merger of Aspen Ski Company and KSL and a buying spree of a slew of other major resorts.

Both have done something extremely smart: they have burst out of the Rockies to acquire New England’s prime ski resorts –Vail acquiring Stowe and Okemo in Vermont, Alterra acquiring Stratton and forming a partnership with Powdr’s Killington, making their season passes that much more usable, and therefore more valuable for Eastern skiers. What is more, it creates an incentive to include a long-haul ski vacation during the season. Both passes even include access to international resorts - Epic Pass has offerings in Canada, Australia, Japan, France, Switzerland, Italy, and Austria and Ikon encompasses resorts in Canada, Australia and Japan.

Park City is one of 19 Vail Resorts with unlimited and unrestricted access on the Epic Pass © Karen Rubin/ goingplacesfarandnear.com.

This summer, Vail Resorts announced an agreement to purchase Triple Peaks, LLC, the parent company of Okemo Mountain Resort in Vermont, Mount Sunapee Resort in New Hampshire, and Crested Butte Mountain Resort in Colorado, and, in a separate acquisition, Stevens Pass Resort in Washington. Vail Resorts plans to invest $35 million over the next two years across the four resorts to continue to elevate the guest experience. Alterra Mountain Company was created when affiliates of KSL Capital Partners, owners of Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, and

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Ski Titans’ Epic, Ikon Season Passes Battle for Skier Loyalty

affiliates of Henry Crown and Company purchased Intrawest, Mammoth Resorts, and Deer Valley Resort in 2017. Its most recent acquisition, announced just last month, Crystal Mountain Resort in the Northeast edge of Mt. Rainier National Park, Washington, would bring the company’s total to a baker’s dozen year-round mountain destinations throughout North America, including the world’s largest heli-skiing operation.

(A third powerhouse resort company, Powdr, now owns Killington and Pico in Vermont, as well as such major resorts as Copper Mountain and Eldora Mountain in Colorado, and the Woodward training programs at Copper Mountain and California, Mt. Bachelor in Oregon, among its portfolio, does not have its own network-wide season pass, but three of its properties, Killington, Eldora and Copper, are part of Ikon pass as destination partners.)

But to get the best bang for the buck (before pass prices rise in October, so that the pass basically pays for itself after, say, four to six lift tickets), you need to act soon:

Ikon Pass: Access to 36 Destinations on 3 Continents

The Ikon Pass launched in January 2018 and is a collaboration of industry leaders – Alterra Mountain Company, Aspen Skiing Company, Boyne Resorts, POWDR, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Alta Ski Area, Snowbird, SkiBig3, Revelstoke Mountain Resort, Sugarbush Resort, Taos Ski Valley,

Thredbo and Niseko United. It now offers skiers and riders access to 36 destinations across three continents.

The Ikon Pass incorporates Aspen Snowmass, Steamboat, Winter Park Resort, Copper Mountain and Eldora in Colorado; Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, Mammoth Mountain, June Mountain and Big Bear Mountain Resort in California; Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in Wyoming; Big Sky in Montana; Stratton, Killington and Sugarbush Resort in Vermont; Snowshoe in West Virginia; Boyne Highlands and Boyne Mountain in Michigan; Crystal Mountain Resort and The Summit at Snoqualmie in Washington; Tremblant in Quebec and Blue Mountain in Ontario, Canada; SkiBig3 in Alberta, Canada; Revelstoke Mountain Resort and Cypress Mountain in British Columbia, Canada; Sunday River and Sugarloaf in Maine; Loon Mountain in New Hampshire; Deer Valley Resort, Solitude Mountain Resort, Brighton Resort, Alta, and Snowbird in Utah; Thredbo in Australia; and Niseko United in Japan. Special offers are available at CMH Heli-Skiing & Summer Adventures, the world’s largest heli-skiing operation. For more information on the Ikon Pass, visit www.ikonpass.com.

Two pass products are available for purchase at www.ikonpass.com, the Ikon Pass and the Ikon Base Pass, with varying levels of access and benefits. (The pass price will increase of $50 on October 10, 2018.)

Ikon Pass: Unlimited access to 14 destinations and 7-days or 7-days

combined at 21 destinations, with zero blackout dates.

Unlimited Access/Zero Blackout Dates: Steamboat, Winter Park Resort, Copper Mountain Resort, Eldora Mountain Resort, Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, Mammoth Mountain, Big Bear Mountain Resort, June Mountain, Stratton, Snowshoe Mountain, Tremblant, Blue Mountain, Solitude Mountain Resort, Crystal Mountain Resort.

7-Days: Deer Valley Resort, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Big Sky Resort, Killington Resort, Revelstoke Mountain Resort, Sugarbush Resort, Sunday River, Sugarloaf, Loon Mountain, Brighton Resort, Boyne Mountain, Boyne Highlands, The Summit at Snoqualmie, Cypress Mountain, Taos Ski Valley, Thedbo, Niseko United 7-Days Combined: Aspen Snowmass: Aspen Mountain, Snowmass, Aspen Highlands, Buttermilk; AltaSnowbird; SkiBig3: Banff Sunshine, Lake Louise, Mt. Norquay

More Benefits: 10 Friends & Family lift tickets offering 25% off of the window rate at any Ikon Pass destination (excluding CMH), with no blackout dates; Free one-year $50-value membership to Protect Our Winters that includes POW die cut stickers, 20% off POW store merchandise, a monthly POW newsletter, and a subscription to the biweekly email newsletter, “The Line”.

The price before October 10, 2018: Adult = $999; Teen = $819; Child = $549; 4 & Under = $29

As of October 10, 2018: Adult = $1,049;

Teen = $869; Child = $599; 4 & Under = $29

Ikon Base Pass: Unlimited access to 12 destinations and 5-days or 5-days combined at 23 destinations, with 10 blackout dates.

Unlimited Access/10 Blackout dates: Winter Park Resort, Copper Mountain Resort, Eldora Mountain Resort, Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows (holiday restrictions), Mammoth Mountain (holiday restrictions), June Mountain (holiday restrictions), Big Bear Mountain Resort, Tremblant, Blue Mountain, Snowshoe Mountain, Solitude Mountain Resort, Crystal Mountain Resort.

5-Days: (Holiday restrictions at all) Deer Valley Resort, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Big Sky Resort, Killington Resort, Revelstoke Mountain Resort, Sugarbush Resort, Sunday River, Sugarloaf, Loon Mountain, Brighton Resort, Boyne Mountain, Boyne Highlands, The Summit at Snoqualmie, Cypress Mountain, Taos Ski Valley, Thedbo, Niseko United 5-Days Combined (Holiday restrictions at all): Aspen Snowmass: Aspen Mountain, Snowmass, Aspen Highlands, Buttermilk; AltaSnowbird; SkiBig3: Banff Sunshine, Lake Louise, Mt. Norquay

BLACKOUT DATES: Dec. 26 - 31, 2018; Jan. 19 - 20, 2019; and Feb. 16 - 17, 2019

More Benefits: 8 Friends & Family lift tickets, good for 25% off the window rate at any Ikon Pass destination (excluding CMH), with select blackout dates; Free one-year membership to  Protect

Our Winters ($50-value) that includes POW die-cut stickers, 20% off POW store merchandise, a monthly POW newsletter, and a subscription to the biweekly email newsletter, “The Line”.

The price before October 10, 2018: Adult = $699; Teen = $579; Child = $399; 4 & Under = $29

As of October 10, 2018: Adult = $749; Teen = $629; Child = $449; 4 & Under = $29

For more information visit  www. ikonpass.com

Headquartered in Denver, Alterra Mountain Company’s family of resorts spans five U.S. states and three Canadian provinces: Steamboat and Winter Park Resort in Colorado; Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, Mammoth Mountain, June Mountain and Big Bear Mountain Resort in California; Stratton in Vermont; Snowshoe in West Virginia; Tremblant in Quebec, Blue Mountain in Ontario; Deer Valley Resort and Solitude Mountain Resort in Utah; and CMH Heli-Skiing & Summer Adventures in British Columbia. The company owns and operates a range of recreation, hospitality, real-estate development, food and beverage and retail businesses. For more information visit www.alterramtnco.com

Vail Resorts’ Epic Pass Ski as much as much as you want, whenever you want. The Epic Pass offers unlimited, unrestricted access to 19 mountain resorts plus additional access to 46 more, including 20 new mountains for the 2018-19 season. Epic Pass provides access to 65 of the world’s premier resorts throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, France, Switzerland, Italy, and Austria. The pass now incorporates Telluride,

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Crested Butte, Okemo, Mount Sunapee, Stevens Pass, Fernie, Kicking Horse, four additional resorts in Canada, and nine resorts within Hakuba Valley, Japan. Among the special advantages the pass affords are opportunities to get the lowest price at most resorts, direct-to-lift access, discounted tickets for family and friends. The Epic Local

and Kirkwood at Lake Tahoe; Stowe and Okemo in Vermont; Mount Sunapee in New Hampshire; Stevens Pass in Washington; Afton Alps in Minnesota; Mt. Brighton in Michigan; Wilmot Mountain in Wisconsin; Whistler Blackcomb in Canada; and Perisher in Australia for the 2019 season.

New for the 2018-19 season, Epic Pass

The Kidtopia snow fort at Keystone. popular Kidtopia Signature Event Series will feature three distinct events throughout the winter to complement the family experience at Keystone © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com.

pass offers access to 27 resorts as well as limited restrictions at world-class resorts around the world.

Epic Pass holders enjoy unlimited, unrestricted access to Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Crested Butte and Arapahoe Basin in Colorado; Park City in Utah; Heavenly, Northstar

holders receive seven days of skiing or snowboarding with no blackout dates at both Telluride in Colorado and at Resorts of the Canadian Rockies (Fernie Alpine Resort, Kicking Horse Mountain Resort and Kimberley Alpine Resort in British Columbia, Nakiska in Alberta, and Mont-Sainte Anne and Stoneham

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in Quebec), in addition to five total consecutive days with no blackout dates at Hakuba Valley’s nine ski resorts in Japan. The Epic Pass also grants limited access to Les 3 Vallées, Paradiski and Tignes-Val D’Isere in France; 4 Vallées in Switzerland; Arlberg in Austria and Skirama Dolomiti in Italy.

The Epic Pass before the price hike Oct. 7 is $929 (adult, $479 (child). Passholders also get access to 20% off the best available rate including sale prices where available at Vail Resorts locations. (https://www.epicpass.com/ Passes/Epic-Pass).

Here’s a snapshot of what’s new at Vail Resorts: Emma Digital Mountain Assistant

This spring, Vail Resorts introduced Emma, the Epic Mountain Assistant, and the world’s first digital mountain assistant to help guide guests visiting participating Vail Resorts locations. Using artificial intelligence and natural language processing, Emma has the ability to answer a wide range of guests’ questions in real time about their vacation through SMS text. Emma demonstrates Vail Resorts’ commitment to providing its guests with the best possible experience as on-demand information, such as weather and grooming conditions. From the early planning stages to arrival and all the way through departure, Emma offers guests an unprecedented breadth of information tailored to each resort. Emma will debut for the 2018-19 winter season at Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone in Colorado; Park City in Utah; Heavenly, See page D5

We celebrate the vision and tenacity of Columbus

BY CLAIRE LYNCH

Columbus Day is on October 8 this year and the 74th Annual Columbus Day Parade will be held in New York City. It starts at 11:30 a.m.

Guy Chiarello, who is the President of First Data Corporation, a global leader in Financial Services, is the Grand Marshal of the 74th Columbus Day Parade.

Chiarello has been the President of First Data since 2013, where he oversees the business and technology solutions created for First Data’s clients. First Data is at the center of the global payments ecosystem, driving commerce every day by powering more than 3,000 transactions per second and $1.9 trillion in annual transactions.

Chiarello has been at the forefront of banking, technology and innovation for more than 30 years. He has led product development and technology for three

Fortune 500 companies, advised some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley and Wall Street, and is recognized around the world among the most prominent technology leaders in the industry.

Chiarello was the Chief Information Officer at JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley before joining First Data Corp.

The annual Columbus Day Parade is the largest celebration of ItalianAmerican heritage and culture in the U.S. As Grand Marshal, Guy Chiarello will lead dozens of marching bands and floats and more than 100 marching groups up the Fifth Avenue parade route which runs from 44th Street to 72nd Street. The Columbus Day Parade in New York City is organized annually by the Columbus Citizens Foundation. Christopher Columbus had many sides to him. He was Italian, born Cristoforo Colombo but he sailed for Spain. He was born in 1451 in Genoa and died in May 1506 in Valladolid,

Spain.

There aren’t any pictures of Christopher Columbus but there are descriptions. The Admiral was “of good stature and appearance, taller than the average and strongly limbed: the eyes lively and other parts of the face of good proportion, the hair very red, and the face somewhat ruddy and freckled ....” long visaged with cheeks somewhat high, but neither fat nor thin. He had an aquiline nose and his eyes were light in color; his complexion too was light, but kindling to a vivid red. In youth his hair was blond, but when he came to his thirtieth year it all turned white.” This was a description by his son, Ferdinand. Columbus’ second son Ferdinand should certainly be regarded as a reliable source since he traveled constantly with his father between the ages of 12 and 18, according to the web site christopher-columbus.eu. His home town was Genoa which

is located on the northwestern side of Italy near France. Located south of Milan and east of Nice, France, Genoa is a port city that for centuries has played a central role in maritime trade.

Although he was confused on much of the geography, Columbus was an expert sailor, navigator and leader, according to Martin Dugard in his 2005 book, “The Last Voyage of Columbus.”

After crossing the Atlantic in search of the fabled East Indies, which was a difficult task at that time, he landed on the island of Hispaniola which is now Haiti and the Dominican Republic instead of Japan or some other part of Southeast Asia as he had planned.

Columbus wasn’t the first explorer to discover the Americas but he was the first to stay. His discovery helped expand the European empire of the time. A New World certainly was

BY TOM MARGENAU

A few weeks ago, I wrote a column in which I casually mentioned the obscure common law (not a Social Security law) that says that you actually attain your age on the day before your birthdate. For example, I will celebrate my 70th birthday on June 22, 2019. But legally, I will turn age 70 on June 21.

I said that from a Social Security perspective, that law usually doesn’t mean anything unless you were born on the first day of the month. For those lucky people, it can mean an extra Social Security check. For example, if you want your Social Security checks to begin at age 66, and your 66th birthday is Oct. 1, you legally attain age 66 on Sept. 30, meaning your first Social Security check will be for September, not October.

Well, that little throwaway point has led to lots of questions from readers. I hope answering them will help clarify the rules.

Q: I was intrigued by your column about being born on the 1st. I will turn 66 on Dec. 1, 2018. When I file for benefits, do I have to tell them that I want my benefits to begin in November? Let me put that another way. Had I never read your column, I would have known nothing about that odd little law. Would I have missed out on one month’s Social Security check because of that?

A: No, you (and everyone else born on the 1st of the month) will be just fine. All you have to do is tell the Social Security Administration that you want your benefits to begin at whatever age you want them to begin -- in your case, age 66. SSA’s computers will automatically know that you legally turn 66 on Nov. 30, and you will get your first check for November.

Q: In a recent column, you said that someone born on Sept. 1 would get a check in August. But I think you are wrong. Because Social Security checks are always a month behind, that August check won’t be paid until September. So I still don’t see the advantage to being born on the 1st.

A: Well, you are right -- and wrong. I will explain. If you look back at that column, you will see that I worded my explanation very carefully to say that someone born on Sept. 1 would get a check “for August,” not “in August.” You correctly pointed out that the August check is paid in September. Without that little quirk in the law, someone turning 66 on Sept. 1 would normally get his or her first check, the September check, in October. But again, that law does exist. So there still is a one-month Social Security check advantage to being born on the 1st.

Q: You said that someone turning

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Attaining Your Age

age 66 on the first day of the month can get benefits for the prior month. But does that same rule apply to those of us whose full retirement age is not 66? For example, I was born on May 1, 1956. My full retirement age is 66 and 4 months. So I will be 66 and 4 months on Sept. 1, 2022. Does the law mean that I will actually reach my full retirement age on Aug. 31, 2022?

A: Yes, that’s what the law means. So if you want your benefits to begin at your full retirement age, that’s what you will tell SSA. And their computers will automatically figure out that you will reach that age on Aug. 31, 2022.

Q: That was an interesting point you made about being born on the 1st. But I recall a column you wrote years ago in which you said there was some significance to being born on the 2nd. I was born on Nov. 2, 1952 and started my benefits last year. I don’t remember being offered any advantage because of my birthday.

A: There is a very limited advantage for some people born on the second day of the month. And it generally only applies to folks who start their benefits at age 62.

To explain, I’ve got to go back 35 years. In the early 1980s, Congress was looking for ways to cut back on Social Security spending. One of the plans they came up with was fairly obscure. They passed a law saying that if you took your Social Security benefits at age 62, you had to be 62 for every day of the month before you could get your first check. (The law doesn’t apply to any other age but 62.)

And now here is how the “born on the 2nd” issue comes into play. Normally, if you are born on any day other than the 1st, you would not be 62 for each day of the month. So you would have to wait until the following month to get your first check. But because of that quirky law we’ve been talking about, people born on the 2nd legally attain their age on the 1st.

So, for example, if Mary wants benefits to start at 62 and she turns 62 on Oct. 2, 2018, she can get a Social Security check for October because she is legally 62 on Oct. 1, meaning she is 62 every day of the month. On the other hand, if her husband, Bill, is 62 on Oct. 3, he would have to wait until November before he would be eligible for benefits.

Some people may wonder what would happen if Mary was born on Oct. 1. The answer is there would be no change. She would legally turn 62 on Sept. 30. But October would still be the first month she would be 62 for the entire month, so October would still be her eligibility date.

Q: Your story about getting an extra month’s worth of benefits if

you are born on the first was very interesting. And it got me to wondering. What if you die on the 1st? Let’s say I died on Dec. 1, 2018. Do I legally die on Nov. 30? If so, then could my wife get a widow’s benefit for November?

A: That’s a very interesting question. But I think you are stretching the point a little too far. I went online and checked

this common law. And it’s all about legally attaining your age on the day before your birthdate, not attaining your death on the day before you actually die.

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

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Northstar and Kirkwood in Tahoe; and Whistler Blackcomb in British Columbia, Canada. As Emma evolves, she will be able to support summer at the resorts as well. More information can be found at www.EmmaIsEpic.com.

Stowe: New for the 2018-19 winter season at Stowe Mountain Resort are the ‘Kids Adventure Zones.’ An

the sightseer, mountain biker, skier or snowboarder’s world all year round᷾. Four cables tensioned to 80,000 lbs. support 101 500-lb. steel modules to cover the span. Get out midway on a busy day, and your knees wobble with the bridge as you hang above Whistler Bowl. The cantilevered walkway at its pinnacle is well worth the daring traverse. The triangular Raven’s Eye platform extends 12.5 m /40.7 feet out

Killington, Vt., owned by Powdr, is included on the new Ikon pass from the Alterra Mountain Company © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com

on-mountain sign package will at long last identify the best low-angle gladed areas on Mt. Mansfield. Intermediate skiers and riders of all ages can explore these side-country trails directly from the top-to-bottom, blue and green cruisers that made Stowe famous.

This is only the second season for Stowe’s $30 million Adventure Center. This state-of-the art facility literally sets a new standard in the industry for kids and family amenities. Located at Spruce Peak, Stowe’s Adventure Center is home to all its children’s programs, from daycare facilities to ski and ride programs for kids ages three and up. The building also includes new shops, an Indoor Climbing Center (called Stowe Rocks) and family-friendly dining in The Canteen restaurant.

Also new at Stowe is the Spruce Peak outdoor Ice Skating rink. Open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, ice skating is complementary and open to the public. Skate rentals are available.

Whistler/Blackcomb: The new Cloudraker Suspension Bridge and Raven’s Eye Viewing Platform is now the highest suspension bridge in North America at the top of Whistler Mountain, some 2,182 m /7,160 feet above sea level. Spanning 130 m /426.5 feet from the Peak to West Ridge, the Cloudraker Suspension Bridge thrills

from the West Ridge and is 50 m /164 feet above the ski run below. Take in views of Rainbow Mountain, Alta Lake and Black Tusk from a bird’s eye perspective.

New Blackcomb Gondola:

Running from the Upper Village to the Rendezvous Lodge on Blackcomb Mountain, the new Blackcomb Gondola rises 3.86 kilometers from bottom to top. This 10- person Doppelmayr lift carries 184 cabins and transports 4,000 people

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opened up.

People started trading plants, food, cultures and more.

He put together a plan to seek a western sea passage to the East Indies, hoping to profit from the lucrative spice trade. There were some spices in Europe before Columbus set sail but they were hard to get and very expensive. Pepper, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg were highly desired.

Spices were an important part of ancient commerce well before the 15th-century but they were monopolized for centuries by Middle Eastern and North African middlemen who guarded their valuable Asian commodity closely.

Back then, the colorful grains were used for flavoring food and also for such tasks as making perfume, preserving meat and sprucing up salve recipes in traditional medicine, according to livescience.com.

Without access to eastern sources or the power to contest exorbitant prices, Europe had a hard time getting the various spices. At one point in the 1300s, when tariffs were at their highest, a pound of nutmeg in Europe was a more valuable commodity than gold.

The members of the aristocracy found it hard to afford their shipments of peppercorn and clove. So by the 1400s, when navigational equipment had improved to the point that longhaul sailing became possible, the kings and queens of Europe set out to change the balance of world trade by funding spice-hunting missions of their own.

Christopher Columbus was the first to set out for the East Indies hoping to bring back cargoes full of silks as well as spices. He tried and tried to get funding for his voyage and finally was successful in persuading Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain to support him.

Queen Isabella reigned in Spain from 1474 until her death in 1504. She saw herself as a Spaniard but she was half-Portuguese, and it was the Portuguese who were adventurous world explorers going around the coast of Africa to India.

She inherited that desire for overseas exploration and travel from her Portuguese mother. One of her relatives was Henry the Navigator, prince of Portugal, according to Jennifer Hunter (thestar.com, 2015).

Henry the Navigator was a prince not a sailor or a navigator but he sponsored important voyages. Under his patronage, Portuguese crews founded the country’s first colonies and visited regions previously unknown to Europeans.

During Prince Henry’s time and

after the Portuguese navigators discovered and perfected the North Atlantic “turn of the sea” which was the dependable pattern of trade winds blowing largely from the east near the equator and the returning westerlies in the mid-Atlantic.

This was a major step in the history of navigation when an understanding of oceanic wind patterns was crucial to Atlantic navigation from Africa and the open ocean to Europe. It enabled the main route between the New World and Europe in the North Atlantic in future voyages of discovery.

Both King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella took a risk in supporting Columbus. They believed that a shorter route to Asia existed. Spain had a strong interest in trading with Asia. If they could discover a shorter route to Asia, it would give Spain an advantage in trading with Asia.

It was also possible that Columbus might discover places that were rich in minerals and resources.

Before heading west, Christopher Columbus gathered his crews, his boats and his provisions. Then he worked under tough circumstances. He had three ships on his first voyage, the Niña, the Pinta and the Santa Maria.

Columbus took off from Palos de la Frontera a half hour before sunrise on August 3, 1492. His flagship, the Santa Maria had 52 men aboard while his other two ships, the Nina and Pinta each had a crew of 18 men. (christophercolumbus.eu)

The Santa Maria was the largest of the three boats and was not able to go near the coastline. The Santa Maria carried a lot of cargo, however, and it was able to stand up well in bad weather. The Nina and the Pinta were caravels and did not have much cargo space but they were able to explore shallow bays and the mouths of rivers.

The crew members on the caravels slept on the deck and would go below only if the weather was bad.

The crew was gathered by Martín Alonso Pinzón who was the captain of

the Pinta. They were experienced seamen and four of them had taken an offer from the Spanish throne for amnesty from prison if they took the voyage. Many of these sailors were from the nearby towns of Lepe and Moguer.

The Santa Maria was about 117 feet long.

We know that he sailed the Atlantic and reached the Americas on October 12, 1492, under the sponsorship of the Spanish kingdom of Castile.

Facts About Columbus Day*

• Christopher Columbus began sailing when he was only 15 years old.

• When he set sail for the expedition, he was given three ships by the city of Palos.

• He set sail in August of 1492. It was 35 days before a sailor spotted land. The names of the three ships were the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria. His crew consisted of 90 men.

• The goal of the expedition was to chart a western sea route to India and China, as well as to the islands in Asia with spices and gold.

• When Christopher Columbus landed in the Bahamas in 1492, he was the first European since the 10th century to have the opportunity to explore the Americas.

• The Santa Maria did not make the return trip to Spain because it ran aground on Christmas Day. Forty men had to stay behind because there was no room on the other two ships. They stayed behind on the island of Hispaniola.

• Christopher Columbus made four different voyages to the New World.

• He died when he was 55, in 1506, only two years after his last trip to the New World.

• The first federal observance of Columbus Day, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, was on Oct. 12, 1937.

• In 1971, the date October 12th no longer marked the holiday. It was changed to the second Monday in October.

• Colorado was the first state to make Columbus Day an official, legal holiday, and Denver still holds one of the largest Columbus Day parades each year.

• In Latin America they call this day Día de la Raza; in the Bahamas they call it Discovery Day; in Spain they call it Fiesta Nacional and Día de la Hispanidad; in Argentina they call it Día del Respeto a la Diversidad Cultural; and in Belize and in Uruguay they call it Day of the Americas.

• In Puerto Rico, Columbus Day is celebrated along with Puerto Rico Friendship Day.

• In the Commonwealth of Virginia, Columbus Day is celebrated along with Yorktown Victory Day.

• Upon arriving in the Americas, Columbus introduced a variety of previously unseen items including wheat, barley, rye, sugar, bananas, citrus fruits and horses. The horses that Columbus introduced into the New World later spread to the mainland and became essential to the Plains Indians.

• Most educated Europeans during Columbus’ time understood that the world was round but they didn’t yet know about the existence of the Pacific Ocean.

* softschools.com

Over several days, ships of Columbus’ day would average a little less than 4 knots. The top speed for the vessels was about 8 knots. These speeds were quite typical for vessels of the period. So overall, 90 or 100 miles in a day would be typical. Of the three ships on the first voyage, the Santa Maria was the slowest and the Pinta was the fastest.

No one knows exactly what Columbus’ Santa Maria was like. We can examine similar ships of the era. It was a nao, which simply means “ship” in old Spanish. It was a merchant ship, between 200-600 tons, that was designed for carrying cargo. It was a slow boat.

To quote historian Edmund Morgan, “Columbus was not a scholarly man. Yet he studied these books, made hundreds of marginal notations in them and came out with ideas about the world that were characteristically simple and strong and sometimes wrong …” (coursehero.com)

Christopher Columbus died on May 20, 1506. Although he was off in his calculations as to which country was where, Columbus was a visionary of his time for believing that other lands were out there and for having the courage and the perseverance to go find them. Happy Columbus Day to all!

An Education of the Heartand Mind at Kellenberg MemorialHighSchool

Established in 1987, KellenbergMemorial High School has quickly grown to becomeone of the most prominent Catholic high schools on Long Island. Providing an unparalleledCatholic education of the mind and the heart in the Marianist tradition, all housed on an exquisite 20-acre campus, KellenbergMemorial High School truly lives up to its mission of providing, “a beautiful place to grow.”

KellenbergMemorial’sunique atmosphere helps to cultivate students’ intellectual pursuits as well as their faith lives. The ever-evolving liberal arts curriculum has been carefullycrafted to strike ahealthy balance among disciplines. Each student and facultymember has an iPad, which provides access to innumerablereference materials, organizationaltools, and content area applications. STEM learning opportunities abound with avariety of clubs and activitiesfor those wishing to deepen their knowledge within the areas of science, technology,engineering, and math. Dedication to the core values of “Civility,Order,and Respect” (COR) is paramount,asisthe development of strong study and time management skills. Principal Brother KennethHoagland, S.M., says, “I have always found that students who are most involved are most successful academically.Students who are engaged in after-school activities have alimited amount of time to get their homework done, and therefore use their time most efficiently with regards to completing assignments. Time management skills are essential for success in higher education and all other future life experiences.”

Focusing on the development of the whole person, astrong emphasis is placed on the formation and growth of faith in each and every KellenbergMemorial student. Through daily prayer, personal reflection, monthly mass, school-wide prayer services, divisional retreats, Advent and LentenMissions, as well as awealth of extra-curricular activitiescentered around community service and personal sacrifice, students are invited to experience their faith on adeeper leveland incorporate that faith into their daily lives. Assistant Principal for Activities Brother Roger Poletti, S.M., adds, “Kellenberg is an arena where you are not called to just witness the faith, but to embrace it by using the God-given skills you have developed to enrich the lives of our fellow students and our surrounding communities.”

With over 80 athletic teams, 27 sports, and over 90 activities, KellenbergMemorial truly lives up to its nickname as “The School That Never Sleeps.” The

wide range of activitiesand athletic opportunities offer something to pique almost any interest. 92% of Kellenberg Memorial students in grades 6through 12 are involved with at least one sport or activity.For sports in which the demand is very great, freshman, junior varsity, and varsity levelteams have been created in order to allow for maximum participation and enthusiasm. Mr.Kenneth Conrade the Assistant Principal for Academics explains the importanceofthe marriage of academics with extracurricular involvement, saying, “Extracurricular activitiesand sports challenge the students to learn about themselvesand the world around them. New talents, modes of operating, and social interactions are discovered through such participation. While the classroom is primarily instructional, the after-school world should be exploratory and challenging in its own way.Itmight be best said that students should learn to be ‘comfortable with being uncomfortable’ as they learn to broaden their personalities, talents, and experience levels.”

Each June KellenbergMemorial graduates anew classofstudents who move onto top colleges and universities. However,itiscertainly not the end of their Kellenbergconnection, but, instead, anew beginning in agrowing relationship with their alma mater. All graduates automatically become members of the KellenbergMemorial Alumni Association. The Alumni Association provides opportunities for all KellenbergMemorial alumni to maintain contact with each other and the school. This is done through the biannualdistribution of Heart &Mind, the KellenbergMemorial family magazine, as well as the organization of reunions and various

socials to appeal to awide audience of alumni.

KellenbergMemorial’salumni community gives back to the school in many ways to ensure that the students of today, as well as future students, receive the same quality education of the heart and mind that has propelled them forward to success in their own professional and personal lives.Along with philanthropic support, membersofthe alumni community frequently return to campus to take part in educational programming for current students, such as Junior Career Night and the STEM Talk Series. Omar Syed, M.D., FAANS ’97 is an accomplished neurosurgeon who carves time out his busy schedule annually to return to campus to discuss the field of

medicine with juniors at Career Night. He explains why he feels it is important to give backtotoday’sstudents, saying, “The well-rounded education Ireceived at Kellenbergprovided me with what I needed to succeed, both professionally and socially,incollege, medical school, and during my neurosurgical career.Itis important for today’sstudents to know that they have the tools needed to succeed in an increasingly competitive environment. The foundation they receive in KellenbergMemorial is truly an excellent one. Ihavealways looked back fondly on my years there.”

Recent graduate Lourdes Rohan ’18 echoes Dr.Syed’sappreciation for the Marianist high school education they received, saying, “For me, Kellenberg Memorial was an environment in which Icould always grow in faith and knowledge. Iwas also encouraged to pursue my interests inside and outside of the classroom. It is because of this support and encouragement Ireceived from peers and faculty that Iwas able to identify my passions, which I’ve chosen to pursue in college.”

To learn more about the unique benefits of an education of theheart and mind at KellenbergMemorial, please visit the school’sOpen House on Saturday,October 13, 2018. Additionally, you may also visit the website at www.kellenberg.org.Besure to find us on social media (Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter) as well! If you have any questions, please call the Office of Admissions at (516) 292-0200 x210 or send an email to the Assistant Principal for Admissions Mr.John Benintendi at MrBenintendi@ kellenberg.org

Lourdes Rohan (Yale University ’22), Kellenberg Memorial’s Class of 2018 Valedictorian, delivers her address at the 31st Commencement Exercises.

Claire De Marco ’18 and Owen Haffner ’19 prepare to test the helicopter they made for the Nassau West Regional Science Olympiad Competition

KELLENBERG MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL

is pleased to announce an

OPEN HOUSE

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2018

Continuous self-guided tours between 10:00AM and 1:00PM

Students entering 6th, 7th, or 9th grades and their parents who are seeking a qualitative Catholic education in the Marianist Tradition are invited.

See the Brother Joseph C. Fox Latin School, a division of Kellenberg Memorial that provides a qualitative Catholic Education for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students.

 Learn about Kellenberg Memorial’s academic, spiritual, and extracurricular programs.

 Tour the school and its facilities.

 Meet administrators, faculty, coaches, alumni, parents, and students.

 Kellenberg Memorial is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and is a member of the New York State Association of Independent Schools.

 Follow a time-tested curriculum centered on the liberal arts as a preparation for the most demanding of college programs.

 2,838 Scholarships and Grants for the 2018 Graduating Class.

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Navigating tech choices for school use

Technology is essential in the daily lives of students. Whether it’s kids learning their ABC’s or graduate students pursuing advanced degrees, technology has transformed the way lessons are taught and learned.

Statistics support the notion that technology in the classroom is irreplaceable. According to data from the tutoring resource PracTutor, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and various colleges, 98 percent of schools have one or more computers in the classroom. In addition, 77 percent of teachers use the internet for instruction, while 40 percent of teachers report students use computers during instructional time in the classroom.

Many instructors now assign homework that must be completed online. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development looked at computer usage among 15-year-olds across 31 nations and regions. Many students in high-performing nations reported spending between one and two hours a day on a computer outside of school. Because computers are so necessary in and out of the classroom, families and students may want to revisit their options before buying new devices.

Desktop computer

Desktop computers used to be the go-to for families and students, and there

are still many reasons why desktops make sense. In addition to their relatively inexpensive sticker price, desktop computers allow students to customize their packages according to their needs and get a powerful operating system in the process. New and advanced processing speeds also mean that many desktop computers can be relied on for educational purposes while also being fast enough to handle recreational gaming.

One of the main disadvantages of desktop computers is their lack of porta-

bility. Desktops are not easily moved, and if repairs are necessary, it can be a hassle to have them fixed.

Laptop computers

Over the last decade, laptop computers have become more popular than desktop computers, largely because of their portability. Laptops are designed to be taken from place to place, so students can use them for note-taking in the classroom and then studying at home.

Although laptop processors have just about caught up to desktop processors,

they may be lacking the processing pop unless consumers are willing to pay more for laptops with high performance. Another shortcoming of laptops is that they generally have smaller screens than desktop computers, which can make working on fine details more challenging.

Tablets

Tablets offer the most in terms of portability. They’re lightweight and small and offer a wealth of access in a compact package. Today’s tablets offer much more than the first such devices to hit the market. Some can run apps and equivalent programs that were once exclusive to desktop and laptop computers. Tablets also tend to be less expensive than desktops or laptops.

Where tablets may fall short is in the peripherals. It’s difficult to connect backup drives and other accessories to tablets. However, with advancements in cloudbased storage, this may not be an issue. Also, note-taking on virtual keyboards may be more challenging, and working on tablets’ small screens can be tiresome over time. Convertible tablet/laptops are now emerging to bridge these gaps.

Shopping for a new computer can be complicated, but basing purchases on need rather than want can help guide the process.

3 tips to finding the right graduate program

Graduate school allows college graduates the chance to intensify their studies as they pursue advanced degrees. Many professions require advanced degrees, but students may enroll in graduate school for various reasons, including their own intellectual curiosity and the chance to improve their earning potential.

Choosing a graduate program is an important decision that can impact students’ career prospects and financial futures. According to Peterson’s Real Guide to Colleges and Universities, the average annual tuition for a graduate program at a public university is $30,000, while graduate students at private universities can expect to pay nearly $40,000 each year. Such figures illustrate just how important it is for prospective graduate students to find the right schools for them.

1. Conduct exhaustive research. Because the cost of graduate school is so substantial, students should be extra diligent when researching potential grad schools. Gather as much information about each school as possible, even contacting department heads and/or professors to learn if a given program is best for you. Graduate programs tend to be specialized, so make sure each school

you’re considering offers exactly what you’re seeking. For example, graduate programs in history may specialize in a particular period of history. As a result, students who want to pursue graduate degrees in history must find the program that allows them to study the period that most interests them. Finding such programs requires extensive research, so students must afford themselves ample time.

2. Speak to current students and recent graduates

Current students and recent graduates can provide a unique perspective that prospective grad students won’t get from brochures or online research, no matter how exhaustive that research might be. Encourage students and recent grads to be candid, asking them about their experiences as grad students and, for recent grads, how they fared in the job market after earning their degrees. Don’t discount the latter, as grad school is an investment of time, energy and money, and that should lead to professional fulfillment upon graduating.

3. Be realistic about your finances.

While many people enroll in gradu-

ate programs to improve their earning potential, some students may not enjoy that benefit. The cost of grad school varies depending on the school and the program, but prospective grad students may want to change their plans if the cost of obtaining an advanced degree will greatly affect their financial freedom for years to come. Students worried about their postgrad school earning potential may want

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to choose less expensive programs so they can still pursue their degrees without mortgaging their financial futures.

Graduate school requires a substantial investment of time, energy and money. Prospective grad students should do everything possible to ensure they invest in the grad school that best suits their particular needs.

According to an Experian College Graduate Survey conducted in 2016, 58 percent of soon-to-be graduates acknowledged they had a credit card, and 30 percent admitted they had credit card debt. The average debt of the respondents was more than $2,500, a substantial sum considering that much of it is likely consumer debt, and not the so-called “good debt” like car loans or mortgage payments that can help young people establish their credit histories. A report from the Institute of College Access and Success indicated that the average member of the college class of 2015 graduated with $30,100 in student loan debt. Student loans are often repaid over many years, with some repayment schedules extending more than a decade. In addition, as long as students make their payments on time and in full, the amount of interest they will pay if their loans come with fixed rates will remain the same. Students’ credit card debt is not the same, and students who can only afford to pay the minimum payments each month will see the amount of interest they’re paying grow considerably until the balance is completely paid off. That’s one reason why students must learn the difference between consumer debt and student loan debt and how accumulating the former is far more detrimental to students’ financial futures than accruing the latter.

How to save on college housing costs

College is expensive, and the costs are only rising. Scholarships and grants can help mitigate the costs of higher education, but even students who receive such aid could find themselves scrambling for ways to make college more affordable.

Housing is one of the more expensive costs for college students and their families. According to the College Board, the average cost for room and board during the 2016-2017 school year was $10,440 at four-year public schools and $11,890 at private colleges and universities. And those costs typically cover housing for just the school year, which may last anywhere from six to eight months. However, there are ways for students and their families to reduce those costs.

• Examine your dormitory options. Many schools assign students to dormitories for their freshman years, giving students little say with regard to where they will live. However, students might have more input in their housing come their sophomore, junior and senior years. Some dorms might be more attractive and offer more amenities than others, but students and families looking to save money on housing costs should opt to live in the most budget-friendly dorms available to them. In addition, choose to live with a roommate rather than in a single room, as singles tend to cost substantially more

than double rooms.

• Sign up to be a resident advisor. Resident advisors, or RAs, often receive free housing in exchange for living in dormitories when they are upperclassmen or graduate students. RAs help newly enrolled or younger students adjust to campus life while also ensuring nothing

untoward happens on the floors they’re tasked with looking after. Students who may want to apply for RA positions should first confirm if serving as an RA will affect their overall financial aid package and how great that impact might be.

• Live with roommates even after leaving the dorms. Due to limited space, many colleges insist dorm residents live with roommates. Upperclassmen who are moving out of the dorms and into university or off-campus apartments can save money by continuing to live with roommates. This can be especially beneficial to students who will be living in off-campus housing where amenities such as electricity, cable television and water are unlikely to be included in the cost of the rent.

• Commute to school. While it might not be ideal, commuting to school can save college students and their families substantial amounts of money. Public university students who did so during the 2016-2017 school year might have saved nearly $11,000, or $44,000 in four years. That’s money that can be used to pay tuition or finance postgraduate educations.

College housing costs can be considerable. But budget-conscious students and families can save on such costs in various ways.

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With an average class size of twenty-two and a student to faculty ratio of 13:1, Saint Dominic students excel in a curriculum designed to challenge the learning potential of each student. While offering a NYS Board of Regents Curriculum, students are able to go beyond state standards by taking college level, advanced placement, and honors courses, as well as our newly designed STEM program. One-hundred percent of the Class of 2018 were accepted to some of the world’s finest colleges and universities and secured over $17 million in academic, athletic and merit-based scholarships. The Saint Dominic campus features a state-of-the-art Science and Communications Center. We have research and STEM partnerships with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, The Dolan DNA Learning Center, The Oyster Bay Waterfront Center, St. Francis Hospital, Microsoft, and others.

Our state-of-the-art World Language Lab for the Spanish and Italian curricula offers high school and college-level curriculum and labs utilizing interactive technology to help students learn by speaking with and listening to native speakers.

Saint Dominic provides a wide range of extracurricular programs and activities that encompass the areas of performance, service, and sports, allowing students to participate at a level consistent with their interests and abilities.

The Charles B. Wang Saint Dominic Playing Fields, just 2.4 miles away from our main campus, is comprised of two baseball, two softball, two lacrosse/soccer fields, four tennis courts, and a retreat house, making it one of the finest and most comprehensive athletic facilities on Long Island.

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Perhaps you or someone you know has thought about earning an associates degree, but has not gotten around to enrolling or even making the time to investigate options. Many people do not know that the NYU School of Professional Studies (NYUSPS) Division of Applied Undergraduate Studies offers a truly affordable option for earning an associates degree. In order to encourage students to begin college studies or return to school, NYUSPS recently lowered the cost on its associates degrees, which are now comparable in price to earning a degree at a local community college. The difference is that students benefit from a stellar NYU

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in life can seem daunting, NYUSPS makes it easy, walking students through the process and helping them to get acclimated to attending classes and to producing college-level work.

The range and diversity of academic programs offer unparalleled opportunities for intellectual stimulation and professional growth. Associates degrees provide rigorous curriculum that enables students to acquire knowledge that is immediately applicable on the job. Students build critical analytical thinking skills, gain academic insight, and develop personal and professional relationships—all within a highly supportive environment.

The NYUSPS Division of Applied Undergraduate Studies faculty and staff members are committed to ensuring student success. Professionally credentialed academic advisers are dedicated to helping students to navigate successfully through their educational experience. All new students are assigned an academic adviser who provides assistance, support, and a sense of confidence in academic choices. Faculty advisement and tutoring services also are available to ensure that students are getting the most out of their NYUSPS educational experience.

The NYUSPS Division of Applied Undergraduate Studies offers four associates degrees: the AA in Liberal Arts, the AAS in Business, the AAS in Health Administration, and the AAS in Information Systems Management. Each of these degrees provides a solid liberal arts core—the hallmark of the wellrounded education that hiring managers seek. From day one, the professionally oriented programs immerse students in industry focused content that readies them for the job market or for additional studies at the baccalaureate level. The Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts allows students to explore a broad range of subjects that will build critical thinking skills, develop invaluable quantitative reasoning skills, and ground them in history and culture. The Associate of Applied Science in Business prepares students with quantitative reasoning skills in accounting, economics, and marketing, while building knowledge about different economies, cultures, and approaches to conducting business globally. The Associate of Applied Science in Health Administration prepares students for roles in managing healthcare systems efficiently and effectively. The Associate of Applied Science in Information Systems Management prepares students

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How to identify and stop cyberbullying

Today’s students have many new things to contend with as they navigate the school year. As a greater number of schools transition to providing lessons, homework and tests on digital devices, students spend much more time online. This connectivity can have many positive results. However, the same availability also opens up students of all ages to various dangers.

One of these dangers is a more invasive form of bullying called “cyberbullying.” The global organization DoSomething.org says nearly half of kids have been bullied online, with one in four saying it has happened more than once.

Cyberbullying has grown as access to computers and devices that offer an online connection has grown. Bullying is now just as likely to occur online as it is on the playground. Cyberbullies may bully classmates through email, social media, instant messaging, and other social applications. Since cyberbullying tends to target emotions and mental well-being, and reaches beyond the school campus into a student’s home, its impact can be even more serious.

According to the Megan Meier Foundation, which campaigns against bullying, peer victimization during adolescence is associated with higher rates of depression, suicide ideation and suicide attempts. In the United States, suicide

Children,

adolescents and young adults can be the victims of a pervasive type of abuse called cyberbullying.

is the second leading cause of death for individuals between the ages of 15 and 24, according to data compiled from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Center for Behavioral Health Statistics, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Cyberbullying occurs in many different forms. Here are some types of cyberbullying educators and parents can look for if they suspect their students or chil-

dren are being bullied.

• Flaming: This is a type of bullying that occurs in an online forum or group conversation. It’s achieved by sending angry or insulting messages directly to the person. Flaming is similar to harassment, but harassment usually involves privately sent messages.

• Outing: This type of bullying is a sharing of personal and private informa-

Treat kids to lunches that meet all needs

School lunch may seem like a relatively easy concept for parents to master. However, day in and day out, enterprising moms and dads grow anxious over what to put into kids’ lunch boxes or bags.

Parents have foods they want their kids to eat, and then there are foods their grade-schoolers will actually consider. Schools may also place limitations on what kids can bring to school due to allergies or school rules on sweets versus healthy foods. Then there’s the packaging itself. Parents may weigh the benefits of everything from clever accessories to eco-friendly materials.

Removing school lunch stress is easy. Once these steps are conquered, sending children off to school with acceptable meals becomes that much easier.

Foods

Keep a running list of must-have foods to stock the pantry. This will make it easier when it’s time to go shopping. Picky eaters may return again and again to familiar comfort foods. As long as the child is getting enough vitamins and growing, there should be little issue in letting him and her eat the same foods day in and day out. Because parents cannot police what their children eat at school, it’s better to devote time to introducing new foods during breakfast or dinner.

Involve kids in some of the food decisions, especially since they are the ones eating the lunch at school. Certain foods may not keep well or become less appealing after sitting in backpacks until lunchtime. Respect kids’

input and try to make some changes accordingly.

Restrictions

Researchers have estimated that food allergies affect one in every 13 children under the age of 18 in the United States alone. That equates to two in every classroom. The group Food Allergy Research & Education says eight foods account for the majority of all reactions: peanuts, tree nuts, soy, milk, eggs, wheat, fish and shellfish. Parents should be cognizant of common food allergies and be considerate of other kids in the classroom who may have allergies by limiting some of the most common allergy-associated foods in their children’s lunches.

Packaging

The way foods are presented can improve the dining experience. Just ask professional chefs who go to great lengths on creative “plating” in restaurants. Children who are fussy about foods touching might enjoy one of the economical (and eco-friendly) designs of reusable bento boxes, which separate foods into different sections. They also help parents pack perfect portion sizes for healthier eating habits.

Snack and food containers now come in colorful and clever designs that appeal to the toy-lover in most kids. Also, lunch gear manufacturers are thinking outside the sandwich to offer pouches and baggies that are leakproof so that smoothies, soups and yogurts can be enjoyed during lunch, too.

tion about a person publicly. When information has been disseminated throughout the internet, one has been “outed.”

• Fraping: Fraping occurs when someone logs into another’s social media account and impersonates him or her. This could be a child or an adult impersonating the person and posting inappropriate content in his or her name. Sometimes this type of bullying is also called “posing” or “catfishing.”

• Masquerading: Masquerading occurs when bullies create fake profiles so they can harass someone anonymously. The bully is likely someone the person being targeted knows well.

• Exclusion: Sometimes direct targeting is not necessary. Students can be bullied simply by being deliberately left out, such as not being invited to parties or encouraged to participate online conversations.

Securing privacy online is one way to prevent cyberbullying attacks. Students also can be selective about who they share personal information with or whose social media friendships they accept. Thinking before posting and paying attention to language and tone can help curb cyberbullying as well. Students should stick together and report instances of cyberbullying if it becomes an issue.

Indicators of kids’ readiness for kindergarten

Kindergarten can be a pivotal time in a young child’s life. Although many kids attend preschool or receive guided learning at home, kindergarten marks students’ first official foray into the classroom. This is an exciting time for kids and parents, and also one that may be fraught with nerves. That is especially true for parents who are not quite sure if their children are ready to begin their academic careers.

While many school districts mandate that students must be at least five years old to begin kindergarten, age is not the only factor to consider when gauging kids’ readiness for school. Child-education experts note that there is no single factor that determines kids’ readiness for school, but rather there is a host of factors that, when taken together, can help parents determine if their youngster is ready for the rigors of the classroom. The following are some factors parents can consider as they try to determine if their children are ready to enroll in kindergarten.

• Separation anxiety: Does your child handle separation well, or is he or she prone to meltdowns each time you leave for even a short period of time? School requires kids to spend several hours away from home and away from their parents, and parents might need to take steps to

increase youngsters’ comfort levels away from home before school begins.

• Follows instructions: Experts at BabyCenter.com advise that children who are able to listen to simple instructions and follow them will be more apt to thrive in classroom settings. They also will be more capable of keeping up with teachers and peers.

• Self-sufficiency: Has your child exhibited signs that he or she can be self-reliant? This includes putting on his or her

coat, dressing himself or herself and being able to use the bathroom on his or her own. If not, then you might need to work on the child’s self-sufficiency before school begins.

• Cursory knowledge of letters/numbers: While children on the verge of entering kindergarten need not be experts in language and mathematics, kindergarten curricula has become more rigorous thanks to the implementation of new standards. As a result, children should be

able to recognize some letters and numbers before starting school. They do not necessarily have to enter school knowing them all or being able to read fluently, but the more familiar they are with language and mathematics the more likely they are to have a successful year in kindergarten.

• Coping strategies: Parenting experts affiliated with Care.com say that children on the verge of entering kindergarten should be able to control their emotions to a certain extent. While children may occasionally cry in the kindergarten classroom, it’s important that your child be able to cope with some of the ups and downs of classroom life without shedding tears.

• Interest in learning: Another indicator of school readiness is a general interest in learning. Children who like hearing stories, enjoy participating in discussions and activities and are stimulated by information and interactions with others are probably ready to begin their academic careers.

Kindergarten readiness can be determined by many factors. Age alone does not dictate a child’s readiness, as there are many additional potential indicators that can help parents determine if their youngsters are ready to begin school.

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per hour. Primarily manufactured in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec, its mid-station will load 200 meters below the midpoint of the Wizard and Solar Chairs it replaces. Connecting to the PEAK 2 PEAK and Village gondolas, it completes the longest circuitous lift system in the world, at a ride just shy of 12km.

Heavenly Lake Tahoe: New at Heavenly Lake Tahoe are guided UTV Tours. The winter tours leave from the top of the gondola for a 45-minute ride accessing scenic viewpoints at 10,000 feet elevation. Guides traverse to Blue Sky Terrace and stop along the way to discuss Lake Tahoe, environmental interpretation aspects, along with photo opportunities that are otherwise inaccessible.

Lakeland Village Resort , an expansive retreat right on the shores of Lake Tahoe, opens this season. This beautiful townhome property boasts 19 acres of lakeside woodlands, and stunning views of Lake Tahoe and the Sierra, making it an incredibly scenic place to stay less than a mile from Heavenly Resort. Hop on the onsite shuttle to nearby casinos, restaurants and downtown. As a Heavenly operated property, guests can buy lift tickets, book ski school and plan the entire stay right on location.

Park City, Utah: Slated to debut at Park City in time for the 2018-19 winter season, the new High Meadow Park at Canyons Village will offer guests a dedicated learning area designed exclusively for beginner skiers. The

existing High Meadow four-passenger lift is being replaced with a high-speed, four-passenger lift, increasing uphill capacity by 50 percent and shortening overall ride time by 70 percent. Additional snowmaking throughout the area will further ensure guests ideal snow surface conditions for learning.

Keystone, Colorado: Keystone’s popular Kidtopia Signature Event Series will feature three distinct events throughout the winter to complement the family experience at Keystone.

The Kidtopia Spectacular, Nov. 24-Dec. 24, marks the first signature event of the winter and welcomes the holiday season with a mountaintop celebration and lighting ceremony of the world’s largest snow fort. The Kidtopia Culinary Festival, Feb. 9-17, features a savory lineup tailored to the youngest of foodies. The Kidtopia Music Experience, March 1-10, begins the spring skiing and snowboarding season with music-themed fun including the Snow Pants Dance Party, a live outdoor music performance by popular familyfriendly acts

Beaver Creek, Colorado: Beaver Creek’s New Haymeadow Park Learning Area: Following the debut of Red Buffalo Park during the 2017-18 season, Beaver Creek Resort is debuting a second signature learning area in 2018-19. At the heart of Haymeadow Park are a beginner gondola and lift, Haymeadow Express Gondola (#1) and Highlands Lift (#2), plus adjacent magic carpets designed for beginner skiers and riders of all ages. Beaver Creek’s innovative learning terrain is designed around creating the most

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enjoyable beginner experience with snow terrain features perfectly sculpted to ensure a guests’ first skiing and riding experience is positive. Terrain improvements include a learning area with small terrain features, a beginner race course, Buffalo Bumps and Berms, and Ske-Cology environmental learning. Haymeadow Park amenities also include culinary delights such as the new Ice Cream Parlour located at the The Ranch offering nostalgic ice cream novelties or a quick soup and sandwich lunch. An exclusive specialty kid-designed restaurant lunch area is also provided at The Ranch for kids enrolled in Ski School. For more discerning palates, guests can

enjoy gourmet, ski-in lunch service at SaddleRidge Restaurant, renowned for its gourmet Colorado regional cuisine.

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Candidate must be proficient in MicrosoftWordand Excel, detail or iented, possess ahighlevel of confidentialit y, abilit ytodeal with avar iet yofpeople in aprofessional, cour teous manner and have an excellent phone manner Benefits included health insurance,paid vacation and holidays,401(k).

Submit resumes and salar yrequirements to: EmpireState Medical, Scientific & Educational Foundation

Human Resources Depar tment

e-mail chunt@mssny.org• Fax: (1-516) 282-7110 Equal Oppt yEmployerM/F

North Shore Village is seeking Public Safety Officers

Must be available for all shifts including overnight, and weekends.

Must Have NYS Driver's License and NYS Security Guard License

Email resume to publicsafety@villageofeasthills.org. No Phone Calls.

Please do not respond unless you have the Security Guard License. 8hr/16hr certificates ONLYdo not qualify

The Village Of East Hills is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Join a winning team! multimedia account

Blank Slate Media, an award-winning group of weekly newspapers and websites, is seeking an account executive to sell display, web and email advertising as well as event and contest sponsorships.

Must have:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• A drive to succeed

• A passion for customer service

• Good computer skills and be internet savvy

• 2 years of outside sales experience. Previous media sales experience a plus

• Minimum of two years college

• A car Benefits:

• Salary plus commission

• Uncapped earnings

• Protected territory

• Contact management system

• Advertising agency quality ads

• Health insurance

• Paid holidays and vacation

CLASSIFIEDS Call 294.8900

EMPLOYMENT

SITUATION WANTED

ELDER CARE HOUSE CLEANING

Experienced woman w/ excellent references seeking a Full Time position to take care of the elderly. House Cleaning also available. Contact: 516-489-6242 or 516-348-5573

ELDER CARE

Seeking position to take care of the elderly. Live in or Live out. Please call 347-891-2955

ELDER CARE: trained to care for patients with various illnesses. Over 12 years experience. Prepare nutritious and appetizing meals, light housekeeping, live in or out. Excellent references. Please call Faith 347-8985804

ELDER CARE: Woman seeking position to care for the elderly. Live in, full time, prepare meals, many years experience. Please call 917-828-2809

HOME HEALTH AIDE will take care of your loved one in their home. Experienced & honest. Licensed driver with own transportation. Call Flo 352-262-6970

HOME HEALTH CARE AIDE

Irish trained woman with 10 years experience and excellent checkable references available. Honest and reliable. Licensed driver with own transportation. Please call 516-383-7150

NURSE’S AIDE COMPANION

Seeking position to take care of elderly loved ones. Live in or out. Great references. contact numbers: 516-937-8737 or 347882-4753

TRAINED NANNY AVAILABLE 3 years with infants through teens. Live locally. Available for interview immediately. 516-510-8807 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

HAVE AN IDEA FOR AN INVENTION /NEW PRODUCT?

We help everyday inventors try to patent and submit their ideas to companies! Call InventHelp, FREE INFORMATION! 888-4877074

ANNOUNCEMENTS

A PLACE FOR MOM has helped over a million families find senior living. Our trusted, local advisors help find solutions to your unique needs at no cost to you. Call: 1-800-404-8852

CPAP MACHINE

Have a CPAP machine for sleep apnea? Get replacement FDA approved CPAP machine parts and supplies at little or no cost! Free sleep guide included. Call 866-430-6489

LUNG CANCER? And Age 60+?

You and your family may be entitled to significant cash award. Call 866-951-9073 for information. No risk. No money out of pocket.

REVERSE MORTGAGE:

Homeowners age 62+ turn your home equity into tax free cash!

Speak with an expert today and receive a free booklet 1-877-5803720

MARKETPLACE

GARDEN CITY MOVING SALE

2 Cherrywood Library Units: glass shelves and doors, bottom cabinets. Mahogany 4 Poster Canopy Queen Bed. Ethan Allen Oak Youth Bedroom: Captains Bed, 2 Dressers w/ upper Bookcases, Desk, Cabinet, Windsor Chair. Antique Dresser w/Mirror. Antique Trunk. Mahogany leathertop Tables, Vision Fitness Treadmill.

To make appointment for viewing, call 516-538-2522

MARKETPLACE

INVITED ESTATE SALES

BY TRACY JORDAN

Looking to sell items from your home?

Consider doing an Online Auction!

Online Auctions reach more interested buyers than tag sales and can often sell for more than what you would make at an estate or tag sale.

Invited Estate Sales by Tracy Jordan can do both! You can sell your items online reaching potential buyers locally or globally as well as hosting a private sale from your home! Let us guide you on what items to put in auction including furniture, housewares, decorative items, jewelry, collectibles, coins, artwork and anything else you may no longer want or need. Our services can help you to maximize your selling experience whether you are selling 1 item or 500 items. We are a one stop service for all your needs when you are moving or selling a property! Selling, donating, discarding and cleaning out services can be done to meet your time frame with minimal stress.

Estate and Tag Sales Online Auctions Cleanout and Moving Services Home Staging Services Appraisals

Contact for more info: info@invitedsales.com or Call: 516-279-6378 to schedule a consultation or receive more information. www.invitedsales.com

PRIVACY HEDGES FALL

MARKETPLACE

WANTED TO BUY

LOOKING TO BUY!

Oriental items, clothing, art, old & modern furniture, estates, jewelry, silver, glassware, dishes, old photos, coins & stamps, flatware. Call George 718-3861104 or 917-775-3048

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

TAG SALE

*BROWSE *SHOP *CONSIGN A.T. STEWART EXCHANGE

CONSIGNMENT SHOP

China, Silver, Crystal, Jewelry, Artwork, Furniture, Antiques, Collectibles

Tues-Fri 10-4

Sat 12-4

Every Tuesday: 10% Senior Citizen Discount. All proceeds benefit The Garden City Historical Society 109 Eleventh Street Garden City 11530 516-746-8900 email: store@atstewartexchange.org www.gardencityhistoricalsociety. org

GARAGE SALE

PETS

PET SERVICES

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

DO YOU HATE KENNELS? OR STRANGERS IN YOUR HOUSE?

HOME AWAY FROM HOME will care for your dog in my Garden City home while you are away.

Dog walking also available. Pet CPR & first Aid Certified. Numerous referrals and references. Limited availability. Book early! Annmarie 516-775-4256

AUTOMOTIVE

AUTO SERVICES

CAR DETAILING done at your home, includes cleaning of interior, vacuuming. Very reasonable. Please call 516-373-5928

AUTOS WANTED

We are looking for writers in our community to compose news articles on local topics, opinions, reviews, worthy places to visit on Long Island, and even fiction. We aim to feature at least one new article and writer each week in our Discovery magazine section.

E-mail submissions: editor@gcnews.com

• Attach article and any photos (1MB), along with your name and contact info.

• Articles must be between 1,500 - 3,000 words.

• Each writer will be reimbursed a stipend of $25.⁰⁰

BLOW OUT SALE. 6’ Arborvitae (Evergreen) reg. $149 NOW $75. Beautiful, nursery grown. FREE installation/ FREE delivery. Limited supply! ORDER NOW! 518-536-1367 www.lowcosttrees.com

WANTED TO BUY

GARDEN CITY Friday 10/12 and Saturday 10/13 9am to 3pm 26 St. James St South Clothing, books, housewares, frames, Christmas items. Something for everyone! NO PREVIEWS Rain Date: 10/19/2018

GARDEN CITY

Saturday 10/6 10:00am to 4:00pm 35 Chestnut St. DOWNSIZING!

Household items & Garage contents. NO EARLY BIRDS!

GARDEN CITY

Saturday 10/6 10am to 2pm 21 Wyatt Rd. Furniture, records, tools, fuzzball, golf clubs, sofa bed, electronics piano keyboard, household items

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

APARTMENT FOR RENT

GARDEN CITY BORDER APARTMENT: Huge, bright 2 bedroom- $1725; studio $1385, 1 bath, dining area, gated parking, laundry, A/C. NO BROKER FEE, near LIRR. Available now. rentals@gardencityborder.com or 516-524-6965 (text or voice)

CLASSIFIEDS Call 294.8900

REAL ESTATE FOR RENT

APARTMENT FOR RENT

WILLISTON PARK: Beautiful

2 floor apartment for rent in home. Recently renovated, tons of charm, spacious dining room, high end appliances, fenced backyard, new bathrooms, second floor master suite, spacious closets. Two floor rental, two blocks from East Williston train, parking in front. 3 bedrooms, 3 bath, two floors, close to town. $3900 including utilities. Please call owner 917-301-5866

OFFICE SPACE

GARDEN CITY

1565 FRANKLIN AVE

Large Windowed Offices in newly built professional suite. Conference room, reception, copier, pantry included. Ample parking available. Call 516-248-3048

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

CONDO/CO-OP FOR SALE

GARDEN CITY CO-OP FOR SALE BY OWNER

2 Bedroom, 2 Full Baths (new), New Kitchen, LR/DR, Garage parking included. 1 Block from 7th Street shopping.

$695,000. Low Maintenance. For more info call: 516-488-2544 (leave message) NO BROKERS!

GARDEN CITY

Large One Bedroom Condo in the heart of downtown Garden City. This 800 sq ft Condo boasts newly finished Hardwood Floors, Dining Room, brand new Bathroom & Kitchen with d/w. Low maintenance & taxes. By owner no broker.

$569,000 Call: 646-499-1684

LOTS FOR SALE

BANK ORDERED LAND

SALE! Oct 13th & 14th!

21 acres was $69,900 SALE

$49,900. 42 acres was $89,900, SALE $64,900. 35 acres 5 acre

POND was $199,900, SALE

$129,900. Gorgeous No Catskills location less than 3 1/2 hrs NYC ! Views, State Land, Low Taxes, 100% Buildable! Special bank terms avail. Call 888-905-8847 NewYorkLandandLakes.com

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

OPEN HOUSE

JAMESPORT

Sat 10/6 11:00-1:00

Sun 10/7 12:00-2:00

16 Seacove Lane

Elegant Custom Contemporary in Sea Cove Estates. Bay Beach Community. 3 BRs, 4 Baths, Spacious Open Floor Plan. Vaulted Ceilings, HW Floors, Fireplace, Screened in Porch & ING Pool. Celebrate the beauty of the North Fork here with Friends & Family. Reduced! $749,999. Colony Realty 631-722-5800

JAMESPORT

Saturday 10/6

1:00pm 3:00pm 703 Herricks Lane

Stunning 3500sf Victorian Private landscaped setting on 1 acre. 4 BRs & 3.5 Baths. 2 Master Bedroom Suites. Large EIK, Formal LR, Formal DR, Family Room / fireplace. Geothermal Heat, Central Air and Solar panels. Finished Basement. 3 Car Garage. Must See! $949,000. Colony Realty, Carll Austin 516-658-2623

LAUREL

Saturday 10/6

11:00am to 1:00pm

3690 Peconic Bay Blvd

Custom 3000 sf Ranch with Deeded Bay Beach Rights! 4 BRs, LR, FDR, Family Rm, EIK, Large Laundry Room. Walk Up Attic. Energy Efficient! Must See! $699,999 Colony Realty, Carll Austin 516-658-2623

RIVERHEAD

Saturday 10/6

12:00pm 2:00pm

3180 Terry’s Farm Rd North Fork Getaway! Waterview! Secluded & Quiet. Isn’t it time to finish your novel or paint your masterpiece? 2 Story with 15’ Beachfront Right of Way. 3BR, 2 Baths, Wood Burning Stove. HW floors & 9’ Ceilings. Experience Hiking, Biking, Boating and More! $599,000. Colony Realty, Valerie Goode 516-319-0106

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

OUT OF TOWN REAL ESTATE

BLUEPOINT WATERFRONT TOWNHOUSE

Private Beach, Boat Slip, Pool, Clubhouse, Gym, Tennis, Florida Room, Fireplaces, Gated Community, $599K. Call owner 917-748-3621

AQUEBOGUE

The Highlands. Stunning One of a Kind 2 Story Nestled Amidst the Golf Courses & Vineyards.

4 BRs, 3.5 Baths, Gourmet Kitchen, FDR, LR, Study, Great Room/Gas Fireplace set in stone wall, Sunroom, Loft, Sitting Room, Garage & Basement. Master Suite on 1st floor. Must See! $729,000 Colony Realty, Dolores Peterson 631-413-7572

JAMESPORT

COUNTRY RANCH with Deeded Private Beach. Very short distance to the Sound. Great year round or vacation home. 3+BRs, 1.5 Baths, LR/ Fireplace, Deck, Outside Shower. $499,000 Colony Realty, Carll Austin 516-658-2623

JAMESPORT

Large Country Cape on landscaped acre. 4 BRs, 2.5 Baths, Kitchen/Dining Area, Formal LR, family Rm/fireplace. HW floors, Full Basement & attached 2 car garage.

REDUCED! $599,000 Colony Realty, Carll Austin 516-658-2623

SEBASTIAN FLORIDA (East Coast)

Beach Cove is an Age Restricted Community where friends are easily made. Sebastian is an “Old Florida” fishing village with a quaint atmosphere yet excellent medical facilities, shopping and restaurants. Direct flights from Newark to Vero Beach. New manufactured homes from $114,900. 772-5810080; www.beach-cove.com

SERVICES

Guaranteed Life Insurance! (Ages 50 to 80). No medical exam. Affordable premiums never increase. Benefits never decrease. Policy will only be cancelled for non payment. 855-686-5879

ATTORNEY

REAL ESTATE ATTORNEY

Buy/Sell/Mortgage Problems. Attorney & Real Estate broker, Probate / Criminal / Business Richard H. Lovell, PC, 10748 Cross Bay, Ozone Park, NY 11417. 718-835-9300

LovellLawnewyork@gmail.com

DIGITAL MEDIA SERVICES

MULTI MEDIA DIGITAL

TRANSFERS: videos, pictures, negatives, 35mm, slides, Films: 8mm, Super8, 16mm. Audio: Reel to reel tapes, cassette tapes, LP records: 33, 45 and 78, 15% discount with ad. 718-835-2595.

savethememoriesnewyork.com

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

AMBIANCE

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

*Handyman & Remodeling

*Kitchen Installations

*Furniture Assembly

*Finish Carpentry

*Minor Electrical & Plumbing 25year GC Resident Lic & Ins H18E2170000 Call BOB 516-741-2154

AQUATEC LAWN SPRINKLERS Fall Drain Outs Backflow Device Tests Free Estimates Installation Service/Repairs Joe Barbato 516-775-1199

BATHROOM RENOVATIONS

EASY, ONE DAY updates! We specialize in safe bathing. Grab bars, no slip flooring & seated showers. Call for a free in home consultation: 888-657-9488

CJM CONTRACTING, INC.

Chris Mullins. Specializing in general contracting including churches and cathedrals. All renovations, expert leak repairs, dormers / extensions, bathrooms, kitchens, basements, carpentry, roofing, flat shingle, attics, masonry, stoops, brickwork, waterproofing, pointing, windows, power washing, plumbing, electric. Small jobs welcome. Free estimates. Licensed / insured #H18C6020000. 516-428-5777

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

LAMPS FIXED $65

In home service. Handy Howard. 646-996-7628

MASONRY

All types of stonework

Pavers, Retaining Walls, Belgium Block Patios, Foundations, Seal coating, Concrete and Asphalt driveways, Sidewalks, Steps. Free Estimates

Fully Licensed & Insured #H2219010000

Boceski Masonry Louie 516-850-4886

ROOF LEAKS REPAIRED

All types Roofing & flashing repairs, aluminum trim work and Gutter Clean Outs. Nassau Lic# H1859520000. B.C. Roofing & Siding, Inc. Text or call: 516-983-0860

SKY CLEAR WINDOW INC.

Window Restorations, Outdated Hardware, skylights, Andersen Sashes, new storm windows, wood windows, chain/ rope repairs, falling windows, fogged panes, mechanical repairs, wood repairs, restorations, all brands. Call Mr. Fagan, 45 years experience. 631-385-7975 www.skyclearwindow.com rob@skyclearwindow.com

HEALTH & FITNESS

Z ACUPUNCTURE & HERBAL HEALING ARTS

Xiao Jun Zhou, L.Ac. NYS Licensed Acupuncturist/M.D.China.

U.S. National Board Certified Herbalist. 103 South Middle Neck Road, Great Neck, NY 11021

516-809-8999

AccuHerbZhou@gmail.com

Insurance Accepted

PAINTING & PAPERHANGING

INTERIOR & EXTERIOR PAINTING

Plastering, Taping, Sheetrock

Skim Cutting, Old Wood Refinish, Staining, Wallpaper Removal & Hanging, Paint Removal, Power Washing, Wood Replacement JOHN MIGLIACCIO

Licensed & Insured #80422100000

Call John anytime: 516-901-9398 (Cell) 516-483-3669 (Office)

SERVICES

PAINTING & PAPERHANGING

JV PAINT

HANDYMAN SERVICES

Interior-Exterior Specialist Painting, Wallpapering, Plastering, Spackling, Staining, Power Washing. Nassau Lic#H3814310000 fully Insured Call John 516-741-5378

MICHELANGELO

PAINTING & WALLPAPER

Interior, Exterior, Plaster / Spackle, Light Carpentry, Decorative Moldings & Power Washing. Call: 516-328-7499

PARTY HELP

LADIES & GENTLEMEN

RELAX & ENJOY

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

TUTORING

MATH, SAT, ACT TUTOR:

Algebra, Geometry, Algebra 2 plus Trig, Pre-Calc, AP Calculus. Norm 625-3314

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

PRIVATE SPANISH TUTOR:

Let me help fill the learning gap that hinders your child’s success in Spanish. William Cullen, M.A. Spanish. Cell/text 516-5098174. Email: wdctutor@aol.com

PRIVATE TUTORING FOR GRADES K-6

Give your child a helping hand! Licensed NYC / NYS Dept of Education teacher available to tutor students grades K-6. Contact Audrey Sullivan, M.S.Ed 347-628-8872 (voice/text) seguenow@aol.com

WILSON CERTIFIED tutor available to motivate and work with your elementary-middle school aged child. Reading, math, writing, executive functioning (study/organizational) skills. 30+ years special education experience. Contact Michelle at shellycotter112@gmail.com or 516-428-1427

SERVICES

INSTRUCTION

CLARINET, SAXOPHONE AND FLUTE LESSONS:

Professional musician NYSSMA Adjudicator, motivating lessons in your home. All ages, beginner to advanced. NYSSMA Prep. Bernie Rose,Ph.D. 646-662-9373

PIANO LESSONS

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

CLEANING

SERVICES

1-866-WE JUNK IT: All phases of rubbish removal & demolition. Residential, commercial, construction sites, kitchens, bathrooms, clean-ups, attics, basements, floods, fires. All size dumpsters. Same day service. Fully insured. Bob Cat Service. www.1866wejunkit.com 516-5411557

A & J MOVING & STORAGE: Established 1971. Long Island and New York State specialists. Residential, Commercial, Piano & Organ experts. Boxes available. Free estimates. www. ajmoving.com 516-741-2657 114 Jericho Tpk, Mineola NYDOT# 10405

College Advisory Services, Inc. College Counseling. College selection, application and resume preparation, essay development, application submission, financial aid consultation. 30+ years experience. Art Mandel, former Director of Guidance, Roslyn Schools. 516-643-4345 collegeadvisor1@gmail.com

Feral Cat TNR Clinic

The next Last Hope Free Feral Cat TNR clinic will be held on Sunday, Oct. 7th, from 8:30 am to 4:00 PM at My Pets Vet, 448 W Jericho Turnpike, Huntington, NY.

CLEANING AVAILABLE EXPERIENCED POLISH HOUSE CLEANER

Good references, ability. Very honest, reliable, responsible and hard working. Own transportation. English speaking. Flexible days and hours. Reasonable rates. I will do a good job. Call or text 516-589-5640

CLEANING AVAILABLE

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

SPRING INTO ACTION LET US CLEAN YOUR HOUSE WINDOWS

GARDEN CITY

WINDOW CLEANING

Home Window Cleaning Service by Owner Free Estimates Inside & Out

Fully Insured 25 Years Experience 631-220-1851 516-764-5686

STRONG ARM CLEANING:

Residential and commercial cleaning specialist, post construction clean ups, shipping and waxing floors, move ins and move outs. Free estimates. Bonded and insured. 516-5381125 www.strongarmcleaningny.com

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

COMPLETE JUNK REMOVAL/DEMOLITION SERVICE: Strong Arm Contracting Inc. We haul anything and everything. Entire contents of home or office. We clean it up and take it away. Residential/Commercial. Bonded/Insured. Free estimates. 516-538-1125

NEAT FREAKS: Your organizing Gurus! Voted 2018 North Shore’s #1 Organizer. Home or office. Free Consultation. Lisa Marx and Randi Yerman. 917751-0395 www.neatfreaks1976.com Instagram:organizethisnthat

OLD VILLAGE TREE SERVICE: Owner operated since 1989. 24 hour emergency service. Licensed / insured. Free estimates, member LI Arborist Assoc. Please call 516-466-9220

A donation of a $25 gift card (for any store) to Last Hope is required for admittance.

We are holding no more than 4 spots per cat caretaker. For more information, please leave a phone voice message for Barbara at 516-223-6673.

All cats at Last Hope Free TNR Clinics are spayed/neutered, vaccinated for rabies and feline distemper, treated for fleas and ear mites, given pain medicine and are required to be ear-tipped (to identify their altered status upon release into their colonies).

PLEASE NOTE: Arrangements should be made to allow for cats to recuperate humanely after surgery – females need a few days and males at least 1 full day. Decision not to do surgery is at the veterinarian’s discretion.

ALL CATS MUST BE IN TRAPS – NO CARRIERS. ALL CATS WILL BE EAR-NOTCHED.

Town to collect DVDs for US troops

The Town of Oyster Bay has announced a partnership with Massapequa-based organization “Big Hy for Heroes” in an effort to collect DVDs for those deployed and serving overseas in the United States Armed Forces.  Donations will be accepted throughout the months of October and November, and then delivered to Chaplains, Commanding Officers, Sergeant Majors and Sergeants around the globe to distribute to troops and arrange movie nights this holiday season.

Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino stated, “The Town of Oyster Bay is proud to partner with Big Hy for Heroes to send thousands of DVDs to troops serving around the globe.  Help support the brave men and women of the United States Armed Forces by donating DVDs.”

“Big Hy for Heroes” was started in 2002 by Massapequa resident and WWII veteran Hyman Strachman who, along

with his son Arthur Strachman, personally began sending DVDs to U.S. troops overseas.  Over the years, “Big Hy for Heroes” has shipped hundreds of thousands of DVDs all around the world, and continues to do so today.

Exciting, suspenseful, comedy and classic DVDs are among the most requested by the troops for movie nights.  Residents can donate DVDs at any of the following locations:

– Town Hall North – 54 Audrey Avenue, Oyster Bay, NY 11771

–Town Hall South – 977 Hicksville Road, Massapequa, NY 11758

–Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center – 1001 Stewart Avenue, Bethpage, NY 11714

–Hicksville Athletic Center – 167 S. Broadway, Hicksville, NY 11801

Additionally, letters and notes to soldiers are also welcome.  For more information on the DVD collection drive for U.S. Troops, please call (516) 624-6380.

Are you a professional?

Our Professional Guide is sure to bring results. Call 294-8900 for rates and information.

PTA provides pizza lunch for kindergarteners

To prepare kindergarteners for purchasing hot lunch at school, the Robert Seaman Elementary PTA generously provided a pizza lunch to help them practice this routine. Each student successfully waited in line, scanned their lunch card, and carried their tray to their lunch table.

NOTICE OF SALE

Supreme Court

County Of Nassau

CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC., Plaintiff against MICHAEL J. MOSS; JENNIFER MOSS, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on August 3, 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 23rd day of October, 2018 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 at Hicksville, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York. Said premises known as 18 Circle Drive, Syosset, N.Y. 11791. (Section: 12, Block: 367, Lot: 31).

Approximate amount of lien $ 278,618.62 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 600002-18.

Dominic Villoni, 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

For sale information, please visit www.auction.com or call 800-280-2832 SYO 4220

4X 09/21,28,10/05,12

NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County Of Nassau M&T BANK, Plaintiff, VS. YEONG SIK CHOI, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on August 15, 2018, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the CCP (Calendar Control Part Courtroom) in the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on October 30, 2018 at 11:30 a.m., premises known as 63 Garden Circle, Syosset, NY 11791. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Syosset, in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of

Nassau and State of New York, Section 15, Block 118 and Lot 23.

Approximate amount of judgment is $550,497.68 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 16-006906.

Craig B. Marshall, Esq., Referee

Schiller, Knapp, Lefkowitz & Hertzel, LLP,

200 John James Audubon Parkway, Suite 202, Amherst, New York 14228, Attorneys for Plaintiff

SYO 4222

4X 09/28,10/05,12,19

NOTICE OF NAME CHANGE

Notice is hereby given that an order granted by the Supreme Court, Nassau County, on the 13 day of September, 2018, bearing Index Number 18/001035, a copy of which may be examined at the office of the clerk, located at 240 Old Country Road, Mineola, New York grants me the right to assume the name of Sophia Wong. The city and state of my present address are Syosset, NY the month and year of my birth are January, 2007; the place of my birth is Hong Kong, HKSAR; my present name is Cheuk Yu Sophia Wong.

SYO 4224 1X 10/05

NOTICE OF NAME CHANGE

Notice is hereby given that an order granted by the Supreme Court, Nassau County, on the 13 day of September, 2018, bearing Index Number 18/001034, a copy of which may examined at the office of the clerk, located at 240 Old Country Road, Mineola, New York grants me the right to assume the name of Bryan Wong. The city and state of my present address are Syosset, NY the month and year of my birth are August, 2008; the place of my birth is Hong Kong, HKSAR; my present name is Cheuk Ki Bryan Wong.

SYO 4225 1X 10/05

NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County Of Nassau

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO WELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2004-FF2 ASSET BACKED

CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004FF2, Plaintiff(s), AGAINST SANFORD R WERT, JOAN WERT, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered in 03/27/2018, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction in the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Dr., Mineola, NY 11501, on 10/16/2018 at 11:30 am, premises known as 106 Foxwood Drive, 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 a part of Hamlet East Development Condominium, designated as Unit No. 00106 in Jericho, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau, State of New York, designated on the tax maps of the Nassau County Treasurers as District 15 Section 17 Block 017 Lot 0004U, together with an undivided .655 percent interest in the Common Elements. The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $698,817.82 plus interest and costs. The premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 4211/2014.

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.

Harold F. Damm, Esq., Referee.

Leopold & Associates, PLLC, 80 Business Park Drive, Suite 110, Armonk, NY 10504

Dated: 8/24/2018 JJL

6/28/2017, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the Courtroom of the Supreme Court Mineola, 100 Supreme Court Drive, The Calendar Control Part (CCP), Mineola, NY on October 16, 2018 at 11:30 AM premises known as 72 Rockland Drive, Jericho, NY 11753. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the County of Nassau, City and State of New York, BLOCK: 470, LOT: 13. Approximate amount of judgment is $1,082,506.38 plus interests and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 009879/2013.

For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www. Auction.com or call (800) 2802832.

Richard T. Kerins, Referee FRENKEL LAMBERT WEISS WEISMAN & GORDON LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706

JNJ 7892

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NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County Of Nassau CAPITAL ONE, N.A., AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO CHEVY CHASE BANK, FSB., Plaintiff, vs. FARAH MALEKI AMID, ANTHON V. SORRENTINO, et al., Defendants

Richard S. Mullen, Esq. Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP

Plaintiff’s Attorney

700 Crossroads Building, 2 State St. Rochester, New York 14614 Tel.: 855-227-5072

JNJ 7893 4X 09/21,28,10/05,12

NOTICE OF SALE

Supreme Court County Of Nassau

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY

JNJ 7891

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NOTICE OF SALE

Supreme Court County Of Nassau

M&T BANK SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO HUDSON CITY

SAVINGS BANK, FSB, Plaintiff AGAINST

Andrew L. Hochfelder a/k/a Andrew Hochfelder, Patricia Hochfelder, et al, Defendant

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated 6/14/2017 and entered on

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the office of the County Clerk of Nassau County on April 3, 2017, I, Mark Riccardi, Esq., the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on October 23, 2018 at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, County of Nassau, State of New York, at 11:30 A.M., the premises described as follows: 56 Woodland Road Old Brookville, NY, 11545, SBL No.: 22-K-124 ALL THAT TRACT OF PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Incorporated Village of Old Brookville, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York. The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 017916/2010 in the amount of $6,940,330.05 plus interest and costs.

N.A. AS SUCCESSOR TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION HOME EQUITY MORTGAGE ASSETBACKED PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2003KS7, Plaintiff, vs. SALLY CHARNO, if living, and if she/he be deceased, the heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in interest, and generally all persons having or claiming, under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, any right title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to the plaintiff and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained; MANDICOR, LLC; BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF PICKET FARM HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.; BOARD MANAGERS OF THE HAMLET CONDOMINUM II; HSBC BANK USA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; CAPITAL ONE BANK USA NA; KMT ENTERPRISES INC.; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. FKA HOME SAVINGS OF AMERICA, F.A.; JUNE NOOR; ALI NOOR; THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, “JOHN DOE #3” through “JOHN DOE #12, “the last ten names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, per-

Incidents that have occurred recently in the local area include:

An unattended bag was stolen from a location on West End Avenue in Oyster Bay at 2:30PM on September 13th.

n At 5:35PM on September 13th, a 58-year-old woman from Port Washington was arrested and charged with Shoplifting from J.C. Penney in East Garden City.

n A 21-year-old woman from Oceanside was arrested at 6PM on September 13th and charged with Shoplifting from Century 21 in Westbury.

n At the corner of Davis Avenue and Northern Parkway in Uniondale, a 25-year-old man from Hempstead was arrested at 8PM on September 13th. He was charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana.

n On Plandome Road in Plandome, a 43-year-old man from the Bronx was arrested at 9:52PM on September 13th and was charged with Driving While Intoxicated.

n A 57-year-old man from Plainview was arrested at the intersection of Main Street South and Papermill Road in Roslyn. He was charged with Driving While Intoxicated at 10:32PM on September 13th.

THE POLICE BLOTTER

n Just after midnight on September 14th, a 32-yearold man from Garden City was arrested on 6th Street in Garden City Park. He was charged with Unlawful Possession of Marijuana.

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At 12:05AM on September 14th, a 20-year-old woman from Jamaica was arrested on Old Country Road at South Fulton Street in Westbury. She was charged with Unlawful Possession of Marijuana.

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At the parking lot of the Buffalo Wild Wings Restaurant on Merrick Avenue in Westbury, three 26-year-old men from Glen Cove were arrested and were charged with Unlawful Possession of Marijuana at 12:30AM on September 14th.

At Macy’s in East Garden City, a 29-year-old woman from Mineola was arrested and charged with Shoplifting at 4:40PM on September 14th.

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At 8:17PM on September 14th, a 23-year-old man from Glen Cove was arrested and was charged with Unlawful Possession of Marijuana at the corner of Shore Road and Main Street in Port Washington.

n Two men from Hempstead were arrested and were charged with Criminal

Possession of Marijuana on Corporate Drive in Westbury at 10:10PM on September 14th.

n At a parking lot on Stewart Avenue in East Garden City, a 26-year-old man from Far Rockaway was arrested and was charged with Unlawful Possession of Marijuana at 11:45PM on September 14th.

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At a parking lot on Stewart Avenue in East Garden City, a 21-year-old woman from Lindenhurst and a 22-yearold man from East Meadow were arrested at 12:10AM on September 15th. Both were charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana.

n While driving on the Long Island Expressway at Exit 33 in Lake Success at 4:10AM on September 15th, a 27-year-old man from North Bergen was arrested and was charged with Driving While Intoxicated.

n At a vacant house on Center Street in Westbury, a victim has reported that unknown subjects spray-painted graffiti on the abandoned house at 4:22AM on September 15th.

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A 22-year-old woman from Elmont and a 19-yearold woman from Hempstead were arrested at 3:25PM on September 15th and charged with Shoplifting from J.C. Penney in East Garden City.

LEGAL NOTICES

n At 7:25PM on September 15th, a 34-year-old woman from Hempstead was arrested and charged with Shoplifting.

n A 20-year-old man from Roosevelt was arrested at 11:40PM on September 15th and was charged with Unlawful Possession of Marijuana on Merrick Avenue in Westbury.

n On Willis Avenue in Roslyn Heights, a 46-year-old woman from Manhasset was arrested. She was charged with Driving While Intoxicated at 1:25AM on September 16th.

n Driving While Intoxicated was the charge made against a 25-year-old woman from Commack, when she was arrested at 2:43AM on September 16th at the corner of Mineola Avenue North and Warner Avenue in Roslyn Estates.

n On Gould Street in New Hyde Park, a 25-year-old man from Hicksville and a 26-year-old from Floral Park were arrested at 1:30PM on September 16th. Both were charged with Unlawful Possession of Marijuana.

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A 34-year-old woman from Port Jarvis was arrested and charged with Shoplifting from Macy’s in East Garden City at

11AM on September 17th.

n At 9:45PM on September 17th, two individuals were arrested and were charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana. Arrested were a 32-year-old man from New Cassel and a 28-year-old man from Westbury.

n At 12:50AM on September 18th, a 29-year-old woman from Bethpage was arrested in that town and was charged with Driving While Intoxicated.

n At 6:15PM on September 19th a 30-year-old man from Brooklyn was arrested and charged with Shoplifting from Macy’s in East Garden City.

n At the Red Parking Lot of the Roosevelt Field Mall on Old Country Road in East Garden City, an 18-year-old man from Island Park and a 16-year-old woman from Long Beach were arrested on September 19th at 9:45. Both were charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana.

n At 9:50PM on September 19th, a 28-year-old man from Westbury was arrested at the Dave & Buster’S parking lot on Old Country Road in Westbury and was charged with Unlawful Possession of Marijuana.

Compiled by Kate and Meg Meyer

sons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises described in the complaint, Defendants.

INDEX NO. 007818/2015

To the above named Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the

State of New York) in the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until (60) days after service of the Summons; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint.

NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT

THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $390,000.00 and interest, recorded on June 30, 2003, at Liber M24383 Page 345, of the Public

Records of NASSAU County, New York, covering premises known as 196 ALTA TERRACE JERICHO, NY 11753.

The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. NASSAU County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county.

NOTICE:

YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME

If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage

company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.

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

Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action.

YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER

WITH THE COURT. Plaintiff designates NASSAU as the place of trial situs of the real property.

SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS

Mortgaged Premises:

196 ALTA TERRACE

JERICHO, NY, 11753

Section: 17

Block: 15

Lot: 22

RAS BORISKIN, LLC

Attorney for Plaintiff BY: JAMES P. MURPHY, ESQ. 900 Merchants Concourse Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675

JNJ 7894

Jericho Middle School kicks off its first PTSA meeting

Linda Bindra keeping explain the importance of the PTA

BY DARLENE PERGOLA-APOLANT

On Thursday, September 13th, The Jericho Middle School Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) held its annual kick-off meeting at the JMS library to welcome the incoming 2018-2019 PTA Board members, faculty and introduce JMS Principal Dr. Donald Gately and new Assistant Principal Chad Gleason.

At Thursdays meeting more then 60 people gathered to meet the board, sign up for PTSA committees, meet other members and hear speeches by committee chairs and faculty. It also allowed the opportunity to mingle with the faculty and ask questions. It also allowed parents to restock on the newest and coolest styles of Jericho clothes to support our growing community.

The PTSA helps with administrative work in all the houses, volunteers with student activities and fund-raises for the school among other efforts. In addition, the PTSA has a new fundraising initiative through Amazon Smile. Through the Smile program, people can link their Amazon account to the JMS PTA so a donation will be made to the group when they make a purchase says Alana Sabesan, PTSA co-president.

PTSA executive board member Mrs. Linda Bindra made a short speech about the benefits of joining the PTSA.

“The support that the parents provide is really, really important to the nuts and bolts operations of the

Superintendant Hank Grisham address the members

school in a way that’s very meaningful” she said. “It is a nice partnership between the community and the school- to see that happens every day is quite refreshing.”

Superintendent Henry Grishman addressed and welcomed the crowd with some insight and informative and positive information of what is in store for the school year.

There was a brief speech followed by a short presentation given by Dr. Gately which really made the meeting personal and entertaining. Using a new program called Picklers, each person was given a paper, with the options of A, B and C, depending on which way you held the paper up. Participants were then asked questions geared towards Dr. Gately and VP Gleason. Depending on your answer, you would hold up the paper accordingly, and it was recorded directly on to Gately’s cell phone camera as he scanned the room. The parents interacted and engaged in this small survey with the answers immediately displayed on a screen. This added to some fun and silliness and very interesting thinking amongst the parents breaking the mold of a starchy PTSA meeting.

The positive and well attended meeting set the tone for what we have in store for us for this year.

The PTSA volunteers will make a huge impact on the school. What a thrill to be able to bring parents into their students’ school! It’s one more opportunity to encourage an important element of student success and parent engagement. This informative and refreshing meeting most definitely set us up for a great, productive, smooth executed school year!

Dr. Gately and Vice Principal Gleason having some fun with the survey!

PTA members enjoying time together while selling Jericho items

Dr. Gately speaks during the first PTA meeting of the 2018-19 school year

Mrs.

OHHH THE LOCKERS!

Alana Sabasan exudes excitement with her welcome speech.

6 Georgia Drive, Syosset

Sold

Date: 08/24/2018

4

Style:

Total

MLS# 2996981

4 Holly Drive, Syosset

Sold Price: $1,350,000 Date: 09/17/2018

5 beds, 3 Full baths Style: Colonial # of Families: 1

Lot Size: 76X231 (Irr)

Schools: Syosset

Total Taxes: $12,047

MLS# 3039477

32 Locust Lane, Syosset

Sold Price: $565,000

Date: 08/22/2018

2 beds, 1 Full baths

Style: Cape # of Families: 1

Lot Size: 42X129 X Irr

Schools: Syosset

Total Taxes: $14,810

MLS# 3035005

51 Southwood Circle, Syosset

Sold Price: $470,000

Date: 04/23/2018

3 beds, 1 Full baths

Style: Ranch # of Families: 1

Lot Size: 66x100

Schools: Syosset

Total Taxes: $14,368

MLS# 2979011

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