BERRY HILL BOO FEST
The Berry Hill PTA hosted its first annual Boo Fest to celebrate Halloween. Above, the third grade girls are all smiles. See pages 20-21.
Fitness is a stretch at new business
A ribbon-cutting on Thursday October 24 and a grand opening for the community over the weekend presented Syosset and Woodbury with its latest “expansion” of local businesses with a fitness-focus -Stretch Lab, located in the Woodbury Common shopping center just east of Woodbury Road. In Woodbury Common, Stretch Lab joins tenants SoulCycle, Rock Pilates, Chopt Salad Co., Waxing the City, Athleta, Chico’s and Woodbury Wine Market.
Syosset native and Nassau County Legislator Josh Lafazan welcomed
Stretch Lab franchise owner Chris Tucker, a native of Huntington, his staff and his family as the Syosset Woodbury Chamber of Commerce gathered for yet another marquee event this fall. The Chamber continues to build momentum following its 2019 Syosset Street Fair on Sunday September 15, which drew about 8,000 attendees, and the grand openings the following week at SuperSlow Zone (315 Crossways Park Drive) and GrabSuite office spaces (125 Michael Drive).
This month Chamber is organiz-
ing the annual Holiday Tree Lighting and Celebration on Jackson Avenue, just north of the Syosset LIRR station. which is scheduled for Sunday, December 8, starting at 3:30 p.m.
At Stretch Lab last Thursday, Syosset Woodbury Chamber of Commerce President Charo Ezdrin presented Chris Tucker with an official citation from New York State Senator Jim Gaughran from the 5th Senate district, which covers parts of the North Shore of Long Island
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District attorney reviewing removal of campaign signs
BY GARY SIMEONE
In what has become a sign of the times, literally, a video recently surfaced of a man removing campaign party signs and replacing it with a sign for other candidates in Bethpage. The sign being removed was for George Hignell, a Democratic candidate who is running for Receiver of Taxes in the Town of Oyster Bay. The signs were than replaced with ones for Joseph Saladino, who is running for re-election as Town Supervisor and current Massapequa Park Mayor Jeffrey Pravato, who is running against Hignell for Receiver of Taxes.
Surveillance video shows the incident taking place at a 7-Eleven convenience store on Stewart Avenue on Tuesday, October 15.
Brendan Brosh, a spokesperson for the Nassau District Attorney, Madeline Singas, confirmed that the DA's office was looking into the incident and said, “I can confirm that we received a complaint and we are reviewing it.”
A spokesperson from the Nassau County Police Department also confirmed that they had taken a police report about the destruction of the signs.
George Hignell, a longtime resident of Bethpage, said he does not condone the sign stealing and chalked it up to, "acts of hooliganism."
“As fast as we put these signs up, they seem to disappear at the same rate,” said the 63-year-old Hignell, who is running for his first four year term. “This past month, wherever I put the signs, within a day they're gone.”
He added that the owner of the 7-Eleven was a personal friend of his and had given him permission to place the signs on the property.
Hignell said that if he were to be elected in November, his priorities include increased use of electronic communication to help people with their taxes, and to modernize the current online payment systems so residents can pay taxes using systems such as Venmo and PayPal instead of writing checks.
“During tax season, I would like to open the tax receiver's office on Saturdays, so working people wouldn't have to take time off so they could pay their taxes," said Hignell.
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Toys for Tots collection begins
The Town of Oyster Bay has kicked-off this year’s “Toys for Tots” Collection Drive, which will run through December 12, in an effort to collect new, unwrapped toys to be used as gifts for children throughout the community.
“Under the direction of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, the Toys for Tots Drive follows a mission to help ensure that disadvantaged children within our community do not have to go the holiday season without something to bring them happiness,” Town Councilman Thomwas Hand said.
“By helping those in need experience the wonderful embrace of the holiday season, contributor’s will get to play an active role in bringing happiness to one of our nation’s most valuable resources for the future, our children,” Town Councilman Anthony Macagnone said.
For those who wish to donate to “Toys for Tots”, collection boxes can be found in the following Town facilities:
• Oyster Bay Town Hall North (54 Audrey Avenue, Oyster Bay);
• Town Hall South (977 Hicksville Road, Massapequa);
• Department of Public Works Facility (150 Miller Place, Syosset);
• The Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center (at Bethpage Community Park - 1001 Stewart Avenue, Bethpage);
• Syosset-Woodbury Community Park Community Center (Jericho Turnpike, Woodbury).
For more information, please contact the Councilmembers, Co-chairs of the Collection Drive, at (516) 624-6619 or (516) 624-6305; or visit www.oysterbaytown.com.
Two Syosset HS students named All-National Honors Musicians
Two Syosset High School students have been invited to perform at the 2019 National Association for Music Education (NAfME) All-National Honor Ensembles concerts to be held November 6–10, 2019 at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Orlando, FL. The NAfME All-National Honor Ensembles (ANHE) represent the top performing high school musicians in the United States.
Pardiss Mehrzad was invited to perform with the NAfME All-National Honors Mixed Choir Ensemble and Kevin Xu was was selected to play cello in the All-National Honors Symphony Orchestra. They will be rehearsing a challenging repertoire
in preparation for performing under the baton of six of the most prominent conductors in the United States.
During the 2018–19 school year, talented music students across the United States and overseas in military-base schools practiced diligently to gain a chair or part in their local, district and state music honor ensembles. Of those most elite high school musicians, 556 were considered to be the “best of the best” and were selected for the NAfME festival by audition. All-National Honor Ensembles consist of a concert band, symphony orchestra, mixed choir, jazz ensemble, guitar ensemble and modern band.
All-National Honors musicians Pardiss Mehrzad (left) and Kevin Xu. Photo courtesy of the Syosset School District
OLM JV Soccer team wins championship
On Saturday, October 26, the Our Lady of Mercy Academy JV Soccer won the GCHSAA “A” Championship. The Lady Mustangs hosted the team from St. Joseph Hill of Staten Island, who they had beaten earlier in the season. The teams went through two halves of 0-0 score, with both teams having opportunities to score on
corners and good passing. The teams went to two 10-minute periods of overtime that resulted in a 0-0 score. Next came three rounds of penalty kicks. In the first two rounds, the teams had tied again 2-2 and 3-3. In the third round, Mercy surged ahead for the 4-2 victory. Congratulations to the entire team on an excellent season!
Jericho Hall of Fame nominations wanted
The Jericho Hall of Fame Committee is accepting nominations for this year’s candidates for the Annual Jericho High School Hall of Fame, which was established in 1990. Its purpose is to confer recognition on those graduates of Jericho High School who have been successful in their chosen field, and to promote an appreciation of their accomplishments as examples for Jericho students to emulate.
To be eligible for induction into Jericho High School’s Hall of Fame, a candidate shall have graduated from, or attended, Jericho High School and achieved distinction in fields such as: the creative arts, community service, public service, research, education,
business, sports, humanities or have attained significant personal achievements. This year’s inductees will be chosen from the Classes of 1961–2004.
The deadline for nominations to Jericho High School’s Hall of Fame is Friday, November 8, 2019. To access more information and the nomination form, please visit https://bit.ly/2ndtOPi or visit www.jerichoschools.org and check under “Announcements.”
This year’s induction ceremony will take place on Thursday, April 2, 2020.
If you need further information, please contact Brian Cummings at 516203-3600, ext. 3238 or via e-mail at hof@ jerichoschools.org.
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This Week at the Syosset P ublic Library
Thursday, October 31 at 2 p.m.
Halloween at the Opera
Presenter: Tanisha Mitchell, opera singer & librarian at the Metropolitan Opera and Freeport libraries
There's nothing like a scare and suspense at the opera! Explore the art of revenge through a ghost from Mozart's “ Don Giovanni, ” a witch from Verdi's “ Il Trovatore ” and a deadly diva from Puccini's “ Tosca. ”
As a deadly diva, Tanisha will also perform Puccini's Vissi D'arte from “ Tosca. ” Free. No registration required.
Thursday, November 7 at 2 p.m.
Current Topics
Presenter: James Coll, Adjunct Professor of American and Constitutional History at Hofstra University and Nassau Community College and a retired NYPD detective
An open discussion about current topics in local and national news. Free. No registration required.
Friday, November 8
from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Let's Chat
Presenter: Beth Matlin, MSW
Meet with other mature adults to discuss the common challenges and issues we encounter growing older in today’s society. Free. No registration required.
Friday, November 8 at 2 p.m.
The Making of “Miracle on 34th Street”
Presenter: Sal St. George, playwright and pop culture historian
Learn the backstory of the beloved 1947 motion picture classic that has touched the hearts of generations of moviegoers. The winner of three Oscars, the film stars Maureen O’Hara, John Payne, Natalie Wood and Edmund Gwenn. Clips will be shown. Free. No registration required.
Programs will take place at the Syosset Public Library. 225 South Oyster Bay Rd. Syosset.
For more information, go to www. syossetlibrary.org
Faith Lutheran Church sponsors Community Pancake Fest!
Date Saturday, November 16, 2019
Time 8:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Address 231 Jackson Avenue, Syosset, NY 11791
Open to the Syosset community Breakfast with a focus on Pancakes
Silent auction Donation is appreciated
Syosset resident named Homecoming Lord at LuHi homecoming
Homecoming Sophomore Lord and Lady Dylan Goodman and Sophia Luciano
A student-led pep rally rounded out the school week where middle and high school joined together to celebrate LuHi’s 2019 Homecoming theme, Decades. The pep rally recognized fall sports teams, challenged each other with grade level contests and announced the 2019 Homecoming Court. Dylan Goodman, a LuHi 10th grader and Syosset resident, was named Homecoming Lord.
Celebrations continued with multiple sporting events over the weekend. From soccer to volleyball, the football game victory to entertainment from the band, cheer and dance teams, Homecoming 2019 truly showed LuHi community spirit. With over 230 alumni, family and friends circling the turf field on Saturday, October 12, LuHi Varsity Football won 28-0 against Montclair Kimberley Academy.
Rotary’s 6th Annual
Karaoke Night
The Syosset-Woodbury Rotary will be hosting its fifth annual Karaoke Night on Saturday, November 2, at the Holiday Inn, 215 Sunnyside Blvd., Plainview,11803 from 6:00–10:30p.m.
All are invited to this fun evening, which includes a lovely buffet dinner, raffles and door prizes, singing and dancing, and music by a professional DJ Singing Sal. A highlight of the evening will be a musical presentation by the Music Academy for Special Learners,
which is a program for students with autism. Bring your singing voices with you!
Tickets are $45 per person, and all monies raised are distributed to local charities and programs that support our community members-in-need. Your contribution is completely tax deductible.
For more information and tickets, please contact SyossetWoodburyRotary@hotmail.com
On behalf of District 14 residents in Garden City, Garden City South, Carle Place & parts of Hempstead, West Hempstead, Westbury, Old Westbury, Jericho, Hicksville, Bethpage & Plainview
New tennis courts completed at Syosset High School
Nassau County Legislator Josh Lafazan (center, with check) joined the Syosset Braves Tennis Team as well as Syosset School District leaders, including Syosset Board of Education Trustees Tracy Frankel, Carol Cheng and Susan Parker; Superintendent Dr. Thomas Rogers; Physical Education, Athletics and Recreation Director Drew Cronin and members and coaches of the Braves tennis team for the ceremony.
Nassau County Legislator Josh Lafazan (Woodbury) joined the Syosset Central School District community to celebrate the completion of two new tennis courts at Syosset High School during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 17.
He joined Syosset School District leaders, including Syosset Board of Education Trustees Tracy Frankel, Carol Cheng and Susan Parker; Superintendent Dr. Thomas Rogers;
Physical Education, Athletics and Recreation Director Drew Cronin and members and coaches of the Syosset Braves tennis team for the ceremony. Legislator Lafazan secured a $250,000 Community Revitalization Program (CRP) grant for the new tennis courts.
“We have exceptional coaches and the most impressive student-athletes here in Syosset, and now we are so excited to be providing them
with facilities to match their level of excellence,” Board of Education President Tracy Frankel said. “On behalf of the Board of Education and the District, I would like to extend my gratitude to the community and Legislator Lafazan for their support of this project.”
“Through this investment in our school district infrastructure, we are not only providing safe facilities for student athletes across Nassau
County, we are creating a forum for our neighbors to build new relationships through the sport of tennis,” Legislator Lafazan said. “I’m thrilled that this project has been completed and I thank my colleagues in the Legislature and partners at the Syosset Central School District for bringing this project to fruition.”
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Fitness is a stretch at new Woodbury business
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in both Nassau and Suffolk counties. Sen. Gaughran has a new Syosset office at 485 Underhill Boulevard, and he’s participated at several Syosset-Woodbury Chamber of Commerce events since being elected in November 2018.
“I want to welcome Chris, his team here and the family -- this event and the presence of such great places is why Syosset/ Woodbury is such a thriving, wonderful area, as over the past few years we have come to more and more ribbon-cuttings. Today at Stretch Lab we are just a day removed from our hugely successful networking night at George White restaurant. We welcome you and the neighborhood welcomes you, and none other than our local Nassau County Legislator Josh Lafazan who has been 150% supportive of our Chamber is here as well as a representative from Senator Gaughran’s office in Syosset. On behalf of Sen. Gaughran here is a Proclamation to you honoring Stretch Lab,” Ezdrin announced.
Legislator Lafazan then addressed the Chamber members and staff at Stretch Lab.
“We are in my hometown, which you have chosen to be your business’s home. Our County Legislature supports you and my office is always here to support you and the growth of our business community. Charo Ezdrin is the best Chamber of
Commerce president and this is the best Chamber on Long Island. On behalf of the 1.3 million people in Nassau County it is my honor to honor you, Chris Tucker, with this Proclamation of Citation,” Lafazan said.
Tucker was joined by his parents, Tom and Heather Tucker, for the Chamber grand opening and ribbon-cutting on October 24. The family still resides in Huntington and Tucker described his interests in moving back home but being his own boss, finding a business model and location that best fit his interests. Before embarking on a two-decade career in Silicon Valley, Tucker graduated from Cold Spring Harbor High School. From here, he attended Fairfield University in downstate Connecticut.
The Stretch Lab brand is part of Xponential Fitness LLC, which includes wellknown fitness franchise studios (boutique fitness brands) Club Pilates, Pure Barre, CycleBar, Row House and AKT Dance.
Stretch Lab of Woodbury began serving its members on August 12. For three months prior to that Tucker says the operation was in “presale mode” driving memberships, providing 15-minute demonstration stretches and then introducing them to monthly memberships. According to Tucker
“The Xponential Fitness is a buttoned-up machine and I fell in love with
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Chamber of Commerce President Charo Ezdrin, Nassau County Legislator Josh Lafazan, Stretch Lab owner Chris Tucker, Stretch Lab General Manager Kerri Winans Kaley, Chris' father Tom and (in front) Chris' mother Heather of Northport at the October 24 grand opening.
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Blue Ribbon Run set for November 10
Integrated Medical Foundation President Eric Mitchnik, M.D. and Integrated Medical Foundation Executive Director Rhonda Samuel invite everyone to join them on November 10 to fight prostate cancer
The 10th Annual “Blue Ribbon Run and Walk for Prostate Cancer” 5K will be held on Sunday, November 10, hosted by Integrated Medical Foundation, and starting and finishing at SyossetWoodbury Community Park in Woodbury.
Everyone who enters the race will receive a special commemorative giveaway. There will be post-race refreshments an a health exhibit that you won’t want to miss.
Entry fees are $25 for those who pre-register and $30 for those who wait till the day of the race to register.
Awards will be presented to the first male and female open and masters finishers, as well as in 5-year age brackets through 85 and over, plus Clydesdale/ Athena Weight Divisions. Entry fees are $25 for those who pre-register and $30 day of race, but for GLIRC members who preregister, the cost is only $22. Timing and scoring are by JMS Racing Services. Results will be posted at glirc.org and jmsresults.com within 24 hours after the Run.
Free Prostate Cancer PSA tests will be available for men over 40 or men with a family history of prostate who bring photo ID.
"I urge all men age 40 or older, or
those with a family history, to talk to their health care provider about prostate cancer," says Rhonda Samuel, executive director of Integrated Medical Foundation. “This community event is for everyone: all athletes, cancer survivors, family members, physicians, friends, and will aid IMF’s prostate cancer early detection and support programs. We are grateful to our lead sponsors, Advanced Radiation Centers of New York and Advanced Urology Centers of New York, and we are also grateful to Supervisor Saladino and the Town of Oyster Bay for their invaluable assistance.”
This year’s Run has been accepted as part of the new Long Island Running Series!
This community event is for everyone: all athletes, non-athletes, cancer survivors, family members, physicians, friends, and will aid prostate cancer early detection and support programs. The lead sponsors are Advanced Radiation Centers of New York and Advanced Urology Centers of New York. For more information about the event or to register, visit www.glirc.org. To learn more about IMF or to donate, visit www.IMFcares.org.
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This Week at the Jericho Public Library
Art on Display in November Student Art Show
Students from the Jericho Schools will have their art hanging in the Gallery/Meeting Room & Lobby Showcases. Meet the Artists Reception on Wednesday, November 20th at 7:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend.
Friday, November 1 at 1:00 p.m.
Property Tax Exemptions Workshop Sponsored by Nassau County Executive Laura Curran in partnership with Legislator Arnold Drucker
Staff from the Department of Assessment Office of Operations will assist homeowners who would like to file for Veterans, Senior Citizen, Cold War Veterans, Volunteer Firefighters and Ambulance Workers, Limited Income Disability and Home Improvement exemptions. Enhanced STAR applications for first-time filers will only be accepted for homeowners who were enrolled in the STAR program prior to January 2, 2015. If filing, you are encouraged to bring copies of your 2018
We’re looking for local writers to compose articles and stories of all kinds for the Discovery section of our paper!
Federal and State Income Tax forms, Driver’s license and any other pertinent documentation with you.
Sunday, November 3rd at 2:00 p.m.
California. These three works will be looked at in relation to Manet’s broader body of works and Impressionism. With Professor Thomas Germano
Tuesday, November 5 at 2:00 p.m.
Movie: “The Biggest Little Farm” (Documentary)
“The Biggest Little Farm” follows two dreamers and their beloved dog when they make a choice to move from their tiny L.A. apartment and into the countryside to build one of the most diverse farms of its kind in complete coexistence with nature.
Rated PG. 1 hour, 31 minutes
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Fascinating Rhythms: Contemporary Works for Four Hands presented by the Kaplan Duo Sisters Nanette Kaplan Solomon and Iris Rosenthal will perform an exciting concert which will include a variety of (mostly) living composers who have combined complex elements of rhythms into lively works. The program will include George Gershwin’s I Got Rhythm Variations, John Corigliano’s rousing Gazebo Dances and Sinfonietta, op.49A by Nikolai Kapustin, known as the Russian George Gershwin. Non ticket holders will be seated as space allows.
Monday, November 4th at 2:00 p.m.
Art Lecture:
Edouard Manet: The Father of Impressionism
Edouard Manet (1832-1883) was a revolutionary artist, recognized in his time. Drawing upon Japanese art, Titian, Velazquez, Frans Hals and Goya, Manet’s work has become synonymous with modernism. Coming to the Frick Collection, NYC in fall 2019, are three works by Manet, on loan from the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena
Friday, November 8th at 2:00 p.m. Movie: “To Dust” (Drama/Comedy)
Shmuel, a Hasidic cantor in upstate New York, distraught by the untimely death of his wife, struggles to find religious solace, while secretly obsessing over how her body will decay. Starring Matthew Broderick, Geza Rohrig, Sammy Voit.
Rated R. 1 hour, 45 minutes.
Programs will take place at the Jericho Public Library: 1 Merry Lane, Jericho. For more information, go to www.jericholibrary.org
BY KAREN RUBIN
TRAVEL FEATURES SYNDICATE
You always make fascinating discoveries at the New-York Historical Society, but the nexus of exhibits and experiences that are being showcased through the holidays makes this particularly prime time for a visit: flesh out who Paul Revere was beyond his mythic Midnight Ride; see why Mark Twain, featured on the 150th anniversary of the publication of his seminal book, “Innocents Abroad, or The New Pilgrims’ Progress” was our first travel blogger; learn about the Baroness artist in exile who made a visual diary, and, of course, become enchanted at the “Holiday Express,” re-imagined to celebrate the 100th birthday of Busytown series author and illustrator Richard Scarry.
Beyond Midnight: Paul Revere Paul Revere is most famous for his midnight ride warning people of Massachusetts “the British are coming,” but the larger than life legend is not the focus of this first-ever exhibit now on view at the New-York Historical Society. And while his prowess as a silversmith and artisan is very much displayed, we are surprised to
learn about Revere as a printer, an engraver, an entrepreneur and innovator, a savvy businessman, a Mason, a “proto-industrialist” – all of which figured into his role as a patriot.
activist, and entrepreneur. The exhibition, featuring more than 140 objects, most never before exhibited in public, highlights aspects of Revere’s versatile career as an artisan, including engravings, such
Paul Revere is most famous for his midnight ride warning people of Massachusetts “the British are coming,” but the exhibit at the New-York Historical Society goes well “Beyond Midnight” to examine this complex and accomplished figure of Revolutionary America © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com
Beyond Midnight: Paul Revere separates fact from fiction, revealing Revere as a complex, multifaceted figure at the intersection of America’s social, economic, artistic, and political life in Revolutionary War-era Boston as it re-examines his life as an artisan,
as his well-known depiction of the Boston Massacre; glimmering silver tea services made for prominent clients; everyday objects such as thimbles, tankards, and teapots; and important public commissions, such as a bronze courthouse bell. There are personal items, as well
– most touching is the gold wedding ring Paul Revere made for his second wife, Rachel, in a case below portraits of the two of them, a thin band engraved inside with the words, “Live contented.”
Organized by the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester, Massachusetts, and curated by Nan Wolverton and Lauren Hewes, Beyond Midnight debuts at NewYork Historical through January 12, 2020, before traveling to the Worcester Art Museum and the Concord Museum in Massachusetts for a two-venue display (February 13 – June 7, 2020) and to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas (July 4 – October 11, 2020). At New-York Historical, Beyond Midnight is coordinated by Debra Schmidt Bach, New-York Historical’s curator of decorative arts.
“When many of us think of Paul Revere, we instantly think of Longfellow’s lines, ‘One if by land, and two if by sea’, but there is much more to Revere’s story,” said Dr. Louise Mirrer, president and CEO of the New-York Historical Society. “This exhibition looks beyond the myth of Paul Revere to better understand the man as a revolutionary, an artisan, and an entrepreneur, who would go on to
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become a legend. There is much more to the Revere story than the famous ride. We are proud to partner with the American Antiquarian Society to debut this exhibition in New York.”
The New-York Historical Society partnered with the American Antiquarian Society (of Boston) which holds one of the most encompassing collections of Paul Revere’s documents, largely due to the society being founded by Isaiah Thomas in 1812, an “omnivorous collector,” who was a printer, publisher, patriot, colleague and customer of Paul Revere’s as well as a fel-
low patriot advocating for a break from Great Britain.
The Antiquarian Society, the oldest national historical society, is a research library and not a museum, so its collection is not publicly exhibited. That’s why this collaboration with the NewYork Historical Society is so extraordinary.
A Revolutionary activist, Paul Revere was a member of the Sons of Liberty, a secret group opposed to British colonial policy including taxation that kept track of British troop movements and war ships in the harbor. The exhibition displays Revere’s
Re-creation of the obelisk that Sons of Liberty used to celebrate the repeal of the Stamp Act, reproduced from Paul Revere’s etching © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com
Most people think of Paul Revere solely as a silversmith, but his work as a printer and an artist was key to his role as a patriot seeking to break with Great Britain. His print of the Boston Massacre was significant to organize public opinion against the British. Paul Revere, The Bloody Massacre Perpetrated on King Street, Boston. Hand colored engraving, 1770. American Antiquarian Society. Gift of Nathaniel Paine.
1770 engraving of the landing of British forces at Boston’s Long Wharf.
Four versions of Revere’s provocative engraving of the 1770 Boston Massacre are also reunited in the exhibition. The engravings capture the moment when British soldiers fired upon a crowd of unruly colonists in front of the Custom House. The print inflamed anti-British sentiment, and different versions of it were widely disseminated as Patriot propaganda.
The only known copy of a broadside that still exists is on display under canvas.
But the print that most fascinated me was the one that depicted the first casualty of the American Revolution, a black man, Crispice Attucks, at the center. It was used to advance the cause of abolition before the Civil War.
Paul Revere was a master craftsman specializing in metalwork, including copperplate engravings and fashionable and functional objects made from silver, gold, brass, bronze, and copper.
An innovative businessman, Revere expanded his successful silver shop in the years after the war to produce goods that took advantage of new machinery. His fluted oval teapot, made from machine-rolled sheet silver, became an icon of American Federal silver design.
You see marvelous examples of Revere’s artistry as a silversmith – a skill he learned from his father. There is a Revere tea service that had belonged to John Templeman, on loan from the Minnesota Institute of Art, the most complete tea service by Revere in existence, which he made toward the end
of long career that lasted until he was in his 70s.
Among the silver objects on view are two rare wine goblets possibly used as Kiddush cups made by Revere for Moses Michael Hays—his only known Jewish client—as well as grand tea services, teapots, tankards, teaspoons, and toy whistles created in Revere’s shop.
But Revere, a genius at working with metals, also worked in brass and copper. He produced bells and cannon. Featured in the exhibit is a 1796 cast-bronze courthouse bell made for the Norfolk County Courthouse in Dedham, Massachusetts (about 100 Revere-created bells are still in existence and one, in Cambridge is still rung). The exhibition also explores how Revere’s trade networks reached well beyond Boston, even aboard ships bound for China. He frequently bought and sold raw and finished copper from New Yorker Harmon Hendricks and supplied copper for Robert Fulton’s famous steamship.
We learn that the silver that Revere and the colonial silversmiths would have used came from South America, from mines run by the Spanish with African slave and Indian labor. “Spanish coin was the currency of colonial America. Revere would melt old objects and coin for the silver.”
Meticulous account books that are in the collection show that Revere had customers in and around Boston- they are never shown except on microfilm, so it is very special to see these originals. In one, we see where Revere made notations and sketches.
What we learn is that Revere, who
Four versions of Revere’s provocative engraving of the 1770 Boston Massacre are reunited in the “Beyond Midnight: Paul Revere” exhibition at the New-York Historical Society. The print inflamed anti-British sentiment, and different versions of it were widely disseminated as Patriot propaganda. © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com
had 16 children, would create new businesses, set up new workshops and put a son in charge as he went on to create a new one. “He had a drive to keep changing technology, but he built on what he learned as a silversmith.”
Revere was a proto-industrialist of the nascent nation; he changed from a workshop model that would employ two to four people, to more of an industrial model, with six to eight people paid wages.
The connection between being an artisan, an entrepreneur and an innovator plays into his role as a patriot.
As you enter the exhibit, you see a nine-foot-tall re-creation of the grand obelisk made for a 1766 Boston Common celebration of the repeal of the Stamp Act, the first tax levied on the American colonies by England. Originally made of wood and oiled paper, and decorated with painted scenes, portraits, and text praising King George while also
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mocking British legislators, the obelisk was illuminated from inside and eventually consumed by flames at the Boston event. Local newspapers of the time described huge event. The only remaining visual evidence is Revere’s 1766 engraving of the design which was used to make the reproduction.
Revere was a member of the Sons of Liberty and helped plan and execute the Boston Tea Party in 1773, hurling tea into Boston Harbor. You get to see a vial of tea from the Boston Tea Party that was collected from Dorchester Beach (the water was cold so the bales of tea didn’t dissolve). One of the vials was given to the Antiquarian Society in 1840.
The place where the Sons of Liberty met to discuss their plans for the Tea Party, the Green Dragon Tavern, was also where the Masons met. Revere was a member of this secret society as well. The Masons were humanists, a clique and seen as anti-Christian, inspiring
anti-Masonic societies, because all religions, including Jews like Hays, could join.
Isaiah Thomas, a Masonic brother, was a patriot and like many of the merchants saw America as independent of Great Britain, with its own ability to make (manufacture), sell and distribute goods and not rely on Europe. Thomas published a newspaper and hired Revere, who was a printer as well as an artist, to do the book plate and masthead for his newspapers.
Paul Revere was born in America in 1735. His father was a French Huguenot who came as a young man from Bordeaux France, emigrating first to the Isle of Jersey, and then to Boston as a goldsmith. Revere’s father dies young and Paul, having finished his apprenticeship, takes over at 19.
Revere belonged to an economic class called “mechanics,” ranked below merchants, lawyers, and clergymen.
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On the OHI Day
BY LOU THEODORE
It’s been 9 years since I penned my first article on the OHI Day (some of which is reported below). This is a special day in Greek history as it regards Greece’s heroic involvement in WWII. Our family’s recent visit to Greece was yet two reminders of this day.
As noted in earlier articles, I was baptized Elias Theodorakos since it is the Greek custom to name the first son after the paternal Papou (grandfather). Within a few years, the name Elias (our first grandson is also named Elias) was displaced by Louis, its American counterpart. I know our children and grandchildren would have preferred that our last name had not been changed. They are also disappointed – along with Mary (who is not Greek) - that I did not insist that they go to Greek school. Although I am an American first, I still remain proud of my Hellenic roots.
On to one of the themes of this article. My ancestor have a long history of battling and suffering with evil elements and opponents. Unfortunately, history repeated itself in 1939, as documented below. The 80th anniversary of the resistance of fascist forces by the Greek Armed Forces was recently celebrated several days ago on October 28. (The day came and went without a whimper here in the United States.) OHI (an emphatic no!) was Prime Minister Metaxas’s response to Hitler’s order to peacefully surrender. What followed Metaxas’s response was 219 days of fierce battles. That in turn was followed by intense guerrilla warfare that resulted in a brutal occupational that included executions, sufferings, famine, and severe inflation. The rest is now history for some people and all Greeks.
Here are some comments immediately following the war.
Winston Churchill: “The word heroism, I’m afraid, does not reflect in the least the Hellenes’ acts of self-sacrifice that were the defining factory of the victorious ending of all the nations’ common struggle during the 2nd WW for human freedom and dignity. If it were not for the bravery of the Hellenes and their courageous hearts, the ending of the 2nd WW would not have been clear.”
Franklin Roosevelt: “When the entire world had lost all hope, the Hellenic people dared to doubt the German monster’s invincibility fighting back with the proud spirit of freedom. The heroic struggle of the Hellenic people against the German hurricane filled the American hearts with enthusiasm and won their sympathy.”
The second reminder of this special day was a recent paper submitted by our 13-year old grandson for his English class. It was titled VACHOS 1,5. VACHOS is a small essentially deserted town built on a rocky terrain half way up a mountain with no apparent means of sustenance itself. Vachos is a located in Mani - the middle member of the Peloponnese peninsula - surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea on the south, the Ionean Sea on the west, and the Aegean Sea on the west. Elias’s passage follows:
“I opened the car door and the blazing sun came right at me, forcing me to quickly cover my eyes. It was pushing 100 degrees late that afternoon, a dry, windy, burning heat. We had started our journey in Athens, and we were now in Mani, the region of the Peloponnese my great grandfather emigrated from. We were staying in Limeni, a small town on the Mediterranean Sea, with turquoise
But Revere was a savvy networker, and what he lacked in social status, he made up for by cultivating influential connections. Membership in the Sons of Liberty led to commissions from fellow Patriots, but he also welcomed Loyalist clients, setting aside politics for profit. On view are nine elements from a grand, 45-piece beverage service that Revere created in 1773 for prominent Loyalist Dr. William Paine—the largest commission of his career—just two months before the Boston Tea Party.
A key associate was Isaiah Thomas who, like Revere, exemplifies an American success story. Thomas was poor but taught himself how to read, write and set type and became one of wealthiest Americans as a printer, employing 150 people. It was the same with Paul Revere and Ben Franklin – they all started from nothing, but
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and emerald blue water and vibrantly colored fish that eluded my grasp. Limeni was five minutes away from Vachos, my great grandfather’s hilltop town. Excited and curious, my whole family had all been waiting for this part of the trip. As we drove into the hills, the sea disappeared from our sight. A sign ‘Vachos 1,5’ told us to turn right and drive 1.5 kilometers to Vachos. In our little stick-shift Toyota, we started along a bumpy road with tall grass that surrounded us. Ascending the steep hill, the car rolled back every time we began again after a stop. Houses that had looked like dots from afar came into view, and we pulled into what looked like the town square.
The square was a flat expanse among the hills, empty except for an older man in a run-down pickup truck. He got out to introduce himself as the mayor. He was a third cousin of my grandfathers, and an important person who lived in the town. Much to my surprise, this otherwise bleak town square had a basketball hoop that hung from the patio of a shuttered restaurant. It amazed me that my ancestors left this town for more opportunities in America, but a basketball hoop had traveled in the opposite direction.
Our cousin, Kirikos Theodorakos, who could only speak Greek, and a dialect at that, toured us around the town. We walked up a curving path and around abandoned stone houses in search of my great-grandfather’s house. My grandfather stopped in front of an old house “This is the one,” he said, pointing. We all started toward it. Nestled into a steep hill, the house was made of stone, most of it still intact, with a dilapidated clay roof. Trees obscured the view of the house so we walked
down the hill to see it from another angle. Long, prickly brush scratched against my legs as I surveyed the place my Spartan family had lived in a century before. We could see the door where this family entered and the dirt floor they walked. The sound of cicadas and the smell of oregano overwhelmed me. I wonder what it would have been like to live in these remote Greek hills.
The town’s population is about sixty and probably wasn’t much more in the early 1900s. How different would New York City have seemed to my great papou when he sailed into the harbor? I asked my grandfather if we could go inside and he translated the question. Our cousin kept saying “fidia,” but my grandfather either couldn’t understand his accent or didn’t know the word. Finally, our cousin wiggled his hand and we understood that the house was now filled with snakes.
On our way back to the town square, we wandered into the town cemetery, where we were greeted by marble stones with engravings, vibrant flowers, and food and drinks placed on graves. I share blood with all of these people. The mountains surrounded us, but we could not see any water nearby. Why did people build a town here? As we were leaving the town square, our cousin went to his truck and brought us a jar of oregano. As we drove away I opened the jar and crumbled the leaves between my fingers, the smell of oregano filling the air.”
Thank you Elias for keeping the memories alive.
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Retroactive Social Security Benefits Explained
BY TOM MARGENAU
A few months ago, I briefly discussed the possibility of retroactive Social Security retirement benefits. But if my email inbox is any indication, I guess I raised more questions than I answered. So today I will tackle the topic in more detail. Although the general rules are fairly simple, it can get a little complicated when you get down to the nitty-gritty of things.
In a nutshell, the rules say this: You can collect up to six months’ worth of benefits retroactively, but those benefits can’t include any reduced retirement payments. Or, to put that another way, you can’t get any retroactive benefits if you are under your full retirement age. Here are a few quick examples to help explain the rules.
-- Ann is 68 years old when she finally decides to sign up for her Social Security. She can elect up to six months’ worth of retroactive benefits.
-- Frank is 66 years and 6 months old. His full retirement age is 66 years and 2 months. He can choose to collect up to four months’ worth of retroactive benefits. (He can’t be paid any retroactive benefits before his full retirement age.)
-- Allison is 64 years old when she applies for Social Security. She can’t get any retroactive benefits because she is under full retirement age.
So, the rules seem pretty straightforward. There are no retroactive benefits payable if you are under your full retirement age. But alas, it’s not quite that simple. And to illustrate why, let’s use another example.
On Oct. 10, 2019, Henry, 63, called the Social Security Administration 800 number to discuss the possibility of filing for Social Security retirement benefits. After talking to the SSA agent, Henry learned he was eligible for benefits. But he said he wanted to think things over. On Dec. 3, 2019, after getting a follow-up letter from the SSA, Henry called back and said he was ready to file. Henry was given the option of starting his benefits in December, or he could select October as his starting date.
Some readers might wonder why Henry could get two months’ worth of retroactive benefits if the rules say no such payments can be made if you are under full retirement age. The answer is because those two months are technically not retroactive payments. When Henry called the SSA in October, the system set up what is known as a “protective filing date.” So, when Henry actually filed his claim in December, they were able to use October as his starting date. Henry thinks he got two months’ worth of retroactive benefits. But he really didn’t. His payments simply began with the date of his protected October phone call to the SSA.
This protective filing stuff can get a little messy, and I’m not going to delve too deeply into the mechanics of the process. But I will make one more point because it does get into today’s discussion of retroactivity. If you contact the SSA and the agency establishes a protective filing date for you, you generally have 60 days to either file a claim or let the SSA know you don’t want to do so. And the SSA is supposed to send you a letter prior to the expiration of that 60-day time frame to let you know the clock is ticking. But if they fail to do so, that protected date remains open.
To illustrate, let’s go back to Henry, who contacted the SSA on Oct. 10, 2019 about filing for Social Security but decided to wait to think about it. And this time, let’s say the SSA never sent him the follow-up letter. Finally, eight months later, in June 2020, Henry contacts the SSA again and says he is ready to file. He would have the option of being paid all the way back to October 2019. But again, legally, these would not be eight months’ worth of retroactive benefits. It would simply be as if he filed his claim in October 2019.
All of the above explanations and discussion was just to establish the general rules about the payment of retroactive benefits. But by far the most common questions I got about the topic came from folks who are well over their full retirement age who wanted to claim retroactive benefits. Here is a typical question:
Q: I just turned 69. I am planning to wait until 70 to start my Social Security. I just learned that I can take six months of retroactive benefits when I turn 70. Can I really do that? And how will that affect my ongoing benefits?
A: Well, I will start out with the easy answers. Yes, you can claim six months of retroactive benefits (because you are over your full retirement age). And your ongoing retirement benefit will be 4% less.
I will explain where the 4% comes from. You get an extra two-thirds of 1% added to your full retirement rate for each month you delay starting your Social Security checks after age 66. That comes out to a 32% increase if you wait until age 70. (There are no increases after you turn 70.) So if you file for your retirement benefits at 70 and claim six months retroactively, you will give up the two-thirds of 1% increase for those six months. That comes out to 4% less.
You are one of maybe 100 people who asked me a similar question. But here is what I can’t figure out about your plans: Why wait until age 70 and then claim the six months’ worth of retroactive benefits? Why not simply start your Social Security checks when you are 69 and six months? You will end up with the very same amount of money. You will just get it in monthly installments as opposed to
getting the one big retroactive check. The way I see it, if you wait until 70 and then claim the six-month retroactive check, it’s like you loaned the government all that money for six months and then they pay you back once you reach age 70, without interest. So why wait? Maybe some people just like the idea of getting a big check from the government? Maybe some people do it for tax reasons? Who knows?
One final note: In today’s column, I
dealt with the subject of retroactivity for people getting retirement benefits. Things are very different, and potentially way more complicated, when it comes to disability benefits. And that’s a subject for another column someday.
If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has the answer. Contact him at thomas.margenau@comcast.net. .
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Paul Revere, Mark Twain, Baroness in Exile & a Richard Scarry ‘Holiday Express’ All on View at New-York Historical Society
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became successful – each of them had the ability in America to rise up, each was a printer, and each was a great innovator and thinker. The exhibit makes clear that a big part of Revere’s story is his importance as a printer.
The end of exhibit focuses on the Revere legend and the reality.
Paul Revere died in 1818, at the age of 83 (he worked until his 70s), but his fame endured, initially for his metalwork and then for his patriotism. In the 1830s, Revere’s engravings were rediscovered as Americans explored their Revolutionary past, and his view of the Boston Massacre appeared in children’s history books.
In 1860, poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, after visiting the Old North Church and hearing the story about the lanterns, was inspired to write “Paul Revere’s Ride,” romanticizing (and somewhat embellishing) the story of Revere’s journey to Lexington. The poem first appeared in the Atlantic Monthly in January 1861 (an original copy of the magazine is on view in the exhibition).
“Listen my children and you shall hear of the midnight ride of Paul Revere,” Longfellow wrote 85 years after the event, April 18, 1775. It was the eve of another revolution, the Civil War. Longfellow’s intention was not to promote the idea of revolution but to remind Americans of our common foundation, our roots, our unifying experience.
Before the Longfellow poem was published, a new print of the famous Revere print of the Boston massacre was published that put the black man, Crispice Attucks, the first man to die for Revolution, America’s first martyr, in the center.
“The Civil War started in 1861. Longfellow was an abolitionist and Boston was a hotbed of abolition. He wanted to remind the country of its shared past. That is why he brought Revere back to life, but his life was stripped down to one event,” curator Debra Schmidt Bach explains.
The exhibit is timely now for much the same reason: with such intense partisanship, there is the sense of needing to remind people of our common foundation.
In reality, Revere, who was 40 years old when he undertook his famous ride, was on foot until he crossed the Charles River to Cambridge and then rode a borrowed horse to Lexington. He was also one of three riders and was stopped briefly by British officers and then released when Revere talked his
way out of being arrested. A map of the actual ride is on display.
Works like the Longfellow poem, artist Grant Wood’s 1931 painting Midnight Ride of Paul Revere depicting a dramatic scene of Revere riding past Boston’s Old North Church (also an embellishment) and others enshrined Paul Revere at the heart of the nation’s founding story. By the turn of the 20th century, the tale of Paul Revere and his midnight ride was firmly established in the nation’s psyche as truth, not fiction, and Revere’s contributions as a metalsmith and artisan were overshadowed.
The Revere exhibit, and the people who we are introduced to like Isaiah Thomas, reveals the DNA that propelled the American Revolution: how Americans had become their own culture, their own society, where an individual was not limited by birth, but could rise up. The Stamp Tax and the Tea Tax imposed by Britain clarified the limitations placed on the Americans’ economic development. More than a political revolution, the American Revolution was an economic and social revolution.
In piercing the bubble of the Revere legend, the exhibit exposes an even more interesting and consequential man.
“Paul Revere” exhibit on view in NY until January 12, 2020 before traveling to the Worcester Art Museum and the Concord Museum in Massachusetts for a two-venue display (February 13 – June 7, 2020) and to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas (July 4 – October 11, 2020). Special programming is offered in conjunction with the exhibit, check the website, www.nyhistory.org.
Mark Twain and the Holy Land
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York Historical Society is hallowed ground for a travel writer, consisting of artifacts, leaves from journals, letters, stereotypes, photos that re-create Mark Twain’s journey through the Holy Land in 1867. Twain’s cruise aboard the Quaker City was a first – the first organized tour in American history – and Twain was the first travel writer, sending back dispatches of his impressions that were published in a San Francisco newspaper, two years before his subsequent 1869 book, The Innocents Abroad, or The New Pilgrims’ Progress, one of the best-selling travelogues of all time.
New-York Historical Society celebrates the 150th anniversary of the publication of Innocents Abroad with Mark Twain and the Holy Land, on view through February 2, 2020. This new exhibition traces the legendary American humorist’s 1867 voyage to the Mediterranean and his subsequent book through original documents, photographs, artwork, and costumes, as well as an interactive media experience.
Organized by New-York Historical in partnership with the Shapell Manuscript Foundation, it is curated by Michael Ryan, vice president and director of the Patricia D. Klingenstein Library, and Cristian Petru Panaite, associate curator of exhibitions.
“Setting sail from New York for a great adventure abroad, Mark Twain captured the feelings and reactions of many Americans exploring beyond their borders, inspiring generations of travelers to document their voyages,” said Dr. Louise Mirrer, president and CEO of the New-York Historical Society. “We
are pleased to partner with the Shapell Manuscript Foundation to present the history behind this influential book by Twain, a uniquely American writer whose work helped to define American culture in the postbellum era.”
What I delighted in most was an interactive display where you can summon up a specific site Twain visited, like the Holy Sepulchre, and read Twain’s notes and observations, adjacent to a historic photo, that read like today’s travel blogs.
“We spurred up hill after hill, and usually began to stretch our necks minutes before we got to the top-but disappointment always followed – more stupid hills beyond – more unsightly landscape – no Holy City. At last, away in the middle of the day, ancient bite of wall and crumbling arches began to line the way-we toiled up one more hill, and every pilgrim and every sinner swung his hat on high! Jerusalem!”
“Just after noon we entered these narrow, crooked streets, by the ancient and the famed Damascus Gate, and now for several hours I have been trying to comprehend that I am actually in the illustrious old city where Solomon dwelt, where Abraham held converse with the Deity, and where walls still stand that witnessed the spectacle of the Crucifixion.”
“The great feature of the Mosque of Omar is the Prodigious rock in the centre of its rotunda. It was upon this rock that Abraham came so near offering up his son Isaac – this, at least, is authentic – it is very much more to be relied on than most of the traditions, at any rate.
On this rock, also, the angel stood and threatened Jerusalem, and David per-
suaded him to spare the city.”
Twain frequently expressed disgust at the way his fellow travelers treated hallowed sites. “Pilgrims have come in with their pockets full of specimens broken from the ruins. I wish this vandalism could be stopped.” But Twain himself carried back items (a list is provided) including marble from the Parthenon in Athens, mummies from Egyptian pyramids, a letter opener made from Abraham’s oak and olive wood from Jerusalem.
Artist in Exile: The Visual Diary of Baroness Hyde de Neuville
Artist in Exile: The Visual Diary of Baroness Hyde de Neuville introduces visitors to a little-known artist whose work documented the people and scenes of early America. The exhibit, on view November 1, 2019 – January 26, 2020 in the Joyce B. Cowin Women’s History Gallery of the Center for Women’s History, presents 115 watercolors, drawings, and other works by Anne Marguérite Joséphine Henriette Rouillé de Marigny, Baroness Hyde de Neuville (1771–1849). Self-taught and ahead of her time, Neuville’s art celebrates the young country’s history, culture, and diverse population, ranging from Indigenous Americans to political leaders.
Holiday Express: All Aboard to Richard Scarry’s Busytown
A holiday favorite returns to the New-York Historical Society this season—reimagined to celebrate the 100th birthday of Busytown series author and illustrator Richard Scarry. Holiday Express: All Aboard to Richard Scarry’s Busytown (November 1, 2019 – February 23, 2020) showcases artwork and
graphics of Scarry’s characters like Huckle Cat and Lowly Worm from publisher Random House Children’s Books alongside more than 300 objects from the Jerni Collection’s antique toy trains, stations, and accessories. Using Busytown stories and characters, dynamic displays explore the workings of the railroad, the services it provides, and the jobs required to keep people and goods moving. An assortment of kid-friendly activities, story times, and crafts accompany the exhibition throughout its run, welcoming families into the world of classic toys and trains. Richard “Huck” Scarry Jr., the son of Richard Scarry, will make a special appearance on December 14 and 15. Holiday Express: All Aboard to Richard Scarry’s Busytown is supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies. Additional support provided by Random House Children’s Books.
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IFall is the best time to plant trees and shrubs for your home
you haven’t yet begun to take advantage of the warmer than normal temperatures to reseed or renovate your lawn, don’t wait any longer.
However, as temperatures cool off, the fall is the best time during the year to consider adding trees and shrubs to your landscape to make it stand out, especially if you are considering selling. Remove those plants and bushes that are worn and unsightly and replace them to enhance your property and provide more curb appeal. Remember, buyers can and will be critical of everything, starting from the exterior.
Put yourself in the eyes of the purchasers and what do you think of the landscape outside of your home? Does it entice buyers to want to come and take a look, if they were to do a driveby or does it look a bit dated or is everything overgrown or on their last legs? Are your flowerbeds edged and cultivated or are they undefined as to where they start and finish? As they sometimes say, “you don’t get a second chance at a first impression.” I imagine you wash your car regularly and polish it, while it depreciates and loses value over time or you give it back after your lease is up and have nothing to show for it. But your home for most everyone is your most valuable asset. Maybe unintentionally, due to lack of time, a bit of being lackadaisical, a bit lazy, lack of available funds or whatever your reasons, you totally forget about the outside landscape. So we sometimes disregard what’s most important to us financially and we say to ourselves, “I’ll get around to it.” Well what about today, as you read this column, if needed, to start thinking
about what you can do to freshen up the outside of your home, especially if your home is currently for sale or, you just might consider selling in the very near future?
BY PHILIP A. RAICES
Over the years I have seen the most poorly and “under the weather” landscapes and that is what everyone initially sees. Adding valuable trees and shrubs will provide from one hundred to one thousand percent return on your investment. However, there is a multitude of variables that have to be taken into account, eg. your budget and expenditure when the landscape was renewed, when you purchased, location and current condition of the landscape, etc. What trees and shrubs might you consider? Should I hire a contractor (make sure he is licensed and insured and provides you a certificate with you as an additional person of interest, in case of any issue that pops up) or go online to get some advice or even attend a presentation by one of the big box stores? There are numerous choices to be had and if you have a gardener who you trust and feel confident in, you can always rely on him too. However, if you have a limited budget, then doing this on your own can be accomplished with some basic knowledge. Knowing how to plant is crucial to the survival of your landscape. Spacing your new plantings, digging a large enough hole, adding proper nutrients and water, will go a long way to having your plantings survive and flourish.
Also, extremely critical is to know
the exposure and how much sun and shade you have on your property, which will be tantamount in determining what type of shrubs to consider purchasing. Obviously, flowering shrubs need more sun than shade-tolerant plantings. Another example is evergreens which do better and will grow faster (Green giants, Leyland cypress) in the sunniest locations. Going online to first figure out what you want and what they look like will also assist you in making choices. Regardless of what you purchase, always read the labels on all your plant material. The growers give specific information to enable you to plant your material properly. Moreover, you should know whether or not the trees have a lot of surface roots like swamp maples usually do or deeper rooted trees like oaks, so you place them further away from your foundation as to not eventually cause possible damage to the foundation of your home.
Here are some examples of possible choices of trees:
1.) White or black birch
2.) Norway, red or silver maples
3.) Honey locust
4.) London plane
5.) Little leaf linden
6.) Dogwood (Japanese or Korean variety)
Also the more shade your trees provide the more shade tolerant grass seed must be sowed into the soil in order to have an adequate ground cover. You can also eliminate the grass altogether and just plant any type of shade-toler-
ant ground cover. Some examples are:
1.) Ajuga
2.) Lungwort
3.) Foamflower
4.) Creeping juniper
5.) Liriope/monkey grass
6.) Periwinkle
7.) Pachysandra
8.) Wild violets
9.) Hosta
Fall is the most beneficial season to plant as it is a less stressful, due to cooler temperatures and a more advantageous time to have the plant material root and take hold. So get to work and start planning what you want to do and turn your landscape into an oasis that all will be drawn to and appreciated and it just might sell your home quicker and at a higher price!
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Retaining Walls A GREENER VIEW
Q: Everyone in my subdivision uses man-made blocks for the retaining walls they installed on the sloping parts of their yards. I do not like the look of these concrete blocks and want to use natural stones, but I do not want to mortar them in place. How do I build such a wall?
A: The first step in wall building is to measure how long and how tall the wall will be. If you keep the walls to a maximum of 3 feet tall, you will be able to keep the stones to about the size of a large pumpkin. This is important because a stone that is 1 foot thick, tall and wide will weigh around 100 pounds.
Instead of one tall retaining wall, it is easier and safer to make smaller walls and terrace the land in between them. The terrace may only need to be 1 foot wide so there is just enough room to plant perennials in it.
For natural stone walls less than 3 feet tall, dig a trench for the wall so the first row of boulders can be installed at least halfway in the ground. The trench also must be deep enough to have a minimum 6-inch layer of gravel compacted in the trench first. The wall should be built with the biggest stones on the bottom layers, the medium ones in the middle and the smallest stones on top. Keep the trench gravel flat and level so the base course of large stones is level. This is the hard-
BY JEFF RUGG
est row to install on any wall. Once the base course is in, the rest of the wall goes up easily. The second course, and all higher ones, needs to be set back into the hillside a couple of inches for each foot of wall height. Pour a few inches of gravel behind the wall stones as it goes up, and use a weed barrier cloth behind the gravel to keep the retained soil from washing into the gravel.
Do not allow the seams and cracks between wall stones to run very far without having a rock block the path of the seam. A good wall-building rule is that one rock should sit on two, and two rocks should sit on one. Anyone can just stack a pile of rocks up, but it takes effort to make the wall attractive and strong.
You should be able to walk on the wall stones as the wall is being built. If they are not stable while it is going up, the wall will not be stable afterward. Remember, kids love to walk on the top of walls, so make it a safe walk. Use big or long rocks turned sideways into the hillside to act as anchors that stabilize the wall.
One of the nice things about a natural wall like this is that there are spaces between the rocks. This allows the wall to flex with any frost action or gentle earthquakes. Because the gravel pore spaces stay open with the weed barrier cloth protection, water drains freely from behind the wall. The reason many mortared walls tip
over is that the soil behind the wall expands when wet and pushes on the wall. After the soil dries, there is no counteracting pressure to push the wall back into place. Even if the wall only bows out one-hundredth of an inch, after one hundred rains, the wall has moved an inch.
If possible, leave out a rock here and there so that a plant can be installed in the wall. It is easier to plant them as you build the wall, but they can be planted afterward, too. Just lay the plant on its side, spread out the roots, spread soil over them and make sure the branches spread out between the stones. Many ground covers, perennials and vines will soften the look of a cold stone wall.
The cost of stones tends to be low, but the shipping and handling adds to the cost. Pretty stones from far away tend to cost more than any stones from close by. Irregularly shaped rocks are easier to build with than rounded ones.
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Fitness is a stretch at new Woodbury business
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the company. We generated 254 members during the spring and summer presale period. For the last 75 days or so we have been open and serving our members. Members come in twice a week for either a 25-minute or 50-minute stretch. We are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Friday, serving members for 14 hours a day. On weekends we are open 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. both days,” he explained.
Inside the studio all participants wear grip socks to perform stretching and movement. At the front of the store Stretch Lab in Woodbury offers a very unique, trendy mix of exercise and workout gear plus “comfort clothing” for sale in camouflage, black and leopard-print styles in addition to basic colors.
‘Flexologist’
Sessions
The 25-minute stretch model is a targeted stretch where as the 50-minute experience is “full body.” Tucker says the program for members is concentrated on these sessions right now with one-on-one assisted stretches, and starting in November group stretch sessions will be offered at Stretch Lab. He says this introduction in a class setting will teach members and guests “to stretch themselves properly” because many clients already enjoy the service of being stretched by a flexologist at their appointments. Targeted stretches will help the body develop flexibility or pliability.
“People need to integrate stretching into their daily lives. Stretching is not something to do once or twice a week, you need to do it every day. It’s our job to make people enjoy the stretching here and afterwards we will not lose that customer, we are going to have them feel better about themselves overall and come in with
us. Within our studio stretch sessions we are teaching them to stretch properly with props and benches,” he said.
Several clients have integrated stretching sessions to combat their symptoms of fibromyalgia; a disorder sometimes linked to depression where people experience widespread musculoskeletal pain accompanied by fatigue, sleep, memory and mood issues. And only about 20% of the current client base of Stretch Lab are people who are into fitness and use stretching techniques to recover from workouts. But the vast majority are people who are not working out intensely otherwise, they prefer to come in for stretching so that flexologists “can work out for them.” Some clients have jumped too fast into the monthly membership, not realizing the gradual process of integrating stretch techniques.
“We know many doctors advise people that they really need to stretch, but we hope members join and do not overstretch. Clients say this is similar to yoga but our instructors are hands-on, doing all the work of stretching for them -- it’s easy man’s yoga or forced yoga. I have done yoga and that does become strenuous at times, can be a lot of work. Stretch Lab sessions only become a lot of work compared with a massage. It’s an amazing feeling we provide for you,” he said.
Stretch Lab’s staff “on-hand” at the grand opening last week included “Flexologists” Chris Connelly and Mike Bonacuso, as well as sales assistant Jenna Silver. Tucker explains flexologists -- a Stretch Lab trademarked term -- as the level of training employees must ascertain before working with clients 1:1.
On October 24, Chris Tucker introduced Stretch Lab of Woodbury’s General Manager Kerri Winans Kaley, who welcomed Chamber members and offered a prosecco
District attorney reviewing removal of campaign signs
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Saladino said that although he was unaware of the destruction of the campaign signs, he does condone that type of behavior.
“It seems like people on both sides of the aisle get silly this time of year,” said Saladino. “The bottom line is that I condemn such behavior and it will not be tolerated in the Town of Oyster Bay."
Mike Deery, a spokesman for the Saladino campaign and Nassau Republican Committee, echoed the Supervisor's sentiments, saying that type of behavior will not be tolerated in the Town.
In an email, Deery wrote, “overzealous individuals occasionally act beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior in the midst of political campaigns."
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toast to Tucker for the progress in opening the studio.
“I toast Chris in his pursuit to bring wellness into the community, and working alongside him has been great. I want to say congratulations at this important time for him and for all of us at Stretch Lab as we finally reached the grand opening. Starting August 12 that was the soft opening and now we have things all figured out. Congratulations!” Kaley exclaimed.
Learning Laboratory
Stretch Lab Woodbury serves a client base as young as 12 years old, but the majority of youth coming in to stretch are those in athletics. The basics of stretching became a big part of Chris Tucker’s life when at age 18 he seriously injured his back -- he has four rods in his back to this day.
“I have gone through physical therapy and chiropractic work, acupuncture,
but they are not because they are doing it wrong,” he said.
Many clients come in for a Stretch Lab session and realize the amazing feeling that comes with proper stretching, as Tucker says the body gets opened up and there is a release of pressure.
“It happens every week. Unlike a massage where it’s an amazing feeling once it's going on and once you get out of it that is over. Here, someone gets up from stretch but it stays with a person for days. They begin thinking about their posture and they feel amazing. If you are looking to get a better range of motion and better flexibility and better pliability you can be taught to stretch properly on your own, using our in-lab props and some items at home. You will feel amazing after starting to do this yourself,” he said.
Military Bridge planned
The Catholic Daughters of America will host a Military Bridge at St. Edward's on Jackson Avenue, Syosset, on Sunday, November 3rd. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome. The Holy Family Room is handi-
massage, acupressure, trigger point and myotherapy -- I have done all this to try to treat my back and my pain. Every day I trail run and play soccer, so I know the importance of stretching but I never did it before because I was not doing it the right way. I was holding my breath and I was stretching the pain. Today and every day, we speak with people who are not stretch ing themselves. They know they should
capped accessible. No experience is necessary to play. Admission of $10 includes refreshments. For further information please call Estelle at 516-921-0822 or Rose at 516921-2607.
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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF JRN FUTURE LLC
Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 04/02/2019. Office located in Nassau. SSNY is designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC (14 Queens St. Syosset, NY 11791). Purpose: any lawful purpose.
SYO 4321
6X 10/25,11/01,08,15,22,29
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING BY THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 246, Article III, Section 246-18-E of the Code of the Town of Oyster Bay, notice is hereby given that the Zoning Board of Appeals has scheduled a public meeting, which will take place in the Town Hall Meeting Room, Audrey Avenue, Oyster Bay, New York, on NOVEMBER 7, 2019, at 7:00 P. M., to consider the following appeals:
BY ORDER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
APPEAL NO. 19-558
SYOSSET
RAYMOND SCANAPICO:
(A) Variance to allow existing attached greenhouse abutting dwelling having less side yard setback and aggregate side yards than permitted by Ordinance. (B) Variance to allow existing asphalt driveway having less side yard setback than permitted by Ordinance.
N/s/o Calvin Ave., 601.56 ft. W/o Berry Hill Rd., a/k/a 26 Calvin Avenue, Syosset, NY
APPEAL NO. 19-559
SYOSSET
ADITYA GAUBA REALTY
INC.: Variance to construct parking lot alteration having less rear yard setback and no landscape buffer than permitted by Ordinance.
S/s/o Jericho Tpke., 116.84 ft. W/o Woodland Gate, a/k/a 510 Jericho Tpke., Syosset, NY
OCTOBER 28, 2019 BY ORDER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
TOWN OF OYSTER BAY, OYSTER BAY, NEW YORK
SYO 4322 1X 11/01
NOTICE OF SALE
Supreme Court
Nassau County
U.S. Bank National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee for the RMAC Trust, Series 2016-CTT, Plaintiff AGAINST Jeffrey M. Greene, Lisa D. Greene, et al, Defendant
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated 9/10/2019 and entered on 9/11/2019, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the Courtroom of the Supreme Court Mineola, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on December 03, 2019 at 11:30 AM premises known as 72 Aspen Drive West, Woodbury, NY 11797. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the County of Nassau, State of New York, SECTION: 13, BLOCK: C, LOT: 163. Approximate amount of judgment is $501,384.19 plus interests and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 4307/2016.
Salvatore Pontillo, Referee FRENKEL LAMBERT WEISS WEISMAN & GORDON LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706
SYO 4323
4X 11/01,08,15,22
NOTICE OF NAME CHANGE
Notice is hereby given that an order granted by the Supreme Court, Nassau County, on the 8th day of October, 2019, bearing Index Number 613271-19, 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 MARTIN JEFFREY KOBAK. The city and state of my present address are Muttontown, New York; the month and year of my birth are May, 1948; the place of my birth is Brooklyn, New York; my present name
LEGAL NOTICES
is JEFFREY MARTIN KOBAK. SYO 4324
1X 11/01
NOTICE OF SALE
Supreme Court Nassau County
THE BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE HAMLET EAST CONDOMINIUM, Plaintiff, against MALACHITE HOUSING LLC, “JOHN DOE” and “JANE DOE”, Defendants.
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered herein and dated September 9, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York, on November 26, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. premises being in Jericho, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, known and designated as Unit No. 19 in the “Condominium Declaration” establishing a plan for condominium ownership of said building and one or more other buildings (collectively called the “Buildings”), and the land on which they are erected (said land and other Buildings being collectively called the “Property”), comprising Hamlet East Condominium, (hereinafter called the “Condominium”), made by Hamlet East Development Corp. under the Condominium Act of the State of New York (Article 9-B of the Real Property Law of the State of New York, dated 08/05/87 and recorded in the Office of the County Clerk of Nassau County, Division of Land Records, on 8/25/87 in Liber 9839 Page 237, as amended by Amendment to the Declaration, dated 4/20/1988 and recorded on 4/21/1988 in Liber 9904 Page 71, further amended by Certificate of Amendment of By-Laws and Declaration dated 8/03/1994 and recorded on 8/15/1994 in Liber 10456 Page 990, and by Certificate of Amendment of By-Laws and Declaration dated 6/24/1999 and recorded on 7/20/1999 in
Liber 11080 Page 669 and filed simultaneously with the aforesaid Condominium Declaration as Map No. CA-138, as amended by Map No. CA-138A. The land areas of the Property and the location of the buildings are shown on the aforesaid Floor Plans; TOGETHER WITH a 0.655% undivided interest in the Common Elements of the property described in the Condominium Declaration. Said premises known as 19 Club Drive S., Jericho, County of Nassau, New York (Unit No. 19, Section 17, Block 17, Lot 4). Said premises will be sold subject to zoning restrictions, covenants, easements, conditions, reservations and agreements, if any; subject to any state of facts as may appear from an accurate survey; subject to facts as to possession and occupancy and subject to whatever physical condition of the premises may be; subject to any violations of the zoning and other municipal ordinances and regulations, if any, and if the United States of America should file a tax lien, or other lien, subject to the equity of redemption of the United States of America; subject to the rights of any lienors of record whose liens have not been foreclosed herein, if any; subject to the rights of holders of security in fixtures as defined by the Uniform Commercial Code; subject to taxes, assessments and water rates which are liens on the premises at the time of sale, with accrued interest or penalties thereon.
Index No. 603286/2019
Dated: October 14, 2019
Kevin J. O’Brien, Esq., Referee Cohen, Warren, Meyer & Gitter, P.C., Attorneys for Plaintiff 80 Maple Avenue, Smithtown, NY 11787
JNJ 7925
4X 10/18,25,11/01,08
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF MOM AND ME
CLEANING SERVICES LLC
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with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on June 21, 2019. Office located in Nassau County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to Lee J. Mondshein, Esq., 445 Broadhollow Road, Suite 419, Melville, NY 1174 7. Purpose: any lawful purpose.
JER 7926
6X 10/25,11/01,08,15,22,29
NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court Nassau County U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, vs.
ROBERT J. AQUINO A/K/A ROBERT JOSEPH AQUINO A/K/A ROBERT AQUINO, MD, MONICA A. AQUINO A/K/A MONICA AQUINO, CONSTANCE AQUINO, et al., Defendants
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 August 16, 2019, I, Zelda Jones, Esq., the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on December 3, 2019 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:
2 Copperfield Lane Old Brookville, NY 11545
SBL No.: 22-K-230
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. 0003205/2016 in the amount of $1,264,633.47 plus interest and costs.
Richard S. Mullen, Esq. Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP Plaintiff's Attorney 500 Bausch & Lomb Rochester, New York 14604 Tel.: 855-227-5072
JNJ 7927
4X 11/01,08,15,22
Movies, book discussions in November
The following book and movie discussions will take place at the Jericho Public Library in November:
Tuesday, November 5 at 2:00 p.m.
Movie: “The Biggest Little Farm” (Documentary)
The Biggest Little Farm follows two dreamers and their beloved dog when they make a choice to move from their tiny L.A. apartment and into the countryside to build one of the most diverse farms of its kind in complete coexistence with nature.
Rated PG. 1 hour, 31 minutes
Friday, November 8th at 2:00 p.m.
Movie: “To Dust” (Drama/Comedy)
Shmuel, a Hasidic cantor in upstate New York, distraught by the untimely death of his wife, struggles to find religious solace, while secretly obsessing over how her body will decay. Starring Matthew Broderick, Geza Rohrig, Sammy Voit.
Rated R. 1 hour, 45 minutes.
Tuesday, November 12th at 7:00 p.m.
Talk About Books:
An Evening Book Discussion with Fran Cohen “Paris in the Present Tense” by Mark Helprin
Through intoxicating prose, this part thriller, part reflection on the way of the world takes a look at life through the lenses of art and memory.
An Evening Book Discussion. Listeners are welcome! Refreshments will be available.
Thursday, November 14th at 2:00 & 7:00 p.m.
Movie: “The Chaperone” (Drama)
In the early 1920s, a Kansas woman finds her life forever changed when she accompanies a young dancer on her fame-seeking journey to New York City. Starring Elizabeth McGovern, Haley Lu Richardson, Geza Rohrig, Blythe Danner. Not rated. 1 hour, 43 minutes.
Tuesday, November 19th at 7:00 p.m.
Movie: “The Wedding Guest” (Thriller)
Jay is a man with a secret who travels from Britain to Pakistan to attend a wedding—armed with duct tape, a shotgun, and a plan to kidnap the bride-to-be. Starring Dev Patel, Radhika Apte, Jim Sarbh. Rated R. 1 hour, 36 minutes.
Monday, November 25th at 2:00 p.m.
Movie: “The Tomorrow Man” (Drama/Romance)
Ed Helmsler spends his life preparing for a disaster that may never come. Ronnie Meisner spends her life shopping for things she may never use. These two people will try to find love. Starring John Lithgow, Blythe Danner, Derek Cecil. Rated PG-13. 1 hour, 34 minutes.
Programs will take place at the Jericho Public Library: 1 Merry Lane, Jericho.
For more information, go to www.jericholibrary.org
Town offers preschool programs for 3, 4-year-olds
Town of Oyster Bay residents who are interested in enrolling their children in a pre-school program are invited to attend an Open House at one of the Town’s two pre-schools, located in Syosset-Woodbury and Marjorie Post Parks. Town Councilman Steve Labriola invites parents to the facilities to learn about the popular program available to three- and fouryear-olds in the Town of Oyster Bay.
“As the father of two children, I know how important the early years of a child’s life can be in their development for the future,” said Councilman Labriola. “The Town’s Pre-School Program offers a positive environment for each student to help and encourage their love of learning. Teachers focus
Rotary District Governor visits Syosset-Woodbury Rotary Club
Syosset-Woodbury Rotary President Bob Mittleman & Rotary District Governor Justin Quaranta
Justin Quaranta, Rotary District Governor for Long Island and Queens, was a guest speaker at a recent SyossetWoodbury Rotary meeting. Justin spoke to the club highlighting President of the International Rotary Mark Maloney's theme for this year, "Rotary Connects with the World".
The four major points he stressed
were: Rotary's connection with the United Nations, global partnerships and governments; making it easier for members to volunteer; including family members at Rotary events; and grow Rotary's impact in the local community. The Syosset-Woodbury Rotary meets on Tuesday afternoons at the Lisbon Cafe, Jericho Turnpike, Jericho.
Youth hockey program with NY Islanders alumni
on making learning and the social experience of the Pre-School Program fun for all children in an effort to make the first years of their education all the more enjoyable.”
Open Houses at Town Pre-School facilities are scheduled as follows:
• Syosset-Woodbury Community Park, 7800 Jericho Turnpike, Woodbury: Wednesday, November 6, from 6 p.m to 8 p.m.
• Marjorie Post Community Park, 451 Unqua Road, Massapequa: Thursday, November 14, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
For more information on the Town of Oyster Bay Pre-School Program, contact the Department of Community & Youth Services at (516) 797-7900.
The Future Islanders Learn to Play Program for boys and girls ages 5-8 will begin on December 3, at the Town of Oyster Bay’s outdoor rinks in Marjorie R. Post Community Park and at SyossetWoodbury Community Park.
“The New York Islanders, the National Hockey League, the National Hockey League Players Association and the Town of Oyster Bay have teamed up once again this year to provide an exciting opportunity for the youth in our community with the ‘Future Islanders Learn to Play Program’,” Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino said. “Local children are invited to join this amazing experience as it offers a unique opportunity to develop basic skating and hockey skills under the guidance of experienced former NHL players.”
The ‘Future Islanders Learn to Play Program’ includes eight on-ice train-
ing sessions led by the Town of Oyster Bay coaching staff with appearances by Islanders alumni Arron Asham and Radek Martinek. Asham, a forward, played for 15 seasons and six different teams in the National Hockey League, and Martinek, a defenseman, played for 12 seasons and 486 games in the National Hockey League. The program fee is $200. All registrants will receive a CCM equipment package that includes a jersey, helmet, shoulder pads, gloves, skates, sticks, elbow pads, pants, socks, shin pads and an equipment bag.
Individuals interested in registering for the ‘Future Islanders Learn to Play Program’ can sign up at www.learntoplay.nhl.com/islanders. For additional information, please contact Jocelyne Cummings at Jocelyne.Cummings@ NewYorkIslanders.com or call (516) 5016764.
Berry Hill's Boo Fest at the Farm
All family members were invited
BY GINA JAMES
The Berry Hill PTA hosted its first annual Boo Fest at the Farm on the evening of October 25 at White Post Farms.
With over 230 in attendance, Berry Hill families enjoyed feeding the animals, singing on the hayride, picking pumpkins and running around the playground. Berry Hill PTA Vice President, Fernanda Vudrag, planned the fun event.
Third-grade boys on the hayride
Enjoying
the hayride together
Fourth-grade boys had fun
Second-grade girls were excited for the event
Third-grade girls all smiles
Smiles for the entire family
Great time had by all
The playground was a hit
Fun for both girls and boys of all ages
The giraffes were a big hit with fourth-grade girls
PTA co-presidents got in the Halloween spirit
Photo frame fun
Fun at the farm
Even the camels were smiling
9th Annual POB Challenge at JFK High School
The Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School Business Honor Society recently held its ninth annual and largest “POB Challenge” yet. The entrepreneurial competition brought together students from all different high schools across Long Island, including Herricks, Port Washington, Great Neck, Kellenberg, Northport and Wheatly to compete in teams of three. This year, there were 30 teams, totaling 90 students.
This event helps high school business students obtain real world experience by giving them challenging tasks that involve thinking critically and using effective communication skills. Business Honor Society students explained the challenge to guests during the opening ceremony, which also included comments from guest speaker Ms. Laurie Carey, a former Microsoft employee who now owns her own businesses, Laurie Carey Consulting and We Connect the Dots non-profit.
Students then had one hour to complete a case study that required them to create their own unique coffee shop located in Nashville, TN. This strict time frame had students thinking analytically and under time constraints, giving them a taste of how situations happen in the business world. Teams then rotated between different sessions that included leadership, lunch, and presentations.
The leadership sessions were run by POB DECA students Ben Fox, Madi
Stromberg and Jeremy Leffel. At leadership, students focused on working as a team by having each team create the tallest tower out of spaghetti and marshmallows. This activity gave groups the chance to focus on their communication and leadership skills, which are imperative in the business world.
During the presentation session, students presented to a judge, who was a local business person and/or an entrepreneur. Out of the 30 teams that competed, six teams advanced to the final round. The final round consisted of each team presenting a two-minute elevator speech to not only the judges, but also to their peers. The elevator speeches made the students think quickly and efficiently. After the six teams made their elevator speeches, the judges conversed and decided who would be this year’s POB Challenge Champions.
This year, a team from Great Neck South High School came in first place, followed by a team from Herricks High School and third place was awarded to Plainview-Old Bethpage students Dani Wicker, Melissa Israel and Bailey Germain.
“The POB Challenge 2019 was a huge success and was praised by the judges, students and teachers of all participating schools,” said Catherine Tortoso, DECA advisor/Business Honor Society advisor at POBJFK High School. “We couldn’t be more proud of the students who represented our District.”
POB Business Honor Society Board: Catherine Tortoso (advisor), Samantha Foster, Eva Hall, Madi Stromberg, Andrew Gelfman, Brandon Bernstein, Andrew Bathija, and Jeremy Sachs
POB Teams: Lazar Knoll, Gavin Weinstock, Brandon Shapiro, Christian Lamantia, Jordana Kunis, Sammie Hesekiel, Bailey Germain, Melissa Israel, and Dani Wicker.
POB Winners: Dani Wicker, Bailey Germain and Melissa Israel
21 Doone Drive, Syosset
Sold Price: $800,000
Date: 09/24/2019
3 beds, 2 Full/1 Half baths
Style: Colonial # of Families: 1
Lot Size: .17
Schools: Syosset
Total Taxes: $19,923
MLS# 3147942
6 Livingston Avenue, Jericho
Sold Price: $810,000
Date: 09/23/2019
3 beds, 2 Full baths
Style: Raised Ranch # of Families: 1
Lot Size: 80x125
Schools: Jericho
Total Taxes: $16,046
MLS# 3133827
4 Gateway Drive, Syosset
Sold Price: $749,000
Date: 10/21/2019
3 beds, 2 Full baths
Style: Split # of Families: 1
Lot Size: 70x100
Schools: Syosset
Total Taxes: $15,047
MLS# 3161237
16 Russell Park Road, Syosset
Sold Price: $693,000
Date: 10/21/2019
4 beds, 2 Full/1 Half baths
Style: Hi Ranch # of Families: 1
Lot Size: 72x100
Schools: Syosset
Total Taxes: $22,358
MLS# 3134946
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