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MANGANO IN STANDOFF WITH COUNTY UNIONS OVER LOOMING LAYOFFS By Jonathan Walter

Standard Staff Reporter

Lawrence Fights, But Comes Up Short Ryan Fredericks tries to move the pile and keep Lawrence’s Long Island Championship hopes alive to no avail as the Golden Tornadoes lost to Sayville 78-61 as both teams went on to break or tie 17 Long Island Championship records on Saturday at Stony Brook University. The Long Island Championships are title games played between the best teams in both Nassau and Suffolk. Check out our complete coverage of the big game and Lawrence’s winning season on page A6 and see Editorial on page A8. Photo by Jonathan Walter

Local Yeshivas Create Child Safety Plan By Susan Varghese

Standard Associate Editor

After nine-year-old Leiby Kletzky was kidnapped and brutally killed in Brooklyn this past summer, Five Towns moms and local Jewish community members wanted to take action. Sarah Bergman, Lawrence resident, founded MAGEN LI a few months ago, which is a group that is trying to teach a safety curriculum in local Yeshivas. The program was originally developed by Safety Kid, a program started by Debbie Fox and based in California. It requires mandatory teacher training, parent workshop, and separate educators and mental health pro-

fessionals who go into classrooms and teach kids. Bergman said that MAGEN LI in Hebrew means ‘protect me,’ and that she was inspired to start the program here because of the Kletzky tragedy. “When that child was abducted and killed within the [Jewish] community, it kind of shook everyone up,” Bergman said. “Many people started talking at that time about how to talk to our children about this and about safety, or what to do if they’re lost. And I felt that it was very important to bring in some kind of program to go into schools and teach them.” About 40 women who are “doers” came together to formulate the program, Bergman said. “We can’t assume that our kids

won’t know about it.” The program is geared towards Jewish day schools, explained Bergman, because there’s also Orthodox Jewish based examples and teaching. They’ve reached out to over a dozen schools in Far Rockaway and The Five Towns, including a school in West Hempstead and Long Beach. The kid-friendly program teaches children the “ABCDs” of safety, Shoshana Karasick, Ph.D., a volunteer in the MAGEN LI group explained. “ A stands for ‘ask for help,’ either in an emergency situation or if they get lost. It teaches them how to identify a

December 15th is the deadline for Nassau unions to work with County Executive Edward Mangano on concessions to achieve the $73.2 million in savings required by the 2012 budget before triggering 400 countywide layoffs and over 200 demotions. If no agreement is reached by that date, the legislature will have to vote to approve the layoffs in accordance with the budget. Thus far, no union has made the concessions asked for by the County Executive. Cuts will come to the police department, which will face 115 layoffs through retirements and non-uniformed personnel. Some other departments facing major cuts include social services, parks, recreation and museums and public works. District Six Legislator Francis Becker said that a special legislative meeting might take place before the vote for layoffs occurs. In a statement issued by the County Executive’s office this week, compensation packages for Nassau’s police officers were released. “With the average compensation package reaching $285,692 for Superior Officers, $246,668 for Detectives, $198,357 for PBA Officers, $155,005 for Sheriff Officers and $109,461 for CSEA em-

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CSEA Local 830 President Jerry Laricciuta

County Executive Edward Mangano ployees, there is room to help Nassau County government through this tough economy,” the statement said. More layoffs are expected to take place next year if an agreement can’t be reached by Feb-

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Mornings Don’t Start Until Commuters Have Their Coffee By Scott P. Moore

Standard Staff Reporter

Wooot-wooot! The sound of the 8:03 a.m. train from Hewlett heading into Penn Station breaks the otherwise normal quiet of suburbia like an opening gunshot at Belmont Park. Commuters, mostly dressed in business attire, break out from their “hide out” in Dunkin Donuts on Franklin

Avenue in a power walk, dashing to the train pulling into the platform. Minutes before the train broke the air, the scene inside of the coffee and donut shop was peaceful and calm. A woman in heels calmly reads the latest New York Times at a table, sipping her coffee every few seconds as she turns the page. “This place became one of my hangouts for the winter,” said

Commuters dash off in the morning from their favorite coffee shops to catch the train, much like the LIRR’s old mascot – Dashing Dan.

Gina Tramboni, a South Valley Stream commuter, noting the shops’ abundance of warmth. “I like it because its so close to the station – the other stations nearby don’t have this kind of convenience.” “I just need my coffee,” joked her friend Amy when they made their way to the platform, donning a black business suit and thin briefcase. She sipped her cup and smiled at Gina. “I’m a

grouch when she picks me up until we ﬁnally get here.” Standing nearby in the path of the doorway, a few men in business suits and newspapers neatly tucked under their arms stood looking out the ﬂoor-to-ceiling windows eyeing the intersection between the tracks and Franklin Avenue for any hint of the guardrails coming down to

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Residents See No Changes, Hear No Changes with New JFK Flight Paths By Scott P. Moore

Standard Staff Reporter

Local residents complained that airplane noise has not improved since the Federal Aircraft Aviation and New York TRACON changed the way airspace around New York is handled. TRACON representatives made a presentation that stated the organization would try to limit the number of aircraft during the overnight hours, roughly between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., to passing over 3,000 feet above

most of the areas represented by TVASNAC in accordance with the new aircraft space changes. However, ofﬁcials and residents had many questions and comments about the current conditions. “What would be the situation if they ﬂew below 3,000 feet?” asked Saul Klausner, the Lawrence TVASNAC representative. TRACON spokesmen responded that only two planes had gone below in the last week and that cargo aircraft would also be effected by this new rule in place.

Atlantic Beach representative Carl Baessler asked representatives about using an alternative runway as opposed to 22L, the closest runway to The Five Towns and other areas affected. “It’s not very easy to move ﬂight paths,” responded Jeff Clarke, New York TRACON Branch Manager, who said moving ﬂight paths would require research for environment impact. “We’ll also upset another whole

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Bob and Randee Block, owners of The Jewelry Showroom in Cedarhurst, were presented with the Cedarhurst Merchant of Distinction Award for 2011 on Wednesday. Cedarhurst Mayor Andrew Parise was on hand to present the Blocks with the award. The Blocks have run their family jewelry business together since 1975, and Bob has also devoted his time to many local charities including The Five Towns Community Chest, of which he is currently the Director, as well as the Cedarhurst Business Improvement District. Photo by Jonathan Walter

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Mangano In Standoff With County Unions Over Looming Layoffs CONTINUED FROM P. A1 ruary 1st, 2012. Around 200 layoffs have already taken place this year in addition to the around 400 which are scheduled to take place this month, leaving 400 more to be cut in February to meet Mangano’s 1000 total layoffs announced in September. “There is still a small window for Nassau’s union presidents to come forward with voluntary concessions that avoid severe layoffs,” Mangano said. “I do not take joy in laying off a single employee or demanding concessions; however, the approved 2012 budget sets a payroll allocation that must be met.” CSEA Local 830 President Jerry Laricciuta previously told the legislature that cuts to his union are just not possible because it would require an average of $12,000 per member. “With many of our employees making in the area of $30,000 per year, that is something that is simply not feasible,” Laricchiuta said. Laricchiuta criticized the Mangano for reversing policy and borrowing $450 million over the next four years, none of which will go toward cutting down on the required concessions. “This is all happening in stages,” Becker said. “There may be more if we can’t get the union to come to an agreement with

us. We’ll end up voting on this. The budget lays out the game plan if there is no agreement. I’ve noticed that there will be a lot of demotions. Some of the layoffs will include non-police personnel. In many cases, an ordinance will put into place something, but you need funding for it. If you can’t get the savings you needed after that, now we have to implement layoffs and vote on them.” District Seven Legislator Howard Kopel repeated his mantra of not raising taxes when questioned about the layoffs. “I will not vote for anything that raises taxes,” Kopel said. “Some of the unions suggested we raises taxes a little bit. I know too many people who are suffering because of the current taxes, a lot of them making less than a lot of the police people who want to raise taxes. I don’t have any special information for what’s going on as far as the negotiations are concerned. I’m told that the unions aren’t offering realistic concessions. They need to come to the table with savings and give up some of their special benefits to save jobs. If the unions want to sacrifice some of their members to preserve benefits, that’s their call. If there’s a vote between raising taxes and almost anything else, I vote against raising taxes.” “The County and NIFA contin-

ued union negotiations today with the Sheriff Ofﬁcers Association,” Mangano said on Thursday. “Next week, we will meet with union presidents for both the detective’s and superior ofﬁcers associations.” The Nassau County Police Benevolent Association was not available for comment at press time.

Bus Company Approved By Committee The Nassau County Legislature’s Transportation Committee voted to approve a busing contract with Veolia Transportation, which would give them full control over Nassau’s bus service in 2012. The seven-member committee approved the contract 4-3 along party lines. Democrats are concerned that they have not been given enough time to review the contract, and that given the amount of control Veolia would be given, due process would be required. The committee vote sets up a full vote by the legislature on December 5th or December 12th. However, Majority Leader Peter Schmitt has said that with the legislature’s ﬁnal meeting coming on December 19th, before the current contract expires on December 30th, quick action is necessary. A public hearing on the matter is scheduled to take place at the legislature’s November 5th meeting.

Local Yeshivas Create Child Safety Plan CONTINUED FROM P. A1 safe helper. B stands for ‘bring a friend.’ It’s always safer to go somewhere with a buddy. C stands for ‘check ﬁrst.’ It teaches kids to check with an adult before they open a door, answer a telephone, or anytime there’s a change in plan. Like if someone tries to pick them up and says, ‘oh your mom said to take you to my house instead,’ they learn they have to check with their parents ﬁrst…D stands for ‘do tell.’ It encourages kids to tell a trusted adult if there’s anything that makes them uncomfortable or scared. In this unit, it teaches them about body ownership and awareness – that their body belongs only to them.” Karasick said that the curriculum is “based on the prem-

ise that it takes a community to keep children safe. It’s an awareness, education and prevention program.” So far, it’s been developed for pre-kindergarten and ﬁrst grade through fourth grade. “This is all really initiated by Sara Bergman,” Karasick said. “ I’ve been working closely with her, she really galvanized it started in August. She contacted different mothers who are active in different schools and they got together [to start it].” Karasick added that the unit also teaches kids that if someone violates their personal space or disrespects their body, they have to shout no, run away and ‘tell.’ So far, they’ve trained and taught the program at Bnos Bais Yakov in Far Rockaway. Some of the members involved in the

Los Angeles program came and trained educators, social workers, teachers, administrators and parents on the safety curriculum. The next school they’ll be doing the program in is Yeshiva Ketana in Inwood. MAGEN LI has 40 parent liaisons, 18 educators and 10 mental health professionals. They’re only focusing on the local Yeshivas in Nassau. “As word spreads….other groups will agree that they need to do something as well. It’s best done community by community, school by school. It’s a grassroots community effort that was started by parents are caring people. We’re planning to reach quite a few schools,” Bergman said. For more information, email magenligroup@gmail.com

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Mornings Don’t Start Until Commuters Have Their Coffee CONTINUED FROM P. A1 signal the oncoming train. With the first ding-ding-ding of the warning bell, the men burst out the door one behind the other. “Every morning, it’s like this – you see all of us race as if we’re fifth graders looking for a seat on the bus,” joked Bob, an older gentleman who said he’s commuted from Hewlett for many years while working for a financial company in Manhattan. “Nobody’s going to get there quicker than the other guy.” He rushed behind the hurried crowd with his large coffee – two sugars and a hint of milk. “If they don’t make this coffee right,” he said before groaning. “Well, there goes my day.” As he stepped on the train, a few more people rushed in behind him to the front car – apparently from the Cafe Bagelo on Franklin Avenue about twenty yards away. A flurry of “excuse me”s and the train was borded and ready to go. The scene is similar down the line at Woodmere’s Chateau Coffee Shop, although with a less hectic, suburban-like pace. The

old-school style restaurant offers an array of breakfast items from egg sandwiches to pancakes or oatmeal, and commuters, literally, eat it up. As the 7:30 a.m train from Woodmere to Penn Station leaves, a new crowd takes their place slowly inside the restaurant, ﬁlling the bar stools and tables. A waitress rushes to take every order and ring up various visitors, picking up their early morning meal. An older woman came in and the waitress recognized her – “Hey! How are you?” The two continued their exchange of pleasantries until the big question ﬁnally came up: “What’ll you have?” “Oh, you know, the usual,” she replied. In a New York minute, the woman’s meal was ready, paid for and she was out of sight. Others repeated this as the next train drew closer, the huge schedule posted above the bar stool area reminding any commuters possibly confused or forgetful of when to expect the next Penn Station-bound train. Unlike the scene at Dunkin

Donuts, though, commuters were not pacing the doorway of Chateau or staring intensely at the tracks waiting for the train. Most of those at the Woodmere station were standing on the platform, many with ear buds in and a hot drink in hand. “I don’t usually travel out of Woodmere,” said Darren Walton, who said he lives in Lynbrook but used to stay in Woodmere when he was younger. Dressed in a suit, he said he was headed to an interview in Lower Manhattan. “I used to come to Chateau when I was a teenager. This place still makes me happy in the morning – always have good pancakes and a fresh cup of coffee to get me going. I just love their coffee – it just jumps me awake.” “One time I had a job interview and I went to Chateau beforehand, I got hired, but that was years ago,” he said, mentioning his recent layoff during the economic downturn. “I think I came today hoping Chateau is my good luck charm.” He looked back quick and then smirked. “But I really love that coffee, man!”

Residents See No Changes, Hear No Changes with New JFK Flight Paths CONTINUED FROM P. A1 set of people.” Garden City resident Evelyn Maffucci questioned TRACON and FAA ofﬁcials about noise levels in recent weeks being louder for her than ever. “I’ve been living here for 40 years and coming [to TVASNAC meetings] for the last six months,” she said. “The problem is getting worse – not better. My entire summer was ruined. I couldn’t even sit on my patio, which is a disgrace... I want action.” Ofﬁcials noted that action had been taken through the redesign while an FAA representative noted that wind problems had caused the airport to use the closer runway. Inwood resident Eric Presser, who said he had previously lived in both Lawrence and Woodmere before moving recently, said the problems, to him, were getting worse. “We’ve noticed the change in the number of airplanes going over the community in [The Five Towns],” he said. “It’s not just the overnight, but between 8:00 and 9:00 a.m., I get kind of shocked because, not only is my wife complaining to me... but they look to be only hundreds

A Delta aircraft descends to John F. Kennedy Airport over Inwood Thursday afternoon. Photo by Scott P. Moore. of feet above the houses.” He added: “It looked like it was going to hit the ﬁre house... what kind of rules are in place for planes over communities right nearby?” Both Clarke and TVASNAC Executive Director Kendall Lampkin noted Inwood was the closest to John F. Kennedy Airport and would receive most of the noise. “The plane’s got to land somewhere eventually,” said Lampkin. Assemblyman Tom McKevitt, who represents Garden City, East Williston and Merrick in the 17th District, said he used to be able to count the number

of aircraft noise complaints on a single hand every month for ﬁve-and-a-half years as Assemblyman. “In the last seven months, I have been inundated by complaints,” he said. “Are we going to continue to be inundated in what seems to be a change in behavior over the last few months?” Lampkin suggested McKevitt talk with the director of the Port Authority about the complaints. TVASNAC will not meet during the month of December due to interference with the holidays. The next meeting of TVASNAC will take place on Monday, January 23rd, 2012.

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Inwood FD Gets Upgrades, Commissioner Elections Soon By Scott P. Moore

Standard Staff Reporter

The Inwood Fire Department is in the midst of upgrading and installing new equipment for use in and around the fire house on Doughty Boulevard. The biggest purchase for the fire department comes in the form of a new ambulance. Currently being custom built, the $160,000 ambulance will replace the station’s older vehicle and features four-wheel drive to help keep the occupants safe in bad conditions. “Our current ambulance is old,” said Commissioner Tom Havey. “This newer model will just make it easier for us to get through.” “We just upgraded the fire dispatching system recently,” said Havey. The new Zetron Model 4010 Radio Disptach Console

cost the fire department $33,000 and was installed in the fire house prior to Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene hitting the area in August. “We use FireCom (the Nassau County Fire Dispatching System), but if they go down, we’ll still be able to dispatch on our own.” He added: “It’s capable of reaching every other fire department like Woodmere or Lawrence-Cedarhurst, God forbid we need help.” The fire department also added a steel mezzanine to the engine room of the fire house, giving the department’s two companies extra storage space and lockers to store spare equipment. The $16,000 structure will have all of its lockers and lighting installed within the coming weeks. “We store our spare gear and hoses in separate lockers for each company,” said Havey. “It

gets everything off the floor so it won’t be piled up in a mess.” Havey noted the fire department was able to make all of these upgrades without requesting any extra funding for the department, which currently receives $1.5 million a year in its budget. “We’ve been putting money aside into a fund in anticipation for these upgrades, so we’ve had it ready,” said Havey. “It’s all coming out of the capital reserve fund and it’s not going to cost the taxpayer anything.” The Inwood Fire Department will have its elections for commissioner upcoming on December 13th at the fire house from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Havey, appointed to the position earlier this year, will be seeking a fiveyear term as commissioner. “We plan to serve the taxpayers as best as we can and keep taxes as low as possible,” he said.

LWA Alumni Win in Game vs. Current Team

awrence Woodmere Academy hosted their annual Alumni Basketball game last Wednesday at Jeff Weiss Court in the Les Finklestein Memorial Gym, with stars from years past coming back to the school to share the court with the current team for some friendly games,

as well as a dunk contest, a halfcourt shot contest and a performance by the LWA Dance Club. The alumni defeated the current players 49-22. After the game, alumni and current players mixed together for a second game. R.J. Rutledge, a 06’ graduate, won the slam-dunk contest

and current player Tristan Braverman won the half court shot contest, for which the prize was a hot air balloon ride. After the games there was a t-shirt signing by current and former players as well as a pizza party in the school cafeteria. Roughly 200 students, parents and teachers attended the event.

Kneeling (from Left to Right): Vinny Alfano, Michael Licatesi, Jake Lundenberg, Jakob Cayne, , Alex Kompogiorgas, Jack Xu, Benny Schulman Standing in white (from Left to Right): Joshua Marshall (‘06), Doug Taff (‘04), RJ Rutledge (‘06), Carl Benn (‘02), Brandon Pender (‘03), Keith Cacciola-Morales (‘95), Tarik Viaer-McClymont (‘02), Craig Cacciola-Morales (‘97), Travis Reid (‘99) Standing in blue: Jeff Zhong, Christophe Pierre-Louis, Wesley Gladstein, Rokas Lapsys, Trent Parrish, Spenser Berry, Noah Schulman, Tristan Braverman Alumni players not pictured: Karim Shabazz (‘97), Qayyim Shabazz (‘99), Rashaun Banjo (‘00), Jon Han (‘04)

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The new ambulance for the Inwood Fire Department (a work still in progress) will have four-wheel drive, allowing it to take on tough road conditions with ease. Photo courtesy Inwood FD.

COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS

Alleged Robbery in Inwood and Theft at Rockaway Tpke KMART A 23-year old man was allegedly robbed in Inwood on Sunday, November 27. The male victim was walking home on Mott Avenue when two unknown suspects approached him from behind, police said. The suspects punched the victim twice in the face and he fell unconscious. Once the victim regained consciousness, his mouth was bleeding, his wallet that had $25 was missing and his Blackberry phone was also missing, police said. The victim received treatment for a fractured jaw. There are no descriptions of assailants, but detectives request anyone with information regarding the crime to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800244-TIPS. In an unrelated incident, 41-year-old Cedarhurst resident, Piter Guttman, was arrested for shoplifting at the KMart on Rockaway Turnpike on November 25.

Y.I. of Woodmere Gets No Decision from Zoning Board of Appeals The Young Israel of Woodmere is still without a decision following a hearing with the Town of Hempstead Zoning Board of Appeals concerning an addition the group wants to make to their synagogue on Peninsula Boulevard. The synagogue, now a religious home to an estimated 2,000 people, is looking to expand the current building due to an increase in the number of people attending services on the Sabbath and holidays. Young Israel of Woodmere was looking to add one and two-story additions to the current structure to help allow for more people to attend. “There’s been a tremendous increase in the Orthodox population of our area,” said Rabbi Hershel Billet during the proceedings. “We are the largest Orthodox synagogue in The Five Towns, perhaps in all of Nassau County. We do not have enough space in our current facilities for the people that want to come and

pray there.” Billet said the organization has created prayer groups that split off into different rooms of the current structure. The Board of Appeals seemed to be interested in the potential for trafﬁc problems caused by a

larger synagogue, but Billet reminded the board that Orthodox Jewish families do not drive on the Sabbath. The Board decided to adjourn before making a decision on the matter. No future meeting date was scheduled.

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Lawrence Association Giving Residents a Voice BY SUSAN VARGHESE

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he Lawrence Association, the civic association for the Village of Lawrence has been a voice for residents and a liaison between residents and village government for over 80 years.

WOODMERE FIREFIGHTERS HONORED FOR BRAVE DEEDS: Hempstead Town Senior Councilman Anthony Santino (2nd right), Councilman James Darcy (2nd left) and Town Clerk Mark Bonilla (right) presented 2011 Town of Hempstead Firematic Awards to honorees from the Woodmere Fire Department. Pictured (left to right) are: Firematic Award Winner Assistant Chief Leonard Cherson, Councilman Darcy, Woodmere Fire Chief Richard Jankosky Jr., Firematic Award Winner Firefighter Adam Slotnick, Senior Councilman Santino and Town Clerk Bonilla. EMT Jay Goldmark, also a Firematic Award winner from the Woodmere Fire Department, was not present.

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President, Ronald Goldman explained that although the association was founded in 1928, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve made it a point to keep up with the changing times. â&#x20AC;&#x153; We rejuvenated it. We now have members attend Village trustee meetings, board of zoning appeal meetings, and in a perfect world, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be at school board meetings and library meetings.â&#x20AC;? Association members like Margaret Carpenter and Sharon Sussman attend sanitation meetings, Goldman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153; Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a hot item and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nice to have someone there that represents the association and residents.â&#x20AC;? Goldman refers to the association as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;watchdogâ&#x20AC;? of the village, which monitors all aspects of village affairs and acts as a sounding board for residentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; concerns â&#x20AC;&#x201C; which may be everything from sanitation to trafďŹ c. They hold monthly meetings with different topics, â&#x20AC;&#x153;This month, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re having the village judge come to explain how the court works and how to ďŹ ght a parking ticketâ&#x20AC;Śone month the mayor will come and gives us a state of the village reportâ&#x20AC;Śwe have people come and discuss issues that are important to them.â&#x20AC;? The association has 1,000 members and members receive bulletin reports on everything thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going on. The executive board has nine people and there are 30 people on the board of governors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Lawrence Village has over 100 years of community, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what the association is all about. I want to build it back up.â&#x20AC;? Among the several issues and ideas that the association is working on heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to see vil-

lage meetings taped, to have the meetings on a consistent basis, getting the idea of term limits for trustees under advisement, and for the village to offer internships to students. Goldman added that the village meetings can change dates without notice to accommodate the board members schedules. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They should have the meetings the second or third Thursday of every month and stick to it,â&#x20AC;? Goldman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If two guys [trustees] canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make it, then so what, you have the rest. The idea that they all have to be there every time is unproductive.â&#x20AC;? Goldman is an attorney and was involved in the village for 25 years as a Deputy Village Prosecutor, Acting Village Judge, Village Prosecutor and as a village attorney. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I chose to resign because I thought I could do more now in terms of reasserting a real position and staking out certain issues in which I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really do as a member of Lawrence village,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153; Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying to involve young families, maybe add a junior membership or invite social studies classes,â&#x20AC;? Goldman added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The ďŹ rst and foremost issue is just restoring civility. Talking to each other like people. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a real major focusâ&#x20AC;Ś. The new generations of people have got to feel comfortable going to village hall. People need to feel like they can have a voice, not feel insulted or inhibited, or have to sit there [at a meeting] for four hours.â&#x20AC;? The next meeting is December 14 at 8:00 p.m. at the Lawrence Yacht and Country Club at 101 Causeway in Lawrence. Membership dues are $28 a year. For more information call 1-800-846-9013.

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COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS

Students Advocate for Israel at Israeli Consulate Visit Mr. Tuvia Book, the 12th grade Zionism teacher at HAFTR High School, ventured with his class to the United Nations and the Israeli Consulate General on November 14, 2011.

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Y.I. of North Woodmere Raises Funds for Charity on “Game Night”

oung Israel of North Woodmere hosted their annual Family Game Night on Monday, this time for a great local cause as they tried to raise money for Team Emma, an effort to help Emma Zelmanovich, a local girl suffering from Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Christian Lopez, famous for snagging Derek Jeter’s 3000th hit that went for a home run, was in attendance to help the cause. Game night included the viewing of the Monday Night Football game between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles as well as a rafﬂe that featured sports memorabilia donated by members of the shul, area sports franchises, and other sports related companies. “So in honor of our daughter, Emma, we established something called Team Emma,” Mark Zelmanovich, Emma’s father, said. Throughout the year there are several fundraising opportunities through the Muscular Dystrophy Association. We did one during the Labor Day telethon, one around March called Muscle

Christian Lopez (Left) with the Mark and Rachel Zelmanovich and their children. Emma is to the left of her mother on the bottom of the photo. Walk. So, a couple times of year we try to raise some money and this is also another opportunity. Whenever they come up we try to get involved. This one was put

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together by Jordan Hiller, who’s organizing game night, and he was nice enough to approach us and ask us if we could tie it into Team Emma to raise some mon-

Our Schools

RAMBAM HAPPENINGS-

Activism is a Hallmark of Rambam Experience By Dov Herzberg

ambam Mesivta is known for a being a school with a myriad of different strengths and over the course of the past few weeks, two of these strengths, academics and activism, have been exempliﬁed. On the Academic front, the Rambam College Bowl team, a collection of young men with quick wits and lightning-fast thumbs were looking to cement their title as a trivia force to be reckoned with. Led by Senior and National Merit Scholar Josh Moskovits, the Ravens deftly defeated all four of their opponents on way to an undefeated afternoon. The future is looking promising for these young Ravens and their quest for the College Bowl Championship appears as a distinct possibility. At Rambam Mesivta, the outof-school education is considered equal in importance to the in-school education and on November 17th, students interested in the legal profession were privileged to take part in one of these unique out-of-school experiences. Pupils in Professor Stevens’ Introduction to Law class, members of the Rambam Mesivta Mock Trial team and other Lawrence residents were treated to a fascinating speech given by distinguished attorney, Judge Ronald Goldman, on the subject of “Justice and the Law.”

Judge Goldman (father of Rambam’s Assistant Principal Mr. Hillel Goldman) shared his experiences as a practicing criminal attorney and focused on the unfortunate reality that law and justice are too often distinct realities. All attendees enjoyed this eye-opening presentation and look forward to using their newfound knowledge while contemplating their future careers. The caliber of academics at Rambam Mesivta are of an extremely high quality, but in the eyes of the administration and student body, the signiﬁcance of being an active participant in society is second to none. It is with this philosophy that on the 73rd anniversary of Kristallnacht, “The Night of Broken Glass,” Rambam Mesivta organized an two-pronged rally in Jackson Heights before the Jackson Heights Library where two swastikas were painted just six days prior. With chants of “Books Not Bias” and “An Attack on a Wall is an Attack on us All” the students attempted to convey that it is ignorance that leads to intolerance and that we would not stay silent when faced with such blatant anti-Semitism. To further promote this idea, Rambam Mesivta generously donated ﬁve copies of The Holocaust Chronicles to the very library where the swastikas were drawn, allowing anyone willing to learn the facts an opportunity to do so. Following this ceremony,

Dov Herzberg lives in Woodmere and is a senior at Rambam Mesivta. He is the President of the Student Government, a member of the school’s hockey team and also the creator of Fantasy Academics.

the Rambam students and staff walked several blocks in silence in memory of those who were martyred during the war. However, once the Rambam administration, teachers and students reached their destination, the home of former Nazi Jakiw Palij, silence was no longer an option. Cries of “Your Hands are Drenched in Blood” and “No SS in the U.S.” permeated the crisp afternoon air as the protesters were determined to make Palij know that he will not be left alone until justice is served and he is extradited to Germany to stand trial for the egregious crimes he committed as a death camp guard during the Holocaust. The following day a Veterans Day program took place at Rambam in order to pay homage to the people who gave and continue to give so much to defend our liberty and way of life. To begin this endeavor, a group of Rambam students went to a St. Alban’s Veterans Hospital to visit wounded soldiers, who stood in harm’s way to protect our nation and its freedoms. The Rambam representatives enjoyed speaking to these individuals about their current and previous lives and felt good knowing that they were able to bring happiness to such deserving heroes. Later that day, the entire Rambam Mesivta student body gathered to meet Lt. Jacob Miller, an American soldier whose unit was supplied just last year with goods donated by the Rambam students. Lt. Miller shared his tales of bravery and triumph and it was inspiring for everyone to hear from a true role model.

ey in honor of our daughter. So that’s why we’re here.” Hiller said over $6,799 was raised and expects more pledges to come in.

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Standard Sports

Lawrence Falls to Sayville in L.I. Championship, 78-61 Nassau Champs Couldn’t Stop Suffolk’s Offense. Sayville Undefeated. By Scott P. Moore

1st Quarter

Standard Staff Reporter

he Lawrence Golden Tornadoes’ amazing season came to an end on Sunday afternoon, suffering a 78-61 loss to the Sayville Golden Flashes at Stony Brook University’s Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium in the Class III Long Island Championship game. “If you told me we would score 61 points and we were going to lose, I’d think you were crazy,” said Lawrence Coach Joe Martillotti. “They’re a good offensive team and we’re young on defense, we’ll have to learn from it.” The game started off poorly for Lawrence, losing the toss and having to receive the ball. The Golden Tornadoes’ first drive only took them six yards from where it originally began before the ball was kicked away. On the first Sayville play of the game, junior runningback John Haggart broke through the Lawrence defense easily for a 40-yard touchdown rush and a 7-0 Sayville lead. Lawrence fought back on their next possession, driving 96 yards over seven plays and capping the drive with a three-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Joe Capobianco to senior runningback Ryan Fredericks, tying the game at seven. “A couple of our key seniors are what engineered us to this point – Ryan Fredericks is going to be a huge loss that I do not think we can replace,” said Martillotti, noting his graduation this coming spring. “We’ll just figure out something else next year.” Sayville did not waste any time getting the lead back, going

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The Lawrence defense chases after Sayville running back Zach Sirico. 79 yards on five plays, capped by a 56-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Steven Ferreira to wide receiver Sean Kelly for the 14-7 lead. Sayville’s rock solid defense started to shut down Lawrence throughout the rest of the first quarter, allowing only two first downs over the next two Lawrence possessions. While the Golden Tornadoes struggled to make a dent in the scoreboard, Sayville continued blasting through anything Lawrence threw their way. With the score 21-7, the Golden Tornadoes began to claw their way back into the game in the second quarter. Junior runningback Tyler Fredericks rushed 10 yards into the end zone for a

Lawrence touchdown and his brother Ryan made a tornadolike spin into the end zone to give the Golden Tornadoes an extra two points, and trailing 21-15. Sayville’s offense would not quit though, trading two touchdowns by runningback Zach Sirico with a Lawrence touchdown to put them up 35-22 with only a few minutes left in the half. Lawrence sophomore quarterback Joe Capobianco led the drive down the ﬁeld from the 25-yard line, throwing 61 of the 75 yards to the end zone, where he threw three yards to Tyler Fredericks to put Lawrence behind by only 3529 at half time. A failed on-side kick to lead off the half gave Sayville the ball at their own 40 yard line. Three

The Heart Breaker Was a Record Breaker By Scott P. Moore

Standard Staff Reporter

y all estimations going into the game, the Sayville-Lawrence matchup was either going to be mildly offensive with scores in and around the 40s or highly defensive. The teams chose the latter option and were rewarded with a trip to the Long Island record books. Even with a 78-61 loss to the Sayville Golden Flashes, the Lawrence Golden Tornadoes made a dent in the Long Island record books that is sure to be untouchable for many years to come. Sophomore quarterback Joe Capobianco put on the very deﬁnition of a clinic by throwing for 541 passing yards, easily shattering the previous Long Island Championship record of 259 yards set in 1994 by Massapequa’s Jim Chase. Capobianco, who had thrown for 333 yards the week before against Plainedge, was not done. He also broke two 11 year old records held by Commack’s Mike Prahalis – passes attempted with 41 and passes completed with 27. The previous records were 35 and 16 respectively. Capobianco also tossed in seven touchdown passes, breaking a six year old record by Cold Spring Harbor’s Brett Vecchio who made ﬁve. Three of Capobianco’s touchdown passes landed in the hands of junior wide receiver Eddie Robinson, who broke his own duo of records. His eight receptions tied for the most with three other players, the most recent being Ryan Gluecket of Plainedge in 2005. Robinson received for over 238 yards, breaking a six year old record of 229 yards set by Cold Spring Harbor’s Chris Schuville. As if those records were not enough, the Golden Tornadoes

2nd Quarter

Photo by Jonathan Walter

S - John Haggart run, 40 yards (Halton kick) L - Capobianco pass to Ryan Fredericks, 3 yards (Fragner kick) S - Steven Ferreira pass to Sean Kelly, 56 yards (Halton kick) S - Zach Sirico run, 32 yards (Halton kick) L - Tyler Fredericks run, 10 yards (2pts, Ryan Fredericks) S - Ferreira pass to Haggart, 25 yards (2pts, Sirico) L - Capobianco pass to Eddie Robinson, 33 yards (Fragner kick) S - Sirico run, 21 yards (kick failed) L - Capobianco pass to Jordan Fredericks, 3 yards (Fragner kick) S - Sirico run, 41 yards (2pts, Sirico) L - Capobianco run, 1 yard (Fragner kick) S - Sirico run, 15 yards (Halton kick) S - Matt Ali interception, 22 yards (Halton kick) S - Kyle Murray run, 2 yards (Halton kick) L - Capobianco pass to Tyler Fredericks, 80 yards (kick failed) L - Capobianco pass to Robinson, 43 yards (Fragner kick) S - Sirico run, 55 yards (Halton kick) L - Capobianco pass to Robinson, 10 yards (kick blocked) S - Sirico run, 1 yard (Halton kick) L - Capobianco pass to Tyler Fredericks, 6 yards (2pt failed)

plays into their drive, Sirico took off through the Lawrence defense for a 59-yard touchdown run, putting Sayville up 43-29. Lawrence came back on a oneyard touchdown rush by Capobianco, but Sayville recovered another bumbled on-side kick. Sirico continued to shatter the Golden Tornadoes’ defense with a 15-yard run to the endzone to put Sayville up 50-36. “The bottom line was we didn’t stop them all day, so we had to take a couple of shots to get back in the game,” said Martillotti. “They got two early stops on us and that was the difference in the game to me.” Lawrence again tried to drive down the field to get themselves The Lawrence crowd was behind the Golden Tornadoes the whole game, but back in the game, but an inter- the team could not pull out the victory. Photo by Scott P. Moore ception by Sayville’s Matt Ali turned into a 20-yard run for a get the ball back to the fiery of- Lawrence closer at 71-55. Sayville’s Sirico blasted touchdown and a 57-36 Sayville fense. Capobianco and Robinson lead. Sayville would get the ball hooked up, this time for a 43-yard through the Golden Tornadoes’ back four plays later after Law- pass putting Lawrence down by defense one last time for a yard on their next possession, giving rence turned it over on downs 15 at 64-49. “We’ve know each other since the Golden Flashes a commandand, two plays into their drive, they scored again with Kyle we were younger and I think ing 78-55 lead. Lawrence manMurray rushing the ball two it just translates well on to the aged one more touchdown for yards for another touchdown field,” said Robinson. “[Capobian- their season, with Capobianco co] just makes good throws and throwing six yards to Tyler Fredand a 64-36 lead. ericks, giving the game its final Lawrence was down, but I’ll just make plays off of it.” “With teams like I have, its not 78-61 score. certainly not out. Capobian“We never gave up and just co fired his longest pass of the that hard [to be confident],” said the day, an 80-yard bullet to ju- Capobianco. “With them scoring kept going,” said Capobianco. nior wide receiver Tyler Freder- so many points, I knew I’d get a “But next season starts this Monicks for a touchdown, bringing lot of touches and throws but it day for us.” “They’re a very good football Lawrence closer with the score doesn’t really matter to me any team,” said Martillotti of Sayville. at 64-42. The pass was part of more.” Sayville, however, was not “They just played their butts off.” Capobianco’s huge day on the While the Nassau Championfield, passing for 541 yards and done either. On their first play shattering the previous Long of the next possession, Sirico ship made Martillotti proud, he Island Championship record scored his fifth rushing touch- said he would not be happy undown from 55 yards out to put til Lawrence brought home the of 259. “It doesn’t even matter [to the nail in the coffin for Law- Long Island crown. “It’s miserable and I’m going to me],” said an obviously up- rence at 71-49. On their next posset Capobianco following the session, Capobianco threw to be miserable for the rest of the game. “I’d rather throw for a Robinson again for their third year until we get back here.” Lawrence ends the season hundred yards and just get the touchdown pass together, this one from 10 yards out, bringing with an 11-2 record. win.” “He did say he was going to throw for 400, so at least he Notes: QB Joe Capobianco threw for 541 total yards, a new Long Island backed it up,” said Martillotti. Championship record; he broke the Nassau County Conference Champi“They were able to shut down onships record the week before with 333 passing yards... Senior runningour run game so we had to rely back Ryan Fredericks scored the first touchdown for Lawrence, his only on throwing the ball. We’ve got of the game, giving him a touchdown in every game this season... Lawguys everywhere to make his rence’s 61 points was their third highest offense output this season and job happen.” second straight week with 60 or more points, but the 78 points was the The Golden Tornadoes’ de- most given up by nearly double the previous opponents’ high (40 points, fense finally stopped Sayville Plainedge on 10/6)... Wide receiver Eddie Robinson had 238 receiving from scoring long enough to yards, a new Long Island Championship record.

Quarterback Joe Capobianco had a game for the ages, tossing 541 passing yards and seven touchdown passes in the 78-61 loss.

Photo by Scott P. Moore. as a unit set some of their own records against Sayville. Their 82 offensive plays broke Glen Cove’s 1999 record of 75, ironically set against Sayville. Lawrence also had 33 ﬁrst downs, easily besting North Babylon’s record of 24 set in 1999 against Hewlett. The team also had a combined 667 total yards, besting Freeport’s 2010 record of 533. Sayville also broke some records. Runningback Zach Siri-

co’s six touchdowns tied Freeport’s Isaiah Barnes 2010 record. Sayville’s 78 points scored was a record breaking, besting Freeport’s 2010 record of 62 points. The two teams combined to produced 139 points, the largest combined output in Long Island Championship play. Their combined 1,276 yards of total offense nearly doubled a 2010 record set by Freeport and William Floyd of 786.

Lawrence players shake hands with Sayville following the Golden Tornadoes 78-61 loss in the Long Island Championship last Saturday. Photo by Jonathan Walter

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DEC. 28, 2011 • THE SOUTH SHORE STANDARD •

Nassau Champ Golden Tornadoes Have Everything to be Proud of... By Scott P. Moore

Standard Staff Reporter

hen the season began, Coach Joe Martillotti set down some pretty steep goals for his team – score a lot, win the conference and then win the Long Island Championship. For a team that was ranked in the pre-season as number one, the Golden Tornadoes lived up to almost all of the expectations others set for them – they scored the most of any team in Conference III, they ﬁnished second in their division and won the Nassau Championship, and they went toe-to-toe with the defending Long Island Champions in a bloodbath of a football game. After starting the season with a dominating 35-0 win over Manhasset, Lawrence faced it’s only regular season loss to the eventual 8-0 Bethpage Golden

Lawrence wide receiver John Ganas looks toward the Sayville sideline after a play. Lawrence couldn’t stop Sayville’s purple phalanx.

Photo by Jonathan Walter Eagles. The 37-19 loss exposed two ﬂaws early in the Lawrence season – the offensive line was not holding back well enough, which gave little time to new quarterback Joe Capobianco to set up plays, and the defense

was pitiful, giving up gain after gain. Lawrence quickly turned it around, though. The next game took the Golden Tornadoes across The Five Towns to visit the Hewlett Bulldogs. While

the game eventually turned into a 54-35 slugfest, the Tornadoes found themselves – an explosively offensive team that could and would outscore every opponent that came towards them. Plainedge proved to be the biggest offensive outburst before the playoffs, with both teams scoring nearly totaling 100 points together in the 5640 Lawrence win. As the season went on, Lawrence continued winning – to the tune of six straight wins to end the regular season 7-1. The Fredericks brothers, senior Ryan, junior Tyler and freshman Jordan, proved to a potent threat to oncoming teams. Ryan would muscle the ball through the defensive lines, Tyler would catch short hand offs and go on major runs and Jordan, usually out in wide receiver, proved to be a valuable asset by ﬁnding himself open many times and gaining

large advances for the offense. The already monstrous offense of Lawrence continued into the playoffs. Out of their four playoff games, Lawrence scored 60 or more points in three out of four and outscored their opponents by at least 23 points in three of the four games. Capobianco, already proving to be a very talented quarterback, found new openings during the playoffs, connecting with junior wide receiver Eddie Robinson for more touchdowns in the playoffs than he had all received all year. Capobianco also showed that Lawrence could go on without a running game, throwing 333 yards in the Nassau County Championship win over Plainedge and 541 yards in a losing effort to Sayville. In all, he easily racked up over 1,000 yards during four games. The ﬁnal game of the season, however, exposed the one key

problem for Lawrence all year – defense. With senior All-State linebacker Chris Hercules out for the season after the third game, the Golden Tornadoes had to regroup and focus on trying new things on defense. While the end of the season showed glimmers of defensive greatness, including a shutout and two single digit point games for opponents, the defense buckled when faced with an offense eerily similar to its own against Sayville. At 11-2, Lawrence had one of its best seasons in high school history, their best since going 10-1 in both 2006 and 2007. Whether the team brought the Long Island gold home to The Five Towns or not, Lawrence had a great season for any high school football team, especially as winners of the Nassau County Championship, and have a lot to be proud of and look forward to next fall.

Lawrence Girls’ Basketball Looking for Winning Season By JONATHAN WALTER Standard Staff Reporter

ith more depth, some talented three-year starters, and a consistent offensive game plan, Lawrence girls basketball Head Coach George Klein is hoping to be more competitive this year. The team won their division, section AA-1 last year, but lost in the ﬁrst round of the playoffs to North Shore High School in Glen Cove. While tempering his expectations after losing a couple of key starters, Klein expects his team to be back in the mix this year “I know a lot of the teams are returning a lot of their players,” Klein said. “I’m looking right now to be competitive. That’s all I’m looking for right now. I know some of the teams that were in the conference last year only got better. But it’s tough to judge this

team based on the fact that I had so much stability in the last four years with that point guard position.” Leading the way for the Golden Tornadoes this year is junior Nicole Robinson. A three-year starter, she will play an important role as the tallest girl on the team at over six feet. Klein called her his “big girl in the middle,” and hopes she can follow up a productive season for which she earned All-Conference honors. Also returning is another three-year starter, Natalie Leger, last year’s second leading scorer. “She can play the two or three position,” Klein said. Senior Reshma Ramdhanie will play power forward. She started last year as a junior. The team also returns guard Gabby Golan, who Klein says has a very good outside shot. “She may be stepping into that

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Top Row (Left to Right): Head Coach George Klein, Olivia Delgrosso, Nelly Brown, Reshma Ramdhanie, Natalie Lege, Amani Stevenson, Shakira Goudy. Front Row: Michelle Canales, Johanna Flores, Tiffany Arbaleta, Deena Goldstein, Tila Ingram, Nicole Robinson. Bottom: Gabby Golan point guard position for me, we just really haven’t determined that yet,” Klein said. Klein is still unsure of who will be starting for the team, but is encouraged by the play of some girls who have made the jump from playing junior varsity last year. “We have Deena Goldstein, who’s a sophomore,” Klein said. “She’s going to help us in the

guard position. We have Tiffany Hedlar, another guard coming up from the junior varsity. She’ll be able to help us out, as well as Taylor Ingram. Those three girls are all going to be in contention for that point guard position. Also Olivia Delgrosso, she’s going to help us a lot with rebounding and stuff like that. The addition of those four or ﬁve girls is going to give us much more depth than

what we had last year.” Klein also discussed some of the strategy he’ll institute during the season. “Offensively we’re going to try to keep doing what we’ve been doing for the past seven or eight years and that’s push the ball down the ﬂoor,” Klein said. “I’m not a real believer in a set offense. I’m more a believer in getting the ball, pushing it down the ﬂoor,

and trying to shoot lay ups. Defensively I like to mix it up. Then again, we’re going to have to see, you know, exactly who’s going to be player where, that type of thing. But offensively we’re going to be off to the races again.” Rival Hewlett is always going to be a big game for Lawrence, but Klein also mentioned a few other teams he’s looking forward to facing. “Definitely Division,” Klein said. “They’re probably going to be the cream of their conference right now. I know Sewanhaka is returning some players. We had two battles with them last year. I think both games went to overtime. They beat us once and we beat them once. Plainedge and Bethpage are in our conference again and they are always competitive. We have a tough conference. If we can pull off a couple of wins here and there I think we may have a chance to get back to the playoffs.” Klein also said he expects his will need to play as more of a cohesive unit this season to be successful, but is very happy with returning four of his starters from last year. “We’re just trying to find everybody’s niche right now,” Klein said. “But, I think we’re going to be fine.”

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ast Sunday our Nassau County Champion Lawrence High School Golden Tornadoes Varsity Football team traveled out to Stony Brook to face the Suffolk County Champi-

on Sayville Golden Flashes for bragging rights and the Long Island Championship. Sayville won the whole enchilada last year and were both undefeated this year going into Sunday’s match-up and also the defending Long Island champs. Given the impressive scope of Lawrence’s prior post season victories (see full season recap in our Sports section, Page A6) and the way they manhandled many of their opponents, it was reasonable to be optimistic that Lawrence could go all the way. What happened was a clash of titans resulting in a ﬁnal score of 78-61 in favor of Sayville. Scores of 78-61 sound a whole lot more like basketball than football and is reﬂective of the offensive prowess possessed by both teams. In the process of not winning the Long Island Championship, the boys from Lawrence showed that they really are big winners. First, virtually every record in Long Island football was shattered, and by a wide margin with Lawrence players (especially QB Joe Capobianco who put up NFL-worthy num-

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TODAY IS THE NEXT YEAR OF YOUR LIFE By DAVID M. FREEDMAN

bers, passing for over 500 yards after throwing for more than 300 in the Nassau Championship game the week before) responsible for most of the record-breaking. (See our story on this, Page A6). Also, the Lawrence team conducted themselves with dignity and class from beginning to end, showing that the Lawrence coaches, teachers and parents are doing an excellent job turning out not just outstanding athletes but solid citizens as well. Although we’re sure the team is disappointed to have smashed long standing records and put up 61 points only to come away without a win, but it needs to be said that Lawrence is the Nassau County Champion and any time someone goes to the Super Bowl, one team will lose and losing to a team like Sayville is no embarrassment by any means. And, again, Lawrence is the Nassau Champion – a serious achievement that all the players, coaches and the

his first weekend after Thanksgiving has been a tremendous success for retailers. Sales are up significantly and unless something changes, it appears that consumers are starting to spend again, albeit slowly and cautiously. Good news, possibly for the economy. What does this mean for us politically? As we get closer to the start of the primary and caucus season, it presents a unique challenge to the Democratic Party. Since the Mid-term election, they have run as the underdogs who have been perceived as wrong on most things economic. As I said in my last article. President Obama’s failure to find a rapid cure has hurt both him and the Democratic Party, because of the perceived lack of lead-

community should be exceptionally proud of.

David M. Freedman

You can watch the Nassau Championship game against Plainedge on MSG Varsity’s website at http://www.msgvarsity.com/long-island/full-game-lawrence-64-plainedge-34-1.817041 and see highlights of the Long Island Championship game at http://www.msgvarsity. com/highlights-sayville-78-lawrence-61-1.821781 .

As of press time, no one has planned any kind of victory parade, rally or ceremony for the Golden Tornadoes. This needs to be corrected and right away. We urge the School Board, Villages of Cedarhurst and Lawrence to incorporate a public acknowledgement of Lawrence’s winning season and their Nassau Championship as part

has been a resident of Cedarhurst for 12 years. He is a business owner in the Five Towns and is currently the President of the Five Towns Democratic Club. He is a published author of a novel “A Butterfly on the Gowanus Expressway” and he maintains a political blog called Federal Follies located on the web at http://thefederalfollies.blogspot.com. He is married with two children and is active in the community both politically and socially.

of the annual Christmas Tree Lighting in Cedarhurst Park on Sunday, December 11th or the Chanukah Menorah Lighting, also in the park on December 20th. These guys deserve some ticker-tape (in a ﬁgurative sense) in a public setting and we call on District 15 Superintendent Schall, Cedarhurst Mayor Parise and Lawrence Mayor Olin-

Public Displays of Religion

n Sunday, December 11th at 4:00 p.m., the Village of Cedarhurst will be hosting their annual Christmas Tree Lighting, public caroling, bonﬁre, hot chestnuts and

hot chocolates. Local Catholic clergy will be there. There will also be a public Menorah lighting on the ﬁrst night of Chanukah, December 20th at 6:00 p.m., where Chanukah songs will doubtlessly

be sung and the Rabbi of the local Chabad ofﬁciating. In a time where municipalities are besieged by virulently secularist and anti-religious forces and compelled by the courts to forbid any public displays of religion in the public square, it is a beacon of light and hope that the Village of Cedarhurst continues to sponsor these important events that enhance our quality of life, inspire our children and bring beauty to our towns. It is also a testament to the diversity and tolerance in our area that these kinds of events can coexist side by side in harmony. The Constitution forbids the establishment of any one ofﬁcial religion but at the same time safeguards freedom of religion and expression. Some are uncomfortable with giant Menorahs, others with the visual trappings of Christmas – to these people we frankly say – get a life and get over it. People need meaning to their lives and these holidays evoke “peace on earth and goodwill towards men” and the pursuit of liberty over the forces of oppression and intolerance – quintessentially American values that transcend religion and speak to what we’re about as a society. So, kudos again to Mayor Parise for these events and we urge everyone in The Five Towns to come down and participate in these public gatherings of love, joy and harmony.

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Where is the Outrage? By Joel Moskowitz

er to get behind an event of this type and make it happen in the next few weeks while football is still very much on everyone’s mind.

ership from Washington. Nonetheless, an upturn in the economy, if it is signiﬁcant and continuing changes the dynamic mightily. After all, as the expression says, “It’s the economy, stupid.” As the economy improves, memories will fade and anger will subside. At that point President Obama becomes a very formidable foe for the Republicans to beat next November. Why so? First of all I must preface this by saying that I am very disappointed in the job the President has been doing. As a Democrat four years ago, I watched Candidate Obama speak at the Democratic Convention and he changed my view of him. I believed that he was a voice for change, much in the way we perceived John F. Kennedy. On that, I was totally wrong. He has proven to be a cold man who does not encourage in me much conﬁdence in his ability to change anything. He has not taken the mantle of leadership and the country remains mired in a sense of uncertainty that still makes me very uncomfortable. That being said, he is still the likely winner in 2012 because the Republicans have shown no inclination to bring a serious candidate to the forefront. Mitt Romney is not liked by his own party. Newt Gingrich has too much baggage. Rick Perry publicly seems to be small minded and not that bright. Herman Cain, a fellow with some interesting, albeit different ideas is self-destructing under

wo stories came out last week that should have caused a huge outrage, but the relative silence was deafening. The first story was the one that told how the big banks were bailed out to the tune of over $4 trillion not the $900 billion of TARP as originally thought. The bailout came in the form of Federal Reserve Bank asset purchases and loans with such low interest that banks were able to profit from the spread of investing those funds in U.S. government bonds. In essence, the Fed gave banks money below one percent and they turned around and lent it back to the Fed at over three percent. This enabled banks that were for all intents and purposes insolvent to be able to post profits. This of course was kept secret because had the news gotten out that these banks were getting a further bailout from the Fed, there would have been a run on the stock causing market turmoil. But that’s not the part that should have caused the outrage. The part that all of us should be really ticked off about is not the bailout itself. I truly believe the Fed was acting in what it thought was the best interests of the economy and the country. The benefits of this action will be debated for years to come but I’m willing to concede the point to the professionals on this one. What should anger everyone is that the bailout came with no strings attached, no modification of bank behavior and zero help to struggling homeowners. More on that later.

Joel Moskowitz is a writer and businessman who resides in Lawrence. He is married with three children and prides himself on being outspoken. Comments can be sent to yoelmosk@aol.com.

The other story that should cause outrage is the front page story in last Sunday’s New York Times profiling billionaire Ronald Lauder and the legal tax breaks he takes advantage of. Again, the outrage is not for the reasons you may think. I, for one, think Lauder and any other American should try and pay the least amount of taxes legally allowed, this country was built on a tax revolt, it’s inherit in our culture and basically logical. No, the part that should have everyone up in arms is the attempt by many in the media and certain political circles to turn the financial crisis into class warfare. It’s not about class warfare; it’s about a lot of things but class warfare it certainly is not. It’s crucial we separate corporate greed and a system that places the shareholder over a corporation’s social compact from wealthy people holding on to their money. Also, say what you want about Ronald Lauder, but he got no government bailout and no excessive bonus for doing nothing. Sure, Lauder made money the old fashioned way; he inherited it, but so what? I don’t begrudge him any of it and I’m pretty confident most Americans don’t either. What The New York Times was doing was simply trying to inflame passions away from the core issue; the relationship between money and politics and focusing it on scapegoating. I don’t care if the scapegoats are the rich, scapegoating is the precursor to persecution and we should be outraged by it. What we need to focus on is not more taxes per sé, but figuring out a way to save homeowners and the housing market, creating jobs and modifying the behavior that got us to this point. I am not against regulation; I’m in favor of smart regulation. How many of us would board an airplane that the FAA will not vouch for its safety? How many of us would take a pill not approved by the FDA? Why

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ith the voluntary filing of Chapter 11 by the parent company of American Airlines, recent talking heads bemoaned the state of air travel in the US. “It is hell on earth,” commented one contributor to an early morning show I avidly watch. The host of the program, however, cited Jet Blue as an exception to this rule. He seeks them out as often as he can, making these comments on national television sans an endorsement deal. He knows what to expect out of their flights, knows the planes are new and their staff professional. It seems Jet Blue still appreciates the term “customer service.” There are a numerous merchants in our area who pride themselves on similar values, reminding us that small businesses deserve our support. Just recently, my husband arrived at a store with our son to buy him new a suit minutes after it had closed. Despite advertisements in the paper stating that they would be open until 7:00 p.m., they closed an hour earlier. Still there when my husband arrived, one of the owners reopened the store to accommodate my husband. Seems his wife called a number of times during the next hour to determine when he would be home – they had prearranged plans with their children and he was late. It had not been his fault the store’s hours of operations had been misprinted, but he graciously assisted us nevertheless, smile included. The most challenging area in which to satisfy a customer is, undoubtedly, the food service industry. That takes a special set of nerves, patience and tolerance. When a friend decided to open a take-out store, I asked him if he had a death wish. Recently reflecting on that anecdote, my brother asked me if I had ever found a hair in a dish I ordered at a restaurant. Seems he found an errant hair in something he had ordered, but decided not to alert the waitress. I said I had been similar situations, to which he added, “Well, did you say something?” I smiled. “When have you ever known me NOT to say something?” I responded. Even as recently as a few weeks ago, my daughter found two hairs in two different items she had ordered. Since neither hair matched our hair color, it clearly belonged to someone else. The waitress was apologetic and replaced both items. The issue was handled quickly and efficiently, without excuse or silly answers. My husband quickly reminded me of an episode that did not go as smoothly. “There is that one place she won’t go back to,” he said, reminding me of what happened. A number or years ago, my husband and I tried a new restaurant. When my dish arrived, I got more than I had bargained for. It was not a

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Miriam L. Wallach,

MS.ed., M.A., has been writing “That’s Life” for close to five years. She lives in Woodmere with her husband and six children and can be found all week long on her blog at www.dearthatslife.com.

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THE LEGENDARY DANNY O’DOUL

THE ZEITGEIST WITH HOWARD BARBANEL

ELVIS MAY HAVE LEFT THE STATE - BUT, LOOK - HERE’S JERRY GARCIA ALIVE AND WELL RIGHT HERE, IN THE FIVE TOWNS!

ell, it all started out last Sunday when I saw Jerry Garcia, lead singer and guitarist extraordinaire of The Grateful Dead walking alone, across from Starbucks in Hewlett. He looked pretty good, especially since he was supposed to have died back in The 1990’s. But, here he was in his trademark black t-shirt and blue jeans, albeit a little balder – his thick mane of grey hair thinning considerably on top, but still long in the back and his beard quite a bit shorter than before. After doing a double-take, I stopped my car, lowered the passenger side window and asked him what he doing “alive” right here in The Five Towns. Jerry was quite pleasant saying hello and wishing me well, but he really didn’t elaborate about his life during the past several years and what he was doing stealthily living here in The Five Towns. And, then things got weirder… Later that day, I came across a local advertisement for an interesting exhibition of photography and autobiographies of the “Crypto-Jews of New Mexico” at the Hewlett- Woodmere Library by the Plainview, Long Island-based photographer, Gloria Golden. Ms. Golden became aware of and interested in the CryptoJews while studying photography in New Mexico. The Crypto-Jews are a large group of disparate people living in New Mexico, descending from Sephardic Jewish ancestors from Spain and Portugal who nominally “converted” to Christianity, but still stealthily practiced their holy, centuries-old Jewish traditions in private. These “conversos” or “converts” later ﬂed those countries during The Inquisition, bringing their secret faith

and long-held traditions with them and settled mostly in Mexico. From Mexico they eventually made their way to the American Southwest, Texas, and, even California. The exhibition is the culmination of Ms. Golden’s work, which includes her 2005 book, “Remnants of Crypto-Jews Among Hispanic Americans” – a book containing photographs, personal accounts and oral histories from various Crypto-Jews, and their descendants. These two, otherwise, random events got my mind connecting synapses which I thought had long ago atrophied, or were lost forever during my ﬁrst UFO alien abduction experience! So, I got to thinking about the connection of my meeting Jerry Garcia here in The Five Towns during the same week as the Crypto-Jews exhibit at the Library just a few blocks away. Could it be that Jerry Garcia, a proud Hispanic American of Mexican descent, was, indeed, a Crypto-Jew or a descendant of such group? Well, I must tell you that back in the day, in the early 1980’s, I had the opportunity to attend both Grateful Dead shows and a performance by The Jerry Garcia Band (JGB)– in which the master guitarist and vocalist performed mostly covers, heavily-relying on a vast repertoire of rhythm and blues, rock and soul classics originally recorded by the inﬂuential artists which he loved and was devoted. There was a joy to his live performances (many of which are now available on CD and MP3’s) which could only be characterized as the Kabbalistic zenith of bliss – of the level often achieved by the noted early adherents to Kabbalah (Jewish Mysticism) which was at the core of the Sephardic (i.e., Spanish and North African) Jewish

This is The Legendary Danny O’Doul signing off and informing you all that late at night, when The Five Towns are still, if you listen closely you can hear that whistle blowing and it just may be Casey Jones driving that LIRR midnight train!

ethos and experience. Furthermore, my high-school friends who discovered Jerry Garcia and The Grateful Dead about a year before I did –attended his concerts and yelled, “Rabbi, Rabbi,” at him – until he acknowledged their greetings, whereupon, according to their accounts at the time, Mr. Garcia would wave at them or shine a smile upon them, or both! However, Jerry’s reaction to my friends’ greetings cannot be misconstrued to indicate that Jerry Garcia was, indeed, at the time a Rabbi, or even a practicing Jew. But, a Crypto-Jew – sure, maybe! After all, he never really spoke about it – and this silence may hint at the secret that Jerry did, in fact, practice a hybrid-form of Judaism – or, Crypto-Judaism (literally – “hidden” Judaism). This may even have manifested itself in some of his outward appearance, including his trademark black garb and long grey beard and forelocks. As an old and dear friend of the Incomparable Elvis Presley, I can tell you with certainty that Elvis doesn’t get up to these parts much anymore. And, until this past Sunday, I didn’t think Jerry Garcia spent much time in The Five Towns either. But, you know, it kind of makes sense now – he must have played dozens of live shows at nearby Nassau Coliseum (yes – that Nassau Coliseum!) and, I, in fact, attended his last JGB concert at that venue. What -- with the great Kosher restaurants here in The Five Towns – it’s not surprising that there were many “Jerry” sightings back in the 1990’s at the old Cedar Deli and at Sabra’s Kosher Pizza on The Avenue. Make sure you guys all pay attention the next time you are in Carlos and Gabby’s, or at Burger’s Bar – you never know – that avuncular, cheerful grey-haired man standing next to you on line may just be none other than Jerry Garcia – perhaps the most celebrated legendary singer and celestial guitarist of the 20th Century!

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

High School Football is a Great Experience To the Editor, I wanted to thank you for allowing my son and I to share a wonderful experience this past weekend. I had read in The Standard last week that the Lawrence Golden Tornadoes had won the Nassau Division III Championship and was playing Sayville for the LI Division III HS Football Championship last Sunday. Having never seen a high school football game we didn’t know what to expect. The beautiful weather only made the day that much better. While it was an hour drive out to Stony Brook, it was worth the trip. We were able to see a competition between two teams playing for the sheer love of the game, punctuated by athletic feats and highlighted by sportsmanship that is presently lacking in professional sports. While the scoreboard might not have said the Golden Tornadoes were victorious, I disagree. I salute the coaches, the players their families and the fans for a day where every one was a winner and I was proud to be from The Five Towns, home of the CHAMPION Lawrence Golden Tornadoes.

Stephen Wallach Woodmere

Political Signs Now Just So Much Garbage To the Editor, May I please use the letters column of your paper to make a request on behalf of Five Towns residents? Now that the election

season has been over for almost a month, could the campaign volunteers who put up signs for their candidates throughout the community complete their civic duty and remove them? Before November 8th, the signs were examples of civic activism, but now they are garbage, and their continued presence along the roads reﬂects civic neglect on the part of the candidates and their organizations.

James Dillon Cedarhurst

Flood Zone Issue Not on Election Radar To the Editor, Now that local elections are over, I think it is appropriate to draw some conclusions regarding the results. On November 8th a fractional number of the eligible electorate overwhelmingly expressed their view that the incumbents, who have gotten us to our current state of affairs deserve another opportunity to give us more of the same. It is hard to believe that the ofﬁcials, who brought us the current tax rates and structure, will now act to reduce taxes and change the criteria for assessing and levying those taxes. It is also difﬁcult to understand why the electorate believes an entrenched one party domination of local government in Nassau County and the Town of Hempstead will foster accountability, proactive change and the encouragement of new ideas and approaches. In fact, it almost ensures the perpetuation of the status quo. Of

course, those in the AE FEMA flood zone will not have the benefit of the status quo. In 12 months mandatory flood insurance rates are scheduled to return to pre-2011 rates or higher ($2,000.00 or more per year). FEMA flood map victims have no reason to expect help from incumbents, who have made no proactive efforts to modify the tax assessment process to reflect high-risk flood status in individual tax bills. Unfortunately, FEMA flood map victims are facing extraordinary mandatory increases in flood insurance by the end of 2012. It is puzzling why local newspapers chose to ignore the flood insurance issue and problem when endorsing candidates and forecasting the challenges ahead. Some of the incumbent candidates were those who had a chance to in 2009 to voice to FEMA strong objections to the new maps and did not. The incumbents also had the opportunity to seek tax relief and revision of the criteria for tax assessments to include food zone status. They did not. Yet the local newspapers did not find this an issue worthy of reference during the campaign even though thousands of families are on the verge of a financial catastrophe. I would hope that the newspapers avoid the omission in the 2012 elections. If they need assistance they can always go online to www.radiofreegibson. com or contact the victims of the AE flood zone designation themselves.

Joseph B. Margolin Gibson-Valley Stream

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Live in a Postcard!

ike countless millions of other Americans, I was airborne over Thanksgiving weekend, traveling what a few decades ago would have been considered vast distances to visit family and friends. In my case, I was one of many staring at those TV screens aboard Jet Blue winging myself down Florida way. When heading toward baggage claim at Palm Beach International Airport, one is met square in the face with a giant billboard and mannequin display urging new arrivals to “Live in a Postcard,” that postcard incarnate being Palm Beach County – replete with ubiquitous palm trees and abundant sunshine. They actually want you to join them in paradise and not just for a visit. Notwithstanding some of the unseasonably warm November weather up here (and thank heaven for that – last October and November seemed like we were living in Minsk or Pinsk) when I gaze at our bare naked trees, reach for that thick sweater or dig into my wallet to pay our extravagant cost of everything, that welcoming billboard in Florida starts to look pretty good. And they have more than hype to back it up. First comes the extra hour or more of sunshine on any given day. At 5:30 on Monday it still was light out, (twilight, I’ll grant you, but light nonetheless) leaves were still green on the trees and ﬂowers in bloom. And it was 75 degrees. They have highways without giant potholes or unintentional speed bumps and they have roads with as many as six lanes in each direction with speed limits of 65 or 70 mph. They’ve got no state or city income taxes, a strong homestead exemption if you’re faced with trying times, lower

real estate taxes, little to no inheritance taxes and lower sales taxes. No “millionaire’s tax.” No toll bridges or tunnels and generally available free parking. Housing – yes, you can still spend more than a million on a home there if you want to, but you can also find pretty decent digs for well under $300K. There’s a new development in West Boynton Beach called “Canyon Trails,” with brand new houses starting at $260,000. Condos can routinely be purchased in nice areas for under $150,000. Food – We have everything here in The Five Towns that you might possibly want to eat – but we pay for it. Go into any Publix supermarket in Florida and you’ll be floored to find that where we take it for granted that a box of cereal will be $5.49, that same box in Florida is $3.89. A case of bottled water here for $6 is $3.99 there. Beer and soda? About 20 percent less. Even the astonishingly good and highly desirable clandestinely imported Mexican Coke (as in Coca-Cola) made in thick glass bottles with real cane sugar and no high fructose corn syrup is a mere $1.29 a bottle there and $2 here. Want to bring home some flowers to spruce up your home? We’ve had an explosion of floral inflation here, with small supermarket bouquets now ranging from $9.99 to $14.99, while the very same sized and just as pretty bouquets in the Sunshine State are $4.99 to $7.99. Ditto on fruits and veggies. Gasoline? Also less by about 20 to 25 cents a gallon. Heating oil? No such thing. Winter clothes? Also no such thing, unless you like to go skiing on your vacation. Politics? If you’re a Republican drowning in the deep blue Democratic liberalism of New York, Florida is heaven on earth as it seems everyone is a Republican except for old Jewish New York transplants. Oh, and people are more polite. They smile,

say “please” and “thank you” and “y’all have a nice day now!” While on the beach on Sunday, for the ﬁrst time I saw large numbers of gray and black New Yorkstyle pigeons scampering on the sand, vying with the seagulls for bugs and leftovers – these most assuredly were Northern birds who’ve decamped for warmer climes as they looked wholly out of place in the brilliant sunshine and next to the azure waters. I’m sure the gulls were none too happy about it. Now, having said all this there are some things that are better here – restaurants – our eat-out and take-out food is far superior across the board. Likewise our bagels and pizza. New York wins by a slam-dunk on culture and the breadth and scope of our intelligentsia and frisson of discourse. Our newspapers are better. TV news is better. Our schools are generally better. Nightlife is more sophisticated. People are dressed better and more stylishly. We have real neighborhoods with interesting, solid houses, not just tract developments and gated communities. We have multi-generational family life with deep roots where people know where you come from and often have your back. The richness and diversity of ethnic and religious life is far superior. There is a bland and bleached, homogenized nature to life there which can be mindnumbing. For a million New Yorkers who ﬂed to the Sunbelt over the past decade, they’re happy to put up with life less sophisticated in exchange for life less complicated, life less onerous, life less expensive and life with more sunlight. As I look out at the pitch darkness of 5:00 p.m. in New York, maybe, as Bertie Higgins sung back in ’82, it would be cool to “live on love and the fruit from tropical trees,” “ease on down to the Keys” and spend “Just Another Day in Paradise.”

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rom feminine details to strong silhouettes and faux fur to mink coats, outerwear this season is undoubtedly going to make a statement. Coats with masculine accents, rufﬂes and fur and have been gracing the runways internationally and have translated into budget-friendly and accessible options locally. Tres Chic Furs explained the necessity of fur or fur detailing, Marshall’s noted impeccable classic looks, and Burlington Coat Factory found vintage military styles to be a must-have with an updated and fresh take.

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316 Argyle Rd, 12/4, 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m., 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, $410,000, Pugatch Realty, (516) 2953000 357 Buckingham Rd, 12/4, 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m., 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, $545,000, Pugatch Realty, (516) 295-3000 367 Summit Ave, 12/4, 12:00 p.m.1:30 p.m., 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, $469,000, Pugatch Realty, (516) 2953000 647 Park Ln, 12/4, 12:00 p.m.2:00 p.m., 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, $539,000, Morton Haves Real Estate, (516) 374-0100 574 Trysting Pl, 12/4, 1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m., 2 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms, $359,000, Jan Kalman Realty, (516) 5695651 589 West Broadway, 12/4, 12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m., 8 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, $749,000, Jan Kalman Realty,

EAST ROCKAWAY 8 Arnold Ct, 12/4, 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m., 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, $589,000, Pugatch Realty, (516) 2953000

HEWLETT 24 Everit Ave, 12/4, 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m., 5 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, $585,000, Pugatch Realty, (516) 2953000 1476 Hewlett Ave, 12/4, 11:00 a.m.1:00 p.m., 3 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms, $410,000, Pugatch Realty, (516) 2953000 1400 Stevenson Rd, 12/4, 2:00 p.m.3:30 p.m., 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, $699,000, Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate, (516) 238-4299 1381 Stevenson Rd, 12/4, 2:00 p.m.3:30 p.m., 6 bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms, $699,000, Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate, (516) 238-4299 1588 Hewlett Ave, 12/4, 12:00 p.m.1:00 p.m., 4 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms, $339,000, Jan Kalman Realty, (516) 569-5651 1 Steven Dr, 12/4, 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m., 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, $599,000, Jan Kalman Realty, (516) 569-5651

HEWLETT HARBOR 1349 W. Boxwood Dr, 12/4, 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m., 5 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, $899,000, Pugatch Realty, (516) 295-3000 1176 Harbor Rd, 12/4, 12:00 p.m.1:30 p.m., 6 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, $949,000, Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate, (516) 238-4299 1000 Seawane Dr, 12/4, 11:00 a.m.1:00 p.m., 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, $2,500,000, Morton Haves Real Estate, (516) 374-0100

HEWLETT NECK 150 Dolphin Dr, 12/4, 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m., 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, $899,000, Morton Haves Real Estate, (516) 374-0100 188 Woodmere Blvd S, 12/4, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m., 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, $995,000, Morton Haves Real Estate, (516) 374-0100

LAWRENCE 240 Central Ave #1K, 12/4, 12:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m., 2 bedrooms, 2 bath-

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Phone 516 238-4299 Ronnie Gerber

rooms, $159,000, Pugatch Realty, (516) 295-3000 240 Central Ave #2G, 12/4, 12:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m., 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, $249,000, Pugatch Realty, (516) 295-3000 376 Central Ave #4L, 12/4, 12:30 p.m.2:00 p.m., 1 bedroom, 2 bathrooms, $375,000, Pugatch Realty, (516) 2953000

NORTH WOODMERE 656 Colfax Pl, 12/4, 12:00 p.m.1:30 p.m., 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, $499,000, Pugatch Realty, (516) 2953000 731 Flanders Dr, 12/4, 12:00 p.m.1:30 p.m., 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, $499,000, Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate, (516) 238-4299 1031 Cedarhurst St, 12/4, 12:30 p.m.1:30 p.m., 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, $649,000, Jan Kalman Realty, (516) 5695651 834 Fanwood Ave, 12/4, 12:00 p.m.2:00 p.m., 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, $475,000, Jan Kalman Realty, (516) 5695651

VALLEY STREAM 1263 Barry Dr, 12/3, 12:00 p.m.2:00 p.m., 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, $349,000, Pugatch Realty, (516) 2953000

WOODMERE 81 Centre St, 12/4, 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m., 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, $699,000, Pugatch Realty, (516) 2953000 15 Neptune Ave, 12/4, 2:00 p.m.3:30 p.m., 6 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, $549,000, Pugatch Realty, (516) 2953000 44 Clubside Dr, 12/4, 12:30 p.m.1:30 p.m., 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, $499,000 Pugatch Realty, (516) 2953000 46 Clubside Dr, 12/4, 12:30 p.m.1:30 p.m., 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, $639,000, Pugatch Realty, (516) 2953000 562 Norman Way, 12/4, 12:00 p.m.1:30 p.m., 4 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms, $579,000, Pugatch Realty, (516) 2953000 563 Sunset Dr, 12/4, 2:00 p.m.3:30 p.m., 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, $499,000, Pugatch Realty, (516) 2953000 826 Central Ave, 12/4, 11:00 a.m.12:30 p.m., 6 bedroosm, 3.5 bathrooms, $699,000, Pugatch Realty, (516) 295-3000

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HEWLETT HARBOR 1176 HARBOR RD

HEWLETT 1381 STEVENSON RD

N. WOODMERE 731 FLANDERS DR

WOODMERE 61 NEPTUNE AVE

Fabulous Location in Heart of Hewlett Harbor. Spacious 6 BR, 3.5 Bth Exp Ranch, 2 Story Entry Foyer, Main Flr Mstr Suite, Make Offers! $949,000

PRICE REDUCED! Grand CH Colonial on Manicured O/S Property, 6 BR, 4.5 Bth, All Spacious Rms, CAC,Endless Possibilities for Expansion, SD#14 $699,000

4 BR, 3 Bth Hi Ranch with Waterview, Spacious Rms, Skylit EIK, CAC, Low Taxes, Poss M/D with Proper Permits $499,000

NEW TO MARKET! Beautifully Renovated While Retaining Old World Charm, 5 BR, 3.5 Bth Dutch Colonial in Old Woodmere. Country EIK, FDR, LR/Fpl, 2 Dens, Fin Bsmt, Mstr Suite w/ Marble Bth, Near All, SD#14 $829,000

HEWLETT HARBOR 207 EVERIT AVE

HEWLETT 1546 HEWLETT HEATH RD

HEWLETT NECK 302 HEWLETT NECK RD

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Private Hideaway on Over Over 2 Acres! 5 BR, 6.5 Bth Colonial, IG Pool, Tennis Ct, Bulkhead & Dock...$3,450,000

PRICE REDUCED! Immaculate 4 BR, 3.5 Bth CH Col on Mainicured Property/Beautiful Street. Fin Bsmt, Room For Expansion SD#14 $499,000

Great Opportunity!Beautiful 3/4 Acre Property in Fabulous Location. 5 BR, 3 Bth Exp Ranch w/ Full Bsmt. Loads of Potential $799,000

Cedar Glen Condos. 3 BR, 2.55 Bth or 4 BR, 3.5 Bth Townhouse, Fin Bsmt, Garage, Community Pool, Tennis, Convenient to Shops, Transpotation, Houses of Worship, SD#14..$529K-$599K

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723 Mulberry Pl Redone lg prop 699K 784 Park Lane Lge Split $599K 782 Caldwell Ave 4 br’s, hugh prop $499K 645 Flanders Dr Btfully 5 br’s, $599K HEWLETT/LYNBROOK 739 Gilbert Pl Split pool, $579K 110 Linden Ave 3 br’s, $300's/ Rent 2,900 4 br’s on 1st level lg prop $535K

HEWLETT HARBOR/ See our waterfront homes 1057 Channel Dr in Dec. split, $1,150M 1181 Harbor Rd wtrft. 6 br’s, $1,670M 1360 Harbor Rd Col $1.375M 417 Pepperidge Rd 4 br’s $1,050M 221 Everit Ave 6 br Col $1,395M 1348 Boxwood Dr W.Col $925K 1177 Harbor Rd waterfront ranch $1,9M HEWLETT NECK 171 Ocean Ave Charming Col $1.1M

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"New Construction" Walk to new Irving Place Shul. Classic custom built new constructions. Grand two story entry foyer. Nine foot ceilings. Huge open flow. Full Bsmt. Built on half acre property. Too much to mention. See the plans & specifications. Call for appt to see the finished product. $1M+

HEWLETT 71 Crystal Ct Col $889K 1538 Hewlett Heath Rd Col $599K

HEWLETT BAY PARK 179 Meadowview Col 1+ acres, $2.6M

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Wonderful Location On Cul-De-Sac Str. Lovely Home. H/W Floors. Updates Include Windows, Roof, Gas Heat, Gas Hot Water Heater And Renovated Bath. Low Taxes! Priced To Sell! SD.15. $548K

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WOODMERE 37 Neptune Ave 12:15- 1:45 Col $849K 29 Neptune Ave 11 - 12:15 Lg Col $950K 388 Northfield Rd CH Col 4 br’s, $675K 369 Eastwood Rd 4 br Col $615K 112 Ocean Ave Col Mint $755K 571 Leheigh Lane 5 br Split $499K 1020 Westwood Rd, 4 br’s, $599K 357 Felter Ave E. Ranch 450K 998 Clark Charming Col $699K 911 Green Pl Ranch, $649K 3 br Split, cac, $499K 6 br’s, o/s prop $473,500 NORTH WOODMERE 916 Cherry Lane 12:30 -2 Ranch, $499K 833 Fanwood Ave 12 - 2 updated $499K

EAST ROCKAWAY 69 Emmet Ave Split Waterviews $629K 21 Arnold Ct Col $599K 18 Rose Lane Mint $599K 12 Leonard Dr Btful Col $799K 295 Waverly Ave Spacious, $699K LAWRENCE 210 Pond Xing Col 1.5 acre $1.5M 211 Polo (cor Ocean Ave) 1 - 2:30 $1.7M 8 br ranch, 1 acre, $POR WOODSBURGH 149 woodmere Blvd S. Redone, $1,499M 890 Keene Lane Brick Col, $1,189M 891 Keene Lane 3 br’s, lg prop $899K 145 Willow Rd Lge split $985K 98 Willow Ave Lg 5 br Col 1.050M 835 Channel Dr Btful Col, $1,825M INWOOD 1 Douglas St 4 br’s $368K HEWLETT 1390 Broadway Co- Op, 2br’s,$395K Hewlett Town House Co-Op 3 br’s, $499K RENTAL CEDARHURST 5 BR’S, 3.5 BTHS BTFUL PROP $3,700 CEDARHURST Carriage house 2 br $1,800

DEC. 28, 2011 • THE SOUTH SHORE STANDARD •

ON THE MARKET

647 Park Lane, Cedarhurst

118 Harris Ave., Hewlett Stats: A lot size of 5,360 square feet. The home is 1,820 square feet with eight rooms, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. The property is selling for $399,000 with annual taxes of $12,428. Details: A colonial-style home, built in 1936, with a full ﬁnished basement. The house features a granite eat-in-kitchen, den, enclosed porch and a living room with a ﬁreplace. The bedrooms are large and there is a makeup area in the master bedroom. Contact: Pugatch Realty Corp., Amy Reyer at (516) 295-3000

67 Woodmere Blvd., Woodsburgh

Stats: A lot size of 42,253 square feet. The home has 18 rooms, with 11 bedrooms and four-and-a-half bathrooms. The property is selling for $1,950,000 with annual taxes of $40,868.65. Details: A colonial-style home, built in 1918, situated on one acre of land. The house features a huge front-to-back center hallway, four ﬁreplaces, a formal banquet dining room and an eat-in-kitchen. There is a separate dental ofﬁce attached to the home with a waiting room. Contact: Lori & Associates LI Realty, Lori Schlesinger at (516) 7918300

Stats: A lot size of 6,936 square feet. The home has 11 rooms, five bedrooms and three bathrooms. The property is selling for $539,000 with annual taxes of $11,084. Details: A split-style home, built in 1960, with large rooms and plenty of storage space. The house features a two-level deck, private garage, eat-in-kitchen, living room, family room and formal dining room. There is an indoor pool on the first floor that is over nine feet deep. Contact: Morton Haves Real Estate at (516) 374-0100

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Newly Updated Colonial, 4BR, 3Bth, SD#14. Walking distance to LIRR..$529K

CH Colonial. 7 BR, 2.55 bth. Atrium W/Spa. Sep. Entrance To Guest Suite/Or Prof. Office. Cul-De-Sac $1.299M.

Country Style Colonial. 4 BR, 4.5 bth. Main Floor Master Suite & Oversized Entertaining Den. IGP. $1.399M.

Ranch, 6 BR, 3.5 Bths, New Kosher Kit, IGP, Golf View. Close To Houses Of Worship.$1.350M

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Hi Ranch. 6 Br, 2.5 bth. 3 Separate Units. Lots of updates. Possible Mother Daughter With Proper Permits.$499K

Renovated Hi Ranch. 4Br, 3 bth. Open Floor Plan. New EIK. HW Floors. Bright And Sunny. $559K

Cedarhurst Split, 4BR, 2Bth. Nicely Decorated And Updated. SD#14. IGP...$679K

Split. 4 Br, 2 bth. Quiet Block, Sd#14,Very Neat House $394K.

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Stats: A lot size of 11,615 square feet. The home has 11 rooms, five bedrooms and five full bathrooms. The property is selling for $2,050,000. Details: A colonial-style home, built in 2006, located on a cul-desac. The house features an eat-in-kitchen, formal dining room, den, family room, home office and attached two-car garage. The home sits on the water, with a dock leading out to the harbor. Contact: Marjorie Hausman Realty, Marjorie Hausman at (516) 569-5110

Properties Sold in the Five ive 8th Towns since November 18 18th 31 Hewlett Point Avenue, East Rockaway

67 West Avenue, Lawrence

A cape-style home with six rooms, three bedrooms, one full bathroom and an attached one-car garage. A lot size of 6,000 square feet. Year built: 1950. The home sold on November 21st for $202,000.

A colonial-style home with six rooms, three bedrooms, one full bathroom and a detached one-car garage. A lot size of 3,500 square feet. Year built: 1930. The home sold on November 23rd for $139,000.

545 West Broadway, Cedarhurst

1712 Slocum Street, Hewlett

A colonial-style home with 10 rooms, four bedrooms, threeand-a-half bathrooms and a detached, private driveway. A lot size of 11,745 square feet. Year built: 1927. The home sold on November 22nd for $435,000.

A cape-style home with ﬁve rooms, two bedrooms, two full bathrooms and a detached onecar garage. A lot size of 4,500 square feet. Year built: 1928. The home sold on November 29th for $235,000.

• THE SOUTH SHORE STANDARD • DEC. 28, 2011

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Saturday, December 3rd KULANU + RAMBAM COMMUNITY CHAGIGA The Kulanu Center for Special Services is hosting a community chagiga featuring the RAMBAM band. An open microphone talent night will take place at this exciting event. There is a $5 per person fee which includes pizza, dessert and beverages. The event will take place at Kulanu Center for Special Services, 620 Central Avenue in Cedarhurst, from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. For more information, please contact Amy Eisenberg at (516) 5693083 ext.138.

Sunday, December 4th CHILDREN’S PERFORMING ARTS SERIES: “POOH’S WINTER ‘TAIL’” Plaza Theatrical Productions of Lynbrook has teamed up with Lawrence Woodmere Academy to debut a series of theatrical plays designed for children that will be performed for the community at the Academy’s historic John H. Hessel Hall. The series also includes the Academy’s annual student performances. “Pooh” starts at 1:00 p.m. and tickets cost $10 per person. To order tickets please call the Academy at (516) 374-5559 or the Plaza Box Office at (516) 599-6870. NANNY ROSE SCHOOL OF ETIQUETTE FOR CHILDREN The Rock Hall Museum is hosting the elegant Nanny Rose, and her companion Olivia, who will be guiding children through etiquette lessons. The event is a special way to

teach youngsters, ages six and up, proper table manners for dining at home or at a restaurant. There is a $40 fee per child, which includes lunch. The event runs from 12:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Please contact the museum office at (516) 2391157 for reservations.

Tuesday, December 6th SMILE ON SENIORS Chabad Center of the Five Towns is hosting a program created to enhance the lives of local seniors. On the first Tuesday of each month, seniors meet for the program, which includes exercise, crafts, music and discussions. A light brunch is served and the program begins at 11:00 a.m. Chabad Center of the Five Towns is located at 74 Maple Avenue in Cedarhurst. For more information on this special program, please call (516) 295-2478.

Wednesday, December 7th STORYTELLING BY THE FIRESIDE: “FELICITY’S SURPRISE: A CHRISTMAS STORY” The Rock Hall Museum presents a storytelling night open to children ages 6-10 who love the adventure of reading. The tale of the American Girl, Felicity, will be read. The story is about Felicity from the American Girl collection, a young girl growing up in colonial times. Reservations are required for this event, and there is a fee of $5 per child. Storytelling begins at 4:00 p.m. Please contact the museum at (516) 239-1157 for reservations.

We welcome submission of events of interest to the community. Please email your event information, including any photos to Events@StandardLI.com.

Say You Saw it in The Standard

Congratulations to our Woodmere Leader

Ann Salpeter Schockett New President of the Nassau County Federation of Republican Women We’re So Proud of Your Accomplishment! The Officers and Members of the Woodmere Republican Club and Committee Ann DeMichael, President * Anthony Rivelli, Sr., Vice-President John Gallo, First Vice President * Carol Sullivan, Second Vice President Julie Lopez and Matthew Magnone, Presidents of the Young Republicans

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750 West Sunrise Highway, Valley Stream, NY - (800) 315-4000 Arthur Christmas | 1hr 37min | Rated PG FRI&SAT: 12:30, 3:05, 5:30, 7:50, 10:10, 12:35am | SUN: 12:30, 3:05, 5:30, 7:50, 10:10pm Arthur Christmas 3D | 1hr 37min | Rated PG FRI&SAT: 12, 2:35, 5, 7:20, 9:40, 12:05am | SUN: 12, 2:35, 5, 7:20, 9:40pm The Muppets | 1hr 38min | Rated PG FRI&SAT: 11:35am, 1:35, 2:05, 4:05, 4:35, 6:35, 7:05, 9, 11:25pm SUN: 11:35am, 1:35, 2:05, 4:05, 4:35, 6:35, 7:05, 9pm Happy Feet Two | 1hr 45min | Rated PG FRI&SAT: 11:40am, 2, 4:25, 6:55, 9:25, 11:45pm | SUN: 11:40am, 2, 4:25, 6:55, 9:25pm Happy Feet Two in 3D | 1hr 45min | Rated PG FRI&SAT: 12:10, 1:30, 2:30, 3:55, 4:55, 6:30, 7:25, 9:55, 12:20am SUN: 12:10, 1:30, 2:30, 3:55, 4:55, 6:30, 7:25, 9:55 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 | 1hr 48min | Rated PG-13 FRI&SAT: 11:30am, 1, 1:50, 2:20, 4, 4:40, 5:10, 7:05, 7:30, 8, 9:30, 9:55, 10:20, 11pm, 12:05, 12:35am | SUN: 11:30am, 1, 1:50, 2:20, 4, 4:40, 5:10, 7:05, 7:30, 8, 9:30, 9:55, 10:20 Immortals | 1hr 50min | Rated R FRI&SAT: 1:55, 4:45, 7:35, 10:05, 12:40am | SUN: 1:55, 4:45, 7:35, 10:05pm Immortals 3D | 1hr 50min | Rated R | FRI&SAT: 9:15, 11:55pm | SUN: 9:15pm Jack and Jill | 1hr 31min | Rated PG FRI&SAT: 1:45, 4:20, 6:55, 9:35, 12am | SUN: 1:45, 4:20, 6:55, 9:35pm Tower Heist | 1hr 44min | Rated PG-13 FRI&SAT: 1:30, 4:10, 6:40, 9:05, 11:40pm | SUN: 1:30, 4:10, 6:40, 9:05pm Puss in Boots | 1hr 30min | Rated PG FRI&SAT: 1:25, 4, 6:40, 9:10, 11:30 | SUN: 1:25, 4, 6:40, 9:10pm

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DEC. 28, 2011 • THE SOUTH SHORE STANDARD •

Late Night Humor

The Best of This Week’s Post 11pm Wit

Jimmy Fallon

David Letterman

“Three wealthy investors who are already worth millions won the $254 million Powerball jackpot. Yeah, in a related story, everyone’s head at Occupy Wall Street just exploded.”

Conan O’Brien

er four women who accused him of sexual harassment, they knew Herman Cain was married. In fact, the only one who didn’t realize Herman Cain was married was Herman Cain.”

–Conan O’Brien

–Jay Leno “Well, the inside talk is that Sarah Palin is going to endorse Newt Gingrich. If you think Newt is happy, you should see Mitt Romney.”

“This new woman says the affair was consensual. I’d say things are looking up.”

–Jay Leno

“A thirteen-year affair just proves you can carry on a stable relationship – two, counting your marriage.”

“Mitt Romney admitted in People magazine that as a teenager he experimented with alcohol and cigarettes. He said at that age he could have gone either way...much like his political positions today.”

–Stephen Colbert

–Jay Leno

”13 years!? That is an admirable commitment to the woman with whom you are violating your spousal commitment with.”

“In Los Angeles on Black Friday, a woman pepper sprayed Wal-Mart shoppers who tried to cut in line. The police acted fast by immediately hiring her to get rid of peaceful protesters outside banking institutions all across the United States.”

–Stephen Colbert on Herman Cain

–Jon Stewart on Herman Cain “You know, I don’t know what the Republicans are crowing about. Losing Barney Frank is the worst thing that could happen to conservatives. He is the perfect avatar of everything they hate: gay, Jewish, Taxachusetts, arrogant, condescending liberal. He’s your everything bagel.”

–Jon Stewart “President Obama will attend three fundraisers in New York City tomorrow to raise money for his re-election campaign. Seriously? How about holding a fundraiser to raise money for the United States?”

–Jimmy Fallon “Herman Cain’s latest accuser, a woman named Ginger White, said the affair with Herman Cain lasted for 13 years. She knew Herman Cain was married. Just as the oth-

FOOD COURT

Jay Leno

“With Herman Cain we’re up to he said, she said, she said, she said, she said, and she was paid not to say.”

–Stephen Colbert

–Craig Ferguson “Over the weekend, President Obama took his daughters to a bookstore. Barack bought Malia ‘The Phantom Tollbooth,’ while Malia bought Barack ‘Economics for Dummies.’”

–Jimmy Fallon “That’s right, Obama bought eight books for Sasha and Malia. Yeah, I was reading all about it on China’s credit card statement.”

–Jimmy Fallon

Shrimp and Clam Marechiaro

Black Angus Skirt Steak

Traditional Italian with a Modern Twist at Da Nicola Da Nicola in Hewlett offers some of the finest Italian cuisine in The Five Towns, precisely the restaurant’s goal according to manager Rob Disanto. With a full bar and a large stone fireplace setting the décor of the restaurant, it provides a nearby, elegant place to have a fine meal in The

Five Towns. “We opened two years ago last November,” Disanto said. “We serve traditional Italian food and we also do a modern twist with a couple of Asian dishes along with a lot of steaks and chops.”

toes with cooked asparagus on the side. Disanto said they also do a lot of specials each night, mostly seafood from swordfish to tuna. “The business is really good,” Disanto said. “We do on premise and off premise catering as well as parties.”

Da Nicola is open Tuesday through Saturday from 5:00 p.m. till 10:00 p.m. and on Sunday from 4:00 p.m. till 10:00 p.m. For more information, or to make a reservation, call them at (516) 812-5155.

PREVIEW

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A Bublé Christmas and Star-Studded “New Years Eve.”

New on TV Tuesday, December 6 A Michael Bublé Christmas: NBC 8:00 p.m. Michael Bublé, the multi-Grammy Award winning Canadian singer will perform songs from his new Christmas album, including classics like “White Christmas”, “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” and “Feliz Navidad”. This

holiday variety show will have star-studded guest appearances from Justin Bieber, Kellie Pickler, Thalia and even Oscar the Grouch. The special will also include comedy shorts featuring Bublé and NBC stars Tracy Morgan and Ed Helms.

Thursday, December 8 The Great Big American Auction: ABC 10:00 p.m. Ty Pennington of ABC’s Extreme

“I just saw this. Vice President Biden will travel to Turkey to speak at an economic summit. When he heard he was giving a speech to Turkey, Biden was like, ‘I am SO sorry about Thanksgiving.’”

–Jimmy Fallon

Say You Saw it in The Standard

One entrée Da Nicola makes is their Shrimp and Clam Marechiaro ($21.95), which is traditional linguini, clam and shrimp in a garlic and wine sauce. Also, a popular item at Da Nicola is their Black Angus skirt steak ($24.95), which comes served over mashed pota-

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CLASSIFIED Help Wanted Looking for personable individual to work on development and expansion for non-profit organization. Must have great writing and communication skills, bachelor’s degree. E-mail resume: F.Kopel@ humancareservices.org Administrator: for residential setting. Strong leadership qualities, organizational skills, supervisory experience, experience working with the developmentally delayed preferred. Competitive salary, benefits. E-mail resume: F.Kopel@humancareservices.org General Studies Teacher: 5 Towns Area Boys’ Yeshiva seeking middle school teacher for ‘11-’12 school year. M-TH from 2:00- 4:30. Please send your resume to teachersearch11@gmail.com Physical Therapy Assistant: (PT/FT) for a Physical therapy office in Five Towns. If interested please call 516-650-5756 Secretary/Bookkeeper: Everyday P/T. Must know Quickbooks & Quickbooks Payroll. You should be friendly and organized. Salary neg. Office in Hewlett. Fax resume to 516-812-7607

Real Estate for Sale Bayswater/Far Rockaway: One of a kind Colonial on huge park like property (64 x 187), 6 Bedrooms, 3 Fireplaces, Lr, Fdr, Eik, 9.5’ ceilings thruout plus a Full Basement. Asking $534,000. LORI & ASSOCIATES (516)791-8300 Cedarhurst: Reduced! 1BR,1.5Bth Co-op.Terrace. Mint! $119K JANKALMAN.COM 516-569-5651 Cedarhurst: For property lovers!! Over 1/2 acre property in the “heart of town”. Lg Colonial. 8BRs, 3Bths. 3 flrs of living space. JANKALMAN.COM 516569-5651 Cedarhurst: 3500 Sq Ft of Living Space, Sunny Exp Hi Ranch. 5 BR, 3.5 Bth, XLarge EIK & FDR,CAC,Near All..$599K PRUDENTIAL 516-238-4299 Cedarhurst: Charming 2 Bedroom Colonial, Full Basement, Low Low Tax...$265K PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Cedarhurst: Mint 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath Expanded Cape, Den + Family Room, Private Property...$389K PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Cedarhurst: Condo 1 bed, 1 bath, 1st fl $149K MARJORIE HAUSMAN REALTY 516-569-5110 Cedarhurst: Townhouse, 3Br, 2.5 Bth, X-Large Master, Full Stand Up Attic, Great Storage… ..$475K VI PROPERTIES 516-791-1313 Cedarhurst: Charming 3 bdrm col ,attic ,basement, lg rooms $410K MILKY FORST PROPERTIES 516-239-0306 Cedarhurst: Expanded cape with main level den 3 bdrms $349K MILKY FORST PROPERTIES 516239-0306 East Rockaway: Two Floor Rental. Both Floors Have 2 Bedroom, Kitchen, Bath, Full Size Laundry Machines. Zoned For Business/Office Or Residential. Very Motivated. $329,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 East Rockaway: Diamond Condition Colonial With Extended First And Second Floor. This Home Was Completely Renovated Within The Last 10 Years. $835,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 East Rockaway: Reduced! Mint 2BR,2Bth Apt in desirable Capitol House. Corner unit with Terrace. Elev.$195K JANKALMAN.COM 516-569-5651 East Rockaway: Lg split 5 br’s, Waterviews $629K MARJORIE HAUSMAN REALTY 516-569-5110 Far Rockaway: Spacious 3 bdrm home + den attic, basement $400’s MILKY FORST PROPERTIES 516-239-0306 Hewlett/East Rockaway: Spac 5BR, 2.5Bth CH Col, Huge EIK/Great Rm/Fpl, Fin Bsmt, CAC, SD#20.....$699K PRUDENTIAL 516-238-4299 Hewlett/East Rockaway: 4 BR,3.5 Bth Colonial on Oversized Property in SD#20(Waverly Pk)..$649K PRUDENTIAL 516-238-4299 Hewlett/East Rockaway: Mint 3 BR,2.5 Bth CH Col on Beautiful St in SD#20(Waverly Pk).....$599K PRUDENTIAL 516-238-4299 Hewlett/East Rockaway: Immaculate 4BR, 2.5Bth Col, Cul de Sac. Fin Bsmt, 2 Car Gar, SD#20...$649K PRUDENTIAL 516-238-4299 Hewlett: Large 3Br, 2.5Ba, Great Property, Den Plus Full Basement. $399,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Hewlett: Spac 5BR, 3Bth Split on Beautifully Landscaped Property, Great Flow for Entertaining, SD#14....$699K, RENT $3700 PRUDENTIAL 516238-4299 Hewlett: Drastically Reduced! Must Sell! Traditional CH Col on Oversized Prop, 6 BR,4.5 Bth, All Spac Rms, Room For Expansion, SD#14 ....$699K PRUDENTIAL 516-238-4299 Hewlett: REDUCED!! Immaculate 4BR, 3.5Bth CH Col on Lovely Property, Fin Bsmt,.Great Opportunity in SD#14....$499K PRUDENTIAL 516-238-4299 Hewlett: 2 BR, 2 Bth Co-op in Hewlett Townhouse. 24 Hr Drman, Valet Pkg, Near All $390K PRUDENTIAL 516-238-4299 Hewlett: 2 BR,1 Updtd Bth Co-op Apt, Ind Pkg, Stor,Terrace, Near All $139 PRUDENTIAL 516-2384299 Hewlett: 5 BR,3 Bth Split. Poss Professional Office/ M/D w/ Proper Permits SD#14..$449K-- 2 BR Apt Available for Rent $1800 PRUDENTIAL 516-2384299 Hewlett: Gracious 5 Bedroom, 2.5 Bath Colonial, New Gourmet Eat-In-Kitchen, Living Room With Fireplace, Den, Basement...$585K PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Hewlett: Move In Condition. Quiet Location. Walk To Train. $499,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Hewlett: Large 2 Bedroom. 2 Bath apartment with E.I.K, Attic and private terrace. $127,500 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Hewlett: New magnificent kit w/Stainless app & granite. Updated baths in this extremely large apartment. Separate room w/ washer, dryer Must see $289,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Hewlett: Col Lg. 5brms $939K MARJORIE HAUSMAN REALTY 516-569-5110 Hewlett: 3 Floors, 3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths, Lr, Dr, Eik w/granite countertops, Den, Laundry room, private backyard, 1 car garage $399,000. LORI & ASSOCIATES (516)791-8300 Hewlett: Hewlett Town House Co-Op 3 br’s, 3 bths, 2 enc terraces, drman, pool $499K MARJORIE HAUSMAN REALTY 516-569-5110 Hewlett: Colonial. 5 Br, 4 Bth, All Redone, New O/S Kitchen, Finished Basement w/Wine Cellar, Huge Backyard, SD#14…..$1.050M VI PROPERTIES 516791-1313 Hewlett Bay Manor: First floor. Spacious 1 br. With large living room and Eat in kitchen. Also for Rent $170,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Hewlett Bay Park: Colonial, 7 Br, 2.55 Bths, Atrium w/spa, Palladium Window, New Bath, Cul-De-Sac, SD#14…….$1.499M VI PROPERTIES 516-791-1313 Hewlett Harbor: 4 br’s, btful prop $1,050M MARJORIE HAUSMAN REALTY 516-569-5110 Hewlett Harbor: Private Hideaway on Over 2 Acres! 5 Br,6.5 Bth Colonial,200’ of Bulkhead & Dock,IG Pool, Tennis Ct...$3,450M PRUDENTIAL 516-238-4299 Hewlett Harbor: What A Steal! 5 BR, 3.5 Bth Split w/ Golf Course View, Full Bsmt,SD#14..$899K PRUDENTIAL 516-238-4299 Hewlett Harbor: Fabulous location in Heart of Hewlett Harbor, 6BR, 3.5Bth Exp Ranch, Listening to All Offers All Offers....$949K PRUDENTIAL 516238-4299 Hewlett Harbor: PRICE REDUCED!! Grand 5 BR, 4.5 Bth Split ,Over 1/2 Acre Prop, 4500 Sq Ft with Full Bsmt, Poss M/D/Permits, Endless Possibilities......$950K PRUDENTIAL 516-238-4299 Hewlett Harbor: BOATERS DREAM HOME! Diamond Waterfront Contemporary, 6 BR, 5.5 Bth, Open Floor Plan, SD#14...$2,495M PRUDENTIAL 516-238-4299 Hewlett Harbor: Balin Expanded Ranch On Beautiful Corner Property. Plenty Of Room For A Pool. 6 Bed, 3 Full Baths, Great Open Layout, Cac, Wood

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Flrs, In Desirable Waverly/Lynbrook School District. $799,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Hewlett Neck: New construction located on spectacular 1/2 acre lot. 6BR, 2-story entrance foyer, 9’ ceiling $1M+ SOUTH SHORE ESTATES 516-5694980 Hewlett Neck: 1/2 acre, buildable lot, for sale $750K SOUTH SHORE ESTATES 516-569-4980 Hewlett Neck: FIRST TIME ON Market! Great Opportunity! 5 BR,3 Bth Exp Ranch w/ Full Bsmt on 3/4 Acres. Needs TLC..$799K PRUDENTIAL 516238-4299 Hewlett Neck: Move Right Into This Mint 6BR, 4.5Bth Country Style Dutch Colonial, Full Fin Bsmt, Near All, SD#14......$1,550M PRUDENTIAL 516-2384299 Hewlett Neck: 100 Feet Of Deep Water Front Property. Dockage. Sunny Southern Exposure For 250 Sq Ft Brick Outdoor Dining Patio. Quiet & Private With Secluded Views. Spa Area On Os Deck. Gamins Greenhouse Eik. Tile And Oak Flooring. White Cedar Shingles 5 In To Weather. $1,349,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Hewlett Neck: Spectacular Young Brick 7Br English Manor Home, Custom Built. Boasting Magnificent Architectural Details. Formal Living Room, Formal dining room, Library, Den, Office, 10.55 Baths, Indoor Basketball Court, Movie Theatre Room, Luxurious Master Suite With Changing Room And Balcony Overlooking The 1.59 Acres Of Beautiful Property Including Tennis Court, In ground pool and full size basketball court. Separate Guest Quarters. $4,400,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Hewlett Neck: Colonial, 6Br, 4.5Bth, 1.17 Acre of Park Like Property, Finished Basement, Lots of Storage, SD#14…….$1.499M VI PROPERTIES 516791-1313 Hewlett Neck: Contemporary, 6Br, 5.5Bth, Waterfront, Limestone Living Rm, Waterfalls, Fireplace, ¾ Acre of property, SD#14…..$2.199M VI PROPERTIES 516-791-1313 Hewlett Neck: Charming Col, lge prop, 5 br $1.1M MARJORIE HAUSMAN REALTY 516-569-5110 Hewlett Park: Spac Apt w/lg entry & fabulous bonus rm. private terrace. $225,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Inwood: 4 br move in condition,$368K MARJORIE HAUSMAN REALTY 516-569-5110 Inwood: Free standing mixed use bldg, 2 stores 2 apts, parking lot $599K MILKY FORST PROPERTIES 516-239-0306 Lawrence: True Center Hall on 1/2 Acre property w/inground Pool. 4 Bedrooms, 3 Baths, Lr,Fdr, Den/fireplace. Asking $1,250,000. LORI & ASSOCIATES (516)791-8300 Lawrence: 4 BR, 3 Bth Split in Estates Area on Over 1/2 Acre w/ IG Pool,.. $1,100,000, Rent $5000 PRUDENTIAL 516-238-4299 Lawrence: Charming 1BR,1Bth Co-op. 1st flr.h/w flrs.Red! $95K JANKALMAN.COM 516-569-5651 Lawrence: THE PLAZA: Spacious Junior 4. Prestigious Building. 24 Hour Doorman, Indoor Parking & Pool. Renovated Lobby, Elev., Laundry Room & Storage On Same Floor. Freshly Painted, Refinished Floors, 3 Walk In Closets, Double Terrace Overlooking Central Courtyard. Quiet Location. $359,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Lawrence: THE PLAZA: 2br 2ba in Prestigious building w/24hr doorman, security, indoor parking & pool. Elevator, laundry room & storage on the same floor, Many closets $449,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Lawrence: Just Listed! Spacious 4 Bedroom, 3 Full Bath Center Hall Ranch, Den, Oversized Attic, Quiet Block...$899K PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Lawrence: Lovely Sunny 1 Bedroom, 1.5 Bath Condo, Handicap Accessible Shower, Washer/Dryer, 24hr Doorman, Elevator Building…$355K PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Lawrence: 7 br Col,2 story living rm, 3/4 acre $1.9M MARJORIE HAUSMAN REALTY 516-5695110 Lawrence: 2br Co-Op updated EIK, 2 bths $199K MARJORIE HAUSMAN REALTY 516-569-5110 Lawrence: Co-op, Elevator building, 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath, Lr/ Dr, New Kit, Hardwood floors. $149,000. LORI & ASSOCIATES (516)791-8300 Long Beach: 2 BR, 2 Bth Renovated Oceanfront Co-op w/ Terrace Overlooking Pool, New Gym, 24 Hr Security..$399K PRUDENTIAL 516-238-4299 North Woodmere: Condo- Home That Is Hassle Free! 3 Bedroom, 2.5 Bath Townhouse, Finished Basement, CAC, Parking…$359K PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 North Woodmere: Renov 4BR,3Bth Split Level. New to market.$647K JANKALMAN.COM 516569-5651 North Woodmere: Well maintained 4BR,3Bth H/R with lake views.$535K JANKALMAN.COM 516569-5651 North Woodmere: Lovely 3BR,2Bth R/Ranch. EIK, Deck,Den. $459K JANKALMAN.COM 516-5695651 North Woodmere: NEW! Spacious 4/5 BR,2.5 Bth Splanch on O/S Prop, CAC,HW Flrs, 2 Car Gar, SD#14..$589K PRUDENTIAL 516-238-4299 North Woodmere: 4 Br,3 Bth Hi Ranch w/ Waterview, Sunny EIK, Spac Rms, CAC, Low Taxes..$499K PRUDENTIAL 516-238-4299 North Woodmere: Spac Split, 4BR One Level, 2.5Bth, EIK, Cath Ceiling LR, FDR, Den, Fin Bsmt,CAC, 2 Car Gar, SD#15....$629K PRUDENTIAL 516-238-4299 North Woodmere: Split, 4 Br, 3Bth, Fin. Basement, Plyrm, SD#14……$599K VI PROPERTIES 516-7911313 North Woodmere: Split, 3Br, 2.5 Bth, Located in a Cul-De-Sac, Granite Kitchen, Closet Galore, XLarge Family Rm, SD#14……$560K VI PROPERTIES 516-791-1313 North Woodmere: SD.14 Dramatic Balcony Split features 4BRs up. Den/ fpl, LR/vaulted ceil, EIK, fin bsmt, Beaut IGP.$649K JANKALMAN.COM 516569-5651 North Woodmere: Split. 3Br, 2.5 Bth, Recently Renovated, New Gourmet Kitchen, SD#14 $689K VI PROPERTIES 516-791-1313 North Woodmere: Lge Split main fl den updated $630K MARJORIE HAUSMAN REALTY 516-5695110 Woodmere: New Construction Classic 5BR c/h col. Large property. Walk to YI of Woodmere and Aish $1M+ SOUTH SHORE ESTATES 516-569-4980 Woodmere: 3BR Colonial Charming on over-sized property great block, walk to new shul. SOUTH SHORE ESTATES 516-569-4980 Woodmere: Over 4000 Sq Ft Trad CH Colonial, 5 BR, 4.5 Bth on Acre,Fin Bsmt,Near All, SD#14...$1,399M PRUDENTIAL 516-238-4299 Woodmere: PROPERTY LOVERS DELIGHT! 5 BR,3.5 Bth Colonial in Old Woodmere. Large EIK/Great Rm, Open Flow, Fin Bsmt, 2 Car Gar ...$875K PRUDENTIAL 516-238-4299 Woodmere: Cedar Glen, Largest Model,4BR, 3.5Bth Condo, SD#14. Main Flr Mstr, Fin Bsmt, 2 Car Gar...$599K PRUDENTIAL 516-238-4299 Woodmere: Cedar Glen Condo, 3 BR, 2.55 Bth,LR/ Fpl,FDR,Patio off EIK,LR/Fpl,FDR,Fin Bsmt,Gar, SD#14...$529K PRUDENTIAL 516-238-4299 Woodmere: Builder Opportunity!! 4 BR, 2.5 Bth Split w/ Exp Main Flr Den.....$475K PRUDENTIAL 516-238-4299 Woodmere: NEW EXCLUSIVE!! Totally Renovated 4/5 BR, 3.5 Bth Dutch Colonial in Old Woodmere. Country EIK,FDR,LR/Fpl,2 Dens, Mstr Suite w/ Marble Bth, Crown Moldings, HW Flrs. CAC, Fin Bsmt..$829K PRUDENTIAL 516-238-4299 Woodmere: Spacious 4 Bedroom, 2.5 Bath, Living Room With Vaulted Ceiling, Den With Vaulted Ceiling, Large Finished Basement...$489K PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Woodmere: CEDAR GLEN, Fabulous Open 4 Bedroom, 3.5 Bath Townhouse Features Living Room With Fireplace & Vaulted Ceiling, Granite Eat-In-

Kitchen With Deck, Main Floor Master Bedroom Suite, 2 Large Bedrooms, 1 Full Bath Upstairs. 750 Sq Ft Finished Basement, Gym/Storage, Bedroom + Full Bath, 1 Familly Attached...$639K PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Woodmere: Found A New Home. Available Asap! Walk In Thru The Large Entry To The Beautiful Spacious Living Space With Fabulous Wood Floors And Stunning Stone Fireplace. The Flow Is Flawless! A Must See! $375,000 MORTON HAVES 516374-0100 Woodmere: Lovely Split In Immaculate Condition.3 Bedrooms.2 Bathrooms.Lr,Dr,Eik.Beautiful Lower-Level Den,2 Car Garage.Beautiful Brick Walkway And Proch And Brick Patio.Walk To All. Room To Expand. $499,000 MORTON HAVES 516374-0100 Woodmere: Beautiful Home With Amazing Master Suite; Open With Plenty Of Closets And Built In’s. Two Dens, Wet Bar, Eik, 5 Bedrooms Total! So Spacious With A Full Basement. Must See This Lovely Home. $950,000 MORTON HAVES 516-3740100 Woodmere: Split Ranch, 4 Br, 3 Bths, OS Property, Waterview on Lake, EIK, Full Finished Basement, SD#14……..$597K VI PROPERTIES 516-791-1313 Woodmere: Co-op across from the Woodmere LIRR, Elevator building, 1 Bedroom, 1 New Bath, Lr/Dr, New Kit. $135,000. LORI & ASSOCIATES (516)791-8300 Woodmere: Ranch 4 br’s $450K MARJORIE HAUSMAN REALTY 516-569-5110 Woodmere: Lg tudor 5 br Col 1.150M MARJORIE HAUSMAN REALTY 516-569-5110 Woodmere: Immaculate updtd H/R. Great location. 4BR, 2.5Bth $488K JANKALMAN.COM 516569-5651 Woodmere: Elegant C/H Col on beaut landsc 1/2acre. 6BR, 3.5Bths, huge gourmet EIK, Lg Den, h/w ﬂrs, Salt Water IGP w/breathtaking waterfall. Rent $8000, Sale $1.95M JANKALMAN.COM 516569-5651 Woodmere: Price Slashed Thousands! 6BR 3Bth Rnch. Bsmt. $879K JANKALMAN.COM 516-5695651

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Real Estate for Rent Bayswater/Far Rockaway: 1st floor of 2 Family home. 3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths, Lr, Dr, Eik w/new appliances 4 AC units, Heat included. $1700/month. LORI & ASSOCIATES (516)791-8300 Cedarhurst: Across from the Cedarhurst park, Garden apartments, w/live in Super and indoor garage spot included in rent. Huge units. 1Bedrooms $1700/month, and 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath w/ separate Dinning room, and Eik $2300/month. LORI & ASSOCIATES (516)791-8300 Cedarhurst: Townhouses with Central Air and Heat, washer/dryer in all units. 2 Bedroom/2 bath $1850/month, and 3 Bedroom/ 2 Bath (ALL NEW) $2425/month. NO FEE. Landlord is paying the commission. LORI & ASSOCIATES (516)791-8300 Far Rockaway: 2 family (1st floor aparment) 3 Bedroom, 1.5 Baths, Lr,Dr, Kosher Kit, playroom $1850/month LORI & ASSOCIATES (516)791-8300 Far Rockaway: Doorman/Elevator building, 2 Bedrooms, 1 Bath, Lr/Dr, Eik, Laundry facility, parking available $1600/month. LORI & ASSOCIATES (516)791-8300 Hewlett: First floor. Spacious 1 br. With large living room and Eat in kitchen. Rental – Also for Sale $1,500 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Hewlett: Luxury All New Renovated 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath, Doorman, Parking, Terrace. $2900/m PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Lawrence: Sponser owner unit in Garden apartment complex. 2 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms, New Kosher Kitchen, Terrace $2000/month. LORI & ASSOCIATES (516)791-8300 Lawrence: 3 BR’S IN 2 FAMILY HOME $1,899K MARJORIE HAUSMAN REALTY 516-569-5110 Lawrence: Spacious 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath Carriage House, “Back Lawrence”, Living Room With Vaulted Ceiling, Eat-In-Kitchen...$2900/m PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Lawrence: Fabulous 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath Duplex Townhouse, All Updated, Indoor 2 Car Garage… $2400/m PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Lawrence: NO FEE! Luxury Building, 24HR Doorman, Pool, Indoor Parking, 1 Bedroom, 1.5 Bath… $1795/m PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Lawrence: NO FEE! Totally Renovated Apartments, 1-2 Bedrooms, Close To All…Starting At $1500/m PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Lawrence: Completely renovated home on over an acre of private land.10 Bedrooms, Granite and marble floors. Gas Heat. $6,300 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Lawrence: 5 Rooms, 3br, 2ba Cottage. Utilities not included $1,950 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 North Woodmere: 1st floor of a 2 family home. Front private entrance to a Large 2 Bedroom, 1Bath, New Kitchen, Lr, Dr, Full size washer/Dryer, 2 AC units. ALL UTILITIES INCLUDED. $1650/month. LORI & ASSOCIATES (516)791-8300 North Woodmere: House Rental 4 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths, Lr, Dr, Eik, Den, Large Backyard $2695/ month. LORI & ASSOCIATES (516)791-8300 Woodmere: In a house. 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath, Lr, Electric cooktop ( No real Kit) $1075/ month. LORI & ASSOCIATES (516)791-8300 Woodmere: 4 br, 2 bth Ranch No Fee $3,200 MARJORIE HAUSMAN REALTY 516-569-5110 Woodmere: Beautiful 4 Bedroom, 3 Bath Split In The Heart Of Woodmere, Move Right In...$3200/m PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Commercial Real Estate for Rent/Sale Cedarhurst: Retail space for rent. 1250 sq.ft. 1st flr. Can be subdivided.Front & Rear Entrance. Plenty of parking.$25/sq.ft. Call Jan for info. JANKALMAN. COM 516-569-5651 Cedarhurst: Office 1st fl high exposure, approx 550 sq ft, near train $1,500per mo MARJORIE HAUSMAN REALTY 516-569-5110 Cedarhurst: Medical office on Grove, accross from the post office. Was a Dental office. Beautiful waiting room, Reception area, 3 Operatories, Private Office, 2 Bathrooms, Good traffic area. $1995/ month. LORI & ASSOCIATES (516)791-8300 Cedarhurst: Stores For Rent or Sale. Offices For Rent. U want them, I have them. Call ! Call ! Call ! Randy Green 516 295-3000 Cedarhurst: For Rent $1250/mo. 3 rm Prof’l suite w/Bathroom, Waiting area, Reception desk. Randy Green 516 295-3000 East Rockaway: Price office building for lease East Rockaway 2500sf 20 car parking lot call for info. PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 East Rockaway: Rockaway Tpke store 1000sf 43000.00 per mo. Opposite Costco PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 East Rockaway: 7400sf warehouse plus office East Rockaway $895K PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Five Towns And Lynbrook: Professional/Medical space available for sale or lease call for more details. Lori Lewis 516-295-3000 Hewlett/Woodmere: Medical/Dental Spaces For Sale or Rent. We have all areas, all sizes. Call Randy Green @ Pugatch 516 295-3000 Lawrence: Central Ave 1400sf store plus basement $3800.00 per mo. PUGATCH REALTY 516295-3000 Lawrence: Medical office on the corner of Rockaway Tpke 1200 sf $2600.00 per mo. PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Long Beach: Professional/Medical suites available with good Parking. Call for more details. Lori Lewis 516-295-3000 Valley Stream: $Mid 20’s psf. 2300’/1300’ offices. Fully built out All redone. Pugatch.com Randy Green 516 295-3000 Valley Stream: Mixed Use Building For Sale $450K. 5200 SF @ traffic light. Completely renovated. Ample parking. Call Randy 516 295-3000 pugatch.com Valley Stream: 4500sf warehouse for lease with O’H’ Door $5200.00 per mo. PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Valley Stream: 800sf Office for lease $1200.00 per mo. PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Valley Stream: 200 No. Central Ave $295K WON’T LAST PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Valley Stream: Former Central Hardware building for Sale Valley Stream price slashed $625K PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Woodmere: Office suites for rent, all utilities included, copy center, conference rooms, free wifi, reception, 24/7 access, fully furnished, central 5Towns location, near LIRR, restaurants, call 516374-6080 x 19 Woodmere: Medical Space For Rent $1250/ mo.Incl util. One exam room, share consult room, secty, waiting area. Pugatch.com Randy Green 516 295-3000 Woodmere: Bldg For Sale or Rent. 5500 sf can be divided. Info: Randy Green 516 295-3000 Woodmere: Walk-up office $800 per mo. PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Woodmere: Corner building for sale $995K 5000sf PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000

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Today Is The Next Year Of Your Life CONTINUED FROM P. A8 the weight of his libido and arrogance. So when Mr. Obama runs for re-election, who will seriously be able to challenge him. Unfortunately for us Democrats that leaves us extremely vulnerable to the “Ed Mangano Syndrome.” That is we face the possibility that a real lightweight Republican could muddle through and win because we are too arrogant to make the fundamental changes in our message that we need to make to really win.

Mr. Obama must get the economy really going and take a real leadership role. The failure of the Super Committee to work out a real budget compromise says volumes about his approach to conﬂict between the parties. It is not good or workable. It is also time Mr. Obama got onboard about Israel. They are our only real friend in the Middle East and we better support them more visibly and more vocally. The biggest supporters of Israel in this country are not Jews. Rather they are Fundamental-

ist Christians and if Mr. Obama wants to win, he better get onboard the Israel train really fast or he will lose a huge voting bloc. Democrats better realize that the message they are spinning to America is old and stale and most voters are not buying it. Not that the Republicans have a message that is any better. They too are lost. And unfortunately, until both sides stop the rhetoric and work together, so too are we the American voter going to be lost. And with all the consequences.

LEGISLATIVE VOICE

Together, Let’s Count Our Blessings CONTINUED FROM P. A8 can’t we apply smart regulation to the ﬁnancial markets? I’m not against taxation; I’m just in favor of smart taxation. Why should someone who earns all of his living on interest income pay a lower rate than a working stiff? Why should an heir pay prohibitive taxes on money left to them by a parent who worked their whole life to earn it and paid taxes on it already?

I’m not against bailouts; I’m just in favor of setting conditions to the bailout. Why should banks be able to write off bad loans, get bailed out and then sell the distressed asset and make money again, while the struggling homeowner is put out on the street? If we can reward banks for “bad” behavior, we can certainly help individual citizens for no worse behavior. Let’s not forget that most of the foreclosures are no longer from sub-prime loans to undeserving

borrowers, most come because of the ﬁnancial crisis and unemployment by people who did everything “right” but just got screwed by circumstance. I don’t profess to have the answers but I do know how to identify unfairness and imbalance. I don’t want to punish anyone in particular; I just want a balanced playing ﬁeld. I don’t care if you’re a Tea-bagger or OWS-er; I just want competent leadership and overall fairness. Is that too much to ask?

DEAR THAT'S LIFE

How May I Help You? CONTINUED FROM P. A8 hair that I found in my salad, but rather a live bug. It was still moving. That bug trumped the used Band-Aid I had previously found at another establishment. Something about this bug, complete with wings, walking across my lettuce, disgusted me beyond previous levels. Maybe being pregnant at the time made matters worse. Having brought the insect to the attention of our waiter, who was equally horrified, the plate was quickly returned to the kitchen. If anything can be learned from the current political carnival, it is the Herman Cain principle: what matters most about a scandal is not the scandal itself, but how it is handled. Almost immediately after my salad was returned to the kitchen, one of the chefs joined us at the table. He was not apologetic. Rather, he had an explanation. “That is not a bug that one might find in lettuce,” he said, rationalizing that the lettuce itself has been washed and cleaned before being served to patrons. “That’s a bug that just flew in.” It was unclear to us which part of that entomology lesson we were supposed to find comforting, but it did not

work. Had he just apologized, I think we would have been fine. To try and explain it, however, as if there was an acceptable answer, was not prudent. “It just FLEW in?” I asked, wondering what else they had flying through that kitchen, the image of fly paper dangling from the ceiling filled my mind. “Yes,” he said, adding, “That’s not a lettuce bug.” Unsure where he had gone wrong, he seemed a little surprised when we asked for the bill. Insisting on paying for the part of my husband’s meal that had already arrived and was eaten, the manager seemed very uncomfortable about taking our money at all. I was already out the door when he said, “I hope you’ll come back.” All my husband could do was smile. “Oh – you don’t know my wife,” he answered. “You’ll never see us again.” Sometimes, the person responsible for the customer service says exactly the right thing. Last week, for example, I managed to get my tights stuck in the zipper of a pair of boots I was trying on. Yes: if you can imagine the visual, I was literally attached to this boot, unable to extricate myself from the sit-

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Welcome Back: Former LHS and NFL Player Vaughn Sanders Now a Lawrence Asst. Coach By Scott P. Moore

Standard Staff Reporter

o say Vaughn Sanders has “been there” is an understatement – the assistant coach for Lawrence’s Varsity Football team has been able to live out every high school football player’s dream of playing in the majors and now gives his experience back through his lessons on the ﬁeld for today’s crop of Golden Tornadoes. Sanders was born in March 1977 at St. John’s Hospital in Far Rockaway. He grew up with his parents in The Five Towns’ hamlet of Inwood, living there for a majority of his life. Starting very young, football became a central part of his life. “I was on the Inwood Buccaneers,” he recalled. “Most of the kids in Inwood and Lawrence then were on that team – we were a tight bunch.” As a child, Sanders would attend every football game at the high school rooting on the Golden Tornadoes as the then-Class I Conference team took on larger schools. Sanders started attending Lawrence High School in 1992 and eventually made his way on to multiple sports teams. “I played football, track and basketball,” he said. “I did really well in football and basketball and loved playing those; track was really for keeping me in shape and ready for football season because football was always my favorite sport.” For Vaughn and his teammates, the expectations were always high – it was a Lawrence tradition to “one-up” the team before them. “We all knew the players [before us] and we idolized them,” Vaughn said. “We wanted to be better than the guy before us. You’d see all those awards and accolades in the hallways and just want to be better.” Vaughn, playing runningback and linebacker, helped lead Lawrence during one of its peak football periods in the 1990’s, going to the Nassau County Conference I Championship in 1994 and winning the Long Island Championship in 1995. After graduating from high school in 1996, Sanders accepted a full scholarship to Hofstra University in Hempstead and continued to play runningback as a freshman. Throughout college, he was considered one of Hosftra’s top players and was projected to be drafted into the NFL. Only ﬁve games into his senior year, however, Sanders broke his ankle and tore ligaments throughout his leg. “I missed some games there that season and instead of breaking records, I ended up with a broken ankle.” A broken ankle did not stop Sanders from reaching the pinnacle of football, though – Sanders ended up getting a tryout from the NFL’s New York Jets. The team liked what they saw and offered

Sanders was signed out of college by the New York Jets and played alongside Vinny Testeverde. Card courtesy Bowman.

Sanders, along with his teammates and political leaders, pose for a photo on Rockaway Turnpike after winning the 1995 Long Island Championship.

Photo courtesy Vaughn Sanders. Instead, Sanders got into a sales career with a pharmaceutical company and has been in that industry ever since with coaching only being a part-time job. The call of the pigskin would not leave him, though. He soon returned to The Five Towns and began coach-

him a contract in 2000. “It was great,” he said. “The Jets used to practice at Hofstra so I basically walked from my dorm to go and sign an NFL contract... I loved playing with those guys – Vinny Testaverde, Laveranues Coles.” Sanders said the speed of the game was really the biggest difference coming from college football. He was on the practice squad a few weeks before ending up with the Miami Dolphins. “I then played in NFL Europe for a few years,” he said. “I ended up getting hurt there.” Sanders moved on to the San Diego Chargers before being released again in 2002, his last year with any NFL team. After playing in the NFL for three seasons, Sanders returned home to Long Island to ﬁnish what he started – his college education. “I just needed 12 credits to ﬁnish,” he said. “I had some opportunities after I graduated to be a coach, but I didn’t want to do that immediately.”

ing with the Inwood Buccaneers for about ﬁve Today, Vaughn Sanders is an assistant coach with his alma mater, Lawrence High School. Here he celebrates their Nassau Championship win against Plainedge.

Photo by Scott P. Moore.

years. During his time there, he coached many of the players that ended up on today’s Golden Tornadoes. “One of my ﬁrst teams had Kenny Perez, Ryan Fredericks and Joey Capobianco,” said Sanders. All three players were starters on this year’s offense. “They’re all such hard workers and they put out of lot of effort out there on the ﬁeld.” Sanders most recently moved into the assistant coach’s position under Lawrence Head Coach Joe Martillotti, a position he’s manned for two seasons now helping train the team’s runningbacks and linebackers. “I wanted to come back and give these kids an opportunity to know what to expect at the next level going from high school to college and, hopefully, to the NFL,” said Sanders. “I want them to see they can reach their dreams.” In addition to coaching, Sanders also trains athletes island-wide with a speed training company he founded. “I work with many kids from Chaminade, Oceanside, Lawrence, Massapequa... all over,” he said. “What I do is team them how to be more athletic, more explosive and have more agility. I just want to give them an opportunit’y to be a better athlete.”

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