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Saying farewell to The Carltun By MAllorY WIlSoN mwilson@liherald.com
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THE CArlTUN IN Eisenhower Park, with its ambience of classic beauty and the Renaissance, is closing in September after 27 years. Many of its rooms, like the Palm Court restaurant, wine cellar, and Havanas Cigar Club, will be fondly remembered.
The curtains will close on The Carltun in September when owner Anthony Capetola ends the lease on the property after 27 years. Capetola, and then-partner John Tunney took over what was the Salisbury Inn in July 1995. From many ideas arose a restaurant and catering hall known to celebrities, politicians, and locals. The building sits on 26 acres situated between three golf courses in Eisenhower Park. A new group of operators is taking over the land, which is owned by Nassau County. Bobby and Elias Trahanas, who own the Golden Reef Diner in Rockville Centre, are part of the new ownership group. Multiple Continued on page 10
Keegan brings his career-changing laughs to Long Island By NoAH DIAMoND Intern
When Mike Keegan was laid off from his job 10 years ago, it became a laughing matter. In 2012, after being laid-off as a logistics manager for a confections manufacturer in Freeport, Keegan participated in Levittown’s Gover nor’s Comedy Club’s, “Comedy College,” a course for people who want to be comedians. Growing up in East Meadow, Keegan, watched stand-up comedy with his father Michael. He never thought he would perform
at the same clubs with the same comedians he admired. A 2001 graduate of East Meadow High School, Keegan received a bachelor’s degree in history from Molly College with hopes to become a teacher while maintaining a love for comedy. In the comedy classroom in 2012, Keegan learned to write, present and deliver material, handle an audience and emcee shows. Comedy club etiquette and the business of stand-up comedy were part of the course. Comedy College culminated in Keegan performing two shows at Governor’s along with the other
class members. “I got to perform at the club where I would watch my favorite comedians,” Keegan said . “Keegan is always writing,” said James Dolce, owner of Governor’s Comedy Club. “You could see him one day and then the next day he’ll have two or three new bits. Not all comics are like that.” That same year, he was named “Best New Comic of 2012” at the Broadway Comedy Club in New York City. Keegan spent the next four years performing at open mic nights across Long Island, growing and
perfecting his craft. Keegan’s mother, Diane, said her son’s passion and drive make him successful. “About five years ago, Michael was in the hospital with a blood infection,” Diane said. “He signed himself out of the hospital to make a show in Manhattan. He will drop everything to do comedy.”
During that time, Keegan, with friend and fellow comedian Hugh Murray, formed the comedy production company Get Involved Comedy. The company serves as a platform for Long Island comedians to share their gift with the world and produce high-end comedy shows. It is a Continued on page 9
Know any good mother-in-law jokes? A mother-in-law: the only person for whom it’s still not “politically-incorrect” to malign. Offensive jokes bring a chuckle: ■ I haven’t spoken to my mother-in-law in 6 months; I hate interrupting her. ■ Two men in a pub - one says to his buddy, “My mother-in-law’s an angel.” His friend replies, “You’re lucky. Mine’s still alive.” Yes, the stereotypical mother-in-law is seen as critical, controlling, interfering and demanding. Are these complaints valid? For some, yes. Especially for those who were dominating moms and who still display a strong need for control. A dominating mother-in-law may be pitted against a strong personality much like her own. This is true if her son has “married his mom,” as some men do. Yes, a daughter-in-law can also be critical and controlling, making a mother-in-law feel like an outsider within her own family. Conflicts often revolve around childrearing (you’re letting him do that?) finances (you spent what?) - food (that’s what you made for dinner?) - holidays (it’s not the traditional way!) and boundary issues (It’s none of my business but….). The underlying dynamic of these conflicts is who exercises the control and who defines the correct way to
do things. It’s easy for both parties to view themselves as the victim, aware of what’s being done to them, blithely unaware of how they’re creating problems for others. When the conflict escalates, the supporting cast (husband, son) are often drawn in to play the role of rescuer. I ask my husband to tell his mother to back off. He says she’s always been like that; she won’t change. I tell my son to stand up to his wife. Why does she always make the decisions? It should be our turn for the holidays, not her parents. Of course, not all in-law relationships are troubled. Indeed, some people feel close to them, value them and find that their feelings inda deepen and strengthen over time. True for me. Thanks daughters-in-law, Sara, Naomi, Jessica! If you, however, are in a conflicted relationship with your in-laws, what can you do? Advice for Daughters-In-Law: Don’t be hungry for your mother-in-law’s approval for everything you do. She may not understand or appreciate the way you live your life. Let that be okay. Learn to hear her criticalness as part of her personality instead of aiming to
hurt you. If her comments have more impact on you than you’d like, see if you can become more assertive (but not aggressive) and less sensitive. Advice for Mothers-In-Law: Expect that the next generation will do things differently from you. Let that be okay, even if you disagree with it. You may have been a great mom, but now is the time to retire from active duty and join the reserves. Be available for full-time involvement only if called up for emergencies. If you’ve put all your eggs in one basket — living your life only for your children — it’s time to make a change. Turn your attention to creating a more meaningful life for yourself apadin which, of course, will include enjoyable moments with your children and grandchildren. Advice for Both Parties: Rather than grumbling about the other person, try to air out the differences that are most troublesome to you. Keep your expectations realistic, aiming for a reasonable compromise. Avoid widening the conflict by demanding that other family members align with you. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if in our families and in our country we can
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Nassau CouNty resideNts enjoyed the sound of the Nassau Pops Symphony Orchestra on July 15.
A summer night of music and fun at Eisenhower
eiseNhower Park’s summer concert series is a great way to get out in the evenings and listen to all of the musical offerings county residents have to offer. the Nassau PoPs Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1984. the orChestra stiCks to soft, classical tunes that are pleasing to anyone’s ear.
It was a war m summer evening on July 15 in time for a night out in Eisenhower Park to listen to the Nassau Pops Symphony Orchestra at the Har ry C h a p i n L a ke s i d e Theatre. Whether on a blanket or in a chair folks enjoyed the melodic tunes on the orchestra. The Nassau Pops Symphony Orchestra, based in the Village of Mineola, was founded in 1984 by Managing Director Dawn Manuel and Music Director Louis Panacciulli, with the idea in mind that Long Island didn’t have an orchestra devoted to performing well-known, light classical music. They perfor m concer t series in many of Nassau’s parks each summer. They play medleys from Broadway shows, movies and television, among other tunes.
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Mangano ordered to pay $10M in restitution Former Nassau County executive Ed Mangano is on the hook for $10.6 million he will have to deliver to a pair of Connecticut insurance companies. U.S. District Cour t judge Joan Azrack ordered the restitution last week in connection with his bribery conviction from earlier this year that will cost him the next 12 years behind bars. In that case, a jury found Mangano used his position as county executive to influence the Town of Oyster Bay to guarantee loans for a concessionaire in exchange for several bribes, including a $450,000 “no-show” job for his wife Linda, along with free meals, vacations, luxury chairs, and flooring for the couple’s bedroom, as well as a $7,500 watch for one of their sons. “The trial evidence was unambiguous that Ed Mangano had zero involvement in these loans and was unaware of their existence,” said Mangano’s attorney, Kevin Keating, in a statement. “We look forward to addressing those issues on appeal. Mangano is scheduled to begin his prison sentence July 27, unless the
judge allows him to remain free pending his appeal. His wife also seeks to remain free while she appears a 15-month sentence for lying to the FBI. Mangano will be required to pay $25 every three months while he is in jail — accounting for just $1,200 if the 60-yearold serves the full sentence — and 10 percent of his gross monthly income after he is released. Prosecutors claim loans were made with two insurance companies — Phoenix Life Insurance and PHL Variable — by Purchase-based NDH Capital Corp. Both claimed to the court they lost $10 million after the loans defaulted. A jury found Mangano pushed for $20 million in loans for Harendra Singh, a longtime Mangano friend and a former restaurateur. Singh became the star witness for the prosecution after pleading guilty to bribery, conspiracy and tax evasion. He testified he had lavished the Manganos with gifts in exchange for favored treatment by the county executive. –James Bernstein
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Beth Baier from North Merrick, and Amy Long, who teaches Brain and Body Yoga Classes at the church, chatted with Kristin Talbot about some of the produce. The Rev. Grace Flint, who started her role at the church during the first week of April, she said she was excited to come to a church where community outreach is already embedded in its values. “Based on my own interests,” she said, “I’m really glad we have the outreach
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he Garden at St. Francis had its first farm stand of the season on Sunday, providing fresh produce, honey and eggs to shoppers and congregation members who wandered in. A community-oriented, volunteer-based garden, there was plenty of available produce to go around. The garden focuses on sustainability — no pesticides are used, and it is fertilized with compost. Bees from its honeybee hive pollinate the plant life, and produce the garden’s honey, which is sold at the stands. The garden is run by Kristin Talbot, who grew up in Wantagh. Since last farm season, Talbot has strived to make the garden a safe space for everyone, regardless of religious beliefs or physical ability. Weekly volunteer hours at the garden take place from 3 to 5 p.m. on Wednesdays, and 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. Leftover produce on a week-to-week basis is donated to local pantries, including the Bellmore-Merrick Community Cupboard. Seniors and veterans can also obtain produce through several programs. Veteran services agencies provide Fresh Connect Coupons, and senior centers offer Farmers Market Nutrition Program Coupons for produce. Carl Bucking, a congregation member and regular volunteer, told the Herald in April that St. Francis’s commitment to the community is what attracted him to the church. “There’s a lot of folks that have trouble getting access to three meals a day,” he said. “One of the things the garden does is provide a lot of organic produce for people who otherwise wouldn’t be able to get it.” Throughout the summer, the garden runs educational programs, such as Pollinator Week, which took place during the last full week of June. Talbot feels the more people know about gardening, the easier it will be for them to bring their skills and knowledge into their own backyard.
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LocaL waterways, Like Cold Spring Harbor, can be susceptible to outbreaks of harmful algal blooms — more commonly known as ‘red tides’ — during the summer months.
Summer’s in bloom, but ‘red tide,’ too? Harmful algal blooms threaten marine life, but is preventable Island Sound, environmentally speaking,” said Peter Linderoth, director of water quality for Save the Sound. “HowevThe summer season is well underway, er, a large algal bloom can have detrimenand with it comes sun, heat, visits to the tal effects on the ecosystem, whether it’s beach, and harmful algal blooms. considered ‘harmful’ or not.” These blooms, more commonly The effects of these blooms can vary — referred to as “red tide,” are caused by the in the best case, merely causing minor unchecked growth of certain inconveniences to marine types of algae, according to life. However, blooms can kill scientists, which can poison off a large number of inversea life and prove debilitating tebrates like shrimp and — in some cases even fatal — crabs, even dolphins and turto people, as well. tles. While people can still Blooms are created when swim in such booms, they algae colonies clump together can suffer from skin irritaand grow out of control, usution and stomach issues such ally fueled by a large amount as nausea and vomiting. of nitrogen in the water, causMany blooms are quite ing the algae population to visible, so any public beach spike uncontrollably. Normalblooms are found will often ly algae, a simple plant found be shut down before any in salt and freshwater, is swimmers are put at risk. harmless and actually proDespite that, people living vides an essential source of near the water are still at nutrients and energy for the risk, as blooms can affect aquatic ecosystem. shellfish such as oysters, Peter The blooms occur predomimussels and clams. nately during the summer, LiNderotH Luciana Santoferrara, a when the water is warmest Director, biology professor at UConn, and provides a fertile breedsays that it’s this danger of Save the Sound ing ground. According to a ingesting contaminated shellUniversity of Connecticut fish which poses the greatest study, the Long Island Sound water tem- risk to people living near the water. perature is rising roughly 33 degrees “Usually the problem for humans Fahrenheit per decade. That’s four times doesn’t come directly from contact with faster than the Atlantic Ocean, which also the water, but from contaminated seasuffers from more of these harmful algal food,” Santoferrara said. “The risk is blooms. related to specific toxins, as these microA number of local conservation scopic organisms that can cause red tide groups have made an effort to study and produce toxins that can harm different track the water quality and toxicity levels parts of the body, from the liver to the of Long Island Sound, especially when it brain.” comes to “red tide” blooms. Yet, scientists say many of these “We want some algae in the water blooms are ultimately man-made, and since it’s necessary for a healthy Long largely preventable. High nitrogen levels
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HarmfuL aLgaL BLooms — more commonly known as ‘red tide,’ like this created under the Astoria Bridge in Oregon in 2008 — can cause a number of ecological issues, from killing nearby marine life to creating problems for swimmers. in the water are often caused by runoff from human waste and produce infecting water ways along Long Island, ultimately making their way to the sound. This extra nitrogen typically comes from poorly maintained septic systems and cesspools, which leak into the soil and corrupt rivers and other waterways that feed the sound, scientists have said. Fertilizer runoff is another major issue, exacerbated by what are otherwise picturesque golf courses near the water, that typically require thousands of tons of fertilizer. But with just a little effort, Long Island could easily identify — and maybe even eliminate — some of these environmental threats. At least according to Michelle Lapinel McAllister, programs director
and environmental monitor for the Coalition to Save Hempstead Harbor. Understanding what causes nitrogen buildups, and implementing methods of prevention can go a long way in protecting not only swimmers and shellfish-eaters, but also the sound itself. “Any efforts to reduce nitrogen help,” McAllister said, “from maintaining septic systems and cesspools so that they’re not leaking into the ground and making their way into the water ways, reducing or eliminating fertilizer use, picking up after your pet after they go to the bathroom outside, (and) upgrading treatment plants. “Any of those are going to be a benefit to reducing nitrogen from entering the waterways.”
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Returning to LIIFE on the big screen Bellmore Movies hosts 25th year of Long Island International Film Expo By JORDAN VALLONE jvallone@liherald.com
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tight-knit community, of neighbors supporting neighbors means everything to independent filmmakers. That feeling was abundantly clear last week at the Bellmore Movies & Showplace with the Long Island International Film Expo. Now in its 25th year, the expo returned to the 107-year-old cinema on Bellmore’s Pettit Avenue on July 13, having already established itself as a well-respected festival in the independent film community. The expo — more commonly known as LIIFE — was co-created by Debra Markowitz and Henry Stampfel from the Long Island Film/TV Foundation, along with Stampfel’s wife, Anne. The Stampfels own Bellmore Movies as well as a sister theater, Malverne Cinema. Nassau County officials sponsor the expo each year, prompting Markowitz to thank not only County Executive Bruce Blakeman, but also Richard Kessel from the county’s Industrial Development Agency. “We’re so proud of what we put together,” Markowitz said, “and how it’s grown.” The expo featured more than 120 films — some produced by Long Island filmmakers — as well as many more from across the country and around world. Films and documentaries of all genres were shown through July 16. The expo has been hosted at various venues since its inception at Hofstra University, Nassau Community College, and even Malverne Cinema on Hempstead Avenue. For the past 15 years — with the exception of 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic — Bellmore Movies has hosted the expo. First opened in 1915 at 222 Pettit Ave., Bellmore Movies boasts a single screen with a stage, proving a cozy venue for filmmakers to interact with audiences during post-screening Q-and-As. Directly north of the Bellmore Long Island Railroad station, film buffs travel in from New York City and other parts of the island just to attend, Markowitz said. The expo also attracts celebrities — actors from films and television series who are not only supporters of LIIFE, but filmmakers themselves. Lukas Hassel, best known for his role as Elias VanDyke on NBC’s “The Blacklist,” was in attendance this year, speaking about the importance of movie festivals like LIIFE. “Filmmaking is hard,” he said. “It’s one thing if you have a studio backing you with $200 million and celebrity actors, but independent filmmaking is really hard. It’s all about reaching out to your colleagues, to your friends, to your community. This festival — the Long Island International Film Expo — is an example of how important it is to build a community.” For filmmakers like Michael Scully — who created the dramedy “Montauk 77” with his 15-year-old daughter Michayla — being back on Long Island was the perfect way to wrap up nearly a year’s worth of
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BELLmORE mOViEs & Showplace hosted the 25th year of its Long Island International Film Expo, attracting filmmakers and audiences from across Nassau County and beyond.
How you can watch ‘montauk 77’ ‘Montauk 77,’ a dramatic comedy by Michael and Michayla Scully, was picked up by Gravitas Ventures, an independent film distributor, and will be released Aug. 30 through video on demand as well as streaming platforms like iTunes and Amazon Prime Video. To learn more about the film that was featured at the recent Long Island International Film Expo, visit Montauk77Film.com. Anyone interested in submitting a film to be considered for next year’s festival, visit LongIslandFilm.com. HENRy AND ANNE Stampfel, owners of the Bellmore Movies & Showplace — and co-creators of the Long Island International Film Expo — said they were grateful to see the event come together once again. festivals. Scully, who lives in Levittown, says he’s been making short films for nearly 20 years, and was encouraged by his daughter to take the plunge into creating a feature film — which they ended up writing and starring in together. “Montauk 77” — featuring Michael as a “down-on-his-luck” ride-hailing driver, and Michayla has his snarky teenaged passenger — premiered last October at the New York Long Island Film Festival in Lindenhurst. “What I’ve learned over the last year is that you need communities like this to reach out and put these events together,” Scully said. “They’re very important to young artists. And older artists like myself.” Filming during the pandemic was a challenge, Scully noted, but it was his neighbors and friends that helped bring the film together. “We had a lot of community members come out, businesses saying, ‘Sure you
can shoot it at our diner, you can shoot it at our bank, you can shoot it at our town library,’” he said. “We’re here for the 25th anniversary — back home on the island. It means so much for us — and our film — to be here.” The Stampfels, who say they work nearly every day of the year to plan the expo, were grateful to host it once again in a building many moviegoers have come to love. “It’s not an official historic site, but it is to us,” Henry said. “This takes an entire year. When we’re done with this, we take a break for like 30 days, and then we go back to plan on our next one. This is the 25th year, and we hope to go another 25 years.”
DEBRA mARkOwitz, cO-cREAtOR of the Long Island International Film Expo, said she was thankful for the support the program receives annually from sponsors.
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He went from watching comedians to being one continued from front page hub to learn more about the local comedy community and find upcoming shows. Keegan has taken his show on the road performing across the country. He was a finalist in the “Funniest Comic on the East Coast” competition at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut and was runner-up in the “2016 Clean Comedy Challenge” at the Ice House in Pasadena, California. Keegan’s career highlight is being booked at the Borgata in Atlantic City, one of the leading comedy stages in the country. “It’s a good feeling to get such a high-profile show,” he said. The pandemic made it extremely difficult for comedians to find work. For nearly two years, outdoor shows were the only option as guidelines and rules changed. Throughout that time, the tight-knit comedy community stuck together. “The clubs on Long Island were really fighting for us to perform,” Keegan recalled. “Governor’s Comedy Club has always been there for me if I needed to work on material. I can always call them up and they’ll put me on stage.” Keegan will record his first comedy special in August, “Cap’n Murica.” Described as “a culmination of his best material over the past ten years,” He thinks people are in for plenty of laughs and a good time. Produced by Black Label Records, Keegan plans to distribute it to SiriusXM among other outlets. “Progressing from a host to a featured act, and now doing my own comedy spe-
Learn more about Mike Keegan To find Mike on social media, and to see his shows, find him on Instagram at mckeegs75, or visit Govs.govs.com/calendar. cial has been amazing,” Keegan said. “He’s been doing this a long time and he’s really funny,” said John Moses, owner of Black Label Records. “We just want to help get him out to a broader audience. He was overdue for this. I was excited that he felt the same way.” Keegan’s girlfriend Carla Oakerson, a fellow comedian, will be hosting “Cap’n Murica” on Aug. 26. “He could have chosen anybody, but he wanted my energy. I was really honored and surprised,” she said. “Mike is a wildly likable human being, so the audience will always accept him and laugh at everything he says. It’s an extremely incredible skill.” Ten years ago Keegan was taking advice. Now he’s giving it. “Get out there and write five minutes of material,” he said. “Go to the local open mics and work them out. The open mics also allow you to network with other comics.”
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An ode to The Carltun and all of its memories continued from front page attempts to reach the Trahanases regarding their plans for the building were not successful. From July to December of 1995, the building went through a $6 million renovation by Capetola and Tunney. “We renovated everything from the ballroom, Palm Court, jazz room, drawing room, and the formal gardens were put in,” Capetola said. “We also put in a Porte-Cochere.” The vibe they were going for, he said, was classic beauty and the renaissance. Renovations moved upstairs to what is now the members-only Havana’s Cigar Club, a place to smoke cigars and enjoy high-end food and desserts. Members had their own private boxes for their cigars. “It was the former office of the Nassau County Credit Union,” Capetola said. “We found all of these old records and old-fashioned adding machines from the ’50s or the ’60s.” The wine cellar, the third part of the major renovation, was once a meeting room for Boy Scouts. It went from being a cement block wall with tile flooring and random chairs, to becoming a massive wine cellar with a “very cool ambiance,” said Capetola, a self-proclaimed winegeek. The final step of the renovation was the Gatsby Room and the Gold Coast rooms, which had to be obtained from Nassau County, because the Gold Coast rooms used to be men’s locker rooms. The renovation process was halted for months until the County cleaned out the lockers. Over the years, The Carltun hosted countless weddings, dinners, fundraisers, and private events. East Meadow Kiwanis, and the East Meadow Chamber of Commerce have had numerous events there over the years, including the crowd favorite, Culinary Delights. Stephanie Blakeman and husband Scott—both 1994 graduates of East Meadow High School—were married at The Carltun in 2001. She wrote to the Herald that finding
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Familiar Faces have stopped by over the years. Tony Bennett, left, and Anthony Capetola met at The Carltun. out that The Carltun was closing, two weeks after their 21st wedding anniversary, hit hard. “Once we learned that a Saturday night in June 2001 was open, we knew it was the place for us.” Stephanie wrote. “To be married in the same place where he’d practice on the driving range, played high school golf, and where we had our annual National Honor Society banquets (before it transformed into The Carltun) added more significance to choosing our wedding spot. “Though it’s only a building and we will own these beautiful memories forever, driving through Park Boulevard from now on will be tinged with a bit of melancholy.” “We had our wedding there in 2014,” Stephen Silver-
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man, an East Meadow resident, wrote to the Herald. “Sixty guests. They couldn’t have done a more beautiful job.” “I thought it could be something, but I wasn’t sure,” Capetola said of how well-known The Carltun became. The venue was a popular stop for some well-known names. Capetola, an attorney, was representing professional boxers and they would often stop by, including James Toney and Dutch boxer, Regilio Tuur. Capetola said he met members of the Yankees in addition to Shaquille O’Neal, many of the New York Giants, Tony Bennett and Chazz Palminteri. He said major East Coast politicians and presidents, Bill Clinton, and President Bush, visited The Carltun “Madeline Albright was there and took the facility to negotiate with the Iraqis to arrange for a railroad car to be put in Iraq,” he said. “That took place in the Bridal Suite.” Capetola reminisced about the time President Bush had a fundraiser at The Carltun. The Gatsby Room and the Gold Coast rooms were set up in case Bush needed to address the nation. The cigar club and ballroom had presidential podiums set up for him to speak. “They put garbage trucks around the perimeter of the park so they could seal off the entrances,” he said. “They had sharpshooters on the roof of the Nassau County Medical Center (now, Nassau University Medical Center) because that was the only sight line to The Carltun.” Capetola said that he was always interested in the food business. Looking back, he said that Valentine’s Day and Christmas were his favorite times at The Carltun. He recalls a Christmas Eve dinner where they had the Feast of the Seven Fishes, which incorporated many of his mother’s recipes. “I still love the food industry,” Capetola, 76, said. “But it’s time for me to be done.”
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LONG ISLAND’S BEST BARS, BREWS, BURGERS & BBQ W IN NER
Visit www.lichoiceawards.com to view all winners and finalists of the 2021 Herald Long Island Choice Awards presentd by PSEG Long Island. Check back September 1 to nominate your favorite businesses for 2022.
BEST SPORTS BAR: Michael’s Billiards 4310 Austin Blvd, Island Park, NY 11558 (516) 548-7707 www.michaelsbilliardsny.com
BEST BREWERY: Barrier Brewing Co. 3001 New St, Unit A2, Oceanside, NY 11572 (516) 594-1028 www.barrierbrewing.com
BEST BBQ: Backyard Barbeque 300 Woodcleft Ave, Freeport, NY 11520 (516) 771-4227 www.bbqonthemile.com
Pool, darts, food, drinks, and big screens — all the ingredients for a good time. Michael’s Billiards is the perfect location to catch the game or be a part of one by joining an APA league or dart team. You can even start your own league with friends or family and make it a tradition. Have a classic night and make great memories!
South Shore’s Barrier Brewing Co. made their first batch in June 2010 and since then have grown to produce numerous brands and styles of beer available in cans, bottles, or draft. Plus, they offer specialty releases exclusive only to the brewery’s tasting room. Discover the art of brewing beer with each sip, and admire the incredible, colorful artwork that goes with each label. The beer garden, and 3rd Rail Food Truck is open from Wednesday to Sunday; but Barrier Tap Room is open daily for curbside or takeout.
Specialty summer frozen lemonade cocktails, BBQ, and blues, the Backyard Barbecue is a place for adults to wind down, have fun, and enjoy this wild ride we call life. Fresh ingredients, house-made pickled products, and a whole lot of love, passion, and dedication goes into their home-style cooking. Come in for events, happy hours, sports viewing, or just for a good time and great food.
BEST PUB: Shine’s Bar 55 California St, Long Beach, NY (516) 432-9248 www.shinesbar.com
BEST BAR/BEST HAPPY HOUR: Brixx and Barley 152 W Park Ave, Long Beach, NY 11561 (516) 544-4511 www.brixxandbarley.com
BEST PRETZEL: Philly Pretzel Factory 2647 Jerusalem Ave, Bellmore, NY 11710 (516) 679-3000 www.phillypretzelfactory.com
Shine’s has been around since 1912, continuously serving its customers. Considered the oldest bar on the beach, Shine’s is a part of the stunning Long Beach community and treats everyone like family. This familyfriendly pub welcomes all for laughs, drinks, and food. Participate in one of the many events they host such as toy drives. Stop in, grab a beer, snatch some Shine’s merch, and relax.
Established in 2014, Brixx and Barley is the gastro-pub dream turned reality for Frank and Rich Cammarata and Anthony Millwater. Brixx represents the brick oven used to make pizza and barely represents craft beer, which is in constant rotation to accommodate each guest’s differing preferences. Try Brixx and Barley’s high-end healthy pub food, come in for lunch, dinner, brunch, or the bar and pizza — open late. They also have a full vegan menu, support local farmers and sustainable seafood year round.
Fluffy, salty, warm pretzels, with cheesy sauce, but that’s not all! They’ve taken a fun twist on American classics: Philly Pretzel Factory offers mini cheeseburgers and minidogs, wrapped in their buttery pretzel dough. Get dippin’ in spicy mustard, nacho cheese, honey mustard and more; or to satisfy that sweet tooth try buttercream or brownie batter dip. What better combo than pretzels and beer, so grab a tray for your parties or summer gatherings.
BEST PLACE TO BUY BEER/BEVERAGE CENTER: McBreen’s Beverage 79 Sunrise Hwy, Lynbrook, NY 11563 (516) 887-7658 www.mcbreensbeverage.com
BEST LONG ISLAND CRAFT BEER: Bright Eye Beer Co. 50 W Park Ave, Long Beach, NY 11561 (516) 543-5736 www.brighteyebeerco.com
BEST BURGER: American Burgers 326A Sunrise Hwy, Rockville Centre, NY 11570 (516) 766-2227 www.americanburgersrvc.com
Located on the Lynbrook and Rockville Centre border, this is your one-stop-shop for all your liquor, beer, wine, and more! With so many selections, you’ll find something to suit everyone’s taste and with great discounts and prices, you’ll be able to stock up. They also offer delivery and curbside pickup for your convenience. Whether you’re looking to fill the cooler for the beach or hit the club with a bottle, McBreen’s has got you covered.
Long Beach’s first craft brewery and taproom, Bright Eye Beer Co., has been happily serving the community since 2020! They host fun events such as live music, beer releases, tie dye nights and so much more in addition to their tasty craft brews. View their art gallery with delightful works of art available for purchase. Order online and pick up Tuesday-Sunday during select times so you can take the fun home!
For over 22 years, family-owned American Burgers of RVC hasn’t changed their burger-style that the community has grown to love. The old school ambiance of the restaurant takes you back in time, admiring the celebrity photos and car license plates from each U.S. state. When they first opened in 1998, there were four kinds of burgers; now, there are over 50 different styles of burger to choose from — with vegetarian options on the menu as well such as veggie burgers and more!
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Antigone Rising
Farmers’ market at Eisenhower Park
The all female, alt-country rock band is ready to entertain their audience with soaring three-part harmonies and vivacious show, Friday, July 22, at 8 p.m., at Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre, Eisenhower Park, East Meadow. Catapulted into the national spotlight in 2005 with a groundbreaking major label debut that landed them in the top 20 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, the ladies have boldly staked their place as a rock/country force. As always, bring seating. For information, visit NassauCcountyNY.gov/parks.
The Cornell Cooperative Extension hosts a farmers market every Saturday until Oct. 29 at the entrance of Parking Field 8, Eisenhower Park. The market runs from 9 a.m. to noon, It offers a variety of seasonal vegetables, herbs, flowers, honey, eggs and baked goods. In addition there will be locally grown and produced items from neighboring farms and local businesses. CCE Nassau Farm Stand accepts cash, debit/ credit, SNAP/EBT & FMNP.
Seasonal Sounds
Precious Pollinators Bingo at Beth-El There is a weekly bingo game at East Meadow BethEl Jewish Center, at 1400 Prospect Ave., starting at 6 p.m. Prizes, progressive games, bell jar prizes and refreshments will be provided. Proof of vaccination is required.
St. Raphael’s annual picnic St. Raphael’s Parish is having their annual picnic on Saturday, July 23 from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Eisenhower Park field 5. It is a potluck event and all are welcome. Share a favorite dish or dessert. Donations of canned soda and bottled water are requested. There will be games for all ages, line dancing and more.
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Mindful mornings Practice the “art” of looking at art at Nassau County Museum of Art, Wednesday, July 27, 10:30-11 a.m. Mindful looking invites you to observe and calmly reflect in a relaxed and supportive environment free of distraction. Join an educator for a new opportunity to experience and enjoy the art in the galleries or sculpture garden, together. Registration required. Also Aug. 3. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.
Bring the kids to Long Island Children’s Museum to learn about the pollinating so important to our natural word, Saturday, July 23 12-2 p.m. Among the fascinating facts to be discovered: More than 75 percent of flowering plants and 150 varieties of common food crops on on pollinators. make a beautiful garden scene, complete with a busy pollinator of your own. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.
Long Island Baymen
Stop by the East Meadow Public Library at 1886 Front St., from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., to meet the baymen of Long Island. They have seen changes due to regulations, pollution, and climate change. They will be at the library with their equipment, some sea life, art pieces, and information. There is no registration required. To learn more visit EastmMadow. info.
Having an event?
Items on The Scene page are listed free of charge. The Herald welcomes listings of upcoming events, community meetings and items of public interest. All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number. Submissions can be emailed to thescene@liherald.com.
East Meadow Chamber of Commerce and East Meadow Kiwanis picnic The East Meadow Chamber of Commerce and East Meadow Kiwanis host their 7th annual picnic, Saturday, July 23, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Veterans Memorial Park, 1700 Prospect Ave., in East Meadow. All East Meadow Chamber and Kiwanis members and their families are welcome for this free event. There will be music, tennis, volleyball, Bocce games and more.
Enjoy the glorious grounds of Old Westbury Gardens and listen to some stirring sounds with the duo of guitarist Christopher Gotzen-Berg and cellist Suzanne Mueller, Sunday, July 24, 3 p.m. They present an eclectic program of classical and contemporary duets and solos. Free with Gardens’ admission. The Barn at Orchard Hill, Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. For information contact (516) 333-0048 or visit OldWestburyGardens.org.
A concert with Darlene Graham
There will be a blood donation drive on Wednesday, July 27 from 1 to 7 p.m. at the East Meadow Public Library located at 1886 Front St., in East Meadow hosted by County Legislators John Ferretti, and Tom McKevitt, the East Meadow Public Library and the New York Blood Center. Appointments are encouraged. Walk-ins are welcome in space permits. To schedule an appointment, call 1-800-933-BLOOD. All blood donors will receive a voucher for two New York Mets tickets.
JULY 19
Kiwanis meeting
East Meadow Kiwanis will meet at the Grand Stage Diner at 2490 Hempstead Turnpike in East Meadow at 7:15 p.m. New members are always welcome. Any questions, contact club President Jennifer Reinhardt at (516) 351-9891.
Darlene Graham performs on Tuesday, July 26, at 1:30 p.m, at Veterans Memorial Park at 1700 Prospect Ave., in East Meadow. Head down to the park to enjoy some nice, afternoon music.
Line dancing at St. Raphael’s Take some time to relax and try out line dancing at St. Raphael’s Church,Saturday, July 30, 1-4 p.m,. in the auditorium at 600 Newbridge Rd., in East Meadow. Admission is $5 and all proceeds go to the parish. Light refreshments will be served. For more information call Maria Coz at (516) 781-9003.
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irque du Soleil is acclaimed for pushing the boundaries of performance. Now they’re doing it on the ice, blending circus arts and ice skating. Their latest tour, which arrives at UBS Arena in Elmont this weekend — Thursday, July 21 through Sunday, 24 — is a first for Cirque du Soleil, which has been creating spectacles for over 40 years. “Crystal,” as the show is called, takes audiences on a journey into a whimsical frozen playground where skating mingles with acrobatics and aerial feats. The narrative follows the heroine — Crystal — who feels misunderstood and out of sync with herself, in this coming-of-age tale from Cirque’s creative team, developed by Shana Carroll and Sébastien Soldevila. “There are many layers within it,” Artistic Director Rob Tannion says. “It’s not an outcome where everything is happy, but it’s fulfilling in that we go on a journey with her. There’s a beautiful message within the show and at the same time, visually stunning, and if you’re looking to be thrilled by the acrobatics and technical precision of the skaters, you will be.” It was a challenging production for the company, which began rehearsing in 2017, to translate the acrobats’ movements from their usual surface to the ice, while adding skaters into the mix. “Our goal was to engage the Cirque people and cross over and bring in skating of all forms. And at the same time maintain our style,” says Tannion. “We were going from our world on a hard floor to bring the same skill set on ice. And we did that to great success. We’ve been able to combine multiple genres and put on a show that has a lot of life and breadth.” All with Cirque du Soleil’s trademark aesthetic: Extravagant visuals, costuming and a lively soundtrack that seamlessly blends popular music like Béyonce’s ‘Halo,’ U2’s ‘Beautiful Day’ and Sia’s ‘Chandelier’ with Cirque’s signature sound. The 43-person cast features 19 skaters, including former Olympians and extreme skaters. “There’s much to enjoy on
multiple levels,” Tannion adds. No matter how clichéd it sounds, he says,” it’s a show for everyone.” Audiences experience what Tannion describes as many “hold your breath” moments throughout the two-and-halfhours: pole and trapeze acts, juggling, singles and pairs figure skating, fastpaced speed skating, and even some hockey action. “It all comes together with what Cirque does so well, playing with the sensation of risk,” says Tannion. “It’s a really action-packed, visually-packed, emotion-packed couple of hours.” For additional information and to purchase tickets, visit UBSArena.com.
Kids can make, view and talk about art all summer long with four Indigenous artists at Long Island Children’s Museum. Toyuskanash, the Algonquin word for ‘bridges,’ brings together artists from the Shinnecock Nation to explore how they bridge traditional and contemporary culture and bridge gaps in history and knowledge with surrounding communities. The exhibit showcases the artwork of fine art photographer Jeremy Dennis, painter and tradition bearer Denise Silva-Dennis, beadwork appliqué and ribbon work artist Tohanash Tarrant and painter David Bunn Martine. Each artist’s creative process is highlighted during two-week residencies including artist-led workshops and daily activities for visitors led by museum staff members. Through Sunday, Sept. 4. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. For more information, call (516) 224-5800 or visit LICM.org.
Music of Impressionism Join Maestro David Bernard and his virtuoso musicians for an art-inspired performance at Nassau County Museum of Art. They present works by Debussy, Ravel, Franck and other French composers who were part of the Impressionist group, often creating compositions with specific paintings in mind. The lush orchestral sound of these beloved works, performed outdoors (or in the tent if the weather does not cooperate) are the perfect complement to the colorful paintings inside the building. Also take the time to explore ‘Other Worlds Than This,’ the just-opened exhibition, and, of course, stroll the grounds, including the Sculpture Garden.
Photos courtesy Matt Beard
Top left: Crystal, the eccentric heroine, sees a reflection of herself. Top right: Wearing mics on their skates, four skaters showcase their technical prowess. Bottom right: The jugglers are joined by groups of skaters and acrobats.
Sunday, July 24, 3 p.m. Free for members; $20 for nonmembers, includes museum admission. Nassau County Museum of Art, One Museum Drive, (off Northern Boulevard), Roslyn Harbor. For information call (516) 484-9338 or visit NassauMuseum.org.
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU BEI WANG, Plaintiff against- JOHNNY XING LIU A/K/A EN HUI LIU, Defendant. Pursuant to a certain Interlocutory Judgment in the above-captioned partition action dated November 4, 2021 and entered on November 9, 2021, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the north side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court Building, located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York 11501 on September 14, 2022, at 2:30 p.m. the premises situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, known and designated as Section 50, Block 234, Lot 72 as shown on the Tax Map of the County of Nassau, said premises being known as 2245 7th Street, East Meadow, New York 11554. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Interlocutory Judgment under Index Number 602458/2020. Evan D. Van LeerGreenberg, Esq., Referee Law Office of Matthew S. Porges 32 Court Street, Suite 904 Brooklyn, New York 11201 Phone: 718-673-2578 Attorney for Plaintiff Dated: July 5, 2022 132696 Search for notices online at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE BOARD OF APPEALS Pursuant to New York State Town Law Article 16, New York State Public Officers Law Article 7, and the Town of Hempstead Building Zone Ordinance, NOTICE is hereby given that the BOARD OF APPEALS of the Town of Hempstead will hold a public hearing in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Town Hall Plaza, One Washington Street, Hempstead, New York on 7/27/22 at 9:30 A.M. to consider the following applications and appeals: --------------------------------THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 9:30 A.M. 542/22. EAST MEADOW Robert & Rosanne LoPinto, Maintain shed higher & larger than permitted exceeding horizontal maximum with less than required side yard setback., E/s Mercury St., 146’ S/o Buick Pl., a/k/a 244 Mercury St. N.C.P.C. Local determination. ALL PAPERS PERTAINING TO THE ABOVE HEARING ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE BOARD OF APPEALS, TOWN HALL, 1 WASHINGTON STREET, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550.
This notice is only for new cases in East Meadow within Town of Hempstead jurisdiction. There are additional cases in different hamlets, towns and villages on the Board of Appeals calendar. The full calendar is available at https://hempsteadny.gov/ 509/Board-of-Appeals The internet address of the website streaming for this meeting is https://hempsteadny.gov/ 524/Live-Streaming-Video Interested parties may appear at the above time and place. At the call of the Chairman, the Board will consider decisions on the foregoing and those on the Reserve Decision calendar and such other matters as may properly come before it. 132881
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Plaintiff AGAINST Nassau County Public Administrator, as Limited Administrator of the Estate of Deborah Votto; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated August 2, 2017 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on August 3, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 2619 Falcon Street, East Meadow, NY 11554. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 51 Block 18 Lot 72. Approximate amount of judgment $365,152.19 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 000795/2015. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.” Lawrence Farbman, Esq., Referee LOGS Legal Group LLP f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792 Dated: May 2, 2022 132463 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR WINSTED FUNDING
FINANCE TRUST 2016-6, Plaintiff, vs. KONSTANTINOS THOMAS, LIZA IRIZARRYTHOMAS, ET AL., Defendant (s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on January 22, 2018 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Nassau County Supreme Court, on the North Steps, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York on August 15, 2022 at 2:30 P.M., premises known as 55 BARBARA DRIVE, EAST MEADOW, NY 11554. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section: 0045, Block: 00236-00, Lot: 00009. Approximate amount of judgment is $424,161.41 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 009730/2014. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee’s attorney, or the Referee. JAMES A. PASCARELLA, Esq., Referee Roach & Lin, P.C., 6851 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 185, Syosset, New York 11791, Attorneys for Plaintiff 132811
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LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, V. FRANTZ LOUIS, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated October 16, 2018, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION is the Plaintiff and FRANTZ LOUIS, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on August 15, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 146 MARVIN AVENUE, UNIONDALE, NY 11553: Section 50, Block 11, Lot 142: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND
BEING IN UNIONDALE, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 608647/2017. Mark S. Ricciardi, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 132799
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Plaintiff AGAINST Judite Valente Percevejo, Susan V. Rodrigues, et al. Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered November 4, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on August 16, 2022 at 2:00PM, premises known as 100 FLORENCE COURT, EAST MEADOW, NY 11554. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at East Meadow, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 45, Block 472, Lot 21. Approximate amount of judgment $217,700.53 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #616571/2018. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 mitigation pro tocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. Janine Lynam, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 18-007999 72191 132726 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC., ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2005-R2, Plaintiff against AURELIA F. VILLEGAS, et al Defendant(s) Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered August 22, 2018, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on August 24, 2022 at 2:30 PM. Premises known as 1902 Freeman Avenue, East Meadow, New York 11554. Sec 50 Block 12 Lot 1-4. All that certain property situated in the Town of Hempstead in the County of Nassau and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $607,754.64 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 014586/2013. Cash will not be accepted at the sale. The foreclosure sale will be conducted in accordance with 10th Judicial District’s Covid-19 Policies and foreclosure auction rules. The Referee shall enforce any rules in place regarding facial coverings and social distancing. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.” Ellen Durst, Esq., Referee 3000-000865 132935 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Plaintiff, vs. MIRLENE ALVAREZ, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on October 18, 2017, and an Order Extending Sale Deadline and Other Relief duly entered on January 21, 2022 and an Order to Substitute Referee duly entered on February 10, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on August 22, 2022 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 51 Bailey Avenue, East Meadow, NY 11554. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New
York, Section 45, Block 339 and Lot 18. Approximate amount of judgment is $430,764.66 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 15-005182. This foreclosure sale will be held on the North Side Steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale. Tara Madden, Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No.: 211115 132929 LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (“FANNIE MAE”), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, V. ROBERT DYCKMAN, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated November 13, 2014, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (“FANNIE MAE”), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is the Plaintiff and ROBERT DYCKMAN, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on August 24, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 1939 LINCOLN AVENUE, EAST MEADOW, NY 11554: Section 50, Block 536, Lot 20: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN EAST MEADOW, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 011136/2013. Dalia Zaza, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure
sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 132939 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT FOR THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU Nationstar Mortgage, LLC v. Ligia Padilla, Antonio Padilla; et al., Attorney for Plaintiff: Hasbani & Light, P.C., 450 7th Ave, Suite 1408, NY, NY 10123; (212) 643-6677. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale granted herein on 06/19/2014, I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder in the Nassau County Supreme and County Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on 08/18/2022 at 2:30 pm a premises known as 2625 Beech Street, East Meadow, NY 11554. Section: 51, Block: 429, Lot: 1. All that certain plot, piece, or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the County of Nassau, State of New York. As more particularly described in the judgment of foreclosure and sale. Sold subject to all of the terms and conditions contained in said judgment and terms of sale. Approximate amount of judgment: $632,154.68 plus interest and costs. Index No.: 438/2013 George Esernio, Esq., Referee 132937 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD LOCAL LAW NO. 53-2022 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing was duly called and held June 28th, 2022, by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 53-2022, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 53-2022, amending Section 197-13 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, to repeal “TRAFFIC REGULATIONS IN THE VICINITY OF SCHOOLS” at various locations. Dated: June 28, 2022 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 132889
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD LOCAL LAW NO. 52-2022 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing was duly called and held June 28th, 2022, by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 52-2022, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 52-2022, amending Section 197-5 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, to include “ARTERIAL STOPS” at various locations. Dated: June 28, 2022 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 132888 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD LOCAL LAW NO.54-2022 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, as enact, a public hearing was duly called and held on the 28th day of June, 2022, by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead, on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 54-2022, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Local Law No. 54-2022, to enact Section 190-9.5 of Chapter 190 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, entitled “ Th i r t y - m i l e - p e r- h o u r limits” as follows: LEVITTOWN Loring Road - (TH-196/22) Speed limit 30 - between north Jerusalem Road and Hemsptead Turnpike. Dated: June 28, 2022 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 132890 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and Municipal Home Rule of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing will be held in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington
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Street, Hempstead, New York, on the 2nd day of August, 2022, at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day to consider the enactment of a local law to amend Section 197-5 of the code of the Town of Hempstead to INCLUDE “ARTERIAL STOPS” at the following locations: ELMONT EMPORIA AVENUE (TH 255/22) STOP - all traffic traveling eastbound on Atherton Avenue shall come to a full stop. EMPORIA AVENUE (TH 255/22) STOP - all traffic traveling westbound on Atherton Avenue shall come to a full stop. DEPAUL STREET (TH 279/22) STOP - all traffic traveling northbound on Robert Avenue shall come to a full stop. DEPAUL STREET (TH 279/22) STOP - all traffic traveling northbound on John Avenue shall come to a full stop. ISLAND PARK ISLAND PARKWAY SOUTH (TH 282/22) STOP all traffic traveling southbound on Washington Avenue shall come to a full stop. ISLAND PARKWAY SOUTH (TH 282/22) STOP All traffic traveling southbound of Jefferson Avenue shall come to a full stop. ISLAND PARKWAY SOUTH (TH 282/22) STOP -
all traffic traveling northbound on Sheridan Place shall come to a full stop. LEVITTOWN SWAN LANE (TH 268/22) STOP - all traffic traveling northbound on Water Lane north shall come to a full stop. MERRICK MEADOWBROOK ROAD (TH 269/22) STOP all traffic traveling eastbound on James Street shall come to a full stop. NORTH BELLMORE NEW YORK AVENUE (TH 254/22) STOP all traffic traveling eastbound on Lincoln Boulevard shall come to a full stop. NEW YORK AVENUE (TH 254/22) STOP all traffic traveling westbound on Lincoln Boulevard shall come to a full stop. LINCOLN BOULEVARD (TH 254/22) STOP all traffic traveling northbound on Roosevelt Avenue shall come to a full stop. OCEANSIDE ROYAL AVENUE (TH 277/22) STOP - all traffic traveling westbound on Anchor Avenue shall come to a full stop.ROYAL AVENUE (TH 277/22) STOP - all traffic traveling eastbound on River Street shall come to a full stop. SEAFORD LAWRENCE ROAD (TH 260/22) STOP - all traffic traveling northbound on Harriad Drive west shall come to a full stop.
SOUTH HEMPSTEAD BEECH STREET (TH 253/22) STOP - all traffic traveling southbound on Maple Avenue shall come to a full stop. BEECH STREET (TH 253/22) STOP - all traffic traveling northbound on Maple Avenue shall come to a full stop. WESTBURY FIELD LANE (TH 276/22) STOP - all traffic traveling eastbound on Murray Drive shall come to a full stop. FIELD LANE (TH 276/22) STOP - all traffic traveling westbound on Murray Drive shall come to a full stop. ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid. Dated: July 19, 2022 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. KATE MURRAY Supervisor Town Clerk 132895
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. SABADELL UNITED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Pltf. vs. LENNIE HOWARD BERG, et al, Defts. Index #9837/2014. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered Mar. 6, 2019 and order appointing substitute referee dated Sept. 2,
2021, I will sell at public auction on August 10, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. on the north side front steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY prem. k/a 1881 Cole Drive, East Meadow, NY a/k/a Section 0050, Block 00457, Lot 00014. Said property beginning at a point on the Northwesterly side of Cole Dr., distant 268.54 ft. Southeasterly and Southwesterly when measured along the Southwesterly and Northwesterly sides of Cole Dr., from the corner formed by the intersection of the Southwesterly side of Cole Dr. with the Southeasterly side of Fairhaven Rd. and from said point of beginning, being a plot 100 ft. x 60 ft. Approx. amt. of judgment is $479,471.60 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the auction. BRIAN DAVIS, Referee. THE MARGOLIN & WEINREB LAW GROUP, LLP, Attys. for Pltf., 165 Eileen Way, Ste. 101, Syosset, NY. #99464 131305
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If you’re too impatient, lazy, tired or an incompetent to cook (as I am), this is our lucky month. We won’t have to live on fast food fries because I found healthful, trendy dishes we can order in two new eateries and on new menus in favorite local restaurants. Takeout-lovers can order unique veggie and fruit filled meals ranging from luscious acai bowls to mahi mahi mango dishes. So, if you’re allergic to your stove, here are four places to pick up new, fun, nutritious meals. SoBol Glen Cove (214 Glen Cove Ave., Glen Cove) This wonderful acai bowl and smoothie café just opened. Owner Alex Kostas told me, “We have fruit delivered every Cathi day that’s cut fresh. We pride ourselves on it.” I’m obsessed with the “green” bowl (it’s blended spinach, mango, banana, kale and almond milk; topped with homemade granola, fresh fruit, coconut and honey). You’ll taste just a hint of spinach and kale since it’s smothered with sweetness from the natural fruits. In fact, there’s no sugar, powder, syrup or ice added to the acaitype bowls and smoothies in the shop. You can also pick up store made waffles, oat bars and muffins. A peach smoothie special is offered for a limited time, and a surprise bowl will make its debut later this summer. Gino’s of East Norwich (1027 Oyster Bay Rd., East Norwich) Owner Joseph Donlon told me in his new pizza shop, “We try to separate ourselves from traditional Gino’s because most of them, generally, have the same menu. We’re a little more trendy and exotic than most pizzerias.” I loved my Greek salad with a surprise: roasted tomatoes. There are six kinds of light, crunchy cauliflower pizzettas (the white pepperoni cauliflower
pizzetta is the biggest hit). There are three kinds of zucchini linguine dishes offered, plus zucchini linguine can be substituted for pasta on any dish. The big ta-daah is Joseph’s own creation: vodka sauce. Order it oozing over mini rice balls, garlic knots or pasta. The View Grill (111 Lattingtown Rd., Glen Cove) Jeanine DiMenna, chef and co-owner, recently added an incredible new section on her menu known as “Taste of the Islands.” She told me, “I’ve been to Key West quite a few times and I love the tropical cuisine there. I love the different kinds of fruits and vegetables you can add to the dishes. turow It’s feel-good food that transports you to a different place.” The result is amazing menu choices such as mango tango lobster, and mahi mahi with coconut, macadamia nuts, Malibu rum and green chile glaze. Conk fritters rotate as weekday specials, too. The Calm Bar at Bridge Marine (40 Ludlam Ave., Bayville) This gem of a seafood restaurant is hidden on a quiet neighborhood street and sits along the water. Practically everything on the menu can be served on top of a salad. On my “lobster salad on a salad,” large morsels of fresh lobster were the stars of the show (instead of the dressing). Two seafood newbies are: From the Dock Sampler and the Seafood Sampler (which includes fried oysters). End your meal with the new coconut cloud cake. I Googled coconuts. They have vitamins and minerals. So, those are my sort-of-kind-of-healthful takeout tips. See you next month! Cathi Turow can be reached at: cturowtakeout@gmail.com.
news bRief Keep your pets safe, and help them beat the heat According to Nassau County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the heat can quickly become dangerous, and even deadly for pets. With temperatures creeping up, it’s time to brush up on ways to keep four-legged family members safe.
Shade and water ■ Protect pets from the sun’s rays and keep them hydrated ■ Never leave pets in the car ■ The inside of the car can reach 120 degrees in just minutes
No asphalt ■ If it’s too hot for bare feet, it’s too hot for bare paws ■ Limit exercise ■ Don’t let playful pets over exert them-
selves in the heat. Try to keep pets indoors, where it’s cool. Pets can suffer from heat stroke just like humans. Signs of heat stroke include: ■ Heavy panting, difficulty breathing, excessive thirst ■ Bright red gums ■ Thick saliva, drooling, vomiting and/ or diarrhea ■ Disorientation and Lethargy If there are feral cats around and help is needed: ■ Provide ample fresh water to those colonies you are caring for ■ Trappers—check all traps to ensure there are no cats left in the heat
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Needed For Garden City Law Firm. Responsibilities Include Filing, Ordering And Stocking Office Supplies, Mail Distribution, Photocopying, Scanning, And Errands To Banks, Post Office And Courts. Must Have A Vehicle And Valid N.Y. Driver License. Please Email Resume To mjagnandan@albaneselegal.com
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Schedule. Few Hours. For Disabled Middle-Aged Man. Long Beach Area 516-474-4556. DELI COUNTER AND PREP PERSON Full Time And Part Time. Weekends A Must. Experienced. Long Beach. Call 516-431-5515
Full Time Caregiver With Elderly Experience Required M-F 9am-9pm Immediate Hire CALL AGENCY 516-328-7126
ORTHODONTIC ASSISTANT & TREATMENT/ FINANCIAL COORDINATOR
Established Five Towns Orthodontic Practice Salary Commensurate With Experience Call 516-668-5638
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At Blaze, Old Bethpage Village Outdoors From September Through November 5-8 Hour Evening Shifts Provide A Welcoming Atmosphere And Ensure Guest Safety. $20-$25/ Hour.
To Apply: https://hudsonvalley.org/employment POLISH SPEAKING PERSON To Help Wr ite A Thank You Note. Call Mar y 516-608-5517; Email: shlomitlucich@yahoo.com
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Experience A Plus Good Work Ethic Required If interested, please email resume to our Personnel Office at jcentrella@franklinsquare.k12.ny.us
RECEPTIONIST FT/PT: Also MEDICAL ASSISTANT FT Wanted. Busy OBGYN Office Rockville Centre. Call Mary 516-764-1095
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A nonprofit organization in Long Island is seeking sealed bids for sales and installation of security related enhancements. This is aNew York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Servicesgrant funded project. The project includes (i) installation of one or more: technology (such as CCTV, access control, alarms, sensors, X-ray machines, magnetometer), security film, doors, locks, windows, bollards, planters, barriers, lighting, fencing, privacy fencing, gates, booth, (ii) training programs, and (iii) security personnel. Bids will be accepteduntil 5:00 PM on July 11th, 2022. Work is expected to commence by the week of July 18th and be completed by August31, 2022. All interested vendors will be required to demonstrate preliminary qualifications and licensing for this work, acknowledge receipt of the proposal documents, and provide company name, business address, telephone, fax and email address, and primary contact name. Selection criteria will be based on knowledge of surveillance and security, adherence to projected work schedule, prior experience, references, and cost. Specifications and bid requirements can be obtained by contacting us atgrantbidrequest@gmail.com.
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Monitor entry and exit into school building, hallways, lunchroom and playground. Distribute passes and perform other office work as needed. Control and enforce traffic procedures during school dismissal. Police or Security experience preferred
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REQUIREMENTS: Experience as an Accounts Payable and/or Accounts Receivable Clerk. Accounting software, MS Office and office machines including Copier, Scanner, etc. Associates degree in Accounting and 2 years’ experience or High School Diploma and 5 years bookkeeping experience Experience working for a government agency a plus The Long Beach Housing Authority, 500 Centre Street, Long Beach Please email resume to the Executive Director, Mike Cruz, at MCruz@lbhany.org
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Franklin Square UFSD c SchOOl BUS DrIverS WAnTeD Must Have B License With PS Endorsement And NYS Fingerprints Required. Guaranteed 6 Hours/Day. 10 Month Position. Offering Benefits, Retirement Fund And Holiday Pay. $25.35/Hour With Contractual Increases. If interested, please email resume to our Personnel Office at
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his totally renovated home is located in the Village of Atlantic Beach; it has all the bells and whistles and is pristine. Enjoy 3 floors of living space. You will love the true chef's kitchen with a center island with a second sink which adds the perfect touch. The sliding doors lead to a beautiful backyard with an in-ground swimming pool and large stone pavers. Great care was taken to design a home that flows seamlessly. There are modern glass railings and full bathroom on the main level. Upstairs you find a large Main Suite with deck where you can hear the ocean. Plus 2 more bedrooms and full bathroom. A finished basement with den, office/gym, laundry and a full bath are also featured in this home. Enjoy coastal living at its finest...
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ith all the media hype about sharks these days, our thoughts went to the late Peter Benchley, who wrote many books during his life, but who will be best remembered for his best-seller, “Jaws,” about a series of shark attacks in the small beach town of Amity, whose residents became terrified of the big fish. The film also frightened audiences around the world, becoming the blockbuster summer movie of 1975. Benchley, who had quit his job as a speechwriter for JAMEs President Lyndon when he BERnsTEin Johnson was in his late 20s, became a millionaire after “Jaws” was published and became a movie starring Roy Scheider as Sheriff Martin Brody, a good guy who wants to warn the town about the roving shark, and Murray Hamilton as Mayor Larry Vaughn, who worries more about losing tourist revenue than about sharks. Movie theaters were packed and sharks were the talk of that long-ago summer. Benchley became something of
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a folk hero. The book sold more than 10 million copies. What did Benchley think? He regretted writing the book. In 2000, in an interview with the Animal Attack Files, Benchley said, “What I now know, which wasn’t known when I wrote ‘Jaws,’ is that there is no such thing as a rogue shark which develops a taste for human flesh.” “No one appreciates how vulnerable they are to destruction,” he added. Benchley’s shark-hunter character, Quint, is thought to have been based on the career of Frank Mundus, a Montauk-based charter captain who killed whales merely for chum and harpooned sharks, a practice that is outlawed today. In the last few years of his life, Mundus became a shark conservationist. So did Benchley, who spent his later years trying to persuade people that sharks weren’t necessarily out to get them, that they had a purpose in nature, and that, most of all, shark attacks were extremely rare, despite all the television broadcasts about them, which often borrowed the theme from “Jaws.” In another interview, Benchley said,
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“For all their power, they are amazingly fragile. Sharks are no longer the villains. They are the victims.” According to Ocearch, a nonprofit that is dedicated to researching great white sharks and other large sea predators, the odds of dying in a shark attack are 1 in 3.7 million. Hundreds of sharks are killed each year, according to the organization. Christopher Paparo, manager of the school of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at the State University at Stony Brook, noted that there are more than 1,000 fatal car accidents in New York state per year. There is a better chance of being injured in an auto accident, Paparo said, than of even seeing a shark. Still, all the experts warn that sharks are not to be taken lightly. Beachgoers are warned to swim only in waters where there is a lifeguard, to always swim with others, to avoid wearing shiny objects in the water that may attract sharks and, if they see bunker, which sharks eat, to stay out of the water until the bunker pass. “I wouldn’t like to be bit by a shark,” Paparo said.
e later learned that there’s no such thing as a rogue humanseeking shark.
There have been reports of several shark bites and sightings off Nassau County’s South Shore. The television and radio reports tend toward the dramatic. In a paper in 2020 by Janey Sellars, a marine biology graduate from Exeter University, the media take a big hit for their coverage of sharks. “With recent technological advances,” Sellars wrote, “the media is now able to reach more people and influence the relationship (between human and sharks) by framing stories and twisting the truth to give sharks a bad name.” “Once regarded as a valuable and elusive creature, they are now perceived as ocean monsters,” Sellars added. “It is an issue that has only increased with time and is likely to continue as human and shark populations continue to overlap.” Benchley, who was the first-ever host of “Shark Week,” Discovery Channel’s celebration of the big fish, may have put it best: “The shark in an updated ‘Jaws’ could not be the villain; it would have to be written as the victim, for worldwide, sharks are much more the oppressed than the oppressors.” James Bernstein is the editor of the Long Beach Herald. Comments? JBernstein@ liherald.com.
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he screams and cursing coming from the Oval Office on Dec. 18, 2020, were the sound track to an attempted coup. According to former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson and other witnesses who have testified before the Jan. 6 congressional committee, various fringe Trump supporters, including Sydney Powell, Rudy Giuliani and Michael Flynn, gathered to encourage the soon-to-be former president to keep contesting the election results, maybe commandeer the voting RAnDi machines, maybe KREiss declare a national emergency. Trump was all ears. White House aides, some of whom have testified, were appalled by the spectacle of screaming, foul language and bizarre conspiracy theories bouncing off the walls. Alcohol flowed. That was Dec. 18. A few hours later, when the meeting broke up, Trump tweeted about an upcoming gathering at the Capitol on Jan. 6 that promised to be “wild.” According to published reports and testimony at the Jan. 6 hearings, Giuliani had to be escort-
ed out the White House to be sure he actually left. Apparently when the president breaks all the rules, it gives others permission to exceed their power, cross boundaries, pander to violent fringe groups and traffic in disinformation. The Trump presidency was rotten, and the stench came from the top. I think about the disgrace of it all, the absence of decorum and respect for the office of the president. I think, too, of the principled, high-minded individuals who have walked those halls and sat at the president’s desk. Trump and his extremist pals have sullied the space in an unprecedented way. If their delusional and illegal suggestions had been taken, it could have brought down our government. It certainly has changed our America. I think about all this from an Airbnb house in Maine, down the block from a small cemetery dating back to 1792. That was 16 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence; the Revolutionary War had ended just nine years earlier. The Constitutional Convention took place in the summer of 1787, so in 1792, when people were settled in this area, the Con-
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stitution was a freshly minted document, only 5 years old. This area feels like early America, plain clapboard houses flying the Stars and Stripes, simple plantings and rock walls and stone boundaries. It isn’t difficult at all to walk down this road and imagine how it looked over 200 years ago. I feel connected here to all that is basic and good about our beginnings. It didn’t take long, however, for news of the “unhinged” meeting in the Trump White House in December 2020, to reach me. We’re on vacation, but I can’t tune out the Jan. 6 hearings, which are investigating the attempted insurrection. It feels like a civic responsibility. As witnesses come forward and speak to the misinformation, erratic behavior and unprincipled tactics of Trump’s coterie, I realize it isn’t just the rules and laws of democracy that are being undone — it is its very spirit. The people Trump brought into the Oval Office to advise him in December 2020 are the misfits, the pardoned felons, the purveyors of disproved conspiracy theories. They are the dregs, and they sat where, over time, Churchill and de Gaulle
hat might’ve happened on Dec. 18, 2020, if we’d been attacked?
and popes and the king and queen of England and Gorbachev and Rabin once sat. Other presidents sat there, too, some better than others, but no one as amoral and undignified as Trump. That the likes of Giuliani and Powell and Flynn could have access to a president is unconscionable. That they could proffer unproven conspiracy theories and advocate against a legitimately elected new president speaks to the unraveling of our democracy. The “unhinged” Dec. 18 meeting in the Oval Office went on for hours, according to witnesses. I wonder what would have happened if, while theories of Venezuelan interference in the election were being discussed, our country had been attacked. What if a missile had taken out New York City or a cyberattack had brought down our electrical grid? What if our water supplies had been poisoned or a killer bug had been let loose in the subways? What if ? Who would have made the decisions that would lead us in a moment of crisis? Who would have inspired the faith of the people and demonstrated the gravitas and good sense to find a path forward? That Dec. 18 meeting was gross and shocking and dangerous in so many ways. I hope the Biden team cleaned the carpets and aired out the room. Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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Films we thank for LIIFE as we know it
road trip in a yellow Volkswagen Microbus so a young girl, played by Abigail Breslin, could compete in a beauty pageant. The plight of a man looking for his wife’s murderer, while unable to make long-term memories, in a story told in reverse, starring Guy Pearce. What it was like to grow up in Texas, a story told over nine years, allowing its young protagonist, played by Ellar Coltrane, to literally grow up in front of the cameras. Racial tensions at a fictional Ivy League school exposed, thanks to an extraordinary, can’t-miss performance by Tessa Thompson. We’ve seen, or at least heard of, all these films — “Little Miss Sunshine,” “Memento,” “Boyhood,” “Dear White People.” They have joined countless others that have not only provided a little bit of escape from our daily lives, but have stayed with us. And maybe even made us think. But none of these films would have even been part of the conversation if it weren’t for film festivals. It’s not Cannes or Sundance, but the Long Island International Film Festival — or LIIFE, as we all know it — is one of hundreds of such festivals across the
country and around the world that give filmmakers from all walks of life a chance to be seen. And maybe even to be remembered. And it’s that very reason why it’s important that we continue to support such festivals, not just with some of our county dollars, but maybe a few of our own, too. You don’t have to look any further than Michael and Michayla Scully, the fatherdaughter team that pieced together the dramedy “Montauk 77” with nothing more than $30,000 and a dream. They put together a small crew to film the pair as a ridehail driver and young teenaged passenger at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, and put together a film that delighted audiences at Bellmore Movies & Showplace last week. Their dream is to have their film available on a streaming service near you (and they will) — something that wouldn’t even be remotely possible if it weren’t for film festivals like LIIFE. American film studios produce several hundred movies every year, but when you include independent filmmakers who have nowhere near the financial resources of these behemoths, we get well over a thousand — maybe two. Each year. Film festivals like LIIFE are labors of
love, with the only real reward to put productions on the screen we may not otherwise see. The hard work of people like Debra Markowitz and both Henry and Anne Stampfel can’t be — and shouldn’t be — ignored. When LIIFE started 25 years ago, most filmmakers had to choose between making a run for theaters or going directly to DVD. Today the distribution model is wide, from streaming to cable to just about anything. And it’s exciting. In fact, one might say, why do we need film festivals when someone with something worth seeing could turn to something like YouTube to get exposure on their own? But it’s really not that easy. Even after the long hours, days, weeks and months that went into making a film are over, their creators are tasked with finding venue after venue to showcase their work, hoping they can poke their head above so many others seeking the same thing. LIIFE is over for this year, but in just a few weeks, Markowitz and the Stampfels will be back at it again, planning for next year. And they’ll be waiting for you — maybe with the next “Blair Witch Project.” Or the next “Precious.” Or maybe even the next “Montauk 77.”
In keeping with protecting our residents with the most up to date equipment, we have retired the Lafrance pumper truck which was in service for almost 22 years. We have acquired a Pumper Truck from Hendrikson, a leader in the field to ensure the immediacy and safety of our residents. Since Super Storm Sandy, we have replaced the full fleet of Departmental Fire Trucks. Always mindful of the bottom line, the initial truck has been paid
in full, and the second truck has one final payment in late October. The Board of Trustees join me in saluting our First Responders. They are all everyday heroes! They knowingly put their own safety in jeopardy to serve and save. These outstanding brave men and women are the cornerstone of our community, and we thank them. God Bless and protect our dedicated Firefighters. God Bless our great Village. As I always remind our residents, the very best is
letters Island Park Mayor Michael McGinty To the Editor: I write today to give an update on our Island Park Fire Department resiliency and hardening project. This important project was funded through the New York State Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery in the amount of a 1.65 Million dollar grant. The project includes the installation of an elevator, raising and updating the plumbing, and includes an addition of another Bay to the North. This is the first reconstruction and rehabilitation effort for the Island Park Fire Department since 1976. My Board of Trustees stand with me, and stand with our community knowing the Island Park Fire Department is the soul of our great Village and I would like to thank Deputy Mayor Matthew Graci, Trustee Barbara VolpeRied, Irene Naudus, and Robert Tice for their valiant efforts on behalf of the Island Park Fire Department. Securing these grants has been an enormous and challenging effort. Super Storm Sandy changed the landscape for us, it was an absolute necessity to ensure our Fire Department had every resource possible which is vital to protect and serve our village and her residents. There has never been a time when the Island Park Fire Department didn’t answer the call to serve and protect.
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everal years ago, the board of directors of Nassau University Medical Center approved spending nearly $8 million to build new executive offices on the 19th floor of the hospital, with unobstructed views of the Manhattan skyline. Today, that infamous decision serves as a reminder that a hospital doesn’t exist to serve politicians and executives. Everything we do must be focused on the needs of our patients, their families, and employees. NUMC is Long Island’s only Level One trauma cenMatthew J. ter, and with that comes BRUDeRMaN distinction a responsibility to serve the most diverse patient population in our area. Our goal must be to ensure that everyone who walks through the doors of our facility is treated with the dignity, respect and care they deserve. No matter what community or background patients come from, they should have confidence that NUMC will provide them with the best possible care. Everyone should be a VIP. For too long the hospital’s reputation suffered because of poor planning and decision-making. Our fantastic doctors
and exceptional staff have long needed better support. County Executive Bruce Blakeman selected me not just to lead NUMC but also to fix this critically important institution for our community. Together with CEO Dr. Anthony Boutin and our outstanding team, we’re doing it. We’re putting people and patients first again. In just the past three months, we’ve begun plotting a new course for the hospital. We’ve reopened Long Island’s only multichamber hyperbaric unit to treat burn victims, carbon monoxide poisoning and decompression sickness — the bends. The unit can also be used for wound management, bone infections, and radiation tissue damage. It was closed for years due to red tape, but was recertified, and it is again available 24/7 for emergency use as well as regular patient treatment. Community members have asked for a cardiac catheterization lab at the hospital for some time now, and we should have some exciting news on that front soon. Cardiac catheterization services are critically important to our ability to handle emergency conditions and save lives. Their addition will be a significant benefit for the community. NUMC cares for patients regardless of their ability to pay, but that doesn’t mean
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n just the past three months, the hospital has begun plotting a new course.
LetteRS yet to come. Stay tuned for one of the greatest revitalizations in the history of our Village, and a true renaissance continues. We are Island Parkers. We stand together! Sincerely, MAyOr MICHAEL MCGINTy
Which prayers are protected? To the Editor: On June 27, in a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution protects the right of a school coach to pray in public on an athletic field during the school day in the presence of students — members of the team he coaches. Writing for the majority — the court’s six conservative members — Justice Neil M. Gorsuch asserted that the First Amendment offers that protection. “respect for religious expressions is indispensable to life in a free and diverse republic — whether those expressions take place in a sanctuary or on a field, and whether they manifest through the spoken word or a bowed
the hospital can’t have cutting-edge technology and treatment. In May, NUMC hired neurosurgeon Dr. David Weintraub, formerly of Northwell Health, who will head a new department of neurosciences. This will be a major growth area for NUMC, expanding our capabilities to include first-class treatments for spine, brain and nerve conditions. Also, in the coming weeks, we’ll begin renovating a number of key patient and visitor-facing spaces that have long needed upgrading. We are redesigning our emergency room entrance to improve access for ambulances. We’re going to do a better job of communicating with residents about our services and preventive care as well. Starting this summer, we’ll be launching a social media campaign in both English and Spanish that will involve every department at the hospital to inform the public about living healthier. We’ve named a new interim chief medical officer, Dr. Grace Ting, whose more than 30 years of experience will help improve patient care and better advocate for our physicians’ needs. We’re also putting a new emphasis on our extraordinary employees, working to attract outstanding new talent, and recognizing the care provided by our staff every day. Our
new employee recognition program begins this month. Another way we are putting people first is by ensuring the hospital’s longterm financial sustainability, with a comprehensive review of all financial standards and practices. In just its first week, our review uncovered more than $12 million in outstanding revenue the county owed the hospital. County Executive Blakeman promptly presented us with a check that cut our previous budget deficit significantly. We will announce a new financial management plan shortly. Our reviews have also uncovered potential fraud that led to the arrest of a former employee. While this kind of abuse is reprehensible, it underscored the need for a totally new approach to running the hospital. We launched a national search for a new chief financial officer, and will be making new efforts to increase revenue. A sound financial future for NUMC will mean more resources to reinvest in the hospital, its facilities, services and personnel. It’s an exciting time for us. With priorities that truly put patients and their families first, we’re going to make NUMC an even better, more modern medical center that people can trust for generations to come. Matthew J. Bruderman is the chairman of the Nassau University Medical Center board of directors.
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head,” he wrote. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, in her dissent, wrote that in such a situation, many students would undoubtedly feel pressure not only to listen to the coach’s prayers, but in some cases feel compelled to act as if they are in total agreement with his words. The coach in the case, Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, is a devout Christian. Because of his insistence on continuing his public prayers, the Bremerton, Washington, public school where he coached did not renew his contract, and his termination as a coach ultimately led to his case being heard by the Supreme Court. Would the court have agreed to hear the case if the coach had been a Muslim, intoning Muslim prayers on the athletic field? A Hindu, intoning Hindu prayers on the athletic field? A Buddhist? A Jain? A Sikh? A member of the Baha’i faith? A Druze? A follower of Confucius? A believer in Shintoism? A member of the Native American Church? I wonder. MIrIAM LEVINE HELBOK Bronx
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