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Aiding coping families at Christmas time program facilitated by Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital in Oceanside. It was headquarThe magic of Christmas tered in Hewlett for 22 years filled the air last Friday night before moving to Merrick Road, during the annual holiday in Rockville Centre, in Novemparty at SIBSPlace in Rockville ber 2021.

Formont said that the inspiCentre. The event brought famration for SIBi l i e s n av i g a t i n g SPlace was a handsevere illness and ful of students at loss together for a Hewlett High heartwarming celeSchool who were bration featuring diagnosed with food, music, crafts cancer about 35 and a surprise visit years a go. “T he from Santa. community pitched “It’s a chance for in to help, and what them to come they realized was together and celethat the siblings brate the holidays,” weren’t getting any said SIBSPlace services whatsoevExecutive Director er,” she said, referJoanna For mont, ring to the patients’ who has worked family members. with the organiza“The siblings were tion for 19 years. not getting their “Our goal is (to proemotions met.” vide) preventative JoANNA FoRMoNT The program mental health care Executive director, serves more than when there are ill- SIBSPlace 300 children nesses or loss in between ages 5 and the home, and where the children can come 18 with a sibling or parent who together to get peer support has been diagnosed with a from children in similar cir- severe illness, providing them with opportunities to interact cumstances.”

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Santa Claus brings holiday joy to RVC Charlotte, 10, Nathan, 7, and Logan, 10, get their picture taken with Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus at the John A. Anderson Recreation Center. At right, Ryan Cordano, 8, and Jack Cordano, 6, mail their Christmas lists to Santa, as their father, David Cordano, watches. Story, photos, Page 3.

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Montemarano Plumbing’s festive display on N. Long Beach Road was hard to miss.

Village names the holiday lights contest winners Rockville Centre homeowners and businesses embraced the holiday season with a little friendly competition. For the fourth year in a row, the village invited residents to spread joy, by decorating the community with wondrous displays and shimmering lights.

The holiday lights contest started in 2020, as a way to keep the holiday spirit alive in the community, at a time when many of the fun and traditional holiday events were canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Nearly 30 individual homes, and five different blocks, signed up to participate from December 12 to December 19. The winning homes were announced on Wednesday, Dec. 20, after press time.

The village presented first prize in the Clark Griswold category to 174 Pine Street, with the second prize awarded to 47 Fenway. In the Martha Stewart category, first prize was awarded to 17 Hollywood Court, while the second prize was presented to 2 Woods Place. First prize in the “family friendly” category was

awarded to 6 Olive Court, for it fun and festive decorations, while second prize was presented to 21 Hamilton Street.

In the best block category, this year’s first prize was presented to Arbor Lane.

Coming in close for the second prize was Kent Court. In recognition of this collaborative effort, a street sign will be presented to the winning block in January.

For the first time since the contest began, the village decided to remove its “party in lights” category from the list.

Instead, two new categories were intro-

duced to help spice up the competition.

First prize for the best municipal building category was awarded to the Rockville Centre Fire Department’s Reliance Hose Company No. 3 for their decorations of the firehouse at 137 N. Forest Avenue.

Montemarano Plumbing was also presented with first prize in the best business category, for its absolutely vibrant light display on N. Long Beach Road that is hard to miss.

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ROCKVILLE CENTRE HERALD — December 21, 2023

The holiday spirit descended upon the Rockville Centre community this weekend, as Santa Claus, accompanied by his merry entourage, made his annual visit to the John A. Anderson Recreation Center for a special pancake breakfast.

Families filled the center with joy, as they eagerly awaited their chance to dine with the jolly man in the red suit before he would have to return to the North Pole to prepare for Christmas. His wife, Mrs. Claus, and his pals, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Frosty the Snowman, also tagged along to spread holiday cheer.

All three sittings were sold out weeks in advance for this popular yuletide celebration, as hundreds of excited children and parents gathered inside for the pancake extravaganza with Santa.

Volunteer elves worked tirelessly throughout the morning to ensure the success of this magical event.

The aroma of freshly made pancakes wafted through the air, as families seized the opportunity to capture precious moments with Santa through photographs and heartfelt letters, creating last memories. The air buzzed with the laughter and excitement as children engaged in a number of fun and festive activities.

In addition to the joyous holiday experience, each attendee received a personalized Christmas ornament to adorn their trees with cherished memories from this special day. The annual Breakfast with Santa, proved once again to be a beloved community tradition, bringing families closer together in the true spirit of the season.

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More than 30 helper elves volunteered to help serve up this special holiday breakfast.

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Kitt Cammarota, 6, Patrick Cammarota, 4, and Colin Cammarota, 1, enjoy playing in the gymnasium.

Rockville Centre village officials including Trustte Katie Conlon, left, Deputy Mayor Kathy Baxley and Mayor Francis Murray, right, welcome Santa and Mrs. Claus to the annual pancake breakfast at the John A. Anderson Recreation Center.

Helper elves Frank Romeo and Mateo Barriocanal and their pal, Frosty the Snowman, entertain Wesley Olsen, 6, William Olsen, 4, and Zara Snell, 3, who were eagerly awaiting Santa’s arrival.

Tables were set up throughout the center, including in the main lobby and the auditorium.

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In a sense, the phrase “there was no In recent years at Christmas, I have room at the inn” in the Nativity foremeditated on the relationship between shadows and connects with the phrase in the Nativity of the Prince of Peace and the Parable of the Good Samaritan the Parable of the Good Samaritan. describing the callous indifference of I have been especially inspired by both the priest and the Levite toward the Pope Francis’ analysis of the Parable of wounded man on the side of the road: “ the Good Samaritan in the second chapHe passed by on the other side.” ter of his 2020 encyclical, Fratelli Tutti.

As Pope Francis says in Fratelli Tutti: It is powerful and provocative, and I “Each day we have to decide whether to would recommend it for your mental be Good Samaritans or indifferent prayer. bystanders.”

The short phrase in the Our Lady, St. Joseph and Christmas Gospel narrative the unborn Christ Child in the second chapter of the experienced the reality of Gospel of Luke reads: “She people who decided to be wrapped him in swaddling indifferent bystanders. clothes and laid him in a The Christmas Gospel manger, because there was narrative from Luke 2 poses no room for them in the a question, which is posed inn.” again later in the Parable of “No room for them in the the Good Samaritan in Luke inn.” No Good Samaritan 10. Will we be Good Samariishop stepped up to help the Holy tans? Or will we be indifferFamily. They were ignored ent bystanders? As the Holy ohn arres and treated perfunctorily Father reminds us, we make and impatiently. Some that choice every day. passed them by. Some pretended not to May our prayer, silent contemplation notice their plight. and creative family catechesis of the Remember too that in the Parable of Nativity scene help us to be instruments the Good Samaritan an “inn” is also of a Nativity Mystery. May the Good mentioned. Luke 10 reads: “But a Good Samaritan Gospel revolution of humility, Samaritan while traveling came near charity, mercy, tenderness and peace him, and when he saw him, he was unite us in solidarity with the sick, the moved with pity. He went to him and ban- poor and the suffering, especially in the daged his wounds, having poured oil and Middle East, Ukraine and all war-ravwine on them. Then he put him on his aged areas of the world. own animal, brought him to an inn and May our commitment to “holiness and took care of him.” mission” bless our contemplative SynodThe inn that the Holy Family al listening and our Eucharistic Revival approaches on the way to Bethlehem is a and Evangelization. sign of rejection and indifference.

Merry Christmas and Happy New The inn in the Parable of the Good Year to you and your families! May the Samaritan is a sign of the Good SamariLight and Love of the Christ Child anitan’s compassion and commitment to go mate and guide our global Catholic Misthe extra mile and to make sure that the sionary Spirit on this Christmas night wounded man is taken care of until he is and throughout the New Year. Sincerely completely healed. in Christ, Contemporary literary criticism might very well emphasize that the use Most Reverend John O. Barres, of “inn” by the Gospel writer in both the Bishop of Rockville Centre

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Frank’s Steaks in Rockville Centre has once again transformed its restaurant into a mesmerizing holiday destination with an enchanting display full of fun and festive decorations and designs.

Voted the best dining experience, best steakhouse, best fine dining, best business lunch, and best dessert in the 2023 Long Choice Awards, Frank’s Steaks is well known throughout Nassau County for providing savory, tender cuts of steak.

In order to combine its traditional dining experience with the wonder and joy of the season, Chris Meyer and John Casper of Frank’s Steaks, commissioned interior designer Michael Delahanty and assistant Colin O’Leary to infuse the wonder and joy of Christmas into the restaurant.

Delahanty said that he has been decorating the establishment for five years— the last three of which, he performed with the help of O’Leary’s artistic talent.

From the moment that patrons walk into the room, they are overcome with a sense of holiday magic. Each of the rooms has its own separate theme, be ginning with the “Nor th Pole Lounge,” where dozens of ornaments dangle overhead to create the feeling that you’re standing under neath a

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It required more than 80 hours of work in order to put up the more than 75,000 lights and decorations that fill the space.

But what makes the holiday display truly unique is that it continues to grow throughout the season, with new holiday decorations added every night.

Meyer, the general manager and owner of Frank’s Steaks, said that this year he also invited back The Santa Babies, a singing group from Levittown, to regale diners with a performance of some classic holiday favorites.

“I saw them on social media and this is the third consecutive year that they’ve come to perform,” Meyer said.

He said both perfor mances, on Thursday, Dec. 14 and Thursday, Dec. 21, have already been booked up in advance.

The menu has also received a festive makeover this year with the addition of some holiday-themed dishes, complete with seasonal garnishes and an artistic flair. The establishment is also the only one on the south shore of Long Island with a level 2 sommelier.

Frank’s Steaks has truly established itself as a hub of seasonal cheer, for young and old alike, to come and enjoy a memorable holiday experience.

“It’s an amazing feeling,” Meyers said. “As soon as customers walk through the door they say, ‘Wow.’ It makes it all worth it.”

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Photos courtesy Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association

Rockville Centre Soccer Club hosted its the annual alumni soccer game in November.

Alumni soccer stars participate in sports tradition Ask any adult who grew up playing youth soccer what they enjoyed about it and one of the answers will almost always be about the lifelong friendships started on the field.

In the spirit of this lifelong bond, former teammates with group together once a year for a friendly pickup game with high school alumni.

The Rockville Centre Soccer Club, founded in 1971, continues to host one of the longest-running alumni soccer games of any Long Island community. The annual competition first started in the mid-1960s,

when a group of South Side High School graduates with the boys’ varsity soccer team got together over the Thanksgiving holiday.

The alumni games have since evolved into a club-run event, involving both men and women, who come together at Stephen Tighe Field, named for the beloved RVC soccer coach who died on Sept. 11, to reunite over their love of the game.

South Side alumni reunite for a friendly pick-up game at Stephen Tighe Field.

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Hofstra women’s basketball is looking to build off last season’s late success that spurred the Pride to the conference quarterfinals as the No. 12 seed.

The Pride struggled to a 4-14 league record before posting two wins in the Colonial Athletic Association (now known as the Coastal Athletic Association) tournament and giving four seed William & Mary a competitive game in a 76-64 season-ending defeat. Hofstra was picked 12th in the preseason CAA women’s basketball preseason poll and will try to prove the doubters wrong this winter.

“I think our returners took it personal and feel they’ve got more to contribute than a 12th-place team,” said fifth-year Hofstra head coach Danielle Santos Atkinson. “It’s one thing to take it personally, but what is the action to go with that? And that’s been our focus.”

The Pride were ultra focused last Saturday in a commanding 113-24 romp against Division III foe Farmingdale State, which set a program record for points scored and points allowed. Sophomore guard Emma Von Essen, a Rockville Centre native, tallied 29 points including nine 3-pointers.

Santos Atkinson brings back several returners from last year’s 12-20 season led by graduate student guard Sorelle Ineza, who was second on the team scoring with 10 points per game. The Quebec native tallied 20 points in a narrow 63-60 loss at Sacred Heart in Fairfield, Conn. on Nov. 19.

Von Essen has emerged as an offensive leader for the Pride after playing her way into a regular starter as a freshman. The former four-year standout at Long Island Lutheran, is the Pride’s leading scorer averaging 14.6 points per game and is displaying more aggressiveness on offense.

“One of the areas where she wanted to improve was in the weight room and I think that’s definitely improved her game and helped with her accuracy and also helped her stamina,” said Santos Atkinson of Von Essen, who has hit 29 3-pointers so far this season. “She can score the ball in bunches.”

Senior guard Ally Knights, an Australia native, provides additional experience in the backcourt with Essen after averaging 3.5 assists per game last season.

Zyheima Swint,a 6-3 senior center, provides the Pride some size and experience inside after averaging eight points a game as a junior and was leading CAA in rebounding through mid-December. Senior 6-0 forward Brooke Anya has also shined on the glass and is the conference’s fourth-leading rebounder.

The Pride have also been given a boost this season by the return of redshirt junior guard Selma Markisic,

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Head coach Danielle Santos Atkinson, left, will look to guide Hofstra to a strong showing in the Coastal Athletic Association after a quarterfinal run in last season’s tournament. who missed last season due to injury. Markisic, a Brooklyn native who starred at Xaverian High School, tallied 10 points in a 51-48 victory against Wagner on Nov. 12 and posted 20 in the Farmingdale State romp.

“To be able to get another shooter and scorer added back to the team is huge for us,” said Santos Atkinson of Markisic. “She is still finding her way after being off for a whole year, but she’s going to be a great addition as we get here rolling into conference play.”

Hofstra opens the CAA schedule on Jan. 5 with a home game against UNC-Wilmington at 7 p.m. followed two days later with a matinee at the Mack Sports Complex versus William & Mary for a 2 p.m. tipoff. The Pride will host Stony Brook for a Friday night Battle of Long Island matchup on Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. and will conclude its home schedule versus Monmouth on March 3 at 2 p.m.

“We’re very versatile and I’m excited about what’s to come and what we’re going to be able to be able to do,” Santos Atkinson said. “We have to continue putting it together and getting better but we have the pieces to do it.”

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Sandel Center hosts Holiday Boutique Shoppers didn’t have to travel far to find unique gifts for their loved ones this holiday season, thanks to the annual Holiday Boutique at the Sandel Senior Center.

The event included a variety of small business, many from right here on Long Island, who were there to provide handcrafted and affordable holiday gift ideas.

One of the businesses, Peace, Love and Hot Chocolate, was created in 2017, when the owner, Seth Rothstein, found an old hot cocoa recipe in his grandmother’s attic. Each is sold in their own mason jar and come complete with marshmallows and chocolate chips.

In the spirit of the season, the Sandel Center ‘decked the halls’ in festive holiday décor.

Seniors and volunteers wore fun, cheerful outfits, while people went around shopping for last-minute stocking stuffers. And since everyone at the Sandel Center was especially nice this year, they even got paid a special visit from the big man, himself, Santa Claus.

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Sigrid Schwenk, left, joins Nancy Codispoti, director of senior services, Frank Hogan, dressed in full Santa attire, and event coordinator Tami Patton.

Marie Hodgin, 94, excited about the jewelry she purchased.

Kristine Tolan, program coordinator, purchases some of Marlene Louis-Malou’s Cheesecakes at the Holiday Boutique on Dec. 5.

Marie Hernandez, left, shops for holiday greeting cards made by Barbara Albrecht, right.

Ben Abramowitz, 9, meets Santa Claus at the Sandel Senior Center’s Holiday Boutique.

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What’s neWs in and out of the classroom

South Side students measured each of the individual kindergartners to cut white planks of wood that were the same height as their five-year-old counterparts.

Next, they outfitted them with scarves and hats to make sure they were dressed appropriately for the cold winter weather. The high school students also helped add a carrot nose and buttons to complete the design.

Lastly, the snowmen were brought to the finger painting station, where each kindergarten student got the chance to be creative by giving each one a smile to match their personality.

Dave Beinlich, one of the Wood Design teachers at South Side, who helped facilitate the program last year, said that these simple-to-construct snowmen bring an infinite amount of smiles to the faces of people all throughout the community.

“Think about the amount of smiles that this project creates,” Beinlich said. “When my students build these with the kindergartners they all smile and are filled with joy. The teachers are all smiling too. When the kindergarteners bring these home, everyone who sees the snowman smiles. It is really incredible how much happiness a piece of pine that is painted white and decorated can bring to our community. I’ve driven past a few houses in RVC and seen the snowmen outside on the porch and I stop and look and it makes me smile.”

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Kindergarten students were so excited to design their own custom snowmen.

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Kindergarten students from all five elementary schools in the Rockville Centre School District partnered up with students in South Side High School’s Wood Design classroom to build and design special and unique snowmen, just like all of them. Best of all, unlike the real thing, these custom snowmen won’t melt in the sun, making them holiday decorations that can be enjoyed year after year.

“Teaching Wood Design this year allowed me to be directly involved with the Snowman project for the first time,” Melissa Lamoreux, one of the Wood Design teachers at South Side, said. “From start to finish, I was impressed with our high school students’ involvement. They worked hard in anticipation of the kindergartener’s arrival and made preparations for the materials needed. Even better was seeing the interactions of the High School students with the kindergarten students.”

Lamoreux said that the experience allowed her to see her students take on a new role, where they rose to the occasion by working hand-in-hand to assist the kindergarteners through the building process.

“They made our little guests feel welcome, kept them engaged, and worked hands-on together,” Lamoreux said. “It was lovely to see the high school students and the kindergarten make personal connections and relationships through this Wood Design community service project.”

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Electeds: Congestion pricing hurts Long Island

By CHARLES SHAW cshaw@liherald.com

They called it a “hidden tax” and even “highway robbery.” That’s how Long Island-based lawmakers described the impending congestion pricing system planned for New York City’s Financial District, and are calling on the governor to do away with it for good.

The area’s representatives in Albany gathered at the Long Island Rail Road station in Mineola last week to make those demands loud and clear to Gov. Kathy Hochul. Regular passenger vehicles could be hit with charges as much as $7.50 to enter Lower Manhattan, with commercial vehicles looking at daily tolls ranging between $15 and $36.

Funds collected would support efforts by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to continue maintaining and expanding its mass transit service — including the LIRR — while the agency maintains it could help push people from driving cars to simply taking the rails.

State Sen. Steve Rhoads doesn’t agree.

“What congestion pricing does is make it easier for the MTA to give them a license to steal from every resident, from every commuter,” he said.

Wantagh Chamber of Commerce president Cathy Powell says the pricing plan affecting vehicles coming in below 61st Street would especially impact businesses in her community that prefer to

Courtesy State Sen. Steve Rhoads

Long Island state senators and Assembly members gathered at the Long Island Rail Road train station in Mineola last week, calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul to end her support of congestion pricing planned for New York City’s Financial District. Hochul says the program would provide cleaner air, better transit, and less gridlock on New York City’s streets, while local electeds say it will create significant financial hardships for their constituents who need to drive into the city. deliver products directly to Manhattan clients, saving money on shipping. And it would only hurt businesses that are still recovering from the pandemic.

Powell added workers such as first responders and tradesmen who commute to lower Manhattan would not be exempt from the congestion toll, although the MTA’s mobility review report indicated emergency, public works and other qualifying vehicles transporting people with disabilities would indeed be able to enter Manhattan

for free. Low-income drivers as well as those paying tunnel tolls receive a discount.

“The billions of dollars the MTA already has should be used toward the governor’s goal of improving infrastructure,” Assemblyman Ed Ra said.

“Encouraging the use of public transportation over private vehicles — without considering the notorious unreliability of the MTA — will only funnel congestion into another flawed system.”

Yet, that system has vastly improved

over time, according to LIRR acting president Rob Free. That includes a new Manhattan terminal at Grand Central, a rebuilt concourse at Penn Station, a mainline third track, and a new station servicing the UBS Arena and horse racetrack at Elmont.

“The vast majority of Long Islanders who go to Manhattan use mass transit and take advantage of all these capital investments,” Free said in a statement.

They “don’t contribute to the extreme congestion that causes ambulances, police, fire and buses to be unable to move.”

“It’s time for this madness to stop,” Rhoads said.

It wasn’t just Albany lawmakers showing up over the weekend — U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito was at the Mineola station as well, calling congestion pricing a burden for the working class.

“Gov. Hochul’s misguided congestion pricing plan is nothing more than a new tax on already overtaxed New Yorkers,” he said.

Hochul’s office did not respond to a request for comment.

Powell says the congestion plan punishes commuters for not taking mass transit, and adds that the MTA should develop a better plan encouraging commuters to use buses, subways or trains.

“It’s costly enough on Long Island,” Powell said. “The governor seems to think that we’re the Hamptons.”

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Whether flying in for electrifying dunks or being a leader on and off the court, Jet Rivers truly lives Girl power with Mia ‘Ice’ Castenada and Torch George, up to his name. heralded as the ‘Queen of the Crossover.’

Cheese Chisholm puts some spin on the ball.

Antics on the court with the

HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS Rivers says he’s amped for return to Long Island

Old Bethpage Village Restoration shimmers in its ‘Hallmark card’inspired setting during Candlelight Evenings, its popular annual seasonal spectacle. Flickering candles illuminate the historic homes that display their holiday finery while showcasing the village’s festive spirit.The Holiday Brass Quartet and fiddlers provide a musical accompaniment with Civil War-era Christmas songs. Stories of Christmases past and classic children’s holiday tales are retold each night, set against the backdrop of the grandly decorated Christmas tree, circa 1866.

Also gather around a rousing bonfire at the village’s crossroads and enjoy hot mulled cider and refreshments.

Thursday through Saturday, Dec. 21-23; Tuessday through Friday, Dec. 26-29, 5-9:30 p.m. $20, $15 ages 5-12 and seniors.

1303 Round Swamp Road, Old Bethpage. For information, contact (516) 572-8409, or visit OldBethpageVillageRestoration.org.

By Daniel Offner

Those quick-fingered hoops stars are back to close out the holiday season with their special brand of basketball. Expect plenty of action when the Harlem Globetrotters’ latest World Tour arrives at UBS Arena at Belmont Park on Jan. 1.

International icons, the Globetrotters are considered “ambassadors” of the game, beloved the world over for their special brand of family entertainment that combines the skills and foundations of basketball with a uniquely theatrical flare.

As basketball pioneers, they are credited with popularizing such well-known techniques as the slam dunk, the task break, the forward and point guard positions, the figure-eight weave, and four-point shooting line.

Those who’ve seen their favorite NBA or collegiate players do a jump shot or a half-court hook shot — you’ve witnessed the creative moves made famous by the Globetrotters.

Throughout the team’s nearly 100-year history, the Globetrotters have entertained more than 148 million fans • Jan. 1, 1 p.m. across 124 countries and territories — introducing many • Tickets range from $53 to to the game itself — and have continued to break down $161 for courtside seats; barriers, provide acts of goodwill and display a commitment available at UBSArena.com to the game that goes far beyond the court. or Ticketmaster.com • Options also include a Latif “Jet” Rivers remembers watching the Harlem Magic Pass and Celebrity Globetrotters and their signature tricks when he was a kid.

Court Pass; available at “Now, I get to go out on the court and return the favor HarlemGlobetrotters.com for kids,” Rivers says, “and help them create memories that • UBS Arena, 2400 Hempstead they’ll never forget.”

Turnpike, Elmont The 6-foot-1 guard from Elizabeth, New Jersey, went on to be a star at Wagner College, where he is still the career leader with the most wins over a four-year span.

His signature moves include dribbling, and a “four-point shot” that he throws underhand, granny style, from the free throw line at the other end of the court.

“I shoot it pretty consistently,” River says.“The crowd goes wild for it. I love electrifying the crowd.”

While every stop on the tour is different, all have one thing in common — making sure to “interact with the fans and put on a good show that will leave them with fun and lasting memories.”

“Every one (of our games) is special. You never know if it could be the first time somebody is seeing us play,” he says. “But this is particularly special because it’s taking place on New Year’s Day.” Rivers promises the team’s exhibition match against longtime rivals, the Washington Generals, will be a special experience for families to come together and celebrate.

And those Generals are ready to take the Globetrotters on. The Washington Generals have united with a new optimism — dreaming the impossible dream — as they strive for their first

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Bulldog Mack, one of the team’s big men at 6-foot-7, with a young fan. win since 1971.

With an all-new mindset, this revitalized Generals team will do whatever it takes to win. But can they beat the world’s winningest team with a determined attempt to outscore the Harlem Globetrotters?

The Washington Generals have been training harder than ever, according to their staff, and will stop at nothing to win in this high-stakes battle of basketball. Will New Year’s Day will be the day the Generals finally take home a win?

Come see for yourself.

“We’re the best at what we do,” Rivers says. “We bring it every night. We are here to have a good time, bring out some good energy and have some laughs.”

As a bonus, Spalding, the Globetrotters’ new official ball partner, will join the team at every destination, enhancing the game experience. Fans will have the opportunity to take home an official Harlem Globetrotters basketball or the newly designed Harlem Globetrotters Marble Series ball on game day.

Check out the action as Rivers and other fan favorites — including forward Zeus McClurkin and guard Cheese Chisholm — dribble, spin and dunk their way up and down the court.

Get The Led Out rocks out with their tribute to what many consider rock ‘n roll’s greatest band, in ‘A Celebration of the Mighty Zep.’ From the bombastic and epic, to the folky and mystical, GTLO has captured the essence of the recorded music of Led Zeppelin and brought it to the concert stage. The six veteran musicians who make up the Philadelphia-based group delivers Zeppelin live with the all passion and fury these bluessoaked, groove-driven rock anthems deserve. GTLO re-creates songs, in all their depth and glory, with the studio overdubs that Zeppelin themselves never performed. When you hear three guitars on the album, GTLO delivers three guitarists on stage. No wigs or fake English accents, GTLO brings what the audience wants — a high energy Zeppelin concert with honest, heart-thumping intensity with a strong focus on the pivotal early years.

Friday and Saturday, Dec. 29-30, 8 p.m. $75. $45, $30.

The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. Tickets available at Ticketmaster.com, or ParamountNY.com.

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‘Cold Beer on a Friday Night’ Shake off those winter doldrums with Jimmy Kenny and the Pirate Beach Band. It may seem like we’ve got much too long to wait til those beach days arrive again, but Jimmy Kenny and his band come to the rescue, on the Paramount stage, Friday, Jan. 5, 8 p.m. Join in their “Ultimate Beach Party Tribute” to Kenny Chesney, Jimmy Buffett and Zac Brown Band.

Parrotheads, No Shoes Nation and the Zamily: it’s 5 o’clock somewhere so let’s ‘raise ‘em up and sing along. The Long Island based band — guided by Paul C. Cuthbert (aka Jimmy Kenny) on lead vocals/acoustic guitar, with Linn DeMilta (aka Lovely Linn), lead and backing vocals, Luis Rio, lead guitar/backing vocals, Frank Stainkamp, keyboard/backing vocals, Dan Prine, bass, and drummer Mike Vecchione, have been celebrating the beach country sounds of Buffett, Chesney and Zac Brown Band for some 12 year, spreading their vibe up and down the Northeast coast.

Everyone has a great time grooving to their lively l mix of their popular sing-along hits and feel good, easy living flair. If you like your toes in the sand, wasting away with a margarita or a cold beer on a Friday night, then you’ll surely have a great time with the Jimmy Kenny Band. $35. $25, $20, $15. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. Tickets available at Ticketmaster. com or ParamountNY.com.

It’s a beautiful sunny summer day in the meadow. Leo Lionni’s beloved children’s books come to life, in “Frederick,” on the Long Island Children’s Museum stage, Friday and Saturday, dec. 29-30,11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Mouse friends Nellie, Sunny, Baby, Ernest, and Frederick are playing their musical instruments and having fun singing, until a leaf falls from the sky — autumn is here! Winter will be coming soon. All the mice get to work gathering supplies for winter, except, where is Frederick? He is gathering supplies, too, in his own unique way. With toe-tapping Americana music inspired by bluegrass, gospel, and folk, Frederick is an engaging, energetic story about the power of the arts, community, and that no mouse gets left behind. $10 with museum admission ($8 members), $14 theater only.

Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

Nassau County Museum of Art’s latest exhibition, “Our Gilded Age,” examines the appearances and the realities of an era that mirrors our own in many ways.

Like the nation’s economy, American art and literature flourished during the Gilded Age. It was an exuberant age of excess with its own secret flaws, including widespread fraud. The art of John Singer Sargent, Childe Hassam, Louis Comfort Tiffany and others adorned palatial residences designed by Stanford White and Ogden Codman Jr., architect of the museum’s own quintessential Gilded Age mansion. Drawing heavily upon the local literary history of Long Island, including William Cullen Bryant, Mark Twain (who named the Gilded Age), Walt Whitman, Edith Wharton and others, the exhibition will include paintings, fashion, decorative arts including period silver and china, photographs, manuscripts, first editions and other historic memorabilia. The “Upstairs, Downstairs” approach to the life of a country house brings to life not only the storied conspicuous consumption for which the Gilded Age was infamous, but also the real lives of these many individuals who maintained the palatial estates where that lifestyle was enjoyed.

On view through March 10.

Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

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Let’s Skate ‘New Year’s Laughin’ Eve’ Chuckle your way through the final hours of 2023, when comedian-producer Paul Anthony brings his Long Island Comedy Festival to the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center stage, Sunday, Dec. 31, 6 and 8 p.m. The lineup includes national headliner Rich Walker, voted Long Island’s Favorite Comedian two years in a row; Rob Falcone, who’s appeared at venues nationwide and also in “Law and Order,” “Blue Bloods,” and “The Sopranos,” among other shows; Scott Baker, half of the improv comic duo of Baker & Mark: The Quickest Thinkers in Comedy; wih headliner Vinnie Mark, the other half of the Baker & Mark duo. Also expect a surprise guest comedian.

Tickets are $55 and $65 with discounts available to seniors, students, alumni and employees. Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave., Garden City. (516) 877-4000 or Adelphi.edu/pac.

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Miserly Ebenezer Scrooge undergoes a profound experience of redemption in Sunrise Theatre Company’s production of “Scrooge!,” Sunday, Dec. 17, noon. Also Saturday, Dec. 23, 11 a.m. Follow along with Scrooge as he learns the true spirit of Christmas in this holiday musical tradition based on Charles Dickens beloved tale. All tickets $15. Visit the Sunrise stage at The Showplace at Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Ave., Bellmore. For information/ tickets, SunriseTheatreLI. com or call (516) 218-2782.

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Return of the fabulous Santa Babies Don’t be a Scrooge. Celebrate the holidays at Frank’s Steaks, Thursday, Dec. 21, and bask in the wonderful yuletide decorations, enjoy a riveting performance by the Santa Babies carolers, and enjoy a delicious meal. Call (516) 536-1500 for information. 54 Lincoln Ave.

Dinosaur Carnival Center for Science, Teaching and Learning’s Dinosaur Carnival back and bigger than ever. Enjoy the year-end event. Saturday through Sunday, Dec. 23-31, with games, prizes, face painting and more activities for all ages. Open from 10 a.m to 4 p.m., except for Monday, Dec. 25 and Wednesday, Dec. 27; admission is free with the cost of museum entry.

Tanglewood Preserve, Rockville Centre. For more information visit CSTL. org.

Boys Holiday Basketball Tournament The Cyclones JV and Varsity Basketball teams host their annual two-day holiday basketball tournament at the South Side High School, Thursday, Dec. 28, with Junior Varsity games at 10 a.m. and noon, and Varsity games at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. The JV semi-finals are Friday, Dec. 29, at 10 a.m., followed by the championship round at noon. Varsity semi-finals will take place at 2 p.m., followed by the championship round at 4 p.m.

140 Shepherd St. For more information contact the Athletics Department at (516) 255-8972.

Merry Christmas Village offices and schools will be closed on Monday, Dec. 25, in observance of the Christmas holiday.

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Long Island Children’s Museum welcomes back its popular “Noon” Year’s Eve family party, Sunday, Dec. 31, noon-4 p.m. This year’s theme, “Let Your Light Shine in 2024”, is inspired by the lighthouse symbol in the museum logo and continues LICM’s celebration of 30 years of community impact. The day’s celebration starts and ends with Times Square-style ball drops (noon and 4 p.m.). In between the opening and closing ball drops, families will make themed crafts and enjoy a DJ-led dance party. All activities are drop-in and run through 3:45 p.m. Advance ticket purchase recommended. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

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Get ready to enjoy all the thrills of the snowy season, while staying warm and cozy as Long Island Children’s Museum’s popular “Snowflake Sock Skating rink returns, now through Jan. 7. Slip on “sock skates” and take a spin on the indoor rink, made from a high-tech synthetic polymer surface that lets kids slide around without blades. Kids can stretch, twirl and glide. As visitors step off the “ice” they can jump into winter dramatic play in Snowflake Village. Become a baker in the holiday sweet shop, step inside a giant snowman and serve up some hot cocoa, take a turn in the rink “ticket booth” and “warm up” around a rink side “fire pit.” Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

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Maple Lanes becomes first to install BCTV

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Maple Lanes in Rockville Centre became the first bowling alley in the nation to install Bowling Center TV — a new television network that will be rolled out to up to 1,000 bowling centers across the country over the next 12 months.

BCTV features exclusive short-form content that is curated for members of the bowling public along with national and local advertising. Programming includes bowling content such as highlights from tournaments, bowler profiles, bowling tips and funny outtakes.

The station also features non-bowling programs including soft news, entertainment, sports highlights, trivia and localized weather and traffic. Programs range from one to three minutes in length. In addition to video content, the network provides a scrollbar featuring top headlines, sport scores and more.

BCTV was installed at Maple Lanes RVC across 12 of its Samsung flat screen TVs throughout the facility.

“We are always looking for new ways to enhance the customer experience, and we are excited to be the first bowling center in the nation to offer this engaging content, which appeals to both our avid and casual bowlers,” Joe LaSpina, vice president of Maple Family Centers, which owns Maple Lanes RVC and four other bowling centers in New York and Florida, said.

“The screens are big and beautiful, and reaction from our customers so far has been very positive.”

BCTV is installed and maintained at no charge to bowling centers. When it is fully up and running, the station will offer national advertisers the opportunity to reach more than 67 million bowling customers at centers around the country, according to John Harbuck, president of Strike Ten Entertainment, the marketing arm of the bowling industry, which is a partner in BCTV.

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Maple Lanes RVC is the first bowling alley in the country to have the opportunity to install Bowling Center TV at its facility in Rockville Centre.

Harbuck said that about 550 of the 1,000 members with the Bowling Proprietors Association of America have already signed up for free installation.

Bowling center proprietors will receive a share of BCTV’s national advertising revenue as well. The product also provides a platform for bowling centers to upload their own content, including customer videos, photos, food and drink promotions, special event

promotions, and allows them to earn revenue by selling and posting local advertising. Up to 10 minutes of every hour will feature local content and ads.

LaSpina said that BCTV will also be installed at Maple Family Centers’ other bowling alleys including Jib Lanes in Flushing, Queens, Coram Country Lanes in Coram, New York, Country Lanes in Clearwater, Florida, and Orange Bowl Lanes in Lakeland, Florida.

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SIBSPlace celebrates the holiday season Continued from page 1

peers who are going through similar experiences.

SIBSPlace has pro g rams every night of the week, including bereavement services for children who have experienced loss in their family due to illness or tragedy. It also offers parent support groups to help families bond, discuss medical concerns, and develop coping skills.

Many former program participants show their support during the holidays. One of them, Brian Persaud, 20, said that he got involved in the program when he was 13 and a family member was diagnosed with leukemia.

“My mother signed me up for this prog ram,” Persaud recalled. “I wasn’t sure about it at first, but after having been Mike Monahan/Herald photos here, it has taught me so much and has provided me with so SiBSplace Volunteers isis rodriguez, left, Juliette Crescenzo, elisabeth geida and Jessica gia, 10, kicks off the holiday performance. many ways to deal with and tarone putting out candy for the kids. cope with situations.” munity support us in that way, and have Brendan said he started attending all the different toy drives,” Formont Persaud comes to the holiday “Often this is holiday concert time, party every year, and volunteers when but sometimes when there’s someone ill the program with his brother in Octo- said.

This year, more than 150 SIBSPlace he can. “It’s helped me be more social in the house, they aren’t able to attend, ber 2022. “It’s great because we do art, and converse openly,” he said. “I still so we put on a little show to give anoth- games and field trips,” he said. “We participants received more than 400 keep in touch with people that I met er opportunity to present what they’ve went to Adventureland and did rock presents. Thanks to the efforts of worked on,” Formont said of the chil- wall climbing.”

Adopt-a-SIBS supporters, board memhere … SIBS was a blessing.”

Rockville Centre Mayor Francis bers, volunteers and new donors, each The holiday decorations included dren.

One of the performers was 9-year-old Mur ray and De puty Mayor Kathy family also received a bundle of addicrafts made by the children in the program. The festivities began with a per- Brendan Sherman, who played the holi- Baxley were among the celebration tional gifts, including a Stop & Shop gift formance of “Willy Wonka,” which was day hit “Last Christmas,” by Wham!, on attendees. “It’s a fantastic organization, card to help with groceries this holiday adapted to give SIBSPlace kids a chance a recorder while a friend accompanied and it helps families in their time of season. need,” Murray said. him on trumpet.

“The biggest part of it is that you’re to show off their talent.

The evening was not complete until encouraging families to come together Santa and his elves arrived, courtesy of and just take a break from what their LROC1 the Rockville Centre Fire Department. everyday stresses are,” Formont said.

1221 Children received presents donated by “When you’re in the daily grind of copthe Adopt-a-SIBS campaign, which ing with someone who is ill, it’s diffihelped make sure that their holiday cult to take that moment to find those wishes were fulfilled. pockets of joy. You’re encouraging them Supreme Court Drive, closing. Bidders are also Dartmouth St., Rockville LEGAL NOTICE “We’re very blessed to have the com- to come together and embrace today.”

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REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS, INC., ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-I3, Plaintiff against - ANY UNKNOWN HEIRS TO THE ESTATE OF SHARON SUSSMAN A/K/A SHARON M. SUSSMAN, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on October 5, 2023. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 “Rain or Shine” on the 2nd day of January, 2024 at 2:00 PM. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Village of Rockville Centre, Nassau County, New York.

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Davidson Fink LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 400 Meridian Centre Blvd, Ste 200 Rochester, NY 14618 Tel. 585/760-8218 For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832 Dated: October 27, 2023 During the COVID-19 health emergency, bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of sale including but not limited to, wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU. U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR RCF 2 ACQUISITION TRUST C/O U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff againstROBERT G. KNOWLES, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated November 14, 2023 and entered on November 15, 2023, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court “Rain or Shine” located at 100

Mineola, NY on January 24, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. premises situate, lying and being at Rockville Centre, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, known and designated as Section 36 Block 496 Lot 13.

Said premises known as 419 WOODBRIDGE ROAD, ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY 11570 Approximate amount of lien $302,613.49 plus interest & costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale.

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Each of those floor materials lasts and looks great. There is a trend onte eeper toward hard materials and away from carpet, which may be temporary once the fear of microbes has subsided. If you choose synthetic carpet, which most of the industry is leaning toward, and choose colors, thickness, short-cut pile and stronger weight for durability, you can be very happy walking barefoot, again, on cozy carpeted floors.

Cleaning is necessary for any choice. Even hard floors need cleaning. Hardwood floors are extremely durable and long-lasting. If you match your interior décor nicely, the flooring will look great for many years. Wood floors require refinishing, and are problematic in homes where either the material is not installed correctly or where humidity levels fluctuate enough to cause expansion and contraction. If the flooring is installed without perimeter spacing for the floor to expand into the hidden space under the wall base molding, you can experience rises in the individual planks, cupping in the boards or separation where the ends join.

Another choice you didn’t mention is composite flooring, which is real wood mounted to a stabilized backing. This allows for real wood to be installed without many of the movement problems I just mentioned.

Vinyl flooring is a less costly, still realistic-looking alternative that is very durable and easy to keep clean. Over 30 years ago I specified vinyl wood-look flooring for Lady Footlocker stores around the New York area, and even though I got some resistance, the floors were installed, and the last time I looked at a local store, the floor was still performing very well, even though the rest of the store has been renovated several times.

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Redone IG Comm Pool. Gar Pkg. Near Shops, LIRR & Houses of Worship ......$359,000 1180 E. Broadway #2, BA, FIRST TIME ON MARKET! 2 BR, 2.5 Bth Townhouse Tucked away in Quiet Gables Community. Spacious LR, DR & Updtd EIK. King size Primary Ste w/Bth & Lots of Closets. Full Bsmt. Att Garage. Private Outdoor Space w/ Deck.

Convenient to LIRR, Shops & Houses of Worship. SD#14 ................................$659,000 1267 Peninsula Blvd, BA, 5 BR, 2 Bath Exp Cape in SD#14 (Hewlett Woodmere)Living Room, FDR & Updtd Gran/Wood EIK w/ Vaulted Ceiling. 2 Main Flr BRs & Updtd Bth. Upper Level 3 BRs & Updtd Bth. 1.5 Car Det Gar Plus 4/5 Car Drivewy. Priv Yd w/ Deck.

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he exalted halls of academia and the grit of the football gridiron have never been more distant from one another than in recent weeks. The presidents of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania and MIT, who testified before Congress, demonstrated a startling disconnect from everyday Americans, while a previously unknown Italian-American, the New York Giants’ third-string quarterback, who’s from a blue-collar family with working-class New Jersey neighborhood values, has engendered massive support not just peTer from football fans, but from King Americans who want to feel good about themselves and their country.

The university presidents’ inability to answer the basic question of whether promoting antisemitism or advocating genocide against Jews would violate university regulations against harassment was indefensible. And it wasn’t

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just their contorted First Amendment rationale that was so offensive to many Americans — it was their cavalier, entirely unemotional, almost robotic attitudes and delivery.

I disagreed with their legal position.

I do not believe that the First Amendment prevents a university from setting standards of conduct and enforcing them. The amendment protects individuals from governmental action taken against them for expression of views, no matter how offensive or vile, not universities setting rules of conduct.

I can understand honest disagreement with my position. What I could not understand was the indifference these educators displayed. It were almost as if they were discussing an abstract hypothetical issue in a faculty lounge. There was no mention of the atrocities carried out

by Hamas against innocent Israeli men, women and children on Oct. 7. The murders, rapes and mutilations. Average Americans, whether or not they are

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Jewish, were horrified by this barbarity. Nor was there any mention of the Holocaust. Or of mankind’s commitment to “Never again.”

It was almost as if combating antisemitism was no longer a fashionable academic cause. This would be in contrast to what these academics would have said and done if racist statements had been made or Ku Klux Klan pamphlets distributed on their campuses in the aftermath of George Floyd’s killing by Minneapolis police.

Tommy DeVito was a college quarterback who wasn’t drafted by any NFL team. He signed on with the Giants as the third-string quarterback, which means he was the guy on the sidelines who carried the clipboard.

He was unexpectedly called into action against the Jets when both quarterbacks ahead of him on the depth chart were injured.

After being severely restricted by the coaching staff as to how many passes he could throw, DeVito was turned loose

hey couldn’t have been less inspiring.

He couldn’t have been more so.

in late November and ran up a string of three clutch, upset victories. But as much as his performance on the field commanded attention, it was where he came from that was off the charts. He lives at home with his proud ItalianAmerican family just a few miles from MetLife Stadium.

He’s a classic blue-collar guy with blue-collar friends. He eats chicken cutlets cooked by his mother. He’s nicknamed Tommy Cutlets. His agent dresses in black and wears a fedora, straight out of “Goodfellas.” There’s no pretense or showboating. DeVito is totally genuine. A 21st-century Rocky.

I was a Giants fan, going back to the days of Charlie Conerly, Frank Gifford and Sam Huff, until I was turned off by the NFL going woke. Now, like so many others, I was drawn back in by the Tommy Cutlets phenomenon. No politics. No posturing. Just a blue-collar guy playing hard. A real-life guy with a real family and friends. So unlike the university presidents in their ivory towers.

Peter King is a former congressman, and a former chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security. Comments? pking@ liherald.com.

Three college heads who lacked street smarts

any of us have seen the congressional sound bites.

MAGA superstar Elise Stefanik, of New York’s 21st District, made mincemeat out of Ivy League college Presidents Claudine Gay of Harvard, Liz Magill of the University of Pennsylvania, and Sally Kornbluth of MIT. While each denounced antisemitism during over three hours of testimony, when asked directly if hypothetical threats of genocide violated university codes of conduct, all three prevaricated, trying to explain that it depended on “context.” alan j.

Following the singer hearing, U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx, who chairs the House Education Committee, announced a congressional investigation into the three schools to examine their disciplinary policies and learning environments.

A letter signed by 74 members of Congress demanded that the governing boards at Harvard, Penn and MIT remove the presidents. Magill was the first to fall, resigning as university president on Dec. 9. Scott L. Bok, the chair of Penn’s board of trustees, also resigned.

The three presidents prepared for the hearing with a law firm, WilmerHale, that specializes in testimony before Con-

gress. That was clearly a mistake. While preparing for congressional testimony must include legal knowledge, it also requires political savvy and common sense, what my Eastern European Jewish grandparents call tseykhl, or street smarts, something lacking in the three presidents. All three have since apologized for their poor performance at the hearing, but face demands from alumni and donors that they resign or be fired.

Magill, a lawyer, tried to explain to the committee that Penn’s code of conduct ensures “the right to freedom of thought and expression.” What she should have stressed was that the code also insists that students “exhibit responsible behavior regardless of time or place.

Failure to do so may result in disciplinary action by the University.”

Responsible behavior includes respecting the health and safety of others. This precludes acts or threats of physical violence against another person (including sexual violence) and disorderly conduct. So, yes, advocating genocide against a group of people, Jews or anyone else, is a threat of physical violence, and violates the code of conduct.

According to the Harvard Student Handbook, “speech not specifically directed against individuals in a harassing way may be protected by traditional

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safeguards of free speech, even though the comments may cause considerable discomfort or concern to others in the community,” a point Gray unsuccessfully tried to make at the hearing. Harvard “places special emphasis … upon certain values which are essential to its nature as an academic community.

Among these are freedom of speech and academic freedom.”

The handbook also makes clear that community members have a right to expect “freedom from personal force and violence,” which I assume means death threats. “Interference with any of these freedoms must be regarded as a serious violation of the personal rights upon which the community is based … It is implicit in the language of the Statement on Rights and Responsibilities that intense personal harassment of such a character as to amount to grave disrespect for the dignity of others be regarded as an unacceptable violation of the personal rights on which the University is based.”

The MIT code of conduct states that the university “is committed to providing a living, working and learning environment that is free from harassment.

Harassment is defined as unwelcome conduct of a verbal, nonverbal or physical nature that is sufficiently severe or pervasive to create a work or academic environment that a reasonable person

estifying before Congress requires what my grandparents called tseykhl.

would consider intimidating, hostile or abusive and that adversely affects an individual’s educational, work, or living environment.” I suspect this also includes, or should include, death threats and calls for genocide.

During the congressional questioning, Stefanik demanded to know whether Harvard had rescinded the admission of students who chanted, “From the river to the sea!” a slogan identified with calls for a Palestinian state that would include territory that is now Israel. Stefanik was clearly unaware that extremist Israeli settlers in the West Bank have made a similar demand for the removal of Palestinians.

Criticism of Israeli actions in Gaza following the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas has been heated on many American campuses, and in response, the House of Representatives passed a resolution equating anti-Zionism with antisemitism. Rep. Jerrold Nadler, a Democrat from New York City and the longest-serving Jewish member of the House, refused to vote for it. According to Nadler, “Under this resolution, those who love Israel deeply but criticize some of its policy approaches could be considered anti-Zionist. That could make every Democratic Jewish member of this body, because they all criticized the recent Israeli judicial reform package, de facto antisemites.”

Dr. Alan Singer is a professor of teaching, learning and technology and the director of social studies education programs at Hofstra University.

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s we prepare to welcome in 2024, we find ourselves in that annual position of thinking about what we accomplished in the past year, and setting some goals for the months ahead — many times, some pretty lofty ones.

Maybe we simply want to make more time for our family. Cook more at home this year. Lose a few pounds. Hit the gym more often.

It’s possible that we’re thinking about tucking the credit cards away except when it’s time to pay them off. Or we’re going to focus on finding that great next job that advances our career.

Every resolution is made with the best of intentions. But even that can’t stop the inevitable. Fewer than 10 percent of the resolutions we make for the new year will be fulfilled, according to one study by U.S. News & World Report.

And with that failure likely comes the fall of another resolution many of us might make: feeling a sense of accomplishment by succeeding at what we set our minds to.

Why do we struggle so much to achieve our resolutions? Well, it might start with the fact that we’re making them at the start of the year, instead of doing it when we need to change something about ourselves. Remembering the time we stretched a paycheck because we spent too much money eating out is much better motivation to eat at home in

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Rediscovering our unity won’t be easy To the Editor: Re Peter King’s column “Americans must rediscover our unity” in the Dec. 7-13 issue: Representative King’s call to do “all that we can to reverse this road toward perpetual division” is timely.

First, we must realize that unity is not a thing to be “rediscovered,” like a stray sheep, but a thing to be constructed with plan, purpose and common effort. America’s mission to make a “more perfect union” is plainly an act of common, inclusive effort.

Second, we must be mindful that unity, in America, has the flip side of compromise. Unity is derived from compromise, through forging majority support and fellowship. The return road to unity begins by denying support to those who mistake unity for conformity, a forced compliance.

The candidate who labels electoral rivals as “enemy” or “vermin,” civil servants as an “evil” to be driven out foments disunity. Suggesting edits to our Constitution, an end to birthright

the future than simply fulfilling some tradition of setting goals because we have to buy a new calendar.

But that’s not the only reason we fail.

Many of the goals we set are just not realistic. Instead of looking for a smaller goal along the way to a larger one, we just shoot straight for the top. Afterward, we scratch our heads, wondering why we didn’t manage to buy a new car, when we first needed to seek the promotion that would give us the necessary raise to buy one.

We also fail to be specific about what our goals are. We say we simply want to live healthier, instead of defining exactly what that means. Even then, we may say “eat better” or “exercise more,” instead of “I’m going to cut out desserts,” or “I pledge to walk two miles every day.”

At the same time, we fail to make a specific plan to achieve those goals. If we’re going to walk two miles every day, at what time of day? Where? If it’s raining, what’s our backup? Who can we ask to come walk with us and make sure we do it?

In fact, that accountability is another variable many of us neglect when setting resolutions. It’s easy to make excuses to ourselves — but much more difficult to find excuses with our friends and family. Making sure someone is willing to call you out is a good way to increase your chances that you might actually

succeed in what you set out to do.

And the worst obstacle of all to achieving our New Year’s goals? Pure impatience. We want to fit into that suit or that dress, and if it doesn’t happen by February, we simply conclude that it’s never going to happen.

Meeting important goals take time, and achieving results is much more meaningful if we take the necessary time to get there.

And think about recording each resolution somewhere other than your mind.

Dr. Gail Matthews, a psychology professor at Dominican University in California, found that you are 42 percent more likely to achieve your goal if you write it down.

But even with all this advice, there’s a good chance that come this time next year, you’ll be setting the same goals once again. And that’s OK, as long as you don’t give up because you didn’t achieve them before. Maybe think about a different approach, or whether the change you’re looking for is what you really want, or even need.

“If you don’t like something, change it,” the poet and civil right activist Maya Angelou once said. “If you can’t change it, change your attitude.”

A new year could very well mean a new you. But let’s all go into 2024 with our eyes wide open, and with a smart plan to achieve everything we set out to do.

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adly, Jews have had their own relationship with trauma.

From the pogroms to the Holocaust, this trauma has left a long-lasting effect on the Jewish people.

Studies like those reported by Psycom, an online mental health resource, have shown that “trauma can leave a chemical mark on a person’s genes, which can then be passed down to future generations. This mark doesn’t cause a genetic mutation but does alter the mechanism by shai which the gene is This beLoosesky expressed. alteration is not genetic, but epigenetic.”

This means we each carry with us trauma we did not personally experience. Each of us exhibits behaviors that result not from just our own lives.

What happens to groups of people who experience generations of trauma?

What happens when a new trauma is introduced? What about the effects of the Oct. 7 attack in Israel on the generations to come? What about the released hostages and their trauma?

Today we understand that generational trauma can cause anxiety, depression, anger, irritability, substance abuse, feelings of distrust and alertness toward others. Recognizing these symptoms allows mental health providers to help treat and even begin altering the chemical mark on future generations. This makes it imperative to recognize them and provide proper mental health treatment.

In regard to the horrors of Oct. 7 in Israel, the trauma is complicated.

Because of technology, people were affected on many levels.

There were those who experienced the horrors firsthand. Those on the phone with loved ones who were experiencing it in real time.

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e each carry with us trauma we did not personally experience.

Letters citizenship, planning for internment camps and media censorship are attacks on unity. Denying the results of an election, supporting violence against government, the press and fellow citizens is to deny democracy.

Campaign promises of retribution are avowals of disunity, and claims to seek the office of dictator for a day have no place on our ballot.

The cur rent operation of the House exemplifies compromise-free governance, ideology supersedes the common good, demands become total, and Sen. Tommy Tuberville becomes a mini-autocrat. Our speaker derives all his principles from the Bible, a work that has no regard for constitutions, and supports miscreants like George Santos.

The unity occasioned by the 9/11 attacks should be remade despite the current attacks on our institutions.

Power must be denied to advocates of disunity.

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Those loved ones who had to witness it on Hamas videos, friends who had friends, Israelis, and fellow Jews all over the world. And the Hamas videos many of us saw.

And then there are the hostages, with a different set of issues. Each will carry their own level of trauma.

It’s important to recognize all of the levels, and not to dismiss our own sad feelings.

My friends, please take care of yourselves, and never hesitate to seek a professional if needed.

“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you”: Deuteronomy 31:6.

The Jewish people are strong, courageous and resilient. We always prevail, even after the most horrible of atrocities. Today, however, we will triumph in a healthier manner than we’ve done in our past. We will acknowledge our men-

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This might seem like a problem that is out of citizens’ hands, but there are small acts that individuals can do to limit the amount of chemicals being leached into the water. you can support regulations that ban high-nitrogen fertilizers and ensure that no chemical pesticides are used to maintain their lawns. If you’re in possession of a hazardous chemical, don’t pour it down the drain; instead, learn the proper way to dispose of it.

Finally, trying to conserve water is also essential, because our source of clean drinking water is not infinite.

Going about everyday life with care and intention will positively impact our environment. These actions will make a substantial difference in keeping the water everyone utilizes clean and chemical-free.

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tal health needs and provide the care they require.

Only time will tell us how the survivors of Oct. 7 will fare. For now, they must come to terms with their own survival and the loss of loved ones and of friends. They will have to deal with how they survived — many having used dead family members and friends to hide under.

Some hostages — particularly the children — may have formed friendships with their captors and have guilt for leaving. There are so many unimaginable emotions many of us will never understand.

I am proud of my fellow Israelis in the health field for the work they’ve done, and for the long, hard road ahead.

For now, I offer this: “God is close to the brokenhearted, and saves those who are crushed in spirit. For the righteous with heavy hearts may God ease their troubles”: Psalm 34:18-19.

May all find sholom nefesh — peace of the soul.

Jeshayahu ‘Shai’ Beloosesky is the rabbi at Temple Avodah in Oceanside.

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