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At the end of August, Tropical Storm Irene slammed into Long Island. Although areas upstate were hit harder, streets in Oceanside and Island Park flooded and caused extensive damage. Page 16

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Oceanside High School student Blake Smith made headlines by advancing to the finals in the Siemens Competition. His project was one of 12 chosen nationwide from thousands of entries. Page 19

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under the pen name J.S. Russo. And that book became much more. “In Sickness and In Health” was a chronicle of Satriano’s life with Susan and her 13-year battle with cancer. In 2006, about six months after she died, Joe decided to honor his wife’s memory by creating the Susan Satriano Memorial Scholarship Foundation. That year, using the money he received from his wife’s life insurance policy, he gave $8,000 in scholarships to four graduating Oceanside High School seniors. “I had the money,” Satriano said, “and I didn’t want to sit on it, so I gave it out.” There were three requirements for the scholarship: The student had to be a senior, headed to college, and he or she had to have a parent who was fighting or had died from cancer. When the book was published, Satriano decided to give 100 percent of its proceeds to the foundation, and it has grown by leaps and bounds ever since. Since 2006 Satriano has awarded $130,000 in scholarships to 130 students — $85,000 of that this spring alone, thanks to book sales and a fundraiser he held at Oceanside High School. “This foundation is phenomenal,” said Jamee Schleifer, a lifelong friend of Satriano’s. The two grew up together in Brooklyn. “I didn’t do the research, but I don’t think there’s any cancer foundation like his that focuses on the children of the cancer victims,” she said. “And in this day and age, with money issues, scholarships are a big deal.” Schleifer was so taken with the idea of the foundation that both she and her husband, Michael, are members of its board of directors. She sits in on Satriano’s interviews with all of the scholarship recipients, and Michael handles the foundation’s accounting. The scholarship is different from many others in that there is no academic requirement. Grades are not important. Children whose parents suffer from cancer often have to do things around the house that their parents used to do — care for a younger sibling, cook, clean and more, Satriano explained. This, along with the emotional stress of having a sick parent, can take a toll on their grades, which is why academic standing is not a consideration. In fact, every student who applies for a scholarship — and meets its sobering criteria — has received one. “He calls [the kids] the ‘silent sufferers,’” said Karen Bonnet, a friend of Susan’s who became friends with Joe after he and Susan married. Bonnet also works with the foundation, handling the marketing for the fundraisers Satriano organizes. “People tend to think of the adults first — the people going through the cancer and their spouse. And the kids kind of get lost in the

Honoring his wife’s memory by helping kids on Long Island — and beyond

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oe Satriano’s life changed forever when his wife of 29 years, Susan, died of breast cancer in October 2005. Satriano, 59, an Oceanside resident, had retired four years early from Roslyn High School, where he taught math for 25 years, in order to care for his wife. “After Mom had died, it was a very tough year,” said Matt Satriano, 28, the oldest of their two sons.

“I think since my dad had been the caregiver for such a long time and he hadn’t been working, that was basically everything that had been going on in his life.” In the months after his wife’s death, Satriano started to write in journals given to him by friends. Those journals became a book, “In Sickness and In Health: A Memoir of Love,” which Satriano published

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YEAR IN REVIEW January

Oceanside native was Arizona shooting victim On Jan. 8, on a sunny morning in Tucson, Arizona, Jared Loughner allegedly opened fire on a crowd of people who had come to meet Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, killing six and wounding 13. Among them was Oceanside native Suzi Annis Hileman. Hileman recounted her story to The Herald a few weeks after the shooting. She had taken her young friend, 9-year-old Christina Taylor Green to meet Giffords, who Hileman thought could be a role model for the young girl. Both Christina and Hileman were shot. Christina did not survive. After surgery, Hileman spent a few weeks in a hospital bed and then was able to go home. She lost a lot of her mobility for the better part of a year, but was making great progress when she spoke to The Herald again in June. Hileman said she wanted to honor the memory of Christina by promoting inter-generational mentoring. She said she was working on a program with a local elementary school in Tucson. “Christina was going places,” Hileman said. “The world was going to know the name of Christina Taylor Green.”

IN BRIEF January

Teacher retirement saves Oceanside millions of dollars Early this year, it was announced that the Oceanside School District was going to have to cut a number of positions in order to reduce the budget. In February, it was revealed that 29 teachers had opted to take the district’s early retirement incentive, saving the district $4 million. The retirement package was available to any teacher who was 55 years old or old and who had been at the district at least 10 years.

January

A stoplight at Waukena and Ocean

January

Hoping to finally solve some of the traffic problems at the intersection of Waukena Avenue and Ocean Avenue in Oceanside, Nassau County installed a stoplight at the intersection. Despite the failed attempt by the Town of Hempstead to correct traffic problems at the intersection with a stop sign (which was later removed), the county went ahead with the installation of a stoplight. The light was synched with the light further down the road at the intersection of Waukena Avenue and Park Avenue. “This is a good solution,” Town of Hempstead Councilman Anthony Santino had said. “It keeps the traffic on Waukena flowing freely, but it addresses the concerns of the people on Ocean Avenue and the surrounding blocks.

January

George Caracost dies

Armand D’Amato dies The year began on a somber note with the death of Island Park resident Armand D’Amato. The father of former U.S. Senator Alfonse D’Amato, Armand was 97 years old. D’Amato was a fixture in Island Park, where he lived for 65 years with his wife, Antoinette. He was a founding member and the first president of the Island Park Chamber of Commerce. The second-oldest of nine children, Armand dropped out of grade school to help support his family. He eventually continued

his education at Montclair State Teachers College, where he majored in English, “using his presence and bearing to overcome,” his son Alfonse said. D’Amato was an influential member of the community. He helped bring home mail delivery to Island Park residents and helped found the Island Park Public Library. He was a founder and president of the Nassau County Chambers of Commerce and district governor of the Lions Club.

Island Park lost another lifelong resident in January. George Caracost, who was 89, was a longtime member of the Island Park Fire Department and a former Village Trustee. Caracost served as a life guard at the Island Park Beach in the 30s. In the late 30s, he joined the IPFD. In addition to being a member of the IPFD, Caracost was a captain and a lieutenant in the Hose Company. In 1951, he was elected Chief of the department — the youngest at the time. He was also a fire commissioner many years ago when Island Park had commissioners. Up until about 10 years ago, Caracost could still be seen responding to fires and pulling hose with the rest of the IPFD. When he started to feel he was a little too old for that, he would still respond to fires, helping to direct traffic. “Anything that could help, he would do it,” said Island Park Mayor James Ruzicka.

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IN BRIEF February

Two OHS seniors to attend West Point

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In February, two Oceanside High School seniors learned they would be attending the Military Academy at West Point — one of the most prestigious schools in the country. The school only accepts about 1,200 students a year. Seniors Cindy Guerrero and Christopher Hughes were among those accepted last year — the first in seven years from Oceanside. Students

at West Point attend four years of college like normal students, but their education is supplemented with physical training. Upon graduation, students are commissioned officers in the Army with the rank of Second Lieutenant. They have five years of active military service, followed by three years as reserve officers if they choose not to make a career out of their service.

Island Park residents who want an alternative to Cablevision received some bad news in February. Verizon, another local provider of cable television, said it had no plans to bring its service to the Village of Island Park for at least another few years, even though it’s available in Harbor Isle and Barnum Island. “We probably will not have [a franchise with Island Park] for the foreseeable future,” said John Bonomo, a Verizon spokesman. “Because our focus right now is building deeper into those communities where we already have TV franchises.” Bonomo explained that, as part of many of the franchise agreements Verizon currently has, it has to have the infrastructure in place to offer its service to 100 percent of the municipality’s residents within five years of the franchise agreement going into effect. “So that’s where the focus is these days, rather than getting new TV franchises from new towns or villages,” said Bonomo.

February

Are you ready for some football? The Island Park and Lido- Point Lookout fire departments held their second annual charity football game at Lincoln Orens Middle School in Island Park this winter. The snowy field and cold weather didn’t stop lots of people from coming out to see the two departments face off.

The game was held to raise money for the Nassau County Burn Center. Nearly $5,000 was raised. The IPFD and LPLFD were joined by representatives from the Baldwin, Oceanside and Rockville Centre Fire Departments as well, some of whom acted as guest referees

for the game. Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg (D-Long Beach) also came down to show his support. And at the end of the day, the IPFD won the game. Although it was really fire fighters all over Nassau County that won out.

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shuffle.” The scholarship program has grown exponentially since 2006. What started with four students from Oceanside has spread to 24 school districts on Long Island. Satriano has also sent checks upstate, as well as to New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Florida, Texas and Montana. “I thought he was a very nice guy,” said Zachary Kirsimae, a 2011 graduate of Oceanside High and a recipient of a scholarship. “He was really nice and very warm-hearted.” Kirsimae’s mother is a breast cancer survivor, and he now attends Molloy College, where he is studying musical therapy. “He cares a lot about this scholarship,” Kirsimae said of Satriano, “and he puts his all into it.” Satriano started the foundation not only to honor his wife’s memory, but simply to help children in such difficult circumstances. He saw the emotional toll Susan’s cancer had taken on his sons. He interviews his scholarship recipients for no other reason than to give them someone to talk to. “And it’s not that the guidance counselors don’t [talk to them],” he said. “But once they find out that [they and I] are on the same level field here — having lost someone or presently losing — they open up and they talk, and it’s so good for them.” Satriano says he hopes that one day there will

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IN BRIEF March

No jail for Stephanie Finnerty Stephanie Finnerty, a 43-year-old Oceanside resident who pleaded guilty in 2010 to endangering the welfare of a child, was sentenced to three years’ probation and fined $1,000 by Nassau County Court Judge Joseph Calabrese in March. In 2009, Finnerty had sexual contact with an unidentified South Shore minor. According to police, she was contacted by the Nassau County Police Department’s Special Victims Unit last and surrendered without incident on Sept. 16, 2010. She pleaded guilty to child welfare endangerment on Dec. 21. Under the terms of her probation, Finnerty must report to a probation officer and is subject to other restrictions. She will not, however, serve any time in jail.

Village audit brings changes Expansion begins for Pop’s Wine After months of preparation and waiting, Pop’s Wine and Spirits of Island Park finally began its expansion on March 2. The process began in 2008 when Pop’s owner Nick Poulos purchased the vacant store adjacent to his. He had always planned to tear down that building to expand his own, which he said was starting to feel cramped. By expanding the store, Pop’s will be able to offer more variety and stock new items — about 3,000 to 4,000 more.

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Gomie Persaud leaves Village of Island Park It was announced at the Village Board meeting on March 17 that Gomie Persaud, the village’s clerk, would be leaving her position with village at the end of the month. Mayor James Ruzicka made the announcement, saying that the village had found a new clerk who would take over for Persaud — Constance Conroy.

New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released an audit of the Village of Island Park that recommended quite a few changes to the way the village conducted its finances, but found no criminality. According to the financial review, during the audit period of June 1, 2008, to Dec. 31, 2009, the village failed to develop “structurally balanced budgets,” which created deficits. The village also did not maintain proper records of some of its inter-fund transfers, the review concluded, and did not have a long-term financial plan in place. Also among the report’s conclusions was that the village underfunded public safety, transportation and general government support in its budgets from 2006 through 2008, creating shortfalls. Part of the explanation, the audit claimed, was that the village board did not have a process to monitor the budget from month to month.

“I’m really sad that [Persaud] is leaving because she’s been a great person to work with,” Ruzicka said. “And she was so good for the village. She had her heart in her job, and she did it well. But I’m also very pleased for her that she’s advancing her career.” Persaud left for a job as the clerk/treasurer for the Village of Kings Point, on the North Shore of Long Island.

“Many cultures believe that you never die, as long as you are remembered, and people like my grandfather live on,” said Ralph Madalena of his grandfather, Michael Valente, a World War I hero and Long Beach resident. On March 25 at Long Beach City Hall, Madalena, his wife Francesca Capitano, and daughter, Kathryn Madalena, along with other family, were joined by local and county officials, including Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg (D-Long Beach), Legislator Denise Ford (R-Long Beach), and Long Beach City Manager Charles Theofan for the Long Beach bridge renaming ceremony in honor of Valente, the only recipient of the prestigious Medal of Honor in Long Beach. Hundreds came to see the Long Beach bridge officially renamed the Michael Valente Memorial Bridge. From family and officials, to Long Beach students, to both local and national veterans groups, many came to pay tribute to Valente’s memory and to recognize his contributions to his country. “We are very, very honored,” Ford said. She later added, “He put himself in great danger to save so many.”

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IN BRIEF April

Village taxes up nearly 8 percent In April, when the Village of Island Park adopted its 201112 budget, it had to increase taxes to meet the higher costs. To finance the increases in the face of decreased revenues, the village increased taxes by 7.76 percent, bringing the tax rate up to $31.18 per $100 of a home’s assessed valuation. Overall, the budget increased by $109,983, to $3,602,950 — 3.1 percent more than the 2010-11 spending plan. “Any time you raise taxes, I don’t like doing that,” said Mayor James Ruzicka. “But in today’s economy, what seems to be happening is that the state and federal governments cut back, and it affects the little [governments], because there’s nothing to cut.”

May

County privatizes bus service May was also when Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano first floated the idea to create a public-private partnership to run Long Island Bus instead of giving more money to the MTA to run the county’s bus system. After a bid, Veolia Transportation Inc. was selected to run the system. There were long, heated public hearings on the issue. But the Legislature unanimously approved the contract with Veolia in December. “My actions stop the MTA from further subsiding NYC’s transportation system with Nassau tax dollars,” Mangano said in May. “The MTA’s monopoly over transportation in Nassau County ends now.”

May

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County Reps redraw districts In May, the Nassau County Legislature began a long and public fight over redrawing the county’s 19 legislative districts. Presiding Officer Peter Schmitt of Massapequa said that the lines must be redrawn within six months of the release of the U.S. Census, according to the county charter. Democrats, however, cried foul, saying that redistricting must only be undertaken by a bipartisan commission and fully vetted through a series of public hearings, a process they say they followed in 2003. When the lines were first adopted by Republicans in May, the Democrats sued, and a court order stopped the implementation of the new districts. The Supreme Court ruled that the lines could not be used in the 2011 elections. The Republicans appealed the decision, and the Appellate Court overturned the original decision, reinstating the lines. It was eventually ruled by the Court of Appeals in late August, in a unanimous 7-0 decision, that the lines as they were redrawn were legal, but that they could not be used in the 2011 elections. Democrats have still vowed to fight the lines. “I can guarantee these will not be the lines people will see in 2013,” said Nassau County Democratic Chairman Jay Jacobs. “The Democrats are going to call for a nonpartisan commission to do this correctly. We don’t believe that even if we get the power to draw the lines, we’re going to behave the way the Republicans did.”

Fifty years of the Friedberg JCC In May, the Barry and Florence Friedberg JCC in Oceanside celebrated its 50th anniversary with a gala dinner. The Friedberg JCC began as the South Shore YMHA in 1961 in a house in Baldwin. It eventually expanded and purchased an old bank building in Baldwin, while it merged with the Beach YW-YMHA in Long Beach. After a deal to purchase the old School 1 property from the Oceanside School District fell through, Barry Friedberg donated his printing factory in Oceanside to the JCC in 2000. At the same time, Friedberg also donated an additional $500,000 to the JCC, which is why the building now carries his name. The JCC has continued expanding beyond the building, as well. It operates a preschool in Merrick for more than 200 children, as well as after-school programs in six school districts — Baldwin, Bellmore, Island Park, Long Beach, Merrick and Oceanside. At the Henry Kaufmann Campgrounds in Wheatly Heights, the JCC has about 300 acres for summer camps, including Sunrise Day Camp — the only day camp in the country specifically for children with cancer and their siblings, which the JCC founded six years ago.

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YEAR IN REVIEW May

Stop & Shop opens in Oceanside In May, the long-awaited Stop & Shop — built on the site of Camp DeBaun in Oceanside — finally opened on Atlantic Avenue. Many people came out to the store’s grand opening on May 12, the evening before the store officially opened to the public. To celebrate the opening, and the store’s new place in the community, Stop & Shop donated $1,000 to each of three local charities: St. Anthony’s Parish Outreach, the Vincent de Paul Food Pantry and the Oceanside Senior Community Service Center., Not everyone was applauding the opening, however. Residents on Atlantic Avenue near the new supermarket were shocked when, without any warning, Stop & Shop’s contractors, with permits from the county, redrew the lines to add both north- and south-bound turning lanes on Atlantic for the supermarket. To

May

do so, they expanded traffic lanes and turned the parking lanes on Atlantic Avenue into traffic lanes. All of this was done without any notification of area residents or business owners. County representatives said that notifying residents was the responsibility of the Town of Hempstead, while town officials said it was the county’s responsibility.

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May

Evan Potts convicted, sentenced to five years probation After weeks of delays, the trial of Evan Potts, the 24-year-old Oceanside resident on trail for the road-rage death of Long Beach resident Ian Sharrin, began on May 9 — nearly two years to the day since the incident. Potts was charged with second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide. In June, after only two days of deliberations, a jury found Potts not guilty of manslaughter, but guilty of criminally negligent homicide. He was sentenced to five years probation in October. Courtesy Oceanside High School

Penny Ellis is ‘Top Teacher’

Evan Potts was sentenced to five years probation in October. His lawyer plans to appeal the conviction.

Oceanside High School’s Penny Ellis, a special education teacher, won the second annual nationwide “Top Teacher” contest held by “Live! With Regis and Kelly.” Ellis, who was nominated for the competition by her friend and aide, Mary Bores, was one of five finalists chosen by the show’s viewers, who took part in a nationwide online vote. She was featured on the show on May 9 as part of “Top Teacher

Week.” There was a second vote on May 13 to determine the winner. A camera crew showed up at Oceanside High School on May 16. No one knew who the winner would be, and crews were sent to all of the finalists’ schools. When it was announced live that Ellis was the winner, one of the show’s producers drove her prize, a new 2012 Ford Focus, up to the front of the school, where Ellis, her students and

coworkers were gathered. “Everyone around me was telling me I was going to win, but I’m sure everyone around all of the other nominees were telling them, also,” said Ellis. “I didn’t vote for myself because I thought they were all wonderful nominees.” She made signs congratulating all of the other nominees, to cover every eventuality.

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June

A Father’s Day gift: chrome The Hempstead Plains Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America rolled into Oceanside on Father’s Day for a car show at the Schoolhouse Green. The free event had music and raffles for dads of all ages to enjoy while admiring the cars, from classic coups to souped-up muscle cars, and even some modern cars. And, of course, there were ways that dad’s could spend time with their kids — like buying them ice cream. Here, Buddy Berotti poses with his 1968 Plymouth Fury.

IN BRIEF June

New York allows same-sex marriage With a vote in the Senate of 33-29, New York became the sixth state in the nation to allow same-sex marriage — but the nine Long Island senators, all Republican, voted against the bill, which was signed into law shortly before midnight on June 24. “New York has finally torn down the barrier that has prevented same-sex couples from exercising the freedom to marry and from receiving the fundamental protections that so many couples and families take for granted,” Governor Andrew M. Cuomo said. “With the world watching, the Legislature, by a bipartisan vote, has said that all New Yorkers are equal under the law. With this vote, marriage equality will become a reality in our state, delivering long overdue fairness and legal security to thousands of New Yorkers.” The Empire State joins Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, Iowa and the District of Columbia in allowing gay couples to legally wed. The Marriage Equality Act grants same-sex couples the freedom to marry under the law, as well as allow them hundreds of rights, benefits and protections that until now have been limited to married couples of the opposite sex.

Two longtime Oceanside principals retire Two of the Oceanside School District’s longtime principals — Ronald Schoen and Rhonda Gelbwasser — retired in June, taking with them a combined 39 years of administrative experience. Schoen was principal of School 8 for 26 years. Gelbwasser was in the district for 24 years, 13 of which was principal of

School 6. She had planned to retire in 2011 — the year that the first class of full-day kindergarten that she was principal of would be graduating Oceanside High School. Both Schoen and Gelbwasser left a legacy in the school district that will be felt for years to come.

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The summer started with a near-tragedy in Oceanside On June 4, a gust of wind sent a celebration by the Oceanside United Soccer Club into chaos when the inflatable rides the club had rented for children were lifted off the ground and rolled across the field at School 9E. According to the Oceanside Fire Department, a call came in shortly before 12:30 p.m. that the rides — two bouncing houses and an inflatable slide — had gone airborne, injuring the children inside them as well as people outside. Only one woman was seriously injured in the incident. Gina Michielini, the owner of Affordable Inflatables (which rented the rides to Oceanside United and set them up) said that all safety measures were taken when setting up the rides and that the incident was a freak accident.

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Schumer pledges to help Little Beach In July, Senator Charles Schumer pledged to help Island Park get the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation together to work on a solution to the erosion problem at Little Beach.

Mayor James Ruzicka estimated that Little Beach has shrunk by about 75 percent as the result of erosion over the past decade. But due to the financial state of the federal government, the Corps of Engineers is not currently allowed to begin any new projects.

July

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With three principals from Oceanside and Island Park retiring at the end of June, the Herald profiled the incoming principals in July. Julie McGahan is the new principal of the School 6 Kindergarten Center in Oceanside. “I knew the second I walked in the door that School 6 was a special, magical place,” McGahan said. “I was so impressed with the level of enthusiasm and involvement.” McGahan said she plans to help build a foundation in language skills for youngsters that will help pave the way to success with literacy development and an understanding of mathematical concepts. Laurie Storch, who has been a school administrator since 2001, is the new principal of School 8. From 2001 to 2004, Storch served as an assistant principal in Florida and later become principal in 2004. She previously taught physical education and third grade. “My role is to support the School 8 family as we grow and learn together,” Storch said. “The focus on developing social-emotional literacy and character education for every Oceanside student demonstrates the priorities and values of a cutting edge, progressive district.” John Barnes is the new principal of Lincoln Orens Middle School in Island Park. Barnes had seven years of experience as a middle school principal in New York City. He replaced Dr. Thalia Venditti, who served as the school principal for the past nine years. Barnes has experience as a staff developer, fourth grade teacher and school administrator with a deep understanding of children and adolescents, said Island Park Schools Superintendent Dr. Rosmarie Bovino.

Donating to SNCH Rockville Centre resident and real estate CEO Jeff Feil recently donated $3 million to South Nassau Communities Hospital — the largest donation in the hospital’s 90-year history. The donation was transferred from the Louis Feil Charitable Lead Annuity Trust. Jeff’s father, Louis, was a former President’s Club Member at South Nassau. The gift will be used to enhance equipment and programs at South Nassau’s Cancer Center in Valley Stream. In light of the sizable donation, the hospital plans to rename the cancer facility to the Gertrude & Louis Feil Cancer Center. Feil told the Herald that he was more than happy to make the donation. “Meeting with doctors and other people from the hospital made me want contribute,” Feil said. “I wanted to help the community so people wouldn’t have to go into Manhattan or travel far away to get treatment.”

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YEAR IN REVIEW Celebrating history in Oceanside The Oceanside Summer Gazebo Readings celebrated Independence Day in its annual fashion — with patriotic readings by representatives and members of the community, along with a good ol’ fashioned barbecue. Around 100 residents came out to the Schoolhouse Green on July 5 (a day after the usual Monday night readings) to hear readings from the

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Coliseum plan fails On Aug. 1, Nassau County voters took the polls in a special referendum vote to determine whether or not the county could bond $400 million to build a new Nassau Coliseum. The answer was a resounding “no.” More than 150,000 residents came to the polls, and about 90,000 of them voted against the plan. The referendum had the support of labor unions, Vision Long Island and many business owners surrounding the Uniondale facility, but had strong opponents in the Association for a Better Long Island and Nassau County Democratic leaders. Ultimately, 57 percent of voters decided against the proposal. Town officials previously turned down a proposal by Wang to build The Lighthouse project in Uniondale, which would have included a renovated Coliseum as well as new hotels, apartments and condominiums, stores and offices on the land surrounding the 39-year-old building in what is called the Hub. In June, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano and Wang unveiled plans for a publicly financed arena, which would have kept the Islanders here until 2045. No new plans for the Hub area have yet been presented to the public.

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Irene hits hard At the end of the month, the East Coast was slammed by Hurricane Irene. It was a tropical storm by the time it reached Long Island, but it still hit Oceanside and Island Park, knocking

down trees and power lines and flooding streets. One resident was able to jet-ski up and down Lawson Boulevard.

August

August

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Second Battalion marches through Island Park Before the heavy rains came, people lined the streets of Island Park to watch the Second Fire Battalion Parade on Aug. 13. The fire departments from Island Park, Oceanside, Long Beach, Baldwin, Freeport

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and Point Lookout-Lido marched through the streets of Island Park with their bands and trucks. The parade concluded with a party at Masone Beach.

The owner of an Oceanside-based mortgage firm was among 14 people arrested in August and charged with operating a mortgage fraud scheme involving more than 100 mortgage loans worth more than $58 million. According to an indictment filed by the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and the New York office of the FBI, the defendants took part in the scheme between 2004 and 2009 while employed by the mortgage brokerage firm First Class Equities, which has offices in Oceanside and Westbury. Among the indicted were Gerard Canino, 50, owner and president of First Class Equities and a Merrick resident, and Michael Raphan, 63, of Oceanside. The indictment alleges that the defendants deceived homeowners, banks and lenders by falsifying personal and financial information and other legal documents to obtain mortgage loans, and then kept the proceeds. If convicted, many of them face up to 30 years in prison and fines of up to $1 million. Canino may face up to 90 years in prison and a $3 million fine.

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September

Lincoln Orens remembers 9/11 In honor of the tenth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, Lincoln Orens Middle School’s new principal, John Barnes — at the behest of one of his students — held a ceremony at the school in memory of those lost. The LOMS students were given an assignment over the summer: to write about their feelings and experiences from 9/11, or their family’s experiences. After the ceremony had concluded and most students had returned to class, Barnes took the students who read their pieces, along with their families, outside for a tree planting ceremony. The Sarnelli Family provided twin Japanese Snowdrop Trees to the district, which were planted outside Lincoln Orens. They will flank a bench, which will serve as a memorial to those lost on Sept. 11, 2001. Everyone who came outside — the students, the parents and the officials — contributed at least one shovelful of dirt to the planting of the trees. “Just think, guys,” Barnes said to the students while they were planting the trees, “when you drive by here when you’re in high school or college, you can look at these trees and think to yourself, ‘I planted those.’” Alex Costello/Herald

IN BRIEF September

Island Park swim canceled again

Village tries to reduce flooding

In September, a lack of participants forced the Village of Island Park to once again cancel its annual Labor Day Mile Swim. According to Mayor James Ruzicka, only nine people signed up for this year’s swim. In 2009 the village was forced to cancel the other swimming races that had accompanied the centerpiece event, also due to a lack of entrants, keeping only the mile swim, in which there were more than 30 participants. Last year, however, only four swimmers signed up. “It doesn’t look like it’s going to be something that we’re going to be doing in the future,” said Ruzicka, who would have been the 10th entrant. The swim has been a tradition in Island Park since the 1940s. And for many years it was not the only race the village held. There were a number of races of varying length, spanning two days, with awards presented in every event.

In September, the Village of Island Park announced that its engineering firm would be conducting surveys of all of the village’s drainage pipes and basins, hoping to mitigate some of the area’s flooding problems. The engineering firm, Walden Associates, has been studying the village’s drainage system to see which catch basins, or street drains, are working effectively and which need to have inserts installed that will collect trash in the water before it makes it to the pipes. The village will also be installing swirl separators in its outflow pipes, which filter out finer pieces of litter. A $410,000 grant the village received from Nassau County will fund the project. The village also contributed $66,500, bringing the total funds for the project to $476,500. The work is still ongoing.

Remembering Sept. 11 Oceanside gathered to remember the tenth anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. Participants walked from the First Presbyterian Church to the Schoolhouse Green. Many more came out for the ceremony, held by the Interfaith Council, to honor the memories of those who were lost. The ceremony ended with a Litany of Remembrance and Hope led by Rabbi Uri Goren and a benediction by the Rev. Hikari Kokai Chang. “We will not forget those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001,” Chang said. “But more importantly, we will not forget how they lived while they were with us; how they shared their laughs with us, how they shared their tears with us, and how they shared their hopes and dreams with us.”

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October

Oceanside gets ready for Core Curriculum

Trees cut down on Lawson Boulevard Nassau County, after inspecting trees all over the area in the wake of Tropical Storm Irene, deemed it necessary to cut down 31 trees on Lawson Boulevard that were deemed hazardous. County inspectors decided that the trees, which were damaged by the wind and floodwaters from the storm, were public hazards. They were removed on Oct. 8.

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According to county spokeswoman Katie Grilli-Robles, Nassau County planted 350 trees last year. However, it’s unclear when — or if — the county will replace the trees removed from Lawson Boulevard. “Going forward, we will be conducting a comprehensive analysis to determine future tree plantings,” Grilli-Robles said.

At the October Oceanside Board of Education meeting, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum Bob Fenter outlined the changes that would be coming to the state’s curriculum in the coming years. The CCSS curriculum is different from the current curriculum in most states in one major way, emphasizing depth over breadth. “That’s the whole concept: Build it early and dig deep down,” Fenter said after the meeting. “Don’t dig a mile wide and an inch deep, dig an inch wide and a mile deep.” The CCSS is part of a three-fold change in education spurred by the Race to the Top. In addition to the new curriculum standards, there will be new assessments developed to test students, and teachers will be evaluated on how well students do on those tests. They will form a triangle called the Regents Reform Agenda. Fenter explained that the changes should roll out over the next few years, and that the curriculum should be completely revamped in about three years. It will start with new math and ELA requirements in grades three through eight next year, so children in kindergarten and first and second grades will never know the old standards. Oceanside has already switched those grades over to the CCSS curriculum.

Oceanside man pulled from sinkhole October ended on an odd note: 80-year-old Oceanside resident Michael Ciron had to be rescued from his front lawn by the Oceanside Fire Department when he fell into a sinkhole in his lawn while getting the morning newspaper. His daughter heard his cries for help and dialed 911. The OFD responded within minutes and hoisted Ciron from the hole. He was unhurt. “I’m a little sore, but nothing broken, though,” Ciron said after his ordeal. “They wanted me to go to the hospital, but I felt all right.”

YEAR IN REVIEW Oceanside students take Siemens Competition Two Oceanside High School students were recognized by the Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology. Blake Smith and Anoj Ilanges, both seniors, were selected as a Siemens regional finalist and a semifinalist, respectively. Both of their projects revolve around cancer research: Smith investigated a possible cure and Ilanges researched a possible cause. Smith and his partner, Vickram Gidwani, from the Horace Mann School in Riverdale, advanced to the regional semifinals on Nov. 18 and 19, where they placed first. In December, at the national finals, Smith and Gidwani placed fourth, splitting a prize of a $30,000 scholarship. “It was probably the best high school experience I had,” Smith said of his time at the finals in Washington, D.C.

Four enter Island Park home, attack boy Four men forced their way into a home on Kildare Road in Island Park at about 10:40 p.m. on Nov. 16, according to Nassau County police. When a 25-year-old woman opened the side door of the home, police said, four men, all dressed in black, wearing black masks and armed with guns, forced their way in. The woman attempted to run up the stairs, but was struck on the head with a gun. A 17-year-old male was forced to the floor by the men and struck several times on the head with a gun, according to police. One of the men went through the victim’s pocket and took his cell phone.

The men broke down a bedroom door and found another woman, 29, and a 6-year-old boy, police said. They struck the boy once in the head with a gun. After ransacking the home, police reported, the men fled on foot with two rings and a cell phone. A police ambulance transported the 25-year-old female victim, who had abrasions on her head and wrists, to a local hospital for evaluation. The other victims refused medical attention. Police have not yet arrested anyone for the crime.

November

Krumpter speaks to the IPCA Acting Nassau County Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter visited the Island Park Civic Association on Nov. 8 and answered questions focusing on Island Park issues as well as the future of the 4th Precinct. One major concern residents mentioned was the possible closure of the 4th Precinct. The County Legislature voted recently to reconfigure the Police Department from eight precincts to six, and residents were concerned that the 4th Precinct, which covers all of Oceanside and Island Park, could be closed. But Krumpter assured residents that, even if the 4th Precinct building closed, they would not see any difference in policing. Residents have long complained about noise from the clubs, but have never received much of a response from authorities, including the county Police Department and the Town of Hempstead. Krumpter promised that things were going to change. “[Officers are] going to be standing there at 11,” he said. “If music, loud noise, people are heard at the border — anything — there will be a strict degree of enforcement at those places.” He said that officers would be much more proactive in patrolling the club area next summer, issuing tickets for all noise infractions. And supervisors will be on hand to make sure that, with every ticket given, a citation is sent to the New York State Liquor Authority. If the authority receives enough citations for a single business, that business can lose its liquor license.

OMS gets a new schedule Building from successful programs that Oceanside Middle School Principal Dr. Allison Glickman-Rogers says make it one of the best middle schools in the state, OMS will be changing the schedule it has used for 30 years to create a new learning environment for students. Glickman-Rogers outlined the new schedule at a Board of Education meeting on Nov. 15. Taking into account declining student enrollment at the middle school level, economics and the changes in curriculum being brought about by the new Core Curriculum Standards, the school will do away with its current master schedule in favor of “block” scheduling, which groups students together for longer blocks of time and flexible periods. Instead of having their core classes spread out over the day, students will have a morning and afternoon block of core classes. “What that means is that each student would have in the morning, for example, a period of English and a period of social studies back to back — an a.m. block — and then a p.m. block of math/science,” Glickman-Rogers explained at the meeting. “This block schedule has tremendous opportunities, potentials and variations.”

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McCarthy visits Oceanside High School Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy visited Oceanside High School in November to talk to students about participating in the Veterans History Project. The project is part of the American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress. The Veterans History Project was created by Congress in 2000 to document the stories of as many of the country’s veterans as possible. “We collect and preserve the personal war accounts of U.S. veterans so that future generations may access and learn from them,” McCarthy told the students. “The Library of Congress really counts on volunteers. They accept stories in many ways. And it’s really kind of easy. You might have an uncle, you might have a grandfather who served in World War II.” McCarthy brought Oceanside resident Joe Librizzi, a World War II veteran, along with her to the high school. Librizzi talked to the students about his time serving on a submarine in the Pacific during the war. Students — or anyone — who are interested in getting involved with the Veterans History Project can do it very easily. You can conduct interviews with veterans and submit it as-is, or create a story out of it. Letters, diaries and photographs from veterans are also encouraged. To print out a Field Kit, which includes all of the necessary paperwork to submit some- thing to the Veterans History project, visit www.loc.gov/vets. You can also call 888-371- 5848 to request a kit.

December

Resident protest Long Beach Motor Inn

In November, Island Park residents gathered outside the Long Beach Motor Inn to protest the

county allegedly housing sex offenders and criminals at the establishment. The protest, organized by the Island Park Civic Association, was the second one in front of the infamous motel, 18 months after the IPCA’s first gathering. And although it was windy, the protesters held their signs high. “CLOSE the Long Beach Motor Inn,” some read, while others called for “Sex offenders and criminals OUT.”

December

New Abbey Manor on schedule

“[We’re here] because Nassau County continues to place sex offenders and felons at this motel, located in our community,” said association member Rich Schurin. “Promises have been made by politicians to get these people out, and nothing’s happened.” The Civic Association is still trying to get the inn closed down.

Holocaust survivor gets a chance to say ‘thank you’ In December, the Herald profiled Maurice Vegh, a holocaust survivor, and Harold Rosen, a soldier who was part of the unit that liberated the concentration camp Vegh was imprisoned in. Vegh and Rosen met at a barbecue for the Oceanside Jewish War Veterans hosted by Bristal Assisted Living Community in North Woodmere. Vegh just happened to sit at Rosen’s table and start up a conversation with him. Rosen never thought he would ever meet one of the people that his unit helped save. And Vegh never thought he’d get another chance to meet one of the people that helped save his life. “I hugged him and we shook hands and we talked,” Vegh said. “And I said, ‘This is the first time I met one of my liberators.’ We had a nice conversation ... And it was very nostalgic for me. “I felt like maybe God put us together there, so we should meet,” he added.

At the last Civic Association meeting of the year, Island Park residents received an update on the work being done on the new Abbey Manor. Charlotte Seltzer, senior vice president of operations for Promoting Specialized Care and Health — the nonprofit that will manage the new building — spoke about the future of the site and what community members can expect once the facility is up and running. “The project is going along rather quickly,” Seltzer said, explaining that construction should be completed late next June and that the first residents would most likely start moving in in July. Seltzer stressed that the new residents will not be sex offenders are drug addicts who are currently struggling with their addiction.

Maurice Vegh, left, spent years in concentration camps before he was liberated from Buchenwald by the 87th Infantry Division, of which Harold Rosen, right, was a member.

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May

Walk-off title for Lady Sailors A May 5 showdown between Oceanside and Hicksville for the Nassau Conference AA-II softball title lived up to all the hype and needed more than the standard seven innings to decide. After failing to score in the bottom of the seventh with the bases loaded and no outs, the Lady Sailors won in dramatic fashion an inning later when junior Nicole Milano singled home junior Alyssa Continanzi for a thrilling 4-3 victory. Continanzi was used as a pinch runner for junior Arianna DeMarzo, who smacked a two-run double with two outs. “It’s very exciting and a great accomplishment,” coach Alyson Lamonte said. “It was a tough conference to win, but we’ve been resilient all season.” Hicksville scored twice in the top of the sixth to erase a 3-1 deficit and was positioned to take the lead in the seventh until Lady Sailors junior center fielder Deanna Viola gunned down the potential go-ahead run at the plate. “We played great defense,” Lamonte said. “They hit two triples in the sixth that would’ve been home runs without our hustle in the outfield, and the play at the plate was incredible.” Winning pitcher Ashley Davis, a junior, also knocked in a run. Jeff Wilson/Herald

Oceanside junior Ashley Davis was a key to the team’s run to the Conference AA-II title.

May

Oceanside nets conference title A day after sealing the Nassau Conference 2B boys’ tennis championship, Oceanside completed a perfect regular season with a hard-fought 4-3 victory over visiting South Side May 11. The Sailors (14-0) took three of four doubles matches, including a decisive come-from-behind win in the No. 1 slot by senior Greg Flax and junior David Bader. Flax and Bader dropped the first set and trailed by three games in the second before rallying for a 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 triumph. “They were being outplayed and making uncharacteristic errors,” coach Barry Kubit said of Flax and Bader. “There was a lot of pressure, but they were able to calm down and get back to playing how they usually play.” In their second year as a tandem, Flax and Bader capped an undefeated season of their own with 12 wins. Oceanside hadn’t lost a doubles match until the finale when junior Josh Jacoby and sophomore Ben Zaslav were nipped in the No. 3 spot. Juniors Ross Taylor and Brandon Hoovis were perfect at second doubles, and senior Harrison Sklar and sophomore Jesse Cyrulnik were flawless at fourth doubles. Freshman Flo LeGoupil-Maier overcame a case of tennis elbow in April and closed with six straight wins at third singles.

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Oceanside senior Jason Fiderer overcame an early season ankle injury to solidify the singles lineup.

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Oceanside’s Phil Ragona had passing, rushing and receiving yards in the team’s hard-fought loss to Freeport in a Nassau Conference I semifinal playoff game. It was the second year in a row the Sailors advanced to Hofstra.

Sailors return to semifinals A year ago, Oceanside’s football team rode the prolific pass-catch combination of quarterback Tyler Heuer and receiver Gene Garay to eight victories and its first-ever semifinal playoff appearance at Hofstra. This year, the Sailors brought more smash than flash to the semis. Shane Saucier, Justin Buckley and Luke Schwasnick combined for 382 rushing yards and four touchdowns to lead sixth-seeded Oceanside to a 43-21 Nassau Conference I first-round playoff win at No. 3 MacArthur Nov. 4. The Sailors, who lost junior quarterback Tom Capone to a knee injury late in the first half, scored 22 unanswered points in the fourth quar-

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE ASSET BACKED SECURITIES CORPORATION HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES NC 2006-HE4 ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES NC 2006-HE4; Plaintiff(s) vs. FRANK X. GABRIEL; OLGA GABRIEL; et al; Defendant(s) Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s): ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 2 Summit Court, Suite 301, Fishkill, New York, 12524, 845.897.1600 Pursuant to judgment of fore-

closure and sale granted herein on or about July 18, 2011, I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501. On January 24, 2012 at 11:30 AM Premises known as 2717 Foxdale Avenue, Oceanside, NY 11572 Section: 54 Block: 504 Lot: 16 ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the building and improvements thereon erected situated, lying and being at Oceanside, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, being known and designated

on a certain map entitled, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Map of Ardmore and Village, situated at Oceanside, Nassau County, N.Y. surveyed March 1947 by Baldwin & Cornelius Co., Inc,â&#x20AC;? and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau on June 8, 1949, on Map #4700, is an by lot numbered 16 in Block 504. 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 $363,312.95 plus interest and costs. INDEX NO. 14058/08

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My best advice: follow the rules Q. It’s getting more expensive to build, and I’m really having problems finding a contractor to do a job. I don’t want to have to get a permit but plan to build to code, and I don’t need a licensed contractor who has expensive insurance. I have plenty of family and friends who can do this job, but I want to know if I’ll get “stuck” later for having done this. I have to save the money and will take my chances, but what should I know so I don’t have a problem I can’t get out of later? A. That’s like asking a criminal attorney for the best method to beat the system because you’re planning to rob a bank. Maybe the attorney can even drive the getaway driver. What you can be “stuck” with is myriad problems I can only guess at, based on the fact that building to code these days is like playing Monopoly with a 4-year-old. The rules keep changing, and you can’t win against a 4-year-old or the codes. For example, many ONTE EEPER municipalities are changing, and changing again, their local zoning requirements, so what’s passable today may not be in a year or two. Window sizes and flood requirements have changed, energy requirements and fire protection are next up to be instituted, and plumbing systems may be right behind. I work with many people who are “stuck” when trying to sell their homes but have construction that wasn’t permitted. Some come unraveled when told that the home they’ve lived in for years needs costly changes to meet current codes because of updates. The codes do have provisions for existing buildings, but still have issues that can’t be “grandfathered.” Just because you lived there and used something the way it was for a long time is meaningless to an official whose job is to enforce regulations or face their own consequences if they don’t. It’s ironic that codes were put in place for our protection, but can have the opposite effect because more people these days are opting to do what you’re planning to, leading to less-safe structures that, skirting the authorities, may cause injury, even death, and/or legal problems, and lead insurance companies to not settle. You need to save money. We all do. The best advice I can give is the same advice I give to those who tell me, up front, that they’re not going to file plans for permits and will be doing the job themselves. It’s my job, as a professional, to advise you to follow the law and to prepare documents that meet the legal requirements of your state and local jurisdiction. Fortunately, using computers, we can revise plans without a lot of messy eraser dust when the time comes, but you have the burden of reconstruction to make things right when the time comes. That’s the chance you take.

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The masthead The box at the far left side of the page is called the “masthead.” It contains the newspaper’s “flag” or nameplate, and the lion logo of the parent company of the Herald Community Newspapers, Richner Communications, Inc. The masthead offers basic information about the paper and how it functions. Brothers Stuart and Clifford Richner jointly guide the business and news operations for the 15 weekly newspapers in the Herald Community Newspaper group, including: the Nassau Herald, serving the Five Towns, and Heralds for Baldwin, Bellmore, East Meadow, Franklin Square/Elmont, Long Beach, Lynbrook/East Rockaway, Malverne/West Hempstead, Merrick, Oceanside/Island Park, Rockville Centre and Valley Stream. The editor of each paper is responsible for the assignment, selection and placement of stories, most of which the editors and reporters write. The executive editor oversees the editorial department staff and the editorial content of all 15 newspapers in the chain. The production department is responsible for the paper’s design. The advertising and art departments produce the large, often illustrated, “display” advertisements that appear throughout the paper. They help clients decide what the ads will say and how they will look. The classified department produces the small ads at the back of each week’s paper that are arranged by headings. The masthead also lists the paper’s age, the names of its founders, its address, telephone and fax numbers and notice that the contents are copyrighted.

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Editorial cartoon The editorial cartoons are supplied by a syndicate, which represents major cartoonists across the country and the spectrum of political opinion. They are chosen to provide thoughtful or humorous viewpoints on topics of general interest. They do not represent the opinion of the newspaper or its editors.

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What are the editorial pages all about? Who writes editorials? How do letters and guest columns get published? This week’s pages offer some answers to our readers. We thank The Riverdale Press for the idea.

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Special features Other items will also appear on our editorial and op-ed pages, including the “Framework” feature that showcases creative work by the Herald’s photo staff, which, we hope, brightens the page and your week. We also make mistakes, despite our best efforts. We strive to correct them as soon as possible with a correction or clarification notice on these pages, the most prominent in the paper after page 1.

Letters to the editor Because community opinions are so important to us, we publish virtually all letters we receive. This policy, of course, can bring problems with it. Some letters may seem silly, dull or poorly written, but we believe you should have the chance to read them anyway; they are voices from our shared community. Letters may also be tasteless, racist or sexist, but we believe they should be published too. We cannot pretend that such attitudes do not exist; if we are to fight them, we must meet them head-on. We believe deeply that the remedy to “bad” speech is more speech, not censorship. Vituperative attacks on local people or institutions pose a more complicated problem. The laws governing libel apply to letters to the editor with the same force as anything else we publish. Both the letter writer and this newspaper can be held accountable for heedlessly damaging a reputation. Public figures like politicians have less protection from outraged opinion than do private citizens. Robust public debate must take precedence over our feelings and the sensitivities of those who have entered the public arena. We do not publish anonymous letters. Letters must be signed and include a daytime phone number and an address, so we can verify that a letter is genuine. Phone numbers and full addresses will not be published. We are reluctant to publish letters from people who are unwilling to stand openly behind what they have written. We are willing to withhold the name of a letter writer on request only when the letter states a valid reason for doing so. Within those limits, we will publish as much as we can each week, though letters will sometimes have to wait until there is enough room. We usually refrain from commenting on letters, but in certain cases an “editor’s note” may attempt to correct misinformation or misunderstanding.

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Each week, we publish two pages of opinion in addition to the editorial page. Most of these pages are devoted to the columns of our three weekly or bi-weekly contributors: Randi Kreiss, the former editor of the Nassau Herald; Scott Brinton, the senior editor of the Bellmore and Merrick Heralds; former Senator Alfonse D’Amato; and our newest addition, former State Assemblyman Jerry Kremer. Our writers come from diverse backgrounds and from different points of the political spectrum. Their columns reflect their own opinions on topical issues. The newspaper does not select the topics on which columnists opine, and their publication is not an endorsement of the positions they espouse.

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