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University in Kansas, where he earned his bachelor’s degree and taught biology.

Paul Durnan, former chairman of the Board of Trustees at Molloy, was a member of the search committee that selected Bogner in 2000. “He is an innovator, and has been recognized as a positive agent of change at his former institution,” Durnan said at the time. “He impressed the search committee with his record of experience in maintaining high standards, increased enrollment, increased fundraising, and exceptional institutional advancement in the face of the pressing financial realities many colleges face today.”

According to Bogner’s wife, Karen, a search for presidential positions had taken him all over the country, from California to Ohio to Maryland, but the couple and their two children had only been to New York once. “We had such a positive experience visiting Long Island and New York City,” Karen said, “and this, as well as the wonderful people we met through the interview process at Molloy, definitely made us excited about the prospect of Drew working at Molloy.”

By the time Bogner arrived, Molloy had morphed from an all-women’s Catholic college with nine academic majors into a coed school with more than 30 majors and graduate degrees in fields ranging from business to criminal justice. Founded by a small group of Dominican nuns, the school had come a long way since it welcomed its first class in 1955.

Bogner transformed the institution into one that is highly regarded in the local community and beyond. “I think that the most important thing is that Drew’s leadership is really the catalyst for Molloy’s success over the last decade,” said Daniel Henry, chief financial officer of American Express and current chairman of Molloy’s Board of Trustees. “That success is the academic quality and raw student experience that Molloy offers.”

The quality of student experience has become increasingly important over the past 10 years, during which Molloy’s enrollment has doubled, from 2,200 to approximately 4,400 students. And Bogner has left a lasting impression on many students.

“He’s a very friendly, warm, welcoming presence,” said Jennifer Roveto, a 2011 graduate. Roveto, who was valedictorian and student body president in her senior year, added that she had a close relationship with Bogner, which included taking part in an eight-day trip to Japan with him and a number of other students.

“He’s one of the most hardworking people I’ve ever met, and I look up to him a lot,” Roveto said. “I’ve heard stories where students at other colleges don’t even know their presidents’ names, but here he is a very strong presence.”

Bogner, who also earned a doctorate in philosophy and the history of

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s renowned violinist Ittai Shapira’s last note resounded through the theater, there was thunderous applause from the packed house. Shapira had just finished the concerto opening Molloy College’s 2011 Gala on Nov. 12 in the brand new, state-ofthe-art Madison Theatre.

The night of entertainment, hosted by comedian Martin Short, marked a turning point for the college and a grand achievement for the man responsible for raising its status nationally and locally.

It takes a great deal of insight, confidence and patience to see an idea from its genesis through to its completion over the course of a decade.

During his 11-year tenure as Molloy’s president, Dr. Drew Bogner has exhibited these attributes — and many more — in abundance, and as a result, the Herald has chosen him as its Person of the Year.

Bogner, 54, made the move from Wichita, Kan., to Rockville Centre just after the turn of the century, bringing a can-do Midwest attitude. He had been the executive vice president for academic affairs at Newman

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Skelos in as majority leader; ‘Long Island Nine’ take office Sen. Dean Skelos assumed the two most powerful posts in the State Senate — majority leader and president pro tem — on Jan. 5, beginning his 14th term as a senator in two swearingin ceremonies administered by his brother Peter, an associate justice in the Appellate Division of the State Supreme Court.

Skelos came into power as the “Long Island Nine” — a block of nine Republican state senators representing Nassau and Suffolk counties — returned for the first time since 2006, comprising more than a quarter of the 32-vote Republican conference.

“With all nine senators from Long Island now in the majority,” Skelos said, “our interests will be

better protected. I look forward to working with my colleagues to ensure that we are treated fairly and equitably and that our interests are given the attention that we lost over the last two years.

“The taxpayers don’t want more spending or more government,” Skelos said. “They want more job growth, more individual choices, more economic security and more opportunities for their children to have a career here.

“It we accomplish our priorities — less spending, less taxes, less government and more jobs…,” he added, “we will have done our jobs and we will have restored people’s faith in government… Let’s seize this opportunity and get to work.”

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Twice in a single week in January, authorities discovered neglected animals inside Rockville Centre homes. The second was by far the worst. At 14 Montauk Ave., Faith Ross, 54 and her daughter, Francesca Maselli, 23, had been living in a twofamily, filth-ridden home where village officials found 16 dehydrated, sickly animals — 14 dogs and two cats — covered in urine and feces. The home was cluttered with cages and piles of animal waste that officials said were 2 feet deep.

But what made the scene even more shocking were the 26 dead animals — six dogs, seven cats, five parrots, five ferrets and one lizard — that were found inside.

Police said that situation was far worse than the one they discovered two days earlier, inside a barricaded residence at 83 Clinton Ave. where a 62-year-old woman, who was reported missing from her job at Waldbaums in Baldwin, was

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found with 24 animals — 19 emaciated, filthy dogs, four dead dogs and a dead cat. The resident, who was described as “delusional, distressed and disoriented,” was taken for a psychiatric and medical evaluation, She was not charged and after returning home with a puppy she bought several months later, she was again removed from the house which was subsequently demolished.

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Lightning struck the steeple of St. Agnes Cathedral, causing damage to the church and a nearby water main.

It was like a scene out of “Back to the Future.”

At around 7:20 p.m. on Jan. 26, as the seventh snowstorm of the winter was kicking into high gear, lighting stuck the bell tower of St. Agnes Cathedral, damaging parish equipment and causing an 80-year-old water main under adjacent Clinton Avenue to rupture, which sent bubbles of water up to the icy street.

Village officials said they believed that the electrical charge traveled along a grounded lightning rod through the church and underground to the water main. The electricity found a point of weakness in the middle of a pipe in the main and blew a 3-inch hole in it. Sean Dolan, spokesman for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre, confirmed that lightning hit St. Agnes’s tower. Although the cathedral was spared structural damage, there were widespread, spotty power outages throughout parish buildings and electrical equipment in the church, its organ, and lighting and heating systems were affected. Although church pews were covered with black cinders that presumably fell from lights in the cathedral’s ceiling, the regular schedule of Masses was not disrupted.

The Fire Department was called to the scene and Water Department workers were soon joined by a local contractor, Frank Robustello with his two sons, who worked through the height of the storm, until 1 a.m. to repair the water main. Nearby buildings on Clinton Avenue were without water for two to three hours during the repairs.

Although it was predicted, “thundersnow” is extremely rare and occurs when there is great instability in the atmosphere. The lightning and thunder also set off many home alarms in the village.

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Sean Bowden was delighted to take a spin on the dance floor with Nadia Tavella, a member of the Mad Hot Ballroom dancers from Covert Elementary School, at a Valentine’s Day luncheon at the Sandel Senior Center on Feb. 11.

February

Police end one-man crime spree In what was described as a major break, a Uniondale man who police say had been responsible for most of the burglaries in Rockville Centre over the past few years was arrested by Nassau County and Rockville Centre police on Feb. 19 Detectives said that Kurt Saunders, 35, of 1020 Adams Street, was linked to at least nine burglaries in a one-man crime spree that started as early as April 2008 with a break-in at Overlook Lane.

In addition, police said that Saunders had committed at least eight burglaries since the beginning of 2010 — on Addison Place, Lakeview Avenue, Lehigh Court, Vasser Place, North Village Avenue, Voorhis Avenue, Muirfield Road and Hampton Court. Police said that Saunders allegedly stole homeowners’ vehicles during six of the break-ins.

His arrest came when 1st Squad detectives and units from Rockville Centre conducted a search of the Uniondale home after the GPS device in a laptop reportedly stolen in a recent burglary was tracked to Adams Street, Police Commissioner Charles Gennario said. Gennario added that police found a number of items in Saunders’s home, including keys to stolen cars, an iPod. A digital camera, a cell phone, a wal-

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Kurt Saunders let and other laptops allegedly taken during the burglaries — along with a loaded gun.

“This was excellent police work,” Gennario said, … which “led to the arrest of a career criminal who has been preying on the residents of Rockville Centre.”

Gennario said that Saunders, who has already served time for burglary, was charged with eight counts of burglary, six counts of grand larceny of autos and eight counts of criminal possession of stolen property and faces up to 15 years in prison on the felony burglary charges.

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At least they were having fun While winter weary villagers were digging out their homes and cars and cringing at the prospect of yet another storm last February, teenagers

Kate Byrne and Colleen Hudak, bottom, took advantage of an unplanned day off from school at Hempstead Lake State Park’s McDonald Pond.

Molloy College President Dr. Drew Bogner, right, showed Rockville Centre Mayor Fran Murray, left, and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos the college’s new Public Square, which includes the state-of-the art Madison Theatre.

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education from the University of Kansas, enjoys going above and beyond his role as president. He teaches a course every other semester, sometimes as a prelude to a Japanese trip. This spring he will teach a class on American presidents.

Outside Molloy, he serves on a number of boards, including the Theodore Roosevelt Council of the Boy Scouts of America, the Long Island Housing Partnership and the Tomorrow’s Hope Foundation, a nonprofit charity for elementary schools in the Diocese of Rockville Centre. He is also a member of the NCAA Executive Committee, a special opportunity for him because he’s an avid college basketball fan. He and his family always try to see his favorite team, the Kansas Jayhawks, when they play nearby, Karen said.

Molloy officials credit Bogner with the addition of 12 undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as the college’s only Ph.D. program, in nursing.

A large part of Bogner’s vision for the college was recently realized with the completion of the campus’s first residential hall and the new Public Square, which includes the Madison Theatre. He also oversaw the renovation of the science labs and the creation of Siena Hall.

According to Henry, the Public Square is thought of by college officials as a way to get the “community engaged and onto campus.”

Bogner’s success can be attributed in large part to his ability to raise Molloy’s profile in the community. Under his leadership, it has conducted its most successful capital campaign ever, raising more than $20 million.

“He raised Molloy’s visibility, not only in the Long Island scene but with the Rockville Centre community,” said Jeff Greenfield, a Molloy trustee.

“It’s no longer ‘Molloy who?’ He brought outstanding speakers onto the campus and let the campus be a forum for dialogues on the pressing issues.” In recent years, those speakers have included Hillary

Clinton and Colin Powell.

To increase the college’s local presence, Bogner has worked closely with Rockville Centre’s superintendent of schools, Dr. William Johnson, on an internship program. He has also made sure that the athletic fields along Peninsula Boulevard, which the college has a stake in, are made available to the community.

“I’ve witnessed him take Molloy College from a small school to one with a national reputation, and I think it’s great for Rockville Centre,” said State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos. “… [It’s] just been a great job by Drew and the team he’s brought together.”

In his time away from the college, Bogner enjoys traveling with his wife to culturally inspiring places like Vienna, Ireland and Hawaii. At home he works on two model railroads, one in his garden and the other in his basement.

The Bogners’ son, Ryan, is working on an MFA in theater production at Columbia, and their daughter, Lindsay, is working on a doctorate in English literature at the University of Maryland.

Their father’s air of professionalism, and his pleasant, calm demeanor, no matter the situation, can likely be traced not only to his Midwestern roots, but also to his preparedness. “This is a trademark of Drew’s leadership,” said Diane Fornieri, his assistant. “He’s always thinking ahead, and always has a plan B, C or as far-reaching as Z. He looks at detours as roads to new opportunities. Always the optimist, Drew sets a positive tone.”

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Howard, Sepe join Murray on United Party slate Two weeks after Francis Murray announced he would run for mayor, representing the new RVC United Party, Nancy Howard, 50, a longtime village resident who has worked as both a freelance illustrator and a human resources executive, and attorney Michael Sepe, 40, joined him on the ticket.

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Francis Murray, center, was joined by fellow RVC United Party candidates Michael Sepe and Nancy Howard.

March

Charles Joyce won’t seek second term

Charles Joyce

In a surprise move, Deputy Mayor Charles Joyce announced he would not run for a second term. He informed members of the Concerned Citizens, the party with which he ran in 2007, of his decision on March 6. His reasons, he said, were familyrelated.

Joyce, who turned 65 a few weeks after his announcement, said he would continue to serve village residents as a member of the Rockville Centre Fire Department. He had recently returned to duty on a limited bases, driving ambulances and assisting on calls, since recovering from injuries he suffered when he was struck by a car on North Long Beach Road 10 ½ months earlier.

Joyce’s decision was preceded by the announcement by Francis X. Murray, the son of former mayor Eugene J. Murray, that

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he would run for mayor on the RVC United Party ticket. Joyce’s wife, Jeannie, is Francis’s sister, and the former mayor and his wife, Mary Lou, live across the street from the Joyces, who have two grown sons, Charles and Joseph.

“I’m very sorry that Chuck has made the decision to leave the village board at the end of his term in June,” said Mayor Mary Bossart. “He’s able to analyze the essence of a problem and can succinctly state why a particular course of action is correct… His knowledge of the history and people of the village, the Fire Department, emergency medical services and disaster preparedness, and his commitment to performing all of his duties as the deputy mayor will be a tremendous loss to me personally and to the village.”

March

Concerned Citizens presents its slate The Concerned Citizens Party announced its slate of candidates for the June 21 village election. Mayor Mary Bossart and Trustee David Krasula ran for second terms, and were joined on the ticket by financial manager Michelle Lavacca-Sewell, 45, who sought a seat on the village Board of Trustees.

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Proud to be Irish Five-year-old Corinne McGetnick, left, her sister Catherine, 7, with friends Callie O’Connell and her daughter Elizabeth, 5, looked very festive at the annual Rockville Centre St. Patrick’s parade on March 19. The 16th annual parade, set for March 24, 2012, will be led by Grand Marshal Kathleen Alcock, the owner and operator of Kathleen’s of Donegal on North Park Avenue. This year’s charities include the Association for Children with Down Syndrome, The Ronald McDonald House of Long Island and the Educated Canines Assisting with Disabilities.

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Mayor Mary Bossart, center, was joined by fellow Concerned Citizens candidates Michelle Sewell and Trustee David Krasula.

College junior says he’ll run for mayor Michael J. Leboff, a 20-year-old junior at Sacred Heart University, signaled his intent to run for mayor of Rockville Centre when a family member went to Village Hall to get an election information packet for him and a link to a website for downloading nominating petitions and financial forms.

Leboff, a media studies major who was born and raised in the village, said he would run as an independent and would not return to college next year if elected.

Although he had no political experience, Leboff served as advisor to the vice president of the Senate at Sacred Heart. “I figured… it’s almost a why-not thing,” he said of his candidacy, which gained national Courtesy Leboff family media attention. “When I Mayoral candidate Michael Leboff said started to think about it, he would ask voters to judge him based on his ideas, not his age or lack of politi[the village] can get a bit cal experience. suffocating, dull, uptight.

The kicker was when an elderly man got a ticket for putting his garbage out too early.

I decided I can definitely help things out a bit here.”

Leboff, who has performed at comedy clubs in New York City said the major planks of his platform would include fiscal responsibility, dedication to village employees and encouraging citizen engagement. He announced plans to hold weekly press conferences and town hall meetings to allow villagers to debate and engage in a more efficient way.

Fire Department makes its pitch At a board of trustees meeting on March 24, ex-Fire Chief Gary Kondor and Ronald Lanner, an architect from the H2M architectural and engineering company in Melville, presented a proposed $21 million capital project to rehabilitate the firehouses at 58 N. Centre Ave. and 103 Maple Ave. that trustees eventually voted to include as a referendum in the June village election.

Built in 1949, the North Centre Avenue firehouse has deteriorated since alterations were last made in 1982. Its roof, windows and doors are in need of replacement and its electricity, gas and water systems are at maximum capacity.

There is little bunker space for firefighters to don their equipment, and the building lacks accessibility for the disabled.

Lanner propose a renovation plan that would update the building’s structure and add an 8,000-square-foot, two story building that would include a basement.

The facility on Maple Avenue, built in 1963, is also in poor condition and is in need of a completely new structural system. Lanner said it is in a more precarious state than that of the Centre Avenue firehouse, with undersized gas and water systems, and doors, windows and a lower roof that needs to be replaced. It also lacks bunker space and accessibility for the disabled.

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Liam Atwell, left, James Botta, Christian DiRubbio and Killian Hansmen were ready for the start of the baseball season, taking part in the Rockville Centre Little League’s opening day food

drive, parade and ceremony on April 2.

At a village budget hearing on March 29, Comptroller Mike Schussheim offered a preview of what residents could expect in the 2011-12 fiscal year, which began June 1.

Schussheim explained that the home real estate tax would increase by 4.9 percent, and that the village, which needs to generate more revenue, would increase parking permit fees by 15 percent — the first hike in three years. Fees for the Recreation Center would also increase by 10 percent.

The proposed spending plan that Schussheim presented to an audience of more than 100 that packed Village Hall to comment on it, totaled $38.9 million, approximately $1.6 million more than the current budget.

Schussheim said the village had “no good options” in light of the rising costs of its retirement and health insurance systems, which will continue to grow.

After the presentation, James Fagan, chairman of the Citizens Budget Advisory Committee, offered a list of recommendations on how the village can improve its budgeting operations in the future, including researching neighboring municipalities’ spending and updating its accounting system with new software. He also warned trustees about the cuts proposed for the center, a rallying cry repeated by a number of Sandel Center members along with high school members of the Intergeneration Sharing Conference Committee, which could have been eliminated by budget cuts. The Board of Trustees had to adopt a budget by May 1.

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Census reveals village is stable It would be inaccurate to describe the population of Rockville Centre as a mosaic — the village is, after all, 88 percent white — but 2010 U.S. Census data show that it has become slightly more diverse since the last census, in 2000.

As the number of white village residents declined slightly, along with the total population, Hispanics and blacks comprised the largest minorities, even though their numbers remain small. The village’s population of blacks jumped by nearly 20 percent over the last decade and the Hispanic population grew by 13 percent, according to the 2010 data.

By contrast, the school district, which includes areas outside but contiguous to the incorporated village, is considered diverse. Its current enrollment figures show that of nearly 3,550 students, more than 20 percent are members of minorities. Ten percent — 350 students — are of Hispanic origin, while more than 230 — 6.5 percent — are black, and there are more than 170 Asian, Indian and Middle Eastern students. They constitute nearly 5 percent of the district’s student body.

Observers noted the stability of the Rockville Centre community, with the same families from 30 years ago.

“I think these numbers are consistent with what we’re seeing across the country, that there’s greater immigration from Hispanic population areas,” said former Mayor Mary Bossart. “[The numbers]

Budget, F.D. referendum ok’d Village board restores some Sandel Center funding

appear to be right in the village — we’ve had a slow, stable change over time, really since the late 1960s and early ‘70s. People moved to Rockville Centre because they found it attractive — as most everyone else who lives

in the village does. And they’ve raised their children successfully with the American dream. And that’s the story of the United States. As long as that continues, our future is bright. We welcome everyone.”

After partially restoring funding to the program and professional services portion of the Sandel Senior Center budget for the 2011-12 fiscal year at a public hearing on April 11, the Village Board of Trustees adopted Rockville Centre’s budget by a vote of 4-1. Trustee Kevin Glynn cast the only vote against it.

Originally, funding for professional-services at the center was cut by 50 percent to $9,500, but the total was $17,000.

The village removed $10,000 from the Park and Recreation Department’s flower planting budget to offset the amount restored to the senior center. Village Comptroller Mike Schussheim said that the $2,000 reduction from the budget can be made up in other ways, and shouldn’t have a negative impact on the center.

The restoration came on the heels of a contentious public hearing on March 29, when members of the center and residents voiced opposition to the cuts proposed in the preliminary draft of the spending plan.

Trustees also approved the Fire Department bond for a $21 million capital project to rehabilitate two of its facilities, at 103 Maple Ave. and 58 N. Centre Ave. As a result, it was placed on the June 21 election ballot as a referendum.

April

I’ll take this one, too Bundled up against a stiff wind, Anna Prince added another egg to her basket at the village’s annual Easter Egg hunt at the Recreation Center on April 16.

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Here they come!

St. Agnes Cathedral School’s new combined seventh-and-eighth-grade lacrosse team got off to a strong start, with a decisive 6-2 defeat if its very first opponent, Long Beach Catholic, in April.

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IN BRIEF South Side mentor enshrined

Voters approve school, library budgets Voters in the Rockville Centre school district approved the 2011-12 budget off $95.7 million. Unofficial results on May 17 showed 1,956 votes for the budget, 59 percent of the ballots cast, and 1,369 against it. District officials described the voter turnout as moderate, despite periods of heavy rain during the day.

Residents also elected newcomer Mayda Kramer and incumbent Trustee Gregg Spaulding — both of whom ran unopposed — to full terms on the Board of Education.

Kramer, 51, who will fill the seat vacated by school board Vice President Stephen Kriss, who did not run for re-election, garnered 1,793 votes.

Spaulding, 49, who had filled the one-year term left open when Kathy Horace resigned from the board in January 2010, received 2,247 votes.

The public library’s budget or $3.1 million also passed, with 1,949 “yes” votes and 1,084 “no’s.” Voters returned Trustee William S. Murray Jr. (no relation to other Murrays in the public arena) to the library board with 2,437 votes.

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Laura Greene brought her children, Kristen, 8, and Jake, 6, along with her as she cast a ballot in the annual school and library budget and trustee election at South Side High School in May.

Former South Side High School Wrestling Coach Mike Davey was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in a ceremony at the Melville Marriott on April 29.

Davey, who coached the Cyclones for 35 years, was a second-generation member of a respected wrestling family that included three of his uncles and his father, Ed, all of whom wrestled for Valley Stream Central High School.

Davey has devoted his life to the sport.

A former wrestler at Calhoun High School and SUNY-Cortland, Davey helped establish the South Side wrestling team as one of Nassau County’s best. His squads won more Coach Mike Davey than 200 individual meets and captured six league championships during his coaching tenure, from 1972 to 2007.

Davey coached 40 wrestlers who earned All-County honors. He also produced five county champions, four of whom became AllState wrestlers.

Davey helped to institute pre-teen wrestling programs for children from five schools in the community, and created the Cyclone Wrestling Club for junior and senior high school students. He also because a member of the South Side Hall of Fame in 2007.

Davey described his Hall of Fame induction as a “dream come true.” He will be featured on a nameplate in the hall, in Stillwater, Okla., and was presented with a personal plaque that he will keep at home.

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YEAR IN REVIEW Senior Citizen of the Year Elaine Stillwell, known as the “Voice of the Bereaved,” was honored by Nassau County in May. Elaine Stillwell received a citation from Legislator Denise Ford on behalf of Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, who could not attend the luncheon.

In a Uniondale Marriott ballroom packed with friends, family and fans on May 13, Rockville Centre’s Elaine Stillwell was named Nassau County Senior Citizen of the Year. At the luncheon, Stillwell, 72, was lauded for her community involvement and her selfless devotion to enhancing the quality of life for Nassau County’s citizens.

It was one of many honors that Stillwell has received in the 24 years she has worked with family in mourning. She is the former bereavement coordinator for the Diocese of Rockville Centre, and the founder, with her husband, Joe, of the village’s chapter of the Compassionate Friends, a

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Elaine Stillwell received a citation from Leg. Denise Ford at a May luncheon in her honor. From left were Rita Iacono, George Brown, Lisa Murphy, Brian Nugent, Stillwell, former Mayor Mary Bossart, Ford and Ralph Caruso.

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Many members of the Rockville Centre Compassionate Friends, who meet once a month at Molloy College, attended the luncheon, and along with senior citizens from all over the country, and others who work with them, they listened as Stillwell described the path that led to her passion.

After Stillwell retired for the first time from teaching, her second career grew out of a tragedy.

In August 1986, her two oldest children, 21-yearold Denis and 19-year-old Peggy, were killed in a car accident on the Loop Parkway, and there was no one but family to help her with her grief.

Fourteen months later, Elaine and Joe founded the village chapter of the Compassionate Friends.

Twenty-four years later, they are still its leaders, welcoming bereaved parents and siblings, sending out a monthly newsletter and providing the impetus for five new local chapters.

“Find your passion and be thrilled to share your talents,” Stillwell told her audience that day.

“I’ve shared Peggy and Denis with the world…it makes my heart sing. [I’ve sowed] the seeds of passion and love, and I hope they’ll be perennials, not annuals.”

June

June

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Raid breaks up village drug ring

Avalon Rockville Centre — the much-discussed apartment complex still under construction at the former Darby Drugs brownfield site — welcomed its first tenants over the summer. The 210-unit Building One received temporary certificates of occupancy for the sales office and the apartments ready to be occupied.

Construction of Building one was expected to continue into late summer, the first tenants to move in will be unable to use the building’s heated pool and fitness center, which are not finished. The outdoor kitchen and grill area were also still under construction.

Building Two, just south of Building One, will house another 139 apartment units and feature an outside fire pit when it opens in the second half of 2012.

“We believe it could lease up at an unprecedented pace for Long Island,” said Chris Capece, development director of AvalonBay Communities. “Avalon and the village will have a very special new community to be proud of.”

Village officials had long fought the project at 80-100 Banks Ave. A plan by Chase Partners LLC to develop a 349-unit luxury condominium complex called Signature Place let to years of litigation and ended in 2009 when Rockville Centre agreed to a $1.15 million settlement with Chase

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Avalon Rockville Centre’s Building One, which has 210 apartments, opened in June.

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After the Virginia-based announced plans to build a complex of rental units, the village protested its application to the Town of Hempstead because its approval would have allowed the company to make payments in lieu of taxes, or PILOTs, which would have been smaller than the property taxes the developer would have owed the town, village and school district. The village withdrew its opposition in 2010, when AvalonBay agreed to pay Rockville Centre the difference between the village’s share of a PILOT and the taxes it otherwise would have collected on the complex.

Nonetheless, the real estate company has recently faced additional obstacles. On March 30, a crowd of some 350 union workers gathered at the construction site, decrying the use

of nonunion workers. They set up four large inflatable rats and picketed. The protest grew heated, leading some to throw rocks and bottles. As a result of the demonstration, AvalonBay filed a restraining order against 14 construction unions included in the Nassau/Suffolk Building Trades Council.

Capece said that AvalonBay has spent approximately $1.2 billion developing properties in the metropolitan area. Almost 90 percent of the construct work, he said, has been done with the help of unions.

“We believe in building an A community in an A submarket,” he added. “And we want to build a legacy…. Avalon Rockville Centre will provide a high-quality alternative befitting the Village of Rockville Centre.”

Seven residents of Old Mill Court were among 16 suspected members of a Rockville Centrebased crack cocaine distribution ring arrested by village police and federal agents in a pre-dawn raid on June 1.

Detectives said that a narcotics trade has operated out of the Housing Authority complex on North Centre Avenue. Police also said that four of the accused have ties to the Bloods, a violent street gang.

A village spokesman said that seven search teams comprising 175 law enforcement personnel with dogs converged on Old Mill Court at 5 a.m., and the raid lasted for two and a half hours. According to the spokesman, 16 village officers were involved in the bust, and Nassau County Police Department canine units assisted in the search for narcotics afterward. Officers reportedly discovered cocaine, heroin, prescription pills and ammunition in the targeted apartments.

According to Police Commissioner Charles Gennario, the arrests were the culmination of a 14-month investigation initi-

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Fifteen of the defendants, who range in age from 25 to 58 and include three women, were each charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine. If convicted they face 10 years to life in prison.

“These arrests will have a profound impact on the quality of life in our village and the surrounding communities,” said Gennario, thanking the cooperating agencies.

“We’re going to be vigilant in ensuring that drug abuse is eradicated from the village.”

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June

Murray, Sepe, Howard win; F.D. bond referendum defeated Rockville Centre residents elected Francis X. Murray to succeed Mayor Mary Bossart, ending her tenure after a single four-year term. Murray, of the RVC United Party, garnered 3,060 votes, 62 percent, to 1,705 for Bossart, of the Concerned Citizens Party. In unofficial results on election night, Michael Leboff, a 20-year-old college junior who ran as an independent, received 142 or the 4,907 votes cast for mayor.

Two trustees were up for grabs as well in an at-large election. Michael Sepe of RVC United captured one, with 3,060 votes and Nancy Howard, also of RVC United, took the second seat, with 2,927.

They defeated one-term incumbent David Krasula and Michelle Sewell of Concerned Citizens, who received 1,755 and 1,670 votes respectively. With the wins by the three RVC United candidates, the Concerned Citizens Party lost its 4 to 1 majority on the village board. Murray, Howard and Sepe will take seats beside

Mayor Francis Murray

Deputy Mayor Nancy Howard

Concerned Citizens Trustee Ed Oppenheimer and independent Trustee Kevin Glynn, both of whose terms run through 2013.

RVC United’s campaign themes centered on unifying the village, restoring its infrastructure, revitalizing downtown and abolishing “aggressive” ticketing, while Concerned Citizens candidates focused on

Trustee Michael Sepe

fiscal responsibility and the need to provide villagers with core services.

Voters also rejected a Fire Department bond referendum that would have authorized a $21 million capital project to rebuild two village firehouses. The vote was 2,146 against the referendum, with 678 in favor of it.

June

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Nick O’Reilly, a 2009 South Side High School graduate and the Cyclones’ all-time scoring leader, had four goals and six assists in the last three games of Virginia’s upset-laden road to the NCAA men’s lacrosse championship.

At his best when it counted RVC native helped Virginia capture NCAA lacrosse title

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Taking center stage South Side High School’s Special Education and regular education students collaborated on, and performed “Slick,” a local adaptation of “Grease” to a thrilled audience in the school’s

SSHS named one of nation’s best South Side High School is again among the top 100 high schools in the nation in Newsweek’s annual list, released in June. It received a ranking of 85. And while school officials said they were pleased about being in the top 100, they expressed disappointment about changes in Newsweek’s methodology, which cause South Side to drop from 51st in the nation last year.

“I know Newsweek’s emphasis is on col-

auditorium in June. The performance they stated was written by budding playwright Bryan Nesdill. It was the Centre Stage Players’ third production.

lege readiness, which has been a priority of this school district and I’m very pleased to see that in the eyes of others, we have achieved that goal,” said schools Superintendent Dr. William Johnson. “I really need to thank the community for giving us the resources that enable us to be ranked among the best in the country.

“What they’ve done is to introduce elements that have nothing to do with the quality of school programs and have little or nothing to do with college completion. The SATs are one of the worst predictors of success in college. The other things is that SATs are a biased measure and again are only partially related to success in school,” Johnson added.

“It’s always nice to be in the top 100,” said school Principal Dr. Carol Burris, “but I’m disappointed by their use of SAT scores and the percentage of students who go to college, which are more a measure of a community’s affluence than a measure of the effects of an educational program.

“This list also includes schools for the gifted and by using SAT scores, schools for the gifted rose to the top of the list regardless of student participation in advanced classes,” she added. “Jay Matthews (the reporter who used to compile the list) actually excluded schools where SAT scores were so high that they were so high that they were obviously schools for gifted students.”

When opportunity knocked, Nick O’Reilly made the most of it.

After watching from the sidelines as the University of Virginia kept its lacrosse season alive with a furious comefrom-behind victory over Bucknell in the first round of the NCAA tournament, the sophomore attackman from Rockville Centre played a large role in the seventhseeded Cavaliers’ unlikely run to the national title.

O’Reilly’s career-high five points (one goal, four assists) and Colin Briggs’s five goals led Virginia to a 9-7 win over rival Maryland in the national championship game at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Courtesy UVA Athletics Media Relations Memorial Day. The Nick O’Reilly had five points in final.

Cavaliers (13-5) became the lowest seed and the first five-loss team to ever win the crown.

“I’ve attended national championships and always wondered what it would be like to play in one,” said O’Reilly, who had four goals and six assists over the squad’s last three games and earned all-tournament honors. “It was pretty awesome to contribute as much as I did. It was a dream come true.”

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YEAR IN REVIEW Village electric use sets a record

Murray takes office Rockville Centre Mayor Francis X. Murray and Trustees Nancy Howard and Michael Sepe, who took office at noon on July 4, were sworn in the next night during a brief organizational meeting in Village Hall.

Former Mayor Eugene Murray administered the oath of office to his son, the newly elected mayor. Howard, Fran Murray’s RVC United Party running mate, who was named deputy mayor was sworn in by former Trustee Jack Matthews. State Supreme Court Justice Timothy S. Driscoll swore in Sepe, who also ran on the RVC United Party ticket. The trio will join Concerned Citizens Trustee Ed Oppenheimer and independent Kevin Glynn, both of whose terms run through 2013, on the Village Board of Trustees.

In one of his first official acts, Mayor Murray reappointed all village department heads, managers and staff. But there were changes in both the Board of Zoning Appeals and the Planning Board. At the BZA, Bob Schenone took over as chairman and Gregg Rinn, whose term ended, was not reappointed. His seat was filled by Joseph Kelly. At the Planning Board, all members remain, but Chairwoman Mary Beth Kearns was replaced by David Resnick.

In another personnel change, Murray’s pastor, Msgr. William Koenig, the rector of the parish of St. Agnes Cathedral, was named to the village’s Board of Ethics and

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Mayor Francis Murray, right, was sworn in by his father, Mayor Eugene Murray, at the village board meeting on July 5.

The Rockville Centre Electric Department reported a new record for peak electric use on the afternoon of July 22, when the mercury at JFK airport reached 103 degrees. A village spokesman reported the preliminary figure for the village’s electric use at approximately 58 megawatts. The previous peak was 55.6 megawatts, set in August 2006.

The utility was generating about 20 megawatts on site at the Maple Avenue power plant and importing about 38 megawatts during the peak period. Crews stayed on duty until midnight to deal with any outages.

The spokesman said that by 4 p.m., seven minor outages had been reported, affecting about 65 customers in total, each of whom was without electricity for less than an hour. There were additional outages throughout the evening — all due to failures of transformers and high voltage fuses operating on residential streets. Work crews replaced the fuses. Usually the transformers can be reset, much as a home circuit breaker, but in some cases workers had to replace a failing transformer.

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Former Trustee Jack Matthews swore in Nancy Howard and Justice Timothy Driscoll gave Michael Sepe the oath of office.

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In brief remarks, Fran Murray talked about three generations of his family, volunteerism and his path to the mayoralty.

The new Mayor Murray thanked the

RVC United Party and committee, his family and his running mates, as well as outgoing Mayor Mary Bossart, Deputy Mayor Chuck Joyce and Trustee David Krasula.

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Rockville Centre’s Electric Deptartment headquarters.

There were no injuries but extensive damage to the E&W Delicatessen on Long Beach Road, known to many as the Greystone Deli, as scores of firefighters from 10 neighboring communities battled a blaze in the one-story structure on July 17.

Employees of the family-owned deli, which had been undergoing renovations, noticed smoke and called the Rockville Centre Fire Department at about 7:30 p.m. The fire, which grew to two alarms, did not spread to adjoining businesses that share the same roof.

A fire department spokesman said the fire started in the space between the ceiling and the roof, known as the cockloft, which was difficult to access because the building had been renovated many times over the years.

Three local families and the Rockville Centre Police Benevolent Association hosted fundraisers for the Waxons, Rockville Centre residents who have owned the deli and been an important part of the community for more than 20 years. The family was said to have been devastated by the loss of their business but vowed, and are making visible progress, in rebuilding.

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Library closes for renovations

The Rockville Centre Public Library closed from Aug. 29 to Sept. 20 to undergo renovations of its ceilings and lighting. The work included removing the skylight in the main reading room and replacing it with a standard ceiling, and replacing the lighting and ceiling tiles in the public areas throughout the building.

Library director Maureen Chiofalo said she saw the renovation as a way for the library to become more energy-efficient. The lights will be standardized and will have occupancy sensors to dim when no one is in a room, and the ceiling tiles will offer better insulation. “We see it as a going-green situation,” Chiofalo said.

During the temporary closure of the library, neighboring libraries extended courtesies to Rockville Centre library patrons.

The building partially reopened on schedule — on Sept. 20 — and its programs resumed on Oct. 3. Assembly Brian Curran, third from left and Mayor Fran Murray visited with library staff when they toured the library’s newly completed renovations on Sept. 27.

Christina Daly/Herald, above. At right:, Courtesy Michael Clancy

When a 200-year-old oak tree on Reeve Road toppled during Tropical Storm Irene, it crushed Auxiliary Police Chief Jerry Chafetz’s car and created a sobering scene that attracted hundreds of onlookers. At right, River Road was flooded when a storm surge right around high tide pushed Mill River over its banks.

Rockville Centre gets high marks for response to Irene Thanks to hours of preparation, Rockville Centre’s response to Tropical Storm Irene was described as a nearly seamless interdepartmental effort.

“The most important thing is that nobody was killed and nobody was hurt,” said `Village Administrator Frank Quigley on Aug. 29. “But…. There’s still plenty of work to do, and that means dealing with some of the more intractable, challenging problems around the village so that we restore power to every home and we make sure the roads are safe to travel on and people resume their lives safely.”

Quigley said that lessons learned from Irene and previous storms will be applied to future emergency planning. Here are the highlights of the village’s response: Local officials, department heads, representatives of the police, fire, emergency management and school district met several times in a Village Hall conference room that came to more closely resemble a command center, with Mayor Francis Murray and Quigley at either end of a long table. They took part in conference calls with the Office of Emergency Management and Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano.

One the heels of Nassau County’s declared state of emergency and the mandatory evacuation order affecting residents south of Merrick Road, Murray signed a state of emergency declaration for Rockville Centre on Aug. 26 at 7 p.m. He called on businesses to close by 10 p.m. on Aug. 27 and for a village-wide curfew beginning an hour later. The state of emergency was rescinded on Aug. 28 at midnight.

The village rented two emergency backup generators and designated standby emergency shelters at the Recreation Center and South Side High School that would be stocked with water, readyto-eat meals, cots and portable toilets. Swift 911 robo calls went out to residents. Police, Electric and Public Works departments had extra phone lines.

Public Works and Electric Department crews were called in to work over that weekend and ended up putting in shifts that lasted at least 16 hours, sometimes working in dangerous conditions.

Four mutual-aid electric crews were summoned from upstate New York. A new GIS mapping system enabled the Electric Department to pinpoint outages to dispatch crews more efficiently and to prioritize their response to the hardest-hit areas.

The worst of the storm hit between 1 and 5 a.m. on Aug. 28 dumping an estimated 8 inches of rain on the village and felling and damaging 100 trees and power lines with wind gusts of up to 80 m.p.h. Some 1,000 homes lost power. A storm surge brought Mill River over its banks and at high tide, the South Park Avenue bridge was under about a foot of water.

The Greystone section, streets in the Knollwood Road area south of the high school, areas of the south side, Harvard Avenue from Judson to DeMott and blocks up toward Mercy Medical Center were especially hard hit by the storm.

Fire Department Chief John Busching reported that 95 volunteers were on standby for 11 hours and that a new “self-dispatch” system worked well, reducing response overlap with the Police Department. For the first time in Fire Department history, two companies that were in the evacuation zone were relocated.

Police Commissioner Chuck Gennario said his department received calls about downed trees and several businesses suffered blown-out windows. Officers responded to reports of two intoxicated people wandering the streets around 3 a.m. but the two major crimes — commercial burglaries — that occurred during the storm were committed outside village limits.

Public Works Superintendent Harry Weed reported that strategically-placed sandbags prevented flooding that residents in several areas have long endured. He said his crews were determining which trees would need to be cut down, and that stumps would be ground down later.

After touring the village with Deputy Mayor Nancy Howard and stopping at many pockets of devastation throughout the village to speak with storm-weary residents on the morning after the storm, Murray said, “On behalf of myself and the board, we appreciate every department. Such training and professionalism at work was amazing. Thank you all very much.”

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A place to reflect Rockville Centre Mayor Francis Murray and Deputy Mayor Nancy Howard were on hand as representatives from the governor’s office arrived at the Recreation Center on Aug. 23 to supervise the installation of museum-quality artifacts, and the stories behind them, that were part of New York Remembers, a statewide recognition of the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and the first of several Sept. 11 commemorations in Rockville Centre. The items in the exhibit, which was open on Sept. 11 and featured a live telecast of the ceremony at ground zero, were on display through the end of September, providing visitors with an intimate setting in which to reflect on the tragedy and honor the victims.

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YEAR IN REVIEW Village hosts two 9/11 ceremonies Marking the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 2001, the Village of Rockville Centre hosted two commemorations on the week ending on Sept. 11, at the site of New York Remembers, a state-sponsored exhibit that was on display at the Recreation Center through the end of September.

“No community suffered more than Rockville Centre, “ said Mayor Francis Murray, noting that the village changed forever that day.

But the response of good will and generosity, he said, proved that “we have not only survived this tragedy — we have prevailed.

“We must teach each new generation about this tragedy,” Murray added. “Our loved ones won’t be forgotten.”

The ceremony on Sept. 11 followed one on Sept. 7 when Gov. Andrew Cuomo visited the village to underline the significance of the exhibit — one of two on Long Island and 30 throughout the state — and the importance of learning lessons from the terrorist attacks and teaching them to new generations.

Numerous local officials, clergy and residents, including family members of those who were lost, listened as the name of each local resident — 48 — who perished on Sept. 11 was read. “We vowed never to forget,” said Parks and Recreation

Superintendent Anthony Brunetta, “and we haven’t. [We honor] a lifetime commitment to honor those we lost.” He paraphrased the epitaph on the village’s eight-ton granite monument: “To live in the hearts of those we left behind is never to die.”

“As we all know,” Murray said during the Sept. 7 commemoration, “Rockville Centre paid a terrible price on Sept. 11, 2001 … and we never recover. We learn how to live with it and only pieces of us heal. But out of that tragedy came a togetherness that continues to this day.”

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Police Commissioner Charles Gennario paid his respects to those who perished on Sept. 11, 2001.

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Mayor’s Youth Task Force kicks off Nearly 40 students came together on Sept. 17 to participate in Mayor Francis Murray’s Youth Task Force.

The students met at 7:30 a.m. to begin cleaning Front Street, the railroad station and a couple of nearby parking fields.

“I gave them a pep talk about how this village really belong to them and how proud I was of them to get up so early on a Saturday morn-

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“It was an amazing group effort,” said program coordinator Bridget Kelly. “We knew it was a success when several of the volunteers asked at 9:30, ‘what’s our new project?’”

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An old proposal found new life in September, as members of the RVC Athletic Council announced plans to donate funds to the Rockville Centre school district for new athletic lighting at South Side High School — a gift the school board had already voted to accept, some five years earlier.

According to Mark Ahern of the RVC Athletic Council, the project would be funded by $107,000 the group has already raised, and a reimbursable grant for $250,000 from the New York State Dormitory Authority.

Before a packed Board of Education meeting on Sept. 19, Ahern said his group had raised enough money for energy-efficient lights, a tower and the labor to install them.

The proposed “green” lighting system, he said, would produce minimal “spill” of ambient light, five times less than that of the parking lot behind the field. Ahern also said that the lights would not be used during many months of the year, and the district’s policies governing their use, developed after a similar proposal was made about five years ago, were “reasonable.” They include an 8 p.m. curfew for practices, no lights on Saturdays and Sunday and 5:30 game starts on Fridays.

Unlike the previous proposal, which passed a state environmental review and was the subject of litigation that failed to stop it — though the economic downturn finally did — the current proposal does not include funding for synthetic turf or bleachers.

But as soon as they could, opponents of the lights — many of whom are neighbors of the school — lined up to voice concerns that included declining property values as well as security, liability and crowd issues. Kelly Carr questioned the safety of the field, known until the mid-1950s as the Allen Field sewage disposal/treatment plant.

She speculated that lights would worsen the alcohol, drug and gang problems that she said already exist in the community.

Others mentioned the poor condition of the grass fields (which the district is currently attempting to address with advice from soil experts] and whether it is worth accepting the lights for it.

Others questioned whether lights were the best place to start, and called for improving South Side’s portable classrooms, locker rooms — and instruction. Others said South Side is a top-notch school, but its facilities are disgraceful and some said they believed improving South Side’s athletic facilities would increase, not diminish property values. Several said the school needs a field that matches its academic standards.

“A great crowd, a great debate,” said Jeff Greenfield, a graduate of the school. “We spent the money… [we had a] lawsuit... It’s time — to move on and invest in the kids, the field and the community. I don’t think the lights are enough.”

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Molloy dedicates Public Square and hosts gala Molloy College held a ribbon cutting dedication ceremony on Oct. 20 for the grand opening of its new Public Square, which will be a hub for campus activities and house its new Madison Theatre, where Molloy’s 2011 Gala took place.

“I’m grateful for the hard work, planning, and dedication of the entire Molloy College Community, who are responsible for bringing such positive changes to our campus,” said Molloy College president, Dr. Drew Bogner. “The addition of these facilities allow us to more fully complete our mission of providing transformational education to our students and the community.”

The Public Square has been in the works for a number of years, and the groundbreaking took place two years ago. The building was part of Bogner’s vision to Courtesy Mike DeVito improve the campus during his John Cameron, Jr. P.E., gala co-chair, left, shared a moment with honorees Dr. Drew Bogner and Sister Mary Hughes, O.P. along with gala co-chair Sister Loretta Devoy, O.P. and Molloy College Pastor, Msgr. Francis Caldwell. tenure.

On Nov. 12, Molloy hosted its original Saturday Night Live writers. musician Jo Wymer, Ashle Dawson from annual gala inaugurating the Public Square The show featured appearances by So You Think You Can Dance, Broadway and Madison Theatre, which is named comedian Mario Cantone, Saturday Night dancer Ashley Amber and jazz singer after Madison National Bank because of Live’s Rachel Dratch, actress Cady Gregory Generet.

CEO Daniel Murphy and the bank’s direcHuffman, 30 Rock’s Scott Adsit, renowned Molly College President Dr. Drew tor, Gerald Kaiser’s donations. violinist Ittai Shapira, the Elite String Bogner and Sister Mary Hughes, O.P. The gala’s “Evening of Entertainment” Ensemble of the Children’s Orchestra Ed.D. ’68 were the gala’s honorees. was hosted by comedian Martin Short, (directed by Dr. Yeou-Cheng Ma), rock and written by Alan Zweibel, on of the

Hundreds attend 9/11 candlelight vigil Nearly 300 Rockville Centre residents gathered at Village Green on Oct. 23 to honor the families and friends of those who were killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and view the unveiling of steel girders from the World Trade Center. The 10th annual candlelight vigil, held on the anniversary of the dedication of the village’s 9/11 monument, featured speeches by local officials, first responders and victims’ family members and blessings by local clergy.

Former firefighter Larry Quinn introduced the World Trade Center steel, which once supported part of the 48th floor of its south tower, which will be on display at the Fire Department’s memorial on North Forest Avenue.

“We hope all of those gathered here,” said Quinn, “and in fact those from throughout the world, will never forget what happened in New York City, Washington, D.C. and Shanksville, Pennsylvania.”

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“The status quo is no longer working. We need new progressive thinking in order to make Rockville Centre run more efficiently and effectively,” said Mayor Francie Murray. To that end he announced a number of organizational changes to village operations on Oct. 10, including a search for a replacement for Village Administrator Frank Quigley, who was to be offered another position in the village.

While a search for a new administrator is under way, Comptroller Michael Schussheim, who has done so twice already, will take on the role of interim administrator.

Murray also appointed Cancellieri, who is a vice president of a lobbying and consulting firm established by former U.S. Sen. Alfonse D’Amato, as a governmental management consultant. His job has been to review Rockville Centre’s operating department and finances to develop a village planning document.

In other changes, the village Water Department is now under the jurisdiction of the Department of Public Works and Harry Weed has been named DPW superintendent. John Thorp, first assistant chief of the Fire Department, is the DPW’s new deputy superintendent.

Anthony Iannone, the former Water Department superintendent, left the position in March. Former DPW Superintendent Tom Cardile now works in the village’s Engineering Department.

Consultant’s hiring raises questions Anthony Cancellieri’s main role as consultant to Rockville Centre will be to take on the duties of village administrator for three months, said Mayor Francis Murray, responding to concerns raised at an October village board meeting.

Cancellieri, a former village administrator, was brought on by Murray as a consultant to replace Frank Quigley, who was hired by the previous administration and has now been offered another position in the village. Comptroller Michael Schussheim is replacing Quigley in title, at no extra cost to the village, during the search for a new village administrator.

The mayor said he believed the cost of Cancellieri’s consulting work, would be roughly equivalent to the amount the village would have paid Quigley.

Cancellieri is a vice president of Park Strategies, a lobbying and consulting firm established by former U.S. Sen. Alfonse D’Amato. His work for the village is as Anthony Cancellieri an individual, not on behalf of Park.

Mary Beth Kearns, a former chairwoman of the Planning Board and co-chair of the village Fireworks Committee, and Trustee Ed Oppenheimer have questioned the necessity of hiring a consultant and raised issues regarding Cancellieri’s capabilities and background. Oppenheimer also said he felt the village’s contract with him was not well written and raised questions about Cancellieri’s ties to South Nassau Communities Hospital in a heated exchange at a November board meeting after wondering why Cancellieri was involved in negotiating a parking lease with the hospital on behalf of the village.

“It’s a shame that politically motivated individuals will go to great lengths to attack an individual’s character without having the facts,” Cancellieri told the Herald. “I stand firm on my stellar record of 40 plus years in government.”

Murray expressed confidence that Cancellieri’s experience would help his administration successfully navigate the last quarter of 2011. “I’m hoping that the people of Rockville Centre will trust in me hiring Mr. Cancellieri as a consultant and it will show true … when he helps us.”

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Scannell defeats Browne in 5th L.D. Francis Becker victorious in 6th L.D.; Kate Murray and Town of Hempstead incumbents win big Six-term incumbent Joe Scannell won a hard-fought contest in Nassau County’s 5th Legislative District, which encompasses Rockville Centre, South Hempstead, Baldwin and Freeport. In unofficial results, Scannell had 53 percent compared with Republican challenger Chris Browne’s count of 47 percent.

The third matchup between the two attorneys featured aggressive campaign tactics, with Democrats alleging that Browne, in his position on the Town of Hempstead’s Board of Zoning Appeals, voted to approve construction of a strip

club in Wantagh, and allegation that Browne and fellow Republicans vehemently denied.

The 5th District race was one of several that was closely watched, with the Republican’s 11-8 majority in the Legislature hanging in the balance.

Incumbent 6th District County Legislature Francis Becker, a Republican from Lynbrook, handily won his race against Democratic challenger Anthony Gonzalez, a political newcomer from Valley Stream, by a margin of nearly 70 to 30 percent. The district encompasses a small part of Rockville Centre, south of Merrick Road.

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Town of Hempstead races offered no surprises with incumbents — Supervisor Kate Murray, Town Clerk Mark Bonilla and Donald X. Clavin handily defeating challengers.

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Joe Scannell voted with his daughter Brittney, 15, and son Brian, 10, at the Plaza Elementary School in Baldwin.

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Officers make big heroin bust Rockville Centre police made a big narcotics bust on Nov. 10, arresting a pair of Long Island motorists after discovering a large amount of heroin in a car that had been involved in an accident.

According to Police Commissioner Chuck Gennario, officers arrested Rhamel D. Flippen, 28, the car’s owner, and Shara G. Johnson, 25, and confiscated 100 decks of heroin after investigating an accident at Anton’s Car Care and Mobil station at 345 Sunrise Highway.

Flippen, of McDonald Avenue, Bellport, was charged with thirddegree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Johnson, of Carver Boulevard, Bellport, was charged with second-degree bail jumping, false personation and unlicensed driving.

“This was a large amount of heroin [that] was packaged for sale,” said Gennario. “Through the alertness and initiative of the officers at the scene, a large amount of drugs were kept from [the] streets. Our patrol force continues to perform at a high level with many very good arrests in the last few months. Rockville Centre is fortunate to have the caliber of officers we currently have in our department.”

Fire closes Pantry Diner Workers boarded up the Pantry Diner on the morning of Nov. 10, after an overnight blaze caused extensive damage to its kitchen, and water damaged throughout its interior. High flames were visible on the eatery’s roof as Rockville Centre firefighters responded to a call at 2:40 a.m.

Rockville Centre police and fire companies from South Hempstead, Baldwin, Lynbrook and Oceanside helped battle the fire. No injuries were reported and the fire was under control within an hour. The Nassau County Fire Marshall rule the blaze as accidental and officials said it started in an over that had been left on overnight, causing grease in the air ducts, which lead to the roof, to catch fire. The diner’s fire suppression system did extinguish some of the flames, but damage to the popular restaurant — which has signs in the window saying it will re-open soon — was still significant.

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Joys of the season Christina Daly/Herald

Hundreds turned out to enjoy the annual Christmas Tree Lighting at the Village Green on Dec. 8, followed by Christmas at the Captains — the RVC Museum at Phillips House.

“The holiday season is a joyous time of year, so please enjoy it with your friends, family and loved ones. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and best wishes for the holiday season from the entire village family,” said Mayor Fran Murray.

Harmon Discount leaves village Village residents looking for sample size beauty and a range of other health and cosmetic items will have to travel a lot farther now, because days after the Harmon Discount Health & Beauty shop at 300 Merrick Road posted signs announcing the store was closing, it was gone.

A mainstay of Rockville Centre’s downtown business district, in its location for 42 years, the store, formerly known as Harmon Drugs, was acquired by the Bed Bath and Beyond chain about 10 years ago.

“We are constantly looking at all of our locations to determine if it should be maintained once we consider occupancy costs, closeness to other locations, etc.,” said Bari Fagin, a spokeswoman for the company.

“After doing so for this store, it was determined that we would close the unit,” she said, adding that other Harmon stores are located in Mineola on Jericho Turnpike at Herricks Road and in Carle Place, on Old Country Road opposite the entrance to Roosevelt Field.

Fagin did not say whether the Rockville Centre store’s closing had been in the planning for a while or if it was a recent development. She also did not say whether store employees were offered jobs at other stores in the chain.

“The decision was made probably six months ago,” said Mayor Francis Murray,

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who called the corporate owners of the Harmon chain to see if anything could be done. “They are taking their pharmacies and putting them inside the Bed, Bath & Beyond stores. They are consolidating.”

Murray added that like many in the area, he was disappointed that the store left Rockville Centre, but he said he could not

tell it how to run its business. “They were a great asset to the village because so many of our residents shopped there. But if they want to consolidate, that’s what they’ll do.”

Murray added that he was already in talks with other drug stores that may be interested in the space.

A man and a woman have been arrested in connection with a burglary in the Greystone area in early December.

Cops nabbed the first suspect, Nishon Parson, 36, of Fulton Street in Hempstead on Nov. 29 after an alert neighbor spotted two suspicious-looking men in the backyard of an unoccupied house at 212 Seaman Ave. and called village police. Responding officers found Parson in the shed of a nearby home, and arrested him after an hour-long chase on foot during which they were joined by the Aviation Unit of the Nassau County Police Department.

A second suspect, Pamela A. Scales, 27, of Roosevelt, was arrested on Dec. 2 in Hempstead.

Parson was charged with second-degree burglary and criminal trespass, and Scales was charged with second-degree burglary.

An area resident described a feeling of anxiety, and common purpose, among his neighbors. He said he is part of an email chain that grew dramatically once it was started by a neighbor after a Nov. 15 burglary on his block. The emails, many of which are received on smartphones, have been helpful in informing area residents that they need to be aware that something is going on, and Barthel said they have also helped residents piece information and events together well before they read official accounts in the media.

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YEAR IN REVIEW Celebrating the holidays Santa made an early appearance, below, in a drive-by cameo during the annual Christmas Tree Lighting at Village Green on Dec. 8.

At left, rabbis Marc Gruber and Howard Diamond took part in the annual Community Menorah lighting on Dec. 21 at the congregation of B’nai Sholom-Beth David.

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Notable Passings

Lester Wilensky – Jan. 13

William Tucker – Feb. 24

Dorothy “Dot” Zaiser – March 3

Agatina DiBella – March 17

Bob Bigelow – June 30

Lenore Sandel – Sept. 22

Keith Gaskell – Sept. 29

Robert Morvillo – Dec. 24

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Cyclones take baseball conference Watching Division and Island Trees advance to the Nassau Class A baseball best-of-three championship series in the spring was tough for South Side, which gave both finalists a run for their money in the postseason.

“It’s frustrating because we felt we were better than both of those teams,” Cyclones coach Keith Lessuk said. “It’s nice to say we competed with the best in the county and lost all close games. We didn’t play poorly, but we also didn’t bring our best.”

Sixth-seeded South Side, which captured the Conference A-II title and earned double-elimination status for the playoff tournament, lost three postseason games by a total of four runs. The Cyclones (13-6) were eliminated in the quarterfinal round by conference rival Division, which took Game 1 of the series 4-2 and Game 2 by a 1-0

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Sophomore Louis Matarazzo batted .410 with four homers and 26 RBI and was one of two Cyclone baseball players to earn All-County honors in the spring.

score. “We just didn’t get hits in key situations,” Lessuk said. “The pitching we faced had a lot to do with it.”

Senior James Howard (.410 batting average, 31 RBI, 25 runs) and sophomore Louis Matarazzo (.410 avg., four homers, 26

RBI) earned All-County honors, while senior Matt Sollin (.377 avg., three homers, 28 runs), junior Christian Colletti (2.55 ERA, 55 strikeouts) and senior Andrew Talbot (.388 avg., 18 RBI) were chosen AllConference.

November

South Side wins state soccer crown Fate works in mysterious ways.

Less than a minute after replacing an injured Christina Klaum in the fourth overtime of the New York State Class A girls’ soccer championship game Nov. 20, Katie Ford delivered the titlewinning goal for South Side.

Ford, a sophomore, headed in a long free kick from freshman Tessa Considine to beat Somers, 1-0, with 1:01 remaining at Homer High School near Cortland on Nov. 20. Ford out-raced Somers goalkeeper Beth Coppolecchia to a bouncing ball and sent it rolling into the net from about 15 yards out.

“It was rolling in slow motion,” Lady Cyclones coach Shannon McEntee said of the goal. “When it crossed the line, everyone just flooded the field to celebrate. It was an incredible way to cap the season.”

McEntee said she didn’t hesitate to call on Ford after Klaum was forced to the sideline with just under two minutes to play after a tangle with a defender left her with a cut lip. “Katie makes things happen whenever she’s on the field,” McEntee said. “When I saw Christina had to come out, I didn’t think twice about who to put in.”

Roughly 30 seconds after re-entering the game for Klaum, who had an amazing playoff run and scored twice in the state semifinal win over Williamsville South, Ford scored the biggest goal of her life.

Jeff Wilson/Herald

South Side’s girls’ volleyball team won 17 matches in 2011 and reached the Nassau Class A championship match where it lost a hard-fought match to Wantagh.

Lady Cyclones advance to Class A volleyball final

Courtesy Rich Barnes

South Side’s Christina Klaum, right, and Melissa Righetti of Somers go airborne.

The No. 2-seeded Lady Cyclones won eight consecutive matches away from the friendly confines of the South Side High School gymnasium, and their last was a thrilling 20-25, 25-17, 22-25, 25-20, 25-19 victory Nov. 4 over No. 6 Herricks in the Nassau Class A girls’ volleyball semifinals.

South Side sophomore right-side hitter Kayla Principato notched a team-high 17 kills, while junior middle hitter Allison Glass added 14 kills and 22 digs to lead the Lady Cyclones to victory.

“They were our players of the game,” coach Cheryl Scalice said of Principato and Glass. “Not only did Kayla have the most kills for us, she also had the most blocks, and Allison was hitting the ball harder than anyone else on the court.” The Lady Cyclones were also boosted by stellar performances from senior Grace Healey (six blocks) and junior Deanna Mostowfi (22 digs.)

South Side (17-4 overall) lost a five-set heartbreaker to Wantagh in the finals on Nov. 10. In the quarterfinals on Nov. 1, Principato and Glass helped South Side eliminate No. 7 Long Beach, 3-1. Principato tallied 16 kills and six blocks, while Glass chipped in with 11 kills.

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Classified Advertising Holiday Deadlines WE WILL BE CLOSED Monday, Dec. 26, 2011 Monday, Jan. 2, 2012 HERALD EARLY DEADLINES: 12/29 Issue - Closes Fri. 12/23, 11:00AM 1/5 Issue - Closes Fri. 12/30, 11:00AM

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Miscellaneous For Sale

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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© 2011 Monte Leeper Readers are encouraged to send questions to yourhousedr@aol.com, with “Herald question” in the subject line, or to Herald Homes, 2 Endo Blvd., Garden City, NY 11530, Attn: Monte Leeper, architect.

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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.

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We hope our editorials are forceful without being strident and that they may persuade our readers to think and act in the best interests of the community.

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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.

Opinion columns

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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.

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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.

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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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