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Winthrop diabetes center opens $110 million research and treatment facility in Mineola seen as boost to local economy By J a m e s G a l l o w ay
Winthrop employees and government officials celebrate the opening of the hospital’s Research and Academic Center
Winthrop-University Hospital this week celebrated the opening of its 95,000-square-foot, $110 million diabetes and obesity research center, signaling the end of more than two years of construction. At a private ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday evening, state and local politicians, donors and staff received tours of the facility and heard from Winthrop’s chief executive officer and chairman of its board of directors. “Winthrop’s new Research and Academic Center will be an epicenter of wellness care, research and medical study for Nassau County and the region as Winthrop takes on the tough job of confronting how personal habits, nutrition and the destructive forces of obesity are threatening our future,” Winthrop CEO John Collins said in a statement. “We have taken steps to ensure our continued success and thereby remain a vital resource for the residents of Long
Island.” Dr. Alan Jacobson, the chief research officer of the center, said the state-of-the-art technology will allow the hospital to work towards better patient results and ground-breaking research. “I see this building as a tool,” Jacobson said. Construction on the five-story facility began in 2012, and by the time the facility is fully operational in April it is expected to house 140 employees in clinical or academic fields, including 45 new jobs for the community, according to a hospital press briefing. “This is going to be a boon to our village in many ways,” said Mineola Mayor Scott Strauss, noting that Winthrop is the village’s largest employer. “This is going to be a worldclass facility...It’s going to help us revitalize the downtown area.” Strauss, who received an extended “thank you” from the hospital’s CEO, said Mineola has been closely Continued on Page 39
In elections, one candidate per race By Ja m es G a l l o w ay
la: six candidates for six positions. Only six candidates - five incumbents and one newcomer Five words are sufficient to - filed petitions to appear on the sum up the ticket for March elec- ballot, the village clerks said. The tions in East Williston and Mineo- deadline to submit petitions was
Tuesday evening. With three open positions in both East Williston and Mineola, the elections will decide the majority of each village’s five-member board of trustees, which acts as its governing body. The mayor for each village is also up for election. In East Williston, Mayor David Tanner and Trustee Bonnie Parente, the deputy
mayor, are both running for reelection in a joint campaign. James Iannone is running unopposed for the second open trustee position after Trustee Caroline DeBenedittis decided not to seek re-election. In Mineola, Mayor Scott Strauss and Trustees George Durham and Dennis Walsh, all members of the New Line Party, are running unopposed.
In a previous interview with the Williston Times, Durham said the Mineola board of trustees have a long history together and make an effective team. “I’ve lived here my whole life,” he said. “I went to school here. I’ve known the mayor since I was five years old. We want to do what’s right for the residents.” The village elections will take place Wednesday, March 18.
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Budget memo asks for teachers and tech Hiring of 15 teachers proposed By Ja m es G a l l o w ay
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Herricks Superintendent John Bierwirth recently released his budget recommendations for the 2015-16 fiscal year, saying that for the secondstraight year the district will need to make no cuts and can even look to add additional ones. Bierwirth’s budget memo suggests the district is on the rebound after the financial downturn and a restricting tax cap decimated the district’s staff and programming for years. Building on preliminary gains in 2014-15, Bierwirth projected that in addition to maintaining all current services, the district could also pursue a number of one-time and recurring expenditures, most notably 15 additional teaching positions, increased investments in technology, rebuilding the transportation fleet and creating a capital project reserve. The memo also includes encouraging cost and revenue projections through fiscal year 2017-18, which suggest that “based on reasonably conservative assumptions” the superintendent’s recommended budget additions could be sustained through at least then. “It’s important we don’t add something now that we would have to turn around and cut a year from now or two years from now,” Bierwirth said later in a phone interview. The Herricks Union Free School District has about 3,900 students and comprises five schools: Center Street, Denton Avenue, Searingtown, Herricks Middle School and Herricks High School. The superintendent’s budget memo represents Herricks administrators’ suggestions to the Board of Education
Hiring teachers to reduce class sizes is front-and-center in the superintendent’s 2015-16 budget recommendation for Herricks Union Free School District, as the district looks to partially restore programs slashed during budget cuts from the financial downturn. Herricks Superintendent John Bierwirth’s budget memo, which represents the administrators’ recommendations to the Board of Education, presents a secondstraight positive budget forecast and suggests the district may have turned the page after the elimination of nearly 100 jobs between 2011 and 2014. The memo recommends the addition of 15 total teaching positions: four elementary school, six middle and high school, two English second language, one special education, and two Gemini positions for the district’s gifted science students. First and foremost, Bierwirth said, the district hopes to re-implement elementary school classsize caps that it suspended four years ago.
In his budget memo, Herricks Superintendent John Bierwirth looks to add teachers, tech and transport as it develops the budget to go before voters in May. The most significant boon for the district this year, Bierwirth said, came in the form of a decrease in employer pension contributions, which over the last 15 years had ballooned to 17.53 percent from 0.36 percent. The memo predicts that contributions may have peaked last year. And favorable investment returns led the New York State Teachers’ Retirement System to estimate the rate will drop to between 13 and 13.5 percent for next year. Each percentage point dropped, Bierwirth said, represents about $500,000 in savings for the district, and the total savings will likely exceed $2 mil-
lion. In addition to the teaching positions, which would lower class sizes at all levels, the memo includes several other recurring costs for the district, including a $150,000 increase in the annual technology budget and the restoration of 11 assistant coach positions eliminated due to budget cuts, which would total about $50,000 per year. Creating a capital project reserve, which the memo recommends, would need to be approved by voters in May independently of the budget. Previously, Bierwirth said, capital projects were funded through bond issues and the district’s general fund. But the creation of the reserve, according to Continued on Page 41
“I would say that that’s right at the top of the list,” he said. “That’s been a priority for the board; it’s been a priority for the community.” The four elementary teacher positions, which have an estimated $394,480 continuing cost over the next four fiscal years, according to the memo, would allow the district to re-adopt its classroom size guidelines, which it suspended in fiscal year 2011-12. The caps hold classes to no more than 22 students per kindergarten section, no more than 25 per section for grades 1-3 and no more than 27 per section for grades 4-5. In January 2014, 29 percent of the district’s 66 elementary school classes exceeded the size caps, according to figures included in the superintendent’s 201415 budget memo. Following the district’s first strong budget, this year only 11 of 71 elementary classes exceed the cap, a 13.5 percent improvement. And for the 2015-16 year, Bierwirth said, if the board and voters adopt his recommendations, no elementary classes would exceed the cap. Continued on Page 41
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Hi tech treatment for best friends Garden City Park animal hospital use stem-cell therapy to treat dogs, avoid surgery By Ja m es G a l l o w ay
When Rusty, an energetic brown mixed-breed dog, tore his ACL in 2012, his owner decided against surgery, the standard procedure, in favor of a newer, more unconventional option: stem-cell therapy. Karen Curtis, Rusty’s owner, said she decided to bring her dog to Garden City Park Animal Hospital when she noticed odd changes in his behavior. Rusty no longer enjoyed his long walks and he played less at the park, she said. “At the time, he was going to the dog park almost every day, and he just wasn’t playing with the other dogs as hard as he used to,” said Cutis, 60, of New Hyde Park. Jennifer Steiger, a veterinarian at the Garden City Park Animal Hospital, said Rusty had a 20 percent cruciate ligament tear, in other words, a partially torn ACL, which historically requires surgery to treat. But Curtis said she was interested in non-surgical alternatives.
Rusty, an energetic mixed breed, poses with his family “I knew a lot of dogs at the dog park that had the surgery, and it leaves a big scar,” she said. “And the doctor was telling me about the stem cells, and I decided to give it a try.” Steiger said she is one of the
few veterinarians on Long Island certified for stem cell therapy “compassionate use” - the use of the treatment in cases with few alternatives but for which definitive data supporting the treatment’s benefits is still forthcoming.
Rusty’s injury met the conditions. “She wanted to try it knowing it potentially may not fix the issue,” Steiger said. The hospital has performed stem cell therapy for a number of
years, usually with good results, said Gary Dattner, the hospital’s chief of staff. He said the treatment is proven to lead to improvements in over 80 percent of osteoarthritis cases in dogs, but Garden City Park Animal Hospital has also used the treatment for other cases, including cardiac and renal disease. “We see clinical improvement in greater than 80 percent of cases,” Dattner said. In Rusty’s case, Steiger removed fat from his abdomen during a 20-minute procedure and mailed it to VetStem, a company in California that isolated the stem cells. From there, Steiger injected the stem cells into Rusty’s joint. His recovery took several months, but now, two years after his treatment, he is doing fantastic, Steiger said. “He plays. He goes to the dog park,” she said. “He has a normal life.” And Curtis said she is happy with the path she chose. “It seemed a lot easier; he didn’t have the scar,” she said. “He’s been running as fast and hard as he ever did.”
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B Y B I LL SA N A N T O N I O The Nassau County Legislature rules committee on Monday approved a use and occupancy permit for the Roslyn Water District to construct an air stripper purification system in Christopher Morley Park that would re-
move contaminants from a well in a residential area in the Village of Roslyn Estates. County officials said the permit would be renewed on a month-to-month basis and could be revoked at any time. Easement rights for the property would be discussed at a future date. “I think this is something
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acting da seeks ‘business as usual’ Focus on drugs, drunk driving, abuse and violent crime as Singas seeks election By B I ll saN aNToNIo
During an investigation that last year broke up a narcotics pipeline that trafficked heroin and other drugs from Mexico to Long Island, then Nassau County Assistant District Attorney Madeline Singas saw something she’d never before seen in her career as a prosecutor. It was black tar heroin, lodged in the lining in the engine block of a sport utility vehicle driven up the east coast and stored at a body shop in Queens, made to appear like the gunk that builds up in between maintenance, said Singas, who was appointed to serve as Acting District Attorney in January following Kathleen Rice’s election to Congress. “It never ceases to amaze me how crafty criminals can be,” Singas, 48, of Manhasset, said Friday in a sit-down interview with Blank Slate Media. “As criminals get more and more sophisticated, law enforcement needs to get more sophisticated.” In the eight years Singas spent working under Rice, the office kept pace with criminals, she said, through the matching of modernized resources with investigative practices. Though the office is now hers to run, Singas said she wants to keep the operation
In recent years, Nassau County has become safer. Since 2009, overall crime has dropped by 25 percent, according to county crime figures announced in January, and violent crime fell 9.5 percent from 2013 to 1014. To maintain low crime rates, Singas said collaboration between law enforcement entities - like the efforts of the DA’s office, Nassau County Police and various federal agencies that brought down the drug pipeline - needs to be more frequent. “I’ve spoken with victims of violent crime, to families of murder victims, to children who’ve been sexually abused, women who’ve been battered, people who’ve been financially wronged, so it’s always hard to say which crime it is we want to focus on because after you’ve dealt with all of those, it’s hard to put a value on whose victimization has taken more priority,” she said. “I don’t want to do that because I value every person’s experience with the criminal justice Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas takes the oath of office system. Public safety is our No. 1 concern.” during a ceremony in Mineola in January. A first-generation Greek American who grew up in Astoria, Singas began her career heroin epidemic.” “business as usual.” “My background is in special victims as a prosecutor in Queens County in 1991 “Kathleen Rice ran many exciting and innovative programs and I intend to con- and domestic violence, and I think those are and was later promoted to a leadership potinue them,” she said. “There’s still a lot the things I care deeply about,” she added. sition within its Domestic Violence bureau. of work to be done on drunk driving and “I’d like to continue making sure women She holds degrees from Columbia Univerenhancing some of the legislation that goes and children are safe against domestic vio- sity and Fordham University Law School. Continued on Page 48 along with drunk driving, gang violence, the lence, sexual violence.”
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always let our side of the isle have the opportunity to have their say.” Schimel largely concurred with Ra and Lavine, saying she had legislation pass through Heastie’s labor committee. “I’ve found him fair and open-minded,” she said. “I had several bills go through his committee and they all went to the floor.” The speaker race unfolded much quicker than anticipated; the vote, initially scheduled for Feb. 10, was moved to Feb. 3 once it became clear Heastie had secured the requisite 76 votes. The expedited schedule for the race drew some criticism from members of both parties. Ra said the extra week would have given the public more time to learn about candidates. Media outlets have raised questions about Heastie due to thousands of dollars in unitemized campaign expenditures. “I think the original timeline was a good one in terms of having some public vetting of the candidates,” Ra said. “It’s something that really needs to be gotten right. It’s not a changing of the guard very often.” He added, however, the speedy selection had the potential upside of limiting Continued on Page 48
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B Y B I LL SA N A N T O N I O A pharmaceutical company has agreed to cap the price of the opioid overdose antidote naloxone and provide a $6 rebate per dose to government agencies that purchase it in wholesale quantities, state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s office announced Thursday. According to Schneiderman’s office, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals has also agreed to increase the rebate to match future growth in the price of the antidote. The $6-per-dose rebate marks a 20 percent drop in the price of naloxone, an agreement reached after Schneiderman penned a letter to Amphastar last year expressing concern that frequent increases to the price
The contents of a free Narcan kit provided by Nassau County upon completion of its certification program. of the antidote would render governments agencies unable to purchase it in wholesale quantities. “It is essential that we secure our state’s access to this powerful, life-saving antidote,” Sch-
neiderman said in a statement. “My office responded swiftly to negotiate the best possible price of naloxone, which is an essential tool in our multifaceted approach to combat the scourge of heroin abuse in New York. This
deal ensures that we can continue to give New Yorkers who have overdosed on opioids a second chance at life - and rehabilitation.” Naloxone - known by its brand name as Narcan - reverses the effects of opioid overdoses. It is typically administered through injection or nasal inhalation. In 2012, Nassau County became certified in the state’s overdose responder program, enabling its Office of Mental Health & Chemical Dependency to offer free Narcan certification clinics and information sessions amid record fatal heroin and opioid overdoses that year (154). According to county statistics, there were 159 fatal heroin and opioid overdoses in 2013. In 2014, that figure dropped to 87. “As part of the Senate’s ongoing efforts to address the heroin and opioid crisis, my colleagues and I have worked very hard to make life-saving naloxone more accessible,” said state Sen. Kemp Hannon (R-Garden City). “This agreement is another important step, and I commend the attor-
ney general for his good work.” During Nassau’s clinics, county health officials at the sessions teach attendees the warning signs of a potential overdose, which include uncontrollable nodding, an inability to respond to stimulation, heavy gurgling or gasping for air and skin, lips and nails that turn blue in color. Attendees are also taught an eight-step process to administering naloxone that begins with attempting to stimulate the potential overdose victim, calling 911 and conducting CPR before using the revival drug. If both doses of Narcan have been used, county officials tell attendees to contact the Office of Mental Health & Chemical Dependency to receive additional doses, rather than purchase them from local pharmacies. The county also keeps records of overdoses in which Narcan is administered. According to the Centers for Disease Control, about 10,000 instances have been reported across the country since 2006.
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G.N. trustee picked for county commission B y A d a m Li d g e tt Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano has selected Village of Great Neck Trustee Jeffrey Bass for a seat on the Nassau County Planning Commission. Brian Nevin, Mangano’s communications director, said Bass – whose appointment is subject to approval by the Nas-
Village of Great Neck Trustee Jeff Bass was selected by County Executive Edward Mangano to have his name put in for the county planning commission.
sau County Legislature later this month – would replace planning commission member Marty Glennon. Nevin said Glennon recently moved from Great Neck to Oyster Bay, violating the county charter’s requirement of having a commission member from the Town of North Hempstead. “Basically the rules say there has to be representatives from certain parts of the county,” Nevin said. “By living out of the town he was serving against the charter.” Glennon last year challenged Mangano’s proposal for the county to pay $800,000 for an acre of land in Old Bethpage owned by deputy parks Commissioner Frank Camerlengo, according to a report in Newsday. Political opposition then mounted, and Mangano ditched the proposal, according to the report. Bass said that if approved by the Legislature, he would not be required to give up his seat as a Village of Great Neck trustee but would recuse himself from village discussions that had to do with the county planning commission. He said he was approach by Mangano for the position. Continued on Page 41
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Uncle Bacala’s burglary By Ja m es G a l l o w ay A Garden City Park man was arrested Monday and charged breaking into Uncle Bacala’s, an Italian seafood restaurant on Jericho Turnpike, after he was struck by a motorist while fleeing,
Julio Cesar Alfaro
the Nassau County Police Department said. Detectives said Julio Cesar Alfaro, 21, was accidentally struck by a passing motorist on Jericho Turnpike after breaking into the restaurant. Alfaro, who continued to flee after he was struck, was located after the driver notified nearby officers of the incident, police said. The officers, who were unaware at the time of a connection to the break in, transferred Alfaro to an area hospital for treatment of a head injury, according to police. Police said a subsequent investigation into the break in and auto accident led detectives to arrest Alfaro at the hospital, and he was placed into custody after being medically released. According to police, Alfaro pulled open the storm door at Uncle Bacala’s shortly after midnight Monday and then forced open the double French doors, damaging them. The police said the proceeds of the burglary were undetermined at the time. Alfaro is charged with burglary in the third degree and criminal mischief in the second degree.
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Getting ready to sell your home Ready To Sell? There may be more than one reason why you want to sell your home. Maybe you want a larger home in a better location. If your children have flown the nest (empty nester?), you may be considering the purchase of a condominium, co-op, townhouse or relocation. Whatever the reason, one of the first questions is how much is your house worth? You know what you paid for your house initially and how much money you’ve put into improvements over the years. You also know how much it has cost to maintain the house in good condition. There is also the appreciation factor. Your home has appreciated tremendously in value because of low interest rates fueling housing demand, general inflation, good schools and higher incomes. However, there are other factors to consider, such as what houses similar to yours are selling for.
Selling Your Home - Do Not Punish Buyer Here are some points to remember when selling your home: 1. Insist on a CMA (Comparative Market Analysis) in writing, from your agent. 2. Market & Merchandise your property with an experienced agent - Do they have their own website and is it ranked properly? 3. Let your real estate agent do all the negotiating. 4. Look at all offers, even if they are low. Your agent has an obligation to present all offers. Some buyers feel- they have to make a low offer to reassure themselves that they got the best price possible. 5. Do not become angry with a low offer and react with an unreasonable counter offer out of anger. Your goal is to sell the house not to punish to buyer. 6. Never judge buyers by the car they drive or how they are dressed. Be kind to all people viewing your home. 7. Your goal is to sell your
Your realtor must coordinate a number of important details that must be confirmed and finalized before the sale of your home can be successfully completed As an example, there is the purchase contract that must be signed by all parties, disclosure documents that need to be prepared and signed, the loan for the buyer of your home needs to be overseen, all of the contingencies have to be addressed philip a. raices and removed and any title matReal Estate Watch ters that crop up during the closing need to be cleared. Any and all of these details home, so try not to place barriers are essential elements in the about whom you want to buy it. successful sale of your home. 8. If you feel you have to Closing And The Seller make a counter offer, make the If you are about to close a best one possible, and remem- sale of your home, there are ber, there are no guarantees. steps you should be aware of to After The Buyer Says, “Yes” make the closing as smooth as Once a buyer has been found possible. for your home, the part of the Normally, you and your attransaction that takes the most torney will be responsible for care and attention is the closing. drawing the new deed and A realtor’s responsibility does bringing this document to the not end when a buyer says “Yes, closing. The purchase of tax I want it!” stamps may also be necessary.
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A Heastie decision Shopping center parking The dust from the departure of Sheldon Silver had not yet settled when it was announced that Bronx Assemblyman Carl Heastie had been elected speaker, one of the most powerful positions in state government. Heastie was elected in a largely ceremonial roll-call vote the day after the Democrat leaders chose him in a closed-door caucus. Even Silver voted for him. The process is more like a coronation than an election. Beastie has pledged that he will be a reformer who will make the Assembly “a place of pride.” The manner in which he came to office was not a good start. The vote was supposed to take place on Feb. 10, leaving time for discussion and debate. Instead it was rushed forward. We are uncomfortable with the notion that his election will be a shot in the arm for the Bronx which had felt that the Assembly ignored its concerns. If he’s really a reformer, his election should be good news for every district from Long Island to Buffalo. Heastie deserves a chance. Nevertheless we urge our Assembly members to hold the speaker’s feet to the fire and work with him to create real and lasting reform.
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he parking situation at the Great Neck Gardens Shopping Center, which houses the Station Branch of Great Neck Library, as well as many businesses, is out of control, dangerous and needs attention. Because it is private property, I urge Mayor Celender of Great Neck Plaza and library President Marietta DiCamillo to try to remedy this immediately. The landlord, who has neglected this parking lot for years, knew full well that with the closing of the Main Library, the Station Branch would have increased traffic but did nothing to anticipate it. The lot needs to be completely re-engineered, potholes and It’s hard not support a proposal that could generate millions of dollars cracks fixed and attendants need in tax revenues for the county. to be posted. The library espeA local business wants to install giant 48-foot-wide billboards along cially attracts children and seniors the Long Island Expressway near the Roosevelt Field Mall. The hope is that this would make up for the estimated $30 million that the county is losing by turning off the school zone speed cameras. Although, the proposal appears harmless, we think the concerns raised by Nassau County Legislator Judy Jacobs, D-Woodbury, deserve consideration. Jacobs told WCBS 880 radio that the plan is dangerous. “Bad enough people are texting,” she said. “Bad enough [drivers are] distracted. And this is a distraction they’re going to have to read.” She has a point. The electronic billboards are far different than the traditional print billboard. hortly after the cartoon The message changes and animation is sometimes used to catch peopublisher in Paris was ple’s attention. In addition the billboards look ugly, at least to some drivers. attacked and a number The very thing that makes them valuable, makes them dangerous. of persons were murRepublican Nassau County Legislator Richard Nicolello warns that the billboards “could disrupt people’s quality of life, so we have deep reserva- dered, President Obama was tions about this.” criticized for not himself attendSo far we haven’t seen reliable estimates on how much the boards ing when the leaders of numermight raise in tax revenue. ous states convened as a result of Unless the county decides to expand the permission to the entire the above. length of the LIE, we doubt that the revenue would justify the change in There are those who never rules. pass up a chance to run our presIf the change is approved, how can the county say the boards will be ident down. We know who they banned along other parts of the LIE? are and that they display a lack The proposal could come up for a vote this spring. of thought. They can be ignored.
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who need to be protected! Taxis and minibuses taking passengers to the library or Waldbaum’s have no special lane to let passengers off. Some signs in the pavement in front of Waldbaum’s that used to warn drivers to allow passengers to cross have been knocked down or blown away. One might think some of the major tenants, including Waldbaum’s, Astoria Bank and national chains including Starbuck’s and RiteAid, might also jawbone the landlord to take immediate action. Any driver knows this situation is dangerous at any time of day, this lot is busy and drivers are on their worst behavior. Moreover, Nassau County Police might well watch the east entrance on South Middle Neck
Road, where signs clearly indicate only a southbound turn is permitted. This sign is flouted constantly, without penalty. Typically, the Chamber of Commerce has done nothing. Conceivably, it could work with the Gardens tenants and the landlord to ameliorate these hazards. At the least, several attendants could be posted in the lot at all times to direct traffic. Many other shopping centers and medical centers have them. Oh for the days in September 2001, when for about three weeks after the World Trade Center tragedy, drivers were courteous! Never again. David Zielenziger Great Neck
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Congress must push further Iran sanctions
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he Jewish holiday of Purim begins in the evening of March 3 – the same day that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to address a joint session of Congress regarding the dangers posed by the imminent terrible Iran deal. Purim is more than a day when Jewish children dress up in costumes, noisemakers drown out the mention of bad guy Haman’s name, and getting drunk is acceptable or even encouraged (unless you are a teetotaler like me). The Purim story – which celebrates the Jewish people’s escape from Haman’s plans to exterminate Persia’s Jews – provides an important lesson about how to act to stop Iran (modern day Persia) from obtaining the ability to annihilate and endanger the entire world. The Purim Megillah narrates that Queen Esther initially hesitated to approach the King to ask him to stop Haman’s plan to murder all of Persia’s Jews. Approaching the King without an invitation was dangerous, and could result in Queen Esther’s execution. In addition, the date scheduled for the Jews’ extermination was months away. Thus there seemed to be plenty of time to await an invitation from the King. However, Queen Esther’s uncle, Mordecai, told Queen Esther that she must act now regardless of the risk – for waiting may be too late; she might no longer have the ability to act if she waited. Queen Esther listened to Mordecai’s advice, and the King welcomed her approach and ended Haman’s plans. The lesson is that the time to act to stop extermination plans is immediately. Failing to act early is disastrous. Historians have written about how early opposition could have fairly easily stopped Hitler from plunging the world into WW II and destroying millions of lives.
If anyone had pushed back when Hitler entered the Rhineland in 1936, Hitler would have been stopped in his tracks. There were other missed early opportunities. Hitler could have been stopped at the doorstep of the Sudetenland, the rest of Czechoslovakia, or even Poland at relatively low cost. A nuclear Iran – or “nuclear threshold” Iran is a mortal danger to the entire world – and the time to act to stop it is now. The “Joint Plan of Action” that the U.S. (with the P5+1) entered into with Iran in 2013 gave Iran billions of dollars of sanctions relief; recognized Iran’s right to enrich uranium; gave Iran the right to continue enriching uranium to the 5 percent level during ongoing negotiations (despite the fact that it is a very short leap to enrich 5 percent uranium to weapons grade); agreed in principle that restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program would be limited in scope and only for a limited time period; failed to dismantle Iran’s centrifuges; and failed to restrict Iran’s ongoing research and development activities - including R&D which has enabled Iran to produce a new generation centrifuge - and ballistic missile activities (aimed at giving Iran the ability to lob nuclear or chemical warheads on ICBMs into the United States). The Joint Plan of Action effectively dismantled U.S. sanctions and six United Nations Security Council resolutions that had ordered Iran to cease all uranium enrichment and reprocessing. In light of the Joint Plan of Action’s onesided permanent concessions to Iran, it is not surprising that negotiations are going badly for the United States. Reportedly, Iran will obtain at least 80% of everything that it wants in an impending nuclear deal – and Iran will become a “breakout” nuclear power. It is also not surprising that, while negotiations have been ongoing, Iran has developed advanced generation centrifuges, new
missile-launching sites outside of Iran and a new 27-meter long ICBM (seen by satellite on one of Iran’s new launch pads). Iran’s expanded missile program confirms that Iran’s nuclear weapons program is a threat to the United States and Europe, as well as to Israel and other Middle Eastern nations. The non-partisan Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act of 2015, introduced by Republican Sen. Mark Kirk (Illinois) and Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez (New Jersey), with eight Republican and six Democratic co-sponsors including our New York senators, would restore at least some pressure on Iran. If enacted, the Act could help the U.S. to negotiate a more favorable Iranian deal. The time to enact this legislation is now. Unfortunately, President Obama has been undermining this bipartisan legislation that could assist the U.S. in obtaining a better Iran deal. First, in his State of the Union address, President Obama threatened that he will veto new sanctions on Iran. This means that twothirds of Congress must vote to override Pres. Obama’s veto. Thankfully, numerous bipartisan members of the House of Representatives, including Congressman Steve Israel, have committed to overriding the presidential veto. The concern now is the Senate. It is critical that readers call our Senators to urge them to commit to overriding the veto. In 1986, Congressional Republicans overrode then President Reagan’s veto of legislation to impose sanctions on South Africa. South African apartheid was a moral issue, which did not effect U.S. security, and yet the president’s own party overrode his veto. A nuclear Iran poses far more serious issues: an existential threat to the United States as well as the rest of the world. The Iran legislation clearly calls for members of the President’s party to join in overriding a
presidential veto. Secondly, President Obama successfully pressured Senate Democrats to delay voting on the Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act of 2015 until March 24 – which is after the impending completion of negotiations of a statement of principles with Iran (the “framework” or basic principles for a final agreement). In other words, the vote will be too late to be of real effect. Thirdly, the Obama administration has been condemning Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for accepting Congress’s invitation to address a joint session of Congress on March 3. The administration has been discouraging Congressional Democrats from attending, and demanding that the speech be canceled or delayed until after Israel’s elections – that is, when it is too late to effect the framework agreement. Prime Minister Netanyahu has been at the forefront of warning about and dealing with the Iranian nuclear threat. Congress wants to and needs to hear from him before a framework agreement is finalized. This is a time to act bravely, despite political risks. The sanctions vote needs to take place promptly to have an effective impact on the critical framework negotiations. Please call and/or e-mail our Senators to urge them to vote on and for the Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act of 2015 immediately, and to commit to overriding President Obama’s veto. Sen. Chuck Schumer’s Washington office number is 202 224-6542 and he can be emailed via his website: http://www.schumer. senate.gov/contact/email-chuck. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s Washington office number is 202 224-4451, and she can be e-mailed via her website at: http://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/contact/ Elizabeth (Liz) Berney, Esq. Great Neck
G.N. train station sends Williams’ lies make a negative message departure a must
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hen I first arrived in Great Neck long ago the waiting room of the Great Neck train station was clean and inviting. A real person at the ticket office to help with tickets, train information, and directions. One could smell the coffee from the station cafe. One had arrived in Great Neck, the town that is supposed to be destination. What happened? We spent thousands on fixing up outside. We commissioned a South African artist $25,000 for a tile mural on an outside wall. Instead of the smell of coffee our waiting room reeks of urine. Station personnel have been replaced by dirty metal shutters. The walls and floor need a good scrub. The garbage bin is overflowing. The restroom only the brave would
venture in. It’s a place for the homeless men to hang out and sleep. Surely, a place like Great Neck with 29 churches and synagogues could reach out and help them find a more suitable place. While we could argue that the train station is the MTA’s responsibility and they should be the ones to clean it up, they are not going to unless [Village of Great Neck Plaza] Mayor [Jean] Celender takes strong action,. If that fails, then Hooshang [Nematzadeh] who heads the Chamber of Commerce and is promoting Great Neck as a destination should step in. We pay a lot of money to the mayor and trustees. Let them find a solution.
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BC anchor Brian Williams apparently has lied about his helicopter being hit by a RPG which brought his helicopter down in 2003 in Iraq. This ended up being another helicopter that was shot down. Brian Williams is being investigated now for a number of his stories that he either embellish or down right lied about. This I find most troubling as a former Boys Scout and a veteran, whereas we were taught to tell the truth no matter how much it might hurt. Brian Williams on the other hand never seem to have been taught this most important lesson or maybe was out sick the day that lesson was given. In covering the news, we the people Jean Pierce expect to be given the truth and not to be Great Neck missed lead by the media.
For a journalist to lie about a military event to advance one’s career is just so appalling and an insult to all those veterans who died and served under fire and risk their lives in Iraq is most heinous indeed. I myself have served on jury duty and those who testify, swear an oath that says,” Do you solemnly swear or affirm that you will tell the truth, nothing but the truth, so help you God?” Well journalists should swear to such an oath for we the viewing public, must insist when we watch the news that we be told the truth. As an American, I demand the truth and therefore demand the termination of Brian Williams who doesn’t understand the truth. Frederick R. Bedell Jr. Glen Oaks Village
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What, me worry? Of course, I can Recently, a radio reporter asked someone who used the Harlem-Hudson Line if he would ever again consider riding in the first car of a train. The man, a former Marine, replied that he would, because “You can’t live your whole life being afraid.” “Nonsense!” I wanted to tell him. “Of course you can! What your statement tells me is that you’re not even trying!” Look at me. I’ve spent my whole life worrying. But am I so unique? Of course, I unplug all the kitchen appliances before leaving the house. But who doesn’t? Because who doesn’t remember that story about the coffeemaker left “on” that burned the house down? And washing glassware surely I’m not the only one who thinks, while soaping the inside of an iced tea glass, how thoroughly it would slice through my wrist if the glass broke, right now, while I’m sponging it? Who doesn’t think, for just a moment when stepping into an elevator, “Is this thing going to trap me between floors?”
But maybe I should teach the advanced class. Because when I get on an elevator, I don’t just worry about getting stuck. What really concerns me is the possibility - however small - that it will decide to plunge to the basement when I’m only half-way in. If you ever see somebody jumping in with both feet, that’s me. People worry about air travel. Well, of course they do! Anytime I board a plane, I wonder: is this the one that will crash? Maybe I should change flights? But if I do, will the new one crash, instead? And when I’m in my seat, I don’t just worry about turbulence. I worry about the odds that my seat will be the only one sucked out of the plane, while the pilot lands safely with everyone else. My husband, during one flight with me, decided that knowledge would set me free. (Or maybe it was really his arm, going numb, that he wanted to free instead.) “What’s that noise?” I said during takeoff, digging my nails
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A Look on the Lighter Side into his hand. “It’s just the landing gear going up. When that’s done, you’ll see, the plane will fly much more efficiently.” “You mean it isn’t efficient now? During takeoff, the hardest part of the flight?” A little later I heard something else. “What’s that, now?” I asked, grabbing his arm from the armrest. “It’s just the wing flaps. They’re changing altitude.” “Why? What’s wrong with the altitude we had? Is there a
storm up ahead? Is there a plane coming at us?” He thought knowledge would set me free, but he was wrong. It only made me more of a prisoner. For every squeak and rattle, instead of just vaguely fearing something was wrong, I now had ailerons, and wing flaps, and an entire plane-load of things to worry about, besides. What finally worked was the Valium. Alas, they don’t hand out Valium just because you’re a mother (although maybe they should). When you become a parent, there are an infinite number of things to worry about, before the child ever arrives. Did I start the prenatal vitamins in time? Am I sure I’ve already had Rubella? What’s that twinge? But somehow, once the baby is there, you are so overwhelmed with all the physical chores feeding; changing; rocking them to sleep and placing them in the crib, then sinking slowly below their line of sight and creeping for the door, only to have them wake and spot you before you make it — that you lose sight of
any worry more abstract than “Are they running a fever today? No? Good.” I remember believing I could stop worrying when my boys were old enough to cross the street by themselves. Ha! That’s just when a whole new level of worry kicks in - what are they up to now, on their own? Then they get their driver’s license. “If I let him take the car out, in weather that’s keeping me home, will he be safe? If I don’t let him drive, who’s picking him up, in what? And if I say he can’t go at all, will he listen? Or will that just make me the butt of Thanksgiving jokes long after I’m gone?” “Remember how Mom would never let us go out if it was raining?” “Oh yeah. She was so crazy. Pass the gravy, someone.” “And how ironic is it, she was killed in that freak elevator accident!” My basic point is, you can’t win. But you can always worry!
Silver departs, but system remains
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predict sadly that after “Our Views: After Sheldon, Then What?” (Feb. 5) at the end of the day, nothing will change. The five New York City Democratic Party county leaders - state Assemblymember Keith Wright of Manhattan, Frank Seddio of Brooklyn, Congressmember Joseph Crowley of Queens, state Assemblymember Carl Heastie of the Bronx and John Gulino from Staten Island - met behind closed doors to select Bronx State Assemblymember and Democratic Party Chairperson Carl Heastie as the next state Assembly speaker. Just like Don Corleone in “The Godfather,” Heastie continues to share “his ill-gotten gains” with the other Democratic Party County organizations or “fami-
lies” just like former Speaker Sheldon Silver and other past speakers did. Manhattan’s state Assemblymember Wright’s support of Heastie is obvious. In return, Wright continues as chairperson of the state Assembly Housing Committee. Watch Heastie support Wright, if he runs for Congressmember Charles Rangel’s Manhattan/Bronx Congressional seat in 2016. Manhattan state Assemblypersons Herman Farrell continues as chairperson of the State Assembly Budget Committee and Deborah Glick continues as chairperson of the State Assembly Higher Education Committee. You know the fix was in
as Glick did not even vote for Heastie to become speaker. Crowley of Queens also supported Heastie. In return, Heastie will continue to support Crowley keeping his Queens/ Bronx Congressional seat. Queens state Assemblymember Cathy Nolan continues as chairperson of the state Assembly Education Committee. Seddio of Brooklyn continues to get a piece of the action for supporting Heastie. Brooklyn state Assemblymember Joseph Lentol continues as chairperson of the state Assembly Codes Committee. Rochester Assemblymember Joe Morelle supported Heastie and in return kept his position as Democratic state Assembly majority leader.
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Loyal state Assembly members from each of their respective organizations followed the advice of their respective Democratic Party county chairperson and voted for the candidate they sponsored who ended up being Carl Heastie. In return, everyone will continue to share in the spoils of victory. Besides the speaker’s office, there are chairpersons of various state Assembly committees and subcommittees, employment opportunities for both the speaker’s office and various supplemental staff assigned to state Assembly members along with the usual lulus for chairing state Assembly committees and subcommittees along with funding for future member items. These lulus range from several thousand dollars up to $41,500 for Speaker Heastie. This can result in a salary of $121,000 per year. Everyone will continue to share in supplemental day-to-day meal expense accounts and reimbursement for travel to and from Albany.
Heastie just like his past predecessors Democratic state Assembly speakers Stanley Steingut, Stanley Fink, Mel Miller, Saul Weprin and Sheldon Silver will continue to routinely prevent any bills proposed by members of the Republican minority party from ever coming out of committee for a full vote. GOP minority members will continue to get the short end of the stick when it comes to office budgets, space, staffing and mailings versus those members in the majority. Republican state Assembly minority leader Brian Kolb with only 43 votes will continue to be irrelevant. He and his GOP colleagues are the political equivalent of eunuchs in a whore house. They will be lucky to get whatever crumbs fall off the table. Speakers come and go, but it will be business as usual in Albany. Everyone who “plays ball” will get a piece of the action at taxpayers’ expense. Larry Penner Great Neck
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Ticket policy a money loser for G.N. Estates
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o: Justice Harry Burstein Justice David Schaffer Permit me to register my astonishment and outrage at your village’s overzealousness and insensitivity in regard to its parking enforcement system which certainly places the Village of Great Neck Estates on anybody’s list as a visitorunfriendly place to dine or shop on Long Island. . On Saturday night, Jan. 31, at 7 p.m., I traveled to a restaurant on Middle Neck Road in your village with an elderly friend who is a Thomaston resident. The restaurant offers no park-
ing facilities and parking openings on the street were not apparent, in part because of the snowbanks. My Thomaston friend suggested that I park in a small lot at the Village Hall which was closed and which was cleared of snow. A sign in the lot indicated parking was restricted to “official business.” Since it was Saturday night, however, the Village Hall was closed and no “business” was being conducted. (In fact, I note that the normal “business hours” as posted on the Village web site are Monday to Friday 9 to 4.) I parked my car in a
spot in the vacant lot. About an hour later, after leaving the restaurant, I was surprised to find a ticket - for $60 - on my windshield. Surely your parking enforcement agent knew that it was likely the car was parked in this public facility for someone who was nearby and who would soon leave the lot. No “official business” use was being infringed upon at the time (or could be infringed upon) for anytime until Monday morning! I note also that the ticket cited the violation, in the agent’s handwriting, as “Official Parking only.”But in fact the sign reads,
“Parking For Official Business [my italics] Only,” and there was clearly no “official business that was going on or that could go on, since the “business hours” are listed on the village’s web site as being from 9 to 4, Monday through Friday! So as not to constitute a parking version of a Southern “speed trap,”the sign should read “Parking for Great Neck Estates officials only” or “Parking Only for Vehicles with Official Plates.” With “enforcement” practices such as this, allowing the parking agent no discretion to use common sense in applying the “law,” or at the
very most issuing a “warning sticker”, it should surprise nobody in village government or in the business community that Great Neck Estates will be high on my list of No-Go, visitor-unfriendly places on Long Island to shop or dine in the future. I am sure that the village’s enthusiasm in needlessly penalizing a motorist for an innocuous, so-called “parking violation,”will go far in losing for the Village in the future far more than it will make for payment of this summons, payment for which I am sending in a separate envelope. George Haber Jericho
G.N. loses a superstar, we lose our friend
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t was the spring of 1970. Great Neck was reveling in its Gold Coast reputation. My wife and I and our two sons moved into a small apartment on Grace Avenue. As first-time parents, my wife did what many of the other young Great Neck mothers did. Pack the baby in the stroller, and off they went to the Grace Avenue Park. But wait a minute. Remember, this was the early ‘70s, so the park was packed with assorted nannies and baby nurses, not a parent in sight. Looking more closely, there was one other mother there that
day. Her name was Julie Adelman and a friendship spanning 45 years was born. You couldn’t miss them. Julie and my wife were the only two adults in the entire park not dressed in a white uniform. Both Julie’s husband Larry and I started our respective careers from scratch. Other children followed and of course community involvement came with the territory. By the time the kids hit middle school, I had it all worked out. My son Brian would study business. Larry’s son David would be a doctor and Brian would marry Lau-
ren, their oldest daughter. I was three for three!! Brian became the doctor. David the consummate Wall Street analyst. And Lauren and Brian are both extremely happily married to the love of their lives. Only not to each other! Over the next 40 years as our friendship grew, we proudly watched Larry’s mercurial rise to the heights of Wall Street’s elite. He moved to Saddle Rock and we moved to Great Neck Estates. If his friendship was based on his incredible business successes, it would not have meant so much to me. Great Neck is filled with many wealthy people.
It was Larry’s ethics, his unbelievable humility, his religious convictions, his morals, and most of all, the value he placed on his wife and family that counted most. Never giving advise, he always taught by example. Larry taught me how to be a better husband. He taught me how to be a better father and grandfather. And he taught me the importance of family above everything else. Three years ago my friend Larry was told he had three months to live. Only then did he teach me his most important lesson.
He taught me never to give up. He taught me to live each day, as if it were my last. He taught me that wealth could never buy me health or happiness. My friend Larry Adelman died last week, after a three year fight with cancer. The Adelman family lost its patriarch. Wall Street lost one of the most revered research analysts of his generation. Great Neck lost a superstar. We lost our friend. Steve and Judy Morris North Hills
Numbers shows ‘illegals’ are mostly Hispanic
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lga Gomez-Steck references both Dr. Stephen Morris and myself in her letter of Feb. 6, 2015. Lumping us together is rather strange. We are called “old men” (An ageist comment) “still living in the 19th-20th century.” I trust Ms. Gomez-Steck is aware of the fact that Dr. Morris is a “Tea Party” Republican while I am a progressive Democrat. Politics,
sometimes, makes strange bedfellows, but that does not apply here. It seems that the heart of Ms. Gomez-Steck’s argument is that my reference to the “Dream Act” and young Latinos was racist. How very odd! As a strong supporter of the “Dream Act” I would have thought that we were on the same page. But it turns out that I committed a cardinal sin because I failed to realize
that “Latinos are not the only illegals in America.” To buttress this statement, she alludes to islanders in Hempstead, Irish in Woodside and Asians and Europeans in Flushing. Who knew? So, my first reaction was one of gratefulness. But just to be certain she had her facts straight, I started “Googling.” Not an easy task. Very few folk are publishing
these numbers. Finally, a table appeared with the following useful information. Country of Origin (2006) Mexico 57 percent Latin and Central America 24 percent Asia 9 percent Europe and Canada 6 percent Rest of the world 4 percent. My self-serving conclusion… 81 percent of those under discus-
sion come from Hispanic countries while only 15 percent from Asia and Europe. Game, set, match! If there is a lesson to be learned from this interchange, it is that we should only make assertions which can be supported by the facts and we should be particularly averse to castigating others. Dr. Hal Sobel Great Neck
A solution to the Willistons’ water woes
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’m a resident of East Williston and am writing concerning the water bill dispute between East Williston and Williston Park. Though it’s clear East Williston residents would definitely prefer to avoid the expense and hassle of building our own water system, especially given the perfectly viable one already existing in Williston Park, it’s also clear that East Williston residents understand we need a permanent solution to the water situation. The current dispute has
caused this realization. The solution that seems to make the most sense is for East Williston to buy into the Williston Park water system and for both communities to thereafter operate and maintain it jointly. In this way the system will continue to be fully utilized and costs spread among both East Williston and Williston Park, including future maintenance costs. The only substantive issue to be resolved under this scenario is
the amount of the buy in. I’m sure that with good faith on both sides we can agree on a dollar amount to be paid by East Williston to Williston Park that both sides can live with. One that compensates Williston Park for giving up part ownership of its system to East Williston . The benefit to East Williston of this solution is that we will avoid the full costs of digging a well and building a pumping station. The benefit to Williston Park is
that they will be paid for the value of their system to East Williston, which payments can then be used to subsidize costs to their residents, or otherwise. It is also of value to Williston Park because it will have East Williston as its partner in the future to share in maintenance/repair costs. Otherwise, if no agreement is reached, East Williston will have to build its own pumping station while Williston Park will lose a substantial customer which subsidizes
some of the costs of its current system. Williston Park will also be solely on the hook for future maintenance/repair costs for its system. A bad result for both sides. This shouldn’t be that difficult of a problem to resolve. Let’s hope it gets done. Otherwise both East Williston and Williston Park will be loser John O’Kelly East Williston
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bLAnk SLATE MEdIA February 13, 2015
A lesson in song crafting at Gold Coast Arts Center By a da m l I d G e T T Between the genesis of a song idea and the recording of a track, there can be a lot of confusion as to how a young musician can compose a piece. That is why the Gold Coast Arts Center is offering their help. The arts center is sponsoring a songwriting and video production class called “Future Idol,” where students ages eight through 18 can try to find their voice through their own music, Gold Coast school director Ellen Schiff said. Schiff said the idea came from Robert Hoffman, an instructor at the center, who teaches the kids how to compose their own music as well as enhance their songwriting ability. “This was his dream,” Schiff said. “He wanted to combine vocal talent with performance skills with multimedia and bring it to a contemporary field.”
Hoffman said the idea to start the program came out of his own recording experience. He has recorded about 350 songs since he was 18 years old, he said. Hoffman said he wants to give students something to look back at years later, which you can’t have with a simple live performance. “I get such satisfaction out of recording songs and I wanted to bring that same satisfaction to students,” he said. “When you create something like that you can go back and listen to it and critique it.” Hoffman said he tries to help refine the students’ ideas of what they might think is a song, into an actual song. Her said he also gives the students a theme every semester, this semester being “if you could do anything, real or fantasy, what would it be?” “That gets them thinking and brainstorming,” he said. “They always want to
write sentences right away, but I always say ‘just start writing out ideas.’” Hoffman said he continues to work with the kids through the process, and that when they get stuck on an idea, he might have them listen to another song, or a cover of an older song to show them a comparison. Once the song lyrics and music are written, the kids record their creation, and only after that they can help create a music video that is put on the Gold Coast website and on Youtube. Schiff said much of the instrumentation is provided by Hoffman, who plays many instruments. Schiff said this semester – which began in January – there are only about four or five kids involved in the program. The class is $330 for non-members of the center and $280 for members. The classes consist of 15, one-hour sessions a semester.
Hoffman is hoping to expand the program in the future, he said. A class of this magnitude would typically cost thousands of dollars between the studio time and paying a producer, he added. Hoffman said some of the students are very serious about songwriting and may want to continue it in the future. He said it is frustrating for kids who have something to say, but don’t have the outlet to create something from it. Many of the students don’t feel like it is possible at the outset of the songwriting process to finalize a creation, but Hoffman said their confidence grows after they see the finalized product. He said he doesn’t let the kids see the entire project until the video is shot and everything is finalized, so they can really be surprised. “I’m hoping to get a lot of people involved and inspire these kids to go to the next level,” Hoffman said.
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a special Valentine’s day Concert at the NyCB Theatre at westbury on saturday. Griffin recently made history with her sixth consecutive Grammy Nomination and a Best Comedy album win for “Calm down Gurll.” Griffin has written and starred in 20 televised comedy specials and was recently named the new host of e!’s “Fashion Police.” Sunday, Feb. 15, 7 p.m. Marc anthony Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 1255 Hempstead Turnpike, Uniondale (516) 794-9300 • http://www.nassaucoliseum.com Internationally renowned latin star marc anthony returns to long Island this week for a sunday show at the Coliseum. anthony, the former husband of Jennifer lopez who recently put their former North shore mansion on marc anthony the market, has been nominated for five Premio lo Nuestro awards and is a past winner of two latin Grammys for Best salsa album “3.0” and Best Tropical song “Cuando Nos Volvamos a encontrar” with Carlos Vives. Thursday, Feb. 19, 8 p.m. leon russell The Space at Westbury 250 Post Ave., Westbury (516) 283.5566 • www.thespaceatwestbury.com leon Russell, the legendary musician and songwriter from Tulsa, oK, has been performing his gospel-infused southern boogie piano rock, blues, and country music for more than 50 years. Russell, who was inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the songwriter’s Hall of Fame in 2011, released his latest Cd, “:life Journey,” last year. some of his songwriting credits include “a song For you,” “delta lady,” “Hummingbird,” “lady Blue,” “Back To The Island,” “Tight Rope,” and “This masquerade.” Thursday, Feb. 19, 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20, 2 & 8 p.m. seven Brides for seven Brothers The Madison Theatre At Molloy College 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. (516) 323-4444 • http://madisontheatreny. org. In this hilarious musical, adam, the eldest of seven brothers, goes to town to find a wife to take care of his family. He meets millie at the local café, proposes, and she accepts! after millie finds out about adam’s six brothers at home, she begins a journey to make them the most eligible bachelors around. and you thought your life was complicated? watch this uproarious family drama unfold before your eyes.
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A Sumptuous Valentine’s Supper for Two Romantics Feb. 14 is always a day to love and be loved, a day to celebrate love and romance. Ever since the 3rd century A.D., when St. Valentine was martyred, we have come to celebrate the sentiments of passion and love by exchanging cards, flowers, chocolates and other romantic gifts. Hearts, lace, hues of pinks and reds are always the first things that come to mind when thinking about setting the proper Valentine’s day mood. All of these ideas may be easily integrated into a romantic dinner for two that will allow you to bask in the glorious celebration of love. The following menu takes advantage of red, pink and white, as well as foods that are best enjoyed by two lovers. Why not compliment the menu by setting the table with a damask cloth and pink napkins. Set each place with highly polished silver, antique crystal and your most delicate white china. For subtle accents and atmosphere a silver candelabra and a silver bowl filled with the head smell of red and pink roses, freesia and baby’s breath. Greet your guest with a filled champagne flute and Debussey’s “Clair de Lune” playing softly in the background. Relax with an hors d’oeuvre of coeur a la creme and leisure-
ly follow it with the romantic three course meal beginning with oysters and finishing with a light lemon mousse with fresh raspberry sauce. Everything to excite every one of your senses, and especially your sense of love and romance. Recipes Serves 2 Coeur a la creme with Cucumber Hearts Oysters with XO Sauce Baby Rack of Lamb Baked Love Apples Lemon Mousse with Raspberry Sauce Coeur a la creme with Cucumber Hearts 1/4 lb. goat cheese 2 oz. cream cheese 3 tblsp. sour cream 1/4 cup heavy cream, whipped to soft peaks 1 tblsp. each of chopped dill, flat leaf parsley, thyme and scallion salt and white pepper to taste 1 gourmet cucumber, peeled and sliced into 1/4-inch pieces Special Equipment: Heart Mold 1. In a food processor fitted with a steel blade, puree the cheese and sour cream. While the motor is still running, add the herbs. Fold in the whipped cream, taste
Thinly sliced scallion 1. In a saucepan, over high heat, add oil, then add shallot and bacon and stir until bacon is crisp (3-5 minutes), then add garlic and stir until tender (1-2 minutes). Add wine, XO sauce and soy sauce. Warm through and set aside. 2. Remove any broken shell from oysters, then remove oysters from shells (reserve 4 shells) and transfer to a bowl, strain juice from oysters into bowl and set aside. ALEXANDRA TROY 3. In a large bamboo steamer, The Culinary Architect place 4 oyster shells and oysters. Drizzle with sauce and divide, then and season. cover and steam over a saucepan 2. Line a small heart mold of boiling water until just warmed with cheese cloth, add the cheese through (1-2 minutes). Sprinkle mixture. Fold the cheese cloth over with scallion and serve warm. the top of the cheese and refrigerBaby Rack of Lamb ate the mold for at least 24 hours. 1 rack of baby lamb, 3. Just before serving, peel approximately 6 chops, and slice the cucumber. With a trimmed with 1/4-inch of fat heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut the 1 cup of flavored cucumber slices into hearts. Unfold bread crumbs the cheese cloth and unmold coeur 1/2 cup chopped flat a la creme on a hard-shapped platleaf parsley ter, surrounded with cucumber 2 tblsps. minced shallot hearts; garnish with sprigs of dill. 1 tblsp. Dijon mustard 2 tblsps. olive oil Oysters with XO Sauce 1/3 cup olive oil Salt and freshly 1 red shallot, finely diced ground pepper 1 slice bacon, 1. Combine all of the ingredients and coat the fatty size of the finely chopped rack of lamb with the mixture. 2 tblsps. finely chopped Place the lamb in an oiled roasting garlic pan and refrigerate until roasting. 4 large oysters, freshly 2. Just before serving, preheat shucked the oven to 400 degrees. Cook 1/4 cup Shaoxing wine 1 tblsp. XO sauce (available lamb for 7 minutes, turn down heat to 375 degrees and continue at Asian markets) baking until desired doneness, ap1 tblsp. light soy sauce Quarter size piece of ginger, proximately 15 more minutes for rare. cut into julienne
Baked Love Apples 1 pint cherry tomatoes 2 tblsp. butter 2 tblsp. fresh thyme Salt and pepper 1. In a skillet, melt the butter and saute the tomatoes until the skin shrinks lightly, about 5 minutes. Transfer tomatoes to a baking dish, sprinkle thyme over tomatoes and season with salt and pepper. Just before serving, place in 375 degree oven and heat for 10 minutes. This dish can be prepared, covered with aluminum foil and place in the refrigerator 4 hours in advance. Then heat the tomatoes with the lamb. TO SERVE: Carefully carve the lamb into individual chops. Crisscross two chops on each plate and place the tomatoes in the empty space. Lemon Mousse with Raspberry Sauce 2 eggs, separated 2 tblsps. and 1/4 cup of sugar 1 lemon, juice and rind 3/4 cup heavy cream 1/4 cup of cookie crumbs 1 small package of frozen raspberries 1 tblsps. Eau de Franboise or similar liqueur 1. In a mixer, or in a bowl with a whisk, whisk the egg yolks and slowly add the 2 tblsps. sugar. Beat in the lemon juice and rind. Separately, beat the egg whites until stiff. Gently fold the whites into the mousse. 2. In 2 small ramekins, or heart molds, sprinkle half of the cookie crumbs. Pour the mousse and top with remaining crumbs. Freeze the mousse for at least 12 hours. 3. Combine 1/4 cup sugar with 1/4 cup of water and bring to a boil. Add raspberries. Puree in a food processor, then strain raspberry mixture through a fine sieve. Add liqueur and refrigerate until serving. 4. To serve: Place enough sauce on the plate to cover. Carefully unmold the mousses onto the plates. Garnish the top of the mousse with a rose petal and serve. Alexandra Troy is owner of Culinary Architect Catering, a 32-year old Greenvale-based company, specializing in private, corporate and promotional parties. She lives in Manhasset with her husband and son.
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Rep. Israel’s book Community Calendar headed for television man from Long Island who mistakenly becomes the U.S. government’s primary Rep. Steve Israel’s 2014 comedic nov- terrorist target. It was published on Dec. 30 by Simon el, “The Global War on Morris,” is being turned into a television show, according & Schuster. Deadline reported to a published report. the project originated According to a story out of a longtime friendpublished Monday by the ship between Lenchewsentertainment industry ki and Israel, who in Notrade publication Deadvember was re-elected line, director Rob Reiner to represent New York’s and Andrew Lenchews3rd Congressional Diski, a Roslyn native and trict, which extends from co-creator/executive Queens and across parts producer of the USA of northern Nassau and Network series “Royal Suffolk counties. Pains,” have acquired the Lenchewski, Reiner rights to develop Israel’s and Alan Greisman, (D-Huntington) book Reiner’s producing partinto a cable series. ner, will be executive An e-mail placed to producers on the project, Israel’s office was not according to Deadline. immediately returned A search is underway Monday. A political satire, “The Global War on for a writer to adapt the novel, according Morris” follows a pharmaceutical sales- to the report.
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Mangano touts museum discounts Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano encouraged residents last week to take advantage of discounts offered by the Cradle of Aviation Museum, American Museum of Armor and Garvies Point Museum and Preserve this Winter Recess, from Feb. 14 through Feb. 21. The Cradle of Aviation offers residents 50 percent off children’s admission for movie tickets at the IMAX Giant Screen Dome Theater, the Museum and the JetBlue Sky Theater Planetarium. Movies showing that week are: One World One Sky, Yellowstone, Mysteries of the Unseen World, Air Racers and Sea Monsters. For more information on the Cradle of Aviation, please visit www.cradleofaviation.org. The Museum of American Armor, located at Old Bethpage Village Restoration, offers 50 percent off museum suggested children’s admission. The Museum is a living tribute to every American who has worn the uniform and those who continue to defend our nation today. Its collection includes World War II tanks, artillery, armored cars and weapons that broke the back of the Axis powers some 70 years ago. For more information, please visit www. museumofamericanarmor.org. Garvies Point Museum and Preserve in Glen Cove offers residents of all ages a week of crafts and activities. All crafts require $5.00 material fee except on Tuesday, Feb. 17 and Wednesday, Feb. 18. Proceeds go to the Friends of Garvies Point Museum and Preserve. For more information please visit www.garviespointmuseum.com. The crafts and activities schedule is as follows: Saturday, Feb. 14: Bird Feeder Craft 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. - Make your own bird
feeder using recycled materials so you can enjoy observing our feathered friends all year long Film: Animal Adventures: Puffin Adventures (30 min.) Tuesday, Feb. 17: North American Native American Games 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. - Games of the Northeast 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. – Games of the Plains & Native American Sand Art Craft Film: Princess Scargo and the Birthday Pumpkin (30 min.) Wednesday, Feb. 18: North American Native American Games 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. - Games of the Northwest 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. – Games of the Southwest and Talking Stick Craft Film: The Legend of the Boy and the Eagle (21 min.) Thursday, Feb. 19: Native American Pottery Making 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. (every ½ hour) Create your own clay pot inspired by Native American technology Film: Eyewitness: Prehistoric Life (35 min.) Friday, Feb. 20: Beaded Pouch Craft 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. – Create a beaded pouch craft Film: Plants and the Cherokee (30 min.) Saturday, Feb. 21: Winter Nature Craft 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. – Create a winter nature craft Film: Loon’s Necklace (11 min.)
Project Independence Care Giver Support Group Learn new ways of coping with demands of care giving and gain a better understanding of your relationship with your loved one (over age 60). Meetings take place on the first and third Thursday of each month from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Located at 80 Manorhaven Blvd., Port Washington. Registration required. Please call 311 or (516) 869-6311 to register for the presentation or for more information.
CAI-LI VENDORS CHAPTER BREAKFAST MEETING The Long Island Chapter of the Community Associations Institute invites vendor members to attend a breakfast meeting to discuss how the Chapter can better serve business needs. The breakfast will be held on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015 at 8:30 am and hosted and sponsored by Christopher W. Duffy, CIC of Millennium Alliance Group, LLC, 6851 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 215, Syosset. Peter Dumelle of Bank United will be a guest speaker and breakfast will be served. In the event of another snowstorm, the breakfast meeting will be rescheduled for February 26. Reservations for the breakfast should be made by February 16 to the CAI-Long Island office at info@cai-li.org or telephone (631) 882-8683. CAI-LI EDUCATIONAL INSURANCE SEMINAR The Long Island Chapter of the Community
Associations Institute invites community homeowners from Condos, Co-ops and HOAs to attend an educational Insurance Seminar on Wednesday, Feb. 25, from 6 to 8 p.m. The seminar is hosted and sponsored by Belfor Property Restoration and will be held at 60 Raynor Avenue, Ronkonkoma. The topic “Insurance – How Communities Protect Themselves” will be presented by Andrew Nigri of GFI Insurance Brokerage, Inc., James D. Sutton, CPCU, AAI, CIC, President of James F. Sutton Agency, Ltd. and Christopher W. Duffy, CIC of Millennium Alliance Group, LLC. All questions will be welcome and light refreshments will be served. Reservations for the seminar should be made to the CAI-Long Island office at info@cai- li.org or telephone (631) 882-8683. ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA LECTURE Dr. Angelique Corthals, professor and scientific director of the BioBank of Department of Pathology at Stony Brook University School of Medicine will deliver a lecture titled: “Wrath of the Gods: Deceased and Diseased in the Ancient World.” New forensic and DNA analysis helps us understand how 500 year old Argentinean mummies died. The lecture will be held in Room 105 inside Breslin Hall at Hofstra University on Sunday, Feb. 22 at 2 p.m. There is a fee for non-members. For Information please call (631) 420 1564 or visit www.aia-lis.org.
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Arts league to exhibit works of Dan Brown The Art League of Long Island will host a solo exhibition of local artist Dan Brown’s paintings and sculpture in the upper level of the League’s Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery Feb. 21 through March 8. The works on view capture the essence of a man, who in his 91 years, has led a fascinating life as a highlyeducated world traveler visiting places many only read about in text books and magazines. An artist’s reception takes place Sunday, Feb. 22 from 3 to 5 p.m.. After crisscrossing the United States and the popular European attractions, Brown visited Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Australia, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Japan, China, South Africa, Turkey, Egypt, Alaska, Hawaii and Israel. These destinations
inspired many of his diverse pieces. This classically trained artist invites you to view his 91 years of life experiences through this extraordinary retrospective exhibit. This show presents a brilliant variety of landscapes, seascapes and portraits in oil, pastel and watercolor. On view are superlative sculptures in bronze, acrylic, bonded bronze and Vatican art stone featuring interesting people and animals in vigorous action. Every work tells a clear and emotional story. Power and clarity are key words to describe his works. When asked what his proudest career moment was, he cites The Smithsonian Postal Museum commission for a life-size dog, “Owney”, the mascot of the Postal Service during the 1880s and 1890s. Beauti-
Indonesian Rice Farmers, Pastel Dan Brown fully executed in bronze, after 16 years, it is still admired at the entrance to the museum. Brown’s career is as varied and interesting as his art. He was enrolled in the first graduating class of the New York High School of Music and Art as a music major. While attending NYU on scholarship, he met
S. Shore Symphony to play Adelphi Feb. 21 The South Shore Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Music Director Scott Jackson Wiley, will be performing at Molloy College Madison Theatre in Rockville Centre on Saturday Feb. 21 at 8 p.m. The program features the music of Maurice Ravel, including “Daphnis et Chloe,” “Suite No. 2,” “Pavane pour une Infante defunte,” “Piano Soloist Dmitry Glivinskiy Concerto in G major” featuring “Rapsodie Espagnole.” pianist Dmitry Glivinskiy, and The South Shore Sympho-
ny Orchestra is an associate of the Rockville Centre Guild for the Arts, based in Rockville Centre. Tickets can be purchased online, by phone or at the door and are $20 for orchestra and $15 for seniors and guild members. For further information contact (516) 323-4445 or visit the Madison Theatre website at http://madisontheatreny. org.
Beatles tribute band to play Westbury Feb. 21 It may not be the Fab Four, but it’s as close as you’re going to get. Experience the Beatles with RAIN, the internationally-acclaimed Beatles concert, will be at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury for two shows on Saturday, Feb. 21 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. As “the next best thing to seeing The Beatles,” RAIN performs the full range of The Beatles’ discography live onstage, including the most complex and challenging songs that The Beatles them-
selves recorded in the studio but never performed for an audience. Together longer than The Beatles, RAIN has mastered every song, gesture and nuance of the legendary foursome, delivering a totally live, note-for-note performance that’s as infectious as it is transporting. From the early hits to later classics (“I Want To Hold Your Hand,” “Hard Day’s Night,” “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” “Let It Be,” “Come Together,”
“Hey Jude” and more), this adoring tribute will take you back to a time when all you needed was love, and a little help from your friends! Tickets are $49.50 and $29.50 plus applicable service charges and are available online at www.ticketmaster.com, charge by phone at (800) 745-3000 or at the Westbury box office. Event, date and time are subject to change. For more information, visit www.thetheatreatwestbury.com.
his future wife, Marilyn. Then came WW II and he entered the Navy, where he was Commissioned in the Intelligence Division as a Japanese translator and interpreter. After the war, he attended The Harvard Business School under the GI Bill where he received his MBA. Then came 45 years in the furniture business and the creation of four very successful Ethan Allen stores on Long Island. He retired in 1992 to study art at the Art League of Long Island. The Jeanie Tengelsen
Defensive Foul bronze by Dan Brown Gallery is open free of charge Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and weekends from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Art League is lo-
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Williston Park Library From the Director: Our painting and carpet renovations are finally complete and we were able to reopen the library on February 5. The inclement weather set us back a few days, but there are just some things that are out of our control. We appreciate your patience during this time. Preparing the library for such a large project was not easy and would not have been possible without the hard work and dedication of the library staff! James, Pat, Mary Ann, Kathy, Marion, Emily
and Mary did an AMAZING job, which included removing items and shelves from the walls, disconnecting all computers, and moving furniture and supplies into the Children’s Room so the staff was able to work. Shelves were cleaned before materials were put back, and storage cabinets and office furniture were reconfigured to optimize the space. I’ve never encountered such a hardworking staff, and I appreciate and value them more than they can ever know.
Here are some new arrivals to the library: Before I Go — Colleen Oakley Magician’s Lie — Greer Macallister Fifty Mice — Daniel Pyne Carrier — Sophie Hannah Remarkable Education of John Quincy Adams — Phyllis Lee Levin 30 Lessons for Loving — Karl Pillemer, PhD 20/20 Diet — Phil McGraw
Not That Kind of Girl — Lena Dunham Saint Odd — Dean Koontz Resistance: Two Sisters & a Story of Mental Illness — Jessie Close
ADULTs Friday @ the Movies Every third Friday of each month at 1 p.m. in the Assembly Room of Village Hall. Enjoy a leisurely afternoon and see a great movie.
children Story Hour for Tots Thursdays, January 8 through March 19 at 11 a.m. in the Children’s Room. Open to children ages 1-3 ½ years old. Sign up at the Circulation Desk. After School Story Hour Tuesdays, January 13 through March 17 at 4 p.m. in the Children’s Room. Open to children K-2nd grade. Sign up at the Circulation Desk. Tiny Tykes I & II Wednesdays, February 4, 11,
and 25 at 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. or 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Assembly Room of Village Hall. Open to children 1 ½-5 years old. There is a $45 fee due at registration. Sign up at the Circulation Desk. Lego Time Wednesdays, January 14 through March 18 at 4:30 p.m. in the Library. Open to children K+. Sign up at the Circulation Desk. Pajama Story Time Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. in the Library. Open to children of all ages. Sign up at the Circulation Desk.
East Williston Library DAYTIME BOOK CLUB: “The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry” by Gabrielle Zevin – Tuesday March 10 at 1:30 p.m. EVENING BOOK CLUB: “The Pajama Girls of Lambert Square” by Rosina Lippi – Thursday, March 12 at 7 p.m. Please register at the library. The discussion is limited to 15 readers. OLD WESTBURY GAR-
DENS and NY HISTORICAL SOCIETY PASSES: The passes are available to East Williston Library card holders. Each family pass (two adults and children under 18 years of age) may be borrowed for a three-day period. Passes may be reserved in advance. LEARNING EXPRESS LIBRARY: Whatever your goal, LearningExpressLibrary’s resources will help you suc-
ceed. The various “Learning Centers” offer the information you need to achieve the results you want at school, at work, or in life. Are you looking for a new job? You’ll find an entire Learning Center dedicated to helping you get the one that’s right for you. Visit us at www.ewlibrary.org TUMBLEBOOK LIBRARY: TumbleBook Library is an online collection of animated
picture books which teach young children the joys of reading in a format they’ll love. Visit us at www.ewlibrary.org
not before. You must bring your own witness if needed. Please telephone the Library to confirm a notary is available.
N0TARY PUBLIC: Hours are Monday and Thursday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Wednesday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Photo identification is required. Documents to be notarized must be signed at the time of notarization,
SHOES FOR ALL: “Shoes for All” is a non-profit organization dedicated to the collection and distribution of shoes to those less fortunate and in desperate need of footwear. The library is collecting new or lovingly worn shoes for
men, women and children in any style or size. EXHIBIT ON DISPLAY: We are pleased to present a very unique Lego Collection. Please visit this display in the lobby of the East Williston Village Hall. Register for all programs by calling (516) 741-1213 or email us at ewpl@ewlibrary.org
Mineola Public Library ADULTs Book Discussion Group The Book Discussion Group will meet at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 18 to discuss Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami. Reiki Introduction Lecture; and, Reiki Healing Circle* Saturdays, Feb. 21 and 28 at 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Join Karen Centola and Kathleen Gunning, two Reiki Master/Teachers for informative programs on the many benefits of the gentle healing art of Reiki.
strate how to prepare healthy and delicious Chinese dishes. There will be tastings limited to 25 library patrons.
Celebrate the Chinese New Year* Saturday, Feb. 21, at 2 p.m. Penn Hongthong, author, host of her own cooking show, and professional chef, will demon-
Teen Movie & Book Club Monday, Feb. 23 from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Sign up for Teens 7th – 12th grade Join us once a month when
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we watch a movie that was inspired by a popular YA book. Enjoy snacks and drinks and a comparison discussion on the book and movie. Register at the Reference Desk. Lego Builders Club Remaining date: Wednesday, Feb. 18 at 4:30 p.m. Children in Kindergarten and up may sign-up for all three sessions.
Create unique structures with our Lego pieces and meet others who love to Lego! Wild in Your Backyard Thursday, Feb. 19 at 4:30 p.m. All ages may sign up to attend. The Tackapausha Museum and Preserve will provide children with the opportunity to meet some strange and interesting creatures that share our homes and backyards!
Meeska, Mooska, Mickey Mouse! Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 4 p.m. Children ages 2 and up with caregivers may sign up to attend. It’s the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse! Come and make an edible “Toodles,” play Mickey Mouse B-I-N-G-O and do the “Hot Dog Dance,” hot potato style!
Shelter Rock Library MUSEUM PASSES @ SRPL Shelter Rock Public Library cardholders can reserve a Museum Pass online for free admission to a variety of museums and gardens on Long Island and in New York City. Go to www.srpl.org and pull down the Library Services Menu then go to Museum Passes. Click the Reserve Now link and look for the red Request Pass button to see if the Museum Pass is available.
Your library card must be in good standing. Advance reservations will be accepted for the next 60 days (one Reservation per family every 30 days). SHELTER ROCK PATRONS MAY RESERVE PASSES FOR: American Airpower Museum • Children’s Museum of Manhattan • Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery • Cradle of Aviation • Garvies
Point • Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum • Long Island Children’s Museum • Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) • Nassau County Firefighter’s Museum • Nassau County Museum of Art • New York Botanical Garden • New York Historical Society and Library & Dimenna Children’s History Museum Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano announced
today that in cooperation with the Shelter Rock Public Library, the Nassau County Offices for the Aging and Mental Health are coordinating a support group that is specifically targeted to respond to the needs of caregivers of older persons. The group is led by Dora Lupo, LMHC, MAC, CASAC, Support Group Facilitator. Meetings will be held on the third Tuesday of each month from 9:30 to
11:30 a.m. at the Shelter Rock Public Library, located at 165 Searingtown Road, Albertson. The meetings are open to residents of Nassau County. This support group will provide an opportunity for participants to share experiences and to help one another. Persons interested in attending for the first time, or in need of additional information, please call (516) 227-8725.
programs ESOL CLASSES (English for Speakers of Other Languages) For Beginner & Intermediate Students. Wednesdays from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. ~ Feb. 25, March 4, 11, 18, 25 In the Community Room. Registration is NOT required. Continued on Page 42
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Parent University to be held March 3 The East Williston and Roslyn school districts are very excited to co-present Parent University on Tuesday, March 3 at 6:45 p.m. This year our program will be held at Roslyn High School. Our goal is to enhance the knowledge and skills of parents with children in grades K-12 through information and resources covering a variety of parenting subjects. A series of meaningful workshops are offered to promote ongoing parental education supporting the well-being of our children. Click the link to register and view descriptions of each workshop: Parent University 2015 link You can also access the Parent University information on a link set up on the district homepage. If you have any questions, please contact the Wheatley Guidance Department at 516-333-7506. I look forward to seeing you there. A World of Research – Social Studies National History Day Projects One of the thoughts behind the decision to place a required high school research paper at the 10th grade level, (district goal implemented 2013-14) was the concept that in the remaining two years of high school students could branch out and utilize the strong research skills they had been acquiring and apply them to research projects in specific fields of interest, including social science research as well as science research. It is exciting to see the continuing growth and implementation of our research skills curriculum, especially the work taking place in the social sciences through our history research projects and participation in the National History Day Contest. Each year, more than half a million students nationwide participate in the National History Day Contest. Students choose historical topics related to a theme and conduct extensive primary and secondary research through libraries, archives, museums, oral history interviews and historic sites. After analyzing and interpreting their sources, students present their work in original papers, websites, exhibits, performances and documentaries. These products are entered into competitions in the spring at local, state and national levels where they are evaluated by professional historians and educators. It was great to visit our, now, annual social science fair where social studies students from the 11th grade competed for a coveted spot to represent Wheatley at the regional level Long Island History Day Competition at Hofstra University which will take place on Sunday March 8. The students’ research was judged on such attributes as: historical quality; (historical accuracy, analysis and interpretation); historical context; (wide research, primary sources, balance); relation to theme (relationship and demonstrated significance of topic in history); clarity of presentation (originality, organization,
grammar and spelling); and rules compli- (2013) and website categories (2012 and ance (length requirement, bibliography, 2014); several second and third places and special awards in documentaries and web citations). I know that staff judging the event had sites (2012-2014). Last year Wheatley students Jared a tough time selecting the students who will move on to the next level at Hofstra. This Rothstein, Harris Wekselblatt, Seung Min Yi year the contest topic is Leadership and and Donna Nazarian won first place for all Legacy. Congratulations to the following categories in New York State and fifth place in the United States for group website. students: Last year Madison D’Ambrosio placed Website 11th in the United States for individual • Jake Williams - individual website, as well. (The Grumman Corporation) The above successes are even more • Andrew Schloss - individual noteworthy as Wheatley students have only (Robert Moses) been competing in the Na• Lavanya Reddy, tional History Day Contest Erica Kim, Jessica Chu, for four years. The contest Jordan Shaked - group has been around since 1974. (Jacob Riis) This intensive competi• Farrah Siegler, tion requires innumerable Ellie Chen hours of preparation on the group (Benjamin part of students and faculty. Tallmadge) Its incorporation into our • Julian Nathan, school program supports our Victoria Roldan, students’ critical thinking Christina Mille and problem-solving skills, group (William Levitt) Elaine Kanas research and reading skills, Documentary Superintendent oral and written communica• David Rosenzweig, tion and presentation skills, Luke Cuomo, self-esteem and confidence and builds an Andrew Jin, Andrew Zuckerman, important sense of responsibility and inJeffery Poomkudy - group volvement in the democratic process. (Mario Cuomo) Over the first semester this year, all • Cara Mattioli, Caroline Connolly, students in 7th and 8th grades and all 11th Noelle Molstad - group grade students wrote individual research (Edgar Allen Poe) papers that received extensive feedback • Cindy Zhou, Gabriela Santolli, from our secondary social studies teachers Nikki Koch, Alana Osroff and school librarians. group (Charles Davenport) Students then converted their papers • John Wanamaker into projects for entry in the social science individual (Shigeru Miyamoto) competition under the guidance of Andrew • Caroline Crimmins - individual Ardito, Dr. Joseph Coladonato, Dr. Danielle (Cesar Chavez) Gately, Diane Ilkiw, Colin McKenna (English • Limor Tabib - individual teacher), Jo Beth Roberts, Patrick Shanah(Cuban Missile Crisis) an, Dr. John Staudt and Gena Topping. Exhibit Good luck to our students moving on to • Jared Bernstein, Alec Bernstein, the Long Island Competition. Chris Vazquez - group I’m looking forward to sharing the fi(Gay Liberation Front) nalists in the Junior Division (7th and 8th • Crystal Barroca, Kayla Barroca, graders) when they are announced next Amanda Sivin, Marisa Rios - group week. (Eleanor Roosevelt) Willets Road Winter Concert Performance It was a pleasure attending the Willets • Jordan Pollack - individual Road Winter Concert and listening to our (Alvin Ailey) student-musicians from sixth and seventh • Jacklyn Stroud, Morgan Misk, grade. Daniel Singh - group (Rogers and I enjoyed the hard work evidenced by Hammerstein) the performances of the Chamber Orchestra Paper directed by Denise Giuliano, the Jazz Band • Joy Bestourous- individual directed by Scott Hoefling, the Concert Or(Hassan Al-Banna) chestra directed by Denise Giuliano, the • Sienna Brancato - individual Broadway Stars directed by Karen Brandine (Allen Ginsberg) and the Concert Band directed by Scott • Krista Chen - individual Hoefling. A special thank you to our music (Henry Dunant) They will represent Wheatley on March teachers Karen Brandine, Denise Giuliano 8 at the regional competition where 600 and Scott Hoefling for their inspiration and students from over 35 Long Island school guidance that support our students’ ability to play so beautifully. districts will participate. SPARK Week Over the past three years, Wheatley In the East Williston School District we students competing in the National History Day Contest have gone on to compete at believe that the development of the whole child is essential. Significant research also both the state and national levels. Successes include first place in New demonstrates the strong link between cogYork State in both the research paper nitive and affective (social) development.
Just as I wrote to you recently about North Side’s character education program Second Step, Willets Road students participate in an ongoing character development and community building initiative labeled SPARK (Success, Pride, Action, Respect and Kindness). Next week is SPARK week at the Willets Road School. Students will be involved in activities throughout the week promoting the meaning of SPARK: Success, Pride, Action, Respect and Kindness. SPARK Week culminates with SPARK Day. The Willets Road community will participate in a school-wide, all-day celebration. Students will be involved in teacherled activities specifically designed to focus on the five tenants of SPARK. The day concludes with an assembly where both students and teachers will share their experiences. As part of the SPARK mission, Willets Road is planning to celebrate the virtue of kindness by participating in various fundraising activities that will include collecting loose change for a family in need and a “Special Edition Friday Night Rec” on Feb. 27 for 6th and 7th grade students that will raise money for a student who is currently undergoing cancer treatment. Reminder: Sign Up for Family Math Day – A Conference for Parents & Children As I noted in an earlier newsletter, Family Math Day will be held on March 21 at the Stratford Road School in Plainview. This special event provides a day of excitement and adventure in mathematics for students in Kindergarten through sixth grade and their parents. Parents can choose several workshops among a variety of offerings. It so presented by Nassau County Mathematics Teachers’ Association and Nassau County Association of Mathematics Supervisors with the support of 11 Nassau County Sponsoring Districts of which East Williston is proud to be one. As I also noted, some of our teachers will be teaching workshops. Please register online at the link on the district, North Side and Willets Road home pages. Don’t get closed out. If you have any questions regarding the program you may email our very own North Side AIS teacher and math specialist Lisa Minerva, who also happens, we are proud to say, to be the president of the Nassau County Mathematics Teachers’ Association. Her email address is minerval@ewsdonline.org. Hoops for Heart at Willets Road During the month of January, students at Willets Road, in partnership with the American Heart Association, succeeded in an effort to raise money and awareness of heart disease. Under the leadership of the Willets Road physical education teachers David Burke, Monique Barker, and Joe Virgilio, students participated in the Hoops for Heart event. The activities included dribbling skills, shooting contests and modified games held during physical education classes. Using basketball as a vehicle to teach the importance of making healthy choices, all Continued on Page 36
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Brownies skate for fun patch On Friday, Jan. 30, members of Brownie Troop 1712 earned a Rollerskating fun patch by participating in a Girl Scouts of Nassau County Skating event at United Skates in Seaford. The girls started out a bit shaky, but after two hours were skating with much more confidence! They also enjoyed free pizza and soda, and opted to purchase some freshly made chocolate chip cookies. Everyone had a wonderful time!
Roslyn, Herricks, E.W. adult education Residents of the Roslyn, Herricks, and East Williston school districts are invited to participate in the spring semester of Roslyn Adult Education. Registration is now open. Please look for the catalog in the mail or online: www.roslynschools.org and click on Community and then click on Adult Education. On the website, you will also find a printable registration form. Many courses begin the week of March 2. Adult Education has more than 75 offerings in creative arts, exercise and
dance, computers, humanities, languages, lifestyles, cultural trips and more, including many new day and evening offerings for spring 2015. We continue to welcome residents of the East Williston School District and Herricks School District to our Adult Education family. Residents of all three districts pay the resident rate for course offerings and trips, and are eligible for senior citizen discounts, as well. Classes are held at both the Roslyn Adult Education and
the Herricks Community Center. Details are in the catalog. Register early as many courses have limited enrollment. Registration forms can be sent via mail or fax. In-person registration is between 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays. Instructions are on the form. A $5 registration fee must be included. (Registrations will not be taken over the phone.) The Adult Education office is in the Roslyn Public Schools Annex at 440 Round Hill Road, next door to Roslyn High
School and across the street from the East Hills School (in the St. Mary’s building). For information, call (516) 801-5091 or visit us on line at: www.roslynschools. org and click on Community and then on Adult Education. Please note: The Adult Education office will be closed for the winter recess from Feb. 16 to Feb. 20. You can still send in your registrations by mail or fax and they will be processed as soon as we return in the order they were received.
Parent University to be held March 3 Continued from Page 35 students displayed a positive attitude and worked together to achieve one goal. The total amount raised for the American Heart Association was $3,750.02. Way to go Willets Road! Willets Road Teachers Published In my Jan. 16 newsletter I highlighted the publication of an article written by our very own Willets Road Science teachers Kristen Kandel and Natalie Brew in the February issue of Science Scope, a National Science Teachers Association publication. Here is the link to view the article, beginning on page 6 – Science Scope February 2015 edition. Congratulations once again. Reminder: First Budget Workshop The first Budget Workshop will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 7:30 p.m. in Room 450 at The Wheatley School. This workshop will focus on a budget overview, the administrative component and the capital component. Presentations will be made by Assistant Superintendent for Business Jacqueline Pirro and me. If you cannot attend the workshop, presentations will be posted on the website on the 15-16 Budget Info link on the district homepage at www.ewsdonline.org. Adult Continuing Education Registration You should have received the Roslyn, Herricks, and East Williston Adult Continuing Education Spring Catalog in the mail. You
can also view it online on the district homepage, parent page and community page. Registration is now open for spring courses. Congratulations and Commendations U.S. Presidential Scholar Nominee Congratulations to Wheatley senior Rohan Gulati who was selected to participate in the United States Presidential Scholars Program. It is an honor to be asked to apply for the program. Good luck Rohan. Wheatley Science Olympiad Team Heads to States On Saturday Jan. 31, the Wheatley Science Olympiad Team headed to Wantagh High School for the Nassau East Regionals. Forty-four teams from around eastern Nassau County competed in 20 events hoping to earn a coveted spot at the State Competition, which is held in March. After many months of studying, preparing and competing in invitational tournaments, all of the students’ hard work and late nights has paid off. The Wheatley Team came in third place overall and is heading to Le Moyne College in Syracuse to battle the best teams from across the state! Congratulations team members Danish Anwar, Jessie Cao, Robert Chang, Krista Chen, Rohan Gulati, Sahaj Gulati, Ari Jain, Vani Kumar, John Li, Jeff Poomkudy, Courtney Schwartz, Chris Shen, Emily Wang, Cindy Zhou and Andrew Zuckerman and alternates Sarah Golden, Samantha Lessen and Seung Min Yi.
Of the 20 events, Wheatley placed in 14 of them: Entomology (1st) - John and Jessie Invasive Species (1st) John and Cindy Game On (2nd) - Arihant and Chris Green Generation (2nd) - Krista and Ari Fossils (3rd) - Andrew and Jeff Bungee Drop (4th) - Vani and Emily It’s About Time (4th) - Andrew and Chris Disease Detectives (6th) - Jeff and Courtney Cell Bio (7th) - Cindy and Courtney Astronomy (8th) - Chris and Emily Anatomy and Physiology (9th) Krista and Robert Dynamic Planet (9th) - Cindy and Vani Air Trajectory (10th) - Andrew and Chris Scrambler (10th) - John and Jessie Thank you to team advisor Mary Alexis Blondrage for her work with the team and the entire science department faculty who assisted in preparation for the competition. A thank you too, to Willets Road science teacher and Junior High Science Olympiad advisor Matthew Gottleib for accompanying the team to the regionals. Varsity Soccer Player Signs Letter of Intent The Wheatley Girls Varsity Soccer team recently received more good news. After completing a season in which the team won
their second consecutive Nassau County Class B Championship, senior captain Alana Leahy was named to the All-County and All-State soccer team. Alana, a four-year starter and two-year captain, has been honored by the Nassau County Soccer Coaches and the New York State Girls Soccer Coaches Association for her outstanding contributions to the Wheatley soccer team. This recognition is well deserved. Outside of the Wheatley athletic program, she is a valued member of the East Meadow Explosion soccer team, which competes in the top division of Elite Clubs National League, representing her team at numerous regional and national championships. Alana continues to be a fine example of sportsmanship, academics and athletic ability for all of our younger student-athletes to emulate. On Feb. 4 Alana signed her National Letter of Intent to attend Fairfield University to play Division 1 soccer on scholarship. This accomplishment is the culmination of a commitment to both athletic and academic excellence. Eighth Grade Geography Bee Champ A new eighth grade geography bee champ was crowned. Congratulations to Brooke Schwartz, the new champion. Congratulations, as well, to runner-up Zachary Schloss.
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LICADD up for Long Island Imagine Award LICADD has been named a finalist in the Rising Star category in The 3rd Annual Long Island Imagine Awards. The Long Island Imagine Awards was created to offer formal acknowledgement to some of Long Island’s most effective and innovative nonprofit organizations. Last year’s event attracted more than 300 attendees from the nonprofit and business communities and an even larger crowd is expected this year. Winners will be announced LIVE at the awards gala at the
Crest Hollow Country Club on Tuesday, May 5. Nominated organizations, their constituents and the Long Island business community are expected to attend. More than 130 entries were submitted for consideration in 5 categories, including Innovation, Leadership Excellence, Social Entrepreneurism, Rising Star, and Social Impact. LICADD is one of four finalists in the Rising Star category. “LICADD is thrilled to be able to compete for the Rising Star Award and grateful to the panel-
ists who have thought us worthy of this prestigious award,” says Executive Director Steve Chassman. “In the midst of the heroin crisis, LICADD continues to serve more than 1,000 individuals and families that are in crisis each month. As the crisis has grown so has the demand for our programs and services, more now than ever before.” Finalists were chosen by Long Island business professionals during preliminary judging. Members of the Awards’ Distinguished Judging Panel selected
the Imagine Awards winners from among the Finalists during final judging. “Being named a finalist in The Long Island Imagine Awards is an important achievement,” said Ken Cerini, founder of the Long Island Imagine Awards. “It means that independent business executives have agreed that the nominee is worthy of recognition for their innovation, leadership, entrepreneurism, and sustainability. Congratulations to all of the Finalists on their achievement.”
Details about Long Island Imagine Awards and the list of finalists in all categories are available at http://www.ceriniandassociates.com/imagine-awards. For more than 59 years, LICADD has successfully delivered evidence-based programs designed to prevent and treat substance abuse and addiction. LICADD offers crisis intervention, screenings, referrals to treatment and family education workshops to help Long Islanders struggling with the effects of addiction.
Mangano announces Imhof tapped for Welfare post PSA contest winners Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano announced the winners of Nassau’s 2nd Annual High School Drug Awareness Public Service Announcement Contest Thursday. Winning entries were submitted by students at General Douglas MacArthur Senior High School in Levittown and Valley Stream South High School. Students from Baldwin Senior High School, Nassau BOCES and Levittown’s Division Avenue High School each received Honorable Mention for their video submissions. The contest is sponsored by Bethpage Federal Credit Union, who presented prizes to the four winning groups of students at a ceremony at the Theodore Roosevelt Executive & Legislative Building in Mineola. To raise awareness about the dangers of both illegal and prescription drugs, 125 students from nine different high schools as well as the Nassau BOCES Westbury Center participated in the contest, along with assistance from their advisors. As part of Red Ribbon Week in October, the contest asked students in grades 9 through 12 to create a 30-second PSA on one of four topics: • End the Stigma: Challenge the stereotypes concerning substance abuse and mental illness. Encourage classmates to seek help if they feel extremely sad, lonely and/or hopeless. • Promote Nassau’s New 24/7 Mental Health Substance Abuse Helpline (227-TALK) – an
informational resource and referral line to discuss problems, and receive help and guidance concerning mental health or substance use issues. • Love Yourself - Be Drug Free: Accepting yourself is an important part of the path to a healthy, drug-free lifestyle. • Red Ribbon Pledge-Talk to Your Kids: Children of parents who talk to their teens regularly, about drugs, are 42% less likely to use drugs than those who do not. “End the Stigma” and “Love Yourself” were the most popular topics chosen from the videos submitted by participants. General Douglas MacArthur Senior High School students, who took first place in the contest, were: Alex Philbin, Sam Marrero, Ashley Simoes and Max Cohen. Valley Stream South High School students: Priscilla Nash and Sophie Renois tied for second place; and third place was awarded to Valley Stream South High School student, Stessy Louis. Students receiving an Honorable Mention were: Felicia Bigg and Nia Benjamin from Baldwin High School; Mike Mossallam, Thomas Doheny, Cain Tagliagambe, Jaylon Vega and Joshua Bonilla from Nassau BOCES Westbury Center; and Kevin Granger, Nathaly Sanchez, Alexa Nania and Erin McCauley from Levittown’s Division Avenue High School. PSA videos can be viewed at www.nassaucountyny.gov/psawinners.
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Dr. John Imhof, commissioner of the Nassau while protecting taxpayers by rooting out $52.4 County Department of Social Services, has been million in welfare waste, fraud and abuse of the elected unanimously by his 57 fellow commission- system.” “As one of the state’s longest serving Departers as an officer of the New York Public Welfare Asment of Social Services Commissioners, Dr. Imhof sociation. will play a vital role in furthering Imhof formerly served two the goals of the Public Welfare Asterms as the Long Island Represensociation in addressing the many tative for NYPWA and will now serve serious issues faced by the neediest as third vice president of the associaof residents in Nassau County and tion. throughout the state,” added Sheila NYPWA represents the 58 counHarrigan, executive director of the ty departments of social services in New York Public Welfare AssociaNew York State committed to imtion. proving the quality and effectiveDr. Imhof has an extensive backness of social welfare policy for New York’s citizens. In addition to workground in public service, health care ing collaboratively with all counties administration and education. Prior statewide, NYPWA also provides into being appointed Commissioner formation and technical assistance of DSS, he served as Commissioner to federal, state, and local policy Dr. John Imhof of the Nassau County Department makers. of Drug and Alcohol Addiction fol“Dr. Imhof brings a wealth of experience and lowing 32 years as an administrator with the North knowledge to both the New York Public Welfare Shore – LIJ Health System. Association and the Nassau County Department Dr. Imhof holds a doctorate in psychology and of Social Services,” said Nassau County Executive master’s degrees in social work, health care adminEdward Mangano. “John’s leadership during these istration and education. He is an adjunct profestough economic times has been a tremendous ben- sor of Social Work at LIU Post and in 2010 was apefit both to staff and residents. I commend him for pointed by Mangano as chairperson of the County delivering critical services for those most in need Executive’s Task Force on Family Violence.
Family Center hosts winter wind-up The Business Advisory Council of North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center will host Winter Wind-Up, an after-hours networking event to benefit the Children’s Center at Nassau County Family Court, on Wednesday, Feb. 25, . The evening of winetasting and networking will take place at the Revel Restaurant & Bar in Garden City from 5:30—7:30 p.m. Tickets are $45 for pre-registration and $60 at the door. Blank Slate Media, Driven Local and Farrell Fritz, P.C. are sponsors of the event. The mission of the Business Advisory Council is to increase awareness of the guidance center across corporate Long Island. The council is chaired by Janice Ashley of Signature Bank and
Jacqueline Bushwack of Rivkin Radler LLP. The Children’s Center, a Guidance Center program, provides a safe and enriching environment for children ages six months to 12 years on site at the Nassau County Family Court while parents are involved in court business. North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center is the preeminent children’s mental health agency on Long Island. The guidance center leads the way in diagnosis, treatment, prevention, training, parent education and advocacy - and never turns anyone away for lack of funds. The center also helps families to raise healthy children and works with kids (from birth — 24 year old) who are troubled, in trouble or causing trouble and
parents who need help in these stressful times. The guidance center tackles issues such as depression and anxiety; developmental delays; school refusal; teen pregnancy; substance abuse; and family crises stemming from illness, death, trauma and divorce and offers outpatient mental health counseling and teen drug abuse and prevention services. The staff consists of teams of psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, drug and alcohol counselors, mental health counselors and family advocates, all with extensive expertise in working with children. To register for Winter WindUp please visit www.northshorechildguidance.org/events.html or call (516) 626 1971, ext. 310.
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Mineola student receives journalism award By Ja m es G a l l o w ay
Sanskriti Bimal
Sanskriti Bimal, a junior at Mineola High School, recently won two prestigious awards from the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers for her journalistic essay submissions. In her first piece, Bimal chronicles her experience with a non-governmental organization in India. In the second, she explores the meaning of Thanksgiving in Mineola. “They are slum children and street children,” she wrote of her
time volunteering in a school in Mumbai. “Their homes lack sanitation and basic services - many of them dilapidated, cramped, poorly ventilated, and detrimental to health and made of tin or plastic sheets.” An assistant editor of the Mineola High School newspaper and a regular contributor to the Mineola American, Bimal said in an e-mail that she is a voracious reader and she began writing a diary and short stories in elementary school. “I enjoyed and continue to enjoy reading good writing and
exploring the craft of writing,” she said. Drew Smith, an English teacher at Mineola and the advisor of the school newspaper, said Bimal stands out among students he instructs who are interested in journalism. “Personality wise, she is probably one of the more passionate and dedicated kids that I work with,” he said. “She’s serious about journalism.” Bimal won two Silver Key distinctions in the northeast region for the Scholastic Art and Writing awards, for which the
Alliance for Young Artists and Writers receives hundreds of thousands of submissions each year. Bimal said alumni of the awards include Sylvia Plath, Truman Capote, Maya Goldberg and Joyce Carol Oates. “Upon receiving the award, I am happy, humbled and motivated,” she said. “I am blessed to be surrounded with my family, friends, teachers and community which has encouraged me, pushed me, motivated and inspired me to write and pursue my dreams.”
Cancer fundraiser returns to Equinox of Roslyn B Y B I LL SA N A N T O N I O A woman pedaled a stationary bicycle in front of a crowded cycling room at Equinox of Roslyn on Sunday and directed encouraging words to fellow riders keeping
pace with the beat of techno music that blared from a set of overhead speakers. “Keep it up,” she called out. “Good job. We’re almost there.” Noon was fast approaching. Another session of the fifth Cycle For Survival fundraiser at the Ro-
slyn location was nearing its conclusion. When the group finished, the event’s co-founder Dave Linn took a microphone, thanked the cyclists wiping the sweat from their brows and gave them a bit of news. At Equinox locations in 13 cit-
ies across America, with more than 20,000 participants pedaling along to techno music and the words of friendly trainers, more than $11 million had so far been raised to research rare cancers and clinical trials of potential treatments. “It’s no longer a matter of if we’re going to beat this disease, but when,” he said. Linn and his wife Jennifer Goodman Linn founded the event in 2007, three years after she was diagnosed with sarcoma. Though Jennifer died in 2011, Cycle For Survival events have raised more than $60 million to benefit Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, rated the No. 1 hospital for cancer care in the United States by U.S. News & World Report. Sloan Kettering owns and operates Cycle for Survival. Equinox, with 73 locations throughout the country, acts as the initiative’s
founding partner. Fundraising for this year’s event will continue through March, event organizers said. Riders posted messages of good luck on bulletin boards set up around the facility. Health screenings were conducted. Oversized sunglasses were handed out and worn. One participant, Neil Kaufman, said he rode in honor of his mother and mother-in-law, who each battled cancer in their lives. Dr. Ross Levine, a physician and cancer researcher at Sloan Kettering, said the event has helped fund his work, which has included the production of a drug to fight rare cancers. “I’ve given this speech all over the country, but I mean it every time,” he told the riders. “You are the ones who have made all this possible.”
Participants ride in the fifth Cycle for Survival event at Equinox of Roslyn on Sunday to raise money for rare cancer research and clinical trial treatment options.
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Hospitals go red for women’s health issues B Y B I LL SA N A N T O N I O Employees of North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, St. Francis Hospital in Roslyn and Winthrop-University Hospital in Mineola each wore red on Friday, but not because Valentine’s Day is coming up. The fashion choice was in support of National Wear Red Day, an annual initiative by the American Heart Association to raise awareness of women’s health issues. More than 420,000 women each year die of heart disease and stroke, according to American Heart Association figures – more than all forms of cancer combined – though deaths have decreased by more than 30 percent in the last 10 years. “Getting involved with Go Red for Women saves lives,” said Dr. Stacey E. Rosen, the North Shore-LIJ Health System’s vice president of women’s health and a board member of the American Heart Association’s Founder’s Affiliate. “It encourages women
to take charge of their heart health through early identification of modifiable risk factors and by making small changes that are within their control, such as maintaining a healthy weight, exercising and not smoking,” she added. Among the events scheduled by the health system - which sponsors the heart association’s Cities Go Red program across New York City and Long Island and whose Southside Hospital in Bay Shore, Plainview Hospital, Syosset Hospital and Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan will also participate in Wear Red initiatives this month - were an interactive drawing demonstration by Arnie Levin, a cartoonist who has appeared in the New Yorker, and the creation of a large mural with encouraging messages aimed at women’s health. On Feb. 25, Winthrop will host a free women’s health education seminar as part of its “Inspiring Women” series. At St. Francis, hospital officials championed the CoreValve, a device that assists in opening the heart’s
aortic valves. Three women who have received the CoreValve - Ruth DeMartino, 88, of Deer Park; Pearl Egles, 91, of New Hyde Park; and Ina Grohman, 86, of Great Neck - were invited to share their experiences in living with the device. More than 200 women have received CoreValve procedures, hospital officials said. DeMartino, a longtime tap dancer, also performed for officials and supporters. “There are many options available to patients today and the choices can be confusing,” said Dr. George Petrossian, director of Interventional Cardiovascular Procedures at St. Francis Hospital. “By having one central location, patients will be able to be tested and diagnosed in a single day and be confident in knowing they’ll be getting the most comprehensive care.” North Shore-LIJ Health System officials invited Massapequa resident Portia Rindos, who underwent procedures in the last six years to receive a pacemaker and two stints to relieve
blocked arteries, to speak to the 150 employees participating in North Shore University Hospital’s Wear Red Day events. Rindos, 58, a former
cardiac nurse, said that in wake of the procedures, she has begun following a healthy lifestyle and has lost 40 pounds. “I feel better and have
more energy,” she said. “I’m willing to do what it takes because it pays off in the end. I want to be able to see my daughters get married.”
Portia Rindos, left, a heart disease survivor from Long Island who spoke at the Go Red event, catches up with her cardiologist, Dr. Stacey Rosen.
Winthrop diabetes, obesity center opens Continued from Page 1 involved with the project throughout construction from holding public hearings on the proposal to reapproving the project. “It was from the start to the finish we’ve been involved,” he said. “Our buildings department has been here literally every day; it’s been a great partnership with the hospital.” Research at the facility will center on diabetes, obesity and the cardiometabolic complications that arise from those conditions, as well as other national and local health issues, the press briefing said. In addition to research, the facility has classroom space and advanced simulation equipment for Stony Brook medical students and the capacity to see 200 patients per day. The ceremony also highlighted the architecture of the building itself,
including its green roof, water retention and treatment system, soundproof executive conference room and aesthetically minded profile.
“It’s just a beautiful facility inside and out,” said Nassau County Legislator Richard Nicolello, whose district includes Mineola. “This really creates a
feeling of the downtown area, a vibrance of the new emerging downtown.” Though the ribbon cutting represented the near end of construction,
Strauss said the real work is about to start. “The building itself is completed,” he said. “But the research is about to begin, and the benefits to
the community - not just Mineola but to the entire community, and the county and maybe even the country - will last forever”
Winthrop staff and members of the community celebrate the grand opening of the Research and Academic Center with a ribbon cutting ceremony.
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IDA’s Terzulli receives 40 under 40 award Nicholas Terzulli, director of Business Development at the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency, has been selected as a winner in the economic development profession’s 40 Under 40 awards, the only award of its kind recognizing young talent in the economic development profession, Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano announced Thursday. An independent five-member selection committee chose Terzulli, of East Meadow, and the other winners, from among more than 160 candidates from around the world, based on their exceptional contributions to the economic development industry. Development Counselors International (DCI), a New York-based firm that specializes in economic development marketing, manages the awards program.
“Nicholas Terzulli is a dedicated public servant who works diligently each day to help my administration create and retain good-paying jobs in Nassau County,” Mangano said. “Together with my economic development team, we have created 20,000 new jobs in Nassau and continue to attract new employers to the County. I applaud Nick and my entire team for their outstanding work.” Terzulli, who joined the IDA in 2011, provides turnkey counsel, shepherding the agency’s applicants from introductory meetings through closings. In addition to providing information on how to apply for and secure Nassau County IDA benefits, Terzulli educates businesses on how to unlock municipal Nicholas Terzulli and utility incentives administered by Small Business Administration. He has New York State’s Empire State Develop- advised and assisted thousands of local ment Corp., PSEG, National Grid, and the businesses.
Terzulli received a Juris Doctor from New York Law School, a B.A. from American University, and is a graduate of Chaminade High School in Mineola. He is admitted to practice law in New York. DCI officially announced the winners on January 26th at an awards reception during the International Economic Development Council Leadership Summit in Palm Beach and will feature an in-depth profile of each on its website during 2015. DCI’s 40 Under 40 award was designed to discover the economic development profession’s rising stars. “The people chosen by the selection committee represent a bright future for the economic development world,” said Andy Levine, president of DCI. “They are a new breed of results-driven place makers. We’re very pleased to see Nicholas Terzulli among the winners.”
NCBA offering seminar on bullying prevention What can be done to address the ongoing crisis of bullying in school or on social media? Students, parents, educators, social workers and youth leaders can find out more at the Nassau County Bar Association’s free public seminar, “Bullying: Prevention and Intervention”, to be held Monday, March 2, 6 p.m., at the Nassau
County Bar Association, 15th Street on the corner of West Street, Mineola. The impact of New York State’s Anti-Bullying Law and the Dignity For All Students Act (DASA) will be examined and how it affects the students, what schools are
expected to do, and what parents can do, including legal remedies. The speakers include elementary school principal and professor of education Dr. Karen Siris and Anne Donnelly, Deputy Bureau Chief at the Nassau County
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Bierwirth calls for smaller class sizes Continued from Page 2 “Maintaining reasonable class sizes has been a high priority for the District,” the memo states. “Suspending the class size guidelines four years ago was deeply painful. Despite the best efforts of staff, this had a detrimental impact. Restoring the guidelines is
the top priority.” The six additional middle and high school teaching positions, which would be roughly divided equally between the middle school and high school, are also intended to reduce class sizes, according to the memo. The memo states the addi-
tions represent a continuing cost of $591,720. Top priority would be given to classes in English and Math, the memo says, where students will face stricter graduation standards from the New York State Board of Regents, which most students across the state do not meet.
“The vast majority of Herricks students, however, do meet the standards already,” the memo says. “We want ensure that those vulnerable to not meeting the ‘college and career ready’ standards on the two mandated tests (Algebra and English), roughly 20 percent of our student body, are fully
prepared.” The remaining five teaching positions have a continuing cost of $493,100, according to the memo. The Board of Education takes the superintendent’s budget memo into account as it formulates a final budget to be voted on in May.
Herricks introduces 2015-16 school budget Continued from Page 2 the memo, would give the district the ability to address major capital projects “in a more flexible and timely fashion.” “Instead of waiting for something to become irreparable and, thereby, become ineligible to be replaced on an emergency basis or held aside until enough projects had accumulated to put out another bond, the District would be
able to tap the reserve,” the memo states. The reserve would not eliminate the need for “periodic bond issues,” according to the memo, but the freedom of the reserve could lead to some savings for the district. “The District will be more likely to minimize the cost of repairs and ancillary damage caused when something is in the last stag-
es of decline,” the memo says. The bond recommended by administrators would have a 10year life and $5 million maximum. The initial $750,000, according to the memo, could come from excess funding in the district’s unemployment reserve, which is anticipated to have a surplus due to a “favorable contract agreement with the teachers.” The possible capital improve-
ments listed in the memo for the next four years total $13.38. The memo also suggests a number of one-time expenditures to come from the general budget, including two new buses, a computerized lunch system and technology upgrades, such as iPads for students and high-quality laptops for teachers. The memo predicts the district’s revenue total from all sourc-
es in 2015-16 will be about $108 million, with a base cost of $104.5 million to maintain current services. It anticipates the tax cap limit for 2015-16 to be 1.62 percent and estimates a 3.5 percent increases in state aid per year until 2018-19. Last year, voters approved a $107.59 budget and $3.5 million bond for Herricks by a 2 to 1 margin.
County legislature oKs morley air stripper Continued from Page 4 and another well located near the William Cullen Bryant Viaduct are also out of operation due to contamination, causing the water district to enact a water-rationing plan last summer throughout the district, which includes the five Roslynarea villages and parts of North Hills, Greenvale, Albertson, Glenwood Landing and Port Washington. The Nassau County Legislature last summer approved a home-rule message allowing
land in the park to be transferred to New York State for use by the Roslyn Water District. The project was then approved by the state Assembly and Senate prior to the end of the 2014 legislative session and signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in December. Upon receiving the county’s approval, the project was opposed by the Nassau County Green Party and later challenged in court by Roslyn residents Richard Brummel, Joshua Dicker and David Greengold, who have alleged the air strip-
per would lead to deforestation in the park. Brummel on Monday submitted a written statement on behalf of himself, Dicker and Greengold but signed only by Brummel and Dicker in further opposition to the project, saying the loss of forest “would be a serious loss for Nassau residents and for us.” Brummel, who also spoke during a public comment portion of the rules committee hearing, called an environmental review of the project “completely inadequate” and sug-
gested county officials reach an alternative solution for water purification. “This is no solution, to take the pollution from the ground system and put it into the air,” Brummel said. “...We’re purifying our entire water system at the cost of our air quality.” But Passariello said by phone that an air stripper is “the only way” for Freon-22 to be removed from the water, and that seeking an alternative water source would neither be possible nor practical. “It’s a matter of chemistry.
Certain contaminants can be removed through certain processes. Certain volatile compounds can be removed through carbon exchange,” he said. But the only way to remove [Freon-22] is through an air stripper. There is no other way.” Reach reporter Bill San Antonio by e-mail at bsanantonio@ theislandnow.com, by phone at 516.307.1045 x215 or on Twitter @b_sanantonio. Also follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/ theislandnow.
G.N. trustee picked for county commission Continued from Page 12 Bass, who is currently the CEO of Executive Strategies Group LLC, a strategic advisor to business owners and executive management, began his career as a transportation planner in New Jersey during the early 1970s. He then returned to New York and became the first district manager appointed by Community Board 11 in Queens where he supervised the delivery of municipal services to the area. Bass then worked in the Ed
Koch administration as the director of the Bureau of Management Analysis in the Department of Sanitation. He is the chairman emeritis of the Long Island Capital Alliance, a member of the Manhasset Bay Protection Committee and on the Board of Governors for the American Jewish Committee. Bass has also served on the Village of Great Neck Planning Board for two years, and on the Zoning Board of Appeals for five years before being elected as a trustee.
He was a Democrat, but switched parties when he unsuccessfully ran for the town receiver of taxes as a Republican six years ago. Bass unsuccessfully ran for a town council seat in 2011 against current Councilwoman Anna Kaplan. During the campaign, Bass said that Kaplan falsely stated she had been endorsed by incumbent Town Councilwoman Maria-Christina Poons and Village of Great Neck Mayor Ralph Kreitzman.
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Israel seeks vet ID alternative Friedman case returns to court B Y B I LL SA N A N T O N I O
Rep. Steve Israel is calling on the Department of Defense to develop alternative methods of authenticating a veteran’s military service in situations in which the official record is unavailable or no longer exists. At a news conference Friday in Sea Cliff, Israel (D-Huntington) said many veterans and their families whose records were destroyed by the July 12, 1973 fire at the National Personnel Records Center in Missouri are now being denied benefits. “Instead of being forced to sit in bureaucratic limbo, a new common-sense system must be put in place so that a combination of unofficial evidence can be used to confirm a veteran’s service record,” said Israel, who announced he had written to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel about the issue. “It is long past time that these men and women receive the benefits they deserve.” Israel was joined by Sea Cliff Mayor Bruce Kennedy and Linda Parsons, the widow of former Sea Cliff Mayor
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Norm Parsons, who served in the Army from 1954 to 1956 and died in 2013. Linda said after his death she tried to obtain her husband’s discharge papers so that she could receive benefits for his military service, but learned they were destroyed in the fire. Though she submitted alternative documents to authenticate his records, she was denied benefits because his service could not be verified. “It is heartbreaking that because of a devastating fire, Norm’s service to his country has been erased from physical record,” Linda said. “It is
wrong that one piece of paper can determine whether or not I can obtain benefits that my late husband earned and was guaranteed. I know that there are hundreds or thousands of other military families going through this same ordeal and I hope that every effort possible is made to right this wrong.” Added Kennedy: “Linda and the Parsons family deserve the benefits they are entitled to from Norm’s service without the barriers of bureaucratic red tape. I thank Congressman Israel for his leadership in ensuring that this long-standing problem is corrected.”
In his letter to Hagel, Israel suggested the defense department work with the service branches to establish a system in which unofficial records could be used to prove a veteran’s service. “Our nation’s veterans should not suffer due to an accident that was beyond their control, yet many of these impacted individuals are still facing unnecessary and unacceptable difficulties,” he wrote. “Applying for benefits should not be a stressful or difficult task, especially for those who have sacrificed so much for their country.”
The Nassau County District Attorney’s Office appeared in the Appellate Division in Brooklyn on Tuesday to argue against a lower court ruling requiring the DA’s office to turn over case files relating to the 25-yearold child molestation conviction of Jesse Friedman. Paul Leonard, press secretary for the district attorney’s office, said the DA’s office argued that releasing the material would invade the privacy of Friedman’s victims and make future victims of molestation hesitant to come forward. Leonard also said releasing the statements would infringe on the privacy of victims who thought they would never have to testify again as a result of Friedman’s guilty plea. “We’ve consented to a future public hearing on Mr. Friedman’s claims of innocence and we base our opposition to the release
of confidential material on longstanding legal precedent and our ongoing commitment to protect these sex crime victims,” Leonard said. Lonnie Soury, Friedman’s spokesperson, said Friedman’s attorney Ronald Kuby argued that the 17,000 pages of documents state Supreme Court Justice Dana Winslow ordered former District attorney Kathleen Rice to hand over in August 2013 was favorable to the defense. “We very much believe it’s important that the truth come out,” Soury said. “The only way the truth can come out is to find out what happened in the questioning of the children.” Soury said the defense does not think there is a confidentiality issue. But Leonard said redacting the names wouldn’t necessarily protect the victims’ identities. Friedman and his father Arnold Friedman were arrested and pleaded guilty in 1988 to sexually abusing young boys enrolled in Continued on Page 44
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County officials announce new police academy B Y B I LL SA N A N T O N I O Nassau County officials on Wednesday announced plans to construct a new training and intelligence-gathering center for the Nassau County Police Department on the campus of Nassau Community College in Garden City. The new 12,000 square-foot facility would replace the current po-
lice academy in Massapequa Park, housed at the former Hawthorne Elementary School. Officials said construction is expected to begin this fall for completion by 2017. The project is estimated to cost $40 million, with $10 million taken from capital funding and the remaining $30 million from donations to the non-profit Nassau County Police Foundation and from
asset forfeiture funds from the police department, officials said. “Nassau is the safest large suburban county in the nation and we intend to keep it that way,” Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano said in a statement. “With this step,” Mangano said, “we move police training from outdated facilities to a modern venue that advances our nationally acclaimed intelligence-led policing
models.” The facility was announced during a news conference Wednesday with Mangano, acting Nassau County Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter and Nassau County Police Foundation Chairman Eric Blumencranz. “Our current facility was built and designed as a grammar school, not a police academy,” Krumpter said in a statement. “Good training
is the key to disciplined, effective and fair policing and this new, upgraded and, most importantly, permanent facility will give us everything we need to provide the best and most up-to-date training to our members.” The new facility would house the police department’s training academy, Asset Forfeiture and Intelligence Bureau and Emergency Continued on Page 46
MTA awards bid for E. Side Access work Continued from Page 20 concourse, electrical components, escalators and elevators 140 feet below ground across the station’s network from 44th to 50th streets and Park Avenue in Manhattan. “This world class project will be an economic game-changer for New York City and Long Island,” MTA Chairman Thomas Prendergast said in a statement. “There is no other transit infrastructure project in the United States that is as complex as East Side Access or carries as much economic promise for the region it will serve.”
MTA officials said nine other firms submitted bids for the project. It will receive funding from the Federal Transit Administration as well as from the MTA’s local funds. The project includes the architectural, structural, mechanical and electrical facilities that would make up the new concourse, through which all 11 of the Long Island Railroad’s branches would be brought to Manhattan’s east side, officials said. The East Side Access project is expected to shorten travel times and enhance travel to Manhattan and JFK Airport in
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Queens. Officials did not disclose when work was slated to begin. The East Side Access project is due for completion by 2019. “Up to this point, East Side Access work at Grand Central Terminal has been largely unseen by the public. This contract finally brings the construction from 140 feet below-ground up to the dining concourse at [Grand Central Terminal] and in other places where the public will finally start to see what’s been going on right underneath their feet,” said Michael Horodniceanu, the MTA’s president for capital construction.
Work would also involve the creation of passenger connections from the concourse to Grand Central’s lower level dining concourse, its Biltmore Room and passageways on 45th and 47th streets, officials said. Approximately 17 escalators would also be built at 45th, 46th, 47th and 48th streets, as well as escalators and staircases, officials said. In addition, MTA officials said mechanical and electrical enhancements of ventilation buildings at 44th and 50th streets would be conducted under the project.
Arguments heard in Jesse Friedman case Continued from Page 43 a computer class in his family’s Great Neck home. Friedman was released on parole in 2001 and soon retracted on his guilty plea, saying his confession was coerced from law enforcement officials and that police manipulated false abuse claims from the alleged victims. His father died in prison. Friedman’s claims of actual innocence were later chronicled in the documentary “Capturing the Friedmans.” Winslow ruled in August 2013 that Rice hand over “every piece of paper” of the DA’s case file on Friedman, except the victims’ names. The ruling followed a three-year investigation by the DA’s office after the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals indicated in 2010 that there may be evidence suggesting Friedman may have been wrongfully convicted. Rice who resigned as district attorney in January after being elected to Congress in November, said at the time her office’s investigation confirmed Friedman’s original conviction, which took place under another district attorney. But later did not oppose future hearings on Friedman’s claim of innocence. Leonard said the three-year long reinvestigation of the panel was done with no pre-conceived notion of guilty and no agenda. Soury said some of the children inter-
viewed in the original criminal case against Friedman were interviewed up to 15 times, and that Winslow himself saw changes in victims’ statements. He said the defense wants statements from the children in the classes who said they were abused, as well as statements from the children sitting next to the children who said they were abused. The police, he said, interviewed up to 100 children, but they got only about 13 or 14 statements. Soury also said the defense knows police talked to parents of children in the class, and would like to see those statements as well. It could be a matter of weeks or months until the court makes a decision on Tuesday’s hearing, he said. Acting District Attorney Madeline Singas said before the hearing that with any highprofile case people bring preconceived notions, but that her office works hard to pick juries that look at the facts. “Now, more people have more access to more media outlets,” Singas said. “We want to focus people on the evidence as opposed to what they think the evidence is.” In December, Nassau County Supreme Court Justice Teresa Corrigan approved the motion for an evidentiary hearing. Corrigan denied Friedman’s motions to overturn his convictions based on the prosecution knowingly using false testimony and a coerced guilty plea to gain the conviction.
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Acting DA Singas seeks ‘business as usual’ Continued from Page 6 Shortly after Rice was elected to represent New York’s Fourth Congressional District last November, Singas announced she would seek the district attorney’s position in the 2015 general election and assumed the DA position in January after Gov. Andrew Cuomo did not name a successor to Rice. In her interview Friday, Singas declined to comment on whether she has been in contact with Cuomo’s office about the position. If the governor does not nominate a district attorney, Singas would serve as acting district attorney until a candidate is elected in November.
“[Announcing my candidacy] was important for me and the office to know it was something I was planning on doing. I was committed to staying the course and running and that was important for the community to know that, that there wasn’t going to be this upheaval and then another upheaval in November,” she said. Despite raising $411,221 in the first filing period for the general election, according to campaign finance records, Singas said her name recognition within the county would be crucial to strengthening of her candidacy in the next year. “In the law enforcement community I’m known because
I’ve been doing this a long time, but outside my own neighborhood I don’t think people know me,” she said. “The response has been great and we’ve raised a lot of money initially, which was impressive. Something about my story and experience really resonates with people and I’ve had nothing but positive feedback. It’s very motivating. Reach reporter Bill San Antonio by e-mail at bsanantonio@ theislandnow.com, by phone at 516.307.1045 x215 or on Twitter @b_sanantonio. Also follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/ theislandnow.
State lawmakers react to Assembly speaker selection Continued from Page 8 the influence of special interests. Lavine said the behind-closeddoors negotiations that led to Heastie’s selection is a facet of representative democracy, for which, ironically, he said there must be a certain level of trust from the public. “This isn’t an election for public office. When the editor-in-chief
of a newspaper is selected, it’s not done in a public process. It’s done behind closed doors,” he said. “There are no circumstances that I can presently conceive of in which we, the majority, would elect somebody not up to the task.” One of the most important qualities of a successful speaker, Lavine said, is the ability to work well with the Assembly’s large
central staff. “I know Carl; I have no question he can do that,” he said. All three local Assembly members agreed on one thing: putting the speaker race in the rearview mirror allows the chamber to resume focus on its real priority, the budget. “The key,” Schimel said, “is to get back to doing the budget.”
Bosworth calls on EPA to ban Penta from utility poles Continued from Page 20 PSEG LI and the Long Island Power Authority in January filed sued against the town in federal court over the law, alleging their First Amendment rights were violated to single out utility poles. The law, the utilities argued, does not include “similarly situated wood products” treated with the chemical, like docks, piers, bulkheads, fence posts, park benches, picnic tables and railroad ties. Bosworth in her State of the Town address in late January said she would continue to push for the banning of Penta. “There’s no place in this com-
munity or any community for such a toxin to be used on an easily accessible object, within reach of school children, pedestrians and even pets,” she said. Bosworth’s letter has also garnered the support of the civic group Residents for a More Beautiful Port Washington and the environmental non-profit Citizens Campaign for the Environment. “As advocates for a walkable and vibrant downtown, these toxic poles abutting sidewalks, schools, parks, shops and restaurants run contrary to our vision,” the civic group said. “Furthermore, as advocates for the health and safety of our drinking water,
these toxic poles put our sole source aquifer at risk.” Adrienne Esposito, executive director of the Citizens Campaign for the Environment, said in a statement: “Exposure to [Pentachlorophenol] can harm the liver, kidneys, blood, lungs, nervous system, immune system and gastrointestinal tract. The question isn’t should we ban it, the question is why would we allow this toxic to continue to be used? What’s more important, preserving wood or preventing cancer? Safer alternatives should be found. We need our utility companies to be partners in protecting our waters, not polluters of our waters.”
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Help Wanted AIRLINE CAREERS BEGIN here Get FAA approved Aviation Maintenance Technician training. Financial aid for qualified studentsHousing available. Job placement assistance, Call AIM 866-296-7093 F/T NANNY NEEDED Looking for a caring, energetic and responsible nanny to take care of our 3 children (8,6 & 3). Mon-Fri from 7:15a.m. to 6:15 p.m. in Garden City. Must drive (do not need to own car) and have excellent references. Spanish speaking a plus but not required. Please call Pia at 917-860-8014 MOBILE ADVERTISING OFFICERS Needed. Drive with an ad and earn $300 weekly. We place ad on your vehicle for free and you earn $300 weekly when you drive your vehicle to your normal routine places. Contact: conceptcarwrap@ gmail.com or text “Name and Email address” to 267-888-5244 to apply NEW YEAR-NEW CAREER GROUP SALES REPRESENTATIVE Fortune 500 company, voted top 30 places to start a career in USA by Business Week magazine, looking for individuals to grow with the largest provider of voluntary employee benefits in the country. Must be enthusiastic and have strong work ethic. Sales experience is welcome but not necessary. Extensive management opportunities available. Unlimited earnings potential. Office located in Garden City. Call Bill Whicher 516-574-1064 PT AFTER SCHOOL NANNY needed. Looking for responsible, energetic and caring sitter to care for my two children in GC from 2:30-6:30 M-F. Must have excellent references and driving record. Please email nyc212mom@yahoo.com TELEMARKETING / SALES POSITION P/T for Setauket based community newspaper group. Enthusiasm and telephone work required. Experience helpful. No nights or weekends. Please email resume: class@tbrnewspapers.com
Situation Wanted 18 YRS. OF SERVICE in your area Please let us continue to serve you Companions, Home Health Aides/ Elder Care Nights, Days Child Care and Housekeeping Live In or Live Out Laborers, Housekeepers No Fee to Employers Evons Employment & Services 516-505-5510 45 YEAR GARDEN CITY resident is looking to run errands, grocery shop, drive to doctor, take to airport or anything else you need done. Cathy 516-741-1318 CAREGIVER AVAILABLE Experienced woman seeks full time position to care for your sick or elderly loved one. Live in. Very reliable, non driver, references available. Call May 516-292-2662 CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH Aide available Monday through Friday full time. 15 years experience. References available. Please call 516-647-7089
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CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH AIDE Honest, reliable and experienced seeking FT position Mon-Fri to care for the elderly. References available. Call Vera 347-339-6759 CLEANING SERVICES FOR OFFICES OR HOMES. Available 7 days a week. Excellent references. Own transportation. Gift Certificates available! Call 516-974-8959 CNA CERTIFIED EXPERIENCED woman seeking position to care for the elderly. Full time live in/live out. Excellent references. Available immediately. Call Peggy 646-545-1296 EASTERN EUROPEAN HOUSECLEANER AVAILABLE to clean homes and apartments. Also has experience helping with your parties at home, serving, setting up, clean up. Excellent references. English speaking. Reasonable rates. Please call 516-564-0139 ELDER CARE GIVER seeking live in or live out job. Flexible hours. Excellent references. 10 yrs experience. Call Maria: 516-732-2189 ELDER CARE: AIDE/COMPANION with 15 years experience available to care for elderly. Days, nights, weekends. Own car. Excellent references. Call 516-353-1626 ELDER CARE: CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH AIDE Nice, loving, caring and sharing home health aide looking for work to take care of the elderly. Live in. Experience and references. Please call Orlene 201-932-4152 ERRAND GIRL SERVICE offering pick-up, drop off service for groceries, laundry, dry cleaning, pharmacy, etc. Tidy service, etc. Light cleaning, in-home meal planning and preparation. 516-902-5624 EXPERIENCED POLISH HOUSE CLEANER available. Good references, ability. Very honest, reliable, responsible and hard working. Own transportation. Speak English. Reasonable rates. Days/ hours flexible. I will do a good job. Please call 516-526-2518 F/T COMPANION AVAILABLE Looking for someone to take care of your elderly parents in the comfort of your own home for peace and tranquility? 18 yrs. experience, references, driver w/ reliable vehicle. Please call 516-410-1892 FT ELDER CARE available for sick or elderly adults. Live in or out. Certified w/ 12 yrs exp. Experience in all areas. Highly recommended. Please call 347-517-3349 HOME CARE EXPERIENCED & RELIABLE Available woman seeks position MonFri evenings or pt/ft weekends. Will provide quality care for you or a loved one. References available. Please call Sonia 516-385-1455
HOME HEALTH AIDE Certified. Seeking position full time or part time, live in or live out. Experienced with excellent references !! Call Venessa 516-451-0141 HOME HEALTH AIDE/ NEWBORN CARE Kind, compassionate HHA seeking FT/PT position on weekdays, weekends or overnight. 25+ years experience. References available. Call Liz 516-590-5338 HOUSE AND APARTMENT CLEANER with many years experience and good references available 7 days with flexible hours. 516-632-0169, 516-499-1384 HOUSE CLEANING AVAILABLE Many years experience and good recommendations. Own car. Responsible and trustworthy. If interested, please call Marili anytime or leave message: 516-782-4162 HOUSE CLEANING SERVICES available. Residential and offices. Weekly, bi-weekly or one time cleaning. Experienced. Referrals available. Call Elizabeth 516-305-2819 HOUSECLEANING Young Ukranian woman seeking cleaning/ housekeeping jobs. Years of experience. References available. Call 516-567-5003 NANNY/BABYSITTER FT/PT w/ 10 yrs experience. Excellent references. Elementary teaching experience. See review in mommybites. com. Please call Angela 516-3300230 or 516-747-7609 or angelamargoth@yahoo.com
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PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN (Never known to fail). Oh Most Beautiful Flower of Mount Carmel, fruitful vine of Splendor of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin assist me in this necessity. Oh Star of the Sea help me and show herein you are my Mother. Oh Mary Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth I beseech thee from the bottom of my heart to succor me this necessity (make request). There are none that can withstand your power. Oh show me herein you are my Mother. Oh Mary conceived without sin pray for us who have recourse to Thee (three times). Oh Holy Mary I place this cause in your hands (three times). Thank you for your mercy to me and mine. Amen. This prayer must be said for three days and after three days your request will be granted. The prayer must be published. Grateful thanks. (D.M.F.)
LOOKING TO BUY! Records, oriental items, clothing, art, old & modern furniture, estates, jewelry, silver, glassware, dishes, old photos, coins & stamps, flatware. Call George 718-386-1104 or 917-775-3048
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▼ LEGALS Notice of Formation of Heidi’s Functional Fitness, LLC. Arts. of Org, filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/01/2014. Office loc: Nassau County. SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 22 Oaktree Lane, Levittown, NY 11756. Purpose: any lawful purpose. WT 140936 6x 1/09, 16, 23, 30, 2/06, 13, 2015 #140936
Notice of Formation of B & B Volleyball, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/19/2014. Office loc: Nassau County. SSNY desig. as agent of B & B Volleyball, LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: B & B Volleyball, 382 Newbridge Rd., Hicksville, NY 11801. Purpose: any lawful purpose. WT 140946 6x 1/16, 23, 30, 2/06, 13, 20, 2015 #140946
PUBLIC NOTICE OF COUNTY TREASURER’S SALE OF TAX LIENS ON REAL ESTATE Notice is hereby given that I shall on February 17, 2015, and the succeeding days, beginning at 10:00 o’ clock in the morning in the Legislative Chamber, First Floor, Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building, 1550 Franklin Avenue, Mineola, Nassau County, New York, sell at public auction the tax liens on real estate herein-after described, unless the owner, mortgagee, occupant of or any other partyin-interest in such real estate shall pay to the County Treasurer by February 13, 2015 the total amount of such unpaid taxes or assessments with the interest, penalties and other expenses and charges, against the property. Such tax liens will be sold at the lowest rate of interest, not exceeding 10 per cent per six month’s period, for which any person or persons shall offer to take the total amount of such unpaid taxes as defined in section 5-37.0 of the Nassau County Administrative Code. As required by section 5-44.0 of Nassau County Administrative Code, the County Treasurer shall charge a registration fee of $100.00 per day to each person who shall seek to bid at the public auction defined above. The liens are for arrears of School District taxes for the year 2013—2014 and/or County, Town, and Special District taxes for the year 2014. The following is a partial listing of the real estate located in school district number(s) 9, 2 in the Town of North Hempstead only, upon which tax liens are to be sold, with a brief description of the same by reference to the County Land and Tax Map, the name of the owner or occupant as the same appears on the 2015/2016 tentative assessment roll, and the total amount of such unpaid taxes. IMPORTANT THE NAMES OF OWNERS SHOWN ON THIS LIST MAY NOT NECESSARILY BE THE NAMES OF THE PERSONS OWNING THE PROPERTY AT THE TIME OF THIS ADVERTISEMENT SUCH NAMES HAVE BEEN TAKEN FROM THE 2015/2016 TENTATIVE ASSESSMENT ROLLS AND MAY DIFFER FROM THE NAMES OF THE OWNERS AT THE TIME OF PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. IT MAY ALSO BE THAT SUCH OWN-
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ERS ARE NOMINAL ONLY AND ANOTHER PERSON IS ACTUALLY THE BENEFICIAL OWNER. Town of North Hempstead School:2 East Williston UFSD Name Amount Parcel Group Lot MERON GALIT 14,417.78 07168 00520 MD DEVELOPERS GROUP LLC 14,404.32 07172 00110 ALFIE HAIA 25,008.36 07175 00210 MAHADEV HOLDING CORP 3,153.33 07190 00080 GEORGE BENTY & SHANITA 14,152.25 07192 00120 RAFFA BERNADETTE & GREGORY W LI 8,476.31 07220 00010 MILLER AMY 42,086.24 07222 00200 DONAHUE MICHAEL & STEPHANIE 6,953.10 07223 00200 TANG MEI CHI 21,947.76 07226 00170 17,20 JOHNSON E PENNY 2,332.27 09120 00370 37-39 KINNEY JAMES & ANN 16,647.06 09223 00110 PERSICO DOMINICK & ROSA 13,848.90 09338 07090 CHENG EUGENE 11,753.09 09345 00320 32-35 8 ROSELLE STREET REALITY LLC 14,652.97 09348 09500 950-951 DEBELLIS MAURIZIO & LISA 1,591.44 09379 00510 51-52,250 HANANYA JACK 3,398.40 09539 00050 KEYS SANFORD H & STEPHANIE C 10,794.78 09545 00850 WARD EILEEN C 21,015.14 09565 00140 14,27-28 O’KELLY JOHN & CHRISTINE 15,469.79 09566 00590 KARIM AZIZ AMERALI & MUNIRA AZ 8,214.04 09600 00190 ANAYATI CONSTRUCTION CO INC 181.41 10 B 00290 WINDSOR HOUSE LLC 70,737.21 10 B 04000 400 ZFL LLC 150,451.84 10 B 04450 BARRES ERIKA 39,957.20 10291 00170 ESTIS WARREN 6,365.48 10291 00810 KALPAKIS BETTE 28,364.25 10320 00010 MILOSAVILJEV DRAGAN & SLAVICA 45,510.61 19 C 00580 58,65 ARONAUER MILTON 329.53 19 E 20020 LINDNER DAVID 9,825.98 19009 0029D SOLEMANI JEFFREY & DEBORAH 20,666.45 19017 00030 Town of North Hempstead School:9 Herricks UFSD Name Amount Parcel Group Lot CHANG SAM 11,061.54 03162 0835UCA00870 835 CA 87 UNIT 7 STRATFORD AT NORTH HILLS CONDOM 2,952.17 03162 0835UCA00870 835 CA 87 UNIT 15 LEVINE HARRIET TRUST 13,890.77 03162 0835UCA00870 835 CA 87 UNIT 16 KIM SHUHYUN & PAE SEUNGHYUN 22,585.03 03206 0003UCA01320 3 CA 132 UNIT 14 BRANDI BELL TRUST 14,825.51 03206 0003UCA01320 3 CA 132 UNIT 34 BABAJANIAN LIDA 18,016.57 07 E 09570 3411 106 INC 25,050.53
07 M0100400 BLACK SHERRY 14,402.22 07 M0300070 WINOKUR CHARLES & ELVA 2,069.46 07 M0800900 CALLEO ROBERT & ABBY 5,141.17 07092 00940 SHAH SANGITA T 11,395.42 07111 00180 LUK, ETAL SIU-LING & YERKL 22,250.86 07111 02260 LEVINE MARK & MINDY 2,951.77 07111 02430 KIM SCOTT & DIANE 18,307.05 07111 0269UCA01000 269 CA 100 UNIT 4 BEAULIEU ETAL HENRY 16,394.64 07157 00100 HOLLY PARK ASSOC INC 173,885.61 07259 00040 4-5 MARCIANO ANTONIO & ANDREA 10,121.23 07266 00120 SHAH HARESH & JYOTI 25,727.96 07268 00200 CHAN JAMES & SONIA 3,705.64 07293 00010 DAVRET DONALD 17,784.41 07294 00180 CHUGH SURINDER & SAVITA 8,579.04 07305 00260 26,30 GOYAL NAVEEN & JAIM GOLDY 3,650.08 08 A 08080 808 & 856 BUTALA ATUL 17,362.97 08 A 0818UCA00340 818 CA 34 UNIT 13 JAIN AJEY & RENU 35,812.16 08 A 08720 DIAZ PEDRO & TERESA 7,728.14 08240 00100 PARK MIN & SUNG 3,685.60 08255 00090 RUSSO JOHN & JOAN 10,076.89 08270 00140 BAZAN CARLOS & BRAVO SANDRA 17,165.36 08272 00270 SINGH GURPREET 6,464.24 08272 01080 DHANRAJ MICHELLE 27,886.88 08275 01280 BUTALA RAJESH & MANJARI 18,594.97 08283 00160 ANDERSEN THOMAS & LORETTA 7,514.81 08285 00090 SAYEDAHMED MOHAMMED 23,292.30 08289 00040 ABHYANKAR ASHOK 4,309.29 08290 00170 ANE HOMES INC 14,721.39 08351 02380 CANNIZZARO MICHELE 8,498.38 08352 00460 Wilkshire Circle Llc 34,203.48 08352 01400 BARRY ROSANNE 25,511.21 09051 06550 LOSQUADRO JEFFREY & MARYANNE LI 21,736.34 09059 01650 MATHEW TRIJO THOMAS 1,770.09 09061 00550 16 MCKINLEY LLC 31,021.42 090650212860 1286-1287 BELKIN ROCHELLE COHEN 4,604.24 09069 13100 1310-1311 FARINON JOHN THOMAS 9,680.02 09078 02110 SACCO LUIGI & ELENA 8,722.19 09084 01200 120-121 SHAH MIHIR & ASMITA 3,707.66 09114 01430 LEBOWITZ TRUSTS JAY & HELEN 57,609.52
09144 00310 31-32,124-131 RICHARDS TERESA U/A 12/28/07 1,176.90 09164 00080 8-9 LAFFEY EMMETT 11,952.92 09174 00260 26-27 SCHELP PATRICIA 1,540.10 09482 01070 BERNARDO THERESA & PALUMBO DOL 6,700.34 094930100110 VENTURA ANNA 13,575.24 09500 02420 PUVOGEL JOHN B & KRISTINE M 10,151.40 09502 01130 RAMNARINE VISHNU 9,048.44 09508 00080 MASTORAKIS SPEROS & YETHSEMANI 7,441.98 09518 00270 SAUSTO JOANNE 3,921.58 09523 00300 CALVACCA DEBORA 11,258.42 09524 00210 BOUTIS RITA & DOROTHY 18,618.33 09530 00610 DRAGONE ANNETTE 2,019.04 09583 00100 SCHETTINI FBMA 16,223.91 09627 00010 MOTT MILES J 11,377.39 09627 00370 37 DEVITO JULIUS F TR & VITALE S & 17,538.58 09629 00160 SHADIA ELI & SOROUDIA JILA 21,589.79 09629 00230 DEVITO JULIUS F TRUST 4,354.99 09636 00170 SPECTOR JOSEPH & MARILYN 21,292.64 09639 00340 34-35 HOLLIEN LE MARY HOLLIEN, LEROY 11,943.52 09639 00520 CIRINCIONE Y REDRIGUEZ & A 3,099.29 09643 00210 GREENBERG MARILYN 4,724.44 09645 00020 UNIQUE HOMES & MANAGEMENT INC 3,177.50 09649 00070 DASILVA CARLOS 6,296.29 09649 00480 SORRENTO JOSEPH & SARA 3,908.99 09653 00320 32 ATLURI PURNA & SUBHA 21,521.74 09654 00040 4 STELLA FRANK & BARBARA 11,716.83 09656 00370 37 CONTI BONNIE I & JOHN F 1,469.79 09656 0109A 09A-109B RIEG ETAL MARY 11,006.48 09657 00170 17 PATEL HEMANSHU & PRITI H 3,727.63 09657 00810 81 STAHL ROBERT & URSULA 22,028.85 09658 00180 18 MetroPCS 9,400.52 2019009048 09641 0048C190001000 MetroPCS 7,463.28 2019009214 08351 0214C190001000 AT&T 2,310.43 2055009242 07 E 0242C550001000 TERMS OF SALE Such tax liens shall be sold subject to any and all superior tax liens of sovereignties and other municipalities and to all claims of record which the County may have thereon and subject to the provisions of the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts. However, such tax liens shall have priority over the County’s Differential Interest Lien, representing the excess, if any, of the interest and penalty borne at the maximum rate over the interest and penalty borne at the rate at which the lien is purchased.
The Purchaser acknowledges that the tax lien(s) sold pursuant to these Terms of Sale may be subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/o r may become subject to such proceedings which may be commenced during the period in which a tax lien is held by a successful bidder or the assignee of same, which may modify a Purchaser’s rights with respect to the lien(s) and the property securing same. Such bankruptcy proceedings shall not affect the validity of the tax lien. In addition to being subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and /or the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts, said purchaser’s right of foreclosure may be affected by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act(FIRREA),12 U.S.C. ss 1811 et.seq., with regard to real property under Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) receivership. The County Treasurer reserves the right, without further notice and at any time, to withdraw from sale any of the parcels of land or premises herein listed. The Nassau County Treasurer reserves the right to intervene in any bankruptcy case/litigation where the property affected by the tax liens sold by the Treasurer is part of the bankruptcy estate. However,it is the sole responsibility of all tax lien purchasers to protect their legal interests in any bankruptcy case affecting their purchased tax lien, including but not limited to the filing of a proof of claim on their behalf, covering their investment in said tax lien. The Nassau County Treasurer and Nassau County and its agencies, assumes no responsibility for any legal representation of any tax lien purchaser in any legal proceeding including but not limited to a bankruptcy case where the purchased tax lien is at risk. The rate of interest and penalty at which any person purchases the tax lien shall be established by his bid. Each purchaser, immediately after the sale thereof, shall pay to the County Treasurer ten per cent of the amount for which the tax liens have been sold and the remaining ninety per cent within thirty days after such sale. If the purchaser at the tax sale shall fail to pay the remaining ninety per cent within ten days after he has been notified by the County Treasurer that the certificates of sale are ready for delivery, then all amounts deposited with the County Treasurer including but not limited to the ten per cent theretofore paid by him shall, without further notice or demand, be irrevocably forfeited by the purchaser and shall be retained by the County Treasurer as liquidated damages and the agreement to purchase shall be of no further effect. Time is of the essence in this sale. This sale is held pursuant to the Nassau County Administrative Code and interested parties are referred to such Code for additional information as to terms of the sale, rights of purchasers, maximum rates of interest and other legal incidents of the sale. This list includes only tax liens on real estate located in the Town of North Hempstead. Such other tax liens on real estate are advertised as follows: Town of Hempstead Dist 1001 HEMPSTEAD/ U NIONDALE TIMES, NASSAU COUNTY WEB PAGE, NEW YORK TREND, NEWSDAY INC., UNIONDALE BEACON, Dist 1002 HEMPSTEAD/ U NIONDALE
TIMES, NASSAU COUNTY WEB PAGE, NEWSDAY INC., UNIONDALE BEACON, Dist 1003 EAST MEADOW BEACON, EAST MEADOW HERALD, NASSAU COUNTY WEB PAGE, NEIGHBOR NEWSPAPERS NEWSDAY INC., Dist 1004 BELLMORE HERALD/L IFE MERRICK/B ELLMORE TRIBUNE, NASSAU COUNTY WEB PAGE, NEWSDAY INC., Dist 1005 HICKSVILLE ILLUSTRATED NEWS, LEVITTOWN TRIBUNE, NASSAU COUNTY WEB PAGE, NEIGHBOR NEWSPAPERS NEWSDAY INC., Dist 1006 NASSAU COUNTY WEB PAGE, NEWSDAY INC., SEAFORD/WANTAGH CITIZEN, Dist 1007 BELLMORE HERALD/LIFE MERRICK/B ELLMORE TRIBUNE, NASSAU COUNTY WEB PAGE, NEIGHBOR NEWSPAPERS NEWSDAY INC., Dist 1008 BALDWIN/F REEPORT TRIBUNE, NASSAU COUNTY WEB PAGE, NEWSDAY INC., POINT OF VIEW, Dist 1009 BALDWIN/F REEPORT TRIBUNE, FREEPORT BALDWIN LEADER, THE, NASSAU COUNTY WEB PAGE, NEWSDAY INC., POINT OF VIEW, Dist 1010 BALDWIN HERALD BALDWIN/F REEPORT TRIBUNE, NASSAU COUNTY WEB PAGE, NEWSDAY INC., Dist 1011 NASSAU COUNTY WEB PAGE, NEWSDAY INC., OCEANSIDE TRIBUNE OCEANSIDE/ISLAND PARK HERALD, Dist 1012 MALVERNE/W EST HEMPSTEAD HERALD, NASSAU COUNTY WEB PAGE, NEWSDAY INC., VALLEY STREAM/MALVERN TRIBUNE, Dist 1013 NASSAU COUNTY WEB PAGE, NEWSDAY INC., VALLEY STREAM HERALD, VALLEY STREAM/MALVERN TRIBUNE, Dist 1014 FIVE TOWNS TRIBUNE, NASSAU COUNTY WEB PAGE, NASSAU HERALD (FIVE TOWNS), NEWSDAY INC., Dist 1015 FIVE TOWNS JEWISH TIMES FIVE TOWNS TRIBUNE, JEWISH STAR, NASSAU COUNTY WEB PAGE, NEWSDAY INC., Dist 1016 FRANKLIN SQ/ELMONT HERALD, FRANKLIN SQUARE BULLETIN, NASSAU COUNTY WEB PAGE, NEWSDAY INC., Dist 1017 FRANKLIN SQ/ELMONT HERALD, FRANKLIN SQUARE BULLETIN,
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▼ LEGALS NASSAU COUNTY WEB PAGE, NEW HYDE PARK ILLUSTRATED NEWS, NEWSDAY INC., Dist 1018 GARDEN CITY LIFE, GARDEN CITY NEWS, GARDEN CITY TRIBUNE, NASSAU COUNTY WEB PAGE, NEWSDAY INC., Dist 1019 EAST ROCKAWAY TRIBUNE LYNBROOK/EAST ROCKAWAY HERALD, NASSAU COUNTY WEB PAGE, NEWSDAY INC., ROCKAWAY JOURNAL, Dist 1020 LYNBROOK/EAST ROCKAWAY HERALD, NASSAU COUNTY WEB PAGE, NEWSDAY INC., ROCKVILLE CENTRE HERALD, Dist 1021 NASSAU COUNTY WEB PAGE, NEWSDAY INC., ROCKVILLE CENTRE HERALD, ROCKVILLE CENTRE TRIBUNE Dist 1022 FLORAL PARK BULLETIN, NASSAU COUNTY WEB PAGE, NEWSDAY INC., THE GATEWAY, Dist 1023 NASSAU COUNTY WEB PAGE, NEWSDAY INC., SEAFORD/WANTAGH CITIZEN, Dist 1024 NASSAU COUNTY WEB PAGE, NEWSDAY INC., VALLEY STREAM HERALD, VALLEY STREAM/MALVERN TRIBUNE, Dist 1025 MERRICK HERALD/LIFE MERRICK/BELLMORE TRIBUNE, NASSAU COUNTY WEB PAGE, NEWSDAY INC., Dist 1026 HICKSVILLE ILLUSTRATED NEWS, LEVITTOWN TRIBUNE, NASSAU COUNTY WEB PAGE, NEWSDAY INC., Dist 1027 MALVERNE/WEST HEMPSTEAD HERALD, NASSAU COUNTY WEB PAGE, NEWSDAY INC., WEST HEMPSTEAD BEACON, Dist 1028 LONG BEACH HERALD LONG BEACH TRIBUNE, NASSAU COUNTY WEB PAGE, NEWSDAY INC., Dist 1029 MERRICK HERALD/LIFE MERRICK/BELLMORE TRIBUNE, NASSAU COUNTY WEB PAGE, NEWSDAY INC., Dist 1030 NASSAU COUNTY WEB PAGE, NEWSDAY INC., VALLEY STREAM HERALD, VALLEY STREAM/MALVERN TRIBUNE, Dist 1031 ISLAND PARK TRIBUNE, NASSAU COUNTY WEB PAGE, NEWSDAY INC., OCEANSIDE/ISLAND PARK HERALD, Dist 1201 EAST MEADOW BEACON, EAST MEADOW HERALD, NASSAU COUNTY WEB PAGE, NEWSDAY INC.,
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SUPREME COURT — COUNTY OF NASSAU INDYMAC FEDERAL BANK, FSB, Plaintiff against KERRY SCHILLER, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on October 8, 2010. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. on the 3rd day of March, 2015 at 11:30 a.m. Said premises known as 15 Princeton Street, Williston Park, N.Y. 11596. Tax account number: SBL #: 9-180-147 Approximate amount of lien $ 440,490.61 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 015164-08. Robert P. Lynn, Jr., Esq., Referee. McCabe Weisberg & Conway Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 145 Huguenot Street—Suite 210 New Rochelle, New York 10801 (914) 636-8900 WT 140984 4x 1/30, 2/06, 13, 20, 2015 #140984
PERSONAL REQUESTS FOR TRANSPORTATION FOR THE MINEOLA SCHOOL DISTRICT MUST BE MADE BY PRENTS OF STUDENTS ATTENDING A PRIVALE SCHOOL, FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 2015-2016. THE DEADLINE FOR FILING THIS APPLICATION IS APRIL 1, 2015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT YOUR PRIVATE SCHOOL, OR THE MINEOLA TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT AT 237-2080. WT 141027 4x 2/06, 13, 20, 27, 2015 #141027
Notice of Amendment of The Mineola Agency, LLC was filed with the Secretary of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 11/25/2014 amending The Mineola Agency, LLC to Mineola Agency, LLC. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 365 Willis Avenue, Mineola, NY 11501. Purpose: Any lawful activity. WT 141059 6x 2/06, 13, 20, 27, 3/06, 13, 2015 #141059 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF 58 MCKINLEY AVE LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/09/2014. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to the LLC at 15 Mary Lane, Roslyn Harbor, New York 11548. Purpose: any lawful purpose. WT 141057 6x 2/06, 13, 20, 27, 3/06, 13, 2015 #141057 NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU SONYMA, Plaintiff, against Michael L. Palumbo, Eileen A. Palumbo, Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated 10/22/2014 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on 03/10/2015 at 11:30AM, premises known as 13 Nelson Street, Elmont, NY 11003 All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Franklin Square, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION 35, BLOCK 29, LOT 826-828. Approximate amount of judgment $147,680.56 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 4446/2012. Michael J. Annibale, Esq., Referee FRENKEL LAMBERT WEISS WEISMAN & GORDON, LLP Attorney for Plaintiff, 53 Gibson Street, Bay Shore, NY 11706 01-047838F00 1128150 WT 141028 4x 2/06, 13, 20, 27, 2015 #141028
LEGAL NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the Board of Trustees of the Inc. Village of Williston Park will re-open a public hearing (open to the public) as follows: DATE: Monday, February 23, 2015 TIME: 8:00 p.m. PLACE: Village Hall, 494 Willis Avenue Williston Park, NY SUBJECT: To re-open the public hearing on an application filed by WENDYS OLD FASHIONED HAMBURGERS OF NEW YORK, INC., for a
Site Plan Review, pursuant to Williston Park Zoning code; to construct a counter service restaurant at 259 Hillside Avenue, Williston Park, NY 11596. Interested parties may appear and be heard at the aforesaid time and place. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Julie Kain, Village Clerk Dated: February 5, 2015 WT 141073 1x 2/13/2015 #141073
NOTICE OF LEGAL POSTPONEMENT OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE SUCCESSORIN-INTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR MORGAN STANLEY LOAN TRUST 2007-8XS, Plaintiff, against LITA BLANC, et al., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated 9/2/2014 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on 2/24/2015 at 11:30AM, premises known as 2 OPAL STREET, Elmont, NY 11003 All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Elmont, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, SBL#: 32667-36. Approximate amount of judgment $542,292.69 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 7274/09. Mark S. Ricciardi, Esq., Referee Original sale date: 02/03/2015 Gross Polowy, LLC, Attorney for Plaintiff, P.O. Box 540, Getzville, NY 14068 1124693 WT 141074 1x 2/13/2015 #141074 REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL The Herricks UFSD shall accept proposals from eligible agencies to collaborate with the district to run the universal pre-kindergarten program. The district is conducting a competitive process by publishing this Request for Proposal (RFP). There is no expressed or implied obligation for the District to reimburse responding firms for any expenses incurred in preparing proposals in response to this Request for Proposal. To be considered, two (2) copies of a proposal must be received by Mrs. Helen Costigan, Assistant Superintendent for Business, Herricks UFSD, 999B Herricks Road, New Hyde Park, New York 11040 by 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 4th, 2015. The District reserves the right to reject any or all proposals submitted. Proposals submitted will be evaluated by the district’s Superintendent. There will not be a formal opening of the proposals. During the evaluation process, the District reserves the right, where it may serve the District’s best interest, to request additional information and clarification from proposers, or to allow corrections of errors or omissions. Any such information given, either orally or in writing, is not given in confidence and may be used, or disclosed to others, for any purpose, at any time without obligation or compensation and without liability of any kind whatsoever. WT 141083 1x 2/13/2015 #141083
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LIU Post softball tapped No. 7 in preseason poll B y Mich a e l Ot e r o Coming off a spectacular 2014 campaign, the LIU Post softball team placed seventh in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Preseason Top-25 Poll, which was announced late last month. In addition to their No. 7 ranking the NFCA, the Pioneers also were awarded the ranking in the ECC in a unanimous decision. Senior catcher Aly Dzierzynski and sophomore pitcher Ashley Martin also captured preseason accolades as well. This season, the Pioneers will look to senior catcher Aly Dzierzynski to have another terrific season. In her junior year, she owned a .438 batting average, to go along with a .495 on base percentage and a .907 slugging percentage. In addition to that, she also smacked 25 homers and totaled 77 RBIs, which ranked third among all hitters in the country. Dzierzynski broke previous LIU single-season records with her home run and RBI totals, and also set new club records for total bases, extra base hits, and slugging percentage. In her freshman year, Martin was named ECC Rookie of the Week three times, and was named to the All-ECC
second team. In her 29 appearances, she compiled a 16-2 records, ranking second in the conference in victories. She also finished in the top 5 in the ECC in earned run average and strikeouts. In addition to Martin, returning to the circle for the Pioneers is senior pitcher Megan Salcido. Last season, she appeared in 19 games, going 6-2 and pitching to an impressive 1.89 earned run average. In her 74 innings pitched, she gave up only 65 hits and struck out 43 batters. Perhaps her best performance came against Caldwell University last season, when she tossed a complete-game two-hitter in the NCAA East Super Regional finale. The Pioneers boasted a 50-11 record last season, compiling a .335 team batting average. The high batting average led to an awful amount of runs scored, 395 to be exact. The Pioneers totaled 570 hits, and of those, 85 of them went for home runs. The Pioneers won their conference and the NCAA Division II Region, but were sent home with back-to-back losses in the National Championship Tournament. Head softball coach Jaime Apicella and the Pioneers will begin their much anticipated season on Sunday, Mar. 1, when they face the Panthers from Adelphi Uni-
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versity from Garden City, N.Y. [This article was originally published in the Pioneer, the award-winning student newspaper of LIU Post, www. liupostpioneer.com, and is republished here by Blank Slate Media with the permission of the Pioneer.]
Post swimmers make big splash at NYU Invitational B y M a x i m e D e vi l l a z On Saturday, Feb. 7, the LIU Post women’s swimming team showed precise form ahead of the upcoming Metropolitan Conference Championships. The team won five of the seven events at the NYU Invitational, which was held at NYU’s Coles Sports Center. The day started off with a team win for the Pioneers. The LIU Post squad raced to a time of 1:48.95 in the 200yard medley relay, with three of the swimmers under 30 seconds. Senior Carolin Rademacher continued her winning ways with back-to-back wins. Rademacher won her first event in the 400-yard individual relay with a time of 4:34.45, and touched the pad at 1:06.20 for the 100yard breaststroke to secure the second. Freshman Erika Hultman swam in at third place in the latter stanza. The Pioneers grabbed three top-four spots in the 100-yard butterfly. Junior Joyce Kwow bested the event
LIU Post doubled up in the 100-yard backstroke, as well, with senior Johanna Petterson hitting the pad first at 58.49 and junior Meghan Brazier finishing second at 59.31. Senior Courtney Delehanty added a fourth-place mention in the 200-yard freestyle relay. The Pioneers came in second in the final event of the day, the 800-yard freestyle relay; the top distance swimmers swam the feat at a time of 8:05.54. Head women’s swimming coach Maureen Travers and the Pioneers return to the pool on Friday, Feb. 20, when they will defend their conference title at the Metropolitan Conference Championships in Piscataway, N.J. After that, the National Championships await for a group of swimmers in Indianapolis. Photo credit: Jennifer Mejia This article was originally published in the Pioneer, with a time of 58.02, with freshman Laura Bendfeldt less the award-winning student newspaper of LIU Post, www. than two seconds after. Junior Marthe Soerensen earned liupostpioneer.com, and is republished here by Blank Slate fourth place at 1:02.78. Media with the permission of the Pioneer.
Walters, Barnes named to Weekly Honor Roll The SUNY College at Old Westbury had players from both the men’s and women’s basketbal teams named to the Skyline Conference Weekly Honor Roll this week, the school announced Monday. Men’s junior guard Reynaldo Walters has been named to the Weekly Honor Roll, released by league officials in Monday’s report for games played February 2-8, having previously earned Player of the Week honors on February 2 and January 5. The South Ozone Park native averaged 17.6 points, 3.3 assists, 1.5 steals while shooting 48.6 percent from the field (18-37) and 45.4 percent from three-point territory (5-11). Walters opened the week on February 3 with a game-high 21 points in Old Westbury’s 69-68 loss to St.
Joseph’s (L.I.). Walters then followed with 14 points and four assists in a 78-68 setback at Mount Saint Vincent on February 5. Walters closed out the week by scoring 18 points to lead all scorers in Old Westbury’s 68-48 victory against Yeshiva on February 7, also contributing five assists, four rebounds and three steals in the conference win at home over Yeshiva. On the season, Walters is averaging 15.6 points, 3,1 assists, 2.3 rebounds and 1.7 steals while connecting on 45.2 percent from the floor and 45.9 percent from beyond the arc. Sophomore forward Crystal Barnes also claimed a spot on the women’s Weekly Honor Roll for the fourth time this season. The Brooklyn native averaged 12.0
points, 13.5 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and 1.0 steals in two games last week. Barnes racked up 16 points, 17 rebounds (tying a career-high), two blocks and one steal to post her ninth double-double of the season in leading the Panthers to a 72-54 victory over St. Joseph’s (L.I.) on February 3. Barnes closed out the week on February 5 against Mount Saint Vincent with eight points, 10 rebounds, two blocks and one steal. On the season, Barnes leads the conference with 2.6 blocks and 4.9 offensive rebounds per game and ranks among the conference leaders in rebounding (2nd, 11.3 rpg), defensive rebounding (4th, 6.4 rpg), field goal percentage (3rd, 44.2 percent) and scoring (T-14th, 10.7 ppg).
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