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Haig reveals charges filed against him Wheatley teacher makes 1st public statement since suspension began

By N o a h M a n s k a r The East Williston School District has charged teacher Matthew Haig with “insubordination,” “conduct unbecoming of a teacher” and “neglect of duty,” Haig said in a recorded statement posted online Monday.

In his first public statement since he was suspended in April, the 30-year Wheatley School social studies teacher said the charges are “without merit and are an attempt to displace me from my longstanding rightful and privileged position as a teacher,” and pledged to fight them “vigorously and endlessly.”

“It is my solemn oath to you that your faith and confidence in me remains well placed and well founded,” said Haig, 58, in a video his nephew Michael Haig posted to Facebook on Monday. “You must know that my affection for you has not diminished over these past years, and that I will always treasure the time that we spent together.”

Haig is charged with insubordination for failing to update Wheatley administrators on his weekly lesson plans, he said. The charge of conduct unbecoming of a teacher lists an instance when Haig hugged a student, he said, and another in which he patted a student on the back.

The charges say Haig neglected his duty by failing to attend a special education meeting to which he was invited and, “by my own error,” failing to collect every textbook in one of his classes, he says in the video.

School district officials are prohibited from releasing or discussing the charges under the state’s education law, which defines the disciplinary process Haig’s case will follow.

Administrators have said the law aims to protect teachers’ privacy and due process rights.

School board President Mark Kamberg, district Superintendent Elaine Kanas and Wheatley Principal Sean Feeney declined to comment on the charges and the video.

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Mineola junior firefighters were honored as the Firemen’s Association of New York State’s Youth Group of the Year at Village Hall in Mineola on June 1.

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But they received some formal recognition of that on As a one-time junior fire- Wednesday, when the Firemen’s fighter, Mineola Mayor Scott Association of the State of New Strauss said he’s long known of York recognized the program as the Mineola Junior Fire Depart- the best in the state with its Youth ment’s dedication to the com- Group of the Year award.

“It’s not what you get, it’s what you give, and these kids give their time like there’s no tomorrow,” said ex-fire Chief Gary Maser, one of the program’s advisers.

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DeMartin leaves race, School district slams town leaders sued for records Ex safety commish calls D’Urso’s nomination ‘unfortunate’ Mineola, town say request was huge B y J o e N i k ic

By N o a h M a n s k a r

Former Town of North Hempstead Public Safety Commissioner Andrew DeMartin bowed out of the race for outgoing Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel’s 16th Assembly District seat on Monday, but he didn’t do so quietly.

In a sit-down interview with Blank Slate Media, DeMartin questioned the motives of the Democratic Party in selecting Anthony D’Urso as its candidate for the seat and slammed the town’s administration for how it operates.

“It’s unfortunate that the misguided and self-serving priorities of party politics would be the catalyst for the Democratic Party’s endorsement of a candidate who has been out of civic life for over 20 years,” he said. “The residents of the 16th Assembly District are deserving of representation in Albany that is more than just a placeholder for a two-year term.”

DeMartin was the first candidate to step forward following Schimel’s announcement in January that she would not run for reelection this fall.

He began working for the town in December 2010, heading the Office of Emergency Management, town security, harbor security, code enforcement, parking enforcement, animal control and the Port Washington parking district.

DeMartin resigned from his post in February to focus on his run for the Assembly seat.

On May 25, the Nassau Democratic Committee formally nominated D’Urso for the seat at its convention.

D’Urso, 76, of Port Washington, served as North Hempstead town councilman from 1992 through 2005.

DeMartin said he was “shocked” when he found out that D’Urso had entered the race.

“I’ve always shown a streak of

The Manhasset School District gave an illegitimate reason for denying access to public records it is legally required to provide, according to a lawsuit an open-government group filed Tuesday.

The district is one of three government organizations that are “the three worst actors” of about 50 that did not complete or comply with Reclaim New York’s requests for spending and contract records under the state Freedom of Information Law, attorney Dennis Saffran said Tuesday at a press conference in Mineola.

“Whether these denials are the product of ignorance, incompetence or a blatant disregard for law does not matter,” Brandon Muir, executive director of Reclaim New York, said. “All taxpayer-funded entities and public officials need to know that this kind of behavior will not be tolerated.”

The lawsuit filed in Nassau County Supreme Court asks a judge to order the Town of Oyster Bay and the Manhasset and Elmont school districts to pro-

Andrew DeMartin independency and that necessarily is not what they’re looking for in this particular thing, as they’ve reached out and grabbed another candidate that I would say is not going to be as independent a thinker as I am,” he said.

DeMartin also said that he suspects there was a “higher-up” in the committee or someone with strong political influence who made the choice.

“My personality probably does not agree with North Hempstead leadership,” he said. “I don’t step in line for anybody. I’m more about the people.”

DeMartin said that both North Hempstead Democratic Party leader John Ryan and Nassau Democratic Party Chairman Jay Jacobs were supportive of him until the party selected D’Urso.

duce records and asserts that they either ignored or wrongly denied the nonprofit group’s requests.

Reclaim New York filed requests with 253 Long Island towns, villages and school districts earlier this year for its New York Transparency Project, which aims to create a searchable online database of all public spending in the state, Muir said.

About 80 percent complied and provided the records, but 47 did not complete or comply with the requests as of Wednesday, Reclaim New York spokesman Doug Kellogg said.

In a statement, Oyster Bay spokeswoman Marta Kane denied the town ignored Reclaim New York’s request, as the lawsuit alleges.

The town is “working on compiling the roughly 1,400 pages of information and will notify the group of its availability as soon as possible,” Kane said.

Elmont school district Superintendent Al Harper did not return a phone call seeking comment.

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He said that the fact he is an “independent thinker” may have discouraged the party from choosing him.

Efforts to reach Ryan for comment were unavailing.

While working at the town, DeMartin said he did not have major differences in ideas from Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth and her administration, but they had a difference in “styles.”

He said he was more “upfront” and preferred to “move in a rapid direction,” while the town was not on the same page.

“I think they’re very cautious in the way they move and proceed,” DeMartin said. “I think it’s a slow-paced type of government Photo by Noah Manskar that doesn’t necessarily move in a Reclaim New York Executive Director Brandon Muir (left) and atprogressive manner.”

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Portugal Day Parade makes a point Success of annual event answers critics who questioned vision of Gabriel Marques

By N o a h M a n s k a r Older Portuguese-Americans were skeptical when Gabriel Marques and some others started planning Mineola’s first Portugal Day Parade in 2014, Marques said. Some even wrote a letter to the Portuguese ambassador to the U.S. trying to stop it.

But they have come around in the past two years as the parade has grown and achieved the planners’ goal of reconnecting younger Portuguese-Americans with their culture, Marques said.

“The parade is something that’s fun, it’s not complicated, it’s not political,” said Marques, a Mineola native. “It’s just an opportunity for everyone to come out and say ‘I enjoy being Portuguese.’”

Marques will celebrate that success as he leads 3,000 marchers from nearly 40 Portuguese cultural organizations as the grand marshal for Sunday’s third annual Portugal Day Parade, followed by the Mineola Portuguese Center’s annual Portuguese Carnival and Feast at Wilson Park.

About 10,000 people are ex-

Mineola’s Portugal Day Parade on Sunday will feature performances on accordions like these. pected to attend the event, which attracts Portuguese-American people and organizations from Long Island, Westchester County and Hudson Valley and has put New York back on the map as a haven for Portuguese culture in the U.S., Marques said.

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Nassau County’s first Portugal Day Celebration in 2012 re-

minded local Portuguese-Americans that the community was not dwindling, as some had thought, Marques said. But younger people still felt they lacked a way introduce their children to Portuguese culture, he said.

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Marques and other Portuguese-American leaders on Long Island worked to plan the first parade, but he said he remembers getting a haircut from Parade Chairman Rosa Leal and telling her he wasn’t sure it would work.

Efforts to put on a similar event had fallen short in the past, said Leal, 50, a member of the Portuguese Lions Club and the president and founder of the Daughters of Portugal.

But she believed in the parade from the beginning, she said, and has led efforts to organize it for all three years.

“I get so excited the day of the parade that I lose my voice, because it’s so beautiful to see,” Leal said.

Mineola’s 5,000 PortugueseAmerican residents comprise about 20 percent of the village’s population and the largest concentration of Portuguese-Americans in New York, Marques said.

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Concetta Terry leaves post at town Wife of embattled ex party leader steps down after being cited for ethics violations B y J o e N i k ic The wife of former North Hempstead Democratic party leader Gerard Terry resigned from her town post Friday after she was cited by the town’s ethics board for failing to disclose her debts.

Concetta Terry, the Town of North Hempstead deputy clerk, violated the town’s ethics code by omitting debts from four financial disclosure filings, the town’s Board of Ethics ruled earlier this month.

The town board approved her resignation at its meeting Tuesday night.

North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth declined to comment on Terry’s resignation.

The ethics board found “reasonable cause to believe” Terry, the wife of embattled former North Hempstead Democratic Committee Chairman Gerard Terry, did not list debts on financial disclosure forms in 2007, 2008, 2012 and 2013, according

to a memo Town Attorney Elizabeth Botwin sent to the Town Council on May 12.

Terry specifically failed to disclose debts over the $5,000 disclosure threshold on her original and amended town financial disclosure forms in those four years, and “understated the category of a debt” on her second amended forms in 2012 and 2013, the memo says.

Ethics code violations are punishable by a fine of up to $10,000, but town officials have not said if she would be fined.

The ethics board made the ruling at its May 9 meeting, the memo says, two months after it started investigating her for an “alleged omission” on her filings.

The ethics board’s investigation started after a Newsday report revealed in late January that Gerard Terry carried a $1.4 million state and federal tax debt while earning more than $200,000 a year in six government jobs. He and Concetta Terry live in Roslyn Heights.

The memo indicates Con-

cetta Terry failed to disclose her own debts and did not address her husband’s, which do not appear on her financial disclosure forms dating back to 2006, town records show.

Gerard Terry was arrested April 11 and charged with one felony count of state tax fraud.

Prosecutors have said more charges could be coming.

Terry was special counsel to the town and the attorney for its Board of Zoning Appeals under a legal services contract that was not renewed at the end of 2015.

He resigned as chair of the North Hempstead Democratic Committee in February.

In March, the town widened the pool of officials required to file financial disclosure forms and this year will enforce the 25-year-old requirement that leaders of town political committees file them. Terry never made a filing as a town contractor or party leader.

Relatives of town employees who also hold town jobs, as well as outside contractors who “di-

rectly advise boards,” must now file disclosure reports.

The town board also approved Tuesday a job transfer for Deputy Chief of Staff Nick Guariglia to Terry’s former post as deputy town clerk.

Town Councilwoman Dina DeGiorgio was the lone board member to vote against Guariglia’s transfer, citing an increase of pay of more than $10,000.

Terry made $80,371 annually, while Guariglia will be making $91,000.

Also at the meeting, the board passed a resolution to hold a public hearing regarding the regulation of vape shops.

De Giorgio said the board had no intention of banning vape shops, but wanted to ensure proper regulations were in place.

“Our concern is not so much that we ban these shops, because we can’t, but that they’re located in proper places and that their placement be regulated much in the same way that we regulate restaurants or bars or

other kinds of establishments where people consume alcohol or something like that,” she said.

De Giorgio said she had been working with the town attorney’s office to draft legislation.

She said some of the regulations the board was considering would require applicants to go to the town’s Board of Zoning Appeals for a conditional-use permit to operate a vape shop and to require the shops to be certain distances from schools, playgrounds and residential neighborhoods.

De Giorgio also said the board was looking into regulating what types of advertisements vape shops can use as some can be appealing to children.

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Ex Suffolk majority leader backs Kaiman

By N o a h M a n s k a r Third Congressional District candidate Jon Kaiman won his first major Suffolk County endorsement Thursday from Jon Cooper, the former Democratic majority leader of the Suffolk Legislature.

“He’s the most progressive candidate and the one we can count on to fight for social justice and human dignity in Washington,” Cooper said in a statement.

Cooper determined Kaiman is best equipped to push for federal infrastructure funding, increase workforce protections and “bring middle class jobs to Long Island” after talking with all the candidates, he said in a statement.

Cooper and Kaiman met with supporters Thursday at Munday’s restaurant in Huntington as the former North Hempstead town supervisor runs against four other Democrats in the North Shore district stretching from Whitestone, Queens, to Kings Park, Suffolk.

“From standing up for LGBT rights, Planned Parenthood and our teachers, to helping our seniors age in place and fighting climate change, I look forward to working with Jon Cooper throughout our district and for our country,” Kaiman said in a statement.

Cooper was among more than a dozen Democrats considering a run to replace U.S. Rep. Steve Israel, who announced in January that he would not run for a ninth term in the House.

In backing Kaiman, he breaks with other current and former Suffolk lawmakers — including Israel and County Executive Steve Bellone — who have endorsed Legislator Steve Stern, the only candidate from outside Nassau County.

In a statement, campaign manager Joe Diver touted Stern’s backing from Israel and the Huntington Town Democratic Committee, the only local political committee to make an endorsement in the race so far, as proof of his “proven progressive record of fighting for our values.”

“Stern has consistently fought to protect a woman’s right to choose, clean up the Long Island Sound and make college more affordable, and he’s the best choice to continue Rep. Steve Israel’s exceptional legacy,” Diver said.

Kaiman will face Stern, Jericho attorney Jonathan Clarke, North Hempstead Councilwoman Anna Kaplan and former Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi in the June 28 primary. The winner will take on Republican state Sen. Jack Martins in November.

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Jon Kaiman (right) poses with former Suffolk County Legislature Majority Leader Jon Cooper in Huntington last week.

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High tech champion gets tenure

School board rewards Jackson Avenue School principal Janet Gonzalez for innovations

By N o a h M a n s k a r IPads are in the Mineola school district for the long run, and so is the principal who brought them into the Jackson Avenue School’s classrooms.

The Mineola school board granted tenure on Thursday to principal Janet Gonzalez, who said she was hired to implement the district’s technology plan at the school for third- and fourth-graders three years ago.

Since then, she has helped Jackson Avenue students and teachers learn to use Apple’s tablet computers to “have more ownership of their learning,” she said, while helping to revamp the school’s curriculum and earning distinctions for its use of educational technology.

“Janet’s vision for how technology can be used to improve student engagement, track students’ progress, connect with the student and the school community has earned her a reputation as an innovative educator, and firmly establish Jackson as an exciting and cutting-edge school community,” said Patricia Burns, the district’s assistant superintendent for curriculum, instruction and assessment, at Thursday’s school board meeting.

Gonzalez has taken a “multi-tiered” approach to introducing iPads at Jackson

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Principal Janet Gonzalez Avenue, she said, working with teachers on how to incorporate them into lessons, with students on how to use them and with parents on how they can aid their children’s learning.

Her efforts have led to Jackson Avenue being named an Apple Distinguished School in the fall, Burns said.

The school is also the first on Long

Island to use a SMALLab, a specialized classroom with an interactive floor where students play educational games, Gonzalez said. She also established a hands-on science lab in the school, Burns said.

“As she’s going through the (hiring) process, it dawned on me that we were going to put somebody in place that loved kids, had high standards for kids and wanted to move, never satisfied, and really push the envelope,” district Superintendent Michael Nagler said at Thursday’s meeting.

As Mineola has gained national and international recognition for its technology use, Gonzalez said, she has met several times with school officials from other districts who want to learn from Mineola’s efforts.

The push for technology in the district has not gone without some resistance.

Mark Renner and Joy Swensen challenged it in their 2015 school board campaign against Trustee Brian Widman and President Christine Napolitano, which they lost by a 12-point margin.

Gonzalez, a New Hyde Park resident, said parents have grown more comfortable with technology as the district has done more to show them how students are using it in the classroom.

While she has always believed in

technology as a way to enhance learning and has moved Jackson Avenue toward digital textbooks, Gonzalez said the school has maintained an important “balance” between new and old ways of learning.

“We’re still learning how to write in cursive,” she said. “Of course we still have real books and use pen and pencil, so always just keeping that balance.”

In addition to her work with technology, Gonzalez helped align the district’s English and math curriculum with Common Core standards, Burns said.

Gonzalez came to Mineola from the Garden City school district, where she spent five years as an assistant principal.

She was an elementary teacher for 12 years before that, she said.

The school board also granted tenure Thursday to Andrew Casale, the math and science instructional leader at Mineola Middle School.

Next year he will replace middle school principal Matthew Gaven, who will become the district’s technology director.

Hampton Street School teachers Roneldy Pingitore and Charyn Restituyo, Mineola Middle School teacher Cynthia Kopp and Mineola High School teacher Karin Weidlein were also granted tenure.

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t is hard to believe that in 2016 New York State law still prohibits victims of child sex abuse from bringing criminal charges or civil claims against abusers after their 23 birthday.

The trauma of a child sexually abused by an adult, usually one in a position of authority, can last for decades and coming forward to seek justice is often a gut-wrenching decision.

To then deny the victims — children assaulted by adults — the chance for justice is unimaginably cruel.

North Shore residents were recently reminded of this when the Catholic order that runs Chaminade High School suspended its former president from serving as a priest after finding allegations that he sexually abused a former student “were credible.”

The current Chaminade president, Brother Thomas Cleary, said the prestigious Mineola parochial school did not learn about the alleged abuse in 2011 until February 2015.

The good news is that the state Assembly is working on legislation to eliminate or significantly extend New York’s statute of limitations for child abuse cases.

Gov. Cuomo has said he would like to see a bill passed by the end of the legislative session that eliminates the statute of limitations pertaining to criminal cases and extends it for civil cases. He said he is also open to a one-year window to revive old cases.

The bad news is that legislative session ends June 16, agreement among the Democraticcontrolled Assembly is not a sure thing and Senate Republicans,

who are led by the Long Island delegation, have opposed eliminating the statue of limitations. They have argued that it could spur a spate of frivolous and difficult-to-prove lawsuits.

This is nonsense.

California saw about five false claims out of 850 against the Catholic Church — about 2 percent.

Are the legislators really going to protect hundreds of sexual predators, preying on children, because one or two people might be falsely accused?

False reporting happens in every category of crime. Why single out sexual assaults against children?

What next, decriminalize rape and murder because of fear of false claims?

Sadly, the Catholic Church has led the opposition to eliminating the statute of limitations for criminal cases, extending it for civil cases and permitting a one-year window to revive old cases.

The Catholic Conference spent more than $2.1 million on lobbying from 2007 through the end of 2015, hiring some of the top lobbying firms in Albany, according to a report in the Daily News. And that, the News reported, does not include the conference’s own internal lobbying team.

The Catholic Church, which has already paid out more than $2 billion to abuse survivors and their families in the United States, has been joined by some Orthodox Jewish groups and other private groups in opposition to a proposal to eliminate the time limit that prohibits adults who were victimized as children from bringing civil cases after their 23rd birthday.

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It is hard to believe religious groups — especially the Catholic Church, with its history of abuse by priests — would lead a campaign against legislation that would help give justice to victims of horrendous crimes.

We hope the prospect of additional payments to victims and bad

publicity is not a reason in their opposition. But if not that, what?

Pope Francis announced last week that bishops who fail to report cases of sex abuse of children and vulnerable adults could be removed from office.

The move was a step in the right direction for a church that has

been criticized for not holding bishops accountable for failing to act in cases of clerical sex abuse.

We hope the religious groups and legislators in New York opposing the proposed legislation take the pope’s lead and begin thinking more about the victims of sexual assault than their abusers.

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Vets who make it home suffer, too

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n reference to your coverage of Memorial Day, “Great Neck Remembers the Fallen,” I wonder why no one ever talks about the problems our surviving veterans deal with.

Remember the scandal of the poor care veterans receive at VA Hospitals? The months they have to wait just to get an appointment? Even though the VA has a new boss, little has changed.

Recently, “60 Minutes” did a story about how the VA declares veterans dead and cuts off their benefit checks — even though they’re still alive!

According to a recent study, 20 percent of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans have PTSD or depression. Some 50 percent of those with PTSD don’t

seek treatment and the half that does seek treatment gets “minimally adequate” care.

Over 260,000 veterans have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injury and recent studies show that as many as 22 veterans commit suicide every day.

So before we give ourselves a pat on the back for “Remembering the Fallen,” let’s admit that our country does a lousy job of caring for our wounded vets, whether their wounds are physical or mental.

This is a disgrace that all the fancy speeches by politicians on Memorial Day can’t erase.

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The season of corruption in N.Y.

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ave you noticed that just about every day there’s a headline regarding corruption probes of state and municipal officials and projects?

In Albany, not only are former long-time aides to Governor Cuomo being investigated by the feds, his signature initiative, the Buffalo billion dollar solar plant project, is under siege.

Amidst allegations of contract rigging, subpoenas have been served on Cuomo’s office demanding records and communications with at least 20 companies involved with the state-supported Buffalo economic project and other initiatives in Syracuse and Albany.

Records of the SUNY Polytechnic Institute and the Empire State Development Corporation — both of which have been involved with government sponsored technology projects — have also been subpoenaed.

To add to the madness, the state’s Public Authorities Board, instead of waiting until the U.S. Attorney’s probe was completed, approved in late May the issuance

of $500 million in bonded debt to fund the Buffalo solar panel company. This could be another Solyndra in the making.

In New York City, investigations led by the Manhattan District Attorney and the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District have been rattling the de Blasio Administration.

There’s the investigation into the political fundraising antics of Mayor de Blasio and his cronies.

Investigators are examining if campaign contribution limits were circumvented in 2014 to support upstate Democratic state senate candidates.

Then there’s the inquiry to determine if contributors to nonprofits controlled by the mayor’s allies received special treatment from the city government.

In a desperate move to shield communication between the mayor and his “shadow government”— political consultants and non-profit executives — de Blasio declared them “Agents of the City.”

Condemning this Nixonian ploy, Citizens Union Chief, Richard Dadey said, “This is part of an

George J. Marlin On The Right increasing pattern of the mayor to parse legal definitions that result in the mayor being less transparent and accountable.”

It was revealed in early June that the federal investigation into activities of the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office has been expanded.

The New York Times reported that as many as six cases are being reviewed to determine if “political considerations influ-

enced decisions made by the Suf- Mangano administration filed an folk District Attorney’s office….” amendment to pay the contractor The DA’s deal with former an additional $386,000 dollars.

Suffolk County Executive Steve What a ridiculous move.

Levy and the decision to order To spit in the eyes of investidetectives to covertly follow Suf- gators during a criminal probe — folk County Executive Steve Bel- is just plain old dumb. lone’s press secretary, Justin MeySadly, the county Legislature ers, appear to be two of the cases did not have the guts to table the being examined. amendment until it is determined In Nassau County, the U.S. if there was any wrong doing.

Attorney for the Eastern District At every level of government, has been investigating Deputy it appears that political expedienCounty Executive Rob Walker cy and self interest overwhelms to determine if he awarded con- political philosophy and political tracts based on political contribu- conscience. tions.

This phenomenon is not only The probe centers on the VIP corroding the public’s trust in Splash contract which was ap- their elected officials’ ability to proved on the very day in 2014 govern, but causing many to lose that the company gave $2,925 to their faith in democratic civil sothe Walker-run Hicksville Repub- ciety. lican Committee.

Such cynicism, the noted ethVIP Splash, which was incor- ics scholar Jean Bethke Elshtain porated forty-eight hours before of the University of Chicago the county sought bids for the re- warns, “strokes mistrust; and moval of debris from South Shore generates flight from neighborliwaterways, was awarded a $12.2 ness, large heartedness, and the million contract. patience necessary to perdure.”

Despite ongoing investigaIt can also drive them into tions into the VIP Splash award the arms of loudmouth demaby the U.S. Attorney and Nas- gogues who will lead them down sau DA Madeline Singas, the the road to ruin.

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Is there hope for the laundry-hampered ?

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hate doing laundry. Every time I take something out of the dryer, I get depressed: there’s the same tomato sauce, the same coffee, the very same grease spot as when it went in.

In fact, everything is still there ... except, sometimes, some of the original dye. That, I manage to wash away.

In fact, my total incompetence at laundry has affected the shape of my life.

Years ago, at work, I perfected the maneuver of leaping backwards out of my seat, flying from the path of the coffee I’d upset on my desk.

In restaurants, I ordered whatever matched the color I was wearing.

I would swathe myself in napkins, neck to knee, and hope for the best.

“Does the sauce have tomatoes?” I would ask the waiter.

“Oh, are you allergic?”

“Yes… to doing laundry,” I’d reply.

I gave up red wine, then chocolate ice cream. I bought a dirt-colored suit. In fact, no aspect of my life went unaffected

by a morbid fear of stains.

Except for my wedding.

There I was, all in white for the first — and only — time in my life, in the most expensive dress I’ll ever own.

But I decided to eat and drink with abandon, letting the chips — and dips — fall where they may. After all, when would I wear that dress again?

And wouldn’t you know, nothing happened to that gown!

I should have learned from this. But no.

Not even motherhood, that crucible of so much other change in my life, made a dent in my laundry phobia. It just meant that I had two sets of clothing to protect now — my own, and my children’s.

It started even before the first baby arrived.

For some reason, everyone’s advice included, “Wash all the baby clothes.” Right away. Before the baby was ever in them.

“Why?” I argued. I knew that once those adorable outfits came under my hand, they’d be ruined.

Was it selfish to want my child to have a few, fleeting mo-

Judy epstein

A Look on the Lighter Side ments of glory?

Because sure enough, as soon as I washed them, those baby things never did look the same.

I would treat the clothes with spot remover — pausing only briefly to whip them off the baby first — but still, forever after, you could see the dull yellowed outline of every sweet potato or carrot spill.

Eventually, rather than get upset, I just used old dingy clothes, saving the “good” ones for special occasions…only to find them outgrown, before the

special occasion ever arrived.

In fact, one of my lowest points as a mother is connected with laundry. It was the first time my baby got really sick.

I was holding him, wondering why he was so fussy, when suddenly, coming back up at me was his breakfast.

I would like to say that my first impulse was to hold him close ... but it wasn’t. Instinctively, I knew this for a laundry emergency, and I held him as far away from myself as I could.

I hoped at least to save my own shirt. I failed, of course.

That’s when my husband asked me, “Judy, is clean laundry the most important thing in your life?”

“Well, of course not, when you put it that way.”

But I still wasn’t liberated.

It took another child to do that.

And another mother.

I was helping a friend run a playdate, when suddenly the kids ran over to hug me, their hands covered in ketchup.

I was all for throwing that shirt away, but my friend insisted that she could get it clean.

“How did you do it?” I

asked, over and over. “I can’t get anything out, no matter how hot the water.”

“You’re kidding, right? You know that hot water only sets the stain, don’t you?”

“Um, now I do,” I replied.

Here might be the clue to my laundry problems, I knew.

But I think a better answer is just to somehow convince my friend to do my laundry. Because that’s the only way my laundry will ever really get clean.

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3rd track plan would hurt, not help, L.I.

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$2.2 billion project to build a LIRR third track expansion in three to four years is unrealistic. It’s likely commuters will have headaches for 10 years.

The bait-and-switch tactic of the LIRR’s “good idea” of eliminating seven at-grade crossings isn’t going to overshadow the truth of the matter.

The seven at-grade crossing construction sites and the construction work that will take place in-between along the Main Line will only increase delays, cancellations, timetable changes, traffic nightmares, parking headaches and more for commuters.

It’s likely buses will be needed to leap frog construction areas to get commuters from one station to

another.

LIRR service is deplorable now in both bad weather and good.

New switch technologies aren’t even being explored to handle the supposed current track congestion.

The new track will cross Nassau County, giving commuters nothing to cheer about.

The profiteers are the “freight minded” businesspeople in Suffolk

County, from where products will be transported and both the LIRR and franchisee NY & Atlantic Railway will make more money.

Freight cars pulled by two to six dirty diesel engines will transport garbage, hazardous waste and heavy materials to points west.

More freight trains will rumble through the Main Line communities day and night during “off peak”

hours.

Once completed the third track trains will not even stop in most Main Line communities.

I thought the LIRR was supposed to be a passenger train service?

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MTA 5-year-plan a year late and $7.3B short

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ecent approval of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority $27 billion 2015-2019 FiveYear Capital Plan by the Albany MTA Capital Program Review Board is nothing to be proud of.

It was one year and five months late.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo continues to never give any specifics of how he will come up with $7.3 of the $8.3 billion promised to meet the shortfall the 2015-2019 MTA Five Year Capital Plan.

The same is true for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and his promised $2.5 billion.

The original proposed previous 2010-2014 MTA $29 billion Five-Year Capital Plan was cut to $24.2 billion before being approved.

This doesn’t include the balance of $7.3 billion of the $8.3 billion more pledged by Cuomo and $2.5 billion by New York Mayor de Blasio to help cover shortfalls in the MTA’s proposed $27 billion 2015-2019 Five-Year Capital Plan (cut from the origi-

nal $32 billion).

The original proposed 2015-2019 MTA $32 billion Five-Year Capital Plan in September 2014 was rejected by the New York State MTA Capital Program Review Board.

In October 2015, a revised $28 billion 2015 - 2019 MTA Five Year Capital Plan was approved by the MTA Board. In April 2016, it was revised again to $27 billion.

How can the MTA justify cutting $8 billion in badly needed capital improvements over a ten year period and still provide the day to day services millions of New Yorkers count on?

How many critical capital improvement projects will be postponed into the next 2020 - 2024 Capital Program?

The next 2020-2024 MTA Five-Year Capital Program will first have to deal with $8 billion in unfunded carryover projects and programs going back 10 years.

By waiting all these years, the costs will have gone up by another billion or two.

Next, many other new worthy capital projects that will be competing against each other including the Long Island Rail Road controversial Main Line Third Track for funding out of the next MTA Five-Year 20202024 Capital Plan.

This could include, but not limited to the 2nd Avenue Subway Phase 2 ($5.5 to $6 billion); Long Island Rail Road Main Line Third Track ($1.5 billion); Metro North West Bronx Penn Station Access ($200 million), Staten Island North Shore Bus Rapid Transit ($600 million); Staten Island West Shore Bus Rapid Transit ($1.5 billion); restoration of LIRR service on the old Queens Rockaway Beach LIRR branch ($1 billion); Triboro X Subway Express (new subway line connecting the Bronx, Queens & Brooklyn for $2 billion); Main Street Flushing Queens Intermodal Bus Terminal ($100 million); reopening the Woodhaven Blvd Atlantic Branch LIRR Station ($40 million); Brooklyn-Queens Waterfront Street Car Connec-

tor (connecting various neighborhoods along the waterfront from Sunset Park, Brooklyn to Astoria, Queens ($2.5 billion); Queens Woodhaven Blvd. Bus Rapid Transit ($400 million); Rockland-Westchester Tappan Zee Bridge Bus Rapid Transit (which would feed into the Metro North Hudson Line Tarrytown Station $200 million) and Western Queens Montauk Branch Light Rail (between Glendale and Long Island City on the old Montauk LIRR branch - $100 million) just to name a few.

Don’t forget future electrification of LIRR service on the Port Jefferson branch from Huntington to Port Jefferson ($360 million), on the Montauk line from Babylon to Speonk ($360 million), on the Ronkonkoma line from Ronkonkoma to Yaphank ($120 million) and Oyster Bay to Mineola ($120 million) is needed.

All four combined could easily cost almost $1 billion.

This does not include several hundred million for a new

storage yard on the Port Jefferson Yard to support electric multiple unit MU cars.

All would provide a one seat ride for upcoming Eastside Access service to Grand Central Terminal in 2023 making the LIRR more attractive to current and future new riders.

Cuomo, the state Legislature and de Blasio continue to just kick the can down the road.

They remind me of the character Wimpy who famously said “I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.”

When the bills become due, taxpayers will be stuck with Cuomo and de Blasio’s tabs.

Why would the next governor or mayor want to pay for any of Cuomo or de Blasio’s bills?

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Trump is what U.S. needs: a Christian, nationalist

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onald Trump is a Christian, and a nationalist.

Those in control in our country are antiChristian internationalists.

Hence the media, a wholly owned arm of those in control, is being used to do everything it can to prevent his election.

The globalists understand that should Trump walk in the

door of the White House as our next President, their plans for reducing the U.S to just another colony in their global plantation will be set back by 25 years, or more.

This panics them. Hence the media attacks on Trump.

Those in control see him as the most serious threat to their plans since President Kennedy,

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and look what they did to him.

Don’t rule out a similar solution to their “Trump problem” .

At minimum, given the threat Trump represents to the “powers that be,” we can expect that the relentless media attacks against him, augmented by continued Soros-funded demonstrations at Trump rallies by paid agitators, will continue 24/7 from now until the election, and thereafter, should Trump win, as is likely, if he’s not physically eliminated beforehand.

But whatever the outcome of the election, patriotic Americans should understand that there are irreconcilable differences

between the internationalists who see the U.S. as just another administrative district in their planned New World Order, and the rest of us.

So long as the internationalists remain in control, their machinations against us will continue.

They are in the U.S., but not of it. They are an enemy inside the gates. Traitors in our midst.

Their intent is to merge us into their atheistic NWO, forcibly if necessary.

They have no loyalty to the U.S. Unfortunately, they’re in control of our government and media, and have been for some time.

There will be continued conflict in the U.S. so long as this situation continues.

The non-stop cultural agitation by the media, and subversion of the U.S. economy by those in control, which we see daily, will continue.

There won’t be any peace or quiet until (if) the enemy is pushed out of our government, and then out of our country.

This a matter of self-defense.

2016 is as good a year as any to start the process. The first step is to elect Trump.

John O’Kelly East Williston

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Martins goes back on word about Kings Pt. Park

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ings Point Park is in danger again, thanks to the lying Sen. Jack Martins.

A year ago, despite the unanimous decision of the Court of Appeals in June 2014 that protected Kings Point Park from depredations by the Village of Kings Point, [state] Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel introduced a bill, AO 8133, in the waning days of the session that would allow the village to “alienate’’ a parcel of the park on Kings Point Rd. for a municipal garage.

Citizens who support parks mobilized against this with a barrage of calls to Schimel and Martins.

Martins called me and promised he

would “never” introduce a co-sponsoring bill in the Senate, that Schimel’s bill would never pass the Assembly and that he was devoted to parkland and greenery, especially in an environment of ever-growing development.

But on June 3, Martins introduced his co-sponsoring bill into the Senate, S 7999.

So what happened?

Beats me. We understand village officials escorted Martins into the park and showed him the Quonset hut on Kings Point Road that the Court of Appeals ordered removed and said that was the only part of the wooded area to be affected.

But the citizens who brought the case against the village and park commission-

ers say that’s not so. The actual area is much larger than Martins was shown.

Why does the Village of Kings Point keep wasting time and money on this?

Why can’t it simply replace its municipal garage on the property of the former Village Hall that was demolished?

More important, why did Sen. Martins break his promise?

Could it be that he’s running for Congress on the same line as Donald Trump?

You can imagine what Trump would recommend!

I urge everyone to contact Sen. Martins at his local office, 516-796-5924, or at martins@nysenate.gov The time to act is now: in the wan-

ing days of the Legislature, Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan can make just about anything happen late at night.

As Judge Eugene Pigott wrote in the Court of Appeals opinion: “A project involving the construction of a DPW facility measuring some 12,000 square feet in area, regrading, paving of access roads, destruction of numerous mature trees, and removal of hiking trails is not merely a change in the nature and scope of a road salt storage facility.’’

Let’s protect Kings Point Park before it is too late.

David Zielenziger Great Neck

Legislature lags in addressing drug alternatives

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iologic medicines currently help millions of patients suffering from serious conditions like cancer, multiple sclerosis, and rheumatoid arthritis.

New medicines called biosimilars, which attempt to mimic the therapeutic properties of the original biologics, are becoming available.

These will create new treatment options — and cost savings — for patients.

But unlike generic versions of chemical drugs, biosimilars are not exact duplicates of their innovator drugs.

Biologics are complex molecules grown within living cells, and an attempted copy can only be, as the term suggests— similar to its innovator drug, but never exactly the same.

This distinction is important, as doctors and pharmacists know, because even seemingly minor differences between two similar biologics can be the difference be-

tween helping a patient, or hurting them — sometimes severely — through unintended side effects such as unwanted immune responses.

Many states have prepared for biosimilars by passing legislation meant to ensure their safe prescribing and dispensing. More need to catch up, including New York, which has yet to adopt legislation addressing substitution of biologics at the pharmacy.

Substitution is expected to bring cost savings for patients and the health care system, but policy must reflect that biosimilars are different from generics: First, we need to ensure that only “interchangeable” biosimilars- those which the FDA has determined produce the same effects as the original product, without additional risks if a patient is switched between them — are ever substituted. While only one non-interchangeable biosimilar has been approved, FDA’s Dr. Janet Wood-

cock has predicted the approval of an interchangeable biosimilar by the end of 2016.

Even more important, we need to ensure clear and timely communication between pharmacists and physicians about the specific product received. Keeping accurate patient records and knowing what medicine patients actually receive is vital to accurately attributing adverse drug reactions, and tracking the long-term safety and efficacy of biologic medicines.

This is especially important with biosimilars, which benefit from an abbreviated approval process. It also promotes manufacturer accountability for their products.

While communication between prescribers and pharmacists around substitution might seem intuitive, many states— including New York— don’t require it.

Thus, legislatures across the country are passing laws reflecting the importance

of this communication, and of recording substitutions, when dispensing biologics.

In November of last year, our neighbors in New Jersey enacted such a law.

Legislators in Albany are now working extend these protections to New York’s patients by passing legislation that promotes transparency and communication between pharmacists, doctors and patients, so everyone knows which biologic is actually dispensed after one is prescribed.

The burden of educating legislators and urging them to act on this issue falls on the entire medical community, including pharmacists like me.

I will continue educating my colleagues, doctors and the patients we serve about the importance of this issue. I hope New York legislators and my fellow pharmacists agree, and advocate accordingly.

Joe Bova, M.S., R.Ph, Director Department of Continuing Education Long Island University College of Pharmacy

Ali’s greatest performances were outside ring

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e have lost a great man in Muhammad Ali who fought many battles in and out of the ring.

He was a fighter, poet, activist and more importantly a man who care for people and tried to right what he saw was wrong.

Now whatever some us might think of his anti-Vietnam stance no one can deny that here was a man who stood up for his beliefs and risk losing everything he worked for and all for what he saw was wrong.

Now how many of us would do that ?

I remembering back in 1964 my father and myself listening to our radio while living in Queens Village, we listen to a most epic fight between than Cassius Clay and Sonny Liston.

In the end he beat the best and the rest is history. He later in the ‘60s converted and became a Muslim. For decades he suffered from Parkinson’s and has fought hard for a cure. He truly lived by his own words, “Float like a

butterfly, sting like a bee.”

As such he made people think that we need to change our thinking in relations with others. He truly walked the talk.

Now that in my opinion has made him in the greatest!

Frederick R. Bedell Jr. Glen Oaks Village

New York City is in vanguard of the future

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eorge Marlin should take off his blinders, drive into New York City and see the vanguard of the future.

Knowledge-based businesses are expanding in number, employees (high paying, non-minimum wage jobs) and devouring rental space as soon as it comes on the market.

These businesses are not moving to Texas, Florida or

North Carolina, where Republican governors and legislatures represent the antithesis of what these businesses,’ highly educated and paid employees look for when deciding where they would like to live and work.

The proof of the pudding is that New York City’s population has been growing in recent years.

I agree that New York State tax dollars poured in to barren upstate areas is a gross mistake.

I fear that as long as upstate voters mistakenly elect and re-elect republican local office holders whose policies and approaches strongly resemble those of southern republicans (Texas, North Carolina and Florida) nothing will change. The dynamism that is New York City’s will not trickle up to these areas.

George Peretsman Great Neck

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Give hearing process a chance in Haig case

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am a parent of three children, two of whom are in the East Williston Schools and one who will be there soon enough.

I did not attend Wheatley myself, my kids are not old enough to have had Mr. Haig, and I don’t know anything more than the general public about what has been happening with him.

I am a firm believer in “innocent until proven guilty.”

I also believe issues should be resolved through the proper channels, established protocol should be followed, and, sooner or later, the truth will come out.

At this point, however, emotion seems to have taken over from reason and patience is in

short supply.

It has come to my attention that school board members, administrators and other district personnel are being harassed, taunted, threatened, and accused of wrongdoing.

People, especially adults, should think about what kind of example they are setting when they behave in this manner.

However, that is not why I am writing this letter.

I am writing because it has also come to my attention that children of school board members and other district personnel are also being harassed.

That friendships are being ended, exclusion is being prac-

ticed, and nastiness is going down in halls of Wheatley. This is wrong.

These children have done nothing, they have no idea what is going on, and they are not to be blamed for any perceived injustice perpetrated by a parent.

This is an adult matter and should be handled by adults. And for those people who don’t agree with me and have adopted a “sins of the father” rationale, they should know the targeted students are not the only ones suffering.

It is very upsetting for a child to walk down the hallway alongside a person they have known and liked since nursery school, with whom they have shared class time, bus rides, birthday parties,

bar mitzvahs and countless moments of friendship, where warm feelings have endured despite typical childhood angst and even parental conflict, and witness dirty looks, nasty snickers, and hateful comments thrown their friends’ way.

It is very upsetting for them to overhear hurtful accusations.

It is very upsetting for them to see their friends ostracized and to be pressured to participate in the ostracizing.

As adults, we all know that the mob mentality lurks in every crowd and hopping on bandwagons is often an irresistible urge.

Resist it. Wait. Watch. Listen.

The truth will come out.

I have no idea what the truth is, what revelations are to come or what is going to happen.

But I do know we owe it to our children to set a good example and to teach them that the wheels of justice sometimes churn slowly.

And we owe it to all children in this district not to tolerate bullying and harassment.

A child who has done nothing wrong does not deserve to be condemned for things they have had no part of.

If nothing else comes of this scandal, perhaps this is one good lesson that can be learned.

Emily Kaye Roslyn Heights

Martins, Schimel threaten Kings Pt. parkland

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art of a 100-plus year old forest in Kings Point Park will be destroyed through the actions of our elected officials.

The Village of Kings Point began engaging in illegal Department of Public Works activities in Kings Point Park many years ago.

These illegal activities in Kings Point Park have included cutting down forest, poisoning the area with lead, and polluting the ground with chemicals, for which they were fined by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

Then in 2009 they planned to go further and destroy 5.4 acres of parkland to build a new DPW com-

plex.

Along with the late Julian Kane, we brought a lawsuit and won a unanimous decision at the New York State Court of Appeals saving the parkland.

A few months ago, a bill was introduced by [state] Assemblywoman Schimel that would have allowed 1.5 acres to be removed from Kings Point Park.

The progress of that bill was halted when it was met with overwhelming public opposition.

Now, the mayor and Board of Trustees of the Village of Kings Point have succeeded in having Sen. Jack Martins and state Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel sponsor new legislative bills that

will allow more than one acre of parkland to be taken from the public, approximately half of which is a 100-plus year old forest.

The forested parkland will be destroyed and a new DPW building constructed after the clear cut.

Once that is accomplished, the existing DPW facility on Sunset Road, comprising approximately two acres will be sold for private residential development.

To make up for the parkland taken, Village of Kings Point plans to establish new parkland at the lower end of Manhasset Bay. But they do not own that proposed substitute land and they plan on seizing it by eminent domain if necessary.

This is a shocking abuse of state and local government power.

Forested parkland is going to be destroyed so that existing municipal land can be freed for private residential development.

To facilitate that land swap, property owners on East Shore Road will be threatened with eminent domain proceedings if they do not agree to give up part of their property.

The bills currently before the Legislature enact loss of public parkland for the profit of private real estate developers.

In the wake of multiple convictions of New York State legislators, this apparent abuse of power to further sale of public land to private

real estate developers further undermines the faith of the citizens in the integrity of their government.

If the people of Great Neck care about their parks and the forest that remains, then I urge them to contact the offices of Sen. Martins and Assemblywoman Schimel and oppose their parkland alienation bills.

Unless our elected officials respond to your requests and agree to withdraw or amend this disturbing legislation, then part of our local forested parkland will be destroyed and lost forever.

Daniel Capruso, Alan Berkower, Elizabeth Allen Great Neck

Media giving Obama, Clinton a free pass

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have noticed the Roslyn Times has not had any columns defending Donald Trump.

I would like to add my perspective.

Last week, I heard Mr. Fareed Zakaria, of CNN fame, speaking on Bloomberg radio.

I sent Mr. Zakaria the following letter.

To Mr. Zakaria: This morning, Mr. Zakaria, you trashed Donald Trump as a “liar.”

You went further and implied that Mr. Trump was taking our political system into an unchartered territory of deceit and this was endangering our political system.

I am an avid Donald Trump supporter.

If you are so worried about “honesty” and “deceit” in our political system, I am writing to remind you of a few things.

The impeached President Bill Clinton was the most scandal ridden liar this country has ever seen.

“I didn’t inhale.”

“I will not raise taxes on the middle class.”

“I did not have sex with that woman.”

Whitewater.

White House travel office scandal.

Firing all Justice Department lawyers and putting a stop to their investigations.

The betrayal of our warriors in Mogadishu, Somalia.

Orgies at Jeffrey Epstein’s island with underage girls.

The defamation of Anita Broderick, Catherine Willie, et al.

The Mark Rich pardon.

I could go on.

As for Hillary Clinton, the incompetent, ceremonial secretary of state.

Part and parcel of all the Bill Clinton scandals.

Plus: Thievery of white house belongings “We were under fire when we landed in Yugoslavia”

Email scandal with 30,000 deleted emails Email scandal with unsecured server open to hacking by China, Iran, or Russia.

This by the way, has endangered the lives of some of our undercover operatives.

The pardon of the cop-killing, leftist-radical, Kathy Boudin “We are going to put the coal companies out of business” and subsequently lying to an unemployed coal miner that he heard it out of context The Goldman Sachs meetings she is too ashamed to make public.

The Benghazi betrayal of our warriors (just like Bill in Mogadishu) The incredible conflict of interests and corruption with the Clinton Foundation.

Justifying the physical attacks on Donald Trump supporters at the San Jose rally.

I could go on.

President Obama

“If you like your doctor you can keep him.”

The deceit, in particular by Jonathan Gruber, to mislead the public regarding the cost and implementation of Obamacare.

Mr. Gruber called the American public “too stupid to understand the law.” Meanwhile, the only people too stupid to vote for the law were congressional Democrats (not one Republican voted for the law).

“I have Israel’s back.”

The “reset” with Vladimir Putin The “red line” with poison gas attacks with Assad.

The total withdrawal of troops from Iraq, and then, after horrible chaos, putting the troops back in.

Blocking the Department of Justice prosecution of Hillary Clinton Handcuffing our border guards so they cannot do their job.

The Benghazi attack, and the fact the commander and chief of the largest military in the world could not move one military asset over

13 hours to help our warriors. He falsely blamed an internet video.

And the worst of all, the total lying fabrication that there was a peaceful deal with Iran to stop their nuclear proliferation.

In fact, as Ben Rhodes just recently admitted, it was nothing but a “sell job” with no substance to it.

Will millions die in the future because of that “deal” and his lies?

I wonder, Mr. Zakaria, if your search for honesty and integrity ever applied to the above three.

I doubt it. I think you are a malignant liar, just like them.

I do not think you are a journalist, but instead, a scheming, political hack.

You might think you have fooled a lot of people with your smooth talk with the compliant hosts on Bloomberg radio, but there are plenty of people who see through you.

Dr. Wayne Roth Roslyn Heights Letters Continued on Page 53

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By N o a h M a n s k a r The Press Club of Long Island named three Blank Slate Media newspapers among Long Island’s best at its annual Media Awards last Thursday.

The Great Neck News and the Roslyn Times were named the best and thirdbest weekly community newspapers, respectively, at the Press Club’s annual ceremony at the Woodbury Country Club.

The Manhasset Times won second place in the Best Headline category for the November 2015 article “From addiction, a business is born,” about two recovering drug addicts who started their own clothing company.

“I am very proud of our dedicated — and talented — staff for everything that went into earning these honors,” Blank Slate Media Publisher Steven Blank said in a statement.

Judy Epstein won second place for humor writing for her column “A Look on the Lighter Side,” which runs in all six Blank Slate Media newspapers.

Her entry titled “Bin Laden’s UnCommon App,” published May 28, 2015, lists humorous “excerpts” from an application form for the Al Qaeda terrorist group that the U.S. government released last year.

Blank Slate Media Columnist Judy Epstein (left) and Publisher Steven Blank at the Press Club of Long Island’s annual Media Awards last Thursday.

“It’s an honor to be recognized by my colleagues,” said Epstein, whose column has appeared in various newspapers since 1997.

This was the first time Blank Slate Media entered the Media Awards contest.

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Alleged robber caught after 4-hour search

By N o a h M a n s k a r Police arrested a man Wednesday morning who they believe carried out a string of two dozen knifepoint robberies across Long Island and in Queens.

The Nassau County, Floral Park and New York City police departments arrested the suspected robber at Van Siclen Avenue and Jericho Turnpike in Floral Park between 11:30 and 11:45 a.m. after pursuing him for four and a half hours, Floral Park Police Commissioner Stephen McAllister said.

NYPD and Nassau County detectives told McAllister the man in custody is Khalif House, 24, of West Hempstead, who has allegedly robbed two dozen stores with a large kitchen knife since March 1.

There is a “high probability that he’s our guy,” McAllister said.

A Nassau County police spokesman could not confirm any details of the arrest, but said officers are “interviewing a person of interest” in connection with the crime pattern, which began at a North New Hyde Park Dunkin’ Donuts.

The search started when a man who lives on North Tyson Avenue in Floral Park saw a man sleeping on his couch around 7 a.m. Wednesday, McAllister said.

He called Floral Park police and officers who were already nearby responded,

McAllister said. House saw them and ran, he said, losing the officers around 7:15 a.m. when he jumped a fence and hid in a cellar door.

The Floral Park officers called NYPD and Nassau County police, who responded with a presence that eventually grew to dozens of officers, two helicopters, and members of multiple task forces, McAllister said.

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Roslyn Rd. homes face 3rd party backs three days of no water Phillips for Senate B y N o a h M a n s k a r we can work during that time pe- July.

Some Mineola residents went without running water this week as Public Service Enterprise Group moved a village water main to repair an underground power line.

Homes on Roslyn Road between Westbury Avenue and Plymouth Avenue and on Colonial Avenue between Astor Place and Roslyn Road lost water from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday as PSEG workers rerouted the water main around a fault in the power line at the intersection of Roslyn Road and Colonial Avenue, spokeswoman Elizabeth Flagler said.

Village Public Works Superintendent Thomas Rini requested work be limited to those hours so the shutoff would not affect residents before and after they go to work, he said at last Wednesday’s Village Board meeting.

“Customer service and customer satisfaction is our main concern, and if we can limit it it’s better for the customers and

riod,” Flagler said.

Roslyn Road between Westbury Avenue and Second Street was closed to traffic during the day Monday through Thursday, but reopened in the evenings, Flagler said.

PSEG started work May 22 on the New York Power Authority cable, which runs from Sprain Brook upstate to a Long Island Power Authority power station in East Garden City, Flagler said.

Crews found that the fault in the cable intersects with the village water main, meaning crews had to shut off two water mains and reconfigure pipes to avoid creating a “dead end” in water flow, Rini said. PSEG will cover the cost of the water work, Rini and Flagler said.

The fault has not caused any power outages since it was discovered May 21, Flagler said.

PSEG is unsure how long repairs will take, she said, but it aims to finish them “as quickly as possible.” Mineola Mayor Scott Strauss said it could take until

The amount of utilities lying beneath Roslyn Road, including water, sewer, electric and phone lines, complicates the project, Rini said.

“It’s going to be a very tedious process to get this done, and it’s very time-consuming — A, to be safe, and B, not to damage anyone else’s facilities,” he said.

Mineola’s engineers reviewed PSEG’s plan for the project, and the water main work required that the village notify the Nassau County Department of Health, Rini said.

He coordinated with PSEG contractors to make sure work would affect residents as little as possible and not create drainage issues, he said.

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She announced May 19 that Elaine Phillips, the Republi- she will run for state Sen. Jack can candidate for the state Sen- Martins’ 7th district seat after she ate’s 7th District seat, announced was nominated by the Nassau last Thursday that she had re- County Republican Party.

Martins filed FEC papers in ceived the Conservative Party’s January to create a campaign nomination for the race.

“I would like to thank the committee to run for the 3rd ConConservative Party for nominat- gressional district’s seat just two ing me to run on their ballot line days after U.S. Rep. Steve Israel in November,” Phillips said in a announced he would step down at the end of his term in November.

The Old Westbury resident and former Mineola mayor had been considering a congressional run for several months and began discussing it more seriously after Israel’s announcement, campaign strategist E. O’Brien Murray said.

Phillips was elected to a third term as mayor of Flower Hill in March.

Democrat Adam Haber announced in February he was stepping down from the Nassau Interim Finance Authority board to make a second bid for the state Senate’s 7th District seat.

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By N o a h M a n s k a r New York’s largest healthcare provider now officially calls New Hyde Park its home.

About 300 Northwell Health employees moved into the healthcare conglomerate’s new Long Island headquarters at 2000 Marcus Ave. last month, adding to its large presence in the area, spokesman Terry Lynam said.

The 100,000-square-foot building houses Northwell’s top executives, the Northwell Health Foundation and seven administrative departments that were formerly based at 145 Community Drive in Great Neck, according to a June 6 news release.

Northwell started an extensive renovation in early 2015 that gutted the building and added 4,000 square feet of conference space and a cafe that has yet to open, Lynam said.

“It’s a big upgrade from our previous space,” he said.

Northwell, the state’s largest private employer, announced plans to move in late 2014, saying it had outgrown its previous offices. Other Northwell staff members will continue to occupy that building, the news

release said.

The new headquarters brings employees that used to work in separate buildings under one roof, Lynam said.

“Just having everybody within the same office is much more convenient, much more accessible, builds greater teamwork amongst staff, so it’s a real good setup for us and it enables us to be more efficient and accomplish things in a quicker amount of time,” Lynam said of the marketing and communications department’s new office.

The building, leased from New Hyde Park-based Lalezarian Properties, is about half a mile from Long Island Jewish Medical Center and across the street from the office building at 1111 Marcus Ave., the home of Northwell’s Center for Advanced Medicine that it will eventually own in a $113.7 million deal closed last year.

With additional offices at 1979 Marcus Ave. and 1981 Marcus Ave., Northwell has “thousands” of employees within about half a mile of each other, Lynam said.

The health system employs 61,000 people in the New York metropolitan area.

Northwell’s New York City headquarters occupies three floors of a 16-story building on East 59th Street in Manhattan, the news release said.

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The press club also awarded the Roslyn Times 3rd Place in the category of best community weekly newspaper and gave columnist Judy Epstein 2nd Place for best humor column.

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Art League hosting Project Lives photo exhibit

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he Art League of Long Island will present a photographic exhibition of the award-winning book Project Lives--New York Public Housing Residents Photograph Their World.

The exhibit will be on view in the Art League’s Strolling Gallery from June 21 to Aug. 22.

Project Lives takes you on a remarkable journey into a world turned inside out, where the camera’s subject becomes the storyteller. Participatory photography — of which this collection marks one of the largest efforts anywhere — approaches a new visual medium, a universal language speaking across borders and cultures.

What happens within these brick walls is visible and real and you can see it all at the Art League of Long island. Be prepared to be amazed.

Discover how participatory photography is mightier than the sword. Hear how a few socialminded New York photographers decided to empower the powerless with cameras and pens.

See for the first time a group of people, invisible to most of the world, tell their story in their own pictures and words.

Project Lives originated

when, on behalf of his 501(c) (3) non-profit Seeing for Ourselves, George Carrano pitched the idea of a participatory photography program to the New York City Housing Authority in early fall 2010.

The NYCHA recognized that the poor public perception of the projects and their residents did not serve either the residents or the cause of public housing well.

The program was a success and by the time it eventually did come to an end in May 2013, it had ballooned to serve hundreds of residents of 15 housing projects.

While tens of thousands of New Yorkers had enjoyed the photographs online, this audience was insufficient for Project Lives to fulfill its aim of pressing the reset button in terms of support of public housing by all levels of government.

So George conceived of a book that would allow the photographs, combined with a meaningful backstory, to extend their reach. Already thrilled by the publicity accorded their photographs online, the photographers were overjoyed at the prospect of a book showcasing their work. So with the aid of Chelsea Davis and Jonathan Fisher, the book was published in April 2015.

By using their single-use film cameras as a window into the heart of the projects and a creative instrument of hope, the courageous souls who set out on a daunting mission — to change how their neighbors, friends, relations, and very lives are viewed

by America — may accomplish more than helping preserve their homes.

Project Lives brings you a unique experience of a city within a city. These 18 large format selfcaptioned color photographs created to accompany publication Project Lives tell the story of the people and by the people and you can see it at the Art League.

For a generation, tabloids, television, and Hollywood have defined the public image of New Yorkers who live in the city’s 334 housing projects.

Focusing on crime, disrepair, and other ills that afflict these islands of red brick, such portrayals ironically have made it all too easy for government to reduce the support these projects have relied on since their birth some 80 years ago. And so conditions worsen further yet, as buildings try to soldier on past their useful life, at times crumbling around the 400,000-plus tenants. What if these New Yorkers had the tools

and training to document their own lives? And the opportunity to share the result?

Long Island artist and photographer Holly Gordon, in her book review of Project Lives noted: “Yes, they were taken in the housing projects but they are universal icons of daily life in America in our time. Their unpretentious truth has the power to change how we see life in the projects. Perhaps, we may even become more sensitive to our own daily lives as well as to each other wherever we live. These pictures might have been plucked from any of our smart phones or family albums. But it was New York City housing project residents from children to seniors, with no previous photographic skills, who

documented their lives. Their photos and words are filled with hope and love and family and life, even though they live in an environment where the deck certainly seems to be stacked against them”.

The Art League of Long Island not-for-profit art visual arts organization located at 107 East Deer Park Road in Dix Hills. The Strolling Gallery is open to the public, free of charge mornings and afternoons during weekdays and during class sessions on the weekends.

For more information about the gallery or to arrange a tour visit www.artleagueli.org or call (631) 462-5400. Learn more about Project Lives at http:// www.projectlivesbook.com.

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Carlos Mencia Friday, June 10, 8 p.m.

Saturday, June 11, 7, 10:30 p.m.

Carlos Mencia began his career doing stand-up on amateur night at the world renowned comedy club, Laugh Factory. He later showcased at The Comedy Store and became a regular, performing nightly. He was named “International Comedy Grand Champion” from Buscando Estrellas (the Latino version of Star Search, leading to appearances on “In Living Color,” “The Arsenio Hall Show,” “Moesha” and “An Evening at the Improv.” He later starred in his own show on Comedy Central.

Where: Governors’ Comedy Club 90 Division Avenue, Levittown Info: (516) 731-3358 • http://tickets.govs.com/index.cfm

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Long Island Gay Men’s Chorus June 15, 8 p.m.

The Long Island Gay Men’s Chorus (LIGMC), now closing its eighth year, will perform its Pride 2016 concert, Big Gay Sing: My Favorite Things. This year’s Pride concert: Whether you channel Ethel Merman or Ben E. King, The Temptations or Smokey Robinson, Julie Andrews or Michael Jackson, come on out and make a joyful noise in celebration of Pride Month! Tickets may be purchased at $25 on the Chorus’ website, www.ligmc.org Where: Landmark On Main Street, 232 Main Street, Suite 1, Port Washington Info: (516) 767-1384 ext. 101 • www.landmarkonmainstreet.org

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Bad Company and Joe Walsh Tuesday, June 14, 6 p.m.

Joe Walsh and Bad Company (Paul Rodgers, Mick Ralphs, Simon Kirke) will coheadline a night of classic rock-n-roll at Jones Beach Tuesday. Walsh has spent time in the Eagles, James Gang and as a solo performer, penning signature hits, “Walk Away,” Rocky Mountain Way” and ‘Life’s Been Good.” Bad Company is also responsible for a catalogue full of classics, including “Shooting Star,” “Feel Like Makin’ Love” and “Can’t Get Enough of Your Love.”

Where: Nikon At Jones Beach Theatre, 1000 Ocean Parkway, Wantagh Info: 516-221-1000 • www.jonesbeach.com

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Johnny Mathis Friday, June 10, 8 p.m.

His signature, smooth and soulful voice has been a part of the American Songbook since the 1950s and is responsible for such memorable hits as “It’s Not For me To Say,” ‘Chances Are” and “Misty.” According to Wikipedia, Mathis is one of just three people, including Frank Sinatra and Barry Manilow, to have had five albums on the Billboard charts simultaneously. He has had 71 songs chart around the world.

Where: NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury Info: (516) 247-5200 • www.thetheatreatwestbury.com

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American rock band Guster was born out of Tufts University in Massachusetts, releasing two “underground” albums before 1999’s Lost and Gone Forever and the single “Fa Fa,” which cracked the Adult Top 40. The band has released four subsequent albums, the latest being last year’s Evermotion, proving their songs remain packed with hummable choruses, muscular guitar riffs, clanging percussion and deceptively dark lyrics.

Where: The Space at Westbury, 250 Post Ave., Westbury Info: (516) 283.5566 • www.thespaceatwestbury.com

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The Dolan Twins Sunday, June 12, 8 p.m.

Grayson and Ethan Dolan are two of the most popular teenage boys in the world. With more than 19 million fans between them, some of the highest engagement across social media, and a penchant for hilariously relatable skits about teen life, these 16-year-old creators with model-good looks are the hottest talent around right now. According to reports, 28 people were injured earlier this week at an appearance in New Jersey as a mass of fans attempted to get closer to the stage.

Where: The Paramount 370 New York Ave., Huntington Info: (631) 673-7300 ext. 303 www.paramountny.com

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Hot Jazz Jumpers Friday, June 10, 7:00 p.m.

Hot Jazz Jumpers perform 20s/30s, traditional jazz, music of New Orleans, blues, tin pan, ragtime, old timey, swing, world music and dance. They play an eclectic mix of traditional genres, jazz, Bbues, Gullah Geechee, R&B and world music and have performed at such New York venues as Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, 55 Bar, and at venues around the world, including Japan, Spain, Brazil, Sweden, Israel, Korea, Russia, Canada & across the U.S. Where: Planting Fields, 1395 Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay Info: (516) 922-9200 • http://www.plantingfields.org

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Be mesmerized by a variety of shows at the Planetarium! Come See One World, One Sky where Elmo and Big Bird live in the United States and Hu Hu Zhu lives far away in China but they discover that they see the same stars at night. Or perhaps see Earth, Moon and Sun, a family show that explores the relationship between the Earth, Moon and Sun with the help of Coyote, an amusing character adapted from Native American oral traditions, who has many misconceptions about Earth and its most familiar neighbors. Native American stories are used to help distinguish between myths and science. Learn why the Sun rises and sets and the basics of fusion and solar energy. Examine the Moon’s orbit, craters, phases and eclipses. The show also explores past and future space travel to the Moon and beyond. Check website for pricing and show times.

Where: Vanderbilt Museum Planeterium, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport Info: 631-854-7759 • www.vanderbiltmuseum.org

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Kites are typically constructed out of a sturdy frame covered with thin material designed to catch the wind. They are tethered to a reel that controls height and speed. Discover how to build a simple kite using easy-to-find materials, and then test them outside to watch them float in the air!

Ages: 3 and up. Free with museum admission.

Where: Long Island Children’s Museum, 11 Davis Avenue, Garden City Info: 516-224-5800 • www.licm.org

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Neverland Awaits! Fly away to Neverland with Peter and the Darling children in this adaptation of Disney’s beloved animated film. Wendy Darling loves to tell stories to her brothers, Michael and John.

But when her father announces she must move out of the nursery, Peter Pan comes to visit the children and whisks them away to Neverland. Their journey introduces them to the Lost Boys, Mermaids, Indians and even the infamous pirate, Captain Hook!

It’s Peter to the rescue when Wendy is taken captive by the dreaded captain, who has his own sinister plans in mind for our hero. All seats $15.

Where: Smithtown Performing Arts Center, 2 East Main Street, Smithtown Info: 631-724-3700 • www.smithtownpac.org

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Friday, June 10, 7 – 11 p.m.

Saturday, June 11, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Sunday, June 12, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Eternal Con, The Long Island Comic Con, celebrates its 4th year offering a fun and educational experience for visitors of all ages. Dedicated to bringing fans a more intimate convention experience, Eternal Con is the place where you can get up close and personal with your favorite stars and comic book celebrities. Eternal Con is a family friendly and safe place for children of all ages. Along with the many events, performances, workshops, guests and artists, this year also includes a Friday night fan film fest! June 10 ticket price: Adults $20, Children (2-12) $10; June 11 ticket price: Adults $25, Children (2-12) $12; June 12 ticket price: Adults $20, Children (2-12) $8; or purchase a 3-Day Weekend Pass - Adults $60, Children (2-12) $25 Where: Cradle of Aviation Museum, Charles Lindbergh Blvd, Garden City Info: 516-572-4111 • www.cradleofaviation.org

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Go kart racing with your friends & family at Karts Indoor Raceway. Our challenging course will test your skills. Play laser tag like never before, from massive laser wars to testing your wits with the laser maze. Spend countless hours playing all sorts of arcade games at our establishment. Then, take a break at our Pit Stop Cafe. Play the newest attraction game, The Launch; can you save the world?

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Celebrate strawberry season with ease Strawberries are bountiful in June. From farmer’s markets to supermarkets to, even, many peoples’ backyards. These luscious sweet berries come in many varieties and sizes. They are naturally low in calories and have moderate levels of Vitamin C. Remember, when hulling strawberries use your trusty tomato corer...it makes removing strawberry stem a breeze, (see my column from May 11, 2016).

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4. Serve on toast, over your breakfast yogurt, over ice cream... to name just a few uses.

Angel Food Cake Dressed Up with Strawberries 1 Angel food Cake, store bought, sliced

1. Place berries in a nonreactive bowl large enough to accommodate them.

2. Sprinkle with lemon zest and Liqueur and stir. Refrigerate until serving. (This gets stronger and stronger the longer it marinates.)

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Furman Film Series: Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You Thursday, July 2, 8 p.m.

The 50+ Comedy Tour presented by GCAC and Long Island Comedy(Gold Coast Arts Center) Wednesday, July 2, 8 p.m.

The 50+ Comedy Tour presented by GCAC and Long Island Comedy(Gold Coast Arts Center)

Weezer and Panic! At The Disco Wednesday, July 6, 6:30 p.m.

Slipknot with Marilyn Manson Saturday, July 9, 12:00 p.m.

Vans Warped Tour Sunday, July 10, 6:30 p.m.

Sublime with Rome Monday, July 11, 7:00 p.m.

Def Leppard with REO Speedwagon Wednesday, July 13, 8:00 p.m.

Yanni Sunday, July 17, 7:00 p.m.

Florida Georgia Line Thursday, July 21, 7:00 p.m.

Gwen Stefani LANDMARK ON MAIN STREET Friday, July 22 @ 7:00 p.m.

232 Main Street, Suite 1 Josh Groban Port Washington Saturday, July 23, 4:00 p.m.

(516) 767-1384 ext. 101 Laid Back Festival feat. Gregg Allman, www.landmarkonmainstreet.org Jason Isbell, America, and Marshall June 15, 2:00 p.m.

Tucker Band Afternoon T.E.A. presentation by The Sunday, July 24, 7:00 p.m.

Art Guild: Female Clothed and Nude from Darius Rucker Classical Antiquity to the 20th Century Thursday, July 28, 7:00 p.m.

June 23, 7:30 p.m. and June 24, 8:00 p.m.

Heart with Joan Jett and Cheap Trick Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Saturday, July 30, 6:30 p.m.

Jr. Disturbed and Breaking Benjamin June 29, 2:00 p.m.

Sunday, July 31, 6:45 p.m.

Afternoon T.E.A. – Piano Classics with Counting Crows and Rob Thomas Maria Kogan Thursday, August 4, 7:30 p.m.

July 13, 2:00 p.m.

Brad Paisley, Tyler Farr, Maddie and Tae Afternoon T.E.A. – Vintage Bliss “TribTuesday, August 9, 7:00 p.m. ute to the Great Music Legends” Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa July 27, 2:00 p.m.

Friday, August 12, 7:00 p.m.

Afternoon T.E.A. – Pat Darienzo’s Magic Goo Goo Dolls & Comedy Show Saturday, August 13, 7:00 p.m.

August 10, 2:00 p.m.

Blink 182 with A Day To Remember and Afternoon T.E.A. Cary Grant mini-series All Time Low – film: His Girl Friday Wednesday, August 17, 7:30 p.m.

August 10 – September 4 Black Sabbath My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish Saturday, August 20, 3:59 p.m. through & I’m in Therapy!

Sunday, August 21, 11:59 p.m.

Wednesdays 7:00 p.m.; Thursdays: 2:00 p.m. 2016 Billboard Hot 100 Music Festival and 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, August 25, 8:00 p.m.

Fridays 8:00 p.m.; Saturdays 2:00 p.m. and Jimmy Buffet 8:00 p.m.; Thursday, September 1, 7:00 p.m.

Sundays 2:00 p.m.

Rascal Flatts August 31, 2:00 p.m.

Afternoon T.E.A. Cary Grant mini-series NYCB Theatre at Westbury -- film: To Catch a Thief 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury.

(516) 247-5200 NIKON AT JONES BEACH THEATRE www.thetheatreatwestbury.com 1000 Ocean Parkway, Wantagh Friday, June 10, 8 p.m.

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Saturday, June 11, 6:30 p.m.

BLI Summer Jam feat. Iggy Azalea, Fifth Rebultion Harmony, Meghan Trainor and Charlie Thursday, June 16, 8 p.m.

Puth Don Rickles & Regis Philbin: ConversaTuesday, June 14, 6:00 p.m. tion & Clips Bad Company and Joe Walsh Saturday, June 18, 8 p.m.

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Happy Together feat. Flo & Eddie, Chuck 2016 Country Megaticket Negron Friday, June 17, 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, June 19, 8 p.m.

Jason Aldean Boyz II Men Saturday, June 18, 6:00 p.m.

Friday, June 24, 8 p.m.

Taste of Chaos: Dashboard Confessional The Temptations & the Four Tops and Taking Back Sunday Saturday, Aug. 20, 8 p.m.

Tuesday, June 21, 7:00 p.m.

Air Supply Dave Matthews Band Friday, Sept. 16, 8 p.m.

Friday, June 24, 7:00 p.m.

Charlie Daniels Band Sting and Peter Gabriel Saturday, Nov. 19, 8 p.m.

Monday, June 27, 7:00 p.m.

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Museum ball to honor Museum exhibit: Scharf ‘Glamorous Graffiti’ painting up to 3 cars An Evening of Glamorous Graffiti, Nassau County Museum of Art’s 2016 Ball, will be held on Saturday, June 11 at 7 p.m.

Inspired by the two current exhibitions at the Museum, An Evening of Glamorous Graffiti thematically evokes the work of Kenny Scharf and other late 1970s and early 1980s artists whose vibrant, edgy urban street art transformed contemporary art. Kenny Scharf will be a special guest at the Ball.

New for the 2016 Ball is Late Cosmic Party, a party just for young trendsetters 21-40.

The ball is the Museum’s major annual fundraiser, providing an important component of the museum’s operating budget, offering support for an ambitious schedule of exhibitions and stimulating educational programs for adults, students, families, special-needs individuals and school groups.

An Evening of Glamorous Graffiti will be held at the museum’s historic Gold Coast mansion, which along with extensive gardens and grounds constitutes the former Frick Estate.

Guests will dance to the music of the Alex Donner Orchestra, and will bid for exciting auction prizes including artwork, jewelry, fine dining and unique event experiences.

The ball also features a raffle for a beautiful necklace and earrings of baroque pearls and Swarovski crystals by Ambalu Jewelers.

The media partner for An Evening of Glamorous Graffiti is the magazine, New York Cottages and Gardens.

Tickets to An Evening of Glamorous Graffiti, the 2016 Museum Ball, on Saturday, June 11 at 7 p.m., are $1,000 per person at the Patron level, $500 per person at the Friend level and $350 per person at the Junior level (ages 40 and under).

All but $200 of each ball ticket price is tax deductible.

Tickets for Late Cosmic Party (ages 2140) are $125 ($150 after May 31).

Ball ticket holders and sponsors at all levels are the Museum’s guests at Late Cosmic Party. All but $50 of each Late Cosmic Party ticket price is tax deductible.

Tickets to the 2016 Museum Ball may be purchased online at nassaumuseum. org, link top right on home page, or can be obtained by writing to the developmentoffice@nassaumuseum.org or calling the development office at (516) 484-9338, ext. 16.

Nassau County Museum of Art is located at One Museum Drive in Roslyn Harbor, west of Glen Cove Road, just off Northern Boulevard, Route 25A.

Come watch artist Kenny Scharf Karbombz! (paint) up to three vehicles on the Museum grounds. Adults and family groups are encouraged to watch the artist at work. Here’s an opportunity to watch art and interact with the artist as he creates new art works from conventionally painted automobiles. Karbombz! takes place on the grounds on Sunday, June 19 from 12 to 1 p.m. and from 2 to 4 p.m.

In the Museum Tent, from 1 to 2 p.m., Scharf will be signing copies of Kenny Scharf: Kolors, a survey of his Pop-Surrealist work published by Damiani/Standard Press/Paul Kasmin Gallery.

The book will be available for sale at the Museum Store (only books purchased from the Museum Store will be signed). Free with Museum admission, reservations not needed.

Nassau County Museum of Art is located at One Museum Drive in Ros-

Tom Chapin to headline Crosslines folk festival Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Tom Chapin, whose career spans five decades, headlines the second annual Crossroads Folk Festival on Sunday, June 12.

It will extend from 1-8 p.m. at Crossroads Farm on the grounds of the former Grossmann’s Farm, 480 Hempstead Ave. (intersection of Ocean Avenue) in Malverne.

The farm is located just one-quarter mile from Southern State Parkway Exit 17-S and also within a few blocks of the Long Island Railroad’s Malverne train station.

The family-friendly festival will also feature performances by Long Island-based folk-rock harmony trio Gathering Time, New Jersey-based folk stylists Mara Levine and Mike Agranoff, and Long Island-based singer-songwriters Mike Barry, Marci Geller and Kirsten Maxwell, as well as a few upand-coming local showcase artists earlier in the day.

In addition, the Folk Music Society of Huntington will host a jam tent for those amateur and professional musicians with a desire to play, sing or just listen, while there are a playground and farm animals to keep youngsters entertained. Tickets — priced at $20 ($10 for students and seniors 60 and over) are available for purchase online at crossroadsfolkfestival.com and will also be available at the gate for an additional $5.

More details on the festival, including parking information, also appears on the website.

“Prior to last year’s launch of the Crossroads Folk Festival, there hadn’t been a fullfledged folk festival in southwest Nassau since Nassau Community College discontinued its annual event a decade ago,” said Gathering Time’s Stuart Markus, a Malverne resident who has been advising the Nassau Land Trust’s Farm Advisory Committee.

“This slate of musicians will appeal to people who aren’t necessarily dyed-in-the-wool folkies,” he maintained. “Anyone who enjoys acoustic music and appreciates good songwriting will dig these acts.”

Nassau Land Trust Chairman Rick White said: “Since we started managing this land as open space, we’ve held a number of special events to spur public interest in our sustainably run organic farm, and to increase awareness of issues facing our environment. We’re expecting this to be the biggest of our summer events.”

Festivalgoers are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets. A number of vendors will have food for sale, while Lithology Brewing Company and other local brewers will pour microbrews. New York State wines and soft drinks will be available for purchase as well.

Kenny Scharf Karbombz! two cars

lyn Harbor, just off Northern Boulevard, Route 25A, two traffic lights west of Glen Cove Road.

The Museum is open Tuesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-4:45 p.m. Docent-led tours of the exhibitions are offered at 2 p.m. each day; tours of the mansion are offered each Saturday at 1 p.m.; meet in the lobby, no reservations needed. Tours are free with Museum admission.

Family art activities and family tours are offered Sundays from 1 p.m.; free with Museum admission. Call (516) 484-9338, ext. 12 to inquire about group tours. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors (62 and above) and $4 for students and children (4 to 12). Members are admitted free.

The Museum Store is open Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Call (516) 484-9337 for current exhibitions, events, days/times and directions or log onto nassaumuseum.org.

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A&E Calendar cont’d Continued from Page 36

The Space at Westbury 250 Post Ave., Westbury (516) 283.5566 www.thespaceatwestbury.com Friday, June 10, 8 p.m.

Mary Chapin Carpenter Wednesday, June 15, 8 p.m.

Guster Thursday, June 30, 8 p.m.

Los Lonely Boys Friday, July 1, 8 p.m.

The Lords of 52nd Street Friday, Aug. 5, 8 p.m.

Hot Tuna (Electric) w/Leftover Salmon Friday, Aug. 12, 8 p.m.

The Wailers NASSAU POPS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 869 Willow Road, Franklin Square 516-565-0646 • www.npso.org Sunday, July 10, 8:30 p.m.

Heckscher Park, Huntington Friday, July 15, 8:00 p.m.

Greis Park, Lynbrook Wednesday, July 20, 8:00 p.m.

Village Green Park, Valley Stream Friday, July 22, 8:00 p.m.

Eisenhower Park, East Meadow Friday, July 29, 8:00 p.m.

Memorial Park, Mineola NORTH SHORE POPS ORCHESTRA PO Box 920, Huntington (516) 574-3059 • www.northshorepops. org Sunday, June 12, 3:00 p.m.

St. Thomas Church Thursday, June 30, 7:30 p.m.

Westhampton Beach Gazebo Wednesday, July 6, 7:00 p.m.

Grant Park, Hewlett Thursday, July 14, 7:00 p.m.

Westbury Village Piazza (rain date: July 28) Tuesday, July 19, 7:00 p.m.

Clark Botanic Garden, Albertson (rain date: July 21) Friday, July 29, 8:15 p.m.

Sousa Band Shell, Port Washington THE HARRY CHAPIN LAKESIDE THEATRE Eisenhower Park Stewart Avenue and Merrick Avenue, East Meadow Sunday, June 12, 8 p.m.

Indian American Night Sunday, June 26, 8 p.m.

Israeli American Night Friday, July 1, 8 p.m.

Tramps Like Us Saturday, July 2, 5 p.m.

TD Bank’s “Celebrate America” Fireworks and Show Tuesday, July 5, 8 p.m.

German American Night Friday, July 8, 8 p.m.

Disco Unlimited Saturday, July 9, 8 p.m.

Dean Karahalis and the Concert Pops Monday, July 11, 8 p.m.

“All Shook Up” by Plaza Theatrical Productions Friday, July 15, 8 p.m.

New York Revue featuring The Clusters and The Manhattan Skyline

Saturday, July 16, 8 p.m.

Robert Davi Sings Sinatra Sunday, July 17, 8 p.m.

80s Explosion featuring Alisha, Somethin Fresh and Michael Live Project Monday, July 18, 8 p.m.

Harry Chapin Tribute Friday, July 22, 8 p.m.

Nassau Pops Saturday, July 23, 7:30 p.m.

FRESH 102.7 Presents Fresh in the Park Sunday, July 24, 8 p.m.

Elvis/Beatles Tribute Monday, July 25, 8 p.m.

Selena Experience Friday, July 29, 8 p.m.

Shania Twain/Tim McGraw Tribute Saturday, July 30, 8 p.m.

Oldies Show Sunday, July 31, 8 p.m.

Punjabi American Night Monday, Aug. 1, 8 p.m.

Salute to Vets with Tony Orlando and the USO Liberty Bells (6:30 p.m.)

Saturday, Aug. 6, 8 p.m.

Irish American Night Sunday, Aug. 7, 8 p.m.

Chinese American Night Wednesday, Aug. 10, 8 p.m.

42nd Infantry Division Band Friday, Aug. 12, 8 p.m.

Dr. K’s Motown Revue Saturday, Aug. 13, 8 p.m.

CBS-FM Show with Taylor Dane and Eddie Money Sunday, Aug. 14, 8 p.m.

Pakistani American Night Friday, Aug. 19, 8 p.m.

Desert Highway Eagles Tribute Band Saturday, Aug. 20, 8 p.m.

Gospel and Jazz Sunday, Aug. 21, 8 p.m.

Bangladeshi American Night Friday, Aug. 26, 8 p.m.

Oldies Show with the Del Satins and Classics Saturday, Aug. 27, 8 p.m.

Neil Berg¹s 100 Years of Broadway Sunday, Aug. 28, 8 p.m.

Korean American Night Thursday, Sept. 1, 7 p.m.

Victory Games Benefit ­Oldies Show Sunday, Sept. 4, 8 p.m.

Latino American Night The Paramount 370 New York Ave., Huntington (631) 673-7300 ext. 303 www.paramountny.com Friday, June 10, 8 p.m.

Friday Night Fever Sunday, June 12, 8 p.m.

The Dolan Twins Monday, June 13, 7:30 p.m.

Voyage w/ Fleetwood Macked Saturday, June 18, 8 p.m.

Appetite for Destruction – The Ultimate Guns & Roses Experience Friday, June 24, 8 p.m.

Mike DelGuidice & Big Shot Sunday, June 26, 8 p.m.

Creedence Clearwater Revisited Friday, July 1, 8 p.m.

Saturday, July 2, 8 p.m.

Get The Led Out – The American Led Zeppelin Sunday, July 10, 8 p.m.

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Community Calendar Project Independence Support & Social Group The Town of North Hempstead’s Project Independence is reminding residents that they offer free support and social groups. Call 311 or (516) 8696311 for more information.

Ronald McDonald House Fundraiser The Nassau County Chapter of the National Association of Professional Women* (NAPW) will host its biggest fundraiser of the year for the Ronald McDonald House of New Hyde Park which will be held at: The American Legion Hall: Post 144, 730 Willis Avenue, Williston Park. Saturday, June 11 from 6 to 10 p.m. This fun-filled night will include a buffet dinner, open bar, door prizes, and basket raffles. Raffle tickets will be sold at the event. The cost of a ticket is $48.00 and can be purchased via this link: http://napwronaldmcdonaldhouse.eventbrite.com.

Tickets can also be purchased at the door.

cycling groups that ride before or after work on Weekdays. Let’s Ride Together !! A bigger group is more fun and a better work out. I invite you to join the areas longest running Weekday cycling group. When: Weekdays before work or after work Where: parking lot across from Great Neck Diner, Corner of Bond Street and Grace Avenue.

Trivia Challenge Description of ride : About 15 miles Come see how much you know. Match in about one hour, 20 minutes (Non wits with other great minds. You may stop) We start and finish at the same win a prize! Last Wednesday of every location. Routes and speeds vary month at 7 p.m. Havana Central Restau- depending on the group. rant Roosevelt Field, Garden City. For more info, call (516) 676- 1976.

Kaplan, Steve Stern and Tom Suozzi will address the community and answer your questions. The meeting is sponsored jointly by the League of Women Voters of Nassau County ILO, Port Washington-Manhasset and Huntington, and will take place at the Cold Spring Harbor Public Library located at 95 Harbor Road. All are welcome.

Ride is canceled if the roads are wet or temperature is below 40 degrees.

Free parking in the lot till 9 a.m. and after 6 p.m. Helmets and road bikes mandatory. Beginners welcome. Ride at your own risk. April to November. Come & meet others who are interested in your sport, you may even pick up a pointer or two from one of the veteran cyclists. Contact David (Speedy) Emanuel at speedyemanuel@optonline.net or 516-8409370 or 516-487-8065 before 9:45 p.m. for schedule and to confirm your participation.

Singles Association Of L.I. For information on events, please call (516) 825-0633 or (516) 333-2851 or email singlesassociationofli@yahoo.com.

Your Widowed Social Group The group meets on the third Wednesday of the each month (except July and August) from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at St. LWV Sponsors Meet The Candidates Joseph’s R.C. Church on Franklin Ave. Mark your calendars for Wednesday and Fifth Street, Garden City. There is June 15 from 7 to 9 p.m. for a chance to a $5 fee for members and a $8 fee for meet the Democratic candidates vying non-members. For additional informato represent New York’s 3rd Congrestion, please call (516) 481-9280. sional District. Incumbent Representative Steve Israel has decided not to run Area Cyclists Unite and Jonathan Clarke, Jon Kaiman, Anna There are several area cyclists &

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Gay Men’s Chorus to Northport Gallery to perform at Landmark offer Peter Max works The Long Island Gay Men’s Chorus will perform its Pride 2016 concert, Big Gay Sing: My Favorite Things, at The Landmark on Main Street at 232 Main St. in Port Washington, on Wednesday evening, June 15 at 8 p.m.

The LIGMC, now closing its eighth year, normally performs in Bay Shore at the Y Boulton Center, and other points further east, and has been asked by many to perform in Nassau County.

This year’s Pride concert will be an event where no one in the theater will shush you if you have a sudden urge to burst into song.

Whether you channel Ethel Merman or Ben E. King, The Temptations or Smokey

Robinson, Julie Andrews or Michael Jackson, come on out and make a joyful noise in celebration of Pride Month!

Tickets (general seating at The Landmark) may be purchased at $25 on the Chorus’ website, www.ligmc.org A discount of $5 will be offered for the Nassau County performance using Discount Code NASSAU5.

Tickets for Sunday, June 5 at 3 p.m. at the Y Boulton Center at 37 West Main St. in Bay Shore, are also available at www.ligmc. org A discount of $5 will be offered for the Suffolk County performance using Discount Code SUFFOLK5.

Yiddish opera troupe to perform ‘The Mikado’ The Gilbert and Sullivan Yiddish Light Opera Company performs its production of “The Mikado,” Gilbert and Sullivan’s most popular comic opera, on Wednesday, June 15 at 7:15 p.m. at Congregation Tifereth Israel in Glen Cove.

W. S. Gilbert, the lyricist and book writer, set this hilarious satire in Japan with Japanese characters, a device that allowed him to more freely skewer British officials and institutions.

Der Yiddisher Mikado will be performed with Yiddish lyrics and English dialogue.

Starring in the role of Yum Yum, or in Yiddish, Tsipe Tsviele, is Glen Cove’s own Carly Baron, a soprano who studied voice and opera at Muhlenberg College and Florence University of the Arts.

In addition to the Gilbert and Sullivan Yiddish Light Opera Company, Baron has also sung with the Utopia Opera, Schola Cantorum on Hudson and Schola Repertory Singers ensembles.

She is a winner of the Meistersingers German Lied Vocal Competition and the

Collegiate Aria and Art Song Category of NATS. Baron is the daughter of Barbara and Jay Baron of Glen Cove.

Explaining her interest in Yiddish, Baron said that she is the granddaughter of a fluent Yiddish speaker and teacher.

She has been singing in Yiddish since middle school when she performed for three years with the National Yiddish Theatre-Folksbiene’s Kids and Yiddish.

Baron is thrilled to be reconnecting with her past as a Gilbert and Sullivan Yiddish Light Opera Company cast member.

Tickets for Der Yiddisher Mikado are $18 per person. There will be light refreshments with a cash bar.

The performance begins at 8 p.m. To obtain tickets, call CTI at (516) 676-5080.

CTI is located in Glen Cove, 40 Hill Street, at Landing Road.

Long Island’s oldest continuously operating Jewish congregation, CTI has provided Jewish programming and education to the Long Island community since 1897.

Carly Baron will star as Yum Yum/Tsipe Tsviele in The Yiddisher Mikado on June 15 at Congregation Tifereth Israel in Glen Cove.

A newly-curated collection of artist Peter Max’s paintings will be on exhibition and available for acquisition in a presentation at LaMantia Gallery, 127 Main St. in Northport.

Peter Max will make two very special appearances at the gallery and all appearances are complimentary and open to the public with RSVP’s required.

Previews begin Saturday, June 18

with a kick-off preview party on Friday evening, June 17 from 6 to 8 p.m.

There are two scheduled Meet the Artist receptions: Saturday, June 25 from 6 to 8 p.m. and Sunday, June 26 from 2 to 4 p.m. All artworks are on exhibition and available for acquisition.

RSVP’s are required: 631-754-8414 or james@lamantiagallery.com. For more info, visit www.lamantiagallery.com.

A Sunday at the town beach, plus a concert The Town of North Hempstead announced the upcoming shows for North Hempstead Beach Park’s Sunday Afternoons at the Beach.

This concert series takes place in front of the beautiful backdrop of North Hempstead Beach Park. All concerts are at 1 p.m.

“Our slate of concerts at North Hempstead Beach Park will deliver the perfect summer Sunday afternoon for you and your family,” North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth said. “What a wonderful way to spend some enjoyable time at our local beach.”

First up this summer is Decades of Soul on July 10. Decade of Soul features classic soul and Motown tribute music that’s sure to get you dancing!

Mack and Soul will take the stage on July 17. Mack and Soul is considered one of NY’s best cover bands with their syncopated

rhythms and vocals.

Next at North Hempstead Beach Park are The Projekt who will be performing some of the greatest mix of classic, popular tunes and current favorites! You can catch The Projekton July 24.

The summer series at North Hempstead Beach Park will wrap-up on Aug. 7 when the 1910 Fruitgum Company comes to town.

The 1910 Fruitgum Company will be playing their hits “Simon Says,” “Yummy, Yummy,” “1, 2, 3 Red Light” and covering hits of ‘60s and ‘70s.

North Hempstead Beach Park is located at 175 West Shore Road in Port Washington.

All concerts are free, but parking fees will apply.

For more information, please call 311 and visit www.northhempsteadny.gov/summer for the full schedule of summer events and festivals.

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County film series in Three get leg up in park to begin July 6 wing eating contest Nassau County has announced that the Family Movie Night Series have returned to Eisenhower Park this summer.

Beginning at dusk, films will be shown every Thursday between July 7 and Aug. 25 on the giant screen at the Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre. Admission is free.

“Eisenhower Park is the place to be on Thursday nights,” Nassau County Executive Mangano said. “Grab a blanket, pack some snacks and come enjoy some family-friendly movies under the stars this summer.”

Eisenhower Park Summer Movie Night Schedule: July 7: Peanuts – G (88 min.) 8:35 p.m. start July 14: Hotel Transylvania 2 – PG (89 min.) 8:30 p.m. start July 21: Minions – PG (91 min.)

8:30 p.m. start July 28: HOME – PG (94 min.) 8:15 p.m. start August 4: Kung Fu Panda 3 – PG (95 min.) 8:15 p.m. start August 11: Goosebumps – PG (103 min.) 8:05 p.m. start

August 28: PAN – PG (111 min.)

8:00 p.m. start August 25: Wizard of Oz – PG (102 min.) 7:45 p.m. start The Lakeside Theatre Family Movie Night Series is presented by the Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation and Museums. Through a sponsorship from Fresh 102.7, there are a total of eight Family Movie Nights presented on the giant screen at Eisenhower Park’s Lakeside Theatre, free of charge.

The Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre is located near parking fields 6 and 6A in Eisenhower Park. Special accommodations are available for disabled patrons, including reserved parking, easily accessible restrooms, and a convenient reserved location on the hill.

Assistive hearing devices are also available for the hearing impaired. There is no formal seating at Lakeside Theatre, so movie-goers are urged to bring folding chairs. If weather conditions are doubtful, please call: (516) 572-0355 after 7:00 p.m.

With the College Wing Eating Championships now completed at three Long Island colleges earlier this month, where students battled each other in an excite-wing and captivatewing throwdown to see who would represent their school at the Second Annual NY Best Wings Festival later this year, the three winners have finally been announced.

Molloy College’s Anthony Pedriata, SUNY Old Westbury’s Jose Gomez, and NYIT’s Tobin George each came out on top, beating out their peers by eating 12 Buffalo Wings from Wing Zone the fastest, and will now advance to the main event going up against last year’s champ from Molloy, Tom Malinowski.

Crowds descended upon the campuses at Molloy College April 9, SUNY Old Westbury May 3, and NYIT May 5 to watch Pedriata, Gomez, and George in an all out wing-frenzy not for the faint-of-stomach.

Going up against some fierce trash talk-wing and strategies from “the typewriter” to “wishboning,” the three

titans of chicken put their appetites to the ultimate test and will now advance to New York’s wing mecca for a shot at the title and bragging rights if they’re crowned this year’s champs.

At the College Wing Eating Championship at the New York Best Wings Festival later this year, the winner of the final round will receive a $100 gift certificate to Wing Zone, a special VIP ticket to the NY Best Wings Festival, a first-place trophy for the school to showcase and honor their college champion, and an online feature at BestWingsLI.com and NYBestWingsFestival.com.

As they prepare for the final and ultimate challenge, these three College Wing Eating Champions are now left with the gratify-wing feeling of accomplishment as their road ahead leads to the 2nd Annual NY Best Wings Festival.

For More on Best Wings: Long Island and the NY Best Wings Festival, visit: http://www.nybestwingsfestival.com/

Tully Park concerts to honor Joel, the Boss The Town of North Hempstead has announced this year’s series of free summer concerts at Clinton G. Martin Park and the Stadium at Michael J. Tully Park, including the two bands paying tribute to Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen.

“We are so very excited to have a great slate of incredible cover bands and the classic Capris for our summer concert schedule,” Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Bosworth said. “I am recommend that all attendees bring their dancing shoes, along with their lawn chairs.”

Tributes to Billy and The Boss by two bands, Captain Jack and Tramps Like Us, will take place at the Stadium at Michael J. Tully Park on July 23 at 7:30 p.m.

The Captain Jack band is a popular Billy Joel cover band and Tramps Like

Us is the number one Bruce Springsteen tribute band in the country.

The Capris will take the stage on July 8 at 7:30 p.m. in the first of two summer concerts at Clinton G. Martin Park.

The Capris will be performing their hits “There’s a Moon Out Tonight,” “Morse Code of Love” and other music of the ‘60s and ‘70s.

Next at Clinton G. Martin Park, on Aug. 5 at 7:30 p.m., will be The Rod Rock Experience, which is a Rod Steward tribute band starring Rick St. James.

Tully Park is located at 1801 Evergreen Avenue and Clinton G. Martin Park is located at 1600 Marcus Ave. For more information, please call 311 and visit www.northhempsteadny. gov/summer for full schedule of summer events and festivals.

Mary Jane Davies park concerts to begin July 11 The Town of North Hempstead this week announced dates for this year’s series of free summer concerts held Monday nights at 7:30 p.m. at Mary Jane Davies Green in Manhasset.

This year’s event kick-off will be Randy & The Rainbows on July 11. They will per-

form popular and classic oldies songs.

On July 18, Quickdraw will get the audience dancing with their new and old country and southern rock music.

On July 25, Astrograss will be a one-ofa-kind show mixing educational and cultural topics into this family show.

They will get both kids and parents dancing and singing with a unique blend of bluegrass, old time and folk music.

Closing out the summer series at Mary Jane Davies Green on Aug. 1 will be Little Sister and The Rolling Machine, covering popular rock artists of the ‘80s, ‘90s and to-

day.

Mary Jane Davies Green is on Plandome Road in Manhasset, across from Town Hall.

For more information, please call 311 and visit www.northhempsteadny.gov/summer for the full schedule of summer events and festivals.

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Williston Park Park Library Williston Library From the Director: We are suspending the acceptance of donations until further notice. We simply do not have the storage space.

If you would like to receive email notifications on upcoming programs, please send an e-mail to willistonpr@yahoo.com with your contact information. You can be notified for adult programs, children’s programs or general information, or you can add your name to all three!

Please note we will be making reminder calls to those patrons with museum pass reservations on the morning of their scheduled

pick up date. Patrons will have until the end of that day to pick up the pass. If it is not picked up, the reserve will be cancelled and the pass will made available to other patrons.

Thanks to the generosity of the Friends of the Library, we will be adding the Intrepid to our list of museum passes. We will let you know when the Pass is received.

Here are some new arrivals to the library: Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS — Joby Warrick Robert B. Parker’s Slow Burn — Ace Atkins Sleep Revolution: Transforming

Your Life, One Night at a Time — Arianna Huffington Everyone Brave is Forgiven — Chris Cleave Louisa: The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams — Louisa Thomas 15th Affair — James Patterson Kick Kennedy: The Charmed Life & Tragic Death of the Favorite Kennedy Daughter — Barbara Leaming Art of Murder — Elaine Viets Custer’s Trials — T. J. Stiles High Dive — Jonathan Lee Murder in Morningside Heights — Victoria Thompson Book of Ages: Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin — Jill Lepore

Murder That Never Was — Andrea Kane

the NYPD’s first black officer.

CHILDREN

ADULt Author Appearance Thursday, June 23 at 7 p.m. in the Assembly Room of Village Hall. Join author Arthur Browne as he discusses his book One Righteous Man: Samuel Battle and the Shattering of the Color Line in New York. A winner of the Christopher Award and the New York City Book Award, this is a history of African Americans in NYC from the 1910’s to 1960, told through the life of Samuel Battle,

Bideawee’s Reading-to-Dogs Program Wednesda, June 22 at 4 p.m. in the Library. Children of all reading ages are welcome to attend this fun, non-judgmental environment and improve their reading skills. Sign up at the Circulation Desk.

Summer Reading Club Kickoff Wednesday, June 29 from 12 to 3 p.m. for children of all ages.

Register for the reading club and all the fun programs!

2016 NYS Summer Reading Program at Williston Park Library June 29- Kickoff Party 12:00-3:00 p.m.- all ages 30- Story Hour for Tots- 11:00 a.m.- ages 1-3 July 5- Story Time & Crafts- 10:00 a.m.- 3 ½ & up 9- Saturday Movie- 10:30 a.m.- all ages 11- Pajama Story Hour- 7:00 p.m.- all ages 12- Story Time & Crafts- 10:00 a.m.- 3 ½ & up 13- “Rocket Ship” Tiny Tykes Special- 10:15 a.m.- ages 2 ½- 5 14- Story Hour for Tots- 11:00 a.m.- ages 1-3 15- Children’s Ceramic Birdhouses- 4:30 p.m.- kindergarten

& up 16- Saturday Movie- 10:30 a.m.- all ages 18- Pajama Story Hour- 7:00 p.m.- all ages 19- Story Time & Crafts- 10:00 a.m.- 3 ½ & up 20- Kids Zumba- 5:00 p.m.- ages 7-12 25- Pajama Story Hour- 7:00 p.m.- all ages 26- Story Time & Crafts- 10:00 a.m.- 3 ½ & up 26- Kids Yoga- 11:00 a.m.- ages 3-8 27- Kids Zumba- 5:00 p.m.- ages 7-12 28- Story Hour for Tots- 11:00 a.m.- ages 1-3 30- Saturday Movie- 10:30 a.m.- all ages

August 2- Story Time & Crafts- 10:00 a.m.- 3 ½ & up 2- Kids Yoga- 11:00 a.m.- ages 3-8 2- Monster Hunt- 6:30- p.m.- ages 7-14 3- Kids Zumba- 5:00 p.m.- ages 7-12 4- Story Hour for Tots- 11:00 a.m.- ages 1-3 6- Live Animal Presentation, Green Meadows Farm- 11:00 a.m.- all ages 9- End of Summer Reading Club Pool Party- 11:00- Williston Park Pool- for all participants that complete the reading requirements.

East Library EastWilliston Williston Library AFTERNOON BOOK GROUP “A Man Called Ove” by Fredrik Backman. The group will meet Tuesday, June 14 at 1:30 p.m.

be borrowed for a threeday period. Passes may be reserved in advance.

LEARNING EXPRESS LIBRARY: Whatever your goal, LearningExpressLibrary’s resources will help you succeed. 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

OLD WESTBURY GARDENS 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

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 N0TARY PUBLIC: Hours

are Monday & Thursday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Wednesday from 3 to 7 p.m. Photo identification is required. Documents to be notarized must be signed at the time of notarization, not before. You must bring your own witness if needed.

Please telephone the Library to confirm a notary is available.

COLLECTION ON DISPLAY: TThe East Williston

Public Library Friends invites the public to view and enjoy an attractive and interesting display of frogs that has been collected over the years by East Williston Public Library Friend Anne Messina. The collection is on display in the East Williston Village Hall for the month of June.

Register for all programs by calling 516-741-1213 or email us at ewpl@ewlibrary.org

Shelter Rock Library ESOL CLASSES (English for Speakers of Other Languages). For Beginner & Intermediate Students.

Wednesdays from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. June 15. In the Community Room. Registration is NOT required.

SRPL THURSDAY MOVIES at 2:00 & 7:30 PM This month, strong women characters are showcased, in

these two films, that illustrate how neither will be dissuaded easily from getting what she wants and strives for in pursuing her vision of success.

June 23- EAST SIDE SUSHI Directed by Anthony Lucero 2015; Rated PG, 106 minutes Cast: Diana Elizabeth Torres, Yutaka Takeuchi, Roji Oyama, Jesus Fuentes After working at a fruit vending cart, a single

Latina mom, Juana, (who can slice and dice anything) decides to take a job at a local Japanese restaurant. Intrigued by the food, she learns to make sushi on her own. However, when Juana at- tempts to become a sushi chef, she is faced with workplace bias against both her gender and her “wrong” nationality.

BOOK DISCUSSION

The Story Hour by Thrity Umrigar. Wednesday, June 29 from 2:30 to 3:30 PM Led by SRPL Librarians Cathy Loechner and Susan Healy Registration begins on Wednesday, June 1.

SENIOR RAP GROUP ... for the 55+ set who have a lifetime of experiences to share! Anyone interested in joining the group is welcome.

tion is lively and provocative.

Monday, July 11 at 11:00 AM Come and join the Shelter Rock Public Library Senior Rap Group. This discussion group is led by volunteer facilitator, David Marx.

ADULT SUMMER READING PROGRAM AND EXERCISE YOUR MIND! Consider reading a new genre

or books with different points of view or anything that will stimulate your imagination.

Participants may begin registering by joining us on June 11 at 10 AM in the Community Room. If you can’t join us at that time, simply register by July 1 at the Adult Reference Desk. Materials will be provided at the time of registration. While Continued on Page 74

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Kim Kaiman wins Emmy for commerical B y J o e N i k ic For Kim Kaiman, winning an Emmy Award for her role in a Time Warner Cable public service announcement was “a little embarrassing.”

“I still can’t believe it,” she said. “I almost feel slightly guilty because it was one of the few things I’ve done in over 20 years where I wasn’t acting, I was just being myself.”

Kaiman, executive director of the Town of North Hempstead Business & Tourism Development Corporation, received the award at the 59th annual New York Emmy Awards on March 19.

Kaiman was nominated for her role in Time Warner Cable’s “We Are One” campaign, which aimed to build awareness about the diversity of the HispanicAmerican community.

She said the announcement’s message was that Hispanic Americans come from all different walks of life and don’t necessarily look similar.

Kaiman, whose great-grandparents were Spanish, said people are often shocked when she tells them she is Hispanic because of her appearance.

“I think for me, they just look at me like I’ve got three heads, like really you’re Hispanic?” she

said. “I can give them my entire genealogy and it still wouldn’t make a difference.”

She said people should recognize that Hispanic Americans do not have one specific look that identifies them.

“You can’t put us into a vacuum,” she said.

Kaiman said her great-grandparents were sugarcane workers in the Canary Islands.

They then moved to Puerto Rico, she said, where both her grandparents were born.

Her grandfather eventually moved from Puerto Rico to the Bronx, where he owned a bodega.

Kaiman said she grew up in a bilingual household, where she learned to speak Spanish fluently.

The theater was a big part of her upbringing, she said, as she went to numerous performing arts and theatrical venues to perform.

Kaiman said as the years went on, she saw that acting wasn’t going to be her calling in life.

“I realized that I was probably never going to be able to make a living out of it and decided to go to law school at CUNY Law and graduated,” she said.

Although she decided to take a different career route, Kaiman continued to stay involved in the theatrical community.

She said she has performed on stage locally in Great Neck, Port Washington, East Williston and Queens in the past 25 years.

“Some people like to go to the gym as their hobby, some people like to go jogging in the morning, some people like to cook,” Kaiman said. “For me, I just enjoy doing theater.”

She said her love of the theater has rubbed off on both her daughter and her husband, Jon Kaiman, who is one of five Democratic candidates vying for the nomination to run for outgoing U.S. Rep. Steve Israel’s Third Congressional District seat.

“It was so interesting to sit back and pass on this tremendous love and be able to share that with my daughter,” Kaiman said. “It’s interesting to see this little spark in her come out.”

She said she and Jon have performed together at Temple Israel of Great Neck.

Through all of her acting experiences, Kaiman said winning an Emmy reigns supreme over her other achievements.

“Who thinks they’re going to win an Emmy? Not me. I didn’t even think we were going to be nominated,” she said. “For me, it represents 25 years of enjoying this hobby of mine.”

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Kim Kaiman poses with her Emmy award.

Lord & Taylor celebrates start of expansion B y N eg l a h Sharma To commemorate its arrival in Manhasset, and in the United States in 1941, Lord & Taylor kicked off Memorial Day weekend with a special charitable shopping event to benefit the United Service Organization, a private nonprofit focused on military support, now also in its 75th year.

The upscale chain retailer kicked off its weekend-long festivities with Breakfast at Sarabeth’s on Friday with Manhasset’s community leaders.

For the three-day weekend, customers could purchase a $5 storewide 25 percent savings pass, with the full cost of the ticket benefiting the United Service Organization.

The organization puts special emphasis on helping forwarddeployed troops, military families, wounded warriors, fallen soldiers and others.

“Partnerships like this are important because they help the USO provide services and programs at our locations around the

world,” said Michael Hoar, USO vice president of corporate alliance.

The Congressionally-chartered nonprofit has nearly 180 worldwide locations to keep military service members connected with their families, home and country as they serve the nation.

“The USO provides a touch of home through centers at airports and military bases in the U.S. and abroad, top quality entertainment and innovative programs and services,” said Sarah Camille Hipp, a spokesperson for the USO. She said that service and entertainment tours are made possible through donations of the American people as well as corporate partners.

The United Service Organization provides mobile entertainment gaming, holiday care packages, Operation Phone Home, couples seminars and programs for military mothers-to-be.

Currently, the organization has five centers located in the tristate area, with an additional one opening soon in Newark, New Lord & Taylor is renovating its Manhasset store at Northern Boulevard and Shelter Rock Road.

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Americana creates fun place to shop At its best, the shopping experience ought to be edifying, educational and a pleasure.

Strolling down the Champs Elysees in Paris, walking down the Via Condetti by the Spanish Steps in Rome or browsing at Harrods in London are all transcendent experiences.

Many years ago I remember being in Harrods and looking for something, anything, I might be able to afford.

As I walked from room to room I came across a scene I will never forget. A charming little five year old Chinese girl who was obviously some kind of prodigy walked up to a sparkling white grand piano on display and started playing a Bach sonata. By the time her parents realized what she was doing a crowd had gathered around her to listen.

When she finished playing, the crowd started to applaud, she was startled by this and she ran into her mother’s arms. This is the kind of experience you find when you do luxury shopping at the best places.

These stores have a knack of combining art and shopping.

But you needn’t travel to Europe to find this.

Walking down Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills or Worth Avenue in Palm Springs and you feel the same kind of excitement and pleasure.

And closer to home we have our own version of Rodeo Drive.

It’s called Americana Manhasset and was developed by Frank Castagna way back in 1956.

His dream was to build a premier shopping destination and with the help of a world class architect he succeeded.

You will find all the high end stores including Prada, Louis Vuitton, Dior, Fendi, Loro Piana, Hermes, Ralph Lauren, Chanel, Gucci, Cartier, Burberry, Coach and now a high end sports fashion store called Bandier.

I caught up with Andrea Sanders who is the Americana Senior vice president and its creative director and asked her to explain the Americana magic. She told me “We look to provide our customers with a sensory experience, from the beauty of the architecture to the

When artists collaborate with fashion designers fun things begin to happen. Here are sneakers using a Gary Baseman print sold by Coach.

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smell of the flowers, to the warmth of the customer service….We have a wide breadth of international brands that all bring their unique aesthetic to Americana. “ The architect of the Americana is Peter Marino, who grew up in Queens, went to school at Cornell and is now considered to be the definitive post-modern architect for luxury stores throughout the world.

He dresses in leather and he may look like a biker but has the aesthetic sensibility of a fine artist.

Last weekend I wandered around the Americana to get a feel for the place.

I stopped into Cipollini Trattoria for brunch. I think this restaurant is a perfect example of the Americana Manhasset.

The outdoor seating reminds me of the Ville D’Este Hotel on Lake Como and its inside design encourages people watching. The clientele all look cool, all vary in age and the place has good energy.

I don’t know how Peter Marino did it but it’s working.

After brunch I stopped in at Coach located right next door. Last

year Coach was consigning work from the Los Angeles artist Gary Baseman and I asked about him.

His limited edition tee shirts are all sold out but what they are doing now is making fun and playful handbags with that Peewee Herman Funhouse dinosaur Rexy on them.

This is the brainstorm of Coach’s new creative director Stuart Vevers who knows something about branding. I can see that the idea of fun is penetrated high fashion.

It seems to me that Louis Vuitton started this trend twenty years ago when they hired Takashi Murakami the Japanese artist who started the flat art movement and cartooning.

My next stop was the Louis Vuitton store where I chatted with two customers, a father and son from Hewlett. The son had just returned from a year abroad in Paris and when I asked them why they drove up here to the Gold Coast from Hewlett they said “The shopping is just as good here as on Madison Avenue and it’s a lot closer to get to.”

I finished my shopping day with a quick stop at Bandier the high end sportswear shop and then had my glasses adjusted at Morganthal Frederic.

I was home within 10 minutes.

I started by saying that shopping ought to be educational and a pleasure. Anyone can appreciate the pleasure of Americana Manhasset with its architecture, its flowering landscape, its luxury items and its Manhattan style restaurants.

But how is all this high-end

luxury shopping an education?

Can shopping be considered adult education?

Here’s my answer. We are beginning to see a fashion trend in full swing where designers are using cute fun playful images on clothing and bags. Murakamis cartoons on Louis Vuitton bags. Rexy the dinosaur on Coach Bags. The Burberry bee on their stuff. Limited edition Jason Baseman cartoons on high end tee shirts. The list goes on and on.

All these creative directors in charge of branding watch trends and watch what sells. And what is selling is cartoon fun playful stuff fused to high-end luxury.

This is the perfect response to the American dilemma. Whether you happen to be a one percenter or a fifty percenter we are all in the same boat. And the name of that boat is overwork. Americans are by far the most industrious and hardworking people on earth. We take fewer vacation days than any other civilized country. What every American needs is some play time, some free time, some fun time.

So let me thank Frank Castagna and Frank Marino and all those fun artists like Gary Baseman and Takashi Murakami and even Peewee Herman for combining beauty and play together in such a luscious way.

Who knew that luxury fashion could carry hidden messages but it can. The message is that life is tough so it makes sense to smile a little and have a little fun every day. Hello Kitty gives big business a hug!

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Author graces religious bookstore in W.P.

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Author Karen Elaine Stewart appeared at the Olive Branch bookstore in Williston Park to sign copies of her book, “God’s Dynamics.” Stewart, a native of Jamaica, appeared with her husband and nine children.

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Kohl’s donates $211K to Cohen Children’s

Mineola students cited for building of bridges Mineola High School students Sofia Guirola and Elizabeth Ryan have been selected to receive the Students Building Bridges Award for serving as role models to their classmates.

Both students are integral parts of the school’s Student Service Center, and have served a combined total of approximately 200 service hours this year.

Guirola and Ryan were honored for

Cohen Children’s Medical Center of New York, part of Northwell Health, was awarded a grant of $210,998 from Kohl’s through its Kohl’s Cares cause merchandise program.

Presented at the children’s hospital during the annual Children & Healthcare Week fair, the Kohl’s donation to Cohen will support the Kohl’s Cares Keeping Kids Healthy Program, a community-wide nutrition and physical activity program that works to improve children’s overall health and wellness.

Since 2000, Kohl’s has donated more than $4.2 million to Cohen.

“We are very grateful to Kohl’s and Kohl’s Cares for their extraordinary support of the children’s hospital this year and for the last 16 years,” said Debbie Riccardi, director of community outreach at Cohen.

“The partnership between Cohen and Kohl’s is making a tremendous difference in helping to educate our community about making choices about proper nutrition and exercise, which are keys to wellness.”

More than 30 second graders from Our Lady of the Snows in Glen Oaks, Queens, participated in the “hands-on” health fair visiting 12 tables staffed by doctors, nurses and other clinicians.

The event covered a wide range of topics, including the operating room, listening

to the heart with a stethoscope, learning about helmet safety, dental care and injury prevention. It also included a tour of an ambulance and a presentation on healthy eating.

Held in the hospital’s lobby, the health fair showcased Kohl’s Cares Keeping Healthy program, with local Kohl’s employees volunteering at the event.

During Children & Healthcare week, Cohen hosted more than 650 elementary school children who participated in the kids’ health fair.

Kohl’s supports Cohen Children’s Medical Center through the Kohl’s Cares cause merchandise program.

Through this initiative, Kohl’s sells $5 books and plush toys, where 100 percent of net profit benefits children’s health programs nationwide, including hospital partnerships like this one. Kohl’s has raised nearly $300 million through this merchandise program.

Through the Kohl’s Associates in Action volunteer program, more than 834,000 associates have donated more than 3.2 million hours of their time since 2001, and Kohl’s has donated more than $79 million to youth-focused nonprofit organizations.

Kohl’s also offers fundraising gift cards for schools and youth-serving organizations.

their efforts in building bridges across communities and creating a more civil society at Nassau County’s Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) program on Thursday, May 19 at Hofstra University’s Student Center Theater.

Each student received a citation from an elected official and a certificate from the Jewish Community Relations Council of Long Island.

Herricks places 4th in average SAT scores Herricks Public Schools placed No. 4 out of more than 90 school districts across Long Island in a list compiled highlighting the highest average SAT scores.

The average SAT score in Herricks for 2015 was 1767.

According to Patch, which compiled the list, the rankings were based on SAT information provided by the New York State Department of Education.

“Patch hopes these reports will help inform parents, educators and communities about how well a public school is perform-

ing and preparing its students for college and careers,” the online news network stated in its article.

“Our students work hard, and are supported by involved parents and outstanding educators,” Herricks school Superintendent Fino Celano said. “Throughout the district, starting in our elementary schools, our teachers and administrators are committed to providing high quality instruction and 21st century skills that will prepare our students to be life-long learners.”

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Mineola student leads walk to cure Crohn’s have supported me in raising funds and have walked proudly with me at the Take Steps walk. I am proud to be the honoree this year for the CCFA and have aspirations to spread awareness and fundraise greater than any other year. I hope the money raised towards research will someday help find a cure for myself and all those suffering with IBD.” The Take Steps for Crohn’s & Colitis Walk is the nation’s largest event dedicated to finding cures and raising awareness for digestive diseases.

Take Steps walks offer an incredible day for family, friends and the community to celebrate all of the efforts that have been put forth in raising funds towards our mission.

The day combines high energy and fun with access to valuable information and education.

More than 40,000 people walked for cures last year, raising more than $10 million for mission-critical research and patient support programs.

For more information on how to get involved with Take Steps and to find a 2016 walk site nearest you, please visit www.cctakesteps.org or contact Suzanne Beck at 516-222-5530 or sbeck@ccfa. org.

Rebecca Monachelli from Mineola is motivating the local community to find cures by participating in the Crohn’s & Colitis Long Island’s Take Steps walk.

This year’s walk takes place on Sunday, June 12, at 1 p.m. at Marjorie Post Park.

Monachelli is living with Crohn’s disease which, combined with ulcerative colitis, are painful, debilitating digestive diseases affecting more than 1.6 million American adults and children, including an estimated 80,000 patients younger than 18.

In 2011, as a senior in high school, Monachelli started to develop severe abdominal pain in her lower right side.

After her first colonoscopy, Monachelli woke up to, “You have Crohn’s disease... there are support groups for what you’re going through.”

What she thought would be a quick fix turned into a life-changing diagnosis.

Within two months of diagnosis, Monachelli dropped to about 90 pounds; her hair was thinning, she was on TPN, could not eat solid food and was scheduled for surgery.

“CCFA has been an incredible organization from the beginning of my IBD journey,” Monachelli said. “I attend yearly talks about uprising medications and technology in the IBD world and am connected through campus connects. Since I was diagnosed, my family and friends

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Pavlidis, Polo honored for earning Eagle rank Teddy Bear Clinic On May 14, Kerry McKenna, a member of Girl Scout Juniors Troop 1712 in Mineola, participated in the St. Joseph’s Hospital Annual Teddy Bear Clinic. Participants spun a wheel to determine what was wrong with their bears and then proceeded through stations to receive treatments for their bears. There was an ambulance tour, child ID cards, food and more during the event.

North Hempstead Town officials honored the newest Eagle Scouts from Troop 201 in Williston Park during a ceremony at American Legion Post 144 on May 22.

Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth, Town Clerk Wayne Wink, and Councilman Peter Zuckerman (D-East Hills) presented proclamations to Kevin Pavlidis and Anthony Polo in recognition of this special occasion.

Pavlidis achieved his rank due to his

work transforming Herricks Pond Park, including a vigorous clean-up effort helping to revitalize the ecosystem of the pond.

Polo spearheaded the creation of a new weight room for the Herricks High School wrestling team at the Herricks Community Center.

Eagle Scout is the highest advancement rank in Boy Scouting and requires scouts to earn at least 21 merit badges.

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Supervisor Judi Bosworth and the Town Board with honorees from the 44th Annual Senior Recognition Luncheon on May 17.

Town honors seniors for exceptional service

On May 17 and 19, The Town of North Hempstead honored more than three dozen seniors for their exceptional service to the community at the 44th Annual Senior Recognition Luncheon at the Clubhouse at Harbor Links in Port Washington. The ceremony was attended by elected officials, and family and friends of the honorees.

“Every honoree has dedicated themselves to improving the community and enriching the Town of North Hempstead, making it one of the most wonderful places to live,” Bosworth said. “Our Town is fortunate to be home to seniors who are engaged in living life to the fullest and always willing to lend a hand to others.”

Bosworth highlighted the Town’s Project Independence program as a way that the town gives back to our seniors

and their families on a consistent basis.

Project Independence provides services such as transportation to doctor’s appointments and the supermarket, nursing and social work services and more.

Many seniors who attended the luncheon are members of Project Independence.

Below are the honorees and their Senior Groups: Joseph Amplo(Leisure Club of Greater NHP) Emiliana Barrera(North Shore University Hospital) Jerry Berkson (Sid Jacobson JCC) Louis F. Biundo ( John Michael Marino Lodge #1389 Order Sons of Italy in America) Vincent L. Capasso (Cellini Lodge 2206 Order Sons of Italy in America) Anthony Carpinelli (Knights of Columbus Port Washington Council) Mary Castianni (Herricks Senior Community

Service Center) Marion Goldschmidt (North Shore University Hospital) Barbara Heslin (Carle Place Seniors) Dorothy Holt (First Baptist Cathedral of Westbury) Mansur Jamal (Ismaili Cultural Center) Lily Kashani (Sephardic Heritage Alliance) Dina Khordi (Mashadi Senior Club) Ram Kriplani, Milan ( Herricks Indo-US) Phoebe Lazarus (Project Independence Great Neck Advisory Board) Karen Lee(Joy Fu Chinese Senior Club) Florence Licurse (Mineola Golden Age Club) Rosa Lobos (Port Washington Senior Community Service Center) Dorisanne Loeschorn-Butera (Knights of Columbus Seniors) Anne Maurice (Leisure Club of Greater New Hyde Park)

Mary Mikowski (Irish American Society) Habeebuddin Mohammed (Islamic Center of Long Island) Barbara Nelson (Magnolia Gardens) Dolores Oliphant (Valley Residence) Mary Ann Plaia (Leisure Club of Mineola) Bernice Roberts (Project Independence Westbury - Carle Place Advisory Board) Edith Rosen (AARP Chapter#3983) Selwyn “Jerry” Rudnick (Project Independence Port Washington Advisory Board) Ellen Schaier ( Port Washington Senior Center) Dan Scheidel (AARP Chapter#4202) William “Bill” Vesely (Williston Park Seniors) Marianna Wohlgemuth (Project Independence New Hyde Park Advisory Board) For individual pictures of the winners or more information please call 311 or (516)869-6311

New bat house installed on latest ‘Off the Trail’ North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth recently joined Ranger Eric Powers of the hit North Hempstead Television (NHTV) program “Off the Trail,” to hang a bat house along the Hempstead Harbor Trail.

It was all part of the latest episode of the show, which also takes a look at the amazing sense of hearing of both bats and horses.

In the new episode, Ranger Powers also instructs viewers on how to easily build a bat house for their own backyard.

With the assistance of Parks Department personnel, the bat house was hung in a cottonwood tree along the trail in order to control the insect population.

The Town of North Hempstead uses many environmentally safe methods of pesticide control, such as bat houses.

Bats can eat up to 1000 mosquitoes per hour. Several bat houses have also been installed at Clark Botanic Garden with great success in controlling the insect population.

“Off the Trail” also visited the Nassau County Police Department’s Mounted Unit at Eisenhower Park to see how horses are trained and how their extraordinary sense of hearing helps them in their work.

The episode will air in May on Channel 18/63 on Cablevision and Channel 46 on Verizon FIOS, or at www.

Supervisor Bosworth with Ranger Eric Powers at the Hempstead Harbor Trail. mynhtv.com or https://youtu.be/uNAvtV0Ozwc.

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County clerk speaks to Milan seniors

From left: Ram K, Nassau County Clerk Maureen O’Connell and Milan Seniors Club President Dr. Nilesh Soni

Nassau County Clerk Maureen O’Connell was the guest speaker at the Milan Seniors Club meeting at Clinton G. Martin Park in New Hyde Park.

O’Connell spoke with members about the services the Clerk’s office provides to the community including the processing and maintenance of the County’s land and court records.

O’Connell was also proud to announce to the group that Nassau County land and miscellaneous records are now available to search online.

The public can access County Clerk records such as deeds, mortgages, property cards, UCC filings, and business names from their home or office.

The Clerk explained that this online service has been introduced for the convenience of Nassau County residents. Access is available through the County

Clerk’s website at http://www. nassaucountyny.gov/clerk or by going to www.uslandrecords. com.

O’Connell also advised residents about mass mailings for costly deed retrieval services, some of which cost 1000% more than the Clerk’s Office fees, and to disregard such offers. These deceptive solicitations advise homeowners they need to purchase a certified copy of their deed which actually can be obtained directly from the Clerk’s office for a nominal fee.

She cautioned homeowners to be aware of other types of scams seen at the Clerk’s office and initiatives she has undertaken to assist and protect residents. Clerk O’Connell reminded the seniors to be wary of solicitations looking for any type of personal identifying information.

Mangano, Tech Team to host job fair June 20 Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano and the Nassau County Tech Task Team (T3), co-chaired by Peter Goldsmith and Andrew Hazen of LaunchPad Long Island, last week announced a free private sector job fair to be held on Monday, June 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City.

More than a dozen local tech companies have committed to offering more than 100 jobs to qualified job seekers.

Employers are seeking software engineers, UX & UI designers, Growth Hackers, iOS developers, Data Scientists, Web Developers, Digital Marketers, Channel Development Manager, Programmers, Engineers, Help Desk and beyond.

“My administration remains committed to helping residents find meaningful employment opportunities as well as assisting local employers in recruiting qualified employees,” Mangano stated. “This Tech Job Fair supports our growing tech-

nology industry in Nassau County.”

Companies already registered to recruit include Broadridge, Dealertrack, Canon, Omnicon Group, Softheon, Comview Corp., eGifter, Applied Visions, Barach Group, and many more.

“We created an event that benefits the Long Island tech community and allows companies of all sizes the opportunity to directly recruit from Long Island’s growing and diverse talent pool,” said Andrew S. Hazen, founder and CEO of LaunchPad,

which created the event three years ago.

“The result has transformed the Technology Island Job Fair into the biggest tech job fair on Long Island.”

There is no charge for admission and parking is free. For more information or to participate as a vendor, please visit www. nassaucountyny.gov/technologyisland.

To register, please go to www.TechnologyIsland.com or contact jobfair@ LaunchPadLI.com to exhibit or for sponsorship opportunities.

Golf event to benefit Author to speak on Holocaust museum Long Island’s forks The Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County (HMTC) presents the 8th Annual Golf & Games Outing, Monday, August 1, 2016, at The Muttontown Club, 5933 Northern Boulevard, East Norwich, NY. Returning this year will be the very popular Mahjong and card games, including an exclusive boutique shopping experience. All proceeds of the day go to support HMTC’s programming which uses the history and lessons of the Holocaust to teach about the dangers of antisemitism, bullying, racism and all other manifestations of intolerance.

The golf outing is sponsored by corporate partners; Title Associates, a Stewart Company; Inside Sports & Entertainment Group; Daniel H. Cook Associates; and Kaufman Dolowich Voluck. Additional sponsorship packages are still available.

Golfers’ day starts at 10 a.m. with brunch followed by a Shotgun Start at

noon and dinner at 5 p.m. An individual golf package for $650 includes brunch, cocktails and dinner. A “Classic” golf package for $2,500 includes 1 foursome, brunch, cocktails and dinner. Additional golf packages and corporate packages are available.

For Mahjong and game players the day begins at 11 a.m. with the boutique shopping opening. Brunch is at 12:15 p.m. and the games begin at 1 p.m. The cost is $90 per person which includes brunch, boutique shopping, games and refreshments. A Games Table Sponsor is $500 and includes a reserved games table. The boutique will feature handselected vendors presenting items from fashion, fine jewelry, accessories and personalized home goods.

For more information contact Deborah Lom at (516) 571-8040 or dlom@ hmtcli.org. To purchase tickets online visit hmtcli.org.

Author Marilyn Weigold will speak on “Peconic Bay: Four Centuries of History on Long Island’s North and South Forks,” on Sunday, June 12.

The illustrated program at the meeting of the Nassau County Historical Society is held at the Community Church of East Williston, located at 45 East Williston Avenue, on the NW corner of Roslyn Road and Route 25B/ Hillside Avenue.

Dr. Weigold teaches at Pace University and is also the author of “Long Island Sound: A History of its People, Places, and Environment” and other books on Long Island and Westchester history.

Her talk examines the evolution of the East End, including its social, economic, and environmental history. It includes colorful characters of yesterday and current chal-

lenges facing what has been called “one of the last great places.”

Richard Barons, Executive Director of the East Hampton Historical Society, has called Professor Weigold’s Peconic Bay book “an engrossing collage of folklore and facts that tells an episodic history of Long Island’s eastern forks.”

He adds that she “has successfully created an impressionistic storytelling approach to our regional history.”

The program on Sunday, June 12 at 2 pm is free and open to the public. Light refreshments follow the presentation and books will be available for purchase and signing.

Additional information is on the Society’s website, www.NassauCountyHistoricalSociety.org or phone 538-7679.

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Officials join community members in unveiling new historical marker for Motor Parkway Bridge.

From left: Hazel Kaufman, Council Member Peter Zuckerman, Town Historian Howard Kroplick and Supervisor Judi Bosworth at the Motor Parkway Bridge community cleanup.

Community cleans up historic parkway bridge

Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth, Council Member Peter Zuckerman and Town Historian Howard Kroplick joined with members of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society and local residents for a community cleanup of the Old Court-

house Road Bridge on May 21.

In addition to the cleanup, a brand new historical marker was unveiled that declared the bridge part of the historic Long Island Motor Parkway, which originally consisted of 18 bridges in the Town of North Hempstead.

In June 2015 the Old Courthouse Road Bridge location was designated as the Town’s 18th historic landmark.

Hazel Kaufman, a supporter of the initial movement to have the bridge designated as a landmark, was on hand to help participate in the cleanup.

Town to host citizen preparedness program Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth and the Town Board are pleased to announce that the Town will be hosting a New York State Citizen Preparedness Corps Training Program on Monday, June 20 at 10 a.m. at Clinton G. Martin Park, located at 1801 Marcus Avenue in New Hyde Park.

The two hour training session is being offered by New York State so that residents can have the tools and resources to

prepare for any type of disaster, respond accordingly, and recover as quickly as possible to pre-disaster conditions. It is open to any age. Any family who participates will receive a free NYS Disaster Preparedness Kit which will contain key items to assist individuals in the immediate aftermath of a disaster.

All participants must register in advance at www.prepare.ny.gov. For more information, please call 311.

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ear Ms. Rubin In today’s Great Neck News your article depicts Donald Trump as a draft dodger but Hillary’s husband Bill also dodged the draft — no mention in your article of that.

You also mention Obama has done more for veterans than any other President – are you talking about the V.A. scandal that was responsible for thousands of veterans getting screwed by corrupt V.A. officials under Obama’s tenure?

You also point out Hillary’s fine efforts to help veterans – I have two words for that: Benghazi and E-Mail server. She put countless American service people in danger and let four men die because she wanted to run for President in 2016.

You also pointed out that Donald Trump calls for the expanded use of torture, which would put U.S service people at risk— just ask Sen. McCain how he was treated as a P.O.W., which crippled him; of course, as a politician he is against “torture” of U.S. held P.O.W.s.

As a charter member of “Concern for P.O.W.s” an organization that helped free our Vietnam P.O.W.s, I can safely say that every one of them was treated inhumanely by the North Vietnamese.

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Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano and Acting Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter presented certificates of completion to 185 police recruits on May 31 at a graduation ceremony held at Hofstra University in Hempstead.

The recruit class was the largest class of graduates in over 20 years. The recruits completed seven months of intense law enforcement training at the Nassau County Police Academy.

Of the 185 graduates, 175 are members of the Nassau County Police Depart-

ment and the remaining are graduating to Village and City Police Departments and the Sheriff Department.

“Nassau County has one of the lowest crime rates in the nation thanks to the dedicated men and women of the Police Department,” said Mangano. “Nassau County Police Officers are known for their professionalism and expertise in intelligence led policing. As County Executive I take great pride in our Police Department and I welcome these new officers to the force.”

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Recent RE Sales in the Williston Area Williston Park Real Estate Market Conditions Median sales price $467,000 Demographics near Williston Park, NY

Population Population Density Median Age People per Household Median Household Income Average Income per Capita

City 7,264 11,604 43.9 2.8 107,622 43,205

County 1,338,712 4,702 41.2 3 97,049 42,286

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57 Robbins Drive, East Williston Sold Price: $1,150,000 Date: 05/06/2016 4 beds, 2 Full/1 Half baths Style: Farm Ranch # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 100x140 Schools: East Williston Total Taxes: $26,604 MLS# 2812479

74 Weeks Road, East Williston 81 Oak Ridge Lane, Albertson Sold Price: $475,000 Date: 05/18/2016 4 beds, 1 Full baths Style: Cape # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 71x100 Schools: Mineola Total Taxes: $8,405 MLS# 2835593

Sold Price: $905,000 Date: 02/22/2016 3 beds, 2 Full baths Style: Colonial # of Families: Lot Size: 75x100 Schools: East Williston Total Taxes: $14,579 MLS# 2774196

Editor’s note: Homes shown here were recently sold in the Willistons, Mineola and surrounding areas by a variety of real estate agencies. The information about the homes and the photos were obtained through the Multiple Listing Services of Long Island. The homes are presented based solely on the fact that they were recently sold in the Willistons, Mineola and surrounding areas and are believed by Blank Slate Media to be of interest to our readers.

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Tips for when hiring a home inspector I want to take a moment and say I am remiss in not mentioning anything about Memorial Day, the previous week; so I am regretfully sorry and would like to thank all our veterans, and current service men and women for keeping our country safe and free for all to enjoy!

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Your agent has negotiated for you, provided all the necessary documents, bank commitment letter, proof of funds, tax returns, pay stubs and credit scores. You’re exhausted, but you are still not done. You have to now hire an inspector (not for a co-op or condo), before signing your contract, to make sure your special home is not a “Money Pit” (from the 1986 Steven Spielberg movie with Tom Hanks(Walter)

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Walter and Anna purchase a dilapidated old house with the assistance of their real estate agent “friend” from a little old man, but did not hire an inspector to check their purchase, because they thought they were getting a super deal. They figured that they would spend some money and go thru the renovation process.

Little did they know what they had to endure, especially with the contractor, Curly (actor, Philip Bosco) that they hired.

If you want a belly laugh, download the movie and you will be laughing through most of the movie.

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5. Gas connections/stove 6. Checking Water from faucets and shower (cold and hot) as well as leaks 7. Attic area for insulation, water leaks. (functioning of attic fan, if applicable) 8. Windows and air leaks, where there might be heat loss 9. He might advise to check for permits and C.O’s (Certificates of Occupancy) on rooms, bathrooms, decks or any types of structures that may not be original. This could potentially affect your ability to get a mortgage on that specific home.

10. Your inspector will possibly either print out your report on the spot, if he has the technology to do this or within 24-48

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Haig reveals district’s charges against him Continued from Page 1 Haig’s lawyer, Andrew Costello, did not return two phone calls or an email seeking more information about the charges. Meryl Fordin, president of the East Williston Teachers’ Association, did not respond to an email seeking comment, but has said the union will support Haig.

Haig also heavily criticized the way administrators handled his suspension.

No Wheatley parent or student ever contacted him about a problem, he said, and he never got a request from guidance counselors for a parent or student conference. The only correspondence he received was letters of reprimand placed in his personnel file before he was first suspended, he said.

“This rush to indict me has not only stripped me of my due process rights, but just as importantly for our school, represents nothing less than another in a series of attacks on what has been treasured by the East Wil-

Photo: Michael Haig via YouTube

Teacher Matthew Haig gives a statement in a video posted online Monday. liston community for generations — the fully collaborative and cooperative method of conflict resolution, the very essence of the Wheatley Way,” Haig said in the video.

The education law does not require administrators to contact or interview teachers they investigate for disciplinary infractions, nor does it require teachers to speak with anyone investigating them.

Haig and the district will present their cases at a hearing conducted by a mutually chosen hearing officer. Hearings are generally closed, but Haig can opt for a public hearing under the law.

Haig’s close friend and former colleague Wes Berkowitz said Haig is strongly leaning toward making the hearing public.

Costello has formally requested a hearing on Haig’s behalf and ex-

pects hearings will occur over the summer, Berkowitz said.

Both sides will meet for a pre-hearing conference within 10 to 15 days of selecting a hearing officer, education law says.

All hearing proceedings must end within 60 days of that conference.

Before a hearing begins, the school district must show evidence of previous efforts to “rehabilitate” a teacher or risk dismissal of the charges, according to a guide to New York education law published by the American Enterprise Institute.

The school district is seeking Haig’s termination, according to Haig’s statement and the resolution the school board passed May 23 upholding his suspension.

There is generally a high standard for termination, and it is used only as “a last-resort penalty in cases of extreme misconduct” after previous efforts to right a teacher’s problems, the American Enterprise Institute guide says.

As the public outcry among Wheatley School students, parents and alumni has grown, children of school board members and administrators have faced harassment from other students, parent Robin Kaye wrote in a letter to Blank Slate Media.

“Friendships are being ended, exclusion is being practiced, and nastiness is going down in halls of Wheatley,” wrote Kaye, of Roslyn Heights. “This is wrong.”

But Kamberg and school board Trustee David Keefe, both of whom have children at Wheatley, said they have not heard of any such behavior.

Wheatley junior Jonathan Taub, a founder of a Facebook group supporting Haig, also said he has not seen harassment, but condemned any that might be occurring.

“It reflects poorly on the movement and is not what Mr. Haig would want to have happening,” Taub said in a text message.

Mineola junior firefighters called best in state Continued from Page 1 Started in 1976, the Mineola Junior Fire Department is one of about 500 firefighter youth programs in the state that were eligible for FASNY’s fifth annual honor.

The junior firefighters have a commitment to community service that sets them apart, said Maser, one of its advisers.

For example, they once collected more than 100 pints of blood for a fire department family member with leukemia and served more than 1,000 Thanksgiving meals in the Rockaways after Superstorm Sandy struck, in addition to holding regular food drives and fundraisers, Assistant Chief Robert Connolly and Strauss wrote in nominating the program for FASNY’s award.

In addition to preparing teens from age 14 to 17 to become full-fledged firefighters, the program aims to instill values such as community spirit and respect regardless of whether they pursue further fire service, Maser said.

“The values that you’re taught, and the community service — you take that wherever you go,” Strauss said.

The program is a major recruitment tool for the fire department, as more than threequarters of junior firefighters go on to become members in one of Mineola’s three fire companies when they turn 17, Connolly and Strauss wrote.

Four Mineola fire chiefs — including Strauss — and about two dozen line officers have

come out of the Junior Fire Department, Maser said. Twelve of the 26 current junior firefighters are set to become full members of the department, he said, including Captain Matteo Itri, 17.

Itri became the first in his family to join the fire service when he entered the Junior Fire Department in 2013, he said.

The program has since taught him leadership, responsibility and independence, he said, and he now plans to take the test to become a New York City firefighter.

“God willing, in a couple weeks when I join this company, I know that I want to give back to this community and strive for excellence, and this junior program has really shaped me into a young, great individual who I’m

happy I turned out to be,” said Itri, a junior at Mineola High School.

Junior firefighters train at the firehouse every Sunday and Monday and also attend local events, such as parades and funerals, alongside full firefighters, Maser said.

While they cannot fight live fires, they can ride on the fire trucks and assist firefighters when a fire call comes in, he said.

“We have a special brotherhood that no one else has,” Itri said.

The junior firefighters have gotten some international recognition — they traveled twice to Hamburg, Germany, to train with 11 junior fire departments there, and hosted them twice in

the U.S. The program also hosted a delegation of government and fire service leaders from Japan after they visited the New York City Fire Department.

The support the junior program has gotten from the fire department and the village has helped it excel, Maser said.

The advisers are dedicated, too, Strauss said — Maser uses vacation days from his job to go on trips with the junior firefighters. Strauss, an assistant adviser to the program, will accompany them on their annual trip to Lake George in the Adirondack Mountains at the end of this month.

“If we have backing from everybody, we can really give it a push,” Maser said.

Portugal Day Parade makes founder’s point Continued from Page 3 The parade and the New York Portuguese-American Leadership Conference’s other work have ushered in a “golden age” for the community, Marques said, as the group has become more visible and drawn recognition from Portuguese political leaders.

“People feel that we’re not so different from the Italians or the Irish,” he said. “We’re just another

part of the fabric of the community in Nassau County and Long Island and we have a right to be here.”

Portugal has seen the local community’s economic viability and re-established the national airline at John F. Kennedy Airport as divides among New York’s Portuguese-Americans have continued to narrow, he said.

Now the statewide leadership

conference, of which Marques was president for two years, is looking to “create the next generation of leaders” among young Portuguese-Americans, he said.

The Portugal Day Parade will feature floats representing each major city in Portugal and the mayor of the city of Vedu, Leal said.

The Portuguese Carnival and Feast, a 30-year tradition of the

Mineola Portuguese Center, one of the village’s three Portuguese cultural clubs, will immediately follow the parade this year, as it did in 2014, Marques said. It will feature Portuguese food, rides, games and a soccer tournament.

Village of Mineola Trustee Paul Pereira, Fernando Trindade from Suffolk County and Melissa Motto from Westchester County will assist Marques as aides.

The parade starts at 11 a.m. on Sunday, June 12, at the Mineola Portuguese Center at 306 Jericho Turnpike and will proceed east on Jericho Turnpike — known as Portugal Boulevard that day — to Roslyn Road. Marchers will then head south on Roslyn Road to Westbury Avenue, then east on Westbury Avenue to Union Street.

The carnival and feast starts at 1 p.m.

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DeMartin quits Assembly race, slams town Continued from Page 2 While he described Bosworth as a “beautiful person,” he said that he did not “love” Town Attorney Elizabeth Botwin “in any way, shape or form.”

DeMartin said that Botwin was the prime force

behind most of the town’s decisions and that she was more difficult to work with while Bosworth was easy to get along with.

Both Bosworth and Botwin declined to comment.

In terms of the town’s recent ethics reforms after

a Newsday report revealed in late January that Gerard Terry, the North Hempstead Democratic party leader, carried a $1.4 million state and federal tax debt while earning more than $200,000 a year in six government jobs, he said that the town was

“doing fine,” but thought it could have lessened the impact the report had on its employees.

“There’s a way to do that too and not necessarily hurt people,” DeMartin said.

“I think there was a lack of thought on the human aspect

of how that affects people.”

DeMartin, who now runs his own emergency management consulting business, AJD Security and Development, said while D’Urso was a “fine gentleman,” he would not vote for him nor the Republican candidate for the

16th Assembly District, Matt Varvaro.

“I don’t think we should be sending just fine gentleman to Albany,” he said. “I think we need to send people to Albany that have tenacity and are willing to make changes and be brave.”

School district sued for spending records Continued from Page 2 The Manhasset School District’s denial of the records was based on a lack of specificity in the request and Superintendent Charles Cardillo’s claim that the district could not reasonably separate bigmoney contracts from smaller payments to teachers and parents that might contain pesonal information, Saffran said.

“It’s kind of the local equivalent of those rogue states that put civilians around military complexes so that the military complex won’t be bombed,”

Saffran said. “The fact is, though, it’s totally illegal.”

In an email, Cardillo said the district determined the “blanket request” for all payments to vendors was too ambiguous after consulting legal counsel and the state’s Committee on Open Government.

Because the district does not keep separate lists of large payments to contractors and smaller payments to individuals, the district would have to produce a new set of records to fill the request, which the law does not require, Cardillo said.

“The district’s payment records may contain personal identifying information such as a payee’s social security number or home address,” Cardillo wrote. “If so, revealing such information would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy and would have to be redacted prior to disclosure.”

But court decisions going back to 2001 have rejected arguments like the school district’s, said Robert Freeman, executive director of the Committee on Open Government.

Saffran said the Free-

dom of Information Law requires municipalities to provide the records and redact personal information.

Several other governments used spreadsheet programs to delete personal data, Saffran said, and one blacked it out by hand.

“It wouldn’t be creating something new. It would be withholding or redacting a portion of an existing record,” Freeman said.

Cardillo said the district tried to redact personal information, but determined “the task could not be completed without unreasonable time and ef-

fort,” which the law does not require.

Reclaim New York intially listed the Town of North Hempstead as noncompliant, and its website says Mineola ignored the request as of May 31.

But Mineola Village Clerk Joseph Scalero said he corresponded with the group multiple times since its request in January and sent the requested documents on Tuesday. The town sent its documents May 19, spokeswoman Carole Trottere said.

“This is an ongoing thing,” Scalero said. “They can’t just come out of a

vacuum and say we never spoke.”

Trottere and Scalero said Reclaim New York’s requested a large amount of information that took weeks or months to process. North Hempstead ultimately produced more than 850 spreadsheet pages and more than 1,200 electronic document pages, Trottere said.

Reclaim New York spokesman Doug Kellogg confirmed the group received the town’s and village’s documents, and called the town’s website “a big step in the right direction on transparency.”

Conservatives back Phillips to replace Martins Continued from Page 24 The Conservative Party has played a key role in elections in the past.

In November, four of the Surrogate and County Court races were decided by which candidate received more votes on the Conservative line.

In the Surrogate Court race, Republican Margaret C. Reilly defeated Democratic candidate Angela G. Iannacci with about 52 percent of the votes.

Iannacci received more votes on the Democratic

line, 83,420, than Reilly received on the Republican line, 78,213.

But Reilly, who also ran on the Independence and Reform party lines, received 15,563 votes on the Conservative line — enough to offset Iannacci’s lead and win the race.

Iannacci also ran on the Working Families, Green and Women’s Equality party lines, but did not receive enough support on those lines to combat the Conservative Party’s strong turnout.

The race for three seats

on the County Court bench showed similar outcomes.

The three Democratic candidates — Tammy S. Robbins, Steven M. Jaeger and N. Scott Banks — got more votes on the Democratic line, receiving 82,960, 83,009 and 78,956 votes, respectively.

But they lost the race to Robert G. Bogle, Felice J. Muraca and Howard E. Sturim, who received 77,283, 76,018 and 76,202 on the Republican line, respectively.

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Efforts to reach Nassau County Republican Party Chairman Joe Mondello and Nassau County Conservative Party Chairman Daniel F. Donovan, Jr. were unavailing.

State Senate Democratic spokesman Michael Murphy criticized the Conservative Party’s nomination.

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“The Conservative Party is the party that has wholeheartedly supported Donald Trump and his extremist and dangerous views,” Murphy said. “They have supported the corrupt Republican machine of Dean Skelos and have been against all smart reforms to clean up Albany.”

“They are the party that wants to overturn Roe v. Wade and wants to take away rights from women,” he added. “Anyone that accepts their support disqualifies themselves from office.”

Since losing to Martins

in 2014, Haber, an East Hills restaurateur and former bond trader, said he has developed greater name recognition from his work on the NIFA board and as a Roslyn school trustee, which would give him an advantage in the race.

Nassau Democratic Chairman Jay Jacobs also said that name recognition would benefit Haber in the race.

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2 Paper Mill Road, Roslyn (516) 621-2240 Village of East Hills Board of Trustees Meeting Tuesday, June 14 @ 8:00 p.m.

Village Hall, 209 Harbor Hill Road, East Hills (516) 621-5600 Village of East Williston Board of Trustees Meeting Monday, June 13 @ 7:30 p.m.

Village Hall, 2 Prospect Street, East Williston (516) 746-0782 Village of East Williston Board of Zoning and Appeals Meeting Thursday, June 16 @ 7:30 p.m.

Village Hall, 2 Prospect Street, East Williston (516) 746-0782

Great Neck Water Pollution Control District Board of Commissioners Meeting Thursday, June 9 @ 8:30 a.m.

District Office 236 East Shore Road, Great Neck (516) 482-0238 Village of Great Neck Architectural Review Board Meeting Tuesday, June 14 @ 7:30 p.m.

61 Baker Hill Road, Great Neck (516) 482-4409 Village of Great Neck Planning Meeting Thursday, June 16 @ 7:30 p.m.

61 Baker Hill Road, Great Neck (516) 482-4409 Village of Great Neck Estates Board of Trustees Meeting Monday, June 13 @ 8:00 p.m.

Village Hall Atwater Plaza/4 Gateway Drive, Great Neck (516) 482-8283 Village of Great Neck Estates Board of Zoning and Appeals Meeting Thursday, June 16 @ 8:00 p.m.

Village Hall Atwater Plaza/4 Gateway Drive, Great Neck (516) 482-8283 Village of Great Neck Plaza Board of Trustees Meeting Wednesday, June 15 @ 8:00 p.m.

Village Hall, 2 Gussack Plaza, Great Neck (516) 482-4500 Great Neck School District Board of Education Year End Recognition Meeting Tuesday, June 14 @ 8:00 p.m.

William A Shine Great Neck South High School, 341 Lakeville Rd., Great Neck (516) 441-4800 Great Neck School District Board of Education Meeting Wednesday, June 15 @ 7:00 p.m.

William A Shine Great Neck South High School, 341 Lakeville Rd., Great Neck (516) 441-4800

Great Neck Library Board of Trustees Meeting Tuesday, June 14 @ 7:30 p.m.

Parkville Branch 10 Campbell Street, Great Neck (516) 466-8055 Herricks School District Board of Education Meeting Thursday, June 16 @ 7:30 p.m.

Herricks Community Center, 999 Herricks Road, New Hyde Park (516) 305-8900 Village of Lake Success Board of Trustees Meeting Monday, June 13 @ 7:30 p.m.

Village Hall 318 Lakeville Road, Lake Success (516) 482-4411 Village of Lake Success Planning Meeting Thursday, June 16 @ 8:00 p.m.

Village Hall 318 Lakeville Road Lake Success (516) 482-4411 Village of Kensington Board of Trustees Meeting Wednesday, June 15 @ 8:00 p.m.

Village Hall 32 Steppingstone Lane Great Neck (516) 482-4409 Village of Kings Point Planning Meeting Wednesday, June 15 @ 8:00 p.m.

Village Hall 32 Steppingstone Lane, Kings Point (516) 504-1000 Manhasset Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting Thursday, June 16 @ 7:30 p.m.

30 Onderdonk Avenue, Manhasset (516) 627-2300 Manhasset School District Board of Education Meeting Thursday, June 16 @ 8:00 p.m.

Manhasset Secondary School 200 Memorial Place, Manhasset (516) 267-7700 Village of Manorhaven Board of Zoning and Appeals Meeting Tuesday, June 14 @ 7:00 p.m.

Village Hall 33 Manorhaven Boulevard, Port Washington (516) 883-7000 Village of Mineola Board of Trustees Meeting Wednesday, June 15 @ 6:30 p.m.

Village Hall 155 Washington Avenue, Mineola (516) 746-0750 Mineola School District Board of Education Business Meeting Thursday, June 16 @ 7:00 p.m.

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“We clean and pamper your car”

Oil Paintings, Mid-Century Accessories 1950s/60s, Porcelain, Costume Jewelry, Sterling Silver, Gold, Furniture, Objects of Art, etc.

• 1 Pc.or entire estates • Premium prices paid for Tiffany, Damaged Meissen Porcelain, Bronzes, Quality Pieces Marble, etc. also

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OLD VILLAGE TREE SERVICE 24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE Owner Operated Since 1989 Licensed & Insured

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Community Meetings Continued from Page 61 New Hyde Park-Garden City Park School District Board of Education Meeting Monday, June 13 @ 8:00 p.m.

Manor Oaks School 1950 Hillside Avenue New Hyde Park (516) 434-2350 Village of North Hills Board of Trustees Meeting Wednesday, June 15 @ 7:30 p.m.

Village Hall One Shelter Rock Road North Hills (516) 627-3451 Village of Old Westbury Board of Zoning and Appeals Meeting Monday, June 13 @ 7:30 p.m.

Village Hall 1 Stone Hill Road Old Westbury (516) 626-0800 Village of Old Westbury Architectural Review Board Meeting Thursday, June 16 @ 8:30 a.m.

Village Hall 1 Stone Hill Road, Old Westbury (516) 626-0800 Village of Plandome Board of Trustees Regular Meeting Monday, June 13 @ 8:00 p.m.

Village Hall 65 South Drive, Plandome (516) 627-1748

Village of Plandome Board of Zoning and Appeals Meeting Wednesday, June 15 @ 8:00 p.m.

Village Hall 65 South Drive, Plandome (516) 627-1748 Village of Plandome Manor Board of Zoning and Appeals Meeting Thursday, June 16 8:00 p.m.

Village Hall 55 Manhasset Avenue, Manhasset (516) 627-3701 Port Washington School District Board of Education Meeting Tuesday, June 14 @ 8:00 p.m.

Schreiber High School 101 Campus Drive, Port Washington (516) 767-5805 Port Washington Library Board of Trustees Meeting Wednesday, June 15 @ 7:30 p.m.

1 Library Drive, Port Washington (516) 883-4400 Village of Roslyn Estates Board of Trustees Meeting Monday, June 13 @ 7:30 p.m.

Village Hall 25 The Tulips, Roslyn Estates (516) 621-3541 Village of Roslyn Estates Board of Zoning and Appeals Meeting Wednesday, June 15 @ 7:30 p.m.

Village Hall 25 The Tulips, Roslyn Estates (516) 621-3541

Roslyn School District Board of Education Meeting Thursday, June 16 @ 8:00 p.m.

Roslyn High School, 475 Round Hill Road Roslyn Heights (516) 801-5100 Village of Thomaston Board of Trustees Meeting Monday, June 13 @ 7:30 p.m.

Village Hall, 100 East Shore Road, Great Neck (516) 482-3110 Village of Williston Park Board of Zoning and Appeals Meeting Monday, June 13 @ 8:00 p.m.

Village Hall, 494 Willis Avenue, Williston Park (516) 746-2193 Village of Williston Park Board of Trustees Meeting Workshop Monday, June 13 @ 7:00 p.m.

Village Hall, 494 Willis Avenue, Williston Park (516) 746-2193 Williston Park Library Board of Trustees Meeting Tuesday, June 14 @ 7:00 p.m.

494 Willis Avenue, Williston Park (516) 742-1820 Meetings are held at the respective Village Halls except where noted.

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Continued from Page 23 Officers from Nassau County’s K-9 unit, robbery squad and search squad were on the scene, as were NYPD’s fugitive squad and U.S. marshals.

Police set up a perimeter in the area about one-tenth of a mile long and notified the nearby John Lewis Childs School, McAllister said. Nassau County police were ready to deploy 30 more officers when a woman called the Floral Park Police Department saying she had seen a man nearby who matched House’s description, he said.

Police found him and surrounded him after a short chase, McAllister said.

“It was a dogpile,” he said.

Floral Park resident Matt Hynes said NYPD vehicles sped past him as he was driving east on Jericho Turnpike near Tulip Av-

enue on Wednesday morning. He saw side streets blocked from just past Tulip Avenue to the Holy Spirit Church at South Sixth Street, he said.

The suspect has allegedly robbed 24 stores in Nassau, Suffolk and Queens counties using a large kitchen knife, usually late at night. Nassau police labeled him their top priority in April after he robbed a New Hyde Park Subway shop.

McAllister said House allegedly attempted a 25th robbery at a Dollar Tree store in College Point, Queens, on Tuesday night.

NYPD officers thought he would next head to a Dunkin’ Donuts at Hillside Avenue and Little Neck Parkway because it fit his pattern, McAllister said.

They did not find him there but arrested his girlfriend and seized his car, he said.

“We wanted to capture this guy because he’s been a thorn in Nassau County’s side for quite some time with these serial robberies, so it’s a big win for everybody today,” McAllister said.

Most of House’s alleged Nassau County targets have been 7-Eleven, Dunkin’ Donuts, Carvel and Subway stores. Police have said he staked out the locations to make sure no customers were inside, usually wearing a mask or dark cloth to cover his face.

Suffolk County police have participated in the investigation, Nassau police have said.

Floral Park police Sgt. Ron Dagliano was determined to capture House throughout the search Wednesday because cops had him cornered in such a small area.

“He was like a dog with a bone,” McAllister said.

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Help Wanted ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT: to Vice President, 3 days, must be experienced in QuickBooks and Word. Knowledge in AR​/​AP a must.

Email resume to submitresumes3@ gmail.com ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT: Weekends. Daniel Gale Sotheby’s Int’l Realty, Wheatley Plaza.

Phones, some computer work. Immediate. Wendy 516-626-7600 CAREGIVER: to look after an elderly lady. $18​/​hour. Monday through Friday. Please contact: robert_seeliger@hotmail.com DISPLAY ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE: Blank Slate Media, a fast growing chain of 6 award winning weekly newspapers and website, is looking for an energetic, service oriented professional with good communication skills to sell display, web and email advertising. Earn up to $60,000 in the first year representing 6 Blank Slate Media publications and website as well as 5 publications and 1 website owned by Blank Slate Media’s partner, Litmor Publications.

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Customer service and insurance experience helpful.Call 516-873-3200 LEGAL: Process serving company seeking full time detail oriented individual for office assistant in Williston Park. Computer knowledge a must.

Will train. Email resume to: LRadler@courtsupportinc.com

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NEWSPAPER PRODUCTION PART TIME: Blank Slate Media, a fast growing chain of 6 award winning weekly newspapers and website, is looking for a person experienced in Adobe In-Design to lay out classified and legal pages on Tuesday evening. Office conveniently located in Williston Park. To apply please email resume and cover letter to sblank@theislandnow.com or call Steve Blank 516-307-1045 x201

ELDER CARE: Woman seeking position caring for the elderly. Available to live in or out and nights. Over 20 years experience. Very professional.

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Call Lorraine 347-255-8603

HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR ENTRY LEVEL Get trained, get certified, get hired! Bulldozers, Backhoes & Excavators. Immediate lifetime job placement. VA benefits. Nation Average $18.00-$22.00 1-866-362-6497

*BROWSE *SHOP *CONSIGN A.T. STEWART EXCHANGE CONSIGNMENT SHOP China, Silver, Crystal, Jewelry, Artwork, Furniture, Antiques, Collectibles Tues-Fri 10-4 Sat 12-4 Every Tuesday: 10% Senior Citizen Discount. All proceeds benefit The Garden City Historical Society 109 Eleventh Street Garden City 11530 516-746-8900 email: store@atstewartexchange. org www.gardencityhistoricalsociety. org

PERSONAL​/​WORK ASSISTANT to restaurant owner, part time, 1525 hours​/​week. Must be proficient in Excel, QuickBooks helpful. Must have clean driver’s license. 516476-2527 RECEIVING SSI OR SSDI? Want full time work? Social Security Ticket to Work can help. Call American Works of New York, Inc. 855-2681935 SUMMER BABYSITTER WANTED with flexible morning and early afternoon hours. Responsible for transportation and light meal prep for 12 yr old boy and 13 yr old girl. Own GC pool membership a plus. Must have car and valid driver’s license. Please call 917-796-4443

Situation Wanted BABYSITTER AVAILABLE: COLLEGE STUDENT & CAMP COUNSELOR. Has taken a babysitting workshop at the GC Library. Available to babysit part time. 6 years experience. Licensed driver w/car.

Call Emily 516-492-4131 BABYSITTER: GRADUATE STUDENT Seeking full time​/​part time babysitting job. Available all summer and into the school year. Experienced. Licensed Driver. Great with kids and very responsible. Call or text Liz 516-509-5272 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 CLEANING SERVICE AVAILABLE: Houses, Apartments, Offices. Experienced, excellent references. Reasonable Prices. Reliable & Dependable. Free Estimates. Call Samia 516-737-2262 CLEANING SERVICES FOR OFFICES OR HOMES. Available 7 days a week. Excellent references.

Own transportation. Gift Certificates available! Call 516-974-8959 COMPANION AVAILABLE Available Full Time 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 or 516-270-0888 COMPANION​/​CAREGIVER I am a caring and honest Certified Home Health Aide seeking a live out position. I have excellent references and a clean driver’s license. Contact Vivia 516-498-7786 ELDER CARE: Mature woman available to take care of elderly person. Live in or out. 3 or 4 days. Light cleaning, cooking, laundry. Local excellent references. Please call Luisa 516-485-9215 or 516-451-1781.

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ENERGETIC RETIREE with positive attitude seeking to exercise his brain 3-5 hours​/​day, 3-4 days​/​week.

45 years of executive sales and import experience. Previous business owner. Last 20yrs. in pet supplies, men’s ladies, children’s prior. Salary commensurate with responsibilities. Frankly, working wife fed up with me being at home! Please call Tom 516-672-3844 or email ECHOPETMAN@aol.com EXPERIENCED POLISH HOUSE CLEANER Good references. Very honest, reliable, responsible and hard working. Own transportation.

English speaking. Flexible days​/​ hours. I will do a good job. Please call 516-589-5640 EXTRAORDINARY CHILDCARE GIVER:Seeking lucky Garden City family for our beloved nanny now that our kids have grown. Highly recommended by two GC families who consider her like family. Call Dolores 516-410-8110 or Katie 516-7428779 for information.

HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR available to do any odd jobs around your home​​yard work, cleaning out & organizing garages and basements, pet sitting, party help, etc. Call Drew 516-712-5361 or 516-741-9669 HOME HEALTH AIDE / ELDER CARE Loving reliable woman seeking FT position to take care of your loved one. Experienced with ALS, dementia, diabetes, etc. Great references ​​highly recommended.

Licensed driver. Call 646-575-8217 HOME HEALTH AIDE HOUSEKEEPER 33 years experience seeks to care for elderly. Experience: Alzheimer, multiple sclerosis, stroke, etc. Certified to give medications, CPR, First Aid. Car: errands, doctor appointments. Mornings, evenings, Monday-Saturday. Reliable, caring, loving, trustworthy.

Checkable references. 631-6269014 or 631-842-0940 HOME HEALTH ATTENDANT​/​LPN CERTIFIED: Available to work & care for elderly. Live in or out. Offering Skilled Nursing Care full time or part time. Overnight also. Please call Audrey Allen: 516-444-2331 MOTHER’S HELPER​/​BABYSITTER GCHS Honors Student, certified in First Aid​/​CPR​/​AED, Sun & Surf member, looking for mother’s helper or babysitting job 2-3 days a week in July & August. Experienced.

Great with kids and very responsible. Email: GCHSsitter@gmail.com NANCY’S CLEANING SERVICE Let me do the work for you! Homes, apartments and offices! Vacuuming, mopping, sweeping, organizing, etc.

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announcements HUNTERS Our hunters will pay top $$$ to hunt your land. Call for a free base camp leasing info packet & quote 866-309-1507 www.basecampleasing.com

Novenas/Prayers 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. (L.S.)

marketplace KILL BED BUGS & THEIR EGGS Buy Harris Bed Bug Killers​/ KIT Complete Treatment System. Available at hardware stores, Home Depot, homedepot.com MOVING SALE GARDEN CITY Saturday June 18 10am-4pm 8 East Drive Dining Room, Dressers, Tables, Desk, Mirror, Glassware, Prints, Antique & new Sewing Machines, Pearl Drum Kit, Tailgate​/​ Trailer Hitch, Gas Grill, Surfboard, Barracuda Mount and Much More !!

Wanted to Buy ABE BUYS ANTIQUES: Silver, paintings, rugs and all contents. All Cash! 917-817-3928 CASH FOR DIABETIC TEST STRIPS Up to $35 /​Box! Sealed and Unexpired. Payment made SAME DAY. Highest prices paid! Call JENNI today! 800-413-3479 www. cashforyourteststrips.com

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GARDEN CITY Saturday 6/11 10am to 3pm 98 Poplar Street Bedroom set, sofas, various end tables, chandeliers, mirrors & much more!

WILLISTON PARK Inside Out Designs, Friday & Saturday June 24 & June 25 from 10am to 5pm. 139 Hillside Ave. Old and new items, lamps, books, mirrors and more!

Yard Sale GARDEN CITY MULTI FAMILY YARD SALE Saturday June 11 9am to 3pm Clinton Rd (south of Stewart Ave ​​see signs) Kitchenware, small appliances, Christmas, Pitchers, Occasional furniture including new bed.

Artwork, jewelry, garden items, costume jewelry and much more!

GARDEN CITY MULTI FAMILY Fri & Sat 6/10 & 6/11 9am-4pm 142 Brook St Designer bags​/​shoes, vintage copper, DVDs, M/W clothes, silk dresses, linens, snow blowers, kitchen table + 4 chairs, world dolls, costume jewelry, Asian collectibles and Much More!

pets

Pet Services A GARDEN CITY ANIMAL LOVER doesn’t want to leave your precious pooch or fantastic feline alone all day. I’m reliable, dependable and will walk and feed your pet while you work or travel. Please call Cheryl at 516-505-9717 DO YOU HATE KENNELS? OR STRANGERS IN YOUR HOUSE? HOME AWAY FROM HOME will care for your dog in my Garden City home while you are away. Dog walking also available. Pet CPR & first Aid Certified. Numerous referrals and references. Limited availability.

Book early! Annmarie 516-775-4256

PROFESSIONAL DOG TRAINING Doggie Day Care Boarding Dog Walking Mobile Socialization Program Backyard Clean-up GC Resident 516-382-5553

Oriental items, clothing, art, old & modern furniture, estates, jewelry, silver, glassware, dishes, old photos, coins & stamps, flatware. Call George 718-386-1104 or 917-7753048

Auto For Sale

TOP CASH PAID: JEWELRY, Furniture, Art, etc. Please call 718598-3045 or 516-270-2128. www. iBuyAntiquesNYC.com

AUDI A4 2006: Original owner, excellent condition, 75,000 miles, new tires, $7500. Please call 516-6276504

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Autos Wanted

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FLORAL PARK VILLAGE: Large 1st floor, 1 BR located in small Garden Apartment Complex. Includes 1 garage parking space. Walk to LIRR & shops. $1,675. Heat & Water included. 2nd floor, 2 BR, 1 Bath, Washer​ /​Dryer, parking included. $2,000.For more information call: Rose (Ford Real Estate) 516-655-7501

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▼ LEGALS Legal Notice SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU Index No. 15-000065 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS WITH NOTICE CITIMORTGAGE, INC., Plaintiff, against DIMITRIOUS KOSTOGLOU If he be living and if he be dead, the respective heirs-at-law, next-of-kin, distributes, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or inheritance, lien or otherwise any right, title or interest in or to the real property described in the amended complaint, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA-INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, and JOHN VOUZONIS, Defendants, To the above named defendants: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the amended complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the amended complaint is not served with this supplemental summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the plaintiff’s attorneys within 20 days after the service of this supplemental summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.

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ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. The foregoing supplemental summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Honorable THOMAS A. ADAMS, Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, NASSAU County, dated the 4TH day of April, 2016 and duly entered in the office of the Clerk of the County of NASSAU, State of New York.

NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT The object of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $689,895.00 and interest, recorded in the Office of the County Clerk of Nassau County on September 22, 2008 in Liber 33254, Page 396, wherein a Correction Mortgage was recorded in the Office of the County Clerk of Nassau County on August 30, 2011 in Liber 36331, Page 461, which mortgage was assigned to CitiMortgage, Inc. by assignment of mortgage dated April 15, 2010, which was recorded in the Office of the County Clerk of Nassau County on May 16, 2012 in Liber 37240, Page 372, covering premises known as 41 PEMBROKE STREET, WILLISTON PARK, COUNTY OF NASSAU, STATE OF NEW YORK (SECTION 9, BLOCK 172, LOTS 39 AND 40). The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above. The Plaintiff also seeks a deficiency judgment against the Defendants, DIMITRIOUS KOSTOGLOU, for any debt secured by said Mortgage which is not satisfied by the proceeds of the sale of said premises, unless discharged in bankruptcy.

Premises lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Willston Park. BEGINNING at a point on the northerly side of Pembroke Street, 100 feet easterly from the corner formed by the intersection of the easterly side of Park Avenue with the northerly side of Pembroke Street; being a plot 100 feet by 40 feet by 100 feet by 40 feet.

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Shelter Rock Library Continued from Page 44 registering, consider selecting a “mystery book” to “exercise your mind” and later share about the book at a June 11 to August 13 Book Swap with other participants on Saturday, July 9 at 10 AM. If you aren’t up to the challenge of a “mystery book” share about a recent or favorite book you’ve read.

Over the course of the program, participants are encouraged to submit reviews of the books read. Reviews submitted will be entries for raffle prizes to be given out on the final day of the program, August 13 at 10:00 AM HOPEFUL SINGLES for ages 55 Plus Wednesday, July 6 at 3:00 PM There are no guarantees and change is always happening.

With new friends and inspirational guidance, compassion and sup- port, your journey can be easier! Be part of this group of single adults to find hope for the future.

STAYING SAFE II Adult Rape Prevention presented by Parents for Megan’s Law and the Crime Victims Center Monday, June 13 at 7:30 PM This workshop will provide up-to-date information about the laws pertaining to sexual assault, sexting, stalking and aggra- vated harassment.

The myths surrounding these laws and the perpetrators that violate them are dispelled. Risk factors such as binge drinking and abusive dating relationships are examined providing participants with the knowledge to help them to recognize and avoid dangerous situations.

ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT GROUP In the Conference Room Thursday, June 23 at 1:30 PM. The Alzheimer’s Association Long Island Chapter is offering a monthly support group on the fourth Thursday of the month. The group is designed to provide emotional, educational and social support for caregiver’s. Participants will be helped to develop methods and skills to solve problems.

Caregivers are encouraged to maintain their own personal, physical and emotional health as well as optimally caring for the person with dementia. Attendees may register and/or call 1–800–272-3900 for additional information.

TIM’S VERMEER Film & Discussion Co-sponsored by the Brandeis National Committee L.I. Chapter and SRPL An informal gathering will pre-

cede the presentation beginning at 1 PM. Tuesday, June 14 at 1:30 PM Join us when we watch the film Tim’s Vermeer followed by a discussion. Tim Jenison, a Texas-based inventor, attempts to discover how seventeenth century Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer managed to paint so photo-realis- tically before the invention of photography.

Over the years, he visits Delft where Vermeer painted his masterpieces, the north coast of Yorkshire to meet with artist, David Hockney and Buckingham Palace to see a Vermeer masterpiece in the collection of the Queen. Jenison’s quest is as extraordinary as what he discovers about the Dutch Master.

HENRI de TOULOUSSELAUTREC Painter, Printmaker and Illustrator with Ines Powell, Educator, Metropolitan Museum of Art Friday, June 17 at 1:30 PM Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was an aristocratic, alcoholic and physically deformed artist known for his dis- solute lifestyle. His art was insepa- rable from his legendary life and his works are records of Paris’s under- world from brothels to cabarets. His career lasted only a little over a decade, but his evocative im- ages of the modern and decadent nightlife of the Paris had a long lasting influence on later generations of artists.

HEALTHY LIVING FOR YOUR BRAIN & BODY Tuesday, June 28 at 1:30 PM Join the Alzheimer’s Association Long Island Chapter to learn about the latest research providing insights into how to make lifestyle choices that may help you keep your brain and body healthy as you age, and use hands-on tools to help you incorporate these recommendations into a plan for healthy aging.

PLAY MAH JONGG Tuesdays, June 21 at 1:00 PM Join others in playing the game that has fascinated people for so many years with its strategies, sequences and combinations.

Bring a team, a friend or come by yourself and enjoy the game.

Limited materials will be available, so if you own a set, please feel free to bring it with you.

Registration is not required.

CREATIVE NEEDLES & THE ART of COLORING Fridays, June 10, 24 & July 8 at 1:30 PM. Registration is not required. Bring your projects and supplies to knit, crochet, needlepoint, embroider or crossstitch.

If you prefer to relax by coloring,

spend some time with crayons, colored pencils and coloring pages supplied by the library.

Enjoy sharing conver- sation, crafting and creativity while “the needles fly” and “the pictures come to life”.

PLAY MAH JONGG Tuesday, June 21 at 1:00 PM Join others in playing the game that has fascinated people for so many years with its strategies, sequences and combinations.

Bring a team, a friend or come by yourself and enjoy the game.

Limited materials will be available, so if you own a set, please feel free to bring it with you.

Registration is not required.

CREATIVE NEEDLES & THE ART of COLORING Fridays, June 10, 24 & July 8 at 1:30 PM Registration is not required.

Bring your projects and supplies to knit, crochet, needle- point, embroider or crossstitch. If you prefer to relax by coloring, spend some time with crayons, colored pencils and coloring pages supplied by the library.

Enjoy sharing conver- sation, crafting and creativity while “the needles fly” and “the pictures come to life”.

A CATSKILL “TUMMLER” LOOKS BACK with Larry Strickler Rescheduled Monday, June 13 at 1:30 PM A Catskill retrospective that includes the grand 100 year history of the Borscht Belt.

You’ll laugh and cry as you take a multi-media tour up Route 17 with a stop at the Red Apple Rest and re-live the stories of the entertainment, the activities and, of course, the food!!!

DEFENSIVE DRIVING CLASS for drivers of all ages Saturday, June 18 from 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM Fees: Ages 60 plus - $33. All Others - $38.

To register please contact Mr. Stephen Donnelly at (516) 437-0705 AARP SMART DRIVER COURSE Saturday, June 25 from 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM Please pick up a registration form at the Reference Desk or download from the Library website www.srpl. org Non-residents may register on June 10 if space allows. See flyer for details.

CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP with Marguerite Dilimetin, Group Facilitator, Nassau County Office for the Aging and Mental Health Wednesday, June 15 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM. This support group is designed for all caregivers. It provides an opportunity for participants to share experiences and help one another.

No one should be alone!

First time attendees or for ad-

ditional information, please call 516-227-7055.

BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING In the Conference Room Tuesday, June 28 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. A nurse from St. Francis Hospital will be conducting free blood pressure screenings on the fourth Tuesday of each month. No registration required. Participation will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

COOL APPS FOR THE IPAD & IPHONE Thursday, June 16 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM. With thousands of apps out there, how can I find ones that are useful? How do I use the App Store? How do I search for free apps? Come to this class - discover apps you can’t live without. Bring your iPad or just come and listen.

Prerequisites: Introduction to the iPad and iPhone or equivalent.

Comfort with your device. No registration required. eBooks and Audiobooks Online Wednesday, June 22 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. Learn how to download eBooks and audiobooks from the library’s website to your device. In this class, you will learn how to access the collection of books, create a username and password, maneuver around the website, download books, work with your device and more. Prerequisites: For intermediate and advanced computer users. No registration required.

CHILDREN/ YOUNG ADULT ATTENTION TEEN ADVISORY BOARD (TAB) MEMBERS Our upcoming meetings are in the Community Room for registered TAB members on Thursday, June 2 from 5 to 6 p.m.

BABY STORYTIME This program of short stories,simple songs, bounces and play time is designed for children ages 6 — 12 months with a parent or caregiver.

Tuesday at 10:15 a.m., June 14 Please arrive promptly. Space is limited. Registration begins Tuesday, May 3 GREAT BEGINNINGS This program of stories, simple songs fingerplays and rhymes is designed for children ages 12 – 23 months with a parent or caregiver. Choose one of the following sessions: Mondays at 10:15 a.m., May 23 – June 20 (No class on May 30) or Thursdays at 10:15 a.m., May 26 – June 16 Registration begins Monday, May 2.

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Merillon to play for Hotstove championship On Sunday June 5 the 10u Red Sharks squared off against NBNM Rebels in the semifinals of the HotStove Spring Training division. Ethan Goldberg, Mike Manfredi and Brandon McCollin set the table for Bobby Symanski’s two-run double. Michael O’Grady and Jonathan Squicciarino had deep hits to right field. Sebastian Velasquez and Mike Michael Merolla anchored the infield while Angelo Malandruccolo and Alan Sikora held down the fort in the outfield. The Sharks took a 2-0 lead into the bottom of the fifth when Manfredi made a huge throw from center to toss out a runner at third. With two men on in the bottom of the sixth and Symanski still on the mound, Merolla made a big play on a fly ball to deep short. Symanski struck out the last two batters to toss a complete game. What a great day for the Sharks. Next stop, the Championship. Good luck 10u Red Sharks.

Merillon Emilio Susa Architect Royals vs. AHHL Astros The Emilio Susa Architect Royals took the Field vs The AHHL Astros Saturday June 4. Michael Manfredi hurled two scoreless while registering three RBI. His younger brother Joseph pitched two innings and hit a big triple as did Isaiah Alex. Bryan Ho, Tommy Tuzzulo and Danny Sussa and Charlie Newburgh all scored runs.

Bobby and Anthony Symanski had three hits a piece.

Cameron Conroy pitched in the sixth and reached base twice. It was a successful day for the Emilio Sussa Architect Royals if the Merillon Athletic Association.

Olde Trading Post/Park Chapels Athletics vs. Albert-

son Herricks Little League Marlins The Athletics played a hard-fought game against the Marlins on a beautiful Monday evening at Merillon Field. The Athletics were edged out 8-7 when the Marlins, sparked by a rally in the 6th inning, scored six unanswered runs. The Athletic rallied too and fought back with homers by Jesse Tricario and Sebastian Velasquez.

Randolph Edel walked and then stole home. Young Brian O’Connor added another RBI but the A’s fell short.

The Athletics, after this close loss, look forward to a rematch with the Marlins this coming Wednesday.

Olde Trading Post/Park Chapels Athletics vs. Albertson Herricks Little League Marlins What a difference a day makes. The Athletics played superbly and evened up their series against the Marlins on Wednesday at Caemmerer Field. The Athletics offense erupted with numerous extra base hits and the final score was 10-5. Brandon McCollin and Isaiah Martinez pitched splendidly with few walks and lots of strikes. Connor Griffith and Aedan Cotter made very nice plays in the field helping to keep the bases clear.

Devan Shah and Michael Gagliardi showed improvement at the plate and provided key at bats. Sanay Shah and Ethan Vo also contributed, advancing baserunners by providing hard hit balls when needed. The Athletics really wanted this game after losing a squeaker to the Marlins two days ago at Merillon Field. Tonight the tables were turned and the Athletics looked and played like the team they like to be.

Ft. Lauderdale strikes down Cosmos, 2-1 The New York Cosmos had a challenge in front of them. Not only did they have an opportunity to clinch the Spring Season title, but they would have to do so on the road and in their fourth game in 11 days.

However, it was the Fort Lauderdale Strikers that were able to spoil the Cosmos’ chances with a 2-1 victory at home over the NASL’s top team at Lockhart Stadium.

“We had the game in our hands to be able to be the spring champions,” said Cosmos Head Coach Giovanni Savarese.

“Even though we created chances, we didn’t look convincing. We didn’t connect the passes going forward that we wanted to.”

In the 35th minute, Jose Angulo earned the Strikers a corner kick with a strong attack into the penalty area that was put aside by Cosmos goalkeeper, Jimmy Maurer. The ensuing set piece was delivered in, headed from the front post to the back by Dalton, and sent into the goal with an Angulo header.

The Colombian born striker’s brace was his second of the season for Fort Lauderdale (4-3-2), while Dalton’s assist was his first of the season.

The Strikers followed up their first half goal with a tally in the 74th minute to make it 2-0.

Luis Felipe Fernandes danced with the ball atop the Cosmos penalty area, dished to Geison Moura who promptly took a shot through the legs of a New York defender.

The bouncing ball snuck inside the front post and outside of the reach of Maurer for the Brazilian’s first goal of the season.

The Cosmos were able to pull within 2-1 with a goal from Juan Arango two minutes into stoppage time, but it would not be enough.

Arango earned his team-leading fourth goal of the season on a free kick from 22 yards away. Confusion and screening in front of Strikers goalkeeper, Diego Restrepo, made it a one-goal game to add some drama to the finale.After the Arango goal brought New York back to life and within 2-1, the Cosmos had one final opportunity to equalize in the third minute of stoppage time.

Rubén Bover gained possession deep inside Strikers’ territory and ripped a shot headed for the top of the net. However, the shot had too much pace and whizzed just over the bar for a goal kick.

“The second half was much better,” Savarese said of his team’s effort. “We created many chances. We attacked and had the better of the play.”

New York finishes the Spring Season with 18 points (6-0-4) and a +7 goal dif-

ferential that is currently good enough for first place.

Indy Eleven, Minnesota United FC, Carolina RailHawks, Tampa Bay Rowdies, and the Strikers are all in position to attempt to overtake the Cosmos for first place.

The two latter firms are the least likely to pass New York due to goal differential.

A first place finish in the Spring Season CHERRY 1-8 Page - 05-19-16_Layout 1 clinches a playoff berth.

“It’s not up to us now,” said Savarese.

“It was up to us today and our main goal was to win the Spring Season, but now it depends on the results in order to be able to clinch it.”

The Cosmos will look to get back on track as they meet up with New York City FC in the Fourth Round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on Wednesday, June 15 at 7:30 p.m. at Coffey Field on the campus of 5/19/16 2:46 PM Page 1 Fordham University.

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