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Suozzi wins Congress race Dem defeats GOPer Martins 48-44 despite Trump victory; Rice gets 2nd term ure out what’s going on in this country and figure out how to bring people North Shore voters chose Demo- back together again to work together crat Tom Suozzi over Republican Jack to actually address the problems that Martins on Tuesday to represent the we face in this country.” Voters also re-elected Democratic 3rd Congressional District, keeping retiring Rep. Steve Israel’s seat in Rep. Kathleen Rice over Republican David Gurfein, a retired U.S. Marine Democratic hands. Suozzi, a former Nassau County Corps officer and businessman from Manhasset, in the 4th executive, won 48.45 Congressional District. percent of the vote Rice, a former to state Sen. Martins’ Party activists Nassau County district 44.02 percent, a tighter margin than polls react to Trump win attorney from Garden City, won a second had predicted. PAGE 24 term with 54.26 perThe win is Suozzi’s cent of the vote to Gurfirst in 11 years and brings him some political redemption fein’s 37.1 percent. The 3rd District race tightened in after losing his last three elections. But the victory was tempered by the week leading up to the election — Republican Donald Trump taking the Suozzi’s lead shrunk to 7 percentage White House and his party maintain- points from 16 in early October in a ing control in both houses of Con- Nov. 3 Siena College poll. Martins, a former Mineola mayor gress. “We need to really do some who now lives in Old Westbury, proved soul-searching,” Suozzi told a crowd a popular candidate but continually of about 200 supporters at the Mil- struggled with name recognition. leridge Inn in Jericho. “We have to figContinued on Page 22

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Democrat Tom Suozzi declares victory Tuesday night in his 3rd Congressional District race against Republican state Sen. Jack Martins.

Phillips wins as GOP holds state Senate BY J OE N I K I C , STEPHEN ROMANO AND MAX ZAHN

In two hotly contested state Legislature races, Republican Elaine Phillips defeated Democrat Adam Haber in the 7th Senate district, while Democrat Anthony

D’Urso defeated Republican Matt Varvaro on Tuesday night. In two other state races, Democrat Charles Lavine comfortably retained his seat in the 13th Assembly district against Republican Jeﬀrey Vitale, while Republican Ed Ra decisively defeated Democrat Gary Port to retain his seat in the 19th Assembly district.

In a tight race to replace outgoing state Sen. Jack Martins in the 7th Senate district, Phillips defeated her opponent, Democrat Adam Haber, by 4,161 votes, out of 127,308 cast. Haber, an East Hills businessman, received 59,169 votes on the Democratic line to his opponent’s 58,455 Republican votes, but 5,490 Conservative Party votes

pushed Phillips over the top in the race for a 52 percent to 48 percent victory. “When I began this campaign six months ago, I asked the voters of this district to look at my record of cutting taxes, working to enact strong ethics and protect the environment,” she said. “Voters agreed that we need a Senator Continued on Page 23

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Tennis center purchase Ratner to run for mulled by park district G.N. school board Community shows support for indoor recreation center BY J OE N I K I C

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Great Neck Park District Commissioner Robert Lincoln said Wednesday officials would need to make a decision by the end of the month on pursuing the purchase of the Kings Point Tennis Center at 143 Steamboat Road for an indoor recreational facility. About 75 people attended a presentation by park district officials on preliminary plans and background information under evaluation as they consider buying the tennis center. Lincoln said after the meeting at the Great Neck House that it was “clear that there is community support.” “We believe very strongly that input from our residents is essential to give us the guidance we need when making certain The Great Neck Park District Board of Commissioners decisions,” he said. Lincoln said discussions to to pay for the project. He esti- down payment. “The attraction of that for purchase the Kings Point Tennis mated that the increase in taxes the park district is it locks up for park district residents would Center, a privately owned facilthe property so that it could not be between $26 and $36 per ity, were in preliminary stages be sold to a third party while the household. but there is “no question that he board is pursuing the transacLincoln said for the park is going to sell that property and tion,” Prior said. district to move forward with that building to somebody.” If the board determines that Park district Superinten- negotiations, it would need to the project is not feasible or the take action at some point this dent Jason Marra said officials community does not want it, he month and make a $250,000 believe the approximately said, then the park district could down payment, which would be 13,855-square-foot property sell that option to a third party. applied to the total cost of the could be used to accomplish the “In that manner we would project. park district’s goal of promoting hope to get back the $250,000 “If we want the property, health and wellness for resior some portion of it,” Prior basically we have to pay some dents of all ages. said. “Of course that’s not a sort of down payment to have The proposed purchase of guarantee, we would need to the option to continue,” he said. the property and renovations of fi nd a purchaser for that opWe’re talking somewhere about the building, Marra said, would cost between $5 million and $7 $250,000, which the park dis- tion, but we think based upon trict has. We don’t have to raise the market terms that are being million. floated around now that there’s He said the dollars cited taxes for that one-time cost.” a fairly good chance we could The board of commissionwere a “high-end” estimate, recoup some of that in the event ers’ attorney, Chris Prior, said so that the park district would we elected not to exercise the the down payment they were not need to come back and tell option.” exploring was a “purchase opresidents that the price will inHe added that the length tion contract” with the owner, crease. of the option was still being demeaning the park district would Marra said the park district have the sole right to purchase would issue a 20-year bond, Continued on Page 48 at a 2.2 percent interest rate, the property if it makes the

Great Neck resident Josh Ratner said he is running in the special election to replace former Great Neck school board Trustee Monique Bloom because his voice is what is missing from the board. Ratner, 23, said the board would beneﬁt from having a member who is “recently connected” to the issues facing students. “Although I’m young, you have to remember I’m one part of the collective board,” he said. “There is 102 years of experience that I will work with and will make sure we do the best for our community moving forward. “However, I’m the voice that this community needs to bring to that board to round it out and make sure our students’ perspectives and their futures and the needs of their futures are discussed.” The Board of Education president, Barbara Berkowitz, announced on Sept. 19 that Bloom was resigning from the board due to corporate travel commitments. Berkowitz said to ﬁnd a re-

placement, the district will hold a special election on Dec. 6. The elected trustee will serve to the end of Bloom’s term in May 2019. Donald Panetta, a 30-year New Hyde Park resident, was the ﬁrst to announce last month that he would run for the open seat. Ratner is a lifelong Great Neck resident who attended Saddle Rock Elementary School, Great Neck South Middle School and Great Neck South High School. “I was always involved in student government and decision-making processes in the school because I was taught at a young age that it was important to be involved in your community and to make an impact upon the things that aﬀect your dayto-day life,” he said. “And that’s a big reason why I’m running now.” Ratner said he graduated from the University of Maryland at College Park with a degree in government and politics. He also minored in leadership studies. As well as serving in the college’s student government and Continued on Page 47

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Bazaar returns books to G.N. community BY J OE N I K I C When Great Neck resident Rebecca Gilliar took on over 10,000 books that were set to be discarded by the Great Neck Library, she said, she was unsure how she was going to handle the collection. But after speaking with Great Neck Park District Superintendent Jason Marra, Gilliar said, she found a way to give the books back to the community from which they came. Since Oct. 22, she has organized a free book bazaar at Great Neck House on Arrandale Avenue, where she said people from all over the North Shore have come to pick up titles from their favorite authors. “I think it’s righting a wrong, but not entirely,” Gilliar said. “Truly my ﬁrst option would have been to rent out a facility and store all the books until a time that I could make the library take them back, but I can’t do that. “So the next best thing is to give them back to the community that paid for them in the ﬁrst place.” Gilliar has commended Mar-

A section of Great Neck House with free books ra and the park district for their eﬀorts in supporting her initiative. Although he was probably hesitant to place such a large collection of books at Great Neck House, she said, Marra saw the bazaar as a good opportunity for the community and even provided her with a truck and four employees to help bring books over from the library’s Main Building. Gilliar said the collection includes some of the “most fab-

ulous authors on the planet,” including Anita Loos, Alphonse Daudet, Ken Kesey, Vladimir Nabokov and John Gardiner. She also said there were noteworthy books available including biographies on the Reagan family, Queen Elizabeth and the royal family and Barack Obama. Gilliar said she has received a largely positive response from those who come to the bazaar, with many people oﬀering to

volunteer or help her ﬁnd places where books could be sent. Some of the people she has met through the bazaar have reached out to her to afterward, she said, and have given her contacts for libraries in less fortunate communities and in prisons. Gilliar criticized the library for discarding so many books that have become a part of history. “They don’t understand

that they have not just given away some books. They’re not just discarding books,” she said. “They’re discarding everything we value about the society we live in. They think they’re substituting electronics for it.” “These two things belong, they support each other, they complement each other,” Gilliar added. “We need them both.” Kathy Giotsas, the Great Neck Library’s executive director, said that the library had to ﬁnd the right balance between hard copies of books and electronic versions. “We’re now at a point where a library serves the needs of many people and not just going with the electronic format,” Giotsas said. “If we see a demand in a certain type of format, we will invest more money in that, but we need to keep a good balance between the two.” She said that although the library was discarding a number of books after the Main Building’s renovation, it has a natural “weeding” process, which is based on a number of factors. For example, Giotsas said, books on technology and medicine often become outdated as Continued on Page 47

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Village said to violate meetings law BY J OE N I K I C A Russell Gardens resident and Mayor Steve Kirschner sparred Thursday on the village’s process for changing parking signs and reasons for the Board of Trustees entering executive session. The resident, Mitch Pitnick, questioned the Board of Trustees at its monthly meeting after it voted to adjourn the public meeting and go into executive session, where Kirschner said the board would discuss when the village would hold its holiday party and what type of sandwiches board members would bring for its budget meeting, since it is typically held during dinner hours. “They have nothing to do with any formal decision making,” he said. “I can tell you that most of the residents would agree that whether or not somebody has turkey or they have roast beef at a budget meeting is probably not something that they need to hear at a formal trustee meeting.” Kristin O’Neill, of the Department of State’s Committee

Russell Gardens Mayor Steve Kirschner on Open Government, said the board should not have gone into executive session to discuss those topics as they don’t reﬂect what is permitted by the requirements of the state’s open meetings law. “You don’t get to go into executive session any time you think residents are not interested in the subject matter,” O’Neill said. She said the conversation could have been had between board members via email, but if

the board was going to discuss those subjects, it should have been during the public hearing. The open meetings law states that boards can go into executive session when discussing personnel matters, potential litigation, matters that could impact public safety, the proposed purchase, sale or lease of village property or matters that would disclose the identity of a law enforcement agent or informant. Pitnick also said that the village had changed the word-

ing of a no-parking sign in front of a Darley Road home from 2 a.m to 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. without a public hearing or adoption of a local law. Kirschner said he received a complaint by the homeowner at 1 Darley Road about cars parking overnight and that the village’s code enforcer did not arrive before 8 a.m. “When certain parking regulations are changed or moving conditions changed, a lot of times, instead of passing the law and seeing if they work, a lot of times we will change it and see if it’s worthwhile or if it’s not,” he said. “We’d leave it for a couple of months and if it’s not worthwhile, then we’ll remove it.” Pitnick said if the village could have code enforcement during the restricted hours, that would alleviate the problem and prevent the need to change the hours. Kirschner said that adopting legislation can be very costly, so instead of approving a law and then going back and repealing it if it is not eﬀective, the village makes changes with the intent of seeing whether or not they work. “It’s incredibly expensive if

we’re not sure that this is going to work,” he said. “So we basically test these things out for a couple of months to see if it’s worthwhile and then we’ll do it.” Kirschner added that the village does not give out parking violations at signs where the hours have not been oﬃcially changed after a public hearing and vote by the board. “The point is that if we started seeing people violate it then we would pass the law,” he said. Pitnick said he was “troubled” by that method and thinks “there has got to be a due process component to it.” “So the law says one thing, you’re not enforcing but you’re using it as a deterrent to deter people from doing something but there’s been no public hearing, there’s been no transparency,” he said. Kirschner argued that it was the “right thing to do.” “If you think being mayor that you should do things differently, then you should probably vote for somebody else for mayor,” he said. Pitnick said he was not against actions that the village was taking, but disagreed with the process in doing so.

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Plan for major spending cuts: NIFA Nassau County’s financial control board requests plans to fill deficit in 2017 budget BY N O A H MANSKAR Nassau County’s financial control board asked county officials last Wednesday to make plans for major spending cuts in case the final county budget fails to meet the board’s standards. In a letter, Adam Barsky, chairman of the Nassau Interim Finance Authority, told County Executive Edward Mangano and his administration to develop three contingency plans — one cutting $50 million in spending from the county’s $3 billion budget, another cutting $75 million and a third cutting $100 million. NIFA wants the county to submit the plans by Nov. 16 and says they should contain “detailed initiatives that can be immediately implemented” to reduce spending, according to the letter. The NIFA board of directors must approve the county’s annual budget and four-year spending plan. The plans could

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The Nassau County Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola. be implemented if NIFA ultimately rejects the budget, the authority says. The letter was sent two days after the Nassau Legislature approved a budget that was short about $70 million in revenue from new and increased fees proposed by Mangano on which the Legislature did not vote,

a move Barsky called “deeply troubling.” Presiding Office Norma Gonsalves has said lawmakers will fill the hole by Dec. 1. Brian Nevin, a spokesman for Mangano, a Republican, said the Legislature will likely finalize a balanced budget at its Nov. 21 meeting.

“In the meantime, the deputy county executive for finance is reviewing NIFA’s letter and preparing contingencies should the Legislature not fund the budget they approved on October 31,” Nevin wrote in an email. In a statement, Gonsalves said the Legislature has told NIFA of its plan to take more time to “evaluate potential budgetary alternatives that have been brought to our attention, and that all contemplated revenues would be in place well before fiscal 2017.” Minority Leader Kevan Abrahams (D-Hempstead) said the NIFA letter indicates “the governing of this county has spiraled out of control.” The letter foreshadows another showdown with NIFA after the authority last year rejected the 2016 budget, threatening major spending cuts and stricter controls before agreeing to a quarterly budget review process. If NIFA rejects the final budget proposal, it will order county officials to revise it and pres-

ent it to NIFA for another vote. A NIFA report last month said Mangano’s proposed budget contained $217 million in risks and found it would result in a deﬁcit of $99.5 million according to generally accepted accounting principles, which do not count borrowing as operating revenue. Among the risky revenue was $64 million from a proposed “public safety fee,” a widely panned $105 surcharge for all traﬃc and parking tickets. Mangano’s budget proposed about $83 million in revenue from dozens of new and increased fees. The Republicancontrolled Legislature this week struck $9.2 million of that and cut spending by about the same amount. Mangano will be involved in budget talks in the coming weeks following his indictment last month on federal corruption charges. He has pleaded not guilty and denied any wrongdoing.

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Suozzi reclaims mantle of fighter BY N O A H M A N S K A R Tom Suozzi was sitting at home with a cold on Jan. 5 when his phone started to ring. That was the day U.S. Rep. Steve Israel announced he would retire from Congress at the end of his 16th year, a surprise that caused a political stir on the North Shore. The deluge of calls Suozzi got that afternoon encouraging him to run for Israel’s 3rd Congressional District seat took the edge off the cold and the existential questions he was asking himself about what to do next in his career. “I’m getting texts, I’m getting messages, and I’m like, ‘Ooh, this is the happiest I’ve been in a while,’” said Suozzi, a former Nassau County executive from Glen Cove, on a recent Saturday afternoon, following a few hours of campaign events. Suozzi has said he lost his last three elections because he relied too heavily on political consultants who sought to curb his passion and idealism. But as he looks to return to public office, he and his aides say this campaign represents a return to Suozzi’s former political self — a firebrand unafraid to fight big fights with big ideas. Consultants are on board this time, but Suozzi is behind the wheel, he said. “This is more like how I used to campaign,” he said.

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Democratic congressional candidate Tom Suozzi appears at a Sikh parade in Queens on Saturday, Oct. 29. That’s reﬂected in Suozzi’s stump speech, which he delivers exuberantly without written notes. It’s centered on his pledge to take on powerful interests to make change in Washington as he did in New York, interspersed with jokes and one-liners. It’s also reﬂected in his retail campaigning, which Suozzi said is a part of the job he loves. “The great thing about politics is you

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of Old Westbury. Suozzi displayed comfort with meeting new people, no matter how brief the interaction, during campaign stops across the district on Oct. 29. Between addressing a Shabbat service at Temple Chai in Dix Hills and a group of senior citizens at The Bristal Assisted Living in North Hills, Suozzi stopped briefly at a parade in Bellerose, Queens, celebrating a Sikh holiday. He stopped at every table during a meal after a Shabbat service at Temple Chai in Dix Hills while taking time to discuss the Iran nuclear deal and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with members. Suozzi said he likes to break the ice with phrases in foreign languages. On this particular day he greeted people in Hindi, Hebrew and Italian, and sang a song in Polish. He’s also spoken Chinese, Korean and other languages on the campaign trail. The practice gives people a sense of comfort as Suozzi tries to persuade them that he would best represent the ethnically and culturally diverse district stretching from northeast Queens to northwest Suffolk County, he said. He hopes personal connections will give supporters faith in him when he starts fighting the battles against “powerful interests” that he has promised, he said. Continued on Page 50

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BETTER GRADES AND TEST SCORES Kings Point-based U.S. Merchant Marine Academy BY J OE N I K I C Frank DeCarlo, head of the United States Merchant Marine Academyâ€™s carpentry shop, was arrested Thursday and charged with taking bribes from contractors for academy contracts. DeCarlo, 66, of Franklin Square, allegedly took $47,230 from a contractor between October 2003 and March 2013, according to federal court ďŹ lings received by Newsday. Court records for the case were not yet available on the federal courts electronic database, a spokesperson for the U.S. Attorneyâ€™s OďŹƒce for the Eastern District of New York said. According to Newsday, the ďŹ lings state that DeCarlo also took a $200 bribe from a contractor who was cooperating with federal agents. Assistant United States Attorney Burton Ryan said in U.S. District Court in

Central Islip that at least one contractor had been indicted and was cooperating with prosecutors, Newsday said. A marine academy spokesperson directed questions to the U.S. Department of Transportationâ€™s OďŹƒce of the Inspector General. EďŹ€orts to reach the Transportation Department were unavailing. DeCarlo was released on a $50,000 bond and he faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted, Newsday said. The carpentry shop is a branch of the marine academyâ€™s public works department. According to Newsday, some of DeCarloâ€™s duties at the academy are to get quotes from vendors seeking to provide either goods or services to the academy. Newsday said that the court ďŹ lings indicated that he was authorized to approve â€œmicro purchasesâ€? of no more than $3,000 and that he demanded kickbacks â€œfrom a group of favored contractors.â€?

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Editorial Cartoon

Tax breaks cost revenue

he Nassau County Legislature approved a $2.9 billion 2017 budget last week — with $70 million less in revenue than expenses. The Nassau County comptroller’s office issued subpoena’s last week to the Hempstead Town Industrial Agency and two Hempstead Town officials regarding tax breaks the agency granted to Green Acres Mall. The two actions are not unrelated. Year after year, Nassau — one of the wealthiest counties in New York State — has used all kinds of gimmicks in what are usually unsuccessful efforts to balance the budget without raising property taxes. This year that effort features a proposal by Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano to impose a $105 traffic ticket surcharge known as a “public safety fee.” This in a county in which red-light tickets currently carry a cost of $95 and most other tickets, from parking violations to illegal turns, cost between $110 and $225 – without the fee. In a moment of legislative responsibility, Republican county legislators rejected the proposed $105 ticket surcharge. Unfortunately, it was just a moment and the Republican legislators went ahead and approved the budget anyway. The Republican legislators said they would get to the part of having revenues equal expenses at a later date. Unimpressed, the chairman of Nassau’s control board directed Mangano to produce three separate contingency plans by Nov. 16 to reduce next year’s op-

erating expenditures by as much as $100 million. At least part of the county’s problem in getting revenue to equal expenses may lie the tax breaks given to businesses by not one, not two, but three industrial development agencies — the Hempstead Town Industrial Agency, the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency and the City of Glen Cove Industrial Development Agency. The industrial development agencies are intended to spur economic development by granting exemptions to businesses on property taxes as well as mortgage recording taxes and, in some cases, exemptions from state and local sales taxes. In return, the businesses agree to payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreements, or PILOTs, to oﬀset some of the money saved. The tax breaks, it is said, permit projects that create jobs and spur developments to move forward that would otherwise be too costly for businesses to otherwise undertake. In many instances, this may be true. But when some businesses are given tax breaks everyone else — residents and businesses — must make up the diﬀerence. Or else you get an unbalanced budget. In the case of the tax breaks given to the Green Acre Mall’s owner, California-based Macerich, the millions in tax breaks given by the Hempstead IDA in 2014 on the company’s $79 million renovation project resulted in tax increases ranging from 4.6 percent to 12.2 percent for residents of Valley Stream, according to Nassau County Comptrol-

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ler George Maragos. Ken Volk, senior vice president at Macerich, issued a statement saying that the company’s investment “stabilized” the mall and preserved “nearly 3,000 jobs,” according to a story in Newsday. Volk, according to Newsday, went on to say that the project creates “670 new union construction jobs, increases the sales tax revenue, and has already made a number of critical safety and infrastructure improvements and brought new stores and more visitors than ever before.” Left unsaid were the number local retail stores — many of whose owners live in Nassau County — were or will be hurt and even forced to close because of their subsidized competitors. Oﬃcials routinely call the small mom-and-pop stores the backbone of the community. But the tax breaks usually go to the

big guys. Adding insult to injury, these small businesses are often the ones who as both residents and business owners make up for the revenue lost by the tax breaks. Also left unsaid is why, if the upgrade was so important to the mall why the owners invest their own money in the improvements. Or sell the property to someone who would. Under public pressure, the Hempstead IDA last week commissioned a cost-beneﬁt analysis of the mall’s tax breaks. While the Hempstead clearly has this backward, it is actually more than what most IDAs across the state do. And Green Acres is not the only development to receive tax breaks and the Town of Hempstead not the only IDA to issue them. The Nassau County IDA has given tax breaks to a Roslyn car

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dealership, luxury apartments in North Hills and a luxury senior facility. In the case of the luxury senior facility, the IDA was poised to grant a second round of tax breaks until Great Neck and Herricks school officials as well as the Village of North Hills and then county Legislator Judi Bosworth intervened, noting that the second round of tax breaks would do nothing for economic growth and cost them muchneeded revenue. The state Legislature, which regulates IDAs, has tightened supervision of local agencies in recent years. That’s not enough. It’s time the Legislature requires a costbenefit analysis on all IDA projects to see if the benefits actually outweigh the costs. Perhaps then, the county might even balance its budget.

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PROFESSOR’S PERSPECTIVE

Pyrrhic victory for partisan press?

here’s a long held media maxim that a journalist’s most valuable asset is reputation. After this election, many media outlets may have to file for bankruptcy due to their lacking reputations. Americans’ confidence in the media “to report the news fully, accurately and fairly” is at an alltime low. Only 32 percent trust them, a September Gallup poll found. Pollsters blame “lower standards for journalism” in presidential campaign coverage for “corroding Americans’ trust and confidence.” One big reason for the decline is media bias. A majority of likely voters say journalists are biased against Donald Trump, an Oct. 19 Quinnipiac University poll found. While the perception of bias depends upon one’s party, it’s telling that 60 percent of independent voters believe the media is anti-Trump. Journalists deny this, of course. Soon after Gallup’s poll, Washington Post media reporter

Paul Farhi ranted in a column “To: Everyone: … I know a lot of you don’t like [us] … Please stop calling us ‘the media.’ It’s an invention, a tool, an all-purpose smear by people who can’t be bothered to make distinctions.” True, the media aren’t a monolith. Reporting standards diﬀer widely across the media. The digital media revolution over the past 30 years has given rise to cable and online media outlets that carve a niche by catering to partisan audiences. Many are staﬀed by journalists who are more pundits than reporters. Anyone can start a blog and call himself a journalist these days. But the legacy media have remained the big leagues of journalism because they’ve long held higher standards. Print, radio and TV media have appealed to a general audience by covering news objectively. To achieve this reputation, their reporters adhere to ethical customs, such as sticking to the facts, verifying information and not taking sides — even when

MARK GRABOWSKI Professor’s Perspective covering a hostile subject like Trump. It wasn’t always this way. America’s early press was largely operated by political parties who mixed news and opinions indiscriminately. That changed in the early 20th century, with an outcry against “yellow journalism” and demand for greater truthfulness and accountability. Journalists saw their work as a profession with a responsibility to the public. Media outlets adopted codes

of ethics, which included prohibitions against political campaign contributions. This impartiality transformed journalism into the Fourth Estate: referees of politics’ playing ﬁeld who didn’t root for Team Blue or Team Red. Many journalists continue to adhere to these standards. But a noticeable number of reporters and outlets have abandoned that practice while covering this election, hurting the entire profession’s reputation. Contrary to Farhi’s claim, there’s more than “anecdotal evidence” of “liberal bias.” A recent Center for Public Integrity study revealed 480 reporters and editors contributed to either presidential campaign, with 90 percent donating to Hillary Clinton. Journalists at The New York Times and other legacy outlets contributed, despite newsroom policies forbidding it. Granted, it’s possible for journalists to cover stories fairly despite having biases. But this election many haven’t even tried to. Consider The Times, whose

Aug. 8 cover story called on reporters who believe Trump is a “dangerous” “demagogue” to “throw out the textbook American journalism has been using for the better part of the past half-century” even though “it may not always seem fair.” Many journalists apparently took that to heart. A recent WikiLeaks release of hacked emails revealed dozens of reporters, including several at The Times and major TV news networks, coordinated with Clinton’s campaign to provide positive coverage. It showed in their stories. For example, a content analysis of last week’s coverage of Clinton’s email scandal found overwhelming evidence that TV journalists spun it in Clinton’s favor. Media Research Center, a right-leaning media watchdog group, found ABC, NBC and CBS negatively reported on the F.B.I. director instead of Clinton “by a ratio of almost 3 to 1.” In a sense, Trump’s right that the election was “rigged.” Continued on Page 17

A LOOK ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

The final two of my fabulous 10 list

here used to be something called the Harvard Five-Foot Shelf: a bookshelf containing all the classics that Harvard’s 21st president, Charles Eliot, deemed most essential for a well-rounded education. I have the modern equivalent: a shelf that’s 10 DVD’s long. It’s not so much “educational” as it is essential for getting through life. I don’t need any help becoming sad, or outraged by the vicissitudes of life. What I need help with is getting past all that, or at least living with it. That’s where my movie shelf comes in. “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” may appear, on the surface, to have nothing to do with your life today. And yet — who hasn’t been in a situation where, after much tribulation, you have brought back the required “shrubbery” for the fearsome “Knights who say ‘Ni!’,” only to be told you must now bring back a second shrubbery, “for the nice two-level eﬀect”? I think we’ve all had bosses

like that. Or clients! I loved “Grail” from the very first scene (well, after the fake movie at the start) when the horses you hear clip-clopping up a foggy medieval hill turn out to be — coconut-shell halves, such as any sound effects man would be proud to own. It’s a simple gag but they stick with it throughout — even “dismounting” later when something makes the “horses” nervous! I am quite fond of the scene where a village full of filthy peasants want to burn a witch (Connie Booth) whom they’ve found. “How do you know she’s a witch?” asks Sir Bedivere, a knight of the village played by Terry Jones. “She turned me into a newt!” exclaims a villager (John Cleese). Everyone turns to him in amazement. “I got better,” he shrugs. “Burn her anyway!” they all shout. Of course, nothing like that happens any more, in these enlightened times! My favorite scene occurs when King Arthur and his Knights must cross the Bridge of

JUDY EPSTEIN A Look on the Lighter Side Death. To cross safely, they must answer the bridgekeeper’s three questions. But any incorrect answer will plunge them into the Gorge of Eternal Peril. Sir Launcelot crosses safely. Sir Robin, asked the capital of Assyria, replies “I don’t know!” and plunges to his death. Then, “What is your name?” “Sir Galahad.” “What is your quest?” “To seek the Holy Grail.” “What …is your favorite color?”

“Blue!” replies the startled Galahad. “No, yellow —” he corrects himself — or tries to. Too late! He, too, flies off into the abyss. As a youngster who had trouble making decisions about everything, even her own favorite ice cream flavor, this scene came often into my head. I feel like it’s a member of my family — or that I’m a member of theirs. At least so far, I have managed to avoid the abyss. As for the movie “Airplane” — it’s as funny as ever. There isn’t a single scene without at least one gag. Right from the opening credits we know what we’re in for — a romp — when we see an airplane’s tail fin cutting through a cloud-filled sky, to the music from “Jaws.” So many gags, so little space! One of my husband’s favorites is the scene in the airport, where Capt. Oveur takes a call on the white courtesy phone from a man in a white lab coat, standing in front of a wall full of mayonnaise jars. It’s a doctor at the Mayo clinic, of course. But then the

Captain must take a call from a Mr. Hamm, on line 5. “Give me Hamm on 5, hold the Mayo,” he says. I seem to share a “drinking problem” with the hero of the story — namely, that I too, when attempting to drink a liquid from a glass, often miss my mouth, drenching my face or shirt instead. “Just a little drinking problem!” I sheepishly explain to folks, as I towel myself off. I hope they know I’m referring to the movie! Of course there’s the gag this movie may be most famous for: “Surely you can’t be serious!” “I am serious — and don’t call me Shirley.” My children might not understand the “smoking” ticket, or a courtesy phone — but they’ll understand the people sitting on the luggage carousel instead of the bags… or the running gag “I picked the wrong week to quit drinking coffee…smoking cigarettes…sniffing glue.” There is more than enough in this film to reward repeated viewing — which is why it will always have a place on my “Ten Film Shelf.”

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I GRHITT E RO EN A DTEHRESR W

Highest taxes, debt in NY: Nassau For over half a century, New York has been ranked at the bottom of the 50 states for economic competitiveness. In 1975, for instance, the Fantus Company survey gave the Empire State “undisputed last place for attractiveness of business climate.” Not much has changed since then. Earlier this year, the American Legislative Exchange Council in “Rich States, Poor States,” a study that analyzed 15 policy variables, New York came in 50th place for economic attractiveness. Reasons for these dismal results included New York’s high cost of labor; high cost of energy; onerous regulations; unfunded state mandates; and huge public debt.

But the top one is taxes. New York has the highest combined state and local taxes in the nation. Ever growing taxes to service ever growing debt and government largesse is at the root of our economic malaise. And a report recently released by the Empire Center for Public Policy, “Benchmarking New York,” reveals that the tax and debt numbers for Nassau and many of its municipalities are the worst in the state. Here are some of the grim ﬁndings: Nassau has the highest percapita debt owing $3,045 per resident. North Hempstead is the highest spending and most heavily indebted large town in the state;

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Per Capital Taxes-Counties Nassau $1,605 Westchester $1,299 Suﬀolk $1,360 Average $1,092 Per Capital Spending-Counties Nassau $2,677 Westchester $2,712 Suﬀolk $2,102 Average $2,143

GEORGE J. MARLIN On The Right Here are pertinent comparisons: Per Capital Debt-Counties Nassau $3,045 Westchester $1,444

Right idea, wrong location

ho wants an indoor recreation center? Almost everybody. Who wants it replacing the Kings Point Tennis Center, on Steamboat Road? Not me! I’ve wanted a rec center long before the articulate and cute ﬁfth graders were paraded in front of the parks commissioners, pleading their case for a place to play. But 143 Steamboat Road is the wrong site for it — inadequate for the community’s needs, and unsafe for the community. Steamboat Road is the major East-West thoroughfare at the North end of town, and yet it’s only one lane in each direction. If (meaning when!) people

double park to drop off or pick up their kids, traffic will have to stop, or cross a double yellow line to drive into oncoming traffic. Add the synagogues in the vicinity, with literally hundreds of people walking in the streets Friday Nights and Saturdays, and we have a recipe for disaster! Oh, and there’s a firehouse directly across the street. What did the traffic study say about all this? Right. There hasn’t been one! I don’t mind spending $5 million to $7 million for a rec center. In fact, I’m willing to be taxed a bit more ($1 dollar a week, instead of 72 cents), to build a real rec center from

$1,568 $643

scratch, on land the parks department already owns. The very underused dog run on Colonial Road (more centrally located, to serve the entire community) has a huge parking lot, and the dog run was built over a pool. Let us have yearlong swimming, as well as yearlong skating, and room for more than just two basketball courts. If a traﬃc study ﬁnds this site to be problematic, how about the abandoned pool site at Kings Point Park, Steamboat Road side? Let’s build a safe, accessible, great rec center for everyone!

Per Capita Debt-Large Towns North Hempstead $1,496 Hempstead $536 Smithtown $159 Average $542 Per Capita Taxes-Large Towns North Hempstead $715 Hempstead $425

Smithtown Average

$497 $566

Per Capita SpendingLarge Towns North Hempstead $1,198 Hempstead $767 Smithtown $889 Average $875 And you wonder why people, particularly millennials, are ﬂeeing Nassau for greener economic pastures and low property tax environments. Contrary to all the happy talk of the political classes, Nassau’s economy will continue to be fragile until genuine tax and spending reforms are implemented by its county and town governments.

Help needed for Thanksgiving meals

n Thursday, Nov. 24, Thanksgiving Day, we will be preparing and delivering hot meals to homebound senior citizens, coordinating this program from our home. Last year we provided over 450 meals and we expect to be doing the same this year. We are in need of donations of desserts, individual non-carbonated beverages, mini loaves of bread or dinner rolls, turkeys, and cash in order to complete the meals. These items can be dropped oﬀ at our home at 35 Maxwell Road, Garden City. Sam Yellis Please call us as soon as possible to coordinate a convenient drop Great Neck oﬀ time. All deliveries will begin at 12 noon on Thanksgiving Day. Each delivery is accompanied by a visit, if so welcomed by the

recipient. We deliver to between 35 and 40 diﬀerent towns within Nassau County; please call us if you are able to help with the delivery of the meals. This year will be the 21st year we have coordinated this project! It is a special part of our family tradition, and we invite you to make it part of yours, as well. Your generous donations of food, money, and time have made the deliveries a tremendous success each year. With your help, we can continue to bring a meal and a smile to those who are alone on the holiday. Feel free to contact us at 7468331 regarding any part of this program. We thank you all for your continued support each year! Melinda and John Alford Garden City

Congrats to G.N. ed board

armest congratulations to President Barbara Berkowitz, Vice President Lawrence Gross, Trustee Donald Ashkenase, and Trustee Susan Healy for their years of dedication and outstanding service to the Great Neck community. “The roots of education are

bitter, but the fruit is sweet.”— Aristotle. As we celebrate School Board Recognition Week in New York State, we acknowledge the sweet fruit aﬀorded by our board’s commitment to excellence, hard work, and the many hours spent in helping our schools in providing an exempla-

ry education to all. We look forward to continued excellence in our district with their guidance. Joanne Chan and Sarah Moss Presidents of United ParentTeacher Council Great Neck Public Schools

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READERS WRITE

Second Ave. subway funding falls short

egardless if Phase One of Second Avenue Subway opens by the end of December or some time in early 2017 — it is still a gloss only one quarter full. Consider there is only $1.035 billion in funding contained within the Metropolitan Transportation Authority $27 billion ﬁve-year 2015-2019 capital program to support preliminary work for phase two north from 96th Street on to 125th Street. There is still the need of $4.965 billion for funding actual construction of phase two. These dollars will have to come from the next MTA Five Year 2020-2024 capital program. The MTA is counting on the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration New Starts program to provide $500 million or more in additional funding. Add $15 billion more down the road for phases three and four to complete the full length of Second Avenue Subway south to Hanover Square. The MTA hopes using “Fast Track” to allow construction of Second Avenue subway phase two to start in 2019. Don’t count on it. The MTA will enter this project into the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration “New Starts” program.

How many years will it take to complete the NEPA environmental review process? Which neighborhood will want to host any entrance for both a tunnel boring machine and removal of construction debris? Construction of the new Second Avenue Subway 125th Street Station will be underneath both the Metro North Park Avenue Viaduct and New York City Transit Lexington Avenue subway. Will there be any required speed restrictions for MetroNorth Railroad or New York City Transit Lexington Avenue Subway trains during construction? Will there be the need for any service outages? Will any Metro North or NYCT force account support be required during construction? They will want to protect both their operations and physical structures from vibrations and other potential adverse impacts. Will phase two incorporate the stretch of tunnel previously built in the 1970’s between 99th Street and 105th Street? Based upon the master grant agreement between the MTA and U.S. DOT FTA, if these portions of work do not go into transit use, Uncle Sam has the legal right to ask for its money back. NYCT since the 1970s has had to maintain and protect this

unopened tunnel. The federal government has considered this work part of an active ongoing project. If the MTA does not incorporate utilization of this tunnel, Washington may ask for reimbursement. The MTA could owe up to several hundred million based upon current fair market value. The goal would be to obtain a Full Funding Grant Agreement between the U.S. DOT FTA and MTA for fully funding the project. MTA is in competition between its own operating agencies and against other transit agencies around the nation. There are 98 other Senators and 434 Congress members supporting their own New Starts projects. Why would USDOT FTA approve any FFGA without a guarantee from the MTA that matching local share or $4.965 billion balance of funding to complete the project is secure and in place. The only proof is inclusion of this project within the next 2020-2024 Five Year Capital Program approved by both the MTA and Albany Capital Program Review Board. Previous MTA ﬁve year capital plans have been approved one or more years late. Based on past history, the next MTA ﬁve year capital plan for 2020 to 2024 may not be approved until

2021. The MTA would not risk advertising multi billion construction project bids without secure funding being in place. Any procurement process from advertising to bid award could easily take six months to a year. Just issuing contract addendum in response to potential contract bidders questions to such a complex project requires several months. Actual contracts for full construction could end up being awarded in 2022. If phase one takes 11 years to complete from the original 2007 contract award to 2017, phase two might not be completed until 2030 or later. There are conflicting growing competing priorities and limited available funding. Consider what the 2020-2024 MTA five year capital program has to deal with besides finding $4.965 billion for Second Avenue Subway phase two. The original proposed 2010 - 2014 MTA $29 billion five year capital plan was cut to $24.2 billion before being approved. The original proposed 2015 - 2019 MTA $32 billion five year capital plan in Sept. 2014 was rejected by the New York State MTA capital program review board. In October 2015, a revised $27 billion 2015 - 2019 MTA five-year capital plan was ap-

proved by the MTA Board, New York State MTA capital program review board. A majority of the $8 billion in deferred capital improvements cut from these two plans still need funding. Don’t forget the billions needed for routine state of good repair projects and programs for each operating agency. Regardless of the funding source, Second Avenue subway phase two will end up competing against many worthy projects in the next MTA five year 20202024 capital plan. Going back decades, the city, state and MTA have consistently kicked the can down the road every five years. As a result, coming to a consensus on what to fund in the next five year capital program plan will become even more difficult. Second Avenue Subway phase two will be the largest single project proposed for funding in the next five year capital plan. It could potentially consume almost 20 percent of the total program! Larry Penner Larry Penner is a transportation historian and advocate who previously worked 31 years for the United States Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration Region 2 NY Office.

Thanks for electing Prez election a pyrrhic me to library board victory for partisan press?

wish to thank the community and all those who voted in my election as trustee of the Great Neck Library. With everyone’s support and guidance, I hope to make the best decisions for our community — thank you, thank you. I want to learn as much as I can from my fellow trustees during the transition while listening to the community’s concerns. Using the Main Library as

the benchmark, I believe we can eventually streamline and update the station, Lakeville and Parkville branches. We need to save the core collection and increase our digital selections. Thanks again for your support,. Douglas Hwee New Hyde Park

Continued from Page 15 Not by voter fraud, but by some journalists nixing neutrality and serving as Clinton’s propaganda machine. Which isn’t to say Trump deserved to win. There are many reasons why the Republican real estate mogul — who has ﬁled for multiple bankruptcies, proposed controversial policies and spoken countless vulgarities — might’ve lost.

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But the ultimate loser might be the media. Experts say recent setbacks suggest the press is already paying a steep price for its declining reputation. The Times announced this week quarterly proﬁts dropped by 96 percent. Two weeks earlier, the Raleigh News & Observer lost a libel case and must fork over $6 million.

Columbia Journalism Review said it’s “evidence that the growing unpopularity of media may translate into less-sympathetic jury pools.” In their quest to beat Trump, the media has become just like him: unprofessional, bankrupt and despised. Mark Grabowski teaches journalism at Adelphi University and writes on current events each month.

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READERS WRITE

Katz right for pollution control district

y friend and colleague Patty Katz is running for Great Neck Water Pollution Control District Commissioner. If ever there was a job and a candidate so perfectly matched, I have not heard of her. Patty is a lifelong Great Neck resident and through word and deed has shown a selﬂess and ﬁred up commitment to her community. She was a member of the Town of North Hempstead Environment Legacy Fund for Land Preservation and the towns Ecological Commission. She was Outreach Coordinator for Guilt-Free Green, an educational program helmed by state Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel.

She raised money for a mission to Africa that brought potable water to villages in Kenya and she was the worthy recipient of the May W. Newburger Women’s Roll of Honor. But my connection to Patty is personal; we met around the time we joined Reach Out America, a local 12-year-old grassroots progressive organization that is dedicated to meaningful, doable, measurable change through the actions of ﬁve committees. My issue is the ﬁrst amendment and so I joined the Separation of Church and State Committee, which I ultimately helmed. Patty too has her passion, which is the environment. She created the ROA Green Committee and chaired it for over nine years.

We at ROA are dedicated to working for a Better America however some of our committees garner more success than others; our agenda issues have enjoyed some progress but mostly our goals are works in progress. But Patty’s committee, due in very large part to her energy, enthusiasm and dedication, has actually been part of some groundbreaking change. In conjunction with other groups she helped anti-fracking legislation to be enacted, agitated successfully to promote wind farms, and testified and protested to stop the proposal to develop the Port Ambrose LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) facility off the shore of Long Beach. Now Patty heads Reach Out America with me.

I am president and she is vice president and working closely with her I have not only come to see for myself how ethical and hardworking she is, I have also learned what a generous colleague and friend she can be. She is a self-starting organizer and tireless once she begins a project which she then always sees to conclusion. Her contribution as vice president has, despite the very short time she has held oﬃce, reaped measurable progress. That cannot help but be true when she becomes commissioner. Please vote for my friend Patty Katz at the Great Neck House on Arrandale Avenue or Great Neck Social Center on Grace Ave. on Dec. 13. Rita Hall President, Reach Out America

Cubs victory proves anything possible

hicago Cubs beat the Cleveland Indians in ten innings. It was a real nail biter. The curse has ended after 108 years. I myself was station in Great Lakes,

Illinois as a member of the United States Navy and traveled by train into Chicago to Wrigley Field. I would attend games when they were in town and sometimes they would win and sometimes they would lose and

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this was over 40 years ago. Now I am proud of the Chicago Cubs who fought the good ﬁght and has made America proud. Now for that I say, ”bravo, Chicago Cubs for proving when you believe noth-

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ELECTION RRESULTS E S U LT S Percent Votes PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES Donald Trump (REP)

48% 59,082,155

Hillary Clinton (DEM)

48% 59,234,436

Gary Johnson (LIB)

3% 4,008,209 1% 1,194,134

Jill Stein (GRE)

UNITES STATES SENATOR Wendy Long (REP)

26% 1,864,510

Charles Schumer (DEM)

67% 4,789,385

Alex Merced (LIB)

1% 43,885

Robin L. Wilson (GRE)

1% 102,368

U.S. HOUSE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 3 Jack Martins (REP, CON, RFM)

44% 142,023

Tom Suozzi (DEM)

48% 156,315

U.S. HOUSE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 4 David Gurfein (REP)

37% 118,821

Kathleen Rice (DEM)

54% 173,796

NY STATE SENATE DISTRICT 7 Elaine R. Phillips (REP, CON, IND, RFM)

48% 65,709

Adam Haber (DEM, WFP, WEP)

45% 61,548

Suozzi beats Martins in race to replace Israel in January. Martins was picked as the GOP nominee in March, while Suozzi spent another three months fighting off four other Democrats to win his party’s primary in June. Martins later became embroiled over the summer in a protracted but ultimately successful legal fight to avoid a GOP primary against Philip Pidot, an upstart conservative challenger. Suozzi pledged to fight powerful interests to make big changes in Washington, just as he did in Nassau and Glen Cove. His message seized on the pent-up frustration with the political establishment that has defined this election cycle, a theme that dovetailed with Trump’s campaign. Martins touted his work across the aisle in Albany to pass key legislation as proof he could do the same in Congress. Using a landmark gun control law and last year’s paid family leave plan as examples, Martins sought to convince voters he could broker compromises and move issues forward. Martins and Suozzi differed on a few major issues such as immigration and health care reform. But when the race between two political moderates got heated, it was not over policy but rather their political pasts. Martins’ campaign and the National Republican Congressional Committee attacked Suozzi hard for the

large tax hikes he imposed as county executive and for pay raises he took in that office and as mayor of Glen Cove. Suozzi defended his administration, touting the 13 bond upgrades that resulted from his tax hikes, and his efforts to trim the county workforce and renegotiate labor contracts. Martins also raised taxes and took raises, he noted. Suozzi criticized Martins’ tepid support for Trump as “phoney-baloney political talk,” while Martins charged Suozzi would not be independent enough with Democrat Hillary Clinton in the White House. While Democrats picked up a few U.S. Senate seats, Trump’s upset victory helped the GOP keep its power in Congress. That will make it difficult for Suozzi and other House Democrats to advance their agendas. But it does not detract from Suozzi’s goal of creating change by working with lawmakers from both parties, he said. “I’ll play the cards I’ve been dealt, and I don’t think it’s about Democrat and Republican,” Suozzi said. “I think that’s what’s hurting the country, is that people have been too partisan for too long.”

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tinue the bipartisan work she started in her first term that resulted in two bills she sponsored becoming law. She said she wanted to focus more intently on immigration reform and rebuilding infrastructure. “I told you that my priority was to get things done, to get real results — not to get myself reelected,” Rice told supporters Tuesday night at the Garden City Hotel. “And that’s exactly what I’ve tried to do every single day since I was sworn into office.” Gurfein launched a 3rd Congressional District campaign — his first run for public office — in September 2015, but chose to run in southwest Nassau County’s 4th District after Martins won the GOP nomination on the North Shore. Touting his military and business records, Gurfein argued he had the experience and knowledge necessary to support national security and economic growth, which he said ought to be the federal government’s main priorities. Gurfein did not comment on the results Tuesday night, but he thanked supporters in a video posted to Facebook Wednesday morning. “I’m honored to have been a part of this democratic process and our incredible country,” he said, later adding, “We may have lost this battle, but we have not lost this war.” Gurfein and Rice differed widely on nearly every major political issue, from immigration and foreign policy to tax reform and gun control. Gurfein charged Rice’s foreign policy stances endangered national security, while Rice called Gurfein a “demagogue” who relied too heavily on the military. Rice got endorsements from labor unions and local Republican officials, while Gurfein got support from law enforcement unions and officials such as U.S. Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford).

4th Congressional District candidate David Gurfein of Manhasset is seen at the Nassau County Republican Committee’s election night party in Westbury on Tuesday.

Stephen Romano contributed reporting.

Continued from Page 1 About half the voters in two Siena polls said they did not know Martins or had no opinion of him, despite his six years representing most of the district’s Nassau County portion in the state Senate. Martins said he would continue to stress tax cuts, environmental issues and job creation while he spends time in the private sector to determine his next career move. “While the outcome was not what we hoped and the race is over, it does not mean we will stop ﬁghting for the ideals on which we ran,” Martins said in a statement early Wednesday morning. About 59 percent of the district’s active registered voters cast votes in the district stretching from northeast Queens to northwest Suﬀolk County. Suozzi carried the Nassau County portion, about 53 percent of the district, by about 4 percentage points while Martins won the Suffolk section by about 3 points. But Suozzi won the smaller Queens portion by more than 12,000 votes after campaigning heavily there. “[I] made a point of playing to my strengths and trying to build up a margin where I was strong,” Suozzi said. Martins and Suozzi emerged from a crowded pack of candidates who eyed Israel’s seat after he announced his retirement

RICE WINS RE-ELECTION In southwest Nassau County’s 4th Congressional District, Rice pledged to con-

NY STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 13 Jeffrey S. Vitale (REP, CON, RFM)

33% 18,425

Charles Lavine (DEM, WFP, WEP)

56% 31,339

Jeffrey Peress (GRE)

1% 609

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Phillips, D’Urso take open seats in state races Continued from Page 1 who listens to our communities and who will stand up for Long Island.” “I am so very grateful and humbled by their support, and ready to get to work to create the bright future that every Long Islander deserves,” said Phillips, who is Flower Hill’s village mayor. She was seeking her first term in the state Legislature. Phillips received more than a dozen law enforcement endorsements, as well as endorsements from public government and school employee unions. The loss is Haber’s second in the 7th Senate district after Martins defeated him to win re-election in 2014. He said he was “terribly disappointed” about the result of his race, but offered his support for Phillips. “I worked my tail off and I wanted to serve the community,” Haber said. “I wish Elaine Phillips well and if I can help to make her community a better place, I’m here.” He said that the one thing he had “peace” about was his efforts during the campaign. “I didn’t take a day off for months,” Haber said. “I did as much as you can physically can do. I left it all out there.” “My life will skip a couple beats,” he added. “But I’ll find my groove again.” Throughout his campaign, Haber had received notable endorsements from top Democratic officials including Gov. Andrew Cuomo, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and state Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul. Haber serves on the Roslyn school board and previously on the Nassau Interim Finance Authority, which oversees Nassau County spending. Phillips, who worked in the financial services industry with Goldman

RESULTS Percent Votes NY STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 16 Matthew Varvaro (REP, CON, RFM)

44% 25,413

Tony D’Urso (DEM, WFP, IND, WEP)

46% 26,825

NY STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 19 Edward P. Ra (REP, CON, IND, TRP, RFM)

55% 32,562

Gary Port (DEM, WFP, WEP)

34% 20,116

DISTRICT COURT JUDGE DISTRICT 2

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Democrat Adam Haber of East Hills lost his 7th Senate District race against Republican Elaine Phillips, the mayor of the Village of Flower Hill. Sachs and J.P. Morgan, had said a Haber victory would tilt the state Senate to a party dominated by New York City. The state Legislature, she said, needed a balance between Republicans and Democrats. But Haber argued that the Senate GOP has failed and a Democratic majority would beneﬁt the state. The GOP has retained control of the Senate, in part, as a result of this race. Both candidates had attacked each other’s record, with Phillips arguing that the Roslyn school district has had the highest tax rate of any school district since her opponent joined the board in 2009 and Haber referring to an audit released in December 2012 by DiNapoli’s ofﬁce, which he said showed “how poorly” the Village of Flower Hill was run. Phillips was not on the board at the time of the audit. The race saw a bit of controversy last month after Haber slammed a social media advertisement depicting him as a character from “Fiddler on the Roof” as anti-Semitic. The Phillips campaign said they had nothing to do with the advertise-

ment. Both candidates agreed that Long Island schools needed to receive more state aid and both said they would ﬁght for better ethics in the state Legislature. D’Urso defeats Varvaro In another tight race to replace outgoing state Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel in the 16th Assembly district, Democrat Anthony D’Urso defeated Republican Matt Varvaro by 1,412 votes of the 52,254 cast. D’Urso, a former North Hempstead Town Councilman, received 26,825 total votes to Varvaro’s 25,413 for a 51 percent to 49 percent victory. D’Urso said he was happy to achieve his goal of reaching the state Assembly. “I will commit to working very hard for the people of this district,” he said. “I commit to trying to do all the right things to elevate families that are struggling.” He said Schimel, and her predecessor, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, had big shoes to ﬁll, but he wanted to carry on their “tradition of progressiveness.”

“I will also not just follow their trail, but blaze a trail of my own,” D’Urso said. “I always say, I cannot guarantee results, but I will sure as hell try.” Throughout the campaign, he had touted his records of accomplishments, having served as North Hempstead Town councilman from 1992 through 2005 and working for the New York City Department of Housing since 1971 and eventually rising to serve as the assistant commissioner of the Division of Architecture/ Engineering and Construction. D’Urso’s campaign was focused on fighting ethics in Albany, including eliminating outside income for state legislators and ending the LLC loophole, and tackling high school property taxes. Although it was his first run for office, Varvaro has served as a researcher on Joe Lhota’s campaign for New York City mayor in 2013, as a legislative aide to North Hempstead Town Councilwoman Dina De Giorgio in 2014 and as a research director for former New York City Gov. George Pataki’s campaign for president last year. Continued on Page 24

Dennis F. McDermott (REP, CON, IND, TRP)

24% 142,750

David W. McAndrews (REP, CON, IND, RFM, GRE)

23% 138,722

Eileen J. Goggin (DEM, WFP, GRE, WEP)

26% 159,703

Helen Voutsinas (DEM, WFP, RFM, GRE, WEP)

27% 165,530

NASSAU COUNTY FAMILY COURT JUDGE Virginia A. Clavin-Higgins (REP, CON, IND, TRP)

12% 247,459

Eileen C. Daly-Sapraicone (REP, CON, IND, TRP, RFM)

12% 251,481

Darlene D. Harris (REP, CON, IND, TRP)

12% 246,527

Martin J. Massell (REP, CON, IND, TRP)

12% 241,362

Stacy D. Bennett (DEM, WFP, GRE, WEP)

13% 273,026

Ayesha Keri Brantley (DEM, WFP, RFM, GRE, WEP)

12% 251,623

Ellen R. Greenberg (DEM, WFP, GRE, WEP)

13% 265,990

Conrad Singer (DEM, WFP, RFM, GRE, WEP)

13% 257,709

Results courtesy New York State Board of Elections

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Dems mourn, GOP celebrates Trump BY N O A H M A N S K A R , JOE NIKIC AND STEPHEN ROMANO Democrats were getting increasingly anxious on the North Shore Tuesday night as Republican Donald Trump won more and more states in the presidential race. Watching CNN analyze vote counts in Pennsylvania around 9:20 p.m., hours before the crucial swing state was called for Trump, wasn’t helping Shanon Lacorte, whose eyes were trained on a TV at Democratic Rep. Kathleen Rice’s election night party in Garden City. “It’s like a basketball game,” said Lacorte, a Woodmere native. “I’d rather see the last two minutes, but I have to watch the whole thing.” A handful of Democrats also huddled around TVs at Democrat Tom Suozzi’s party in Jericho as Trump’s numbers climbed, while others talked over drinks, avoiding the elephant in the room. Suozzi’s supporters were excited to see him leading in the 3rd Congressional District race against Republican Jack Martins. But seeing Hillary Clinton, their party’s standard-bearer, trail in the presidential race worried them. “I’m going to have a heart attack,” said Rokeya Akhter of Greenvale, the Long Island political director for the Indian-Amer-

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Joseph Mondello speaks in Westbury. ican Voters Association. The prospect of a Trump presidency made Akhter, a Muslim, feel more motivated than afraid, she said. She and others at Suozzi’s party said they remained optimistic Clinton would pull out a victory, especially with returns from big states on the West Coast yet to come. But those states came and went, and Trump inched closer to clinching the presidency, putting local Democrats into a state of shock and disbelief.

“I can’t believe this is happening,” one woman shouted at the Nassau County Democratic Committee’s election night celebration at Westbury Manor as Trump began taking a commanding lead. The night started as one of both celebration and anxiety. A crowd of about 35 local Democrats surrounded the screen projecting CNN as it updated with results throughout the night, while others socialized throughout the venue. Each time Clinton won a state, the room would erupt in applause and cheering. But as results continued to come through the screen, and Trump began taking the lead, the high spirits in the room began crashing down. The presidential election largely overshadowed the local state races, but attention shifted to them as Clinton began falling. Pockets of supporters surrounded Democratic victors, such as Anthony D’Urso, Todd Kaminsky, Charles Lavine and Arnold Drucker, as Nassau Democratic Chairman Jay Jacobs announced their wins. The remainder of the room, however, began emptying out. Nassau County Republicans, meanwhile, were celebrating Trump’s victories at Mirelle’s Restaurant in Westbury.

“It’s just damn good to be a Republican,” Nassau County Republican Chairman Joseph Mondello exclaimed after taking the stage. As the vote tallies trickled in, a burst of excitement erupted from the center of the restaurant, activists celebrating as the Fox News headline read “Trump wins Florida.” “I just can’t believe this,” said Kyle Ludewig, a 21-year-old Republican from Levittown. “I just really can’t believe this. I think all Republicans are just really happy and excited and it’s going to be a fun night.” “This being my the ﬁrst election I voted in, I’m just happy that Donald Trump was a candidate I could really relate to,” Ludewig said. “It all started out this night with getting Trump elected, but the local elections were important, too, so I did research to see who I agreed with and am happy with my candidates. Mondello continued updating the crowd on local congressional and state Senate races, while a giant board was updated with results for all the races. As Trump edged closer toward the presidency and secured more states, a group of Republican supporters cheered with excitement, jumping up and down and embracing one another. “He’s going to be the president,” one supporter yelled. “The polls were dead wrong.”

Incumbents keep seats in statewide races Continued from Page 23 His campaign has also focused on stopping corruption, including setting an eightyear term limit for legislators, eliminating the LLC loophole and reforming the state’s “weak” ethics boards. Varvaro had said he wanted to reform the state’s education standards to include more technology use in the classroom and reform the state’s tax code by lowering tax rates and eliminating certain tax breaks. He had attacked his opponent’s knowledge of the issues impacting the 16th Assembly District, speciﬁcally heroin addiction on Long Island. But D’Urso has said that heroin and opiate addiction has been a problem on Long Island and that more resources should be used for addiction treatment and for law enforcement to catch drug suppliers. Lavine defeats Vitale The six-term Democratic incumbent, Lavine, soundly defeated Vitale in an election to represent the 13th Assembly District. “It’s very gratifying to know that I have the support of the people of the 13th Assembly District,” Lavine said. “I thank them from the bottom of my heart for their support.”

Lavine received 31,339 votes, which amounted to 56 percent of the electorate; while Vitale garnered 18,425 votes, which comprised 33 percent. The green party candidate, Jeffrey Peress, won 609 votes for a 1 percent share of the ballots cast. “This was a tough race,” Vitale said. “I learned what it takes to run a campaign and I’m very happy about that.” Lavine and Vitale differed significantly on issues ranging from corruption to abortion to the presidential candidacy of Donald Trump. The district covers Roslyn, Glen Cove, Jericho and Plainview as well as parts of Manhasset, Westbury, East Hills and Bayville. Lavine serves in Albany as chair of the Assembly Committee on Ethics and Guidance and co-chair of the New York State Legislative Ethics Commission. Before his time in office, he worked as an attorney for the Legal Aid Society and then as a criminal defense attorney in private practice. Vitale, a grant writer for the Town of Oyster Bay, had never run for public office before this race. He expressed an interest in giving it another shot. Lavine reaffirmed his gratitude for the voters in district, with whom he said he has become familiar. “This has been 12 years in office,” he

said. “I have gotten to know a lot of them and they’ve gotten to know me.” Ra defeats Port Ra received 28,507 votes to Port’s 18,976, good for a 55 percent to 34 percent victory, in winning re-election in the 19th Assembly District beating Port. A resident of Franklin Square, Ra has held a seat in the Assembly since 2010 and is the ranking minority member of the Education Committee. “I’m very grateful that I got re-elected by the great people of the 19th Assembly District,” Ra said. “I’m ready to continue serving them.” The 19th Assembly District covers parts of the Town of Hempstead, the Town of North Hempstead and the Town of Oyster Bay. With recent corruption issues in the Assembly, Ra pledged to fight for an ethics reform, implementing term limits and an internal evaluation of the Legislature that ultimately leads to the stripping of leaders’ absolute power. “Even though this is a victory, we still have a lot today,” Ra said. “Republicans have put forth a lot of plans, but there is a long way to go and we’re going to get started on fixing thing, starting with an ethics reform and finding a better way to

evaluate teachers.” Port, a divorce lawyer from West Hempstead, has opposed Ra in the last three elections. During the campaign, Port repeatedly criticized Ra, saying his career was built on patronage and nepotism, referring to Ra’s ﬁrst job working under his father as the Hempstead town attorney. Ra responded by touting his work ethic and noting his re-election in a tough district. Ra said because of the presidential election, people wanted to talk to him about the election on a national stage, but he made it a point to talk to his constituents about local issues. To combat corruption, Port said Assembly members should be limited to four or ﬁve terms, and the election cycle should be changed from every two years to four years to eliminate corruption created by the allocation of money in short terms. Both Ra and Port opposed the Long Island Rail Road’s third track expansion, citing the lack of information as their main concern. However, Port said he believes the idea is good in theory, but the environmental impact aspect needs to be researched more.

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SCHOOL NEWS

34 students picked for orchestras Thirty-four Great Neck Public School students were selected for the 2016–17 Long Island String Festival Association (LISFA) Orchestras. This musical experience brings together Long Island’s highly talented, young string musicians. In the past, LISFA has grouped the festivals into three divisions: Senior High (grades 10–12), Junior High (grades 8–9), and Elementary (grades 5–7). This year, they reconstruct-

ed the festivals into two divisions: Secondary (grades 9–10 and 11–12) and Intermediate (grades 5, 6, and 7–8). LISFA Secondary Festival, Grades 9–10 participants from North High School are: Jeremy Bernstein (cello), Esther (HeeJun) Hwang (viola), Rachel You (violin), and Daniel Zeng (violin). Participants from South High School are: Yinuo (Enoch) Chen (viola), Deep Datta (violin), Margarita Joa (viola), Jaehyn Kim (violin), Chloe Metz (violin), Eujin Ra (violin), and

Ann Zhang (violin). LISFA Secondary Festival, Grades 11–12 participants from South High School are: Glory Chung (violin), Daniel Kim (cello), Kimberly Lu (viola), Florence Ning (viola), Kevin Tan (viola), Eugene Yi (violin), Asia Zhang (violin), and Michael Zhang (cello). LISFA Intermediate Festival, Grades 6–8 participants from North Middle School are: Rebecca Bernstein (violin), Albert Jan (violin), Jason Mei (violin), and David Zeng (violin). Partici-

pants from South Middle School are: Laura An (violin), Eugene Hong (violin), Drew Kim (violin), Kengo Shibazaki (violin), Janice Shin (viola), Dana Siong Sin (viola), Mia Wang (violin), Jansen Wong (violin), and Sophia Wong (violin). LISFA Intermediate Festival, Grade 5 participants are violinist Julia Huang, from Baker School, and Joanne Lee, from Lakeville School. Students are selected for the LISFA Orchestra based on their level and score at the NYS-

SMA (New York State School Music Association) Festival held last year. They must also participate in their school orchestra. These students help to inspire all students in the district’s instrumental music program. LISFA participants are taught by Joseph Rutkowski, at North High; Michael Schwartz, at South High; Matthew Trinkwald, at North Middle; Alan Schwartz, at South Middle; Anne Fogarty, at Baker; and Juan Garcia, at Lakeville.

South High to North High to present opera present musical The Tony Award-winning musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, will be presented by Great Neck South High School on Friday, Nov. 18, and Saturday, Nov. 19, in the school’s auditorium at 341 Lakeville Road. Both performances begin at 7:30 p.m. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee presents an eclectic group of six mid-pubescents vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime. While candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home lives, the tweens spell their way through a series of (potentially made-

up) words, hoping never to hear the soul-crushing, pout-inducing, life un-aﬃrming “ding” of the bell that signals a spelling mistake. Six spellers enter; one speller leaves! At least the losers get a juice box. Please visit www.greatnecksouthtickets.com for more information and to purchase performance tickets. At each performance, there will be an intermission reception to beneﬁt the Fran Harman Memorial Scholarship. Please visit www.greatnecksouthtickets.com for more information and to purchase admission to the reception.

Great Neck North High School Junior Players will present The Threepenny Opera, a dark tale of intrigue and deception, by Kurt Weill and Berthold Brecht. Performances will be on Thursday, Nov. 17, and Friday, Nov. 18, at 7:30 p.m., and on Saturday, Nov. 19 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., in the school’s auditorium at 35 Polo Road. The play, a thinly veiled commentary on the state of European politics and society in the years following World War I, employs many of Brecht’s revo-

lutionary ideas, particularly that of “alienation.” Set in Victorian London, a hive of infamy, we are introduced to the machinations of Macheath (Mack the Knife) and his entourage. Macheath marries Polly Peachum. This displeases her father, who controls the beggars of London, and he endeavors to have Macheath hanged. His attempts are hindered by the fact that the police chief is Macheath’s old army buddy. Peachum exerts his inﬂuence and, eventually, gets Macheath

arrested and sentenced to hang. Famous songs from The Threepenny Opera include “Mack the Knife” and “Pirate Jenny.” Play direction is by Ilana Meredith Schikler, musical direction by Janine Robinson, orchestra preparation/conductor by Joseph Rutkowski, choreography by Michael Blevins, and design by Neil Saggerson, ﬁne & performing arts department head. For ticket information, call 516-441-4743, or contact Schikler at ischikler@greatneck. k12.ny.us.

Bond issue meeting set for Nov. 14 At the Nov. 14 meeting of the Great Neck Public Schools Board of Education, representatives from BBS Architects & Engineers will make the second presentation on the proposed bond issue that will be presented to voters in a referendum on Feb. 14, 2017. Areas to be covered at the November meeting will include educational enhancements for the district’s schools and programs. The proposed educational enhancements were suggested by school princi-

pals, working closely with their building’s parent and staﬀ committees. The ﬁrst bond issue presentation was made at the Board of Education meeting on Oct. 20, also by BBS Architects & Engineers. At that meeting, critical envelope (outside) improvements for the district’s 18 buildings were presented. Areas to be considered include roof/ window/door replacements and masonry reconstruction. The estimate for these projects is $51.7 million.

Community groups wishing more information about the bond issue may submit questions to the administration or the Board of Education, or make a request for a presentation at one of their meetings. At its Dec. 12 meeting, the board will adopt the State Environmental Quality Review Assessment (SEQRA) resolution and the bond referendum resolution. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Teresa Prendergast has said that the bond issue “will address the critical health, safety,

and security needs of the district’s school buildings and community facilities, and serve as an investment in our schools, sustaining Great Neck’s tradition of excellence and helping our students remain competitive with their peers in similar districts. Items for consideration in the bond will include speciﬁc educational enhancements to our programs. Projects will preserve our school buildings for decades to come and will sustain the community’s investment in its schools.”

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G.N. Plaza to move forward with project BY N E G L A H S H A R M A The Great Neck Plaza Board of Trustees on Wednesday approved an agreement with the Great Neck Park District that would allow the village to move forward with a project to improve pedestrian and vehicle safety. The village introduced plans in February for the project, which is intended to improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety on Shoreward Drive and Welwyn Road. Village Attorney Richard Gabriele said that because the project is being funded with $838,000 in federal aid allotted to the village by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in January 2014 the village must own all the property that will be aﬀected. “The fences and the sidewalks don’t exactly correspond with the property line, and so the two parties involved entered into a property line agreement,” Gabriele said.

The resolution to sign an intermunicipal agreement with the park district, he said, will help accomplish the project. Mayor Jean Celender said that when the survey of the property was conducted it included a small section of park district property. “So we needed to have it adjusted so that it fits the edge of the park district’s properties and our sidewalks,” Celender said. Albert Dawson, of the consulting firm Lockwood, Kessler & Bartlett, who the village hired for the project, has said the plan was to have a final design completed this month and to begin construction in April. Dawson said the estimated completion date is November 2017. One of the improvements to the area, which generates high pedestrian and vehicle traffic because of the surrounding stores like kosher supermarket Shop Delight and a U.S. Post Office, he said, was

to create a mid-block raised crosswalk that would offer pedestrians a safer way of crossing the street from a commuter lot and slow down cars driving through. As well as aiming to improve traffic concerns, the project would see the creation of what Dawson called a “Post Office Plaza.” He said in designing the new roads, LKB was able to create an additional 30 feet of landscape area, which it would use to create a beautified area with seating for residents to enjoy while they’re out walking. Also at the meeting, an application for a proposed 61-unit apartment complex by 14 Park Place LLC at 15 Bond St. was adjourned until the Nov. 16 board meeting. Celender said the attorney for developer Effie Namdar of 14 Park Place LLC, Paul Bloom, was away on vacation. The board delayed amending a local law regarding affordable housing units in

two of its zoning districts until the Dec. 7 meeting because preliminary sketches were not ready to be presented to the board. Celender said she and Michael Sweeney, the village’s commissioner of public services, met a month ago with a regional planning association hired to provide them with “pertinent information” for the imminent site review. “They were going to go back out in the ﬁeld and do some review [to] recommend how we modify those zones,” Celender said. “They aren’t ready yet.” Also at the meeting, village Treasurer Patricia O’Byrne said that building permits have helped raise the village’s tentative tax roll by $500,000 for the upcoming ﬁscal year. The total taxable assessed valuation, she said as of Nov. 1 is $37,998,022, which will be used as a basis for taxes. The board approved the tentative tax assessment roll as presented by O’Byrne.

Feinstein gets $500K grant for Alzheimer’s research BY M A X Z A H N Many expect a friend or relative diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease to experience severe memory loss, but fewer realize that the disease can bring additional symptoms of aggression and violence, said Dr. Peter Davies, director of the Litwin-Zucker Research Center for the Study of Alzheimer’s Disease, a division of the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research in Manhasset. “Those features are terribly troublesome to families, and they’re extremely difficult to treat,” Davies said. “There is no good explanation of why they happen.” Up to 50 percent of Alzheimer’s patients exhibit agitated behavior, according to the Geriatric and Mental Health Foundation. Some of that behavior escalates into violence. Davies and his colleague at Litwin-Zucker, Dr. Jeremy Koppel, received a $500,000 grant from the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America last Monday to find out why the aggression occurs and to develop a treatment for it. Charles J. Fuschillo Jr., president and chief executive officer of the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, said the organization is “proud to partner with Dr. Davies” for what he called “a critical study.”

Davies has given the keynote speeches at two educational conferences organized this year by the Alzheimer’s Foundation, including one that took place two weeks ago at the Marriott Hotel in Melville, Fuschillo said The grant will fund ﬁve years of research, during which the scientists will model the disease in mice and experiment with possible treatments for those exhibiting aggressive behavior. The mice provide the scientists with a “very rapid way to screen for new treatments and new ways to address this problem,” Davies said. “You can screen hundreds and hundreds of drugs in a very short space of time,” he added. The feature of Alzheimer’s most likely to cause the violence is a brain formation called a tangle, which is made up of a common neurological protein called tau, Davies said. In a tangle, tau takes on an abnormal, disruptive shape. The combination of tangles and an excess of the brain chemical dopamine is a “very dangerous combination,” Davies added. The current treatment for the aggressive symptoms is a regimen of antipsychotic drugs like those prescribed

to alleviate the symptoms of schizophrenia, Davies said. Such drugs, however, can hasten the death of an elderly person with Alzheimer’s. “It’s a very bad situation because on the one hand there is the patient’s troublesome behavior and on the other hand, if you try to treat it with antipsychotics, you’re putting a patient’s life at risk,” Davies said. “It’s terribly troublesome. Families get really desperate because of this.” Citing preliminary research, Davies said he thinks the study could result in a treatment that reduces violent symptoms and alleviates their intensity. “If patients do become agitated, it will be much more mild than it currently is,” he said. “We hope to have a treatment by the end of the ﬁve years.” If a treatment is discovered, it would then have to undergo a multiyear testing and certiﬁcation process before it becomes available to patients. While passionate about the research, Davies has not had personal contact with a friend or relative with the disease. “The good news is no member of my family has developed Alzheimer’s disease,” he said. ‘‘The bad news is people in my family generally don’t live long enough to develop Alzheimer’s.”

SCHOOL NEWS

Great Neck ‘Show Band’ to perform at gala The Great Neck Public Schools (GNPS) Show Band will perform at David Geﬀen Hall (formerly Avery Fisher Hall) at the Iranian American Jewish Federation of New York (IAJF) 15th Annual Gala Event on Wednesday, Nov 16. The group was invited to perform by Robert Kahen, IAJF president and Great Neck North High School parent. GNPS Show Band members are: Patrick Kennedy (drums, former North High

student teacher), Janine Robinson (piano, North High vocal music teacher), Joseph Rutkowski (accordion and clarinet, North High instrumental music teacher), Jacquelyn Tomlet (alto saxophone, Lakeville and North Middle instrumental music teacher), and Matthew Trinkwald (bass guitar, North Middle music department head/instrumental music teacher). The Show Band will perform a medley from Fiddler on the Roof (“Tradition”;

“Matchmaker”; “Sunrise, Sunset”; and “To Life!”). “I will be in one balcony with my clarinet (my accordion will be backstage) and play the opening melody of ‘Tradition.’ Ms. Tomlet, on saxophone, will begin the counter melody in the opposite balcony. After a few measures, Mr. Trinkwald, Dr. Robinson, and Mr. Kennedy, all on stage, will join in. The second song, ‘Matchmaker,’ will be played by the on-stage

performers, allowing time for me and Ms. Tomlet to join them for ‘Sunrise, Sunset,’” Rutkowski said. “The ﬁnale will be a rousing rendition of ‘To Life!’” Rutkowski thanked Kahen for inviting the GNPS Show Band to perform at this “enormously prestigious event.” He also thanked the school administration and the Board of Education for their support of the group, as they appear “as artists, representing the Great Neck Public Schools.”

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Koppelman plays host to the stars in Roslyn Harbor

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arbara Streisand, Willie Nelson, Martha Stewart and the Beastie Boys may not share much in common. But they’ve all visited the home of Roslyn Harbor music producer Charles Koppelman, who was inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame last Thursday. “Kanye West was in Roslyn playing music for my kids and me,” he said. A businessman and artist who has worn many hats, from making music with Diana Ross to brieﬂy replacing Steve Madden as head of his shoe company, Koppelman said he “felt great” about the Hall of Fame induction. “Long Island has been good to me and my family,” he added. Koppelman was born in Brooklyn but moved to Long

Island when he was one year old. His music career began in 1960 when his band the Ivy Three put out a top-10 hit called “Yogi.” What cemented Koppelman’s place in the industry, however, was his knack for recognizing and producing hit songs. “I realized I had this uncanny ability to understand what a song would be and what a hit record would be,” he said. Koppelman’s daughter, Jennifer Hutt, described his knack as “a great ear for talent, for music and for a hook.” In 1975, he partnered with real estate developer Sam LeFrak and attorney Martin Bandier to form The Entertainment Company, which “independently administered and promoted song catalogs and signed artists directly to their company,” according to the Long Island Music Hall of Fame. Soon after, in 1977, he moved to Roslyn Harbor, where he has lived ever since. Hutt said she remembered when, in the 1970s and ’80s, neighbors thought Barbara Streisand lived at her family’s home because Streisand spent so much time there. “They worked so closely that it was all in our house,” Hutt said. “The way somebody has a family business my dad’s business was intertwined with all of us.” The Entertainment Company became SBK Entertainment World Inc. in 1986, soon after which it bought the 250,000 titles owned by CBS Songs

for $125 million. “It was the highest price ever paid for a music publishing catalog,” the Hall of Fame said. The list of performers Koppelman worked with is a who’s who of music that includes names as disparate as Dolly Parton, Vanilla Ice and Lionel Ritchie. While studying abroad in Paris in 1990, Hutt received a recording of Vanilla Ice’s “Ice Ice Baby” from her father. “He said this is going to be a monster hit,” she recalled. In 1997, Koppelman planned to retire from the music industry, Newsday reported. Soon after he temporarily replaced both Martha Stewart and Steve Madden as the head of their respective companies while they served prison terms. “I brought Martha Stewart to Peter Luger,” he said of dining with the celebrity at the steak house in Great Neck. Koppelman couldn’t resist returning to the music industry, which he did in 1997 with the founding of C.A.K. Entertainment, where he is the chief executive oﬃcer and chairman. Its clients have included Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez and Nikki Minaj. Hutt attended law school and practiced as an attorney, but has joined the entertainment industry as a radio host on Sirius XM. What appealed to her about the type of work she saw from her father growing up? “When ﬁercely talented individuals have work ethic really cool things can happen,” she said

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Sublime with Rome with Special Guests – The Skints

Monday, Nov. 14 at 8 p.m. With drummer Josh Freese (A Perfect Circle, Nine Inch Nails) now permanently installed behind the kit and Sublime bassist and co-founder Eric Wilson anchoring the group, Sublime With Rome are armed with an album that makes a real statement. Where: 370 New York Ave, Huntington Info: (631) 673-7300 paramountny.com

Sleeping with Sirens “End The Madness! Tour” with Special Guests: State Champs, Tonight Alive & Waterparks

Saturday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. Sleeping with Sirens, led by charismatic front man Kellin Quinn, is a band so raw and unrestrained, their art has no boundaries. Reinvigorated by meaningful songwriting and their love of hooks and melodies, they made an album that drives right to the core of that place inside that connects people through music. Where: 370 New York Ave, Huntington Info: (631) 673-7300 paramountny.com

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Saturday, Nov. 12 at 8 p.m. Steve Vai is a virtuoso guitarist, visionary composer, and consummate producer who sculpts musical sound with inﬁnite creativity and technical mastery. Where: 250 Post Ave, Westbury Info: (516) 283-5566 thespaceatwestbury.com

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Tower of Power and Average White Band

Friday, Nov. 18 at 8 p.m. For close to 50 years, Tower of Power has been creating their own kind of soul music. Average White Band are widely regarded as one of the best soul and funk bands in the history of music. Where: 960 Brush Hollow Rd, Westbury Info: (516) 334-0800 venue.thetheatreatwestbury.com

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Saturday, Nov. 12 at 8 p.m. The Machine, America’s top Pink Floyd show, has forged a 25 year reputation of excellence, extending the legacy of Pink Floyd, while creating another legacy all their own. Where: 960 Brush Hollow Rd, Westbury Info: (516) 334-0800 venue.thetheatreatwestbury.com

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Saturday, Nov. 12 through Sunday, Nov. 13 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. (both days) This annual fundraiser for the museum features minerals for sale for both the beginner and advanced collector — these are not specimens deaccesioned from the museum’s collection. There will also be a limited number of fossils and shells available for sale. During this open house weekend there is no admission charge to the museum. The sale is on the second floor of the museum and is not handicap accessible, but all first floor exhibits are.

Where: Heitz Place and Bay Avenue, Hicksville Info: (516) 822-7205 www.gregorymuseum.org

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Saturday, Nov. 19 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Join us as we create a beautiful Thanksgiving craft to share with your family during this special holiday season. A portion of our class fees will go to Island Harvest.

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Joe Bonamassa Friday, Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. Saturday Nov. 26 at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Jim Gaffigan:Fully Dressed Sunday, Nov. 27 at 8 p.m. Sirius XM pres. The Brian Setzer 13th Annual Christmas Rocks! Tour Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 8 p.m. Ralphie May THE SPACE AT WESTBURY 250 Post Ave., Westbury (516) 283.5566 www.thespaceatwestbury.com Friday, Nov. 11 at 8 p.m. Three Dog Night Saturday, Nov. 12 at 8 p.m. Steve Vai Passion and Warfare 25th Anniversary Tour Thursday, Nov. 17 â€” Doors open at 7:30 p.m. The Big Party Friday, Nov. 18 at 8 p.m. Chris Robinson Brotherhood Saturday, Nov. 19 at 8 p.m. Get The Led Out Saturday, Nov. 26 at 9 p.m. Ebi THE PARAMOUNT 370 New York Ave., Huntington (631) 673-7300 ext. 303 www.paramountny.com Friday, Nov. 11 at 7:30 p.m. Yellowcard â€“ The Final World Tour: Performing â€œOcean Avenueâ€? In Its Entirety with Special Guests - Like Torches & Dryjacket Saturday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. Sleeping with Sirens - End The Madness! Tour with Special Guests: State Champs, Tonight Alive & Waterparks Monday, Nov. 14 at 8 p.m. Sublime with Rome with Special Guests â€“ The Skints Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 8 p.m. Fitz & The Tantrums with Special Guest: Barns Courtney Thursday, Nov. 17 at 8 p.m. The Paramount Comedy Series Presents â€“ Carlos Mencia Friday, Nov. 18 at 8 p.m. The Dillinger Escape Plan with Special Guests â€“ Oâ€™ Brother, Car Bomb & Cult Leader Saturday, Nov. 19 at 8 p.m. Kansas: Leftoverture 40th Anniversary Tour Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 8 p.m. Scott Stapp: The Voice of Creed with Special Guests Adelitas Way & Citizen Zero Wednesday, Nov. 23 at 8 p.m. Evanescence with Special Guest - VERIDIA: Presented by 94.3 The Shark Friday, Nov. 25 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 26 at 8 p.m. Dark Star Orchestra â€“ Celebrating The Grateful Dead Experience: Fall Tour 2016 (2 Nights)

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Arts council hosting auction of artwork The Huntington Arts Council recently announced “Auction on Main — Art Auction Fundraiser,” where an opening reception will take place on Friday, Nov. 11 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., and closing reception on Friday, Dec. 2 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. This is a free event and refreshments will be served. All are welcome to attend. “Auction on Main is a very important event for us” Executive Director Marc Courtade said. “As a non for proﬁt we are

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reliant on the generosity of our membership, partners and the community — this is a fun, engaging way to show the talent of our supporters and provide the general public with a unique way to support the arts and the Art Council. Both the Opening and Closing Receptions are open to the general public and have a great turnout.” This event runs a full three weeks providing the public with the opportunity to come to the gallery and place a silent auction bid on any of the over 40 pieces of artwork donated by a variety of accomplished artists — such as Shain Bard, Michael Fairchild, Holly Gordon, Bunny Hoest, Kasmira Mohanty and Constance Sloggatt Wolf, according to a press release from the Huntington Arts Council. In addition to the beautiful art work, there will also be raﬄe tickets available for purchase for items that have been provided by local merchants and businesses. Proceeds help support the exhibition program. The auction and raﬄe close at 7 p.m. on the evening of the closing reception.

Temple Sinai to host classic jewels concert Temple Sinai of Roslyn is holding a concert entitled “World Classic Jewels” on Sunday, Nov. 13 at 4 p.m. The concert features soprano Hanna Golodinskii, pianist Oxana Mikhailoﬀ and includes “Beloved Arias” by Puccini, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, and Chopin. Golodinskii is a Ukrainian-American soprano whose repertoire includes the Ukrainian National Academy Opera Theatre, according to a press release from Temple Sinai of Roslyn. She received her master’s degree as an opera solo performer and chamber solo performer in 2004 from the National Music Academy of Ukraine. Hanna has performed on the stages of Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, Riverside

Church in New York City, and other venues. Mikhailoﬀ is an active concert pianist, a music series director, and heads up her own metropolitan based teaching studio comprised of adults, children and seniors. She is a winner of 13 international competition prizes including the Martha Argerich International Piano Competition in Buenos-Aires. Mikhailoﬀ had her Carnegie Hall debut in 1999 followed by an all Chopin recital dedicated to the 15th anniversary of the composer’s death. She appears regularly on the East Coast playing solo and chamber music concerts. Wine and cheese will be served at a reception following the concert. Cost is $10 for Temple Sinai Members, and $18 for Non-Members.

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Ballet troupe to present Nutcracker L.I. Fadeyev Ballet is presenting “Nutcracker Long Island” at the Jeanne Rimsky Theater at the Landmark on Main Street on Saturday, Dec. 10 at 2 p.m. This production is choreographed by Yaroslav Fadeyev, artistic director, which will feature music by Tchaikovsky and the original story by E.T.A Hoﬀmann, according to a press release from the

Fadeyev Ballet. This performance is a student production and has been created and priced for family audiences. In 1987, Yaroslav “Slava” Fadeyev was selected as one of seven students from the Soviet Union to participate in the Peace Child Exchange Program in the United States and the Soviet Union.

This experience gave Fadeyev his ﬁrst inspiration for dance. Born in to a ballet family, his mother was a master teacher at St. Petersburg University of the Humanities and Social Sciences, principal dancer at Mikhailovsky Theater, and an honored artist of the Russian Federation. Trained at the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet in St. Petersburg Russia, Yaroslav began a career that has culminated as a teacher, coach, director and expert on the Vaganova Method of Clas-

Temple to host doctor at end-of-life talk Temple Judea will host a physician from Northwell Health on Friday evening, Nov. 18 at our 8 p.m. Shabbat service. Dr. Steven Walerstein, the associate chief medical oﬃcer of Northwell Health and a representative of the CHAT Project will present a program regarding advance care planning and end-of-life decision-making. These are issues people need to address with their loved ones but often avoid because of their anxiety. The CHAT (Conversations: Health and Treatments) Project of Northwell Health and the Maurice A. Deane School of Law of Hofstra University has been designed to help family members communicate better with each other and their clinicians about these sensitive matters so they may have greater peace of mind at diﬃcult times.

The Conversation Sabbath campaign associated with this project recognizes how receiving this message with the support of clergy helps congregants break the ice to start these conversations. Rabbi Todd Chizner will ﬁrst discuss the Jewish perspective regarding advanced care planning, and will be followed by Dr. Walerstein, who will discuss the issue from professional and personal vantage points before addressing your questions. The community is invited to join us for what is sure to be an informative and thought-provoking evening This event is open to anyone aﬃliated with Temple Judea and to the community. Temple Judea of Manhasset is located at 333 Searingtown Road in Manhasset. For more information call (516) 6218049 or email maxexec@temple-judea.com

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sical Ballet. His career highlights include dancing professionally with Kirov Ballet of the Mariinsky Theater, Hartford Ballet and the Metropolitan Opera Ballet. The theater is located at 232 Main Street, Port Washington. Tickets are $18 and $15 for children ages twelve and under and can be purchased online at FadeyevBallet.org. The theater is accessible for all audiences and arrangements can be made for those with special needs.

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Great Neck Library Revised Library Hours Now that the newly renovated Main Library Building is open for business again as of October 31, please make a note of the revised Library hours for all locations as follows: Main Library: Mon. & Tues. 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Wed. 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thurs. & Fri. 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Sat. 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Sun. 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. (Sept. – June) Lakeville Branch: Mon. & Tues. 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Wed. 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thurs. & Fri. 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Sat. 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Sun. Closed. Parkville Branch: Mon. & Fri. 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Tues. & Thurs. 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Wed. 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Sat., 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Sun. 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. (Sept. – June). Station Branch: Mon. & Thurs. 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Tues. & Fri., 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Wed. & Sat. 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Sun. Closed. Great Neck Library October 31, 2016 Election Results Great Neck Library Oct. 31 Election results: Board of Trustees: Fouryear term ending January 2021 to fill seat currently held by Varda Solomon – Varda Solomon 218 votes; Douglas (Gee-Kang) Hwee 275 votes. Four-year term ending January 2021 to fill seat currently held by Josie Pizer – Rebecca Miller 296 votes. Nominating Committee: Three-year term ending January 2020 to fill seat currently held by Michael Katz – Patrick McDonnell (Nominating Committee Candidate) 321 votes. By-Laws: Revised Changes of Section A, Article VIII (Proposal 1) – 240 Yes/54 No. Removal of Section E, Article VII (Proposal 2) – 240 Yes/49 No. Great Neck Library Business Manager Neil Zitofsky Retiring After 21 years of service, Neil Zitofsky, the Great Neck Library’s Business Manager will retire as of Nov. 30. Treasurer Josie Pizer, at the October 18 meeting of the Board of Trustees expressed sentiments about the enduring

legacy Neil will leave with everyone at the Library. “You have offered your best advice, well-thoughtout opinion and continual professionalism. You have many accomplishments ………… two in particular that are outstanding and very worthy of mention. The first is our incredibly well executed application and continuing maintenance for the DASNY Bond Fund. Your diligence and exactitude has provided the residents of Great Neck with the one and only long term triple A rating for a public library seeking a New York State loan. It was your seamless proof and professional interaction that provided evidence of our long-established fiscal health under your guidance. The second instance is the leadership for change and professionalization of the Library’s Business Office you provided. You have instituted a monthly report and other financial reports that clearly and concisely summarize the financial shape and direction of the Great Neck Library system. They assist even the most unknowing to understand the workings of our large operation as each expense budgeted, payment made and projection forecast is easily ascertained. You have explained with clarity all questions asked and anticipated some that you knew would be forthcoming. We thank you and wish you well at this very exciting, rewarding time of life.” President DiCamillo personally thanked Neil for all his years of service, loyalty and professionalism, and expressed that she will miss him dearly. Neil was then presented with flowers and a plaque. Neil Zitofsky expressed gratitude for a rewarding career. Among his many accomplishments, he was most proud of assisting the community in obtaining the Triple A DASNY rating, and the friendships he has made with the staff. The Board of Trustees, administration and staff of the Great Neck Library wish Neil the best of everything upon his retirement. Jerusalem 1000-1400: Every People Under Heaven Art lecture/slide presentation by Mary Vahey

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Credit: Great Neck Library Business Manager Neil Zitofsky and Board of Trustees President Marietta DiCamillo upon the occasion of Neil’s retirement from the Library as of this coming November 30, 2016. Join art historian Mary Vahey for this special art lecture/slide presentation about Jerusalem 10001400: Every People Under Heaven, on Monday, Nov. 14 at 2 p.m. in the Community Room of the newly renovated Main Library, 159 Bayview Avenue. While Jerusalem is often described as a city of three faiths, that formulation underestimates its fascinating complexity. In fact, the city was home to multiple cultures, faiths, and languages. History records harmonious and dissonant voices of people from many lands, passing in the narrow streets of a city not much larger than midtown Manhattan. This exhibition illustrates the crucial role that Jerusalem has played in shaping world culture, a lesson vital to our common history. Over 200 works of art are illuminated in this exhibit on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art through January 8, 2017. Mary Vahey is an art historian and professor. She has served as Assistant to the Curator at the International Center of Photography, Assistant to the Directors of the Staley-Wise Gallery, and Visual Resource Curator at Queens College. Parkville Knitting and Crocheting Circle Join the Knitting and Crocheting Circle on Tuesday, Nov. 15 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Parkville, 10 Campbell Street (off Lakeville Road), in New Hyde Park. If you love knitting and/or crocheting, are just starting out and like having others to help you, are advanced and like working with company, or were in the beginners group and would like to keep practicing - join

our new group meeting every other Tuesday night. Help, advice, and chitchat will be supplied by Knitter Extraordinaire Sheila (That’s right! Sheila!) All skill levels welcome. Board of Trustees Meeting The next regular meeting of the Great Neck Library Board of Trustees is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 15 at 7:30 p.m. in the Community Room of the newly renovated Main Library, 159 Bayview Avenue. All are welcome. Please confirm with the Library at 466-8055 that there has been no change in meeting date, time or location. Project Independence Social Discussion and Men’s Group at Parkville Join us for Project Independence Social Discussion Group on Thursday, Nov. 17 at 11:30 a.m. and a Project Independence Men’s Group on Friday, November 18 at 10:30 a.m. at the Parkville Branch, 10 Campbell Street (off Lakeville Road), in New Hyde Park. Each weekly meeting is 60 minutes. Project Independence of the Town of North

Parkville Branch Book Discussion Star Crossed by Bette Isacoff Librarian Judy Snow will lead a discussion of Star Crossed by Bette Isacoff on Thursday, Nov. 17 at 1:30 p.m. at the Parkville Branch, 10 Campbell Street (off Lakeville Road) in New Hyde Park. This is a timeless love story about an interfaith relationship and marriage, and a young woman who follows her heart against the wishes of her mother. Please register by calling 466-8055, ext. 271. Enjoy a visit with the author when Bette Isacoff comes to the Main Library to talk about and sign copies of her book on Sunday, December 4 at 2:00 p.m. Film at Station Branch The next film, a true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered a massive scandal, will be shown on Thursday, Nov. 17 at 2 p.m. at the Station Branch, Gardens at Great Neck Plaza, 26 Great Neck Road, (2nd level), above Best Market. Refer to the Library Newsletter, film brochure or website for further information on the films scheduled. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. Arrive early as seating is limited. Priority seating is given to Great Neck School District residents. Please bring your Library card, driver’s license or other ID showing your Great Neck School District address. Sticks in the Stacks Knitting and Crochet Class at

Lakeville Come and learn the basics, or perhaps just brush up on what you already know at this new, ongoing knitting and crocheting class. The next session will be held on Thursday, Nov. 17 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Lakeville Branch, 475 Great Neck Road. All skill levels are welcome. Supplies will be provided, or bring your own from home. Upcoming classes will be held December 1, and December 15. Registration is ongoing. Call 466-8055, ext. 231/232. Cult Movie at Parkville Enjoy a classic cult film about a kooky family on Thursday, Nov. 17 from 6:30 to 8:10 p.m. at the Parkville Branch, 10 Campbell Street (off Lakeville Road), in New Hyde Park. Refer to film brochures and the newsletter for more details. Great Neck Library Closing/Cancellation Information Online Library patrons connected to the Internet are asked to check the website: www. cancellations.com for Library weather related closings/program cancellations. In order to access this service, Library District residents can log on to cancellations.com, type in their zip code or Great Neck Library and obtain information on program cancellations or Library closings. In addition, at no charge, residents can request automatic e-mails from cancellations.com when the Library has posted any information. This is a great way for Library District residents who are connected online to be advised of weather related changes in Library hours or programs.

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World in Depth Go deeper into national and world events with Martha Cohen. Lively active seniors meet in Room 4 every Thursday from 2:00 to 3:15p.m. They share opinions under the moderation of an even savvier discussion leader. Martha chairs on Thursday. November 17th. Others like Janet De Winter moderate on other weeks. Come.

See for yourself! There is no charge to add your own opinions to the mix and spend a stimulating afternoon!

Games People Play People like you need other people who love to play Scrabble, Chess, Poker, Bridge, Canasta, Mah Johngg, RummyKub etc. every Wednesday at 1 p.m. Come with a friend or meet

a new one at the Open Game Session. Enjoy an afternoon of stimulating activity and good company.

Great Neck South Community Action Club Hosts the Social Center Students of South High School’s Community Club are providing us with a delicious Thanksgiving Dinner as part of their wonderful Continued on Page 39

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Great Neck Park District Registration for Skate School The Skate School at the Andrew Stergiopoulos Ice Rink is now registering students for session two. Don’t miss out on the wonderful skating lessons, classes and programs we have to offer. New students Credit: Book giveaway photo with Jon Kaiman and Bob welcome. Don’t delay and sign up today for a program Lincoln The documentary, Prescriptwo years. This week, prior at the rink. Call (516) 487to its Gala for invited guests tion Thugs (2015), co2976, Ext. 114. to be followed by the official directed by Chris Bell, Josh Bear Hockey Registration Alexander and Greg Young It’s never too late to register re-opening of the library’s will be shown at Great Neck doors, library employees for the Bears Hockey House on Friday, Novemwere concluding a final Program! Children between ber 11 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, shelving and weeding of the ages of 5 and 12 can November 12 at 5 & 8 p.m. books. Great Neck resident, have fun learning hockey or Sunday, November 13 at Rebecca Rosenblatt Gilliar, all through the season. offered to take the books the 7:30 p.m. In this follow-up Fees will be prorated if you to his film BIGGER FASTER library had earmarked for register mid-season. Enjoy STRONGER, director Chris removal and disposal. Mrs. learning hockey through Bell turns his camera on the Gilliar accepted ownerexciting drills, special activiabuse of prescription drugs ties scrimmages, games and ship of the books, which number in thousands. She and, ultimately, himself. As more. Reduced rate equipthen contacted Great Neck Bell learns more about Big ment packages are available. Park District Superintendent Pharma, an industry he had For more information call Jason Marra and proposed been brought up to trust, he Dan at (516) 487-2976, Ext. a Book Bazaar where the falls down his own hole of 128. books could be given back to addiction. It is unrated and our community. The books runs 86 minutes. AdmisBOOK BAZAAR are of good quality, fiction sion to Great Neck House Give-Away at and non-fiction. Superinrequires a park card. Great Neck House tendent Marra immediately Sunday @ 3: Stan The Great Neck Park Disrecognized the benefit to the Zizka & Edie trict is offering an unexcommunity the Park District pected event to the whole serves and, after consulting Stan Zizka, original lead Great Neck community. with the park commissionsinger of the Del Satins, A giant book giveaway at ers, set the plan in motion. and Edie Van Buren will be Great Neck House began It is fitting that the Book performing at Great Neck Monday, October 24 and will Bazaar will take place at House continue for a while, based Great Neck House, which Sunday, Nov. 13 at 3 p.m. on the supply of books. was Great Neck’s library Top hits with Dion, such as Each resident is welcome until 1970 when the library “Runaround Sue” and “The to come and take a book or on Bayview was built. Wanderer”, has put Stan’s two (or a few). The Great voice in the Rock n’ Roll Neck Library on Bayview Weekend Movie at hall of fame. Stan & Edie Avenue has been undergoGreat Neck House have been entertaining for ing renovation for the past

Great Neck Social Center Continued from Page 38 work for senior residents of Great Neck. The dinner will be held at the Social Center on Thursday, Nov. 17 at 5 p.m. There is no cost! Reservations are a must, so call (516)487-0025 to enjoy this generous gift to the Social Center. Take Care! Take good care! Everyone tells you to eat right, exercise regularly and to reduce your stress. Well, here’s how! And here’s where! At the Great Neck Social Center! Eat great nutritious lunches. Take exercise classes at any level that’s right for you. Relax in dance classes.

Enjoy conversation while knitting? While painting? Singing Along? Got a hobby you’d like to share, or an idea for another class? Call the office and ask about it. Phone (516)487-0025. Thanksgiving Party Get ready for a feast in advance of whatever you will be doing for the national holiday. It will be a full meal of turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, apple cobbler and more! Make a reservation for noon, Tuesday, November 22nd at the Social Center. Phone (516)487-0025 or stop in to the office to hold a seat and enjoy it with old or new friends.

Free Holiday Shopping Trip Before you know it, the winter holidays will be here, but Project Independence is planning ahead for you! They have arranged that a Town Bus will take you from the Great Neck Social Center to Lake Success Shopping Center on Wednesday, Dec. 7 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. This will be such a special assist with limited space available that we are giving you advance notice. For this reason, early registration is required. So call 311 or (516)869-6311. The Social Center is closed on Nov. 24 and 25. Happy Thanksgiving Days!

years in the Tri-state area. They are part of a larger group known as Tangerine. Admission to Great Neck house requires a park card. Try-Hockey-for-Free Day Add Try-Hockey-For-Free Day to your calendar! Children between the ages of 4 and 9 come join us at the Andrew Stergiopoulos Ice Rink on Saturday, Nov. 12, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Everyone who would like to participate must sign-up on line at www.tryhockeyforfree.com. No experience is necessary. There is limited space available so don’t delay, sign-up today! Nature Program: Nature in the Neighborhood Sunday, Nov. 13 at 12:30 p.m., we will meet at Great Neck South Middle School for a rare opportunity to explore nature trails and grounds of the former Phipps estate. You can check our website (www. greatneckparks.org) for directions or make sure to request written directions when registering, if you need them. To register call (516) 482-0355. No children, under age 16, are permitted to attend. Thanksgiving Day Public Sessions at the Rink The following public sessions will be offered on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 24 at the Andrew Stergiopoulos Ice Rink during the following hours: 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 1- 3 p.m. Skate rentals are available. Great Neck Park District fees apply. The public session schedule is subject to change. Call 487-2975 or check website at www.greatneckparks.org for Thanksgiving weekend public session schedule.

Great Neck House continues to offer Empire Safety Council Defensive Driving Classes on the first Saturday of every month. The classes run from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Upcoming classes are Dec. 3. And Jan. 7. To register or for more information, call Great Neck House at 482-0355. Birthday Parties at Steppingstone Book your child’s next celebration at Steppingstone Park. Choose one of our many unique birthday packages which include a private party room, 2 party hosts, invitations, pizza, cake, and lots more. For more information or to reserve the party room, call (516) 482-0355. The Park District also offers birthday parties at the Andrew Stergiopoulos Ice Rink. If you are interested in a skating party, call (516) 829-4323. NOVEMBER CALENDAR Saturday, Nov. 12 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. ANDREW STERGIOPOULOS ICE RINK: Try-HockeyFor-Free Day, for ages 4-9. Helmet and stick required. Free skate rental. On-line pre-registration is mandatory at www.USAHockey. com. Pre-registered participants only. Everyone else welcome to observe. Call 487-2976 for more information. Fri.day, Nov. 11 at 8 p.m. FILM: Prescription Thugs (2015). Great Neck House. Directed by Chris Bell; starring Jeff Hatch. Documentary; runs 86 minutes. Park card required for admission.

Saturday, Nov. 12 at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. FILM: Prescription Thugs (2015). Great Neck House. Directed by Chris Bell; starSpecial Teen Friring Jeff Hatch. Documenday Night Recreation tary; runs 86 minutes. Park Andrew Stergiopoulos Ice Rink is the “coolest” place in card required for admission. town for teens, every Friday from 8 to 10 p.m. Along with Sunday, Nov. 13 at 12:30 p.m. NATURE PROskating, there is special GRAM: Nature in the Neighclub-like lighting, music, borhood; Great Neck South fun on & off ice activities, Middle School. To register tasty food at the snack bar call (516) 482-0355. for purchase and ALL with adult supervision. Admission fee applies whether or Sunday, Nov. 13 at 3 p.m. SUNDAY @ 3 SERIES: not you go on the ice. Call 487-2976, Ext. 128 for more Concert: Stan Ziska & Edie. Stan is the original lead of information. the Del Satins. Great Neck House. Park card required Defensive Driving Classes for admission. at Great Neck House

Sunday, Nov. 13 at 7:30 p.m. FILM: Prescription Thugs (2015). Great Neck House. Directed by Chris Bell; starring Jeff Hatch. Documentary; runs 86 minutes. Park card required for admission. Tuesday, Nov. 15 at 10 a.m. The Board of Commissioners of the Great Neck Park District will hold a work session meeting at Great Neck House, 14 Arrandale Avenue. Fri.day, 18 at 8 p.m. FILM: Take Shelter (2011). Great Neck House. Directed by Jeff Nichols. Starring Michael Shannon, Jessica Chastain and Shea Whigham. Rated R; runs 120 minutes. Park card required for admission. Saturday, Nov. 19 at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. FILM: Take Shelter (2011). Great Neck House. Directed by Jeff Nichols. Starring Michael Shannon, Jessica Chastain and Shea Whigham. Rated R; runs 120 minutes. Park card required for admission. Sunday, Nov. 20 at 3 p.m. SUNDAY @ 3 SERIES: Concert: Noam Segal. Great Neck House. Park card required for admission. Sunday, Nov. 20 at 7:30 pm FILM: Take Shelter (2011). Great Neck House. Directed by Jeff Nichols. Starring Michael Shannon, Jessica Chastain and Shea Whigham. Rated R; runs 120 minutes. Park card required for admission. Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 10 a.m. The Board of Commissioners of the Great Neck Park District will hold a work session meeting at Great Neck House, 14 Arrandale Avenue. Sunday, Nov. 27 at 12:30 p.m. NATURE PROGRAM: Long Walk in Kings Point Park, Steamboat Road entrance; first lot. Call (516) 482-0355 to register. Sunday, Nov. 20 at 3 p.m. SUNDAY @ 3 SERIES: Concert: Linda Ciofalo. Great Neck House. Park card required for admission. Tuesday, Nov. 29 at 10 a.m. The Board of Commissioners of the Great Neck Park District will hold a work session meeting at Great Neck House, 14 Arrandale Avenue.

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Challah bake benefits soup kitchen

Many women from all around Great Neck, came to Lake Success Chabad to join in unity in baking the traditional challah bread. A portion of each woman’s dough, went to “Chaim’s Kitchen,” a soup kitchen that is run by Lake Success Chabad & Rabbi Dovid and Chumy Ezagui,

and helps families in need. The women came together to do good deeds and help others in need, as they prayed for Adam Krief, a husband and young father of three, who was diagnosed with Primary Myeloﬁbrosis, a blood cancer that is only curable by way of a bone marrow transplant.

Many celebrities, like Nicole Richie and Kim Kardashtian have tweeted encouraging their twitter followers to get swabbed to see if they can be a match for Krief. Swab kits, to get tested, were available at the Challah Bake, as all the women who attended were encouraged to par-

ticipate in this life saving good deed. Krief is currently on his second round of chemotherapy and doesn’t have a perfect match yet to proceed with the bone marrow transplant. His mission is to ﬁnd that match for himself, and for others, by encouraging people to

donate their bone marrow in order to save a life. Many people throughout Great Neck, and around the world, have gotten swabbed to see if they can be a potential match. For more information on how you can help, please visit www.giftoﬂife.org

Troop 10 hikes Harriman Temple Isaiah

to host tag sale Troop 10 recently completed a day hike on a cool, sunny day in October. Eighteen scouts and several adult leaders hiked 4.8 miles using topographic maps and compasses. They followed several trails including the Appalachian Trail and the western branch of the 1777 trail. They took in several viewpoints of valleys, mountains and beautiful fall colors.

From near the northern end of Harriman State Park they could see Manhattan about 42 miles away.

Midway, at the West Mountain Shelter, they stopped to cook lunch using lightweight stoves. The scouts had trail mix for extra fuel, adequate water to maintain proper hydration and for cooking, and plenty of energy for long ascents and steep, treacherous descents. Families interested in joining Troop 10 are invited to contact Dr. Dwight Rosenstein at djrosenstein@gmail.com.

Temple Isaiah will host a multi-family tag sale on four dates in November, beginning Sunday, Nov. 13. Members have scoured their attics and closets to provide a vast array of items suitable for Hanukkah or Christmas gifts, or for personal use. Shoppers will ﬁnd a selection of new and gently-used clothing for men, women and children, as well as new and gently-used toys for children of all ages. There are musical instruments – guitars, trumpets and

keyboards – and household items such as dinnerware, towels and linens. There will also be a selection of jewelry, including Swarovski crystal. The sale will be conducted from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 13, Monday, Nov. 14, Friday, Nov. 18 and Sunday, Nov. 20. Temple Isaiah is located at One Chelsea Place, oﬀ Cuttter Mill Road. All are welcome, and there is no admission charge.

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Saddle Rock students plant in park

PHOTOS BY MICHELE SIEGEL

On Wednesday, Nov. 2, in what has become an annual event, the fourth grade students from Saddle Rock Elementary School participated in a learning experience that simultaneously beautiﬁes Steppingstone Park. Along with the students, their teachers and some parent chaperones, Commissioners Robert A. Lincoln, Jr., Dr. Daniel M. Nachmanoﬀ & Frank S. Cil-

luﬀo, Steppingstone Park Supervisor Curtis Phillips and Park District park employees Victor Eze and Peter Ojemeke, took part in the event. The students were handed gloves, small shovels and tulip bulbs, provided by the park district. Phillips, the park supervisor, along with Eze and Ojemeke showed the children how much fun it could be to cultivate their green thumbs.

High school students visit sewer district Holiday The Great Neck Water Pollution Control District recently welcomed two Great Neck South High School Advanced Placement Environmental Science classes to tour the wastewater treatment facility. The students visit coincided with their teachers’, Mr. Tuomey and Ms. Cipriano, in-class unit on wastewater management. District Superintendent Christopher Murphy treated students from Great Neck South High School to an informative and interactive presentation, focusing on the environmental importance of wastewater treatment centers. Murphy described the eco-friendly technology at the District, including the ultraviolet disinfection system, anaerobic digesters, microturbine systems and the oxidation ditch. After the presentation, students were guided around the wastewater facility – bringing what they learned in both the classroom and presentation to life. The GNWPCD hosted this interactive tour for students to share the industryleading initiatives occurring at the District with the environmental leaders of tomorrow.

fair at church The Hillside United Methodist Church will hold its annual Holiday Fair on Saturday, Nov. 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the church, located at 2801 Hillside Ave. The fair will feature jewelry, a white elephant room, merchandise mart, buttons, beads and other craft supplies, hardware, handcrafted Christmas ornaments, and home-baked cakes, cupcakes, and other items. A snack bar will be available. For more information, call 516-637-8907. The church is located at the corner of Hillside Avenue and Heywood Street, two stoplights west of Herricks Road.

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Northwell partners on opiod podcast The Northwell Health Foundation and the GroundTruth Project recently announced the establishment of a new health reporting fellowship that will produce a podcast series exploring opiod prescriptions and addiction, the link to heroin and other illegal drugs, and potential solutions. GroundTruth supports a new generation of journalists to tell the most important stories of their generation, according to a press release from Northwell Health. To carry out this reporting fellowship, GroundTruth is partnering with the Northwell Health Foundation to support research and training for a new generation of health care leaders, oﬀering reporting fellowships to graduates of the City University of New

York Graduate School of Journalism. Over the next month, GroundTruth will be accepting applications for the fellowship. By early January, it will assemble a team of reporters and editors to produce a five-episode series of podcasts that will rely on narrative storytelling to address the issues. The reporting will look at a complex set of questions around the issue by focusing on the stories of providers and patients, and steps being taken to correct the gaps in the health delivery system. “Health care, and specifically emergency health care, is under enormous pressure to treat people quickly and effec-

tively,” Terry Lynam, senior vice president at Northwell Health said. “The Hippocratic oath famously says ‘ﬁrst, do no harm’ — but what if, in some instances, the desire to treat and cure is providing unintentional complications for the patient and society as a whole? How do we address that?” The reporting team will produce a multimedia report to accompany the podcast and will seek out editorial partners to expand the reach of the reporting. The fellowship will include a stipend of $5,000 for each selected reporting fellow. Beginning in January, the fellowship will be structured around a one-week workshop focused on the craft of podcast-

ing and three weeks of reporting in the field in New York. The fellowship will be open to current students and recent graduates of CUNY’s Graduate School of Journalism. The deadline for applications is Tuesday, November 22, and winners will be announced in December. Applications should include a resume, five samples of writing, podcasting or other editorial work and a cover letter outlining the applicant’s interest in reporting on health and what approaches they feel are important in examining the Affordable Care Act. Please send applications to: fellowships@thegroundtruthproject.org.

County event to aid vets

Play reading on Veteran’s Day The American Airpower Museum is hosting “Children of the April Rain,” a reading of a new play for Veterans Day on Friday, Nov. 11 at 1 p.m. “Children of the April Rain” began when, upon meeting the play’s main characters, writer William Bryant Doty, combined their memoirs to create a story of mostly defense-

Graphic courtesy: www.vva.org less American civilians facing the fall of Saigon during the Vietnam War, according to a press release from The American Airpower Museum. Regular admission is $10 for adults;

$8 for seniors; and $5 for children age ﬁve to 13 — under ﬁve is free. All veterans will be admitted free with proof of service, with a DD-214 or other form of proof.

Gun range to honor veterans In recognition of Veterans Day, the Nassau County Rifle and Pistol Range will be offering free admission for veterans and active military on Friday, Nov. 11 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The last sign in for the day will be at 3:00 p.m. The Nassau County Rifle and Pistol Range is the only such facility open to the public in Nassau County, according to a press release from the Nassau County executive office. There are six ranges and 30 individual shooting points available and targets can be set from five yards to 30 yards. The range received an extensive renovation over the summer of 2005, which included lead removal

from the ranges and the addition of a new roof and additional parking. The Nassau County Riﬂe and Pistol Range is located at the Mitchel Field Athletic Complex in the “Hub” area in Uniondale, just west of the Nassau Coliseum. Operating hours are as Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Last booking is one hour prior to closing. For more information, call (516) 572-0420. Proof of service is required and refreshments will be served. For more information about the Nassau County Parks, Recreation and Museums Department, call (516) 572-0200 or visit www. nassaucountyny.gov/parks.

Veterans Day parade in G.N. A Veterans Day parade will be begin at the Great Neck Alert fire house at 555 Middle Neck Road at 10:45 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 11. Louise McCann, commander of The American Legion Charles A. Fowler, Jr. Post #160, has commanded the parade for the last three years, according to a press release from Suzette A. Gray, legislative aide to Town Councilwoman Lee R. Seeman. The parade is also under the auspices of the Gilliar-Norwill Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #372, United States Merchant Marine Academy, and Great Neck Alert and Vigilant fire companies. “We must never forget that our freedoms are preserved by the fighting men and women of our military,”McCann said. “It is important for us to remember the heroism of those who have served our nation and those who contin-

ue to serve.” As prescribed by law, the service is always held at 11 a.m. on the eleventh day of the eleventh month. The parade will proceed north to the Village Green, where a short ceremony will be held at the Wall of Remembrance located at the north end of the Green. Marchers will include members of the Great Neck Alert and Vigilant ﬁre companies, along with our elected oﬃcials and members of the Great Neck Boy and Girl Scouts. Seating at the Village Green in available for all veterans, service members and their families — for seating reservations and any further information about the parade, please contact Suzette A. Gray at (516) 869-7694 or e-mail grays@northhempsteadny.gov.

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A Veterans Stand Down will be held Tuesday, Nov. 22 at the Freeport Armory at 63 Babylon Turnpike in Freeport. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and is hosted by the Nassau County Veterans Service Agency with assistance from volunteers representing all service organizations. “My administration is committed to serving our veterans and ensuring resources are provided to them once they return home from service,” Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano said. “Nassau County Stand Downs have assisted veterans in securing benefits, job counseling, legal advice and dental care — I thank all those good citizens who donate their time to making this event a success.” Veterans will receive assistance with securing entitled benefits, job counseling and legal advice, according to a press release from the Nassau County executives office. Clothes and food donated from the community will be available to the veterans, as well as a BBQ, haircuts, medical screenings, enrollment in the Veterans Affairs health care system and dental cleaning offered by Dental on the Go. Representatives from Nassau County government agencies will be participating, including the departments of Social Services, Health, and Human Services, as well as The Salvation Army, thestate Department of Labor, The Department of Veterans Affairs, state Division of Veterans Affairs and The Red Cross. For more information, contact the Nassau County Veterans Service Agency at (516) 572-6565.

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Liberator to speak at center The Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County recently held a program “Rescue Beyond War: Unknown Military Heroes,” featuring Seymour Kaplan, of Brooklyn. He spoke during the program about his experiences as one of the liberators of the Dachau concentration camp, according to a press release from the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County. At 17-years old, Seymour enlisted in the Army and left Brooklyn to ﬁght against Nazi Germany. He became a machine gunner with the 692nd Tank Destroyer Battalion attached to the 42nd Infantry Division. In April 1945, he was one of the ﬁrst American soldiers to enter Dachau. With his knowledge of Yiddish, Seymour served as a translator between Holocaust survivors and the Army. When he returned home, he established a garment manufacturing company, eventually retired, and then began a second career as a teacher. He is a mental health advocate and has been honored by the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

Town officials and several of the local Chamber of Commerce presidents join together to celebrate Small Business Saturday. Liberator Seymour Kaplan, of Brooklyn, with Holocaust Survivor Charlotte Gillman, of Westbury, at the Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center of Nassau County’s program on “Rescue Beyond War: Unknown Military Heroes.” For more information, call (516) 571-8040, visit www.hmtcli.org or ﬁnd us on social media at Facebook.com/HMTCNY and Twitter.com/HolocaustTolCtr.

County opens Santa’s boxes A network of Santa’s mailboxes was recently announced in various Nassau County Parks, which will run through Friday, Dec. 16 for children of Nassau County to send their holiday lists directly to Santa Claus at the North Pole. The Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation and Museums will forward letters to Santa at the North Pole, according to a press release from the Nassau County executive oﬃce. Letters received by Friday, Dec. 16 with a legible name and return address will be answered by Santa before the holiday — there is no postage necessary.

Colorful red and green mailboxes will be accessible from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily at the administration buildings of the following parks: Cantiague Park in Hicksville — 571-7056 Christopher Morley Park in

Roslyn-North Hills — 571-8113 Grant Park in Hewlett — 571-7821 Rev. Arthur Mackey, Sr. Park in Roosevelt — 571-8692 Wantagh Park in Wantagh — 571-7460 Nassau Aquatic Center at Parking Field No. 1A — 572-0501 The Eisenhower Park Administration Building on Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. — 572-0200 For more information about Santa’s mailboxes, please call (516) 572-0200 weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., or visit the Park’s Department website at nassaucountyny.gov/parks.

Town backs small biz day The Town of North Hempstead has announced its support for Small Business Saturday on Nov. 26 and are encouraging residents to shift some of their spending this holiday season to support local small businesses. The town has a joint partnership with Women Impacting Public Policy and the Small Business Saturday Coalition, according to a press release from the Town of North Hempstead. In 2015, 551 city, county and town oﬃcials joined together to support Small Business Saturday, including the Town of North Hempstead. “Grab a friend and explore your local downtown stores this holiday season. Find something special and make that purchase because shopping at small businesses in your home town represents an investment in your local

community,” Executive Director of the Town’s Business and Development Corporation Kim Kaiman said. Small Business Saturday is an eﬀort to drive consumers to shop at local independently owned businesses on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. This year, North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth, the town board and the town’s BTDC are taking the initiative a step further by encouraging residents to consider spending around 10 percent of their holiday shopping at local businesses. “The holiday season is the ideal time to support our local business owners and local economy,” Bosworth said. “Making a small shift in your spending can make a big diﬀerence to our businesses.” For more information on Small Business Saturday, visit www.shopsmall.com

Holocaust survivor’s story Town A Holocaust Service will be held at Temple Sinai of Roslyn where Holocaust survivor Hanne Liebmann will share her story on Friday, Nov. 11 at 6:30 p.m. Liebmann will share her experiences at our Kristallnacht Commemoration. Into her 10th decade of life, Liebmann speaks with the conviction, strength and humor of a younger person, according to a press release from Temple Sinai of Roslyn. Liebmann tells her story so that younger generations may experience what she witnessed, ﬁrsthand. Raised in Karlesruhe, in southwest Germany, Liebmann was born in 1924. Liebmann and her mother lived with her elderly grandmoth-

Hanne Liebmann er and aunts, as Nazis forced Jews from their homes. In late 1940, she and her female relatives were arrested and placed on a deportation train. Unexpectedly, that transport took them to France, to the Gurs concentration camp, rather than

Poland. Nearly a year later, Liebmann left for Le Chambon, France, through relief eﬀorts of the OSE, a French Jewish social service organization. Her other family members remained imprisoned at Gurs. She was placed in a children’s home, run by the Swiss Red Cross Children’s Aid Association. At times, during the war years, concerned local residents hid her during Nazi raids. During the Friday night Service commemorating Kristallnacht, Hanne will describe two extremes of human behavior during the war — cruelty at the hands of German Nazis, and kindness at the hands of French Huguenots of Le Chambon. All are welcome to attend this free service.

changes vet tax breaks

Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth, Receiver of Taxes Charles Berman and the town’s Veterans Advisory Committee have announced to residents a change to the law regarding veterans’ exemptions on 2017-2018 school tax bills. Signed into Chapter 253 of the Laws of 2016, the bill authorizes school districts to grant the Cold War Veterans Property Tax Exemption to homeowners who served in the armed forces during times other than wartime from September 1945 through Dec. 1991. This law is in addition to the

Alternative Veterans’ Property Tax Exemption which was signed into law in 2013. In order for a Cold War Veteran to receive this beneﬁt, each of the local school districts must adopt the legislation by Dec. 31, 2016 for the exemption to be applied to the Oct. 2017 school tax bill. Therefore, Bosworth, Berman and the committee are urging residents to contact their local school district and ask them to opt-in and adopt this property tax exemption before the Dec. 31 deadline. For more information, call 311 or (516) 869-6311 from outside the Town.

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Store windows on Main Streets If I had to summarize the surprising and unexpected presidential run of Donald Trump I would say never underestimate the power of branding. If you want to learn how to be a successful storekeeper on Long Island you can learn from him. I attended a conference yesterday at Fordham University where professors and psychoanalysts were gathered to discuss the 2016 presidential election. The entire seminar was spent discussing Donald Trump and his personality. No surprise here. The remarks tended to be hostile and attacking. I was the only person in the room who actually knew Donald Trump and came away from the conference with the idea that once again he was underestimated. He much like Tiger Woods in golf is a force of nature. For 20 years every conversation about golf began and ended with Woods. And now for the last 18 months every conversation about politics began and ended with Trump. Trump and politics in general is far removed from the streets of Williston Park, Manhasset, Port Washington or Great Neck but we can all learn a lesson from his method of marketing. 1. Do not be afraid to shine a light on yourself and your store. As an example there is a little shop owned by Debbie

Winter right next to Hildebrandt’s Williston Park that serves the best pastries you will find on Long Island. Alas no one knows about them. They have a little sign in front that says “Irresistibly Good” but their window displays nothing that would remotely reveal how very good their pastry treats are. If Trump owned that store the sign would be bigger than life itself and the pastries in the window would be visible to one and all. Everyone likes to criticize Trump for being a self-promoter but all he is really doing is branding himself. 2. Do not underestimate your value. I get my haircut at a place called Aroma Nails again on Hillside Avenue in Williston Park. The owners are Suhwa Kim and her husband Minho.

DR. TOM FERRARO Our Town Suhwa really knows how to cut hair. But as in most things in life it took me some pain to understand just how good she is. She had a baby recently and was off work for two months. I was forced into getting my hair cut from someone else and sadly for me it didn’t look too good. When you get to my age

This store window of a little coffee shop in Carmel-by-the-Sea is an example of how to decorate a store window. When you walk past the window acts like an irresistible magnet drawing you inside.

you need a really good haircut to look even passable. So each day I looked in the mirror and I fluctuated between wanting to cry or finding out where Suhwa lived and talking her into cutting my hair immediately. Well I gritted my teeth and patiently waited for her to return. Each day I would go into her shop and ask her husband when she was returning. Finally she was there and I sat down and said “welcome home!” As she cut my hair I saw how talented she really was and thought to myself she could charge me four to five times more than her current rate and I wouldn’t bat an eye. She charges me twenty dollars and if she raised her price to one hundred dollars I would still be smiling and saying “thanks.” No one would ever accuse Donald Trump of underestimating his value. And his attitude has made him over a billion dollars and counting. His slogan “Make America Great Again” is a good reflection of how much he values himself and his country. As I strolled down Hillside Avenue on Sunday I stopped to look at the always interesting window display at Peter Andrews. As luck would have it Patricia the owner and window display artist was exercising her magic at the time and I asked her about the local shopkeepers on Hillside and

whether she was for hire to help them out. She told me that she thought Williston Park was going through a renaissance over the last few years and that there is now much more street traffic with new faces thanks to the new restaurants like Taverna 38, Sangria 71, and the Butchers. Now is the time for local shopkeepers to take advantage of this window of opportunity. I think Williston Park is like many of the small towns on Long Island. The store keepers provide great service and great product but not many people know how to market or present themselves to the public. Only a small percentage of the folks walking down Hillside know anything about how good Debbie Winter’s apple turnovers are or just how great a haircutter Suhwa Kim is. We may be a bit weary of this year’s presidential campaign but we can learn something from The Donald. He has unwittingly taught America that if you are smart enough, brave enough and confidence enough to trumpet your wares you just might find yourself achieving more success then you ever dreamed possible. Trump taught America to dream big, value yourself, show the world who you are and to shoot for the stars. That is quite a bit to learn just by watching a new politician in action.

Dems seek bar to unbalanced budget votes Continued from Page 10 “To do it after Election Day so that you don’t jeopardize any of your colleagues in state or federal government, to me, is wrong,” Abrahams said. The Legislature adopted a $2.9 billion 2017 county budget last week that has about $70 million less revenue than expenses. Republicans cut three of the dozens of new and increased fees Mangano proposed, but are looking for alternatives to some others,

including the public safety fee. That controversial measure would add a $105 surcharge to any traﬃc or parking ticket in the county and raise an estimated $64.4 million. Democrats also called on Republicans to convene a full Legislature meeting and vote on the budget Monday. Republicans plan to propose new revenue or spending cuts to ﬁll the hole for the Legislature’s approval at its Nov. 21 meeting. Among them is an am-

nesty program that would allow business owners to pay 75 percent of the county ﬁnes they owe for violating a law that requires owners of investment properties to report income and expenses for those properties. The penalties could raise up to $105 million, Newsday reported, but the law is being challenged in state court. The Democrats’ proposed charter amendment is unlikely to be called for a vote by Republican Presiding Oﬃ-

cer Norma Gonsalves of East Meadow. Democrats thought it would be futile to file any amendments to Mangano’s budget because they would not be considered, Abrahams has said. In a statement, Gonsalves criticized Democrats for not offering any suggestions to fill the budget hole. “It is galling that the Democrats are submitting this legislation to restrict potential budget solutions when they have not offered a single idea

to amend the budget, regardless of deadlines,” she said. Brian Nevin, a spokesman for Mangano, deferred questions to the Legislature. The ﬁnal county budget is subject to approval by the Nassau Interim Finance Authority, the county’s state ﬁnancial control board. NIFA last week told the county to develop contingency plans for up to $100 million in immediate spending cuts in case NIFA rejects the budget.

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Business&RealEstate What makes Great Neck great I have lived in Great Neck for way over a half a century and seen many, many changes, the majority positive and I have found it to be quite an amazing town to call my home. There are nine villages, including, Kings Point, The Village of Great Neck, Saddle Rock, Saddle Rock Estates (not a village and unincorporated) Harbor Hills (not a village and not incorporated), Great Neck Estates, Kensington, Thomaston, Russel Gardens, University Gardens, and Lake Success. There are also speciﬁc areas and streets which are not incorporated (not part of an incorporated village) but are part of Great Neck and the Great Neck Park District, but are part of the Town of North Hempstead (get their refuse picked up by the town, but lower Real Estate taxes, due to no extra costs of mayors, trustees, employees and maintenance of buildings and grounds). The villages of Kings Point, The Village of Great Neck, Kensington, Great Neck Plaza, Thomaston and Russell Gardens are included in the Great Neck Park District as well as those unincorporated areas. There are so many things to keep you and the kids busy, such as, of course, the Parkwood Pool, the Ice Skating Rink and Tennis Complex as well as rock climbing wall, ping pong, bad mitten, volley ball, billiards, basketball and all sorts of games during the summer in the recreation center (ice rink in the winter). Your children can also join the swim and diving club. Having your Great Neck Park District photo ID, enables you and your family to enter Steppingstone Park and the use of all its facilities including the “over the top” summer concerts. There are also three park district-owned parking lot facilities: on North Station Plaza, Canterbury Road and Welwyn Road. You need a photo ID card from the Great Neck Park District to use those facilities (daily/monthly fees to Park). The areas in Great Neck that are not part of the Great Neck Park District are Lake Success, University Gardens, Harbor Hills, Saddle Rock and Saddle

Rock Estates. We are one of the few park districts in the State of New York and was the first to become one in 1916. There are 21 active and passive parks in Great Neck, and from my research, more than any other towns that I can think of in the U.S. I had done a study for Neil Marrin a former Great Neck Park District superintendent about the best most advantageous use of park land. To make a long story short, keeping open space was the most economical and least costly and best use for a number of reasons. First and foremost, was the fact, that if the land were to be developed, the school and local population would increase substantially, infrastructure e.g. sewers/cesspools would be very expensive to build and maintain, less open space to recharge our aquifers and local real estate taxes would increase. So maintaining park land as open space for our area would have less of an impact on our quality of life than developing it; and in fact we have the best quality of life compared with a many, many other communities, due to the hundreds of acres of protected open space that our fantastic and dynamic current and past Great Neck Park District commissioners have secured since 1916, when it was created. My hat is off to the current group , Robert Lincoln, Frank Cilluffo and Dan Nachmanoff for keeping our Park District what it is, “The jewel of Great Neck” and their efforts going forward, to have a new recreation center on Steamboat Road for all to enjoy! As I mentioned we have top notch concerts in Ielpi Park (Grace Ave.) (free to all)and Steppingstone Park during the summer months(need a park district photo ID card). You can also have picnics in Steppingstone Park for, I believe, up to 30 people with a permit (also free). You can moor your boat or sale boat there at a nominal cost as well as to learn how to sail (fee based). There is a ramp in the Park to slide your boat or water craft into the water and enjoy the

PHILIP A. RAICES Real Estate Watch day! There are nature walks, visits to the Light House, dinner cruises to Port Washington and the Crab Shack in City Island and history walks in the Village of Great Neck Plaza. Free movies at Great Neck House (with a park district card) during the weekends year round. I did mention ice skating in the Parkwood rink, with hockey teams to join, rental skate area and concession stand when you get those hunger pangs satisﬁed! We have an Autofest in the fall in the Village of Great Neck Plaza, where 1000s of people in and out of Great Neck enjoy the day and a second crafts Fair in the Village of Great Neck in May, around Memorial Day Weekend in the spring. We have one movie theatre, as well as numerous and varied foods in a multitude of restaurants throughout Great Neck Plaza. There are so many things to do in Great Neck for you and the kids, that it is like being on vacation, but I call it a staycation, since you don’t have to drive anywhere and it’s almost free! Oh, and I almost forgot to mention that our newly renovated high tech Library on Bayview Ave had its grand opening the other Sunday. After a special meeting last week, we learned that the park district is in the beginning stages of potentially purchasing a tennis court on Steamboat Road to be turned into an amazing and much needed recreation center for the kids and adults, especially in the winter months, so everyone within the park district will have a place to enjoy and have fun.

Lastly, we have a multitude of adult classes to learn everything from stock picking to dancing and computer lessons, a cornucopia of choices! Many move here after downsizing and realize what a special place it is with all its amenities, special events and also proximity to New York City. All this absolutely contributes to the true value of our real estate and its inhabitants to enjoy a special place to call home. Over the many years that I have resided in Great Neck, I have come to the realization that, you are not purchasing or leasing a home, condo, co-op, but are gaining a unique lifestyle, whatever that may mean to you, your signiﬁcant other and children. Like a newly planted tree, you begin to grow roots and expand as you network and connect in a highly rated community of diverse cultures and demographics, and the truth is, “We all do Get along here, regardless of where we come from; with a minimum of crime and a maximum of safety. The bottom line, none of us are really Americans, except those that have been born here (or the people that walked over the Asian Peninsula, when it was attached to Alaska, 10,000 years ago. Lastly, our ancestors are from around the globe and got transplanted here either for opportunity or political reasons. So, the bottom line is that we are all essential immigrants that were born and traveled here, most with not a dime in their pocket and a fortunate few with large sums of money; all seeking a new life of freedom and opportunity.

Since I am here for so long, and I know that I couldn’t ﬁnd a more exciting place to live, so, I won’t be moving anytime or anywhere soon, just chillin’ and having as much fun as possible in Great Neck! P.S. By the time you read this article, we will have already elected a new president and I surely hope whomever it is, that they live up to whatever course they plan to navigate our country through during the next four years and just do whatever they say they will do for the good of all of us in the USA. Learning how to be and have much more non-partisan politics and more help and assistance from our senators and congresspeople in our government! So, I just hope our freedoms and opportunities that are available today to those who are already here and those who come here legally, will continue to ﬂourish and exist for our society and country into the foreseeable future and will not selfimplode, as history has shown us time and again as happened with the Romans, Greeks and all other major and dominant civilizations that did themselves in, for no real logical or good reason except greed and partisan politics! Bonus Information for our Readers: If you would like to receive a digital copy of “Unlocking the Secrets of Real Estate’s New Market Reality, or “Our Seller’s Guide for “Things to Consider When Selling Your Home,”just email me with your name, email and cell number.

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Recent Real Estate Sales in Great Neck Great Neck Real Estate Market Conditions Median sales price $ $846,000 Demographics near Great Neck, NY Population Population Density Median Age People per Household Median Household Income Average Income per Capita

City 9,972 7,503 41.4 2.9 86,722 39,686

County 1,338,712 4,702 41.2 3 97,049 42,286

30 Duxbury Road, Great Neck Sold Price: $839,000 Date: 10/21/2016 4 beds, 3 Full baths Style: 2 Story # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 60x111 Schools: Great Neck Total Taxes: $14,999 MLS# 2865120

30 Keats Lane, Great Neck Sold Price: $1,450,000 Date: 09/26/2016 5 beds, 3 Full baths Style: Exp Ranch # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 100x158 Schools: Great Neck Total Taxes: $18,961 MLS# 2852952

8 Hartley Road, Great Neck Sold Price: $855,000 Date: 10/21/2016 3 beds, 2 Full/1 Half baths Style: Exp Ranch # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 79x100 Schools: Great Neck Total Taxes: $13,572 MLS# 2859819

18 Hilltop Drive, Great Neck Sold Price: $1,090,000 Date: 10/06/2016 6 beds, 4 Full/1 Half baths Style: Exp Ranch # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 110x100 Schools: Great Neck Total Taxes: $19,413 MLS# 2853928

Editor’s note: Homes shown here were recently sold in Great Neck 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 Great Neck and are believed by Blank Slate Media to be of interest to our readers.

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Zoning board grants variances for Atria various sources, including the Alzheimer’s Association Campaign for Quality Care, place a “strong emphasis” on communal space. Troxel said that Atria’s proposal provides about 30 percent of its second floor for a common area for residents. “I hope this will be a tremendous source of pride for the community,” he said. “As I understand there is not dedicated memory care in Great Neck right now, so I think this will be a wonderful community for your residents and family members.” Ryan Sprau, the senior vice president of operations and process management for Atria, said the senior living community is in the process of applying for a state license to operate the memory-care facility, and until it receives that license, it cannot open. After construction is completed, Sprau said, the state performs an on-site review of the property to ensure it conforms with its standards. Although the zoning board unanimously approved the variances, the village attorney, Richard Gabriele, said the board would need to issue a final decision. Gabriele said the zoning board will meet again on Dec. 7 at 7:30 p.m., 30 minutes before the Board of Trustees meeting, where Atria will return for its application to modify its conditional-use permit, to finalize the decision. Atria will then appear in front of the Board of Trustees immediately after, he said.

Continued from Page 13 cate of occupancy was given by the village in 2000. When Atria purchased the property in May 2011, Tsoukalas said, it was unknown that some of the rooms were not constructed to village code by the previous owner. Rooms in specialized senior housing apartments are required to be 390 square feet, according to village code. Tsoukalas said the average deficiency of the unit sizes was about 21 square feet. The two variances Atria was seeking related to 21 single-occupancy units in the proposed memory-care facility, and 27 nonconforming units on the building’s other four floors. Tsoukalas said she reviewed the village’s record and did not see any reasoning given for the minimum square footage for a senior housing room that was approved. She said that the size of the apartments in Atria’s proposal exceeds state Health Department requirements. Tsoukalas said a one-bedroom apartment must be at least 85 square feet, while a two-bedroom apartment must be at least 140 square feet. David Troxel, a dementia care consultant from Sacramento who has worked with Atria for the past eight years, said there is no study that directly identifies the correct amount of space a memory-care unit needs, but

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Bazaar returns books to G.N. community Continued from Page 3 new research and information is discovered. She also said that the library purchases 10 copies of “best sellers,” but after a few years, the demand for those books dwindles and all of the copies are not needed. Giotsas said she did not have an exact number of books that were discarded. According to New York State Library data for the Great Neck Library, from 2011 to 2015, the library has expanded

its electronic book collection by about 25,000 to 37,000, while its adult book collection has dropped by over 50,000 to 132,750 and its children’s book collection has dropped by about 32,000 to 60,000. Giotsas said there are “triggers” that the library uses to go out and purchase more books, which include automatically ordering best-selling books and looking at patron demand. Gilliar was also critical of the library for sending discarded books to organizations like Big Brothers, Big Sisters,

a nonprofit youth mentoring organization, when there are other less fortunate communities nearby that would benefit from additional books. “We could afford to buy these books and there are communities who couldn’t afford to buy them and don’t have them,” she said. “And we were just going to ship them out with Big Brothers, Big Sisters, I don’t know what they do with the books.” But Giotsas defended sending books to charities, as she said they not only benefit needy

children but society as a whole. “The more we increase literacy, the more chance we have to improve kids’ quality of life,” she said. “From there you’re able to assist them in furthering education and making them employable later on when they grow up.” Giotsas said patrons of the library have voiced displeasure about shelves that are “less than full,” but they are still in the process of restocking books on shelves. Some books are still in storage, she said, and others are

still in the hands of the moving company that assisted in bringing boxes to the Main Building. Giotsas said the Main Building was reopened to the public upon patron request even though the moving process was not yet complete. She expects everything to be fully moved in by the end of the month. “We listen to the patrons and they said even if you’re not fully moved in, we’d still like to come,” she said. “We’ve opened up our doors for them to use the library but they also have to be patient.”

Ratner to run for G.N. school board Continued from Page 2 its executive committee, he said, he served as a student representative to the College Park City Council. Ratner said that his role as student representative to the City Council saw him spending “hundreds of hours” reviewing $500 million in capital projects as well as improving relations between residents in College Park and students at the university. “Experiences like that prepared me to deal with capital projects like on the bond issue and other issues that are important to this district,” he said. “While I’m young and I bring a lot with my youth, I think the experiences I’ve had prove that I have a record of making re-

sponsible decisions on financial issues and policy issues.” While at college, Ratner said, he got involved with mental health advocacy and helped secure “millions of dollars” in mental health funding for his school and created funding programs that have been replicated across the country. He said that his interest in mental health stems from his attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and anxiety diagnoses in high school. “Having the confidence coming from Great Neck, but then having to learn to deal with my own mental health issues and learning to learn differently and learning to succeed despite that, made me really understand the best things about what Great Neck pre-

pares for in college and also the things that didn’t,” Ratner said. He said the Great Neck school district does a lot of things right, but he would like to see it improved in the areas of recruiting and retaining the best teachers and technology used in the classroom. Ratner also said that he would like to see more done in regard to “diversity and inclusion” as bullying in schools has divided not just groups of students, but parents. He said the district “owes it” to the students not just because it is the right thing to do, but because it better prepares students for college and employment in diverse workplaces. While campaigning, Ratner said, he

has received “overwhelmingly positive” responses from residents who tell him that they “love the idea” of a young person as a member of the board. “This is a great opportunity for that message to say this is a time for us to come together, wherever you’re from either north or south, it doesn’t matter, we need to have someone on the board that understands our students and understands the needs of this community,” he said. “Living here for over 20 years, I think I’m that candidate. I know I’m that candidate.” The election will take place from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the E.M. Baker School and Great Neck South High School.

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LEGAL NOTICE The following is the schedule for Village of Thomaston Board of Trustees for the 2017 year: (2nd Monday of the month at 7:30 PM, unless noted*) January 9, 2017 (Budget) February 13, 2017 March 13, 2017 April 10, 2017 May 8, 2017 June 12, 2017 July 10, 2017 August 14, 2017 September 11, 2017 October 9, 2017 (Columbus Day) moved to October 16, 2017* November 21, 2017 Tuesday (Tax Grievance Day)* December 11, 2017 PLEASE NOTE: This is a TENTATIVE SCHEDULE. Please call the Village Hall to confirm the above dates one week in advance of the scheduled meetings. Monday—Friday 9 AM—4 PM, (516) 482-3110 or visit our website at www.villageofthomaston.org. GNN #144601 1x 11/11 /2016 #144601

NOTICE OF ADOPTION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on November 1, 2016, the Town Board of the Town of North Hempstead duly adopted the Annual Budgets for the following Special Districts of the Town of North Hempstead for the 2017 Fiscal Year: Port Washington Business Improvement District Garden City Park Fire District Manhasset-Lakeville Fire District New Hyde Park Fire District Westbury Fire District Carle Place Garbage District Glenwood Garbage District Roslyn Garbage District Shelter Rock Library District Manhasset Park District Belgrave Water Pollution Control District Great Neck Water Pollution Control District Port Washington Water Pollution Control District Albertson Water District Carle Place Water District Garden City Park Water District Lakeville Water District Port Washington Water District Roslyn Water District Westbury Water District PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Budgets, as adopted, are available for public inspection in the Office of the Town Clerk, 200 Plandome Road, Manhasset, New York from 9:00 A.M. until 4:45 P.M.—Monday through Friday. Dated: Manhasset, New York November 1, 2016 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF THE TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD WAYNE H. WINK, JR. TOWN CLERK GNN #144585 1x 11/11 /2016 #144585

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NOTICE OF ADOPTION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on November 1, 2016, the Town Board of the Town of North Hempstead duly adopted the Annual Budget for the Town of North Hempstead and the Town-Operated Special Districts for the 2017 Fiscal Year. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Budget, as adopted, is available for public inspection in the Office of the Town Clerk, 200 Plandome Road, Manhasset, New York from 9:00 A.M. until 4:45 P.M. —Monday through Friday. Dated: Manhasset, New York November 1, 2016 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF THE TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD WAYNE H. WINK, JR. TOWN CLERK GNN #144592 1x 11/11 /2016 #144592

NOTICE OF ANNUAL ELECTION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that at the general village election to be held in the Village of Thomaston on March 21, 2017, the following offices are to be filled for the terms indicated: One (1) Mayor, for a term of two (2) years Two (2) Trustees, for terms of two (2) years each DENISE M. KNOWLAND, Village Administrator GNN #144600 1x 11/11 /2016

Tennis center purchase mulled Continued from Page 2 termined, but it would need to accommodate a six-month process for bonding. Lincoln said the park district also has to figure out how to improve parking at the location, as off-street parking is “certainly not adequate” for what it intends to provide at the recreational facility. “There are some properties in the vicinity that we could possibly rent or work out some kind of agreement, maybe even purchase,” he said. “We’re looking at a few alternatives.” Marra said the board was still determining what type of programs would be offered, the hours of operation and any fees involved for programs. He also said that one of the benefits of the tennis center’s location was its proximity to Kings Point Park. “The properties are right up against each other so we envision connecting the park to the facility to the trail system to the open fields, so I think the location of it

in that aspect is another unique opportunity to connect one of our largest parks that we have a lease agreement with,” Marra said. Dylan Chamin, a ﬁfth-grade student at Saddle Rock Elementary School, said the proposed facility was a great idea as it would give him and his friends a place to play sports and socialize. “We need a safe and positive place like this in Great Neck for us to play sports and spend time together,” Chamin said. “We have loved playing at the rec center at Parkwood in the summers and would love a place like this for all year-round.” Currently, the park district uses its Andrew Stergiopoulos Ice Rink during the summer for indoor recreational activities. “In the summer time when it’s hot and the parks are open and the playgrounds are open, they’re coming indoors to be with friends and be in the recreation center,” Marra said. “So you imagine the impact it could have during the winter months when those parks and those opportunities are not available.”

Great Neck Historical Society President Alice Kasten said an indoor recreational facility would be a “wonderful thing” for everyone and that youth in the area have no place to hang out at night. Some residents questioned whether people from outside of the park district would be able to utilize the facility. Lincoln said it was not intended to be a “commercial operation,” but the park district would consider allowing people to rent out the facility for a “handsome fee” or register for certain programs or leagues. “The plan is not to just rent the place out first come first serve,” he said. “The residents always come first.” Lincoln also said that before it could go forward for a bond issue, it would need to have a public hearing at the park district and at the Town of North Hempstead. Park district officials urged residents to contact them with any comments or concerns about the indoor recreational facility. They can be contacted at gnparks@greatneckparks.org.

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Legal Notice Please Take Notice The Board of Trustees of the Village of Great Neck will hold a public hearing at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday, November 15, 2016, at the Village Hall of the Village of Great Neck, 61 Baker Hill Road, Great Neck, New York 11023, with respect to an application for a conditional use permit to operate a catering lounge at 435 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck NY 11023. Persons who may suffer from a disability, which would prevent them from participating in said hearing, should notify Joe Gill, Village Clerk-Treasurer, at (516)482-0019, in sufficient time to permit arrangements to be made to enable such persons to participate in said hearing. Dated: Great Neck, New York November 1, 2016 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES VILLAGE OF GREAT NECK JOE GILL, VILLAGE CLERKTREASURER GNN #144607 1x 11/11/2016 #144607

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Suit filed against brain surgeon BY M A X Z A H N Three women have brought malpractice lawsuits against Dr. Paolo Bolognese, a Roslyn brain surgeon, for injuries stemming from recent surgeries. Each of the women sought treatment for chiari malformation, a usually congenital disease that causes a structural defect in the brain. “They were able to work and do activities of daily living until they went into the operation room with Dr. Bolognese,” said Jordan Merson, the attorney representing the three plaintiffs. “Their lives have come to a crashing halt since that day.” The plaintiffs are Crystal Hensley Hall, 29, of Ellijay, Ga.; Jennifer Lake, 24, of Rio Ranch, N.M; and Lori White, 55, of Sterling, Va. Their lawsuits were brought in Queens County Supreme Court. Merson said the surgeries took longer than expected, each lasting approximately five to eight hours. But he said the cases focus primarily on the “deterioration of each woman’s condition that occurred from the moment they were done with surgery.” Dr. Bolognese is the director of the Chiari Neurosurgical Center at Neurological Surgery in Rockville Centre. According to Newsday, Lake’s and White’s legal complaints alleged that Dr. Bolognese misplaced items while conducting the surgery, causing severe injury. Hall’s lawsuit said Dr. Bolognese did not adequately perform the surgery, nor did he respond to her complaints about pain afterward. A few of Bolognese’s other patients have come to his defense, including Sarah Dyer, who herself suffers from chiari malformation. “My experience with Dr. Bolognese has been nothing but excellent,” she said. She underwent a 10-and-a-half-hour surgery with Dr. Bolognese on Feb. 17 to treat her chiari malformation as well as a related ailment called cranial cervical instability, which compromises structural support for

Lori White, one of three plaintiffs in a malpractice lawsuit against Dr. Paolo Bolognese. the spine. “My life last year at this time was terrible,” she said. “Now I’m able to go to my children’s football games and scream and cheer. In the past that would’ve caused me intense pain and agony.” She noted that Dr. Bolognese has made himself available promptly whenever questions have arisen since the surgery. Merson said he is awaiting a response from the defendant’s counsel to the complaints he filed in late October. Dr. Bolognese’s representation is unknown at this time. He has 20 days to respond from the date the complaint was filed. Efforts to reach Dr. Bolognese and Rosaleen McCrory, a lawyer for Dr. Bolognese in other malpractice lawsuits, were unavailing.

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Thursday, November 17 @ 7:30 p.m. Village Hall, 2 Prospect Street, East Williston 516-746-0782 Village of Floral Park Board of Trustees Meeting

Tuesday, November 15 @ 8:00 p.m. Village Hall, 1 Floral Boulevard, Floral Park 516-326-6300 Village of Floral Park Architectural Review Board Meeting

Wednesday, November 16 @ 7:30 p.m. Pool and Recreation Building 124 Stewart Street, Floral Park 516-326-6300 Great Neck School District Board of Education Meeting

Monday, November 14 @ 8:30 p.m. E.M. Baker Elementary School 69 Baker Hill Road, Great Neck 516-441-4000 Great Neck School District Board of Education Meeting with Assistant Principals

Thursday, November 17 @ 8:30 p.m. Phipps Administration Building 345 Lakeville Road, Great Neck 516-441-4000 Great Neck Water Pollution Control District Board of Commissioners Meeting

Thursday, November 17 @ 8:30 a.m. District Oï¬ƒce, 236 E Shore Rd, Great Neck (516) 482-0238 Village of Great Neck Board of Trustees Meeting

Tuesday, November 15 @ 7:30 p.m. Village Hall, 61 Baker Hill Road, Great Neck 516-482-0019 Village of Great Neck Planning Board Meeting

Thursday, November 17 @ 7:30 p.m. Village Hall, 61 Baker Hill Road, Great Neck 516-482-0019 Great Neck Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting

Tuesday, November 15 @ 7:30 p.m. Main Branch, 159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck 516-466-8055 Village of Great Neck Plaza Board of Trustees Meeting

Wednesday, November 16 @ 8:00 p.m. Village Hall, 2 Gussack Plaza, Great Neck 516-482-4500 Continued on Page 58

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GENERAL CONTRACTING

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BUYER’S GUIDE ▼

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BUYER’S GUIDE ▼ MOVING

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Community Meetings Continued from Page 52 Herricks Schools District Board of Education Meeting

Thursday, November 17 @ 7:30 p.m. Herricks Community Center, 999Herricks Road, New Hyde Park 516-305-8900 Village of Kensington Board of Trustees Meeting

Wednesday, November 16 @ 8:00 p.m. Village Hall 2 Nassau Drive, Great Neck 516-504-1000 Village of Lake Success Board of Trustees Meeting

Monday, November 14 @ 8:00 p.m. Village Hall 318 Lakeville Road, Lake Success 516-482-4411 Village of Lake Success Planning Board Meeting

Thursday, November 17 @ 7:30 p.m. Village Hall 318 Lakeville Road, Lake Success 516-482-4411 Manhasset School District Board of Education Meeting

Wednesday, November 16 @ 8:00 p.m. Manhasset Secondary School 200 Memorial Place Manhasset (516) 267-7700 Manhasset Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting

Wednesday, November 16 @ 7:30 p.m. 30 Onderdonk Avenue Manhasset (516) 627-2300

Village of Manorhaven Board of Trustees Meeting

Village of Old Westbury Board of Zoning and Appeals Meeting

Village of Roslyn Architectural Review Board Meeting

Thursday, November 17 @ 7:30 p.m. Village Hall 33 Manorhaven Boulevard Port Washington 516-883-7000

Monday, November 14 @ 7:30 p.m. Village Hall 1 Store Hill Road, Old Westbury 516-626-0800

Monday, November 14 @ 8:00 p.m. Village Hall 1200 Old Northern Blvd. Roslyn 516-621-1961

Village of Mineola Board of Trustees Meeting Wednesday, November 16 @ 6:30 p.m.

Village Hall 155 Washington Avenue Mineola 516-746-0750 New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Board of Education Meeting

Monday, November 14 @ 8:00 p.m. Manor Oaks School 1950 Hillside AvenueNew Hyde Park 516- 434-2350 North Hempstead Town Board/ Solid Waste Management Authority Town Board Meeting Tuesday

Village of Plandome Board of Trustees Meeting

Monday, November 14 @ 8:00 p.m. Village Hall 65 South Drive, Plandome 516-627-1748 Village of Plandome Manor Board of Trustees Meeting

Tuesday, November 15 @ 7:00 p.m. Village Hall 55 Manhasset Avenue Manhasset 516-627-3701 Village of Plandome Manor Board of Zoning and Appeals Meeting

November 15 @ 7:30 p.m. North Hempstead Town Hall 220 Plandome Road, Manhasset

Thursday, November 17 @ 8:00 p.m. Village Hall 55 Manhasset Avenue Manhasset 516-627-3701

Village of North Hills Board of Zoning and Appeals Meeting

Port Washington School District Board of Education Meeting

Tuesday, November 15 @ 7:30 p.m. Village Hall 1 Shelter Rock Road, North Hills 516-627-3451

Tuesday, November 15 @ 8:00 p.m. Schreiber High School 101 Campus Drive Port Washington (516) 767-5805

Village of North Hills Board of Zoning of Trustees Meeting

Wednesday, November 16 @ 7:30 p.m. Village Hall 1 Shelter Rock Road, North Hills 516-627-3451

Port Washington Library Board of Trustees Meeting

Wednesday, November 16 @ 7:30 p.m. 1 Library Drive Port Washington (516) 883-4400

Village of Roslyn Board of Trustees Meeting

Tuesday, November 15 @ 9:00 a.m. Village Hall 1200 Old Northern Blvd. Roslyn 516-621-1961 Village of Roslyn Estates B oard of Trustees Meeting

Monday, November 14 @ 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, November 16 @ 7:30 p.m. Village Hall 25 The Tulips Roslyn Estates 516-621-3541 Roslyn School District Board of Education Meeting

Thursday, November 17 @ 8:00 p.m. Roslyn High School 475 Round Hill Road, Roslyn (516) 801-5000 Village of Thomaston Board of Trustees Meeting

Tuesday, November 15 @ 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, November 14 @ 8:00 p.m. Village Hall 494 Willis Avenue Williston Park 516-746-2193 Williston Library Board of Trustees Meeting

Tuesday, November 15 @ 7:00 p.m. 494 Willis Avenue Williston Park 516-746-1820 Meetings are held at the respective Village Halls except where noted. All meetings, dates and times are subject to change.

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The Great Neck News, Friday, November 11, 2016

Drucker defeats Imbroto for county seat BY M A X Z A H N Democrat Arnold Drucker easily defeated Republican Louis Imbroto in an election for Nassau County’s 16th legislative district seat, which opened up after the unexpected death of longtime county Legislator Judy Jacobs. “I’m very excited for this opportunity,” said Drucker, who lives in Plainview and runs a law practice in Jackson Heights. “My primary goal is to do the kind of work that would make Judy Jacobs proud.” Drucker garnered 17,647 votes, which comprised 58 percent of the electorate; while Imbroto took in 12,774 votes, which amounted to 42 percent. The county’s 16th Legislative District takes in parts of Roslyn Heights, Old Westbury and the Town of Oyster Bay. Imbroto, also of Plainview, is the associate general counsel for the Nassau Health Care Corporation. He remained upbeat in spite of the loss. “I’m really proud of the results because this was a tough district,” he said. “I’m thrilled that I had a chance to present my plans to the voters.” Jacobs’ death, on Sept. 13, brought the two candidates into an unexpected sprint toward Election Day. Throughout the campaign, they both expressed

admiration for Jacobs but disparate visions for how to carry on her legacy in addressing issues of corruption, taxes, and spending. Drucker’s victory sets the makeup of the County Legislature at 12 Republicans and 7 Democrats, denying the Republicans a supermajority, which would have allowed them to pass large spending measures without a Democratic vote. A primary feature of Drucker’s campaign was his criticism of the alleged malfeasance perpetrated by County Executive Edward Mangano, who was indicted for corruption charges on Oct. 20. Drucker said he supported a proposal by Nassau County District Madeline Singas and endorsed by Democratic legislators to institute an independent inspector general as a means of bolstering county oversight. Imbroto focused his campaign on cutting property taxes, which he blamed for forcing middle-income residents to move away from Nassau County. He said he would cut wasteful spending i to mitigate the loss of revenue that would result from the tax cut. “I’m going to remain active in the community, reaching out to people and trying to work with politicians,” Imbroto said, expressing a desire to run for oﬃce again. Drucker, meanwhile, was eager to begin his term. “I cant wait to roll up my sleeves and get going,” he said.

Arnold Drucker, who was elected to represent the 16th District of the Nassau County Legislature.

Park district should pursue rec center Great Neck Park District commissioners will be deciding this month whether to take the bold first step and seize a rare opportunity to finally create a year-round recreation center that the community has been craving — to put down $250,000 down payment for an option to purchase the Kings Point Tennis Center, on Steamboat Road, abutting Kings Point Park in Kings Point. I urge the commissioners to go forward — as was the strong, even unanimous, consensus of the standing-room audience who came out to hear the presentation on Tuesday, Nov. 2. The down payment would secure the park district’s option to buy the property, keeping it off the market for the six months or so that it would take to do the planning and go through the public hearing process for bonding. The commissioners came well prepared, answering the most immediate questions, while clearly being open to residents’ comments and suggestions. While stressing that details would still need to be finalized — indeed the idea is for the building to be flexible to accommodate programming and revenue strategies — Commissioner Robert Lincoln and Superintendent Jason Marra laid out the basic outline: The building, at 143 steamboat road, is 13,855 sq. ft., 12,000 sq. ft., for the two indoor tennis courts on 0.6065 acres — approximately the size of two high school basketball courts.

The total bond that “Our vision is to create would be sought, to cover a multi-purpose recreation the purchase of the properfacility that serves people ty, plus renovation cost, plus of all abilities, to offer a whatever has to be done to wide range of activities that lease or acquire parking, is promote social interaction, ball-park estimated at $5 wellness, health and recreto $7 million — a 20-year ation,” Marra said. “It will bond at the current, incredcomplement but not dupliibly low, interest rate of 2.2 cate services available to the percent would put the ancommunity — a facility that nual tax increase per housewill be financially feasible hold at $26 to $36. and sustainable.” Lincoln noted that these There could be team KAREN RUBIN estimates were conservapractice — soccer, basket- Pulse of the Peninsula tive, even worst case sceball, lacrosse, sports trainnario, so that there would ing and fitness. For young people there could be be no surprises for the community. “We are open to ideas from the comgymnastics tumbling, a tiny tots gym, vacation break programs, cross-fit for kids, munity,” Lincoln said. “This is a tremenbirthday parties, rock climbing wall; for dous opportunity, a unique opportunity, teens, it could be used for teen nights we are looking for feedback, then we will and social events, a basketball league, get the numbers concrete and put a plan evening and weekend programs; for ac- in place.” Indeed, while Great Neck likes to tive older adults there could be fitness classes, a walking/running indoor track, pride itself as being on the forefront of strength training and fitness classes, so- community programs, we are behind the curve in terms of having a recreation cencial gatherings and dances. Facility costs could be offset by nu- ter — 61 percent of communities of our merous revenue opportunities that could size have a recreation center — we are include fee-based programs and classes, with the 39 percent who don’t. This is an opportunity that comes renting out space for athletic teams, around only once in perhaps a generabirthday parties. Lincoln said that an appraisal has tion or so — there is very little vacant been done — and a guarantee that the land on the Peninsula and what the Park park district would not pay more for the District has acquired for greenspace would not be appropriate to build a new property than the appraised value.

structure, which would likely cost three or four times what the proposed acquisition and renovation of Kings Point Tennis building would cost. The district missed out on a similar opportunity years ago when the bayfront Waldbaum’s store became available — it’s now a BMW repair shop. But at the overflow meeting at Great Neck House on Tuesday, Nov. 2, the support for the acquisition was unanimous that touched the various demographics of the community,, including a large contingent of young people, middle aged and seniors. “This a unique opportunity.” Commissioner Dan Nachmanoff said. “It is rare we can find a facility already built that we could use to provide the services we want.” The Commissioners should move forward with the acquisition. This is a bargain price, costing households at most $36 a year to have this year-round facility which people have been clamoring for, and which is wonderfully situated right next to Kings Point Park. Interest rates are still at historical lows, 2.2 percent, which makes the 20year bond extremely attractive. This is an investment in our future, in our community — and, it could be financially self-sustaining, while also being sustaining for the health and wellness of us all. To register your view, email gnparks@greatneckparks.org

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Sports Carle Place/Wheatley advances Quarterback Chris Kelly leads team with 2 touchdown runs in conference quarterfinals BY G R E G ORY GIACONELLI The second seeded Carle Place/Wheatley Wild-Frogs defeated seventh seed East Rockaway Rocks 42-12 in the Nassau Conference IV quarterfinals on Friday evening, led by quarterback Chris Kelly’s two touchdown runs. Kelly rushed for 128 yards on five carries while running back Dom Pascarella ran for 39 yards on five attempts and scored a touchdown for Carle Place.

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East Rockaway ROCKS

Carle/Place Wheatley fullback Dayce Niosi also added a touchdown and rushed for 55 yards on nine carries. Head coach Tim Moran said it was another big team win, as their running game and play on the line of scrimmage was the difference in the matchup against East Rockaway. “We spread the ball around and the oﬀensive line did their job,” Moran said. “Once we controlled both lines of scrimmage, we knew we were gonna be in good shape. We played physical and we set out to do what we

Carle Place/Wheatley linebacker Joe Megiel (No. 51) came to do since August.” Carle Place/Wheatley got on the board ﬁrst with 7:12 remaining in the ﬁrst quarter. After they stopped East Rockaway on the game’s opening drive, Carle Place took over. Their 64-yard opening drive was capped by a 14-yard rushing touchdown from running back Luke Caliendo. Caliendo then kicked the extra point and gave Carle Place/Wheatley a 7-0 lead.

With 1:34 left in the ﬁrst quarter, Kelly gave Carle Place another touchdown with a 58yard dash and Caliendo added the extra point to make it 14-0. Pascarella ran for a ﬁve-yard touchdown with 2:08 left in the second quarter. Caliendo tacked on the extra point and Carle Place/Wheatley took a 21-0 lead into halftime. In the third quarter, after stopping Carle Place on their

opening drive, East Rockaway took over from their own 11yard line to begin an 89-yard drive. James Tierney got East Rockaway on the board with a six-yard run but they failed to convert on the extra point attempt. Carle Place/Wheatley led 21-6 with 6:36 left in the third quarter. Carle Place answered back as Niosi capped oﬀ a 66-yard

drive on a one-yard rushing touchdown with 2:17 remaining in the third quarter. Caliendo’s kick extended Carle Place’s lead 28-6. In the fourth quarter, with 11:03 left to go, Kelly’s 31-yard touchdown run completed a 54yard drive and Caliendo’s extra point attempt gave Carle Place/ Wheatley a 35-6 lead. East Rockaway responded with a 72-yard drive, resulting in Colin Barnes’ 14-yard rush with nine minutes left. However, they failed to complete the two point conversion and Carle Place led 35-12. With 4:22 left to play, quarterback Matt Baltzer faked a handoff and ran for a 27-yard touchdown while Caliendo’s kick finished off the scoring as Carle Place/Wheatley won 42-12. Moran said this win was their first playoff victory since Carle Place and Wheatley merged their football programs 10 years ago. “It feel’s good but it’s definitely not over yet” Moran said. “We won’t be happy until the season is over.” Kelly said the feeling of earning their first postseason win was just unbelievable, as they gear up for the semifinals at Hofstra University. “We knew there was a lot of excitement around this game and we knew that we wanted it,” Kelly said. “It means so much not just for the team, but for the whole community. We always get a good crowd that comes out to support us and now they get to watch us at Hofstra.” Weekly Football Scores Saturday Nov. 5 Wantagh defeated Floral Park 48-0. Sean Colbert led top seeded Wantagh with two touchdowns in the Nassau III quarterfinals.

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46 - 0 Carle Place/Wheatley quarterback Chris Kelly (No. 3)

Carle Place/Wheatley running back Luke Caliendo (No. 7)

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Wheatley boots way to championship BY G R E G ORY GIACONELLI The top seeded Wheatley Lady Wildcats defeated second seed Carle Place Lady Frogs 5-0 in the Nassau B championship game Tuesday afternoon at Cold Spring Harbor High School.

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Carle Place LADY FROGS

Tiﬀany Bernot and Nicole Hetzel led Wheatley with two goals each. Isa Rios also provided a goal to pace Wheatley’s attack, as they captured the Nassau Class B title. Head coach Paul Paino said it felt great to come out on top and make amends for last year’s defeat against Carle Place. “Last year, we were co-

The 2016 Nassau B Champions Wheatley varsity girls soccer team. champions,” Paino said. “These guys beat us in penalty kicks and went on to play the Suﬀolk team. Now we have a chance to beat the Suﬀolk team.”

According to Paino, their game plan heading into the championship game was using their speed on the outside and have Bernot control the ball at midﬁeld.

Paino said Bernot, Rios, forward Allie Lamonica and defender Gretchen Keller contributed in stopping Carle Place’s top two players. “Everyone did their jobs

perfectly,” Paino said. “Tiffany did a good job marking their best player and Allie and Isa got a boost on the wing. Gretchen also did a great job defending their other big scorer.” Paino said Hetzel, who didn’t score much in the regular season, played a great game as she and Bernot combined for four of the five Wheatley goals. Rios netted the final goal to secure a championship berth for Wheatley. Paino said the biggest factor in the win was their attack and ability to sustain pressure, where they peppered the opposition with 11 shots on net. “We put the pressure on them,” Paino said. “Our wings, Allie, Isa and Tiffany had the ball in their end and were putting so much pressure on them all day long. They really didn’t have many opportunities to put pressure on us.”

LIU Post steamrolls way to 10-0 BY M I C H A E L OTERO After dominating Pace University in their regular-season home ﬁnale and climbing to their highest national ranking in program history, the No. 10 ranked LIU Post football team solidiﬁed its place as one of the best teams in Division II with a 64-7 victory over Merrimack College in North Andover, Mass. on Saturday, Nov. 5.

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Merrimack WARRIORS

The win gave the Pioneers a perfect 10-0 season for the first time since 2002. Coming back from a knee injury, senior quarterback Jeff Kidd led the Pioneers, completing 21-of-30 passes for 266 yards and two touchdowns. He was eventually relieved by red-shirt sophomore quarterback Michael Campbell, who threw for 74 yards on only six attempts and two scores. The LIU Post offense got going early and often. In the first quarter, separate Pioneer drives were capped off

by senior halfback David White, who ran in from 15 yards out and red-shirt junior receiver Kyle Ward, who scored on a 12yard pass from Kidd. In the second quarter, redshirt sophomore running back, the second of the two-headed backﬁeld monster, found the end zone from three yards out to make it 21-0 in favor of LIU Post. A few possessions later, the Pioneers went up four touchdowns on connection from Kidd to red-shirt senior pass catcher Shane Hubbard. At halftime, the Pioneers led 31-0. The Pioneers, though, were not satisﬁed with a 31-point ad-

vantage. In the second half, they changed that in just two plays. Red-shirt sophomore defensive back Kasim Thomas read the eyes of the opposing quarterback, picked oﬀ the pass and took it back 18 yards for a picksix. Campbell subbed in under center for a majority of the second half and threw touchdown passes to red-shirt junior receiver Tyler Collins and red-shirt sophomore receiver Michael Hartgrove. The ﬁnal Pioneer points came from freshman tailback Tim Marinan, who scampered 18 yards for six, making it 64-0

at that point in the fourth quarter. A Merrimack touchdown with a minute left spoiled the Pioneer shutout, but nonetheless, the Pioneers dominated every facet of the game. The Pioneers rushing attack totaled 194 yards from nine contributors. In the receiving department, Hubbard went for six catches, 84 yards and a touchdown while Higgins also had six catches for 56 yards. Defensively, the Pioneers had four interceptions, two by freshman defensive back Joshua Flowers. Red-shirt freshman line-

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The LIU Post Pioneers defeated the Merrimack Warriors on Nov. 5 to finish their undefeated season.

backer Conor Haverty had four tackles and a forced fumble in the victory as well. “The boys up front did a great job in shutting down the run game and making them one-dimensional,” head LIU Post football coach Bryan Collins said. By making them rely solely on the pass, the Pioneers forced turnover after turnover. The defense allowed a total of 167 yards compared to 534 for LIU Post. The Pioneers, led by Collins, will host No. 15 ranked Assumption College in the NE-10 Conference Championship on Saturday, Nov. 12. In their matchup earlier this season, the Pioneers came out victorious 19-18, in large part due to a running game that went for 185 yards and a defense that forced three turnovers. Kickoﬀ at Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium is at noon. The game will be broadcast on ESPN3. This article was originally published in the Pioneer, LIU Post’s award-winning student newspaper that is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2016, www. liupostpioneer.com. The article is republished by Blank Slate Media with the permission of the Pioneer.

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LIU Post hopes to build on last season Seek to continue year-to-year improvement behind two All-Conference players BY M I C H A E L OTERO The LIU Post men’s basketball team is coming off an 18-12 season and Head Coach Erik Smiles is looking to keep the trend in an uptick in wins per season; winning more games than the previous season. Smiles, now in his three year at the helm, has compiled a 52-37 record and has gone 4029 in conference play. Smiles believes it starts with his two AllConference players, Jared Hall and Greg Dotson. “It really all starts with those guys and they are two great pieces to build off,” said Smiles. In addition to the Hall and Dotson duo, Smiles is also expecting big contributions from two other players who logged big minutes last season. “Aary Bibens and Hunter Powell…both

The LIU Post men’s basketball team will start its seasonin Brookville on Nov. 12 against the University of the Sciences at Philadelphia. of those guys need to have big seasons for us to reach our goals this season.”

While Smiles noted that those four players will play major roles, he didn’t underestimate the transfer and freshmen talent on his roster. “With all the new guys on the team, we have been going a lot slower installing plays and concepts this year,” said Smiles. “But in the end when the lights go on it’s just basketball and players are players and they will respond.” According to Smiles, Jamal Mosley and Kyle McLeggan are two transfer students who

“are really going to impact us.” Under Coach Smiles a season ago, opponents shot just 38 percent from the field. In fact, with Smiles on the sidelines, the LIU Post men’s basketball team has been the second and third best defensive teams in Division II in terms of field goal percentage during the last two seasons. “We take a lot of pride in our defense and we tell our guys if you can’t guard then you can’t play here,” Smiles

said. The core group of upperclassmen and young hungry underclassmen is a good formula for a run deep into the season. Smiles said that’s the goal. “Our goal is always to win a championship and I think by season’s end we will definitely have a chance to do that. I like our program right now and where we are and if we can stay healthy, I think we will have a chance come March,” Smiles said. The LIU Post men’s

basketball season begins on Saturday, Nov. 12, against the University of the Sciences of Philadelphia at the Pratt Recreation Center in Brookville, N.Y. at 2 p.m. This article was originally published in the Pioneer, the awardwinning student newspaper of LIU Post, www. liupostpioneer.com, and is republished here by Blank Slate Media with the permission of the Pioneer.

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LIU Post hopes to rebound from 5-23 Coach Deirdre Moore says consistency, hard work keys to team’s improvement BY M I C H A E L OTERO The 2016-17 season will be the ninth season with Deirdre Moore at the helm of the LIU Post women’s basketball team. Since she began as head coach in 2008-09, Moore has a record of 13697. Moore’s team will look to grind out more wins this year and improve on a down season a year ago, when the team went 5-23. Moore believes stacking up more wins this season starts with “focusing on being consistent and working hard.” If that is done, the Pioneers can live with the outcome. In terms of seeing better results on the court, Moore said, “The players, both old and new, have worked hard over the summer and off-season to improve their game.” Last season, the Pioneers shot 36 percent from the field and would like to see that improve this year. Although only slightly better, the opposition shot 39 percent, showing the Pioneers’ strength last season was definitely their defense. The Pioneers are working on offensive efficiency. “We have been committed to more competitive shooting and extra shooting,” said Moore. “I also think shot selection will help us increase our efficiency and field goal percentage.” “I love the three-point shot on offense and hate it on defense,” said Moore. “To me the three point shot is a possession and a half. I like to shoot it on offense and we have to defend it well on defense.” A season ago, the women’s basketball team made and gave up five three-pointers a game. Moore added that the team has some very good shooters with prowess from deep.

The LIU Post women’s basketball team will start its season in Brookville on Nov. 11 against Pace University. “I would like to see my team compete with the most effort and intelligently,” said Moore. “One goal that I have is for us to be in our conference tournament and make it back to the National Tournament…I would like to be one of the better teams in our conference and region.” The LIU Post women’s basketball team begins its regular season Friday, Nov. 11, against Pace University at 5 p.m. at the Pratt Recreation Center in Brookville. This article was originally published in the Pioneer, the award-winning student newspaper of LIU Post, www.liupostpioneer.com, and is republished here by Blank Slate Media with the permission of the Pioneer.

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