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ALLENWOOD PARK TO GET UPGRADE

COUNTY FLUSHES AWAY $2.56M IN SEWER FEES

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Jildor Shoes closes G.N. Plaza location

‘ I W I L L A D V O C AT E F O R Y O U ’

After 60 years, ‘destination’ store closes Middle Neck Road business

BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN Jildor Shoes, one of the longest running businesses in Great Neck Plaza, has closed its! store there after nearly 60 years of doing business.

Efforts to reach the company were unavailing.

But a!sign posted in the window thanks patrons for their business and invites them to visit the company’s newest location in Wheatley Plaza in Greenvale.

The company will continue to operate locations in Greenvale, Woodbury, Cedarhurst!and Southampton.

The closing of the Great Neck location reflects an ongoing trend of businesses closing in the Plaza as well as surrounding Great Neck villages.

Jildor Shoes, an e-tailer and retailer for high-end footwear, be-

gan as a small shoe store in Cedarhurst in 1949.

Its Great Neck location was the second store to open in 1959, according to the company’s website, and marked the start of an expansion into other locations like Greenvale, Woodbury and Southampton.

Great Neck Plaza Mayor Jean Celender described Larry Bienenfeld, the owner of the business and the building it was located in, as someone “always very cooperative and community-minded” and said that it was sad to see him go.

“He has other stores and this one, he’s been carrying awhile and just decided he didn’t want to continue with the loss here. What can you say?” Celender said last Thursday. “It’s sad to see a 60-year-old business decide that they’re shutting their doors, but he made that business decision.”

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North Hempstead Councilwoman Anna Kaplan (D-Great Neck), a candidate for state Senate District 7, speaks with members of the LGBTQ community at Hofstra University. Her opponent wasn’t present. See story on page 20.

Capital projects take center stage at G.N. school board

BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN Infrastructure took center stage at a Great Neck Board of Education meeting last Thursday night, both for projects conducted over the summer

and a planned but controversial parking lot for North High School students.

Teresa Prendergast, superintendent of the Great Neck Public Schools, said there were several projects undertaken across the district with

paving, masonry fixes, bathroom reconstruction and an upgrading of the fire alarm systems districtwide.

This comes on top of the “tremendous amount of work” that goes into school openings, Continued on Page 90

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Allenwood Park in Cell facility talks G.N. getting a facelift adjourned in G.N.

Part of park district initiative to beautify parks Zoning board to eye Barbach proposal

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whether the applicant needed extra time.

Grossman said there will be “ample notice” given to the public when Verizon representatives plan to return.

Residents had raised concerns about how the facility could affect health, property values and the area’s suburban appeal. They had also argued, based on maps presented at the meeting, that the Manhasset area would disproportionately benefit.

Eric Helman, an attorney representing Verizon, did not respond to requests for comment.

Zoning board members will also take on three new cases at that meeting, according to the agenda.

Robert Barbach, the former building department superintendent who is now a consultant to the village, is seeking to subdivide 199 West Shore Road to create “two build-able lots.”

According to village zoning code, no single-family home can exist on an interior lot with a street frontage of less than 60 feet.

“The proposed plan does not Continued on Page 91

Discussion about a cell facility for 307 East Shore Road is being further postponed, according to the Zoning Board of Appeals in the Village of Great Neck, more than two months after the idea was proposed to the public at a crowded July 12 meeting.

A board agenda posted online said the issue will not be addressed at a meeting on Oct. 4.

The proposed facility would feature 12 shielded antennas, along with a generator that aim PHOTO BY JESSICA PARKS to fill coverage gaps and ease pressure on other facilities.

Great Neck Park District is working to beautify Allenwood Park.

This in turn would make the peak elevation of the cell facility is leading into another project just over 51 feet – or a few feet

BY J E S S I C A PA R K S that we are doing there, was the higher than the existing rooftop drainage,” Marra said. “All the penthouse and HVAC units.

“It started with the fence at “ t is a very small runoff from the ball field, all the At the July 12 hearing, zonthe duck pond,” said Jason R. ing board Chairman Dennis water, clay, dirt; everything runs Marra, superintendent of the amount that is Grossman said he wanted an into the pond.”

Great Neck Park District. harmless to the birds “We decided we can’t really updated deficiency report, noise Marra said the park district is now planning a “full beautificaand the fish, and it go further with anything else un- analysis study and the estimated til we solve this problem,” she run time of a proposed generation of Allenwood Park” that will is working. Within 12 added. tor. include work at the duck pond, a While the matter was initialThe park district board apnew drainage system, renovated hours the algae is proved a site survey on the ath- ly adjourned to Aug. 2, Grosswalkways and redesigning the gone.” letic portion of the park and man said that date was “subplayground. hired RDA landscapers and ar- ject to adjournment” based on “What was the duck pond Will McGirr chitects to take ground samples project ended up becoming the PARK SUPERVISOR and provide recommendations to Allenwood Park project,” said Eisolve the drainage issue. leen Walk, a Great Neck resident visibility between its rails, allowThey found that along with who advocated for the renovaing for viewing at a lower height. the issue of drainage into the tion of the 13-acre park and has “We knew there were con- pond, there was an issue with been working closely with Marra cerns of erosion,” she said, “so we drainage at the athletic field. and his staff. also put jute mesh and planted The preferred plan for the “There was an old fence that grass around the pond to help.” field is an athletic drainage syswas six feet high and was really To solve issues of algae tem, which involves making slits blocking the view of the beautiful growth in the pond, park Super- in the ground that are approxipond we have,” she said. visor Will McGirr implemented mately two feet deep and inject“We ended up taking the an organic method that entails ing them with sand. fence down and started putting depositing wood ash into the “It’s the same principle as a a plan together to beautify the pond. french drain system,” said Mcpond, both for the Allenwood As“It is a very small amount Girr. “Water will collect in the sociation residents and the entire that is harmless to the birds and sand and the sand allows it to Great Neck community,” Marra PHOTO FROM GOOGLE MAPS the fish, and it is working,” Mc- travel.” said.

Girr said. “Within 12 hours the “This sand injection system is The fence was replaced with The Great Neck Zoning Board of Appeals will be meeting on algae is gone.” a split rail fence, which provides Continued on Page 91 Thursday, Oct. 4, at 61 Baker Hill Road.

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100 daffodils for the Holocaust’s lost

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G.N. Park District accepts gift for Lakeville Park to remember children who were killed B Y J E S S I C A PA R K S The Great Neck Park District Board of Commissioners accepted a gift of 100 daffodil!bulbs at last Thursday’s meeting that will be planted in Lakeville Park as part of “The Daffodil Project.”

Great Neck resident Ellen Charlop will pay for the cost and labor of planting the bulbs.

“The Daffodil Project” is a worldwide initiative whose mission is to plant 1.5 million daffodils to commemorate the children who were lost!during the Holocaust.

“The reason for the daffodil is that it symbolizes the six-point Jewish star that Jewish people were required to wear during the Holocaust,” said Charlop.

“The flowers are planted in November for Kristallnacht to bloom in April for Holocaust Remembrance!Day,” said Charlop.

This is the fourth year that Charlop’s temple, Congregation L’dor V’dor, has been involved in the global project.

The first year daffodils were planted in front of the temple, then the Marathon Jewish Center, followed by Temple Torah.

This is the first year the flowers are being planted in a community area, said Charlop. “Since the project is to commemorate children, they decided to plant the daffodils in a playground where children play,” she said.

Charlop said Lakeville Park is “near and dear” to her family and she chose the park! because “her three daughters grew up and played there.”

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“ he reason for the daffodil is that it symbolizes the six-point Jewish star that Jewish people were required to wear during the Holocaust.”

Ellen Charlop GREAT NECK RESIDENT

At the planting ceremony on Nov. 4, children of the congregation will perform “archival songs” that they learned from an ethnomusicologist, Dr. Tamara Reps Freeman, who will perform with her viola, which was rescued from the Holocaust.

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A resident donated 100 daffodils, like the ones pictured above, to be planted in Lakeville Park.

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24 National Merit semifinalists from G.N. 19 semifinalists attend South High, 5 attend North High; most expected to advance to finals

BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN Two dozen students from Great Neck’s high schools were named semifinalists in the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Competition this month, making them among the top 1 percent of seniors statewide.

The semifinalists were among the top scorers in New York on the preliminary SAT test and National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. This, in turn, puts them among just over 1,100 New York students and about 16,000 nationwide in line to compete for scholarships.

“That is the largest number in recent memory,” Great Neck Public Schools Superintendent Teresa Prendergast said at a school board meeting last week.

“These students scored in the highest percentiles on their PSAT exams and we’re very excited and wish them the best of luck as they move forward into the next phase of this prestigious competition.”

The number of students se-

In total 83 students from thony Pei, Ethan Wang, George Wang, Jennifer Wang, Trin- area public and private schools ity Wang, William Yan and Eric are National Merit semifinalists.

These semifinalists include Yang.

13 students from Manhasset High School, five from Chaminade “ hese students High School, one from Mineola School, six from the Wheatscored in the highest High ley School, two from New Hyde percentiles on their Park Memorial High School, 11 from Roslyn High School, 9 from PSAT exams and Port Washington, 11 from Herwe’re very excited ricks, and one from Floral Park Memorial High School. and wish them Taken together, they reprethe best of luck as sent more than half of Nassau 157 National Merit they move forward County’s semifinalists. into the next phase Of the 16,000 semifinalists, around 15,000 are expected to of this prestigious advance to finalist status. Secompetition.” lection committees then begin choosing National Merit scholarTeresa Prendergast ship winners, with the first scholGREAT NECK PUBLIC SCHOOLS arships to be formally awarded in SUPERINTENDENT March.

There are three types of corporate-sponNorth High School, mean- scholarships: while, has five semifinalists: Yoel sored Merit scholarships, NationHawa, Isobelle Lim, Isabella Mir- al Merit $2,500 scholarships and ro, Joshua Rothbaum and Lucien college-sponsored Merit scholarships.

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Of the two dozen Great Neck students named National Merit semifinalists, 19 were from Great Neck South High School. lected this year is roughly comparable to last year, when 23 students from the Great Neck schools were named semifinalists.

The bulk of Great Neck’s semifinalists this year – or 19 –

come from South High School.

These students are Yinuo Chen, Annie Dai, Emily Gao, Julia Gorenstein, Hannah Kareff, Nicholas Langel, Samuel Levine, Jay Lin, Joshua Liu, Daniel Lu, Kathleen Lu, Richard Miller, An-

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Michelle Bell returns to Great Neck

Once a teaching assistant and E.M. Baker teacher, she becomes assistant principal at JFK

BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN As new John F. Kennedy Elementary School Assistant Principal Michelle Bell hosted a tour throughout the school, she waved into classrooms, spoke to teachers and highlighted facts like how some stairs had times tables or synonyms painted on them.

She also continued what she called the name game, quizzing herself on the names of fifthgraders as they returned to class from recess. Bell and a young boy even high-fived in the hallway after she remembered his name.

“It’s new, and so it’s getting to know a whole new family and a whole new culture,” Bell said an interview. “But it’s been a whole lot of fun and I feel like everyone’s been receptive to me.

It’s been a great time.”

While Bell is new to JFK Elementary, she is no stranger to the Great Neck schools. After teaching for two years in Maryland, Bell moved back to Long Island and worked as a teaching assistant at E.M. Baker Elementary School.

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Michelle Bell is the newest assistant principal at JFK Elementary School.

This led to her becoming a classroom teacher, Bell said, teaching first-graders and then fifth-graders. She then decided to work as an assistant principal at the Stewart School in Garden

City after getting her educational leadership certification from Long Island University.

When asked why she wanted to make the jump from teacher to assistant principal, Bell said that

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as an administrator, it would be possible to reach more parents, students and teachers while having a wider impact.

“It pained me to think about leaving Great Neck,” Bell said.

“This is my home, this is where I grew up, this is where I learned everything I know about teaching, but a job opportunity did present itself and I felt the experience was something I couldn’t pass up.”

Bell said that while academics is important, she said she feels educating “the whole child,” which includes academic, emotional and social learning, is key to success.

Bell also said!her experience in “responsive classroom,” which is an educational approach that emphasizes a safe and engaging learning environment, and technology enabled her to come into JFK Elementary, whose culture she described as a warm, communal and engaging one.

Among the initiatives she hopes to implement are building on the mindfulness room, where children can go to feel safer, encouraging a “responsive classroom” among the teachers,

and implementing “technology to be able to reach everyone” with schoolwide messages. She also noted that it is important for adults to increase their contact time with students in between class periods.

Bell said she doesn’t see any specific challenges ahead, but that she’s looking forward to working collaboratively with Principal Ron Gimondo and others in the school.

“I think that’s part of our job: being problem solvers, building relationships and being the support that people need, whether it be teachers or students or school monitors,” Bell said.

Ultimately, when asked what she would want to impart to every student, Bell emphasized being “the best you that you can be” and how important it is to care for one another.

“There’s so many things I would say,” Bell said with a laugh. “But I think that would be one of the biggest is be the best you you can be. Make yourself proud and make others proud … And again we want you to be happy, we want you to feel safe, and we want you to learn.”

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School safety forum at university

Police officials, community leaders educate public on school shootings, opioid epidemic

BY J E S S I C A PA R K S Parents, children and educators filled Hofstra’s auditorium on Tuesday night to learn about some of the greatest threats affecting schools and students. !

Police administrators, elected officials and community leaders spoke about initiatives to combat school shootings and drug overdoses in Nassau County.

Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder emphasized the need for a quicker emergency response time in mass shooting incidents.

“Seventy percent of school shootings are done in five minutes,” he said, and!37 percent of school shootings are over in less than two minutes.

“Our average response times is three to five minutes,” said Ryder. “I have to close that gap.”

The county Police Department has a program that will require police officers to visit a school on every shift.

This is to help them gain a familiarity with the schools in their post, said Ryder. “If the

happens, we’ll be prepared,” said Ryder.

Sgt. Kevin McCarthy of the Bureau of Special Operations detailed police procedures when responding to a school shooting.

Police officers will not do anything that impedes their ability “to stop more people from harm,” he said.

They will not stop for the injured or check individual classrooms unless they are told that one is the location of the shooter.

When in search of the shooter, officers will utilize a “diamond formation” that typically includes five officers.

The forum also aimed to provide parents and children with PHOTO BY JESSICA PARKS the knowledge to pick up signs that could help prevent potential school shootings and drug overPolice demonstrated the diamond formation tactic that will doses. be used when in search for an active shooter.

Police Officer Robert Segretto of the Central Testing Division police officer is told that the where to hide, and what they discussed the physical signs of shooter is in the cafeteria, they can do to deter the shooter. drug use.

Schools will also have more will know where that is,” he said.

“Eyes are the window of the As part of the program, all frequent lockdown drills, said soul,” he said. “There is only one students, school faculty and staff Ryder. drug where pupils are constrict“It is no longer if it happens, ed, that is opiates.” members are receiving active shooter training so they know it’s when it happens. When it “When a person exhibits di-

lated pupils, it is typically a sign of stimulant use,” said Segretto.

District Attorney Madeline Singas said it was important for parents to be prepared for the effects of drugs in their households.

“So many parents are saying not my child, but it could be your child,” she said. This perspective inspired the name of her program “Not My Child,” in which members of her staff talk to parents and educators about the signs of addiction and ways to stop it.

Steve Chassman, executive director of the Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, or LICADD, ! told students to get involved by pushing their schools to establish resources and programs to aid those with substance abuse problems. !

“Anyone that wants to start a program at their school or in their community can reach out to LICADD, and we will help you start a program,” he said.

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Comptroller sez county down $2.6M Department of Public Works undercharged developers; ‘free to wheel and deal as seen fit’

BY LU K E TORRANCE

The Nassau County Department of Public Works undercharged certain out-of-district developers over a four-year period, costing the county $2.6 million in sewer hookup fees, according to an audit released Monday by the comptroller’s office.

“We found that there is a clear difference in how developers were treated when they requested to hook into the County’s sewer system,” Comptroller Jack Schnirman said when the report was released. “Without any formal policies in place, the Department of Public Works (DPW) was free to wheel and deal as they saw fit.”

Certain projects received a discount based on how the department calculated equalization charges, the fee for properties#located outside the county’s sewer district to hook into Nassau’s system. The formula is designed to proportionally share the cost of the existing sewer system based on estimated assessed values.

This can be determined based

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Nassau County Comptroller Jack Schnirman on the assessed value of similar, nearby properties or the value of the undeveloped land.

According to the audit, several projects used the value of the undeveloped land to determine the fee, which led to much lower fees.

One of these was OHEKA Castle, a proposed Cold Springs con-

dominium project located mostly in Suffolk County. That project — which consisted of 191 units — paid a $425,000 fee to hook up to the sewer system. A nearby 82-unit development called Kensington paid a $969,318 fee,# despite the fact that the OHEKA Castle project was 2.3 times the estimated fair market value of

Kensington and was expected to generate 72 percent more sewage volume annually. The audit estimated that the undervaluation of the OHEKA Castle project cost the county about $1.25 million.

Schnirman said the audit contained no evidence of kickbacks or gifts between OHEKA Castle developers and county officials.

“If there was money changing hands, that is not necessarily#something we would see,” he said, adding that audits are sent to the Nassau County district attorney’s office upon completion.

According to a Newsday report, the DPW said that all deals were authorized by then-County Executive Edward Mangano, who received at least $17,500 in campaign contributions from OHEKA owner#Gary Melius.

Schnirman did not say what started the audit or what drew the office to the OHEKA Castle project. The audit was started in early October 2017 by the previous comptroller, George Maragos.

Some of the deals might have been approved out of misunderstanding. The report notes that in 2015, the Nassau Legislature ap-

proved two different sewer agreements with two different formulas on the same day.

In order to avoid confusion in the future, Schnirman said the DPW agreed to have a standard, legislatively approved process for calculating the charges and a consistent valuation policy. He supported the use of anticipated future assessed value — or using the average assessed value of similar nearby properties — rather than the “pre-developed” value to determine the fee.

“Nassau County needs to have a consistent formula when it comes to these charges,” Schnirman said. “That formula should be debated out in the open and ultimately approved by the County Legislature and County Executive.”

According to a news release, the comptroller’s office will follow up in six months to make sure the audit’s recommendations are being implemented.

Reach reporter Luke Torrance by email at ltorrance@theislandnow.com, by phone at 516-3071045, ext. 214, or follow him on Twitter @LukeATorrance.

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Control warned pilot of low altitude Preliminary NTSB report says Graver drifted north before fatal crash in Massachusetts

BY T E R I W EST Dr. L. Michael Graver was alerted that he was at low altitude before the private plane he was flying crashed in Woburn, Massachusetts, according to a preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board.

On Sept. 15, Graver, a resident of Manhasset and a surgeon at Northwell’s Sandra Bass Heart Hospital, and his wife, Jodi Cohen, a real estate agent, were killed in the crash.

The safety board gave this account: Graver contacted the control tower at Laurence G. Hanscom Field in Bedford and was cleared for landing. While approaching, the controller issued a low altitude alert, which Graver acknowledged.

Graver told the controller that he was climbing.

Then, after about 20 seconds, the controller informed Graver that he was drifting north.

“The pilot did not acknowledge the call,” the report says.

The controller again told Graver he was at low altitude and asked if he was still approaching to land, to which Graver responded saying that he was not.

About 20 seconds later controllers lost radar and radio contact.

When the plane crashed, it made

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NTSB aviation safety investigator Josh Cawthra examines the tail rotor drive shaft of a helicopter that crashed in Seattle. a “wreckage path” of about 300 feet, crashed into trees and caught fire. The fire consumed about 20 percent of the plane, according to the report.

The weather included a calm wind and two-mile visibility.

Graver had 1,945 flight hours record-

ed in his pilot logbook.

The FAA requires pilots to have a “flight review” at least every two years, in which they have at least one hour on the ground and one hour in flight with a trainer who will designate them proficient and safe. Graver’s most recent re-

view was on Jan. 15.

His single-engine airplane, a Columbia LC41 that he purchased new in 2006, was last inspected Dec. 14, 2017.

The NTSB investigates aviation accidents, about 2,000 every year. Preliminary reports are typically released within 10 days of work on the scene, said Keith Holloway, a media relations officer for the NTSB. Preliminary reports do not state causes of the accident, but rather the facts of the event.

“NTSB investigations are comprehensive and take considerable time to complete,” Holloway wrote in an email. “Typical NTSB investigations currently can take between 12 and 24 months to complete.”

In 2016, 412 people died in airplane accidents in the U.S., according to the NTSB. Of the fatalities, 386 were in general aviation, meaning nonscheduled flights. None were on airlines.

The discrepancy between accidents among private and career pilots is due to different equipment and experience, said Katie Pribyl, senior vice president of aviation strategy and programs at the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.

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L. Success neurosurgeon touts STEM Local physician’s office, nonprofit to offer $80K in scholarships in science competition

BY JA N E LL E C L AUS E N

A Lake Success neurosurgeon’s office is teaming up with a STEM education advocacy group to host a STEM and health science scholarship competition, organizers announced on Tuesday, offering over $80,000 in scholarships and prizes to college-bound high schoolers.

Neurological Surgery PC and the Center for Science Teaching and Learning said the contest is open to students across Long Island and is intended to raise interest in the sciences among high school students.

Ray Ann Havasy, director of the Center for Science Teaching and Learning, said the announcement comes at a “crisis point” in the country, with jobs in engineering and healthcare going unfilled and student interest in STEM seemingly declining.

“We were at a kind of negative point several years ago; we have hit the crisis point in STEM education,” Havasy said.

“There are now 2.4 million unfilled STEM jobs in the United States, many of them attached to the health sciences.”

Dr. Michael Brisman, a neurosurgeon with Neurological Surgery, said he and the group saw a “great opportunity” in this type of event – as well as great necessity.

“STEM is everything,” said Brisman,

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Dr. Michael Brisman, a neurosurgeon, and STEM education advocate Ray Ann Havasy announce the Neurological Surgery PC Health Science Competition. who is also the chief of neurosurgery at NYU Winthrop-University Hospital. “Even if you’re interested in humanities or whatever subject you’re interested in, science and technology are shaping everything and we want to help increase the enthusiasm for those disciplines.”

Havasy also emphasized some of the financial benefits for students who pursue certain STEM degrees.

Citing Forbes magazine, Havasy said that getting a four-year degree in artificial intelligence through computer programming could lead to a starting salary of about $115,000, usually with a sign-up bonus.

“The world realizes the need out there and is willing to pay for it,” Havasy said.

Angela Stone, who teaches students

in the research program at New Hyde Park Memorial High School, said she stopped by the Lake Success office to learn more about the health science competition because she’s looking for opportunities for her students to compete.

She said that research programs and science fairs tend to help students stand apart when applying for college. Stone said this is because it gives them an opportunity to showcase their work, and to get commendations and recommendations, and gives them something to discuss in college interviews.

“It really trains them and educates them on the process and then in the end, they really find out, is this for me?” Stone said.

Havasy said that the competition registration deadline is the end of April 2019 and the fair will be hosted on Long Island on May 30, although the exact location hasn’t been finalized.

Registration begins Oct. 10 at noon at cstl.org/nspc, and students must register

by April 30, 2019, at noon.

The first place team will get a $30,000 scholarship, second place $18,500, third place $10,000, fourth place $5,000, and fifth place $3,000. The sixth through 10th place teams would get $1,500 each, while 11th through 15th place would get $1,000 each.

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Longtime Great Neck lawyer Don Kiley dies

BY J E S S I C A PA R K S Don Kiley, a Great Neck lawyer and father of five lawyers, died on Sept. 10 from cardiac arrest at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset. He was 89.

To Kiley, his work was not just his profession, it was his passion. His daughter, Cathy McGuire, told Newsday that she and her siblings were used to seeing their father hunched over his desk at home or meeting with clients in their kitchen late into the night.

Don Kiley Jr. said his father always had an “eclectic case load” and would often take on cases outside of his practice area.

“My dad was a sucker for people that were wrongly represented or given a bad draw, even if they had no money. He handled tons of cases pro bono,” he said.

Kiley’s legacy has touched his children throughout their careers. Kiley Jr. handled a case in the Bronx with a judge who was a contemporary of his father’s.

When Kiley Jr. gave the judge his name, the judge asked if he had any relation to Don Kiley from Fordham Law School.

When the opposing attorney heard what the judge had to say about his father, he

asked the judge to recuse himself. The judge told him, “I haven’t seen Don Kiley in 20 years but if his son is half as good as him, you’d be better off adjourning the case.”

Kiley was born in the Bronx on Dec. 5, 1928. He attended Georgetown Preparatory School in Maryland for three years before receiving his high school diploma from Fordham Preparatory School in the Bronx.

Kiley then went to Fordham College and graduated with degrees in philosophy and mathematics in 1950 before being drafted to serve in the Korean War. After returning from the Army, Kiley attended Fordham Law School, where he graduated as the valedictorian of the class of 1955. He also served as editor of the Fordham Law Review.

Kiley began his legal career at the Manhattan-based law firm Cahill, Gordon, Reindel and Ohl, where he has been followed by his grandson, Kevin Kiley Jr., who was recently offered a job there after graduating from Fordham Law School.

After completing a fellowship at Columbia Law School, Kiley worked as a sole practitioner in the Bronx. He represented his father, Edward Kiley, who was

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Donald T. Kiley forced to retire before he was eligible to receive Social Security, in a case against the New York police commissioner.

The Supreme Court ruled in their favor and Kiley’s father was reinstated to his post of deputy inspector.

In 1974, Kiley opened his own practice on Bell Boulevard in Bayside, which is where he also raised his five children.

The firm moved to Great Neck in 1990 when Kiley’s sons Don Kiley Jr. and

Edward Kiley joined their father’s practice. This created the firm Kiley, Kiley and Kiley PLLC, which was later joined by James Kiley.

Kiley was active in his church, Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament in Bayside, throughout his life. In 1979, he was appointed by Bishop Thomas V. Daly to the pastoral council of the Diocese of Brooklyn, which he served for three years.

Kevin Kiley told Newsday, “He believed in propping up the community and would always say, get involved or stop complaining.”

Kiley retired in 2001, but never lost his interest in the law. Kiley Jr. said his father was giving him advice on cases even while hospitalized. “His brain never slowed down,” he said.

When Kiley retired he never missed one of his grandchildren’s many sporting events.

Kiley is survived by his wife of 61 years, Catherine Kiley, five children and 16 grandchildren. Services for Kiley were held at Church of St. Anne in Garden City on Sept. 15. He was buried at Mount Saint Mary Cemetery in Flushing, Queens.

Rules set on Galleria units as it preps to rent

BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN Great Neck Plaza officials voted to approve a set of regulations and rent levels for three workforce housing units at the Galleria at 5-9 Grace Ave. last Thursday, a sign that the mixeduse building will soon be allowed to rent its apartments.

Hooshang Nematzadeh, a Great Neck developer and Kings Point trustee, opened a four-story, 30-unit apartment complex about five years after first securing a building permit in 2013.

Richard Gabriele, the village attorney, said that under the agreement with Nematzadeh, the three affordable units

— a two-bedroom unit and two one-bedroom units — can be rented# only to people with a household income between 50 and 100 percent of the average income on Long Island area as determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

This translates to $1,527 for a one-bedroom apartment and $1,878 for a two-bedroom apartment.

Gabriele said the agreement had been under discussion for about six months because it was apparent the developers would get their certificate of occupancy for the Galleria soon, meaning they can rent the apartment units.

“They have a couple of lit-

tle things to clear up with the Building Department,” Gabriele said.

Gabriele also said that the Long Island Housing Partnership is working with the developer to make sure he complies with regulations and the agreement over the affordable housing units.

Joseph Gallo, a representative of the housing group, confirmed that it will be ensuring compliance. The group will also accept applications for the unit, manage the marketing and then hold a lottery for the units, he said.

From there it will get more detailed information and work to fill the vacant apartments, Gallo said.

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Center opposition raises questions

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e would like to think that the outrage recently expressed by residents about a parking lot being built by an Islamic center in Searingtown was based merely on concerns about traffic and confusion over Town of North Hempstead zoning procedures.

But we can’t help thinking there might be something more at work.

The Shelter Rock Road Islamic Center has begun construction on a parking lot holding 77 cars at the corner of Shelter Rock Road and I.U. Willets Road in Searingtown as part of a move from Mineola.

Residents attending a Town Board meeting in which the project was not on the agenda said they were never informed about the"proposed construction of the religious center and complained there was no public hearing on the proposal.

But, in fact, there was a public hearing – 20 years ago. For a synagogue.

Michael Levine, the town planning commissioner, pointed out that the meeting 20 years ago was well attended. And the proposal, made by" North Hills Synagogue, was approved for a site that has also housed the Boy Scouts and later a synagogue.

Roslyn resident Peter Heller, along with a handful of other residents who spoke, said he had been living in the area for more than 40 years and never received notice, not even at the time of the 1998 decision.

Many who didn’t come up to speak yelled out in agreement from the audience.

But town officials said a traffic study was done before the project was first approved.

Town Attorney Elizabeth Botwin also noted there is no legal basis for the town to take further action.

“We are faced with a very unusual situation where the developer, the owner, took such a long time to go ahead with the development, but it was approved and something that was authorized,” Botwin said.

“When you have a place of public assembly you have to supply parking and a religious facility is permitted to be constructed in a residential area.”

This is not the first time that residents have objected to an Islamic center in the Town of North Hempstead.

Residents objected to the Hillside Islamic Center’s purchase of four homes in New Hyde Park to expand the mosque’s parking lot and to the height of the four decorative minarets on the building in a series of meetings in 2010.

The town’s Board of Zoning Appeals – in the face of resident opposition – rejected the mosque’s expansion plan in 2010, saying its proximity to homes conflicted with zoning rules.

But the center moved forward under a federal law that relaxes zoning restrictions for houses of worship in residential neighborhoods.

That law, the Religious"Land Use and Institutional Persons Act, was passed unanimously by Congress in 2000.

According to the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights

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The Justice Department went on to say that “Congress further found that zoning authorities frequently were placing excessive burdens on the ability of congregations to exercise their faiths in violation of the Constitution.”

It is worth noting that this discrimination took place before 9/11 and the rise of anti-Islamic

feelings in this country.

And before the election of a president who campaigned on a ban of Muslims entering the country followed by an administration that has targeted for criticism virtually anyone who is not a white, Christian male – Muslims and Hispanics especially.

It is also worth noting that Russia prominently featured attacks on Muslims in its campaign to divide Americans during the presidential election and undermine the election process, as detailed in indictments brought by Robert Mueller’s team.

We recognize that residents don’t need concerns about a

group’s religious beliefs to oppose development in their neighborhood.

Practically, any development of any size engenders at least some opposition. And, in some cases, the concerns of residents are legitimate. Town and village planners are not perfect.

But we urge opponents of projects in this time of polarization to take extra care that their opposition is based on the merits – and not someone’s skin color, country of origin or religious beliefs.

And consider what it would like if that animosity was directed at you.

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ON THE RIGHT

Ethics and Nassau’s political class

T

he word “ethics” is bandied about ad nauseum in Nassau County political circles, but I doubt if many pols know its true meaning.

“Ethics” is derived from the Greek “ethike,” which means moral virtue.

It signified the rational inquiry into the principles of man’s moral life.

Ethics endeavor to explain why it is right to behave in one way, but not in another.

For Plato, virtue is part of statesmanship, and true politics is ethics in action.

Likewise, for Aristotle, politics is ethics on the grand scale.

No doubt there are many public officials in Nassau who are irreproachable.

Nevertheless, the unpleasant fact must be faced that a number of people in public life have habitually and gravely failed in their conduct of public affairs and have been found guilty of dishonest transactions.

The ever-growing list of Nassau politicians that have been indicted or convicted signifies that

the moral compass among many in the political class is malfunctioning.

Just in case you forgot, here’s a partial list of those recently accused or proven guilty of violating the public trust: Ed Mangano, indicted; Rob Walker, indicted; Edward Ambrosino, indicted; John Venditto, indicted; Salvatore Cecere, indicted; Frank Antetomaso, indicted; Perry Pettus, indicted; Dean Skelos, convicted felon; Adam Skelos; convicted felon; Gerard Terry, convicted felon; Frederick Ippolito, convicted felon.

These days, “transparency” and “ethical reform” are slogans voiced by every candidate seeking office. But those campaign slogans are often discarded after victors are sworn into office.

Take, for example, County Executive Laura Curran.

After running as a reformer sworn to “transparency,” one of her earliest appointments was ethnically-challenged Richie Kessel to the Nassau Industrial Development Agency board.

Reacting, a New York Post editorial titled “A Fresh

GEORGE J. MARLIN On The Right Whiff of Corruption in Nassau County”(Sept. 26), said: “Nassau County Executive Laura Curran is supposed to be a reformer, having won the job by slamming the county’s massive corruption. So why is she empowering scandaltarred hack Richie Kessel?… Kessel doesn’t belong at the head of any public agency, let alone one that hands out taxpayer funds.

He has been probed by the state attorney general, comptroller and inspector general, as well as the feds…”

There is, however, one elect-

ed official making strides to turn the tide on municipal corruption: Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillen.

In mid-September, she introduced a series of bills totaling 50 pages to amend Chapter 38 of the Town’s Code of “Ethical Standards” to foster greater confidence in Hempstead’s government.

The changes in the code “are designed to further strengthen the ethical standards that govern the actions of Town elected official, employees, and others acting on behalf of or in the name of the Town.”

“The proposal,” Gillen said at a press conference on Sept. 17, “gets to prohibit elected officials, and appointed staff members, including commissioners, deputy commissioners, directors and appointed members sitting on the town’s various boards and agencies, from holding high-level or influential positions in a political party.”

The proposal would also forbid political solicitations or fundraising activities on Town premises. It would bring an end

to political nepotism — hiring relatives of elected officials.

A new whistleblower form would be created and made available online. Employees or concerned citizens would be able to file complains confidentially.

All town officials and appointees would be required to fill out a truly comprehensive disclosure form “to prevent conflicts of interest or the appearance of conflict of interest.”

A bipartisan Board of Ethics would be established. No officer, employee of the Town, relative of an elected official, officer or employee of the Township, could serve on the board.

These are all common-sense approaches to combating municipal corruption.

But the question now is, will the Republican majority on the council have the moral fiber to do the right thing and support the Gillen proposal, which repudiates over a century of the GOP’s cronyism approach to governing?

Don’t be surprised if Hempstead’s tone-deaf Republicans ignore Plato’s dictum that true politics is ethnics in action.

A LOOK ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

Some folks not remotely qualified

M

y husband gets nervous whenever I reach for the TV remote.

“Hey, what do you want with that?” he asks while I’m still three feet away.

“I’m just going to change the batteries,” I tell him. “It hasn’t been working well, lately.”

“Maybe not for you,” he mutters. “It knows you.”

I finish changing the batteries and hand the thing back to my spouse. But just as it changes hands, something goes wrong with the TV show he’d been watching.

I am adamant: “You see that? I swear, I didn’t touch a single button! It’s just determined to make me look bad!”

This happens a lot. We have six different remote controls — well, five, actually, once you realize that the white one is for the air conditioner — and to be honest, I only understand one of them. And even that one not too well.

Worse yet — the misunderstanding seems to be mutual.

I can’t tell you how many times we’ll be watching something together, and I’ll pick up the remote — sometimes to freeze the picture, but sometimes to make it a little louder — and suddenly we are watching a cooking show… or a car race… or a screen that says “You are not authorized for this channel,” and my husband says, “What have you done this time, Judy?”

Which is a stupid question because if I could answer that, I would not have done it.

I am not fond of the remotes.

Making things worse, we seem to need more of them every day.

There are just too many options!

Netflix; FX; Amazon Prime; HD; HDMI; HTML… “That last one is a software code, Judy.”

“Well, what isn’t, these days?

But tell me — why must there be so many remote controls?”

“It’s very simple, really,” my husband says. “There’s just one remote for each appliance: the cable box; the DVD player; the TV screen… You can tell from

JUDY EPSTEIN

A Look on the Lighter Side the brand names. It’s nothing to do with the channels.”

“Oh yeah? Then why does this one have a big red button in the middle that says “NETFLIX”?”

“Oh. That’s because we bought a Smart TV.” “Not smart enough,” I tell him.

“It’s very polite about you,” he replies.

Now we keep all the remotes in a basket, beyond the

reach of anyone sitting on the couch. And I treat them like sleeping snakes, or unexploded ordnance. Except for those times when I need to see the captions, or pause the show.

Recently, I did a very bold thing. I left the basket and the TV behind entirely, and went on my computer in search of a show — and I found it! Thank you to every one of the family and friends who told me I needed to watch “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” which can be accessed (like everything else in the world) on Amazon.

Not only did I find it, but I loved it. It’s funny; it snaps along; and it is somehow a depiction of life in the 1950’s that does not leave me fuming at all the sexism, but laughing instead.

For that, alone, it deserves every one of the five Emmy Awards it won the other night.

Rachel Brosnahan’s Midge is brilliant. But I haven’t yet seen her deal with a TV remote. My husband, on the other hand, grew up with them. And not just

for the TV. Apparently, in the Long Island suburbs of his 1960’s childhood, no family home was complete without its garage and garage door. One day, his parents got a new remote control opener for the door.

But the precocious child I would someday marry had a question for his Dad: “How good is the security on this thing? Will it open everybody’s door? Or only ours?”

“Don’t worry,” his father said to reassure him. “This won’t work on anything else. Only ours.”

He aimed the remote at a neighbor’s house. “Watch, I’ll prove it.” And he pointed and clicked… and they watched as the neighbor’s garage door obediently opened.

You’d think that incident, alone, would have taught my beloved not to trust the things.

And yet, somehow, he always blames me. I can’t imagine why.

It’s not remotely my fault.

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E A R T H M AT T E R S

Practical sustainability for busy lives

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his time of year is a time of reflection for many people in our community.

With the summer ending, the start of a new school year, it makes sense that we look back on what we have done in the last year and look forward to what we hope to do this year. Some of that includes thinking about what kind of people we want to be and actions we want to take to improve our community and our world.

It can be overwhelming.

But this time of year, I pause and realize how important each small step is and am re-inspired to keep trying. So today I offer you who may be feeling the same way or have felt the same, some small steps that are significant.

I hope people reading this will respond and leave comments with their ideas of small steps because I certainly don’t have all the ideas.

In this age of electronic communications we have forgotten the impact a phone call and a handwritten note can have. Next time you’re inspired to sign a petition in your email, follow it up with a phone call or a short note.

It’s just as important to call a legislator or executive who aligns with your beliefs as one who does not. They need to hear from all their constituents whether to encourage them to change their view or to reassure them that they

are accurately representing their constituents.

To find your federal, state and local legislators and executives go to www.elections.ny.gov/ district-map. It only takes about 10 minutes to make a call or write a note, but the impact can be tremendous.

It takes five minutes or less to make a donation on-line to an organization fighting for something you believe in.

They need the money to continue their work and if you believe in what they stand for, be part of it by giving them much needed financial support. If you have more time, call the organization and ask how you can volunteer.

You may have certain professional skills they need. It’s that much easier for you to help in a way that is already familiar to you.

Pack your lunch tomorrow in reusable, non-plastic containers.

The pay off to the environment (and your wallet) is well worth the adjustment and it doesn’t take much time.

If you need help finding good storage/transport options, post a comment and I’ll give you some suggestions and I’m sure other readers will as well. To save time, pack your lunch as you’re clearing up dinner. Leftovers make a great lunch!

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Tomorrow when you enjoy your packed lunch, you can feel good about not adding to the waste stream and climate change.

Another great reusable option is to use a reusable, insulated mug for your hot and cold drinks. I’m in the habit of bringing my insulated cup everywhere I go whether it’s full or not.

This way, if I have the urge to get a drink somewhere, I don’t have to struggle with the guilt of using a disposable cup. This one takes nearly no time at all. Just grab the mug and toss it in your bag and you have it whenever you need it.

There are even mugs that can literally be thrown into your bag full and they won’t spill. As for washing, most places that serve

hot beverages will wash your mug out with steaming water before refilling it.

Then you just need to wash it when you get home with you regular dish washing. Those of you who prefer cold beverages, the options for insulated cups with their own straws are innumerable.

Bringing your own means you’re not using a plastic straw and you’re not using a plastic or other disposable cup. That’s a double win!

If you are bolder, bring your own leftover containers when you go out to eat. Then you don’t have to use whatever disposable container the restaurant will use.

Less waste, less consumption of resources and very little effort on your part. A small step with big significance.

One step that takes no time at all since you’re already doing it is talking. Talk to your friends, your family, people you work with. Exchange ideas, hear opinions, explain your perspective.

This is how we influence one another and influence can turn into action and action makes change. People don’t know things you know and they certainly don’t know your perspective.

Engaging in conversation with people in your life about issues you care about matters. It educates others, it expands the

universe of people aware of the issue, it fosters creativity in resolving the issue and it gets other people to share the burden of that issue making it more likely the issue will be solved.

There are lots of organizations out there that can give you pointers on how to have difficult conversations if you think the issue is controversial. Rather than avoiding the topic, take a few minutes to read some tips on how to talk to other people about the topic and dive in.

Finally, and above all, vote.

This is without question the single most important thing you can do.

Our very democratic existence depends on every citizen exercising their absolute right to vote.

It may take more than the five or 10 minutes most of the other suggestions here require, but it is well worth it.

When the opportunity to be heard by registering your vote presents itself whether in a primary, a local special election, or the presidential election, prioritize it and find the 20 minutes it will take for you to get to your polling place, sign your name and fill out your ballot.

That is democracy and that is something we all have to make time for no matter how busy are lives are.

VIEW POINT

Haley, Trump lead U.S. to go it alone

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o hear Nikki Haley, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, preview U.S. priorities for the 73rd UN General Assembly HighLevel Week, the United Nations is merely a stage and the rest of the world’s ministers mere players for American interests, otherwise the U.S. doesn’t want to take part, asserting its “sovereignty.”

While the UN Secretary-General António Guterres has made strengthening “multilateralism” a key objective this year (addressing climate change, refugees, nuclear nonproliferation, and financing and mobilizing private investment for developing sustainable economies), in the U.S. definition, “multilateralism” is getting other countries to do America’s bidding — whether sanctioning North Korea or Iran — but nothing that “mandates” the United States to do what it doesn’t want to do.

“We’ve said from very beginning almost two years ago when we came in that we were going to try and see what we make out of the United Nations,” Haley said at a press “stakeout” on Thursday, Sept. 20.

Issues like the Global Migration Compact, the Paris Climate Accord, “all these things that we felt were mandating things on the U.S., those aren’t things we want to be involved in… We really value sovereignty. We think every country should… We’re not saying that multilateralism can’t work but sovereignty is above all of that.”

Add to that list the U.S. wants no part of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, adopted at the United Nations on July 7, 2017 with 122 states voting in favor (but none of the nine nuclear powers, including the US, as signatories) and opened for signature by the secretary-general of the

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United Nations exactly a year ago.

The nuclear weapons prohibition would become international law once 50 nations ratify the treaty.

The focus this week “will be very much on the United States, what our role is in the world, the relationships we want to continue

to build and what we can do about that. I think the goal we all have in this administration: how to make the American people proud and what actions we can show that make us proud.”

(Sounds like a campaign rally for the midterms.)

Donald Trump will instruct the General Assembly on “the foreign policy successes the U.S. has had over the past year — protecting U.S. sovereignty — and continue to build relationships with those that share those values.”

Yes, the United Nations is set up only to promote dialogue between nations that already agree and support one another.

The America First policy — really a way of reducing foreign policy issues to dollars and cents — extends to foreign aid: Haley said the United States’ “generosity” will be confined to those who do what the U.S. wants.

“We will lay down a marker that while the U.S. is generous, we are generous to those who share our values, who want to work with us, and not those who want to stop the U.S. or say ‘death to America’.”

That has already been made clear in the U.S. action to shut down aid to Palestinians — nearly $200 million — prompting members of the Security Council to raise alarms over a looming humanitarian crisis there.

The action coincided with the administration shutting the Palestine Liberation Office in Washington, DC. Haley, chairing the Security Council meeting, sidestepped the issue entirely by focusing on Iran instead of Israel.

But while the U.S. will focus on the need to continue to pressure North Korea and Iran with sanctions and to push for a global response to the drug problem as Continued on Page 87

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OUT OF LEFT FIELD

Libraries are for dancing — and other delights

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“ ’m not a library person,” a very bright 80-something man said to me when he phoned to discuss my recent columns regarding quests for joy in old(er) age.

We chatted on the phone and agreed to meet for a Socratic café to explore this matter in more depth.

I will comment later on why he and others might be disinclined to seek the multiplicity of delights at our North Shore’s extraordinary public libraries.

However, make no mistake: our Long island libraries are treasures of our nation, and of the world. That view has been marvelously punctuated in a new book “Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life.”

The founder of American public libraries (perhaps the greatest American of all time) Benjamin Franklin would be exceedingly proud of the humane perspicacity offered by author Eric Klineberg, a professor of sociology at New York University.

Like Franklin, and Richard Harwood (my pal from Kettering Foundation projects), Klineberg shows that public libraries can be unique places for “planned serendipity” — as well as for unplanned journeys

of discovery.

My fellow elder who said he was not a library person felt a kind of unease (as we all may be likely to experience) about going into new places where he may know few to zero other folks.

No matter how socially adept any of us are, there is a natural inclination to have comfort levels of association with folks we know, and with whom we share interests and values.

However, the risks of new ventures can be minimized (to a point of eliminating them) by the attitudes and interactions of the folks who staff libraries, as well as by speakers for programs and by the citizens who participate.

It has been my great pleasure to prepare programs for a few dozen public libraries, often once a month (expanding for decades; at East Meadow Library where I began in 1967, and now for 51 years, with a program at 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27).

My goal has been to avoid being “a sage on the stage,” pontificating to others. Instead, I strive to welcome interactive conversations with folks who attend.

I ask those who comment to give their first name. From such beginnings I have formed friendships that span decades

MICHAEL D’INNOCENZO Out of Left Field — and so have other folks who have been at libraries, and who continued discourses (after sessions ended) that had been started by another person’s comments.

Such frequent occurrences represent a form of community building. Even when I and others do not share views and judgments, an atmosphere of mutual respect and civility enhances continuing dialogues (instead of “ego speak” duologues).

Let me not lose sight of the full meaning of the title for this column. Libraries are also places where people dance — even with others they did not meet until the music began.

Prominently displayed in a recent edition of Newsday were two elders, smiling and fondly

glancing at each other as they danced at Farmingdale Library.

My favorite library dance scenarios have been inter-generational square dances.

If you have ever experienced square dancing, you recognize that it is a highly social experience; folks are literally in touch with others as they proceed with various partners.

To observe young and older folks connect in this way is a path to warmth and the prospect of expanded civic engagement.

A glance through programs from our Long Island libraries immediately reveals so many cultural, social and intellectual programs that one would be challenged to select from festivals of delight.

I know several elders who arrange much of their social lives according to what is taking place at various libraries.

Then they have three additional positives: 1) the programs are free; 2) they can notify friends to participate with them; and 3) they can make new friends at the libraries (especially if they participate regularly in some of the on-going series of monthly programs where the same speakers are there, and so are folks interested in the topics on a sustained basis).

The late Saul Sacks of Great

Neck made many friends at libraries. He also learned memoir writing, and he published an exceptional book, “Half a Life Time.”

Everyone can tell a story of his or her “becoming” — check out your library to launch your own literary journey. That could be a fine legacy for your family.

Manhasset Library Trustee Judith B. Esterquest, in a recent essay, reinforced highlighting of the values of public libraries

by Blank press reporters after some myopic writers at Forbes Magazine said they were obsolete and not worth the tax money. Ms. Esterquest’s headline spoke volumes — “Libraries: Civic spaces that unite, inform.”

Most North Shore folks know that our area was called “the gold coast of America.”

Into the 1920s, from Little Neck Harbor to Huntington Bay, land above Northern Blvd. was zoned for 50 acres plots.

There is still much affluence in our region, but the more than 100 public libraries in Nassau and Suffolk counties provide a vital gold standard for citizenship and community.

In the future, I’d love to see more public library focus on intergenerational programs —perhaps starting with square dancing!

ALL THINGS POLITICAL

The future of green transportation Most middle-aged Americans remember watching the futuristic Hanna Barbera cartoon, The Jetsons, in an endless loop of reruns throughout their childhood.

The Jetsons let us to believe the future would be filled with flying cars, which would effortlessly transport us safely throughout the sky.

Flying cars aren’t here, and driverless cars seem to always be a few years away, but electric scooters are coming soon to a neighborhood near you.

I learned all about electric scooters from friends and on a recent trip to the West Coast.

When in Los Angeles, I noticed that people everywhere were zipping around on electric scooters.

Same thing was going on when I stopped over in Port-

land, Ore. After a little research I found out most major metropolitan areas, except In the Northeast, have easily accessible electric scooters for public use.

As of late summer, electric scooter companies named Bird, Lime, Spin, Goat and Skip have collectively deployed scooters in 33 cities.

Just a little over a month later the number is closer to 50.

I tried one on my recent trip and they were as easy to use as a bicycle and a joy to ride.

The business model for all companies involved works like this: Use an app to find the nearest electric scooter.

Tap on the screen to unlock the scooter and then tap the app again when you are done to lock it. That’s it. It costs $1 to initiate a ride and then 15 cents a

ADAM HABER

All Things Political minute. A two-mile ride costs under $3.

Cities that were early adapters of this technology, such as San Francisco and Seattle, are ones that have always been attractive to Millennials.

I have tried to introduce

then to Long Island thinking it would be a great way to retain our Millennials but have found roadblocks everywhere. The biggest pushback has been the concern of liability.

It should be known all electric scooter companies have anticipated liability concerns and indemnify municipalities and also add them as covered parties on their insurance policies.

Electric Scooters are already big business with the largest of them raising capital in the private markets at a $2 billion valuation.

Uber and Lyft are no longer the preferred mode of transportation for Millennials, as this new technology gets quickly adapted the day it comes to a new location.

Electric Scooter companies pay municipalities a $1 per day

per scooter use fee.

An average village could easily generate $100,000 per year in newly found revenue.

Residents can also make extra cash by becoming charging stations called “Nests.”

If you are a Nest you pick scooters up after 9:00 p.m. and drop them off first thing in the morning. You make from $5 to $20 a charge depending on how hard a scooter is to find. My son’s friend’s fraternity at UCLA is on track to make $30,000 in Nest income this year.

If Long Island wants to attract Millennials, villages want extra revenue from an environmentally friendly form of transportation and residents want to make extra income to offset the high cost of Long Island living, electric scooters should become ubiquitous as soon as possible.

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READERS WRITE

MTA’s the problem Those alone in the world not rising LIRR fares

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n response to Mr. Matthew Zeidman’s letter on the MTA’s fare increase, both he and Sen. Philips’ stances miss the point.

The MTA is the most mismanaged, corrupt and costly public transit system on earth, bar none.

As the New York Times reported in a shocking article about the MTA’s labor practices, “The Most Expensive Mile of Subway Track on Earth” (December 17, 2017), underground construction in New York employs four times the number of personnel as in similar jobs in Asia, Australia, or Europe.

Some people are simply paid to stand around and watch material being moved.

With a state comptroller who owes his job solely to union labor support, this outrage will never be investigated, and Mr. DiNapoli will content himself pursuing local library budgets instead of prime targets like this, or another infamously corrupted system, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, who are both staffed with patronage positions doled out as favors by governors of both states.

They cost our state taxpayers billions more than they should.

Mr. DiNapoli is akin to a

homegrown version of Ben Carson: he was appointed to a critical position in government without the slightest bit of experience in the sphere he was expected to manage.

Unfortunately, he can never act as an honest enforcer of the public’s right to an efficient and effective government, which is supposed to be his prime obligation to the electorate.

The MTA’s debt load stands at over 37 billion dollars, and as with all things in New York governance, reckless and unnecessary.

Debt service stands at 18 percent of its operating budget.

Before entertaining any fare hikes, it should be incumbent on our government to advocate cleaning up the MTA first.

Of course, it won’t happen thanks to the state of our politics. The game is rigged.

Things like efficient public transport, public education and law enforcement are good things to have to make our society work, and our state is a good place to live and do business.

That doesn’t excuse any of them from proper scrutiny to prevent them from becoming sinecures for rent seeking parasites at the taxpayer’s expense.

Donald Davret Searingtown

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esterday, as I approached my office, I came across a pigeon which was sitting, almost motionless, at the side of my office building.

You could easily tell that it was old, sickly and not long for this world.

Though I came very close to it, the creature barely moved. I could see its body laboring to breathe.

This sight saddened me and made my mind think of all the people out there that are alone, sick, and perhaps nearing their final days on earth.

The thought bought a chill to my heart.

During the day, I had forgotten about the bird as I became consumed by a million other thoughts and worries.

Deadlines, bills, client messages, my family, on and on,

my mind was bombarded and my spirit smothered. The long day finally came to an end and I exited the building.

I headed to the parking lot as I do each day and suddenly my eyes looked to the ground and there, in the exact spot where I had seen it earlier in the day, was the pigeon, only now it lay still and lifeless.

The bird had spent its last moments alone on a cold pavement while the numerous passersbys ignored it, too busy going through the motions of their daily routine.

It was only a bird, right?

True, but if you think about it a moment, it was a living thing; if you truly think hard, I am sure we all know someone who at this very moment is much like that bird.

Alone, sick, afraid and perhaps nearing the end. I am not

sure why I am sharing this sad thought with those of you that will bother to read it except for the fact that the very idea of someone having no one, hurts my soul.

If you know someone in this situation, take a moment out of your busy day, reschedule some minutia, and check in on them to let them know someone cares.

Loneliness often goes hand in hand with depression, and like any other terrible illness it hurts deeply.

Choose to be human, and rather than turn away from the hurting, try and ease their suffering a bit.

God bless all of those out there that are in need and send them someone to lighten their spirit.

Michael Cascio New Hyde Park

In support of Paladino

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ickie Paladino has just won the Republican primary for the New York State Senate.

I believe she has a lot of intestinal fortitude to do what has to be done if she is elected to the New York State Senate.

I hope she can beat her opponent John Liu in the general election, but that can only hap-

pen if more like-minded people come out to vote for a dedicated person like Paladino.

Northeast Queens is her home, where she worked and raised her family.

As she has stated and pointed out that the quality of life is in decline in Queens.

The political climate in Albany and City Hall do not seem to

care for the many, but she does.

She wants to make a difference.

As a veteran, she has said she supports us veterans and what many are going through.

I hope she can succeed."

Frederick R. Bedell, Jr. Mineola

Kavanaugh OK a threat to democracy

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ow fortunate for leaders that men do not think. — Adolph Hitler Most pundits are saying that the upcoming election will be the most consequential in our lifetime. But there is an equally concerning event which will occur this week.

The Senate will vote, up or down, on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Su-

preme Court.

Everyone is aware that the future of Roe v. Wade hangs in the balance, but what other dire predictions can we make about SCOTUS if the Senate votes affirmatively for the president’s choice?

Here is what may occur over the next decades should the court swing five to four in favor of the conservative agen-

da.

* Republicans will find it easier to attain office since the court may eliminate restrictions on money in politics. * Partisan gerrymandering will continue. * Voter suppression will continue unabated. * In cases where corporations find themselves pitted against workers and consumer

groups, the former will have the upper hand. * Regulations protecting the environment will be restricted.

The stakes cannot be higher.

Unless another Justice Kennedy arises from the ranks of the sitting justices the progressive agenda will be on hold for decades.

And history will record that the Republicans in the Senate

thwarted the will of President Obama to appoint Merrick Garland, refusing to give him either a hearing or a vote.

American democracy is not yet in its death throes, but it is certainly gasping for air.

Dr. Hal Sobel Great Neck Letters Continued on Page 84

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Kaplan speaks to LGBTQ community

BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN

North Hempstead Town Councilwoman Anna Kaplan spoke with members of the LGBTQ – or lesbian, gay, bi, transgender and queer – community and potential voters at a forum Monday night, promising to be their advocate and vote in their interests if she is elected to serve as state senator for District 7.

The event at Hofstra University was co-hosted by the LGBT Community Center in New York City, Planned Parenthood Empire State Acts, the Long Island Crisis Center’s Pride for Youth Project, Planned Parenthood of Nassau County and the Long Island Transgender Advocacy Coalition.

Organizers said both incumbent state Sen. Elaine Phillips, a Republican, and her challenger, Kaplan, a Democrat, were invited to “engage with local voters to answer critical community questions about their LGBTQ policy platforms and how they intend to further an inclusive policy agenda.”

Organizers said that Kaplan, who arrived a few minutes after 7:30 p.m., had confirmed her attendance, but Phillips did not.

“I have a feeling I’m going to be all alone up here,” Kaplan said as she walked to her seat at the forum.

PHOTO BY JANELLE CLAUSEN

Anna Kaplan was the lone state Senate district 7 candidate to attend the forum. Elaine Phillips did not attend.

“But I’m not surprised.”

Kaplan and a campaign spokeswoman said Kaplan ran late because Google calendar listed the event as starting at 7:30 p.m. instead of 7 p.m. and GPS took them to the wrong side of campus.

Phillips did not attend the event.

Phillips’ campaign and state Senate office did not respond to requests for comment on Tuesday morning.

Shijuade Kadree, the senior

director of public policy and advocacy with the LGBT Community Center in New York City, described the event as part of a larger statewide initiative called RiseOut. Among its goals, she said, are to fill “knowledge gaps” in creating a “progressive civil rights agenda” for the community and bring LGBT issues to the fore.

“Our goal is to be able to disseminate as much information as possible in that realm, so that as we advocate for legislative and policy

priorities for the community, LGBTQ members of New York state and allies actually feel empowered to act because they have the tools now to create change,” Kadree said.

Kadree also said that there are a number of issues spanning well beyond marriage equality.

“There hasn’t been any legislation in New York specifically pertaining to the LGBT community since marriage passed and unfortunately for some that became sort of the swan song: ‘You have marriage, what else do you need?'” Kadree said. “We’re here to say there are so many more needs for the community and it’s important for us to center the most marginalized vulnerable members of the community.”

Currently the state Senate has 32 Democrats and 31 Republicans, but one Democrat – Simcha Felder – continues to align with Republicans, giving Republicans a 32-31 majority. Consequently a Kaplan victory for the District 7 state Senate seat, which Phillips won in 2016 by a narrow margin, could tip the upper chamber in Democrats’ favor.

“This is a critical election in New York state and it’s a critical election in the country,” Kaplan told forum attendees. “We need to come out and vote. Help us get that

vote out.”

Kaplan recalled when she arrived in the United States as a political refugee at 13 years old, after fleeing from the Iranian Revolution in 1979, and said at the time she felt voiceless. But she also gained many opportunities because of the country, she said.

“I’m running because I want to make a little difference,” Kaplan told the roughly dozen people in attendance. “I want to be that voice for the people that don’t have that voice for herself.”

Among the issues raised was the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act, or GENDA, a# proposal that would add gender identity and expression as a protected class in the state’s human rights and hate crimes laws.

Kaplan said she would work to pass it, while, she said, her opponent voted along the Conservative Party line to oppose it.

“She votes against you,” Kaplan said of Phillips. “And I want to advocate for you.”

“I’m not saying anything negative about her – this is just her voting record, and if you want advancement for your community, for this community, we need to have a state Senate that’s Democratic,” Kaplan added.

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Former G.N. pastor preaches diversity

BY J E D H E N D R I X S ON Stephen Na was born in Inchon, South Korea. His family immigrated to Atlanta, Georgia, when he was 7.

Through his high school and college career, he was doing well in school and on track to pursue a degree in medicine.

Then he got a call.

“This is a subjective thing, when God calls,” Na said. “I couldn’t shake it off.”

Na took two years after graduating from college before deciding to pursue ministry over medicine. He attended Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Florida, and then got involved with college ministry in Amherst, Massachusetts.

“That’s where I got a whiff of diversity,” Na said. “That really set my trajectory.”

Na is the founder and pastor of the Edge City Church, a new multiethnic, multigenerational Evangelical Free church. The church held services at East Williston Community Church over the summer and has recently moved to Christ Lutheran Church on Hillside Drive.

Where many churches may be diverse and preach unity, it is the focal point of the Edge City Church.

PHOTO COURTESY OF EDGE CITY CHURCH

Members of the congregation talk after a service “It’s what makes us distinct,” Na said. “This is something we are intentionally trying to make happen, from our staff to the people that attend our church.”

The term “edge city” refers to large urban areas on the outskirts of cities. Na chose Nassau County in particular for

the planting of the Edge City Church.

“Nassau County is right on the edge of New York City, and we’re seeing these multiethnic churches on the rise in the city already,” Na said. “So we decided to bring it out here.”

Na is a former pastor of the Community Church of Great Neck. He began

pursuing the establishment of the Edge City Church after leaving, saying that his vision of a multiethnic congregation would not come to fruition there.

“A lot of great things were happening, but as the diversity came it was not clicking as we liked to see,” Na said.

“We do need ethnic churches. There’s Italian churches, Polish churches, Spanish churches, Asian churches. But the vision I had was to bring together many ethnicities, and that’s hard to do in a traditional church.”

Na has noticed that many in Nassau County have left the church or have begun to go to church less.! He aims to bring many back into the fold.

“My heart is to draw people back to God,” Na said. “We get why people say they left, but we ask them to come back and explore Jesus, and test it out.”

The church values tradition and observation of conventional holidays, but adds a contemporary, care-free style of worship to the mix.! About 125 people have attended the last two services.

Services are 4 p.m. every Sunday.

In January, the church will also open to the community a children’s outreach program Friday evenings. Children learn about scripture from a booklet, play games and are taught by Pastor Na.

Animal League rescues pets hurt by hurricane

BY LU K E TORRANCE On Sept. 13, when many people in the Carolinas were fleeing from Hurricane Florence, the North Shore Animal League America’s Rescue Team!was heading south.

In the days preceding the storm — and in the weeks following it — the Rescue Team has rescued more than 100 pets from the storm-ravaged Carolinas while providing pet owners in the South with much-needed supplies.

“I’ve been here six years, and we’ve done this numerous times,” said! Cindy Szczudlo, the Rescue Team director who is overseeing operations from Port Washington. “When we saw this storm coming, we knew we had a lot of partners in that area, so we reached out.”

Just last year, North Shore Animal League helped transport pets during! Hurricanes Irma, Maria and Harvey.! Szczudlo said these pets are abandoned by owners who might not be able to bring their dogs or cats with them when they flee a storm.

“It’s especially a problem in the South, where pet overpopulation is a much bigger issue

due to the lack of spaying and neutering,” she said.

The first trip took the Rescue Team to Martinsville, Virginia, a small city near the North Carolina border. Twenty-nine dogs and puppies were brought back to Port Washington to make space in Martinsville for more animals arriving from North Carolina. Among the rescued were two dogs who had just given birth to a litter of puppies.

Ensuing trips have brought back even more pets. After the storm, the Rescue Team went to Orangeburg, South Carolina, to bring back even more animals who had been rescued from the storms and flooding.

“Since the storm hit, we had a lot of people dumping animals,”!Szczudlo said. “There was a fisherman who found 11 kittens. He pulled them out of the floodwaters.”

All of the animals rescued from the Carolinas — 109, by! Szczudlo’s estimate — are being groomed and receiving veterinarian care at the North Shore Animal League America campus in Port Washington.

Since these puppies, kittens, dogs and cats were abandoned, they will be available for adoption.

While! Szczudlo has con-

tinued to monitor the situation from New York, rescue coordinator Karla Agostinello and!Ted Moriates have made the 1,600mile round trip to Orangeburg and back to provide supplies and pick up more pets. The Rescue Team was planning on returning this week to take more supplies and rescue more pets from North Carolina, namely Fayetteville, which has been slammed with flooding since the hurricane.

“We won’t be heading back to New York until the mobile unit is empty and we’ve done all we can to provide some sort of relief,”! Agostinello said during her last trip down to the Carolinas. “These people and their animals have been through so much in the past few days — they’re reeling. We’ll be here for as long as it takes and we’ll be bringing animals back with us to help make room for more animals who were separated from their families during the storm.”

Each trip has provided thousands of pounds of supplies for both the two- and four-legged residents of the Carolinas.

“We collected donations of pet food, litter, paper towels, garbage bags, water … we filled an entire mobile unit and sent it,” said Kathy Lynn, the direc-

PHOTO COURTESY OF NORTH SHORE ANIMAL LEAGUE AMERICA

A worker with North Shore Animal League America carries a pair of puppies that were transported to Port Washington to escape Hurricane Florence. tor of communications for the organization.

North Shore Animal League America is continuing to collect donations, which!Szczudlo said were greatly appreciated by the people and pets affected by the storm.

“We brought 20 brand new

dog crates to Orangeburg and the director started crying because she hadn’t seen a new crate in six years,” she said.!

Reach reporter Luke Torrance by email at ltorrance@theislandnow.com, by phone at 516-3071045, ext. 214, or follow him on Twitter @LukeATorrance.

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Med marijuana biz has state approval Company confident business will open on Northern Boulevard, residents express concern

BY T E R I W EST MedMen, a medical marijuana company licensed by the state of New York, has the state’s approval to relocate a dispensary from North New Hyde Park to Manhasset, according to a company official.

It plans to complete the property renovation in the spring or early summer of 2019.

In the meantime, it will take steps to ensure compliance with local ordinances and state medical marijuana regulations.

The company will also introduce itself to Manhasset, sending representatives to attend and hold meetings and meet residents to familiarize them with the company and its philosophies, said Daniel Yi, MedMen’s senior vice president of corporate communications and investor relations.

MedMen chose to move from its location in Lake Success because it wanted to be among retail stores, Yi said. It is doing similar short-distance moves for other MedMen locations in New York.

New York medical marijuana regulations require dispensaries to be geographically spread out. Moving a few miles allows MedMen to stay within its regulated boundaries while moving into a retail area.

MedMen intends to communicate with Manhasset residents throughout the process of creating a store on Northern Boulevard so they grow comfortable with having a medical marijuana business in their community.

The new location is at 1575 Northern Blvd., which is currently a Sleep Number store.

Yi has full confidence that the Manhasset store will be realized.

Richard Bentley, president of the Council of Greater Manhasset Civic Associations, learned about MedMen’s Northern Boulevard application from Town Councilwoman Anna Kaplan and described it to his group as a project to

push back on. Since then, he has gotten calls from residents throughout Manhasset dismayed about the news.

“I’ve never heard a single call of anyone expressing the fact that they support a medical marijuana facility in our neighborhood,” he said. “They’re all screaming objections.”

Some who live near the address think that their home values could decline, he said. Bentley said he would prefer for

the dispensary to be kept away from residences and other retail outlets, as it was in North New Hyde Park.

It is not uncommon for MedMen stores to be in business districts, Yi said.

The Manhattan store neighbors a Lord & Taylor. The company also has stores in popular retail areas in Los Angeles, including a section of businesses in West Hollywood near a residential area.

“We think of ourselves as good neighbors,” Yi said. “Aside from the fact that we’re a medical marijuana dispensary, we hope to be like any other retailer. In the Manhasset location there’s a Barnes & Noble across from the location.”

Bentley is worried that the medical marijuana facility would become a general marijuana store should the state legalize the drug for recreational use.

The stores could transform into such facilities if the law changes, Yi said.

The company strongly supports the regulation of marijuana through legalization to allow it to be more professionally handled and integrated into the economy, rather than sold on the black market.

“Today in New York it’s a medical marijuana program, but we see a future where New York would legalize adult marijuana, and, if that happens, you want something like MedMen that operates Continued on Page 80

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Feinstein prof tool to aid cancer survivors

BY T E R I W EST For years, Catherine Benedict has studied cancer survivors, including how they return to their pre-treatment lives, settling back into normalcy. As healthy and normal as their futures can be, treatment can lead to complications in fertility that when ignored can make it difficult and stressful to plan a family.

And that’s exactly what the assistant professor at Feinstein Institute for Medical Research has found that many women do: forget about those potential complications and run into problems that they could have planned for.

With the support of a new $693,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health, Benedict will create a website to guide individuals through family-planning decisions after they have survived cancer.

The project will be a responsively designed website for both young women who are only distantly thinking about their future families and individuals ready to become mothers much sooner.

In Benedict’s research she has found that insufficient guidance from the medical community leads to a lack of longterm planning. Young patients often learn about fertility issues before they enter treatment. However, the medical community often fails to follow up with survivors.

to carry a pregnancy. The risk applies to a variety of disease groups, Benedict said.

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“ er decision-making tool will assist patients and caregivers in making difficult medical decisions.”

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Feinstein Institute assistant professor Catherine Benedict will create a digital resource for female cancer survivors with funding from a new NIH grant.

Cancer treatments, such as surgery on the reproductive organs or certain particularly toxic chemotherapies, can cause fertility issues or affect a woman’s ability

“What we were seeing was that when survivors finish cancer treatment, of course they want to get back to feeling healthy and they want to get back to their normal lives,” Benedict said. “Because they weren’t being counseled and they weren’t made aware that they needed to be thinking about these issues, we wouldn’t hear from them until they were ready to have a child.”

But if survivors wait that long to plan a family, they are delaying planning for potential fertility complications and the often complicated, heavy decision-making that comes with working around them.

Alternative options for raising children – including surrogacy, adoption or in vitro fertilization (IVF) – can be quite

costly, Benedict said.

“Surrogacy, a lot of patients think they can just pursue that as a backup option, but it can be more than $150,000,” Benedict said.

Benedict’s grant will span five years.

During the website development process, her team at the Center for Health Innovations and Outcomes Research will collect feedback from patients.

“We really want this to be a collaborative process with the patient communities,” Benedict said.

There will also be a pilot study to evaluate whether it is effectively helping women in their decision-making.

Over 400,000 young adult women who have survived cancer could benefit from this resource, according to the Center for Health Innovations and Outcomes Research.

“Dr. Benedict’s study is a great example showcasing how Feinstein Institute researchers can harness technology to improve the lives of patients,” said Kevin J. Tracey, president and CEO of the Feinstein Institute. “Her decision-making tool will assist patients and caregivers in making difficult medical decisions.”

Benedict has been at Feinstein Institute in Manhasset for three years. In addition to being a researcher, she is a certified clinical psychologist.

Hofstra dedicates room to longest-serving prof

BY J E D HENDRIXSON Professor Michael D’Innocenzo believes that teachers should often be as close to the age of their students as possible in order to bridge the growing intergenerational divides in society.

Ironically, he’ll be an 83-year-old instructor in October.

“I came from a generation where you got a job,” D’Innocenzo said.

“And you sort of expected to keep it for life.”

Despite being offered positions and professorships elsewhere, D’Innocenzo, of Mineola, still teaches freshmen history courses at Hofstra University, where he is headed into his 59th year as a professor.

PHOTO BY JED HENDRIXSON D’Innocenzo is the Harry H. Watchel Distinguished Michael D’Innocenzo, surrounded by friends and colleagues at his seminar Teaching Professor for the Study of Nonviolent room dedication.

Social Change at Hofstra. D’Innocenzo is also a columnist for Blank Slate Media.

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And you sort of expected to keep it for life.”

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On Thursday, the university dedicated a seminar room to D’Innocenzo as the longest-serving professor in Hofstra’s history.

“It’s a punctuation of an amazing journey,” D’Innocenzo said. “I’ve watched Hofstra grow from a small college into a prestigious university around me.”

“I first met Mike 48

years ago when I first arrived at Hofstra,” Herman Berliner, dean of Hofstra’s Frank G. Zarb School of Business and former provost, said. “Fast forward all these years and he has clearly stood the test of time.”

D’Innocenzo, a son of immigrants, was born in Nyack, New York, in 1935.

His teaching and research began with a focus on the foundations of American liberty and the principles of society. A history honors paper on Charles Beard and the Constitution at Union College in 1957 won D’Innocenzo the Freling Smith Essay Prize, the first of many accolades in his career.

“What a privilege it has been for me to be a student who was able to find a calling as a teacher,” D’Innocenzo wrote in an essay submitted to the Continued on Page 81

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Landmark October line-up

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icking up where they left off at the close of summer, Landmark on Main Street has a stellar lineup of musicians, comedians and other performers scheduled to take the Jeanne Rimsky Theater stage in October.

Here is a preview: TUSK, The Ultimate Fleetwood Mac Tribute, kicks off on Friday, Oct. 5 at 8 p.m.

The band’s note-for-note re-creation of the music of the iconic quartet will have you on your feet and singing along. You’ll swear they are channeling the originals.

Manhattan Comedy Night returns on Saturday, Oct. 6 at 8 p.m.

Veteran comic Sandy Marks hosts an evening of stand-ups straight from the NYC comedy clubs. The show makes the perfect date night or moms’/dads’ night out.

JJ Grey’s solo tour makes its only Long Island stop on Saturday, Oct. 13 at 8 p.m.

Bluegrass meets blue collar with all of" the fierceness and intimacy that defines a Grey live performance.

Special guest Clarence Bucaro of Passionate Kind opens the show.

Poco mixes the old and the new on Sunday, Oct. 14 at 7 p.m.

The band’s distinctive harmonies and stellar musicianship helped define the sound of country-rock.

Now after 50 years, founder Rusty Young says this is “a band reborn.”

Critics agree — hearing Poco today, it’s the sound of a legendary band once again hitting its stride.

Bobby Conte Thornton will sing “Blame it on My

Youth” on Friday, Oct. 19 at 8 p.m.

The recent star of “A Bronx Tale” brings his highly acclaimed cabaret act back home.

Conte’s grandparents, Helen and Tom Conte, are longtime Manhasset residents.

Conte’s special guest, “A Bronx Tale” creator Chazz Palminteri, will join him on stage.

Parsonsfield & Sawyer Fredericks round out the month on Friday, Oct. 26 at 8 p.m.

Parsonsfield," the western Massachusetts-based quintet praised for making “the most jubilant and danceable indie roots music this side of the Carolinas” (NPR), double-bills with Sawyer Fredericks.

The 19-year old Fredericks is an authentic and original Americana artist with an old soul.

His deep, beyond-his-years lyrics and melodies, raw, soulful vocals, and powerful live performances took him to the top spot on season 8 of NBC’s “The Voice.”

At the Parsonsfield & Sawyer Fredericks concert, Landmark will recognize Props to Port Teens from the town who are carrying on the great Port tradition of activism and community service.

Teens, adults, teachers and others in the community are being asked to nominate middle and high school students.

For more information on this effort, contact Amy Dash at 516-767-2355.

Tickets for all shows are available through Landmark’s Box Office, 516-767-6444, and online at www. landmarkonmainstreet.org.

Landmark on Main Street’s"Jeanne Rimsky Theater is located at 232 Main St. in Port Washington.

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A veteran of political campaigns, he will talk about the upcoming election, one that many agree is the most consequential contest that this country has ever seen.

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Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire Tribute Night featuring Beginnings & Shining Star

Friday, Oct. 5 at 8 p.m.

Songs from “Saturday in the Park” to “September” will be playing this evening at a concert that celebrates the music of legendary bands Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire.

Where: The Space at Westbury, 250 Post Ave., Westbury Info & Tickets: (516) 283-5566 • thespaceatwestbury.com

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Dream of a Common Language

by Heather McDonald

Friday, Oct. 5 and Saturday, Oct. 6 at 8 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 7 at 2 p.m. (ongoing performances through Oct. 14) This intriguing work was inspired by an actual incident: women were banned from the artists’ dinner to plan the first Impressionist painting exhibit in 1874, even though works by women were to be shown. In the play, the dinner is at the home of Victor, a successful artist, and Clovis, an artist who no longer paints. After helping with the preparations and being excluded from the dining room, Clovis devises a “women only” dinner to be held outdoors.

Where: Joan and Donald Schaeffer Black Box Theater, Joseph G. Shapiro Family Hall, South Campus, Hofstra University, Hempstead Info & Tickets: (516) 463-5444 • hofstra.edu

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Dire Straits Legacy Saturday, Oct. 6 at 8 p.m.

Dire Straits Legacy reunites the British rock legends who brought us hits such as “Sultans of Swing,” “Walk of Life,” “Money for Nothing” and “You’re So Far Away.”

Where: NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury Info & Tickets: (516) 247-5211 • thetheatreatwestbury.com

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Where: Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville Info & Tickets: (516) 299-3100 • tillescenter.org

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Saturday, Oct. 6 at 8:30 p.m.

The renowned songstress behind moving and memorable hits including “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” “Touch Me in the Morning” and “Do You Know Where You’re Going To (Theme from “Mahogany”)” will perform at this special, one-night show.

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Sunday, Oct. 7, 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The Paramount presents an all-day Oktoberfest experience, transforming the venue into an authentic beer garden with live music by Die Spitzbaum and DJ Beso, German inspired food and décor, and every type of beer for just $4.

Where: The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington Info & Tickets: (631) 673-7300 • paramountny.com

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Bestselling Author James Patterson with ‘Ambush’

Monday, Oct. 8 at 7 p.m.

Join this evening with bestselling author James Patterson as he speaks about and signs copies of his new thriller, “Ambush,” a story featuring Detective Michael Bennett who comes up against two lethal cartels fighting for New York City’s multi-million-dollar opioid trade.

Where: Book Revue 313 New York Ave., Huntington Info: (631) 271-1442 • bookrevue.com

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Elton John: Farewell Yellow Brook Road Tour

Tuesday, Oct. 9 at 8 p.m.

The Rocket Man brings his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour to Long Island, along with all of his classic hits — from “Crocodile Rock” and “Bennie and the Jets,” to “Tiny Dancer” and “Your Song.”

Where: NYCB Live, Home of Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 1255 Hempstead Turnpike, Uniondale Info & Tickets: (516) 231-4848 or (800) 745-3000 nycblive.com

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Friday, Oct. 5, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 6 and Sunday, Oct. 7, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Monday, Oct. 8, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Marilyn Maye:

This fall festival has it all — a world-class carnival with rides, live musical performances on the Chapin Rainbow Stage, food offerings provided by Simple Caterers, park vendors, Hilltop Brewery selling craft beers, a farmer’s market, and plenty of action for little ones, including pony rides, a petting zoo, Mad Scientist projects, local youth talent, and fun art activities.

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Where: Heckscher State Park, Rt. 25A and Prime Ave., Huntington Info: 631-423-6100 or lifallfestival.com

Sunday, October 14, 2018, 3pm TICKETS: $48, $42, $35 Marilyn Maye is a dynamo!

Marilyn Maye is one of the remaining iconic geniuses of the golden age of show business.

A highly praised singer, actress, director, arranger, educator, Grammy nominated recording artist and American musical treasure, Marilyn sings the American Songbook.

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ill Neck’s Apple Festival

Saturday, Oct. 6 and Sunday, Oct. 7, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (rain or shine)

Since 1957, the Mill Neck Apple Festival continues to bring a nostalgic gathering for the whole family that includes children’s activities, Manor House tours and, of course, lots of tasty apples.

Where: Mill Neck Manor, 40 Frost Mill Road, Mill Neck Info: 516-922-4100 or millneck.org/apple

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anhasset Fall Festival

Saturday, Oct. 6, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

This event that is free and open to the public promises fun for the whole family — bounce houses, hay rides, outdoor laser tag, a game truck, face painting, fall crafts, pony rides and more. Adults can enjoy music while shopping for seasonal items like pumpkins, mums, handcrafted decorations and fresh pies.

Where: Strathmore Vanderbilt Country Club, 260 Country Club Drive, Manhasset / Info: manhassetfallfestival.com

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Sunday, Oct. 7, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (rain or shine)

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Where: Planting Fields Arboretum, 1395 Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay Info: 516-922-8688 or plantingfields.org

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Breast reconstruction awareness event Oct. 4 Whether you’re considering a mastectomy or lumpectomy after breast cancer or as a preventative measure, choosing the right option can be difficult.

To address these issues, a free community awareness event will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 4 from 5:30-8:30 p.m., at Northwell Health, 2000 Marcus Ave., second floor conference center in New Hyde Park.

The evening includes a panel of Northwell Health reconstructive and plastic surgeons who will discuss the latest reconstruction procedures available as well as private meetings with women who had breast reconstruction surgery.

Coinciding with Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the event, Real Women, Real Results: A Breast Reconstruction Awareness Event, includes an opportunity to talk with top plastic surgeons, a chance to connect with women considering breast reconstruction, as well a safe and supportive environment to meet past breast reconstruction patients who are willing to share their stories and allow women to see the results of their procedures first-hand.

As part of the program, one family with multiple diagnoses of the breast cancer gene BRCA will share their story.

At the event, attendees will: • Hear from Northwell Health’s expert panel of plastic surgeon specializing

in advanced breast construction techniques; • Get information about breast surgery options and what to consider when making a decision; • Learn about the types of breast reconstruction and tips on deciding which procedure is right for you; and, • Meet with past breast reconstruction patients to hear their stories and privately see their results.

The following physicians will participate in the awareness event: • Dr. Mark Smith, moderator, reconstructive oncology, Northwell Health Cancer Institute • Dr. Neil Tanna,associate program director, plastic surgery, Northwell Health • Dr. Armen Kasabian, system chief of plastic surgery, Northwell Health • Dr. Lyle Leipziger, chief of plastic surgery, North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center • Dr. Adam Perry, chief of plastic surgery, Southside Hospital • Dr. Victor Moon, plastic surgeon, Northwell Health The panel session will be followed by a question and answer period.

Light refreshments will be served.

Preregistration is preferred, but walkins are welcome. To register, please visit: Northwell.edu/BreastSurgeryEvent.

Celebrating breast cancer survivorship Award-winning journalist Geralyn Lucas, author of “Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy,” will speak at the annual Celebration of Survivorship evening of the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program.

Joining her are three other breast cancer survivors: Jeff Flynn of East Meadow, who is a former support group member and currently a hotline volunteer responding to calls from men concerned about breast cancer; Jamaican-born Sonia Avery-Williams of Rockville Center, who is a nurse; and Susan Leach, also of Rockville Center, a former support group member and manager at a health care agency.

The event, which is free, will be held on Thursday, Oct. 18 at Adelphi University’s University Center. Doors open at 6 pm and speakers begin at 7. Light supper will be served and there will be raffles.

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nization Kat’s Ribbon of Hope will be honored. Kat’s Ribbon of Hope’s partnership with the Adelphi program supports their mutual goal to provide assistance to women who would otherwise not have access to quality breast cancer treatment.

Katerina Dinas Raptis, a breast cancer survivor who is the co-founder of KROH, was diagnosed when she was 32.

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She and her husband George Raptis and sister Despina Yarian established Kat’s Ribbon of Hope in 2013.

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Functional medicine as an alternative Working to address underlying causes of disease, ways to promote optimal wellness

BY LOR I G R A H A M There is an epidemic that has gone rampant in the U.S. with regards to certain diseases like cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and obesity that have amplified the expense of medical care astronomically.

In addition, countless many are dissatisfied with orthodox pharmaceuticals and 10- minute doctor visits.

Americans more than ever are seeking improved results in the arena of alternative medicine.

They want meaningful results and to avoid the side effects of common-day pharmaceuticals.

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Dr. Sidney M. Bakeris credited with being the Father of Functional Medicine.

He is the 1999 recipient for the Linus Pawling Award for his contribution to the development of functional medicine. In a recent interview with Dr. Mark Hyman, chairman of the board of directors for the Institute for Functional Medicine, Dr. Baker draws a distinction between the labeling of a disease based on a pattern of symptoms and determining a treatment strategy when searching for causality.

He goes on to say, that one particular disease can have many different causes that would then determine different treatment modalities, but

by focusing only on disease, medicine just treats symptoms.

The Institute for Functional Medicine was established in 1991 and through the energy and dedication of Susan and Dr. Jeffrey Bland, now offers Functional Medicine related services, products, and educational programs both nationally and internationally.

The Institute for Functional Medicine trains licensed healthcare practitioners who have at least a Master’s Degree. To become a Certified Practitioner, one must complete seven modules including Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice, CardioMetabolic, Digestion, Hormones, Gastro-Intestinal, Immune, and Energy.

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Here’s an example of how a Functional Medicine Practitioner might look at someone with Hashimoto’s (auto-immune thyroid disease).

First, a full thyroid panel would be done, not just the typical TSH, but T3, T4, Reverse T3, thyroglobulin, and thyroid peroxidase. The practitioner would look to see if other systems are involved by looking at symptoms like digestion, bowel movements, gas, and bloating. That’s because a Functional Medicine practitioner is trained to see the link between gastrointestinal issues and autoimmune issues of all kinds.

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They may find that one condition has many different contributing causes and likewise, one cause may result in many different conditions. As a result, Functional Medicine treatment will target the specific manifestations of disease as it expresses in each individual.

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Others, already high school seniors, need to be motivated by more pressing means, as in, “The application deadline is at 11:59. Don’t you think you should get started?”

Find a happy medium with your child — or go for that contented extra large. When the college discussion is “Where do I begin?”

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They also have a direct effect on the cost of running your home. According to the US Department of Energy, heating and cooling account for 48 percent of the average home’s energy usage, and replacing old windows can help you manage that cost.

Thanks to the initial installation investment, the lifestyle impact and the heating and cooling savings related to new windows, any decision – like what type of replacement windows to buy or when to buy them – can seem overwhelming.

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Windows that don’t open or close properly are also good candidates for replacement, as are windows where the sashes don’t seal tightly at the bottom.

Another reason to replace windows is a little less practical but no less important: It’s OK to decide on replacing your windows because they’re old, out of date, and mismatched with your home’s exterior and interior design. A home makeover is an excellent time to buy new windows and freshen your home’s curb appeal.

If all indications suggest it’s time to replace your windows, the next question – especially with cold weather coming upon us – is obvious: is winter a good time to buy new windows?

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Replace each window quickly Keep the cold air from reaching other areas of your home as much as possible Use the appropriate caulk for the weather conditions Reasons that winter can be the right time for replacing your home windows include: Fewer scheduling difficulties – Cold weather usually means less work for

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Lower heating bills – With fall and winter still ahead of us, replacing your windows means you can cut your heating costs immediately, especially if you purchase certified Energy Star windows.

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fter such a hot and muggy summer, the crisp, cool feel of Autumn is certainly welcome on Long Island.

Be sure your home is ready for school friends, trick-or-treaters, and Thanksgiving guests by adding a pop of color to your front entrance! These projects are an easy way to get kids involved.

Paint your door a fun and bright turquoise.

Turquoise is associated with meanings of refreshing, calming, sophisticated, energy, good luck, and wholeness. The bright color will enhance your curb appeal and excite your visitors. Accent your feshly painted colored door with a magnolia wreath in traditional fall colors like orange and yellow.

Another fun way to make your entrance unique for this season is to use vinyl stickers to put your house number on the pumpkin, or add a welcome message.

When guests arrive at your doorstep they will be inspired to change their own entrance.

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MAXIMIZING SPACE AND EASY STORAGE SOLUTIONS ARE KEYS TO SUCCESS THIS SEASON

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s we approach a brand new season, we also enter a time with more sporting equipment, layers of clothing, school supplies and clutter!

Fall is a fun season for many reasons, but it can also be the busiest.

Mudrooms and entryways are the main “hub” of your home, but these central locations are the setting for most of the action in the house, from putting shoes on in the morning to unloading sports equipment at the end of the day. Simple set-up, maximizing space and easy storage solutions are keys to success.

Instead of having this area become known as the “dumping ground,” following are tips for keeping each family member organized this fall season:

Umbrella Storage

A simple bucket is more useful than it looks. From umbrellas to canes, baseball bats or rolls of craft paper, this genius but often overlooked addition will be right at home in your organized mudroom.

Build a Hat Rack

Vertical storage ideas are often overlooked, but with the right design, you can organize all the “stuff ” and keep items off the floor and stored with just a little bit of wall space.

A Message Center

Since most of your family will pass through your mudroom or entryway at least once per day, a handy message center to organize notes, calendars and even homework is a brilliant addition.

Try a corkboard or a chic whiteboard with magnets.

Use Baskets and Bins to Categorize

Baskets, bins and boxes are all excellent, easy and efficient storage tools for having an organized mudroom. You can separate and categorize items by bin, such as shoes, hats, and equipment or assign a basket to each member of the family. No matter how you organize it, never regret using these handy pieces.

Invest in a Dual-Purpose Storage Bench

A bench offers seating for putting on shoes and boots, but it can also be the best-hidden treasure of incredible storage space! Use the storage inside the

bench to house extra equipment, accessories and seasonal items that are not used regularly. The look of a mudroom is usually one that we admire in magazines but it can become a reality with beautiful yet functional bench.

Hooks are Key!

Wall hooks organize bags and jackets. Coat hooks are great accessories for any mudroom. For a simple solution and

easy accessibility install variety of hooks are hung where young children can reach them. Kid-friendly is key!

Boot Trays

Your boots need a dedicated space to dry! Place a plastic boot tray on the floor at the main entranceway. It’s the perfect solution to keep mud and snow off the floor and from slipping with wet floors.

Use the Space Wisely

Even if you don’t have an entire room for an entryway or mudroom, you can still create mudroom storage in a small space. Smart units, such as a flat shoe storage cabinet, are an excellent way to keep shoes hidden and off of the floor while also adding table space.

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Home improvement tips to help you prepare for the holidays Americans are travelling in record numbers for the holidays. Gas prices may rise and fall, but nothing gets in the way of going “home for the holidays.”

Before your family crashes your pad, take a look around and consider what household projects you’d like to get done before the holiday hustle and bustle sets in.

For many families, the kitchen is the center of family life and entertaining. An appropriately sized center island with granite or marble surface makes a perfect location for guests to gather around. By adding or updating a center island, your contractor can also make space under that gorgeous

new marble slab for a mini fridge, a wine cooler, refrigerated snack drawer and extra cabinet space. Above the center island you can add decorative

task lighting or a suspend a chic gourmet pot rack to store pots and utensils, freeing up additional space in your cabinets where bulky skillets and pots

may sit now. Have you thought about your backsplash lately? Eye-catching custom tilework can be the icing on the cake of home renovations.

If your house feels crowded around the holidays, you can create the illusion of more space by opening up your floor plan. Take down a wall, or leave half a wall to create a great breakfast bar or peninsula. If there’s no room for a center island, this option can create the space for guests to still gather in or near the kitchen with the host. And after the holidays, it will make for a wonderful eat-in kitchen nook. The degree of difficulty when it comes to opening up walls depends on Continued on Page 66

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ENHANCE YOUR HOME WITH THE TILE CHOICE THAT’S RIGHT FOR YOU

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hoosing the right tile can be quite complicated. We all want those trendy new styles, but we are afraid of making a costly mistake.

Tile can either make or break the style of your project, so you want to ensure you’re making the right selection. It’s a good idea to research the trends in tile fashion; this will help ensure your project will look current for the longest amount of time. Many designers and home-owners opt for neutral pallets that are simple and calm, while others go for the “statement” tile as they are trying to achieve something bold and dramatic.

STATEMENT TILE:

Large patterns and bold colors truly define a statement tile. They are most often complimented with a white or neutral tile for the majority of space. Try limiting patterns and bold colors to a smaller area such as a feature wall in a shower, or your floor.

BLUES:

Blue has been the most common color used in bathrooms throughout the history of tile. There was time when the color had disappeared but it has made a strong comeback. The new “it” colors are a bold blue/green and indigo blue.

THE HERRINGBONE:

Herringbone patterns can be classic or contemporary depending on what you choose to install. Smaller scale tiles and mosaic tiles are more traditional; a porcelain wood-look on a herringbone pattern reads more modern. Medium sized, solid color tiles set in a herringbone pattern can also give the look of a parquet floor. Want a wow factor? Mix colors within the herringbone pattern.

THE WOOD-LOOK:

If you are interested in a very natural, spa-like and soothing approach to your design concept then the wood look is for you. By simply adding these porcelain tiles, you can transform your space.

Install the tiles on your bathroom floors and even bring them up a single wall.

Flank these serene tiles with more neutral hues in either solid ceramic or stone to ensure the “wood” will pop.

GOLD:

Brushed brass and warm toned metal finishes are the newest trend. More and more manufacturers are producing metal mosaics and water jet patterns to coordinate with the same trend in plumbing fittings. To achieve this glam-

orous look, add a touch of gold with a border or a trim. You can also create a statement by installing a pattern with gold on a floor or single feature wall.

Be careful though; using too much can go from glamourous to gaudy. Remember to use block colors or neutrals for the main field tile as the appropriate

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HOW TO PLANT HEARTY FALL VEGETABLES Lettuce

Plant lettuce 4-8 weeks before the first frost. It grows best within a temperature range from 45 to approximately 75 degrees.

Consider planting arugula every 2 weeks for a continual harvest. Arugula hates heat, which makes it bolt, and it also gets heavy damage with hard frosts and snow.

Broccoli

Kale

Kale leaves are actually sweeter when they can mature in cooler weather.

If your fall season has a random hot spell, your kale might sulk a bit, however, when it gets cool again, those kale plants will revitalize quickly.

Collards

Make sure to give these a rich soil in the beginning and regular feedings throughout the season.

Mustard Greens

Like collards, mustard grows very fast and producesx many leaves for harvest.

You must give them a rich and continually moist soil for optimal growth.

Parsley

Parsley takes about 70-90 days to grow before you can begin harvesting.

Parsley is fussy with germination. Soak the seeds 24 hours before planting for a higher success rate for germination.

Radishes

Arugula

Radishes are easy to grow and mature quickly, so be sure to check them frequently and don’t leave them in the ground too long.

They prefer full sun. It does not like temperatures over 70 degrees.

Make sure to give plenty of constant water as they need steady moisture for optimal growth.

Cauliflower

Make sure your cauliflower gets steady moisture, not too much or too little in order to get the best crop.

Leeks

Start your leek seeds indoors 8-12 weeks before your first frost date. Make sure you blanch your plants as they grow by covering up their stalks.

Brussels Sprouts

Brussels sprouts can survive freezing temperatures and even some snow.

Beets

You can eat the beet greens anytime while they are growing. They taste best when they are still small, around 4-5 inches long. Only pick a few leaves from each beet plant so that you don’t stress the plants.

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t’s almost that time of year again when children dress up in cute costumes and go around the neighborhood asking for (and getting) lots of candy!

How can we let our children enjoy this fun tradition without getting cavities?

First, let’s talk about what causes cavities- also known as tooth decay or caries.

Cavities are formed by a combina-

TREAT YOUR TEETH RIGHT THIS YEAR

tion of many factors, from the bacteria in your mouth, how much sugar is in your diet, how well you brush and floss, to how frequently you snack.

Bacteria in your mouth feed on sugars, which then form plaque.

If this plaque, a biofilm, isn’t cleaned off and stays on the teeth, it releases acids and wears away enamel- the outermost portion of your tooth.

Without proper brushing and flossing, the enamel will be destroyed and a cavity will form. If the cavity is left untreated, it will become bigger and may cause pain.

The type of sugars eaten also matter.

You should steer your children away from “sticky” candy or dried fruit. Those gummy vitamins that all children love are actually candy and also bad for your teeth. You should instead try to use chewable or liquid vitamins.

The more frequently they snack, the more acid attacks the teeth are exposed to.

You may be thinking, why does this matter- these are just baby teeth.

Although the front teeth fall out around six to eight years old, the back teeth (canines and molars) don’t fall out until 10 to 12 years old. That’s a long time to have decay in your mouth.

Cavities that become too big may need a root canal, or cause an infection and need an extraction. When teeth are extracted too early, there may be space loss and cause orthodontic problems in the future.

What’s Your Favorite Halloween Candy?

Choosing a favorite of anything is no easy task…but choosing a favorite Halloween candy? That seems impossible!

Clair Robins, spokesperson at www. candystore.com, worked with a market research firm to determine the best and worst candy consumers will purchase for this ever-popular holiday.

“The National Retail Federation estimates that shoppers will spend $2.7 billion on Halloween candy this year. We wanted to provide quality data,” she said.

Robins added, “It took some time.

We contacted targeted customers and other candy consumers over the course

of 7 months. We wanted to hit that 40,000 number.”

Once the data was collected, she said it didn’t take long to see the trends.

“Although the results have stayed largely the same across the country, we did see some changes. In New York, Sour Patch Kids are at the top, with Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups closing the gap. Connecticut trick-or-treaters love Almond Joy, but Skittles is now the top choice. Hot Tamales are most popular with the Hoosiers, and in California, M&M’s outweigh jelly beans.”

What’s the least preferred candy?

“There is a lot of hate for candy corn which is not surprising since we have had so many people tell us in very descriptive terms how much they don’t like it,” she said. “We also were surprised to learn that Necco Wafers are not a big hit either.”

For those children, and adults, with allergies, there are plenty of dairy-free, nut-free, gluten-free and vegan options out there. There truly is something for everyone…it’s just a matter of personal taste.

For more candy information, visit www.candystore.com.

How can we keep this Halloween cavity free?

Here are some tips: 1

Pick out some candy for your child to consume all in one sitting, instead of one candy everyday for the next week. It is better to have one “acid attack” than to have one every day.

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Pick out chocolate (Hershey’s Kisses) instead of the sticky candies (Fruit Snacks, Skittles).

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Brush and floss thoroughly afterwards!

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Bring them to a dentist that “buys back” candy for Halloween. Make it a fun experience for your child to get money or prizes for giving away their candy.

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Make sure they get regular checkups from their pediatric dentist twice a year.

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THESE ARE NOT JUST FOR CARVING JACK-O-LANTERNS ANYMORE

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ith October around the corner, most of us have finally settled into a new routine.

School has been in session for a couple weeks now and activities, whether personal or family oriented, have made their mark on the calendar. It is finally the perfect time of the year to go for a stroll or jog around the block.

As you breathe in the crisp fresh air you may get distracted from the array of colored leaves that have started to blanket the streets, as you expand your gaze it is only then you notice the variety of thick-shelled, seed-laden, pumpkins that sit by your neighbors front doors.

No two are alike, that’s for certain.

Some are miniature or giant sized, ranging anywhere from white, forest green, mustard yellow, deep orange or a blend of colors. Some are smooth and others are ferociously bumpy!

Pumpkins are a symbol for welcoming the autumn season, but this vegetable also packs a powerful punch when it comes to your diet.

While the nutritional properties of pumpkins vary by the type, most orange hued winter squashes are a great source of vitamin A, potassium, and fiber.

They are also rich in carotenoids, a type of plant chemical also known as phytonutrients. Carotenoids act as antioxidants in our bodies that are able to

deactivate free radicals that can otherwise damage cells.

They also have anti-inflammatory properties offering a natural defense to our immune systems. Pumpkins are also a great source of xanthophylls lutein and zeaxanthin, both of which are famous for supporting eye health.

These are the only carotenoids found in the retina and often the main ingredients in eye care supplements prescribed to those at risk or already affected by age-related macular degeneration and cataracts. Aside from eye health, lutein is associated with heart health for its ability to help reduce arterial cholesterol.

The seeds also known as pepita, make great snacking for the whole family, offering mineral support to in the form of phosphorus, zinc, copper and iron.

Like other seeds, pepitas contain fiber as well as all 3 macronutrients (fat, protein and carbohydrates). These seeds can be enjoyed on their own, tossed in Continued on Page 66

How to heal yourself with fall spices you find in your kitchen

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he spices in your kitchen not only help with the way your food tastes, but they also can help improve the quality of your health. No fancy recipes here. If you can boil water you can easily prepare easy home remedies.

Anise seeds can treat congestion resulting from allergies, colds or flu; they can also be used to aid with indigestion and gas. Chewing anise seeds is even effective for treating bad breath. Add one teaspoon of the seeds in one cup of boiling water. Strain before drinking.

Basil can offer relief of a cough.

Prepare a brew of one teaspoon of

dried basil leaves and one cup of boiling water; add honey and sip.

Bay Leaves can treat dandruff.

Boil a handful of bay leaves in one liter

of water, remove from heat, cover and wait until the liquid cools. Pour on hair and leave for 45 minutes to 60 minutes. Rinse your hair well.

Black Pepper can help stop bleeding. Sprinkle a generous amount of black pepper on the cut; this will neutralize the bleeding and pain.

Caraway Seeds help ease gas.

Soak one teaspoon of caraway seeds in one cup of boiling water. Strain before drinking.

Cayenne Pepper can clear your sinuses, suppress your appetite and accelerate your metabolism simply by sprinkling a little bit on your food before you eat. This spice can also help prevent gum disease and mouth pain.

Sprinkle on your toothbrush and brush, or add to a glass of water and gargle.

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HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR FAVORITE SUMMER PIECES FOR FALL

Making the most of our end-of-summer buys to create a multi seasonal investment is something everyone can do. Now is the time to swap sunhats for beanies and silk for suede. Harvest what you have from your summer closet and turn each item into a staple for this season.

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After an experimental spring, it’s been decided by high-end and high-street designers alike that wide legged jeans are a win.

The ultra-flattering denim gives us all the 90’s feel – a waist hugging, stem flaring pair for every body.

Summertime had us hooked on these jeans, paired with slim strapped bodysuits and chunky wedges.

Today, wear with a fitted white button-down and a block heel bootie.

Have fun this season with this denim style. Think vintage patchwork, two-tone stripes, and unconventional washes.

Somewhere far, far away – at a musical festival on the West Coast – belt bags became fanny packs and fanny packs became a millennial’s staple for all things essential: iPhone, ID, lip balm, etc.

Gratefully, this summer, belt bags rose and are still on trend for the season. Sport one of these tight across the body, hanging low from the shoulder, or classically waist-side.

THE WHITE BUTTON DOWN The white button down is staple everyone should have due to its versatility.

Worn to wrinkles all summer with denim skirts and breezy cotton lounge pants, it’s time for the classic long-sleeve to take a turn for the colder weather.

Wear with knits, suedes, and leathers to brush up this any day, everyday closet staple.

THE WHITE SNEAKER The last lick of summer lies in the always there for you, good guy essential – white kicks.

Although they might not be as bright as they were in June, these sneakers will stay true to style wherever the weather goes.

Dress down summer’s silk slip maxi, or pair with rolled up denim and a cable-knit sweater for an easy office vibe. There is a variety of this classic shoe so choose the style that speaks to you.

LIGHT AS AIR SANDALS Sandals are not as fast of a fashion as they seem. As we sneak into fall, we’re not quite ready for over the knee boots.

Sandals are the perfect transition piece for any seasonally confused ensembles, from trousers and tanks to knit crops and culottes. Your summertime shoe will fit right into the equation, especially in black or taupe.

A suede shoe is great to wear this season. Slip on a suede espadrille, pump, or flip flop.

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DELICIOUS FAMILY FAVORITES EVERYONE CAN PREPARE

The fall is always reminiscent of an abundance of cauliflower, winter squash, peppers, eggplant and so many more hearty and healthy vegetables. Many of us enjoy taking a ride to enjoy the cooler air and to see the changing leaves. On route, we find farm stands with beautiful colors and we become inspired to get in the kitchen and create wonderful food. We can use all of the vegetables in soups, for pickling, even to make meals we can freeze.

This is a great time of year for any foodie to really get the most of the autumn harvest.

CAULIFLOWER/ZUCCHINI BREAD When I was a kid, my mother used to make a great appetizer she called “zucchini pie” which everyone loved. Later in life, I noticed the recipe on the back of a box of Bisquick®. To make it healthier with lower carbs, substitute riced cauliflower for the flour mix.

Ingredients

6 cups riced cauliflower (1 head) 6 eggs ½ cup grated parmesan cheese 4 tablespoons chopped parsley 4 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese ½ vidallia onion diced and sautéed 2 tablespoons olive oil plus sauté ½ cup heavy cream 2 cups chopped zucchini Salt pepper to taste

Directions

Rice cauliflower (shred in food processor with grater).

Sauté onion in a small amount of olive oil cook until tender.

Blend eggs, cream, parsley, cheese and remaining olive oil.

Add the sauted onion and liquid to rice cauliflower. Mix to all until moist.

Add diced zucchini and mozzarella cheese.

Season with salt and pepper.

Fit into a 13x9 inch prepared glass baking dish (prepped with non-stick spray) Bake at 400 degrees for about 30 minutes until set.

EGGPLANT CAPANOTA Back in my culinary days, students were taught French cooking. Everyone had a recipe for Ratatouille. Being from Italian American decent, eggplant was a staple in our home… fried, parmesan, pickled… you name it. A true favorite was Eggplant Capanota, a variation of its French counterpart. Served cold with a good rustic bread, this is a great antipasto for a family holiday. It can be made in advance and will hold well under refrigeration for 5 days.

Ingredients

¼ cup olive oil 1 stalk ½ inch diced celery ½ cup ½ inch diced onion 1 medium ½ inch diced eggplant 1 bell red pepper ½ inch diced 3 cloves minced garlic 2 cups canned diced tomatoes with juice

½ teaspoon dry oregano ¼ cup red wine vinegar 2 teaspoons sugar 10 pitted olives cut in half 2-3 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley Salt Pepper

Directions

In a large skillet, sauté celery and onions in olive oil until tender, add pepper, and cook about I minute. Add garlic and cook about I minute, then add eggplant and continue to cook. Season with salt, pepper and oregano. Add vinegar, tomatoes and then sugar. Simmer until tender. Add olives and cook an additional minute.

Top with fresh chopped parsley, chill, and serve next day.

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TURNIP AND SWEET POTATO AU GRATIN This season is a reminder that Thanksgiving is just around the corner.

Though the holiday feast has changed over time, the meal is usually accompanied by fall favorites. Sweet potatoes, brussel sprouts, butternut squash, are often served as they are in abundance.

Ingredients

1 clove garlic 1 tablespoon butter 2 sweet potatoes sliced ¼” thick 3 turnips sliced ¼” thick and blanched 2 teaspoons salt to blanch the turnips 2 quarts water 1 ½ cup heavy cream 3 ounces shredded swiss cheese ½ cup bread crumbs 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese

Directions

To blanch the turnips: Place sliced turnips in a medium sauce pan, cover with water add salt, bring to a boil. Simmer about 30 seconds and strain. Turnips should still have a slight firmness.

Rub butter and garlic into a 10x10 glass over ware dish.

Layer the slices of sweet potato and turnips in casserole dish, adding the swiss cheese, parmesan cheese and bread crumbs between each layer. Finish top layer with bread crumbs and parmesan cheese.

Pour heavy cream over all.

Bake in 350 oven until hot and bubbly, about 30 minutes.

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FALL TREND: ORGANIC FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS

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t’s that time of year when we want to bring the outside in. Mother Nature is so abundant with her treasures now. Most of us are fortunate to have gardens or planted areas with shrubs, trees, flowers, herbs, vegetables, and even weeds. Let these serve as your source for creating beautiful arrangements this fall. It will leave you feeling connected to nature in the most organic way.

First choose a container. Use a glass bowl, a piece of pottery, or a basket with a liner. It’s best to stick with something of neutral color.

To secure what you’ve gathered, crumble chicken wire to fit the bowl. You can even make an armature of vines and twigs coiled in circles (large circles outside, small circles inside the outer circle) to fit the bowl. Now, fill your container with water.

It’s time to explore the outdoors! Collect the items that appeal to your senses.

Choose colors, and scents, that speak to you. Don’t be afraid of contrasting sizes and textures. This is what will make your arrangement so special.

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BY GRACE MCQUADE Hollywood knows when it has a good thing.

That’s why there are so many film sequels, series and the just as fruitful branch of motion pictures, movie remakes.

Continuing a story that movie fans love or reintroducing a tale to a new generation of moviegoers takes vision and skill to innovate, yet keep the original film’s magic.

Many consider “The Godfather: Part II” the gold standard when it comes to movie sequels.

Since then, there have been peaks and valleys.

“Superman II” soared, but “Grease 2” tanked.

“Back to the Future Part II” rocketed, but “Speed 2: Cruise Control” crashed. “Toy Story 2” (and 3) were hits, but “The Hangover Part II” (and III) missed the bar.

Sequels that take off often lead to film series’ fandom as seen with the “Star Wars,” “Indiana Jones,” “Jurassic Park,” “Harry Potter” and “The Hunger Games” franchises, to name a few.

And a successful film series doesn’t always have to be comprised of action and sci-fi flicks.

“Before Sunset” reunited star-crossed lovers Jesse and Celine nine years after their first meeting in “Before Sunrise” and paved the way for their ongoing journey nine years later in “Before Midnight.” Will there be a fourth “Before” or perhaps an “After” in this charming series? Fans hope so.

As for movie remakes, the production and reception can be trickier.

Film purists prefer to leave movie classics alone, while other movie buffs believe that some stories never get old and are ripe for retelling.

There are filmmakers in the latter category who stick close to the original script and simply spruce up a remake using modern technology, music and casting.

Other movie creators completely reinvent a familiar story by setting it in a different place or time, switching up the genre, or giving it a new title.

For instance, how do you match screen legends Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn and James Stewart in “The Philadelphia Story,” one of the greatest romantic comedies ever made?

The answer is to cast Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly and Frank Sinatra in a musical rendition of the film set amongst Newport’s elite and call it “High Society.”

Critics snubbed the remake of Long Island’s version of blue blood romance, “Sabrina,” in which Audrey Hepburn first played the starry-eyed title character who pined over her love while perched in a tree.

However, many filmgoers, particularly those on the North Shore of Long Island, enjoyed watching suitors Harrison Ford and Greg Kinnear tool around Dosoris Lane in tuxedos and fancy sports cars.

Regardless of individual opinions, few can argue that when done right movie sequels, series and remakes give audiences the chance to fall in love with favorite films and characters all over again.

The following films will return to the box office this fall. From timeless love stories and a horror classic, to enchanting fairy tales and a boxing drama reboot, here are stories that are evergreen.

OCTOBER A STAR IS BORN

(Oct. 5; R; drama/musical/romance): Bradley Cooper directs and stars alongside Lady Gaga in the fourth version of the tragic love story about a celebrated musician who helps an aspiring singer and actress find fame, but leaves his music protégé and newfound love to face the spotlight alone as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.

SEPTEMBER LITTLE WOMEN

(Sept. 28; PG-13; drama/family): This release coincides with the 150th anniversary of the Louisa May Alcott classic novel.

The Civil War-era story gets a makeover by setting the four March sisters in modern times. The young women still grapple with their relationships and issues relating to growing up, but now audiences get to see them do so in today’s world.

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(Nov. 21; drama/sport): Sylvester Stallone reprised the role that made him famous in the 2015 “Rocky” reboot “Creed,” earning a Golden Globe Award and Oscar nod for his performance. Now, under the wing of this hard-knocks mentor, newly crowned heavyweight Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan) dons his boxing gloves and trunks once again to face off against the son of one of Rocky’s former rivals.

GOOSEBUMPS 2: HAUNTED HALLOWEEN

(Oct. 12; adventure/comedy/family): The sequel to the 2015 family film, which grossed more than $157 million worldwide and has a series in development, is based on R.L. Stine’s best-selling children’s books – this time involving a Halloween caper that spooks and stumps the Quinn siblings and their thrill-seeking friends.

HALLOWEEN

(Oct. 19; R; horror/thriller): It’s been 40 years since moviegoers first encoun-

ROBIN HOOD

(Nov. 21; PG-13; action/adventure): The early renegade who goes out on a limb to steal from the rich to give to the poor returns in this latest dramatization in which the war-hardened Crusader and his Moorish commander mount a revolt against the corrupt English crown, with Taron Egerton playing Robin Hood and Jamie Foxx taking on Little John.

SECOND ACT

(Nov. 21; PG-13; comedy/romance): This reworking of “Working Girl” casts Jennifer Lopez as a woman who assumes a new identity to take the business world into the palm of her hand. Instead of Wall Street, the familiar career story is set on Madison Avenue, where Lopez’s character intends to prove what street smarts can do with a little help from her partner in love played by Milo Ventimiglia.

Blank Slate Media Newspapers, Friday, September 28, 2018 • EVERYTHING FALL tered Michael Myers, one of the most chilling serial killers in horror film history. This film is a direct sequel to the 1978 original, as if the events in subsequent films in the series never happened. Jamie Lee Curtis reprises her role as Laurie Strode, now a grandmother, in her final confrontation with the masked stalker.

JOHNNY ENGLISH STRIKES AGAIN

(Oct. 26; R; action/adventure/comedy): Rowan Atkinson returns as the accidental secret agent who comes out of retirement to solve a case that stems from a cyber-attack against the British Secret Service. The assignment takes him on a wild ride to the South of France to undo the catastrophe for the Prime Minister played by Emma Thompson.

DECEMBER MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS

(Dec. 7; biography/drama/history): Mary Stuart and Queen Elizabeth I of England have received their share of big screen depictions over the years.

Now Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie play these 16th-century ruling cousins embroiled in a bitter rivalry over power and position that inevitably leads to war and ruin… and the title character no longer able to stay out of the woods.

SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE

(Dec. 14; animation/action/adventure/sci-fi): The story of Marvel’s Spi-

NOVEMBER THE NUTCRACKER AND THE FOUR REALMS

(Nov. 2; adventure/family/fantasy): Disney reimagines the enthralling tale of a young girl who is transported to a magical palace that has four realms – Land of Flowers, Land of Snowflakes, Land of Sweets, and a Fourth Realm with creepy forest inhabitants – in a lavish production starring Mackenzie Foy, Keira Knightly, Morgan Freeman and Helen Mirren.

THE GRINCH

(Nov. 9; PG; animation/comedy/ family/fantasy): Another holiday classic returns with the Grinch, first introduced in a Dr. Seuss story and then immortalized in the 1965 televised special, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.”

Now Benedict Cumberbatch provides the curmudgeonly voice behind

the green grump who plots to ruin Christmas for the village of Whoville using some high-tech hijinks.

FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD

(Nov. 16; adventure/family/fantasy): In this spinoff of J.K. Rowling’s beloved “Harry Potter” series and sequel to “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” the wizardry adventures continue as magizoologist Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) and Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) embark on a quest to take down Gellert Grindewald (Johnny Depp).

der Man and alter-ego Peter Parker has been told in a series of blockbuster films. Now the many shades of this nimble superhero are revealed in this animated adventure in which Spider-Man crosses parallel dimensions and teams up with Spider-Men of other realms to stop a threat to all of reality.

MARY POPPINS RETURNS

(Dec. 19; PG; family/fantasy/musical): Closing out the fall season and arriving just in time for mistletoe and holly, Disney continues the classic story of the loveable nanny who falls from the sky. After a tragic loss, a now-grown Jane and Michael Banks from the original tale, along with Michael’s three children, are visited by Mary Poppins, who helps the family rediscover joy and wonder.

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ernment have no idea how it works? His answer lies with the knowledgeable and dedicated public servants who keep the political machinery running and are cited in the book.

“The Forgotten: How the People of One Pennsylvania County Elected Donald Trump and Changed America”

by Ben Bradlee, Jr. (Oct. 2): The people of Luzerne County, Pa. voted Democratic for decades until Donald Trump flipped 2016. Brad it in 2016 Bra dlee, who oversaw the Boston Globe’s Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of sex abuse in the Catholic Church, reveals what happened and how it reflects the U.S. today.

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BY GRACE MCQUADE ow that kids are back to school, it’s a good time for adult readers to brush up on history and current affairs.

This fall brings a whirlwind of books that offer analysis and commentary on the significant events that have shaped our world today.

Don’t know much about history? No problem, a number of leading historians and journalists have written books that offer incisive looks at our past, present and prospects for the future.

Need a refresher on the pressing issues facing our country with midterm elections coming up?

Then read a few firsthand accounts from politicians on the ground who offer solutions.

Tired of the endless bickering between the divided political parties? Take comfort in words of wisdom from two former first ladies and messages of hope from two religious world leaders.

This month already unveiled newsworthy books from Bob Woodward about the Trump administration, David A. Kaplan about the Supreme Court, and Ken Starr about the Clinton investigation.

There are more historical and political tomes, personal memoirs and essay collections not to miss and still to come that reveal who we are as a people and our collective dreams for tomorrow.

So break out a freshly sharpened pencil – or perhaps just your keypad – and take note of the following books hitting shelves this season.

SEPTEMBER “21 Lessons for the 21st Century” by Yuval Noah Harari (Sept. 4): Innovative thinker Harari, an Israeli professor of history, probes many aspects of today’s society and addresses our most urgent questions: What will the future workforce rkforce look like and how should we prepare for it?

How should we deal with the new threat of terrorism? Are nations and religions still relevant? What should we teach our children? ”This Land: America, Lost and Found” by Dan Barry (Sept. 11): In the wake of Hurricane Katrina and on the eve of a national recession, New York Times writer Dan Barry launched a column about American life, crisscrossing the country and meeting the people who clean hotels rooms and endure disasters.

His moving stories are included in this collection and illustrated with vivid photographs.

“These Truths: A History of the United States” by Jill Lepore (Sept. 18): America

is founded upon three ideas, “these truths” as Jefferson called them: political equality, natural rights, and the sovereignty of the people. Historian and New Yorker writer Jill Lepore offers a sweeping study of the origins and rise of our divided nation beginning in 1492, asking whether or not our nation has lived up to its ideals.

“Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth” by Sarah Smarsh (Sept. 18): Smarsh’s memoir of growing up in a family of working class farmers in Kansas during the 1980s and ‘90s shines light h l h on our country’s economic divide and examines the myths about people thought to be less because they earn less.

“The Next American City: The Big Promise of Our Midsize Metros” by Mick Cornett (Sept. 25): Oklahoma City. Indianapolis. Charleston.

“If You Ask Me: Essential Advice from Eleanor Roosevelt” by Eleanor Roosevelt, edited

by Mary Jo Binker (Oct. 9): Eleanor Roosevelt transformed the role of first lady with her accomplishments and activism, yet many mayy not know that in 1941 she began writing an advice column for Ladies Home Journal. This collection of her inspiring columns covers timeless topics from war and politics, to marriage and religion.

Des Moines. These are cities of modest D ssize, but outsized accomplishment, valuing compromise over confrontation and in progress over political victory. The fourp tterm mayor of Oklahoma City reveals how these successes can be models for h tthe rest of the country.

“Them: Why We Hate Each Other – and How to Heal” by Ben Sasse (Oct. 16): American life expectancy is declining. Birth rates are dropping. Nearly half of us think the other political party is evil.

As a country, we’ve never been more pessimistic. U.S. Senator Ben Sasse believes this despair is being caused by the collapse of communities and networks that bind us together and offers a prescription for what ails us.

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“God Is Young: A Conversation with Thomas Leoncini” by Pope Francis (Oct. 2): Since his election 2 in 2013, Pope Franccis has reinvigorated tthe Catholic Church aand become one of tthe most popular global leaders. In this interview, published for the first time in in English, he implores millennials to come E ttogether to build a better world through what he calls a “revolution of tenderw ness.”

“Becoming” by Michelle Obama (Nov. 13): In her memoir, our country’s first African-American first lady shares the experiences that shaped her – from her childhood on Chicago’s South Side, to her years balancing the demands of motherhood h h d and d work, to her time spent at the world’s most famous address.

“The Fifth Risk” by Michael Lewis (Oct. 2): The best-selliing author of “Liar’s Poker” and “MoneyP ball” now examines the b ccurrent White House and aadministration aasks: what are the conssequences if the people iin charge of our gov-

“A Call for Revolution: A Vision for the Future” by Dalai Lama with Sofia Stril-Rever ((Nov. 13): This impasssioned manifesto by one of the world’s most o rrespected spiritual leadeers is possibly the most iimportant message the Dalai ai Lama can give us about the future of our world. It’s his u rrallying cry, full of solutions for our chaotic aand divided times.

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HAIR TRENDS:WHAT’S NEW FOR RIGHT NOW

With summer collapsing into fall, gorgeous foliage is upon us! Changing leaves create a warm mosaic of color, inspiring all of us in the haircare world.

WARM TONES

Liven up your hair color with warm tones. Regardless of your base color, adding warmth will give you just the pop you need. Blondes become more golden. Reds become more copper. Brunettes, more chestnut. Adding warmth to the hair adds the look of healthy color to our skin. Nothing is more beautiful than color rich-looking hair.

GLASS HAIR

This fall, it is all about intense shine and hair wellness. As summer ends, our hair may appear dry from lack of moisture and sun oxidation. This dryness can give the hair a frizzy appearance. Invest in hair straightening products that can tame the frizz and leave you with shiny, sleek hair for up to 6 months. For less permanent and one-night looks, a silk press is the way to go!

This modern day press delivers the most desirable commericial-like hair.

PUMPKIN GOODNESS

SHARP MIDDLE PARTS Whether your hair is tied back in a bun, pushed behind the ear or left down to style, a dramatic middle part has made its way back to the runway. To achieve this look, use a small pintail comb to make the perfect precise part.

Jazz it up with a little hair glitter for a fun night out.

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At this point, the meat of the pumpkin can easily be scraped from the skin.

This prepared ingredient can be pureed for use in recipes anywhere from sweets like pumpkin oatmeal muffins to savory like pumpkin hummus! “How do Continued from Page 54 you like them pumpkins?” salads, or sprinkled on yogurt.

Eleana Kaidanian, Technically speaking, all pumpkins or RD, CDN, CPT-WFS hard-skinned squash are edible. www.LInutritionist.com However, the pumpkins that are generally used for display or as jack-o-lanters are grown for carving and less for cooking intentions.

While most baking recipes call for canned pumpkin out of ease, they consist of a blend of squash, like butternut, that offer less stringy texture and more sweetness than your typical carving pumpkin.

Continued from Page 42 With all types of squash, it is ideal to Location (Close enough to come halve or cut into parts to increase surface home for the occasional weekend for area and decrease cooking time.

Mom’s cooking and clean underwear, yet Put seeds aside to wash and dry for far enough away so that your parents roasting, because who doesn’t love roast- don’t show up unannounced at your dorm ed pumpkin seeds? Preheat the oven to room door on any given Sunday).

400° F, brush the cut sides of the pumpkin -Return On Investment, summed up with oil (try avocado or walnut oil) and not in earnings, but rather, by the one place on a baking pan for roasting until true measure of success, whether in coltender (about 45-60 minutes). lege, in career, or in life — happiness!

COLLEGE TIPS

The parent’s role in the process of applying to college Mentor. Advisor. Advocate. Above all, parent. Offer sage wisdom on the one hand. Keep mouth tightly shut, on the other.

Try to find what works, much the way you’ve managed the day-to-day through the first sixteen years. Do keep in mind —# this is the student’s college application, not the parent’s. The student should be doing the legwork in researching colleges, writing essays, applying for scholarships, and, ultimately (within parameters as may be set by parents), deciding which college to attend.

Throughout the process, it remains the parent’s role to advise, suggest, encourage, support, and, when the going gets tough (as it may when faced with deadlines, awaiting decisions, or handed a deferral or rejection), to provide comfort and relief.

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HOME IMPROVEMENT Continued from Page 66 many factors including whether the wall in question bears weight. An experienced contractor will make sure they take the safest and most cost efficient approach.

Where are your guests hanging out while the turkey is in the oven? The den or family room is one of the most heavily used rooms in the house, but is yours doing all it could to make you and your guests feel at home? Home theaters and media rooms are much more affordable today than they were a decade ago, and “big screen” TVs are no longer a luxury but the standard. Virtually any underutilized room – or even the garage – can be converted to a first-rate media room. The size of the room, existing wiring and location of windows will help determine how best to modify the room for entertaining and your contractor can install acoustic wall and ceiling treatments. To fully tailor the room to your family’s entertainment interests, consider custom cabinets with easily accessible space for audiovisual and gaming gear.

Want to keep the cooking noises in the kitchen and the screaming football fans in the media room? Consider pocket doors between rooms. They’re unobtrusive – virtually invisible when not in use – and do not require precious floor or wall space like traditional swinging doors.

If you’re an empty nester, maybe it’s time to convert an unused bedroom into a warm and inviting guest room for travelers. Bedroom remodeling is a great way to update your home. Remodeling a bedroom gives you an opportunity to choose new windows, design new closets, refinish hardwood floors and add custom molding.

But the one thing to avoid: unfinished home improvement projects when the guests arrive for the holidays. It’s a good idea to view fall as the beginning of your holiday prep time. And for some families, home improvement projects can be a practical and lasting holiday gift.

Often couples agree in advance to forego conventional gifts and “give each other” a major home improvement for the holidays.

Nothing beats being happily at home for the holidays in your own beautiful home.

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MEDICINE SPICES Continued from Page 54 flammation. Prepare one and half teaspoons of celery seeds with one cup of boiling water; let the seeds soak for 20 minutes and then drink..

Cinnamon can help raise your HDL and help with joint pain. If you’re “good” cholesterol is raised you can eliminate inflammation which reduces joint pain.

Mix one-half teaspoon cinnamon with one teaspoon of honey and add to your herbal tea.

Blank Slate Media Newspapers, Friday, September 28, 2018 • EVERYTHING FALL Coriander can lower your cholesterol. Boil one cup of water, one teaspoon of coriander seeds, drain and sip.

Cloves are great for treating bad breath, relieving nausea and helping with a sore throat simply by munching one clove root. If you are suffering from mouth pain, place one clove on the painful area until the discomfort subsides.

Cumin acts as stress relaxer. Boil one cup of water with one teaspoon of cumin.

Cool and drink in a gulp.

Dill Seeds can stop hiccups when you swallow one teaspoon. Chewing a handful of dill seeds will help to cure bad breath.

English Pepper can relieve muscle aches. Grind the pepper into a powder, add some water to thicken and apply to painful area.

Fennel Seeds work wonders for stomach cramps. Soak one teaspoon of fennel seeds in one cup of boiling water and strain before drinking.

Garlic Powder makes an excellent mosquito repellent. Make a paste of garlic powder and water and apply to the pulse points, behind the knees, and on the ankles. You can even add a small drop or two on the cheeks, face and neck. Be careful not to put close to your eyes.

Ginger is used for many remedies.

To relieve nausea, prepare a brew of one-

half teaspoon of ginger with one cup of boiling water. Strain before drinking. To cure headaches, make a paste of ground ginger and water and place on the painful area. To calm your cough and heartburn, add one-half teaspoon ground ginger and one teaspoon of honey and add to boiling water.

Mint works well for abdominal pain and convulsions. Brew one-half teaspoon of dried mint leaves in boiling water, strain and drink.

Mustard Powder, when mixed with one liter of warm water, can alleviate congestion. Drink every two hours.

Salt is known to be a valuable disinfectant for your mouth and throat. Rinse several times a day with warm salt water.

You can also use salt to dull pain from insect bites by sprinkling directly on to the affected area.

Thyme is known to soothe a sore throat and quiet a cough. Mix one tablespoon of dried thyme with one cup of boiling water. Strain and drink.

Tumeric will reduce your fever. Simply mix one-half teaspoon of turmeric powder with one cup of warmed milk and add a teaspoon of honey.

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Ties between hearing loss, dementia Studies show correcting hearing loss can help prevent onset of neurological problems DR. AMY SAPODIN Do you know anyone who has ever been cured from dementia?

Did you know every 3-4 seconds another patient is diagnosed with dementia?

Rates of dementia are estimated to triple in the next 30 years. Unlike some other diseases, with dementia the physical body is estimated to outlive the individual’s mental capabilities by 10-plus years.

Earlier this year, Pfizer, one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, abandoned its research on dementia after losing billions. With no known cure for this catastrophic disease, it is imperative we look at new reports coming out helping us to better understand the science of Dementia and ways to help us avoid the devastating fate of this diagnosis. An article from a European Dementia commission titled: “Dementia Prevention, Intervention, and Care” published in the Lancet Journal detailed important information.

The Lancet report highlighted that nearly 30 percent of all dementia cases are considered preventable.

Phew! The report even laid out important modifiable lifestyle factors that can help each of us prevent dementia and,

not surprisingly, the treatment of hearing loss is at the top of that list. By treating hearing loss one helps to reduce social isolation, cerebral atrophy and cognitive overload.

Dr. Doraiswamy, a neuropsychologist from Duke University said it best: “The benefits of correcting hearing loss on cognition are twice as large as the benefits from any cognitive-enhancing drugs now on the market. It should be the first thing we focus on.”

Most people are very surprised to learn that untreated hearing loss is a major risk factor for developing cognitive decline and dementia.

A medical study from Johns Hopkins demonstrated that untreated hearing loss increases the risk of developing dementia by 200 percent to 500 percent.

Dr. Frank Lin and his team at Johns Hopkins Medical Center found three primary effects of hearing loss that can contribute directly to your risk of dementia:

No. 1 – Social Isolation – Withdrawal from social situations is common in individuals with hearing loss. Keeping your brain mentally fit – with social interactions, communication, reading, and playing games – is a recipe for a long, healthy life!

No. 2 – Cerebral Atrophy – Multiple scientific studies have demonstrated that hearing impairment is associated with accelerated brain atrophy, which is a hallmark feature of dementia. As the auditory system ages, we lose sensory cells in our ears. Each cell has the potential to make connections with millions of cells throughout the brain affecting hearing, speech, memory, and beyond. Therefore, hearing loss equals brain function loss.

No. 3 – Cognitive Overload (Or Working Your Brain Too Hard) – With hearing loss, your brain is constantly on overload.

The extra time it takes you to follow what is being said in a conversation can really add up, and this can harm your brain.

Hearing well is the number one step most of us can take in the battle against dementia!

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Comptroller to speak at Temple Emanuel State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli will offer a talk at Temple Emanuel of Great Neck, Friday, Oct. 5 at 7:30 p.m.

The title of the talk is: “The State of Our State.”

Thomas DiNapoli is the 54th Comptroller of the State of New York. A lifelong Long Islander, DiNapoli was raised in a middle-class, union household and saw the value of hard work and stretching every dollar in the example set by his parents.

In 1972, DiNapoli won his first election and served as a trustee on the Mineola Board of Education, becoming the first 18-year-old in New York State to hold public office. He attended Hofstra University, earning a bachelor’s degree in history and graduated magna cum laude in 1976.

He worked in the telecommunications industry for 10 years, and went to night classes and earned a master’s degree from The New School University’s Graduate School of Management and Urban Professions. In 1986, he ran for the New York State Assembly and was elected to represent the 16th District in northwestern Nassau County for the next 20 years.

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Arts & Entertainment Calendar NYCB LIVE, HOME OF NASSAU VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM 1255 Hempstead Turnpike, Uniondale (516) 794-9300 • www.nycblive.com Friday, Oct. 5 through Saturday, Nov. 3 (check website for daily times) Blood Manor Presents Crypts of the Coliseum NYCB THEATRE AT WESTBURY 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury (516) 247-5205 • www.thetheatreatwestbury.com Friday, Sept. 28, 8 p.m.

Queen Extravaganza Saturday, Sept. 29, 8 p.m.

Hot Autumn Nights: Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone and more!

THE PARAMOUNT 370 New York Ave., Huntington (631) 673-7300 • www.paramountny.com Friday, Sept. 28, 8 p.m.

1964: The Tribute Saturday, Sept. 29, 8 p.m.

Party Rock: The World’s Best Party Band Tuesday, Oct. 2, 8 p.m.

Danity Kane DK3 with Dawn & Dumblonde Thursday, Oct. 4, 7 p.m.

Michael Franti & Spearhead THE SPACE AT WESTBURY 250 Post Ave., Westbury (516) 283-5566 • www.thespaceatwestbury.com Wednesday, Oct. 3, 8 p.m.

Songs From The Hymnal: An Evening With Brian Fallon and special guest Craig Finn FOREST HILLS STADIUM 1 Tennis Place, Forest Hills (888) 929-7849 • www.foresthillsstadium.com Saturday, Oct. 6, 12 p.m.

EEEEEATSCON Food Festival MY FATHER’S PLACE AT THE ROSLYN HOTEL 1221 Old Northern Blvd., Roslyn (516) 413-3535 • www.myfathersplace. com Sunday, Sept. 30, 3 p.m.

Broadway DivaFest Tuesday, Oct. 2, 8 p.m.

Mike Peters Thursday, Oct. 4, 8 p.m.

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TILLES CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville (516) 299-3100 • www.tillescenter.org Friday, Sept. 28, 8 p.m.

Jon Batiste Saturday, Sept. 29, 8 p.m.

Helen Sung Presents: On Tap with Michela Marino Lerman + Sung With Words ADELPHI UNIVERSITY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 1 South Ave., Garden City (516) 877-4000 • www.pacadelphi.edu Friday, Sept. 28, 8 p.m.

Chita Rivera Saturday, Sept. 29, 2 p.m.

Gluck’s Alceste Thursday, Oct. 2 through Sunday, Oct. 7 (check website for daily show times) Anton in Show Business by Jane Martin MADISON THEATRE AT MOLLOY COLLEGE 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre (516) 323-4444 • www.madisontheatreny. com Saturday, Sept. 29, 7 p.m.

Comedy with Chris Monty & Friends HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY 1000 Fulton Ave., Hempstead (800) 463-7872 • www.hofstra.edu Friday, Oct. 5 and Saturday, Oct. 6, 8 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 7, 2 p.m.

Play: “Dream of a Common Language” At the Joan and Donald Schaeffer Black Box Theater, Joseph G. Shapiro Family Hall, South Campus. Ongoing performances through Oct. 14.

NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART 1 Museum Drive, Roslyn Harbor (516) 484-9338 • www.nassaumuseum.org Saturday, Sept. 29, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Studio Saturdays at The Manes Center Sunday, Sept. 30, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Family Sundays at the Museum SANDS POINT PRESERVE CONSERVANCY/ HEMPSTEAD HOUSE 127 Middle Neck Road, Sands Point (516) 571-7901 • www.sandspointpreserve.org Wednesday, Oct. 3, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

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Landmark Radio Theater: Stage Door Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2 p.m.

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LONG ISLAND CHILDREN’S MUSEUM 11 Davis Ave., Garden City (516) 224-5800 • www.licm.org Friday, Sept. 28, 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Kids in the Kitchen: Chicken Caesar Crouton Cups Children ages 3 to 5. Fee: $5 with museum admission ($4 LICM members).

Sunday, Sept. 30, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Cup of Sorpresas Children ages 3 and up can create their own fruit sorpresa to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. Free with museum admission.

GOLD COAST ARTS CENTER 113 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck (516) 829-2570 • www.goldcoastarts.org Sunday, Sept. 30 through Dec. 15 Exhibit: Storytelling Through the Lens

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“I Am Neil Armstrong” Story Time Tuesday, Oct. 2, 7 p.m.

Author Joel Osteen: “Next Level Thinking” CINEMA ARTS CENTRE 423 Park Ave., Huntington (631) 423-7611 • www.cinemaartscentre. org Thursday, Oct. 4, 7 p.m.

Film Screening: “Deconstructing Abbey Road” with Scott Freiman BOOK REVUE 313 New York Ave., Huntington (631) 271-1442 • www.bookrevue.com Monday, Oct. 1, 7 p.m.

Captain Lee, “Running Against the Tide” THE DOLPHIN BOOKSHOP & CAFE 299 Main St., Port Washington (516) 767-2650 • www.thedolphinbookshop.com Friday, Sept. 28, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Cafe Music at the Dolphin Sunday, Sept. 30, 11:30 a.m.

Children’s Story Time & Craft: “Can I Be Your Dog?” TURN OF THE CORKSCREW BOOKS AND WINE 110 N. Park Ave., Rockville Centre (516) 764-6000 • www.turnofthecorkscrew.com Saturday, Sept. 29, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Kids Book Discussion Thursday, Oct. 4, 7 p.m.

Author Andrew Gross, “Button Man” HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL & TOLERANCE CENTER OF NASSAU COUNTY 100 Crescent Beach Road, Glen Cove (516) 571-8040 • www.hmtcli.org Sunday, Sept. 30, 2 p.m.

Exhibit Opening: Cecelia Goetz — The Aggressive War Chief of Nuremberg ART LEAGUE OF LONG ISLAND’S JEANIE TENGELSEN GALLERY 107 E. Deer Park Road, Dix Hills (631) 462-5400 • www.artleagueli.org Through Sunday, Oct. 7 Exhibit: Insight in Sight — Presented by NY Society of Women Artists

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PLANTING FIELDS ARBORETUM 1395 Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay (516) 922-8678 • www.plantingfields.org Through Sept. 30 Exhibit — Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney: Sculpture

OLDE TRADING POST 1218 Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park (516) 492-3195 • www.oldetradingpost.com Friday, Sept. 28, 7 p.m.

Music: Limed Wire

OLD WESTBURY GARDENS 71 Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury (516) 333-0048 • www.oldwestburygardens.org Through Oct. 7 The Great War Exhibit

CAUMSETT STATE HISTORIC PARK PRESERVE 25 Lloyd Harbor Road, Huntington (631) 423-1770 • www.oldetradingpost.com Saturday, Sept. 29, 9:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.

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THE WHALING MUSEUM & EDUCATION CENTER 279 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor (631) 367-3418 • www.cshwhalingmuseum.org Saturday, Sept. 29, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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COLD SPRING HARBOR FISH HATCHERY & AQUARIUM 1660 Rte. 25A, Cold Spring Harbor (516) 692-6768 • www.cshfishhatchery. org Saturday, Sept. 29, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Fall Festival Environmental exhibitions, live animal encounters, kid’s fishing, food, refreshments, music, petting zoo, castle bouncer and games. $6 adults; $4 kids ages 3 to 12 and seniors 65 and up; under age 3 and members are free.

WALT WHITMAN BIRTHPLACE AND HISTORIC SITE 246 Old Walt Whitman Road, Huntington Station (631) 427-5240 • www.waltwhitman.org Thursday, Oct. 4, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

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THE CULINARY ARCHITECT

A turkey feast for fall entertaining For some reason!fall and turkey go together in my mind.

When the weather starts to turn I start to crave turkey and more turkey. The idea of roasting a whole turkey is a daunting task as well as extremely time-consuming…between the basting and the roasting it is a whole day affair!

No thank you! By boning and tying a turkey breast you can easily make an elegant and delicious “Turkey Roulade.”

The butchering may be done 24 hours in advance, leaving you only the roasting on the day of feasting!

Follow the step by step directions below and add a few delicious and interesting side dishes and you have a fall feast, perfect for entertaining throughout fall and even perfect for a not so timeconsuming Thanksgiving Feast. I promise that once you enjoy the delights of a Boneless Roasted Turkey Breast you may reconsider roasting a whole bird the next time you feast on turkey!

Menu (Serves 6-8) Boneless Roasted Turkey Breast with Gravy* Corn Pudding Mashed Potatoes* Ginger Orange Carrots Blueberry Crumble* *Recipe Not Given

Boneless Roasted Turkey Breast 1 (5 to 7 lb.) organic turkey breast, trimmed 1 tblsp. Kosher salt 1/2 tsp. pepper 6 tblsp. sweet butter cut into pats 6 Sprigs flat leaf parsley Olive oil 1. Position turkey breast skin side up on cutting board. Using sharp knife, remove each breast half from bone by cutting through skin on either side of center bone.

Continue to work knife along bone, until each breast half is removed. You will have two lobes.

Reserve breastbone for future stock making, if desired. Combine salt, and pepper in a bowl. Sprinkle breasts all over with salt mixture.

2. Lay two 24-inch pieces of kitchen twine crosswise in middle of 8 1/2” by 4 1/2” loaf pan, a few inches apart. Arrange 1 breast half skin side down in pan on top of twine. Place butter pats and parsley on top of breast.

Position remaining breast half over first, skin side up, with thick end over tapered end. Tuck turkey into edges of pan to fit if necessary.

Tie twine tightly to secure. Remove turkey from pan and continue to tie the turkey breast loaf at 1-inch intervals. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or up to 24 hours.

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3. Three hours before serving, adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 325 degrees.

Place oil in 12-inch cast iron skillet.

Add turkey and cook until well browned on all sides, about 10 minutes per side.

Continue roasting until turkey registers 160 degrees, 2 1/4 to 2 3/4 hours. Transfer turkey to carving board and let rest for 15 minutes. Carve, platter and serve.

Corn Pudding 1 lb. frozen corn, defrosted 3/4 cup heavy cream 1/3 cup all-purpose flour 2/3 cup cornmeal (I use Mitty Gritty Grain Co. of Vermont’s “Our Blend”, available nittygrittygrain.com. This Organic cornmeal is the best I have ever tasted)

1/4 cup sugar 1 1/4 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. baking soda 1 cup sour cream 6 tblsp. unsalted butter, melted 1 large egg, lightly beaten 1. Adjust oven rack to uppermiddle position and heat oven to 400 degrees. Grease 8” by 12” rectangular baking dish.

2. Combine cream and 1 1/2 cups corn in blender and process until coarse puree forms, about 30 seconds. Whisk flour, cornmeal, sugar, salt and baking soda together in a large bowl.

3. Add sour cream, melted butter, egg and pureed corn mixture to blender and blend. Whisk sour cream mixture into flour mixture until combined. Place remaining corn into rectangular dish. Transfer batter to prepared dish by pouring it over the corn.

4. Bake until edges of pudding are lightly browned and top is slightly puffed, about 35 minutes. Let cool on wire rack for 10 minutes. Serve warm. Also delicious the next day, reheated!

1 small knob fresh ginger, ground 1/4 tsp. Kosher salt 1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

2. Place all ingredients on a baking sheet.

3. Roast 15 minutes, stirring once. Turn on broiler. Broil 2 minutes.

4. Place carrots on a platter.

Sprinkle top with Kosher salt and serve.

Alexandra Troy is owner of Culinary Architect Catering, a 35 year-old Greenvale-based company, specializing in private, corporate and promotional parties. Need help making your parties delicious and stress-free, CALL 516-484-7431 and you will be a guest at your own party! If you make any of these recipes, send me a photo at party@culinaryarchitect.com.

Ginger Orange Carrots 1 orange, cut into 1/2 moons 6 oz. carrots, cleaned and peeled and cut in half lengthwise 1 tblsp. olive oil 4 peeled garlic cloves 3 thyme springs

Annual cider festival kicks off on Sept. 29 Pour the Core: A Hard Cider Festival returns to Heckscher State Park on Saturday, Sept. 29. !!

With a pay-one-price ticket purchase, attendees will be able to sample over 75 ciders from local, national and international cider makers. !

Pour the Core will showcase locally produced ciders from Riverhead Ciderhouse in Riverhead, Po’ Boy Brewing in Port Jefferson Station, and Diner Brew Co. in Mt. Vernon, as well as hand-selected national and international brands including Ace Cider in California, Citizen Cider in Vermont, and Romilly Cidre in France.!

“The event is sure to impress both cider lovers and fun seekers alike,” said event organizer Kristyn Dolan with Starfish Junction, producers of Pour the Core.

The festival will offer a unique line-up of ciders to sample, as well as food available to purchase from some of Long Island’s popular food

trucks.

A not-to-be-missed highlight of the cider festival is the Cider Donut Eating Contest, this year sponsored

by East Main and Main donut bar and Po’ Boy Brewery, both with retail locations in Port Jefferson.!

Twenty-five festival attendees will test their donut eating skills for a prize package valued at more than $500, including a year’s sup-

ply of donuts, plus bragging rights until next year’s Pour the Core event.!

Contestants will receive a cider donut, which will be hung from a string.! The contestant who eats their donut fastest without using their hands will be declared the winner. !

Floral Park native, and twotime Pour the Core reigning do-

nut eating champion Christopher Bingold is attending and hopes to defend his undefeated title.

“This will be my third year at the festival and both my wife and I love trying new ciders as well as our favorites,” said Bingold.! “My first year, I entered the contest on a whim and was surprised when I won.! I was just as surprised last year when I won for the second time and hopefully I can get it done a third time,” he added.!

When asked about his training and strategy for this year’s attempt, he humbly replied, “I don’t really have a strategy beside eat as quickly as possible.”

Pour the Core: Long Island will help two worthy charities: KiDS NEED MoRE, a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of children, families and young adults coping with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses, and the National Heritage Trust.

Tickets to Pour the Core are

as follows: VIP Session ($60) will be held from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., and General Admission Session ($45) takes place from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. !

Designated Driver tickets are also available: $15 for VIP ticketholders and $12 for those with general admission tickets. !

This is a 21+ event and a valid ID is required for entry.! No children or pets are permitted.!

The festival will take place rain or shine, under tents, and all ticket sales are final.!

Heckscher State Park is located at 1 Heckscher State Pkwy in East Islip.! The event will be held in Field 2.!

The park will collect $8 per vehicle for parking. Parking is free for vehicles with a valid NYS Empire Pass.

For tickets and more information about the event, visit pourthecore.com/LongIsland.

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Great Neck Library Great Neck Main Library is located at 159 Bayview Ave. in Great Neck.

Following is a sampling of upcoming events. For a complete listing, go to www.greatnecklibrary.org.

story of four guys from New Jersey (Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons), who attained worldwide fame with their unique sound throughout several decades.

THE VIC VINCENT GROUP PERFORMS A TRIBUTE TO THE JERSEY BOYS AT MAIN Sunday, Sept. 30 at 2 p.m.

This show will include music and a discussion of the success

MEL BROOKS: IT’S GOOD TO BE THE KING! AT MAIN Tuesday, Oct. 2 at 2 p.m.

John Kenrick, through discussion and video clips, will present a program about Mel Brooks, once

a poor kid from Brooklyn who childhood friend. changed television and big-screen comedy forever with his irreverent, GREAT NECK LIBRARY CLOSING/ offensive brand of humor, CANCELLATION INFORMATION ONLINE WEDNESDAY FILM MATINEE: Library patrons connected to the Internet are asked to check the “DISOBEDIENCE” website: www.cancellations.com Wednesday, October 3 at 2 p.m. for library weather related closings/ The next Wednesday Matinee is about a woman who returns to her program cancellations. In order to access this service, library district Orthodox Jewish community that shunned her for her attraction to a residents can log on to cancella-

tions.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.

Great Neck Community Calendar THE ROTARY CLUB OF GREAT NECK Invites residents and business people to visit its meetings for social and business networking. In alignment with the club’s motto, “They Profit Most Who Serve Best,” all are welcome to discover how meaningful and satisfying it is to give back to the community while networking through the Rotary Club of Great Neck. On the second Wednesday of each month, dinner

events are held to support local Great Neck restaurants, and on all other remaining Wednesdays in the month, the group gathers for breakfast at 8 a.m. in the boardroom of TD Bank at 2 Great Neck Road. For more information, visit the website at www.rotaryclubofgreatneck. org or Facebook page at rotaryclubofgreatneck. To arrange for your visit as a guest or if interested in becoming one of their weekly speakers, please email

rotaryclubofgreatneck@aol.com or call 516-487-9392.

go to www.toolsatsilversneakers.com or call (516) 745-8050.

FREE EXERCISE CLASSES Ongoing Program — Free Silver Sneakers exercise classes for those 65 and older at all levels on balance, agility, strengthening, endurance and osteoporosis for eligible seniors on Monday through Saturday. Locations are in Garden City Park, Lake Success and Floral Park.

For more details, including seeing if you are eligible and class times,

TUESDAYS WITH REAP The Retired Energetic Active People group meets every Tuesday at 9 a.m. The events are located at the Cumberland Adult Center, 30 Cumberland Ave. in Great Neck.

For more information, call 516441-4949. For a monthly schedule of activities, go to www.greatneckadulted.org.

Great Neck Great Neck Social Center Park District Great Neck House is located at 14 Arrandale Ave. in Great Neck. Following is a sampling of upcoming Great Neck Park District events. For a complete listing, go to www.greatneckparks. org or call 516-487-7665.

HARVEST FESTIVAL Join this Annual Harvest Festival in the Village Green on Monday, Oct. 8, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Enjoy arts & crafts, musical entertainment, hay rides, a petting zoo, pony rides and more. Admission free for Park District residents with park card.

Call (516) 482-0355 for more info. Takes place rain or shine.

SCARECROW FESTIVAL Register now for the new Scarecrow Festival in the Village Green on Sunday, Oct. 14. Sign up for either the 10 a.m. or 12 p.m. time slots to build and take home your own scarecrow or two! There will also be

face painting, temporary tattoos and more. Fee is $50 per family. Call (516) 482-0355 for more information.

WEEKEND FILM Friday, Oct. 5 at 8 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 6 at 5 and 8 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 7 at 7:30 p.m “A Quiet Place” (2018) is playing at Great Neck House.

Starring Emily Blunt, John Krasinski and Millicent Simmonds. In a post-apocalyptic world, a family is forced to live in silence while hiding from monsters with ultrasensitive hearing.

SUNDAY @ 3: THE HAMBONES Sunday, Oct. 14 at 3 p.m.,

Visit Great Neck House for a performance by The Hambones. The band has a long list of songs, including covers from artists such as Johnny Cash, Chuck Berry, The Beatles, Fats Domino and more. A park card is required for admission.

TEEN NIGHT AT THE RINK Teens can enjoy skating every Friday night from 8 to 10 p.m., with their friends and neighbors at the Andrew Stergiopoulos Ice Rink.

The Great Neck Social Center, located at 80 Grace Ave. in Great Neck, hosts a full calendar of events for seniors every month that includes tea times, lunches, gamedays, discussion groups, health and wellness lectures, reading groups and more. New members are welcome. For more information, go to www.gnsocialcenter. org or call 516-487-0025. Following is a sampling of daily activities.

Mondays 10 a.m. Tea Time 10:45 a.m. What’s Your Opinion? and Piano with Dr. Herb Saltzman 12: 45 p.m. Mah Jongg, Canasta & Open Game Tuesdays 9:45 a.m. Bingo 11 a.m. Card Playing Group 2 p.m. Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group

Wednesdays 9:45 a.m. Tai Chi 10:30 a.m. Knitting & Handcrafts 1:30 p.m. Billiards Thursdays 10:15 a.m. Movie Day 2 p.m. World in Depth 2 p.m. Ping Pong Fridays 10:30 a.m. Line Dancing with David 12:45 p.m. Open Mic with Midye & Phoebe

Residents worry over medical marijuana biz Continued from Page 23 within the law and puts the customer at the center of everything we do,” Yi said.

Yi understands why residents may be concerned about a dispensary coming to their neighborhood, especially given that marijuana is not fully legalized in New York.

MedMen tries to break “pot shop” stereotypes by having highly professional stores and staff, he said.

“Part of our mandate as a business is to educate folks about it and to help people understand that this is an asset,” Yi said.

A MedMen representative invited Bent-

ley to visit the company’s store in Manhattan to get a feel for how the business runs, Bentley said. Bentley and members of the Council of Greater Manhasset Civic Associations plan to educate themselves about the issue and meet with the company to discuss concerns.

“What I’m confident in is this is not going to proceed quickly,” Bentley said. “This is going to be well thought out and explored in advance before the town makes any decisions. I’m confident in that only because I know our legislators, I know our town supervisor. They’re people that care very much about residents’ opinions.”

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Hofstra dedicates room to longest-serving prof Continued from Page 24 American Historical Association in 2008.

He was awarded the 2008 Distinguished Teaching Award.

“I thought it was a long shot just to enter,” D’Innocenzo said on the 2008 award. “I almost missed the deadline for submission, too.”

D’Innocenzo is still rigorous in his teaching philosophy, highlighting the importance of community discussion and engagement. For years, he escorted as many as 50 students on trips as long as four days to historically significant New England landmarks like Lexington, Concord and Salem.

“Not many faculty were willing to take that kind of responsibility,” D’Innocenzo said. “Or to have to supervise teenagers for so many overnight stays.”

Other unconventional teaching methods D’Innocenzo has used over his career include one-on-one oral discussions, contextual lectures on broad topics and autobiographies.

“I was blown away by his infectious enthusiasm,” Stanislao Pugliese, a former student of D’Innocenzo’s and current distinguished Hofstra professor, said about meeting him.!Pugliese emceed the seminar room dedication ceremonies.

“Mike’s still got a twinkle in his eye to this day. He’s an invaluable resource to us,” Pugliese said.

Throughout his tenure at Hofstra, D’Innocenzo has remained highly competitive, in addition to his level of engagement. D’Innocenzo boasts of his successful intramural softball and basketball teams at Hofstra, and defeating both students and colleagues.

“I know from firsthand experience Mike was an excellent, competitive athlete,” Berliner said. “He and I had the opportunity to play tennis a few times and I quickly moved on to swimming and bowling.”

At the ceremony in Shapiro Hall,

Professor Michael D’Innocenzo there was standing room only as D’Innocenzo’s colleagues gave testimonies to his influence and legacy.

Michael Caplice, Long Island regional director of intergovernmental and community affairs for the state comptroller’s office, read aloud a letter from Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, a former student of D’Innocenzo’s.

“I had the privilege of studying with Professor D’Innnocenzo when I was a history major at Hofstra,” Caplice said.

“He has been an inspiration to me, and I am delighted that Hofstra has decided to honor his legacy.”

“Mike is the embodiment of a living legend at Hofstra,” Gail Simmons, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, said at the dedication.

“I am so delighted to know [Mike], and I am so delighted to know the seminar room is going to be infused with your aura,” Simmons said.

“I’m almost speechless,” D’Innocenzo said to laughter.

D’Innocenzo concluded the dedication with his own speech, speaking at length about the pride he feels in the university.

“Hofstra’s quest for excellence and justice shall never die,” he said.

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Dolans sue over News 12 layoffs Former owners claim Altice USA has violated sales agreement; new owners deny charge

BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN

The billionaire Dolan family, which once owned Cablevision, filed a suit against Altice USA this month for allegedly terminating News 12 employees in violation of sales terms.

Altice USA acquired News 12 Networks’ parent company, Cablevision, in 2016 through a merger worth $17.7 billion.

“We negotiated in good faith to add protective covenants in the merger agreement regarding News 12 for the benefit of the viewing public and network employees,” Patrick Dolan, who is currently a senior network adviser for News 12, said in a statement. “The Dolan family intends to hold Altice accountable for commitments Altice made at the time of the sale and to protect the quality programming News 12 provides the community.”

Among the suit’s plaintiffs are Charles Dolan, the founder and former CEO of Cablevision who owns Newsday, his wife,

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of 70 employees” at News 12 in spring 2017, lowering news coverage quality, and announced in late summer to Patrick Dolan that more layoffs were planned.

Among those facing layoff was McVey, a longtime anchor.

The lawsuit also alleges that the president of Altice USA News, Michael Schreiber, said the reason for McVey’s pending termination is seeking a “fresh look.”

Altice USA spokeswoman Lisa Anselmo told the Wall Street Journal that the lawsuit has no merit and said the company “remains committed to offering meaningful news PHOTO BY JANELLE CLAUSEN coverage, enhancing our news product for our local communities.”

A new lawsuit filed by the Dolans alleges that Altice USA has violated the terms of $17.7 News 12’s coverage area billion merger through its alleged laying off of dozens of News 12 employees. spanned more than 3.3 million households as of 2016, accordHelen, James Dolan, the for- news anchor Colleen McVey. in compliance with the News ing to Altice USA. Its regions of mer CEO of Cablevision who The suit, filed in the Court 12 Business Plan until at least coverage include Long Island, currently heads the Madison of Chancery in Delaware, seeks 2020, as agreed upon in the Brooklyn, the Bronx, WestchesSquare Garden Co., Patrick to prevent the termination of 2016 merger agreement. ter, the Hudson Valley and New Dolan, the president of News employment of individuals at According to the lawsuit, Jersey.

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Multiple Listing Service merging with HGMLS

BY LU K E TOR R A N C E The Multiple Listing Service of Long Island, which provides residentialc real estate listings for Queens, Nassau and Suffolk counties, is merging with the Hudson Gateway Multiple Listing Service to form New York MLS LLC. In addition to the three counties covered under the MLS of Long Island, the New York MLS will include the boroughs of Brooklyn, Manhattan and the Bronx, and Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan and Orange counties. The new MLS will consist of approximately 40,000 real estate professionals.

“The expansion of geographic boundaries will create greater opportunities for members by providing access to a larger audience of real estate professionals for consumers alike,” said Joseph Mottola, the CEO of the Long Island Board of Realtors (LIBOR) and MLSLI. According to a news release from the company, discussions on a possible merger began in June 2017 between LIBOR and the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors, who wanted to combine their

own multiple listing services. The merger would make the flow of data seamless for brokers and agents throughout the New York area.

“The launch of the new MLS is an exciting move in the right direction to uniting area real estate professionals, by creating the only MLS members will need,” saidcHudson Gateway Association of Realtors CEO Richard Haggerty.

Jim Speer will serve as CEO for the new MLS. He previously served as the senior vice president of operations for the MLSLI for over 30 years.

“With the alliance of two successful MLSs, members gain entry to a vast selection of integrated technology tools and resources which will better serve their buyers and sellers,” Speer said.

The New York MLS — which the news release said will be renamed at some point — is expected to be fully operational at some point in 2019.

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Everyone is aware of the symbol of Pink Ribbons which stand for cancer awareness. This dreadful disease is no longer in the closet and is now openly talked about. Pink Ribbon culture stands for values of cheerfulness, unity, hope and optimism in the face of this disease.

Breast cancer affects 12 percent if women worldwide resulting in 458,000 deaths annually. These alarming stats have increased since 1970. I can’t imagine a single American who has not been affected by this disease.

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groups that are addressing all this.

Right here on Long Island we have the Manhasset Women’s Coalition against Breast Cancer which was created around a kitchen table 21 years ago and has since grown into a fully volunteer organization providing outreach programs for families and funds breast cancer research.

To find out more about the group I interviewed Elizabeth Procaccino who is the group’s director of research.

Ms. Procaccino earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and did research

for Forrest Laboratories in Cleveland before moving to Manhasset to raise her family.

Her husband is John Procaccino the noted colorectal surgeon and her daughter Lauren is studying to be a physician’s assistant so the entire family has both brains and heart.

Volunteerism is one of the greatest American traditions.

One of my fondest possessions is a letter I received from Michelle Obama when she was First Lady.

I had written to her and sent her a few of my articles about small town life here on Long Island. I was stunned when many weeks later I received a gracious letter from her in return. Part of the letter read “I encourage you to find a way to strengthen our country by serving your community.”

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Phillips an advocate for uncertified teachers

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laine Phillips recently spoke to a group of constituents where she vociferously advocated for charter schools and debased professional, certified teachers.

She is certainly trying very hard to be New York State’s Betsy DeVos. How dare she think that voters in the 7th State Senate district can be hoodwinked by her hogwash.

Clearly, she speaks for the Charter School PAC that donated at least $2 million or more to her last election.

Her claims that she supports public education are clearly phony. I can only say that this is her attempt to cripple our school districts and destroy the teaching profession in the long run.

Sen. Phillips does not want to know and/or understand that charter school creation is a corporate move to privatize K-12 education in the U.S. for their private profits.

How? The aim is to defund public schools and students.

Finally, if she thinks the charter schools are so great, why did they ask New York State — as a necessity for their survival — for permission to hire uncertified and unqualified persons as teachers?

This is a double whammy. Why should children in New York State have unqualified teachers? Why should we the public accept unqualified teachers for our children in New York State? We must protect our public schools and students.

And this is why I urge every voter in the 7th state senatorial district to vote for Anna Kaplan, a fierce supporter of our public schools, as our new state denator on November 6. We must save our schools from the likes of Elaine Phillips.

Christopher Lange Manhasset

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More problems with LIRR service to come

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he ongoing problems with Long Island Rail Road service to and from Penn Station are nothing new and will continue for years to come.

“Canceled, Diverted or Reduced Stop Trains Have Been Restored, They’ll Go Back To Being Just Late” (Editorial Cartoon — September 14).! !

The! ! LIRR on time performance numbers are rigged. !

Any train arriving within 100 feet of a Penn Station platform within five minutes and 59 seconds is considered “on time.” !

For many LIRR commuters who have to arrive at work on time without being late six minutes or more, I doubt their boss would be happy.

The LIRR definition of “on time” is just like a teacher giving students a passing grade by rigging the results.

In the 1990’s, the MTA and LIRR conducted the East River Tunnels Life Safety Study.!

This report documented the need for investing several hundred million dollars to bring the East River tunnels back up to a state of good repair.!

All four tunnels were built between 1904 and 1909 and

have outlived their useful life.!

They!have been!in desperate need of major upgrades decades ago.!!

Sadly, since that study, over the past Five Year Capital Plans, the MTA and LIRR programmed insufficient funding to perform these tasks.!

This has resulted in the!frequency of major service disruptions due to storm and signal problems in the East River tunnels increasing.!

These problems also occur between the tunnel portals and Harold Interlockings, west of the Woodside station.!!

The MTA and LIRR! also failed to development and complete a specific implementation plan with Amtrak, who actually owns the tunnels, to complete this badly needed work within our life time.!!

Penn Station is currently operating at 100 percent capacity.!

If one of the four tunnels is temporarily out of service,!the result is!numerous delays and cancellation of trains.!!

Both the $29 billion Hudson River Gateway Tunnel and $1.6 billion Moynihan! Station Farley! Building projects fail to add

any new additional Penn Station tracks or platforms.

This results in no capacity increase for any new! rush hour Amtrak, NJ Transit, LIRR or future new Metro North trains to serve Penn Station.

The Federal Transit Administration provided $432 billion in June 2016 to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.!

These funds were intended to be spent quickly for 2012 Super Storm Sandy related work in the East River tunnels to bring them up to a state of good repair.!

Amtrak has said they will not begin substantial work until 2024, after LIRR begins East Side Access service to Grand Central Terminal.!

Based upon the Master Grant Agreement between the MTA and FTA, Uncle Sam has the option to de-obligate these funds and close out the grant.!

There are 98 other senators and over 400 Congress members keeping tabs on how the MTA spends federal dollars.!

They have their own projects and programs looking for funding.

Both the federal and MTA Office of Inspector General are not

going to look the other way and ignore this inability to spend taxpayers dollars in a timely fashion.!

Has the MTA, on behalf of the LIRR, which was awarded the federal funding, ever come up with a plan to commit spending these dollars on this critical tunnel work today and not years down the road?!

There is way to find out.!

As part of requirements contained within all master grant agreements, using the FTA Transit Award Management System, the MTA provides updated Quarterly Financial and Milestone Progress Reports to the FTA on active capital improvement projects and programs.! !

It might make interesting reading to see what the original project implementation milestones were versus current status today under this grant.! !!!

Delaying the start of work by six years from 2019 to 2025 will increase costs by 300 percent or $600 million to $1 billion.!!

How will Amtrak and the MTA come up with an almost $600 million shortfall?!!

Continued deterioration of the East River tunnels over this time period could result in an

increased scope of work and accompanying service disruptions.!

Only one of four East River tunnels can be taken out of service at a time for reconstruction.!

It will take one to two years to finish work on each tunnel.!

As a result, this project may not be completed until 2032.

Until this work is over, it is virtually impossible to increase rush hour Penn Station capacity and guarantee reliable uninterrupted service.!!

There will continue to be a three-way competition between Amtrak, LIRR!and NJ Transit for rush hour access to Penn Station.

Metro North will also be looking for future access.!

This will result in a four-way competition.

There may be no changes to the level of reliable Penn Station rush hour service in the!foreseeable!future.!!

Larry Penner (Larry Penner!is a transportation historian, advocate and writer who previously worked in 31 years for the US Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration Region 2 NY Office)

Flags on Port Blvd. Event honored local heroes don’t follow code

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’m almost 84 years old and have honored and respected the American flag all of my life.

The American flag is not a decoration like a Christmas tree ornament or a bunch of colored ribbons.

It is the symbol of our great nation and thousands have given their lives protecting that symbol.

I note that recently, our school district planted, or allowed to be planted, a long string of American flags on school property, perhaps 30 or 40 of them, bordering Port Washington Blvd.

I forget the reason for the planting now, but I seem to recall that it had something to do with heroes.

That thought is a good one, but unfortunately, whoever was responsible for the flag planting and whoever in our school district approved of it, both were unfamiliar with American flag etiquette and the U.S. Flag Code.

To begin with, the U.S. flag is not to be flown after sundown, unless the flag is illuminated, in a patriotic way. The flag is supposed to be taken down, after sundown.

But next, the flag is not supposed to be flown during rain, snow or sleet storms unless, possibly, the flag is made of some all-weather material.

How many rain storms have those 30 or 40 flags already suffered through, or, can you say that they are made of some allweather material?

While the thought of flying those flags on school property may be a good one, the fact that they are being flown without regard to American flag etiquette and the U.S. Flag Code is disturbing.

May I suggest that someone involved in this heroes project become familiar with flag etiquette and the Flag Code and implement same, as soon as I possible.

Joel Katz Port Washington

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n Thursday, Sept. 13, the four newly elected!New York State Department heads, American Legion Commander Gary M. Schacher; American Legion Auxiliary President Marie Mock; Bob Wallace, director — American Legion Riders, as well as Detachment Commander — Sons of the American Legion James Coates, paid a visit to us here in Nassau County.

They were greeted by members of the American Legion, the American Legion Auxiliary as well as an escort by the American Legion Riders.

After joining them at breakfast at the Majestic Diner in Westbury, the department heads were accompanied to Sagamore Hill National Historic Site for an interesting tour of Roosevelt’s retreat.

Sagamore Hill was the home of Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States, from 1885 until his death in 1919.

During Roosevelt’s time in office, his “summer White House,” as it was known, was the focus of international attention. All were inspired by the legacy of one of America’s most popular presi-

dents.

The next leg of the escort brought our guests to the Veterans Memorial at Eisenhower Park, which serves as a tribute to the heroes of Nassau County, and dedicated to the bravery of two groups of Nassau County residents — the deceased veterans of all wars and county firefighters !— who lost their lives in the line of duty.

In 1947, the park dedicated a memorial to those who died in World War II, and the Veterans Memorial Plaza has been growing ever since.

Veterans have constructed individual monuments to honor Purple Heart and Medal of Honor recipients, Merchant Marines, veterans of World War II, the Korean War and POWs and MIAs, as well as September 11 Memorial and Agent Orange Awareness, to name a few.

In 1971, the county constructed the Veterans Tower dedicated to Nassau County veterans of the Civil War, Spanish-American War, World Wars I and II, Korean and Vietnam Wars.

In 2015, a monument was

added in honor of the Nassau County American Legion Auxiliary.

The avenue of flags represents active veteran organizations in Nassau County and thousands of names appear on the recently constructed Walls of Honor, which honors all residents who served, living or deceased.

In addition, our visitors availed themselves of the Veteran’s Museum located inside the Veteran’s Tower.

Our guests were very impressed by the day’s events and were then welcomed for a delicious meal at a joint visitation dinner at Pompeii restaurant, where they were joined by a large turnout of membership from American Legion, American Legion Auxiliary, and Sons of the American Legion, as well as American Legion Riders for a ceremonial dinner in their honor.

Rosanne Spinner, Sgt.-at-Arms American Legion Auxiliary — County of Nassau

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Putin, Lenin, Trotsky and Trumpsky

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s a citizen of the United States, I am very concerned about what is happening to our great

country.

Let me begin with the Russian situation.

In addition to Putin, others who have made Russia a powerful enemy of the United States are Lenin, Trotsky and Trumpsky.

That’s right!

I’m talking about the Donald, who if left unchecked, is on his way to destroying America.

When was the last time you heard of the possibility that the president of the United States was cavorting with the enemy?

There is no doubt that Russia interfered with our elections and that interference is like the Japanese attacking Pearl Harbor.

It is an Act of War and the president of the United States is supposed to defend our nation against war. Not support the enemy.

How should all our servicemen and servicewomen who fought in wars feel about the president’s position?

How about the mothers and fathers who lost their sons and daughters in war. How should they feel about his taking the side of the enemy?

Is it asking too much for investigators to at! least get to the truth?

If Mr. Trump is, in fact, innocent, shouldn’t he welcome the investigation?

If not, then for sure he is guilty of treason!

As a matter of fact, Congress should also want to get to the truth.

But we now see that our socalled representatives who support the president are more interested in maintaining their own jobs and power than to get to the truth.

Welcome to the new America.!From a business point of view, a Trump viewpoint, America is now in the process of becoming a subsidiary of Russia.

So what else is new? How about the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh?

I read somewhere that “thou shall not commit adultery.” I assume that also means that “thou shall not commit rape or sexual assault.”

As Americans, we’re showing that we really don’t care. Look what we have.

The most prestigious position in America, if not the world, is held by an admitted adulterer.

Doesn’t this set a fine example

for the youth of America. And let’s throw in a judge who is accused of sexual assault of a minor.

How about asking the opinion of an independent party how he would feel if someone had done that to his wife when she was fifteen years old.

Mike Pence. Where are you?

Please check this out with your wife.

Do you want a bottom line?

There is no doubt that Donald Trump has brought his reality television show to the level of reality.

As for the morality of the Evangelicals,! they have shown that can be set aside for one of their other wants. “I want Roe v.

Wade to be overturned.” Nothing else matters.

Let children be born so that they can be raped or sexually assaulted and allow the offender to get away with it if they are lucky enough to appear before a certain judge.

Of course, that’s a bit extreme.

Realistically, in America, We the People should have choice.

If a woman becomes pregnant, especially when very young, and either is in no position to care for the child or already is the mother of many or simply prefers not to go through with it, that should be their choice.

On the other hand, how would the Evangelical community feel if a law was passed that stated they should not be allowed to go to the church of their choice, but to one as dictated by their government.

I really should not have brought this up. It might give Trump and his supporters an idea to use.

In the United States, most churches are located on valuable properties, and if taken over by private interests, they could be converted to profitable real estate ventures.

Let’s hear it for capitalism.

As for the Kavanaugh situation, like Trump, if he is innocent, let the evidence prevail.

The FBI was founded in 1908 and the CIA was established in 1947. Both highly esteemed and respected agencies have defended our country against criminals and our most devious enemies.

The only possible reason that they are being maliciously attacked by Trump, a multi-casino owner, is simply because he wants to avoid a lifetime in prison if, in fact, he did collude with the Russians.

Allow me to conclude on the topic of transparency, one that Mr. Trump claims he so solidly sup-

ports.

Let’s focus on the transparency,!or lack of, regarding his federal income tax returns that he refuses to turn over because, as he clams, they are under audit.

Those apply to previous years.

For the year 2017, his first year that he served as president of the United States, he still was required to file a federal income tax return for that year and shouldn’t We the People be able to see it.

Although the original due date was April 15, 2018, there is no doubt an extension was filed that gave him six months more to file.

That due date is now Monday, October 15, 2018.

Therefore, on Tuesday, October 16, 2018, a copy of Trump’s 2018 Federal Income Tax Return should be made available to the public, since we know that it is currently NOT under audit by the IRS. By examining the tax return, we can see if the Office of the President was used in any way to benefit him, his family members, friends and or associates.

Gavel sounds. Case closed! Or is it?

Alvin H. Goldberg Great Neck

The difference between blue, red states

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o start, let me ask the question, do you know the difference between the “blue” and “red”

states?

For those who aren’t sure, let me explain… a blue state, is a state that generally votes Democratic in the presidential election, i.e. New York and much of the East Coast and California and much of the West Coast.

Red states are the states that generally vote Republican in the presidential election, i.e. many of the “flyover” states and a majority of the South.

So what is the difference between a blue state and a red state?

The major difference between a blue and a red state is that blue states typically have significantly higher taxes than those of red states.

The significance of that is the more you tax the citizens of your state, the more money your state has; and the more it can spend on things like healthcare, infrastructure and schools.

In the Republican-controlled red states, (control of the state houses, assembly, and governorship), they all work together to do one thing… cut taxes.

So what’s the problem with cutting taxes… well, I guess we’re all about to find out.

Tax cuts lead to lower state tax revenues, and thus, many Republican-led red states tend to find themselves in the “red,” and thus, have no money for things like healthcare, infrastructure and education.

A perfect example of this is the experiment Kansas tried in electing Gov. Sam Brownback, whose goal was to eliminate income taxes.

Anyone who’s paid attention to Kansas’ economy knows that by the end of his term, which is ending November 2018, Kansas has been left bankrupt.

The experiment was an unconditional failure.

You see the problem is that in order to have money to spend on schools, roads, and hospitals, the state government needs

money.

And the way to do that is to collect the money from their citizens by way of TAXES. I’m going to be honest with you. I am a Democrat in a blue state and while the tax cut is not in my state, it directly becomes my problem. Why? Because, as a blue state, New York and other blue states with large cosmopolitan centers, like California, have “BANK.” And when I say Bank, what I mean is, excess money. That is, we tax more and have more money to spend. And what do we do with all that money?

We send it to Washington DC as federal taxes. In fact we send more money to DC in federal taxes then we receive back from federal spending. Much more.

So what does the federal government do with all our money?

They use it to bail out red states, run by Republican-led Congresses that cut taxes for the rich even though they know it will stifle the economy and

hurt the most vulnerable in their state.

Places like Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee and Mississippi reap the benefits of New York’s tax dollars.

Let’s talk about the word hypocrisy.

While the Republican’s broken record statement is “we don’t need your help,” it’s those very Republican-led red states that receive the most of the federal spending.

And they get it from… you guessed it… the blue states who DO tax like, for example, THE GREAT STATE OF NEW YORK. It begs the question, why do we help… why do we send our tax dollars to the federal government even though we know it’s going to people who don’t want our help?

Maybe its because the Democratic philosophy has always been that we, as a country, need to take care of ALL citizens… even those we disagree with.

I must admit that for a while, that made sense to me, but… I

must say “no more.”

To the many Republicans in red states who repeat the phrase, “we don’t want your help,” then I say, “Okay, I won’t give you any.”

As New Yorkers, it’s time we put aside our charitable ethos and allow the red states to go it alone.

I propose that New York begin a federal tax protest. The goal?

Keep our federal tax dollars by refusing to send it to Trump’s “shithole” swamp (where it will inevitably pass through to his “shithole” southern and flyover states.)

Instead of wasting our money on people who don’t want our help, let’s keep our money RIGHT HERE. !Make New York great again.

Let’s invest in our own bridges, roads, schools and hospitals — instead of Alabama’s.

Let’s make New York the “Shining City on the Hill!”

Justin Harnick Port Washington

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Phillips’ MTA cure would worsen the illness

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s Election Day approaches, Sen. Elaine Phillips continues to insult the intelligence of LIRR commuters in the 7th District.

As I’m sure your readers are aware, Phillips has been demanding the MTA cancel next year’s LIRR fare increase.!

At a recent news conference, she claimed that the MTA needed to be “held accountable for poor service.”

Her boss, Republican Ma-

jority Leader John Flanagan, added that fares should be frozen indefinitely and that the MTA “had enough money.”

Of course, this righteous indignation is rich enough coming from Phillips, who wants everyone to forget that she was the chief opponent of the LIRR Expansion Project (commonly referred to as the “third track project”), a project critical to achieving consistent on-time service.

What makes it even richer,

however, is that Phillips’ proposed solution to the LIRR’s service woes would not result in improved service, but rather make service even less reliable.

Specifically, the four-percent fare increase in question is on par with two years of inflation (the last increase was in 2017).!

Without this increase, the MTA would not have the same amount of money to work with, but, in practice, less.

Phillips tries to get around

this by calling for the state to allocate $60 million to an operating fund that the MTA could tap only if LIRR service improved. !

Of course, she does not explain how the MTA could reach this goal with the initial drop in revenue she is proposing.

Further, if Phillips’ plan moved forward and service failed to improve (which would likely be the case), what would be the solution then?!

Would she call for leaving

the fare freeze in place indefinitely, like Flanagan suggested, slowly defunding the MTA? The question LIRR commuters and other regular riders should ask themselves is, “Do they want cheaper poor service or do they want better service?”!

For anyone who answers better service, Phillips does not deserve your vote on Nov. 6.

Matthew Zeidman New Hyde Park

If blue wave comes, how should we ride it?

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hile far from certain, it is becoming increasingly more likely that the Democratic Party will ride to victory in this fall’s federal midterm election.

The balance of the House of Representatives is now leaning blue according to most polling projections and some even believe that the Senate may be in reach.

The question for Long Islanders and New Yorkers in preparation for this should be, upon victory, “What should we demand from our legislators?”

Within the Democratic Party there are a number of debates on issues such as what type of healthcare legislation our representatives should support, what sort of trade policy to promote, and how aggressively the party should target President Trump as scrutiny from Special Counsel Mueller increases.

However, while all of these issues deserve deliberation, one issue that should unite Democrats,

Independents and Republicans at home is a need to get back the disproportionate share of taxes we all pay to the federal government.

According to a 2017 report prepared by the New York State Comptroller’s office in Federal Fiscal Year 2016, New York generated nearly $41 billion more in taxes paid to the federal government than it received through federal spending.

Described on an individual basis, our state contributed $12,914 per capita in tax revenue to the federal budget, despite only receiving $10,844 in per capita federal spending.

This means that for each dollar a New Yorker gives to Washington D.C., we only receive 84 cents in return.

The number is far below the national average where, due to deficits, the rate of return is $1.18 for each dollar given to Washington D.C. The total places New York as the 47th ranked state.

Worse yet, our deficit will only grow going forward due to the stripping of State and Local Tax Deductions in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.

The effect of this change will further disadvantage states like New York whose residents benefitted more from SALT deductions due to our relatively high state and local taxes in addition to deductions on items like their home mortgage interest.

In response, we need a specific plan to get back our fair share of taxes and bring this growing deficit under control.

The eliminations of the various deductions from last year’s tax legislation were passed with clear knowledge, if not intent, for constituencies in some states to benefit and others to lose.

With foresight, we can right a wrong and even reverse a status quo that had left us in a disadvantageous position.

This will mean reinstalling these deductions, but also seek-

ing out other advantages for New York and other states similarly situated.

Representatives should consider increasing the value of these deductions, adding more deductions that could benefit states with higher costs of living, or even withholding spending to those states who hold especially large spending to receipt deficits with the federal government.

Forming a coalition for such a proposal should be natural, as numerous states would similarly benefit.

Those states include New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Illinois and California, all of whom together will have elected a significant percentage of the federal representatives in what may be a newly empowered Democratic Party.

Of course, for any actual change to go into effect we would likely need to wait until a Democrat was actually in the White House.

Still, planning for that future should not wait.

Even if only symbolic in the near term, if the Democrats make sufficient legislative gains in the fall, it is highly likely that they will move to pass tax legislation through Congress just as Republican Congresses sent legislation that would never be signed to President Obama concerning the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.

This means that we need to be ready to plant our flag.

The ability of our representatives to put New York’s interests front and center will be essential in framing the terms of the debate on what could be a new reality that would benefit all New Yorkers in just a few years.

Such a focus should be welcome by all and, therefore, should be taken on by our representatives with the upmost purpose.

Peter Fishkind Roslyn Heights

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Haley, Trump lead go-it-alone U.S. policy Continued from Page 16 its big project proposal, there was no mention of taking up the issue of one nation’s (Russia) interference in the elections of another (United States), which is a direct cyber-warfare attack on sovereignty.

In contrast to Haley’s declaration of U.S. sovereignty, Secretary-General António Guterres said, “I will use my meetings and other opportunities to press for renewed commitment to a rules-based global order and to the United Nations. The United

Nations is the world’s indispensable forum for international cooperation. The presence of 84 Heads of State and 44 Heads of Government is eloquent proof of the confidence of the international community in the United Nations.”

Asked whether the secretary-general considers Trump “a threat to multilateralism,” Guterres replied, “First, I don’t like to personalize things. I think we are facing a situation in which, in different areas and for different reasons, the trust

of people in their political establishments, the trust of states among each other, the trust of many people in international organizations has been eroded and that multilateralism has been under fire. And so, this is a concern, and that is the reason I said today and I will say it again in the General Assembly, that it’s essential to preserve multilateralism.”

No one asked if the U.S. were not (temporarily at least) the largest economy in the world and the UN’s biggest

donor (temporarily at least), would the various UN councils prosecute or seek sanctions for: unleashing climate catastrophes by reversing course of spewing heat-trapping gas emissions at five times the proportion of population (the U.S. has 5% of the world’s population but accounts for 25% of carbon emissions)?

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Prices, interest rate rises affecting sales?

As of this column, the answer is yes on the higher priced homes and no on the mid- to lower-priced homes.

However, after reading several information sources, watching the interest rates and price increases in 2018, this has made affordability more and more daunting for about one third of millennial and other renters, who are having challenges coming up with the down payment (as well as the monthly costs) in many markets, as per Frank Martell, president and CEO of CoreLogic, a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider.

As of June, in the top 100 markets, 24 percent were undervalued, 35percent were at value, and 41 percent were overvalued.

When it was broken down to the top 50 markets, 14 percent" were undervalued, 32 percent" were at value, and 54 percent"were overvalued.

These figures may not exactly relate to our local Long Island statistics; however, I see increased inventory year-overyear and sales are down over 2017 (but increased July- to Aug. 2018, since many want to be before the school year.)

But we shall see what effect the increase in prices and inter-

est rates will be going forward.

I quote from a CoreLogic Forecast: While the CoreLogic Home Price Index Forecast suggests U.S. home prices will be up 5.5 percent year-over-year in Jan. 2019, some mortgage rate forecasts translate into a 16 percent gain in the mortgage payments homebuyers will face.

One way to measure the impact of inflation, mortgage rates and home prices on affordability over time is to use what we call the “typical mortgage payment.”

It’s a mortgage-rate-adjusted monthly payment based on each month’s U.S. median home sale price. It is calculated using Freddie Mac’s average rate on a 30year fixed-rate mortgage with a 20 percent down payment.

It does not include taxes or insurance. The typical mortgage payment is a good proxy for affordability because it shows the monthly amount that a borrower would have to qualify for in order to get a mortgage to buy the median-priced U.S. home.

A consensus forecast suggests mortgage rates will rise by about 0.82 percentage points, or 82 “basis points,” between Jan. 2018 and Jan. 2019.

The CoreLogic HPI Forecast suggests the median sale price will rise 4.1 percent in real terms over that same period (or 5.5

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percent in nominal terms).

Based on these projections, the inflation-adjusted typical mortgage payment would rise from $773 in Jan. 2018 to $887

by Jan. 2019, a 14.8 percent year-over-year gain.

In nominal terms, the typical mortgage payment’s year-overyear gain would be 16.2 percent.

An IHS Market forecast calls for real disposable income to rise by just under 4 percent this year, meaning homebuyers would see a larger chunk of their incomes devoted to mortgage payments.

For those who cannot keep up with this scenario, the market will become more costly to enter for those who will not be able to either come up with the down payment or the monthly cost of

their housing.

As per our local Multiple Listing Service of Long Island: Long Island Housing Data for Aug. 2018 Category Aug-18 Jul-18 percent change Aug-17 change; Long Island Median Home Price$ 485,000 $ 475,500 2.00 percent" $445,000 8.99 percent" Contracted (Pending)” $456,750 $465,000 -1.77 percent" $445,000 2.64" percent; Monthly Closed Sales Activity 3,945 3,684 7.08percent"4,409 -10.52percent Monthly Contracted Sales Activity 3,906 3,652 6.96 percent" 3,829 2.01 percent" Available Residential Inventory 17,405 17,711 -1.73 percent"16,646 4.56"percent.

The Aug. 2018 closed median home price for Long Island, which includes Nassau, Suffolk, and Queens housing data, was $485,000 representing a 9 percent"increase over last August.

Nassau County reported a $550,000 closed median home price in August representing a 7.4 percent" increase over $512,000 reported by MLSLI last year. Suffolk County reported a closed median price of $405,000, which represents a 9.2 percent increase over $371,000 reported a year ago.

Queens reported a closed median home price of $615,000 representing an increase of 15

percent"over $535,000 reported in Aug. 2018. The total number of Long Island residential inventory in Aug. 2018 was 17,405 representing a 4.6 percent" increase over last year.

As housing inventory increases, slowly but surely and interest rates increase, this will have a continued effect on who can afford to live locally. Will it force more people out of the area, maybe out of NYS, to other areas in the U.S., where the affordability will be much less?

Are we turning into the elite “haves” who are fortunate to have earnings to enable us to stay put and those have-nots, who will have to leave related family and friends to other destinations? It sure does appear that way.

Philp A. Raices is the owner/ Broker of Turn Key Real Estate at 3 Grace Ave Suite 180 Great Neck. He has earned designations as a graduate of the Realtor Institute and a Certified International Property Specialist. Receive regular free updates of sold homes in your area and what your home would sell for in today’s market or search on: WWW.Li-RealEstate.

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3 Fleetwood Court, Great Neck Sold Price: $1,865,000 Date: 08/08/2018 5 beds, 5 Full/1 Half baths Style: Contemporary # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 88x234 Schools: Great Neck Total Taxes: $41,868 MLS# 2893784

Great Neck Real Estate Market Conditions MEDIAN SALES PRICE $939,000 Demographics near Great Neck, NY Population Population Density Median Age People per Household Median Household Income Average Income per Capita

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7 Brown Road, Great Neck Sold Price: $775,000 Date: 05/25/2018 3 beds, 2 Full/1 Half baths Style: Exp Cape # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 83x146 Schools: Great Neck Total Taxes: $9,049 MLS# 3017307

14 Red Brook Terrace, Great Neck Sold Price: $975,000 Date: 08/21/2018 4 beds, 4 Full baths Style: Colonial # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 50x145 Schools: Great Neck Total Taxes: $17,618 MLS# 3036777

15 Park Circle, Great Neck Sold Price: $960,000 Date: 08/09/2018 3 beds, 3 Full/1 Half baths Style: Colonial # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 69x98 Schools: Great Neck Total Taxes: $15,340 MLS# 3031100

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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Jildor Shoes closes G.N. Plaza location Continued from Page 1 “I did go over and talk to him and told him how much we valued him in the community for so many years and he was a great merchant,” Celender added.

Bienenfeld was not immediately available for comment.

Jay Corn, the vice president of the Great Neck Plaza Business Improvement District, described Jildor Shoes as a business going back two generations and among the last of the village’s fixtures.

“That was a destination store,” Corn said on Thursday.

The closing of Jildor Shoes in Great Neck Plaza follows the

closure of Ruby Divine Indian Dining, another business on Middle Neck Road, which was recently voted as a runner-up for “Best Indian Restaurant” in Blank Slate Media’s “Best of the North Shore” contest.

Celender said it might have to do with the cost of doing business, particularly from higher monthly rents and rising costs of doing business.

“If you do the math, how many meals do you have to sell to make the rent and make money?” she said.

But, Celender said, the longawaited T-Swirl Crepe"business still plans to open and that seven recently approved businesses – including two stores selling

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Jildor Shoes, which opened in Great Neck Plaza in 1959, recently closed its doors.

The space is now vacant. baked goods – could enhance the village’s offerings.

“You’ve got to look at the positive things of new businesses moving in,” Celender said.

Jildor Shoes, which did business in Great Neck Plaza for about 60 years, closed on the last day of August.

Capital projects focus at G.N. school board Continued from Page 1 with maintenance and building staff scrubbing the classrooms “from ceiling to floor,” Prendergast said.

“It’s a long school year, but the summer is really and truly our busiest time of year when you think about the scope of the work,” Prendergast said.

At Saddle Rock Elementary School, Prendergast said, there are two “completely reconstructed bathrooms” with new plumbing and ongoing window replacement projects slated to be done by November.

Lakeville School, meanwhile, underwent a “major ceiling and lighting replacement project,” installing new light systems in the gymnasium and replacing tiles. The school also has an updated multipurpose space in the cafeteria, Prendergast said, as well as five reconstructed bathrooms, a repaved student playground area and patch-ups of the masonry.

E.M. Baker Elementary School, Parkville School and North High School also saw roof replacements and touchups to their facades, Prendergast said.

North High School so far has had 10 classrooms addressed when it comes to air conditioning, Prendergast said, as part of an ongoing effort to upgrade the facilities.

The emergency access road by South High School and Middle School was also widened with new asphalt, which is important for student safety, Prendergast said.

Prendergast also mentioned that the school district has a web page, https:// www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/construction, dedicated to construction updates, including capital projects related to the $68.3 million bond approved by voters in 2017.

One of those planned projects, a stu-

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Great Neck resident Bill Lin, who said he has spent most of his adult life in the corporate world, said the board’s decision to install a parking lot was based on anecdotes rather than data. dent parking lot for Great Neck North High School seniors, arose again at the meeting.

The planned 97-unit parking lot is part of a bond package approved by a vote of 6,299 to 1,925, which includes critical infrastructure repairs and school upgrades across the school district.

It would also involve paving over a soccer field, which" Prendergast previously said is a muddy “breeding ground of mosquitoes” that has not been used “for any athletic contest for about 20 years.” The new parking lot at the corner of Beach and Polo Road will cost $591,700 and reconfiguring the Polo Road corner lot with it will cost about

$60,000.

Annie Mendelson, an opponent of the parking lot who is also a Great Neck village trustee," argued that there has been “misinformation” sent out about the parking lot issue. She said the field in question does not flood, that the school district can still cancel the project, and that “the opportunity to speak [about the lot] would’ve been before the bond.”

Great Neck resident Bill Lin, who said he has spent most of his life in the corporate world, argued that the Board of Education did not go through “due process” on the parking lot and relied more on “anecdotal evidence” than “objective data” or any studies.

“This is very poor governance,” Lin said. “If you went in front of any investment committee in many organizations, they would laugh at you because you have not done any homework to justify this.”

Lin implored the board to reinvest the money in savings for other bondrelated projects that may go over budget and other “much more pressing needs that would benefit the whole community” like air conditioning and campus security.

Additionally, Lin said, the community did not read all the fine print on the $68.3 million bond as it put “faith and trust” in board members.

Alisa Schiff, another concerned resident, expressed concerns about the ethics of the parking lot. She said it teaches children that “exclusivity counts” and that the district is willing to take money from many already pressed taxpayers and pave over a “beautiful large piece of land” to benefit a small segment of people.

“They cannot sustain the increase in taxes,” Schiff said. “What do we say to them if they were to find out that we were using their money to make a parking lot for 35 over-privileged children?”

She also said that she heard people are saying that the parking lot was needed to address a few angry people “keying” other children’s cars when they can’t get a close spot.

Colleen Bowler, a spokeswoman for the Great Neck Public Schools, said administrators followed up on these claims and found “no reports of car keying.”

In other news related to the parking lot, school board trustees said there will be a discussion of the results of a traffic study first approved in May at their next public action meeting on Thursday, Oct. 18, at JFK Elementary School at 8:30 p.m.

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and oral exam with an FAA administrator and an in-plane test.

Pilots must also have a medical exam completed by an FAA-approved aviation examiner.

To fly with passengers, pilots must have proof of landings from at least 90 days prior.

Republic Airport in East Farmingdale, where Graver took off on Sept. 15, is the third-busiest airport in the state, said Ken Neubeck, the president of the airport’s historical society.

Republic hosts private planes, charter flights and flight training. It can even serve as a drama set. The TV series “Madam Secretary” has shot scenes in the terminal.

Private pilots keep their planes at Republic.

“I guess you could say a lot of them are weekend flyers,” Neubeck said.

As of 2015, there were up to 160,000 landings per year at Republic, about a third PHOTO COURTESY OF THE GRAVER FAMILY/NORTHWELL HEALTH of which were completed by single-engine airplanes, he said.

Continued from Page 11 that is embedded from lesson one in all of flight training, but when it comes to commercial flying you have to remember that those airplanes are very different than training airplanes,” she said. “They have a lot more systems on board than light trainers do.”

There were more than 600,000 registered pilots last year, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

Of those pilots, 503 were listed in the FAA’s airman database with primary residencies in the Town of North Hempstead.

Earning a private pilot license typically takes about a year, Pribyl said.

The process involves both ground and in-air training with an instructor. The second stage includes cross-country flights, including some solo flights. The final testing to earn a license includes both a written

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Allenwood Park in Great Neck getting a facelift Continued from Page 2 going to solve the problem at the athletic field,” she said, “but we haven’t yet solved the issue of drainage going into the pond.”

Marra and his team, along with the consulting architects and landscapers, have been looking at options such as curbing and drain inlets near the pond and placing dry wells where the children’s playground is located.

The playground area was suggested because of the district’s plans to renovate, which allows for the flexibility to relocate the playground to accommodate underground

dry wells if needed.

A grant has been given to the district to redesign the playground, along with funding allocated to renovate walkways.

“We didn’t want to just look at this as just replacing the existing playground, and we knew we had to redo the walkways, so we wanted to incorporate a design that encourages health and fitness and brings people together,” Marra said.

“We are trying to do something unique where we incorporate the playground into nature.”

Marra also mentioned the addition of adult fitness equipment so that “adults and children can spend the entire day in the park.”

A bid package for the drainage system is expected to be completed in the fall, with construction to take place during the fall and winter seasons. It is expected to be completed this year.

The renovation of the playground is expected to commence in the fall of 2019.

“Allenwood Park is beautiful as it is. " We are just looking to enhance it,” Marra said.

Cell facility talks remain on hold in Great Neck Continued from Page 2 satisfy the definition of street frontage, in that the plan uses a private street,” the agenda says. “A variance is required to grant relief to satisfy the street frontage requirement with the use of a private road.”

Also on the agenda is 5 Bromley Lane, where applicant Ronald Kordvani seeks to build a single-family residence with 4,558.87 square feet of floor area – more than 500 feet higher than the maximum 4,000 square feet allowed by code.

While a variance of 237.97 square feet was previously granted, now the applicant needs a total variance of 558.87

square feet.

Additionally, Morris Lavi of Estate Construction is seeking site plan approval and pursuing a variance of 362.4 square feet to build a 4,061.3-squarefoot home at 2 Willow Lane.

The owners of 24 Florence St. are also aiming to add onto a single-family residence, but need to pursue variances for floor area, front yard size and an open front porch.

Continued cases include 12 Ravine Road, 4 Moreland Court, and 48 Polo Road, where the applicant hopes to build a 5 1/2-foot retaining wall, which is one and a half feet higher than normally allowed under village code.

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Ms. Procacccino explained to me that her coalition’s mission was to unite the women of Manhasset in the fight against cancer and to find a cure.

Since its inception it has grown considerably and has two branches, one being community outreach and the other to fund cancer research.

To date they have funded over $3 million of research and have spent more than $1 million in community programs which provide meals, transport, support groups and counseling to cancer survivors and their families in need.

The current president of the group is Barbara Kelly Vessa and the research co-director is Fione Galbraith.

These are the types of people Michelle Obama was referring to when she talked to me about engaging and supporting ones community.

The Manhasset Women’s Coalition Against Breast Cancer is a perfect example of a grassroots charity organization that displays the very best of what it means to be a human. They are not looking for fame and they are not looking for personal gain.

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As they have grown they now help families from many communities on Long Island.

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8hr/16hr certificates ONLY do not qualify The Village Of East Hills is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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NEW STARTING SALARIES FOR SEPTEMBER • BIG BUS: $20.73 hr. Benefit rate • BIG BUS: $22.73 hr. *Non-Benefit rate • VAN: $17.96 hr. Benefit rate Positions • VAN: $19.96 hr. *Non-Benefit rate available for *available after 90 days

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EAST WILLISTON SCHOOL DISTRICT

Has the following openings: •P/T SCHOOL MONITORS • P/T SCHOOL SECURITY AIDES*

(*NYS Security Guard License required, retired law enforcement required)

Additionally seeking P/T Substitute Clerical and P/T Substitute School Monitors on an on call basis.

Send resume and letter of interest to: East Williston Union Free School District Diane Castonguay, Assistant Superintendent for Business 11 Bacon Road, Old Westbury, NY 11568 Or fax 516-333-1937 EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT to VP wanted for a midsize construction steel subcontractor’s satellite office located in Albertson. Responsible for day to day activities such as mail, email, phones, bills, errands, collections, etc. Should have 5 years prior office experience especially working with Excel, Word and Quickbooks. Follow up on bids and some property management activities also required. 9am-3pm.

M-F with some flexibility. Must be Notary. Email resume to ralph@ strocchia.com or call 917-903-1227 JOB OPPORTUNITY: $17/hr NYC $14.50/hr LI If you currently care for your relatives or friends who have Medicaid or Medicare, you may be eligible to start working for them as a personal assistant. No Certificates needed. 347-462-2610 or 347-565-6200

JOB OPPORTUNITY $14.50 Long Island per hour $17.00 NYC per hour

If you currently care for your relatives or friends who have Medicaid or Medicare, you may be eligible to start working for them as a personal assistant. No Certificates needed.

347-462-2610 347-565-6200

FT CAREGIVER NEEDED Loving family is looking for a caregiver who is energetic, caring, has strong values, great communication skills and appreciates good nutrition for a 5 yr old Diabetic. The person will need to be able to administer medication, prepare meals and assist with other errands on an as needed basis. Driving is a must. Please call 516-978-6842

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MOTHER’S HELPER WANTED to help with 3 boys. Hours 3-7pm, Monday through Thursday. Friday 12-7pm. Organized, intelligent and energetic. Non smoker, clean driver’s license. English speaking. Port Washington area. $15/hour. Please call 516-883-1978 NANNY/ BABYSITTER WANTED Looking for an experienced Nanny/ Babysitter to watch an infant 3 days a week starting in Janurary (Monday, Friday and one other day) for approximately 10+ hours a day at our home in Garden City. In addition, between October-December we would like you to come a few days (TBD). References are required. Contact Mona 917-5581259 NOW HIRING CERTIFIED PCAs & HHAs! Part-Time; Full-Time, Live-In Assignments. Great Benefits including medical and 401k.

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Call 516-433-4095. Email: myjob@ucicare.com Learn more at www.unlimitedcare.com ROSLYN CHILD CARE CENTER is growing! Positions available for Director (requires combination of early childhood education experience & supervision). Head Teachers & Assistant Teachers, with morning & afternoon shifts.

Great opportunity to work in a beautiful setting with competitive pay scale. Please send resume to trinityroslynjobs@gmail.com (Please do not call or post Facebook message)

SITUATION WANTED BABYSITTER AVAILABLE Experienced, hard working, kind, loving babysitter available 4-5 days a week in your home. Experienced with GC families 15 yrs. Excellent references. Driver with own car.

Call 917-536-6536 CERTIFIED HHA 25 years experience as a Certified HHA. Seeking Full Time position to take care of your loved one.

Call Carmen: 516-502-8279 References available.

CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH AIDE /COMPANION: over 12 years experience seeks position with elderly. Prepare nutritious and appetizing meals, light housekeeping, live in or out. Excellent references.

Please call Faith 347-898-5804 COMPANION/HOME HEALTH AIDE With 20 years experience in home care & nursing homes seeking position to care for the sick/ elderly. Experience with Parkinsons, Alzheimers, Dementia, Stroke. References available. English speaking. Please call 347-546-4133 ELDER CARE AVAILABLE Young woman seeking position to care for the elderly. Loving, caring, experienced 35 years. Excellent references. Call Sandra 516-299-6548 ELDER CARE HOUSE CLEANING Experienced woman w/ excellent references seeking a Full Time position to take care of the elderly.

House Cleaning also available.

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30 years experiences with excellent references. Please call 516-688-4322 HOME HEALTH AIDE will take care of your loved one in their home. Experienced & honest. Licensed driver with own transportation. Call Flo 352-262-6970

HOME HEALTH CARE AIDE Irish trained woman with 10 years experience and excellent checkable references available. Honest and reliable. Licensed driver with own transportation. Please call 516-383-7150 MATURE CARING WOMAN seeks position in child care, elder care, housekeeping. Available full time, part time, live in, live out.

Excellent references. Please call 516-565-4802 NURSE’S AIDE COMPANION Seeking position to take care of elderly loved ones. Live in or out.

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▼ HOME IMPROVEMENT, TUTORING, CLEANING, SERVICES APARTMENT FOR RENT WILLISTON PARK: Beautiful 2 floor apartment for rent in home. Recently renovated, tons of charm, spacious dining room, high end appliances, fenced backyard, new bathrooms, second floor master suite, spacious closets. Two floor rental, two blocks from East Williston train, parking in front. 3 bedrooms, 3 bath, two floors, close to town. $3900 including utilities. Please call owner 917301-5866 WILLISTON PARK: Mineola Schools, 2nd floor, 2 bedrooms, EIK, W/D, formal dining room and living room, hardwood floors, parking for 1 car, close to all. No pets, no smoking. $2250.00 per month.

Ready October 1st. 1 month security. Subject to credit check. Call Bob 516-510-3015

CONDO/CO-OP FOR RENT ATRIUM PLAZA TOWNHOUSE 2 Bedroom, Living Room/Dining Area, wood floors, all new Kitchen, new Powder Room. 2nd floor: Master Bedroom en Suite new Bathroom, Bedroom all new Bathroom, Basement laundry new washer and dryer, EE garage one parking spot. $2,800/month. For appointments call: Carmel Quill, Broker 516-732-6049 THE WYNDHAM WEST GARDEN CITY 1 Bedroom Duplex: 1st floor: Living Room/Dining area, eff Kitchen, Powder Room. 2nd floor: Master Bedroom, Ensuite Marble Bathroom /Jacuzzi, laundry, 1 car garage with valet service. 24hr concierge, gym, aerobics room, indoor heated pool, bar-b-que area, exercise classes. $4,000/month For appointments call: Carmel Quill, Broker 516-732-6049

OFFICE SPACE GARDEN CITY 1565 FRANKLIN AVE Large Windowed Offices in newly built professional suite. Conference room, reception, copier, pantry included. Ample parking available. Call 516-248-3048 MANHASSET: Two private offices (both with windows) plus reception area and private bath. Next to LIRR Port Washington branch 30 minutes to NYC. Parking (two) included at building and WIFI. Must see if you want an office location on the island convenient to NYC. In Manhasset business district area where restaurants and retail are close by. Call 516-650-9841 for more information.

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This 800 sq ft Condo boasts newly finished Hardwood Floors, Dining Room, brand new Bathroom & Kitchen with d/w. Low maintenance & taxes. By ownerno broker. $569,000 Call: 646-499-1684

BLUEPOINT WATERFRONT TOWNHOUSE Private Beach, Boat Slip, Pool, Clubhouse, Gym, Tennis, Florida Room, Fireplaces, Gated Community, $599K. Call owner

917-748-3621 OPEN HOUSE

LAUREL Saturday 9/29 11:00am to 1:00pm 3690 Peconic Bay Blvd Custom 3000 sf Ranch with Deeded Bay Beach Rights! 4 BRs, LR, FDR, Family Rm, EIK, Large Laundry Room. Walk Up Attic. Energy Efficient! $699,999 Colony Realty, Carll Austin 516-658-2623

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CJM CONTRACTING, INC. Chris Mullins. Specializing in general contracting including churches and cathedrals. All renovations, expert leak repairs, dormers/extensions, bathrooms, kitchens, basements, carpentry, roofing, flat shingle, attics, masonry, stoops, brickwork, waterproofing, pointing, windows, power washing, plumbing, electric. Small jobs welcome. Free estimates. Licensed/insured #H18C6020000.

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LAMPS FIXED $65 In home service. Handy Howard. 646-996-7628

JAMESPORT Stunning 3500sf Victorian Private landscaped setting on 1 acre. 4 BRs & 3.5 Baths.

2 Master Bedroom Suites. Large EIK, Formal LR, Formal DR, Family Room/fireplace. Geothermal Heat, Central Air and Solar panels.

Finished Basement. 3 Car Garage.

Must See! $949,000. Colony Realty, Carll Austin 516-658-2623

SKY CLEAR WINDOW INC. Window Restorations, Outdated Hardware, skylights, Andersen Sashes, new storm windows, wood windows, chain/rope repairs, falling windows, fogged panes, mechanical repairs, wood repairs, restorations, all brands. Call Mr. Fagan, 45 years experience. 631-385-7975 w w w . skyclearwindow.com r o b @ skyclearwindow.com

HEALTH & FITNESS Z ACUPUNCTURE & HERBAL HEALING ARTS Xiao Jun Zhou, L.Ac. NYS Licensed Acupuncturist/ M.D.China. U.S. National Board Certified Herbalist. 103 South Middle Neck Road, Great Neck, NY 11021 516-809-8999 AccuHerbZhou@gmail.com Insurance Accepted

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PAINTING & PAPERHANGING INTERIOR & EXTERIOR PAINTING Plastering, Taping, Sheetrock Skim Cutting, Old Wood Refinish, Staining, Wallpaper Removal & Hanging, Paint Removal, Power Washing, Wood Replacement JOHN MIGLIACCIO Licensed & Insured #80422100000 Call John anytime: 516-901-9398 (Cell) 516-483-3669 (Office) JV PAINT HANDYMAN SERVICES Interior-Exterior Specialist Painting, Wallpapering, Plastering, Spackling, Staining, Power Washing. Nassau Lic#H3814310000 fully Insured Call John 516-741-5378 MICHELANGELO PAINTING & WALLPAPER Interior, Exterior, Plaster/Spackle, Light Carpentry, Decorative Moldings & Power Washing. Call: 516-328-7499

TUTORING ITALIAN LANGUAGE TUTOR in Garden City for homework help, conversation and test prep. Available to work with middle schoolers, high schoolers or adults. Evenings and weekends. $80/hr; $40/half hour. Contact digliomc@aol.com MATH, SAT, ACT TUTOR: Algebra, Geometry, Algebra 2 plus Trig, Pre-Calc, AP Calculus. Norm 625-3314 ENGLISH, ACT, SAT TUTOR: 25+ year experience Critical Reading, Writing, Grammar, Essays. Lynne 625-3314

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PRIVATE SPANISH TUTOR: Let me help fill the learning gap that hinders your child’s success in Spanish. William Cullen, M.A. Spanish. Cell/text 516-509-8174.

Email: wdctutor@aol.com

LADIES & GENTLEMEN RELAX & ENJOY Your Next Party! Catering and Experienced Professional Services for Assisting with Preparation, Serving and Clean Up Before, During and After Your Party Bartenders Available. Call Kate at 516-248-1545

PRIVATE TUTORING FOR GRADES K-6 Give your child a helping hand! Licensed NYC/ NYS Dept of Education teacher available to tutor students grades K-6. Contact Audrey Sullivan, M.S.Ed 347-628-8872 (voice/text) seguenow@aol.com

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RIVERHEAD Saturday 9/29 12pm2pm 3180 Terry’s Farm Rd North Fork Getaway! Waterview! Secluded & Quiet. Isn’t it time to finish your novel or paint your masterpiece? 2 Story with 15’ Beachfront Right of Way. 3BR, 2 Baths, Wood Burning Stove. HW floors & 9’ Ceilings.

Experience Hiking, Biking, Boating and More! $599,000. Colony Realty, Valerie Goode 516-319-0106

ACQUEBOGUE Large Home & Barn on 8 Acres 6 Stall Barn for Horses or could be Great Contractors Barn. Riding Ring, Turnout Paddocks on 2 Acres plus 3 Building Lots! House has 5 BRs, Master on the 1st Floor, CVAC, Custom Kitchen, HW Floors! Near Beaches, Golf, Vineyards. $1,350,000 Colony Realty, Dolores Peterson 631-413-7572

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LEGAL NOTICE VILLAGE OF KINGS POINT PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Planning Board of the Village of Kings Point will hold a public hearing commencing at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 11, 2018, at the Kings Point Village Hall, 32 Steppingstone Lane, Kings Point, New York 11024 with respect to the following application and such other matters as may come before the Board.

CASE NO. PRPB20180338 —The application of Robert Barbach, on behalf of Robert Barbach, Nancy Barbach, and Dwight Lane LLC, as owners, for preliminary and final approval of a plan to subdivide a parcel of land known as 199 West Shore Road, comprising approximately 69,553 gross square feet, including one building lot and one private street, in order to subdivide the one building lot, consisting of 44,987 square feet, into two parcels, each to include a part of the private street, Parcel 1 to comprise 36,046 square feet and Parcel 2 to comprise 17,975 square feet. The subject properties are shown on the Nassau County Land and Tax Map as Section 1, Block 201, Lots 46A, 46B, and 57, and are located partially in a Residence A2 District of the Village of Kings Point (part of Parcel 1) and partially in a residence zoning district of the Village of Great Neck (part of Parcel 1 and all of Parcel 2 and the private road).

The application and accompanying exhibits are on file and may be inspected during normal business hours.

At said hearing all parties in interest will be given an opportunity to be heard.

In the event that anyone needs a special accommodation for a disability, such person is requested to contact the Village Clerk at least five days before the hearing.

Dated: Kings Point, NY September 24, 2018

BY ORDER OF THE PLANNING BOARD OF THE VILLAGE OF KINGS POINT Peter A. Aron, Chairman GNN #149278 1x 9/28/2018 #149278

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Town of North Hempstead— Board of Zoning Appeals Pursuant to the provisions of the Code of the Town of North Hempstead, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Zoning Appeals of said Town will meet at Town Hall, 220 Plandome Road, Manhasset, New York, on Wednesday, October 10, 2018, to consider any matters that may properly be heard by said Board, and will hold a public hearing on said date to consider applications and appeals.

The following cases will be called at said public hearing starting at 10:00 a.m.

APPEAL #20611—New York Paradise, Inc., conditional use 70-126.D, to permit continued use of an existing commercial building as an automobile showroom; S/W cor. #60 Northern Blvd. & Buttonwood Rd., Great Neck, Sec. 2, Blk. 55, Lots 203, 206, 663, B-A District.

The full list of cases for this calendar may be obtained at www.northhempsteadny.gov.

All interested persons should appear and will be given an opportunity to be heard at such meeting and/or hearing.

DAVID MAMMINA, R.A., Chairman; Board of Zoning Appeals GNN#149259 1x 9/28/2018 #149259

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee for holders of Banc of America Funding Corporation Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-8, Plaintiff AGAINST Lyudmila Babayeva; Heewan Bae a/k/a Hee Bae a/k/a Hee W. Bae; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated February 1, 2018 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Nassau County Supreme Court, Calendar Control Part (CCP) 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York, 11501 on October 23, 2018 at 11:30AM, premises known as 50 Tobin Avenue, Great Neck, NY 11021. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of North Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of NY, Section 2. Block 284 Lots 642, 643 and 644. Approximate amount of judgment $2,500,453.60 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 16-002451.

Kathleen Wright, Esq., Referee Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792 Dated: September 13, 2018 GNN#149229 4x 9/21, 9/28, 10/5, 10/12/2018 #149229

PUBLIC HEARING INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF LAKE SUCCESS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Lake Success Board of Trustees will conduct a public hearing on October 15, 2018, at 7:30 p.m., at the Village Hall, 318 Lakeville Road, Lake Success, New York, to consider the application of Black & Veatch on behalf of ExteNet Systems, Inc., for a special use permit pursuant to Lake Success Code Chapter 85 for the installation of 13 telecommunication nodes/antenna to be placed on existing utility poles and new decorative stealth metal poles to improve wireless cellular services for Village residents within the proposed new distributed antenna systems at the following locations: ROW adjacent to 1 Pine Hill Road ROW adjacent to 354 Lakeville Rd. ROW adjacent to 334 Lakeville Rd. ROW adjacent to 318 Lakeville Rd. ROW adjacent to 21 Briarfield Drive ROW adjacent to 300 Lakeville Rd. Within Lake Success Golf Club ROW at intersection of Fox Hunt Lane and Meadow Woods Rd., adjacent to 31 Meadow Woods Rd. ROW at intersection of Horace Harding Blvd. and Fairway Drive ROW adjacent to 2 Meadow Woods Rd. Windsor Gate Tear Drop ROW at intersection of Bridle Path Lane and Fox Hunt Lane, adjacent to 3 Bridle Path Lane Lakeville Road, ROW adjacent to 12 Windsor Gate PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that all documents relating to the applications of Black & Veatch on behalf of ExteNet Systems, Inc. are available for inspection and copying at Village Hall during regular business hours.

At the time and place aforesaid, all interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard. Those persons planning

to attend any meeting of the Lake Success Board of Trustees and who require listening devices and/or a sign language translator are requested to notify the Village Administrator no less than 48 hours prior to the meeting.

Dated: September 19, 2018 Lake Success, New York

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF LAKE SUCCESS Adam Hoffman, Mayor Patrick E. Farrell, Administrator GNN #149277 2x 9/28, 10/5/ 2018 #149277

PUBLIC NOTICE TO BIDDERS VILLAGE OF RUSSELL GARDENS CONTRACT FOR: VILLAGE TENNIS COURTS REFURBISHING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that sealed bids will be received by the Village of Russell Gardens (‘Village’) Village Clerk, Village Hall, 6 Tain Drive, Great Neck, New York until 11:00 AM on October 12, 2018, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud and the contract awarded as soon thereafter as practicable.

Project Description VILLAGE TENNIS COURTS REFURBISHING Bid documents may be obtained at Village Hall, Russell Gardens, New York, upon nonrefundable payment of $100.00 in cash or certified check payable to the ‘Village of Russell Gardens’ for each set. Bid documents will be available beginning at 10am on September 28,2018.

A pre-bid on- site meeting will be arranged upon request by calling the Village, or prospective bidders can visit the premises independently using the access pedestrian-only path located between the properties of 38 and 40 Wensley Drive, Russell Gardens, NY. Each bid must be made on the proposal form prepared for this work and in the manner designated therein and be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond in the amount of $500 and shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope addressed to the Village Clerk of the Village of Russell Gardens and marked on the outside with the name and address of the bidder, and the words ‘VILLAGE TENNIS COURTS REFURBISHING’.

The successful bidder must comply with all State and Federal statutes relating to labor and Workers’ Compensation.

The Village reserves the right to reject any and all bids received, to waive any informality in the bids received and to accept that bid which in its judgment best serves the interests of the Village.

By Order of the Village Board of Trustees Inc. Village of Russell Gardens Christine Blumberg, Village Clerk Dated: September 28,2018 GNN #149271 1x 9/28/2018 #149271

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Kaplan speaks at Hofstra Continued from Page 20 According to voting records, Phillips voted twice against the proposed legislation while it was in committee.

It was defeated the first time 6-3 in the Investigations and Government Operations Committee, when a Democrat no longer in office voted with Republicans to block it in 2017. Republicans defeated it a second time in committee 5-4 in 2018.

GENDA legislation dates back to at least 2009, state Senate records show, with Republicans voting along party lines to continuously defeat the legislation.

Kaplan said that North Hempstead’s Town Board – which has Democrats and Republicans – passed legislation expanding protections to transgender individuals.

Juli Grey-Owens, executive director of the Long Island Transgender Advocacy Coalition, highlighted a number of issues to address.

These included a need to educate the community about LGBT needs, learning how to better treat trans individuals in homeless shelters, and the fact that more than 50 state benefits for transgender service members are contingent upon discharge certificates.

One questioner asked about legislation to provide a more “humane alternative” to solitary confinement in prisons, which he said disproportionately affects minority communities and the LGBTQ community.

Kaplan said this was the first time she had heard of the legislation, but that she would be “more than happy” to “look at the legislation and hopefully advocate it.”

A question was also raised about the Child Victims Act, a bill that#would expand the criminal statute of limitations to victims who are 28 years old and the civil statute of limitations to victims up to 50 years old.#The act would also create a one-year look-back window for previously unaddressed claims to be filed.

Kaplan reiterated her support for the legislation, saying she is “100 percent behind” it and highlighted a rally she attended in favor of it earlier this year.

Phillips was not available for comment, but previously co-sponsored a bill with Republican state Sen. Catharine Young. The bill would eliminate the criminal statute of limitations but does not address the civil statute of limitations; currently victims have up until 23 years old to bring a civil suit.

Kaplan also described Phillips as “backed by the NRA” and called for more “sensible gun laws.”

“No community has been sheltered [from gun violence],” Kaplan said.

Kaplan also said she sympathizes with the plight of undocumented immigrants because she has “walked in those shoes.”

“These are immigrants who have come to this country because they obviously could not stay in their countries,” Kaplan said.

When asked whether she would come out publicly against Immigration and Customs Enforcement – known as ICE – Kaplan said she didn’t want to give a solid “yes” or “no” answer.

“I don’t like promising something and not delivering,” she said.

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BY M Y L ES GOLDMAN It was a scorcher at LIU Post’s Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 15, as the women’s field hockey team played against the Adelphi University Panthers for the first time this season.

The game was slow in both the first and second halves, with the score static at 0-0.

It wasn’t until the end of the 67th minute, when a sharp pass by LIU Post senior forward Emily Miller connected to sophomore midfielder Sammy Bell, to put the Pioneers on top, 1-0, with less than three minutes left in regulation.

Prior to the combined effort by Bell and Miller, Miller had drawn a penalty for body contact earlier in the half.

LIU Post Pioneers 2 Adelphi Panthers 1 “The penalty affected me slightly; I was more heated than anything because it wasn’t a call I agreed with, but I knew that when I got back in the game, we had to step it up with the few minutes that were left,” Miller said.

While it seemed like the Pioneers had sealed the deal by the late goal, the Panthers were given a break by scoring on a penalty shot with over one minute left in regulation.

As the clock winded down, there was a brief intermission before overtime, which gave the Pioneers a minute to put together a strategy.

“Before overtime, we all got together and talked

about the heart and passion we have. We usually play well in overtime, so we wanted to make sure everyone was composed and confident going into it,” Miller said.

Overtime ended as quickly as it began as Miller scored the gamewinning goal just 58 seconds into the period, assisted by freshman forward Emma Braeckmans, to give the Pioneers the win.

The Pioneers’ record for the fall season is now two wins, two losses before their game on Sunday, Sept. 23 against Saint Anselm College.

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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Mindfulness at Floral Park GNPS/TV to show Second-grade students in Laurie Pappagallo and Alexandra Levine’s class at Floral ParkBellerose School are being educated about mindfulness as part of their daily school routine.

Students recently colored a picture of a rainbow and the title “Rainbow Breaths” and glued it into their class notebooks. They were then given a small pamphlet with instructions on how to take a rainbow breath. Teachers explained to students that if they ever feel stressed or scared to take rainbow breaths. The class was encouraged to calm their mind and bodies by closing their eyes, to place their feet on the floor and picture a rainbow in their minds. The teachers then instructed the class to picture the color red, to breathe it in and then to breathe out any negativity they were feeling. The students repeated this exercise for all the colors of the rainbow. After the mindfulness

grads, student play

activity, students discussed what they thought about during the exercise.

The Floral Park-Bellerose School District is concentrating on mindfulness this year in response to studies that reveal

children are more vulnerable to stressors around them than adults. The district remains committed to fostering a safe learning environment that promotes social-emotional, physical and intellectual growth.

Faculty recital on Oct. 24 Mark your calendars for the Great Neck Public Schools District Faculty Recital to be presented on Wednesday, Oct. 24, at 7 p.m., at South High School, 341 Lakeville Rd. At this annual event, there will be instrumental and vocal music performed by the district’s faculty and friends.

Tickets at the door are $5 for students and seniors, $10 for adults (suggested donations). Proceeds will benefit the Music Scholarship Fund.

Current programs on Great Neck Public Schools Television, also known as GNPS/TV, are the June 2018 graduation ceremonies for North Middle School and South Middle School, as well as the South High School Opera.

These GNPS/TV programs are available on demand, 24/7, on the school district website at greatneck.k12.ny.us/tv. Programs can also be viewed in the incorporated villages of Great Neck on Cablevision Channel 75 and on Verizon Channel 32.

Program highlights follow.

Show times given are for Cablevision and Verizon viewing.

Middle School Graduations Tune in to view the June 2018 graduation ceremonies for North Middle School and South Middle School, which are broadcast in their entirety. Additionally, each program includes a brief segment highlighting the opening day of the 2018–19 school year at the middle schools.

The North Middle School graduation airs at 8 a.m., 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The South Middle School graduation airs at 12:30 p.m., 6 p.m., and 11:30 p.m.

South High Opera Each spring, South High School’s performing arts department proudly presents a fullscale student-performed opera.

Now airing on GNPS/TV is the April 2018 performance of “The Tales of Hoffmann.” This opera was under the musical direction of Dr. Janine Robinson, conducted by Michael Schwartz, and directed by Robert Stivanello.

“The Tales of Hoffmann” airs at 10 a.m., 3:30 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.

GNPS/TV Programming GNPS/TV programming reflects the offerings of the Great Neck Public Schools and the achievements of its students and staff. Programs are studentproduced.

For further information, please contact Robert Zahn, district educational TV and broadcast media director, by e-mail at rzahn@greatneck.k12.ny.us, and by phone at (516) 4414676.

October school events Monday, Oct. 1 – Friday, Oct. 5 Great Neck Community Ed Open House, 30 Cumberland Avenue. Info: (516) 441-4949.

Thursday, Oct. 18 Great Neck Public Schools Board of Education Meeting, 8:30 p.m., J.F. Kennedy School, 11A Grassfield Rd. Info: (516) 441-4001.

Friday, Oct. 19 South High School, Piano Recital, 7:30 p.m., 341 Lakeville Rd. Info: (516) 441-4851.

Wednesday, Oct. 24 Great Neck Public Schools District Faculty Recital, 7 p.m., South High School, 341"Lakeville Rd. Info: (516) 441-4740.

New Indian-culture health unit in NHP Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation held a grand opening ceremony on Monday, Sept. 17 for a new Indian Cultural Unit, dedicated to enhancing quality of life for patients, residents and families.

The dedicated unit was recently treated to a complete makeover, featuring culturally sensitive, art, interior design and décor. Whether you’re there for short- or long-term care, Parker helps you feel at home.

According to Michael Rosenblut, Parker’s president and CEO, “Parker’s newly reno-

vated space is designed to meet the needs of Queens and Nassau’s growing Indian population. There is Indian-inspired décor and artwork, celebrating India’s cultural heritage, scheduled Indian recreational activities and entertainment, Indian newspapers and movies and of course, traditional Indian meals made fresh daily, prepared by our chefs.”

In addition, the unit is staffed by clinical and front line staff fluent in Indian languages, delivering the excellent care every day that Parker is known for

in the community.

Several team members at Parker coordinated the efforts to implement this new cultural unit. Tara Buonocore-Rut, executive vice president for corporate strategy said, “It was such an uplifting experience to be involved in selecting colors and artifacts for the unit, and to know that it represents so much to our Indian families.”

Buonocore-Rut commended Dr. Saroj Shah, a retired OBGYN, along with her husband Dr. Indravadan Shah, a retired surgeon, who together led a

committee of local Indian doctors and professionals who worked on the development and planning for Parker’s Indian

Cultural Unit.

For more information on Parker’s Indian Cultural Unit, call 1-877-727-5373.

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