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Town bans med marijuana sites from going retail North Hempstead passes first of 3 laws aiming to control dispensaries BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN The Town of North Hempstead passed a law banning medical marijuana dispensaries from operating as retail stores at a crowded meeting last Tuesday night, the first of a trio of laws intended to control marijuana sales in the town. Town oﬃcials said they are not against medical marijuana, understand the need for it and this law will not ban it. Rather, they said, the laws aim to prevent dispensaries from clustering in their town and come in response to both public concerns and statements from companies suggesting they want to “mainstream” marijuana. “We’re in this together,” Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth said. “We’re listening to our residents, we heard the comments that you have made, we’re going to continue to fight for what’s in the best interest of our community and the future of

our town.” The move comes as New York State considers legalizing recreational marijuana, following the release of a six-month study showing the benefits outweigh the negatives and Democrats taking both houses of the New York Legislature. The board adjourned a public hearing for a second law, which would amend the zoning code to limit how many marijuana dispensaries can be in the town and where to Dec. 18 because it must first be reviewed by the Nassau County Planning Commission under state law. According to the proposal, dispensaries could only be located in industrial districts or hospital zones and could not be within 1,000 feet of schools, day care centers and places of worship or within 500 feet of a residential district. Only two dispensaries could be within the town, according to the legislation, and they would have to Continued on Page 59

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Friends and families enjoyed spending a morning on helping people in need on Sunday, working together to assemble 1,200 Thanksgiving meals for families in need.

Community rallies to make 1,200 Thanksgiving dinners BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN The weekend leading into Thanksgiving was dotted with a handful of orders going wrong for the Rotary Club of Great Neck’s annual turkey drive, whether it was where they would go or what they would get.

Roger Chizever, the organizer of the event, said it involved quite a few phone calls, text messages and trips to get what was needed – as well as several volunteers to bag all the food up. But in the end, he said, what matters is that 1,200 families were getting full Thanksgiving meals. “We always persevere, no

matter what gets thrown our way,” Chizever said. More than 100 volunteers of “all ages” gathered at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy to assemble bags of meals, according to Lakeville Elementary School fifth-grader Eileen Li, who wrote about the event, and “everyone had a job to do.” Continued on Page 59

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Noir Bakery brings a taste of Israel to G.N.

Woman killed in Lake Success crash

New eatery offers fresh pastries and experience

77-year-old was crossing Lakeville Road BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN A 77-year-old woman was fatally struck by a car while trying to cross Lakeville Road in Lake Success on Monday night, according to police. A Nassau County Police Department spokesman said the woman, Marie A. Ortiz, 77, of Whitestone, Queens, tried to walk across Lakeville Road from Cumberland Avenue after being in an accident to talk to the other driver involved. A Toyota Camry unrelated to the original accident, going southbound, struck her at 6:21

p.m., police said. She suﬀered “multiple trauma injuries,” police said, and was transported to a nearby hospital where she was pronounced dead. The uninjured 61-year-old male driver remained at the scene, where a brake test was conducted. This is not the first time there was a serious accident on Lakeville Road. There were two between 2014 and 2016, according to data from the New York state Department of Transportation. A 65-year-old pedestrian was injured on Feb. 1, 2014, and a 60-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed on March 26, 2015.

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People lined up to get a taste of all sorts of pastries imported straight from Israel on Wednesday, the day after the restaurant’s grand opening. BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN Noir Bakery is bringing a little taste of Israel to a town that seems to crave it. The bakery at 25 Cuttermill Road in Great Neck Plaza oﬃcially opened last Tuesday to fanfare. Workers prepare and unload baked goods from the ovens from early morning to late night, serving eager patrons. Dean Sinai, the manager, said it has much of what one could expect in a bakery: cinnamon and chocolate swirls, rolls, Danishes, croissants and Moroccan and pita bread. What makes Noir Bakery diﬀerent, he said, is that these goods are flown in straight from Israel, kosher, and baked on site — making it “definitely a taste of Israel.” “When you walk in, if you’ve ever been to Israel and you’ve gone into an Israeli bakery, this is exactly the smell you’re

going to smell,” Sinai said last Wednesday. “Fresh pastries all day long and everything is authentic.” Prior to working at Noir Bakery, Sinai said he managed a leasing company and a real estate oﬃce. His father, Tiran, then had the idea to create an authentic Israeli bakery, he said. “He had the idea to do this and I said, ‘you know what, I’ll jump on and I’ll do this with you, no problem,’” Sinai said. Tiran and Nancy Sinai, who founded the business, were both born in Israel and moved to the United States. After living in Queens, they moved to Great Neck, where they have lived for more than eight years. But they felt Great Neck was missing something. “We’re very happy in America, but the taste of home, that’s something that we’re missing, so when we have those baked goods and food and breads, we feel like we’re back home,” Nancy Sinai said. “And I guess

that everyone in this community here misses those things.” There were some challenges, Nancy and Dean Sinai said, like forging deals and making sure the frozen Israeli goods would get here safely. But business has been “amazing” since they opened, Nancy Sinai said, and she was pleasantly surprised at how quickly word spread. “It’s been busy like this all day long,” she said on Wednesday. “People are very excited – they’ve been all complaining that there’s nothing like this, and they’re saying the taste is amazing. It tastes like Israel, it smells like Israel.” Dean Sinai said that they plan to add sandwiches, omelets and other items to the menu. There is also a possibility for expanding in the future, he said. For now, though, Dean Sinai said he hopes to make Noir Bakery a “beacon” in Great Neck. “It really brought something new into town,” Dean Sinai said.

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‘A mixture of sadness and gratitude’

Temple Israel Cantor Raphael Frieder will be stepping down in 2020 after almost 30 years BY JA N E LL E C L AUS E N Temple Israel Cantor Raphael Frieder will step down as the synagogue’s hazan – or cantor who leads the congregation in songful prayers – in 2020, two letters sent to congregants say, after nearly 30 years of service. Frieder, born in Israel and a graduate of the Rubin Academy of Music in Tel Aviv, joined Temple Israel of Great Neck in 1991. Frieder has performed around the world, according to his online biography, and teaches chazzanut at the H.L. Miller Cantorial School of the Jewish Theological Seminary. “There is universal appreciation for the skill and passion that Cantor Frieder has brought to Temple Israel, and we are immensely grateful for all that he has done for the synagogue over his many years with us,” Temple Israel President Robert Panzer wrote in a letter to congregants. “Replacing someone of his renown and ability who is so connected with members of the Congregation will undoubtedly be a very diﬃcult task, but we will do everything we can to build upon his distinguished legacy.” Frieder was not immediately available for comment, but said in his own letter to congregants that his “heart is filled with a mixture of sadness and gratitude” for his PHOTO COURTESY OF TEMPLE ISRAEL 27 years of service. “When I see young members of our congregation in Cantor Raphael Frieder will be retiring in 2020. my children’s choir, in the classes I teach, or at services, it’s hard for me to imagine that I will not be the one But, Frieder said, this does not mean a total departo oﬃciate at their bar or bat mitzvah,” Frieder said. “Nonetheless, I am getting ready for the next chapter ture from Temple Israel. “I feel much gratitude to Temple Israel members for of my life, and there are many things that I am looking your friendship and support during what will ultimately forward to.”

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this year but was extended through December 2020. After that he will become cantor emeritus, the letters say, meaning he could potentially work with the temple for High Holy Days and special projects. “As we head into a new era, we shall continue to strive to ensure that Temple Israel is a place where everyone feels welcome to discover the power of Judaism to bring blessings into their lives and our world,” Panzer said. There were two interim cantors between Frieder and the late Benjamin Segal, who had served for decades before his retirement in the late 1980s.

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VGN getting land near East Shore Rd. Great Neck moves to purchase Vista Hill property, expand options and value of site BY JA N E LL E C L AUS E N The Village of Great Neck voted to purchase a property touching its old sewage treatment plant at 265 East Shore Road last week, answering a years-old question on whether or not to buy the land. Clerk-Treasurer Joe Gill said that the village’s previous administration originally planned to put village hall or a public works facility there and said it could be used for that purpose, but he could not confirm if the village planned to do so now. “It’s something the village has contemplated either buying or condemning for several years,” Gill said. Because the real estate deal for 53 Vista Hill Road, which has more than an acre of land, is not complete, Gill said the amount could not be disclosed. The village plans to subdivide the property into two lots and will appear before the Planning Board of the Village of Great Neck on Thursday at Village Hall at 7:30 p.m. Gill said oﬃcials are hoping to get about one acre of the Vista Hill lot, which could “nearly double the size” of the village’s East Shore Road property. Mayor Pedram Bral said the village

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The Village of Great Neck is purchasing a property adjacent to East Shore Road. decided to buy the property because it will add “significant value” and create “more opportunities and possibilities of using the land for village purposes.” Bral said negotiations are ongoing, but that he hopes to “be able to have a serious discussion” about the property at the next Board of Trustees meeting.

The decision comes as the village pushes for the “revitalization” of Middle Neck Road and East Shore Road, which has included discussion of moving the public works facility and Village Hall elsewhere in the village. A citizens advisory committee is working with VHB, the village’s consul-

tant on revitalization, to come up with a “master plan” of sorts. Among the group’s recommendations were simplifying the site plan approval process, creating a more vibrant and walkable space, and updating the zoning code. The group also recommended selling the current Department of Public Works building and relocating its facility, with the condition that the buyer create a mixed-use building with “moderately priced units” and an outdoor 40-by-200foot area reserved for “pedestrian use.” The group also suggested selling Village Hall, located on Baker Hill Road, and opening a new one on Middle Neck Road. Barbara Berkowitz, president of the Board of Education, and Bral both said there have been no updates regarding a potential sale of Village Hall to the school district. In unrelated business, the village also turned over portions of property to the Great Neck Water Pollution Control District as part of an inter-municipal agreement transferring ownership and operation to the village’s sewer collection system. These properties include 16 Spring Lane, 37 Piccadilly Road and a block of Red Brook Road.

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Problem solvers a problem for Pelosi Suozzi joins 8 other House Dems withholding support until 3 rule changes made BY LU K E TOR R A N C E

If Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) wants to reclaim the House speaker’s gavel, she might have to make a deal with several moderate Democrats, including Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove). Suozzi and nine other Democrats who are part of the Problem Solvers Caucus — a group of 24 Democrats and 24 Republicans who seek to pass bipartisan legislation in the House of Representatives — promised to withhold their votes until Pelosi agrees to three rule changes that they believe will break the gridlock in Congress. “In this era of divided government, we hope Leader Pelosi will join us in taking these three concrete steps for change to help break the gridlock and pass meaningful legislation to fix health care, immigration, and infrastructure,” the representatives wrote in a statement, according to The Hill. The first proposal would require that any legislation that receives 290 co-sponsors, or three-fifths of the House, should be debated and receive a timely floor vote. The second proposal would have any amendment with at least 20 co-sponsors in each the Republican and Democratic parties!would get a debate and a vote. The third proposal would allow every new member in each new Congress to in-

members of parties, such as the GOP’s Freedom Caucus. “It’s easy to rant and rave and yell at the wind,” he said. “Bipartisanship is tough.” The group wrote a letter to Pelosi earlier this month, asking for several rule changes. “We know it is not in the best interest!of our nation for the House to operate in the same hyper-partisan!manner as it did in the 115th Congress, where extremists prevented common sense, bipartisan proposals on health care, immigration reform, infrastructure, and too many others, from reaching the floor,” the letter read. Pelosi met with the group last week, a meeting that she called! “positive and constructive.” But a deal still had not been reached, so Pelosi was to meet with the PHOTO COURTESY OF CSPAN group again this week. Nassau’s other representative, Kathleen Rice (D-Garden City), has called for Pelosi Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove) speaks before the House in Washington. to step down. In an opinion piece earlier troduce one bill on the committee on which (Illinois), Stephanie Murphy (Florida), Vi- this month, Rice praised the House minorhe or she serves that would guarantee de- cente González (Texas) and Darren Soto ity leader while calling for new leadership. Rice said during the election that she would bate and a committee vote, as long as the (Florida). Suozzi campaigned on a message of not support Pelosi and has endorsed Rep. measure is bipartisan and relevant to that bipartisanship this fall, when he won re- Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) as a possible replacecommittee’s jurisdiction. In addition to Suozzi, those support- election in the 3rd Congressional District. ment. Reach reporter Luke Torrance by email ing the changes are Democratic Reps. In an interview with Blank Slate Media last Josh Gottheimer (New Jersey), Jim Costa month, he said that the current rules in the at ltorrance@theislandnow.com, by phone (California), Tom O’Halleran (Arizona), House made it diﬃcult for bipartisan legis- at 516-307-1045, ext. 214, or follow him on Kurt Schrader (Oregon), Daniel Lipinski lation to reach a vote because of extreme Twitter @LukeATorrance.

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IDA hires new deputy executive director BY LU K E TOR R A N C E The Nassau County Industrial Development Agency recently hired Danielle Oglesby to serve as deputy executive director. Oglesby, a graduate of Hunter College, left her post as the chief operating oﬃcer"at the Global Institute at LIU Post in Brookville to join the Nassau IDA. She has an extensive background with development agencies, having served as a project manager for the Glen Cove IDA for five years and commissioner of the Village of Hempstead’s Community Development Agency for three and a half years. IDA Chairman Richard Kessel said her resume was what grabbed his attention. “She’s got an extensive economic development background,” he said. “We were"looking for someone who had that background and could help move the IDA forward in terms of marketing and selling it to companies, particularly companies outside of Nassau to bring jobs back to the county.” According to Kessel, Oglesby’s duties will be to work with companies and communities to bring jobs to the area. He also said that Oglesby will help to communicate to Nassau residents what the IDA does, something he said wasn’t always clear in the past.

“I think it’s important that the IDA get out into the world so people know what we do,” he said. “I can’t do it by myself. I need her help.” Eﬀorts to reach Oglesby were unavailing. She also served as a planner for Nassau County from 2007 to 2008 and was a program manager for the oﬃce of downtown revitalization in the Town of Babylon from 2010 to 2014. Her experience with downtown revitalization ties into one of the goals of the IDA, Kessel said. The Nassau IDA recently held a news conference with County Executive Laura Curran and the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce to promote shopping in local downtowns for the holidays, instead of online. “Downtowns are pure gold and what make Nassau great,” he said. “I’ve asked her" to" develop a" plan to promote the downtown on North and South shores and Oyster Bay by working with local chambers.” He added that he was looking forward to what Oglesby will accomplish with the agency. “She’s bright, energetic, and has a strong background,” he said. “I’m glad that we brought her on board.” Reach reporter Luke Torrance by email at ltorrance@theislandnow.com, by phone at 516-307-1045, ext. 214, or follow him on Twitter @LukeATorrance.

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North Hempstead Town Councilwoman Anna Kaplan, the New York state senatorelect for District 7, announced the formation of a transition committee Tuesday afternoon that plans to hold meetings and discuss legislative issues with district residents. Bill Bodkin, an attorney, activist and founder of the Port Washington Democratic Club who is chairing the committee, said the group aims to solicit concerns from residents and gauge their priorities in the transition period. “Many of the Legislative priorities of the Governor and the Democratic majority are well known: the Reproductive Health Act, the Child Victims Act, stricter gun laws and election reforms,” Bodkin said in a news release. “But Senator-Elect Kaplan wants to make sure that she starts her time in Albany with an understanding of all the issues facing residents of the Seventh District, including the issues that don’t get the headlines.” Kaplan defeated incumbent Republican Elaine Phillips on Nov. 6, helping shift the state Senate firmly into Democratic control. The Senate, once controlled 32 to 31 by Republicans, now has a 40-to-23 Democratic majority.

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Dems benefit from local, national shifts Demographics, change in national GOP upending decades of Republican control in Nassau BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN Once Nassau County Republicans were known to hold supermajorities in the County Legislature, a 3-2 voter registration advantage, the county’s state Legislature delegation, and the position of county executive far more often than not. Today the entire state Senate delegation for Nassau County is blue. Laura Curran, a Baldwin Democrat, is the county executive and former Long Beach City Manager Jack Schnirman is the county comptroller. And while Democrats do not control the County Legislature, they outnumber Republicans at the ballot box. Over the last 20 years, the Republican Party’s voter registration in Nassau County has steadily declined from nearly 380,000 voters in 1998 to 331,431 in 2018 – a 12.67 percent decrease – according to the state Board of Elections. In the same period, Democrats have been ascendant. In 1998 there were 273,733 registered Democrats. That number has ballooned 46.56 percent to 401,196 as of Nov. 1 this year, voter regis-

tration statistics show. Lawrence Levy, dean of the National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University, said the changes can be explained by two things: the damaged brand of the Republican Party and a surge of immigrants to Long Island replacing older voters. “The numbers are very stark and if the Republicans are to have any chance of mounting a comeback, they’ll need a whole new

suburban strategy that is much more moderate and focused on not just cutting taxes and services, but responding to the needs of people,” Levy said. Asked about Democrats outpacing Republicans in voter enrollment, Joseph Cairo,! chairman of the Nassau County Republicans, said:!“We have to work harder to deliver our message to Republicans moving to the county and try to reach out to others. I think the

independents, those who do not have party aﬃliation, they have become more and more of a factor over the years.” Independent voter registration – labeled “blank” in voter registration data – rose by a third in the last 20 years, from 185,221 in 1998 to 246,864 in 2018. Independents make up almost a quarter of voters, up from 21.3 percent in 1998. “We have to show our records

and intentions and initiatives and appeal to the independent voters,” Cairo said. According to census data, Nassau County’s population identifying solely as white was about 1.06 million, or 79.2 percent, in 2000. By 2010 it slid to 977,577 people, or 73 percent of the population. According to American Community Survey data, whites made up 69.7 percent of the population, or 945,893 people, in 2016. In the same period, Levy said, minorities – known to lean toward the Democratic Party – have migrated to Long Island in search of opportunities. “There’s been a surge of new immigrants and other minorities who are replacing the older white voters who were reliably Republican,” Levy said. “And these new voters are bringing their Democratic voting tendencies with them.” There were 133,791 people identifying as Hispanic or Latino in the year 2000; 10 years later, that number was over 195,000. As of 2016, according to the American Community Survey, there were more than 218,000 Continued on Page 69

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GOP chair reflects on Nassau losses BY LU K E TOR R A N C E For voters!upset with President Donald Trump, 2018 represented their first opportunity to rebuke him in a national election. Although they did not reclaim the Senate, the Democrats swept to an easy majority in the House of Representatives in elections this month. With Democratic voters turning out in high numbers across the country, that had a trickle-down effect on local races. Nassau County Republican Party Chairman Joseph Cairo said the anti-Trump turnout hurt the party’s performance in all races and led to Republicans losing control of the state Senate. “People made up their minds on the national level and then applied that locally to the elections here in Nassau County for state offices,” he said. “The other side did a good job with those opposing the president, and perhaps we weren’t strong enough in bringing out the president’s supporters.” Cairo did not criticize the president, who earlier this year tapped Cairo’s predecessor, Joseph Mondello, to become the U.S. ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago. “New York is different, you know,” Cairo said. “New York is different when it comes to issues like the [tax cut] and that’s!one of the factors that played into the election.” The tax cut pushed by Trump put a cap on state and local tax deductions, which has adversely impacted states with high local taxes, such as New York and California. Republican candidates for Congress Dan DeBono and Ameer Benno — who were defeated by Reps. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove) and Kathleen Rice (D-Garden City), respectively — would not wholly endorse the tax cut due to that provision. Trump lost Nassau County in 2016

by 332,154 to 292,025, or about 51 to 45 percent. A Republican presidential candidate has not won the county since George H.W. Bush in 1988, and the voter enrollment numbers make that look even less likely going forward.

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Since 1998, the number of registered Republican voters in Nassau has dropped from!nearly 380,000 to 331,431 in 2018, according to the state Board of Elections. Over that same period, the number of registered Democrats has increased by more than 46 percent, up to! 401,196 on the eve of this year’s election. When asked about the Republican Party losing its grip on Nassau, Cairo said the party had to do a better job getting its message out and do more to appeal to independent voters, of which the county had!246,864 in 2018. “We have to work harder to deliver our message to Republicans moving to the county and try to reach out to others,” he said. “I think the independents, those who do not have [a]!party aﬃliation, they have become more and more of Continued on Page 69

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Work for Northern State Reiter aims to see Parkway likely to see resurfacing next year BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN The New York state Department of Transportation will resurface part of the Northern State Parkway next year, according to state Assemblyman Anthony D’Urso and a spokesman for the department. A news release from D’Urso’s oﬃce said the Transportation Department would resurface the Northern State Parkway from the Queens border all the way to the Meadowbrook State Parkway, including on and oﬀ ramps, starting next summer. The release said D’Urso had also met with Joseph Brown, the Long Island regional director of the department, about maintaining roads in the 16th District, which spans North Hempstead. “The maintenance of our roads is essential,” D’Urso said. “This resurfacing project will make driving on the parkway more pleasant.” Stephen Canzoneri, a spokesman for the Department of Transportation, said there will be a resurfacing project for the

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The Northern State Parkway, which is maintained by the state Transportation Department, could see some resurfacing next year. Northern State Parkway but said it is too early to comment on specifics. “NYSDOT will be accepting bids early next year on an accelerated project to resurface a portion of the Northern State Parkway,” Canzoneri said. “This

project is still in the design phase, so it’s premature to comment further on project details.” The Northern State Parkway is a nearly 29-mile-long parkway going from the Queens-Nassau County border to Hauppauge.

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Katz and Jerry Landsberg to see through ongoing projects while saving taxpayer money. The Great Neck Water Pollution Control District is a special district that provides wastewater treatment for more than 25,000 residents, with a jurisdiction including the villages of Great Neck, Saddle Rock and Kensington, and parts of Thomaston, Great Neck Plaza and Manhasset. The district received more than $13 million in grant money last year for numerous projects, like upgrades to its three anaerobic digesters, a third micro-turbine for generating electricity, and a grease receiving station that could generate up to $100,000 per year in revenue. “That was a pretty big boost for us over the last two years,” Reiter said, adding that the projects have broken ground and should be finished within two years. Additionally, Reiter said, the district has made changes Continued on Page 69

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More than a dozen people gathered to pay tribute to the late Rotarian Arnold Swartz on the cold Friday afternoon after Thanksgiving, dedicating a tree on the edge of the Maple Drive parking lot to commemorate his service. Swartz, an active Rotarian who lived in Great Neck for decades, died last year at 82 years old. But the turkey drive, which his son Ron described as his father’s “pet project,” continues to give Thanksgiving meals to families in need nearly 30 years later. “… It’s really an appropriate time of year now because this is the way he associated most with Rotary and I’m only a Rotarian because of him,” Ron Swartz said. This year’s turkey drive gave out 1,200 Thanksgiving meals, according to drive organizer Roger Chizever, and the group hopes to give out even more next year. Swartz recalled how his father would take his grandchildren to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy to help with the annual turkey drive he helped spearhead, and how he was drawn to the organization because he wanted to give back.

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Lidia Epel, the president of the Rotary Club of Great Neck, speaks about late Rotarian Arnold Swartz. “He liked the people and everything the Rotary stood for: service above self,” Swartz, who joined more than a decade ago because of his father, said after the event. Lidia Epel, the president of the Rotary Club of Great Neck, described Arnold Swartz as a “very long, outstanding member” who helped and guided her and said many members wanted to honor him for his service. “[Rotary International] decided two years ago that we ought to plant trees in Continued on Page 48

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Afflicting afflicted, aiding comfortable

assau County may eventually get to a fair system of taxing property owners, but it won’t be without a fight. Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton is the latest county oﬃcial to call for slowing the process of accurately assessing property values – the basis on which property owners are taxed. “I think it is irresponsible for the government to implement dramatic assessment increases in one fell swoop,” DeRiggi-Whitton said in a letter to the editor published in Blank Slate Media last week. “Trying to rebalance the assessment system in a single year will impose huge financial burdens on a significant number of homeowners who simply cannot aﬀord to absorb steep tax increases all at once.” What DeRiggio-Whitton failed to mention was that these “huge” increases will reflect the “huge” amount in which these property owners underpaid their taxes#the past eight years. And that to make up for these “huge” underpayments, other property owners made “huge overpayments.” That’s the way assessments work. The amount of money raised stays the same. It’s just a matter of who pays. The former Republican administration of Edward Mangano had begun a systematic review of county assessments last year — six years after Mangano froze assessment increases while his administration granted thousands of reductions to homeowners who grieved their values. A Newsday study found the practice, “intended to reduce the

cost of tax refunds, had shifted about $2.2 billion in taxes from generally more affluent property owners who successfully appealed their property taxes over their values over seven years to generally less affluent owners who did not.” When DeRiggi-Whitton asks for a go-slow approach, she is essentially asking for less affluent property owners to continue to overpay their taxes to ease the sticker shock of more affluent taxpayers who haven’t been paying their fair share. This is known as afflicting the afflicted and comforting the comfortable. DeRiggi-Whitton seemed to justify this approach with a defense of the assessment system for the past eight years. “Homeowners who have been diligent in exercising their legal right to challenge their assessments in the past will likely be the hardest hit,” DeRiggi-Whitton said. “This is simply unacceptable to me.” Sorry, but taxpayers should expect that the county will assess their homes accurately and tax them fairly. They should not be expected to appeal their assessment, often through law firms that receive a cut of the money saved and line the campaign coffers of county legislators running for office. DeRiggi-Whitton is not alone in her concern for the more affluent homeowners. Republican legislators, who watched for eight years as the Mangano administration not only kept assessments frozen but also refused to hire a professional assessor, have also called for the go-slow

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approach. And even County Executive Laura Curran has joined their side. To her credit, Curran touched oﬀ the rush to aid the people who have been underpaying their taxes by signing an executive order requiring the county assessor to maximize the accuracy of what Nassau bases property tax rates on. This was intended to allow the county to successfully defend against tax challenges and avoid the need for mass settlements and excessive refunds beginning with the 2020-21 tax year. Not a crazy idea in a cashstrapped county like Nassau, which owes more than $700 million to property owners who appealed their assessments. But Curran recently said she will ask the newly elected Democratic-controlled state Legislature to allow the new values to be phased in over five years, to prevent sudden spikes in tax bills for hom-

eowners whose properties were far below fair market value. Why? Those who will face sudden spikes have been underpaying their taxes for years. They should be happy that they got away with paying far less than they should have and accept that they now need to pay their fair share. The optics of this also couldn’t be worse. Here you have one of the most aﬄuent counties in the state, whose finances remain under state supervision, appealing to the new state Legislature for dispensation for their more aﬄuent taxpayers at a time the county is looking for more state aid. We can only imagine what legislators from New York City and upstate New York will think. We also wonder what the people who have been overpaying their taxes will think. Just how does the county tell them that they need to continue to

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subsidize the more aﬄuent property owners for five more years? Imagine if you learned that you have been overcharged by PSEG for the past seven years and then learn it will be another five years for you to be asked to pay what you actually owe. Can you say Public Service Commission? The state Legislature should reject the county’s request to phase in properties being assessed accurately. Property owners should be taxed what they owe, not one cent more and not one cent less. And that should start now. If learning the real cost of government makes some property owners unhappy, let them demand that the county, schools and special districts who make up our tax bills cut spending. Or vote out the oﬃcials who at best stood by as this mess was created in the first place.

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KREMER’S CORNER

Democratic guessing game for 2020

t is hard to believe that it’s only a few short weeks since the 2018 mid-term election and the political pundits are already talking about the 2020 presidential election. Most of the names being floated are the same ones you would have expected but the more you look at the early roster it is not a leap to say that many will cancel each other out. Once Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are out of the starting gate, both will realize that their platforms are the same and the chances of either one beating Donald Trump are almost impossible. The second tier that includes Kirsten Gillibrand and Corey Booker don’t have the ability to excite voters in between the California and New York coasts. I know I have forgotten at least six others you were thinking of but for now, I will take a pass on mentioning their names. America is looking for the right person to take on Mr.

Trump who thinks that he can win another term by acting like Don Rickles. With apologies to the late Mr. Rickles, at least he was funny and not mean-spirited. So it’s worth looking at the field. Some of my friends have immediately discounted Mayor Michael Bloomberg. That could be a mistake. If the country is hungering for a true independent with modest charisma and who can finance his own campaign so do not discard the mayor so quickly. He may not be nominated but he may be a big player in picking the next Democratic hopeful. A group of Southwestern Democratic donors has started floating the name of Beto O’Rourke, who just lost an amazing race for the U.S. Senate in Texas. Beto has star power but he did lose and the rest of the country outside of the Alamo knows nothing about him. His campaign was based on health care for all and other progres-

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sive ideas, but that agenda may be too rich for the average voter. There are elected oﬃcials out there who will make a primary interesting. U.S. Senator Kamala Harris(D-CA) is very bright and focused and she has the ability to stay in the running and could wind up as a Vice President pick. Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown was the only winner in a state

that killed the Democrats. Brown may just have the right tone and ideas to project him into the final round. New York’s Gov. Andrew Cuomo will survive a round or two of the primaries because he is articulate and has a record of taking on big projects that haven’t been attacked since the death of Robert Moses. Many voters outside the Empire State don’t love New York, but that’s because we have Wall Street and now Amazon. If the Democratic Party is looking for a celebrity try Oprah Winfrey, Dr. Mehmet Oz or George Clooney. I doubt that any of these great people with their wealth and comfortable lives would be willing to get into the ugliness of a national campaign. But once upon a time, a B movie actor named Ronald Reagan proved that show business people could win elections. Being the country sadly elected a television performer to the

White House, there is no real appetite for another one. Some of the readers may think that I have forgotten former Vice President Joe Biden but I haven’t passed him by. The first thing that keeps his name up front is the fact that President Trump doesn’t want Joe Biden as an opponent. The only reliable base that the Republican party has is rural America. Biden is respected in blue-collar country and paired with the right running mate, either a woman or a respected minority, he could topple Trump. I also skipped Hillary Clinton. I truly respect her but it’s time for her to leave the stage and take on new challenges in her chosen field. So being everyone else is starting to speculate about Democratic presidential candidates, I took my opening shot on names that will be in the running and others that will fade away quickly.

A LOOK ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

Making sure no leftovers left behind!

here is an odd little holiday in the English calendar known as Boxing Day. It apparently refers to an upper-class custom of giving servants their own day oﬀ, the day after Christmas, along with a small box of money and food. In other words, leftovers. We here in America have our own, even odder observance involving leftovers. It takes place after Thanksgiving. But not the day after. No — the observance I speak of takes place in the home, within minutes of the feast’s conclusion. I spent many years in total ignorance of this event until one year I stumbled into someone’s kitchen while it was going on. A bunch of women were huddled around a table, conversing in low voices and doing something that appeared to involve a lengthy assembly line of little plastic containers. “What’s going on here?” I asked them. Four faces looked up. “We’re dividing up the left-overs among all the families.”

“That’s nice. But wait — there’s 4 sets of everything on the table, but there’s 5 families this year. So where’s my set?” Four serving spoons froze in midair, waiting for someone to answer my question. Finally, the hostess spoke up. “Your husband said you didn’t want any.” The spoons resumed their work as she continued: “So if you want any more information, you’ll have to ask him.” My first chance to ask my beloved about this was in the car, on the way home. “Dearest,” I said, “you know I love you, but what’s the big idea about telling everyone we didn’t want any leftovers?” I was miﬀed because sometimes I think that’s the very best part of the holiday. Open the refrigerator door and have a little bit of Thanksgiving all over again on your plate — without any of the arguments about whether tomatoes are a fruit or a vegetable. He shrugged. “Sweetheart, trust me, I can’t explain it right now. You know how your writ-

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A Look on the Lighter Side ing books always tell you to “Show, Don’t Tell”? Well, this is something I’ll have to show you. Which means it will have to wait until we get home.” Naturally, I sat quite patiently through the rest of the interminable journey. At last, we were home, when my life’s partner said, “Come into the kitchen, Judy. Right here by the fridge. Now open the door, reach in, and see if you can take out that thing in the back.” “This?” “No, not the Chinese take-

out. Behind it.” “These?” “No, not the rotting carrot sticks. Behind them. Way, way back, on the bottom shelf.” Obediently, I did as I was told. My fingers touched something I couldn’t see. “Oh, what is that?” I said. “Just bring it out,” he said, “and tell me — what do you think it is?” I brought the item to light… then shrieked, and reflexively hurled it away from me. The plastic container seemed to skitter across the floor. “What is in that?” I yelped. “I was going to ask you that,” my husband replied, “but I’ve been a little afraid to.” “Why is it furry?” I asked him. “And blue? And how long has it been in there?” “All good questions,” he replied. “I think it’s a kind of tarantula. Why you would put one in our refrigerator is beyond me. But you see the problem about Thanksgiving — how could I bring new left-overs into a world that contained something like that?”

I didn’t know what to say. We both knew I was the one who put most leftovers into the fridge. We both also knew I seldom if ever even looked at them again. The truth is, I hate the idea of throwing anything out…but I seldom want to eat it, either. I feel about most nonThanksgiving leftovers the way my little brother once said he felt about olives: “I like them… just not enough to eat them.” Which is how things end up fuzzy and blue. “Should we open it?” I asked, trepidation in my voice. “Absolutely not.” We ended up throwing it all away — lock, stock and tarantula. So now we’re trying out a new system. I have to write a date on anything that goes in the fridge. So does my husband— “October,” or “Spring,” or “A.D. 2018” — and I must eat them, or toss them, while forensic science can still tell us what they are. Maybe we’ll have it working by next Thanksgiving.

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ALL THINGS POLITICAL

2 paths to climate change response

ast Saturday’s front-page headline in the NY Times read, “U.S. Climate Study Has Grim Warnings of Economic Risks.” The article, summarizing scientific reports from 13 federal agencies, lists numerous horrific events resulting from climate change. Some of these negative consequences include wildfires, crop failures, coastline flooding and a 10 percent reduction in the Gross National Product by the year 2100. Our President, in response to the recent frigid November temperatures in the Northeast, tweeted, “Whatever happened to global warming?” Trump’s tweet is something you’d expect out of a “Saturday Night Live” skit. Sadly, he wasn’t joking. Of the last 18 years, 17 are the warmest recorded global temperatures since 1880, when record keeping of temperatures began. The data does not lie, but rather highlights climate change is happening right now. Here’s another sad truth: if our federal government continues to deny the devastating eﬀects of climate change predicted in the Federal Report, the window of opportunity to create proactive policies to mitigate

climate change will surely close. With a President who thinks Global Warming is a hoax, it is up to individual states to come up with policies that can be emulated and adopted across the nation. Unfortunately, it’s typical for government operations to be reactive instead of proactive. As an example, when Suﬀolk County was rapidly developed from the 1950s to the 1980s, sewers were costly to install, so septic systems were usually used instead. Now it will cost substantially more to clean up the ground water and install sewage infrastructure, because there is water pollution from nitrates and sewage caused by the abundance of septic systems. This is a classic example of pay now or pay more later, reactive versus proactive government. The LIRR and MTA have been falling into disrepair for decades. Instead of proactively updating subway technology, such as switches and relays from the 1930s (that’s not a typo), or the LIRR’s aging track switches, each successive New York City mayor and governor kicked the can down the road. The cost to

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All Things Political fix subway and train infrastructure will be several times what proactive regular upgrades and maintenance would have cost. With over a decade of involvement in the public sector, I have learned, politically, if you do nothing, it’s hard to be blamed for failure. However, if you are the first to try something new and fail, you are roundly criticized. Political rewards for proactive policy don’t outweigh the risks. Unfortunately, this mindset will cost us dearly unless local and state governments work together to fight the naysayers and aggressively create policy

to mitigate global warming. In my capacity as deputy chief of staﬀ of economic development and government efficiency for the Town of Hempstead, I have spent the last six months speaking and meeting with New York state Assembly persons and senators, town supervisors and their staﬀ, village mayors and trustees, and members of BOCES throughout Long Island. The purpose of these conversations is to foster support for a Long Island wide public school solar grant program. There is widespread support for a $10 million New York state grant to encourage Long Island’s 125 public school districts to invest in solar energy. This proposal provides a $200,000 grant for the first 50 school districts to install solar energy (competition breeds action and an incentive to act quickly). Passing this proposal is a great start to fighting climate change on Long Island, and will let the community know a Democratic majority in the New York state Senate won’t focus solely on NYC, which has been a concern. Solar panels pay for them-

selves within 18 years through their savings in electricity. The cost to build out a solar system is bonded, and paid with those electricity savings, so there is no additional expense to taxpayers. There is already state aid in place, for any school district who installs solar; therefore, going solar is a positive revenue source for cash strapped districts. The New York state 2018-2019 budget is $168 billion and has plenty of room for a mere $10 million Long Island Public School Solar Initiative to create a green, global warming fighting model that can easily be replicated nationwide. Kudos to Long Beach public schools, who went all in for going solar, and will be receiving over $100,000 per year in state aid for 15 years. The first $200,000 grant check should go to Long Beach to reward them for being a proactive trailblazer. Long Islanders don’t have the option to stick our heads in the sand, and hope climate change isn’t real. Our local politicians need to be proactive and immediately try to fight global warming before it’s too late. Our children are depending on them.

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New hope for universal health care

t’s been 100 years since the Spanish Flu pandemic infected 500 million people worldwide (one-third of the planet’s population) and killed as many as 50 million, including 675,000 Americans. Health care should have improved since then. It has in many countries, but not necessarily in the U.S. Here in the U.S., the 30 million people who have no insurance, the tens of millions more who are underinsured, and the likelihood, under Trump and the Republicans, of millions more not being able to afford to get treatment when illness first strikes, means that there could well be another massive epidemic. Our health system is strangling under a combination of avarice, ineﬃciency and deliberate complexity. Americans pay more than any other industrialized nation – 17 percent of GDP, in fact, – with some of the poorest outcomes. Our maternal mortality rates,

for example, are the worst among Developed Nations (the U.S. is the only one among them without universal health care). The Aﬀordable Care Act (Obamacare) was aimed at addressing one of the most significant problems: making access to health care a right, not a privilege, and ACA made gigantic inroads, reducing the number of uninsured from 50 million to 30 million (still 10% of the population). It did this by requiring everyone to have health insurance, subsidizing people based on income, requiring insurance companies to cover pre-existing conditions without penalty, and capping the amount of premium for non-patient services to 20 percent (the industry had been pocketing 33 percent). And while the ACA succeeded in slowing the increases in health premiums to the lowest level in decades, the sabotage by the Trump Administration and Repub-

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lican governors, went a long way to reversing those gains, so that the costs are again rising, forcing people to the torturous dilemma of purchasing “junk” insurance that doesn’t cover anything and pay high deductibles, or spending a gigantic chunk of resources on premiums. Obamacare was an Escher matrix designed to win Republi-

can support (in the end, not even Maine so-called moderate Republican Sen. Susan Collins voted for it), which meant that Democrats had to give up what they really wanted: “Medicare for All” (also known as “single-payer”) or even the more reasonable “public option” so that consumers wouldn’t be at the mercy of for-profit insurance companies or employers. (By the way, whatever happened to the bipartisan solution to fix Obamacare?) I would suggest a public option – enabling people to buy into Medicare, for example – and a public-service commission-style price regulation are the best means to transition the health care economy with minimal disruptions, including political hysteria that would doom universal health care, decoupled from employment. I would submit that the forprofit insurance market would fall away under the best application of free market forces (which don’t

exist now). And for that, the “Our Revolution” progressives will need to become pragmatic. In fact, in strict capitalist terms, taxpayers are shareholders –# we fund the research, the innovations that go into developing medical procedures and drug development, such as Advanced Precision Medicine (remember Obama’s push for cancer research?). Democratic control of the House may have saved Obamacare from total repeal but is unlikely to undo the sabotage by Trump and the Republicans or make inroads to making health care both accessible and aﬀordable. So, as it is with climate action, it is now up to states to come up with solutions. With the Democrats now in control of New York’s Legislature, there is new hope for a Medicarefor-All-type innovation, New York Health Act. Continued on Page 55

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Playing the conservation lawn game

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he days surrounding Thanksgiving are generally those of excess — eating, boozing, and shopping, oh

At this same time, as a member of Sousa Elementary’s Green Committee*, we are writing curriculum to go along with our theme for this school year: reduce. In an eﬀort to provide a checklist for the students of ways in which they can begin to reduce, we have listed for them a cornucopia of things that typical Americans waste: energy, money, food, and water. And while we are inundated with ways to conserve water, we rarely hear about the most eﬀective way to reduce water usage: stopping the watering of our lawns. Americans use 20 trillion gallons of water per year on lawnwatering. In comparison, we use 30 trillion gallons to irrigate all of our crops (Freakonomics podcast: How Stupid Is Our Obsession With Lawns?). For a lot of people, a lawn is the perfect form of nature. But let’s be frank — the lawns we like don’t actually occur in nature. And what goes into producing such a lawn is full of the most unnatural activity.

From the excess watering, to the toxic fertilizer, the weed-killers, the mowers, the trimmers and the destructive leaf-blowers, the fuel to power all of this machinery, the fuel to power the trucks to transport the people who run the machinery… all in pursuit of this unrealistic ideal of what our yard should look like. Most of these items could have their own Earth Matters article (leaf-blowers and toxic fertilizers already have), but this column will stick with the absurdity of watering. If I’m about to lose you as a reader now (because you actually like your perfectly manicured lawn and think it is a reasonable way to waste water), in short, this ridiculous tradition started in the 1950s in Levittown, and the way to mitigate waste now is to plant indigenous grass (fescue). As a refresher, Long Island’s inhabitants (of which there is an over-abundance) rely upon one source for our groundwater, also known as drinking water, unlike most parts of the country, which generally have several means of accessing groundwater. Beneath our feet lie three layers of aquifers, all of which we pull from to meet the growing needs

FRANCINE FURTADO Earth Matters of our excessive landscaping lifestyles. And while a majority of the country has curtailed their use of groundwater, Long Island is one of the few regions in America where water usage continues to climb. All thanks to lawn-watering. It is for this reason that all Long Islanders should learn a new term: xeriscaping. Xeriscaping is landscaping and gardening that reduces or eliminates the need for supplemental water from irrigation. It is promoted in regions that do not have easily accessible, plentiful, or reliable supplies of fresh water, and is gaining acceptance in other areas as access to water becomes more

limited. (That’s us.) There is currently an powerful rewilding movement taking place in Port Washington. Being led by local environmentalist David Jakim, rewilding is a form of xeriscaping. The Long Island Native Grass Initiative is a group of nonprofit organizations, governmental agencies, and other concerned individuals, organizations, and businesses on Long Island whose aim is to preserve the genetic integrity of Long Island grasslands by creating a source of genetically appropriate local grass seed for use in erosion control, wildlife habitat restoration, and landscaping projects. Per the Long Island Native Grass Initiative, Long Island’s plants must endure weather extremes that cause erratic cycles of frost and thaw, in addition to severe and salty winds, all on top of dry and sandy soil. These conditions on Long Island are unique, and restoration of its natural areas must accommodate its harsh environment. The Long Island Native Grass Initiative’s website states that the most cost and time-eﬀective improvement would be the “use of seeds and plants that have, over thousands of years, become ge-

netically programmed to withstand these diﬃcult environmental factors.” In conclusion, at this time of year when we celebrate the indigenous peoples of our beautiful and fragile land, let us consider planting indigenous grass (fescue). Maybe it won’t feel as soft under your feet, but how many of you are barefoot on your lawns these days anyway? (I am!)** And then turn oﬀ those sprinkler systems, if you have them. I haven’t watered my lawn the past two summers and it looks just fine to me come the end of August. But hey, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. * Sousa’s Green Committee was founded well over 10 years ago by then HSA co-presidents Nora Johnson and Lee-Anne Vertrone. This committee’s focus was further fleshed out by my ever-impressive fellow Earth Matters columnist Juliane Saary-Littman. ** As an aside, you should be! Earthing is another term we should learn. It means going barefoot on a usually natural ground — grass, sand, etc. — and reaping the many health benefits from the transferring of the Earth’s electrons.

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Realities of food insecurity in Nassau

n recognition of Thanksgiving and the holiday season, we must recommit ourselves to the mission of eradicating hunger on Long Island. One out of every eight New Yorkers experience food insecurity at times during the year because money or other resources limits their access to suﬃcient quantity—and quality—of food. In Nassau County, thousands of families are struggling with an aﬀordable housing crisis, escalating health care costs, stagnant wages, and a cost of living that continues to rise dramatically. That is why our team released an easy-to-understand fact sheet, so that we can push for data-driven solutions to this problem impacting thousands of people here in Nassau. These issues dominate the affordability conservation, but for many people, food insecurity is one of the harshest realities. The labels around food insecurity have been rooted in tired and inaccurate stereotypes that obstruct the ability of policymakers to develop data-driven solutions. Food insecurity is more widespread than many realize, and it must be treat-

ed as a real crisis facing thousands of working families, single mothers, college students, seniors, and children every day in Nassau County. It is an issue that is all intrusive and aﬀects individuals from all walks of life—regardless of race, age, or gender. Food insecurity also hides in plain sight in unexpected places, like our college campuses. This isn’t a knock on our local universities or the meal plans that students—or their parents—pay for. But it’s time to acknowledge that nutritional options are left wanting for too many young adults. If students can’t eat, they will have a tougher time graduating. A recent City University of New York study estimated that nearly 40 percent of undergraduates experience some level of food insecurity.# [i] This is prevalent enough that the State University of New York plans to provide access to food pantries on all campuses by the end of 2018.# [ii]# These numbers are stark, and they require attention to remedy this persistent problem. As our research shows, in Nassau County 19,370 households re-

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Nassau County Comptroller ceive our main nutritional resource: the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, or SNAP benefits. 89 percent have at least one worker 69 percent are at or above the poverty level 5 percent# have at least one person above the age of 60 5 percent#are white, 27.4 percent#are black, 6.7 are Asian, and 21.9 percent#are Hispanic or Latino of any race 6 percent# are households

headed by single women 5 percent have children Not only does the SNAP program help families in need, this safety net program helps grow the economy and increase sales tax revenue in Nassau County. According to the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, every $5 of food stamp benefits generates $9 in economic activity. Access to resources—not just SNAP—is vital. Thousands of Long Islanders are trapped in food deserts, and it especially prevalent in communities of color. By definition, a food desert is an area that lacks access to healthful foods and grocery stores. Using the USDA’s Food Access Research Atlas, our oﬃce identified 13 census tracts in Nassau County. Residents in parts of Glen Cove, Freeport, Hempstead, Long Beach, Roosevelt, East Meadow, and Uniondale are faced with limited options to purchase fresh food. At the heart of the issue is the common thread that we all believe every person deserves access to food and water to survive. Working together, the first step to eradicat-

ing hunger is understanding the facts and confronting the problem head on. Outside of a purely humanitarian issue, food insecurity also has negative impacts on Nassau County’s economy. If our workforce is hungry, we cannot expect them to perform at their potential. We cannot lift children out of poverty if they are hungry at home, and we lose sales tax revenue if the supply of groceries stores is not meeting demand in our neighborhoods. Working families deserve to be treated with dignity, and they deserve to have the resources needed to thrive here in Nassau. As we gather for Thanksgiving and the holiday season across Long Island, let’s find innovative solutions to eliminate food insecurity, together. [i] https://www.gc.cuny. edu/CUNY_GC/media/CUNYGraduate-Center/PDF/Centers/ Center%20for%20Human%20Environments/cunyfoodinsecurity.pdf [ii] https://blog.suny. edu/2018/09/no-student-goeshungry-how-food-insecurity-is-being-addressed-at-suny/

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Every fight for justice needs a voice

hen tragedy strikes, the grief can be overwhelming. One way that some people choose to deal with their pain is to try to make something good come out of a horrible situation. That’s what the parents of Timothy O’Clair did when their 12-year-old son died by suicide on March 6, 2001 after mental health benefits provided by their insurance company ran out. The O’Clair family fought tirelessly for years for New York State to pass a law requiring health insurance policies to provide access to timely and aﬀordable mental health care in the same way they cover physical illness. The legislation, called Timothy’s Law in honor of their son, was finally signed in December 2006. Timothy’s Law helped to blaze the trail for a much broader federal law that passed two years later which requires health insurers to provide access to mental health care on par with medical and surgical care. Now, what would you think if I told you that despite these hard-fought state and federal laws, in New York State nation-

al insurance companies are continuing to prevent children like Timmy O’Clair from accessing care and that New York State regulators are assisting them in doing so? This is precisely the case. As health law expert Brian Huﬀord stated, “Timothy’s Law appears eﬀective. In 2009, the state reported an increase of 4.5 million people with plans promising comprehensive mental health coverage. But that number is almost certainly a mirage.” Hufford goes on to say that New York’s insurance regulator, the Department of Financial Services, has a shallow history of enforcement that suggests it lacks the interest or resources to adequately protect New Yorkers. One year ago North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center issued the results of a groundbreaking study known as Project Access, which surveyed 650 people across Nassau and Suffolk Counties. The results revealed conditions similar to what the O’Clair family fought against in the early 2000s and showed that discrimination against people living with mental illness and substance use disorders persist.

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An immediate follow-up to the Project Access study exposed the reality: the New York State Department of Financial Service is stonewalling demands to further investigate this civil rights issue. In a letter to DFS Commissioner Mary Vullo citing the Project Access study, state Senators Todd Kaminsky and Elaine Phillips requested a thorough investigation into the persistent problem New Yorkers were experiencing when trying to access timely and aﬀordable mental health care. Almost five months later Scott Fischer, executive deputy superintendent for Insurance,

a division of DFS, responded in writing to the senators. Fischer wrote: “DFS’s review of the various networks has confirmed that each of the insurance companies in Long Island exceeds the standards for mental health and substance use providers, for the purpose of the commercial products sold outside of the New York State of Health,” the official health plan marketplace. In other words, this DFS official is stating that there is no problem and nothing more to do, which is contrary to the evidence. Fischer’s response belies the reality that DFS does little if anything to verify reports from health insurers indicating that they have adequate networks of providers available to their beneficiaries. I had the privilege of meeting Timothy O’Clair’s dad Tom at a National Alliance on Mental Illness event in Albany in October. Tom was the driving force behind the passage of Timothy’s Law. We shared a stage in recognition of our mutual efforts to advocate for effective and enforceable parity laws so

insurers do, in fact, cover mental health care the same way they do physical illness. We spoke briefly. I told him that although I never met his son, I keep Timothy close to my heart in the continued fight. He responded, “Keep doing what you’re doing.” Although it was only the two of us in this fleeting interchange, I’m sure that Tom’s entreaty was meant for all people of good will that know firsthand the devastating impact of untreated mental illness and addiction. We all must keep fighting so Timothy’s Law is a reality and not just mere words on paper. To find out how you can join this effort, contact Andrew Malekoff at (516) 626-1971, ext. 302, or email amalekoff@ northshorechildguidance.org. Andrew Malekoff is the Executive Director of North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, which provides comprehensive mental health services for children from birth through 24 and their families. To find out more, visit"www.northshorechildguidance.org

Why we should legalize marijuana use

his coming Dec. 5 will mark the 85th anniversary of the repeal of the 18th Amendment.# This act previously repealed outlawing the production and consumption of alcohol. Fast forward to today.# The crusade against tobacco, marijuana, pornography, adult entertainment and unhealthy food still continues by both government and those who believe they know best what is good for you. Consumption of marijuana for both medical and recreational use has been part of mainstream America, transcending generations.# If anyone ever conducted any anonymous survey, results would reveal many members and staﬀers of city, town, county, state and federal public oﬃcials just like Mayor Bill de Blasio, Comptroller Scott Stringer, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, Attorney General Letitia James, Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, along with former Presidents George Bush Junior,# Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, have in their younger days “inhaled” or consumed illegal substances.# Who knows what some of them may do on their own time after work hours and on weekends today?#

Despite the best eﬀorts of both government and the moral majority social police to outlaw marijuana consumption, just like alcohol prohibition in the 1920s, both have been total failures. Creative entrepreneurs will always provide the citizens desire, regardless of government approval. Consumers have voted with their dollars, making marijuana consumption a multibillion dollar enterprise today.# Legalize it and add a sales tax. Revenues will more than cover the costs of any abuse.# Our tax dollars would be better used if police and judges spend more time prosecuting those who commit real crimes against individuals or property than going after those who consume or distribute marijuana. # Citizens have more to fear from murder, arson, rape, muggings, robberies, auto and identity theft or home break-ins#than individuals who get high in the privacy of their own home. Law enforcement authorities should be free to pursue those who commit real crimes against citizens and property.##Non-violent first time oﬀenders locked up in prison could be placed on parole opening up space for those who commit real crime against society.

Law enforcement authorities should be free to pursue those who commit real crimes against citizens and property. Organized crime is always looking for new opportunities. They continue to prosper after adoption of even higher taxes on cigarettes which were adopted last year.# The underground economy continues making even more money selling tobacco products. New York state continues to lose tens of millions of dollars in uncollected tax revenues, on top of what is already lost on a yearly basis.# This happens every time so called “sin” taxes on the legal purchase of cigarettes have been increased. Both the New York City Council and state Legislature have repeatedly used this vehicle as a revenue generator to plug shortfalls in annual proposed budgets.# These tax revenues have also been used to support increased spending. At 18, you are old enough to vote, have a beer, be a parent, pay taxes, own a car, take out a bank loan, serve in the military and die for your country — but not consume marijuana makes no sense. There continues to be a steady stream of insane and expensive legislation coming out of Washington and Albany that is infringing

on both our economic and civil liberties.# Despite the best eﬀorts of both government and the moral majority social police to outlaw consumption of cigarettes, marijuana, pornography, prostitution and adult dancers, like alcohol prohibition in the 1920s — they all have been total failures. Consumers have voted with their dollars making the pornographic, drug and adult entertainment industries multibillion dollar enterprises today. The same is true for tobacco companies along with producers and distributors of marijuana. What consenting adults consume, inhale, perform, read or view in the privacy of their own home or private social club isn’t the concern of government. Individual economic and civil liberties prosper best when government stays out of both the bedroom and marketplace.# Let us hope that we have finally learned from the obvious failures of Prohibition.# It is time to permit consenting adults to access any so-called illegal products or substances without fear from government harassment. Larry Penner Great Neck Letters Continued on Page 53

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Northwell to make center at Nassau Hub BY T E R I W EST Northwell Health and the developers seeking to create a destination downtown around the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale have signed an agreement for Northwell to create an innovation center there, according to the three parties. The Northwell Innovation Center may include laboratories, and research, educational and conference space and comes as developers BSE Global and RXR Realty are completing a proposal for the “Nassau Hub” downtown area it would be a part of. “The plan to develop the Hub has taken another giant leap forward with the addition of Northwell Health,” said Nassau County Executive Laura Curran. “This is true transformative development.” The center will make neighbors of Northwell and Hofstra University’s Zucker School of Medicine at the corner of Hempstead Turnpike and Earle Ovington Boulevard. It will be up to 225,000 square feet. “As the population ages due to medical advances that have reduced mortality and increased longevity, the life sciences sector will continue to experience robust and sustained growth for years to come,” said Northwell Health President and CEO Michael Dowling. “Establishing a presence in such a strategically

important location as the Nassau Hub is an intriguing opportunity.” Northwell has yet to hash out the details of what the center will include, how much it will cost and how it will be funded, said Terry Lynam, a Northwell Health spokesman. It is considering including public exhibits about Northwell’s work, space to host conferences and events with businesses, and programs for students. Laboratories might focus on data analytics in the life sciences, and the center could also expand on Northwell’s eﬀorts to commercialize innovative ideas, Lynam said. “We have been successful in creating and investing in new startup companies that could potentially be located at this [Hub], so it could serve as a business incubator of sorts for some of the new medical technologies that are taking shape in the industry,” he said. BSE Global CEO Brett Yormark and RXR Realty Chairman and CEO Scott Rechler presented their goals for the Hub development at the Nassau County Legislature Tuesday afternoon. “Since we reopened the Coliseum in April of 2017, I think it’s fair to say we have reintroduced the world of entertainment to Long Island,” Yormark said. “However, that was only part of the mission. The real prize here is the development of the hub.”

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A rendering of what the Nassau Hub may look like. “No one will ever remember that this was once 60 acres of barren parking lot,” said RXR Realty chairman and CEO Scott Rechler. “They’ll think of this as Long Island’s downtown.” The development companies hope to draw young and maturing professionals to the area by creating aﬀordable housing for those" groups and a catered retail district that Rechler said “will be less about shopping and more about experience itself.” To support professionals in their 20s, the developers are considering housing models that allow young people to share apartments while paying 30 percent less than studios, he said." They are also looking at a model that allows parents to live in an apartment attached to a studio apartment for their

Board OKs extending time for declarations Tower Ford, 661 Northern Associates to resubmit

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661 Northern Blvd. once home to steakhouses, will now be the site of Biener Audi’s expansion.

adult child. “If we can start bringing the talent to Long Island – the young professionals, the maturing professionals … that ultimately will bring companies,” Rechler said. The developers also plan to propose a transit hub and two hotels. To prepare the area’s small businesses for the transformation, BSE Global and RXR Realty will bring in a consultant who will guide the businesses through how to adjust, Rechler said. The developers estimate that there will be 1,500 new retail jobs at the Hub. The Nassau County Legisla-

BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN The Village of Thomaston Board of Trustees granted extensions last week to Tower Ford and 661 Northern Associates LLC for filing declarations necessary to start two projects. According to the village resolution, the village approved an application from Spartan Petroleum Corp. and Tower Ford Inc. for an incentive zoning use permit to erect a facility at 655 Northern Blvd. on Dec. 17, 2017. It will be used for auto sales. While it filed a Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions in a timely manner, Tower Ford Inc. changed its name to Great Neck Ford LLC, doing business as Tower Ford, and that required a new declaration to be filed, Mayor Steven Weinberg said. 661 Northern Associates LLC, which will be turning 661

ture is expected to vote on plans for the Hub in December. Rechler said that their companies are interested in creating an advisory committee with the Legislature to keep the county involved throughout the development. Northwell’s interest in being involved in the Hub demonstrates how other large companies may respond to the development, he said. “We’ve seen Northwell, the largest employer in the county, come forward and say, ‘Hey, we want to be a part of this,’” Rechler said.

Northern Blvd. into a Biener Audi expansion where used cars are sold, was also granted an extension. “That was very minor,” Weinberg said, noting there are no “material changes” to either group’s plans. But it was significant to the village, he said, because of state environmental review regulations, ensuring the village gets paid and other factors. In other business, trustees approved budget modifications where surplus funds were reallocated to areas where there were deficits. “There is no net change,” Weinberg said. Additionally, the village sold a 2011 Ford Explorer for $7,025 and made a $52,789 payment to the New York State and Local Retirement System to “take advantage of the early payment discount,” according to the resolutions.

COMMUNITY & SCHOOL NEWS

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Students thank Northwell cancer docs

Students from Great Neck North Middle School share letters of gratitude with doctors and nurses at Northwell Health’s Cancer Institute. Students from Great Neck

PHOTO COURTESY OF NORTHWELL HEALTH North Middle School delivered

more than 300 messages of grati-

Iris Fleming, RN, nurse manager at Northwell Health’s Can- tude to doctors and nurses at cer Institute, receives thank you notes from eighth graders Northwell Health’s Cancer Institute. at Great Neck North Middle School.

The students honored staﬀ with bundles of hand-written letters of thanks – some read aloud to staﬀ – to show their appreciation for the team of healthcare professionals who care for cancer

patients and their families. " The group of students represent the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life school chapter, which focuses on awareness, fundraising and cancer research.

JFK school celebrates reading

Silverstein shows off its 3D printing Silverstein Hebrew Academy students recently began a threeweek practicum learning about 3D printing, with the culmination being the 3D printing of self-designed gliders. As part of this STEM-based learning module, students previously learned how to use Tinkercad, a browser-based 3D design and modeling tool, to design their gliders. At this hands-on learning experience, students also became versed in the physics of why things fly and how wings work. "Armed with this knowledge, students are designing wings for their rubber band gliders, and are using Tinkercad to create these wings with accurate and specific dimensions.

The Silverstein Hebrew Academy" is committed to creating learning experiences that engage and inspire its students. Providing context and interactive learning activities, like the glider creation and 3D printing exercise, helps ensure students are active and motivated participants in their education. " By introducing STEM-based curriculum at a young age, students gain a better grasp of the subject matter, and are better prepared to succeed in school as they move upward into middle school, high school and beyond." For more information on the Silverstein Hebrew Academy in Great Neck, visit http://www.shagn.org/.

Elementary students at the John F. Kennedy School in Great Neck celebrated the building’s annual Reading Week with this year’s theme, “Books Arrrrrr Treasures.” The week included a variety of pirate-themed activities and special guests to promote reading. Students kicked oﬀ the week by creating their own pirate hats and completing a scavenger hunt to find a hidden treasure – a book, of course! Every teacher received a copy of the book “Teach Like a Pirate,” which was delivered to classrooms by Principal Ron Gimondo, Assistant Principal Michelle Bell, and literacy coordinator Erin Wilder, who all dressed in the pirate theme. Reading Week also featured visits from guest readers and acclaimed children’s authors. “Mystery pirate readers,” including parents, teachers, and district administrators, visited classes to read

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Students in Jessica Citrin and Shari Rich’s fourth-grade class are photographed with library media specialist Andrea Gerstenblatt and author and illustrator Chris Soentpiet. the book that students discovered on their scavenger hunt. Students in kindergarten through second grade were treated to an assembly with Alyssa Satin Capucilli, the award-winning cre-

ator and author of the Katy Duck series and the bestselling Biscuit series, while students in third through fifth grade met with renowned author and illustrator Chris Soentpiet.

Reading Week is an annual activity at Kennedy School to support literacy initiatives and develop the students’ love of reading. The event is coordinated by Andrea Gerstenblatt, library media specialist.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Real estate group aids Zucker School

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Anne Koestner, director of development and alumni affairs, Zucker School of Medicine; Richard Herzbach, co-president, LIREG; and Janice John, assistant professor, science education and pediatrics, and co-director for clinical skills, Zucker School of Medicine.

Thanks to a generous grant totaling $35,000 from the Long Island Real Estate Group (LIREG), the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell has begun renovation of its clinical skills classrooms where students regularly participate in direct patient practice care sessions. The renovations will allow faculty to observe the simulated patient encounters from outside the examination rooms which will better represent real-life clinical patient encounters while allowing for direct feedback. The simulated patient encounters, during which students take histories and perform physical examinations on standardized patients (trained actors), serve to create an immersive learning experience that fosters patientcentered, compassionate care that supports the Zucker School of Medicine’s goal of producing physicians who care deeply about the relationships they form with patients.

“Our students will now have the proper structural facility to support the development of high-quality clinical skills they will then bring to their physician-patient encounters,” said Dr. Samara Ginzburg, associate dean for case-based learning and assistant professor of medicine at the Zucker School of Medicine. “We are grateful for the LIREG gift that will allow us to enhance our ability to train future doctors in a truly patientcentered approach.” The upgraded clinical skills rooms will feature the installation of two-way mirrors as well as audio and video tools for faculty and peer observation, assessment, and learning. New equipment and configuration will serve to replicate actual exam and hospital rooms. This remodel that will have an immediate impact on the education of our students, and a lasting benefit to the patients they serve well into the future, many of whom will be in our own community.

“LIREG is pleased to support the Zucker School of Medicine’s mission to provide the strongest educational experience for the doctors of tomorrow,” said Peter Schapero, chair of the LIREG Charity Committee. “Our donation toward the clinical skills classroom renovation project will enhance the school’s ability to turn out excellent doctors, which will ultimately benefit the patients they serve, here on Long Island and elsewhere.” LIREG is a networking and philanthropic group composed of almost 400 professionals in the real estate industry and allied trades on Long Island. Since its founding in 2004, LIREG has contributed more than $1.4 million to numerous real estaterelated projects undertaken by charities and various nonprofit institutions on Long Island. For more information about the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/ Northwell, please visit medicine.hofstra.edu.

Planned Parenthood Baseball’s Challenger head to speak Dec. 12 Clinic honored A leader in eﬀorts to preserve reproductive rights, JoAnn Smith has been at the helm of Planned Parenthood of Nassau County since 2005; she is responsible for ensuring that every single one of the agency’s 13,000 annual patients receives aﬀordable, quality care, and has made the health of women and girls in Nassau County her highest priority. She will address the audience on where we stand on these issues in light of the recent election. Note: Our neighbors are hungry. We ask people to bring canned and packed goods to our food bank; we will distribute it to groups that help the needy. Date: December 12 Time: 12:30 p.m. Place: The Unitarian Universalist

Congregation, 48 Shelter Rock Road, Manhasset Admission is free and refreshments will be served.

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Top row, from left to right: Council Member Dina De Giorgio, Council Member Peter Zuckerman, Council Member Lee Seeman, Town Clerk Wayne Wink, Supervisor Judi Bosworth, coach Brad Smith, Council Member Anna Kaplan, Emma Catherine Murphy, Matteo Dominic Karcic and Nicole Ortolando. Bottom row: Mychael Duffy, Matthew Milewski, Colin Smith, Timothy Murphy and Ronan Miller. North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth, Council Member Anna Kaplan and the Town Board welcomed the Manhasset Baseball’s Challenger Clinic to Town Hall on Nov. 26. The town recognized the team for

their exceptional volunteerism with certificates of recognition. The Challenger Clinic was created to partner children who have an interest in playing baseball or softball with children with disabilities.

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!"#$%&'&()&*%+,-(."'/0%(+112#.)$%"().3./)/%"#*%"4)./)/%"4&%%%%%%%% /5&"6.#7%+2)%"7".#/)%85).121%9":'&%,+4%#+)%("44$.#7%83").+#%;<= "We pay a lot of money for Optimum. We are asking you to please consider the Ovation Network for the value they bring to our communities” - NYC Councilmember Jumaane Williams (D-Brooklyn) “Art is not about money. It’s about inspiring. Artists should have the opportunity to inspire as many people as possible. The fact that Optimum Cable doesn’t carry the arts network Ovation TV to some of the most diverse arts communities like the Bronx, Brooklyn and Long Island sends the wrong message" - Steve Cas, Illustrator, Brooklyn NY “I use my art form to help homeless children and Ovation lets me tell my story on their channel" - 8 year-old Miracle Robinson, Designer, Bronx NY “Art is a form of healing I want to lift those people up when they're feeling down. I need to know why Optimum is not playing this right in my hometown. I'm here to save others on a bigger scale, this is not about popularity. My voice needs to be heard, their paintings need to make you see bigger. So, what I'm saying is Optimum needs to open their eyes and see the bigger picture” - Kim “Good Look” Seabrook, Poet, Bronx NY “It is truly an injustice that the only ones who don’t have an opportunity to see these diverse and talented Bronx, Brooklyn and Long Island artists featured on Ovation TV, are the Optimum customers in these communities. Plus, they provide much needed support to our local art organizations in the Bronx and Brooklyn, and valuable educational resources to our New York City schools” - Bertha Lewis, President of the Black Institute "I'm here to tell Optimum to get it right, and provide access to the arts to people from all communities and walks of life" - NYC Councilmember Donovan Richards (D-Queens)

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he seventh season of Stephen C. Widom Cultural Arts at Emanuel continues on Sunday, Dec. 9 at 3 p.m., with a tribute concert performed by The Four Aces and The Diamonds. The concert is funded by the Kisner-Levien families in memory of Donna Levien. Over the last half-century, The Four Aces have been internationally acclaimed for having produced some of the most beautiful musical renderings, amassing many gold records. The traditional pop male quartet’s million-selling signature tunes include “Love is a Many-Splendored Thing,” “Three Coins in the Fountain,” “Stranger in Paradise,” “Tell Me Why,” and “(It’s No) Sin.” Other big sellers included “ShangriLa,” “Perfidia,” and “Sincerely.” They have delighted audiences of all ages around the world. The Four Aces were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2001 and the Philadelphia Music Alliance Walk of Fame in 1988. In 1957, The Diamonds released an instant million-selling hit called “Little Darlin.'” The song continues to sell worldwide and has been dubbed “the national anthem of rock and roll.” To date it has sold approximately 20 million copies. The Diamonds’ honors and credits include: three Gold Records, 33 appearances on “American Bandstand,” and their music recorded to the soundtracks of “American Graﬃti” and “Happy Days.” The group was inducted into Vocal Group Hall of Fame and the Doo-Wop Hall of Fame. The Diamonds continue to expand their audience to this day, performing in a wide variety of venues and settings worldwide. If you think you would enjoy an afternoon of beautiful songs that are sure to remind you of where you were and what you were doing a few years back, these two groups must not be missed. Tickets are $20 or 2@$35. For further information about subscription discounts and to purchase tickets, call 516-482-5701. Temple Emanuel of Great Neck is located at 150 Hicks Lane in Great Neck.

A tribute to the Diamonds Group to perform at Temple Emanuel on Dec. 9

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The top seven events

Chris Young in Concert Friday, Dec. 7 at 7:30 p.m.

After playing more than 30 sold-out arena and amphitheater shows, being named an Academy of Country Music Awards nominee, and scoring his 10th No. 1 single, Chris Young will perform at Nassau Coliseum as part of his “Chris Young Losing Sleep 2018 World Tour” along with Dan + Shay and Morgan Evans. 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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Saturday, Dec. 8, 8:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Toast the 85th anniversary of the end of the 18th Amendment at this Westbury House VIP experience complete with a cabaret performance by Brooklyn’s own The Ladybugs. Advanced registration required. Tickets are $70 ($50 for members) and include small bites, light refreshments and a gift shop discount. Where: Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury Info & Registration: (516) 333-0048 • oldwestburygardens.org

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The Four Aces and The Diamonds

Sunday, Dec. 9 at 3 p.m.

Enjoy an afternoon of music with these two legendary groups performing their greatest hits: The Four Aces with their million-selling signature tunes, “Love is a ManySplendored Thing,” “Three Coins in the Fountain,” and “Stranger in Paradise”; and The Diamonds with the instant million-selling hit, “Little Darlin’” and their music from the film “American Graﬃti” and television classic “Happy Days.” Where: Stephen C. Widom Cultural Arts at Temple Emanuel 150 Hicks Lane, Great Neck Info & Tickets: (516) 482-5701 • scwculturalarts.org

Peter Yarrow Sunday, Dec. 9 at 3 p.m.

Peter Yarrow found fame as a member of the singing trio Peter, Paul and Mary. After their first appearance in Greenwich Village in 1961, they became one of the most successful folk groups of the 1960s, recording songs including “If I Had a Hammer,” “Leaving on a Jet Plane” and “Puﬀ, the Magic Dragon.” Where: My Father’s Place at the Roslyn Hotel, 1221 Old Northern Blvd., Roslyn Info & Tickets: (516) 413-3535 • myfathersplace.com

Swingtime Big Band: Swing in the Holidays

Sunday, Dec. 9 at 3 p.m. Back by popular demand, Madison Theatre’s 20-piece house band will celebrate the holidays with a high energy performance of seasonal favorites and joyous winter classics from the Great American Songbook. Where: Madison Theatre at Molloy College 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre Info & Tickets: (516) 323-4444 • madisontheatreny.org

Jewel’s Handmade Holiday Tour Sunday, Dec. 9 at 8 p.m. Multi-platinum recording artist Jewel, known for hits like “Foolish Games” and “You Were Meant for Me,” will perform with fellow musicians and family members Atz, Atz Lee and Nikos Kilcher at this holiday concert that will also feature handmade items for sale right outside the concert hall. Where: The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington Info & Tickets: (631) 673-7300 • paramountny.com

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Join the outdoor tree lighting and enjoy live music with Jack Kohl in the Great Hall and the House of the Red Hart Singers who will stroll around. The event kicks oﬀ the Holiday Festival at Coe Hall on Dec. 8, 9, 15 and 16, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., with music and merriment for the whole family.

Instead of lining up to see Santa, why not enjoy a luxury breakfast with him? Treat your family to a popular holiday tradition at Breakfast with Santa, a special event featuring favorites like Red Velvet Pancakes, Eggnog Waﬄes, Peppermint Stick French Toast, and an omelette station. $40 for adults; $25 for children 3 to 12; free for children 2 years and younger.

Friday, Dec. 7, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Where: Planting Fields Arboretum, 1395 Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay Info: 516-922-8678 or plantingfields.org

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Saturday, Dec. 8 and Sunday, Dec. 9, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Where: The Mansion At Glen Cove, 200 Dosoris Lane, Glen Cove Info & RSVP: 516-671-6400 or glencovemansion.com

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ajama Story Time with “The Polar Express”

Friday, Dec. 7 at 7 p.m.

Children wearing their favorite cozy pajamas will hear this beloved Christmas story featuring a young boy who is welcomed aboard a magical trip to the North Pole where he gets to make his Christmas wish. Little ones will get free hot chocolate and a cookie from the Café.

Where: Barnes and Noble, 1542 Northern Blvd., Manhasset and 91 Old Country Rd., Carle Place Info: 516-365-6723 (Manhasset), 516-741-9850 (Carle Place) or barnesandnoble.com

tART (Story + Art)

Tuesday, Dec. 11 and Thursday, Dec. 13, 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Children ages 3 to 5 can listen to a reading “Polar Bear Night” by Lauren Thompson in which a polar bear cub embarks on a magical nighttime journey. After the story they can create a fuzzy polar bear mask to wear home. Fee: $4 with museum admission, $3 LICM members.

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

Day Camp. $36 to join. To register, contact Joey Falk, jfalk@sjjcc.org.

Teens in grades 9 through 12 can cycle for a cause to raise funds to benefit scholarships for Summer Streeters

Where: Sid Jacobson JCC 300 Forest Drive, East Hills Info: 516-484-1545 or sjjcc.com

ycle for Scholarships

Wednesday, Dec. 12, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

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O.A.R. brings rock sound to Huntington Comprised of! lead vocalist and guitarist Marc Roberge, drummer Chris Culos, guitarist Richard On, bassist Benj Gershman and saxophonist and guitarist Jerry DePizzo, the rock band O.A.R. is well known for their live shows and extensive touring. O.A.R. first began to develop their unique sound while in high school in Rockville, Md. With three albums under their belt before they finished college, the band began pursuing their musical dreams full time in the summer of 2001.

By the end of 2008, the band had released six studio albums and three live double disc CDs. To date O.A.R. has sold close to two million albums and more than two million concert tickets, including two sold-out shows at New York City’s Madison Square Garden and the Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado. In 2011, the band released the album, King, which debuted at No. 12 on the Billboard 200 chart, No. 3 on the Billboard Digital Album Chart, and was No. 3 at iTunes. King was the follow-up to the band’s

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2008 release, All Sides, which contains the platinum hit single “Shattered.” The band’s album, The Rockville LP (2014), debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart and No. 6 on the Top Current Rock Albums chart. ! Upon its release, The Rockville LP hit the top spot on the iTunes Rock Albums chart and No. 3 on iTunes Overall Albums chart. !The album features the hit songs “Favorite Song,” “Two Hands Up,” and “Peace.” This year,! O.A.R. returned to the studio to record their eighth studio album, The Mighty, with the recently released single “Miss You All the Time,” and embarked on their! “Just Like Paradise” tour, which will bring them to The Paramount on Sunday, Dec. 2 at 8 p.m. For tickets to the show, go to www.paramountny. com. The Paramount is located at 370 New York Ave. in Huntington.

Holiday market at Queens farm museum Kick oﬀ the holiday season at the Queens County Farm Museum’s holiday market, which!opens on Saturday, Dec. 1!with a rich assortment of Christmas trees, wreaths, poinsettias and unique holiday gifts.!! Shoppers can pick from traditional games, toys and hand-made stuﬀed animals for the lil’ farmer in every family or choose from a selection of Queens-made gifts to help make the holiday cozy.!! The farm features its own yarn, a Cotswald Merino wool blend, handdyed by Queens Farm’s own farmers! using the farm’s natural dye plants including marigold, fennel, and indigo.! It also sells small-batch herbal teas grown and

dried at the farm along with wildflower honey from its own hives.!!Sales at the farm’s holiday market help support the organization’s acclaimed education programs.! “The Farm is a magical place especially during the winter months”, said Jennifer Walden Weprin, executive director of the Queens County Farm Museum.! ! “The air is crisp and the grounds are perfect for winter strolls and snowman building.! You can enjoy hot cocoa while you find the perfect holiday gift or Christmas tree.” The Queens County Farm Museum is located at 73-50 Little Neck Parkway in Floral Park. ! The farm’s holiday market is open through Sunday, Dec. 23,! 10 a.m.

to 5 p.m., and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Christmas Eve Day for those last-minute trees and gifts.!!Prices for gift items start at $5 and $40 for Christmas trees.! Admission to the grounds at the Queens Farm is free for individuals and families, except during special events as noted on the farm’s website.!!Group visits require advance registration and group admission fees apply.!! The farm’s livestock, including sheep, goats, hens, alpaca and the steers Jethro and Dexter, are on the grounds all year.! ! Neighborhood parking is available.!!For more information to plan your visit go to queensfarm.org or call 718-3473276.

Health, Wellness &Beauty

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OUR TOWN

The skinny on improving skin care When I was in the sixth grade we would play a game called ‘pinch.’Two boys would pinch each other’s arm as hard as possible and the first one to say ‘give’ lost. I learned right away that I had really thin skin with many nerve endings and Terrance Bove, my classmate, had really thick skin and was apparently oblivious to pain. A youngsters skin is usually healthy but as you age your skin will eventually become your enemy and will lose elasticity, produce sun spots, acne, hives, itchiness in the winter, become oily or worse yet suﬀer from cancer. I have had my fair share of all the above so I have developed a keen awareness of my skin and its problems. But I am not alone in being obsessed with skin. When I was younger I did a lot of TV work to discuss the psychology of sports for ESPN, ABC, and Fox and Friends. Whether you’re a man or a woman when you arrive at the

studio you first go to the green room and then are escorted into a makeup room whereupon a cosmetologist puts on gobs of makeup to cover up blemishes and get rid of the oily shine. It is there that I learned to empathize with women who are forced to put on make-up every morning. Novelists also write about skin. The most poignant and moving passage in the novel “Hawaii” by James Michener describes a scene where the central character who was a courageous Chinese woman would spend time each night slowly inspecting her body for any signs of leprosy. I also recall an opening scene in a Dostoevsky novel where one of the brothers carefully inspects his face to see if there are any new pimples which will ruin his day. John Steinbeck started his masterpiece “The Grapes of Wrath” by describing a waitress who would keep inspecting a lump under the skin on her neck.

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can cause big problems so here are 7 tips to follow: 1. Cover up: I have recently noticed that many of the ladies on the LPGA tour have taken to wearing long sleeve shirts to protect their skin. You can do the same when you are in the sun. 2. Wear a hat: When my father got to be very old he developed a nasty cancer on his head which he refused to have treated. This is a good lesson. When you go out of doors, bring a hat. 3. Sun Screen: Years ago no one seemed to worry about sunscreen but we know better now. It is interesting to watch a golf pro in the locker room get ready to play. They don’t just dab on sunscreen they literally bathe in the stuﬀ. 4. Hydration: There is differing opinions about hydration and skin health but my belief is that you ought to stay as hydrated as you can to maintain healthy skin and to flush out toxins.

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Identifying and understanding dehydration

ehydration is a simple condition to understand, but one that can lead to a host of complicated problems. Many people may be quick to associate dehydration with athletes, particularly those who exercise outdoors in warm climates. But dehydration can affect anyone at any time, which only highlights why men, women and even children should learn to identify signs of dehydration and what to do should it surface.

What is dehydration?

Dehydration happens when the loss of body fluids, namely water, exceeds the amount of fluids that is taken in. When a person is diagnosed as dehydrated, that typically means his or her body has lost so much fluid that is has begun to lose its ability to function normally.

Who is vulnerable to dehydration?

Anyone can suffer from dehydration, which can be especially dangerous to young children and older adults. The Mayo Clinic notes that older adults, who naturally have a lower volume of water in their bodies, may not feel thirsty until they are already dehydrated, so it’s important that aging men and women understand that thirst is not always the best indicator that they’re becoming dehydrated. Babies may become dehydrated when they get sick with an illness that causes vomiting and diarrhea. But even teens and otherwise healthy adults can suffer from dehydration.

What are the symptoms of dehydration?

Symptoms of dehydration vary with age. Parents of babies and young children should be on the lookout for signs of dehydrations, as infants and even toddlers may not be able to communicate that something is wrong.

Signs of dehydration in infants and young children include dry mouth and tongue, a lack of tears when crying, sunken eyes and cheeks, and a sunken soft spot on the top of the skull. In addition, babies who produce no wet diapers for three hours may be suffering from dehydration. A sense of listlessness or irritability in infants and young children is another potential indicator of dehydration. Adults who experience extreme thirst may be suffering from dehydration. Less frequent urination and a dark-colored urine when going to the bathroom also is symptomatic of dehydration. Fatigue, dizziness and confusion are some additional indicators of dehydration in adults.

Can dehydration be prevented? Dehydration can affect anyone, but there are ways to prevent it, even among those people who are especially susceptible to dehydration, such as children and older adults. Parents of babies who are vomiting or experiencing diarrhea should speak with their pediatricians and discuss the ways to prevent such children from becoming dehydrated. Breastfeeding more frequently and giving the baby a medicine such as Pedialyte® can prevent the occurrence of dehydration in babies who are sick. The Mayo Clinic recommends parents take a proactive approach to preventing dehydration in young children, meaning they should not wait until dehydration occurs or symptoms of dehydration present themselves before taking action. Adults who want to prevent dehydration should drink plenty of fluids and include lots of fruits and vegetables in their diets. Such foods contain lots of water and can help the body avoid becoming dehydrated. The Mayo Clinic recommends that athletes begin hydrating the day before engaging in strenuous exercise. A telltale sign of a well-hydrated body is clear, diluted urine. Athletes should replenish their fluids during exercise and continue doing so even after they finish working out or competing. Older adults should make a concerted effort to drink more fluids when suffering from minor illnesses, which is when such men and women most commonly become dehydrated. Drink extra water when battling influenza, bronchitis or bladder infections, remembering that feelings of thirst often surface only after the body has become dehydrated. Dehydration is a serious yet preventable threat to men, women and children. Learn more at www.mayoclinic.org.

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ifting students with tech is a surefire way to help them with their educations. In a 2013 Harris Interactive poll, 86 percent of teachers thought it was important or absolutely essential to use edtech in the classroom. In addition, 96 percent of teachers felt edtech increased student engagement in learning. Today’s students are more techsavvy than ever before, so hot gadgets figure to be coveted items this holiday season. Here’s what to add to holiday shopping lists.

E-reader: Digital e-readers enable students to carry an entire library of books in one small device. Full backpacks or small dorm rooms bogged down by piles of books are a thing of the past. E-readers have highlighting and notetaking features that can facilitate learning. Digital assistant: Digital assistants pack a lot of intelligence into their diminutive size. When paired with smart home devices, digital assistants can be used to turn on lights or small appliances, making them an asset in a bedroom or a dorm room. Smart bulbs or alarm clocks: The importance of lighting on mood and function has been well-documented. Innovative LED bulbs and technology can simulate various times of day and even be used for mood lighting. Instead of waking up to a blaring alarm buzzer, students afraid of sleeping in

can set special lighted clocks to gradually brighten, simulating the rising of the sun.

Streaming media players: Devices like Roku, Amazon Fire stick and Apple TV can broaden media horizons. These players are paired with viewing apps (some free; others requiring subscriptions) that can do everything from stream TV, movies and music, and offer connectivity to the internet. They’re a boon when setting up a functional student spot for hanging out.

Earbuds: Students can never have enough quality earbuds for personal use or school study. Whether walking around campus listening to music, using a classroom chromebook or catching up on an audiobook, earbuds are a must-have for modern students. Digital tracking devices: Students can keep tabs on prized possessions by using Bluetooth-enabled tracking devices, like TrackR. These plastic gadgets can be placed on or in items and paired with Android and iOS apps on smartphones. The user then locates the item through a locate network.

Computer workstation: Even though handheld digital devices are functional and in demand, a student can always use a quality laptop or desktop computer for writing papers or doing research.

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Holiday giving

for reluctant recipients

uite a number of people take pleasure from finding gifts under the tree and then having the opportunity to tear open the wrapping paper and see which treasures are inside. But there also is a category of people who claim they have all they could ever need and want and insist that gifts are not necessary. In such instances, what are gift-givers to do? Some people prefer to eschew gifts because they simply do not have the funds to reciprocate the generosity. Seniors may be reticent to accept gifts because they’ve already obtained many things throughout their lives and could be at a point where they’re downsizing and simply do not need any more material things. Others could be overwhelmed with clutter and have decided that a minimalist approach is the way to go. A little investigation may be necessary to get to the root of the no-gift mindset and then gift-givers can decide whether they should buy a loved one a gift or find another way to show how much they car.

Offer something handmade. Gifts come in all shapes and forms, and handmade gifts — particularly the consumable kind — won’t take up space and can show just how much you care. Craft a personalized batch of wine, bake a cherished family recipe, develop a uniquely scented bath fizzy, or harness another creative talent you may

have. If the gift is handmade, there is a bigger chance it will be received with grace, even from someone who is reluctant to receive gifts. Give new life to a cherished item. Think about an item that may be a loved one’s most prized possession. Perhaps it is a porcelain doll from childhood or a photograph that can use reframing? Offer to have such an item repaired or restored if it’s starting to show its age. Offer an experience as a gift. Research from Harris says three-quarters of millennials prefer experiences over material items, and are spending more on travel, cultural events and dining out than objects. Even people who are reluctant to receive gifts may appreciate the gift of an experience that can broaden their horizons. Explore useful gifts. These types of gifts may include gift cards to a frequently used supermarket, membership to a fitness center or even enrollment in a roadside assistance club. A subscription to a streaming movie service also is a great and useful gift. Gift of company. Sometimes the best present is the gift of one’s presence. If a recipient really wants nothing, perhaps an evening spent together in one another’s company will make a great gift.

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Gift ideas for fitness fans

he fitness industry is booming and attracting new devotees every day. Research from the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association says 2017 was a strong year for the health and fitness industry, and several health clubs have built on that success in 2018. The growth of the fitness industry has included a surge in boutique fitness

regimens. While major clubs offer classes, separate boutique clubs also are thriving. Clubs focusing on ballet barre, Cross-Fit® and Orangetheory® are just some examples of the booming boutique fitness industry. Holiday shoppers with fitness fans on their list can look to their loved ones’ love of physical activity when seeking inspiration for holiday gifts. Purchasing

gifts for someone with a specific hobby or interest can often be daunting because enthusiasts may have firm ideas of what they like and want to use. While the same can be said for athletes and people who live active lifestyles, there are plenty of gifts that will appeal to those who embrace fitness as part of their lifestyle.

Bluetooth headphones: Music can inspire and get fitness buffs motivated. Bluetooth headphones connect wirelessly to most devices, and such headphones won’t get tangled up while running or hitting the elliptical at the gym. Select a pair that are lightweight and comfortable and securely fit in the ears for ultimate convenience. Reversible yoga mat: Active yogis know just how much a stretch session can work up a sweat. Throw in an hour of hot yoga, and perspiration will certainly be flowing. Everyone recognizes Lululemon for their comfortable workout attire, but the company also has a reversible yoga mat that wicks away moisture during yoga sessions. When gifting yoga mats, throw in a yoga mat carrier as well.

Fitness tracker: Active people often like to track their progress during a workout or to see just how much they’ve been moving during the day. Fitness trackers are ideal for this. Different brands come at various price points to make giving easier on the

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budget. Personal blender: Diet plays a big role in fitness, and many fitness enthusiasts enjoy protein shakes and smoothies as part of their daily regimen. A personal blender makes enough for a single bottle at a time. Some are designed so the blender tube is actually the receptacle that can be carried on the go. Suspension training kit: Many workouts are based on counterbalancing body weight to drive up resistance. Suspension training, like the workouts from TRX, utilize a network of straps so athletes can put their body weight to use in a variety of exercises. A portable kit can be set up wherever it’s needed. Dumbbell set: Weight training can boost metabolism and strengthen bones and muscles. When athletes can’t make it to the gym, a home set of dumbbells can ensure they still get their strength-training sessions in. Workout bag: A durable duffel bag that can tote a change of clothes, towel, equipment, and more to and from workouts is a gift any fitness enthusiast can enjoy. Outfitting fitness enthusiasts with the tools of the trade is a surefire way to purchase a holiday-gift hit.

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Safer, Less Invasive Surgical Treatments for Obesity

Mercy offers minimally invasive weight loss surgery performed by some of the country’s leading bariatric surgeons. With a nationally accredited Bariatric Center, Mercy performs more than 600 weight loss procedures a year. It offers laparoscopic: • Sleeve gastrectomy • Adjustable gastric banding • Gastric bypass surgery • Single-incision surgery (SILS)* Shawn M. Garber, MD, chief of bariatric surgery at Mercy, and his colleagues in the New York Bariatric Group, Spencer A. Holover, MD, Jeffrey W. Chiao, MD, John D. Angstadt, MD, Eric A. Sommer, MD, and Nikhilesh Sekhar, MD have performed thousands of minimally invasive weight loss procedures. In addition to its specially trained bariatric surgery team, Mercy has a dedicated bariatric unit with rooms and accommodations specially designed for post-surgery comfort and privacy. Seminars offering education and information are offered monthly at New York Bariatric Group, Mineola, NY to those individuals who are contemplating bariatric surgery.

Lose Weight, Gain Health and Happiness Obesity can lead to other illnesses from chronic to acute, some very severe and deadly, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, coronary artery disease, coronary vascular disease, heart attack, stroke, and even cancer. According to the National Institutes of Health, obesity and overweight together are the second leading cause of preventable death in the United States, close behind tobacco use.

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Understanding panic disorder

arious disorders can disrupt daily life and compromise people’s productivity while adversely affecting their happiness. Panic disorder is one such condition and can be especially problematic because of the seeming spontaneity of panic attacks.

The Anxiety and Depression Association of America notes that roughly 3 percent of Americans experience panic disorder, or PD, in a given year. While that might seem like a

small percentage, it still translates to nearly 10 million people, many of whom may benefit from taking the time to understand PD.

What is PD?

The ADAA says panic disorder is diagnosed in people who experience spontaneous panic attacks. These people are preoccupied with the fear of a recurring attack.

What is a panic attack?

A panic attack is the abrupt onset of intense fear or discomfort. Panic attacks peak within minutes and are characterized by a host of symptoms, not all of which must be present to qualify an incident as a panic attack. Attacks occur unexpectedly and may even cause sufferers to awake from sleep.

Can anyone have PD?

No one is immune to PD, though some people are more likely to experience PD than others. The ADAA notes that panic disorder is twice as common in women than in men. While even children can have panic disorder and may experience panic-like symptoms, PD typically begins in adults age 20 or older.

What are the symptoms of a panic attack?

Various symptoms are associated with panic attacks. But the ADAA notes that not all symptoms linked to panic attacks must be present to confirm an attack. In fact, some people may experience limited-symptom panic attacks, which are similar to full-blown panic attacks but consist of fewer than four symptoms. Men and women should never self-diagnose, and anyone who suspects he or she suffered a panic attack should consult a physician immediately. But if at least four of the following symptoms are present, a person may have suffered a full-blown panic attack.

• Palpitations, pounding heart or accelerated heart rate • Sweating • Trembling or shaking • Sensations of shortness of breath or smothering • Feelings of choking • Chest pain or discomfort • Nausea or abdominal distress • Feeling dizzy, unsteady, light-headed, or faint • Chills or heat sensations • Paresthesia (numbness or tingling sensations) • Derealization (feelings of unreality) or depersonalization (being detached from oneself) • Fear of losing control or “going crazy” • Fear of dying People who have experienced panic attacks and have not been diagnosed with PD may feel as though they are dealing with a life-threatening issue, as the intensity of attack symptoms can mimic those of conditions such as heart disease, thyroid problems and other issues. Individuals who think they might have experienced a panic attack or those who suddenly exhibited any of the aforementioned symptoms are advised to exercise caution and report incidents to their physicians as soon as possible.

Is PD treatable?

The ADAA notes that PD is highly treatable and that people who suspect they have experienced panic attacks should not hesitate to report incidents to their physicians out of embarrassment or fear.

More information about panic disorder is available at www.adaa.org.

Did you know?

ccording to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, anxiety disorders are the most common mental illnesses in the United States. Roughly 40

million adults in the United States, or 18 percent of the country’s population, has an anxiety disorder. Developing from a complex

set of risk factors, including genetics, brain chemistry, personality, and life events, anxiety disorders are highly treatable. Unfortunately, the ADAA notes that less than 40 percent of those suffering from anxiety disorders receive treatment. Treatment of anxiety disorders can be highly effective and can even help people deal with other disorders, as the ADAA says nearly one-half of people diagnosed with depression are also diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. People living with anxiety disorders who seek treatment may find they also are suffering from depression, compelling them to receive treatment for that disorder as well and further improving their quality of life.

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How to avoid foodborne poisoning N

umerous foodborne illness outbreaks of salmonella and E. coli have occurred across the United States and Canada in 2018. And such outbreaks are not limited to North America. In May, more than 40 cases of hepatitis A were reported in six European Union countries, according to the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control.

Platelet-rich plasma therapy, or PRP, utilizes injections to help the body heal itself naturally. According to Johns Hopkins Medical Center, platelets are cells that circulate within the blood and bind together when they recognize damage. For example, when a person suffers a cut, the platelets bind to the damaged vessel, causing a clot. However, platelets also contain hundreds of proteins called growth factors as well as cytokines, which are very important in the healing of injuries. Doctors have learned that they can use these natural healing cells to do much more in the body, particularly to lessen pain and help the growth of reparative cells that will heal musculoskeletal injuries and soft tissue damage.

infection from salmonella strains and escherichia coli are some of the most notable contagions, other illnesses can occur as well, as evidenced by the EU hepatitis outbreak. Listeria and cyclospora are some other known foodborne illness pathogens. Through the first half of 2018, warnings and recalls have been issued by the CDC for shell eggs, romaine lettuce, dried coconut, chicken salad, kratom, raw sprouts, and frozen shredded coconut due to illness outbreaks. The ramifications of food illnesses are significant. The Food and Drug Administration and the CDC reported that 121 people in 25 states became ill in April 2018 from eating romaine lettuce grown in the region of Yuma, Arizona. Forty-six of those individuals were hospitalized, including 10 who developed a type of kidney failure. One person in California died from the sickness.

Increased reporting about foodborne illness outbreaks begs the question as to whether or not more can be done to reduce the spread of these harmful pathogens. Contamination can occur in various places as food makes its way to dinner tables. Long-term prevention of foodborne illness outbreaks involves the cooperation of many people in the production chain — all the way to the consumer, according to the CDC. • Production and harvesting needs to be safe and clean, with efforts to keep food products free of animal waste and sewage contamination. • Inspection of processing plants can help ensure sanitary practices are in place.

• Pasteurization, irradiation, canning, and other steps can kill pathogens during food processing. • People who package or prepare foods must properly wash their

Platelet power could heal injuries faster P rofessional athletes have access to various medical experts to keep their bodies in top form. Should injury arise, doctors and specialists will take innovative steps to get professional athletes back on the field as quickly as possible. One tool in their medical arsenal that has evolved over the last several years is plateletrich plasma therapy, which is now available to the public.

When two or more people get the same illness from the same food or drink source, the event is called a foodborne disease outbreak, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While

Romaine lettuce has recently been linked to various instances of foodborne illnesses.

hands and clean facilities where food is handled.

• Food service workers should not go to work when they are ill.

• Foods need to be kept at proper temperatures during transport and when on display at stores. • Consumers should be aware of expiration dates and employ proper food handling and cooking measures. These include thoroughly washing produce, and cooking poultry, meats and other foods to the recommended temperatures.

People who experience food poisoning should report each instance to the local or state health department. Identifying symptoms and location can help health officials track illnesses and look for similar exposures.

While the exact mechanisms are still not precisely known, Columbia Pain Management says PRP contains concentrated growth factors and chemical cell signaling molecules essential for muscle repair. The Brooklyn-based rehabilitation and sports medicine center Physio Logic says it is possible to use PRP and adult stem cells to heal and even regenerate lost, damaged or aging tissue. The process involves some lab time and an injection. Essentially a sample of a patient’s blood is extracted and placed in a centrifuge. This spins the

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blood to separate the components, namely red and white blood cells, platelets and plasma. Through centrifugation, the concentration of platelets can increase by five to 10 times the normal concentration. According to data published in Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine, preparations for PRP are not standardized, so the concentration of blood matter may vary depending on the centrifugation process. PRP obtained from apheresis results in a more consistent platelet concentration, typically five times that of whole blood. Apheresis is a more expensive procedure that requires filtration of blood circulating from patient to machine. The platelet-rich serum is then placed in a syringe and injected directly into the site of injury. The Hospital for Special Surgery in New York says several clinical studies have demonstrated that PRP injections have improved function and decreased pain in the elbow, wrist, shoulder, hip, knee, and ankle tendonosis. Early work is also showing promise for osteoarthritis. Also, because the injections are formed from the patients’ own blood, there is a minimal risk of side effects. However, it may take a few weeks before patients experience relief. PRP may be a medicine-free way to treat various musculoskeletal injuries. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons suggests those considering treatment with PRP to check their eligibility with their health insurance carrier, as it is not covered by all plans.

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The warning signs of a heart attack A

n umbrella term that encompasses various conditions, cardiovascular disease, or CVD, is a formidable foe. According to the World Health Organization, cardiovascular diseases claim the lives of 17.7 million people across the globe every year, accounting for 31 percent of all deaths worldwide.

he costs of getting fit can sometimes seem formidable. Men and women on tight budgets may feel that gym memberships, home exercise equipment or costly personal training sessions are simply beyond their means. Such concerns can have longterm negative impacts on individuals’ health, which only highlights the need to find ways to save when attempting to get in shape. While there is no shortage of ways to spend money when trying to get back in shape, there are even more ways to save when adopting a healthier lifestyle. Buy in bulk. Many professional fitness services, whether it’s gym memberships or personal training sessions, offer greater discounts to individuals willing to make bigger commitments. Men and women who commit to a 12-month gym membership instead of going month-tomonth can typically save a substantial amount of money each month by making such long-term commitments. For example, a gym may charge $89 for a month-to-month membership, but only $69 per month for people who commit for a full year. That’s a savings of nearly 23 percent. Personal trainers also typically offer considerable discounts to clients who commit to a greater number of sessions than those who simply purchase one session at a time. Join a gym at the right moment. Many gyms capitalize on people’s New Year’s resolutions to get fit by offering steep discounts to men and women who sign up at the end of December or in January. Others may discount memberships in late winter when people want to get in shape before the return of beach season. Signing up during the

height of discount season or when gyms are offering special discounts, such as anniversary or holiday deals, can save you a lot of money over the course of the year.

Work out at home. If a gym membership is simply beyond your means, create your own workout area at home. Visit a nearby sporting goods store and purchase some weights and go for jogs around the neighborhood to meet your daily cardiovascular exercise goals. If space is limited at home, embrace yoga. Yoga provides both strength and balance training, and all you need is room for a yoga mat.

Investigate your health insurance. Many health insurance providers offer gym membership rebates to their customers. If you have never had a gym membership in the past, you may not even know if your provider offers this benefit. Gym membership rebates typically require that policy holders visit their gyms ‘X’ number of times in a sixor 12-month span (i.e., 50 times in six months or 100 times in 12 months) in order to earn rebates. A $400 annual rebate on a gym membership that costs $69 per month cuts the yearly cost of that gym membership by nearly 50 percent. If your existing insurance plan does not offer such rebates, speak with your employer about including it when the time comes to renew the insurance offerings in the future. Getting fit does not have to break the bank. Health-conscious men and women can find numerous ways to save on their journeys to living more active lifestyles.

If CVD statistics are alarming, then it’s important to note that many premature deaths related to CVD can be prevented. While the WHO notes that four out of five CVD deaths are due to heart attacks and strokes, men and women who learn to recognize the warning signs of heart attack may be able to get help before things escalate. In fact, the American Heart Association notes that many heart attacks begin slowly with mild pain or discomfort. By paying attention to their bodies and learning to recognize these warning signs, men and women may be able to get help before heart attacks claim their lives. Chest discomfort: Discomfort in the center of the chest that lasts more than a few minutes or goes away and comes back is a telltale sign of heart attack. The discomfort may feel like pressure in the chest, squeezing, fullness, or pain.

Discomfort in the upper body: Discomfort in areas of the upper body that are not the chest also may be a

warning sign of heart attack. The AHA notes that such discomfort or pain may occur in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw, or stomach. Shortness of breath: Shortness of breath may be an early warning sign of heart problems. The AHA notes that this may or may not be accompanied by discomfort in the chest. Additional signs: The AHA notes that some people suffering from a heart attack may break out in a cold sweat, experience nausea or begin to feel lightheaded.

Are symptoms different for men and women? Symptoms of heart attack tend to be different for men and women. While the most common symptom for both men and women is chest pain or discomfort, women are more likely than men to experience additional symptoms. According to the AHA, women are more likely than men to experience shortness of breath, nausea/vomiting and pain in their backs or jaws. The AHA urges fast action by anyone who suspects they or a loved one are suffering a heart attack. Acting quickly can save lives and help men and women avoid joining the nearly 18 million people who succumb to cardiovascular disease each year.

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Folk Music Society 3 temples, ‘Hanukkah, showcase on Dec. 1 With A Twist’ show A special Members Invitational Showcase is set for Saturday, Dec. 1 as part of The Folk Music Society of Huntington’s monthly First Saturday Concerts’ series.! The 8:30 p.m. concert at the Congregational Church of Huntington (30 Washington Drive, oﬀ Route 25A, in Centerport) will feature Long Island-based singer-songwriters Cassandra House, Joe Iadanza, Nico Padden, Steve Robinson, and Toby Tobias. The concert will be preceded by an open mic at 7:30 p.m. Tickets, priced at $25 ($20 for FMSH members), may be purchased in advance online at! www.fmsh.org, using a credit card, or at the door (cash and checks only). House’s unique sound has been described as soulful, earnest and raw. She has shared the stage with such talents as Amy Helm and the Handsome Strangers, Shannon McNally, G. Love,! Lucy Kaplansky, Jen Chapin and Todd Scheaﬀer of Railroad Earth. Her latest album is called The Roam. Recalling Cat Stevens, Leonard Cohen and Bruce Springsteen, Iadanza’s music is rooted in classic folk. After coming on the music scene in 2007, he has released three albums, the most recent, The Social Music House, Vol. 1, was nominated by Folk Alli-

ance International and the National Folk DJs for album of the year. Padden’s original!music and voice have been compared to the likes of Alanis Morisette, Brandi Carlile, and Ingrid Michaelson. ! Her rich, heartfelt songs and soulful voice are crowd-pleasers everywhere she performs. A multi-instrumentalist, Padden shifts eﬀortlessly between accompanying herself on guitar, ukulele and the piano.! Winner of the 2007 Long Island Blues Society’s Blues Challenge, Robinson is a native Long Islander and self-taught guitarist who has developed his own unique finger style combining driving rhythms with tasteful licks. Born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa, Tobias has immersed himself in many genres of American music while never leaving behind his roots in the rhythms and melodies of his homeland. His keen ear for intuitive arrangements is a hallmark of his writing and performance, and he has garnered a strong following on Long Island and in the tri-state area. For more information on the artists and the concert featuring folk, folk-rock, Americana, and blues stylings, visit www.fmsh.org or call 631-425-2925.

On Sunday, Dec. 2 at 2 p.m., members of the congregations of Lake Success Jewish Center and Temple Isaiah will join the congregants at Temple Emanuel of Great Neck for a jointly sponsored, special holiday show celebrating Hanukkah. The program includes everyone’s favorite Hanukkah songs, in addition to standards from the American Songbook, and Broadway favorites The 1st Annual “Hanukkah, With A Twist” program features Susan Agin, touted by many as a great talent in both Jewish and secular music, Danny Bacher, a dynamic entertainer with world-class talents in music and theater, and “America’s Got Talent” comedian Steven Scott. Backed by a live band, all members of the community are invited to partake in some Hanukkah happiness with this inspired powerhouse trio. Agin has the distinct honor of not only being an accomplished performer, but also a highly respected arts administrator. As such, she’s a true “theatre professional,” who understands and appreciates the challenges and triumphs both on the stage, and behind the scenes. She is known throughout the metropolitan area for her celebrated musical comedy style of performing, and can be seen performing in popular New York live music venues such as Feinstein’s 54 Below, 92nd Street Y, Saint Peter’s Church, Don’t Tell Mama’s, and the 45th Street Theater, as well as in regional theaters and community centers including Bay Street Theater, John W. Engeman Theater, Adelphi University, Temple Emanuel of Great Neck, and the Merrick Center for the Arts. She adds to her achievements “recording artist” for being granted the opportunity to record “One Song,” written by multi-award winner Marvin Hamlisch, which critics have referred to as “the anthem for all people.” Agin is currently the executive and artistic director of the Queensborough Performing Arts Center in Bayside. Bacher is a singer, saxophonist, songwriter and consummate performer. The New York Times calls him “a prodigiously talented musical preservationist.”

Susan Agin Bacher is a dynamic entertainer with world-class talents in music, theater, and comedy. His clean, crisp delivery is reminiscent of the true greats in entertainment. An engaging stage presence, a smooth-as-silk voice, and the gift of a storyteller all come together to complete this package. Add to that his saxophone prowess and you have one of the hottest musicians on the scene today. Bacher has been a fixture on the New York stage in venues like Birdland, Town Hall, The Blue Note, Carnegie Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center, and he has toured internationally. As seen on TV and stages from Broadway to the Las Vegas Strip, Scott is a comedian, actor and host whose unique and tasteful brand of comedy combines clever observations of his everyday life with his amazing vocal talent, which includes an array of characters, voices and sounds ranging from celebrities to musical instruments. Once described as a perfect mix between Jerry Seinfeld and Jim Carrey, Scott loves getting paid now to do exactly what used to get him into trouble as a kid. He has performed with some of the biggest names in show business, both onstage and on screen, including comedy clubs, TV and radio shows and his recent standing ovation appearances on “America’s Got Talent.” Admission is free. Temple Emanuel of Great Neck is located at 150 Hicks Lane. Call 516-482-5701 for further information.

Hofstra dance concert features ‘Psalm’ A suite from “Psalm,” a dance originally choreographed by José Limón in 1967, will be performed as part of the Fall Dance Concert presented by Hofstra University’s Dance Program on Friday, Nov. 30 through Sunday, Dec. 2. Limón (1908-1972) was praised by The New York Times as the “finest male dancer of his time.” He created “Psalm” as a tribute to the Jews who died in World War II. Restaged by Adjunct Professor Pablo Francisco Ruvalcaba, a former dancer

with the Limón Dance Company, the dance is based on the ancient tradition that the sorrows of the world rest with 36 “Just Men” (in Hebrew, Lamed-Vov). These men are ordinary mortals who are unaware of their station. It is believed that if even one of them were to go missing or stop being righteous, mankind would perish. This dance is the history of one such “Just Man” or, in this performance, a “Just Woman.” Other featured dances in Hofstra Fall Dance include: “Journey Hof18,”! a fun

and energetic piece in abstract form using repetitive, unified, athletic, funky and very technical movement; “Tribute,”! a tribute to music and dance icons who have passed on, leaving this world a much brighter place; and! “Last Call,” a term usually heard at the end of the evening at a bar before closing, but in this performance represents transformative periods in the dancer’s lives. The Fall Dance Concert takes place at the Toni and Martin Sosnoﬀ Theater at the John Cranford Adams Playhouse.

Show times are 8 p.m. on Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. on Saturday, and 2 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are $10; $8 for senior citizens (over 65) or matriculated, non-Hofstra students with I.D.Members of the Hofstra community receive two free tickets upon presentation of a current HofstraCard. For tickets call the Hofstra Box Oﬃce at 516-463-6644 Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. or purchase online at Hofstratickets.com. If available, tickets will also be sold at the door starting 90 minutes prior to show time.

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niques to bring balance, equilibrium and good health to your body and mind. Studies have shown that Great Neck Main Library is located yoga and meditation have remarkat 159 Bayview Ave. in Great Neck. able healing effects for those who Following is a sampling of upcompractice. ing events. For a complete listing, go to www.greatnecklibrary.org. FROM FLOWER POWER TO YOGA AND MEDITATION AT MAIN POWER PLAYER: GOLDIE HAWN PRESENTED BY SAL ST. GEORGE Monday, Dec. 3, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. AT MAIN Learn yoga postures, breathing Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. practices and meditation tech-

Join this talk that explores the life and career of one of America’s most beloved motion picture stars, Goldie Hawn. WEDNESDAY FILM MATINEE AT MAIN: “BOOK CLUB” Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Starring Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen and Mary Steenburgen. Four lifelong friends have their lives forever changed after reading “Fifty Shades of Grey”

tions.com, type in their zip code or Great Neck Library and obtain inGREAT NECK LIBRARY CLOSING/ formation on program cancellations or library closings. In addition, at no CANCELLATION INFORMATION charge, residents can request auONLINE tomatic e-mails from cancellations. Library patrons connected to the com when the library has posted Internet are asked to check the website: www.cancellations.com any information. This is a great way for library weather related closings/ for library district residents who program cancellations. In order to are connected online to be advised access this service, library district of weather related changes in library hours or programs. residents can log on to cancellain their monthly book club.

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.

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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. WINTER CAMP PARKWOOD Wednesday, Dec. 26 through Friday, Dec. 28, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Join warm, friendly Winter Camp Parkwood. Organized activities include ice skating, hockey, tennis, gymnastics, archery, arts & crafts and more. Children 4 to 10 years old are grouped by age. Lunch is available for purchase ($8 per day) or bring your own. Full week discounted rate: residents $270; non-residents $300. Daily fee: residents $120; non-Residents $150. Call 516-482-0355 for more info or register online at www.gnparks .org. NATURE PROGRAM:

WINTER SEASONAL STROLL Sunday, Dec. 9 at 11 a.m. Join the walk in Kings Point Park to learn how Mother Nature survives the cold winter months. Meet at the Redbrook Road entrance, in the first parking lot. Register as soon as possible online at www.gnparks.org or call (516) 482-0355. Children under age 16 not permitted to attend. WEEKEND FILM AT GREAT NECK HOUSE “Beirut” (2014), directed by Brad Anderson and starring Jon Hamm, Jay Potter, Rosamund Pike and Khalid Benchagra. It is showing at Great Neck House Friday, Nov. 30

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

at 8 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 1 at 5 and 8 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m. Caught in the crossfires of civil war, CIA operatives must send a former U.S. diplomat to negotiate Continued from Page 12 our communities and that was our excuse to for the life of a friend he plant a tree in honor of Arnold,” Epel said. left behind. “We were trying to figure out something and when that came through Rotary InternaTENNIS HOLIDAY CAMP tional, it made perfect sense to us, and that’s Wednesday, Dec. 26 what they did.” through Friday, Dec. 28, Asked how he felt about this tribute, Ron and Monday, Dec. 31 from 12 to 4 p.m. Children ages 6 to 17 can hone their tennis skills at the Parkwood Tennis Center. Register at www.gnparks.org or call (516) 829-9050. Residents, $80 per day; non-residents, $94 per day. Register for one day or all four.

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

Rotarian remembered Swartz said it brings things “full circle.” “I think it’s nice that we’re here in town, it’s a tree, so it will grow and will provide nurture and shelter for people and shade and all kinds of things,” he said. “It’s giving back to the community, it’s a permanent marker, and a permanent remembrance of all he gave to the community, so it’s like a full circle.” PHOTO BY JANELLE CLAUSEN

More than a dozen people of all ages gathered to pay tribute to Arthur Swartz, a longtime Rotarian.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Parker to host caregiver conference Parker Jewish Institute hosted the first Services Now for Adult Persons (SNAP) Caregiver Conference Nov. 15. Over 80 health care professionals attended the conference. The conference brought together a panel of experts who addressed the complex issues of caregiving. Paola Miceli, MPA, SNAP’s President and CEO, said her goal was to provide valuable information to caregivers and the professionals who assist them. Michael N. Rosenblut, Parker President and CEO, welcomed the group of professionals. “Parker is here for everyone, between our skilled nursing facility, all our community programs, insurance with Age Well New York, and transportation, we’re here for you,” Rosenblut said. Marie Ellen Galasso, LMSW, SNAP’s Director of Social Services, served as the conference master of ceremonies. She asked Bernadette Josephs, LMSW, Director of SNAP’s Caregiver Support Program, for an overview. “The main purpose of SNAP’s program is the wellbeing of caregivers. Many people are not prepared for their new role as caregivers. There’s a lack of support from family and friends. So, our goal is to provide support for caregivers, including counseling, support groups and respite,” Josephs said. The keynote speaker was Diane Cooper, RN, President, Caregivers Outreach Ministry Empowerment (COME). “The goal of COME is to make sure caregivers have all the support and information about available resources,” Cooper said. “We finally got the Family Care Act, and other bills, because the caregiver support groups advocated and told legislators what we needed.” Cooper said hers is the only organization hosting a “Family Caregivers Award” each November (National Family Caregivers Month) for the last 12 years, which has recognized over 160 caregivers. “The key to eﬀective caregiving is communication. You’ve got to tell your doctor or family if you need help. You must also know your limitations; it’s important to take time oﬀ for ourselves as caregivers,”

she said. Galasso introduced Caolina Hoyos, LMSW, Director, Caregiver Resource Center, NYC Department for the Aging (DFTA). Hoyos discussed two types of caregivers, the informal family caregiver, and the formal, paid caregiver. Looking at statistics for all 50 states, there were on average 34.5 million informal caregivers caring for people 50 years and older, she noted. Nationally, 60 percent of informal caregivers are female and 40 percent are male. “85 percent are caring for a relative,” Hoyos added. She noted a survey of unpaid caregivers in NYC had three top findings: all wanted much more respite time; all wanted more information on resources; all needed transportation help. As a result, City Hall allocated $4 million to DFTA for more respite. She said 2015 saw increases in funding for senior services from NYC and NYS, because of advocacy conducted by professional caregivers. And in 2015, Governor Cuomo allocated $67.4 million for caregivers working with Alzheimer’s and Dementia. As of January 1, 2018, NYS gives caregivers paid leave up to 50% of the average NYS weekly salary. There’s also a personal assistance

program for caregivers through Medicaid. She advised the audience to call 311 and ask for the Caregiver Resource Center. Robert Sabella, Parker’s Marketing Outreach Associate, said Parker established the Alzheimer’s Caregiver’s Support Initiative through a New York State Department of Health grant. Parker’s Respite Program gives relief to caregivers of those with Alzheimer’s and other dementias, while getting their loved ones involved in meaningful activities to enhance quality of life, increase socialization and stay active. To apply for the program, please call (516) 586-1567. Aside from respite and financial assistance, Galasso said caregivers need emotional support. To address that issue, she called on Michael Upston, LCSW, who directs the Community Advisory Program for the Elderly (CAPE), based at Samuel Field YM & YWHA. CAPE is a community mental health clinic in Queens serving older adults and their families. His program also gives clinical training to SNAP Social Work staﬀ. Upston talked about caregiving through the lens of mental health. “I was working with a colleague with a homebound client who scored high

in significant depression. My colleague connected his client to the Virtual Senior Center, and with this one intervention, his depression level was lowered from 20 percent to 3 or 4 percent,” Upston said. The next speaker, elder law attorney Ronald Schwartz, talked about key legal documents that older adults need. “Caregivers should know there are several documents older adults need as they age. A Will is about what happens to your assets, it does not affect the quality of your life, but it could affect your heirs! Under NYS law, a Will allows you to create a Special Needs Trust, but you must leave at least 1/3 to your spouse.” Durable power of attorney, health care proxy, living wills, advance directives, and health care guardian, are other key documents. “As you age, the bottom line is keep control of your assets,” he said. Retired school psychologist Lucy Roman-Paynter, a caregiver for her elderly mother, spoke last. When she clicked on the Alzheimer’s Association website, she found a link to SNAP. She joined SNAP’s support group, and they asked her to talk about her experiences. “I received enhanced resilience by joining the SNAP caregivers support group. My mother is in the later stages of CPOD and Dementia at 98 years old, but she still smiles, she still laughs, etc. “I had all the symptoms. It’s important that you recognize these symptoms and make sure you eat well, sleep well, and seek out emotional support, because the life you save might be your own,” she added. SNAP staff member Mindy Lesser secured the nine exhibitors with resource tables: Brandywine Senior Living; Centerpointe Funding Corp; NYSARC Trust Services; Ann-Margaret Carrozza, Esq; Flushing House; AgeWell New York; Lifefone; Reddy Care Physical Therapy; Boulevard Assisted Living. NYS Assemblyman David Weprin and former NYS Assemblywoman Ann-Margaret Carrozza, Esq., both attended. For more information on SNAP Caregiver Programs, please call (718) 5275380.

Port library meetings to discuss disasters The year 2017 has just been designated as the year of the most costly disasters ever. According to the Tristate Regional Plan Association, “more frequent and intense storms will aﬀect large swaths of both coastal and inland areas that will put the most vulnerable at risk.” 400,000 Long Island residents and 2 million residents in the Tristate region who live in a zone that is under six feet above sea-level are vulnerable to recurrent flooding and growing storm surges in the coming decades and century. The Center for DisasterResilient Solutions — CDRS — has organized two Councils — The Port Washington and The Long Island Coastal Community Councils. We urge you to attend the second meeting of these Councils, which will take place

at the Port Washington Public Library on Tuesday, Dec. 4, from 7:00 – 8:45 pm. A third meeting will take place at the Port Washington Public Library on Monday, Jan. 7, from 7:00 – 8:45 pm. In a very real way, Superstorm Sandy, with a nine-foot storm surge, introduced Long Island residents to the need for Community-level resilience. Now, residents don’t have to imagine the probable impacts of a warmer climate: this highly populated coastal area has already experienced the short-term high impact extreme events of hurricanes and nor’easters, heat waves, and droughts and understands the implications of these extreme events projected to occur with greater frequency and severity in years ahead.

Parts of Port Washington and many other Long Island Coastal communities are especially vulnerable to these impacts. The upcoming CDRS and Council meetings at the Port Library feature noted speakers and representatives from government, environmental organizations, universities, and community groups. These meetings will establish a diverse profile of community groups and environmental organizations from Port Washington, as well as from the north and south coasts of Long Island. CDRS aims to educate and involve both large and small communities in preparing for coastal flooding, sharing their common goals, aligning with each other to develop communication networks, exchanging ideas for solutions, and establishing col-

laborative initiatives for mutual aid. Additionally, these initial conferences will address large-scale changes that local communities need to make for resiliency for present and future generations. CDRS has discovered that many coastal communities like Port Washington are largely unaware that risks from sea-level rise and severe storms are accelerating. Everyone has a stake in planning for a community that can be resilient to these eventualities. Help us design state-of-the art resilience plans to prepare for sea-level rise, more severe storms, coastal flooding, and disasters. Your attendance at these library meetings is crucial to the collective future of Port Washington and of Long Island.

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READERS WRITE

Northwell part of health care problem

ight on the heels of my piece concerning Americans overpaying for their health care, I was shocked, and not a little exasperated, about the announcement of Northwell Health’s fund drive. (Northwell launches $1 billion fundraising campaign, Nov. 8). Either I have gone mad, or the public loves being a patsy. I’ve watched as Northwell Health has gobbled up hospital after hospital, and when it ran out of takeover targets on Long Island, it, as its ads say, “looked North.” There’s a reason behind this asset grab. A National Bureau of Economic Research study found that health care costs are 15 percent higher in areas with hospital consolidation. So do well over a dozen other studies that have been conducted nationwide over the years, so it’s hardly an isolated phenomenon.

What triggered this national movement to consolidation? There is enormous pushback on the costs of health care in this country, and the provider networks, along with their aligned physician groups, have banded together to stop the assault on their margins. Establishing a monopoly is the most eﬀective way of doing this. Which proves, once again, that once any semblance of ordinary market constraints are introduced into health care, the industry builds a moat to prevent any erosion of income. Big Pharma acts no diﬀerently. The article quotes the chair of the Board of Trustees, “Like most nonprofits, we operate on incredibly thin margins and we don’t use our revenue to pay shareholders.” Well, yeah. They use it to pay for everything else, and set their own prices, payroll and prac-

tices. The hospital also leverages its 501(c)3 status for a whole host of advantages, like tax free borrowing for many hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of bonding, floated through the Dormitory Authority of New York state, which is normally used for the benefit of state colleges. It also runs a sizable investment portfolio, which has invested hundreds of millions in dollars overseas, so it can generate more income for itself, which again, is tax free. Revenue hovers around $10 billion, and they are openly proud of the mere $200 million they gave in uncompensated care. I presume part of this could merely be in uncollectible accounts. It’s the largest private employer in New York state, but it has every advantage of a public utility with none of the oversight or fiscal constraints. The chain blew $3 million

on naming rights to Jones Beach Theatre, an odd use of assets, considering there’s no place else to go. And it seems the $70 million loss it took on its ill-fated attempt at an insurance monopoly called “Care Connect” was simply blamed on a “flawed risk adjustment program for the Aﬀordable Care Act,” which few other insurers faced. Far be it from them to blame their own management. The announcement states, “Funds raised from the campaign will be invested in innovation within the company as well as Northwell’s philanthropic eﬀorts in local communities, according to Northwell.” As I mentioned in an earlier piece on these “Walks For Cures,” once again, prospective patients will donate their own money to pay for delivery of their own cures, and then the patients will pay again to have themselves treated by the methods they

funded. And you can see how far their philanthropic eﬀorts go relative to their revenue. Even so, I have to inform readers that in a normal society, patient revenue generated by a hospital isn’t supposed to be redistributed for philanthropic efforts. In most modern societies, everyone is simply… treated. That’s the diﬀerence between a society founded on justice, instead of the conceit of charity. And here we are, with Northwell asking for $1 billion in alms. I don’t know which is more dystopian: the fact that Northwell operates in the manner it does, or the public’s contentment that this is the way things are supposed to be. It’s a good thing for Northwell that all Long Islanders all share one common trait: an enormous tolerance for pain. Donald Davret Searingtown

Northwell a key part of the solution

t Northwell Health, we are disruptive innovators in health care, and we are extremely grateful to the people in our communities who support our work." Our goal is to treat illness and injury in the communities we serve. Innovation requires thought, planning, a willingness to adapt and grow, the courage to do so and significant financial resources to invest in those innovations that, as our CEO Michael Dowling continually says, “…enables us to do better tomorrow than we are today.”" It is why we have committed to “Outpacing the Impossible” – a $1 billion fundraising campaign in which we are partnering with so many community leaders and individuals who support the health of our communities and the innovation that allows us to improve

care. While Donald Davret takes exception in the accompanying letter, we do not apologize for our partnering with individuals who see the health needs of our community and are committed to bringing about innovative changes for the betterment of us all. Change can be uncomfortable but it is necessary to achieve the progress we want and need. It is one of the reasons we are able to return nearly $1 billion in community reinvestment to the communities we serve, far more than the $200 million that Mr. Davret cites. We cannot live in the past. Individual hospitals and physician oﬃces can no longer go it alone. Smaller providers lack the critical mass needed to adapt to the rapid expansion of medical knowledge and deliver

care that integrates the latest breakthroughs. Organizations must grow both organically and through mergers to survive. Consolidation and integration facilitate experimentation and innovation, allow for expansion of services and increased eﬃciency while improving access to capital for smaller hospitals that are in financial trouble. Take our experience with Southside Hospital in Bay Shore as an example. Before the turn of this century, Southside was a financially distressed community hospital – at one point, it had to sell property to meet payroll. Northwell stepped up and welcomed Southside into our network. We were able to stabilize its finances and maintain the community’s access to its critically important services. Since 2007 we have invested more than

$200 million in Southside, occupancy has gone from 69 percent to 100 percent, and the number of employed physicians has gone from 42 to 208. Southside is now a level-II trauma center, performing advanced cardiac surgery. Without Northwell, Southside Hospital likely would have ceased to exist by 2008 or earlier — a serious loss for a large community along with a loss of an economic engine for the region. While Mr. Davret is correct in stating that health care costs have risen during a time of rapid change, data alone does not reveal why that is the case. For instance, stand-alone hospitals that eventually join a health system likely receive higher reimbursements from insurers after a merger or acquisition. On the other hand, most hospital mergers generate

savings due to consolidation of shared services. One of the truths in Mr. Davret’s letter is that Northwell does, in fact, operate on a razorthin operating margin. This means that without the generosity of the communities we serve, we could not invest in the innovations that allow us to deliver the very best care to those who need it most. We are extremely grateful and indebted to those who support us. They are the reason, along with our dedicated clinicians and employees, that we are able to provide the kind of innovative care that saves lives 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, to every person who needs us – regardless of their ability to pay. Brian Lally Senior Vice President Northwell Health Foundation

No reason for marijuana facility to move

oncerning your Editorial about ” Reefer Madness,” there are two major issues. Where should the medical marihuana dispensary be locat-

ed and, if it ever becomes legal, should it be at the same site. It is already located in the Town of North Hempstead (along with another dispensary of marihuana) so there is no reason to move it from its cur-

rent location. One of your more obvious false statements is …”to shunt the sickest among us to out-of-the-way places.” The current facility to dis-

tribute marihuana for medical purposes exists is an excellent, appropriate site — by many medical buildings, oncologists oﬃces and highways. Moving it to Northern Bou-

levard in Manhasset would be an “out-of-way” place for most users, especially since most patients come from other areas of Nassau County. P. Casey Manhasset

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Covering Port Washington GOP ‘old white men’ led progress was an honor for me

hen I first agreed to take the position of reporter for the Port Washington Times, there was very little I knew about the area I’d be covering. I knew it was on the water. I knew it was a suburb of New York City. I knew a part of it inspired “The Great Gatsby.” That was about it. During the year and three months I spent on the beat, I learned a lot of things about this peninsula, but the thing that stuck with me the most is how much the residents here care for Port Washington. I see it in the trustees and staﬀ of the various villages, who put in long hours to improving the communities for little or no pay. I see it in civic groups like the Chamber of Commerce and the Business Improvement District and Residents Forward, who work to beautify the peninsula and promote it to the

world. And I see it in the residents, who put in many days volunteering their time or just showing up to local meetings to make sure their voices were heard. And of course, Port is home to such incredible organizations as Spectrum Designs and the Helen Keller National Center, who look to improve the lives of people (and animals, in the case of North Shore Animal League America) across the region and the country. My position with the Port Washington Times was my first true job in journalism and I was nervous. Fortunately, I was covering a community that made it easy. People were always willing to give me at least a minute of their time and often more. The most rewarding part of this job is the feedback I get from readers, and the positive words I received from you were innumerable. The times

you thanked me for covering an event, or writing an interesting story, or just praising the paper in general, made all the hard work worth it. Unfortunately, my time in Port Washington has come to an end. This week was my last at the paper. Although I’m excited about the future, I will miss Port Washington and the people who make it such a special place. The good news is that my successor, Jessica Parks, is a very talented reporter. The Times is in good hands. Port Washington was a beautiful place to work and I feel very fortunate to have my first reporting job!in such a welcoming community. Going forward, you can keep in touch by emailing me at luketorrance@ gmail.com. Thank you. Luke Torrance Reporter

egarding Dr. Sobel’s letter where he stated “the GOP is the party of old white men,” he could have added “in their time, these old white men of the GOP made world history as follows:” 1865 Abolish slavery: Dems No; Rep Yes; Passed, 13th Ammendment

1866 Reconstruct the South: Dems No; Rep Yes; Passed 1867 Blacks Gain Citizenship: Dems No; Rep Yes; Passed, 14th Ammendment 1868 Blacks Can Vote: Dems No; Rep Yes; Passed, 15th Ammendment Clara Rucker Floral Park

Musings on moon and Apollo 11

mother-of-pearl moon shines above!the rooftops for all to see. As if it were a messenger of what we are— part of the DNA code, what it means to be driven, and what this story is writ in. Our intelligent design, what is kept in mind, leading from here to there. A series of beautiful dream songs.

A manifesto holding court. Signpost and first stop along the way to the stars someday. A favorable route marking a perfect sense of direction on a most amazing journey. The light that dared to open up the darkness.

Steve Reiter deserves re-election to district Hoping for cure

e are writing to urge you to join us in supporting Steve Reiter in the Great Neck Water Pollution Control District’s Board of Commissioners election!on Tuesday, Dec. 11. Reiter has been a lifelong leader in the Great Neck Community and many organizations have benefited from his service and are the recipients of his creativity and expertise. The Great Neck Water Pollution Control District recently was awarded the New York State

Department of Environmental Conservation Environmental Excellence Award for! pioneering projects that expand renewable energy, improve sustainability, reduce water use, and cultivate new partnerships. Reiter was instrumental in contributing to the many processes that go into upgrading our facility and receiving this prestigious acknowledgement would not have happened without his astute judgment, foresight and tireless eﬀorts. We are supporting! Reiter

because he demonstrates a consistent ability and sensitivity to make decisions that protect our environment, health and keep our taxes as low as possible. Please join us in voting to elect Reiter! on Tuesday, Dec. 11 at the Great Neck Social Center,!80 Grace Ave., or at the Great Neck House,! 14 Arrandale Ave., between!1 p.m. and 9 p.m. Patty Katz and Jerry Landsberg Commissioners

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Stephen Cipot Manhasset

for Alzheimer’s

would like to applaud Jennifer Wright’s article in the New York Post (Sunday, Nov. 25), titled ” A Beautiful Mind.” She spoke about retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who said she suffers from dementia and probably Alzheimer’s disease. This is a insidious disease that effects 5.5 million Americans, is the sixth cause of death in America, and will cost the United States $1 trillion per year by the year 2050. Wright is right that President Trump should speak out more against Alzheimer’s being there is no cure for this disease and declare war and get bipartisan support. I myself have know quite a few people who are suffering and have died of

this disease. I’m going to be 70 years old next year and worry if I could come down with this disease. I have beat cancer, but I would not be able to beat Alzheimer’s. My father in the 1970s suffered from the symptoms of the disease, although he finally died of cancer. It was brought out that those who have relatives who have had the disease could come down with disease themselves. That is why I worry about coming down with disease myself. So, please President Trump use your voice and speak out for a cure for Alzheimer’s.! Frederick R. Bedell Jr. Mineola

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READERS WRITE

Trump not to blame on anti-Semitism rise

t the end of your front page article of Nov. 23 about anti-Semitic incidents, psychology professor Azadeh Aalai seems to link the rise in “far right ideas” to growing anti-Semitism. Aalai also refers to some unspecified “more hateful aspects of the administration.” One is left to speculate which administration he means. At no point do Aalai or any of the other “experts” cited mention left-wing antiSemitism, or that of such notables as Minister Louis Farakhan, the Rev. Al Sharpton or Women’s March leaders Linda Sarsour and Tamika Mallory. While it is good news that there were only 37 reported hate crimes in Nassau County in 2017, you ignore the larger issue of anti-Semitic venom spewed daily in the Palestinian territories and throughout the Muslim world including Europe. The growing movement to boycott Israel has its roots in the Arab boycott of Israel which dates back to 1948 — long before Israel “occupied” the Arab areas within historic Judea and Samaria. The founder of the Palestinian movement, Haj Amin al-Husseini (uncle of Yasir Arafat) was an early adherent of the Muslim Brotherhood and an ardent follower of

Adolph Hitler. Indeed, Husseini promised the Fuhrer he would finish oﬀ the Jewish people in the Middle East. Companies like AirBnb that boycott Israel are following in such vile footsteps. This is the real anti-Semitism. As for the current administration in the White House, one is hard-pressed to name a more pro-Israel president than Donald Trump. He kept his promise to “tear up” the failed nuclear deal between the prior administration and the viciously anti-Semitic Islamic Republic of Iran. He kept his promise — which was endorsed by Congress decades ago — to move the US Embassy to Israel’s capital in Jerusalem. After the attack on the Pittsburgh synagogue by a Trump hater, President Trump said that whoever seeks to destroy the Jewish people should themselves be destroyed. To link this president to an increase in anti-Semitism is not just mistaken — it is shameful. The fact is that anti-Semitism cuts across party and ideological lines and is neither a left or right-wing phenomenon.

At the November Reachout America meeting, Leonard Rodberg, PhD, who is an activist with the Campaign for New York Health, laid out how “the most popular piece of legislation no one has heard of” would work. In essence, health care would be paid for out of progressive taxes instead of premiums paid to a for-profit middleman who does not provide added value. Under the proposed New York model, everyone would be covered; the comprehensive plan would cover all medically necessary care, including medical, prescription, vision, dental, hearing, mental health and substance abuse treatment and reproductive care; there would be one comprehensive plan, freedom to choose your provider (not be confined to a network); care decisions would be made by medical professionals, not profit-driven insurance company beancounters. And with greater ability to eliminate waste and contain costs, it is estimated that New York would save as much as $45 billion a year from current health care expenditures. How? Because instead of 20 percent (an amount that was capped by Obamacare but

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Getting a pre-qualification letter I hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving with their families and friends The other week, I know I did! Slowly but surely I see that more people coming into the market are a bit more prepared to purchase and some that are not. Whether me providing them a referral for a mortgage person or them seeking out one. I explained and educated them to realize that to compete and not potentially lose a home or an apartment that they are bidding on, they must have that most important letter of qualification. To receive that letter one must provide two years tax returns, at least four most recent pay stubs, a full credit inquiry is done by the mortgage person (if they want a commitment letter) as well as any debts on credit cards and other types of loans one has. They might also have to pay oﬀ credit cards to make sure your debt/income ratio meets their requirements. if you will be using that particular mortgage person, you will be asked to fill out an application your lender, will check to make sure you are still gainfully employed on the same

job, and that your situation has remained similar to when you initially applied for your mortgage. If any serious items were to pop up at the last minute to change your qualifications, they have the right to cancel your mortgage commitment right up to the closing. Obviously, the bank’s role is to minimize their downside risk and maximize their upside, to make sure that not only are you qualified but that they will receive their mortgage payment each and every month for the length of the time initially agreed upon. In this current market, 24 hours can make a diﬀerence between and acceptance or turn down on an oﬀer. If you snooze, you may lose! Even though inventory has increased year over year, the number of desirable homes still isn’t abundant, so the choices are still very narrow. Having that all-important crucial letter allows you the buyer(s) to know exactly what you are qualified for; because the realtor must have this information in order to do his or her job to search out those properties that will first fit financially in your budget and

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then hopefully satisfy some of your “needs and wants.” Recently, I was involved in a situation where the owners who were selling and then buying had to get pre-qualified. They were initially looking in a price point of $800,000, but after speaking with our mortgage person, realized in their specific situation, that they would only qualify for a $550,000-$600,000, due to their available funds for a down payment on their next home. I had thought that their income was higher" and they were driving a BMW and Mercedes. What someone drives doesn’t always have any relevance to what they can aﬀord.

So after finding a buyer (which they had tried to find over a three-year period with several other agents). We also realized that they needed all the money from the sale of their home to purchase the next one and their purchase had to be contingent on the sale of their home. How many sellers want to get involved in a contract, where they are taking their home oﬀ the market for three to four months, to wait for their purchaser to sell and then if the deal doesn’t happen, to let the buyer walk away without any ramifications. It’s an excellent deal for the buyer, since there is no risk financially, but the seller is risking losing time out of the market. Sometimes, if a buyer is in contract on their home and it’s a non-contingent sale and the inspection has been completed, and they are qualified in advance of their next purchase; that would be the exception to the rule and the seller would have relatively less risk in waiting, knowing the sale of the buyer’s home was pretty much going to happen. But how many transactions

are there like that? I am sure there are very few! I told my sellers to not spend any more time spinning their wheels and just to continue to save more money for a larger down payment and also to increase their income to better qualify for the home that they will want to purchase. Their situation is not that much diﬀerent than other situations that I have come across, where it can be somewhat complicated and a big waste of everyone’s time to try to make this happen, where the downside risk for the seller is greater than the upside. Philp A. Raices is the owner/Broker of Turn Key Real Estate at 3 Grace Ave. Suite 180 in 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 a “free” Comparative Market Analysis” of what your home would sell for in today’s market or search on: WWW. Li-RealEstate.Com He can be reached by email! at! Phil@ TurnKeyRealEstate.Com, or by cell: (516) 647-4289.

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Recent Real Estate Sales in Great Neck Great Neck Real Estate Market Conditions MEDIAN SALES PRICE $802,500 Demographics near Great Neck, NY Population Population Density Median Age People per Household Median Household Income Average Income per Capita

City 10,143 7,535 38 3 81,778 39,915

County 1,361,350 4,744 41.3 3 98,401 42,949

5 Hemsley Lane, Great Neck Sold Price: $925,000 Date: 11/06/2018 3 beds, 2 Full/1 Half baths Style: Colonial # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 60x100 Schools: Great Neck Total Taxes: $17,650 MLS# 3044896

11 Lodge Road, Great Neck Sold Price: $775,000 Date: 09/21/2018 4 beds, 2 Full baths Style: Exp Ranch # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 78x128 Schools: Great Neck Total Taxes: $17,966 MLS# 3043509

248 Schenck Avenue, Great Neck

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Sold Price: $900,000 Date: 10/10/2018 4 beds, 3 Full baths Style: Tudor # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 120x109 Schools: Great Neck Total Taxes: $14,380 MLS# P1321200

Sold Price: $925,000 Date: 10/25/2018 4 beds, 3 Full baths Style: Split # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 55x100 Schools: Great Neck Total Taxes: $18,631 MLS# 3049473

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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1,200 families get turkey dinners

Bags of food waited to be loaded into trucks, and then transported to other charitable organizations where they were given out. Continued from Page 1 Among the volunteers were families, members of the Great Neck Chinese Association, Key Club members and members of the Interact Clubs from both Great Neck high schools. New Hyde Park high school students also helped. “Volunteers helped place bagged potatoes and carrots, canned vegetables, dessert, and turkeys into tote bags, and then loaded them into trucks that came from diﬀerent charities all over Long Island,” Li said. “From there, the food would be distributed to families in need.” Li said that one of the volunteers was Arturo Gomes, a Portuguese immigrant who drove a foodfilled truck so hundreds of families could get a bag of food and turkey. He also personally knew what it was like to be hungry and wanted to help make sure fewer chil-

More than 100 volunteers worked with the Rotary Club of Great Neck to provide meals to 1,200 families.

dren felt that way, Li said. “It feels good to be giving back, as I always think of the help I received when my family needed,” Gomes said. Chizever said this assembly of meals went to several organizations, which distributed them to families in need. “That feeds a lot of people, what we give,” Chizever said. Chizever said his hope for next year, which will be the Rotary Club of Great Neck’s 30th year doing the turkey drive, is to greatly increase how many turkey meals can be donated. “If we do 1,500, we’ve got to see how the room looks and see if we can add anymore room to that,” Chizever said, “but there’s a big need out there for this.” Last year, the Rotary Club of Great Neck donated 1,100 Thanksgiving dinner meals.

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Friends and families enjoyed spending a morning helping people in need.

Med marijuana sites can’t go retail: town Continued from Page 1 be in a building with at least one medical office and have a permit issued by the New York state Department of Health. The law also has advertising regulations, restricts consumption of marijuana beyond medical purposes, and states that nobody under age 18 is allowed inside unless he or she is a patient, caregiver, or accompanied by a parent or guardian. Kathleen Deegan Dickson, a partner with Forchelli Deegan Terrana Law representing MedMen, which sought to relocate its Lake Success dispensary to Manhasset, and Curaleaf, slated to open a medical marijuana dispensary in Carle Place in December, said she understands the town has good intentions. But, Dickson said, she believes the laws are too restrictive – making conformity very difficult – and would have an effect of stigmatizing medical marijuana while going against state law. Dickson also noted that the town does not place the same restrictions on liquor stores and pharmacies.

North Hempstead residents once more crowded town hall for discussion on proposed regulations on medical marijuana dispensaries. “While I believe your intentions are good, the result will be to limit and stigmatize access to a valuable treatment for very sick people,” Dickson said. “I believe this is a fear-based and reactive piece of legislation and those are always bad pieces of legislation.” A handful of people agreed with Dickson, finding portions of the law “arbitrary” and called on people to “stop demonizing a drug.” Most, however, expressed support for the proposed regula-

tions and applauded the board’s eﬀorts. Town Councilwoman Viviana Russell, who represents New Cassel, Carle Place and the villages of Westbury and Old Westbury, said Nassau is slated to have four facilities and that they shouldn’t be clustered in North Hempstead. Russell also said she must “vote with the people,” as several residents said they do not want more facilities in the town. “…It’s not that we don’t want them, we just don’t want all of

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William Wang, who lives in Munsey Park, was one of many residents who expressed support for the proposals. them in North Hempstead,” Russell said. “We want everyone to have equal access and everyone does not live in North Hempstead in Nassau County.” Council members also voted to adjourn a public hearing date for a law to ban selling recreational marijuana in the town from Dec. 18 to Jan. 8 because a proposal has not yet gone to the Nassau County Planning Commission. Daniel Yi, a spokesman for MedMen, described North Hemp-

stead’s decision as “regrettable.” “We believe it stems mainly from ignorance and persistent misconceptions about cannabis and cannabis users,” Yi said. “We are fully confident that we are on the right side of history on this issue and we will continue to do our part to inform and educate people.” “As for the Northern Boulevard location,” he added, “we are exploring our options.”

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Has the following openings: F/T CLEANER-BUS DRIVER* P/T BUS DRIVER*

*Must satisfy NYS Vehicle and Traffic Law Article 19-A requirements

P/T School Security Aides **

**NYS Security Guard License required, retired law enforcement required

P/T School Monitors P/T Substitute School Monitors

Please send resume & letter of interest by January 2, 2019 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

JOB OPPORTUNITY

SITUATION WANTED

Established Mineola company Salary plus commission Full or part time Earn while you learn

CERTIFIED HHA, CNA & PCT: Companion, caregiver will provide warm, safe attention. 8 years experience. Honest & reliable. Will travel. Own transportation. Excellent recent references. Call 347-653-9478

INSIDE SALES 516-829-8083

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 347-5656200 NOW HIRING CERTIFIED PCAs & HHAs! Part-Time; Full-Time, Live-In Assignments. Great Benefits including medical and 401k. Openings in Westbury, Huntington Station, Bronx, Queens. Call 516-433-4095. Email: myjob@ucicare.com Learn more at www.unlimitedcare.com PART TIME SALES ASSOCIATE: St. Stephen’s Consignment Shop, Port Washington. Please help us further our mission “Good Deals and Good Works” in the community. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 12pm-4:30pm during the school year. Assist with sales and social media posts. Hourly wage, no benefits. Please email: office@ststephenspw.org TAX PREPARER PART TIME in Franklin Square. Experience needed. Retirees welcome. Call 516-358-9455 Fax resume 516358-9483 WEEKEND RECEPTIONIST Garden City Real Estate Office seeking Front Desk Receptionist available to work Saturdays and/or Sundays. Please call 516-307-9406

SITUATION WANTED A NURSES AIDE/COMPANION SEEKING position to take care of your elderly loved one. Experience and very good references. Live in or out. Light housekeeping. Please call 516-353-9686 CARE GIVER: NEED A COMPANION or nursing assistant for your loved ones at home or in a health care facility? Call 516-410-9943 for a NY State certified nursing assistant with excellent references ! CAREGIVER / HHA VERY HANDS ON LOVING, CARING, COMPASSIONATE HHA with over 10 years experience seeking FT live in or live out position. Great references. Licensed driver. Please call Shawn 516-424-0091

ELDER CARE: AIDE/COMPANION with 15 years experience available to care for elderly. Days, nights, weekends. Own car. Excellent references. Call 516-775-6171 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

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES HAVE AN IDEA FOR AN INVENTION/NEW PRODUCT? We help everyday inventors try to patent and submit their ideas to companies! Call InventHelp, FREE INFORMATION! 888-487-7074

Join A Growing Team That Values Your Experience….. We Have Openings for School Bus Drivers

ANNOUNCEMENTS ADDICTION HELP Suffering from an ADDICTION to Alcohol, Opiates, Prescription Pain Killers or other DRUGS? There is hope! Call Today to speak with someone who cares. Call NOW: 1-833-880-6049 CPAP MACHINE Have a CPAP machine for sleep apnea? Get replacement FDA approved CPAP machine parts and supplies at little or no cost! Free sleep guide included. Call 866-430-6489 DIRECTV CHOICE All Included Package. Over 185 Channels! ONLY $45/month (for 24 mos.) Call NowGet NFL Sunday Ticket FREE! CALL 1-888-534-6918 Ask us How to Bundle & Save! FREON R12 WANTED: CERTIFIED BUYER will PAY CASH for R12 cylinders or cases of cans. 312-291-9169. www.refrigerantfinders.com LUNG CANCER? And Age 60+? You and your family may be entitled to significant cash award. Call 866951-9073 for information. No risk. No money out of pocket.

Don’t miss an opportunity for a great job where you can serve your community and make good money too. • Training provided to obtain your commercial drivers license

WE OFFER: • Flexible hours • 401K plans with matching funds • Health & Life insurance • Emergency family leave • Safety and attendance bonus twice a year RETIREES WELCOME! Easy to drive vans - CDL training (We will train for the road test) CALL TODAY!

SIGN ON BONUS $2,500 FOR CDL DRIVERS Bus & Van $500 For Non CDL Drivers Will train qualified applicants

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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MARKETPLACE

OXYGEN Anytime. Anywhere. No tanks to refill. No deliveries. The All New Inogen One G4 is only 2.8 pounds! FAA approved! FREE info kit: Call 866-971-2603

INVITED ESTATE SALES BY TRACY JORDAN Looking to sell items from your home? Consider doing an Online Auction! Online Auctions reach more interested buyers than tag sales and can often sell for more than what you would make at an estate or tag sale. Invited Estate Sales by Tracy Jordan can do both! You can sell your items online reaching potential buyers locally or globally as well as hosting a private sale from your home! Let us guide you on what items to put in auction including furniture, housewares, decorative items, jewelry, collectibles, coins, artwork and anything else you may no longer want or need. Our services can help you to maximize your selling experience whether you are selling 1 item or 500 items. We are a one stop service for all your needs when you are moving or selling a property! Selling, donating, discarding and cleaning out services can be done to meet your time frame with minimal stress. Estate and Tag Sales Online Auctions Cleanout and Moving Services Home Staging Services Appraisals Contact for more info: info@invitedsales.com or Call: 516-279-6378 to schedule a consultation or receive more information. www.invitedsales.com

NOVENAS/PRAYERS PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN (Never known to fail). Oh Most Beautiful Flower of Mount Carmel, fruitful vine of Splendor of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin assist me in this necessity. Oh Star of the Sea help me and show herein you are my Mother. Oh Mary Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth I beseech thee from the bottom of my heart to succor me this necessity (make request). There are none that can withstand your power. Oh show me herein you are my Mother. Oh Mary conceived without sin pray for us who have recourse to Thee (three times). Oh Holy Mary I place this cause in your hands (three times). Thank you for your mercy to me and mine. Amen. This prayer must be said for three days and after three days your request will be granted. The prayer must be published. Grateful thanks. (L.B.) PRAYER TO THE HOLY SPIRIT Holy Spirit thou who made me see everything and showed me the way to reach my ideals. Thou who gave me the divine gift to forgive and forget the wrong that is done to me, and thou who art in all instances of my life with me. I thank thee for everything and confirm once more that I never want to be separated from you no matter how great material desire may be, I want to be with thee and my loved ones in Your perpetual glory. Thank You for your love towards me and my loved ones. Pray this prayer for 3 consecutive days. After 3rd day your wish will be granted no matter how difficult it may be. Promise to publish this dialogue as soon as your favor has been granted. (L.B.)

CHERRYWOOD BEDROOM FURNITURETwin bed with shelving and storage drawers and a matching desk with bookshelves.Very good condition. $500 for both and negotiable. Please call 516-877-1533 Lladro Statues from Spain, Waterford Crystal from Ireland, Wedgewood (all colors) from England, Belleek Tea Set & more, Lenox Perfume Bottles, etc., Decorative Plates

BUBBA BROWN’S TREASURES 302 Main St., Port Washington, NY 516-767-6200

HOSPITAL BED: We would like to donate hospital bed to someone in need. Excellent quality & condition. No charge but MUST be able to pick up. Located in Garden City. Canes & Walkers also available. Please call 516-248-1545

WANTED TO BUY

PET SERVICES

LOOKING TO BUY! Oriental items, clothing, art, old & modern furniture, estates, jewelry, silver, glassware, dishes, old photos, coins & stamps, flatware. Call George 718-3861104 or 917-775-3048

DO YOU HATE KENNELS? OR STRANGERS IN YOUR HOUSE? HOME AWAY FROM HOME will care for your dog in my Garden City home while you are away. Dog walking also available. Pet CPR & first Aid Certified. Numerous referrals and references. Limited availability. Book early! Annmarie 516-775-4256

TOP CASH PAID: JEWELRY, Furniture, Art, etc. Please call 718598-3045 or 516-270-2128. www. iBuyAntiquesNYC.com

TAG SALE *BROWSE *SHOP *CONSIGN A.T. STEWART EXCHANGE CONSIGNMENT SHOP China, Silver, Crystal, Jewelry, Artwork, Furniture, Antiques, Collectibles Tues-Fri 10-4 Sat 12-4 Every Tuesday: 10% Senior Citizen Discount. All proceeds benefit The Garden City Historical Society 109 Eleventh Street Garden City 11530 516-746-8900 email: store@ atstewartexchange.org www.gardencityhistoricalsociety. org WANTED! Comic books, toys, video games, Star Wars. 30’s through 90’s. Call 516-313-3237 or email: trustey1@gmail.com

GARAGE SALE GARDEN CITY GARAGE/ESTATE SALE Saturday, December 8 10:00am to 5:00pm 131 Pine Street Furniture some Vintage and Household items. If interested in private viewing, please call 516-316-8851 (leave message)

AUTOMOTIVE

AUTO SERVICES CAR DETAILING done at your home, includes cleaning of interior, vacuuming. Very reasonable. Please call 516-373-5928

AUTOS WANTED AUTO BUYERS! We visit you. Highest cash paid. Or donate, tax deduct+ cash. DMV#1303199. Please call Luke. 516-VAN-CARS or 516297-2277

JUNK CARS WANTED

TOP DOLLAR 516-442-4050

DONATE YOUR CAR to Wheels For Wishes, benefitting Make-a-Wish. We offer free towing and your donation is 100% tax deductible. Call 631317-2014 Today! $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

JUNK C ARS

A GARDEN CITY ANIMAL LOVER doesn’t want to leave your precious pooch or fantastic feline alone all day. I’m reliable, dependable and will walk and feed your pet while you work or travel. Please call Cheryl at 516-971-3242

LIST YOUR PROPERTIES FOR SALE HERE, CALL TO LIST IT 516.307.1045

AUTOS WANTED

DONATE

CARS • TRUCKS • SUVS

HELP FIGHT CANCER IRS TAX DEDUCTION, VACATION

ANY CONDITION, FAST-FREE-PICK UP

Help Support

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Cancer Patients and Families

Call 866-411-CANCER 866-411-2262 AUTOS WANTED

OFFICE SPACE

AUTO BUYERS! We visit you. Highest cash paid. Or donate, tax deduct+ cash. DMV#1303199. Please call Luke. 516-VAN-CARS or 516-297-2277

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

TOP DOLLAR

APARTMENT FOR RENT

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GARDEN CITY BORDER APARTMENT: Huge, bright 1 bedroom, new kitchen and bath $1,700 AND studio $1,325, 1 bath, dining area, gated parking, laundry, A/C. NO BROKER FEE, near LIRR. rentals@gardencityborder.com or 516524-6965 (text or voice)

$$$CASH$$$ 516-497-8898

PETS

PET SERVICES

AUTOS WANTED

JUNK CARS BOUGHT Auto Wrecking Frank & Sons

516-997-5736

HOMES FOR RENT GARDEN CITY FOR RENT BY OWNER Brixton Rd 4 BR, 3.5 Baths Close to Merrillon Ave RR Call: 516-458-7195

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY FOR SALE WEST HEMPSTEAD GREAT INVESTMENT! Mixed use building for sale. Turn Key, fully rented. Commercial/Retail (Deli) & 2 -1 BR apartments. Near train & municipal parking. $628,000 Sparrow Realtors 516-220-6417

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NORTH FORK UNIQUE NORTH FORK HOME FOR SALE. One of a kind custom built home located in private Mattituck/Cutchogue neighborhood. 4 BR, 4.5 Baths. Two Master Suites, custom built-ins and mouldings, Brazilian cherry floors throughout, three car garage, full basement, custom gunite pool with bluestone/granite patio. Magnificent view of the Hamptons. $1.625. PRINCIPALS ONLY By appointment only: 917-217-6676

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CONDO/CO-OP FOR SALE GARDEN CITY CONDO FOR SALE BY OWNER Large One Bedroom Condo in the heart of downtown Garden City. 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. $499,995 Call: 646-499-1684

HOMES FOR SALE PLAINVIEW-MANETTO HILL ESTATES: 3 Bedroom, 2.5 Bath, Split, Large Den, Hardwood Floors, New Roof, Quiet Cul-de-Sac. $599,888 Sparrow Realtors 516220-6417 S. FARMINGDALE: 2 Bedroom, 1 Bath, Ranch, Porch, Livingroom, FDR, Kitchen, Fireplace, Hardwood Floors, Large Attic, 2 Car Garage and Low Taxes. $389,888 Sparrow Realtors 516-220-6417

OPEN HOUSE LAUREL Saturday 12/1 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! Must See! $699,999 MLS#3055828 RIVERHEAD REEVES PARK! Sat 12/1 12:00 pm-2:00 pm 20 Seabreeze Dr. Enjoy This Spacious Better Than New Immaculate PostModern! Open Floor Plan is perfect for entertaining family & friends. Attached Handicapped Office. 4 BRs, 3.5 Baths. Close to LI Sound with easy access beach. Experience all that the North Fork offers. Wineries, Beaches, Boating, Golf & More. Reduced! $699,000. MLS#3067054

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ATTORNEY STEPHANIE A. D’ANGELO, E S Q . Elder Law, Wills & Trusts Asset Preservation, Estate Planning, Probate & Estate Administration/Litigation 901 Stewart Ave, Ste 230 Garden City, NY 11530 5 1 6 - 2 2 2 - 1 1 2 2 www.dangelolawassociates.com

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SERVICES EARTHLINK HIGH SPEED INTERNET as low as $14.95/month (for the first 3 months). Reliable High Speed Fiber Optic Technology. Stream Videos, Music and More! Call Earthlink today 1-855-970-1623. GUARANTEED LIFE INSURANCE! (Ages 50 to 80). No medical exam. Affordable premiums never increase. Benefits never decrease. Policy will only be cancelled for non payment. 855-686-5879 PASSIONATE FOODIE AVAILABLE Soon to be empty nester, former culinary graduate looking to get back into my passion. Available to cook in your home or mine. No time for grocery shopping? No problem, I will shop for you. References available. Call Elena 516-382-0393

LAMPS FIXED $65 In home service. Handy Howard. 646-9967628

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AMBIANCE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES *Handyman & Remodeling *Kitchen Installations *Furniture Assembly *Finish Carpentry *Minor Electrical & Plumbing 25 year GC Resident Lic & Ins H18E2170000 Call BOB 516-7412154

AQUATEC LAWN SPRINKLERS Fall Drain Outs Backflow Device Tests Free Estimates Installation Service/Repairs Joe Barbato 516-775-1199

BATHROOM RENOVATIONS EASY, ONE DAY updates! We specialize in safe bathing. Grab bars, no slip flooring & seated showers. Call for a free in home consultation: 888-657-9488 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. 516-428-5777

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MASONRY All types of stoneworkPavers, Retaining Walls, Belgium Block Patios, Foundations, Seal coating, Concrete and Asphalt driveways, Sidewalks, Steps. Free Estimates Fully Licensed & Insured #H2219010000 Boceski Masonry Louie 516-850-4886 ROOF LEAKS REPAIRED All types Roofing & flashing repairs, aluminum trim work and Gutter Clean Outs. Nassau Lic# H1859520000. B.C. Roofing & Siding, Inc. Text or call: 516-983-0860 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. 631-3857975 www.skyclearwindow.com rob@skyclearwindow.com

ONLINE ONLY AUCTION SALE Precision CNC Aerospace Milling and Turning Facility

Location: 7 Carey Place, Port Washington, NY (Long Island) 11050 Inspection: Wednesday, December 5th from 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Bidding Ends: Thursday, December 6th at 1:00 P.M. Featuring: Late Model CNC Turning Centers, CNC VMC’s, Tool Room Shop Support, Inspection, Plus Much More!

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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 Party Help 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

TUTORING MATH, SAT, ACT TUTOR: Algebra, Geometry, Algebra 2 plus Trig, Pre-Calc, AP Calculus. Norm 625-3314

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ENGLISH, ACT, SAT TUTOR: 25+ year experience Critical Reading, Writing, Grammar, Essays. Lynne 625-3314

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Local, national shifts help Dems Continued from Page 10 and they made up 16.1 percent of the county’s population. There were 63,614 people identifying solely as Asian in Nassau County in 2000, according to the census, making up 4.75 percent of the county’s population. As of 2016, the American Community Survey estimates there were 118,271 residing in Nassau County – making up 8.7 percent of the population. The rate of growth for people identifying solely as black or African-American has been a bit slower. There were 135,764 African-Americans in Nassau County, the 2000 census found, and 155,583 in 2016 – raising their share of the population from 10.15 percent to 11.5 percent. Two and four-tenths percent of people in the

2010 census identified with two or more races. “This is a once or twice a century phenomenon that is related to economic and geopolitical influences that don’t come along very often,” Levy said of the shift. Asked if local corruption – such as the indictment of then Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano on federal corruption charges or the conviction of former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos – played a role in recent Democratic wins, Levy pointed to the demographic changes. “The demographic destiny that we saw manifest itself was in play long before,” Levy said. “This was going to happen eventually, simply because of the change in population. There are simply too many Democrats moving to Long Island at a time the [Republican] Party is ill-equipped.”

Reiter touts district projects Continued from Page 12 to conserve 27 million gallons of water each year by changing the type of seals it uses and using extra water to clean equipment. The district is also relining pipes without digging up streets and without contractors, Reiter noted. “It’s been pretty exciting around here for the last three years,” Reiter said. In addition to his service on the board, Reiter was also a member of the Village of Great Neck’s Architectural Review Committee and a chairman of the sewage treatment plant committee for the Rough Riders Landing Condominium in Montauk. Prior to becoming commissioner, Reiter was the president of Creative Media, a marketing communications company. Ultimately, Reiter said, he hopes to see the projects “through to fruition.” “I’m pretty happy to be running again with everything that’s

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Commissioner Steve Reiter is seeking his third term on the Great Neck Water Pollution Control District Board of Commissioners. going on,” he said. Voters in the northern half of the district can vote at the Great Neck House at 14 Arrandale Ave. on Tuesday, Dec. 11, between 1

and 9 p.m. The polling place for voters in the southern half is at the Great Neck Social Center at 80 Grace Ave.

Cairo reflects on local losses Continued from Page 11 a factor over the years.” With no presidential or congressional elections in 2019, Cairo sees the upcoming election as a chance to turn the focus back to local issues. “Taxes and services, quality of life … the issues that the county more directly deals with than at the state and federal level,” he said. Over the past year, several major Republican figures in the county were caught up in legal issues. Former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano is going through the process of a retrial over whether he accepted gifts in exchange for

contracts from a wealthy restaurateur (Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto was found not guilty on similar charges in May). Mangano’s chief deputy, Rob Walker, is due to appear in court over accusations of making false statements and obstructing justice over a bribe. Last month, former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R-Rockville Centre) was sentenced to four years and three months in prison for using his position to secure money and jobs for his son. But Cairo said he felt these scandals did not hurt the Republican Party in any significant way this election cycle.

“Corruption is always an issue, but you had the former speaker of the Assembly [Democrat Sheldon Silver] and people close to the governor [Andrew Cuomo] going to prison, so I think that went both ways,” he said. Another thing that was not a problem was the candidates, he said. “I!think we had proven candidates, like [state Sen.] Kemp Hannon who championed health issues but was defeated,” he said. Reach reporter Luke Torrance by email at ltorrance@theislandnow. com, by phone at 516-307-1045, ext. 214, or follow him on Twitter @ LukeATorrance.

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The Silverstein Hebrew Academy Surgeons of secSilverstein Hebrew Academy second graders with their ond grade hard at work with medical badges after they performed their contraction their word patients, creating surgeries. contractions with their bandThroughout the day, stu- aid apostrophes during the Students at Silverstein Hebrew Academy demonstrated dents were engaged in small school’s open house. PHOTOS COURTESY OF SILVERSTEIN HEBREW ACADEMY

their language skills—and their surgical skills—during the school’s Fall Open House. Students dressed in surgical gear and worked at tables full of cut up letters and words and created their very own contractions using band-aid apostrophes to attach the words. The second graders have been working on contractions during their language classes, demonstrating the school’s new and innovative ways of learning.

group instruction where they could collaborate to practice coding and building a circuit.! The Silverstein Hebrew Academy open house was held to show prospective students and families the hands-on learning experiences SHA has to offer and to welcome them into the community. The open house was held during the school day, meaning that families saw the students learning in real time and could observe students and

teacher interaction. SHA conducts activities like these to ensure that students are able to learn visually and in a creative way. This activity allowed students to be creative, and the incorporation of a tangible activity in the learning process increases student engagement in the learning process. For more information on the Silverstein Hebrew Academy in Great Neck, please visit http:// www.shagn.org/.!

Members of the Theatre South Improv Troupe pictured here are Elie Weitzman, Amanda Volk, Haylie Lempert, Kara Laufer, Daniella Brancato, Sophie Williams, Alice Tirakian, Alixandra Sholomon, Ross Williams, and Eli Goodwin.

Theatre South Improv on Dec. 7 Theatre South’s Improv Troupe will perform on Friday, Dec. 7, at 7:30 p.m., at South High School, 341 Lakeville Rd. During the performance, students improvise and create characters and scenes based on ideas from the audience.

The public is encouraged to attend Improv, always a popular event, to enjoy a spontaneous production by the cast. For tickets, please contact Thomas Marr, drama teacher/director, Theatre South, at (516) 441-4873.

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Saddle Rock Principal Luciana Bradley joins student government advisors Jessica Schatz Brennan and Lauren Rio as they help student representatives prepare donations for delivery to the food pantry.

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Students hold up the cards they created for troops serving overseas. To celebrate Veterans Day, second graders at E.M. Baker School made thank you cards for American troops serving overseas. Each card features a red, white and blue illustration, as well as

a handwritten message. The cards were donated to a nation-wide program titled 100,000 Thank Yous and will be included in care packages for military members deployed around the world.

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Saddle Rock School gives to food pantry On Nov. 19, student government representatives from Saddle Rock School delivered a donation of Thanksgiving food items to the St. Aloysius Food Pantry in Great Neck. This building-wide donation drive was sponsored by the Saddle Rock Student Government,

and kindergarten through fifthgrade classes worked together to collect the components of a traditional Thanksgiving dinner. This is the fifth year that Saddle Rock School has organized a Thanksgiving food collection to benefit local families through the St. Aloysius Food Pantry.

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