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Friday, January 11, 2019

Vol. 94, No. 2

SCHOOLS & EDUCATION

ELIZABETH ALLEN REASSESSMENT DIES DEADLINE EXTENDED

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VGN eyes zoning changes

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RISING UP

Small subdivision moratorium too

BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN The Village of Great Neck will introduce zoning amendments for Middle Neck Road and East Shore Road that go hand in hand with a draft environmental impact statement next week, village officials said on Wednesday, as well as a moratorium on small subdivisions.

Village Clerk-Treasurer Joe Gill said the board plans to recognize a complete draft of an environmental impact statement from VHB, the village’s consultant for the “revitalization” of Middle Neck Road and East Shore Road, and put it online for public review.

That meeting will also introduce two pieces of legislation regarding zoning amendments to spur development along the two roads and a six-month moratorium on subdivisions where one property essentially splits into two, Gill said.

“The two kind of go together,” Gill said. “We know that we want to revitalize the Middle Neck Continued on Page 50

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo swears in Anna Kaplan as state senator as her husband, Darren, a trustee in the Village of Kensington, looks on. See story on page 3.

Town bans recreational pot sales North Hempstead council unanimously approves third in a trio of marijuana laws

BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN North Hempstead Town council members voted unanimously to bar the sale of recreational marijuana at a board meeting on Tuesday night, ahead

of the state likely deciding to legalize the drug.

New York’s Association of Towns does not know of any other towns that have yet done so, said the association’s counsel, Lori Mithen-DeMasi.

Town of North Hempstead officials described the move as one that’s responsive to legitimate concerns from the community, as well as a way to send a message to Albany to not rush to legalize recre-

ational marijuana.

“I think you could hear from the comments of all the members of this board that we understand very well the responsibility of the board, the responsibility to advocate for what’s important to our constituents and to represent all your interests and values,” Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth said.

“Protecting your children – your children are our children, so we take that very, very seriously, and it’s always something

we strive to do,” Bosworth added.

“And with that I vote aye.”

Town Councilwoman Dina De Giorgio said the decriminalization and legalization of marijuana are “important subjects to be discussed,” especially since lives have been ruined by mere possession.

But, De Giorgio cautioned, marijuana and cannabis are “a big business” and elected officials need to guard against companies Continued on Page 50

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HSBC to fill space at Elizabeth Allen, a Lonny’s in G.N. Plaza G.N. guardian, dies

Bank replacing longtime Middle Neck Road retailer Frequently argued at board meetings

BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN

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HSBC Bank will occupy 57 Middle Neck Road, which was once home to Lonny’s Wardrobe of Great Neck.

BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN Great Neck Plaza trustees granted three conditional-use permits last Wednesday night, including one to a bank that will take over space once occupied by a longtime retailer.

HSBC, a banking and financial institution, plans to close its current location at 529 Middle Neck Road in Great Neck and open at 57 Middle Neck Road in Great Neck Plaza.

The space previously housed Lonny’s Wardrobe of Great Neck, which operated there for three decades before the company said it “lost its lease” to a bank.

Joe Bastone, a senior account executive at Metropolis Group, a consulting firm representing HSBC, said the bank is “well established in Great Neck,” having been at the 529 Middle Neck Road location since 1984.

But the bank wanted a more convenient location, he said.

“The game plan from HSBC’s perspective is to get into the smaller branch and focus their business operations to mortgages, financial services,

teleservices – to really service the continuing need in the community as they have in the past,” Bastone said. “There’s nothing new that they’re proposing or anything unique other than traditional banking operations at this location.”

Bastone later said the bank is looking for a 10-year lease with an option to go longer.

Great Neck Plaza Mayor Jean Celender said “we hate to lose a retail accessory store that’s been here a long time,” but noted the “change in dynamics of the downtown” and said it’s good that the bank finds it “attractive to move to a more centrally located facility.”

“We’re sensitive to the fact there’s going to be a loss of a merchant there providing apparel and accessories, but we hope we can fill a void and make banking for the HSBC more convenient, to be accessible in the downtown,” Bastone replied.

“It’s a very warm, small branch.

It’s not a dominating branch.”

Terry Eckstein, a Great Neck Plaza resident, expressed concern about the location. While it would have “good visibility for

somebody driving by,” there isn’t a lot of parking and that with banking, he’d rather “pull in, make a deposit, and go.”

“It doesn’t make sense,” Eckstein said. “I’d rather see retail there.”

Celender called the location “accessible” and disagreed with Eckstein’s assessment of 57 Middle Neck Road as a “bad location” for a bank.

Trustee Pam Marksheid also asked if he’d rather have the space be empty.

“We’re responding to what’s presented to us, Terry,” Celender said. “We didn’t go out and ask this bank, ‘please come and locate here.’ We are responding to an application that came before us.”

“It would not be appropriate for us to deny that application that meets all the requirements because we have some hope that perhaps if it sits vacant for a while, some retail store would come along,” Deputy Mayor Ted Rosen added. “That would not be an appropriate usage of our power.”

Trustees ultimately apContinued on Page 51

For more than two decades, longtime Great Neck resident Elizabeth Allen made her voice heard in a fight to protect her village’s charm.

Just ask David Zielenziger, whose first memory of Allen was her fighting a possible high-rise nearly 20 years ago, or longtime resident Jean Pierce, who first encountered Allen when they battled home developments on Helen Lane about 25 years ago.

Even Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth, who hails from Great Neck, knows of Allen’s fights.

“Elizabeth Allen was a fierce advocate for the Great Neck community,” Bosworth said on Monday. “Throughout her life she fought for what she believed was in the best interest of all residents. She was tenacious and committed to doing what she could to help others.”

Allen, a community organizer, activist and attorney, died at North Shore University Hospital on Saturday. She was 76.

Hospital representatives said they could not comment on the cause of death.

Allen was a frequent presence in the Great Neck News and board meetings of all kinds over the years, pushing against what she saw as a steady “drip, drip, drip” of overdevelopment with projects like the Millbrook Court and AvalonBay threatening Great Neck’s suburban charm.

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“ lizabeth Allen was a fierce advocate for the Great Neck community.”

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“We’re losing that in favor of what may benefit financially, usually, the owner of a single plot,” Allen said at a Board of Trustees meeting last year. “And I think the community has lost, over the years, an insistence that the general good of the community be held to a higher regard than what may affect a single property owner.”

Zielenziger said Allen had been upset over apartment highContinued on Page 51

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Elizabeth Allen was often an outspoken presence at the Village of Great Neck’s board meetings.

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Kaplan promises to champion district

BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN State Sen. Anna Kaplan promised to be a voice for District 7 as she was sworn in Sunday afternoon at Clinton G. Martin Park, with high-ranking Democrats praising her tenacity and empathy while casting her as the ideal fighter for Long Island.

Kaplan, who will chair the Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business Committee, said she is grateful to have the opportunity to give voice to district residents like single mothers working two jobs, business owners fighting to maintain their downtowns, and students “tired of excuses on why we can’t pass sensible gun control legislation.”

“The promise of our great nation is that anyone can succeed if they are given opportunity, if they are given a voice,” Kaplan said. “And that is why I ran for this office: to give a voice for those in our district who have been ignored for far too long.”

Kaplan, a Kensington resident, most recently served as a North Hempstead councilwom-

an representing parts of Great Neck, Manhasset and Roslyn from 2011 to 2018. Before that, she was on the town’s Board of Zoning Appeals and a trustee on the Great Neck Library Board.

But what most speakers touched on was Kaplan’s beginnings in the United States, which she came to alone as a 13-year-old refugee fleeing the Iranian Revolution 40 years ago, and her determination since then.

“I have often tried to imagine the bravery it took for Anna to get on that plane at 13 years old, leaving her family behind, landing in a strange country,” Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth said. “So no one should ever doubt that Anna Kaplan has the courage and determination to serve in the New York state Senate and get things accomplished.”

“She’s looked fear in the eye before and told it, ‘Get out of my way,’ Bosworth continued.

“And I think that early chapter of her life speaks volumes about what Anna Kaplan is made of and what she will fight for as representative of the state Senate 7th District. She will fight for the powerless, for the less

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State Sen. Anna Kaplan was sworn into office at Clinton G. Martin Park on Sunday, promising to be a voice for those “what have been ignored for far too long.” fortunate, for the newly arrived immigrant, for anyone who feels disenfranchised from the American Dream, because she has walked in their shoes.”

Kaplan comes to the state Senate at a historic moment for both Long Island and the state.

Not only are there six Democrats

in Long Island’s nine-person delegation, but 40 Democrats – 39 of them caucusing together – in the 63-seat chamber.

Republicans had held the majority in the New York State Senate for all but three years since World War II – including a narrow 32-31 majority

before the 2018 election. Now, the Democrats fully control all branches of New York state government.

As if to underscore the importance to Democrats, Kaplan’s inauguration was attended by several prominent Democrats.

In addition to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Bosworth, officials like state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli of Great Neck, Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillen, U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi, New York State Deputy Minority Leader Mike Gianaris, and both Suffolk and Nassau County executives attended.

Cuomo, who swore in Kaplan, said this will translate to reform of the areas of reproductive health, voting and gun control measures statewide.

Long Island will also see more economic development than “the state of New York has ever done” there, growth of the Long Island Rail Road, a continued property tax cap and a lower tax burden, Cuomo said.

“This is all garbage that the Long Island delegation is going to get sucked in by the New York City delegation and they’re not going to fight for Long Island,” Continued on Page 51

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Doray has storied past, but uncertain future Plakstis family business serving community for decades adjusting to new landscape

BY JA N E LL E C L AUS E N Doray Enterprises, a gas and automotive station once known as Elmwood Service, has been doing business in Great Neck longer than most people can remember.

It began with Tony Plakstis, an avid racing fan. Ray Plakstis Sr. then ran the business and taught his sons the trade.

Ray Jr. followed in his father’s footsteps, becoming the third generation owner with his wife, Donna, and their two sons, Tyler and Ryan.

“It’s not a franchise,” Donna Plakstis said in an interview. “It’s a family business.”

Fred Shaw, a longtime neighbor of the Plakstis family business, said via email that the family “can point to 75 years of serving the community since its founding by the grandfather of Ray Plakstis Jr.” – the business has been under the Doray name for nearly 50 years.

But with the death of Raymond Jr., a former Alert Fire Company fire chief and deputy mayor, at 57 from what most believe to be 9/11-related cancer, it’s down to Donna Plakstis and the boys.

And the business’s future is an open question.

Donna Plakstis said that between rising taxes and competition from car dealerships, which offer free oil changes and other incentives, business has become

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Donna Plakstis and her sons Tyler and Ryan, pictured here with employee William Robertson, will be running the family business, Doray Enterprises, in Great Neck for as long as it lasts. more difficult.

“And it’s not just our station – it’s a lot of stations that are closing down,” Plakstis said. “People think that gas brings in money, but it doesn’t. It just brings in customers.”

She noted that Doray Enterprises, on Steamboat Road, went well beyond just

supplying gas and fixing cars. It would handle “anything that people need.”

This included “therapy sessions,” where people would come to “talk about the good, the bad, the everything” – and still does. Ray Plakstis Jr. had also gone to handle snakes in backyards, problems with garage doors and the fuel needs of

people following Superstorm Sandy.

“Ray just always went above and beyond to help people,” Donna#Plakstis said.

In the Doray Enterprises office, old family photos hang on the walls. Some involve racing – Tony Plakstis and his son were big fans. One highlights the return of “neighbor” Ray Sr. after seven years.

There are also two photos of both Rays posing together in front of the office.

“It’s disheartening and it’s painful and nobody wants to see us close, but … there’s no point in trying to save a sinking ship,” Donna#Plakstis said. “But we’re going to try, we’re going to give it our all, and whatever’s going to be is meant to be.”

Asked what she would do if things do not work out with the business,#Plakstis said the family would likely leave Great Neck and move east to be closer to family.

“There’s lots of memories here – and not that I want to leave the memories, they will always be in my heart, but –” “You can’t make something feel the same when it’s not,” her son Ryan, who focuses more on the business side of things, chimed in.

But for the moment, they’re open for business.

“We’re still here right now,” Tyler, who handles the more mechanical ends of the business, said.

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Reassessment correction extension Property owners given until April 30 to seek changes to new home, business valuations

BY J E S S I C A PA R K S

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran announced last Thursday that the Assessment Review Commission had approved extending the property assessment correction deadline to April 30.

The day before, the Republican majority of the county Legislature held a news conference to say that they had filed a resolution directing the Assessment! Review Commission to extend the deadline due to the rollout of Curran’s reassessment plan being “fraught with so many errors and misrepresentations that it has caused mass confusion among Nassau residents.”

Previously, Nassau County property owners had until March 1 to file an!application for correction of assessment.

They now have an additional 60 days.

Curran said in a news release that she seconded the postponement in order “to continue our efforts to provide property owners with the time and resources they need to fully understand the reassessment process and its results.”

On the day of the GOP’s proposal, Curran and Nassau County Assessor David Moog announced the completion of the tentative assessment roll.

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The Nassau County Executive and Legislative Building is seen in Mineola.

Curran previously expressed her belief that Republicans in the Legislature are impeding the assessment process with claims of assessment inaccuracies.

At a news conference in early December, Curran asked that Republicans stop perpetuating a fiction over market values being wrong, saying that the newly assessed values have been confirmed by real estate brokers and Zillow,

an online real estate listings site.

Presiding Officer Richard Nicolello (R-New Hyde Park) responded in a past interview with Blank Slate Media that the complaints were not coming from the Republicans, but from the residents, which he said Curran would be aware of if she had held more forums.

He added that he is approached with concerns over the inaccuracies of

the assessment all the time, even when shopping at the grocery store.

He said the most common complaint he hears from homeowners is that if their! house is worth what it is valued as, “I will sell it tomorrow.”

He echoed a similar sentiment in a news release regarding the extension.

“We have seen an overwhelming outpouring of the frustration, confusion, and anger from residents over the changes to the assessment,” he said. “We believe that fairness dictates extending the deadline, so homeowners can consider all options moving forward.”

Robin Laveman, chairwoman of the Assessment Review Commission, said that property owners can complete the process of challenging an assessment in just a few minutes.

She said taxpayers can find a fiveminute instructional video on the agency’s website and the Assessment Review Commission will be “holding a joint meeting with County Legislators and the Department of Assessment to address residents’ concerns and answer questions.”

There is no fee to file an application for a correction. The application can be completed online or obtained from the Assessment Review Commission’s office at 240 Old Country Road in Mineola.

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BY J E D H E N D R I X S ON Federal prosecutors in the corruption case of former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano have denied withholding evidence!favorable to the defense.

The! prosecutors’ response came in court filings late Friday night, the deadline given by U.S. District Court Judge Joan Azrack to respond to a request for dismissal by Mangano’s attorney Kevin Keating. Keating argued in December court filings that the prosecution withheld a key witness and evidence favorable to the defense.

“Mangano’s arguments are meritless once the hyperbole and accusations are stripped away,” the prosecution’s response said.

The prosecution argued in opposition to dismissal of the case that the claims by Keating are baseless, that no violations of a rule requiring prosecutors to turn over exculpatory evidence are demonstrated and the evidence cited by the defense does not demonstrate any perjury was committed by Harendra Singh, a key witness against Mangano.

Keating was unavailable for comment.

One focus of Keating’s argument for dismissal was the revelation of “key witness” Meredith Hughes, whose testimony could have helped exonerate Mangano and his wife, Linda, based on post-trial interviews conducted by Newsday, Keating said.

Hughes was the deputy majority counsel to the Nassau County Legislature at the time of the events surrounding the awarding of a lucrative bread and rolls contract. Hughes stated under oath that she was the individual who originally brought the contract to the county Legislature’s presiding officer, the late Peter Schmitt, and he was immediately interested in awarding all or part of the contract to San Remo Bakery, filings by the defense said.

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The contract was awarded to the bakery, owned by Singh, who pleaded guilty to eight charges, including bribery, in October 2016 and testified that he had bribed Edward Mangano in return for various favors.

The prosecution responded that Hughes’s account was not critical to Mangano because the defense already received similar information from Chris Ostuni, who was Schmitt’s counsel, and did not call on him to testify in the first trial.

The first trial lasted 12 weeks and ended in a mistrial in May 2018.

“While Mangano argues nefarious intent on the part of the government by highlighting a few emails, his motion papers are devoid of any context and wholly fail to paint a complete picture of the extent of the enormous scope of the investigation, the complex nature of the case, and the voluminous discovery produced to the defense throughout this case,” the prosecution said.

Prosecutors also dismissed the defense’s claims that they knowingly allowed Singh to testify falsely.

Following the mistrial, the prosecution re-examined all of the files and material, even if it was considered marginally related to the case, in an effort to comply with Constitutional obligations, and turned the information over to the defense, the filing said.

Among that information were over 2,700 recordings from the government’s wiretapping of Singh.

In the initial trial, Singh testified that he gave Mangano gifts in exchange for official action, including the leasing of commercial space at below market value, the filings said.

The defense argued that the documents regarding those leases were forgeries, but the prosecution said that under crossexamination, Singh testified that he did not personally deal with the written lease documents, that he had a staff that handled it, and that he did not know if those documents were forgeries.

The prosecution also disclosed to the defense prior to the trial that Singh “forged, or had others forge on his behalf, various documents,” court filings said.

“The evidence cited by Mangano does not demonstrate that Singh committed perjury,” the prosecution’s filing said.

“Mangano’s attacks on the prosecutors’ integrity are unfounded and unfair,” the prosecution wrote. The prosecution said that the court should not give credence to Mangano’s baseless allegations and should deny his request for a dismissal or in camera review of the government’s intentions in the case.

Edward Mangano is charged with seven felony counts, including bribery, honest services wire fraud, extortion and conspiracy to obstruct justice.

Linda Mangano is charged with five counts, including conspiracy to obstruct justice, obstruction of justice and making false statements to the FBI. Both have pleaded not guilty.

The retrial is scheduled to begin Jan. 22.

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Nassau Coliseum earns top ranking Billboard Magazine names newly renovated facility as 1 of 10 best in size category

BY T E R I W EST Billboard Magazine has named NYCB Live’s Nassau Coliseum one of the top 10 venues in the world in its size category.

While it ranked eighth!among venues that hold 10,001 to 15,000 people, it was the highestranked American arena for its size.

The Uniondale arena, which reopened in 2017, grossed about $29.3 million last year and had 462,153 patrons, according to Billboard’s Dec. 14 “Year in Music” issue.

It hosted 158 events in 2018, the most events of all of the venues in its category and 23 more than an arena in Glasglow, Scotland, that held the second most.

“Since opening 21 months ago, we have been thrilled with the success of NYCB Live and the Long Island community’s response

grossing Northwell Health ropolitan venues all took and Radio City Music Hall.! fourth-highest to the events,” Brett! YorTaylor Swift’s MetLife shows in the world last mark, CEO of the venue’s at Jones Beach Theater the top ranking among managing company, BSE ranked 10th among am- venues of their size: New Stadium performances in year, according to BillJersey’s MetLife Stadium, July with Camila Cabello board. They made $22 Global, said in a state- phitheaters.

Three New York met- Madison Square Garden and Charli XCX were the million. ment. “Our programming strategy has been a combination of cross-booking major shows with Barclays Center, while also offering content unique to the Long Island market.”!

In late December, the county Legislature unanimously gave BSE Global! and RXR Realty the go-ahead to submit plans for developing the space surrounding the arena.

The companies are seeking to create a new downtown for Long Island that will attract young professionals. Northwell Health has also signed on to open an “innovation center” there.

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Reps move to restore tax deductions Suozzi, King introduce bipartisan legislation to repeal $10,000 cap passed in 2017

BY JA N E LL E C L AUS E N

U.S. Reps. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove) and Peter King (R-Massapequa) announced legislation to repeal the $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions on Monday, describing the current limit as “devastating” to Long Islanders.

Known as the King-Suozzi bill, H.R. 257 was introduced on Jan. 4 and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

It would “amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation on deduction for state and local taxes, and for other purposes,” according to the U.S. Congress website.

A full text of the bill is not yet available.

The state and local tax deduction, or SALT, had been in place since 1913 and allowed taxpayers to deduct state and local taxes from their federal tax bill if they itemize deductions.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, passed by a Republican majority in late 2017, increased the standard tax deduction families could take, but eliminated personal exemptions and limited deductions for state, local and property taxes to $10,000. The change took PHOTO COURTESY OF REP. TOM SUOZZI’S OFFICE effect in 2018.

“The tax bill was a punch in the gut for Tom Suozzi and Peter King discuss newly introduced legislation to repeal Long Islanders, and all New Yorkers, who already subsidize other states by paying the limits on state and local tax reductions.

more in taxes than we receive back from the federal government,” Suozzi said. “The limitation of this critical deduction has resulted in a devastating tax increase from the middle class.”

According to a joint statement issued by the congressmen, almost half of all tax filers in their districts claimed deductions worth nearly $20,000.

Specifically in the 3rd Congressional District, which spans the North Shore, Suozzi said, 43 percent of households claim the deduction at an average rate of $18,300.

Many officials on the North Shore expressed alarm about the tax bill before it came law, suggesting it will mean higher taxes, lower home values and amount to “double taxation.”

Some villages passed resolutions formally stating their opposition to the bill, while a few others like Old Westbury#and Kings Point considered allowing residents to make charitable donations to get the benefit of a tax credit.

“This is an existential issue for Long Island. There is no Republican or Democratic position,” said Kyle Strober, the executive director of the real estate advocacy group Association for a Better Long Island. “It is about the survival of Long Island’s middle class which sorely depends on this exemption to make ends meet.”

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Russell Gardens salutes retiring mayor Trustees, residents bid farewell to Kirschner, a 40-year resident and longtime official

BY J OH N N U G E N T Mayor Steven Kirschner banged the gavel for the last time at Thursday’s Village of Russell Gardens Board of Trustees meeting.

After serving on the board since 1989 and as mayor for 12 of the last 16 years, Kirschner will step down later in the month because he is moving out of the village.

“It was a joy and an honor to have lived here for 40 years and to have served as mayor,” Kirschner said, citing!the renovation of Village Hall, improvements to village parks and the purchase of the village tennis courts as among his proudest achievements.

Fellow board members and residents in attendance applauded the mayor at the close of the meeting for his many years of dedicated service to the village.

“He is a totally selfless person who definitely helped all the residents of the village,” Trustee Martin Adickman said.

“He is a great guy, very intelligent and well-liked,” Trustee Jane Krakauer

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Trustees Matt Ellis, Jane Krakauer, and Martin Adickman, wish Mayor Steven Kirschner, second from left, well at his last Russell Gardens meeting. added, noting!his “tireless efforts” in the reconstruction of Village Hall and purchasing the tennis courts.

Russell Gardens resident Carole Simon described Kirschner as “a good guy.”

“Steve has been a very good mayor

for the village and we will miss him,” Simon said.

Deputy Mayor David Miller will become the acting mayor on Jan. 23 and remain in that capacity until the next election on March 19.

In unrelated business, trustees approved several agenda items during the meeting.

The board adopted the proposed 2019-20 fiscal year budget of $1.76 million, which is about $100,000 higher than the 2018-19 budget of $1.66 million. Kirschner said that the new budget features no tax increases.

A public hearing will also be held on Feb. 7 to consider a proposal that would reduce the village speed limit from 30 to 25 miles per hour.

The board also voted to authorize the mayor to enter into a contract with Meadow Carting in the amount of $561,000 over three years for garbage collection.

Additionally, Helene Horowitz has been appointed as a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals effective Jan. 23.

ExteNet widens Kings Point project area

BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN Representatives from ExteNet Systems discussed an updated proposal to install cell nodes in Kings Point last Thursday night, in hopes of boosting cellphone coverage and data capacity.

ExteNet, a company that designs, builds, owns and manages distributed networks for cellphone companies, first proposed installing 31 small cell nodes in Kings Point last January.

Richard Lambert, the regional director of external relations for ExteNet’s eastern region, said the new proposal expands the geographic scope to drape the northeastern portion of Kings Point but retains the same number of nodes.

“We still have 31 sites, even though we expanded the contour,” Lambert told trustees.

“We did not add additional nodes.”

Most of the nodes would be installed on existing telephone poles, Lambert said. ExteNet’s current proposal calls for adding four poles and an ornamental fifth pole, and Lambert said the company is flexible on the latter’s design.

The four locations would be at the corner of Gatsby Lane and Kings Point Road, on Split Rock Drive north of Farmers Road, on the corner of Pinetree Drive and Split Rock Drive, and on East Shore Road by Kennilworth Terrace.

Lambert and village officials also discussed the possibility of putting up an ornamental pole at or near the turnaround of Blue Sea Lane.

Stephen Limmer, the village attorney, said the project would require a special use permit under the village code.

Limmer also said that because of the height of the poles and their purpose, village code calls for $62,000 per year worth of fees – or $2,000 per pole.

Lambert referred to a Federal Communications Commission order set to go into effect in mid-January.

According to a memo from ExteNet sent to municipalities, the order bars governments from barring the installation of telecommunications equipment and says that fees must be a “reasonable approximation of the state or local government’s costs.”

Currently, according to the memo, the FCC presumes that $500 for nonrecurring fees, an

additional $100 for each small wireless facility beyond five, or $1,000 for nonrecurring fees for a new poll aiming to support one or more facilities would be reasonable.

The order also sets an annual $270 per small wireless facility fee limit for right-of-way access and attachment to government-owned structure, the memo says.

ExteNet’s return to Kings Point comes as other municipalities like Lake Success and Great Neck Plaza wrestle with proposals aiming to install cell nodes in their villages.

Lake Success residents have blasted a proposal from ExteNet to install more than a dozen cell nodes throughout the village.

The discussion is slated to continue into 2019.

North Shore villages like Munsey Park, Williston Park, Flower Hill, Plandome and Plandome Manor have also heard proposals from ExteNet to install cell nodes.

Great Neck Plaza, meanwhile, is trying to craft new telecommunications regulations to control what it can as the FCC’s new rules go into effect.

The village has not yet received applications for cell node installation.

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Richard Lambert of ExteNet spoke with trustees about the company’s updated proposal to install 31 cell nodes in Kings Point last Thursday night.

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At 100, ex Rep. Wolff is ‘too busy to die’ Oldest living former congressman working on three books, making shows and staying invested

BY T E R I W EST Three days after the Saturday he turned 100, former Congressman Lester Wolff is busy at his home desktop computer.

He has a deadline to make. He’s only a quarter of the way through a book he’s writing that’s due in March. And it’s only one of the three books he’s working on.

Wolff, a Democrat, is clad in a buttonup with a brown velvety jacket. His home office almost looks like a normal home office – some rolling chairs, a PC, a wall of framed photos – until you look at what’s actually pictured in the photos.

There are he and Bill Clinton, he and John F. Kennedy, he and Ariel Sharon.

Name a world leader and he or she is on that wall.

In a back corner, it’s Wolff with religious officials. In one he’s shaking hands with Pope John Paul II. “You know, there are very few people who can say they’ve met a saint,” Wolff says.

There are also very few people who make it to 100 years old. He’s the oldest living former member of Congress, a distinction he earned when he was only 99.

“I’m looking forward to working with him for another 100 years,” said former Congressman Richard Swett, who says Wolff mentored him as he entered the House of Representatives in the 1990s.

“I don’t think he’s ready to slow down or come close to considering stopping at this point.”

Indeed, his age seems to be the least of Wolff ’s worries.

“It doesn’t feel any different than when I was about 40 or 50 years old,” he said.

He travels to Washington, D.C., monthly to film an episode of his interview show “Ask Congress,” which has been running since the ’70s.# He’s in talks with Netflix about developing a movie about an “assassination attempt” he experienced while in a helicopter over the jungle of Southeast Asia’s “Golden Triangle.” He was there making an inspection while chairman of the House Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control, and drug traffickers organized a mission to shoot him down.

It’s one of five such assassination attempts Wolff is documenting in one of his books in progress.

He remains deeply invested in politics, tweeting almost daily, often against President Donald Trump, whom he considers an “evil man.”

Wolff mentions, offhand, that he owns nearly 1,000 domain names. Just another hobby, he says.

“I feel I’m too busy to die,” he said with a grin.

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Former Congressman Lester Wolff, who recently turned 100, at his home in Muttontown.

Framed images of Lester Wolff and world leaders fill a wall in Wolff’s home office.

at the top reads “100 years ago in the year 1919 when Lester was born.”

It was the year the Grand Canyon became a national park, it says. A movie ticket was seven cents. World leaders signed the Treaty of Versailles.

That year, Wolff entered the world in Harlem.

He had a stint on stage in his teens after attending Juilliard for a year, tapping in a show called “Hits and Bits,”#then attended New York University. When class was out at 1 p.m., he would head over to the Long Island Press, his earliest engagement with journalism.

Wolff served in the Civil Air Patrol in WWII. He ran an advertising agency, then also started a television program in which he interviewed politicians and other familiar faces in New York.

PHOTO COURTESY OF LESTER WOLFF When he was elected to the House of Representatives in 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson was in the process of cre- Jimmy Carter signed a photo feaating his Great Society and was tangled up turing himself and Lester Wolff, “To A legacy of reform with the Vietnam War. my good friend Lester Wolff – with A small gathering of close friends and Wolff was sworn in the day before his thanks!” family attended Wolff ’s 100th birthday 46th birthday and says he “set aside the “I was one of the reformers,” Wolff party, including his two children, their seniority system,” ready to make some says. children and those children’s children. real change.

He voted for legislation against the A gift from one of Wolff ’s great-grandWhen asked if he considered himself Vietnam War and marched with civil children sits in his office. It’s a poster, and an activist, it’s an immediate yes. rights activist Medgar Evers. He attended

Martin Luther King Jr.’s funeral.

“I was one of the few members that did that,” he says.

Robert Zimmerman, who worked his way up from a campaign volunteer to Wolff ’s deputy executive assistant, says Wolff was committed to serving every constituent who came into his office.

“He had a mobile van that would go around from community to community and he would sit there for hours,” said Zimmerman, founder of Zimmerman/ Edelson Inc., a marketing, advertising and public relations company, and a Democratic national committeeman. “He was the first one to do that. It was a mobile congressional office.”

Wolff says a couple of his proudest achievements were on the international stage. He met with Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping during a time when the United States wasn’t formally recognizing China.

They discussed Taiwan; Deng was hoping American ties with Taiwan wouldn’t hinder the potential for diplomacy with China, Wolff says.

Three weeks after his visit, the United States recognized China, Wolff says. But it dropped recognizition of Taiwan.# Wolff then helped author the Taiwan Relations Act, which President Jimmy Carter signed. It exists to this day, maintaining ties between the U.S. and Taiwan.

“I would say that Taiwan is indebted to him to an extent that most of us, even those of us in the know, would never fully really appreciate,” Swett said.

This year’s freshman class in Congress might be a little too naïve about how far it can get in taking down Trump, Wolff says. Nonetheless, he’s optimistic about the country.

“America has always been able to survive these things,” Wolff says. “They survived Nixon. They survived Goldwater.”

No resolutions needed

Long Island has been home for Wolff for over half a century.

His house in Muttontown is ornamented with Asian art, which he says he’s been collecting since the 1950s.

On a front table is his Congressional Gold Medal, which he received in 2014, just 238 years after Congress approved its first recipient, George Washington. It sits near a photo of Wolff ’s wife, Blanche Silvers, who died in 1997.

Sometimes, when he’s in Great Neck, he goes by his old house, Wolff says. He lived there for more than 50 years.

He still belongs to Temple Emmanuel, which he helped found.

“I like Long Island very much,” he says. “In fact, I feel I’m part of Long Island.”

Wolff ’s smile is nonstop. While an issue in his right leg has him avoiding stairs and aids in his ears help him hear, he says he’s “in good shape.”

He didn’t make any New Year’s resolutions for 2019.

“I’m past that stage,” he says. “The resolution is to get up in the morning.”

Which day after day, he does. After reciting some prayers and suiting himself in a sharp outfit, it’s back to work.

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NCPD names 6th Precinct commander Robert Musetich, deputy inspector for 3rd Precinct, appointed to head North Shore policing

BY T E R I W EST Deputy Inspector Robert Musetich has been appointed commanding officer of the Nassau County Police Department’s 6th Precinct, which will reopen this year, County Executive Laura Curran said at a news conference last Thursday.

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“ ’d like to proclaim that we are the safest county for its size in the country.”

Patrick Ryder POLICE COMMISSIONER

Musetich, who has been assigned to the 3rd Precinct, will oversee the reconstruction of the 6th Precinct headquarters in Manhasset, said Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder.

“There’s a lot of work to do on the infrastructure,” Ryder said. “You don’t move into something that’s old.”

To prepare for the reopening, resource transfer between department buildings has been completed and building renovation and data organization is underway, Ryder said.

An intelligence analyst is dissecting crime numbers and reporting that apply to the 6th

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Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder speaks alongside County Executive Laura Curran Thursday at the department headquarters in Mineola.

Precinct, he said.

“All of that has to be done so we can accurately report and continue to fight crime,” Ryder said.

The 8th Precinct in Levittown is also reopening this year, after county legislators unanimously amended the 2019 budget to include the two precincts.

The 6th Precinct was merged with the 3rd Precinct in 2012 as a cost-saving measure, but the move set off criticism on

the North Shore from officials and residents raising safety concerns.

Curran initially left funding for the precincts out of the budget and in mid-November nearly sued the county Legislature when it passed amendments to include them.

However, she soon announced the precinct reopenings and said she pressed for such moves in her run for office.

“Community policing re-

ally is in our DNA,” Curran said Thursday. “It’s really in our blood, and so to be able to reopen these precincts as proper functioning precincts is a really big deal for us.”

Ryder and Curran cited the progress the Police Department made in 2018 at the news conference held to recap the year.

There were 435 burglaries last year, a “historic low,” Ryder said, and a steep decrease from 2009’s total of 1,476.

Nonfatal overdoses were down from 310 in 2017 to 235 in 2018.

Violent crime, which includes murder, robbery, rape and assault, is down 33 percent since 2010, Ryder said.

“I’d like to proclaim that we are the safest county for its size in the country,” he said.

The Nassau County Police Department is the 13th largest in the United States, Curran said.

E. Shore Park could be done in 2019

BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN The Village of Kings Point’s proposed park for East Shore Road could be completed before the end of the year, project managers told trustees at a Thursday night board meeting, with bid documents slated to go out this month.

Chic Voorhis, a representative from the environmental planning firm Nelson, Pope & Voorhis, said a bid package is being completed to secure landPHOTO BY JANELLE CLAUSEN scapers who would remove and manage invasive plants to make Kings Point Mayor Michael Kalnick listens to a presentation at East Shore Park possible.

“We’ve been working with a Thursday night board meeting. the village attorney to come up with the necessary specifica- guage for the bid documents and control of invasive plant species tions,” Voorhis said. “The plans we expect to get that out within would likely take place in March, April and possibly part of May. are in fact complete – we are the next week or two.”

Voorhis said the removal and New plantings could potentially just working out some of the lan-

overlap with that period and continue through June, he said, with further support and “tuneups” following in the months after.

“I would expect this to all be wrapped up by Nov. 30 this year,” Voorhis said, adding that it would be wise to monitor for returning invasive species afterward.

What might not be wrapped up by year’s end are questions over compensation to former property owners whose property was acquired for the creation of a six-acre passive park.

Kings Point trustees adopted a resolution almost two years ago authorizing the village to acquire waterfront land on Manhasset Bay via eminent domain in hopes of beautifying the area and improving the view.

Stephen Limmer, the village

attorney, said there are still disputes with 12 of the 20 original property owners over how much the property is worth and thus how much they should be compensated – but that there will still be a park regardless.

“The village owns the property. That’s not an issue,” Limmer said on Friday. “The only issue is what the fair market value was.”

Limmer said the village hired Harvey Besunder as outside counsel on the matter late last year and that both sides will meet to give each other their appraisals on April 15.

As for how long it can take or how much it could cost the village, Limmer said it’s unclear.

“There’s so many ways this could go,” Limmer said. “It’s pure speculation as to what the total fees are going to be and what the judges are going to do.”

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‘Is the MTA staffed by idiots?’

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ov. Andrew Cuomo announced last week that the L train subway shutdown between Manhattan and Brooklyn wouldn’t be necessary – two years after the MTA said that it was.

Many Brooklyn residents were braced for the closure of one of the city’s busiest subway lines. Some moved out of their neighborhoods.

But Cuomo told a news conference that engineering experts from Cornell and Columbia universities that he recently put together had looked at the plans drawn up by the MTA and found them needlessly disruptive to up to 250,000 people.

The governor said the needed work could be done with just 15 to 20 months of night and weekend service reductions.

“Is the Metropolitan Transportation Authority staffed by idiots?” asked New York magazine writer Josh Barro in reporting the governor’s announcement.

“I do not mean that as a rhetorical question,” Barro added.

The MTA’s failure to figure out a less costly and less disruptive solution is familiar to Long Island residents who have watched the cost of the muchneeded East Side Access project balloon to $12 billion.

The project, which would bring the Long Island Rail Road to Grand Central Terminal on Manhattan’s East Side, is on schedule to cost nearly $3.5 billion for each new mile of track, seven times the average cost in other cities across the world.

Early estimates said the tun-

nel would cost $2.2 billion and be finished by 2009 – not 2022 as now predicted.

The reason for the delays?

A New York Times investigation in 2017 found that “public officials have stood by as a small group of connected labor unions, construction companies and consulting firms have amassed large profits.”

The Times story said trade unions, closely aligned with Cuomo and other politicians, “have secured deals requiring underground construction work to be staffed by as many as four times more laborers than elsewhere in the world.”

Construction companies, which have given millions of dollars in campaign donations, The Times went on, have increased their projected costs by up to 50 percent when bidding for work from the MTA. Consulting firms, The Times added, have persuaded the state-run authority to spend “an unusual amount on design and management.”

It is worth repeating that these conclusions – showing how a $2.2 billion estimate escalated to a $12 billion project – were the result of an investigation by The New York Times.

Not the state Assembly, not the state Senate, not the state comptroller, not the governor.

Nor have we seen any evidence that anyone in the state has addressed the findings of the Times report.

This at a time when the MTA has cut back on core subway maintenance and Long Island commuters suffer with a Long

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Island Rail Road operated by the authority that sets records for late service month after month.

Why no investigation into a system that produces projects whose final costs exceed their initial estimates by $10 billion?

The answer to this question may be obvious based on the Times’ reporting about the cozy, if not incestuous,# relationship between Cuomo and other politicians and the trade unions and construction companies.

But it is still worth asking.

Public transportation is the economic lifeblood of Long Island and the entire metropolitan area.

The East Side Access project alone could serve as many as 200,000 commuters, according to the MTA, allowing Long Island riders to travel directly to the East Side of Manhattan and alleviating overcrowding at Penn Station, which is currently used by three railroads – the Long Is-

land Rail Road, New Jersey Transit and Amtrak.

Last year, state Senate Republicans called on the Long Island Rail Road to reverse a 4 percent fare increase until service improved.

This would have been like applying a Band-Aid to a gunshot wound. It would have also probably made the LIRR’s ability to make repairs worse.

But it would have at least been something.

Making the MTA work is in the interest of everyone in the metropolitan#area whether they live in the city or the suburbs.

Virtually every person running for state office says he or she can reduce state spending by eliminating waste and abuse.

Those now holding office can prove whether they mean it by taking a cold, hard look at how the MTA operates.

Hearings should be held by the state Assembly, the state Sen-

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ate or both. An audit should be conducted by state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli on MTA construction projects.

The governor should use his newfound skills in solving transportation problems to oversee the overhaul of MTA operations.

Fresh off his L train intervention, Cuomo on Monday recommended that we “blow up the MTA” and give the governor control over the agency.

The governor currently picks the MTA’s CEO and six board seats, including the chairman.

Mayor de Blasio has four votes.

Nassau and Suffolk’s county executives get two votes and four county executives in the Hudson Valley share a single vote.

In other words, no one is in charge and no one is responsible for the MTA’s failures.

Whether or not it goes along with the governor’s offer, the public should demand action.

If not, then we’re the idiots.

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KREMER’S CORNER

Growing New York at a time of loss

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ecently, annual statistics were released by Election Data Services, based on their review of updated U.S. Census Bureau statistics.

The numbers cover the period from July 1, 2017 through July 1, 2018. According to their figures, New York State was one of the highest population losers with 48,510 people departing our state.

Both sides of this argument as to what these numbers mean have maintained that the loss was either not that big or a symptom of a strained economy.

It is a fact that New York was one of nine states to lose population in the past year. And it is a continuing trend.

Since then New York has lost nearly 1.2 million residents to other states.The good news is that thanks to international migration and job seekers coming here, we are seeing some growth.

Putting aside the interpretation of whether New York State

is in good shape or in trouble, there are many cold hard historical facts that can’t be ignored.

In 1953, New York had 45 members of Congress and we now have 27. If the data holds true after the 2020 census, the state may lose at least one and possibly two more Congressional seats.

You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to figure out that each year some New Yorkers retire and seek a warmer and less expensive place to live and it adds up.

It is also possible that thanks to the new Trump tax law, more New Yorkers will leave this year to find a home in a state that doesn’t have the same level of state and local taxes that we pay.

Regrettably, many of those outbound residents will be people of wealth, whose absence will be felt by businesses throughout the state. Places like Florida, which has no inheritance tax or income tax, will continue to attract New Yorkers and other Southern states will

JERRY KREMER Kremer’s Corner

benefit as well.

The decision by Amazon that they will establish a major headquarters in Long Island City will unquestionably bring in new residents.

In addition, the massive West Side development promises to be a great attraction for millennials. Once completed, the area will become a city within a city, just like the Battery Park area that is now a family

hotspot.

Being both the state legislature and the governor are from the same political party the decline in population should be of concern to these elected officials.

Early in the 2019 session, Mayor De Blasio will once again propose his millionaires tax as a way to fund mass transit and city operations. Some of the more progressive Assembly and Senate members may embrace that idea which could turn out to be another way to encourage wealthy residents to pack up and go elsewhere.

You can bet that every fiscal gimmick ever thought of will be proposed in an effort to pay for the needs of the MTA. So far, there have been suggestions that the legalization of marijuana, congestion pricing and sports betting will all produce a bonanza of new dollars.

Increasing income taxes has been suggested as another way to balance the state’s budget, but the resistance of the busi-

ness community has stopped that idea from advancing. This year it could gain some traction.

When there is a discussion about lost population somehow upstate New York is not part of the dialogue. I haven’t seen a breakdown of where the losses are by geography, but there is no doubt that upstate residents are a sizeable part of the 48,510 people who left. Serious efforts have been made by the Cuomo administration to pump dollars into the big cities, but the new job potential is downstate and in states like California and Texas.

Even though the new Legislature will be dominated by downstate officials, upstate must remain on the legislative radar.

For now, rather than get tied up in the debate over which side is responsible for population loss, it is better in 2019 for all New Yorkers to focus on how to keep taxes at a reasonable level and how we can make our state a more attractive and affordable home for all.

A LOOK ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

Screen time lost and time found

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ecently, the New York Times ran a highly annoying piece about how much time and money could be saved by people who stopped using their smartphones or other devices for a year. The writer, Paul Greenberg, hypothesized that by doing without “screentime,” as he called it, people would each save $1,380 and 1,460 hours a year.

Greenberg had fun recommending what folks could do with that time and money, instead. Suggestions included buying half an acre of land out west and planting it with 150 trees; visiting local and state representatives three times a week for a year of grass-roots activism, and somehow cleaning the entire ocean, or else managing all the waste in unnamed Asian countries “for 70 years.”

That buying half an acre thing — surely he’s just taunting us. Greenberg says, “It takes about 30 minutes for an amateur forester to plant a tree.” But that’s only once you’re there, of course. You and your 150 trees.

That’s a little over 3 days, working non-stop around the clock.

No time to sleep — which is just as well, because I see no provision for a place to do that, in his calculations.

Greenberg is very big on how much carbon that half-acre of trees would “sequester” in a year. But first you’d have to subtract all the airplane and rental car pollution involved in getting there — you and your trees — not to mention inspecting your land before purchase; paying surveying fees, getting title deeds, and all the rest.

Or, he says, you could just send money to his recommended non-profit (which I assume the Times will vouch for), the National Forest Foundation. It’s easy to find, if you just click on the link in the story. Except oops!

I forgot — we’re not supposed to be reading on our “devices,” but in the paper-and-ink Times, instead. It’ll be loads of fun figuring out how to reach them, either by phone or your own paper-and-ink through the mail.

Another suggestion was

JUDY EPSTEIN

A Look on the Lighter Side reading actual books, like Marcel Proust’s multi-volume classic, “In Search of Lost Time” — a work I suspect he chose more for its title than anything else. I have actually read that particular work of Proust’s, or tried to, and considered every minute of it as time not only lost, but hopelessly so.

Probably the most remarked-upon point in this piece was Greenberg’s assertion that a person could spend their 1,460 hours having sex 16,000 times, “assuming you’re like most

Americans and your lovemaking sessions last an average of 5.4 minutes, not counting foreplay.”

All I can say is Good luck to Mr. Greenberg finding a partner for his 15,599 repeats of that performance.

But I don’t think Greenberg is serious about any of this. Will he be ditching his own devices, for a year…and somehow keeping his job as a journalist? I doubt it.

This is just the latest example of something I call “pseudostatistics.” You know what I mean — like the stories about how many zillions it costs the economy every year when employees don’t get their flu shots.

How did they arrive at those numbers? And why must the only important aspect of everything be always boiled down to a dollar sign? Just say “Getting the flu definitely sucks more than getting the shot,” and I’m sold.

I have been subjected to many dubious stats in my life, but Mr. Greenberg’s are the “ne plus ultra,” which is either French or Latin (I can’t tell you

which unless I use my phone to Google it) for “stupidest yet.”

(It’s Latin.)

I would ditch my own cellphone gladly — but texting is the best and sometimes only way to reach my kids, and cell-phone photos have spared me many an incoherent conversation with my plumber: “Whatever this thingamajig is, I need a new one.”

“Oh, a new ball-cock valve?

Why didn’t you say so?”

“Because I’ve only got 5.4 minutes for this conversation, not counting foreplay!”

If there were a way to live in the modern world without cell phones or computers, I’d be doing it. So Greenberg’s not really recommending anything at all.

He just wants to name-drop pet charities, while sounding holierthan-us, — which in my book (college lined, faux-leather cover) makes him a cynic. Or, as Oscar Wilde would put it, (from my hardcover, cloth-bound Bartlett’s Quotations), “A man who knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing.”

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Time to get with the plastic bag ban!

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his new year brings the effective dates of singleuse plastic bag bans in many places around the country, including the city of Boston and even closer to home, 19 New Jersey municipalities.!

But Nassau County is still arguing about banning these ubiquitous polluters.! In fact, I was present at a press conference in Mineola last year where proponents of a new plastic bag law were extolling its importance and urgency.!

A legislator I did not know came up to me and told me that the bill was “going nowhere.”!

He was right.!

It is amazing to me that Nassau County did not pass this legislation, as the scourge of plastic waste is impacting every living thing on this planet and banning single-use plastic bags is, well, the very least we can do. !

I have personally watched bag bans go into effect with virtually seamless integration into the world of retail. Suffolk County did it, and now shoppers in our neighboring county either buy a bag at the checkout or bring their own reusable bag.!

Simple.! Whole Foods Market stopped using plastic bags years ago and switched to paper only, which they don’t even charge for, and people like me are getting used to bringing their own bags made from canvas, nylon or recycled reusable plastic.

This year South Korea will join dozens of other countries that have imposed bans or taxes on single-use plastic bags. Their effort will affect approximately 13,000 grocery stores by banning the bags except for wet produce or meat.! If you live in Kenya and violate their plastic bag ban, you could face four years in prison or a fine up to $39,000.!

Here is some shocking insight into the impact of our plastic bag habits:!

•! Americans use 100 billion plastic bags a year, requiring 12 million barrels of oil in the manufacturing process.

•! Single-use plastic bags are used for an average of 12 minutes.

•! The average American family takes home about 1,500 plastic bags a year.

•! Shoppers in the United States use an average of one

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single use plastic bag a day, while shoppers in Denmark use only four single-use plastic bags a year.

•! 100,000 marine animals are killed by plastic bags every year.

•! Research shows there will be more plastic than fish by weight in the world’s oceans by 2050.!

Years ago I created a program for 6th graders call “I’ll Have the Plastic Fish Special, Please,” an environmental education program to teach kids about plastic, from cradle to grave.! I usually end my presentation by

telling them about some studies from our gyres (vast plastic debris islands in our oceans) where scientists are finding micro-plastics in the bodies of seabirds, fish and marine mammals.! Hence the title of my program.!

When it comes to plastic waste moving into our environment, there is no happy ending.!

It either gets incinerated where it creates highly toxic air pollution, winds up in landfills where it doesn’t degrade for hundreds of years, or gets dumped or washed into our oceans, lakes and rivers, where it presents a risk to all marine life.!

So, Nassau County, can we make this ban on single-use plastic bags a non-political call to action?! Democrats and Republicans alike want plastic-free beaches and oceans and a cleaner planet for their children and grandchildren. I know the American Chemistry Council representing the plastics industry tries to defeat every attempt to make our planet plastic-free (it’s called “product preservation”), but it’s about time we stop worrying about “the economy” suffering if we take actions to protect our

planet. !

Frankly, banning fossil fuelderived plastics will help us in many positive ways, and eventually, the industry will make new products that are renewable, compostable and sustainable.

And a final thought — right now, producers of plastic bags aren’t taking any responsibility for the environmental impact of their product. Plastic bags are cheap to produce but very expensive to clean up.!

I recommend that Nassau enact a single-use plastic bag ban modeled on the one that was just passed in New Castle, a neighboring town to our north in Westchester.! It simply states that no retail establishment shall provide a single-use plastic carryout bag to a customer, instead of providing a reusable bag or recycled paper bag to a customer for a minimal fee. !

Wouldn’t it be nice to see our trees without torn plastic bag “flags”! adorning their branches?

Let’s help clean up our little corner of this earth.! Maybe we’ll get the chance in 2019.!

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Mental health first aid and training bill

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was pleased to lend my support for the Mental Health First Aid Training Bill introduced at the Nassau County Legislative meeting of December 17, 2018.

The bill was developed and introduced by Legislator Siela Bynoe, who invited me to testify in support of the bill. Following is my testimony: “The Mental Health First Aid Training Bill aims to educate designated county employees to recognize the symptoms of mental illness and substance use disorders, take steps to de-escalate a crisis and make timely and relevant referrals to appropriate service providers in Nassau County.

When considering whether there is a need to implement such training, consider this: Everyday 290 Americans die from

suicide or a drug overdose. With timely and appropriate intervention many of these tragedies could be prevented.

The Mental Health Bill recommends use of the curriculum developed by National Council of Behavioral Health. Mental Health First Aid is a live training course, which uses role-playing and simulations to demonstrate how to assess a mental health crisis; select interventions and provide initial help; and connect persons to professional, peer and social supports as well as selfhelp resources.

The training focuses on early detection and intervention by teaching participants about the signs and symptoms of specific illnesses like anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, and addictions.

The training includes devel-

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oping a Mental Health First Aid Action Plan, assessing for risk of suicide or harm, listening nonjudgmentally, giving reassurance and information, and encouraging appropriate professional help and self-help strategies.

2018 marks the 10th anniversary of the federal Mental

Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, which requires that health insurers treat illnesses above the neck the same as illnesses below the neck with respect to access to timely and affordable care. There is still a very long way to go towards health insurers complying with this law and New York State government enforcing it.

Nassau County can be a leader in eradicating stigma and discrimination by educating its personnel to better understand these illnesses, develop skills to detect and intervene, and enable individuals to access care in the community.

I strongly endorse this bill and thank you for introducing it and taking the time to consider its value.”

I am happy to report that later that day the bill passed the

legislature with full bipartisan support.! In so doing, Nassau County has set a great example and taken a proactive step ahead.

The implementation of the Mental Health First Aid Training Bill will help to save lives, preserve families, reduce stigma, fight discrimination and improve access to care. It is also a giant step forward in support of the civil rights of our neighbors living with mental illness and substance use disorders.

Congratulations!

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.!

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Cuomo vs. Trump: who is the true builder

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n an inaugural address worthy of a president, Andrew Cuomo was sworn in for his third term as governor of New York State, saying he was finally “liberated” by having a truly Democratic legislature to fulfill an ambitious, progressive, Justice Agenda: “Within my first 100 days, I will propose to the new Democratic Legislature the most progressive agenda this state has ever seen, period. From voting reforms to Roe v. Wade for New York, to protecting a woman’s right to choose.

To better gun laws, to healthcare protection, to legalizing marijuana, to protecting the labor movement, to a green new deal, to real criminal justice reform – we will make history and New York will move forward. Not by building a wall, my friends, but by building new bridges, and building new airports, and creating new middle-class jobs and an economic future for the next generation and showing us how good we can be at our best when we are together.”

The chosen venue was sig-

nificant: the Great Hall at Ellis Island from which 40 percent of Americans today can trace their lineage from the 12 million impoverished, anxious immigrants, escaping poverty and persecution to pursue the American Dream who, after being interrogated and inspected by immigration officials, passed through its doors.

On this occasion, Ellis Island and Lady Liberty with her Lamp in the Harbor stand as the greatest symbol of difference with the Trump administration, which has made a border wall its own defining symbol.

The setting was relevant, as well, because the shutdown of the federal government, forced

by Trump’s demand for billions of taxpayer dollars to build a wall across the 2,000-mile length of the southern border with Mexico, has caused a cascading series of closures at national parks and monuments, but New York State is paying to keep the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island open, and Cuomo used it as a symbol of what the state stands for and would strive for, and as a parable for the dif-

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ferent approaches to leadership and governance.

“Let New York say that the federal government may shut itself down, but it will never extinguish the Statue of Liberty’s torch. It will never erase the words of her poem. They will never close our harbor. They will never close our hearts.

They will never close this hall of dreamers. They will never disrespect the legacy they left,” he declared.

At this writing, Trump was about to exert (abuse) his power to declare a national emergency

(something he has already done in order in order to violate international law in imposing tariffs, even on Canada) to circumvent Congress’ will and Constitutional power of the purse to deflect money and manpower from the Department of Defense to build his monumentally narcissistic edifice.

Besides defying law, it defies common sense and logic that getting $5 billion to build a few miles of wall would address a true national emergency – it takes time to build a wall, when the $5 billion ($1.6 billion already allocated for border security) could go to actually address the humanitarian and national security crisis the Trump administration has created.

That is: spend the money on judges to adjudicate who is truly deserving of asylum or legal status to be in the US, and who is truly a threat; money for technology to monitor the border; for border agents and yes, for medical personnel and social workers to address the humanitarian crisis Trump created, believing that cruelty bor-

dering on torture, would deter desperate people fleeing for their lives, from daring to make the risky journey to the US in the first place.

Trump isn’t interested in real solutions, only in tearing down. He is a wrecker, not a builder.

“The hard, but true path is to confront and actually solve the problem,” Cuomo stated.

“The easy, but false path is to use the anger to blame someone else, and the easiest target to blame is always the people who are different. And this federal government has sought to demonize our differences and make our diversity our greatest weakness, rather than our greatest strength…

“New Yorkers know the difference between rhetoric and results. We either perform by delivering real solutions that restore hope and progress in people’s lives or we fail. It is that simple. Either the government works or the government doesn’t work…. But, in New York failure is not an option, my friends.

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Single-payer can rescue Long Island

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here’s a golden opportunity approaching that could revolutionize the lives of every New Yorker, especially Long Islanders. I doubt if it will be taken because we don’t do “transformative” here, we do “baby steps.” Which is why your assessment system predates Ethel Merman.

Now that there’s a Democratic majority in Albany, there’s a chance to execute Democratic policies. A movement to single payer health insurance is forming, and this could be the chance the State needs to finally end the overtaxed death spiral that drives businesses away, forces families to separate and makes the Island economically insufferable. All of this can be undone if the right policies are executed.

There’s no mystery as to why taxes keep escalating without relief in this state: their initials are CSEA, NYSUT, TWU and PBA. Thanks to the generous contracts these unions were rewarded, their members have been prac-

tically held harmless from the escalating costs of health insurance. In the past decade, according to the Kaiser Foundation, insuring a family of four has increased by 55 percent, and by 19 percent alone since 2012. The average premium for family coverage is now $18,764 per year.

The hapless County taxpayer is hit from both sides: not only must he cover his own doubledigit increases for his family, but that of the civil services’. The NYSUT member has it particularly cushy: about 75 percent of their coverage is funded by your property taxes, and the sequential double-digit cost increases a head of household has had to deal with are derisively dismissed by educators. The taxpayer not only bears the brunt of the cost of the most dysfunctional health care system in the world, it then gets squeezed by the most dysfunctional assessment system in the world. The majority of taxpayers on this Island have been economically strangled for years,

mercilessly exploited without respite, and with no chance of restoring the economic equilibrium they once knew.

Single payer is one way out of this. The simple math is that once property taxation for the health insurance component for the public sector is removed, the tax calculus undergoes an immediate transformation. The truth is that when costs are broken out, the Long Island taxpayer isn’t paying for superior services.

Mostly, the outsized costs come from unrestrained increases in benefits like this, which far outpace the earnings of every working person. No one can keep up (unless you’re named parking commissioner.)

There’s one thing stopping this from taking place. Some of the unions are balking at it. Why? They’re not embarrassed to say it: they fear that health care for all could reduce the appeal of union membership, since comprehensive coverage has long been one of the best perks of a union job.

There’s nothing new about this.

Even Frances Perkins, FDR’s Secretary of Labor, quickly learned that unions are about “equality for me, but not for thee.”

To their credit, some union leaders are in favor of it, since they’re committed to a better deal for everyone, not just for those whose dues pay their salaries.

The move to single payer makes good sense from every standpoint. This is also very timely: now that we’ve lost our SALT deduction, deflating property taxes sticks it right back to Washington. They can no longer tax what we don’t. And for those who think this smacks of “socialism” or “government control,” that’s the wrong way to look at it. Other industrialized nations that utilize socialized medicine don’t do it because they’re raving Maoists. They do it because it’s the cheapest, most effective and practical way to assure that every citizen gets the health care they need regardless of the state of the

economy, where they work, who they work for, or having to tolerate the savagery of putting their own citizens through bankruptcy just to stay alive. This is barbaric and has no place in our society.

Besides that, why do selfprofessed “conservatives” insist on adding the cost of health insurance to the cost of production? We can’t compete with a globalized workforce on those terms.

So will it happen? Probably not. There are many interests who profit off of bleeding everyone else dry, and the American voter remains stubbornly convinced that handing $12,000 a year to United Health Care is infinitely better than paying far less to the state along with getting a property tax cut. We recall Mencken’s words once again: “No one ever went broke underestimating#the intelligence of the American public.”

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Much to learn from ex MTA-LIRR prez

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here is more to the fourth anniversary this past Dec. 25 of the passing of former MTA-LIRR President Charles"Hoppe.""He inherited"construction of the ongoing Jamaica Hillside Yard and Shop"project from his predecessor Bruce McIver, who served as LIRR President from 1985 to"1989."

This maintenance facility was" designed to support"LIRR’s electric fleet of 1,000 cars." It" was being built" at the old Gimbels department store Jamaica warehouse." Construction of the Hillside Maintenance facility was several years"behind schedule."

Work began in January 1985 with an estimated cost of $215 million. By May 1989, the project was $140 million over budget with significant change orders.""The final project cost was anticipated to be $397 million with completion three years late.

Due to ongoing problems with this project," the Urban Mass Transportation Administration (today known as the Federal Transit Administration) made a determination"that the LIRR lacked technical capacity for"management of this and other major construction projects.""

In" March 1989, UMTA" suspended the"LIRR’s"eligibility"to receive new federal funding. Hoppe restored UMTA’s confidence in rebuilding the LIRR’s technical capacity by successfully completing the

Hillside Maintenance facility and" managing"the"$100 million Harold Interlocking project (using 100 percent local MTA funding)."""

Under Hoppe’s watch, UMTA once again became confident in the LIRR" and" two years" later restored its eligibility for receipt of federal funding." UMTA went on to provide" $200 million"for the original Penn Station Improvements project versus today’s version sponsored by Gov. Andrew Cuomo."

Both the Harold Interlocking and Penn Station improvement projects were successfully completed on time," within budget and without significant change orders to the construction contracts.""

One significant failure under Hoppe was a future fatal flaw in the purchase of both dual-mode locomotives and doubledecker passenger cars." Those responsible for design, engineering and bid specifications to support procurement of dual-mode locomotives and double-decker passenger"cars failed to take into consideration"height clearances for the 63rd Street tunnel between Manhattan and Queens." (Construction on this tunnel began in 1969"designed to be used"at a future date"to provide the LIRR with"a direct connection to Grand Central Terminal).""

As a result, the LIRR fleet of 23 dieselelectric and 23 dual-mode" locomotives

N.Y. needs to update laws

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nclusion of Discovery Reform in Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Justice Agenda is a long-overdue criminal justice reform that will make criminal justice fairer and reduce the disturbingly high number of wrongful convictions in New York.

Unlike civil cases where lawyers are provided detailed information about the case which enables them to investigate, prepare their cases and provide meaningful advice to their clients, current criminal discovery rules permit prosecutors to withhold critical information necessary to provide an effective defense."

Throughout the country, states have modified criminal

discovery rules to share witness statements and other evidence that makes the system fairer to those charged with criminal offenses, but New York’s discovery rules continue to blindfold the defense and provide a tactical advantage to prosecutors that increases the risk of unjust convictions. It is time for New York to modernize its criminal discovery laws to even the playing field.""

Seymour James Partner, Barket Epstein Kearon Aldea & LoTurco, LLP! Former attorney in chief, The Legal Aid Society of New York Former president of the New York State Bar Association

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along with"134 double-decker passenger cars will not be able to utilize"East Side Access for future service to Grand Central Terminal.""

The anticipated revenue service date has slipped on numerous occasions from" originally 2011." " (Some elected officials with no background in what it actually takes to construct a"major transportation project promised 2009)."

The MTA “corporate party line”"claim (based upon the most recent project recovery schedule which has also changed numerous times during the life of the project)"calls for a December 2022 opening day passenger service."

Based upon a previous"history of"delays," changes in procurement strategy, re-advertising of contracts," change orders to contracts, re-sequencing of work, recovery schedules, cost overruns, budget issues and coordination issues with Amtrak including providing construction contractors with insufficient track outage time necessary to perform work, don’t be surprised if first day of passenger service occurs in 2023 or later.

Thousands of daily LIRR riders from diesel territory branches (including those commuting" from stations east of Huntington to Port Jefferson,"east of Mineola to Oyster Bay,"east of Babylon to Speonk or Montauk, and east of Ronkonkoma to Greenport) will still have to change

at Jamaica for the future Grand Central Terminal or Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn."

When the Oyster Bay branch is converted to a permanent scoot shuttle service, those riders will also have to switch at Mineola.""

Hoppe served as LIRR President from 1990 to 1994. In the eyes of many transportation experts including myself, he"moved the LIRR capital program from the dog house to the penthouse.""

Under his watch, it was expected that" capital projects would" be" completed on time, within budget, without significant numbers of change orders to construction contracts and minimal inconveniences to riders during construction." When was the last time you heard that?

Current LIRR President Philip Eng, with his own $2.6 billion mega Main Line Third Track and ongoing East River Tunnel problems, continues to have a tough act to follow.

Larry Penner Great Neck (Larry Penner is a transportation historian, advocate and writer who previously worked 31 years for the US Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration Region 2 NY Office)

Why are bombers living here?

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’m afraid that the world of George Orwell’s “1984” arrived some time ago, but we were all so busy just trying to sustain our lives that we didn’t notice the arrival and our government certainly didn’t say a thing about it.

We have, today, approximately 6,000 troops serving in Iraq, 5,000 serving in Afghanistan and 2,000 serving in Syria.

Just a few evenings ago, for New

Year’s Eve, 7,000 heavily armed police from various state and local departments patrolled Times Square in midtown Manhattan.

What has New York and America come to that drones and 7,000 heavily armed and armored police are required to maintain “safe” conditions in Times Square, while the public attempts to celebrate the coming of the new year?

Who are the threats to the

public that require such a massive police action and why hasn’t our government done something (not more, but something) to eliminate those threats, long before New Year’s Eve came along?

Who are the bomb-makers living among us and why are they here?

Joel Katz Port Washington

Start new year off right

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t’s January 2019 and another year of resolutions where many will fail or to be forgotten as the year goes on. Some will make resolutions to lose weight, get healthy habits, exercise and even generate a positive nature.

Well, let’s do things that we can all accomplish and that will take little effort. Let’s do things for others by giving to our local chari-

ties, food kitchens, food pantries, and even giving the gift of life by donating blood if we can.

There are other things we can do and that is wherever we go like a store, business or apartment, please open a door for a neighbor or stranger. When we get on a bus, train or subway, please give up a seat for a handicap or elderly person and, in genera, show acts of kindness for those in need and

only if just a kind word.

All these things, I feel, are things we all can do for others to make our communities better places to live and that are good New Year’s resolutions in my book.

Frederick R. Bedell Jr. Mineola Letters Continued on Page 46

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Business offers a card for local foodies

BY T E R I W EST On Christmas, Jamie Rosenblit ate at one of her favorite restaurants: Pearl East in Manhasset. It was the most recent time she took advantage of her Foodie Card, which she bought early last year and flashes two to three times a month at Long Island restaurants.

Each time, she saves 10 percent on her bill.

“If I was deciding between places and one did and one didn’t [accept Foodie Card], that would definitely be what would sway me,” Rosenblit said.

Foodie Card is an East Hills-born business nearing its one-year anniversary. Its membership model is simple: the card costs diners $29.99 a year and every participating restaurant gives members 10 percent off.

It’s free for restaurants to participate.

For every card purchased, Foodie Card donates enough money to Island Harvest Food Bank to feed an individual for a full day.

“We feel like we’re saving people a lot of money and we’re driving business to these restaurants,” said Foodie Card cofounder Ryan Alovis. “It’s really cool.”

Many of the approximately 7,000 people who have purchased a card belong to a Facebook group called Tri-State Restaurant Club.

East Hills’ Neil Foster and Emma Coleman Foster created it in 2015 as a forum about local dining. Now, it has more than

60,500 members.

“These people are obsessed with talking about the color of a cheeseburger at a diner,” Alovis said. “I mean, you’ve never seen anything like it in your life.”

Gary Dvoskin of Melville said he joined the group about four years ago.

“Back in that time, everybody was first starting to talk about politics on Facebook and it was very difficult to have fun communications, and just talking about food and dining just seemed like a great break from that,” he said.

Foster and Alovis live across the street from each other.

Alovis says he has been an entrepreneur for as long as he can remember. He created Magazine Discount Center, a magazine subscription website, out of college.

In 2016, he sold it to Time Inc. Foster was devoting a lot of volunteer time to the Facebook group that he was making no money off of, Alovis said. After enough dog-walking encounters and conversations, the two were ready to go into business together.

Rosenblit, a loyal member of Tri-State Restaurant Club, said she bought her Foodie Card immediately. Three of her favorite restaurants were among the original participants.

Nearly 250 are now participating, including many throughout Nassau County and even a few in New York City.

Through surveys, Alovis said he’s found that 91 percent of members would recommend the Foodie Card and 80 per-

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Foodie Card co-founder Neil Foster outside Hunan Taste, a participating Foodie Card restaurant. cent are more likely to dine at participating restaurants.

Island Harvest is not only gaining support from a local business but is engaging with all of that business’ customers by partnering with Foodie Card, said Don Miller, a spokesman for the organization.

“We’ve identified nearly 300,000 people in just about every ZIP code in Nassau and Suffolk County that are affected by hunger and food insecurity,” Miller said.

“We help bridge the gap between those who have excess food and those who need it.”

Using a formula created by Feeding

America, a national hunger relief nonprofit, Island Harvest says that $1.67 can provide a meal for an individual.

Rosenblit said she appreciates the philanthropic aspect of her card.

“I take the train into Penn Station every day where there’s a large population of people who are clearly homeless,” she said. “It’s nice to be able to give to something where you know that the money’s going to be able to help people that are in your own community.”

This is going to be a big year for Foodie Card, Alovis said.

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COMMUNITY & SCHOOL NEWS

Kindergarten registration The Great Neck Public Schools Office of Registration reminds all resident parents and guardians that enrollment for kindergarten for the 2019– 2020 school year will begin on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019, and run schooldays through Friday, Feb 1, 2019. Registration will be at the Office of Registration, Phipps Administration Building, 345 Lakeville Rd., from 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. It is not necessary to bring your child.

All children who will attend public or private school kindergarten in September 2019 need to be registered. In order to be eligible to enroll, children must have been born between Dec. 2, 2013, and Dec. 1, 2014. Please note that students currently enrolled in the district’s Universal Prekindergarten program do not have to be registered for kindergarten.

If a kindergarten registra-

tion packet has not been received in the mail, it may be picked up at the Office of Registration, or the registration forms can be downloaded from the district website at www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/registration.

Please bring the following information to registration: (1) Proof of district residency (deed, current tax bill, or closing statement if ownership; current signed lease or current rent receipts, if rental). (2) Three pieces of current, official mail.

(3) Child’s original birth certificate. (4) Parent or guardian valid photo ID. (5) Parental control papers (if applicable). (6) Immunization certificate signed and stamped by a physician or other authorized health agency.

For more information about kindergarten registration, contact the Registration Office at (516) 441-4080, or e-mail residency@greatneck.k12.ny.us.

Ceremony honors G.N. ‘finest’ North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth and Council Member Dina De Giorgio attended the Line of Duty wall dedication ceremony for Honorary Chief Doris Groene at the Vigilant Fire Company in Great Neck on Dec. 16.

Groene passed away in June 2017 after a long battle with

9/11-related cancer. She worked at the Vigilant Fire Company for over 30 years answering calls and as one of the fire company’s first fire medics. She also responded to the 9/11 terror attacks where she went with mutual aid units to the World Trade Center and Chelsea Piers. She was a vital member of the Great Neck com-

munity and was active on the Vigilant Fire Department board among other organizations.

Other elected officials in attendance at the wall dedication included U.S. Congressman Tom Suozzi, Nassau County Legislator Ellen Birnbaum and New York state Assemblyman Tony D’Urso.

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The duo were convicted on corruption charges in 2015, but saw those cases overturned following a Supreme Court case narrowing the legal definition of public corruption. A retrial in 2018, however, led to them being convicted again and sentenced to four years and three months in federal prison.

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have called your moral compass,” Kimba M. Wood, a federal judge, said at the time of Skelos’s sentencing, according to The New York Times. “What makes your crimes particularly serious is you corrupted major governmental processes.”

Skelos, once one of the most powerful men in Albany, was accused of using his position to secure jobs and fees amounting to $300,000 for his son from Physicians’ Reciprocal Insurers in Roslyn, New Hyde Park real estate developer Glenwood Management and!Arizona-based AbTech Industries.

Dean Skelos, a 70-year-old Republican from Rockville Centre, has reported to medium-security federal prison in Otisville, New York, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons.! The bureau also reports that Adam Skelos is housed at a low-security prison in Danbury, Connecticut.

Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, a New York City Democrat, was also sentenced on corruption charges in 2015.

His conviction was overturned because of the same Supreme Court decision, but he was!found guilty again in 2018 after a retrial and ordered to serve a seven-year sentence.

Silver is free as he is appealing his conviction and sentence, according to court records.

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Friday, Jan. 18 and Saturday, Jan. 19 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 20 at 3 p.m. (ongoing performances through Feb. 2)

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Winner of the 1998 Tony Award for Best Play, French playwright Yasmina Reza’s work is about three lifelong friends who disagree over an expensive piece of art, posing provocative questions about art and friendship.

Where: Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson Info & Tickets: 631-928-9100 • theatrethree.com

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Caumsett Winter Walk Saturday, Jan. 19 at 11 a.m.

Get invigorated at this six-mile, moderate-hilly hike through the park, where you can admire the view of the Long Island sound. Meet in the parking lot near the entrance and bring water and a snack. The hike will be canceled due to heavy rain or snow, but nor for cold weather. Registration required.

Where: Caumsett State Historic Park 25 Lloyd Harbor Road off West Neck Road and 25A, Huntington Info & Registration: 631-223-3427 • ligreenbelt.org

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Fine Wine & Food Festival

Saturday, Jan. 19, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The Fine Wine & Food Festival showcases the area’s top wineries and food vendors. Guests will enjoy unlimited samples of wine, beer, spirits, and ciders, as well as gourmet food from New York City’s best restaurants and food trucks. WBLI will serve up music, contests and interactive games for everyone to enjoy.

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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Chazz Palminteri’s ‘A Bronx Tale’

Sunday, Jan. 20 at 8 p.m.

Actor, writer and producer Chazz Palminteri brings all of the grit, muscle and evocative realism to the sidewalks of New York in his play, “A Bronx Tale,” which began as an autobiographical one-man show, made it to the big-screen with Robert DeNiro, and recently had a successful run on Broadway.

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

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Film Screening: ‘Love, Gilda’ Thursday, Jan. 24 at 7:30 p.m.

Join Executive Producer Alan Zweibel for a special screening of the documentary film “Love, Gilda,” a touching memoir about Gilda Radner, one of the greatest comedic minds and a member of the original cast of “Saturday Night Live.”

Where: Cinema Arts Centre 423 Park Ave., Huntington Info & Tickets: 631-423-7611 cinemaartscentre.org

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Where: United Skates of America, 1276 Hicksville Road, Seaford | Info: 516-795-5474 • unitedskates.com/public/seaford

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This children’s book is inspired by real-life Princess Meghan Markle, who wed British Prince Harry, and her rescue dog Guy. The story time includes a coupon for a grilled cheese sandwich with milk or juice for $4 at the Café.

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

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Where: Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson Info & Tickets: 631-928-9100 or theatrethree.com

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Aladdin is down on his luck until he discovers a magic lamp and the Genie who has the power to grant him three wishes. Wanting to earn the respect of Princess Jasmine, Aladdin embarks on an adventure that will test his will and moral character.

Where: Smithtown Performing Arts Center, 2 East Main St., Smithtown Info & Tickets: 631-724-3700 or smithtownpac.org

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The white dove is a universal symbol of peace, love, and harmony. Children ages 5 and up can pay tribute to King’s message by creating a colorful collage of this symbol.

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

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Netflix comedian to The Verve Pipe heads to Bay Shore perform in Huntington

Multi-platinum alternative rock band, The Verve Pipe, recently embarked on a nationwide tour that includes a stop at the YMCA Boulton Center for the Performing Arts in Bay Shore on Saturday, Jan. 19 at 8 p.m. !

After garnering worldwide recognition for their radio hits “Photograph,” “Hero,” “Never Let You Down,” and their 1997 No. 1 single, “The Freshmen,” along with the song “Colorful” featured in the 2001 movie “Rock Star,” The Verve Pipe!have managed to maintain their legacy over the past 25 years by expanding their musical boundaries and honing in on their powerful live performances.

With a new lineup and a renewed energy and focus, lead singer, principal songwriter and co-founder Brian Vander Ark and the band, including Lou Musa (lead guitar), Randy Sly (keyboards, backing vocals), Joel Ferguson (bass, backing vocals), Sam Briggs (drums, percussion), and Channing Lee (backing vocals), continue to deliver original music that is distinguished by innovative arrangements, soul-searching lyrics and layered vocals.

The Verve Pipe most recently released the studio album Parachute, along with their first live album, Villains — Live & Acoustic, which was recorded at The Ark in Ann Arbor, Mich.

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er Katherine Szabo said, “There are not many bands who can still keep the creative ball rolling for over 25 years, but The Verve Pipe refuse to be stopped… All in all, The Verve Pipe put on an amazing show full of surprises and old favorites, proving that their live performance is only getting better with time and experience” (1/22/18).

In addition to recording rock albums, The Verve Pipe!expanded their repertoire in 2009 to include writing and recording A Family Album, their critically acclaimed introduction to the world of children’s music, as well as their 2013 follow-up, Are We There Yet? The Verve Pipe have continued to perform both rock and kids shows throughout North America, including notable appearances at Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits, Lincoln Center, Hangout Music Festival, SummerStage in Central Park and many more.

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Maria Bamford is best-known for her self-deprecating comedy and jokes about her dysfunctional family. ! Her semiautobiographical Netflix comedy series, “Lady Dynamite,” was called “revelatory” by Entertainment Weekly and one of 2016’s must-see shows by Variety and Rolling Stone. The series was created by Mitch Hurwitz (“Arrested Development”) and Pam Brady (“South Park”).

The stand-up comedian and actress, who won the American Comedy Award for Best Club Comic in 2014, will take the stage at The Paramount on Friday, Jan. 18 at 8 p.m.

Bamford is the creator and star of “Maria Bamford: The Special, Special, Special!” on Netflix and of the cult hit web series, “The Maria Bamford Show,” which screened at the Museum of Art and Design. She was the first female comic to have two half-hour Comedy Central Presents specials, and starred alongside Patton Oswalt, Zach Galifianakis and Brian Posehn in the Comedy Cen-

tral series, “The Comedians of Comedy” and Netflix’s “Comedians of Comedy: The Movie.”

Bamford voices characters on numerous animated series, including “BoJack Horseman,” “Adventure Time,” “Legend of Korra,” “Puss in Boots” and PBS’s Emmy-winning series, “Word Girl.” She can also be heard voicing lead roles on Fox’s “Golan the Insatiable” and Yahoo’s “Talking Tom & Friends.”

Bamford recurred as DeBrie Bardeaux on Netflix’s “Arrested Development” reboot, for which she was praised as a “standout” (Time) and “perhaps one of the high points of the entire new season” (Black Book Magazine). She has also had recurring roles on USA’s “Benched,” FX’s critically-praised “Louie,” and ABC’s hit show “Fresh Off the Boat.” Her new special, “Old Baby,” is available on Netflix.

To purchase tickets to the show, go to www.paramountny.com.

The Paramount is located at 370 New York Ave. in Huntington.

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Many students who attend weekend workshops complete multiple semesters, building their knowledge and gaining invaluable expertise. It is a way for them to get out into the professional world without having the experience of a full-time job.

High School Academy Weekend Workshops provide an opportunity to “try on” a career. With groups of

peers from local high schools across the city and in the suburbs, students acquire an insider’s view of a professional path in which they may be interested. Taught by experts in their fields, these classes provide a rigorous overview of an industry, with opportunities to work on team-based projects, develop portfolio pieces, and hear from an array of guest lecturers.

From programs in Global Economics to Digital Filmmaking, Pre-law to Event Planning, Architecture to Social Entrepreneurship, NYUSPS is delivering deep course content in growing and emerging fields. The program serves to prepare high school students to succeed in a college classroom, building the creativity, problem-solving skills, and strategic thinking that will prepare them for the challenges of higher education. Courses also are offered in Academic and College-level Writing and in Creative Approaches to Writing the College Application Essay, directly addressing the critical need for the strategic and analytic writing skills required for admission into college and beyond.

Don’t miss the incredible opportunity to have your child gain an impressive experiential learning credential on his/her college application. Give him/her the NYUSPS High School Academy advantage this spring. There’s still time to apply and reap the benefits of these innovational pre-college programs.

To apply, visit: sps.nyu.edu/hsacademy/weekend06 For questions, please call 212-998-7006 or email sps.hsacademy@nyu.edu The application deadline is January 25, 2019, classes begin in early February.

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HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY

Weekend Workshops The NYU School of Professional Studies High School Academy offers Weekend Workshops that provide high school students with programs of study that allow them to explore professional options and enhance their college portfolio.

These programs are designed especially for local high school students who are interested in learning more about a particular career path and who prefer to gain

Prepare your high school student for their academic and professional future.

this experience during the weekends.

High School Academy Weekend Workshops provide a condensed

A broad array of professionally focused courses are offered.

format for “trying on” a career. Over the course of just a few weekends,

Academic and College-Level Writing

Innovative Business Startups

students acquire an insider’s look at

Introduction to Careers in Hospitality

a professional path in which they

Introduction to Fashion Design in New York

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may be interested. Taught by experts

Introduction to Global Banking

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in their fields, these classes bring an

Global Economics

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area of speciality to life. Students gain exposure to college-level course content through case studies and interactive group assignments.

In addition to the knowledge they acquire, a student’s Weekend Workshop experience will serve as an impressive credential on his/her college application—another way

Writing for Television: Creating and Writing a New Series

Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship

Advanced Computer Science Concepts with JavaScript

Investing Fundamentals: Shaping Your Financial Future

Case Studies in Real Estate Development

Journalism: Reporting, Researching, and Writing Features

Computer Information Systems: Cyber Defense Creative Approaches to Writing the College Application Essay Digital Filmmaking: Storytelling on Film

Leadership and Management Development Photography: New York City Through the Camera Lens Pre-Law: An Introduction to Torts

they can differentiate themselves in the competitive admissions process!

APPLICATION DEADLINE: January 25, 2019

Classes Begin February 2, 2019 To apply, visit: sps.nyu.edu/hsacademy/weekend06 For questions, please call 212-998-7006 or email sps.hsacademy@nyu.edu New York University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity institution. ©2019 NYU School of Professional Studies.

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7 ways newspapers benefit students C lassrooms have come a long way since the days when pioneering settlers would send their children to single-room schoolhouses.

Modern classrooms might be technical marvels, but one less flashy learning tool remains as valuable as ever.

6. Newspapers promote social consciousness. Without newspapers, young people may never be exposed to the social issues facing their own communities or those issues that are affecting people across the country and the world.

Newspapers provide unbiased exposure to such issues, potentially leading youngsters to further explore topics that are shaping their world and even encouraging them to form their own opinions.

Newspapers might not be as glamorous as tablets or other gadgets, but they are still an invaluable resource to educators and students. The following are seven ways in which newspapers in the classroom can benefit students.

1. Newspapers build vocabulary. Numerous studies have found that reading can improve youngsters’ vocabulary. Each day, newspapers are filled with fresh stories that can introduce kids to new words, helping them to strengthen their vocabularies and make them more effective communicators.

2. Newspapers improve reading skills. Like the old adage says, “Practice makes perfect.”

Reading newspapers each day can help kids develop their reading and comprehension skills.

3. Newspapers promote critical thinking. Newspaper reporters are trained to objectively report the news, sharing facts without allowing their own opinions to influence their stories.

Educators can choose stories from the newspaper to serve as catalysts for discussions that focus not just on the facts listed in the story, but what might be behind them. Such discussions

can help youngsters develop their critical thinking skills.

4. Newspapers bring ideas and current events to life. Many children are aware of major world events, even if they don’t know or understand the details.

Newspaper articles about world events can be used as avenues to discussions about what’s going on in the world.

5. Newspapers build global awareness. Customized newsfeeds funneled through social media outlets can make it hard for young people to recognize and understand the world beyond their own communities and interests. Each days, newspapers include local, national and international stories that can illustrate to kids that there’s a world beyond their own.

7. Newspapers make learning fun. According to a 2017 report from Common Sense Media, kids younger than eight spend an average of two hours and 19 minutes per day looking at screens. Newspapers provide a welcome break from tablets, smartphones and computers, and kids may have fun flipping pages and getting a little ink on their hands.

Newspapers remain invaluable resources that can benefit students in myriad ways

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Tips for learning a foreign language At the start of a new year, many people would like to make changes that can lead to personal growth and future success. One of the skills that can open more doors, and even help create personal satisfaction, is learning a new language.

There are many reasons to learn a new language. Doing so can help people land a new job or speak fluently on an overseas vacation. Knowing more than one language can have various cognitive benefits as well. The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages states speaking more than one language can lead to improved memory and problem-solving skills, and may enhance one’s ability to concentrate. Bilingual or multilingual people also may stave off mental aging.

Children take to foreign languages quickly and readily, but people of all ages can learn a foreign language. · Set learning goals. Focus on specific, measurable outcomes. This can include learning a set number of words in a certain period of time to reduce feelings of being overwhelmed by the vast task of learning a new language.

· Invest the time. Set aside consistent time each day to devote to learning a new language. Neuroplasticity, or the ability of the brain to form and reorganize connections, doesn’t come as easily for adults as it does for children.

Therefore, practice is necessary for adults to learn new skills. · Use the correct learning style. Some people are visual learners and others auditory. Finding out one’s learning style can make the process go smoothly. · Tie learning to culture. Having a vested interest in the culture of the language a person is trying to learn can facilitate the process and make it more interesting. · There’s no “easy” language. Keep in mind that all languages have their challenges, and one is not easier to learn than another, say linguists.

Accepting challenges and sticking with the process can help avid learners along.

Learning a new language can open doors and lead to both professional and personal growth.

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New Wellness Program at Our Lady of Mercy Academy Building upon Years of Excellence Principal Sandra Betters is excited to announce new and progressive enhancements to daily life at Our Lady of Mercy Academy. The all-girls high school is implementing a com!"#$#%&'(#)*#++%#&&),"-."/0)1$/1)/'0&)1-)2#%#31)/++)45""#%1) and prospective members of OLMA. Building upon a decades-rich reputation of academic excellence, Our Lady of Mercy Academy is actively responding to the needs of its current student population and the growing needs of all young women. “No longer can academic institutions focus on content-building without addressing the pressing need for attention to overall wellness and the intentional delivery of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL),” Betters explains.

60-%.) 1$#) 0/%7) 2#%#31&) woven into the new Wellness Program is the opportunity for students to conference with guidance counselors, in small peer groups, during each academic cycle. The groups will discuss topics related to reducing anxiety and promoting prosocial behaviors such as empathy and kindness. Students will also attend classes that foster grade-level skills related to executive functioning and college preparation. Moreover, this initiative will implement a daily schoolwide break that will provide both students and staff/faculty an occasion to participate in mindfulness and meditation exercises, further prompting a holistic, healthful lifestyle for all members of the community. One of the aims is to teach '0!-"1/%1) #+#0#%1&) -8) &#+894/"#) 1$/1) :'++) !"-(#) 2#%#34'/+) 1-) students throughout their lives.

In an effort to provide exceptional academic support to all types of learners, new faculty will join OLMA with expertise in alternative learning strategies, thus addressing the need for differentiation. These added members will provide not only small-group instructional settings for students, but also co-teaching experiences for faculty.

in all New York schools, including both public and private venues. Betters hopes that additional schools will follow suit, providing their students with opportunities to thrive in ways that reach far beyond report card grades. As noted in various national studies, students who are exposed to intentional measures to achieve wellness, including SEL, are more likely to succeed in academics, careers, and life. SEL is powerful, and it not only can transform school climates, but also, in keeping with Our Lady of Mercy’s mission of service and social justice, can impact the issues that society, as a whole, is battling.

“Student wellness must 2#.'%) 1$#) 0-0#%1) :#) 3"&1) meet our students, during the admissions process. It continues as we partner with students and their families to carefully select courses that will promote academic growth for the individual student, recognizing her academic strengths and the areas in which she requires further support. Building a positive relationship with #/4$)&15>#%1)'&)1$#)3"&1)&1#!) in a holistic approach to overall growth and wellness. At Our Lady of Mercy Academy, we aim to work closely within our Mission to provide a compassionate atmosphere that responds to individual needs.

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6>>'1'-%/++7<) B#11#"&) 4-00#%1&<) CD5") &4$--+) 85+3++&) /) moral imperative when it secures the well-being of our students. The Wellness Program at Our Lady of Mercy Academy /83"0&) 1$'&) 4-00'10#%1EF) G5%>#>) 1$"-5.$) /) +#/>) 4/0!/'.%) gift from Kathi and Paul Barnett, the program unites spiritual, mental, academic, and psychological wellness services under ;$'&)"-25&1<)%#:)*#++%#&&),"-."/0)'&)1$#)3"&1)-8)'1&)='%>) one umbrella, while offering students an opportunity to access among the Catholic high schools on Long Island. However, a holistic education guided in the charism of the Sisters of Betters points to the fact that, in the summer of 2018, the Mercy.

New York State Education Department passed benchmarks To learn more about this Wellness Program, email wellthat mandated SEL for kindergarten through twelfth grade ness@OLMA.org.

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36 Guide to Schools & Education • Blank Slate Media Newspapers, Friday, January 11, 2019 ADVERTORIAL

Truths and Half Truths The Herricks teachers have been without a new contract since June 30, 2018. This is the first time in history that the District and the Herricks Teachers’ Association (HTA) have not settled on a new a contract prior to the last agreement expiring. HTA members are disheartened and have expressed our disappointment in a professional manner. Despite this lack of progress, there has been no effect on our students.

At the December 14th Board of Education meeting, the Board chose to publicly address some of the details around the negotiations, while the HTA had not. Since the board has made the decision to discuss the issues in

public, these comments need to now be addressed.

Over the coming weeks, the HTA will run a series of articles explaining why the Board comments are misleading. In fact, we would call their comments “half-truths.”

Watch for our responses in upcoming issues.

We want to start with the undeniable facts about the quality of Herricks public schools. These ranking exist because we have engaged parents, hard-working students, and dedicated faculties.

The Herricks Public Schools is ranked the 7th best school district in New York State by

Niche.com and the 5th best on Long Island! (There are about 120 public school districts in Nassau and Suffolk counties and about 700 in the state.)

Herricks was ranked 34th on a list of the 2019 Best School Districts in the entire United States! (Niche.com) The Herricks elementary schools received a rating of A+! (They are ranked 17th, 22nd and 25th in the state!)

People move to Herricks not because it has a fancy downtown, or because it is located on Long Island Sound, or even because of its proximity to NYC. They move here because of the exceptional, high achieving school district.

The HTA is determined to ensure that continues. We look forward to explaining “Truths and Half Truths” in the coming months

Working together for our students and with our community

Herricks’ Teachers and Staff Help Make Christmas a Little Merrier for Many Children in Nassau County At right, toys purchased and wrapped by teachers and staff at the Middle School were delivered to 117 underprivileged children in an effort that the HTA has undertaken for 20 years.

This year’s program was organized by Librarian Jodi Thompson.

One hundred children, ages 2-17, got Christmas presents this year, through the kindness and generosity of the staff at Herricks High School.

Each year, the Herricks’ employees work through the Nassau County Department of Social Services to fill children’s requests.

“These are families in need throughout the county and the coordinator from social services tells me that the children are happy to receive these beautifully packaged gifts,” said Marianne Marsigliano, who coordinates the program on behalf of Herricks. “It is very rewarding to all of us to be able to do this for these special children.”

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Real Estate, Banking & Personal Finance

What credit unions and bank do

BY A L I C E M E L Z E R “Despite seven interest-rate increases by the Federal Reserve since 2015, many banks have resisted rewarding deposit customers with higher rates.” So wrote Rachel Louise Ensign in the Wall Street Journal, published, June 23-24, 2018.

What is fascinating is this: Credit Unions and, in particular, the Port Washington Federal Credit Union have been increasing their interest rates on savings, including CD Accounts.

Yet, consumers are reluctant to place money in Savings with either banks or credit unions. World politics aside, saving money in your mattress makes a lumpy bed and will not make you any richer. Here is some financial education that will.

Look inside your wallet. You probably have credit cards from multiple sources. Turn on your phone. It is likely you have apps for one or more checking accounts. Now is a great time to review your cash as in where is it? What is it doing, and will you need to make some changes?

Although credit unions and banks have been around for many years they are different. Both can and will offer savings and loans; yet their business structure and consumer base are different.

Credit unions are not for-profit organizations. Each member, regardless of their amount on deposit has one share. A credit union’s territory or charter may include: a specific region, a professional and or group. Profits made by credit unions generally become re-invested. The rewards may include goods, services and better membership rates.

If you are reading this article, you are keenly aware money equals independence. What is autonomy? Origi-

nally credit unions facilitated those who would ordinarily be bypassed by traditional banks. Underserved means: recent immigrants and individuals with emerging credit. Are you in this group? Is your bank or credit union over charging you for goods and services? Is it time to make a switch?

Let’s revisit the past and how it affects your finances today. Everybody who lives in Nassau County likely has relatives or friends from someplace else. Gone are the days when people lived and worked within 10 miles from their birthplace. Consider your children. Does your bank or credit union have a children’s savings account?

How much would it cost to open one?

With an initial deposit of $5 you can open our Youth Savings Account. Ours are designed to grow with your children.

“In 1934, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the Federal Credit Union Act into law, creating a national system to charter and to supervise federal credit unions” (www.ncua.gov/ About/Pages/history.aspx).

Money and emotions are often intertwined. The best financial decisions

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are made when thinking and feelings are separate. When you seek a loan, mortgage and or Visa credit card, judge on merit points and not on your feelings. Do not be pushed or cajoled by sales people who are ranked by the number of new accounts they open.

Our Credit Union does not rank our reps on the number of new accounts

they open. They are expected to provide friendly and professional assistance.

When you are shopping for loans, determine the rate of the specific loan product. Some banks offer 0 percent for the first six months. What then will that rate change to? Are there annual and hidden fees? What about late payments? Ask, what is your monthly payments and what will the loan ultimately cost me? Are you going to accept the rate sheet a sales person places before you? Be mindful about how you spend and save your money.

Established in 1968, we welcome those who live, work or worship in Port Washington, Manhasset, Roslyn, Great Neck and the employees of the Town of North Hempstead. We are an equal opportunity lender. We are your community credit union.

Alice Melzer is director of marketing at the Port Washington Federal Credit Union, 157 Main St. in Port Washington,(516) 883-3537 and www.pwfcu. org

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Film tells famed rock climber’s story In January 2015, American rock climbers Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson captivated the world with their effort to climb The Dawn Wall, a seemingly impossible 3,000 foot rock face in Yosemite National Park, Calif.

The pair lived on the sheer vertical cliff for weeks, igniting a frenzy of global media attention.

But for Caldwell, The Dawn Wall was much more than just a climb. It was the culmination of a lifetime defined by overcoming obstacles. At the age of 22, the climbing prodigy was taken hostage by rebels in Kyrgyzstan.

Shortly after, he lost his index finger in an accident, but resolved to come back stronger. When his marriage fell apart, he escaped the pain by fixating on the extraordinary goal of free climbing The Dawn Wall.

Blurring the line between dedication and obsession, Caldwell and his

partner Jorgeson spend six years meticulously plotting and practicing their route.

On the final attempt, with the world watching, Caldwell is faced with a

moment of truth. Should he abandon his partner to fulfill his ultimate dream, or risk his own success for the sake of their friendship?

Audiences won’t be left hanging for long given a special screening of the documentary film, “The Dawn Wall,” which tells Caldwell’s harrowing sto-

ry, that will take place at the Cradle of Aviation Museum on Saturday, Jan. 12 at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $10 and may be purchased by go-

ing to www.cradleofaviation.org.

The Cradle of Aviation Museum is located on Museum Row, Charles Lindbergh Blvd. in Garden City.

Avital Gallery 336 New Art Exhibit AMY SHEFFER Great Neck Artist

Also on display: paintings by Raisy Derzie, and drawings by Arthur Markowitz Opening reception Sunday, January 13, 3pm-6pm Exhibition runs through February 17, 2019

770 Middle Neck Road (9c), Great Neck Studio: 516.304.5640 C: 516.528.9765

Gallery Hours: Wed., Thurs. & Sun. 12-4, Fri. 10-12 or by appointment

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CROSSWORD PUZZLE

New exhibit depicts Whitman’s appeal As part of their bicentennial celebration, the Walt Whitman Birthplace and State Historic Site has teamed up with esteemed Walt Whitman collector, Ed Centeno, to present an exhibition featuring cultural artifacts, commercial products, fine arts, and advertisements that depict segments of Walt Whitman’s prose and poetry.

Walt Whitman’s Prose and Poetry in Products and Advertisements will be on display from Jan. 16 through Apri 7, with a free preview and reception on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2 to 3 p.m. for members and 3 to 5 p.m. for the general pubic.

Centeno’s 33 years of collecting Walt Whitman related items has been “rewarding, challenging, and inspirational,” he says. Centeno never intended to exhibit nor lecture about his collection; nevertheless, he discovered that there is an audience interested in his passion. He says many people are curious to see what he collects, and they are interested in understanding why.

The primary focus of Centeno’s collection is the commercialization of Whitman’s name, image, and words in memorabilia, commercial products, advertisements, fine arts, and digital formats. His purpose in collecting is to enrich the knowledge of the past, to preserve and perpetuate this aspect of collecting to future generations, and to acquaint himself with the phenomenon of Whitman’s popularity.

Surprisingly, this commercialization began as early as the 1880s, and Whitman was not entirely opposed to having his image associated with products and services. Upon seeing the earliest advertisements, Whitman laughed and said, “That is fame, giving the hat a little more height and it would not be such an offense…”

Whitman received no monetary compensation for the usage of his name or image. Since the 1880s, Whitman’s image, poetry and name have been used

in advertising food products, beverages, music, movies, social media, art, books, political and social awareness efforts, theater productions, and many more.

Up until the mid-1960s, corporate America invoked Whitman with high reverence due to his iconic literary stature and fame through advertisements and commercial products that had no connection to his persona or body of works. From the 1970s and beyond, Whitman’s persona took an entirely different perspective in mass media (TV, radio, internet, movies). Today’s Whitman is more ambiguous, daring, complex, and playful.

Centeno’s fascination with advertisements, posters, commercial products, and private art commissions depicting fragments of Whitman’s prose and poetry humbly began while researching material for an article about American poets on stamps. To his astonishment, he learned that the Walt Whitman House in Camden, NJ, was only miles from where he lived as a teenager.

While getting reacquainted with Whitman’s poetry and reading several biographies, Centeno" discovered that Whitman was depicted on cigar boxes, wine, beer, gift cards, insurance advertisements, postcards, postage stamps and more. There are also places and structures named after him — the Walt Whitman Bridge, high schools, a shopping mall, parks, an apartment building, housing projects, bookstores, and other commercial businesses.

Centeno’s collection clearly demonstrates the significance and resonance of Whitman’s literary contribution in modern society, the importance of his high stature in commercialization, and the impact of his fame among collectors.

To see the exhibit, head to Walt Whitman"Birthplace and State Historic Site"at 246 Old Walt Whitman Road in Huntington Station.

For more information, go to www. waltwhitman.org.

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Paramount to celebrate sounds of doo-wop If you love the classic sounds of Frankie Valli, The Drifters and The Del Vikings, then you are sure to enjoy The Doo Wop Project.

The quintet is set to perform one of their signature shows that blends traditional R&B with their own contemporary flair at at The Paramount on Sunday, Jan. 13 at 7 p.m.

The Doo Wop Project begins at the beginning, tracing the evolution of doo-wop from the classic sound of guys singing tight harmonies on a street corner to the biggest hits on the radio today.

The group takes the audience on a journey from foundational tunes of groups like the Crests, Belmonts and Flamingos,

through the sounds of Smokey Robinson, The Temptations, and The Four Seasons, and all the way to the doo-wop-inspired music of current musicians, including Jason Mraz and Maroon 5.

Featuring stars of Broadway’s smash hits “Jersey Boys” and “Motown: The Musical,” the Doo Wop Project brings unparalleled authenticity of sound and vocal excellence to recreate — and in some cases entirely reimagine — some of the greatest music in American pop and rock history.

For tickets to the show, call 631-6737300 or go to www.paramountny.com.

The Paramount is located at 370 New York Ave. in Huntington.

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COMMUNITY & SCHOOL NEWS

Town officials Town offers seniors variety at Hofstra event of activities for this winter

North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth and Council Member Viviana Russell recently attended Hofstra University’s 58th Annual George M. Estabrook Distinguished Service Award luncheon on Dec. 16 at Chateau Briand.

The Hofstra George M. Estabrook Alumni Association was formed to promote the interest and welfare of Hofstra University by identifying and recognizing distinguished and outstanding alumni through

award programs and establishing scholarship programs for deserving students.

This year’s honorees included Nassau County Legislator Siela Bynoe, Daniel DeStefano, Shelter Island Town Supervisor Gary Gerth, Associate Professor Emerita, Lawrence Herbert School of Communication Hofstra University Nancy Kaplan, Huntington Town Supervisor Chad Lupinacci and Great Neck Public Schools Trustee Rebecca Sassouni.

St. Peter’s K registration open Kindergarten registration has begun at St. Peter’s School. !There is still an information session open on Tuesday, Jan. 29 at 8:30 a.m. for coffee at 8:30 a.m. and a classroom visit at 9 a.m. Learn about what makes St. Peter’s School a great choice for your kindergarten student. The information ses-

sion includes an in-classroom presentation by kindergarten teachers and administrators.

St. Peter’s provides after-school child care supervised by members of our faculty, after-school enrichment classes, small class sizes, and bus transportation.

Tuition assistance is available.

All are welcome.

The Town of North Hempstead has announced the following events and meetings for local seniors this winter. For more information and to register for any of these events, call 311 or 516-8696311.

Thursday, Jan. 10, 17, 24 and 31:! Project Independence Social Discussion Group Enjoy talking with others and meeting your neighbors.

The group meets at the Parkville Branch of Great Neck Library, 10 Campbell St., New Hyde Park on Thursdays from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. North Hempstead Project Independence invites all Town residents 60 and over. Call 311 or 516-869-6311 to register or for more information.

Friday, Jan. 11, 18 and 25:! What Matters to You Men’s Community Group The group is open to all men, age 60 and over, living in the Town of North Hempstead. Come and discuss topics that are of mutual interest to men living in the community. The group meets at the Parkville Branch of Great Neck Library, 10 Campbell St., New Hyde Park on Fridays from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Call 311 or 516-8696311 to register or for more information.

Friday, Jan. 11:!How to Live Your Best Cardiopulmonary Life — Heart and Lung Fitness in the Winter Time Join this interactive presentation by the Glen Cove Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation at the North Hempstead “Yes We Can”

Community Center, 141 Garden St., Westbury from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. North Hempstead Project Independence invites all Town residents 60 and over.

Tuesday, Jan. 15, 22 and 29:!Blankets of Love The group provides an opportunity for seniors in the community to come together and work in a collaborative manner on a meaningful and rewarding project.

The group is facilitated by Audrey Dinstell, LCSW (JASA/Project Independence). All members of the group are registered as volunteers with JASA. Each blanket is donated to a worthy cause. The blankets have been given to various human service programs in Nassau County and New York City. The group meets from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the Clinton G. Martin Park, 1601 Marcus Ave., New Hyde Park. North Hempstead Project Independence invites all Town residents 60 and over.

Wednesday, Jan. 16, 23 and 30:!Caregiver to a Spouse Support Group Learn new ways of coping with demands of care giving. Gain a better understanding of your relationship with your loved one (over age 60). Learn to recognize the importance of meeting your own needs. Explore community resources. The group meets at the Port Washington Senior Center, 80 Manorhaven Blvd., Port Washington from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Project Independence invites all Town residents 60 and over. Registration is required.!

Friday, Jan. 18:! Interactive Game Time with Robin Join games that involve movement and balance at the North Hempstead “Yes We Can” Community Center, 141 Garden St., Westbury from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

North Hempstead Project Independence invites all Town residents 60 and over.!

Monday, Jan. 21:!ROMEO Social Group If you’re a retired man looking for an informal social group…

ROMEO is the group for you. Bring your lunch and enjoy stimulating discussion and camaraderie. Any retired man aged 60 and older who is a resident of the Town of North Hempstead can join. The group meets at the Atria Cutter Mill, 96 Cutter Mill Road, Great Neck at 12:15 p.m. Bring a lunch. !

Wednesday, Jan. 23:! Games People Play 2019 Like to play games? Come and play the card and board games you enjoy and socialize with “gameminded” people at Clinton G. Martin Park, 1601 Marcus Ave., New Hyde Park from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

North Hempstead Project Independence invites all Town residents 60 and over.!

Friday, Jan. 25:!Crafting with Kymona Come and create beautiful necklaces and bracelets at the North Hempstead “Yes We Can” Community Center, 141 Garden St., Westbury from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. North Hempstead Project Independence invites all Town residents 60 and over.

Israel visits book club Former U.S. Congressman Steve Israel visited Project Independence’s book club on Dec. 14 to discuss “Big Guns,” his novel about the firearms industry, politics in Washington and a small town on Long Island.

North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth also joined the group for the discussion. Israel talked about the book and took questions about the novel.

The Project Independence book club first started in 2014; today it encompasses people from New Hyde Park, Mineola, Williston Park, Port Washington and Westbury.

North Hempstead’s senior book club meets monthly at Clinton G. Martin Park in New Hyde Park. To participate, call 311 or 516-869-6311.

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Residents concerned over marijuana People express worry on legalized drug’s effect on children at Manhasset Library talk

BY D E M I G U O As New York state moves to legalize recreational marijuana, people expressed concern at a meeting at the Manhasset Public Library over how legalization would affect them and local youths.

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“ do think medical marijuana undoubtedly has a place on Long Island and for some conditions, there’s really compelling data.”

Dr. Jeff Reynolds MEMBER OF GOV. ANDREW CUOMO’S ADULT MARIJUANA WORKING TASK FORCE

On Monday, the library hosted Dr. Jeff Reynolds, a member of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Adult Marijuana Working Task Force, to discuss the effects of possible legalization."

“The national landscape,” he said, “is that virtually every state is looking at or doing legalization, and it’s having a huge impact on what New York state does.”

Nonmedical marijuana is now legal in 10 states, with lawmakers and the industry both pushing for more.

The market, Reynolds said, has big money behind it, and according to a Pew Research survey, 62 percent of Americans support it. A major concern among attendees, however, was how it would affect Long Island, which already grapples with an opioid crisis.

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Dr. Jeff Reynolds, a member of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Adult Marijuana Working Task Force, discusses the effects of possible legalization.

“Ultimately, the problem is keeping it away from the kids,” said Tom Manis, a retired doctor in the area. He recounted seeing patients suffering, often fatally, from opioid abuse over the years. State surveys show that addiction affects young adults in their 20s, which was a cause for concern among parents of adolescents.

There were, Reynolds said, “spirited conversations

in the work group” about what the legal age of access should be. Regardless of these legal limits, he and attendees agreed, adolescents and older people would get marijuana on the black market. Limits like age and the question of how law enforcement would handle illegal possession, he said, are still being discussed.

This all comes after a backlash against an effort by MedMen, a cannabis company, to move its medical marijuana dispensary from Lake Success to Northern Boulevard in Manhasset. Last month the company halted the effort.

While there was a consensus on the benefits of medical marijuana, Reynolds pointed out that research was limited.

“I do think medical marijuana undoubtedly has a place on Long Island,” he said, “and for some conditions, there’s really compelling data.”

However, he added that data for its effect on psychological conditions, such as treating anxiety or PTSD, is meager due to federal restrictions. Treating symptoms temporarily, he said, doesn’t mean treating foundational causes.

“I am opposed to this legislation,” said Gabriella Morizio, a mother of three in the audience.

She conceded that there may be medical benefits, but she reflected on a concern among attending parents that legalization of recreational use would change the local landscape.

“No one has a problem with medical marijuana,” Manis said, “but stores send the wrong message.”

The Manhasset Community Coalition Against Substance Abuse sponsored the event.

Clark Botanical Garden to get fixes at 50

BY J E D HENDRIXSON Fifty years ago, in January 1969, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden formed a satellite garden in the Town of North Hempstead.

Today, the 12-acre garden is the town’s Clark Botanic Garden on IU Willets Road, a popular destination among residents and visitors alike to immerse themselves in the natural world, celebrate horticulture and participate in the town’s many programs.

The garden’s golden jubilee will see programs all year long commemorating the"anniversary of its founding and celebrating the town, as well as planned improvements and new attractions.

“Whether you are a master gardener, or someone who just likes to stop and smell the roses, there will be a multitude of opportunities to learn about and enjoy our botanical paradise right here in North Hempstead,” North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth said in a news release.

The garden is still managed in part by the Fanny Dwight

Clark Memorial Garden nonprofit group, and the organization as well as the town have put together programs for the anniversary.

A monthly distinguished speakers series will feature experts giving lectures on horticulture and home gardening topics. In September there will be a 50th anniversary gala, including the dedication of a new moonlight garden to the Clark family, followed by music from the ’60s and an alfresco cocktail party, according to the garden’s website.

Seasonal morning walks will be guided by the garden’s two resident horticulturists.

Throughout the summer, there will be weekly concerts in the garden and evening walks.

The town is accepting photos of the garden until Jan. 18 to exhibit in a photo gallery in the Clark House this spring. The town’s NHTV cable channel also has a documentary in the works about the history of Clark Botanic Garden, with release planned for the spring.

The garden also had several projects in last year’s and this year’s town capital plans. Ac-

cording to a town spokesperson, a study was conducted last year to determine what improvements could be made to the garden in the ensuing fiscal year.

This year $150,000 will be spent on an engineering study to determine the status of the pumps and pipes that aerate the garden’s ponds. Next year $1.5 million is allocated for the planned improvements to those ponds, town spokeswoman Carole Trottere said.

Also part of the town’s capital plan for the garden is the creation of its first sensory herb garden.

The sensory garden, designed by students Michelle Callagan and Dona Damaltis and professor Michael Veracka from Farmingdale State College’s department of urban horticulture, will feature a 25-foot-by-10foot space that will stimulate the senses. Some of the different zones of the sensory garden will include varying fragrances, “tickly touch,” edible vegetation, movement, sound and color.

Last month, the town hosted a Winter Wonderland event at the garden, featuring holiday train displays, arts and crafts,

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A monarch butterfly at Clark Botanic Garden. lights, and story time with Bosworth.

Clark Botanic Garden also won an award last year in the 2018 All-America Selections Landscape Design Challenge, placing third.

Given by Grenville Clark in honor of his late wife, Fanny Dwight Clark, the garden was originally named for her: the Fanny Dwight Clark Memorial Garden. In 1989 it was acquired

by the town through a conservation easement.

As part of that acquisition, the town" was legally obligated to conduct the garden as a botanic garden, as distinguished from a park by access and management, and to fulfill its purpose of practicing horticulture and horticultural education.

Clark Botanic Garden is now part of the town’s park system.

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OUR TOWN

The secret to business success Over the years I have gotten to know some extremely successful people. Contrary to common belief a psychoanalyst does not work with disturbed, dysfunctional and low functioning people but rather with those who are high functioning, bright, well educated, ambitious and successful.

One thing I have observed about the truly successful is how likable they are.

Virtually every successful person I know either personally or professionally has charisma, great social skills, is keenly empathic and basically fun to be around. I call this the ‘likability factor.”

Good examples of this kind of likability was seen in Vincent Albanese who ran the most highly rated law firm on Long Island, Freddie DeMatteis the famous real estate developer and Mike Balboni who was once a state senator and now runs the Redland Strategies. When you are around these guys you get relaxed and happy. They are all disarming, friendly, easy to like.

Recently I met another very successful businessman who has the same kind of charisma and likability. He works out at Healthtrax with me every morning at about 6 a.m. and I decided to interview him in order to better explore the dynamics of his success.

Meet Bob Fox. Thirty-five years ago he was selling men’s and women’s wear at flea markets at Roosevelt Field and Aqueduct and today he owns 16 stores throughout the nation in places like Chicago, Atlanta, Boca Raton, Forest Hills, Huntington and

Manhattan. Not bad.

He now concentrates exclusively on upscale women’s wear at off prices and buys most of his product in Europe. So how did he do it?

As an analyst, I believe that it all starts in childhood. Bob is from a family of 9 kids raised in Milwaukee Wisconsin with a mom of Irish descent and a dad who was German.

When you chat with him you are aware of his Midwestern etiquette and grace. He is humble and friendly and reminded me of Steve Stricker who is also from Wisconsin and will be America’s next Ryder Cup captain.

The little I know about Wisconsin is when I traveled there to play Whistling Straits and to interview people from the Kohler family who had built the course and who were powerful politically and in business. Bob told me he had never met them but I could see that his family had a similar history of hard work and honesty.

He was educated by the Jesu-

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its at Marquette University High School and while in high school already had a business with a crew of 15 painting houses.

He told me that his father was also an entrepreneur who ran a printing business. He moved to the University of San Francisco where he met his future wife Eileen Freel and followed her back to the East Coast where he attended Manhattan College and finished his degree at Marquette.

He had hopes of entering the finance world and entered the

flea market business in Nassau County just to make ends meet before he started his finance job.

Well, he must have been good at sales because his little booth became a wild success. When I asked him about that he said “It’s all about position and reaction.

You have to be nimble and quick enough to see market trends, what is selling and then make sure you get that merchandise in front of your customers without delay. The reason I can do that to this day is that I have enough control over my business whereas the big fashion houses have such complex and large-scale layers of management and manufacturing that it literally will take them 18 months to make changes. I can make the same changes within three months so essentially I can beat them to market.”

And as he spoke I was thinking about two gorgeous coats he had on display in his Mineola store.

One was a short black leather jacket with blue lining and the other was a beige cashmere number that my wife would look great in. I wondered about the price and made a mental note to get over there and buy them both.

The Mineola store was his first and he told me a funny story about his ‘aha’ moment when realizing that it was perhaps the worst location on Long Island to open a clothing store.

It was on that little hidden away street one block east of Mineola Blvd. and now in the shadows of those huge monstrosities that are sprouting up like mushrooms in downtown

Mineola.

He is right across the tracks from Davenport Press Restaurant. When I asked him why he purchased that spot he said “I was young and stupid and didn’t know anything at all about location or business in general. Eileen and I had the energy of youth and lots of optimism and hope.”

I started out this article asking the question about the secret to success and perhaps we have come upon one of the key ingredients. There is nothing which is as powerful as hope and optimism and a dream.

Maybe the truly successful people have a childlike naiveté and an enthusiasm about themselves and their dreams. They seem to follow their dreams with a blind abandon. This may be the charm of Bob Fox and the reason that despite a poor location and all odds stacked against him, he managed to achieve large-scale success.

The classic Sinatra song goes like this “Fools rush in where wise men never go, but wise men never fall in love, so how are they to know?” That is a line taken from the famous essay by Alexander Pope back in 1711 and it has been used many times since.

It suggests that to be successful you will face all sorts of risks and dangers along the way but alas that may be the only way to the top of the mountain. So congratulations to Bob Fox and to all the others who have the guts and the energy to follow their dreams, no matter how foolish they seem to others.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Winthrop ambulance service in G.C.

NYU Winthrop Hospital became the exclusive provider of ambulance services to the Incorporated Village of Garden City as of Jan. 7. NYU Winthrop will provide 24/7 coverage 365 days a year to Garden City, with two ambulances on duty at all times and a third ambulance activated for special events, such as the annual Belmont Festival and Holiday Spectacular.

The hospital, in affiliation with NYU Langone Health in Manhattan, has a total fleet of 40 ambulances that serve Long Island and the five boroughs of New York.

NYU Winthrop’s Garden City first-responder crews,

which include paramedics and emergency medical technicians, will collaborate closely with local police and firefighting first responders for maximum safety and optimal response. NYU Winthrop will provide those first responders, when necessary, with Narcan training, as well as Stop the Bleed training, the latter a national program that teaches first responders and everyday citizens how to recognize life-threatening bleeding and provide immediate measures to control that bleeding.

“NYU Winthrop has long provided swift and experienced teams in response to the emergency needs of our local communities on Long Island,” said Justin Burke, director of external affairs at NYU Winthrop Hospital.

“We’re proud that our neighbor, Garden City, recognizes that we offer the most skilled of capabilities, and as an American College of Surgeons Level 1 Trauma Center, we have the expertise to handle the most complex of medical cases upon ambulance arrival.”

NYU Winthrop’s agreement with Garden City initially spans two years, after which time it may be renewed for an indefinite period of time. The dedicated ambulances will bear NYU Langone’s purple lettering, with the seal of the Incorporated Village of Garden City

on ambulance doors.

Previously, Nassau County served as the first line of response to Garden City residents in need of ambulance services. The county will now serve as back-up to NYU Winthrop’s ambulance services.

“The Board of Trustees determined that one of its priorities was to seek a private provider for ambulance services for two primary reasons,” said Garden City Mayor Brian Daughney. “First, we wanted to obtain better coverage for our residents and having two ambulances in our village at all times provides that better service. Second, we wanted to decrease our manpower costs and recoup the lost services of our own police officers related to ambulance service. Up until now, one of our officers was required to drive the ambulances to the hospital and we therefore lost that officer’s patrol services for several hours at a time. So, this agreement with NYU Winthrop has satisfied both goals. Our hats off to Trustee Mark Hyer and our chiefs of the police and fire departments for helping solve this problem. We also want to thank Nassau County first responders for their years of dedicated service and for continuing to be on standby in the event of crisis.”

Winthrop to host Plans for annual Bethpage Air Show underway ‘Love is in the air’ Fundraising for cancer care will take flight when NYU Winthrop Hospital hosts its third annual “Love is in the Air” benefit at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City. Proceeds will support NYU Winthrop’s Center for Cancer Care.

The event will take place Wednesday, Feb. 6, # from 6:30-10:30 p.m.

Each year more than 18,000 Long Islanders, on average, are faced with the challenges of cancer.

The generous support of ‘Love is in the Air’ patrons will provide funds that directly benefit patient care and well-being, including funding

projects that improve early detection of cancers, foster the development of advanced treatments, and funds will help to maintain the quality of life of cancer patients.

The Cradle of Aviation Museum is on Charles Lindbergh Blvd, Garden City, NY, 11530. The venue will feature a cabaret show in the museum’s domed IMAX theatre, cocktail dining in a lounge atmosphere, a DJ and dancing, and museum galleries will be open for guests to enjoy.

Tickets are $250 per person. For reservations please call (516) 663-8275.

Bethpage Federal Credit Union, New York state’s largest credit union, and the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, have announce that the United States Air Force Thunderbirds will headline the 16th Annual Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach taking place on Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26.# It was also announced at the annual International Council of Air Shows convention that the United States Army Golden Knights Parachute Team will be participating in the 2019 lineup, as will Lt. Col. John Klatt, the GEICO Skytypers, the 106th Air Rescue Wing and Sean Tucker, who after retiring his solo performance last season, will be debuting his new, non-solo performance.## The Bethpage Air Show at

Jones Beach, one of the largest and most respected air shows in the country which is ranked in the Top 5 by industry experts, was named one of six air shows to be featured in the second annual 2019 “Grunt Style Air Show Majors Tour.”# The tour unites the most prestigious air shows in the country and was developed to help increase mainstream awareness of the air show industry.# This will be the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds’ 7th appearance as headliners at the show.# During the squadron’s most recent headlining appearance in 2017, over 347,000 attended the Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach.# # “We are thrilled to welcome back the United States Air Force Thunderbirds to Long Island,” said George Gorman, deputy regional director, New York State Office

of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. “This year we will be celebrating our 16th anniversary.# Since the show began in 2004, millions of air show enthusiasts have traveled near and far to help celebrate our nation’s military and the Memorial Day holiday weekend.# We look forward to another spectacular show this May.”# “Last year, the Bethpage Air Show was named one of the most respected air shows in the country and this year again, will be included among the best in the U.S.,” said Linda Armyn, senior vice president of corporate affairs, Bethpage.# “If you haven’t gotten to see the show yet, I strongly encourage you to go! It’s a remarkable show and a wonderful beach event to spend with family and friends on Memorial Day Weekend.”

Town to offer mobile passport service Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth and Town Clerk Wayne Wink have announced a mobile passport processing event for residents on Thursday, Jan. 24 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the East Williston Public Library.# Registration is required.# At this mobile hours event, applicants will be able to process

a new passport or renew an existing passport. Applicants must bring two forms of government issued identification, as well as fill out the application which can be found at: https://travel.state. gov/content/passports/en/passports.html or picked up in the Town Clerk’s office.

The Town will also be able to take photos on site for a fee

of $10. This service is open to both residents and non-residents.

Passport services are also offered at the Town Clerk’s Office, located at 200 Plandome Road in Manhasset from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Appointments are required and walk-ins will not be accepted.

There are two fees associat-

ed with filing for a passport; the execution fee which is paid to the Town Clerk’s office and the application fee which is paid to the Department of State. Payments for the execution fee can be made with cash, check or credit but please note that the application fee must be paid by check.

For a complete listing of passport fees please visit: https://travel.

state.gov/content/passports/ en/passports/information/fees. html.

Passport processing at the mobile hours and at the Town Clerk’s office is by appointment only. To make an appointment, please call 311 or 516-8696311.#The East Williston Public Library is located at 2 Prospect St. in East Williston.

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READERS WRITE

Missing cameo — a Christmas miracle

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fondly remember my mother, your typical stay-at-home mom, who loved her family more than anything else.

Whenever we visited her, she always offered something that she baked. Her kitchen was the gathering place.

She didn’t have many material things, but her few treasures

were kept in a small jewelry box. One of these trinkets was a cameo pin with a diamond in the center. My daughter Carol Ann always admired this pin and Nanny promised that someday it would be hers.

My mom passed away 20 years ago at the age of 97. After her funeral, my two sisters

and I had to take care of the sad task of disposing her personal belongings.

Time passed and Carol Ann brought up the subject of the cameo pin. For some reason, no one in the family remembered where the jewelry box was. I had searched through all the dresser drawers and closets, to

no avail. This went on for 20 years until Dec. 15, 2018.

My nephew went down to the basement, looking for something and magically came across a carton, with the missing jewelry box in it. And yes, the missing cameo as well.

What a wonderful Christmas this was. I anxiously waited

until Christmas day and finally gave Carol Ann the cameo.

Her first reaction was complete shock, and then the tears came.

The mystery of the missing cameo was solved.

Truly, a Christmas miracle.

Marion Tucker Albertson

A consequence of legalized marijuana

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s we approach legalized recreational marijuana in New York state, it is important to consider its impact on the prosecution of driving under the influence of marijuana cases in the criminal justice system.# Currently, district attorneys in New York have the dis-

cretion to reduce driving while intoxicated by alcohol cases, a misdemeanor, to driving while impaired by alcohol, a traffic infraction.#This allows individuals charged with such offenses to avoid a criminal record, and has the benefit of reducing the costs of such prosecutions since it allows for many cases

to be resolved by a plea rather than a trial.# There currently is no driving while impaired by marijuana infraction because until now the use of marijuana itself was illegal. With the legalization of marijuana, the legislature must seriously consider amending Vehicle and Traffic

Law 1192 to include a traffic infraction for the operation of a motor vehicle while impaired by marijuana.

Without doing this, courts will become clogged with prosecutions, and individuals charged with driving while impaired by marijuana will still suffer the same consequences

as found in the criminal justice system before legalization.

Steven B. Epstein, Esq. Founding Partner and Head of DWI and Vehicular Crimes Litigation,!Barket Epstein Kearon Aldea & LoTurco, LLP Garden City

Trump using word ‘strike’ doesn’t make it so

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his week President Trump said he prefers the term “strike” to “shutdown.”

Hey, I prefer the term “Rolls Royce” to “Honda Odyssey.” But changing what I call my vehicle doesn’t change the reality of what I actually drive.

According to Webster’s, a strike is “a concerted refusal by employees to go on working in an attempt to force an employer

to grant certain demands, as for higher wages, better working conditions, etc.”

In the case of the several thousand government employees whose paychecks have stopped for an indefinite length of time while their expenses occur on schedule, calling this a “strike” is a horrible disservice.

The employees are not refusing to work.

Management (i.e. the executive and legislative branches of the federal government) have refused to let the employees go on working. (And correct me if I’m wrong, but I am under the impression that the members of said management are not dealing with any interruption of their pay or benefits.) The employees of the federal government are not on strike, they are being re-

fused the opportunity to work.

But wait, “This really does have a higher purpose than next week’s pay.” There isn’t much higher purpose than providing necessities like food, rent, utilities, etc. for yourself and your family, and when the chance to make money is eliminated, even temporarily, it’s tough to worry about anything else.

Yes, we need border secu-

rity, although I don’t personally believe a wall is necessary nor effective. Illegals coming to deprive you of income? We have elected officials who are already doing that quite successfully. Mr. President, please get these people back to work.

Vin Marquardt New Hyde Park

A holiday thanks to volunteer firefighters

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aving been a resident of our very special East Williston community for almost four decades, I have watched (with awe) the self-sacrifice exhibited by our volunteer East Williston Fire Department members each and every day of the year.#Especially on Christmas Eve, I have watched our EWFD volunteers

make a special, yearly sacrifice of their own time and a special, yearly sacrifice of their families’ own time.

On Christmas Eve, when these EWFD members board our fire vehicles (a.k.a., sleighs) to bring joy to the children and families of our community, these volunteers donate their precious time away from their

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own families… time that can never be bought back or replaced.################## The children of all chronological ages in my household (my seven decades-old self included) get a personal joy each and every time we see Santa on the East Williston Fire Department vehicles on Christmas Eve.# The wonder and excite-

ment of childhood well up within our hearts, still, when we see the jolly old fellow approach each child’s house… where a little one awaits with eager anticipation.

I would like to offer a personal and hearty “thank you” to our wonderful EWFD volunteers who sacrifice their time on Christmas Eve for all of us.# You

are the best. ## Our EWFD volunteers remind us continuously, but do so especially on Christmas Eve, that the true meaning of Christmas is found in personal sacrifice on behalf of others.

May God bless you all.

Kathy Rittel East Williston

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Trump has record of accomplishment

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ne has to give credit to Mr. Goldberg of Great Neck who had the courage!to agree with Nancy Pelosi that the middle class receiving a $1,000!bonanza to either buy tires or a new refrigerator or filling up their! cars with gasoline is accepting “crumbs” from the federal government is!not what Goldberg would accept. ! I assume he has the necessary! financial resources to buy whatever he wants. !Good

for him. !But, his!empathy for !his fellow citizens who can use this $1,000 is lacking. !Sad. Also, it appears he has no use for President Trump’s personality or!his polices. !Is he a Trump hater? ! The reader will have to decide.!But as an Army veteran, I believe Trump is already a tremendous success. !(I wonder if Goldberg has served in our military?)!

First, Trump has beefed up the military budget to overcome

Obama’s! attempt to destroy our military. ! Now we know what Obama meant when the!stated he wanted to “fundamentally transform America.” !Trump is destroying!Obama’s “legacy” one item at a time.

Second, Trump has now secured a five to four conservative Supreme Court. !In!eight years of his presidency it will be six to three as the leftist 85-year-old ACLU lawyer who is very sick will probably meet

her maker within eight! years. ! I am not praying for it to happen, but at age 82, I see family!and friends are dropping like flies all around me. And what will the! three remaining liberal judges do? !I predict at least one of them!resigns for obvious reasons. !Now, Trump has a seven to two conservative! Supreme Court. !The left will go nuts.

Every thing else he is accomplishing like offshore oil drilling,! health care reform — just

about eliminating Obamacare — regulations!reform, adding conservative judges at lower courts below the Supremes,!etc. is simply gravy.

God, life is good… 60 million of us who voted for Trump. ! For the 63!million who voted for Hillary, their mental state is questionable. ! Sorry about the electoral college set up by our Founding Fathers.

John Messina East Williston

Liberal propaganda, political correctness

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ack in early November, one Matthew Zeidman of New Hyde Park responded to a letter I had written in which I attacked radical-leftist Karen Rubin’s “globalist” viewpoints, calling it a “thinly veiled anti-Semitic letter,” and challenging the editor of this newspaper to refrain from publishing letters using “dog whistle” phraseology.

In simple terms, what Zeidman is advocating is suppression of free speech.

This is what liberal leftists want — any viewpoint that runs counter to their worldview must be attacked and suppressed by the liberal “thought-police,” who will have you believe that they know better than you, and that we are un-evolved racists.

For the record, my criticisms of Rubin are limited solely to her radical-leftist viewpoints, not to her religion or ethnicity, neither of which I am interested in or aware of.

When Zeidman plays the race/religion card, he does so at his own peril — I will debate him anyplace/anytime. I simply will not allow him to call me or anyone else with whom he disagrees an anti-Semite.

Furthermore, Rubin has neither defended nor denied the accusations I have made against her, that she is, in fact, a globalist who believes in open borders.

Despite the fact that I find her political viewpoints repugnant, I

will at least give her credit for not falling back on the tired old argument of anti-Semitism.

She is quite capable of making an argument without the use of that tactic; which is more than I can say for you, Mr. Zeidman.!!

Furthermore, I do not refer to you as “anti-Catholic” or “anti-Italian” simply because you!disagree with me — you just see things differently. And I certainly don’t advocate for the kind of censorship that you are calling!for.

And speaking of! “dog-whistles”; let us not forget the time when Obama derisively referred to voters in Pennsylvania as only caring about “God and guns,” or when liberal Hal Sobel refers to Republicans as the “party of old white men.” So really, who is using the “dog-whistles” here? Just asking.

Paul Giarmo Carle Place!!

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Cuomo vs. Trump: who is the true builder Continued from Page 17 “It is New York’s duty, it is New York’s destiny, it is New York’s legacy to bring the light to lead the way through the darkness and I pledge to the people of the State of New York, that’s what we will do togeth-

er….. New York should lead by example.. and show the nation the way forward, show them the better way….”

Just a few days later, Gov. Cuomo came to Clinton G Martin Park in North Hempstead to swear in Anna Kaplan as New

York State Senator from the 7th district. In 1978, when she was just 13, her parents put her on a plane by herself to come to America to escape the Iranian Revolution. She is the first political refugee and the first Iranian immigrant to be elected to

state office.

“I came to this country as a hopeful 13-year-old girl and took a chance on the American dream not knowing what the future may hold,” newly sworn-in Senator Kaplan told the overflow audience. “I stand

here before you today humbled and grateful to tell you that the American dream still works in New York…. I ran so the next young girl who comes in search of her dream has the same opportunities as I had.” And she won.

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Business&RealEstate

Can I be perfectly honest with you?

We all come in contact with customers all day long, no matter what profession or job we might be engaged in. Even back office staff sometime during the day speaks to someone, whether on the phone or in person; and it’s no different in the real estate profession.

We converse with our client sellers, buyers and tenant customers on a daily basis whether on the cell, office phone or in person.

The words, “to be perfectly honest” or “can I be perfectly honest with you” or can I be truthful with you, are used so, so loosely, especially today, you have to wonder is the customer, agent or whomever you are talking with, telling the “real truth” of what they believe to be true or what they think to actually be true? Or are they really hiding the truth or something like that?

People are supposed to be telling you the truth, so why do they have to use those phrases or words when talking and explaining their position on some situation or fact?

Sounds familiar in todays’ po-

litical environment, right?

As a real estate consultant, who is trying to guide you through the arduous, sometimes mind-boggling and complicated process of selling, investing and purchasing residential and commercial property.

I do my utmost best to eliminate and not use the words “honest, honestly, and truthful” for it’s just not my style; but instead use phrases like, “I want to be perfectly candid with you” or “I want to be perfectly upfront with you.”

Because if you are honest and truthful, then you will never have to use those words! Because there are times when those who use them aren’t honest and truthful and are caught in their own lies and deceit!

With all the so-called “fake news” you have to fact check pretty much everything to know how much is true and what is false.

When a client says, I won’t take anything less than a certain amount of money and you provide them an excellent offer, they will say, “honestly, that’s not what I want or it’s not high enough to

PHILIP A. RAICES Real Estate Watch

consider, so don’t call me with, “what they think are low offers.”

But in actuality, the offer is very good or even excellent. But a seller must realistically and candidly consider where the market is heading and the potential threat of another interest rate increase or possibly two, in 2019,

by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

Then several weeks or even a month or two go by, the seller comes back and asks, is that buyer still interested?

Then you, unfortunately, have to be upfront with them and say, they bought another property that was priced closer to the market value of what others are selling for in the current market.

The mindset for some is still “my home is worth more than the market wants to pay, so I will wait until the potential buyers respond in the correct fashion and come up to my “perceived value.” I have said this time and again, the market value of your single family home, homeowners association, condo or co-op is the price that the buyers (or even tenants who want to rent) are willing to pay in a given location at that current moment in time and who come to the closing table and consummate the sale.

This is why “feelings are generally never relevant to “market value.” That is why a comparative market analysis is so crucial and critical to determining what is available, under contract, sold and expired or withdrawn and released to determine a correct listing price.

Of course, most everyone

adds a bit of a cushion or sometimes too much to their asking price and then some or maybe a lot of negotiation may occur due to overpricing.

Then price adjustments take place over several weeks or months, costing money and time for the seller, right? When the proper price could have been set up initially and if done correctly, maybe a little bit of a bidding war might have taken place? It works for me!

Philp A. Raices is the owner/ Broker of Turn Key Real Estate at 3 Grace Ave Suite 180 Great Neck NY 11021-2415. He has earned designations as a Graduate of the Realtor Institute and a Certified International Property Specialist.

Receive regular “FREE” updates of sold homes in your area and what your home would sell for in today’s market or search on: WWW.LiRealEstate.Com He can be reached by email, at: Phil@TurnKeyRealEstate.Com, or by cell: (516) 6474289.

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Recent Real Estate Sales in Great Neck Great Neck Real Estate Market Conditions MEDIAN SALES PRICE $800,000 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

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2 School House Lane, Great Neck Sold Price: $1,255,000 Date: 11/02/2018 5 beds, 2 Full/2 Half baths Style: Colonial # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 135x112 Schools: Great Neck Total Taxes: $25,642 MLS# 3014823

26 Shadow Lane, Great Neck Sold Price: $1,400,000 Date: 11/13/2018 5 beds, 3 Full/1 Half baths Style: Colonial # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 75x130 Schools: Great Neck Total Taxes: $21,343 MLS# 3037316

2 Fox Hunt Lane, Great Neck Sold Price: $1,875,000 Date: 09/20/2018 5 beds, 4 Full/2 Half baths Style: Colonial # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 141x132 Schools: Great Neck Total Taxes: $32,887 MLS# 3043915

11 Saint George Road, Great Neck Sold Price: $1,030,000 Date: 09/07/2018 4 beds, 3 Full/1 Half baths Style: Exp Ranch # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 148x140 Schools: Great Neck Total Taxes: $23,465 MLS# 3011167

Editorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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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Docs make the ‘Gift of Life’ keep on giving

BY T E R I W EST Every year, Dr. Sean Levchuck performs about 100 heart operations at St. Francis Hospital. About 15 involve patients who have been flown from their homes abroad just for his services.

Levchuck performs those operations voluntarily and has been doing so for 24 years as the principal doctor for Gift of Life, a Great Neck-based organization.

When he tells a child’s mother that the operation has succeeded, she melts, he said.

“They literally collapse in your arms,” said Levchuck who is the chairman of the department of pediatrics and pediatric cardiology at St. Francis Hospital in Roslyn.

“It’s great. It’s gratifying. It’s what this is all about.”

Gift of Life sends doctors abroad to screen children for heart disease, he said.

They come back with charts, which Levchuck reviews, and, for particular cases, ask if he’ll operate.

PHOTO COURTESY OF SEAN LEVCHUCK

Dr. Sean Levchuck with Hamanda Maignan of Haiti, who came to Long Island through Gift of Life.

The organization manages the logistics – communicating with the family, flying the child and the family to Long Island and putting them up.

Then it is St. Francis’ turn. Levchuck

reconfirms the child’s diagnosis, tells the family what to expect with the help of a translator and operates.

“They oftentimes have not had a significant amount of medical care prior to arriving in this country for this procedure, so we are often challenged with co-existing medical problems,” said Dr. Steven Schulman, an attending anesthesiologist and the associate medical director of St. Francis Hospital. “It is one of the most rewarding aspects of our practice because we are able to make such a tremendous difference in these patients’ lives.”

Gift of Life started in 1975. The year before, Manhasset’s Rotary Club and a Rotary Club in Uganda arranged for a 5-yearold to be flown to Long Island for an openheart procedure.

Since then, children have been flown in from everywhere from Greece to Honduras.

Levchuck began operating for the program at the beginning of his career. After a residency at NYU Winthrop Hospital and

a fellowship at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia he joined St. Francis.

“The two doctors that had been doing [Gift of Life] were retired,” he said. “They needed somebody to step up.”

The program represents Long Island because of its innate goodness, he said.

“I think we realize how fortunate we are to live where we are,” Levchuck said.

“When Long Islanders are given the opportunity to help, I think they will. I represent what I think is the spirit of Long Island.”

For the most recent patient, a child from Haiti, students at St. Anthony’s High School helped raise money for the travel expenses, including Levchuck’s son.

Gift of Life brings together people throughout the community who all just want to help out, and that’s what makes it special, Levchuck said.

“Everybody does it for the right reasons,” he said. “Nobody’s doing it because they get paid. Everybody’s doing it because you just want to give back.”

Town bans recreational marijuana sales Continued from Page 1 “that want to profit from the sale of an intoxicant that” she views as “not safe.”

“I also hope that other towns and municipalities in the state follow our lead and they send a message to Albany that we want them to do this right,” De Giorgio, who represents Port Washington and the Plandomes, said. “We have an opportunity to lead by example in New York, and we should.”

The passage of the recreational marijuana sale ban is the third in a trio of laws which aimed to regulate medicinal marijuana in the town. Previous legislation capped the number of dispensaries allowed at two, limited them to select districts, and barred medical marijuana facilities from converting to retail operations.

Protests over plans by MedMen, a medical marijuana dispensary company, to move from its Lake Success location to Northern Boulevard in Manhasset preceded the town introducing the laws.

Most residents who spoke at the meeting, ranging from a Manhasset High School student to civic leaders, voiced support for the Town Board’s decision.

Among their concerns were the easier accessibility of recreational marijuana for young people, how it could lead to other drugs, increased accidents, an inability for police to detect it like alcohol, and health effects on children’s development.

“Everywhere we look there’s another temptation for our kids,” said Umberto Mignardi, a member of the Williston Park Civic Association, adding that marijuana is not a “political issue” but “a quality of life issue.”

Ed Rutkowski, a member of the Albertson Civic Association, said he has no issues with the decriminalization of marijuana, but that there is “no reason to encourage open use” of recreational marijuana.

Jack Regal, a member of Manhasset High School’s Student Athlete Leadership Team, said drug use is a “major problem”

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Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth and the town council voted unanimously to ban recreational marijuana sales in the town on Tuesday night. and that the town’s law will help curtail

marijuana use.

“There are a number of students, including myself, who do not want to live in a community where their peers and their friends are all changing … because of marijuana use,” Regal said.

Doretta Goldberg, a Port Washington resident, said the town has “only paid lip service” to medical marijuana, capitulated to a vocal minority of people, and officials honed in on the “imagined impact of a dispensary on our community.”

Additionally, she said, experts predict a merging of the recreational and medicinal marijuana markets – and suggested the town’s law could lead to a chilling effect.

“The point is if you outlaw so-called recreational shops, you may severely restrict the availability of medical marijuana as well,” Goldberg said. “This is a complicated issue; it merits a very well-publicized and thorough discussion.”

The next Town Board meeting will take place on Tuesday, Jan. 29, at 7 p.m.

G.N. eyes zoning laws, moratorium Continued from Page 1 Road corridor and East Shore Road corridor. At this point, we’re not sure about these small subdivisions.”

Great Neck Village Mayor Pedram Bral said the board wants to balance the development around the main roads while preserving the more residential parts of the village.

Bral also said the moratorium on small subdivisions follows a number of complaints about them and aims to add time to figure out what should be done “to better the suburbs of our village.”

“Even though we may be increasing

the density on the main roads, I don’t think anyone is interested to increase the density anywhere else,” Bral said.

Bral and Gill said that VHB will come to the board meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 5, to make a presentation on the proposed zoning laws and the final impact statement.

On Feb. 19, there will be a public hearing on both the zoning laws and the moratorium where the village board may or may not adopt the pieces of legislation, Gill said.

These meetings will follow more than a year’s worth of study and discus-

sion.# The village had hired VHB Engineering to study a stretch of Middle Neck Road and East Shore Road to propose potential zoning changes for the area and conduct an environmental impact study in late 2017 for a cost not to exceed $100,000.

Previously, VHB highlighted three “underdeveloped” sites, pointed out business vacancies and a “lack of cohesive identity,” and made a handful of suggestions like raising the maximum allowed building height, streetscape improvements, relaxing parking restrictions and embracing mixed-use developments.

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Great Neck Village Mayor Pedram Bral listens as residents speak at a board meeting.

A citizens advisory committee was also formed in spring 2018 to solicit community feedback and work with VHB.

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Kaplan promises to rep district Continued from Page 3

PHOTO BY JANELLE CLAUSEN

Anna Kaplan is sworn in as state senator as her husband, Darren, looks on.

Cuomo said. “These are some tough people. Anna is tough – nice, but tough.”

“No one is going to roll over Anna Kaplan,” he added. “She’s going to serve the people of Long Island.”

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran described Kaplan’s election as a moment of firsts. She was the

first political refugee and Iranian immigrant elected to the state Senate, she said, as well as the first New York candidate endorsed by Barack Obama.

Curran said she “can’t wait” to work with Kaplan and her colleagues on a variety of issues, including the development of the Belmont Arena.

“There are real opportunities for Belmont in terms of job creation and economic development, growing

the tax base and of course bringing back the Islanders,” Curran said, noting their six-game winning streak, “while engaging the surrounding communities on a plan that works for all stakeholders.”

“It’ll be a challenge but I know that Anna is up for it,”"Curran added.

The legislative session began Wednesday.

Allen, a guardian of G.N. charm, dies Continued from Page 2 rises, trees being cut down and people who didn’t care about the environment.

She would also help organize litter cleanups for the park district when she was in better health, he said, and make appearances at village, library, park and school board meetings whenever something worried her.

“She was all over the place,” Zielenziger said. “She was very active in things that concerned her.”

Dennis Grossman, the chair of the Village of Great Neck Board of Zoning Appeals, said Allen frequently attended the board’s meetings over the years.

He said he couldn’t comment on whether there was a “thread” to her various arguments, as each project reviewed was very different, but described her as

consistent in her approach.

“She always had a very strong presence and I think she was a very intelligent attorney,” Grossman said.

Allen was also a key force in getting Great Neck Mayor Richard Deem elected in 2003 and a plaintiff in a lawsuit against the Village of Kings Point, which initially struck down the village’s attempt to use 5.4 acres of Kings Point Park to create a public works facility.

Pierce said Allen knew “every trail” in the woods of Kings Point Park and would be “very angry” with “the thought of anybody doing anything wrong there.”

Allen also frequently went to Steppingstone Park with her to either watch the sunset or choppy waves in storms, Pierce recalled, and served on the Great Neck Park District’s open space commit-

tee that has worked on renovating Ravine Park.

Additionally, Pierce said, Allen “loved her gardens”" and trees, and always made sure to feed the birds every day “no matter what.”

“The park district could never cut down a tree unless she knew about it,” Pierce joked.

Frederick Shaw, a Great Neck resident, said he only knew Allen “peripherally” from her civic work but that she struck him as an environmentalist and someone “very dedicated to small town community and suburban life.”

“My takeaway was that she was fiercely opposed to anything that would kind of ruin the fabric of suburban and Great Neck life as we old-timers remember it,” Shaw said.

Shaw added that Allen was “not opposed to progress and development” so long as it was moderated and “done for the good of the whole.”

Allen was born on Aug. 13, 1942, in New York City and grew up in Great Neck, Pierce said. Allen went on to be an entertainment lawyer for companies like CBS, she said, until getting into a serious accident.

After that Allen moved back into her parents’ home on Steamboat Road, where she had been since, Pierce said.

According to public records, Allen resided in the same home since 1984.

Pierce and representatives at All Saints’ Episcopal Church, where Allen’s parents are both buried, said funeral and burial services are still being arranged.

No dates have been set.

Bank replacing A card for local foodies longtime retailer Continued from Page 2 proved a conditional use permit for HSBC. The Board of Trustees also approved an application from BNB Bank to move from its 200 Middle Neck Road location in Great Neck Estates to 98 Cuttermill Road, which is currently listed as being home to Sterling National Bank.

In other business, trustees approved an application from Aaron Bernstein to open F45 Fitness Studio at 45 Middle Neck Road, the former home of Tennis Junction.

Bernstein said the franchise gets its name from the type of training, which is “functional,” and the amount of time the total workouts would be: 45 minutes. The facility would feature classes involving people rotating between different stations, he said, mostly before and after work hours.

In unrelated business, trustees approved the final assessment roll

of $38.45 million but adjourned a public hearing on a tentative budget and salary schedule for the next fiscal year, which would go from March 1, 2019, to Feb. 29, 2020, to Jan. 16.

Celender said this was because the cost of a contract with Vigilant Fire Company and “some other numbers” are “still being determined.”

Trustees also adjourned a public hearing on regulating telecommunication facilities and set a hearing date for a law about tree removal for Feb. 6.

The tree removal law would likely require someone to replace any cut-down trees with one comparable in size and go through an application process, village Attorney Richard Gabriele said.

The next Board of Trustees meeting will take place on Wednesday at 8 p.m.

Continued from Page 20 While most restaurants come to the company seeking to join, it is planning to launch a marketing campaign to 5,000 restaurants next month, he said.

There will also be a new website and mobile application, Alovis said. And the first episode of “Foodie Card TV” debuted on Facebook Jan. 3.

Foster manages to sample three different

dishes at Long Beach’s Lido Kosher Deli in the 60-second video, including a knishwich, a knish stuffed with pastrami, which Foster calls his “new favorite sandwich.”

The video gained nearly 10,000 views within a day, Alovis said.

“We’re very proud of the products that we build,” he said. “I think we’re looking forward to an incredible 2019.”

COMMUNITY NEWS

Two new shows in the new year There are two performances not to miss in the new year.

Great Neck House will host the Patricia Gordon Trio, who will perform jazz, classic R&B and standards, on Sunday, Feb. 3 at 3 p.m. This is a closed show for Great Neck Park District members and their guests only."Great Neck House is located at 14"Arrandale Ave. in Great Neck.

Sunday, March 3 at 2 p.m. is the date and time when the talented Patti Dunham

and Gary Haberman will" perform Dimples: The Music of Shirley Temple, containing songs"such as “The Good Ship Lollipop” and “Animal Crackers in my Soup.”

The"program, which takes a nostalgic look back by revisiting some of Temple’s music accompanied by" video clips and stills, will take place at the Long Beach Public Library, 111 West Park"Ave. in Long Beach. This show"is open to the public.

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

AUTOMOTIVE

AUTO AUCTION PUBLIC AUTO AUCTION Saturday, January 12, 9am 300+ Repos, Trades, Donations and more! 298 J. Brown Dr. Williston, VT Thomas Hirchak Company 1-800-474-6132 THCAuction.com

AUTOS WANTED 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

D O N AT E YO U R C A R Wheels For Wishes

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OFFICE SPACE

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JUNK CARS BOUGHT

OPEN HOUSE

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

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

Auto Wrecking Frank & Sons

HOMES FOR SALE

516-997-5736 REAL ESTATE FOR RENT

APARTMENT FOR RENT WEST HEMPSTEAD Apartment for Rent, 1 person. Available Immediately. Large Bedroom w/ Closet & Office Area. Living Room /Kitchen Combo. Full Bathroom w/Stall Shower. Storage Room.

Includes All Utilities: Water/Gas/ Electric/Heat. NO SMOKING/ NO CANDLES/NO PETS. Walk to all. $1,390/Month 1st Month Rent & Security Deposit Required.

References Required. Call Maureen: 516-458-3972 or email: bobali2006@optonline.net

FOR SALE BY OWNER: 200 foot deep property on very desirable Mineola Blvd. 3 Br, 2 Bath. Huge patio. All hardwood floors. Gas fireplace. Fully finished basement. Cac. IGS. New construction in 2015.

Brokers Protected. Text or call 516-884-0663. $775,000 GARDEN CITY EASTERN SECTION FOR SALE BY OWNER Custom Cape, Move-in Ready 4/5 BR, 2 Baths, LR, DR, EIK 1,849 sq.ft., Built 1962 Oak Floors, NG Fireplace, Full Basement, Private Backyard, Beautifully Landscaped Low Taxes Close to shopping, LIRR, LIE and Parkways $794,900.

Principals Only. Call Owner forappointment 347-572-5088

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AQUEBOGUE Saturday 1/12 12:00-2:00 113 Southfields Rd. Amazing North Fork Dream House on Cul De Sac. Large Detached 2 Story Heated Garage/Workshop for the Car Collector or Artist Studio Space. Spacious Open Floor Plan w/large Chef’s Country Kitchen, LR /Fireplace. Elegant Master Suite with master closet of all closets!!!

5 BRs, 3 Baths. Immaculate & Updated with Every Amenity. $899,000 Colony Realty 631-722-5800

OUT OF TOWN REAL ESTATE AQUEBOGUE Custom 2 Story on Cul De Sac. 3 BR, 2.5 Baths. LR/ Fireplace, Formal DR, EIK w/Granite, SS Appliances & Custom Wine Cooler. Full Basement & Beautifully Landscaped Property w/Heated Inground Pool & Gunite Spa. Covered Outdoor Kitchen for Great Entertaining. $579,000. Colony Realty, Carll Austin 516-658-2623 JAMESPORT: Custom 2 Story on 4.85 Acres Morton Barn with 2 car garage, bath and unfinished 2nd floor. Great for car collectors, horses or artists. 4 BRs, 3 Baths, LR, EIK, DR, Great Room/fireplace, full basement, attached 2 car garage, CVAC, CAC, Generator. Beautifully landscaped with inground pool and farm views. $1,150,000. Colony Realty, Carll Austin 516-658-2623 SEBASTIAN FLORIDA (East Coast) Beach Cove is an Age Restricted Community where friends are easily made. Sebastian is an “Old Florida” fishing village with a quaint atmosphere yet excellent medical facilities, shopping and restaurants. Direct flights from Newark to Vero Beach. New manufactured homes from $114,900. 772-5810080; www.beach-cove.com

SERVICE DIRECTORY

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.

ELIMINATE RATS/MICE-GUARANTEED! Buy Harris Baits, Traps, Repellents. Available: Hardware Stores, Buy Online: homedepot.com GUARANTEED LIFE INSURANCE! (Ages 50 to 80). No medical exam.

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BUY ONLINE: homedepot.com 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 SPECTRUM TRIPLE PLAY! TV, Internet & Voice for $29.99 ea. 60 MB per second speed. No contract or commitment. More Channels.

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ATTORNEY STEPHANIE A. D’ANGELO, ESQ. Elder Law, Wills & Trusts Asset Preservation, Estate Planning, Probate & Estate Administration/ Litigation 901 Stewart Ave, Ste 230 Garden City, NY 11530 516-222-1122 www.dangelolawassociates.com

COMPUTERS

HEALTH & FITNESS

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FAMILY CARE CONNECTIONS, LLC Dr. Ann Marie D’Angelo PMHCNS-BC Doctor of Nursing Practice Advanced Practice Nurse Care Manager Assistance with Aging at Home/Care Coordintion Nursing Home & Assisted Living Placement PRI / Screens / Mini Mental Status Exams Medicaid Eligibility and Apllications 516-248-9323 www.drannmariedangelo.com 901 Stewart Ave, Ste 230 Garden City, NY 11530

HOME IMPROVEMENTS AMBIANCE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES *Handyman & Remodeling *Kitchen Installations *Furniture Assembly *Finish Carpentry *Minor Electrical & Plumbing 25 year GC Resident Lic & Ins H18E2170000 Call BOB 516-741-2154 BATHROOM RENOVATIONS EASY, ONE DAY updates! We specialize in safe bathing. Grab bars, no slip flooring & seated showers.

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MASONRY

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TUTORING MATH, SAT, ACT TUTOR: Algebra, Geometry, Algebra 2 plus Trig, PreCalc, AP Calculus. Norm 625-3314 ENGLISH, ACT, SAT TUTOR: 25+ year experience Critical Reading, Writing, Grammar, Essays. Lynne 625-3314 PRIVATE TUTORING FOR GRADES K-6 Give your child a helping hand! Licensed NYC/NYS Dept of Education teacher available to tutor students grades K-6.

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SPANISH TUTOR If your child needs help with middle or high school Spanish, I’m available for tutoring! I minored in Spanish at the University of Michigan and lived in Madrid for a summer. I can help with speaking, reading, and writing. Please call or text Margaret: 516-680-3692

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Resume, Essays, Repertoire Lists.

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SERVICES A & J MOVING & STORAGE: Established 1971. Long Island and New York State specialists. Residential, Commercial, Piano & Organ experts.

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Northwell honored for workplace diversity

Northwell Health has been named one of Fortune’s most diverse companies in the United States – the only New York health care organization to make the 2018 list.!

Northwell ranks 80th on the annual!100 Best Workplaces for Diversity!list,!a partnership between Fortune and Great Place to Work that measures how well organizations create inclusive cultures for women, people of color, the LGBTQ community, older employees and workers with disabilities.

Fortune cited employee surveys as part of its criteria. Among the employee-based findings:! 89 percent felt good about the ways Northwell contributed to the community,!88 percent considered Northwell a safe place to work,!87 percent were proud to tell others they work at Northwell,!87 percent

had a sense of pride in work accomplishments and!85 percent believed they made a difference at Northwell.!

Northwell is the largest private employer in New York State with a total workforce of more than 68,000. ! Earlier this year, Northwell’s Center for Equity of Care partnered with employee resource groups to launch “Reigniting Humanism in Healthcare,” a campaign!meant to foster an inclusive workplace culture.

The Best Places to Work certification qualifies Northwell for several workplacequality lists, including the!Fortune!100 Best Places to Work and other credentialed lists for millennials, women, and other industryspecific lists. For more information on Best Places to Work certification, visit!greatplacetowork.com/certification.

D’Urso backs Valentines for Veterans State Assemblyman Anthony D’Urso invites the 16th Assembly District to open their hearts to Long Island’s veterans by participating in the annual Valentines for Vets program.

“This is an annual district-wide effort during the month of January to show our hospitalized veterans who have served our country that they are appreciated and have not been forgotten,” said D’Urso, who is a member of the New York State Assembly’s Veterans Affairs Committee.

For more than a decade public and parochial schools, as well as businesses, libraries, and private citizens in the community have generously donated to the Valentines for Vets program. Last year, D’Urso collected two truckloads of handmade valentines and donated items for the Long Island State Veterans Home in Stony Brook and the Northport VA Medical Center.

What better way to show our appreciation for their sacrifices than to send a valentine or donate an item that veterans can use?

All items must be new. Suggested donations include handmade valentines, non-slip socks, winter hats, gloves, scarves, sweatpants, sweatshirts, electric toothbrushes, electric razors, gift cards, DVDs, CDs and toiletries.

Drop off donations by Thursday, Jan. 31, at the District Office located at 45 North Station Plaza, Suite 203, in Great Neck. Other drop-off locations incliude: Great Neck Social Center located at 80 Grace Ave.; Herricks Community Center located at 999 Herricks Road; and Port Washington Community Chest at 382 Main St.

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Herricks kicks off 3 from Herricks place wrestling season in wrestling tourney The Herricks Highlanders began their 2018-2019 wrestling season with an impressive 42-39 win against the Hicksville Comets on November 29, 2018.

The Herricks Highlanders are coached by Eric Goldberg, Thomas LaMaida and Robert Bianco. The Hicksville Comets are coached

by Rich Carroll, who also happens to teach in the Herricks School District. The Highlanders had four decisive pins in the first period; 7th grader Joseph Manfredi (99) in his first varsity match, returning 8th grader Joseph Mattei (113), Quinn Gilhooly (132) and Cocaptain Cole LaRock (152). The Highlanders also had an impressive second period pin by freshman Aaron Cho (126) in his first varsity match. Additional wins came from Sal Puliafico (138) and Co-Captain Daniel Mattei. Also wrestling were Daniel Fatahi (106), Kumel Arif (120), Marcus Osieczkowski (145), Marvin Lee (160), George Tsoumparriotis (182), Kelsey Alvarado (195), David Cabrera (220) and Nate Dowd (285).

In second man matches, all Highlander grapplers wrestled well, which included Danny Dunn (113), Roman Adil (113), John Pappas (120), George Liu (126), Kevin Chan (138), Rayan Abdolahzadi (138), Justin Chin (145), Davic Levassanr (152), Marco Delellis (160), Emeril Peratta (182) and Ash Multani (285).

Herricks hosted it’s 47th Herricks Invitational on Saturday, December 1, 2018. It was a great day of wrestling for all the teams that entered which included Hauppauge, Hempstead, White Plains-Sec 1, Southampton, Roosevelt, Fordham Prep-CHSAA, MidwoodPSAL and Lawrence.

The Highlanders had a successful day.

Joe Manfredi won his first tournament as a 7th grader at 99 lbs. going 4-0.

Second place finishers included Joseph Mattei (113, 3-1), losing a tough match to a Suffolk all-county wrestler, and Co-Captains Cole LaRock (152, 4-1) and Daniel Mattei (170, 4-1).

At 138 lbs., Marcus Osieczkowski has

shown a lot of promise and is knocking on the door to some final appearances this season. He took 3rd place.

Georgious Tsoumpariotis, a freshman, wrestled in his first varsity tournament and did not disappoint. He went 3-2 and came out with a 5th place finish.

Quinn Gilhooly (126) and Sal Puliafico (132) both went 3-2 and picked up 6th place finishes.

On the junior varsity side, there were impressive performances by Aaron Cho and George Liu who took 2nd and 3rd, respectively at 126 lbs.

Justin Chin and Kevin Chan have made huge improvements from last year. They both looked great and their medals validated their hard work; Justin took home gold and Kevin took 2nd at 138 lbs.

At 195 lbs., Kelsey Alvarado came away with 3 wins to place 5th and Zain Sohail earned 2 wins to place 6th.

Also wrestling varsity were Marco De Lellis (160) Marvin Lee (160), David Cabrera (195) Nate Dowd (220) and Ash Multani (285).

On December 4, 2018, the Herricks Highlanders (2-0) won their second match this season against the Island Trees Bulldogs 45-36. The Highlanders had decisive winning pins from Joe Manfredi (99), Joseph Mattei (113), Kumel Arif (120), Marcus Osieczkowski (145), Co-Captain Cole LaRock (160), Ali Shahid (170) and Co-Captain Daniel Mattei (182). Sal Puliafico won by decision at 138. A few of the Highlanders won tough matches despite being bumped up a weight class. Kumel Arif, who was bumped up to the 120 weight class, was down 9-0 in the third period when he hit a quarter nelson and pinned Scott Mills.

Hard fought battles but coming up short included Aaron Cho (126), who lost a 9-5 decision to a Division 2 county finalist from the prior year, Quinn Gilhooly (132), Justin Chin (152), Kelsey Alvarado (195), Nate Dowd (220) and Ash Multani (285).

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Valley Stream North Placewinners: Joseph Mattei (113lbs, 3rd), Joseph Manfredi (99lbs, 1st), Daniel Mattei (170lbs, 3rd) Herricks participated in the Valley Stream North Tournament on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018. The teams included VS North, VS Central, Seaford, Lawrence, Sewanhaka District West, Plainedge, M.L. King-PSAL, Bay Shore, Manhasset, and Oyster Bay. As always, the competition was tough.

Herricks had three place winners: Joseph Manfredi 1st at 99 lbs., Joseph Mattei 3rd at 113 lbs., and Captain Daniel Mattei 3rd at 170 lbs.

On the day before, the JV team wrestled in the Valley Stream North JV Tournament.

Successful place winners for Herricks included 2nd place finishers: Danny Fetahi at 106 lbs., Marvin Lee at 160 lbs., and Georgios Tsoumparriotis at 182 lbs., 3rd place finishers George Liu at 126 lbs. and Ash Multani at 285 lbs. and 4th place finisher Marco De Lellis at 160 lbs.

On Dec. 19, 2018, the Herricks Highlanders (overall 2-1, conf 0-1) lost a tough conference match to East Meadow, 46-31.

Despite the loss, the team won three hard fought battles. Quinn Gilhooly won a major decision at 126 lbs. avenging a loss from the same opponent in the prior year, Kailen McCauley (132) pinned his opponent in his first match of the season after recovering from an injury and Marcus Osieczkowski won at 145 lbs., also avenging a loss from the same opponent in the prior year. Joe Manfredi (99), Daniel Dunn (113), and Ash Multani (285) all won by forfeit.

Daniel Fatahi (106), Joseph Mattei (120), Sal Puliafico (138), Marvin Lee (160), Daniel Mattei (170), Georgios Tsoumparriotis (182), Kelsey Alvarado (195), and Nate Dowd (220) also wrestled well but came up short.

On Dec. 21, 2018, the Herricks Highlanders (overall 3-1, conf 1-1) won a close match 40-39 against a tough South Side/East Rockaway team. Everyone contributed to this impressive conference win.

Nate Dowd (220)

came up big with a win by pin at the end of the first period and started the scoring for the Highlanders after being down 27-0. Ash Multani (285) won by forfeit, Joseph Manfredi (99) won by tech fall, Joseph Mattei (113) won by pin, and Quinn Gilhooly (126) won by decision. Clutch wins came from Kailen McCauley (132) and Sal Puliafico (138) who won by major decision. With the team bing down by five points, Marcus Osieczkowski (145) sealed the victory with a first period pin for six team points.

Also wrestling but coming up short were Kumul Arif (106), Aaron Cho (120), Cole LaRock (152), Marvin Lee (160), Chaudhry Ahadullah (170), and Daniel Mattei (182).

On Dec. 29, 2018, the Herricks Highlanders travelled east and wrestled in the Patchogue-Medford Tournament. Teams included powerhouses from Suffolk, Patchogue-Medford, John Glenn, Bay Shore, Miller Place, Smithtown East, and Riverhead. The Herricks Highlanders had a great showing. Joseph Manfredi dominated the 99 lbs. weight class with a tech fall win in the championship match, placing first in the tournament. Joseph Mattei (113) placed second after losing his championship match 6-3 against a tough competitor from Smithtown East. CoCaptain Cole LaRock (152) also placed second after losing his championship match to another tough competitor who came from Bay Shore. Co-Captain Daniel Mattei went 3-1 on the day and placed 3rd at 170 lbs. while Marcus Osieczkowski placed 4th at 132 lbs. Other place winners included Nate Dowd 5th at 220 lbs. and 6th place finishers Kailen McCauley at 126 lbs. and Ash Multani at 285 lbs.

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Exploring the ‘Gardens at the Battery’ Overlooking majestic New York Harbor lies 195,000 square feet of perennial garden. Located at the southern tip of Manhattan, the “Gardens at the Battery” is the largest park in North America that is fenceless and open to the public without an admission fee 24/7. The Gardens enable the 7 million people who visit it annually to engage with nature in an unrivaled waterfront setting.

On Monday, Jan. 14 at 1 p.m. at Great Neck House, the Great Neck Garden Club will welcome Ryan Torres, who will speak about the horticulture and the day to day operations and maintenance of the Gardens at the Battery.

Torres, who serves as Assistant Director of Parks Operations for Battery Park City Authority, will discuss what makes the gardens unique, what it takes to to maintain the gardens to its world class standard and she will share some of the secrets that homeowners can use in their

own gardens.

The public is invited, free of charge, to join the GNGC for this special opportunity to hear about these magnificent offerings.

Torres grew up in Great Neck and, as a member of the Santelli family, proprietors of Santelli Nursery on East Shore Road, developed an early interest in horticulture. A graduate of Farmingdale State College, she served as Horticulturalist for the Town of North Hempstead working at Clark Botanic Gardens in East Williston before assuming her position at Battery Park. She is a former member of the Great Neck Garden Club and we welcome her back with much pride in her accomplishments.

In 2002, the Battery Conservancy commissioned renowned Dutch plantsman Piet Oudolf to develop a horticultural Master Plan for the 36 acres of open space. The resulting style is a four season

garden which transitions from season to season with ongoing color, fragrance and texture.

Ultimately, many landscape designers and architects, such as Lynden Miller and Michael Van Valkenburgh, have had an influence and a talented horticulture team keeps the Gardens looking as they do. The area has been developed into a number of special spaces: The Gardens of Remembrance pays tribute to those who perished on 9/11 and is dedicated to the thousands of survivors of that day. 10,000 square feet of perennials and 113 species of native grasses and flowering perennials provide year round interest.

The Battery Bosque boasts four acres of vast perennial gardens.

Tiffany& Co. Foundation Woodland Gardens feature six organic shaped gardens with ornamental grasses and herbaceous perennials in soft shades of blues

and pinks in tone with the dancing Sea Glass fish on the Sea Glass Carousel.

The Battery Park Woodland is a four acre lawn shaded by 82 mature trees, maintained without use of synthetic fertilizers or pesticides.

Battery Bikeway Gardens link the east and west sides of Manhattan while enhancing the park’s perimeter.

Battery Urban Farm engages students, residents and visitors in sustainable farming technique. The also enjoy tasting new foods and learn about environmental stewardship, three oyster restoration stations are also maintained in the water there.

In all, 568 trees of diverse species provide nourishment and shelter to wildlife, reduce stormwater runoff and improve air quality in this magnificent addition to New York City.

Students at North Ladies’ Night at Temple Isaiah Middle volunteer

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Students from North Middle School volunteered at the Ronald McDonald House.

North Middle students from Ms. Neckin’s eighth-grade Exploring Family and Consumer Sciences elective volunteered for the Little Hands Helping Little Hands Baking Program at the Ronald McDonald House of Long Island on Monday, Dec. 3.

Students used the kitchen facilities to bake snacks for the families and children staying at the Ronald McDonald House.

This initiative at North Middle aims to teach caring, future leaders by teaching students the importance of volunteerism.

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Women in the community are invited to Ladies’ Night at Temple Isaiah on Thursday, Jan. 17 at 7:30 p.m., where they can enjoy a scarf-tying demo by Sherry Wallach.

Wallach spent over 30 years as founding CEO and creative director of Wallack & Wallack Advertising, serving a diverse range of national industrial and consumer clients that included fashion accessories designers and distributors.

She recently returned to her early teaching roots, now as SherryBerry Art (@SherryBerryArt), traveling to homes and schools with an art bag full of projects for children and adults with developmental challenges. In her free time, Wallach" applies her passions and experience to fun and charitable activities, like the scarf demonstration event, as well as advising local organizations’ development leaders in their marketing efforts.

Ladies’ Night is open to everyone (ladies only).

A $25 admission fee includes a free scarf, hors d’oeuvres, wine, desserts and coffee, and Sherry’s Scarf Tying Checklist with links to free instruction to take home. Join your fellow fashionistas for this fun and informative evening.

Temple Isaiah is located at One Chelsea Place, off Cutter Mill Road, in Great Neck. For more information, call the Temple office at 487-5373.

17 Scholar Athlete Teams At the end of each sports season, the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) honors teams and individuals that excel in the classroom. A total of 17 varsity teams from the Great Neck Public Schools earned recognition as Scholar Athlete Teams this past fall season, representing 215 student athletes from North High School and South High School.

In order to be designated as a Scholar Athlete Team, 75 percent of the team roster must maintain a grade point average of 90 or higher. During the fall 2018 season, nine teams from North High School

and eight teams from South High School achieved this honor.

The Scholar Athlete Teams from North High are: Boys Badminton, Boys Cross Country, Girls Cross Country, Field Hockey, Girls Soccer, Girls Swimming and Diving, Girls Tennis, Boys Volleyball, and Girls Volleyball.

The Scholar Athlete Teams from South High are: Boys Badminton, Boys Cross Country, Girls Cross Country, Field Hockey, Girls Soccer, Girls Swimming and Diving, Girls Tennis, and Girls Volleyball.

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