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Vol. 94, No. 6

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G.N. residents slam, praise study proposals

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LOOKING FOR ANSWERS

Many say incentive zoning changes dangerous; others say they’re needed

BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN Residents crowded into Great Neck Village Hall to air their thoughts about VHB’s proposed incentive zoning changes and the results of its study on Tuesday night, with some fearing changes and others describing them as necessary.

Representatives from VHB, the village’s consultant, described the plan as one meant to help both Middle Neck Road and East Shore Road meet their full potential.

Among the aims are encouraging investment and diverse housing, reducing commercial vacancies, increasing the tax base and property values, and improving streetscapes and calming traffic.

“These were our goals right from the beginning,” said Ken Schwartz, a senior vice president for planning.

Marwa Fawaz, a senior project manager for VHB, said the pro-

posed changes would limit buildings to five stories under incentive zoning, allow for a case-by-case relaxation of parking requirements and amend the village’s zoning map.

Citing the draft generic environmental impact statement, which operates on a “full build-out scenario” and does not look to specific projects, Fawaz also said there would be “no significant adverse impact” on soil, water, noise and traffic, while there would likely be positive socioeconomic effects.

A full build-out scenario would mean developing 16 parcels of property on Middle Neck Road and seven on East Shore Road to their full potential under new incentive zoning for each area.

Overall, under the zoning, Fawaz estimated that the housing stock in the areas could increase up to 17 percent, add 227 jobs and add more than 100 students between East Shore Road and Middle Continued on Page 67

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Barbara Mehlman, a 44-year Great Neck resident and longtime librarian, and others questioned the Great Neck Library board on Monday over what prompted Denise Corcoran to leave after only a year as director. See story on page 2.

Judge finds no probable cause in De Risi arrest

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a decision on Friday, describing the investigation as akin to a “fishing expedition.”

Police arrested Dr. Dwight Police did not have probable cause to arrest a Great Neck De Risi, 71, a breast surgeon in oncologist accused by a patient private practice at Long Island of forcible touching and sexual Breast Care in Great Neck and abuse, a Nassau judge wrote in a clinical assistant professor at

the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/ Northwell, in June and charged him with the pair of misdemeanors.

The unnamed victim alleged that De Risi had kissed Continued on Page 66

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Frustration rises after Man bites, drags library director quits G.N. man: police Residents, ex trustees ask why this happened again Police say man hit same home twice

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BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN The Great Neck Library Board of Trustees formally accepted the library director’s resignation and once more appointed Tracy Van Dyne as acting director on Monday night, with former library trustees and community members expressing frustration about why they’re once more in this situation.

The director, Denise Corcoran, a veteran of the Queens Library system, was hired as Great Neck Library’s director on Feb. 1, 2018, succeeding Kathy Giotsas, who was fired in spring 2017.

Van Dyne, the assistant director, served as interim director in between them.

“I’ve worked in libraries for 20 years, I’ve been a librarian – is the job so onerous that someone who has been here a short time resigns?” Barbara Mehlman, a 44-year Great Neck resident, asked trustees. “I don’t know if there is an answer but I don’t know what is in the job that would make someone resign after a short time.”

Janet Eshaghoff, a former Great Neck Library trustee at the meeting, said she is “very, very troubled that we’re in this situation once again.”

Rebecca Miller, the president of the library board, said the board takes the issue very seriously. She said the board intended to vote on preparing a request for proposals for an outside consultant to review how the library functions, give feedback and allow the board to make necessary changes. “… We could reflect on it and make changes based on it that we feel need to be made and move forward into the director search and show that we take the departure of a director – again – very seriously and are

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Assistant Director Tracy Van Dyne was appointed acting library director at the Great Neck Library’s board meeting on Monday, following the acceptance of Library Director Denise Corcoran’s resignation. willing to do the work of introspection that this would bring,” Miller said.

Michael Fuller, a former trustee involved in Corcoran’s hiring, attributed the resignation to extreme “micromanaging” by the library board in recent years.

“We spent many, many months getting this candidate, [who] we wholeheartedly supported … and within a year she’s resigning largely due, from what I understand, to micromanaging of the board and that answers your question as to why they can’t keep people,” Fuller said.

“This board has always had a reputation of micromanaging and unfortunately it seems to have gotten to a point where a really strong director, who managed to run 24 branches or 22 in the County of Queens, somehow can’t handle what’s going on here.”

Corcoran declined to comment.

The proposal itself was questioned on whether it was

“transferring responsibility to an outside consultant,” how a consultant can adequately gauge the level of “micromanagement,” and whether it was necessary if many of the issues are already known.

The board failed to get a majority to move on preparing a request for proposals, with only three trustees voting in favor.

Marietta DiCamillo, a former library board trustee, said that to get someone qualified to come to the library, “aggressive action to say that we have a problem and now we’re going to repair it” needed to be taken. The outside consultant would have been able to review emails and issue an “honest assessment” if the request for proposals was done right, she said.

“But having done nothing, you’re not going to hire anybody,” DiCamillo said. “You’re out of the game.”

Fuller said that after having gone through two directors Continued on Page 79

A Queens man was arrested for a burglary in Great Neck last Thursday after a confrontation left the victim bitten and with a knee injury, Nassau County police said.

According to police, the victim saw Farbod Hoorizadeh, 27, of Little Neck, trying to enter his Arbor Street home. This led to a confrontation at the front door and a “brief struggle,” police said, with Hoorizadeh attempting to flee.

But when Hoorizadeh attempted to leave, police said, the victim tried to pull Hoorizadeh out from the car – only to be bitten near the wrist, hit by the car door and briefly dragged, which led to a knee injury.

Police said they arrived at the end of this confrontation and arrested Hoorizadeh. The victim, meanwhile, was trans-

ported to a hospital for treatment of his injuries.

“It’s not serious,” a police spokesman said.

Police said an investigation determined that the defendant had burglarized the home earlier in the week on Monday, Jan. 28, but that the two had no prior connection.

“They do not know each other,” a police spokesman said.

The value and number of the goods is “undisclosed” in both cases, police said.

Hoorizadeh is charged with burglary in the second degree and third degree, attempted burglary in the third degree, two counts of third-degree assault and reckless endangerment.

Hoorizadeh was arraigned on Friday at First District Court in Hempstead and pleaded not guilty to all the charges. His next court date is Thursday, Feb. 14.

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Police say that Farbod Hoorizadeh tried to burglarize the same Great Neck home twice in one week.

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Attack near Pups4Love leads to arrest

BY J E D HENDRIXSON A Missouri man has been arrested in connection with an assault on a Roslyn man last Wednesday outside a pet store, Pups4Love, in Albertson.

Christopher Hyde, 40, of Springfield, Missouri, has been charged with thirddegree assault after kicking and punching Rino DiMaria in the parking lot of the puppy store located at 957 Willis Ave., according to Nassau County police.

Police are still searching for two other men wanted in the incident. Hyde is not an employee at Pups4Love.

DiMaria said he was recording the delivery of dogs to the store with his cellphone before the assault occurred.

The confrontation has sparked a social media backlash against Pups4Love on both Facebook and Yelp since DiMaria published a video of the altercation online in which he and store owner Barry Forrest engaged in an obscenity-riddled argument before the assault occurred.

In a statement posted to Pups4Love’s Facebook page, the store wrote that DiMaria verbally taunted the man and others from his car, and apologized for the language that Forrest used in the video, calling it “indelicate” and saying that he “let his anger get the better of him under the circumstances.”

“The man who verbally insulted the delivery drivers also made allegations

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Rino DiMaria, 48, after the incident. that our puppies come from ‘puppy mills,’ which is untrue,” the statement said. “All of our dogs come from USDA certified and licensed breeders.”

Forrest declined to provide additional comment.

DiMaria, owner of Joanne’s Gourmet Pizza on Northern Boulevard in Roslyn, said that while sitting in his car in the parking lot before dropping his dry cleaning off, he observed two white vans unloading dogs.

The vans had Arkansas and Missouri license plates, according to DiMaria.

Missouri, according to the Kansas City Star, has been named often and most recently at the top of the Humane Society of the United States’ “Horrible Hundred” report. The list names 100 locations nationwide where dogs “have been found sick, injured or starving in poor, sometimes dirty, conditions” at puppy mills, according to the Star.

According to the 2018 report, there are 23 locations in Missouri that fit that description.

The company statement emphasized that Hyde and the two other unidentified men are not employees of Pups4Love, but delivery drivers that “work very hard to ensure that all puppies are safely transported to our store and to many other pet stores around our region as well.”

Deanna’s Loving Companions Transportation, based in Missouri, lists Hyde as a lead driver for the company. A Facebook profile with Hyde’s photos also lists him as an employee of the company. The company’s website describes itself as a pet delivery service serving several states on the East Coast, including New York.

Deanna’s Loving Companions Transportation is not named in the “Horrible Hundred” list.

Efforts to reach the company for comment were unavailing.

DiMaria, who described himself as an animal and dog advocate, said that he took out his cellphone to record the delivery.

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An unidentified woman and man approach DiMaria, and the man reached into DiMaria’s vehicle in an attempt to obstruct the recording, according to the video. The man and woman then leave the side of DiMaria’s vehicle.

Later in the recording, Forrest approaches DiMaria’s vehicle, yells profanely and asks him several times to leave the parking lot.

After the recording ended one subject, who has not yet been apprehended by police, removed DiMaria from his car and began to assault him, according to DiMaria and police.

“They began beating the crap out of me,” DiMaria said.

DiMaria landed on the ground and Hyde began kicking and punching him in the face and body, DiMaria and police said.

DiMaria was transported to the hospital once police arrived and suffered swelling and wounds to his head.

The unidentified man fled but Hyde remained at the scene and was arrested without incident, according to police.

Hyde was arraigned last Thursday.

Efforts to reach Hyde were unavailing.

DiMaria said he turned to vegetarianism nearly 10 years ago, when he watched a video on animal cruelty after logging into Facebook. He added that he is an active advocate for shelter adoptions and Continued on Page 79

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Taking action on the environment

BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN

For Adina Feldman, a teenager from Temple Beth-El, flanked by fellow students Rachel Sutin and Sam Friedmann, taking on climate change is the issue of her time.

But it’s not just for herself and her peers –!it would be for the next generation, she said.

“A big part of the reason I’ve become an environmental activist is for my children,” Feldman said. “I don’t want to have them ask me, ‘Why didn’t I do anything’ or what snow is. And this is why the three of us are here: because we’re the last generation to turn climate change around. It’s now or never.”

Feldman and the two other students were among a group of more than a dozen people at an environmental action meeting hosted by North Shore Action at the Great Neck House on a cold Wednesday night.

Rabbi Tara Feldman, who headed up the event, described the one-hour meeting as a starting point in taking action on a variety of environmental issues like water pollution, recycling

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Rabbi Tara Feldman helped lead a roundtable discussion on environmental issues last Wednesday night. and climate change.

“We’re small and mighty tonight,” Feldman said.

For Dr. Adam Schneider, a Lake Success resident and neurologist, groundwater contamination – particularly a groundwater plume originating from 1111 Marcus Ave. – has not received enough attention, particularly compared with the socalled “Bethpage plume.”

Schneider was referring to a

problem that began in Lake Success when Sperry, a defense contractor, dumped degreasers and industrial solvents into underground chambers. This in turn leaked carcinogenic chemicals into the groundwater, contaminating a 900-acre area known as a plume.

Eventually, in 1996, Lockheed Martin took over the property when it bought another defense contracting company.

While Lockheed ceased operation there in 1998 and sold the property in 2000, the Department of Environmental Conservation tasked the company with cleaning it up.

“I don’t know that the community is as aware of what’s going on here,” Schneider said.

“I think we need to get a little more pressure in getting this remediated better than it probably is at the present time.”

Laura Weinberg, president of the Great Neck Breast Cancer Coalition, also raised the issue of 1,4-dioxane, a chemical used in solvents, which she suggests, has infiltrated water wells.

At least 10 Nassau County water providers are suing three chemical manufacturers over the issue.

Attendees also discussed the importance of recycling, suggesting investigations into whether or not villages are doing it and possibly “some kind of penalty” if it isn’t being done.

Marla Peck and Anne Mayer, a former safety certification engineer, representing Citizens for 5G Awareness, a group opposed to fifth-generation wireless broadband technology,

described the implementation of small antennas as “the most pressing issue of our time.”

They cited health concerns about increased levels of modulated radiofrequency microwave radiation, or RF microwave radiation, emitted by the technology. Among the issues, they said, would be an increased risk of cancer.

The discussion comes as several municipalities around the North Shore, including nearby Lake Success, wrangle with the installation of the antennas.

Representatives from companies like ExteNet have described them as a means of improving internet speed and data capacity, while some people have expressed worry the technology could negatively property values, health and aesthetics.

Attendees also discussed the state’s proposed Green New Deal, which aims to make New York State carbon neutral and use 70 percent renewable energy by 2030, tree planting, the “concrete” but “symbolic” idea of a plastic bag ban and North Hempstead’s summertime gaspowered leaf blower ban.

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$125K for new cameras

BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN The Great Neck schools accepted a $125,000 grant from the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York last week that will go toward the purchase and installation of more security cameras at the high schools and E.M. Baker School.

John Powell, the assistant superintendent for business, said the grant will purchase 99 Axis P3225-V Mk. II cameras – small, dome-shaped cameras that work day and night. They will supplement more than 700 security cameras across the district and replace older cameras.

“It’s going to be done this year,” Powell said of the installation.

The $125,000 goes toward not only the camera purchase, but licensing, cabling, installation, configuration and integrating the cameras into the current video system, Powell said.

There will be 50 new cameras for South High School, 47 for North High School and two for E.M. Baker School.

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ProHEALTH adds care hours

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Great Neck North High School is seen on a warmer fall day. two years in the making, Powell said, as former Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel – Anthony D’Urso’s predecessor – had applied for the grant.

“It takes awhile to work its way through all of the channels,” Powell said.

He said that while the grant is not in response to a recent security breach at North High School, where a YouTuber was

rebuffed by security guards but was able to enter the building through a propped open rear door, the new cameras will further improve security at the schools.

“Our security apparatus did work that day other than the fact that somebody left the door open,” Powell said, “but this will further strengthen what we already have in place.”

When Dr. Zeyad Baker, the president and chief executive officer of the Lake Success-based ProHEALTH Care, began working as a pediatrician, he quickly noticed one thing: children may be different shapes and sizes, but they “never, ever get sick during office hours.”

“I figured that’s unfortunate and often what’s worse is they stumble into an emergency room,” Baker said in an interview on Friday, “which can be a very dangerous experience.”

It was this experience that helped spark a decision to open an extended hours center at the health care provider’s Lake Success headquarters at 1 Dakota Drive, operating from 5 p.m. to midnight during the week and 8 a.m. to midnight on weekends to better serve ProHEALTH care patients.

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Dr. Zeyad Baker of ProHEALTH Care, based in Lake Success, said the new center will have much more accessible hours. sues like colds, coughs, fever, flu, strep and sore throat, migraines, earaches and infections, as well as urgent ones like allergic reactions, cuts, fractures, sprains, Continued on Page 20

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Relationship bruised but not broken Nicolello says work with Curran continues despite difference over reassessment, ICE

BY J E S S I C A PA R K S Legislator Richard Nicolello (RNew Hyde Park) said that despite differences between the county Legislature and Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, they can still work together on issues like the Nassau Hub. “We have had our disagreements on assessment and on ICE,” he said in an interview Friday with Blank Slate Media. “But the relationship between the Legislature and the county executive has not descended to the point where we don’t agree on stuff.”

The statement came after a week where Republican legislators and the county executive were at odds over the removal of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency from the County Correctional Center and the Republican majority’s call for the resignation of County Assessor David Moog.

“We are still going to find ways to agree,” Nicolello said. “We are still going to have the" routine operation of government.”

Nicolello, the Legislature’s presiding officer, pointed to the remodeling of the Nassau Coliseum and its

surrounding area, which has been rebranded as the Nassau Hub, as a project where the offices have found consensus.

The Nassau Hub in Hempstead has been a focal point in Curran’s mission to revitalize Nassau County.

He called the current plans “the best chance we’ve had in my time [in the county government] that this is going to work.”

From the project, he said, the county will see revenues from rent, increased sales tax and “the ripple effect” of increased commerce in the area.

When asked why Republicans did not speak up during former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano’s tenure when the property tax rolls were frozen, Nicolello said “it wasn’t as if eight years went by and nothing happened.”

He said the Republicans took every opportunity they could to be involved with conducting a reassessment.

“Come to us and say you want a contract, yes we’ll give you a contract to reassess,” Nicolello said.

“That’s what our power is.”

He also partly attributed the delay in reassessing during Mangano’s

the mass settlement process,” he said. “But that doesn’t mean at the beginning they were wrong.”

He said the first year or two of the freeze was relatively accurate because the values were based on relatively current information.

On the other hand, Nicolello said that Republican legislators could have called for the appointment of a certified assessor to head the Department of Assessment.

James Davis served as acting assessor from 2011 until Moog’s appointment was approved in June PHOTO COURTESY OF 2018.

But Nicolello said they did not RICH NICOLELLO see “the litany of errors” during Davis’ tenure that they now see with Nassau County Legislator Moog.

Richard Nicolello, a RepubHe said what you have now is lican who represents the “a deliberate system that was put in place to settle these cases on a mass county’s 9th District. basis so that the county will not be tenure to Hurricane Sandy, when paying refunds.”

He estimated that having upassessors could not get an accurate value of a home because it had been dated assessments will save the county $150 million a year. flooded or damaged.

Nicolello said that county offiNicolello said the criticism of the assessments being wrong for cials can certainly look at new ways to fund the county government. eight years tends to be overstated.

Options include county imple“Obviously by the end the values were clearly wrong because of mentation of an income tax, similar

to New York City, or the possibility of town governments conducting their own assessment, as Nicolello said is done everywhere else in the state besides Tompkins and Nassau counties.

“If you get a smaller unit, fewer homes, I think you would get it more accurate,” Nicolello said.

A change to a county income tax would require a change in state law, he said.

With a declining Republican presence in Nassau County, Nicolello discussed the future of the Republican Party in the county.

“One of the big things we have to do is reach out to the emerging communities,” he said.

Nicolello said county Republicans have done a bad job of trying to bring them into the party and believes that their ideologies could fit with Republicans’ beliefs.

Republicans should be able to reach them the same way that Republicans were able to reach the people who moved to the county from Queens and Brooklyn, he said.

He added that the sentiments of President Donald Trump have not aided Republican prospects in reaching immigrant populations.

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Harendra Singh, a restaurateur turned government witness, has testified that he showered former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and his wife, Linda, with gifts in exchange for favors and business opportunities, according to Newsday.

Singh testified last week and early this week in federal court in Central Islip.

In the Manganos’ first trial, which lasted 12 weeks and ended in a mistrial, Singh was the government’s star witness, but jurors doubted Singh’s credibility, which the defense targeted again this time around in cross-examination, according to Newsday.

Prosecutors, instead of putting Singh up to testify immediately, called on several new witnesses to paint a more descriptive picture ahead of Singh’s statements, according to Newsday.

Singh, whose sentencing after a guilty plea has been delayed several times, is apparently cooperating with the government in an effort to receive leniency, according to Newsday.

Singh testified that he provided Linda Mangano with a $450,000 “noshow” job, lavish gifts including a custom chair, reduced-rate food services and office space, according to Newsday.

Singh said that before Edward Mangano was county executive, he never gave gifts so generously to the couple, according to Newsday.

When Singh visited the pair in 2015, he testified, they both broke down in tears as FBI agents began to investigate them, according to News-

day.

Edward Mangano is charged with seven counts that include conspiracy, extortion and federal program bribery. Linda Mangano is on trial for five counts that include lying to the FBI about her employment with Singh.

Under cross-examination on Tuesday, Singh said that Town of Oyster Bay officials did whatever he asked when prompted by defense attorney Kevin Keating, and that he could call up former Town Supervisor John Venditto whenever he liked, according to Newsday.

Venditto was found not guilty on 27 charges including bribery and fraud in May. In 2000, 10 years before Edward Mangano would become county executive, Singh had already# signed a new agreement that gave him control of the property known as the Woodlands, which ended up costing $4.6 million, twice as much as initially projected, according to Newsday.

Singh admitted that he took out a fraudulent mortgage to pay for the additional expenses, contributing to his father declaring bankruptcy at the age of 82, according to Newsday.

Singh also said in testimony that the favors and gifts he provided the Manganos were given in an effort to obtain lucrative contracts in a time of economic downturn for his businesses, like a bread and roll contract after superstorm Sandy, according to Newsday.

In a written order Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge Joan Azrack denied a request by the defense to have the case thrown out or inform the jury of the previous mistrial.

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Legislature approves gun control package

BY JA N E LL E C L AUS E N New York lawmakers passed sweeping gun control legislation last Tuesday, marking the biggest change in the state’s laws since the SAFE Act passed in 2013 after the Sandy Hook shooting in Connecticut.

The package includes the establishment of extreme risk protection orders, a ban on bump stocks, a prohibition of teachers carrying firearms on school grounds, an extension of the waiting period on background checks to 30 days from three, and a gun buyback program.

Also in the package was legislation that requires out-of-state gun permit applicants to allow New York authorities to review outof-state mental health records, which was introduced by state Sen. Anna Kaplan (DGreat Neck).

“My top priority as a senator is ensuring the safety of our schools and our communities,” Kaplan said, describing it as the reason for introducing the legislation and co-sponsoring the other bills. “These are all common sense reforms that New Yorkers want, and we’re acting right away to ensure our communities are safe from senseless gun violence.”

Formerly, gun control legislation often cruised through the state Assembly, which has a Democratic supermajority, but often struggled to make it to the floor of the Republican-controlled state Senate. Once narrowly controlled by Republicans, 32 to 31, the state Senate is now controlled by Democrats, 40 to 23.

One example of this came when Democrats, then in the minority, tried unsuccessfully to tack similar gun control measures onto an unrelated bill in 2018 not long after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Florida that killed 17 people and wounded 17 more.

Kaplan’s predecessor, Elaine Phillips, had sponsored legislation mandating the removal of firearms from the homes of convicted domestic abusers and expressed support for a package of gun control measures.

Among them were stronger background checks, a bump stock ban and creating a “real and workable mechanism” to prevent certain people from getting firearms.

None of those measures passed the Senate when Republicans controlled the chamber.

Kaplan’s law, her first, passed nearly unanimously – 62 to 1 in the state Senate and 145 to 1 in the Assembly.

Some bills were passed on more partisan lines. Legislation barring teachers from carrying firearms on school grounds passed 41-22 in the state Senate, for example, while the bill extending the waiting period passed 40 to 23.

The “Red Flag Law,” which creates extreme risk protection orders that would allow law enforcement, family and some school officials to pursue a court order requiring someone considered dangerous to themselves or others to turn in their firearms, passed 42-21.

Less partisan was the bump stock ban, approved 49-14 in the state Senate, which would prohibit “the possession, manufacture, transport and disposition of rapid-fire modification devices.” A law creating a municipal gun buyback program also passed 50 to 13.

The legislation passed both the state Assembly and Senate and awaits the governor’s signature.

“We don’t need any more empty gestures,” Kaplan said. “What we need are more tools to keep weapons out of the hands of those who wish harm on others, and these new measures will provide us with valuable tools to help make our communities safer.”

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State Sen. Anna Kaplan’s first bill, which would require out-of-state gun permit applicants to allow New York authorities to review out-of-state mental health records, passed both state houses as part of a gun control package.

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Enlisting AI to lower readmissions Northwell Health to use artificial intelligence software at 15 of its hospitals, 9 on L.I.

BY T E R I W EST Northwell Health will begin using artificial intelligence software at 15 of its hospitals that is intended to lower the number of patient readmissions, the health network announced.

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Software from healthcare technology company Jvion will evaluate patients in Northwell’s medical records for their risk of readmission based on different potential causes.

Some causes of readmission are pre-

ventable, such as insufficient support for the patient once discharged or a lack of follow-up, according to a literature review published in December.

One study found that about 27 percent of observed readmissions could potentially have been avoided.

By knowing what is placing a patient

at risk of readmission, hospitals can address those risks before the patient is discharged, said Dr. John Frownfelter, Jvion’s chief medical information officer.

“Instead of just doing the same five things for every patient that they think is at risk, with these very precise insights … we can deliver more effective care to

the patients and have the best chance of preventing those readmissions,” Frownfelter said.

Hospitals using Jvion’s technology tend to see 20 to 30 percent fewer avoidable readmissions once they implement the “Cognitive Clinical Success Machine” Northwell will be using, Frownfelter said.

Lowering readmission allows hospitals to free up space and patients to stay home, he said.

It also can help hospitals avoid financial penalties associated with high readmission rates, Frownfelter said.

The Affordable Care Act’s Hospital Readmission and Reduction Program penalizes hospitals with “excess readmissions” of Medicare patients.

“Advanced technology is a critical part of our commitment to creating a health system that is the highest value in the country,” said Dr. Kristofer Smith, Northwell’s senior vice president of population health management.

The health care industry had fallen behind in applying advanced technology, but has recently been transitioning and modernizing, Frownfelter said.

“The value of solutions like ours is just beginning to be appreciated,” he said. “It’s an exciting time to be in medicine.”

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Mayors urge state aid save

BY T E R I W EST Phrases such as “extremely detrimental” and “this proposal makes no sense” pepper letters local mayors have written to public officials after learning that their villages would lose aid under Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed budget.

They call for a budget amendment that retains Aid and Incentives for Municipalities, or AIM, funding to villages rather than cutting it from"$19.7 million to $3.3 million statewide as the current proposal does.

There is no proposed decrease in AIM funding to cities.

Twenty-seven of the 29 villages in the area would lose their entire share of AIM funding.

On Monday night, Plandome Heights Mayor Kenneth Riscica mulled over the potential repercussions of a cut at his village’s Board of Trustees meeting.

The $6,095 the village receives in AIM funding helps the village stay within the 2 percent tax cap, he said.

He plans to review the budget to determine whether the village should adopt a law to pierce the tax cap if the AIM

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Village of Plandome Heights Mayor Kenneth Riscica wrote a letter to Sen. Anna Kaplan against the proposed state budget, which eliminates aid to many local villages. funding disappears, he said.

“I’d like not to do it, but we have to be practical,” he said.

He wrote a letter to state Sen. Anna Kaplan (D-Great Neck).

“There isn’t a mayor in New York who doesn’t want to reduce property taxes, but losing AIM funding would clearly work against that goal,” it says. “I am asking that before even consid-

ering making the tax cap permanent, you reject the AIM elimination and in its place increase municipal aid for the first time in a decade.”

Riscica said he found it ironic that the day Cuomo swore Kaplan in, the governor promised to uphold support for suburbs as Democrats attained a majority in the state Senate.

Jean Celender, the mayor of Great Neck Plaza and first vice president of the Nassau County Village Officials Association, said the proposed state aid cut has been a major “topic of discussion.”

Celender, whose village stands to lose $65,000 if the cuts aren’t reversed, also said she has sent letters to representatives to try and save the AIM funding.

“I feel we have to do everything we can to have it not eliminated and restored if possible,” Celender said, adding that if it isn’t restored it could mark a permanent end of funding.

A cut in state aid could require the Village of East Hills to increase property taxes to fill its budget gap, Mayor Michael Koblenz wrote in his letter to state officials.

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DREAM Act passes in New York State Assemblyman Anthony D’Urso announces New York state passed the Dream Act in honor of the late New York state Sen. Jose Peralta. Peralta, who passed away unexpectedly, was the original sponsor of the bill.

“As someone who came here as an immigrant and went to night school for 16 years to get my undergraduate and graduate degrees, I understand the need for assistance for our future generations and I am glad to be a co-sponsor of this legislation,” said D’Urso.

New York state’s Dream Act differs from the federal

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program." It allows for tuition assistance for undocumented immigrants who attended high school in New York and graduated with a diploma or obtained an equivalency diploma.

Families who have a taxpayer identification number will be allowed to also save for tuition under the New York State College Tuition Savings Program (NY’s 529 College Savings Program).

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Great Neck resident moves up at NYIT Gordon Schmidt appointed as dean of the university’s School of Health Professions

BY T E R I W EST Gordon Schmidt is now dean of New York Institute of Technology’s School of Health Professions in Old Westbury after serving as interim dean for six months.

Schmidt, who lives in Great Neck, has been on the faculty at NYIT since August 2017.

The School of Health Professions had been operating with an interim dean because its previous dean,!Sheldon D. Fields, stepped down in August to “focus on research and other professional endeavors,” according to a university spokesperson.

Schmidt had been the associate dean before being appointed interim dean.

The school hosts both undergraduate and graduate programs, which include clinical nutrition, health and wellness, health sciences, nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy and physician assistant studies.

“We strive to be at the forefront of scientific knowledge and the cutting edge of health science,” Schmidt said in a statement. “As a school of health professions in a technology-infused institution, we are in a unique position to provide an exceptional inter-professional education.”

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Gordon Schmidt has been appointed dean of New York Institute of Technology’s School of Health Professions.

His research, for which he has received 14 grants, focuses on topics such as metabolic diseases, muscular capacity and body composition, according to NYIT. Before joining NYIT, Schmidt spent 16 years as the chair and graduate program director at William Paterson University’s kinesiology department.

He previously worked with an Indiana police agency where he determined qualifying age and physical requirements for officers, according to NYIT. He also spent a decade in Singapore creating curriculum at Nanyang Technological University. Among his studies there was an investigation into athletic and nutritional behaviors during Ramadan, according to NYIT.!

Schmidt earned a doctorate in exercise physiology and anatomy at Indiana University.

“Gordon will be charged with expanding our health professions programs as they continue to experience great demand,” said NYIT Vice President for Health Sciences and Medical Affairs Jerry Balentine. “His other initiatives will include the continued development of our eSports-related degree programs and incorporating exercise and wellness as an integral part of our campus community.”

On-time graduation rates stay high

BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN The overall on-time graduation rate and awarding of advanced diplomas among area school districts remained roughly stable and well above the state average, according to state Education Department data released last Wednesday.

According to the data, area school districts’ graduation rates dropped less than a tenth of 1 percent from 94.71 percent in 2017 to 94.62 in 2018. This is nearly 15 points higher than the state’s overall rate of 80.4 percent, up from 80.15 percent, and a few points higher than Nassau County’s overall 88.44 percent – down from 89.53 in 2017.

According to the data, only a third of students graduated with advanced regents diplomas statewide in 2018.

In Nassau County, 58 percent of students did. In area school districts, the rate was 69.6 percent.

Manhasset schools boasted the highest area graduation rate in both 2017 and 2018 at 99.65 percent, with only one student failing to graduate on time both years. East Williston was the second best despite a slight dip from 97.78 percent to 97.32 percent, followed by Herricks, whose graduation rate was 97.1 percent.

The majority of the diplomas issued in Manhasset were regents with advanced desig-

nation. About 84.93 percent of students, or 248, received such diplomas. This is slightly lower than in 2017, when 250 students – 87.41 percent – received advanced regents diplomas.

“We are extremely proud of our district’s exceptional graduation rate,” said Manhasset Superintendent Vincent Butera.

“I attribute it to the ongoing collaboration and efforts of our talented students and dedicated faculty, as well as the ongoing support we receive from our parents and the greater community.”

Of East Williston’s 145 graduates, 135 – or 90.6 percent – received regents diplomas with advanced designation. This is up about 10 percentage points from 2017, where 109 students – or 80.74 percent – graduated with advanced diplomas.

In the Herricks school district, 304 students graduated with advanced regents diplomas – making up 80 percent of the class of 2018. This is an increase of nearly 50 students from 2017, but only a percentage point difference due to the

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Port Washington schools saw the largest increase in the graduation rate, going from 90.63 percent in 2017 to 94.3 percent in 2018. The district also saw an increase in students graduating with advanced regents diplomas, rising from 263 students, or 63 percent, in 2017 to 303, or 72 percent.

“The Port Washington Union Free School District is proud of our students, staff and faculty for their continued dedication to raising the bar in education every day and the increase in our graduation rate is a testament to this,” Kathleen Mooney, Port Washington’s superintendent, said in a statement.!

This put Port Washington ahead of the North Shore School District, whose graduation rate of 92.61 percent was the lowest, followed by Great

Neck’s 92.79 percent, and Sewanhaka’s 93.61 percent.

The North Shore School District, however, had a higher rate of advanced diplomas issued. It issued 183 such diplomas in 2017, or three-quarters of the class, and 180 in 2018, making up about 78.26 percent of the class.

The North Shore district’s decrease was the largest in terms of percentage, going from 97.12 percent in 2017 to 92.61 percent in 2018. It had the third highest graduation rate in 2017.

Sewanhaka Central High School District’s on-time graduation rate dropped slightly from 93.76 to 93.61 percent, but the district increased the number of advanced degrees issued from 724 – going to 53 percent of students – in 2017 to 778, or 55.26 percent of students, in 2018.

Mineola’s on-time graduation rate went from 94.53 to 94.86 percent, but the percentage of students receiving advanced regents degrees went down from about 75.12 percent – or 151 – in 2017 to 69.16 percent, or 148, in 2018.

Roslyn’s graduation rate dipped from 96.28 to 95.67 percent, while its rate of issued advanced diplomas – 81 percent – stayed the same.

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Northwell forging partnership in India Doctors begin exploring expanding health care options among country’s poorest

BY T E R I W EST A group organized by Northwell Health consisting of doctors, residents, students and an educator departed for India last weekend, headed to a boarding school in Tamil Nadu where the students come from families earning less than $2 per day.

The trip is intended to be the first of many, a “fact-finding” trip to gather information about and begin developing a relationship with the students and local people as a means of introducing more health care resources to the community, said Erika Imam, a senior adviser at Shanti Bhavan Children’s Project, the boarding school.

The 14 traveling, some of whom will stay a month, plan to provide health screenings for the community and assess its health needs, according to Northwell.

They will also start teaching basic health care there, Imam said, and have begun talks with St. John’s, a local medical school, to determine whether Northwell can develop a partnership with the institution.

Those traveling work at four Northwell hospitals, including Long Island Jewish Medical Center. The group also includes two Hofstra School of Public Health students, six Northwell residents and a

Montclair State University early childhood education professor.

“We’re hoping it’s a long-term relationship to improve the health care of our kids, staff and surrounding communities,” Imam said. “It would allow our children and their community to have a more sustained and comprehensive health care offered to them.”

Medical care is quite scarce in the area where the school is located, she said. When ill, people travel to Bangalore, which is more than an hour away.

In addition to providing more sustainable health care, Northwell’s presence will expose Shanti Bhavan students to medical professionals, Imam said.

Ninety-five percent of Shanti Bhavan students are part of the Dalit caste, the lowest Indian caste, which has historically endured high rates of poverty and abuse.

The number of crimes against Dalits increased by 25 percent in the decade between 2006 and 2016, according to IndiaSpend, a data-analyzing nonprofit group.

In 2016 alone, there were 40,000 crimes against members of the lowest castes, according to Amnesty International.

Shanti Bhavan, founded in 1997, offers free education for students from kindergarten through 12th grade. Of those who go on to college, 98 percent graduate,

PHOTO COURTESY OF NORTHWELL HEALTH

Top row: Northwell residents with Eric Cioe Peña (center), Northwell’s director of global health and Maria Cioe Peña (left), a Montclair State Universitiy professor. Bottom row, from left: Erika Imam, Dr. John Young, Dr. Mohammed Imam and Dr. Jonathan Blau.

Imam said, and those graduates are now employed in companies like Ernst & Young and Amazon.

“Our graduates will never fall into that 200-year-old category of below $2 per day as they work,” she said. “In the first three years in their working they have earned more than their parents have in a lifetime.”

A Netflix documentary series called

“Daughters of Destiny” profiles Shanti Bhavan through the stories of five of its students.

“It’s a noble venture to improve the quality of life, but when it’s offered to the poor that’s even a more noble venture and consistent with Shanti Bhavan’s whole mission,” Imam said of the Northwell initiative. “We do everything with reverence for life.”

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f proof was ever needed that elections have consequences, the state Legislature has provided example after example in the weeks since the new Democratic majority in the Senate took office in January.

The new legislative session began with an overhaul of a state system of voting and elections that had placed New York alongside the worst practitioners of voter suppression in the country.

The new legislation will allow early voting, pre-registration of minors and voting by mail, and place sharp limits on the influence of money.

This included the elimination of the so-called LLC loophole, which has allowed corporations led by real estate interests to contribute virtually unlimited amounts of money to election"races through multiple limited liability companies.

The loophole has served as a legal form of bribery, extortion or both.

The Legislature then followed with a bill that offers undocumented students access to state financial aid and scholarships for higher education.

This was followed by a new abortion law that Democrats said codifies abortion rights provided under Roe v. Wade in 1973.

The Reproductive Health Act permits late-term abortion to preserve the health of the mother, shifts the abortion law from the state’s penal code to its health code and permits physician assistants, nurse practitioners and midwives to provide abortion services.

This was followed by the Legislature’s long overdue approval of the Child Victims Act, which great-

ly extends the statutes of limitations for childhood sex abuse.

New York law had required that criminal or civil charges be brought before the victim’s 23rd birthday, making it one of the most restrictive in the country.

Under the new law, prosecutors can bring criminal charges until a victim turns 28, and victims can sue until age 55. The bill also creates a one-year look-back window during which"old claims that had passed the statute of limitations could be revived.

There should not be any limit for criminal charges, but 28 and a look back are real progress.

This bill was then followed by the Legislature approving the most comprehensive set of gun bills in the state in six years, including measures that would ban bump stocks, prohibit teachers from carrying guns in schools and extend the waiting period for gun buyers who do not pass an instant background check.

It also included so-called red flag legislation, which will allow family members, school officials or law enforcement to ask courts to temporarily block someone from buying or owning a gun if the judge decided that person posed a potential risk.

We have supported each of these bills – as have most New York voters – as common-sense legislation.

The stumbling block for the legislation had been the Republican-controlled state Senate.

In most instances, the Republican majority leader did not even allow the proposed legislation to come to a vote.

This was the case with the Child Victims Act, which was ap-

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proved by the state"Assembly five times over more than a decade.

This time, the bill passed the state Senate unanimously.

The Republicans’ refusal to allow several of the measures to have a vote goes a long way to explaining why Democrats now hold a 40to-23 majority in the state Senate.

The voters have clearly spoken and the remaining Republican legislators have apparently gotten the message.

The question is what comes next.

We hope the Democrats continue to advance legislation that promotes honesty and fairness for every New Yorker.

But there are no guarantees.

Democrats had more than their fair share of officials who ran afoul of the law in a state which ranked near the top in corrupt elected officeholders.

Republicans could play an important role in keeping Democrats honest both figuratively and literally.

In Nassau County, Republican legislators are holding Nassau County Executive Laura Curran’s feet to the fire on missteps in the reassessment process.

Even when we find some of this criticism to be" disingenuous we also recognize the value of challenging the Democrat’s performance.

At the moment, there is no such check in the state of New York.

Democrats control both houses of the Legislature as well as all the top executive posts beginning with the governor.

Richard Nicolello, a Republican and the county Legislature’s presiding officer, said in an interview with Blank Slate Media that Republicans in New York needed to be more inclusive to increase party enrollment in the state.

But he acknowledged that this job was made much more difficult by the current occupant in the White House.

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one area that we see available to Republicans is finding creative ways to stay consistent with their beliefs.

Take abortion rights, which was one of the most hotly contested pieces of legislation passed by the Legislature.

Republicans could pursue their goal of reducing, if not eliminating all abortions, by legislation that would prevent unwanted pregnancies and reduce the economic penalties of having a child.

This would include support for organizations such as Planned Parenthood, which offers a wide range of family planning services, including access to contraception.

Support could also be given to easing the burden of caring for a child beginning with child care and pre-school education.

Or Republicans could redouble their efforts against abortion and other issues. And possibly go the way of the Whigs in New York.

Which would be a loss for all of us.

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KREMER’S CORNER

Dr. Strangelove is living in White House

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am growing a little older each day as are the rest of you. I often lament about the fact that time is going by so fast, but each day I awake with Donald Trump in the White House, I start wishing that the planet would spin around the sun a lot faster.

I truly worry what the occupant of the Oval Office will do next short of getting us into another war, which might be the last one.

The voters who cast their ballots for Trump were lured into the belief that a successful businessman who didn’t want to be politically correct would be our savior.

Statistics continue to show that even after a historic shutdown of our government and a slew of indictments of people involved in his campaign, 37 percent of the country is still in his corner, ready to follow him anywhere, including over a cliff.

Each day of his tenure, we are treated to another tweet,

a diatribe against some political foe or a misspelled outburst of anger targeting someone or something. His policy of the day, with the help of his kindergarten level staff, sends shock waves around the country and often around the world.

I never thought that anyone utterance from the commanderin-chief could be the topper, but the attack on his own members of the intelligence community sent shivers through my body, especially as a person who has spent a lifetime as a student of government operations.

We are living in dangerous times and as citizens, we have to rely on the leaders of the CIA, FBI and other security agencies to protect us from foreign adversaries who are bent on destroying the American dream.

When the people who protect us from our sworn enemies, warn us that the Russians are undermining our country on a daily basis and that it would be

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a danger to precipitously pull American troops out of Syria and Afghanistan, we owe them the respect they deserve for their dedication to the safety of we the people.

When they rebut the President’s claims that Iran is busy preparing for war, they are entitled to be listened to before it is too late.

You don’t have to be a foreign affairs expert to see what is coming from the unhinged president. Making a deal with the Taliban in Afghanistan that America will pull out its troops in return for a promise that these thugs will not allow terrorists into their country is the height of folly.

It wasn’t that long ago that the Taliban were shutting down girl’s schools and blowing up religious monuments as well as imposing archaic customs on the people under their control.

There is no question that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is itching to have America drop some bombs on Iran or its forces in Syria.

The recent Trump warning that “Iran is coming perilously close to taking some hostile act,” is nothing more than a contrived excuse to light a new fire in that fragile part of the world. When the intelligence experts tell the President that Iran is complying with the peace treaty he blasts

them and urges them to go “back to school.”

The recent government shutdown, which caused an estimated $11 billion in damages to our economy, should have been a lesson to Trump that our country can’t afford a second shutdown.

As a rational step towards a solution to the standoff, Congress formed a joint committee to come up with some type of bipartisan compromise.

The President’s reaction to this effort was to tell the negotiators that if he didn’t get his way, whatever they agree on would not matter.

If anyone wrote a proposed movie script about the day-today events in the White House, a producer would reject it as being unrealistic.

But sadly for us it is happening minute-by-minute and hourby-hour. If the occupant of the White House isn’t scaring you, it’s time for a national reality check before it is too late.

A LOOK ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

Are you a day-planner believer? I am!

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ccording to a recent article in the Washington Post, paper-and-ink schedule planners are at least as much in vogue right now as they ever were… almost as if computer software had never been invented.

I confess, I am cheered by the news.

For one thing, it means I am much more likely to find a good calendar still on the store shelves. Most years, I feel like a blacksmith might, if he’d wandered into Home Depot looking for horseshoes.

“A calendar, ma’am? This is the 21st century. You have one already — it’s right on your phone.”

“No, no, I want something I can write on. With pages.”

“Excuse me — What are ‘pages’? What is ‘writing’?”

“Never mind. I’ll just whittle myself a little book from this pile of lumber.”

According to lifestyle reporter Caitlin Gibson, these systems are aimed, not at analog

dotards like me, but squarely at millennial women, trying to be in control of their busy lives.

The idea is that, satisfying as it may be to accomplish things on your to-do list, it is even better if you can write “goal crushed” next to it. Better yet, you can celebrate with a sticker. Some brands even come with an entire “complementary sticker pack!”

I am a sucker for many things — including the whole concept of paper-based planning systems. I’m afraid I can’t stop believing that “If you buy it, you will improve.”

It is not even an exaggeration to say that at one time, the self-improvement corner of my closet contained no less than 10 different Filofaxes, calendars, day planners, or what-have-you.

All of them blank, waiting for inspiration to strike. Or maybe lightning — that would have been faster.

I am now down to five — a massive achievement! I do not know what the ultimate cus-

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A Look on the Lighter Side tomers of Big Brother/Big Sister of Long Island will make of the five I have managed to donate — but that’s their problem, not mine.

I have read all about the “magic of planning.” If, for example, one wants to become a world-famous author, it is really incumbent upon one to break it down, and plan out the steps.

Like this: Step One: Become an author.

Step Two: Become world famous.

Hmm. Perhaps that would have worked better in reverse order. I see what’s been stopping me, now!

Here’s why I’m a believer.

Back when I was the sole associate producer for a very busy video promo department, I discovered by trial and error that the only way I could stay on track was to write myself a todo list at the end of every day, for “what must get done in the morning.”

A few years later, at home with two small children, I tried to-do lists again. By then, my list had shrunk to one or two items — say, “Call plumber, get toilet fixed!” — and was often carried over, untouched, from one week to the next. But if I pinned the list to the calendar by the phone and looked there in the rare quiet moment — at least sometimes that thing would get done. Hashtag goal crushed!

Plumber requested!

And I must tell you, it is far

more satisfying to cross off an item — or better yet, run a dayglow orange hi-liter over it and write “done” in the margin — than it is to just move on to the next item on an electronic list.

Yes, I am a sucker for many things. But I draw the line at stickers.

When I was young, my mother tried them, as a motivational system to get me and my two brothers to do our chores.

So many points for making your bed, brushing your teeth, etcetera. Each point earned you a sticker, and 10 stickers got you a gold star.

But when my baby brother discovered that at no time did any part of this system convert into cold, hard cash — he was done. My other brother and I soon followed suit.

So let the fancy stationers market those “complementary sticker packets” all they like. If stickers couldn’t fool my baby brother, they’re not going to work on me! I’ll take just the planners, thank you.

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ALL THINGS POLITICAL

Making universal health care affordable

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emocratic candidates are declaring their run for President in 2020 at a fast and furious pace. In the process, they are trying to outdo each other with proposals for a variety of tax hikes on the rich.

For example, Elizabeth Warren wants a 2 percent wealth tax for Americans with a net worth over $50 million, and 3 percent for those with a net worth of over $1 billion. Bernie Sanders wants to increase estate taxes dramatically with a top rate of 77 percent over $1 billion. Kamala Harris wants to roll back corporate tax cuts and boost taxes on the top 1% of earners.

Even newly elected Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who can’t run for President for several years because of age restrictions, wants to tax incomes over $10 million at 70 percent.

The purpose of all these tax hikes is to pay for universal health care and bridge the ever-widening income gap by redistributing wealth from the rich to the poor.

Topics nobody has discussed, and would be refreshing to hear, include: how spiraling deficits will be paid back; fixing inefficiencies in the federal government;

stopping Medicare and Medicaid fraud, and mitigating tax evasion.

While there is a path to raising taxes on the ultra-wealthy to partially fund universal health care, stopping the hemorrhaging of tax dollars in the operations of government is rarely discussed as a revenue source.

The federal budget for the fiscal year 2019 is a bit over $4.4 trillion, while projected revenue is about a trillion less.

This will add once again to the ever-expanding National Debt, now about $22 trillion and growing. The U.S. Government simply can’t continue to run these deficits without planning to pay them back.

Why are none of the candidates, including our President, talking about this, especially if they want to fund free health care for all?

In 2016, yearly cost estimates for universal health care ranged from $1.4 trillion, according to Bernie Sanders, up to $2.8 trillion after a study was conducted

by The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. Just recently, a July 2018 article in Bloomberg magazine pegged the cost at over $3 trillion per year.

Taxing the rich will lessen

ADAM HABER

All Things Political wealth inequality but it won’t be nearly enough to pay for universal health care.

I believe everyone has a right to quality health care. Yet, without weighing in on the merits of raising taxes on the rich, here are some other suggestions to fund it: • Cut Waste – Republican U.S. Senator James Lankford has issued a federal report on waste called “Federal Fumbles.” If you want to laugh at the way the report is presented, and cry at the multitude of ways Federal tax dollars are squandered, it’s worth the read. This exhaustive report highlights a total of $247 billion in wasteful spending. Getting rid of

much of this pork is a good place to start.

• Go After Tax Cheats – How many people do you know who brag about being in a cash business? What they are really letting you know, is they are avoiding paying taxes to increase their income. They are also telling you everyone else who observes the law and pays what they owe is a sucker.

As explained on April 29, 2016, in an article on Fortune. com, tax evasion costs the federal government over $450 billion per year. The next time someone brags to you about being in a cash business, tell them they are stealing from your ability to get free health care. The Federal Government should add to and not cut the IRS budget, which is what President Trump did, to help mitigate tax cheats.

• Cut Military Spending – In 2018, America spent $610 billion on the military, $32 billion more than the next seven largest nations combined. Putting it another way, it’s almost four times what China spent, which has the next biggest military in the world.

I am not sure what the optimal amount of military spending should be, but when Democrats

look to European nations who have universal health care and believe America should too, they don’t highlight the extraordinary sum spent on the U.S. military by comparison. America can’t fund European style health care while paying the high tab we now do for the military.

• Restore Half of the Tax Cut on Corporations – When President Trump cut corporate taxes from 35 percent to 21 percent, he cost the Federal government an estimated $1.3 trillion in revenue over 10 years, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

Raising the corporate tax halfway back, to 28 percent,, in theory, theory generate $650 billion in funding over a decade, that could go towards universal health care.

Most Americans believe quality health care is a basic human right that should be enjoyed by all. Ways to pay for it without bankrupting the country need to be closely examined. Running an efficient government free of fraud and tax cheats, while tightening the belt on the military and raising corporate taxes are proactive measures that reflect good government. The singular action of raising taxes on the wealthy just won’t cut it.

VIEW POINT

State steps up fight for SALT deductibility

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o doubt Trump hails the Republican tax cuts as one of his great “historic” accomplishments – except that he had virtually nothing to do with it.

Trump was only the tool to implement the wet dream of Republicans because they see starving the federal government of revenue as a key step toward also dismantling the social safety net–so-called “entitlements” of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.

No other president has been that callous, corrupt, clueless or ignorant to fall for the scam.

A year later, the critics who warned that the $1.5 trillion tax cut would not result in more jobs, more investment and higher wages (except the Obama-era hikes to state minimum wage), but instead would result in stock buybacks (a record $1 trillion worth) and hefty dividends to appease shareholders while exploding budget deficit ($1 trillion) and national debt ($2 trillion) have been proved correct.

As predicted, 83% of the $1.5 trillion giveaway went to the top 1

percent.

But Republicans weren’t content just to exacerbate the already dangerous and undemocratic level of income inequality (3 richest people in America own more wealth than bottom 50 percent ), worse than the Gilded Age. Instead of paying for the $1.5 trillion tax cut by eliminating loopholes like “carried interest,” the Republicans used “tax-reform” as a political weapon: capping SALT at $10,000 was aimed at hurting blue states (New York, New Jersey, California, Massachusetts), fomenting ire among citizens at good-government programs that blue states believe they should be providing residents.

This while the blue states subsidize the low-tax red states (which rank lowest in quality of public education and health care).

Indeed, New York is the biggest donor state in the country, sending Washington $35.6 billion more than it gets back in federal spending.

This week, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and State Comptrol-

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ler Thomas P. DiNapoli reported that Personal Income Tax receipts took an unexpected $2.3 billion dive December-January (despite Trump’s trumpeting jobs creation and the low unemployment rate in face of his 35-day government shutdown), and, by all measures, a healthy state economy (a record 8.5 million jobs) with record low unemployment (Nassau County below 3 percent).

Similar revenue declines hit other states as well. “The states

with the largest revenue decline in the country – New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, California, Massachusetts are all states affected by SALT,” Cuomo told NPR." While New York and Massachusetts are down 50%, Pennsylvania is only down 3 percent, Ohio 5 percent, Indiana is actually up and Wisconsin is flat. “You are seeing the states that are affected by SALT have a dramatic drop in revenue compared to the other states who happen to be Republican states that are not affected by SALT.” “The federal administration’s SALT policy is an economic civil war that helps red states at the expense of blue states, and we are now seeing the potentially devastating effect of it in the form of significantly lower tax receipts,” Cuomo said. “These changes hurt our economy and make New York less competitive, and we will not stop ringing the alarm bell about this punitive policy until Congress reverses it.”

“The big drop in state revenues in January is the most serious fiscal shock our state has faced

in years,” DiNapoli said. “Gov. Cuomo is right to get ahead of this issue and to fight the federal government’s unfair tax policies. The disruptive impact of SALT cannot be ignored. We are watching this revenue decline closely to determine how profound the impact will be on the budget picture. We must be wary as we move forward to finalize a state budget, and we need to shore up our rainy day funds in case a storm hits.”

New York’s tax code is highly progressive (a blue state hallmark). The combined state/local tax rate for high-income New Yorkers is the second highest in the country. The top 1 percent of taxpayer accounts for nearly half (46 percent) of state income tax liability.

More than 95 percent of the tax increase from SALT falls on the top 20 percent of taxpayers, who pay 87 percent of New York income taxes.

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E A R T H M AT T E R S

L.I. needs regional aquifer management

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ong Island’s sole source aquifer system is a public resource that must be preserved and managed for the public’s welfare and benefit, not exploited or impaired for private gain.

Long Island’s potable water is a very limited resource. Unlike other New York State residents, Long Islanders do not have access to potable surface waters. New York City water is not an option for meeting Long Island’s potable water requirements.

In many areas, current water withdrawals are approaching annual recharge. Net annual water loss from the aquifers could exceed recharge and represents an unsustainable practice.

During the last two decades or more, the state Department of Environmental Conservation has not used the full array of legal and administrative tools available to it to assert effective groundwater oversight.

Groundwater monitoring for quality and quantity has diminished and regular reporting on aquifer conditions is not provided.

In addition, its annual budget and groundwater-related staff are not

sufficient to meet the needs of the region.

Contaminated site remediation is inadequate and slow.

County Health Departments oversee drinking water quality delivered by water suppliers, permit septic systems, and regulate underground injections and chemical storage. They participate in Superfund site investigations and perform important oversight related to water supply but do not manage the aquifer system.

County health departments frequently work independently of one another and exhibit limited coordination with each other when considering effects on the entire aquifer system.

Unlike the other highly populated areas of New York State, Long Island has no entity dedicated to the management of all aspects of its aquifer system and water resources.

Long Island water suppliers currently provide water production, treatment and delivery to Long Island residents. They should continue to effectuate this important role.

Immediate management and supervision of Long Island’s

FRANCINE FURTADO Earth Matters groundwater is essential for sustainability.

Long Island’s groundwater is stored in the aquifer system, the sole source of drinking water for 2.8 million residents. It must be supervised and managed scientifically.

Supervision and Scientific Management means: 1. Using independent, ongoing, uninterrupted, comprehensive, and consistent data collection, modeling, studies, and related research projects, such as those performed by the USGS, for the entire aquifer system.

2. Planning and proactively

striving for sustainability.

3. Overseeing water allocation through the well-permit system using clear scientific principles and criteria for water withdrawals throughout the aquifer system.

4. Protecting the aquifer system and the water it avails Long Island as a limited and vulnerable resource.

5. Using the latest scientific information to establish and routinely update a system-wide water budget and sub-regional budgets.

6. Ensuring sustainability using a managed yield approach.

7. Develop a detailed hydrologic understanding of aquifer processes, conditions, and changes in both groundwater quantity and quality; especially where saltwater intrusion is a risk.

A single Regional Aquifer Management Entity, serving both Nassau and Suffolk counties, is essential for protecting the Long Island aquifer system and managing its water supply on a scientific basis, using a full-time staff of hydrologists and water managers.

Groundwater and surface water are interrelated, requiring effective planning. Effective plan-

ning must include: 1. Anticipated effects of climate change, usage, groundwater levels, pollution, effects of groundwater on streams, rivers, bays, etc.

2. Anticipated effects of sea level rise as saltwater intrusion.

3. Comprehensive remediation of VOCs, toxic plumes and radionuclides.

4. Comprehensive reduction in the use and release of pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and household and personal care products, etc. into the environment.

5. The support of research on innovative technologies to treat domestic wastewater and reduce nitrate pollution.

The Long Island Regional Aquifer Management Entity will take on the responsibility of managing Long Island’s groundwater, thereby freeing the DEC to focus its expertise on its primary goals associated with surface water resources. The RAME will benefit the DEC by sharing technical and investigative services. Similar Entities like Water Compacts routinely assume DEC responsibilities for water management.

Why not on Long Island?

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Nassau County reassessment model flawed

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housands of local homeowners are furious. After a mass reassessment, Nassau County says their house is worth tens of thousands of dollars more than its fair market value.

They’d be even more furious if they knew what I know: that many of their neighbors are getting big property tax breaks of 10 percent, 20 percent, even more than 40 percent. Call them the silent winners of this Reassessment Mess.

I know all this because I took a deep dive into the county’s property database. I’m a journalist and former Bloomberg News editor.

Early in my career, I wrote a threepart investigative series about property tax unfairness in southeastern Pennsylvania.

My research showed that the reassessment that County Executive Laura Curran boasted would fix “corrupt” values simply installed a new set of “corrupt” values. But these will be harder to uproot because they have the county’s blessing.

Let me give you an example.

The reassessment sought to determine the market value of properties as of Dec. 31, 2018. On May 1, 2018, a house sold in Sands Point

for $1,999,000. You would expect its market value to be very close to that amount by year-end.

You would be wrong, according to Nassau County.

The property was reassessed at $1,125,000. That’s a nice 44 percent tax break.

I did a study of more than 200 single-family homes sold between roughly July 1, 2017, and Aug. 15, 2018.

I threw out some sales that didn’t appear to be valid, armslength transactions. Then I looked at what the properties would have been worth on Dec. 31. This required a small-time adjustment to the original sale price; Nassau County itself usually did this calculation for me.

After that, I compared the sale prices, which are true market values, to the county’s assessed values, which claim to be market values. The two sets of numbers should have been practically identical.

They were not. What I found surprised me.

For 43 percent of the properties, Nassau County’s reassessment missed the fresh, valid sale price by more than 10 percent. Some-

RICHARD BEDARD By the Numbers times it missed high, and these homeowners are among those now loudly complaining.

But one dirty secret of this reassessment: sometimes it missed low, and those homeowners are happily silent.

You may wonder how the county could have messed up the market value of recently sold homes.

For instance, how could a house that sold for $719,000 on Feb. 9, 2018, right down the street from me, be determined to have a market value of $586,000 10 months later? Did the market col-

lapse for that particular property as others rose in value?

Of course not. Nassau County botched these assessments because it insisted on blindly using something called an “estimation model.”

As best as I can tell, the model was initially fed recent sale prices for hundreds of homes in each particular market. Then, apparently through sophisticated statistical analysis, it abstracted a set of rules about how much certain characteristics added to a property’s value.

Take a fireplace. The county’s model figures it increases how much your Port Washington property is worth by 2.01604 percent.

So if the market value of your home is $500,000 without one, the fireplace adds $10,080.

A big problem should be obvious. The estimation model has no idea what your fireplace looks like.

Yours might add only $5,000 of value. Or it might make your home $15,000 more valuable.

The model seems exquisitely precise, but it’s actually just throwing darts. It never sets foot on your property, and it will never make an offer to buy your home based on its estimate.

Curran does say the county also considered sale prices of neighboring homes to validate its assessments. I suspect she’s referring to what are called “sales comps.”

One way to try to derive a home’s market value is by comparing it to similar properties that have sold recently. In fact, for almost all single-family properties in my data set, the county did use sales comps.

But here’s another dirty secret: they weren’t used in an independent way.

If they had been, they would have routinely nudged the model’s estimated values up or down by tens of thousands of dollars. The reality: the sales comps generally rubber-stamped whatever the model found.

In fact, for 96 percent of 202 properties I examined, the final assessed value was whatever the model came up with, rounded down to the nearest or next-nearest thousand. The probability of this occurring with truly independent sales comps is about as likely as your toaster spontane-

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READERS WRITE

Tree in G.N. to honor dedicated resident

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ongtime Great Neck resident Elizabeth Allen, who was laid to rest last week, fought to protect the charm and! suburban! atmosphere of the Great Neck community against! overdevelopment and! environmental!degradation. !

Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Judy Bosworth characterized her as a dedicated proponent of what she believed was in! the best interest of all Great Neck residents.!

As a champion of our beautiful treed landscape, Allen confronted attempts to fell trees needlessly or unreasonably, whether by residents or developers, when that threatened the ecology of our neighborhoods.!

She was 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. !She served on the! Great Neck Park District’s open space committee and it was said of her admiringly that! the park district could never cut down a tree unless she knew about it.

It is fitting that she will be remembered with the planting of a tree near the fountain!on the Village Green, one of her

favorite spots, with funds raised through an appeal to the community. !!!

What would be an even greater tribute, however, would be for all concerned citizens to take up her environmental legacy and to prevent unwarranted despoiling of more trees, green grass and scarce open space in the town in which we live, and added pollution and harmful storm runoff to draining into LI Sound. !

Foremost is the egregious and unnecessary action of the Board of Education to sacrifice one of the remaining playing fields adjacent to Great Neck North High School for an ill-conceived!entitlement! project, a paved parking lot! for just 2 percent of our students, when the! underutilized Parkwood lot is but a few minutes’ walk away on the much less-congested Arrandale Avenue where there are far fewer homes.

Not only is this an unmitigated environmental!assault against the!common good, it is a!costly $652,000 expenditure (before interest payments) that threatens to wreak havoc on orderly traffic flow on the heavily populated streets surrounding the schools (GNNHS and North Middle) at the start and end of the school day.

Just this Jan. 30,! there was a hor-

rific accident on!Beach Road leading up to the! school. A student driver! flipped her car over while traveling at excessive speed and needed a massive!response by emergency services to extricate her. !

We pray that she was not severely! injured and are grateful that no one else was!involved, but fear that adding 97 more inexperienced drivers (there are already 139!on-school and Beach Road parking spots for students) all! rushing get! into the proposed lot’s poorlyplanned entrance/exit to get to school before the bell rings will put them, children walking to school and other pedestrians in great danger.

How much more warning do we need to understand that we are creating a dangerous traffic situation with this new lot?

Add to these reasons for rethinking the parking lot, is its dubious genesis (there is no historical data or study supporting this “need”) and the opaque process!whereby!it was selected!as the uppermost want on their wish list!by a few in-the-know parents who were invited to the decision-making meetings. !

Yet neighbors of the project and other school district residents who might have objected had no idea that this far-

reaching plan was in the offing.

The Board of Education has never adequately addressed the adoption of this want among the 100 items selected for the 2016 bond proposal in!what were described by board public notices as priority projects for capital maintenance and improvement and educational enhancements.

This was the!only item of its kind!in the bond proposal that!could negatively impact unsuspecting neighboring property owners and it was dropped on them without fair and proper!notification.

Allen! lamented at a Village Board of Trustees meeting last year that she feared our community “had lost its insistence that the! general good… be held to!higher regard than what may affect” an individual.

Sadly, that is happening here. The school board, by abdicating its!oversight responsibility for this!proposal and!letting it go forward,!is ignoring!the best interests of the common good in favor of the!entitlement and indulgence of a few students by an elitist!group of parents.

Barbara Shaw Great Neck

Happy 7th anniversary NICE bus

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et us all celebrate the seventh anniversary of NICE bus which occurred this past Jan. 1. Thousands of! residents ride! Nassau Inter County Express Bus to jobs, schools and other destinations within Nassau County along with Queens and Suffolk counties.!

Many transfer to the New York City Transit subway at Flushing, Jamaica or Far Rockaway stations.!

Thousands of Queens residents travel via NICE bus to jobs, schools and other destinations in Nassau County. The viability of NICE benefits! everyone. To understand the origins of! how we got here,! you must go back in time to the early 1970s.!!

Prior to NICE, bus service in Nassau County was!operated under!Long Island Bus and Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority.!

In 1973, Nassau County purchased equipment, routes and some facilities from! numerous private bus operators most of whom were experiencing serious financial difficulties. These private bus operators included Bee Line, Rockville Center Bus Corporation, Utility Lines, Stage Coach Lines, Schenck Transportation, Inc., Nassau Bus Line, Hempstead Bus Corporation, Jerusalem Avenue Bus Lines, Universal Auto Bus, Roosevelt Bus Lines, Stage Coach Lines, Hendrickson Bus Corporation and others.

Their respective fare box income was

insufficient to cover current day to day operating expenses.

They lacked the funding to purchase new!replacement buses, along with upgrading! out of date maintenance and operating bus garages. Nassau County followed up that same year by!entering into a lease and operating agreement with the MTA to continue providing local bus service.

This resulted in the creation of the Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority.

Years later, MSBA was followed by Long Island Bus and on Jan. 1, 2012 Nassau Inter County Express.

Most of the same routes operated

by MSBA, LI Bus and NICE today can be traced back to the various private bus operators.!!

It is a four-way dance between fares paid by riders along with funding provided by! Nassau County, the state and the federal government in financing public bus transportation operated by NICE.!They!operate a fleet of!308 buses out of the Mitchell Field bus garage.!

NICE also operates a fleet of 122 Able Ride! paratransit vehicles! out of the Stewart Avenue facility.! Both facilities!were constructed by!federal capital grants with local matching funds provided by Nassau County and the State Department of Transportation.!!

It was the same funding sources for both construction of! the! Hempstead

Multi-Modal Bus Terminal! and Mineola Intermodal Bus Terminal/Commuter Parking Garage.!!

All four of these investments combined cost almost! $100 million. In today’s dollars, it would be far higher.

NICE attempts to! schedule bus replacements on a 500,000 mile or 12-year cycle,! whichever comes first, is! based upon federal Department of Transportation guidelines.!

Since 1973, buses operated by NICE under contract to Nassau County are now on the fourth replacement cycle.!!Most buses operated by NICE are under 12 years old.! This was not the case decades! earlier when the average age of the fleet was closer to 12 years.

Over time, there have been other capital investments, including! compressed natural gas fueling stations, facility modifications to accommodate CNG buses inside garages,!new fare collection equipment, automatic vehicle locator equipment,! real-time communications systems to notify riders for anticipated arrival! of the next bus,! shelters,! bus stop signs!and other support equipment necessary to run the system.!

Just like a homeowner, what is new today requires constant maintenance, periodic upgrades and eventual replacement years later. !

Capital physical! assets of any bus system (including revenue vehicles along

with bus facility components such as HVAC, bus washers, paint booths, engine shops, bays, pits, lifts, doors, fueling stations, lighting, security systems and many others)! eventually reach the end of their useful life based upon straightline depreciation and/or manufactures warranty. Significant changes in technology also require replacement of outdated equipment.

It has been 46 years since Nassau County took control of all bus routes from private operators.! Over that time period, Nassau County, Albany and Washington have combined invested over $740! million in capital improvements and almost $1 billion in operating subsidy.!!

NICE!services continue to be one of the best bargains around.!

Larry Penner Great Neck (Larry Penner is a transportation historian, advocate and writer who previously worked for the United States Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration Region 2 NY Office. This included the development, review, approval and oversight for grants supporting capital projects and programs on behalf of Nassau County’s bus system from 1983-2014.)

Letters Continued on Page 60

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Learn about Jefferson’s Ferry Those interested in learning more about senior housing options and the planned expansion at Jefferson’s Ferry, a life plan community for active adults 62 and above, are invited to attend one in a series of information events scheduled at 10:30 a.m. on the following days: • Tuesday, Feb. 12 • Wednesday, Feb. 13 • Wednesday, Feb. 20 • Thursday, Feb. 21 • Tuesday, March 5 Jefferson’s Ferry is located at One Jefferson Ferry Drive in South Setauket. Space is limited and reservations are required by calling (631) 253-8585 or visiting www.jeffersonsferry.org/expanding.

Complimentary valet parking is provided.

A 2018 Community Choice Award winner for resident satisfaction and engagement, Jefferson’s Ferry has been consistently voted “Best Retirement

Community” on Long Island

by The Long Island Press. Jefferson’s Ferry offers residential living in a vibrant, active community with the assurance of onsite healthcare. The planned expansion will help serve the growing number of older adults living in the Long Island and surrounding areas.

The presentation will highlight the senior housing options available, focusing specifically on the benefits of living in a life plan community, also referred to as a continuing care retire-

ment community (CCRC). Tips on how to select a life plan community will be provided.

After, guests will learn about the expansion planned at Jefferson’s Ferry, including new apartment homes in residential and assisted living, a new memory care neighborhood, as well as renovations in key common areas.

Space is limited and reservations are required by calling (631) 253-8585. Visit www.jeffersonsferry.org/expanding for more information.

Parker boosts patient safety Hospital care teams are often challenged with overseeing fragile and elderly patients.

Such challenges may include a balance between the risk of patient self-harm and staff injury, and the risks associated with anti-psychotic medication administration.

This challenge was undertaken by the Parker health care team to assess the risks associated with the patient being on an anti-psychotic medication upon being admitted to Parker, and provide a strategy to reduce the need for the administration of these anti-psychotic medications upon admission to the facility.

“As these patients arrived from local hospitals to Parker for rehab, at times, they’re on high doses of anti-psychotic meds,” said Michael Rosenblut, Parker’s president and CEO. " “The majority of these patients had not received antipsychotics prior to hospitalization. These powerful pharmaceuticals posed barriers to the success of Parker’s rehabilitation efforts, since they impacted patients’ moods, psycho-social needs and their quality of life.”

Rosenblut asked his nursing staff to develop a solution. Analyzing this trend, Parker’s vice president for patient care services, Dr. Colleen Ariola, and clinical director of nursing, subacute, Susan Costella, came up with a solution.

Costella instituted an aggressive behavior management strategy. “We advocated a gradual reduction in medications, using a timely interdisciplinary approach immediately upon admission,” she said. “In doing so, we enhanced our patients’ quality of life, while assuring compliance with the demands and rigors of governmental regulations.”

Costella’s strategy resulted in remarkable and sustained outcomes, and was achieved by

Child Victims Act gets Legislature OK Assemblyman Anthony D’Urso has announced that the state legislature passed the Child Victims Act, which he is a co-sponsor.

“Hopefully, this will bring justice to people who were victimized when they were children,” D’Urso said.

When signed into law, this will increase the statute of limitations for cases of child sexual abuse and will allow child victims to file a civil case against their abuser until they become 55; previously the age limit was 23.

For criminal cases, victims can seek prosecution until they turn 28. It also includes a one-year window during which victims of any age or time limit can come forward

AARP meeting welcomes speaker The next meeting of the AARP North Hempstead Volunteer Team will take place on Thursday, Feb. 21 at the Hillside Library, 155 Lakeville Road in New Hyde Park, in the second floor conference room.

Rebecca Kennedy Lakhani, executive director of The Book Fairies, will share the non-profit organization’s vision, goals

learning as much as possible about each patient admitted on anti-psychotic drugs.

“She instructed her sub-acute team members on how to develop person-centered care plans,” Ariola noted. As proof of such positive results, Parker’s current quality measurement reports for short-term stays — anti-psychotic medications — is now at zero percent. This compares favorably with the national average which is 2.1 percent, according to Ariola.

With over 25 years at Parker, Costella has a reputation for treating patients and residents like family. “Suzie sets her professional bar very high, and by following such high ideals, has achieved excellent results,” Ariola added.

Costella will receive the United Hospital Fund “Quality Improvement Champion Award” for her achievement. She resides in Garden City.

to prosecute.

This bill was originally sponsored by former Assemblywoman Marge Markey in 2006.

and 2019 objectives with attending local AARP volunteer teams.

AARP volunteer teams are always looking for new members. Anyone thinking about making a contribution to the 50+ and general community through volunteer work is invited to attend without any obligation.

Jewish and LGBTQ with Rabbi Kleinbaum An influential presence (recently honored by Hillary Clinton), Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum is the firebrand leader of New York’s Congregation Beit Simchat Torah — the country’s largest and best-known LGBTQ synagogue. She will speak about peace, income equality, human rights, issues affecting her congregation, the LGBTQ community and more at The Unitarian Universalist Con-

gregation, 48 Shelter Rock Road in Manhasset, on Feb. 13 at 12:30 p.m. Admission is free and refreshments will be served.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

At the Great Neck Park District Lunar New Year Celebration Celebrate the Lunar New Year at the Andrew Stergiopoulos Ice Rink on Sunday, Feb. 10 from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Free admission for residents wearing RED (must present park card at entrance).

Enjoy arts & crafts, on-ice performances, Chinese drum playing, family choir and flute presentation. Great Neck Galaxy Synchro Team will also perform. Don’t miss the giveaways including delicious treats. Everyone is welcome to attend. Nonresident fee applies. Skate rental is $5 per person.

Nature Program: Birding Basics for Beginners Sunday, Feb. 24, 12:30 p.m. This indoor presentation at Great Neck House will introduce adults to birds and their adaptations. You will be provided with information on where to go and what to get to learn more. A short optional bird walk, following the presentation, will be offered (binoculars helpful). Register online gnparks.org or call (516) 482-0355. Children under 16 may not attend.

Weekend Movie at Great Neck House “Puzzle” (2018), directed by Marc Turtletaub and starring Kelly Macdonald, Irrfan Khan and David Denman, is being shown at Great Neck House Friday, Feb. 8 at 8 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 9, at 5 and 8 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 10 at 7:30 p.m. Agnes is taken for granted as a suburban mother, discovers a passion for solving jigsaw puzzles which unexpectedly draws her into a new world where her life

unfolds in ways she could never have imagined.

It is rated R and runs 1h. 43min. Admission with park card.

Valentine’s Day Special at the Rink Join on Valentine’s Day at the Andrew Stergiopoulos Ice Rink on Thursday, Feb. 14. Everyone wearing red receives $1 off the admission price for every public session offered. Visit www.gnparks. org or call (516) 487-2976 for public session schedule.

Camp Parkwood Winter Season at the Parkwood Sports Complex Children, ages 4 to 10, can enjoy the next session of Winter Camp Parkwood over the February break (Monday, Feb. 18 to Friday, Feb. 22, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.) Activities include tennis, skating/ hockey, archery, gymnastics and more. The children are grouped by age; lunch may be purchased at the snack bar ($8 per day) or can be brought from home. Residents fee $450; non-residents fee $500. Daily fee for residents $120; non-residents $150. Register online at gnparks.org or call (516) 482-0355.

Defensive Driving Classes at Great Neck House Great Neck House offers Empire Safety Council Defensive Driving Classes on the first Saturday of every month. There will be a class on Saturday, March 2 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. To sign up for a class or for more information, call Great Neck House at (516) 482-0355.

WELCOME ATLAS CYBERSECURITY

State Assemblyman Anthony D’Urso recently welcomed Great Neck’s newest resident, Atlas Cybersecurity.

Facility pursues Nonprofit fixes jackets longer hours Continued from Page 5 strains and bites.

The clinic also offers vaccines, flu shots, Tdap shots, blood tests, urine tests, X-rays, IV treatments and electrocardiograms for the heart.

In its first week, Baker said, the facility was seeing 25 patients per day after hours – which is “ahead of what we anticipated.” Now he’s projecting that more than 50 patients could come in during the week and around 100 on weekends.

Asked if he feels this says something about Long Island, Baker said it’s not something unique here.

“I think it says more about the state of health care across the country, frankly,” Baker said.

“The old model of expecting patients to fit in an office visit when it’s convenient for others but not for them needs to change,” Baker said separately in a news release. “Patients want more accessible healthcare at a time that works with their busy lives – which is why we created the first Extended Hours Center in New York available from a major health system.”

The first such ProHEALTH center began in New Jersey, Baker said, and it was “a smashing success.” Four months ago, the company decided to bring it to New York.

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“ think it says more about the state of health care across the country, frankly,” Baker said.

In one of Nassau County’s largest counterfeiting busts, more than $1 million of fake designer goods were confiscated in 2016.

In an innovative move, rather than destroying the items, the Nassau County District Attorney worked with Spectrum Designs Foundation to embroider over logos on the 11,000 fleece jackets.

The repurposed jackets will be donated to over 100 groups, from soup kitchens to homeless shelters stretching from Montauk to Queens.

“In this case, not only were we able to seize counterfeit jackets, but we held a person accountable for trademark infringement and then gave those jackets to people who need them,” Nassau County

District Attorney Madeline Singas said. “I am thankful for our partnership with Spectrum and their assistance in rehabilitating these jackets so they could be donated.”

Spectrum Designs Foundation, a Port Washington, NY -based non-profit, develops innovative businesses that offer individuals with Autism, vocational training, life skills and employment opportunities.

Co-Founder and CEO, Patrick Bardsley said, “We were proud to work on this program and to highlight the capabilities of our staff – 75% of whom are young men and women on the Autism spectrum.”

To learn more about Spectrum Designs Foundation, please visit:"www.spectrumdesigns.org.

Dr. Zeyad Baker PROHEALTH CARE

provide an important service, Baker said this center guarantees care for patients in the company’s network with insurance covering the visit. Additionally, Baker said, doctors would also have easy access to past medical records and visits.

“I think it’s very important.

The number one reason American citizens experience bankruptcies … is surprise health care bills,” Baker said.

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY

The Spectrum Designs Foundation co-founder, Stella Spanakos, and son, Nicholas with Assistant District Attorney, Community Affairs Director, Rene Fiechter, collecting 200 salvaged jackets to donate to The Floating Hospital.

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Town offers vision of North Hempste

BY J E S S I C A PA R K S North Hempstead Beach Park is expected to see a number of new activities in the coming years, as announced in North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth’s State

of the Town address.

Bosworth proposed the addition of a year-round restaurant, a performance stage,! seasonal ice skating rink, sledding hill, volleyball, horseshoes, bocce court, ping pong, a soccer and baseball

field, climbing wall, BMX bike track, game tables, swings, pickleball courts and a number of new places to sit and look out at the water.

The restaurant, which is expected to be constructed at the north end of the park, will

also include a fire pit and outdoor terraces for eating outside during warm weather.

A 16-foot-wide waterfront esplanade can be used by pedestrians and bicyclists.

The town administration is also considering a space

in the park to honor North Hempstead residents who lost their lives in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

“We are very pleased that we have found a respectful location that can be accessed by all,” she said.

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD

North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth unveiled the proposed master plan for the North Hempstead Beach Park during her State of the Town address.

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD

A rendering of a performance green and sled hill that has been proposed for the park.

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ead Beach Park as waterfront jewel The master plan also includes the elimination of eight acres of parking which includes 675 parking spaces.

The suggested amenities for the park come after the town held a number of public meetings where residents were able to offer ideas.

The conceptual plan was drawn up by the town’s consultant Quentin Rothschild and with the help of the Visioning Committee, which includes representatives from every part of North Hempstead.

The next steps for the project are to retain an engineering firm “to undertake the detailed design work, as well as create a resiliency plan that addresses future climate change and sea level rise,” Bosworth said.

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The former Bar Beach, located on West Shore Road in Port Washington, came under the jurisdiction of the Town of North Hempstead in late 2007 when it also acquired Hempstead Harbor Park and reopened them both as North Hempstead Beach Park.

The park includes a 1.25-mile shoreline walking trail, which will soon be seeing an extension of 3,500 linear feet, as well as 200 acres of woodlands.

In 2018, the town oversaw the installation of a nonmotorized dock on the north end of the park which facilitates use by crew teams and the addition of ADA compliant beach mats to ease handicapped access to the beach.

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Glen Cove ferry launch deadline extended

BY J E S S I C A PA R K S A highly anticipated ferry from the City of Glen Cove to Manhattan has received a 16-month extension for its launch from the Federal Highway Administration.

The city missed its Jan. 1 deadline to launch, putting it at risk of having to pay back $16 million in federal grants it was awarded.

The extension gives Glen Cove until

PHOTO COURTESY OF TOM SUOZZI

U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove)

May 22, 2020. It was partly secured with the help of U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove), whom Glen Cove Mayor Tim Tenke reached out to for help last March.

Lisa Travatello, the public relations officer for the City of Glen Cove, attributed the delay in the launch of the ferry service to “the forward transformation” occurring in Garvey’s Point, the area that surrounds the ferry.

With the area under reconstruction, it was not the optimum time to launch a ferry, she said.

The extension allows for the ferry’s opening to align with the completion of the Garvey’s Point project.

The revitalization of Garvey’s Point is a $1 billion project that is being completed by RXR and includes new housing and new parks.

The ferry is expected to make two stops in Manhattan, at 34th St. and Wall St. During the “summer of hell,” the MTA launched a ferry from the Glen Cove ferry terminal to alleviate the stress on the LIRR. Travatello said the residents loved it.

The city plans to contract an independent ferry operator to run the ferry service.

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Broadway star Lewis will light up Adelphi

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ony-nominated Norm Lewis, whose impressive career spans the stage, television and film, will perform some of Broadway’s best on Friday, Feb. 15 at Adelphi’s Performing Arts Center.

Lewis was most recently seen in the NBC television special “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert,” alongside John Legend and Sara Bareilles. His recent stage credits include the Broadway revival of “Once on this Island” and as the lead in the Off-Broadway production of “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” where he received the AUDELCO Award for his performance.

Lewis made history in May 2014 as “The Phantom of the Opera’s” first African-American Phantom on Broadway. He received Tony, Drama Desk, Drama League, and Outer Critics Circle award nominations for his performance as Porgy in the Broadway production of “The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess.”

Other Broadway and West End shows include “Sondheim on Sondheim,” “The Little Mermaid,” “Les Misérables,” “Chicago,” “Amour,” “The Wild Party,” “Side Show,” “Miss Saigon” and “The Who’s Tommy.”

On television, Lewis performed on PBS in “Les Misérables: The 25th Anniversary Concert,” the Live From Lincoln Center productions of “Showboat,” “Norm Lewis: Who Am I?,” and “New Year’s Eve: A Gershwin Celebration,” as well as American Voices and the PBS special “First You Dream — The Music of Kander & Ebb.” He can be seen recurring in the VH1 series, “Daytime Divas,” and as Sen. Edison Davis on the ABC drama “Scandal.” He also has appeared in “Chicago Med,” “Gotham,” “The Blacklist,” and “Blue Bloods.”

Lewis’ film credits include “Magnum Opus,” “Winter’s Tale,” “Sex and the City 2,” “Confidences,” and “Preaching to the Choir.”

His Feb. 15 show will begin at 8 p.m. on the Westermann Stage at the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave. in Garden City.

Tickets start at $40, with discounts available to seniors, students, alumni, and staff. Information is available at the Lucia and Steven N. Fischer Box Office at 516-8774000 or boxoffice@adelphi.edu. Regular office hours are Tuesday through Friday from 1 to 6 p.m. and the box office is also open two hours before most scheduled performances. Ticket sales and additional information are available online.

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Jack Hanna’s Into the Wild Live Saturday, Feb. 16 at 3 p.m.

Through the jungles of Rwanda to the savannas of Australia, Jungle Jack Hanna has explored the corners of the globe as one of the most visible and respected animal ambassadors. In his stage show, Hanna will show footage from his worldwide adventures and bring an array of animals, including cheetahs, kangaroos, and penguins, in a “wild” experience you won’t want to miss.

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

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Valentine’s Night Cabaret Saturday, Feb. 16, 7 to 10 p.m.

Celebrate the most romantic holiday of the year with your loved one — along with Tony Award-winning composer Steven Lutvak and performers Scarlett Strallen and Kevin Massey — at this special evening that includes cocktails, dinner, the concert, and dessert with the artists.

Where: Sands Point Preserve Conservancy, Hempstead House 127 Middle Neck Road, Sands Point Info & Tickets: 516-571-7901 • sandspointpreserveconservancy.org

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Camellia Festival

Sunday, Feb. 17, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (snow date is Feb. 24)

Enjoy live music with Alan & Hugo and the Quatrain Barbershop Quartet throughout the day and a short walking tour of the blooms in Camellia House at 1 and 3 p.m. $10 entrance fee; members and children are free.

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

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An Evening with The Neal Morse Band

Sunday, Feb. 17 at 8 p.m.

Singer, guitarist and keyboardist Neal Morse, along with drummer Mike Portnoy, bassist Randy George, keyboardist Bill Hubauer and guitarist Eric Gillette, will perform music from their The Similitude of a Dream album, which critics hailed as “a masterpiece,” and their recent release, The Great Adventure.

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

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Dane Cook ‘Tell It Like It Is’

Wednesday, Feb. 20 and Thursday, Feb. 21 at 7:30 p.m.

Dane Cook has maintained his reputation as one of today’s most prolific stand-up comedians with his acerbic wit and provocative, on-fire comedic insight, while simultaneously establishing himself as a charismatic and versatile actor in a variety of film and television projects.

“SUPERB! PURE FUN!” “IT’S ‘SEINFELD’ MEETS RODGERS & HART!”

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

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Community Forum Series: Laura Curran

Thursday, Feb. 21, 7:30 to 9 p.m.

Blank Slate Media and the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock will launch their Community Forum Series with Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, who will answer topical questions posed by Blank Slate Media publisher Steven Blank and then from the audience. Admission is free, but register to reserve a space.

Where: Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Shelter Rock 48 Shelter Rock Road, Manhasset Info: theislandnow.com/communityforum

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THE TOP EVENTS FOR KIDS FOR THE COMING WEEK

anny Carvo’s Mathematical Mysteries Friday, Feb. 15, 10:30 a.m.

Danny Carmo didn’t think that math was for him — all he ever wanted to be was a famous magician. But when he learned all the tricks of the mathematical trade, he realized that math was not only essential… it was the secret to much magic. Recommended for grades 2-6.

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

resident’s Day: P Colonial Crafts

Monday, Feb. 18, 12 to 2 p.m.

Families with children can celebrate the birthday of George Washington, explore life in colonial America, and create a framed tin-punch craft. $12 per child; $6 adult.

Where: The Whaling Museum & Education Center, 279 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor | Info: 631-367-3418 or cshwhalingmuseum.org

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Tuesday, Feb. 19 through Friday, Feb. 22, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Children can learn and play authentic Native American games from the Northwest, Southwest, Northeast and Plains regions, including a walnut shell dice game and moccasin bullet game.

Where: Garvies Point Museum & Preserve, 50 Barry Drive, Glen Cove Info: 516-571-8010 or garviespointmuseum.com

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Kids of all ages can enjoy a Winter Wonderland where they will make their own snow on Monday, a Make Your Own Homemade Ice Cream activity on Tuesday and Wednesday, and a Slippery, Slimy Science craft on Thursday, where they will make gooey slime and learn why its important to animals.

Where: Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium, 1660 Route 25A, Cold Spring Harbor | Info: 516-692-6768 or cshfishhatchery.org

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amily Theatre Musical: ‘The Little Mermaid’

Saturday, Feb. 23 at 11 a.m. and Sunday, Feb. 24 at 12 p.m. (additional performances at same times on March 2 and 3)

In a magical kingdom fathoms below, the beautiful young mermaid Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. Reserved seating tickets: $12.

Where: The Showplace at the Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Ave., Bellmore Info & Tickets: 516-599-6870 or plazatheatrical.com

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Peters to perform Almost Famous in Westbury Russell Peters is an international comedy star who regularly sells out arenas all over the world. !He is wrapping up his fourth sold-out, worldwide tour, Almost Famous, which celebrates his 25 years in the business and will bring him to the NYCB Theatre at Westbury for a two-night show on Thursday, Feb. 14 and Friday, Feb. 15 at 8 p.m.!

Peters’ stand-up performances feature observational comedy, using humor to highlight racial, ethnic, class and cultural stereotypes. He often refers to his own experiences growing up in an Anglo-Indian family, and impersonates the accents of various ethnic groups to poke fun at them.!

Peters is widely known for his punchline, “Somebody gonna get a hurt real bad.” It ends a joke he tells about his childhood with a traditional Indian father, who used corporal punishment on his sons. Another punchline he uses is “Be a man! Do the right thing,” which

relates to a story of a Chinese man trying to get him to pay more for an item at a shop.

Peters’ previous tour, Notorious, became the highest attended comedy tour ever in Australia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Lebanon, South Africa, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and his home country of Canada. Among the many venues Peters

has sold out are Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall, LA’s Nokia Theatre, the Sydney Opera House and back-to-back nights at London’s famed O-2 Arena.!

Peters was the first comic to sell out Canada’s Air Canada center, which he has now done seven times and in November 2012, he became the first stand-up comic to perform at Brooklyn’s Barclays Centre with over 13,000 fans in attendance. As a result, he is a regular on the Forbes List of top ten highest earning comics, ranking as high as number three in 2013. His comedy has generated over 120 million views on YouTube.

Peters has transitioned into both small and big screens, having recently been a judge for NBC’s reboot of “Last Comic Standing,” and lending his voice to the animated feature, “Ribbit,” and to numerous episodes of the iconic animated Fox television show “Family Guy” and “Bob’s Burgers.” He was also awarded a

Gemini Award, Canada’s version of the Emmy, for hosting the country’s Juno Awards Show.

Peters’ other notable film roles include the recent Jon Favreau directed indie hit “Chef,” the 2011 sci-fi movie “Source Code,” alongside Jake Gyllenhaal, the Canadian ice hockey hit “Breakaway,” where he also served as executive producer, and the Eva Mendes indie, “Girl in Progress,” alongside Mendes and Patricia Arquette.

Peters has appeared on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” “Lopez Tonight,” “The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson,” “The Queen Latifah Show” and “Def Comedy Jam.” For tickets to the shows, go to www. thetheatreatwestbury.com.

The NYCB Theatre at Westbury is located at 960 Brush Hollow Road in Westbury.

SingStrong A Cappella fest returns to Adelphi A weekend of song will take place at Adelphi’s Performing Arts Center for its fourth year with the SingStrong A Cappella Festival running from Feb. 8 through Feb. 10.

Fans of the movie “Pitch Perfect” and the TV show “The Sing-Off ” are in for a

treat as talented singers participate in a cappella concerts. !Visitors can see one or all five of the completely different performances showing off the best of the human voice singing a cappella pop, jazz, doo-wop, barbershop, and beatbox. The musical groups will include profession-

als, as well as high school and college students. In addition, there will be two days of classes for those with a more serious interest in this style of music. A silent auction to help fight Alzheimer’s will also be held.

Friday is the ACA-IDOL Competition where college and professional groups compete. ACA-Celebrities will judge live while the audience votes by cell phone.

The matinee on Saturday features high school groups competing for awards as well as Single Singers New York, an open a cappella group that anyone can join.

Also on Saturday, there will be two evening shows with different professional acts from around the world. The festival concludes on Sunday with a show featuring professional groups from around the world and a new segment called Shruit, in which South-Asian style a cappella is featured.

The times of the SingStrong A Cappella Festival are Friday, Feb. 8, at 7 p.m., three shows on Saturday, Feb. 9, at 2, 7,

and 9:30 p.m., and a Sunday, Feb. 10, show at 2 p.m. Classes are scheduled during the day on Saturday and Sunday.

All shows will take place on the Westermann Stage at the Adelphi Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave. in Garden City.

Tickets range from $20 to $35, depending on the concert, with discounts available for students for select shows.

There are also all-inclusive weekend passes including classes starting at a discounted $75 for students, seniors, music educators, and groups of 10 or more.

Information is available at the Lucia and Steven N. Fischer Box Office at 516877-4000 or boxoffice@adelphi.edu.

Regular office hours are Tuesday through Friday from 1 to 6 p.m. and the box office is also open two hours before most scheduled performances. Ticket sales and additional information are available online.

For more information about SingStrong, go to at www.SingStrong.org.

Metal band Sevendust heads to Huntington In 1994, alternative metal band!Sevendust first forged a familial tie amongst each other that translated into one of the most diehard audiences in the game. To this day, the connection between fans and the Grammy Award-nominated, gold-certified hard rock outfit only grows stronger.

For their 12th full-length and first release for Rise Records, All I See Is War, the quintet — Lajon Witherspoon (lead vocals), Clint Lowery (lead guitar, backing vocals), John Connolly (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Vince Hornsby (bass), and Morgan Rose (drums) — did the best thing they could do to combat the division in the streets and on social media; they went and made a Sevendust record — just bigger and

bolder than before.

A trifecta of now-classic gold albums, including Sevendust (1997), Home (1999), and Animosity (2001), ignited their journey.

Known as an equally intense and unforgettable live force, they’ve consistently packed

houses around the world — from Rock on the Range and Woodstock, to Ozzfest and ShipRocked.

2015’s Kill The Flaw represented a watermark for the group. Bowing at No. 13 on the Billboard Top 200, it scored their high-

est debut on the respective chart since 2010 and marked their fifth consecutive Top 10 on the Top Rock Albums Chart and third straight Top 3 on the Hard Rock Albums Chart.

Most impressively, the lead single, “Thank You,” garnered a nomination in the category of Best Metal Performance at the 2016 Grammy Awards, a career first for Sevendust. All I See Is War represents another new beginning for the band.

Fans of Sevendust can catch them at their upcoming concert at The Paramount on Wednesday, Feb. 13 at 6 p.m. For tickets, go to www.paramountny.com.

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

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Hosted by Blank Slate Media and the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock The county executive will answer topical questions posed first by award-winning journalist and Blank Slate Media publisher Steven Blank and then in a question-and-answer period with members of the audience.

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Spending Valentine’s Art Guild seeks photos Day in ‘Casablanca’ of L.I. for exhibition Celebrate Valentine’s Day this year with a beloved Hollywood film that features the classic line,!“Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine.”

The Cinema Arts Centre will host a screening of! “Casablanca” (1942) on Thursday, Feb. 14 at 7:30 p.m. that includes a reception with champagne and chocolate-covered sweets.

The Academy Award winner for Best Picture is a captivating wartime adventure of romance and intrigue from director Michael Curtiz that defies standard categorization.

It is the story of Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart), a world-weary ex-free-

dom fighter who runs a nightclub in Casablanca,! the central-western part of Morocco,! during the early part of WWII. Despite pressure from the local authorities, notably the crafty Capt. Renault (Claude Rains), Rick’s Café has become a haven for refugees looking to purchase illicit letters of transit which will allow them to escape to America.

One day, to Rick’s great surprise, he is approached by the famed rebel Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid) and his wife Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman), Rick’s true love who deserted him when the Nazis invaded Paris. Ilsa still wants Victor to escape to America, but now that she’s renewed her love for Rick, she wants to stay behind in Casablanca.

“You must do the thinking for both of us,” she says to Rick. He does, and his plan brings the story to its satisfyingly logical, if not entirely happy, conclusion.

Featuring the distinctive and pervasive theme song, “As Time Goes By,” “Casablanca” will charm both lovebirds and lonely hearts. !To purchase tickets ($15 members; $20 general public), go to www.cinemaartscentre.org. !

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The Art Guild is currently inviting photographers to enter artwork for “My Long Island: Places, Spaces, Faces,” a juried competition and exhibition.

What makes Long Island unique to you? There are as many answers as there are people. As artists, let your mind and your camera roam freely to show your special view of Long Island. Use your imagination, your graphic eye, and all your photographic skills to bring to life your individual vision.

The Art Guild advises photographers, 18 years and older, to avoid the ordinary; instead, present a fresh perspective. Artists are invited to submit up to three photographic works for consideration and high school students ages 14 to 18 may enter in the student category.

The deadline for submissions is 12 a.m. midnight on Feb. 8. A prospectus can be downloaded at TheArtGuild.org.

The juror of awards for this exhibit is Katrin Eismann, an internationally respected artist who specializes in interpretive travel, still life and portrait photography. She is also an educator and the author of four acclaimed books on digital photography.!Eismann is the founder and chair of the Masters in Digital Photography department at the School of Visual Arts. She received her BFA from the Rochester Institute of Technology and her MFA at SVA. For more information about Eismann, visit her website at www. photoshopdiva.com.

The exhibit will be on view at The Art Guild’s home, Elderfields Preserve, 200 Port Washington Blvd. in Manhasset, from March 2 to 24. Gallery hours are Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 5 p.m.

or by appointment. An artists’ reception and awards ceremony will be held on Saturday, March 2, from 3 to 5 p.m.

Classes for adults and children are now registering for the winter/spring term. Adult classes include: Mondays — Get Sharp: Drawing with Stephanie Navon-Jacobson, Introduction to Abstract with Ellen Hallie Schiff, and Fundamentals of Drawing with Greg Follender; Tuesdays — Colored Pencil Beyond the Basics with Katrina Benson; Wednesdays — Watercolor for Beginners and Watercolor for Intermediates with Eileen Neville; and Fridays — Life Drawing (non-instructional) with Joan Stevens.

Children’s classes for ages 5 to 7 are scheduled for Tuesdays and Saturdays and for ages 8 to 12 on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Three classes for teens have been added to the schedule: High School Portfolio Studio with Kristine Rivera on Monday afternoons; Introduction to Digital Art with Photoshop for Teens with Heather Heckel on Wednesday afternoons; and Empowering the Teen Artist for Middle & High School Students with Antonia Fthenakis on Thursday evenings.

Adult workshops for 2019 include: Modern Calligraphy in Markers with Howard Rose in February; Seascapes and Winter Scenes in Pastel with Lana Ballot in March; Painting the Floral Still Life with Jacqueline Kamin and Painting the Figure from Photographs in Watercolor with Ted Nuttall in June; and Painting in Colored Pencil with Cynthia Knox in July.

For more information and updates, call 516-304-5797 or visit www.TheArtGuild.org.

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How to encourage kids to love music Music education can have a profound impact on children.

According to PBS, research has found that learning music facilitates learning other subjects, enhancing skills children will inevitably use elsewhere.

The benefits of music education might be even more tangible than that. A 2004 study published in the journal Psychological Science found that sixyear-olds who were given weekly voice and piano lessons benefitted from small increase in IQs. Groups that received drama lessons or no lessons at all experienced no such increases.

Additional studies have linked music education to other benefits. The Children’s Music Workshop notes that research has shown that musical training physically develops the part of the brain associated with processing language.

These are just a handful of the ways music education can positively impact young minds.

Parents who want their children to reap these rewards and more can take these steps to encourage a love of music in their children. · Cut a rug with your kids.

Children are bundles of energy who want to expend as much of that energy as possible. Dancing along to music is a great way for kids to use it up. Kids might not be able to waltz or dance an Irish jig, but many love to jump up and down. If they begin to as-

sociate music and dancing with jumping up and down, they’re more likely to smile when mom and dad crank up the stereo. · Sing and encourage kids to sing along. Kids won’t know if their parents are classically trained opera singers or perform-

ers whose vocal talents are best restricted to the shower. Singing along to favorite songs may encourage kids to follow suit, allowing them to learn words and language. Singing also is a fun activity kids are sure to embrace, making them look forward to

daily music sessions. · Let kids be the DJ. When you start playing music, keep a close on children to see how they react to different types of music.

If they seem to favor one style over another, play that favorite style more often. If they tend to like it all, continue to expand their horizons, which many even open your eyes to musical styles and acts you’d never consider otherwise. · Let kids participate in music. Especially young children might not be able to pick up a guitar and make it sing, but that doesn’t mean they can’t participate. Purchase age-appropriate instruments for your children the moment they start playing with toys. Their curiosity might compel them to embrace musical lessons as they grow older. In addition, look for children’s musical events in your community, whether it’s a sing-along at the local library or an introduction to musical instruments at a nearby community center.

Music can enrich kids’ lives in various ways, and it’s never too early for parents to encourage a love of music in their children.

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Dysgraphia is a deficiency in the ability to write. While dysgraphia is mostly associated with impaired handwriting, it also can involve an inability to store and process written words and then elicit the proper finger sequences and muscle movement to actually write words down on paper.

The word “dysgraphia” comes from the Greek words “dys,” meaning “impaired,” and “graphia,” meaning “writing by hand.” The Learning Disabilities Association of America says a person with dysgraphia may have problems with inconsistent spacing, poor spatial planning on paper, poor spelling, and difficulty writing, as well as thinking and writing at the same time.

Experts aren’t sure what causes dysgraphia. There might be a delay in the retrieval of information from short- or long-term memory and organizational abilities before beginning to write. A genetic component also may come into play.

This specific learning disorder may appear separately or occur in conjunction with dyslexia and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Whether or not dysgraphia is accompanied by other learning disabilities may determine the types of presentation. · Dyslexic: Those with dyslexic dysgraphia produce illegible, spontaneously written work. They may be able to copy work well, but not write legibly on their own. · Motor: A person with motor dysgraphia has poor fine motor skills, poor dexterity and poor muscle tone. Letter formation may be fine in short writing samples, but that formation deteriorates when asked to write lengthier assignments. Motor dysgraphia can cause arthritis-like tensing of the hand. This type of dysgraphia typically stems from problems with fine motor skills. · Spatial: An individual with spatial dysgraphia cannot understand space well. Written work may be improperly spaced and illegible. Drawing abilities also may be compromised.

Certain indications of dysgraphia may become evident when a child begins to learn how to read and write. This is when the condition may first be noticed, but it could be mistaken for another issue

unless educators and doctors are knowledgeable about dysgraphia. Some signs to look out for include: · illegible printing and cursive writing; · unfinished words or letters; · omitted words in writing assignments; · inconsistent spacing between words and letters; · inconsistencies in writing style, including mixtures of print and cursive letters, upper and lower case words, and irregular shapes or slants of letters; · difficulty visualizing letter formation prior to writing; and · strange wrist, body or paper positions Parents, therapists and educators must work together to accommodate the needs of a student with dysgraphia. Reducing copying aspects of work, allowing recorders or note takers and having students take oral exams can help. An increase in the use of tablets and laptops in the classroom also may assist those with dysgraphia, as such assignments have reduced reliance on written work.

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illions of people eagerly await the arrival of the shortest month of the year for the opportunity to show their spouses, girlfriends, boyfriends, companions, and many other special people in their lives how much they are loved.

Even though Valentine’s Day is just one day a year, that doesn’t mean it should be the only time one expresses his or her love for a special someone.

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February 7: Rose Day Celebrate love with a vase filled with roses. Red symbolizes love, and many other colors represent heartfelt emotions. The flowers will add to home decor and ambiance.

February 8: Proposal Day Couples ready to tie the knot

can use this day as an opportunity to propose. Those already engaged or married can spend Proposal Day celebrating the events that led up to their own engagement or betrothal, and toast how their relationships have evolved.

February 9: Chocolate Day Lavish a loved one with all the decadent treats they enjoy. These can include store-purchased chocolates, chocolate fudge sundaes or warm brownies fresh out of the oven.

February 10: Teddy Day This day can be interpreted in different ways. Couples adding spice to their relationships can celebrate Teddy Day with the lingerie of the same name. Those looking for a more G-rated experience can gift each other with an adorable stuffed bear.

Make-your-own stuffed animal retailers at nearby malls are a place to turn

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February 11: Promise Day Promise Day provides an opportunity to make promises to each other that are specific to couples’ relationships. These can include being more patient, traveling more or spending more time together.

February 12: Hug Day On this day the world celebrates the uplifting and comforting power of hugs, which can be powerful expressions of love.

February 13: Kiss Day Couples can pucker up and spend a few extra moments showing their affection with some kisses. The lips are quite sensitive to touch, and kissing is one of the more renowned expressions of intimacy.

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A love of travel can be fostered early in life by parents who encourage their children to immerse themselves in various cultures.

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Many schools are affiliated with exchange programs, and families can look into programs on their own as well. For example, the nonprofit AFS-USA (formerly the American Field Service) is a leader in intercultural learning and offers international exchange programs in more than 40 countries around the world through independent AFS organizations.

Study abroad and exchange programs vary in length and the ages of students.

Some may be a full-year program consisting of 10 months of education, while others may last just a semester or trimester. Exchange students usually are placed with private host families who have been carefully vetted and are eager to participate in the program and share their rich culture with students.

Exchange students will enroll in a public or private school, depending on the cost and parameters of the exchange.

Parents and students considering exchange programs should take the following into consideration as they look to learn more about their options. · Age limits vary depending on the pro-

gram, but many work with high school students between the ages of 15 and 18. · Apply for a student visa from the country a student plans to visit. This process may take some time, so build it into your schedule. · All fees are the responsibility of the student visiting the host family. These fees may include, but not be limited to, insurance, tuition and application fees. Students and their parents will be responsible for their travel expenses. Students also should take a decent amount of spending money with them so they can fully experience the country and city where they will be living. · Foreign language experience may be required if you are traveling to a non-English speaking country. Make sure you know the requirements or restrictions. · Host families typically undergo stringent background checks by representatives of the placement agency or organization.

Therefore, students and parents can rest assured that these are secure places. The placement group also will work to address any issues that may arise during the exchange to ensure all parties are happy and safe.

Foreign exchange programs enable students to immerse themselves in different cultures and understand the international education process.

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LIU theater fest kicks off with readings

BY JA DA B U T L E R The first productions for the LIU Post Theater Company’s spring 2019 season are a part of the Building Bridges: The 2019 Virgil J. Lee New Play Festival.

Post Theater Company will perform stage readings of the plays “Oak,” written by LIU Post alumnus Ryan Hudak (’12), and “This Can’t Happen Here,” written by LIU Post alumna Sarah E. Taylor (’15).

This is the first time these two plays will be publicly read. Most new works in their early stages will go through stage reading performances to give the playwright a sense of how the play could be performed. Two separate casts of LIU Post students prepared for the festival with only three weeks of rehearsals, which included many rewrites by the playwrights on set.

“Oaks” is the story of a family in power in a post-apocalyptic America, and what happens when the people of the town, tired of being ruled by fear, call for change.

Family dynamics overlap with political discourse in the small town in the midst of a two year drought.

Jason Jacobs, a director from New York City, is directing “Oaks.”

He described the play as a modern myth. “It’s a new play but it feels like it could be sort of an ancient tale,” he said. “It takes place in a futuristic America that is very much kind of like a past America — almost like a modern myth.”

“Oaks” takes place in a small town with a ruling family, the Oaks family. “They’re the muscle and power of the town,” Jacobs said.

Throughout the play, we watch Oak, played by William Pope, an LIU Post junior theater major, defend his position as head of the family and town leader, and maintain his power while figuring

out how to fix a drought that may have been caused because of his family.

Oak’s sister, Penelope, played

by Thea Kraus, junior musical theater major, is a seer, and returns to her hometown after 20 years to share a vision with her brother that could help save the town, but it comes at a cost.

“Oak comes to realize that it’s somehow on him and his family to fix it, but someone’s blood will have to be spilled,” Jacobs said.

All of this on top of a new government trying to take control of the town takes a toll on Oak. “The whole Oak family created this town, and once people try to take that away from them, and once they start trying to break apart the family, it starts to crumble the town and Oak personally,” Pope said.

The character dynamic is intense, and the actors must work hard to portray their characters’ depth since this performance will take the form of a stage reading rather than a traditional play.

“A stage reading is always a tricky thing,” Jacobs said, especially when the cast is given too much rehearsal time and a large stage to work with. The cast must fight the temptation to explore movement.

“We walk a fine line to keep it as

a reading, but give the audience a feeling of what it might look like if we had sets, costumes, props and objects. It’s a delicate process,” Jacobs said.

What the stage reading lacks in movement, it makes up for in the delivery of the lines and the depth of the characters.

“We spent a lot of time on the script. It’s important we really give the playwright’s words their full due,” Jacobs said. He also stressed the importance of the actors’ “actions” or intentions behind their delivery.

Pearl Emerson, a sophomore musical theater major, plays Oak’s mother, Judy. “She’s experiencing a lot of change in their little town.

She is on her way out as the matriarch and a new government is being formed that she’s not so sure she is going to be a part of,” Pearl said. Judy’s uncertainty causes tension in the family.

Stephanie Jeker, stage manager and sophomore musical theater major, believes the audience will be satisfied with the play. “They are really going to get a sense of the story and the depth of the characters,” she said.

The second play, “This Can’t Happen Here,” takes on a form of social justice theater, revolving around gun violence and mass

shootings, specifically school shootings. The playwright, Taylor, said her motivation for the story began after the Parkland school shooting, though she didn’t begin writing the play until late November 2018.

“I wanna explore how as a society we deal with these things,” Taylor said. She expressed how the media tends to “perpetuate the problem.” Many times throughout the play, reporters who cover the shootings portray various “faces” of the media: compassionate, exaggerated, offensive, and desensitized.

“This Can’t Happen Here” takes the unique perspective of the parent of the shooter. “(They) are vilified and ostracized — is it their fault, or is it not,” Taylor said. “Parents are always trying to do the best thing, so I wanted to explore that.”

This nine person cast is a strong ensemble piece, with many of the actors taking on multiple roles throughout the play.

ing,” Bakey said. Some things are blocked out just to help the story along.

“With violence happening as often as it does, I think people often forget that these are real people,” Julia Rivera, a sophomore theater major who plays multiple roles, said. “I think we can get so desensitized by violence. It’s not always covered in the news.

These are real people that are being affected, real people that are dying, and that needs to change,” she said.

Claire Main, senior theater major, is the assistant director for the show. She works with Luke Leonard, a director from New York City. “It’s been really fun working with Luke, because he’ll give me opportunities to speak my thoughts and add on to what he’s saying,” Main said. Leonard’s direction style, she said, is focused, but also very laid back and comfortable, which brings light to such a “dark” play.

Main wants the audience to

Michaela Fox, an LIU Post junior musical theater major, plays Madge Redburn, a mother of two, a wife, a businesswoman, and the parent of gun violence victims.

Madge works as the director of marketing and promotions for a gun manufacturing company in her town. She is in the best position to make real change after the shooting.

When a tragedy hits, Madge’s whole life flips upside down. “We watch Madge go through the motions of how the strong, independent woman suddenly is shattering from the inside out, and how it takes over every decision she makes,” Fox said.

Paul J. Bakey, senior musical theater major, plays Aaron Redburn, one of Madge’s sons. He is a victim of gun violence, and his death is what leads Madge to make change.

Though it is script-in-hand, the cast utilizes minimal blocking, lights, and vocal sound effects to bring the story to life.

“The issue with stage readings is sometimes the play is written to be performed full out. Sometimes it’s difficult to get that in a read-

realize the call for immediate action. “There’s a line that says, ‘my thoughts and prayers are with you,’ but in the situation of gun violence, thoughts and prayers aren’t enough. It’s about policy, it’s about change, it’s about taking action,” she said.

“I want audiences to think about that middle point, the gray areas” between anti-gun and progun positions, Taylor said. “If we thought more about the gray, then we’d be closer to finding a solution, rather than being so black and white about it.”

The New Play Festival will be held at the Rifle Range Theater on the LIU Post campus in Brookville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 8 and Saturday, Feb. 9, and at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 10. Tickets, which are $15, or $12 for senior citizens and $10 for students with valid ID, can be purchased at the box office or at tix55.com.

This article was originally published in the Pioneer, the awardwinning student newspaper of LIU Post, www.liupostpioneer.com, and is republished here by Blank Slate Media with the permission of the Pioneer.

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VacationArts at Gold Coast during recess Children can celebrate Presidents’ Week with an all-day creative program offered at the Gold Coast Arts Center in Great Neck. Gold Coast Arts Center School for the Arts is once again offering its popular VacationArts program on non-school days for children in pre-K through 7th grade.

This year’s winter program is from Feb. 19 to 22, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with activities that include art, music, chess, acting, and dance taught by experienced instructors. Each day of VacationArts is full of artful activities in a professional and creative environment. Children leave the Arts Center each day happy, confident and proud of what they’ve accomplished in the program.

“After experiencing one day at the Gold Coast

Arts Center, children want to spend their whole vacation here,” said Ellen Schiff, director of the School for the Arts at the Gold Coast Arts Center.

The program takes place at the Gold Coast Arts Center, 113 Middle Neck Road in Great Neck.

The affordable tuition includes a nut-free snack and a full lunch while offering optimal flexibility for parents.

VacationArts is also available during spring recess in April. The center offers sibling discounts for all camps and classes and special pricing for members. For specific prices, or to learn more about the programs and activities offered through VacationArts, call 516-829-2570 or visit goldcoastarts.org/school-for-the-arts/vacationarts/.

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Programs coming up next on GNPS/TV Programs currently airing on Great Neck Public Schools Television (GNPS/ TV) are: “South High Winter Concert II,”" “South Middle Spotlight,”" “Faculty Recital 2018,” “Focus on Education,” and “North Middle Grade 7- 8" Winter Concert.”

GNPS/TV programs are available on demand, 24/7, on the school district website, www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/tv.

Programs can also be viewed in the incorporated villages of Great Neck on Optimum Channel 75 and on Verizon Fios Channel 32. Airing times in program descriptions below are for Optimum and Verizon Fios viewing.

South High Winter Concert II “South High Winter Concert II” features performances by the Symphonic Band, Concert Choir, Chamber String Orchestra, and Chamber Symphony Orchestra from the Winter Concert on Dec.

13. The concert was under the direction of Michael Schwartz, performing arts department head/instrumental teacher, and Janine Robinson, vocal music teacher.

View times are: 7 a.m., 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.

South Middle Spotlight “South Middle Spotlight” takes a look back at some of the segments that originally aired on HTV (Homeroom Television), the live, daily, morning-news show broadcast to South Middle’s students and staff. These segments showcase a variety of events at South Middle, including: Chef Party, Club Fair, No Place for Hate Assembly, and more.

Airs at 8:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.

Faculty Recital 2018 “Faculty Recital 2018” features music performances by the talented staff

of Great Neck Public Schools. Faculty members perform vocal and instrumental pieces as soloists or in groups. Performances include a variety of classical pieces, as well as selections from Broadway, opera, and classic rock genres.

View times are: 9 a.m., 3 p.m. and 9 p.m.

Focus on Education “Focus on Education” is an ongoing series hosted by Superintendent Teresa Prendergast, highlighting what’s new and interesting in the district. This episode features interviews with Michael Grimaldi, the"new principal of E.M. Baker School, and Luciana Bradley, the new principal of Saddle Rock School. Bradley had previously served as assistant principal of Saddle Rock since 2005.

Airs at 11 a.m., 5 p.m. and 11 p.m.

North Middle Winter Concert “North Middle Winter Concert” in-

cludes performances by the North Middle Chorus, Concert Band, and String Orchestra from their concert on Dec. 19.

All three performing groups feature musicians in grades 7 and 8. Instrumental groups are under the direction of Matthew Trinkwald, music department head, and vocal groups are under the direction of Arielle Murdocco.

Airs at 12 p.m., 6 p.m. and 12 a.m.

GNPS/TV Programming GNPS/TV programming reflects the offerings of the Great Neck Public Schools and the achievements of its students and staff. Programs are studentproduced.

For further information, please contact Robert Zahn, director of educational television and broadcast media, by email at rzahn@greatneck.k12.ny.us, and by phone at (516) 441-4676.

A soirée at North High School

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Representatives from the North Middle School Student Council are joined by Assemblyman Anthony D’Urso and Vietnam veteran Jack Hirsch; Principal Gerald Cozine and Assistant Principals Nancy Gunning and Jennifer Andersen; and Student Council Advisors Michelle Sicurella, Michael Noberto, Betty Brody, and Rachael Weissman.

Valentines for Veterans in G.N. Representatives from the North Middle School Student Council kicked off the district’s participation in the Valentines for Veterans campaign on Jan. 17. This campaign supports local veterans by delivering handmade cards and donated items to the Long Island State Veterans Home in Stony Brook and the Northport VA Medical Center.

The Great Neck Public Schools is proud to participate in this program year after year.

Students and staff volunteer

their time during free periods and after school to create handmade greeting cards for local veterans.

The kick-off event at North Middle included a visit from New York State Assemblyman Anthony D’Urso and Vietnam veteran Jack Hirsch. Both guests shared their own personal stories of hope and courage during wartime, and they reiterated the importance of expressing appreciation for our veterans and the sacrifices they have made for our country.

The Valentine Soirée at North High School will take place on Thursday, Feb. 14, at 7 p.m., at the school, 35 Polo Rd. The public is warmly welcomed to this free event.

This year’s event will feature the Jazz Ensemble, Concert Choir, and the North High A Cappella Troupe. There will also be vocal solos.

The Jazz Ensemble will perform “Red Clay,” “Mack the Knife,” “Falling in Love with Love,” “I Love Paris,” “Isn’t It Romantic,” “My Funny Valentine,” “My One and Only,” and “My Romance.”

The A Cappella Troupe will sing “Somebody that I used to Know” and “Africa.”

The Concert Choir will perform “Almost Like Being in Love,” “This is My Beloved,” and “My Funny Valentine.”

Solo vocal selections will include “Til I Hear You Sing,” “Some Enchanted Evening,” “At Last,” “Roses,” “Can’t Help Falling in Love,” “The Love Song,” “Love on the Brain,” and “She Used to be Mine.”

The Valentine Soirée will be under the direction of Dr. Pamela Levy, department head for fine and performing arts/director of vocal music, and Mr. Joseph Rutkowski, director of instrumental music. For more information, please contact Dr. Levy at (516) 441-4740.

Great Neck Library news Great Neck Library Board of Trustees Annual Reorganization Meeting Certificates Presented and Officers At the annual reorganization meeting of the Great Neck Library board of trustees, held on Jan. 29, certificates of recognition were presented to exiting board members Robert Schaufeld and Joel Marcus; and exiting nominating committee members Donald Panetta, Marietta DiCamillo and Howard Esterces.

The 2019 Great Neck Library board of trustees and their expiring terms are: Rebecca Miller, president (2021), Weihua Yan, vice president (2022), Dr. Barry Smith, secretary (2022), Josie Pizer, treasurer (2021), Chelsea Sassouni, asst. treasurer (2023), Liman Mimi Hu, asst. treasurer (2023), and Scott Sontag, trustee (2020).

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Comptroller opens up county checkbook New online platform will modernize and promote transparency of Nassau’s finances

BY J E S S I C A PA R K S Nassau County Comptroller Jack Schnirman launched an online checkbook last Wednesday that provides an inside look at county!finances for anyone with access to the internet.

Nassau County Open Checkbook is a part of Schnirman’s campaign promise to open and modernize county finances, one of the four key goals he set for his term as comptroller.

“Opening up and modernizing the County’s finances is key to a government that uses data to find efficiencies to ask and answer questions,” Schnirman said in a statement. “That’s why we’ve invited residents, students, reporters, and researchers to join us in looking at this data for opportunities to improve.”

According to the release, the web platform will be updated monthly and is expected to include payroll data later in the year.

Currently, the checkbook provides county spending data for outside vendors, contractors and intergovernmental! programs dating back to 2016.

Viewers can search by county department, vendor or expense, and automatically generated charts outline the changes in spending over the period that data is available on the site.

According to the new website, the de-

partment that received the most county funds in 2018 was the Department of Public Works with $538.65 million. The county’s highest expense was contractual services in 2018 with a total of $349.39 million. Social Service Recipients was the top paid county vendor in 2018, receiving $151.54 million

in county funds.

“Never before have Nassau County residents been able to simply type in a vendor name or a department and see how their money is being spent in such an easy-tounderstand way,” Schnirman said. “But this is just the first step. There is a lot more data

for us to put online and a lot more work that can be done in studying how effective and efficient government is operating.”

The cloud-based web platform was created with the technology and support of Tyler Technologies!through its Socrata Open Expenditures program.

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Nassau County Comptroller Jack Schnirman launched the Nassau County Open Checkbook for a more transparent view of county finances.

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OUR TOWN

Take me out to the ball game The morning immediately following Super Bowl Sunday reveals the following scenarios.

Whether the Patriots win or lose, Tom Brady will awaken next to his beautiful wife and congratulate himself for having chosen wisely in love.

And every American sports fan will open his (or her) eyes, realize that football season is over which means that winter will soon be gone and that our attention can finally turn to baseball and to the sweetness of spring.

Baseball will always have a hold on the American heart because of its elegance, its leisurely pace, the green beauty of the diamond, our collective memory of Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle and the fact that it is played in summertime.

We all have our childhood memories of baseball. One indelible memory for me was the first time my dad took me to Yankee Stadium. I still recall trudging up the dark and dank corridors inside the stadium until we reached the mezzanine section and then catching my very first glimpse of the infield of Yankee Stadium.

Alas, the shimmering green field under the lights was a shock to me and the most beautiful thing a young boy could see, like arriving at the Emerald City. Such is the magic of big league baseball.

So this week is the perfect time to get reacquainted with our great American pastime. I had noticed for many years a place called Baseball Plus on Duffy Avenue in Hicksville so I

pulled into the parking lot last weekend and walked right in.

The building is an unimposing one-story structure which turned out to be 20,000 square feet of pure fun. When you enter you see a vast display of bats, balls, gloves and catchers equipment.

I walked to the front desk and met Anthony Morales who manages the place and is the founder. Anthony had an affable smile and easy manner and told me his history.

He grew up in the Bronx, in the shadow of Yankee Stadium, and that in the Bronx there was one sport and that was baseball.

In 1992, he and his partner Angel Mangual opened up the first Baseball Plus right there in the Bronx and it was an instant success.

His dream was to build an outdoor field but settled for his indoor ball field with batting cages and a pro shop.

After eight years the lease

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ran out and he moved Baseball Plus to its present location in Hicksville. This place has a 70 ft. by 70 ft. infield which is used by elite baseball teams but also by soccer, lacrosse and field hockey teams.

The day I was there I watched as a former big league pitcher Chris Dragone coached a young elite travel baseball team through some infield drills.

Anthony told me he felt that the game of baseball was

Former big league pitcher Chris Dragone working with kids at Baseball Plus

on the decline because of so many other sports being played nowadays but I’m not so sure he’s right. During the two days I was there the parking lot was filled to overflowing, the infield was constantly in use and every one of the 12 batting cages were being used by coaches, trainers and ball players.

I sat down to watch Dragone work with his team and struck up a conversation with two fathers who were sitting on the benches behind the nets. The first was Nitin Mariwalla who also happened to be a brain surgeon and researcher from Oyster Bay. His son was in Friends Academy and only 7 years old, a year younger than most of his teammates but he already seemed to be a serious athlete. Nitin told me he liked the idea of providing his son with a challenging environment where he would not be the best on the team and also that he liked exposing his son to the diversity found at this baseball club.

The other dad was Brian Ferdinand, a real estate developer and his son also goes to Friends Academy and lives in Muttontown. And all this time I thought that baseball was a blue collar sport. Maybe not so much.

We began talking about the investment of time and money it takes to keep his children in all these three-season sports. Brian told me that his son plays in two basketball leagues, a lacrosse league, a travel baseball team and a football league. If you add up the costs it’s formidable.

The next question, of course,

is why bother. Both Nitin and Brian outlined the very good reasons for all the investment.

They said they felt it taught discipline, the realization that to achieve anything takes hard work, and that sport teaches one to cope with failure. Serious sports involvement also places their kids on a winning track which involves fitness, good nutrition and socializing rather than video game playing, overeating or drug use. I could not have put it better.

Baseball has a long history.

In 1888 Harvard educated Ernest Thayer wrote the poem “Casey at the Bat” about the sad day in Mudville when mighty Casey did strike out. Baseball also inspired the song, “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” in 1908, which is actually about a girl named Katie Casey that insists her boyfriend take her out to the ball game for some peanuts and Cracker Jacks.

That song is still played in nearly every professional ballpark during the 7th inning stretch.

We live in post-modern times with too much information, too much speed, too much confusion and too much fear.

Baseball provides wonderful slow moving rituals that unfold under the summer sun. The stability and the history of baseball will always be a great comfort to every boy, every girl and every parent in America so halleluiah to Baseball Plus and to Anthony Morales for fighting the good fight and providing a safe place for this American game to thrive.

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t is unfortunate that Mr. Wiesenfeld views cost overruns and poor vendor oversight as just business as usual in public construction.

Perhaps during his time in government, mediocrity was felt to be acceptable. It does not mean that we, the public, need to tolerate this."

We can actually expect better and hold our elected officials accountable to promoting superiority, providing careful oversight when a public entity spends our tax dollars." The penalty for poor performance

should be removal from office at the ballot box.

It is most important to explain his flawed reasoning that traffic will improve by adding a parking lot. There is currently significant traffic near the corner of Beach and Polo Roads due to students trying to park in the 15 or so spots on the street and the 80 or so in the existing lots."

In fact, if an additional 100-spot lot is built, there will be the same 95 cars plus an additional 100 cars coming down the neighboring streets to park."

There will be double the number of cars approaching from multiple directions, converging on the single entrance to the lot, magnifying, not reducing, the congestion which already exists."

And despite having assigned spots, the students will still speed to get there because they are not racing because they don’t have assigned spots."

Like many, most students arrive with minutes to spare before their first class. "Wiesenfeld can mock his neighbors’ opposition to the parking lot, but

he is naïve in thinking traffic will improve; it stands to be far worse.

Finally, there was an unfortunate accident on Beach Road on Wednesday, a student’s car flipping over as it rounded the sharp curve on Beach Road."

Thankfully, and amazingly, the driver was not more seriously injured or even killed." It was lucky that there were no children standing at a school bus stop and there was no one walking in the street, all of which are frequently given the lack of sidewalks — they could

easily have been killed."

The preliminary assessment by first responders was that this was due to a young adult using a cell phone while going at high speed."

A new lot will double the number of such drivers speeding and texting around the sharp double curves of Beach Road." This lot will actually make such accidents more, not less, likely to happen.

Robert Mendelson Great Neck

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Will marijuana’s impact be like aspirin?

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nternal Medicine in January 2019 said “that U.S. doctors have long advised adults who haven’t had a heart attack or stroke but are at high risk for these events do take a daily aspirin pill as a primary prevention strategy.

Even though there’s clear evidence aspirin works for this purpose, many physicians and patients have been reluctant to follow the recommendations because of the risk of rare but potentially fatal internal bleeding.

Already, guidelines on aspirin for primary prevention of heart disease in the U.S., Europe, and Australia have incorporated a need to balance the potential benefits against the risk of bleeding.

For elderly people, who have a greater risk of bleeding than younger adults, the risk may be too great to recommend aspirin.

And we are only talking about good old aspirin.

Medical marijuana uses the marijuana plant or chemicals in it. It’s basically the same product as recreational marijuana but it is taken for medical purposes, to treat disease or conditions.

The marijuana plant contains more than 100 different chemicals called cannabinoids. Each one has a different effect on the body. THC and cannabidiol are the main chemicals used in medicine. THC also produces the “high” people feel when they smoke marijuana or eat foods containing it.

The FDA has approved two man-made cannabinoid medicines, Marinol and Syndros (dronabinol). This is used to treat nausea and vomiting from chemotherapy.

Epidiolex was approved in 2018 for treating seizures associated with two rare and severe forms of epilepsy.

To get medical marijuana, you need a

written recommendation from a licensed doctor in states where that is legal. Not every doctor is willing to recommend medical marijuana for their patients.

You must have a condition that qualifies for medical marijuana use. Each state has their own lists of qualifying conditions.

Your state may also require you to get a medical marijuana card. Once you have that card, you can buy medical marijuana at a store called a dispensary.

Today, according to WebMD, marijuana is used to treat the following conditions among others: Alzheimer’s disease, appetite loss, cancer, Crohn’s disease, anorexia, epilepsy, glaucoma, PTSD, schizophrenia, multiple sclerosis, nausea, cachexia and others, but it has not been proven to help many of these conditions, with few exceptions.

Bonn-Miller says, “The greatest amount of evidence for the therapeutic effects of cannabis relate to its ability to reduce chronic pain, nausea and vomiting due to chemotherapy, and spasticity, tight or stiff muscles, from multiple sclerosis.

Side effects that have been reported include: bloodshot eyes, depression, dizziness, fast heartbeat, hallucinations, and low blood pressure. The drug can also affect judgment and coordination which could lead to accidents and injuries.

When used surfing the teenage years when the brain is still developing, marijuana might affect IQ and mental function.

I am writing an article about marijuana and comparing it to aspirin." It seems that aspirin is useful for everything that ails you from blood thinner, to pain from menstrual cramps and everything in between. It may not be a good example but when approved, aspirin or other drugs generally receive approval for particular indications.

Now along comes marijuana and its use in medical conditions is seen by some to be useful in certain conditions and some states decide to legalize it and make lots of money from taxes collected by its use.

What started off as just a few medical indications now has a huge number according to what I read in a report issued by the New York State Department of Health.

Under the Compassionate Care Act twoyear report ranging from ALS to PTSD and everything in between from cancer to MS. It seems to me that what was initially limited to a few illness now has so many disease states associated with it, that it may not be too difficult to have a physician prescribe marijuana for a host of issues that may be questionable even if the process seems okay.

We know how many people die each year from too much NSAIDs (Advil like drugs) OTC. Is marijuana ultimately going to end up being the go-to drug for many small or innocuous complains people show up at the doctor’s office for?

Remember, the government okayed Advil at 200 mg strength but most people understand two Advil equals one prescription strength ibuprofen.

On July 7, 2014, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed into law the Compassionate Care Act to establish a comprehensive medical marijuana program. 18 months later, the first New Yorkers obtained medical marijuana.

The program continues to oversee the manufacture and sale of medical marijuana to ensure that is dispensed and administered in a manner that protects public health and safety.

The World Health Organization, in a report written by Bertha K. Madras, a professor of psychobiology at the Department of Psychiatry in the Harvard Medical

School, entitled “An Update of Cannabis and Its Medical Use,” is as follows.

First a disclaimer from the World Health Organization. The professor uses the term cannabis which is defined as the “flowering or fruiting tops of the cannabis plant.” She also uses the term cannabis instead of marijuana unless there is a specific need to refer to its as in “medicinal marijuana.”

The report says “the movement to revive cannabis as a medicine is driven by multiple factors, many beyond the domain of science.

One propellant of the movement is the inadequate relief of current approaches for individuals harboring a number of debilitating chronic diseases or symptoms, including multiple sclerosis, Crohn’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, cancer and chronic pain.”

More than half of the U.S. states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana in some form, and more are considering bills to do the same.

The FDA has only approved it for the treatment of two rare and severe forms of epilepsy. Under current U.S. law, marijuana is in a listing known as a Schedule I, with such other drugs as heroin, LSD and ecstasy.

These drugs are easy to be abused and generally lacking in medical value.

WebMD, in an article reviewed by Neil Lava, the FDA considered reclassifying marijuana as a schedule II drug like Ritalin or Oxycodone, but decided to keep it as a schedule I drug but did agree to support additional research on marijuana and make the process easier for the organization Bertram Drachtman Great Neck

Push for public input in Port budget missing

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t its Tuesday evening, Jan. 22" " meeting, our Port Washington school board listened to an initial presentation made about the budget for the next school year, 20192020. The presentation was led by Mary Callahan, our assistant superintendent for business.

The budget for next year will likely be approximately $162 million, which is not an inconsiderable amount of money.

A great many Port residents will want to know how that amount was arrived at and what steps were taken, if any, to keep the budget increase and the related increase in our school taxes as low as possible.

The meeting appeared to be very poorly attended.

In fact, as I watched a live stream of it on my computer the next day, I could not see one person from our community seated in the Schreiber High School auditorium, watching and listening to that very im-

portant initial budget presentation. I wondered why that had happened.

The meeting began with a large group of students, who appear to be high school students, being awarded certificates of excellence.

A large group of their parents were seated in the auditorium, to witness the awards ceremony. Immediately after the last certificate was handed out, all of the students and all of the parents stood up at once and quickly walked out of the auditorium.

Why didn’t the president of our school board, Karen Sloan, who chaired the meeting, suggest to that large group of students and parents that a very important initial budget presentation was coming up soon on the agenda and that surely, as interested residents, they would all want to stay to watch and listen to that very important presentation.

But no, that suggestion was never made. Why?

I can think of a number of answers to that question, but I think that the real answer is arrogance. I think that our school board, in its arrogance, believes that it’s not necessary for residents of our community to be involved in the budget process at all and that the board should determine all budget matters, on its own, without any input from our community.

After all, someone from our community might ask why it costs more than twice as much to educate a child in Port Washington than it does, on the average, in the rest of the country?

But, excluding our community from the budget process is not the way the process is supposed to proceed. Why didn’t our school district take out a full-page ad in each of our local newspapers alerting our community to the very important initial budget presentation that was going to be made on Jan. 22?

“Oh,” Sloan, or some other board member, or Callahan, may say to you, “but the

presentation was announced in the agenda for the meeting.” Well, let’s see about that.

First, the agenda for the meeting was posted on the district’s website just 24 hours before the meeting was held. Then, someone needs to have access to a computer and that computer must then have access to the Internet, in order to find the district’s website.

Then a person must know what the district’s website is. Once on the website, a person then needs to know how to find the meeting agenda and once he or she finds it, the person then has to know what the following means:"(IX) Discussion Item: 1.

Budget, Curriculum/Programs, Personnel Work Shop.

If that tells you that an initial budget presentation for the next school year is going to be made, you speak edu-babel much better than I do.

Joel Katz Port Washington

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Mass Response to gov shootings shutdown inspiring missed in letter

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’m curious, Jim Messina. Is someone killed by an illegal immigrant more dead than the 58 people slaughtered in Las Vegas, the 26 in Sandy Hook, the 17 in Parkland et al?

MaryEllen Scherer New Hyde Park For the latest news, visit us at www.theislandnow.com

he shutdown of our federal government represents a very sad moment in our history. It adversely impacted our family and neighbors who work for the government and it harmed our economy.

Nearly 15,000 of our fellow Long Islanders went without a paycheck.

As the shutdown progressed with no near end in sight, I decided to ask for your help and partnered with Sen. Jim Gaughran and Long Island Cares to hold a food and supplies drive. Your response was overwhelming.

Although I was confident

that we would be able to collect necessary items for those in need, I never would have imagined that our community would contribute so much.

What you did makes me proud to be an American.

Your generosity in helping our family and neighbors, and even those you will never personally meet, is an extraordinary exercise in care and compassion, which will never be forgotten.

I sincerely thank you all.

Charles D. Lavine Member of Assembly, District 13

Liberal revisionists strike again on civil rights

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ith respect to Hal Sobel’s historically revisionist letter of Jan. 25, I respectfully submit to the good doctor the following information (a.k.a. facts): First, to quote leftist Aaron Sorkin as having the best argument for your side illustrates just how intellectually bankrupt liberals are when it comes to debating the issues, viz, liberals ending slavery. Really?

I always thought it was the group of “radical Republicans” in Washington during the Civil War that accomplished that noble cause.

People such as Republican Thaddeus Stevens of Pennsylvania, Massachusetts Sen. Charles Sumner in the Senate and Republican congressman James Mitchell Ashley of Ohio, who started the whole movement to abolish slavery nationwide in December 1863, are the real heroes here, not the Democrats, particularly the southern Democrats, who fought long and hard against that noble effort; and for decades after losing that fight, continued with their repugnant Jim Crow laws,

poll taxes, etc. Remember that South Carolina Sen. Strom Thurmond was a “Dixiecrat” for most of his (long) political life.

Furthermore, it was the Republican-led Congress that enacted the 13th Amendment in 1868 abolishing slavery forever, over the vociferous objections of Democrats,!historians have noted.

When Thaddeus Stevens died in 1868, his body lied in state in the Capitol rotunda, guarded by black U.S. Army soldiers.

To further burst the liberal Democrats revisionist argument, it must be mentioned that the first African-American to serve in Congress, Hiram Rhodes Revels, served as the U.S. Senator from (of all places) Mississippi as a Republican in 1870-71. It was noted at the time how every southern congressman opposed seating!Revels in the Senate chamber.

More recently, it must be mentioned that it was then-President Nixon who signed into law the! Clean Air and Clean Water Acts, not Democrats.

Now with respect to Rand Paul of Kentucky, he is frequently referred to as a “RINO” (Republi-

can In Name Only), and is hardly reflective of the Republican party, who he has frequently criticized to buttress his own (failed) efforts in running for the presidency. !Question for Sobel: Do you really want to take credit for the authoritarian Nancy Pelosi returning as the speaker of the House?

Two final points for the good doctor: 1.! Liberals did not end segregation — a broad spectrum of the American people, including various religious groups, helped end it, including conservatives and Republicans. 2. I would remind Sobel that throughout most of American political history, the party holding the presidency traditionally! loses the majority in the Congress in the mid-term elections.

And! in closing, I would just ask the question to my worthy opponent — if the word liberal is not a bad word, why then did New York’s liberal party change its name years ago to “The Working Families Party”? Just asking.!!

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Suozzi’s tepid representation

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r. Sobel attempts to redefine socialism as “Democratic Socialism,” citing Denmark as the ultimate example of a successful socialist state.

He briefly elaborates on all the “free” stuff the Danish people receive that contribute to their questionable reputation as “Happiest in

the world.”

However, Denmark is not technically a “Socialist” country, as defined by the Young Democratic Socialists of America.

The YDSA website describes the group’s vision as “a humane social order based on popular control of resources and production, Continued on Page 76

Dolan right about new abortion law

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would like to applaud Cardinal Timothy Dolan for his article I have just read. Under Gov. Cuomo, New York state will have an addition to the abortion law that the cardinal calls, “ghoulish.” Well, I agree.

This addition to the law allows abortion right up to the moment of birth and a physician need not perform it. !He also mentions that the law drops all charges against an abortionist who allows an aborted baby, who somehow survives the scissors, scalpel, saline and dismemberment, to die

before his eyes.

As Grand Knight of St. Anastasia Knights of Columbus council #5911 in Douglaston, I find this law to be a very egregious and nefarious and a most appalling attack on human life. As such, I praise Dolan for standing up for sanctity of human life.

Catholics need to stand up and do so in the voting booth. Remember this, “Evil thrives when good people do nothing.”

Frederick R. Bedell Jr. Mineola

Socialism a failed political system

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n response to Dr. Hal Sobel’s letter, “The truth about socialism in America,” I quote Winston Churchill: “Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery,” and Margaret Thatcher: “The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people’s money.”

Bernie Sanders’ use of the word democratic as a prefix to the word socialist or so called liberal’s Paul Giarmo use of the term progressive do not Carle Place!!!! fool those who understand the reality of what is being propagated.

It is true we live in a country where millionaires like the Kennedys, the Bushes and Trumps find it easy to get the nomination of their parties. However, it is the same

country where people like Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama can become president.

I am sure Lenin, Stalin, Mao and Castro read and understood Karl Marx.! The fatal results of which are well documented.

As for the current thinking of Alexander Ocasio-Cortez and Elizabeth Warren, who herself represents hard left liberal arts professors at our institutions of higher learning, try sharing their Marxist ideology with Howard Schultz and Michael Bloomberg, who built their own wealth in our country.

Walter Jaworski New Hyde Park

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The truth about socialism in America

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he issue is Socialism versus Capitalism. I am for Socialism because I am for humanity.

Eugene V. Debs …freedom and progress go hand in hand…people are rejecting socialism because they see that it doesn’t empower people, it impoverishes them.

Ronald Reagan In my previous letter, I wondered why, among many western industrialized nations, we were the only one which never elected a socialist president. I suggested that we were not ideological by nature and never saw collectivism as a solution to our problems.

I further pointed out that there was a sharp distinction to be drawn between communist countries like Russia, China, Cuba and Venezuela which were despotic and those which practiced “democratic socialism.”

The key term here is “democratic.” Democratic socialists believe in free elections and when a socialist government is defeated, it will turn over power to the opposi-

tion party.

One more important point.

Those who lump communism and socialism together need to refine their thinking.

Our Constitution allows for a military and a federal highway program, both socialist enterprises.

Congress has also created Social Security, Medicare and Workman’s Compensation…more socialism.

Maybe we need to think of ourselves not as a capitalist society, but more of a “mixed economy.”

Now, for a closer look at the men whom history has designated the leaders of the socialist movement. Eugene V. Debs was a trade unionist, a socialist, and a political activist.

He was the founder of the American Railway Union and the International Workers of the World also known as the Wobblies. He ran for president six times -1900, 1904, 1908, 1912, and 1920.

His last race was run from a prison cell having been convicted under the Sedition Act of 1918 for opposing America’s participation in World War I.

His conviction led to 10 years in jail, but the sentence was commuted by President Warren G. Harding in 1921.

In his many races for the presidency, he never garnered more than 6 percent of the popular vote and not a single vote in the electoral college. So much for the chances of a socialist"winning an election in the U.S.A. Debs may be most famous for his leadership in the Pullman Company strike of 1894. This “wildcat” strike involved more than 250,000 men across 27 states. President Grover Cleveland intervened on the side of the railroad on the excuse that mail was not being delivered. The army was called in and the strike was broken. As a result, Debs was sentenced to six months in jail for violation of a court injunction.

This was an era in which corporations could count on the courts, the government and private armies of Pinkerton detectives to thwart the efforts of unions. The legitimate claims of working men and women for a living wage and

decent working conditions were disregarded.

When Debs died in 1926, the new face of socialism in America was that of Norman Thomas. Like Debs, he was a perennial candidate for president. He ran five times beginning in 1928 and four of these races were against F.D.R. It has been said that Thomas did not need to beat Roosevelt because the New Deal enacted almost all of the planks in Thomas’ platform. Unlike Debs, Thomas was a Presbyterian minister.

He was admired by Margaret Sanger and criticized by Leon Trotsky. While most upper and middle-class Americans found his socialism unsavory, he was grudgingly admired because he was well educated, articulate and wore three-piece suits.

Jewish-Americans must have had mixed feelings about him, for while he wanted to open America’s doors to victims of the Nazi persecution in the 1930s, he opposed Israel’s policy toward Palestinians, especially"after the Suez Crisis.

Norman Thomas passed away on Dec. 19, 1968.

A third figure who looms large in the pantheon of great American socialists is Michael Harrington.

Unlike his predecessors, he never ran for president. He was the scholar socialist, author of 16 books and a Distinguished Professor of political science at Queens College where I had the privilege of working.

When in 1988, more than 600 of his friends and colleagues gathered at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City to honor him, among the attendees were Sen. Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts and Cesar Chavez president of the United Farm Workers.

On that occasion, Kennedy said: “Among veterans of the War on Poverty, no one has been a more loyal ally when the night was darkest.”

Harrington is best known for his book called “The Other"America”" which has been described as an illuminating, profoundly moving classic.”

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A LOOK ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

Summing up the State of the Union

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ow that our national government is in business again, a State of the Union speech can’t be far

behind.

It makes me wonder, how would I sum up the state of my own personal union?

Try: “Cranky!”

Ever since the end of the holidays and for the past several weeks, my husband and I have been passing a cold back and forth — like a badminton birdie, or a bowl of leftover Brussels sprouts that must be finished before we can have dessert.

“You first.”

“No, you.”

“No, after you — I insist!”

Sadly, a naturally sweet temper — such as mine — is the first thing to go when you’re feeling like death warmed over.

For example, take this conversation I had with my husband the other day. I had noticed him standing at the kitchen counter, hunched furtively over something.

“Whatever are you doing?” I asked.

“Eating lunch,” he replied.

“I can see that,” I snapped, “but why like this? Admit you’re having a meal, put it on a plate, and sit at the table! You should eat like a human being — not a carriage horse!”

“You’re one to talk, Mrs. Hewon’t-know-I’m-eating-chocolate-if-I-do-it-in-the-kitchen.”

Ding! End of round one. We moved to the dining room table.

But first, I had to clear away some clutter so I could sit down.

My beloved was suddenly, inexplicably, furious.

“What are you doing?” he yelled.

I stared at him. “Eating lunch.

I cleared a place for my plate.”

“But couldn’t you see it was taken?”

“By what? A pile of paper?”

“Yes. A pile of paper that it’s taken me all day to sort. And what have you done? Put it right back on the other pile. That’s the whole day wasted!”

“You’re crazy, you know that?

You and your precious piles!”

“At least I don’t think that the papers around here will sort

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A Look on the Lighter Side themselves!”

I tried to think of a suitable reply, but started sneezing instead. “Pass me that tissue box, would you, please?”

My husband complied but as soon as he did, I sneezed again, harder. “What on earth is this?”

I asked him.

“It’s one of those tissue-withlotion things. You said the others were scratchy, so I bought one of everything last week.”

“Well, these are horrible. I think I’m allergic!” I walked to

the kitchen so I could toss the box in the garbage.

“Judy! Don’t do that! Or you’ll have to go to the store — in the pouring rain.”

“Don’t you dare threaten me!” I was angry, now, so I started yelling. “We have plenty of tissues!”

“No, we only have two!”

“Two? Two boxes left! That’s your idea of ‘almost out’? For heaven’s sake, that’s hardly an emergency!”

“No! Not two boxes! Two Kleenex tissues, that’s all that’s left in the house!”

“Oh.” “Not counting the box you just threw away.”

“I couldn’t help myself,” I said. “There’s something about that box.” Somewhere deep in my groggy brain a thought was forming. “Did that box remind you of anything? Maybe someplace we’ve been…” My voice drifted off.

“Yes. Somewhere unpleasant,” my husband agreed.

“That place at Lake George…”

“That rainy July 4th weekend…”

“The very last room in the entire town!”

“Yeah, I remember! You said it was like trying to sleep inside a footlocker from camp. What did we call the place?”

We said it together: “The Mildew Museum!”

I laughed, or started to, but it came out a sneeze. And suddenly we had no Kleenex left at all.

“I’ll go,” I said.

And I’m glad I did. Because on the way home, waiting for the light at Northern Boulevard and Route 101, I was at just the right place and time to see the most spectacular rainbow of my entire life. It was so bright, it looked like a neon sign shooting up into the sky. Better than that — it had a double!

That’s how I knew, the day before it happened, that the government shutdown would soon be over. I also knew that our colds would soon be done with, and I would be able to say that the state of my personal union is, once again, strong.

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Business&RealEstate

Have you ever grieved your taxes?

Many of us have tried to challenge our taxes attempting to lower them, due to the excesses of our tax system.

However, I am always surprised especially by those homeowners who have never made any attempt to grieve their taxes and when I ask them why not, they either say, “I never got around to doing it,” I don’t think they would get reduced,” “why bother, they’re just going to go up next year anyway,” “I don’t know what to do.”

Even those who are planning to sell in the future, maybe 1-3 years, should consider grieving their real estate taxes asap!; if not only just to only reduce them, but also, once you set up your grievance, it gets passed down to the next purchaser and they will receive the reduction, if any.

Once settled with Nassau County or your local village the assessed value will be adjusted.

Keep in mind, this is a plus and an added value, since, when putting your grievance in motion and doing what you need to do in lowering your taxes can only be beneficial to the next buyer, when putting your home on the market to sell.

The process of grieving your taxes is not difficult and I believe homeowners think it’s an arduous task; but it is a piece of cake, really! There was a very detailed article in Newsday on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, all about how to go about the entire process and it’s much, much easier than one might believe.

You can go online and Google the article and begin the process.

However, Nassau County Legislator, James Kennedy and the majority Republican Caucus had filed a resolution in Janu-

ary with the Assessment Review Board to extend the time to grieve to April 30 due to all the late notices filed and mailed, mistakes and confusion about the new tax assessment but they settled on April 2.

The Nassau County website had the following information that I feel is important to Nassau homeowners (including housing associations, condos and co-ops) and I quote: The information was based on 4 classes of property in Nassau County: CLASS 1: Residential and Residential Capped • CLASS 2: Condos, Co-ops and Multiple Dwellings • CLASS 3: Utility • CLASS 4: Commercial The updated valuations included in the notices are a result of the Department of Assessment’s 60-day review period, where property owners had the opportunity to review their preliminary new market value, update their property inventory and work with the County’s assessment personnel to identify and account for variables that affect property value.

During the 60-day review period, the County’s assessment personnel: • met with over 13,500 property owners one-on-one at four satellite locations and at the Department of Assessment in Mineola, to explain the reassessment process, address specific concerns and questions, obtain feedback, address questions about exemptions and adjust property inventory; • counseled 1,167 property owners by email; • continued to fine tune the data modeling to account for unique factors that influence property value.

As a result of this 60-day re-

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view period: • More than 85,000 values for the 2020-2021 tentative assessment roll were decreased from the preliminary new market values listed in the Assessment Disclosure Notices that were mailed to property owners beginning on Nov. 1.

• Of these decreases, 20,000 were for vacant land and 65,000 were a result of various adjustment factors including neighborhood, section, block, topography, inventory adjustments and other taxpayer inputs. For an example, ,system wide changes were made for properties with brick facades and fireplaces.

• The number of Enhanced Star applications for senior citizens doubled and new senior citizen applications increased by 45% In addition, the County Executive announced on Jan. 1s, that another 85,000 property values have been reduced based on taxpayer feedback. This adds more confusion to residents who now have to wonder if their assessments will increase based on the 85,000 reductions.

“Nassau County homeowners have been abused by the assessment process. This whole process has created anger and

confusion. Residents who have incorrect assessments will need to grieve and extending the deadline is the only fair thing to do” stated Legislator Kennedy.

Recent reports estimate that MORE THAN half of Nassau homeowners will see a tax increase as a result of this Reassessment, and 115,000 of them will see an increase of 15 percent – 25 percent or more.

An additional 60 days will allow residents to review all notices available, meet with Assessment, seek advice or appraisals as needed, and file a challenge if deemed appropriate.

The Majority Legislators also reiterated their demand that the county executive follow through with her promise to hold public meetings throughout the county to discuss this reassessment.

Residents can file a grievance on their own. If you have any questions about the grievance process please visit the Assessment Review Commission website at https://www.nassaucountyny.gov/1510/AssessmentReview-Commission.

On Feb. 8, the time to allow to grieve Nassau property taxes was agreed upon in the Nassau County Legislature and was extended to April 2.

Homeowners who believe that their assessed value for the 2018-19 school and general property tax year is too high, or property’s classification or exemption status is incorrect, are encouraged to file an “Application for Correction of Assessment” with ARC before the close of the grievance filing period on April 2, 2018.

ARC applications can be obtained online at www.nassaucountyny.gov/arc. For individuals who do not have internet access, the application can be

obtained in person at ARC located at 240 Old Country Road in Mineola, or by contacting ARC at (516) 571-3214. ARC hours of operation are from 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

Individual notices of tentative assessed value, which were mailed by DOA, are available for viewing to homeowners at www. mynassauproperty.com. While the notices show the assigned tentative assessed value for each property for the 2019-2020 school and general tax years, it does not reflect the amount of property taxes that will be imposed by a school district or local taxing authority. There is no fee to file an “Application for Correction of Assessment” with Nassau County.

“Homeowners need to be educated about the property assessment system. Make sure you look at your tentative assessed value and then use the county’s resources to self-file a grievance,” said Curran.

If owners have not received their assessment disclosure letter that had been mailed in January, they may simply call the DOA at (516) 571-1500 or visit the department website at www. mynassauproperty.com.

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.Li-RealEstate.Com He can be reached by email, at: Phil@ TurnKeyRealEstate.Com, or by cell: (516) 647-4289.

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Recent Real Estate Sales in Great Neck Great Neck Real Estate Market Conditions MEDIAN SALES PRICE $816,500 Demographics near Great Neck, NY Population Population Density Median Age People per Household Median Household Income Average Income per Capita

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

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

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391 Great Neck Road, Great Neck Sold Price: $818,000 Date: 12/28/2018 3 beds, 2 Full/1 Half baths Style: Townhouse # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 22x50 Schools: Great Neck Total Taxes: $11,720 MLS# 3037783

7 Dodford Road, Great Neck Sold Price: $1,339,988 Date: 01/22/2019 4 beds, 3 Full/1 Half baths Style: Colonial # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 80x112 Schools: Great Neck Total Taxes: $27,243 MLS# 3064440

1 Genevieve Place, Great Neck Sold Price: $855,000 Date: 01/30/2019 3 beds, 2 Full baths Style: Ranch # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 81x100 Schools: Great Neck Total Taxes: $15,521 MLS# 3075298

60 Tain Drive, Great Neck Sold Price: $1,260,000 Date: 12/05/2018 4 beds, 3 Full/1 Half baths Style: Colonial # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 106x129 Schools: Great Neck Total Taxes: $20,091 MLS# 3045388

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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Local students make college news Hofstra University Rishab Bhatnagar of Great Neck, a senior majoring in Japanese and prehealth studies, was one of nine students from around the country to advance to the recent finals of the J. Live competition at George Washington University in Washington, DC. J. Live, Japanese Learning Inspired Vision and Engagement, is a national, college-level language speech competition that emphasizes a comprehensive range of communication skills.# Lehigh University Quyuan Liu of Albertson graduated with a Master Acct & Info Analysis degree with a major in accounting and info analysis.

Northeastern University The following students made the fall semester 2018 dean’s list:#Anmol Patel and# Michelle Lim# of Albertson;# Edward Jarvis and#Daniela Ras of Manhasset;#Anna Fox, Katherine Miller, Michael DiPreta, Rachel Pillet, Emma Kabuto and# Kristen Daly of Port Washington; and#Mariella Facibene, James Hon, Jazlynn Fok, Andrew Florendo,# Bianca Rabbie,# Christopher Kei# and# Maura Intemann of Roslyn.

SUNY Oneonta Scott McCann of Port Washington, who is# studying music industry,# was one of 32 SUNY Oneonta music industry students who got to rock out alongside the field’s finest last week at a global music products trade show in Anaheim, Calif.

New York Institute of Technology New Hyde Park’s Kevin Chen, a B.Arch student of architecture, went to Mexico City and Oaxaca, Mexico in January to to work with local masons to learn the art of brick-laying and other crafts.

Ithaca College The following students were named to the dean’s list for the fall 2018 semester:#Sarah Mannix of Port Washington;#Rebecca Amir and#Justin Wooster of Great Neck;#Matias Weilmann of New Hyde Park; and#Cody Conte of East Williston.

Weiye Luo of Great Neck graduated with a BS in accounting.

The University of Delaware The following students were named to the dean’s list for the fall 2018 semester:# Phoebe Menaker,# Arielle Waller,# Olivia Mann,# Jake Finkelstein,# Lauren Brensic,# Talia Goldstein,#Arielle Ziv,#Daniela Carillo,#Jessica Bellini,# Jordan Donowitz,# Brooke Waller,# Victoria Langro and# Elizabeth

Eilbacher of Port Washington; Lena Schwartz,#Haley Strongin,#Julia Rossiello,#Mia Oginski,#Emma Blancher,#Nicole Gualtieri,# Avery Strongin,# Francesca de Sadow,# Talia Bina and# Tara Fishman of Great Neck;#Isabel Ryan,#Julie Kennedy,#McKenzie Lynch,#Whitney Tam,# Kayla Fitzpatrick and# Nathan Edwards of New Hyde Park;# Patrick McGowan, Samantha Kopping, Lauren Carlucci,#Kristen McArdle,#Melvin Mattam,#Sabrina Lee,#Giulia Mignardi and Blake Bodson of Williston Park;#Hayley Richards,# Rebecca Katinas,# Meghan LaFaye,# Taylor Dalton, Campbell Goulet,# Nathan Bischoff,# Marc Giordano,# Lauren Baxter and# Ava Collica of Mineola;# Alexa Kamberg, Emma Fater and# Anne Cripps of Albertson;# Matthew Kelapire of East Williston;# Callie Migden,# Tara Kaminsky,# Sarah Zodicoff,# Jillian Cignarella,# Arielle Popick,# Grace Gao,# Evan Greif,# Devorah Anayati,#Danielle Blattman and#Rebecca Golden of Roslyn; and# Kate Wyszomierski,# Michelle Avallone,# Natalie Tsaketas,# Remi Mankes,# Katiera Meyer,#Noelle Briguet and#Kimberly Brogan of Manhasset.

The University of Dayton Mary McLoughlin of Williston Park and# Rachel Buzeta of New Hyde Park were named to#the fall 2018 dean’s list.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison The following students were named to the dean’s list for the fall semester of the 2018-2019 academic year:# Mollie Falchook, Sydney Falchook, Michelle Metros, Ruby Paisner and# Jared Schwartz of Great Neck.

The University of New Hampshire Kate Zovko of New Hyde Park was named to the dean’s list for the fall 2018 semester.

The University of Alabama The following students made the fall semester 2018 dean’s list: Justin Cenname of Port Washington, Alessia Stacconi of Sands Point and Sera Levy and#Courtney Villalona of Roslyn Heights.

Quinnipiac University The following area students were named to the dean’s list for the fall 2018 semester:#Alison Pan and#Matthew Spinello of Great Neck;# Marissa Motti of Manhasset; and# Christin Candela,# Jillian Palma and# Jessica Patterson of Mineola.

Fort Lewis College Julian Maissel, a political science major from Port Washington, was named to the dean’s list for the fall 2018 semester.#

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De Risi arrest not warranted: judge Continued from Page 1 her on the mouth, rubbed her inner leg and stomach and told her that she “did good,” according to court documents.

Nassau County District Court Judge Valerie Alexander said in her decision that the investigation by police was lacking and that prosecutors have “not met their burden of proving probable cause for this arrest.”

Alexander also faulted the conduct of the detective who investigated the allegations of sexual abuse. “… Rather than investigating the allegations further, he precipitously arrested the defendant at midnight the following day, at a time when the defendant could not easily obtain representation,” Alexander wrote. “Then, having arrested him, the detective launched into a fishing expedition which the court can only find to have been an effort on the part of the detective to elicit an incriminating statement.”

John Carman, De Risi’s defense attorney, described the development as “significant.”

“The court’s written decision was significant because it explains why the police had no legal cause to arrest Dr. De Risi,” Carman said. “The defense will file a motion to dismiss on that basis.”

Miriam Sholder, a spokeswoman for the Nassau district attorney’s office, said prosecutors plan to file a motion to reargue the case.

According to court records, the plaintiff told police that a nurse was present during the alleged encounter.

But no investigative work was done afterward to verify this, Alexander said, and De Risi was arrested “in the dead of night” based only on the criminal complaint.

De Risi, when confronted about the alleged kissing incident by a detective, allegedly said he “hugs and kisses all of his patients, that he is Italian, had been doing it for thirty-seven (37) years,” according to court documents.

There was then a 10-to-15-minute conversation about “the appropriateness of the defendant’s actions,” Alexander wrote, none of which “was memorial-

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Dr. Dwight De Risi faces charges of sexual abuse of a patient. ized by a detective.”

After being taken into custody, Alexander says, the detective asked “vague and generalized questions” in what seemed to be an attempt “to entrap him in an incriminating statement rather than to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the events in question.”

This effectively denied him the right to an attorney, Alexander wrote, and ordered statements made to the detective suppressed.

Alexander also wrote that intent matters, especially considering De Risi’s profession as a doctor, and that it was “incumbent upon the detective to determine that the alleged touching was done with an ulterior motive.”

When news of his arrest broke in June, several patients rallied to his defense.

People characterized him as a man of compassion, caring and professionalism while sharing stories of breast cancer survival and blasting the allegations.

Members of the Friends of Dr. Dwight De Risi, a public Facebook group formed in October with over 400 members, described the judge’s decision as “great news.”

On-time graduation rates stay high Continued from Page 12 of students, or 464, received advanced regents diplomas in 2017. In 2018, that number slipped to 73.93 percent, or 451 students.

“The Great Neck Public Schools provides innovative, high-quality academic programs that prepare our students for

success beyond graduation,” Great Neck Superintendent Teresa Prendergast said in a statement. “With the support of our faculty, parents, Board of Education, and the entire school community, our students continue to meet and exceed state standards. We are incredibly proud of all of our students and their accomplishments.”

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Great Neck residents pan, praise study Continued from Page 1 Neck Road.

VHB’s report suggests allowing ground floor commercial uses, privately owned assisted living facilities, and affordable housing as community benefits. VHB also recommends incentivizing developers by allowing them an extra floor of building height – up to four stories for ground floor commercial developments and five stories for housing.

Developments there should be eligible for “incentive bonuses” too, VHB says, if" projects offer “general community benefits” like improving public access to the waterfront, traffic calming, parks, sidewalks and benches, as well as mixed-use development and affordable housing.

Several residents cast doubt on the idea that the proposed changes would have minimal traffic impact. They described East Shore Road as a traffic nightmare, with it taking more than half an hour to go only a mile and several light changes just to make a turn.

Anthony Ambriano, an East Shore Road resident, invited people to “get a real feeling for the traffic situation on East Shore Road.”

“Traffic jams are constant,” Ambriano said.

Many residents also opposed the prospect of increased building heights and increasing density in the area, including Leslie Feldman, who said she doesn’t want to see “cell block buildings” like Avalon Bay or “say goodbye” to the area’s suburban charm.

“It’s much worse than I thought,” Feldman said, urging trustees to reject the proposed changes.

Some also called for additional hearings because of the topic’s importance, noting that Feb. 5 was the Lunar New Year, a major holiday for the Chinese community, and that many people will be away on Feb. 19, when a public hearing will be held, because of the school break.

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Great Neck Village Hall was overflowing on Tuesday night, as residents sought to hear VHB’s presentation and offer feedback on their recommendations for Middle Neck Road and East Shore Road.

A few also said that there is “no guarantee” that increasing housing will guarantee that people patronize local stores.

Residents also said it would be a good idea to not consider the village in a vacuum.

Josh Forst, the former fire chief of Vigilant Fire Company, said he appreciated the village’s efforts but also recommended that VHB sit down with the fire companies. He also noted that the project would likely affect Great Neck Estates and Great Neck Plaza.

Amy Glass, another Great Neck resident, said the school district, police departments, post office, and other entities “should be involved” since an increase in residents or development can have major implications for services.

“Each one of these agencies should have been consulted,” Glass said.

Jean Pierce, a member of the Citizens Advisory Committee, said that the Board of Trustees should have worked with the Planning Board, Board of

Zoning Appeals and Architectural Review Board.

She also recommended a tax on building owners that have vacancies exceeding six months, the formation of a business association, and having developers meet with residents to work out their differences.

Pierce also blasted Mayor Pedram Bral, saying he had “no experience” with villages, spent most of his time in the city, and that “without Joe Gill,” the government would not run.

“What incentives are you offering us?” she said.

Gary Slobin, another member of the advisory committee, said this was the first time he was hearing what Pierce said despite many meetings. He described himself as “not a developer” and said he hopes people here “don’t tear themselves apart” over this.

Kimber Simchayof, a graduate of Great Neck North High School, said she supports the proposed changes as there’s no way for people like her to af-

ford living in Great Neck.

“We want for our kids to grow up here the way we did,” Simchayof said, noting her love of Great Neck.

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“ e want for our kids to grow up here the way we did.”

Kimber Simchayof GRADUATE OF GREAT NECK NORTH HIGH SCHOOL

Diana Namdar said she does not believe the population will significantly increase because the apartments are more “for Great Neck residents.”

She said she believes those who grew up here should be able to stay here.

“We can’t keep our children and grandchildren from Great Neck,” Namdar said.

Michael Hakimian, a civil engineer from Great Neck, said there’s a shortage of quality affordable housing – there’s mostly

just “dilapidated” old cooperatives.

Incentivizing developers to create better housing would make “a world of difference” in getting young people to come back, he said, and other impacts would be “nominal,” Hakimian said.

“We’re talking about a dilapidated Great Neck,” Hakimian said, adding that sometimes “somebody has to lose” when things change.

Bitta Fouladi, another Great Neck resident, said Great Neck has stayed relevant by staying “up to date” and changing. When it comes to the traffic, she said, it just requires her to “plan accordingly.”

As for the village board, Fouladi said, “I feel the people need to trust them more.”

Bral said he takes all the comments “extremely seriously” and said input is “very likely to extend beyond” Feb. 19, the date of the public hearing on the incentive zoning changes.

He also said the board and village counsel will hopefully have responses to

questions and comments ready at the next meeting and online.

Bral also urged the community “to have an open mind,” saying the board wants better stores and better housing, the trustees are not invested with the developers, and that the meeting and hiring VHB “is for you.”

“I don’t want to speak about anyone and I don’t want anyone to start talking negatively about anyone at this board, VHB, or the counsel. We are going to continue having these meetings,” Bral said. “Now you can be part of us, you can be part of the make Great Neck better, or you can just be an obstructionist.”

“I would ask everyone, you put in as much as you can to bettering the village,” Bral added, “and we are going to hear everything you have to say.”

VHB’s study and recommendations can be found online at the village’s website at http:// www.greatneckvillage. org/news_detail_T2_ R198.php.

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Town residents push for greater care of cats

BY JA N E LL E C L AUS E N The Town of North Hempstead is falling short on helping cats, several concerned residents said at a board meeting last Tuesday, calling for an improved trap, neuter and release program and a dedicated cat shelter to address a growing feral feline population.

Cat advocates said the town’s current trap, neuter and release program falls short, which pushes the burden onto individuals and local shelters. They also said there is no place for people to “surrender their pets,” which can lead to cats being harmed and the feral cat population growing.

“There is a significant feral cat problem within our township,” Great Neck resident Stuart Kroll said.

North Hempstead has a dog shelter in Port Washington, run by the Division of the Animal Shelter, but it does not accept cats.

North Shore Animal League America, also located in Port Washington, accepts cats and dogs but is not run by the town.

Manuela Gattasse, a Roslyn Heights resident, said a dedicated cat shelter is needed so adoptable cats can get a home. The town also needs a dedicated!trap, neuter and release program, she said.! As an individual, she said, it cost her $3,900 for one cat.

“Some people say that cat lives don’t matter. They matter,” Gattasse said. “They

are walking all over the place.”

Jack Hausman, the president of the Humane Urban Group, a Great Neck-based nonprofit that captures and spays cats within the town, recommended tht the Town of North Hempstead model its! trap, neuter and release program after the Town of Hempstead’s.

The Town of Hempstead not only has a clinic with a veterinarian on staff multiple days a week, but the cats also get 48 hours to recover on site, he said.

“Many constituents who are concerned with the welfare of feral cats would love to trap them, but they do not because they have no place for recovery of the cats after surgery,” Hausman said.

Shaun Brown, the town’s public safety commissioner, said the town has spayed and neutered around 3,000 cats since 2011 and called the program “robust” – but imperfect.

“It’s not perfect. We strive to do better,” Brown said. “We want to do better. But we have realities that we work with.”

Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth said the town will further explore its options in coming weeks.

“We’re hearing what you’re saying; we appreciate the passion that you’re demonstrating,” Bosworth said. “We’ll be discussing what our options are.”

North Hempstead picks new comptroller

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Chief Deputy Supervisor Tania Orenstein will succeed Jessica Lamendola as the Town of North Hempstead’s comptroller, the town announced on Monday.

Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth said she plans to appoint Orenstein effective Feb. 23, once Lamendola leaves her post effective Feb. 22. The Town Board plans to formally vote on Orenstein’s appointment at its Feb. 28 meeting.

Orenstein, a certified public accountant from Great Neck, came to the town in April 2017 as deputy comptroller before being promoted to chief deputy comptroller in February 2018.

Before that, she was a senior associate at KPMG

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Chief Deputy Supervisor Tania Orenstein LLP, an assistant finance manager at Time Inc., and a controller at the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.

“I am excited to have the opportunity to serve as comptroller and to continue the town’s strong financial record,” Orenstein said.

Orenstein had worked under Lamendola, who served as the town’s director of finance and acting comptroller after Averil Smith went to work as the director of finance for Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillen.

Lamendola is returning to her home state of Kansas to become the director of administrative and financial services for Topeka, according to the town.

“Her astute knowledge of finances, conservative budgeting practices and outstanding managerial skills helped our Town to achieve and maintain a Aaa bond rating, stay under the State-mandated tax cap and keep us on firm financial footing,” Bosworth said in a statement. “We wish her and her family the best as they set out on this new adventure.”

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State reacts to tax revenue drop Continued from Page 16 sive tax policies disproportionately.

SALT encourages high-income New Yorkers to establish residency in low-tax states, which would harm State revenues and impact critical funding for education, health care, infrastructure, and the middleclass tax cuts.

While other states have experienced the detrimental impacts of SALT, New York continues to feel the disproportionate effect of the deduction because: • 52 of New York’s 62 counties have average SALT above $10,000.

• The average New York taxpayer has SALT deductions that are more than twice the $10,000 cap.

• New York has the largest percentage of taxpayers getting a tax

hike of any state.

• New York represents 7.3 % of the pre-cut tax base but gets 5.1 % of the cuts, by far the worst relative share of any State.

The drop in tax revenues means that some of Cuomo’s most progressive Justice Agenda policies – the bold plans for infrastructure based on clean, renewable energy, for instance – may be derailed, despite the historic opportunity presented by finally having control of both houses of the legislature.

Cuomo has hardly been passive. In February 2018, he launched a Tax Fairness for New York Campaign to combat the anticipated impacts of the federal tax law. New York joined Maryland, New Jersey, Connecticut in a lawsuit challeng-

ing the constitutionality of SALT and moved to overhaul of the state tax code to decouple it from the federal government’s.

Now he is prodding the Democratic-controlled House to restore SALT deductibility.

“This is a dagger at the economic heart of Democratic states.

We have a Democratic Congress…

They should now say in a united voice — because it hurts every Democratic state. And they should play their cards, frankly, as adamantly as Trump played his. He is directly hurting their states and they should make fixing this at the top of the list. Because it’s unconstitutional. It is an economic civil war.”

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2. Collaborate with NYSDEC and underwrite its activities in compliance and enforcement efforts affecting groundwater; thereby, enhancing the implementation of state policies and regulations.

Essential Actions that the RAME will undertake include: 1. Develop and implement a comprehensive aquifer protection and groundwater management plan.

2. Implement the recommendations of independent, professional and scientific studies.

3. Model the aquifer system to study water quality, quantity and groundwater flow.

4. Assess the effects of human

activity, pollution trends, and climate change.

5. Defend and protect Long Island’s water against outside threats.

6. Implement policies to reduce contamination and waste of Long Island’s waters.

7. Foster coordination and cooperation among both counties, water companies, civic and environmental organizations, researchers, and other groups striving to remediate existing groundwater problems and likewise working to obviate future resource crises.

Conflicts of interest must either be avoided or reconciled. In addition, the public demands transparency and accountability. As part of its inherent structure, the RAME will resolve conflict; enhance transparency; and promote accountability.

A Long Island Regional Aquifer Management Entity will provide benefits and advantages, including: 1. Technical expertise for aug-

menting remediation of contaminated groundwater.

2. Improvements in water conservation; thereby, safeguarding both its quality and quantity.

3. Protecting the health, safety, welfare and quality of life of Long Island residents.

4. No increase in state or local taxes.

5. Educating the public on water conservation, including pollution and waste prevention.

The Long Island Regional Aquifer Management Entity will: 1. Be founded on scientific and professional groundwater management expertise.

2. Provide proactive, comprehensive oversight of the entire Long Island groundwater supply.

3. Be self-supporting and not dependent upon any level of government for funding.

Information provided by Water For Long Island (www.waterforlongisland.org).

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Continued from Page 63 Written in 1962, it shed light on the lives of the poor and has been described as “a galvanizing force for the war on poverty.” His vision for socialism was that it must be international and that tax policies should redistribute wealth.

At the age of 61, far too young, we lost him to cancer.

What characteristics did all three of the men described above share?

Here are my “take-away” lessons. Each of them came to socialism as a result of the heinous conditions America faced. They were guided by compassion and selflessness.

A discussion about capitalism inevitably talks about incentives and the virtue of competition. Socialism

assumes we are guided by our better angels. I prefer to think of humankind as benevolent, not greedy and self-aggrandizing. This was the thought process of Debs, Thomas and Harrington.

It is a proud heritage!

Dr. Hal Sobel Great Neck

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Letter-writer defines socialism incorrectly Continued from Page 62 economic planning, equitable distribution, feminism, racial equality and non-oppressive relationships.”

These are the ideals of the growing socialist movement led

by Bernie Sanders and Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez. This definition of socialism requires a centrally planned government with nationalized means of production.

According to The Heritage Foundation’s Index of Economic Freedom, which cites free-market policies and regulatory efficiency as reasons for the high standard of living, Denmark ranks as the 10th most economically free country, Sweden is ranked 15th and Norway 23rd, all with similar descriptions of thriving private sectors

and open markets. These three countries are clearly not operating under centrally planned economies, or their economic freedom scores would be significantly lower.

The success of the Scandinavian countries are clearly based on a capitalist foundation and predates the expansion of social programs. Sweden, for example, became a wealthy country in the mid-20th century under a capitalist system with low tax rates.

It must be noted that Social programs and high tax rates were not implemented until the 1970s in Sweden, which caused the economy to significantly underperform and unemployment to rise.

Recently, Sweden has been privatizing socialized sectors, such as education and health care, cutting tax rates, and making welfare less generous. Even though tax rates and government spending remain comparatively high, openmarket policies generate the revenue to support the spending.

Dr. Sobel goes on to discuss ” unfairness “of our tax policy and of the privileged wealthy, suggesting Americans read Karl Marx to become more open to Socialism.

Which brings me to the urgent need to depict the realities of socialism to Americans who have never heard of the Berlin Wall, the Gulag, the killing fields of Cambodia, the Tiananmen Square massacre, or the daily bread lines in

Moscow.

Here are some things you will discover when you read about Karl Marx and the history of Socialism: 1. The atheist father of socialism listed 10 necessary measures as steps along the way to his utopia, including a progressive income tax, the abolition of private property, free education for all, and centralization of the means of communication and transport in “the hands of the state.”( think of Amtrak as Fannie Mae and forget having your own private cell phone).

2." Socialism has never worked anywhere!

3. Socialism forbids the right to private property.

4. Socialism depends on dictatorship to attain and remain in power.

Socialism is responsible for the deaths of more than 100 million victims.

Dr. Sobel does not seem to realize that much of what we enjoy in life is a result of capitalism and would disappear completely if socialism were to be implemented.

Is our country a Utopia, of course not!

But the millions of people who risk their lives to get here and try to claim the American Dream for their families, are not trying to get into Venezuela!

Sarah Adams Plandome

Nassau County reassessment model flawed Continued from Page 17 ously jumping out the window.

So the estimation model wasn’t very accurate. And, by and large, the sales comps just

rubber-stamped its guesses.

Even so, someone could argue that using a model makes sense to value properties that haven’t sold for 10 or 20 years.

But all the properties in my study had fresh, valid sales. The market value of these homes is obvious: it’s how much they sold for, with a slight time adjust-

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ment. Further, this is a defensible assessment if a homeowner tries to appeal.

What will happen next is indisputably unfair.

On appeal, recently sold homes that were overassessed will almost certainly have their assessments reduced. Older homes that were overassessed may see reductions, though they’ll face a tougher fight.

Meanwhile, thousands of properties across Nassau County

that are underassessed won’t have their assessments raised. This is the built-in unfairness. It’s most glaringly obvious with fresh, valid sale prices that should match the county’s assessed values, but don’t.

That’s because Nassau County used an “estimation model” that sometimes hit a home’s value, like a semi-skilled dart player, but more often than not, missed – and sometimes quite badly.

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Budget hearing on conservation Assemblyman Anthony D’Urso participated in the joint Assembly and Senate legislative budget hearing on environmental conservation.

“I am an ardent environmentalist and do not want to see budget cuts which will cause harm to our environment,” said D’Urso, a member of the New York State Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee.

Lawmakers questioned New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commis-

sioner Basil Seggos about issues involving the banning of single use plastic bags and about expanding the state’s bottle bill to also include sports drinks and other containers which currently are not required to have a five-cent deposit, among other issues affecting our environment.

This hearing was the first of 13 on New York state’s budget. Other hearing will include transportation, education, economic development and taxes.

CORRECTIONS A Feb. 1 article about the “Defining Moments” civil rights documentary misspelled the last name of the film’s director. He is Alan Ginsberg, not Ginsburg.

The Feb. 1 article “Car accident drives home safety issues” misstated the connection of Ruth Gebay to an auto accident on Beach Road in Great Neck. She notified the Great Neck News about it. She was not a witness to the accident, so she did not see the driver texting before the crash. A reporter could not independently verify that the driver was texting.

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Entering preseason, knowing it’s their last one as Pioneers, the LIU Post softball team has its goal set.

With a team lead by upperclassmen, their final destination on their last ride is a spot in the World Series.

Last year, the team made it to the East Super Regional and ended up as one of the top 16 teams in the country. They were two games away from the World Series, which is the last portion of the NCAA National Championship where the last eight teams meet. This year, entering his 21st and last season as LIU Post head softball coach Jamie Apicella wants to make it further.

“Our goal is to get into the NCAAs to have a chance to play for the regional championship and then also the national championship,” he said.

Senior pitcher Hannah Olshevski, an LIU Post health science major, is also determined to make it all the way to the World Series. “That has been our goal since we got here,” she said.

To make it all the way to the NCAAs, the team has to be successful in their conference. “What is unique about softball is that you play so many games. We play 56 games and we play each conference opponent four times,” Apicella said. “We try to win the regular season to be able to host the East Coast Conference tournament.” Apicella hopes those achievements will lead the team to the national tourna-

ment.

An experienced group of players who will chase the championship titles. “We have pretty much our whole team returning. We only lost one starting player from last year,” Olshevski said. Coach Apicella sees this as one of the team’s biggest strengths.

“Our strength is our upperclassmen who have experience. We have a returning senior class that has been instrumental not just going into this year but the last three seasons,” he said.

In company with the returning seniors, junior pitcher Katie Humhej and junior outfield player Abbey Fortin return. Humhej and Fortin were recently named ECC preseason pitcher and player of the year. Last year Humhej was chosen as ECC pitcher of the year and Fortin as ECC player of the year. “We have a very talented junior class,” Apicella said. “Then we have the sophomores that are obviously complementing that and some impactful freshmen. We have a very strong team.”

With a clear goal and a strong roster, the softball team is ready for their last first game. The announcement of a merger between the LIU Post and LIU Brooklyn athletic teams will make this upcoming season the softball program’s last. After dealing with a lot of emotions, they decided to stay focused on softball and stick together. A new hashtag was created, #onelastride, and the team gained motivation. “I feel like this brought everyone together,” senior catcher Julia Seader, soci-

ology major, said. “It’s one last time for the Post softball team.”

Apicella also thinks that the “One LIU” announcement gave the team an additional thing to play for. “I think there is a little bit more motivation for us to get to that pinnacle, which is the national championship. Not only for themselves and the coaching staff but also for all the alumnae and the history of the program,” he said. “I know that they are playing for them too.”

Going into the season, Apicella says all players are excited for softball and they do not talk about the merger.

“As we start to get towards the end of the season maybe those emotions might creep in again, but hopefully we are playing for a conference championship game and a regional championship game and we are still excited about the possibilities we have,” he said.

After the season, players who aren’t graduating will either transfer to other institutions to continue their softball collegiate careers or stay at the school without playing. According to Apicella, the opportunity to stay and play after the merger was not offered to his LIU Post players.

The team starts their one last ride on March 3 in Florida against one of their biggest threats in the region.

“We open with Saint Anselm College. They have the best pitcher in the region right now so I think that’s our strongest opponent we will face all season,” Apicella said.

The Pioneers’ first home game is on March 14 against Adelphi University in Brookville.

This article was originally published in the Pioneer, the award-winning student newspaper of LIU Post, www. liupostpioneer.com, and is republished here by Blank Slate Media with the permission of the Pioneer.

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Herricks Wrestling – Jan. 19 to Jan. 26 On Saturday, January 19, 2019, Herricks hosted its 24th Annual Highlander’s Tournament at the Herricks Community Center. Teams that entered the tournament included Edgemont and Phelham from Westchester County, Hempstead, Jericho and Valley Stream North from Nassau, and Ward Melville from Suffolk County.

The entire Herricks team was present and ready to work. After seven hours of wrestling, the team crowned three champions, Joe Manfredi (99lbs), Marcus Osieczkowski (132lbs) and Sal Puliafico (126lbs) who beat the fifth ranked wrestler in Nassau County, Tommy Yanes, from Hempstead in the finals.

All the Highlander placewinners were as follows: 99lbs (Champ)- Joseph Manfredi 106lbs (2nd) Kumel Arif 113lbs (2nd)- Joseph Mattei 120lbs (2nd)- Quinn Gilhooly 120lbs (3rd)- Aaron Cho 126lbs (Champ)- Sal Puliafico 132lbs (Champ)- Marcus Osieczkowski 132lbs (2nd-JV) – Rayan Abdolahzadi 138lbs (3rd-JV) – Justin Chin 152lbs (2nd)- Cole LaRock 170lbs (2nd)- Daniel Mattei 220lbs (4th)- Nate Dowd 285lbs (5th)-Ash Multani On Saturday, January 26, 2019, Herricks hosted its annual Ground Hog Festival at the Herricks Community Center, which ends the regular season. This

event gives wrestlers the opportunity to wrestle extra matches to fulfill the maximum number before the county qualifier. In addition to selected grapplers from Herricks, Wantagh and Valley Stream North also attended the event.

Results for the Higherlanders were as follows: 113lbs – Kumel Arif won by tech fall 120lbs – Quinn Gilhooly won two matches by tech fall 120lbs – Aaron Cho won two matches by pin 120lbs – Joseph Mattei won by pin 120lbs – John Pappas lost two matches 132lbs – Marcus Osieczkowski won by pin 138lbs – Justin Chin lost one match 152lbs – Cole LaRock won by pin 195lbs – Matt Polo won by pin 285lbs – Ash Multani won by pin The Ground Hog Festival marks the end of the regular season. Herricks went 3-4 in dual meet competition and had many successes in the various tournaments entered over the last two months.

Herricks had a young team this year with no seniors on its roster. The team gained valuable experience as the season progressed which will hopefully result in positive results as they enter their qualifying county tournament on February 2 and 3 at Mineola High School and the county tournament on February 9 and 10 at LIU Post.

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Questions, frustration over director resigning Continued from Page 2 and a handful of interim directors in five years, the board is “dead in the water” when it comes to getting another qualified one.

“There were just people who couldn’t seem to keep their hand off the wheel,” Fuller said. “They felt they always needed to be in communication and talking to people and there always seemed to be drama going on behind the stage and why are there 18 meetings.”

Rebecca Rosenblatt Gilliar, who served on the director search committee that selected Corcoran, said the board has another option: hiring someone to create a questionnaire to send to past directors.

“If we really want to find out why people left us, why don’t we ask them?”

Gilliar said. “I’m not saying you should do that, I’m saying it’s another choice, and it seems to me an outside consultant isn’t really the right way to go.”

Miller said a director search committee will be formed, and its exact composition is not finalized, but members of the public will be involved.

In recent years, Great Neck Library’s

directors have had short tenures compared with others on the North Shore.

Maggie Gough has been the director of the Manhasset Public Library since September 2011, for example, while the Port Washington Library’s last director served 24 years, and other directors served there more than 30 years.

But since 2009, the Great Neck Library has hired three directors and had three interim directors. Among them are Jane Marino, who was hired in 2009 and served until 2012, Laura Weir, who was interim director from 2013 to 2014 until retiring, and Christine Johnson, who served as interim director from 2014 to 2015.

The Great Neck Library system spans the Great Neck peninsula and part of New Hyde Park, serving more than 40,000 people. It has the Main Library in Great Neck and three branches: Parkville in New Hyde Park, Lakeville in southern Great Neck, and Station in Great Neck Plaza.

The next Board of Trustees meeting will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 26, at 7:30 p.m. in the Main Library at 159 Bayview Ave., Great Neck.

Pups4Love attack leads to Missouri man’s arrest Continued from Page 3 raised questions about the origin of the dogs at Pups4Love.

“If [Forrest] wants to end all the questions, post where the puppies are coming from,” DiMaria said.

On the Pups4Love website and in the Facebook statement, the company said that all of the puppies are from certified Department of Agriculture licensed breeders and facilities and that they provide every customer with the U.S.D.A. license number of the breeder.

“We understand how easy it is for false

information to be spread and have worked extremely hard to ensure families are comfortable with the puppies they are bringing home to their families,” the statement said.

“We only want the very best for our puppies and our customers.”

The store has received numerous onestar reviews on Yelp, a crowd-sourcing website for local business reviews, as well as negative posts and comments on its Facebook page since the incident.

Since the altercation, a Facebook event protesting the store has been organized, set for Saturday, Feb. 16, at 12:30 p.m.

Mayors urge saving state aid in letters Continued from Page 11 His village’s residents already pay some of the highest property taxes in the country, he added.

“Many villages would have to make tough decisions to fill the gap in the budget,” his letter says. “Without the AIM funding, many other villages may have to

cut services, programs, and even lay off employees.”

As of Monday, Koblenz said he had only gotten one response to his letter: a text from state Assemblyman Charles Lavine who wrote that he was optimistic the funding would be restored.

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