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Longtime radio host dies at 96

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Oscar Brand holds record for program

By J oe N i k i c Great Neck resident Oscar Brand, a folk singer and songwriter who was known for hosting the longest-running singlehost radio show in history, died on Friday. He was 96.

Brand’s manager, Doug Yeager, told The New York Times that he died of pneumonia at his home in Great Neck.

Yeager told The Times that Brand was “one of the strongest, most indefatigable men I’ve ever known.”

“At 90 years old, I’d call and I’d say, ‘Oscar, where are you?’” he said, and Brand replied, “I’m up in the tree, cutting some limbs.’’

Brand was born on Feb. 7, 1920 in Winnipeg.

According to The Times, his family moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, when he was seven, later moved to Chicago and then settled in Brooklyn, where the family was seeking treatment for Brand, who was born without a Continued on Page 24

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The Great Neck Public Schools Jazz Combo practices prior to the district’s faculty recital on Oct. 27.

K. Point’s employees rank 2nd in salaries Village’s 12 workers earned an average of $83,333 last year: report

By J oe N i k i c On top of its police force ranking as the highest paid department of any municipality in the state, the Village of Kings Point also had the second highest paid general employees of

any municipality.

According to a report released by the Empire Center for Public Policy, the village’s 16 general employees earn an average of $83,233 per year.

“The residents of the Village of Kings Point are served by capable professionals with impeccable credentials and vast experience in their respective disciplines,” said Mayor Michael Kalnick. “Their hard work and

dedication to public service help make our village a great place to live.”

The Empire Center uses a payroll database of both parttime and full-time employees actively enrolled in the state pension system as of August 2016 to compile its data.

The Village of Sands Point ranks first in highest average pay, with its 12 general employees earning an average of $93,652 per year.

In Kings Point, the village building inspector, Richard A. Schilt, earned $140,222 during the 2015-16 fiscal year, according to seethroughny.net, Empire Center’s transparency website that lists municipality payrolls.

Michael G. Moorehead, the village’s superintendent of public works, earned $114,223.

Village Clerk-Treasurer Gomie Persaud earned $106,688.

Kalnick said village employContinued on Page 70

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Plaza BZA approves Town disputes audit apt. complex variances of post-Sandy efforts Trustees to give final approval on Bond Street building Report calls for return of $9.9M in funding

By Joe Nikic

A Great Neck developer seeking to construct a 61-unit apartment complex at 15 Bond St. in the Village of Great Neck Plaza finally received approval for building variances after over a year of discussions.

The Plaza’s Board of Zoning Appeals voted 3-2 last Wednesday in favor variances sought by Effie Namdar, of 14 Park Place LLC, which is seeking to build the complex.

Board members Michael DeLuccia and Marlene Gerber voted against the variance request, while the board chairwoman, Faith Cleary, and board members Stephen Goodman and Richard Shapiro voted in favor of it.

Namdar and his attorney, Paul Bloom, requested four variances — one to exceed the number of floors permitted by village code, two related to the construction of a two-level underground parking lot and one to exceed the maximum squarefootage allowed by village code.

The board’s decision was met with groans, gasps and boos from the 50 or so residents from the surrounding buildings who attended the meeting.

Attorney Chris Prior, who represents residents of the four surrounding buildings — Westminster Hall Apartments, located at 4 Maple Place, and the Cartier Apartments, located at 21 Bond St., 22 Park Place and 25 Park Place — said he and his clients had a stronger case for the variance requests to be denied.

“We believe we made the case for this application to be denied,” Prior said. “We also believe that the applicant did not make any case for the application to be granted.”

Village zoning laws permit

Attorney Paul Bloom three-story, 45-foot-tall buildings, while the applicant was seeking to build a four-story, 45-foot-tall building.

Bloom argued that the buildings surrounding 15 Bond St. were more than three stories.

The total floor area of the proposed building, he said, would be slightly more than 59,900 square feet. Village code permits the square-footage of a building to equal the total area of the property, or a 1:1 floor area ratio.

Bloom said the surrounding buildings all had a greater floor area ratio than what is permitted by village code.

Prior and residents of the surrounding buildings said that granting the height and floor area variances would affect the character of the neighborhood and that building an “as-ofright” dwelling would alleviate all of their concerns.

Bloom was critical of their argument, stating that it was hypocritical to oppose the proposal when surrounding buildings are of greater size.

“It is disingenuous to stand up and say we have to build ac-

cording to code, no variances, as-of-right,” he said. “‘But by the way, we can get it, we can have it.’”

Bloom said both the engineers that his client hired and the engineers that the village hired worked for “many, many hours” to develop a plan for the proposed underground parking garage that addressed residents’ concerns about noise and water drainage.

He said his client agreed to use “screws” rather than pile drivers in constructing the garage to avoid causing vibrations in the surrounding buildings.

Bloom also said that there would be sufficient water drainage to handle up to eight inches of rainfall.

Prior said that since the proposed parking garage would be located up to the lot lines of both the north and south of the building, excavation for the two levels and the construction of the lot itself would cause a disruption to the neighbors.

He also said his clients hired engineers to install monitoring wells at 22 Park Place and 21 Bond St. and found that there would not be sufficient water drainage with what is proposed.

Some residents also voiced concerns about construction causing damage to their buildings and having to pay for it.

But Bloom said he and his client would put money in an escrow account, which would be held by the village, in the event that their construction causes damage.

“We are responsible for any damage or anything that occurs. There is no question about it,” he said. “We are responsible by law and there is no question that we can’t run away. We break it, we fix it.”

Bloom said they have conContinued on Page 70

By J oe N i k i c Town of North Hempstead officials are disputing an audit released Friday that called for the town to give back $9.9 million it received from the Federal Emergency Management Agency after Superstorm Sandy for disaster recovery projects.

Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth said the audit, which was conducted by the inspector general’s office for the Department of Homeland Security, was “deeply flawed.”

“We trust that FEMA will find that no money should be recovered based on this deeply flawed report,” Bosworth said. “We believe that FEMA will recognize that we followed procedures and were careful custodians of the federal disaster relief funds.”

The audit reviewed four projects that totaled $20.9 million in FEMA funding. In total, the town received $36.6 million for 30 Superstorm Sandy-related projects aimed to remove debris and complete emergency work.

The inspector general’s office said the town expended about $4.9 million on contracts for de-

bris removal that did not meet federal standards, about $3.2 million for costs claimed twice, about $562,000 for “unsupported costs” and about $405,000 for “costs that insurance paid.”

Additionally, the inspector general’s office said that the town spent about $791,000 less than what it received for a project that was completed in October 2013.

Town officials said the $4.9 million in contracts were authorized under state law and approved by FEMA for emergency debris removal projects.

“Debris removal was an emergency after Sandy and we think that FEMA will agree, even if auditors think that our town residents should have been driving around fallen trees and debris for months following the hurricane,” Bosworth said.

Officials of the town and the state Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, which oversees federal assistance grants, said the town had corrected an error in which it made a duplicate $3.2 million payment and the project cost was Continued on Page 70

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From the ‘nosebleeds’ to the stage Great Neck native Max Zander continues performance career with the Indianapolis Opera

By J oe N i k i c Max Zander, a Great Neck native, said he remembers his sophomore year at Great Neck South High School when he went on a class trip to see Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” up “in the nosebleeds” at the Metropolitan Opera House.

Zander said he found it “mind-blowing” that some performers made off-stage entrances with booming voices that could be heard throughout the theater without a microphone.

“When it was over, someone made a comment about doing the production without microphones,” he said. “I totally didn’t know that and that blew my mind that people had the power to do that.”

“I was suddenly very interested in having that kind of power,” Zander said. “Opera still wasn’t something I was going to pursue at the time but that was a big moment when planting that seed for me.”

Now almost eight years later, he has accepted an offer to join the Indianapolis Opera as a resi-

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Max Zander dent artist.

Zander was born and raised in Great Neck.

Although his family “appreciates” music, he said, they were hardly a “musical family.”

Zander said his grandmother had tried to teach him piano

when he was in elementary school, but he had more interest in watching television with his younger brother.

While attending Saddle Rock Elementary School, he joined the school choir and began playing the cello.

In 5th grade, Zander said, he was selected to perform with the all-county chorus.

“By no means was it planting the seed for my future,” he said. “But what it did do was convinced me to stay in the choir programs in middle school and high school.”

Zander said that when he moved on to Great Neck South Middle School, he was the only male performing in the choir.

But once he reached Great Neck South High School, he said, his involvement with and understanding of the opera changed.

Zander credited South High for being one of the only public schools with an opera program.

During his junior year, the school was given tickets to take some students to the Richard Tucker Opera Gala in New York City. Tucker had lived in Great

Neck and was an operatic tenor.

It was there that Zander said he realized that the opera was a “very manly art form.”

“In that moment, it was brought to my mind that it was a manly thing to do,” he said.

“That was a really cool moment for me.”

Although he began taking voice lessons and was involved with the school’s theater program, Zander said his passion was to write music and become a composer.

“For me, writing music is the only true way to make something from nothing,” he said.

Zander said that while applying to colleges, he saw that not many schools would accept someone with minimal composition experience into their program.

But after the advice of his high school guidance counselor, he looked at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.

He applied and auditioned to get into the school for voice, Zander said, ended up getting accepted and decided to attend the school.

It was at the Jacobs School of Music where he met his voice coach, Patricia Stiles, who he said played a vital role in his development in singing.

Within five minutes of meeting Stiles, Zander said, she figured out that he was a visual learner and improved his singing ability.

The summer after his freshman year, he said he traveled to Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he performed a role in a production of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute,” which was his first time performing in an opera.

“That was another thing that made me say ‘OK, I like this,’” Zander said. “Then the balls kind of kept rolling from there.”

The summer after his junior year, he traveled to Italy, where he played the lead role in Gaetano Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore,” or “The Elixir of Love.”

“It was such an awesome experience in getting to sing an Italian opera for Italian audiences in various theaters in Italy,” Zander said. “It was the largest role I’ve done to date, in opera Continued on Page 83

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Town releases $126.7M Opening October 1st!

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The Town of North Hempstead last week released its 2017 tentative budget, which calls for $126.7 million in spending, less than a one percent increase from last year’s $126.2 million budget, and remains under the state-mandated 0.68 percent tax cap.

“This budget is the result of a tremendous amount of hard work by our comptroller’s department, my senior staff and our commissioners who together crafted a budget which stayed under the very challenging tax cap,” Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth said. “I have asked each town commissioner to reduce expenses, to institute tight controls on costs and new hires.”

“I am committed to continuing to provide town residents with the services they deserve,” Bosworth added.

The budget includes a $67.2 million General Fund, a $35.4 million Town outside Village Fund, and $24 million for the 20 town-operated special districts.

The General Fund covers residents across the town, both within incorporated villages and unincorporated areas. The Town outside Village Fund accounts for those who live or own property outside the borders of the town’s incorporated villages and goes towards departments that handle road maintenance, snow plowing, code enforcement, building safety and inspection, and community planning.

There are 43 special districts in the town, 20 operated by the town and 23 with independently elected governing boards. Each special district with an

independently elected board has its own budget, subject to approval by the Town Council.

The $67.2 million for the General Fund represents an increase of about $140,000 in spending over 2015’s $67.1 million. The General Fund calls for $24.6 million of the $67.1 million in spending to be raised by taxes — down from 2016’s $24.9 million.

The Town outside Village Fund calls for $35.4 million in spending, an increase of about $400,000 over 2016.

Of the $35.4 million, $25.8 million will be raised by taxes, a decrease of about $1.3 million over 2016.

The 20 town-operated special districts Continued on Page 70

Police searching for driver who struck man

By J oe N i k i c Nassau County police are investigating an accident that occurred Friday in the Village of Thomaston after a driver struck a pedestrian, then left the scene.

Police said at 9:53 a.m., a 43-year-old male was attempting to cross Middle Neck Road at Barstow Road when he was hit by a vehicle driving southbound.

After hitting the man, police said, the driver sped off.

Police said the victim suffered multiple traumatic injuries and was taken to a local hospital, where he is listed in serious condition.

Witnesses, police said, described the vehicle as a gray or bluish-gray Nissan Rogue.

Police said anyone with information regarding the accident to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS.

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The vehicle that allegedly struck a 43-year-old man in Thomaston.

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Phillips targets NYC Dems, Haber GOP candidate says her race could determine control of Senate, influence of suburbs

By J oe N i k i C Republican Elaine Phillips said her race with Democrat Adam Haber to represent the 7th Senate District was much bigger than the two candidates.

In an interview with Blank Slate Media on Monday, Phillips said if Haber were to win the election, it would tilt the state Senate to a party dominated by senators representing districts in New York City.

“The bottom line is that this race is above us, it’s above Adam Haber and Elaine Phillips,” she said. “It is about the balance of power and New York City politicians controlling New York State.”

Phillips, who is the Flower Hill Village mayor, pointed out that of the 31 Democratic senators, only three were based outside of New York City.

“You’re telling me that if I lose this election and the majority goes to the Democrats, that New York City is not going to control New York State? It will,” she said.

One of the areas that could be most affected by a shift in power to the Democrats is education and state school aid, Phillips said.

Currently, the number of legislators is evenly split between the two parties; however, five Democratic legislators side with the Republicans.

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She said there need to be “checks and balances” and a bipartisan government to ensure that the needs of all residents are catered to.

Phillips said she would work with senators of both parties to make sure that school districts in the 7th Senate District receive their “fair share” of state school aid.

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She said that she supports the current formula that is used by the state to determine how much school districts receive in state funding as long as they receive their “fair share.”

Phillips, who served on the Manhasset school board’s Citizens Advisory Committee for Finance, said she believes school districts in areas with lower property values receive more than districts with higher property values.

“It’s in the formula already,” she said.

“We’ve got to make sure that the formula is correct, that somebody with lower income has to get more state aid.”

Phillips, whose background includes working in the financial services industry with companies like Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan, said that if elected, she would fight for better ethics in the state Legislature.

She said she would like to see more “transparency” in regards to both political donors and the bidding process.

New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s office, Phillips said, should

oversee the bidding process for state contracts.

She touted her ethics record as a village mayor, which included rewriting the village’s ethics policies and requesting that an Architectural Review Committee member step down after starting to work with an architectural firm in the area.

“Do they do a lot of homes in Flower Hill? The answer is no,” Phillips said. “But they could do one, so I immediately asked him to step down.”

She said she would support term limits for state legislators, including either an eight- or 12-year limit for senators and a six-year limit on committee leaders, but is against full-time legislators.

Phillips also said she was opposed to state-funded campaigns.

“I truly do not want to pay for my opponent’s campaign,” she said. “And I believe that if my opponent was sitting here, he wouldn’t want to pay for my campaign either.”

Phillips said she would support eliminating the LLC loophole, which allows an individual or a single entity to give multiple donations to a political campaign.

Promoting affordable housing in the 7th Senate District, she said, was one of her top priorities.

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a double-barrel announcement County Comptroller George Maragos to run for county executive as a Democrat

By N o a h M a N s k a R After weeks of speculation, Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos switched parties last Thursday to run as a Democrat for county executive.

Maragos was twice elected comptroller as a Republican in 2009 and 2013, but said continued fiscal stress and allegations of corruption in the county led him to break with the GOP. “These are very serious issues that have been accumulating and that will lead the county off the cliff if we don’t address them,” Maragos said at a news conference Thursday, flanked by the Nassau County Democratic chairman, Jay Jacobs, and other local Democrats.

Maragos, a Great Neck resident and former banking executive, has recently criticized the fiscal practices of County Executive Edward Mangano, a Republican with whom Maragos was first elected.

He also raised his public profile in recent months by halting payments on controversial county contracts — one for health care in the troubled county jail and another for environmental cleanup services that are being probed by federal investigators — and publishing an audit critical of the county police department.

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Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos, formerly a republican, announced his run for county executive as a Democrat on thursday, sept. 29.

The county’s failure to balance its budget without borrowing, fix its costly property tax assessment system and “eliminate waste” have caused a “loss of trust in government,” Maragos said.

“We cannot continue to borrow in order to pay our bills, we cannot continue to defer paying our bills and we cannot continue to hit our residents with everincreasing fees and fines,” he said.

The Nassau County Democratic Committee will likely not endorse a candidate for county executive until mid-January, Jacobs said, emphasizing that he was appearing with Maragos only to welcome him to the party.

Maragos said he has put $1 million to his campaign and will begin fundraising.

The campaign announcement followed some staffing changes in Maragos’ office.

In July, he hired Michael Scotto, a Democrat and former Manhattan prosecutor who lost a primary for district attorney last year, as a deputy comptroller. That month he also hired a spokeswoman, Carla D’Ambra Hall, who acted as the press contact for Thursday’s news conference.

Maragos pledged to keep running the comptroller’s office “in an independent and bipartisan manner” and said his campaign would have no impact on his official duties.

Maragos lost two Republican primaries for Senate in 2010 and 2012.

As a Democrat, he said, he remains a fiscal conservative but has “evolved” to the left on social issues such as abortion and same-sex marriage.

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Nine labor groups endorse Rice Groups representing 90,000 Long Island workers back her re-election to Congress

By N o a h M a N s k a R Nine labor groups representing more than 90,000 Long Island workers endorsed Democratic Rep. Kathleen Rice for re-election in the 4th Congressional District last week.

Officials from the public- and privatesector unions cited Rice’s efforts to protect workers and support the middle class in her first congressional term and as Nassau County district attorney.

“As DA she [Rice] steadfastly enforced worker protections and prevailing wage laws. And in Congress, she’s been a tireless advocate for investing in our crumbling infrastructure here on Long Island and across the country,” Pete Zarcone, political coordinator for the Laborers International Union Local 66, said in a statement. “We’re proud to endorse her and we’re excited to join her on the campaign trail.”

Other union officials pointed to Rice’s support for affordable healthcare and railroad security and safety regulations.

Joining Zarcone’s union in backing Rice are Laborers International Local 1298; health care workers union 1199SEIU; International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 282; International Union of Operating Engineers Local 15; Sheet Metal/Air/Rail/

rep. kathleen rice (D-Garden City) Transportation’s Transportation Division of the Long Island Rail Road; National Association of Letter Carriers Long Island Merged Branch 6000; the New York State Public Employees Federation; and the Building and Construction Trades Council of Nassau and Suffolk Counties.

Rice, of Garden City, was also endorsed by four local Republican officials in August and has the backing of the national Demo-

cratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

She faces Republican David Gurfein of Manhasset, a retired U.S. Marine and former congressional military liaison.

In an interview, Gurfein said he found Rice’s labor endorsements “shocking and surprising” given her support last year for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a free-trade deal with 12 Pacific Rim nations that Rice once said she opposed.

Gurfein said two local law-enforcement unions, the Nassau County Detectives Association and the Nassau County Police Benevolent Association, have endorsed him.

A Rice spokesman, Coleman Lamb, said Rice only supported a bill that set standards for trade deals and gave President Barack Obama “fast-track” authority to negotiate the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

She has not taken a stance on the pact itself, Lamb said.

The Building and Construction Trades Council of Nassau and Suffolk Counties also endorsed Republican state Sen. Jack Martins of Old Westbury in the 3rd Congressional District last Thursday, calling Martins a “very good friend to labor and our movement.”

“Working alongside my dad during the summers growing up, I saw the emphasis

they put on doing the job thoroughly, professionally and safely,” Martins, a partner in his family concrete company and chairman of the state Senate’s Labor Committee, said in a statement. “Earning their endorsement is something of which I am very proud.”

In addition to backing Rice’s Democratic candidacy, the union rallied for the Democratic presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, before last week’s presidential debate at Hofstra University.

Martins was endorsed last month by the Civil Service Employees Association, which also endorses Clinton and supported Rice’s first congressional campaign in 2014.

Martins faces Democrat Tom Suozzi, a former Nassau County executive, in the race to replace Democratic Rep. Steve Israel.

Suozzi has been endorsed by several labor unions, including the New York State Union of Teachers and Westbury-based United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1500.

“Tom Suozzi has a long history of taking on powerful interests, and putting people before politics, to solve serious problems for working men and women,” a Suozzi strategist, Kim Devlin, said.

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Village uses 2-prong tactic on third track

By N o a h M a N s k a r Village of Mineola officials have long been skeptical about Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan for a third Long Island Rail Road track, but are now taking a “twoprong approach” in talks with project planners, Mayor Scott Strauss said.

Assuming it will get done regardless of local objections, they will fight the project if plans reveal it’s worth fighting, but meanwhile are trying to make it as amicable as possible for residents, Strauss said in a recent interview.

“While we’re weighing all this out, we’re still looking to negotiate — if it’s going to go through and the governor’s going to push it through, well, what could we get as a bonus for the village?” Strauss said.

Talks have led to two proposed parking garages, Strauss said — one at the corner of Main Street and Front Street, and another between Main Street and Willis Avenue, according to the project scoping document, the outline of its environmental study released last month.

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This parking garage could be built in Mineola as part of the third track project.

Mayors of other local villages along the 9.8-mile-corridor between Floral Park and Hicksville say they are waiting until full plans come out before deciding how to address still-uncertain impacts.

New Hyde Park officials have only responded to plan-

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ners’ ideas, not negotiated as if a project they find objectionable is a done deal, Mayor Robert Lofaro said.

“Speaking of mitigation at this point is signing the terms of your surrender before you’ve fired the first shot,” Floral Park Mayor Thomas Tweedy said.

Mayors of villages along the LIRR’s Main Line were strongly united against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s larger 2005 third track plan, which was ultimately abandoned for lack of funds.

New Hyde Park and Mineola are home to five of the seven

street-level railroad crossings the LIRR plans to eliminate as part of the project, something almost universally supported as improvements to safety and traffic flow.

Plans also include renovations to five of the seven stations along the corridor, excluding Floral Park and Hicksville, the scoping document says.

A parking garage is also proposed for South 12th Street in New Hyde Park, where some worry construction would affect parking near the railroad.

Some Mineola residents living closest to the tracks are concerned about the project’s potential impact on them, and the worries about potential harm to downtown businesses, Strauss said.

But opposition has been scant overall, and some homeowners’ lives “may actually be enhanced” if Cuomo and the LIRR make good on their pledges to take no residential property and reduce railroad noise, he said.

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trumped-Up, trickle-down politics The primary “appeal” of Donald Trump’s candidacy, we are told, is that he is a businessman, not a politician, that he has created jobs, whereas Hillary Clinton is a “politician” who has never created a single job or met a payroll.

Donald Trump is the outsider, the change agent, versus the insider, while Hillary Clinton is “the Establishment” because she has spent 30 years as a public servant.

Setting aside the fact that Trump is the worst caricature of a businessman, who, records now show, has built up the fortune he inherited by exploiting employees, investors, contractors, the courts and the tax code ($915 million loss in 1995!) and the fact that Hillary Clinton, while she has spent her life in public service working to better the lives of others, has only briefly (as a U.S. senator and in her campaign for the presidency) been a politician, there is a difference between public service and politics, and between business and government.

Trump says that because he

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is such a brilliant businessman, he will be the best “jobs creator God ever made.”

He promises to bring back the manufacturing jobs that were lost 20 years ago, and says he will restore jobs in the coal mines, oil rigs and steel mills.

How? He says he will tear up trade agreements (that would start a trade war as countries retaliate by imposing tariffs on American goods); tax goods brought in by an American company, eliminate corporate taxes (the biggest, most profitable companies don’t pay any tax

anyway, and no business pays the “nominal” 35 percent tax rate), cut taxes on the wealthiest Americans, and eliminate the estate tax. Trump’s fantastical promise of 4% annual growth in GDP that he pulls out of thin air would likely only spur crippling inflation.

This is, as Hillary Clinton put it, “Trumped-Up Trickle-Down”, the George W. Bush economy on steroids, and we saw how that played out.

Economists have said that Trump’s economic plan would balloon the national debt by $5 trillion, cost 3.5 million jobs and very likely exacerbate income inequality and plunge the U.S. into another recession.

Trump has boasted that because he best knows how the system is rigged, he is best qualified to change it — but nothing that he has proposed, in tax policy or campaign finance — would benefit anyone other than himself.

Hillary Clinton’s jobs plan has a lot to do with economic justice and sustainable economic growth: paid parental leave, raising the federal minimum

wage to $15, eliminating college debt, clawing back tax incentives from companies that use “inversion” to avoid taxes, promoting the rise of clean energy industry and advanced manufacturing and retraining displaced workers, easing the way for small businesses and entrepreneurs, investing $275 billion in infrastructure and billions more for medical research such as combating Alzheimer’s disease (see fact sheet, And yes, she pays for it by eliminating tax dodges corporations use and raising taxes on the wealthiest, “because they have made all the gains in the economy... Broad-based, inclusive growth is what we need in America, not more advantages for people at the very top.”

To which Trump replied, “Typical politician. All talk, no action. Sounds good, doesn’t work.”

But according to economists, Hillary Clinton’s proposals would likely create 10 million jobs, and that means with the increased revenue because of fairer tax policies and getting the

wealthy and corporations to pay their fair share, the national debt would be reduced and prosperity would be more widely shared.

And there is a very great difference between being a businessman and a public servant.

A public servant has to consider all constituencies, with competing interests, not just self-interest, and a longer view beyond the next quarter.

Donald Trump made it clear, himself, to justify how “smart” he is to avoid paying taxes (which is probably why he is being audited). He has said that he earned $650 million last year, but has boasted about paying zero taxes or avoiding paying taxes. “That makes me smart.”

“So if he’s paid zero, that means zero for troops, zero for vets, zero for schools or health,” Clinton replied.

And if he stiffed workers by refusing to pay them and challenging them to bring him to court, and stiffed investors by declaring bankruptcies, and called himself the “King of Debt”? Well, he says, “Which our country should do, too.”

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Winthrop-University Hospital in Mineola finalized a merger with NYU Langone Medical Center last week, creating one of Long island’s largest hospital systems.

Winthrop agrees to NYU langone merger NYU to absorb Winthrop after five years: spokesperson B y N o a h M a N s k a r ulty and our community that plan for expansion of their faciliMineola-based WinthropUniversity Hospital agreed to a merger last Wednesday with NYU Langone Medical Center that will help both groups grow and create one of the region’s largest health-care systems.

The hospitals expect to get final approval by spring 2017 for the deal, which will let Manhattan-based NYU Langone expand its Long Island presence and bolster Winthrop’s outpatient services, the hospitals said in a joint news release.

“I can reiterate to our staff, our outstanding medical fac-

our partnership with NYU Langone will enable us to deliver even better medical care to our patients, as well as to more effectively and efficiently meet the challenges of the ever-changing healthcare environment now and in the future,” Winthrop President and CEO John Collins said in a statement.

NYU Langone will absorb Winthrop after the first five years of their affiliation, though the Winthrop name will remain, said Edmund Keating, a Winthrop spokesman.

More immediately, the hospitals will develop a long-term

ties and implement an electronic medical records system at WInthrop’s ambulatory facilities.

The merger will make Winthrop’s main campus “the hub of a Long Island network” formed with NYU Langone’s more than 40 outpatient facilities in Long Island and Queens, Keating said.

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Eighteen years ago, Susan Hanover flew from Israel to Great Neck in pursuit of a legal career. Today she owns and operates the newest jewelry store in Roslyn, Susan Hanover Designs, which opened at Wheatley Plaza in mid-August and features items worn by celebrities like Katie Holmes and Beyonce Knowles.

Located on the eastern half of the retail row that abuts Northern Boulevard, Susan Hanover Designs occupies the small storefront vacated by Lazar’s Chocolate, which moved to a larger space within Wheatley Plaza. Hanover’s signature pieces include aquamarine quartz earrings, stone-wired necklaces, and engraved silver bracelets, all of which stand on display against white walls with intermittent square-mirror cutouts.

Prices range from $100 to $500.

For her initial years in the United States, Hanover worked as a corporate lawyer in New York City while sketching fashion accessories in her free time.

“I’d done jewelry as a teenager and always messed around with it,” she recalled. “I decided to start a small home business to sell to friends and family” in 2006. This month marks 10 years since the company began in her living room.

As she described it, the business “slowly, organically expanded,” eventually garnering pop-up appearances at the fashion accessory store Henri Bendel in Midtown Manhattan. Soon after, other department stores asked for her work. A mother of

three, Hanover took her youngest with her to business meetings, she said.

Hanover soon quit her job as an attorney to focus full time on jewelry. Asked if it felt risky to leave a stable profession for an unpredictable one, she shook her head. “I realized I needed to be here with my kids,” she explained. “Growing the business while home with my children — that was the goal.”

Hanover’s big break came in 2008, when she received a call from the Neiman Marcus department store. “I was still working out of the house at the time, but they thought they were calling an office,” she recounted with a wry smile. The call led to a partnership that endures to this day.

Another pivotal moment arrived in 2014 with a different call, this one from a public relations firm contacting Hanover on behalf of the stylist for the First Lady, Michelle Obama, who later wore Hanover’s earrings on a state visit to London. Other celebrities who have worn her jewelry include Jennifer Hudson, Blake Lively and Brooke Shields.

Over the course of her career, Hanover formed wholesale partnerships with retailers like Nordstrom and Harvey Nichols.

She also developed international clients in places as far-flung as Munich and Dubai.

Having lived in Great Neck for almost two decades, however, she wanted to open a store in the North Shore. “I’m a local girl,” she said. “I wanted to have a relationship with the end consumer.”

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A fairer, more stable way to tax As demonstrated by the latest budget gimmicks — $83 million in “fees” in the 2017 proposed budget— Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and the county Legislature will go to great lengths to avoid increasing property taxes.

The reason stated is that property taxes are too high in Nassau County.

Though the argument sounds reasonable, it is undermined somewhat by the fact that school budgets, which generally account for two-thirds of homeowners’ property taxes, are routinely approved by voters.

The ever-popular tax cap imposed on towns, villages, school districts and other taxing authorities is further proof: if property taxes are so unpopular why does the state of New York need to impose a law intended to discourage grass-roots governments from raising them?

Apparently, taxpayers are willing to pay higher property taxes at least on some things. Public support for the tax cap basically amounts to stop me before I agree to pay more taxes again.

Another reason for the budget gimmicks is a political one: Mangano and Republican legislators have won election and re-election by touting their refusal to raise property taxes.

Some Republican legislators have even maintained this claim when the county did raise taxes.

Legislature Presiding Officer Norman Glansalves — the top official in the Legislature — and Legislator Donald MacKenzie, whose 18th District includes parts of Roslyn were among three Republican legislators who claimed

in 2015 a taxpayer-funded mailer that they had not raised property taxes since 2011.

The only problem — outside of using taxpayer money for political purposes — was that county property taxes had gone up in 2015.

Nassau County does face a burden unlike any county in New York State in the form of a county “guaranty,” which makes the county responsible for property tax refunds owed to school districts, villages and other taxing entities. The county has challenged the “guaranty” but state legislators have refused to eliminate it in the face of opposition from school districts and the other taxing entities that would be left bearing some of the cost.

This is combined with an assessment system that is easy to challenge — a practice encouraged by virtually every public official in Nassau County including Mangano at property tax workshops. The assessment system has also spawned a cottage-industry of law firms that specialize in challenging residents’ property taxes.

It is not much of an endorsement of the assessment system when some of Mangano’s biggest campaign contributors are firms that represent residents in challenging their taxes.

The result of these challenges is that Nassau County owed $39.1 million in estimated residential property tax refunds at the end of 2015 that the county has borrowed to repay with interest.

Mangano said in 2013 that a new settlement program had produced “ZERO residential debt liability.”

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The only problem, according to Mangano, was that he did not realize Nassau’s residential properties included condominiums located in buildings three stories or less.

The result was another $21 million in tax liability, helping the county reach the $39.1 million mark.

Faced with these problems, it is easy to see why increasing property taxes is unpopular — especially with county officials.

And in truth property taxes are not a particularly fair way to raise money since they don’t take into

account a person’s ability to pay, which is subject to change, only the value of their property, which other than challenging the assessment is not.

Sales taxes, which are also used by the county, also tend to place a higher burden on those with less means and discourage economic development in the county. Shortfalls in projected sales tax revenues have also added an additional burden to county revenues.

A fairer way to raise revenue is an income tax, which does

take into account a person’s ability to pay and does not fall heaviest against people with the least means.

Perhaps the time has come for the county to consider an income tax to at least partly replace gimmicks, the sales tax and property taxes in financing local government.

Creating a county income tax might not provide a catchy campaign slogan, but it would put county finances on a fairer and more stable footing.

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What’s the matter with Long Island?

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few days before the Sept.

26 Presidential Debate at Hofstra University a major poll showed that Long Islanders favored Trump over Clinton — 43 to 39.

How concerned should we be about the Trump direction of fellow Long Islanders (in both Nassau and Suffolk) when Clinton leads by more than 20 percent in our state and when Nate Silver’s “538” consistently shows her becoming our next president?

At another critical turning point in our history, Long Islanders became the source of derision for being out of step with most other Americans.

In 1775, John Adams sarcastically asked whether they were not capable of thinking and feeling like most Americans.

One of George Washington’s first generals warned that it might be necessary to hold Long Island children as hostages to prevent their parents from supporting the regressive and repressive opponents.

Drastic actions toward 2016 Long Islanders will not be necessary and could not be sanctioned by principled people, even though candidate Trump favors torture for his enemies.

Increasingly, in a bit more than a week, the Hofstra debate has become the turning point that many have anticipated.

It will produce a “wave” election in which Democrats win the Senate as well as the Presidency and shape the federal courts for decades to come.

That first presidential debate further escalated the commitment by many prominent Republicans and Conservatives to reform their party and make sure, as one leader said, “that someone like Trump is never nominated again.”

Here we can draw another perspective from 1775 — it is celebratory of those of us who live in North Hempstead, and is indicative of how our progressive forbears set a better democratic path for other Long Islanders.

Leaders such as Sands, Onderdonk, and others from Great Neck, “Cow Neck” (Port Washington, Manhasset), as well as many patriots living North of present-day Old Country Road railed as early as 1775 against the “Tory” views and affiliations of fellow Long Islanders to their South.

It is no accident that the “Town of North Hempstead” was legally formed by separating it from “Hempstead” to which it had previ-

MICHaEL D’INNoCENzo Out of Left Field ously belonged prior to 1776.

The “NH” folks had a different vision of democratic process and goals; they refused to be associated with Long Islanders to the south after the battles for a better society.

The Town of Hempstead now contains a few dozen communities, some with notable diversity, but it has been a conservative fiefdom for centuries!

North Hempstead was on the winning — and progressive side — in the critical formative years of 1775 and 1776.

Let’s check out the election returns after Nov. 8 to compare the cumulative North Hempstead vote with Nassau’s other two towns, as well as the ten Towns in Suffolk.

Could one conclude that, as a region, the preponderance of folks in North Hempstead are more attuned to reality based judgments and more dedicated to First Amendment principles and the laudable human rights values propounded from Jefferson to Tocqueville to Myrdal to King (and many others interspersed, the true heroes of “American Exceptionalism”)?

One of my favorite public affairs analysts, Fareed Zakaria, has long been railing against “fact free” political passions.

This past Sunday, he threw a rationality bouquet to the legions of Republicans and Conservatives who are not only opposed to Trump, but who conclude they must vote for Clinton just to make sure that “the monster” does not slip into the White House.

Fareed said: “Donald Trump is a strange standard-bearer for Republicans. Almost every important conservative publication — National Review, the Weekly Standard, Commentary — opposes him, as do most leading conservative pundits.”

Even Karl Rove described Trump as a disaster during the first debate: “For much of the evening he was on his heels. Mr. Trump failed to assure voters that he is up

to the job.”

Rove concludes Trump was “flip and undisciplined,” while Clinton “deftly and relentlessly attacked him as unqualified and unfit for office.”

Those are mild criticisms when you read Wall Street Journal Deputy Editor Bret Stephens’ “Never Trump for Dummies.”

Stephens calls Trump “unAmerican, immoral and dangerous.”

He adds that Trump “is unfit as a person to be president,” and that “He is rotten to the core.”

Do Democrats need to say much of anything when so many members of Trump’s own Party have denounced him in terms that would take a tome to catalog?

Fareed concludes: “Of the five previous Republican nominees for president, three will not publicly affirm that they could vote for Trump, and I would bet that a fourth (John McCain) will not in the privacy of the voting booth.”

As we approach Nov. 8, lagging Long islanders can be helped to a Clinton “tipping point” by the historically enlightened North Hempstead citizens (who trace a noble democratic heritage to 1775 and 1776).

A LOOk On THE LIgHTER SIdE

So, who’s atoning now, I might ask?

“Honey, you’ve got to hurry up! If we’re late for services, I’m blaming you!”

After much commotion, my husband and I are finally dressed, in the car, and on our way to morning services for the Day of Atonement.

While he drives, I scribble on a note pad from the kitchen counter.

“What are you doing?”

“If you must know, I’m making a list.”

“Okay. Don’t forget we need milk, paper towels, toothpaste ….”

“Oh, not that kind of list. It’s a list of all the people I’m going to forgive — for Yom Kippur.”

“It sounds like Step 9 of Alcoholics Anonymous: ‘making amends’.”

“A little bit, yes … except that these are all people who really should be making amends to me.”

“Like who?” (My beloved tries to peek onto my pad of paper.)

“Hey, keep your eyes on the road! Like that clerk at the pharmacy. You remember, when we

were just getting refills and it came out to almost four hundred dollars? And when I asked if she’d remembered the deductible, she said Yes, she’d added that on.”

“I remember. Then you went ballistic, yelling, ‘It’s called a deductible because you deduct it!

That means you subtract it from the total, not add it on!’”

“I said all that?” I was dubious.

“You were pretty hungry, as I recall.”

“I thought you were the hungry one! That’s the only reason I gave up our place in line — so we could go to that deli!”

“Yes —well, it was the only way I could think of to get you out of there, and calm you down. And it worked, didn’t it?”

“I don’t know what you mean.

At least the clerk seemed to get a lot smarter after lunch. She was able to explain that it was just early in the year and we hadn’t met our deductibles yet….”

“So she’s the one who got smarter, after you ate lunch?”

JUDY EPStEIN

A Look on the Lighter Side “What’s your point? Anyway, I forgive her.”

“Let’s hope she forgives you, too. Who else is on there?”

“Well…there’s you.”

“Me?” my husband’s voice shoots up. “What did I do?”

“Remember how I gave you my car’s registration sticker, when it came in the mail? And now time’s running out and you’ve lost it… But I don’t know if I can for-

give you for that.”

“The way I remember it, you said you didn’t trust me with it.”

“I said no such thing!”

“What you said was, ‘There is no such thing as a safe place, so I’m going to put it in my purse.’ ” “Oh, yeah? Then why isn’t it there? I’ve looked and looked and I’m warning you.… “ My voice trails off while I rummage in the purse one more time.

“What’s that there? With the corner sticking out of the inside pocket?”

“Oh. That. It’s nothing…” I hurriedly zip my purse shut.

“I knew it!” he shouts, triumphantly. “It’s the registration sticker, isn’t it?”

“All right. I guess you didn’t lose it, after all.”

“I forgive you,” he says.

“But I’m still upset with you about the hooks,” I tell him.

“Those ridiculous hooks, on the back of our bedroom door?

Judy, sweetie, I keep telling you — They are your hooks. All but one.”

“But I only use one of them,

myself, for all my things; I’ve been leaving the rest for you. So who uses the two in the middle?”

“Don’t you remember? By the terms of the Great Hook Treaty of 2009, we agreed that those were all yours.”

“Oh. But then… all the towels on those middle hooks, they aren’t yours? But they aren’t mine either! And all this time I’ve been wondering when you’d get around to washing them, while my things got damp, all scrunched on one hook, and I had to buy a new bathrobe…. No. I’m not forgiving you.”

I cross my husband’s name off the list, but scribble a few more things on my pad.

“I think God will know the truth about this, Judy.”

“Maybe.”

“So …now…are you forgiving me?”

“Yes. For being insufferably right!”

“And I forgive you for being so silly.”

Happy New Year!

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Defaming the country and Trump

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am writing this letter in response to one written in the Friday, Sept. 30 2016 edition of the Roslyn Times.

The article was written by Jeff Siegel.

As I first began reading his letter, I actually thought it was a satire and would end with a punch line telling us of how he admired America.

Instead, as it turned out, he actually meant what he was saying, literally.

If countries could sue for slander, this letter would be actionable.

Siegel defames this country.

He also defames Donald Trump.

Siegel begins by describing how Trump, and the America Trump represents, is a “part of me” that he expects to encounter once he is 50 miles from Port Washington.

He proceeds to denigrate the Bible Belt, Louisiana parishes, Texas towns, and upstate New York villages.

He describes how his parents and relatives, his rabbi, and movies and books inculcated this suspicion of an America barely tolerating Jews, but never accepting them.

This letter is one of the most hate-filled rants I have ever seen published in a respectable newspaper.

He states, “America to me is a narrow-minded, Christloving, anti-Semitic, racist, misogynistic thug.” “The America of Trump. The real America.”

I will emphatically state here that I am calling Siegel himself, a narrow-minded, Christian-hating, America-hat-

ing bigot.

He is as bigoted as any of the racists and anti-Semites he criticizes.

It is actually Jews like Siegel that provoke hatred for Jews, and then claim to be the victims.

Where should I start?

There is not enough room in a letter to the editor to give innumerable personal anecdotes. So I will defend America in general.

The United States has been the most hospitable country for Jews in history of the diaspora which began some 2,000 years ago.

The success of Jews in this country is legend.

Jewish senators and Jewish members of the House of Representatives are elected disproportionately to their numbers in the population.

Jews are overrepresented in finance and economics, medicine, the legal profession, and scientific research.

They are some of the most successful businessmen and businesswomen in the country.

They are overrepresented amongst the wealthiest of Americans.

Jewish rocks stars are worshipped as are classical music conductors and players.

They have an overwhelming presence in Hollywood.

The same is true of literature and publishing.

Jews have an inordinate number of Nobel prizes.

While that is a Norwegian award, the scientific research was done here, at American

universities.

University faculties also employ vast numbers of Jewish professors.

Siegel is an ingrate for the idealism and freedoms America allows all its citizens, Jews among them.

While Siegel may feel threatened when 50 miles from Port Washington, the biggest threat to Jewish existence in America is intermarriage.

I do not see how falling in love with Jews and marrying them can be called anti-Semitic.

I certainly take umbrage at the fact that he specifically takes aim at “Christ-loving” people as if there was something wrong with that.

While Siegel cannot change his parents or relatives, he better get another rabbi if that is what his rabbi taught him.

I have had innumerable great experiences in the company of absolutely wonderful “Christ-loving” people.

I was happy and proud to befriend them.

Siegel has the same antiChristian hatred that fuels the slaughter and genocide of Christians in today’s Middle East.

Thanks for your contribution to it, Mr. Siegel.

I will now continue to refute, the usual, vapid, emptyheaded charges Siegel has levelled against America.

“America is narrow-minded.” America is the most innovative, creative country to ever exist.

I would say that Israel could give it a run for the money on a

per capita basis, but overall, no other country is close.

“America is a racist thug.”

A fact usually ignored, is that most blacks in this country are descended from immigrants, not from slaves.

Why did they come here?

Why didn’t they go to Africa?

Or stay in the Caribbean?

It is because they prefer life here.

Anyone who thinks Trump is a racist should watch the video on Youtube.com of his visit to the Cleveland Heights Church.

See what Pastor Darrell Scott had to say.

See what the boxing promoter, Don King, originally from Cleveland, had to say about Trump before he introduced him to the crowd.

There was also a very heartfelt and eloquent speech by Michael Cohen, son of holocaust survivors who was invited to speak at the event.

If anti-Semitism is so terrible here, then why do Israelis and Russian Jews emigrate here? Persian Jews too?

Today, most of the genuine anti-Semitism in this country exists in the Muslim community, the black community, and on college campuses.

Not in Louisiana parishes or Texas villages per Siegel.

As for misogyny in America, I would like to mention a couple of facts. Women live longer in America than men.

They also commit suicide at a lower rate than men. They also take a larger share of the medical pie than do men.

I would say American women are the most free of any women in the world. If you disagree, show me another.

I do not compare America to some fictional utopia or to the one that lives in Siegel’s imagination.

So far I have given my own opinion. However, my views are shared by many other Jews.

Some of the most prominent are talk show hosts. Dennis Prager is absolutely enthralled with the United States.

His YouTube.com videos, eponymously named Prager University, proudly exemplify this.

Michael Medved, another talk show host, proudly calls America, again and again, “the greatest country on this green earth.”

Michael Savage, son of an immigrant, is an ardent defender of America.

No one should miss the YouTube.com video of Ezra Levant entitled, “The Donald Trump video every Jew must watch!” I intend to forward Siegel’s hateful letter to these talk show hosts to see if they would like to speak to it.

So let me ask Siegel some questions: If this is such a hateful place, why did you stay here for more than five decades?

You are free to leave. There is no Berlin Wall, iron curtain, or bamboo curtain.

Where is it better?

What country is free from racism, misogyny, and antiSemitism?

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Haber has shown he’s needed in Albany

I

t has been my distinct pleasure to have known and worked with Adam Haber over these past several years as trustees of the Roslyn Board of Education.

Adam has a positive energy with visionary ideas and practical solutions.

Our school district has benefited from his perspectives and tenacity for striving for what is best and beneficial to all in our community.

To say the least, he gets things done!

Adam has a proven record of success in his professional career.

But to me, it is his sense and sensitivity to critical issues facing Nassau County that make him uniquely qualified to serve as our next state senator of the 7th District.

He brings people along for a productive and meaningful journey.

As an example, immediately following the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, he along with his friends from all hands (an International Disaster Relief Organization) swiftly mobilized our community to collect food, clothing, medical, school and cleaning sup-

plies for those suffering on our South Shore.

Together, with his direction so much was accomplished, and those of us that participated gained a higher level of appreciation for what we have.

He has helped to make me a better citizen, school board member and community volunteer.

There are countless examples of his generosity of time, guidance and own financial commitment.

It is clear to me that Adam does so much for others for all the right reasons.

He is in this race for the good of the community — that is who and what Adam is all about.

He is selfless, smart and passionate about making progressive and constructive changes in our community. He is a force!

Likely, if Adam is successful in his bid as State Senator, he would resign as a trustee of our board of education.

That would be a tremendous loss for our school district, but such a tremendous victory for 7th District families, businesses and our environment.

Our school district would

have benefited from Adam’s presence in countless ways and he would be leaving our district in a much better place than when he initially became a board member.

Please take the time to visit his website, www.haber4newyork.com, and see for yourself why Adam Haber is clearly the best and only choice as the 7th District state senator for the future of Nassau County and for our future.

Thank you.

Bruce G. Valauri, DDS Roslyn

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Dems failed african-americans

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f the African-American community is satisfied with the results of what has happened to them for the last 50, 60 years, they should continue to vote as they have for decades for the Democrats.

In this presidential election, vote for Hillary. Period.

However, they should consider the contributions they have made to America and start thinking why shouldn’t they have a greater say in the direction of America in the future?

In fact, since the nation is essentially split down the middle, they must now realize that they are in the driver‘s seat, politically speaking.

The movement of some of them, say 10 percent of the 95 percent of them normally voting for the Dems, will go a long way toward giving the Democrats and Republicans a lot to think about!

The Republicans have essentially ignored blacks and their desires and the Democrats have lied to them for 50 plua years about their great concern for their needs and desires.

Military Contributions: 1. The Military- Terrible white men in Europe and America with equally terrible black men in Africa created slavery on these shores.

Fast forward to the Civil War and blacks fought with the North and won their free-

dom.

The New York Times 6/15/14: “Before the 15th New York National Guard Regiment was formed, black Americans who wanted to enlist against the Germans in World War I had to join the French or Canadian Army.

By the end of the war, this all-black regiment was famous on both sides of the Atlantic for never losing an inch of ground to the enemy, or a single man to capture.”

This blew my mind. In the same article: When a French lieutenant warned Sgt. Henry Johnson, a former Albany railroad porter, to withdraw in the face of a possible enemy attack, he famously declared, “I’m an American, and I never retreat.”

2. And what about the 761st Tank Battalion?

It was activated on April 1, 1942 at Camp Claiborne, La., and deployed to Europe, landing at Omaha Beach in France on Oct. 10, 1944.

This unit was latter referred to as the Black Panther Tank Battalion.

It was attached to the XII Corps’ 26th Infantry Division assigned to Gen. George S. Patton Junior’s Third Army racing eastward across France and committed to combat on Nov. 7, 1944.

It was stated as a result of their fighting abilities they spearheaded a number of Patton’s moves into enemy territory.

They forced a hole in the Siegfried Line, allowing Patton’s 4th Armored Division to pour through Germany.

They fought in France, Belgium and Germany and were among the first American forces to link up with the Soviet Army.

3. The article reads on 5/10/16 in The Wall Street Journal: “Strong, Proud Black Women At West Point” — seventeen black women cadets are candidates for graduation....where the student body is only 1.7 percent African-American women ...[but] black women now represent one-third [33 1/3 percent] of all women serving in the military “ — [when they are only 6.5 percent of the U.S. population]. Sports Contributions: Jesse Owens [track] winning gold in the Olympics in Germany almost driving Hitler into cardiac arrest...[baseball] Jackie Robinson stealing home against the Yankees and forcing Yogi Berra [and me] to go crazy...[boxing[ Joe Louis, Ali, George Foreman, etc. who kept us on the edge of our seats during each fight...[tennis] Arthur Ashe and the Williams sisters... [golf] Tiger Woods...[basketball] Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul Jabbar...these people have brought joy and fun to sport fans for decades.

Entertainment Contributions: Sammy Davis, Jr., Louis Armstrong [Satchmo], Billie Holiday, Dorothy Dandridge, Moms Mobley, Denzel Washington,

Bill Robinson, Morgan Freeman, James Earl Jones, Danny Glover, Forest Whitaker, Jammie Fox, Eddie Murphy, Halle Berry, Queen Latifah, Whoopi Goldberg, Alicia Keys, Chris Rock, Fats Domino, B.B. King, Will Smith, Lena Horne....and on and on and on.

Cultural Institutions : Article in The New York Times on 7/31/16: “The Disrupters” — “For years, the boards of New York’s major cultural institutions have been largely all white. That’s beginning to change-slowly and not without some pressure.”

They listed a number of black men who are intimately involved in various institutions including one man who pledged $15 million to Carnegie Hall.

Thus, it is apparent that the AfricanAmerican community has established itself in the fabric of America.

So the question is why is it that the Democrats who control the large cities like Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Camden, etc. allow ghetto projects to grow, crime to increase, poverty levels that are unacceptable to all Americans able to continue getting minority vote.

And why aren’t the African-American “leaders” doing anything about these subjects?

John Messina East Williston

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‘Junk’ mail is valuable Voicing Hillary I propaganda t is most unfortunate that Elizabeth Allen believes that the amount of “junk” mail that she receives is in retribution for something that she did in a past life (Sept. 16 issue).

Direct mail keeps millions of individuals employed in this country, and prevents them from requiring any type of public assistance.

From the copywriters and art directors that craft the words and handle the graphic design of direct mail, to the skilled prepress people who produce proofs and printing plates, to the printing press operators themselves, as well as the

bindery employees who handle the cutting and folding of this mail, it represents a vital, important sector of our workforce.

After truck drivers deliver the finished pieces to postal centers, the United States Postal Service’s 625,000 employees then process and deliver this mail.

For those who feel that it may not be green to produce direct mail, please be aware that the major U.S. paper manufacturers actually plant more trees than they harvest each year.

Further, the increased use of recycled fiber in paper production

translates into a decrease in the number of trees required.

Lastly, the volatile organic compounds historically found in printing inks, have become a thing of the past as most inks today are formulated using vegetable-based soy, instead of a petroleum base (i.e. environmentally-friendly).

So, Ms. Allen, I am sorry that you are “drowning in paper junk”, but it does keep food on the table and roofs over the heads of millions of people.

Alan Bergman Port Washington

Trump’s record tops Clinton’s

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our ignorant view of Trump is flawed.

Mr. Trump did not leave an ambassador and four of his staff to die at Bengazi, Mr. Trump did not bleach bit 30,000 emails so God could not read them.

Mr. Trump did not sign North American Free Trade Agreement where millions of jobs left the USA, and unemployed millions, Mr. Trump did not lie to the FBI, the congressional investigation, Mr. Trump did not go into Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan spend trillions and the

USA got nothing out of it.

Clinton is a disgusting, corrupt felon!

You failed to mention all the scandals — lets get real here — you want millions of more illegal Syrian unvetted refugees?

Clinton will say anything do nothing, Clinton can’t run on her record its uncommon sense!

If you want more of the same?

1.3 percent GDP? It’s a joke this economy and make no mistake Obama/Clinton has widened the racial tensions with their anti-police bull.

How dare you not slam Clinton for her sins while slamming Trump.

What is your take on illegal citizens trying to register to vote in Virignia? And other states?

I’ll bet your okay with cheating — all Clinton can do is bring up personal attacks like this Machado stuff has noting to do with the important issues facing this country Make no mistake — a Clinton win is a gigantic loss for America.

John Citrangolo Mineola

Johnson trumps Trump

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y almost every standard Gary Johnson, is better than Donald Trump at things Donald Trump and his supporters claim to be a good at.

Change: Donald Trump has boasted about buying influence with his bribes. He even made $50,000 contribution to the Clinton Foundation to get the Clintons to attend his wedding.

He doesn’t pay taxes and none of his tax proposals would change this. Why should you trust him to change the system?

Gary Johnson was honest and effective governor who has proposed real changes.

Business: Gary Johnson was a successful businessman, creating his state’s largest construction firm.

Donald Trump, despite all the government subsidies he collects, keeps on going broke.

Trump Airlines, Trump Casino and Trump University are broke and gone. Donald Trump managed the amazing feat of losing nearly a billion dollars in one year.

Experience: Gary Johnson was the two-term governor of New Mexico.

Donald Trump played the role of a billionaire on two TV shows, produced by Mark Burnett.

There is nothing in his background that indicates he would an effective President.

Republicans: Gary Johnson was twice elected as a Republican, only going to the Libertarian party when the Republicans would not let him debate.

Donald Trump was a registered Democrat until recently.

The Libertarians are now upholding the Free Enterprise values of the Republican Party better than the Republicans.

Corruption: Donald Trump has boasted about buying influence with his bribes. Why should you trust him to change the system?

Gary Johnson was actually honest in office.

War: Gary Johnson opposed the invasion of Iraq before it happened.

Donald Trump only opposed the invasion of Iraq a year after it happened.

Donald Trump’s habit of insulting everyone he disagrees with could start a war.

Taxes: Donald Trump says he wants to cut taxes, but proposes spending increases. Gary Johnson actually cut taxes as governor.

Donald Trump wants to raise taxes on imported goods, driving up the price of everything you buy.

Making America Great Again: While Donald Trump was going broke repeatedly and having extramarital affairs, Gary Johnson was climbing the tallest mountains on every continent.

Integrity: Donald Trump is a notorious deadbeat. He said the he would renegotiate the U.S. debt.

Gary Johnson supports the constitutional guarantee the U.S. will pay its debts.

Constitutional Rights: Donald Trump supports the Second Amendment, the right to keep and bear arms.

Gary Johnson supports that and all the other rights such as Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Protection of Property, rights that Donald Trump has disparaged.

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wonder what planet Mr. Jeff Siegel is living on, stating democrat propaganda lies about Donald Trump.

First, does he not know that Trump has Jewish in-laws whom he loves and love him?

Mr. Siegel also complains about America and Mr. Trump being basically anti-Semitic, misogynist and racist.

None of these things are true, but are often repeated by the lying Clinton campaign.

I remember when I was very young that there was a great deal of anti-Semitisim in America.

That has changed.

Today, Jews are much more respected, especially by Christians.

Of course there is still antiSemitism in some quarters, but far less pervasive than in the past.

As for being a racist, I sug-

gest that Mr. Siegel question Geraldo Rivera who has known Trump for years.

To quote Mr. Rivera: “Donald Trump does not have a racist bone in his body.”

Rather than repeat the unfounded propaganda against Mr. Trump, talk to someone who knows him!

One other thing about the Miss Universe controversy: If I was involved in that beauty contest and the winner, slated to represent Miss Universe to the world, gained 70 pounds, I would have called her Miss Piggy.

Trump, in fact gave her a second chance and helped her loose weight.

She, no doubt is on the Clinton payroll.

Milton Brody East Hills

‘I feel your pain’ losing your pet

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have just read a story in the Great Neck News by Jack Lipsky about his best pal a dog named DJ and was killed by a motorist.

At this time I would like to offer my condolences to Jack and his family for their loss.

My wife Eva and myself have a Jack Russel named Jack who is 11 years old and is also felt to us as a member of the family.

He gives us as much love as we give him if not even more.

He follows my wife wherever she goes and when she is out shopping he waits by the window until she gets home and he does the same until I get home from work.

When it comes to bedtime he follows us into the bedroom and jumps onto the bed and waits until it is time for me to take him out for a walk in the morning.

Jack has on an occasion gotten out of our house and unto our busy street and almost have gotten killed.

It is as though he has no

fear of speedy cars and thinks it is a game.

I think at those times our good Lord must have been watching over him and us, knowing how much we love Jack.

It was a couple of years ago our neighbor who was 86 years old had a dog named Sandy, were out for a walk one rainy night and were killed by a speedy car trying to catch the green light at the end of the street were both killed.

Our dog Jack and Sandy would both be out at the same time and after Sandy’s death would look and stop and wait for Sandy to come out.

It seems to me that motorists need to be more careful for those on the road and to be aware and to concentrate on the road other than other devices they may have in their cars.

Now to Jack Lipsky let me say this — “Jack, I feel your pain.”

Frederick R. Bedell Jr. Glen Oaks Village

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Book on Hitler’s Questionable endorsements eerie echoes D

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n Sept. 27, 2016, the New York Times published a book review by Michiko Kakutani of a new biography called “Hitler: Ascent 18891939” written by Volker Ullrich.

Below, I have quoted at length from that review: “Hitler was often described as an egomaniac who “only loved himself”...His manic speeches and penchant for taking all-or-nothing risks raised questions about his capacity for self-control, even his sanity.

Hitler was known...for his bottomless mendacity that would later be magnified by a slick propaganda machine that used the latest technology.

A former finance minister wrote that Hitler “was so thoroughly untruthful that he could no longer rec-

ognize the difference between lies and truth.”

Hitler was an effective...actor, Mr. Ullrich reminds readers, adept at...feeding off the energy of his audiences.

Hitler adapted the content of his speeches to suit the tastes of his lower-middle-class, nationalist, conservative...listeners...he peppered his speeches with coarse phrases and put-downs of hecklers...he offered himself as a visionary leader who could restore law and order... promising to lead Germany to a new era of national greatness.”

Any resemblance between the above and persons living or dead is purely coincidental.

Dr. Hal Sobel Great Neck

uring the recent run for Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas’ opponent was endorsed primarily by special interests here in Nassau County.

These special interests would have had a direct effect on Nassau County.

To the best of my knowledge we presently have a clean DA. Now, in the present race for state Senate, Elaine Phillips has the endorsement of every Tom, Dick and Harry of special interest that would directly negatively affect Nassau County.

I don’t recall having come across anything negative as fact about Adam Haber.

This week my mail box was stuffed with vile things about him.

The interests of these mailings are from outside Nassau County and have no direct bearing on same.

In the latest news, the GOP is set to begin smearing Tom Suozzi.

The only seeming legitimate things I have come across is that Mr. Suozzi raised taxes and gave himself a raise.

Whether he stands by what he did or sees it as a mistake, I can’t say.

We will see what develops.

Again to the Long Island Rail Road third track:

The wording has always been “From Floral Park to Hicksville.”

One can read that as not including those two stations.

I visited the Floral Park Station and it has four tracks.

Going East, two go to the Hempstead line. The four tracks continue West on through the Bellerose Station.

West of Bellerose, tracks go South to Belmont Racetrack and back.

The Hicksville station has four tracks.

Directly East two go to the Port Jefferson line the other two continue to Bethpage where they divide and end at the North and South forks.

The Floral Park and Hicksville stations should be designated as untouchable landmarks.

They are old but so well done.

For today I only wish to add that surely there are means already in place to switch from one track to the other between Hicksville and Floral Park if necessary.

There are other things that need to be done before the third rail is even considered.

Charles Samek Mineola

Issues missed in Penn Station plan

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here are a number of significant issues missing from Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s recent announcement of the $1.6 billion Penn Station Improvements Project.

Besides 260,000 daily Long Island Rail Road riders, there are almost 100,000 New Jersey Transit commuters who also use Penn Station.

Why no reference to New Jersey Transit riders?

Why no reference to New York City or the New York City Department of Transportation?

Clearly there is a need to coordinate with both and New York City DOT in dealing with both pedestrian, auto, bus and commercial traffic on the street level in and around Penn Station.

What are the specific funding sources totaling $425 million for Amtrak, LIRR, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey and federal governments financial contributions toward the $1.6 billion cost?

Will the MTA 2015-2019 Five Year Capital Plan have to be amended to add additional dollars for the LIRR contribution?

Will the PANYNJ have to amend its own Capital Program for their contribution?

Are the federal government funds coming from U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration or Federal Rail Road Administration?

Have they been authorized and

appropriated by Congress?

If so, who is applying for the funding? The Empire State Development Corporation is counting on the sale of air rights over the Farley Building as the source for its $570 million contribution.

Suppose the sale generates less than anticipated. How would they make up the shortfall?

What is the $1.6 billion cost estimate based on?

Has the environmental review process been completed? Has any preliminary or final design been completed?

This is necessary to validate any engineers cost estimate prior to bidding out any construction contracts. There is no detailed project schedule shared with the public to justify the promised December 2020 completion date.

The project still fails to add any new track or platform capacity for Amtrak, New Jersey Transit, Long Island Rail Road or future Metro North Rail Road service.

These improvements are necessary to accommodate thousands of new riders and run additional trains during peak AM & PM rush hours.

Creation of a new station, ticket office and renovated platforms below the Farley Building between 8th Avenue and 9th Avenue sounds great on paper.

It will only benefit a minority of LIRR riders whose destinations are west of 8th Avenue or utilize

the 8th Avenue A, C and E subways.

An overwhelming majority of riders exit to destinations east of 7th Avenue.

This includes using the 1,2 & 3 subways (some transferring at Times Square for either the shuttle or No. 7 subway to access Grand Central Terminal) or walking to Herald Square (to access the B,D.F,N,R,Q & future W subway lines or PATH).

LIRR trains arriving and departing from platform space farther west in Penn Station will result in longer walks for a majority of riders coming east of 7th Avenue.

Cuomo is probably unaware of the original $200 million dollar Penn Station Improvement project in the early 1990s.

Funding was provided by the U.S. DOT Urban Mass Transportation Administration (today’s Federal Transit Administration).

These funds were used to up-

grade the 7th Avenue ticket office, open a new entrance on 34th Street just west of 7th Avenue and renovate the main concourse connecting 7th Avenue and 8th Avenue.

Work was completed in 1994.

Also missing is a key low-cost option that could benefit tens of thousands of riders.

Until the 1970s, both LIRR and NJ Transit riders exiting east at Penn Station had a direct underground passageway known as the Hilton Corridor. It was also known as the Gimbel’s passageway.

This provided a simple indoor connection to the 34th Street Herald Square B,D,F & M and N,R,Q & (W starting soon) subway, along with Port Authority Trans Hudson (PATH) station complex.

It could be rebuilt in several years for $150 million versus $10.8 billion (perhaps up to $12 billion based upon the amended U.S. DOT FTA Full Funding Grant Agreement

with the MTA for MTA LIRR Eastside Access to Grand Central Terminal.

Reopening this passageway would provide improved access to midtown east several years prior to MTA LIRR Eastside Access.

Current project schedule calls for service to begin in December 2023 (new FFGA date).

Don’t be surprised when MTA announces yet another round of delays and new recovery schedule.

This could result in LIRR service to Grand Central Terminal starting in 2024.

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

Defaming Trump, country Continued from Page 16 I must apologize to other Americans who were exposed to this poison. Siegel is not representative of most Jews.

Jews have their haters and bigots too. Just like anyone

else.

Unlike Siegel and his family, I would also like to express my deepest gratitude to the veterans of World War II who sacrificed life and limb to defeat Hitler and end the Holocaust.

As for me, I love it here.

I am proud to be an American and so is my family. I proudly fly the flag at my home.

God bless America.

Dr. Wayne Roth Roslyn Heights

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Drug treatment facility opens on North Shore

By M a X Z a h N A new substance abuse treatment center opened its doors in Manhasset, where people suffering from addiction can receive a variety of outpatient services, including individual and group counseling as well as family intervention.

The center is one of six outpatient facilities on Long Island operated by Seafield, which has provided substance abuse treatment for 31 years.

Approximately 100 people attended a ribbon cutting and open house at the facility at 585 Plandome Road last Wednesday. Among those at the event was Republican state Senate candidate Elaine Phillips as well as representatives from the Nassau County Department of Social Services and New York State Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services. Private therapists, health insurance officials and other area professionals in related fields toured the facility.

Mark Epley, the Seafield CEO, said the decision to open an outpatient center in Manhasset did not come in response to a particularly acute need in the area, but rather a dearth of services. “There are not a lot of treatment options in the North Shore,” he said.

The region’s rate of substance abuse is right around the average for the State of New York, he said, which stands at 12 percent among those 12 years old or older, according to the New York State Department of Health.

An analysis of calls received and treatment provided by other Seafield locations found that many addicts from the North Shore were traveling long distances to seek services that were not available in their vicinity, Epley said. That long trip can prove a significant barrier for those looking for help. People rarely travel more

than 20 minutes for treatment, Epley added.

The treatment center is run by Kieran (Dwyer) Gallogly, the executive director, who said its services target the professionals and parents who make up a large portion of the North Shore communities.

“I grew up in Manhasset and went to Manhasset High School,” she said. “I understand the needs of people who go to work at 6:30 a.m. and have kids playing sports after school.”

In addition to holding therapy sessions before and after normal work hours, the center emphasizes offerings that help family members handle living with an addicted relative. “Substance abuse doesn’t just affect the addict; it affects the whole family,” said Pedro Pereira, the clinical director at the facility, who also lives in Manhasset.

Epley said that Seafield has received some complaints from Manhasset residents worried that the center will bring addicts to the neighborhood. He played down the criticism, saying “there are comments anytime we go into a new location.” Also, Seafield has heard concerns that prescription drugs will be distributed at the facility, which will not be the case, he said.

Though they rejected the stigma attached to addiction, the Seafield officials understand that it’s a reality. They underscored their commitment to confidentiality for all patients who seek treatment at the facility.

Many residents will never know exactly who the Seafield Manhasset center has helped, or how it has done so.

“Everyone’s life has been adversely affected directly or indirectly by drug and alcohol abuse,” said Epley. “We’re here to make positive changes in people’s lives.”

Remembering Wheatley coach’s lasting legacy

By N o a h M a N s k a r The Wheatley School lost one of its best and most beloved coaches when Mo Schneider died Aug. 23 at age 90.

But Schneider, Wheatley’s tennis coach for 50 years, was not forgotten last Thursday, when more than 100 people attended a celebration of his life in Wheatley’s auditorium.

Schneider, a former resident of Great Neck Estates, was known for the close personal relationships he developed with his players that exhibited his dedication to them and to the sport, according to his friends, colleagues and wife, Suzanne.

That dedication spanned genera-

tions — Schneider coached many players whose parents were on his team, said Bob Freier, a 1981 Wheatley graduate and tennis player whose son Dylan also played with Schneider.

“The girls and the boys were his kids, and I think that’s really why Mo kept coming back — because he just loved being around the kids so much, and the kids just loved being around him,” said Freier, a former East Williston school board trustee.

Schneider died of pancreatic cancer in August at St. Francis Hospital’s hospice facility on the day he was supposed to start practice with Wheatley’s girls tennis team, Continued on Page 25

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Brand is a graduate of Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn and went on to receive his psychology degree from Brooklyn College.

He enlisted in the Army in 1942, where he served in the induction center’s psychology section and edited a newspaper for psychiatric patients, according to The Times.

Brand moved to Greenwich Village after he was discharged and sought out a career in radio.

In December 1945, he hosted the premier of his radio show “Folksong Festival,” which was broadcast on WNYC, a stateowned radio station.

According to The Times, WNYC’s program director asked Brand after his first show what his plans were for the next week. He replied that he would be back in the same studio, even though they had not previously discussed his returning to host the show.

He would go on to spend the next 70plus years hosting “Folksong Festival,” without a contract and without asking for any compensation, according to The Times.

Brand would often have both prominent and up-and-coming folk artists on his show.

Notable musicians who were featured on his show were a young Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, Harry Belafonte, B.B. King and Arlo Guthrie.

In 1995, Brand won a Peabody Award for his 50-year milestone hosting “Folksong Festival.”

In 2005, the Guinness World Records

Oscar Brand acknowledged “Folksong Festival” as the longest-running radio show with a single host.

Yeager told The Times that Brand’s final show was recorded on Sept. 24, just six days before his death.

As well as his achievements in radio, he was the curator of the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame, wrote seven best-selling books, recorded over 90 LP’s, wrote songs for prominent artists such as Ella Fitzgerald and Doris Day, wrote Broadway musicals and plays and even hosted television programs.

Brand also scripted commercials for Log Cabin Syrup, Oldsmobile, Cheerios and Maxwell House.

He is survived by his wife, Karen Brand, and four children, James, Eric, Jordan and Jeannie.

Brand’s family is holding a private funeral and is in the process of planning a memorial concert, according to Newsday.

Man bilked $18K from studio in NHP: police

By N o a h M a N s k a r A Roslyn Heights man was arrested in Mineola Tuesday for allegedly stealing more than $18,000 from a New Hyde Park dance studio where he worked.

Timothy Smith, 39, also had two glassine bags of heroin when he was arrested after trying to cash a forged check at a TD Bank branch at 540 Jericho Turnpike, Nassau County police said.

That check was one of 42 from New Hyde Park’s American Theater Dance Workshop that Smith allegedly stole, forged and cashed between Aug. 17 and Oct. 4, causing the studio to lose more than $18,000, police said.

A TD Bank employee called police when Smith tried to cash one of the checks there at 3 p.m. Tuesday, police said.

Police found the heroin on Smith after responding to the bank and arresting him, police said.

Timothy Smith Smith was arraigned in Hempstead Wednesday on charges of third-degree grand larceny, three counts of seconddegree possession of a forged instrument, third-degree criminal possession of stolen property and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.

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remembering coach’s legacy Continued from Page 23 Suzanne Schneider said.

He made a list of the team players the week before his death and still planned to coach the season while receiving chemotherapy treatments, Suzanne said.

“There was never a cloud over his head,” she said. “He always had hope.”

Schneider was born in Brooklyn and graduated from Lynbrook High School, where he played varsity basketball. He went on to play varsity tennis at Hofstra University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in English after serving as a divebomber pilot in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. While in college, he wrote and sold television scripts to “The Jackie Gleason Show” and others in the 1950s. He taught English in the Roslyn school district from the early 1950s until his retirement in 1992.

Schneider started coaching at Wheatley in 1966 and made tennis one of the school’s most successful athletic enterprises, leading several teams to state championship tournaments, Freier said. The district named Wheatley’s tennis courts after him in 2011.

But he always found a place for everyone on the team, Freier said. He made one boy with little tennis skill his assistant coach when his father was pressuring him to get on the team somehow, said Wes Berkowitz, a former Wheatley guidance counselor.

Schneider had three children of his own who died, which made him “much more conscious of his relationships with

these kids,” Suzanne Schneider said.

“I think he had a lot of respect for his players, and I think his players had a lot of respect for him, and I think that individual relationship he had with each of them — that he motivated them not only to do the best for themselves, but I think they were motivated to do well for him as well,” said Elaine Kanas, the East Williston school district superintendent.

Schneider played tennis until age 80, even after two open heart surgeries, Suzanne said. The couple, married 43 years, spent most of their time in Florida, but Mo would come back to Wheatley each fall and spring to coach and stay at their house in Bayside, Queens, she said.

He regularly told players he planned to retire at the start of every year only to return to the helm the following season, Freier said.

He started all his classes with a joke, Suzanne said, and was known for his sense of humor and ability to cheer up students.

He would even encourage players from other schools Wheatley beat after tennis matches, Freier said.

“He just knew how to turn a frown into a smile,” Berkowitz said. “... He was able to get everybody to give the best they could do.”

Schneider is survived by Suzanne, two step-children and five grandchildren. Donations can be made in his honor to the Mo Schneider Scholarship, given each year to at least one graduating Wheatley senior.

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Talking about songwriting L egendary songwriter Carole Bayer Sager will be talking about her new memoir “They’re Playing Our Song” on Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 6:30 p.m. at The Madison Theatre at Molloy College in Rockville Centre.

Audiences will have an opportunity to ask Sager questions about her songs, her working and personal relationships with Marvin Hamlisch and Burt Bacharach, and her friendships with Peter Allen, Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Jackson.

Book signings will follow the Q&A. With songs such as “Nobody Does It Better,” “A Groovy Kind of Love,” “Don’t Cry Out Loud,” “The Best That You Can Do,” “On My Own,” and “That’s What Friends Are For,” Sager has written more than 400 songs.

Nominated for over fifteen awards, she has won an Oscar, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Grammy for Song of the Year.

Sager also recorded three solo albums and with Marvin Hamlisch wrote the hit Broadway musical “They’re Playing Our Song.”

With Peter Allen she co-wrote half of the songs featured in in the Broadway musical “The Boy From Oz,” which starred Hugh Jackman and told the story of Peter’s life.

She is a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame and was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

This is a “LI Litfest Presents” special author event.

Admission is $35 and includes a copy of the book, provided by sponsor Turn of the Corkscrew Books & Wine.

“Long Island LitFest” is a day-long literary festival taking place each spring, with additional, special single-author events throughout the year.

Tickets for Carole Bayer Sager are available here.

For more information, visit LongIslandLitFest.com, e-mail cgc@ClaudiaCopquin.com or call (516) 810-7781.

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Friday, Oct. 7 at 8 p.m.

Johnny Rivers is an Italian-American rock ‘n’ roll singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. His repertoire includes pop, folk, blues, and old-time rock ‘n’ roll. Rivers charted during the 1960s and 1970s but remains best known for a string of hit singles between 1964 and 1968.

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The O’Jays and The Commodores Saturday, Oct. 8 at 8 p.m.

The O’Jays are touring history, a connection to an era and a sound that formed the soundtrack for the lives of several generations. The O’Jays are still hitting the road with the same electrifying energy they’ve had for over 50 years.

For three decades, the Commodores have remained a force in the music industry. The Commodores aren’t just any group. They have staying power. Just like their hit song “Brick House,” the Commodores have created a foundation that just won’t budge.

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In the talented hands of the New York-based ensemble, music first made famous decades ago comes alive through their brassy horn arrangements, rollicking piano melodies, and vocals from a chanteuse who transports listeners to a different era with the mere lilt of her voice.

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Lyle Lovett & Robert Earl Keen Friday, Oct. 7 at 8 p.m.

A singer, composer and actor, Lyle Lovett has broadened the definition of American music in a career that spans 14 albums over three decades. Coupled with his gift for storytelling, the Texas-based musician fuses elements of Americana, swing, jazz, folk, gospel and blues in a convention-defying manner that breaks down barriers.

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I Spy With My Little Eye… monday, oct. 10 from 2 to 4 p.m.

Calling all explorers! A spyglass is a type of telescope used by sailors to help them spot approaching land and other ships. Learn about the history of the spyglass, and create your own toy telescope inspired by this maritime invention!

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Grammy nominee, LIU prof Commack bar to to oversee jazz series serve the blues By t h o M a s G i L L e N Matt Wilson, an LIU Post professor of music, 2011 Grammy nominee for Best Classical Crossover Album, and co-director of the LIU Post Jazz Combo, will curate the upcoming Jazz on Stage concert series on Sunday, Oct. 9 at the Tilles Center.

This second season of Jazz on Stage will feature the Jimmy Heath Quartet, which has composed 12 CDs and has played with legendary artists such as Miles Davis, Nancy Wilson, and John Coltrane, according to www.tillescenter.org “Jimmy Heath will work with the jazz students at LIU Post from 11:15-12:30 and then there will be a pre-concert talk with the audience that is open to the public from 2:15-2:45 p.m.

Finally, there will be a 70-minute

concert at 3 p.m., open to the public,” Wilson said. The audience will be able to sit on the stage and will be “in the shoes of the performers,” according to Wilson.

This seating is a great way for audiences to start a relationship with the artist because the audience has a first-hand opportunity to listen to their stories, learn about their history, and ask questions of the artist, Wilson added.

This is Wilson’s fourth year teaching at LIU Post.

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“We have a really nice jazz faculty at Post and I am really proud of my colleagues and the support of the department, especially Jennifer Miceli, the chairperson of the department of music,” Wilson said.

Wilson also teaches at The New School in Manhattan, Sara Lawrence in Bronxville, and at the Prins Claus Conservatory in Groningen, Holland for one week a term.

“I am appreciative of the opportunities I have been presented,” Wilson said, adding that he is “proud of the students at Post, music wise.”

Wilson said that he is currently working on a new record on the poetry of Carl Sandburg.

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Bar Louie in Commack is ready to debut the all new Saturday Live at Louie’s event, which will continue to bring live entertainment to 2115 Jericho Turnpike.

Bar Loiue will present some of Long Island’s best blues musicians.

Upcoming Saturday Night Music Lineup is Oct. 8, TB Acoustic; Oct. 15, Double A Band; Oct. 22, Joe Rock; Oct.

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As a dining experience coupled with the power of the blues, you won’t want to miss Blues & Brews every Saturday Night, 10 p.m. at Bar Louie in Commack.

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Arts council to hold a funk, rock, reggae juried abstract exhibit celebration in Freeport The Huntington Arts Council recently announced “Conversations in Color” — a Juried Abstract Show featuring Kerry Irvine as Juror.

The exhibit is on display from Thursday, Oct. 6 to Saturday, Oct. 22, with the opening reception on Friday, Oct. 14 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Main Street Gallery.

This is a free event, and all are welcome to attend.

“As an artist who was born and raised in Huntington, it was an honor to be asked to be a juror,” juror Kerry Irvine said.

“The challenge I proposed to the applicants was met with great enthusiasm and a myriad of beautiful, strong, individual pieces of art — I am proud to present these wonderful works of art.”

Irvine is an abstract expressionist painter.

Her work can be found in private and public collections throughout the United States and abroad.

Irvine’s work features color and form often inspired by nature and the human figure.

Having graduated with a bachelors of fine

arts degree, Irvine initially worked in the fashion and advertising industry styling and creating advertising for Polo Ralph Lauren.

She left in 2001 to pursue freelance styling, and is currently working with a diverse list of clients and to concentrate on her painting.

Irvine lives, works and paints in the West Village.

For additional information or images please contact Maureen Starr, public relations manager at publicrelations@huntingtonarts.org or 631271-8423 x15

Terence Trend Presents: Funkytowna Funk, Rock & Reggae Celebration featuring Junior Marvin of Bob Marley and The Wailers will be playing live at Tropix On the Mile at 395 Woodcleft Ave. in Freeport on Saturday, Oct. 8 beginning at 1 p.m.

Julian “Junior” Marvin joined Bob Marley & the Wailers in early 1977.

This was a traumatic time for the band, as Marley had recently been shot, and the group decamped for London where they quickly began the recording sessions that would result in the release of Exodus a few months later.

Marvin was featured on the live Babylon by Bus album that was recorded while the Wailers toured in support of Exodus, as well as on the studio albums Kaya, Survival, and Uprising — the last of which would prove to be Bob Marley’s final studio recording.

Marley died in 1981.

However, members of the Wailers continued to record and tour as the Wailers Band in the late 1980s and 1990s, and Marvin played an important role in that project

— he served as both guitarist and producer or co-producer.

During this period he also contributed guitar parts on such celebrated reggae releases as Burning Spear’s “Fittest of the Fittest,” Alpha Blondy’s “Jerusalem,” and Joe Higgs’ Blackman “Know Yourself.”

In 1997 Marvin left the Wailers Band and relocated to Brazil, where he formed a short-lived group called Batuka.

Following his return to Jamaica, he continued working as a session player.

In 2012 he was Endorsed

by Paul Reed Smith Guitars & is proud to be part of the Paul Reed Smith Guitars Family as an official endorsed PRS Artist.

Junior’s most recent solo albums include “Wailin For Love,” “Smoking’ To The Big M Music”, & “Lion To Zion Dub Wise” all available on iTunes, cdbaby & All Digital outlets Worldwide.

The event, sponsored in part by 94.3 The Shark, Euphoria Psychedelic Gift Shop, 103.1 MAX FM, Wyld Chyld Tattoo and K98.3, will also feature some of the Island’s best musical acts including Alternative Reggae Hip-Hop Rocker’s Oogee Wawa, King Wellington, Aqua Cherry, Bunktown Falls, Rico and The Rebels, Roots Foundation, and The End Period.

Pulitzer Prize winner to hold book reading Author Jhumpa Lahiri will be holding a reading event “Great Writers, Great Readings” on Monday, Oct. 10 at 7 p.m. at Hofstra University, The Helene Fortunoff Theater, Monroe Lecture Center, California Avenue, South Campus.

Lahiri received the Pulitzer Prize in 2000 for “Interpreter of Maladies,” her debut story collection that explores issues of love and identity among immigrants and cultural transplants.

Lahiri’s 2003 novel “The Namesake” expands on the perplexities of the immigrant experience and the search for identity and was published to great acclaim.

Jhumpa Lahiri Her book of short stories, “Unaccustomed Earth,” received the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award and “The Lowland” won the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature, and was a finalist for the Man Booker Prize and the National

Book Award in Fiction.

Her most recent novel, “In Other Words,” explores the often emotionally fraught links between identity and language.

In 2015, Lahiri was the recipient of the prestigious National Humanities Medal by the NEH at the White House.

“Great Writers, Great Readings” is co-sponsored by the English Department, the MFA in Creative Writing Program and the Hofstra Cultural Center.

This event is free and open to the public.

For more information call the Hofstra Cultural Center at 516-463-5669.

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haunted houses/halloween inspired events Bayville Scream Park www.bayvillescreampark.com 8 Bayville Avenue in Bayville 516-62-Ghost Open now through Monday, October 31 and Friday-Sunday, November 4-6 Check website for hours and ticket pricing

apple picking Harbes Farm and Orchard www.harbesfamilyfarm.com 5698 Sound Ave, Riverhead 631-369-1111 Lewin Farms www.lewinfarm.com 812 Sound Avenue, Calverton 631-929-4327 Seven Ponds Orchard 65 Seven Ponds Road, Watermill 631-726-8015 Wickham’s Fruit Farm www.wickhamsfruitfarm.com 28700 Main Road, Cutchogue 631-734-6441 Windy Acres Farm 3810 Middle Country Road Calverton 631-727-4554 Woodside Orchard 561 Hulse Landing Road Wading River 631-929-1115

pumpkin picking Woodside Nursery & Garden Center www.woodsidegardenandnursery.com 134 East Woodside Avenue Patchogue 631-758-1491 F&W Schmitts Family Farm www.schmittfarm.com 26 Pinelawn Road, Melville 631-271-3276

Benners Farm www.bennersfarm.com 56 Gnarled Hollow Road East Setauket 631-689-8172 Elwood Pumpkin Farm www.elwoodpumpkinfarm.com 1500 East Jericho Turnpike, Huntington 631-368-8626 Glover Farms U-Pick Pumpkins 633 Horseblock Road Brookhaven 631-286-7876 Greenland Family Farms www.greenlandfamilyfarms.com 17155 County Road #48, Cutchogue 631-734-5791 Krupski’s Farm 38030 Route 25 Peconic 631-734-6847 Lewin Farms www.lewinfarm.com 812 Sound Avenue Calverton 631-929-4327 Lenny Bruno Farms www.lennybrunofarms.com 740 Wading River Manorville 631-591-3592 Windy Acres Farm 3810 Middle Country Road Calverton 631-727-4554 Colonial Springs Farm www.colonialspringfarm.com 201 Main Avenue Wheatley Heights 631-643-4829

Sands Point Preserve Halloween Ball www.sandspointpreserveconservancy.org 127 Middle Neck Road, Sands Point 516-571-7901 Friday, October 21, 7:00 p.m.

– 11:00 p.m.

Sands Point Preserve Hempstead House of Horrors www.sandspointpreserveconservancy.org 127 Middle Neck Road Sands Point 516-571-7901 Saturday, October 22 and 29, Sunday, October 23 and 30, Friday, October 28, 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Members: $25 Non-Members: $30 Parking included

Sands Point Preserve Murder Mystery: Agatha Christie’s “And Then There Were None” www.sandspointpreserveconservancy.org 127 Middle Neck Road Sands Point 516-571-7901 Thursday, November 17, Friday, November 18 and Saturday, November 19 8:00 p.m. -11:00 p.m.

Haunted Mansion at The Parkwood Sports Complex www.greatneckparks.org 65 Arrandale Avenue, Great Neck 516-482-0355 Haunted Mansion Monday, October 31 6:00 p.m. -9:00 p.m.

Kiddie Walk Monday, October 31 12:30 – 7:00pm Horse Ability’s Haunted Hay Barn www.horseability.org 223 Store Hill Road, Old Westbury 516-333-6151 Fridays & Saturday Nights October 16, 17, 23, 24, 30

and 31, 6:00 p.m. -10:00 p.m. Additional Fright Night Sunday, October 25, 5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Tickets: $13 per person Nassau County Museum of Art Enchanted Halloween: A Family Friendly Forest Adventure www.nassaumeseum.org One Roslyn Drive Roslyn Harbor 516-484-9338 Sunday, October 30, 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

NYZ Apocalypse www.nyzapocalypse.com 450 Commack Road, Deer Park 631-392-4700 Friday: 7:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.

Saturday: 6:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.

Closed Sunday-Thursday Check website for ticket pricing and packages Restless Souls Haunted House Complex www.restlesssoulsli.com 301 W Hills Rd, Huntington Station Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays October 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29 and 30

Rise of the Jack O’Lanterns at Old Westbury Gardens www.therise.org www.oldwestburygardens.org Check website for dates and ticket pricing Spooky Fest at Center For Science Teaching and Learning www.cstl.org 1450 Tanglewood Road Rockville Center 516-764-0045 October 15, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30; 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. $10 for non-spooky attractions only; $15 for all inclusive attractions (includes scary, and non-scary) Spooky Walk at Camp Paquatuck www.spookywalk.com 631-878-1070 7:00 p.m. – 9:0 p.m. $15 October 21 $20 October 22, 28, 29 Old Bethpage Village Restoration Haunted Tales and Trails www.obvrnassau.com 1301 Round Swamp Road Old Bethpage 516-527-8400 October 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30 Check website for details

entertainment Animal Farm Petting Zoo and Family Park www.afpz.org 296 Wading River Road, Manorville 631-878-1785 Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Adults: $14.50 Children (2-16): $12.50 (Children under 2 - free) Seniors ( 65+): $12.50 Rates are subject to change November schedule varies; check website for hours Adventureland Amusement Park www.adventureland.us 2245 Broad Hollow Rd Farmingdale 631-694-6868 October 10, 12, 19, 20: Park

opens @ 11:00 a.m.

October 8, 9, 15, 16, 29, 30: Park opens @ 11:30 a.m.

October 22, 23: Park opens @ 10:00 a.m.

Active Kidz Long Island activekidzlongisland.com 200 Robbins Lane, Jericho 516-621-6600 Open daily at 11:30 a.m.

Check website for attraction pricing Bayville Adventure Park www.bayvilleadventurepark.com 8 Bayville Avenue, Bayville 516-624-7433 Check website for hours and attraction pricing Boomers Family Fun Center www.boomerslongisland.com

655 Long Island Avenue, Medford 631-475-1771 Monday through Thursday 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Friday 11:00 a.m. -9:00 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday 11:00 a.m. -8:00 p.m Check website for attraction pricing Bounce Trampoline Sports www.bounceonit.com 310 Michael Drive, Syosset 516-762-1300 Check website for daily hours Trampolines only (all ages) Ages 7 & Up Includes: Slam Dunk Basketball, Foam Pits, Main Jumping Court, Trampoline Dodgeball Ages 6 & Under Includes: Jr Foam Pits, Jr Swings, Jr Jumping Courts 60 Minutes: -$18

90 Minutes: $24 120 Minutes: $28 Additional 30 Minutes: $6 Additional 60 Minutes: $10 All access (Ages 6 and under only) Includes Bounce Jr! Trampolines & Inflatables 60 Minutes: $20 90 Minutes: $26 120 Minutes: $29 Additional 30 Minutes: $6 Additional 60 Minutes: $10 Galactic Jump N Glow (must be 48” or taller to participate) Every Friday & Saturday 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

60 Minutes: $20 90 Minutes: $26 120 Minutes: $29 Additional 30 Minutes: $8 Additional 60 Minutes: $12

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entertainment Chuck E. Cheese www.chuckecheese.com Delco Plaza 11-15 Hanover Place, Hicksville 516-433-3343 Sunday through Thursday 11:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Friday 11:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m.

Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium www.cshfha.org 1660 Route 25A Cold Spring Harbor 516-692-6768 Open Daily 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Cousins Paintball www.cousinspaintball.com Calverton, NY 631-698-6230 Open every Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Call for pricing and special offers 4 Games= $20 MINIMUM OF 2 PLAYERS PER Dave and Busters www.daveandbusters.com Mall at The Source 1504 Old Country Road, Westbury 516-542-8501 Sunday through Thursday 11:30 a.m. -Midnight Friday and Saturday 11:30 a.m.-2:00 a.m.

Fun Station USA Funstationusa.com 40 Rocklyn Avenue, Lynbrook 516-599-7757 Friday 3:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Saturday 11:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Sunday 11:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Unlimited Ride Bracelet (All Day Pass) $12.95 — Includes: HelicopterCarousel-Turtles-Maze (must have socks) $15.95 — Includes: Bumper Cars-Helicopter-Carousel-Turtles-Maze (must have socks) Saturday and Sunday $14.95 — Includes: HelicopterCarousel-Turtles-Maze (must have socks) $17.95 — Includes: Bumper Cars-Helicopter-Carousel-Turtles-Maze (must have socks)

Price per Ride per Person Helicopter — $2 Turtle Train — $2 Carousel — $2 Bumper Cars — $3 (44 inch height requirement) Laser Tag — $5 (48 inch height requirement) Roller Coaster Simulator — $5 (48 inch height requirement) Flight Simulator — $6 (48 inch height requirement) Maze — $4.00 (must have socks) Unlimited use for the Maze only Long Island Aquarium www.longislandaquarium.com 431 E Main St, Riverhead 631-208-9200 Open daily 10:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.

Aquarium Tickets (Includes Exhibition Center admission) Children (3-12) $21.00 Adults (13-61) $27.95 Seniors (62+) $23.50 Children 2 & Under FREE Exhibition Center Only Children (3-12) $8.00 Children (3-12) $6.00 (Aquarium Only Members) Adults (13-61) $10.00 Adults (13-61) $8.00 (Aquarium Only Members) Seniors (62+) $8.00 Seniors (62+) $6.00 (Aquarium Only Members) Children 2 & Under FREE Add-On Fun $6.00 (Includes $5 Arcade Card, Unlimited Rides on Submarine Simulator, Discovery Tower* and Rockwall*) (*Weather permitting) Aquatic Adventures Aquarium admission is NOT included and is required for the following adventures: Penguin Encounter $50 (Members: $45) Shark Keeper $50 (Members: $45) Sea Lion Selfie 1 – 5×7 or 4 wallet size: $16 1 – 8×10:$19 E-mail/Reprint Add-On (Must purchase photo to add) $5 Behind-the-Scenes Tour $5 (Members: $4) Shark Dive $165 (Members: $160)

Long Island Puppet Theatre www.lipuppet.com 10 Heitz Place Hicksville 516-932-5469 Check website for show times and pricing Long Island Laser Bounce www.Lilaswerbounce.com 2710 Hempstead Turnpike Levittown 516-342-1330 Check website for all attraction information and pricing Q-Zar www.qzarny.com 151 Voice Road Carle Place Monday: 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Friday and Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 a.m.

Sunday 10:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.

General Admission $7/game Exclusive Game $11/game Check website for discounts and special pricing Riverhead Raceway www.riverheadraceway.com 1797 Old Country Road Riverhead 631-842-7223 Check website for calendar of events Slots A lot Raceway www.slotsalotraceway.com 1100 Hempstead Turnpike Franklin Square 516-253-5379 Monday and Tuesday Closed Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 3:30 pm. – 8:00 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday 12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Check website for pricing information Safari Adventure www.thesafariadventure.com 1074 Pulaski Street Riverhead 631-727-4386 Open Daily 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Open Play Pricing: 3+ Years: $13.95 Under 3: $9.95 Infants/Crawlers/Adults: Free

movie theatres Herricks Theatre 3324 Hillside Ave New Hyde Park 516- 747-0555 AMC Loews Roosevelt Field 630 Old Country Road Garden City 516-741-4008 AMC Loews Raceway 1025 Corporate Drive, Westbury 516-745-6937 United Artists Theatre at Westbury 12 7000 Brush Hollow Road Westbury Bow Tie Manhasset Cinemas 430 Plandome Road, Manhasset 516-627-7887 Port Washington Cinemas 116 Main Street, Port Washington 516-944-6200 Soundview Cinemas, Inc. 7 Soundview Market Place Port Washington 516-944-3900 Bow Tie Roslyn Theater 20 Tower Place, Roslyn 516-621-8488

indoor ice rinks Cantiague Park Ice Rink www.nassaucountyny.gov 480 West John Street, Hicksville 516-571-7056

Skate Rental $6 Skate Sharpening $8

Public Session Admission (subject to change) Resident Adult $8 Non Resident Adult $22 Resident Child $6 Non Resident Child $15 Resident Senior, volunteer firefighter, volunteer ambulance corps, police auxiliary units, persons with disabilities and veterans $4

Christopher Morley Ice Rink www.nassaucountyny.gov Monday and Tuesday: 1:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday: 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and 1:15 pm – 3:15 p.m.

Friday: 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday: 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; 1:15 p.m.

– 3:15 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Fees (daily): Resident Adult with Leisure Pass: $8.00 Adult without Leisure Pass: $22.00 Resident child (17 & under) with Leisure Pass: $6.00 Child (17 & under) without Leisure Pass: $15.00 Veterans, Seniors, Firefighters, Ambulance Corps, & Auxiliary Police with Leisure Pass: $4.00 Skate Rental: $5.00 Freeport Recreational Center www.freeportny.com 130 E. Merrick Road, Freeport 516-377-2314 Iceland www.icelandlongisland.com 3345 Hillside Avenue New Hyde Park 516-746-1100 Fridays: 3:30 p.m.-5:30p.m. (All Ages Session) Admisson: $9.00 Ages 9 & Under: $7.00 Skate Rental: $5.00 Teen Night (Ages 11+): 8:30 p.m.- 10:30 p.m.

Admission: $10.00 Skate Rental $5.00 Saturdays (All Ages Session) 12:00 p.m.-2:00p.m.

Admission $9.00 Ages 9 & Under $7.00 Skate Rental $5.00 Sundays: (Children’s Session) 11:15 a.m.- 12:45p.m.

Admission $9.00 Ages 10 & Under $7.00 Skate Rental $5.00 1:00 p.m.- 3:00p.m.

All Ages Session Admission $9.00 Ages 9 & Under $7.00 Skate Rental $5.00 Iceworks 175 Underhill Blvd, Syosset 516-496-2277

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Long Beach Ice Arena www.longbeachny.gov 150 West Bay Drive Long Beach 516-705-7385 Northwell Health Ice Center www.islanders.nhl.com 200 Merrick Ave East Meadow 516-441-0070 Check website for Open Session Schedules $11 Adults (13+ years old) $9 Children (6-12 years old) $5 Seniors/Military $5 Skate Rental Free (Under 5 years old) Port Washington Skating Center www.pwskating.com 70 Seaview Avenue, Port Washington 516-484-6800 Saturday and Sunday 2:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Tuesday 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Friday: 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

All Age Admission: $8 Skate Rental: $4 Superior Ice Rink www.superioricerink.com 270 Indian Head Rd, Kings Park 631- 269-3900 Wednesday 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p. m. and 4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m.

Friday Night with DJ 8:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.

Saturday 12:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m.

Sunday 12:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m.

Adult: $9 Children: $7 Friday Night: $11 Friday Night Rental: $4 Seniors and Under 3: $5 Skate Renta:l $4 The Rinx at Hidden Pond www.therinx.com 660 Terry Road Hauppauge 631-232-3222 Monday through Friday: Monday-Friday: 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Tuesday-Friday 4:00 p.m.- 5:45 p.m.

Friday “Rock & Roll Night” 8:15 p.m. - 10:15 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

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Adult: $11 Senior: $5 Children 11 and Under: $8.50 Friday Night: $13.50 Weekend, Holiday, School Vacation: Adult: $12 Senior: $6 Children 11 and Under: $9.50 Friday Night: $13.50 Skate Rental: $6 Town of Oyster Bay Skating Rink www.oysterbaytown.com 1001 Stewart Ave, Bethpage, NY 11714 516-433-7465 Monday 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Tuesday 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Wednesday 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Thursday 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Friday 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Sunday 1:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

General Admission Prices Under 2 years old – FREE 2-4 Years – $3.00 (resident); $4.00 (non-resident) 5-17 Years – $5.00 (resident); $8.00 (non-resident) 18 years and over – $6.00 (resident); $10.00 (non-resident) Senior Citizens (60 and over) – $4.00 (resident); $5.00 (nonresident) Veterans, Volunteer Firefighters & Aux. Police – $4.00 (resident); $5.00 (non-resident) Skate Rental: $4.00 per session Skate Rental Discount Book of 10: $35.00 (Above Requires Proper I.D.) Multiple Admission Discount Books Available (Book of 10): 5-17 years – $42 (resident) $64 (non-resident) 18 years and over – $50 (resident); $75 (non-resident)

roller rinks Hot Skates Roller Rink www.hotskates.com 14 Merrick Road, Lynbrook 516-593-1300 Daytime & Thurs Night Admission: $11 Friday and Saturday 7pm Admission: $12 4-Wheeled (quad) Skate Rental is always $4.00 (size juv 10 thru adult 14)

Thursday 9:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. (strictly ages 21 years and over and $11 admission) Friday 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. (no age restrictions); 10:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. (strictly ages 21 years and over and $13 admission) Saturday 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.; 3:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.; 7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. (no age restrictions) Sunday 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. (no age restriction) United Skates of America www.unitedskates.com 1276 Hicksville Road, Seaford 516-795-5474 Check website for daily calendar of events

indoor sports Batter Up Batting Range www.batterupli.com 130 Hicksville Road, Bethpage 516-731-2020 Check website for seasonal hours and pricing Frozen Ropes www.frozenropes.com 645 Stewart Avenue Garden City 516-794-7673 575 Underhill Blvd, Syosset 516-364-7473 Matt Guiliano’s Play Like A Pro www.playlikeaprobaseball.com 1745 Expressway Drive North Hauupauge 631-342-9033 Monday through Friday 12:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Sunday 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Batting Cage Pricing: Tokens: $2/each Token Card (50 tokens): $75 Token Card (25 tokens): $40 ½ Hour: $40 1 Houor: $75 Peak ½ Hour Rental: $60 Peak 1 Hour Rental: $100 Check website for all other rental information Monster Mini Golf www.monsterminigolf.com 410 Commack Road Deer Park, NY 11729 631-940-8900

Monday-Thursday 2:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Friday: 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Saturday 12:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Sunday 12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Adults $9.99 Children $8.99

Thursdays 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Friday 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.

Saturday 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m.

Sunday 12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Check website for pricing

Nassau County Aquatic Center www.nassaucountyny.gov Eisenhower Park Merrick Avenue 516-572-0501 Member Hours: Monday-Friday 6:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Saturday 6:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Sunday 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Non-Member Hours: Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Adult (age 18 and over) Nassau County Resident /Leisure Pass $6 Adult (age 18 and over) Nassau County Resident w/out Leisure Pass and Non-Resident Rate: $16 Children (age 4-17) Nassau County Resident /Leisure Pass $4 Children (age 4-17) Nassau County Resident w/out Leisure Pass and Non-Resident Rate: $11 Children ages 3 and under Nassau County Resident /Leisure Pass Free with paying adult Children ages 3 and under Nassau County Resident w/out Leisure Pass and Non-Resident Rate:N/A Person with Disability, Senior Citizen (age 60 and over), Veteran, Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Volunteer Firefighter, Auxiliary Police Nassau Resident with a Leisure Pass: $3 * *N/A/ for Nassau County Resident without a Leisure Pass and Non Resident

Turf Island www.turfisland.com 3573 Maple Court, Oceanside 516-543-4345 Check website for hours and programs

Station Sports www.stationsports.com 25 Depot Road, Huntington Station 631-673-1830 Monday through Friday 2:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Sunday 11:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Strike Force Sports www.strikeforcesports.net 450 B Commack Road, Deer Park, NY 11729 631-242-1197

bowling alleys AMF Babylon Lanes www.amf.com 430 Sunrise Highway, Babylon 631-661-6600 Check website for pricing; hours subject to change Monday 9:00 a.m. - Midnight Tuesday 4:00 p.m. - Midnight Wednesday 9:00 a.m. - Midnight Thursday 4:00 p.m. - Midnight Friday 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 a.m.

Saturday 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 a.m.

Sunday11:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.

AMF Commack Vet Lanes www.amf.com 2183 Jericho Turnpike 2183 Jericho Turnpike 631-499-7722 Check website for pricing; hours subject to change Monday 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.

Tuesday 9:00 a.m. - Midnight Wednesday 10:00 am. - Midnight Thursday 3pm- Midnight Friday 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 a.m.

Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 a.m.

Sunday 9:00 a.m. - Midnight AMF East Meadow Lanes www.amf.com 1840 Front Street, East Meadow 516-794-1111 Check website for pricing; hours subject to change Monday Noon - Midnight Tuesday 11:00 a.m. - Midnight Wednesday 4:00 p.m. - Midnight Thursday 11:00am - Midnight Friday 4:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.

Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 a.m.

Sunday 10:00 a.m. – 11:00pm AMF Garden City Lanes www.amf.com 987 Streetewart Avenue Garden City

516-222-0808 Check website for pricing; hours subject to change Monday Noon - Midnight Tuesday Noon - Midnight Wednesday Noon - Midnight Thursday Noon - 1:00 a.m.

Friday 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 a.m.

Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 a.m.

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ome improvement projects range from small scale undertakings that can be tackled in a single weekend to large remodels that can take several months to complete. While no two projects are the same, every home improvement project demands that homeowners dip into their pockets and spend some money.

Much like the scale of projects varies greatly, so, too, do the financial commitments required of homeowners to make those projects a reality. But no matter the size of the project, homeowners can find ways to stretch their budgets without sacrificing the quality of their improvements.

Do your homework. Before you decide to make changes to your home, it’s best to first do some research into any potential projects you’re considering.

Many homeowners have decided to dive into a project before they fully realize its scope and cost, and going in blind can bust a budget, turning what might have seemed like a relatively simple project into a money pit.

Understanding just what a project entails and how much it’s likely to cost can give homeowners an idea of what they can afford and where they might be able to stretch their budgets. For example, if you want to replace your kitchen countertops but can’t afford engineered quartz countertops, you might be able to find a less expensive alternative, such as tile, that you like just as much. But it’s best to research such alternatives before you decide to replace your existing countertops. If you can’t find a less expensive alternative, you might want to postpone the project until you can grow your budget. But starting the project without first grasping its true cost is a recipe for disaster, so do your homework before you find your toolbox and start working.

Build unforeseen expenses into your budget. Another way to stay within your budget is to include budgetbusting unforeseen expenses into the budget from the get-go. Whether you’re doing the project yourself or paying a contractor, nearly every home improvement project will present some unforeseen, and costly, hurdles. For example, you might find mold inside the walls when you’re converting a basement, and it can cost a pretty penny to make that mold go away. If you go into the project expecting such hurdles, then the financial sting of addressing them won’t prove too great a burden. But if the mold catches you and your budget completely off guard, you might be forced to overextend that budget or make sacrifices elsewhere in order to complete the project. Build some contingency money, including permit and permit fees, into your home improvement project to safeguard against such unforeseen issues.

Get to work. If you’re hiring a contractor, speak to him or her before signing a contract to see if there is anywhere you can pitch in to keep the labor costs low.

You might be able to pitch in during the demolition phase, saving the cost of paying your contractor’s workers to tear down walls or remove debris you can just as easily remove yourself. Another way to pitch in is to do the end-of-day cleanup yourself. Any role you play with regard to labor will likely need to be negotiated upfront, but you can save yourself a substantial amount of money on labor if you’re willing to get your hands dirty.

Determine if piecemeal is the most affordable option. Sometimes it makes sense to tackle one project at a time, while other times you might want to combine projects to save on the cost of materials. For instance, if your ultimate goal is to install wood flooring throughout your home, determine if it makes more financial sense to install the flooring all at once rather than doing one or two rooms at a time. You might save by buying all of your materials at once rather than buying a small amount of materials several times over the next several years.

Home improvement projects often go a long way toward making a home more enjoyable for its owners and inhabitants.

And while such projects can be costly, homeowners who stay disciplined can still get their dream homes without busting their budgets.

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utumn is a beautiful time of year marked by pleasant temperatures and colorful fall foliage. But as vibrant as nature can be in the weeks after summer has ended, homeowners know that the shortened days of autumn mean less light inside their homes, which can become dreary even in the weeks before the arrival of winter.

Many homeowners pick up their paintbrushes in an effort to make their homes more colorful. But homeowners need not embrace their inner Picasso to brighten their homes’ interiors. The following are a handful of paintfree ways to add some splashes of color to your home this fall.

Bring nature inside. Flowers and plants can make colorful

additions to a home’s interior.

Flowers tend to be aromatic, which can make a stuffy house in which windows need to be kept closed a lot more pleasant.

Plants and flowers also can improve indoor air quality.

Several studies, including one published in the Journal for the American Society for Horticultural Science, have shown that houseplants improve indoor air quality by filtering out volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, that can be harmful to human health. That’s especially important come late fall and winter, when homeowners typically shut their windows and keep them shut until spring, making it difficult for fresh air to enter a home.

Invest in some colorful throw pillows. Natural sunlight brightens a room come spring and summer. But sunlight is increasingly scarce as fall turns into winter, and rooms that do not boast too many colorful accents can quickly grow drab as summertime sunlight dwindles. Instead of buying new furniture, invest in some colorful throw pillows to give a room a more vibrant look. Patterns can

be mixed and matched to provide some contrast and transform a room from somewhere to spend time into a sight to behold.

Paper the walls. While many of today’s homeowners prefer paint to wallpaper, those who want a less permanent solution to brighten up their homes may want to consider removable wallpaper. Such paper is less expensive than traditional wallpaper, and many do-it-yourselfers find removable wallpaper is easy to both install and remove. Choose a colorful pattern that can turn an otherwise plain wall into a potent palette that adds some life to your home’s interior. Because removable wallpaper does not require a significant financial investment, you can experiment with various colors or change things up each month if you so desire.

Add some artwork. Another way to add color to the walls inside your home without dusting off your paintbrush is to hang some colorful artwork. Paintings that feature bold colors tend to draw your immediate attention when you enter a room, and

that quality can make you forget the room is not benefitting from natural light. If you want to go the extra mile, find a painting that features colors which match throw pillows or other accessories in the room.

This way your walls and your accessories are working in concert to make a room more colorful.

Rug it out. A patterned throw rug is another accessory that can effectively brighten a room without much effort or financial investment on the part of homeowners. When choosing a throw rug, find one that’s colorful but does not clash considerably with existing furnishings, as you don’t want the rug to draw attention for all the wrong reasons. You have more freedom with regard to rugs if you’re furnishing an empty room, as you can choose whichever rug you look and v choose additional furnishings based on the rug.

Homes tend to darken as late fall turns into winter. But homeowners can brighten their homes in various ways, even if they prefer not to paint.

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ndoor air quality is not often an issue in the warmer months, when many homeowners open their windows to let the fresh air of the great outdoors enter their homes in abundance. But once the temperatures begin to dip and windows start to close, indoor air quality can suffer. Musty air is not only uncomfortable, it’s also unhealthy.

Volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, can build up inside a home, especially when windows are kept shut for long stretches of time, which is often the case in winter. Indoor plants can counter such stale air, in some cases filtering out VOCs to make the air inside a home more breathable and healthy. The following are a handful of houseplants that can improve indoor air quality.

Aloe: Many of us know aloe for its restorative properties with regard to treating burns and cuts, but aloe also improves indoor air quality by helping to clear a home of the byproducts, including formaldehyde, of chemicalbased household cleaners. Aloe loves the sun, so if you hope to keep an aloe plant healthy through the winter, be sure to place the plant in a window that gets lots of sun exposure throughout the day.

Gerber daisy: Like aloe, a gerber daisy needs ample sunlight, and tends to only withstand winters in warmer climates. But homeowners who live in such climates may still keep their windows closed in winter, and those that do can use these colorful, low-maintenance flowers to remove trichloroethylene, a chemical that clothes may be exposed to during the dry cleaning process.

Golden pothos: The golden pothos can survive a winter, but homeowners should be careful not to let the plant dry out, which can happen if they are directly exposed to sunlight. A golden pothos vine will grow quickly, so a hanging basket is a great way to keep one inside a home, where the plant can help fight formaldehyde.

Ficus benjamina: Also known as a weeping fig, the ficus benjamina can be difficult to overwinter. But that does not mean your ficus benjamina, which can filter pollutants such as benzene, formaldehyde and trichloroethylene from a home, won’t make it through the winter. You just need to figure out the right watering and light conditions for the plant. Such conditions can be discussed with a gardening professional.

Warneck dracaena: The warneck dracaena, or dracaena deremensis, fights pollutants created by varnishes and oils. The warneck dracaena is a sturdy houseplant that is difficult to kill, but it still thrives in temperatures that are between 70 F and 80 F.

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HOw tO CLean up Carpet gLue Many a homeowner has moved into a new home and immediately begun to renovate the place to make it more their own.

Carpeting is often the first thing to go when a homeowner is handed the keys to his or her new home, and many a homeowner has pulled up an old carpet only to discover beautiful flooring beneath.

Pulling up carpet is a relatively simple task, but carpets that were glued down often leave their mark on the floor, turning even the most appealing hardwood floor into an eyesore covered in hardened clumps of glue. Such remnants may be harder to remove than the actual carpet, but with the right approach and a little elbow grease, homeowners will be enjoying their new hardwood floors sooner rather than later.

the manufacturer instructions. Oftentimes such products instruct users to apply them with a paintbrush or sponge in an attempt to dampen the glue. Once applied, these removers are typically left to sit for a predetermined period of time listed on the package.

Choose the appropriate removal material. Once you have determined which type of adhesive was used on the floor, visit the hardware store to buy the appropriate removal material. Tar-based adhesives are best removed with mineral spirits, while general adhesives are best removed with a combination of elbow grease and adhesive remover.

When removing a general adhesive, first try to scrape or chip off any glue spots. Be gentle when chipping, as you don’t want to scuff your wood floor. Scraping and chipping will likely only do so much, so once you have scraped and chipped as much as you can, you can then use your adhesive remover.

Such products tend to be quite flammable, so exercise caution when using them. In addition, adhesive removers can be toxic, so keep the windows open while you’re working so you don’t get lightheaded or begin to feel sick.

Allow the floor time to dry. The floor will need time to dry after all of the glue has been removed, so at this point you can call it a day and finish the job the following day. If weather permits, you can expedite the drying process by opening all of the windows. This not only dries the floor more quickly but also allows you to air out the room, which many contain some lingering chemicals left behind by the removers.

Get the glue right. All carpet glues are not the same, so before you can begin to remove the adhesive from the floor you must first determine which type of glue you will be removing, as this can dictate how you proceed with the removal. Tar-based adhesives are dark brown or tan, but if the floor is coated in a yellow-looking substance, then the carpet was glued down with a more general adhesive.

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A plastic putty knife may or may not remove all of the glue, and chances are it won’t. You will still be stuck with some stubborn spots that the putty knife simply can’t remove.

When such spots present themselves, apply a little more remover, wait the recommended time for it to set and then use an old towel to wipe away the rest of the glue. This can be hard, but stick with it to ensure the floor looks as good and glue-free as it possibly can.

Clean the floor. When the floor has dried, you can sweep and vacuum it to make sure it is free of debris.

Sand the floor. While the floor may look beautiful, you will probably still need to sand it. No matter how carefully and effectively you removed the glue, you probably left behind a few scuff marks or noticed a few that likely resulted from the carpet installation. Sanding can remove these blemishes and take you one step closer to enjoying your beautiful and now-glue-free wood floors.

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ith winter on the horizon, homeowners who live in locales with harsh winters are preparing their homes for a season spent largely indoors. Unlike the other seasons of the year, when homeowners can comfortably air out their homes by opening windows, winter offers no such opportunities to let nature improve indoor air quality.

Such a reality can make a home uncomfortable as winter drags on. But that discomfort pales in comparison to the health risks presented by poor indoor air quality. Radon, volatile chemicals from fragrances used in conventional cleaners and lead from house dust are just a few of the many sources of indoor air pollution commonly found in homes, and these pollutants can be especially harmful in winter, when many people spend more time indoors thanks to harsh weather. But while you might not be able to change the weather so you can open windows in the wintertime, you can take steps to improve indoor air quality in your home.

Clean the floors regularly. Dirty floors take their toll on a home’s indoor air quality. Dust that’s allowed to settle on floors may contain harmful chemicals and allergens that can lead to respiratory problems and additional uncomfortable health conditions. Clean your floors at least once per week during the winter months, ideally with a vacuum that’s equipped with a HEPA filter. The HEPA filter is important because it can prevent dust and dirt from being blown back out of the vacuum in the exhaust. After you have vacuumed, mop the floors as well, as even the most effective vacuums leave potentially harmful dust particles behind. A once-over with a mop and some hot water can remove any lingering dust left behind by the vacuum.

Place a floor mat near every entrance.

Winter is a messy season, and it’s easy to bring in the great outdoors when you enter your home during cold weather seasons. Dirt that sticks to your shoes may contain potentially harmful chemicals, so place a floor mat near any door where people routinely enter your home and politely ask that all who enter wipe off and remove their shoes before moving about the house.

Dehumidify your home. Mold and dust mites thrive on moisture, so homeowners concerned about the moisture in their homes during the winter months can purchase a dehumidifier to control allergens and reduce moisture in the air. In addition to using a dehumidifier,

you can control humidity in your home by using an exhaust fan when cooking, addressing leaky plumbing fixtures to prevent mold growth and making sure your clothes dryer is vented to the outside of your home.

Choose naturally scented laundry products. Everyone wants their freshly cleaned clothes to smell good, but the price you pay when using laundry products that employ synthetic fragrances may be far more steep than you realize. Such synthetic fragrances emit dozens of chemicals into the air, so choose naturally scented detergents, fabric softeners and dryer sheets when possible.

Avoid plug-in air fresheners. Unless otherwise noted on the packaging, plug-in air fresheners likely contain volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, which contain a variety of chemicals that can negatively impact both short- and long-term health. Instead of plugging in an air freshener to improve a home’s interior aroma, slice fresh lemons and leave them out in the kitchen and keep fresh indoor plants in living areas.

Studies from NASA have shown that indoor plants naturally purify indoor air by absorbing materials released by synthetic materials.

As winter gets set to return, homeowners can employ several simple strategies to improve indoor air quality in their homes.

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winteriZe tO SaFeguard yOur HOme FrOm HarSH winter weatHer fall, especially if your property has many trees, and be sure to check gutters one last time before the arrival of winter.

Cleaning gutters in the fall can prevent roof damage resulting from winter rains and snowfall.

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utumn is a beautiful time of year marked by welcoming cooler temperatures and the natural beauty of leaves changing colors.

Autumn also has a tendency to fly by, as if the powerful weather of winter simply cannot wait to make its presence felt.

With such a seemingly short time between the end of summer and the dawn of winter, homeowners know they don’t have too many weekends in between to prepare their homes for the potentially harsh months ahead. But such preparation, often referred to as “winterizing,” can make a home more comfortable when the mercury dips below freezing, while saving homeowners substantial amounts of money along the way.

Clean the gutters. Leaves falling in fall can be a beautiful sight to behold, but many of those leaves are likely finding their way into your gutters, where they can lodge and cause a host of problems down the road. If the leaves and additional debris, such as twigs and dirt, that pile up in your gutters are not cleared out before the first winter storm, the results can be costly and even catastrophic.

Winter rain and snowfall needs a place to go upon hitting your roof, and gutters facilitate the travel of such precipitation from your roof into street-level drainage systems. If gutters are backed up with leaves and other debris, then ice dams may form, forcing water to seep in through the roof. That damage can be costly and can even cause the roof to collapse inward in areas with heavy snowfall. Clean gutters throughout the

Tend to your attic. Homeowners who have attics in their homes might want to add some extra insulation up there, especially those who recall feeling cold inside their homes last winter, which is often a telltale sign of improper insulation in a home. A good rule of thumb when determining if your attic needs more insulation is to look for the ceiling joists.

If you can see the joists, then you need more insulation.

Address leaky windows and doors.

Sometimes attic insulation is not the culprit when it comes to a cold home.

Oftentimes, leaky windows and doors are the real bad guys in a drafty home. Fall is a great time to inspect for leaky windows and doors, as the wind outside can serve as your partner. When the wind outside is blowing, take a tour of your home’s windows and doorways, standing next to them to determine if there any holes or leaks that are letting outdoor air inside.

If you notice any leaks beneath exterior doors, install some door sweeps to keep outdoor air where it belongs. Leaks around windows can be snuffed out with caulk or weather stripping.

Test the furnace. Homeowners typically do not devote much thought to their furnaces in spring, summer and fall.

But with winter on the horizon, fall is the time to test the furnace to make sure it’s ready for the months ahead. Expect a somewhat foul yet brief odor to appear when starting the furnace. That odor should dissipate shortly, but if it does not go away, then your furnace is likely in need of repair. But even if the smell does not stick around, you might want to have the furnace cleaned by a professional anyway. Such cleanings ensure the furnace works efficiently throughout the winter.

Clean the garage. You might not mind parking in the driveway during the warmer months of the year, but why subject your vehicles to harsh winter weather if you don’t have to? Clean the garage in the fall so you have an indoor parking spot throughout the winter season. Protecting your car from the elements can add years to its life and also saves you the trouble of digging your car out of the snow.

Fall is a time of year for homeowners to spend a weekend or two preparing their homes for the often harsh weather that awaits when winter arrives.

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eople who have slept within steps of a leaky faucet know full well the nuisance that such water fixtures present. A leaky faucet can make it difficult to sleep at night, but leaks around the house also cost homeowners lots of money.

Many leaks around a house are not nearly as noticeable as a dripping faucet. But worn toilet flappers or leaky valves can wreak just as much havoc on a monthly budget as a leaky en suite bathroom faucet does on a night’s sleep. Identifying those leaks, many of which are easy to fix, is a great way to conserve water and save money at the same time.

Start with your water meter. The hours after everyone in the household has taken their morning showers, brushed their teeth and had their coffee is a great time to determine if you have a leak. Water is not typically used during these hours, so check the water meter once the last coffee mug has been washed and then revisit the meter two hours later. If the meter has changed, then chances are you have a leak.

Test the toilet with food coloring.

Toilets are a common source of water leaks, as deteriorating toilet flappers slowly waste water via leaks that are not always noticeable. Because toilet leaks can be difficult to notice, homeowners might have to get a little creative. Add a drop of food coloring to the holding tank of your toilet, then wait roughly 15 minutes to see if the color of the water starts to change. If it has, your toilet is leaking.

Inspect faucet gaskets and pipe fittings. Faucet gaskets and pipe fittings should not be wet, but wet gaskets and pipe fittings is typically evidence of surface leaks. When washing dishes in the sink, turn the faucet on high. If you notice water coming from anywhere other than the head of the faucet, then you have leaky gaskets.

Once you have determined the source of the leak, you can begin to address the situation. Toilets, faucets and showerheads are the most common culprits with regard to water leaks.

Toilets: Flappers are the rubber parts in the toilet’s holding tank. These flappers are susceptible to mineral buildup and decay, and over time that can create leaks. Flappers are inexpensive and easy to replace.

When replacing your toilet flapper, take the worn out flapper with you to the hardware store to make sure you buy a new one that is compatible with your toilet.

Faucets: When a leaky faucet is your biggest foe, be sure to turn the water supply in the house off before you get to work. If your faucet has any decorative knobs, gently remove these so they do not break and you can replace them when the leak has been addressed. From there you must remove the packing nut and the stem. Some stems come off easily, while others must be twisted off from the valve. Inspect these parts for damage before moving on. The O-ring and washer inside the valve seat may be responsible for your leak, so inspect these parts and replace them if necessary. Be sure they are an exact fit so you don’t end up with a fresh leak. Once these items have been replaced, you can reassemble the parts, turn the water back on and check to see if the leak has vanished.

If the leak remains, then your valve seat may be corroded or your plumbing might need a professional inspection.

Showerheads: If the showerhead is your source of leaks, you may just need to tighten the connection between the showerhead and the pipe stem. This can be done using pipe tape. If the problem with your showerhead can be traced to the shower handle and cartridge, you might want to hire a professional to fix your leak, as addressing this problem can be tricky. If you want to do it yourself, first turn the water supply off before removing the shower handle.

Some handles are especially difficult to remove, in which case you might need to visit the hardware store to purchase a handle puller. Once the handle has been removed, you can then pull the cartridge, which is likely to prove more difficult than removing the handle. The cartridge may need to be twisted loose with pliers before you pull it out, or you may need to buy a cartridge puller that is compatible with the brand of showerhead you have. Once you get the cartridge out, you can install your replacement and reassemble the parts that were removed.

Water leaks around the house can be costly and wasteful. Addressing such leaks can be done in a matter of minutes, but more complex problems may be best left to a professional.

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prep tHe yard FOr winter weatHer items before storing them for the winter saves time and energy next year when it’s time once again to set up the yard for recreation. If anything is damaged beyond repair, discard it and look for replacements during end-ofseason sales when savings can be had.

Autumn is a busy time for preparing your home and yard for the arrival of winter weather.

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s quickly as autumn weather arrives it seems to move aside for the blustery, cold days of winter.

Winter can catch a person off guard and the seasons are now less predictable than ever before.

It’s never too early to begin preparing your yard and outdoor living spaces for

winter. Homeowners may be sad to bid farewell to the furniture and accessories of the fair-weather season, but time is of the essence when prepping for impending ice and snow.

Clean patio furniture. Give cushions and structures a thorough cleaning and allow to dry completely. Cleaning

Move things indoors. The more items you can store in a safe and secure location the better. Load the garage, basement or storage shed with outdoor gear. Leaving items exposes them to the elements, and such exposure can cause rust, wear and damage. Flower pots and lawn ornaments also can blow around in winter wind or collapse under the weight of the snow, so collect these items and store them for the winter. Take out patio umbrellas and put them in the shed. If something is too large to move indoors, such as a barbecue or a pool filter, cover it with a durable tarp and secure it with rope.

Cover delicate trees.

Depending on where you live, certain fruit trees, including fig trees, may need to be covered

for the winter. Covering protects them from subfreezing temperatures and helps ensure they will rebound in the spring. Tropical plants should be moved indoors where they can thrive in a heated home.

Do not rip out chrysanthemum plants. Contrary to popular belief, these are not annuals.

They will rebloom year after year if allowed to do so.

beds. This helps to keep the ground from freezing over and minimize weeds for next season.

Clean up leaves and debris.

Piles of leaves not only can suffocate a lawn and cause discoloration, but also can be attractive homes for rodents and insects looking for a warm place to spend their winters.

Keep your yard neat and clean to discourage wildlife from taking up residence near your home.

Wrap up pool season. It’s wise to close the pool and cover it before leaves start to drop. Otherwise you will have a hard time of keeping the water clean.

Remove water collectors.

Bring in or cover anything that may accumulate water, such as bird baths or kids’ toys.

Water expands when frozen, and that means water trapped in any ceramic, glass or even plastic vessel can expand and cause the container to crack.

Cover vegetable and flower beds. Invest in some burlap to lay down over planting

Care for outdoor ponds.

If you have a pond on your property, remove any weeds around it and fish out any leaves from the water. Leaves will decay in the water and build up ammonia levels that can harm fish. If the pond is small, cover it for the winter.

Also, start cutting back on feeding outdoor fish. These aquatic animals’ bodies begin to prepare for winter by slowing down metabolism.

Continuing to feed them can harm the fish when the temperature drops.

A Now is a good time to plan where you want to put spring bulbs. Once you have mapped things out, get the bulbs in the ground. Bulbs are relatively inexpensive and will provide that first punch of color when winter finally skips town.

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ome improvement projects have taken an environmentallyfriendly turn in recent years, as homeowners look to reduce their carbon footprints en route to improving their homes’ interior and exterior spaces. Such projects can range from large scale undertakings best left to professional contractors to smaller alterations that do-it-yourselfers can handle in a typical weekend.

Larger projects might make the biggest impact, but even small efforts to make a home more eco-friendly can benefit the planet significantly over time. The following are a handful of simple DIY home improvement projects that can benefit the planet.

Install low-flow water fixtures.

According to the National Resources Defense Council, installing low-flow water fixtures in a home saves both water and money. Low-flow water fixtures include toilets, shower heads and faucets, and the NRDC notes that such additions typically repay a homeowner’s initial investment in less than a year thanks to lower utility bills.

A low-flow toilet is one that uses 1.6 gallons of water per flush or less, while low-flow faucets and showers are those that use 2.5 gallons of water per minute or less.

Install weather stripping. Weather stripping is a great way to reduce energy consumption while getting the most bang for your energy buck.

Weather stripping is installed around windows and doors to seal any cracks or holes that develop over time. Such

holes and cracks are more common in older homes, which is one reason that heating and cooling costs in such homes tend to be so much more expensive than those in newer homes.

To determine if you need weather stripping, simply feel for drafts near doors and windows. If there is no wind or cold air outside, then place a fan or ask someone to hold a hair dryer near suspect doors and windows while you stand on the other side, feeling areas where you think there may be drafts.

Paint with a purpose. Fall is a great time of year to paint around the house, as the weather outside is pleasant enough to open windows in the home so it can air out during and after the painting. When choosing paints for your home, opt for low-VOC, or volatile organic compound, paints. VOCs are a principal ingredient of ground-level ozone, which contributes to urban smog. VOCs also pose a considerable health risk, as studies have linked them to cancer, eye and throat irritation, headaches, and damage to the liver and nervous system.

Replace old light bulbs with compact fluorescent lights. Thought replacing traditional incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescents lights, or CFLs, is an easy task, that does not mean it’s ineffective. According to the NRDC, CFLs use just one-quarter the energy of incandescent alternatives.

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HOw tO prOteCt yOur FurniSHingS wHen entertaining gueStS H

osts open their doors to guests for various reasons. Throwing a party is a great way to socialize with friends and family or mark special occasions like graduations or anniversaries.

Hosting a get-together often requires a lot of work and, depending on the scale of the party, may even prove a considerable financial undertaking. But entertaining also subjects a home to some wear and tear, which can be prevented when hosts make protecting their furnishings a priority.

Stop stains before they start Choosing wisely with regard to foods and beverages can reduce the risk of stained carpets or furnishings. Items such as tomato-based sauces, red wine, beets, chocolate, and other dark edibles may be delicious, but such items also can permanently damage fabrics and carpeting if they are dropped, especially if the stain is not immediately treated.

Choose foods that will be less likely to stain. White wine and clear beverages will not cause as much anxiety as colas or darker beverages. Finger foods that can be eaten in one or two bites may be your best option, as such fare negates the need for cumbersome dinner plates and the potential for foods to roll off the side. If you choose

to serve foods that need to be eaten with a fork, select shapes that are more likely to stay put. Flatten Swedish meatballs into patties, and opt for chicken wings instead of drumsticks. Choose a pasta that’s hollow, as such pastas are easier to skewer with a fork.

It’s also wise to keep food contained to one particular area, usually an area with a tile or wood floor that can be easily cleaned and cleared of stains.

Cover and protect Hosts who are nervous about damaging their furniture should invest in inexpensive slipcovers, which are made to fit over a wide variety of furniture, including sofas, love seats, recliners, and even dining room chairs. Select a material that can be washed in a washing machine.

Slipcovers come in different styles. Some feature tie-backs to keep the cover in place, while others must be stretched over the fabric to fit more snugly.

In addition to considering slipcovers, move knickknacks or other fragile yet valuable items out of rooms where guests will spend time. Ceramic collectibles or a priceless piece of art can be safely stored elsewhere until the party is over.

This saves you the stress of worrying about items being knocked over or broken during the party.Place a carpet runner or

an area rug over areas of the carpeting that figure to get a lot of foot traffic during the party. This can guard against ground-in stains. Be sure to place small mats next to entryways to reduce the amount of debris brought into the house from outdoors. You can ask guests to remove their shoes, but keep in mind that such a request may make some guests uncomfortable.

Encourage guests to be neat Do not expect guests to clean all of their messes, but you can encourage them to be neat. Have plenty of trash and recycling receptacles around. Regularly check the pails to make sure they aren’t overflowing. Put cloth guest towels in the bathrooms so guests can easily dry their hands. Provide a marker or wine tag so that guests can identify their beverage cups and glasses, which should lead to less waste as the party progresses.

Relax as much as possible Think of the reasons you are hosting the party. Realize that your house will not be pristine after all the guests leave, but unless you turn a blind eye, it likely won’t be trashed, either. Worrying about messes and damage will make it hard for you to have fun, so try to relax and the enjoy the party.

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bike groups Concerned Long Island Mountain Bicyclists www.climbonline.org David (Speedy) Emanuel Cycling Group speedyemanuel@optonline.net 516-840-9370 or 516-4878065 Huntington Bike Club www.huntingtonbikeclub.com Long Island Bicycle Club www.libike.org Massapequa Park Bicycle Club www.massparkbikeclub.org Suffolk Bike Riders Association www.sbaweb.org

parks Aerodome Park West Shore Road Port Washington Allenwood Park Allenwood Road, Great Neck 516-487-4360 Bay Park Marjorie Lane, East Rockaway 516-571-7245 Baxter Pond Park Shore Road 516-572-0200 Blumenfeld Family Park Main Street, Port Washington Broadway Park Broadway at Old Courthouse Road, Garden City Park 516-739-6738 Cantiague Park 480 West John Street, Hicksville 516-571-7056 Captree State Park West Islip 631-669-0440

Caumsett State Park 631-423-1770 Cedarmere Park 225 Bryant Avenue Roslyn Harbor 516-571-8130 Charles Fuschillo Park Carle Road at Broadmoor Lane Carle Place 516-338-2789 Christopher Morley Park Searingtown Road, Roslyn 516-571-8113 Clinton G. Martin Park 1601 Marcus Avenue New Hyde Park 516-869-6311 Donald Street Park Donald Street, Roslyn

John D. Caemmerer Park Wentworth Ave and William Street, Albertson

Roslyn Road Park Sagamore Avenue, Roslyn 516-627-0590

Jonathan L. Iepi Firefighters’ Park Grace Avenue, 516-829-2691

Sandminer’s Monument West Shore Road Port Washington

Kings Point Park 74 Redbrook Road, Kings Point 516-482-0181

Searingtown Pond Park Dogwood and Searingtown Road, Searingtown

Lakeville Park Pembroke Avenue, Great Neck 516-482-9502 Manhasset Valley Park Northern Boulevard, Manhasset 516-572-0290 Manorhaven Beach Park 158 Manorhaven Boulevard Port Washington 516-767-4618

The Park at East Hills 516-621-5600

Martin “Bunky” Reid Park Broadway & Urban Ave. Westbury 516-338-2787

Eisenhower Park Hempstead Turnpike East Meadow 516-572-0348

Mary Jane Davies Green Plandome Road, Manhasset Merriman Park Pine Street, Port Washington

Eugene Nickerson Beach Park Lido Beach 516-571-7700

Mill Pond Park Shore Road and Harbor Road Port Washington

Floral Park Memorial at Cannon Park Hillside Avenue Floral Park

Michael J. Tully Park 1801 Evergreen Avenue New Hyde Park 516-869-6311

Gateway Park Prospect Avenue and Brush Hollow Road, Westbury 516-869-6311

North Hempstead Beach Park 175 West Shore Road, Port Washington

Gerry Pond Park Main Street and Paper Mill Road, Roslyn

Pine Street Park Pine Street, Port Washington

Grant Park Hewlett 516-571-7821

Plandome Pond Park Northern Bourndale Road & Brookwold Drive, Manhasset

Harbor Hills Park Shore Cliff Place Great Neck

Richard Provost Park Nassau Blvd and Meadowfarm Road, New Hyde Park

Heckscher State Park 631-581-2100

Robert Moses Park 631-669-0470

Shepherd Lane Park Shepherd Lane, Roslyn Heights Steppingstone Park 38 Steppingstone Lane Great Neck 516-487-9228 Sunken Meadow Park Kings Park 631-269-4333 Sunset Park and John Phillip Sousa Bandshell Lower Main Street Port Washington 516-883-6566 Wantagh Park Merrick Road, Wantagh 516-571-7460 Whitney Pond Park Northern Boulevard & Community Drive, Manhasset 516-869-6311 Wilson Park 211 Westbury Avenue, Mineola 516-746-9374 Wooleys Lane Park Wooleys Lane and Oxford Blvd Great Neck

botanical gardens Clark Botanic Garden www.clarkbotanicgarden.org 193 I U Willets Road, Albertson 516-484-2208 Open Daily 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Old Westbury Gardens www.oldwestburygardens.org 71 Old Westbury Road, Westbury 516-333-0048

Westbury House and Gardens are open every weekend and every day except Tuesdays, now through October 31st, from 10:00 am until 5:00 pm (the House will open at 11:00 am and close at 4:30 pm), with the last vehicle being allowed onto the property at 4:00 pm.

The John P. Humes Japanese Stroll Garden 347 Oyster Bay Road Locust Valley 516-676-4486 Peconic Land Trust www.peconiclandtrust.org 296 Hampton Road South Hampton 631-283-3195

arboretums Bailey Arboretum www.baileyarboretum.com 194 Bayville Road Locust Valley 515-801-1458 Open Daily No Admission Fees, No Parking Fees Fall/Winter Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park www.plantingfields.org 1395 Planting Fields Road Oyster Bay 516-922-9200 Park Hours: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm daily $8 per car until Nov, 18th Coe Hall Hours: Self-Guided Visits to Coe Hall October Weekends only $5 Non-Members Members & Children under 12 are free Hofstra Aboretum www.hofstra.edu/arboretum 129 Hofstra University Hempstead 516-463-6623 LIU Post Community Arborteum www.liu.edu 720 Northern Boulevard Brookville

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Bayard Cutting Arboretum www.bayardarboretum.com 440 Montauk Highway Great River Tuesday – Sunday 10:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m.

Winter Hours November 1 – April 1 Tuesday – Sunday 10:00am-4:00pm Park hours and facility operations are subject to change.

nature preserves Sweet Briar Nature Preserve www.sweetbriarnc.org 62 Eckernkamp Drive Smithtown Preserve: Open 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. everyday Vivarium: Open 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. daily (In Season) Caleb Smith State Park 581 West Jericho Turnpike Smithtown (631) 265-1054 Charles T. Church Nature Preserve Frost Mill Road, Mill Neck 516-671-0283 Fox Hollow Preserve www.northshorelandalliance. org White Oak Tree Road Laurel Hollow 516-626-0908 Open sunrise-sunset Garvies Point Museum and Preserve www.garviespointmuseum.com 50 Barry Road, Glen Cove 516-571-8010 Adults: $3.00; Children 5-12 years: $2.00 Days and Hours of Operation: Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Hoffman Nature Preserve and Wildlife Center www.hoffmancenter.org 6000 Northern Boulevard Muttontown 516-922-3290 Check website for monthly nature walk dates $5 Continued on Page 54

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nature preserves Long Island Heritage Trails www.longislandheritagetrail.com Louis C. Clark Sanctuary 8 Valentine’s Lane Old Brookville 516-626-0908 Muttontown Preserve 25A west of Jericho-Oyster Bay Road, Muttontown Lane East Norwich 516-571-8500 Sands Point Preserve www.thesandspointpreservancy.com 27 Middle Neck Road Sands Point 516-571-7901 Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audobon Center www.ny.audobon.org 134 Cove Road Oyster Bay Cove 516-922-3200 Monday- Friday 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

vineyards Anthony Nappa Wines www.anthonynappawines.com 2885 Peconic Lane, Mattituck 774-641-7488 Hours: Year round 4 days a week, Friday to Monday from 12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m July 4th through Labor Day: Thursday to Monday from 12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Baiting Hollow Farm Vineyard www.baitinghollowfarmvineyard.com 2114 Sound Ave, Calverton (631) 369-0100 Monday, Thursday, Friday 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Saturday 12:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m.

Sunday 12:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m.

Bedell Cellars www.bedellcellars.com 36225 Main Road, Cutchogue 631-734-7537

Sunday - Thursday 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Friday and Saturday 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Bridge Lane Wine www.bridgelanewine.com 35 Cox Neck Road, Mattituck Friday-Monday 12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Channing Daughters www.channingdaughters.com 1927 Scuttlehole Road Bridgehampton 631-537-7224 Open daily 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Clovis Point Vineyard and Winery www.clovispointwines.com 1935 Main Road, Jamesport 631-722-4222 Monday through Thursday 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Friday, Saturday, & Sunday 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Corey Creek 45470 Ny-25, Southold 631-765-4168 Sunday – Thursday 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Friday – Saturday 12:00 p.m.

- 7:00 p.m.

Diliberto Winery www.dilibertowinery.com 250 Manor Lane, Jamesport 631-722-3416 Monday and Thursday 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Friday and Saturday 11:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Sunday 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Harmony Vineyards www.harmonyvineyards.com 169 Harbor Road, St. James 631-291-9900 November through April: Thursdays 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Friday 5:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.

Saturday 1:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.

Sunday 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Kontokosta Winery www.kontokostawinery.com 825 North Road Greenport 631-477-6977 Sunday through Thursday 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Friday & Saturday 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Lieb Cellars www.liebcellars.com 13050 Oregon Road Cutchogue 631-734-1100 Martha Clara Vineyards www.marthaclaravineyards.com 6025 Sound Avenue, Riverhead 631-298-0075 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday 11:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Friday 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Saturday 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Sunday 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Mattabella Vineyards www.mattabellavineyards.com 46005 Main Road, Southold 631-655-9554 Open Daily 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Mccall Wines www.mccallwines.com 22600 Main Road, Cutchogue 631-734-5764 Open Daily 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Osprey’s Dominion Vineyard 44075 Main Road, Peconic 631-765-6188 Monday-Friday 11:00 .m. – 5:00 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Palmer Vineyards www.palmervineyards.com 5120 Sound Avenue, Riverhead 631-722-9463 Monday – Thursday 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Friday 11:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Saturday 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Sunday 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Pulgliese Vineyards www.pulgliesevineyards.com 34515 Main Road, Cutchogue 631-734-4057 Sunday – Thursday 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Friday and Saturday 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Sannino Bella Vita Vineyard www.sanninovineyard.com 1375 Peconic Lane, Peconic 631-734-8282 Open Daily 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Sherwood House Vineyard www.sherwoodhousevineyard. com 1291 Main Road, Jamesport 631-779-2817 Monday – Thursday 10:30 – 5:00 p.m.

Friday and Saturday 10:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Sunday 10:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Shinn Estate Vineyards www.shinnestatevineyards.com 2000 Oregon Road, Mattituck 631-804-0367 Friday and Saturday 10:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Sunday 10:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Monday - Thursday 10:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Sparkling Pointe www.sparklingpointe.com 39750 County Road 48, Southold 631-765-0200 Open Daily 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Suhru Wines www.suhruwines.com 2885 Peconic Lane, Peconic 631-603-8127 Open Daily 12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

concerts/ orchestras Babylon Chorale www.babylonchorale.org P.O. Box 492, Babylon 516-799-4974 Our Lady of Grace Roman Catholic Church 666 Albin Avenue, West Babylon Holiday Concert (Babylon Chorale Ensemble) Sunday, December 4 @ 2:00 p.m.

West Islip Public Library, West Islip Free Admission ’Tis the Season (Babylon Chorale) Saturday, December 10 @ 8:00 p.m.

Our Lady of Grace Church West Babylon $20 General Admission $15 Seniors/Students Flushing Town Hall www.flushingtownhall.org 137-35 Northern Blvd, Flushing 718-463-7700

Erasing Borders Friday, October 7 – Sunday, October 30 Squirrel Stole My Underpants Sunday, October 9 The Moth Slam Monday, October 24 – Monday, December 19 St. Lukes Chamber Ensemble Sunday, October 23 Diwali Festival Saturday, November 12 Fragrance of the Moon Night III Sunday, November 13 Coreyah Friday, November 11 The Door Open Was Sunday, November 20 Check website for show times and ticket information Landmark on Main Street www.landmarkonmainstreet.org 232 Main Street, Suite 1, Port Washington 516-767-1384 The Hot Sardines Saturday, October 8 @ 8:00 p.m.

Super Scientific Kids Sunday, October 16 @ 3:00 p.m.

Spotlight Gala ’16 starring Laura Benanti Saturday, November 5 @ 7:00 p.m.

The Kingston Trio Friday, November 11 @ 7:00 p.m.

Ani DeFranco Saturday, November 12 @ 8:00 p.m.

Bubble Time Sunday, November 13 @ 2:00 p.m.

Josh Ritter Sunday, November 13 @ 7:00 p.m.

Ron Darling and Daniel Paisner, Game 7 1986: Failure and Triumph in the Biggest Game of My Life Tuesday, November 15 @ 7:30 p.m.

Check website for show times and ticket information North Shore Pops Orchestra www.northshorepops.org PO Box 920, Huntington (516) 574-3059 Huntington Village Holiday Parade and Tree-Lighting Saturday, November 26 NYCB Theatre at Westbury Venue.thetheatreatwestbury.com 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury 516-247-5200

Check website for ticket availability and pricing Johnny Rivers, Eric Burdon and the Animal Friday, October 7 @ 8:00 p.m.

The OJays Saturday, October 8 @ 8:00 p.m.

Joan Baez Wednesday, October 12 @ 8:00 p.m.

Sergio Mendes Thursday, October 13 @ 8:00 p.m.

Engelbert Humperdink Friday, October 14 @ 8:00 p.m.

Charlie Puth Saturday, October 15 @ 7:30 p.m.

Les Brers Sunday, October 16 @ 8:00 p.m.

Peter Frampton Wednesday, October 19 @ 7:30 p.m.

Lisa Lampanelli Saturday, October 22 @ 8:00 p.m.

Styx Sunday, October 23 @ 8:00 p.m.

Monsters of Freestyle Halloween Ball Saturday, October 29 @ 8:00 p.m.

Robert Klein Thursday, November 3 @ 8:00 p.m.

Brian Regan Friday, November 4 @ 8:00 p.m.

LI Comedy and Music Festival Saturday, November 5 @ 8:00 p.m.

Toni Braxton Thursday, November 10 @ 8:00 p.m.

The Machine Saturday, November 12 @ 8:00 p.m.

Tower of Power Friday, November 18 @ 8:00 p.m.

Joe Bonamassa Saturday, November 19 @ 8:00 p.m.

Band of Merrymakers Saturday, November 26 @ 8:00 p.m.

Brian Setzer Orchestra Sunday, November 27 @ 8:00 p.m.

Check website for show times and ticket information Nassau Pops Symphony Orchestra www.npso.org 869 Willow Road Franklin Square 516-565-0646

News Times Newspapers, Friday, October 7, 2016 • Fall Fun Guide Planting Fields at the Arboretum www.plantingfields.org P.O. Box 58, Oyster Bay 516-922-9200 Fall Family Festival Weekend Saturday and Sunday, October 8 and 9, 11:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m.

Music at the Mansion Friday, October 14 @ 7:00 p.m.

Murder, Madness and Poe Sunday, October 16 @ 2:00 p.m.

Music at the Mansion – Alan and Hugo Friday, November 4 @ 7:00 p.m.

Parking Fee / No reservations required Check website for ticket information Senior Pops www.seniorpops.org Seaford High School Joe Manso Memorial Concert Sunday, October 23 @ 2:00 p.m.

Cold Spring Harbor High School Sunday, November 18 @ 2:00 p.m.

The Paramount www.paramoutny.com 370 New York Avenue Huntington 631-673-7300 Check website for calendar of events Tilles Center www.tillescenter.org 720 Northern Blvd, Greenvale 516-299-3100 The Monkees – Good Times: The 50th Anniversary Tour Friday, October 7 @ 8:00 p.m.

Jimmy Heath Quartet Sunday, October 9 @ 2:15 p.m.

From The Buena Vista Social Club™ Omara Portuondo 85 Tour With Special Guests Friday, October 14 @ 8:00 p.m.

Ted Sperling’s Broadway Starring Laura Osnes And Santino Fontana: A Broadway Romance Saturday, October 15 @ 8:00 p.m.

Fred Garbo’s Inflatable Theater Co. Sunday, October 16 @ 11:00 a.m.

Juilliard String Quartet Sunday, October 16 @ 3:00 p.m.

Travis Wall’s Shaping Sound: Dance Reimagined Thursday, October 20

@ 7:30 p.m.

Gala 2016: The New York Pops, Steven Reineke, Music Director And Conductor, With Megan Hilty And Brian d’Arcy James Saturday, October 22 @ 8:30 p.m.

Warsaw Philharmonic Saturday, October 29 @ 8:00 p.m.

Wayne Brady Saturday, November 5 @ 8:00 p.m.

Rent: 20th Anniversary Tour Sunday, November 6 @ 7:00 p.m.

Miranda Sings Friday, November 11 @ 8:00 p.m.

Twyla Tharp Dance: Fiftieth Anniversary Tour Saturday, November 12 @ 8:00 p.m.

Robert Morgan Presents Morgan’s Journey Tuesday, November 15 @ 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.

Working Group Theatre Company Presents Out Of Bounds Thursday, November 17 And Friday, November 18 @ 9:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.

A Conversation With Linda Ronstadt Thursday, November 17 @ 7:30 p.m.

Chita Rivera: A Legendary Celebration Friday, November 18 @ 7:30 p.m.

Chita Rivera: A Legendary Celebration Friday, November 18 @ 9: 30 p.m.

André Watts Saturday, November 19 @ 8:00 p.m.

The Lightning Thief Sunday, November 20 @ 11:00 a.m.

The Lightning Thief Sunday, November 20 @ 2:00 p.m.

The Metropolitan Youth Orchestra Of New York Sunday, November 20 @ 4:30 p.m.

The Metropolitan Youth Orchestra Of New York Sunday, November 20 @ 7:30 p.m.

The Lightning Thief Monday, November 21 @ 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.

The Octonauts And The Deep Sea Volcano Adventure Saturday, November 26 @ 2:00 p.m.

Check website for ticket information

Vanderbilt Museum www.vanderbiltmuseum.org 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport 631-854-5579 Check website for current planetarium show schedule

theatre Arena Players www.arenaplayers.org 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport 516-293-0674 I’ll Be Back Before Midnight October 7, 8, 15, 28, 29 @ 8:00 p.m.

October 9, 16, 30 @ 3:00 p.m.

Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol November 11, 12, 18, 19 @ 8:00 p.m.

November 13, 20 @ 3:00 p.m.

December 2, 3 @ 8:00 p.m.

December 4 @ 3:00 p.m.

Check website for ticket information Ballet Long Island www.balletlongisland.com 1863 Pond Avenue Ronkonkoma 631-737-1964 Little Mermaid Wednesday, October 19 @ 11:00 a.m. and 12:15 p.m.

Saturday, October 22 @ 1:00 p.m.

Sleeping Beauty Wednesday, November 16 @ 11:00 a.m. and 12:15 p.m.

Saturday, November 19 @ 1:00 p.m.

Check website for ticket information Adelphi University Performing Arts Center Aupac.adelphi.edu 1 South Ave, Garden City 516-877-4000 Junie B.’s Essential Survival Guide to School Sunday, October 2 Circle Mirror Transformation October 4-9 Student Recital Wednesday, October 5 American Brass Quintet Master Class Saturday, October 8 Serge Diaghilev’s Les Ballets Russes Sunday, October 9 Adelphi’s Best of Broadway, Fall 2016 Saturday, October 15-16 Guiseppe Verdi’s La Traviata Saturday, October 22

Chiara String Quartet Masterclass Friday, October 28 Chiara String Quartet Friday, October 28 Guiseppe Verdi’s Il Trovatore Sunday, October 30 Adelphi Symphony Orchestra Thursday, November 3 The Okee Dokee Brothers Saturday, November 5 The Persecution and Assissination of Jean Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade Tuesday, November 8 through Sunday, November 13 Student Recital Wednesday, November 9 Ambroise Thomas’ Hamlet Saturday, November 12 Trio Solisti Lecture/Demo Friday, November 18 Trio Solisti Masterclass Friday, November 18 Jarrod Spector and Kelli Barrett – This is Dedicated: Music’s Greatest Marriages Friday, November 18 Trio Solisti Saturday, November 19 Fall Dance Adelphi: Aszure Barton Wednesday, November 30 Check website for show times and ticket information Broadhollow Theatre Company at Elmont/ Bayway Arts Center at Elmont 700 Hempstead Turnpike Elmont 631-581-2700 www.broadhollow.org Bayway Arts Center Main Stage: George and Gracie A Love Story Saturday, October 8 through Sunday, October 23 Bayway Arts Center Children’s Theatre: James and the Giant Peach Jr. Saturday, October 1, 8, 15, and 22 @ 2:00 p.m.; Sunday, October 2, 9, 16 and 23 @ 12:00 p.m.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Monday, October 10 @ 1:00 p.m.

The Magic of Alexo Saturday, November 5 @ 2:00 p.m.

Who Took Tom the Turkey Friday, November 11, Wednesday, November 23 and Friday, November 25 @ 1:00 p.m.

Broadhollow at Elmont Children’s Theatre:

The Jungle Book Saturday, October 8, 15, 29 and November 5 @ 2:00 p.m.; Sunday, October 2, 9, 16 and 30 @ 12:00 p.m.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow October 12 @ 1:00 p.m.

The Amazing Ivan Tuesday, November 8 @ 11:00 a.m James and the Giant Peach Jr. Saturday, November 12, 26, December 3 and 10 @ 2:00p.m.; Sunday, November 6, 13, 27 and December 4 @ 12:00 p.m.

Check website for ticket information Cultural Arts Playhouse www.culturalartsplayhouse.com 625 Old Country Road Plainview 516-694-3330 Young Frankenstein October 14 through Sunday, November 13 Fridays, Saturdays @ 8:00 p.m.; Sundays @ 3:00 p.m.

It’s The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown Saturday, October 22, October 29, November 5 and November 12 @ 1:00 p.m.; Sunday, October 30 @ 12:00 p.m.

Check website for ticket information Gold Coast Arts Center www.goldcoastarts.com 113 Middle Neck Road Great Neck 516-829-2570 Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 on Broadway Wednesday, October 26 @ 8:00 p.m.

Check website for ticket information Gold Coast International Film Festival www.goldcoastfilmfestival.org 113 Middle Neck Road Great Neck 516-829-2570 The 6th annual Gold Coast International Film Festival Thursday, November 10 through Tuesday, November 15 Check website for show times and ticket information Killing Kompany www.killingkompany.com Elmont 1 888 SHOOT-EM or 212 772-2590

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Special Murder Mystery Shows October 14 @ Palmer’s American Grille In Farmingdale October 29 At Residence Inn

By Marriott In Plainview John Drew Theater, Guild Hall www.guildhall.org 58 Main Street, East Hampton (631) 324-4050 The Met: Live in HD – Wagners Tristan und Isolde Saturday, October 15 @ 12:00 p.m.

JDTLab Staged Reading: Dancing on Ice by Janet Sarno and Anita Tuesday, October 18 @ 7:30 p.m.

The Met: Live in HD – Mozart’s Don Giovanni Saturday, October 22 @ 1:00 p.m.

JDTLab Staged Reading: Deep Down in Brooklyn: An American Story, New Solo Play by Ed German Tuesday, November 1 @ 7:30 p.m.

National Theatre Live Screening: The Deep Blue Sea Saturday, November 5 @ 8:00 p.m.

JDTLab Staged Reading: Door of No Return by Nehassaiu de Gannes Tuesday, November 22 @ 7:30 p.m.

Check website for ticket information John W. Engeman Theatre at Northport www.johnwengemantheater.com 631-261-2900 250 Main Street, Northport 631-261-2900 Main Stage: 1776 Now Through Sunday, November 6 Mary Poppins Thursday, November 17 through Saturday, December 31 Special Events: Neil Bergs Pianomen Tuesday, October 11 @ 8:00 p.m.

Adam and Anthony Live Monday, October 17 @ 8:00 p.m.

Linda Purl – My Romance Tuesday, October 18 @ 8:00 p.m.

Tom Wopat – I’ve Got Your Number Sunday, November 27 @ 7:00 p.m.

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Childen’s Theatre: The Wizard of Oz Now through Sunday, November 6 Frosty Saturday, November 26 through Saturday, December 31 Check website for show times and ticket pricing Landmark on Main Street www.landmarkonmainstreet.org 232 Main Street, Suite 1 Port Washington 516-767-1384 The Hot Sardines Saturday, October 8 @ 8:00 p.m.

Super Scientific Kids Sunday, October 16 @ 3:00 p.m.

Spotlight Gala ’16 starring Laura Benanti Saturday, November 5 @ 7:00 p.m.

The Kingston Trio Friday, November 11 @ 7:00 p.m.

Ani DeFranco Saturday, November 12 @ 8:00 p.m.

Bubble Time Sunday, November 13 @ 2:00 p.m.

Josh Ritter Sunday, November 13 @ 7:00 p.m.

Ron Darling and Daniel Paisner, Game 7 1986: Failure and Triumph in the Biggest Game of My Life Tuesday, November 15 @ 7:30 p.m.

Check website for ticket pricing Plaza Theatrical Productions www.plazatheatrical.com 34 Forest Avenue, Lynbrook 516-599-6870 Check website for showtimes and ticket availability Beauty and the Beast Saturday, October 29 and Sunday, October 30 Alice in Wonderland Friday, November 11; Saturday, November 5, 12, 19 and Sunday, November 20 Check website for show times and ticket pricing Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts www.smithtownpac.org 2 E. Main Street, Smithtown Check website for showtimes and ticket availability

Main Stage: Urinetown, The Musical Saturday, October 15 through Sunday, November 6 The Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical Saturday, November 19 through Sunday, December 18 Children’s Theatre: Elf Jr. Friday, November 25 through Friday, December 30 Check website for show times and ticket information

museums African American Museum & Center for Education and Applied Arts www.theaamuseum.org 110 North Franklin Street, Hempstead 516-572-0730 Tuesday through Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Self-guided tour $5, Docent-led tour $8, Docent-led tour plus a workshop or a film $10 Center For Science Teaching and Learning www.cstl.org 1 Tanglewood Road, Rockville Centre 516-764-0045 Exhibits open daily 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Preserve open daily 9:00 a.m. - Sundown Cradle of Aviation Museum www.cradleofaviation.org 1 Davis Avenue, Garden City 516-572-4111 Tuesday through Sunday 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Museum includes aviation museum galleries, Junior Jet Club and X-Ride Theatre Adults: $14 (Combo $19) Senior Citizens and Children: $12 (Combo $17) Dome Theatre: $8 Adults, Senior Citizens and Children: $7 Nunley’s Carousel: $2 Check website for calendar of events Garden City Historical Society Museum www.gardencityhistoricalsociety.org 11th Street, Garden City 516-746-8900 Tuesday through Friday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Sat,, 12:00 p.m. –4:00 p.m.

Garvies Point Museum and Preserve www.garviespointmuseum.com 50 Barry Drive, Glen Cove 516-571-8010 Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Adults: $3 Children 5-12 years: $2 Check website for calendar of events Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center Of Nassau County www.hmtcli.org 100 Crescent Beach Road Glen Cove (516) 571-8040 Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays 12:00 p.m – 4:00 p.m.

Preferred Donations: Adults: $10 Seniors: $5 Students: $4 Events: Professional Development Workshop: Choice and Responsibility During the Holocaust Wednesday, October 19 Film Screening: “My Italian Secret” Sunday, October 23 Huntington Arts Council www.huntingtonarts.org 213 Main Street, Huntington 631-271-8423 Call or check website for all program details Islip Art Museum www.islipartmuseum.org 50 Irish Lane, East Islip 631-224-5402 Open Thursday and Friday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Long Island Children’s Museum www.licm.com 11 Davis Avenue, Garden City 516-224-5800 Open Tuesday through Sunday 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

General Admission: $13 Visitors over 65: $12 Members: Free Children under 1: Free Long Island Science Center www.lisciencecenter.org

11 West Main Street, Riverhead (631) 208-8000 Saturdays 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Starting July 4 11:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday $7 per person Maritime Explorium www.maritimeexplorium.org Port Jeff Harbor 101 East Broadway, Port Jefferson Phone: 631-331-3277 Check website for hours $5 per person; members and children under 1 are Free.

Museum of American Armor www.museumofamericanarmor.com 1303 Round Swamp Road, Old Bethpage 516-454-8265 Wednesday through Sunday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Nassau County Firefighters Museum and Education Center www.ncfiremuseum.org One Davis Avenue, Garden City Proudly protected by the Uniondale Fire Department 516-572-4177 Open daily Tuesday through Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Open Mondays that fall on holidays and school breaks.

Adult: $5 Child: $4 Special Discount*: $4 *Senior Citizens 62+, Volunteer Firemen & Non-Ambulatory Visitors Nassau County Museum of Art www.nassaumeseum.org One Roslyn Drive Roslyn Harbor (516) 484-9338 Hours of Operation Tuesday - Sunday, 11:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.

Museum Store Tuesday - Sunday, 11:00 a.m – 4:45 p.m.

Docent-Led Exhibition Tours Tuesday - Sunday 2:00 p.m.

Docent-Led Mansion Tours Saturdays 1:00 p.m.

Docent-Led Family Tours Sundays 1:00 p.m.

Family Art Activities Sundays 1:30 p.m.

Admission Fees: Adults $10 Seniors (62+) $8

Students $4 Children (4-12) $4 Museum Members Free Events: Monet’s Palate Now through Saturday, November 5 Apples, Pears and Paint: How to Make a Still Life Painting Now through Sunday, November 6 Neiman Marcus Family Sundays at the Museum Now through Sunday, November 6 Sketching in the Galleries Tuesday, October 18 Brown Bag Lectures Thursday, October 20 Artist in the Gallery: Frank Olt Sunday, October 9 Artist in the Gallery: Richarg Gachot Sunday, October 16 Artist in the Gallery: Bruce Lieberman Sunday, October 23 Enchanted Halloween: A Family Friendly Forest Adventure Sunday, October 30 Nassau County Police Museum www.policeny.com 1490 Franklin Ave Mineola (516) 573-7620 Call daily for hours Oyster Bay Railroad Museum www.obrm.org Audrey Avenue, Oyster Bay 516-558-7036 Open seasonally Saturdays and Sundays 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Railroad Museum of Long Island www.rmli.org 4th Street at the Tracks: Greenport 631-477-0439 Open Saturday and Sunday 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Griffing Avenue at the Tracks: Riverhead 631-727-7920 Open on Saturdays 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Adults (13+): $7 Children (5-12): $4 Children under 5: Free Science Museum of Long Island www.smli.org 1526 N. Plandome Road, Plandome 516-627-9400 Call or check website for calendar of events and pricing

Tackapausha Museum and Preserve www.friendsoftackapausha.org Washington Avenue between Merrick Road and Sunrise Highway, Seaford 516 571-7443 Thursday to Sunday from 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.

Museum Admission: $2, children ages 5 - 12; $3, adults and teenagers; those under 5 years of age are admitted free when accompanied by a parent.

The American Airpower Museum at Republic www.americanairpowermuseum.com 1230 New Highway, Farmingdale (631) 293-6398 Thursday through Sunday 10:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Adults: $10 Senior Citizens (65+) and Veterans with proper ID: $8 Children (4-12) $5 Children under 4: Free Check website for Flight Experience Information May 22-25 Legends of Airpower Weekend at Republic Airport/ Bethpage Jones Beach Air Show The American Guitar Museum www.americanguitarmuseum. com 1810 New Hyde Park Road 516-488-5000 Call for daily hours Wantagh Railroad Museum www.wantagh.li/museum 1700 Wantagh Ave, Wantagh (516) 826-8767 Sundays 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. from mid-April through mid-November.

mansion tours Planting Fields, Coe Hall www.plantingfields.org 1395 Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay 516-922-9200 Self-Guided Visits Park hours 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and $8 per car now through November 18 Self-Guided Tours 11:30 a.m.

News Times Newspapers, Friday, October 7, 2016 • Fall Fun Guide – 3:30 p.m. October weekends only Non-Members: $5 Members & Children under 12: Free miLL nECK manOR HOuSE www.millneckmanorhouse.org 40 Frost Mill road Mill Neck (516) 628-4243 Tour dates: October 23, november 13, december 4 11:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. adult: $25 per person senior 55+: $20 per person students (ID required): $15 per person Children (12 & under): $5 per person Groups (10 +): $20 per person nyiT dE SEvERSKy manSiOn www.nyit.edu/deseversky Northern boulevard old Westbury Call for tour information and rates OHEKa CaSTLE www.oheka.com 135 West Gate Drive huntington 631-659-1400 Tour begins at 11:00 a.m. daily by reservation only adults - $25 seniors - $20 (ages 55+) hotel Guests - $15 students - $15 (ID required) Children - $5 (ages 12 & Under) Lunch tour - $50

OLd bETHPaGE viLLaGE RESTORaTiOn www.obvrnassau.com 303 round swamp road old bethpage 516-571-8400 Wednesday through Sunday: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. adults: $10 Children (5-12): $7 Children under 5: Free senior Citizens, volunteer firefighters and persons with disabilities: $7 active military: Free Check website for event information OLd wESTbuRy GaRdEnS www.oldwestburygardens.org 71 old Westbury road, old Westbury 516-333-0048 Weekends and daily except Tuesday now through October 31, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. november: Saturdays and Sundays through november 22 garden Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

House Hours: 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Call for tour information and rates THE SandS POinT COnSERvanCy www.sandspointpreserveconservancy.org 127 Middle Neck road sands Point 516-571-7901 hempstead house: Wednesdays: 3:00 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday: 12:00 p.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.

Falaise: Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday: 12:00 p.m., 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. $10 per person and $10 per vehicle for non-member SuFFOLK COunTy vandERbiLT muSEum www.vanderbiltmuseum.org 180 Little Neck road Centerport 631-854-5579 now through October 31 Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays: 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Closed: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday (planetarium open Friday & saturday nights) Winter (November 1 – april 10) Tuesdays, Saturdays, Sundays: 12:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (planetarium open Friday & saturday nights) Closed: Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays $7 – adult $6 – senior/student (student ID or age 62+) $3 – Child (under 12) For a Mansion tour, add $5 per ticket.

THEOdORE ROOSEvELT manSiOn TOuR www.nps.gov 20 sagamore hill road oyster bay 516-922-4788 Tuesday through Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Greater Port Washington Business Improvement District Presents

PORT WASHINGTON RESTAURANT WEEK

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16– SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23 Prix Fixe $2500*

*Gratuity, Tax and Beverages not included * On Saturday, October 22, the Prix Fixe Menu is only offered until 7pm

PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS Ayhan’s Shish-Kebab Restaurant ⦁ BareBurger Bosphorus Cafe Grill ⦁ Diwan Indian Restaurant f.i.s.h on main ⦁ Finn Mac Cool’s ⦁ Frank’s Pizza Gino’s Pizzeria & Restaurant ⦁ Guajiro Restaurant Hana ⦁ Harbor Q ⦁ Louie’s Oyster Bar & Grille Marco’s Waterfront Grill ⦁ Mi Ranchito Grill Mojito Cafe ⦁ O’Hara’s Ale House & Grill Port Thai Place ⦁ Rosso Uptown ⦁ Sullivan’s Quay Toscanini Ristorante Italiano ⦁ The Wild Goose Wild Honey on Main ⦁ Yummy Gyro

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Arts & Entertainment Calendar GoLD CoaSt aRtS CENtER 113 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck (516) 829-2570 • goldcoastarts.org Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 8 p.m.

Natasha, Pieree & the Great Comet of 1812 on Broadway Thursday, Nov. 10 during evening

Gold Coast International film festival opening Night Gala about Gold Coast International film festival (GCIff): the Gold Coast international Film Festival takes place in venues throughout the North Continued on Page 60

solo exhibits to begin at huntington gallery October brings Richard Anello and Niki Kniffin solo exhibits and a group exhibit to the b. j. spoke gallery in Huntington until Sunday, Oct. 23.

Public artist receptions from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Oct. 8 at 299 Main Street in Huntington.

Opening reception is on Saturday, Oct. 8 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Anello’s solo exhibit, Daft Animal Crackers, will feature new work that explores tales of American life in the early 21st Century.

After many years as a classical artist and printer, Anello has strived to create, using painting techniques in a photographic framework, a visual idiom that utilizes the computer’s advanced capa-

bilities — which has not been available to previous generations of artists.

Visual Exploration is a solo show by award winning photographer Niki Kniffin.

Kniffin takes you on visual exploration of our beautiful world through a collection of color photographs.

This show is a journey to destinations through Niki’s unique perspective, as she brings to life different people and places in a way that encapsulates the essence of the land and culture of each place.

All images are printed on varying mediums, specifically chosen to express the texture and feel of the people and places.

For more details, visit bjspokegallery. org or call (631) 549-5106.

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Community Calendar Project Independence Support & Social Group the town of North hempstead’s project independence is reminding residents that they offer free support and social groups. Call 311 or (516) 869-6311 for more information.

trivia Challenge Come see how much you know. Match wits with other great minds. you may win a prize!

Last Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m. havana Central Restaurant Roosevelt Field, Garden City. For more info, call (516) 6761976.

Parents of Millennials Group Join us as we explore ways to help our 1830 year olds move on to independence and pursue the life they want.

For more information please visit: www. meetup.com/parents-of-Millennials-Meetup-Group

Singles association of L.I. For information on events, please call (516) 825-0633 or (516) 333-2851 or e-mail singlesassociationofli@yahoo.com.

Your Widowed Social Group the group meets on the third Wednesday of the each month (except July and august) from

7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at st. Joseph’s R.C. Church on Franklin ave. and Fifth street, Garden City. there is a $5 fee for members and a $8 fee for non-members. For additional information, please call (516) 481-9280. area Cyclists Unite there are several area cyclists & cycling groups that ride before or after work on Weekdays. a bigger group is more fun and a better work out. you are invited to join the areas longest running Weekday cycling group.

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description of ride : about 15 miles in about one hour, 20 minutes (Non stop) We start and finish at the same location. Routes and speeds vary depending on the group.

Ride is canceled if the roads are wet or temperature is below 40 degrees. Free parking in the lot till 9 a.m. and after 6 p.m. helmets and road bikes mandatory. Beginners welcome.

Ride at your own risk. april to November.

Come & meet others who are interested in your sport, you may even pick up a pointer or two from one of the veteran cyclists. Contact david (speedy) emanuel at speedyemanuel@ optonline.net or 516-840-9370 or 516-4878065 before 9:45 p.m. for schedule and to confirm your participation.

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A&E Calendar cont’d Continued from Page 58 shore of Long island. an annual event located in the town of North hempstead, the Festival celebrates the art and influence of cinema in the charming, historic towns and villages of Long island’s Gold Coast. GCiFF events include screenings, workshops, conversations with prominent members of the film community, parties and a gala.

Neiman Marcus “Love to Give” Collection the Gold Coast arts Center will be one of the beneficiaries for this year’s Neiman Marcus “Love to Give” collection, available online beginning october 19 and in stores on November 3.

the collection will feature “dozens of perfectly priced items for gift giving” from which each store will give ten percent of the proceeds to benefit youth arts education in Neiman Marcus communities across the country. the GCaC will be recipients from the Roosevelt Field location at 630 old Country Road, Garden City. an additional $50,000 from online sales will also go to the heart of Neiman Marcus Foundation to support national youth arts programs as well.

LaNDMaRK oN MaIN StREEt 232 Main street, suite 1

port Washington (516) 767-1384 ext. 101 www.landmarkonmainstreet.org Saturday, Oct. 8 at 8 p.m. the Hot Sardines in the talented hands of the New york-based ensemble, music first made famous decades ago comes alive through their brassy horn arrangements, rollicking piano melodies, and vocals from a chanteuse who transports listeners to a different era with the mere lilt of her voice.

Sunday, Oct. 16 at 3 p.m.

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can be fun and funny. alternately assisted and foiled by the comedic antics of trent the Mime, Mr. Fish uses amazing circus skills involving boomerangs, bubbles, beachballs, bull whips, and magic to introduce the principles of friction, inertia, centripetal force, aerodynamics, sonic booms, air pressure, and ultraviolet light.

Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 2 p.m. octoberfest for Bravura Soprani elizabeth Francesco & Jennifer Lynde perform popular drinking and party songs by J. strauss. Verdi and Lehar. the program will also feature well-known musical theatre hits by composers such as Rodgers & hart and Lerner & Loewe, all to celebrate fall and fun.

LIU prof to oversee jazz series Continued from Page 31 for Mr. Sandburg with poems as lyrics, songs with recitation and songs based on the mood and imagery of the text,” he said.

Wilson has plenty of advice for students interested in studying music.

“Students have to want to learn and ask questions,” he said. “Music is a great discipline, so you have to learn about the history and about other musicians. New York City is a great center of music and it’s in such close proximity to Long Island.”

Wilson said he likes to remain fresh so he surrounds himself with people who can challenge him and keep him on his feet.

“Whatever you do, you have to want to be dedicated and want to continue to learn,” he said. Although he grew up in Illinois, Wilson wanted to be a part of the New York jazz music community while growing up and he has worked hard at building this community.

Tickets for Jazz on Stage with Matt Wilson can be purchased for $40 at www.ticketmaster.com.

This article was originally published in the Pioneer, LIU Post’s award-winning student newspaper that is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2016, www.liupostpioneer. com. The article is republished by Blank Slate Media with the permission of the Pioneer.

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G reat ne c k Library Library Closings All Great Neck Library locations will close at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 11 for Yom Kippur Eve. The Lakeville Branch will be closed on Wednesday, October 12, Yom Kippur. The Station and Parkville Branches will remain open.

Great Neck Library Annual Election Monday, Oct. 31 Eligible voters will elect two persons to the Board of Trustees for two four-year terms (January 2017-January 2021), and one person to the Nominating Committee for one three-year term (January 2017-January 2020) to fill the seats that will be expiring in January 2017. Those elected will take office at the Library Association Annual Reorganization Meeting on January 17, 2017.

Candidates: Board of Trustees – For expiring seat of Josie Pizer, Nominating Committee Candidate: Rebecca Miller. For expiring seat of Varda Solomon, Nominating Committee Candidate: Varda Solomon; Independent Candidate: Doug (Gee-Kang) Hwee. Nominating Committee: For expiring seat of Michael Katz, Nominating Committee Candidate: Patrick McDonnell.

Voting in Person: Monday, October 31, 2016, 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Voting Sites: For residents living north of Northern Blvd. Station Branch Library, 26 Great Neck Road (2nd level), Gardens

at Great Neck Plaza, (above Best Market), Great Neck 11021. For residents living south of Northern Blvd. – Parkville Branch Library, 10 Campbell Street (off Lakeville Road), New Hyde Park 11040.

Voting by Proxy: Proxies must be requested on a form provided by the Library. Proxy request forms are available at all Great Neck Library locations, on the Library’s website at greatnecklibrary.org, and also in the October/November/December 2016 Library Newsletter. October 21 is the last day for the Library to mail Proxy Ballots. For proxy requests received after this date, arrangements will be made by the Library Director’s Office for Proxies to be picked up in person. Completed Proxies must be received by October 28 before 5:00 p.m. at the Main Post Office on Welwyn Road or deposited in a locked box at the Main Library or any of the Library Branches before 5:00 p.m. on this date.

Voter Eligibility: In order to vote in the 2016 Library Election, you must be 18 years of age or older, a resident of the Great Neck School District and either a valid Great Neck Library Card holder by the Record Date of October 3, 2016 or a registered voter with the Nassau County Board of Elections. If you have general questions about the election, call (516) 466-8055.

Candidate information appears in the October/November/December Library Newsletter.

Great Neck Library Proposed Bylaw Amendments Voting Oct. 31 At the July 26, 2016 Special Meeting of the Great Neck Library Board of Trustees, the Board of Trustees voted unanimously to review the current Great Neck Library Association Bylaws Bylaws to reconsider the current composition of the Nominating Committee, as well as other areas of the Bylaws which may be deemed to require consideration for revision. These proposed revisions will be brought to the Association for a vote in the upcoming October 31, 2016 Election.

The proposed changes in the Bylaw will eliminate the two Board appointed Nominating Committee members. This change will create a Nominating Committee that is elected solely by the Community.

Please note that these proposed revisions will be available for review on the Library’s website at www. greatnecklibrary.org and in print form at the Library Branches. Voting for these proposals will take place during the Library’s Annual Election on Monday, October 31, 2016, from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the Parkville and Station Branches.

Project Independence Social Discussion and Men’s Group at Parkville Join us for Project Independence Social Discussion Group on Thursday, October 13 at 11:30 a.m. and a Project Independence Men’s Group on Friday, October 14 at 10:30 a.m. at the Parkville Branch, 10 Campbell

Street (off Lakeville Road), in New Hyde Park. Each weekly meeting is 60 minutes.

Project Independence of the Town of North Hempstead provides services and opportunities for seniors that enable them to live independently while maintaining socially active and healthy lives. This includes being a resource for social and recreational interests.

Film at Station Branch All film matinees are now held at the Station Branch while the Main Library building is being renovated.

The next film, a drama about an elderly man’s search for justice for his family murdered in the Holocaust, will be shown on Thursday, October 13 at 2:00 p.m. at the Station Branch, Gardens at Great Neck Plaza, 26 Great Neck Road, (2nd level), above Best Market and Planet Fitness.

Refer to the Library Newsletter, film brochure or website for further information on the films scheduled.

Doors open at 1:30 p.m. Arrive early as seating is limited. Priority seating is given to Great Neck School District residents. Please bring your Library card, driver’s license or other ID showing your Great Neck School District address.

Finance Committee Meeting at Station The Board of Trustees Finance Committee will meet on Thursday, October 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Station Branch, 26 Great Neck Road (2nd level), Gardens at Great Neck

Plaza, above Best Market. All are welcome. Please contact the Library at (516) 466-8055 to confirm that there has been no change in meeting date, time or location.

Parkville Branch Film Cult Movie: Mystery Men Celebrate New York Comic Con by coming to the Parkville Branch Library on Thursday, October 13 at 6:30 p.m. dressed in your favorite superhero costume to watch the quirky “classic,” Mystery Men. When Captain Amazing is kidnapped, a group of seven unlikely heroes step up to save the day. The Parkville Branch is located at 10 Campbell Street (off Lakeville Road), New Hyde Park.

Great Neck Library Closing/ Cancellation Information Online Library patrons connected to the Internet are asked to check the website: www.cancellations.com for Library weather related closings/ program cancellations.

In order to access this service, Library District residents can log on to cancellations.com, type in their zip code or Great Neck Library and obtain information on program cancellations or Library closings.

In addition, at no charge, residents can request automatic e-mails from cancellations.com when the Library has posted any information. This is a great way for Library District residents who are connected online to be advised of weather related changes in Library hours or programs.

G reat ne c k C o mmuni t y c a l endar BOOSTS LOCAL RESTAURANTS In order to show community dedication and support, Leonard N. Katz, President of the Rotary Club of Great Neck, has instituted a new dynamic to his club. They have begun to have dinner events at local Great Neck restaurants on a monthly basis. The second Wednesday of each month will be given over to the club patronizing local establishments. As a further welcoming gesture, the club invites town residents and businesspeople to visit these restaurants with them to network and to participate in keeping Great Neck great and a wonderful place to live and work.

They say, “come and discover how meaningful it is to give back to the community.” For more information, visit their Facebook page, Rotary Club of Great Neck or their website, www.rotaryclubofgreatneck.org.

To join with them and be a dinner participant, just call 516-487-9392 or email them at rotaryclubofgreatneck@aol.com.

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LIONS CLUB OF GREAT NECK Lions Club of Great Neck meets the first Monday of each month at Pearl East Restaurant, 1190 Northern Blvd., Manhasset at 12 p.m. If you would like to attend a meeting and learn more about our club, please contact fernweiss@aol. com or call (516) 829-5192.

people to visit its meetings for social and business networking. In alignment with the club’s motto, “They Profit Most Who Serves Best,” all are welcome to discover how meaningful and satisfying it is to give back to the community while networking through the Rotary Club of Great Neck. On the second Wednesday of each month, dinner events are held to support local Great Neck restaurants, and on all other remaining Wednesdays in the month, the group gathers for breakfast at 8am in the boardroom of TD Bank at 2 Great Neck Rd. For more information, visit their website at www.rotaryclubofgreatneck.org or Facebook page at rotaryclubofgreatneck.

To arrange for your visit as a guest or if interested in becoming one of their weekly speakers, please email rotaryclubofgreatneck@aol.com or call 516-487-9392.

The Rotary Club of Great Neck Invites residents and business

TECHNOLOGY COURSES REACH NEW LEVELS Olivia Lundelius, a student at

Sneakers Exercise Classes For All Levels: Balance, agility, strengthening, endurance and osteoporosis for eligible seniors. Monday through Saturday. Garden City, Roslyn and Great Neck. Call for more details, including seeing if you are eligible and class times, (516) 745-8050.

WOMANSPACE A discussion group devoted to issues concerning women. Weekly meetings are held every Wednesday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Great Neck Senior Center, at 80 Grace Ave, Great Neck. New members welcome. For more info call Joan Keppler at (516) 487-5844.

Great Neck South High School, is using her computer science skills to bring technology courses to Levels. Olivia planned and taught a 5-session introductory course to Java this past spring. This summer she is teaching a 4-session class on Android app-making using open source software from MIT. Olivia is continuing to develop her technology skills with an internship in the computer science department at Columbia University. Check www.greatnecklibrary.org/levels to learn about more computer classes at Levels.

Great Neck Public Schools Friday, Oct. 14 South High School, Piano Recital, 7 p.m., 341 Lakeville Rd. Ticket info: (516) 441-4851.

Thursday, Oct. 20 Great Neck Public Schools Board of Education Meeting, 8:30 p.m., J.F. Kennedy School, 11A Grassfield Rd. Info: (516) 441-4001.

Thursday, Oct. 27 Great Neck Public Schools 25th Annual Faculty Recital, 7 p.m.,

South High School, 341 Lakeville Rd. Info: (516) 441-4851.

Long Island TRIO - Monthly Meeting Wednesday, Oct. 12 7 p.m. for refreshments 7:30 p.m. for intro & program Medical Team Experts from Stonybrook Medical Center Discussing the newest information on Kidney Transplantation and the wearable Artificial Kidney Northwell (North Shore) Health Systems 145 Community Drive Great Neck, New York 11021 All Welcome - Refreshments Served For information call 516 620-5900 WEDNESDAY MONTHLY LUNCHEON 1 p.m. on Oct. 12.

Sponsored by the St. Aloysius Sociables of Great Neck, at Limani’s Restaurant, 1043 Northern Blvd. Roslyn.

Price: Cost of your meal. Please call John Hyland ( 516) 482-3795 for reservations.

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G reat ne c k park di s t ri c t Skate School and Bears Hockey Program For hockey and skate school 2016/2017 classes, registration forms and schedules, check out our website at www.greatneckparks.org. For additional information call the skate school office (516) 487-2975, Ext. 114 or Bears Hockey, Ext. 128.

Nature Program: Fall Seasonal Stroll Sunday, Oct. 9 at 11 a.m., join us in Kings Point Park, at the Redbrook Road entrance. Autumn leaves will be the focus of this program which is one in a series of walks designed to observe seasonal changes. Meet in first lot. To register call (516)482-0355 by 10/1. No children under 16 yrs. old.

Great Neck House Classes Classes for adults and children are available at Great Neck House.

Come to 14 Arrandale Avenue, visit our website www.greatneckparks.org or call (516) 482-0355 to get a detailed list of available classes. Non-resident fee applies.

Harvest Festival 2016 Enjoy the Annual Harvest Festival on Monday, October 10 in the Village Green! Bring the whole family from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., rain or shine. Enjoy arts & crafts, rock climbing, temporary tattoos, musical entertainment, bounce rides, petting zoo, pony rides and so much more. Bring your park card.

In case of rain, limited activities will be held at Great Neck House.

For more information call (516) 482-0355 Birthday Parties at Steppingstone Book your child’s next celebration at Steppingstone Park. Choose one of our many unique birthday packages (Dancin’ Disco, Glamour & Glitz, Superhero Style, Lego Love to name a few), which includes a private party room, 2 party hosts, invitations, pizza, cake, and lots more. For more information or to reserve the party room, call (516) 482-0355. The Park District also offers birthday parties at the Andrew Stergiopoulos Ice Rink. If you are interested in a skating party, call (516) 8294323.

Halloween Happenings in the Park District Join us for some spook-tacular fun on Halloween! There will be special Halloween public sessions at the Andrew Stergiopoulos Ice Rink Monday, Oct. 31, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m.

Admission is free if you are

wearing a costume! Also at the Parkwood Sports Complex, the Kiddie Walk from 12:30 to 7 p.m. and the Haunted House, 6 - 9 p.m. For more information call (516) 482-0355.

Try-Hockey-for-Free Day!!!

Add Try-Hockey-For-Free Day to your calendar! Children between the ages of 4 and 9 come join us at the Andrew Stergiopoulos Ice Rink on Saturday, November 12, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Everyone who would like to participate must sign-up on line at www.

USAHockey.com. No experience is necessary. There is limited space available so don’t delay, sign-up today!

Special Weekend Movies The film, Last Days in the Desert (2015) will be shown at Great Neck House this weekend.

Directed by Rodrigo García, the film stars Ewan McGregor, Ciarán Hinds and Tye Sheridan. It can be seen on Friday, October 7 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, October 8 at 5 & 8 p.m. and Sunday, October 9 at 7:30 p.m. This is an imagined chapter from Jesus’ forty days of fasting and praying in the desert.

On his way out of the wilderness, Jesus struggles with the Devil over the fate of a family in crisis. It is rated PG-13 and runs 98 minutes. Admission to Great Neck House requires a park card.

Also showing this weekend is the animated film, Zootopia (2016) will be shown at Great Neck House this weekend. The film features the voices of Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman and Idris Elba. It can be seen on Friday, October 7 at 5:15 p.m.; Saturday, October 8 at 3 p.m. and Sunday, October 9 at 1 and 3 p.m. In a city of anthropomorphic animals, a rookie bunny cop and a cynical con artist fox must work together to uncover a conspiracy. It is rated PG and runs 108 minutes. Admission to Great Neck House requires a park card.

Defensive Driving Classes at Great Neck House Great Neck House continues to offer Empire Safety Council Defensive Driving Classes on the first Saturday of every month. The classes run from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Upcoming classes are Nov. 5 and Dec. 3. To register or for more information, call Great Neck House at 482-0355.

Sunday @ 3: Taeko Fukao Sunday, October 16 at 3 p.m. join us at Great Neck House for a performance by contemporary jazz singer, Taeko Fukao. After

moving to New York City from Japan in the late 90’s, the NYC jazz community quickly gave her the nickname “Songbird”. Takeo has a stunning four octave range and has been described by jazz critics as having “deep soulfulness reminiscent of Anita Baker with sophisticated scatting a la Ella”. Admission to Great Neck House requires a park card.

October Calendar Friday, Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.

TEEN NIGHT AT THE RINK: Andrew Stergiopoulos Ice Rink every Friday night. Adult supervision provided plus music, lighting, snack bar and more! Call (516) 487-2975 for more info.

Saturday, Oct. 8 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.

FILM: Zootopia (2016). Animated film directed by Byron Howard, Rich Moore and Jared Bush.

Featuring the voices of Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman and Idris Elba. Rated PG; runs 108minutes. Great Neck House. Park card required for admission.

Sunday, Oct. 9 11 a.m.

NATURE PROGRAM: Fall Seasonal Stroll. Kings Point Park, Redbrook Road entrance. To register call (516) 482-0355 by 10/1. Children under 16 are not permitted to attend.

Sunday, Oct. 9 7:30 p.m.

FILM: Zootopia (2016). Animated film directed by Byron Howard, Rich Moore and Jared Bush.

Featuring the voices of Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman and Idris Elba. Rated PG; runs 108minutes. Great Neck House. Park card required for admission Monday, Oct. 10 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

HARVEST FESTIVAL in the Village Green. Arts & Crafts, musical entertainment, hay rides, petting zoo, pony rides and more. Admission free for Park District residents with park card. Call (516) 4820355 for more info. Takes place rain or shine.

Tuesday, Oct. 11 10 a.m.

The Board of Commissioners of the Great Neck Park District will hold a work session meeting at Great Neck House, 14 Arrandale Avenue.

Thursday, Oct. 13 8 p.m.

The Board of Commissioners of the Great Neck Park District will hold a business meeting at Great Neck House, 14 Arrandale Avenue.

Friday, Oct. 14 8 p.m.

FILM: Eddie the Eagle (2016). Directed by Dexter Fletcher. Starring Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman and Tom Costello. Rated PG-13; runs 106 minutes. Great Neck House.

Park card required for admission.

Saturday, Oct. 15 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.

FILM: Eddie the Eagle (2016). Directed by Dexter Fletcher. Starring Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman and Tom Costello. Rated PG-13; runs 106 minutes. Great Neck House.

Park card required for admission.

Sunday, Oct. 16 3 p.m.

SUNDAY @ 3 SERIES: Concert featuring jazz singer Taeko Fukao.

Great Neck House. Park card required for admission.

Sunday, Oct. 16 7:30 pm FILM: Eddie the Eagle (2016). Directed by Dexter Fletcher. Starring Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman and Tom Costello. Rated PG-13; runs 106 minutes. Great Neck House.

Park card required for admission.

Tuesday, Oct. 18 10 a.m.

The Board of Commissioners of the Great Neck Park District will hold a work session meeting at Great Neck House, 14 Arrandale Avenue.

8 p.m.

The Board of Commissioners of the Great Neck Park District will hold a business meeting at Great Neck House, 14 Arrandale Avenue.

Friday, Oct. 28 8 p.m.

FILM: Moon (2009). Directed by Duncan Jones. Starring Sam Rockwell, Kevin Spacey and Dominique McElligott. Rated R; runs 97 minutes. Great Neck House. Park card required for admission.

Saturday, Oct. 29 12:30 p.m.

NATURE PROGRAM: Awesome Alley, Alley Pond Park (off Douglaston Parkway DO NOT GO TO APEC on Northern Blvd).

Register by 10/22 by calling (516) 482-0355. Ask for directions.

Children under 16 are not permitted to attend.

Saturday, Oct. 29 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.

FILM: Moon (2009). Directed by Duncan Jones. Starring Sam Rockwell, Kevin Spacey and Dominique McElligott. Rated R; runs 97 minutes. Great Neck House. Park card required for admission.

Sunday, Oct. 30 3 p.m.

SUNDAY @ 3 SERIES: The Chamlins, singing the Great American Songbook, musical theatre tunes, operetta and more. Great Neck House. Park card required for admission.

Sunday, Oct. 23 3 p.m.

SUNDAY @ 3 SERIES: Misuzu Tanaka Duo featuring pianist Misuzu Tanaka and clarinetist Maksim Shrykov. Great Neck House. Park card required for admission.

Sunday, Oct. 30 7:30 p.m.

FILM: Moon (2009). Directed by Duncan Jones. Starring Sam Rockwell, Kevin Spacey and Dominique McElligott. Rated R; runs 97 minutes. Great Neck House. Park card required for admission.

Tuesday, Oct. 25 10 a.m.

The Board of Commissioners of the Great Neck Park District will hold a work session meeting at Great Neck House, 14 Arrandale Avenue.

Monday, Oct. 31 12:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

ANDREW STERGIOPOULOS ICE RINK: Kiddie Walk

Tuesday, Oct. 25 7:30 p.m.

BUDGET HEARING for Great Neck Park District 2017 budget approval at the North Hempstead Town Hall, 220 Plandome Road, Manhasset. Call 311 or visit www. northhempsteadny.gov for more information.

Thursday, Oct. 27

6 p.m. to 9 pm ANDREW STERGIOPOULOS ICE RINK: Haunted Walk 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 pm & 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. ANDREW STERGIOPOULOS ICE RINK HALLOWEEN: Public sessions admission free with costume! Includes special haunted house, costume contest parade, pumpkin carving contest, cotton candy and more!

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G.N. Rotary hosts monthly dinner event

On the second Wednesday night of each month the Rotary Club of Great Neck hosts a social/networking event at a local restaurant.

Cho-Sen Village at 550 Middle Neck Road was the venue and club members and guests filled both sides of a large horseshoe shaped table in the private dining room off the main restaurant seating area.

Henry Yim, restaurant man-

ager, said that “our purpose is to ensure that every diner has a pleasurable experience at our restaurant.”

Of special note was a presentation by Club Vice-President and dinner evening chair, Roger Chizever, of a lapel pin and a certificate to the club’s immediate Past President, Leonard N. Katz, naming him a Paul Harris Fellow.

Paul Harris was one of the

original four founding members of Rotary and this distinction is considered one of the highest honors bestowed upon a Rotarian.

Katz was recognized by the club members for his outstanding efforts on behalf of the club during his two consecutive terms as president and for his continuing support and participation for and in club activities.

Chizever also invited the

guests to visit a club breakfast meeting held on subsequent Wednesday mornings at 8 a.m. in the boardroom of TD Bank at 2 Great Neck Road.

Town residents and business persons are also invited to visit as a guest, or if interested in becoming one of their weekly speakers, please email them at rotaryclubofgreatneck@aol. com or call 516-487-9392.

Group to host luncheon The Sisterhood of Temple Emanuel of Great Neck will hold its annual PaidUp-Member Luncheon on Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 12 p.m.

After lunch the group will be entertained by Marjorie Wolfe, who will tell everyone about “The Bintel Brief then and now”.

All paid up members of the Sisterhood will laugh at the funny letters received by the Forward Newspaper and then hear what letters might be written now—if the Bintel Brief was still being printed.

Reservations are a must.

Call Doris Rosman at 516-482-7181 to ensure your place. You may pay your dues at the door.

Temple Emanuel is located at 150 Hicks Lane in Great Neck.

Juniors participate in Firefighter’s Day

Rotary supports COPAY Members of the Alert Junior Firefighters of the Great Neck Alert Fire Company recently participated in the 11th Annual Long Island Volunteer Firefighter’s Day at the FASNY Firemen’s Home in Hudson, NY. The juniors were given a tour of the Firemen’s Home, a residential healthcare facility that is dedicated to the care of New York State volunteer firefighters.

The home is located on the banks of the Hudson River, overlooking the Catskill Mountains.

After the tour, the juniors, along with other junior firefighters from Long Island, marched in a special parade for the residents.

After the parade, the juniors were treated

to a tour of the FASNY Museum of Firefighting, located on the grounds of the home.

The museum is the home of the premiere collection of American firefighting artifacts in the world and houses the oldest documented fire engine in New York State, a Newsham Engine, circa 1731.

The Junior Firefighters program of the Great Neck Alert Fire Company is for young adults between the ages of 12 and 17.

The juniors meet twice a month and receive training in first aid, CPR, fire safety and participate in other firefighting drills and activities.

For more information about the program or becoming a member, visit www.alertfd.org.

The Rotary Club of Great Neck continued their support of COPAY, a Great Neck community organization for parents and youth, by providing school supplies for the children participating in the programs offered

by COPAY. This is one of the many ways that the Rotary Club of Great Neck fulfills their commitment to the Great Neck Community.

The Rotary Club of Great Neck invites town residents and business persons to visit one of their meetings for social and business networking and to par-

ticipate in keeping Great Neck ‘great’; as a wonderful place to live and work.

Their dinner meetings are the second Wednesday of each month at local restaurants and on all other remaining Wednesdays in the month, the club gathers for breakfast at 8 a.m. in the boardroom of TD Bank at 2 Great Neck Road.

To arrange for your visit as a guest, or if interested in becoming one of their weekly speakers, please email them at rotaryclubofgreatneck@aol.com or call 516-487-9392.

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Students named semifinalists in scholarship competition

South High students to present recital Great Neck South High School will present its annual Piano Recital on Friday, Oct. 14, at 7 p.m., in the school’s Music Suite (room 309) at 341 Lakeville Road.

This recital gives the students in the Advanced Piano class the opportunity to perform in public.

Students will play classical

pieces from the standard piano repertoire.

The event is free and the public is welcome to attend.

For additional information, please contact Michael Schwartz, performing arts department head, at 516-4414851, or at mschwartz@greatneck.k12.ny.us.

School employees to hold 25th recital The Great Neck Public Schools will hold the 25th Annual Faculty Recital, on Thursday, Oct. 27, at 7 p.m. at Great Neck South High School, located at 341 Lakeville Road.

Come hear instrumental and vocal music performed by

the district’s faculty and friends.

Tickets at the door are $5 for students and seniors and $10 for adults, which are suggested donations.

Proceeds will benefit the Music Scholarship Fund.

Twenty-seven seniors in the Great Neck Public Schools have been named Semifinalists in the prestigious 2017 National Merit Scholarship Competition (NMSC).

John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School semifinalists are Nicolas Calto, Jonathan Gao, Solly Kasab, Diana Kim, Zachary Lee, and David Liu. William A. Shine-Great Neck South High School semifinalists are Ajay Dheeraj, Lucia Geng, Noah Harouche, Yiqing (Elissa) He, Lynn Hlaing, Kevin Ho, Joo Eun (Medody) Kang, Matthew Ko, Sungmin Ko, XiaoLing (Lee) Li, Maximilian Manicone, Benjamin Newman, Justin Ning, Joshua Putter, Lauren Reiss, Amanda Shen, Melody Yang, Alex Yuan, David Yuan, Sean Zhang, and Aric Zhuang.

These semifinalists are among the 16,000 named nationwide, having scored among the highest in New York State on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), which they

took last year.

The National Merit Scholarship Program honors individual students who show exceptional academic ability and potential for success in rigorous college studies.

These semifinalists, who represent less than one percent of seniors in the state, will be identified to colleges and universities in order to increase their educational opportunities.

Most semifinalists will go on to achieve finalist status in early 2017.

Merit Scholarship winners will be chosen from among the finalists to receive one or more Merit Scholarship Awards.

Awards include: National Merit $2,500 (single-payment scholarships), CorporateSponsored (one-time or renewable four-year awards), and College-Sponsored (renewable for up to four years).

Scholarships are underwritten by NMSC and by some 440 business organizations and higher education institutions.

37 seniors commended Thirty-seven seniors in the Great Neck Public Schools have been named Commended Students in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program (NMSP).

To achieve this honor, they placed among the top 5 percent of the more than 1.6 million juniors who took the 2015 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.

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“ HE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN NAMED COMMENDED STUDENTS HAVE DEMONSTRATED OUTSTANDiNG POTENTiAL fOR ACADEMiC SUCCESS.” — nMSp SpOkESpERSOn

Each commended student received a Letter of Commendation in recognition of exceptional academic promise.

Although commended students do not continue in the competition for National Merit Scholarships, some become candidates for scholarships sponsored by corporations and businesses.

“The young men and women named Commended Students have demonstrated outstanding potential for academic success,” a NMSP spokesperson said. “They represent a valuable national resource. Recognizing their accomplishments, as well as the key role their schools play in their academic development, is vital to the advancement of educational excellence in our nation.”

North High’s Commended Students are Andrew Abrudescu, Patrick Gao, Julia Goldsamt, Erica Levy, Victoria Liu, Scott Rothbaum, Leila Shirian, Joseph Taied, Katie Tropp-Levy, Aaron Young, and Judy Zhang.

South High’s Commended Students are Aram Baghdassarian, William Ban, Rachel Brenner, Sarina Chan, Heidi Chang, Ava Chen, Shaminta Hamidian, Aren Kalash, Ashley Koo, Jin Mo Ko, Allan Lee, Joshua Lee, Jessalyn Li, Olivia Lundelius, William Peng, Adam Pramberger, Haley Raphael, William Ren, Bradley Sheen, Christine Suh, Warner Tsang, Shrinath Viswanathan, Benjamin Weber, Jaysen Zhang, Josephine Zheng, and William Zheng.

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Phillips racks up endorsements Dem opponent Adam Haber releases 4-point plan to fight gun violence

By J oe N i k i c Republican candidate Elaine Phillips announced a number of endorsements this week, while her opponent in the 7th Senate District race, Democrat Adam Haber, released his anti-gun violence platform.

On Monday, Phillips, the Flower Hill Village mayor, received the backing of four groups from the Fire Department of New York that represent more than 10,000 New York City firefighters, EMT’s, paramedics, dispatchers and other emergency first responders.

“I was there on the morning of Sept. 11, when the images of FDNY firefighters rushing into the burning Twin Towers was etched into our memories, and the world witnessed the courage, dedication and professionalism of New York’s first responders,” she said. “Last week, we were reminded once again of the tremendous risk and sacrifice they face every day to keep us safe, when we mourned another brave FDNY officer who sacrificed his life to keep the public safe.”

“That is why I am so humbled and grateful to these everyday heroes for their support,” Phillips added.

The FDNY Uniformed Firefighters Association and Uniformed EMT’s, Paramedics and Fire Inspectors Local 2507, Uniformed Fire Alarm

Dispatchers Benevolent Association and the Uniformed EMS Officers Union Local 3621 all announced their endorsements Monday.

Many of the members represented by the four groups, according to the Phillips campaign, live on Long Island and serve as volunteer firefighters as well as in school and community organizations.

“In the Senate, the men and women of the FDNY know that they can count on me to have their backs, ensuring that they will always have the tools and equipment they need to do their jobs safely and effectively, and to serve as their voice,” Phillips said.

On Tuesday, she received the endorsements of two groups representing school administrators and supervisors across the state.

The Council of Administrators and Supervisors, which represents Long Island schools, and the Empire State Supervisors and Administrators Association, which has more than 3,500 members across the state, announced their endorsement of Phillips.

“Long Island’s top notch public schools are admired and respected all across the nation, and a key reason why families want to live and work here, and that’s because of the hard work and dedication of teachers, administrators and professionals,” she said. “In the Senate, I will be the voice of

educators and parents in fighting for our fair share of state aid from Albany, and will stand up to the bureaucrats who want to replace learning with more standardized testing and red tape.”

On Wednesday, Haber, a Roslyn school board trustee, announced his four-point antigun violence platform, which aims to keep guns away from children, prevent suspected terrorists from purchasing guns and giving law enforcement officers the tools needed to fight gun violence.

“As a school board trustee, my top priority has always been ensuring the safety of our children, especially from the disturbing trend of gun violence and mass shootings in our nation,” he said. “The Safe Act is one of the strictest antigun violence policies in the nation, and I’m committed to not only defending it, but putting forth further common-sense laws to keep our children and communities safe.”

The first part of Haber’s plan calls for him to fight efforts to repeal the state’s SAFE act, which sets requirements for universal background checks on gun purchases, increases penalties for those using illegal guns and mandates life in prison without parole for anyone who kills a first responder.

The state Senate Republican majority had voted to repeal the SAFE act, but the

state Assembly did not.

The second point of his plan is to pass Nicholas’ Law for safe gun storage. The proposed law is named after 12-year-old Nicholas Naumkin, who was shot and killed by a friend playing with his father’s gun in 2010.

The legislation requires guns to be locked away by the owner if he or she is not in possession of the weapon.

The third point of the plan aims to give law enforcement officers the ability to trace criminals through their guns and ammunition using a technology called “microstamping.”

Microstamping technology places a unique code on shell casings when a semi-automatic pistol is fired, according to New Yorkers Against Gun Violence.

According to the Haber campaign, the technology would allow law enforcement to “more easily capture the thousands of perpetrators of gun violence who are able to remain a threat to our communities.”

The final part of the plan calls for Haber to support the Deny Firearms to Dangerous Terrorists Act, a bill that would prevent those on the federal no-fly list or terrorist screening database from receiving a gun license.

The legislation would also repeal any current licenses owned by such persons.

“It is reprehensible that

the proposals I am committing to fight for, although common sense for community members like us, continue to be blocked by the Senate Republican majority or are at risk of being repealed,” Haber said. “It is further proof why we desperately need new leadership in Albany, not their handpicked candidates who will continue this dangerous trend.”

“As state senator, I will always choose the safety of our children and communities over pandering to extremists like the NRA and corporate gun lobby,” he added.

Phillips’ campaign spokesman, Chris McKenna, said she has often spoken out against gun violence and her plans are supported by law enforcement groups.

“Elaine Phillips has repeatedly spoken out against gun and gang violence, and about her plans to give law enforcement the tools they need to get dangerous, illegal guns off our streets,” McKenna said. “It’s why she’s been endorsed by 19 different police organizations who recognize that she is the stronger candidate to support law enforcement and help keep our communities safe.”

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Community Meetings Village of East Hills Planning Meeting

Village of Great Neck Architectural Review Board Meeting

Thursday, October 13 @ 8:00 p.m.

Village Hall 209 Harbor Hill Road, East Hills 516-621-5600

Thursday, October 13 @ 7:30 p.m.

Village Hall 61 Baker Hill Road, Great Neck 516-482-0019

Village of Floral Park Board of Zoning and Appeals Meeting

Village of Great Neck Plaza Board of Zoning and Appeals Meeting

Wednesday, October 12 @ 8:00 p.m.

Village Hall 1 Floral Boulevard, Floral Park 516-326-6300 Floral Park Library Board of Trustees Meeting

Wednesday, October 12 @ 8:00 p.m.

17 Caroline Place, Floral Park 516-326-6330

Great Neck Water Pollution Control District Board of Commissioners Meeting

Thursday, October 13 @ 8:30 a.m.

District Office 236 E Shore Rd, Great Neck (516) 482-0238 Village of Kings Point Board of Trustees Meeting

Wednesday, October 12 @ 8:00 p.m.

Village Hall 2 Gussack Plaza, Great Neck 516-482-4500

Thursday, October 11 @ 8:30 p.m.

Village Hall, 32 Steppingstone Lane, Kings Point 516-504-1000

Village of Great Neck Estates Board of Trustees Meeting

Village of Manorhaven Board of Zoning and Appeals Meeting

Monday, October 10 @ 8:00 p.m.

Village Hall, Atwater Plaza/ 4 Gateway Drive, Great Neck 516-482-8283

Tuesday, October 11 @ 7:00 p.m.

Village Hall, 33 Manorhaven Blvd.

Port Washington 516-883-7000

Village of New Hyde Park Board of Zoning and Appeals Meeting

Wednesday, October 12 @ 7:30 p.m.

Village Hall 1420 Jericho Turnpike New Hyde Park 516-354-0022 Village of North Hills Planning Meeting

Wednesday, October 12 @ 7:30 p.m.

Village Hall 1 Shelter Rock Road North Hills 516-627-3451

Village of Roslyn Harbor Board of Trustees Meeting

Thursday, October 13 @ 7:00 p.m.

Village Hall, 500 Motts Cove Road South, Roslyn Harbor 516-621-0368

Village of Williston Park Board of Zoning and Appeals Meeting

Tuesday, October 11 @ 8:00 p.m.

Village Hall, 494 Willis Avenue, Williston Park 516-746-2193

Meetings are held at the respective Village Halls except where noted. All meetings, dates and times are subject to change.

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Great Neck embodies American Dream I’ve wanted to do a piece about Great Neck for years.

All I really know about Great Neck is that the now defunct Millie’s Place was a great place to have brunch and that F. Scott Fitzgerald once lived in town.

I needed a guide and I did my best to talk my allergist, the wonderful Dr. Yiqun Hui, into showing me the local areas of interest but alas she’s way too busy.

So I was forced into taking a trip myself to get a feel for the place.

Of course everyone knows that the great American novel “The Great Gatsby” was set in Great Neck. F. Scott Fitzgerald lived in Great Neck for two years in the 1920s and was so astonished with its beauty and glamour that he wrote what most now consider being the greatest American novel of the 20th century.

The history of Great Neck is unique.

In the 17th century, it was inhabited by the Mattinecock Native Americans and settled by the Dutch and English.

By the end of the 19th century it became a railway head and was transformed from a farm village into a commuter town since it was only 30 minutes from Manhattan.

Show business personalities and literary types were welcomed into Great Neck, including Sid Caesar and the Marx Brothers.

It was known as a place that welcomed all religions.

Former residents included Francis Ford Coppola, Sarah Hughes and F. Scott Fitzgerald, Whitey Ford, Louise Nevelson, Paul Newman, Eugene O’Neil,

George Segal and Talia Shire.

Ring Lardner would hang out with F. Scott Fitzgerald in the summers and enjoy the views of the bay.

As Nick said in “The Great Gatsby,” “they had a great view of the water — a partial view of the neighbor’s lawn and the consoling proximity of millionaires.’’

In the novel, West Egg (Great Neck) was considered new money and East Egg (Manhasset) was considered old money.

But riding through Great Neck on this sun-filled Sunday gives a different impression indeed.

There is nothing new money about the place. All the streets have old shaded oak and sycamore trees that provide a glorious

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and safe feeling.

The homes are mostly Tudor or American Craftsman style and give off a feeling of very old money.

It is no surprise the Great Neck has changed since Fitzger-

ald described the town.

It’s been nearly 100 years since the Roaring Twenties.

In the 1980s, following the Islamic Revolution, many of the wealthiest Iranians decided to settle in Great Neck and more recently there’s been an influx of highly educated Asians, which has enhanced the already superior school system.

During my stroll through town I stopped into Caffe Bene on Middle Neck Road to get a coffee rush.

I asked the barista what he thought of Great Neck and he said it was the best place in the world to live.

He told me his name was Joshua and sat down to chat.

His mom was a governess at

a brief look at the beauty of Great Neck, the setting for F. scott Fitzgerald masterpiece “the Great Gatsby.”

one of the estates in town and he was raised since age 3 as a member of their family.

Josh told me that yes there is vast wealth in Great Neck but he feels that he’s been a most fortunate benefactor of constant generosity, decency and kindness.

After finishing my coffee I strolled down to the park near the train station and relaxed in the sun.

A mix of generations was there including some older folks in lawn chairs, some families with their kids and a few young lovers hanging out under the cupola.

Really an idyllic setting reminiscent of the painting by George Seurats called “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte” but without the French.

As every school boy knows, in “The Great Gatsby’’ the central image was the vision of the green light seen on Daisy’s dock in Manhasset.

Gatsby would look out longingly across the bay from his lonely estate on West Egg and reach out to it.

The green light on the faraway dock is said to represent unobtainable love, beauty, money, materialism or happiness.

It is the attaining of the American Dream.

And from the look of all the wealth and beauty and grandeur of the homes of Great Neck it looks to me that the residents have obtained that green light.

I just hope that all the lucky and proud residents of Great Neck realize that they are living the American Dream each and every day.

phillips targets NyC dems, haber in race Continued from Page 6 While she does not “see a reason” to give tax breaks for multimillion-dollar luxury condominium buildings or hotels, Phillips said she supported plans that could help landlords of buildings that provide workforce or affordable housing.

“These are family-owned businesses that deserve the right that when energy costs go up, they deserve to be able to reflect that in their rent,” she said. “I’m not saying raise rent by 10 percent, but to have a reasonable rent stabilization plan.”

Phillips said she was in sup-

port of the state-mandated property tax cap, stating that there are ways for municipalities to remain under the tax cap and contain spending.

She touted her record in remaining under the tax cap and decreasing taxes in four of the five years she has served as mayor.

In terms of the state budget, Phillips said there was fat that could be cut and that legislators needed to make “tough decisions” to do so.

Although she is currently opposed to the Long Island Rail Road’s proposal for a third track

between Floral Park and Hicksville, she said she would support what the village mayors and constituents of the areas affected by the project wanted.

Phillips said her constituents have questions that need to be answered by Gov. Andrew Cuomo about the environmental impact of the proposal and whether the third track would alleviate some of the congestion in the area.

She admitted that congestion was a problem on Long Island, stating that the Long Island Expressway is a “mess,” but did not offer a solution.

Phillips touted her environmental record in Flower Hill and her endorsement by the New York League of Conservation Voters.

She said preserving the environment and protecting the water, which she said was Long Island’s “most valuable resource,” was a major concern for her.

“I believe that we all have an obligation to leave the world in a better place,” Phillips said.

She said both the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the state Department of Environmental Conservation should be fully funded.

Phillips said she would support Roe v. Wade, a Supreme Court ruling that states could not outlaw or regulate abortions performed during the first trimester of pregnancy, as state legislation.

Voters should vote for her in the race to replace outgoing state Sen. Jack Martins, she said, because of her experience as a mayor, her financial background and her desire to help constituents get what they need.

“What you do for 5,000 residents is the same thing you do for 500,000 or one million residents,” Phillips said.

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Recent Real Estate Sales in Great Neck Great Neck Real Estate Market conditions Median sales price $855,000 Demographics near Great Neck, NY Population Population Density Median Age People per Household Median Household income Average income per Capita

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

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

77 Merrivale Road, Great Neck Sold Price: $1,375,000 Date: 08/25/2016 5 beds, 3 full baths Style: Exp Ranch # of families: 1 Schools: Great Neck Total Taxes: $17,000 MLS# 2856249

107 Baker hill Road, Great Neck Sold Price: $700,000 Date: 08/07/2016 4 beds, 2 full baths Style: Exp Ranch # of families: 1 Lot Size: 65x100 Schools: Great Neck Total Taxes: $10,956 MLS# 2855995

68 Westminster Road, Great Neck 35 old Farm Road, Great Neck Sold Price: $1,080,000 Date: 09/07/2016 4 beds, 2 full/1 Half baths Style: Colonial # of families: 1 Lot Size: 125x130 Schools: Great Neck Total Taxes: $19,932 MLS# 2851612

Sold Price: $1,050,000 Date: 08/26/2016 3 beds, 3 full/1 Half baths Style: Colonial # of families: 1 Lot Size: 75x100 Schools: Great Neck Total Taxes: $17,000 MLS# 2847116

Editor’s note: Homes shown here were recently sold in Great Neck by a variety of real estate agencies. The information about the homes and the photos were obtained through the Multiple Listing Services of Long Island. The homes are presented based solely on the fact that they were recently sold in Great Neck and are believed by Blank Slate Media to be of interest to our readers.

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Location, location, school district When you are purchasing a home, homeowner association, condo or co-op or even considering a rental, some desire a renovated place, some just want a very clean place, some will take anything just to be in a specific location. However, the exception would be a one- or two-year renter who wants the best possible condition for the time that they would reside there or at best a very clean place.

So if you are single, married with or without children or whatever your circumstances, some will need to think about schools and some may not.

If you are purchasing or renting a home, home owner association, condo or co-op and intend to purchase a home in three to five years and have children less than five years old, schools for the near term may not be so important, except for one thing; the next person that might purchase your place might have children who are older, where schools just might be a priority for them.

Once you know your budget

that you feel most comfortable spending on whatever type of primary residence you need and want, then you should also consider the best school district that your dollars will buy, even if it is for a short term or longer term.

One day soon or many years down the line, your next buyer will probably want and expect superior schools just you like did when you initially bought.

I have found in and around Long Island that the best school districts tend to elevate the value of the homes in the surrounding areas.

This is mostly true across the U.S.; but there are exceptions where a tourist and vacation areas exist and water front and water view domiciles are situated.

Even though there are cycles to real estate, generally speaking, in the long run, you will receive back, the biggest “bang for your buck” if you consider purchasing in the areas with the more exceptional and above average schools.

However, this doesn’t mean you should go overboard and stretch

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yourself to an unsustainable level of mortgage payments.

Qualifying for a mortgage will most of the time allow you to go up to three to four times your gross salary (depending on your debt/income ratios) without going to a point, where you are living for your mortgage; you don’t want to be “real estate rich and cash poor!”

But you must consider your real estate taxes, carrying charges, (maintenance on a co-op or

common charges on a condo).

Also, PMI-Private Mortgage Insurance will be required, if you are putting down less than 20 percent on a home, home owner association or condo, but there are exceptions depending on your purchase price and this must also be considered in your monthly mortgage payment.

Co-ops usually require at least 10 percent down, but mostly 20 percent and debt to income ratios can range from 27 percent-36 percent in Long Island, Queens, New York City and Brooklyn.

There are also flip taxes, application and processing, and move in/move out fees as well as whatever additional costs involved in purchasing a Cooperative apartment.

In addition, one must also consider your lawyer’s fee, transfer and mortgage taxes, luxury tax of 1 percent of the purchase price, if $1,000,000 or higher.

For sure, most will not have to worry about the luxury tax ; but as they say, if you can afford the Rolls Royce, you don’t worry

about the gas or repairs.

Obviously, if you are considering selling especially in our current market and your home is priced $2 million or less (or under $3 million in NYC) the market is still very strong with a larger than normal demand in those school districts that are highly rated.

Especially those that may have semi-finalists or finalist students in the Siemens Award Contest (use to be called Westinghouse Awards) as well as the Intel Science Awards. Those students provide a nice bump in the value of homes in those areas locally and across the U.S. So whether you are purchasing or selling, schools are definitely a component that one should not overlook and to consider for return on investment) in the long run.

Lastly, even when purchasing rental property, the better the schools (especially around college towns) the better the quality of the tenant, the better the rental price.

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Town disputes audit of post-Sandy efforts Report calls for return of $9.9M in FEMA grant funding Continued from Page 2 removed before the funds were released.

The inspector general’s office said the town did not provide documentation supporting $562,387 in expenses by the town’s Solid Waste Management Authority for equipment and administrative costs during debris removal.

Town and state officials both disputed this claim, stating that the town “provided a spreadsheet summary and has records to show GPS location and fuel use by SWMA employees during the emergency clean-up period.”

The town also disputed the inspector general office’s finding that a $405,158 insurance claim was paid by FEMA, stating that it was instead paid by the town’s insurer.

In a letter to the inspector general’s office, Deputy Town Supervisor Aline Khatchadourian said the auditors only identified “$5.5 million in potential costs to

be recovered” and that the report contained “overstatements” that “unfairly cast the town in a negative light.”

Khatchadourian said the $3.2 million duplicate payment was already resolved, the $405,158 claim was already paid by the town’s insurer and the $791,175 that the town did not spend on a project was not received by the town, and thus there was no money to recover.

An anonymous source from the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services told Newsday that the inspector general’s office “seemed to be way too early in their assessment of finding problems that did not exist.”

FEMA is reviewing the audit and is expected to release a response by Oct. 31.

If it orders the town to give back the money, the town would have 60 days to appeal the decision.

Plaza BZA approves complex variances Continued from Page 2 sidered placing $300,000 in the escrow account once they receive a building permit.

Village Attorney Richard Gabriele said that although the variances

were approved, the zoning board needs to submit a written approval, which will be finalized at the Oct. 26 zoning board meeting, and then the decision will head to the Board of Trustees for final approval.

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K. Point’s employees rank 2nd in salaries Continued from Page 1 ees earn raises based on length of time working for the village, performance and cost-of-living increases.

“The majority have been employed by the village for many years, during which time they have earned both merit and cost-of-living increases to their compensation,” he said.

Although the village has the second highest paid general employees in the state, none of them ranked in the top 80 earners.

Kings Point’s 21 police officers received an average salary of $222,394.

Six of the top 20 highest paid village employees in the state were Kings Point police officers.

In comparison, the 34 general employees in the Village of Great Neck earn an average of $63,000 per year.

In Great Neck Estates, the 23 general employees earn $52,083 per year, while Great Neck Plaza’s 28 employees make an average of $45,264

per year.

The Village of Thomaston’s four general employees earn an average of $78,221 per year and Russell Gardens’ seven employees earn $61,528 per year.

Lake Success’ 44 general employees earn an average of $57,654 per year.

The two general employees at the Village of Saddle Rock earn $38,180 per year, while the three employees in the Village of Kensington earn $49,093.

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Continued from Page 4 include fire protection districts in Albertson, Carle Place, Floral Park, Glenwood, Great Neck, Port Washington, and Roslyn, garbage districts in AlbertsonSearingtown-Herricks, Great Neck, Manhasset, New Cassel, New Hyde Park-Garden City Park, and Floral Park Centre, which also serves as a lighting district, park districts in Harbor Hills, Manhasset Bay, Clinton G. Martin and Levitt Park at Roslyn Heights, Port Washington Public Parking, the Sidewalk District, and the Great Neck

Water District.

The other 23 are run by independently elected boards, each headed by a commissioner.

They include the Port Washington Business Improvement District, fire districts in Garden City Park, Manhasset-Lakeville, New Hyde Park, and Westbury, garbage districts in Carle Place, Glenwood, Port Washington and Roslyn, the Shelter Rock and Gold Coast library districts, the Carle Place Library Funding District, park districts in Great Neck and Manhasset, the Port Washington Police District, the

Belgrave, Great Neck, and Port Washington Water Pollution Control Districts, and water districts in Albertson, Carle Place, Garden City Park, Glenwood, Manhasset-Lakeville, Port Washington, Roslyn and Westbury.

The town board will hold budget hearings on Oct. 13 and Oct. 25 at 7:30 p.m. for public comment, as well as a budget work session on Oct. 7 at 10 a.m.

The board is scheduled to vote to finalize the tentative budget on Nov. 1.

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G R eat ne c k s o c ia l c en t er Early Autumn Events *Rotary Club offers Center seniors Oral Cancer Screening on Wednesday, October 5th between 9:00a.m. and noon. The Screening and Awareness Information is free and painless! Questions? To make a reservation, call Rotary at (516)487- 9392. *Voters alert: On Tuesday, October 6, the Congressional Primary poll registration hours for those in this area, are 5:00a.m. through 9:30p.m. in Center’s Room 6. *Veterans Social Club invites you to their monthly meeting of Veterans, their families and friends for an entertaining program. This Friday, on Oct. 14 at 2 p.m. you will see a demonstration of techniques of self-defense. Robert Walter Sensei will show simple ways in which male or female, young or old can protect themselves. The program is free, and so are the refreshments provided by Atria Great Neck. *Need a Flu Shot? Wednesday, October 19th you can have it at the Social Center between 10:00a.m. and 1:00p.m. Please reserve time through Project Independence.

Phone 311 for information and a time of appointment.

Veterans Social Club Demonstration On Friday, Oct. 14 at 2 p.m you will be glad you are invited to a very entertaining demonstration

by Robert on techniques in Self Defense. Veterans, their families and guests will see ways in which male or female, young or old can protect themselves! This program is free, and you will also enjoy the refreshments provided by Atria Great Neck.

Seasonal Flu Shots Any Town of North Hempstead resident aged 60 and older can register for the regular Flu Vaccine by appointment at the Social Center, 80 Grace Avenue. Please call Project Independence at 311 or 516-8696311 to make an appointment or for more information. The date at the Center is Wednelsday, Oct. 19 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The shot is free.

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and critique. With a flurry of wise and sometimes heated words, there is an equally erudite moderator to keep the flow on target. Among the skilled moderators are such superstars as Janet de Winter and Martha Cohen.

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Womanspace Open Membership Tea On Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 1 p.m., Janet de Winter is the Guest Speaker who will review a novel called “The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street”. Janet has a wonderful way of telling the stories of the novels she reviews. So vivid is her description that you do not have to have read the book to enjoy the discussion of the afternoon.

Members can renew their annual fee and guests who want to see what this lively weekly group is up to can decide to join. Meanwhile,

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Fall Prevention Program Project Independence announces their much awaited Fall Prevention Program is beginning on Monday, Oct. 17. This free seven session course will give participants opportunities to practice many ways to keep from falling and sustaining injuries that limit your independence.

There is already a waiting list, but still time to register for spaces that are available. Call 311 and let Project Independence know that you want to attend. In the meantime, don’t fall!

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Womanspace Memoir Writing After a summer off to acquire new

inspiration on how to share the adventures of your life, this talented group resumes its weekly Monday afternoon meetings. Dust off your computers, yellow pads and doodled pages. Bring them to the Great Neck Social Center starting October 5th and onward. Free of charge to members of our affiliate, Womanspace, if you have always wanted to share essays, light verse, poetry and even chapters, maybe this is the time and place to be. Gladys Thompson Roth is the gifted leader of the group. If you want more information about Womanspace and the Memoir Writing Group, phone Nettie at (516)883-9419 Stay Active!

Right here at the Center you can have your blood pressure checked Monday and Friday; get your flu shot; take a driving course, attend parties, participate in discussions, keep exercising, move to music, play bridge, ping pong, billiards and much, much more! Just watch this column and the Display Boards in the entry hall for items announcing special trips and stimulating events to brighten your days.

We wish our neighbors the happiest of holidays with friends and family!

Village uses 2-prong Winthrop agrees to merger tactic on third track Continued from Page 11 support of the residents, I think we can get through it if it happens,” Strauss said.

Most New Hyde Park residents remain unconvinced of the project’s supposed benefits, Lofaro said, including the proposed parking garage.

Conversations about amenities may come if the project’s environmental study indicates it should be done, he said, but village officials have prioritized shaping planners’ proposals to incorporate residents’ concerns.

“We will continue to lobby to have elements built into the project that we feel are needed and necessary,” Lofaro said. “... But we’re looking to see how things evolve and we’ll continue to try to fight for really what’s best for the community.”

There’s little room in Floral Park to build “goodies” such as parking garages, which are no substitute for real mitigation of harmful impacts or broader improvements to the LIRR system, Tweedy said.

Fixes to Floral Park’s elevated station, which has cracked concrete and lacks handicap accessibility, and the elimination of the street-level crossings should be done regardless of whether the third track is built, not at-

tached to a project many residents do not want, he said.

“It’s their plan to design, it’s their plan to disclose, not mine to develop,” Tweedy said.

Third track proponents argue the project would boost Long Island’s economy by strengthening its connection to New York City, while creating a path around accidents that cause LIRR delays.

A project spokesman, Shams Tarek, declined to comment for this article, but has said planners are engaging in an unprecedented public outreach process and continue to meet with village officials and community leaders and collect comments through the project’s website.

“The public outreach effort is informing stakeholders about the project alternatives, soliciting their feedback, and communicating the potential project benefits and impacts,” the scoping document says.

Project officials have promised to build the track entirely on LIRR property and avoid taking any residential property. An environmental study of the project is underway, and a public comment period will follow the release of a draft environmental impact statement, expected later this year.

Continued from Page 13 as the primary inpatient hospital,” Dr. Robert I. Grossman, NYU Langone’s dean and CEO, said in a statement.

NYU Langone runs more than 150 outpatient facilities in the New York metropolitan region. The system received nearly three million patient visits in 2014, according to its most recent annual report.

Winthrop operates facilities in Garden City, Deer Park and Manhattan in addition to its 591-bed hospital and medical research center in Mineola.

The two hospital groups had been in merger talks since April 2015 and in July

signed a letter of intent to affiliate. Winthrop also had discussions last year with New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Mt. Sinai Hospital.

Winthrop says it will continue hosting 80 Stony Brook University medical students at its Mineola campus and will maintain its kidney transplant partnership with New York-Presbyterian.

The combined hospital system will have 36,500 employees, Keating said, a little more than half as many as New Hyde Park-based Northwell Health.

Northwell is the state’s largest private employer with more than 61,000 workers.

G.N. woman opens store Continued from Page 13 cations for a storefront: Wheatley Plaza and the Americana Manhasset. “For a while it was never the right fit,” she said.

“The stores were very big and we wanted to be more like a small jewelry box.” After two years of searching and waiting, she leapt at the opportunity to move into her current location at Wheatley Plaza.

Measuring at just 400 square feet, her store features a spare, modern interior that highlights the jewelry on display.

Hanover said the store has experienced a “great response” since its opening six weeks ago.

Proud of having grown her business while raising three children, Hanover wants her store and its story to serve as inspiration for young women entrepreneurs.

“I get calls from young girls about following their dreams,” she said. “I tell them you can make your dreams into a business.”

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Democratic Nassau County legislators on Wednesday proposed a cap on county fee increases in what they called an effort to “rein in” County Executive Edward Mangano’s overtaxing of residents.

In advance of the Legislature’s first budget hearing Wednesday, the six Democrats filed a bill that would apply the state’s 2 percent cap on property tax hikes to fee increases, casting Mangano’s proposed $83 million in revenue from new and increased fees as equivalent to a 9.4 percent property tax increase.

“We need to be able to take the county executive and rein him in,” Minority Leader Kevan Abrahams (D-Hempstead) said at a news conference in Mineola.

“He is driving up costs of being a Nassau County homeowner.”

The budget Mangano, a Republican, proposed last month keeps county property taxes flat but creates a dozen new fees and raises more than 100 existing fees to collect about $82.5 million in new revenue.

More than three-quarters of that, about $64.4 million, would come from a $105 “public safety fee” added to traffic and parking tickets, which Mangano says will go toward hiring 150 new police officers.

Under the Democrats’ bill, fee increases would be capped at 2 percent or the rate of inflation, whichever is lower, and no fee could be raised more than once every two years.

Democratic legislators said new business licensing fees and hikes to fees for park use and alarm system permits are Mangano’s way of circumventing the property tax cap by “nickel-and-diming residents,” Abrahams said.

Mangano’s administration says the fees would make specific people, including drivers who break traffic laws, shoul-

der the county’s increased costs while a property tax hike would affect all residents.

“Residents should be outraged that Democrats increased property taxes by 42 percent and consistently oppose Ed Mangano’s budgets which remained under the tax cap and froze property taxes for six years,” Brian Nevin, a Mangano spokesman and aide, said in an email Wednesday.

Democrats approved large tax hikes in the early 2000s to save the county from bankruptcy. The 2015 county budget contained a 3.4 percent property tax hike that county officials said was negated by a state tax rebate for most homeowners.

Mangano proposed a 1.2 percent increase last year that the Republican-controlled Legislature struck by overriding Mangano’s veto.

Legislators will hold three hearings before the Oct. 31 deadline to approve a budget. The adopted budget is subject to approval by the Nassau Interim Finance Authority, the state oversight board installed in 2000 that currently controls the county’s finances.

Democrats want an independent inspector general to oversee county contracts and root out “waste, fraud and abuse,” Abrahams said. But Republicans have rejected that idea, saying the county already has officials who fulfill its role.

Abrahams did not give specifics when asked what new revenue or spending cuts his party would propose in the short term, but said Democrats would put forward plans after the budget hearings.

Legislator Carrie Solages (D-Elmont) said the county could increase park fees for nonresidents and sell unused land.

Nevin said those ideas “wouldn’t come close” to covering some $57 million in salary increases required by labor agreements with county workers that both parties approved.

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Maragos to run as a Democrat for county exec email address. “With the election more than a year In 2011, Maragos said away, Ed Mangano continhe worried same-sex marues to be focused on mainriage could lead to legal taining public safety, creatpolygamy and that “some ing jobs and holding the people would even like to line on property taxes.” marry with their pets.”

Robert Zimmerman, He also said English he op- Tutor a Great Neck public relaposed abortion except in cases of rape, incest or tions executive and Demothreats to the life of the cratic National Committee member, said Maragos’ mother.

On Thursday, he said candidacy as a Democrat he accepts same-sex mar- is “an affront” to the parriage as “a national policy” ty’s principles.

“If Nassau Democrats and now considers himself are to build credibility “pro-choice.”

Mangano plans to an- with the electorate then nounce next year whether we cannot turn to candihe will run for a third four- dates who have attacked our elected Democrats and year term.

In an email, a Man- take positions that are ofgano spokesman, Brian fensive to our core beliefs Nevin, called Maragos “the and constituents,” Zimnew opportunistic face” of merman said in a stateNassau’s Democratic Party. ment Thursday.

Other Democrats con“It will certainly be interesting to see how Dem- sidering county executive ocrats embrace the con- bids include state Assemservative values George blyman Charles Lavine (DMaragos trumpeted in his Glen Cove), Long Beach failed campaigns against City Manager Jack SchnirSenators Schumer and man and county Legislator Gillibrand,” Nevin wrote Laura Curran (D-Baldfrom a Mangano campaign win), Jacobs said.

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COMMUNITY CLASSIFIEDS ▼ employment, marketplace To Place Your Ad Call Phone:

516.307.1045

Fax:

516.307.1046

e-mail:

hblank@theislandnow.com

In Person:

105 Hillside Avenue Williston Park, NY 11598

We’re Open:

Mon–Thurs: 9am-5:30pm Fri: 9am-6pm

Deadlines

Tuesday 11:00am: Classified Advertising Tuesday 1:00pm: Legal Notices/ Name Changes Friday 5:00pm Buyers’s Guide Error Responsibility All ads placed by telephone are read back for verification of copy context.

In the event of an error of Blank Slate Media LLC we are not responsible for the first incorrect insertion. We assume no responsiblity for an error in and beyond the cost of the ad.

Cancellation Policy Ads must be cancelled the Monday before the first Thursday publication. All cancellations must be received in writing by fax at: 516.307.1046 Any verbal cancellations must be approved by a supervisor. There are no refunds on cancelled advertising. An advertising credit only will be issued.

• Great Neck News • Williston Times • New Hyde Park Herald Courier • Manhasset Times • Roslyn Times • Port Washington Times • Garden City News • Bethpage Newsgram • Jericho Syosset News Journal • Mid Island Times • Syosset Advance

EmploymEnt EXPERIENCED CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT/HHA seeking work (live in or out) with elderly/disabled person helping with activities of daily living: shopping, cooking, feeding, hygiene, showers, etc. Transportation, administer medications, CPR, evacuation. M-F 9-5, open shifts considered. Annette 347869-0081, 917-283-0297 or 516524-7781

Help Wanted ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT WANTED: Garden City based software company seeking talented PT Administrative Assistant. Excellent communication skills, experience with MS-Office, QuickBooks desirable. Ability to multi-task and work on projects. Sales/marketing support, light bookkeeping and administrative experience desirable. College degree desirable. Perfect for local working mom. Flexible hours. Reply sbarcia@metacaresolutions.com or 516-488-6189 BABYSITTER: COLLEGE STUDENT OR RETIREE: looking for babysitter for after school. Must have references and driver’s license. Help with homework, etc. Hours 2:307:30pm. Call 516-747-1385 CAREGIVERS WANTED: Experienced Infant Caregiver(s) needed (3 months-18 months) for new Child Care Center in Roslyn. Interviews are now being conducted. All qualified people are welcome to apply.

Full or part time available. Please call 516-626-0293

to advertise call: 516.307.1045

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CHILD CARE ASSISTANT IN GARDEN CITY. PT 2:00-6/7pm weekdays & Monday mornings. Previous experience caring for children is required, as well as having a passion for working with children in an educational, fun, nurturing, positive environment. Contact Nidia 516873-1853

DISPLAY ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE: Blank Slate Media, a fast growing chain of 6 award winning weekly newspapers and website, is looking for an energetic, service oriented professional with good communication skills to sell display, web and email advertising. Earn up to $60,000 in the first year representing 6 Blank Slate Media publications and website as well as 5 publications and 1 website owned by Blank Slate Media’s partner, Litmor Publications.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and service oriented sales professional with good communication skills. Requirements: minimum 2 years outside sales experience.

Newspaper sales experience a plus.

Must have your own car. Exclusive protected territory. Opportunity to sell both print and online programs.

A collegial, supportive sales team.

Award-winning editorial coverage. A separate newspaper for each community allowing advertisers to target their markets. And you to provide the most cost-effective way to advertise.

Represent media that produce superior response for clients. Compensation: Salary plus commission, health.

To apply please email resume and cover letter to sblank@theislandnow.com or call Steven Blank at 516-307-1045 ext 201

SALES $40,000 TO START Westy, the finest self storage in America, has a career oppty at our Lake Success Center. Appplicants must love serving people at the highest level.

Can lead to management position.

Retail exp desirable. Enjoy working with quality people in our beautiful bldg. Salary, bonus & commissions.

Medical & 401k benefits. Email resume to Becky@Westy.com

BABYSITTER: COLLEGE STUDENT with license available to babysit Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Has 4 yrs of experience with children of all age groups.

References available upon request.

Please contact 347-531-6448 for more information

CLASS A CDL DELIVERY CONTRACT CARRIERS needed immediately! $5,000 sign on bonus. Flat bed and moffett experience a plus!

Call today! Donna 203-676-6967 Victor 315-857-6102 MANUFACTURING PURCHASING AGENT: Manufacturing company located in Lake Success, NY seeking purchasing agent to effectively manage the inventory levels of electronic components. Strong organizational skills with the ability to work on multiple projects, monitor inventory levels, negotiate costs and observe quality of purchasing materials. Create and maintain mutually beneficial long-term partnerships with suppliers, four to seven years purchasing experience. Please email resume to tkerls@escalonmed.com

ADVERTISE HERE CAll NOW 516.307.1045

RESTAURANT POSITIONS AVAILABLE: Experienced grill person, waitstaff, dishwasher and delivery person. Full or part time. Please call 917-626-9151 or in person. Mineola Eats, 85 Mineola Blvd, Mineola.

SITTER PART TIME GARDEN CITY: Needed to care for two active children ages 8 & 11. Must have flexible schedule & own car. Immediate opening. Call 516-747-0982 (Please leave message)

CAREGIVER AVAILABLE FT/PT days or evenings. Available immediately. 20 years experience. Live in or out. Able to run errands. Excellent references. Valid driver’s license & own car. Please call Lorraine 646269-9540 or 646-209-1900

Atria Home Care is growing and we are hiring immediately for the New York City & Long Island areas Certified Home Health Aides Companions RN’s • LPN’s Live-in (HHA & Companion) Drivers We pride ourselves in being one of the top Home Care companies for care professionals.

Contact Alicia La Roche at 516-482-3705 or Alicia.Laroche@atriahomecare.com for immediate consideration!

RECEPTIONIST

Monday through Thursday

4-7pm and an occasional Saturday.

We are also looking for: OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST ACADEMIC TUTOR Send resume to: Articulate50@yahoo.com or call 516-742-5243

(Speech, Education, Evaluation & Developmental Services) 129A Hillside Avenue, Williston Park, NY 11596

Tele: 516-742-5243

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▼ marketplace, real eState, Service directory Situation Wanted Situation Wanted Situation Wanted Situation Wanted CERTIFIED NURSING AIDES: Experienced, reliable, honest, hard working, knowledge of CPR. Seeking private care job for the elderly as companion. Rates per hour/day, negotiable. Please call Carmen 347307-2883 or Florette 507-460-9915 CLEANING SERVICES AVAILABLE to clean homes, apartments, offices & stores. Free estimates.

Own transportation. References available. Please call Rosemary 516-782-5764 CNA/HHA: Seeking position to care for the sick and elderly. Over 16 years experience with Dementia, Parkinsons, Cancer, Decubitus, Strokes, etc. Excellent references available. Call 917-825-0610 COMPANION/HOME HEALTH AIDE With 20 years experience in home care & nursing homes seeking position to care for the sick/elderly. Experience with Parkinsons, Alzheimers, Dementia, Stroke.

Licensed driver able to transport to appointments, etc. References available. English speaking. Please call 347-546-4133

EXPERIENCED POLISH HOUSE CLEANER Good references. Very honest, reliable, responsible and hard working. Own transportation.

English speaking. Flexible days/ hours. I will do a good job. Please call 516-589-5640 HOME HEALTH AIDE AVAILABLE: Kind, compassionate aide working with sick, elderly and newborn care seeking FT/PT position on weekdays, weekends or overnight. 25+ years experience. References available. Call Liz 516-590-5338 HOME HEALTH AIDE/ ELDER CARE Home health aide with over 15 years experience !! Excellent references. Cooking, cleaning, showers, all aspects of daily care. Live in.

Available Immediately !! Call Sharon 347-739-7717

HOUSE CLEANING: Experienced cleaning service available. Pleasant, responsible. Provides own quality clean products. Own transportation. Local references. Spanish /English speaking. Free estimates.

Approximate cost: Small home $79, Mid size $99, Large $118. Please call Diana 516-859-7084

NANCY’S CLEANING SERVICE Let me do the work for you! Homes, apartments and offices! Vacuuming, mopping, sweeping, organizing, etc.

Professional appearance Excellent references English speaking Own transportation Free estimates!

Loves animals !! Call or text Nancy 516-469-5517.

Email: nancybenitez023@gmail.com

HOUSECLEANING Very honest and kind woman available to clean your home Mon-Fri. Own transportation, own supplies, great rates.

Local references. Pet lover. Spanish /English speaking. Contact Marleni 516-734-1016 or 516-902-7249

NANNY/ BABYSITTER Experienced Babysitter available FT/PT. Trustworthy, responsible, active, creative and fun! Child development background. Excellent references.

Licensed driver. Call Doris 516-3300230 or email: dorischris910@gmail. com

MAYA’S CLEANING Excellent Work! Reasonably priced. Provides cleaning supplies and vacuum or use yours. Own transportation 516859-5355 516-244-3535

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NURSING ASSISTANT/ HOME CARE ATTENDANT Nurse’s assistant available to care for the elderly.

Live in or live out. Offering compassionate home care full time or part time. Available for overnight also.

Please call 347-543-5960

Announcements HUNTERS Our hunters will pay top $$$ to hunt your land. Call for a free base camp leasing info packet & quote 866-309-1507 www.basecampleasing.com IF YOU HAD HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY AND SUFFERED AN INFECTION between 2010 and the present time, you may be entitled to compensation. Call Attorney Charles H. Johnson 1-800-535-5727

adoption ADOPTION: UNPLANNED PREGNANCY? Need help? FREE assistance. Caring staff, counseling and financial help. You choose the loving, pre-approved adoptive parents.

Joy 866-922-3678 www.ForeverFamiliesThroughAdoption.org Habla Espanol.

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INVITED SALES BY TRACY JORDAN Consignment Shoppe and Auction House Open 7 Days a Week Consignments by Appointment Monthly Live & Online Auctions Tag Sale, Appraisals and Estate Sale Services Complete House Cleanouts Moving Services Home Staging Services 839 Stewart Avenue Garden City, NY 11530 516-2796378 www.invitedsales.com

PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN (Never known to fail). Oh Most Beautiful Flower of Mount Carmel, fruitful vine of Splendor of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin assist me in this necessity. Oh Star of the Sea help me and show herein you are my Mother. Oh Mary Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth I beseech thee from the bottom of my heart to succor me this necessity (make request). There are none that can withstand your power. Oh show me herein you are my Mother. Oh Mary conceived without sin pray for us who have recourse to Thee (three times). Oh Holy Mary I place this cause in your hands (three times).

Thank you for your mercy to me and mine. Amen. This prayer must be said for three days and after three days your request will be granted.

The prayer must be published.

Grateful thanks. (B.S.H.)

mArketplAce GARAGE SALE GARDEN CITY MULTIFAMILY Friday 10/14 & Saturday 10/15 9am-3pm (raindate 10/21) 26 St. James St. South Books, toys, housewares, pocketbooks, designer clothing, SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE! NO PREVIEWS! GARAGE SALE GARDEN CITY Fri 10/7 & Sat 10/8 9am-5pm 4 Sandy Court (off Old Country Rd) Furniture, custom drapes, dishes, clothes, lawn tractor, old albums, pet bed & supplies, antiques and lots more!

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MAHOGANY DINING ROOM Double pedestal table with 2 leaves and table pads, lighted china cabinet, 6 chairs, server. $2,600. Call 516-8730645 PRIVACY HEDGES LIMITED SUPPLY. 6’ Arborvitae, fast growing, reg. $129 NOW $69. Beautiful, bushy, nursery grown. FREE installation / FREE delivery. Other trees available! 844-592-3327 www.lowcosttrees.com SOLD OUR SUMMER HOME SALE! Rectangular cast aluminum brown, Caselle patio table with 8 chairs. Excellent condition. Can easily sit 10-12 people. Size: 108 x 54.

Paid $10,000. Willing to sacrifice for $2,500.00 Great Buy! Call 516-3982499 for more information.

Auctions STAIRMASTER: 10 step, excellent condition, hardly used. $900. 843-384-6011

Wanted to Buy ABE BUYS ANTIQUES: Silver, paintings, rugs and all contents. All Cash! 917-817-3928 LOOK! Old clocks and watches wanted by collector regardless of condition. Highest prices paid. 917748-7225

Advertising Sales Executive Blank Slate Media Blank Slate Media, a fast-growing chain of 6 award-winning weekly newspapers and website, is looking for an energetic, service-oriented professional with good communications skills to sell display, web and email advertising.

Earn up to $60,000 in the first-year representing the 6 Blank Slate Media publications and website as well the 5 publications and 1 website owned by Blank Slate’s sales partner, Litmor Publications.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and service-oriented sales professional with good communication skills.

Requirements: Minimum of 2 years outside sales experience.

Newspaper sales experience a plus. Must have your own car.

• Exclusive, protected territory • Opportunity to sell both print and online programs • A collegial, supportive sales team • Award-winning editorial coverage.

• A separate newspaper for each community allowing advertisers to target their markets.

And you to provide the most cost-effective way to advertise.

• Represent media that produce superior response for clients.

Compensation • Salary plus commission • Health insurance • Paid holidays • Sick days & holidays

To apply, e-mail your resume and cover letter to sblank@theislandnow.com or call Steve at 516.307-1045 x201 for more information.

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▼ marketplace, real estate, service directory Wanted to Buy LOOKING TO BUY! Oriental items, clothing, art, old & modern furniture, estates, jewelry, silver, glassware, dishes, old photos, coins & stamps, flatware. Call George 718-386-1104 or 917-775-3048 TOP CASH PAID: JEWELRY, Furniture, Art, etc. Please call 718598-3045 or 516-270-2128. www. iBuyAntiquesNYC.com

tag sale *BROWSE *SHOP *CONSIGN A.T. STEWART EXCHANGE CONSIGNMENT SHOP China, Silver, Crystal, Jewelry, Artwork, Furniture, Antiques, Collectibles Tues-Fri 10-4 Sat 12-4 Every Tuesday: 10% Senior Citizen Discount. All proceeds benefit The Garden City Historical Society 109 Eleventh Street Garden City 11530 516-746-8900 email: store@atstewartexchange.org www. gardencityhistoricalsociety. org INVITED SALES BY TRACY JORDAN Tuesday, October 11 10:00 am 109 Charles Street East Williston, NY 11596 Artwork, living room furniture, dining room furniture, bedroom furniture, TVs, housewares, basement, outdoor items, games, accessories....Visit www.invitedsales.com for pictures and details !

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pet services A GARDEN CITY ANIMAL LOVER doesn’t want to leave your precious pooch or fantastic feline alone all day. I’m reliable, dependable and will walk and feed your pet while you work or travel. Please call Cheryl at 516-505-9717 DO YOU HATE KENNELS? OR STRANGERS IN YOUR HOUSE? HOME AWAY FROM HOME will care for your dog in my Garden City home while you are away. Dog walking also available. Pet CPR & first Aid Certified. Numerous referrals and references. Limited availability.

Book early! Annmarie 516-775-4256

proFessional dog training Doggie Day Care Boarding Dog Walking Backyard Clean-up GC Resident 516-382-5553

automotive

autos Wanted DONATE YOUR CAR to Wheels For Wishes, benefitting Make-a-Wish.

We offer free towing and your donation is 100% tax deductible. Call 631317-2014 Today!

real estate for rent

apartment For rent GarDen CitY BorDer apartments: spacious, bright studio apartment $1,275 + electric. Gated parking, laundry room, air conditioning, hardwood floors, near LIRR. NO BROKER FEE. www.gcbapts.com 516-742-1101. Available November 1st PORT WASHINGTON: By owner.

Beautiful, spacious three bedrooms, two European style baths, central air, living room, dining room, eat-in-kitchen, basement with storage, washer /dryer, beautiful hard wood floors, off street parking for two cars, use of yard. Two year lease. Immediate.

No smoking/pets. No fee, one month security deposit. Call for information 516-382-0783

apartment For rent WILLISTON PARK: renovated, 1 bedroom, 2 bath on first floor of 2 family home. Eat in kitchen, new carpets throughout, finished basement with bonus room and with new washer and dryer, garage parking, backyard access, few blocks to LIRR, village area, nice quiet neighborhood! Includes all utilities. $2,000.

Reference check required. Call Penny 1-917-848-9366

Homes For rent GARDEN CITY CHARMING CAPE Western section, Seven roomsFour Bedrooms, 2 Baths, Near New Hyde Park Railroad. $3,800/month + utilities. Call 516-306-6221

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lots For sale CATSKILL MOUNTAIN LAKE LOT! 2 hours NYC. 14 acres WAS $79,900, NOW $69,900! Beautiful lake, private gated community.

Terms avail! 888-905-8847 FARM ESTATE LIQUIDATION! 7 hilltop tracts from 6 to 30 acres from $19,900! Gorgeous views, streams, ponds, woods, fields! Quiet country setting! Financing available! 888701-7509 NewYorkLandandlakes. com GILBERTSVILLE, NY 47 acres, build your dream home. Pristine woods, creek, filed. Photos on request. Owner 607-263-5015 LENDER ORDERED FARM SALE! 39 acres WAS $119,999, NOW $89,900! Catskill Mountains, stunning hilltop setting, less than 3 hrs NYC! Woods, awesome views, great deer hunting! EZ financing. 888-4793394 SANDS POINT, NEW YORK: 5 acres, zoned residential, Middle Neck Road, Lot 278, Section 4, block B across from the Sands Point Golf Club at entrance to the Sands Point Preserve. Please contact Port Washington School District, 100 Campus Drive, Port Washington, NY 10050, Attn: Mary Callahan, District Clerk.

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services HOME CARE & HOUSEKEEPING SERVICES: We provide these services: Live in or out maids, companions, home care, housekeeping.

Haya’s & Rona Agency. Haya office 516-482-4400. cell 516-298-9445.

Rona office 516-441-5555 cell 516316-0111. 25 Great Neck Road, Suite 3, Great Neck, NY 11021

Computer COMPUTER REPAIR AND INSTRUCTION Chaminade Graduate Eliminate viruses, malware, bloatware, adware, spyware Computer Instruction Home & Business Networking Reasonable Rates Call Phil at Aspect Networking 516-830-3366 OR email: support@aspectnetworking.com

home improvements AMBIANCE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES *Handyman & Remodeling *Kitchen Installations *Furniture Assembly *Finish Carpentry *Minor Electrical & Plumbing 23year GC Resident Lic & Ins H18E2170000 Call BOB 516-741-2154

home improvements ARMIERI SPECIALTY CONTRACTING, INC. High Quality Professional Services By Life Long Garden City Resident: Property Management Project Planning Home Improvements and Maintenance Audio, Video & Technology Smaller Projects Professionally Executed. 516-6370139 ArmieriSC@gmail.com LAMPS FIXED $65 In home service.

Handy Howard. 646-996-7628 SKY CLEAR WINDOW and Restorations Inc. Window Restorations, Outdated Hardware, skylights, Andersen Sashes, new storm windows, wood windows, chain/rope repairs, falling windows, fogged panes, mechanical repairs, wood repairs, restorations, all brands. Call Mr. Fagan, 32 years experience. 631-385-7975 www.skyclearwindow.com

painting & paperHanging JV PAINT HANDYMAN SERVICES Interior-Exterior Specialist Painting, Wallpapering, Plastering, Spackling, Staining, Power Washing. Nassau Lic#H3814310000 fully Insured Call John 516-741-5378

party Help LADIES & GENTLEMEN RELAX & ENJOY Your Next Party! Catering and Experienced Professional Services for Assisting with Preparation, Serving and Clean Up Before, During and After Your Party Bartenders Available. Call Kate at 516-248-1545

tutoring CHEMISTRY TUTOR: Call Jonathan, Ivy League Ph.D. AP, SAT II, Regents. I also tutor Biology, Physics, Earth & Environmental Science. itutorchem@gmail.com or 516-6690587

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SPANISH TUTOR: CERTIFIED High School Spanish Teacher.

Experienced in all levels of Spanish: Middle School/High School/ College Level/AP Spanish/IB Spanish. Experienced with all levels of Chaminade curriculum and exams.

Excellent references provided upon request. Phone 516-655-8194 or email: mmiller@emufsd.us

STRONG ARM CLEANING: Residential and commercial cleaning specialist, post construction clean ups, shipping and waxing floors, move ins and move outs. Free estimates. Bonded and insured. 516538-1125 www.strongarmcleaningny.com

DECLUTTER & ORGANIZE YOUR HOME/OFFICE: Organize all aspects of your home or office. We stage. We pack & unpack. We sort, donate and toss. Free Consultation.

Neat Freaks Lisa Marx & Randi Yerman. 516-319-2762. Email: neatfreaks1976@outlook.com

SPANISH TUTOR: NYS Certified Spanish Teacher with 15 years experience available for tutoring students in grades 7-12. FLACS A & B. Also available for conversation practice. Local resident. Contact Ashley Johnson 631-560-2304 or email: awhitcomb77@yahoo.com

1-866-WE JUNK IT: All phases of rubbish removal & demolition. Residential, commercial, construction sites, kitchens, bathrooms, cleanups, attics, basements, floods, fires.

All size dumpsters. Same day service. Fully insured. Bob Cat service. www.1866wejunkit.com 516-5411557

SPANISH TUTOR: Spanish Grammar-Literature, FLACS A -FLACS B, Exam Preparation/Comps. William Cullen, M.A., Spanish, S.D.A. Chaminade HS, Fairfield University Alumnus. 516-509-8174. wdctutor06@aol.com. References furnished upon request.

instruction PIANO LESSONS By Ira Baslow.

Experience the joy of playing the piano. Private lessons in your home, free no-obligation piano lesson, all levels, all styles, all ages. Beginners a specialty. 516-312-1054 www. iwantmypianolessons.com

cleaning CLEANING HOMEOFFICE: Weekly, monthly since 1979. Insured / bonded. Trusted/ reliable. Call Olympia Cleaning 516-883-0359

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A & J MOVING & STORAGE: Established 1971. Long Island and New York State specialists. Residential, Commercial, Piano & Organ experts. Boxes available. Free estimates. www.ajmoving.com 516741-2657 114 Jericho Tpk, Mineola NYDOT# 10405 COLLEGE ARTS ADMISSIONS: College Counseling in the Visual and Performing Arts. Dance, Musical Theatre & Drama. Film, Instrumental & Vocal Music. Audio Recording & Production. Theatre Technology & Production. Visual & Graphic Arts. Resume, Essays, Repertoire Lists. Michele Zimmerman. 516-353-6255 CollegeArtsAdmissions@gmail.com www.CollegeArtsAdmissions.com COMPLETE JUNK REMOVAL/DEMOLITION SERVICE: Strong Arm Contracting Inc. We haul anything and everything. Entire contents of home or office. We clean it up and take it away. Residential/Commercial. Bonded/Insured. Free estimates. 516-538-1125

SPRING INTO ACTION LET US CLEAN YOUR HOUSE WINDOWS GARDEN CITY WINDOW CLEANING Home Window Cleaning Service by Owner Free Estimates Inside & Out Fully Insured 25 Years Experience 631-220-1851 516-764Condo 4.313x5.6875 Hiram Cohen_Layout 1 7/3/13 9:33 5686

DON’T LET BUGS RULE YOUR WORLD! Remove bed bugs, remove head lice. Environmentally friendly. Lice & Mites! Nontoxic Kleen Green stops pests dead. Safe for children and pets. Fast shipping! www.KleenGreen.com 800-9079350 FC Finishing Touch Masonary: pool patio, driveways, sidewalks, brickwork, Belgium block, retaining walls, patios, steps, pavers, Nicolock, Cambridge, stucco, cultured stone, stone veneer. Facebook FC Finishing Touch, web: fcfinishingtouch. com Nassau H0432180000. 516635-4315 PSYCHOTHERAPY: Efrat Fridman, LCSW. Individual, couple and family therapy. effiefrid@gmail.com 2 Pinetree Lane, Old Westbury, NY 11568. 516-224-7670 or 225 West 35th Street, NY 10001 718-8874400

sports LACROSSE FACE OFF TRAINING: Chaminade H.S. student, Ivy League commit. Private and semiprivate lessons available. Call Tyler 516-567-8875 PRIVATE LACROSSE TRAINING For Kids 1st through 5th grades. 1 child $40/hr, 2 children $60/hr ($30 /child), 3 children $75/hr ($25/child) Call 866-226-7481

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COLLEGE ESSAYS: Make your application stand above the rest. Call Jonathan. 516-669-0587 or ifixessays@gmail.com, an Ivy League PhD with proven Ivy League results.

ENGLISH TUTOR: Diane Gottlieb M.Ed., M.S.W. SAT/ACT, College Essays, AP, Regents, ELA Test Prep, Reading comprehension and writing proficiency. 917-599-8007 or email: dianegot@gmail.com LongIslandEnglishTutor.com Providing one-on-one professional support to build confidence, knowledge and skills in every student.

MATH TUTOR CERTIFIED MATH TEACHER will tutor all ages. Available all weekday evenings. Please call 516-205-5664 MATH, SAT, ACT TUTOR: Algebra, Geometry, Algebra 2 plus Trig, PreCalc, AP Calculus. Norm 625-3314 ENGLISH, ACT, SAT TUTOR: 25+ year experience Critical Reading, Writing, Grammar, Essays. Lynne 625-3314 MATHEMATICS TUTOR: Grades 5-12, Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra II/Trigonometry, Regents Prep.

Knowledgeable about the Common Core. Certified Teacher. Contact: Kathleen 516-426-8638 or kjomalley91@gmail.com PERFECT APPLICATION: College Application Consultants. Dedicated professionals help your students maximize their chances for college admissions success. Todd Lewis, President. Sharon Janovic, Director. 1 Linden Place, Suite 410, Great Neck, NY 11021. PerfectCollegeApplication@gmail.com. 516-441-2468

house The condo association is insuring the building.

But who’s insuring your home?

Your dream home. The epitome of urban style. Whom do you trust to protect it? For more than a century, Chubb has been protecting the assets and personal liability of discriminating people, with unparalleled service and claims excellence. Your building association will insure what lies beyond your door. Let Chubb’s Masterpiece® Condo and Co-op PreferenceSM policies help protect what you’ve created inside. Call us today to learn more.

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Legal Notice GREAT NECK PARK DISTRICT NOTICE OF ELECTION NOTICE is hereby given that the next annual election in the Great Neck Park District shall be held on Tuesday, the 13th day of December, 2016, and that the polls shall be open for the receipt of ballots at said election from one o’clock pm until nine o’clock pm of said day, and NOTICE is further given that the office to be filled by said election and the term thereof is as follows: OFFICE COMMISSIONER TERM-THREE YEARS NOTICE is further given that at least 45 days prior to the date of said election all candidates for the office of Commissioner of said Park District, to be voted for at such election, shall file their names with the Secretary of the Board of Commissioners of said Park District, together with a written petition, identifying the candidate by name and address, the office sought and bearing the signatures and addresses of at least twenty-five registered voters of the Great Neck Park District, and NOTICE is further given that paper ballots in form approved by the Board shall be used to record the vote; and NOTICE is further given that only those residents of the Great Neck Park District who are registered with the Nassau County Board of Elections at the address within the Great Neck Park District from which the resident proposes to vote on or before the 23rd day prior to the date of the annual district election shall be entitled to vote at such election, and NOTICE is further given that in order to qualify for registration and voting in the Park District Election, a person must be at least 18 years of age by the date of the election, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the Park District for a minimum of 30 days next preceding the election, and Park Election District No. 1 —this district includes Nassau County election districts 1 through 5, 6 (to the extent that this last mentioned County Election district is in the park district), 7, 8, and 11 (to the extent that this last mentioned County Election district is in the park district) and encompasses the Village of Kings Point, Saddle Rock Estates and those areas of the Village of Great Neck which are: (a) east of Middle Neck Road and north of Hicks Lane and (b) west of Middle Neck Road. The polling place for park election district No. 1 will be Great Neck House, 14 Arrandale Avenue, Great Neck, New York.

Park Election District No. 2—

this district includes Nassau County election districts 9, 10, 12 through 14, and encompasses that area of the Village of Great Neck, which is east of Middle Neck Road, the unincorporated area of the Town of North Hempstead which is south of the Village of Great Neck and north of the Village of Kensington.

The polling place for Park Election district No. 2 will be Great Neck House, 14 Arrandale Avenue, Great Neck, New York Park Election District No. 3 This district includes Nassau County election districts 17 through 23, and 28 and encompasses the Village of Great Neck Plaza, Village of Thomaston and the Village of Kensington.

The polling place for park election district No. 3 will be the Great Neck Senior Citizens Center, 80 Grace Avenue, Great Neck, New York.

Park Election District No. 4 this district includes Nassau County election districts 24, 26, 27, 29, 30 (to the extent that this last mentioned county election district is in the park district), 33 (to the extent that this last mentioned county election district is in the park district), 70 (to the extent that this last mentioned county election district is in the park district), 106 (to the extent that this last mentioned county election district is in the park district), and encompasses the Village of Russell Gardens and the following unincorporated areas of the Town of North Hempstead: (a) Great Neck Terrace Apartments, (b) Lakeville, Upland, Lake Success Hills and Manor sections of Great Neck, and (c) all other unincorporated areas bounded

by Great Neck Road on the north, Northern Boulevard on the south, Middle Neck Road to the east and Great Neck Road on the west.

The polling place for park election district No. 4 will be the Manhasset-Lakeville Fire District’s Company # 4 Firehouse, on the corner of Jayson Avenue and Northern Blvd., Great Neck New York.

NOTICE is further given that absentee ballots may be used in said election as provided for in Section 213-b of the Town Law. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Robert A. Lincoln, Jr., Chairperson Daniel M. Nachmanoff, Treasurer Frank S. Cilluffo, Secretary GREAT NECK PARK DISTRICT Dated: October 6, 2016 GN 144351 1x 10/07/2016 #144351

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LEGAL NOTICE INVITATION FOR BIDS HVAC INSTALLATION AT VILLAGE HALL BID #2016-04—MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2016 10:00 AM The Board of Trustees of the Village of Thomaston is soliciting bids for the replacement of the HVAC system at the Village Hall, 100 East Shore Road, Great Neck, NY 11023.

All bids must be received by the Village Administrator at 100 East Shore Road, Great, NY on or before 10:00 AM prevailing time on Monday, October 17, 2016, at which time all bids will be opened.

Specifications are available by calling the Village Hall at (516) 482-3110. All proposals must be submitted in a sealed envelope prior to the time and date of the bid opening and marked “#2016-04.”

The Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any informality in the bids, and to accept the bid which, in its opinion, is in the best interests of the Village.

Dated October 4, 2016

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Denise M. Knowland, Village Administrator GN 144378 1x 10/07/2016 #144378

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Town of North Hempstead— Board of Zoning Appeals Pursuant to the provisions of the Code of the Town of North Hempstead, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Zoning Appeals of said Town will meet at Town Hall, 220 Plandome Road, Manhasset, New York, on Wednesday, October 19, 2016, to consider any matters that may properly be heard by said Board, and will hold a public hearing on said date to consider applications and appeals.

The following cases will be called at said public hearing starting at 10:00 a.m.

APPEAL #20253 Yao Li, variance 70-19.C to construct a new dwelling exceeding permitted floor area; SE/cor./of #15 Rutland Rd. & Merrivale Rd., Great Neck, Sec. 2, Blk. 99, Lot 10, R-A District.

APPEAL #20254—Pooja Datt, variances 70-29.B, 70-29.C and 70-31.A to construct additions exceeding the permitted floor area, with insufficient minimum and aggregate side yards; N/side 215 Robby Ln., 1,502.41’ NW/of Lords Way, New Hyde Park, Sec. 8, Blk. 271, Lot 23, R-A District.

APPEAL #20244 Shi Wei Tian, Inc., Appeal for Determination, or in the alternative, variance 70-103.A and conditional use 70-139.A, and variance 70-208.F to construct alterations for conversion of a non-conforming grocery to a restaurant use with insufficient parking; N/W/cor. #654 Port Washington Blvd. & Willowdale Ave., Port Washington, Sec. 5, Blk. 132, Lot 625, B-B District.

All interested persons should appear and will be given an opportunity to be heard at such meeting and/or hearing.

DAVID MAMMINA, R.A., Chairman; Board of Zoning Appeals GN 144356 1x 10/07 /2016

Notice of Formation of 22 Copley Court, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/01/2016. Office location: Nassau County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY, 11228. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

GNN 144175 6x 9/09, 16, 23, 30, 10/07, 14, 2016 #144175 Notice of Formation of A.Floros Imports, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/12/2016. Office location: Nassau County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 36 Valley View Rd., Great Neck, NY 11021. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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From the ‘nosebleeds’ to the opera stage Continued from Page 3 terms.”

He received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in vocal performance from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.

Zander said that during his final year completing his master’s degree, he saw a listing for auditions to be a resident artist with the Indianapolis Opera.

Three days after auditioning, he said, he received an email saying that he was selected for the program.

Resident artists with the Indianapolis Opera present operatic performances and educational experiences throughout Indiana and neighboring states.

Zander said that one of his favorite things about being a part of the program is performing for children.

Before performing for elementary school students, he said, he and his colleagues were talking with children and asked them what they knew about the opera.

Zander said he was shocked when a child responded that it was “something for rich and fancy people.”

“That was like a shot in the chest for all of us,” he said. “How does someone already have that impression? That’s a huge problem because frankly, opera has a stigma of being for rich and fancy people.”

“When operas of the

past were being written

by Mozart and all of these people, it was the people’s art form,” Zander added.

“It was something that people wanted to see. It wasn’t this fancy thing and that’s something we really need to fix.”

As well as success in the industry, he said he wanted to play a role in giving children better exposure and a better experience with the opera, something he said he was fortunate to get at a young age.

“The more people that can be exposed to this art form, the better its future will be,” Zander said. “I would love to see that barrier get broken down, that stigma go away, and have people get excited about opera.”

While performing and school have kept him away from home for a while, he said he returned to Great Neck this past summer to spend time with family and perform with a company in New York City.

Zander said his parents, his brother, his friends and everyone in his network have played a big role in his achievements.

“To have such a wonderful support system, I’m the luckiest guy in the world,” he said. “I know not everyone has that, and that’s what really encouraged me to pursue my passions.”

“I don’t take that for granted and I’m blessed to have that,” Zander added.

The Trumped-Up, trickle-down pol Continued from Page 12 Responding to a New York Times report that Trump took advantage of his business failures in the 1990s to claim a $915 million loss in 1995 — enough to shield him from federal taxes for 18 years — his campaign stated,

“The incredible skills Mr. Trump has shown in building his business are the skills we need to rebuild this country.”

Heaven forbid a President Trump treat the country as he has his businesses, his workers, his contractors, his investors.

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Carle Place defeats Wheatley Wildcats 4-1

By G R e G oRy GiaCoNeLLi The Carle Place Frogs defeated the Wheatley Wildcats 4-1 on Friday afternoon.

Tommy Browne paced Carle Place’s offense with two goals and one assist. Wheatley junior forward Alec Marcus scored the lone goal while junior goalkeeper Zach Jacobs recorded 12 saves.

Wheatley head coach Steve Cadet said the Wildcats came out flat and made too many mistakes that cost them the game.

“We had a game plan and we didn’t execute,” Cadet said.

“We had too many missed chances that gave them a second or third opportunity on the ball. It was hard for our offense to get started.”

In the first half, Carle Place had the advantage in shots and possession of play.

They put a lot of pressure on Jacobs and Wheatley’s defense in the attacking third and scored two goals in the first half by capitalizing on Wheatley’s sloppy play inside the box.

Browne gave Carle Place a 1-0 lead in the 12th minute on a penalty kick. Five minutes later, Carle Place struck again with a goal by Jon Flecker to make it 2-0.

Midway through the first half, Wheatley sophomore forward Nick Tagios was taken out

Wheatley’s Nick tagios (#9) going for the ball of the game due to an injury.

This forced Wheatley to play the rest of the game without their top scoring threat.

Marcus said losing Tagios’ offensive touch affected their play in the match.

“I think he’s one of the best players in the county, no doubt about it,” Marcus said. “It was definitely harder to play without him. He’s a great player.”

In the second half, Marcus got Wheatley on the board with a goal at the 56th minute to cut

the lead 2-1. Senior forward Josh Wolff assisted on the goal.

Carle Place responded with two more quick goals at the 65th and 67 minute. Marc Chappone scored the third goal with an assist from Anthony Buffolino while Browne’s second goal of the game gave Carle Place a 4-1 cushion.

After the game, Cadet said the team played better after Marcus’ goal and things could have changed if they tied the game.

“I felt confident that we might have gotten a tie out of this game,” Cadet said. “Then they made a mistake and it led to the third goal. We don’t want to give them free goals.”

Weekly Boys Soccer Scores

Wheatley forward scott Cohen (#12) looks to break through Carle Place’s defense

Monday, Sept. 26 Mineola defeated Carle Place 2-0. Christian Melendez and Erick Marquez led Mineola with one goal each in the first 12 minutes of the game. Mineola goalkeeper Manny Mirao finished with six saves.

Tuesday, Sept. 27 Sewanhaka defeated Elmont 1-0. Erick Gruver led Sewanhaka with a goal in the 70th minute. Brayan Chacone assisted on the goal.

Floral Park defeated Divi-

sion 2-1. Daniel Schaeffer led Floral Park with the winning goal. Lorenzo Arrindell assisted on Schaeffer’s goal while Brian Fogarty netted Floral Park’s first goal. Goalkeeper Brian Hameran recorded five saves.

Port Washington defeated Long Beach 2-1. Jose Limasagastume and Evan Steigman led Port Washington with a goal apiece in the last six minutes of the game.

Manhasset tied with MacArthur 0-0. Jamie Weiss led Manhasset with nine saves.

Mepham defeated New Hyde Park 3-0. Kieran Gilroy, Chris Willis and Michael Stutts led Mepham with one goal each.

Mepham’s Anthony Carrieri and James McManus combined for 10 saves.

Chaminade tied with St. Anthony’s 0-0. St. Anthony’s Rob Leamy recorded 10 saves while Chaminade’s Yanni Rigos recorded five.

Wednesday, Sept. 28 Friend’s Academy defeated Mineola 1-0. Fed DeGeronimo led Friend’s Academy with a breakaway goal 20 minutes into the game. Friend’s Academy goalkeeper Joseph Como recorded 10 saves.

Wheatley defeated Seaford 5-1. Josh Wolff led Wheatley with two goals and two assists.

Wheatley’s Billy Richmond recorded two assists while goalkeeper Zach Jacobs finished with eight saves.

Thursday, Sept.29 Jericho defeated Manhasset 4-0. Matteo Martino led Jericho with a goal and an assist.

MacArthur defeated New Hyde Park 1-0. Joe Traenkle led MacArthur with the lone goal of the match in the 60th minute.

New Hyde Park’s James Connoly recorded nine saves.

Roslyn defeated Mepham 2-0.

Andrew Lieblich led Roslyn with a goal off a free kick while Zach Silver added a goal in the second half. Andrew Markman assisted on both goals.

Chaminade defeated St. Mary’s 5-1.

Matt Tomlinson led Chaminade with a goal and two assists.

John Andinolfi added a goal and an assist for Chaminade.

Friday, Sept. 30 Mineola defeated Island Trees 4-2. Dimas Cabrera led Mineola with a goal and an assist. Mineola trailed 2-1 at halftime and scored 3 unanswered goals in the second half. Cabrera scored the go ahead goal in the 74th minute after Christian Melendez notched the tying goal in the 55th minute. Mineola’s Michael Rodrigues tallied a goal and an assist while Andrew Ariza recorded two assists.

Saturday, Oct. 1 Long Beach defeated Herricks 4-1. Dillon Woods led Long Beach with three goals and had an assist.

Scott Gernhardt recorded eight saves for Long Beach.

Floral Park tied with South Side 2-2.

Tom Doyle led South Side by tying the game at 2 in the 74th minute.

Richard Ventura led Floral Park with a goal and an assist while goalkeeper Brian Hamerman recorded seven saves.

Sewanhaka tied with Manhasset 1-1. Erick Cifuentes scored for Sewanhaka in the first half while Manhasset’s John Psyllos tied the game in the second half. Manhasset goalkepper Jamie Weiss stopped five shots while Sewanhaka’s Nicholas Gaviria saved four.

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G.N. South High blanks G.N. North High 2-0

By G R e G oRy GiaCoNeLLi The Great Neck South Lady Rebels outscored the Great Neck North Lady Blazers 2-0 on Tuesday afternoon.

A pair of second half goals by sophomore defender Christina Soriano and senior midfielder Theodora Papadoniou propelled South over their Great Neck rivals.

Junior goaltender Silvana Seidita recorded 13 saves in the shutout.

South head coach Bill Neville said this game was important for the girls, especially when they are trying to compete for a conference championship.

“North is a very good defensive team,” Neville said. “We knew we were going to have a hard time cracking their formation. They put a lot of girls back and we just had to be patient and wait for things to develop.”

North head coach Erik Connolly said the lost to South was disappointing as the opportunities were there but they didn’t make the most of them.

“I don’t think we were out strategized,” Connolly said. “I thought we were outworked, out hustled and intimidated. My girls lost their confidence within the first 20 minutes of the game.”

In the first half, South outshot North 8-3 and dominated in the possession game. They were able to wear down North’s defensive corps in the attacking third but they couldn’t score off North senior goalkeeper Taylor Tehrani.

While Tehrani kept the game scoreless for North, they had a couple of breakaway opportunities against Seidita but she stopped both of them.

The first half ended scoreless.

North came out as the stronger team to begin the second half but they couldn’t break through against Seidita and South’s defense.

Soriano scored the game’s first goal with 27:45 left to play off a corner kick from Brooke Labonski to give South a 1-0 lead.

Soriano said it felt good to score in her first game back from an injury.

“I feel proud of myself because I’m a defender and I wouldn’t be the first person to get the ball and score,” Soriano said. “I saw the opportunity as nobody was on me and I just went for it.”

Papadoniou gave South a 2-0 lead with 11:21 remaining off an assist from Madison Solomon. South held off North the

North’s ali Lux (#6) looking to make a pass rest of the way to earn a clean sheet.

Weekly High School Girls Soccer Scores Monday, Sept. 26 Carle Place defeated Floral Park 4-2. Kiera Ackerina led Carle Place with a hat trick.

Catherine Gambino finished with a goal and two assists while Jenna Vasliakopoulos recorded an assist for Carle Place.

Carle Place’s goalkeeper Morgan Lee compiled 13 saves.

Manhasset tied with Garden City 0-0. Nadia Sbuttoni led Manhasset with seven saves while Garden City’s Kaitlyn Larsson recorded four in a scoreless game that featured great defense and goaltending from both sides.

Hicksville defeated Herricks 5-2. Kayleigh Goodrich led Hicksville with four goals while goalkeeper Julia Bentrewicz recorded eight saves.

Mineola defeated Sewanhaka 6-0. Kaitlyn Wetzel led Mineola with two goals.

Allison Mendes recorded a goal and two assists while Emma Feimer added a goal and an assist for Mineola.

New Hyde Park defeated Roslyn 4-0. Tiffany Velin led New Hyde Park with two goals while Marina Pappas recorded a goal and an assist.

Roslyn’s Jasmine Berger finished with 18 saves.

Port Washington tied with Syosset 2-2. Rachel and Rebecca Rosen each led Port Washington with a goal and an assist.

Robyn Hansen recorded five saves for Port Washington while

Syosset’s Erica Bulzomi finished with eight.

Tuesday, Sept. 27 New Hyde Park defeated Bethpage 5-2.

Julia Aronov led New Hyde Park with three goals and an assist while Tiffany Velin recorded two goals and an assist.

Wheatley defeated Division 4-1. Allison LaMonica led Wheatley with three goals and an assist.

Nicole Hetzel scored a goal for Wheatley while Tiffany Bernot picked up a pair of assists.

Wheatley’s Sydney Silverman recorded 13 saves.

Wednesday, Sept. 28 Port Washington defeated Calhoun 3-2. Niki Randall scored the game winning goal from 10 yard outs in the 77th minute off a pass from Caroline McCarthy.

McCarthy, who finished with a goal and an assist, notched the equalizer in the 66th minute off a corner kick.

Floral Park tied with Hewlett 0-0. Karlie Stolls recorded nine saves for Hewlett while Kiera Boettcher stopped four shots for Floral Park.

Glen Cove defeated Mineola 3-2. Glen Cove jumped out to a 3-0 lead midway through the second half on goals by Micaela Costello, Alyssa Zangari and Delilah Perez. Mineola’s Allison Mendes answered back by scoring two goals to make it a one goal game. Glen Cove’s Jaynise Espinal recorded twelve saves.

Plainview defeated Herricks 3-1. Keri Birkenhead led Plainview JFK with two goals. Plainview’s Jessica Bernstein recorded a goal and an assist while goalkeeper Jennifer Golio finished with eight saves.

Manhasset tied with South

Side 1-1. Jenna Lopez scored the lone goal in the first half for South Side while Manhasset’s Lauren Martelli tied the game in the second half. Manhasset goalkeeper Nadia Sbuttoni recorded 13 saves while South Side’s Kayla Klarides finished with eight.

Sewanhaka defeated Lawrence 2-1. Yessenia Martinez gave Sewanhaka a 2-1 lead with 5:20 left in the first half on a shot from the top corner of the 18-yard box.

Ayiana Diaz scored Sewanhaka’s first goal on an assist from Jordan Shamoun, while goalkeeper Paolo Aquino recorded three saves.

Thursday Sept. 29 Great Neck South defeated Oyster Bay 2-1. Sara Beydora led Great Neck South to break a 1-1 tie with 10 minutes left while goalkeeper Silvana Seidita recorded nine saves.

New Hyde Park tied with Division 3-3.

Tiffany Velin led New Hyde

Park with two goals. Division tied the game at 3 after leading 2-0 at halftime.

Division goalkeeper Kaitlyn Cronin finished with 22 saves.

Jericho defeated Roslyn 5-0.

Lucy Peters led Jericho with two goals while Rebecca Silverman added two assists.

Caitlin Chestler and Jenny Swirling each recorded a goal and an assist. Roslyn’s Morgan Davey and Gabby Pergament combined for seven saves.

Friday, Sept. 30 Herricks defeated Baldwin 2-0. Caitlin Cosme and Mariella Facibene each led Herricks with a goal in the second half. Herricks’ Nicole Garcia assisted on both goals, while goalkeeper Erica Lorenzana recorded eight saves.

Floral Park defeated Clarke 3-0. Jacqi Diffley led Floral Park with a goal and an assist. Alyssa diLorenzo and Elizabeth Eckert also scored for Floral Park.

Glen Cove defeated Sewanhaka 5-1. Delilah Perez led Glen Cove with a hat trick while Tatiana Guevara scored twice.

Ayiana Diaz scored Sewanhaka’s only goal while Jasmine Romero collected eight saves.

Great Neck North tied Seaford 1-1. Nataly Ramirez led Seaford with a goal in the 48th minute while Great Neck North’s Ali Lux scored on the equalizer at the 55th minute. Seaford goalkeeper Arianna Casha stopped eleven shots while Great Neck North’s Taylor Tehrani and Julia Steiner combined for six saves.

Saturday, Oct. 1 Bethpage defeated Roslyn 3-0. Lauren Nani and Victoria Vera led Bethpage with one goal each.

Bethpage goalkeeper Veronica Struggs stopped eight shots while Roslyn’s Morgan Davey and Gabby Pergament combined for 17 saves.

Great Neck south’s Christina soriano takes the free kick

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Roslyn rallies to defeat Floral Park 22-8

By G R e G oRy GiaCoNeLLi The Roslyn Bulldogs defeated the Floral Park Knights 22-8 on Saturday afternoon.

After trailing 8-0 at halftime, Roslyn posted three unanswered touchdowns in the second half to earn their first win of the season.

Senior quarterback Adam Combs led Roslyn going 13 for 22 for 160 yards.

He also ran the ball 12 times for a total of 112 rushing yards and a touchdown.

Roslyn head coach Mike Corcoran said it was great to come out with a victory after two tough losses.

“It’s huge,” Corcoran said.

“I don’t think they expected this out of us. We needed the win in the worst way to get going.”

Floral Park head coach Mike Spina said his team made too many mistakes in the second half and never recovered.

“We came out after halftime and had a couple of unfortunate turnovers,” Spina said.

“We didn’t tackle well today and were gassed in the fourth quarter — iIm giving credit to all their coaching staff and their players.”

In the first quarter, Floral Park scored the game’s first touchdown on a 55-yard drive after stopping Roslyn on their opening drive.

Junior running back Cole Horan ran for a 1-yard touchdown and scored on the two point conversion to give Floral Park an early 8-0 lead.

Both sides played strong defense in the second quarter as they each traded zeroes.

Floral Park held onto to an 8-0 lead going into the half.

In the third quarter, Roslyn senior defensive back Brian Paschka forced a fumble on the first play of Floral Park’s opening drive.

This set up a 60 yard drive for Roslyn, as they scored a touchdown on a 1-yard run by Combs.

They got the two point conversion on a pass to junior running back Prince Butler to tie the game with 7:18 left in the third quarter.

In the fourth quarter, Roslyn started their opening drive on their own 11-yard line and took the lead on a 47-yard touchdown pass from Combs to Butler.

They converted on the extra point attempt to take a 15-7 lead with 8:50 left to play.

Butler said he told his team he was going to get a touchdown and was glad he did.

“I saw Combs and told him ‘pass me the ball,’” Butler said.

“Then, I split the defenders and got the touchdown. I’m so happy.”

With 3:47 left in the game,

roslyn quarterback adam Combs (#2) looks for a receiver Roslyn struck again with a 12 yard interception return by senior linebacker Marc Azouley.

After the four minute warning, Roslyn punted the ball and forced Floral Park to begin their drive on their own two yard line.

Azouley picked off a pass from Floral Park quarterback Kyle Hilaire and ran into the endzone.

They converted on the extra point and extended their lead 22-8. Roslyn held on the rest of the way to secure their first win of the season.

Corcoran said the biggest difference in this game was minimizing their mistakes and

turnovers.

He also added that he wants to enjoy the win and not look too far ahead.

Weekly Football Scores Friday, Sept. 30 MacArthur defeated Manhasset 12-7. Benny Orlando led MacArthur with two touchdowns and 94 rushing yards on 14 carries.

Bellmore JFK defeated Sewanhaka 30-16. Dom Brocco led Bellmore JFK with 188 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 21 carries.

Tappan Zee defeated Port Washington 20-0.

Jacob Kaypour led Port

Washington with 120 rushing yards on 28 attempts while Drew Reiter caught five passes for 80 receiving yards.

Saturday, Oct. 1 Great Neck North defeated Jericho 26-22.

Ariel Navi led Great Neck North with a 41-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Noah Hakim with five minutes remaining.

Hakim came into the game after an injury to starting quarterback Jared Kaiman in the second quarter.

Oyster Bay defeated Mineola 7-6. Charles Collette scored a touchdown for Oyster Bay with 6:27 left in the third quarter.

Collette also closed the game by sacking Mineola’s Jason Eccher on a potential winning two-point conversion pass with 2:20 remaining.

New Hyde Park defeated Valley Stream North 38-20. Joe Langan led New Hyde Park with two touchdown catches of 50 and 30 yards.

Wheatley/Carle Place defeated Locust Valley 34-21.

Tziah Albert led Wheatley/Carle Place with a 90 yard kickoff return to break a 21-21 tie with 4:23 remaining in the game.

Albert also scored off a 39yard touchdown run on Carle Place/Wheatley’s next drive.

LiU post wins on field goal as time expires

By M i C h a e L ot e R o Capped off with a 34-yard field goal as time expired by sophomore kicker Joey Tolgyesi, on Saturday, Sept. 24, the LIU Post football team bested the Falcons from Bentley University, 27-24, in front of the Pioneer faithful in Brookville.

The game-winning kick by Tolgyesi came two minutes after the Falcons orchestrated a four-play, 80-yard drive which ended with a 50-yard touchdown, tying the score at 24.

Rewinding to earlier in the game, it was a defensive battle. The first quarter saw zero points combined.

The big play came in handy for both teams in the second quarter though. LIU Post struck first when senior quarterback Jeff Kidd connected with red-shirt junior receiver Kyle Ward on a 40 yard touchdown, to give the Pioneers a 7-0 lead.

The Falcons, however, one upped the Pioneers with a 69 yard touchdown pass just three minutes later to pull even.

At the break, the score was knotted at seven.

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Eluding a tackler.

The Pioneers got a huge momentum boost after the intermission, when their defense made a huge play and got a safety; putting them up 9-7.

Less than three minutes before the start of the fourth quarter, red-shirt senior wide

out Shane Hubbard hauled in a seven yard touchdown from Kidd, making the score 16-7.

After another passing touchdown by the Falcons, the Pioneers saw their lead disappear when the Falcons connected on a field goal to go ahead 17-16.

The Hubbard-Kidd connection worked well once, so why not try it again?

The duo successfully gave the Pioneers the lead on a game-changing 52-yard touchdown pass which, thanks to a two-point conversion by Kidd, gave the Pioneers a seven point lead.

That lead was not safe though, as the Falcons tied it up but left too much time for the Pioneers to get Tolgyesi in field goal range.

The 27-24 win is the Pioneers’ fourth of the season. They remained undefeated.

Kidd finished with 377 yards in the air and three touchdowns and 80 yards on the ground.

The halfback combination of senior David White and red-shirt sophomore Malik Pierre rushed for 77 and 58 yards respectively.

In the receiving department, Hubbard led the way with 14 catches for 167 yards and two scores, while Ward totaled seven catches for 97 yards and a touchdown.

Junior defensive back Richard Wright was all over the place — totaling six tackles and snagging an interception.

Red-shirt junior defensive lineman Anthony DeNunzio and red-shirt senior defensive lineman Kenny Scotland also played well, each adding a sack.

The LIU Post football team opened its 2016 season on Saturday, Sept. 3, led by head LIU Post football coach Bryan Collins, who is also the LIU Post director of athletics and recreation.

The team is back in action Saturday, Oct. 1, when it visits Worcester, Mass. to do battle with Assumption College. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.

This article was originally published in the Pioneer, LIU Post’s award-winning student newspaper that is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2016, liupostpioneer.com.

The article is republished by Blank Slate Media with the permission of the Pioneer.

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Top-ranked LIU field hockey teams wins

By M i C h a e L oteRo Before their match against Pace University on Thursday, Sept.

29, the LIU Post field hockey team earned the no. 1 overall ranking as voted on in the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division II Poll.

They remain the nation’s only undefeated team in Division II. As for the game itself, the LIU Post Pioneers handled the Pace University Setters easily and won 4-1 to improve to 7-0 on the season.

The Pioneers got on the board early in the match thanks to a score on a penalty stroke.

Freshman midfielder Arantxa Rosainz Caloca notched the first of her two goals in the tenth minute to put the Pioneers on top 1-0.

The Setters got their opportunity to even the score in the same way, but senior goalie Ericka Parks blocked the shot — keeping the Pioneers in front.

The 1-0 score held until halftime.

In the later half, the Pioneers were again awarded a penalty stroke and senior midfielder Steph Mocerino buried the shot to double the Pioneers’ advantage.

After that tally, sophomore forward/midfielder Emily Miller and Rosainz Caloca followed up with scores to widen the gap for the Green and Gold.

The Setters got on the board in the 60th minute to make it 4-1, but did very little to make the Pioneers sweat late in the game.

The shot totals told the story of who was controlling the game — the Pioneers held a 21-10 advantage.

“We continue to take it one day at a time and focus on only the game ahead of us,” Head Coach Raenee Savin said. “The coaching staff continues to make sure the team never underesti-

mates their opponents and that they stay grounded, even with all of the excitement we have surrounding our recent success.”

The Pioneers continued their quest for a perfect season when they welcomed no. 7 ranked Saint Anselm College to Brookville, for an NE-10 conference showdown on Saturday, Oct. 1.

The Pioneers were pushed to the limit, but like every other match this season, came out victorious.

With the win, the Pioneers improved to 8-0 overall and 4-0 in conference play and knocked off the Hawks from Saint Anselm College who came into the match tied atop in the conference standings. They dropped to 8-2 and 3-1 in NE-10 play.

The Pioneers battled all afternoon and were awarded with a dramatic 2-1 overtime win although early on, it seemed like another classic Pioneer victory.

LIU Post struck first yet again — this time junior defender Grace Ilias sent a backhand passed the keeper for the quick one goal lead in the 11th minute.

The Pioneers were denied another scoring chance by a fantastic defensive play, but held the 1-0 lead at the halftime whistle.

In the second half, the Hawks got the equalizer from junior defender Erin Collins and suddenly the game was tied.

As time ticked on, regulation was not enough to decide a winner and overtime was necessary to settle the battle.

The game was screaming out for a hero from both sides and

junior forward Kaycee Zelkovsky played it; firing the game-winning, walk-off goal to keep the Pioneer loss column clean.

The LIU Post field hockey team will try to make it nine in a row to start the season when they face-off against Adelphi University from Garden City on Wednesday, Oct. 5. The game time is

scheduled for 7 p.m.

This article was originally published in the Pioneer, LIU Post’s award-winning student newspaper that is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2016, www. liupostpioneer.com.

The article is republished by Blank Slate Media with the permission of the Pioneer.

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