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Testimony closes in fire district case against 2nd assistant chief B y N oa h M anskar Testimony ended Tuesday night in Garden City Park Fire Department proceedings against Second Assistant Chief Matthew Flood, five months after his suspension in October for allegedly falsifying attendance records. Attorneys for the fire district and Flood presented reams of documents and firehouse surveillance footage as evidence. Four current or former fire chiefs — including Flood and Robert Mirabile, who was chief of the department until the end of last year — gave hours of testimony. After he closed proceedings Tuesday, hearing officer Peter Fishbein said he would give a recommended verdict to the fire district’s Board of Commissioners. When a firefighter in the audience asked if Fishbein would make his decision available to the department’s members, he said it would only go to the board. That wasn’t the answer the

firefighter was hoping for. “I don’t have a lot of faith in the Board of Commissioners,” he said. Beneath the proceedings lied a tension between some of the Garden City Park Fire Department’s leadership and some of its members, who said they don’t trust Mirabile and the other officers who brought charges against Flood, their friend. Since the disciplinary hearings against Flood began in January, the fire district argued he gave Roger Green and Sean Walsh — two of his closest friends — credit for more than a dozen fire calls to which they did not respond in an effort to make them eligible to run for a chief’s office. While they conceded Green and Walsh got credit for the calls, Flood and his attorney, Robert Valli, argued he did not falsify any records, but was only entering call records into an electronic system based on paper attendance Continued on Page 59

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Neil Doherty of Floral Park addresses a crowd of video casino opponents at Belmont Park March 26. See story on Page 3.

New police force takes on quality-of-life crimes B y N oa h M anskar

Community-Oriented Police Enforcement, or COPE, program to tackle quality-of-life Nassau County’s most crimes and supplement the popular cops are getting some work of 16 problem-oriented police, or POP, officers. help. The department has plans The Nassau County Police Department has established a to expand both programs

and add at least eight officers between them, Acting Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter said in an interview last week. “It pays huge dividends,” Krumpter said. “The communiContinued on Page 62

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Umberto’s to fire up another oven Pizzeria to open in Manhasset B y A dedamola A gboola

The MTA has hired engineers to conduct an environmental study of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s third track plan.

State shows crossing plans to village leaders Mineola mayor says concepts being kept under wraps

B y N oa h M anskar to officials from at least two vilAs engineers came on board to study Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal for a third track along 9.8 miles of the Long Island Rail Road, state and transit officials met with local leaders to pitch plans for eliminating street-level railroad crossings. Representatives from the state transportation department and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority have presented concepts for eliminating the seven grade crossings along the stretch of the LIRR’s Main Line

lages where the crossings lie. Transportation engineers had about eight proposals to remove Mineola’s grade crossings at Willis Avenue and Main Street, but did not let Mayor Scott Strauss keep copies of the plans, he said. “They wanted me to whittle away in an hour or two hours what is good and what is bad,” Strauss said. “That’s not going to happen.” Cuomo spokeswoman Beth DeFalco declined to comment on specific meetings.

Strauss said officials did not allow him to keep the conceptual plans because they did not want them to become public yet. Village of New Hyde Park Mayor Robert Lofaro said last week that he and Deputy Mayor Lawrence Montreuil were set to discuss grade crossing plans with MTA and state officials Tuesday afternoon. Lofaro could not be reached to discuss the meeting on Tuesday evening, but he previously said he planned to get feedback from residents on the proposals Continued on Page 62

CORRECTIONS: The March 25 article “Albertson firefighters say no to North Hills” gave the incorrect name for the chairman of the Albertson Fire District’s Board of Trustees. He is Richard Ockovic. The March 4 article “Broadfeet plans move to NHP from Queens” misspelled the last name of a New Hyde Park resident who expressed concerns about parking. He is Kurt Langjahr.

An iconic New Hyde Park pizzeria and restaurant will be coming to Plandome Road in late summer or early fall. New Hyde Park’s Umbertos Pizzeria and Restaurant will be opening its second location on Long Island at 429 Plandome Road, said Anthony Lopez, project manager for the restaurant opening. “Manhasset seems like a busy area and it’s our type of customer base,” Lopez said. The restaurant will occupy the former location of seafood store, Casa Mia Fine Foods, which closed in 2014. Called by some the “pope of pizza,” Umberto Corteo, the owner of Umberto’s Pizzeria and Restaurant, has run his Jericho Turnpike restaurant and pizzeria for 50 years. Lopez said although Plandome Road already has three pizzerias, he knows people are always looking for authentic pizzeria cuisine and that’s what Umbertos offers. Lopez said the restaurant will occupy 2,500 square feet and seat about 40 people.

“The design of the restaurant is going to be a take out and sit down area,” Lopez said. “There’s going to be a brand new look and it’s going to be something conducive to the area.” Lopez said the design and finishes of the restaurant has already been picked and that they’re just waiting for contractors to get started with work. “It’s a much smaller and abbreviated place than our New Hyde Park restaurant,” Lopez said. “But you’ll still get our full authentic menu offered at our other restaurant.” Lopez said everything at the restaurant is made from scratch. “We make our own our own mozzarella, our own cheese balls and every other thing on the menu is 100 percent made from scratch,” Lopez said. “You will never find anything refrigerated.” He said what is unique and differentiating about Umbertos is the fact that customers can order out or decide to sit down to eat with the family. “I don’t think there’s any one in the area that’s doing that,” Lopez said. When Corteo launched Umbertos in the mid-1960s, it occuContinued on Page 63

Umberto’s Pizzeria, seen here in New Hyde Park, will open a second location in Manhasset.

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Casino foes call for L.I. slots ban Rally at Belmont Park targets Albany lawmakers for repeal of VLT authorization B y N oa h M anskar

A casino opponent chants at last Saturday’s rally at Belmont Park.

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“You will not have your casino in our town. You will not violate our dignity, you will not build a casino on the backs of people with gambling illnesses.” An OTB spokesman said the agency had no comment on the rally or the state bills. Kaminsky this week became

a co-sponsor of the Assembly repeal bill, and said he would support it in the Senate if he defeats Republican Christopher McGrath in the April 19 special election. State Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages (D-Elmont), who attended the rally, and state Assemblyman Michael Fitzpat-

They also will try to remove lawmakers who do not support the repeal from office, they said, chanting, “We voted you in, we will vote you out.” “We need effective leadership, not a bunch of paid political people,” said Neil Doherty, a 25-year Floral Park resident.

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rick (D-St. James) also sponsor the bill. “It’s not something I just jumped into lightly,” Kaminsky said. In a statement, Republican Chris McGrath, Kaminsky’s opponent in the Senate race, said Kaminsky’s appearance at the rally shows he chose “political posturing over working to achieve a bipartisan solution to the most critical issues facing our community.” McGrath added that he would work with lawmakers and communities neighboring the racetrack to find “a path forward” that addresses concerns and promotes economic growth. As they have argued since December, opponents said Saturday a casino would increase local crime and hurt the quality of life in the surrounding areas. Proponents say it would bring much-needed revenue to Nassau County, create jobs and support local economies. Nassau OTB has estimated the Belmont Park casino would generate $24 million in revenue for local business communities. Continued on Page 63

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Welcome to NHP to get a little warmer

B y N oa h M anskar To the Greater New Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce, the Hillside Avenue entrance to New Hyde Park doesn’t give a very warm welcome. The sign marking it has held up well, past chamber President Peter Caputo said, but the flower bed around it is dead, dried up and “ratty-looking.” The chamber aims to change that — with help from a Town of North Hempstead grant, the group will invest $8,400 into beautifying the green space at Hillside Avenue and North Third Street. “When you first come into New Hyde Park, it’ll at least give a little impression that New Hyde Park’s a nice place to live,” said Caputo, chairman of the chamber’s Beautification Committee. Caputo said the chamber will plant flowers and grass, replace wood and install new stone and a sprinkler around the sign. The Town of North Hempstead’s Business & Tourism Development Corporation will pay for $ 2,956.80 of the work with a matching grant from the Downtown Beautification Program it started in 2015.

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Greater New Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce members are seen at the Hillside Avenue green space with North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth and Kim Kaiman, executive director of the town’s Business & Tourism Development Corporation. New Hyde Park’s Milena’s Garden Center will refresh the flowers four times a year, he said, and Rocco’s Landscaping will cut the grass. Both are chamber members. This is the first project the

chamber’s Beautification Committee has undertaken since it was recently resurrected, Caputo said. The committee plans to do similar work at all four entrances to the New Hyde Park area, he said.

“We want to tell people that we’re with the greater New Hyde Park chamber and we’re not just one little section,” Caputo said. The New Hyde Park project is one of six the Downtown Beautification Program has funded in

its first year, said Kim Kaiman, executive director of the Business & Tourism Development Corporation. The program was started to give North Hempstead’s downtown areas “a little bit of a facelift” with street furniture, plants, signage and other improvements, Kaiman said. The New Hyde Park chamber’s proposal will ideally attract more residents and visitors to local businesses by cleaning up the “gateway” to one of the area’s commercial districts, she said. “What better way than to drive down Hillside Avenue and see this beautiful welcoming sign?” Kaiman said. The chamber plans to name the green space for the late Angela Powers, a founding member of the group who became its first female president, Caputo said. She died in December at age 76. Chamber President Jerry Baldassaro proposed naming the space for Powers, who “did a lot” for the group, Caputo said. “(I)nstead of just saying the Chamber of Commerce, we give it little bit more meaning when we dedicate it to somebody who did the greater good for the town and the chamber,” he said.

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was a practice that never, kind of, materialized.” Before his administration began in 2004, the ethics board ruled that the requirement adopted as part of the town’s Code of Ethics in 1990 — the only such rule among Nassau County’s three townships — was “not enforceable,” he said. “When I came to be town supervisor there was no culture of doing it, so I was not aware of it,” Kaiman said. “It was just simply not there.” Current Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth, who succeeded Kaiman in 2013, directed Town Attorney Elizabeth Botwin to enforce the rule last month in the wake of a Newsday report on the tax debt Terry accumulated while holding six government jobs that earned him more than $200,000 a year. Terry served as chairman of the North Hempstead Democratic Committee from 2007 until February, when he stepped down the same day Bosworth called for his resignation. In response to questions about past ethics board rulings on the rule for party leaders, town spokeswoman Carole Trottere said: “The supervisor has directed the town attorney to enforce this provision of our ethics code.”

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Kaplan blasts Trump for AIPAC talk Calls him disrespectful toward Obama, not credible in claims of support for Israel

B y N oa h M anskar Steve Stern isn’t the only North Shore congressional candidate worried about Donald Trump. In an op-ed this week, North Hempstead Town Councilwoman Anna Kaplan (D-Great Neck) said the Republican presidential frontrunner’s speech at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference on Monday left her feeling “almost sick to my stomach.” While she agreed with some of Trump’s pro-Israel points, Kaplan wrote, she wasn’t buying them, given his previous “offensive” remarks about Jewish people and how “disrespectful” his speech was to President Barack Obama. “It was like watching a hypnotist perform a trick. Or the reality TV star pander for ratings he is,” wrote the Great Neck councilwoman, one of several North Hempstead officials to write a letter to federal lawmakers opposing the U.S. nuclear deal with Iran. Kaplan joins Stern among the Democratic candidates for Rep.

North Hempstead Town Councilwoman Anna Kaplan (DGreat Neck) Steve Israel’s North Shore congressional seat who have criticized Trump. Stern’s campaign has issued two news releases asking whether state Sen. Jack Martins of Old

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lesser of two evils, but I am saying when you compare the Republican nominee and what the Republican Party will bring to the table versus what the Democratic Party has done over the past eight years ... you have to realize that it’s time for a change,” said Gurfein, who’s opposing incumbent Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-Garden City). Neither Gurfein nor Martins have decided who to support in the Republican primary. Stern also attended the AIPAC conference, as did Democratic congressional hopefuls Jon Kaiman, former North Hempstead supervisor, and former Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi. The Dix Hills legislator said Trump’s AIPAC speech left him “more repulsed ... than ever.” “My support for Israel comes from my heart, from ducking for cover as rockets flew over my head in S’derot, and from my deeply personal belief in the bond between our countries,” Stern said in a statement. “True supporters of Israel know a wolf in sheep’s clothing when they see one, and Donald Trump is just that.”

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A Garden City Park man was arraigned Sunday for allegedly robbing a Mineola bank March 26. Police said they recovered the money Monroe Williamson, 28, allegedly stole from the Chase Bank at 216 Old Country Road after pursuing him Saturday. Williamson entered the bank at 9:23 a.m. Saturday and gave a teller a note demanding money, police said. After the teller gave him money, police said, he left the bank and got into an All Island Taxi at the cab stand near the Mineola Long Island Rail Road station.

Nassau County police notified the Hempstead Police Department, and officers arrested Williamson at Washington Street and Burr Avenue in Hempstead at 10:05 a.m. Two employees and one customer were in the bank when Williamson allegedly robbed it, police said, but no injuries were reported. Williamson was arraigned Sunday on a third-degree robbery charge in First District Court in Hempstead. He is due back in court March 30. Immediate efforts to reach an All Island Taxi spokesman for comment were unavailing.

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Just 17 years ago, Eugene Steinbach bought Publicans bar at 550 Plandome Road and changed its name to Edison’s Ale House. Thousands of barrels of liquor and 17 years later, Edison’s apparently shut its doors for good on Saturday. Steinbach said he had no plans to reopen Edison’s, but he was awaiting completion of a proposed sale before he made the closing official. “Yes, we’ve closed up shop but the finalization of the sale is still pending,” Steinbach said. Rumors have been swelling on social media for weeks about the closing of the bar but Steinbach denied the closing until the day before he shut its doors. Reached by phone on March 17, Steinbach denied the bar was closing. “I don’t know what you’re talking about. We are not closing and we are not for sale,” he said. Employees expressed frustration with the lack of notice provided by Steinbach in the days leading up to the closing. “I don’t know. Maybe he wants people to show up for work,” an employee who asked to remain anonymous said. The employee said Steinbach didn’t inform his employees he had sold the business until last Friday. “I’ve worked for him for years now and he wouldn’t even give me a heads up that the bar is closing,” the employee said. “I’ll be out of a job by Easter.” Another employee at Edison’s said Steinbach will move a number of the staff to the Barefoot Peddler Pub, a bar Steinbach owns in Greenvale. “It’s just so sad to be leaving this place. So many memories,” the employee said. Longtime residents of Manhasset took to Facebook to share their memo-

ries of the restaurant that some say is intertwined with the fabric and history of Manhasset. “Having grown up here and watched it transition from Publicans to Edison’s, I’m sad to see it go,” Maria Herrington said in a comment posted on the Manhasset Connection page. Richard Belt said he knew the bar as Publicans growing up in the 1960s. “It was a good meeting place for old friend drinks,” he commented. “We met there as prelude to a class reunion several years ago and had an awesome time.” Some residents have been calling on the same page for the revival of the bar as Publicans. “I know, it probably needs updating, but there’s something about it for me, that it’s the same as it has always been that is comforting,” Lauren Devlin Boylan said. For residents, reopening the bar as Publicans might be a way to step back in time but for outsiders and tourists, the bar represents more than that. In 2005, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and former Manhasset resident J.R Moehringer released his memoir titled “Tender Bar.” In it, Moehringer recounted his childhood growing up and frequenting the bar where his uncle served as bartender as an escape from his chaotic family life. He described his experience at Publicans, saying the people there “practically raised” him. Tender Bar was so popular that tourists traveled to Manhasset to visit the “tender bar” that raised Moehringer despite the name change. Boylan said years ago a waitress at Edison’s told him about four elderly ladies who flew all the way from Arizona just to have lunch at Edison’s because they had read Moehringer’s book. “That’s what I mean about not wanting it to change,” Boylan said. “I feel like it’s a piece of history for our town.”

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NCC pick for prez Grant renewed for biz withdraws candidacy beautification program B y J oe N ikic The Nassau Community College board’s choice for president of the college has withdrawn from consideration, once again leaving the college’s decision up in the air. A State University of New York spokeswoman said Friday that Nassau Community College officials needed to present the SUNY Board of Trustees with a new presidential selection. SUNY spokeswoman Holly Liapis said details surrounding the candidate’s withdrawal would remain “confidential” as would the position of SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher and the SUNY board, which must approve any selection made by the Nassau Community College board. “It’s one of those situations where it’s like any new hire,” Liapis said. “It’s a process and it’s very confidential.” On March 3, Nassau Community College board President Jorge Gardyn announced that the college’s trustees had submitted their presidential selection to the SUNY board following an almost four-year search for a permanent president. That choice, Gardyn said, was to remain anonymous until the college received Zimpher’s approval. Liapis said the SUNY board was prepared to announce its decision at the March 23 board meeting.

On Jan. 19, the school announced on its website the four finalists for the post — Gena Glickman, president of Manchester Community College in Connecticutt; Tyjuan A. Lee, vice president of student services at Prince George’s Community College in Maryland; Stephen Schoonmaker, former president of College of the Ouachitas in Arkansas; and Kenneth Saunders, who now serves as executive vice president at Nassau Community College. Nassau Community College sources told Newsday the college’s board had selected Saunders as its choice to head the school. Saunders declined to comment on whether he was the selection or if he had withdrawn his name from the pool of candidates. Nassau Community College has been seeking a permanent president since Donald Astrab left the position in July 2012. Former Great Neck Superintendent of Schools Thomas Dolan has served as interim president since September. Saunders, who was an administrator at Nassau Community College for more than 13 years, was acting president prior to Dolan’s appointment, until SUNY officials recommended a 60-day limit in June to his tenure as acting president. Gardyn told Newsday the board would deliberate a new choice at its next meeting on April 12.

B y N oa h M anskar The Town of North Hempstead is renewing a grant program aimed at boosting business by beautifying downtown areas. For a second year, the town will offer up to $60,000 in matching grants for the Downtown Beautification Program through its Business & Tourism Development Corporation in a effort to restore “the economic vitality of our downtowns and Main Streets,” Supervisor Judi Bosworth said in a statement. “What a lot of people look for in a local downtown that has shown a success rate is something that is attractive and appealing Judi Bosworth to the consumer, something that is identifiable and unique that separates them from another downtown district,” said Kim Kaiman, executive director of the town’s Business & Tourism Development Corporation. Following its launch last year, the Downtown Beautification Program will again offer up to $10,000 in matching

grants to non-profit organizations and business improvement districts in each of the town’s six council districts. The grants pay for signage, landscaping, street furniture, trash receptacles and other improvements in retail or mixed-use corridors. ”It really was to make our downtowns a little bit more attractive and appealing for people in the shopping districts,” Kaiman said. The program has seen success in its first year, Kaiman said, and has awarded $34,465 to six projects in four council districts. Those projects will lead to more than $93,000 worth of beautification work in Westbury, Port Washington, Great Neck Plaza, Manhasset and New Hyde Park, according to information Kaiman provided. Local organizations were “beyond thrilled” when they learned they had won the grants and quickly asked if the town would award them again. Continued on Page 11

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Edelson nets Israel Lacrosse selection

Former G.N. South High student to represent Israel at international lacrosse championships B y J oe N ikic Great Neck South High School alumni Hayden Edelson has represented Israel in international lacrosse games before. But after being selected for Israel Lacrosse’s U-19 national team for this summer’s Federation of International Lacrosse World Championships, Edelson said, things are different this time. “I’ve never really gotten to wear Israel’s colors on a full international stage because it has never been a real comprehensive tournament like this one,” he said. “I think what I’m most excited for is being able to see how Israel really fares up to the rest of the world when it comes to lacrosse development and the level of play the rest of the world has.” Edelson, who was born and raised in Great Neck, played varsity lacrosse at Great Neck South High School for three years, serving as team captain during his senior year. He said he was first noticed by Israel lacrosse scouts in 2013, when he was playing in the Mac-

Hayden Edelson cabi Games in Memphis, Tenn. He received an email shortly after the tournament ended from Israel Lacrosse, he said, asking if he was interested in going to Israel for a developmental trip. Edelson said he and some other American lacrosse players were flown out to Poland and then Israel to play in exhibition games against the Poland and Latvia men’s lacrosse teams.

As well as playing lacrosse, he said, players were required to coach younger Israeli lacrosse players to help grow the sport. Israel Lacrosse, which was founded in 2011, is a non-profit organization “dedicated to establishing the sport of lacrosse in Israel as a gateway to providing meaningful charitable work in Israel’s under-served regions,” according to a press release.

Edelson said aside from getting to play lacrosse, he enjoyed the charity work and teaching young athletes the sport. “Lacrosse has done so much for me. It has taught me leadership and teamwork, it has given me self-confidence, it has honed my analytical skills,” he said. “I consider it my responsibility to pay it forward, so I continue to play and try to give back in any way I can to a country and a people I love as my own.” After his first trip with Israel Lacrosse at the beginning of 2014, Edelson said, he was invited for a second time in December 2014 to represent Israel in lacrosse games and continue coaching children the sport. His continued involvement with the program led him to play this past summer in the Israeli Premier Lacrosse League’s inaugural season. Edelson said while Israel Lacrosse held tryouts for the FIL World Championships U-19 team, he did not need to tryout. “Because they were so familiar with me and my playing, they didn’t make me tryout,” he said. Israel U-19 Lacrosse team

coach Michael Horowitz said he was excited about Edelson’s involvement with the team. “Hayden is an exceptional player and an inspiring teammate,” Horowitz said. “We are happy to have him join our team.” While he is only playing for the U-19 team, or a team made up of players aged 19 and younger, Edelson said he hoped to make the men’s professional team in the future. “That’s the eventual goal assuming the next 10 years of my life are good and I stay an active lacrosse player and I’m healthy,” he said. “I’d like to play on the men’s team.” Edelson also said he was proud of lacrosse’s growth in Israel and hoped he could continue improving the sport’s popularity. “Lacrosse has really only been a sport in Israel for about four years and they’re ranked seventh in men’s lacrosse and this is the first time competing in a U-19 national tournament,” he said. “Lacrosse’s growth in Israel has been so explosive and exponential.”

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Planned Parenthood reps slam opponents B y J oe N ikic The head of Planned Parenthood in Nassau County on Monday slammed federal lawmakers who are seeking to prevent the organization from receiving federal funding. JoAnn Smith, president and chief executive officer of Planned Parenthood of Nassau County, said at a National Council of Jewish Women-Lakeville Section meeting that defunding Planned Parenthood means women will not have access to critical health care services other than abortions. “It’s not about eliminating funding for abortions because, guess what, there is no federal funding for abortions,” Smith said. “The services that are being taken away are not the abortion services because, quite frankly, most people pay for their abortions.” The services, she said, include Papanicolaou, or pap, tests, cancer screenings,

birth control and sexually transmitted infection tests. Smith said while there was already criticism of Planned Parenthood’s services across the country, a video that surfaced on the Internet in July allegedly showing Planned Parenthood employees selling organs of aborted babies increased the opposition. David R. Daleiden and Sandra S. Merritt, leaders of an anti-abortion group called the “Center for Medical Progress,” were indicted in January on a charge of tampering with a governmental record, after they falsified California driver’s licenses to present themselves as biotechnology representatives during the secretly videotaped meeting with Planned Parenthood officials in Houston. Smith said Daleiden and Merritt were trying to claim that Planned Parenthood was profiting from fetal tissue research. “This group organized themselves Continued on Page 63

Viscardi event to host ‘Beautiful’ star B y N oa h M anskar The Viscardi Center will bring the Great White Way to Woodbury next Tuesday at its 34th annual Reach for a Star Luncheon. Chilina Kennedy, the star of Broadway’s “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” will be the featured performer at the fundraiser for the Albertson-based non-profit’s Henry Viscardi School for people with severe physical disabilities. The Viscardi School’s second-grade class will join Kennedy for a song on stage at Crest Hollow Country Club, a tradition of the Reach for a Star events, said Kim Brussell, the Viscardi Center’s associate vice president for development and external relations. “It’s really a special day for them,” Brussell said. The event will fund the coming year’s after-school programs and wheelchair basketball teams at the state-accredited school for physically disabled youth, Brussel said. The Viscardi School gets state funding for its academic programs, Brussel said, but has to raise its own money for those after-school programs, which have an important place in the students’ lives. “When they go home and leave our school, they don’t have the opportunity to participate in a local soccer team or the Girl Scouts or whatever, ...” she said. “It’s really important for them from a socialization standpoint.” Denise Wolfbiss, one of three Reach for a Star event co-chairs, saw Kennedy in “Beautiful” and thought she would be a fit-

ting guest for the luncheon, Brussel said. She agreed and a Viscardi School student got to do a backstage tour with Kennedy and interview her, she said. The Reach for a Star Luncheon usually collects between $180,000 and $220,000 for the programs, including recreation nights, adaptive sports, cooking classes, dance therapy, arts, crafts and more, Brussel said. Proceeds also support transportation for students, nursing staff, the Viscardi School’s three wheelchair basketball teams, its swimming pool and the Viscardi House, where students can go for overnight programs that teach them daily life skills. Past Reach for a Star guests include “Today Show” host Hoda Kotb, “American Idol” singer Elise Testone and members of the cast of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical “Kinky Boots.” The Viscardi School’s graduating high school class will also attend the luncheon, Brussel said. It’s a meaningful day for the many students who have never before seen live theater or music or gone out to eat at a restaurant, she said. “There are so many things that children who do not have severe disabilities take for granted a little bit, but there are just so many places that are not accessible,” Brussel said. The Viscardi School in Albertson was founded in 1962 and has classes in prekindergarten through 12th grade. Its students get advanced Regents diplomas and go on to college and careers, Brussel said.

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GOP lacks credibility on contract oversight

n response to calls for an independent inspector general to review all county contracts, the Legislature’s presiding officer, Norma Gonsalves, (R-East Meadow) said the county’s contract process is already “the most transparent in the state.” We don’t know whether to laugh or cry. Yes, the county Legislature did vote last week to lower the threshold for approval of contracts by the Legislature’s Rule Committee from $25,000 to $1,000 — after Newsday discovered that hundreds of contracts just under the $25,000 limit had been approved with no supervision from the Legislature. And yes the Legislature did make some changes after then Acting District Attorney Madeline Singas launched an investigation

that discovered “troubling problems” in the county contracting process, including no requirements for vendors to disclose subsidiary companies, criminal convictions, political contributions or whether a vendor is barred from government contracts in other places. But that is not nearly enough. Singas’ investigation followed the indictments of former state Sen. Dean Skelos (R-Rockville Centre) on federal corruption charges, including influencing the awarding of a Nassau County contract to a firm that hired his son, Adam. Both were later convicted of the charges and are appealing. We recently agreed with Singas that Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano’s decision to hire a compliance chief to im-

prove accountability was “woefully inadequate” since the office lacks independence. Our opposition has only grown stronger with the county’s first choice for the $120,000 a year job, Joseph LaRussa. He backed out of the job after questions were raised about an as-ofyet undisclosed inconsistency on his resume. Oversight is currently in the hands of Carnell Foskey, who now holds the title of county attorney and commissioner of investigations. Republican legislators say this makes the need for an inspector general moot. We say you got to be kidding. Singas called Foskey’s two roles “fundamentally incompatible.” Perhaps the legislators are

also forgetting that another Mangano appointee, Chief of Staff Rob Walker, is under federal investigation for a contract Walker finalized on the day the firm donated to Walker’s political club. Singas, county Democrats and an independent panel Mangano appointed in the wake of Skelos’ indictment have all called for an independent auditor. Democrats pledged two weeks ago to block $275 million in borrowing for capital projects until an inspector general’s office is created with the leader nominated by an independent panel and appointed by a supermajority of the Legislature. We acknowledge that holding up approval on the capital project is a somewhat extreme tactic. As Deputy Presiding Officer

Richard Nicolello (R-New Hyde Park) said: “You’re using your power over borrowing to stop us from paving roads, fixing bridges, getting vests for police officers.” On the other hand, perhaps that is not such a bad thing. Both the Mangano administration and the Republican-led Legislature have lost credibility after failing repeatedly to exercise proper oversight over county contracts. Perhaps not so surprisingly, many of those contracts just so happened to go to Republican contributors. So why not establish an independent office? The Republicans say this would only duplicate what the county is already doing. At this point, we might ask, why is that a bad thing?

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Trump, Cruz responses betray American values

eorge Orwell’s classic, conveyed in these lines describdystopian novella “Ani- ing a meeting between the pigs mal Farm” parallels the and neighboring farmers. “No question now, what had Russian Revolution of happened to the faces of the pigs. 1917. It is an allegorical tale about The [animals] outside looked Farmer Jones who mistreats his from pig to man and from man animals and is overthrown. A to pig…but already it was imposnew egalitarian society is estab- sible to say which was which.” The significance of these lished, but it soon becomes evident that the pigs are assuming lines cannot be overstated. Orwell has written a cauleadership. They have gone so far as to tionary tale whose message is reduce the Seven Command- clear….understand what differments down to one: “All animals entiates you from your enemies are equal, but some are more and do not adopt his tactics, methods or strategies. equal than others.” Here are some of the ideas The message for readers is

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which differentiate us from those we oppose: we are a government of laws, not men; we reject the idea that the ends justify the means; in times of war, we subscribe to the Geneva Convention and we don’t torture our prisoners. Why is it important that we adhere to these precepts? Because they are the essence of our democracy. It may be emotionally satisfying to deny a criminal his right to a speedy trial, or the privilege against self-incrimination, but then as Snoopy said: “We have met the enemy and he is us.”

Clint Eastwood reveals his lack of understanding about democracy when in films like “Dirty Harry,” he disparages the A.C.L.U. and wants to shoot a criminal using the oft-quoted line “Make my day!” During his 1988 presidential run, Michael Dukakis was asked a question by reporter Bernard Shaw about the candidate’s wife: “Governor, if Kitty Dukakis were raped and murdered would you favor an irrevocable death penalty for the killer?” Dukakis’ answer was that he had opposed the death penalty all his life and that studies

showed it did not serve as a deterrent. This was a logical and dispassionate answer, but it cost Dukakis the election. It reveals how the human impulse is to seek vengeance rather than to make an intellectually nuanced response. What does this discussion have to do with events in 2016? The answer is “everything.” The two front-runners in the Republican race for the nomination are Donald Trump and Ted Cruz. Both fail to understand the danger in behaving like ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.) Continued on Page 19

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O n T H E R I G H T

L.I. Gov: Corrupt and incompetent

he convictions of Senator Dean Skelos, his son Adam, and ex-Suffolk County Police Chief James Burke were the initial rounds in the feds crusade to drain Long Island’s political cesspool. In Suffolk, the county’s Conservative Party chairman, Edward Walsh, is presently on trial for allegedly collecting up to $200,000 by falsely stating he was performing his duties as a county jailhouse lieutenant while playing golf, handling political matters or gambling. The feds are investigating Suffolk’s D.A. Tom Spota, for allegedly “thwarting” an investigation of Walsh’s activities. Don’t be surprised if the U.S. Attorney goes after Spota for obstruction of justice. Another target is Spota’s chief deputy, Christopher McPartland for allegedly being part of the cover-up to shield James Burke. As for Nassau County: During the Skelos trial we learned from the defense lawyer that County Executive Ed Mangano “asserted Fifth Amendment privilege, and the government is not

prepared to immunize him.” Mangano’s first deputy, Rob Walker— who moved his office out of County Hall and may not be speaking to his boss — testified that he invoked his Fifth Amendment right, received immunity, and admitted that the feds are investigating him for allegedly awarding County contracts to vendors who gave campaign contributions. In February, Nassau Comptroller George Maragos revealed that the U.S. attorney subpoenaed records for Friends of Nassau County Recreation, a private not-for-profit created in 1980 to benefit the parks department. A county audit by Maragos in 2013 indicated that Friends bookkeeping was so bad the auditors could not determine if money is missing. A recent IRS tax return revealed Friends raised $1.7 million and retained a bank balance of $361 thousand. And get this: there were no explanations for $947,0000 in expenses. When Comptroller Maragos discovered this financial mess in 2013, why didn’t he report it to the D.A. or the state Attorney

George J. Marlin On The Right General? Was Maragos told to sit on the findings or was he afraid to blow the whistle, or is he just incompetent? Then there’s the case against Nassau’s presiding officer of the Nassau County Legislature, Norma Gonsalves. In December, state Board of Elections attorney Lisa Sugarman charged Gonsalves of eight instances of failing to file disclosure reports between 2006-2016. She was also accused of not fil-

ing reports on time “on at least 24 occasions.” The Friends of Norma Gonsalves Committee not only failed to file a list of political donors, the Committee, Newsday reported “was a previously unregistered campaign committee [Gonsalves] controls.” Although Gonsalves made “a good-faith effort to correct the violations” after they were disclosed to the public, the Board of Elections in February filed a lawsuit against her for “failing to file eight mandatory financial campaign disclosure reports between 2013 and 2015.” I’m dumbfounded. In this age of transparency, how can a senior elected official — who recently voted herself a big raise — forget to file donation reports? There is no excuse for such behavior. But, in Nassau, pleading ignorance or forgetfulness is business as usual. Nassau County Community College also appears to be in disarray. After being resoundingly defeated in last years D.A. race, Kate Murray received a consolation prize in January — she was

named the college’s acting general counsel for $150 thousand a year even though she was not qualified for the post. Trustee Anthony Cornachio, who never met Murray and didn’t know her first name, claimed she was a “dynamo” when placing her name in nomination. During the board meeting, Cornachio and two other trustees, Edward Powers and John DeGrace, failed to disclose that they donated $9,200 collectively to Friends of Kate Murray between March 2007 and April 2015. Murray was hired without being interviewed. How can that be? Were the trustees told what to do? Are they incompetent? Or are they dopes? This kind of behavior may help explain why the former acting college president, Kenneth Saunders, turned down a fulltime offer from the trustees last week. I hope the D.A. is looking into this community college mess. Stay tuned — there will be more to come on corruption and incompetence in my next column.

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Good for learning words if little else

olitics used to be such a simple business. It was understood by most of the general public because politicians used simple words. Insults aside, this year’s election is a wordsmith’s dream and a voter’s nightmare. Even I, as a person who writes columns and books, find myself racing to Webster’s dictionary to see if I got the right spelling. It all started in the early days of the presidential campaign. By and large the candidates talked about their positions on a variety of issues and kept slurs, insults and barbs out of their speeches. The very best insult that candidates Ron Paul, Ted Cruz, Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum could come up with was accusing the other guy of not being “conservative” enough. As for the Democrats the confusion began when candidate Bernie Sanders declared himself a “democratic socialist.”

First of all Sanders is not a Democrat. He is an independent who just happens to caucus with the Democrats and not the Republicans. According to Webster’s Dictionary “socialism is a system of society or group living in which there is no private property.” In short, the government owns everything. Bernie’s brand of socialism is breaking up the banks, free college tuition for all public college students, administered by the government and a few other goodies. Most of Bernie Sanders student followers are really not up on world history. They love his presentation but if they did some research they might not be so enthusiastic. Thanks to candidates Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, we are now being treated to a whole new bunch of words, many of which require a fast trip to the Internet. These head scratching experiences all started during a debate on Fox television when pan-

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el member Megan Kelly asked Mr. Trump about his past history of debasing women. Trump pushed back at Kelly with all types of insults including mention that she was “bleeding from all places.” Once Trump hurled all those invectives at Ms. Kelly, the media raced to Wikipedia and came up with the word “misogyny.” According to that source,

“misogyny is the hatred or dislike of women or girls. It includes hostility, male supremacist, belittling of women and sexual objectification of women.” Trump maintains that he “loves women” but if you listened to six years of interviews with Howard Stern you could conclude that misogyny is pretty close to the truth. Thanks to Donald Trump and Ted Cruz their anti-immigrant, go it alone stand on foreign affairs, and insults to many foreign governments, stirred the media into using a new word to describe their conduct. It’s called xenophobia. Back in the days of Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon, anyone calling for a break in the relationship of America with our foreign partners was called an isolationist. Somehow, xenophobia seems to fit their positions much better. The dictionary tells us that it means “an unreasonable fear or hatred of foreigners or strang-

ers or that which is foreign or strange.” In the case of both Trump and Cruz, xenophobia pretty much fits everything they talk about. Mexicans, Muslims, Syrians, immigrants from all countries, China and Japan are their targets. Trump recently added the NATO alliance, primarily because he knows nothing about them. As we listen to a daily litany of insults hurled by the two candidates, it is easy to understand why Jeb Bush didn’t catch on with the primary voters. The best he could come up with was to call Donald Trump “a jerk.” I am positive that I have left out some other word that currently describes the Republican presidential candidates and how they view the world around them. But the good news is that it is only March and there are many months left to find new labels for a very pathetic bunch of people.

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A look on the li g hter si d e

New policy a prescription for disaster

ere’s a prescription for anyone using prescription medication: Fasten your seat-belt, it’s going to be a bumpy year. New York State has ordained that, starting March 27 (Easter Sunday!), there shall be no more paper-and-ink prescriptions, anywhere in the state. Anything requiring a prescription must be transmitted electronically, instead. This measure is supposedly intended to combat the abuse, by addicts, of opioid drugs. Just how it’s going to accomplish that is beyond me. It seems to me that, now, every hacker from here to China will have free range over things that used to at least require a physical piece of paper, in an actual person’s hand. But what do I know? I have other, more urgent questions: Why so little notice? Why no change-over period? And why punish everyone for the sins of a few? Whoever made this ruling could have limited it to so-called “controlled substances” — you

know: oxycodone; Valium; chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream. But no, they’ve come out with a blanket “fatwah” covering anything stronger than Tylenol in the entire state of New York. It is sure to go haywire; and when it does, I know who will be left holding the (empty) bag: you and me. Let’s say you’re the mom of an infant with a fever. The pediatrician says it’s a serious ear infection, and you must start the baby on antibiotics immediately, if you want to keep their ear-drums from rupturing. Once upon a time, you would race to the pharmacy, clutching your child and the magical piece of paper bearing the all-important prescription. Even then, as often as not, you might be told, “Oh! We don’t have that in stock— it’s on the truck. Won’t be back until tomorrow.” But in the bad old days of paper-and-ink, you could walk out the door, script in hand, and down the street until you found a pharmacy that did, indeed, stock what you needed. But now we’re all efficient and

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A Look on the Lighter Side modern. And when the pharmacy doesn’t have what you need, you must call the doctor; beg them to unsend the prescription to Pharmacy A, and send it instead to Pharmacy B. You will then be told, “Oh, the doctor cannot do that, they’re in with a patient. ” And no one else in the doctor’s office will do. So you wait. And by the time the doctor can come to the phone, the pharmacist has gone home. So now, in this brave new world, New York State’s only advice for you is

to go home with a sick, screaming child, and no medication. Somehow, this doesn’t feel like an improvement. Now let’s add the insurance company — because, of course, nothing today happens without them. I’m no opium addict, I’m just a middle-aged allergy sufferer. But nowadays, no matter what I need, I can’t have it. It’s not on the “formulary”; I must switch to something cheaper; and usually, it needs to be shipped, every 90 days, from somewhere beyond the orbit of Jupiter. Sometimes, I’m switched to something I’ve never heard of. But other times, it’s something that, over years of experience with my trusted doctor, we finally figured out was making my nose bleed, or giving me a headache, or for some other reason just didn’t work. Now, I am forced to switch because some corporate bean-counter has decided it’s two tenths of a penny cheaper — before dashing off, no doubt leaving work early to test-drive a new Mercedes. Where is their medical diploma? Where’s their oath to “first, do

no harm?” And where, I wonder, will that bean-counter be in the middle of the night, when my child awakens screaming with that earache, or my sinuses hemorrhage again? Since the insurance folks know so much better than my doctor what I should be taking, I think it’s only fair that I have their home number to call, whenever things go wrong. I can see where all this modernized efficiency is taking me. I will be at the dark end of a parking lot, hunched over with one of my friends, swapping meds. “I need Singulaire — just a few days, to hold me over till the box arrives.” “I’ve got some — have you got a Nasonex inhaler?” “Yeah, I’ve got one — I hardly used it at all.” “Deal.” And so this system, supposedly invented to combat crime, ends up turning us into criminals, instead. Thank goodness plain old headache remedies like aspirin and Tylenol don’t require prescriptions, because we are all going to need them.

Good and evil are choices we all make

ith all the incidents of terror, around the world and in our own country, it’s only natural that some people might ask, “Why does God allow the slaughter of innocent people?” I’ve come to realize that it’s not up to God to allow or disallow man made tragedies. For better or for worse, God gave

mankind free will. Each of us gets to choose to do good or to do evil. We all know the expression: “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” It’s up to each one of us to make the world a place of compassion and justice. Each of us needs to look in the mirror and ask, “What have I done today to improve the world?”

What have I done to help the widow, the orphan, and the stranger? Was I there when my neighbor needed my help? Have I spoken out against hatred and bigotry and injustice? What have I done to help those burdened with hunger and homelessness? Did I help the refugee or did I turn my back and say it’s someone

else’s job? A story is told about a righteous man who set out on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem seeking God. As he traveled, he came across other pilgrims—some were crippled, some had been beaten and persecuted by the authorities, some had to beg for food, some wore rags instead of clothes. Seeing all of this, the righteous

man cried out, “Merciful God, how is it that a loving Creator can see such things and yet do nothing about them?” After a long silence, God answered. “I did do something about them. I made you.” David Golbert Great Neck

N. Hills, not firefighters, are at fault on service

n response to the March 24 article “Albertson firefighters say no to North Hills,” I would like to provide some clarity to the information provided in the story. As a proud member of the Albertson Fire Company for 40 years and as current chairman of the Board of Trustees, I was disappointed in the angle of the article and some of the information provided. First, the article implies that the Albertson Fire Company has not responded to certain outreach by Mayor Marvin Natiss about the matter. In fact, no one from our company has received any emails from the village. I had a lengthy conversation with Village Administrator Marianne Lobaccaro about the situation, so I

was surprised to read that we have not been responsive to the village’s efforts in contacting us. Perhaps the information below will provide some further insight to the community. Our fire company, like most on Long Island, is a volunteer organization. Our 62 members serve our entire community with great pride and a strong commitment to keeping our residents safe. This commitment is unwavering despite certain challenges we face. As a volunteer company, we work on a modest budget and do everything we can to contain costs. When we evaluated our fire service contract with the Village of North Hills last year, we determined

that our fee to the village would have to be increased, based on the assessed valuation of residences in the area. We have mistakenly undercharged the village for several years now, as we should have been basing our fees on assessed valuations, as we do with properties within our own service area. In fact, we found that homes within the village were paying less for fire protection than homes within our own service area. Even with this knowledge, we entered into a fire service contract with the village last year that called for a modest 2 percent increase to our services— far below the increase we sought. In good faith, however, we did

not want to leave the village without a fire protection company without giving ample notice to find a new provider. We were also sensitive to the village’s own fiscal constraints, as the mayor indicated to us that the village had to adhere to the 2 percent tax levy cap. However, the village trustees ultimately voted to pierce the cap. In our eyes, this was deceptive and misleading to the fire company, as we had already made concessions to the village based on their tax cap limit. We cannot continue to provide our services to the village without a proper fee schedule. Thus, in February of this year, we provided notice to the village that

we would not renew our contract upon its expiration in May 2016, leaving them with several months to secure another fire company. As we have stated to the village before, we remain committed to providing fire coverage to the area on a pro rata basis after our current contract expires and until the village secures a new fire protection company. We will fully cooperate with the village’s new fire provider in the transition process and wish the residents, the village and the new fire company our best in regard to fire protection for the area. Richard W. Ockovic Chairman, Board of Trustees Albertson Hook and Ladder, Engine and Hose Company No. 1, Inc.

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No, no and hell no to 3rd track for LIRR

here are some things I want to say about roads. The first of which is Roslyn Road. If there was a normal, proper, legal and as expected right turn lane going northbound to access Locust Lane, it is conceivable that the crashes involving death and destruction might never have happened whatever the condition of the drivers. The cutoff should be covered over and a proper lane with arrows be put in its place. A southbound vehicle has a left turn lane with arrows. A driver has to wait until there is a break in northbound traffic to make the turn onto Locust Lane. There has to be a stop sign at the end of the northbound turn lane so that the southbound vehicle has the right of way to be able to clear the crossed northbound

lanes. Other than that, Roslyn Road should remain as is. The case of the vehicle smashing into a limo making a U turn on the North Fork was recently in the news. After all the opposition from various sources, the driver of the limo is being charged for pulling out in front of a vehicle that had the right of way. West of Manhattan across the Hudson River is the Port of New York and New Jersey. One of the largest in the US. There are various rail tunnels under the Hudson River: Amtrak, Penn, now Con (consolidated) Rail, etc. They come to the 30th Street Terminal in Manhattan. They then go east under Manhattan and the East River to southern Long Island City where there is a large surface terminal.

The LIRR comes through there also. There is a Conrail line going south and the same going north through Astoria, over the Hell Gate Bridge into The Bronx. Going east from this area across Queens and all of L.I., there has never been a freight rail line. There is the drive for a third rail between Floral Park and Hicksville. Going west from Floral Park there is the Bellerose, Queens Village, Bellaire, Hollis, Union Hall and then Jamaica Station. Only two tracks all the way, it seems. With all that, why is only the aforementioned slated for a third rail? It does not make sense. Do they want to turn the LIRR into a freight line too? What would work is if a freight line is tunneled from Long Island City to wher-

ever on L.I. On top of all this, statements are made about all the wonders it would do for L.I. Each of these statements would have to be substantiated. On the internet is mentioned that some of the tunnels under the Hudson River are not high enough to accommodate cargo freight containers. They would have to dig the tracks deeper and fix that one track at a time so as not to be disruptive. As I mentioned before, so much money comes and goes (disappears) and not as much two stops on the Second Avenue subway get completed. Summing it all up I say “No Third Rail! Period! Charles Samek Mineola

Keller right choice No need for Port schools to pierce state tax cap for Port library

am writing to urge your readers to support Bill Keller for library trustee. I can think of no one better suited for the position. I have known Bill all my life. We grew up together in Port Washington. I know Bill to be a person of the utmost intelligence and integrity. He loves Port Washington. In fact, after living elsewhere for a number of years, he decided to settle in Port. He chose Port for many reasons, including his love of the community and his respect for our school system; Bill’s youngest son has grown up here, receiving an excellent education while attending Salem, Weber, and now, Schreiber. In addition, Bill is active in the community, serving on the Education Foundation Advisory Board and on the Port Washington School District Legislative and

Governmental Affairs Committee. On a professional level, Bill is eminently qualified to serve as a trustee of the library. He is currently the vice president for finance and administration at Queens College. As such, and working closely with the Queens College Library, he is responsible for budgeting, technology, facilities operations and construction, human resources, and strategic planning. In the years ahead, the library may face new challenges. Bill’s expertise and experience, as well as his love of our town, make him ideally suited to serve as library trustee. He will take his charge seriously and devote himself fully to doing the best job he can. The library would be lucky to have him on its board. So vote for Bill Keller on April 12! Amy Booth Port Washington

Keller for trustee

lections for Trustee on the Port Washington Public Library Board will be held on Tuesday, April 12, and I urge support for Bill Keller to fill this position. As a Port Washington native, Schreiber graduate and parent of three, and as an active and dedicated member of the Ed. Foundation Advisory Board and of the Legislative Affairs Committee of the Port Washington School Dis-

ccording to Newsday, Port Washington is one of the few, and possibly the only, Nassau school district planning to break the tax cap. There are a number of reasons I believe this is not at all necessary. First, our tax cap of 0.85 percent allows a tax increase of $1,100,000. In addition to this $1.1 million in additional taxes, state aid will likely increase by about $650,000. We won’t know for sure until the state budget is complete. We have four announced teacher retirements, to be replaced by new teachers with salary and benefit costs that are about $65,000 lower per teacher, for a savings of $260,000. Finally, our pension costs are going down by $1,600,000. So, our school district has about $3,600,000 more to spend next year while we still come in under the cap. We (the Port Washington Educational Assembly) have endorsed

the last four school budgets, and we’d like to endorse this one. But we cannot if Port proposes breaking the tax cap. In addition to the higher tax levy, we’d also lose the tax rebate checks as a penalty for exceeding the cap. Numerous studies show class size can be very important in elementary school grades — K-3 especially. In higher grades, particularly high school, class size is not nearly as important. We may indeed have a need for more teachers where enrollment is growing. But Schreiber today has about 250 classes with 19 or fewer students/class. Of these, 120 include special needs classes (AIS, ESL, et al) which I would not suggest changing. But there are 130 regular classes where we could consider some degree of consolidation.

If we consolidate just 25 of these 130 classes with other classes, we’d have five teaching positions to use elsewhere. Our school district passed a $70 million bond last year in a questionable manner. They did not lie, but they also did not tell the voters the full actual cost increase per average home resulting from this bond. If the proposed budget breaks the tax cap, we will be holding a public forum at the Port Library on Wednesday, May 4 at 7 p.m., where we will discuss many of these issues more fully with the community, and we will invite a school board member to participate as well to present their side. If interested in getting on our PWEA mailing list, send your name and address to PWEA, P.O. Box 203, Port Washington. Frank J. Russo Jr. President, Port Washington Educational Assembly

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trict, Bill has demonstrated his commitment to the educational goals of our community. In his position as vice-president for finance and administrawould like to congratulate your weekly contribution at Queens College he works tor Larry Penner for achieving an all time high in closely with and understands linewsprint space in getting a full page and one half brary operation and needs. printed in your Letter to the Editor section in the He will indeed be an asset as March 25, 2016 edition of the Great Neck News. a trustee on our Library Board. Larry has not missed a chance to express his views every single week for many, many months goElaine Berman ing from quarter page to half page to full page and Port Washington now competing with your columnist Karen Rubin for

the same amount of space. If you set limits to the old write in contest rules of ”25 words or less,” I might even start reading Mr. Penner’s contributions. I write this out of frustration since some time ago I submitted a letter and it was not printed as I am sure neither will this one. Victor Beecher Great Neck

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The 1960s were a simpler time to grow up

uide to Great Neck “Great Neck: A special place to live” (Bill San Antonio — March 18) is indeed true. In 1961, my parents moved from Brooklyn to the Terrace Circle apartments. During my two years there, I attended the old Cutter Mill Elementary school, which only served students up to the 3rd grade. The school disappeared decades ago and the site has stood vacant for some time. The following year, we moved to a home in the unincorporated Lakeville community. That started my journey through Lakeville Elementary, Great Neck South Junior and Senior High Schools. I remember going to the Flushing World’s Fair in 1963 and 1964. We rode Schenck Bus, a private bus operator boarding at the City Line. They extended their route from Glen Cove via Northern Blvd. in Great Neck to downtown Flushing, right up to the World’s Fair entrance. In those days, the drivers made change and drove the bus at the same time. Nobody would dare bring soda or food on the bus or leave any litter behind. I would also ride the Universal Auto Bus route from Middle Neck Road to Great Neck Plaza and on to the Kings Point Merchant Marine Academy. There was also the Great Neck to Lynbrook route operated by Schenck Bus. Riding that route, I would switch for the Bee Line Bus and pay another fare taking me to either Hempstead or Freeport. There were no free transfers in those days. Many of the stores I patronized in the 1960’s have become distant memories. During those years, my parents would send me to

Mangel’s Delicatessen on Northern Boulevard at the City Line. A dollar would buy milk, bread, a head of lettuce and still leave some change. In 1964, a two story medical office building was built on the vacant lot next to Mangel’s Delicatessen. My dentists, Dr. Herman Belkin and Dr. Martin Wenig, practiced there for many decades. There was a barber shop just around the corner. A haircut was a $1 or $1.25. The barbers were either World War II or Korean War veterans. In those times, a crew cut was the norm. The liquor store at the city line succumbed to a fire years ago. The site is now occupied by a FedEx package shipping store. My first two wheeled bicycle was purchased at North Shore Bicycle. It is Brickwell Cycling today. On the next block on the south side of Northern Boulevard one block west of the city line in Little Neck was a bakery. Sundays, my parents would send me out to buy rolls which were only seven cents each. The Little Neck Movie theater was just 50 cents. There was a matron and children had their own section. I also remember going to the movies at both the Playhouse and Squire Movie Theaters and shopping at Gertz Department store in Great Neck Plaza. There was the Walnut Lanes Bowling Alley in Great Neck Plaza which is now a CVS Pharmacy. I also frequented Acme Bowling Alley, on Northern Blvd. one block west of Jayson Avenue. It has been replaced by a series of 10 small storefront stores. On the next block, Cut-

lers Lighting was originally a supermarket. Down the block at the intersection of Northern Boulevard and Great Neck Road stood the original Scobee Diner. This site is occupied today by Danny Automotive Group of Great Neck. At the corner of Buttonwood Road and Northern Blvd. was Avis Rent-A-Car. We collected the 50 states buttons Avis gave out to the customers. They were followed by a cigar store and currently a Maserati Car Dealership. On the south side of Northern Boulevard where Auto Expo stands today was a Kosher Poultry Market. You could buy a fresh chicken for a few dollars. Down the block was the old Amy Joy Pancake House which was our neighborhood version of House of Pancakes. A Korean fast food restaurant took over the site and was replaced by the Moonstone Modern Asian restaurant. On Great Neck Road, adjacent to the Terrace Circle apartments, was a Sears Roebuck, Terrace Chemists, an old-fashion luncheonette and supermarket. Terrace Chemists is now Petlands Discount. The Sears Roebuck has become the H Mart Plaza Indoor Mall. If you went upstairs to the management office at Sears, they would offer children a free lollipop. The old luncheonette has become Mayflower Cleaners. I remember the great ice cream malteds and purchasing Newsday for a nickel. In those days, Newsday published Monday to Saturday with no Sunday edition. The original Grand Union supermarket changed hands several times before becoming the H Mart. I spent many hours

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at the Lakeville Library and fondly remember Ms. Tisdale. She was a friendly and supportive librarian. Across the street was the Great Neck American Legion Post. A three story office building housing the Great Neck Medical Group, NYU Langone Medical Center of Great Neck stands there today. A bank originally occupied the northeast corner of Great Neck Road and Clair Street. Today it is the Babylonian Jewish Center. In 1964, the government began issuing copper clad coins which would replace old pure silver coins. Somehow I knew that long term saving pure silver dimes and quarters would be a good investment. I began saving silver coins and converting copper clad coins into rolls returning them to the bank and starting all over again. At the same time, I was fascinated by the dollar silver certificates which were discontinued in 1933. I managed to find some of those. Finally, the old Freedom Land Amusement Park in the Bronx (which is now Co-Op City) required use of a pure silver dollar for admission. I managed to save several. Sometimes for fun, we would place coins on the tracks by the LIRR Station on Little Neck Parkway. It was funny seeing the flattened coins though they were no longer of value. The Great Neck Veterans of Foreign Wars had a building on Great Neck Road located directly across the street from Cutter Mill Park. It was replaced by the Parc Vue apartments. The old cleaners on Northern Blvd. would give kids a free piece of bazooka bubble gum. It is now an AT&T store. The old Cities Service gas station, which changed its corporate name to CITGO has come and gone to be replaced by a small five store shopping strip. Supermarkets in the 1960s would issue stamps redeemable for simple gifts. My parents would let me lick the S&H Green (Sperry & Hutchinson), Triple S (Grant Union) and Plaid (A&P) stamps into the

stamp books and help pick out the gifts. We were probably one of the few families in Great Neck that did not own a car. Neither of my parents held a drivers license. This would help explain how at a very young age I became fascinated with and quickly learned how to get around by bus, subway and Long Island Rail Road. In my teenage years, several friends and I collected road maps. In those days, we visited all the gasoline stations on Northern Boulevard. In the 1960s, all four corners of Lakeville Road and Northern Boulevard were occupied by gasoline stations. Every gasoline station gave out road maps for free. I would fill out the postcards they would provide to request roads maps for cities and states. Some gasoline companies would gladly send you a box of maps for all fifty states, dozens of cities or even foreign nations. Esso and Shell would provide roads maps for Central America, South America, Europe, South Africa and even some Asian nations. My family physician Doctor Alexief on Jayson Avenue just off of Northern Boulevard charged $20 for a visit. He kept my medical records on 3 by 5 index cards. Lakeville Park at the corner of Pembroke and Concord Avenue which opened in the 1960s was built on a vacant lot. In 1970, my local chapter of the Young Americans For Freedom (a conservative/libertarian youth group) hosted Honor America and Support Our Serviceman rallies during the height of the Vietnam War at the local Great Neck American Legion Post. We attracted speakers such as the late Jewish Defense League founder Rabbi Meir Kahane and many politicians including Republican Raymond Rice and Conservative Lolla Camardi, who were both running against then Great Neck Congressman Democrat Lester Wolff. They ended up splitting the opposition vote against Wolff in the November

1970 General Election. This gave liberal Democratic Congressman Wolff another term. After the shooting of four students protesting the Vietnam War at Kent State, Ohio, Great Neck South High School, like many around the nation was shut down due to protests and teach-ins. In the interest of equal time, I convinced our principal to conduct a seminar for those who supported our intervention in Vietnam. He wasn’t happy about classes having to be suspended twice within two weeks. Being a young conservative/libertarian, it was swimming upstream with a handful of friends going against the always politically correct positions of faculty, school administrators, other students and many Great Neck residents. On July 4th, 1970, I organized two bus loads of over 100 participants from the American Legion Post to attend the national Honor America Day Rally in Washington D.C. Newsday ran a feature story on the trip. In recognition for all of my activities that year, the local Great Neck American Legion post nominated me for a patriotic student award. One Sunday, my picture with award in hand made the front page of the old daily Long Island Press. I rode the original New York City Transit Q12A bus which ran along Little Neck Parkway. In 1990 it was renamed the Q79 probably due to avoiding confusion with the Little Neck to Flushing Q12 route. The bus would take me to Union Turnpike and after short walk, to the old Glen Oaks Movie Theater along with Mays Department Store. A transfer to the Q46 Union Turnpike bus provided connections to the Lake Success Shopping Center with a full Sears Department Store, other businesses and the adjacent bowling alley. The 1960s was a simpler time to grow up in versus today. Larry Penner Great Neck

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Opposition needed to anti-Semitism at CUNY

’d like to publicly thank our New York State senator, Jack Martins, for his important role in protecting Jewish and other students from harassment, intimidation and violence perpetrated by the anti-Israel, anti-Semitic, anti-American hate group “Students for Justice in Palestine,” on City University of New York campuses. Many students who live in our local community attend CUNY schools. Senator Martins courageously called for SJP to be suspended. On March 18, 2016, in a segment entitled “Anti-Semitism on Campus,” the Stuart Varney Fox business television show discussed with Senator Martins the multiple incidents of SJP’s harassment and intimidation of students and faculty at CUNY and even physical violence. (The replay is at: http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/4807158799001/ state-sen-martins-no-place-incolleges-for-people-who-wanthate/?#sp=show-clips.) After discussing these events, Senator Martin explained: “We have a responsibility to protect our students. There’s no place for hate on campus.” Stuart Varney aptly commented on the double standard that is often applied: “It seems that if it was any other small minority group on a university, they would be protected from this kind of behavior. But not Jews. I just don’t get that.” Senator Martins agreed, say-

ing: “It just doesn’t make sense. And again, these [the Jewish students] are people who just want to attend school, and there’s this group [SJP]; It [SJP] is entirely constituted by people who just want to harass and attack Jews. So how would we allow that?” Stuart Varney asked: “Justice for Palestine? That’s the name of the group?” [Note: The full name is “Students for Justice for Palestine” or SJP. The name is misleading – because SJP’s goal is the destruction of Israel and attacks on Jews, not “justice.” Moreover, SJP reportedly includes paid professional nonstudents or one-course-per-semester “students” whose real job is harassing Jews and defaming Israel.] Senator Martins responded: “Justice for Palestine. They are tax-payer funded. They are part of the student organization at CUNY. And all we’ve asked is suspend the group [SJP]. We know there have been incidences. Suspend the group. You can do your investigation over time. But there is no place, and no legitimate place, in colleges and universities in New York State or anywhere else, for people who want hate.” Senator Martins also noted: “We are absolutely on strong ground. We live in a world where ‘political correctness’ has trumped common sense. And we’re going to turn the tables on this one.”

Trump, Cruz betray American values Continued from Page 14 No one condones the beheadings which are the trademark of Jihadist terrorism, but there is widespread disagreement about how we should combat it. Donald Trump’s solution is: “We should go for water-boarding and should go tougher than water-boarding.” He has also suggested: “When you get these terrorists, you have to take out their families.” Again, the question…if we follow Trump’s suggestion aren’t we as bad as ISIS? Ted Cruz, proposes a different approach. He recommends patrolling predominantly Muslim neighborhoods which is tantamount to racial profiling. In her

critique Hillary Clinton states “it’s wrong, it’s counterproductive, it’s dangerous,” to which I would add that America has values and torture is not one of them. Betraying our values weakens the United States. If the Founding Fathers came back to life, they would not believe the inane proposals, not to mention the level of discourse, of the Republican candidates for president. Maybe the real definition of American “exceptionalism” should be the belief that we are faithful to those principles which differentiate us from totalitarian societies. Dr. Hal Sobel Great Neck

Indeed, in late February, the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) sent a detailed 14-page to the CUNY chancellor and trustees, documenting numerous extreme incidents of Jew hatred at four CUNY colleges, and requesting remedial steps. These incidents include SJP’s calls for “intifada” — which means the murder of innocent Jews, and calls to expel Jews from CUNY. SJP members and supporters chanted and shouted at Jewish students: “Zionists go home!”; “Zionists out of CUNY!”; “Jews out of CUNY!”; “Jews are racist sons of bitches!”; “I hope someone gets y’all!”; “When we take control of CUNY, we are gonna kick you out and make sure you don’t graduate!”; “Go home!”; “Get out of the Middle East!”; “Get out of America!”; “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” - meaning that all of Israel will be destroyed and all Jews will be murdered, and Israel will be replaced by a Palestinian Arab state. Some of this is on videotape. A copy of ZOA’s letter is at: http://zoa. org/2016/02/10315402-letterto-cuny-chancellor-and-board-oftrustees-jew-haters-spread-fearat-cuny-colleges/ ZOA’s letter is eye-opening reading, and has

been cited in numerous press articles about the hatred on CUNY campuses. The state Senate also passed a resolution to cut CUNY funding to, in part, send a message to CUNY (and universities around the country) that it is time to stop anti-Semitism on college campuses. (There were also reportedly financial efficiency issues involved.) Hopefully, this will spur CUNY to finally take appropriate action, so that no cuts related to the anti-Semitism issue will be necessary. ZOA President Morton Klein, stated: “This case will send a message to legislators around the country, to force public universities that are ignoring the real fears of Jewish students and staff to finally take appropriate and serious actions. . . “Universities always want to ‘study’ the problem of anti-Semitism instead of acting immediately against it.” When it comes to other incidents of racism and bias, universities act very differently. “Administrators promptly and rightly condemn the acts themselves and their perpetrators, who are immediately disciplined. But here, when presented with a long list of anti-Semitic incidents dating back several years with clear and consistent perpetrators, all they

do is order an investigation — even though they already know all the facts.” In addition to thanking Senator Martins for his courage and responsiveness, I’d like to thank Great Neck resident and community activist Jeff Wiesenfeld, who formerly served as a CUNY trustee, for his outspokenness on this issue. In November, after CUNY failed to condemn an anti-Semitic rally at CUNY’s Hunter College, Mr. Wiesenfeld told the press: “Stakeholders in the system should know that when anti-Semitism goes unanswered by faculty, students and administration — in contrast to their prompt response to other hatreds — that the university is doing a grave disservice in public reputation and in the good will of alumni and donors. SJP [Students for Justice in Palestine] is an anti-Jewish, bullying hate group, plain and simple. Their bigotry merits an appropriate response.” Amen. Elizabeth (Liz) Berney, Esq. Great Neck Berney is the Zionist Organization of America Director of Special Projects and Long IslandQueens executive director.

Vigilance required by all of us to combat terrorism

russels airport was struck with bombs by terrorist on Tuesday, and another sad day for humanity. This attack in Brussels, Belgium is a nefarious and egregious acts by cowards, that I find most appalling. These evil doers are aggressively pursing these acts against humanity for radical ideas that have no place in our world. Innocent men, women and children are dying for no reason by these radical Muslims and must be stopped and eradicated. The entire world must stand up to this evil. As President Obama said while in Cuba, “ We must be together regardless of nationality or race or faith fighting the scourge of terrorism.” Also Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu weighed in and said,” The only way to defeat these terrorists is to join together and fight them

together.” He further went on to say,” The chain of attacks from Paris to San Bernardino to Istanbul to Ivory Coast and now Brussels, and the daily attacks in Israel-this is one continuous assault on all of us.” I whole heartily agree with both leaders for united we stand divided we fall. In closing my heartfelt prayers go out to the nation and people of Brussels, Belgium, and all those that travel through their country that were killed and injured. It is for this reason our nation must remain always on the alert. For if we see something we must say something. We the people are the eyes and ears of the nation that aids our police, FBI, and counter intelligence in protecting all of us. Frederick R. Bedell Jr. Glen Oaks Village

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Zimmerman backs Kaiman for Congress B y N oa h M anskar Great Neck public relations executive and Democratic National Committee member Robert Zimmerman endorsed Jon Kaiman on Wednesday in the Democratic race to replace U.S. Rep. Steve Israel. Zimmerman made the endorsement at a campaign fundraiser Wednesday night at Harbor Links Golf Course in Port Washington. In an interview March 24, Zimmerman said Kaiman, a former North Hempstead supervisor, has demonstrated an ability to find common ground and build bipartisan relationships over the course of his career. “What makes Kaiman stand out is that contrary to the culture of soundbites and press gimmicks that define too much in politics he actually is a man with a record of real results,” he said. “And I think that, over Jon’s career, he’s demonstrated not just strong progressive values, but he’s also demonstrated the ability to build coalitions.” The two both live in Great Neck and have been friends for at least 30 years, Zimmerman said. The former Nassau Interim Finance Au-

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thority chairman would benefit Long Island in Washington and have a national impact, Zimmerman said, in the tradition of Israel and fellow Kaiman backer Gary Ackerman. “I’m not voting for a friend, I’m voting for a leader,” Zimmerman said. Zimmerman’s Great Neck public relations firm, Zimmerman/Edelson Inc., handles public relations for NIFA, the Town of North Hempstead and several other governmental clients. He and the firm gave $14,875 to Kaiman’s political committee between 2006 and 2012, campaign finance records show. Zimmerman, who had considered a run for the seat before Kaiman announced his intentions, said he and business partner Ron Edelson have both given Kaiman’s congressional campaign the maximum donation of $2,700. He’ll also “help out in any way that’s worthwhile,” he said, such as making phone calls, knocking on doors and visiting train stations. Former Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi got an endorsement March 21 from former Suffolk County Executive Patrick Halpin. In a news release, Halpin said the former Glen Cove mayor “brings unmatched experience in both the public and private sectors” to the district stretching from Whitestone, Queens, to Kings Park in Suffolk County. “Tom Suozzi is a proven reformer who took on Albany, straightened out Nassau County’s finances and has the impressive track record that proves he is the fierce advocate Long Island needs in Washington D.C.,” Halpin said in the statement. Queens Borough President Melinda Katz endorsed Suozzi earlier this month, which his campaign called “an impressive one-two punch at both ends of the district.” Halpin gave $5,000 to Suozzi’s 2013 county executive campaign and $50 to his 2009 campaign. Other Democrats running for Israel’s seat include North Hempstead Town Councilwoman Anna Kaplan of Great Neck, Suffolk County Legislator Steve Stern and Levittown attorney Jonathan Clarke.

Grant renewed for biz beautification program Continued from Page 20 “It’s a win-win for everyone,” Kaiman said. In a statement, Bosworth said the “muchneeded” projects will “go a long way” toward the town’s goal of boosting local downtown economies. Kaiman said beautification helps retail areas establish an identity that grows their customer base. “It’s being able to identify the uniqueness of a certain community and being able to make that as appealing as possible,” she said. The town will be releasing more informa-

tion in coming weeks about application guidelines and deadlines, Kaiman said. This year’s grant winners include the Pearls and Ivy Foundation of Westbury, the Westbury Business Improvement District, the Manhasset Chamber of Commerce, the Great Neck Plaza Business Improvement District, the Greater New Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce and Residents for a More Beautiful Port Washington. Winners must already have funds on hand for their projects and must spend that money first before getting a reimbursement from the town, Kaiman said.

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GettinG Your DauGhter reaDY for ColleGe The transition from high school to college can be exciting, yet challenging. Please join Jane Swedler, MD, Chief of Adolescent Medicine and Elana Kastner, MD, Attending Physician, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, for a unique program that addresses health and social issues faced by college-bound young women. Special Topics include: Adapting to College Life, Campus Safety, Making the Right Choices and more. Thursday, April 14, 2016 6:45 pm registration 7 pm - 9:30 pm program Winthropâ€™s Research & Academic Center 101 Mineola Blvd, (corner of Second Street in Mineola) Pre-Registration and Reservation required: $20 per person Refreshments will be served Please call (516) 663-2609 by April 10 to register .

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Doc’s dog racks up major awards B y A dedamola A gboola

Arlene Butterklee won her first dog championship in 1992. Twenty-four years later, she has racked up an impressive 200-plus dog championship wins all around the country. Butterklee, who she spends her weekdays at Northwell’s Center for Advanced Medicine in Manhasset as a radiation therapist, said she and her dogs have travelled all over the world from the Czech Republic, Italy, Poland to France. She has shown her dogs in the Westminster Dog Show at Madison Garden every year since 1991 and has won eight straight category events — a feat that has never been accomplished before — as well as the Eukanuba Championships in Florida.

Butterklee has accomplished this while waking up at 4 a.m. every weekday to travel from her Ronkonkoma home to her radiation machine in Manhasset by 6 a.m. “We do radiation treatment in order to make people feel better,” Butterklee said. “It’s a stressful job but I love it.” Butterklee, who has worked at Northwell for 18 year, said the radiation machine she operates has to be tailored to different patients because of detailed treatments of patients. “There’s a lot that goes into cancer treatment,” Butterklee said. The cancer patients at Northwell, she said, can get the radiation therapy, surgical procedure, get a MRI done at the same Photo courtesy of Arlene Butterklee place. Arlene Butterklee, right, is a radiation therapist at Northwell Health’s Center for “They basically come to one place to Advanced Medicine in Manhasset. Continued on Page 63

Northwell seeks ideas for breakthroughs B y J oe N ikic

Northwell Health announced Monday it was seeking the public’s help in selecting one of three medical innovations developed by the health-care system’s employees to receive $100,000 in funding. Northwell Ventures, a division of the health-care system that develops and finances medical breakthrough ideas, picked three ideas for the contest: a new form of hospital patient identification wristbands, a new way to reduce surgical bleeding and a way to print living cells and tissues using three-dimensional printers. “All organizations have smart people with a lot of great ideas. Where we distinguish ourselves is providing employees with an avenue to bring their ideas to life through Northwell Ventures,” Northwell Health President and Chief Executive Officer Michael J. Dowling said in a statement. “We identify and celebrate pioneering, out-of-the box thinkers who are passionate about advancing medicine and

changing lives, and have potential solutions to make that happen.” The contest, which began Monday, carries on until April 18, in which members of the public can go to http://www. northwell.edu/vote to choose which idea they think should receive funding. “We’re thrilled to be engaging the public in helping us decide which of these worthy innovations will receive our funding and support,” Dowling said. The first innovation was created by Dr. Peter Costantino, executive director and senior vice president of Northwell Health’s Head & Neck Surgery Service Line. It aims to remove patient identification wristbands in hospitals and replace them with a “patient identification shield.” “This surprisingly simple, patentpending method of temporarily and comfortably securing a patient identification label allows medical information to be extracted directly from an electronic health record directly to the surface of the skin,” a Northwell Health release said of the

idea. “It is comfortable, non-transferable, durable and easily removed.” The second idea was developed by researchers from Northwell Health’s Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, and aims to reduce blood loss during surgery. “This device stimulates the vagus nerve through the skin and reduces both the amount of blood lost and the time a wound bleeds in half,” the release said. “The device works so rapidly that it may one day be used for those suffering traumatic injuries, either patients in a hospital, military personnel on the battlefield or civilian first responders.” The final innovation, which was also developed by researchers from the Feinstein Institute, utilizes three-dimensional printing to create bodily organs. “Northwell researchers are already working with clinicians across the health system using 3-D bioprinting to develop alternatives to many traditional medical treatments, including researching ways to create three-dimensional living tissue made of bone or cartilage,” the release

said. “Bioprinting’s potential is almost limitless and has the potential to replace many different parts of the human body.” As part of its marketing effort to rebrand the company and separate it from its former name, North Shore-LIJ, and in conjunction with the medical breakthrough contest, Northwell Health has run television ads during this month’s National Collegiate Athletic Association March Madness basketball tournament promoting the contest. Ramon Soto, Northwell Health’s senior vice president and chief marketing and communications officer, said the health-care system wanted to work more with its surrounding community. “As the largest healthcare provider in New York State, we are pursuing new and different ways of telling our story of innovation,” Soto said. “This is a unique and exciting opportunity to engage with members of our community, empower them to help decide the next medical breakthrough we pursue and bring that vision to life.”

Health system surgeons to join Cosmos squad B y A dedamola A gboola Northwell Health announced Friday it has entered a partnership with the New York Cosmos that will see three of its orthopedic surgeons join the soccer as team physicians. As part of the agreement, Northwell Health will provide medical services to the soccer team’s “A” and “B” squad. Doctors Nicholas Sgaglione, Andrew Goodwillie and Randy Cohn will be on the three-man medical team serving the Hempstead based soccer team. “Northwell Health Orthopedics is excited to announce our partnership with the New York Cosmos as their official orthopedic providers,” said Sgaglione who is a professor and chair of the department of orthopaedic surgery at Northwell Health. “We are honored that the 2015 North American Soccer League champions recognize our commitment to treating athletes at the highest level.”

Sgaglione will serve as the Division Two team’s medical director, while Goodwillie and Cohn will be head team physician and associate team physician, respectively. “We are very excited about working with Northwell Health,” Cosmos Chief Operating Officer Erik Stover said in a statement. “They have a great network and through this partnership they will help us maintain high quality treatment for our players, avoiding injury where possible along with fast and effective recovery.” The Cosmos are reigning champions of the North American Soccer League, having captured their second league title in three seasons and seventh overall on November with a 3-2 win over Ottawa Fury FC in the championship final. The team was founded in 1971 playing 14 seasons in the NASL winning five Soccer Bowl trophies The Cosmos since its existence have been instrumental in bringing some of the biggest names in world soccer to the United States from Pelé, Franz Beckenbau-

er, Giorgio Chinaglia to Carlos Alberto. It had been nearly 30 years since the Cosmos played in a professional league. Yet throughout their absence, the club maintained a loyal and dedicated fan following. On Aug. 3, 2013, the New York Cosmos returned to the NASL with a sellout win at Shuart Stadium, before embarking on a season that would see the Cosmos win the 2013 Soccer Bowl with a 1-0 victory against the Atlanta Silverbacks on Nov. 9, 2013 at Atlanta Silverbacks Park. Raúl and Marcos Senna, legends at famed Spanish sides Real Madrid and Villarreal CF, each suited up in Cosmos colors for modern era championship runs, adding their names to the impressive list of global soccer stars to feature at the club. “As national and regional leaders in sports medicine, our team of specialists is dedicated to providing expert care to both local and professional players. We look forward to our partnership and a great 2016 season,” Sgaglione said.

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Winthrop serves up free health programs As part of its extensive community outreach service, seniors are invited to explore an interesting perspective as to how the mind-heart relationship is portrayed through the eyes of artists at a free lecture sponsored by Winthrop-University Hospital, “Your Heart & Art: The Connection,” on Wednesday, April 13 at 1:15 p.m. The program will be held at the Mineola Community Center, 155 Washington Ave. in Mineola, one block south of Jericho Turnpike, between Mineola Boulevard and Willis Avenue. Dr. George Gubernikoff, director of Non-Invasive Cardiology and Medical Director, Center for Aortic Disease at Winthrop, will discuss risk factors for heart disease as seen through art history that will help attendees learn how to lower their risk. A question and answer period will follow.

The program begins with the lecture at 1:15 p.m. and will be followed by blood pressure checks at 2:45 p.m. Parking is available in the lot adjacent to the building and in metered lots across the street. Seating is limited and reservations are required. To reserve a space, please call 516-663-3916. Health Update for Seniors is a free community health education program presented by the Department of Public Affairs, Geriatric Health Services and the Winthrop Home Health Agency. Winthrop-University Hospital will also offer a free seminar, “Knee Arthritis in the Younger Patient: Joint Replacement & Other Treatment Options,” on April 12 at 7 p.m. The seminar will be held in the Winthrop Research and Academic Center, 101 Mineola Blvd., in room G-018. Since the majority of arthritis patients are still being treated

non-operatively, Dr. Gregory Sirounian, faculty orthopedic surgeon at Winthrop, will discuss current standards of non-operative care. Dr. Sirounian will also discuss knee surgery, including replacement, as it is an option that has been significantly increasing in the adult population aged 45 to 65. In fact, according to the American Arthritis Foundation, a study completed in 2014 indicated that knee replacement surgery in this age group jumped 188% over a 10-year period. A question and answer period will be included. Admission is free, but seating is limited and reservations are required. To register, please call 516-663-8300. Winthrop’s Mini-Med School Adult Education will offer a special seminar, “Slow Down! Speed Up! — An Introduction to Struggles with Focus and Mem-

ory at the Crossroads of Life” on Wednesday, April 13, from 7 to 9 p.m. The program will be held at the Winthrop Research and Academic Center, 101 Mineola Blvd., at the corner of Second Street in Mineola. At this seminar, we will discuss how to recognize and help reduce commonly misunderstood problems with a focus on improvement with the correct approach. The event will highlight two topics. The first topic, “Fading Brain: Effects of Memory Loss on Health Outcomes,” will be offered by Dr. Aaron Pinkhasov, chairman, Department of Behavioral Health. Dr. Pinkhasov will address the following: When should we get concerned about memory loss?; What are the most common causes of serious memory problems?; How could a person with

memory loss avoid rapid decline in health and function? The second lecture, “Unmatched Shoes: Dealing with Distraction in Children and Adolescents,” will be offered by Dr. Deepan Singh, child, adolescent and adult psychiatry. Dr. Singh’s presentation will address the following questions: Is your child’s “daydreaming” now coming in the way of academic achievement? ; Is your child constantly getting into trouble at school due to being distracted? Dr. James L. Capozzi, chairman of Winthrop’s Department of Orthopedics, will moderate the seminar. Seating is limited and reservations are required. To reserve a space, please call 516-6638301. For information on other free community education programs at the hospital, please call 1-866-WINTHROP.

North Shore CTU receives 2016 Silver Beacon Award

The Cardiothoracic Unit at North Shore University Hospital received a Silver Beacon Award for Excellence from the American Association for Critical-Care Nurses, marking the second intensive care unit at NSUH to receive the esteemed designation this year. In February, NSUH’s Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit was honored with a Silver Award. The national award recognizes hospital unit caregivers who provide exceptional patient care in a healthy work environment and who distinguish themselves by improving every facet of patient care. Units that achieve this three-year designation meet national criteria consistent with Magnet Recognition, the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award and the National Quality Healthcare Award. “The Beacon Award signifies exceptional care through improved outcomes and overall great patient and family satisfaction,” said Alan Hartman, MD, senior vice president and executive director of Cardiothoracic Services at Northwell Health. “NSUH CTU is at a pinnacle of excellence, a unit that is saturated with exuberance, empathy and positive energy, a unit that cares for the most challenging and ill patients in our health system. Congratulations to nursing for this exceptional accomplishment.” The silver designation was received for scoring high in the following categories: Leadership Structures and Systems; Appropriate Staffing and Staff Engagement; Effective Communication, Knowledge Management, Learning and Development; Evidence-Based Practices and Processes; and Outcome Measurement. “This prestigious award honors the exceptional nursing care provided for our patients and families in the CTU at North Shore University Hospital,” said Kerri Scanlon, chief nursing officer at

NSUH and deputy chief nurse executive at Northwell Health. “The team embodies the highest level of professionalism, skill and caring to a highly acute and complex patient population.” The CTU is a 22-bed intensive care unit that provides care for patients requiring cardiac, vascular and thoracic surgery of varying complexity. In line with the most current evidence-based practices, the unit

routinely performs coronary artery bypass grafting, valve repair/replacement, aortic aneurysm repairs, dissections, left-atrial appendage ligation, maze procedures, mitral clip and a new minimally invasive procedure for atrial fibrillation called “the convergent procedure,” which combines the best of electrophysiology and cardiac surgery treatments to help restore a normal heart rhythm.

“The nurses of the Cardiothoracic Unit are a cohesive team of professionals who collaborate with the interdisciplinary team providing outstanding care,” said Donna LaConti, assistant director of Patient Care Services. “They work diligently to provide exceptional care within a high acuity unit while simultaneously supporting each other through laughter, friendship and collegiality.”

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County girl scouts send cookies to troops Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano joined the Girl Scouts of Nassau County and DHL in shipping more than 1 million Girl Scout Cookies to U.S. troops overseas. DHL picked up the cookies and is transporting them to military servicemen and women as a way to show appreciation for their service to our nation. “Our men and women in uniform leave their families and risk their lives to protect the freedoms that we hold so dear,” Mangano said. “These Girl Scout Cookies represent the well wishes and prayers of a grateful nation and the anticipation of a safe return. We hope that this little piece of home will bring joy to our soldiers who have not stood on American soil in months and, in some case, years while serving on their tour of duty.” This cookie donation is made possible due to the Girl Scouts of Nassau County Operation Cookie program. Operation Cookie offers customers the opportunity to help lift the spirits of servicemen and women by purchasing extra boxes or cases From left: state Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages; Nassau County Legislator Judy Jacobs; Nassau County Legislator Laura Schaefer; of Cookies to donate to the U.S. Jim Adelis of Adelis International Security; County Executive Edward P. Mangano; Executive Director/CEO of the Girl Scouts of Nassau Military. County Donna Ceravolo; a representative from DHL Express; Nassau County Legislator Ellen Birnbaum

Feinstein Institute receives Town program offering free LGBT health equality award senior health screenings Ten Northwell Health hospitals and the health system’s Feinstein Institute for Medical Research have been named as national 2016 “Leaders in LGBT Healthcare Equality” by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization. Nationwide, 496 hospitals received the leadership designation, including 71 in New York State. T h e Healthcare Equality Leaders were selected based on an annual survey, the Healthcare Equality Index, which identifies healthcare institutions that are leading the way in providing equal care for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender patients. North Shore University, Glen Cove, Huntington, Lenox Hill, Plainview, Southside and Staten Island University hospitals, Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park, Long Island Jewish Forest Hills, Long Island Jewish Valley Stream and the Feinstein Institute earned top

marks in four leadership areas: patient non-discrimination; equality of family visitation; employment non-discrimination and training in LGBT patient-centered care. “This is a major honor for our health system and reflects Northwell Health’s commitment to advancing LGBT patient care, research, and education within our community and beyond,” said Michael Dowling, CEO and president of Northwell Health. “We hope that our efforts continue to have a positive impact on the policies and actions regarding LGBT health.” Northwell Health emphasizes compassionate, culturally sensitive and respectful care to patients and their families. This is achieved through the health system’s ongoing educational initiatives, as well as classes that are offered regularly at Northwell Health’s Center for Learning and Innovation.

Project Independence, the Town of North Hempstead’s innovative ‘agingin-place’ initiative, is once again partnering with St. Francis Hospital’s Community Outreach Program to provide residents with free health screenings. The screenings, which will be offered at the St. Francis Outreach Bus, will include a brief cardiac history, blood pressure screening, a simple blood test for cholesterol and diabetes screening. Screenings will be held on the following dates:

North Hempstead “Yes We Can” Community Center, 141 Garden Street, Westbury

a.m.– 2 p.m. Clinton G. Martin, 1601 Marcus Avenue, New Hyde Park

Thursday, June 2 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Manhasset Valley Residence , 155 East Shore Road, Manhasset

Thursday, October 13 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Magnolia Gardens, 899 Broadway, Westbury

Monday, June 13 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Great Neck Social Center, 80 Grace Avenue, Great Neck

Monday, November 14 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. North Hempstead “Yes We Can” Community Center, 141 Garden Street, Westbury

Tuesday, June 21 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Sid Jacobson JCC, 300 Forest Drive, East Hills

Tuesday, December 6 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Sid Jacobson JCC, 300 Forest Drive, East Hills

Tuesday, April 12 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Clinton G. Martin Park, 1601 Marcus Avenue, New Hyde Park

Thursday, August 18 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Port Washington Senior Center, 80 Manhorhaven Boulevard, Port Washington

Thursday, December 8 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Manhasset Valley Resident , 155 East Shore Road, Manhasset

Thursday, April 21 from 10 a.m.– 2 p.m. Magnolia Gardens 899 Broadway, Westbury

Tuesday, September 20 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Fuschillo Park, Carle Road at Broadmoor Lane, Carle Place

Monday, December 12 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Great Neck Social Center, 80 Grace Avenue, Great Neck

Monday, May 2 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Tuesday, October 4 from 10

For more information, please call 311 or (516) 869-6311.

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B y B endik S orensen As summer is growing nearer, graduate students in the LIU Post art department are scrambling around in the campus’ Steinberg Museum of Art at Hillwood, preparing for their annual Masters of Fine Art Exhibition, this year called “Nexus of 12.” The 12 refers to the number of student artists who will be exhibiting. “It’s a reflection of work from twelve artists who have learned and grown together,” said CarrieAnne Gonzales, one of the MFA graduate students in the show. “Nexus of 12 shows the universe’s

incredible ability to harmonize individual paths and beings in and through itself.” The show will have a variety of mediums, chosen by the artists themselves, ranging from photography to print making and video art and painting. Alongside the “Nexus of 12” in the Steinberg Museum, which will be exhibited for six weeks, the artists will also show their work in the SIA Gallery in Chelsea in NYC. The shows are a part of the mandatory thesis course for the students, and show some of the body of work they’ve done throughout their academic careers at Post. “Your job is to create art... all

of the time,” Gonzales said. “To see where it takes you, to reflect on it, to see what drives you and how far you can come. We all have our own process and way of getting there.” Gonzales, a photographer, has a pretty rigid process, after over 20 years of being a photographer. “I start with sketches, or charcoal drawings, or cut outs or collages of an idea and then I stick it to my studio wall,” she said. “There are many things up there!” Her work shows the struggle of women, relationships and of the working class. For her thesis project, she gives a nod to the Mexican muralist David Alfaro Siqueiro. “Like Siqueiros, my pieces

also reflect on social and political subjects of today,” she said. Although the students work on their theses during their senior year, they can show anything they’ve made. “Most artists usually have some kind of theme and/or ideology that ties the works they’re exhibiting together,” said Nicholas Frizalone, another graduating MFA student artist. He is showing paintings and drawings. “ It’s helpful to me because I get to experience what it’s like to exhibit alongside artists of other disciplines and backgrounds,” he said. The show in the Steinberg

Museum opens on April 11, and will be up through May 6. It is located in the Hillwood Commons on the LIU Post campus. The show in the SIA Gallery in Chelses will be up from April 13 to April 20, with an opening reception on April 14 from 6 to 8 p.m. Steinberg Museum hours: Monday - Friday 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Wednesdays 9:30 a.m. - 8 p.m.; Saturdays 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. This article was originally published in the Pioneer, the awardwinning student newspaper of LIU Post, www.liupostpioneer.com, and is republished here by Blank Slate Media with the permission of the Pioneer.

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Karen Mason Friday, April 1, 7 p.m.

Broadway World Entertainer of the Year Karen Mason returns to Landmark with her critically acclaimed show “Mason’s Makin’ Music.” With numbers from Broadway and the Great American Songbook, “Mason’s Makin’ Music” celebrates the music of our lives and recently had a sold-out seven-week run at the legendary New York City cabaret Don’t Tell Mama. Where: Landmark On Main Street 232 Main Street, Suite 1, Port Washington Info: (516) 767-1384, ext. 101 • www.landmarkonmainstreet.org

Adelphi Symphony Orchestra: Bach

Friday, April 1, 8 p.m. Under the direction of Grammy-nominated music director Christopher Lyndon-Gee, the Adelphi Symphony Orchestra presents an all-Bach concert, featuring performers from the university’s faculty. Mezzo-soprano Abigail Fischer, tenor Jonathan Goodman, flutist Linda DiMartino Wetherill, piccolo trumpet player Thomas Verchot, harpsichord professor Elaine Comparone and lute and guitar professor William Zito will all be featured. Where: Adelphi University Performing Arts Center Westermann Stage, 1 South Avenue, Garden City Info: (516) 877-4000 • http://aupac.adelphi.edu/

Joe Satriani Friday, April 1, 8 p.m.

Joe Satriani is the world’s most commercially successful solo guitar performer, with six gold and platinum discs to his credit (including one more gold award for the debut album by his band Chickenfoot), and sales in excess of 10 million copies. Friday he presents “From Surfing to Shockwave, Celebrating 30 Years of Mind Bending Guitar DareDevilry.” Where: Tilles Center For The Performing Arts LIU Post, 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville Info: (516) 299-3100 • http://tillescenter.org

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Sinbad Saturday, April 2, 8 p.m.

Born David Adkins, the comedian known as Sinbad has established himself as one of the nation’s best known family-friendly comics, something that had led to roles both on television and the movie screen, including appearances in the films “Necessary Roughness,” “Houseguest,” “First Kid,” “Jingle All the Way” and “Good Burger.” Where: NYCB Theatre at Westbury 960 Brush Hollow Road Westbury Info: (516) 247-5200 www.thetheatreatwestbury.com

Your Big Break Finals Saturday, April 2, 8 p.m.

Come see our top three performers as they perform for music business execs, producers, radio and TV personalities and more! The winner, as chosen by judges and audience members, will win prizes and recognition that can help boost their music career. Remember, your votes will count in determining the winner! Finalists include: Frankel Sisters, Jaclyn Manfredi, and Matt Grabowski. Where: Gold Coast Arts Center, 113 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck Info: (516) 829-2570 • http://goldcoastarts.org

Word Up: Long Island LitFest Sunday, April 3, 1 to 6 p.m.

A one-of-a-kind event for Long Island book lovers, Word Up: Long Island LitFest is the area’s preeminent literary festival – an intimate day of live readings by your favorite best-selling authors, award-winning writers and columnists. Join us as each writer takes a turn at the microphone to read an essay or memoir excerpt. You’ll laugh, you may cry – you will definitely be entertained and enlightened. Where: The Madison Theatre at Molloy College 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre Info: (516) 323-4444 • http://madisontheatreny.org

The Cult Wednesday, April 6, 8 p.m.

Touring in support of their 10th full album “Hidden City,” The Cult return to Long Island this week. Fronted by singer Ian Astbury, The Cult long ago established themselves as one of the preeminent hard rock outfits of the 1980s and early 90s, producing of string of radio friendly hits including “Wild Flower,” Fire Woman” and the iconic “She Sells Sanctuary.” Where: The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington Info: (631) 673-7300 ext. 303 • www.paramountny.com

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Tuesdays-Thursdays, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. The American Merchant Marine Museum preserves, displays and interprets historic artifacts and artwork related to the United States Merchant Marine Academy, the U.S. Merchant Marine, and the profession of seafaring. The Museum will educate and instill in midshipmen and the public an appreciation for the significant contributions made by the maritime services to the nation’s heritage, and in particular by USMMA graduates and personnel in peace and war. The current exhibit is “Ships Made America”, something every family member will enjoy. Where: American Merchant Marine Museum 300 Steamboat Road, Kings Point Info: 516-726-6047 • www.museum@usmma.edu

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Y Cosmos Soccer Sunday, April 3, 6:00 p.m.

Watch the Cosmos take on the Ottawa Fury in an exciting first game of the regular season. The Cosmos are the 2015 league champions and they are ready for another great season. They play on Long Island in the 12 team North American Soccer League. Check website for ticket pricing and availability. Where: Hofstra University, Shuart Stadium 500 Fulton Street,Hempstead, NY Info: 516-463-8499 • www.nycosmos.com

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Family fun to include square dancing, seed-plantings, live bird presentation and crafts. Celebrate spring at Sands Point Preserve with a fun-filled afternoon for the entire family. Enjoy family square dancing with caller Jim Emory. Learn about birds of prey with live presentations from Volunteers for Wildlife. Plant a take-home pizza herb garden with the Long Island Sierra Club. Tap into your inner-artist in the much-awaited spring crafts room. And explore the great outdoors, weather permitting, for family nature hikes and scavenger hunts. Admission for the Spring Celebration is $20 per car, or $10 with the membership pass. Where: Sands Point Preserve, 127 Middle Neck Road, Sands Point Info: 516-571-7901 • www.thesandspointpreserve

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1. Bring the broth to the boiling point in the saucepan and add the potatoes, onion, carrot, celery and green pepper. Cover and cook over low heat for 20 minutes after the soup has returned to the boiling point. Discard the onion and green pepper. 2. Mix together the flour and water, to form a paste. With a spatula, slowly stir in the sour cream and add this mixture to the hot soup.

3. Simmer the soup for another 5 minutes, or until it has slightly thickened, Do NOT BOIL or it will curdle and serve in warm bowls.

1. Use paper towels to thoroughly dry the chicken. You want the chicken to be as dry as much as possible, so that it will brown. 2. Sprinkle the chicken evenly with 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper. 3. Heat a heavy bottomed pot over medium-high heat until hot. Add the olive oil, swirl to coat the pan, and then add the chicken in a single layer, being careful not

to overcrowd the pan. If all of the chicken does not fit in your pan, divide chicken into two batches. Leave the chicken undisturbed until golden brown on one side (5-7 minutes) and then flip them over and brown the other side. Repeat with the rest of the chicken, if necessary. 4. Transfer the chicken to a bowl and then add the onions and peppers. Cover with a lid and let the vegetables steam for 10 minutes. 5. Remove the lid and saute until the onions are golden brown. 6. Add the paprika and fry, stirring constantly until the paprika Continued on Page 32

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Make better choices when dining out some water if it’s not already on the table. The symptoms of dehydration mimic those of hunger. Also, drinking water before and during your meal will help you to feel full and decrease the likelihood that you will overeat.

Engage in conversation. Bring someone with you to the restaurant so you can share some lively conversation. The more time you spend talking, the longer it will take to eat, giving your body time to digest and prevent overeating.

ining out can make for an enjoyable evening or afternoon. Many people enjoy sampling different cuisines, and eating out removes the pressure and the work required when preparing meals at home.

A 2013 poll from Rasmussen Reports found 58 percent of American adults say they dine out at least once a week, while 14 percent go out two or three times per week and 4 percent eat out more than three times per week.

Dining out is also popular in Canada, where, according to Statistics Canada, restaurant sales per capita have increased steadily during the last 15 years. Across Canada, restaurants took in nearly $650 per person in 2012. As the number of people dining out continues to increase, many people find themselves looking for ways to stay focused on healthy eating when they are not the ones preparing their meals. The following are a handful of ways diners can stay healthy without giving up their love of dining out.

Don’t arrive at the restaurant too hungry. Eat a small and filling snack before going to a restaurant. Eating a snack ahead of time will prevent you from overeating once your food arrives. An apple, protein bar or some crackers and cheese can take the edge off hunger and reduce the likelihood that you will overeat at the restaurant. Fill up on water. When the server comes to take your drink order, ask for

Choose the right foods. When perusing the menu, look for foods cooked a certain way. Broiled and grilled meats are healthier than fried foods, and steamed vegetables contain plenty of vitamins and minerals your body needs to stay healthy. Avoid heavy cream sauces, lots of cheese and fatty meats. Ask if you can substitute fresh vegetables or brown rice for unhealthy sides or white rice. Eat more seafood. Seafood is not only flavorful, but healthy as well. Eating certain fish gives your body the right types of fats to help the neurological system function properly and fuel your brain. Avoid dining out as a reaction to stress. Don’t go out to a restaurant if you are feeling stressed or rushed, especially if you use food as a coping mechanism. You may end up rushing through your meal and eating more than you intended.

Divide your meal. Share a plate with others or ask for a to-go container when your course is served. This allows you to set aside some leftovers before you start to eat, reducing the likelihood that you will overeat.

Dining out is a favorite activity for many people, and diners can take several steps to make their dining experiences healthier.

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Considerations for outdoor entertaining Remove toys, tools and debris. Be sure the grass is mowed and clippings are removed. Address any tripping hazards and make sure there is an easy path in and out of the party, as well as to the restrooms. Take inventory of tables and seating options and rent or buy extra seating if necessary.

Provide shade and shelter

utdoor parties have a flair all their own. Entertaining outside means being able to enjoy the fresh air, sun and extra space that the great outdoors allows.

Entertaining outdoors may include intimate barbecues with friends and weddings with hundreds of guests. While parks, yards, and gardens can make beautiful backdrops for parties, hosts still need to emphasize preparation when throwing an outdoor party.

Select and prepare the space Many homeowners host parties for friends and family in their backyards. Whereas other spaces, including parks, require the transport of food and other supplies, backyards offer the ultimate in convenience, allowing homeowners to cook foods in their kitchens and then carry items directly to the backyard.

Backyards are not always set up or equipped for events, and preparation will be required to turn the yard into a partyworthy area. Plan a day for cleanup.

Every party host hopes for good weather when entertaining outside, but it is best to have a contingency plan in place just in case Mother Nature does not cooperate. Awnings and patio umbrellas can only do so much, and it may be necessary to install pop-up tents or stationary gazebos to protect guests from the elements. Think about renting tents from party supply companies, which usually will erect the tents and take them down after use. Even if the weather will be pleasant, have spots where guests can escape the sun. It can be uncomfortable and dangerous to sit in the sun for long periods of time.

Keep food temperatures consistent

If you plan to offer buffet-style cuisine, arrange for serving dishes that will

keep foods hot or cold as needed. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition advises that it is important to keep foods safe when entertaining outside. Cold foods should be kept in coolers or served on beds of ice. Use hot chafing dishes to keep hot foods at a serving temperature at or above 140 F. Refrigerate or refreeze foods within two hours or after one hour if it is above 90 F outside.

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Entertaining outdoors means sharing the space with insects and animals. Ants can be a nuisance, but wasps and bees can be harmful, particularly if a person is allergic. Use repellent candles around the entertaining space to keep bugs away. Make canisters of insect repellent available to guests. Home improvement centers sell bug traps to keep bees and other insects away from foods and people by using sweet lures. Netting on tents or a screened-in area also can keep guests comfortable. Partying outdoors can be convenient and fun. But hosts still must take steps to ensure their guests have a safe and enjoyable time.

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Creative solutions for table centerpieces E ntertaining guests is a great way to open and share your home and make memories with family and friends. If your entertaining includes a meal, chances are everyone will be sitting at the table to dine and converse. A beautifully set table can make guests feel welcome and establish the ambiance for the meal.

A centerpiece is at the heart of a well-dressed table. While centerpieces are most often associated with formal affairs, any meal or gathering is enhanced with the right centerpiece. Here are some easy and elegant centerpiece ideas to dress up your dinner table.

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Floral arrangements make for great centerpieces. Such arrangements can be as simple or as extravagant as you desire. For casual meals, consider picking some flowers from your own garden or a nearby field. Spring daffodils or cherry blossom branches

can add color to a table. Some smaller, potted impatiens or begonias make great centerpieces for summer soirées, while autumn and winter blooms work for holiday gatherings and parties. If you want an even more special touch, consider working with a florist. Explain the theme of your party and ask the florist to recommend appropriate flowers for the gathering based on your theme.

Fruit and foods

Floral centerpieces may be some of the most popular, but food also works as a base for interesting centerpieces. Grab an unused soup tureen or some decorative vases and fill them with an assortment of items. Lemons, oranges and other citrus fruits add a splash of bold color to a table. Otherwise, look for exotic foods that have interesting appearances, like prickly pears or artichokes. Fill a tall vessel with walnuts or chestnuts for an earthy look. A large basket

brimming with assorted breads and crackers looks attractive and is also ready for guests to dig in.

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Whimsical parties or children’s events can be made more fun with clever centerpieces made from candy. Stick lollipops into buckets filled with sand or push them into a foam form to make a candy topiary. Canisters filled with candy of all shapes, sizes and colors appeal to guests’ eyes and their affinity for sweets.

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Look around the house for any number of other items that can be placed inside vases or clear containers. Bells, tissue paper, pebbles or confetti can be used to create attractive centerpieces for the table. With some inspiration and a little creativity, hosts and hostesses can create centerpieces that add a touch of elegance to any dinner party.

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Trends you may see when dining out Digital kiosks: Desire an appetizer or want to reorder another beverage? You may not have to flag down your server to do so. Several restaurants have implemented tablet-based service at their tables. In addition to playing games or getting apprised on the latest specials, guests can order some menu items through table-mounted tablets. And if you’re in a rush for the check, swipe your credit card and pay the bill without waiting for your waiter to bring it over.

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When dining out, expect to find more attractive plates, as restaurateurs understand diners like to photograph and share their meals through social media.

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Photo-ready foods: Diners are utilizing social media to share their menu choices with people all around the world. Scroll through anyone’s news feed and you’re likely to find photograph’s of last night’s entrée or an impressive dessert enjoyed during a night out with friends. Many restaurateurs understand that their latest culinary creation is likely to find its way onto social media, so a greater emphasis is being placed on plating — or making foods look better when first presented to diners.

Increase in craft foods: Greater emphasis is being placed on creating meals that look and taste good and are produced in eco- and communityfriendly ways. Craft foods are made in small batches from locally sourced ingredients, helping to create a symbiotic relationship between eateries, farmers, food manufacturers, and diners. Community tables: Make new friends while dining out by getting seated at community tables, which are no longer restricted to Japanese hibachi restaurants. These larger tables pair different diners together. Neurogastronomy: Many restaurants are employing neurogastronomy, or the science of manipulating perception of how foods taste by external factors. Everything from the colors of dishes to the sounds of music being piped in can affect your perception of taste. Prepaid reservations: Today you can purchase just about anything in advance, from movie tickets to vacations. Soon you may be able to prepay for restaurant meals as well. Arrive at your reserved time and enjoy your meal. This trend is beneficial to restaurants because they are guaranteed revenue even if patrons do not show up. Trends in dining out can make meal experiences more unique. Expect some new changes at your favorite restaurants.

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Make the most of al fresco dining Do your research before visiting. Drive or walk by a restaurant before dining there yourself. Check out how outdoor diners are treated and if the service is as prompt as it is indoors. Pay attention to foot and vehicle traffic near the tables to determine if the spot is conducive to eating. Too much noise or car exhaust can detract from the meal.

Look for covered tables. It’s one thing to sit outside and enjoy some cool breezes. It’s quite another to spend an hour or more directly under the blazing sun. Dine at an establishment that has a gazebo, portico, overhang, or individual patio umbrellas at each table. This way you can be comfortable and avoid sunburn.

hen the weather warms up, many people enjoy eating meals outside. Al fresco dining may be available at both highend restaurants and more intimate cafes.

Al fresco comes from the Italian term for “open air.” Restaurants have recognized the draw of outdoor seating and many have expanded their offerings. While many people need nothing more

than an outdoor table and some nice weather to enjoy eating outside, there are some ways to make al fresco dining experiences as pleasant as possible.

Call ahead for seating. Because al fresco dining is so popular when the weather is warm, outdoor tables can fill up quickly. For those planning to sit outside, call the restaurant and reserve an outdoor spot. This way you will be guaranteed a table.

Dress appropriately for the weather. Plan ahead for al fresco dining by bringing some accessories along. A light jacket or sweater can keep you warm if a breeze picks up, and sunglasses are recommended in sunny conditions. A hat worn indoors may be a social faux pas, but it is acceptable to wear one outside to block the sun. Expand your dining options. Instead of traditional restaurants, try the offerings at food trucks, take-out places and other spots that serve food. Set up your meal at nearby picnic tables or another outdoor place and enjoy.

Bring a friend or relax by yourself. Eating outdoors is entertaining with a friend or alone. If you are dining with a group, take your time and linger in the fresh air, enjoying the conversation. If you are dining alone, you can still relax and take your time with the meal. One hidden benefit of al fresco dining is that it provides you the opportunity to relax and watch the world go by.

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How to throw a theme party and help break the ice Socializing can increase when other games or themed components are included in the festivities. Here are some ways to make a theme work for you. Introduce the theme with the invitations. Let guests know that there will be a party theme by mentioning it on the invitations. The invitations also may tie into the theme. For example, palm tree invitations can indicate a Hawaiian barbecue. If costumes or specific clothing is suggested, be sure to indicate that on the invitations so guests can plan accordingly and decide whether or not to participate.

any people do not need a reason to throw a party. Although they’re commonly held to mark momentous events, like birthdays, parties can be entertaining ways to get a group of people together just for the sake of being social. Entertaining a diverse groups of

friends or even family members may challenge party hosts to find methods that encourage their guests to mingle. One of the most effective ways to break the ice is to give a party its very own theme. Themed parties have a built-in conversation starter: the theme itself.

Coordinate the music. Guests will feel more comfortable if you have a steady amount of music playing in the background. Find music that fits with your theme, such as music from the 1970s for a disco party. Keep the volume moderate while guests are arriving and getting to know one another. Later on the volume can be turned up for dancing. Arrange seats for conversation. Avoid lining up a bunch of seats along a wall or in a straight line. Instead, group a few chairs around a snack

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How to impress when hosting a business dinner

osting a business dinner is both an honor and a responsibility. Employers typically entrust only their most valued employees with the responsibility of hosting a business dinner, and such opportunities are not to be taken lightly.

adds to both the excitement and the anxiety of hosting a business dinner. But even though hosting a business dinner may inspire a few butterflies to dance in your stomach, the following tips can ensure the night goes as smoothly as possible.

The desire to impress is there whether you’re hosting your first or fiftieth business dinner, but those with experience hosting existing or potential clients know that no two business dinners are ever the same. What works for one client won’t necessarily impress another, and the responsibility of impressing the clients falls on the host, which

• Know your client. Clients tend to have vastly different needs and personalities, so while the ambiance of one restaurant might appeal to some clients, that same atmosphere might not be so impressive to others. When choosing a restaurant, consider its ambiance and how well that matches up with the client you will be taking

out to dinner. Some clients may prefer to make deals in more laid back locales, while others may prefer the five-star treatment. Taking the latter to an allyou-can-eat buffet will hurt your chances of making a deal, while the former may take your willingness to spend lavishly on a meal at a five-star restaurant as an indicator that your company spends lavishly and ultimately passes such spending off on its clients. Understanding your client’s personality should help you choose a restaurant that’s likely to impress.

• Don’t go in blind. Unless a client requests a specific restaurant, try to choose a restaurant you have visited in the past. This is beneficial in a variety of ways. When visiting a restaurant you frequent, you’re in position to make recommendations with regard to the menu, and that insight can increase the chances that your client will enjoy his or her meal. When choosing a restaurant you’re familiar with, you’re also choosing one where you know the service is exceptional. If it wasn’t, you would not keep going back. No one wants a

business dinner to be overtaken by poor service, which, fairly or unfairly, will reflect negatively on you.

• Avoid restaurants with gimmicks. Restaurants with gimmicks, such as those where the staff sings to customers celebrating a birthday, might be fun to visit with friends or family members, but such establishments are best avoided when hosting business dinners. Gimmicks can interrupt a meal and make it difficult to make any headway on a business deal, so stick to restaurants where you won’t be interrupted by celebratory staff members or drowned out by live music. • Don’t just show up. Nothing is more awkward or unprofessional than taking a client to dinner and being forced to wait for a table. If you can’t get a reservation at your preferred restaurant, then choose another establishment. Do not wing it and decide to wait for a table near the hostess or at the bar. • Avoid exotic restaurants. Unless your client requests a particular type of cuisine, avoid exotic restaurants with relatively

limited menus. Clients may have certain food allergies or aversions to particular types of food, so opt for a neutral restaurant with a menu that appeals to diners of various palates. If taking a client out for the second time and you remember the client mentioning a love of a particular cuisine, then the second dinner is a great time to indulge the client’s love of that unique or exotic cuisine, especially if it’s just the two of you. • Don’t overindulge. Overindulging, whether it’s eating too much or enjoying one too many glasses of wine, won’t impress the client. Resist the temptation to order the biggest steak on the menu and, if you choose to enjoy a cocktail, drink it slowly. A full stomach may make you drowsy and less attentive to your client, while a client will understandably question your judgement if you appear to be overindulging in alcohol. Hosting a business dinner is a significant responsibility not to be taken lightly. But hosts can employ a few simple strategies to calm their nerves and make sure the night goes smoothly.

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Arts & Entertainment Calendar GOLD COAST ARTS CENTER 113 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck (516) 829-2570 • http://goldcoastarts.org Friday, April 1, 8:30 p.m. LIVE stand-up comedy: Tyler Gildin, George Rini and Frankie Pace Saturday, April 2, 8:30 p.m. Your Big Break Finals Tuesday, April 5, 7:30 p.m. Film Screening: Very Semi-Serious LANDMARK ON MAIN STREET 232 Main Street, Suite 1 Port Washington (516) 767-1384 ext. 101 www.landmarkonmainstreet.org Friday, April 1, 7 p.m. Karen Mason Saturday, April 2, 7:30 p.m. A Tribute to Gladys Knight & The Pips Sunday, April 3, 7 p.m. Tom Rush & John Sebastian Saturday, April 9, 2 p.m. Are You My Mother? Saturday, April 9, 2 p.m. Graham Parker w/ Brinsley Schwarz Friday, April 15, 8 p.m. Tommy Tune: Taps, Tunes & Tall Tales Saturday, April 16, 8 p.m. Dennis Elsas: Rock’n’Roll Never Forgets Thursday, April 28, 7:30 p.m. The Subdudes Friday, April 29, 7:30 p.m. Afro Cuban All Stars Saturday, May 7, 3 p.m. Pushcart Players in Peter & the Wolf Saturday, May 14, 2016, 8 p.m. Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs Thursday, June 23, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Tommy Emmanuel STEPHEN C. WIDOM CULTURAL ARTS AT EMANUEL 150 Hicks Lane, Great Neck (516) 482-5701 • www.scwculturalarts.org/ emanuel-series/ Friday, April 1, 7:30 p.m. Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson Thursday, April 7, 7:30 p.m. Dr. Ronald Crystal Tuesday, April 12, 2 p.m. Patti Dunham & Gary Haberman Sunday, April 17, 3 p.m. A Concert with The Platters and The Drifters Sunday, May 1, 3 p.m. Richard Glazier Sunday, May 15, 3 p.m. Paul Begala & Steve Schmidt Sunday, June 5, 3 p.m. Harvey Granat presents “By George!” with special guest Todd Gershwin NYCB Theatre at Westbury 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury. (516) 247-5200 www.thetheatreatwestbury.com Friday, April 1, 8 p.m. Patti LaBelle Saturday, April 2, 8 p.m. Sinbad Sunday, April 10, 7 p.m. Take 6 & The Manhattan Transfer Saturday, April 16, 8 p.m. Selena’s 45Th Birthday Tribute Concert Thursday, April 28, 8 p.m. Martin Short Saturday, April 30, 3 p.m. Kool & The Gang Sunday, May 1, 7 p.m. Under The Streetlamp

Thursday, May 5, 7:30 p.m. Chris Isaak Friday, May 6, 8 p.m. Generation Axe! - A Night Of Guitars Saturday, May 7, 7 p.m. The Whispers, The Manhattans, Regina Belle Friday, May 13, 7 p.m. ABBA Friday, May 14, 7 p.m. I Love the 90s Show Thursday, May 19, 7 p.m. Frankie Ballard Sunday, May 22, 7 p.m. The Zombies, Felix Cavaliere’s Rascals Tuesday, May 31, 8 p.m. Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience Saturday, June 4, 8 p.m. Saturday Night Summer Fever Concert Thursday, June 9, 8 p.m. Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. Friday, June 10, 8 p.m. Johnny Mathis Thursday, June 16, 8 p.m. Don Rickles & Regis Philbin: Conversation & Clips Saturday, June 18, 8 p.m. Happy Together feat. Flo & Eddie, Chuck Negron Sunday, June 19, 8 p.m. Boyz II Men Saturday, Aug. 20, 8 p.m. Air Supply Friday, Sept. 16, 8 p.m. Charlie Daniels Band The Space at Westbury 250 Post Ave., Westbury (516) 283.5566 www.thespaceatwestbury.com Friday, Apr. 1, 8 p.m. Keb’ Mo’ Band w/Gerald Albright Friday, Apr. 2, 8 p.m. Rock Legends Live Thursday, Apr. 14, 8 p.m. Oogee Wawa Friday, Apr. 15, 8 p.m. Robert Randolph and the Family Band Saturday, Apr. 28, 8 p.m. Nils Lofgren Friday, May 6, 8 p.m. David Bromberg Quintet Saturday, May 7, 8 p.m. The Fab Faux Friday, June 3, 8 p.m. America ADELPHI UNIVERSITY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Westermann Stage, 1 South Avenue, Garden City (516) 877-4000 http://aupac.adelphi.edu/ Friday, April 1, 8 p.m. Adelphi Symphony Orchestra: Bach Saturday, April 2, 8 p.m. Senior Recital — Amanda Karalis, Voice Sunday, April 3, 8 p.m. Bregenz Festival’s Die Zauberflöte TILLES CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS | LIU POST 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville (516) 299-3100 • http://tillescenter.org Friday, April 1, 8 p.m. Joe Satriani: From Surfing to Shockwave, Celebrating 30 Years of Mind Bending Guitar DareDevilry Sunday, April 3, 2:15 p.m. Musical Dialogue: Steve Wilson / Lewis Nash Duo

Friday, April 8, 8 p.m. Paul Taylor Dance Company Saturday, April 9, 8 p.m. Michael Feinstein Sunday, April 10, 7 p.m. Esperanza Spalding presents: Emily’s D+Evolution The Paramount 370 New York Ave., Huntington (631) 673-7300 ext. 303 www.paramountny.com Friday, April 1, 8 p.m. Back to the 80’s Show with: Jessie’s Girl Sunday, April 3, 8 p.m. The Wonder Years Wednesday, April 6, 8 p.m. The Cult Friday, April 8, 8 p.m. Citizen Cope Saturday, April 9, 8 p.m. Puscifer Tuesday, April 12, 8 p.m. Belinda Carlisle Wednesday, April 13, 8 p.m. Ace Frehley Friday, April 15, 8 p.m. Ghost Saturday, April 16, 8 p.m. Robin Trower Thursday, April 21, 8 p.m. Olivia Newton-John Friday, April 22, 8 p.m. Mike DelGuidice & Big Shot Saturday, April 23, 7:30 p.m. Joe DeGuardia’s STAR Boxing Presents “Rockin’ Fights 23” - featuring Joe Smith Sunday, April 24, 8 p.m. Brit Floyd Tuesday, April 26, 8 p.m. The Gipsy Kings Friday, April 29, 8 p.m. Robby Krieger with special guest Mountain’s Leslie West Thursday, May 5, 8 p.m. Bush Friday, May 6, 8 p.m. Thompson Square Saturday, May 7, 8 p.m. The Weight Tuesday, May 10, 8 p.m. Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo Wednesday, May 11, 7:30 p.m. Bullet for My Valentine with Asking Alexandria & Cane Hill Friday, May 13, 7:30 p.m. Boyce Avenue Saturday, May 14, 7:30 p.m. I Love the 90’s Show with The Fresh Kids of Bel-Air with Special Guest – Dee Wiz Tuesday, May 17, 7 p.m. Lamb of God, Clutch, Corrosion of Conformity Thursday, May 19, 7 p.m. Andrew Dice Clay Saturday, May 28, 7 p.m. Jo Koy Friday, June 3, 8 p.m. I Love the 90’s Show with The Fresh Kids of Bel-Air with Special Guest – Dee Wiz Friday, June 10, 8 p.m. Friday Night Fever Friday, June 13, 7:30 p.m. Voyage w/ Fleetwood Macked Tuesday, July 12, 8 p.m. Michael McDonald Saturday, Sept. 10, 8 p.m. Little Feat

The madison theatre at molloy college 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. (516) 323-4444 • http://madisontheatreny.org. Saturday, April 2, 8 p.m. The Four Seasons and More: a Vivaldi Extravaganza Sunday, April 3, 1 to 6 p.m. Word Up: Long Island LitFest Friday, April 8, 1 to 8 p.m. NY Asbury Short Films Saturday, April 9, 2 and 6 p.m. Clifford the Big Red Dog – Live! Sunday, April 10, 3 p.m. Broadway’s British Invasion Saturday, April 16, 8 p.m. Eric Marienthal & Chuck Loeb The KAISER ART GALLERY at molloy college 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. (516) 323-4444 • http://www.molloy.edu March 10 – April 25 Mary Ann Petry - Selected works Nassau community college One Education Drive, Garden City (516) 572-7676 • https://www.ncc.edu May 4 - May 8, 8 p.m., except Sundays at 3 p.m. Hair GOVERNORS’ COMEDY CLUB 90 Division Ave. Levittown (516) 731-3358 • http://tickets.govs.com/ index.cfm Friday, April 1, 8 p.m. Saturday, April 2, 7 & 9:30 p.m. Tom Cotter BROKERAGE COMEDY CLUB 2797 Merrick Road, Bellmore (516) 785-8655 • http://tickets.brokeragecomedy.com Friday, April 1, 8 p.m. Saturday, April 2, 7:30 & 10 p.m. Colin Quinn Nassau county museum of art 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn (516) 484-9338 • http://nassaumuseum. org MAIN GALLERIES March 19 – July 10 Kenny Scharf Emerging with the New York City graffiti and street art movement of the 1980s, Kenny Scharf (b. 1958) is known for his vibrantly colorful large-scale paintings and exuberantly playful installations. His imagery draws upon pop icons, media advertising and consumer culture of the 1960s, including TV cartoon characters such as the Flintstones and the Jetsons. Curated by Director Karl E. Willers and the Museum’s staff, Kenny Scharf showcases major paintings and sculptures from throughout the artist’s career. Highlights of this exhibition are the expansive mural Pop Renaissance that surrounds the viewer, a version of the artist’s Cosmic Cavern club-like environment, as well as a recreation of the artist’s former Brooklyn studio complete with spattered walls, painted furniture and other workspace ephemera.

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‘Great Ocean Liners’ opens at Coe Hall The Planting Fields Foundation opens its new exhibition, Great Ocean Liners 1900-1940 on Saturday, April 2 at Coe Hall. The exhibition will run through Oct. 2 and is open every day from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. William R. Coe made his career in the marine insurance business. He was chairman of the board of one of the largest insurance brokerage firms in the world, Johnson and Higgins. The firm brokered the hull insurance on the Titanic which sank in 1912 — the claim was settled in only 30 days. The exhibition examines the history of the White Star Line, owners of the Titanic and of Cunard, who owned the ill-fated Lusitania. Competition between the two lines for the highest speed and profits on their trans-Atlantic crossing is a focus of the show. As a teenager Coe immigrated to the U.S. in 1883; the show examines how ocean liners were built to accommodate steerage passengers in great numbers.

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In 1899, Coe travelled to London on Johnson and Higgins business on the City of New York. On board, he met Mai Rogers, daughter of Standard Oil partner and millionaire, H.H. Rogers. William and Mai’s marriage the following year brought significant and influential business contacts to Coe’s work at Johnson and Higgins. In the exhibition three vessels from each line are prominently featured; for the White Star is the Titanic, the Olympic and the Britannic, and for the Cunard, the Aquitania, the Lusitania and the Mauretania. Posters, archival documents, ship models and memorabilia are included in the exhibition. The installation includes large-scale color photos of first class ocean liner public rooms to demonstrate the luxuriousness of first class quarters, and their design relationship with interiors at Coe Hall. Admission to Coe Hall $5 with an $8 parking fee.

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Community Calendar Good paprikash needs best spices available

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. Area Cyclists Unite There are several area cyclists & cycling groups that ride before or after work on Weekdays. Let’s Ride Together !! A bigger group is more fun and a better work out. I invite you to join the areas longest running Weekday cycling group. When: Weekdays before work or after work Where: parking lot across from Great Neck Diner, Corner of Bond Street and Grace Avenue. 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. Call David (Speedy) Emanuel. Most Days, Mobile 516-840-9370 Most Eves, Home: 516-487-8065 before 9:45 p.m.. for schedule and to confirm your participation.

ing Assets for People with Disabilities,” April 7, 6:30 p.m., at the Nassau County Bar Association, 15th Street on the corner of West Street, Mineola. Topics to be discussed include: — the ABLE Act, federal and state legislation that eases financial strains faced by individuals with disabilities by making tax-free savings accounts available to cover qualified expenses such as education, housing, and transportation. — Supplemental Needs Trusts, trusts that are created for persons with disabilities which can supplement government benefits, such as Medicaid and SSI, without disqualifying the individual from receiving such benefits. — Options to help plan for future care of disabled adults and “soon to be” adults. Attorneys leading the discussion will be Saundra Gumerove of Saundra M. Gumerove & Associates, Jericho, and Maureen Rothschild DiTata, Berwitz & DiTata LLP, Garden City. The program is chaired by Moriah Adamo, Abrams & Fensterman, Lake Success and Terry Scheiner, Port Washington. Reservations are requested for this free program. To register, call the Nassau County Bar Association at 516-747-4070 or email ckatz@nassaubar.org.

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Transplant Recipients TRIO International Organization Long Island Temple Choir Festival On April 3, at 2 p.m., six Long Island Temple Long Island TRIO of Nassau & Suffolk (Transplant Recipients International choirs will gather at Temple Avodah in Oceanside for the Long Island Temple Choir Organization) will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday April 13. Refreshments Festival. The Festival, held throughout the will be made available at at 7 p.m. with 1990s, brought the best of temple music to Long Island as choirs and cantors sang their the introduction and program beginning best numbers, charming both the audience at 7:30 p.m. Speaker: Stephen Knapick, and the choirs themselves. This year’s festi- senior transplant specialist interim direcval will bring together choirs from Lynbrook, tor, Stonybrook Medical Center with donor Lori Interlicchio and recipient Alana Duran New Hyde Park, Roslyn Heights, Wantagh, Glen Cove and Oceanside. Admission is free to offer a first hand account of soon to be broadcast fascinating Gift of Life miracle but seating is limited. Additional informamade possible by technology, social media tion can be obtained from the Temple Avodah Web Site www.avodah.org. Address is and caring people. Northwell (North Shore) Health Systems, 145 Community Drive 3050 Oceanside Road, Oceanside. Great Neck. All Welcome. For information How To Legally Protect Assets For The call 516 620-5900. Disabled Leading attorneys will present a multiFor Trivia Lovers disciplined discussion of federal and state At 7 p.m. Two Wednesday nights each programs and services for protecting the month at Page One Restaurant, 90 School assets of disabled persons at a free public St. Glen Cove. Call (516) 625-8804 for educational seminar on “Legally Protectinformation.

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Kauari talks genocide Asbury Shorts to in lecture at HMTC screen films at Molloy

The Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County presented “Women, Not Victims: Moving Beyond Sexualized Atrocities During Genocide,” on Sunday, March 13, at Nassau Community College. The event was a global examination of sexualized atrocities during and after the Holocaust and other genocides, as a way to shatter the silence on sexualized atrocities and give voice to the victims and Survivors. Vepuka Kauari, a native of Namibia, who co-founded the Association of the Ovaherero Genocide in the USA, wore traditional Herero clothing, as she spoke about “Consequences of the 1904 Colonial Genocide on Herero Women in Namibia. Kauari’s great-grandmother survived the 1904 Herero genocide. The 1904 Herero genocide will be the subject of a program, “From Southwest Africa to Auschwitz; Forgotten Genocide of the Herero and Nama, from 1904 to Today,” at HMTC, on Sunday, May 22, which

Kauari will take part in. For more information, call (516) 571-8040, visit HMTC’s website, www.hmtcli.org, or find us on social media at Facebook.com/HMTCNY and Twitter.com/HolocaustTolCtr.

Arts Council calls for submissions to show The Huntington Arts Council is issuing a call to artists for their upcoming juried art show “Condition of Light Affecting the Landscape of Spring on Long Island,” scheduled to open in May. Juror Stan Brodsky lives and works on Long Island

and is lifelong resident of the New York metro area. Brodsky has been an exhibiting artist for more than 50 years — currently with June Kelly Gallery and his work is in many museum collections in the eastern United States. He was recently honored as Artist of the Year at

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Arthamptons 2015. The exhibit is open to all artists, including full time students and included any medium, including but not limited to acrylic, oil, watercolor and pastel. (no photography, sculpture or digital art). All entries must be original to entrant and must be framed (up to 50H x 44W, including frame) with hanging wire on back. No artwork previously shown in the Main Street Gallery will be accepted. The entry deadline is April 8. The entry fees are, for the first two entries: Artist members $25, Full-time students $25, Non-members $35; for additional entries $5 ea. No more than two works per artist will be selected. The Huntington Arts Council retains a 25 percent commission on all work sold. An artists’ reception is planned for Friday, May 13, from 6 to 8 p.m. and the show will run from May 13 to June 4. The Huntington Arts Council is located at 213 Main Street in Huntington. Call 631-271-8423, ext. 15 for more information.

Asbury Shorts, New York City’s longest running short-film exhibition, presents its national touring showcase: “The 35th Anniversary Short Film Concert” at The Madison Theatre at Molloy College on Friday night, April 8. The first film hits the screen at 7:30 p.m.. Special Guest Host is television and film character actor Robert Clohessy, best known for his roles on CBS TV’s “Blue Bloods,” HBO’s classic series “Oz,” and many appearances on the NBC TV franchise: “Law & Order.” Asbury’s short film concert, founded in 1981 by students from the New York Institute of Technology in Old Westbury, features the best in comedy, drama and animation without promoting competition. Academy Award-nominated Director Jason Reitman (“JUNO,” “Up in the Air,” “Thank You for Smoking”) calls Asbury Shorts “the best short film show I’ve ever seen!” Screening classic shorts combined with new international festival winners, ASNY provides a rare opportunity for the public to see world-class films on a real cinema screen as opposed to You Tube, smart phones or computers. Highlights of the April 8th screening include: The Girl and the Gondola — British director Abbe Robinson’s poignant and charming story of a young Venetian girl dreaming of becoming a gondolier like her father while battling 900 years of tradition. This short was recently awarded the Best International Short Film at The

Garden State Film Festival and Best Short Film at The Martha’s Vineyard Short Film Festival. Rust — A short documentary following an artist in Nova Scotia, Canada who creates pieces from found metal in and around his property. He lets the metal rust utilizing nature as his “co artist.” Director Ben Proudfoot from Halifax won “Best Short Film” at the Shelburne International Film Expo this past September in Canada. Tulip — A former Academy Award Nominee for Best Life Action Short Film. Directed by acclaimed Australian actress Rachel Griffiths (A star of HBO’s “Six Feet Under.”) The story of a recent widower who has to reluctantly take care of his deceased wife’s pet cow…named Tulip. Asbury Short Film Concerts have been presented at such prestigious venues as The Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Royal Festival Hall in London, Lake Shore Theater in Chicago, The Alamo Draft House in Dallas, The Director’s Guild Theater in Manhattan, The Vero Beach Museum of Art in Florida, The AERO Theatre in Los Angeles, Summer Stage in Central Park and the Leminske Theater in Berlin to name just a few. This will be Asbury Shorts fifth year presenting the world’s best short films at the Madison Theatre in Rockville Centre. The Madison Theatre at Molloy College is located at 1000 Hempstead Avenue in Rockville Centre. Tickets cost $15 general admission. For reservations and show information go to: www.madisontheatreny.org or call 516-323-4444.

Northwinds band to play Glen Head concert The Northwinds Symphonic Band, under the musical and artistic direction of Helen Bauer, will present Concert Band Classics and Virtuoso Artistry at the North Shore High School Theater in Glen Head on Sunday, April 10 at 3 p.m. The concert will include works by renowned composers Giacomo Puccini, Edward Elgar, Robert Sheldon, Philip Sparke, Cécile Chaminade, and an exhilarating new arrangement of “When the Saints Go Marching In,” featuring members of the band in a traditional Dixieland ensemble. Also demonstrating virtuosic artistry will be Alana De Stefano, soloist in the

poignant and classic Concertino for Flute, and Jacqueline Schwartz, featured in Tosca Fantasy on alto saxophone. Northwinds will perform selections from the current Broadway revival of “Fiddler on the Roof” and demonstrate the band’s strong technique and artistry with “Maker’s Mark,” written by Ryan Nowlin, staff arranger for “the President’s Own” United States Marine Band. Admission to the concert is free. The North Shore High School Theater is wheelchair accessible. For additional information call 516.759.9694. Follow us on our website northwindsymphonicband.org

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Hillside Public Library year’s return.

You may register for programs at hillsidelibrary. info/events. You need to have your library barcode number for registration. The library subscribes to several museum passes for the enjoyment and entertainment of our patrons, holders of Hillside Library cards in good standing.

programs Movie: Truth 2015, Drama film/Biography, 2 hours, 5 minutes. Starring Cate Blanchett, Robert Redford, Dennis Quaid. Controversy surrounds CBS anchor Dan Rather (Robert Redford) and “60 Minutes” producer Mary Mapes (Cate Blanchett) after the network broadcasts a report about President George W. Bush and his military service. Free Blood Pressure

Cate Blanchett stars in “Truth.” Screenings Saturday, April 2, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. A Registered Nurse will conduct screenings. No appointments necessary. Free VITA Tax Assistance for All Ages Free VITA Tax Assistance for All Ages (Low to Moderate Income) provided by VITAtrained volunteers. Call the library (516-355-7850, ext. 301, 304) to schedule an ap-

pointment. Appointments are available on Saturdays until April 9, at 1, 2 or 3 p.m. AARP Tax Aide AARP-trained volunteers will prepare tax returns for lowto-moderate income seniors on: Mondays, April 4, 11. Call the library at 516 355-7850, ext. 301 or 304. Bring a copy of last year’s tax return, as well as any additional information and forms necessary to complete this

Book Discussion: Fresh Fiction Book Club Tuesday, April 5 at 1 p.m. and Wednesday, April 6 at 7 p.m. The book being discussed is: All the Stars in Heaven by Adriana Trigiani. The lives of the stunning and vivacious actress Loretta Young, handsome leading man Clark Gable and a young, pious nun, Sr. Alda Ducci, intersect in 1935 Hollywood leading to scandal, adventure, love, passion and enduring loyalty. Literacy Nassau Registration for Free ESL classes Thursday, April 7, 1 – 6 p.m. Mornings and Afternoon available!(For new students only). Registration is on Thursday, April 7th from 1 – 6 p.m.. Appointments required. Call LN office at 516-867-3580, ext, 12 to make an appointment!

Get Back NY! - A Beatles Tribute Band Friday, April 8 at 7:30 p.m. This is the Annual Palma Pursino Memorial Concert. Rock along with the music of the Fab Four as interpreted by Get Back NY! – from original hits made famous on their first American tour to the newer songs that are representative of their growth as musicians and composers. Must be preregistered.

CHILDrEN Snuggle Tales Story Time Monday, April 4 at 1:15 p.m. and Wednesday, April 6 at 7 p.m. Ages: 12 months36months (with parent or caretaker). Stories, songs, movement fun and a craft. Must be pre-registered. Play Along Adventures Wednesday, April 6 or Thursday, April 7 at 11 a.m.

Ages: 18months-36months. Stories, games, and a craft will be shared with child and caretaker or parent. Children must be registered +for either day. Must be pre-registered. Story and Craft Explorers Wednesday, April 6 at 4 p.m. There will be stories, games, and craft fun for all our (4-6 year old friends). Must be pre-registered. Tales for Tykes Thursday, April 7 at 1:15 p.m. Story Time Fun for Children ages (3-4 years old). Must be pre-registered. Wild in Your Backyard Friday April 8, at 4 p,m. Grades: 1-4. Live animal presentation of animals that live on Long Island.Registration begins on April 1st for Hillside patrons. Registration opens April 5th for Out of District Residents.

New Hyde Park Community Calendar LIKE TO SING? The New Hyde Park Senior Chorus welcomes new members. The chorus meets Mondays 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at The Clinton G. Martin Park, Marcus Avenue and New Hyde Park Road. To join us, call 516-775-8118. FLEA MARKET VENDORS WANTED! Christ Lutheran Church in New Hyde Park is hosting a Craft Fair and Flea Market on the second Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Space for vendors is 10ft X 8ft and is limited to 10 vendors on a first come first serve basis. A $30.00 donation to Christ Lutheran Church will be collected on the day of the fair. The next fair is Saturday, April 9. All interested parties should send their request to clcnhpoutreach@gmail.com. Please Include a brief description of your merchandise for sale. Call (516) 746-4889 for more information. SPECIAL SILENT FILM SHOWING On Saturday, April 2 at 7 p.m., “The Son of the Sheik,” a 1926 silent

film featuring Rudolph Valentino, will be shown at Chaminade High School, with live theatre pipe organ accompaniment. “The Son of the Sheik” was the last film of the popular romantic actor and has been acclaimed by the National Film Registry. The organ in Chaminade’s Darby Auditorium was originally installed in the Queens Village Theatre and was removed and reinstalled at Chaminade, and it is the only one in any auditorium on Long Island. It was especially designed to accompany silent films, and this is an opportunity to see a classic film presented as it was in the silent film era - with live musical accompaniment. BOARD OF EDUCATION SPECIAL MEETING A Special Meeting of the Board of Education of the Sewanhaka Central High School District will take place in the Central Administration Offices* on Tuesday, April 5, at 7 p.m., it is anticipated that a motion to adjourn to Executive Session will be made immediately after the opening of the public portion of the meeting

to discuss the award of bids for Phase III of the approved Bond Referendum. Public Session will reconvene in the Conference Room at 7:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend. ADULT FITNESS CLASS - LONG AND LEAN The Village of New Hyde Park Parks and Recreation Committee is sponsoring a class is designed to strengthen arms, legs, and stomach with Pilates exercise, using light weights and stretching muscles. No experience necessary. Classes are held every Tuesday in April at New Hyde Park Village Hall William Gill Theatre, 2nd Floor from 10 to 11 a.m. Free to Village residents. $20 fee for non-residents For more information, please call Village Hall at 516 354-0022 or www.vnhp. org. Bring the following: 3 Pound Weights, Exercise Mat ,Towel SUPERMARKET FUN NIGHT Sewanhaka HS PTSA presents “Supermarket Fun Night”, an evening of Bingo and Raffles, on Friday, April 1. Doors open

at 6 p.m. Games begin at 7 p.m. in the Sewanhaka student cafeteria, 500 Tulip Ave., Floral Park. $5 admission includes two boards, coffee, dessert and door prizes, plus 50/50 raffle. For tickets please call 516-488-9607. Proceeds support the Senior Scholarship fund. No one under 18 will be admitted. COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS FOR EDUCATION We are currently looking for community volunteers/ retirees for one or two hours a week in the New Hyde Park-Garden City Park School District. You will be assisting students under the supervision of a classroom teacher. There is no prior experience necessary to participate in the program. Volunteers do a variety of activities with children such as reading to students or helping with classroom projects. If you would like more information on this program, please call Eileen Bileski at 516-434-2306. BARNES & NOBLE BOOK FAIR The Herricks Community

Fund is hosting a book fair on Sunday April 17, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.at Barnes & Noble, 1542 Northern Blvd., Manhasset. Come support the Herricks community. Additional event details to follow

ers with students for one or two hours a week in the New Hyde Park-Garden City Park School District. If you would like more information on this program, please call Eileen Bileski at 516-434-2306.

EXERCISE CLASSES Ongoing Program - FREE Silver 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 516-7458050.

TUESDAY NIGHT BINGO Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #5253 will host bingo on Tuesday nights from 7 to 11 p.m. The top prize is $1,500 with additional cash prizes totaling $1,700. Admission is $4 at the post, which is located at 155 Searingtown Road in Albertson.

AMERICAN THEATER DANCE WORKSHOP Adult beginner ballet classes on Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Adult Ballet classes Monday through Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. are at the American Theater Dance Workshop, 999 Herricks Road, NHP. 516-248-6420. COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS FOR EDUCATION We are currently looking for community volunteers, with a music background, to assist our music teach-

ADVICE FOR BREAST CANCER PATIENTS “SATuRDAYS with Sabaa”: Breast cancer and lymphedema education and tips from the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program. Physical therapist Sabaa Mundia, a blogger for the Facebook site of the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program, is offering useful tips on the site every Saturday. To access the information, visit #saturdayswithsabaa and https://www.facebook.com/ adelphibreastcancerhotline. To reach the hotline call 800877-8077. You are not alone.

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Shelter Rock Library ADULT & SeniorS Senior Rap Group For the 55+ Set Who have a Lifetime of Experiences to Share. Come and join Shelter Rock Public Library Senior Rap Group on selected Mondays. This group discussion is led by longtiime group member David Marx. Anyone interested in joining is welcome. The topics vary and the conversations are lively and provocative. Monday, April 4 from 11: a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Defensive Driving Class AARP Smart Driver’s Course. aarpSaturday, April 9 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ESOL Classes For Beginner & Intermediate Students. Wednesday March 30, April 6 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. In the Community Room. Registration is NOT required.

Buying and Selling What to Know before Buying or Selling a Home. Sponsored by the Town of North Hempstead Building Department Wednesday, April 6 at 7 p.m. This program is designed to help make sure you are fully prepared before you buy or sell a home. Find out what permits and certificates you need to close the sale. Computer and Internet Basics For Adults with our Teen Tech Tutors. Would you like an individualized computer or technology tutoring session with a trained teen volunteer? Are you interested in learning the Internet, email, computer basics, or how to use your Smartphone or tablet? Bring your technology questions and join us for a 45-minute session on March 29 from 4:15 to 5 p.m. and Saturdays, April 2 & 16 from 11:15 a.m. to 12 p.m. or 12 to 12:45 p.m. You may

register for up to a maximum of three sessions starting on Wednesday Feb. 24 at the Reference Desk Yip Harpburg Follow the Fellow Who Follows a Dream. With John Kenrick, Lecturer, Author, Educator. Tuesday, April 5 at 1:30 p.m. Born to poverty on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, Yip Harburg’s brilliantly rhymed lyrics were in such hits as MGM’s Wizard of Oz and Broadway’s Finian’s Rainbow as well as Groucho’s Lydia the Tattooed Lady. Join John Kenrick for a loving tribute featuring stellar video clips and plenty of delightful behind the scenes stories from Harburg’s life and career. An informal gathering will precede the presentation beginning at 1 p.m. Radio Play: Leaving Time Sunday, April 10 at 3 p.m. As part of the LONG ISLAND READS program, actors David Houston and Diana

Heinlein will perform a one-hour dramatic reading from Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult. The program will be presented as a “radio drama” and will include sound effects and music. Teen Tech Tutors Seeking Teen Tech To Teach Computer & Internet Basics to Adults and Seniors For YAs Entering Grades 7-12. Topics may include using an email account, searching for websites by subject and saving documents. You may also help the adult use their tablet, iPad or Smartphone. We will meet in the Conference Room on Tuesdays, March 29 from 4:15 to 5 p.m. or 5 to 5:45 p.m. and Saturdays, March 19, April 2 and April 16 from 11:15 a.m. to 12 p.m. or 12 to 12:45 p.m. YA Author Visit April 5 from 7 to 8 p.m. Alecia Whitaker writer of acclaimed teen novels “The Queen of Kentucky” and “The Wildflower” series will

lead you through a short writing workshop (bring your writing if you wish), share parts of her books and answer your questions. Alecia is also a successful actress and game show contestant who has appeared multiple times on the Ellen show. She will talk about her experience as a performer too! Registration begins March 22. Adult Book Discussions Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult on Thursday, April 14 at 2:30 p.m. Led by SRPL Librarians Chris Karlssen and Ellen Miller. Alice Metcalf was a devoted mother, loving wife and accomplished scientist who studied grief among elephants. Ten years after her disappearance, her daughter Jenna seeks the help of a disgraced psychic and disillusioned ex-cop in the hope of uncovering new evidence. Truths are discovered that will change their lives forever. Registration begins Thursday, March 17 at the Reference Desk

YA Book Cafe For YAs in Grades 7-12. Skink No Surrender by Carl Hiaasen. Tuesday, April 12 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Enjoy an ecological mystery, a road trip adventure and a wilderness story with many humorous situations. Registration begins March 15. Winter & Spring Book Chats Children in Grades 2-5 are invited to participate in Book Chats, a program designed to encourage them to read and discuss a selected book. The selected book will be available at the time of registration. Grades 4 & 5: Timmy Failure: Now Look What You’ve Done by Stephen Pastis. Timmy Failure, founder, president, and CEO of the greatest detective agency in town, perhaps in the nation, is about to crack the biggest case of his generation: a school competition to find a stolen globe. Friday, April 1 at 4:30 p.m.

Great Neck Library English Language Conversation for Beginners and 2nd Level at Station The Library invites all new speakers of English to join our English Language Conversation Group. English Language Conversation meetings are held at the Station Branch, 26 Great Neck Road (2nd floor), Gardens at Great Neck Plaza every other Tuesday. The next meeting for beginner’s is on Tuesday, April 5 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Conversations for those who have reached beyond the beginner’s level, will be held on April 5 from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. These are small, informal groups of people that get together to have conversations in English. Various conversation topics may be chosen. For further information, please call the Reference Dept. at (516) 466-8055, ext. 218. West Egg Book Group Panic in a Suitcase by Yelena Akhtiorskaya Branch Librarian Kathleen Cotter will lead a discussion of Yelena Akhtiorskaya’s novel, Panic in a Suitcase on Tuesday, April 5 at 7:00 p.m.

at the Station Branch, 26 Great Neck Road (2nd level), Gardens at Great Neck Plaza, above Best Market and Planet Fitness. Having left Odessa for Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, with a sense of finality, the Nasmertov family has discovered that the divide between the old world and the new is not nearly as clear-cut as they had imagined. Call 4668055, ext. 233. AARP Tax Help at the Parkville Branch AARP Tax Assistance volunteers will be available to help with preparation and filing of simple Federal and State tax forms (online only) on Wednesdays through April 6, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Parkville Branch, 10 Campbell Street (off Lakeville Road), in New Hyde Park. Registration for AARP Tax Assistance appointments is ongoing. Contact the Parkville Branch at (516) 466-8055, ext. 273. 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 will be shown on

Thursday, April 7 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. Inspired by true events, this drama explores the subject of women’s equality. 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. Socrates Salon with Ron Gross at Station Join conversation host Ron Gross at Socrates Salon to discuss the subject of ‘Bullshit’ on Friday, April 8 at 3:00 p.m. at the Station Branch, 26 Great Neck Road (2nd level), Gardens at Great Neck Plaza, above Best Market and Planet Fitness. Talk about Faking It, Hypocrisy, Lies, “Truthiness,” Factoids, Humbug, Hokum, and Phoniness in our personal, professional, and

political lives. Come join the Great Neck Salon’s BS-Free zone to share your experiences, ideas, feelings, values and insights. The Salon sessions are informed by Gross’ work at Columbia University as co-chair of the University Seminar on Innovation, and inspired by his book about the patron saint of conversation, Socrates’ Way, which has been published in 26 countries. Enjoy light refreshments and thoughtful conversation. Topics are announced one month before the Salon. Note: Seating is very limited. For everyone’s safety, once the room is full, there will be no admittance. Please arrive early. Wanted: Prospective Candidates for the Great Neck Library Board of Trustees and Nominating Committee At the end of January 2017, terms will expire for two four-year seats on the Board of Trustees (currently held by Josie Pizer and Varda Solomon) and one threeyear seat on the Nominating Committee (currently held by Michael Katz.) The Nominating Commit-

tee invites members of the community who wish to be considered as candidates for the above seats, to send a resume and letter so stating by June 15, 2016 to: The Chair of the Nominating Committee, c/o The Director’s Office, Great Neck Library, 159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, NY 11023. If hand delivering, please bring to the Station Branch Library at 26 Great Neck Road (2nd level), Great Neck, NY 11021 in the Gardens at Great Neck Plaza shopping center. Any nominee for a position on the Board of Trustees or the Nominating Committee must be a member of the Great Neck Library Association or a registered voter with the Nassau County Board of Elections by the Record Date of October 3, 2016. Teen Programs at Station Coloring books are back. Participate in Coloring Pages for Teens on Saturday, April 9 at 11:00 a.m. at the Station Branch, 26 Great Neck Road (2nd level), Gardens at Great Neck Plaza, above Best Market and Planet Fitness. Express your creativity, relax, and relieve stress by coloring.

All materials will be provided. Fandom Club will be held on Saturdays, April 30 and May 21 at 11:00 a.m. at the Station Branch, 26 Great Neck Road (2nd level), Gardens at Great Neck Plaza, above Best Market and Planet Fitness. Calling all fans of anime, manga, comics, graphic novels, science fiction, fantasy, and more. Talk about what you are reading and watching. Bring your artwork and collectibles. Trade comics and cards. Registration is for April 30 and May 21. Contact Courtney Greenblatt, Young Adult Librarian at 466-8055, ext. 218 or register online at www. greatnecklibrary.org. Building Advisory Committee Meeting A Building Advisory Committee (BAC) meeting will be held on Thursday, April 7 at 7:00 p.m. at the Station Branch, 26 Great Neck Road (2nd level), Gardens at Great Neck Plaza, above Best Market and Planet Fitness. All are welcome. Please confirm with the Library at (516) 4668055, ext. 201 that there has been no change in meeting date, day or time.

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Floral Park casino activist gets Solages’ ‘Good Samaritan’ honor Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages (D-Elmont) honored Nadia Holubnyczyj-Ortiz as “Good Samaritan of the Month” for her work in the grassroots organization, “No Casino at Belmont Park.” Nadia is the head of social media communications for the group and handles the crucial

job of spreading information about the proposal for a casino in Belmont Park, as well as working to assign daily tasks to people who want to get involved. Nadia is an exemplary citizen who has used her knowledge and talents to organize others and foster positive change in the

NHP Chamber makes donation to St. Baldrick’s On March 22, the New Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce, through its Benevolence Fund, made a $400 donation to support the St. Baldrick’s Foundation. The event was held at Marcus Christ Hall in the Village of New Hyde Park. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation supports research to fight childhood cancers. Pictured left to right are: chamber Past President Christopher Vulpis, Past President Mark Laytin, Third Vice President Cheryl Fajardo, St. Baldrick’s organizer Nick Mosesso, Past President Rich DeMartino, Immediate Past President Ralph Ventura, chamber President Jerry Baldassaro and chamber member Ed Powers.

community. If you would like to nominate an exemplary citizen for Solages’ “Good Samaritan of the Month Award,” please submit a short paragraph of the nominee’s accomplishments in the community and contact information to solagesm@assembly. state.ny.us.

Senior Spring Dance North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth and the Town Board hosted the town’s annual Senior Spring Dance at Clinton G. Martin Park in New Hyde Park on March 7. The event’s theme was “Spring Fling,” and Bosworth and other elected officials welcomed more than 100 senior citizens for an afternoon of dancing, pizza and games. Joining Bosworth were Council members Peter Zuckerman, Anna Kaplan and Lee Seeman, Receiver of Taxes Charles Berman and Town Clerk Wayne Wink.

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S C H O O L news

NHP salutatorian PEARLS observes makes LISEF finals Black History Month New Hyde Park Memorial High School’s class of 2016 salutatorian Carolyn Wilson competed in the prestigious Long Island Science and Engineering Fair, along with more than 400 other students in 22 different categories in February. Carolyn is a student in the Science Research Program and spent the summers of both her sophomore and junior years researching her project, “The Effect of Immunomodulatory Drugs on the Pharmacological Induction of Fetal Hemoglobin in Vitro,” at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research. Carolyn made the top 25 percent of 25 students in the Translational Medical Science category and was invited back to the LISEF finals, which were held on March 10. She ultimately finished in fourth place and received a medal for honorable mention for her great achievement.

The Floral Park Memorial High School PEARLS Leadership Group observed Black History Month with a special celebration on March 10. At the event, Jamaica Square Civic Association President Claudine Hall delivered an inspirational message and encouraged the girls to take advantage of all leadership opportunities the school and community have to offer. Members Jane Abraham, Khadija Cisse, Thalia Delgado, Jaeda Delsoin, Darlenys Sanchez and Deanna Stevens spoke about inspirational people in their lives. Student leader Tate Horan delivered a special presentation about Maya Angelou and Tiara Dockery, and Lauryn Scott provided musical performances. The program concluded with the entire group singing “The Storm Is Passing Over.” The musical director for the per-

formances was choral teacher Samantha Koch. Members of the Leadership Foundation of Floral Park-Bellerose Jennell Horan, Lynn Pombonyo, Dominick Longobardi and Tim Dalton presented the girls with a grant to be used for special programs. PEARLS Leadership group advisers Cheryl St. John-Broomes and Keisha Mickens expressed their pride in the girls’ hard work and dedication.

Best Buddies Friendship Ball The New Hyde Park Memorial High School’s Best Buddies chapter attended the Friendship Ball in Hicksville, along with other Long Island schools, on March 5. Approximately 40 students attended the event. Best Buddies is an international organization that builds meaningful one-on-one friendships between people with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Duo takes WordWright Challenge Floral Park Memorial High School students took part in the WordWright Challenge, a national reading competition for students in grades 9-12, in February. Freshman Nasiba Khandaker made only one mistake and placed among the 20 highest-scoring ninth-graders in the country, and sophomore Keith Lappin was one of the 111 highest-scoring 10th-graders. Floral Park Memorial participates in the WordWright Challenge four times a year. More than 63,000 high school students from 48 states participated in the third meet.

Florettes take third Floral Park Memorial High School’s Florettes on placing third in the Long Island Kickline Championship on March 13 at Uniondale High School.

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Senior to Senior Day A tradition for more than 30 years, Mineola High School seniors recently hosted their annual Senior to Senior Day, where senior citizens are invited into the school to be served lunch by members of the high school’s senior class. Following the food and conversation, the groups meet up in the gym for musical performances and the opportunity to cross generations and dance together. Guests also enjoy a special production of the high school musical and can receive a guided tour of the school, if they wish.

7 from Herricks schools perform Four Herricks Middle School students and three ropolitan Nashville Public Schools in Nashville, Herricks High School students performed at NYSB- Tenn. The students received a very memorable muDA’s 2016 Honor Band Festivals during the weeksical experience and, after two days of rehearsals, end of March 5 in Liverpool. They were selected to the Honor Bands for their impressed the audience with their technically chalrespective school levels based on the musical ac- lenging and musical performance. Herricks High School students Joanna Lau, complishments they achieved at the New York State Lindsay Slavit and Ju-Young Yi participated in the School Music Association festival last spring. Herricks Middle School students Prerit Chaud- festival for grades nine through 12, along with hary, Timothy Lai, Christopher Piccirillo and Rhea approximately 92 other talented musicians from Rasquinha were among 110 other students across around the state. They performed works by composers David the state to take part in the prestigious opportunity Jackson Avenue School in the Mineola school district hosted a for seventh- and eighth-graders. Maslanka, Rosano Galante and Dmitri Schostakovspecial Apple education event for interested area educators to witThey worked with conductor Nola Jones, the ich and were led by conductor James Tapia, director ness the district’s one-to-one iPad initiative in action. coordinator of Visual and Performing Arts for Met- of orchestral studies at the University of Syracuse. As an Apple Distinguished School, the event served to illustrate how the technology infrastructure supports innovation in teaching and learning. It featured administrators, teachers and students speaking about the possibilities that mobile learning provides. Two educators from Jackson educators who share a passion content and alignment with curPrincipal Janet Gonzalez led the introduction, in which she de- Avenue School have applied for for integrating digital media and rent state standards. scribed Mineola’s journey to becoming a one-to-one iPad learning and received the honor of being technology into the classroom. PBS LearningMedia is deenvironment. For their acceptance into the signed to be a free professional named a 2016 PBS LearningMeAttendees then got to witness the technology being used within dia Digital Innovator. program, they will each receive development program with exclassrooms and interact directly with the students and teachers to Janice Killelea and Jennifer a free one-year subscription to clusive access to affiliated virtual hear how Apple technology is being integrated into instruction. Dralle-Moreano have been invited the PBS LearningMedia Custom events and trainings throughout The event closed with a panel discussion. to join this growing community of service, which includes premium the year.

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Town officials meet with Israeli Deputy Consul General Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth, council members Lee Seeman and Peter Zuckerman and Town Clerk Wayne Wink met with Israeli Deputy Consul General Amir Sagie at the Nassau County Legislature on March 16. Israeli Deputy Consul General Sagie spoke about the state of Israel and current efforts to reach out to ethnic communities in the New York area. Nassau County Legislators Judy Jacobs and Ellen Birnbaum were also in attendance. From left: Arthur Katz Senior Ambassador of the Jewish Community Relations Council, Town Clerk Wayne Wink, Council Member Lee Seeman, Nassau County Legislator Judy Jacobs, Israeli Deputy Consul General Amir Sagie, Supervisor Judi Bosworth, Council Member Peter Zuckerman, Mindy Perlmutter Jewish Community Relations Council Long Island Executive Director, and Nassau County Legislator Ellen Birnbaum.

Tensions remain in GCP FD after hearing ends Continued from Page 1 reports. Green and Walsh told him they didn’t want to run for office anyway, he said. Green testified that he didn’t want to review records for the calls he allegedly got false credit for because he thought Mirabile’s actions were motivated by revenge. Flood was third assistant chief at the time of the alleged attendance fraud and was responsible for maintaining attendance records and entering them into Red Alert, the fire department’s electronic record-keeping system. Call reports are kept in a locked box to which Flood and at least six or seven other department members have a key, he said. Each report has a white paper original with three colored carbon copies attached underneath. Mirabile, who started an investigation into the alleged fraud last summer, testified Monday night that Green’s and Walsh’s names were on several original call reports, but not on the paper carbon copies for those calls. In one case, their names were on neither the original nor the carbon copies, Mirabile said. But Walsh and Green received credit for them in Red Alert, and Flood was listed as the person who entered their credits. Surveillance video showed Flood signing Green’s name on a call report on Sept. 17. The signature matched those on the allegedly falsified reports, Mirabile said, indicating Flood had forged all of them. But according to Flood’s account of that day, he and Green responded to a fire alarm on Denton Avenue that was unintentionally set off. Flood dropped Green at his nearby house so he could get his car, and returned to the fire station to complete a call report, he said. He signed Green’s name on the report because he was personally with him on

the call, he testified Tuesday night. Another angle of the surveillance footage played at a January hearing shows Green arriving at the firehouse later. Flood denied ever altering call records for Green, Walsh or anyone else. He agreed with fire district attorney Chris Devane that anyone who does so should be punished harshly, and said he treats firefighters fairly as a chief. “That’s something I pride myself on,” he said on the stand. “... I also pride myself on my integrity.” Mirabile and current First Assistant Chief Michael Magas started investigating alleged attendance fraud in the summer after hearing a rumor from Timothy Nacewicz, the current chief of the department, that Green and Walsh were considering runs for chief offices, Mirabile said. Firefighters must reach a 25-percent call attendance threshold to be eligible to run for office, Mirabile testified. They thought neither Green nor Walsh would be eligible to run based on their call attendance at that time, he said, so they decided to look at attendance records. When they confronted Flood with the inconsistencies before the Oct. 22 Board of Commissioners’ meeting, he denied ever signing Green’s name to any calls and said he only enters information from the original white call reports, Mirabile said. Mirabile said they told Flood surveillance footage showed him signing Green’s name on Sept. 17, and he replied, “No you don’t. No way. I never signed him in.” The board voted to suspend Flood that evening. Before that meeting, Flood heard a rumor Magas was looking at attendance reports and decided to look at the Red Alert system to see whether that was true. He found Magas had been examining attendance records, he said. On Nov. 2, Mirabile directed Magas to go into the system and remove the

Green’s and Walsh’s credits for calls to which they did not respond. Separately, according to records presented as evidence this week, Mirabile’s username was logged into Red Alert and made 139 “edits” to call records. Mirabile said Red Alert shows a record as “edited” any time someone opens it, regardless of whether changes are made. Red Alert will also show changes were made by one user when another particular individual made the report. For example, when Magas removed the call credits Nov. 2, the Red Alert reports showed Flood’s name because he originally recorded the credits. Mirabile said he doesn’t think he made the edits Oct. 29, and testified that he doesn’t know who did. Several friends and allies of Flood’s in the audience for this week’s hearings said Mirabile, Magas and Nacewicz targeted Flood to prevent any opposition in last year’s chief elections, in which Nacewicz was elected chief of the department and Magas was elected first assistant. Members lack faith in the department because Mirabile has past disciplinary issues, and many members question whether what he says is truthful, said one firefighter who did not want to be identified to avoid creating problems among firefighters. “Most of the guys here want to see Mirabile and Magas kicked out of the department, because they’re a cancer,” he said. “We view them as a cancer to the department.” Three firefighters indicated members cast a 27-5 no-confidence vote in Mirabile in November, when he was still chief of the department. The vote essentially told Mirabile they thought he was not telling the truth, but the Board of Commissioners did not act on it, the first unidentified firefighter said. In a phone interview, Mirabile said

he took a 20-day suspension in December for an “administrative error” — he signed his name in the wrong place on a Nassau County grant application. In 2005, Mirabile was removed from the department for writing a letter to then-chief Mike Rivers that Rivers thought “disrespectful,” Mirabile said. More than 10 years ago, he said, he was suspended for signing in firefighters for a training event to which he thought they would arrive late. They never showed up, but Mirabile testified that he notified the chief. Green was chief of the department at the time, he said Wednesday. “My disciplinary past is not the issue at hand here,” Mirabile said in the interview Wednesday. “That’s what the defense is using to say that I’m doing wrong now? It doesn’t really work like that.” In 2013, Garden City Park resident Dawn Ward accused Magas of trying to forcibly enter her home while assisting Nassau County police in an investigation related to an altercation her son had at the Cellini Lodge Italian Festival that August. The Board of Commissioners decided not to pursue disciplinary proceedings against Magas. Mirabile said the department never cast a no-confidence vote. Members voted on a motion to remove him from his post without charges, he said, but it did not pass. He said a 27-5 vote is “unrealistic” because at least 60 of the department’s roughly 100 members usually come to meetings. Mirabile said he thinks the discontent comes from a small group of firefighters who “enjoy controversy rather than doing the job that we’re assigned to do,” and who resent unpopular decisions he made as chief. “I will not sacrifice my integrity for popularity among the members,” he said. Neglah Sharma contributed reporting.

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Recent Real Estate Sales in New Hyde Park The information about the homes and the photos were obtained through the Multiple Listing Services of Long Island. The homes presented were selected based solely on the fact that they were recently sold.

New Hyde Park Real Estate Market Conditions Median sales price $524,000 Demographics near New Hyde Park, NY Population Population Density Median Age People per Household Median Household Income Average Income per Capita

City 9,698 11,277 44.5 3 94,063 35,837

County 1,338,712 4,702 41.2 3 97,049 42,286

18 Duke Drive, Manhasset Hills Sold Price: $910,000 Date: 12/04/2015 5 Beds, 3 Full/1 Half baths Style: Split

# of Families: 1 Lot Size: 87x100 Schools: Herricks Total Taxes: $23,013

180 Kamda Blvd, New Hyde Park Sold Price: $585,000 Date: 11/05/2015 4 Beds 2 Full/1 Half baths Style: 2 Story # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 50x108 Schools: New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Total Taxes: $10,904

29 7th Street, New Hyde Park Sold Price: $535,000 Date: 10/19/2015 3 Beds, 2 Full baths Style: Ranch

Great Neck Office 11 Bond Street | 516.466.2100 110 WALT WHITMAN ROAD, HUNTINGTON STATION, NY, 11746. 631.549.7401 | ÂŠ 2016 DOUGLAS ELLIMAN REAL ESTATE.

# of Families: 1 Lot Size: 50x100 Schools: New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Total Taxes: $10,107

Visit us at elliman.com EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY.

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Getting a home through gift, death This will be a very brief informational article on how real estate may be treated when receiving a gift of real estate from a family member, relative, friend as well as through divorce or death. However, you must seek licensed and professional assistance when trying to determine if any taxes might be owed due to the transfer of property to another individual or any other entity. By making inquiries, it will surely keep you out of trouble and not receiving any surprises later on from the IRS that you owe taxes on acquired property. Some people today get a home through a family member, relative or non-married individual as a gift and you need to know the tax consequences, if any for that gift. However, it can get very complicated due to how it is setup in a trust or other fashion. I am not licensed to provide any type of guidance or make a decision as to the law, so you would need to consult a tax attorney or your CPA to determine how your individual situation should be handled. Here are some links that you

can go to and be able to ascertain information that will be helpful, even before you speak to a professional about your specific needs and wants. http://www.elderlawanswers. com/giving-your-home-to-yourchildren-can-have-tax-consequences-9667 http://homeguides.sfgate. com/quitclaim-deed-vs-giftdeed-1494.html http://www.nolo.com/legalencyclopedia/free-books/livingtogether-book/chapter6-7.html In a divorce situation, which can be and a much more complicated situation, 41 states are equitable distribution states and this is where the courts step in and make the reasonable call as to what is fair, reasonable and an equal distribution of assets, including real estate. Nine states (Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin (Alaska also allows a full or partial community property election), are considered community property states, whereby husband and wife own their property together through a State

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statute. There are exceptions to the rule, so you must know this and the differences by reading and most important, asking your CPA and/or Lawyer. You cannot hide anything in a divorce situation, so full disclosure is necessary on all assets, especially property. The following are link which will delve more into the subject matter: http://www.journalofaccountancy.com/issues/2013/ apr/20126248.html http://www.americanbar.org/ newsletter/publications/gp_solo_

magazine_home/gp_solo_magazine_index/weiler.html When a husband or wife pass away in a marriage, everything that was jointly owned passes through tax free based on the unlimited marital deduction. (including real estate). There could be exceptions, based on whether other family members had partial ownership. Again, ask your CPA or attorney for advice. When you sell your primary residence you are allowed a $250,000 exemption from profit if single and $500,000 (plus your original purchase price plus any documented capital improvements) if married (exceptions will apply, when one spouse dies depending on the time of the sale) The following is a link that will provide a greater in depth explanation and information about the subject matter: http://store.msuextension. org/publications/FamilyFinancialManagement/MT199104HR.pdf Lastly, there is a tax of 3.8 percent tax on some (but not all) income from interest, dividends, rents (less expenses) and capital gains (less capital losses) that

was passed by Congress in 2010, but became effective Jan. 1, 2013 on those individuals with adjusted gross incomes above $200,000 and couples whose AGI was above $250,000. Again, this could affect those that maybe gifted or left in an estate rental properties that might affect the income taxes that singles or couples pay based on their income. The following is another link that explains further, with examples of rental income and their potential ramifications on taxes owed: http://www.realtor.org/ small_business_health_coverage. nsf/docfiles/government_affairs_ invest_inc_tax_broch.pdf/$FILE/ government_affairs_invest_inc_ tax_broch.pdf Philip A. Raices is the owner of Turn Key Real Estate in Great Neck. He can be reached by email: Phil@ TurnKeyRealEstate.Com or by Cell, (516) 647-4289 to answer any of your questions. To search for property, see what your home is worth or homes that have sold in your area, go to: WWW.Li-RealEstate.Com

Social Security aids veterans’ dependents B y D iane B rangman Social Security District Manager in Mineola Traditionally, on Memorial Day we honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation. Social Security respects the heroism and courage of our military service members, and we remember those who have given their lives in defense of freedom. The unexpected loss of a service member is a difficult experience for the family. Social Security helps by providing benefits to protect service members’ dependents. Widows, widowers, and their dependent children may be eligible for Social Security survivors benefits. You can learn more about Social Security survivors benefits at www.socialsecurity.gov/survivors. It’s also important to recognize those service members who are still with us, especially those who have been wounded. Just as they served us, we have the obligation to serve them. Social Security has benefits to protect veter-

ans when an injury prevents them from returning to active duty. Wounded military service members can also receive expedited processing of their disability claims. For example, Social Security will provide expedited processing of disability claims filed by veterans who have a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Compensation rating of 100 percent Permanent & Total (P&T). Depending on the situation, some family members of military personnel, including dependent children and, in some cases, spouses, may be eligible to receive benefits. You can get answers to commonly asked questions and find useful information about the application process at www.socialsecurity. gov/woundedwarriors. Service members can also receive Social Security in addition to military retirement benefits. The good news is that your military retirement benefit does not reduce your Social Security retirement benefit. Learn more about Social Security retirement benefits at www.socialsecurity.gov/

retirement. You may also want to visit the Military Service page of our Retirement Planner, available at www.socialsecurity.gov/ retire2/veterans.htm. Service members are also eligible for Medicare at age 65. If

you have health insurance from the VA or under the TRICARE or CHAMPVA programs, your health benefits may change, or end, when you become eligible for Medicare. Learn more about Medicare benefits at www.so-

cialsecurity.gov/medicare. In acknowledgment of those who died for our country, those who served, and those who serve today, we at Social Security honor and thank you.

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Police launch new force to help POP cops Continued from Page 1 ty loves it, the elected leaders love it and the executives in this police department love it.” Six officers and a supervisor were assigned to the program about a month ago, said Detective Lt. Richard LeBrun, commanding officer of the Public information Office. The force is based at the police headquarters in Mineola and targets low-level offenses, such as open-container violations, underage drinking and narcotics violations, LeBrun said. Village of East Hills Deputy Mayor Manny Zuckerman said he thinks a force like COPE is “sorely needed” on the North Shore, but wondered whether it would be sufficiently staffed to address problems thoroughly. “It seems a step in the right direction but I’m just hoping it’s not too little in terms of what we can do,” he said. The 16 POP officers handle qualityof-life offenses now, but a force dedicated to addressing them — like those in many police departments nationwide — is the “most efficient, strategic way” to increase community policing resources without increasing expenses, LeBrun said. Rather than assign a few to each of Nassau’s eight precincts, the central location allows COPE officers to “assist any precinct as needed,” he said. “The commissioner wanted to make sure that our quality of life issues were being investigated and proper enforcement utilized,” he said. The police department re-launched the POP program last year after many civic leaders, elected officials and residents called for its return. Before the program was suspended in 2014 as a cost-saving measure, the North

Shore’s Third Precinct had four officers assigned to each of its two subdivisions. Each subdivision now has two POP officers. “We had to focus on the core function, which was responding to calls for emergency service,” Krumpter said. The POP officers are charged with directly responding to residents’ concerns and forming relationships within the communities they cover. The COPE force is meant to supplement their work, LeBrun said. Since March 14, COPE officers have made eight arrests and issued 285 vehicle and traffic summonses and 16 parking summonses, police data shows. Though they’re not stationed in specific precincts, COPE officers will still attend community meetings and collaborate with POP officers, LeBrun said. They will also help investigate burglaries and other crimes. “They’re going to be very in tune to what the residents are asking for,” he said. The police department plans to grow both programs from the current 22 officers to at least 30 by the end of the year, Krumpter said. The specific timeline for expansion is uncertain, he said, but the POP program will likely grow after the summer months. North Shore village officials and community leaders have raised questions about whether two POP officers in each precinct would give communities the same level of coverage they had at the program’s height. The COPE program “definitely will be a positive move” as an aid to the POP officers and a line of defense against quality-of-life crimes, said Zuckerman, who oversees the Village of East Hills’ Security Commission.

Acting Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter But he wondered whether COPE officers would be assigned less often to areas with little crime, such as East Hills. “If they are expanding the program and it’s sizeable enough to be effective, it’s an excellent program, there’s no doubt about that,” Zuckerman said. “But we’ll just have to wait and see how effective it will be and whether they’re going to expand it, and how they’re going to distribute the personnel.” The ultimate solution to the North Shore’s enforcement is still to reopen the

Sixth Precinct, Zuckerman said. The Sixth and Third precincts merged in 2012 as a cost-saving move. Led by the Council of Greater Manhasset Civic Associations, community leaders, town and county officials and police union leaders have called for the police department to reopen a fully staffed Sixth Precinct. They say the area it formerly covered, now the Third North Subdivision, gets less effective police service while the promised cost savings have not been realized. Krumpter defended the merger in an interview, saying the recent clamor for the Sixth’s return is driven by “agendas.” The merger has met and exceeded all cost-savings projections, he said, and crime is down 26 percent countywide over the past six years. “Don’t the taxpayers deserve to garner some benefit by the significant reductions in crime?” Krumpter said. There are still 177 daily patrols as there were before the merger, and the Sixth Precinct is more than adequately staffed as a community policing center, he said. A full Sixth Precinct would require 25 new positions the county doesn’t have money for, Krumpter said, and reassigning officers from operational to administrative roles would compromise public safety. The Third and Sixth Precincts’ detective squads are also working more efficiently as a combined unit, he said. Police officials continue to evaluate and adjust community policing strategies and learn from other departments around the country, Krumpter said “We operate under the premise here that just because it’s not broken doesn’t mean we can’t make it better,” he said.

MTA won’t release crossing concepts: mayor Continued from Page 2 they presented. Strauss said he gives the state “kudos” for reaching out to villages, but the fact that planners are not being “forthcoming with the information” is frustrating. “This is a massive, massive thing that’s going to happen if it happens,” Strauss said. “Why would I not encourage others to give their opinions?” The meetings come as Cuomo and the MTA this week announced the hiring of two engineering firms to conduct an environmental review of the plan to add a third track to the LIRR’s Main Line between Floral Park and Hicksville. In a “joint venture,” Pennsylvania-based Gannett Fleming and Los Angeles-based AECOM will handle the environmental study, public outreach and preliminary engineering for the

project under a $6.95 million contract, the MTA announced Tuesday. Both firms have “vast experience in conducting in-depth and accelerated reviews,” the transportation authority said in a news release. Money from the MTA’s 2005-2009 Capital Program will fund the study. “This is an important step forward in this project, which is so critical to the future of Long Island residents and the region’s economy,” Cuomo said in a statement. “Earlier this year, I promised that we would engage with the community at an unprecedented level and use the environmental review process to mitigate adverse impacts on the local communities in every way possible. This project will not only improve commutes but also reduce traffic congestion and strengthen the environment by getting more Long Islanders out

of their cars.” The two firms will work with communities to develop plans for the grade crossing eliminations, the MTA said, which will increase safety and reduce the amount of noise from train horns. DeFalco has said the overall outreach process for the third track project will set a “new standard on Long Island” and include in-person conversations with residents and a website with direct access to project planners. Cuomo also announced in March that the project, estimated to take five years to build, would not require any residential property acquisitions. Village of Floral Park Mayor Thomas Tweedy said he appreciates the outreach that’s occurred so far, but Cuomo and the MTA have yet to show how the third track would benefit his village.

Officials in affected villages remain concerned about how construction and the finished project would impact businesses, residents and their quality of life. “We’re not trying to not comply with the governor,” he said. “... We’ll try to work with him and we’ll be more than happy to do that, but again, our cooperation is not consent.” Cuomo announced his plans for a third track in January and has since tried to distinguish his project as a slimmed-down, less intrusive version of the plans the MTA abandoned in 2008. Unlike that project, the new plan would be built entirely within the LIRR’s right of way and therefore require fewer property acquisitions and have a smaller construction impact. Third track proponents say the project would ease east- and westbound commutes, improve LIRR service, add billions of dol-

lars to Long Island’s economy and attract thousands of new residents. Village officials and residents along the Main Line have remained opposed to the project, saying their communities would bear all the burden of construction without reaping any of its stated benefits. Coalitions have formed on both sides of the debate. Floral Park-based Citizens Against Rail Expansion helped derail the third track before and currently has the support of village officials, chambers of commerce and other community organizations. Cuomo and the Long Island Association business group announced last month their Right Track for Long Island coalition of corporations, universities, research institutions, non-profits, individuals and other supporting the project.

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Northwell doc’s dog gets several awards Continued from Page 22 get every cancer treatment,” Butterklee said. “Going through cancer is tasking for everybody even on the family of the patient. We offer a lot of emotional support to the patient and their families.” Outside of work, Butterklee shows two of her favorite breeds — the Chinese crested dogs, which are very hairy, and the Lowchen or little lion dog, which are rare and fluffy in the front. “My life is dedicated to them,” Butterklee said. “You start when they are little and you train them till they’re grown.” Butterklee said she has been breeding and showing dogs since the 1980s and has established a bloodline of the dogs she breeds. Her love for dogs stemmed from a movie she saw in 1968 when she was young. “When I saw the ‘101 Dalmatians,’ I

knew I wanted to get a dog,” Butterklee said. Butterklee said when she got engaged, she bought a pitbull. “I took the dog to a vet and she was surprised that I owned a pitbull,” Butterklee said laughing. She said the veterinarian suggested she take the pitbull to an obedience school where she could have her dog trained. “The trainer told me about a show on Long Island and told me to attend,” she said. That began Butterklee’s dog training journey. In any given day, Butterklee keeps about 15 to 20 dogs in the “dogs wing” at her Ronkonkoma home. “I have a nanny who takes care of them when I’m away,” Butterklee said. “I have to keep the dogs separate, because you don’t want dog fights and gang bangs.”

Butterklee said taking care of the dogs takes a lot of time and a lot of money but said it is worth it. “I go to all the specialty shows,” Butterklee said. Butterklee said she was recently at the New Brunswick Kennel Club showing her dogs. She was in Philadelphia on the weekend of March 19 and in Rockland County two weeks prior to that showing her dogs. Dog showing isn’t just a getaway, she said, it’s a lifelong passion she’s owned over many years. She said training a dog takes quite some time before they appear at shows at all. “You have to teach them how to walk,” Butterklee said. The dogs have to be conditioned, properly fed and groomed. At the events, the dog handler steps

forward with the dog and proceed to give out a number of commands that the dog has to obey, Butterklee said. “You have to have taught them how to walk on a leash, pay attention to the handler and walk with head and tail up,” she said. Judges at these events, she said, examine the dogs, the teeth and body structure. “And the dogs have to stand still while they’re being touched by strangers,” Butterklee said. “They have to move their front and rear and they have to be balance.” In the obedience challenge, judges determine whether the dogs do what they’re told. “They have to walk off leash, stop or sit next to you,” Butterklee said. “The passion I have for my job also goes for my dogs,” she said. “I work hard and I play hard.”

Local Planned Parenthood reps slam opponents Continued from Page 13 and was working for several years to go underground to make totally fraudulent videos reporting that Planned Parenthood was doing something illegally,” she said. “They have since been debunked 100 percent. There is absolutely nothing accurate in them.” Smith said Planned Parenthood officials and the organization’s supporters were “screaming and shouting because it was justice” after the indictment. “This was a hoax,” she said. “This was a fraud with one goal: to defund Planned Parenthood.” The video, Smith said, helped lead to the U.S. Senate passing a bill in December repealing the Affordable Care Act and stripping Planned Parenthood of all federal funding.

President Barack Obama vetoed that legislation in January, saying it would reverse the progress made in the country’s health care services. “If not for Barack Obama, today there would be no money for Planned Parenthood,” Smith said. She said federal and state lawmakers should look at the good Planned Parenthood does for both women and men. Smith said Planned Parenthood of Nassau County provides 27,000 services for 14,000 patients per year. She also said the organization’s Nassau branch targeted the areas of Hempstead, Roosevelt and Westbury, three locations where teen pregnancy rates were much higher than elsewhere in the county. “I am very proud to say that the teen

pregnancy rates in those three communities have decreased according to our most recent statistics,” Smith said. She said in Hempstead, the teen pregnancy rate dropped 29 percent, in Westbury, the teen pregnancy rate dropped 35 percent and in Roosevelt, the teen pregnancy rate has dropped 50 percent over the past few years. Smith said the results did not just

Casino foes call for law blocking L.I. VLTs

Continued from Page 3 Elmont civic leader Patrick Nicolosi was the only casino supporter to appear at the rally. He said repealing the VLT authorization would give “a free ticket” to nearby casinos in Queens and Yonkers to take in gambling revenue and leave Nassau County with “nothing.” Leaving the land surrounding BelCortero learned his trade in Brook- mont Park undeveloped does no good for Continued from Page 2 pied half the space of its current restau- lyn, starting as a dishwasher in a pizzeria the economy, he said. “It’s good up in Yonkers, it’s good in rant in New Hyde Park. where the owner agreed to let him learn Monticello, it’s good enough in Saratoga In those early days, Umberto’s sup- to make the pizzas. planted a shoe repair shop. He and his brother Pepe briefly ran — why isn’t it good enough for us?” NicoCorteo told Blank Slate Media in a pizzeria in Broolyn before starting the losi said. Also appearing at the rally were 2010 that he and one of his brothers put business in New Hyde Park. in 15 hour days six days a week and lived He came to this country, where his Village of Floral Park Mayor Thomas upstairs in the same building. older brother Michael already lived. He Tweedy, New York City Councilman BarThe restaurant has since gone through still remembers the day in 1962 when he ry Grodenchik (D-Bellerose) and Nassau two major expansions over the years, and and his two brothers – he is the seventh of County Legislator Carrie Solages (D-Elis expanding again. 11 siblings — sailed by their home town mont), Michaelle Solages’ brother. State Sen. Tony Avella’s (D-Queens) Corteo said Umbertos typically sells of Monte Di Procida on an island in the introduction of a repeal bill in the Repubmore than 400 pizzas of all varieties on bay of Naples. a Friday night including the “grandma The original restaurant has spawned lican-controlled Senate was considered a pizza” that he claims he invented. It’s a spinoffs run by family members in Want- significant step in the fight residents have flat square pie with sauce made from the agh, Garden City and Lake Grove. And waged since Nassau OTB announced its San Marzano tomatoes he exclusively there are three more Umberto’s in Florida plans for Belmont Park in December. Tammie Williams, an Elmont comuses and a modest amount of mozzarella as well. that Corteo first made for himself and his “I think our food and hospitality will munity organizer who helped organize Saturday’s rally, said she thinks the meafamily before deciding to market it. speak for itself,” Lopez said.

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relate to the medical services the organization provides, but also its education efforts in promoting safe sex initiatives. “This is because they have access to education and they have access to birth control,” she said. “That combination is magical.” “By defunding Planned Parenthood, they are taking those two things,” Smith added.

sure will pass the Democrat-controlled Assembly, but the Senate will be a “roadblock.” In the coming weeks, Williams said, opponents will target state Sen. Jack Martins (R-Old Westbury) and Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, an East Northport Republican who has the power to bring the repeal bill to the floor. “All 21 (are) on watch,” she said of the state senators. “They are all on notice, and we want all our constituents in surrounding communities to rally and also to lobby those state delegates.” Martins has not taken a position on the Belmont Park casino plan, but has said there are many questions that need to be answered. Flanagan has not taken a public stance on the issue. Aides for both senators did not immediately return requests for comment. OTB wants to build a 100,000-squarefoot VLT parlor on an eight-acre parcel of land north of Hempstead Turnpike near Belmont’s grandstand. While it awaits state legislative approval, it plans to erect a temporary facility, which needs approval from the state Office of General Services and the New York Racing Authority.

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New Dem leader to speak April 13

John Ryan, newly elected Leader of the Democratic Party of North Hempstead who will be guest speaker at Reach Out America’s monthly meeting on April ll at 2 p.m at UUCSR in Manhasset.

Reach Out America will present as its guest speaker on Wednesday, April 13 at 2 p.m, John Ryan, the newly elected leader of the Democratic Party of the Town of North Hempstead. Ryan will address the group on his new position, his thoughts about its future and what he to brings to it. The meeting will take place at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock, 48 Shelter Rock Road in Manhasset. Professionally, Ryan is a vice president of investments and a certified long term care specialist. He has been in the financial service

industry for over 30 years and has received many prestigious awards for his financial and estate planning work as well as for his grief counseling with seniors and their families. He is the past president of the Great Neck Rotary Club, is President of the Great Neck Social Center, President of CLASP (Children’s Learning After School Program), founder of SAFE Long Island (a project to protect seniors), and co-founder of the Great Neck Business Circle. He is a member of the board of directors of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock and serves on its Social

Justice Committee. Ryan is consultant and host of Project Independence’s weekly radio program every Friday on 88.1 FM from 10 to 12 a.m. There will be a Q and A following his presentation. All are invited. For information call 516-487-3786. Reach Out America’s regular meeting with reports on its ongoing activities will begin at 12:30 p.m.. All are invited to that as well. Reach Out America is an action oriented grassroots organization engaged in a progressive social and political agenda with others for peace, justice and a sustainable planet.

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$$ Top Cash Paid $$ HIGH END ANTIQUES HIGH CASH PAiD Oil Paintings, Mid-Century Accessories 1950s/60s, Porcelain, Costume Jewelry, Sterling Silver, Gold, Furniture, Objects of Art, etc. • 1 Pc.or entire estates • Premium prices paid for Tiffany, Damaged Meissen Porcelain, Bronzes, Quality Pieces Marble, etc. also

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Community Meetings Continued from Page 72 Control District Board of Commissioners Meeting Tuesday, April 5 @ 8:30 a.m. District Office 236 E Shore Rd., Great Neck (516) 482-0238 Village of Great Neck Board of Trustees Meeting Tuesday, April 5 @ 7:30 p.m. Village Hall 61 Baker Hill Road Great Neck (516) 482-0019 Village of Great Neck Board of Zoning and Appeals Meeting Thursday, April 7 @ 7:30 p.m. Village Hall 61 Baker Hill Road Great Neck (516) 482-0019 Village of Great Neck Plaza Board of Trustees Meeting Wednesday, April 6 @ 8:00 p.m. Village Hall 2 Gussack Plaza, Great Neck (516) 482-4500 Herricks School District Board of Education Meeting Thursday, April 7@ 7:30 p.m. Herricks Community Center, 999 Herricks Road, New Hyde Park (516) 305-8900

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Village of Kensington Architectural Review Board Meeting Wednesday, April 6 @ 8:30 p.m. Village Hall 2 Nassau Drive, Great Neck (516) 482-4409 Manhasset School District Board of Education Informal Budget Hearing Thursday, April 7 @ 8:00 p.m. Munsey Park School 1 Hunt Lane, Manhasset (516) 267-7400 Village of Manorhaven Planning Meeting Tuesday, April 5 @ 7:00 p.m. Village Hall, 33 Manorhaven Blvd. Port Washington (516) 883-5900 Village of Mineola Board of Trustees Meeting Wednesday, April 6 @ 6:30 p.m. Village Hall 155 Washington Avenue, Mineola (516) 746-0750 Village of Mineola Board of Education Workshop Meeting Thursday, April 7 @ 7:00 p.m. Willis Avenue School 121 Jackson Avenue, Mineola (516) 237-2000

Village of New Hyde Park Budget Hearing Monday, April 4 @ 7:30 pm Village Hall, 1420 Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park (516) 354-0022 Village of New Hyde Park Board of Trustees Meeting Tuesday, April 5 @ 8:00 p.m. Village Hall 1420 Jericho Turnpike New Hyde Park (516) 354-0022 Village of North Hills Architectural Review Board Meeting Tuesday, April 5 @ 7:30 p.m. Village Hall One Shelter Rock Road, North Hills (516) 627-3451 Village of Old Westbury Planning Meeting Monday, April 4 @8:00 p.m. Village Hall 1 Stone Hill Road, Old Westbury (516) 626-0800 Village of Plandome Heights Board of Trustees Meeting Monday, April 4 @ 7:30 p.m. Village Hall 37 Orchard Street, Manhasset (516) 627-1136 Village of Plandome Work Session Monday, April 4 @ 7:00 p.m. Village Hall 65 South Drive, Plandome (516) 627-1748 Port Washington School District Board of Education Meeting Thursday, April 7 @ 8:00 p.m. Schreiber High School 101 Campus Drive, Port Washington (516) 767-5805 Village of Port Washington North Board of Trustees Meeting Wednesday, April 6 @ 7:30 p.m. Village Hall 3 Pleasant Avenue, Port Washington (516) 883-5900

Village of Roslyn Board of Zoning and Appeals Meeting Monday, April 4 @ 9am Village Hall 1200 Old Northern Boulevard Roslyn (516) 621-1961 Village of Russell Gardens Board of Trustees Meeting Thursday, April 7 @ 8:00 p.m. Village Hall 6 Tain Drive Russell Gardens (516) 482-8246 Village of Saddle Rock Board of Trustees Meeting Wednesday, April 6 @ 8:30 p.m. Village Hall 18 Masefield Way Saddle Rock (516) 482-9400 Village of Sands Point Planning Meeting Tuesday, April 5 @ 7:30 p.m. Village Hall 26 Tibbits Lane Sands Point (516) 883-3044 Village of Thomaston Board of Zoning and Appeals Meeting Thursday, April 7 @ 8:00 p.m. Village Hall, 00 East Shore Road Great Neck (516) 482-3110 Village of Williston Park Board of Trustees Workshop Meeting (6:30 p.m.) Budget Hearing (7:00 p.m.) Reorganizational Night (7:30 p.m.) Monday, April 4 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.

Village of Roslyn Estates Planning Meeting Wednesday, April 6 @ 7:30 p.m. Village Hall 25 The Tulips, Roslyn Estates (516) 621-3451 Roslyn School District Board of Education Meeting Thursday, April 7 @ 8:00 p.m. Roslyn High School 475 Round Hill Road Roslyn Heights (516) 801-5100

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Help Wanted ACCOUNT CLERK PART TIME HICKSVILLE WATER DISTRICT is seeking a motivated individual to work in our accounting department to assist with AP accounts, processing bills, claims and purchase orders with some minor filing. Also reconcile bank statements, run end of month reports, answer phones. Experience working with a municipal budget a plus. Please send resume no later than April 15, 2016 to: Mr. Anthony Iannone, Superintendant Hicksville Water District 4 Dean St, Hicksville, NY 11801 ARC OF DELAWARE COUNTY seeks dynamic professionals to lead our nationally recognized organization in supporting people with I/DD in living personally fulfilling lives. Positions include: Chief Services Officer Speech Pathologist Supervisor/ Life Coach 10 Assistant Director of Residential Services House Manager. Apply: www.delarc.org

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Help Wanted ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT: Doctor’s office, Part Time. Wednesday & Friday from 10am-4pm. Phones, data entry, filing, scanning. Experience a plus. Please fax resume to 516-498-9005 BABYSITTER NEEDED: Two children (ages 15,12) from 3:30pm to 6:30pm (Mon-Thur) and 7:00am-8:00am (3 mornings). Drive to activities, homework assistance & laundry. Must be mature, loving and have references. Stacey 516-770-4780

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North Shore Village is seeking Public Safety Officers Must be available for all shifts including overnight, and weekends. Must Have NYS Driver's License and NYS Security Guard License Retirees Welcome

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Park Attendants and Lifeguards 1. Are you looking for an exciting summer job with competitive pay and an upbeat environment? 2. Would you like to spend the summer at the finest park facilities with the largest municipal pool on Long Island? 3. Do you like the outdoors? Then our position is a perfect fit for you! REQUIREMENTS: • At least 16 years of age • Lifeguards must be Nassau County Certified • Available to work through Labor Day weekend To apply: Contact The Park at East Hills at 516-484-9800, e-mail us at: clastraglio@villageofeasthills.org or simply visit Village Hall on a business day from 9am-4:30pm. We are located at 209 Harbor Hill Road, East Hills, NY 11576. Ask for Christina Lastraglio to get an application. The Village Of East Hills is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Elder Care Companion Mature Woman With Car Available for: • Shopping & Errands • Activities • Cooking Meals • Doctor Appointments • Home Organization

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Email resume to publicsafety@villageofeasthills.org. No Phone Calls. Please do not respond unless you have the Security Guard License. 8hr/16hr certificates ONLY do not qualify The Village Of East Hills is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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BABYSITTER WANTED: After school 3:00pm to 7:00pm daily for GCMS 6th grader and 8th grader. Flexible hours and hourly compensation. Duties include driving to activities, light housework and meal prep. Must have own car and references. Contact Lauren 917796-4443

BENEFITS CONSULTANT AFLAC Fortune 500 Company. With an AFLAC career, there are no limits to what you can achieve. It’s a unique opportunity to take control of your career and set your own unlimited goals. Looking for individuals to grow with the largest provider of voluntary employee benefits in the country. Sales experience welcome but not necessary. Lifetime vesting renewals. Office located in Garden City. Please call Director of District Sales, Bill Whicher 516-574-1064

HANDYMAN/HELPER: North Shore Contractor. Must be clean cut, speak English, Driver’s License and some basic construction experience. Call 516-365-6685

NANNY GARDEN CITYFULL TIME SUMMERTIME Seeking full time Nanny for summertime for 3 school age boys in Garden City. Need to be a licensed driver with a car and good references. Salary negotiable. Call Jeanne 631-848-9671

SEASONAL HELPER: HICKSVILLE WATER DISTRICT is looking for motivated ambitious people to work full time over the summer in the water industry. Some duties would include painting hydrants, digging holes, housekeeping of treatment facilities, assisting work crews repair mains and meter reading. A valid NYS driver’s license required. Starting May 1st to September 30th, hours are from 7:30am to 3:45pm at $15/hour. Please send resume no later than April 15, 2016 to: Mr. Anthony Iannone, Superintendant Hicksville Water District 4 Dean St, Hicksville, NY 11801

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. Minimum 2 years outside sales experience required. Must have own car. Protected sales territory, salary plus commission, health insurance, paid holidays and sick days. To apply, please email resume and cover letter to sblank@theislandnow.com or call Steve Blank at 516-307-1045 x201

HVAC ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT experienced, part time to work 2 or 3 days a week 7am to 4:30pm based on candidate’s availability. Duties include but are not limited to: maintain service calls and dispatch technicians to job sites, client contact, filing, phones, emails, mail, Quickbooks invoicing and data entry, customer payments. Qualified candidates must be able to multi task in a busy office environment, a self starter, able to work independently, meticulous, organized and punctual. Proficient in Word, Outlook and Quickbooks. Please email resume to bizqd5wr@ verizon.net or fax to 516-437-6156

HOST/ HOSTESS/ BUSBOY AND SERVER POSITIONS AVAILABLE. Experience preferred. GRIMALDIS PIZZERIA, 980 Franklin Ave, Garden City 516294-6565 Ask For Megan MEDICAL OFFICE SECRETARY /RECEPTIONIST Part Time in Garden City. Duties include front desk reception, patient intake, patient data entry, collection of fees and posting insurance information, filing. Telephone skills required. Attention to detail is important. Office is well well-organized with a patient-oriented focus for service and care. Basic computer skills are needed. Days include alternate Saturdays 8:30am-2:30pm, every Monday and Tuesday 9:00am4:00pm. Workweek flexibility is important. Salary is competitive based on experience. Medical employment references are required. Call 516-294-0253

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WATER PLANT ATTENDANT / WATER SERVICE TRAINEE HICKSVILLE WATER DISTRICT is seeking highly motivated individuals to work full time in the water industry. The position is an entry level position working in the field repairing mains or at the water treatment facilities. The individual will perform a wide variety of semi-skilled manual tasks. The candidate will be expected to work after hours on emergency repairs & maintenance.Typical duties include performing tasks involving physical labor at building, roadway and plant sites. May operate hand and power tools of all types and a variety of other equipment and instruments. May clean and prepare work sites, dig trenches, clean up work debris and assist other workers. Other duties may include cleaning water treatment plants, delivering and working with chemicals, performing general maintenance and other related activities. The individual must be a high school graduate, possess a valid NYS driver’s license and willing to work days, nights, weekends and inclement weather. Individuals must pass a pre-employment medical examination and drug screening, which the District will pay for. The medical examination is intended to evaluate the candidate’s ability to meet the physical & health requirements for this position. Water industry knowledge and construction experience is a plus. Hicksville residents will receive first consideration. Starting salary $41,500-$45,619 depending on experience & ability, with a wide range of benefits. This is considered a non-competitive entry level civil service position. Please send resume no later than April 18, 2016 to: Mr. Anthony Iannone, Superintendant 4 Dean St, Hicksville, NY 11801

NEWSPAPER PRODUCTION PART TIME: Blank Slate Media, a fast growing chain of 6 award winning weekly newspapers and website, is looking for a person experienced in Adobe In-Design to lay out classified and legal pages on Tuesday evening. Office conveniently located in Williston Park. To apply please email resume and cover letter to sblank@theislandnow.com or call Steve Blank 516-307-1045 x201

Situation Wanted AIDE AVAILABLE: Kind, Compassionate HHA 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 CAREGIVER AVAILABLE Experienced woman seeks full time position to care for your sick or elderly loved one. Live in. Very reliable, non driver, references available. Call May 516-292-2662 CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT: 17 years experience, caregiver/companion for patients with Alzheimers, Dementia and Hospice. Very professional with excellent references. Available nights and weekends. Gladyl 516-521-9391 CLEANING SERVICES available for homes, apartments & offices. Flexible hours. Available anytime. Experienced with excellent references. Located in West Hempstead. Own supplies & transportation. Free estimates Call Reina 516-643-9341

Situation Wanted COMPANION/ HOME HEALTH AIDE: Are you looking for someone to take care of your elderly parents in the comfort of their own home? I am a home health aide and companion with years of experience and very reliable. Please call 917-889-1606 COMPANION/HHA seeks live in or live out position caring for sick or elderly. Loving, caring and dedicated person with excellent references. Please call Maria 718-541-9273 ELDER CARE: Woman seeking position caring for the elderly. Available to live in or out and nights. Over 20 years experience. Very professional. References furnished upon request. Call Lorraine 347-255-8603 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 HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR available to do any odd jobs around your homeyard work, cleaning out & organizing garages and basements, pet sitting, party help, etc. Call Drew 516-712-5361 or 516-741-9669 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 NURSE’S AIDE Certified, 15 yrs experience, honest, reliable, licensed driver with own car. Available full time, part time, overnights. Call Barbara 516-468-1340 NURSING ASSISTANT I’m a certified nursing assistant seeking private home care position. Over 15 years experience. Licensed driver. Available Monday to Friday daytime hours and some weekends. Contact Cynthia 917-805-7782

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marketplace ▼ Situation Wanted NURSING ASSISTANT: 17+ years experience seeks to care for the elderly. Live in or out. Great references. Driver’s license. Immediate. 917-470-8976

career training SECURITY GUARD TRAINING LONG ISLAND & MANHATTAN 516-444-9686 & 646-942-1457. Exclusive training for guard companies. Aslo: Homeland Security, anti-terrorism, active shooter, loss prevention, supervisory

Announcements HOME SCHOOL RESOURCE CENTER being organized for children 4 and up. Limited to 1012 students. Meet several times /week. Do not have to be home schooling to enroll. 516-621-2195 MONEY TO LEND Get funding now for your small businessup to $2 million in as little as 2 days. Minimum 2 years in business. Call BFS Capital: 888-732-6298 or apply online www.bfscapital.com/nyp

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for sale FURNITURE FOR SALE GARDEN CITY: Ethan Allen 8x10 rug, sisal with a beautiful Damask design border Ethan Allen 47x28 coffee table Raymour & Flanigan bed & upholstered 40x30 coffee table All in good used condition. Prices & more details upon request. Call 516-633-2456 FURNITURE FOR SALE WEST HEMPSTEAD Thomasville Dining Room Set Oak Secretary Round Side Table w/ Inlaid Leather Top Small Sideboard Regency Antique Sette Text: 516-606-0287 GARAGE SALE GARDEN CITY Saturday April 9 10am-2pm 21 Lydia Lane Mega Cleanout !! Books, Music Men’s & Women’s Clothing Shoes, Handbags Holiday Decor, Linens BR, LR, Den Furniture Office Furniture, Filing Cabinets Electronics, Printers Ping Pong Table, Bikes And the list goes on..... PRIVACY HEDGE SPRING BLOW OUT SALE. 6’ Arborvitae (cedar) reg. $129 NOW $59. Beautiful, nursery grown. FREE installation/ FREE delivery. Limited supply! ORDER NOW! 518-536-1367 www.lowcosttrees.com

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INVITED SALES BY TRACY JORDAN 839 Stewart Ave Garden City, NY 11530 516-279-6378 www.invitedsales.com Open 7 Days! Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri 10-6 Thurs 10-4 Saturday 10-5 Sunday 12-5 Consignments by Appointment Estate Sale and Tag Sale services available to liquidate the contents of your home. Call 516-279-6378 for a consultation. LIVE AUCTIONS are held monthly. You can place items on auction by scheduling an appointment to bring your items in to the shoppe for consideration. Email pictures to be considered for consignment or auction to info@invitedsales.com Invited Sales also offers TRUCK SERVICES to move your items to or from your home or office to the consignment shoppe to sell on your behalf, and help clean out your home, attic or garage! Check out our website at: www. invitedsales.com for special sales and shopping events, tag sales, auctions and more!!

YOU’RE INVITED! Friday, April 1 9:30 am 145 Meadbrook Road Garden City, NY 11530 Beautifully decorated home selling the contents from the entire house including: Chippendale dining room, living room couches, tables, decorative items, dark leather couch, rugs, bar, stools, clocks, costume jewelry, bedroom furniture for young adults, king sized upholstered bedroom, holiday, clothing, kitchen farm table, den furniture, outdoor furniture, grill, holiday, lamps, household items and garage...Visit www.invitedsales.com for pictures and details!

CASH FOR DIABETIC TEST STRIPS I pay top dollar since 2005! 1 day fast payment. Guaranteed up to $60 per box! Free Shipping. www.cashnowoffer.com or 888-210-5233. Get extra $10: use Offer Code: Cashnow! LOOKING TO BUY! Records, 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

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pets

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

*BROWSE *SHOP *CONSIGN A.T. STEWART EXCHANGE CONSIGNMENT SHOP 109 Eleventh Street Garden City 11530 516-7468900 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 email: store@atstewartexchange.org www. gardencityhistoricalsociety. org WILLISTON PARK: Resurrection Thrift Shop Shared ministry between St. Aidan’s & Resurrection housed at Resurrection, 147 Campbell Ave @ Center Street. OPEN Thursdays 9:30am to 1:00pm and Saturdays 10am to 2pm. 516-746-5527. Jewelry, clothing, household items, etc. DONATIONS accepted Monday through Thursday 9am to 1pm

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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GARDEN CITY PARK: 1st floor, private bedroom and bath, full use of basement with separate washer /dryer, share kitchen, $1,100 utilities included. Move right in! Jill 516-354-4340

PUPPY/ DOG SITTER: Boarding and day care provided in my home for small dogs up to 25 lbs. Love and attention all day. Reliable. Call Rose 516-735-1911

automotive

Auto For Sale 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR: Beige, 51K miles, 1 owner, loaded, well maintained, excellent condition. Car has 1 computer glitch ($1,200 to repair) that can be ignored depending on driver’s needs. $6,800. 516-457-3545

Auto Services ELITE AUTO DETAILING: Anthony Masia, Owner/Operator Dependable, professional detailer. SUV’s, vans, pick-ups also detailed at a higher price. We specialize in imports/Mercedes Benz, BMW, Audi, Jaguar & Maserati. $10 off complete detail. Spring Wash & Wax Special $85/cars only. Coupons not to be combined 631-612-7152

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GARDEN CITY Large 1 Bed, New EIK Immediate $2100 Four rooms, 2 Bed, updated Kitchen & Bath $2,800 up Five rooms, 3 Bed, 2 Full Baths, Many Extras $3,000 up Many other rentals available!! GARDEN CITY PROPERTIES 516-746-1563

Office Space GARDEN CITY SOUTH Ideal location, mint, large office space, 1st floor. Must see to appreciate. Near LIRR, stores. Available now. $1,475/mth. Call Owner 516-5387474 or 538-7476 WILLISTON PARK Office Space: 2000 sf. available on Hillside Ave. Professional Building. Parking Lot, near LIRR & parkways. Full commission paid. Tony 516-248-4080

Vacation Rental OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND Best selection of affordable rentals. Full /partial weeks. Call for FREE brochure. Open daily. Holiday Resort Services. 1-800-638-2102. Online reservations: www.holidayoc.com SOUTHOLD WATERFRONT VACATION HOME Kayak from the backyard to Goose Creek and beaches. Close to vineyards, town, beaches and all the North Fork has to offer. Beautifully decorated home with 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, 2 living rooms and large eat in kitchen. Deck with BBQ, kayaks and bikes for your use. June $12,000 July $15,000 August Labor Day $18,000 See pics on VRBO listing 805085 Call 917-5336144 for more info

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Open House JAMESPORT BAYFRONT! Saturday, April 2 12pm to 2pm 27 Pye Lane Charming cedar shingled 2 story. 2 Bedroom, 1 Bath, LR/ fireplace, Kitchen & Dining area, CAC. Large deck with fabulous views of the bay. Fantastic beach! Great location. $879,000. Colony Realty, 631-722-5800

Out Of Town Real Estate JAMESPORT PANORAMIC WATERVIEW ARTS & CRAFT style custom 2 story. Deeded beach rights! 4 BR, 3 Bath. Gourmet galley Kitchen. Master BR suite / large balcony. Large screened porch. Exercise room. Detached 2+ car garage with studio. 50ft to Sandy Sound Beach. $1,249,000 Colony Realty, Carll Austin 516-658-2623 SOUTH JAMESPORT Beautiful Bay views abound from this legal 2 family cedar home. Sandy beach across the street. 3 Bedroom, 3 Bath. Water views from every room! Experience historic South Jamesport all year long with income producing property. $695,000. Colony Realty 631-722-5800

service directory LABORERS - Days / Nights Live In or Live Out NO FEE TO EMPLOYERS **EVON’S SERVICES ** Call: 516-505-5510 NEW YORK MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS: Joan Atwood, Ph.D. An experienced therapist makes all the difference. Individual, couple, family therapy and anger management. 516-764-2526. jatwood@optonline.net www.NYMFT.com

Computers COMPUTER REPAIR AND INSTRUCTION Technical College 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 *Repairs & Maintenance *Handyman & Remodeling *Kitchen Installations *Furniture Assembly *Finish Carpentry *Minor Electrical & Plumbing 23year GC Resident Lic & Ins H18E2170000 Call BOB 516-741-2154 DEVLIN BUILDERS Since 1979. We do all types of improvements including HANDYMAN REPAIRS. No job too small. Bob Devlin 516-365-6685. Insured License H18C730000 GRACE ROOFING: Est. 1977. slate, tile flat roofs, asphalt and wood shingle roofs, gutters and leaders cleaned and replaced, professional new roof installation. Free estimates, expert leak repairs. lic/ins, local references, residential/commerical 516-753-0268 LAMPS FIXED $65 In home service. Handy Howard 646-996-7628

Home Improvements ONE STOP FOR ALL YOUR HOME improvement needs! Basement, bathroom & kitchen remodeling, carpentry, crown molding, closets, doors, sheetrock, painting, dry wall, repairs, spackling & wall paper removal and installation, decks power washed, stained and built. Gem Basement Doctor 516623-9822. www.gem-home.com 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 BAR/ BAT MITZVAH LESSONS Take the struggle and hassle out of Hebrew and Bar/Bat Mitzvah lessons. Michael Marcus Bar and Bat Mitzvah Tutoring and Services. Call 516-524-0191 email michael@barbatmitzvahlessons.com

Tutoring STOCK MARKET TUTOR: Retired banker and experienced stock market trader available for tutoring high school students on the stock market. Should have some knowledge of the market. Adults welcome. Text/call Ron Goldberg 516-567-8434

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 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 631-2201851 516-764-5686 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. 516-538-1125 www.strongarmcleaningny.com SUPER CLEAN: Hourly rates, residential, grout cleaning, move ins and outs. Adam 516-943-6831

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MATH, SAT, ACT TUTOR: Algebra, Geometry, Algebra 2 plus Trig, Pre-Calc, AP Calculus. Norm 625-3314 ENGLISH, ACT, SAT TUTOR: 25+ year experience Critical Reading, Writing, Grammar, Essays. Lynne 625-3314 MATHEMATICS TUTOR: NYS certified math teacher. Experienced and patient. All elementary and middle school grades. HS Algebra, Geometry and SAT prep. Text or call Ken 516-526-8315 or email: kmctutor79@gmail.com SPANISH TUTOR: High School /Middle School, College. Spanish Grammar-Literature, SAT II, AP Exam. William Cullen, M.A., M.B.A., S.D.A. Chaminade, Fairfield Alumnus. 516-509-8174 wdctutor06@aol.com

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Joe Barbato (516) 775-1199 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 516-741-2657 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 OLD VILLAGE TREE SERVICE: Owner operated sine 1989. 24 hour emergency service. Licensed /insured. Free estimates, member LI Arborist Assoc. Please call 516466-9220 TAX PREPARATION by Maria Passariello. Registered IRS & NYS Tax Preparer. We make house calls! New client discount 10%. 25 years experience. Available all ye ar, appointments 7 days. 516-9843328 or mptax1040@gmail.com

ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE SCHOOL TUTOR: Reading, Writing and Math. 20+ years general and special education. Trained in Wilson Reading, Fundations, Project Read, Go Math, Big Ideas Math. Email: kerrisapuppo@gmail.com ENGLISH TUTOR: Diane Gottlieb M.Ed., M.S.W. SAT/ACT, College Essays, AP, Regents, ELA Test Prep, Reading comprehension and writing proficiency. 917-5998007 or email: dianegot@gmail. com LongIslandEnglishTutor.com Providing one-on-one professional support to build confidence, knowledge and skills in every student.

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▼ LEGALS Legal Notice BUDGET HEARING & ADOPTION GREAT NECK LIBRARY PUBLIC NOTICE A public hearing on the proposed Great Neck Library Budget for 2016/17 will be held on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. in the Community Room at the Parkville Branch Library, 10 Campbell Street (off Lakeville Road), New Hyde Park, NY 11040. NHP 143206 2x 4/01, 8, 2016 #143206 Legal Notice Notice of Annual Meeting and Election New Hyde Park—Garden City Park Union Free School District Towns of Hempstead and North Hempstead County of Nassau, State of New York NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing of the qualified voters of the New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District, Towns of Hempstead and North Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, will be held at the Manor Oaks—William R. Bowie School, 1950 Hillside Avenue, New Hyde Park, New York, on Monday, May 09, 2016 at 8:00 p.m. for the presentation of the budget, although the budget will not be voted upon at that time. AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that the Annual Meeting and Election will be held at the Manor Oaks-William R. Bowie School in the District on May17, 2016 between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., at which time all persons who are qualified to vote and shall have registered, as provided for in this notice, may vote on the budget expenditures set forth herein and for the election of members of the Board of Education of the New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District and the Hillside Public Library Board of Trustees. AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for school and library purposes, exclusive of public monies, may be obtained on the District’s website and by any resident in the District during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding the Annual Meeting and Election, except Saturday, Sunday or holidays, at each of the following school houses and library, during regular school and library hours: Manor Oaks-William R. Bowie School 1950 Hillside Avenue Hillside Grade School West Maple Drive Hillside Public Library 155 Lakeville Road New Hyde Park Road School New Hyde Park Road Garden City Park School Central Avenue and Third Street NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law requires the District to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how the total assessed value of the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted by statutory authority, and show the cumulative impact of each type of exemption, the cumulative amount expected to be received as payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. In addition, said exemption report shall be posted on any bulletin board maintained by the District for public notices and on the Dis-

trict’s website. AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that the petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education and Hillside Public Library of Trustees must be filed with the Clerk of the District in the Superintendent’s Office at the Manor Oaks- William R. Bowie School, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on school days, and no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 18, 2016. The following vacancies are to be filled on the Board of Education: For a term of three (3) years, commencing July 1, 2016 and ending June 30, 2019 Ernest Gentile (last incumbent) For a term of three (3) years, commencing July 1, 2016 and ending June 30, 2019 Joan Romagnoli (last incumbent) For a term of three (3) years, commencing July 1, 2016 and ending June 30, 2019 Jennifer Kerrane (last incumbent) The following vacancies are to be filled on the Hillside Public Library Board of Trustees: For a term of five (5) years, commencing July 1, 2016 and ending June 30, 2021 Richard Bursig (last incumbent) Each vacancy is a separate specific office and a separate petition is required to nominate a candidate to each separate office. Each petition must be directed to the Clerk of the District, must be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District, must state the name and residence of each signer, the name and residence of the candidate and describe the specific vacancy for which the candidate is nominated, including at least the length of the term of office and the name of the last incumbent. For the convenience of the inh abitants of the District, the Board of Education and Hillside Public Library are providing forms of nominating petition for candidates, which are available in the Superintendent’s Office at the Manor Oaks-William R. Bowie School, 1950 Hillside Avenue, New Hyde Park, on school days between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. The nominating forms are also available on the District website. These forms are for convenience only and need not be used and any forms which comply with the Education Law will be acceptable. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that the following propositions will be presented and voted upon at the Annual Meeting and Election to be held as provided above on Tuesday, May 17, 2016. PROPOSITION NO. 1 NEW HYDE PARK—GARDEN CITY PARK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET that the annual budget as proposed by the Board of Education of the New Hyde ParkGarden City Park Union Free School District, in the sum set forth in the budget estimate heretofore filed pursuant to law, for the maintenance and upkeep of the schools and personnel of the District for the year July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017 be accepted, and that the necessary tax be levied therefor. Adoption of the budget requires a tax levy increase which does not exceed the statutory tax increase limit for this school fiscal year and therefore does not exceed the state tax cap.” PROPOSITION NO. 2 HILLSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY BUDGET “RESOLVED, that the annual budget as proposed by the Board of Trustees of the Hill-

side Public Library in the sum set forth in the budget estimate heretofore filed pursuant to law, for the maintenance and upkeep of the library and personnel of said library for the year July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017 be accepted, and that the necessary tax be levied therefor.” PROPOSITION NO. 3 SEWANHAKA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET that the proposed budget of expenditures of Sewanhaka Central High School District of Elmont, Floral Park, Franklin Square and New Hyde Park, in the County of Nassau, New York for the year 2016-2017 and for the purpose shown in the statement of estimated expenditures adopted by the Board of Education, be and the same hereby is approved and the amount thereof shall be raised by a levy of a tax upon the taxable property within said Sewanhaka Central High School District, after first deducting the monies available from state aid and other sources as provided by law. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Board of Registry shall meet at the Manor Oaks-William R. Bowie School on Wednesday, May 4, 2016, from 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Library, to prepare the Register, and any person shall be entitled to have his or her name placed upon such Register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registry, he or she is known or is proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registry, to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the school election for which the Register is prepared. The Register so prepared will be filed with the Clerk of the District and such Register will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday in the Superintendent’s Office at the Manor Oaks-William R. Bowie School, on each of the five (5) days prior to and on the day of election, except Saturday and Sunday. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that applications for absentee ballots may be obtained in the office of the Superintendent of Schools at the Manor Oaks-William R. Bowie School, 1950 Hillside Avenue, on school days, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. The applications are also available on the District website. Such application must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. No absentee ballot shall be canvassed unless it is received no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the election. A list of all persons who are issued absentee ballots will be on file with the District Clerk and open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday in the Superintendent’ s Office at the Manor Oaks-William R. Bowie School, on each of the five (5) days prior to the day of election, except Saturday and Sunday. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that voting on May 17, 2016 will be by the DC Scanner and Tabulator and there will be one Automark Ballot Marking Device available for any voters needing assistance. DATED: March 12, 2016 ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION NEW HYDE PARK-GARDEN CITY PARK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT

TOWNS OF HEMPSTEAD AND NORTH HEMPSTEAD COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK PATRICIA OLIVE DISTRICT CLERK NHP 143167 4x 4/01, 22, 5/06, 13, 2016 #143167

NOTICE OF ANNUAL SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTION AND PUBLIC HEARING on the 2016-2017 School Budget in the HERRICKS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Town of North Hempstead, Nassau County, New York NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual election of qualified voters of the Herricks Union Free School District, Town of North Hempstead, County of Nassau, New York will be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2016 in the Gymnasium of the Herricks Community Center, 999 Herricks Road, New Hyde Park, New York between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. for the purpose of voting, on voting machines, on the following matters: A. to vote on the annual school budget as set forth in Proposition No.1 below: PROPOSITION 1 RESOLVED that the 2016-2017 annual school budget for the Herricks Union Free School District and the appropriation of the necessary funds therefore and the levy of taxes necessary to meet the expenditures in said budget be authorized. B. to elect one Board member for a three-year term commencing July 1, 2016 to fill the vacancy occasioned by the expiration of the term of Juleigh Chin. C.to vote on such other propositions as may properly come before the voters at this annual school election. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Board of Education will hold a public hearing at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday, May 5, 2016 in the Herricks Community Center, 999 Herricks Road, New Hyde Park, New York for the purpose of discussing the expenditure of funds for school district purposes and the budgeting thereof for the school year beginning July 1, 2016 and ending June 30, 2017 (the 2016-2017 annual school budget). At said hearing all persons in interest will be given an opportunity to be heard. Copies of said 2016-2017 annual school budget are available upon request by the district residents commencing April 28, 2016 at the school houses listed below. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a copy of said 2016-2017 Annual School Budget for the Herricks Union Free School District containing a statement of the amount of money needed to meet the estimated expenses for school purposes for the 2016-2017 school year, exclusive of public monies, together with the text of any propositions, questions and resolutions which will be presented to the voters, will be made available upon request and may be obtained by any district resident at the following offices of the school houses, at the Herricks Community Center, on the District’s internet website (www. Herricks.org) and at the Shelter Rock Public Library during the fourteen days immediately preceding the day of the budget vote and election, except Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Center Street School, Center Street, Williston Park, NY Denton Avenue School, Den-

ton Avenue, New Hyde Park, NY Searingtown School, west end of Beverly Drive, Albertson, NY Herricks Middle School, Hilldale Drive, Albertson, NY Herricks High School, Shelter Rock Road, New Hyde Park, NY Herricks Community Center, Herricks Road, New Hyde Park, NY Shelter Rock Academy, Shelter Rock Road, New Hyde Park, NY Williston Park Library, Willis Avenue, Williston Park, NY NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN pursuant to Real Property Tax Law Section 495, an exemption report detailing exemptions from real property taxation shall be available and appended to any tentative, preliminary or final budget. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that each candidate for the office of a member of the Board of Education shall be nominated by petition and a separate petition for each such candidate shall be directed to and filed in the Office of the Clerk of said School District located in the Herricks Community Center between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., and no later than 5 p.m. on Monday, April 18, 2016. Each such nominating petition shall be signed by at least thirty-five (35) qualified voters of said school district, and shall state the residence of each signer, and shall state the name and residence of the candidate, and shall describe the specific vacancy on said Board of Education for which the candidate is nominated, which description shall include at least the length of the term of office and name of the last incumbent. No person shall be nominated by petition for more than one specific office. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that Herricks School District has personal registration of voters and that the Board of Registration for the School District shall meet in the Herricks Community Center, Herricks Road, New Hyde Park, New York, on Tuesday, May 3, 2016 between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. for the purpose of preparing a register of the qualified voters of the School District who are entitled to vote. In addition, registration can be accomplished on any school day from 8 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the District Clerk’s Office through May 12, 2016. The register so prepared will be filed in the Office of the Clerk of said School District in said Herricks Community Center and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of said School District between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on each of the five days prior to and the day set for such vote, including Saturday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. except Sunday. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a person shall be entitled to vote at the annual election who is: 1) a citizen of the United States, 2) eighteen years of age or older, 3) a resident of the School District for a period of thirty days next preceding the election he or she offers to vote at and 4) registered to vote for said election. A person shall be registered to vote if he or she shall have permanently registered with the Nassau County Board of Elections or with the School District’s Board of Registration. Only persons, who are so registered, may vote. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that said Board of Registration will meet during the hours of voting and at said annual election on May 17, 2016, at the

Herricks Community Center for the purpose of preparing a register for school meetings and elections held subsequent to said annual election. Any person shall be entitled to have his or her name placed on register provided at such meeting of the Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be entitled to vote at school meetings and elections for which the register is being prepared. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all propositions and questions, which qualified voters of the school district desire placed upon the voting machines at said election, shall be made by petitions subscribed by not less than one hundred (100) qualified voters of the district and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the School District between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. and no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 18, 2016 thirty (30) days prior to said election, except as to propositions and questions required by law to be stated in the published or posted notice of the annual election which shall be filed not later than sixty (60) days prior to said election. When the last day for filing a petition falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the petition may be filed on the Monday following the last day for filing. Upon the filing of such a petition the Board of Education shall determine by resolution whether or not to place such questions or propositions on the voting machines. In the event that the Board of Education shall determine that it is not proper, feasible or practicable to place such proposition or propositions, question or questions, upon a voting machine, then such proposition or propositions, question or questions, as the Board of Education may resolve to place before the voters at said election shall be voted upon by the use of paper ballots. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the applications for absentee ballots for election of members of the Board of Education, the adoption of the annual budget and vote on any other propositions and questions as may be legally placed before the voters at the annual district election may be applied for at the Office of the Clerk of the District. Such application must be received by the District Clerk at least seven days before the day of the vote, if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or by the day before the day of the vote, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. No absentee voters ballots shall be canvassed, unless it shall have been received in the Office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the vote. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots have been given shall be available for inspection in the Office of the Clerk of said School District and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of said School District between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on each of the five days prior to and the day set for such vote, including Saturday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. except Sunday. A list will also be available at the polling place on May 17, 2016. DATED: April 1, 2016 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION New Hyde Park, New York Helen Costigan, Clerk Herricks Union Free School District Town of North Hempstead NHP 143080 4x 4/01, 15, 29, 5/13, 2016 #143080

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▼ LEGALS NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING, REGISTRATION AND ANNUAL DISTRICT MEETING SEWANHAKA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT ELMONT, FLORAL PARK, FRANKLIN SQUARE AND NEW HYDE PARK, IN THE COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to the Education Law, a public Budget Hearing of the Sewanhaka Central High School District of Elmont, Floral Park, Franklin Square and New Hyde Park in the County of Nassau, New York, will be held at Sewanhaka High School, within said district, on Wednesday, May 4, 2016, 8:00 P.M. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that at the Annual District Meeting to be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, a vote upon the propositions hereinafter set forth will be held at the times and places hereinafter set forth. (a) Within the area of New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District from 6:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M. in the Manor Oaks-Wm. R. Bowie School Library . (b) Within the area of Franklin Square Union Free School District from 8:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M. at your local elementary school election district. (c) Within the area of Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District from 7:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M. at the John Lewis Childs and Floral Park-Bellerose Schools. (d) Within the area of Elmont Union Free School District from 6:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M. at your designated polling place. For the purpose of voting upon the following Budget Proposition: SEWANHAKA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT ELMONT, FLORAL PARK, FRANKLIN SQUARE AND NEW HYDE PARK NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK PROPOSITION RESOLVED, that the proposed budget of expenditures of Sewanhaka Central High School District of Elmont, Floral Park, Franklin Square and New Hyde Park, in the County of Nassau, New York for the year 2016-2017 and for the purpose shown in the statement of estimated expenditures adopted by the Board of Education, be and the same hereby is approved and the amount thereof shall be raised by a levy of a tax upon the taxable property within said Sewanhaka Central High School District, after first deducting the monies available from state aid and other sources as provided by law. The vote will be conducted in accordance with the Education Law and the rules previously adopted by the boards of education of this and the aforesaid Union Free School District (each hereinafter referred to individually as a “District”and collectively as the “Districts” The voting will be by ballot on voting machines as provided by the Education Law and the polls will remain open during the hours above stated for each Component District and as much longer as may be necessary to enable the voters then present to cast their ballots. A qualified voter shall vote within the election district of the Component District in which he resides. The Sewanhaka Central High School District has been divided into thirteen election districts: one for New Hyde ParkGarden City Park; three for Franklin Square; two for Floral Park-Bellerose and seven for

Elmont, numbered 16-1; 16-2, 16-3, 16-4, 16-5, 16-6, 16-7. The second portion of this number indicates the election district within Elmont. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, pursuant to Chapter 258 of the Laws of 2008, Section 495 was added to the Real Property Tax Law and requires the School District to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how the total assessed value of the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted by statutory authority, and show the cumulative impact of each type of exemption, the cumulative amount expected to be received as payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. In addition, said exemption report shall be posted on any bulletin board maintained by the District for public notices and on any website maintained by the District. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that for the purpose of preparing a register of the qualified voters within each of the following school districts: New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District, Franklin Square Union Free School District, Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District and Elmont Union Free School District (each hereinafter referred to individually as a “District”and collectively as the “Districts”the Board of Registration of each of said Component Districts will meet as follows: In New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District, Wednesday, May 4, 2016, between 3:00 P.M. and 7:30 P.M. at Manor Oaks-William R. Bowie School Library. In Franklin Square Union Free School District, daily on any school day between 8:00 A.M. and 3:30 P.M. up to and including Thursday, May 12, 2016, at John Street School as to Election District 1, at Polk Street School as to Election District 2 and at Washington Street School as to Election District 3. In Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District, registration will take place on Monday, May 9, 2016 between the hours of 4:00 P.M. and 8:00 P.M. at the John Lewis Childs School, (as to the first election district) and at the Floral Park-Bellerose School as to the (second election district). In Elmont Union Free School District, open registration on any school day on or before Tuesday, May 10, 2016, from 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Last day to register to vote is Tuesday, May 10, 2016 from 4:00 P.M. and 9:00 P.M. at the Elmont Road School. A qualified voter must present himself or herself in person for registration in the Component District in which he or she resides and in Elmont, Franklin Square and Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School Districts within the election district of such Component Districts in which he or she resides and the board of registration shall place his or her name upon the register provided he or she is known or proven to be such qualified voter for the district meeting or election for which said register is prepared. If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law and has voted at any annual or special district meeting or election within the prior (4) calendar years, such voter is eligible to vote at this election. If the voter is registered and eligible to vote pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law, such voter is also eligible

to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register. Immediately upon the completion of each register, said registers will be filed in the respective office of the District Clerk of each Component District, and will be open for inspection at all reasonable times thereafter by any qualified voter of each respective Component District or of this school district as follows: In New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District, the register so prepared will be filed with the Clerk of the district and such Register will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. on Monday through Friday in the Superintendent’s Office at the ManorOaks-William R. Bowie School, on each of the (5) days prior to and on the day of election, except Saturday and Sunday. In Franklin Square Union Free School District between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 3:30 P.M. on each day thereafter, except Sunday, up to and including the meeting for which it was prepared. In Elmont Union Free School District between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. on school days, thereafter on Saturday, May 14, 2016 between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 12:00 P.M., except Sunday, up to and including the meeting for which it was prepared. In Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 3:00 P.M. on each of the five (5) days prior to the meeting or election for which it was prepared, except Saturday and Sunday, by appointment only. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots for said Annual District Meeting may be obtained at the office of the District Clerk of the Component District in which the voter resides as follows: In New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District, in the Office of the Superintendent of Schools, in the Manor Oaks-William R. Bowie School, 1950 Hillside Avenue, New Hyde Park, N.Y. between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., Monday through Friday, except holidays. The application is also available on the New Hyde Park-Garden City Park District website under “information.” In Franklin Square Union Free School District, at the Washington Street School, Franklin Square, N.Y. between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M, Monday through Friday, except holidays. In Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District, at 1 Poppy Place, Floral Park, N.Y., between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 3:00 P.M., Monday through Friday, except holidays. In Elmont Union Free School District, at the Elmont Road School, 135 Elmont Road, Elmont, N.Y., between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 3:00 P.M., Monday through Friday, except holidays. Completed applications must be received by the District Clerk of each Component District in which the voter resides at least seven (7) days before the vote /election if the ballot is mailed to the voter, or the day before the vote/election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. No absentee ballot shall be canvassed unless it is received in the office of such District Clerk no later than 5:00 P.M. on May 17, 2016. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots have been issued will be available in said office of the Clerk of each Component District on each of the five (5) days prior to the vote/election

during regular office hours. Any qualified voter present in the polling place may object to the voting of the ballot upon appropriate grounds by making their challenge and the reasons therefore known to the Inspector of Election before the close of the polls. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that copies of the estimated expenditures of the Sewanhaka Central High School District during the school year 2015-2016 shall be completed at least seven days prior to the date of the public hearing and will be made available upon request to residents within the district during the period of fourteen days immediately preceding the Annual District Meeting at all of the high schools within the district, as well as the elementary schools of the component districts, between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 3:00 P.M. on each day other than a Saturday, Sunday or holiday. The boundaries of the seven (7) separate election districts and the voting places within the boundaries of the Elmont Union Free School District are as follows: ELECTION DISTRICT 1. The place of registration and voting will be the STEWART MANOR SCHOOL, Stewart Manor, New York, with said Election District commencing at a point in the north line of School District No. 16 where the same adjoins School District No. 22 at the intersection of Third Avenue (which point is approximately 50 feet south of the south line of the main line of the Long Island Railroad); running thence along the boundary line between School District No. 16 and School District No. 22 as it runs generally south, then generally east and again south crossing the Hempstead Branch of the Long Island Railroad; thence continuing east and south along such boundary line to Tulip Avenue; thence southerly along the Covert Avenue center line for about 100 feet and continuing southeasterly 100 feet south of and parallel to Tulip Avenue to the easterly boundary line of School District No. 16; thence continuing in a general northerly direction along the easterly boundary of School District No. 16 to the northeast corner of the School District; thence westerly along the northerly boundary line of School District No. 16 to the point or place of beginning. In addition the said Election District shall include the following: a point commencing at a point on the boundary line between school District No.16 and School District No. 22 at the intersection of the center line of Memphis Avenue and a line about 100 feet North of and parallel to Chelsea Street; thence continuing easterly along this line to it’s intersection with the extension of a line midway between and parallel to Fredrick Avenue and Arthur Avenue; thence proceeding north easterly along said line to the boundary between School District No.16 and School District No. 22; thence north westerly along the said boundary line and continuing north westerly along the said boundary line to the point and place of beginning. ELECTION DISTRICT 2. The place of registration and voting will be the COVERT AVENUE SCHOOL, Elmont, New York, with said Election District commencing at a point midway between and parallel to Frederick Avenue and Arthur Avenue and proceeding south along this line to its intersection with the center line of Makofske Avenue; thence south in a straight line to the intersection of the center line of Hempstead

Turnpike at a point midway between Emporia Avenue and Stone Street; thence continuing easterly along the Hempstead Turnpike center line to a point 100 feet west of Butler Boulevard; thence continuing southerly along a line 100 feet west of and parallel to Butler Boulevard to a line approximately 100 feet north of Omega Street; thence easterly along the said line 100 feet north of and parallel to Omega Street to a line approximately 25 feet east of South Covert Avenue thence southerly along the said line 25 feet east of and parallel to South Covert Avenue to the intersection of an extension of the Elliott Street center line thence easterly along the Elliott Street center line to an intersection with the Sun Avenue center line; thence continuing along the Sun Avenue center line to an intersection with the Meacham Avenue center line; thence proceeding south along the Meacham Avenue center line midway between E Street and F Street; thence proceeding north easterly and continuing northerly along the District No. 16 boundary line to a point about 100 feet south of Tulip Avenue; thence proceeding in a northwesterly direction along a line about 100 feet south and parallel to Tulip Avenue to the center line of the District No. 16 western boundary where the center line of Covert Avenue and Tulip Avenue intersect; thence continuing on the boundary line, southeasterly, southerly and westerly on a line approximately 100 Feet south of Webster Street to a line midway between Fredrick Street and Arthur Street approximately 50 Feet south of the point or place of beginning. ELECTION DISTRICT 3. The place of registration and voting will be the CLARA H. CARLSON SCHOOL, Elmont, New York, with said Election District commencing at a point midway between Emporia Avenue and Stone Street on the center line of Hempstead Turnpike; thence continuing easterly along the Hempstead Turnpike center line to a point approximately 100 feet west of Butler Boulevard; thence continuing southerly along the said line 100 feet west of and parallel to Butler Boulevard to a line approximately 100 feet north of Omega Street thence easterly along the said line 100 feet north of Omega Street to a line approximately 25 feet east of South Covert Avenue; thence southerly along the said line 25 feet east of and parallel to South Covert Avenue to the intersection of an extension of the Elliott Street center line; thence continuing easterly along the Elliott Street center line to an intersection with the Sun Avenue center line; thence continuing along the Sun Avenue center line to an intersection with the Meacham Avenue center line; thence proceeding south along the Meacham Avenue center line to a point midway between Collier Avenue and Star Avenue; thence proceeding westerly on a line midway between Collier Avenue and Star Avenue to the boundary of Beth David Cemetery ; to an extension of the easterly boundary of the Beth David Cemetery; thence north westerly along the northerly boundary of the Beth David Cemetery; then, northerly along the boundary of the Beth David Cemetery to a point midway between Emporia Avenue and Stone Street; thence northerly along the midway line between Emporia Avenue and Stone Street to the point or place of beginning. ELECTION DISTRICT 4. The place of registration and voting will be the ELMONT ROAD

SCHOOL, ELMONT, New York, with said Election District commencing at a point in the boundary line between School District No. 16 and School District No. 22 at the intersection of the center line of Plainfield Avenue and a line approximately 100 feet north of and parallel to Chelsea Street; thence continuing easterly along this line to the intersection of Chelsea Street and Makofske Avenue thence south in a straight line to the northern boundary of Beth David Cemetery; thence westerly along the northern boundary of Beth David Cemetery to the center line of Elmont Road; thence northerly along the center line of Elmont Road to the intersection of Elmont Road and the Hempstead Turnpike; thence westerly along the center line of the Hempstead Turnpike to the intersection of the Hempstead Turnpike and Plainfield Avenue, thence northerly along the center line of Plainfield Avenue to the point or place of beginning. ELECTION DISTRICT 5. The place of registration and voting will be the GOTHAM AVENUE SCHOOL, Elmont, New York, with said Election District commencing at a point on the westerly boundary line of District No. 16 at its intersection with the center line of Hempstead Turnpike; thence easterly along the center line of Hempstead Turnpike to its intersection with the Elmont Road center line; thence south along the center line of Elmont Road to the extension of a line forming the northerly boundary of Elmont Memorial High School; thence westerly along said line to a point 25 feet west of Kirby Road north westerly to a point approximately 25 feet east of Rye Street northerly on a line parallel to Rye Street to a point approximately 25 feet north of Baylis Avenue to a point approximately 100 feet west of 4th Street; thence north to the southerly side of Hathaway Avenue west on a line formed by the southerly side of Hathaway Avenue to the north along the westerly boundary of School District No. 16 to the point and place of beginning. ELECTION DISTRICT 6. The place of registration and voting will be the DUTCH BROADWAY SCHOOL, Elmont, New York, with said Election District commencing at a point on the Linden Boulevard center line where it intersects the Elmont Road center line; thence proceeding southeasterly along the Linden Boulevard center line and continuing on a projection of this line along the Southern State Parkway to its intersection with the District No. 16 easterly boundary line; thence continuing in a northeasterly direction along the District No. 16 easterly boundary line, to the intersection of Meachem Avenue and F Street; thence northerly along a center line of Meacham Avenue to a point approximately 20 feet northerly of Star Avenue; thence westerly along said line to the eastern boundary line of the Beth David Cemetery; thence southerly along the east boundary line of Beth David Cemetery; thence westerly along the south boundary line of Beth David Cemetery to it’s intersection with the Elmont Road center line; thence continuing in a southwesterly direction along the Elmont Road center line to a line formed by the extension of the Northerly Boundary of Elmont Memorial High School ; thence westerly said line to a point 25 feet west of Kirby Road; thence north westerly to a point 25 north of Renfew Avenue; thence westerly on a line approximately 25 feet north and parallel to a point approxi-

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▼ LEGALS enue continuing west on a line formed by the southerly side of Hathaway Avenue to the western boundary of School District No. 6 and then south along the western boundary of School District No. 16 to the center line of Dutch Broadway; thence last along the center line of Dutch Broadway to the intersection of Dutch Broadway and Elmont Road; thence south along the center line of Elmont Road to the point and place of beginning. ELECTION DISTRICT 7. The place of registration and voting will be the ALDEN TERRACE SCHOOL, Valley Stream, New York, with said Election District commencing at a point in the westerly boundary of District No. 16 at its intersection with the center line of Dutch Broadway; thence southerly along the westerly boundary line of School District No. 16; to the intersection of Elmont Road and Sobro Avenue thence southeasterly along the center line of Sobro Avenue continuing southeasterly then northeasterly along the boundary of School District No. 16 to the northerly side of the Southern State Parkway thence westerly along the Southern State Parkway to the center line of Linden Boulevard thence westerly along the center line of Linden Boulevard to the intersection of Linden Boulevard and Elmont Road thence northerly along the center line of Elmont Road to the intersection of Elmont Road and Dutch Broadway thence westerly along the center line of Dutch Broadway to the point or place of beginning. The boundaries of the two election districts located within the Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District are as follows: FIRST ELECTION DISTRICT. From the easterly side of Tulip Avenue and Jericho Turnpike, east to Keene Avenue, following the boundaries of U.F.S.D. 22, northeast to Hillside Avenue and Cherry Lane, the Southwest side of Cherry Lane, even numbers from 34 to 284, to Jericho Turnpike, then South between Sycamore and Lewis Avenues, including both sides of Sycamore Avenue. Boundary continues south of Long Island Railroad Main Line along Easterly side of Floral Park Village Playground and Discharge basin to Hempstead branch of Long Island Railroad. Easterly to School District line south on Westerly side of Covert Avenue to Tulip Avenue, both sides of Tulip Avenue., Northwesterly to Birch Street. Birch Street Southwest to Carnation Avenue, all even numbers 6 through 68 on the Westerly side of Birch, then Northwesterly on Carnation Avenue, then to

Tulip to Jericho Turnpike. Generally, with a few exceptions, parents of children attending John Lewis Childs School will vote in the first election district. All voting and registration within this election district shall take place at the John Lewis Childs School, Elizabeth Street, Floral Park. SECOND ELECTION DISTRICT. From the Easterly corner of 225th Street and Jericho Turnpike, east along the northern border of the school district to Tulip Avenue and Jericho Turnpike, all the even numbers on Jericho Turnpike. This takes in the area of Bellerose Terrace and Bellerose south of Jericho Turnpike, Southeast on Tulip Avenue to Carnation Avenue, then generally southeast on Carnation Avenue to Birch Street, all the even numbers on Carnation Avenue from 2 to 342, then northeasterly on the east side of Birch to Tulip, number 3 through 69, then east south to Tulip Avenue to Landau Avenue, south on Landau Avenue along District Line to Webster Street, west on Webster Street, both sides of Webster Street along the southern boundary of District 22 to 225th Street, then north to Jericho Turnpike, to place of beginning. The areas east of Birch Street on Aspen, Oak, Cypress Streets, and Carnation Avenue are included in the second district; Aspen Street from 155 to 260, Oak Street from 126 to 237, Cypress Street from 97 to 222, Carnation Avenue from 348 to 481. Generally, with a few exceptions, parents of children attending Floral ParkBellerose School will vote in the second election district. All voting and registration within this election district shall take place at the Floral Park-Bellerose School, Larch Avenue, Floral Park. The boundaries of the three (3) election districts located within the Franklin Square Union Free School District, are as follows: FIRST ELECTION DISTRICT: The place of registration and voting will be the John Street School Beginning at the point of intersection of the rear lot line of the properties fronting on the west side of Claflin Boulevard projected northerly to the center line of Hempstead Turnpike; thence easterly along said center line to the easterly boundary line of the school district; thence southerly and westerly along the said boundary line to the rear lot line of the properties fronting on the west side of Dogwood Avenue; thence northerly along said rear line to its intersection with the rear lot line of the properties fronting on the

north side of Plato Street and the projection thereof easterly; thence westerly and along the said projection and the rear lot line of the properties fronting on the north side of Plato Street to the rear lot line of the properties fronting on the east side of Jefferson Street; thence northerly along said rear lot line and along the center line of the brook and projection thereof northerly to the center line of Naple Avenue, thence easterly along said center line to the projection southerly and the rear lot line of the properties fronting on the westerly side of Claflin Boulevard; thence northerly along said projection and the said rear lot line to the point or place of beginning (excluding Jackson Street). SECOND ELECTION DISTRICT: The place of registration and voting will be the Polk Street School Beginning at the intersection of the westerly boundary line of the school district and the intersection of the center line of Hempstead Turnpike; thence easterly along said center line of Hempstead Turnpike to the intersection of the back lot line of Claflin Boulevard; thence southerly along the rear lot line of the properties fronting on the westerly side of Claflin Boulevard to the center line of Naple Avenue; thence westerly along the said center line to the center line of the brook; thence southerly along said center line and the rear lot line of the properties fronting on the easterly side of Jefferson Street including properties fronting on Jackson Street to the rear lot line of the properties fronting on the northerly side of Plato Street; thence easterly along said rear lot line and the projection thereof easterly to the rear lot line of the properties fronting on the west side of Dogwood Avenue; thence southerly along said rear lot line to the southerly boundary line of the school district; thence westerly and northerly along the said boundary line to the point or place of beginning. THIRD ELECTION DISTRICT: The place of registration and voting will be the Washington Street School Beginning at the northwesterly corner of the school district (at Fernwood Terrace); thence easterly along said boundary line to the northeasterly corner of the school district; thence southerly along the easterly boundary line of the school district to the center line of Hempstead Turnpike; thence westerly along the said center line to the intersection of the westerly boundary line of the district; thence northerly along said line to the point of origin.

The Merillon Sharks

We are conducting tryouts for players ages 7 through 10 on Saturdays April 23rd and 30th for our summer and fall programs.

The place of registration and voting in the New Hyde ParkGarden City Park Union Free School District will be Manor Oaks-William R. Bowie School library. Only qualified voters who are registered to vote will be permitted to vote. BY THE ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION Dated: March 22, 2016 Eleanor Moore District Clerk NHP 143240 4x 4/01, 8, 15, 22, 2016 #143240

Notice of Formation of 900 Third LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 1/12/16. Office location: Nassau County. NY Sec. of State designated agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served, and shall mail process to 900 3rd Ave, New Hyde Park, NY 11040. Purpose: any lawful activity. NHP 143016 6x 2/26, 3/04, 11, 18, 25, 4/01, 2016 #143016

Notice of Formation of PAPREP, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/21/2016. 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, 414 New Hyde Park Road, New Hyde Park, NY 11040. Purpose: any lawful purpose. NHP 143232 6x 3/25, 4/01, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2016 #143232

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Trustee on behalf of the certificate holders of the Deutsche Bank Alt-A Securities Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-AR1, Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2007-AR1, Plaintiff AGAINST Amar Sharma; Monika Sharma; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated December 15, 2015 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction CCP Courtroom, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on April 12, 2016 at 11:30AM, premises known as 220 Nassau Boulevard, New Hyde Park, NY 11040. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of North Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of NY, Section: 9 Block: 536 Lot: 40. Approximate amount of judgment $622,803.76 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 13-004810. Mark Ricciardi, Esq., Referee Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 759-1835 Dated: February 5, 2016 NHP 143114 4x 3/11, 18, 25, 4/01, 2016

OF NASSAU HSBC Bank USA, National Association as Trustee for Merrill Lynch Alternative Note Asset Trust, Series 2007-A2, Plaintiff AGAINST Maria Samet; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated December 15, 2015 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Calandar Control Part (CCP) 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York, 11501, on May 3, 2016 at 11:30AM, premises known as 375 Yale Road, Garden City, NY 11530. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of NY, Section: 33 Block: 594 Lot: 22. Approximate amount of judgment $734,495.13 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 12-008215. Kimberly D Lerner, Esq., Referee Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 759-1835 Dated: March 15, NHP 143291 4x 4/01, 8, 15, 22, 2016 #143291

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY- SOUTHEASTERN FINANCIAL NETWORK, LLC, Pltf. vs. THOMAS FRISCO, et al, Defts. Index #10969/07. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale dated Nov. 20, 2013, I will sell at public auction at CCP (Calendar Control Part) Courtroom in the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Dr., Mineola, NY on Tuesday, Apr. 12, 2016 at 11:30 a.m., prem. k/a 110 Lincoln St., Garden City, NY. Parcel I k/a Lots Nos. 321 to 325 inclusive, on a certain map entitled, “Manor”surveyed April 1915 by William H. Parry, C.E. and C.S. and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau as Map No. 223, Case No. 1764 on April 21, 1915. Parcel II k/a Lots Nos. 15 and 16 in Block B, as shown on a certain map entitled, “of Shaw #143114 Gardens, situate at Steward Manor, Garden City, Town of NOTICE OF SALE Hempstead, County of Nas- SUPREME COURT COUNTY CHERRY 1-8York, Pageowned GENERAL 08-28-15_Layout 1 8/25/15 12:04 PM Page 1 sau, State of -New

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Teams will be competing in summer & fall LI Hot Stove and several other tournaments in the NY Metro area. We are also looking for players for our 16U team.

and developed by the Nation Wide Home Builders Corporation, 116-120 W. 32nd Street, New York City, July 1925, surveyed by George A. Fairfield, C.E., Mineola, New York”and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau on Sept. 25, 1925 under the File No. 575, Case No. 580. Parcel III k/a Beginning at a point on the Westerly side of Lincoln St. also known as Tenth St. distant 520 ft. Southerly from the corner formed by the intersection of the Westerly side of Lincoln St. and the Southerly side of Stratford Avenue; being a plot 100 ft. x 100 ft. Approx. amt. of judgment is $750,000.00 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. GEORGE ESERNIO, Referee. THE MARGOLIN & WEINREB LAW GROUP, LLP, Attys. for Pltf., 165 Eileen Way, Ste. 101, NY. #83626 NHP 143079 4x 3/11, 18, 25, 4/01, 2016

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