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Seniors, young split over $15M pool project

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Backers cite need to boost members; skeptics say plans leave little for seniors B y N oah M anskar Most New Hyde Park residents agreed Tuesday the pool at Clinton G. Martin Park needs an update, but seniors and younger people disagreed on how it should look. “We understand that it’s your money that we’re going to be spending on this project, and we don’t take that lightly,” North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth said during a public meeting at the park. Town officials, architects and engineers presented a nearly $15 million plan to revamp the pool deck and replace infrastructure to more than 150 people on Tuesday. The plan would resurface the deck and adjacent eating area with concrete pavers, install plants and water spray features, add 6,000 square feet of shade canopies, move and update the kiddie pool, and add space for concerts and public events, said architect Jeremy Linzee of the Patchogue-based firm bld architecture.

The pool itself would get a new vinyl lining but would not be moved or otherwise altered, a priority for a committee of seven residents who advised planners on the project. Designers also made room for a water slide, an idea the committee pushed but many residents booed at Tuesday’s meeting. The men’s and women’s locker rooms would be consolidated in the eastern pool building to create space for a meeting room in the north building, which would be insulated and air-conditioned for year-round use, said engineer Bob Holzmacher of the Ronkonkomabased firm J.R. Holzmacher engineering. The park’s tennis courts would also be resurfaced, he said. The project would also gut and replace the pool’s aging pumps, pipes and electrical system, which town workers are “keeping ... together with glue and duct tape,” New Hyde Park civic activist and committee member Marianna Continued on Page 67

The New Hyde Park VFW and American Legion’s annual Memorial Day parade and ceremonies last Saturday honored those from New Hyde Park who have died at war. See story on page 4.

Indian music teacher finds home in New Hyde Park B y N oah M anskar

Park. Sejal Kukadia runs the Long Island branch of the EdiOnly a handful of women son, N.J.-based Taalim School worldwide play the centuries- of Indian Music in the baseold Indian tabla drums profes- ment of her Eric Lane home. sionally, and one of them lives She teaches individual and — and teaches — in New Hyde group lessons there and across

Nassau County. Her classes have grown steadily since she started teaching there in 2007, she said. New Hyde Park’s Indian population has grown in that time, too. Continued on Page 73

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Herricks alum moves GCP FD approves from screen to page lower age limit Bruce Ferber to give talk on second novel June 10 Junior firefighters can join at age 17 B y G abrielle D eonath

Bruce Ferber was a student at Herricks High School in the late 1960s with a deep interest in films and literature. Little did he know then that he would later become a successful novelist, comedy screenwriter and executive producer nominated for several Emmys and Golden Globes. With all of his accomplishments, Ferber said, he believes he has achieved the American Dream, yet he chose to center his latest novel, “Cascade Falls,” on a man that never quite gets there. The novel follows Danny Johnson, a failed writer who gives up his dream and relocates his family to Cascade Falls, Ariz., to provide a stable life for them. But when problems continue to arise after the move, the family must decide whether their sacrifices were worth the outcome. “One of the reasons I wrote the novel is because it is harder for people coming up today,” said Ferber, who now resides in Southern California. “We’re being fed the same dream that we should strive for, but what people have to go through now is a lot harder than when I was growing up.” Before becoming a novelist and publishing his first novel “Elevating Overman” in 2012, Ferber was a comedy screenwriter, executive producer, and showrunner for many popular shows, including “Home Improvement” and “Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.” His transition from working on television to writing novels was prompted by the death of his first wife after she succumbed to her battle with breast cancer. “He has had changes and shifts in his life that made him

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Author and Herricks High School graduate Bruce Ferber. want to write from a bigger perspective,” said Elisa Donovan, who worked with Ferber as an actress on “Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.” “In addition to the comedy, there is also great heart to what he writes.” Ferber said his days as a student at Herricks High School were when his interest in literature and films ultimately developed. “One of the reasons I chose the entertainment industry was because of a teacher named James Garvey who showed foreign films in class, like Fellini’s ‘La Strada’ and Charlie Chaplin films,” Ferber said. “It gave me a sense of film history and how it related to literature.”

On Friday, June 10 at 7 p.m., Ferber will return to Long Island to speak and participate in a book signing at the Book Revue in Huntington. He said he is excited for the event because he has wanted to do a signing at what he calls “the great independent bookstore of Long Island” for some time, and this gives him an opportunity to reconnect with people from his childhood and adolescent years. “I ultimately really enjoy just getting out there with something that’s completely mine,” Ferber said. “It’s fun being on a number 1 show and being so successful, but this is special because it’s more intimate and personal.”

Some 17-year-olds may soon be able to join the Garden City Park fire department. The fire district’s Board of Commissioners voted Thursday to lower the fire department’s membership age from 18 to 17 in an effort to boost membership. “The more help, the better,” Commissioner Peter Chimenti said. The option will only be open to 17-year-olds who have gone through Garden City Park’s Junior Firefighters program, a stipulation the New Hyde Park fire department also has in place, First Assistant Chief MIchael Magas said. Between 25 and 30 junior firefighters are currently active in the program, which gives high school students in-house training and early exposure to firefighting, Chimenti said. The change will likely help more junior firefighters transition into full fire department membership, Commissioner Kenneth Borchers said. “It’s an incentive for the people that are in that program, it helps that program and obviously, manpower-wise, it helps that too,” fire distrct attorney Michael Frank said. “But you also have

to be careful because they are of high school age, and you have to put special rules in place to make sure that they can perform their duty safely.” The department’s chiefs will likely consult other fire departments to determine such rules, Frank said. For example, 17-yearolds cannot respond to fire calls during school hours or after a certain hour at night, he said. The New Hyde Park fire department has parents attend membership interviews for younger members, Magas said. The Manhasset-Lakeville and Port Washington fire departments also allow 17-year-olds to join with parental consent. Port Washington 17-yearolds don’t have to be junior firefighters before becoming full fire department members, Chief Brian Waterson said. The department has currently has between 15 and 20 17-year-old members and prohibits them from responding to calls during school hours, he said, but does not have a curfew in place. Joining early allows young firefighters to get reimbursed for part of their college tuition, Waterson said. “They can start learning before they’re off to college,” he said.

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‘Biliteracy’ at tip of Herricks’ tongue District looks to expand foreign language program, emphasize learning in other languages B y N eglah S harma With a nearly 59-percent minority school enrollment, the Herricks school board announced Thursday the expansion of the district’s language immersion program. The goal, said Francesco Fratto, Herricks director of world languages, is to prepare the Herricks students with world readiness standards of literacy in communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity, arming students with the ability to think and persuade in a different language. During a presentation to the board, Fratto showed videos of Herricks elementary students learning math skills in Chinese, and cross-classroom collaboration, exemplified the districts push on technology usage through Google Classrooms. “Seventh grade students are asking and debating immigration (policy) in Italian via Google Hangouts,” Fratto said, “Students were respectful (to students in Italy), and it was a

be granted to recognize students who are bilingual,” Fratto said, “This includes if a student speaks at a high level of Hindi, Chinese or Gujarati” School officials said after a successful five-year evaluation at the elementary school level, the program will expand to the middle school and high school. “One of our goals this year was to begin the process of systematically looking at our curriculum, and doing curriculum review on a five-year cycle,” Fratto said. Fratto said in his presentation that Herricks World Language enrollment is “healthy,” at the high school level, with 58 percent of middle school, and 38 percent of high school students currently taking a language. He said he hopes high school enrollment increases, mirroring Photo by Neglah Sharma districts such as Garden City, The Herricks school board honored Herricks High School and Herricks Middle School students who Jericho, Syosset and Roslyn. “Upper levels you see more participated in National History Day at its May 26 meeting. activities, but see more misvery positive thing.” and verb conjugation. guage, and that New York State takes,” Fratto said, as students He said what students do Fratto said students need to will soon be adopting the na- language usage becomes more with language is most critical, dominate the English language, tional world language standard. conceptual in high grades. and must go beyond vocabulary but must acquire another lan“A ‘Seal of Biliteracy’ will Continued on Page 73

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NHP parade travels Memorial Way B y N oah M anskar Purple Heart communities at the

New Hyde Park’s Memorial Day parade took a new route last Saturday to honor veterans who were killed or wounded in battle. Local organizations marching in the annual parade sponsored by the New Hyde Park VFW and American Legion traveled up the portion of Central Boulevard that was renamed Memorial Way when the village was dedicated as a Purple Heart Town in September, Mayor Robert Lofaro said. “They thought it would be something that would be a fitting tribute, the road that kind of connects the two memorials,” Lofaro said. About 200 people turned out for Saturday’s parade and ceremonies at Memorial Field, Lofaro said, the first in front of the village’s new Purple Heart Memorial honoring recipients of the U.S. military medal that recognizes soldiers killed or wounded at war. The village has been working to establish the memorial Photo/(C)2016 MARTHA GORFEIN PHOTOCONCEPTS/www.mgphotoconcepts.com since last July, when the Village Village of New Hyde Park Deputy Mayor Lawrence Montreuil speaks at the village’s May 28 Memorial Board voted to make New Hyde Day ceremony. Park one of about 20 Long Island

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suggestion of Michael Dolan, a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. The village and local volunteers also refurbished the village’s existing memorial to local soldiers from the area who have died at war, Lofaro said. “I think it’s a wonderful tribute to the Purple Heart recipients and all veterans,” he said. “It’s a beautiful area to reflect on and remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice.” Dolan, the New Hyde Park Funeral Home, Milena’s Garden Center, Persi Construction, architect Ken Garvin and the village’s public works department contributed to the effort, Lofaro said. In his remarks to the crowd, Lofaro said it is important to remember those from New Hyde Park who gave their lives to defend the U.S., including five Army airmen who avoided hitting a housing complex in a fatal 1942 plane crash. “Always remember all of our departed service members, not only today, and not only on Memorial Day, but every day as we enjoy the freedoms of America,” Lofaro said on Saturday.

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D’Urso seeks chance to serve again Dem candidate for Assembly seeks return to office 11 years after leaving Town Council B y J oe N ikic

Anthony D’Urso, who was nominated last week by the Nassau Democratic Party to run for outgoing state Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel’s 16th district seat, said he could not guarantee results to his constituents, but promised to “fight like hell” to solve their problems. “I hate being called a politician, I am a public servant,” D’Urso said in a sit-down interview with Blank Slate Media. “I get a natural high when someone calls me, has a problem and I’m successful in resolving that problem.” D’Urso, 76, of Port Washington, looks set to face off with former Town of North Hempstead Public Safety Commissioner Andrew DeMartin in a Democratic primary to run for Schimel’s seat. He said that both his administrative and legislative experiences have primed him to serve the 16th Assembly District. D’Urso served as North Hempstead town councilman from 1992 through 2005.

“When they get convicted, automatically strip their pension,” he said. “That can be a deterrent.” D’Urso said he wanted to limit the outside income a state legislator could receive to 15 percent of the $79,500 salary that he or she collects each year. He also said wanted to close the “LLC loophole,” which allows someone with multiple entities to donate to political campaigns from each business, by requiring name affiliation with each entity, so the same person can give no more than one donation. Another issue D’Urso said he wanted to tackle was how public school districts are funded. Photo by Joe Nikic He said it would be “fair” to use an income tax percentage to Tony D’Urso in Blank Slate Media’s office on May 23. fund public schools rather than the property tax system that is Prior to that, he worked as as- people.” If elected, he said, he would currently used. sistant commissioner of New York “It is one of the most burdenCity’s Housing Development Ad- fight against the “cultural corruption” that has overcome the state’s some taxes that we pay,” D’Urso ministration. said of the school property tax “I have records of accomplish- elected officials. D’Urso said he would sug- system. ment in the administrative side of He said he wanted to intergovernment and the legislative gest taking away the pensions of side of government,” D’Urso said. elected officials who are indicted, twine affordable housing, edu“I have advocated always to work which could prevent future in- cation and sustainable development. and defend the interests of the stances of political corruption.

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Push to end LLC campaign ‘loophole’ Democratic state legislators call on Legislature to pass bill limiting contributions B y N oah M anskar

Jean-Pierre (D-Wheatley Heights) and newly elected state Sen. Todd Kaminsky With a week left in the state legisla- (D-Long Beach) said lawmakers should tive session, lawmakers and activists on pass one of eight bills Gov. Andrew CuoFriday called for the Legislature to close mo introduced to limit campaign donawhat they called a loophole in state tions by limited liability corporations. “We need to work to restore the campaign finance law. At a press conference outside Nas- voters’ faith in our election system and sau County Supreme Court in Mineola, closing the LLC loophole will set us on state Assemblyman Charles Lavine (D- the right path,” Lavine said in a stateGlen Cove), Assemblywoman Kimberly ment. “There is no reason to prolong

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office of the governor,” Cuomo said in a statement last week. “I will go first — pass it and I will sign it into law today.” Local real estate firms, including New Hyde Park-based Lalezarian Developers and Glenwood Management Corp., have donated to state campaigns through LLCs they control. Glenwood, its LLC subsidiaries and its principal, Leonard Litwin, have given millions of dollars to New York candidates and political parties. In a statement, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan (R-East Northport) called the LLC regulations a “red herring” and said the Legislature should address several other campaign finance problems, such as the funneling of donations through county groups and unlimited donations by non-profits. “If we are going to achieve real campaign finance reform and target corruption, you can’t close one loophole and declare the job done,” Flanagan said in the statement. Reach reporter Noah Manskar by email at nmanskar@theislandnow.com or by phone at 516.307.1045 x204. Also follow us on Twitter @noahmanskar and Facebook at facebook.com/theislandnow.

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Mangano open to talks on 6th precinct B y S arah M inkewic z Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano is willing to re-open the police department’s 6th Precinct, a source close to the administration said Tuesday. “Yes, he would be open to it if the unions came to the table to ensure residents continue to save tax dollars by relaxing staffing requirements,” the source said, confirming a recent report in Newsday. Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth, who opposed the merger of the 6th Precinct with the 3rd Precinct as a county legislator, said she was encouraged by Mangano’s willingness to return to the original precincts. “The recent news that the County Executive is now willing to consider reopening the Sixth Police Precinct is a positive step forward,” Bosworth said. “The 2014 merger of the 6th and 3rd precincts has not delivered the cost savings that was promised and residents believe that their safety has been compromised. Our taxpayers, who pay some of the highest property taxes in the country, deserve better. I look forward to engaging in an open dialogue with the County Executive Continued on Page 73

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Kaiman eyes national Project Independence B y J oe N ikic Third Congressional District candidate Jon Kaiman said Tuesday he wanted to take a program that benefits senior citizens in the Town of North Hempstead and expand it into a national program if elected to Congress. Speaking at a press conference at the Great Neck Social Center, Kaiman introduced his plans for “Project Independence America,” an initiative that takes North Hempstead’s “Project Independence” and expands it on a national scale. “I’m running for United States Congress, from this district, so that I can bring programs like Project Independence to my district beyond North Hempstead’s borders, but also the entire country,” he said. Project Independence is a program intended to help seniors remain in their homes as long as possible by providing them transportation and home services. Kaiman developed the project in 2008, while he served as North Hempstead Town Supervisor, to provide services to seniors through partnerships with government, service providers, businesses and the local community. By dialing 311, a resident can reach a Project Independence staffer, who will help find answers to a particular question, track down information or get the

person connected to services such as health screenings, immunizations and information about managing medications. The program also offers caregiver support, social and recreational activities, support groups for those coping with illness, depression or loss, as well as volunteer opportunities. Kaiman said what was done in North Hempstead was a “model” for helping senior citizens. “The whole idea behind Project Independence is to help our seniors age in place,” he said. “To live in your homes longer, to get the services that exist, bring them to your door, create an opportunity to have all the resources that exist for you but yet might not be easily accessible.” Prior to Project Independence’s inception, Kaiman said seniors would rely on Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities, or NORC, programs for aid and services. Certain communities qualify for NORC programs based on census tracking of high densities of senior citizens. “In North Hempstead, we decided that wasn’t enough,” Kaiman said. “It wasn’t just about the census track, it was about the entire community.” He said that all senior citizens should have access to the services they need and not just those who live in a NORC comContinued on Page 10

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Standoff shut down Roslyn neighborhood B y N oah M anskar

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police alert sent Tuesday afternoon. Mott Avenue, Tatterson Street, Hicks Street and Layton Street were also closed, Wink said. Some residents had to stay in their homes throughout the standoff, while others, including Wink, could not return until the next morning. A wake for state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s father Nicholas DiNapoli was being held about a mile away at Roslyn Heights Funeral Home when the standoff started. “The entire Roslyn area, I think, was probably a very difficult place to traverse on Tuesday afternoon,” Wink said. Neighbors told a reporter they heard police on megaphones asking Liebman to talk to them. One neighbor said two gunshots were heard. LeBrun said no shots were ever fired, but the person may have heard banging when police unloaded the Rook, a large tactical vehicle, from a truck. Wink and his wife spent Tuesday night with her parents in North Hills, he said. He returned home around 6:45 a.m. Wednesday and found the neighborhood open again, he said, allowing him to see his dog who had been left alone. Wink’s next-door neighbors were home when police arrived and had to stay inside during the standoff, he said. “It was a traumatic thing for them because they were in the house and they were forced to huddle in place for hours before they were able to escort them out,” Wink said. Liebman has been licensed to practice dentistry in New York since 1994, state records show. A professional corporation for a dental practice on Wooleys Lane in Great Neck that lists Liebman as the CEO has been inactive since 2009.

Steven Liebman’s house was usually quiet like the rest of his Roslyn neighborhood, said North Hempstead Town Clerk Wayne Wink, one of his neighbors. “He really kept to himself,” Wink said. “I never really saw him outside of the house.” But police surrounded it and a helicopter flew overhead last Tuesday as Liebman, 50, was locked in a standoff with police after Nassau County Sheriff’s Department officers thought he had a gun. Liebman surrendered to police about eight hours later, and police determined he was armed only with a BB gun. “I think it was more an inconvenience than it was a risk to people’s safety,” Wink said. Liebman pleaded not guilty last Wednesday to charges of second-degree menacing and second-degree obstructing government administration. His next court appearance is set for July 13. Sheriff’s officers approached Liebman’s house at 17 Tatterson St. to serve him eviction papers around 3 p.m. Tuesday, police spokesman Detective Lt. Richard LeBrun said. They saw Liebman inside allegedly pointing what looked like a rifle, retreated and called Nassau County police at 3:25 p.m., police said. Police responded with a large presence that included a SWAT team, a helicopter, a mobile command center, hostage negotiators, detectives and between 60 and 80 officers, according to police and witnesses. Police broke down the door of the house adjacent to Liebman’s at 1121 Old Northern Blvd. and set up a command center inside, Wink and a neighbor said. Wink said he saw damage to the door after he returned to the neighborhood Wednesday morning. Catherine Teevan contributed reportA neighbor who asked not to be named said police first surrounded the ing. house across the street at 18 Tatterson St. LeBrun said he would “highly doubt” that happened. The neighbor also said he heard the sheriff’s officers thought the weapon was an Uzi machine gun. LeBrun could not confirm or deny that, but said police take precautions any time a law enforcement officer is threatened with what could be a weapon. “Like anything, it could be a toy gun, but we don’t know that until after the investigation and you can’t put a price on saving a life,” LeBrun said. Police closed Old Northern Boulevard bePhoto by Catherine Teevan tween Layton Street and West Shore Road in both Police surrounded this house at 17 Tatterson St. in directions, according to a Roslyn last week.

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Main library parking lot to get more work B y J oe N ikic The Great Neck Library Board of Trustees unanimously approved a construction order Tuesday to repave the Main Branch’s parking lot after construction workers found that the material underneath the pavement was not sufficient. Dominic Calgi, president of Calgi Construction, which is managing the project’s construction, said when VRD Contracting, which is completing construction at the Main Branch, went to install new concrete curbs in the parking lot, workers found that there was barely two inches of material underneath the top pavement. “If they milled it, you wouldn’t have had anything there and it probably would not have lasted a couple of years given the sub-base,” Calgi said. He also said that the material looked like old charcoal or black asphalt rather than a solid stone foundation. The cost of the repair is $127,120.36, which library officials said would be charged to the Main Branch and Special Services fund in its approved budget. Library Board President Marietta DiCamillo said the library’s Building Advisory Committee had a lengthy discussion on whether the repairs were necessary given

the high price. “But after weighing the good against the bad, we decided that it should be a recommendation,” DiCamillo said. Calgi said if the parking lot work gets completed now, it should last 25 to 30 years. Also at the meeting, the board approved a proposal for a new security system at the library’s Main Branch from A+ Technology and Solutions. Library Director Kathy Giotsas said she sent a request for proposal to about six surveillance companies, but A+ Technology was the only one to meet the library’s required specifications. “I did meet with them, they seemed very competent to do a very good job,” Giotsas said. She also said that A+ Technology installed the security systems at the Great Neck School District, which made her feel more comfortable accepting their proposal. “I called up for references and they got a glowing review from [Assistant Superintendent of Business] John Powell,” she said. DiCamillo said the cost for security services was not to exceed $45,000, which would be funded by the library’s Main Branch and Special Services fund.

Town wins FIT tuition suit against county B y J oe N ikic A state Supreme Court judge ruled last Thursday that Nassau County needed to return $1.3 million of the Town of North Hempstead’s sales tax revenue it withheld to cover Fashion Institute of Technology reimbursement costs for the 2004-05 school year. Justice Leonard D. Steinman ruled that the statute of limitations for the county to take the money had run out. “The court’s decision is good news for our taxpayers and sets to rest the county’s attempt to balance their budget on the back of North Hempstead,” Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth said in a statement. “The $1.3 million that the county withheld equated to nearly half of our expected fourth quarter sales tax revenue, and would have created a financial hardship for the town and its residents.” In February, town officials authorized litigation against the county in the event that it withheld a portion of the town’s sales tax revenue. But after the county sent a letter to the town’s comptroller’s office on March 7 saying that it withheld $1,273,496.76, town officials said they would seek a court order blocking the county from the claim. The state requires that counties pay a portion of tuition for community college students attending schools in other counties. In 2010, the county began asking for

tuition reimbursements from the towns of North Hempstead and Hempstead, as well as the cities of Long Beach and Glen Cove. Bosworth has said the county’s move to collect money from 2004 was “preposterous.” Town Attorney Elizabeth Botwin told Newsday that if the town were to lose a large sum of money, it could threaten its fiscal status and Aa1 Moody’s rating. Town of North Hempstead spokesperson Carole Trottere said the town has paid $4.5 million of the almost $5.8 million it has been charged by the county since 2010 through withheld sales tax revenue. Trottere also said the town would use the returned funds to pay for this year’s 2015-16 F.I.T. reimbursement costs. “This is our 2015 sales tax monies which was improperly withheld, and until released to us has created the need to closely monitor the town’s cash position,” she said. “We will use the funds as initially intended in our 2015 Adopted Budget, including paying the county for its properly supported 2015 Community College reimbursement requested.” F.I.T. is a SUNY community college based in Manhattan and according to Newsday, Nassau and Suffolk counties pay about $10,000 per student in out-of-county fees. Efforts to reach Nassau County officials for comment were unavailing.

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Opinion

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Jack Martins makes his bed

tate Sen. Jack Martins did appear to be somewhat reluctant to support Donald Trump’s run for president. “It’s either support him, or support either Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton, so the choice is not between Donald Trump and somebody else,” Martins said. “It’s between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders, and if Donald Trump is the nominee, which he isn’t yet, then I’ll support the Republican nominee — once we have a nominee.” Martins spoke less than two weeks ago as Trump stood poised to mathematically cinch the Republican nomination for president, which he proceeded to do the following week. Martins’ statement is actually an improvement on the previous responses of E. O’Brien Murray, a campaign strategist for Martins’ campaign for the 3rd Congressional District. “When the Democrats finish their bloodbath of a primary and are crawling across the finish line, we’ll be happy to address the attacks from any one of them,” Murray said in March in response to Suffolk County Legislator Steve Stern, one of five Democrats seeking the 3rd Congressional seat. Stern had called on Martins to refuse to support Trump, citing Trump’s acceptance of endorsements from former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke and Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. However, hedged by Mar-

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tins, at least we now have an answer. Unfortunately, we feel it is the wrong one and one which raises serious questions about how Martins would serve the 3rd Congressional District if he were to be elected. If he was willing to support Trump, Martins should have said so earlier and been prepared to explain his decision. Saying he would support the Republican nominee without explaining why he believed Trump was best qualified to be president begs the question of whether there would ever be a Republican that Martins would not support. That does not augur well for Martins, who has worked well with Democrats as a state senator, serving as an independent voice in Congress. His apparent reluctance to address Trump and his views raises questions of whether Martins would be willing to stand up to the extreme voices who have played an outsized role in the Republican-controlled House. Even more problematic from our perspective is Martins’ judgment in supporting Trump. The Democratic candidates, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, are by no means perfect candidates. Clinton’s support of the war in Iraq, the use of her email server while Secretary of State and her handling of the aftermath of Quaddafi’s fall in Libya among others, raise legitimate questions about her qualifications to be president. As does the practi-

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cality and wisdom of Sanders’ proposals and record, about his. But based on their records, experience and temperament both are legitimate candidates. That is not true with Trump. We believe he is simply unqualified to be president. He has demonstrated little or no knowledge of policy — and no inclination to learn. He has run a campaign based on insults, lies and fear-mongering, targeting Mexicans, Muslims, women and the disabled, among others. He engages in conspiracy theories, questioning President Obama’s country of origin, whether Texas Sen. Ted Cruz’s

father was an ally of Lee Harvey Oswald and whether the Bill and Hillary Clinton had Vince Foster killed — all allegations without basis in any fact. He is not a person we want leading this country. Martins is not alone in his support. Most Republicans have come to support Trump’s bid for president — grudgingly or otherwise. But other Republicans and conservatives have not, including three of the last four Republicans to run for president. House Speaker Paul Ryan, perhaps the leading Republican in Congress, has yet to endorse him. So Martins had a choice. And now he must live with the

one he made and the questions his support raises. Does Martins support a ban on Muslims coming into the country? Does he favor deporting the 11 million undocumented people living in this country and building a wall along our entire border with Mexico, that Mexico would pay for? Does he believe in a policy of torture without limits for our enemies? That we can kill the families of terrorists? That climate change is a hoax and we should bring back the coal industry? The list of questions goes on and on. We hope Martins will now begin to answer them.

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A loo k on the li g hter si d e

Job interviews and how to survive them

his is graduation season — which means that the job interviewing season has already begun. I regret that I don’t have much helpful advice for that. What I can say is — no matter how badly it goes, you are not alone. Also, it isn’t fatal. For example: if you’re going to carry copies of your resume around, make sure you keep them separate from your doodle pad. I learned that early on, asking an author to sign his book after his lecture at the 92nd Street Y. As soon as I gave him the book, he burst out laughing. When I looked puzzled, he showed me what was so funny: my own resume folded into a bookmark, covered with dozens of doodles of the word “Boring!” “I’m afraid you’re right about my talk,” he said to me, still chuckling, “but here’s some career advice. Don’t try being a spy. Or a diplomat. You’re just not spy material.” Asking for a specific salary can be tricky, so I was grateful when someone told me his rule

of thumb: always mention a number that’s “double whatever you’re making now.” I soon had a chance to use my new knowledge. I was being interviewed, over the phone, for a new job and found myself being asked that very question — so that’s what I did. The next sound I heard was laughter. That was pretty much the end of that interview. In hindsight, my very first interview held some clues as to where I’d be going. Still in college, but prospectless and panicky in my senior year, I signed up for every interview I could — including one with the team who had come recruiting for the (then-behemoth) computer company IBM. Everyone knew that if you landed a job at IBM, you were set for life — as long as you could stomach the gray-flannel-suitand-white-shirt culture they demanded of you. With no set plans for after my graduation, I thought I’d better give them a try. The great day came. After

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A Look on the Lighter Side climbing three flights of stone stairs, in my brand-new suit, stockings and echoing heels, I reached a floor I’d never known existed, above the rotunda of one of the campus landmarks. This, apparently, was where IBM was interviewing prospects. I came through a wooden door, only to become a little disoriented, because there were no windows — just one continuous scene of Roman-ruins-wallpaper running completely around the circular room.

Two gray-suited men were in different parts of the room. I spotted one sitting alone, waiting for me, and went over to him. After a very brief glance at my resume, he looked up. “So — you’re a philosophy major, is that right?” “Yes.” “We don’t get a lot of that. What kind of philosophy?” “Oh, Kant, Kierkegaard, Hegel — the usual.” “Mm-hmm. And why, might I ask, do you think you’d be a good fit for IBM?” “I’m glad you asked that, because — if you think about it, Hegel was the first ‘systems thinker’.” Then I took a deep breath. I was all set to explain how I’d come by this insight — how Hegel was famous for his method of deducing the existence of the whole world and everything in it, from nothing more than the simple opposition of Being and Nothingness — or, in terms IBM might understand, getting to infinity from 1 and 0. But before I could do more

than inhale, I was startled to hear laughter. Not from my interviewer — not at first — but from the other one, who had finished all of his interviews and crept up behind me to listen. Red-faced, I leaped up and made for the door. Or tried to — except I couldn’t find it! On this side, it was covered in that same crazy wall-paper — so that after it had swung shut, there was nothing to indicate where the door actually was! Especially if you were in a hurry to get away. After watching me blunder around the room for what felt like hours, one of the men finally got up and opened the doorknob, allowing me to escape. I could still hear them laughing as I clattered, in my brandnew shoes, down all three flights of stairs. In short, I have had people laughing at me for years… until finally, I realized that it might be my greatest skill. At least now, with A Look On The Lighter Side, it is mostly on purpose.

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DiNapoli, Trump: a study in contrasts

ow did three very different sons address deaths of their fathers? I was stirred to think about some comparisons as I observed responses by state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli to the loss of his father, Nicholas. Freud has written that the death of a father is one of life’s most profound experiences for any son. My thinking about Tom DiNapoli occurred in a serendipitous context of two readings I was doing last week, one about Harry Truman and the other about Donald Trump. Truman was our only president in about 150 years who did not graduate from college. He dramatically epitomized a rise from humble origins to one of global leadership. Truman had a feisty manner in all regards, and he was a devoted family man. He was clearly irritated when interviewers asked about his own father’s lack of education and scant life achievements. Harry’s response was: His son became president of the

United States; that should be enough of an achievement for any father. Indeed, it is. David McCullough’s biography “Truman” brilliantly explores the many aspects of Harry’s personality, his family relations, and the grit that helped to propel him. Tom DiNapoli’s reflections on father and family were superbly presented last week in this newspaper through an interview with Joe Nikic. I read Joe’s stirring account of Tom and his dad the same day I read the cover story of “The Atlantic” (June issue): “The Mind of Donald Trump: A psychologist’s guide to an extraordinary personality.” The contrasts between Tom and Donald could not be starker. It seems to me that any reasonable person would come away from those readings alone and wish that DiNapoli had a chance to become president instead of Trump. Here is a major revealing contrast for the two men. When Trump spoke at his fa-

Michael D’Innocenzo Out of Left Field ther’s funeral in 1999, “he spoke mainly about himself.” He described his father Fred’s “greatest achievement: raising a brilliant and renowned son.” Trump luxuriates in “the first-person singular pronouns, the I and me and my.” His grandiosity and sense of entitlement know no boundaries. Neither does his anger – a quality that ultimately will cause his demise. Many professional psychologists examining Trump provide a list of warnings about him. They are at a polar opposite from the positive qualities that

can be associated with Tom DiNapoli (and the ways he embodies values from his dad and his family). Most significant, DiNapoli talked mostly about his 92-year old father, not himself. There was much to admire in the qualities of a blue-collar worker who never had a chance to go to college. Tom’s celebration of his father quickly brought to my mind the positives of Italian heritage “la famiglia.” Clearly, such values are not a monopoly only of Italians; they deserve applause wherever they are noted. Nicholas DiNapoli would have been acclaimed by the Long Island writer, Pietro DiDonato, who, in his ethnic classic, “Christ in Concrete,” spoke of the dignity of hard work and of the centrality of “Job” in the lives of Italians. Yes, DiDonato used a capital “J” for “Job” throughout the book. No one could miss its core value for Italians, one closely tied to self-respect and to family and community admiration. Indeed, the word “Respect”

is key to all Italian heritage relationships; one would hope the examples of Tom and Nicholas DiNapoli are shared by everyone. However, the wide array of psychology specialists cited in “The Atlantic” provided disturbing views of Trump (based on most advanced studies). “Trump’s personality is certainly extreme by any standard.” Comparing Trump with previous American presidents, scholars find he has “sky-high extroversion combined with offthe-chart low agreeableness.” Trump is characterized as ‘a remarkably disagreeable person – rude, arrogant and lacking in empathy.” Nixon is analogized to Trump in negative personal qualities. The authors point out that “PolitiFact” shows that Trump lies and distorts at a “Pants on Fire” rate 3x higher than Clinton. In a “Wall Street Journal” column, Karl Rove advised Trump to hire “fact-checkers” and to consult them before he speaks! The Atlantic author concludes: “There is good reason Continued on Page 15

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READERS WRITE

A GOPer who won’t vote for Trump

am a moderately conservative Republican who voted for all the GOP Presidential candidates since 1972. This year the streak will end. While I will probably vote Republican down the ballot, I am dismayed by the number of prestigious Republicans who will likely get on the “Trump train.” Their desire for political selfpreservation supersedes their integrity and initial revulsion of Donald Trump’s candidacy.

His meetings with Henry Kissinger and Sen. Bob Corker do not negate his “suggestion” to reduce our commitments to South Korea, Japan and NATO. Unless they pay what he considers their fair share, that threat simulates an international protection racket which Don Corleone would praise from the rooftops. His suggestive overtures to Vladimir Putin, who publicly recognized his “brilliance,” borders on appeasement.

I don’t know if Trump is aware of Winston Churchill’s famous quote that “an appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.” Space limits mention of Trump’s many examples of outright demagoguery. One of his two most recent samples concerns the accusation that Hillary Clinton wants to “abolish” the Second Amendment. Even though “he’s not a poli-

tician,” he should know that it would require 2/3 of both the Senate and House of Representatives to propose such a contradictory amendment, and then ¾ of the states for ratification. His second sample is a premature tweet about the Egyptian airliner being a victim of terrorism. This theory has yet to be confirmed by expert investigators. This public jumping to conclusions indicates a propensity to shoot from the hip.

Our national security should not be subject to Donald Trump’s Wyatt Earp mentality. Mr. Trump exhibits the immature narcissistic attributes of a potentially dangerous autocrat whose survival depends on the enormity of his ego and misguided adoration of his followers. On Election Day, he must be politically crushed like a cockroach. Alan Wecksell, M.D. Great Neck

Smitheimer the right choice for Manorhaven trustee

n Tuesday, June 21, Manorhaven voters have a rich and rewarding opportunity to elect one of the most qualified and forwardthinking leaders ever to stand for office in the village. There is a trustee candidate who is what every caring voter values most in their candidates. This candidate has had extensive local government experience. This candidate has built and managed some of the most enduring, large and valued community events in Port Washington. This candidate has run a small business and

created jobs. This candidate has solved problems, and has been entrusted to do the work of the people. How do I know that this candidate is all of these things, and more — like a good family man? Because he has been my friend for the last 40 years. His name is Roy Smitheimer, and the people of Manorhaven have an uncommonly good, decent, qualified, proven, honest and future-minded public citizen seeking to become their next trustee. All three of the candidates seeking the Trustee office — regardless of party

— are known, decent, honest, capable people whom I have known. But Roy Smitheimer has been a steadfast friend for many years. And that is why I am confident in lending my voice to the public debate in this campaign: because I know Roy. I have fought many battles alongside Roy. I have seen good — and not so good — things happen, side by side with Roy. Always, Roy was one who made a difference. He had ideas. He was always willing to help. He treats every voter like the human being they are and deserve to be treated as.

I have seen him build a family, serve his community as a first responder, and help others achieve worthy goals. How do I know these things? Because Roy J. Smitheimer is my friend. Folks, Roy is a great man; a great American! Use your opportunity, Manorhaven, to elect the best there is and can ever be as a local leader in your midst: Roy J. Smitheimer for trustee. Jon F. Weinstein Port Washington The writer was a member of the planning board of the Inc. Village of Port Washington North.

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MTA program helped build ridership

ay 2016 was the 41st Anniversary for the successful Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Long Island Rail Road Mail&Ride ticket program. Thousands of Great Neck, New Hyde Park, Herricks, Albertson, Searingtown, Williston Park, Garden City, Manhasset, Port Washington, Roslyn along with many more Queens, Nassau and Suffolk County residents benefit from this program riding the Long Island Rail Road on a daily basis to commute from home to work. Those of us commuting from Great Neck or Little Neck and other stations in Nassau and Queens County on the Port Washington branch don’t have to change at Jamaica. There are a number of trains originating at our respective stations resulting in first choice of seats. Other trains still stopping at Great Neck or Little Neck station usually have available seating. This is also true for return trips in the afternoon. Our trip averages about 30 minutes each way to and from Penn Station.

The resumption of half-hour weekend service on the Port Washington Long Island Rail Road branch in November 2012 continues to prove once again why it pays to live in Great Neck. It is easier on Saturdays and Sundays to attend Met games, other Citi Field events, U.S. Open, Arthur Ashe stadium, Flushing Meadow Park, Queens Zoo, Madison Square Garden activities and Broadway shows on a regular basis. Those of us in the know already moved to communities adjacent to Long Island Rail Road Port Washington branch stations years or even decades ago. The Great Neck, Manhasset, Plandome and Port Washington school districts along with those in neighboring Little Neck, Douglaston, Bayside and Auburndale in Queens are some of the best in the Metropolitan New York area. We have great air quality along with a low crime rate, abundant parks, libraries, shopping, entertainment, movie theaters, hospitals and medical facilities. As a fellow long time Mail and Ride member starting in the class of 1983 be-

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County contracting law not unconstitutional

am writing to respond to Ms. Cassandra Lems’ letter last week. Ms. Lems erroneously claimed that Nassau County’s contracting law unconstitutionally violates the First Amendment. Nassau County has the right to refrain from entering into contracts with companies that engage in discriminatory boycotts against Israel. Nassau County’s legislation has nothing to do with free speech. Nassau County’s legislation targets discriminatory economic activity – not “speech.” A contractor with Nassau County is still allowed to say whatever he or she wishes to say; or attend whatever protests he or she wishes to attend; he or she just cannot engage in economic dis-

crimination. Anti-Israel boycotts are not “lawful activity” as Ms. Lems wrongly claims. Discriminatory boycotts are unlawful under New York’s Human Rights law. AntiIsrael boycotts are conduct that economically harms real victims, including innocent Israeli Jewish and Arab workers, their companies and those companies’ trading partners. For instance, the boycotts against Israeli company SodaStream caused hundreds of Arab workers to lose their wellpaid jobs. The leaders of the anti-Israel “boycott, divestment and sanctions” (“BDS”) movement admit that anti-Israel boycotts are designed to destroy the State of Israel through economic

Amen on need for better driving

applaud the recent opinion from a Port Washington resident on how deplorable driving habits have become in this area. Years ago, I was a young mother living in Forest Hills; I crossed Queens Boulevard with a baby in a large “Prego” coach carrier; later on, I crossed the Boulevard with another baby and a toddler holding on to the

coercion. Nassau County’s legislation is similar to that of states such as Illinois, and the anti-BDS legislation sponsored by State Senator Jack Martins that passed in the New York State Senate but is still awaiting action by the New York State Assembly. The Constitutionality of such laws was carefully vetted by leading law professors such as Eugene Kontorovich. Nassau County’s legislation could also go further without running afoul of the Constitution. It is constitutional to outlaw or penalize many behaviors that utilize verbal or other communication (expressive conduct). For instance, although torts such as defamation and “interference with contractual relations” are usually committed using words, such tortious activities are not considered to be constitutionally protected speech or political ex-

natory, anti-Jewish boycotts, using false arguments. I cordially invite the Green Party and Ms. Lems to sit down with me to discuss this. In 1933, the first official antiSemitic action of the Nazi regime was an anti-Semitic boycott of Jewish businesses. We should all be very proud of the Nassau County Legislature for voting unanimously to refrain from doing business withdiscriminatory anti-Semitic, anti-Israel boycotters. Now, let’s write to our New York State Assemblypersons to make sure they do the same! Elizabeth (Liz) Berney, Esq. Great Neck Berney is the Long IslandQueens Executive Director of the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA). She can be reached at liz@zoa.org

DiNapoli, Trump: a study in contrasts

Continued from Page 17 to fear Trump’s incendiary language,” especially because it is linked to his “authoritarian” appeal and his “volatile temper.” Do you want Trump to be U.S. chief executive and symbol to the world of American values? Consider the qualities most associated with Tom and NichoNadine Feingold las DiNapoli: care for others, Great Neck warmth, industriousness, mod-

carriage rail. I don’t think I ever once thought about our collective safety! Everyone obeyed driving laws and regulations. Today, it is dangerous crossing Middle Neck Road alone. Sad.

pression. Ms. Lems did not identify her affiliation in her letter. According to LinkedIn, she is a candidate of the “Green Party.” One would think that a party that professes to care about the environment would oppose anti-Israel boycotts – because Israeli products and innovations help the environment immensely. For instance, Israelis invented water-saving drip irrigation – and Israeli companies such as Netavim have exported this technology to benefit people and the environment throughout the world. SodaStream is another important Israeli company that saves countless plastic bottles from littering the environment – and yet it is the target of antiIsrael boycotts. It is truly ironic and sad that the “Green Party” is actively assisting anti-Israel groups, and opposing laws against discrimi-

esty, discipline, rule abidance, altruism, compassion, and empathy. These are the qualities of leaders and citizens that make Americans great. Tom DiNapoli will speak at Temple Emanuel (Hicks Lane, Great Neck) on “State of the State,” Friday, June 3 at 7:30. There is no fee for this event at Long Island’s marvelous equivalent of Manhattan’s 92nd Street

Read in Joe Nikic’s story about Tom and his Dad (theislandnow.com). Because I have a family commitment to be out of town June 3, as a favor to me, please tell Tom DiNapoli how much I admire him and his dad. Michael D’Innocenzo’s website is michaeldinnocenzo.com

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efore purchasing my scooter I tried to determine how useful it would be because the investment was not insignificant. I have now owned it for more than one year and it has exceeded my expectations. I have become well known in a our little town of Manhasset. People wave to me and even toot their car horns. The most frequent concern people have for me is my safety. If one is careful and uses common sense I see no problem. Try never to be in a hurry. Drivers have been especially accommodating stopping to let me make a left turn for example. People are impressed. They often ask me about it. Young children are especially fascinated. Unlike a car the scooter gives you access to people. A real perk. And never a problem parking. I just drive right up to the front door of any store. Manhasset happens to be especially well laid out for scooters. Plandome Road, the main drag, is only two lanes wide but two especially wide lanes so when I stay close to parked cars I do not impede the flow of traffic. Additionally when Plandome traffic is especially heavy I occasionally take to the sidewalks. Except for downtown sidewalks most sidewalks are nearly void of people. Of course when using downtown sidewalks I drive very

slowly and stop when a pedestrian approaches. Northern Boulevard (Route 25A) runs east-west through the south side of the main shopping area. It is four lanes. Needless to say I do not drive on 25A, just on 25A sidewalks where pedestrians are extremely rare. My wife still drives our car so actually I really don’t need a scooter. However I use my scooter for almost all errands. I can scoot to all my doctors (I’m 89) except for one. I go to the Rite Aid drug store, Raindew, the post office, barber shop and even grocery shopping at King Kullen.

What about crossing Northern Boulevard (25A)? I cross with pedestrians at a crossing that has a pedestrian signal. Since I can not drive a car any longer I obtained a medical permit that allows me to use sidewalks in addition to roads. My scooter is classified as an electric wheelchair. It is beautifully engineered. Top speed is 13 mph which is about the speed of an in shape distance runner. It has one control, a spring loaded rotating handle on which your hand is always on for if you release your hold on the handle the scooter immediately brakes and quickly comes to a stop.

Furthermore the brake is always on whenever the scooter is not moving. This is a great feature for in any emergency one would instinctively let go of the throttle and the scooter would then come to a complete stop with the brake on. (With the ignition key removed this makes it pretty much steal proof as it weighs nearly 300 pounds and can’t be rolled.) Each night I plug it into a regular 110 volt house socket. I use it almost every day even if I just go for a ride around our beautiful community. It will travel 50 miles on one charge so actually I need only charge it once a week or less.

However it is always best to keep batteries fully charged and it is a good habit to plug it in every night. We have lived here for more that 50 years yet I have never viewed our lovely community as I have been able to do on my scooter. If you stop with a car you either hold up traffic or the car behind toots his horn (sometimes quite angrily!). On my scooter I often stop and appreciate the scene. I drove it all winter long except on days where it rained, snowed or the temperature fell below 40 degrees. Last winter there were a surprising number of 40 degree plus days. When investigating scooters I found three companies. Two had virtually no storage facilities. In both cases just a small basket that looked like it was tacked on as an after thought. The two also were rated at 9 mph versus mine at 13 mph, a 50 percent increase. At 13 mph I can drive from my home in North Strathmore to the center of town one half mile away in three to four minutes. As for storage space, when I go grocery shopping at King Kullen I can carry two full paper bags in the rear basket, one in the front basket and one on the floorboard between my feet. It Is made by Palmer Industries Inc. of Endicott, N.Y. It can be found on the Internet. Theodore (Ted)Theodorsen Manhasset

Knights of Columbus lead charge for charity

’m Grand Knight of St. Anastasia Knights of Columbus council #5911 in Douglaston and we are an organization dedicated to works of charity and in helping the church, the community, and the Knights of Columbus achieve the good of the many. We have many members who are firefighters, law en-

forcement officers, and EMS personnel. That being said let me mention one of our own who has done well which includes other firefighters. Now one of our members, Robert Sweeney who is deputy commissioner and chief of staff of the FDNY, is Man of the Year at the Douglaston-Little Neck

parade this year. We applaud our brother for a job well done. In that regard let me praise all of our firefighters as well . I would at this time like to acknowledge the FDNY, Volunteer firefighters, and all firefighters across this great nation of ours. These brave men and women go above and beyond to

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saves lives and property. I don’t think enough of us recognized what these people do and thank them enough. And that is why I am compelled to do so now. As for myself I cannot image what kind of courage it takes to go into a burning building and risk their lives and possibly leaving family and friends behind to save the lives of the old, young and maybe animals as well. Let me also point out all of which are strangers. Our firefighters work as a team to secure their lives and the ones they are trying to save. Let’s also remember with great respect the many who have lost their lives over the

years like the 343 firefighters who lost their lives on 9/11, the many in our local communities and those who have lost their lives out west putting out the many forest fires. Our heartfelt prayers go out to them and their families as well. In my opinion it takes a special person to become a firefighter and I for one feel very thankful that there are many who step up to this most challenging and dangerous job protecting all of us. For that let me say this, “May God bless you all and may God bless America for all that you all do.” Frederick R. Bedell Jr. Glen Oaks Village

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The Village of New Hyde Park marked Memorial Day on May 28 with the annual parade and ceremony sponsored by the New Hyde Park VFW and American Legion. The parade of local organizations traveled along the portion of Central Boulevard known as Memorial Way. The ceremony was the first held near a new memorial honoring Purple Heart recipients, which the village had worked since July to establish.

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Manhasset-Lakeville honors fallen heroes B y J oe N ikic The threat of rain and a canceled parade didn’t stop Manhasset-Lakeville firefighters from honoring on Memorial Day those who have lost their lives in combat. Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department Captain Lee Genser said the department still wanted to honor fallen soldiers despite the fact that Manhasset’s Memorial Day Parade had been canceled due to inclement weather. “It was the least we could do to show

our support for the troops,” Genser said. “Just because they canceled the parade doesn’t mean we had to stop doing what we do.” The parade, which is organized each year by the Manhasset American Legion Post 304, was scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. on Plandome Road. Genser said the chief of the department, Mark Kiess, had called all of the department’s captains and lieutenants after the parade had been canceled to ask if they still wanted to march. “Everyone said absolutely let’s do it,”

he said. The department’s firefighters continued its usual Memorial Day routine, Genser said, by delivering wreaths to both a memorial on Shelter Rock Road and Mary Jane Davies Park. Afterward, he said, more than 100 members of the department and more than 12 of the department’s trucks and vehicles streamed down Plandome Road. “A lot of the shop owners who were on Plandome Road stopped and were cheering us on,” Genser said. “A few residents came down and cheered on as

well.” He said the department understood why the parade was canceled given the weather, but still wanted to honor those who have died fighting for America’s freedom. “It’s important because a lot of people think the day is just about barbecues and getting to spend time with our families,” Genser said. He also said because the department had some members who were currently serving in the armed forces, it gave them even more incentive to march.

Charges in Cerveny’s death ‘unusual’: lawyer B y J oe N ikic The attorney for the HBO producer connected with the 2015 overdose death of Manhasset dermatologist Kiersten Cerveny said last week the charges against his client were “unusual.” Marc Henry Johnson was arrested last Wednesday and faces one charge of attempting to sell cocaine and one charge of accessory-after-the-fact for his role in relocating Cerveny’s body after she had a drug overdose at a cocaine dealer’s apartment.

“It’s an unusual set of charges that we’ve just begun looking at,” Lee Ginsburg, who is representing Johnson, told Newsday. Efforts by Blank Slate Media to reach Ginsburg for comment were unavailing. Johnson and James Holder, who is charged with selling narcotics, brought Cerveny’s body into the lobby of an apartment building in New York City’s Chelsea neighborhood after she died of a cocaine overdose on Oct. 4, 2015, according to the criminal complaint filed last Wednesday.

The charges against Johnson and Holder stemmed from a seven-month investigation into the death of the 38-year-old doctor, according to the criminal complaint. Cerveny, who practiced at Prohealth Care Associates LLP at 2 Hillside Ave. in Williston Park, had reportedly gone out with friends earlier in the evening but later met with Johnson, the 51-year-old HBO producer. The two went to a 16th Street address, allegedly where Holder lived, and the producer reported-

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ly called 911 to notify authorities of Cerveny’s death before fleeing the scene toward Eighth Avenue. Cerveny was discovered unconscious and unresponsive around 8:30 a.m. in the vestibule of the building, located at West 16th Street near Seventh Avenue, according to published reports. She was later pronounced dead at Lenox Health Greenwich Hospital. Cerveny died from “acute cocaine and alcohol intoxication,” according to the New York City Medical Examiner’s office.

Ginsburg said that Johnson felt “awful from the moment that it happened.” Johnson was released on a $300,000 bond and is due back in court on June 24. Holder was detained without bail and is also due back in court on June 24. According to the criminal complaint, Holder sold at least five kilograms of cocaine from 2003 until October 2015. Neither of the two men have been charged with Cerveny’s death.

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country.” The New York City-based union chapter backed the former Nassau County executive to represent the North Shore district stretching from Whitestone, Queens, to Kings Park after screening all candidates on key issues, Suozzi’s campaign said in a statement. Local 32BJ is the largest property workers’ union in the U.S., representing more than 120,000 cleaners, maintenance workers, security officers, doormen, drivers and food service workers. A Local 32BJ political committee gave $3,000 to Suozzi’s 2013 county executive campaign, state campaign finance records show. “It is an absolute honor to be endorsed by the members of 32BJ and they know that throughout my career I have fought the status quo to solve problems and get things done for working families,” Suozzi said in a statement. Suozzi has received endorsements from three other labor unions, his campaign said: Westbury-based United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1500, Patchogue-based International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 589 and International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers. Suozzi faces Jericho attorney Jonathan Clarke, former North Hempstead Town Supervisor Jon Kaiman, town Councilwoman Anna Kaplan and Suffolk County Legislator Steve Stern in a June 28 primary for the Democratic nomination in the 3rd District. Records show Local 32BJ SEIU contributed to Kaiman’s 2007 town supervisor campaign and Kaplan’s 2015 Town Board campaign.

correction The May 27 article “Celebrity Sports Night runs up score at Viscardi Center” contained inaccurate information about what the proceeds from the fundraiser will support. The money will help the Viscardi Center’s Youth Transition Services for students with disabilities, as well as its PROSPER Program for students with and without disabilities at risk of dropping out of school, expand into more Nassau and Suffolk County school districts.

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LGBT group backs Stern for Congress B y N oah M anskar A coalition of Long Island lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender advocacy groups endorsed Democratic congressional candidate Steve Stern on Tuesday. Equality Long Island, the political branch of the Long Island LGBT Network, an association of non-profit organizations in Long Island and Queens, cited the Suffolk County legislator’s “proven track record of going to bat for the LGBT community on Long Island” in supporting him to represent the North Shore’s 3rd Congressional District. The endorsement follows Stern’s backing last month from Rep. Steve Israel (D-Huntington), whom he is running to replace in the district stretching from Whitestone, Queens, to Kings Park. “Now more than ever, we need a congressman who is strong enough to fight against Tea Party efforts to eliminate LGBT rights in Washington,” Equality Long Island CEO David Kilmnick said in a statement. “For years, Steve Israel was our champion in this fight and we know that we’ll be able to turn to Steve Stern to continue this effort for years to come.” The Long Island LGBT Network is

comprised of five non-profit groups that provide services and support for youth and adults of minority sexual and gender identities. Equality Long Island is its nonpartisan political arm, engaging in lobbying, organizing and education to support LGBT rights on Long Island. Stern previously sought an endorsement from the Stonewall Democratic Club, New York City’s oldest LGBT Democratic Club, which endorsed Democratic primary challenger Jon Kaiman in April. “Equality Long Island and the LGBT Network have long been powerful advocates for the LGBT community and their endorsement is a continuation of my lifelong fight to ensure all Americans are treated equally, regardless of whom they love,” Stern said in a statement. Stern, of Dix Hills, also has support from several current and former Suffolk County lawmakers, the Huntington Town Democratic Committee and Port Washington politicos and philanthropists Martin and Laurie Scheinman. Stern and former North Hempstead Town Supervisor Kaiman are joined on the June 28 primary ballot by Jericho attorney Jonathan Clarke, town Councilwoman Anna Kaplan and former Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi.

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D’Urso seeks chance to serve again Continued from Page 24 D’Urso also said the third track would benefit working citizens because there is limited north-to-south transportation service on Long Island as most buses and trains just go east-to-west and vice versa. While he is a Democrat, he said, he would be willing to work with Republican legislators if the issues within his district were being neglected by Democratic As-

sembly members. “First of all, politics, government and the constitution of the United States is based on compromising if you want to get things done,” D’Urso said. “You can be as resolute as you want to achieve a certain means for your goals within the law, but there comes a point where you might have to bend a little to achieve that goal.” “As long as I don’t have to sell my soul,

my integrity,” he added. D’Urso, who was unanimously nominated to run for the 16th Assembly District by the Nassau Democratic Committee last Wednesday, said he supports the legalization of marijuana. He said he has never met Matt Varvaro, who the Nassau Republican Committee nominated on May 19 to run for Schimel’s seat.

The 16th Assembly district includes Great Neck, New Hyde Park, Port Washington, Manhasset, Williston Park, North Hills, East Hills, Old Westbury and a portion of Roslyn Estates. Reach reporter Joe Nikic by e-mail at jnikic@theislandnow.com, by phone at 516.307.1045 x203. Also follow us on Twitter @joenikic and Facebook at facebook.com/theislandnow.

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The Town of North Hempstead held its annual Memorial Day celebration on May 28 at North Hempstead Beach Park in Port Washington. The event featured a parade honoring veterans, performances and a fireworks show.

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or its fourth year in a row, The Long Island comic con known as “Eternal Con” returns for three days on June 10, 11 and 12 at the Cradle of Aviation’s Reckson Center in Garden City. Dedicated to bringing fans a more intimate convention experience, Eternal Con is the place where you can get up close and personal with your favorite stars and comic book celebrities. Offering a weekend full of educational seminars, the convention not only has so much to look at, but you can learn from accomplished professionals working in their respected fields as well. Eternal Con is a family friendly and safe place for children of all ages. Show Hours: Friday June 10: 7 -11 p.m; Saturday June 11: 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.; Sunday June 12: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. This year’s celebrity guests include Karen Gillan (“Doctor Who,” “Oculus,” “Guardians of the Galaxy”), Elizabeth Henstridge (“Reach Me,” “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”), Brent Spiner (“Star Trek,” “Independence Day: Resurgence”), William Kircher (“The Hobbit,” “Out of the Blue,” “Xena: Warrior Princess”), Chase Masterson (“Star Trek DS9”), Amy Jo Johnson (“Power Rangers,” “The Division,” “Felicity”), Yūta Mochizuki (“Power Rangers,” “Magical Doremi”), Reiko Chiba (“Power Rangers,” “Great Dinosaur Battle!”), and a “Sailor Moon” reunion with original voice actors Linda Ballantyne (“Serena/Sailor Moon”), Toby Proctor (“Darien/ Tuxedo Mask”), Susan Roman (“Lita/Sailor Jupiter”) and Katie Griffin (“Rae/Sailor Mars”)! More guests to be announced in the coming weeks. Cosplay guests will also include Yuffie Bunny, The TANK - Life Size Action Figure, Jennifer Rose, Ruby Rinekso, The Real Ghostbusters of Long Island, Browncoats of New York City, and returning again this year will be the Lucasfilm recognized Star Wars costumed charity performance group Empire Saber Guild. Special events for children include “Youngling Training” by the aforementioned Empire Saber Guild, where young Jedi are invited to join the New York-

Jedi instructors in a supervised training session to learn basic Lightsaber choreography & technique. Every child who participates will receive a free lightsaber! Returning for its third year is the Cosplay Parade. This free event is open to the public. The parade will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 11 at the Cradle of Aviation museum’s parking lot and proceed along Charles Lindbergh Boulevard and lead into the Cradle. Since 2013, the Eternal Con Film Festival (ECF Festival) has been dedicated to showcasing fan film shorts and presenting innovative programming. The festival’s main objective is to provide a platform for indie filmmakers to screen their work in the Cradle of Aviation Museum’s 350-seat IMAX Dome Theatre. Filmmakers and audience members will have the unique opportunity to interact in an intimate setting. Attendees will enjoy an enhanced experience with a few fun surprises and complimentary popcorn. The ECF Festival is committed to the support and promotion of independent fan films and, this year, it kicks off Eternal Con-The Long Island Comic Con. One of the biggest events during Eternal Con is the Cosplay Contest, also in the IMax theatre, with a pre-judging session and a walk-through display. This live event will be simulcast on the IMax screen so everyone in the theatre gets a good look at all the costumes. Judges will be looking at the costume itself, the workmanship, design, and inspiration. This will be open to groups and individuals, experts and novices, and costumes from mainstream or self-creative. All genres are welcome, including film, television, theater, comics, video games, scifi, anime, horror and original creations. Throughout the weekend attendees will have the opportunity for Portfolio Reviews, Gaming Tournaments, informative Panels, the return of the Movie Prop Gallery showing original costumes and props from classic motion pictures, a Car Show, an expanded Art Show, Cosplay groups, special performances, and a vendor room with over 350 tables of toys, jewelry, clothing, and collectibles.

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Peter Cetera Friday, June 3, 8 p.m.

Singer Peter Cetera established himself as one of the most recognizable voices of his generation as the lead singer of the band Chicago, singing the band’s breakthrough his “25 or 6 to 4” and many others before going solo in the mid 1980s. As a solo artist, Cetera has scored six top 10 singles, including two No. 1s, “Glory of Love” and “The Next Time I Fall” with Amy Grant. Where: NYCB Theatre at Westbury 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury Info: (516) 247-5200 www.thetheatreatwestbury.com

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Saturday, June 4, 6 – 7:30 p.m. Christopher Macchio is a gifted performer with a tenor voice of exceptional power and beauty. A classically trained tenor from the Manhattan School of Music, the New York native has been wowing audiences the world over by combining his golden-era sound with an emotive stage presence that resonates with people of all ages and backgrounds. Where: Planting Fields 1395 Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay Info: (516) 922-9200 • http://www.plantingfields.org

Jackie ‘The Jokeman” Martling Saturday, June 4, 7:30 p.m.

Comedian Jackie Martling was a key member of the team that made Howard Stern the “King of All Media!” as co-host and head writer of the infamous radio morning show. Martling and Stern teamed up when Stern was broadcasting for NBC and parted ways when Stern was still a terrestrial radio star. Martling, who played himself in Stern’s autobiographical film Private Parts, continues to pursue fame as a standup funny man. Where: Brokerage Comedy Club 2797 Merrick Road, Bellmore Info: (516) 785-8655 http://tickets.brokeragecomedy.com

KTUphoria: Pitbull, Enrique Iglesias and Backstreet Boys Saturday, June 4, 7 p.m. KTUphoria returns to Wantagh for the 2016 edition featuring a star-studded line-up headlined by “Mr. Worldwide” Pitbull, with The Backstreet Boys, Enrique Iglesias, Niles Rogers, The Chainsmokers, Mike Posner and Bebe Rexha also performing. The official pre-party celebration, starting at 3 p.m. on the concourse level, will feature KTU resident DJs mixing, special artist appearances as well as interactive displays from some of today’s hottest brands. Where: Nikon At Jones Beach Theatre 1000 Ocean Parkway, Wantagh Info: 516-221-1000 www.jonesbeach.com

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Chris Hardwick Saturday, June 4, 8 p.m.

Chris Hardwick is a comedian, actor, TV host, author, writer, producer, and podcaster perhaps best known as host and executive producer of Comedy Central’s Emmy Award-winning nightly comedy game show @midnight with Chris Hardwick. Hardwick currently serves as founder, CEO, and creative head of Nerdist Industries and hosts AMC’s Talking Dead, the highly rated weekly live after show which airs as a platform to discuss The Walking Dead. Where: The Paramount 370 New York Ave., Huntington Info: (631) 673-7300, ext. 303 www.paramountny.com

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Granat, with special guest Cheryl Segall and very special guest Todd Gershwin, will perform “By George!” — The Genius of George Gershwin. The show will feature some of Gershwin’s greatest songs along with selections from the music of Harold Arlen, Irving Berlin and Richard Rodgers. Granat currently presents one of the most popular series at the 92nd Street Y. Following the concert, there will be refreshments. Tickets are $15 or 2 for $25. Where: Stephen C. Widom Cultural Arts at Emanuel 150 Hicks Lane, Great Neck Info: (516) 482-5701 • www.scwculturalarts.org/emanuel-series/

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In Taika Waititi’s Hunt for the Wilderpeople, audiences are treated to a deliriously off-kilter New Zealand in which a massive manhunt is triggered by series of misunderstandings involving a young orphan and his gruff guardian. Starring Sam Neill, and newcomer Julian Dennison, Waititi has crafted a truly touching film that is remarkable in both its humor and its humanity. The file was an official selection of the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival and 2016 Sundance Film Festival. Where: Soundview Cinemas 7 Soundview Market Pl, Port Washington Info: 516-829-2570 • http://goldcoastarts.org

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resh Water Critters Sunday, June 5, 11:00 a.m. or 12:00 p.m.

Discover our freshwater pond and its surroundings – a habitat for birds, reptiles, amphibians, mammals, and insects that are all particularly active in summer. We’ll get our hands dirty as we explore the site with nets, buckets, and magnifying lenses. For a close-up view, bring a clean, preferably white, washed and rinsed take-out container; we will also have some to share. Wear shoes, sneakers, or boots that can get muddy. $15 per car or $5 per car with Membership Pass, includes parking. Where: Sands Point Preserve, 127 Middle Neck Road, Sands Point Info: 516-571-7901 • www.thesandspointpreserve.com

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Come explore Muttontown Preserve and celebrate the outdoors on National Hike Day! We will meet for a toddler-led stroll through the towering trees and alongside ponds and streams, and finish with a picnic and play afterwards! This will be an all-ages and all-ability hike, suitable for strollers, carriers, and new little walkers. The main trail is a nice wide, flat, dirt-packed path. We will walk out and explore for 30 minutes and then walk back the way we came, depending on what we find and do along the way. At the conclusion of our hike there is a open grassy area behind the Nature Center where we will have a BYO picnic and play for everyone (food and drink not provided), bring your favorite ball, truck, and blanket. Check website for additional information. Where: Muttontown Preserve/Bill Paterson Nature Center, Muttontown Lane & Locust Ave. East Norwich www.hikeitbaby.com

urtle Walk

Saturday June 4 and Sunday, June 5, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Join us in our annual box turtle scavenger hunt and count. The turtles will be examined and tagged and to be released after our annual wildlife/craft fair. Meet one of our resident Eastern Box Turtles along with some of our other turtles and create a turtle craft to take home. Wear long pants and closed toed shoes. All ages welcome. $10/child and $5/adult. Where: Sweetbriar Nature Center, 62 Eckernkamp Drive, Smithtown Info: 631-979-6344 • www.sweetbriarnc.org

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The month we will be exploring the topics of Life Science, Physical Science, Chemical Science and Earth Science. Various activities will be available to educate all of our friends on how much fun science can be! Cost is $7 per person. Where: Long Island Science Center, 11 West Main Street, Riverhead Info: 631-208-8000 • www.lisciencecenter.org

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ong Island Ducks Game

Saturday June 4, 6:35 p.m.

Come and support home team Long Island Ducks take on the Sugar Land Skeeters. Great night of fun for the entire family! Special presentation of the Grucci Fireworks Extravaganza! Where: Bethpage Ballpark (Home of the Long Island Ducks), 3 Court House Drive, Central Islip Info: 631-940-3825 www.liducks.com

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Sunday, June 5, 12:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Join us for a Bug Bonanza at LICM! Discover the amazing lives and natural history of insects, spiders and other creepy crawly creatures. Learn about bug anatomy and fascinating insects that help make up more than three-quarters of all animals on Earth. Create fun insect crafts, participate in activity challenges and even enjoy a tasty treat made with edible insects! Bug Bonanza is made possible by a generous grant from Arrow Exterminating, Inc. Where: Long Island Children’s Museum 11 Davis Avenue, Garden City Info: 516-224-5800 • www.licm.org

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Starring Sam Neill & Julian Dennison “This deceptively quaint feel-good comedy-adventure instantly finds an arresting storytelling groove that cannot help but win you over. It is, without doubt, one of the best films that will be released in 2016.” - Herald Sun Australia Visit goldcoastfilmfestival.org/elliman or call 516-829-2570 for tickets. Tickets $15/$10 for students when purchased in advance, $20 at the door.

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Sunday, June 5 at 12:30 & 2:30 p.m. Find out what makes a bug good or bad, helpful or dangerous from an Arrow Exterminating entomologist. Explore the fascinating world of various insects including Subterranean Termites, Carpenter Ants, Black Widow Spiders and more. Tickets are limited and can be obtained at the LICM Box Office on a first come, first serve basis. Bug Bonanza is made possible by a generous grant from Arrow Exterminating, Inc. All ages. Free with museum admission. Where: Long Island Children’s Museum, 11 Davis Avenue, Garden City Info: 516-224-5800 www.licm.org

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3 tblsp. cream cheese Grated Parmesan cheese 1. Bring water in a large pot to a rapid bowl, cook spaghetti for 5 minutes. Add spinach and stir. Cook for 2 more minutes. 2. Drain pasta and cooked spinach. Place clams, artichoke and cream cheese in same pot. Heat and stir until hot. 3. Add pasta and spinach to “clam sauce”. Heat through. 4. Top with grated Parmesan cheese and serve. Picadillo

This traditional dish from Spaghetti, Clams and Latin America, is easy to make Spinach and tastes even better as leftovers. Picadillo Chicken with Mustard 1 onion, chopped Cream Sauce 1/2 green pepper, chopped Spaghetti, Clams 2 garlic cloves, chopped and Spinach 1 tomato, chopped 1/2 box spaghetti 16 oz. fresh spinach, 3 Spanish olives, sliced cleaned 1/2 tsp. oregano 1 can chopped clams 2 oz. tomato sauce (6.5 oz.), drained 1 lb. ground beef 1/4 cup artichoke antipasto tblsp. red wine 1 5/6/16 Week 19 (5-11) - Blank Slate -1 1-4:Layout (available at Trader Joe’s) 2 oz. dried raisins

4 boneless chicken breast halves, pound flat 4 tbsps (1/2 stick) unsalted butter 3 tbsps. chopped shallots 1/2 cup dry white wine 1 cup whipping cream 1/4 cup Dijon mustard 1. Mix Wondra salt and pepper on plate. Pat chicken dry. Dredge in “flour mixture.” 2. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a heavy skillet and add chicken. Cook 3 minutes per side. Transfer to platter and keep warm. 3. Melt remaining butter in

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1. Saute the first five ingredients over medium high heat. 2. Add the oregano, olive oil, tomato sauce, garlic salt and saute for 3 minutes more. 3 Add the beef, red wine and raisins and cook for 5 minutes over medium heat. 4. Serve over white rice. Chicken with Mustard Cream Sauce 1/4 cup Wondra flour Page 1 Salt & freshly ground pepper

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Port chamber plays host to HarborFest The Port Washington Chamber of Commerce will celebrate the 26th HarborFest Dock Day and Craft Fair on Sunday, June 5. The mission of HarborFest is to celebrate the nautical heritage and to increase public awareness of the need to preserve and protect Port Washington’s waterfront and environment. It has grown into a major Long Island festival on the shores and in the waters of Manhasset Bay. A major attraction at HarborFest is the 100 vendor Craft Fair along lower Main Street. In addition, many local merchants and organizations have booths on the Town Dock and the HarborFest Fabulous Food Court offers gourmet selections from Port’s restaurants, as well as popular festival food. Visitors can go out on the Bay aboard the schooner SoundWaters or the Port Washington Water Taxi. The more adventurous can go kayaking. The Children’s Fun Park has activities to keep the young ones busy and happy all day: a stage with a talent show and entertainment just for children, a train ride, photo booth, games, crafts, hands-on science fun, sports, a treasure hunt and the model boat regatta. Another attraction is the Port Washington Fire Department’s Fire Boat which will be demonstrated during the day. The Enviro-Expo is a prominent part

of every HarborFest, with fascinating and educational exhibits by many Long Island organizations. This year’s school environmental program is “Our Plastic World: Recycling is Not the Answer.” The program is organized and taught by Patti Wood of Grassroots Environmental Education.

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Transportation to and from the festival is available on free rides on the BID trolley. Entertainment at the Tugboat is provided by the nautical singing group, “Stout” and encore performances by the cast of the “Red Stocking Revue,” plus performances by World Tae Kwon Do, Coda Bay Band, the Wright Brothers and The

Fred Astaire Dance Studio. The “Pride of Cow Bay Tugboat” nautical museum will unveil a new exhibit of photos by Tab Hauser called “The Water’s Edge.” Art in the Park is back with displays and free workshops. For more information, call (516) 8836566 or email office@pwcoc.org.

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there is an exciting new world out there after soccer! Are you thinking about getting back into the business world? Would you like to develop a new career marketing luxury real estate in your neighborhood and across the North Shore of LI? Would you like to earn impressive commissions while maintaining a flexible schedule and lifestyle? Laffey University summer classes begin this July. Reserve your seat today. After 42 years Laffey International Realty has the art of marketing and selling real estate down to a science. Learn From The Best To Be The Best!

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Photogâ€™s works on display at Fest B y D ebbie G reco C ohen Anyone who knows Tab Hauser also knows his outstanding photographs. What had been exclusively a hobby for decades has evolved into a handsome business over the past several years. He has an incredible eye for capturing special moments, finding the unique in the every day and melding photography with his other passion, traveling. This yearâ€™s exhibit, â€œThe Waterâ€™s Edgeâ€? A Collection of Photos By Tab Hauser of tabhauserphoto.com, encapsulates much of what Manhasset Bay and Hempstead Harbor offer through the seasons. Many of Tabâ€™s photo collections, which feature a dizzying range of images of people and animals, landscapes and events, and myriad other subjects, can be viewed on tabhauserphoto.com. The Pride of Cow Bay Nautical Museum, which looks like a bright red tugboat located at the Town Dock, will present this selection of Tab Hauserâ€™s photographs in an exhibit that celebrates the year-round beauty of Port Washingtonâ€™s waters and shoreline activities. Sponsored by Inform Fitness and Strongâ€™s Marine, the exhibit will be unveiled on June 5th as part of the 26th annual HarborFest celebration. Be sure to visit the exhibit while at HarborFest or afterwards. The exhibit will be on display until next yearâ€™s celebration and is always â€œopenâ€? since the photos are viewed through the museumâ€™s portholes and rear windows.

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Experience Yesteryear With Homemade Ice Cream On Manhasset Bay

T-Shirts celebrate 26th annual HarborFest To celebrate the 26th annual HarborFest on Sunday, June 5, the HarborFest Committee of the Port Washington Chamber of Commerce has created commemorative

tee shirts. The design was created by Richie Garofalo (Anthony’s World of Floors) who has designed every HarborFest shirt since the event began.

The adult sized shirts are garment-dyed sage green and the children’s sizes are garment-dyed denim blue. The design itself is one that everyone in Port will appreciate – a lighthouse with beacons proclaiming “Protecting the Bay since 1991” (the year HarborFest began.) The shirts are sure to be popular for all who live here or need a special “hometown” gift, so the Chamber of Commerce has started to sell them before HarborFest. Shirts are available at the Chamber of Commerce office, located at 329 Main Street in Port Washington. Shirts will also be on sale all day at HarborFest. They are just $12 each or two for $20 – all sizes. The shirts are high quality, all cotton and pre-shrunk. For more information about the shirts or HarborFest, call the Chamber of Commerce at 883-6566 or email office@pwcoc.org.

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Sponsors ANTHONY’S WORLD OF FLOORS Anthony’s World of Floors, owned and operated by the Garofalo Family since 1972. “Our 44 year old family business is built on our parent’s dedication to oldfashioned friendly customer service.”Full service flooring company: Hardwood, Carpet, Vinyl, Laminate, Organic Wool and Cork. Offering Expert craftsmen, Free estimates, Shop at home service and 0% financing . 49 Manorhaven Blvd. 516-8832159. www.anthonysworldoffloors.com ANTON COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS - PORT WASHINGTON NEWS The Port Washington News is proud to have served and helped the businesses of Port Washington and its community for

111 years. The Port News has established itself as a weekly part of the Port residents’ lives covering everything from village board meetings to school board meetings to the civic associations. The newspaper is bursting with the latest news from community groups, as well as details on what’s happening at the Port Washington Public Library, the Senior Center, Sands Point Preserve, Landmark on Main Street and elsewhere. And, of course, Port’s children are featured in every issue: their accomplishments in athletics, academics and helping others. The Port Washington News is your best source for information on Port’s issues, events and people, as well as a great place to get values and information about your favorite local merchants. The Port Washington News has been proud to help promote and support Harborfest every year as an Admiral Sponsor since its inception in 1990. Stop by the office at 270 Main St. and visit the new website at www.portwashington-news.com.

AUSTIN F. KNOWLES, INC., FUNERAL HOME Austin F. Knowles, Inc. Funeral Home was established in Port Washington in 1905. This non-denominational funeral home is owned and operated by the Knowles family to this day. Austin F. Knowles, Inc. Funeral Home offers a great range of services including but not limited to traditional funerals, international service, cremations, and funeral pre-planning.

BAXTER’S POND FOUNDATION The Baxter’s Pond Foundation’s mission is to beautify and maintain the landscape surrounding Baxter’s Pond in the Barbara Johnson Park & Preserve. We are a proud sponsor of the HarborFest 2015 Model Boat Regatta, as well as host to the hundreds of ducks, birdwatchers and daffodils that visit us each spring. We meet our goal to help keep Manhasset Bay’s watershed clean through the support of generous donations and volunteer efforts by APPLE & EVE For over 40 years, Apple & Eve has our whole community and salute all the been committed to producing a variety of participants of the regatta and wish you wholesome, pure juices that taste great “Bon Voyage!” To learn more or to supand are great for you. In fact, to this day port the work of the Baxter’s Pond Founmaking juices is all we do – and we put dation, like us on facebook or visit www. all our resources and energy into bring- baxterspond.org. ing you delicious juices that you and your BENDIX ENGINEERING, PC family will love. 8 Haven Avenue, Suite 202. 441-5500 ATLANTIC OUTFITTERS Atlantic Outfitters, www.kayak4rent. BLANK SLATE MEDIA com, 405 Main Street Port Washington, Blank Slate Media is the publisher (516)767-2215. Kayak, Stand Up Paddle- of 6 award-winning weekly newspapers board (SUP), and Row Boat Rentals. Full including the newly opened Port WashService Bait and Tackle Shop with fresh ington Times as well as our website – and frozen bait. theislandnow.com. The newspapers and

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DANCE ARTS CENTRE Located in Port Washington since 1972 our goal is to enrich our students lives through dance and movement as well as to inspire a love of dancing! We ask our students to challenge themselves by learning something new, show them the potential for fun and fitness as they learn, and watch them enjoy their individual sense of achievements as they succeed. 1019 Port Washington Blvd. 883-7202

Sponsors COLDWELL BANKER Coldwell Banker is the oldest and most established residential real estate franchise system in North America. Founded by Colbert Coldwell in 1906 and later Benjamin Banker, Coldwell Banker changed the way people bought and sold homes across America. More than 100 years later, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage is part of the NRT LLC, the nation’s largest residential real estate company which has more than 1,000 offices, 59,000 sales associates and 8,000 employees operating in 35 major metropolitan areas. Come visit us at our Doggie Watering Station at HarborFest. 516.767.9290 516.365.5780

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tractors and architects to turn their visions into a reality. Whatever the desired style, material or color palette, G&L Masonry can build it. “Our masterpiece is your home.” www.glmasonry.com. (516)4854825. THE GREATER PORT WASHINGTON BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT The Greater Port Washington Business Improvement District (The BID) established in 1995 by the Town of North Hempstead, encompasses the business community in the Villages of Baxter Estates, Manorhaven, Port North and the unincorporated area of Port. It is the first and only BID in NYS to cross municipal boundaries. The BID includes commercial properties and commercial tenants within a 5 square mile area. The eleven member BID Board of Directors is responsible for FRED ASTAIRE DANCE promotion, tourism, streetscape improveSTUDIO OF MANHASSET Fred Astaire Dance Studio of Manhas- ments, holiday decorations, facade imset offers dance instruction on Private and provements, community entrance signs Group levels as well as Practice Sessions. and assistance for local businesses, and At our studio learning how to dance is suggested zoning recommendations. For made to feel easy and fun! We teach Adults information call (516) 883-8890 or write and Kids, all levels from Beginners to Ad- gpwbid@optonline.net. vanced, Couples or Singles welcomed. HAPPY MONTESSORI Walk into Fred Astaire Dance Studio and SCHOOL start dancing today! We are located at 20 The Happy Montessori School proPark Ave, Manhasset, NY. For more information please call 516-439-5477 or see us vides enriching, engaging, and joyful education for children 2 years, 8 months at FredAstaire.com/Manhasset. through 5 years old. The school is proud to have educated Port Washington’s preG & L MASONRY Being in business since 1983, our ma- schoolers for the past four decades, all sons have been working with homeown- with the same warm, loving Director. The ers, custom home builders, general con- School has maintained its tradition of nur-

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PORT WASHINGTON TENNIS ACADEMY + CMT SPORTSPRO SUMMER CAMP The legendary Port Washington Tennis Academy is the finest tennis facility in Nassau County featuring 17 indoor tennis courts, 1/4 mile running track, fitness center, and pro shop. PWTA offers world-class tennis programs for adults and juniors. Call us at 516-214-1900 or e-mail us at info@cmttennis.com. The CMT SportsPro Summer Camp at Christopher Morley Park features 100 acres of parkland, 10 tennis courts, olympic and kiddie sized swimming pools, golf course, ball fields, basketball, volleyball, and more. June 27 to Sept. 2. Call us at 516-214-1918 or email jmackay@cmtcamps.com. PORT WASHINGTON WATER TAXI MEYRAN MARINE SERVICES Our fleet of Coast Guard inspected commercial launches is at the ready! We promptly respond and pick you up from the shore or from your vessel and shuttle you to your destination. Try a Sunset Mini-Cruise, a ride to dinner at one of the famous waterfront restaurants or just enjoy an outing with the kids! (516) 4550411 (cell) (516) 767-1691 (office) or VHF Channel 9

PORT WASHINGTON LIBRARY FOUNDATION – TEPPER INTERGENERATIONAL PROGRAM The Port Washington Library Foundation is a 501c3 organization which supports the Library by raising private funds for new initiatives in the areas of literacy and lifelong learning, information and technology, arts and cultural enrichment, and building enhancement. The Tepper PORT WASHINGTON YACHT CLUB At the center of all the club’s activiIntergenerational Program is a fund which supports intergenerational learning op- ties is the clubhouse. It boasts an elegant Dining Room, a casual Grill Room, and the portunities. Commodores Lounge – a multi-purpose gathering place. In the summer months, PORT WASHINGTON POLICE the outdoor patio is a favorite spot to enBENEVOLENT ASOCIATION joy lunch or attend one of the club’s faP.O. Box 14, 944-0440

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SHINING STUDIOS Shining Studios is a community theatre and theatre school for children and adults of all ages. We offer classes and programming in musical theatre, acting, singing, dance, and audition technique, as well as several open auditions a year for full-scale musical productions. Additionally we offer private instruction and children’s birthday parties. Shining Studios encourages any student who may be interested in the wonderful world of theatre to visit us at www.shiningstudios.org to learn how to experience the magic and join the Shining Studios family.

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Art Guild to host Art League to host Members Showcase fine art, craft fair The Art Guild invites the public to view the 2016 Members Showcase Exhibit, and to enjoy the grounds of Elderfields Historic Preserve at a Garden Party Reception and Awards Ceremony on Friday June 3, 6-8 p.m. Awards of merit and the annual Terry Shkuda Award for Broadening Creative Pursuits will be presented. There will be an acoustic music performance by Chris Kinnear. This annual exhibit will showcase the artwork of 78 TAG members — with a wide range of styles and materials. Watercolor, oils, acrylic, pastel, sculpture, mixed media, colored pencil, collage, photography, encaustic, and printmaking (i.e., etching, silkscreen, lithographs, monotypes) are all represented. The juror-of-awards for this exhibit is John Varriano. Driven by his lifelong interest in New York City, he brought his paints and easel to the streets in order to get an intensely up-close perspective on the subject and the realization of his current ongoing project, “New York, The Gilt Edged to The Inner City.” Varriano has shown his works in gal-

leries throughout New York City, Philadelphia, Palm Beach and Abu Dhabi. In 2010 he exhibited his paintings and gave a lecture at the prestigious National Arts Club about his life and the influences affecting his art. In 2012 he exhibited in a retrospective at The Flinn Gallery in Greenwich, Conn., and has shown in exhibits in The Diego Salazar Gallery in Long Island City. The show will be on view at The Art Guild’s home, Elderfields Historic Preserve at 200 Port Washington Blvd. in Manhasset through Sunday, June 26. Gallery hours are Saturdays and Sundays from 1 - 5 p.m. or by appointment. There is much in the works for 2016. The Guild is also planning a summer session of classes for children, high school students and adults as well as upcoming workshops: Silkscreen Monotype with Stephanie Navon-Jacobson on July 9-10, The Untapped Power of Watercolor with award-winning watercolorist Antonio Masi on Aug. 5-7, and Alla Prima Oil Painting with Christine Lafuente on Oct. 22-23. For more information please call 516.304.5797 or visit our website: www. TheArtGuild.org.

The Art League of Long Island’s Art in the Park Fine Art & Craft Fair returns to the scenic Heckscher Park in Huntington on Saturday, June 4 and Sunday, June 5. Now in its 49th year, this juried fair attracts thousands of discerning art lovers from the metropolitan area. More than 70 artists and craftspeople will show and sell original works of art and handmade crafts such as paintings, photographs, ceramics, jewelry, sculpture, woodwork, glasswork, wearable art, and more. Prizes will be awarded to artists and craftspeople for superior artistry and craftsmanship.

The event will also feature live art demonstrations by Art League instructors, family-friendly hands-on activities, and live music. A raffle will run throughout the weekend, winner to be announced the following week. Proceeds will benefit the Art League of Long Island, a not-for-profit organization serving the community since 1955. This rain or shine event will be open to the public at 10 a.m. and close at 5 p.m. both days. Admission is free for the entire family. For more information call (631) 462-5400 x222 or visit www.artleagueli.org

Society to present talk ‘Path Through History on Chrysanthemums Weekend’ on June 18, 19

The Long Island Chrysanthemum Society Inc. will present a free program, “Growing Chrysanthemums for Beginners” at 1 p.m. on Sunday, June 5 at Clark Botanic Garden at 1931 I.U. Willets Road in Albertson. Chrysanthemums (or “mums”) are beautiful flowers which come in a wide variety of bloom types and colors. Although known as “The Queen of Fall Flowers,” the process of growing exhibition-quality mums begins in the spring with the planting of rooted cuttings and

continues through the summer and fall with lots of TLC. The program will conclude with a tour of Clark Botanic Garden conducted by horticulturist Bonnie Klein. Participants in this program who care to join the Long Island Chrysanthemum Society will have the opportunity to be mentored by an experienced mum grower and have access to a few “starter” plants. For further information, go to the society’s web site, www.longislandmums. org.

Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano in conjunction with New York State this week announced the “Path Through History Weekend” on Saturday, June 18 and Sunday, June 19 at various museums throughout the county including: Old Bethpage Village Restoration, Tackapausha Museum and Preserve, Garvies Point Museum and Preserve, Falaise at Sands Point Preserve, and Chelsea Mansion. The schedule of events for the “Path Through History Weekend” are as follows: Old Bethpage Village Restoration: Saturday, June 18 and Sunday, June 19: · “Hands on History” – Participate in 19th century activities and crafts including: butter churning, military drills, candle making, and more. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. $10 adults, $7 seniors and children 5-12. Located at 1303 Round Swamp Road, Old Bethpage. (516) 572-0200. Tackapausha Museum and Preserve: Saturday, June 18: · “Wild History of Nature” – Live animal presentation from primitive to the fox. 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. $5 per person. Located at: 2225 Washington Ave. in Seaford.

(516) 571-7443. Garvies Point Museum and Preserve: Saturday, June 18: · “Geology Day” – New York Before History – Rock and Mineral Identification, stream table demos, outdoor geology walk and geology craft. 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. $5 per person. Located at 50 Barry Drive in Glen Cove. (516) 571-8010/11. Falaise at Sands Point Preserve: Saturday, June 18 and Sunday, June 19: · “Visions of a Pioneer” – The home of Capt. Harry F. Guggenheim. Tour times: 12 p.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. $10 per person plus additional parking fees. Located at 127 Middle Neck Road in Sands Point, NY. (516) 571-7901. Chelsea Mansion: Saturday, June 18 and Sunday, June 19: · “The Past, Present, and Future” – Tours of the Historic mansion and Garden with historic exhibit. Tours at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. $15 per person. Located at 34 Muttontown Lane in East Norwich. (516) 571-8551. For more information about Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation and Museum, please call: (516) 572-0200, or visit the website at: www.nassaucountyny.gov/parks.

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Arts & Entertainment Calendar GOLD COAST ARTS CENTER 113 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck (516) 829-2570 • http://goldcoastarts.org Tuesday, June 7, 7:30 p.m. Hunt For The Wilderpeople (Soundview Cinemas- Port Washington) Thursday, July 2, 8 p.m. The 50+ Comedy Tour presented by GCAC and Long Island Comedy(Gold Coast Arts Center)

Jason Aldean Saturday, June 18, 6:00 p.m. Taste of Chaos: Dashboard Confessional and Taking Back Sunday Tuesday, June 21, 7:00 p.m. Dave Matthews Band Friday, June 24, 7:00 p.m. Sting and Peter Gabriel Monday, June 27, 7:00 p.m. Journey with the Doobie Brothers Thursday, June 30, 7:00 p.m. LANDMARK ON MAIN STREET Weezer and Panic! At The Disco 232 Main Street, Suite 1 Wednesday, July 6, 6:30 p.m. Port Washington Slipknot with Marilyn Manson (516) 767-1384 ext. 101 Saturday, July 9, 12:00 p.m. www.landmarkonmainstreet.org Vans Warped Tour June 15, 2:00 p.m. Sunday, July 10, 6:30 p.m. Afternoon T.E.A. presentation by The Sublime with Rome Art Guild: Female Clothed and Nude from Monday, July 11, 7:00 p.m. Classical Antiquity to the 20th Century Def Leppard with REO Speedwagon June 23, 7:30 p.m. and June 24, 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 13, 8:00 p.m. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Yanni Jr. Sunday, July 17, 7:00 p.m. June 29, 2:00 p.m. Florida Georgia Line Afternoon T.E.A. – Piano Classics with Thursday, July 21, 7:00 p.m. Maria Kogan Gwen Stefani July 13, 2:00 p.m. Friday, July 22 @ 7:00 p.m. Afternoon T.E.A. – Vintage Bliss “TribJosh Groban ute to the Great Music Legends” Saturday, July 23, 4:00 p.m. July 27, 2:00 p.m. Laid Back Festival feat. Gregg Allman, Afternoon T.E.A. – Pat Darienzo’s Magic Jason Isbell, America, and Marshall & Comedy Show Tucker Band August 10, 2:00 p.m. Sunday, July 24, 7:00 p.m. Afternoon T.E.A. Cary Grant mini-series Darius Rucker – film: His Girl Friday Thursday, July 28, 7:00 p.m. August 10 – September 4 Heart with Joan Jett and Cheap Trick My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish Saturday, July 30, 6:30 p.m. & I’m in Therapy! Disturbed and Breaking Benjamin Wednesdays 7:00 p.m.; Thursdays: 2:00 p.m. Sunday, July 31, 6:45 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Counting Crows and Rob Thomas Fridays 8:00 p.m.; Saturdays 2:00 p.m. and Thursday, August 4, 7:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m.; Brad Paisley, Tyler Farr, Maddie and Tae Sundays 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 9, 7:00 p.m. August 31, 2:00 p.m. Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa Afternoon T.E.A. Cary Grant mini-series Friday, August 12, 7:00 p.m. -- film: To Catch a Thief Goo Goo Dolls Saturday, August 13, 7:00 p.m. STEPHEN C. WIDOM CULTURAL ARTS Blink 182 with A Day To Remember and AT EMANUEL All Time Low 150 Hicks Lane, Great Neck Wednesday, August 17, 7:30 p.m. (516) 482-5701 • www.scwculturalarts. Black Sabbath org/emanuel-series/ Saturday, August 20, 3:59 p.m. through Sunday, June 5, 3 p.m. Sunday, August 21, 11:59 p.m. Harvey Granat presents “By George!” 2016 Billboard Hot 100 Music Festival with special guest Todd Gershwin Thursday, August 25, 8:00 p.m. Jimmy Buffet NIKON AT JONES BEACH THEATRE Thursday, September 1, 7:00 p.m. 1000 Ocean Parkway, Wantagh Rascal Flatts 516-221-1000 • www.theatrewantagh.com Saturday, June 4, 7:00 p.m. NYCB Theatre at Westbury KTUphoria: Pitbull, Enrique Iglesias and 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury. Backstreet Boys (516) 247-5200 Sunday, June 5, 7:00 p.m. www.thetheatreatwestbury.com Lynyrd Skynyrd and Peter Frampton Friday, June 3, 8 p.m. Saturday, June 11, 3:00 p.m. Peter Cetera BLI Summer Jam feat. Iggy Azalea, Fifth Saturday, June 4, 8 p.m. Harmony, Meghan Trainor and Charlie Saturday Night Summer Fever Concert Puth Thursday, June 9, 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 14, 6:00 p.m. Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. Bad Company and Joe Walsh Friday, June 10, 8 p.m. Friday, June 17, 12:55 p.m. Johnny Mathis 2016 Country Megaticket Saturday, June 11, 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 17, 7:00 p.m. Rebultion

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Community Calendar Project Independence Support & Social Group The Town of North Hempstead’s Project Independence is reminding residents that they offer free support and social groups. Call 311 or (516) 869-6311 for more information. Night Club Style Karaoke Night Club Style Karaoke on Sunday June 5 at The Living Room, 432 No Wantagh Ave Bethpage from 7:30-11:30 p.m. Buffet is $10 per person. Enjoy listening to top singers of Long Island. Come see for yourself. Make new friends and memories. Ronald McDonald House Fundraiser The Nassau County Chapter of the National Association of Professional Women* (NAPW) will host its biggest fundraiser of the year for the Ronald McDonald House of New Hyde Park which will be held at: The American Legion Hall: Post 144, 730 Willis Avenue, Williston Park. Saturday, June 11 from 6 to 10 p.m. This fun-filled night will include a buffet dinner, open bar, door prizes, and basket raffles. Raffle tickets will be sold at the event. The cost of a ticket is $48.00 and can be purchased via this link: http://napwronaldmcdonaldhouse. eventbrite.com. Tickets can also be purchased at the door. Adult Guardianships Seminar Learn from top legal government leaders all about guardianships, when they may be needed, how to prevent them, alternatives, resources and how to

become a guardian, at a free seminar,” Adult Guardianships: Prevention and Intervention,” on June 9, 6:30 - 8 p.m. at the Nassau County Bar Association, 15th Street at the Corner of West Street, Mineola. Leading the discussion is Hon. Arthur Diamond, Justice of the Supreme Court and supervising judge of guardianship matters in Nassau County, along with attorney Moriah Adamo, Abrams Fensterman of Lake Success, and Jennifer Lumme from the Adult Protective Services Caseworker III from the Nassau County Department of Social Services. Reservations are requested for this free program. To register, call the Nassau County Bar Association at 516-747-4070 or email ckatz@nassaubar.org.

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. Contact David (Speedy) Emanuel at speedyemanuel@optonline.net or 516-840-9370 or 516-487-8065 before 9:45 p.m. for schedule and to confirm your participation.

For Trivia Lovers At 7 p.m. Two Wednesday nights each month at Page One Restaurant, 90 School St. Glen Cove. Call (516) 6258804 for information. Singles Association Of L.I. For information on events, please call (516) 825-0633 or (516) 333-2851 or email singlesassociationofli@yahoo.com. Your Widowed Social Group The group meets on the third Wednesday of the each month (except July and August) from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at St. Joseph’s R.C. Church on Franklin Ave. and Fifth Street, Garden City. There is a $5 fee for members and a $8 fee for non-members. For additional information, please call (516) 481-9280.

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Hillside Public Library 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.

Career Connections Job Club Wednesday, June 8, 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Face the Fear: How to Overcome Job Interview Anxiety Today’s topics: Job Boards Got You Down? Try the Direct Mail Approach.

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Movie: Steve Jobs, E, 122 min.; Biography, Drama Friday, June 3 at 1:30 p.m. Starring Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen, Jeff Daniels. This incisive biographical drama written by Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing) explores the genius and shortcomings of computing guru Steve Jobs (Michael Fassbender) through the lens of three product launches.

Snuggle Tales Story Time Monday, June 6 at 1:15 p.m. and Wednesday, June 8 at 7 p.m. Ages: 12 months-36months (with parent or caretaker). Stories, songs, movement fun and a craft. Must be pre-registered.

Career Connections Reboot Camp Tuesday, June 7 and Thursday, June 9. Appointment times are: 10:30 a.m. 11:15 a.m. 1:15 p.m., 2 p.m. Email to schedule an appointment. This free service is open to all, but is directed to those actively engaged in a job search. Bring current resume(s) to appointment. Sky Blue Quartz Bracelet Taught by Diane Phillips Tuesday, June 7 at 6:30 p.m. Must be pre-registered; no walk-ins accepted.

Board of Trustees Meeting Thursday, June 9 at 7:30 p.m.

Story and Craft Explorers Wednesday, June 8 at 4 p.m. Stories, games, and craft fun for all our (4-6 year old friends). Must be pre-registered. Jump for Joy Thursday June 9 at 11 a.m. Ages: 18months-4years old (with parent or caregiver). Join this fun-filled program filled with music, parachutes and dancing. Registration has begun for Hillside patrons. Registration opens June 6th for Out of District Residents. Tales for Tykes Thursday, June 9 at 1:15 p.m. Story Time Fun for Children ages (3-4 years old). Must be pre-registered.

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. CRAFT FAIR/FLEA MARKET BONANZA Saturday, June 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Christ Lutheran Church in New Hyde Park holds a craft flair/flea market every second Saturday of the month from March through November. This event has showcased many specialty items such as jewelry, hand crafted items, holistic health products, upcycled and repurposed home decor,

and much more. We are looking for VENDORS who want to participate in our event as we look to provide high quality and unique items. For more information email us at clcnhpoutreach@gmail. com 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 516-4342306. NATIONAL COUNCIL JEWISH WOMAN / LAKEVILLE SECTION Meeting Monday June 27, 12 p.m. at Clinton Martin Park- Marcus Ave East Of New Hyde Park Road. Speaker: Author of “Beyond Courage” Dorreen Rappaport. Topic: Untold Story of Jewish Resistance during The Holocaust. 718-343-6222 EXERCISE CLASSES Ongoing Program - FREE Silver Sneakers Exercise Classes For All Levels: Balance, agility, strength-

ening, endurance and osteoporosis for eligible seniors. Monday through Saturday. Garden City, Roslyn and Great Neck. Call 516-745-8050. 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. SENIOR CHORUS New Hyde Park: Entertainers Senior Chorus welcomes new members. The group meets 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Mondays at Clinton G. Martin Park, Marcus

Avenue and New Hyde Park Road. Contact 516-775-8118 for more information. 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. 516-2486420. 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 800-877-8077. You are not alone. FREE 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 for more details, including seeing if you are eligible and class times, (516) 745-8050.

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Knights take basketball tourney in Hicksville The New Hyde Park Knights went to a Special Olympics basketball tournament at the Hicksville Athletic Center sponsored by the PAL on Saturday, May 14. It was a fun and exciting game for the guys where they had a good time and enjoyed the game of basketball. Pictured are coaches Andy, Kevin and Joe, Stephen Delaney, Tim Keenan, Bobby Lee, Mat Kruger, Sam Ho, Michael Catalina, Vincent Perri, Billy Russo, Dave Foster, Omar Riffat and James Padial.

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Famularo wins Cavallaro raises $82K at Campus Life Award Long Island Kidney Walk

New Hyde Park native Lisa Famularo has been honored with a Campus Life Award, recognizing her contributions to the Ithaca College community through participation and involvement in campus life. A member of the class of 2016, Famularo received her award at a ceremony on May 21, the evening prior to commencement. In her time at Ithaca College, Famularo served as a student leadership consultant for the Office of Student Engagement and Multicultural Affairs, a peer career advisor in the

Office of Career Services and assistant director of IC Project Sunshine. “I am very proud to receive this award,” Famularo said. “It’s a validation that all of the time and effort that I put into helping student’s on IC’s campus have a better college experience has paid off.” Campus Life Award winners are nominated by faculty, staff or students. Eligible students must have been extensively involved in a number of areas of campus life and demonstrated significant leadership abilities and accomplishments.

Chris Cavallaro, New Hyde Park resident and managing director at ARC Excess & Surplus, LLC, raised a total of $82,000 for the National Kidney Foundation’s Long Island Kidney Walk held in East Meadow on May 22. This brings his all-time total raised for the Long Island Kidney Walk to $258,241. Cavallaro, a kidney donor himself, currently serves as a local board member for the National Kidney Foundation Serving Greater New York and has served as Chairman for the Long Island Kidney Walk for five years. The 2016 Long Island Kidney Walk was his fifth and final year as chairman of the walk. Walkers at the event wrote notes of thanks and congratulations on the swan pictured above to commemorate his final event. prevention and treatment of kidney disease. The National Kidney FoundaFor more information about NKF visit www. tion is the largest, most comprehensive and longstanding organization dedicated to the awareness, kidney.org.

NHP Memorial graduate wins 3-year fellowship at CUNY New Hyde Park resident resident Jaclyn Williams, a City College student, won the Jeannette K. Watson Award from Macaulay Honors College at the City University of New York. The Watson Fellowship is a three-year program that provides summer internships with leading non-profit, for-profit and government organizations, culminating in an internship in another culture. Williams is a Macaulay Honors College freshman who is an

international studies major and is also a Hertog Scholar. She is a scholar-athlete on the City College women’s track and field team; her specialties are the discus, shot put, javelin, and hammer throw. “(The Watson Fellowship) gives me an opportunity to explore my interests in national security and social justice,” said Williams, who attended New Hyde Park Memorial High School. “I’m eager to begin working with my peers and mentors

who are just as enthusiastic as I am to begin the three year journey this summer.” Watson Fellows experience the expectations and challenges of professional-level work, while expanding their personal, cultural and professional horizons. The stipend is $5,000 for the first summer, $6,000 for each of the second and third summers. Internships are reinforced with activities that personalize the experience, build skills and create community.

Farmers market starts June 4

Mother’s Day Celebration Hempstead Town Clerk Nasrin Ahmad (center) attended the Tamil Nadu Foundation Annual Mother’s Day Celebration at the Queens High School of Teaching in Bellrose on May 7. Ahmad was joined by Bina Sabapathy of New Hyde Park and Shouh Venkat.

The New Hyde Park Farmers Market is Back starting June 4 and running through November from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 1420 Jericho Turnpike New Hyde Park In the Municipal parking lot across from the Village Hall From savoring produce at the peak of freshness to meeting the people who grow your food, there are countless reasons to support farmers markets. Here are just a few. The fruits and vegetables you buy at the farmers market are the freshest and tastiest available. Fruits are allowed to ripen

fully in the field and are brought directly to you—no long-distance shipping, no gassing to simulate the ripening process, no sitting for weeks in storage. This food is as real as it gets—fresh from the farm. The food you buy at the farmers market is seasonal. Some say eating seasonal is the best way to eat. It is fresh and delicious and reflects the truest flavors. Shopping and cooking from the farmers market helps you to reconnect with the cycles of nature in our region. As you look forward to asparagus in spring, savor sweet

corn in summer, or bake pumpkins in autumn, you reconnect with the earth, the weather, and the turning of the year. Wouldn’t you rather stroll amidst outdoor stalls of fresh produce on a sunny day than roll your cart around a grocery store with artificial lights and piped in music? Coming to the farmers market makes shopping a pleasure rather than a chore. The farmers market is a community hub—a place to meet up with your friends, bring your children, or just get a taste of small-town life in the midst of our busy lives.

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Manor Oaks musicians play spring show On May 11, the Manor Oaks School music department held its annual spring concert. The program began with a Hand Chime Ensemble performing “America the Beautiful,” and the theme from “Star Wars.” The fifth grade Intermediate Chorus sang a choral version of the song “When I Grow Up” from the Broadway musical “Matilda.” They also performed an All County Chorus song based on an African melody titled “Turn the World Around,” which had a 5/4 time signature. The sixth grade Senior Chorus sang a jazzy song called “Humpty Dumpty” in harmony. They used choreography and puppetry to act out the story behind the “Humpty Dumpty” nursery rhyme. They also sang “Rainsong,” which was composed for the 80th anniversary of the All County Chorus. Their final selection was an energetic version of “Stand by Me” with pop-style soloists and percussion. The Philharmonic Orchestra students of Manor Oaks School performed “The Chipmunk’s Ball,” a celebration of spring; “The Pirate’s Dream,” an adventure on the high seas; and “the Spanish Dancer,” a kickoff to the summer season. The three pieces were each connected

by a skit, performed by orchestra members themselves. The 2016 third grade Recorder Ensemble brought some country style with their performance of “Mary Had a Little Lamb,” B A Cowboy” and “Music is Always There.” The band started with an arrangement of “Can Can” followed by an arrangement made for the Manor Oaks School and Hillside Grade School bands of the theme from “E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial. The students had had a band pajama party movie night with band members from all four elementary schools and watched the movie before learning the song. The band’s portion of the concert ended with a song called “Chu, Chu, Chu, Cha Cha.” The jazz band started with the theme from “New York, New York,” followed by the theme from “Mission: Impossible” and the jazz standard “I’ve Got Rhythm.” The concert ended with an arrangement of “Uptown Funk,” which had the audience dancing and singing in the aisles. Music teachers Carolyn Goodman, Sharon Pesenti and MaryEileen McNamee helped put the concert together.

NHP yearbook crew NHP students hop across the pond wins Columbia gold

Eighteen Advanced Placement students from New Hyde Park Memorial High School, along with English teachers Anna Caruso, Mary Kay Mannle and Andy Yen, traveled to England and Ireland during the spring recess. The group took part in an educational tour titled “Literary Roads,” receiving a firsthand glimpse into the worlds of literary icons such as Lewis Carroll, Charles Dickens, J.K. Rowling, William Shakespeare and Oscar Wilde. Visiting the cities of London, Oxford, Stratford-upon-Avon

and Dublin, students were able to see the favorite haunts of some of the most celebrated European writers in history. The trip coincided with the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s life and death and began at the Globe Theatre, where special screenings of Shakespeare’s plays were held along the River Thames. The tour continued to Buckingham Palace, Tower of London, the National Portrait Gallery, British Library and the London Eye. Upon leaving London, the group embarked on a journey

into the wizardry and magic of the Warner Bros. Harry Potter Studio, drinking Butterbeer and flying on broomsticks. Academia took center stage when the group explored Oxford and Christ Church College on their way to Stratford. The students visited Shakespeare’s birthplace and burial site, as well as enjoyed an acting workshop before seeing a performance by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Swan Theatre. The last leg of the trip took the group to Conwy Castle in Wales and on a ferry ride across the Irish Sea to Dublin.

New Hyde Park Memorial High School’s Lance yearbook staff received Columbia Scholastic Press Association’s Gold Medalist Certificate for its 2015 yearbook. The accolade is the highest achievement in Columbia’s critique program, ranking New Hyde Park’s yearbook as one of the best in the country. “The formula for gold con-

tention is based on a rigorous and detailed rubric,” said yearbook adviser Andy Yen, both a CSPA member and current CSPA judge. “It is an immense achievement worthy of recognition, and I am extremely proud of the photojournalistic product that our students have been able to create over the last few years.” The Lance yearbook staff also took home gold honors in 2012.

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Teen wins award for library service New Hyde Park Memorial High School senior Frederick Grimshaw received the Young Adult Services Divisions of the Suffolk and Nassau County Library Associations Bringing Excellence in Service by Teens Award. The award was established to honor significant contributions by a teenager in library service.

Each year, two winners are honored: one from Nassau and the other from Suffolk County. The winners are selected by a committee of members of the Young Adult Services Divisions of the Nassau and Suffolk Library Associations. Honorees receive a commemorative plaque and $150 stipend.

Battle of the classes In its first Battle of the Classes competition, Mineola High School classes and teacher teams went head-to-head in several exciting events to benefit the school’s Student Organization Scholarship Fund and individual classes. Following a week of spirit activities, including a Twitter contest, the teams battled it out in a friendly competition of scooter races, freeze dancing, hula hoop contests, tug-of-war and a community-service component of speed sandwich-making to benefit the Mary Brennan INN in Hempstead.

National Honor Society at Sewanhaka Sewanhaka High School’s World Languages National Honor Society held its induction ceremony and dinner at the Inn at New Hyde Park on April 20. In all, 116 French, Italian and Spanish students were inducted at the ceremony. Seniors were also celebrated at the event and were given special tassels to wear at graduation. The guest speaker was a former Sewanhaka student Levin Varghese, who is currently studying in Texas.

26 named to tech honor society Twenty-six students in Sewanhaka Central High School District’s Career and Technical Education program were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society in the program’s first-ever honor society induction on May 12. Inductees were required to fulfill different academic, community and club requirements for membership. They also had to maintain a 94 grade point average during two years in their respective CTE program. The following students were inducted: Architecture Technology Jr. Ariana Alvarez (New Hyde Park Memorial High School) Matthew D’Amico (New Hyde Park Memorial High School) Nicole Danile (New Hyde Park Memorial High School) John Iacono (Sewanhaka High School) Jonathan Kaplan-DiNola (Sewanhaka High School)

Matthew LeRouzic (H. Frank Carey Memorial High School) Sara Pierce (New Hyde Park Memorial High School) Tiffany Velin (New Hyde Park Memorial High School) Architecture Technology Sr. Timmy Casses (H. Frank Carey Memorial High School) Jared Wu (New Hyde Park Memorial High School) Automotive Technology Randy Mahadeo (New Hyde Park Memorial High School) Corporate Communications/ Digital Imaging Julia Singh (New Hyde Park Memorial High School) Instrumentation & Automation Alain Alarco (H. Frank Carey Memorial High School) Corey Malcolm Bordeman (H. Frank Carey Memorial High School) Matthew Elijah Chung (New Hyde Park Memorial High School)

Christian Funes (H. Frank Carey Memorial High School) Eric Jiang (H. Frank Carey Memorial High School) Maira Samreen Khan (H. Frank Carey Memorial High School) Keegan James Morris (H. Frank Carey Memorial High School) Connor Thomas O’Grady (H. Frank Carey Memorial High School) Justin Hendricks (Elmont Memorial High School) Nicholas Zaromatidis (H. Frank Carey Memorial High School) Shaina Zafar (H. Frank Carey Memorial High School) A+ Computer Technician/ Networking Jorge Leyva (Floral Park Memorial High School) Vincent Schinina (H. Frank Carey Memorial High School) Emily Lackraj (New Hyde Park Memorial High School)

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Birthday wishes for homeless kids Herricks Middle School students, families and staff members brightened the birthdays of children in need. On May 19, seventh-grade students gathered in the cafeteria after school to assemble packages for the Birthday Wishes volunteer organization. Birthday Wishes provides birthday parties for homeless children in more than 200 homeless shelters and transitional living facilities on Long Island as well as areas outside of New York State. The group believes that all children, regardless of their living situation, should celebrate their birthdays joyfully, surrounded by family, friends and others who care. The Herricks Middle School participants clearly agree and were eager to support the posi-

tive mission to make a difference. The seventh-graders festively decorated boxes, which they filled with all the essentials for a birthday celebration to remember. The various small items such as plates, napkins, goodie bags, candles, streamers and balloons, as well as larger gifts, were donations from the students themselves, their families and staff members from around the school. Handmade cards were also included in each “Birthday in a Box.” “There are kids just like us who don’t get to celebrate their birthdays like we do, and they deserve to,” student Stella Chu said. “It shows us that we should be more grateful to be able to celebrate with our friends and not take it for granted.”

Herricks High School student-and-teacher duo Peyton Maier and Michael Stein were selected as regional winners in an essay contest sponsored by Barnes & Noble that asked high school students to describe their favorite teachers. Out of the 110 local winning pairs from various Barnes & Noble stores, Maier and Stein were distinguished as the top honorees. Maier and Stein were congratulated during a ceremony held at the high school on the afternoon of May 18. Barnes & Noble Community Business Development Manager Anna Avalone presented them each with their own award plaques and Barnes & Noble gift cards — Maier’s in the amount of $100, Stein’s for $500.

Stein plans to purchase some books for his classroom with the prize. Principal Samuel Thompson and Director of English Language Arts Michael Imondi also addressed the winners and audience, and Maier read his winning essay. Originally named local winners for the Manhasset branch out of 60 submissions in late March, Maier, a junior, and Stein had the opportunity to advance in the contest. The competition required students to share, in 500 words or less, how teachers have influenced their lives and why they appreciate and admire them. Maier described the positive impact that Stein’s English classes had on him during both his freshman and junior years.

Essay about English teacher gets regional honor He credits Stein for getting him to enjoy writing and highlighted the characteristics that make this teacher unique. “It is evident that Mr. Stein brings out the best in his students,” Maier wrote. “He exemplifies every quality of an effective teacher. He is smart, witty, fun, kind, caring and considerate.” Stein is in his 12th year teaching at Herricks High School and currently teaches 11thgrade English, AP English and film classes. “Receiving this award is truly an honor, and the best part of the experience is seeing Peyton be recognized for his work,” he said. “I had the chance to see him grow as a writer and a student, and I couldn’t be more proud of him.”

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A Queens woman allegedly stole money from this Crate & Barrel store in Manhasset.

Crate & Barrel cashier charged in store theft B y N eglah S harma An employee at the Crate & Barrel store at the Americana in Manhasset was arrested at the store on Wednesday for embezzling over $14,000

through fraudulent cash refund transactions, according to police. Detectives said Krystal Clark, a Jamaica, Queens, resident, stole the money over nine months. She is charged with grand larceny third de-

gree, and falsifying a business record first degree, and was arraigned on Thursday at First District Court in Hempstead. Crate & Barrel’s general manager, Kate Whalen, declined to comment due to pending investigation.

Seniors, young split over pool renovation

Students honored for ‘building bridges’ Mineola High School students Sofia Guirola and Elizabeth Ryan have been selected to receive the Students Building Bridges Award for serving as role models to their classmates. Both students are integral parts of the school’s Student Service Center, and have served a combined total of approximately 200 service hours this year. Guirola and Ryan were honored for

their efforts in building bridges across communities and creating a more civil society at Nassau County’s Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) program on Thursday, May 19 at Hofstra University’s Student Center Theater. Each student received a citation from an elected official and a certificate from the Jewish Community Relations Council of Long Island.

Herricks SAT scores rank 4th across L.I. Herricks Public Schools placed No. 4 out of more than 90 school districts across Long Island in a list compiled highlighting the highest average SAT scores. The average SAT score in Herricks for 2015 was 1767. According to Patch, which compiled the list, the rankings were based on SAT information provided by the New York State Department of Education. “Patch hopes these reports will help inform parents, educators and communities about how well a public school is perform-

ing and preparing its students for college and careers,” the online news network stated in its article. “Our students work hard, and are supported by involved parents and outstanding educators,” Herricks school Superintendent Fino Celano said. “Throughout the district, starting in our elementary schools, our teachers and administrators are committed to providing high quality instruction and 21st century skills that will prepare our students to be life-long learners.”

Continued from Page 1 Wohlgemuth said. “It has to be done if we want our pool to run efficiently,” Wohlgemuth said. Officials said the plan is tentative and the designs, cost and timeline can be adjusted according to community feedback. The town has not done major work on the pool since it opened in 1962, town Parks Commissioner Jill Weber said. It is open only to residents of the Clinton G. Martin Special Park District, which covers North New Hyde Park, the Village of New Hyde Park, Garden City Park, Herricks and Searingtown and runs the park. Construction would close the pool for about 14 months, including the 2017 summer pool season, before it would reopen in June 2018, engineer Jason Pontieri said. The town-operated park district would borrow $12.89 million to fund the construction, which would eventually more than double residents’ park district property taxes over the 20-year borrowing period, town Director of Government Relations Steven Pollack said. Taxes for a home worth $292,000 would rise from $24.50 to $35.43 in the first five years, then to $67 for the following 15 years, he said. A home worth $1.06 million would see increases from $99 to $143 and then to $270 over the same period. The Town Board will hold a public hearing on whether to authorize the bonds at its June 7 meeting. Committee members and project proponents said the renovation would increase the pool’s declining membership, defraying the cost to taxpayers. The new features such as the water slide would attract New Hyde Park’s growing number of young families who

feel the pool has little to offer and create dedicated space for kids and adults, resident Kathleen Morrone said. “The pool, if you have children, is extremely boring,” Morrone said. “There is nothing to do in that pool, and the children really don’t want to sit there in lounge chairs and chat with each other, or stand in the pool and chat with each other, or get yelled at for splashing other people.” Pool memberships have dropped from about 1,500 in 2013 to about 1,300 last year, Weber said. Property taxes account for about $673,000 of the park district’s $1 million 2016 budget, while memberships cover the other $371,000. Several older residents, though, said the changes would exclude them by leaving little space for adults to enjoy the pool without being surrounded by children. “Now you’re going to put a slide in so one person can go down and nobody else is allowed to be in there, so where am I going to get stuck?” resident Leslie Roth said. “Being put on the side with the little kids in three-foot water. You’re limiting the adults.” Many also expressed concerns that the project would take longer than expected and run over budget, and that new plants and materials would increase maintenance costs. The town’s online outreach plan also excludes senior citizens who do not use the Internet, resident Gary DeTrano said. Linzee said the project budget is realistic. The water slide could require an additional lifeguard, but the project is not expected to increase maintenance costs on balance, Weber and Pontieri said. The town will post information about the project on its website and collect feedback and conduct a survey over a 30-day

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Town Animal Shelter offering free microchips The Town of North Hempstead Animal Shelter will be offering free microchips to dogs and cats of North Hempstead residents through the “Pet Microchip Clinic.” The event will be held on Saturday, June 25 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Town’s Animal Shelter, and will be co-sponsored by the Animal Shelter’s not-forprofit partner The Shelter Con-

nection. Microchipping allows dogs and cats to be electronically identified through a unique, permanent, tamper-proof identification number, increasing the odds of reuniting them with their owners if they are ever lost or stolen. A chip is as small as a grain of rice and is easily implanted under the skin of the pet. This is a service performed for all dogs

Supervisor Judi Bosworth with a pooch from the Town’s Animal Shelter.

that are adopted from the Town’s Animal Shelter. “Having dogs and cats microchipped is a great benefit for pet owners,” North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth said. “This free service will give them the peace of mind that if their pet is ever lost, they will still be able to identify them.” All participants of the clinic will leave with information from PetLink, a tag, and microchip identification card with the chip number. In order to be microchipped, all dog owners are required to have a valid license at time of registration and cat owners must show proof of current rabies vaccination certificate (tags alone will not be accepted as proof). All microchips will be administered by a licensed veterinarian and/or licensed veterinary Technician. The North Hempstead Animal Shelter is located at 75 Marino Avenue, Port Washington. Microchips are limited so pre-registration is required. Please call 311 or 516-869-6311 to reserve your spot.

Marie Wilson will speak for Reach Out America on June 8 at 2 p.m. on “Women in Politics: Where We Were, Where We Are and Where We Are Going.”

Wilson to speak on women in politics

Reach Out America will be presenting Marie Wilson on “Women in Politics: Where We Were, Where We Are, Where We Are Going.” She will be speaking for ROA at their monthly meeting on Wednesday, June 8 at 2 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock, 48 Shelter Rock Road in Manhasset. For more than 40 years, Wilson’s steadfast advocacy for women’s leadership has pioneered a major shift in attitudes and policies in the United States and across the globe about the months. However, if a vaccinated importance of gender equality animal comes into contact with to democracy, family and coma wild animal, it needs only a munity. She is the founder of the booster vaccination which must be administered within five days of exposure. To protect your family and your pet, it is absolutely essential that your animals have up-to-date rabies inoculations. To visit one of these free clinics in Nassau County, all dogs are required to be on leashes and cats and ferrets must be in enclosed carriers. For additional information on rabies contact the Nassau County Department of Health at (516) 227-9663 or the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter at (516) 785-5220.

Free rabies vaccinations for pets Nassau County and the Town of Hempstead will partner to offer free rabies vaccinations for dogs, cats and ferrets. Open to all Nassau County residents, the vaccination clinic will be held on Saturday, June 4 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter located at 3320 Beltagh Ave. in Wantagh. “This partnership provides an excellent opportunity for residents to protect their pets against rabies,” Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano said. “I urge all Nassau County pet-owners to take advantage of these vaccination clinics, and I thank the Town of Hempstead for their partnership with Nas-

sau County.” “With the recent finding of a rabid raccoon in Hicksville, this vaccination opportunity serves as a reminder of the importance of ensuring that pets are vaccinated against rabies,” said Nassau County Health Commissioner Lawrence Eisenstein. “Rabies vaccination ensures the safety of your pets and also helps protect you and your family.” State law requires all dogs, cats and domesticated ferrets to be vaccinated against rabies. If an unvaccinated pet or one that’s overdue for its vaccination comes in contact with a rabid or suspected rabid animal, the pet must either be euthanized or strictly quarantined for six

Guidance Center luncheon raises $53K North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center this week announced the great success of its 2016 Annual Spring Luncheon, which was sponsored by Nancy Lane, Joan Grant, Baker Tilly, Heather Schwartz, Alexis Siegel, Jill Berman, Amy Cantor, Thomas Killeen, RFC Fine Jewelry, and South Oaks Hospital. More than 170 attendees participated in the

festive event, and 17 lucky raffle winners received wonderful prizes including a $500 Shopping Spree at the Americana Manhasset. Everyone walked away with a great gift bag that included a product sample from Orlane Cosmetics. The event raised more than $53,000 for the center’s programs and services.

White House Project, creator of the “Take Our Daughters to Work” and President Emerita of the Ms. Foundation for Women. Wilson is a prolific author, has been the recipient of many awards and has appeared frequently on National Public Radio, the BBC, MSNBC, Lifetime, CNN and FOX. Admission is free. Refreshments. All are invited to the talk and to the ROA regular meeting at 12:30 p.m. 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. For information: 516-773-6667.

Israelfest Town of North Hempstead Council Members Lee Seeman and Peter Zuckerman and Town Clerk Wayne Wink attended IsraelFest at North Hempstead Beach Park on May 15. The festival, hosted by Sid Jacobson JCC and UJA Federation of NY, was a celebration to mark the 68th Anniversary of Israel’s Independence. Fromleft: Seeman, Wink, Nadav Eylon, director of Center for Israel at Sid Jacobson JCC, David Black, executive director Sid Jacobson JCC and Zuckerman.

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Friedlander Upstander Award

At the Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center of Nassau County’s annual Tolerance Benefit, three Long Island students were awarded the Friedlander Upstander Award for acting as Upstanders against bullying or intolerance. Pictured are: (top row, from left) Lt. Matthew O’Malley, Suffolk County Police Department; Steven Markowitz, Chairman of the Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center of Nassau County; Tracy Garrison-Feinberg, Director of the Claire Friedlander Education Institute; Det. Lt. Jevier Espinosa, Nassau County Police Department; Peter J. Klein, Claire Friedlander Family Foundation; (bottom row, from left) Recipients of the Friedlander Upstander Award – Justin Houston of Melville, Michael Gadinis of Syosset, and Kyle Persaud of Miller Place. The Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County (HMTC) annually honors middle school, high school and college students on Long Island who confront intolerance, prejudice or other forms of social injustice. The Friedlander Upstander Award, presented by HMTC and the Claire Friedlander Family Foundation, in conjunction with the Nassau and Suffolk County Police Departments, is awarded to Nassau and Suffolk middle and high school students who have acted as Upstanders against bullying or intolerance in any of its forms.

Author to discuss bay’s history Author Marilyn Weigold will speak on “Peconic Bay: Four Centuries of History on Long Island’s North and South Forks,” on Sunday, June 12. The illustrated program at the meeting of the Nassau County Historical Society is held at the Community Church of East Williston, located at 45 East Williston Avenue, on the NW corner of Roslyn Road and Route 25B/Hillside Avenue. Dr. Weigold teaches at Pace University and is also the author of “Long Island Sound: A History of its People, Places, and Environment” and other books on Long Island and Westchester history. Her talk examines the evolution of the East End, including its social, economic, and environmental history. It includes colorful characters of yesterday and current challenges facing what has been called “one of the last great places.” Richard Barons, Executive Director of the East Hampton Historical Society, has called Professor Weigold’s Peconic Bay book “an engrossing collage of folklore and facts that tells an episodic history of Long Island’s eastern forks.” He adds that she “has successfully created an impressionistic storytelling approach to our regional history.” The program on Sunday, June 12 at 2 pm is free and open to the public. Light refreshments follow the presentation and books will be available for purchase and signing. Additional information is on the Society’s website, www. NassauCountyHistoricalSociety.org or phone 538-7679.

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Barwick Recent Real Estate 24 Street, Floral Sales in New Hyde Park Park New Hyde Park Real Estate Market Conditions Median sales price $550,000 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

Sold Price: $490,000 Date: 02/10/2016 3 beds, 1 Full/1 Half baths Style: Colonial # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 40x118 Schools: Floral ParkBellerose Total Taxes: $9,295 MLS# 2804013

29 Tenafly Drive, New Hyde Park Sold Price: $700,000 Date: 01/30/2016 5 beds, 3 Full baths Style: Exp Cape # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 50x100 Schools: Herricks Total Taxes: $16,945 MLS# 2766961

24 Maple Lane, New Hyde Park Sold Price: $659,000 Date: 02/19/2016 3 beds, 1 Full/1 Half baths Style: Cape # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 62x118 Schools: Great Neck Total Taxes: $8,123 MLS# 2791304

41 Shelbourne Lane, Manhasset Hills Sold Price: $730,000 Date: 02/03/2016 4 beds, 2 Full/1 Half baths Style: Split # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 73x115 Schools: Herricks Total Taxes: $15,425 MLS# 2813655

Editor’s note: Homes shown here were recently sold in New Hyde Park by a variety of real estate agencies. The information about the homes and the photos were obtained through the Multiple Listing Services of Long Island. The homes are presented based solely on the fact that they were recently sold in New Hyde Park and are believed by Blank Slate Media to be of interest to our readers.

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How to choose a real estate attorney Lately, I have had numerous calls from my senior crowd, about how one might choose an attorney to represent them, whether one is a seller or purchaser of a home, condo, Homeowner Association)and coop. It is extremely important to know several things about the person you will be choosing: 1. How long have they have been practicing real estate law (choose someone who does this full time, and knows the ins and outs of these types of sales). I have seen several times in the past, people using their family attorneys, who really never practiced real estate law and some issues arose, which caused deals to either radically slow down or not finish) 2. Ask for 3-5 referrals of people they have represented over the number of years they have practiced, oldest to most recent. 3. If you still have friends in the area, you can always ask them for a referral (but I would still ask pertinent questions to

your satisfaction, to make sure that you feel comfortable ( your friends might light chocolate and you might like vanilla) different strokes for different folks, as they say! 4. If selling or purchasing a coop, condo or HOA, do they have expertise in that type of transaction. 5. How do they communicate by phone or email or both. (I am doing a deal at the moment, where the attorney has yet to call me, because he appears to only work by email, which for some may work, but I still think a phone call or 2 should be mandatory to the agents involved in the sale) 6. Ask about what they charge and what is included from the beginning to the end (some attorneys will charge $695-2500 (New York City attorneys are at the higher end due to higher costs), but one might ask if they are providing a complete service(from soup to nuts) and how will they communicate; how fast do they return your

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call, will there be any extras, etc My old adage is, â€œCheap is Expensive and Expensive (or fairly priced) is Cheap!â€? 7. If it is an estate sale, an approved short sale(value is less than your mortgage). a property with more than two owners or any complicated situation, explain this to the attorney, to find out if there is any extra cost up and above their standard fee. Also, if there is a sit down contract (which in some instances I

truly suggest and recommend in the current hot market) or how far will they travel for a closing without extra costs involved? 8. Ask, if he or she has any plans on vacations at the time of the closing, then, who will be representing you? 9. Begin your search when you truly decide about selling or purchasing, so you will have legal counsel to discuss any issues that may come up. 10. Make sure you have the attorney send you an email with

his charges and specific items that will be covered from start to finish; no one likes surprises. Philp 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 or see what your home is worth or homes that have sold in your area, go to www.Li-RealEstate.Com

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County takes steps to combat Zika With the 2016 Mosquito Season underway, Nassau County officials this week announced Nassau County’s Zika Action, Mosquito Trapping and Surveillance Plan. The county Department of Health has begun trapping and collecting mosquitoes at 42 sites to prevent the spread of diseases such as encephalitis, and West Nile and Zika viruses. The Department of Public Works is prepared to treat thousands of street basins, sumps, ponds and hundreds of miles of fresh water streams for mosquitoes as well as aerial applications of larvicide in south shore salt marshes, county officials said. “Nassau County has an award winning comprehensive mosquito surveillance and control plan to protect our residents from diseases,” Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano said. “With the spread of the Zika virus overseas, I urge residents travelling to take precautions. I once again ask homeowners to eliminate any potential mosquito breeding sites around their property, and to report any concerns of standing water to the Nassau County Department of Public Works.” The county Department of Health conducts mosquito surveillance, which includes the trapping and collection of adult mosquitoes at 42 sites throughout Nassau County. Additional surveillance activities include: identifying species; determining population distribution and abundance; separating and sending selected mosquitoes for viral testing; and thoroughly investigating all cases of suspect or confirmed encephalitis, West Nile and Zika viruses to determine the source of infection. “Nassau County continues to advise residents to heed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s travel alert, ad-

From left: Craig Craft, county commissioner of Emergency Management; Dr. Brinda Doraiswamy, director of Infectious Diseases at Nassau University Medical Center; Dr. Victor Politi, president & CEO of Nassau University Medical Center; Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano; Donna Ceravolo, executive director and CEO Girl Scouts of Nassau County; Dr. Lawrence Eisenstein, county health commissioner; and Anthony Falco, mosquito control supervisor for County Public Works vising pregnant women to avoid travel to countries where there is known transmission of Zika virus,” Health Commissioner Lawrence Eisenstein said. “The CDC recommends that males who have traveled to or live in areas with active Zika virus transmission and are sexual partners of pregnant women, abstain from sex or consistently and correctly use latex condoms for the duration of the pregnancy,” Eisenstein said. The CDC maintains a map of countries that have past or present Zika virus transmission at www.cdc.gov/zika/geo/ index.html. The symptoms of Zika virus are generally mild but may include, fever, rash, joint pain, or conjunctivitis. Symptoms typically begin two to seven days after a bite from an infected mosquito. There is no vaccine or specific medicine to treat Zika virus infections. Zika

virus is primarily transmitted by certain species of infected Aedes mosquitoes. Aedes Aegypti, the more efficient transmitter for humans, is not found in New York State. However, Aedes Albopictus, also known as the Asian tiger mosquito, is a possible transmitter of Zika virus, and is present in Nassau County during mosquito season. Mosquitoes can easily and rapidly increase their population. It is important that residents take measures to eliminate breeding grounds and stop the cycle before it begins. Here are some steps residents can take to eliminate mosquitoes: · Eliminate standing water from containers such as flowerpot saucers, watering cans, buckets, old tires, recycling bins, and gutters. · Store children’s toys indoors or in

a manner that prevents water accumulation. · Change the water and clean bird baths. · Empty water that collects in folds of tarps used to cover woodpiles, boats, pools, lawn furniture, etc. · Clear leaves and debris to allow water to flow freely from drainage ditches and roof gutters. · Filter ornamental ponds using a circulation pump or stock the pond with fish. · Drain or fill-in puddles and areas of your yard that remain wet and soggy for more than a week. · Maintain lawns groomed to prevent overgrowth. · Wear shoes and socks, long pants and a long-sleeved shirt when outdoors for long periods of time, or when mosquitoes are more active. · Use Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-registered insect repellents with one of the following active ingredients: DEET, picaridin, IR3535, oil of lemon eucalyptus, or para-menthane-diol. Choosing an EPA-registered repellent ensures the EPA has evaluated the product for effectiveness. When used as directed, EPAregistered insect repellents are proven safe and effective, even for pregnant and breast-feeding women. · Check window or door screens and repair as needed to ensure that mosquitoes cannot enter. For travel advisory and more information on Zika virus and the Aedes Albopictus visit www.cdc.gov/zika. For complaints concerning mosquitoes or standing water, contact the Nassau County Department of Public Works at (516) 571-6900. For questions regarding mosquito surveillance, contact the Nassau County Department of Health at (516) 572-1211.

Mangano honored at Northwell Veterans lunch CEO Michael Dowling took a moment during Northwell Health’s Annual Veterans Luncheon Ceremony today to honor Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano with an award for his partnership and support on services for veterans. The Mangano administration has partnered with Northwell Health on initiatives that helped hundreds of hometown heroes and active duty military find career opportunities. The Nassau County Veterans Service Agency has also assisted thousands of veterans with obtaining benefits to which they are entitled. “I thank Northwell Health for their continued leadership and commitment to our veterans and active duty military,” Mangano said. “My administration is

proud to assist those who served in the United States Armed Forces and I urge all those in need of assistance to contact the Nassau County Veterans Service Agency.” The luncheon, which honors past and current members of the military, was held at the new headquarters of Northwell Health’s Office of Military and Veterans Liaison Services, located at 2000 Marcus Avenue in Lake Success. In October 2015, Mangano partnered with Northwell Health to host a free Barracks to Business program at the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola. The program provided assistance in translating the invaluable military skills earned as a veteran into civilian work experi-

administration has partnered with Northwell Health to host an Annual Active Duty Military Holiday Party. This year’s Memorial Day Luncheon Ceremony featured keynote speaker Kevin Lacz — a former Navy SEAL sniper, breacher, and combat medic, who served two platoons in Iraq with real-life “American Sniper” Chris Kyle. Kevin starred as himself in the Academy Award nominated film “American Sniper”. For more information on Veteran Service Agency programs, veterans may visit the Nassau From left: Northwell Health CEO Michael Dowling and Nassau County Veterans Service Agency County Executive Edward P. Mangano. at 2201 Hempstead Turnpike, Building Q, in East Meadow or ence and focused on resume de- tions at Northwell Health and can call (516)-572-6565. velopment and interview skills. 238 veterans have since been If transportation is needed, Veterans were also given the hired by the health system. veterans may call (516) 572opportunity to apply for posiAdditionally, the Mangano 6526.

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Mangano open to talks on 6th precinct Continued from Page 10 on this issue as he takes another look at the this failed consolidation plan.” Mangano’s spokesman, Brian Nevin, said there are no current plans to bring back the 6th Precinct but the administration would discuss the issue if the three police unions are willing to lift the minimum manning requirement in relation to administrative jobs. The 2012 planned merger of eight precincts into four consolidated the 6th into the 3rd Precinct. The remaining buildings after the merger were converted to lightly staffed policing centers and the action was supposed to save the county $20 million annually, officials said at the time. Nassau County Legislator Ellen Birnbaum said she doesn’t believe there have been real savings for taxpayers. “This past December I met with Acting Police Commissioner Krumpter to voice my dissatisfaction with the merged 3rd and 6th precincts,” she said. “I, along with many other elected officials, have questioned the cost savings in the police precinct consolidation plan that was enacted in 2012 by County Executive Mangano.” Richard Bentley, president of the Council of Greater Manhasset Civic Associations, said he believes the merging of the Third and Sixth Precincts “has proven to be ineffective.” “Promised savings have never ma-

terialized and residents are left with a current merged precinct that is far too large to provide effective levels of police protection and enforcement,” Bentley said. “While we thank the men and women of our Nassau police force for doing their finest job every day, and all give thanks that Nassau’s more serious crime stats are down, the merger has left too few resources stretched far too thin to battle quality of life issues our communities face every day. The merged precinct stretches from the Queens border to Glen Head and south to East Meadow.’’ He added, “Many residents chose to call Nassau their home because of its historical better quality of life and policing quality of life issues remains a primary responsibility of our Nassau County government, and we have raised the awareness of our County Executive and Legislature in both political parties and we await their timely action.” A concerted effort to return the 6th Precinct to its former status began with a letter by the Council of Greater Manhasset Civic Associations to Mangano and Krumpter earlier this year. Although crime in the area of the 6th precinct is down 12 percent since 2011, recent countywide increases in residential burglaries and robberies have frightened some residents, officials said. “Quality of life issues are not receiving the same attention as they had before the merger,” Birnbaum said.

Krumpter said it would cost $5 million a year to pay 25 officers in administrative roles to reopen the 6th precinct. “I am hopeful that the County Executive has understood our concerns and is taking the first steps toward reopening the 6th Precinct,” Birnbaum said. “I am asking Acting Commissioner Krumpter to take a hard look at the budget and figure out how to fully staff the precinct so that

it can once again be fully operational. Public safety should be our highest priority here in Nassau County.” “It’s a falsehood to give anyone the impression that Nassau County’s going to be a safer place because you have an extra ten people behind a desk doing a job that can be done anywhere throughout this county,” Nevin said.

Herricks eyes growth of language program Continued from Page 3 Forty participants from 12 language courses stated in a survey the various reasons for participating in a world language. Responses included being able to communicate with non-English speaking parents and grandparents, the desire to speak fluently in another language, and following peers who were taking on a language during middle school and high school. One student said he felt he had progressed when at times he finds himself “thinking in French.” In other business, Herricks High

School students took home eight out of the 15 History Day awards, the most ever awarded at the state-sponsored competition to any one high school district, school officials said. “It was a tremendous day for our students,” school Superintendent Fino Celano said. Herricks Middle School students received first, second and fourth place in their year-long project results, and will be sending student projects to represent New York at the national competition to be held at The University of Maryland in June.

Music teacher finds home in New Hyde Park Continued from Page 1 But on Saturday mornings, Kukadia’s group practice sessions are filled with Indian students and those of other races who want to explore the tabla’s complex rhythms and connect with another culture, she said. “It’s beneficial all around to create cross-cultural exchange,” Kukadia said. “It makes the world a little bit smaller, and giving non-Indian audiences a taste of Indian music, Indian dance, Indian language, all those things ... it gives them the awareness that this community exists, just next door.” Kukadia, a native of the Albany area, went to India in 1996 in search of a master of the tabla, a set of two drums traditionally played by men. When she met Pandit Divyang Vakil, her “guruji,” or “respected teacher,” she said it was “the first day of the rest of my life.” She spent four years in India with him, learning the tabla through traditional oral methods, and later helped him start the Taalim School for Indian Music in 2002, she said. The school also operates in New York City, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

Kukadia now teaches students from age 5 to 75, she said. She is a “student-centered” teacher who can engage beginners without boring more advanced students, said Richard Moscatelli, 50. “You can hear the excitement in her voice and see the glint in her eye, so you know she has the passion for it,” said Moscatelli, a Centereach resident who’s taken Kukadia’s classes since January. Kukadia came to New Hyde Park seven years ago because she has family in the area and many of her students lived on Long Island, she said. The location gives her easy access to students who live further east and to New York City, where she often gives concerts and workshops, she said. There is a high demand for Indian classical music in the area, Kukadia said, and her classes are in good company — there are five Hindu temples several Indian and South Asian businesses nearby, she said. She also teaches classes with the Young Indian Cultural Group at the Herricks Community Center. “It’s just kind of the best of both worlds,” she said. “I can have my suburban students come, parents come, build great

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Sejal Kukadia plays the tabla in her North New Hyde Park home, where she teaches lessons on the centuries-old Indian drums. relationships, but I can also head right into the city and take advantage of the diverse cultural, musical benefits of that as well.” Aside from white people, Indian people are New Hyde Park’s largest single ethnic group, accounting for 19.4 percent of the population in the village and unincorporated areas as of 2014, U.S. Census Bureau data shows. That number grew from 16.7 percent in 2011.

“Name an ethnicity and it’s there in Nassau County,” said Moscatelli, who teaches mathematics at Nassau Community College. “It’s in my calculus class.” About 70 percent of Kukadia’s students are Indian and most are men, she said, but more non-Indian people and girls have started classes in recent years. One of her most advanced

students is 19-year-old Deepa Paulus, whom Kukadia has taught for about eight years. While she only knows about 10 women worldwide who play tabla professionally, Kukadia said there is a growing number of girls and women learning the instrument in India and in the U.S. The Taalim School has two women teaching tabla. Kukadia said her visibility as a tabla player and teacher helps encourage more girls to take up the instrument. “A lot of my students are young girls,” she said. “It helps that the teacher, myself, is a woman, so it’s attracting more and more females.” The tabla’s complex rhythms attract many non-Indian musicians to Kukadia’s classes, she said. Playing the tabla is a cultural experience that’s valuable to living in a diverse society and keeps musicians on their toes, said Moscatelli, a lifelong drummer who spent a year learning to play tabla rhythms on his jazz drum set. “It opens your mind,” he said. “It makes you not feel stale in your playing.”

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The annual Jones Beach Air Show, held May 28 at Jones Beach State Park, featured the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, Canadian Air Force Snowbirds, Breitling Jet Team, GEICO Skytypers and U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team. Heritage flights of an F16, F35 and a World War II-era P51 were also part of the show.

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Anthony Masia - 631-612-7152

CALL OLYMPIA CLEANING

Owner/Operator • Dependable • Professional Detailer

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cleaning

CLEANOUTS MOVING clean outsAND & moving

STRONG ARM CLEANING Residential and Commercial Cleaning Specialist • Post construction clean ups • Stripping, waxing floors • Move Ins and Move Outs

RUTH

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Free estimates / Bonded Insured

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Family Business for over 40 years

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Buying and Selling over 40 Years / Member New England Appraisers Association

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clean outs & moving

CARPENTRY carpentry

home improvement

SUPER CLEAN

SWEENEY CUSTOM CARPENTRY

One Stop For All Your Home Improvement Needs

Hourly Rates Residential • Grout cleaning • Move in and out Adam

and PAINTING

Renovations Custom Closets Sheetrock Repairs Interior/Exterior

New Doors New Windows New Moldings Free Estimates

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Basement, Bathroom & Kitchen Remodeling, Carpentry, Crown Molding, Closets, Doors, Sheetrock, Painting, Dry Wall, Repairs, Spackling & Wall Paper Removal & Installation. Decks - Power Washed, Stained & Built

GEM - BASEMENT DOCTOR www.Gem-Home.com

516-623-9822

Lic. Nas. H3803000000

home improvement

junk removal

DEVLIN BUILDERS

Elegant Touch Remodeling

COMPLETE JUNK REMOVAL/DEMOLITION

Since 1979

We do all types of improvements including HANDYMAN REPAIRS No job too small

Bob Devlin @

“Quality Construction with a Personal Touch” Deal direct with owner - Serving li over 25 years

• • • •

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home improvement

Homeheating Heating oil Oil home

Insured, License # H18C730000

LAMPS FIXED $ 65 In Home Service Handy Howard 646-996-7628

Licence #H18H2680000

Sage Oil

516 485-3900 Quality Oil at a Great Price Since 1960

No Fee For Visa/MC/Discovery or Debit Cards

• We haul anything & everything • Entire contents of home and/or office • We clean it up and take it away Residential - Commercial Bonded Insured / Free Estimates

STRONG ARM CONTRACTING, INC.

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buyer’s guide ▼ landscaping

limousine service Limousine Service

Dream-Tyme Limousine Inc. 516-735-1138

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MOVING SERVICE moving

lawn sprinklers

ADVERTISE HERE

Serving the community for over 40 yrs

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MOVERS

One Piece to a Household/ Household Rearranging FREE ESTIMATES

ADVERTISE HERE

Owner Supervised

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moving

resd/Comm cleaning

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• Residential • Commercial • Piano & Organ Experts • Boxes Available

516-741-2657

Est. 1977

• Slate, Tile, Flat Roofs • Asphalt and Wood Shingle Roofs • Gutters & Leaders Cleaned/Replaced • Professional New Roof Installation Free Estimates Expert Leak Repairs

Residential and Commercial Cleaning Specialist • Post construction clean ups • Stripping, waxing floors • Move ins and move outs

Long Island and New York State Specialists

114 Jericho Tpke. Mineola, NY 11501

GRACE ROOFING

STRONG ARM CLEANING

MOVING & STORAGE INC.

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roofing

Free estimates / Bonded Insured

Lic./Ins. • Local References RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL

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painting, powerwashing PAINTING/POWER WASHING

SWEENEY PAINTING and CARPENTRY

Interior B. Moore Paints Dustless Vac System Renovations

Exterior Power Washing Rotted Wood Fixed Staining

516-884-4016 Lic# H0454870000

powerwashing

Power Washing Sale Get Ready for Summer

Powerwashing can make it look new again wherever there is moss, dirt, air pollution! • decks • patios • outdoor furniture • siding • roofs HAVE EVERYTHING CLEANED!

Lic./Ins. • In business over 30 years / TRAINED CREW

GRACE 516-753-0268 graceroofing.com

PAINTING/POWER WASHING painting

est. 1978

Interior and Exterior • Plaster/Spackle Light Carpentry • Decorative Moldings Power Washing www.MpaintingCo.com

ADVERTISE HERE 516.307.1045 CUSTOM WINDOW TREATMENTS window treatments

ISLAND WIDE

HUGE SAVINGS on WINDOW TREATMENTS

PRESSURE WASHING

“I will call you back & always follow up with you”

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PRESSURE washing WASHING pressure

• House Washing • Decks • Fences • Patios • Driveways • Sidewalks

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PAINTING & WALLPAPER

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•Plantation Shutters •Pleated Shades •Wood Blinds, •Custom Drapery •Expert Installation Call Pat

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Free Consultation

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buyer’s guide ▼ tree service

OLD VILLAGE TREE SERVICE 24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE Owner Operated Since 1989 Licensed & Insured

FREE ESTIMATES

Member L.I. Arborist Assoc.

516-466-9220 tree service

Community Meetings Village of East Hills Architectural Review Board Meeting Monday, June 6 @ 8:00 p.m. Village Hall, 209 Harbor Hill Road, East Hills (516) 621-5600

Village of Munsey Park Board of Trustees Meeting Wednesday, June 8 @ 7:30 p.m. Village Hall, 1777 Northern Boulevard, Manhasset (516) 365-7790

Village of Floral Park Board of Trustees Meeting Tuesday, June 7 @ 8:00 p.m. Village Hall, 1 Floral Boulevard, Floral Park (516) 326-6300

Village of Munsey Park Building Advisory Committee Meeting Wednesday, June 8 @ 7:30 p.m. Village Hall, 1777 Northern Boulevard, Manhasset (516) 365-7790

Village of Floral Park Board of Zoning and Appeals Meeting Wednesday, June 8 @ 8:00 p.m. Village Hall, 1 Floral Boulevard, Floral Park (516) 326-6300

Village of New Hyde Park Board of Zoning and Appeals Meeting Wednesday, June 8 @ 7:30 p.m. Village Hall, 1420 Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park (516) 354-0022

Floral Park Library Board of Trustees Meeting Wednesday, June 8 @ 7:30 p.m. 17 Caroline Place, Floral Park (516) 326-6330

North Hempstead Town Board/ Solid Waste Management Authority Capital Plan Working Session Tuesday, May 7 @ 7:30 p.m. North Hempstead Town Hall 220 Plandome Road, Manhasset (516) 869-6311

Village of Flower Hill Board of Trustees Meeting Monday, June 6 @ 7:30 p.m. Village Hall, 1 Bonnie Heights Road, Manhasset (516) 627-5000 Village of Flower Hill Board of Zoning and Appeals Meeting Wednesday, June 8 @ 7:30 p.m. Village Hall, 1 Bonnie Heights Road, Manhasset (516) 627-5000 Village of Great Neck Board of Trustees Meeting Tuesday, June 7 @ 7:30 p.m. Village Hall, 61 Baker Hill Road, Great Neck (516) 482-0019 Village of Great Neck Plaza Board of Zoning and Appeals Wednesday, June 8 @ 8:00 p.m. Village Hall, 2 Gussack Plaza, Great Neck (516) 482-4500 Great Neck Water Pollution Control District Board of Commissioners Meeting Thursday, June 9 @ 8:30 a.m. District Office, 236 East Shore Road, Great Neck (516) 482-0238 Hillside Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting Thursday, June 9 @ 7:30 p.m. 155 Lakeville Road, New Hyde Park (516) 355-7850

window repairs

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WINDOW REPAIRS & RESTORATIONS

Outdated Hardware • Skylights •Andersen Sashes • New Storm Windows • Wood Windows • Chain/Rope Repairs • Falling Windows • Fogged Panes • Mechanical Repairs • Wood Repairs

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Village of Kensington Architectural Review Board Meeting Wednesday, June 8 @ 8:00 p.m. Village Hall, 2 Nassau Drive, Great Neck (516) 482-4409 Village of Kings Point Board of Zoning and Appeals Meeting Thursday, June 9 @ 7:30 p.m. Village Hall, 32 Steppingstone Lane, Kings Point (516) 504-1000 Manhasset Civic Association Meeting Wednesday, June 8 @ 8:00 p.m. Town Hall, 220 Plandome Road, Plandome Village of Manorhaven Planning Meeting Tuesday, June 7 @ 7:00 p.m. Village Hall, 33 Manorhaven Blvd., Port Washington (516) 883-7000

Village of North Hills Architectural Review Board Meeting Tuesday, June 7 @ 7:30 p.m. Village Hall, One Shelter Rock Road, North Hills (516) 627- 3451 Village of North Hills Planning Meeting Wednesday, June 8 @ 7:30 p.m. Village Hall, One Shelter Rock Road, North Hills (516) 627- 3451 Village of Old Westbury Planning Meeting Monday, June 6 @ 8:00 p.m. Village Hall 1 Stone Hill Road, Old Westbury (516) 626-0800 Village of Plandome Board of Trustees Work Session Meeting Monday, June 6 @ 7:00 p.m. Village Hall, 65 South Drive, Plandome (516) 627-1748 Village of Plandome Heights Board of Trustees Meeting Monday, June 6 @ 7:30 p.m. Village Hall, 37 Orchard Street, Manhasset (516) 627-1136 Village of Roslyn Board of Zoning and Appeals Meeting Monday, June 6 @ 8:00 p.m. Village Hall, 1200 Old Northern Blvd, Roslyn (516) 621-1961 Village of Roslyn Harbor Board of Trustees Meeting Thursday, June 9 @ 7:00 p.m. Village Hall 500 Motts Cove Road South, Roslyn Harbor (516) 621-0368 Shelter Rock Library Board of Trustees Meeting Wednesday, June 8 @ 7:00 p.m. 165 Searingtown Road, Albertson (516) 248-7363 Meetings are held at the respective Village Halls except where noted. All meetings, dates and times are subject to change.

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Employment

Help Wanted ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE, SALES/ LICENSING: Seeking sales person with a strong work ethic and exceptional communication and organizational skills to join our sales team in generating sales revenue from new and existing clients. Port Washington based music publishing company creates and licenses background music for a wide range of clients. Background in music helpful but not necessary. Working knowledge of Mac OS and good computer skills. Base salary plus commission. Email cover letter and resume to: sarah@ omnimusic.com ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT: to Vice President, 3 days, must be experienced in QuickBooks and Word. Knowledge in AR/AP a must. Email resume to submitresumes3@ gmail.com ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT: Weekends. Daniel Gale Sotheby’s Int’l Realty, Wheatley Plaza. Phones, some computer work. Immediate. Wendy 516-626-7600 DENTAL OFFICE GARDEN CITY: Seeking Front Office Assistant to provide cheerful, superior service to our valued patients. You must be excited to learn new things. You need excellent interpersonal communication skills in order to contribute to the team and communicate calmly and reassuringly with patients. The ideal candidate thrives on organization and understands the value of supporting others. If you are enthusiastic, friendly and a quick learner, please email your resume and a cover letter detailing your applicable experience and why we should consider you a great addition to our team. Don’t wait! We have an immediate opening for the right person. Experience preferred, but we are willing to train the right person. We may not respond to all who apply. 20hrs/week and alternate Saturdays September-June. EOE.email: gcsmiledoc@gmail.com

Help Wanted 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 LEGAL: Process serving company seeking full time detail oriented individual for office assistant in Williston Park. Computer knowledge a must. Will train. Email resume to: LRadler@courtsupportinc.com 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 PERSONAL/WORK ASSISTANT to restaurant owner, part time, 1525 hours/week. Must be proficient in Excel, QuickBooks helpful. Must have clean driver’s license. 516476-2527 WAITSTAFF: part time or full time and DELIVERY PERSON with car. Port Washington. Please call 516883-4227

Situation Wanted BABYSITTING: COLLEGE STUDENT Available for babysitting full time days, flexible hours nights & weekends. 6yrs experience. Solid references. Licensed driver with car. Call 516-404-1045

HELP WANTED: (Driver/Valet) BIENER AUDI seeks responsible person for Full Time Driver/Valet position. • Clean New York State drivers license • Solid work ethic a must! • Friendly, energetic work atmosphere.

Call Steve @ (516) 829-2843 (Ext # 109) or email: sgarrett@biener.com

Situation Wanted Situation Wanted CLEANING SERVICE AVAILABLE: Houses, Apartments, Offices. Experienced, excellent references. Reasonable Prices. Reliable & Dependable. Free Estimates. Call Samia 516-737-2262 CNA CERTIFIED EXPERIENCED over 10 years in both nursing homes and private cases. Highly recommended with excellent references. Responsible for, but not limited to performing the following: feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, moving patients and changing linens. Please feel free to contact with serious inquiries only: Call 862-2410883 COMPANION AVAILABLE Available Full Time Looking for someone to take care of your elderly parents in the comfort of your own home for peace and tranquility? 18 yrs. experience, references, driver w/ reliable vehicle. Please call 516-410-1892 or 516-270-0888 ELDER CARE AVAILABLE Woman from Ukraine is seeking position for full time or part time. Experienced & references available. Please call Olha 516-547-8882 ENERGETIC RETIREE with positive attitude seeking to exercise his brain 3-5 hours/day, 3-4 days/week. 45 years of executive sales and import experience. Previous business owner. Last 20yrs. in pet supplies, men’s ladies, children’s prior. Salary commensurate with responsibilities. Frankly, working wife fed up with me being at home! Please call Tom 516-672-3844 or email ECHOPETMAN@aol.com EXPERIENCED NURSING AIDE seeking position to take care of elderly. Evenings or weekends. Own car and good references. Please 917-796-5917 EXPERIENCED POLISH HOUSE CLEANER Good references. Very honest, reliable, responsible and hard working. Own transportation. English speaking. Flexible days/ hours. I will do a good job. Please call 516-589-5640 HOME HEALTH AIDE / ELDER CARE Loving reliable woman seeking FT position to take care of your loved one. Experienced with ALS, dementia, diabetes, etc. Great referenceshighly recommended. Licensed driver. Call 646-575-8217

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MOTHER’S HELPER/BABYSITTER GCHS Honors Student, certified in First Aid/CPR/AED, Sun & Surf member, looking for mother’s helper or babysitting job 2-3 days a week in July & August. Experienced. Great with kids and very responsible. Email: GCHSsitter@gmail.com NANCY’S CLEANING SERVICE Let me do the work for you! Homes, apartments and offices! Vacuuming, mopping, sweeping, organizing, etc. Professional appearance Excellent references English speaking Own transportation Free estimates! Call or text Nancy 516-469-5517. Email: nancybenitez023@gmail.com SUMMER CHILD CARE: Third year college student, majoring in Education is available for Childcare this summerJune, July & most of August. Licensed driver w/ own car. Call Nicolette 516-510-3854

Career Training HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR ENTRY LEVEL Get trained, get certified, get hired! Bulldozers, Backhoes & Excavators. Immediate lifetime job placement. VA benefits. Nation Average $18.00-$22.00 1-866-362-6497

announcements

Events How to win constitutionalists and influence politicians. Have you ever supported a politician who disappointed you after being elected? Limit overnment to it’s proper role of protecting our God given rights. Thursday, June 9, 2016 from 7pm9pm. Park City Diner, 101 Herricks Rd, Garden City Park, NY 11040. RSVP Chris 917-693-0819. Bring a friend! You’ll both get a FREE gift! The John Birch Society. jbs.org

marketplace BABY GRAND PIANO, BLACK: With electric music system attached for accompaniment. Excellent condition. $1000. 516-647-5935 CHERRY DINING ROOM SET:New. Table with beautiful wood grain in-lay design & 6 matching chairs. Lighted china cabinet with nickel hardware, including 4 storage drawers. Asking $1,600 Call Pat 917-880-2952

COMPANION & HHA WANTED

516 328-7126 Agency seeks experienced workers who love working with the elderly. P/T and F/T hours Drivers preferred

marketplace GARAGE SALE GARDEN CITY SATURDAY JUNE 4 9am-4pm 14 Huntington Rd Furniture, tools, many household items, china, dishes, toys, something for everyone! GARAGE SALE GARDEN CITY EAGLE SCOUT FUNDRAISER Saturday June 11 9am to 2pm 40 Yale Street. Books, bikes, clothes, toys, housewares, sports equipment, etc. Run by Troop 55 Rain Date Saturday July 9th KILL BED BUGS & THEIR EGGS Buy Harris Bed Bug Killers/ KIT Complete Treatment System. Available at hardware stores, Home Depot, homedepot.com

Wanted to Buy ABE BUYS ANTIQUES: Silver, paintings, rugs and all contents. All Cash! 917-817-3928 CASH FOR DIABETIC TEST STRIPS Up to $35 /Box! Sealed and Unexpired. Payment made SAME DAY. Highest prices paid! Call JENNI today! 800-413-3479 www. cashforyourteststrips.com LOOKING TO BUY! Oriental items, clothing, art, old & modern furniture, estates, jewelry, silver, glassware, dishes, old photos, coins & stamps, flatware. Call George 718-386-1104 or 917-775-3048 TOP CASH PAID: JEWELRY, Furniture, Art, etc. Please call 718598-3045 or 516-270-2128. www. iBuyAntiquesNYC.com

Tag Sale 11th ANNUAL FLEA MARKET Saturday, June 4, 9am3pm Sponsored by: GARDEN CITY HISTORICAL SOCIETY 109 Eleventh St (on the grounds of the museum) Vendors will sell antique furniture, household items, jewelry & more! Admission is free. Lunch available. A.T. STEWART EXCHANGE CONSIGNMENT SHOP (rear of museum) open all day. Proceeds benefit Garden City Historical Society. 516-746-8900 gardencityhistoricalsociety.org

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▼ marketplace, real estate Yard Sale GARDEN CITY MULTI FAMILY YARD SALE Saturday June 11 9am to 3pm Clinton Rd (south of Stewart Avesee signs) Kitchenware, small appliances, Christmas, Pitchers, Occasional furniture including new bed. Artwork, jewelry, garden items, costume jewelry and much more! ROSLYN HEIGHTS: Saturday, June 4th from 10am-5pm. 126 Willow Street. Come join us! Exercise equipment, books, cookware, housewares, garden tools, cabinets, stereos, printers, jewelry, good stuff!

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 516775-4256

PROFESSIONAL DOG TRAINING Doggie Day Care Boarding Dog Walking Mobile Socialization Program Backyard Clean-up GC Resident 516-382-5553

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ FOR CARS $ $ $ $ HIGHEST $ $ PRICE $ $ $ PAID! $ $ $ $ $ FREE QUOTES $ $ $ CALL: $ $ $ 516-379-4100 $ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

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automotive

Auto For Sale 2012 HONDA CIVIC (WHITE) 58,000 miles, excellent condition. Loaded with extras. Comes with transferrable Honda care warranty until 5/2019 or 80,000 miles. Black katskin leather interior, alloy wheels, brand new front tires, synthetic oil, Pioneer head unit with navigation & bluetooth w/cd player, upgraded speakers last year, remote starter installed, winter floor mats, body side moldings, tinted rear windows, mud flaps. One family ownership. All service records available. Must see!! $11,500 neg. Call 516-5513019 AUDI A4 2006: Original owner, excellent condition, 75,000 miles, new tires, $7500. Please call 516627-6504

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 31-612-7152

Autos Wanted DONATE YOUR CAR to Wheels For Wishes, benefitting Make-aWish. We offer free towing and your donation is 100% tax deductible. Call 631-317-2014 Today!

real estate for rent FLORAL PARK VILLAGE: Large 1st floor, 1 BR located in small Garden Apartment Complex. Includes 1 garage parking space. Walk to LIRR & shops. $1,675. Heat & Water included. 2nd floor, 2 BR, 1 Bath, Washer/Dryer, parking included. $2,000. For more information call: Rose (Ford Real Estate) 516-6557501 FRANKLIN SQUARE: Second floor, clean 2 Bedroom, 2 Full Bath, Computer Room, LR, EIK, new paint & carpets. Quiet block, heat & water included. No smoking. No pets. References required. $1,800 Call 516-554-5387

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real estate for rent GARDEN CITY SOUTH: Newly renovated studio apartment, safe neighborhood. Suitable for one. Light filled and airy. Granite Kitchen. Air conditioning. Walk to Adelphi, LIRR. Near food, laundry, all. No pets, no smoking, no party animals. $1450. Call 516-554-2008 (leave message)

GARDEN CITY Three rooms, 1 BR, new EIK, OWNER PAYING BROKER’S FEE. Immed $1,975 Large 3 rooms, 1 Bed, brand new Kitchen. Walk in shower. $2, 100 Top floor, 3 rooms, 1 BR, new Kitchen. Near shopping & LIRR. Immed. $2,600 Garden City Properties 516-746-1563 516-313-8504

Homes for Rent EAST HILLS/ROSLYN: Available June 15 thru October 15 during renovation of your home. Ranch in Country Estates. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, living room, dining room, family room, Central Air, redone kitchen, finished basement, large backyard. $6,500 month. Call 917-941-7191

Office Space GREENVALE/ROSLYN: 2 Professional offices (230-450 sf). Charming, historic commercial building. Intersection Glen Cove Rd/Northern Blvd. Deborah Singer: 516-6472296 NEW HYDE PARK 1300 Jericho Turnpike building newly renovated, lots of natural light, near LIRR. 700sf, 2nd floor, tenant controlled HVAC, includes parking. Kevin Owens 516-790-4881 WILLISTON PARK Newly renovated 1300 sf. on Ground Floor. Located in Professional Building on Hillside Ave. Parking Lot, near LIRR & parkways. Full commission paid. Tony 516-248-4080

Vacation Rental EAST QUOGUE Large 3 bedroom, 2 bath home with CAC, heated IG pool, outdoor shower, private patio, access to bay and ocean beaches. 1 hour from Garden City. See pics on www.vrbo.com/614595. Summer or monthly rental. Please call 516248-0079 or 516-732-9435

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 PARADISE ISLAND BAHAMAS; Harborside at Atlantis: 1 bedroom premium, all Atlantis amenities. Week July 23, 2016 through July 30, 2016. Owner 516-354-4699

real estate for sale

Condo/Co-Op For Sale WESTBURY: Mint 1 bedroom coop. first floor. Post House, 324 Post Avenue. $135,000. Call Lucy @ Patricia Rummel Real Estate 516317-7505

Lots for Sale CATSKILL MOUNTAIN LAKEFRONT LAND SALE! June 11th 90 minutes from NYC! 5 acres lake access $49,900. 5 acres lake front $189,900. 16 wooded tracts to be SOLD OFF! Terms available. Call 888-905-8847. Take a tour at newyorklandandlakes.com

Open House GARDEN CITY Saturday 6/4 1pm to 3pm Sunday 6/5 1pm to 3pm 116 Chester Ave Tremendous Dutch Colonial. 5 Bedrooms, 3 full Baths (all on second floor). Huge Master Suite with cathedral ceiling. Massive Kitchen/Great Room, Living Room /fireplace & banquet FDR. Close to LIRR, schools and community pool. Contact Patti Orr (ERA Caputo Realty) 516-526-5417

Out Of Town Real Estate LAUREL SPECTACULAR BEACH FRONT home overlooking Peconic Bay. Situated on 2 acres of parklike grounds. 150’ of private beach, inground pool w/ bonus kiddie pool. 4 Bedrooms, 2 Baths, Large Living Room, Dining Room & Den all with beautiful Bay views. Eat in Kitchen, jalousied porch, CAC, IGS, 2 car garage. $2,750,000. Call 516-775-4711

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home improvements

Services

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

CHILD CARE ELDER CARE HOME HEALTH AIDES AND MORE! We offer the following services: Companions, Home Health Aides/Elder Care Child Care and Housekeeping Laborers Days / Nights Live In or Live Out NO FEE TO EMPLOYERS ** EVON’S SERVICES ** Call: 516-505-5510 LEAVE IT TO JAX Blacktop Retouching, Blacktop Painting. Foundations, Sidewalks, Retaining Walls, Concrete Work, Brick Work, Stoops, Flooring, Bathrooms, Demolition. CALL JACKIE 516-244-8980 OR 516-376-9365 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

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▼ LEGALS Legal Notice ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS The Herricks Union Free School District, Town of North Hempstead, New York will receive sealed bids in the Community Center, 999 B Herricks Road, New Hyde Park, New York 11040 until 10:00 am on June 14, 2016 for Cafeteria Food, Paper and Plastics. All bidding documents may be obtained at the above address during school hours. The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all bids received and to accept any bid which it deems to be most favorable to the interest of the District. No bid shall be withdrawn pending the decision of the Board of Education. By order of the Board of Education Helen Costigan District Clerk NHP 143578 1x 5/27/2 016 #143650

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Town of North Hempstead— Board of Zoning Appeals Pursuant to the provisions of the Code of the Town of North Hempstead, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Zoning Appeals of said Town will meet at Town Hall, 220 Plandome Road, Manhasset, New York, on Wednesday, June 8, 2016, to consider any matters that may properly be heard by said Board, and will hold a public hearing on said date to consider applications and appeals. The following cases will be called at said public hearing starting at 10:00 a.m. APPEAL #20186—Zhong Zheng, variances 70-49.B, and 70-50.A to construct additions exceeding the permitted floor area, a bay window, porch and portico within a required front yard setback to a non-conforming dwelling; S/side 20 Nassau Rd., 420’ E/of Cutter Ln., Great Neck, Sec. 2, Blk. 54, Lot 66, R-C District. APPEAL #20187—Pond View Homes, variance 70-202.1(c) to construct a retaining wall exceeding the permitted height; NW/cor./of #1-52 High Ct. & Community Dr., Manhasset, Sec. 2, Blk. 347, Lot 3, RPH District. APPEAL #20176—Charles Lang, variances 70-50.A, 70-51.E, 70-208.F to maintain an enclosed porch and rear addition to a non-conforming dwelling within required front and side yard setbacks and an appeal for determination, or in the alternative variance 70-49.B to exceed the permitted floor area, W/side 18 Herbert Ave., 403.05’ N/of Main St., Port Washington, Sec. 5, Blk. G, Lot 26, R-C District. APPEAL #20188—Christopher Korsh, variances 70-30.C and 70-202.1(c) to construct additions within the required front yard setback and a retaining wall exceeding the permitted height; E/side 15 Beverly Rd., 476.42’ S/of Longview Rd., Port Washington, Sec. 5, Blk. 28, Lot 8, R-A District. APPEAL #20189—Christopher Nell, variance 70-102.C(5)(a) to construct an in-ground pool within required rear and side buffers; W/side 9 Hunting Hill Rd., 227.67’N/of Birchwood Dr., New Hyde Park, Sec. 9, Blk. 589, Lot 10, R-C District. APPEAL #20195 Eunice Austin, variance 70-100.2.A(4)(a) [5] to install fencing exceeding the permitted height; S/side 64 Ridge Dr., 337.44’ E/of Hollow Ct., Westbury, Sec. 11, Blk. 417, Lot 11, R-C District. APPEAL #20190 585 Plandome Road, LLC, appeal for

determination, or in the alternative, variance 70-229.A to maintain interior renovations for a conversion from medical office to general office not in compliance with prior BZA approval; W/side #585 Plandome Rd., 117.04’ N/of Colonial Pkwy., Manhasset, Sec. 3, Blk. 28, Lot 297, B-A District. APPEAL #20191—Centre Manhasset LLC, variances 70-196.J(1)(b) and 70-196.J(1) (f) to erect signage exceeding the permitted vertical height and height above grade; S/W /cor. #1900 Northern Blvd. & The Gate, Manhasset, Sec. 3, Blk. 220, Lot 1, B-A District. APPEAL #20192—Tory Burch, variance 70-196.J(1)(a) to erect signage exceeding the number permitted on a wall; SW/cor./of 2110 Northern Blvd., and Searingtown Road, Manhasset, Sec. 3, Blk. 183, Lot 12, B-A District. APPEAL #20193 Esther Siegel, variances, 70-51.A, 70-103.A, 70-103.B, 70-208.F & 70-229.A to convert a bagel store to a cafin a non-conforming building with insufficient side yard setbacks, number of parking spaces and parking space dimensions, and not in compliance with prior BZA approval; and an appeal for determination, or in the alternative, variances 70-44 & 70-208.G to permit the expansion of a non-conforming use; S/side #17A Lincoln Ave., 47.57’ W/of Locust Ave., Roslyn Heights, Sec. 7, Blk. 57, Lot 15, R-C District. APPEAL #20194 Starbucks NHP, variance 70-225.B(7)(a) to change the kitchen equipment in an existing coffee shop; S/W/c or. #1596 Union Tpke. & New Hyde Park Rd., New Hyde Park, Sec. 8, Blk. 117-1, Lot 1, B-A District. APPEAL #20174—Sabor Latino Restaurant, variances 70-103.A & 70-195.15.F & conditional use 70-226.B(7)(a) to maintain alterations to an existing restaurant with insufficient off-street parking and rooftop mechanical equipment not screened from view; NE/ cor. #678 Union Ave. and Monitor St., Westbury, Sec. 11, Blk. 94, Lot 226, B-A District. All interested persons should appear and will be given an opportunity to be heard at such meeting and/or hearing. DAVID MAMMINA, R.A., Chairman; Board of Zoning Appeals NHP 143580 1x 5/27/2 016 #143646

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Cosmos stellar in shutout win over Rayo OKC, 1-0 Danny Szetela’s first goal of season lifts New York to victory The New York Cosmos played their way by Rayo OKC in their 1–0 win Saturday night at Shuart Stadium to remain in contention for the NASL Spring Season title. Danny Szetela’s first goal of the season was the Cosmos’ reward for controlling the play in a match they needed to collect all three points. The Cosmos would hold 75 percent of the possession and complete three times as many passes as Rayo OKC. “I think it was an important and deserved win for us for what we put into the game,” Cosmos Head Coach Giovanni Savarese said. “I thought we had a lot of good moments in the first half and we kept on battling. They were tough and very physical but we did a lot of good things.” The Cosmos started Rubén Bover in midfield to replace the injured Niko Kranjčar. Bover played the full match and completed the most passes out of any player. Savarese said he was pleased with his midfield play throughout the match. “We trust every player,” Savarese said. “Bover, we know what he is capable of doing. He has the quality and the engine. Szetela is a little bit more stationary with some moments where he gives us good balance. I thought they worked out very well and they did the same thing last week.” The Cosmos’ midfield combined well with each other and got their wide players involved in the attack. Yohandry Orozco had three shots in 67 minutes of action, including one from 25 yards that forced a diving save from Daniel Fernandes. Sebastián Guenzatti assisted on Szetela’s goal but Fernandes stopped two of his chances to pad the Cosmos’ lead late in the second half. Guenzatti said the Cosmos attack needed to remain patient. “First half we got a little desperate because we couldn’t get in their box,” Guenzatti said. “When we came in at halftime, Gio talked to us and told us to keep our heads and calm down because the balls were going to come to us; and they did at the end.” The Cosmos completed 518 passes with 87 percent accuracy.

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Sebastián Guenzatti in action for the Cosmos against Rayo OKC. Their successful passing allowed them to dictate the tempo throughout the match. But Szetela’s goal, his first after a spring plagued by injury, was the vital breakthrough. “It feels great, especially being the winning goal,” Szetela said. “For me, goals are always important and you always want to score but it’s important that you’re on the field doing the best you can to help your team win.” The win keeps the Cosmos atop the Spring Season table with 18 points. They lead Indy Eleven and FC Edmonton by four points. Though those teams each have a game in hand on New York, the Cos-

mos can clinch the Spring Season title with a win at Fort Lauderdale next Saturday. Before that, however, is a U.S. Open Cup match Wednesday, June 1, against Jersey Express of the PDL. Savarese said he may need to balance his squad for both ties. “Right now we have to see how the guys are feeling,” Savarese said. “We have a lot of injuries and not many players available. We had 16 players in total for today so we have to see who we have available and who’s ready.” The Cosmos conclude the Spring Season next Saturday at the Fort Lauderdale Strikers.

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Mineola drops 3 in holiday tourney Over the Memorial Day weekend, the Mineola Athletic Association’s 12u travel team, the Mineola Hurricanes, sponsored by Bolla Market, kicked off their summer season by playing in the very competitive Long Island 12u Hot Stove Memorial Day Challenge Tournament. This year, 14 teams from New York City and Long Island played in the annual tournament. After winning the fall championship last year, Manager Rich Macchietto felt it was time for his team to face stiffer competition. “I knew this tournament historically had some of the best teams from Long Island and I felt our team was ready to step and meet the challenge,” the coach stated. This year’s Hurricane roster consists of Phil Macchietto, AJ Henriques, Patrick O’Gara, Patrick Solosky, Blake Bastos, Vin Othman, Tristan Dougherty, Jack Mackey, Dominic Ferreira, Conor Eakin, Kevin Pusey and Chris Marotta. Saturday, May 28 - NY Sluggers The Hurricanes faced off against the NY Sluggers from the Bronx at the Syosset Stillwell field complex. Under a blazing sun, the Hurricanes spotted the Sluggers to a 9-0 lead in the first two innings, before the Hurricanes bats came alive. Chris Marotta was “the stopper” and came in to pitch relief in the third inning and virtually shut down the Sluggers. The Hurricanes battled back and lost by a final score of 11-10. Saturday, May 28 - Bethpage Eagles After a very tough one run loss to the NY Sluggers, the Hurricanes then had to immediately travel to Bethpage’s Glynn Kenny Park for their second game of the tournament. Arriving just in time to start the game, the Hurricanes bats just could not get going. The team lost to the eventual second place winners of the tournament, the Bethpage Eagles, 9-0. Manager Rich Macchietto partially attributed the lack of offense to the logistical issue with the tournament schedule. “We had to travel from our first game to another field that was located 30 minutes away and we only had about 25 minutes to get there for the scheduled start of the game. The boys literally had to eat their lunch on the move in their parent’s cars and took the field upon arrival” explained Macchietto. “Bethpage was an excellent team and played very well against us but I think this scheduling certainly didn’t help us at all”. Sunday, May 29 - Glen Cove Bombers The Hurricanes completed their weekend tournament squaring off against the Bombers of Glen Cove at Plainview’s Borella Park. Blake Bastos got the start and pitched a terrific 6 inning com-

plete game. Unfortunately, the Bombers squeaked out the victory 5-4 with a walkoff single in the bottom of the sixth. Offensive tournament standouts were Tristan Dougherty, who was 4-for-7, drove in three RBIs, scored four runs and hit a homerun. Jack Mackay went 3-for-6 with a double and two RBIs. On the defensive side of the house, Manager Macchietto was anxious to see how some of his players responded to new field positions. “We are constantly looking to improve and as new players join our roster, we try and maximize the new players skills and place them at a position they will excel. This sometimes necessitates moving players around on the playing field” Macchietto remarked. “For example, Chris Marotta has been working real hard moving from the infield to the outfield position. In game 3 of the tournament he made two nice catches in right field in the fourth inning and the second one was in the gap over his head which he ranged back and caught it saving runs from scoring to end the inning.” Despite the tough losses of the tournament, Macchietto remained focused on the positive. “We played tough against some of the best teams on Long Island and New York City”, observed Macchietto. “In two of the games, a key hit here or there and we could have easily won those games.

My boys showed that they can compete at players and showing them they wanted this very elite level and I look forward to them on their team. I think it was a very the summer season and the Ripken Tour- classy and mature move for 12 year old boys” nament in July.” The Mineola Hurricanes 12u travel The team selects two captains to represent the team for every game and baseball team, sponsored by Bolla MarMacchietto was very impressed that the ket, is part of the Mineola Athletic Assoteam selected their two newest players, ciation’s travel baseball program. In addition to a summer and fall Patrick Solosky and Tristan Dougherty as the captains for the final game of the league schedule, the team has played in out-of-state tournaments such as “Sports tournament. “I thought that was a class act by my at the Beach” in Delaware and is entered team,” Macchietto proudly proclaimed. in the July 2016 Ripken Baseball “Blue CHERRY 1-8 Page - 05-19-16_Layout 1 5/19/16 2:46 PM Page 1 “The players that have been with me a Crab Week-Long Experience Tournawhile were welcoming my two newest ment” in Aberdeen, Md.

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