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‘New era’ in Nassau County Curran sworn in as the county’s first female, third Dem executive on Monday BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN

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Laura Curran (D-Baldwin) was sworn into her new position as county executive on Monday, as she promised to fight the culture of corruption and improve the fiscal health of Nassau County. Gov. Andrew Cuomo administered the oath.

Laura Curran became Nassau County’s first woman and third Democratic executive on a frigid New Year’s Day, marking what she said would be the beginning of a “new era” for the county while outlining anti-corruption measures and the need for smart economic growth. “To those who would cling to yesterday, who would rather see government work for the political class and not our residents, I have a message for you: those days are over,” Curran said before the dozens gathered. “Of course we’ll have our disagreements, but I truly believe there is no conflict too great for us to resolve, no problem to which we cannot find a solution.” Curran, previously a two-term county legislator and journalist, had run on the idea of ending “a culture of corruption” in Nassau County. She has voiced the need to appoint an independent inspector gen-

eral, reform the property assessment process and tackle the contracting system. Edward Mangano, a Republican, decided not to run for re-election as county executive after he was indicted on bribery charges. He has pleaded not guilty. During her inauguration speech at the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola, Curran said the county must get its “financial house in order” and “break free of NIFA,” referring to the agency overseeing the financial affairs of Nassau County, fix the assessment system to make it “fair and transparent,” and face the challenge of restoring trust in government. Additionally, Curran emphasized the importance of economic development for Nassau County’s downtowns. She said the return of the Islanders “to where they belong” – to Belmont, within Nassau County – should mark the start of new smart Continued on Page 45

Town winds up 2017 with tax rush North Hempstead’s Town Hall were lined with parked cars. Groups of residents waited in the Town Hall board room, surrounding makeshift Post-it stickers in

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hand, for their numbers to be called. They were there for one reason — to pay their taxes. A week that tax receivers usually have for the holidays was instead the busiest of the year with 9-to-5 office hours set for both Saturday and Sunday. “Everyone here seems to be handling a frustrat-

ing experience with grace and patience,” said Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth. But it could all be for naught. The Internal Revenue Service issued a statement last Wednesday saying that property taxes can only be pre-paid if that property had been assessed in 2017. Payments based on estimates or for years further in the future will

likely not be accepted. “We don’t know what the IRS is going to decide,” said Vicki DiStefano, a town spokeswoman. “It does seem that as long as it’s not a prepayment that is assumed, and is the actual assessment, it should be OK.” Under the new federal tax bill, deductions on state and loContinued on Page 45

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Hempstead gets 1st Santino scores Dem super in century $160K position Gillen sworn in; Haber receives economic post on team

Moves to county Board of Elections

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The Town of Hempstead is the largest township in the United States, and newly swornin Supervisor Laura Gillen said it should have the biggest heart, too. “Hempstead isn’t just a town, it’s a home,” Gillen said during her swearing-in ceremony Monday morning at Hofstra University. “It’s our friends, neighbors, the people we see at the supermarket and on the train platform, on the school playground and in the church parking lot. It’s the people we interact with every day. People who work hard for their money and families and deserve better.” Gillen, of Rockville Centre, won the seat in an upset victory in November against incumbent Anthony Santino, becoming the first Democrat elected to the position in a century. The last time a Democrat won, women couldn’t even vote. Now, Gillen joins a growing female, and Democratic, leadership in Nassau County. Later that day, County Executive Laura Curran was sworn in as the first woman to hold the position. Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth was elected to her third term in November and will be sworn in on Sunday. Curran and Bosworth attended Gillen’s swearing-in ceremony along with Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice and U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer. “But today isn’t really just about my victory, it’s our victory,” Gillen said. “It’s a victory for the taxpayers of our town and, on a much broader scale, it’s a victory for good government.” The Friday before her inauguration Gillen announced members of her top staff. They included Adam Haber, of East Hills, who will be executive assistant for economic development and

Outgoing Town of Hempstead Supervisor Anthony Santino stepped down Friday just two days before Supervisor-elect Laura Gillen, a Democrat, was sworn in, according to a town spokeswoman. Santino, a Republican, will be taking an administrative assistant position at the Nassau County Board of Elections that will pay $160,000, according to Newsday. Securing a new job with the town or county after defeat isn’t out of the norm, according to Lawrence Levy, executive dean of the National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University. “It’s business as usual,” Levy said. “The question is, what’s the public’s appetite for usual.” Historically, the public has tolerated this behavior, Levy said. Levy said most residents consider three questions; whether the job needs to get done, whether the person is qualified and whether the level of pay is somewhere near what it would be if it were anyone else doing it.

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Laura Gillen, seen here walking into Town Hall for former Town of Hempstead Supervisor Anthony Santino’s final meeting, was sworn in as the first Democratic supervisor the town has had in over 100 years on Monday. government efficiency. Gillen’s inauguration comes after a rocky transition period. In the last weeks of Santino’s term the Town Board voted to add a no-layoff clause to a union contract that Gillen has said handcuffs her administration. The board also approved 192 promotions, transfers and hirings. Gillen said her election was transformational not because of the party change but because of “how people think about government.” Schumer, told the crowd that it wasn’t just a great day for the town and county – but for the country, too. “What has happened here in Nassau County is the same as what’s happening all across America,” Schumer said. “We saw it in Virginia. We saw it in Alabama. The American people are rejecting the status quo in favor of elected officials who will actually represent them … for far too many Americans, the system has stopped working for them. They feel the government no longer

serves the middle class, that their leaders aren’t listening to them.” Gillen, a Town of Hempstead native, understands the needs of the middle class, Schumer said, because it’s “in her bones.” Gillen said her grandfather sailed to America from Italy in 1914, landing on Ellis Island as a 7-year-old who spoke no English. Without a college education he made his way from Brooklyn to Baldwin and took a job as a sanitation worker in the Town of Hempstead to support his family, Gillen said. Just two generations later, Gillen said, she stands before the public as town supervisor. “My grandfather came to the Town of Hempstead because he saw the tremendous opportunities and beauty the town offered, a place where he could offer his family a better way of life,” Gillen said. “And isn’t that really what we all want. What we all deserve?” The supervisor race wasn’t about left versus right, Gillen Continued on Page 53

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Town of Hempstead Supervisor Anthony Santino stepped down two days before the end of his term.

The answer to all three, Levy said, is usually yes. “Santino has been a government [official], and fairly effective government official, for a long time,” Levy said. “And the job at the Board of Elections is one that’s been in existence for a very long time and split up by law between the two parties so it is by nature a political job.” Santino’s served on the Town Board since 1993, when he won his first four-year term. He was elected supervisor in 2015 with 60 percent of the vote. In some ways Santino, who Gillen has previously said undermined the American tradition of a peaceful transition of power, answered his soon-to-be successor’s wishes. A few weeks ago Gillen held a news conference urging Santino to step down early, before the board voted on an amendment to a union contract Santino proposed that would limit the board’s ability to lay off employees. The amendment passed, and the board approved 192 promotions, transfers and hirings. Gillen said in a statement that “it’s too bad Santino didn’t resign before doling out over $4 million in taxpayer funded raises and sweetheart deals for his friends and close political associates.” “Santino continues to show his contempt for the public by sticking it to the taxpayers before rushing to get on another public payroll,” Gillen said. Hempstead Town Councilman Anthony D’Esposito, deputy supervisor, took over for his fellow Republican in the two-day interim, a Town of Hempstead spokeswoman said. Many Town of Hempstead residents weren’t pleased with Santino’s final actions. Continued on Page 45

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Ritz seeks to end mental illness stigma BY JA N E LL E C L AUS E N Ellen Ritz, the new board president of the Lake Success-based National Alliance on Mental Illness’ Queens/ Nassau chapter, said she hopes to expand programs and continue fighting the stigma that unjustly comes with mental illness in an interview with Blank Slate Media and a letter sent to NAMI supporters. Ritz’ appointment comes at a time when, she said, reports of neurobiological disorders – or mental health disorders – have been increasing nationwide, likely from a combination of more proper identification, more people willing to come forward, and an increase in stimuli from social media. “I think that it’s being identified more and I think there’s a tremendous amount more anxiety in the world,” Ritz, an East Williston resident and longtime nurse, said in an interview. People “in the old days put people in boxes,” Ritz later added. Ritz said she first became involved with NAMI in 2010 after a friend took her to a meeting. Since then, she said, she has been on the Queens/ Nassau chapter’s board for at least three years, its vice president for the last two and co-facilitated a Whole Family Support Group with her daughter. In that time, Ritz said she has been on a quest to challenge the stigma associated with mental illness and educate families. Now, as president, she hopes to expand the family support groups NAMI has, since family members are a lens through which people see themselves, and add more training for programs. “I think that people are struggling and are open to learn more,” Ritz, an East Williston resident, said in an

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Ellen Ritz received the Woman of Distinction award, presented by Ed Ra, earlier this year. interview, “but it’s huge to change stigma, so this way people will get help faster.” In addition to her involvement with NAMI, Ritz was a nurse for more than 30 years and involved in educa-

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tion for most of her life, whether it was as a substitute teacher in Manhasset or as a board member in the East Williston School District. She said this experience will help her as board president, because it has given her educational, leadership and management experience. It also allows her to see a bigger picture, she said, and work with other people. “When you have a board at NAMI, it’s the same kind of principles: that people are people,” Ritz said. Ritz has also been a treasurer with Roslyn Hadassah and a leader in Temple Beth Sholom’s Sisterhood, according to a state proclamation presented to her earlier this year by state Assemblyman Ed Ra. Ritz said she and NAMI have recently created a Co-Occurring Disorders Support Group, reached out to spiritual leaders through FaithNet, and offered several presentations. They also noted extensive lobbying efforts with legislators and politicians. NAMI has also become involved in “justice advocacy,” Ritz said, via beginning crisis intervention training for police to help them understand how to approach people with mental illness and spreading awareness about how the actions of people in jail could be linked to mental disorders. “There’s so many arms,” Ritz said, referring to the group’s advocacy and outreach. The group has also partnered with organizations like the Association for Community Living and Northwell Health System, according to the letter. “People need to understand what mental illness is and how to support people who are suffering, in a positive way,” Ritz said. Angela Babaev and Maria Ceraulo are now co-vice presidents of the board, while Linda Manzo is its secretary.

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Fantasy football unites Herricks alumni Nine friends reconnect each year for league in a tradition that first began in 2006 BY A M E L I A C A M U R AT I A group of former Herricks students has built a lifelong friendship around their love of football. Josh Blank, Brett Cantor, Dan Dallal, Dave Dallal, Mike Dallal, Jason DiSpaltro, Rob DiSpaltro, Greg Papalexis and Rohan Patel met through the Herricks school district a decade or more ago and have been locked together every fall through a fantasy football league — The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Blank, who transferred to Roslyn High School for his junior year, said the group has had a solid core of eight members with two rotating spots every fall that often go to members’ friends, but the league could be expanding to 12 next fall. “Everyone likes watching football, but this makes things that much more exciting,” Blank said. “You have individual players to root for, so it gives you a reason to watch games you wouldn’t usually have an interest in.” Members of the group, who graduated in 2010, all went off to college and returned to the New York area, and the league members make a point to see each other every year for Draft Day. “I never see these guys anymore, and I grew up with them,” Blank said. “The

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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is a group of Herricks alums who have been connected since 2006 through their fantasy football league. Pictured from left are Josh Blank, Mike Dallal, Rob DiSpaltro, Rohan Patel, Jason DiSpaltro, Brett Cantor and Dan Dallal. Women were not identified. commissioner [Cantor] used to come over in kindergarten and my mom would make us sandwiches. It keeps us all together. It’s a ton of entertainment.”

Cantor, who now lives in Brooklyn, has served as commissioner of the league and said the group is closer to a band of brothers than an ordinary friend group.

“It’s so comfortable with them,” Cantor said. “It allows you to be totally yourself. We can joke around and talk as much smack as you want and still know everyone will be friends at the end of the day no matter what.” As commissioner, Cantor approves trades and serves as the leader of the group. Cantor said he takes his position a step forward, however, making weekly recaps for the group, going over the games from the previous weekend and looking ahead to the next. In those recaps comes one of the biggest parts of fantasy football: smack talk. As with any group of 20-something men, they jokingly poke at each other throughout the season, and both Blank and Cantor said one member in particular, Jason DiSpaltro, enjoys the back-andforth banter. “I spend a good amount of time making it engaging and fun for everyone, so it adds a little more motivation to win so you don’t get memed by me,” Cantor said. While the group is considering an expansion, league members have no plans to abandon ship any time soon. “Hopefully it goes on forever,” Cantor said. “It’s already been 12 years. I’m sure it will go on at least another 12.”

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Police arrested three Floral Park men, a father and two sons, for possession of approximately $25 million worth of counterfeit designer accessories, according to the Nassau County police. The merchandise was found at three locations, the men’s Willis Avenue home, their warehouse in New Hyde Park and an undisclosed rental property, according to a police spokeswoman. Mahmood Nasir, 55, and his two sons, Ramish, 22 and Rubail, 18, were arrested last Tuesday at their Willis Avenue residence, according to police. The imitation goods were being shipped through John F. Kennedy International Airport, according to a police spokes-

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Floral Park residents Mahmood Nasir, middle, and his two sons, Ramish, left, and Rubail, right, were charged with possession of $25 million worth of counterfeit goods, according to Nassau police. woman. The products included knockoffs of luxury designers including Rolex, Burberry, Hublot, Gucci, Prada and Louis Vuitton, according to police. The arrest comes after a six-month investigation into the importation

of counterfeit accessories conducted by Nassau County detectives, Homeland Security investigators and U.S. Custom Border Protection officers, according to a police news release. Mahmood Nasir is Continued on Page 38

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Lafazan resigns from school board Newly elected county legislator reverses course after learning of charter prohibition BY A M E L I A C A M U R AT I Weeks after announcing he was seeking re-election to the Syosset Board of Education, Nassau County Legislator-elect Joshua Lafazan (D-Syosset) has resigned from the seat. Lafazan, who was to be sworn into office at Jericho High School on Thursday, originally won the seat in 2012 as a Syosset High School senior, earning him the title of the youngest elected public official in New York at 18 years old. On Sunday, however, Lafazan announced that he was “legally forced to resign” as of 11:59 p.m. on New Year’s Eve based on a clause in the Nassau County Charter which prohibits county legislators from serving in any other public office. According to the charter, “no county legislator shall hold any other public office or be an employee of the county.” “I remain steadfast in my belief that my service as a county legislator should not preclude me from serving in the office of school

cation is responsible for employing a superintendent, passing a district budget and codifying school district policies and he does not see a conflict of interest between the two positions. “Serving on the Syosset school board has been amongst the greatest honors of my life, and I’m so grateful for the voters who took a chance on an 18-year-old back in 2012,” Lafazan said. “I hope my fight over the next few months will render me legally eligible to continue to serve them for years to come.” Lafazan said he will continue to attend Syosset board meetings while living full-time in Syosset. Lafazan defeated Donald MacKenzie (R-Oyster Bay) for the county’s District 18 seat in NoPHOTO BY AMELIA CAMURATI vember with 55.9 percent of the 14,436 votes in the district. The district includes East Hills, Nassau County Legislator Joshua Lafazan (D-Syosset) resigned from the Syosset school Greenvale, Woodbury, Syosset, board last weekend. Laurel Hollow, Oyster Bay Cove, board member — an unpaid, vol- a statement. “Though I resign this The charter defines the legis- Oyster Bay, Cove Neck, Centre Isunteer position, most often held evening from the Syosset school lator position as a part-time office, land, Bayville, Mill Neck, Lattingby mothers and fathers with no board, I plan on pursuing various and legislators are allowed to be town, Locust Valley, Matinecock, the Brookvilles, Muttontown, East political backgrounds or affilia- courses of action to fight to stay on employed elsewhere. tions whatsoever,” Lafazan said in the board.” Lafazan said the Board of Edu- Norwich and Glen Head.

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Jack Schnirman was to be officially sworn in as Nassau County comptroller on Thursday, but he was already getting to work. “I talked to the entire comptroller staff this morning and set the expectations for the coming term,” he said in an interview on Tuesday. “We talked about how we’ll work together to get things done … I also held a meeting with the different division heads to check in with them and see where they’re at and get right to work.” Schnirman, a Democrat, said he wants to hit the ground running to implement the policies he campaigned on in October, as well as deal with a few unexpected issues. Schnirman has four points that he ran on during the campaign: modernize the county’s finance system, improve audits, reform the county’s contracting system and work with residents to eliminate waste. “I put out a series of priorities and the public voted for me and those priorities,” he said. “And now my job is to implement them.” He wants to implement all of them but is particularly focused on fixing the county’s contract system. He promised that residents would receive “frequent updates” on the status of his proposed points. “The contracting system in Nassau County is crying out for reform,” he said. Schnirman said the creation of an independent inspector general, which the Legislature did late last month, was a positive step. “I’m glad they created this position

and I look forward to working with whoever is appointed once they’re on board,” he said. Like County Executive Laura Curran, Schnirman made ending corruption in county government a focus of his campaign. Former County Executive Edward Mangano will appear in court in March over an alleged scheme in which he awarded restaurant magnate Harendra Singh contracts in exchange for vacations and a job for Mangano’s wife. “Folks should expect very important oversight from the comptroller office, and we’re getting right to work on it,” he said. “We’re looking at ways to reform that in the weeks to come.” According to his website, Schnirman plans to work with New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli to implement best practices for disclosure, vetting and tracking county spending when it comes to contracts. He said that the county was not doing a good job of paying contractors on time, which led to more wasteful spending. In the meantime, he will have to deal with an even more pressing issue that has come up since the election: the tax overhaul passed by Congress. The reduction of local and state tax deductions led to frustrated taxpayers and long lines last week at tax offices across Long Island. As far as Washington is concerned, Schnirman said that he had been in touch with Reps. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove) and Kathleen Rice (D-Garden City). And at the local level, Schnirman said the county could be doing more to help taxpayers who were confused by the process. “I see it as a role for the comptroller’s office to do whatever we can to provide info and assistance to residents,” he said.

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Town extends Cold War vet exemption Can receive up to 15% tax break for service between Sept. 2, 1945, and Dec. 26, 1991 BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN The North Hempstead Town Board unanimously approved a property tax exemption for Cold War veterans last month following the approval of state legislation allowing local municipalities to extend the exemption through resolutions. The Cold War veterans exemption first became law in 2007, but was going to end after 10 years. With the passage of Cold War Veterans’ Bill 6510, which was authored by state Assemblyman Anthony D’Urso (D-Great Neck), the exemption allowed villages, towns and counties to extend it indefinitely. “These brave people served our country and they deserve to get this permanent exemption,” D’Urso said at the time of the bill’s passage. Some 388 exemptions are currently being granted in the Town of North Hempstead, according to the Nassau County assessor’s office. Overall, according to Charles Berman, the town receiver of taxes, the exemption only removes a “very small amount of taxable assessed value from the tax rolls” and is unlikely to increase town, county or school tax rates. “I am proud that we are able to continue

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Assemblymembers Monica P. Wallace, Anthony D’Urso and Frank Skartados, along with Deborah Girgenti, Assemblyman D’Urso’s Albany Office Director, applaud the passage of the Cold War property tax exemption bill earlier this year. to extend this tax benefit to our residents who courageously served our country from 1945 to 1991,” Bosworth said in a statement. Cold War veterans, defined as people who served on active duty between Sept. 2, 1945, and Dec. 26, 1991, can take a maxi-

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GCP fire chief-elect kept from office BY R E B ECC A K L A R Matthew Flood, elected to be fire chief of the Garden City Park Fire Department, said he was not sworn in on Monday along with the rest of the newly elected chiefs. Flood, the former first assistant chief, said the three Garden City Park Fire and Water District commissioners are planning to hold a hearing that could result in his removal from the department. The commissioners are holding a disciplinary hearing based on Flood’s violation of a policy that limits how far out of the district members can take department vehicles, Flood said. The hearing was originally scheduled for Wednesday, but has been moved to an undecided date, Flood said. First Assistant Salju Thomas was appointed acting chief for the time being, Flood said. Flood was elected to be first assistant chief in December 2016 for the 2017 year. He was elected this past December to be sworn in as chief in January for 2018. Flood admitted that he drove the vehicle to Ohio to pick up his pet, and came right back. He said it was a “poor judgment call” on his part. The district has three commissioners, Kenneth Borchers, Christian Engel and Peter Chimenti. Efforts to reach them were unavailing. Flood was arrested in August for threatening to kill his ex-girlfriend, Angela Alday, according to court documents. He also faced criminal charges from an incident

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Matthew Flood, first assistant chief at the Garden City Park Fire Department is looking to take legal action against the three commissioners that Flood said don’t enforce their policies evenly across the board. in April, in which he yelled at Alday and her teenage daughter, broke Alday’s cellphone and punched her television, according to separate criminal complaints. Flood pleaded not guilty to a second-degree harassment charge, along with two counts of third-degree criminal mischief and one count of endangering the welfare of a child.

Judge Norman St. George released Flood without bail and issued a do-not-harass order forbidding him from threatening Alday or her daughter. Flood said he cannot comment on the details of the case, but said it is ongoing and the parties are close to settling. Flood said the commissioners told him “numerous times they wouldn’t get involved in domestic issues.” Flood said the commissioners knew he took the vehicle outside district lines in June when his ex-girlfriend posted on Facebook, but he said they waited about six months until a meeting in December to hand him a letter saying he had violated the policy and there would be a hearing. “Why didn’t you call and ask me?” Flood said he told the commissioners. Flood said the commissioners do not enforce policies evenly across the board, adding that other department members have violated the policy without facing removal. Flood, of Puerto Rican descent, said there seems to be a discrepancy between how the commissioners treat minorities and how they treat their “white friends.” Based on the commissioners’ actions, Flood said, he is in the process of filing for an Article 36 hearing, which can remove an elected official by a court ruling. Flood said he is resigned to the fact that the commissioners are not going to let him be chief, but said he is not going to let the commissioners continue to “abuse their power.” “The time of these guys trying to run rampant is gone,” Flood said.

Real estate agent opens New TV mounted office in Floral Park in NHP Village Hall BY R E B ECC A K L A R BY R E B ECC A K L A R A seasoned real estate agent is expanding his reach in Nassau County by opening a RE/MAX Family Matters office in Floral Park. “I love Nassau County,” said Paul Ruddock, licensed real estate broker and owner of the new office. “If you look at the company’s name it’s RE/MAX Family Matters, and this particular community of Nassau County it’s a lot of families that live here so I thought it’s the perfect place.” Ruddock has been in real estate for 17 years. The new RE/MAX Family Matters office is located at 271 Jericho Turnpike. After doing “mom and pop real estate” for a while, Ruddock said he wanted to work with the brand name real estate company to help both families in the community and others starting out in the industry. Ruddock said buying and selling a home is typically a family matter. “You’re buying a house for you and your family and kids, I thought it was the perfect place for me to start that new transition or that new objective that I’m trying to reach,” Ruddock said. Ruddock said that buying a home can be a stressful process. It is Family Matters’

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A new flat screen TV has been mounted in New Hyde Park’s Village Hall, Mayor Lawrence Montreuil announced at Tuesday’s board meeting. The TV will help the board make presentations to residents, Montreuil said. “Certainly it’ll come in handy in the coming budget season,” he said. The board will also notify applicants at zoning meetings and special use hearings that they can display information digitally for the audience, Montreuil said. “A lot of times folks make their presentations to the board the people in the audience can’t see what’s being presented,” he said. “This way you’ll all be able to see everything at once.” The TV can be hooked up to devices

that would allow the board to pull up certain properties being discussed on Google Earth to visualize the land, Montreuil said. Montreuil also reminded residents about the coming public hearing on the proposed Harley-Davidson dealership on Jan. 16. The meeting, which the board expects to bring in a large crowd, will be held at Marcus Christ Hall. The process has been going on for over two years. The purpose of the meeting is to determine the scope of the environmental impact the dealership would have on the surrounding community. It is the first of two scheduled public hearings. One resident at Tuesday’s meeting Continued on Page 38

Paul Ruddock opened a RE/MAX Family Matters real estate office in Floral Park. goal to “identify what each family needs and assist them to make the best decision,” he said. Each member of the real estate team works to ensure transactions go smoothly, Ruddock said. Ruddock said the new office for him is more of a “retirement entity.” One of Continued on Page 44

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New Hyde Park Mayor Lawrence Montreuil, center, said the Village Hall’s new TV will aid presentations.

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North Shore ZIPs among priciest in nation BY A M E L I A C A M U R AT I Property Shark’s annual list of the 100 most expensive United States ZIP codes, which uses home sale prices from the past year for its rankings, listed Old Westbury at No. 45, Manhasset at No. 68, Kings Point at No. 72 and Mill Neck at No. 80. The 11030 ZIP code in Manhasset had a median home sale price this year of $1.6 million. Ann Conroy, president of the Long Island division of Douglas Elliman Real Estate, said the North Shore has been a very active market this year. “All the Nassau North Shore areas are hot right now, the hottest being Manhasset,” Conroy said. “I think it’s the proximity to the city as well as the cultural centers and the schools are great.” Conroy said the same applies to the 11024 ZIP code of Kings Point and its $1.57 million median home sale price, attributing its growth to the highly rated school district and the bustling downtown Great Neck area. Conroy said the Great Neck peninsula is “a very diverse community,” adding: “It goes from co-ops and condos to very high-end residential properties. It

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This center hall Colonial home in Plandome is one of two historic homes for sale in Manhasset. has a great downtown with shopping and great schools and seems to attract the international buyers as well.” Kings Point was new to the list this year. Mill Neck, with a median home sale price of $1.49 million, was on the list for the second year in a row. According to Zillow, the nation’s most popular real estate listing website, 101

homes are currently for sale in Old Westbury, 105 are on the market in Manhasset and 102 are listed in Kings Point. The list saw a huge drop from longtime No. 1 Sagaponack, dropping to No. 15 with a $2.89 median sale price — a $2.7 million decrease from 2016’s sales. The exclusive Hamptons community was outranked by 11976 in Water Mill

and 11975 in Wainscott, each jumping seven spots from last year to round out the top 10 with median home sale prices of $3.16 million and $3 million respectively. Conroy said she was surprised Roslyn, Sands Point and Sea Cliff did not make the list. Bridgehampton, Amagansett, Quogue and Sag Harbor in Suffolk County also made the list with median prices ranging from $2.5 million in Bridgehampton to $1.4 million in Sag Harbor. Topping the chart for Nassau County this year was the 11568 Old Westbury ZIP code with median home sale prices at $1.812 million. While Old Westbury lacks much commercial property, the grandiose homes still bring in buyers. “They are big, beautiful homes on large pieces of property, which goes against what millennials and seniors are looking for today, but it is a very special area,” Conroy said. “There is a lot of value because I don’t think you could rebuild these homes for what they’re selling for.” Seven New York City ZIP codes also made the list, and the majority of the ZIP codes are in California in and around Los Angeles.

Officer injured in crash with NHP man: police BY A M E L I A C A M U R AT I A New Hyde Park man and a Nassau County police officer were hospitalized after a head-on collision on Glen Cove Road in Greenvale early Monday morning. According to detectives, Third Precinct Officer Willard Gomes, a 12-year veteran with the Nassau County police, was driving north on Glen Cove Road in an unmarked police car for a holiday DWI patrol around 2:23 a.m. Monday while Keith Dillion, 29, of New Hyde Park, was heading southbound in a 2014 Dodge. Officers said Dillion crossed the double yellow line divider into oncoming traffic and struck Gomes head-on

near the intersection of Back Road. Police were forced to cut Gomes’ car open to free him from the wreckage. After the accident, officers found a white, powdery substance believed to be cocaine in Dillion’s car, detectives said. Dillion is charged with second-degree assault, second-degree vehicular assault, criminal possession of a controlled substance and driving while intoxicated. Gomes was treated for a head injury causing swelling and bleeding on his brain as well as broken vertebrae, a fractured neck, a broken left arm, a broken left leg, a broken left eye orbital, a cracked rib, lung contusions and missing teeth. He is listed in serious but stable

condition. Dillion, who is being treated for a broken left ankle, will be arraigned when it is medically practical, officers said. “I would like to commend Officer Gomes for his commitment to the department and for putting his life on the line during one of the busiest nights of the year for drinking and driving arrests,” Nassau Police Benevolent Association President James McDermott said in a statement after visiting Gomes in the hospital on Monday. “Our prayers are with him and his family during this time of crisis and hope he will fully recover as quickly as possible.”

Nursing award for North Shore critical care units BY A M E L I A C A M U R AT I Nurses in two of North Shore University Hospital’s intensive care units were honored recently by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. The Manhasset hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit received a gold-level Beacon Award of Excellence from the association and the medical intensive care unit received a silver-level award. “The critical care teams embody the highest level of professionalism, skill and compassion for highly acute and complex patients, from newborns to adults,” Kerri Ann Scanlon, North Shore’s chief nursing officer and deputy chief nurse executive at Northwell Health, which operates the hospital, said. Critical care units that receive the Beacon Award are measured against national criteria in leadership structures and systems; appropriate staffing and staff engagement; effective communication, knowledge management, learning and development and best practices; evidencebased practice and processes; and outcome measurement. Scanlon said it is not common that a unit is awarded a gold-level honor on its first designation but credited the

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Northwell Health’s North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset was recently honored for two of its intensive care units. nurses’ dedication and passion for their patients. “The thing that’s never lost is the compassion and the care that’s provided,” Scanlon said. “You’re getting stateof-the art care but with the greatest compassion for the parents and loved ones that these babies belong to.” The neonatal intensive care unit is a 51-bed facility providing care to extremely premature infants as well as

full-term infants born with illnesses that prohibit them from staying with their mothers. The medical intensive care unit is a 17-bed facility designed to care for critically ill patients with pulmonary, renal, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, metabolic and infection disorders. “The nurses within that unit truly see a very large diversity of clinical diagnoses, and the care they provide is absolutely stellar,” Scanlon said. “Our medical intensive care unit has always been superb, but I have seen it grow over the last three or four years to one of the nationally recognized medical intensive care units.” Two other North Shore University Hospital units — the cardiothoracic unit and the neurosurgical intensive care unit — received the silver Beacon Award in 2016. Scanlon said the nurses in both units work in a calm yet confident manner, which Scanlon said is not always the case in intensive care. “They approach it always with empathy and compassion for the patients they’re caring for and their loved ones, which you don’t always see in ICUs,” Scanlon said. “Sometimes you see more of a cold approach, and that’s never the approach in these two units.”

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Author to talk of nation’s income inequality BY A M E L I A C A M U R AT I When Chuck Collins was 26, he gave away a $500,000 inheritance. “He’s really led the movement to encourage people of wealth to understand their responsibility and accountability to the rest of us and to be engaged in rebalancing the inequalities that have occurred,” Shelter Rock Forum Chairman Colin Woodhouse said of Collins. “Right now, his message is very appropriate to the current situation and the brutal concentration of wealth that’s occurred. To me, it’s the worst period of income inequality since the robber barons roamed the earth in the early 1900s.” Collins, author of “Born on Third Base: A One Percenter Makes the Case for Tackling Inequality, Bringing Wealth Home, and Committing to the Common Good” and a senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, D.C., will speak at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock as part of its Shelter Rock Forum. As the grandson of American composer Edward Joseph Collins and the great-grandson of Oscar Mayer, Collins grew up in the top 1 percent and said keeping much of the country’s wealth in the hands of a small percentage of Americans is not good for any class. “The perspective I have is these inequalities are not good for anybody,” Collins said. “There are wealthy peo-

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ple watching this debate and my argument is these extreme inequalities are going to destroy the foundations of wealth and they’re going to undermine quality of life for everybody, including the wealthy.” Collins said there are a few barriers to dissolving wealth inequality, including political power and the myth of deservedness. The myth of deservedness is “the idea that people have a lot of wealth because they got up early and worked hard and applied themselves in comparison to those other people who didn’t,” Collins said. While Collins said inequality has been growing for about 40 years, the passage of the recent tax overhaul will only accelerate the trend “like throwing oil onto a

fire,” he said. Collins, however, does not see this as a permanent way of life in the United States. Members of the millennial generation are more attuned to inequalities as they deal with student debt and grapple with the economy. Privilege spreads to this same generation, Collins said, with many young adults being financially assisted by their parents well beyond previous generations. “The dynamic I see is compounding advantage at the top, meaning if you’re in the top fifth of households, you are starting to see parents helping their children get access to all kinds of advantages,” Collins said. “It’s the way in which advantage is accelerating for people at the top because people are helping their kids buy houses, join the workforce and pay for their education.” Woodhouse said the theme of Shelter Rock Forum speakers, which recently included Afghanistan’s first female Parliament speaker, Fawzia Koofi, and Richard Reeves, author of “Dream Hoarders: How the American Upper Middle Class Is Leaving Everyone Else in the Dust, Why That Is a Problem, and What to Do About It,” focuses on moral courage and doing what instinct says is right despite the potential personal risks. “Chuck betrayed his class for the common good, and that takes a lot of courage to put yourself at risk for being disinherited,” Woodhouse said. “I’m hoping this is a message that will resonate with our community.” Collins will also sign copies of his book during the event.

Roslyn senior brings passion to student gov seat BY A M E L I A C A M U R AT I When Roslyn senior Vincent Yao began his high school career in 2014, he wanted to challenge himself and soon discovered his passion for helping his classmates. Now Yao serves as the Roslyn Board of Education’s student representative, bringing a student perspective to decision-making for trustees. “Through the student government, I’m able to make a difference in the school by directly collaborating with the Board of Education and members of the school faculty in regards to student issues and school events,” Yao said. “The most rewarding part of being a student delegate for Roslyn High School is being able to see my work and plans come to fruition, whether that be directing school events or addressing student problems, such as wifi issues.” Yao, the son of Dr. Alan Yao and Dr. Ellen Yao, was honored as a Siemens semifinalist last year for his project targeting colon rectal cancer with tradition-

al Chinese medicines, which he began working on as a freshman. Through the project, Yao was able to scientifically prove that the herbs helped with the cancer treatment and were nontoxic for healthy cells. “I thought it was rewarding and an honor to be recognized for my work,” Yao said. “After putting in the work for the past four years, building on top of the project every single year, having my work recognized by the scientific community feels good.” Yao, who moved to Roslyn from New Hyde Park in second grade, is in the process of applying for both four-year universities and eight-year medical programs with the hope of studying biology and taking the pre-medicine track. “One of my motivations for pursuing pre-medicine and biomedical research is due to the fact that my grandma has Alzheimer’s disease and my grandpa has prostate cancer,” Yao said. “This has only strengthened my interest in medicine and I hope to help find a cure or treatment for these diseases.”

Yao, who plays tuba in the Roslyn Marching Bulldogs band and is a member of the high school’s speech and debate team, has co-founded two organizations during his time at Roslyn. The Asian Cultural Exchange, which strives to promote intercultural and interpersonal communication, seeks to help exchange students from Asia transition into the school system. Humans of Roslyn, also co-founded by Yao, was inspired by the popular Humans of New York social media campaign and promotes understanding and unity among students and the community by sharing their challenges and stories online. During his final semester, Yao said, the student government is planning to introduce a new school event to increase Roslyn’s school spirit and “remind everyone that not everything is about academics, and we should take a break.” “I remember going into high school and throughout these four years, I’ve had a lot of questions, and I want to help underclassmen get through,” Yao said. “I

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Roslyn High School senior Vincent Yao serves as the Roslyn Board of Education student representative this year. feel like these past four years have gone by quickly, and for the most part every day was very busy, but I want to take the time to enjoy the last semester.”

Midnight Run takes goods to homeless BY A M E L I A C A M U R AT I Carloads of young adults from Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock and hundreds of bags of supplies will head into New York City late Friday night as part of Midnight Run. A national volunteer organization, Midnight Run

says it is “dedicated to finding common ground between the housed and the homeless.” The Rev. Natalie Fenimore, minister of lifespan religious education for the congregation, said members strive for at least two runs per year, usually during the winter when the need is greatest for not only food and toiletries but also coats and winter wear.

“It’s an extension of what we believe people should be doing in the world,” Fenimore said. “It was very important for us in an area where people are often isolated from those in need. We wanted to make sure our children and families have an opportunity to see the need in the world and a vehicle to make a change.” Continued on Page 53

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Tax plan means change for Nassau If there was a question of whether Nassau County taxpayers understood the impact of the newly passed Republican tax overhaul, it was answered last week when residents lined up to prepay their 2018 taxes. Taxpayers braved chill temperatures and Town of Hempstead and North Hempstead employees worked long hours, including the Saturday and Sunday of a holiday weekend, to help residents avoid a $10,000 federal deduction cap on state and local payments in 2018. Many county taxpayers understood very clearly that the cost of government had just gone up by thousands of dollars. And that the value of their homes could go down by as much as 15 percent. This is a message that should be heard by every government in the state starting with school districts: the tax playing field has changed dramatically and not in a good way for Nassau County. Sadly, even the efforts of taxpayers and town officials to prepay their taxes could all be for naught. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York signed an executive order last week paving the way for residents to prepay their property taxes. In an advisory notice posted to its website last Wednesday, the I.R.S. said that maneuver could work, but only under limited circumstances. To qualify for the deduction, property taxes not only need to be paid in 2017, they must also be assessed in 2017. The I.R.S. also cautioned that the guidance it posted is advice to taxpayers and tax preparers, not a

legal ruling. And the agency did not define what it means for a tax to be “assessed.” Such is life when one party decides to please wealthy donors and ram through a tax plan without hearings, input from experts or contributions from the other party. With blue states in their cross hairs. The tax plan could not happen at a worse time in New York. The state faces a $4.4 billion to $6.3 billion deficit and the threat of losing billions more in federal aid. The losses could grow even more based on plans of the Trump administration and Republican-controlled Congress to cut entitlement programs such as Medicaid and Medicare. The hope that the state could help offset the pressure on local government is dimmed by the state Senate Republicans, who have said their priority will be cutting taxes and fees. If GOP state legislators prevail, Nassau County taxpayers should not expect an increase in state aid to local school districts. In fact, they will be lucky to not see decreases. So what can be done? Governors and legislative leaders in New York, California and other states are considering legal challenges to elements of the law that they say unfairly single out parts of the country, according to an article in The New York Times. This includes possible changes to the state tax code to allow residents to take advantage of other federal tax breaks — in effect, restoring deductions that the tax law scaled back.

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Companies have long sought to exploit loopholes in the tax code, The Times article points out. But until now governments have not. We look forward to hearing what Gov. Cuomo has planned. Whatever Cuomo comes up with it is clear New York must also begin looking at additional sources of revenue. State officials can begin by legalizing — and taxing — marijuana, as this page recently recommended, and go from there. On the local level, more has to be done to reduce costs and encourage economic development. The 56 school districts and dozens of villages and special districts are an obvious place to look

to cut costs. Nassau County residents take justifiable pride in the quality of their schools, and many people based their decision on where to live on the school district. But with the cost of maintaining government services rising the questions needs to be what ways can more — or at least the same — be done with less? The county Legislature recently took a good step forward with the approval of an independent inspector general to investigate fraud and waste in county contracts. We would like to see that role expanded to all levels of government in the county. As for development, the third

track between Floral Park and Hicksville and the development plan proposed by the New York Islanders is a good start in a county has appeared if not hostile than at least indifferent to economic growth in the past. Development of the Hub should be next. We look forward to what Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and the new county Legislature come up with to develop the Hub’s economic potential. That should be followed with a plan to aid local shopping districts. This much is certain: Nassau County is going to change — one way or another.

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unning for governor in 2010, Andrew Cuomo opposed extending New York’s millionaires surcharge tax. “I was against it at the time,” Cuomo stated, “and I still am. It’s a new tax. It was supposed to sunset. If it doesn’t sunset it’s a tax.” But in late 2011, Gov. Cuomo changed his tune. At a meeting I attended as a member of Cuomo’s Council of Economic and Fiscal Advisers, he endorsed the extension of the millionaires tax. He told us he wanted to prove he could accomplish what the Obama administration at the time was failing to do: Raise income tax rates on the rich. With the passage of the Republican Tax Reform Act, however, Cuomo appears to be flipping again. He has denounced New York GOP house members who supported the “diabolical” legislation as “Benedict Arnolds.” And he has accused them of “rape and pillage” for limiting state and local deductions to $10,000. He and other lefties (i.e., Mayor deBlasio) are weeping and moaning that the hardest hit will

be New York’s wealthiest households. Championing the wealthy? Cuomo et al are a bunch of hypocrites. They are for higher taxes on the rich only when they control the spending of those increased revenues. The governor, who ran as a centrist in 2010, is proud he has moved to the far left. He’s bragging that the state will spend $160 billion this year — second to California. “Yes, California and New York are high-tax states,” he boasted on National Public Radio in late December. “We have governments. We believe in providing social services and free college tuition, et cetera. And that’s a decision our states have made….” I am appalled that the man, who once said “You are kidding yourself if you think you can be one of the highest-taxed states in the nation, have a reputation for being anti-business—and have a rosy economic future,” is now proud to preside over a high-tax state. Contrary to Cuomo’s claims, New York households earning more than $200,000 annually have the highest average SALT de-

GEORGE J. MARLIN On The Right ductions in the nation ($84,964), because decisions were made by Albany hacks to placate public-employee unions and radical leftists. Their tax-and-spend philosophy has not been in the best interest of the general public and explains why 1 million New Yorkers have migrated to other states since 2010. In late December, Cuomo went completely off the rails. In a CNBC interview on GOP tax reform, he said, “I’m not even sure what they did is legally con-

stitutional and that’s something we’re looking at now…. You have the constitution, you have the law, you have due process, you have equal protection. You can’t use politics just because the majority controls to override the law.” The governor’s rant makes no sense. Maybe he has forgotten that the extension of his millionaires tax was imposed by legislative majorities. To suggest that a uniform tax code that applies to every resident in the nation is discriminating against New Yorkers is absurd. The governor should read the 1938 U.S. Supreme Court White v. U.S. decision which states, “Every deduction from gross income is allowed as a matter of legislative grace, and only as there is clear provision, therefore, can any particular deduction be allowed, and a taxpayer seeking a deduction must be able to point to an applicable statute and show that he comes within its terms.” That ruling, which was reaffirmed in 1988, makes it clear that tax deductions are not an inherent right. The governor also complained, “This is what happens when Washington passes a [tax]

bill in the dead of night and doesn’t vet it with the public.” Cuomo is truly shameless. Lest we forget, his state budgets are approved in the dead of night without legislative vetting, let alone public scrutiny. It was dark when the Tappan Zee Bridge was renamed the Mario Cuomo Bridge. I will be paying more in taxes because of the loss of the SALT deduction. But, I’m not complaining for two reasons: First, over 80 percent of the tax cuts go to working-class families. I agree with Sen. Bernie Sanders’ comments on CNN that the tax cuts for the middle class are a “very good thing.” Secondly, it is my hope that the loss of the deduction forces New York elected officials at all levels of government to reassess their tax and spend habits. It’s time New York budgets got in line with larger and more prosperous states like Texas and Florida. If not, Cuomo should not be surprised if many of the 1 percenters, who pay almost half of the state income tax revenues, join the working-class voters who have moved to tax-, regulatory-, and job-friendly states.

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Here’s to a happy imperfect New Year!

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his is the time of year when many people make New Year’s Resolutions. There’s a name for those people: Optimists! Resolutions are for not for me — either because I am incorrigible, or else already perfect — definitely one of those two. Instead, this year I am focusing on people who made mistakes, but who, rather than beat themselves up, actually ended up with something better. Take Alexander Fleming. Before his discovery of penicillin, a splinter or a scrape wasn’t just an annoyance; the ensuing infection could kill you. (This is one of many reasons why time travel has little allure for me.) In 1928, Fleming was a medical researcher in London, growing cultures of Staphylococcus bacteria in petri dishes. One day, he came across a dish whose culture had a bare spot where the culture had failed to grow. I would have cursed about “another experiment ruined,” and probably tossed the whole thing out. But not Fleming.

Somehow, he realized that instead of marking a failure, that clear spot needed closer study. And when he did, he saw that in the middle of the clearing sat a tiny bit of mold — probably something that had fallen in when the dish was left uncovered by mistake. Fleming’s great insight was to realize that, if this tiny bit of mold could kill Staphylococcus bacteria, in an area many times its own size, then maybe it could be useful against bacteria in the human body. Which is just exactly what penicillin eventually did. Charles Goodyear’s discovery of vulcanized rubber was more accidental. He had spent all of the 1830s (and all of his money) trying to make the sap of the rubber plant useful — but it remained too brittle in cold temperatures, and too sticky in hot ones. But one winter day, mixing it with sulphur, Goodyear dropped a bit on his hot kitchen stove…and noticed that instead of burning up, it merely charred a little. When he picked it up, it wasn’t sticky, but flexible. Then he put it

JUDY EPSTEIN A Look on the Lighter Side outside overnight, in bitter cold — and it was still flexible! He named the successful process “vulcanization” after Vulcan, Roman god of fire … and it remains useful to this day. The development of Ivory Soap required teamwork. James and David Gamble were in the soap-making business, in 1879. But one day, one of their workers went to lunch, accidentally leaving a stirring machine going, with a batch still in it. When he returned, feeling no

desire to call attention to his mistake, he proceeded to package and ship the soap bars, as usual. He might have gotten away with it, too — except letters started pouring in to the Gamble brothers, asking for more of that wonderful soap that didn’t get lost in the bath because it always floated to the top! In this case, the insight was supplied by happy customers — but at least the Gambles were smart enough to capitalize on it. Post-it Notes were the result of what you would have to call a failure. Spencer Silver, of 3M Corporation’s research lab, was trying to develop some strong adhesives, in 1970, when he developed one that was far too weak, instead. He put it aside. Four years later, his colleague Arthur Fry was singing with his church choir, trying to mark his hymnal pages with slips of paper — which kept falling out of his book. If only there were some kind of adhesive, he thought, that was strong enough to keep the markers in place temporarily, but weak

enough not to mark the book when they were removed. That’s when he remembered Silver’s not-good-enough adhesive, and the Post-it note was born. My favorite story is another from the 3M lab, this time in the 1950’s. That’s where Patsy Sherman and Samuel Smith were working with fluorochemicals when something spilled on a lab assistant’s new tennis shoe. Luckily it didn’t injure anyone or damage anything, but they tried to get it off the shoe anyway — with no success. Over time, that shoe got dingier and dirtier— except where the chemical had spilled. That spot stayed as bright as ever. That’s when Smith and Sherman realized that they had, not an accident, but a substance that could be turned into Scotchgard fabric protectant. The moral of the story here is simple: Perfection is overrated. Being observant, and seeing things in a new way, is much more valuable. Especially since you’re not going to be perfect, anyway. Here’s wishing us all a Happy, Healthy and Imperfect New Year.

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Cuomo proposes progressive initiatives

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ov. Andrew Cuomo is laying out an aggressive and specific agenda for 2018 aimed at improving public safety by strengthening gun laws by removing firearms from domestic abusers and going after sextortion and sexual harassment; gangs; protecting public health and the environment; advancing climate action by divesting the state’s pension fund from carbon. He also calls for significant investments in economic development and infrastructure, including a $1 billion redevelopment project to turn Belmont into a hub for a new sports arena for the Islanders; modernizing Stewart International Airport; and continuing to incentivize downtown revitalization projects. And he seeks to protect the political process by mandating transparency in political advertising and streamlining voter registration.

“What we saw during the last election was a systematic effort to undermine and manipulate our very democracy,” said Cuomo. “With these new safeguards, New York — in the strongest terms possible — will combat unscrupulous and shadowy threats to our electoral process, as well as break down fundamental barriers that for far too long have prevented New Yorkers from being heard and from exercising their right to vote.” Here’s a synopsis of 19 proposals in his State of the State address: 1: Remove Firearms from Domestic Abusers. New York would require mandatory surrender of firearms after all domestic violence convictions including misdemeanors. (Of course, this and all state gun laws would be negated if the Republicans in Congress pass Conceal Carry Reciprocity law). 2: Protect the Environment, Protect the Hudson River. In this

KAREN RUBIN Pulse of the Peninsula first part of a comprehensive environmental program, New York will sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency if they accept the Upper Hudson River dredging of polychlorinated biphenyls as complete. New York is also prepared to withdraw from the 2002 Record of Decision which guided the cleanup and removal of millions of tons of PCB-contaminated sediment from the

Upper Hudson River. (The EPA’s decision is expected to be announced later this month and indications are they will deem the cleanup complete.) 3: Round 3 of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative: Invest $100 million (awarding $10 million in each of 10 regions) to support transformative projects that will attract and retain residents, visitors and businesses. The projects are selected through a competitive process selected by the state’s Regional Economic Development Councils. So far The City of Westbury on Long Island and Hicksville in the Town of Oyster Bay on Long Island are the two Long Island downtowns that won grants. 4: Eradicate MS-13, a comprehensive strategy to engage at-risk youth in social and educational programs as a means of cutting off the recruiting pipeline of MS-13. This includes expanding afterschool programs, job and vacationing training, gang

prevention education programming, support services especially for immigrant children, and deploying a Community Assistance team. Long Island is a particular focus. 5: Eliminate the minimum wage tip credit. Cuomo will direct the Commissioner of Labor to schedule public hearings to examine industries and evaluate the possibility of ending minimum wage tip credits in New York State. 6: Continue to reduce local property tax burden by making the state’s County Shared Services Panels permanent, using a combination of incentives and punishments to pressure localities to consolidate services. 7. Invest over $20 million to launch Phase One of the wastewater system overhaul to complete comprehensive infrastructure and operational improvements at the Niagara Falls Wastewater Treatment Facility. Continued on Page 18

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When MTA projects were done on time

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here is more to the second anniversary of the passing of former Metropolitan Transportation Authority Long Island Rail Road President Charles Hoppe. He inherited construction of the ongoing Jamaica Hillside Yard and Shop project from his predecessor Bruce C. McIver who served as LIRR President from 1985 to 1989. This maintenance facility was designed to support LIRR’s electric fleet of almost 1,000 cars. It was being built at the old Gimbels Department Store Jamaica warehouse site. Construction of the Hillside Maintenance facility was several years behind schedule. Work began in January 1985 with an estimated cost of $215 million. By May 1989, the project was already $140 million over budget with a significant number of change orders. The final project cost was anticipated to be $397 million with completion three years late. Due to ongoing problems with this project, the U.S. Department of Transportation Urban Mass Transportation Administration (today known as the Federal Transit Administration) made a determination that the LIRR lacked technical capacity for management of this and other major construction projects. In March 1989, UMTA suspended the LIRR’s eligibility to receive any new federal funding. Hoppe restored UMTA’s

confidence in rebuilding the LIRR’s technical capacity by successfully completing the Hillside Maintenance facility and managing the $100 million Harold Interlocking project (using 100% local MTA funding). Under Hoppe’s watch, UMTA once again became confident in the LIRR and two years later restored its eligibility for receipt of federal funding. UMTA went on to provide $200 million for the original Penn Station Improvements project versus todays version sponsored by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Both the Harold Interlocking and Penn Station improvement projects were successfully completed on time, within budget and without significant numbers of change orders to the construction contracts. One significant failure under Hoppe was a future fatal flaw in the purchase of both duel mode locomotives and doubledecker passenger cars. Those responsible for design, engineering and bid specifications to support procurement of duel mode locomotives and double decker passenger cars failed to take into consideration height clearances for the 63rd Street tunnel between Manhattan and Queens. (Construction on this tunnel began in 1969 designed to be used at a future date to provide the LIRR with a direct connection to Grand Central Terminal). As a result, the LIRR fleet of 23 diesel-

electric and 23 duel-mode locomotives along with 134 double- decker passenger cars will not be able to utilize East Side Access for future service to Grand Central Terminal. The anticipated revenue service date has slipped on numerous occasions from originally 2011. (Some elected officials with no background in what it actually takes to construct a major transportation project promised 2009). The MTA “corporate party line” claim (based upon the most recent project recovery schedule which has also changed numerous times during the life of the project) calls for a December 2023 opening day passenger service. Based upon previous history of delays, changes in procurement strategy, re advertising of contracts, change orders to contracts, re sequencing of work, recovery schedules, cost overruns, budget issues and coordination issues with Amtrak including providing construction contractors with insufficient track outage time necessary to perform work, don’t be surprised if first day of passenger service occurs in 2024 or later. Thousands of daily LIRR riders from diesel territory branches (including those commuting from stations east of Huntington to Port Jefferson, east of Mineola to Oyster Bay, east of Babylon to Speonk or Montauk and east of Ronkonkoma to Greenport) will still have to change at Ja-

maica for those traveling to or from the future LIRR Grand Central Terminal or Atlantic Avenue Brooklyn. When the Oyster Bay branch is converted to a permanent scoot shuttle service, riders on that line will also have to switch at Mineola including rush hours. Hoppe served as LIRR President from 1990 to 1994. In the eyes of many transportation experts including myself, he moved the LIRR capital improvements program from the dog house to the penthouse. Under his watch, it was expected that capital projects would be completed on time, within budget, without significant numbers of change orders to construction contracts and minimal inconveniences to riders during construction. When was the last time you heard that!. Current LIRR President Patrick Nowakowski with his own $2.6 billion mega Main Line Third Track and ongoing East River Tunnel problems continues to have a tough act to follow. Larry Penner Great Neck (Larry Penner is a transportation historians and advocate who previously worked 31 years for the US Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration Region 2 NY Office)

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Synagogue upholds highest ideals

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his letter is a response to Mr. Katz’ opinion piece published in the Dec. 25, 2017 edition of The Port Washington Times and other “the Island Now” publications. As both a congregant of the Reconstructionist Synagogue of the North Shore and its current president of the Board of Trustees, I feel compelled to respond to Mr. Katz’ reference to our Congregation and Synagogue as “faux Jewish”. Before addressing Mr. Katz’ ad hominin attack on my beliefs and those of our thriving community, I do want to point out that reasonable people may disagree about where charitable contributions are best directed. That said, it is challenging to comprehend how or why anyone would object to donations of time, effort and money when these resources are directed to helping innocent victims and bystanders, regardless of their nationality, religion, race, gender or any other unique or distinguishing feature or characteristic.

Despite the fact that a reasonable case can be made for the notion that “charity begins at home,” people who are united through their suffering, victimization and pain, Jews and non-Jews alike, deserve our attention and humanity. From my vantage point, any attempt to provide aid and refuge to any and all innocents should be applauded and celebrated. Perhaps my view of Tikkun Olam is naïve or uninformed, but I have never heard it referred to as “repair the Jewish world”. In response to Mr. Katz’ uninformed and bigoted assertion that Reconstructionism is “faux Jewish,” I simply ask: what leads him to that conclusion? Is it our inclusion of women in the rabbinate or our “Adopt the Survivor” program which exposes our teenage Synagogue School students to the history and stories of Holocaust survivors, so that they will never be forgotten and lost? Is it the Anti-Semitism Action Com-

mittee (Shamor https://www.facebook. com/groups/shamor/), a program founded by members of our congregation to monitor and respond to anti-Semitic acts on the North Shore of Long Island? Perhaps what is so offensive to Mr. Katz is RSNS’ strong commitment to Israel demonstrated through our clergy’s weekly Zionism seminar or the just concluded sojourn to Israel that more than 70 congregants and clergy undertook. Does Mr. Katz’ object to the Gan Shalom Nursery School founded at RSNS almost 25 years ago and its’ program run by a committee of dedicated rabbis, early childhood educators and child development professionals, with the goal of providing the best possible Jewish and secular experience for young children and their families? Alternatively, the active acceptance and inclusion of the LGBTQ community by RSNS as a matter of conscience and principle might offend Mr. Katz as might RSNS’ engagement with a multitude of Jewish and secular charities and orga-

nizations as part of our commitment to Social Action. Mr. Katz’ position is both small minded and rooted in intolerance. His opinion piece belies a lack of appreciation for diversity and an absence of generosity of spirit and humanity that are the hallmark of the Reconstructionist movement and for that matter all of Judaism. I invite anyone who is more interested in learning about our congregation or Reconstructionist Judaism to visit our website (www.rsns.org) or to join us at Sabbath services. Yes Mr. Katz, we Reconstructionist Jews do hold services on Shabbat and you too are welcome. Dr. Ron Guggenheimer, Ph.D Great Neck Congregant and President of the Board of Trustees Reconstructionist Synagogue of the North Shore

Hate, humanitarian efforts

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n the article printed Dec. 29 titled “Take Care of the Jews first, their haters last.” the writer castigates Mr. Haber, in being Jewish, as wrongly being concerned with the welfare of Syrian Arab refugees. Not satisfied with criticizing the order of Mr. Haber’s humanitarian concerns Mr. Katz, revealing himself as an extremist, then continues to assail the entire Reconstructionist Synagogue as being faux Jewish. The writer presents that helping Jews must be prioritized over helping Jew haters. Arabs are singled out as Jew haters. The writer maintains that kind-

ness and compassion towards the Jew haters is wasted and futile. Mr. Katz cites the only thanks Israel has ever had for their great humanitarian efforts in providing disaster medical relief and in particular regarding Palestinians has been more jihadist bombers, killers, and more rockets fired by Hamas. Is there any mention of Palestinian resistance to their land being taken, homes being demolished, and or of a native Semitic people having their existence erased by non-Semitic east European colonists? Of course not! Mr. Katz’s point and message is that “Arabs are murderous Jew haters!”

The dead from every Holocaust roll in their graves. The history of mankind reveals and repeats itself. Bias rules over sense! The reptilian brain celebrates! Hate leads to violence. Violence leads to more violence. Is there no hope? I ask the Port Washington Times: “Please refrain from printing all articles feeding racism and hate. Please publish articles promoting understanding. Please publish for compassion, justice, and peace. James Ansel Port Washington

Haber deserves praise

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he theme of Joel Katz’ Dec. 29 letter castigating Adam Haber for “his very selective humanitarian concerns” for Muslim Syrian refugees is that Jews need to stick together and watch out for Jews exclusively. As narrow-minded and offensive I find Mr. Katz’ views, I note the irony that he starts out his attack on Mr. Haber with a mean-spirited, bigoted and insulting reference to Haber’s “Reconstructionist (faux Jewish) Synagogue.” Does he not realize that his belittlement and intolerance run counter to his call for Jewish unity? Aside from his political involvements, Adam Haber is one of the most generous and truly hu-

manitarian people I have ever known. He contributes money, time and mainly himself to a wide variety of causes, ranging from hurricane victims to Holocaust survivors and refugees from violence … all without concern about race or religion. The Jewish traditions of giving charity, “repairing the world” and “helping thy neighbor” never included the Katz proviso “as long as they’re Jewish.” I am proud of what Adam Haber is doing and I urge you, in his honor, and to stand up to narrowmindedness and intolerance, to join me and contribute to longislandsavessyrians.com. Steven Markowitz Great Neck

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A resolution for pols: stop lying to us

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n 2018 and beyond if there is one message I’d like to present to our elected leaders it is that they need to stop lying to their voters. It is an inconvenient truth that many of our politicians lie regularly. Much of the coverage here focuses on blatant and outlandish lies that deal with demonstrably false claims about things like the size of a crowd or whether one has “flip-flopped” on a given issue. However, due to the fact that such brazen lies can be easily disproven, they are not of the sort that concern me most. Instead, the most troublesome to me are of the softer variety. Take the example of the politician who makes promises that simply cannot be kept. Imagine a scenario where a politician promises that if elected s/he will enact a given policy despite the fact that enough support does not exist in the legislative body to make this happen. This situation plays itself out prominently in elections for executive positions like a governor’s

race or a presidential one. Think of an election where candidates are making promises dealing with the affordability of college tuition. You can easily envision a candidate making a promise that, if elected, s/he will pass a bill to make public college free. A lot of voters get excited about that promise and when that candidate wins they then expect to have that promise delivered upon. However, the promise neglected the fact that the legislative support does not exist for that policy. The result of this will be that voters will lose trust in the words of their representatives. Worse yet, the promise distorts the expectations from voters, who are not receiving accurate portrayals of what policy options are possible in the near term. This will leave voters unsatisfied with tangible policy gains that fall short of the most aspirational policies. None of this is to say that candidates can’t be ambitious and advocate for policies that don’t have support to be viable in a given moment. However, this is to say that

candidates need to be honest about the level of support that exists and properly couch their promises with the reservations of what will need to happen for a promise to become reality. While the promise of free tuition is an issue of prominence on the left, the same critique can be levied at Republicans who promised to repeal Obamacare and then balked when given the opportunity to act on it. Similar lies present themselves in situations when a politician obscures or even denies the downside of a given policy option that he or shee is presenting. We can stick with the example of college affordability here. When presenting their plan to make public college free, the candidate will face criticism from those who do not think such a plan should be implemented. In response, the candidate should honestly address criticism while acknowledging tradeoffs that may be present in the position towards which they are advocating. The simplest criticism to levy at such a plan would be that it would be expensive.

The candidate would then respond by detailing the plan to fund such a program. One can expect that s/he will highlight certain popular ways to fund the tuition program and gloss over those that are less popular. We have come to expect a politician to promise that this will be paid for by closing a regularly targeted tax loophole or ending funding for an unpopular government initiative while neglecting other more wide ranging and negative burdens that will have to come into effect for the policy to be implemented. This sort of distortion would never be acceptable in commonplace settings but has seemingly become par for the course from our politicians. The end result of this approach is that it leads voters to think that one’s opposition has no valid critiques. Without recognizing such a critique, the natural conclusion to come is that the other side is simply out to obstruct a worthy end from coming about for the sake of obstructing. This brings us to a place where it is nearly impossible to

build a consensus toward solving a problem because we are led to believe that opposition is motivated by nefarious rather than genuine purposes. These types of promises create the conditions that undermine the trust that our political institutions need to survive. Simply put, these lies lead Americans to lose faith in their government and their leaders. One will question the value of participating in a democracy that produces those who can’t keep their word. Others will grow to view an opposition as one that does not have the interests of those who they represent at heart rather than an adversary with whom consensus may be possible. These transformations are losses that are destructive to democracy. To avoid falling deeper into this web it should be on all of us as voters to hold our leaders accountable at the ballot box. We need to speak with our votes and reject those who do not represent us honestly. Peter Fishkind Roslyn Heights

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Cuomo proposes progressive initiatives Continued from Page 16 8. Protect Adirondack Park: New York will take legal action to halt Iowa Pacific Co.’s plan to store thousands of railcars indefinitely in the Adirondack Park, New York’s constitutionallyprotected land. 9. Divest the $200 billion New York State Common Retirement Fund from significant fossil fuel investments. Work with Comptroller DiNapoli to create an advisory committee of financial, economic, scientific, business and workforce representatives as a resource for the Common Retirement Fund to develop a de-carbonization roadmap to invest in opportunities to combat climate change and support the clean tech economy while assessing financial risks and protecting the Fund. 10. Bringing the New York Islanders home to Long Island with a world-class, year-round sports and entertainment destination at Belmont Park. New York Arena Partners, a joint ven-

ture among Sterling Equities, the Scott Malkin Group, Madison Square Garden and the Oak View Group, has been selected to lead a transformational $1 billion redevelopment of Belmont Park including an 18,000-seat arena for the New York Islanders, a new 435,000-square-foot retail and entertainment complex, and new hotel. The project includes six acres of outdoor recreation space and up to 10,000 square feet of community space to be developed in consultation with the local community. It would also be a model of sustainable development with LEED Gold certification, high-efficiency LED lighting and HVAC systems, water conservation and waste/recycling; new green space, public open space and streetscaping; STEM educational programming for local students; tailored MWBE (Minority & Women Business Enterprises) program committing to state’s nation-leading goal of 30 percent MWBE contracts and six percent disabled veterans.

11: Outlaw “sextortion” and non-consensual pornography, often known as “revenge porn.” Under these new measures, a conviction will require registration as a sex offender and sentences ranging from a class A Misdemeanor, punishable by up to one year in jail or three years of probation, or up to a class C Felony, punishable by up to 15 years in prison. 12: Protect New York’s lakes: implement a $65 million, 4-point initiative to aggressively combat harmful algal blooms in upstate New York that threaten the recreational use of 12 priority lakes that are important to upstate tourism, as well as sources of drinking water. 13: Implement a Democracy Agenda to protect the integrity of New York elections from outside influence, require transparency for digital political ads, streamline voter registration services and remove unnecessary barriers that prevent participation in elections and increase accuracy in the voting process.

14: Fast Track construction of a new, state-of-the-art well system to fully contain and treat the plume of contamination, now stretching nearly four-miles long and two-miles wide in the underground aquifer, caused by industrial waste from the U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman Bethpage manufacturing facilities in Oyster Bay, Nassau County. 15: Launch a comprehensive “No Student Goes Hungry” program to provide students of all ages, backgrounds and financial situations access to healthy, locally-sourced meals from kindergarten through college. 16: Further action to fight the crushing burden of student loan debt, building off the governor’s Excelsior Scholarship, a first-in-the-nation program that makes New York State public universities tuition-free for middle class families. 17: Invest $34 million to modernize and expand Stewart International Airport in Orange County and turn it into an international gateway with a U.S.

Customs and Border Protection federal inspection station and additional alternative to metro airports, boosting tourism; rebrand as New York International at Stewart Field. 18: A multi-pronged agenda that targets sexual harassment in the workplace. It would prevent use of taxpayer dollars to fund individual sexual harassment settlements; proposes a uniform code of sexual harassment for all branches of state and local government; mandates private companies that do business with the state report sexual assault and harassment statistics; and would void forced arbitration policies or clauses. 19: Strengthen workforce development. Establish a new, $175 million Consolidated Funding Application for workforce investments; create an Office of Workforce Development; launch one-stop shop to help workers and businesses navigate workforce development programs.

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Manhasset resident Anthony Scaramucci became a national sensation during his 10-day tenure as White House communications director. Could he go back for more? On Monday, the Daily Beast published a report saying that Scaramucci had privately told friends and associates that he was still in touch with President Donald Trump and other West Wing staff members who wanted him back in the White House. The report said that Scaramucci said he would fly out to visit Trump this month. Scaramucci denied the rumors in a tweet later that day. “Don’t believe fake news,” he wrote. “No standards left in journalism anymore. All anonymous sources. @thedailybeast this week’s fake news award.” In its article, the Daily Beast was quick to point out that a return to the White House seemed unlikely. The report said several sources in the White House said there was no way that Scaramucci would be rehired after what happened during his 10-day tenure. In that brief period, Scaramucci

made several explosive comments in a New Yorker article about his White House co-workers, Reince Priebus, then the chief of staff, and Steve Bannon, then a senior counselor to the president. Both Bannon, a champion of the socalled alt-right, and Priebus are gone, but the current chief of staff, John F. Kelly, advised Trump to fire Scaramucci and it is unlikely that Kelly would welcome him back. Scaramucci, known as the Mooch, has said he believes he has a future with Trump. In a November interview with The Associated Press, he said he sees himself working for the president in the future. “I have very good relationships there still, and you have to remember we were a team for 18 months, and so we all had different roles,” he said. “And so I’m still playing my role frankly. I’m an advocate for the president, media surrogate when I need to be.” But he clarified that he saw himself serving on Trump’s 2020 campaign rather than in the White House. “At some point I’ll probably be more involved from the outside, but more in a re-election capability than from inside the administration,” he said.

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roadway on Main Street returns to Landmark’s Jeanne Rimsky Theater on Saturday, Jan. 6 at 8 p.m. While the format will be familiar, there will be a new crop of talented performers — Broadway’s finest vocalists recreating signature musical moments from their long-running roles in Broadway and Off-Broadway musicals. The performers will also share backstage stories and take questions from the audience. Producer and resident Broadway maven Stephen Deangelis says, “I am so excited to continue to bring some of Broadway’s finest performers to create a special intimate experience which allows them to connect with the Landmark audience in such a unique and personal way.” Where else can you find a cast with a veritable encyclopedia of credits that include Broadway, Off-Broadway, regional and national touring productions? The talented lineup includes: Rick Faugno, who was recently featured on PBS in “Show Boat” at Lincoln Center. He has also appeared on Broadway in “On the Twentieth Century,” for which he won a Fred Astaire award, as Frankie Valli in “Jersey Boys,” in “American Dance Machine” at the Joyce Theater, and as a soloist for “The Gershwin Experience” with the Wichita and Phoenix symphonies.

Rona Figueroa has an impressive list of Broadway credits including “Miss Saigon” as Kim, “Les Miserables” playing both Fantine and Eponine, “Nine,” “Lennon,” and “Les Miserables Revival” as Fantinel. Her regional theatre productions include “The King and I,” “Rent,” “The Boys From Syracuse,” “Jesus Christ Superstar,” and “We Will Rock You.” Jenn Gambastese most recently starred as Principal Rosalie Mullins in “School of Rock” on Broadway. She originated the Broadway roles of Jane in Disney’s “Tarzan,” Natalie in “All Shook Up” (Outer Critics Circle nomination) and Marie in “Is He Dead,” in addition to appearing in “Hairspray,” “A Year with Frog and Toad,” “Footloose,” “Wicked,” “The Sound of Music” and “Carousel.” Lisa Howard returns to Broadway this spring, starring as Tammy in the Jimmy Buffet musical “Escape to Margaritaville.” She most recently appeared on Broadway as Jenny in “It Shoulda Been You” (2015 Drama Desk Award and Drama

League Awards nominee). Her other Broadway credits include “Priscilla Queen of the Desert,” “9 to 5 The Musical,” “South Pacific” and “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” (Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble). Mykal Kilgore has recently returned to New York City after starring as Judas in the criticallyacclaimed production of “Jesus Christ Superstar” at the Paramount Theatre in Chicago. On Broadway, his voice can be heard nightly in “Dear Evan Hansen.” Other Broadway credits include “Motown the Musical” and “Hair,” as well as appearing in national tours of “The Book of Mormon” and “Marley.” In addition to these seasoned performers, the show’s musical director and accompanist, Wendy Bobbit Cavett, has worked on and Off-Broadway in “Hamilton,” Come From Away,” “Mamma Mia!,” “The Scarlet Pimpernel,” “A Year with Frog and Toad,” “The Most Happy Fella,” and “A Tale of Two Cities.” She also holds the distinction of being the first female conductor of “Hamilton,” and is on the theatre faculty of Wagner College in Staten Island. Tickets for Broadway on Main Street are on sale through Landmark’s box office, 516-7676444, and online at www.landmarkonmainstreet. org.

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Stage Production: “Dirty Dancing”

Friday, Jan. 5 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 6 at 2 and 8 p.m. The classic story about a teenage girl who finds love with a dance pro at a Catskill Mountains resort comes alive on stage with heart-pounding music, passionate romance and sensational dancing to songs including “Hungry Eyes,” “Hey Baby, Do You Love Me?” and the show-stopping finale “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life.”

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Festival: First Look 2018

Friday, Jan. 5 through Monday, Jan. 15 (check venue website for a list of daily films and screening times)

The seventh edition of First Look, the museum’s acclaimed festival of international cinema, returns and includes more than two dozen programs with innovative films that include: “Communion” (Jan. 6 at 5 p.m.), a complex, cinematic portrait of young womanhood (Polish, with English subtitles); an Indonesian western, “Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts” (Jan. 6 at 7 p.m.); and “Colo” (Jan. 7 at 1 p.m.), about a family dealing with financial hardships and seismic changes (Portuguese with English subtitles). Where: Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria Info & Tickets: (718) 777-6888 • movingimage.us

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Cross-country Skiing in the Park

Saturday, Jan. 6 and Sunday, Jan. 7, 1 to 5 p.m. (and same time every day throughout the winter season) Now that snow has fallen, learn to cross-country ski right here on Long Island. You will learn basic walking, turning and secret tips on how to go fast when you’re ready. Not only will you receive a refreshing, outdoor workout, but you can also enjoy the winter views in Heckscher Park, considered by many to be the “Central Park” of the North Shore. Lessons are only given when there is sufficient snow. Please call or email ahead to sign up. Where: Heckscher Park, Prime Ave., Huntington Info: (631) 486-4818 • woodge1@hotmail.com

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Art Exhibit: Two Roads Taken

Saturday, Jan. 6 through Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2 to 4 p.m. Two painters, Shain Bard and Liz Kolligs, interpret Shu Swamp preserve and several other Long Island preserves in paintings that bring the beauty of Long Island on to canvas. Where: Alfred Van Loen Gallery, SHPL 145 Pidgeon Hill Road, Huntington Station Info: (631) 549-4411 • shpl.info

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Broadway on Main Street 2018 Saturday, Jan. 6 at 8 p.m.

Port Washington’s own Broadway impresario, Stephen DeAngelis, is back with an all-new show that brings some of Broadway’s finest vocalists to Main Street to recreate signature moments from their long-running roles in the Broadway and Off-Broadway musicals you know and love. Where: Landmark on Main Street, Jeanne Rimsky Theatre 232 Main St., Port Washington Info & Tickets: (516) 767-1384 • landmarkonmainstreet.org

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Gold Coast Arts Center Presents: “Ben-Gurion Epilogue”

Wednesday, Jan. 10 at 7:30 p.m.

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Compiled from six hours of newly-discovered conversations with Israel’s founding father, David Ben-Gurion, the film features never-before-seen footage of the then 82-year-old former prime minister in his final years after leaving office, interviewed at his secluded desert home over the course of several days in 1968. Where: Bow Tie Squire Cinemas, 115 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck Info & Tickets: (516) 829-2570 • goldcoastarts.org

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War at The Paramount Thursday, Jan. 11 at 8 p.m.

Formed in 1969, War is a musical crossover band that fuses elements of rock, funk, jazz, Latin, R&B, and reggae. Their album, The World Is a Ghetto, was the best-selling album of 1973, and their catalog of hit songs includes “Spill the Wine,” “The Cisco Kid,” “Why Can’t We Be Friends?,” “Low Rider,” and “Summer.” Take a trip back in time and enjoy this one-night show. Where: The Paramount 370 New York Ave., Huntington Info: (631) 673-7300 • paramountny.com

Compiled from six hours of never-before-seen footage, the discovered conversations with Israel’s founding father present a rare and fortuitous piece of cinematic archeology. In never-before-seen footage, the then 82-year-old former prime minister is in his final years after leaving office, interviewed at his secluded desert home over the course of several days in 1968. An introspective David Ben-Gurion reflects on the loss of his wife, his personal health and political legacy, and his hopes for Middle East peace. A work of undeniable historical significance with prophetic implications for Israel’s future. Visit goldcoastfilmfestival.org or call 516-829-2570 for tickets. Tickets $15/$10 for students when purchased in advance, $20 at the door.

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UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE: ACHIEVABLE GOAL? Mark Hannay is Director of the Metro New York Health Care for All Campaign, a citywide coalition of community groups and labor unions that advocates for universal health care. He also co-chairs the New York Network for Action on Medicare and Social Security, the Universal Health Care Action Network, and serves on New Yorkers for Accessible Health Coverage. Mr. Hannay co-hosts “Health Action,” broadcast weekly over WBAI/Pacifica radio in New York. He will address developments, answer questions and suggest solutions for an intractable struggle that seems never to end. Wednesday, January 10, 2017, 12:30 PM, Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 48 Shelter Rock Road, Manhasset; Refreshments will be served, admission is free, all are welcome

Coming up: In February: Marcia Namowitz of the Human Rights Campaign on developments affecting the LGBT community. In March: Hofstra Dean Larry Levy on diversity and the suburbs. In April: Former Newsday Editorial Board Member Bob Keeler on the role of generals in foreign policy.

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Saturday, Jan. 6 at 11 a.m. The final book in the award-winning “What Do You Do with…?” picture book series by bestselling author Kobi Yamada and illustrator Mae Besom, “What Do You Do With a Chance?” inspires kids of all ages to find the courage to go for the opportunities that come their way.

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

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inkalicious the Musical!

Saturday, Jan. 6 at 11 a.m. Direct from Broadway, this live-action musical based on the popular children’s books finds Pinkalicious landing at the doctor’s office with a case of Pinkititis, an affliction that turns her pink from head to toe — a dream come true for this pink-loving enthusiast. But when her hue goes too far, only Pinkalicious can figure out a way to get out of this predicament.

Where: Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington Info & Tickets: 516-767-1384 or landmarkonmainstreet.org

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ids Workshop: Block Calendar

Saturday, Jan. 6, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Children can get organized in the new year by assembling a wooden block calendar. Once the calendar construction is complete, they can decorate it with paint and stickers. All kids’ workshop attendees must be accompanied by a parent or adult at all times. Children get to keep their craft and will receive a free certificate of achievement, a workshop apron, and a commemorative pin while supplies last.

Where: At Home Depot locations throughout Nassau and Suffolk counties, including the Westbury, Hempstead, Syosset and Huntington stores Info: Call your local store or go to homedepot.com

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undle-Up Bears

Tuesday, Jan. 9 through Friday, Jan. 12, 2:30 to 4 p.m. (ongoing program throughout the month) Hibernation is a survival instinct for many animals. Bears prepare their dens for winter and store their energy until spring. Children can stop by the lobby this month and create a cup and stick puppet of a cozy den to help their own little bear hibernate. This is a free, drop-in program with museum admission.

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

isney on Ice: D Reach for the Stars Thursday, Jan. 11 through Sunday, Jan. 14 (check venue website for daily show times) Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy set the stage for a star-studded talent extravaganza as Disney On Ice heads to Nassau Coliseum for Long Island families to enjoy.

Where: NYCB Live, Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 1255 Hempstead Ave., Uniondale | Info & Tickets: 516-231-4848 or 800-745-3000 or nycblive.com

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Sunday, January 28, 2018 3:00–5:00pm Bring your friends, enliven your spirit and immerse your senses as you listen to relaxing and uplifting classical compositions by master violinist Mikhail Kopelman. As a member of the Borodin Quartet, he has been awarded the state prize of the U.S.S.R. and he has been named People’s Artist of the Russian Federation. He received the Royal Philharmonic Society Award and the Concertgebouw Silver Medal of Honour. He was first violinist for the Tokyo String Quartet and was a professor at the Yale School of Music. Explore this special musical afternoon with Cantors Sergei and Elena Schwartz. Enjoy a wine and cheese reception following the concert.

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THE CULINARY ARCHITECT

Recipe ideas for January party hosts My most favorite time to host a party is in January. Why? Everyone has been over invited in December and my friends are ready and raring to go for an invitation. The Sunday brunch/lunch is the “go to” entertaining coup. With a little bit of preplanning, it is very easy to entertain 12 to 24 guests. Set out a make your own salad bar, the perfect meal to help your guests keep their New Year’s resolution of eating healthier. Start out with a festive “welcome drink” and finish off your meal with a store-bought fruit salad and cookies and your have a feast for friends and family. MENU (Serves 12) Peach Bellinis ala Harry’s Bar BUFFET Make Your Own Salad Culinary Architect’s Salmon Culinary Architect’s Chicken

Lettuce of Choice (I like to offer Crisp Romaine and Bibb Lettuces) Quinoa Culinary Architect Creamy Dill Dressing* Extra Virgin Olive Oil Vinaigrette Dressing* Caesar Dressing* Chopped Scallions* Roasted Chickpeas* Fruit Salad* Cookies* *Recipe Not Included My Easy Peach Bellinis Peach baby food, chilled (available in baby food aisle) Champagne or Prosecco, cold In a champagne flute, place 2 oz. of peach puree. Top with champagne and serve. Alternatively, you may buy “Harry’s Bar Peach Bellini” at Vintage Cask & Barrel, 21 East Shore Road, Great Neck. 516-365-5077

5. Remove meat from skin. Place on platter. Culinary Architect’s Poached Chicken 3-4 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into large chunks 48 oz. chicken broth Heat broth in a medium sauce pan on high heat. Once boiling, add chicken and poach until cooked…approximately 7 minutes. 2. Remove to a platter and cool in refrigerator.

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Veganism a means to healthy living BY A N G E L I Q U E D’ALESSANDRO Allison Pick, an 18-year-old college freshman, browses the aisles of her local Stop N Shop, eyeing the variety of products in front of her. She examines labels, reads ingredients and prices, and ultimately picks items to take home with her and others to return to the shelf, like any other grocery shopper. The only difference between Pick and the others is that Pick is vegan, and so her basket includes no meat or dairy products. Instead, it is filled with fresh fruits, vegetables, and meat-substitute products. She explained her transition to veganism as she put a block of soy cheese and carton of vegan ice cream into her shopping cart. “It’s about the health,” she said, eyeing the organic, vegan foods stacked in the aisles, “Being vegan, I’m the healthiest I have ever been. I would never change that.” Pick has been vegan for two years, and said her health is directly correlated to her diet change. She is no different than the many other Americans who have also transitioned to veganism in the past few years. As veganism has become more mainstream, increasing numbers of local residents find themselves turning to the lifestyle, resulting in the expansion of vegan restaurants in the area, and all around the United States. In New York, veganism has spread rapidly. According to the Vegetarian Resource Group, New York has the fourth largest number of vegan restaurants in the United States. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals listed New York City as one of the “Top 10 Friendliest Cities to be Vegan” in 2016. The sale and consumption of vegan food across the country dramatically increased in the past decade, and is continuing its upward trend. According to Statista, the market value of soy-based, meatless products in the United States has more than tripled from 2014 to projections into 2019, going from $4.6 billion to $16.75 billion. The percent of people who consumed soy-based foods rose from 24 percent to 31 percent from 2010 to 2014. This trend is echoed locally, where soy-based food is accessible at newly established vegan stores. In Williston Park, two of these establishments stand side by side on Hillside Avenue, and each offers residents their own selection of soy and plant based products. The vegan bakery “Sweet to Lick” uses soy, almond, or coconut milks in its baked goods, creating a variety for Long Island vegans. Colleen McGovern, a Bayport resident who has been vegan for four years, said her favorite place to pick up vegan food on Long Island is 3 Brothers Vegan

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The vegan bakery Sweet to Lick opened in Williston Park in August 2013. Sweet to Lick The Market, a vegan grocery store opened later this summer, offering an array of vegan products. Café, a pizzeria with locations in Copiague, Lynbrook, and Farmingdale. Of the options at the restaurant, McGovern said, “the food is amazing and it’s all comfort foods, like mac and cheese balls, alfredo, and pizza.” According to the staff at 3 Brothers Vegan Café, which has been providing vegan alternatives to popular dishes since its opening, the vegan food is very popular. “We make vegan pizza, vegan foods, and most of our customers who come in are looking for the vegan options,” a cashier said; “our top selling dish is the vegan penne a la vodka.” The spread of veganism on Long Island is no shock to Josephine Green, who has been vegan for four and a half years and is a member of Anonymous for the Voiceless, a New York vegan activist group. Green said she has noticed an increase in vegan options over the past four years, saying that more vegan restaurants have opened because the voices of vegans are being heard. “Most restaurants won’t change 100 percent, but they are thinking about us because we are a growing community,” Green said. Of her time with Anonymous for the Voiceless, Green said the protests are peaceful, which she was happy to find out. “I thought joining an organization could be aggressive because of videos I had seen, but they are not like that at all. They’re some of the best people I’ve ever met.” Anonymous for the Voiceless is “an animal rights organization that specializes in street activism,” and is active all over the world. The group holds frequent demonstrations in Manhattan and Queens to inform civilians about veganism. To achieve this goal, Anonymous for the Voiceless uses its website to link those interested in veganism to educational materials, such as the documentary “Forks over Knives.”

The film, which was first released in 2011, documents health related illnesses and how easily they can be overcome by a plant-based, vegan diet. “Forks over Knives” examines health through the eyes of two researchers, Dr. T. Colin Campbell and Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn. The two separately engaged in research throughout their careers. While treating common health issues and diseases afflicting American citizens, such as heart disease, obesity, and cancer, both came to the conclusion that diet was a huge factor in reducing the risk of and curing these illnesses. Both doctors agreed that a vegan diet was the best way to improve one’s overall health. Although some people call a transition to a fully vegan diet “extreme,” Esselstyn disagrees, saying “with the western diet, this guarantees there’s going to be a half a million people in this country this year who will have to have the front half of their body divided, their heart exposed… some people would call that extreme.” Esselstyn is referring to common practices in American medicine for treating heart disease or other illness. Throughout the film, a man named Joey Aucoin documents his health journey with Dr. Matt Lederman and Dr. Alona Pulde, two medically trained professionals who encourage their patients to transition to a vegan, plant-based diet to treat illness. Aucoin, a business owner from Tampa, Florida, described his eating habits as “living to eat, not eating to live.” In 2004, he was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, and declared a candidate for both heart attack and stroke. His doctors prescribed 11 medications, including eight pills and two daily shots administered by needle, to treat the symptoms. However, Aucoin said that living on multiple pills didn’t “feel normal.” To fix this, he visited Lederman, who, through his unusual practices of helping patients

shop, cook, and meal plan, helped Aucoin transition to a plant-based diet. Lederman also urged Aucoin to stop taking his medications, as he felt the problems could be treated with a lifestyle change. Six months after transitioning to veganism, Aucoin had lost 28 pounds, remained off his medications, and maintained his healthy lifestyle. His markers for a heart attack had gone down, as well as his blood pressure and cholesterol. Aucoin had begun “eating to live.” Although doctors like Esselstyn and Lederman support a plant-based, vegan diet, many other physicians and health groups are oppose the change. The American Heart Association, founded and run by American cardiologists and health professionals, advocates for a diet of “a variety of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, low fat dairy products, and skinless poultry and fish.” In addition, its “recipes for health” section includes meals with pork, bacon, and steak. Dr. John Warner, the president of the organization, advocates for an end to heart disease through predominantly “smoke-free air, CPR training, and systems of care.” Similarly, the American Cancer Society, an organization that researches and funds treatment for cancer, says milk, eggs, chicken, and seafood are all healthy foods that when added to a diet will reduce the risk of developing cancer. Its “quick meals” section includes “quick-and-easy chili with extra-lean ground beef or ground turkey breast, canned kidney beans, tomato sauce, chopped onion, canned chopped tomatoes, and chili seasoning packet.” The diet proposed by these organizations contrasts with that of doctors who support veganism. These organizations advocate that meat and dairy are part of a balanced and healthy American diet. In New York, there is the same dissent from healthcare organizations. NYC Health, sponsored by the official website of the City of New York, advocates a diet of “beverages that are nutritious, like fat-free or low-fat milk,” and “fish, poultry, lean meats, beans, and eggs.” The website also advocates for “healthy fats, such as canola and olive oils.” As she heads to the front of the check-out line, Pick placed the contents of her shopping cart onto the conveyer belt slowly inching towards the cashier. Her final list of items purchased included dairy free cheese and ice cream, meatless chicken made out of soy, three organic apples, celery, a bag of quinoa, white rice, and kale chips. As she began to bag the groceries, Pick placed each one carefully into a reusable sack, and then onto the shopping cart once again. “I’ve seen this movement grow so much since I began, and I know with time more and more people will see how important it is,” she said, rolling her now emptied shopping cart back onto the sidewalk. “It’s time for people to make a change, for the sake of the planet, and for the sake of themselves.”

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10 tricks for tackling health in the new year BY R ON I T K A L M A N , PH.D. It’s easy to slip off track with our health goals during the holiday season, but the New Year is the perfect time for a fresh start. Whatever your fitness level or weight-loss goals, try incorporating one or two of these smart tricks to help you speed your results. Become “breathless.” Regardless of what types of activities you normally do, make sure to fit in cardio at least twice a week. While less aerobic activities, like yoga or weight lifting, have countless benefits, workouts that leave you breathless help jumpstart your metabolism and drop weight more quickly. Mix it up. Some people think we’re more likely to stick to a program if we create a weekly schedule and stick to it. Not me. Our lives are too hectic. Instead of committing to a specific routine — Monday night spinning, Tuesday night yoga, Wednesday night kickboxing, and so on — commit to exercising a certain number of times per week. One week you might take three morning pilates classes, while the next week, you can only fit in lunchtime spinning classes. This way, just because you miss your favorite workout, you don’t skip the

cress, which are higher in vita- call for what you already have in anced. Plus, when you get to gym altogether. Add movement, whenever, mins and minerals. One you’ve the kitchen or require 5 or fewer meals feeling like you can eat like a wherever. Movement is more about got your base, load it with nutri- ingredients. If you need inspira- horse, you usually do! try this trick: Next time you Opt for raw vegetables and a lifestyle, rather than an hour-a- ent- and fiber-dense vegetables. tion, day commitment in a class or at the You’ll get fuller faster and cut down buy fish, ask the salesperson for fresh fruit instead of processed bogym. It’s about squeezing in health your calories without feeling de- their fastest, easiest, most flavor- dega snacks. Or, make your own Same strategy trail mix and divide it into small every chance you get. prived. ful preparation. I top mine with flax seed or goes with dining out and delivery. storage bags. Here are a few tricks I love: I mix cocoa nibs, dried fruit, Take a walk when you’re bored. extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice Choose entrees with the fewest inWalk home after work, the gym or and herbs, rather than dressings es- gredients and simplest preparation, raw almonds and raw cashews. dinner out instead of taking a cab pecially when I don’t know what’s like grilled fish or chicken with no Sometimes I don’t feel hungry, but if it’s there, it’s much better than sauce. or train. Take the stairs instead of in them! Cutting down on just two res- grabbing a bag of chips or a highMake veggies your main plate. the elevator. Walk up the escalator in stores. Use bathrooms on differ- Most people follow the formula: taurant meals a week will dramati- calorie, processed bar. Remember your motivation. ent floors at work. Get lunch from a choose your protein then build side cally change how you look and feel. Don’t listen to your mother Why do want to lose weight? To place further away and opt for take- dishes around it. I say flip the model and pick your produce first. Start (when it comes to eating!). Sorry, look better in your clothes? To feel out, not delivery. Book one “Surprise Myself” ex- with roasted veggies, salad or veg- mom, but we don’t have to finish more energetic? Or to simply imercise class each week. After I reach gie soup, then top them with grilled what’s on our plate. That’s the fast prove your overall health? First, get clear about what you my workout goal for the week, I chicken, poached salmon or a cup track to weight gain. After a meal, you should leave want, and then use that desire to inadd one more class I didn’t plan on of whole grain like quinoa. Finally, taking. I think about it as ‘treat” to use spices and herbs to jazz up fla- feeling energized from your food, spire you throughout your journey. positively lethargic stuff ed. Train your brain to think my health! It varies. vor, rather than butter and salt. rather than and My favorite trick? I stop eating and don’t let negativity mess with It’s a great way to try new vegSome weeks, I’ll take a new instructor; other weeks, I’ll try some- etables or taste combinations, rath- when I feel that if I had to get up your health (or your head!). Next, eliminate the phrase “I thing completely different. I burn er than stick with the traditional, and take an easy exercise class, I more calories and always find new boring and tasteless romaine with could handle it. That’s pretty easy can’t” and replace it with a phrase activities I love. If surprising myself tomatoes combo (I couldn’t stick to do when you eat slowly, sitting that says, “I can and I will.” Use this doesn’t happen, I don’t get discour- with that menu either!). Nearly all down (versus on your commute) mantra to stay on track. Mine is “I can do this — I am aged because I’ve already hit my my clients start with this easy strat- and with the TV off. Keep healthy snacks ready to living the Smart Life.” egy to jumpstart weight loss. targets. Whenever I start making exKeep it simple in the kitchen. go. Stash them everywhere you Upgrade your salads. Take your health up a notch by not wast- It doesn’t take a culinary degree, might need to nosh — your gym cuses to skip a workout or cheat on ing your time on romaine or mixed a library of cookbooks or a pantry bag, your office, your handbag, my diet, I say my mantra aloud and Snacking between instantly feel energized. greens. fi lled with high-tech gadgets to your apartment. keeps your metabolism The smarter choice? Kale, make a fantastic and healthy meal. meals Look for simple recipes that revved and blood sugar levels balspinach, arugula and waterRonit Kalman is a health coach

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Afro-Cuban ensemble Art of the Narrative to play at Landmark exhibit to open The celebrated Cuban band, the AfroCuban All Stars led by Juan de Marcos Gonzalez, will be performing at Landmark on Main Street’s Jeanne Rimsky Theater on Thursday, Jan. 11 at 7:30 p.m. The Afro-Cuban All Stars is a unique orchestra devoted to promoting the complete story of Cuban music. With each show, the orchestra exposes Cuba’s rich, musical history, interpreting all of its musical genres. Buena Vista Social Club founder and bandleader de Marcos is the man responsible for their best-selling recordings. His 14-piece big band is one of the best-known and most successful Cuban orchestras performing today. The initial Buena Vista Social Club recording put together by de Marcos and Ry Cooder was a Grammy-winning international bestseller made into an Oscarnominated film by German director Wim Wenders. de Marcos stretches his creative wings, fusing contemporary, traditional

and, in essence, the future styles of Cuban music. The ensemble captures the spirit of Afro-Cuban music with the potent mix of driving percussion and a powerhouse horn section, with piano, bass, tres, guitar and incomparable vocals. Every performance is dynamic, with a set designed for the audience of each show. The current lineup of band members consists of the finest Cuban expatriate musicians in the world today, all alumni of Cuba’s greatest bands. The Afro-Cuban All Stars performance pays tribute to Cuba’s popular music marrying the past with the present in the grandeur and grace of the world’s greatest orchestras. To purchase tickets to the show, go to www.landmarkonmainstreet.org. Landmark on Main Street is located at 232 Main St. in Port Washington.

Whitman Association 2018 Poet-in-Residence Walt Whitman Birthplace Association named Vijay Seshadri as the 2018 Poetin-Residence. A poet, essayist and critic, Seshadri was born in Bangalore, India, and came to the U.S. at the age of five. He earned a B.A. from Oberlin College and an M.F.A from Columbia University. Seshadri’s experience as a biologist formed the basis of his first collection of poems, “Wild Kingdom” (1996). His second collection, “The Long Meadow,” won the James Laughlin Award, and his third, “3 Sections” (2013), won the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry. Seshadri has received fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts, the NEA, and the Guggenheim Foundation, and has been awarded The Paris Review’s Bernard F. Conners Long Poem Prize and the MacDowell Colony’s Fellowship for Distinguished Poetic Achievement. Currently, he teaches undergraduate writing courses at Sarah Lawrence College, as well as directs the graduate,

The Art League of Long Island’s 7th Annual Juried Photography Exhibition opens in the Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery on Saturday, Jan. 13. Out of 481 photographic images submitted by 101 artists, exhibition juror Rena Silverman selected only 60 to show in the gallery. Silverman will be giving a gallery talk to discuss her selections on Thursday, Jan. 25 at 7:30 p.m. In this exhibit, photographers from Long Island, Brooklyn and Queens were asked for their representations of narrative art. Narrative art is art that tells a story, either as a moment in an ongoing story or as a sequence of events unfolding over time. It uses the power of the visual image to ignite imaginations, evoke emotions and capture universal cultural truths and aspirations. Silverman writes about photography for The New York Times, where she has

covered a range of artists from Chuck Close to Sylvia Plachy. Her work has also appeared in National Geographic, The Washington Post and online for NPR. She is the author of “Women of Vision: National Geographic Photographers on Assignment,” a finalist for Best Photography Book in the Seventy-Second Pictures of the Year International contest. In 2015, she served as the Studio Art Senior Seminar’s “outside evaluator” at Dartmouth College.

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Arts & Entertainment Calendar NYCB LIVE/NASSAU VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM 1255 Hempstead Turnpike, Uniondale (516) 794-9300 • www.nassaucoliseum.com Saturday, Jan. 6 and Sunday, Jan. 7 at 11 a.m. New York Bridal & Wedding Expo Thursday, Jan. 11 through and Sunday, Jan. 14 at various times Disney on Ice Presents Reach for the Stars NYCB THEATRE AT WESTBURY 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury (516) 247-5205 • www.thetheatreatwestbury. com Friday, Jan. 12 at 8 p.m. Candid Camera’s 8 Decades of Laughs with Peter Funt Sunday, Jan. 14 at 8 p.m. Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds THE PARAMOUNT 370 New York Ave., Huntington (631) 673-7300 ext. 303 • www.paramountny. com Thursday, Jan. 11 at 8 p.m. War Friday, Jan. 12 at 8 p.m. The Purple Xperience Prince Tribute with special guest Larry Stevens Band THE SPACE AT WESTBURY 250 Post Ave., Westbury (516)283-5566 • www.thespaceatwestbury. com www.thespaceatwestbury.com Tuesday, Jan. 16 at 8 p.m. Henry Rolllins — Travel Slideshow Saturday, Jan. 20 at 8 p.m. 70s Explosion with 45 RPM & Disco Unlimited LANDMARK ON MAIN STREET 232 Main Street, Suite 1, Port Washington (516) 767-1384 ext. 101 • www.landmarkonmainstreet.org Saturday, Jan. 6 at 11 a.m. Pinkalicious the Musical! Saturday, Jan. 6 at 8 p.m. Broadway on Main 2018 Thursday, Jan. 11 at 7:30 p.m. Afro-Cuban All Stars TILLES CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS | LIU POST 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville (516) 299-3100 • www.tillescenter.org Friday, Jan. 5 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 6 at 2 and 8 p.m. Musical: “Dirty Dancing” MADISON THEATRE AT MOLLOY COLLEGE 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre 516-323-4444 • www.madisontheatreny.org Sunday, Jan. 21 at 3 p.m. Daniel Rodriguez on Broadway GOLD COAST ARTS CENTER 113 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck (516) 829-2570 • www.goldcoastarts.org Wednesday, Jan. 10 at 7:30 p.m. Film: “Ben-Gurion Epilogue” Through Feb. 4 Exhibit: Tony Vaccaro, An American Photographer NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn (516) 484-9338 • www.nassaumuseum.org

Ongoing During Museum Hours: Sculpture Park, Walking Trails, Gardens Family Sundays at the Museum, 1-4 p.m. Family Tour at 1 p.m.; Art Activities at 1:30 p.m. Thursdays, Jan. 4 and Feb. 1, 1 to 2 p.m. Exhibition Talks at the Saltzman Fine Art Building: Brown Bag Lectures with Riva Ettus (Fool the Eye exhibit) Tuesdays, Jan. 9 and Feb. 6, 1 to 2 p.m. Sketching in the Galleries with Glenna Kubit in the Saltzman Fine Art Building Through January 21, 2018 In the Manes Family Art & Education Center: Master Class — Josef Albers and His Students Through March 4, 2018 Exhibits in the Saltzman Fine Art Building: “Fool the Eye” Through March 4, 2018 (Tuesday through Sunday screenings at 11 a.m., 12, 1 and 3 p.m.) Film in the Saltzman Fine Art Building: “Paper Medium Rare: All Things Paper” THE ART GUILD 200 Port Washington Blvd., Manhasset www.TheArtGuild.org Second Thursday, Jan. 11, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Sip & Sketch: Live model, all levels, no instruction, short and long poses. Bring a snack and/or beverage. ART LEAGUE OF LONG ISLAND 107 East Deer Park Road, Dix Hills (631) 462-5400 • www.artleagueli.org Sunday, Jan. 7, 1 to 3 p.m. Art with Partner Inclusion Workshops for Children & Young Adults: $35 SANDS POINT PRESERVE CONSERVANCY 127 Middle Neck Road, Sands Point 516.571.7901 • sandspointpreserve.org Sunday, Jan. 7, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Science of Winter Wildlife PLANTING FIELDS ARBORETUM 1395 Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay 516.922.8678 • plantingfields.org Through Monday, Jan. 8, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Holiday Poinsettia Display LONG ISLAND CHILDREN’S MUSEUM 11 Davis Avenue, Garden City (516) 224-5800 • www.licm.org Friday, Jan. 5, 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Kids in the Kitchen: Mini peach cobbler Ages: 3 to 5. Fee: $5 with museum admission ($4 LICM members) Saturday, Jan. 6 at 2 p.m. Sock Snowpeople Ages: 5 and up. Fee: $4 with museum admission ($3 LICM members) Saturday, Jan. 6 and Sunday, Jan. 7, 3:30 to 5 p.m. Messy Afternoon Ages: 18 months to 4 years. Free with museum admission. Tuesday, Jan. 9 through Friday, Jan. 12, 2:30 to 4 p.m. Bundle-Up Bears! All ages. Free with museum admission. HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL AND TOLERANCE CENTER OF NASSAU COUNTY 100 Crescent Beach Road, Glen Cove (516) 571-8040 • www.hmtcli.org On display through Friday, Feb. 2 HMTC Presents a Special Exhibit by 3D

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A&E Calendar cont’d Pop Artist Charles Fazzino: “Heroes of the Holocaust” THE DOLPHIN BOOKSHOP & CAFE 299 Main St., Port Washington (516) 767-2650 • www.thedolphinbookshop. com Fridays at 11 a.m. Music & More: Marilyn & her guitar For children ages 2-4 Fridays, 7-9 p.m. Cafe Music at The Dolphin. Free admission. Thursday, Jan. 11, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Author Event: Carrie Kerpen, “WORK IT: Secrets for Success from the Boldest Women in Business” BOOK REVUE 313 New York Avenue, Huntington (631) 271-1442 • www.bookrevue.com Thursday, Jan. 11 at 7 p.m. Lexi Vranick, “Exit Ghost”

BARNES AND NOBLE 1542 Northern Blvd., Manhasset; (516) 3656723 91 Old Country Road, Carle Place; (516) 7419850 www.barnesandnoble.com Saturday, Jan. 6 at 11 a.m. For children: “What Do You Do with a Chance?” Story Times (Manhasset and Carle Place) COLD SPRING HARBOR FISH HATCHERY & AQUARIUM 1660 Rte. 25A, Cold Spring Harbor (516) 692-6768 www.cshfishhatchery.org Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10 to 11 a.m. Pollywog Adventures: Preschooler crafts, stories and games. Adults $6; children 3 to 12 and seniors 65 and up $4; children under 3 and members free.

279 Main Street, Cold Spring Harbor (631) 367-3418 • www.cshwhalingmuseum.org Monday, Jan. 8, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Making Memories By the Sea: Craft-based program for people living with dementia and their caregivers. For adults. $12 per couple. RSVP required at 631-367-3418 Thursday, Jan. 11, 9 to 10 a.m. Little Fishies: Arctic Animals For children ages 2 to 4. $12 for adult/tot pair, sibling $4. BJ SPOKE GALLERY 229 Main Street, Huntington (631) 549-5106 • www.bjspokegallery.com Saturday, Jan. 6, 6 to 9 p.m. (opening reception);

on view through Sunday, Jan. 14 New Exhibit: Harvest of Artists THE LONG ISLAND BAROQUE ENSEMBLE PRESENTS: ALBA CONSORT ”RENAISSANCE REBORN” Saturday, Feb. 3 at 7:30 p.m. At St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, 30 Brooksite Drive, Smithtown Sunday, Feb. 4 at 3 p.m. At Christ Church, 61 East Main St., Oyster Bay General admission tickets are $30; $15 for students; children under 10 are free. Tickets cab be purchased at the ensemble’s website, 222.libaroque.org

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$54 for the series; $20 per film. Sunday, Jan. 21 at 12:30 p.m. The Maccabeats Concert UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CONGREGATION AT SHELTER ROCK 48 Shelter Rock Rd., Manhasset 516-627-6560; www.uucsr.org Wednesdays, 1 to 4 p.m. in the Veatch Ballroom Wednesday Bridge Group Wednesdays, 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the Veatch Ballroom and Terrace Room Inisfada Zen Sitting Meditation Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. and Saturdays at 11 a.m. in the Art Gallery Yoga with Mike Mancini Members: $5 per class/Non-members: $7 per class (no registration required) Fridays, 1 to 4 p.m. in the Veatch Ballroom (1-2 beginner; 2-3 intermediate and advanced) Friday Bridge, Lessons & Game Play ADELPHI NY STATEWIDE BREAST CANCER HOTLINE & SUPPORT PROGRAM At Adelphi’s Alumni House 154 Cambridge Ave., Garden City Continued on Page 35

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Folk Society to host ‘Work It’ author to visit Dolphin Bookshop Slambovian Circus The Folk Music Society of Huntington welcomes back The Slambovian Circus of Dreams to its monthly First Saturday Concerts series on Saturday, Jan. 6. The 8:30 p.m. concert at the Congregational Church of Huntington (30 Washington Drive, Centerport) is preceded by an open mic at 7:30 p.m. Formed in Sleepy Hollow in the late 1990s, The Slambovian Circus of Dreams has achieved near legendary status as a pioneering alt-folk and Americana jam band, while remaining on the fringes of the music industry. The Slambovians’ lively, late-night musical extravaganzas have made the band Falcon Ridge Folk Festival favorites for more than a decade. Their music has been variously described as “hillbillyFloyd,” “folk-pop,” “alt-country, rootsrock,” and “surreal Americana” — a clear indicator of its singularly indescribable uniqueness. “The Slambovians cast a wide net … [their] music seems to energize anyone who hears it,” said Relix magazine. Dancing freely between all existing religious and philosophical mythologies, the music is uplifting, empowering, at times haunting, and a lot of fun. Elements of The Incredible String Band, Dylan, Bowie, Neil Young and the Decemberists are all part of The Slambovian Circus of Dreams’ musical mix.

Fronted by songwriter Joziah Longo (vocals/guitar/harmonica), the band features guitarist/mandolin player Sharkey McEwen, multi-instrumentalist Tink Lloyd (accordion, cello, uke, theremin, melodica), and Felipe Torres (percussion). “It’s impossible to capture in writing what the experience of seeing The Slambovians live is really like,” says Folk Music Society of Huntington President Michael Kornfeld. “Come see for yourselves.” Tickets to the event, priced at $30 ($25 for FMSH members), may be purchased in advance online at www.fmsh. org using a credit card or at the door (cash and checks only). For more information, visit the website or call (631) 425-2925. Now entering its 50th year, the Folk Music Society of Huntington presents two monthly concert series, a monthly folk jam, and an annual folk festival each summer in conjunction with the Huntington Arts Council. Its Hard Luck Café series at Huntington’s Cinema Arts Centre will feature singer-songwriters Sophie Buskin and Joshua Garcia on Thursday, Jan. 18. FMSH also co-sponsors the Cinema’s Tuesday, Jan. 16 presentation of “Folk Music From Greenwich Village: 1960s,” part of the Music Legends Live educational lecture series hosted by Bill Shelly and featuring nearly two hours of archival footage.

You don’t have to be a #Girlboss or “lean in” to have a dream career and live a life you love. In a new book, “Work It: Secrets for Success from the Boldest Women in Business,” CEO of Likeable Media and podcast host Carrie Kerpen shares lessons from her career and an “advisory board” of powerful women in a wide range of industries to help women everywhere make their aspirations a reality. Barbara Corcoran, founder of Corcoran Real Estate and one of the “sharks” on ABC-TV’s Emmy Award-winning program “Shark Tank,” has said the following about the book: “‘Work It’ is an empowering career guide featuring bold advice from 50 highprofile women on how to succeed in work, leadership and life.” Journalist and talk show host Meredith Vieira said, “We each must navigate our own journey in life, but ‘Work It’ provides us with a reliable compass… the acquired wisdom and inspiration that can only come from women who have led the way.” And Publishers Weekly adds, “‘Work It’ will resonate with those currently struggling to achieve their goals in the business world and will encourage them to keep going.” Filled with actionable tips and stories from the likes of Sheryl Sandberg, Aliza Licht, and Reshma Saujani, the book reveals their counterintuitive secrets for success, including: * How and when to say “no” — whether it’s a dream job that just isn’t the right cultural fit or a low salary proposal, as well as when to say “yes.”

* How to make your career work for you and your family rather than the other way around. * How to develop your own FAB PAB (Fabulous Personal Advisory Board) — a support network of women — rather than work with a single mentor. * The importance of talking openly about money — from job offer negotiations and cash flow management, to fundraising venture capital dollars. “I’m what you might call an ‘accidental’ entrepreneur,” Kerpen says on her website. “Despite having a rather loud inner self-critic, I built a multimillion-dollar social media agency at a time when there was no one to teach you about social media marketing.” Kerpen’s company, Likeable Media, is an award-winning content studio that was named Crain’s sixth Best Place to Work in New York City. Kerpen has been featured by the New York Times, ABC’s “World News Tonight,” FOX News and CNBC. With advice on everything from mastering social media to navigating office politics and the seemingly impossible work/life balance, “Work It” arms every woman with the courage and skills to achieve success and happiness on her terms. Kerpen will discuss her book and share some of her secrets for success at a special event taking place at Dolphin Bookshop on Thursday, Jan. 11 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Dolphin Bookshop is located at 299 Main St. in Port Washington. For more information about the event, go to thedoplphinbookshop.com or call the store at 516-767-2650.

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Community Calendar cont’d Continued from Page 33 516-877-4314 or 800-877-8077 Mondays, 6 to 7:30 p.m. General Support Group and Support Group for Caregivers of People with Breast Cancer Tuesdays, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Young Women’s Support Group, Under 40 Thursdays, 7 to 8 p.m. Support Group for Newly Diagnosed Stage 4 Breast Cancer Last Monday of the Month, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Touchstone Group: For those who received their last treatment more than 18 months ago. NYU WINTHROP HOSPITAL 200 Old Country Road, Suite 250 Mineola, NY 11501 Call 516-663-8300 to register for these free programs. First and third Tuesday of the month, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. NYU Winthrop Hospital’s Breast Cancer Support Group At NYU Winthrop Hospital, Pediatric Conference Center, 259 First St., Mineola Seating is limited; registration is required. Call 516-663-2556 SID JACOBSON JCC 300 Forest Drive, East Hills, 11548 516-484-1545; www.sjjcc.org/jll. Fridays Shababa Fridays, 9:45-10:45 a.m. General Exercise Group for All Cancer Survivors, 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. Discussion Group for All Cancer Survivors, 1:15 to 2 p.m. Sundays: Gentle Yoga for All Cancer Survivors, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Mondays: News Behind the News, 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Eat, Chat, Move!, 6 p.m. Tuesdays: Mah Jongg Clinic, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Tuesday Lectures, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Swim Program for Strength & Wellness,11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Knitzvah: Knitting for a Cause, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays: Knitzvah: Knitting for a Cause, 12 to 2 p.m.

Taste of Torah, 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Thursdays: Games Day, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Meditation, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Eat, Chat, Move!, 6 p.m. ST. PETER OF ALCANTARA WITH OUR LADY OF FATIMA PARISH 1321 Port Washington Blvd., Port Washington Info.: (516) 627-883-4817 or (516) 883-2607 Friday evenings at 8 p.m. Bereavement Support Group: open to the general public. For more information, contact Yvonne at 516-883-4817 or Rose 516-883-2607 TEMPLE JUDEA OF MANHASSET 333 Searingtown Rd. Manhasset Info.: (516) 621-8049 temple-judea.com Friday evenings at 7:30 p.m. Shabbat Services Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.; Mondays and Tuesdays at 12 p.m. Bridge NORTHPORT CHORALE CAST CALL Jan. 10 and 17 at 7 p.m. Northport High School Choir Room, 154 Laurel Hill Road, Northport Info.: (631) 704-6144 (Debi) or (631) 239-6736 (Pearl) or go to www.northportchorale.org

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Shelter Rock Library New Hyde Park 165 Searingtown Road South, Albertson; (516) 248-7363; www.srpl.org. ART ON DISPLAY IN JANUARY Visit the Children’s Room to see Don Sadowsky’s King Kong model. It received an honorable mention award at the Long Island Museum in Stony Brook. SENIOR RAP GROUP Monday, Jan. 8, 11 a..m. to 12:30 p.m. For the 55+ set who have a lifetime of experiences to share. Come and join Shelter Rock Public Library Senior Rap

Group on selected Mondays. HOW TO BEAT THE HIGH COST OF COLLEGE WITH BARRY FOX Tuesday, Jan. 16, 7 to 8:15 p.m. With college costs skyrocketing, find out how to get your share of the $134 billion available for student financial aid. Get tips to maximize your financial aid from Long Island’s leading financial aid expert with over 40 years of experience. VALENTINES FOR VETS COSPONSORED BY SRPL AND ASSEMBLYMAN D’URSO

Friday, Jan. 26, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. For Teens in grades 5 to 12. Make handmade Valentines for veterans who have served our country and are currently hospitalized. You can also donate a small, new item a veteran can use. ARTEMESIA PAINTING GROUP COLLECTIVE WORK: ON THE WAY/MEET THE ARTISTS Saturday, Jan. 28, 2 to 4 p.m. The collection on display is mostly landscapes and portraits inspired by travel photographs and pictures of people and places.

PERFORMANCE POETS ASSOCIATION READINGS AT STATION Join this monthly open mic forum, on Saturday, Jan. 6 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Station Branch, 26 Great Neck Road (2nd level), above Best Market. ADULT COLORING AT LAKEVILLE Drop by for an hour of relaxing coloring each Friday from 1 to 2 p.m. beginning Jan. 5 at the Lakeville Branch, 475 Great Neck Road. GREAT NECK LIBRARY CLOSING/CANCELLATION INFORMATION ONLINE Library patrons connected to the Internet are asked to check the website: www.

Hillside 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 their patrons, holders of Hillside Library cards in good standing. We have now added The Frick Collection to our museum holdings. The Frick is a noteworthy, small art museum with a high-quality collection of old master paitings and fine furniture housed in the Henry Clay Frick House on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. A household will be able to reserve just one museum pass per month; patrons are responsible for checking the museum’s hours of operation for the borrowed pass. The library collects used cell phones (with their chargers) for charity. Also,

MOVIE: “STRONGER” Friday, Jan. 5 at 1:30 p.m. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Tatiana Maslany and Miranda Richardson. Rated R. CLASSIC DELIGHTS BOOK CLUB Wednesday, Jan. 10 at 7 p.m. The book being discussed is “A Handful of Dust” by Evelyn Waugh.

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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, call 516-7758118.

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. cancellations.com for Library You will be assistweather related closings/pro- ing students under gram cancellations. the supervision of a In order to access this classroom teacher. service, Library District resi- There is no prior experience necessary dents can log on to cancelto participate in the lations.com, type in their zip program. Volunteers code or Great Neck Library do a variety of activiand obtain information on ties with children such program cancellations or as reading to students Library closings. In addition, or helping with at no charge, residents can classroom projects. If request automatic e-mails from cancellations.com when you would like more the Library has posted any in- information on this formation. This is a great way program, please call Eileen Bileski at 516for Library District residents 434-2306. who are connected online to be advised of weather related FREE EXERCISE changes in Library hours or CLASSES programs. Ongoing Program FREE Silver Sneakers Exercise Classes For All Levels: Balance, agility, strengthening, endurance and osteo-

Great Neck Library THURSDAY FILM ENCORE AT THE STATION BRANCH The Thursday film at the Station Branch is an encore of the film shown on Wednesday at Main. The Station Branch, is located at 26 Great Neck Rd. (2nd level), Gardens at Great Neck Plaza. Refer to the Library Newsletter, film brochure or website for information on the films scheduled. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. for the 2 p.m. showing. Arrive early as seating is limited. Priority seating is given to Great Neck School District residents. Please bring your Library card, driver’s license or other ID showing your Great Neck School District address.

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MEET THE DENTIST Tuesday, Jan. 9 at 11 a.m. Ages 2 years to pre-K with caregiver/parent. A fun and enjoyable approach to visiting the dentist. BLOOMING YOGIS Friday, Jan. 12 at 5 p.m. For grades 1 to 4. A yoga program designed just for children.

porosis 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. AARP Floral Park Chapter 5224 TUESDAY NIGHT BINGO Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #5253 will host bingo on Tuesday nights from 7 to 11 p.m. The top prize is $1,500 with additional cash prizes totaling $1,700. Admission is $4 at the post, which is located at 155 Searingtown Road in Albertson. AMERICAN THEATER DANCE WORKSHOP Adult beginner ballet classes on Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Adult Ballet classes Monday through Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. are at the American Theater Dance Workshop, 999 Herricks Road, NHP. 516-248-6420. 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. AARP DEFENSIVE DRIVING COURSES AT CLINTON G. MARTIN PARK FOR 2017 The classes, open to drivers age 50 and older, will be held on June 17, Sept. 9, Oct. 14, Nov. 11 and Dec. 9. To register for an AARP defensive driving class, please make your check payable to AARP. The cost is $20 for members and $25 for non-members. All participants must be 50 and older. Please be sure that your check contains your name, address, phone number and the date of the class you wish to attend. Seating for each class is limited. Please mail all checks to: Defensive Driving Coordinator, Department of Community Services, 1601 Marcus Ave., New Hyde Park. Once checks are received, a seat will be reserved in your name and a letter confirming your registration will be mailed to your address.

Floral Park Library FAMILY MOVIE MATINEE Sunday, Jan. 7 at 2 p.m. “Cars 3” (Rated G). Looking for something fun to do on a winter’s afternoon? Families can enjoy the hit Disney movie Cars 3. Loaded with unexpected twists and turns, the movie is sure to tickle your funny bone. MADE WITH LOVE Monday, Jan. 8 at 7 p.m. and Wednesday, Jan. 10 at 11 a.m. Whether you’re a beginner, an expert, or somewhere in between, Made with Love knitting and crocheting group welcomes all to their weekly evening group. PHOTO COURTESY TEASER-TRAILER.COM

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In a hurry to be year’s 1st at Northwell Aziya Dream Shingler arrives 25 days early; mom and baby both in good health BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN Aziya Dream Shingler, the first baby delivered by Northwell Health this year, defied expectations. Aziya was born 25 days early at 12:19 a.m. on New Year’s Day at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park, her 24-yearold mother, Tamari Gardner, said, weighing in at 5 pounds, 10 ounces. “I wasn’t expecting her to come so early, because my mom kept telling me I wasn’t in labor,” Gardner, 24, a stay-at-home mother in Hempstead, recalled. “And I was like ‘something’s going on.’” “This was my first time having a New Year’s baby,” Gardner added. Aziya came out after 17 hours of labor, more than twice as long as it took her three other daughters. But her mother stayed on the phone throughout the entire

delivery, she said, and her spouse, Aaron Shingler, 25, stayed at her side. Aziya came out with a “strong cry,” Gardner added, but has been a “little quiet” since then. Gardner said she was considering bucking a trend of “A” names, which came about because the father’s first name begins with an “A,” by naming her fourth daughter “Dream.” But her mother convinced her to keep it going, she said. “I made her middle name ‘Dream,’ and her first name ‘Aziya,’” Gardner said. Ultimately, Gardner said, she has big dreams for Aziya and her three sisters, who she believes will continue to defy expectations and do good things. “I see a bright future for them, for all four of them, sticking together,” Gardner said. Northwell hospitals delivered about 40,000 babies in 2017.

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Tamari Gardner, 24, and Aaron Shingler, 25, hold Aziya Dream Shingler, one of the first babies of 2018.

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SCHOOL NEWS

Sewanhaka F.P. collects for Island Harvest honors Dunphy

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Sewanhaka High School mathematics teacher Stefanie Dunphy, center, was named Teacher of the Month for December. She is pictured with Principal Christopher Salinas and Mathematics Chairperson Patricia Aiello. Sewanhaka High School mathematics teacher Stefanie Dunphy was named the Teacher of the Month for December. Mathematics Chairperson Patricia Aiello nominated Mrs. Dunphy for the honor. “It has been my pleasure to work side-by-side with Stef for the last 10 years,” Aiello said. “Her upbeat personality and willingness to always pitch in makes her a positive addition to the mathematics department. Stef gives 100 percent to everything she does and goes above and beyond to help her fellow colleagues. Her genuine disposition allows her to work in harmony with colleagues and makes her extremely well liked by students.” Mrs. Dunphy’s passion for teaching has been described as “palpable,” with her students on the edge of their seats to

participate in the lesson. Her sense of humor and positive personality is endearing to her students. “As department chair, I have dealt with zero discipline problems from her classes. The highest compliment that I could pay Mrs. Dunphy is that she is the teacher you would want your own child to have,” Aiello said. Dunphy is the school’s senior high Mathlete’s coach and draws students of all levels of mathematical ability to the club. She has never missed a competition. She also brings the team to competitions beyond the ones scheduled by the district. “Mrs. Dunphy is a tremendous asset to the math department, so she was an easy choice to receive this honor,” Ms. Aiello said.

Floral Park Memorial High School recently held its annual Holiday Food Drive for Island Harvest. The collection was sponsored by the Student Council, under the direction of adviser Carolyn Faggioni and in conjunction with the social studies department, and was once again a great success. Social studies teachers and others encouraged students to participate by donating nonperishable food items and/or volunteering their time. Nearly 3,000 pounds of food was donated, while dozens of students volunteered to help move the food from the individual classrooms to the pick-up location and onto the Island Harvest truck. The last day of the drive coincided with the school’s Ugly Sweater Day. Hundreds of students, faculty and staff wore their favorite “ugly sweaters” to school and many made monetary contributions to the Island Harvest fund during third period. The third-period class which raised the most cash was Mr. Simone’s, and the individual class that raised the most food was Mrs. Dierlam’s. These students will be rewarded with either a bagel breakfast or pizza party hosted by Student

PHOTO COURTESY OF SEWANHAKA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

Floral Park Memorial students collected nearly 3,000 pounds of food for Island Harvest. Council. The generosity of the entire Floral Park community was once again evident in the success of this school and community-wide event.

Barclays hosts career day

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Sewanhaka High School’s Sports and Entertainment Marketing students attended the Barclays Center for Sports Career Education Day on Dec. 12. Sewanhaka High School’s Sports and Entertainment Marketing students traveled on the Long Island Rail Road to the Barclays Center for Sports Career Education Day on Dec. 12. While there, the students attended a college fair that included representatives from more than 100 colleges from around New York State. In addition, a group of Barclays business pro-

fessionals spoke to the students about the ins and outs of landing a career in the sports and entertainment industry. These professionals provided students with a plethora of great advice about being successful in a very competitive industry. Following the panel of speakers, the group watched the Brooklyn Nets take on the Washington Wizards.

F.P. family charged New TV at NHP Village Hall for $25M in fakes Continued from Page 4 charged with counterfeiting in the first and second degrees. His sons are each charged with counterfeiting in the first degree and conspiracy in the fourth degree, according to police. During the Nasirs’ arraignments last Wednesday at Nassau County First District Court, Judge Joy Watson adjourned the cases. Mahmood Nasir is held on

$125,000 cash or bond. Rubail Nasir is held on $12,500 cash or bond, and Ramish is held on $50,000 cash or bond. On Friday, Judge Anthony Paradiso adjourned the cases with the same bail. They are due back in court on Friday. They are represented by attorney Guy Allen, who declined to comment.

Continued from Page 11 asked if the process will continue if residents “come out in force” and “vocalize opposition” on Jan. 16. Montreuil said all participation is encouraged, but the regular process will continue. The applicant’s scoping document is available for residents to view on the village website. The applicant, Amir Jarrah, wants to move his Harley-Davison dealership from Northern

Boulevard in Great Neck to a new 16,000-square-foot facility proposed at the intersection of Jericho Turnpike and Herkomer Street, the current home of Miller Brothers Plumbing & Heating. At the end of 2016, New Hyde Park hired a Hauppaugebased engineering firm, Cashin Spinelli & Ferretti, to evaluate the findings of a study supporting a proposal for the HarleyDavidson motorcycle dealership. The hiring came almost

three months after Jarrah submitted his study of noise, traffic safety and other concerns. In October 2015, village residents voiced concern about the impact the dealership would have on the community. Montreuil said he knows this is a big concern for the community and the board is taking it “very seriously.” The regularly scheduled public hearing meeting for Jan. 16 has been moved to Jan. 23.

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Floral Park chamber celebrates holidays

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The Floral Park Chamber of Commerce celebrated the holiday season with a party at Crabtreeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. There were several presentations, including $1,500 to the Hance Family Foundation for itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Beautiful Me program, which teaches girls about self esteem.

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OUR TOWN

Nutritional tips for the athlete Much of life is centered on food. This is true for non-athletes but also for the serious athlete as well. Professional sports teams are so concerned with controlling dietary intake on game day that the players are asked to show up early and their food intake is carefully supervised by the team. This is true in soccer, football and baseball. However, the amateur athlete is given no such guidance and frequently they’re left to figure things out on their own. And when this happens they invariably get things wrong. There are numerous myths about what is the optimal diet and fuel intake for serious athlete so in order to clarify things and provide some guide lines for the serious amateur I turned to Cristina

Rivera, MS, RD, CSSD, my go to person when I have an athlete that needs dietary help. Cristina has worked with many teams and individual athletes in a variety of sports ranging from boxing all the way to baseball. And make no mistake about it every athlete I have ever worked with would benefit from an expert in nutritionist. I sat with Cristina in her office at 585 Stewart Ave. in Garden City and picked her brain. Here are a few tidbits of wisdom straight from her mouth to your ears. 1: “On the most general level good nutrition for the athlete consists of eating a balanced diet with protein, carbs and fats. They need to understand that their bodies are like their cars and need fuel. And this fuel is essential

DR. TOM FERRARO Our Town for their muscles to function and for their brains to stay focused as well. The brain needs about 235 grams of carbohydrates each day in order to stay focused and the muscles need about 500 grams of carbs to function with power.”

(I was amazed and not at all surprised to hear her say this. I have long believed that my work as a therapist and as a writer burns up almost as much energy as a marathon runner.) 2: “Hydration is important in all sports and the athlete will typically lose about seven pounds of fluid during a day practice in football, soccer, basketball, tennis or taekwondo. What the athlete must learn to do is to hydrate with sports drinks before, during and after every practice or game.” 3: “Golfers should always bring snacks with them as they play and these should be either a peanut butter and jelly sandwich cut in quarters, pretzels, nuts or dried fruits. Golfers need to maintain a good sense of balance and precise

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Meet Cristina Rivera, MS, a cutting edge nutritionist working in Garden City.

concentration and this only comes with proper nutritional fuel. Golfers are out in the sun for many hours and should realize that their bodies need fuel.” 4: “Prior to competition vomiting and defecation are often produced because the athlete is about to enter battle, the body has a fight or flight reaction and does not want to waste energy on digestion. In a way this is adaptive but the long term nature of sports means that the body needs fuel so proper nutritional strategies must be inputted at the right time so that these physical reactions can be avoided.” 5: “Compliance with proper nutritional guidance can be a problem and what I do is rely upon thorough education so that the athlete understands the reason for the nutritional changes I ask of them. It is best to see dietary changes as a gradual lifestyle change rather than in trying to reach a certain weight.” 6: “I recommend athletes look at dietary changes for weight loss by focusing on the benefits of increased energy rather than improved appearance. Figure skaters, gymnasts, boxers and fencers often make efforts to cut weight but do so in inappropriate ways. This is when a good nutritionist can help quite a bit.” Food can be a problem or a friend for the serious athlete and it’s not a stretch to say that in order to make your food a friend you ought to seek out and use some expert guidance in this area. And when you do so you could not do better than to use Cristina Rivera or one of her associates right here in Garden City. Her number is (516) 280-4280 and her clinic is Nutrition in Motion.

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Business&RealEstate Why is home ownership crucial? Do you ever wonder what happens when the sale or purchase of a home occurs from the first day and into the future of ownership and the amazing benefit to our local and U.S. economy? Well, here is the scoop! You first have to consider, that you had already hired a moving company, assuming you had possessions to move or if a smaller quantity of things, you rented a U-haul trailor or a small to medium sized van, right? So, you paid via your charge or debit card or paid cash, right? It was the beginning of a bit of infusion of dollars to our economy. Wait, before you moved to your new residence, did you do any repairs, renovations, or upgrades to your home? Before you sold, did you hire anyone for the same reason, and decided beforehand, that certain items had to be taken care of and completed? Your buyer during negotiations, asked for certain repairs that had to be done, based on the home inspection report (more dollars spent by the purchaser who

hired the inspector), which then became an integral part of your contract for you to do, to consummate the sale? How about all the new furniture, appliances, (TVs, washers, dryers, ovens, microwaves, etc.) or whatever you are going to add to your home and all those improvements over the first five years and later on, that would obviously be beneficial to those working in the factories, which pays their salaries, overhead, profit, etc. I know what you are thinking, yes, so much is made abroad, but wait, are you aware that there are plenty of foreign companies that have built plants here and are manufacturing cars (Mercedes, BMW, Honda, Nissan, Toyota, Mitsubishi, Hyundai (Not Audi!) (Forbes, Nov 2017). as well as many other foreign companies, creating American Jobs? Also, the following American companies have re-shored or more simply, brought back tens of thousands of jobs to America: Amazon, GM, Ford, GE, Boeing, Caterpillar, IBM, Walmart, Sprint,

PHILIP A. RAICES Real Estate Watch Lockheed Martin, and many, many others. So, as you can see, a huge influx of billions of dollars have been added into our economy, as well as higher paying jobs to those who are able to keep up with the technology of today’s businesses. These higher paying jobs enable future purchasers to have that “American Dream” of owning a home, condo or co-op or at least save money in a rental for their future purchase to build their

long term wealth. The American consumer is responsible for 70% of the disposable spending in the U.S. and the sales of homes and purchases of goods and services are incredibly crucial and tantamount to a robust and solid economy contributing to our growing and expanding Gross National Product. So you can surmise and understand the impact that those that are able to purchase and those that are selling or will be thinking about selling their homes, condos and co-ops and also buying investment properties adds tremendously to our economy with all that is related in the process. From the beginning of your purchase through the years of ownership and to the end, when we sell our places; our hard earned dollars are spent to upkeep and maintain our domiciles in hopefully pristine and excellent condition. We will finally reap the rewards of our efforts and the potential profit and increase in our wealth to finally retire to a sunny

and warmer climate, maybe? Doesn’t this sound like a really fantastic idea, considering how frigid and cold it has been lately? You will have a major and positive effect on our economy and we all want to see it improve, right? Sellers, this is something you should seriously begin to ponder and think about; because we need your home for all those purchasers that are patiently waiting on line with prequalification letters and cash in hand to buy their next “Place to Call Home.” Phil is the owner of Turn Key Real Estate at 7 Bond St. 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 any type of properties or to see what your home is worth or homes that have sold in your area, go to:: WWW.Li-RealEstate.Com or https://homeasap.com/471363/ Or call for an appointment for a Comparative Market Analysis to see today’s market value.

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Recent Real Estate Sales in New Hyde Park New Hyde Park Real Estate Market Conditions MEDIAN SALES PRICE 625,000 Demographics near New Hyde Park, NY Population Population Density Median Age People per Household Median Household Income Average Income per Capita

City 9,811 11,367 41.2 3.2 99,469 35,118

County 1,361,350 4,744 41.3 3 98,401 42,949

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30 Tenafly Drive, New Hyde Park Sold Price: $570,000 Date: 11/20/2017 4 beds, 1 Full baths Style: Cape # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 50x100 Schools: Herricks Total Taxes: $6,946 MLS# 2966340

1305 Washington Avenue, New Hyde Park Sold Price: $520,000 Date: 11/20/2017 4 beds, 1 Full/1 Half baths Style: Cape # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 56x100 Schools: New Hyde ParkGarden City Park Total Taxes: $13,009 MLS# 2967493

4 Birch Lane, New Hyde Park

1510 Terrace Blvd, New Hyde Park Sold Price: $780,000 Date: 11/17/2017 4 beds, 2 Full/1 Half baths Style: Exp Cape # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 68x100 Schools: New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Total Taxes: $15,364 MLS# 2966264

Sold Price: $925,000 Date: 10/31/2017 4 beds, 3 Full/1 Half baths Style: Colonial # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 60x100 Schools: New Hyde ParkGarden City Park Total Taxes: $18,147 MLS# 2963268

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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Exhibit explores local lighthouse’s history BY JA N E LL E C L AUS E N The Great Neck Historical Society has opened up an exhibit at the Great Neck Library dedicated to the history of Stepping Stones Lighthouse. First built in the 1870s to guide ships through rough waters along the North Shore, the lighthouse has served as a beacon to mariners for well over a century. And to Alice Kasten, the president of the Great Neck Historical Society, the lighthouse – visible from Steppingstones Park and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy – also serves as a beacon of the region’s history. “I hope they understand, first of all, the importance of the lighthouse, the long tradition of the lighthouse – this is part of our historical background, of the community,” Kasten said. Now the walls of the Great Neck Main Library gallery are lined with photos, projects crafted by students at John F. Kennedy Elementary School and other media related to the lighthouse. Kasten said the set-up is like “a storyline,” showcasing how the lighthouse began through its original plans, how it has changed, why it’s necessary and what might

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The Great Neck Historical Society’s exhibit, The History of Great Neck Stepping Stones Lighthouse, will be on view in the Main Library Gallery from Dec. 14 until Jan. 13, 2018.

be in its future. The exhibit is also dotted with interesting stories about many things, she said, ranging from the lighthouse’s missing fog bell to a woman actually born there. There will also be a reception for the exhibit on Monday, Jan. 8, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. A talk will be given by Bob Müller, a lighthouse advocate, historian and author. “We figured that would be a nice thing to have a party, if you will,” Kasten said. The exhibit has been up since Dec. 14 and will remain on display until Jan. 13, after which another gallery will go up. It’s unclear if the lighthouse gallery will go elsewhere at this time. The library gallery is a part of a larger joint effort by the Great Neck Historical Society, Great Neck Park District and Town of North Hempstead to restore the damaged lighthouse with the help of grants, fundraising and community events like a 5K race earlier this year. Part of that equation has been raising awareness about the lighthouse’s existence and importance, Kasten said.

NHP teacher brings the classroom alive BY R E B ECC A K L A R John Contratti is reaching outside his classroom to teach children. The fourth-grade teacher with the New Hyde Park-Garden City Park School District recently released the second installment of his children’s book series, “Mr. C. Takes Manhattan.” “As a teacher, I’ve always believed my responsibility was to also show my students that there’s so much to learn beyond the classroom,” Contratti said. “Ever since I started writing children’s books, I see many of my students always wanting to write.” The book, centered around a teacher showing his fourth-grade class around Manhattan landmarks, is a sequel to Contratti’s debut book, “Cooking with Mr. C.” Writing children’s books is another teaching tool, Contratti said. Not only is he able to teach about writing, Contratti said, but by writing a book he’s also able to teach children lessons through a story. “It’s an opportunity to make them aware of things they may not know about,” Contratti said. In “Cooking WIth Mr. C.,” Contratti said, he showed children that math can be learned in a variety of ways. “Mr. C Takes Manhattan,” he said, is filled with factual information and vocab-

ulary. Building children’s vocabulary has always been one of Contratti’s priorities as a teacher, he said. Contratti said he likes writing for children because they’re the best audience. “They’re very honest on what they like and don’t like,” Contratti said. Contratti has had a varied professional background. In addition to his 25 years of teaching and his two published books, he is a chef with a food blog and a parttime actor. Contratti put his passion for theater into the most recent book. During Mr. C’s class trip to Manhattan, the group has an experience on Broadway “they’ll never forget,” according to a news release. His love of acting has caught the attention of entertainment stars, according to the news release. Contratti’s befriended many Broadway actors, and has been invited backstage for almost 30 years, according to the news release. Two of his famous acquaintances, Julianne Moore and Henry Winkler, inspired him to write the Mr. C books, he said. “Not only are they well-known actors but they’re also successful children’s authors,” Contratti said. “I’m very lucky to have the opportunity of knowing them to get advice about the literary world.” Contratti said he’s received great feedback on his latest book. He’s read it to his own students as well as at a reading at

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John Contratti, a fourth grade teacher in the New Hyde ParkGarden City Park School District, released the second installment in his Mr. C. children’s book series. Barnes & Noble. Children enjoy seeing old characters, as well as meeting new ones in the sequel, Contratti said. Contratti isn’t planning on slowing down anytime soon. He said he is working on an adult fic-

John Contratti with Julianne Moore, one of the actors he said inspired him to write books for kids. tion book and said another Mr. C book is expected to come out in 2019. He said he’s also hoping to turn the books into a cartoon television show. “I will be talking about that this new year,” he said. “If it’s meant to be, it will happen.” For now, Contratti is happy seeing the focused faces of his audiences as he reads the words he wrote “especially for them,” he said. “I’ve always dreamed of doing this,” Contratti said. “And here I am, doing just that.”

Real estate agent opens new office in Floral Park Continued from Page 11 his goals, he said, is to help others build their own real estate platforms. Ruddock said he enjoys teaching his craft and training professionals early in their careers. In the last couple of years,

he said, he has not been able to do so as much while working with other experienced realtors. “It’s a new transition again for me to get back to that space,” Ruddock said. “I think it keeps you alive. It makes you

proud to see people you know reach plateaus they thought they’d never reach. I’ve seen people I brought into the business open their own offices. It’s a great, self-fulfilling feeling.” The company plans to bring eight

to 10 more real estate professionals on board by the end of the first quarter of 2018, according to a news release. Ruddock said he’s “looking for new blood to come and help me build this company for where it needs to be.”

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Curran sworn in as county executive Continued from Page 1 growth in the county. “Let’s keep that momentum going and transform the Hub, finally, into an economically vibrant destination,” Curran said. “Let’s create a more business-friendly atmosphere for everyone in Nassau – one that protects our communities, our environment and our diverse population.” “Over the decades the erosion of trust has broken down the bonds between the government and the people that it serves, but the stakes are too high for that to continue,” Curran said. “Now is the time for action. We have serious challenges ahead of us.” Among the first steps Curran promised to take at her inauguration were banning administration appointees from holding a party leadership position and bar-

ring executive staff from fundraising or donating to her future campaigns. She also highlighted the county Legislature’s initiative to create an independent inspector general’s office two weeks earlier, as she called for during the campaign, to keep government accountable and oversee the county contracting process. Joining Curran on Inauguration Day were U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who swore her into office, Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillen, family members and dozens of other county residents and public officials. Religious speakers included Pastor Stephen Lewis, who delivered the invocation, Monsignor Steven R. Camp and Imam Mufti Farhan, who offered an interfaith reflection of challenges going forward, and Rabbi

Anchelle Perl. Schumer described this as a “great day” for Curran, the county, women and the middle class. “Nassau County is the home of the middle class, and the middle class has been neglected in both Washington and here in Nassau County. That will not happen again,” Schumer said. “She will fight hard for the middle class.” Cuomo, who said the county and state face unique challenges like adjusting to the new federal tax bill, also expressed confidence in Curran. “I’m excited that Laura is not a typical politician, because there are no typical solutions to what we’re going through,” Cuomo said. “Laura has the strength, the courage and the leadership that we need to make a difference and go forward.”

N. Hempstead winds up 2017 with tax rush Continued from Page 1 cal property tax deductions will be capped at $10,000, an insufficient amount for many Long Island residents. But the bill did not go into effect until New Year’s Day, leading to a run on the tax offices. Many offices, including North Hempstead’s, were open from 9 to 5 on Saturday and Sunday. Governors in several states with high local taxes — including New York and New Jersey — authorized the pre-payment of property taxes almost as soon as President Donald Trump signed the tax bill into law. Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order last week to allow pre-payments. While some counties, like Nassau, were able to provide 2017 assessments to residents, others were not as fortunate. Westchester County officials announced last Tuesday that property assessments would not be ready in time. It was a whirlwind week for both town officials and residents. Town of North Hempstead officials said the 311 line received more calls last week than during the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. Residents were in a rush to pay their general and property

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Town of North Hempstead residents have rushed to pay their taxes before the end of the year, including lining up outside. taxes, and town spokeswoman Carole Trottere said the town was averaging 1,000 taxpayers per day through the offices. As of Thursday afternoon, more than 500 people had been through the waiting room. After about 100 people lined up outside the office Thursday morning to pre-pay taxes, Bosworth said she could not let residents stand out in the bitter cold. The town set up a satellite office in the main Town Hall building with five tax assessors in addition to the assessors in Receiver of Taxes Charles Ber-

man’s office across the street. “Dozens of town employees from other departments have been trained to process tax payments in order to assist tax receiver’s office employees,” Bosworth said. “We’ve called in many employees from vacations to help out with a variety of needs. It’s been a huge team effort as we all assist with answering questions, direct customers where to go, answer phone calls and get the most updated information into the hands of our residents.” Berman said that North Hempstead would request that

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The Town of North Hempstead created a temporary satellite office for residents to pre-pay their 2018 general and property taxes. the state reimburse the town for overtime costs due to the tax office staying open late and on the weekend. Trottere said Berman, who typically oversees the process, has pitched in to help during the rush. “It’s all hands on deck over here,” Trottere said. During the weekend before Christmas, Trottere said many town employees were in their offices figuring out Nassau County’s final tax numbers to prepare for the rush last Tues-

day. People in all sorts of positions have been helping with the overflow, with employees passing out handwritten numbers to residents in the waiting room and others taking the groups from the waiting room to the different offices. Residents could also skip the lines, which have caused some residents to wait up to two hours, and pre-pay their taxes online. A 2.35 percent credit card fee or a $2 electronic check fee was added to the balance.

Anthony Santino scores $160K position Continued from Page 2 He was met with booing from a packed room as he sat for his last meeting, followed by a number of residents coming to the bench, pleading to him and the board not to pass the amendment to the union contract – an act they said kept Santino’s loyalists in power at the expense of the taxpayers. Now it seems Santino will be taken care of, too.

Although the voters chose to lose Santino in November, Levy said, as an administrative aide Santino will have less impact on the issues people may have voted him out for. “It’s not like he’s moving from one high-power policy job where he made people unhappy to [another],” Levy said. “[It’s an] administrative job where they’re not going to notice a thing he does.”

However, with the limit on state and local tax deductions on federal tax returns, people may start looking a little harder at the level of spending, Levy said. Levy said people may be concerned with how much elected officials and government workers are making in general after the impacts of the tax bill hit. “Whether it starts with Tony Santino remains to be seen, and is probably unlikely,” Levy said.

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LEGAL NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF NEW HYDE PARK PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Trustees for the Incorporated Village of New Hyde Park will hold a Public Scoping Session on January 16, 2018 at 7:30 p.m., at the Village Hall, 1420 Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park, New York 11040, or at some other location to be hereafter designated by the Mayor, in order to receive public comment upon: DRAFT SCOPE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT LIFELONG CYCLES, INC. PROPOSED HARLEY-DAVIDSON DEALERSHIP 1324 JERICHO TURNPIKE, INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF NEW HYDE PARK, NEW YORK 11040 The Village of New Hyde Park does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in administration or access to or employment in its projects and activities. Cathryn Hillmann has been directed to coordinate compliance with non-discrimination requirements of the Federal Revenue Sharing regulations. At the aforesaid time and place, all interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard. By Order of the Board of Trustees Inc. Village of New Hyde Park Cathryn Hillmann Village Clerk-Treasurer Dated: November 21, 2017 NHP #147207 2x 12/15/2017, 1/05/ 2018 #147207

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC, Plaintiff AGAINST EMMANUEL SARELIS AKA EMANUEL E. SARELIS, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated July 06, 2017 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, on January 30, 2018 at 11:30AM, premises known as 73 YORKSHIRE ROAD, NEW HYDE PARK, NY 11040. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Herricks, Town of North Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION 9, BLOCK 513, LOT 9. Approximate amount of judgment $158,348.30 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index #16-003499. Matthew Zangwill, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 NHP #147216 4x 12/29/2017, 1/05, 1/12, 1/19/ 2018 #147216

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, WELLS FARGO BANK, NA, Plaintiff, vs. EDWARD MANDRIN, JOHANNA MANDRIN, Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on December 17, 2015, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the CCP (Calendar Control Part Courtroom) in the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on January 30, 2018 at 11:30 a.m., premises known as 707 7th Avenue, New Hyde Park, NY. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of New Hyde Park, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 33, Block 194 and Lots 18-20. Approximate amount of judgment is $520,860.07 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 11224/12. Mark Ricciardi, Esq., Referee Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Ste. 590, Elmsford, NY 10523, Attorneys for Plaintiff NHP #147220 4x 12/29/2017, 1/5, 1/12, 1/19/ 2018 #147220

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT—COUNTY OF NASSAU HSBC Bank USA, National Association as Trustee for Wells Fargo Asset Securities Corporation, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-15 Plaintiff -againstDavid Engel, Cecilia Engel, Chase Bank, USA, N.A., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale entered on November 14, 2017 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at IN THE CALENDAR CONTROL PART (CCP) COURTROOM OF THE SUPREME COURT, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NEW YORK 11501 on January 30, 2018 at 11:30 AM premises known as 7 Majestic Court, New Hyde Park, NY 11040-1154. ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate lying and being at Herricks, Town of North Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Section: 8 Block: 266 Lot: 50 Approximate amount of lien $1,023,662.57 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment Index # 003349/13 Stephen Kutner, Esq., REFEREE STEIN, WIENER AND ROTH, L.L.P., ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFF ONE OLD COUNTRY ROAD, SUITE 113 CARLE PLACE, NY 11514 DATED: December 20, 2017 FILE #: WELLS 69899 NHP #147323 4x 12/29/2017 1/5, 1/12, 1/19/ 2018 #147323

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT— COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST, Plaintiff(s), Against Index no.: 13-006016 MARIE ROSARION A/K/A MARIE N. ROSARION, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered in the Nassau County Clerk’s Office on 10/18/2017, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Dr., Mineola, NY 11501 on 1/16/2018 at 11:30 am, premises known as 516 New Hyde Park Road, New Hyde Park, NY 11040, and described as follows: ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of New Hyde Park, Town of North Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, and designated on the tax maps of the Nassau County Treasurer as Section 8, Block 151, and Lot 230. The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $795,513.53 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 13-006016. Janine Lynam, Esq., Referee. McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, P.C., 145 Huguenot Street, Suite 210, New Rochelle, NY 10801 Dated: 11/13/2017 File Number: 154-0620 BGM NHP #147267 4x 12/15, 12/22, 12/29/2017 1/5/2018 #147267

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Midnight Run takes goods to homeless Continued from Page 13 The all-night event typically kicks off around 6 p.m. with people from young children through adults gathering to prepare 100 bag lunches, 100 toiletries bags “and a ton of soup,” Fenimore said, along with coats and other winter necessities. She said only high school-aged children or older are allowed on the runs, and the run on Friday is geared toward college students home for winter break. Younger children, however, are invited to help prepare the supplies, which were donated by congregants in the weeks leading up to the run. After a group dinner, the supplies and volunteers head into the city around 9 p.m. for a long night in the cold, set up at a location approved by the Midnight Run organization and hand out supplies to those in need. “They’re getting a sense of the hardships people can have trying to survive in a

big city or just in the world,” Fenimore said. “This winter, it’s very cold, so people are especially sensitive to how important what they’re offering is and how fundamental it is for survival. It’s not presents that are disposable or a luxury; they’re in a position to give people what is absolutely needed for their life.” Fenimore said the group is usually back in Manhasset by about 3 a.m. and usually volunteers have a new perspective on poverty and homelessness on a personal level. “People report about it being a lifechanging experience for them,” Fenimore said. “They are able to have personal conversations with people about their situations and see them as human beings. They have the opportunity to help someone and share their good fortune one on one. While our community is committed to justice movements as well, the act of simply giving charity is also part of what we ask people to do.”

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Midnight Run volunteers prepare food, hygiene supplies and winter wear for homeless people in New York City at Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock.

Dem Gillen sworn in as town supervisor Continued from Page 2 said, it was about right versus wrong. Gillen’s message to get corruption out of town government and create a more efficient system garnered bipartisan support. Councilman Bruce Blakeman, a Republican who will serve alongside Gillen, crossed party lines to endorse her. Blakeman served on Gillen’s transition team along with fellow Republicans Councilwoman Erin King Sweeney and former Floral Park Mayor Thomas Tweedy. Gillen previously told Blank Slate Media that her administration, much like her transition team, wouldn’t be about party politics. “My administration will be comprised of some of the best and the brightest – consummate professionals who are leaders in their industries and have achieved success both inside and outside of government,” Gillen said in a statement. She said Matthew Hynes, former chief of staff for state Sen. John Brooks, will

serve as senior adviser for constituent affairs. Averil Smith, comptroller in the Town of North Hempstead, will be Gillen’s director of finance. After his appointment, Haber said: “One hundred years, it is exciting. Clearly there’s a lot of work to do. Things have been done the same way for a very long time, and I think the vision that Supervisor Gillen wants to take is something I’m excited about.” One of Gillen’s goals, Haber said, is to get the Hub developed at Nassau Coliseum. Haber said the administration is ready to work “across the aisle and do whatever it takes” to get things done. Town government, Gillen said, should never be about party politics. It should be about “practical ideas, thoughtful solutions and competent execution,” she said. “In that spirit we must move forward together,” Gillen said, “Rs and Ds, blues and reds and start building the future of the town as partners.”

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Sports LIU Post defeats Assumption College BY A N D R E W S E RV E D I O The LIU Post women’s basketball team defeated the Assumption College Greyhounds in a very close game, with a final score of 67 to 64, on Saturday, Dec. 30 at the Pratt Recreation Center on the LIU Post campus in Old Brookville. Before playing Assumption College, the team’s record was 2-7; they have struggled to gain momentum this season. Sophomore team member Taylah Hudson spoke about the team’s preparations for the game. “We prepare the same way we do for every other game so we are ready for whatever the game plan Assumption College has,” she said. The Pioneers pulled off a lead towards the last five minutes of the game, when it was 55 to 50. They rallied up until the end and maintained that lead to finish the game. This was a non-conference game,

improving the Pioneers’ season record to 8-5. The team practiced throughout the winter break. Head LIU Post women’s basketball coach Deirdre Moore explained, “I remind my players that this is the most important stretch of the season because they’re not in class, so it’s just basketball right now. It’s a great time to focus on their individual game and as the individual gets better, the team gets better.” The Pioneers play their first game of 2018 on Saturday, Jan. 6 at 1:30 p.m., against Queens College at the Pratt Recreation Center. This article was originally published in the Pioneer, the award-winning student newspaper of LIU Post, www.liupostpioneer.com, and is republished here by Blank Slate Media with the permission of the Pioneer.

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