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LIRR study not up to law’s standard: atty.

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Lawyer for 3 villages calls for new review; project officials reject claims

BY N O A H MANSKAR The environmental study of the Long Island Rail Road’s proposed third track project is not up to snu under the state’s environmental review law, a lawyer representing four municipalities contended in a letter last week.

In comments he submitted on behalf of the Town of Hempstead and the villages of Floral Park, New Hyde Park and Garden City, Michael G. Murphy, an attorney for the Manhattan environmental law ďŹ rm Beveridge & Diamond, called the

draft environmental impact statement, or DEIS, for the project “largely superďŹ cialâ€? and said it omitted speciďŹ cs that should have been included under state law.

Murphy’s 30page Feb. 14 letter said the LIRR should restart the environmental review — which took several months — and issue a new study that explains in more concrete terms how the railroad will mitigate negative impacts. “The DEIS exposes a hasty rush to complete the environmental review process at all costs,�

Murphy wrote. “What the public is left with remains

vague and largely conceptual in nature.�

Murphy’s letter referred to a technical analysis of the environmental study by the Vertex Companies, a construction engineering ďŹ rm the villages and town hired to review the LIRR’s $2 billion plan to build a third track on 9.8 miles of its Main Line between Floral Park and Hicksville.

It was sent the day before the end of the public comment period for the environmental impact statement on Feb. 15. The LIRR also collected comments at six public hearings Continued on Page 56

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE HERRICKS SCHOOL DISTRICT

Children at the Denton Avenue School explored and learned about the many cultures represented in the Herricks school district during Heritage Week. See story on page 22.

Longtime Herricks friends prepare to go out on top

BY N O A H M A N S K A R The friendship between Herricks High School seniors Setu Mehta and Alan Chen goes back to their days at the Denton Avenue School, where they ďŹ rst knew each other as third-graders.

They’ve since become two of Herricks’ science research stars. They were among the

school’s ďŹ ve ďŹ nalists in the national Regeneron Science Talent Search, and earlier this month they placed at the regional Junior Science and Humanities Symposium at York College in Queens.

And in June, they’ll walk across the stage as the top two students in the class of 2017, with Mehta as valedictorian and Chen as salutatoContinued on Page 55

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Herricks eyes max G.N. schools look tax hike for next year ahead after vote Budget has ‘good news, bad news,’ administration says Officials to weigh buildings’ futures

BY S A M U E L G L A S S E R

BY J OE N I K I C

The Herricks school district would increase spending by less than 1 percent but increase tax revenue by 1.62 percent under a proposed budget administrators presented last Thursday.

The $111.2 million budget reflects an increase in spending of 0.82 percent, or about $905,000.

The proposed tax levy increase of 1.62 percent is the maximum allowed this year under the state’s cap on property tax increases.

It is a “challenging budget since state aid is flat and costs are going up,” but it will “be developed with community input,” Fino Celano, the district superintendent, said at the school board meeting.

The budget is divided into three main parts: school programs account for $85.4 million of the spending, or 77 percent; capital expenditures are $13.9 million in spending, about 12 percent; and administrative expenses account for $11.9 million, or 11 percent.

The assistant superintendent for business, Lisa Rutkoske, described the budget as “good news and bad news.”

The good news, she said, is that the district’s contribution to the New York State Teachers Retirement System, the statewide pension system for teachers, will decline to 9.8 percent of the total payroll, down from 11.7 percent currently.

This will lead to $765,000 in savings, while required contributions to the pensions for nonteaching employees will decline by $78,000, Rutkoske said. The pension contribution rate is set by the state.

Also, certain cost increases of $1 million incurred last year will not be repeated, Rutkoske said.

The district also anticipates a long-term decline in enrollment, Rutkoske said.

After a proposed $85.9 million bond referendum was voted down by residents last week, the Great Neck Board of Education will address community concerns about the bond in the coming weeks.

Board President Barbara Berkowitz said the board was “extremely disappointed” that the bond was narrowly defeated but it plans to meet with various groups and school committees to discuss future steps.

“The board will now be embarking on some further meetings with groups that wished to speak with us, as well as scheduled meetings with both the Financial Advisory Committee and the Citizens Advisory Committee, and we are open to further discussions about the bond,” Berkowitz said.

Last Tuesday, the bond referendum was voted down by district residents by 113 votes, with 1,677 votes opposing it and 1,564 votes in favor.

In October, school district officials and architects from Patchogue-based BBS Architecture introduced proposed plans for each of the district’s 18 school buildings aimed at addressing their critical needs. The cost of these projects was estimated at $51.7 million.

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Lisa Rutkoske, the Herricks school district’s assistant superintendent for business, speaks at last Thursday’s school board meeting.

The coming year should see 75 to 80 fewer students. The 2016 high school graduating class had 353 students and no class in the elementary grades currently has more than 300 students.

The bad news, Rutkoske said, is a 12 percent increase in employee health insurance costs, partly offset by an increase in employee contributions toward health benefits.

Additionally, state aid will essentially be flat, increasing only 1.8 percent, officials said.

State aid makes up 10 percent of the district’s revenue, with property taxes being the major source of revenue, Celano said.

The aid distribution formula was created in 2007, allocating “foundation aid” on the basis of district size, wealth and needs.

It was suspended the following year because of the recession and has not been fully reinstated.

The amount of aid proposed by the state for next year is $5 million less than would have been provided under the original for-

mula, district officials said. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed eliminating the foundation aid formula all together, Rutkoske said.

The Herricks school board on Thursday approved a resolution to offer a retirement incentive to eligible teachers and administrators.

Individuals would receive a payment equal to one-third of their unused sick days, Celano said.

This would have an overall positive impact on the budget equal to approximately $50,000 per individual, he said, since those who retire would be replaced by teachers at the lower end of the salary scale.

Further budget discussions will take place at school board meetings on March 9, March 23 and April 6. A public hearing on the budget will be held on May 4 and the public will vote on it on May 16.

School district officials then presented plans in November for how $43.71 million would be spent on educational and school building improvements.

The proposed $95.41 million in spending would have come from a bond issue of $85.9 million and about $9.51 million from reserves.

Roger Smith, BBS’ principal architect, had said roof construction was one of the “larger pieces” of the bond, as many of the district’s roofs were damaged or have moss growing due to water infiltration.

The funds would also have been used to fix windows and doors, which, Smith said, were “truly past their life expectancy.”

A week before the vote, at a school board presentation at the Village of Great Neck Board of Trustees meeting, the board was asked why the district’s buildings were allowed to deteriorate to the level of needing to bond to address the issues.

Alfredo Cavallaro, the head of the district’s buildings and grounds department, said the district spends $3.5 million each year on maintenance repairs, but needed “capital money” for the critical projects.

Also at the meeting, residents, business owners and elected offiContinued on Page 56

The Great Neck school board will discuss the future of the district’s buildings at its March 9 meeting.

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Doc’s group music to veterans’ ears Robert Goebel, New Hyde Park chiropractor, hosts concerts to raise money, awareness

BY J ES S I C A C H I N When a 46-member musical ensemble, Voices for Veterans, sings out, it wants to do more than honor and raise money for veterans. Its founder, Dr. Robert Goebel, a New Hyde Park chiropractor, said it also tries to spread awareness of the difficulties veterans face.

Goebel created the group, which raised nearly $10,000 at a concert on Oct. 22 at the Madison Theater at Molloy College in Rockville Centre, in 2014 after raising money through smaller shows with a band.

On Feb. 2, at a thankyou event at the Irish American Society banquet hall in Mineola, the money from the concert was distributed to two Long Island veterans organizations, Women in the Military and Nassau County United Veterans Self-Help Residency Program Inc., and to a Nassau Community College scholarship fund for veterans.

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Dr. Robert Goebel and his Voices for Veterans organization raised nearly $10,000 for veterans groups at a concert in October.

“At the shows we educate people about what veterans are going through, about the misconception that the government helps all veterans all the time,

that they provide all the services veterans need, and it’s not true,” Goebel said.

“There are veterans slipping through the cracks. They’re not getting the services, or can’t get the services, or are

not entitled to those services.”

Although not a veteran himself, Goebel has a familial connection to them — his uncles, father and father-in-law were veterans.

His father-in-law’s affliction with post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, after being injured on duty is a big reason Goebel began the organization, he said.

Goebel’s father-in-law, Theodore Bouchard, a Korean War veteran, was severely injured when a truck he was in rolled over.

He was treated at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. “It took him years to overcome some of the disabilities he had,” Goebel said.

PTSD was not a known condition at the time his father-in-law was hurt, making his and other veterans’ struggles with the condition especially harrowing, Goebel said.

Some veterans get into trouble with the law as a result of PTSD and sometimes go to jail, Goebel said.

Veterans also have a higher suicide rate than civilians, Goebel said. From 2001 to 2014, the civil-

ian suicide rate rose about 23.3 percent while the rate of suicide among veterans rose more than 32 percent, according to a 2016 Department of Veterans Affairs study.

On Feb. 1, the night before the “Voices for Veterans Thank You Event” for donors where the funds were distributed, Goebel received a call from one of his singers.

“He said he might not be able to sing tomorrow because his neighbor and friend of 35 years old killed himself the night before the show,” Goebel said. “These suicides, they’re close to home, they happen to people we know.”

Ed Post, a Vietnam veteran honored at a Voices for Veterans concert, enjoyed it so much that he decided to join the organization as a committee member.

“What I found is that it’s hard to get dedicated people to do something for nothing and I see these peoContinued on Page 56

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Friendship brings NHP natives to gala

BY N O A H M A N S K A R Rod Coyne remembers seeing his parents get dressed up in their New Hyde Park home for the Emerald Association Ball in New York City.

Decades later, he’s now the president of the association, which raises money to support children’s initiatives of the Roman Catholic Church’s Diocese of Brooklyn.

And Coyne’s childhood friend Pat Farrell, frontman for the Cold Spring Harbor Band, a nationally known Billy Joel tribute band, will perform at the March 3 gala at Manhattan’s Roosevelt Hotel where Coyne will be honored.

“It’s more than just a gig,” said Farrell, a Garden City Park resident. “I’m very proud to be there for Rod and him coming in as president, especially in such a great venue … and for an organization that’s been around as long as they have.”

The Emerald Association was founded in Brooklyn in the 1830s and held its first gala in February 1839 to benefit the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum Society of Brooklyn.

The organization says its event is the longest-running annual fundraising ball in the United States. Since 1957, all proceeds have gone to the Diocese of Brooklyn’s programs to support and educate underprivileged children.

“The theme that is consistent is that

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Pat Farrell of Garden City Park will play with his Cold Spring Harbor Band, a Billy Joel tribute band, at the annual Emerald Association Ball, where is friend Rod Coyne will be honored. it’s to be provided to children, services for children,” said Coyne, now a Garden City resident. “It’s not used so that they can buy fancy vestments.”

Coyne’s family was active at Notre Dame Parish in New Hyde Park when he was growing up, and his parents attended the Emerald Association ball for several years, he said.

Coyne, an attorney with the Brook-

lyn law firm McMahon Martine & Gallagher, became an Emerald Association officer about five years ago and moved up the ranks to become president this year, he said.

The group has helped him form many new friendships and professional connections, but his Catholic faith remains a big driver of his charity work, he said.

That’s something that runs in the

family — his father, Patrick Coyne, attends mass at Notre Dame every day, serves communion to homebound parishioners and visits seniors at the Denton Green apartment complex in New Hyde Park, Rod Coyne said.

“I think it’s directly linked to the golden rule, ‘do unto others,’” Rod Coyne said. “And especially for people who are starting to achieve some financial success, it’s important to, as one wise person I know said, don’t pull up the ladder behind you.”

Farrell, who has remained friends with Coyne since they attended the Manor Oaks School together, said Coyne is a service-oriented person who “always has other people first.”

Farrell, who has been the keyboard player and vocalist for the Cold Spring Harbor Band since it was formed in 2009, said he’s “extremely honored” to play at next week’s ball honoring his lifelong friend.

“He’s followed in his dad’s footsteps as a wonderful man,” Farrell said.

Tickets for the March 3 Emerald Association Ball are available for $250.

The event starts with a cocktail hour at 7 p.m. followed by dinner and dancing at 8 p.m. in the Roosevelt Hotel, located at 45 E. 45th St. in Manhattan.

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NHP board slammed over Harley delays

BY J E A N P I E R R E CHIGNE A New Hyde Park business owner criticized the village Board of Trustees on Tuesday, saying it was dragging out an application for a Harley-Davidson motorcycle dealership.

Jim Miller, a co-owner of Miller Brothers Plumbing & Heating — which the dealership would replace at 1324 Jericho Turnpike — said the village is giving the dealership a much harder time than other businesses.

“It feels like they’re abusing the people behind the project,” Miller said. “It’s a great project but [it is] being treated unfairly.”

Miller and his brother, John Miller, plan to sell their property to Amir Jarrah, the owner of Miracle Mile Harley-Davidson in Great Neck, so he can build a new 8,000-square-foot motorcycle showroom and 6,200-square-foot basement repair shop in New Hyde Park.

The plan has been on hold since October 2015, when residents vocally opposed it at a public hearing.

Jarrah submitted a detailed study in August 2016 that concluded there would be no harm to property values, noise levels, traffic or quality of life in the village.

The Board of Trustees has hired Nelson, Pope & Voorhis, an engineering firm, to review the results of that study and determine whether they are valid.

Miller asked village Mayor Robert

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Amir Jarrah wants to move his Harley-Davidson motorcycle dealership from Great Neck to this location at 1324 Jericho Turnpike.

Lofaro why the process is taking so long, saying he had heard the village would make a decision by June.

Miller said the community outcry over the project has created a large bias against the proposed dealership, which he said would not have any significant environmental impact.

He said Mathnasium of New Hyde Park, a tutoring business, and Maserati and Suzuki car dealerships had an easier time dealing with the Board of Trustees.

“People are entitled to their opinions, but people can’t have their vision on our

property,” Miller said. “It’s been a rough road.”

Jarrah himself criticized the delays in an interview earlier this month.

While he acknowledged the HarleyDavidson proposal is taking longer than most applications, Lofaro said decisions for some projects take longer than others.

“If you look at the timelines, there’s been times when it’s moved rapidly and other times that it hasn’t,” Lofaro said.

Lofaro attributed part of the delay to the village’s decision to hire a different

engineering firm after a principal of its first firm, Cashin Spinelli & Ferretti, took a job with VHB Engineering, the firm that conducted the study on Jarrah’s behalf.

“My responsibility is to make sure we’re following the right protocol,” Lofaro said. “We want to get away from opinion and get to fact.”

The village Board of Trustees will decide whether to require further study of Jarrah’s proposal after it gets a report from Nelson Pope & Voorhis.

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Trump immigration plans raise fears

BY N O A H MANSKAR President Donald Trump’s immigration policies have left many Long Islanders anxious and confused as activists ďŹ ght them in federal courts and on the streets.

At a forum on Trump’s executive orders in Westbury last Wednesday night, about a dozen people from ethnic and religious minority backgrounds said the president’s eorts to keep Muslims out of the country and deport undocumented immigrants have them fearing for the safety of their children, their friends and themselves. “This is the ďŹ rst time in my life that I’ve ever felt afraid to live here,â€? said Aksha, a Muslim woman from New Hyde Park who did not give her last name. â€œâ€Ś I’m really just tired of being scared. This is not how I want to live my life.â€?

Manhasset resident Isma Chaudhry, president of the Westbury-based Islamic Center of Long Island, and Rabbi Michael White from Temple Sinai of Roslyn organized the forum at Westbury Middle School to share in-

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Mary Lagnado, the Westbury school district superintendent, speaks at a forum at Westbury Middle School last Wedesday. formation and build solidarity in opposition to Trump’s policies.

The groups held a similar forum after the November 2016 election for people to air their concerns about Trump’s thenupcoming presidency.

Reports of Immigration and Customs Enforcement oďŹƒcers arresting dozens of undocumented immigrants and of people being detained at airports following Trump’s Jan. 27 executive order barring travel from

seven Muslim-majority countries have some local Muslims and immigrants taking extreme caution when it comes to travel and using government services, they said.

A federal appeals court halted enforcement of the travel ban on Feb. 9, but Trump has said he plans to introduce a revised order this week, according to news reports.

And his administration on Tuesday introduced new immi-

gration enforcement guidelines that widen the pool of immigrants whom federal agencies will pursue for deportation.

ICE agents earlier this month arrested about 40 foreign nationals in New York who were allegedly in the U.S. illegally as part of a “targeted enforcement operation,� according to a Feb. 11 ICE memo published by the New York Immigration Coalition.

Dory, a woman in the U.S. under political asylum, said she is anxious about getting her children oďŹƒcial identiďŹ cation even though they have legal status.

Aksha, the New Hyde Park woman, said she is afraid to travel even domestically.

Cynthia Orellana, a teacher from Westbury, said some of her students fear their parents will be taken away.

Exacerbating the public anxiety are scams taking advantage of the confusion and fear that have resulted from certain changes to immigration policy, said Silvia P. Finkelstein, the director of immigrant fraud investigations for the Nassau County district attorney’s oďŹƒce.

For example, she said, police

recently arrested people posing as ICE agents in Queens and demanding money from undocumented immigrants to ward o deportation. “People are so afraid that no one is coming forward,â€? Finkelstein said. “Our hotlines are silent.â€?

Residents and local oďŹƒcials emphasized the importance of collectively supporting people targeted by new laws and letting elected oďŹƒcials know that their communities will not tolerate bigotry.

Susan Gottehrer of the New York Civil Liberties Union encouraged residents to send letters to the Nassau County Police Department asking acting Commissioner Thomas Krumpter to shield undocumented immigrants by limiting cooperation with federal immigration authorities, as New York City does. “I think the next step is for us to be very public, very loud and very consistent about sending that message to the community at large, to the people who represent us and to the law enforcement that is supposed to protect us,� Rabbi White said.

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Phillips pans Cuomoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s local gov plan

BY N O A H M A N S K A R State Sen. Elaine Phillips on Tuesday criticized Gov. Andrew Cuomoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposed incentives for local governments to share services, calling it a â&#x20AC;&#x153;horrendousâ&#x20AC;? approach to reducing local tax burdens.

While she praised the idea of making local municipalities more eďŹ&#x192;cient, the Flower Hill Republican said the Democratic governor does not need to threaten their state funding for them to do so. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need his heavy hand to come down â&#x20AC;Ś and tell us how to run our business,â&#x20AC;? Phillips said at Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mineola Chamber of Commerce meeting.

Cuomoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2017-18 state budget includes a mandate for all counties outside New York City to develop plans for sharing services among cities, towns, villages and special districts to create recurring savings and reduce local property taxes.

The county executive would develop the plan and submit it to voters for approval in a November referendum.

Cuomoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s draft budget legislation requires the state Legislature to approve the proposal for local municipalities to get their share of some $715 million in aid from the state, as reported by Westchester Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Journal News.

Phillips, a former Village of Flower Hill mayor and oďŹ&#x192;cer in the Nassau

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State Sen. Elaine Phillips (R-Flower Hill) addresses the Mineola Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday night.

County Village OďŹ&#x192;cials Association, said she objects to the idea of the county telling local oďŹ&#x192;cials how to run their governments when many already share services. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We as government elected oďŹ&#x192;cials should be doing this as our normal course of business,â&#x20AC;? Phillips said.

Villages are often more eďŹ&#x192;cient and

cheaper to live in than towns or other larger municipalities, Phillips said.

The Town of North Hempstead gets a little more than $1 million in state funding in the current budget. The North Shoreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 27 villages get nearly $1.4 million.

Cuomo has promoted his proposal as a way to give voters control over reduc-

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A World War II military aircraft featured at the American Airpower Museum in Farmingdale will appear on an episode of the CBS television series â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bull,â&#x20AC;? the organization said Monday.

The plane, a Douglas C-47, along with a skydiver jump plane from the museum, will appear in an episode to be released in the next few weeks, the statement said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Look for a show about a skydiving incident,â&#x20AC;? the statement added.

The C-47 has appeared in episodes

of the TV series â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Blacklistâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Quanticoâ&#x20AC;? as well as two independent feature ďŹ lms, the statement said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The museum and aircraft have become [a] popular location for many of the TV series and feature ďŹ lms that shoot in the New York metro area,â&#x20AC;? the statement added.

According to the statement, last year the museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s B-25 Mitchell bomber was used as a set for the coming motion picture â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mudbound.â&#x20AC;? Other museum aircraft have been used as background props for â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Americans,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Madam Secretaryâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Alpha House.â&#x20AC;?

C L A R I F I C AT I O N The Feb. 17 article â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ex town aide linked to alleged Terry frontâ&#x20AC;? misstated who directly saw shredded records in the Village of Manorhaven, according to Lucretia Steele, a former village trustee. Newly elected village oďŹ&#x192;cials saw them on the ďŹ rst day of their administration in 2012 and later told Steele, who was appointed to the Board of Trustees on July 2, 2012. She was not present when those oďŹ&#x192;cials entered Village Hall.

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BY N O A H M A N S K A R State Assemblyman Charles Lavine has hired a campaign manager and three consulting ďŹ rms as he prepares for a three-way Democratic primary for Nassau County executive.

Justin Lamorte, a Huntington Station native, will run the Glen Cove Democratâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campaign with help from polling ďŹ rm GBA Strategies, direct mail ďŹ rm Mission Control and fundraising consultants Nashban Mansur, Lavine announced Tuesday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I assembled an experienced team that can help me win this race, and advance my campaign to end the corruption in Nassau County, restore honest, responsible government and help Nassau families succeed,â&#x20AC;?

Lavine said in a statement.

The Nassau County Democratic Committee and its chairman, Jay Jacobs, have endorsed county Legislator Laura Curran of Baldwin for county executive, but Lavine and county Comptroller George Maragos are still vying to run for Nassauâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top elected oďŹ&#x192;ce.

Republican County Executive Edward Mangano, who is facing federal political corruption charges, has not said whether he will seek a third term.

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Feinstein gets $25M from namesake family

BY M A X Z A H N Northwell Healthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Feinstein Institute for Medical Research announced last Friday a $25 million donation from Leonard and Susan Feinstein, for whom the institution was renamed in 2005 after an initial $25 million gift, according to a statement from the institute.

The additional funds will allow the organization to expand its research eďŹ&#x20AC;orts in areas including clinical trials, neuroscience, autoimmunity and bioelectronic medicine, the statement said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The research taking place across all of Northwell Health â&#x20AC;&#x201C; particularly bioelectronic medicine â&#x20AC;&#x201C; can revolutionize the way medicine is practiced,â&#x20AC;? said Leonard Feinstein, who is the co-founder and co-chairman of Bed Bath & Beyond. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In this promising area of research, we are realizing useful applications and results now and within ďŹ ve to 10 years, we will see cures for some of the most confounding human diseases in our lifetime.

Not many research initiatives show that kind of promise.â&#x20AC;?

The Feinsteinsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; motivation to support Northwellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s research stems from a major brain injury suďŹ&#x20AC;ered by their son in an automobile accident 35 years ago, which occurred at a time when there were few longterm health care solutions that could handle

his needs, the statement said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Life-saving techniques to keep you alive got so much better, but the deďŹ cits you were left with posed a signiďŹ cant challenge for those responsible for caring for you â&#x20AC;&#x201C; or you were just put into a nursing home,â&#x20AC;? Feinstein said.

The Feinsteinsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; experience with their son sparked the beginning of their philanthropy dedicated to improving the health care delivery system, the statement said.

Their early support in 2000 helped establish the Susan and Leonard Feinstein Center for Neurosciences. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We wanted to give where we thought we could make a diďŹ&#x20AC;erence â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for a resource that wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exist unless we stepped in to help,â&#x20AC;? Leonard Feinstein said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dedicated neuroscience research had never been done at Northwell Health (then North Shore-LIJ Health System) on the scale we imagined, so we stepped in to make that happen 11 years ago.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Susan and Leonard Feinsteinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ongoing generosity is a testament to the advancements we have made in science, medicine and curing disease,â&#x20AC;? said Michael J. Dowling, president and CEO of Northwell Health. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Northwell established the research institute in 1999, and Leonard and Susan have been with us for each critical step as weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve grown.â&#x20AC;?

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Greenvale deli fires 3 after day of protest

BY M A X Z A H N Benâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kosher Deli ďŹ red three employees at its Greenvale location who participated in the nationwide Day Without Immigrants protest last Thursday, but the company said on Monday the terminations were not a direct result of the political action taken by its workers.

In all, 21 of the 43 employees at the Greenvale restaurant and deli chose not to work on account of the protest, said Vanessa Bishop, an account executive with the public relations ďŹ rm Public Relations and Marketing Group. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No employees were ďŹ red because of the protest,â&#x20AC;? she said.

The Day Without Immigrants protest was a daylong strike last Thursday in which immigrants across the country demonstrated against the policies of President Donald Trump.

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Bishop said on Tuesday that only one of three terminated employees was ďŹ red due to such threats, which she said were â&#x20AC;&#x153;physical threats.â&#x20AC;?

The two other ďŹ red workers were â&#x20AC;&#x153;seasonal employees who Benâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s anticipated would return to their jobsâ&#x20AC;? elsewhere, Bishop said.

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Barnes & Noble Mineola hike capped at 0.89% parking plan OK’d B Y T E D R YA N

Step toward replacing Manhasset store

BY M A X Z A H N C & B Realty, which owns the Northern Boulevard property occupied by Barnes & Noble in Manhasset, has taken a step forward in its effort to make the location amenable to alternative tenants in the event the bookstore departs when its lease runs out at the end of the year.

The realtor gained permission from the North Hills Board of Trustees last Wednesday to add 20 spaces to the property’s parking lot.

“We’ll be granting them the right for additional parking spaces but it requires a retaining wall, screening and various other conditions they have to do in order to protect residents behind that area,” North Hills Mayor Marvin Nattis said.

C & B Realty sought the expansion to make the property attractive to prospective retail and medical tenants.

Approval from the North Hills trustees was necessary because the project requires release from a village covenant that restricts the expansion of the property’s parking lot.

A resolution to modify the covenant and accommodate the parking lot expansion was approved unanimously.

Last month, Edward Glackin, chief operating officer at Colin Development LLC, a subsidiary of C & B Realty, said the company is “still in talks with Barnes and Noble” to extend the lease but pointed to Barnes & Noble’s recent financial woes as a likely impediment.

“The bottom line is [Barnes & Noble] doesn’t know what it’s going to do,” he added. “When you have a declining business, it’s hard to plan.”

He called the effort to make the property amenable to alternative tenants a “plan B.” Continued on Page 55

The Mineola school district could increase its tax levy as much as $701,000 in the coming school year’s budget, officials said last Thursday.

The district is allowed a 0.89 percent tax levy growth under the state’s tax cap law, administrators said. That would mean the tax levy for the 2017-18 budget year would rise to $79.5 million from $78.8 million this year.

The allowed hike “could change a little bit depending on our revenue numbers” as administrators prepare to present a draft budget next month, School Superintendent Michael Nagler said.

“We’re using the governor’s projection on state aid. That typically changes when the budget is finally calculated in the state, so that number can change a little bit,” Nagler told the Mineola school board. “But I think it’s a solid number to work with given what we have now.”

Nagler said he is confident that the district will be able to keep all of its current programs and introduce some new ones with a tax levy increase that size.

The school board will discuss

Michael Nagler staffing and will meet with architects to finalize several projects before Nagler presents a draft budget at the March 16 school board meeting, he said.

This will give the board a more “solid number by the next meeting” for the coming year’s budget, Nagler said.

“We’re pretty confident that we can deliver everything that we have now — if we roll it all over, we can deliver the same exact program and still be able to add a couple of unique things,” he said.

Determining the value of the tax levy cap is done through a complicated equation that involves the current year’s tax levy, payments made in lieu of taxes, the district’s tax base growth fac-

tor, which is a number based on the amount of brick-and-mortar development in a district, and several other figures.

This year’s cap on tax levy growth gives Mineola some breathing room after last year, when the formula required the district had to decrease its total levy by about $10,000.

For the past 10 years, Mineola has had an average allowed tax levy increase of 1.6 percent, and for the past five years, an average of 1.18 percent, keeping the district below Nassau County’s average hike, Nagler said.

“We’ve come in as respectful as we can, honoring old programs we do and respecting the taxpayer in any increases we put forward,” Nagler said.

Christine Napolitano, the Mineola school board president, said she feels hopeful for the coming school year based on the presentation of the increased tax levy.

“We’re able to do all of these really wonderful things for our kids and keep our taxes down as much as we can,” Napolitano said. “I know the number is not set in stone, but I feel pretty confident it’ll be somewhere close to ours.”

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“We welcome Belinda and Terry Williams, co-founders of Yorkshire Provender, to the Hain Celestial family and look forward to working with the Yorkshire Provender team in leading the next chapter of the brand’s development,” Irwin D. Simon, founder, president and chief executive officer of Hain Celestial, said in a statement. “Yorkshire Provender has a premium brand positioning that complements our New Covent Garden Soup Co. and Cully & Sully brands in the United Kingdom.”

The purchase cannot be formally completed until approved by the United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority.

According to Hain Celestial, Yorkshire Provender was founded in 2007 and “produces premium branded soup,” while its products are sold in “leading retailers, on-the-go food outlets and food service providers in the United Kingdom.”

Yorkshire Provender, according to Hain Celestial, had approximately $7.5 million in net sales in 2016 and is expected to increase the company’s earnings in 2018.

“We are excited to work together with the Yorkshire Provender team and leverage our combined infrastructures to drive

future growth,” James Skidmore, chief executive officer of the Hain Daniels Group, a branch of Hain Celestial, said in a statement.

“This transaction expands the depth of our soup offering with Yorkshire Provender’s gluten-free, delicious premium recipes and flavors.”

Hain Celestial revealed in a filing this month that the Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating its accounting practices.

The company’s filing said that the SEC has put forth a “formal order of investigation” and “issued a subpoena to [Hain Celestial] seeking relevant documents.”

The filing said the company “is in the process of responding to the SEC’s requests for information and intends to cooperate fully with the SEC.” The company voluntarily contacted the SEC in August to advise it of the company’s delay in the filing of its periodic financial reports and the performance of an independent review conducted by an audit committee, the filing said.

On Nov. 16, the company informed the SEC of the completion of an audit conducted by that committee, which found no evidence of intentional wrongdoing in connection with the company’s financial statements, the filing said.

Hain Celestial had been recognizing revenue when products were shipped to distributors rather than when the products were sold through its distributors to customers.

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Bring back 6th Precinct: Curran

BY M A X Z A H N Democratic county Legislator Laura Curran, a candidate for county executive, told the leaders of the Council of Greater Manhasset Civic Associations last Wednesday that she supports reopening the Police Department’s 6th Precinct.

“I totally think this should happen,” she said. “It wouldn’t even take a lot of money.”

“I’ve talked to police who support this,” she added, noting that some were high-ranking officials.

The 6th Precinct, located in Manhasset, merged with the 3rd Precinct in Williston Park in 2012 under a countywide cost-saving plan proposed by County Executive Edward Mangano and passed in a party-line vote by Republican legislators.

The 3rd Precinct was then split into two divisions — the 3rd South Subdivision, which covers New Hyde Park, Roslyn Heights, East Williston and Mineola, and the 3rd North Subdivision, which covers Manhasset, Great Neck and parts of Port Washington.

The Levittown-based 8th Precinct also merged with the 2nd Precinct in Woodbury.

In October 2014, county officials reversed the merger of the 5th Precinct in Elmont and the 4th precinct in Hewlett.

About one week later, the county canceled plans to merge the 1st Precinct in Baldwin and the 7th Precinct in Seaford.

Thomas Krumpter, the acting police commissioner, told Newsday the reversal of half of the consolidation plans would be “cost-neutral.”

Democratic county Legislator and county executive candidate Laura Curran “We don’t think we’re getting the attention and services we need,” said Richard Bentley, the president of the Council of Greater Manhasset Civic Associations.

Bentley and the group’s secretary, Susan Auriemma, said the quality of enforcement in Manhasset has de-

clined since the merger, and the promised fiscal benefits have not been realized.

“Nobody has ever seen those cost savings,” Bentley said in January. “On the contrary, what we see is police overtime having gone through the roof.”

Auriemma said in January the Nassau County police have assured the Council of Greater Manhasset Civic Associations that the number of daily police patrols has not waned since the merger. But Auriemma questioned the effectiveness of such patrols.

Curran said last Wednesday that the reopening of precincts like the 6th would bring “a local, granular focus” to policing.

The statements came as part of a question and answer session held with the Curran at the council’s monthly meeting.

Curran also vowed to introduce a bill mandating two-term limits for the county executive and six-term limits for county legislators.

“We have a dearth of trust between politicians and the people who live here,” she said. “We need to rebuild that trust.”

Besides Curran, two other Democratic county executive candidates have entered the race: state Assemblyman Charles Lavine and current Comptroller George Maragos, a former Republican who changed parties in September.

Curran received the endorsement of the Nassau County Democratic Committee on Jan. 30.

Asked about prospective candidates from the opposition party, she said, “The Republicans don’t know what they’re doing.”

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What bond no vote may mean

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here are many reasons why voters may have narrowly defeated a $85.9 million bond by the Great Neck School District last week.

School board members who supported the plan may not have worked hard enough or smart enough to get voters to the polls — though the more than 3,000 residents who casts votes was more than three times the number of people who turned out last year to overwhelmingly approve the district’s $219 million budget.

Voters may also not have believed the all or part of the bond was necessary.

In October, school officials presented projects of what was termed critical needs such as roof repairs at the district’s 18 school buildings at a cost of $51.7 million.

But then in November, they presented plans for education and school building improvements at the cost of another $43.71 million.

The combined cost — $95.41 million — would be paid by a $85.9 million bond and $9.51 million from reserves.

In retrospect, the district might have been better off by not trying to do everything at once.

Even in an affluent school district such as Great Neck, where voters routinely approve more than $34,000 in spending per pupil, school officials may have been asking for too much, too soon.

For taxpayers living in a $500,000 home, school officials said, taxes would in-

crease by $157.50 annually.

Taxpayers living in a $750,000 home would see an increase of $236.25 per year and those living in a $1 million home would see an increase of $315 annually.

The increase doesn’t seem like too much by itself, but taken with all the other taxes paid by residents of Great Neck and the sections of New Hyde Park that attend district schools, the increase may have been a bridge too far.

That is something school officials in school districts throughout the North Shore would do well to take into account in preparing their own spending plans.

The Great Neck school district may also be a victim of its own success.

A nationwide ranking released this month listed the Great Neck school district as the fifth best district in the country and the top district in New York State. The list, released by Niche.com, included five other North Shore school district’s in the country’s top 100 including East Williston, Roslyn, Manhasset, Herricks and Port Washington.

Some voters may have asked why spend more when the district is already No. 1.

Another concern voiced by some residents was the district’s ability to manage a project this size without wasting large amounts of money.

School administrators and board members are focused on the quality of the district’s education, the thinking went, but what do they know about managing construction projects.

This concern, while legitimate, is in this case somewhat troubling.

Many of these concerns were raised just before the election when school officials had no opportunity to address them either verbally or by taking action.

If residents or others had concerns why not present them at the public hearings held by the school district in the weeks and months leading up to the vote or by inviting school officials to appear before a group that had those concerns.

Whether intentional or not, holding off in addressing those concerns until just before the election only served those who wanted the bond defeated.

This is not to overlook the question of a school district’s ability — or any other government entity — to oversee large-scale construction projects.

Taxpayers have too often seen large cost overruns that drive up the cost of large projects.

Then again nothing would ever be built if those concerns

were a reason to build something.

The Great Neck School District has already built the 18 school buildings and continues to manage them. So they are not exactly without experience in the area.

And buildings do deteriorate over time and need repairs.

Our hope is that in this case — or any other school or municipal construction project — that those with concerns come out sooner rather than later.

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ALL THINGS POLITICAL

Who will protect our environment?

I

travel a fair amount for both business and pleasure.

For me, one of the joys of air travel is watching the skyline of a destination as the plane approaches the airport for landing.

What I have been seeing with greater frequency of late is many cities are covered in a brown haze of air pollution. London, Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, Denver and South Florida are all recent destinations where I have witnessed poor air quality. New York City and Long Island are no better.

Recent political developments lead me to believe that protecting our environment, particularly our air quality, is of little importance to our new President.

Scott Pruitt, recently appointed by President Trump, was confirmed to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. He is a horrific choice.

Pruitt and his supporters firmly believe the EPA’s regulations are a drag on the economy.

Fossil fuel production is his first option to bring back good paying jobs, as opposed to invest-

ing in Green Energy.

Never considered are the increased costs in health care and global warming (which many on the political far right don’t believe is real). What seems to be happening with the recent Trump cabinet appointments is he is picking billionaires looking out for each other, environment be damned, as opposed to the well being of all.

So, what can we do?

In New York State, Gov. Cuomo has championed the cause of 50 percent of New York State energy production coming from renewable sources by the year 2030, up from roughly a little more than 26 percent today.

One way we can get there is through a New York State plan called K-SOLAR. Right off the New York Power Authority website here is a description of the program: “K-SOLAR, a joint program of the New York Power Authority (NYPA) and New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), will provide NYS school districts, at no cost and no obligation, with the

ADAM HABER All Things Political tools, and expertise to bring solar energy to their facilities and reduce their energy costs.”

We are investigating K-SOLAR for Roslyn Public Schools where I am a school board trustee.

In Roslyn, an average size school district in New York State, we spend roughly $700,000 per year on electricity.

Through K-SOLAR we would save roughly 25 percent on our electric bill, about $175,000 per year, with no up front costs, and our community would be saved

from breathing in the pollution from fossil fueled electric power.

If every one of the 700 public school districts in New York State took advantage of the K-SOLAR program, the savings for public education would total over $120 million a year, with the additional benefit of cleaner air for all New York State residents.

Certain towns on Long Island, such as Southampton, have already mandated solar panels for all new construction on homes of a certain size.

The Town of Babylon has a forward thinking “Long Island Green Homes Program” that provides homeowners with an opportunity to make energy saving improvements to their homes.

The Town of Brookhaven also has a similar program. The Town of North Hempstead is participating in the “New York-Sun “Solarize” campaign, aimed at getting more homes and businesses to install solar, and begin saving money on their energy bills.”

I am so excited about pushing to go solar in Roslyn Schools I investigated solar panels for my

home and am going for it.

Turns out when I purchase a home solar system I will receive over $17,000 in Federal and New York State tax credits, and the system will pay for itself in eight years.

The average annual return on my investment will be 14 percent per year, as I will save almost $150,000 over the life of the solar system.

Just my home will save 620,000 pounds of CO2 from entering the atmosphere.

Looking at another way, it’s the same as if I planted five acres of trees. I can’t imagine a better investment to make.

I am using the company Green Logic Energy, and recommend them.

To combat air pollution, and protect against the soon to be enacted Federal policies pushing for greater use of fossil fuels, residents, school districts and local governments should lead the way in protecting our vulnerable environment. Clean air must be a top priority, and solar power is an important part of our future for protecting air quality.

A LOOK ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

It’s time for a little trash talk

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was out having coffee, the other day, when I tried to throw away my trash.

I was immediately confronted by the last thing I expected: an intelligence test!

I flunked, of course.

I do, however, plead extenuating circumstances. That thing was no ordinary trash can.

Instead of an open top, suitable for the jettisoning of waste materials, it had a closed, flat top, in which there were a few different openings.

One was a circle that said “Recycle,” with the further explanation: “Aluminum and Cups; Plastic and Paper; No Glass.”

The second opening was another circle. It was labeled “Landfill,” and added two simple words: “Everything else.”

Here’s my first problem.

Clearly, it wasn’t for “everything else,” because even if I had understood what to do with all my other items — which I did not (what category is a wooden stirrer?) — I also had a tray. A cardboard tray. Which I always thought was something that

could be recycled, but the trash can disagreed with me, and anyway — this is my biggest complaint — it didn’t fit into either hole.

So for starters, that cheerful, optimistic “everything else” was a lie!

And there I was, staring at those two round holes, holding my rectangular tray, and I froze in my tracks.

It occurred to me to just stuff the tray down one of the holes, but even the shortest dimension of the tray (which would be the width, or the height, depending on whether you’re holding it flat in front of you or balancing it on its edge on the trash can surface) was bigger than the diameter of either circle.

Suddenly, I was faced with, not just a square tray and a round hole, but a whole entire geometry problem. Or, to put it into mathematical terms, 2 pie are square, and so is my tray (or rather, rectangular, which is a subset of quadrilateral, as are squares) and the 2 pie are not going into this can, nohow. Not

JUDY EPSTEIN A Look on the Lighter Side even 1 pie are.

In the second place — why should I have to know where the coffee shop’s trash is going, just to throw mine away? Why burden me with this? Isn’t that stuff all governed by corporate carting contracts, anyway, not to mention municipal agreements?

Plus, isn’t it subject to change? I remember when the folks taking my home recycling changed their instructions. At first they only wanted a few of the “PETE” numbers of plastic

— those little numbers inside the triangle that you can never find— and then they changed their tune. But it was too late.

I’ll be darned if I put my trash through the dishwasher just to find out it’s the wrong little number. Plastic is plastic is plastic, and if that’s not good enough for my garbage contractor, that should be their problem, not mine.

I tell you, that trash can reminded me of those toys I used to give my toddlers, supposedly to make them smarter — you know, the shape-sorters, with the triangle, circle, and star-shaped openings to push appropriatelyshaped pieces through.

Except I’m not getting any smarter.

And while I am frozen in place, in the middle of the coffee shop, trying to be a good citizen, I have instead become a traffic obstacle, with people piling up behind me saying things like ‘Excuse me, Ma’am?” and “Can I help you?”

And I want to say, “Yes, help me, please! Where do I throw

this trash?”

But that’s too humiliating — “You mean you’ve raised two children almost to maturity, and you don’t know how to throw out your own trash?”

“Yes, I’m afraid so. Why don’t I stand aside and watch while you take a turn?”

This is not even the worst case I had to deal with. Somewhere else, recently, I was faced with a can which DID want glass, and even had a place for cardboard…except that, that time, my tray was made of styrofoam!

(The plate, too — dispensed right under the sign asking us to keep our use of styrofoam to a minimum.)

And of course, none of the designated openings were for styrofoam.

Luckily for me, there was an open-mouthed can nearby. Guess where everything went?

This is just another proof that the people who design these things, and inflict them on us, all live somewhere else instead.

I wonder where that is.

I’d like to join them for lunch.

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America’s presidents — the best, worst

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uring the past week, we observed Lincoln’s birthday, President’s Day, and Washington’s birthday.

With a few score friends, including a group of Elders at the marvelous Dominican Village in Amityville, we have been discussing how to gauge the best and the worst of American Presidents.

We were not unmindful that it might be claimed that ratings depend on who is doing the evaluating.

Are folks who live during our hyper-partisan times likely to be significantly different in how they appraise our past Presidents?

So far as I know, there have not been recent polls seeking such contemporary assessments. Still, it is informative to consider past ratings and the criteria for making those determinations.

A single person ‘sculpted” an early “poll” that has been viewed for decades by multitudes (way beyond the numbers who read scholars’ evaluations).

How many of you have visited Mt. Rushmore?

Even folks who have not been there can name the “Rushmore Four” — Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt.

How those sculptures came to be carved on Rushmore may be one of the least known stories of American history. The sculptor

who won the commission made his own choices.

That man, Gutzon Borglum, was the American son of a Mormon immigrant from Denmark who had two wives.

Borglum’s own personal life was filled with bizarre twists and turns (beyond the scope of this discussion).

No matter, the core “Rushmore Four” have stood the test of time; more than 3 million people each year come to see the 60 foot heads of those Presidents (which took from 1927 to 1941 to complete).

For a while, T.R. was listed by scholars below the top give “Great” Presidents. He was placed in the “Near Great” category.

But in recent years, scholars have returned to Borglum — not only is T.R. in the top 5, but in some polls he is as high as three.

The first major scholar’s poll was done by the acclaimed historian Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. in 1948.

He did not provide rating guidelines for the appraisers, except to say that individuals should be evaluated only in terms of presidential leadership, not their entire careers.

Presidents like Jefferson and John Quincy Adams, in particular, would be even more notable if one were to include all that each

MICHAEL D’INNOCENZO Out of Left Field did before and after his presidency.

Over the decades some areas of agreement have emerged among scholars as to successful Presidents, e.g. the ability to get reelected and keep one’s party in power with the succeeding candidate.

That applies to all of the most current top five – Borglum’s 4 plus FDR. My next column will elaborate on what has made Presidents great.

But, in this space, I will address some of the admonitory lessons from our worst Presidents.

In contrast to sustained winning by the top rated chief executives, nearly all of the worst Presidents served only one term.

Men like Tyler, Pierce, Buchanan and Andrew Johnson

could not even get their party’s nomination for another campaign.

Warren Harding, often listed among the failures, died in office (some say under unusual circumstances).

Criticism of Harding by historians focused primarily on the corruption during his years in office (not on the fact that he is the only President known to have sired a child in the White House with a mistress).

Considerations of the worst of the worst have undergone some significant shifts, especially since the 1960s.

Perhaps it is not surprising that during the many decades of legal segregation in the U.S., Andrew Johnson was depicted as a “Profile in Courage” (featured in the TV series of that title).

He was enthusiastically praised for resisting efforts by Congress to impeach him (the Senate fell a single vote short of conviction).

Now, most historians consider Andrew Johnson near, or at the bottom of the Presidential ranks.

His rating kept declining as the stock of the Radical Republicans in Congress has steadily risen because of the growing recognition that they were bending the arc of history in expanding rights for freed slaves.

They also worked with Lin-

coln to adopt the Homestead Act (millions of Americans were able to receive 160 acres of land, free of costs; each person got the equivalent of the property of 640 Levittown homes).

They also adopted the Morrill Land Grant College Act, providing free or inexpensive higher education for Americans to this day.

Johnson is a classic example of the “Peter Principle,” a man of achievements who rose to his level of incompetence. Increased criticism of Johnson also focused on his stubborn rigidity (in contrast to Lincoln) and how he failed to broaden his appeal to more Americans.

John Tyler, who became President because William Henry Harrison died a month after inauguration, shared Andrew Johnson’s inflexibility in dealing with Congress and being tone deaf to the changing times for the nation.

Franklin Pierce and James Buchanan are properly criticized for their leadership failures during the 1850s as the nation became extremely partisan and regionallydivided (one might see parallels with 2017 in terms of sectional divides and levels of hyper-emotionalism that diminished fact-based data. Should a U.S. President be an effective communicator-inchief to connect Americans?).

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PULSE OF THE PENINSULA

What bond defeat says about G.N. What’s behind the unprecedented defeat of the $85 million school bond, the first bond floated in 20 years?

Was the bond irresponsible?

Unnecessary? Padded? Absolutely not.

In fact, our school board and administration delivered the bond with more analysis and study, strategic planning, and communicated to the community (whether you chose to attend meetings, read a newspaper, or the detailed newsletter and cards the district mailed is your business) with greater care than Trump did in unleashing his life-changing Muslim/Travel ban.

Or was it an expectation that because the school bond and budgets always pass, no need for those who support public education to come out?

Indeed, the low voter turnout provides clues: 1564 voted yes, 1677 voted no, but here’s the spread: voters in the south voted in favor, yes 523 no 266; voters in the north, voted yes 971, no 1352.

And yet, the most ambitious part of the bond concerned remedying the overcrowding at Baker elementary school and the creation of a new early childhood center in the north, like Parkville in the south.

It used to be an article of faith in Great Neck that our community supported public education on behalf of all, that one generation helped another because, otherwise, spending the equivalent of $24,000 per child a year on tuition — over $300,000 over the course of K-12, multiplied by the number of children - would have been too onerous.

Now, in our community, there are always a significant percentage of our residents who never had or no longer have children in the system but nonetheless, supported our education system as a collective responsibility and also because our top ranked schools keep our home values high.

What is more, our school system doesn’t just benefit K-12

KAREN RUBIN Pulse of the Peninsula children in our community, but quite literally cradle to grave, with its pre-K program (which would have been substantially expanded and improved with bond money), Adult Education (which would have been substantially expanded and improved with bond money), even helping new parents.

But over the years, a sizeable proportion of families have pre-

ferred to send their children to parochial schools — some 1,700 compared to 6,400 enrolled in public school.

Even though our school district’s publicly financed operating budget gives tremendous financial support to parochial/private school families ($6 million in transportation costs, special ed, textbooks, nurses, testing costs, about $3500 per parochial/private student), some of these families have been less supportive of funding our public schools.

And I believe it is not because of money but more of a campaign to equalize parochial education by undermining public education in order to overturn the Separation of Church and State which bars public money from being used for parochial schools.

That is the essence of so-called “school choice” which would allow vouchers, paid out of public money, to be used to pay parochial school tuition (Cuomo tried to do this last year), where children’s

minds can be better shaped and molded.

There is a faction of Great Neck that would be satisfied if our community would become Lawrence, or Cedarhurst, or Newburgh, where public schools have been drained of resources.

I wonder, too, if the opposition had something to do with what Village of Great Neck Mayor Bral said at the Feb. 7 presentation by the school board at his village hall.

He appeared miffed that the district is including a new Clover Drive building for pre-K and the Baker kindergarten rather than purchase his village hall.

The back-and-forth revealed that while the purchase of village hall was floated three years ago, Bral, during his election campaign in July 2015, had opposed it.

Having no reason to believe the property would be available, the school district, in its planning for the bond over the past two years, Continued on Page 50

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KREMER’S CORNER

‘The Candidate’ for president, part 2

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y favorite political movie is “The Candidate,” starring Robert Redford.

After a bruising campaign, Redford finds himself a winner and makes the memorable statement, “Now what do I do?”

I am sure that candidate Donald Trump said the same thing post-election night, especially because most of the people in the know didn’t think he had a chance.

One of the pillars of Trump’s platform was that he is a successful businessman and that’s what the nation needs.

There is no doubt that some of the voters bought into that idea as a reason to vote for him.

When the subject of successful businessmen in politics comes up, most of us think about Michael Bloomberg, who transferred his many business skills into a successful tenure as mayor of the City of New York.

After building a world-famous, publicly-traded company, Bloomberg made the sacrifice to be a politician and take all the hits that come with the job.

When he got to City Hall,

Bloomberg’s management style was much different from any of his predecessors.

He had all of his main staff in open areas with no partitions.

He brought in some of the best and brightest people to be commissioners, and most importantly, he listened to their ideas and gave them free reign to get the job done.

His public persona was also very different.

He would allow his police commissioner to be front and center at press conferences and was never afraid to share the limelight.

It really would be great for the nation if President Trump spent some time studying up on the achievements of Mayor Bloomberg with special attention to the Bloomberg management style.

Because Bloomberg is a respected billionaire, the public expected him to be somewhat of an egomaniac.

That was never the case, as if anything, Bloomberg was always willing to take a back seat to advance his programs.

Sadly, the Donald Trump we have seen to date is anything re-

JERRY KREMER Kremer’s Corner sembling a successful businessman applying his skills to government.

It is a full month since President Trump took the oath of office.

Regrettably, his style and approach to governing is an absolute disaster.

I know we are supposed to give him some slack, but that has nothing to do with the need for him to act like a grown-up.

It’s hard to imagine the leader of the free world using a daily tweet to announce some initiative

or insulting his enemies.

Even though he won the election, he insists on talking about the almost 3 million votes that Mrs. Clinton got over Trump’s vote totals.

The Trump voters were anxious to have an agent of change and they sure got one.

He has insulted many of our friends around the world and just can’t get through one day without negative publicity that drowns out anything he has done that would be considered positive.

He criticized President Obama about the number of executive orders he signed and since Jan. 20, he has created a blizzard of these documents.

In many cases, he claims that his directives are part of keeping a promise to his voters, but most of them are just words and nothing else.

His campaign got major traction on the basis of his pledge to repeal Obamacare.

Now that the public has figured out that Obamacare and the Affordable Care Act are one and the same, things have not gone

very well.

The members of Congress who voted 61 times to repeal Obamacare because they knew Obama would veto it, are now backsliding faced with the uncertainty of any action they take.

Days ago Humana, a major carrier, announced they will cease writing policies in 2018 because of their fears of what Congress will do.

All presidents have the problem with internal leaks of important information but this president is facing a daily avalanche of leaks on every topic.

It seems that the members of his team are constantly jockeying for a better position and are willing to undermine President Trump to advance their own agenda.

And lastly, imagine becoming a member of the president’s cabinet and being totally ignored.

That hasn’t happened yet but if it does, there will be mass resignations.

Regardless of your faith, I suggest that just before bedtime you make one fervent prayer for the survival of our republic.

Dems need strategy to oppose Trump

I

n basketball parlance, when the team on defense applies pressure to the offensive team the entire length of the court after an inbound pass, it’s called a “full court press.”

Some presses attempt to deny the initial in bounds pass and trap ball handlers either in back or mid court. In politics, it’s what the Democrats ought to be doing to stop Donald Trump and the Republicans from getting their appointees confirmed and their legislative program enacted.

On Feb. 7, Betsy DeVos was confirmed as Secretary of Education.

This was followed by the confirmation of Jeff Sessions as Attorney General, Tom Price as Secretary of Health and Human Services, Steven Mnuchin as Secretary of the Treasury and Scott Pruitt as head of the Environmental Protection Agency.

All of these individuals have one thing in common.

They are among the most controversial appointees ever named to these posts.

How was it possible that these individuals withstood the blistering questions posed by irate Democratic legislators?

I contend that the Republican Senators tactically outmaneuvered their Democratic counterparts.

This is an important lesson for the Democrats to learn if they hope to stall or prevent the Trump administration from achieving its goals.

So what was the Democratic strategy?

The best they could come up with was to run out the clock on procedural votes, thus prolonging the confirmation process.

This meant the Democrats held the floor all night in what amounted to a mini-filibuster called a “talkathon.”

While interesting and informative to watch, all it meant was that the Republicans had to wait until the next day to confirm.

They did and each of their candidates was approved. So, what was the Democrats alternative?

Many years ago when Lyndon B. Johnson was president, he got many a bill through the Senate and House through good old-fashioned political horse trading.

Simply put, he calculated how many votes he needed for passage of a bill. He then called in the requisite number of legislators to the White House and, in essence, asked them what they needed in their district or state? “Can you use a new V.A. hospital or an upgrade on the federal highway?”

He might ask.

Sadly, L.B.J. is no longer with us. Nor is his style of negotiating.

And to think — he didn’t even have “The Art of the Deal” to guide him through the process.

Still the idea of the quid pro quo is valid.

Returning to the DeVos nomination. Two Republican Senators voted against confirmation.

They were Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska. This made the vote a tie — 50 for and 50 against.

A tie is broken by the Vice President and, of course, Vice President Pence cast his vote for DeVos. What more could the Democrats have done?

What if Lily Garcia, president of the National Education Association and Randi Weingartner, head of the American Federation of Teachers, had selected a persuadable Republican, walked into her or his office and started horse trading. They could start by announcing that the N.E.A. represents almost 3 million teachers while membership in the A.F.T. is 1.6 million.

They might then say that these large unions had already spent 2.6 million trying to block DeVos and they could be helpful in providing boots on the ground and money in the coffers when that vulnerable Republican ran the next time.

One of my readers has expressed dismay that this is the way American politics works and I agree. But it is the way the game is played and always has been.

Even Abraham Lincoln whom historians agree is one of our greatest presidents resorted to arm-twisting when necessary.

In his film review of “Lincoln,” Roger Ebert wrote: “Lincoln is not above vote buying.

He offers jobs, promotions, titles and pork barrel spending.”

We should not be proud of these methods, but they succeeded in getting the 13th amendment which freed the slaves ratified.

The Senate Democrats, under Chuck Schumer’s leadership, failed in this first test of stopping the Trump “blitzkrieg,” but there will be many more opportunities to thwart his right wing agenda.

Let us all rise to the occasion.

Dr. Hal Sobel Great Neck

Letter-writer right on ‘so-called president’

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r. Feldman’s article in the Manhasset Times dated Feb. 17 succinctly sums up the concerns any rational person must have regarding the weird actions and utterances of our “so called” president.

It should be read by all.

Also there was an article headlined in

the Miami Herald recently which is well worth reading too.

Google it by typing in “who the hell do you think you are” and scroll down a bit.

Theodore Theodorsen Manhasset

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Fate of Baxter House responsibility of all

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s we all know, the Baxter House was the subject of a mysterious fire a little over a week ago.

Very little in the way of public response has been made by the village officials of Baxter Estates except for a brief statement of loss on the village webpage.

Yesterday, my friend was visiting the Baxter Estates Village Hall, when the current owner of the Baxter House property arrived with an armful of donuts and other pastries.

The current owner of the Baxter House said that she wanted to thank the officials of the Village of Baxter Estates for being good to her.

The mayor, trustees and the Landmarks Commission of Baxter Estates have indeed been good to her.

The current owner let the historic Baxter House fall into disrepair without paying one cent to the village in fines, although orders to remedy were repeatedly issued.

If the house had been kept properly, would there have been a fire?

We are awaiting the fire marshal’s report.

For those that think the current owner was blindsided by the landmarking of the Baxter House a year after she bought it, I understand the landmarking process started three years before the current owner bought the Baxter House.

I understand she was told of the possibility of the house being landmarked.

Even if she is not a professional in real estate, she needed to do her due diligence before buying the property.

There will be a meeting of the Landmarks Commission on March 1 at 7:30 p.m. at the Port Washington Public Library to consider whether to totally demolish the Baxter House.

The current owner would like to do that to build a

new home.

Many people think that the Baxter House despite the fire can be repaired and rebuilt.

As a landmarked building, we all have a say in that.

Please attend.

Why do I care?

I love the Baxter House because I grew up in the West where there are no buildings going back to the American Revolution.

The Baxter House property is a sentinel reminding us of our American history because Israel Baxter fought for our country under Capt. John Sands of Sands Point and General George Washington.

The house, like so many others on Long Island, housed Hessian soldiers fighting for England.

It is irreplaceable.

Gloria Marmor Port Washington

Baxter Estates Thanks to bond supporters at a crossroads I

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he Village of Baxter Estates is at a crossroads.

Its landmarked namesake is in shambles and the mayor and the trustees say they are powerless to affect an outcome other than demolition.

Indeed, they seem to welcome demolition after many years of failing to protect the house.

There are two stories here, one is a tale of good intentions and a hope that an absentee owner will do the right thing despite a history of doing exactly the opposite.

The other story, in my view just as tragic, a municipal government that asks that its laws being complied with rather than demand it.

A government should not have to “persuade, cajole, convince” anyone to comply with the law.

As Teddy Roosevelt put it “no man is above the law and no man is below it: nor do we ask any man’s permission when we ask him to obey it.”

The law requires no more nor less, but that is in my view what the village has done for these long years.

Some have expressed sympathy for the owner because she bought the house not knowing it could be landmarked.

There is much disinformation regarding the landmarking process.

Many do not appear to rec-

ognize that the House was landmarked in 2005 after the owner was afforded extensive due process and that in landmarking the property, the village noted that the owner was aware that the house was over 300 years prior to the sale and that there was a historic preservation law on the books.

The village landmarked the Baxter House in 2005 and the owner never sought to challenge that determination.

Rather, from records obtained from the Village, it appears that the owner not only failed to maintain the home in violation of village laws, but also illegally turned the house — a single-family — into a multiple occupancy.

She was first cited for this in 2012 and the later in 2014.

In connection with the violations she received she has paid not a cent to the village in fines.

Each member of the Village Board took an oath to enforce the laws of the Village, but with regard to the Baxter House that enforcement has been entirely wanting.

Please join us for the Baxter Estates Landmark Commission meeting on Wednesday, March 1 at 7:30 p.m. at the Port Washington Public Library.

Come to speak for the house and speak for the rule of law.

would like to publicly thank the members of the Board of Education, Great Neck Public Schools Administration and members of the Great Neck Community for an earnest effort to support our public schools in the recent bond referendum.

I am deeply concerned by the failure of the school bond referendum in our community.

As a member of the Citizens Advisory Committee, I participated in over 40 hours of review of bond projects, presentations to various arms of the community, Board of Education presentations, building level Shared Decision Making Committee meetings, and extensive outreach efforts along with countless other parents and leaders.

In the end, despite these efforts by the Board of Education, administration, and members of the advisory committee, many voters still seemed to misunderstand the difference between a bond referendum and an annual operating budget, and the costs associated with each.

It would appear, too, that some voters have also taken their worries and frustrations with county, state and federal taxes out on this bond vote.

Based on the social media frenzy and several misinformation campaigns, it seems some voters were not particularly interested separating facts from fiction, either.

The rise of social media definitely was a factor in this campaign, as it will be in all aspects of public life.

Social media allows anyone and everyone to wage their own campaign, with a virtual megaphone, as everyone knows.

This is a new constant in all our lives.

From my perspective, if there is any silver lining, beyond the relatively small margin between yes and no votes, it is that more voters are engaged than ever; many of those who did not vote surely will regret it; and, hopefully, more will become involved in the future.

Great Neck remains a singularly wonderful place to live and work.

We will all have to come together to secure its future for the sake of all Great Neck’s children and all of our investors in property on this peninsula.

Rebecca Yousefzadeh Sassouni Great Neck

Trump enforcing the law

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he other day I was in a local stationery store in Glen Oaks Village called SUNNIES. I had a discussion with two men names Bill and Bob. There were a number of issues we all felt most troubling.

First we talked about the immigration issue and all the protests against the deportation by ICE of illegal immigrants.

The way we see it the Trump Michael A. Scotto administration is not against lePort Washington gal immigrants for that is what has made America great and still does.

But those who come here illeBlank Slate Media welcomes gally and have a history of breakyour submissions. ing laws here and some who are violent offenders and convicted Please e-mail them to felons.

There are those that have news@theislandnow.com been found to be rapists, child sex

offenders, thieves, and drug dealers.

Also some who have been deported have found their way back into our country Then there is the burning of the American flag at these protests, which Bill and myself have fought to defend during the Vietnam Era as members of the United States Navy.

Bill said,” if they burned the flag in their own country they would be in a lot of trouble and could face jail time.”

And Americans who also burn the American flag at these rallies, in my opinion I find quite disgraceful and insulting to all those who fought and died for our country.

In addition, there is the supposed leaks by the intelligence community, which in my opinion

is illegal.

And yet none dare call it treason.

And last week I spoke to a UPS driver named Ed in Mineola and know quite well who had similar grips.

He mention the deportation of illegal immigrants occurred took place in the Clinton and Obama administration.

Yet no protests took place nor an attack on a president’s policy.

Now why is that?

I believe there are many more Americans with similar views.

In closing, let the truth set us free.

Frederick R. Bedell Jr. Mineola Letters Continued on Page 23

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Academy restores part of ‘Sea Year’

BY J OE N I K I C The United States Merchant Marine Academy announced last week that it would begin allowing its students to serve on commercial vessels next month as part of the academy’s Sea Year.

The Sea Year, when midshipmen spend an academic year aboard a merchant vessel, was suspended in June to hold student training on acceptable conduct after reports of sexual assault, sexual harassment and bullying. In July, the program was partly reinstated to allow midshipmen to serve Sea Year on federal ships, but not on commercial vessels.

Sea Year will resume on three of the commercial carriers the academy used before the program’s suspension: Crowley Maritime Corp., Maersk Line Ltd. and American Presidents Line, or APL. “I commend the maritime industry’s efforts to combat sexual assault, sexual harassment and other coercive behaviors, particularly Crowley, Maersk and APL, which are the first companies to meet MARAD’s Sea Year requirements,” said Joel Szabat, the U.S. Maritime Administration’s (or MARAD’s) executive director. “Commercial Sea Year training is a core training component of the academy and its midshipmen, and critical to the success of the industry, as today’s midshipmen are tomorrow’s operators.”

“The results of these collaborative efforts establish a formal protocol that will improve conditions for the United States Merchant Marine Academy midshipmen,” Szabat added. “These young men and women will receive valuable training on commercial ships that will strengthen the industry overall.”

Following an independent auditor’s report released last month calling for the academy to address sexual assault and

The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy is seen in Kings Point. harassment, then-U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx told Rear Adm. James Helis, the academy’s superintendent, in a letter that the academy could resume Sea Year on commercial vessels as long as the academy and Maritime Administration determine that a company has “complied with the credentialing criteria established” by the MARAD Shipboard Climate Compliance Team.

The program’s reinstatement includes the implementation of new policies aimed at addressing sexual assault or harassment.

The new policies include requiring commercial companies to issue an annual “companywide message” against sexual assault and harassment and annual sexual assault and harassment training that would “ensure that crew members clearly understand what constitutes sexual assault and sexual harassment, its negative impact, the importance of prevention, and the severe penalties for

engaging in prohibited behavior or for failing to report an incident.”

A commercial company must submit documents to the maritime agency outlining its sexual assault and harassment training protocol, including its reporting procedures, “a description of the company’s investigation process and enforcement procedures and a mechanism for verifying understanding of the issue.”

There will also be a “zero-tolerance policy” that forbids romantic or sexual relationships between midshipmen and crew members and the consumption of alcohol by midshipmen under 21 years old. Companies are required to immediately report any violations to the marine academy.

James Tobin, president of the marine academy’s Alumni Association and Foundation, commended Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao for her efforts, but noted the importance of restoring other commercial shipping companies to the

program.

“This announcement is a very significant step toward the full restoration of Sea Year on commercial ships, and we are most grateful to Secretary Chao for recognizing the continuing need for this mission-critical training,” Tobin said.

“Until there is an available berth for every midshipman to train aboard commercial vessels, the academy will continue to fall short in meeting its mission.”

“We nevertheless applaud Secretary Chao’s decisive action, and we look forward to working with the academy, Maritime Administration and Department of Transportation to ensure we meet the ultimate goal of full restoration in a timely manner,” he added.

In a report dated June 24, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education issued a warning to the academy about its accreditation status, citing the school’s failure to meet five of the agency’s 14 standards.

The report highlighted the academy’s noncompliance with its standards on financial planning, leadership, student services and resource allocation. Sea Year was also scrutinized by the agency.

The academy remains accredited while on warning, which is the least severe penalty used by the accrediting agency.

According to the Middle States report, academy officials are expected to submit a monitoring report by March 1 to the accrediting agency, stating the actions the school has taken to address its problems.

The report also states that the Middle States Commission will send a small team to the academy after it submits its monitoring report to ensure it is taking the right steps to address the problems.

N. Shore Animal League eyes expansion

BY ST E P H E N R OM A N O The Town of North Hempstead will hold a public hearing on Tuesday to discuss North Shore Animal League’s proposal to build a two-story addition to its Port Washington facility.

The addition would upgrade and replace the existing one-story structure located on Lewyt Street and South Bayles Avenue, according to town Councilwoman Dina De Giorgio.

“The North Shore Animal League has been working over the years to expand and improve their facilities located in Port Washington,” De Giorgio said.

The animal league has already met with the town’s planning and building departments about the expansion plans, De Giorgio said.

The town’s Board of Zoning Appeals has granted the animal league zoning variances for height, she said.

The facility in Port Washington is the animal league’s headquarters and hosts many of its adopting events.

The North Shore Animal League wants to expand its Port Washington headquarters.

It also has a pet health center, which offers veterinary care, a pet adoption center and dog training services.

The North Shore Animal League is the largest no-kill animal rescue and adoption organization in the world, according to its

website.

It began operating in Port Washington in 1953 when the then North Shore Animal League and Dog Protective Association purchased two lots and a house.

The animal league at the hearing will

discuss providing the town with a detailed landscaping plan, “showing the retention of all existing trees on the perimeter of the project,” De Giorgio said.

She said an alternative landscape plan for the possibility of trees being damaged during constriction will be discussed too.

The town also plans to discuss a detailed on-site construction staging plan, which will provide a timetable for construction, as well as where the construction equipment will be on the site.

De Giorgio also said a maintenance and protection of traffic plan will be discussed, which will address traffic concerns during construction, which could include a provision prohibiting work during peak morning and evening rush hours on school days.

The animal league also provided the town with artist renderings of the proposed facility.

The meeting will take place on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Town Hall at 220 Plandome Road in Manhasset.

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SCHOOL NEWS

Computing Raising funds for clean water honor for Koe Herricks High School senior Nora Koe was selected as a 2017 Greater New York City Affiliate Winner of the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing.

Koe will be formally honored at the Greater New York City Affiliate Aspirations Award Ceremony on March 3 at the New York University Tandon School of Engineering.

Koe is a dedicated student and was also recently honored as a Regeneron scholar.

Herricks computer science teacher Trisha Ho has mentored her in computer studies.

The NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing honors high school women who are active and interested in computing and technology and encourages them to pursue their passions.

The multi-tiered structure includes recognition at the national and local levels, serving all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam and all

Nora Koe U.S. overseas military bases.

Award recipients are chosen for their demonstrated interest and achievements in computing, proven leadership ability, academic performance and plans for post-secondary education.

Students at the Herricks school district’s Denton Avenue School have been raising funds to help children in Africa obtain a clean water supply.

The idea for this initiative was developed after a visit from Susan Verde, author of the book “The Water Princess.”

The story portrays the life of an African girl who must travel to bring water home to her village each day.

Verde’s presentation was arranged through the PTA and the Pick A Reading Partner, or PARP,

Committee.

The students at Denton learned that 783 million people do not have access to a clean water supply, and they became motivated to make a difference.

The school joined with the organization Ryan’s Well to help provide water where it is most

critically needed.

Students, staff members and families have been involved in penny drives, bake sales, sports fundraisers and more.

So far, they have raised more than $2,000, and the efforts continue. All proceeds support Ryan’s Well.

13 picked for writing contest

COMMUNITY NEWS

Register for adult ed classes Residents of the Roslyn, Herricks and East Williston school districts are invited to participate in the spring semester of Roslyn Adult Education.

Registration is now open.

Look for the catalog in the mail or online at roslynschools. org by clicking on “Community” and then on “Adult Education.”

A printable registration form is also available on the website.

Many courses begin the week of March 6.

Adult Education has more than 75 offerings in creative arts, exercise and dance, computers, humanities, languages, lifestyles, cultural trips and more, including many new day and evening offerings for spring 2017.

The program continues to welcome residents of the East Williston school district and Herricks school district.

Residents of all three districts pay the resident rate for

Sewanhaka High School’s English department Olufisayo Atanda Ogunleye, Erin Batting, Erin has nominated 13 students for the National Coun- Blaeser, Blanca Casatillo, AJ Gevero, Eliana Hercourse offerings and trips, and nandez, Nick LaGrega, Erhama Quershi, Seher cil of Teachers of English writing competitions. are eligible for senior citizen These students, in grades eight and 11, will Saleem, Jodeene Sawh, Jennifer Scanlon, Nabiha discounts as well.

Syed and Jaclyn Vitale. submit writing entries in the nationwide contest.

Classes are held at Roslyn Congratulations to the following students: Adult Education inside Roslyn High School, and at the HerCOMMUNITY NEWS ricks Community Center at 999 Herricks Road in New Hyde Park. Details are in the catalog.

Register early, as many courses have limited enrollment. Registration forms can be sent via mail or fax. In-person registration is between from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays. Instructions are on the form.

A $5 registration fee must be included. Registrations will not be taken over the phone.

The office of Roslyn Adult Education has moved to Roslyn High School at 475 Round Hill Road in Roslyn Heights, on the main floor near the counseling North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bos- the town and project updates in their local area. center.

For information, call 516- worth joined with members of the New Hyde Park- The New Hyde Park-North Shore Elks Lodge No. 801-5091 or visit oslynschools. North Shore Elks Lodge No. 2107 on Feb. 8 for 2107 is one of the most active chapters in New org and click on “Community” their general meeting and to provide them with an York State and meets on the second and fourth and then on “Adult Education.” update on veterans’ initiatives, the latest news in Wednesday of each month.

Bosworth visits Elks lodge

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Denton celebrates Heritage Week

Denton Avenue Elementary School held a schoolwide celebration during Heritage Week.

Throughout the week, children explored and learned about the many cultures represented in the Herricks community, and the shared American experience.

The school launched its Heritage Week celebration with an assembly program titled “Music of the Earth.”

This program brought world cultures to life through the exotic sounds of instruments from around the globe, including Native American giant drums, crystal singing bowls, Australian didgeridoos, Chinese gongs and Scottish bagpipes.

During Heritage Week, the Denton community comes together to provide students with creative interactive workshops and exhibits that foster appreciation for the art, culture and traditions of each other’s heritage. Following the steps of volunteer instructors

dressed in traditional clothing, children enjoyed learning dances that originated in Spain, India, Persia, Latin America and the United States.

They also learned about the games and sports of many different cultures, including tae kwon do, yoga, jegichagi and khabbadi.

Members of the Herricks High School Chinese Yo-Yo Club gave the younger children a performance, spinning the large yo-yos high into the air, catching and flipping them.

The club members guided groups of students in trying their hand at this traditional Chinese toy.

Throughout the week, students learned about, and tried their hand at, different types of art, including Chinese brush painting and calligraphy, traditional henna designs, Purim craft projects, Polish folk art, Rangoli artwork and Egyptian hieroglyphics.

Parents and community members created exhibits,

displaying authentic artifacts from their heritage.

These exhibits transformed the school and brought to life the cultures from across the globe.

Denton proudly welcomed visitors state Assemblyman Tony D’Urso (D-Port Washington), state Sen. Elaine Philips (R-Flower Hill) and Nassau County Legislator Ellen Birnbaum (D-Great Neck).

The officials attended a number of workshops and viewed the beautiful displays of student artwork celebrating their own unique heritage.

The week and experience would not have been possible without the leadership and commitment of Beth Rosenman, assistant principal, Gina McLaughlin, the Denton Avenue PTA vice president of programming, and Maha Elgendy Maklad, the PTA heritage chair.

Special thanks goes to the PTA for providing the “Music of the Earth” program as a launch to Heritage Week.

Mathletes go Building cultural proficiency to competition

Sewanhaka High School Mathletes participated in the 34th annual Nassau Mathematics Tournament at SUNY Old Westbury on Feb. 3. Five upperclassmen and five lowerclassmen participated in a combination of individual and team competitions.

Making cards for vets

At a recent Key Club meeting, Sewanhaka High School students made Valentine cards for veterans. The cards were delivered to the Deceased Officers Parents organization, which then shares them with local veterans.

Sewanhaka Central High School District administrators, school principals, board of education members and community stakeholders are taking part in the three-day workshop “The Cultural Proficiency Journey: Co-Creating Culturally Responsive Schools” as part of the district’s ongoing focus on equity.

The first two days of the workshop, led by Brenda and Franklin CampbellJones of CampbellJones & Associates, took place a H. Frank Carey High School in Franklin Square on Feb. 3 and 4.

It focused on creating a cultural proficiency framework to develop a deeper understanding of diversity and to build knowledge of the tools, policies and practices for continuous improvement.

Sewanhaka school Superintendent Ralph Ferrie thanked everyone in attendance and stressed the importance of creating culturally responsive schools.

“The reason we are here is because of how

important it is for our district to really understand our cultural diversity,” Ferrie said.

The more than 40 participants at the workshop discussed with a partner their expectations of what they hoped to achieve and learn.

The group also took part in a variety of activities and discussions, which included learning norms of operation, completing a “Cultural Proficiency Receptivity Scale,” examining cultural perceptions and the barriers to proficiency.

The third session of the workshop will take place on March 16 at H. Frank Carey High School.

The district has been working diligently during the last six years to include new programs, structures and initiatives to ensure equity amongst students.

Cultural proficiency training will be provided to school principals, chairpersons, teachers and students in the spring.

Victory in oratory contest Sewanhaka High School sophomore Joel Bossous competed in the American Legion Oratorical Contest, progressing through three rounds of the competition.

Bossous, who was sponsored by American Legion Elmont Post No. 1033, placed first in the county competition and was awarded second place in the district and zone contests, in addition to being awarded scholarship money.

With help from his social studies teacher Rachel Pantorno, Bossous wrote, memorized

and recited a 10-minute speech on constitutional principles and amendments.

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nother week in the nascent Trump administration and still more attacks on the freedom of the press by the occupant of the Oval Office.

This time the offense is the publication of information which exposed improper communications between Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Michael Flynn, and the Russian ambassador prior to the inauguration and led to Mr. Flynn’s resignation.

In addition, the press reported that American law enforcement and intelligence agencies intercepted phone calls that show that members of Mr. Trump’s presidential campaign and other Trump associates had repeated contacts with senior Russian intelligence officials in the year prior to the election.

Rather than address the transgressions of his advisers and associates, Mr. Trump blames the press for undermining his administration.

“The enemy of the American People,” he tweets, blaming the messenger for the critical message.

In Mr. Trump’s alternative reality, the press forced him to fire Mr. Flynn, not the fact that Mr. Flynn had crossed an impermissible line with his Russian contacts. In fact, Mr. Trump knew about Flynn’s Russian contacts and that Flynn had lied about them to Vice President Pence. Nevertheless, Mr. Trump sat on the Flynn transgressions until the press disclosures forced his hand.

Score one for the free press.

The press reports about pre-election contacts with Russian intelligence raise serious questions about foreign interference with our democratic election processes and the very legitimacy of Mr. Trump’s election.

Although the press exposed these disturbing Russian contacts, only a bipartisan commission or special prosecutor with the power to subpoena witnesses can address these concerns, concerns which Mr. Trump above all should want to put to rest.

But, rather than call for a bipartisan investigation, he chooses to shoot the messenger.

Unable to face criticism of any kind, Mr. Trump attacks the press.

And, so far, Congressional Republicans seem content to cover up these potentially

explosive dealings in their pursuit of partisan interests.

As Sen. Rand Paul said, “We’ll never even get started with doing the things we need to do, like repealing Obamacare, if we’re spending our whole time having Republicans investigate Republicans.”

So much for the public interest in resolving the question of foreign interference in the election.

Moreover, recent reports indicate that the public is more concerned with losing benefits provided by Obamacare than they are about repealing the Act. By denigrating the press, Mr. Trump opens the way for alternative news sites to publish lies and falsehoods masquerading as news.

In the words of the Nazi propagandist, Joseph Goebbels, “If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The truth is the greatest enemy of the State.”

As Republican Sen. John McCain put it, “The first thing that dictators do is shut down the press.”

But this is not the democratic way.

American history is replete with examples of the press bringing to light improper and illegal activities on the part of our elected officials.

The Pentagon Papers of the Vietnam era and the Deep Throat disclosures of Watergate are but two of those milestones in the role of our free press.

Without a free press we, the people, are powerless to expose and punish wrongdoing by our elected officials.

Our democracy is dependent on the press to act as our watchdogs in guarding our democracy.

The press is not “the enemy of the American People.” The press is one of the guardians of American democracy.

So let’s continue to support the press as it faces a defiant White House and a reluctant Republican Congress.

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he mayor and trustees of the Village of Baxter Estates have been persistently engaged in the issues surrounding the Baxter House, before, during and after the devastating conflagration that all but consumed the historic building. Discussions with the property owner had progressed to the point that just days before the blaze, the owner’s attorney had contacted the Village to announce that the owner had finally decided to restore the building and that plans were being drawn up by her architect. Then came the fire.

Since then the mayor and trustees have hired professionals to assess the damage so their insights regarding the prospects for restoration can be provided to the Landmark Preservation Commission.

Clearly, such professional guidance is critical for the LPC to make an informed and equitable decision with respect to both the homeowner and the village and even to the greater Port Washington community.

VBE has also reached out to Nassau County, the Town of North Hempstead and the Port Washington Public Library to gauge their interest in acquiring and

restoring/replicating the building for their use and/or as a museum.

Suggestions have been made that the Village purchase the property.

In fact, VBE considered the property for its Village Hall prior to the current owner’s buying the property.

The idea was overwhelmingly rejected by the residents for reasons ranging from the cost to taxpayers, to maintain the building, to the inappropriate space configuration to inadequate parking; factors that have only been exacerbated by the fire.

While there has been a good deal of disinformation in circulation — and even some outright dissembling — the basic facts are that, while landmarked, the property is privately-owned, and the landmark designation only applies to the exterior of the building and the general layout of the parcel, itself.

Thus, the village’s Landmark Law provides only a narrow range of remedies the LPC can consider, basically limited to restoration, or if the damage is too great, replication of the exterior of the building; VBE has no jurisdiction over the interior.

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inger-songwriters Julia Lambert, Jaclyn Manfredi and the band Barely Know Her were winners of Knockout Round of the Gold Coast Arts Center’s 5th annual Your Big Break talent competition.

Lambert and Manfredi, who won the judges’ tally, and Barely Know Her who won the audience vote, will go on to the finals on Saturday, April 1.

The next round will take place on Saturday, March 11 at the Gold Coast Arts Center.

Manfredi, 17, brings a sultry style reflecting jazz, blues and R&B influences, and has performed at the Apollo Theater.

She was a finalist at the 2016 Your Big Break.

Lambert who used to perform with the band Nexus, is now solo and performed an original song, “Closer.”

Barely Knew Her is a five-piece band from the South Shore with a solid horn section and an amazing drummer.

The other performers included Kayla Muro, a 17year old who describes her music as “Alt Pop”; Sabrina Ali, 22, who has performed at the Bitter End and was a contestant at 16-years-old on “American Idol” and “The Voice” (her grandfather was a Bollywood legend and her mother is an actress); Sydney Perruzza who did a cover of Lady Gaga’s “Speechless,” E.J. Carey who is a powerhouse who packs punch; Samantha Daniels, who has been performing since she was 16; Alex Mendes, who brings her classical training in opera and musical theater to a rich and impassioned performance that evoked in

my mind Tina Turner.

The “Big Break” is not just a clever title.

The young performers are competing for prizes that could well launch their career.

Winners are up for prizes including the chance to open for national acts at major venues like The Paramount, recording time at DCITY Studios and Online TV streaming opportunities, a feature on Reverbnation. com, musical equipment from All Music Inc. and ZOOM North America, a PR and social media campaign including management, booking and label services consultation with Rick Eberle Agency.

Mentors assigned to the finalists also work to help them hone their craft before performing at the finals.

2017 mentors are still to be announced but last year’s included singer/songwriter Ryan Star, John Hampson of Nine Days, and songwriter/producer Ido Zmishlany.

Judges are major players in the music industry including: ReverbNation.com’s Lou Plaia, All Music Inc.’s Guy Brogna, songwriter Tara Eberle Drouin and label executives Stephen Marcuccio, Jerry Lembo, Linda Ingrisano, Mark Ambrosino.

The evening was capped with a headlining performance by Lennon & Katie, a duo formed from past finalists, Lennon from the band Youth Be Told and Katie Zimmer who is now the lead singer in Youth Be Told.

Your Big Break is hosted by the Gold Coast Arts Center’s Acoustic Café and Love Revolution Org. The contestants for Your Big Break were selected out of 1,000 submissions in response to an open call for musicians age 15 to 25 who do not currently have a recording or publishing contract.

The artists have to perform with a band or solo with an acoustic guitar or sing to a backing music track.

There is no fee to submit.

The Arts Center is transformed into the Gold Coast Acoustic Cafe once a month, a music venue that showcases local up-and-coming talent as well as established music acts.

With its black box theater performance space and a lounge in the art gallery, the Gold Coast Acoustic Cafe is one of the few small music venues around which makes for a special and intimate atmosphere for artists and audience alike, especially during Your Big Break.

Other past artists who have performed in the headline slots have included: Iridesense, John Hampson of Nine Days, The Brady Brothers, and Sir Cadian Rhythm - all of whom are local musicians who have had major success in the industry, with hopes to further inspire the next generation of New York stars presented each year.

The next round takes place Saturday, March 11 at the Gold Coast Arts Center.

On deck to perform are Alex Norwood, Julia Hayden, Monique Thompson, Tessa field, Paris Ray, Taylor Hogan, Lydia Von Hof and Pocketphuzz.

The headliner is Lem Payne, Jr. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. for general seating and the first act will perform starting at 8 p.m. each night.

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Mardi Gras is a carnival celebration famously held in New Orleans and other cities around the world. It is filled with music, parades, and elaborate costumes. Join this event and make a colorful and festive feather mask to wear home in celebration of Mardi Gras on Feb. 28. Ages 3 and up. Workshop free with museum admission.

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Clam dishes make dinner special Mardi Gras takes place on Shrove Tuesday.

This year it is Tuesday, Feb. 28 and is celebrated with great enthusiasm and style in New Orleans.

Why not celebrate this wonderful tradition with Hurricanes, a potent combination of alcohols, and Jambalaya right here on Long Island?

Jambalaya, which according to the famous New Orleans chef Paul Prudhomme is “pronounced djum-buh-lie-ya, comes from the French “jambon” meaning ham, the African “ya” meaning rice and the Acadian (langugage) where everything is “a la.”

This rice dish is highly seasoned and strongly flavored with any combination of beef, pork, fowl, smoked sausage, ham (or tasso) or seafood and often contains tomatoes.

Round out your celebration with an appetizer of Cajun meatballs and finish your meal off with the traditional Kings Cake, sold in many bakeries during Mardi Gras.

Decorate with the traditional colors of purple, green and gold.

Whatever you do for Mardi Gras, just let the good times roll.

MENU (Serves 12) Hurricanes Cajun Meatballs Jambalaya

Toss to coat.

Serve with toothpicks.

Kings Cake* *Recipe Not Given Hurricanes

Jambalaya

1 part dark rum 1 part light rum 1 part lemon juice 1/2 part over-proofed rum 1/2 part passion fruit syrup Orange slices (optional) 1. Fill a pitcher or cocktail shaker with ice.

Add all of the ingredients.

(Multiply according to your crowd.)

2. Shake or stir.

3. Fill glasses with ice.

Pour Hurricanes over ice and serve.

4. Garnish with orange slice, if desired.

Cajun Meatballs 1 lb. lean ground beef 1 1/2 tsps. hot pepper sauce 1 tblsp Worcestershire sauce 1 tblsp dried parsley 1/4 cup finely chopped onion 1/4 cup fresh bread crumbs 1/4 cup milk 1 egg 1/2 cup barbeque sauce 1/2 cup peach preserves 2 tblsp Cajun Seasoning 1. Preheat oven to 350

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Lightly grease a medium baking sheet.

2. In a large bowl, mix the ground beef, hot pepper sauce and Cajun seasoning, Worcestershire Sauce, parsley, onion, bread crumbs, milk and egg or substitute frozen cocktail meatballs, if you are pressed for time.

3. Form the mixture into golf ball sized meatballs and place on the prepared baking sheet.

Bake in preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes, or until there is no pink left in the middle.

4. In a small bowl, combine the barbeque sauce, peach preserves and Cajun seasoning.

5. When meatballs are done, place in a serving dish and cover with the barbeque sauce mixture.

1 lb. Keilbasa, cut on the diagonal 1 cup finely chopped onions 3/4 cup finely chopped celery 1 cup chopped sweet red peppers 6 chicken thighs with skin on 2 large boneless chicken breasts, cut into pieces 3 bay leaves 3 sprigs fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried 1 can (35 oz.) crushed tomatoes 1 cup finely chopped parsley Salt to taste, if desired Freshly ground pepper, to taste Tabasco sauce to taste 1 cup chicken stock 1 cup water 1 1 /2 cups rice (I use Jasmine rice) 1. Using a large kettle or Dutch oven, cook the Kielbasa, stirring often, until rendered of fat, approximately 8 minutes.

Add the onions.

Cook, stirring often until wilted and add the celery and red peppers.

Stir and continue cooking.

2. Add the chicken thighs.

Add the bay leaves, thyme, tomatoes, parsley, salt, pepper and Tabasco sauce.

Continue cooking.

Saute until thighs are golden, add the chicken tenderloins.

3. Add chicken stock and water.

Cook, stirring once or twice from the bottom, about 10 minutes.

4. Add the rice and stir gently.

Cover and cook about 15 minutes.

If necessary, add a little more stock and water to prevent sticking and to keep the Jambalaya from becoming too dry.

(Be sure not to let the rice stick to the bottom of the pot.)

Cook 30 more minutes or until rice is cooked.

5. Ladle into individual soup plates.

6. Serve with a bottle of Tabasco sauce on the side.

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Spring Sports Can Lead To Painful Injuries Spring sports bring exercise and fresh air to millions, but they can also bring injuries to your feet and ankles. One of the most important things you can do to prevent sports injuries is to be sure to stretch before you begin. Muscles and tendons at rest are tight and can be torn or damaged if not properly stretched before any exercise or sports. Before you stretch, it’s important to warm up first. Warming up helps raise the temperature of your body and your muscles so they’ll be ready for exercise and prevent injuries.

Injuries can include shin splints, which is pain in the shin and lower leg as a result of running. Pain can be moderate to severe and can include aching legs. Foot pain can be a result of failure to stretch the muscles and tendons of the foot prior to exercising. Achilles tendonitis, an inflamed tendon at the back of the ankle, can be a burning or throbbing pain. You may experience an instable foot, or pain first thing in the morning or after exercising. Heel pain can also be a symptom of playing Spring sports. Not having proper footwear, or running for a long period of time can lead to pain in the heel of the foot that can make it difficult to walk or put weight on your feet. Additionally, ankle sprains and strains are common during Spring sports. A rolling or turning of the ankle suddenly can damage the tendons in the foot and lead to painful swelling or instability.

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AgeWell presses for greater eye care AgeWell New York is spreading the word about the importance of taking care of your eyes.

The risk for vision loss and related complications increases with age.

Some type of sight-threatening eye problem affects one in six adults 45 and older, and glaucoma is the second-leading cause of blindness in the world, according to the World Health Organization.

Protecting your eyesight is vital to maintaining your overall quality of life and preventing the onset of glaucoma.

AgeWell New York encourages members to make their eyes a priority by following these few tips. * Know your risk.

Conditions like diabetes, hypertension, nearsightedness, farsightedness, eye injury, or eye tumor, place you in a high risk.

Be aware of your family history and get yourself screened regularly.

Early onset of cataracts or glaucoma can be hereditary and early detection is key. * Regular eye exams.

Adults 40- 65 should have their vision checked every one to two years; after 65, at least once a year.

Comprehensive dilated eye exams detect problems early, when they’re easier to treat.

An eye exam also ensures your eyeglasses or contact lenses prescription is up to date. * Look for changes in your vision.

Be cognoscente of noticeable changes such as double vision, hazy vision, difficulty seeing in low light conditions, red

eyes, frequent flashes of light or eye pain and swelling.

Speak with your doctor immediately about these changes. * Exercise.

According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, regular exercise such as walking can reduce the risk of agerelated macular degeneration by up to 70%.

Be cautious of heavy lifting or bending activities, especially if you have a chronic illness or disability. * Protect your eyes from harmful UV light.

Always wear sunglasses or a brimmed hat that shields your eyes from the sun.

This may help reduce your risk of cataracts and other eye problems. * Maintain a healthy diet.

Studies have shown that antioxidants can possibly reduce the risk of cataracts.

Load up on fruits, vegetables and omega-3, dark green, yellow, and orange fruits and vegetables contain carotenoids, which may defend against several medical conditions, including glaucoma.

Speak with your doctor about supplementing with eye vitamins to ensure you are getting adequate amounts of nutrients to keep your eyes healthy.

AgeWell New York offers health care coverage to support your health care needs, and gives you resources to help you stay healthy.

Explore eligibility and enrollment for AgeWell New York’s Medicare Advantage and Medicaid Managed Long Term Care Plans at 866-586-8044 or agewellnewyork.com.

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The real value of yoga to our health

BY TOM F E R R A R O Sport Psychologist At the beginning of Jasmine Yu’s yoga class at Healthtrax she asks us to stand up, close our eyes and set our intention for the class.

She says to visualize the many challenges that you must face each day. I picture a giant cinder block wall standing in front of me which is at least 30 feet tall. Upon closer inspection I can see that each cinder block in this wall has a word.

One block has the word ‘anxiety’ and another says ‘fear.’ Another that says ‘fatigue’ and another that says ‘pain.’

Then there are words like ‘procrastination,’ ‘depletion,’ ‘anger,’ ‘weakness,’ ’shame,’ ‘accidents,’ ‘credit card debt,’ and a big block that says ‘monthly mortgage payment’.

Ah yes, the challenges of a life.

I snap out of this reverie to see that the class is already in downward facing dog so apparently I’ve missed the part of the visualization which instructs us in ways to overcome all of my daily challenges.

I make a mental note to ask Jasmine after class how best to deal with my challenges and better yet what happens if I manage to get over that large cinder block wall and encounter peace or joy on the other side.

Peace and joy are two pleasant emotional states somewhat foreign to me so I thought it best to get some kind of instruction on

Jasmine Yu is a yogi who teaches more than how to stretch. what to do should I see them.

Well enough of all that it’s back to yoga class. Jasmine takes us through the surprisingly difficult moves like sun salutation, plank, humble warrior, triangle pose and of course everyone’s favorite child’s pose.

Within short order I find myself sweating and glancing at the clock above her pretty head.

Oh boy it’s only 8:55 a.m. which means we have another 35 minutes to endure.

Yoga is an Eastern discipline that has gained enormous popularity over the last two decades.

They call yoga a moving meditation and I’m sure the reason it’s become so popular has something to do with our fast paced life.

Way back in 1904 Henry Adams wrote an essay entitled “A Law of Acceleration.”

Adams was grandson of President John Quincy Adams and also a professor of American history at Harvard.

He felt that human history traces a path like a comet and that technological growth would be exponentially increasing at greater rates all the time. And please bear in mind that this essay was written before the invention of nuclear power, television, airplanes, space travel, satellites or computer technology.

Suffice it to say that Adams was right.

The acceleration of technology, of modernity, of events and media, of any and all economic and political have “propelled us to escape velocity” according to Jean Baudrillard the great French postmodernist.

Our world is moving at an

ever accelerating pace and so quite naturally America has embraced a discipline that slows things down for us.

We are in what is best described as Rat Race Extremis.

We have all been advertised at a dizzying pace and are witness to an irresistible array of glorious and splendiferous goodies. It’s like we’re running on a diamond studded treadmill as quickly as possible and can’t seem to get off.

Like that scene in Lost in Translation with Bill Murray on the elliptical machine that has run amok.

So it is no wonder that we’ve also embraced a discipline that helps us to slow down at least for an hour or so.

It helps that my yoga teacher is sweet and adorable.

Her name is Jasmine Yu (seen in the photo) and she has that characteristic Asian jeong which enables her to exude warmth and love and respect.

Jasmine was born and raised in Queens with parents who are from Hong Kong. She studied Health Science at Stony Brook and then took up yoga because she liked the challenge and the way it looked.

She has been practicing for four years and is now certified in Yoga Medicine.

She teaches at Hot Flex Yoga in Bayside, Yumcha Yoga in Flushing and at Healthtrax in Garden City.

I am familiar with Hot Flex Yoga in Bayside which is one of

finest hot yoga studios on Long Island.

She told me yoga helps with flexibility, strength and also to slow down ones pace of life.

She adds that yoga can show you the beauty of life.

At the end of class I was anxious to ask Jasmine about that cinder block wall of challenges I had just visualized.

How was I to get over that 30foot wall and if perchance I did get over without breaking any bones what exactly was I to do with all the peace and joy I found waiting for me on the other side?

Well too bad for me she left before I had a chance to get some answers. I was left to fend for myself.

I left the yoga studio, pumped some iron in the gym, went to the locker room to shower and then left.

As I walked to my car the time was about 10 a.m.. The sun was shining brightly and it felt to be 70 degrees on this glorious Sunday morning in February.

Maybe I was on the other side of the cinder block wall right now but didn’t realize it.

Now if there was only a way to freeze this moment. Here I have a Sunday morning, the sun is shining, I am in no pain and have no real problems to speak of.

Peace and joy are mine at least for this morning on this particular Sunday!

So thank you very much dear Jasmine, thank you very much indeed.

Ways to avoid injuries when working out

A desire to live a healthy, active life compels many people to include exercise in their daily routines. Numerous studies have shown that regular workouts that include a combination of strength training and cardiovascular exercise can make bodies less susceptible to injury while reducing a person’s risk for conditions such as heart disease, stroke and diabetes.

Exercising is most effective when it’s part of a daily routine,

but that routine can be derailed if men and women are not taking the appropriate measures to avoid injury while working out. While even professional athletes succumb to injury from time to time, there are steps everyone can take to avoid injury when working out.

Confirm your technique is the right one. Exercise science is continuously evolving, and that means workouts and fitness machines are evolving as well. When using

a piece of equipment for the first time or altering a workout routine, men and women should consult with a gym employee or personal trainer to learn the correct technique. Incorrect technique can lead to minor and serious injuries because muscles are used in ways they are not intended to be used when exercises are performed properly. Research appropriate techniques, taking advantage of online video tutorials if you don’t exercise at a gym, to ensure the exercises you want to perform are done properly. When beginning a new routine, ask a friend or gym employee to observe your workout and let you know if you are doing anything incorrectly.

Be patient. Lifting too much weight or pushing yourself too hard on the treadmill, exercise bike or elliptical machine will increase your risk of injury. This is especially true for men and women working out for the first time or after lengthy stretches of inactivity.

Men and women who are elderly, inactive and/or overweight are likely to suffer from poor balance because their muscles are weak.

Those muscles can be strengthened over time, but remain patient and stick to light weight during initial workouts so lack of balance does not lead to pain or injury. Take the same approach with aerobic exercise to prevent muscle strains and pulls. Increase weight and the intensity of cardiovascular exercises as muscles gradually strengthen and become accustomed to exercise.

Allow for adequate time to warm up. Failure to warm up is another contributor to exerciserelated injury. Before diving into a workout routine, spend between five and 10 minutes warming up your body with some low-intensity exercises. This increases blood flow to the muscles and makes them more elastic and pliable than cold muscles, thereby improving flexibility. Some low-intensity cardio-

vascular exercise on the stationary bike or treadmill can greatly reduce injury risk during the workout.

Vary workouts and exercise regularly. Varying workouts is a good idea because doing so can prevent repetitive-use injuries and prevent overuse of muscles.

Repetitive-use injuries such as shin splints and tendinitis require extended rest to heal, and that can derail your routine and nullify your progress. Vary workouts so you are not always working the same muscles, and don’t mistake varying workouts for varying workout schedules. Working out five days one week and one day the next increases your risk of injury.

Injuries sometimes happen when exercising. But veteran and novice fitness enthusiasts can employ a handful of simple strategies to greatly reduce their risk of injury while working out.

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Foods that are high in fat should always be avoided thanks to their connection to a host of health problems. Such foods also negatively affect energy levels when consumed in the middle of the day. The University of Rochester Medical Center notes that the body digests and absorbs high-fat foods very slowly. That means workers who

eat high-fat foods for lunch won’t get the afternoon energy boost that low-fat, healthy lunches will provide.

Snack healthy. Professionals who find themselves needing a snack in the midto late-afternoon can sate their hunger and give themselves an energy boost by snacking healthy. Avoid snacks like potato chips that tend to be high in fat and low in nutrition. Foods that are high in fiber and/or protein can provide a longer energy boost and quell the afternoon hunger pangs at the same time. Fresh fruit and Greek yogurt fit the bill.

Change your workout schedule. Regular exercise improves short- and long-term health while also increasing daily energy levels. Professionals who include exercise in their daily routines yet still suffer from a lack of alertness in the afternoon may need to alter their workout schedules. A 2011 study published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine found that participants who were assigned afternoon exercise programs during work hours reported increased productivity versus those who were not assigned afternoon workouts. If working out in the afternoon is not feasible, avoid working out too late at night, as the National Institutes of Health note that exercising within two to three hours of bedtime can disrupt sleep, ultimately having a negative impact on energy levels the following day.

Professionals who find their alertness levels waning in the afternoons can combat such drowsiness in various ways.

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Medicine, someone you know suffering from unsuccessful this time Everybody always talks infertility can find the same hope that lead to around. Heather never about the first trimester once believed she couldn’t their fulfilled happiness. being so hard with morning get pregnant again. Two sickness and [fatigue]. I felt the absolute best of weeks before she provided her testimony, Heather my entire pregnancy during my first trimester. underwent egg transplantation.

And, looking back now –honestly- it was all due to Heather’s recollection of her initial experience acupuncture. There was no particular reason I had was vivid. But, more powerful than the pain was stopped going after [the first trimester]; life was the coming of joy. “I always liken it to a grieving just crazy then. After 5 months of acupuncture, I process every month. Because every month you stopped and started developing pregnancy issues would have the hope. Then, your mind is so like gestational diabetes. I was anemic, and things powerful, that every month I would feel every like that. But, while I was going to acupuncture symptom of pregnancy and then get my period and things were really great. At the time I didn’t restart the whole grieving process. First, I would

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‘Lovers and Other Gold Coast to host Strangers’ at Adelphi storied pianist, vocalist Adelphi University’s talented theatre students will perform “Lovers and Other Strangers,” a classic show that was a hit both on Broadway and on film, under the direction of Nicholas Petron, chair of the Department of Theatre.

“Lovers and Other Strangers” runs from Feb. 28-March 5 at the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, Black Box Theatre, 1 South Ave, in Garden City.

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by Renée Taylor and Joseph Bologna, is a series of comedic one-acts, each centering on a conflict with a different couple.

In Brenda and Jerry, a planned seduction goes wrong. Johnny and Wilma have been married so long that they can’t remember who starts what. With Mike and

Susan, on the eve of their wedding, he’s getting cold feet and she must gently talk him down the aisle.

In Bea, Frank, Richie and Joan, a longmarried couple who have fought for over 30 years try to save their son’s marriage by confessing to their own failures. This edition also includes the popular Hal and Cathy sequence created for the film.

Tickets are currently on sale and are priced at $20, with discounts available to seniors, students and alumni.

Information is available at the Lucia and Steven N. Fischer Box Office at 516.877.4000 or boxoffice@adelphi.edu.

Regular box office hours are Tuesday through Friday from 1:00-6:00 p.m. The box office is also open two hours before most scheduled performances.

Patchogue club aims at Williamsburg vibe As the New Year continues in stride, The Emporium, is gearing up to bring some of the biggest and best musical acts from national headliners to local artists and tribute bands to their stage.

Some of the more recent highlights from the past year have included performances by hip-hop acts like DMX and Young Thug, Ashanti and Ja Rule, country stars Tyler Farr and Eric Paslay, reggae sensations Elephant Man and Serani, the hottest DJ’s like Walshy Fire of Major Lazer, Nick Cannon’s Wild ‘N Out LIVE, local acts like That ‘70s Band, O El Amor and 45 RPM, and great events like radio station WBAB’s Contractor Appreciation Party and weekly Saturday Night Dance Party featuring amazing guest DJ’s every wee.

Upcoming performances include a 70’s tribute with 45 RPM on Friday, Feb. 24, Grammy-nominated hip-hop icons Fat Joe & Remy Ma on Saturday, March 4, Billboard Live & New Life Crisis on Friday, March 10, Memphis May Fire on Wednesday, March 15, rockers Puddle of Mudd on Friday, March 17, and Charly Black on Saturday, March 18.

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On Saturday, Feb. 25 at 8 p.m., the Gold Coast Arts Center will welcome the incredible talents of pianist and vocalist Adam Ippolito as he releases his brand new CD and performs live with special guests.

With a career that has spanned over four decades, he’s recorded and played with some of the most iconic names in the music history, and has been featured on countless records while performing on both stage and screen.

Ippolito’s career has seen him record and play with music greats, including John Lennon, Kool and the Gang, Chuck Berry, Cissy and Whitney Houston, James Moody, and many others.

In addition, he’s played for the Joffrey Ballet and Broadway shows, such as “Dancin” and “Grease.”

Earlier in his career, Ippolito was a member of the rock bands Elephant’s Memory and Pig Iron, both of which had recording contracts with Apple and Columbia Records.

The Elephant’s Memory album for Apple Records was produced by John Lennon.

Ippolito was a member of Lennon’s New York band for two years, over which time he recorded many hit songs and albums with him, and appeared on film, video and television many times.

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1972 “Live in New York City” film and album.

With Kool and the Gang, Ippolito appears on the “Ladies Night and Celebration” album and songs and in the recording of “Too Hot.” Ippolito also plays on Chuck Berry’s “Greatest Hits” album.

From the 1970s to the 90s, Ippolito was a studio musician, recording not only with Lennon, Berry and Kool and the Gang, but also with many other artists in a variety of genres.

He also wrote and produced for LoveZager Productions, Inc., which handled The Spinners, Cissy Houston and Dave Valentin, along with other R&B artists.

More recently, Ippolito has been playing with Jeff Slate’s Birds of Paradox band, comprised of members of Lennon and McCartney’s former bands.

These members include Steve Holly of Wings, Gary Von Scyoc of Elephant’s Memory, and the legendary guitarist Jimmy Mack of Earl Slick.

Ippolito will be appearing at the upcoming NY metro Special Fest for Beatles Fans as a soloist and with the band from March 3 to 5.

And on Feb. 25, fans will have a chance to hear this accomplished star performer live as he previews his brand new CD and brings some of the magic that has driven his phenomenal musical career to the Gold Coast Arts Center.

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Adam Ippolito & Friends—A Benefit Concert & CD Release Party Tuesday, March 7 at 7:30 p.m.

The Man Who Saved the World—Elliman Film Series Thursday, March 9 at 7 p.m.

“Come From Away” on Broadway Through March 12 Lost & Found: The Art of Assembling LANDMARK ON MAIN STREET 232 Main Street, Suite 1 Port Washington (516) 767-1384 ext. 101 www.landmarkonmainstreet.org Friday, Feb. 24 at 8 p.m.

Marcia Ball & the Subdues “Boogie on the Bayou: A Mardi Gras Celebration Saturday, Feb. 25 at 8 p.m.

Improvised Shakespeare Saturday, March 4 at 8 p.m.

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Broadway on main Street: Alice Ripley Friday, March 17 at 8 p.m.

Sarah Jarosz Performs Saturday, April 8 at 8 p.m.

TV Medium Kim Russo PLANTING FIELDS ARBORETUM Coe Hall Historic House Museum 1395 Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay (516) 922-9200 • http://www.plantingfields. org Thursday, March 24 at 7 p.m.

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Happy Hearts Wreaths: Create your own wreath with colorful tissue paper.

Ages 3 and up. Free with museum admission Tuesday, March 2-Friday, March 3, 2:30-4 p.m.

Rainbow Wind Socks: Welcome the colors of spring as you create a ranbow wind sock with fun streamers to hang at home.

Ages 3 and up. Free with museum admission Saturday, March 4 from 2-4 p.m.

Story Time with Pete the Cat Ages 3 and up. Free with museum admission Saturday, March 4 and Sunday, March 5, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.

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Ages 3 and up. Fee: $9 with museum admission ($7 LICM members) MADISON THEATRE AT MOLLOY COLLEGE 1000 Hempstead Avenue, Rockville Centre Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Friday, 12- 8 p.m. through April 12 The Frank & Gertrude Kaiser Art Gallery at Malloy Presents... World War I: Image, Money and Propaganda—The Central Powers Saturday, Feb. 25, 8 p.m.

The Madison Theatre at Malloy College Presents... Grammy Award Winning Singer and Songwriter Jimmy Webb in Concert with the South Shore Symphony Sunday, Feb. 26, 3 p.m.

The Institute for Interfaith Dialogue presents... The Essence of Greek Orthodox.

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Great Grants: Patrice Frank, Philanthropic Advisor and Development Professional for more than 30 years, will share skills needed for writing (and getting) that badly needed grant for your great project or performance.

Registration: $10 members and DEC grant applicants/$15 non-members, $20 at the door Thursday, March 30, 7-9 p.m.

Tune in Social Channels: Basic Social Media Planning Session Registration: $10 members and DEC grant applicants/$15 non-members, $20 at the door NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn (516) 484-9338 www.nassaumuseum.org Through March 5 Ansel Adams: Sight and Feeling Through March 5 Light Works: 100 Years of Photos Through March 5 New Photos: Long Island Collects March 25-July 9 Halston Style: The first comprehensive retrospective of the works of the American fashion designer Halston.

Sponsored by “H Halston exclusively at Lord & Taylor,” the exhibition occupies the entire museum.

Ongoing Sculpture Park Walking Trails Gardens Events FILM SCREENING Through March 5 Stryker’s America: Photographing the Great Depression

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A&E Calendar contâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d FILM SCREENING Through March 5 Cartier-Bressonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Century FILM SCREENING March 25-Nov. 9 Halston Tribute: Lincoln Center For The Family Sundays, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Family Tour at 1 p.m.

Art Activities at 1:30 p.m.

March 6 and 26 Neiman Marcus Family Sundays at the Museum 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Sketching in the Galleries Tuesdays, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

THE DOLPHIN BOOK SHOP & CAFE 299 Main St., Port Washington (516) 767-2650 â&#x20AC;˘ 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 Ongoing March 1-31 Happy Montessori Student Art Exhibit Thursday, March 2, 4-5 p.m.

I Am Jim Henson by Brad Meltzer Story Time and Craft Sunday, March 5, 11:30 .m.

Gaia and the Golden Toad by Joan Muller Story Time and Craft The ART Guild 200 Port Washington Blvd., Manhasset www.TheArtGuild.org Exhibit Through Feb. 26 Photography Exhibit: â&#x20AC;&#x153;From My Perspectiveâ&#x20AC;?

Second Thursdays: March 9 Sip & Sketch: Live model, no instruction, short and long poses. Bring a snack and/or beverage. Call or email to RSVP. Beginners, 1-4 p.m.; Intermediates, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

For children: Saturdays until March 4 Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Art Studio (ages 8-12), 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Art Explorations (ages 5-7), 12 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.

Wednesdays until March 1 Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Art Studio (ages 8-12), 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Thursdays until March 30

Advanced Art Instruction for High School Students (ages 15-18), 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

BJ SPOKE GALLERY 229 Main Street, Huntington (631) 549-5106â&#x20AC;˘ www.bjspokegallery.com Through Feb. 26 Poetry in Motion Exhibit SANDS POINT PRESERVE 127 Middle Neck Road, Sands Point info@sandspointpreserve.org â&#x20AC;˘ 516.571.7901 Saturday, March 4, 4-7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 5, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Celestial Weekend Sunday, March 5, 2-4 p.m.

Winter Choral Concert Sunday, March 19, 10-10:45 a.m.

Spring Family Yoga

$10 members; $12 non-members HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL AND TOLERANCE CENTER OF NASSAU COUNTY 100 Crescent Beach Road, Glen Cove (516) 571-8040 â&#x20AC;˘ http://www.hmtcli.org Sunday, March 5, 2-4 p.m.

Performance: Journey from Johannesburg

by Songwriter and Musician Toby Tobias with Members of Glen Coveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Calvary A.M.E. Church Choir There is a suggested donation of $10.

1660 Rte. 25A, Cold Spring Harbor (516) 692-6768 â&#x20AC;˘ http://www.cshfishhatchery.org Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10-11 a.m.

Pollywog Adventures for Pre-Schoolers: Kids of all ages learn about the natural world.

Friday, Feb. 24, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Slippery Slimy Science: Find out why slime is important to come animals.

All events: $6 adults; $4 children ages 3-12 and seniors 65+; Free for children under age 3.

COLD SPRING HARBOR FISH HATCHERY & AQUARIUM

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THE NASSAU POPS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA GALA BENEFIT CONCERT FOR CEREBRAL PALSY OF NASSAU The Tilles Center for the Performing Arts LIU, 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville Saturday, March 18, 8 p.m.

The Nassau Pops, under the direction of Maestro Louis Panacciulli, presents an upcoming performance for the Cerebral Palsy of Nassau. This concert features Linda Eder, who has appeared as Lucy in the Broadway musical â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jekyll & Hydeâ&#x20AC;? and for sold-out crowds across the country and Europe.

Reserved seating: call Tilles Center Box Office, 516-299-3100 CLARK BOTANIC GARDEN 193 I. U. Willets Road, Albertson (516) 484-2208 â&#x20AC;˘ http://clarkbotanic.org/ Thursday, March 2, 1 p.m.

Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chat About Our Gardens $10 members; $12 non-members Sunday, March 5, 1 p.m.

New York, New York: The World in a City â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fireside Chatâ&#x20AC;? with Pat Sommerstad $10 members; $12 non-members To register for either event, contact Maria Morgan, 516-484-8603.

Sunday, March 19, 1 p.m.

Art: The Woman and the Garden Fireside Chat with Louise Cella Caruso $10 members; $12 non-members Sunday, March 26, 1 p.m.

Pruning Basics: Fireside Chat with Richard Weir III

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Main St. Gallery exhibit to celebrate women The Huntington Arts Council, Main Street Gallery will present the next exhibit in their Invitational Gallery Shows, “Her Story through Art,” a celebration of Women’s History Month.

The show features the work of Anahi DeCanio, Ann Parry, Tara Leale Porter and Irene Vitale.

The opening reception will take place on Friday, March 3 from 6 to 8 p.m. and be on display through March 25 at the Main Street Gallery located at 213 Main Street in Huntington.

The Invitational Gallery Shows are a Huntington Arts Council opportunity for small groups of artists to participate in a shared exhibit in the Main Street Gallery.

This group of talented female artists represent a diverse range of technique and use of a variety of mediums.

The resulting combination is an exhibit that tells each artist’s story through her work.

This is a wonderful, representative way to celebrate Women’s History Month.

All are welcome to attend.

DeCanio is a multi-disciplinary artist working in a variety of media, including award-winning product designs.

Her work is part of private and corporate collections in the United States, Europe and Latin America.

She has participated in group and solo exhibits across the US, winning numerous awards in national juried competitions.

Her work has been widely published, including mentions in The New York Times, The Palm Beach Post and TIME magazine, as well as in several TV and motion picture productions.

DeCanio is also the Creative Director of ArtyZen Studios and founder and curator of eco-friendly art and design show eARThHAMPTONS. Parry is a portrait and contract pho-

tographer for an international news wire service, as well as a freelance photographer for Long Island magazines and newspapers.

Her award-winning photoblog, “From Long Island” - FromLongIsland.com, covers L.I. and New York City events and places, particularly ones related to culture and traditions, civics, politics, animals in need, nature, autos, and aviation.

Porter attended Pratt Institute for her BFA and Hofstra University for an MA in Art Therapy, which encouraged her to play with art materials in a novel way and to look for unconventional methods of self expression.

She is self-taught in glass, where her hallmark is texture.

Porter’s artistry has grown from many sources, including trail ultra-running, which developed her deep connection to the beauty of nature and self.

Vitale is a prolific New York artist, painting for more than 20 years.

She has created a Boudoir collection of drawings, pastels and oil paintings that honor the substance and power of women.

These amazing works are striking examples of how adept she is at capturing emotions and sensibilities as the figure models reveal them, whether it’s vulnerability, confidence, strength, or sensuality.

Vitale’s art education began when she received the prestigious Xavier Gonzales Scholarship to The Art Student’s League of New York, where she studied with Harvey Dinnerstein and Greg Kruetz.

An alumnus of The Painting Group of New York, Vitale is also a faculty member at The Art League of Long Island, where she presently teaches.

For more information on the Invitational Gallery Shows and the Huntington Arts Council, go to www.huntingtonarts. org or call 631-271-8423.

A&E Calendar cont’d Continued from Page 45 NYCB THEATRE AT WESTBURY: THE NORTHWELL HEALTH CONCERT SERIES 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury (516) 247-5205 • http://www.thetheatreatwestbury.com Friday, Feb. 24, 8 p.m.

Howie Mandel Friday, March 3, 8 p.m.

Sal “The Voice” Valentinetti with Robbie Rosen Saturday, March 4, 8 p.m.

Tommy James and The Shondells and Felix Cavaliere’s Rascals Friday, March 17, 8 p.m.

Johnny Rivers & The Lovin’ Spoonful Saturday, March 18, 8 p.m.

Jay Leno THE WHALING MUSEUM & EDUCATION CENTER

Community Calendar KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS HALL 186 Jericho Turnpike, Mineola Saturday, Feb. 25 from 6 to 10 p.m.

Special Olympics Sports Night Dinner Dance Fundraiser Wear your favorite sports jersey. DJ and dancing. Beer, wine, soda, dessert and coffee will be complimentary. Cash bar for mixed drinks.

Contact Steve Driscoll: 800-997-1237 Sunday, March 5 from 2 to 5 p.m.

St. Patrick’s Day After Parade Party. Live music by Billy and Jacinla. Irish food and drinks at reasonable prices. Free admission.

Saturday, May 6 from 4 to 8 p.m. $ 15 per person includes hot and cold buffet, cookies and coffee. Cash bar racing games 50/50 raffle. Downstairs in Members Lounge.

Contact: Tom Kelly, 516-414-2229 or tomkelly11501@gmail.com HERRICKS COMMUNITY PLAYERS 999 Herricks Road, New Hyde Park Monday, Feb. 27 and Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 7:15 p.m.

Auditions for the spring production, The 1940s Radio Hour, by Walton Jones.

Call backs are on Thursday, March 2. Show dates are May 12, 13, 19, 20 and 21.

Check us out on facebook at www.facebook.com/ TheIslandNow

279 Main Street, Cold Spring Harbor (631) 367-3418 • http://www.cshwhalingmuseum.org Children’s Events: Thursday, March 2,10-11 a.m.

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish!: Come celebrate the birthday of Dr. Seuss Ages 3-5. Regular admission + $5 craft fee Saturday, March 11, 2:30-3:30 p.m.

Irish Pirates: Learn about pirates from the past who ruled the seas.

For mateys ages 6-12. Regular admission + $5 craft fee Sunday, March 12,11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Girls Scouts Day: Half-off admission for girl scouts in uniform that day.

Adult Events: Monday, March 13, 2:30-3:30 p.m.

Making Memories By the Sea: Craft-based program for visitors living with dementia and their care partners. $10 (partners free). Members $5. Registration required.

CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH 300 Hillside Drive South, New Hyde Park Saturday, March 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Flea market and craft fair held every second Saturday of the month from March through November.

For more information and to participate as a vendor, call 516-446-0570 or email: clcnhpoutreach@gmail.com “YES WE CAN” COMMUNITY CENTER 141 Garden Street, Westbury Health and Wellness Series Feb. 24 and 27 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Info.: 311 or 516-869-6311 Help Your Community Prepare for Emergencies!

Monday, Feb. 27 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

To register, contact Hannah Peters at 516-2279659 or hpeters@nassaucountyny.gov

WALT WHITMAN BIRTHPLACE HISTORIC SITE 246 Old Walt Whitman Road Huntington Station Thursday, March 2 at 6 p.m.

Walt Whitman presents “Walking with Whitman with Martin Espada” The series continues to bring the most intriguing figures in contemporary literature on the national scene. Hosted by George Wallace, the evening will begin with an open mic for the community at 6 p.m. A musical prelude will be followed by a reading from featyred poet Martin Espada, ending with a Q&A and booksigning.

Admission is $10, $5 for members.

Info./Ticket info: 631-427-5240 or www. waltwhitman.org Sunday, March 5 at 1 p.m.

Irish Dancers. Children of all ages will enjoy a performance of Irish dancing by teachers and students from the Mulvihill-Lynch Studio of Irish Dance, known internationally as champions on the competitive circuit. After the show, participants can get their faces painted

by Miss Carin or take a guided tour of the Walt Whitman Birthplaces. $9 per child, chaperones free For more info., go to www.waltwhitman.org PREMIER SOCIAL ADULT DAY SERVICES HEALTH FAIR 115 Fulton Avenue, Hempstead Saturday, Feb. 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Please join us to learn about health programs and resources in your community that can help improve your health and quality of life.

Free admission, screenings and lunch. Design your own jewelry. Play table games. Get skincare and makeup tips. Win raffle prices.

Receive freebies and giveaways.

Info.: 516-280-8111 THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF MANHASSET Recital in the Music Hall, 1845 Northern Blvd., Manhasset Sunday, Feb. 26 at 3 p.m.

Laura Bontrager, cellist, aand Bernadette Hole,

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Community Calendar cont’d pianist, will present a recital featuring the works from the baroque, classical and 20th century periods. The program will consist of selections by Frescobaldi, Beethoven, Bach, Debussy and Vierne. Admission is free. Building and facillties are handicapped accessible.

Call 516-627-4911 for more information.

THE CHURCH OF OUR SAVIOUR 1901 Northern Blvd., Manhasset Monday, March 20, 9 to 11:30 a.m.

“An Understanding of Jesus in His Jewish Context” Scholar and author Amy-Jill Levine, Ph.D., will lead the workshop.

BOOK REVUE 313 New York Avenue Huntington Wednesday, March 1 at 1 p.m.

I Love My Brother by Miriam Gardner-Engel Monday, March 13 at 7 p.m.

The Adventures of Lola Larissa Lily by Lauren Coffey Free writers’ workshop co-hosted by the Long Island Writer Guild BAXTER’S POND FOUNDATION END OF WINTER GALA At Manhasset Bay Yacht Club 455 Main Street, Port Washington Saturday, March 4, 7-11 p.m.

Gala and auction with proceeds going to the restoration of the natural plantings along the pond’s shore and expansion of the fern gardens along the paths.

NORTH HEMPSTEAD BEACH PARK POLAR PLUNGE 175 W. Shore Road, Port Washington Saturday, March 4, 7-11 p.m.

Check-in time: 10-11:30 a.m.; Plunge time: 12 p.m.

Raise money for the athletes of Special Olympics New York then take a dip or a slow crawl into the chilly waters.

REACH OUT AMERICA PRESENTS: CHALLENGES OF THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY Wednesday, March 8 at 12:30 p.m.

Carolyn Rusti Eisenberg, professor of US history at Hofstra University, will offer her perspective on what we can do in the face of the policies of the new administration.

Admission is free.

At the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock 48 Shelter Rock Road, Manhasset Thursday, April 6 at 6:45 p.m.

Film Documentary: “The Waiting Room”: An American hospital’s struggle to care for a community of largely uninsured patients.

At the Main Branch of te Great Neck Library, 159 Bayview Avenue.

HARBOR CHILD CARE PRESENTS CASINO NIGHT At VFW Hall, 155 Searingtown Road, Albertson Friday, March 10, 7-11 p.m.

This is the 2017 spring fundraiser. $95 per person. Includes open bar, hors d’oeuvres, buffet & $500 in gaming chips.

Register online at www.harborchildcare.org/ events or call 516-248-9855 ETHICAL HUMANIST SOCIETY OF LONG ISLAND 38 Old Country Road, Garden City

Wednesday, March 22 at 7:30 p.m.

Free College Planning & Admissions Workshop Open to students and parents alike, this forum will explore topics, such as choosing a college that’s the “best” fit for you, the intricacies and nuances of the college application and admissions process, creating a compelling college essay, and paying for that college degree.

Register at www.tfaforms.com/319156 or www.collegeconnect.info PROJECT INDEPENDENCE SUPPORT & SOCIAL GROUP TRIVIA CHALLENGE Call 311 or (516) 869-6311 for more information.

Last Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m.

Havana Central Restaurant Roosevelt Field, Garden City.

For more info, call (516) 676- 1976.

SID JACOBSON JCC 300 Forest Drive East Hills, 11548 www.sjjcc.org/jll.

Fridays Shababa Fridays, 9:45-10:45 a.m.

Challah in the Hallway, 12-2:45 p.m.

General Exercise Group for All cancer Survivors, 12:30-1:15 p.m.

Discussion Group for All Cancer Survivors, 1:15-2 p.m.

Sundays Gentle Yoga for All Cancer Survivors, 9:3010:30 a.m.

Mondays News Behind the News, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.

Eat, Chat, Move!, 12:15-1:45 p.m.

Tuesdays Mah Jongg Clinic, 10 a.m.- 12 p.m.

Tuesday Lectures, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Swim Program for Strength & Wellness, 11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Knitzvah: Knitting for a Cause, 7-8:30 p.m.

Wednesdays Knitzvah: Knitting for a Cause, 12-2 p.m.

Beginner Canasta, 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m.

Games Day, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Meditation, 12:30-1:30 p.m.

Beginner Canasta, 1-3 p.m.

THE ADELPHI NY STATEWIDE BREAST CANCER HOTLINE & SUPPORT PROGRAM At the Adelphi School of Social Work 1 South Ave., Garden City Support for Caregivers of People with Breast Cancer Mondays, 6-7:30 p.m.

Young Women’s Support Group, Under 40 Tuesdays, 6-7:30 p.m.

All groups are facilitated by a social worker.

Info.: 516-877-4314 or the Breast Cancer Hotline, 800-877-8077 PORT WASHINGTON SENIOR CENTER 80 Manorhaven Blvd., Port Washington Caregiver Support Group The first and third Tuesday of every month from 2-3 p.m.

Info.: 311 or 516-869-6311 CLINTON G. MARTIN PARK 1601 Marcus Ave., New Hyde Park Blankets of Love Tuesday, Feb. 28 from 1 to 2 p.m.

The group provides an opportunity for seniors in the Town of North Hempstead community to come together and work in a collabora-

tive manner on a meaningful and rewarding project. Each blanket created is donated to a worthy cause.

Info.: 311 or 516-869-6311 World in Motion Tuesday, Feb. 28 from 2:15-3:15 p.m.

Join a lively discussion on current world issues. Open to all Town of North Hempstead residents 60 and over.

Info.: 311 or 516-869-6311 WINTHROP-UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL 200 Old Country Road, Suite 250 Mineola, NY 11501 Winthrop-University Hospital’s Department of Urology Free Support Group Meetings will be held quarterly, beginning

Wednesday, March 8 At the Winthrop Wellness Pavillion 1300 Franklin Avenue, Garden City Winthrop-University Hospital’s Department of Neuroscience Free Support Group Huntington’s Disease – 2nd Monday of the month Winthrop’s Research & Academic Center, 101 Mineola Blvd., Room G-013 Winthrop-University Hospital’s Center for Cancer Care Head and Neck Cancer Patient Support Group 1300 Franklin Avenue, Suite ML5 Garden City Third Monday of the month, from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Tobias to perform, talk at Holocaust Center The Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County will host songwriter and musician Toby Tobias performing Journey From Johannesburg on Sunday, March 5 at 2:00 p.m.

South African-born Tobias will share his personal story of hope during a time of division — war and upheaval across three continents — during the performance.

Tobias’s life story, captured in his original music, begins in Johannesburg under apartheid rule, then continues in Israel as it battled for its own identity, and finally to America where he makes his home.

In this special performance, Tobias will be joined by members of Glen Cove’s Calvary A.M.E. Church Choir led by music director,

Robert Meeks, and choir director, Dolores Waller.

Huntington-based musicians, Mike Nugent on guitar and Richie Guererro on percussion, will round out the band.

The Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center is located at Welwyn Preserve, 100 Crescent Beach Road in Glen Cove.

There is a requested donation of $10.

For more than 20 years, HMTC has been fulfilling its mission to teach the history of the Holocaust and its lessons through education and community outreach.

For more information, call (516) 5718040, visit www.hmtcli.org or go to Facebook.com/HMTCNY and Twitter.com/HolocaustTolCtr.

Museum looking for few good volunteers Nassau County Museum of Art in Roslyn Harbor announces new opportunities for volunteers.

The museum is particularly interested in hearing from applicants who can work on either a weekend day or a weekday at the front desk or in the museum store.

Different time shifts are available.

Retail experience is helpful for store positions but is not required.

Training to use the computerized cash registers will be provided.

Other positions, such as working with museum staff for mailings, as well as providing clerical assistance, are also available.

The museum’s volunteers are an invaluable component of the museum family, whether they are in positions that have them working with the public or assignments where they assist staff members.

What is required for all volunteer positions is enthusiasm for museum work, willingness to learn, and the wish to become a

meaningful part of the museum’s mission of service to the community.

To find out more about these volunteer opportunities at Nassau County Museum of Art, call Penny Zaleta in the volunteers office at 516-484-9338, ext. 31 or write to pzaleta@nassaumuseum.org.

Nassau County Museum of Art is located at One Museum Drive (just off Northern Boulevard, Route 25A) in Roslyn Harbor.

Call 516-484-9337 for current exhibitions, events, days/times, and directions.

Nassau County Museum of Art is chartered and accredited under the laws of New York State as a not-for-profit private educational institution and museum.

It is operated by a privately elected board of trustees responsible for its governance.

The museum is funded through income derived from admissions, parking, membership, special events and private and corporate donations as well as federal and state grants.

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You may register for programs at hillsidelibrary. info/events. You need to have your library barcode number for registration.

The library subscribes to several museum passes for the enjoyment and entertainment of our patrons, holders of Hillside Library cards in good standing.

The library collects used cell phones (with their chargers) for charity. Also,

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Hillside Library

the library collects reading glasses. The Donation Boxes are on the First Floor. We thank you.

PROGRAMS Job and Career Workshop with Jamie Petrizzo Monday, Feb. 27 at 2:30 p.m.

A 3-Part Job and Career Workshop

Benefits of Aromatherapy and Essential Oils Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 7 p.m.

Discover the simple beauty of essential oils and the many benefits to support your body naturally.

Reboot Camp Tuesday, Feb. 28 and Thursday, March 2, 10:30 a.m., 11:15 a.m., 1:15 p.m., 2 p.m.

This is a free service and open to all.

their taxes prepared by trained volunteers in the Volunteer Tax Assistance Program. Call the library at 516-355-7850 x 301 or 304 to schedule an appointment.

Fresh Fiction Book Club Wednesday, March 1 at 1 and 7 p.m.

The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena

VITA Tax Aide “Free” Saturdays through April 9, 1, 2 or 3 p.m.

Free assistance is available for person with incomes, $60,000 or less, who wish to have

Create, Format & Email Your Resume Wednesday, March 1, 1-3 p.m.

Prerequisites: Completion of Computer Kindergarten for Grownups, Computer

Career Connections

Shelter Rock Library Art on Display in the Community Room On Display in December The Art of Jack Grimando Jack loves nature and old world scenes which he paints with great detail... many are painted from his imagination.

The Manhasset Art Association Announces “A Wonderland of Art” The Manhasset Art Association is having a twomonth fall exhibit at the Shelter Rock Public Library until Feb. 27.

Approximately 40 works

will be shown, including Oils, Watercolors, Pastels, Pencil, Charcoal, Photography, Collage, Mixed Media and more. We award Best in Show, Award of Excellence, Award of Merit, 3 Honorable Mentions, and a special award for Figure Drawing. The distinguished judge will be Rob Zeller, Owner and Instructor at Teaching Studios of Art in Oyster Bay. Play Mah Jongg Tuesday, March 7 at 1 p.m.

Join others in playing a game that has fascinated people for so many years with its strategies and combinations.

Senior Rap Group Monday, March 6 11 a.m.-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. This group discussion is led by longtiime group member David Marx.

Baby Story Time Tuesdays, March 7, 14 & 21 at 10: 15 a.m.

Teen Tech Tutors Saturdays, March 4, 11, 18 at 10 a.m.

For additional information, please call 516-227-7055.

Great Neck Library Thursday Film Encore at Station Branch The Thursday film at the Station Branch will be an encore of the film shown on Wednesday at Main.

The next encore Station Branch, 26 Great Neck Rd. (2nd level), Gardens at Great Neck Plaza. Refer to the Library Newsletter, film brochure or website for further information on the films scheduled.

Doors open at 1:30 p.m.

Arrive early as seating is limited. Priority seating is given to Great Neck School District residents.

Please bring your Library card, driver’s license or other ID showing your Great Neck School District address.

Sticks in the Stacks Knitting and Crochet Class at Lakeville Come and learn the basics, or perhaps just brush up on what you

already know at this new, ongoing knitting and crocheting class.

The next session will be held on Thursday, March 2 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Lakeville Branch, 475 Great Neck Road. All skill levels are welcome.

Supplies will be provided, or bring your own from home. Registration is ongoing. Call 466-8055, ext. 231/232.

Great Neck Library Closing/Cancellation Information Online Library patrons connected to the Internet are asked to check the website: www.cancellations. com for Library weather

related closings/program cancellations.

In order to access this service, Library District residents can log on to cancellations.com, type in their zip code or Great Neck Library and obtain information on program cancellations or Library closings. In addition, at no charge, residents can request automatic e-mails from cancellations.com when the Library has posted any information.

This is a great way for Library District residents who are connected online to be advised of weather related changes in Library hours or programs.

1st Grade for Grownups and All About the Internet.

-13, 1 hr., 55 min. Comedy,

CHILDREN

Snuggle Tales Story Time Monday, Feb. 27 at 1:15 p.m. and Wednesday, March 1 at 7 p.m.

Ages 12-36 months Stories, songs, movement and a craft. Must be pre-registered.

New Hyde Park

Community Calendar LIKE TO SING? The New Hyde Park Senior Chorus welcomes new members. The chorus meets Mondays 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at The Clinton G. Martin Park, Marcus Avenue and New Hyde Park Road. To join us, call 516-775-8118.

endurance and osteoporosis for eligible seniors.

Monday through Saturday.

Garden City, Roslyn and Great Neck. Call for more details, including seeing if you are eligible and class times, (516) 745-8050.

AARP Floral Park Chapter 5224

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.

COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS FOR EDUCATION We are currently looking for community volunteers/ retirees for one or two hours a week in the New Hyde Park-Garden City Park School District. You will be assisting students under the supervision of a classroom teacher. There is no prior experience necessary to participate in the program. Volunteers do a variety of activities with children such as reading to students or helping with classroom projects. If you would like more information on this program, please call Eileen Bileski at 516-4342306.

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.

New Hyde Park Senior Chorus Welcoming New Members Like to sing? We are welcoming new members. The chorus meets Mondays from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at The Clinton G. Martin Park, Marcus Ave. and New Hyde Park Road. To join us, call (516) 775-8118. Starts on Sept. 19. We need male voices. .

EXERCISE CLASSES Ongoing Program - FREE Silver Sneakers Exercise Classes For All Levels: Balance, agility, strengthening, endurance and osteoporosis for eligible seniors. Monday through Saturday. Garden City, Roslyn and Great Neck.

Call 516-745-8050.

FREE EXERCISE CLASSES Ongoing Program - FREE Silver Sneakers Exercise Classes For All Levels: Balance, agility, strengthening,

SENIOR CHORUS New Hyde Park: Entertainers Senior Chorus welcomes new members. The group meets 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.

Mondays at Clinton G. Martin Park, Marcus Avenue and New Hyde Park Road. Contact 516-775-8118 for more information.

AMERICAN THEATER DANCE WORKSHOP Adult beginner ballet classes on Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Adult Ballet classes Monday through Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. are at the American Theater Dance Workshop, 999 Herricks Road, NHP. 516-248-6420.

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.

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Ten upcoming AARP defensive driving courses at Clinton G. Martin Park in New Hyde Park for 2017 The classes, open to drivers age 50 and older, will be held on February 4, March 11, April 8, May 13, June 3, 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 nonmembers. 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

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SCHOOL NEWS

Winski’s story Middle schoolers spread love wins award Catherine Winski, an eighth-grade student at Mineola High School, has placed first in the Scholastic Key to Writing competition.

Recognized with the Gold Award in the science fiction and fantasy category, Catherine’s winning short story was titled “The Wayfarers.”

Her work will go on to compete at the national level. National winners will be notified this spring.

This is the second time Catherine has placed in this competition. Last year, she earned a second-place silver award placement for her submission.

2 commit to college sports

An annual event that spreads messages of hope, love and kindness throughout the hallways of Herricks Middle School, P.S. I Love You Day was celebrated on Friday, Feb. 10.

The purpose is to ensure that every student feels connected and never feels alone.

Students pledged acts of kindness on purple hearts that

were displayed with words of support and encouragement for

their fellow classmates.

Students and staff members created a sea of purple throughout the building by wearing purple as a sign of unity.

Purple items such as glasses, headbands, bracelets and necklaces were sold to help create some school spirit and raise money to support a Herricks family.

7 seniors get to Merit finals

Two Herricks High School senior athletes have signed letters of intent to bring their skill and sportsmanship to college teams.

Caitlin Cosme will play soccer at Duke University, and Mike Saleme will join the football team at Stony Brook University.

Both seniors have high school athletics careers that include many achievements and

All seven Herricks High School seniors that were recognized as National Merit semifinalists this past fall have advanced to earn finalist titles in the 62nd annual National Merit Scholarship Program.

This distinction, presented by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, honors students for their academic success.

Alan Chen, Nora Koe, Jake Lei, Nihar Shah, Natalie Tan, Nita Wong and Kelly Yu earned the semifinalist recognition based on their Preliminary SAT scores.

They are among approximately 16,000 students who moved on to be named finalists by meeting high academic standards and other rigorhonors.

Cosme has earned All Amer- ous requirements.

More than 1 million students enter the compeican, All State, All County and Conference Player of the Year tition each year when they take the PSAT. The Herricks finalists are all involved in a vatitles.

Saleme, a three-year starter, riety of programs and opportunities in and outside has been named All County, of school.

Chen participates in National Honor Society, was a finalist for the Nassau County Outstanding Wide Re- Science Olympiads, Mathletes and Science Receiver Award and was recently search and is a national finalist for History Day. Koe is co-president and co-founder of the Girls selected to play in the Empire in STEM club, co-captain of the girls varsity swim Challenge Game in June.

team, plays the violin in Chamber Orchestra and is a National Honor Society participant.

Shah serves as DECA competition vice president, is a Siemens Competition semifinalist and a Dance Theatre Club and National Honor Society participant.

Tan is co-president of the Tri-M Music Honor Society and is also a Siemens Competition semifinalist as well as a National Honor Society member.

Wong is involved in National Honor Society, plays the piano and teaches Chinese school.

Yu serves as co-president of the Asian American Culture Club, participates in National Honor Society and was selected to the All-National Symphony Orchestra for violin.

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HBO’s ‘The Young Pope’ a modern take

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f you are a practicing Catholic, I highly recommend you take the time to visit the HBO program called “The Young Pope.”

It is terrific. It shows what a 21st century pope will be like.

He had a humble beginning.

His parents abandoned him to an orphanage in which a nun, Sister Mary took him under her wings.

His name was Lenny from Brooklyn and became Pope Pius XIII. And guess what, they both wound up in the Vatican. In fact she became his unof-

ficial advisor. There is a chain-smoking nun who uses profanity as well as others in the cast Now, Lenny, is also a chain smoker who doesn’t know if God exists He, however, believes the vast amount of clergy are homosexuals and have to be thrown out of the church.

I think he opined that two-thirds of them are. He is also a vindictive dude.

A cardinal he had a run in with has ordered him to close his eyes and as Lenny rotates a globe, he directed the cardinal to put his finger on the globe. It hit Alaska.

That is where the cardinal is being assigned. Nice touch.

As you know, the pope greets the crowds from his balcony. As they cheer him, he notices from the balcony a young girl who appears depressed.

What dynamite eyesight he has!

At any rate,he invites her into his home and learns from her that both she and her husband are infertile. She attempts to seduce him,but to his credit he refuses.

However, there is the head cardinal wants to undermine the pope and asks the woman, Ester, to continue to try to seduce

the pope.

On one occasion, the cardinal explodes with curses that you will not believe.

There you have it.

A terrific HBO special that has to be seen to be believed.

If you have the time, why not contact HBO and that you look forward to specials on Islam. Judaism, Mormonism, Buddhism, etc. in the same entertaining way.

John Messina East Williston

What bond defeat says about Great Neck Continued from Page 16 came up with the Clover Drive solution.

But in December, just four days before the school board was to vote to present the bond referendum to the public and after years of assiduous planning, Mayor Bral said he may have found a new site for village hall.

At the Feb. 7 meeting, he asked why

the bond referendum couldn’t be delayed, and was told that it would cause the district to lose months to revising the bond and holding a new vote, and perhaps a whole year of construction, The defeat of the bond conveniently opens a new window for negotiations.

“Today’s Bond Proposition came at the conclusion of years of meetings and

assessing the needs of our school district,” Board of Education President Barbara Berkowitz stated. “While we have always maintained that this was the community’s bond, it is clear that portions of the community who were not in favor have spoken. More upsetting than this loss is the fact that this Bond has polarized our community. Therefore, before we can

contemplate our next step, we will need to determine how best to repair this fracture. Our disappointment is obvious, but we will continue to do all in our power to address the needs of our children, our schools, and our community.”

The school board intends to take up where it will go from here at its meeting March 9, at South Middle School.

Baxter Estates did all possible with house Continued from Page 23 And it should be understood that should the LPC’s decision be challenged, a court would consider whether the commission properly balanced the fairness to the homeowner versus the benefits to the community.

In the wake of the fire, the Village has been advised by the homeowner’s counsel that the earlier-submitted plan needs to be reviewed as it is no longer viable.

As already announced, the LPC will meet on Wednesday, March 1st, at 7:30 in

the evening at the Port Washington Public Library (Latham Room).

While all village meetings are open to the public, ordinarily the LPC would not hear comments from the floor.

However, given the interest in the fate of

the Baxter House, the LPC will open the floor to comments.

Nora Haagenson Mayor, Village of Baxter Estates

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Publisher turns back on free speech

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n March of 1977 –– almost 40 years to this day –– about 30 members of the Nazi Party of America decided to wear the uniforms of Hitler’s henchmen, complete with swastika armbands, to march down the streets of Skokie, Ill. According to Geoffrey R. Stone, who was involved in the legal brouhaha that followed and wrote about this episode in history for The Huffington Post, the Chicago suburb then had a population of 70,000, about 40,000 of whom were Jewish and approximately 5,000 who were survivors of the Holocaust.

The residents of Skokie sought a court order, Stone wrote, on the grounds that the march would “incite or promote hatred against persons of Jewish faith or ancestry [and] that is was a deliberate and willful attempt to inflict severe emotional harm on the Jewish population in Skokie…”

But the American Civil Liberties Union fought for the Nazis. “Despite severe criticism and withdrawal of support by many its strongest supporters,” Stone wrote, the ACLU represented the First Amendment

rights of the Nazis.

I have no doubt that the publisher of this newspaper, Steve Blank, along with his leftist readers, not only supported the decision of the ACLU at that time, but would do it again today.

After all, what is more precious and emblematic of American freedom than Freedom of Speech?

In fact, I –– a rock-ribbed conservative –– supported that decision as well.

What sets our nation apart from all others except Israel is that offensive speech, biased speech, untrue speech, even seditious speech is part and parcel of the freedoms that most of the eight-billion people on our planet are systematically deprived of by the tyrannical or politically correct or cowardly regimes under which they live.

And yet, Mr. Blank recently issued an abject apology for publishing a letter to the editor that some but not all readers considered anti-Semitic, specifically for a Dec. 16 letter from John O’Kelly, a [former] East Williston school board trustee, who called the apostate Jewish Obama backer and One

World globalist George Soros a “Rothschild banker.”

So much for anything Mr. Blank has to say about his respect for Free Speech!

A Nazi march, fine. A letter to the editor, not so fine. But why?

Mr. Blank owes his readership answers to two questions: 1. Did Mr. Soros threaten to sue you and/or your business for the letter writer’s description of him as a Rothschild banker? and 2. Did he issue you the exact language you published in your fawning apologia?

Look at Mr. Blank’s pathetic apology (with my own italics added): “[W]e now recognize we made a serious error in not taking proper account of the potential harm certain ideas can cause, as well as the depth of the community’s feelings. We express our profound sadness for the discomfort this may have caused.”

Potential harm? Profound sadness? Discomfort?

Does this mean actual crying and tears and feeling bad may have led a few people to take an extra Omeprazole or Xanax?

Blank’s apology was followed by his business’s following pronouncement: “Blank Slate Media’s six weekly newspapers and website, The Island Now, will no longer publish letters containing such coded derogatory language about marginalized groups.”

Oh…boo hoo hoo hoo hoo!

Today, apparently, at least for the North Shore of Long Island’s oh-so-fragile readers of letters-to-the-editor the “discomfort” with politically incorrect language is so intolerable and threatening that it is clearly far more important than Freedom of Speech.

It is also relevant to mention that several leftist synagogues and businesses threatened to stop advertising on Blank Slate.

So again we have the follow-the-money factor.

Bottom line, publisher Blank’s capitulation to the objections to O’Kelly’s letter does not convince any reader that he was not threatened with a lawsuit and caved.

Shame on yet another liberal hypocrite!

Joan Swirsky Great Neck

Warnings of Trump presidency now reality

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his evening, as I write this, is just before we mark Trump’s first month of his presidency, and regrettably, I must comment on the state of our union. For everyone who watched his progress through his campaign, his antics, his insults, the way he incited the anger of his audience, actually prompting it instead of calming them, was a shock. His exaggerated accusations, his demeaning nicknames, perhaps at first humorous, left many shocked.

After a steady and prolonged diet of this behavior, some of his listeners began to tire, although surprisingly, a portion of the large groups still attended his rallies to vent the anger he encouraged, and the rowdiness he made no effort to control.

By the time he was elected, despite all the predictions of defeat, a surprised and apprehensive electorate began to hope that

he would adopt a conventional respectable demeanor and vocabulary.

All hope was dashed as the tweets, the exaggerations, the attacks and vilifications of his opponents continued.

And along with this the suspicion that his admiration of a tyrant and authoritarian whose policies, aggression, treatment of opponents is, without a doubt, exceedingly suspicious.

If our president is just naive, that is all the more to be feared.

He had promised to quickly sign executive orders to implement his promises to get rid of all unwanted immigrants, to build a wall, to reduce all kinds of government regulations to control the abuse of our environment, to protect workers, to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, and he did.

The first badly thought-out measure, im-

mediately put into practice, was the banning of immigrants from seven Arab countries, so badly administered that legal, vetted applicants were detained, sent back, delayed.

The disparagement of many groups proved that his determination to demean and endanger their lives grew.

He now has had a month to change his path and nothing has changed, and indeed his attacks on the media, which had started along with his attacks on immigrants, have become more vehement and disturbing.

We have in our past, experienced unfortunate attacks on those considered different, or on our outspoken, persistent journalists.

We have recovered, but now, many members of our mental health professions are dealing with symptoms of seriously affected persons.

Children and adults whose resident sta-

tus and safety are being threatened, as well as those protectors of the free speech so essential to the maintenance and strength of the democracy we have enjoyed longer than any such form of government in the world.

Perhaps some of his supporters are inclined to give him more time to settle into this most powerful position in the world, but I suggest that we need to watch his choices of staff and his interference with their functions, investigate some allegations of huge discrepancies regarding conflicts of interest, ask questions about sources of income and problems with the use of the taxpayers’ money, along with vehement criticism of our intelligence agencies, and attempts to interfere with our independent court system. We were warned!

Esther Confino New Hyde Park

OUT OF LEFT FIELD

America’s presidents — the best, worst Continued from Page 16 There has been a continuing debate about how low to place Richard Nixon.

Watergate showed that Nixon lied repeatedly and had his staff do the same (many of them went to jail). Nixon’s White House tapes document his “Abuse of Power” (Stanley Kutler’s book), and they show President Nixon’s name-calling, demonizing of his political opponents, especially referring to the press as his “enemy.”

Still, scholars acknowledge that Nixon was smart and had significant international achievements (China, Russia)

as well as domestic accomplishments.

Where should he be placed when weighing his positives against his extreme negatives?

Within the past few months scholars have found evidence of the suspected Nixon effort to subvert the 1968 Vietnam peace negotiations. He advised his staff to throw “monkey wrenches” into the negotiations to better his election chances (but because peace was not established in 1968, another 25,000 Americans died before Nixon finally stopped the war).

Lyndon Johnson certainly represents “credibility gap” issues in terms of his lies

about the Vietnam War. More recently, scholars have been inclined to elevate his ratings because of his domestic accomplishments – the “second coming of FDR’s New Deal” and, especially, for the Civil Rights legislation (as depicted in Robert Caro’s most recent book).

During the past decade, many scholars have rated George W. Bush as a failed president; several of them consider him the worst in American history (see the 2016 book by Jean Edward Smith).

My next column will focus on the positives of our best Presidents, but some of their high placements can be shown

in continuing contrasts with some of the worst who are cited here.

Historian Margaret MacMillan’s “Dangerous Games: The Uses and Abuses of History” says the value of history is to teach humility and skepticism.

One illustration of her view can be found in headlines for a review of Michael Beschloss, “Reaching for the Glory: Lyndon Johnson’s Secret White House Tapes” : “New LBJ book shows dangers of public ignorance Active media help prevent presidents’ deception of people” Website: michaeldinnocenzo.com

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Perfect place for Valentine Day’s dinner

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unt Bella’s and Valentine’s Day — perfect together.

This Valentines Day, my wife, Wendy and I went to Aunt Bella’s restaurant on Marathon Parkway in Little Neck.

The restaurant originally opened in 1977 and just celebrated its 40th anniversary this past Monday, Feb. 13.

I discovered it in 1983 from a work colleague who lived in Forest Hills.

Upon walking into Bella’s, we were met by Danny — the head waiter and unofficial host.

He sat us at our favorite table in the back corner facing the kitchen.

I have always enjoyed watching the cooks at work.

It is like going to the opera.

The head chef waved and before I even ordered, proceeded to prepare my favorite appetizer of sauteed sweet peppers in olive oil, no garlic.

The owner Richie took time out and stopped at our table.

We exchanged greetings and began to reminisce about our old Little Neck neighborhood.

I have lived in the neighborhood since the 1960s.

My very first job was at McDonald’s on the corner of Northern Blvd. and Marathon Parkway.

In those days, it was a simple menu of hamburgers, fries and milk shakes.

The Big Mac was the new item of the day.

I was amazed to learn from Richie I had become one of the top ten longest continuous customers.

Upon my first visit in 1983, I was sold on the menu.

Chicken cutlet Parmigiana, garlic bread, salad and pasta became my stan-

dard.

Years later, I would switch to sauteed chicken with peppers and sun dried tomatoes.

Wendy always seems to enjoy ordering the shrimp scampi over pasta.

During my bachelor days on cold winter nights I would phone in for a delivery “care package.”

Back then my appetite could handle an order of baked ziti as an appetizer followed by a chicken cutlet Parm with a side salad, garlic bread and pasta.

I was so grateful for the delivery person that I would always be sure to leave him with a good tip.

I always wondered he might be stopping by my house for the first delivery since the food always arrived piping hot.

Richie and I some time on a trip down memory lane comparing notes on all the stores and owners who had come and gone.

Even with many loyal customers growing older, moving away or sadly succumbing to old age, Bella’s held on.

Business is still so good that there are sometimes several couples standing at the door waiting for a table on a busy weekend evening.

The wait is never long.

New generations of customers and neighbors have replaced those lost.

They quickly learned about the great food at reasonable prices that are accompanied by the personal attention of the staff.

Once hooked, they became regulars.

Many loyal customers who may have moved would still try and come back.

It was not out of the ordinary to see neighbors recognizing neighbors while dining.

Aunt Bella’s has a wide variety of din-

ner entries to accompany your choice of salad, sauteed vegetable or pasta.

There are also incredible lunch specials for $7.95 on weekdays.

Now that I’m retired, I have more time to stop by for a lunch special.

Of course, I still order my sauteed pepper a la cart.

We also frequent Aunt Bella’s for New Year’s Eve and other special holidays.

Even when there is a special limited menu (it is the only way for any restaurant to keep up with the high turnover rate of customers) for New Year’s Eve or Valentines Day, it is well worth the extra dollar or two for your meal.

Why travel into Manhattan for some fancy upscale restaurant where you are a total stranger.

You can obtain a better tastier meal for far less.

Eating at Aunt Bellas is like dining with family.

They sometimes run a 10% off coupon in weekly newspapers.

We end up passing on most of the savings to the tip.

On cold winter nights, hot summer days or when it is my night to cook we walk a few blocks over to Aunt Bella’s.

Over time, we have gotten to know many of the staff on a first name basis.

Frequently, the portions have been so generous, that we have had a doggy bag for the next day.

In these difficult economic times, it is especially important to patronize our remaining local neighborhood businesses.

My wife and I along with many Great Neck neighbors are regular patrons of the local stores in neighboring Little Neck on Northern Blvd. from Glenwood Street at the City Line to Marathon Parkway.

Why drive and waste time?

There are so many great businesses.

Leave your car in the driveway, save some gas, say hello to neighbors and take a walk around the neighborhood to get some exercise.

Take a quick turn on to Marathon Parkway.

It is a short two block walk south off of Northern Blvd. to Aunt Bella’s.

You’ll be glad you did.

We don’t mind occasionally paying a little more to help Aunt Bella’s and our other local stores survive.

Don’t forget your cook and server at your favorite local neighborhood restaurant.

We try to tip 20% against the total bill including taxes.

If it is an odd amount, round up to the next dollar.

If you can afford to eat out, you can afford an extra dollar tip.

When ordering take out, don’t forget to leave a dollar or two for the waiter or cook.

Trust us, it is appreciated.

Remember the people who work at Aunt Bella’s are our neighbors.

They work long hours, pay taxes and provide local employment.

If we don’t patronize our local community stores and restaurants to shop and eat, they don’t eat either.

This helps keep our neighbors employed and the local economy growing.

As part of our annual yearly Christmas/Hanukkah celebration, we always drop off a box of cookies from Joe Siciliano’s Bayside Bakery to our friends at Aunt Bella’s, along with others who treat us like family all year long. It is our way of saying thank you.

Larry Penner Great Neck

Real estate writer veers off path

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n the Blank Slate Media Newspapers, Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, under the heading Business & Real Estate is an article “Will Trump dilute Dodd-Frank Law?” by Philip A. Raices, Real Estate Watch.

It is an informative article though I would say that anyone who is informed and understands the subject and what has happened over time will not benefit all that much from reading it.

The title of this article in itself says much.

I thought that the bulk of Mr. Raices’ long article was quite objective until in the fourth column he begins to take a limited perspective reflecting his profession.

He writes: “My belief is that we are truly a real estate economy (besides information and technology driven).”

“Obviously the more homes that are sold, the better for the overall economy....” I cannot here say everything he wrote.

A while back I mentioned that a home buyer should keep in mind the mean value of a property.

There was a recent article about the value of homes being up seven percent. The danger for a home buyer is if the value goes down, the buyer is paying for something that no longer exists.

I for one would want a contract to be adjustable to compensate for the above. We all know that for real estate people, ‘business is business.’

Further on, Mr. Raises brings up the subject of education reflecting the present and future times.

He then veers to the subject of fixing our roads, bridges, etc.

Last autumn I took the time to travel by car and visit some family members who are spread out in different states.

I drove more than 7,000 miles, most of which were on interstates and much of them with a speed limit of 70 mph.

The pavement is all in excellent condition and nothing about the bridges drew my attention.

Fixing things becomes ‘the talk of the town’ and we know by who.

Mr. Raices then again veers into the subject of education (also with a real estate bent) being up to (in my words) the requirements of our presents times.

He then leads up to where he says “free education won’t work, because it will never be free; somebody has to pay for it, right?

Obviously he is referring to college.

Grades one through twelve are ‘free’ but here is the conspiracy of the haves keeping the status quo against the have nots.

Oooh! Socialism.

Our roads, streets and parks, etc. are all there for all

to use or not as we each wish.

I made my aforementioned trips last autumn ‘socialistically.’ One was to a suburb southwest of Chicago.

I took the Grand Central Parkway to the Astoria exit then West to 21st Street and South to the 59th Street Bridge, up the FDR and Harlem River Drive, over the George Washington Bridge on to Route 80.

No tolls yet.

Just a dollar to cross the Delaware River and on to Akron Ohio.

From there on secondary state routes until I connected with 94 outside of Michigan City. The surface of those roads was good.

94 West to Chicago then North to loop the loop and get 55 Southwest to my exit.

Only a dollar toll all the way.

Route 80 would have cost me more than the gas I used.

My return trip was the reverse except no toll eastbound at the Delaware River but $15 at the GWB. Only $16 in tolls for the entire trip.

All of those roads are paid for and college should be likewise.

Justice for all.

Charles Samek Mineola

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Business&RealEstate Attorney’s role in real estate deal I had some readers request an article on what the attorney’s roles and responsibilities are when representing a seller or purchaser.

Since a purchase or sale of one of your most valuable assets is extremely critical, you want to hire the most qualified lawyer that will handle your specific “Needs and Wants.”

First and foremost, you can ask your real estate broker who you are working with, friends or business associates for a referral. Hire an attorney who specializes in Real Estate Law; make sure he or she has handled sales of Homes, Condos, homeowner’s association and co-ops.

You will need to educate yourself as to the process and timeline of how the transaction works in today’s environment, especially if you are doing this for the first time or possibly haven’t been involved in a sale for many years.

Rules and regulations have changed drastically over the years and you need to be aware of your responsibilities and requirements as a seller and buyer.

Obviously, you are going to want to know what the fees are that your attorney will charge you from start to finish; and if there are any specific and unusual situations that might cause their fee to increase.

I have seen fees go from $895-$2,500 or more; so it never hurts to ask.

Fees in New York City can be on the higher spectrum due to the cost of doing business there.

Sometimes the lower the fee, the less service you might receive from your lawyer; and that you might speak with the attorney the first time around and then only deal with the paralegal thereafter.

That type of firm may work on volume, allowing their fees to be lower; but if you want service and communication and If you want to have a hands on attorney, one that will walk you through the arduous and sometimes confusing process then more appropriate charges will generally provide you more of what you will need.

When you are purchasing,

your attorney will do the following: 1. Review and go over with you, your contract of sale.

2. If a co-op, condo or homeowners association, review the offering plan, financials and proprietary lease and possibly the application, if any, for the property.

3. He or she should go over the multitude of closing costs for your sale. Your lender will also do the same with respect to the costs involved in obtaining financing.

Make sure you ask your lender to provide you with a breakdown of those costs.

You need to see the complete picture, so you will be informed and have the money readily available as you approach your closing.

4. Your lawyer as well as your mortgage person will explain to you about the fact a buyer must receive by his lender no less than three days prior to the closing date; by which, the purchaser has to go over their closing document as per Truth in Lending/RESPA Integrated Disclosure) regulations (Oct. 2015), and that everything that was agreed to is accurate, as per Robert Kaplan.

One of the Real Estate agents, either seller’s or purchaser’s should send a deal sheet to the seller’s attorney, once there is an agreed and accepted.

I suggest an inspection by the buyer be completed first before a contract is signed by the purchaser(s). If there are any issues discovered, they should be addressed and discussed with the home inspector and also with the agent and attorneys, prior to signing the contract.

Once your attorney receives your contract from the seller’s lawyer, their job is to read the contract and make sure what is included in the sale, from appliances, (refrigerator, stove, microwave, dish washer, washer/dryer, etc. and any and all fixtures or other items agreed upon by buyer and seller, that would be included in the sale.

Any heirloom or fixtures not included (which should be stated in the property listing, must be replaced with an-

PHILIP A. RAICES Real Estate Watch other fixture, not necessarily of equal value, and also so no loose wires are left hanging.

One should know the approximate closing date on or about (provides more flexibility) or on or before a specific date (more rigid as a specific closing date is stated), as well as any special instructions or situations that were previously discussed.

Sometimes a seller needs more than the one to three days normally allowed for moving out and an agreement is made to rent back the property for an extended period of time for amount of remuneration that is agreed upon by both seller and purchaser.

This should be stipulated in the contract of sale. No one wants a hold over where the seller can’t move because their place is not ready to move into.

This can and does happen, so you as the purchaser need to know in advance that the seller has a place to move to, even if temporarily, so the closing will be completed smoothly, with the least amount of stress.

It is crucial to have all this information known and as needed, in the contract of sale.

Your attorney will look for any clauses or items that may not be beneficial to you as the purchaser and discuss with you as well as with the seller’s attorney.

Working out issues in the beginning will obviously be more beneficial then at the closing, where I have heard from people over the years about tempers rising, patience wearing thin and what was supposed to be a happy mo-

ment, turn into a potential disaster or worse deals falling apart and law suits!

Communication and discussions and putting things in writing in the beginning, will minimize and eliminate those problems before they come to a head on the day of the sale.

As previously mentioned, the deal sheet needs to be concise and complete with all the required and necessary information by whomever is responsible for emailing it to the seller’s attorney.

Usually the listing agent does this, but sometimes the selling agent will; it all depends on the agreement between the agents. Every T, should be crossed and every i, dotted, so all the necessary information to be in the contract is on that sheet; eliminating back and forth calls and wasting time for all the involved parties. The seller’s attorney doesn’t want to guess what should be in the contract.

The following are most of the items that should be in the deal sheet: 1. Sale price 2. How much down at contract (usually 10% or could be less depending on what has been agreed upon) and how much at the closing by the purchaser.

3. A written commitment letter from the bank for the purchaser, showing the amount they will be lending (pre-qualification letters are not as strong as a written commitment letter. If a cash transaction, then proof of funds, showing the money is sitting in some type of account.

4. The seller’s and purchaser’s full legal names and addresses 5. The seller and purchaser attorney’s names and complete addresses and contact information

6. The approximate date of closing, on or about or on or before 7. All the items included and not included in the sale, as was mentioned earlier 8. Subject to an inspection, final mortgage commitment and attorney’s review There may be other things that I have not included that might have to be in the contract of sale.

Keep in mind you want to strive for a seamless transaction, with the least amount of hassles and discuss and workout issues before they erupt into something that will cause the sale to go south.

Whether it be weeks or many months, the attorneys should be involved every step of the way, communicating and discussing all the issues that might be roadblocks and resolve them, so again a “happy ending” occurs.

“Our Seller’s Guide for “Things to Consider When Selling Your Home,”just email me with your name, email and cell number.

Phil Raices is the owner/ Broker of Turn Key Real Estate at 7 Bond St. in Great Neck. He has earned designations as a Graduate Realtor Institute and Certified International Property Specialist.

He can be reached by email: Phil@TurnkeyRealEstate.Com or by cell (516) 647-4289 to answer any of your questions or article suggestions.

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 if you desire a free, no strings attached customized Comparative Market Analysis for your home in today’s market and learn of its value, just call me for an appointment.

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25 Park East, New Hyde Park

Sales in New Hyde Park New Hyde Park Real Estate Market Conditions MEDIAN SALES PRICE $596,250 Demographics near New Hyde Park, NY Population Population Density Median Age People per Household Median Household Income Average Income per Capita

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

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

Sold Price: $675,000 Date: 01/13/2017 4 beds, 2 Full baths Style: Cape # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 50x100 Schools: Herricks Total Taxes: $12,796 MLS# 2884764

1 Norton Avenue, New Hyde Park Sold Price: $480,000 Date: 01/11/2017 4 beds, 2 Full baths Style: Cape # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 50x100 Schools: New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Total Taxes: $10,537 MLS# 2882812

89 Dogwood Lane, New Hyde Park

42 Gerard Avenue, New Hyde Park

Sold Price: $765,000 Date: 01/27/2017 5 beds, 3 Full baths Style: Colonial # of Families: Lot Size: 80x101 Schools: Herricks Total Taxes: $20,600 MLS# 2879654

Sold Price: $690,000 Date: 01/20/2017 4 beds, 2 Full baths Style: Cape # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 60x100 Schools: New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Total Taxes: $9,847 MLS# 2886718

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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Longtime friends set to go out on top Continued from Page 1 rian.

But the two New Hyde Park residents said academics haven’t defined their friendship, which they hope to continue after they leave for college.

“I feel like we just never talked about grades,” Mehta said. “It wasn’t something that was important.”

While they’re both deeply interested in science, Mehta and Chen want to specialize in different fields.

Mehta prefers biology and wants to become a physician specializing in internal medicine or a neurologist, she said, “something where I can talk to people.”

Mehta’s study of the links between a protein, interferon regulatory factor 5, and the growth of cancer cells made her a semifinalist in the prestigious Regeneron competition, and her presentation of her findings at this month’s symposium won her first place in the biological sciences category.

She’ll compete among the category winners on Saturday for a chance to go to the national symposium in San Diego in April.

Chen, on the other hand, said he prefers physics. He might go into engineering, or do “pure science” research in physics or chemistry.

Chen took third place in the sympo-

PHOTO BY NOAH MANSKAR

Setu Mehta (left) and Alan Chen are Herricks High School’s valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively. sium’s Earth and space sciences category for presenting his study of the effects of weathering on the chemical composition of basalt rocks, which also made him a Regeneron semifinalist.

The study used instruments similar to those on the rover that NASA wants to send to Mars in 2020.

A love for learning and a desire to

know as much as possible about the world drives both Mehta and Chen, they said.

Their teachers and fellow students in Herricks schools support that love and push them to explore whatever they’re curious about, they said.

“They’re open to you trying new things, and then the students as well —

there’s less negative peer pressure into thinking that you’re too nerdy for something,” Chen said.

Mehta and Chen don’t only spend time together in class. They’re both in the Herricks Chamber Orchestra, the school’s Dance Theater Club and Tri-M, the music honor society.

Mehta said she’s seen Chen open up and show his sense of humor more over the years. But to Chen, Mehta has always been energetic, friendly and easy to talk to.

Chen is still intent on learning as much as he can in his classes before graduating, he said. But in addition to great teachers, friendships like his and Mehta’s have helped shape his experience in Herricks schools, he said.

“We’re all very close and I think that’s helped me a lot,” he said.

After three years focusing intensely on her studies, Mehta said she’s taking more time this year to strengthen those friendships to make sure they last beyond graduation.

“I’ve really found the friendships that matter, as well as continuing my education, obviously,” she said. “But I’m happy that I’ll be able to come out of high school not only knowing a lot more, but just with different friends that I’ve been glad to meet.”

Barnes & Noble Greenvale deli fires 3 after day of protest parking plan gets OK A

The Manhasset location of Barnes & Noble is currently open at 1542 Northern Boulevard.

Continued from Page 12 Nattis said he was concerned about how the parking lot expansion would affect neighboring residents behind the property at 1542 Northern Blvd.

“With additional parking, it would bring the parking lot slightly closer to those homes,” he said.

“So we established certain conditions to make sure it stays quiet.”

Robert Soviero, who lives directly behind the property, at 3 Shelter Rock Road, voiced concerns

about noise and screening when the parking lot expansion was discussed at last month’s trustees meeting.

Soviero said a dumpster currently on the property results in noise that can be heard at his home as many as 350 feet away.

“At 5 a.m. garbage men are picking up [trash] and there’s a sound issue,” he said. “Something has to be done about the sound.”

Natiss said the covenant modification includes a condition that prevents a dumpster from being put

near the rear of the premises.

The covenant was put in place in 1966 because the building is located in an area zoned residential, Natiss said.

C & B Realty purchased the property in 1972 and Barnes & Noble became a tenant in 1996.

Nattiss declined a request for comment regarding the likelihood of Barnes & Noble’s departure.

“I can’t really say,” he said. “Because I don’t know.”

Continued from Page 11 She did not know whether the two seasonal workers would have been fired had they not participated in the protest.

The company invited back the 18 protesting workers still under its employ. As of Tuesday, nine of the workers had returned, Bishop said.

The employees who have yet to return will be sent a certified letter no later than Thursday, and will have one week to take back their jobs, she added.

The deli has not hired additional staff to fill the vacant positions.

Initial news reports said Ben’s Kosher Deli had fired 25 workers over their participation in the protest. The reports prompted a wave of criticism of the company on social media.

A statement from Ben’s Kosher Deli called those reports inaccurate, adding that such information was “fabricated by one employee.”

The company has delis in Manhattan, Carle Place, Woodbury, Scarsdale and Bayside as well as Boca Raton, Florida.

Several current and former employees at Ben’s Kosher Deli came to the defense of the company by posting comments on its Facebook page.

Eric Sparrow, who worked at the Boca Raton store for three years, said, “there is no way Ben’s would dismiss an employee without a good reason (such as violating policies and threatening co-workers). Especially not for embracing their culture

“

s it is Ben’s mission to provide a safe and welcoming work environment for all employees, company owner Ronnie Dragoon found this to be a cause for immediate dismissal of the employees who made the threats.”

Vanessa Bishop, Account executive PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MARKETING GROUP.

and standing up for their own rights in peaceful protest.”

Anita Halasz, executive director of an immigrant and labor advocacy group, Long Island Jobs With Justice, told Newsday her organization was not aware of the firings.

“When workers are in deli or pizza places they aren’t always protected by a union contract,” Halasz told Newsday.

“We want workers, whether they are undocumented or not, to be protected by a union, which gives them a right to engage in these political activities, because they would have paid days off.”

Scores of workers across the United States were fired after participating in the Day Without Immigrants protest, according to news reports.

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3rd track study lacking, lawyer says Continued from Page 1 in January.

Planners will now incorporate the comments into a final environmental impact statement to be issued later this year. Project officials have said construction could start as early as 2018 and would take four years to complete.

In the letter, Murphy said the study omits concrete details about the project’s design, and does not thoroughly explain how officials arrived at their time or cost estimates, which he called “wildly optimistic.”

It also understates the project’s potential impacts on local business districts, village tax bases and freight train traffic through the Main Line corridor, Murphy wrote.

That lack of specificity fails to meet the standards of the State Environmental Quality Review Act, or SEQRA, the law governing projects that will have significant impacts on the environment, Murphy argued.

“A new DEIS should be prepared and reissued for public review and comment to ensure that the project’s environmental review complies with SEQRA’s basic requirements,” Murphy wrote.

Murphy’s letter echoes several criticisms that officials living along the project corridor have leveled since Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the project in January 2016.

The municipalities that hired Beveridge & Diamond are not considering immediate legal action under the environmental review law, but it could be on the table in the future, Thomas Tweedy, the Floral Park mayor, said in an inter-

PHOTO FROM THIRD TRACK ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY

The third track project would include upgrades at several stations, including New Hyde Park. view.

The Town of Hempstead is paying $25,000 toward Vertex’s and Beveridge & Diamond’s fees, and the three villages will split the rest of the cost evenly, Tweedy said.

The Village of Mineola, which also lies along the project corridor, had its regular counsel from the Garden City firm Spellman Rice Gibbons Polizzi & Truncale respond to the environmental study, village Clerk Joseph Scalero said.

Project officials rejected the claims in Murphy’s letter, saying the environmental study goes well beyond the state law’s requirements in terms of detail and specificity.

The impact statement contains a construction schedule more detailed than past studies of larger projects, such as the Second Avenue Subway, and states that

the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Capital Program will be amended to fund the third track, project officials said.

Planners have touted an “unprecedented” public outreach effort that has included meetings with local officials and community leaders, in-person talks with homeowners living near the tracks and a project information booth at the Mineola LIRR station.

Officials have pledged not to take any residential property, and to eliminate all seven street-level railroad crossings along the corridor, build sound barriers, add parking and upgrade stations in response to local feedback, Shams Tarek, a project spokesman, said in a statement.

“This project is a long overdue and rare opportunity to realize so many improvements to the LIRR and local communities,” Tarek said. “It’s not surprising

that a report commissioned by a mayor who’s been a longtime opponent of this project would draw certain conclusions.

That said, we welcome all public comments and this project will continue to be a reflection of that input, as it has from day one.”

Supporters of the project — including business leaders, transportation advocates and commuters — say a third track is needed to make the railroad system more reliable and provide better service as it expands.

About 40 percent of the LIRR’s daily ridership travels along the Main Line corridor, project documents say. A third track would give trains a way around accidents, preventing delays from rippling throughout the system, officials have said.

G.N. school officials Doc’s group brings look ahead after vote music to vets’ ears Continued from Page 2 cials questioned the school board on the bond’s necessity.

Some questioned the tax impact it would have on residents, with taxes already high, as well as the tax impact on businesses on the peninsula, with businesses struggling to survive.

While some were critical of the pro-

posed bond, others voiced support, citing the potentially positive impact on students through renovated science labs and library and media centers, auditorium renovations, bathroom renovations and improved air conditioning and infrastructure in the district’s schools.

Berkowitz said the bond referendum will be discussed at the school board’s March 9 meeting.

Celebrating 75 years

BY M A X Z A H N Caroline Veatch, a homebound Manhasset woman suffering from spinal arthritis, called on a local Unitarian minister, the Rev. Gerald Weary, to discuss the religion. Their meeting, in 1945, would dramatically change the course of religious life in Manhasset.

Veatch and Weary hit it off, beginning a series of regular visits that continued

until Veatch died eight years later.

At that time, she bequeathed to the congregation half of the royalties generated by German oil holdings inherited from her deceased husband, geologist Arthur Clifford Veatch.

The holdings have since generated tens of millions of dollars in revenue for the 628-member church, now called the Continued on Page 66

Continued from Page 3 ple actually go out of their way to make an event happen,” Post said. “They raised money that they may need and gave it away to organizations that need help for veterans and I thought that was great and that’s why I’m a part of it.”

Although Voices for Veterans currently hosts one major concert a year, Goebel said he hopes to also perform at military hospitals.

The group is working to take a show to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and veterans hospitals in New York City and on Long Island “to let them know

we care about them,” he said.

To raise money for the trip to Walter Reed, Voices for Veterans will launch a “Sponsor a Mile” fundraising page on its website next week.

Goebel also hopes the organization will gain more recognition so it can get sponsors to help raise more awareness and money for veterans’ issues, he said.

“We use a theater that seats 500, but we want to make it to 1,000 to 1,500 people,” Goebel said. “We want to increase the number of people that get to see the show so that they can understand what veterans go through and help us with our goals.”

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Trump plans raise fears Continued from Page 6 Others said it is also important to teach about immigration, diversity and acceptance in classrooms and create a school environment where students feel safe.

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Trump has defended his immigration policies as necessary to maintain national security and to protect Americans from terrorists and criminals.

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Nashban Mansur has worked with New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. The ďŹ rm is hosting a March 14 fundraiser for Lavine in Albany with Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (DBronx) and Majority Leader Joseph Morelle (D-Utica), who have endorsed their fellow legislator in the race.

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Legal Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Town of North Hempstead— Board of Zoning Appeals Pursuant to the provisions of the Code of the Town of North Hempstead, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Zoning Appeals of said Town will meet at Town Hall, 220 Plandome Road, Manhasset, New York, on Wednesday, March 8, 2017, to consider any matters that may properly be heard by said Board, and will hold a public hearing on said date to consider applications and appeals.

The following cases will be called at said public hearing starting at 10:00 a.m.

APPEAL #20310— Brijesh Chandwani, variance 70-41 to construct an addition within a required side yard; N/ Side #92 Manor Dr., 180’ W/of Spinney Hill Dr., Great Neck, Sec. 2, Blk. 107, Lot 37, R-B District.

APPEAL #20311- Alex Gulagaci, variances 70-49.C and 70-50.C to construct additions in a required front yard exceeding the permitted floor area; N/W/cor. 114 Joseph St. and Patton Blvd., New Hyde Park, Sec. 8, Blk. 247, Lot 9, R-C District.

APPEAL #20312— Wilner Midy, variances 70-195.15.D, 70-100.2.A(2), and 70-100.2(4)(b) to maintain an exterior cellar entrance and fencing exceeding the permitted height and beyond the front building line; S/E/cor. 600 Roman Ave. and Covert St., Westbury, Sec. 11, Blk. 96, Lot 26, R-C District, New Cassel Overly District.

APPEAL #20313 For Five Manhasset, conditional use 70-139(F) & variance 70-103(A)

(1) to convert retail space to a coffee shop, a conditional use, with insufficient off-street parking; S/E/Cor #292 Plandome Rd. & Park Ave., Manhasset, Sec. 3, Blk. 79, Lot 224, B-B District.

APPEAL #20314— Braun Industries, Inc., variances 70-103.A and 70-192.B to construct additions within a required rear yard setback with insufficient off-street parking; E/side 43 Albertson Ave., 290.28’ s/of I.U. Willets Rd., Albertson, Sec. 9, Blk. 104, Lot 7, I-B District.

APPEAL #20315— D.P.R. Scrap Metal, variances 70-215.C, 70-215.A, 70-192.A, 70-103.O, 70-194 & 70-203.J to maintain pre-engineered steel buildings having no firm attachment to the ground and having unprotected metal walls, parking located between vehicular entrance and street, parking spaces with insufficient dimensions, fencing exceeding permitted height and gates located along the property line not having sufficient setback; conditional use 70-187.K to maintain a scrapyard not within an enclosed building; W/Side #125 Hopper St., 250’ N/of Main St., Westbury, Sec. 11, Blk. 144, Lots 21-30 & 51-61, I-B District.

APPEAL #20316—CB Empire Associates, LLC variances 70-192.A and 70-203.J to maintain the installation of vehicle entrance doors and a vehicle entrance gate within a required front yard setback; S/W/ cor. 1 Tulip Pl. and Broadway, New Hyde Park, Sec. 33, Blk. 177, Lot 37, I-B District.

All interested persons should appear and will be given an opportunity to be heard at such meeting and/or hearing.

DAVID MAMMINA, R.A., Chairman; Board of Zoning Appeals

NHP #145195 1x 02/24 /2017 #145195

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for WAMU Mortgage PassThrough Certificates Series 2003-S4, Plaintiff AGAINST Paul J. Vierengel a/k/a Paul Vierengel; Annemarie J. Vierengel a/k/a Annemarie Vierengel; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated October 13, 2016 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York, 11501 on March 7, 2017 at 11:30AM, premises known as 58 Huntington Road, Garden City, NY 11530. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Village of Garden City, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of NY, Section: 34 Block: 15 Lot: 198. Approximate amount of judgment $461,965.00 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 13-000257.

Massimo A. Santoli, Esq., Referee Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 759-1835 Dated: December 28, 2016 NHP #145095 4x 02/03, 02/10, 02/17, 02/24 /2017 #145095

INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF NEW HYDE PARK NOTICE OF TAX LIENS FOR UNPAID VILLAGE TAXES FOR THE YEAR 2016-2017 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the tax lien for the real properties listed below will be assumed by the Village of New Hyde Park on the 16th day of March 2017.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that if payment is not received by that date, by the property owner or his/her agent, the tax lien shall be deemed to have been purchased by the Village of New Hyde Park Section Block

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KREISBERG, S

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RUIZ, M

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Legal Notice Inc. Village of New Hyde Park Notice of Village Election PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Section 15-104 of the Election Law, notice is hereby given that the Inc. Village of New Hyde Park shall hold elections for the following designated Village offices: MAYOR Term four (4) Years Lawrence J. Montreuil – 515 Premier Blvd.

TRUSTEE – Two (2) Terms four (4) Years Donald Barbieri – 117 Central Blvd.

Richard Pallisco – 604 Stewart Ave. VILLAGE JUSTICE Term four (4) Years Christopher Devane – 501 S 14th St. ELECTION WILL BE HELD Tuesday, March 21, 2017 Between the Hours of 12:00 Noon & 9:00 PM VILLAGE POLLING PLACE Marcus Christ Community Center 1420 Jericho Turnpike New Hyde Park, NY 11040 Inc. Village of New Hyde Park Cathryn Hillmann Village Clerk-Treasurer Dated: February 22, 2017 NHP #145206 1x 02/24/2017 #145206

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RESIDENT

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107

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1015 1ST AVE

RESIDENT

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109

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191

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S 12TH STREET

SCARDAPANE, M

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195

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6TH AVENUE

SANDANO, R

$1,342.38

33

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SALMA CONSTRUCTION $1,704.33

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that these properties have not been researched to notify any persons with a publicly recorded interest in the property.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES INC. VILLAGE OF NEW HYDE PARK Cathryn Hillmann, Village Clerk-Treasurer New Hyde Park, NY

NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County Of Nassau CIT Bank, N.A. f/k/a OneWest Bank, N.A. f/k/a OneWest Bank, FSB., Plaintiff AGAINST Adian Prince, et al, Defendant Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated 10/13/2016 and entered on 11/9/2016, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the Courtroom of the Supreme Court Mineola, 100 Supreme Court Drive, The Calendar Control Part (CCP), Mineola, NY on March 14, 2017 at 11:30 AM premises known as 167 PARK AVE NEW HYDE PARK, NY 11040. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Nassau, State of New York, SECTION: 33, BLOCK: 155, LOT: 146 and 147. Approximate amount of judgment is $884,685.14 plus interests and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 1037/10.

William J. Corbett, Referee FRENKEL LAMBERT WEISS WEISMAN & GORDON LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 NHP #145126 4x 02/10, 02/17, 02/24, 03/03 #145126 /2017

NHP #145213 3x 02/24, 03/03, 03/10/2017

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The home of the Unitarian Universalist congregation’s Veatch program, a multimillion-dollar philanthropy that funds grass roots organizations nationwide.

Congregation marks 75 years Continued from Page 56 Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock, which this year celebrates its 75th anniversary.

“We are certainly the [Unitarian Universalist] congregation with the largest asset base and budget of any congregation in the country,” said the Rev. Ned Wight, the church’s senior minister.

The finances paid for the church’s 100acre Manhasset campus as well as honoraria for speakers like former President Jimmy Carter and environmental activist Bill McKibben.

Four years before Veatch and Weary met, the North Shore Unitarian Society began with four Port Washington families that “wanted religious education for their children but congregations didn’t have what they were looking for in terms of a liberal approach to religion,” Wight said.

The society remodeled a large house at 8 Murray Ave., which served as a meeting space and a religious education facility, according to the congregation’s website.

In 1955, after several thousands of dollars a year began to flow from Veatch’s holdings, the congregation built a new church building in the Village of Plandome.

Approximately 30 years later the congregation bought its current 100-acre property, and it moved there in 1993.

“We have space to have community groups come here for meetings,” Wight said. “And we have

our own meetings, sponsored by our social justice committee or other groups in the congregation, that try to lift up some of the values we hold as a congregation.”

Organizations that use the space include the Interfaith Nutrition Network, Literacy Nassau, the Long Island Council of Churches, the National Alliance on Mental Illness—Queens/Nassau, United Veterans Beacon House and Alcoholics Anonymous, Wight said.

The congregation also used its funds to sponsor the Veatch Program, a multimllion-dollar philanthropy that supports grass roots organizations nationwide fighting for abortion access, racial justice and a living wage for all, among other policies. The program began in 1953 and allocates $12 million annually.

The congregation hosted a performance by Peter Yarrow, formerly a member of Peter, Paul and Mary, last December to kick off festivities for its 75th year of operation, Wight said.

“It was a very spirited and engaging event,” Wight said. “[Yarrow] is as passionate now about social justice issues important to him 50 years ago as he was then.”

The celebration will continue with a dinner gala in May for congregants to look at some of the highlights of what the church is doing, Wight said.

“It’s an intergenerational gathering bringing together 75 years of shared history,” he added.

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Sports Indians tame Bulldogs in playoffs

BY G R E G ORY GIACONELLI The 15th seeded Manhasset Indians defeated 18th seed Roslyn Bulldogs 60-56 in the Nassau A out-bracket game on Wednesday evening, led by Will Theodoropoulos and Danny Hedberg, who combined for 30 points.

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Theodoropoulos also collected seven rebounds. Eric Somer and Jonah Tener led Roslyn with 16 and 10 points respectively.

Manhasset head coach George Bruns said it was an exciting win and everyone stepped up their game against a strong Roslyn team.

“It’s a playoff game and teams are going to throw their best at you,” Bruns said. “Somehow, we managed to pull it out.

They’re a good team and having home court advantage is always worth a couple of points.”

Roslyn head coach Craig Murphy said even though they lost, he was very proud with how his team fought till the end. He added that they played together and never lost sight of what they were trying to do.

“The most confident thing I can say is we didn’t lose the game, they beat us,” Murphy said. They played mentally tough and stuck

to what they do, just like we did.

The game was dictated on who put the ball in more.”

Manhasset outscored Roslyn 17-11 in the opening quarter as Hedberg and Theodoropoulos paced the offense with seven and five points respectively.

Jacob Buchbinder led Roslyn with seven points in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, both teams recorded 17 points each but Manhasset held a 34-28 lead into halftime.

Jack Keogh led Manhasset in the second quarter with seven points, while Theodoropoulos added four points and totaled nine for the first half.

Somer paced Roslyn’s attack with six points in the second quarter, in which he posted two field goals and went 2-2 on the line.

Roslyn outplayed Manhasset 17-13 in the third quarter, but trailed by two points heading into the final frame.

Theodoropoulos led Manhasset with eight points in the third quarter. He sank three shots from the inside and went 2-3 on the line.

Somer led Roslyn in the third quarter with eight points by posting four field goals.

Manhasset outscored Roslyn 13-11 in the fourth quarter and held on to win 60-56, as they advanced to the first round of the playoffs.

Peter Conlan led Manhasset in the fourth quarter with five points. He hit a basket and went 3-4 on the line. Conlan finished

Manhasset sophomore guard Tom Santella (no. 21) and Roslyn junior guard Jacob Buchbinder (no. 12) the game with seven points, all coming in the second half.

Hedberg also went 3-4 on the line in the fourth quarter and finished the game with 10 points for Manhasset.

Theodoropoulos finished the second half with 11 points and led Manhasset with 20 in total.

Ben Perez led Roslyn in the fourth quarter with six points, as both of his shots came from outside the arc.

Somer and Tener led Roslyn in the second half with 10 and 5 points respectively and combined for 26 points overall.

Weekly Boys Basketball Scores Monday, Feb. 13 St. Dominic’s defeated St. Mary’s 77-69. Rob Rossiter led St. Dominic’s with 24 points,

while Anthony Lorusso posted 18 points and nine assists. Liam Kunkel led St. Mary’s with 28 points.

Tuesday, Feb. 14 St. John the Baptist defeated St. Mary’s 66-43. Alec Downs led St. John the Baptist with 19 points. Matt Lavin recorded 12 points, six assists and five rebounds while Dennis Sullivan chipped in with 10 points and five assists for St. John the Baptist. Justin Brown led St. Mary’s with 13 points.

Holy Trinity defeated Chaminade 92-88. Cam Wynter led Holy Trinity with 37 points. Brendan McGuire and Michael O’Connell led Chaminade with 24 and 23 points respectively.

Wednesday, Feb. 15 Bellmore JFK defeated Great Neck South 46-44.

Marco Travaglione made a

three-pointer with a minute left to extend nineteenth seeded Bellmore JFK’s lead over fourteenth seed Great Neck South to 45-41 in the Nassau Class A out-bracket game. Josh Eisner converted on a three-pointer with 2:45 left to give Bellmore JFK its first lead of the game at 40-39.

After Travaglione’s shot, Liam Blicher hooked a threepointer for Great Neck South to cut its deficit to 45-44. With nine seconds left, Eisner sank a free throw to extend Bellmore JFK’s lead to 46-44. Steven Carlson led Bellmore with 25 points and three rebounds while Travaglione added a double double with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Phillip Silverstein led Great Neck South with 17 points while Liam Blicher recorded nine points.

Thursday, Feb. 16 Calhoun defeated Herricks 78-51. Tom Cummings led fifth seeded Calhoun with 16 points over 12th seed Herricks in the first round of the Nassau Class AA playoffs.

Patrick Gardner and Jalen Rosemond each recorded 15 points apiece for Calhoun. Jordan Idaspe led Herricks with 19 points.

Port Washington defeated Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK 83-69. Xavier Merriweather led eighth seeded Port Washington with 24 points while Adam Mizrahi scored 20 points in the Nassau Class AA first round playoffs.

Port Washington will play top seed Uniondale on Wednesday, Feb. 22 in the quarterfinals..

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Lady Vikings sink Highlanders The fifth seeded Port Washington Lady Vikings defeated the 12th seed Herricks Lady Highlanders 57-31 in the Nassau Class AA first round playoff game Friday evening, led by Rachel Rosen’s triple double.

field goals.

Port Washington outscored Herricks 11-6 in the fourth quarter and went on to win 57-31.

Owens led Port Washington in the final quarter with four points. She went 2-2 on the line and added a shot from inside the arc.

Owens finished the second half with seven points and totaled 20 for the game.

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Rosen recorded 10 points, 10 assists, and 11 rebounds as Port Washington advances to the quarterfinals.

Rebecca Rosen added 11 points and six rebounds while Tyler Owens and Emma Waxman combined for 32 points for Port Washington.

Alannah O’Shea led the way for Herricks by posting nine points.

Port Washington head coach Dennis Trottier said their biggest key to victory was keeping Herricks’ top players in check and putting a lot of pressure on the opposition.

“The girls came out passionate and played intense,” Trottier said. “Our game plan was to stifle their ball handlers and they really stuck to it. They all worked as hard as they possibly could all game.”

Herricks head coach Jon Lavas said Port Washington’s quick transition game was too much for them to handle but the girls worked hard and fought till the end.

“We came out hard but you gotta tip your hat to a team that plays well,” Lavas said.

“We didn’t hit a lot of shots and we played defense twice as hard. This is one of the hardest working group of girls that you could ever come across.”

Herricks senior Alannah O’Shea (no. 12) and Port Washington senior guard/forward Rachel Rosen (no. 24) Port Washington jumped out to a commanding 21-5 lead in the first quarter.

Owens paced Port Washington’s attack with 10 points.

Waxman and the Rosen sisters rounded out Port Washington’s opening quarter offense by combining for 11 points.

Owens said riding a fast start helped set the tone for the rest of the game and allowed them to control the pace with their up-tempo style of play.

“It’s really important,” Owens said. “Every time we get to halftime, we slow down. We did not get into a funk and kept it up-tempo the whole time.”

Herricks outscored Port Washington 16-14 in the second quarter but trailed 35-21 going into halftime.

O’Shea led Herricks’ offense with seven points in the first half. She hit three two pointers and went 1-2 on the line.

The Rosen sisters led Port Washington with 11 points in the second quarter.

Rebecca went 2-2 on the line and added both a shot from the interior and three point range, while Rachel

scored a couple of baskets.

Rebecca finished the first half with 10 points while Rachel recorded eight.

Trottier said the sister’s chemistry on the court is strong and always gives the team a chance to win.

“The Rosen sisters work beautifully together,” Trottier said. “They’re both very athletic girls. They work on their offensive game and defensively, you can’t ask for more from two athletic girls who play three different varsity sports.”

Rachel said a big factor in her triple double performance was playing aggressive and sticking to the game plan.

“I think just being aggressive was the most important part,” Rachel said. “Getting the rebounds and moving up the court fast enough is the way we love to play. Once we do that, nothing can stop us and that’s what we proved here.”

In the third quarter, Port Washington outplayed Herricks 11-4 and led 46-25 heading into the final frame.

Waxman led Port Washington with eight points in the third quarter by posting four

Tuesday, Feb. 14 St. Mary’s defeated St. John the Baptist 73-50.

Kadaja Bailey led St. Mary’s with a double double by recording 20 points and 20 rebounds. Allanah Bradford scored 15 points while Daijah Martin added eight for St. Mary’s.

Wednesday, Feb. 15 Mineola defeated Great Neck South 53-52. Meaghan McCaffrey, who led Mineola with 19 points, converted on a layup with 6.9 seconds left to give 16th seeded Mineola a 5352 lead over 17th seed Great Neck South in the Nassau Class A out-bracket game.

Victoria Venus posted 12 points for Mineola. Kristen Renta and Jordana Ovadia led Great Neck South with 12 and 11 points respectively. Mineola will face top seed Elmont Thursday in the first round.

Floral Park defeated Garden City 54-49. Natalie Hickman led fifteenth seeded Floral Park by recording a double double with 20 points and 12 rebounds over eighteenth seed Garden City in the Nassau Class A out-bracket game.

Marykate Guerriero added 13 points and three assists while Aideen Gil had seven points, 10 rebounds and five assists for Floral Park. Flo-

ral Park will face second seed North Shore Thursday in the first round of the Class A playoffs.

Thursday, Feb. 16 North Shore defeated Floral Park 76-42.

Gabrielle Zaffiro led second seeded North Shore with 31 points, nine rebounds and eight assists over fifteenth seed Floral Park in the first round of the Nassau Class A playoffs while Ashleigh Sheerin added a double double with 13 points, 11 rebounds and five assists. Marykate Guerriero and Natalie Hickman led Floral Park with 11 and 10 points respectively.

Sewanhaka defeated Glen Cove 68-52.

Destiny Hurt led third seeded Sewanhaka with 34 points, six rebounds and three assists over fourteenth seed Glen Cove in the first round of the Nassau Class A playoffs. Kate Weinschreider added 14 points, nine rebounds and four assists. Sewanhaka will host sixth seed Mepham in the quarterfinals on Wednesday, Feb. 22.

Elmont defeated Mineola 75-46. Kem Nwabudu led top seeded Elmont with a double double of 18 points and 10 rebounds over sixteenth seed Mineola in the first round of the Nassau Class A playoffs.

Meaghan McCaffrey led Mineola with 17 points.

Saturday, Feb. 18 Carle Place defeated Wheatley 60-37. Abigail Selhorn led top seeded Carle Place with 18 points while Leah Burden added 16 points and Giana McKeough and Caroline McLaughlin led the defense in its Nassau Class B semifinal win over fourth seed Wheatley.

Allison Lamonica and Julia Braito led Wheatley with 15 and eight points respectively.

Indians tame Bulldogs in playoff squeaker Continued from Page 67 Friday, Feb. 17 Floral Park defeated Sewanhaka 63-55. Matt Jounakos led eighth seeded Floral Park with 18 points while Brian Fox added 16 points over ninth seed Sewanhaka in the first round of the Nassau Class A playoffs. Kamaal Chin and Giovany Brice led Sewanhaka with 15 and 13 points respec-

tively.

Floral Park will play top seed Elmont on Thursday, Feb. 23 in the quarterfinals.

Roosevelt defeated Manhasset 52-48.

Calvin Brown led second seeded Roosevelt with 11 points while Jaisyn Smith posted a double double with 10 points and 16 rebounds over fifthteenth seed Manhasset in the Nassau Class

A playoffs.

Danny Hedberg and Will Theodoropoulos led Manhasset with 13 and 10 points respectively.

Holy Trinity defeated St. Mary’s 93-55. Thornton Scott led Holy Trinity with 16 points.

Pierce Perry and Liam Kunkel led St. Mary’s with 17 and 15 points respectively.

St. Anthony’s defeated

Chaminade 64-62. Jon Harewood, who led St. Anthony’s with 36 points and eight assists, made a two-pointer with 30 seconds left to tie the game and send it overtime.

Mike Pavinelli collected 13 points and six assists while Tyrone Lyons posted seven points and 20 rebounds for St. Anthony’s. Kyle Murphy and Bobby Connors led Chaminade with

17 and 16 points respectively.

Sunday, Feb. 19 Oyster Bay defeated Wheatley 50-45. Anthony Reilly led top seeded Oyster Bay over fourth seeded Wheatley in the Nassau B semifinals with 21 points while Devon Marmorale added 19 points.

Michael Tragale and Peter Littman led Wheatley with 14 and 10 points respectively.

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Senior, 8th grader lead Port wrestlers

BY G R E G ORY GIACONELLI The Port Washington varsity wrestling team recently concluded another successful year.

Despite a season plagued with illness and a varsity lineup that included many underclassmen, the Port Washington squad finished the season with a 14-10 dual meet record, according to head coach Anthony Schettino.

“We’re very excited for the future and extremely proud of our wrestler’s efforts and accomplishments this past season,” Schettino said.

Schettino said the squad’s biggest wins came against powerhouse league rivals Hicksville, Garden City and Sewanhaka East.

They also managed to pick

up victories against teams from Suffolk County such as, Copiague, Bayport Bluepoint and Hampton Bays, Schettino said.

In addition, eighth grader Dan Gibson, sophomores Andrew Gaudiuso and Mark Napoli, and senior captains Michael Nahas and Henry Burns were all named Nassau Qualifying finalists.

Gaudiuso, Nahas, and Gibson were also named Nassau Conference Champions as well.

Schettino said Nahas capped off his career as a two time Nassau Conference Champion, an All-County wrestler, and was named the Outstanding Wrestler of the Nassau Qualifying Tournament.

Nahas also made history by scoring 124 career victories with Port Washington and became the fourth wrestler in pro-

gram history to reach 100 wins.

Gibson also made history by becoming a Nassau Conference Champion and the youngest to earn All-County honors.

He was also the youngest Nassau County Finalist in program history, in which he finished in second place at the County Championships on February 12 at Hofstra University.

Gibson also became the youngest wrestler in Port Washington’s program to reach the NYSPHSAA Section VIII Finals.

The eighth grade wrestler finished his season 25-5 overall, where he wrestled in two weight classes. He sports a 9-3 record at 113 pounds and a 16-2 mark at 106 pounds.

“Dan already has his sights on a future county title and knows what it will take to get there,” Schettino said.

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No star, no problem for LIU Post

BY T H OM A S A S B AT Y A N D JOSEPH IEMMA On Wednesday, Feb. 15, the LIU Post men’s basketball team beat the University of the District of Columbia, 88-67,without their leading scorer, senior forward Greg Dotson, who was out with an injury. With the win, the Pioneers extended their winning streak to four games.

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Head LIU Post men’s basketball coach Eric Smiles was pleased with his team’s performance. “We played great,” Smiles said. “We came out, executed on both sides of the floor, we moved the ball very well on offense. We had a lot of guys score double digits and get involved.”

Senior guard Jemal Mosley had 19 points in the first half and finished the game with 22. Other senior guard Jared Hall had 16 points on the night, going 8 for 14 from the field, along with three rebounds and three assists. Aary Bibens, a red-shirt junior guard, had 13 points, five rebounds and two assists.

The Pioneers shot 47.9 percent from the field on the night, 40.9 percent from behind the arc and 84.6 percent from the free throw line.

In the last three minutes of the first half, the Pioneers went on an 11-2 run to go into halftime with a commanding 49-35 lead. Mosley sank four three pointer in the first half. Junior guard Kyle McLeggan sank one.

The Pioneers continued their scoring from the first half to the second, coming out of the gate scoring 11 points in the first 5 minutes, making the margin 20 points with a 60-40 lead with 14 minutes left in the game. .

Freshman forward Kyle Doucette almost finished with a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds and two blocks. Mcleggan contributed with eight points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals.

Three days later, on Saturday, Feb. 18, LIU Post hosted Queens College, a team that beat them on Jan. 14, 100-76, and a team that hold the 6th spot in the playoffs, just above the Pioneers.

Before the Queens College game, Smiles said, “We have to come out and play hard, we didn’t give a good effort over there so we have to come out and make shots and move the ball. “They (Queens) shoot the most threes at the best percentage, so we have to do a good job taking away their shot.”

After their win against UDC, Post was just half a game back in the standings from making that 6th playoff spot. It was Senior Day at the Pratt Center on Feb. 18. Looking to give their home fans a fitting send-off, the Pioneers started off hot. Just four minutes after tip-off, the up-tempo Pioneer

offense, spearheaded by play making senior point guard Jared Hall, had tallied 12 points in just seven possessions.

With an early eight-point lead and an invigorated home crowd behind them, all signs pointed to the Pioneers taking and holding a commanding first half lead over the under-sized Queens College Knights. However, ten costly turnovers by the Pioneers in the first half quickly gave momentum to the sharp shooting Queens Knights, and they capitalized.

The Knights outscored the Pioneer’s by 23 points. With two minutes left to play in the first half, the Knights’ lead had swelled to a 15 point margin, putting the Pioneers in a precarious position as they headed to the locker room down 43-31.

“It was a tough first half, we made some miscalculations,” Smiles said of the team’s first half performance. Queens College had shot over 54% from behind the three point arch in the first half, and out rebounded the Pioneers 18-11.

In an attempt to turn the tide of this game, Smiles looked to his bench and inserted freshman forward Hall Elisais. Elisais made his presence known in the first half, blocking one shot and scoring a two point basket off a missed lay up within his first minute of action.

“He’s a beast,” Smiles said, “He’s just a freshman; he’s going to be really good for us next year.” Elisais went on to sink all eight of his free throw attempts Just like that, the Knights’ lead had shrunken to three, with just over six minutes to go. The Pioneers made one last push to take their first lead since the first half, but the Knights scored 17 points in the final minutes of the game, beating the Pioneers on their home court, 84-72.

For seniors Jared Hall, Greg Dotson, who returned for the first time since being injured, and Jemal Mosely, the three seniors on the team, Saturday’s game was their last on their home court. “It’s disappointing we couldn’t get a win for our guys [seniors],” Smiles said. With an overall record of 9-17, this will be the first losing season under Coach Smiles in his [four years as head coach?]. But, Smiles remains optimistic about next season. “We were a young team this year, but next year we are going to be a really good team.”

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

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Frosh, soph lead LIU Post women

BY S H E L BY TOWNSEND The LIU Post women’s basketball team dominated in its match against the University of the District of Columbia Feb. 15, with a 72-52 win over the Firebirds.

LIU Post 72 University of DC 52 Freshman forward Mikaiya Moore and sophomore forward Sasha Patterson both scored in the double figures, with 21 and 17 points, respectively. As a team, the Pioneers gained 22 points off of turnovers.

A lay up from senior guard Kylie Garret at the beginning of the second quarter started a 14-4 run by the Pioneers, and they went into the half with a 14- point lead over the Firebirds.

“We’ve had the lead the past three games and we’ve come out sluggish in the third quarter, and we had to try and do something different today,” LIU Post head women’s basketball coach Deirdre Moore said.

“We had to come out and play with the same intensity that we played with in the first half.”

Moore was referring to her team’s two recent losses against New York Institute of Technology and Roberts Wesleyan College. During the game against NYIT on Feb. 4, the Bears led the Pioneers by four points at the half, and the Pioneers were able to gain a one point lead at the beginning of the fourth quarter but ultimately lost the game 59-53.

During their most recent match up at Roberts Wesleyan Feb. 11, the Pioneers led the

home team by 15 points at the half, but an 11-2 run by the Redhawks in the fourth quarter led them to a 78-70 win over the Pioneers.

The Pioneers last played UDC on their home court on Jan. 4, and won by one point in overtime 84-83. The Pioneers led the Firebirds by ten points late in the fourth quarter, but a string of turnovers and a buzzer beater by UDC’s Shantel Oliver forced the game into overtime.

During the second half of Wednesday’s game against UDC, the Pioneers seemed to have learned from those last three games, as they never let their lead fall below eight points.

“I thought that we got more control of the game late in the third quarter and the beginning of the fourth quarter than we did the last time [against UDC],” Moore said.

The Pioneers returned to the Pratt Recreation Center Feb. 18 for their last home game against Queens College, losing 76-56.

The Pioneers were able to hold a small lead for most of the first quarter, but a 7-1 run by the Knights left the home team down by five by the end of the first quarter. The Knights continued to increase their lead for the rest of the game.

“I wish that we had eight defenders because needed two on 11 and two on 12,” Moore said, referring to Queens College’s two best players, Madison Rowland and MacKenze Rowland, who both finished with 21 and 22 points, respectively.

More said her offense struggled in the game, scoring only 56 points, but averaging 66 points per game this season.

Freshman Mikaiya Moore

led the Pioneers in scoring with 14 points and tallying eight rebounds. Sophomore Sasha Patterson finished with 12 points and five rebounds.

Going into this game, the Pioneers were tied with Daemen College for the 6th spot for the playoffs. With their loss against Queens College, and Daemen winning its game against Molloy College on the same day, the Pioneers are now one game behind Daemen for the playoff spot. To make the playoffs, Daemen must lose at least once, and LIU Post must win its final two games.

The Pioneers will return to action Feb. 22, when they take on the University of Bridgeport in Bridgeport, Conn. at 5 p.m.

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