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$300K in fake bags found Sold out of NHP store: Singas BY R E B ECC A K L A R A Queens man was arraigned after allegedly selling approximately $300,000 worth of fake designer bags out of his New Hyde Park shoe repair store, Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced last Wednesday. Edid Yakubov, 56, was arraigned last Tuesday before Judge Maxine Broderick of Second District Court on one count of firstdegree counterfeiting. He was released on his own recognizance and is due back in court on Aug. 14. The district attorney’s oﬃce and the Nassau County Police Department started a joint investigation of Yakubov’s store, Ral’s Shoe Repair, located at 1633a Hillside Ave., in April, following a tip. The investigation found Yakubov was buying counterfeit Louis Vuitton and Michael Kors handbags for $25 to $30 and selling them for $45, the district attorney’s oﬃce said. Continued on Page 82

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Third track construction begins Six projects set for New Hyde Park, Floral Park and Mineola in 2018 BY R E B ECC A K L A R

ground on the anticipated, and often contested, Main Line ExThe Metropolitan Trans- pansion project with major conportation Authority is breaking struction projects coming to New Hyde Park, Floral Park and Mineola later this year. There are 10 projects starting between now and 2019 as part of the $2.6 billion plan to build a third track on the 9.8-mile Main Line

that stretches from Floral Park to Hicksville, six of which are within Floral Park, New Hyde Park and Mineola. Among the projects is the removal of the Covert Avenue street crossing, the addition of an elevator at the Floral Park station and the creation of a new parking garage in Mineola. The groundwork for next

winter’s work on the Covert Avenue crossing elimination has already begun with utility lines relocated near the New Hyde Park crossing. The Covert Avenue street crossing is the first of seven crossings that will be eliminated along the Main Line, and is expected to be done in the winter of 2019. Continued on Page 82

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Give us a speed bump: Rare infection kills Stewart Ave. residents Belmont worker Homeowners ask NHP board to address speeding Bacterial sepsis is the likely cause: CDC BY R E B ECC A K L A R

Melissa McCann, a mother of two, said she may need to sell her Stewart Avenue home in New Hyde Park to keep her boys safe from speeding cars. “It’s sad, because I love my neighbors and the village, but my children’s safety is obviously [my] primary concern,” McCann said at last Tuesday’s village board meeting. “And my children cannot be safe as it is now.” McCann, along with a handful of other residents, asked the New Hyde Park village board to add speed bumps or choose another option to mend the problem along their residential road during the meeting. Mayor Lawrence Montreuil said the board would look! further into the situation to come up with a solution. Montreuil said as far as immediate action, he would reach out to the Nassau County Police Department. McCann said in an interview after the meeting that village workers came the day after residents spoke to the board and repainted the lines on the corner, which she said may make it more obvious for cars to stop. She said she hopes the village still decides to create a speed bump, or take further measures. Eﬀorts to reach Montreuil were unavailing. McCann said she has two boys, ages 6 and 8. Her younger son has autism and is very low functioning with severe cognitive delays, she said. With four and half years of extensive therapies, McCann said, her son is functioning at an 18-month-old level. “We can’t let him play outside. People speed down the street and with his delays he has a very long processing time,”

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Stewart Avenue residents asked the New Hyde Park board for a speed bump, but one resident said a speed radar sign, like this one seen on Roslyn Road, may help the situation, too. McCann said. “If a car comes speeding, he doesn’t have time to react.” She won’t even let her son play in the front yard without holding his hand, McCann said. McCann also said she had no idea about the speeding before she moved in – and if she had she never would have moved there. She added that she believes the issue has gotten worse over the years. Tom Magaldi, another Stewart Avenue resident who spoke Tuesday night, said the increase in navigation apps has led more people down the residential road to cut through and avoid traﬃc and red lights. McCann agreed, noting that many drivers cut through on Stewart to avoid the lights on Tulip Avenue, Hempstead Turnpike or Jericho Turnpike. Magaldi also said the road will likely get more speeders when the new arena at Belmont Park is built. It may have up to 200 events a year. “We’re looking for any resolution that’s going to change behavior,” Magaldi said. “Every-

body in this room is guilty of, at one point, riding down a residential street speeding … Nobody does it maliciously, we’re just not thinking.” Trustee Richard Pallisco floated the idea of increased street signage during the meeting, but others questioned if that would change behavior. “I don’t think just putting up another speed limit sign or children at play or anything like that is eﬀective,” McCann said in the interview. McCann said a radar speed sign, which measures and states drivers’ speeds as they pass, may work as a viable option instead of speed bumps. McCann added that this is not a problem her family will grow out of; even when her younger son is 18 he is going to cognitively be a child, she said. “So as I see it, if the traﬃc patterns don’t change my family has to leave,” McCann said. Reach reporter Rebecca Klar by email at rklar@theislandnow. com, by phone at 516-307-1045, ext. 204, or follow her on Twitter @rebeccaklar_.

A Belmont Park backstretch worker likely died of a rare bacterial infection, according to the state Health Department and testing by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The employee, whose name was withheld for privacy reasons, was found unconscious on June 1 outside a housing unit in the Belmont backstretch where he or she lived. The worker was then transported to a hospital, but died on June 6. According to the CDC and Department of Health, the cause of death was likely bacterial sepsis, in this case stemming from an infection of Klebsiella spreading throughout the body. The infection can prove fatal if the immune system is overwhelmed. The New York state Department of Health previously suspected it was a case of hantavirus, an infection caused by a virus in rodent droppings, because most people contract the infection by breathing in the excretions in confined areas.

A commercial lab in California had found a positive result for hantavirus, but the CDC came up with a negative result. The New York Racing Association, which runs the horse races at Belmont, has relocated employees living in “substandard housing,” will continue “remediation eﬀorts” under the department’s oversight, and “immediately overhaul its pest management practices,” according to the state Health Department. Among the planned changes are “rigorous building maintenance to limit routes of entry,” a new waste management strategy, closer monitoring, and better rodent control and trapping practices. “NYRA is committed to modernizing backstretch facilities at Belmont Park to support the health and well-being of the backstretch community,” Pat McKenna, the communications director for NYRA, said in a statement. “NYRA will continue to address pest control measures throughout Belmont Park and will implement all of New York State’s recommendations.”

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A worker at Belmont Park died earlier this month, likely of bacterial sepsis.

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Curran, Suozzi say 10 kids separated from parents well treated at MercyFirst in Syosset BY G R E TC H E N KELLER Two more migrant children who were separated from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border have been placed at the MercyFirst home for children in Syosset, bringing the total!there to 10. The numbers were disclosed by U.S. Rep.! Tom Suozzi (DGlen Cove) and Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, who visited the facility and held a news conference on Monday. One of the biggest concerns, said Curran, is the trauma that the children are experiencing. “The thing that we’re very concerned about these children is the psychological and physical toll of being separated from their families even for a short period,” she said. “The damage can be very hard to overcome.” But Curran said the children are receiving exceptional care and commended MercyFirst for its service. “These children are being very well taken care of at MercyFirst. They are getting fed, they are getting the care they

need, they are getting education, sports, woodworking, I mean you name it,” said Curran. “They’re getting everything; healthcare, wonderful nutrition.” Over the weekend, two more children came to the facility, one on Friday and one in the early hours of Monday morning. The children at the facility are from Guatemala, Honduras, Brazil and Nicaragua. There is a 4-year-old, 5-year-old, 6-yearold, two 7-year-olds, a 9-yearold, an 11-year-old, two 14-yearolds and one 17-year-old. The children are half boys and half girls. The original eight children have spoken to their parents by telephone, Suozzi said, but not the newest two because “they are still being processed.” Suozzi said that he did not know why the two children arrived over the weekend despite President Donald Trump’s executive order to stop the separation of families when trying to cross the border from Mexico illegally. “We don’t know the answer as to why that happened,” said Suozzi. Suozzi said that it is unclear

the children were very limited, “we did make a point of saying hello and good luck in rudimentary Spanish,” adding that the children responded kindly. “This is a very professionally run environment,” said Suozzi about MercyFirst. “They’ve been doing this for a long time, and they’re professionally trained in child welfare issues.” Last! weekend, Suozzi visited the Tornillo detention facility outside El Paso, Texas, with a bipartisan congressional delegation.! Many migrant children are being held there after being separated from their parents. Suozzi said that he was surPHOTO BY GRETCHEN KELLER prised to learn that when people are apprehended when trying to illegally cross the border, they Congressman Tom Suozzi and Nassau County Executive are first brought into the system Laura Curran in a press conference discussing the now 10 through a law enforcement promigrant children at MercyFirst in Syosset who were sepacedure. rated from their families at the border. Every person is then entered into a system and has a trackSuozzi said that he did not ing number. Suozzi said that his when the children will be reunited with their parents. During his see any obvious signs of distress biggest concern is dealing with visit, he said he was surprised to in the children, and said that the younger children. “My big conlearn that some of the children attitudes of the children are as cern, is when you’ve got a child have been in the Syosset facil- positive as they could be in the that’s 4 years old or younger ity since early May, while some circumstances. Although Suozzi that’s somewhere in the system. said that their interactions with came in June. Continued on Page 82

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Burger fills missing spot on NHP board Appointed trustee will finish out term of the late Donald Barbieri, who died in February BY R E B ECC A K L A R Rainer Burger has been an active member of the New Hyde Park community through his work with the Boy Scouts, but it is his career working with transportation construction that he said will most likely help him the most in his new spot on the New Hyde Park village board. Burger, who was originally from Floral Park but has lived in the village for about 30 years, works for AECOM Tishman, a construction and design firm, as a consultant to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. His primary function is overseeing the LaGuardia Airport redevelopment project, Burger said. His work with construction plans will be helpful with the onPHOTO COURTESY OF RAINER BURGER going Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s third track project that will aﬀect the village, he Rainer Burger was appointed to the New Hyde Park village said. board to finish out the late Trustee Donald Barbieri’s term. Before getting involved with construction consulting, Burger the community as a scoutmaster Burger said, he’s always seen the served in the U.S. Air Force. for Boy Scout Troop 298. value in “service before self.” He has also been involved in After serving in military, He views serving on the vil-

“ ’m honored to serve the village. Honored that the trustees, as well as the mayor, have asked me to come forward to fill the big shoes of Barbieri. He was a fixture in our town, and very active in the community, so I could never fill his shoes, but I hope I can do my best and help in the community interest as we move forward.” Rainer Burger NEW HYDE PARK VILLAGE BOARD

lage board as another way to give back to the community, he said. He added that serving as a trustee is a “natural stepping stone” to transition from high school volunteering. “I’m honored to serve the village,” Burger said. “Honored that the trustees, as well as the mayor, have asked me to come forward to fill the big shoes of Barbieri. He was a fixture in our town, and very active in the

community, so I could never fill his shoes, but I hope I can do my best and help in the community interest as we move forward.” Barbieri died in February after decades with multiple sclerosis. Burger will finish out Barbieri’s term, which extends until the March election. Although his time on the board has just begun, Burger said he is already considering running for his own term.

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Schwartz drops state Senate run Endorses former opponent, Anna Kaplan, who now faces no Democrats in race against Phillips

BY R E B ECC A K L A R Brad Schwartz has dropped out of the Democratic primary for the state Senate’s 7th District seat and is endorsing his former opponent, North Hempstead Town Councilwoman Anna Kaplan. She is now running unopposed for the party nomination. The seat is currently held by state Sen. Elaine Phillips (R-Flower Hill). Schwartz said that despite being “the top fundraiser among declared challengers for the New York state Senate and, one of the most media covered state legislative campaigns in New York,” it is time for the party to unite behind one nominee. “I am profoundly grateful to all my supporters, volunteers and incredible campaign staﬀ who made this experience possible,” Schwartz said. “As I have said all along, campaigns aren’t about candidates, they are about the shared mission among all those involved. In the Democratic campaign for District 7, the mutual priority is to win the NY state

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Brad Schwartz, a Port Washington resident, has dropped out of the race for New York State Senate District 7. senate by flipping this vital swing seat - a victory that would deliver the full power of Albany into the resistance against the dangerous policies of Donald Trump.” Schwartz, a Port Washington resident and former television

producer, had raised a little more than $115,171 for his campaign, based on campaign filing records. There are currently no campaign finance filing records for Kaplan’s state Senate campaign. Kaplan had received strong

support from the party, with endorsements from Nassau County Democratic Chairman Jay Jacobs, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Democratic Senate Campaign Committee Chairman Michael Gianaris and North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth when she announced her run in May. Assemblyman Chuck Lavine (D-Glen Cove) had endorsed Schwartz in the campaign. In a statement Kaplan called Schwartz “a hard-working community advocate on Long Island with a bright future.” “He is someone I look forward to working with during this campaign and during my time as an elected oﬃcial bringing real change through government,” Kaplan added. “This seat is vital in gaining a Democratic majority in the state Senate and passing important legislation dealing with gun reform, taxes, education and more. I am honored to represent the Democratic Party this election.” Schwartz said he is supporting Kaplan for the greater benefit of Long Islanders and New York-

ers, saying she has advocated for common sense gun legislation, women’s reproductive rights, the Child Victims Act, election reform and environmental protection. “Together as a unified voice, I know we can win back Albany and pass these vital pieces of legislation for New York; and, defend our state from currently destructive federal policies,” Schwartz said. Eﬀorts to reach Senator Phillips were unavailing. Democrats make up about 40 percent of the 231,317 registered voters in District 7; Republicans make up 29 percent, according to state records. Another quarter of registered voters do not have a party aﬃliation. Despite the Democratic plurality, in 2016 Phillips defeated Democrat Adam Haber by a 51 percent to 49 percent margin. Reach reporter Rebecca Klar by email at rklar@theislandnow. com, by phone at 516-307-1045, ext. 204, or follow her on Twitter @rebeccaklar_.

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Speaking of refugees from experience Anna Kaplan blasts zero-tolerance immigration policy, citing her journey from Iran BY R E B ECC A K L A R

In 1979, Anna Kaplan was living in Iran with her Jewish family amid the nation’s revolution. Her parents, not yet ready to leave, sent 13-year-old Anna to America along with 39 other young people to take refuge under the care of the Lubavitcher rebbe, she said. The United States took her in with open arms, said Kaplan, now a Town of North Hempstead councilwoman and a Democratic candidate for the 7th Senate District seat. Her story, and platform, are two reason she’s speaking out against President Donald Trump’s zero tolerance policy regarding illegal immigration, she said. “The tapestry of the fiber of this country is made out of immigrants,” Kaplan said. “And to see what’s happening now, and to see children ripped apart from their parents, toddlers and infants and young children, it just really breaks my heart.” Trump’s policy led to the separation of children and parents crossing at the U.S.Mexico border, and the placing of children in detention centers. He later signed an executive order that would detain families together. More than 2,300 children were separated from their families, according to government figures. Some have been reunited,

family. In Chicago, she went to school and a couple of years later was reunited with her family members, who applied for asylum and were granted green cards and later citizenship. “It was really wonderful,” Kaplan said on being reunited with her parents. “After a revolution, you just never know what’s going to happen.” Although Kaplan was young during the Iranian revolution, she said she still remembers the protests and guns fired at all hours. It was a troubling time for all minorities, including Jews like her family, she said. “That uncertainty and feeling of not being safe I think really stays with you all your PHOTO BY REBECCA KLAR life,” Kaplan said. However, the openness of America and the American people helped inspire Kaplan Town of North Hempstead Councilto pursue a career in government, she said. woman Anna Kaplan, seen here at the She began on the Great Neck Library New Hyde Park Memorial Day parade, Board – but was hesitant to run for oﬃce at is speaking out on President Donald first, she said. Trump’s zero tolerance policy. It was her husband who pointed out how she always talks bout how grateful she but it is not clear how long it will take for is for this country and all the opportunities the rest to be returned to their families. it gave her that gave her the final push, she Kaplan was apart from her parents, said. though by choice, in her first few years in Serving in elected oﬃce is a way of givthe United States. ing back, Kaplan said. She traveled from New York, where she “I come from a country that, we did not arrived, to Chicago to live with a Jewish vote, we did not really have a voice, and

as minorities we tried to keep a very low profile,” Kaplan said. “And Great Neck, having a lot of Iranian-American residents, it was important to really bring the awareness that we are American, we’re IranianAmericans now, and that it’s important to register and vote because you can be heard, your voice can be heard – and it’s not just a right it’s really a duty to be part of this democracy.” Kaplan is running for the seat currently held by state Sen. Elaine Phillips (R-Flower Hill). Kaplan was endorsed by Nassau County Democratic Chairman Jay Jacobs and Gov. Andrew Cuomo when she kicked oﬀ her campaign at the end of April. During his endorsement, Cuomo said Kaplan “represents the values that really speak to Nassau and New York state and what this country is all about,” adding that Kaplan has lived the “American story.” People come to the United States to seek asylum and should not all be lumped in as “illegal,” Kaplan said. Kaplan said that America’s democracy and liberties are “next to none,” adding that when something isn’t right “we all need to speak out.” “This is not the country we all know,” Kaplan said. “This is not the America we all proudly call our home.”

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GOP blocks more NIFA borrowing

Legislature Republicans vote down measure to borrow $400M for property tax refunds BY LU K E TORRANCE The Nassau County Legislature voted down a bill last week that would have given the Nassau Interim Finance Authority the ability to borrow more than $400 million more to pay tax refunds owed to commercial property owners. The vote was mostly split down party lines, with Republicans voting against it and Democrats voting for it. Josh Lafazan (I-Syosset), who usually caucuses with the Democrats, voted against the measure. “Sounds like it’s just a balance transfer on a credit card,” Legislator Steven Rhoades (R-Bellmore) said, according to Newsday. But Democrats like Delia DeRiggi-Whitton (D-Glen Cove) saw it as a missed opportunity. “For years the refunds issue has been ignored … and now we’re in a situation where any time the county can be ordered to pay,” she said. “I don’t like to borrow, but I thought this would be a good way to do it.” According to Newsday, an

The Nassau County Legislature at its first meeting in January. oﬃcial with the Curran administration said the county could not immediately pay the $360 million in tax settlements due. Borrowing through NIFA would allow these payments to be spread out until 2041 if necessary. And DeRiggiWhitton pointed out that NIFA has a higher credit rating than Nassau, which means it would

be allowed to borrow money at a lower rate than the county. “Now" if the county has to bond for it,"it"will be at a higher rate,” she said. “I’m not understanding what their reasons were for voting against it.” Presiding Oﬃcer Rich Nicolello (R-New Hyde Park) said he voted against it because he did

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IDA improvements to come: Kessel BY LU K E TOR R A N C E

Nassau County Industrial Development Agency Chairman Richard Kessel said he wanted the IDA to continue its recent upward trend, but said the agency has to go beyond what it has been doing in recent years. “We want to try and improve on what’s been done,” said Kessel, who previously led the state Power Authority. In the most recent report from the state comptroller’s office on the county IDA, the net tax exemption per job gained in Nassau in 2016 was" $3,003, the lowest since 2012. But that number was higher than" Westchester County’s" $2,961" per job gained and more than six times the amount that Suffolk’s IDA exempted per job gained. The most recent numbers are from 2016; Kessel did not join the IDA until he was appointed by County Executive Laura Curran earlier this year. A report on the Nassau IDA’s performance this year will likely be released in 2020. Kessel was reluctant to discuss the 2016 numbers. “I’m not going to comment on things that happened in the past,” he said. “You can read statistics all different ways.” But he did say that Nassau could have done better in examining projects, saying that there were “some awards that were controversial in nature.” Kessel touted reforms that have made the approval process more rigor-

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Nassau IDA Chairman Richard Kessel, shown during his time running the Long Island Power Authority. ous and transparent. Projects seeking approval now require a presentation before the entire board of directors; the board must review it and allow a public hearing before it can be approved. “If there are concerns about PILOTs or the project’s location, we can look at that as well before approval,” he said, referring to payments in lieu of taxes. “It’s a delicate balance between wanting to keep companies and create jobs but also protecting the taxpayer. We need to do a better job than what was done in the

past.” He also said that the IDA would hold quarterly meetings that are open to the public and that exemptions would no longer be given to storage facilities and car dealerships. He said the IDA would like to focus on projects that deal with renewable energy — an area of expertise for Kessel — and transit-oriented development. Unlike Suﬀolk, most of the tax exemptions go to retaining jobs rather than creating them. Kessel didn’t necessarily

see this as a problem. “There is a balancing of what you need to do, so I would not belittle job retention,” he said. “But bringing new industries is going to be critically important.” Kessel said that the IDA was important to Nassau because “you can only raise taxes so much” and bringing in new business was a way to draw revenue. When it comes to revenue from those businesses, though, Nassau also" lags behind. The county was able to recover 50.79 percent of its tax exemptions through PILOTs in 2016, a big improvement over 2012 and 2013, when only about a third of tax exemptions were recovered. But Suffolk and Westchester were able to recover 73 and 66 percent of their PILOTs, respectively. Kessel said that the PILOTs would be looked at on a “case by case basis” to find something that “makes sense.” He did say that the IDA could improve communication with the local communities to determine how a project would affect school taxes. “We’ve"made it a point to reach out to officials, and I think that’s critically important,” he said. “We" don’t want to be in a situation where the community is in an uproar for creating an increase in school taxes.” Reach reporter Luke Torrance by email at ltorrance@theislandnow.com, by phone at 516-307-1045, ext. 214, or follow him on Twitter @LukeATorrance.

Three NHP Girl Scouts When North Shore receive Silver Award broke from Hempstead BY G R E TC H E N K E LL E R

Girl Scout Silver Award, the second most prestigious award in the organization. It was presented on June 11 at the Elk Lodge in New Hyde Park by Mayor Lawrence Montreuil and North Hempstead Town Councilman Angelo Ferrara. The ninth-graders volunteered at Continued on Page 82

BY LU K E TOR R A N C E

On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress ratified the Declaration of Independence, breaking away from the British Empire. But by then, the Town of North Hempstead had already declared its independence. On Sept. 23, 1775, a group of North Shore residents agreed to break away from the Town of Hempstead. “The southern part of the Town of Hempstead was mostly British citizens, they liked the status quo and didn’t want a revolution,” said Howard Kroplick, the historian for the Town of North Hempstead. The northern part of Hempstead, he said, was mostly of Dutch ancestry. Based on gravestones in Monfort Cemetery in Port Washington, Kroplick said that colonists of Dutch descent began settling in PHOTO COURTESY OF AILEEN CORCORAN the area around the 1730s. These groups settled in Great Neck and Port Washington/Manhasset, the latter of Scouts are awarded the Girl Scouts Silver Award at Elks Lodge in New which was referred to as Cow Neck at the Hyde Park on June 11. (Left to right: Picture of the girls with New Hyde Park time. Mayor Lawrence Montreuil and North Hempstead Town Councilman Angelo As tensions rose between Great Britain and the American colonies in the 1770s, so Ferrara (L to R – North Hempstead Town Councilman Angelo Ferrara, too did tensions between Loyalists and revoAllison Corcoran, Amanda Joa, Gabrielle Petriello, New Hyde Park Mayor lutionaries.

Three Cadettes of Girl Scout Troop 1402 said they knew that they wanted to give back to their community and found their inspiration in family experiences. The three, Allison Corcoran, Amanda Joa and Gabrielle Petriello, earned their

Lawrence Montreuil.)

In the summer of 1775, the Town of Hempstead signed an oath of loyalty to King George III, several months after skirmishes between colonial militias and the British Army took place in Concord, Mass. “That broke" the back of the northern settlers,” Kroplick said. “They didn’t want any part of that. So the 1775"declaration of independence was a reaction to that.” “Their general conduct is inimical to freedom, we be no further"considered as part of the township of Hempstead than is consistent with peace, liberty and safety; therefore in all matters relative to the Congressional plan, we shall consider"ourselves an entire, separate and independent beat or district,” the group wrote in the 1775 declaration. Among those who signed were Adrian Onderdonck, who would serve as the first supervisor for the Town of North Hempstead, and Thomas Dodge and"Petrus Onderdonck, who would go on to fight in the Continental Army. Kroplick said there are no historical records that he could find that indicated what the reaction was among the leaders in the Town of Hempstead to a northern secession. Nine months after the 1775"declaration was signed, British troops under the comContinued on Page 83

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Books to return to G.N. Library shelves Board votes to approve $38K in new shelving; director says over 6,000 books can be added BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN The Great Neck Library Board of Trustees set the stage for making thousands more books readily available to patrons last week, approving the purchase of nearly $38,000 worth of shelving and joining a subscription service that would allow librarians to get books from other systems nationally. Critics have spoken about a shortage of shelving and books following the two-year renovation of the Main Library in fall 2016, saying tens of thousands of books were discarded or are no longer on the shelves. “The pervasive paucity of shelving throughout the newly renovated library building became apparent as soon as Main reopened at the end of 2016,” Rebecca Gilliar, who worked to save over 10,000 books set to be discarded after the renovation, said on Tuesday. “The new library director, hired a few months ago, now has to tackle problems from the past as she encounters them.” The Great Neck Library ac-

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The Main Library could be seeing a few thousand more books after the installation of new shelving. knowledged a FOIA request sent by email for documents pertaining to the number of books in circulation, in storage and discarded at the Main Library between 2013 and 2018 and said “that some time is needed to process and gather the information” requested.

New York State Library data, with its most recent available statistics dated 2016, suggests an overall drop in circulation and books throughout the Great Neck Library system. There were 218,573 adult books and 159,012 children’s books in circulation in 2011, ac-

cording to the data – a total of 377,585. In 2016, there were 127,800 adult books and 97,574 children’s books in circulation, the data suggests, a decline of 152,211. The shelving was discussed in earlier library committee meetings, including a finance and

Main Library committee meeting on June 14, when library Director Denise Corcoran said the $37,868.14 proposal could allow more than 6,000 books to return to the shelves. At those meetings, Corcoran said the library doesn’t yet have the entire children’s collection on the shelves and that by adding 21 sections of special shelving, worth $8,852.38, librarians could bring out the “Easy Reader” collection, oﬀer more nonfiction books and add books available in 10 other languages – a boost from the current three. “We’re looking at between 2,800 and 3,000 books that we’d be able to get out in the children’s area with that shelving,” Corcoran said. Additionally, Corcoran noted that the art books – “the majority of them are oversized and very heavy books” – are on inappropriate shelving where they stick out and currently present a danger. Consequently, by adding more size-appropriate shelving along a staircase with additional movable shelving in the gallery Continued on Page 83

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Opinion

OUR VIEWS

L.I. given platform on immigration

resident Donald Trump’s views on immigration were well known the first time he came to Long Island to tout his policies and efforts to combat MS-13 gang violence here. Trump kicked off his presidential campaign in June 2015 by demonizing Mexican immigrants: “They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists."And some, I assume, are good people.” And he repeatedly linked Mexicans and others from Central America with increasing the crime rate and unemployment in this country. So it was little surprise when Trump came to Brentwood in July 2017 to falsely claim that MS-13, a transnational gang that has ties to El Salvador and uses machetes to kill, had turned Long Island neighborhoods into “bloodstained killing fields.” And when he returned to Long Island in May, Trump repeatedly referred to gang members as “animals” and called for the country’s political leadership to toughen “horrible”" immigration laws. This was the start of a midterm elections campaign centered on stoking resentment and anger among his base. The tipoff was the timing of his Long Island visit. From January 2016 through April 2017, the Suffolk County police said there were 17 murders committed by MS-13. In Nassau County, there were six MS-13 murders. But the gang had not killed a single person on Long Island in a year. Need an explanation? See above.

On Wednesday, Trump once again used Long Island as a backdrop in his election campaign, twice claiming he"had “liberated towns” on Long Island with his tough tactics. Never mind that the reduction in MS-13 crime was actually the result of eﬀective local law enforcement with the help of the federal government. But what happened to the “animals” that were threatening Long Island the month before? The explanation is the outrage which greeted a “zero tolerance’ policy implemented by his administration in which children as young as three months old were ripped from their parents’ arms at the U.S. border and placed in what amounted to prisons. And Trump’s need to distract people from his reversal of the policy after it appeared to be doing more political harm than good. In its place, the administration began making plans to house up to 100,000 migrants – including children – in modern-day internment camps for an undetermined amount of time. And on Sunday, Trump took a page out of the dictator playbook by saying that people who enter the United States illegally should be sent back immediately to where they came from without any judicial process. The Constitution be damned. Long Island was once against thrust into the limelight when it was learned that a location in Syosset was housing 10 of the more than 2,000 children separated from their parents, many of whom had traveled 1,000 miles to escape gang violence.

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The children had been shipped oﬀ, often in the dead of night by plane and by bus, to locations across the country with no system in place to ever reunite them with their parents. Making this unspeakable cruelty worse is that Trump’s justifications are lies. Immigrants are not a crime threat. Native-born Americans are incarcerated at almost twice the rate of undocumented immigrants and nearly three times the rate of legal immigrants. And crime rates in America are at historic lows. So are border crossings. They are a fraction of what they were 10 years ago, and more Mexicans are leaving the country than entering. But repugnant as it is, fearmongering and demonizing mi-

norities can be politically eﬀective. Voters who supported Trump in the 2016 Republican primary approved of family separation by a 45-point margin, 68 percent to 23 percent, according to YouGov/ Economist polling conducted this month. In recent remarks, Trump has referred to immigrants as “breeders” and claimed immigrants had “infested” and “invaded” this country. Infestations are caused by insects and rats – not people. There is a long, sad dark history of leaders who use words like that to describe people and where that leads. For all these reasons, people on Long Island – elected and unelected – should use the elevated

position Trump has assigned us to oppose his immigration policies and" embrace the words of President Ronald Reagan in his farewell address. “I’ve spoken of the shining city all my political life, but I don’t know if I ever quite communicated what I saw when I said it,” Reagan said. “But in my mind it was a tall, proud city built on rocks stronger than oceans, windswept, Godblessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace; a city with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity. And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here. That’s how I saw it, and see it still.”

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KREMER’S CORNER

Spotting a zombie legislator not hard

hether by choice or by accident the word “zombie” is being used much more frequently these days. Housing officials refer to zombie homes. Television commercials use zombie figures to attract people’s attention. Based on the occurrences of the past 500 days, I can’t help but think about elected Republican U.S. senators and congress members and use the words “zombie legislators.” Webster’s Dictionary defines zombie as “a will-less and speechless human held to have died and have been supernaturally reanimated.” I confess that I am saddened by the fact that the once great Republican Party that proudly called Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan their heroes, is now a group of souless, paralyzed and speechless public officials. Our country faces countless challenges at home and abroad and almost every representative of the Grand Old Party has become a total zombie. The history books of our

nation have abundant stories about Republican Party oﬃcials who helped make America the great nation it is. Names such as Jacob Javits, Howard Baker, Robert Taft, Arthur Vandenberg and Henry Cabot Lodge evoke memories of politicians who transformed the Republican Party into a wellrespected and powerful voice for positive change. All of them were willing to speak out in behalf of meaningful causes and they had the respect of both sides of the aisle. Today’s national Republican Party has abandoned every principle for which the party stood for over the past 100 years. Building strong relationships with our allies throughout the world is no longer a party priority. The strong proponents of free trade and building economic bridges around the globe have been replaced by a group of frightened, overly cautious oﬃcials who are willing to sit mute while President Trump undoes all of the accomplishments of the party.

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The Republican leaders of the past who dedicated themselves to creating programs that would last an eternity are long gone and their replacements sit spineless fearing that a party primary will oust them from their comfortable seat in Congress. Can you imagine a Howard Baker sitting silent while the President of the United States attacked the Prime Minister of Canada? Alternatively, what would a Ronald Reagan say if eﬀorts

were made by his party to make Russia a member of the G-7 allied leadership? If President George W. Bush was asked to impose 20 percent tariﬀs on iron and steel sales by the Congress, you could bet that there would be a war of words. Which current member of the Republican Senate from a farm state will speak out when Mexico raises tariﬀs on corn, soybeans, pork and pork products, dairy products and beef, the sale of which account for 6 billion in business for American farmers? Chances are that few if any will stand up for their own people for fear of alienating President Trump. Who will be the voice of American industry when Canada slaps import fees on vehicles, machinery, electrical products, mineral fuels and plastics that amount to $151 billion in income for these industries? Which Republican Senator will talk tough about Russian intervention in the election process of his or her state? Is there anyone in the 52-member ma-

jority willing to take on the President when he is hurting their constituents and his voters? There are a handful of elected Republicans who are taking strong positions and challenging the President. They all have the same thing in common. Senators Flake and Corker are retiring. Congressman Gowdy has announced that he too is leaving. Sen. McCain is battling for his life but isn’t reluctant to object to the President’s conduct in oﬃce. But a small handful of men with a conscience are not going to change the country’s direction. Twenty or 30 years from now when someone writes the definitive history of the Trump presidency, there will be no stories about the brave and independent Congress members who fought Mr. Trump for overstepping the limits of the Constitution. But there may be a footnote describing that the Republican Congress was populated by zombie legislators.

A LOOK ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

A report from the front lines of fashion

was prepared to write a piece this week praising Melania Trump. Against a background of abject misery being caused at the Mexican border by her husband, the President, Melania Trump was the only member of that entire family — or entire administration, for that matter — who had the guts to actually go there and see what’s going on for herself. By way of comparison, take Cabinet Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen. Her Department of Homeland Security plays a very big role in what’s going on right now, but the closest she’s come to the border is a Mexican restaurant in the safe space of Washington, D.C. – two whole blocks from the White House. I still salute our First Lady. I think what she did took courage and heart. But when she turned to get on that plane, revealing the back of her jacket with the message, “I really don’t care, do U?” — well, I didn’t know what to think.

I don’t see how anybody, let alone Mrs. Trump, can do anything but care about a situation that challenges our humanity as a nation, and her husband’s legitimacy as a leader. More to the immediate point — if she didn’t care, why was she getting on that plane? It made no sense. Maybe Ivanka lent her stepmom the jacket? Or perhaps Kirstjen Nielsen? Because that’s one lady who certainly does not seem to care. Still, you always want to check yourself in a full-length mirror. As fashion icon Coco Chanel could have said, “Before you leave the (White) House, look in the mirror and take one thing oﬀ. Like that jacket, darling.” Of course, who checks the back of a coat? The only full-length mirror in my house has so many boxes in front of it, I can’t really get to it, anyway. And yet, I have never appeared in public in a jacket which features, scrawled across the back, a message invalidat-

JUDY EPSTEIN

A Look on the Lighter Side ing whatever I am wearing the jacket to do. For example, you will never see me mowing the lawn in a coat that says, “I let my yard go to hell.” You will not see me at the supermarket in a jacket that says, “Let ‘em eat cake. Better yet, moldy muﬃns.” You will not see me walking in a shirt that says, “I’d rather be home sipping latte.” Well, you might see that, if I can find one. But I’m not First Lady of the

land, with a million eyes and cameras focused on me. Also, the First Lady has an entire staﬀ to help her. And one of the magical things they do, I have learned, is compile a “wardrobe memo” for every occasion, listing every event, terrain and weather she might encounter. I was instantly jealous! I never wanted to be First Lady, but I am lost in contemplation of all the “Great Wardrobe Moments” that such a thing could have spared me. For example, I would have known better than to wear new stiletto heels to a garden party. Although not quite Melania-caliber, still those heels were exactly proportioned to sink into the mud between flagstones — in just such a way that the leather got scraped clean oﬀ both sides of each heel. I would have known better than to go to my cousin’s wedding in a gauzy top whose long sleeves caught on the back corners of every single chair, facing me with the alternative perils of either ripping my outfit or pull-

ing over chair after chair. And I might not have concluded that event with almost catching fire, when my sleeve narrowly missed the votive candles at the reception. I certainly could have used a staﬀ, and assistance, when I went shopping for an evening dress one time when my boys were little. Both were awake in the stroller as we wheeled through “Better Dresses,” so I didn’t want to completely disrobe in the dressing room. That’s why the saleswoman found me with an evening gown over my jeans, holding the top up to the mirror as best I could while still wearing a long-sleeved turtleneck. “Well?” I breezily asked her. “What do you think?” I watched the woman’s eyes get wider and wider, as she opened her mouth and said… nothing. I could almost see the thought bubble over her head: “I am not going to say what I’m thinking.” What a pity Melania’s jacket showed no such discretion.

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ALL THINGS POLITICAL

Coming Social Security, Medicare crisis

arents’ requests for children to complete menial tasks are often met with avoidant responses like: “I’ll do it later,” and “Do I have to?” Does this sound familiar? Unfortunately, many of our lawmakers sound more like distracted children than responsible grownups. For those of us trying to prevent financial chaos from taking over, it’s frustrating to stand by while our elected officials say, “I’ll do it later.” Easy examples of government’s, “I’ll do it later,” can be found in the lack of effective legislation to address pressing issues like sexual harassment, racism, infrastructure, climate change and balancing the federal budget. When it comes to these important topics, Congress tends to have the mindset of a child who wants to put off cleaning their room; but, this time it’s not just for a day or two, it’s a decade or two. Sadly, by then, it will be too late. Two pressing topics that need

to be dealt with, a lot sooner than you think, are long-term funding for Social Security and Medicare. The Social Security Act became law when President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed it on August 14, 1935. Roosevelt created Social Security out of the necessity to give workers a retirement income during the most diﬃcult financial time in our nation’s history, The Great Depression. When the well-intentioned legislation was passed, the average life expectancy was the ripe old age of 61, and benefits didn’t kick in until you were 65. Today the average age a citizen starts collecting Social Security is still about 65, but life expectancy has jumped to roughly 79 years old. Because of increased life expectancy, a dramatically larger percentage of residents are now collecting Social Security than are paying into it. As such, this problem will only continue to grow.

ADAM HABER

All Things Political Today there are 25 Americans aged 65 and older for every 100 people in the workforce. By the year 2030, the number of Americans 65 and older will jump to 35 for every 100 people in the workforce. As a result, the close to $3 trillion trust fund filled from both employee and employer contributions is projected to be depleted by the year 2034. When that happens, Social Se-

curity will not have enough funding to be able to pay fully scheduled benefits. In short, every day Congress delays taking action, the situation becomes more desperate and difficult to solve. Medicare was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 30, 1965. It was created to give older Americans a universal right to access to health care, at a time when it was diﬃcult to get private coverage if you were elderly. The pool of money to fund Medicare is on course to be gone in the year 2026. If funding isn’t increased by then, Medicare will only be able to pay out claims at a reduced rate of 91 percent of promised benefits, leaving millions of people, with serious health issues, without access to proper treatment. An additional reason why Social Security and Medicare are going to be in financial dire straits, besides increased life expectancy, is Americans are having fewer

children than they used to, resulting in fewer people paying into the system. In 1910, the birth rate was roughly 30 per 1000. Today, the birth rate has dropped to about 14 per 1000. With approximately 60 million Americans collecting Social Security and Medicare, there needs to be a greater number of people paying more money into the system to keep it solvent. Declining birth rates don’t help. Neither does the Trump administration diminishing the rate of immigration? The government has two choices. Provide additional funding for Social Security and Medicare now, or wait for several more years to pass. Unfortunately, the decision will likely be put oﬀ for another Congress to deal with in the future. By then it will be a problem too big to solve and those who can least aﬀord it will pay the consequences.

E A R T H M AT T E R S

Water and politics don’t mix in N.Y. state

ong Island has a problem with too much nitrogen in its water. It contaminates our underground drinking water aquifers as well as our surrounding waters, causing harmful algal blooms, shellfish bed closings and fish kills. This is not news. Scientists have been talking about our growing nitrogen problem for years, and New York State has spent millions (and proposed billions) to help alleviate the problem. Most of this excess nitrogen is coming from wastewater, especially septic systems. Suﬀolk County alone has around a half million septic systems. But a significant amount of nitrogen loading is also coming from the fertilizers we spread on our lawns. So it was pretty much a nobrainer when a group of environmental, civic and business organizations got together and came up with a simple solution: ban the use of the kinds of lawn fertilizers that are contributing to our nitrogen problem – the high nitrogen, mostly water soluble kind. This simple solution would cost taxpayers nothing, it would reduce nitrogen loading by somewhere between 10 and 20 percent, and it would leave plenty of excellent lawn fertilizers on store

shelves so Long Islanders could still maintain their prized green lawns. Eventually this idea got the support of hundreds of organizations across the Island, uniting public water suppliers, civic and community organizations, landscapers, shell fishermen, county legislators and business leaders and every major environmental organization in Nassau and Suffolk counties. Even the American Academy of Pediatrics weighed in, voicing their support for the bill which would reduce the amount of nitrate contamination of private wells. Suﬀolk County currently has 47,000 private wells, which are not treated for contaminants. State Assemblyman Steven Englebright introduced legislation in April, and it quickly passed by a wide margin in the Assembly. Shortly thereafter, state Sen. Kemp Hannon of Garden City, the powerful Republican head of the Senate Health Committee, introduced identical legislation in the Senate. It looked as if Long Island would finally begin to address its nitrogen problem. And then the trouble started. Lobbyists for the big fertilizer companies descended on Albany, and before long, Sen. Hannon

PATTI WOOD Earth Matters

was walking back his support for his own bill, saying maybe we need more studies. This, despite the existence of hundreds of peerreviewed studies and the clear and mounting evidence that lawn fertilizers with high amounts of water-soluble nitrogen were harming our only source of drinking water and our fragile marine ecosystems. Meanwhile, the Long Island Nitrogen Action Plan, a taxpayerfunded initiative established by the state Department of Environmental Conservation and charged with developing plans to reduce nitrogen pollution on Long Island, had been meeting with stakeholders. The Fertilizer Working Group,

comprised of fertilizer manufacturers, landscapers, scientists and environmental advocates met several times, with predictable results. Manufacturers and landscapers argued strenuously against any regulations on fertilizer, while scientists and environmental advocates held that regulation was exactly what was needed. Everyone agreed that voluntary measures and public education would be unlikely to produce a significant reduction, but there was no agreement on a solution. And so, after spending $5 million of taxpayer’s money, LINAP failed to produce a workable solution. A draft report advocated a ban on high-nitrogen, watersoluble fertilizers that pollute our water, but it was never formally approved, and DEC kept it secret. As the legislation sat in the Senate awaiting action, the DEC – the agency charged with protecting our water – sat on its hands, refusing to endorse this simple and elegant solution. DEC oﬃcials said privately that they were hoping for a “compromise.” Really? Long Islanders should compromise their water quality so the biggest fertilizer companies could continue selling their polluting products? Is that how the DEC protects

our water? Now, I might add here that the nitrogen issue is only one of many problems plaguing Long Island’s water. We also need to address saltwater intrusion in our wells from overpumping, find a solution to remove emerging contaminants like 1, 4-dioxane and perfluorinated compounds (PFCs), and devote resources to deal with the everpressing issue of legacy contaminants from long gone industries and agricultural practices that continue to threaten our water supply. But back to the fertilizer law. The legislative session came to an end this week and the state Senate allowed the bill to die quietly, never bringing it to the floor for a vote. So next time you hear about the closure of drinking water wells due to high levels of nitrates, harmful algal blooms causing beach closures, shellfish bed contamination and harm to marine life, you’ll know that high nitrogen water soluble fertilizers are partly to blame. And the people who we elected who are supposed to protect our water failed to pass this common sense and critically important law. Apparently, water and politics don’t mix.

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OUT OF LEFT FIELD

Post-truth America: Do facts matter?

eorge Orwell, author of “1984,” noted: “Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful, murder respectable, and to give the appearance of solidity to pure wind.” Not all politicians are guilty of such conduct. However, we are reaching a crisis point for citizens; are Americans attentive enough to seek reliable knowledge so that they can make informed judgments to bolster our imperiled democracy. Are you among the 44 percent of Americans whose main source of news comes from Facebook? That statistic alone dramatizes our increasing vulnerability to social media “news silos,” and diminishing attention to a variety of well-sourced, fact-driven reporting. Created in 2004, Facebook is only one of many developments that have intensified the spread of “opinion-based” news rather than reporting with professional, journalistic standards. Deregulated talk radio in the 1980s (with the bloviating Rush Limbaugh) was followed by the democratization of the internet in the 1990s, along with “pundit-

driven” cable coverage (especially partisan on Fox),) with Twitter soon after in 2006. These expanding sources do not automatically mean that “Fake News” is dominating our nation. If opinions are supported with data they have a rightful place in our public discourse. As the late Daniel Patrick Moynihan emphasized, “You are entitled to your opinions, but not to the facts.” Neither the U.S., nor any other nation, has ever been free from fake news, as Michael Schudson shows in “Discovering the News: A Social History of American Newspapers.” Indeed, for much of American history, most newspapers were openly partisan, while Hearst and Pulitzer also made them dangerously sensational, contributing to the Spanish-American War. However, during the past century, we have made enormous progress in the professionalization of journalism, in terms of education and training of journalists and of enforcing standards to produce reliable, verifiable data. We still have partisan publications; for example, the scandal-mongering, mostly fictitious, “National Enquirer” (a major

MICHAEL D’INNOCENZO Out of Left Field booster of the 45th President) continues to have a key spot at the exits of many supermarkets. The best of our professional newspapers and magazines make errors. But, unlike some oﬃcials in high places, they print their errors and oﬀer corrections and apologies. Have you ever heard the President of the United States apologize for any of his thousands of documented lies, some of them spoken repeatedly? (It’s been suggested he should hire a squad of fact-checkers before he speaks or takes to his twitter network). So, while fake news is not a new development, there is no

doubt that we are having a major relapse (from journalistic progress) that endangers our democracy. “To lie and get away with it is the first step in political control,” Lee McIntyre argues in his book, “POST-TRUTH.” McIntyre cites Holocaust historian Timothy Snyder, whose “On Tyranny” concludes that “post-truth is pre-fascism.” How many Americans still uncritically accept “alternative facts” oﬀered by Kellyanne Conway and Sarah Huckabee Sanders and many others in the Trump administration? Is anyone prepared to challenge the conclusion that the President of the United States lies repeatedly? Mark Shields, who received a journalistic “civility award” said this week that President Trump’s conduct is “shameful beyond description.” As Trump tries to foster a “post-truth” nation, what do his supporters conclude about developments this past week? As conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer (who died a few days ago) was being eulogized, it was emphasized that he could not support Trump. Two lifelong conservatives,

George Will and Steven Schmidt (McCain’s key staﬀer in 2008) both said this week that they will be voting Democratic in 2018 because the Republican Party has lost its soul in abiding by Trump. Some, like Bret Stephens, who won a Pulitzer Prize at the Wall Street Journal, approve of a number of Trump’s policies, but find his personal conduct, especially his constant lying and egomaniacal bullying, so deplorable that they want him out as President. Stephens quit the Republican Party before Trump was elected, and then he quit the Wall Street Journal after his attacks on Republican Party “enablers” led to attacks on him. He is still a conservative, but his column is now featured in The New York Times on Saturdays. Jennifer Rubin, another lifelong conservative, widely admired for her probing social analyses, has not relinquished her social and political views, but she advocates (and predicts) Trump’s removal from oﬃce before his term is over. To those who fear Pence because he has a lifetime record as a far-right movement conservaContinued on Page 78

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Trump sees victory in abusing immigrant kids

nstead of pursuing a constructive, humanitarian solution to immigration reform, Donald Trump purposefully undertakes the cruelest, most brutal and destructive power-play – because he can. Because he thinks this will fire up his base since they are getting wise that his tax “cut” is really a scam. And because he has dictator envy. But while Trump moved with great urgency and speed to literally kidnap children from their parents in order to hold them for ransom to get his equally brutal and destructive immigration “reform” that would restrict even legal immigration (and $25 billion for a useless wall), his administration could care less about setting up the mechanisms to assure the children – moved hundreds and thousands of miles away – can be restored to their parents. As it is, there are parents who are being immediately deported without their children, some too

young to know their own name or speak, who are lost in a system. It’s remarkable to contemplate (since the administration isn’t saying) how much money is being spent on this sadistic policy and who in the Trump orbit is pocketing the millions and millions of tax dollars. If this really were about controlling illegal immigration, the Trump administration would have spent those millions staﬀing ports of entry, setting up immigration courts, and creating detention centers that could accommodate families. They could release parents with an ankle bracelet (as they did under Obama) so they could be tracked; 99 percent of immigrants turn up to their court hearings. Other presidents appropriately tried to deal with the problem at their source – the heinous violence (exported from Los Angeles) that has prompted these parents to flee with only what

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they could carry, taking their children on the most perilous 2,000mile journey – with trade and aid to boost living standard and police action against gang violence. Indeed, the numbers of those being apprehended at the border fell sharply from 1.6 million in 2001 to 300,000 in 2017 – hardly an invasion, or “infestation” or a “crisis” except by Trump’s own concoction.

Instead, Trump has said he would cut oﬀ aid to these countries, which would only exacerbate the desperation. His fear-mongering, which mimics the propaganda campaign used by Nazis, brands immigrants as “animals,” “infestation,” “aliens” “invaders” stealing jobs and harming the economy in order to dehumanize them. In fact, immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than “native born,” have added $63 billion to the US economy over a 10-year period, and aren’t we constantly told that unemployment is at record lows? These asylum-seekers violating laws? Actually, not. It is Trump and his thugs who are violating the Constitution and international law and should be prosecuted for human rights abuses. And this only adds to the ever-growing list of Trump’s impeachable crimes: crimes against humanity. Now he is insisting that these

immigrants have no right to due process to make their claim in front of an immigration judge. But let’s be reminded: the reason there are so many undocumented immigrants (11 million by some accounts) and so many thousands crossing “illegally” (though just 20% from the peak) is that the Republicans have eﬀectively shut down legal immigration and refused to take up comprehensive immigration reform. Recall Obama did have a compromise Comprehensive Immigration Bill passed the Senate in 2013, 68-32, but John Boehner blocked from a vote in the House, causing Obama to institute DACA; Trump, when it was only the 800,000 DACA recipients being held hostage, said he would accept any compromise out of “love” but then promptly betrayed every deal and torpedoed every bill proposed. Continued on Page 79

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KIDS F IRST

What today’s America is doing to our kids

here are a few great films that have lingered in my consciousness; images are seared in, memorable lines are indelible and feelings evoked are still close to the surface. “The White Ribbon: (2010) is one such film that has left a lasting residue. It depicts the residents of a northern German village, dominated by a baron, sometime before World War I. Inhabitants of the village young and old are sliding down a slippery slope of moral decline. A number of men in leadership positions are despicable, especially in their treatment of women and children. The cruelest scene of

the movie was not one that showed physical violence, but verbal abuse towards a woman that served faithfully as caretaker and more for the town’s widowed physician. As for some of the children, although it is only suggested it appears that they are budding sociopaths that perform serial acts of meanness. Movie reviewer Mike LaSalle wrote about the film, “No child is trained to become a martinet, and no one says anything about a master race. Rather, the kids, from their elders, get quiet lessons in moral absolutism, sternness, emotional violence and heartlessness.”

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Weeks after seeing the film, I started thinking more deeply about the children in this preWorld War I town. I realized

that they would become young adults during the time Hitler would rise to power. They lived an incubator in which they adopted the brutality that they experienced, often against unsuspecting victims. They were being unwittingly primed for carrying out the atrocities that later came to characterize their future lives in Nazi Germany. Seeing this film has led me to wonder about what the times we live in today are a prequel for. As LaSalle remarked, “It didn’t have to be Nazism that took hold a generation later. It might have been any ideology that encourages blind devotion

that flatters people’s vanity by telling them they’re intelligent for not thinking and that they’re virtuous for believing themselves better than their fellow citizens.” “The White Ribbon”! begs the question: What is today’s America making our children morally susceptible to? Andrew Malekoﬀ Roslyn Malekoﬀ is the executive director of North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, which provides comprehensive mental health services for children from birth through 24 and their families. To find out more, visit www. northshorechildguidance.org.

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Kaplan sided with Obama, against Trump

am having a grand time each week watching party shills trip over each other to obfuscate Anna Kaplan’s poor judgment in placing party over principle. The latest entry is one Matthew Zeidman. A cursory review of his letter history shows a pure-party obsession. He purposefully does not respond to the facts: I have worked for and voted for both Republicans and Democrats – including the late Tom Manton, Claire Shulman, Mayor Ed Koch, Sen. Al D’Amato, Gov. George Pataki, Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney

and many, many others – but never with leftists. I follow Natan Sharansky’s ethos: integrity is when liberal Jews attack anti-Semites on the left and conservative Jews attack anti-Semites on the right. I do both. Here’s where Zeidman comes in: people like him focus on three dozen neo-Nazis in Idaho and another 5 dozen in Louisiana dancing around David Duke – while he fails to expend his energy on the leftist anti-Semites increasingly dominating the Democratic Party and the left tortures Jewish kids on campuses, with help from the Muslim Brotherhood’s Stu-

dents for “Justice” in Palestine. It is the fault of the Jewish community, which comprises the largest per capita donor bases to both parties, that this is allowed to continue. Follow Zeidman’s diminution of the value of anti-BDS laws and resolutions, such as the actions of Sen. Phillips, and see where you end up. What he calls “pandering” is standing up for the Jewish people. Shame on those who forget where we Jews were or could be – without a strong Israel. Zeidman needs to see the 1947 film, “A Gentleman’s Agreement.” Anna Kaplan made a judgment that

it was of political value for her to attack dues-paying (big dues at that – I know) AIPAC members for applauding thencandidate Trump over his attacks on Obama and Kerry’s Iran Surrender Plan. When my team and I brought 20,000 people into Times Square against the deal – with Lindsey Graham, Joe Lieberman, James Woolsey, Michael Mukasey, Carolyn Maloney and so many others… where was Anna Kaplan? Anyone who puts party before principle is a shill, period. Jeﬀrey S. Wiesenfeld Great Neck

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ow will New York City Transit President Andy Byford deal with some of the! many daily challenges millions of customers face in our travels?! As subway riders, we! have to deal with conductors who close the doors while crossing the platform attempting to transfer from a local to the express train. Try looking for the proper way to depose of your old newspaper as more trash cans are removed from more stations. Riders have to deal with aggressive panhandlers, eating as if one is at home or restaurant, those hogging two seats, yawning, coughing or sneezing without covering up, the release of flatulence and acrobatic performers swinging from subway car poles.

Women are periodically accosted by gropers while perverts engage in other unhealthy sexual activities. Many have grown tired dealing with!rats, mice and litter. New York City Transit should consider installing separate cans for recycling newspapers, plastic and glass along with regular garbage. Selling advertising on the side of cans could generate revenue to help cover the costs of more frequent oﬀ-peak and latenight collection and disposal. If asked, the New York City Department of Sanitation could do the same on the street adjacent to subway station entrances. The odds of finding a working safe clean bathroom for “relief” in time are limited. Until the early 1960s, most subway

stations had clean, safe, working bathrooms with toilet paper. Revenues generated from a 10-cent fee helped cover the costs. Why not consider charging a fee between 25 cents and a dollar? That would generate revenue to assign a matron along with covering security and maintenance costs. This could help provide secure, fullyequipped bathrooms at most of the 471 subway stations. Many riders would gladly pay this small price to ensure working bathrooms rather than face the current unpleasant alternatives which contribute to dirty subways. Many have long since forgotten that up until the late 1960s, it was common to find both penny gum and 10 cent soda

machines dispensing products at many subway stations. It was a time when people respected authority and law. That generation of riders did not litter subway stations and buses leaving behind gum, candy wrappers, paper cups, bottles and newspapers. No one would openly eat pizza, chicken or other messy foods while riding a bus or subway. Larry Penner Great Neck (Larry Penner"is a transportation historian and advocate who previously worked 31 years for"the U.S. Department"of Transportation Federal Transit Administration Region 2 NY Oﬃce.) Letters Continued on Page 77

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Nassau to vote on anti-bullying website bill BY A M E L I A C A M U R AT I Nassau County Legislator Josh Lafazan (D-Syosset) has set his sights on an antibullying website for his second proposed bill in oﬃce. Lafazan said as a former Syosset Board of Education member, elected at 18 years old, he sees the need for urgency in the fight against bullying both inside the classroom and beyond. “Social media has exacerbated bullying to unprecedented levels; whereas bullying used to end at the school house doors, bullying is now both amplified and immortalized online, and often continues 24/7. In fact, 75 percent of kids have been exposed to bullying — mostly as bystanders,” Lafazan said, citing a study by Children’s National Medical Center. The website would be built in conjunction with the Nassau County Police Department and the county’s Department of Health and Human Services and would serve as a clearinghouse for information about bullying, Lafazan said. “For the sake of our children, there must be zero-tolerance when it comes to bullying,” he said. “And while eliminating this scourge must be part of a larger societal con-

versation, this bill is an action that Nassau County can take"right now"to make a diﬀerence in the fight against bullying.” On Monday, the seven members of the Rules Committee voted unanimously in favor of the bill, which will now go before the full county Legislature on July 9. Lafazan encouraged those interested in the legislation to attend the meeting at the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola. A similar website was created in Suffolk County" in 2014 after Suﬀolk County Legislator Sarah Anker sponsored similar legislation, providing resources for parents, teachers and students who are the victims of bullying or are witnessing bullying among other students. “Too often, a parent whose child is being bullied does not know how best to help their kid,” Lafazan said. “Too often, a child who is being bullied does now know who to call for help."Too often, a community member does not know what resources are available to help their neighbor. “This website aims to eliminate these scenarios. We as a government should make it both easy and accessible for individuals who need help to locate the resources they need"immediately.”

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“Since our focus primarily is on real estate, we took this step to ensure the long-term stability of our very well-located property in Great Neck by signing a long-established, highly regarded tenant like Biener Audi,” BEB Capital CEO Lee Brodsky said. “We appreciate the popularity our restaurant enjoyed, but as real estate owners and managers first and foremost, we recognized that there is a better use for this choice asset,” Brodsky said. Stanley and Andrew Weinstock, who head the 89-year-old car dealership, said the deal will help their business. “We are extremely excited to continue the growth of our family owned and operated business,” the Weinstocks said in a statement. “This location will give Biener the opportunity to sell the finest pre-owned vehicles on Long Island in a premium environment that our loyal customers expect.” Dan Oliver of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank was the leasing broker for BEB Capital, while Stephen Wolf of SW Reality Capital represented Biener in the transaction.

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‘I’ll smash your… head’ Skelos allegedly told boss BY LU K E TOR R A N C E Adam Skelos, son of former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, allegedly threatened his boss after being questioned about not showing up for work. “He said, ‘Guys like you don’t amount to anything. And if you talk to me like that again, I’ll smash your [expletive] head in,'” said Adam’s boss at the!Roslynbased Physicians Reciprocal! Insurers, Christopher Curcio, according to Newsday.

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Curcio’s testimony was part of the first week of the retrial of Dean and Adam Skelos at a courthouse in Manhattan. The two men are again facing charges that Dean Skelos used his power as a Republican leader in Albany to secure jobs and fees worth $300,000 for Adam Skelos from Physicians’ Reciprocal Insurers, New Hyde Park real estate developer Glenwood Management, and Arizona-based environmental technology firm AbTech Industries. The father and son were convicted on corruption charges in 2015, but the conviction was overturned last September by a federal appeals court, citing a U.S. Supreme Court case involving former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, which narrowed the definition of an “oﬃcial act” and what constitutes corruption. That ruling by the Supreme Court was also used to overturn the corruption conviction of! Democratic Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who was accused of using his power to secure payments from Glenwood Management and others. At his retrial, Silver was found guilty last month on all seven counts of bribery, extortion, money laundering and honest services fraud. He remains free on bail and will be sentenced on July 13, according to The New York Times. Continued on Page 84

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A push for online sales tax in Nassau Local officials, businesses seek to level playing field after Supreme Court decision BY LU K E TORRANCE

A Supreme Court ruling last week has given a boost to local politicians and businesses, who are pushing the state Legislature to implement a sales tax on online retailers. In its decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair Inc., the Supreme Court ruled that internet retailers can be required to collect sales tax even in states where they have no physical presence, The New York Times reported. “New York state and many states were missing out on the sales tax from third-party providers,” said!Francesca Carlow, the president of the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce. “Although consumers love not paying it, in the long run it is a detriment to the state and quality of life.” Under current law, online retailers are only required to collect sales tax from New York residents if the seller is located within the state. Being essentially exempt from the tax,! third-

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The Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce, with President Francesca Carlow sitting center in the front row. party retailers who sell through online marketplaces are able to oﬀer lower prices for goods than local stores. The sites where these transactions take place — such as Amazon — are already! taxed through a state law passed in

2008 that requires major online retailers to collect sales tax. But third-party retailers who use Amazon’s “marketplace,” a platform for online transactions between two parties, are not taxed. Carlow said this placed brick-and-mortar stores at a dis-

advantage, as the lack of a sales tax allows online retailers to undercut them. “The customers will come in… and do all the research in the store, and then they’ll whip out their smartphone and buy online,” she said. “If there is even a $5 diﬀerence, they’re opting to buy online.” In March, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and! Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone held a news conference in!Lindenhurst to encourage the state Senate to pass a law that would collect this tax. Curran released a statement following the Supreme Court’s decision in which she restated her support. “The ruling today by the Supreme Court has put the ability to collect sales tax from internet sales in the hands of the state and gives a tremendous boost of confidence to local businesses that struggle to compete with internet commerce,” she said. “We will continue to support Gov. Cuomo’s eﬀorts to collect internet sales tax in New York State

and level the playing field.” The Cuomo administration proposed the Internet Fairness and Conformity Act earlier this year to tax these out-of-state retailers, but it was not included in the state budget. Eﬀorts to reach the Cuomo administration for comment, as well as state Sen. Elaine Phillips, were unavailing. A letter from the New York State Association of Counties predicted that $275 million in state and local taxes would be collected in the first year. Carlow was unaware of the status of such a bill in Albany, but said state lawmakers must implement the tax. “They always say that small businesses are the economic engine,” she said. “Right now we need some gas, and we’re looking to our elected oﬃcials to get this done.” Reach reporter Luke Torrance by email at ltorrance@theislandnow.com, by phone at 516-3071045, ext. 214, or follow him on Twitter @LukeATorrance.

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BY R E B ECC A K L A R Floral Park Memorial High School’s 2018 valedictorian, Sammy Huang, told his fellow graduates to “get lost” during his speech at Saturday’s graduation ceremony at Hofstra University. Although, he added, he’ll probably see half of them at St. John’s University next year. Huang said he spent most of his elementary school years in Seattle, Washington, where he had to take a long bus ride to and from school, and usually fell asleep. One time, he missed his stop and a good Samaritan noticed he was still on the bus and woke him up, Huang said. The bus driver asked which street was his stop, and rather than saying he didn’t know, Huang pointed to a random spot on the map and had the bus driving in circles, Huang said. “I was lost, but it’s OK to be lost if being lost leads to self-discovery,” Huang said. “…You may miss your stop and spend 20 minutes in circles, but you will

get home.” Salutatorian Italia Gorski thanked the faculty and staﬀ at Floral Park Memorial during her speech. “I have no horror stories to tell,” Gorski said. “I never doubted that all my teachers had nothing but desire to see me and my classmates excel.” Class President Diana Santoro told her fellow graduates that their time at Floral Park Memorial has given them “enough memories to last a lifetime.” Dr. Sarah Cerrone, the commencement speaker and salutatorian of the Class of 2004, told the 241 graduates that the lessons they learned at Floral Park Memorial will guide them in the future. Cerrone added that graduates should feel confident that no matter where they go, the Floral Park community is never too far away. The graduates also heard from state Sen. Elaine Phillips, who told them that at some point in the near future, no matter what path they take, they will be asked to be a leader.

Phillips gave the students advice in the form of an acronym – because government is filled with them, she joked. The key to unlocking the potential as a leader is LEAD: listening, eﬀort, appreciation and determination, Phillips said.

“Today is a time to rejoice, a time for congratulations,” Phillips said. “But today also brings an opportunity to make a commitment to yourself, a commitment to lead.”

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CLASS OF 2018

Sewanhaka’s top 2 talk heroes, family BY JA N E LL E C L AUS E N Adrian-James Gevero, the salutatorian of Sewanhaka High School’s graduating class, said he has thought about “every moment” of his experience at Sewanhaka. On the one hand he recalled fights, arguments, bickering and misunderstandings. But there was also an abundance of love, relationships and memories, Gevero said, among the diverse class of students whom he now called family. “Family means that support is unconditional, it means that we push each other to strive for only the very best,” Gevero said. “And looking at the people in this room with me today, I realize that ‘the best’ is all but ensured for the Class of 2018.” Gevero was one of 247 seniors graduating from Sewanhaka High School at a ceremony at Hofstra University on Sunday, which featured speeches, awards, musical performances and congratulations from administrators. The Senior High Chorus, directed by Rachel Daloia, sang “Stand Together” by Jim Papoulis. The chorus then took on “It’s Time for Moving On” by Don Besig, before the senior high school band performed highlights from the “Lion King” soundtrack and other songs. Parents, friends and family members cheered loudly

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as each person walked on stage to claim a diploma. A few" waved cardboard cutout faces of graduating students, smiling in their graduation portraits. Valedictorian Arianna Vandezande said that among the hundreds attending the ceremony, there were many heroes – like “teachers, coaches, family and friends” – and that the class should not only try to be one, but make them proud. “None of those people are heroes because of their

physical strength, but because they willingly gave their hearts to you,” Vandezande said. “They want to see you reach your potential. They want to see you be successful and thriving. They want to see you at your best and your happiest. “So for the heroes in your life, shatter their expectations and make them prouder than ever, because you wouldn’t be who or where you are today without them.” As for Gevero, he said his own family is why he is “the person here before you” today. And maybe, under Vandezande’s definition, could be considered heroes. “One person in particular has been the driving force in my life and that’s my dad, who left his life in the Philippines when he was around my age and traveled 8,000 miles across the globe to start a new one, securing the future of a son that didn’t yet exist,” Gevero said. “That, to me, is the definition of selfless.” “But behind every great man is an equally as great woman,” Gevero added. “And that woman is my Tita Karren, joining our family a little less than a decade ago … to become the second of two amazing mothers I’ve had in my lifetime.” Reach reporter Janelle Clausen by email at jclausen@ theislandnow.com, by phone at (516) 307-1045 ext. 203, or follow her on Twitter @janelleclausen.

Once a Gladiator, always a Gladiator BY G R E TC H E N K E LL E R For salutatorian Saumya Sharma, graduation from New Hyde Park Memorial High School on Sunday at Hofstra University meant reminiscing, and preparing to turn her kaleidoscope for a new chapter in her life. “My lesson came in fourth grade. My teacher always kept an old wooden kaleidoscope on her desk and my aching curiosity made me approach her about it one day. When I finally looked in, my wild imagination was not disappointed,” Sharma recalled. “With every glance, I discovered new breathtaking designs with new colors and shapes. However, to see the metamorphosis unfold before my eyes, I had to spin the knob that held the colored pieces. Change only came when I took the initiative … I long moved on from elementary school, but the lesson I learned from the kaleidoscope still stays with me,” she said. The 317 graduating students were addressed by Dr. Richard Faccio, the principal of New Hyde Park Memorial. Faccio said that the Class of 2018 is special to him because it is the first class he has witnessed attend the high school from start to finish since he began his faculty career there. The high school begins in seventh grade. “I have seen you enter as a seventh grader, and now I get to shake your hand as you depart into the world,” said Faccio. “It has been such a wonderful and honorable experience for me. I can’t tell you how much of a journey it’s been.” Jonathan Lopez and Danielle Schwartz, the senior class co-presidents, welcomed family members and friends

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to the graduation and encouraged their peers to make the most of their lives after graduation. “What we can take from our past few years of high school is this; one day you’re 17 and you’re planning for some-

day, and then quietly, without you ever really noticing it, someday is today, and then someday is yesterday, and now this is your life,” said Schwartz. “Make every second count because life moves on too fast,” Lopez added.

In congratulatory remarks, state Sen. Elaine Phillips reminded the class that everyone is diﬀerent, but what all the students have in common is the opportunities that New Hyde Park Memorial provided for them. “Each of you now has hundreds of blank pages before you. Pages that will be filled with words unique to each of you, and no two books will be the same,” said Phillips. “When you return in a reunion, you’ll be nurses, firefighters, teachers and lawyers, community leaders and business executives. Your paths, your stories will all be diﬀerent, but they will all be traced back to today.” In addition to a speech from Student Council President Nicholas Lopez, there were multiple musical performances at the commencement. The school’s Select Choir, directed by Robert McKinnon, sang “Pure Imagination” and “The Lord Bless You & Keep You Up.” Hope Bagley directed the senior high school band, which played selections from “Rent.” Before the graduates walked across the stage to receive their diplomas, valedictorian Arianna Ragusa spoke about future endeavors. “Even the smallest acts of kindness can make anyone’s day just a little bit brighter,” she said." “While it’s hard to be positive 24/7, especially when we’re feeling down on ourselves, the more positivity we try to spread, the more positivity we begin to feel. “We have left our mark on New Hyde Park and now it is our time to make our mark on the rest of the world … we will always hold these years in our hearts because once a Gladiator, always a Gladiator.”"

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CLASS OF 2018

G.N. South High grads look back, ahead

BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN Before an audience of hundreds of parents, family members and friends, Great Neck South High School valedictorian Kimberly Lu spoke of the bold futures awaiting many of her peers: saving lives, exploring outer space, protecting human rights and creating inventions – to name a few things. But Lu also described the day as not only one to look forward, but to look back on how far her class had come and thank the teachers, administrators and family members who guided them. “We have so much to contribute to the world and so much more to learn from it,” Lu said. “Class of 2018, we still

have a long ways to go, but today we celebrate how far we have come.” Lu was just one of the 312 students and handful of retiring teachers who “graduated” from Great Neck South High School at the Tilles Center on Thursday morning, in a ceremony filled with songs, speakers and applauding parents. The first song, “For Good” from the musical “Wicked,” featured lyrics like, “You’ll be with me like a handprint on my heart, and now whatever way our stories end, I know you have re-written mine by being my friend” and “I do believe I have been changed for the better, and because I knew you, I have been changed for good.” Featuring students on saxophone, bassoon, clarinet, flute,

cello, violin and piano, soprano Susan Fendt also sang “Con te partiró” – often translated as “Time to Say Goodbye,” but literally meaning “With you I will leave.” Great Neck South High School Principal Christopher Gitz, a Great Neck South alum, advised students to work hard and pursue success. He emphasized that “greatness is not an event,” but “combining your heart and your mind” and “the impact you have on the people around you.” “You will always be remembered as a class that has demonstrated kindness, scholarship and compassion to better our school and to better our community,” Gitz said of the students. Ultimately Teresa Prend-

ergast, the superintendent of schools, oﬀered a simple piece of advice before students would collect their diplomas: “be kind.” “Be the reason someone believes in the good in humanity,” Prendergast said. “Be the influence you want to see more of.” Reach reporter Janelle Clausen by email at jclausen@theislandnow.com, by phone at (516) 307-1045 ext. 203, or follow her on Twitter @janelleclausen. "

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Joseph Gerard Acosta Matthew Charles Ahearn Timothy Robert Ahlstrom James Louis Alaimo Luke Anthony Ambrosio Christopher Joseph Antoniello Brian John Arleo Andrew Luke Asadoorian Nicolas Lorenzo Aubry Salvatore Michael Ballone John Vincent Balsamo Kevin Patrick Barrett John Manuel Bennett Jack Robert Bingham Nicholas Anthony Biscardi Jack Alan Bishop Andrew Joseph Bonafede Luca Giovanni Bonati Angelo Joseph Bonvino Zachary Ryan Bortko Evan Matthew Bourke Joseph Francis Boyne Kenneth Myles Bradley Robert John Brassel Adam Louis Braun Christopher Timothy Braun Matthew James Braun John Anthony Brennan Alex James Breuer Casey Victor Brosokas Conor Patrick Browne Ryan Timothy Buckley Aidan James Byrnes Nicholas Anthony Cacioppo Vincent Scott Cahill II Thomas Richard Califano Peter Thomas Camporeale Colin Patrick Capece Christopher Armand Capodanno Edward Joseph Carey Joseph Salvatore Carlino John Thomas Carlstrom Joseph Michael Carnovale Jack Connor Caroddo Colin Joseph Carroll Christopher William Casella Christopher John Casey Isaiah Richard Cashwell Daniel Joseph Castles James Paul Cecere Michael Sante Cerrone Frank Angel Cheong Anthony Thomas Cherubino Giovanni Joseph Ciriello James Paul Coccaro Antonio Sal Codignotto Finn Patrick Cody George Marcel Cognard Vincent Robert Colonna Patrick Joseph Conklin Shawn Michael Connell Valedictorian Robert Joseph Connors Thomas Francis Connors Christopher John Convey James Joseph Coppola Brandon Michael Cossaro Matthew Brian Crandall Andrew Owen Crean Colin Michael Crean Terrence Lane Creech Connor Butler Crennan Vincent James Crespo Alexander Richard DaCosta Cameron Langill Dahl Thomas Aquinas Daly III Andrew Daniel Matthew Christian Dapcic Edward William Daubel Austin Michael David Nathaniel Andres DeGuzman Michael Gerald Dell’Unto Samuel Joseph De Lucia Timothy Joseph de Meij Trent Felice DeCicco Robert Francis Delmond

CHAMINADE

HIGH

SCHOOL S OF 2018 CLAS2017 Derek Michael DeMartino Paul Joseph DeMatos Alexandre Barrett Dembo James Christopher DeNara John Patrick DeNara Eric Ryan Dennis Matthew Sean DeSouza Anthony Joseph DiGilio John Ernest Dignam Christian James DiMaio Christian Justo Diminich Joseph Charles DiNiso Matthew Dochnal Matthew John Donarumma Kevin Joseph Donnelly Matthew Paul Donner Thomas Michael Doodian Edward Michael Doran Steven Nicholas Doss Cole Patrick Dougherty Daniel Lawrence Driscoll Ryan Duffy Edward Ramon Duncklee Connor Gerard Dunster Matthew Robert Eaton Thomas Jeffrey Epstein Christopher Joseph Espinet Jack Giovanni Esposito Nicholas Michael Esposito Nicholas Frank Faber Jack Anthony Farnan Michael Joseph Ferrara Collin Patrick Fischer Dylan Joseph Fischer Aidan Joseph Fitzgerald Brendan Francis FitzGerald Connor James Fitzgerald Nolan Jerome Fitzgerald Kevin Joseph Fitzpatrick John Hastings FitzSimons Thomas Connor Flatley James Peter Flynn III Gavin Peter Ford Nicholas John Fortunato Jr. Trevor Matthew Foti Brendan William Franko John Ryan Frohnhofer Liam Patrick Furlong Ian William Gallagher Robert Thomas Gallego Brian Tomás Gallery Lucas Stefan Gembarzewski Giuseppe Baldassare Giammarinaro Dulaney James Glen Jack Ryan Golden Benjamin Harrison Goldfeder Shane Goodman Thomas Goodwin Jr. Andrew Michael Graham Van Cullen Griffith Patrick Connor Grindel Gerard Phillip Navarro Guevarra Kevin G. Gunning Kyle Robert Haase George Thomas Haff Maxx Logan Hagenbruch Colin Brennan Hanley Jack Gerard Hardy Joseph Neil Harrington

Shawn Connell, Valedictorian

Robert Joseph Hazelton Kevin Gerard Heneghan Mitchell James Hensley Daniel Joseph Hepworth Ryan Daniel Herbrich Michael Anthony Hernandez Ryan William Herrmann Matthew Quinn Heslin Craig Michael Hirsch William Joseph Honan Stefan Alex Huber Peter Meagher Hyde Patrick Robert Imbornoni Daniel Innelli Mark Nicholas Iocco Daniel James Jacobs Ryan Paul Jaghab Nicholas Anthony Jaskolski Colin James Jessop Connor William Johnston Joseph Michael Jonas Liam Stephen Joyce Brian Matthew Judge Matthew John Kalaf Patrick Charles Kavanagh Kevin Charles Kearney Philip Thomas Kelleher Vincent Theodore Kelleher John Terence Kenny Joseph F. Kern III Robert Francis Kinckiner Anthony George Kraus Michael Joseph Kurre Will Ryan Kusnierek Sean Christopher Kuttin Eric Vincent LaDonna Michael Gerard Lally Jr. Timothy Donald Landolphi Walter Joseph Lane Patrick Michael Lanigan Kieran Patrick Laurie Steven Martin Lawless Alexander Richardson Lawton Evan Peter Lazzaro Michael Stephen Legieza Nicholas Roger Liucci Jack Benjamin Lizza Connor Dylan Llewellyn Michael James Love Michael Vincent Lovero Justin Van Luu James Christopher Lynch John Paul Lynch Kevin Thomas Lynch Jr. James Peter Lynn John Michael Magloire Kevin Joseph Maguire Robert Liam Maguire Rory Mahon Ryan Joseph Malloy Declan Michael Maloney Edward Louis Mammone Christopher Martin Mancini Nicholas Salvatore Mangione Shane Patrick Manzi Frank Patrick Marinello Christopher William Martello Brian Nicholas Massoni Marco Mastrandrea

Nicholas Plant e, Salutatorian Amal Mathew Oscar Parker Matos Frank Anthony Mattimoe John Livingston McBride Ryan Patrick McCabe Colm Daniel McCormack John Patrick McDermott Nolan John McDermott John Thomas McDonald James Brendan McGill Brendan Michael McGuire Patrick Collin McKenna Scott Christopher McKinnon Kevin Robert McMahon Michael Andrew McMahon Antonio Andres Mendez Christopher Brendan Mercadante Ethan Justin Miller John Griffin Miller Edward Joseph Mitchell Patrick William Mitchell Patrick Harrison Mittelman Peter Thomas Moffitt Anthony Richard Molinari Jr. Ryan Kennedy Mongan Anthony Francesco Montalbano Nicholas Francis Morales James Arthur Moran Wesley F. Morrisey Liam Patrick Morse Brendan Michael Mulrooney John Campbell Murphy John Thomas Murphy John Thomas Murphy John Kyle Napolitano Thomas Gerard Narciso Angelo Rafael Nardo Richard Joseph Nessler Jacob Paul Neumann Christopher James Nicholas Brian Robert Noble Casey John Noonan Matthew John O’Brien Conor James O’Connell Sean Ryan O’Kelly Jaden Anthony Ombres John Christopher O’Rourke Andrew Joseph Pace Thomas Walter Pallai Christopher Aidan Palmer Jonathon Robert Palmeri Nolan James Pappas Anthony Paul Paretta Colin James Pedersen Jack Anthony Peluso Hai-Tin Kenneth Le Pham John Joseph Phelan Peter Andrew Piekarski Tristan Wharie Pimentel Michael Llewelyn Pitz Nicholas Louis Plante Salutatorian Thomas John Plunkett Luke Doyle Pojero Steven Joseph Polito William Pierce Considine Popovich Andrew David Poppe Philip John Porter III Sebastian Posillico

Vincent Michael Povinelli V John Patrick Power J Anthony Joseph Preziosi A Kevin Ryan Prochner K R Ryan John Pugh L Luke Vincent Pullo D Dermot Edward Quinn T Trevor O’Toole Radin O Owen Patrick Rail T Thomas James Raman A Angelo James Randazzo J James Hunter Dashiell Rapp A Anthony Patrick Raziano J Jake Patrick Reagan B Brendan Patrick Regan Nicholas George Richardson Kieran David Rodriguez Brian Edward Rogan Kieran Patrick Rogers Jean Paul Rojas Henao Brendan Thomas Romano Patrick Xavier Rooney Cameron Fredric Rose James Thomas Russo Kyle Robert Russo William Ambrose Russo Tyler Joseph Ryan Aidan Michael Ryder Piero Sebastian Salas-Allende Samuel Francis Sanguedolce Luca Antonio Saponieri Conor Patrick Sari Rohan Lyle Sasso Neil Edward Sathi Robert James Scala III Connall Christopher Scaring Stefan Joseph Schmitt Charles Alfred Schmitz Jack Reilly Sellick John Ralph Semeraro Jake Ryan Sexton John Owen Shelley Liam Michael Siegler Luke Patrick Solferino Dominick Joseph Speranza Brian Joseph St. Pierre Michael Joseph Sweeney Lawrence William Swing Walter Lorenzo Szczech Christian Matthew Sztolcman Aidan Christopher Tahany William Edward Takes Anthony Gino Tangredi Michael Joseph Tersigni Luke Thomas Tesoriero Joseph Troy Theodorou Michael John Thilman Joel T. Thomas Jack Tiedemann Kiko Valiente Tolentino Michael Arthur Toohig Michael Maximillian Toppin Carlos Henrique Torres Matthew Brandon Tsang Jason Michael Tsarouhis Michael Anthony Tsui Jack Charles Valentino Kyle Robert Van Houten Dean Nikos Vayias Gonzalo Rafael Vazquez-Jimenez Joseph Jovel Vera Joseph Thomas Vernice William Joseph Vetter III Robert Nicholas von Seelen Attilio Vosilla III Conor Michael Walsh Jake Ski Weiner Andrew Peter Weiss Kevin Robert Welch Thomas George Welch Liam Alexander Widell Dylan Shea Wolfson Robert John Wright Thomas Louis Zagajeski Michael Lester Zuschlag

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F L O R A L PA R K MEMORIAL

Nassim Hassan AbdulRashid Eric James Afflerbach Jade M. Allen Ty C. Allen D’Andrah Sollei Almanzar Katrina M. Altine Amanda Mishael Apurado Ariela L. Arroyo Melissa Rose Ashbahian Kaitlyn Auyeung Carolyn Rose Badalucco Kevin Banks Christopher Paul Benedetto Tytiana Monay Bennett Simran Bhatia Amy Birmingham Anne Birmingham Kiera A. Boettcher Naomi Bond Ryan Matthew Bosque Kerry Elizabeth Bostrom Donel Kiva Bowen Emily Brandt John Brandt Tia N. Brown Beverly Danielle Shania Bruno Anna Nicole Burnett Kaitlyn Butler Jason Caballes Denisekyla Cabuenas Grace Calo Anthony Capua Joseph D. Cardone Gia Carroll Miranda Isabella Cesped Matthew George Chakery Stephen Cherpelis Christopher Chimera Hannah J. Chin Kate Shannelle Choo Chew Katherine Rose Chwe Khadija D. Cisse Kirra Leyana Clark John Michael Clyne Heidy Cobar Brendan Daniel Cody Erin Julie Anna Coleman Fiona Mary Comer John F. Condon Owen Conway Thomas Jackson Conway Ashley Corcoran Kellie Marie Courtney James Robert Craig Victoria Craig John Joseph Criscitelli Trinity Crompton Hunter Nicole Curran Allansean Dairo Christine Dantzler Olivia Danyi Alyssa David Phoebe A. Davidson

HIGH

SCHOOL S OF 2018 CLAS2017 Sammy Huang, Valedictorian

Imani Jasmine Davis Gillian Elizabeth Demetriou Indervir Deol Luke D. Devine Alyssa M. DiLorenzo Tiara Dockery Brian Richard Donoghue Sean Douglas Uchenna Favour Egbujor Jade A. Elie Lina E. Elkirm Brian Christopher Esposito Jurik Francis Ferdes Adrian Fernandez Brian James Fox Johnathan N. Fratus Isaiah T. Fuller-King John Gallinaro Adrian-James M. Gevero Katharine Mary Gibbons Cormac J. Gill Jennifer C. Gill Liam Glynn Nicholas G. Goerke Tana M. Goga Italia Jeanne Gorski Salutatorian John William Grassi, Jr. Olivia Greco Marykate Guerriero Stephanie Gutierrez- Libreros Brian Matthew Hamerman Andrew Haneman Meghan Grace Harkins Michael Haslbauer Marianne Andrea Yvesse Hernandez John M. Hildebrandt Frances C. Hoey Tate Horan Sammy Y. Huang Valedictorian Nadine Trinity Ibanez Simrohn Zamani Iftekhar Michael Joseph Incantalupo Shay Creek Iraggi Saimun Islam Alexie D. Jean-Louis Percival Johnson-Bowens

Kristen M. Jones Matthew Jounakos Patryk Kasak Nisha N. Kassam Harpreet Kaur Jaspreet Kaur Devin Anthony Kearse Matthew Peter Kenna Kyle Thomas King Nicole Deanne Koehler Diana Kubler Moira K. Kyne Jake A. Lagomarsini Keith G. Lappin Emily Lascala Gabrielle Elizabeth Leander Joseph M. Leonardi Daniel Issac Levine D’Mani N. Li-A-Ping Jonathan Llaurado Patrick Longo Christopher Lopez Victoria A. Lopez Paul Lubicich LaRue Dior Luzzi Emma Paige Macri Erin Maggiulli Bryan S. Mah Gregory Marmorowski Kyle Marszalkiewicz Megan Nicole Martin Deborah P. Martinez Sheryl Mathew Thalia Mavrikakis Hannah R. McAllister Maeve E. McGovern Christopher James McKie Maximus Aiden Meighan Jessica Melville Dyllon Z. Mir Noor R. Mofti Sarah Grace Munro Aliye N. Murphy Natalie Rose Neubert Jeff M. Noel Ian Patrick O’Boyle Michael O’Connor James Kennedy O’Grady Meghan O’Hara

Italia Jeanne Gorski, Salutatorian

Daniel Andres Ojeda Ciara M. O’Leary Margaret R. O’Neill Zachary S. Orenstein Jamar Ormsby Arietty Ortiz Samantha Ortiz Matheus Althaus Ottmann Angelina Marie Palacios Xiomara Nohemy Palacios Michael Joseph Pannizzo Nelu Patel David Pernia Francis Phelan Alexis Pieters Christopher J. Pizarro Matthew Quinlan Sebastian Ramirez Micheal P. T. Reilly Karina Rodriguez Lizade Angelique Rodriguez Brandon G. Rojas Jeisson Miguel Romero Karen X. Romero Hyunkyo Row Jooyoung Row Bridget Russell Lia N. Russo Joao Salazar Fizza Salman Christian Mario Sanchez Darlenys Sanchez Alexis Catherine Santander Justus Lee Santiago Diana Santoro Jack Matthew Scala Brent Joshua Schaffhauser Ryan Arthur Scheer Caroline Schmid Sarah G. Sciabica Jeneen Patricia Scolaro Alexander Segall Wasif Shahzad Danish Shaikh Matthew Joseph Simunovich Joshua Sinanan Akshdeep Singh Arshdeep Singh Randeep Singh

Grace Nicole Skrezyna Nicholas Joseph Smith Christopher Michael Smolinski Frank Speranza Shane J. Spitz Deanna M. Stevens Serena Sukhnandan Reginald Supreme Maria Suri Nyron Sydney Melissa Y. Szala Samantha Margeret Tetro Aleena M. Thomas Tania Mary Thomas Britina Maya Toolsie Simon Touze Wildie Tranquille Deirdre Ann Tyler Maddison L. Vale Stephen J. Vale Callie A. VanWert Cesar Vasconez Richard Louis Ventura Amanda Viera Emily M. Villani Sabrina Alissa Villanueva Martina Nicole Elisabeth Wagner Rian R. Wannamaker Aniah Diarra Washington Kayla K. Welsh Justin Joseph Woodruff Khasiem J. Wooten Benny Xu Grace Yeostros Nicholas Robert Yevoli Jenna J. Youngclaus Andrew Joseph Perez Zantua SACC Certificate: June 23, 2018 Brett Richter Michael Rubino

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JOHN L. MILLER

GREAT NECK NORTH

Ido Abdan Jonathan I. Aboaf Benjamin H. Adler Meital H. Agagi Daniella Aharoni Isabel R. Amir Michael Amrami Hailey Angevine Avery Arasheben Chloe Asher Dina Aziz Ebigail Aziz Daniel Azizzadeh Gad Azra Johan N. Baires Otero Amir-Justin Balazadeh Raymond Baron Shanell Baron Benjamin Bassal Micol Bassal Raquel Bedard Nicole Berchansky Jillian E. Bergman Kate A. Berman Oliver Besman Jason Bijari Talia Bina Jacob Botesazan Rachel Butchen Julian Buttaro Cindy Chan Joy Chang Adin Charasz Jun Ye Chen Luhan Chen SharonnCheng Andrew Chi Sara Chitsaz Samuel S. Cho Timothy Chung Emily Citron Edan Cohen Frederick A. Cole-Lauro Mei-Ling Craine Brook Damaghi Danielle Damaghi Samantha Damaghi Sarah A. Dayan Victoria Descorbeth Natasha A. Dilamani Salutatorian Claire Dong Julia Doppelt Audrey Y. Dunn Austyn Durham Kimberly Ebrani Remi Rivka Eliyahu Skylar Epstein David Erfanian Daniella Ezair Jian Fan Jason Feith Hannah Bella Ferster Simona G. Fine Tara Fishman Jason Fleshel Stav Fokshner Hannah Fouladi Kyra S. Friedland Bradley Kyle Fritzhand Jose Gaitan

HIGH

SCHOOL

CLASS OF 2018 Amy Shteyman, Valedictorian

Nathaniel M. Ganjian Joseph I. Gohari Jonathan Goldman Adonis Gonzalez Jacob E. Gorjian Sarah Gorjian Niva Haber Shaahin Haghnazari Gillie Hakami Eden Hakim Aaron Hakimi Emily Hakimi Emma Hakimi Harrison Hakimi Lauren Hakimi Abigail Hakimian Andrew Hakimian Andrew Hakimian Ariel Hakimian Courtney Hakimian Elliot N. Hakimian Jason S. Hakimian Jessica Hakimian Julien Hakimian Kayla Hakimian Noah Hakimian Sarah Hakimian Sasha M. Hakimian Jae Hak Han Matthew Han Benjamin Harooni Joseph Y. Harooni Daniel Hazan Rebecca C. Hirschhorn Liran A. Homayounfar Roger J. Hyman Arielle Isakharov George Ishida Gabrielle Itzhak Joseph N. Jacobs Michael Jan Maxwell H. Janovic Xinglin Jin Eliot H. Kadouri Mason G. Kalaty Kayla Kamali Jonathan Kapenhas Samantha Kashanian Samuel Kashi Jada Kashinejad Jolie M. Kavakeb Madlen R. Kavian David J. Kerendian

Arya Kermanian David C. Khalili Michael Khalili Tali Khalili Joosung Kim Jack Klebanow Nathan Kohan Adina T. Kohanim Jacob S. Kokhavim Veronica S. Kordmany Amir Koshki Julia S. Kosinski Samantha Kron Jessica Lalehzar Samantha Law Rachel M. Lee Ariella B. Lerner Simon Lerner Keva Li Kevin Li Xintian Li Guan Lin Aviya Litman Peri Litt Chelsea S. Livian Aaron Mahgerefteh Ahuva Mahgerefteh Ethan Mahgerefteh Rafael Mahgerefteh Sara Malekan Zacharie Malekan Chloe Mayeri Daniel E. Mayeri Harrison A. Modlin Liran Moradi Tyler Moradof Ashley Morady Alma Mullalli Avery Nabavian Hannah Nahavandi Aaron B. Naim Lauren Namdar Nicole Namdar Oren Nasab Shannon Nassi Ariel Y. Navi Michelle Nazar Cina Nazif Nathaniel Neman Zachary Neman Almog Nisimov Joshua Nouriyelian Daniella E. Ohebshalom

Natasha A. D ilamani, Salutatorian

Valerie R. Ohebshalom Noah S. Okin Rachel Ozari Aren Paknoush Yael Paknoush Jade L. Pan Milleno Pan Adiel Peikarian Gabriella Polanco Reuven Polvanov Oliver Pour Cristofher E. Quintanilla Arielle D. Rabizadeh Michele Radparvar Eden E. Rahmanan Eliyahou C. Rahmani Nina Raynor Andi M. Reiss Alec Rich Jonathan R. Rismany Keiry Rivera Victor H. Rodriguez Orli Rofeim Dennis A. Romero Avishai Rostamian Rachel D. Rothbaum Jessica R. Rothstein David Roubeni Joshua E. Rubin Rochelle Saghirnejad Jovan Sameyah Tatiana Sameyah Amanda Sanders Lior Sanilevich Shannon K. Sarker Isabelle S. Sarraf Jonathan Sasson Leila T. Sassouni Ross B. Schecter Jason Sender Cori Shalit Celine Shamash Gabriel Shaoolian Sandra Shaoolian Shiron Shaoulpour Daniel S. Sharifian Jordan D. Shavolian Aaron Sheena Eric Shirian Kimberly S. Shokrian Amy Shteyman Valedictorian Kimber Simchayof

John-Theodore S. Simon Brian Siuni Jacqueline Slobin Shaiel Soleimani Shirin Soleimany Noa Solemanyan Aral Soykan Berk Soykan Adi Sragovich Elena L. Sundick Hong Tam Leon J. Taryan Eric Tavroff Davina Tehrani Maxwell J. Tessitore Gabriel Trokel Alexa Tsuker Alexa A. Tubian Cheryl C. Tung Jenna Uhr Daniela Vazquez Nicole Vazquez Guy Vegon Gabriela Veras Xinyi Wang Levi S. Weisser Fernanda L. Wenzel Chelsea Wong Elana Xu Megan L. Xu Tianyi Xu Aaron M. Yahoudaee Ariella Yahoudaee Rebecca Yaminian Isabel Yang Hodaya Yazdanpanah Junchao Yin Junhan Yin Ashley H. Youssefi Ashley Yu Joshua Zabih Marc A. Zalta Sharlene Zar Elaine Zhang Yizhou Zhang Jiongsong Zheng Yujie Zhou Daniela Zkarya

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Jobin P. Abraham Zaineb Noreen Ahmad Katie A. Alicea George C. Amentas Dilip Ethan Anand Gabrielle Clare Andriello Salvatore Angelaras Gerson Bladimir Arevalo Natasha R. Bajaj Armand Philip Baklajian Aaron Jacob Banwer Cara Becker Natalie Ben Josef Daniel S. Bennett Adam Howard Bernstein Mari H. Bijimenian Jason Silver Biviano Ethan Alex Boyar Enrico Bozac Luis Miguel Calderon Raul A. Calderon Alexa A. Cappelletti Blanca Luz Carbajal Evan Samuel Chaleff Michael Anthony Chamaidan Brandyn Chan Ashley Chang Hannah Faith Chang Katelyn Chang Bonnie R. Charles Adrian Chen Kevin Chen Ryan Chen Shao Matthew Chen Steven M. Chen Yizhen Chen Kaitlyn Caroline Cheng Sydney Grace Cheng Devin C. Chin Kelley H. Chiu Victoria Y. Chiu Angela Choe Jevons Choi Jong Wan Choo Perry M. Choo Sylvia Chook Byron Chou Caitlin Chung Glory J. Chung Paul Chung Peter Chung Edan H. Cohen Amanda Madison Cohn Lucas H. Cowen Louis Joseph Cucinella Arielle Keren Daskal Noa Ella Daskal Francesca Kimberly De Sadow Jake Mitchell Dieber Hannah Danielle Dienstag Angelina Christina Eapen Abigail L. Efrem Erica H. Engel Sophia Isabella Estrada Cat Fang Lauren Hayley Farkas Vanessa Paola Fazzini Michael Feinsilver Susan C. Fendt Jeremy Feng Sean Tyler Fishbein Citlalli Flores Kelly Foo Julian G. Francis Leah Rebecca Fried Joshua Gal Max A. Gal

WILLIAM A.

SHINE GREAT NECK SOUTH

2017

CLASS OF 2018 Cynthia M. Gan Winston H. Gao Diego N. Garcia Guzman Sabrina Gata Michelle K. Geng Ryan George Thomas Germana Andrew J. Giogaia Anthony J. Giogaia Rommel Ivan Moreno Giron Jacob Glueck Clara May Goldberger Jason H. Goldstein Carlos Gonzalez Sienna Gonzalez Charles T. Goodwin Lin Ya Greenberg Liseth Carolina Guillen Aaron Harouche Haoran He Shengxi He Sheldon Ricardo Henry Brett Lawrence Hirsch Kai Anthony Hirschmann Salerno Veronica Ho-Lee Joshua Hom Janice Hong Weiting Hong - Salutatorian Emily Hsu Rayan Hsueh Cindy Hu Emily Hu Luyu Hu Nicole Hu YuXin Huan Patrick Leo Huang Emily J. Huh Brandon Hui Tiffany Hung Times Hwang Katherine Jerome Grace Jiang Jessica Li Jiang Jessica Ye Jiang Millennia Joa Sharon John Yoongi Jung Alicia N. Kaczor Ariel Faith Kang Shawn H. Kang Julia Danielle Kelly Nurin R. Keshwani Zahra S. Keshwani Laiba Khan Nadia Khan Sarah L. Khan Andrew Haram Kim Ashley Kim Daniel H. Kim James H. Kim

rian Kimberly Wah Lu, Valedicto

MinJoo Kim Nicole A. Kissos Noah G. Kniesly Brandon Tyler Knupfer Benjamin S. Kobliner Queenie Kong Rachel Koo Hanxuan Kuang Stephen T. Kurpiewski Andy La Afraz Lakhani Matthew Lanza Justin Lau Richard Lau Aidan Lee Jeana Lee Samuel Z. Lee Gabriel Nathan Lefkowitz Talia M. Levy Hongdai Li Jenny Li Michelle Y. Li Wentao Li Ziyi Li Aaron Liang Jiajing Liao Alina Lin Derek Lin Iris Qiao Lin Yanchen (Carlos) Lin Angelina S. Liu Justin Liu Xiao Yan Liu Yuhan Liu Jeffrey C. Lo Zhijian Long Brandon Lopez Betty Lu Kimberly Wah Lu - Valedictorian Shiying Lu Fion MW Ma Celine Isabella Macura Julian Clement Malater Madison Bella Mangogna Gregory L. Mangot Bryan A. Mathews Marisa Lauren Menist Carmen P. Merida Shuyu Miao Samantha Mindel Morgan L. Mittler Wendy Qianwen Mo Michelle Moreno Rachel L. Moss Emma Motelson TianYi Mu Ariana Lisa Mustakis Nurettin Burhan Nayci Harrison Grant Nettler Colin John Neubert Angelina G. Ng

Weiting Hong, Salutatorian

Ethan Ng Meagan Ng Sabrina Ng Tiffani Angelina Ng Wai Hei Ngan Yanni Nicolaides Florence Ning Isabelle Rose Nirenstein Hyun Ji (Ellen) Oh Alison Pan Jundong Pan Annie Park Christopher J. Park Hong Kyu Park Soyoung Park Tal Parness Victor Pei Mona Peng Lauren M. Perlman Catherine N. Pham Jerry Pinhasov Matthew S. Portnoy Kristyne Elizabeth Ramirez Megha A. Reddy Alexandra N. Rigos Canela Rivera Ivan Rodriguez Jared Ariel Roman Michael Samuel Rose Daniel Raymond Ross Ryan Roy Timothy M. Samuel Casey H. Sanders Dylan Ivy Sanders Phillip Schifilliti Silvana J. Seidita Mansi Jatin Shah Weilan Shao Bahaar G. Sharma Devin N. Shen Matthew Shen Patrick Shen Ling Shi Suzie Shin Ryan Shum Alston Shyu Jordyn Taylor Siegel Anthony Sokolov Matthew Ryan Solomon Michelle Song Richard Seung-Wook Song Adam Jed Sperling Joseph Spinello Ashley Hanna Stand Benjamin Stone Avery Strongin Michael Sun Kevin Tan Brandon A. Tang Shengyuan Tang Dainy Tejada

Samuel Elijah Tello Michelle M. Thomas Andrew H. Tsao Jack William Tucker Isabel Ugolini George C. Vlantis Brian Alexander Volk Delilah Wade Celine Wan Angelina Wang Cindy Wang Kan Ny Wang Yiran Wang Yizhou (Margaret) Wang Camryn Leigh Weinbaum Hannah R. Weinberger Yuhao Wen Tyler Andrew Witt Danielle Jacklyn Wolf Ian Daniel Wolf Jonathan Wong Edmond Wu Anthony Xiang Lynne Xie SiQi Xie Michelle Xing Zhuoyuan Xu Aaron Yam Soo Young Yang David Yao Hongli Henry Ye Bryan Yeung Eugene S. Yi Benlong Byron Yin Jimin Yoon Siyeong Yu Zichen (Evelyn) Yu Sharon Yun Nathaly Yuval Jose F. Zavala Shayna Hope Zeitlin Ann Zhang Asia Zhang Ava Zhang Boyang (John) Zhang Michael Zhang Shuai Zhang Kevin Zhao Justina Zheng Anna Zhou Esther Zhu Zhengzhong Zhu Benjamin W. Zone

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HERRICKS

HIGH

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Esme Chen, Valedictorian

Janet Hsu, Salutatorian

Anthony Li Marc Licul Patricia Alexandra Limperopoulos Nicole Lis Alisa Danielle Liu Jeffery Liu Angelyn A. Loh Daniel Ryan Lopes Santino Joseph Lopez Erica Lucrecia Lorenzana Jonathan Lum Nora Ma Sierra Elizabeth Maier Anastasia Makedon Keya Makwana Ryan Mao Thomas Richard Marchelos Christian John Marciano Giovanni Marini Jenna Nicole Marshiano Amanda Brooke Martin Jason Mathew Shane Lalu Mathew Sean Erik McClellan Madison Nicole McDonnell Payal Nilesh Mehta Daniel Minossyan Nida A. Mirza Aaron Monteiro Philip Moon Max Moreno Abdelmohsen Mossolem Jason Moti Concetta Grace Muleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Gurpreet Multani Simranjit Kaur Multani Emily Sarah Nagle Samantha Elizabeth Nainan Divya Nair Andrew John Napolitano Chloe Sarah Newsome Ryan Ng Spencer Ryan Ng Sevasti Lina Nicholis Ming Chen Nie Matthew Ray Novella Daniela Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Modie Eunice Oh Jason Orland Grace Lily Pagliuca Allison J. Paily Bret Dustin Papkoff Melvin Pappachen Benjamin Thomas Park Brandon Gene Park Hyo Jung Park Hyo Sun Park

Anand Sirish Patel Foram Patel Jasmine Jeetendra Patel Milap Jignesh Patel Namrata Avantkumar Patel Nisha Vipul Patel Paarth V. Patel Radhika H. Patel Rima H. Patel Riya H. Patel Sajni Upen Patel Shivesh P. Patel Shubh D. Patel Tejas Patel Christopher Jael Peguero Liriano Jakub Dominik Pela Lucas E. Pelaez Santiago Sebastian Pesantez Michael Petrou Grace Melissa Petry Dominick Joseph Piccirillo Jeremy Robert Pihl Izabelle Nicole Pinzon Kevin Hunter Podlaski Angelo Ponce Natalie Alyssa Pusateri Christina Natalie Pzena Amanda Fang Qiu Ryan Quintiliano Alexa Nicole Raffo Aivi Ariana Rahman Nicole Juliette Rakitovan Ashtee Rampersaud Xiana T. Randolph Rida Rasheed Megha Ravindran Aatif Karim Rayani Jessica Nicole Regler Natalie Rebecca Reisman Joseph Albert Romano Nicolas Brian Rontanini Ivette Laura Ruilova Ivonne Elizabeth Ruilova Nicolas S. Ryan Jun Young C. Ryoo Divya Sachdeva Dona Saji George Saketos Marisa Victoria Saketos David Sebastian Saleta Zainab Sami Kristine B. Samuel Sibin John Samuel Randi Alexis Sarf Aman Sawhney Nina Catherine Schifano Christianna Sera

Daniella Serna Kenny S. Shah Sunny H. Shah Shamas Shajan Shanya Shajan Neel Paras Shandal Kunal S. Sheth Layla R. S. Shrivnauth Islam Sihly Nafshiya Sikder Agam Singh Anisha Singla Alexander Jason Skeries Ryan Patrick Slattery Eve Helen Sommese Elijah Ezekiel Somrah Madalena Stampolis Jenna Marie Staufenberg Carly Elizabeth Stein Maliki Edward Stone Jordan Cameron Stoner Mukund Sai Subramaniam Nancy Sung Kunal Suri Amanda Isabelle Tamara Benjamin Tan Gregory Tannenbaum Shebin G. Tharakan Allen Thomas Daniel Ebenezer Thomas Sarah Ann Thomas Kerra Star Thornton Austin Tian Luna Skyler Tomaszewski Cathleen Joanna Toscano Irene Tsahas Richard Y. Tsai Yun Qi Tsai Jordan Tsang Nicholaos Markellos Tsoumpariotis Hayato Tsubo Sarah Tsui Irene Tu Aaditya Reddy Valasareddi Niccolo Valente Priya Verma Lauren N. Vicente Anthony Julius Vitale Brandon Michael Wai Andrew Zhu-en Wang Cory Wang Katherine Liu Wei Sydney Alexandra Weisbrod Ryan Wong Tiffany Wong Daniel Patrick Woska Angela Wu Kristy Choy Wu Xiang Xie Racheal Yam Matthew Yan Brian Yi Yang Tristan Aaron Yang Keegan Yap Dawei Ye Gia R. Yetikyel Andrea Michele Yeung Julia Saera Yi Jacky Yip Andrew Yu Hiram Yuan Enjie Zheng Brent Zimmerman Cole Jinho Zimmerman

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MANHASSET

SECONDARY

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CLASS OF 2018 Ryan Chung, Valedictorian Caroline Caitlyn Diaso Maria DiFalco Ethan S. Dilmanian Devon Kimberly Donahue Rose Marie Donnell Grace Catherine Dreyer Cindy J Du Christa Elizabeth Durso Mary Audrey Duvnjak Charles Bernard Ellinghaus Jake Enea Nikko Falcone Jessica Sophia Farrell-Ortiz Natalia Margarita Farrell-Ortiz Marco Fera Laura Jane Ferraris Luke Paul Ferrone Benjamin Marc Fiebert Camille Morgan Figueroa Robert Stefano Foglio Maria Katherine Fournaris Keyshawn Anthony Fowler Xintong (Ashley) Fu Nikolas Alberto Fuhrman William S. Fung Joseph-Justin Gabriele Hannah Gao Shea Carolina Garcia Elaina Maria Gatanas Phillip R. Gentile Lindsay Dorothy Giacobbe Christian Gibbons Meaghan T. Gibbons Jessica Anne Girillo Daniel Barrett Gold Jack Reilly Goldrick Jared Luke Gudino Mariela Guzman Isabel Maral Hagobian Claudine Haigian Bryan Hanlon Lily Anne Harmeyer Kyle S. Harragan Nicholas F. Harris Calvin He Justin Evan Hoey Alexander David Hom Chelsie C. Howell Elin Hu Logan Evans Hyde Mansi Jajoo Catherine J Jones Andrew Shu-Cheng Juang Sachi Kapoor John Karagiannis Laila Kashanian

Alex Vasken Kassabian Caroline Kelly Caroline Lee Kelly Madeline Anne Kelly Kyle Sean Kenlon Devin James Kennedy Ryan Connor Kennedy Casey Mary Kenny Mahmoud H Khalifa Emily Jane Kiley Ashley Tyler Kim Elizabeth S. Kim Esther J. Kim Jiyoon Yuna Kim Hannah Elise Kline Adriane Y. Kong Kristina Angela Kowalski Garrity Alexandra Kuester Jody Loren Kung Natalie Alena Labib Bria Nishel Ladson Nicholas Dante LaRocca, Jr. Alison Joan Lee Serene Lee Soo Bynn Lee Stephen J. Lee Yeabin Lee Zachary Leng Lauren Leung Eric Y. Li James Li Ryan Y. Li Ethan Sweeney Linder David Liu Marissa Rose LoCurto Yianni Emmanuel Loizos Justin R. Louie Maria Cristina Lozano-Vargas Robert Anthony Lunetta Meghan Rose Lyons Jordan Ma Alexander C. Maass Nina Magas Alex Joseph Maleno Luca Mancuso James Anthony Marchetti Lauren Ashley Martelli Julia G. Mason Nicholas G. Matteo Alexander Mazer - Salutatorian Kevin Patrick McMahon, Jr. Claire McNeary Daniel McNeary Christopher Todd Meyer Katiera Meyer Stephanie Michael

Alexander M azer, Salutat orian

Markus A. Mildt Daniel Benjamin Miller Sarah Colleen Mills Timmia MonĂŠt Mitchell Ryan Daniel Mobley Elena Nicole Mouhlas Samanta Muratovic Jai Singh Nanda Whitney Marie Newman Sabrina Nie Joseph Notaro Gabrielle Potoula Orthos Matthew John Palmadessa Halle Palmedo Teddi Anna Panagiotakos Mary Violet Panetta Ashley Elizabeth Panzone Victoria Papadakos Christopher Mark Papadopoulos James Leonard Paterek Decker Reed Paterson Joannah Daisy Patterson William L. Peng Julian M Perna Alicia Ann Petracca Grant Xavier Petracca Paul D. Petrakis Katherine Mari Petras Bradford David Phelps Adam Mher Pidedjian Nicholas G Pilla IsabellaPirone Olivia Plansker Alfred Joseph Polizzotto Olivia Pracher Alexander Joseph Pugliese Samantha Pugliese Wassam Qayyum Todd L. Qiu Kerry Carmen Quinn Danielle Sofia Rallis Daniela M Ras Jake Leonard Ridini Madison Whitney Rielly Brianna Angelina Rienzi Hugh Robinson Paula Sofia Rodriguez Alexander Joseph Roth Danielle Jordan Rozinov Elizabeth Hannah Rutkovsky Michaela Patricia Ryan Hunter Savignano Colby Schmidt Lauren Ariel Schwartz Sofia K. Serres Madelyn Jane Sheridan

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MINEOLA

HIGH

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HENRY VASCARDI

SCHOOL

CLASS OF 2018

Anisha Shah, Valedictorian

Dulce Elena Hernandez-Arellano Paul Hincapie Michael Hoey Malcolm Andrew Hylton Cara Jean Ilchert Marina Iodice Sareem H. Jabbar Jaycee Marie Jones Rebecca Deena Joseph Chloe Isabel Katinas Roseleen Kaur Maryum Kazmi Julia Rose Kelly Nicholas R. Kern Samantha Kessler Muhammad Saad Khan Daniel Jisoo Kim Jenna Michelle Kivatisky Jesse Nicole Kivatisky Joanne Shannon Kubat Dean A. Lambropoulos Eva Catherine LaMere Sadie Rose Landivar Phillip B. Lapierre Jr. Jake William Lenze Jacqueline E. Letta Nicholas F. LiBrandi Jason C. Lima Michael Anthony Lucchesi Juliana Marie Lupo Nasif Malik Daniel Michael Mangoianu Andreia Alexandra Francisco Mata James Matthews Kaitlyn Marie McCarey Emily Brigid McGuire John N. McMahon

Angel Acosta Tyrese Alleyne Davis Matthew Altan Jessica Dalonzo Peri Finkelstein - Salutatorian Mya Forbes - Valedictorian Savannah Grayson Justin Heilmann Jamar Johnson Della Jordan Daisha Morrison Andrew Rodriguez Jovanni Rodriguez Julia Rose Jovani Simpson Omari Stennett Shekinah Tiabo Jayson Torres Noel Torres

Anmol Patel, Salutatorian Edwin Alfredo Melara Jr. Dominick John Milazzo Aileen Grace Miller Daniela Alejandra Monroy Angelica Maria Morales-Cueva Angelina Rosa Morelli Erika Moreno Jose R. Mueller Joseph J. Mueller Daniel Quinn Murray Maya Narvekar Nicholas P. Natale Hunter Scott Nathan Alirio Junior Neto Nerogica Nimalan Andy Jobe Nowak Charol Lisbeth Ochoa Guifarro Emily L. O’Connell Kaitlyn Scarlett O’Donnell Kayla Maria Oliveira Joel Isaias Villanueva Orellana Eric Ortez Roger David Padilla Sierra Vijay John Paliath Edward H. Pardo Anmol A. Patel - Salutatorian Charalambos Andreou Pavlou Joanna M. Pedretti Ana Elisa Pereira Daniel Costa Pereira Sofia Pereira Caroline E. Perri Victoria Santiago Pomposelli Amanda Poppe Christa Renee Post Danielle L. Pusey Kenneth Ryan Quinn Fernando A. Quintanilla

Mya Forbes, Valedictorian

Katherine Fabiola Quintanilla Galo Edita Joseline Quinteros Michelle Rafi Nicolas Thomas Ramirez Rhea Rene Lyndsey T. Reuther Amr Ridy Heather Alexis O’Sullivan Rizzo Kevin Tyler Stephens Roach Daniella S. Rocha Vincent Gabriel Rodrigues Kyle Rumm Leonardo E. Ruano Ulices Saavedra Ashley Sandoval Richard E. Santos Brianna Maria Santos John J. Schnaufer Samantha Emma Schroeder Wilmer Serrano Castillo Anisha U. Shah - Valedictorian Leon Shalumov Christopher M. Shannon Eliseu John Silva-Moura Nickollas Rodrigues Silveira Jordyn Elizabeth Sinert Balkar Singh Preeti K. Singh Justin Anthony Skeete Donald Sullivan Ryan Patrick Sullivan Annie Sung Christopher Thomas Roel K. Thomas James B. Torres Marina A. Torres Frank Edgar Valente Melissa Dos Santos Valente Samentha Valmond Elmer Omar Ventura Joya Vinicius Parrini Vieira Courtney Paige Villalona Owen William Wetzel Christopher Anthony Wiercinski Julianne Olivia Wotruba Leonardo Yeung Hymn Yiu Nadia Zia

Peri Finkelst ein,

Salutatorian

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Rock returns to Roslyn PHOTOS COURTESY OF STEVEN ROSENFIELD

My Father’s Place will have its grand re-opening this weekend.

BY A M E L I A C A M U R AT I It’s getting hot hot hot in the Roslyn Hotel in anticipation of the reopening of My Father’s Place with its first performer, Buster Poindexter. Poindexter, a Staten Island native who performs a combination of jazz, lounge, calypso and novelty songs and scored his first hit with “Hot Hot Hot,” kicks oﬀ the sultry summer line-up at 8 p.m. Friday at the sold out inaugural show. The 225-seat supper club is a re-imagination of the original My Father’s Place, which closed in 1987, with a more intimate, adult atmosphere, owner Michael “Eppy” Epstein said. “We decided to bring it back because a lot of us are unhappy that there is no music industry to speak of and it takes so long for a band like 21 Pilots or Cage the Elephant to break so many albums,” Epstein said. “It takes so long to develop the brand that I’m hoping to give a little helping hand to young bands and young artists, whether they’re jazz, rock, blues, country, comedy, reggae, everything.” The opening weekend continues with Livingston Taylor, another sold out performance on Saturday"featuring special guests Chris Kinnear and Andy Aledort, and Roomful of Blues, an American blues and swing revival big band, on Sunday. Tickets for Roomful of Blues are available for $35 at myfathersplace.com. Roslyn Hotel owner Sumeer Kakar said the club will be housed in the current banquet hall and ballroom, and My Father’s Place general manager Dan" Kellachan said the club’s main entrance will be through the door from the parking garage. “There has been tremendous feedback, and people have been reaching out from across the country,” Kakar said. “People across Long Island have fond memories of the club and they have brought it up in conversation, not even knowing I’m involved, as a conversation piece from an electrician working on my house to people in the grocery store. I think it will have a tremendously positive impact on the hotel and Roslyn.” Reach reporter Amelia Camurati by email at acamurati@theislandnow.com, by phone at 516-307-1045, ext. 215, or follow her on Twitter @acamurati.

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The top seven events

Joan Jett and The Blackhearts & Styx with Special Guest Tesla

Friday, June 29 at 7 p.m.

Legendary rockers Joan Jett and The Blackhearts (“I Love Rock N’ Roll,” “I Hate Myself for Loving You,” “Crimson and Clover”) and Styx (“Come Sail Away,” “Babe,” “The Best of Times”) will be joined by the hard rock quintet Tesla. Where: Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater 895 Bay Parkway, Wantaugh Info & Tickets: (516) 221-1000 • livenation.com

Jones Beach Bandshell’s 2018 Summer Concert Series

Friday, June 29 and Saturday, June 30 at 8 p.m.

This free concert series that is packed every summer and takes place through Sept. 1 features music legends this weekend with The Liverpool Shuﬄe, a tribute to the Beatles, on Friday night, and Last Exit, a tribute to Pearl Jam, on Saturday night. Where: Jones Beach Bandshell Field 4 Boardwalk, 1 Ocean Parkway, Wantaugh Info & Tickets: (516) 826-5979 • bandshell.jonesbeach.com

Get the Led Out

Friday, June 29 and Saturday, June 30 at 8 p.m.

From the bombastic and epic, to the folksy and mystical, Get The Led Out captures the essence of the recorded music of Led Zeppelin and brings it to the concert stage with songs including “Whole Lotta Love,” “All My Love,” and “Stairway to Heaven.” Where: The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington Info & Tickets: (631) 673-7300 • paramountny.com

Eisenhower Park’s 2018 Summer Concert Series at Lakeside Theatre

Friday, June 29 and Tuesday, July 3 at 8 p.m.

Nassau County’s 2018 Summer Concert Series at the Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre kicks oﬀ with The Real Diamond, a tribute to Neil Diamond, on Friday night, and Movin’ Out, a tribute to Long Island’s Piano Man Billy Joel, on Tuesday night. Bring folding chairs or blankets and enjoy this free concert series through Aug. 31. Where: Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre in Eisenhower Park, Hempstead Turnpike and Merrick Ave., East Meadow Info: (516) 572-0200 • nassaucountyny.gov/parks

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for the coming week

TD Bank “Celebrate America” Fireworks and Show

Saturday, June 30, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. (fireworks start at 9:30 p.m.) TD Bank will once again sponsor “Celebrate America” at the Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre in Eisenhower Park. The Grucci fireworks show will begin at 9:30 p.m. Tickets are available free of charge and may be picked up at any TD Bank on Long Island while supplies last. There is no formal seating; visitors should bring blankets or chairs. Where: Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre in Eisenhower Park, Merrick Ave. and Hempstead Tpke., East Meadow Info & Tickets: (516) 572-0200 • nassaucountyny.gov/parks

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Tuesday, July 3 at 5 p.m.

Country music fans are in for a blast with My Country 96.1’s Fest 2018, an outdoor event featuring country music performances by Kip Moore, Chase Rice, Drake White and more. Ticketed seats are available, but general admission tickets allow you to enjoy the festival the old-fashioned way — on the grass with a blanket and chairs. Where: Pennysaver Amphitheater at Bald Hill, 1 Ski Run Lane, Farmingville Info & Tickets: (631) 732-4011 • ticketmaster.com

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Wednesday, July 4, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. (fireworks start at 9:30 p.m.) Jones Beach State Park will host the Sterling National Bank July 4th fireworks show, which is set to a musical array of patriotic songs. Arrive early for a prime seat on the beachfront and to avoid traﬃc delays. $10 fee per car. Where: Jones Beach State Park, Field 4, 1 Ocean Parkway, Wantagh Info: (516) 785-1600 • parks.ny.gov

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LEO’S Join Us Friday, June 29th for the Motown Promenade on 7th Street 6-10PM

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Serving Leo’s Famous Breakfast Saturday & Sunday 8-11:30AM

Friday Only 25% Off Entire Lunch Check

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THE TOP EVENTS FOR KIDS FOR THE COMING WEEK

he Big Bounce 2018

Friday, June 29, 1 p.m. to 5:45 p.m., and Saturday, June 30 and Sunday, July 1, 9:15 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.

The world’s biggest bounce house, measuring in at 10,000 square feet and 32 feet tall, is currently on Long Island. Families can walk through the doors and test their skills on the obstacle course, get big-air on the basketball courts, and glide down the giant slide into the ball pit. The structure also features a DJ booth and dance floor, providing energy, excitement and fun for everyone.

Where: Long Island Sports Park, 159 Edwards Ave., Calverton Info & Tickets: longislandsportspark.com or thebigbounceamerica.com

ature T’s at Jones Beach State Park

Saturday, June 30, 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Children ages 5 and up will make a piece of wearable beach art. They will start with beach combing to collect tools from nature and then head back to working stations where they will create a nature-inspired T-shirt. Each participant should bring a light-colored T-shirt for the craft. Registration is required.

Where: Jones Beach State Park, 1 Ocean Parkway, Wantaugh Info & Registration: 516-780-3295 or parks.ny.gov/events

eachFest

Saturday, June 30, 12 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Join this music festival created by the local band Antigone Rising which supports Girls Rising, their charity to inspire and empower young women, that will include kids yoga, scavenger hunts, face painting, tie-dying, a kiddie rock band and a KIDZ BOP youth stage.

Where: Sea Cliff Beach Pavilion, 36 The Blvd., Sea Cliff Info: girlsrising.org

ids Gathering and Book Discussion

Saturday, June 30, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Kids can join this discussion on books with a historical theme — fiction or nonfiction.! They will share and listen to what their peers like to read during this fun afternoon.

Where: Turn of the Corkscrew Books and Wine, 110 N. Park Ave., Rockville Centre | Info: 516-764-6000 or turnofthecorkscrew.com

ones Beach Bandshell’s 2018 Movie Series

Thursday, July 5 through Aug. 30 at 8 p.m.

The Beach Blanket Movie Series kicked oﬀ with “Coco” and will feature “Despicable Me 3” on July 5, “Cars 3” on July 12, “Peter Rabbit” on July 19, “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” on July 26, “The Lion King” on Aug. 2, “The Incredibles” on Aug. 9, “A Wrinkle in Time” on Aug. 16, “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” on Aug. 23, and “Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 2” on Aug. 30. Bring blankets and chairs for viewing.

Where: Jones Beach Bandshell, Field 4, 1 Ocean Parkway, Wantaugh Info & Tickets: 516-785-1600 or jonesbeachbandshell.com

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By day, Great Neck resident Jadis Armbruster has been doing work for SHIFT Communications, a public relations firm in New York City. But by night, Armbruster will be embracing salsa and swing at the Gold Coast Arts Center starting July 11, teaching both singles and couples simple steps and the art of movement in its first ever ballroom dancing course set to last six weeks. “I really love the stories that you can tell through dance,” Armbruster, 28 and a ballroom dancer for 12 years, said in an interview after her workshop. “… It’s a little bit acting, it’s a little bit movement, it’s a little bit just listening to your favorite songs, picking out what kind of story the song is telling and then being able to express that through movement.” During the workshop, around a dozen couples followed Armbruster’s lead in a room with large mirrors, a line of chairs and water on a black tableclothed table. She broke down each step carefully, explained the importance of stance, and took questions. One of the couples was Donald Klein and Eda Lindenfeld, who described themselves as longtime lovers of dance who’d been looking for a class to formally learn how to waltz and salsa. “We received an email online talking about dancing and Eda in the past

had said it would be great if we could take dance lessons, because we love to dance and we were ‘freestyle’ dancing,” Klein said. Now the both of them are signed onto the six-week course. “It’s ‘never too old to learn,’ right?” Lindenfeld said. Ellen Schiff, director for the School for the Arts, said the workshop was a taste of what the six-week summer course – and later full session in the fall – would offer. The six classes would add turns, vary music, and feature more advanced steps, she said, while serving as a way for people to get exercise and socialize in a relaxed environment. “It’s something for people to have fun,” Schiff said. “They’re learning in some cases a new skill or developing skills they already have and getting expertise from an instructor.” “Learning shouldn’t be creating tension, it should be creating joy, and that’s what our classes do and I think that’s what this did as well,” Schiff added. The classes will run July 11 through Aug. 15 every Wednesday from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuition is $90 per person or $120 per couple. “If you’ve ever considered maybe learning how to dance, if you’ve seen ‘Dancing with the Stars’ and thought, ‘Gee that looks really cool, I wish I could do it,’ now is your chance,” Armbruster said. “Now is the time.”

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Port gallery shows Stars, stripes and works of Whitney pinups in Huntington BY LU K E TORRANCE Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney is best remembered today for the massive monumnets that she designed, such as the “Monument to Discovery Faith” in Spain and the Titanic Memorial in Washington, D.C. But the artist also created hundreds of smaller pieces, some of which will be on display in Port Washington. “Intimate Works from Her Studio” are currently on display at the Stam Gallery, located at 289 Main St. in Port Washington. The pieces are up for sale but are available for public view Wednesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. until July 15. Whitney,!born in New

York City in 1875, was the second daughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt II. She was inspired to pursue the arts after visiting France with her family as a young woman. But she faced an uphill climb to being taken seriously as an artist. Her great-grandson said, she had two flaws: she was born very rich, and she was born! a woman,” said Steven Stam, who runs the gallery and has appraised fine art for over 40 years. “Every wealthy or upper-middle-class woman became an artist, often working with watercolors, and the art critics of the world had little regard for them.” Neither her family nor her husband Harry Payne Whitney supported her decision to pursue sculpting as a career.

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A smaller sculpture that was incorporated into the design of “The Three Graces” fountain in Montreal.

When she first started her art career, she worked under an assumed name, believing that her work would not be taken seriously otherwise. During this time she created smaller sculptures, many of them nude, which her mother found to be scandalous. Her first commissioned piece was for the Pan-American Exposition in 1901; by 1910, she began to work under her real name. After donating her time and money running a hospital in France during World War I, she began receiving commissions to create public sculptures. Many of the sculptures are still displayed today in Canada, France, Spain, and the United States, particularly New York City. Some of the sculptures on display at the Stam Gallery served as models for these larger projects. “There is a!wonderful sculpture of a man holding a rock on top of his head, carrying something,” Stam said. “That is the basis that was used to create [“The Three Graces”] fountain at McGill University in Montreal.” The statues on display are plaster, as this was her preferred medium to work with Stam said. “She had assistants who would do the wire work, and then she would handwork the plaster,” he said. “She would use her fingers to work out the shapes and we have images of it in our studio.” Although most of her work is on the smaller side, there are pieces on display over seven feet in height, Stam said. In addition to her own hard-won acclaim, Whitney used her wealth to support other artists, especially women. When the Metropolitan Museum of Art rejected her donation of American art, she established her own museum. “She was a big supporter of American artists, those her were not of the European style,” Stam said.

The Huntington Arts Council will present a juried exhibition,”Stars Stripes & Pinups: Work Inspired by Sailor Jerry,” with an opening reception on Friday, June 29, from 6 to 8 p.m., that is free and open to the public. The exhibit will run through Saturday, July 21 at the Main Street Gallery, 213 Main St. in Huntington.! The Huntington Arts Council invited artists to participate in Stars, Stripes & Pinups by submitting art drawn from the work and words of the iconic American tattoo artist Norman Keith Collins, known as Sailor Jerry for his famous tattooing of sailors.

The following artists were accepted into the show:!Frank Acevedo, Jake Bruno, Terry Canavan, Brooke D’Ambrosio, Jim Finlayson, Dr. Phyllis Gildston, Jan Guarino, Stephanie Gulemi, Ashlin Hanley, Melissa Johnides, John Micheals, Margaret Minardi, Roya Shamsdiba, Patrick J. Shea, Vyckie Van Goth and William Von Gonten. “Outstanding eﬀort from everyone involved! I found the wide scope of interpretation for the submissions of this show to be pleasantly satisfying as an art lover,” said Keith Tobolski, the exhibition juror. “This was a unique call to artists for us. And the results are terrific. It’s so inspiring to see the creative interpretation of these submissions,” said Marc Courtade, executive director of the Huntington Arts Council. Tobolski, owner and operator of Anchor East Tattoo Parlor in Huntington, is an American artist best known for his work as a tattooer. His formal art training includes studies at Marwen, as well as Palette & Chisel in Chicago. His recent exhibitions include Ink Masters and RIPE Art Gallery. Tobolski is currently represented by Paper Gun Art Gallery out of River North, Chicago. For more information about the exhibit, go to www.huntingtonarts.org.

Morgan Park concert to celebrate America The Long Island Concert Orchestra, conducted by Jason Tramm, will celebrate the nation’s 242nd birthday with a concert devoted to the excitement, range and splendor of American music. The program, Americana, begins with the “Star-Spangled Banner” and goes on to feature “American Salute” by Great Neck’s Morton Gould; vocal selections from George Gershwin’s

great American opera “Porgy and Bess”; Leroy Anderson’s “Blue Tango,” “The Typewriter,” “Serenata” and “Fiddle-Faddle”; Kern and Hammerstein’s immortal “Ol’ Man River”; three rousing John Philip Sousa marches including “Stars and Stripes”; and a patriotic salute to each of the branches of our military. The program finale is an audience sing-along of “America the Beautiful” with the evening’s soloists.

This patriotic performance will take place at Morgan Park, overlooking the harbor at Germaine Street between Landing Road and McLoughlin Street in Glen Cove. Bring chairs or blankets and a picnic if you wish. Children are welcome. Call 516-671-0017 for more information and updates.! The rain location is St. Patrick’s Parish Hall on Pearsall Avenue in Glen Cove. ! The Morgan Park Summer Music Festival is a not-for-profit organization, administered by an all-volunteer team. No taxpayer money is used or requested for these concerts. Their seasons of professional, family-oriented performances are funded entirely through tax-deductible contributions.

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Kate Spade suicide not a rare case BY TOM F E R R A RO Sport Psychologist

Kate Spade was a wildly successful 55-year-old fashion designer and her suicide came as a shock to the world. How could someone who has achieved such fame, wealth and recognition be in such anxious despair that she felt compelled to take her own life? Unfortunately, suicide is by no means a rare thing. Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S. Women attempt suicide about two to four times as frequently as men and suicidal thoughts are more common in women. The more famous cases of depression leading to suicide include Marilyn Monroe, age 36, Virginia Woolf, age 61, Sylvia Plath, age 30 and Diane Arbus, age 48. Why do women get depressed enough to want to die at midlife? An explanation of depression at midlife is nicely explained in Italian masterpiece “The Divine Comedy” written in 1320 by Dante Alighieri. It is about a man who is at midlife crisis. He cannot find his way forward gets lost in the woods and falls into deep despair.

In Dante’s tale he wants to find his way out of his depression. And it takes the arrival of the poet Virgil to save him. Virgil tells Dante he must first go through hell before he can free himself from his depression. “The Divine Comedy,” written nearly 700 years ago, is the first book ever written about man’s unconscious. The simple message in “The Divine Comedy” is that you will need a guide in order to take your through the hell you are presently in denial of. And the tragedy is that without a guide people sometimes opt for suicide. In the case of Kate Spade, Virginia Woolf, Diane Arbus and many others they were not able to find an able guide with which could lead them out of the darkness and into happiness. Suicide may be the worst form of self-destructive behavior but other forms of depressive self-destruction also exist and include drinking, drugs use, smoking, overeating, neglect of health, self-mutilation, asceticism, martyrdom, breaking norms, accident proneness, frigidity, gambling, stress-seeking behavior and undergoing multiple operations.

Suicide is a multi-determined process and often will include incredibly misplaced guilt, an unrelenting anxiety about the future, social withdrawal and hopelessness. Major depression will often include loss of appetite, agitated depression in the morning, shame, anhedonia and an imbalance between the life instincts and death instincts. The award-winning film which explored depression in women was “The Hours” directed by Stephen Daldry and starring Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore and Nicole Kidman. This Academy Award-winning film was based upon the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Michael Cunningham. It contained three separate plots all about suicide and depression at midlife. The book and the film are based upon the Virginia Woolf classic “Mrs. Dalloway.” Many ask why at depression hits at midlife. The answer is that midlife presents you with a series of subtle losses, the worst of which is the growing awareness that one may not achieve the idealized success one had hoped to achieve.

Very ambitious people will then become vulnerable to experiencing major depression when this occurs. Some very successful people become exhausted by their own success and opt out of life. Some have such extreme guilt over minor infractions that they wind up killing themselves as punishment. They are the jury, judge and executioner. I interviewed Alyson Taylor Schwartz, the powerhouse and prime mover at Fusion Academy in Woodbury and she remarked that women may be especially susceptible to depression because the culture expects them to be excellent mothers, good wives, perfect homemakers and career women as well and all that’s an impossible task to fulfill. I was reminded of the famous line that Cosmo editor Hellen Gurley Brown once said back in the early ’70s. She is remembered mostly for the quote that “women can have it all.” She meant that women have the right to a career, a family and a good sex life but sadly enough this was quickly interpreted as not only a right but as a required goal. Needless to say ‘having it all’ is

not quite as easy as it looks. The result of this cultural mandate is that women will often feel like they are failing in their life and this can precipitate not only disappointment at midlife but depression. Kate Spade was an example of a woman who ‘had it all’ but having it all seems to have exhausted her, disappointed her and in the end even may have killed her. We live in a world where images of perfection are all around us. Madonna always looks good. Lady Gaga makes a fortune. Hellen Gurley Brown ran Cosmo and had it all. But these images are incredibly misleading and potentially damaging because it subtly suggests that you too can have it all. All you have to do is to work a little bit harder and voila, here comes happiness. Kate Spade’s life and death tell us very clearly that what appears to be a perfect life may in fact simply be crossing the Acheron river and entering the first circle of hell. So be careful what you pray for and if you do decide to take that journey make sure you bring along Virgil to keep you company and to get you safely out the other side.

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and solo shows by prominent artists including the feminist collective, the Guerrilla Girls. Levitov has initiated diverse educational programming, including artist talks, salons, Art2Go and the campuswide Art Crawl. Prior to her Stony Brook appointment, she was a curator and senior administrator at the Jewish Museum in New York City, where she organized numerous exhibitions, including a solo exhibition of contemporary artist Kehinde Wiley’s monumental portraits, work by Impressionist painter Camille Pissarro, and an exhibition of modern masterpieces by Matisse, Picasso and others. Levitov’s books published in conjunction with her exhibitions include “New York: Capital of Photography,” “Camille Pissarro: Impressions of City and Country,” and “Collecting Matisse and Modern Masters: The Cone Sisters of Baltimore.” The Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery, located at 107 East Deer Park Road in Dix Hills, is open free of charge from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, and 11a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekends. For more information about the Art League visit www.artleagueli.org or call 631-462-5400.

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Symphonic Pops of Long Island, an intergenerational orchestra of approximately 60 musicians, will present a program of wonderful music on Sunday, July 1 at 8 p.m. at the Chapin Rainbow Stage in Heckscher Park, located at Main Street (25A) and Prime Ave. in Huntington. The program, led by Music Director and Conductor Stephen Michael Smith, will include selections from “Les Mis-

erables,” “Burt Bacharach Medley,” “The Cowboys,” “Armed Forces Salute” and other favorites.!! This is a free concert, open to the public.! Bring a lawn chair to enjoy the concert under the stars.! The facility is handicapped accessible and there is adequate free parking.! For more information, call 516-414-1831 or visit symphonicpopsli.org.

A summer full of events at Landmark Landmark on Main Street is set to deliver a summer’s worth of exciting shows, community events, and guest presenters at the Jeanne Rimsky Theatre, with a schedule sure to produce unforgettable experiences for all ages and interests. The summer’s highlight is seven-time Grammy Award nominee Patty Griﬃn, who will perform on July 29 at 7 p.m. !Over the course of her twenty-year career, Griﬃn has produced nine studio albums and two live collections, a dazzling body of work as an American singer and songwriter. Also continuing through the summer is Landmark’s signature Afternoon T.E.A. program, a free theater, entertainment, and arts series designed for retirees and those 55 years and older. Presented at 2 p.m. on two Wednesdays per month, the events include free tea and refreshments provided by SerendipiTEA starting at 1:30 p.m. The upcoming Afternoon T.E.A. musical performers include! Estilo Jazz with Style on July 11,!Vintage Bliss: History of Rock & Roll on July 25, and Warren Schein: The Great American Songbook on Sept. 12. Landmark will present Mini-Series: Spotlight on Marilyn Monroe, with screenings of the films “Niagara” on Aug. 8 and “Some Like it Hot” on Aug. 29, followed by a multi-media lecture about Monroe delivered by Marilyn Carminio on Sept. 26. Landmark will also host two community events this summer for special causes. The first is a blood drive for Aplastic Anemia Awareness in memory of Brittany Baron on Monday, July 9, from 3 to 7:30 p.m. Those interested can visit LandmarkOnMainStreet.org to view the donor eligibility criteria. To schedule an appointment,

contact Carol Barron at 516-767-9421 or via email at cbar102@yahoo.com (walkins are welcome). For medical and travel questions concerning blood donations call 800-688-0900. The second event will be Chris Pepe in Concert on Sunday, Aug. 26 with special guests A Second Life & Kingfisher. Partial proceeds will go to foxG1research.org, raising awareness and funding for a cure of FOXG1 Syndrome,!a condition characterized by impaired development and structural brain abnormalities in infants. In addition, Landmark will run a pair of dramatic shows with four-week runs to round out the summer. “Raunchy Little Musical — Belle Barth is Back!” runs Friday, June 29 through Sunday, July 22, with matinee and evening showings. A hilarious, 90-minute performance that chronicles the launch of Belle Barth, the original irreverent female comic known in the 1950s as the Queen of Crass who broke the glass ceiling for contemporary comedians like Amy Schumer, Joan Rivers and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” “My Son the Waiter — A Jewish Tragedy,” New York actor and comedian Brad Zimmerman’s moving and uproarious story about the grit and passion required to “make it” as an artist, will run Thursday, Aug. 2 through Sunday, Sept. 2, with afternoon and evening performances on Thursdays, Fridays and weekends. Tickets to all of these events are going fast, so be sure to contact Landmark’s box oﬃce at 516-767-6444 or go to www.landmarkonmain.com to secure your spot soon. Landmark on Main Street is located at 232 Main St. in Port Washington.

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Arts & Entertainment Calendar NYCB LIVE, HOME OF NASSAU VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM 1255 Hempstead Turnpike, Uniondale (516) 794-9300 • www.nycblive.com Friday, June 29 through July 1 (check venue website for daily times) Tattoo and Arts Festival Through Sunday, July 1 (check venue website for daily times) Cirque du Soleil: VOLTA Sunday, July 1, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Empire State Fair Market Every Sunday through Dec. 23. NORTHWELL HEALTH AT JONES BEACH THEATER Ocean Parkway, Wantaugh (866) 558-8468 • www.jonesbeach.com Friday, June 29, 7 p.m. Joan Jett and The Blackhearts & Styx with Special Guest Tesla JONES BEACH BANDSHELL FREE SUMMER CONCERT SERIES Jones Beach Bandshell, Field 4 Boardwalk, Ocean Parkway, Wantaugh (516) 826-5979 • www.bandshell.jonesbeach.com Friday, June 29, 8 p.m. The Liverpool Shuffle: Beatles Tribute Saturday, June 30, 8 p.m. Last Exit: Pearl Jam Tribute Tuesday, July 3, 8 p.m. ZoFolk: Led Zeppelin Tribute EISENHOWER PARK 2018 FREE LAKESIDE CONCERT SERIES Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre, Merrick and Stewart Aves., Parking Field 6/6A, East Meadow (516) 572-0347 • www.nassaucountyny.gov Friday, June 29, 8 p.m. The Real Diamond: A Neil Diamond Tribute Saturday, June 30, 6 p.m. TD Bank “Celebrate America” Fireworks and Show Tuesday, July 3, 8 p.m. Movin’ Out: A Tribute to Billy Joel NYCB THEATRE AT WESTBURY 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury (516) 247-5205 • www.thetheatreatwestbury.com Saturday, June 30, 8 p.m. Linda Eder THE PARAMOUNT 370 New York Ave., Huntington (631) 673-7300 • www.paramountny.com Friday, June 29 and Saturday, June 30, 8 p.m. Get the Led Out: A Led Zeppelin Tribute THE SPACE AT WESTBURY 250 Post Ave., Westbury (516) 283-5566 • www.thespaceatwestbury.com Friday, July 13, 7 p.m. Tritan Fights Live MMA LANDMARK ON MAIN STREET 232 Main St., Port Washington (516) 767-1384 • www.landmarkonmainstreet.com

Friday, June 29, 7:30 p.m. Raunchy Little Musical — Belle Barth is Back! MADISON THEATRE AT MOLLOY COLLEGE 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre (516) 323-4444 • www.madisontheatreny. com Saturday, July 7, 7 p.m. A Taste of Gospel NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART 1 Museum Drive, Roslyn Harbor (516) 484-9338 • www.nassaumuseum.org Friday, June 29, 9:30 a.m. Fri-Yay Art Days! at The Manes Center Saturday, June 30, 11 a.m. Studio Saturdays at The Manes Center Sunday, July 1, 1 p.m. Family Sundays at the Museum LONG ISLAND CHILDREN’S MUSEUM 11 Davis Ave., Garden City (516) 224-5800 • www.licm.org Friday, June 29, 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Kids in the Kitchen: Tuna Melt For children ages 3-5. Fee: $5 with museum admission ($4 LICM members) Friday, June 29, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Pop-Up with Piet Children ages 3 and up will learn about Dutch artist Piet Mondrian and create a colorful composition. Free with museum admission. Sunday, July 1, 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Bug Bonanza All ages. Free with museum admission. BARNES AND NOBLE 1542 Northern Blvd., Manhasset and 91 Old Country Road, Carle Place (516) 365-6723 (Manhasset) (516) 741-9850 (Carle Place) • www.barnesandnoble.com Saturday, June 30, 11 a.m. Story Time and Activities: “Pete the Kitty” CINEMA ARTS CENTRE 423 Park Ave., Huntington (631) 423-7611 • www.cinemaartscentre.org Monday, July 2, 8 p.m. Movie Trivia Night! THE DOLPHIN BOOKSHOP & CAFE 299 Main St., Port Washington (516) 767-2650 • www.thedolphinbookshop. com Friday, June 29, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Cafe Music at the Dolphin Through Saturday, June 30 John P. Cardone Photography Exhibit Sunday, July 1, 11:30 a.m. Children’s Story Time & Craft TURN OF THE CORKSCREW BOOKS AND WINE 110 N. Park Ave., Rockville Centre (516) 764-6000 • www.turnofthecorkscrew.com Saturday, June 30, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Kids Gathering and Book Discussion

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A&E Calendar cont’d THE ART GUILD 200 Port Washington Blvd., Manhasset (516) 304-5797 • www.theartguild.org Monday, July 16 through 20, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Week-long Morning Art Workshops For children ages 5 to 7. $225 members/$2600 non-members per child/per week Monday, July 23, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Week-long Morning Art Workshops For children ages 8 to 12. $225 members/$2600 non-members per child/per week PLANTING FIELDS ARBORETUM 1395 Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay

(516) 922-8678 • www.plantingfields.org Through Sept. 30 Exhibit — Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney: Sculpture OLD WESTBURY GARDENS 71 Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury 311 or (516) 869-6311 • www.clarkbotanic. org Through Oct. 7 The Great War Exhibit THE WHALING MUSEUM & EDUCATION CENTER 279 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor (631) 367-3418 • www.cshwhalingmu-

seum.org Sunday, July 1 through Friday, July 6, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Red, White & Blue Week Children of all ages can celebrate Independence Day all week with patriotic crafts. Free with paid admission. COLD SPRING HARBOR FISH HATCHERY & AQUARIUM 1660 Rte. 25A, Cold Spring Harbor (516) 692-6768 • www.cshfishhatchery. org Wednesday, July 11, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wacky Water Wednesdays Sprinklers, bubbles, lawn games and activ-

ities every Wednesday through Aug. 29. $6 adults; $4 kids ages 3 to 12 and seniors 65 and up; under age 3 and members are free. LOUIS PANACCIULLI AND THE NASSAU POPS 2018 SUMMER CONCERT SCHEDULE (516) 565-0646 • www.nassaupops.com Saturday, July 7, 8 p.m. At Memorial Park Bandshell, Marcellus Road, Mineola Sunday, July 8, 8 p.m. Heckscher Park, Route 25A, Huntington Friday, July 13, 8 p.m. Greis Park, Horton Ave., Lynbrook

Community Calendar SPLISH SPLASH WATER PARK 2549 Splish Splash Drive, Calverton www.eventbrite.com/e/splashs-li-safetyswim-tickets Friday, June 29, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Splash’s L.I. Safety Swim Saf-T-Swim and Splish Splash have joined forces to build awareness about the vital importance of teaching children to swim in order to prevent needless drowning, with a swim lesson that begins at 11 a.m. at Surf City. For tickets, go to www.eventbrite. com/e/splashs-li-safety-swim-tickets. UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CONGREGATION AT SHELTER ROCK 48 Shelter Rock Road, Manhasset (516) 627-6560 • www.uucsr.org Friday, June 29, 1 p.m. Bridge Lessons and Game Play Saturday, June 30, 10 a.m. Caring Hearts Quilters Monday, July 2, 7:30 p.m. Inisfada Zen Sitting Meditation OLDE TRADING POST 1218 Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park (516) 492-3195 • www.oldetradingpost.com Friday, June 29, 7 p.m. Live Music: Dexter Haven

Saturday, June 30, 7 p.m. Live Music: Marco Coneli & Friends KINGS PARK 2018 FARMER’S MARKET Sunday, June 30, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Head over to the Kings Park Farmers Market (Municipal Lot 25A and Main St.), which will be open every Sunday through Oct. 7. CAUMSETT STATE HISTORIC PARK PRESERVE SUMMER 2018 SCHEDULE 25 Lloyd Harbor Road, Huntington (631) 423-1770 • www.oldetradingpost.com Sunday, July 1, 9:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Just a Hike for Adults A 6-mile, hilly and moderately paced walk. $4. Reservations are required by calling 631-423-1770. MORGAN PARK 2018 FREE SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL Germaine St. between Landing Road and McLoughlin St., Glen Cove (516) 671-0017 • www.morganparkmusic. org Sunday, July 1, 7:30 p.m. Long Island Concert Band: Americana Rain location: St. Patrick’s Parish Hall, Pearsall Ave., Glen Cove Continued on Page 58

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Holocaust Center’s 10th annual golf outing The Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County presents the 10th Annual Golf and Games Outing, Monday, Aug. 6 at Fresh Meadow Country Club, 255 Lakeville Road in Lake Success. Returning this year will be the very popular Mahjong and card games, including an exclusive boutique shopping experience. All proceeds of the day go to support HMTC’s programming which uses the history and lessons of the Holocaust to teach about the dangers of antisemitism, bullying, racism and all other manifestations of intolerance. This year’s honorees at the outing will be Andrea and John Stark. Andrea and John Stark, humanitarians and community leaders, are involved in a wide array of cultural, educational, and medical causes both in Palm Beach and New York. John Stark is Chairman and CEO of Stark Carpet Corporation, which is a worldwide family enterprise. Stark Carpet is one of the largest manufacturers of carpet, fabrics and wallpapers with showrooms throughout the United States, and internationally in London and Paris. Stark Carpet is recognized for its commitment to social responsibility, with support provided to organizations focused on medical research and advocacy, animal welfare, education and social services. Andrea Stark, a philanthropic leader, serves on numerous boards including the Montefiore Einstein Medical Center Women’s Division, the Rita Hayworth Alzheimer’s Association. Active in the Jewish community, the Starks have supported the Israel Museum, the Hampton

Synagogue, American Jewish Committee, and Yeshiva University and The American Friends of The Hebrew University. Andrea and John Stark were honored in 2017 in Palm Beach, by American Friends of the Hebrew University for their philanthropic work. The golf outing is sponsored by corporate partners Stark Carpet Corporation; Title Associates, a Stewart Company; Knockout Pest Control Inc.; Ike, Molly & Steven Elias Foundation; and North Bay Cadillac GMC Buick. Additional sponsorship packages are still available. Golfers’ day starts at 10 a.m. with brunch followed by a Shotgun Start at noon and dinner at 5 p.m. An individual golf package for $775 includes brunch, cocktails and dinner. A “Classic” golf package for $3,000 includes one foursome, brunch, cocktails and dinner. Additional golf packages and corporate packages are available. For Mahjong and games players the day begins at 11 a.m. with the boutique shopping opening. Brunch is at 12:15 p.m. and the games begin at 1 p.m. The cost is $100 per person which includes brunch, boutique shopping, games and refreshments. Reserved Games Tables are $500. A Games Sponsor is $2,500 and includes two reserved games table. The boutique will feature hand-selected vendors presenting items from fashion, fine jewelry, accessories and personalized home goods. For more information contact Deborah Lom at (516) 571-8040 or dlom@ hmtcli.org. To register online visit www. hmtcli.org/golf

Community Calendar cont’d Continued from Page 57 BEACH VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE AT NORTH HEMPSTEAD BEACH PARK 175 West Shore Road, Port Washington Tuesday, July 2, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Every Tuesday through Aug. 28. All levels welcome. For more information, call 631355-1293. NORTH HEMPSTEAD’S 2018 SUMMER CONCERT SERIES AT MARY DAVIES GREEN Plandome Road, Manhasset (516) 869-6311 • 311 Tuesday, July 3, 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Country Music with Mary Lamont Tuesday, July 9, 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. King Kai: A Tribute to Elvis Presley Tuesday, July 16, 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Family Night with Darlene Graham and The Shades of Green Band Tuesday, July 23, 7:15 p.m. to 9 p.m. Folk and Rock Night GREAT NECK PLAZA’S 2018 FREE SUMMER CONCERT SERIES Dunster Road, Firefighters’ Park, Great Neck (516) 482-4500 • www.greatneckplaza.net Tuesday, July 3, 8 p.m. Nina Et Cetera, “Hotter Than a Pepper Sprout: Music of the Heartland” Tuesday, July 10, 8 p.m. David Saul & the Electic Dudes, “Ultimate Classic Rock Hits, Then and Now” Tuesday, July 17, 8 p.m. Blue Bayou, “Linda RonstadtTribute Band” Tuesday, July 24, 8 p.m. Wayne Holmes, “Ray Charles Impersonator” Tuesday, July 31, 8 p.m. Ricky Pen, “Mediterranean Summer Night” In the event of inclement weather, the concert will take place at the Great Neck Social Center, 80 Grace Ave. in Great Neck. NORTH HEMPSTEAD’S 2018 SUMMER CONCERT SERIES AT NORTH HEMPSTEAD BEACH PARK 175 West Shore Road, Port Washington (516) 869-6311 • 311 Sunday, July 8, 1 p.m. Six Guns Country Music Sunday, July 15, 1 p.m. DRKs Motown Revue Sunday, July 22, 1 p.m. Endless Summer: A Tribute to the Beach Boys Sunday, July 29, 1 p.m. The Chiclettes: The Best of R&B NORTH HEMPSTEAD’S FUNDAY MONDAY AND FARMER’S MARKET AT NORTH HEMPSTEAD BEACH PARK 175 West Shore Road, Port Washington (516) 869-6311 • 311 Monday, July 9, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jerry Costanzo & His 10-Piece Band Monday, July 16, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sweet Lorraine Monday, July 23, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Vic Vincent Group Monday, July 30, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Senior Health, Education and Information Fair Funday Monday is open to all seniors of the Town of North Hempstead. For eight Mondays in July and August (rain date Thursdays) seniors gather at Bar Beach for a day of dancing, entertainment, card playing and socializing. Seniors bring their lunch and purchase beverages and snacks at cost. There is free bus transportation throughout the Town and parking for seniors is free on Mondays. For a copy of the Funday Monday Program or bus schedule call 516-869-7719. NORTH HEMPSTEAD’S 2018 SUMMER CONCERT SERIES AT CLARK BOTANIC GARDEN 193 I.U. Willets Road, Albertson (516) 869-6311 • 311 Tuesday, July 10, 7 p.m. Pat Farrell: A Tribute to Piano Man Billy Joel Tuesday, July 17, 7 p.m. Family Night Production: “The Wizard of Oz” Tuesday, July 24, 7 p.m. Folk Night in the Garden: David Sear followed by Marc Berger and Ride Tuesday, July 31, 7 p.m. Dance Visions with Beth Jucovy NORTH HEMPSTEAD’S 2018 SUMMER CONCERT SERIES AT MANORHAVEN BEACH PARK 158 Manorhaven Blvd., Port Washington (516) 869-6311 • 311 Friday, July 13, 7:30 p.m. Petty Rumors: A Tribute to Tom Petty and Fleetwood Mac NORTH HEMPSTEAD’S 2018 SUMMER CONCERT SERIES AT MICHAEL J. TULLY PARK 1801 Evergreen Ave., New Hyde Park (516) 869-6311 • 311 Saturday, July 28, 7 p.m. The Doobie Others: A Tribute to the Doobie Brothers LONG ISLAND ROAD RUNNERS CLUB WEDNESDAY NIGHT SUMMER SERIES Wednesday, July 11, 6:30 p.m. for kids; 7 p.m. for adults Every Wednesday through Aug. 8 at Eisenhower Park, Field 2, East Meadow. Cost: $12 (adult)/$6 (kids). For more information, contact Peter Cirona at 516-797-2685. NYU WINTHROP HOSPITAL (516) 663-3916 • www.winthrop.org Friday, July 13, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Free Prostate Cancer Support Group At the Winthrop Wellness Pavilion, 1300 Franklin Ave., Suite ML-5 in Garden City. Sessions are free, but pre-registration is required by calling 516-663-1017. Friday, July 13, 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Free Breast Cancer Support Group for the Newly Diagnosed Patient At the Winthrop Wellness Pavilion, 1300 Franklin Ave., Suite ML-5 in Garden City. Sessions are free, but pre-registration is required by calling 516-663-1017.

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Shelter Rock Library New Hyde Park

Shelter Rock Library 165 Searingtown Road South, Albertson; 516-248-7363; www.srpl.org.

ART IN MAY AND JUNE The artwork of Smithtown native Donna Gabusi, who makes face portraits with pencil and landscapes with mostly earth colors of acrylic. SENIOR RAP GROUP Monday, July 2, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For the 55+ set who have a lifetime of experiences to share. Come and join Shelter Rock Public Library Senior Rap Group on selected Mondays.

This group discussion is led by longtiime group member David Marx. CANASTA Monday, July 2, 1:30 p.m. Canasta has made a big comeback. Join in playing this very social game. Limited materials will be available, so if you own a set, feel free to bring it with you. TEEN TECH TUTORS Saturday, July 7, 14, or 21 from 10:15 to 11:00 a.m. or 11 to 11:45 a.m. Join if you are seeking computer or technology help. Topics may include

email, searching for websites, sharing and organizing photos, writing and saving documents, and finding apps for a smartphone or tablet at the following dates & times. AARP SMART DRIVER’S COURSE Saturday, July 14 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Print the registration at www.srpl.org or pick up a registration form at the Reference Desk. Nonresidents may register on July 1 if space allows.

Great Neck Library Great Neck Library Station Branch is located at 26 Great Neck Road (2nd level) in the Gardens at Great Neck Plaza. Great Neck Lakeville Branch is located at 475 Great Neck Road. Great Neck Parkville Branch is located at 10 Campbell St. in New Hyde Park. Following is a sampling of upcoming events. For a complete listing, go to www.greatnecklibrary.org. THURSDAY FILM ENCORE AT THE STATION BRANCH The Thursday film at the Station Branch is an encore of the film shown on Wednesday at Main. Refer to the Librarywebsite for information on the films scheduled. Bring your library card, driver’s license or other

ID showing your Great Neck School District address. FREE BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS AT STATION Thursday, July 5 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Have your blood pressure checked by a clinical nurse from St. Francis Hospital, free of charge. ADULT COLORING AT PARKVILLE Monday, July 2 at 2 p.m. Join this relaxing hour of coloring on Monday afternoons. GREAT NECK LIBRARY CLOSING/CANCELLATION INFORMATION ONLINE The Lakeville and Station Branches are closed on Sundays. Library patrons connect-

ed 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.

Hillside Library

Hillside Public Library is located at 155 Lakeville Road in New Hyde Park. Following is a sampling of upcoming events. For a complete listing or to register for programs, go to www.hillsidelibrary.info/ events.

SUMMER READING KICK-OFF Friday, June 29 at 7 p.m. Featuring radio show hosts and music historians Tom and Heidy Ryan. Join a night of rock music videos, trivia, prizes and refreshments. FILM AT HILLSIDE: “I CAN ONLY IMAGINE” Friday, June 29 at 1:30 p.m. PG; 1 hr. 50 min.; drama/family. The inspiring true story behind Mercy Me’s beloved, chart-topping song that brings ultimate hope to so many is a gripping reminder of the power

Community Calendar

THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF NEW HYDE PARK VILLAGE Board meetings are open to the public and take place on the first and third Tuesdays of the month at Village Hall, located at 1420 Jericho Turnpike at New Hyde Park Road. For more information on the topics covered at each meeting or for any issues related to the Village of New Hyde Park, call 516-354-0022 or go to www.vnhp.org. NEW HYDE PARK SENIOR CITIZENS’ GROUPS/MEETINGS Extra Years of Zest Club meets the first and third Mondays of the month, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at First Reformed Church, Jericho Turnpike and Herkomer St. in New Hyde Park; New Hyde Park Senior Citizens, Inc. (516-869-6311) meets Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at Clinton G. Martin Park, Marcus Ave. and New Hyde Park Road; Notre Dame Golden Age Guild (516-352-7203) meets Wednesdays (except in July and Aug.), 1:15 to 3:30 p.m., at Notre Dame R.C. Church, Mayfair Road and New Hyde Park Road; New Hyde Park Senior Chorus (516775-8118) meets Mondays, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., at Clinton G. Martin Park, Marcus Ave. and New Hyde Park Road. For more information on these and other senior groups, call the Town of North Hempstead at 311 or 516-869-6311 or go to www. northhempsteadny.gov. NEW HYDE PARK KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Council meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month at 8 p.m. at Martin Hall, across from Holy Spirit Church on South Sixth St. in New Hyde Park (516-352-2852). Knights of Columbus Senior Club meets at 11 a.m. on the first and third Wednesday of each month except in July and August at Michael J. Tully Park at 1801 Evergreen Ave. in New Hyde Park. COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS FOR EDUCATION If you would like volunteer in the New Hyde Park-Garden City Park

of true forgiveness. Starring J. Michael Finley, Brody Rose, Dennis Quaid and Cloris Leachman. CARDS, COLORING, GAMES AND COFFEE Monday, July 2 at 1 p.m. Relax and de-stress by joining these afternoon activities. FILM AT HILLSIDE: “THE GREATEST SHOWMAN” Friday, July 6 at 1:30 p.m.

PG; 1 hr. 45 min.; biography/ drama/musical. The inspiring true story of P.T. Barnum. CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP Monday, July 9 at 10 a.m. Join talented writerJoanne Bergbom, as she uncovers the natural, creative writer in you. Enjoy light refreshments. Bring yourself and let your voice be heard.

School District, call Eileen Bileski at 516-434-2306. You will assist students under the supervision of a classroom teacher. There is no prior experience necessary to participate in the program.

FREE EXERCISE CLASSES Ongoing Program — Free Silver Sneakers exercise classes for those 65 and older at all levels on balance, agility, strengthening, endurance and osteoporosis for eligible seniors on Monday through Saturday. Locations are in Garden City Park, Lake Success and Floral Park. For more details, including seeing if you are eligible and class times, go to www.toolsatsilversneakers.com or call (516) 745-8050. AARP DEFENSIVE DRIVING COURSES AT CLINTON G. MARTIN PARK FOR 2018 The classes, open to drivers age 50 and older, will be held on May 12 and June 9. The cost is $20 for members and $25 for non-members. To register, make your check payable to AARP. Be sure that your check contains your name, address, phone number and the date of the class you wish to attend. Mail all checks to: Defensive Driving Coordinator, Department of Community Services, 1601 Marcus Ave., New Hyde Park. Once checks are received, a seat will be reserved in your name and a letter confirming your registration will be mailed to your address.

Floral Park Library Floral Park Library 17 Caroline Place, Floral Park 516-326-6330; www.floralparklibrary.org MADE WITH LOVE KNITTING GROUP Monday, July 2 at 7 p.m. Whether you’re a beginner, an expert, or somewhere in between, Made with Love knitting and crocheting group

welcomes all to their weekly evening group. No sign-up required. MONDAY MOVIE: “THE 15:17 TO PARIS” Monday, July 9, 1:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Three American friends fight back against a terrorist while on board a train from Amsterdam to Paris. Rated PG-13, 94 mins.

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NEW HYDE PARK

Alan M. Abraham Sam Kurian Abraham Kathryn Abramo Hazel Acosta Samantha Mya Adams Ashley Aguilar Melissa M. Alex Moustafa Ali Gregory Almodovar Abilene Thomas Anil Nicholas Anthony Faiza Anwar Hommerra A. Arain Gemma Atencio Nathanael Jonah Joshua Audate Carlos Avila Alina Azim Huma Babar Alwin Babilson Aleena Babu Lydia Susan Babu Caroline Bak Ryme Bakar Barbara Baker-Pena Kristen Michelle Bamberger Joseph Bansgopaul Casey Baron Ari Bazigos Ann-Catherine Belizaire Kathryn Belmonte Nicholas Joseph Bentivenga Anisha Bhuiyan Safayet Bhuiyan Eric Biazon Alexa Taylor Blandeburgo Jhon Bosch Leanna Litesha Ann Brummell Morgan Paige Bryant Emily Budhram Nicole Cabrera Joseph Alexander Caccavale Christopher Castor Christian Cedano Adrian F. Chan Szu Chieh Chen Nathalie Chirinos Jungseok Choi Ava Rose Connaughton James Connolly Ryan Cooney Matthew Corrigan Margaret Cotter U’Niah Cromwell Rose Cunningham Patrick DaGrossa Matthew D’Amato Josep Warre Dampman Sujit S David Elizabeth Davydoff Anthony DeCola Brian Deery Sonam Delhiwala Thomas Diaz Devon DiVello Dave Kaithamangalam Dodson Johenny Dominguez Nicholas Donatelli Maega Yeung Dong Ciara Lee Dowling Alessandro Drudi Kevin B. Duggan Samantha N. Duggan Tatianna Dugue Daniel T. Esposito Marc Joseph Fernandez Laura Ferreira

MEMORIAL

HIGH

SCHOOL S OF 2018 CLAS2017 Angelo Ferrigno Matthew Florio Anetga Fnu Kevin Fox Cornelius Fultz Randy H. Ganesh Miguel Gaton Vasilios Anthony Gatzonis Nicholas Gaudio Harneet Singh Ghotra Matthew J. Giattini Justin Gibbs Amrit Gill Zahra Gittham Giulia Giuliano Maxwell J. Giuliano Elijah William Glover Eidy Maricela Gomez Elise J. Gonzalez Amanda Granados Mackenzie R. Griffin Justina Marie Grosso Jake Anthony Guercia Khalilah Hamilton Anisha Hari Charles Patrick Hinz Synthia Holmstock Kristina Ellie Horan Alicia Huerta Farah Hyder Christina J. Jacob Jebin Jacob Kezia Ann Jacob Conor John Jacoby Labina Jahan Abha Japi Joram Sony Jean Dona Treesa Jin Ethan Joa Aashish John Anooja V. John Carol John Sharon P. John Snehal Mary John Austin Trey Jones Ryan Jose Shona Joseph Justin Jung Dylan Kahn Roshin B. Kakkadu Sona Kannadan Harpreet Kaur Jasleen Kaur Nicholas Kern Mia Kernizan Christopher Ryan Kerrane Hesham Khan Omar Khan Rayan Khan Aqib Khandker Ong Sie Victor Khin

rian Arianna Ragusa, Valedicto

Brendan Kiernan Peter Kim Laura Kimmins Rachel Ann Kinat Nicole Klappas Nicole Ko Walter Marty Koch Merin Koithara Colvin Kopram George Kopram Aaron Koshy Eleni Desi Kothesakis Jaymohan Kottilil Kaitlyn Krems Bharat Kumar Victoria Kumari Jacqueline Lai Gabrielle LaSala Ashley Lasko Olivia H. Le Hope Lee Sophia Rose Leeds Ciara Marie Lennon Lauren Nicole Levkulic Akeino Levy Justina Li Dana Corrine Litterello Lisa Lo Raquel Londono Jade Lopano Jonathan Lopez Nicholas Lopez Tania Lizzette Lopez Retana Max Lou Kayla Victoria Loubriel Olivia Lugo Reshma P. Luke Deirdre Rose Lynch Hailey Lynch Sonali Malhotra Giavanna Maria Maniaci Rishab Marocha Jason E. Martinez Keyla K. Martins Noah Armando Masi Rory Margaret Masi Nicholas W. Massa Jasmine Mathew Jason Mathew Jerrin Mathew Melbie Mathew Noel V. Mathew Rebecca Elizabeth Mathew Sarah Subleuha Mathews Daniel V. Matthew Nunziatina Vittoria McCabe Emily A. Melody Matthew Melone Thomas Messina Pranay Mirchandani Jennifer Moffa

Saumya Sha rma, Salutator ian

Julian M. Montenegro Jamie Mooney Alana K. Moran Mark Moran Aliana Moreno Sobnom Mostari Sara Adriana Moya Luque Michael Adam Mshar Alexiea Munoz Kelly Nicole Muntzenberger Michael F. Murnane Naomi P. Murray Maha Naeem Maria Nicole Natale Dylan Ng Anthony Vincent Noetzel Matthew Thomas Notine Matthew Novello Chidiebere U. Nweke Ryan O’Hagan Kevin Olsen Ryan O’Sullivan Ninabeth Erin Palces Shaina Parambil Neal Patel Emily Paul Isaiah M. Paul Jocelyn Paulose Giovanna Teresa Peralta Keshav Persaud Kiran Persaud Stephanie Peteroy Alexandra Petricca Allen Philip Christine Philipose Vincent Albert P. Poblete Robert Pomara Emily Rhein Price Adrian Puran Gabriella K. Puran Arianna Ragusa - Valedictorian Ahnaf Rahim Chandni Raj Brian R. Ramos Joel M. Ramsaroop Mahir Rashid Natalia Aracely Raso Una Reid James Reo Khya Robinson Xavier Robles Arthur Rodgers Zachary Rotstein Matthew Rowinsky Carolyn Ann Saji Jeffrey Saji Stephanie Sajumon Diana Salmeron Shane Sam Ryan Samkunju Shane Tom Samuel

Matthew Sans Danielle Schwartz Anush Shah Nivetha Shanmugarajah David Joseph Shapiro Ajay Sharma Saumya Sharma - Salutatorian Asha Shiby Diya Shroff Garrison Shu Prathit Shukla Ajiteshwar Singh Britney Singh Gagandeep Singh Paolo Siton Madeline Paige Slaski Destiny Smith Veronica Solis Emily Stampfli Dennis Stylianou Joseph Sullivan Christina Suresh Alexandra Szynwald Olivia Rose Tam Mariya Thanawala Jasmine Francis Thanicatt Daryl Annu Thomas Jithin G. Thomas Melvin S. Thomas Reuben Abraham Thomas Elijah Thompson Jino Tomichen Juliana Torres Danielle Rose Torrisi Meng-Chen Tsai Faith Vaas Christopher Valdes Nicolas Van Velsor Keitha D. Varela Austin Varghese Justin R. Varghese Yeiner Vasquez Gianna Marie Viaggio Nezar Vidad Sylwia Elaine Vilbig Daniella Marie Vlakancic Justin Waite Sherley Wang Valerie Wang Cassandra Ward Logan M. Ward Matthew Wing Hei Wong Channing Woo Carl Leung Wu Jason Chang Yin Gabriella N. Young Ryan Young Kenneth Yu Michaela Zabicki Mollie O’Brien Zimmerman

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NORTH SHORE

Dean Abouelhassan Evelyn Acuna Elia Alberts Gene Alvarez Jessica Alvarez George Andris Samuel Aranoff Stephanie Argyropoulos Jonathan Bader Victoria Baltrus Julia Barbieri Joseph Barcellos Ethan Baron Jared Bazan Kieran Bednarz Matthew Bell Hally Bello- Valedictorian Jacob Berlin Brendan Biliski Emilie Biolsi Frederic Bischoff Danielle Bleiweiss Amanda Bloom Victoria Blunnie Martha Braun Patricia Cammarano Caine Caponi Lauren Carbonara Joseph Cardenas Anthony Carleo Brianna Centeno Gabriel Cerpa Kaitlin Channell Maaz Cheema Lauren Chieppa Peter Christensen Charalambos Christofi Julie Colon Kyle Commando Hannah Crabb Giovanna D’Amico Madeline D’Amico B. Jacob Daley Bailey Danseglio Isabella DiBenedetto Aidan Donoghue Kilian Doyle William Drexel Siobhan Esposito Maya Farrally-Plourde Micaela Feehan Chloe Fichtl Payton FitzPatrick Manuel Flores Pagan Selena Fortich Danielle Fossett Liam Gaeta

HIGH

SCHOOL S OF 2018 CLAS2017 Christopher Garland Anthony Genovesi Daniella Genzale Michael Gilligan Nicholas Giordano Isabelle Glennon Lindsey Golden Scarlet Gomera Grant Goodman Christina Green Alana Greene Emma Grinberg Salvatore Groe Rochelle Guevara Katelyn Hart Zachary Hasbrouck Corinne Heffernan Sean Hehn

Mariela Henriquez Emma Hert Lucas Hess Samaera Hirsch Katelyn Hoyle Tia Iashvili Roman Iuvara Andrew Jacklin Lucka Janelidze Helen Jiang Jacqueline Kaider Meagan Kearney Riley Keenan Dakota Kessler Perry Kleemann - Salutatorian Scott Klein Kyle Knoell Abby Kolkhorst

VILLAGE

SCHOOL CLASS OF 2018

Angela Chang Nicole Cruz Sabrina Geffner Phoebe Gordon Jordan Hirschhorn Corey Jeshiva Kayleigh King Alexia Michalatos Rose Schauber Dylan Schwartz Max Silverstein Adrien Vissichelli Yizhou Wang

Timothy Salditt Lucas Salerno Zachary Saltzman Lauren Santucci

Hally Bello, Valedictorian

Adrian Konarski Liam Kunkel Nicholas Lacomba Christian Laderer Julia Lanotte Ethan Laurens James Ledden Jeremy Lee Melissa Leone Julia LiVigni Jacqueline Long Morgan Lopez Ethan Loring Alexis Lovaglio Eric Lynch Sean MacLennan Joseph Magliocco Devon Maio Mahek Malhotra Zoe Malin Anthony Manacchio Blake Mandell Matthew Mannix Will Martorana James Mastakouris Dylan McGinley Salvatore Meli Madison Mercante Nicholas Milanese Emily Mink Daniel Minsky Katherine Morales Hannah Moran Jacob Moran

Perry Kleeman , Salutatorian

Patrick Morley Kara Murtha Nicolette Nanis Sabrina Nelson John Neos Jr Saul Nevares Bryce Nichols Audrey O’Brien John O’Leary Collin O’Sullivan Jillian Obes Jared Okunewitch Marianna Oropallo Elizabeth Oswald Victoria Palone Alexandra Papalcure James Pappous Adelmo Petrakis John Petrakis Tessa Piesback Robert Plotka Madeline Podaras Matthew Potapov Eileen Quinn Andrea Ramnarine Kristen Reid Kinsale Reilly Ryan Reyna Elle Rieger Bryce Roth James Roth April Rowell Eric Rubenacker Jr Michael Ruisi

Michael Santucci Olivia Santucci John Sarcona Theresa Scarola Jake Scavone Dylan Scheiner Joseph Schmitt Jarod Schrier Caroline Schwab Olivia Scordo Maxine Selye Lidia Sferrazza Robert Sharkey Danielle Smith Susannah Smith Christopher Sola Nicholas Sola Christian Sorisi Emma Spina Sarah Spinelli John Stalzer Erin Stanton Lili Sturge Joseph Suraci Jhett Suzuki Kathryn Sweeney Michael Sylvester Zarina Tejpaul Grace Thill Elma Thorarinsson Peter Vaccaro Sean Valentine Oscar Varela Jose Vela Alexander Vella Elysian Wagner Jake Walton Marli Watkins Alexandra Weil Patrick Welsh Jillian Weydig Amanda Woods Helena Yun John Yun Gabrielle Zaffiro Teresa Zangari Sydney Zaremba Andrew Zimny Isabel Zorn

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Laila Zahran Abukoush Chloe Tsipora Adamowicz Courtney Adams David Alijah Adler Muntaha Ahmad Arya Ahmed Natan Tamir Ahren Syeda Tahreem Ali Sandra Marie Antoniuk Michael James Arlet Caroline Marie Aruanno Donna Rebecca Arzanipour Paul Baik Daria Paige Baum Lia Behiri Maya Behiri Robert Dylan Benatar Matthew E. Berman Jordan Pace Bernstein Danielle Jenna Blattman Matthew Aaron Bloom Perry Bokobza Benjamin Logan Brietstein Jared Spencer Brietstein Matthew Aaron Brill Tyler Forrest Bromberg Jennifer F. Broncato Lauren Mary Broncato Michael Joseph Bruck Jacob Aaron Buchbinder Henry James Bushell Immar Prince Tymir Butler Veronica Beatriz Cardoza Shannon L. Cesarski Julia Paige Chait Benjamin Harris Chalup Andie Blaine Chapman Kenneth Leonardo Chavez Ryan Chen Dylan Cohen Jacob Samuel Cohen Gabriel Antonio Corzo Alexa Brooke Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Amelio Olivia Isabelle Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Angelo Morgan Gezzina Davey Ashley Stephanie Delgado Matthew L. DeMestrio Anna Drew Dicker Nicholas A. DiSanti Jamie B. Divack Helayne Arden Emma Drell Tommy Drenis Marcus Aaron Edelstein Ella Eisenberg - Salutatorian Xander Julian Elias Jonathan Eliassian Nathaniel Peter Epprecht Jocelyne Estrada Celina Lauren Falzarano Davida Farnam Fatima Fayyaz Amanda Lauren Feingold Ryan Thomas Feldman Serena Feng Mason Alec Fertig

ROSLYN

HIGH

SCHOOL S OF 2018 CLAS2017 Adam Robbins, Valedictorian Sawyer K. Fox Kelly Alexandra Frank Jordan Reed Freeman Joshua Gregg Fried Michael Jared Fried Ariel M. Friedman Gabriel M. Friedman Jordan B. Friedman Michael Leonardo Gallardo Max William Garfinkel Caroline Grace George Jaymie Abigail Gilady Sanwood Joseph Gim Rebecca Rose Golden Bryn Goldstein David Goldstein Jake Connor Goldstein Jessica Blair Goldstein Max Taylor Goldstein Michal Golos Cristian Gonzalez Spencer Everett Gordon Zachary William Gordon Rose F. Gould Drew Jacob Greenberg Zion Gregory James Ryan Haas Samuel HyoJeh Han Joshua Lawrence Harwood Alexander Hazel James Ethan Hon Benjamin Meyer Horn Nicholas Charles Horn Ali Seyed Hosseinipour Victor Huang Ryan M. Hurwitz Emma R. Iadanza Lydia Veronica Ianniello David Ilyadi Pitchapa Inroon Elmer Izaguirre Evan Benjamin Jaslow Alisha Jung Maria Katerina Kaganis Alexa Rae Kahn Max David Kammerman Bailey Emma Kaplan Samuel Louis Kaplan Jaime Sarah Esther Kashani

Philip Edison Kashman Ramneek Kaur Arslan Ildarovich Khayrullin Zachary Khazzam John Yohan Kim Noah Kim Spencer Anthony Kim Yujin Kim Jordan R. Klein Maggie Olive Klein Phoebe Klein Camryn Paige Kozuch Franki Nicole Kramer Natalia Caroline Krol Anushka Kumar Samuel Ezra Kurlender Ishmael Gaspard Lamarque Egypt M. Lang Sarah Elizabeth Latto Leor Lavi Spencer Robert Lazar Matthew Joseph Leconte Austin Lee Nicholas Leong Justin Eric Leu Jordan Levy Sadie Yael Lichaa Yuhao Jonathan Lin Christopher Sebastian Liotta Jason Alec Litman Phoebe Michelle Lok Heiby J. Lopez Matthew A. Luckman Alexi Joseph Maldonado Aaron Isaak Margaryan Justin Daniel Markowitz Talha Masood Meixi Meng Sophie Nicole Michaels Marinos Dennis Mihalatos Zachary Ethan Miller Charlie A. Mitchell Joseph Jaylen Monet Sofia Rose Mongitore Theodorou Miles Mueller

Ella Eisenberg , Salutatorian

Bradley R. Mussman Samantha Nicole Mussman Joseph Na Dominic Elias Navas Michael Christian Needham Emma Rachel Nichols Jessica Novick Joseph Nugent Juliana Ocasio Dylan Maximus Olshever Rushik Patel Elena Patestas Marilyn Nicole Pesantez Jillian Rachel Pion Samantha Pye Jacob Max Rabinowitz Ireen Tasnim Rahman Gregory Michael Rapone Kendall Ah Cy Reichbach Jordan Esther Resnick Matthew Aaron Richman Adam Robbins- Valedictorian Daniella Maria Rodriguez Lila Nikolitsa Rokanas Joseph D.Rosano Seth B. Rosen Devin J. Rosenthal Jack William Rosenthal Benjamin R. Rosman Alexa Rothborth Amy Danielle Rothschild Eli Geza Rothschild Sophie A. Rubin Oluwaseyitan Samuel Rufai Jacob Rusinek Maxwell Russ Daniel R. Rutcofsky William Saleem Nathalia Samaniego Ariel Samoohy Jonathan Isaac Schatzberg Lily Brier Schatzberg Devon Schmalzle Nekoda David Schneider Jared Cole Schwalbe Luke Benjamin Schwartz

Isabel Lee Schwartzapfel Olivia Jane Sclafani Shayla Brooke Seidner Daniel Shalonov Ummama Sheikh Michelle Lindsey Sheinker Timothy James Sheppard Joseph Philip Simon Sydney Michelle Sirota Natalie Charlotte Skopicki Gabrielle Soffer Isabella Rose Soffer Harris Mitchell Solomon Eric Justin Sommer Eunjee Grace Song Jake Hunter Steffen Maxwell Tyler Sun Alex Sussman Andrew Zachary Swiger Arman Syed Stephanie Tom Edwin I. Torres Angela Tran Megan Ashley Tsao Nicole Turetsky Arianne Brook Vargas Sydney Alaina Vargas Alexandros Constantine Vazouras Rose Maria Verde Dana Maranda Wagner Jenny Wang Jessica Rose Weinberg Peter Joshua Weiss Alexandra Paige Weissman Julia Susan Wertheim Daniel Winston Rekik Hailemariam Wolde Jason Wu Jordan S. Yadaie Luhan Yang Vincent JH Yao Danny Ye Russell David Young Orry M. Zayit Jacob Matthew Zucker

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Taisei Abe Nathan Abramowitz Olivia Agate Jhos Ajila Salamea Luciana Aliendre Andrew Alstodt Brianna Alvarez Karla Alvarez Yuka Amma Adam Anasa Alexander Andrew Sebastian Argote Alexis Arias Rafael Arias Seif Ashmawy John Athanasian Morgan Atlas Andrew Auquilla Stephanie Babayoff Allie Barasch Carol Barba Vallejo Jaco Barbosa Brett Barragan Jack Barrera Mike Barrera Patrick Barry Viviana Bartucci Harry Basham Megan Bazzini Matthew Beckerle Jessica Bellini Bahia Benabbad Matthew Bernstein Rachel Bernstein Jaeson Berrezueta Andre Biddle Benjamin Black Spencer Bleifeld Autumn Bluni Lorena Bonilla Bennett Bookstein Katelyn Borut Eileen Brickell Sydney Brower Grant Bruno Antonina Bullaro Natalie Burke Robert Burns Jiachen Cai Nicole Calamari Alexander Caliendo Daniel Capps Jorge Carias Emily Carman Stefano Carta Matias Castro Emily Cavallaro Sarah Cavallaro Tanya Chainani Jessica Chapel Alexandra Chase Justin Cheng Celia Christake Ina Chu Evan Cohen

PAUL D. SCHREIBER

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

2017

CLASS OF 2018 Sean Cohen Cienna Collier Rosemary Colocho Escobar Annabelle Corcoran Robert Cornfield Matthew Corsitto Nathalia Cotsonas Aaron Cotumaccio Michael Crilley Talia Crowley Eli Cruise-Abaidoo Emily Cullen Daniel Cummings Yuri Cusme Carley Cybriwsky James Dalimonte Daniel Dash Ellie Davis Kyle Dawes Alice De Marchi Abigail de Reyna Marcello DeLaura Zeno DePaolo Alexis DeSantis Jake Diamond

Kyle DiLeo Matthew Dillon Mary DiLucia Anthony DiPreta Danielle DiRuggiero Jordan Donowitz Arthur Dover Carlos Duarte Carlos Duarte-Quevedo James Duquette Caroline Duvivier Molly Edelblum Nadine El Shaer Neil Elefantis Madison Ernst Carolina Escobar Catherin Escobar Lily Fenton Gabriela Fernandez Jorge Ferrer Hidalgo Paul Fessatidis Anna Finkelstein Sarah Finkelstein Grace Fogarty Elijah Fox Sally Fried Seth Friedberg Joshua Friedland Mia Froccaro Hannah Gaidis Ashlynn Gallagher Alexsandra Gao Matthew Gawley Iviko Gejadze Jason Genzano Jack Gilsenan Constantine Gioutlakis Saige Gitlin Michela Giunta Andrew Goldberg Peri Goldblatt

Thomas Golder Emma Goldman Aaron Goldstein Sarah Gottesman Caitlin Goutevenier Zarah Green Julia Gurlitz Daniel Guzman Jack Haberman Michael Hagobian Robyn Hansen Eve Harari Davida Harris Muhammad Hassan Savanna Hathiramani Jacob Havens Cameron Helman Isabella Henderson Arlynn Hernandez Cesar Hernandez Josephine Hernandez Melissa Hernandez Samantha Herrera Sydney Herrera Sakhile Hlongwa Alexandra Hoffman Nicholas Horn Lucy Hurt Sarahi Interiano Haroona Iqbal Alex Isaacson Anju Isoda Michelle Jacobsberg Harry Janoff Ethan Jarman Michael Jawitz Luke Jeffrey Aaron Jernoske Madeline Jester Katya Jimenez Nicole Jividze

Rebecca Muratore, Julia Kim and Julia Ruskin were honored as the top three students in the Schreiber High School Class of 2018.

Shiraz Johnson John Johnston Sarah Kanavos MinSung Kang Lizzy Kaplan Quinn Kaplan Thomas Kaprowicz Brandon Kashinsky Caroline Katz Rebecca Katz Zachary Katz Dara Kaufman Gabrielle Kesselman Tori Kesselman Julia Kim Roy Kim Sehjin Kim Valery Kiryushov Kaan Kivrak Natasha Klein Sophie Klemes Jordan Knepper Derek Knight Ayato Kobayashi Yu Kondo Kristiana Kouvaras Laila Kramer Amanda Krantz Emily Kraus Dennis Krevey Carmel Kuta Lynn Lakis Kitman Lam Victoria Langro Rebecca Lauren Austin Lee Adi Levin Jared Levine Matthew Levine Samantha Levine Cory Levy Kaitlyn Lim Maya Lipstein Jamie Littman Brandon Liu Ryan Livio Justin Loffredo Dalila Lopez Alas Sean Lui Zifan Ma Amanda Maldonado Caitlin Maley Edward Mallino Sarah Mannix Lisa Manno Gregory Manuelian Talar Manuelian Caroline Maroney Natia Matcharashvili Alexander Mathis Alexander Maus Tiffany McGowan Caroline McCarthy Julia McCormack John McDonald

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Jacob McElroy Kyra McGee Connor McKinney Terrell McLean Molly McLoughlin Camila Medrano Allison Mejia Daniel Melgar Geovany Mendez Reyes Ryan Meth Ryan Miglio Maria Mirasol Chelsea Mishan Wilbert Molina George Moschos Rebecca Muratore Adam Nachamie Carlos Nava Kyle Newby Solbi Oh Nicholas O’Krepkie James O’Sullivan Tyler Owens Natalie Pacht Samuel Palermo Matthew Palermo Richard Palma Natalie Panico Natalie Papazian Matteo Paratore Jin Uk Park Jinhee Park Silvia Parmakian Patrick Parsons Sean Parsons Gianna Passauer Marlon Paul Cesar Penate

PAUL D. SCHREIBER

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

2017

CLASS OF 2018 Jason Peng Aida Pepushi Spencer Pere Sofia Pezzella Andrew Piacquadio Kathryn Pizzuti Nicholas Pollak Emily Qi Edvin Quijano Anthony Quinteros Erick Quinteros Kaitlyn Rafferty Elizabeth Ramirez Jordan Ramos Niki Randall Kathryn Reardon Drew Reiter Garrett Ressa Adam Reyes Callum Richardson Emma Roberts Grace Robinson Sierra Robinson Sofia Rodas Gonzabay Andrea Rodriguez

Gusmary Rodriguez Diego Rodriguez Fuentes Luis Rojas Xenia Rojas Rebecca Rosen Nicole Rosenberg Sydney Rosenthal Emily Rubens Jenna Rubens Gillian Rush Julia Ruskin Steven Russo Idell Rutman Eric Rynston-Lobel Michael Sagastume Alina Saglam Alissa Salerno Daniel Salvatierra Valeria Sanchez Sophie Sandman Samantha Sanger Amar Saraon Angad Saraon Leonardo Saravia Christian Sarmiento Emily Schieber Ryan Schieber Benjamin Schildkraut Carley Schor Brian Schorr Jacob Schwartz Maxwell Schwartz Samuel Schwarzkopf Valentina Scotto Aidan Seiden Noah Seiden Lauren Seltzer Palak Sewani

Conor Shanahan Reid Sherman Run Shi Jennifer Short Anthony Sica Noah Silverman Nealie Silverstein Taylor Sinett Connor Slutzky Lisa Smart Jonathan Smilovich Jesse Sollinger Dylan Spilko Sarah Stayton Evan Steigman Ryan Stevens Jack Stolper Una Stopford Justin Suzzan Taylor Sweeney Sydney Taduran Zachary Tantillo Amelia Tardera Madeline Tashlik Rachel Taskale Clara Teitel Lourdes Tejada Alvarez Anna Thompson Anabel Timothy Meagan Tsou Jamison Tuch Andrew Turner Dariana Ulloa Reyes Jhonatan Valencia Jennifer Valenti Ana Valera Ana Valle Timothy Vane

Alexander Vasquez Anjali Vecsey Isabelle Verdino Paul Verdirame Henry Vicente Valeria Villamizar Fuentes Brenden Vintimilla Eric von Roeschlaub Brooke Waller Sofia Walzer Emma Waxman Tessa Weiner Stevie Weingard Alexandria White Christie Wick Jacob Wiener Madeleine Wiener Tanaya Williams Amanda Wilner Joshua Wojtowicz Briana Wong Tyler Wong Tetta Yamaguchi Cristopher Yanes Vega Mike Yang Yefei Yao Ashly Yaraghchi Kevin Yee Spencer Yeh James Yioupis Ryoto Yoshinaga Joanna Zolli Alexander Zsikla

BLANK SLATE MEDIA PROUDLY S AL UTES

THE 2018 GRADUATES

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Ailyn Acosta Noah Ahmed Abdul-Rahim Akinwunmi Jonathan I. Alcinay Jonathan Alexander Mahnoor Imran Ali Samantha Alonzo Alejandro Daniel Amarilla Cindy A. Amaya-Recinos Adenike R. Are Eric M. Armstrong Zain Muhammad Asif Olufisayo Atanda-Ogunleye Azqa Muhammad Azhar Mohammad Dawood Azizi Aashiv Bajaj Romina S. Baquerizo Lopez Briana Batista Sergen Bayram Emmanuel P. Bernadin Peckelle D. Bethune Brandon L. Betterson Benson Biju Daniella Birotte Jennifer Bischoff Robert A. Blaeser James M. Bodnar Tyler T. Bowden Jayden C. Boyd Giovany A. Brice Jaelen Eugene Brown Marco A. Brown Gregory James Burger Ryan Patrick Burke Lesley M. Cabrera Emma M. Cahill Anthony A. Calderon Kevin Camargo Antonio G. Caputo Sean Carmant Neil Alex Chacko Brayan Chacon Jose Armando Chacon Castillo Robert Anthony Chang Jr. Areeba Chaudhary Kamaal Chin Christina Ann Chodkowski Suhana Choudhury N’Dian Hamadoun Cissè Demetri Clarke Frank Anthony Corona Cesar Coronel Ashley Bianca Dann Yanromel De Jesus Madeline V. Denehy Jared Steven DeSimone Stephon Desire Daniel Deslippe Jasmine Renee Ditterline Dominique C. Duliepre Emily Duran Maria Fernanda Duran Lynn Michelle Edouard Roxanne Renee Edwards Josselyn G. Espinoza Rodriguez

SEWANHAKA

HIGH

SCHOOL S OF 2018 CLAS2017 Arianna Vandezande, Valedictorian Ophney DaPaunor Eugene Barakat Fagbenro Jamal Ferguson Tyrese Fleurisma Orlando O Fontalvo Serrano Orlane M. Fontalvo Serrano Cassandre France Cherish R. Francis Jordan A. Francis Priscilla Francois Kristina Elizabeth Gallo Diego B. Garcia Nicholas A Gaviria Adrian-James M. Gevero Salutatorian Emily Anne Geyer Shaun A. Gilmore Wade Goldblum Kadien A. Groves Sukhvinder-Singh Hare Sami Mohammad Hassan Adassa Henry Emmanuel E. Henry Aixa Herrera Loana A. Herrera-Tapia Christian Camilo Horta Sophia Hunte Nabeeha Amani Hussain Akyra A. Ingram Saima Islam Nylek J. Jackson Roberto Carlos Jaramillo Mateo Jaramillo Obando Ricardo B Jean Cael R Jean-Baptiste Kayla Alexys Jefferson Xavier Taye Jefferson Regine Jeudy Andrew John Joseph Johnson Rachel L. Johnston Chris Joseph Angelyn Desiree Joy Isaiah Karim Jasmeen Kaur Elijah D. Kerr Bakhtawer Khan Salaar Khan Kayla Khanat

Rachel Khani Nicholas Hunter LaGrega Brandon Tyler Lawson Eden C. Leander Andrew Lebrun Jackie C. Legagneur Jose E. Lemus WeiYi Liu Olga V. Lopez-Rodriguez Judy A. Lucien Anthony Salvatore Maffea Natalia-Chloe A. Malik Gabrielle L. Mantone Ernest Marshall Joshua M. Mathew Reena Mathew Lisa Mazzeo Zaria M. McCray Alexis Medina Rachel Grace Medina Cyndy Medrano Perla Yelina Medrano Lopez Mirna J Mendez Jason Smith Menjivar Joshlyn Koowah Mensah Joshuah A. Mensah Christelle Messeroux Kaitlyn E. Milinic Kenrick D. Milord Aaqib Mohammad Peter J. Molina Jessica V. Morales-Romero John A. Morelli Alexis Morring Emily Fay Muneeb Lauren Elizabeth Murphy Sreehari Nair Amber Nasir Tyler A. Natoli-Guevara Maxine Neuhaus Kyle K. Ng Osvald Oge Carla Elizabeth Ojeda Kaycee E. O’Neil Leah R. Ortiz Geraldine Osorio Michael S. Pahulik Anthony J. Palagonia Jeffrey S. Pamphile

Adrian-James Gevero, Salutatorian

Young Jesus Park Alexandros Pavlou Amber Marie Perez Tyla G. Perry Kyla Ariana Peterkin Jahnia C. Phillips Joshua E Pichardo Emmanuel J Pierre Aris Preston Pierre-Louis Sabrina Presume Ivana D. Prieto Keberly Prophete Bradley Michael Rabinowitz Jonathan Rambarran Vinay Raj Ramdhanie Daniella Y. Ramos Andrea Ramphaul Faizan Mohammad Rana Nina Raveendran Isabel D. Recio Emma S. Reifschneider James E. Reyes Luis Jose Reyes Luna Irvin Alexis Rivera Rachel J. Rivera Albin Robert Darryle Robinson Kimberly S. Rodriguez Tatiana A. Rodriguez Karen Romero Louis A. Rubino Abdul Sabur Kayla Kirchelle Salmon Kevin Bennetto Samuel Luis Issac Sanchez La Shauna S. Sandy Nino A. Santana Ebony T. Saxon Nilay Sebat Eric Seeram William N. Sellers Daniel Serrano Brandon S. Sewsundar Brianna Singh Harshpreet Kaur Singh Jasmeet Singh Nitindeep Singh Michael Sokol Sonia K. Solomon

Jessica P. Staiano Trimelle Stephenson Jordyn Steward David Suarez Joseph Suttle John Edward Swensen Jr. Nabiha R. Syed Nicholas J. Taveras Luis Edgardo Tejada Melina F. Tejeda Andre Termidor Matthew J. Tesoriero Caterina E. Teta Aleena Mary Thomas Anjana Thomas Jazmine M. Thompson Malik A. Thompson Alisson Tinoco Jacqueline E. Torres Rocio Torres Grace E. Triquet David S. Tucker Nehan J. Upoma Denise M. Urguiles Arianna M. Vandezande Valedictorian Christopher M. Vandezande Alvin R. Varughese Libin Manthanathu Varughese Vera A. Vasquez Rafael J. Velasquez Christian A. Walcott Kate B. Weinschreider Devon J. White Jazier Whitely Tyrone Wilkerson LaSean J. Williams Sutanya Shanice Williams Ra’Nasia S. Winfield Halil A. Yalcinkaya Yanklin Saul Yanez Canales Ariana Yarna Tiffany Lauren Zambrano Kathya M. Zecena Escobar Jillian E Zieger

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Steven Ahn Atif Aman Akhter Valedictorian Kadaja Bailey Sean Patrick Barbaro Jasmin Korrine Bingham Marc Olivier Bourgouin Nicole M. Cain Melissa Marie Cairo Salutatorian Kenny Calderon Jack Camastro David Camulaire Daniel Joseph Carley Celeste Amy Case Matthew Scott Castro Noah N. Centeno Weiping Chen Lillian Grace Chiauzzi Joseph Chou Alivia Cooney Nikolas J. Costello Maria Grace Cutaia Nyeila Jade Davis Rohan R. Dayal Lucas Raymond Delvasto Gina DeMarinis Sabrina DeMarinis Daniela Demosthene Daniel T. Denaroso Katherine Hope Dennean Jordan Dominick Dieal Christopher G. Diktas Cassidy Carlene Duncan Nadia Amaris Ferguson Brianna A. Fernandez Richardson Alexandra Terese Fiederlein Kyle V. Forde

Aaron Abizadeh Rachel Aharonoff Ariella Apelbaum Nina Aranbaev Leyel Assyag Benjamin Baruch Eitan Bassalian Leor Ben-Ami Shirin Benyaminpour Aaron Cooper Yonathan Davidov Simon Derzie Emily Dilmanian Lauren Dilmanian Rachel Doretsky Joseph Dynkin Joelle Galatan Ethan Ghodsi Benjamin Gilman Hannah Haft Aryeh Hajibay Jennifer Hakimian Yael Hakimian Sarita Heller Niva Heskia Jonathan Hochman Rachel Hutt Leeal Kahen Ethan Kalaty Benjamin Kalmanowitz David Kalmanowitz

ST. MARYʼS

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SCHOOL S OF 2018 CLAS2017 Caroline Grace Galderisi Racquel Marie Gallo Chao Jun Guan Sriharsha R. Guntaka Kaitlyn Hand Jasmine Nicole Harris John Michael Harris Patrick Timothy Hayes Olivia Solange Holt Daniel Lee Holung Alejandro N. Howard Ao Hu Eldania Jaquez Natalie Mary Kaizer Kieran C. Kennedy Riana Rene Khan Hannah Ju Eun Kim Jessica JH Kim Thomas Kim Yeji Kim Ji Yun Ko Mark Christopher Koch

Atif Akhter, Valedictorian

Gabriella Kricheli Soo Kyung Lee Yuan Li Yuhong Li Sung Hee Lim Yu Liu Crystal Lynn Lorenzo Jinjiang Lu Xiang Long Ma Isidora Irene Malatos Christopher T. Marrone Kayla Annella Marston Nnamdi Steven Mba-Leke Michael L. McLoughlin Madison A. McMahon Shannon Kathleen McNamee Brendan Patrick McNulty Dayeong Min Christopher Molines Hee Chul Moon Javier Jose Morel Rafael Marcos Muniz

Melissa Cairo , Salutatorian

Anjali Nair Nikhil Sunil Nair Xier Nie Peter C. Nikolis Caitlin Alyssa O’Connor Steven Alexsander Ortega Francesco Palmeri Yiwei Pan Di Pang Jin Woo Park Gabriela Grace Patino Savannah Lyn Pericic Pierrce Delano Perry Christopher Danish Persaud Aaron Christopher Persaud Antnonia Andrea Pierre Nataly Pinto Antoinette Rose Portnoy Nina Marie Rafferty Lilyann Faye Rakitzis Amanda Melissa Reid Isaiah Christopher Reid

Shannon Marie Rodriguez Mariangelina Anna Margaret Romano JadeAnn K. Rowe Jonathan O. Ruban Ariana M. Rusoff Christopher James Saisa Sunil Sathish Brian Sean Schoenberg Christopher Shah Ronan Peter Smith Padmini Sukhdeo Aaryn Judith Taft Xin Yi Tan Wesley Teng Linton Mark Anthony Thomas Laura Anne Toscano Omar Tourè Skyler Brooke Tuminelli Sebastian Turcios Isabel Vasquez Nicholas R. Vasquez Sabrina Vee Kimberly A. Victor Lauren Marie Vulin Ariana Simone Warner Jandeija Benèt Wesh Capricia Alana Williams Anjolia Bella Wong Zijie Yan Dominic Michael Yeffet Chak King Yip Hae Ri Yoo Benjamin Yu Chuheng Yu Xiao Zhang Mingyue Zhong Shiyu Zhou

NORTH SHORE HEBREW ACADEMY

HIGH SCHOOL

2017

CLASS OF 2018 Eric Katan Benjamin Katz Brianna Katz Haley Klein Sadie Kordvani Jacob Korman Jason Kurlander - Salutatorian Daniel Latai Mahlia Leventhal Kayla Lieb Joshua Malekan Alex Matatov David Mavashev Daniel Mayer Shani Mizrahi

James Modlin Ethan Mordekhai Elazar Mullokandov Yonathan Mullokandov Benjamin Musheyev Julien Namdar Michelle Nektalov David Nigri Noah Oberstein Eden Ostrow Daniel Ovadia Mimi Oved Orlee Pnini Nathaniel Rabanipour Nazanin Reyhanian

Caylie Tuerack, Valedictorian

Elliot Saad Ophir Sabah Eli Sabbagh Danielle Sagi Meyer Sakkal Noa Saltzman Scott Sandor William Shakin Abraham Shalam Gary Slochowsky Scott Soifer Adam Sonnenklar Nechama Spraragen Yaakov Spraragen Shira Tabaroki

Jason Kurlan der, Salutatorian Evelyn Tebele Jack Terzi Caylie Tuerack- Valedictorian Aryeh Vilinsky Yasmine Yaghoubi Leon Yedid Mordechai Yeroshalmy Samuel Yunatanov Joshua Yushuvayev Jordan Zar Elizabeth Zborowski Jonathan Zirkiev

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THE WHEATLEY

SCHOOL CLASS OF 2018 Sufia Maryam Ainechi Devorah Tova Anayati Salvatore Joseph Anteri Justin Dennis Antunes Adeel Anwar Hallie Rachel ArbitalJacoby Matthew Theodore Arcieri Hailey Morgan Ardizzone Samuel Bastian Avila Michaela Claudia Balboni Matthew George Baltzer Ananya Bansal Sydney Ray Behar Devyn Leah Bennett Rachel Mary Bergsohn Jason Jet Bergstein Brett Harris Bloomberg Jake Ross Bogan Alekya Reddy Bokka Devin Gareth Brancato Nicole Bruder Leonard Gerard Cafarelli Kimberly Fina Calamia

SOLOMON

SCHECTER CLASS OF 2018

Thomas Yu-Chen Chang Emily Amul Chauhan Jacob Louis Chimerine Sydnie Rachel Chimerine Jona Steven Chorost Lauren Alexandra Chusid Katherine Elizabeth Clark Liam Patrick Coffey Scott Alexander Cohen Kevin Estuardo Contreras Caroline Ann Crimmins Christian Mateo Cucinella Herbert Charles Cumming IV Michael James Cunney Shira Sarah Danialian Eliana Brooke Davidoff Meaghan Ann Doherty Domenique Erika Dunne Lindsay Marie Eckhoff Ahmad Hisham Elzanaty Kimberly Giselle Esquilin William Joseph Farrar William Martin Feil Joseph Robert Feimer Emily Hannah Freund Rachel Fuzaylov Rikki Morgan Gassman Roxane Ghadami Dominic Carlo Giacinto Evan Matthew Gitlitz Christopher James Giunta Remi Morgan Goldfarb Keely Rose Grama Sana Haroon Jessica Ann Hastings Robert John Hazelton Nicole Maria Hetzel Jamie Horowitz Jessica Paige Igoe Taliah Alexandra Ilyadi Vincent Michael Ingardia

Elan Adhami Morgan Arlick Shira Bareket Elizabeth Beck Gideon Berman Ilan Bregman Abe Browne Diane Chernoff Jacob Deane Yoel Dusi

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Zachary Adam Jacobs Aleena Igbal Jangda Jordyn Paige Joel Shannon Lily Judge Coby Alexander Kamhi Charlotte Whitman Kaminsky Megan Sauhae Kang Tessa Rose Karikas Alexandra Maria Kasparian William Charles Katelansky Brett Paul Katz Punit Kaur Jeehyun Kim Megan Auguste Kirschner Megan Mary Klein Joshua David Koelsch Elizabeth Faith Kokotos Jamie Elyssa Konigsberg Heather Rose Kopp Christopher David Kosel Abhishek Kumar Vani Kumar Brittany Landau Chloe Jade Lanese Sydney Lee John Tianci Li Erik Joseph Lichtenstein Mitchell Lin Qinhan Ma Jason Ramos Manzano Alec Logan Marcus Benjamin Mathew Luke Matthew Mazzeo Michael Medvedev Juliana Leigh Mendes Thomas Joseph Messemer Lucas Arthur Miller Sidhanth Pal Misra Elan David Mizhiritsky Aamir Aziz Muneer Alexandra Tamar Ostad

Jeremy Elmkies Danielle Erdos Ilana Fisch Gabriel Frank Samie Friedman Gabby Goodstein Julia Hakim Maxwell Holden Michael Horwitz Lizzy Kagan

Ira Kohler Jeremy Kohler Sophie Levenson Jordan Levy Rachel Lobel Hannah Matty Rona Moriah Sarah Moscovitz Daniel Multz Naveed Pouyafar

Hannah Sloan Ostad Alexander George Papadopoulos Giavanna Lucia Papavero Erin Nicole Patterson Anthony John Pedretti Aidan Walsh Pereira Jessica Elizabeth Poomkudy Summer Rose Puricelli Michelle Raja Anusha Tanaya Ramnarayan Joshua Harley Randazzo William Taylor Richman Amanda Nicole Roit Jesse Gabriel Romano Talia Cate Rosen Adam Samuel Rosenzweig Christopher Albert Santoli Ryan Thomas Schnur Hunter Rose Schore Yousif Shaikh John Anthony Shen Jordan Daniel Soleimani Michele Lucia Strocchia Saman Javed Suleman Bryan Christopher Sullivan Eva Epiphany Suppa Cooper Scott Tanenhaus Kristen Marie Tursi Justin Vega Joseph Francis Vella Lex Shay Wain Ally Jie Wang Emily Li-Chu Wang Madison Taylor Wasnofski Aiden Jonathan Wong Carol Wu Nicholas Xie Anne Yan Ziyue Yang Alice Jinglan Ye Ilan Lucas Zarin Eric Yiquan Zhou

Eden Schebovitz Anna Solasz Aimee Teplitskiy Zohar Toledo Jordan Wachsman Yael Yossefy Zachary Zabib

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You can be a superhero: Viscardi speaker BY A M E L I A C A M U R AT I Henry Viscardi School commencement speaker Jim Sinocchi told the 19 graduates of the Class of 2018 anyone can be a superhero. Sinocchi, managing director of disability inclusion for J.P. Morgan Chase and Co., said he has always been fascinated with the Daredevil comic book series, of which he owns issues No. 1 through No. 110. The character, though blind, uses his disability as a power instead of a weakness. “We’re surrounded in our culture by superheroes who happen to have disabilities,” Sinocchi said. “It shows that you don’t have to be able-bodied to be a superhero, and that is true in this very room, considering what you, our Viscardi graduates, have already accomplished. This is just the beginning of your journey, and you can achieve anything you strive for once you assess what you’re good at. “Work hard, be realistic, be patient and develop your own personal values.” Sinocchi, who was injured while body surfing at 25 years old, told the graduates how his division worked to hire more than 600 disabled individuals in 2017 and how, despite being paralyzed from the chest down, he has had two successful careers in 41 years with J.P. Morgan Chase and before that with IBM. “Once I became disabled, I became a bigger fan of superheroes,” Sinocchi said. “When people see superheroes in the movies or read about them in comic books, they don’t realize they’re idolizing people with disabilities. Many comic book heroes have a disability or acquire their powers due to a disability.” Sinocchi also talked about comic book legends Iron Man, who was wounded in a war zone and built himself an iron plate to protect his weak heart, Hawkeye, an Avenger who becomes deaf and an accomplished marksman with a bow and arrow, and Rogue, an X-Men

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character born with superhuman powers she considers a curse but later uses to

From all of us at the

make the world a better place. Sinocchi said if the graduates and

their friends and family gathered at the 52nd annual Henry Viscardi High School graduation on Thursday remembered anything from his speech, it was to always look for ways to pay it forward and make the world a better place — a theme salutatorian Peri Finkelstein wove throughout her commencement speech. Opening with the quote “kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see,” by Mark Twain, Finkelstein thanked her family, teachers, nurses and friends for showing her kindness throughout her life which, in turn, makes her show kindness to others. Finkelstein, who will attend Adelphi University in the fall, was homeschooled much of her senior year due to medical challenges. Though she originally saw the homebound life as a disadvantage, causing her to miss senior year moments, she learned to see the struggle as a learning experience. “Throughout the year, I have learned more than I ever have before,” Finkelstein said. “I have learned this year to not only take initiative in my education, but to be organized, be calm and to have a positive outlook on any situation.” Valedictorian Mya Forbes broke out into song with Bob Marley’s “Don’t Worry” during her commencement address, inciting a sing-along from the crowd during her speech about how the past four years with her classmates have prepared her for the years to come in college and beyond. “High school is an experience I will remember forever,” Forbes, who will attend SUNY Purchase in the fall, said. “Some might regret decisions they made in high school, but I wouldn’t change one thing. Everything I’ve experienced have molded me into who I am now. Whether good or bad, I’m thankful for what I’ve learned and how these experiences have helped me to become a better person.” Reach reporter Amelia Camurati by email at acamurati@theislandnow.com, by phone at 516-307-1045, ext. 215, or follow her on Twitter @acamurati.

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Herricks seniors say their goodbyes

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BY LU K E TORRANCE The graduation of Herricks seniors on Friday marked a big change for many of the people present. For the students, it marked the beginning of a new chapter in their lives. For parents, it marked the end of their child’s time at home. And for Principal James A. Ruck, it marked the end of his time at Herricks High School. “To the parents of the graduates, thank you for letting me into your life,” said Ruck, who is leaving after two years as interim principal and will be suceeded by Herricks Middle School Principal Joan Keegan. “I am participating in my 50th high school graduation ceremony today and have seen much over that time. The last two years spent in Herricks High School, although not exactly planned for, have been most rewarding.” The student speakers also reflected on their time at Herricks

and gave thanks to their families, teachers and the community. “To our teachers, thank you for opening up our minds and changing how we think for the better so that we will graduate better people than we entered,” said Janet Hsu, the salutatorian for the Class of 2018. The ceremony began with graduates, clad in blue robes and caps, streaming onto the football field as their families cheered. After Catherine and Charlotte Park performed the Star-Spangled Banner, a moment of silence was held for the families of Marjory Stoneman Douglas and Santa Fe high schools, who Ruck said were “missing this special experience.” Ruck was the first to speak and called on the 377 graduates to remember their time at Herricks as they move forward. “May you move on to the next chapter in your life with memories of your extended family and friends in Herricks, and spread the spirit with an approach that

impacts others,” he said. “I wish you good health, good luck, good wishes and good skill as you head along this journey called life. I love you all.” Members of the Board of Education and the PTSA gave remarks, while Superintendent Fino M. Celano reflected on how much things had and hadn’t changed since the graduating students entered the Herricks school district in 2005. “I am proud to have been a student at Herricks since kindergarten,” said Hsu, who spoke next. “Every year I would meet more inspirational teachers and work with my amazing peers, learning more than I thought I would.” She was followed by student government President Sibin Samuel, who reflected on the past four years with a top 10 list of things he learned at Herricks and said he would miss his fellow classmates. “Tonight, I see smiles of good friends who have grown up with me,” he said.!“There are a lot of us graduating today, and I feel

like I don’t know some of you very well, which I regret, and I also regret knowing far too much about some of you.” The final student to speak was valedictorian Esme Chen, who talked about her father’s hard work to become a doctor and emigrate to the United States. “He spent countless years working odd jobs as a pizza delivery boy, dishwasher, photo printer − you name it,” she said. “In my eyes, though, my dad was successful even before he earned the title of ‘doctor’ because he never lost faith or stopped trying despite one

struggle after the next.” The final speaker was business teacher Liam O’Brien, who took the stage to cheers and laughter from the students. “You’re about to knock on the door to adulthood, and you’re in for some surprises,” he said. “You’re going to come home, and your world that seemed so large is going to seem a little bit smaller. But that’s only because your potential is growing. Know that that’s natural.” The students then received their diplomas, turned their tassels and tossed their caps skyward.

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2018 graduates toss caps to the future

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Great Neck graduates take home awards The Class of 2018 valedictorians and salutatorians for John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School and William A. ShineGreat Neck South High School are Amy Shteyman and Natasha Dilamani and Kimberly Lu and Weiting Hong, respectively. Other significant graduation awards include the annual Barstow and Scott Moss, and four new awards: Papa Giorgio Visionary Scholarship, Linda Musmeci Scholarship, Class of 2017 Bernard Kaplan Scholarship Award, and Joan Casazzone Memorial Award. A look at these awards, and their recipients, follows. Barstow Awards The coveted Frederic Duclos Barstow Award was established in 1962 by Françoise and William Barstow in memory of their only son who died of pneumonia at age 35. The Barstows were prominent Great Neck residents after whom Barstow Road is named. The Barstow Award is given annually to two students at each high school. Recipients of must be in the top 10 percent of their class and be “outstanding in leadership, citizenship, scholar-

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Eight students from Great Neck North and Great Neck South were award recipients. ship, and service.” Each recipient receives a monetary prize. North High School’s valedictorian and salutatorian are tra-

Pre-K students graduate in F.P.

Pre-K students at Floral Park-Bellerose School concluded the school year on a happy note during a graduation celebration attended by their parents and family members. Donning their bright blue graduation caps, students sang “Alphardy,” “Number Rock,” “We’re Moving Up to Kindergarten” and “Pre-K Had Me a Blast” to their class’ visitors. Teachers Kelly Carey and Lauren Merzbacher taught students the musical numbers, which highlighted what they learned throughout the year,

and included choreographed dance moves and cute hand gestures that emphasized the lyrics. After the class performances, students were called up one by one to receive their pre-K graduation certificate from their respective teacher. They then watched a slideshow that included photos from the entire school year. Principal Jamie Adams and Assistant Principal Dominique Siebert! were also on hand to congratulate students and their families and wished them a relaxing and wonderful summer.

ditionally their school’s Barstow Award winners. They are valedictorian Amy Shteyman and salutatorian Natasha Dilamani; both were featured previously. South High’s Barstow Award winners are Weiting Hong and Lauren Perlman. Lauren Perlman was a copresident of the Midnight Run Club and participated in several service activities through the school’s Facing History interdisciplinary program. She was also a photographer for the school yearbook and was named a finalist in the Zirinsky Award photo contest. She played soccer at school and on the Roaring Tigers Soccer Club. Lauren will attend the University of Georgia. Scott Moss Memorial Award The Scott Moss Award was established in 1977, in memory of Scott, who was an outstanding South High student until his death from cancer. The Award is given to the graduating senior who exemplifies the “service, concern, interest, and ability of Scott Moss.” The recipient of the Scott D. Moss Memorial Award, given at South High School, is Weiting Hong. Papa Giorgio Visionary Award The Papa Giorgio Visionary Award, a new award at South High School this year, was established by the family of George York to be presented to a student who excels over four years in the visual arts and whose eﬀorts at South High reflect creativity and drive, as exemplified the by life and work of George York. The

first recipient of the Papa Giorgio Visionary Scholarship is Shengxi “Simon” He. He was president of the Photo Club at South High and utilized his skills as a photographer for school activities, including sporting events, theatre productions, and building-wide events. During his high school career, Simon participated in varsity swimming, varsity golf, varsity and junior varsity badminton, and junior varsity tennis. His service activities included helping high school and middle school students with their homework. Simon will attend the University at Buﬀalo. Linda Musmeci Scholarship The Linda Musmeci Scholarship, also a new award at South High, is given to a senior who has persevered and is involved in community service. The recipient of this award is Leah Fried. Fried was an active participant in the AWARE (All Ways are Really Exceptional) Club and Midnight Run. She was a member of the varsity swim team and the Theatre South stage crew for all four years. Danielle tutored elementary students at the Great Neck Library and volunteered at a soup kitchen in New York City. She will attend the State University of New York at Geneseo. Class of 2017 Bernard Kaplan Scholarship The North High School Class of 2017 established the Bernard Kaplan Scholarship in honor of the school’s former principal, Bernard Kaplan. The scholarship is awarded to a graduate who exhibits the utmost kindness and

demonstrates compassion towards others. The recipient must have worked toward making North High a safe, accepting, and kind place. The recipient of this award is Kevin Li. Li was the founder and president of the North High Table Tennis Club, and president of the Asian Culture Awareness Club. He served as an editor for the award-winning school newspaper, Guide Post. Li was also a member of the Piano Club, Neuroscience Club, Chess Team, and the varsity baseball team. Kevin will attend Northeastern University. Joan Casazzone Memorial Award The Joan Casazzone Memorial Award was established by Mark Shirian, Esq., in memory of Joan Casazzone. This scholarship is awarded to a student athlete who exhibits improvement in mathematics and athletics over a four-year period, while showing compassion and kindness towards his/her peers, teachers, and coaches. The recipient of this award is Meital H. Agagi. Agagi was a four-year member of the varsity field hockey team, and she served as team captain during her senior year. She also played lacrosse for four years—two years on junior varsity, and two on varsity. Agagi was president of the Key Club, president of the SAVE Environmental Club, and a member of the Neuroscience Club. She participated in several community service activities with Special Olympics and through the Key Club. Meital will attend Tufts University.

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Mineola man abused toy poodle: Singas BY R E B ECC A K L A R A Mineola man was arraigned last Wednesday on charges that he abused his landlord’s family pet, a 10-pound toy poodle, in March,!the Nassau County district attorney’s oﬃce said. The alleged animal abuser, Peter Granath, 26, was released on his own recognizance during his arraignment before acting Supreme Court Justice Patricia Harrington and is due back in court on July 18. Granath was renting a basement bedroom in a home on Wellington Road and lived there a month before the property owner and her children noticed injuries to their poodle, Layla, Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas said in a news release. On March 29, after returning home from school and work, the family noticed Layla in serious distress and rushed her to a veterinarian for emergency care, Singas said. Layla’s injuries, including a concussion,!trauma to the jaw, multiple bilateral rib fractures, blood in urine, corneal ulcers and bruising about the body, were determined to be consistent with infliction of blunt force trauma and deemed not accidental, according to the district attorney’s oﬃce.! Granath was allegedly the only person with access to Layla during the day on March 29, according to the

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Peter Granath, 26, was arraigned after allegedly abusing his landlord’s toy poodle.

district attorney’s office. Layla is still recovering from the injuries and the veterinary bills total more than $6,000, according to the district attorney’s office. “This innocent dog experienced unimaginable pain when this defendant allegedly caused horrendous injuries including a concussion, multiple rib fractures and bruising,” Singas said. “We have no tolerance for animal abuse in Nassau County because we know that those who abuse defenseless animals often harm people as well.”! Gary Rogers, president of the Nassau County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, said, “These charges are another example of the great working relationship the SPCA has with the DA’s office. People know how seriously animal crimes are taken in Nassau County.” Granath no longer lives with the family and orders of protection have been issued for the family, according to the district attorney’s office. The case is being handled by Jed Painter, chief of the Animal Crimes Unit, and Assistant District Attorney Helene Weiss. Granath is represented by attorney Samuel! Rieff, who declined to comment.

Greentree gives $186K to N. Hempstead orgs BY A M E L I A C A M U R AT I Surrounded by portraits of the Whitney family, whose members focused so much of their time and wealth on philanthropy, 23 organizations received $186,600 in Good Neighbor Fund grants Monday for their work with the North Hempstead community. The organizations, honored by Greentree Foundation of Manhasset, stretch from New Hyde Park to Bethpage and from Great Neck to Freeport, focusing on after school programs, mental health services and food pantries. “One way to look at this place is backward, but another way to look at it is forward,” Greentree Foundation President Nicholas Gabriel said. “What this place is about, and what the legacy of John and Betsy [Whitney] was to leave this place to do something good into the future, and that’s what we do today.” The foundation is housed in the former Whitney estate. Manhasset Community Fund Trustee Tom O’Malley said the grant program has been attempting to address priority needs in North Hempstead since 2003 and has given about $2.7 million in Good Neighbor Fund grants to 97 organizations since the program’s inception. “Thank you for the outstanding work you’re all doing throughout the Town of North Hempstead,” O’Malley said. The Manhasset Community Fund is the organization Greentree Foundation selected to oversee and distribute grant

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Irwin Simon, the CEO and president of Lake Success-based Hain Celestial, will be stepping down after 25 years with the company.

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Greentree Foundation President Nicholas Gabriel welcomes the 23 grant recipients to the former Whitney Estate where the foundation is headquartered.

funds. Six Manhasset organizations were among the 23 grantees, including Adventures in Learning, Manhasset Coalition Against Substance Abuse, ManhassetGreat Neck EOC, Manhasset school district, the Science Museum of Long Island and the Shelter Rock Church Food Pantry of Plandome Heights. Adventures in Learning plans to use its $10,000 grant to expand its afterschool STEAM education programs for at-risk children. The school district

Longtime Hain Celestial CEO stepping down BY JA N E LL E C L AUS E N

Irwin Simon, who founded Lake Success-based organic food product company Hain Celestial a quarter of a century ago, will step down as chief executive oﬃcer, the company announced on Monday. The decision marks another big shift in leadership for the company, whose acquired brands range from Avalon Organics and Better Beans to Lima and WestSoy. Hain Celestial, while experiencing shifts in its board of directors since Engaged Capital entered a cooperation agreement Continued on Page 95 with the company in 2017, had retained Simon as its CEO and president.

In a statement, the company said it is working to find a successor. Once one is found, the company said, Simon will become a nonexecutive chairman and work with the incoming CEO during a transition period. “When I founded the company 25 years ago, one of my goals was to educate and change the way the world eats and lives through a relentless focus on providing organic, natural and better-foryou products to consumers,” Simon said. “I am incredibly proud of the company we have built. It has been a privilege to lead our dedicated team and drive our mission forward.” Continued on Page 95

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A hall pass for sex offenders: Phillips GOP state senator says Cuomo’s pardons put school children in danger on Election Day BY R E B ECC A K L A R State Sen. Elaine Phillips (R-Flower Hill) said Gov. Andrew Cuomo is giving a hall pass to sex offenders to shop for new victims through a set of conditional pardons the Democratic governor issued in May. The pardons will restore the right to vote for 24,086 people that have been released from prison and living under community supervision. Phillips was joined by Mineola Superintendent Michael Nagler and New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Superintendent Jennifer Morrison, as well as members of the Mineola Board of Education, at a press conference calling on Cuomo to release the names of the pardoned felons and provide notification to schools on Monday outside of Jackson Avenue School. While the list of the offenders has not been released, Phillips identified almost two dozen sex offenders in the area, one in Mineola, that are receiving pardons by cross-checking that state’s online Megan’s Law registry with a database of parolees. “Sex offenders are listed in the Megan’s Law registry because they are judged to pose a risk to children and

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State Sen. Elaine Phillips was joined by Mineola Superintendent Michael Nagler, left, and New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Superintendent Jennifer Morrison, in calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to not let registered sex offenders vote in schools. society in general, so it makes no sense to give them the temptation to enter and remain in a school, ostensibly to cast a vote on Election Day,” Phillips said. “We

need the governor to act immediately to reverse this decision, and to immediately tells us his plan to keep our children safe.” Nagler said that as a superintendent his number one job is to keep students safe. Nagler said it seems “completely ridiculous” to ask registered sex offenders, “that should not be near children,” inside schools to vote. “It’s an issue that came, quite frankly, as a surprise to me, and something I can easily put my support behind to stop,” Nagler said. Both Nalger and Morrison said they also support taking polling places out of schools entirely. Although some schools choose to give students the day off on Election Day to avoid security issues, Phillips said due to programs and activities schools are never fully shut down. She added that giving off for Election Day is not common across the state. Phillips has not heard a response from Cuomo or his office since sending a letter over a week ago, according to members of her staff. When the pardons were announced in May, Cuomo said in a release that the right to vote is “fundamental and it is unconscionable to deny that basic right of citizenship to New Yorkers who have

paid their debt to society.” “Restoring a voice to men and women reentering their communities will strengthen our democracy, as well as the reentry process, which in-turn will help reduce recidivism,” Cuomo said. Phillips is specifically calling on Cuomo to release the 24,086 pardoned felons names, including the crimes they committed, their sentences and current addresses. She’s also calling on Cuomo to provide notification to schools and law enforcement in local communities where the felons currently live, and provide the detailed steps the state is planning to make sure sex oﬀenders to not vote in schools. Thomas Mailey, a spokesperson from the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, said in a statement that “the Department is taking the appropriate steps to ensure that these parolees abide by the conditions of their parole while exercising their right to vote, as parolees do in 18 other states #and Washington D.C.” Phillips’ push to protect children from potential predatory voters follows her hesitation to back the Child Victims Act, which would expand the statute of limitations for criminal and civil cases involving child sexual abuse and allow a one-year look-back window to try former cases. Cuomo included the Child Victims Act in his version of the proposed budget, as did the Democratic-controlled state Assembly which has also passed the bill for several years. The Republican majority state Senate did not include the passage of the bill in the final budget, and has never let the bill come to a vote to the senate floor. Before the budget vote, Phillips had said that she did not believe the decision to change the law should be done “haphazardly,” and wanted more time for experts to look at the law. In May, Phillips co-sponsored another bill intended to help victims of childhood sexual abuse. Phillips’ version of the bill would create a state compensation fund that would be available to all time-barred victims of child sexual abuse. The fund, which would be overseen by the New York State comptroller and a chief administrator, would be comprised of $300 million in asset forfeiture funds from the Manhattan district attorney’s oﬃce.

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Push to restrict vaping products GOP legislators, Curran back bill to place e-cigarettes, other items behind store counters BY R E B ECC A K L A R

A proposed Nassau County bill to require e-cigarette and vaping products to be sold behind the counter along with other tobacco products was passed unanimously by the Rules and the Health and Social Services committees on Monday and will head to a vote by the full Legislature. The bill is sponsored by the!Legislature’s Republican majority and has the support of Democratic County Executive Laura Curran. Presiding Oﬃcer Richard Nicolello (R-New Hyde Park) called it a “companion bill” to the recent law change that hiked the legal age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21. The tobacco age rise passed unanimously in the Legislature in May after Republicans!blocked the bill for years. PHOTO BY REBECCA KLAR Nicolello had said the increase in teens vaping was one reason Vaping products, seen here at a Mineola gas station some lawmakers changed their pooff Jericho Turnpike, may no longer be legal to sell in sition. front of the counter if the Nassau County Legislature “It’s very clear that some in the industry are targeting kids with approves a proposed bill.

their products,” Nicolello said. Almost five times as many high school students in New York state use e-cigarettes as! smoke cigarettes – and while the smoking rate among youth in the state is at a record low the rate of e-cigarette use doubled between 2014 an 2016, according to the state Department of Health. The bill would include vaping products in restrictions that already exist on tobacco, limiting where in a store the products are sold and their proximity to candy, Nicolello said. “That’s a measure designed to make sure it’s treated as a product that can be harmful, especially for young people,” Nicolello said. Workers at the Conoco gas station oﬀ Jericho Turnpike in Mineola which currently sells vaping products on a counter display near candy, said they’d move their products behind the counter as soon as the law passed. The station owner was not available to comment on the proposal on Tuesday. Nick Shah, the owner of the Citgo gas station on Hillside Ave-

nue in Williston Park, said all of his tobacco products, including vaping products, are already sold behind the counter. If passed, stores that violate the law would pay a fine up to $1,250. Any fines collected will go toward the Nassau County Department of Health’s anti-smoking education eﬀorts. Legislator Arnold Drucker (D-Plainview) said he doesn’t anticipate any opposition to the GOPbacked bill. Drucker was a big proponent of the tobacco age hike, a measure his predecessor, the late Judy Jacobs, tried to push through for years. “Anything we can do to reduce this epidemic of electronic tobacco smoking is helpful,” Drucker said. “… No one thing in particular is the magic bullet, but every little bit helps.” Reach reporter Rebecca Klar by email at rklar@theislandnow.com, by phone at 516-307-1045, ext. 204, or follow her on Twitter @rebeccaklar_.

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Proof of Trump’s cruelty, ineptitude

he end of the third full week of June marks the ultimate proof of the ineptitude and cruelty of the term of our president. He has amply displayed the worst character flaws that the leader of our beloved nation has a right to exhibit. His lies are recognized, tolerated with a 90 percent approval rating of his Republican majority. What madness aﬄicts his followers? Have they lost the ability to distinguish truth? And how can his cowardly followers in the Congress, whom we elected to protect us, ignore the facts that he shamelessly distorts? In the 17 months of this dismal tenure, we are experiencingg evidence of heartless stupidity. There are so many missteps in the record of the past few months but we must bear witness first to the latest atrocious decisions relating to separating children from migrating refugees from Latin American dangers.

We must stop to castigate Trump and his attorney general, who have now reached the absolute bottom of inhumane disregard for children. They have given the responsibility to abysmally unprepared agencies. They have indiscriminately torn thousands of children whose ages range from infants to teen agers from their parents, without keeping records of their placements. Adults who have been forced to relinquish them have been scattered all over the country and continent. How much thought has been expended on the results?"" Trump has been forced to change his tactics by the enraged public, but the consequences of this fiasco are incalculable.. Trump presents himself as the ultimate deal maker and master negotiator, casting himself as the ultimate successful businessman, when, in reality, his business history reveals many costly and dishonest mistakes. Trump’s failures in the short period of

his presidency, which he trumpets as accomplishments, follows. Peter Baker of the New York Times has briefly listed some of the nothingness. Most recently, Trump gave up on immigration, leaving consideration until after fall midterm election. Other deals left hanging in midair, include health care, a deal on gun control, a deal on spending cuts, a deal on NAFTA, a deal on China trade, a deal on steel and aluminum imports, a deal on Middle East peace, a deal on the Qatar blockade, a deal on Syria, a deal on Russia, a deal on Iran. a deal on climate change, a deal on Pacific trade, and so on. Besides the above proposed complicated deals. Trump has failed on rather routine deals. For example, after a Group 7 summit meeting this month with the world’s leading economic powers. He throws in a monkey wrench with the world’s economic powers, refusing to

sign an agreement with Canada’s Prime Minister Trudeau, after an agreement that every previous president had agreed upon for decades. He manages to promote chaos by playing hardball, but not making a decision. But the most fanciful notion in Trump’s imaginings is his belief (read: biggest lie) that North Korea will abandon nuclearization, resulting in the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to our hero. Along with his delusions, we can add the solution to the Palestinian troubles, the moving of the American embassy to Jerusalem and some other brilliant ideas like removing judges from deliberations on where migrants should be assigned while waiting to be allowed to be connected with their scattered despondent children. Esther Confino New Hyde Park

Trump critic ignores facts to make case [Letter-writer Ken] Grossman sticks to the time-honored strategy adhered to by many Trump haters." They find the president so detestable, they cannot recognize anything good that has been accomplished in the last 18 months. Evaluating a presidential administration after only 18 months is like evaluating a baseball game after two innings. It is ridiculous,"to say the least. Grossman says my letter is filled with “selective rants” and “factoids.”" The points I make are indisputable, available by using Google, and were cited by CNN and the New York Times, not exactly the bastions right-winging thought. If Grossman read my previous letter more carefully," he would have known that. But when you cannot respond intelligently, you do not. You resort to name calling and ad hominem attacks which clearly fits Grossman’s debating style. Readers may note that he can answer none of the undisputed facts. Like all elitists, he speaks in generalities, emotion and moralism, and he has to stoop to questioning my credential by referring to me as a “would be” Ph.D. He argues against a fictional depiction of my position and answers none of the points made or facts cited. Grossman is quick to imply that I am a racist because I had the nerve to

criticize Obama’s red line in Syria, his do nothing strategic patience and leading from behind in North Korea and the terrible Iran deal which guarantees a nuclear weapon for Iran in seven years. In addition, Obama made certain that Israel was branded an international criminal at the UN by having Samantha Power abstain on the anti-Israel UN resolution instead of casting a veto." Grossman thinks that makes me a racist which exposes the quality of his thinking. If the art of the deal were embraced by Obama, perhaps he would have demanded something in return for the $150 billion he gave Iran in cash in the dead of night. Maybe he would have asked for no sunset clause, independent inspections of Iran’s military facilities (as opposed to the lying mullahs word) and an end to ballistic missile testing. Obama asked for none of these things when we had all the leverage. A high school student could have done better. The intellectually superior Grossman probably thinks that these requirements were unimportant. Any intelligent person, even from the esteemed Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton should know better. He assigns thoughts and opinions to me that I do not express. Then, he argues against his fictional

depiction." The point of my last letter was simply to point out the good things that have happened in the last year and one half. Readers will notice he has not responded to any of the things that have been accomplished. Does Grossman deny the existence of things such as the unemployment level, the booming economy (please google what Warren Buﬀet said about this economy), the extraordinary rise in the stock market, the defeat of Isis, the tax cuts," and many more things that positively affect millions of Americans?" Or, does he just think they’re unimportant?" Grossman purports to be a clear thinking Princeton scholar, but he will not answer these points because he cannot. As usual, Grossman guesses wrong about my opinion and my beliefs. He says I have no concern for our country. In his narrow view, only Trump haters care about our nation, our children and our grandchildren. This is of course patently ridiculous but not beneath Grossman’s standard of respectful debate. The articles I suggested he read were cited by CNN and the NY Times, and I did not include any right wing opinion pieces in my previous letter. I would have thought such a brilliant historian would know the diﬀerence be-

tween an opinion piece and a news article. Saying he assumes that I would have described Hitler as having a character flaw is nothing short of morally repugnant. Quite disappointing for such an educated and fair-minded scholar. He suggests that I have admiration for Mussolini so he can argue against that straw man. This is quite a juvenile strategy. If Grossman thinks that teaching at the Senior Center in Great Neck is an indicator of his intellectual brilliance, he is sadly mistaken." I taught at an accredited university and have an actual, not a “would be” Ph.D. degree. from a real university. However, this conversation is about the ability to process and analyze information." Perhaps Princeton didn’t teach that. Like so many who cannot engage in respectful dialogue, Grossman denigrates me, calls me names and dismisses my academic credentials. He holds this elitist attitude because he attended Princeton." He tells extraneous lies and tries to make points that should be beneath him. It is too bad that Grossman is unable to participate intelligently and to the point. Barry Nathanson, Ph.D Sands Point

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Splash, splash, leaking trash on streets

hen America’s favorite actor, Clark Gable, declared, “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn,” film audiences in 1939 went wild and their women uttered a collective gasp. But elected leaders flaunting a similar, “I don’t care attitude,” in 2018 — seldom receive cheers — rather the audible sounds you hear may be that of Men on the Move relocation vans rolling into town. One thing I know for certain, a critical mass of long-time residents, in the Village of Great Neck, are discouraged and disillusioned by a dictatorship-style government that refuses to prioritize resident’s concerns. There is no delicate way to deliver what I am about to say — here is the straight speak. In the early morning hours — especially in the summer season — many of the village streets emit a foul odor. For the past two years, twice a week, every week (Monday and Thursday) — village sanitation trucks wind their way along attractive, tree-lined streets — only to deposit enormous, foul-smelling spills of liquid garbage. Sizable spills, some measuring as large as 6 feet by 3 feet, mark the spot, driveway after driveway, block after block. Household garbage, with various unspeakable contents (like dirty diapers and

discarded food refuse) produces unsightly street stains that rarely disappear. So, the unsightly street stains created on Monday remain stagnant on Thursday. In most cases, these stains remain grossly in place on Friday and Saturday — until the cycle commences again on Monday morning with another sanitation pickup. (Please Note: The hard-working DPW employees cannot and should not be blamed.) If your brisk morning walk leads you to the likes of Essex, Colgate, Hampshire, Croyden, Picadilly or Radnor Road (7:30 to 8:30 a.m.) — you know exactly what I am talking about. This is not becoming for a village that boasts an enviable, top ranking public school system. Residents of the Baker Hill Road vicinity (a mere hop, skip and a jump from Village hall and E.M. Baker Elementary School) are routinely gifted with unsightly filth that marks the outside of their single-family homes. Any attempt at bringing the spillage up for public discussion at Board of Trustees meetings is met with derision and pure lack of interest. Yet, if similar unsanitary conditions existed in a low-income neighborhood in New York City — community advocates would be all over it.

Two years ago, my family submitted 20plus photographs, documenting the spills, to the mayor and village clerk. At least one other resident submitted telltale photos, also. Several long-time residents lodged complaints. To date, these efforts have produced no positive results, or acknowledgement, whatsoever. At the present, our village does not have a working plan to address our slipping standards. If you subscribe to the Great Neck News, you already know the pursuit of a revitalization project on Middle Neck Road, as advocated by elected leaders, is code for dense, vertical, apartment-style housing that will exceed existing zoning laws. How will elected leaders handle the undesirable side effects (additional fifth, traffic and congestion) in the foreseeable future? We have already become an embarrassment to neighboring communities. Just feast your eyes on the villageowned property on East Shore Road, carefully enclosed in a chain link fence opposite the BMW service center. Is our village so cash poor they are unable to perform basic maintenance on this eyesore of overgrown, weedy vegetation that is leased out for $30,000 a year? Building bridges in a community typi-

cally connotes inclusion — with hopes for harmony and positive outcome. In this case, the diversion of funds for an unnecessary, potentially $50,000-plus footbridge, to benefit a single demographic, ensures the very opposite of harmony. Building bridges, of this sort, is certain to create divisiveness. In the Village of Great Neck, home to diverse cultures and religions, what priorities should receive attention first? Do we focus and invest in basic maintenance to improve our existing infrastructure? Or do we commit to the construction of clustered three and four-story, apartmentstyle living spaces which will surely strain our infrastructure? Please excuse my diversion, when I offer up William Shakespeare’s classic quote from Hamlet, “To be, or not to be, that is the question.” With respect to village government, the question that begs to be answered is, “Do the deal, or serve the people, that is the question.” Shakespeare could not have said it better himself. Judy Shore Rosenthal Great Neck

Welcome to Trump’s America

y now we are all familiar with phrases like “zero tolerance,” “tender-age prisons” and “reunification.” They have become part of our lexicon thanks to another blunder by our serial philandering president. Our ever-vigilant press has covered this story in great detail along with sickening photos of detention centers and the sounds of wailing children crying out for their parents. But here is where Trump and his Attorney General miscalculated; they did not realize the power of motherhood — the primordial instinct of women to protect their young. So, we had all former First Ladies speaking out as well as Mrs. Trump’s visit to Texas. All of this aside, there is another aspect of this inhumane debacle I wish to explore.

Each time I heard the “zero tolerance” argument, it was followed by “the law is the law.” It is immutable because we are a nation of laws and cannot cherry pick which ones we enforce and which we ignore. I was not convinced by the president’s repeated claims that the MS-13 gang was taking over our streets, but I thought long and hard about how to counter the fact that crossing the border illegally is a crime. Then, I remembered Victor Hugo’s brilliant novel “Les Miserables.” This is the story of Jean Valjean who served 19 years in prison for having stolen a loaf of bread to feed his sister’s starving child. When he breaks his parole, Valjean is relentlessly pursued by police Inspector Javert. Javert’s character simply believed

that good people obey the laws and bad people don’t.” Hugo informs us that rather than creating a character who is simply villainous, Javert is complex and misguided. His pursuit of justice is monomaniacal. There is a fanaticism which does not allow justice to be tempered by mercy. I have previously written about “absolutism” and “relativism.” Javert exemplifies all the flaws of absolutist thinking. It does not allow for exceptions or nuance. In agreement with Hugo, John Dewey wrote that he was a “consistent relativist.” Because Javert was inflexible and comes to question the precepts which guided his entire life, he commits suicide at the end of the novel. This lesson was not learned by Trump whose executive order led only to

more confusion while the president continued to talk about border security and building the wall. Attorney General Jeﬀ Sessions quoted the Bible in support of “zero tolerance.” He pointed to the Apostle Paul, Romans 13, who said that we “should obey the laws of the government.” This led to over 600 United Methodist clergy and lay members bringing charges of “immorality” and “child abuse” against the A.G. There is an argument in Washington D.C. as to whether Trump’s foibles are due to incompetence or malevolence. I like to credit the president with a little of each. Dr. Hal Sobel Great Neck

Post-truth America: Do facts matter? Continued from Page 17 tive, Rubin says not to worry because Trump will have weakened the presidency so much that Pence will have diminished power, even before Democrats take the House. Time magazine captioned the cover of its April 3, 2017 issue, “Is Truth Dead?” Editor Nancy Gibbs placed her focus

directly on Trump who “says a great many things that are demonstrably false.” But, she avers, Trump is more than ‘a serial liar.” His “shamelessness is a strategy.” To what ends – distraction, deflection, unfairly denouncing others? McIntyre reminds us that “nearly twothirds of voters polled during the campaign

said that Trump was not trustworthy, but he won the election anyway.” Should we expect more from American citizens? Can Trump be held to civilized standards to avoid daily lying? Can anything be done about the dangers of “post-truth” to American democracy?

I wrote this column before I saw the superb essay by Timothy Egan in June 23 New York Times: “Trickle-Down Trumpsters and the Debasement of Language.” It should be required reading for all citizens. [To be continued, “Ways to Deal with Post-Truth America”]

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Day a chance to show who we are

he separation of children from their parents seeking asylum at U.S. borders is a heinous practice that is antithetical to the American values which I stand for as an elected representative of the 16th Assembly District. As an immigrant to this country myself, It pains me deeply to see children torn from their families. This practice not only causes anguish for families, but jeopardizes the bright futures of the children who it traumatizes.

We, as parents and grandparents, must realize that ensuring our families are intact in the face of any obstacle is our foremost obligation. We cannot allow divisive politics to distract us from this goal. When I came to this country I would have done anything in my power to cross our borders in order to ensure a better life for myself, and my family. America’s position in the world as a beacon of hope and opportunity drove me to this country from Italy, and has in-

spired me as an Assemblyman to ease the struggles of the diverse body of constituents whom I represent. To punish people driven to this country in the hope of a better life, as I was, jeopardizes the commitment to tolerance we espouse as Americans, and as citizens of the world. America is strengthened by the premise that all humans are created equal, and that we should serve as an example to other nations in the treatment of those in need.

Through the use of this morally abhorrent tactic, this administration has left an indelible stain on its legacy. World Refugee Day is a crucial step in demonstrating our civic obligation to stand up and speak out when we disapprove of the actions of our government, and I applaud both the organizers and the participants in events throughout the state for their eﬀorts. Tony D’Urso State Assemblyman

Separation of parents, kids just wrong

resident Trump’s immigration policy focused on illegal migration has separated parents from their children, was just wrong and does not solve the problem. ICE is going after those who are here illegally but are not breaking any laws while they are here and only working hard to support their families. This humanitarian crisis has caused the children to suﬀer and this I find most appalling and extremely sad.

In my opinion, I truly can understand why so many illegal immigrants are trying to cross the American borders and that is because of extreme poverty, abuse, torture and risk of death for speaking out against tyranny. The problem is the parents who are bringing along their children are endangering themselves and their children as well. As I have just read that Congress needs to investigate and pass meaning

full legislation that will address the problems of illegal immigration and secure our borders. President Trump meanwhile has issued an executive order that will reunite the children with their parents. But that is easier said than done because some of these children are thousands of miles away. Again we do need to protect our borders from the few who are terrorists, drug dealers and gang members who

wish to do America harm. Now the many who do wish to cross our borders illegally are only longing for a better way of life for themselves and safety for their children and they are the ones who truly suﬀer from all this. Something needs to be done or more children will suﬀer. Frederick R. Bedell Jr. Mineola

Making Wheels Through Time a success

esterday we pulled oﬀ the first ever Wheels Through Time, a “Hill Climb” featuring 24 pre-1940 cars speeding up the hill from Hempstead Harbor. The event drew cars from five states and viewers from all over Long Island. There is no way we could have attempted this without the massive amount of help from Port’s own Police department.

We met months ago with Chief Salerno, Deputy Chief Del Muro, and Sgt. Zwerlein, who helped us plan for a safe event, helping us figure out the best way to use a half mile of public roads. And Commissioner Rice helped keep the whole thing moving on-site at the event. We are truly lucky to have our own local police force and its obvious while they are honestly referred to as Port’s Finest.

Thanks a million for all the help! Thanks also to Delia Deriggi-Whitton/ Nassau County (for the road permissions) and Judi Bosworth/Town of North Hempstead (for parking at the beach), all of which contributed to a great event. Just before noon, the sight of the roadsters parading up Port Boulevard to the Sands-Willets House, joining another 20 classic cars for an afternoon car show, must

have turned a few heads driving by. While it was the first hill climb in Nassau County in decades, we’re already planning for next year. With the help of the Port Washington Police Department, we’ll make it bigger and yet safer, for the viewers as well as the drivers. Chris Bain, President Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society

Abusing immigrant kids: political strategy Continued from Page 17 There may be a pernicious strategy to Trump’s Zero Tolerance policy, but its implementation is yet another example of the administration’s willful ineptitude, corruption and disdain for law and human rights that would have toppled any other administration and triggered impeachment. Trump’s policy has made the country less safe – pulling resources from detaining actual drug-smugglers and criminals,

further enraging and alienating allies, and making the US toothless in condemning human rights abuses anywhere in the world, turning the US into a rogue nation. Moreover, its treatment of migrating mothers and small children are likely to be a recruitment tool for terrorists, just as Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo were. It’s no coincidence the US pulled out of the United Nations Human Rights Council. But making the country safe was nev-

er the issue. Trump sees it as a winning political issue for those who fear more than anything, as Pat Buchanan warned, the loss of White Power and White Supremacy as America evolves into a minority-majority nation. What do they fear from an “infestation?” That “these” people or their children, will someday vote, or at least be counted in a census determining representation in Congress. But this extortionist style of “negotia-

tion” has worked for Trump throughout his corrupt career and will only continue, especially if it works now. What’s next? Stepped up deportation raids? Strip nationalized Americans of their citizenship? Suspend due process? Purges and loyalty oaths for federal workers? Lock up journalists? Martial law? Cancel elections? Imprison political opponents? Extra-judicial killings? Because he can because nobody will stop him?

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So you have decided to stay put? You have now made a somewhat conscious decision to stay in your home, great! Now, what are you going to do to make it as comfortable and accessible (possibly handicap friendly) as you grow older into your later years? Have you given this idea any thought or planned on any type of construction that might be needed instead of waiting until the last minute? Don’t be a Monday morning quarterback! This is the next phase of your life and very careful strategic planning must be considered. Have you discussed your plans with your children? Have they oﬀered any advice? Will they be helping you with your decision to stay as long as you can on your own without being a burden on anyone; so you can live independently and free? Will you need anyone on a daily basis or a liv- in to assist with everyday chores or will you hire apart-timee healthcare aid? You have many decision to make, so start now and make a list of those items that you feel you must do immediately and those that you can do over time. If you are in a wheel chair or possibly maybe in the future,

are your door openings at least 32 inches wide to be able to gain access? Narrow doorways can be a real handicap for someone using a wheelchair or walker. Residential building codes, architects and home builders haven’t considered the needs of people using a wheelchair or walker. Doors can be widened but it can be an inconvenience and costly. An alternative solution might be replacing your existing 1-1/2″ x 3-1/2″ hinges with the expandable oﬀset door hinge. These special hinges are designed to swing the door clear of the opening adding about 2″ additional clearance for wheelchairs and walkers. Is there enough turning room (36” to be ADA compliant) within the bathroom area for you to move around in your wheel chair? Will you need egress in and out of your bathtub or shower? There are those that have doors that allow wheel chair accessibility. Grab bars in your bathrooms by toilets with raised seats or in showers and tubs may also be a crucial consideration depending on your physical situations as well as stationary or folding seats in your

PHILIP A. RAICES Real Estate Watch

bathtubs and/or shower stalls. If your master bedroom is on the second floor will you need a chair lift to get there? Or can you create a bedroom on the first floor? Will your kitchen or dining room tables accommodate a wheel chair? Are all your appliances, door handles or any other things that you would encounter on a daily basis easy to use if you were disabled or in a wheelchair? According to the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, people with disabilities are the largest and fastest-growing minority in the U.S. They control $1 trillion in

total annual income. They have friends, family members, and business colleagues who accompany them to events and outings. And they use businesses and facilities that are accessible to them. How can businesses provide access to people with disabilities? They can begin by opening their doors, literally. Accessible doors welcome everyone – and they’re required by law. Here are more suggestions for things you can add or be aware of if you are deciding to stay in place as you age: 1. Remove loose rugs since 87 percent of the time they are a primary cause of falls, fractures and broken bones for those over 65. 2. Add inexpensive bath mats in tubs and showers or slip resistant coatings that leave an invisible anti-slip finish. 3. Replace heavy pots, pans, vacuums and trash cans with lightweight models. 4. Replace standard faucets and door handles with Levered versions. 5. Replace standard bulbs with much brighter L.E.D. for energy and money savings. 6. Remove cords across pathways and replace with

remote controls for lighting, blinds, fans. 7. Install personal response systems Most of us would choose to live and retire in our own home rather than move to a nursing home or assisted living center. Your home can be remodeled and modified to accommodate your needs and physical capabilities and conditions. Your house can become more accessible with a few minor home modifications. It is extremely important to know these things before the day comes when you might be forced to deal with these issues as to whether you should move or improve? Phil Raices is the owner/ broker of Turn Key Real Estate at 7 Bond St. in Great Neck (moving shortly to 3 Grace Ave suite 180). He has earned the designations as a graduate of the Realtor Institute and is a 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 or provide you a free comparative market analysis on your property.

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Sales in New Hyde Park New Hyde Park Real Estate Market Conditions MEDIAN SALES PRICE $695,500 Demographics near New Hyde Park, NY Population Population Density Median Age People per Household Median Household Income Average Income per Capita

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

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

118 New Hyde Park Road, New Hyde Park Sold Price: $625,000 Date: 03/28/2018 4 beds, 1 Full baths Style: Cape # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 40x100 Schools: New Hyde ParkGarden City Park Total Taxes: $10,802 MLS# 2963344

117 Old Farm Road, New Hyde Park Sold Price: $575,000 Date: 06/04/2018 2 beds, 1 Full baths Style: Cape # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 65x125 Schools: New Hyde ParkGarden City Park Total Taxes: $13,018 MLS# 3006797

201 Central Blvd, New Hyde Park Sold Price: $745,000 Date: 06/14/2018 3 beds, 2 Full baths Style: 2 Story # of Families: 2 Lot Size: 40x100 Schools: New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Total Taxes: $11,158 MLS# 3013035

700 Covert Avenue, New Hyde Park Sold Price: $595,000 Date: 05/31/2018 4 beds, 2 Full/1 Half baths Style: Cape # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 41x95 Schools: Elmont Total Taxes: $12,071 MLS# 3003903

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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Police found approximately $300,000 worth of fake goods at Yakubov’s New Hyde Park store, prosecutors said.

$300K in fakes sold out of NHP store: DA Continued from Page 1 The Nassau County Police Department’s Asset Forfeiture and Intelligence divisions had seized approximately $300,000 worth of counterfeit handbags and several watches from the store by the time of the June 19 arrest, the district attorney’s office said. “Knockoff products can pose health and safety threats, damage reputable brands, and those who sell them frequently cheat the public by evading taxes,” Singas said. “My office will continue to protect tax-

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Edid Yakubov, 56, from Queens, was arraigned last Tuesday for allegedly selling counterfeit bags, Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas said.

payers and law-abiding businesses through our aggressive pursuit of counterfeiters operating in Nassau.” The goods were determined to be counterfeit by an expert on intellectual property and luxury goods, the district attorney’s oﬃce said. Assistant District Attorney Melissa Scannell of the Rackets and Enterprise Crime Bureau is prosecuting the case. Yakubov is represented by the Legal Aid Society. Eﬀorts to reach the society were unavailing.

Three NHP Girl Scouts receive Silver Award Continued from Page 12 Atria Assisted Living in Great Neck, interviewing residents and creating biographies to help caregivers know more about the residents. Four sessions lasting hours and nine months later, the Scouts created 22 indepth biographies. According to Girl Scout troop leader Aileen Corcoran, teamwork and cooperation were the most important lessons the girls took away from the experience. “Sometimes if it was just one resident, all three would be doing it together. Or if three diﬀerent residents were there, the girls would take up their own interview,” said Aileen Corcoran. “Even all the planning and some of the work afterward they split up as well. One had supplies, one had finances, another sent out emails and videos,” she said. The girls used laptops, iPads and a printer to create the biographies. The bi-

ographies were then inserted into acrylic frames for display in residents’ rooms. The Scouts also made kits at the end of the project for residents to create their own biographies, including pens, a template for the biography, instructions and acrylic frames. The girls came up with this idea because of their own family experiences. “A couple of them have older family members that have been in nursing homes or assisted living, so based on that they thought the idea would be a good project to work on,” explained Aileen Corcoran. “I learned that I enjoy helping others and getting to know new people. I also learned how to work together in order to get something done,” said Allison Corcoran. All three of the girls will continue with Girl Scouts next year and are already showing interest in pursuing their Gold Award, the highest ranking award in Girl Scouts.

Continued from Page 1 A two-lane roadway and sidewalk will be placed in an underpass below the tracks. From February to March there will be 24hour, five-day-a-week drilling and excavation along Covert Avenue,!New Hyde Park Mayor Lawrence Montreuil said in a letter to residents. “We were told for this project to be completed on time, it will be necessary to work around the clock,” Montreuil said. Another early project in the timeline of the third track construction is the building of the Mineola Harrison parking structure, slated for this fall. The LIRR plans to build a 551-space garage, located on an existing parking lot west of Mineola Boulevard, between Harrison Avenue and First Street. The new lot, like the existing one, will be used by both LIRR customers and visitors to downtown Mineola. The Mineola station will be further renovated in spring 2019 to replace the platform and rehabilitate the station house. The updates will include a new platform canopy, cameras, Wi-Fi and charging stations. The pedestrian overpass will also be replaced and include two new el-

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The Mineola train station will be renovated as one of 10 projects starting between now and 2019 as part of the Main Line Expansion project. evators. The Floral Park station will get three elevators, one for each of the station’s three platforms, in spring of 2019. Also in Floral Park, the LIRR bridges over Plainfield Avenue and South Tyson Avenue will be widened. The South Tyson bridge will be raised in spring of 2019 to a height of 14 feet, from 11 feet and 10 inches, to reduce the number of trucks that strike the bridge and cause delays. The Plainfield Avenue bridge will be raised in fall of 2019 to a height of 14 feet from the current 12 feet 9 inches. Other upcoming up-

grades include widening the Cherry Lane bridge in Carle Place, renovating the Carle Place station, widening the Meadowbrook Parkway bridge and eliminating the Urban Avenue crossing in New Cassel. Later, the South 12th Street and New Hyde Park Road crossings in New Hyde Park are set to be eliminated. There are also plans for further renovations to the New Hyde Park station. Reach reporter Rebecca Klar by email at rklar@ theislandnow.com, by phone at 516-307-1045, ext. 204, or follow her on Twitter @rebeccaklar_.

2 new migrant children at MercyFirst Continued from Page 3 They don’t know their last name, they don’t necessarily know what country they’re from, they might not be able to communicate, and we have to make sure that that child is closely monitored throughout the process and is not mixed up with other kids,” said Suozzi. Overall, Suozzi said that the Texas facility was well run with air-conditioned tents, a medical facility and recreational facilities, saying that the staﬀ-to-children ratio was good.

“The bottom line is, we’ve got a real problem in this country and it’s been made into an emergency because of poor policy,” said Suozzi. “That poor policy has reversed, but there are still problems that are emerging, and what we really need to do is get together as a country with Democrats and Republicans and start working together to actually address this problem in a comprehensive solution instead of all the finger-pointing and blame game.”

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Books to return to G.N. Library shelves Continued from Page 13 area near the display cases, Corcoran said it would alleviate risks and allow for a greater number of books to come out. “Once we move the art books to that area, we’d be able to get 2,400 books in the area that we put the art books now upstairs,” Corcoran said. The new art book shelving will cost $18,685.52, according to the proposal, while adding new book room shelving would cost $3,490.56. Corcoran also said it would be possible to add 750 more adult books with new shelving that would cost $6,839.68. Oﬃcials said the shelving is all in one $37,868.14 proposal and that it will match the current shelving in design because the company, Creative Library Concepts, supplied the previous shelving in the Main Library. Gilliar said this eﬀort represents the start of something larger. “The shelving is emblematic of the director’s beginning to take charge of the Great Neck Library’s need to be rejuvenated,” Gilliar said.

In other news related to the Main Library, trustees approved wetlands mapping and geotechnical investigation services for the landscaping project, which aims to beautify the area around the renovated library. Additionally, trustees also approved a subscription to OCLC WorldShare ILL, or Interlibrary Loan, a cooperative service that could allow librarians to retrieve media from other library systems. “This is for books that are not available in Nassau and Suﬀolk County, so it gives us access to books that are avail-

able nationally,” Great Neck Library Board President Robert Schaufeld said. Trustees also renewed the lease for the Parkville branch library, located at 10 Campbell St. in New Hyde Park, and approved a final renovation plan for the site. MDA designgroup, an architectural planning firm, was hired in November to envision a redesign of the Parkville and Station branches for $65,000 and $50,000, respectively. Trustees also appointed Chelsea Sassouni to fill a board vacancy, a position she will fill until 2019, when her seat will be

up for election. Sassouni, 28, was selected to fill a slot left empty by the departure of Francine Ferrante Krupski, who had served on the library board for six years. In that position, she will also be a member of four library committees: fundraising, long-range planning, policy and bylaws and technology. Krupski was elected to two four-year terms, but resigned halfway through the second term because she was traveling to Florida for three months and wanted to spend more time with her grandchildren.

Jail time for L. Success When North Shore doc in botched abortion broke from Hempstead BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN A Queens doctor from Lake Success was sentenced"on Tuesday to 16 months to four years in prison for a botched abortion that took the life of a 30-year-old woman, after averting a manslaughter charge that carried a longer sentence through a plea deal. Prosecutors had said that the doctor, Robert Rho, now 55, lacerated the victim’s cervix, pierced her uterine wall and severed the uterine artery during the abortion procedure, leading to intense internal bleeding. Rho then performed a second surgery to try fixing the damage, according to prosecutors, but didn’t know she needed emergency care. The patient, Jamie Lee Morales, had been six months pregnant and was allowed to leave Liberty Women’s Health of Queens, where Rho had his practice, prosecutors also said. “This was a very sad case. A 30-yearold woman, who had recently graduated from college and had her whole life ahead of her, died as a result of this botched procedure,” Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said. “The doctor has accepted responsibility and admitted his failure to

provide adequate care following surgery. “The defendant has now been sentenced to prison as a result of his inaction.” Jeﬀrey Lichtman, Rho’s defense attorney, previously said the jury seemed “quick to convict” his client. But, Lichtman said, Rho was not given a full medical history from Morales, including a low platelet count that could contribute to excessive bleeding. Rho originally faced up to 15 years in prison if convicted of manslaughter. The deal to plead guilty to criminally negligent homicide came only “moments before a jury reached a verdict in his fourweek-long trial,” prosecutors previously said. “This was really the best result and it was really a lucky break that there was a very short window in which the jury was deadlocked for us to finally have leverage in this case,” Lichtman said in May, “and the window shut quickly, as we learned.” Rho’s case is only the second criminal prosecution in New York for a mishandled abortion. The first was in 1995, when a Queens doctor was convicted of seconddegree murder in the death of Guadalupe Negron, 33, who sought a second-trimester abortion.

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Continued from Page 12 mand of Gen. William Howe began landing on Staten Island. After a two-month standoﬀ, British troops landed on Long Island to attack Gen. George Washington’s position in Manhattan. The Battle of Long Island was fought on Aug. 27 on what is now Brooklyn. The result was a decisive victory for the British, and Washington was forced to evacuate from Brooklyn and eventually from Manhattan in September. The retreat of American forces left New York City, and thus all of Long Island, in British hands. “They took over the major estates in the area and used them to house troops,” Kroplick said. “The Quaker meeting house in Manhasset, that was used to host Hessian soldiers.” Kroplick said that many of the patriots"from Great Neck and Cow Neck fled following Washington’s defeat. Adrian Onderdonck, who was 56 years old at the time, was among those unable to leave. “He was harassed by the British, but he stayed here and survived,” he said. In 1783, the British forces evacuated from New York following the conclusion of the Revolutionary War. In 1784, the leaders of North Shore followed through on the declaration that they had made nine years earlier and the Town of North Hempstead was oﬃcially incorporated by the state Senate. The border was defined in the document by the “country road,” which remains to this day as Old Country Road. That document, signed by Gov. George Clinton on April 6, 1784, remains with North Hempstead at the Town Hall in Manhasset.

PHOTO BY LUKE TORRANCE

The grave of Adrian Onderdonck in Port Washington, who signed the 1775 declaration.

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The document signed by Gov. George Clinton, which is stored in the North Hempstead Town Hall.

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‘I’ll smash your… head,’ Skelos allegedly told boss Continued from Page 22 Curcio testified that Adam Skelos only had a job to secure his father’s support for a bill in Albany that was crucial to the company’s survival, Newsday reported. Adam Skelos was only required to work two days a week and received $78,000 in annual salary as an insurance salesman, although he never actually sold any insurance because he failed to pass an exam required to obtain a sales license. According to Newsday, Adam Skelos’ lawyer, Julian Brod, said that his client was “truly ashamed” of his actions toward Curcio. He also said that Skelos was hired because he was an old family friend, not because of the elder Skelos’ position in government. “You are going to hear some ugly things in this trial,” Brod told the jury, according to Newsday. “I beg you to keep an

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College news about local students Derek Lee of New Hyde Park has earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. The following Fairfield University students graduated from Fairfield University on May 20, 2018. Great Neck –! George Halvatzis Manhasset –! ! Justin Liberta,!Amanda Lopez,!Jamie Lopez and!Maxwell Ronbeck The University at Albany congratulates more than 3,350 students who were named to the Spring 2018 Dean’s List. Students named to the Dean’s List earned at least a 3.5 GPA. The following students have been named to the Spring 2018 Dean’s List at UAlbany: Port Washington – James Heinlein,!Robert O’Lansen,!Danielle Parrino and!Jonah Wolmark.! Great Neck –! Yonatan Aharoni and!Maegan Toback. New Hyde Park! –!Cara Berkey,! Natalie Bono,! Joseph Devita,! Camila Dilone,! Elizabeth O’Brien,! Darshit Patel,! Alexander Quellhorst! and! Sara Varghese. Wiliston!Park – Laurie Clark andKrasimir Vatchinsky Mineola – Ankeith Illiparambil! Albertson – Peter May Roslyn Lauren Bennis of Roslyn Heights Daniel Chen of Roslyn Heights Taylor Lin of Roslyn Joshua Sadigh of Roslyn SUNY New Paltz announces its Dean’s List for the spring 2018 semester, a recognition for students who excel academically and earn at least a 3.3 gradepoint average in a semester with a full-time course load. The following students earned Dean’s List honors this spring: Rebecca Bastos of Mineola Nicolette Koos of Mineola Theresa Metzler of Mineola Jenna Cohen of Port Washington Taylor Garofalo of Port Washington! Caitlyn Salstein of Port Washington Jason Toth of Port Washington Victoria Vasquez of Port Washington Juliet Walzer of Port Washington Jacqueline Waters of Port Washington Jency Abraham of New Hyde Park

Eric Gonzalez of New Hyde Park Nicholas Lasko of New Hyde Park! Christina Lorper of New Hyde Park! Kevin Pavlidis of New Hyde Park Sarah Reigrod of New Hyde Park Michael Romando of New Hyde Park Tania Velin of New Hyde Park Anjelica Riccobono, a resident of New Hyde Parkm participated as a member of the Alvernia’s Campus Activities Board in 2017-18 while studying Nursing. Nicole Devita from New Hyde Park has received the Dean’s Letter of Commendation for the Spring 2018 semester. Students who receive this commendation earned at least a 3.5 GPA in 6 graduation credits this semester. Tulane University! awarded degrees to nearly 3,000 graduates on May 19 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, including the following: * Alexander Polk of Manhasset, earned a Bachelor Science! Management from the A. B. Freeman School of Business. * Jordan Kenyon of Port Washington, earned a Bachelor of Arts from! the School of Liberal Arts. * Kayla Pollock of Port Washington, earned a Bachelor Science! Management from the A. B. Freeman School of Business. * Samantha Rosenbaum of Port Washington, earned a Bachelor of Arts! from the School of Science & Engineering. * Jason Ackerman of Roslyn, earned a Bachelor Science Management!from the A. B. Freeman School of Business. * Jennifer Davis of Roslyn, earned a Bachelor of Arts from the!School of Liberal Arts. * Samantha Labib of Roslyn, earned a Doctor of Medicine from the!School of Medicine. * Nicole Lieblich of Roslyn, earned a Bachelor Science Management!from the A. B. Freeman School of Business. * Sheila Pugliese of Roslyn, earned a Bachelor Science Public Health from the School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine. * Ethan Szerlip of Roslyn, earned a Bachelor of Arts from the!School of Liberal Arts. * Alec Weiss of Roslyn, earned a Bachelor Science Public Health!from the School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine.

* Charles Schwartz of Roslyn Heights , earned a Bachelor Science!Management from the A. B. Freeman School of Business. * Kristy Dorsa of Williston Park, earned a Master of Science from!the School of Science & Engineering. The following Fairfield University students received Dean’s List Honors for the Spring 2018 semester. !In order to be placed on the Dean’s List, students must have completed a minimum of 12 credit hours in a semester, have no outstanding or incomplete grades for that semester, and have attained a semester grade point average of 3.50 or better. ! Manhasset –!!Stephen John Donnell,! Salvatore Anthony Fradella,! ! Alyssa Marie Hogan,! Kalliopi Kapetanos,! Olivia Pilus and!Justine Nicole Spina Mineola –!!Susana Martins Miranda The University of Hartford announced that Stephanie Maisch of Roslyn Heights has been named to its Dean’s List for Spring 2018. Mark Green of Great Neck was named to the University of Hartford Dean’s List Juliette Navarro of Mineola was named to the University of Hartford Dean’s List The following received a Doctor of Medicine on May 13 from the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University. !Great Neck –!William Berger Manhasset –!!Nakyung Ryu Wheaton College student Daniella Cheng of Garden City Park recently performed in the 2018 Commencement Celebration Concert. Cheng played flute with the Symphonic Band. Tufts University recently announced the dean’s list for the Spring 2018 semester. Among students earning dean’s list honors is/are Nicole Albanese, Port Washington Emilia Charno, Port Washington Mark Gonzalez, Port Washington Nathan Krantz, Port Washington Aaron Moslow, Port Washington Rose Paisner, Port Washingtn Harry Paul, Port Washington Rebecca Schaub, Port Washington Robin Park of Great Neck was recognized for earning a spot on the Spring 2018 dean’s

list at Tufts University. Julian Balkcom of New Hyde Park was recognized for earning a spot on the Spring 2018 dean’s list at Tufts University. Tufts University recently announced the dean’s list for the Spring 2018 semester. Rachel Ginsberg, Roslyn Ilana Gitlin, Roslyn Heights Brooke Juhel, Roslyn Samantha Leong, Roslyn Heights Julia Merker, Roslyn Michelle Roitgarts, Roslyn Patrick Coleman, Manhasset Kevin Gleason, Manhasset Kenar Haratunian, Manhasset Daniel Meyer, Manhasset Lucinda Pavlovich, Manhasset Nadia Sbuttoni, Manhasset Widener University conferred degrees to more than 600 graduate students in a ceremony Friday, May 18. The graduates included: Rachel Hoﬀman of Roslyn. Hoﬀman earned a Master of Education in Human Sexuality Studies from Widener’s School of Human Service Professions. Shawna Weiss of Albertson, NY. Weiss earned a Bachelor of Social Work in Social Work from Widener’s School of Human Service Professions. Jared Kaminsky of Port Washington has been named to the Spring 2018 Dean’s List at Roger Williams University, in Bristol, R.I. Full-time students who complete 12 or more credits per semester and earn a grade point average of 3.4 or higher are placed on the Dean’s List that semester. More than 3,700 students graduated from Tufts University on May 20 during a universitywide commencement ceremony that featured the awarding of honorary degrees to a number of academic, business and civic leaders making a positive impact on the world. The graduates from the School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering included: Rose Paisner of Port Washington with a Bachelor’s degree in Child Study & Human Dev (BA) Magna Cum Laude Rachel Hanford of Port Washingtn, with a Bachelor’s degree in Biology (BS) Magna Cum Laude Aaron Moslow of Port Washington with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology (BA) Magna Cum Laude Rebecca Schaub of Port Washington with a Bachelor’s de-

gree in Psychology/Clinical (BS) Magna Cum Laude Nathan Krantz of Port Washington with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology/Clinical (BA) Magna Cum Laude Tufts University, located on campuses in Boston, Medford/ Somerville and Grafton, Massachusetts, and in Talloires, France, is recognized among the premier research universities in the United States. Tufts enjoys a global reputation for academic excellence and for the preparation of students as leaders in a wide range of professions. A growing number of innovative teaching and research initiatives span all Tufts campuses, and collaboration among the faculty and students in the undergraduate, graduate and professional programs across the university’s schools is widely encouraged. Ariel Serruya of Great Neck, NY graduated from Tufts University on May 20, 2018 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science (BS). Benjamin Goldbaum of Old Westbury! with a Bachelor’s degree in French (BA) Magna Cum Laude Julia Merker of Roslyn with a Bachelor’s degree in Biopsychology (BS) Summa Cum Laude The graduates from the School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering included: Patrick Coleman of Manhasset with a Bachelor’s degree in History (BA) Daniel Meyer of Manhasset with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (BS) Mallory Donelan of Mineola was among 66 Western New England University student athletes honored on Monday, June 11 as the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) announced its Spring Academic All-Conference Team. Curry College announced that Port Washington resident Julia Friedman has been cast in the Curry Theatre Black Box production of “Telling Wilde Tales.” Julia, daughter of Annette Jaﬀe and Bill Friedman, is a senior sociology major and was previously seen on the Curry Theatre stage in “Into The Woods” and “American Idiot.” Aside from being on stage, Julia has held multiple positions on the Curry Theatre Supervisory Board, such as House & Box, Props, Hair & Make-Up, Social Media, and Board/Practicum Recorder.

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G.N. adult ed center grads Herricks banquet honors athletes The Great Neck Public Schools Adult Learning Center held their annual graduation and awards ceremony on June 14. The event recognized program participants who received New York State High School Equivalency Diplomas, met NYS benchmarks for English language proficiency, and attained citizenship in the United States. Present at the ceremony were Board of Education members President Barbara Berkowitz, and Trustees Donna Peirez, Rebecca Sassouni, and Jeffrey Shi, and school and district administrators. Those who received High School Equivalency Diplomas were: Elisa Altamirano, German Amon, Jessica Batista, Eulalia Berrezueta, Guirong Bi, Sheleiza Bisnauth, Carolina Chavez Padilla, Junying Chen, Qiu Ping Chen, Yinping Chen, Alba Contreras, Jasmine Coutard-Destin, Jeannette Cruz-Lopez, Qin Duan, Ana Garcia Bottaro , Sandra Gonzalez, Anne Hartmann, Xili He, Dongyan Huang, Viktoria Klein, Joﬀre Lewis, Shehnaz Memon, Myrna Muralles, Debbie Nasiri, Susan Palladino, Dildora Sattorova, Min Kyung Song, Guadalupe Torres, Annel Vazquez, Ning Wu, and Zhen Yu.

ENL (English as a New Language) graduates included: Nubia (Veronica) Chacon Avelar, Arica Chen, Haiping Chen, Carlos De Paz, Maria Angelica Epieyu, Xiao Jian (Elaine) Ma, Diego Esteban Marquina Barrera, Iris Mayorga, Oscar Omar Mira Gamez, Guillermo Alberto Ramirez Mejia, Carlos Segarra Marquina, Jeung Ho Sohn, Yang Song, Hai Tao Tam, Qiong Xie, Xiaohong Yu, Gale Zhang, and Hong Zhang. New US Citizens are: Edwin Chavarria, Luis Cuevas, Miki Lin, Rosa Parra, Lida Rabbani, Karen Tejada, Maria Zumba. The Great Neck Public Schools Adult Learning Center, or ALC, provides a variety of educational opportunities for adults to improve basic skills, earn a high school equivalency diploma, prepare for college, or learn English as a Second Language. Classes are oﬀered during daytime and evening hours to meet the needs of adult learners. The program administrator is Errin Hatwood. For more information about the ALC, please visit the District website at www.greatneck.k12. ny.us/alc.

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Herricks athletes, from left, Jasmine Kamdar, Ben Chase, Greg Capelle and Nicole Garcia, were honored at the Athletics Boosters Sports Banquet on June 6. Herricks athletes were celebrated on June 6 at the annual Athletic Boosters Sports Banquet, held at the Inn at New Hyde Park. This annual event recognizes and honors varsity senior athletes. There were more than 300 attendees. Jasmine Kamdar and Ben Chase earned the Sportsmanship Awards, Greg Capelle and Nicole Garcia were named Outstanding Athletes of the Year and Jordan

Dodge and Thomas Haug received the Coaches Service Awards. The Erwin Gerung Football Scholarship, Tom Fauvell Herricks Boys Lacrosse Outstanding Leadership Scholarship and Winthrop University Hospital Sports Medicine Scholarship went to Michael Lee, Ben Chase and Natalie Reisman, respectively, and Jasmine Kamdar and Irene Tsahas achieved the Bob Fiston Soccer Scholarship.

New classroom at Harbor Herricks research

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Harbor Child Care unveiled a new, outdoor classroom Wednesday that an alumnus helped build as an Eagle Scout project. In October 2017 Johnny Tretolo called the Executive Offices of Harbor Child Care. Tretolo was no ordinary caller. He is a Harbor alumnus seeking assistance in becoming an Eagle Scout with Boy Scout Troop No. 45. Harbor was more than happy to respond favorably to Tretolo ’s request. Tretolo was a pre-kindergartener in the Bumblebees classroom at the Harbor Herricks Center in New Hyde Park instructed by head teacher Evette Sandifer. Tretolo chose to build an outdoor classroom learning environment in the remaining unused space of the Harbor Herricks courtyard for

his Eagle Scout project. Tretolo ’s choice is based on his fond memories and experiences of Harbor and his favorite teacher Ms. Evette. Tretolo used the proceeds from his well-organized fundraising to purchase soil, grass seed, plants, flowers, shrubs, and student and teacher benches to comprise the outdoor classroom. Harbor assisted with a clothing drive and collected nearly 100 bags of clothing. A ribbon cutting ceremony for the outdoor classroom learning environment was held last Wednesday. A few months ago this area of the courtyard consisted of a pile of

dirt and rocks. Now the area just rocks. Harbor Child Care " appreciates the support and friendship of the Herricks School District in support of this endeavor. They wish to also thank Harbor’s Board of Directors, parents and staff for their unending love and support of child care initiatives throughout the year. Harbor Child Care is a notfor-profit child care organization, which has been in existence for over 40 years. It provides the highest quality of instruction for every child in a first-rate early childhood setting. Since it’s inception it believes over 20,000 children have experienced the warm, kind, and intelligent community that is Harbor Child Care."It currently serves approximately 1,000 children across six centers in Nassau County in early childhood, school age and summer programs.""Its staffto-child ratios are in accordance to NYS Office of Children and Family Services regulations. Please visit our website at www.harborchildcare.org for further information about Harbor Child Care locations, programs and events

students celebrated

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Herricks High School held its first ever Science Research Symposium, held on May 31. Herricks High School held its first ever Science Research Symposium, held on May 31 in the building’s gym. The event served as an opportunity to highlight the outstanding, advanced work that students have been conducting. Science Research students in grades 9-12 showcased their research through poster board displays as members of the Herricks Board of Education, district administration, building supervisors, teachers, parents and science research alumni viewed their studies and findings. The evening of sharing and celebration was hosted by Science Research Coordinator Renee’ Barcia and Science Chairperson Karen Hughes.

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Rabbis honor Eagle Scout rank for Risso Parker president Michael N. Rosenblut, president and CEO of Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation, received the 2018 Humanitarian Award at the New York Board of Rabbis Annual Humanitarian Awards reception on Monday, June 11 at The Hotel Edison in New York City. Since 1882, the NYBR has worked to bring together and honor diverse Jewish and other religious leaders from the metropolitan New York City area and beyond, building solidarity, promoting interfaith dialogue, and supporting rabbis in all their pastoral duties. According to Rabbi Joseph Potasnik, NYBR executive vice president, this year’s three honorees were: Michael N. Rosenblut, president and CEO of Parker Jewish Institute; Larry Fishelson, co-founder of Dynalink Communications; and Alan Phillips, CEO of Phillips Holdings. “The outstanding leadership, community service and humanitarian achievements of our three honorees, is truly worthy of recognition,” Rabbi Potasnik said. In addition to serving as

John Anthony Risso will oﬃcially be an Eagle Scout on June 26. He is an Albertson resident, attends Chaminade High School, and is a member of Boy Scout Troop 544 in New Hyde Park. John Anthony’s Eagle Scout Project was making a cabinet for the ushers of Holy Spirit Parish. Congratulations on this achievement, well deserved for all your hard work. Thank you to all who helped John Anthony during his path to Eagle.

president and CEO of Parker Jewish Institute, Rosenblut is founder and chairman of AgeWell New York, a managed long-term care plan and Medicare Advantage Plan; president and CEO of Queens-Long Island Renal Institute; president and CEO of Lakeville Ambulette Transportation, a seven-countywide medical transportation service. He serves on the Boards of LeadingAge New York (chairelect), Association of Jewish Aging Services, Continuing Care Leadership Coalition, and League of Voluntary Hospitals and Homes of New York. Rosenblut resides with his family in Rye Brook, Westchester County.

Gov to sign D’Urso hotel bill State Assemblyman Anthony D’Urso introduced bill, A.8174, at the request of the New York State Liquor Authority, which amends the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law in relation to defining a hotel license. The bill recently passed both houses and awaits the governor’s signature. “Allowing businesses to oﬀer a wider array of food and dining services to their guests will inevitably allow hotel patrons a more comfortable stay and allows the proprietors of establishments to operate with more flexibility,” said D’Urso. “This bill allows hotel proprietors to increase the scale of their food services without undue burdens,

and with greater convenience to their patrons.” This bill removes the requirement that hotels have a full-service restaurant on the premise in order to obtain a license that permits room service and mini-bars. Under the previous law, hotels were required to regularly supply food to their occupants by having in a full-scale restaurant on their premises, but provided no other alternatives to food service for hotel patrons. This bill will grant hotel licensees the flexibility to provide food service to patrons in bars or taverns on their premises in addition to restaurants. The amendment will enable hotel

licensees to operate without the need for a full kitchen and restaurant that can prepare traditional sit-down meals for patrons.

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Longtime Hain Celestial CEO stepping down Continued from Page 73 According to an! 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Simon will be entitled to $34.29 million and a continuation of insurance benefits after departing the company. He will also become the nonexecutive chairman of the board for 90 days, the filing goes on to say, which could be extended under the discretion of Simon and the board. During that time, Simon could receive an “annual cash retainer fee of $100,000, payable on a quarterly basis.” “Irwin [Simon] is an incredible entrepreneur and pioneer in the organic and natural foods industry, where he started

with a vision and built it into a $3 billion company,” Andrew Hayer, the lead director of Hain Celestial, said in a statement. “On behalf of the Board of Directors and the entire Hain Celestial team, I want to thank Irwin for his vision, leadership, commitment and tremendous contributions over his distinguished 25-year career since founding Hain Celestial.” Hayer added that the board “is committed to conducting a thorough and comprehensive search” for a new president and CEO. Reach reporter Janelle Clausen by email at jclausen@theislandnow.com, by phone at (516) 307-1045 ext. 203, or follow her on Twitter @janelleclausen.

Greentree gives $186K to N. Hempstead orgs Continued from Page 73 has designated the $6,600 grant to the Manhasset High School Model UN, which toured the main house as well as the estate’s conference center that is frequently used by United Nations committees, including the Security Council, for meetings and retreats. Shelter Rock Church will use its $6,000 grant for new equipment in the food pantry, and CASA will use its $10,000 to expand the student mentor drug and alcohol prevention program. An $8,000 grant to Mineola’s Family and Children’s Association will go toward providing services to elder abuse victims. In Port Washington, Littig House Community Center was granted $10,000 to expand its intergenerational programming, Port Washington Parent Resource Center was granted $5,000 to expand the preschool program to twice weekly

and the Port Washington Senior Center will replace the center’s flooring with its $10,000 grant. The Community Organization for Parents and Youth in Great Neck, also known as COPAY, will use its $10,000 grant to provide drug prevention, treatment and education services. In Roslyn, Child Abuse Prevention Services is expected to use its $5,000 grant to expand the anti-bullying inschool program to preschoolers through first-graders, and in Roslyn Heights, the North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center received $7,500 to support Good Beginnings for Babies, which provides support, counseling, advocacy and education for pregnant and parenting teens. Reach reporter Amelia Camurati by email at acamurati@theislandnow.com, by phone at 516-307-1045, ext. 215, or follow her on Twitter @acamurati.

SCHOOL NEWS

Caputo retires after 23 years at Hillside school Diane Caputo, a Garden City Park resident for over nearly 30 years, has retired from the New Hyde Park-Garden City Park School District after 23 years as a dedicated and beloved teacher assistant at Hillside Grade School in New Hyde Park. In 2017, the Hillside Grade PTA presented Mrs. Caputo with the prestigious Distinguished Service Award and received many accolades during her retirement year of 2018. She spent the majority of her career

working directly with special education students, providing them with extra academic support as well as extra love and attention. Many of her students went on to success in high school and beyond. Diane lives in Garden City Park with her husband, Frank,!and dog Rudy. Caputo has a daughter and son-in-law Jenna and Jason and son and daughter-inlaw Michael and Nicole. She is the grandma “Nonna” of Brandon and Kayla.

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